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  • Juangabrielisimo in Juarez

    2026-08-26 Rich Wright

    by Rich Wright Juan Gabriel is the biggest star to ever come out of Juarez. For Mexican music, Juan Gabriel is Elvis and Prince and

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  • The Future of El Paso | Inspired by True Events

    2026-08-23 Guest Column

    by Andres Powers I. The Ledger Start with what is already true, because prophecy is cheap and the record is not. In 2012 the city

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  • The “Notorious NARCOTIC Smuggler” La Nacha: The El Paso Years

    2025-07-31 Bob Chessey

    So, “Who was ‘La Nacha’?” For 50 years “La Nacha” remained a name synonymous with Juarez and opiate trafficking, a woman who rose to become

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  • Instrumenta antiqua stultis antiquis.

    2026-08-27 Tim Holt

    by Tim Holt Here is a little game you can play with your coworkers: try to find a document at your work that is written

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  • The Data Center Chronicles: The Storms of Jupiter Whip the Summer of ’26

    2026-08-25 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson If the summer monsoon has been a huge letdown this year, then developments around the giant AI data center under construction in

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  • The Restorative Power of Restaurants

    2026-08-21 J. Eugenio Cotera E.

    by Javier E. Cotera The date was a Sunday in July 1985. My friend Roger and I could see parishioners spilling out of the Nuestra

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  • How Much AI Is Too Much AI?

    2026-08-18 Tim Holt

    by Tim Holt Recently, I submitted a long-form editorial to El Paso Matters that I thought was worthy of posting. It was about how the

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  • “Time Table”

    2026-08-16 elrichiboy
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  • NY Times — “41 of the Greatest Mexican Restaurants Across the United States”

    2026-08-15 Rich Wright

    Some yankees from the New York Times compiled a list of “41 of the Greatest Mexican Restaurants Across the United States.” According to this post

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  • “The Real History of Africa They Never Taught You | Africa’s Great Civilizations”

    2026-08-15 elrichiboy
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  • La Cucaracha

    2026-08-14 Howard Campbell

    by Howard Campbell After walking across the heavily fortified Paso del Norte bridge and ducking through Mexican customs, you arrive at the foot of Juárez

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  • Drones for Them, But Not for Us?

    2026-08-12 Tim Holt

    By Tim Holt The ACLU released a report in March called Drones For Them But Not For Us? Most people will probably see that title

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  • Citlali Delgado, Artist

    2026-08-11 Rich Wright

    Every artist needs a body of work. One painting, or one song, or one role, on stage or the big screen, won’t lead to fame

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Golden Cobwebs from the Vault: El Paso’s Aborted Towers

2026-06-17 Kent Paterson Economic Development, Slider One comment

By Kent Paterson Up for a little historic sightseeing in West Side El Paso? If you happen to be driving

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James Garner as “Marlowe”

2026-06-14 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

With Rita Moreno doing a fan dance. And Bruce Lee.

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You Can Pay When You’re Dead

2026-06-08 Rich Wright Slider, Taxes 3 comments

Since 1979, the State of Texas has had a program that saves older homeowners from getting their houses seized because

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“Kansas City Confidential”

2026-06-07 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment
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The Battle of Socorro (New Mexico) and the Futures of People and Data Centers

2026-06-04 Kent Paterson Data Centers, New Mexico, Slider 2 comments

By Kent Paterson Emerging as one of the hottest issues in the U.S. today, hyperscale AI data centers have become

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James Cagney in “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye”

2026-05-31 elrichiboy Uncategorized, Slider, Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“Impossible Places: World’s Most Extreme Corners on Earth”

2026-05-30 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary, Slider Leave a comment
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“Blackout”

2026-05-24 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee, Slider Leave a comment
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“Sevres & Sykes–Picot: How the Middle East Was Divided”

2026-05-23 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary, Slider Leave a comment
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Memories, Reflections and Connections: The Border Feminicides 20 Years later, Part Two

2026-05-20 Kent Paterson Ciudad Juárez, Crime, Mexico, Slider Leave a comment

Feature photo: Mercedes Doretti of the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team addresses the Las Cruces gathering. (Photo by Cynthia Bejarano) Convened

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“Jealous Badge”

2026-05-17 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee, Slider Leave a comment
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“The New ‘Oumuamua? Everything We Know So Far About 3I/Atlas”

2026-05-16 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary, Slider Leave a comment
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Memories and Reflections: The Border Feminicides 20 Years later, Part One

2026-05-13 Kent Paterson Juarez, Crime, Slider 3 comments

By Kent Paterson Paula Flores recently retold parts of a painfully long and unresolved story to an audience at New

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“Cry Vegeance”

2026-05-10 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee, Slider Leave a comment
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“The Officer Who Threw the Punch Isn’t the Problem. The Man Who Approved It Is.”

2026-05-08 elrichiboy El Paso Police Department, Law Enforcement, Slider Leave a comment
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Our Surveillance State

2026-05-05 Rich Wright Law Enforcement, Slider, Surveillance Leave a comment

From APNews.com: Once limited to policing the nation’s boundaries, the Border Patrol has built a surveillance system stretching into the

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Alec Guiness in “The Detective”

2026-05-03 elrichiboy Slider, Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“Stone Age Temple Mystery”

2026-05-02 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary, Slider Leave a comment
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UTEP’s Professional College Athletes

2026-04-27 Rich Wright UTEP, Slider, sports Leave a comment

“Hookers and a Camaro aren’t going to cut it anymore.” — My friend Mora I think UTEP should be a

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“Surprise Witness”

2026-04-26 elrichiboy Slider, Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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