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  • You Can Pay When You’re Dead

    2026-06-08 Rich Wright

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

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  • The Battle of Socorro (New Mexico) and the Futures of People and Data Centers

    2026-06-04 Kent Paterson

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

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  • James Cagney in “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye”

    2026-05-31 elrichiboy
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  • “Impossible Places: World’s Most Extreme Corners on Earth”

    2026-05-30 elrichiboy
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  • “Blackout”

    2026-05-24 elrichiboy
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  • “Sevres & Sykes–Picot: How the Middle East Was Divided”

    2026-05-23 elrichiboy
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  • Memories, Reflections and Connections: The Border Feminicides 20 Years later, Part Two

    2026-05-20 Kent Paterson

    Feature photo: Mercedes Doretti of the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team addresses the Las Cruces gathering. (Photo by Cynthia Bejarano) Convened on the 20th anniversary of

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  • “Jealous Badge”

    2026-05-17 elrichiboy
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  • “The New ‘Oumuamua? Everything We Know So Far About 3I/Atlas”

    2026-05-16 elrichiboy
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  • Memories and Reflections: The Border Feminicides 20 Years later, Part One

    2026-05-13 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Paula Flores recently retold parts of a painfully long and unresolved story to an audience at New Mexico State University (NMSU) in

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  • “Cry Vegeance”

    2026-05-10 elrichiboy
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  • “The Officer Who Threw the Punch Isn’t the Problem. The Man Who Approved It Is.”

    2026-05-08 elrichiboy
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You Can Pay When You’re Dead

2026-06-08 Rich Wright Slider, Taxes Leave a comment

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 Slider, Sunday Matinee, Uncategorized 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 Slider, Sunday Matinee 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 Slider, Sunday Matinee 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 Crime, Juarez, 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 Slider, Sunday Matinee 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 Slider, sports, UTEP 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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“Four Dead in Five Seconds”

2026-04-25 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary, Slider Leave a comment
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The 1915 Collision of the Iron Cure and the Harrison Narcotic Act in El Paso

2026-04-23 Bob Chessey Drugs, History, Law Enforcement, Slider Leave a comment

Kicking an opiate habit is a bitch. Before the advent of modern medical and pharmaceutical interventions, counseling, and peer support

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  • You Can Pay When You’re Dead
  • “Kansas City Confidential”
  • The Battle of Socorro (New Mexico) and the Futures of People and Data Centers
  • James Cagney in “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye”
  • “Impossible Places: World’s Most Extreme Corners on Earth”

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