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  • Pay Attention!

    2021-01-18 elrichiboy

    Ex-mayor Dee Margo said he did the best he could, after only getting 20% support in his recent job performance review by El Paso voters.

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  • Economic Development for Whom?

    2021-01-16 elrichiboy

    From an email from Max Grossman, informing his readers that the Texas Historical Commission approved the designation of the El Paso Downtown Historic District, including

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  • Retrovision – Things Are Great. Just not for Taxpayers.

    2021-01-11 elrichiboy

    This post originally appeared on 29 July 2019. This week there’s a column by the editor of the El Paso Inc. about how great DWNTWN

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  • The Gift That Keeps On Giving

    2021-01-09 elrichiboy

    For petty revenge, give your best frenemy a dog. Or, better yet, give it to their daughter. Make it a big dog, maybe the size

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  • I Am a Capitalist

    2021-01-07 elrichiboy

    Even though I don’t own any capital, I am a capitalist. I still believe that capitalism is the most effective way to allocate resources. A

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  • Are Office Buildings Obsolete?

    2021-01-06 elrichiboy

    Before buildings had centralized refrigerated air conditioning, windows used to open. There was a little transition period, when the air conditioning had been installed and

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  • Serving the Community?

    2021-01-04 elrichiboy

    Here’s a Letter to the Editor of the El Paso Times: It was reported that “hardly anyone” in El Paso recycles and therefore it is

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  • It’s Who You Know

    2021-01-04 elrichiboy

    From a Letter to the Editor in the El Paso Times: Last week, KFOX News reported on a vaccination event at the El Paso Zoo

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  • The Failing Health of Government By Spin

    2020-12-30 elrichiboy

    El Paso has a long history of catering to private interest in the name of public good. That worked before the internet became a public

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  • A Message From the Local Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America

    2020-12-22 Xavier Miranda

    Greetings All, My name is Xavier Miranda, and I am the new Chair of the DSA of El Chuco Electoral Committee. I am reaching out

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  • Better Candidates = Better Government

    2020-12-21 elrichiboy

    El Pasoans don’t vote. In the most recent mayoral runoff, only 13% of the registered voters cast a ballot. Yeah, it was a runoff, but

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  • Retrovision: Our local public Private Partnerships

    2020-12-17 elrichiboy

    This post originally appeared on 08 February 2018. Public Private Partnerships are all the rage. The ballpark got one. The City is looking to develop

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Marijuana Might Save Your Life

2020-12-21 elrichiboy Coronavirus, News 2 comments

From High Times Forbes.com: As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, researchers have started to look for solutions in an unlikely

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Sunday Matinee – 1984

2020-12-20 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Saturday Matinee – Abducted in Argentina

2020-12-19 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Friday Short – A Shadow of Dara

2020-12-18 elrichiboy Friday Short, Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Retrovision: Our local public Private Partnerships

2020-12-17 elrichiboy arena, ballpark, economic development, Slider, Taxes, Welfare for the Rich Leave a comment

This post originally appeared on 08 February 2018. Public Private Partnerships are all the rage. The ballpark got one. The

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Frontera Bugalu’s Tiny Desk

2020-12-17 elrichiboy music, video One comment

Here’s Frontera Bugalu’s submission to NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series. Looks like a party I wish I’d been invited to.

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What’s Wrong With the Ballpark

2020-12-16 elrichiboy ballpark, City Management, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider, Taxes 4 comments

The baseball stadium is nice. Real nice. One of the nicest ballparks in the country, and one of the nicest

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The Speakeasy Three: When I get Low I Get High

2020-12-15 elrichiboy music One comment
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Joe T. Hodo: ¡Especial navideño!

2020-12-15 elrichiboy Joe T. Hodo Leave a comment
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Sunday Matinee – The Big Combo

2020-12-13 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee 2 comments
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Retrovision: The Master Plan

2020-12-12 elrichiboy arena, ballpark, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider, Taxes Leave a comment

This post originally appeared on 22 October, 2017. How MountainStar Wants to Get You to Pay for Their Futbol Stadium

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“They Make Patients Die Alone . . .”

2020-12-12 elrichiboy Coronavirus, Quarantine, video Leave a comment
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Saturday Matinee – How Pandemics Change the World

2020-12-12 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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The Bets are In

2020-12-11 elrichiboy City Council, Dee Margo, elections, MountainStar Sports Group, Sam Morgan, Slider, Welfare for the Rich One comment

The latest Campaign Finance Reports are interesting. MountainStar Sports Group has picked their favorites. Mayor Dee Margo received $23,031.48 from

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Friday Short: Daytime Noon

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Conan & the Bread Expert

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Ministry — Jesus Built My Hotrod

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La Feria on Avenida Juarez

2020-12-10 elrichiboy economic development, Juarez, Slider 5 comments

Downtown Juarez was my third place. The third place is the place that’s neither home nor work. The place you

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Otava Yo – (This Website Doesn’t Support Cryllic Cyrillic)

2020-12-09 elrichiboy music 4 comments
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Are They Still Going to Fix Tickets?

2020-12-09 elrichiboy Commissioners Court, Corruption, Law Enforcement, Slider 2 comments

I guess you heard that we’ve got a new District Attorney. She takes office in January. She’s already made plans

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