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  • The EPISD – CREEED Controversy

    2021-04-14 Rich Wright

    Charter schools aren’t the problem. This story from KTSM.com: El Paso businessmen and board members of a nonprofit supporting the implementation of charter schools into

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  • Elect Brawlers

    2021-04-07 Rich Wright

    Traditionally, in El Paso, we elect nice guys. They’re politicians. Polite is practically in the name. There’s nothing wrong with being nice. But if you’re

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  • How Governments Cheat You On Property Taxes

    2021-04-04 Rich Wright

    Here’s an interesting story from the Gray Lady: Homeowners have long complained about inequitable assessments, and past studies have documented problems in particular cities. A

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  • Gimme Some Water

    2021-04-01 elrichiboy

    El Paso is in a drought. I heard it first when the Archeology Museum announced they wouldn’t be holding a Poppy Festival this year. The

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  • The Water Parks Are Coming!

    2021-03-30 elrichiboy

    This just in, from KTSM: Newly constructed regional water park Camp Cohen is set to have its opening day by Memorial Day, according to city

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  • El Paso’s Trickle Down Economy

    2021-03-23 Rich Wright

    Remember 50 years ago, when Trickle Down was all the rage? That coincided with maybe the fifth time that City Government was trying to pitch

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  • Let Them Drive Cake

    2021-03-16 elrichiboy

    From the El Paso Inc.: A lot of El Paso buses are going from stop to stop empty these days. Sun Metro, El Paso’s bus

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  • There’s Hope

    2021-03-14 elrichiboy

    Here’s a Tweet from Lina Hidalgo, the County Judge for Harris County, Texas: NEW: The feds have told TXDOT to pause I-45 expansion pending further

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  • TxDOT Isn’t Building Us a Deck

    2021-03-11 elrichiboy

    The cap isn’t TxDOT’s purview. TxDOT does transportation. The deck park is a public amenity. TxDOT is, however, expanding I-10 downtown. And they’ll make sure

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  • International Women’s Day Coverage in the U.S. and Mexico

    2021-03-09 Kent Paterson

    by Kent Paterson Women’s Day Reporting Diverges in U.S. and Mexico  What was the top story in Mexico and the United States on Monday, March

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  • Class Action Suit?

    2021-03-03 elrichiboy

    Here’s a story from ElPasoMatters.com: A lawsuit by former state Rep. Joe Pickett alleges the city of El Paso is hiding tax increases in water

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  • Debt and Taxes

    2021-03-02 elrichiboy

    Is your City Council Representative concerned about your property tax burden? Mine isn’t. Back in 2019, she sent out a mailer bragging that in the

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It’s Only (Your) Money

Elect Brawlers

2021-04-07 Rich Wright

Traditionally, in El Paso, we elect nice guys. They’re politicians. Polite is

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How Governments Cheat You On Property Taxes

2021-04-04

El Paso’s Trickle Down Economy

2021-03-23

Let Them Drive Cake

2021-03-16

Alternatino – ICE Responds to All That Negative Press

2021-04-19 elrichiboy alternatino, video Leave a comment
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Sunday Matinee – The October Man

2021-04-18 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Violent Femmes – Jesus Walking on the Water

2021-04-18 elrichiboy music Leave a comment
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Saturday Matinee – Forest Man

2021-04-17 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Friday Short – The Clue

2021-04-16 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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Mexican Pot Is Getting Harder to Sell

2021-04-16 elrichiboy Law Enforcement, Marijuana 6 comments

From the AP, via KTSM.com: BADIRAGUATO, Mexico (AP) — For the first time that María can remember, half of her

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The Auteurs – New French Girlfriend

2021-04-15 elrichiboy music Leave a comment
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Social Distortion – Story of My Life

2021-04-14 elrichiboy music Leave a comment
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Ft. Bliss NCO Convicted of Multiple Rapes

2021-04-14 elrichiboy Crime, Fort Bliss One comment

From the ArmyTimes.com: Staff Sgt. Randall S. Hughes got off with a slap on the wrist after he raped the

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FloraFEST this Weekend

2021-04-14 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, what to do Leave a comment

The Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens is hosting their FloraFEST this Saturday and Sunday from 8am to 4pm, there

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The EPISD – CREEED Controversy

2021-04-14 Rich Wright Education, Inequality, School Districts, Slider Leave a comment

Charter schools aren’t the problem. This story from KTSM.com: El Paso businessmen and board members of a nonprofit supporting the

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Belen, NM to El Paso, TX – Riding the BNSF El Paso Sub

2021-04-14 elrichiboy video 3 comments
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Johnny Cash – Hurt

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Sunday Matinee – Charlie Chaplin in Modern Times

2021-04-11 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band – This Little Light of Mine

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Saturday Matinee – Is Meritocracy a Myth?

2021-04-10 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary 2 comments
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Friday Short – A Night in the Show

2021-04-09 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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Elect Brawlers

2021-04-07 Rich Wright City Council, City Management, Politics, Slider, Taxes 7 comments

Traditionally, in El Paso, we elect nice guys. They’re politicians. Polite is practically in the name. There’s nothing wrong with

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A Decline in Democracy

2021-04-06 elrichiboy Coronavirus, Inequality, Politics One comment

Here’s a piece from America’s Quarterly that documents the deterioration of democracy in the Americas, including in the USA. Globally

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Joe T. Hodo – Fundación Joe T. Ayuda: Si lo vales…

2021-04-06 elrichiboy Joe T. Hodo Leave a comment
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