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  • Gone Fishing

    2026-01-28 J. Eugenio Cotera E.

    by J. Eugenio Cotera E. As a young kid growing up in the vast and sparse Chihuahuan Desert, I believed that fish simply materialized wherever

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  • The Anti-Immigrant Family Judge

    2026-01-27 Rich Wright

    Here’s a story from ElPasoMatters.org: Attorneys with the immigration advocacy group Estrella del Paso last month asked that District Court Judge Marlene Gonzalez recuse herself

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  • “How We Make Hope Normal Again”

    2026-01-26 elrichiboy

    This is a Green Party ad from England and Wales.

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  • “Nightfall”

    2026-01-25 elrichiboy
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  • Ricardo Pepi to Fullham?

    2026-01-25 Rich Wright

    ESPN reports that English Premier League’s Fullham F.C. have reportedly offered Dutch futbol team PSV $38 million for the contract of El Paso/San Elizario native

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  • Masa pa’ la Raza: Taconeta

    2026-01-23 Rich Wright

    For the third year in a row, Taconeta made it to the semi-finals of the James Beard Awards in the category Outstanding Wine and Other

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  • Fritz Lang’s “House by the River”

    2026-01-18 elrichiboy
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  • “The Gilded Age”

    2026-01-17 elrichiboy
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  • An “Unprecedented” Event

    2026-01-13 Rich Wright

    This from ElPasoTimes.com: It could be until mid-week when a boil water notice is lifted and water service is fully returned to normal after a

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  • The Primary Elections

    2026-01-12 Rich Wright

    I always vote. Every election. School boards. State judges. Railroad Commissioner. I have even gone to the fire station to make no selection in every

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  • “Between Midnight and Dawn”

    2026-01-11 elrichiboy
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  • “This Border City Isn’t What You Think (El Paso)”

    2026-01-03 elrichiboy
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Gone Fishing

2026-01-28 J. Eugenio Cotera E. Cafe Cotera la Magazin Fronteriza, Essays, Slider Leave a comment

by J. Eugenio Cotera E. As a young kid growing up in the vast and sparse Chihuahuan Desert, I believed

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The Anti-Immigrant Family Judge

2026-01-27 Rich Wright Courts, Slider Leave a comment

Here’s a story from ElPasoMatters.org: Attorneys with the immigration advocacy group Estrella del Paso last month asked that District Court

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“How We Make Hope Normal Again”

2026-01-26 elrichiboy Politics, Slider, Welfare for the Rich Leave a comment

This is a Green Party ad from England and Wales.

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“Nightfall”

2026-01-25 elrichiboy Slider, Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Ricardo Pepi to Fullham?

2026-01-25 Rich Wright El Paso, Slider, sports Leave a comment

ESPN reports that English Premier League’s Fullham F.C. have reportedly offered Dutch futbol team PSV $38 million for the contract

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“The Dark Story of How America Destroyed The Gilded Age”

2026-01-24 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Masa pa’ la Raza: Taconeta

2026-01-23 Rich Wright How to Live in El Paso, Slider Leave a comment

For the third year in a row, Taconeta made it to the semi-finals of the James Beard Awards in the

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Fritz Lang’s “House by the River”

2026-01-18 elrichiboy Slider, Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“The Gilded Age”

2026-01-17 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary, Slider Leave a comment
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An “Unprecedented” Event

2026-01-13 Rich Wright El Paso Water, Public Service Board, Slider, The Environment, Water One comment

This from ElPasoTimes.com: It could be until mid-week when a boil water notice is lifted and water service is fully

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The Primary Elections

2026-01-12 Rich Wright Elections, Slider One comment

I always vote. Every election. School boards. State judges. Railroad Commissioner. I have even gone to the fire station to

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“Between Midnight and Dawn”

2026-01-11 elrichiboy Slider, Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“That one night in jail at El Paso was tough.” | The Man in Black’s El Paso Drug Bust

2026-01-09 Bob Chessey Uncategorized Leave a comment

by Bob Chessey (Unless otherwise noted, information is based on March 2, 2010 interview by author with retired El Paso

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“This Border City Isn’t What You Think (El Paso)”

2026-01-03 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary, Slider Leave a comment
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Shopping South El Paso Street

2025-12-22 Rich Wright How to Live in El Paso, Slider One comment

South El Paso Street is El Paso’s most vibrant street. In the daytime, South El Paso Street is what our

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“Fire Maidens from Outer Space”

2025-12-21 elrichiboy Slider, Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“White, Poor & Angry: Inside America’s Most Racist Town”

2025-12-20 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary, Slider Leave a comment
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Project Jupiter’s Environmental Impact

2025-12-17 Rich Wright Economic Development, Project Jupiter, Slider, The Environment, Water Leave a comment

Here’s another article critical about Project Jupiter. This critique is environmental. From Truthout.org: At the very Southeastern tip of New

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Humphery Bogart & Rod Steiger in “The Harder They Fall”

2025-12-14 elrichiboy Slider, Sunday Matinee, Uncategorized Leave a comment
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“Why Turkmenistan Makes North Korea Look Normal”

2025-12-13 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary, Slider Leave a comment
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