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  • 50 Years of “Women Make Movies”

    2022-07-03 elrichiboy

    From Ariel Daugherty: This year I am celebrating Women Make Movies’, Inc. 50th anniversary, In 1972 I was one of its two co-founders. While in

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  • Economic Indicators

    2022-07-06 Rich Wright

    The El Paso Times reports that the Fallas Department Store in DWNTWN is closing: One of Downtown El Paso’s largest stores, which closed for just

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  • “Why Roads ALWAYS Fill Up, No Matter How Much We Widen Them”

    2022-07-04 elrichiboy
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  • Rent a Bullring

    2022-07-02 elrichiboy

    Are you looking for a place to host your next bullfight? The banner on the Alberto Balderas Plaza de Toros in downtown Juarez says that

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  • Retrovision – The Economic Impact of Arenas: A Brief Survey

    2022-06-28 elrichiboy

    This post originally appeared on 13 December 2021. The El Paso City Council recently approved the following motion: “To direct the City Manager or designee

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  • Retrovision – Blame It On the Strategic Plan

    2022-06-22 Rich Wright

    This post originally appeared on 07 February 2022. If you want to know what’s wrong with governance in El Paso, you have to look no

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  • More Good News From EPISD

    2022-06-22 Rich Wright

    From KVIA.com: The El Paso Independent School District board is expected to vote on increasing teachers’ salaries by 5% — a pay boost that comes

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  • The (Migrant) Season of Death is Upon Us

    2022-06-21 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson  Summer Solstice should be a time for celebration. But for many desperate migrants attempting to enter the United States, it is a

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  • San Antonio’s Development Problems

    2022-06-20 elrichiboy

    From the Washington Post: Visitors entering Rebecca Flores’s San Antonio home pass a sepia-toned photo of her large Tejano family on the Texas farmland they

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  • “Towards an American Union”

    2022-06-07 Vanessa Johnson

    by Vanessa Johnson From Frank News: In the spirit of the European Union and specifically the Schengen Agreement, I propose that the Americas enter into

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  • Place Your Bets

    2022-06-07 elrichiboy

    District 1 Representative Peter Svarzbein filed a Code of Conduct complaint against Mayor Oscar Leeser today, according to this story from CBS4Local.com: The complaint comes

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  • Evaluating Our Priorities

    2022-06-02 Rich Wright

    They are coming out of the woodwork (and maybe from under rocks) to weigh in on Tommy Gonzalez’ future. From a guest column by former

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  • Tommy Gonzalez Doesn’t Like El Paso

    2022-05-30 Rich Wright

    Recently, Tommy Gonzalez applied for a job in Frisco, Texas, despite making more than $400,000 a year here. If he were to get the job

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Another Sunny Day – You Should All Be Murdered

2022-06-23 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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“Bernie’s Message to Fox News Viewers”

2022-06-23 elrichiboy Inequality, Perspectives One comment
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Retrovision – Blame It On the Strategic Plan

2022-06-22 Rich Wright City Council, City Management, Economic Development, Slider, Strategic Plan, Tommy Gonzalez Leave a comment

This post originally appeared on 07 February 2022. If you want to know what’s wrong with governance in El Paso,

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More Good News From EPISD

2022-06-22 Rich Wright EPISD, Slider, Taxes 5 comments

From KVIA.com: The El Paso Independent School District board is expected to vote on increasing teachers’ salaries by 5% —

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Pedro Infante in “La Vida No Vale Nada”

2022-06-21 elrichiboy Cine Mexicano Leave a comment
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The (Migrant) Season of Death is Upon Us

2022-06-21 Kent Paterson Mexico, Migration, Slider One comment

By Kent Paterson  Summer Solstice should be a time for celebration. But for many desperate migrants attempting to enter the

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Juarez Walking Tour on The Royal Tour

2022-06-20 elrichiboy Juarez 3 comments

From the TheRoyalTourBlog.com: “Call me as soon as you’re back across the border,” said my mother. “Text me every hour,”

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San Antonio’s Development Problems

2022-06-20 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Downtown, Economic Development, Slider 4 comments

From the Washington Post: Visitors entering Rebecca Flores’s San Antonio home pass a sepia-toned photo of her large Tejano family

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Hal Roach’s “The Fabulous Joe”

2022-06-19 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“Goldilocks”

2022-06-17 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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“Ciclovías de Ciudad Juárez ¿Que tan funcional son?”

2022-06-14 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez Leave a comment
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“The Mystery of the Dodelston Messages”

2022-06-11 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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“Training Wheels”

2022-06-10 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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Pedro Infante in “El Gavilán Pollero”

2022-06-07 elrichiboy Cine Mexicano Leave a comment
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“Towards an American Union”

2022-06-07 Vanessa Johnson Immigration, Slider 7 comments

by Vanessa Johnson From Frank News: In the spirit of the European Union and specifically the Schengen Agreement, I propose

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Place Your Bets

2022-06-07 elrichiboy Oscar Leeser, Peter Svarzbein, Slider 3 comments

District 1 Representative Peter Svarzbein filed a Code of Conduct complaint against Mayor Oscar Leeser today, according to this story

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Climate Town – Who Broke Gas Prices?

2022-06-06 elrichiboy Climate Town Leave a comment
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How Jack Welch Ruined the World

2022-06-05 elrichiboy Business Leave a comment

From NYTimes.com: When Jack Welch died on March 1, 2020, tributes poured in for the longtime chief executive of General

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Fritz Lang’s “The Blue Gardenia”

2022-06-05 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“Police on Trial”

2022-06-04 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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