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  • The History and Geography of Cartels in Juarez

    2025-08-08 elrichiboy

    Here’s an insightful portrait of the criminal organizations in Ciudad Juarez, their histories, and their geographic domains, from InsightCrime.org1: If you ask most Juarenses, “the

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  • What Redistricting Means to El Paso

    2025-08-07 Rich Wright

    From KTSM.com: The El Paso City Council has officially taken a stance to oppose Texas Republican legislators’ proposed redistricting map. . . . Republicans’ proposed

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  • “Liminal Spaces: A Border Dialogue” Art Opening This Friday

    2025-08-06 elrichiboy
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  • Let’s Put the Deck Park to a Vote

    2025-08-04 Rich Wright

    Isn’t that the way things get decided in a democracy? I know, elections are expensive, but not as expensive as a $400 million deck park.

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  • “Trapped”

    2025-08-03 elrichiboy
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  • “Bolivia: La vida en las nubes | Las carreteras más peligrosas del mundo”

    2025-08-02 elrichiboy
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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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  • Garbage Revisited

    2025-07-29 Rich Wright

    Don’t you imagine that the City’s Environmental Services Department would love to get its hands on the local dumpster services? The ESD is one of

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  • The Opportunity Costs of the Deck Park

    2025-07-28 Rich Wright

    The estimated cost of the deck park is more than $400 million before it’s done. The initial phase is projected to cost $207 million, just

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  • El Paso Matters Can’t Be Bought Cheap

    2025-07-24 Rich Wright

    An email I received from District 3 Representative Deanna M. Rocha contained this nugget: The City of El Paso proudly recognized El Paso Matters with

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  • Sunwest Seafood Sales

    2025-07-23 elrichiboy

    Fresh Seafood at Wholesale Prices A hundred oysters for $100. Yeah, I know, who can eat a hundred oysters? Well, me and the missus can,

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  • Retrovision: I Could Tolerate the Deck Park, Maybe

    2025-07-22 Rich Wright

    This post originally appeared on 23 November, 2021. I could tolerate the deck park, maybe, if the plans didn’t include widening the freeway, and increasing

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The History and Geography of Cartels in Juarez

2025-08-08 elrichiboy Crime, History, Juarez, Slider Leave a comment

Here’s an insightful portrait of the criminal organizations in Ciudad Juarez, their histories, and their geographic domains, from InsightCrime.org1: If

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What Redistricting Means to El Paso

2025-08-07 Rich Wright Politics, Slider, Uncategorized One comment

From KTSM.com: The El Paso City Council has officially taken a stance to oppose Texas Republican legislators’ proposed redistricting map.

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“Liminal Spaces: A Border Dialogue” Art Opening This Friday

2025-08-06 elrichiboy Art, How to Live in El Paso, Slider Leave a comment
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Let’s Put the Deck Park to a Vote

2025-08-04 Rich Wright Deck Park, Elections, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider Leave a comment

Isn’t that the way things get decided in a democracy? I know, elections are expensive, but not as expensive as

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“Trapped”

2025-08-03 elrichiboy Slider, Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“Bolivia: La vida en las nubes | Las carreteras más peligrosas del mundo”

2025-08-02 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary, Slider Leave a comment
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The “Notorious NARCOTIC Smuggler” La Nacha: The El Paso Years

2025-07-31 Bob Chessey History, Juarez, Slider One comment

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

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Garbage Revisited

2025-07-29 Rich Wright Dumpsters, Environmental Services Department, Slider Leave a comment

Don’t you imagine that the City’s Environmental Services Department would love to get its hands on the local dumpster services?

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The Opportunity Costs of the Deck Park

2025-07-28 Rich Wright Deck Park, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider 2 comments

The estimated cost of the deck park is more than $400 million before it’s done. The initial phase is projected

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“He Walked by Night”

2025-07-27 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“The Evolution of Life with David Attneborough”

2025-07-26 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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El Paso Matters Can’t Be Bought Cheap

2025-07-24 Rich Wright City Council, El Paso Matters, Media, Renard Johnson, Slider 4 comments

An email I received from District 3 Representative Deanna M. Rocha contained this nugget: The City of El Paso proudly

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Sunwest Seafood Sales

2025-07-23 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Slider Leave a comment

Fresh Seafood at Wholesale Prices A hundred oysters for $100. Yeah, I know, who can eat a hundred oysters? Well,

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Retrovision: I Could Tolerate the Deck Park, Maybe

2025-07-22 Rich Wright Deck Park, Slider, TxDOT 2 comments

This post originally appeared on 23 November, 2021. I could tolerate the deck park, maybe, if the plans didn’t include

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Who Killed El Paso?

2025-07-21 Rich Wright ballpark, Economic Development, population, Quality of Life Projects, Slider 5 comments

El Paso’s population growth used to be robust. Right up till 2012. From 2010 to 2012, the population of the

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Cary Grant in “Mr. Lucky”

2025-07-20 elrichiboy Slider, Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“Tunnel Houses: Living in an Ultra-thin Tube”

2025-07-19 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Earl Grant “Autumn Leaves”

2025-07-18 elrichiboy Juarez, Music, Slider Leave a comment
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La Fiesta, Downtown Juarez

2025-07-17 Rich Wright How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, Slider 7 comments

You’d have to be older than I am to remember La Fiesta in downtown Juarez, and I’m pretty old. La

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Roaming Free in Mexico: How Will the Wolf Survive?

2025-07-15 Kent Paterson International Relations, Mexico, Slider, The Environment Leave a comment

By Kent Paterson A Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) of undetermined sex was captured on camera roaming the back

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