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  • God Bless Dee Margo

    2023-03-20 Rich Wright

    Poor Dee Margo. He is completely out of touch. Here’s a paragraph from his recent response to an open letter from Mayor Oscar Leeser: Under

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  • Report From Juarez

    2023-03-15 elrichiboy

    I am an accidental witness to recent turmoil in Juarez. Last Wednesday I walked into a riot. I was looking for a stop where I

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  • Retrovision — Economic Impact

    2023-03-11 elrichiboy

    This article originally appeared on 17 January 2017. What do you think has more effect on the El Paso economy. A downtown arena, or the

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  • “Lots of Empty Spaces”

    2023-03-07 elrichiboy

    Here’s a story from the El Paso Times headlined Downtown El Paso’s vacant buildings await next wave of redevelopment: Lots of empty spaces. That’s what

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  • Ancient History — Mayor John Cook’s Interview with the El Paso Inc.

    2023-03-05 elrichiboy

    From 9 June 2013: “Why are we making a significant investment in Downtown? The answer’s very simple. When I come to your house, you are

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  • Max Grossman: “THE FIRING OF CITY MANAGER GONZALEZ: OPEN LETTER TO REPS. HERNANDEZ, SALCIDO AND RIVERA”

    2023-03-04 elrichiboy

    March 3, 2023 Rep. Cassandra HernandezRep. Isabel SalcidoRep. Henry Rivera City of El Paso300 N. Campbell St.El Paso, TX 79901 Dear Reps. Hernandez, Salcido and

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  • Retrovision — This Guy Got Beat Up By the (Alleged) Kern Place Dog Killer

    2023-03-03 elrichiboy

    This post originally appeared on 08 March 2018. That’s Mark Boykin, the proprieter of Mark’s Cantina. Three years ago Mr. Boykin accused his next door

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  • Why Tommy Gonzalez Got Fired

    2023-03-03 elrichiboy

    It happened. El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez got canned Tuesday after 7 or 8 years on the job. By his own account, and the

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  • Retrovision: Max Grossman — “OUR WATERPARKS ARE A GIANT FINANCIAL BLACK HOLE”

    2023-02-27 Max Grossman

    This is the text of an email that I received 30 September 2022. by Max Grossman THE OPERATING DEFICIT OF THE FOUR WATER PARKS IS

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  • Max Grossman — “THE CASE FOR FIRING TOMMY GONZALEZ”

    2023-02-24 Max Grossman

    by Max Grossman Tommy Gonzalez became City Manager of the City of El Paso on June 23, 2014. So what have been his achievements during

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  • Economic Development : We’ve Been Doing It Wrong.

    2023-02-19 Rich Wright

    The Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation hired the Perryman Group to study and propose some suggestions regarding Economic Development in El Paso, and guess

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  • More Blood From a Turnip

    2023-02-15 Rich Wright

    You probably got a letter from El Paso Water last week. The letter announced a new fee that our municipally-owned utility will start charging you

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“The Palm Beach Story”

2023-03-22 elrichiboy Movie Night Leave a comment
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God Bless Dee Margo

2023-03-20 Rich Wright Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez, Water Parks 2 comments

Poor Dee Margo. He is completely out of touch. Here’s a paragraph from his recent response to an open letter

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“Stolen Face”

2023-03-19 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“A Plant’s World: The Intelligence of Plants”

2023-03-18 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Report From Juarez

2023-03-15 elrichiboy Juarez, Slider Leave a comment

I am an accidental witness to recent turmoil in Juarez. Last Wednesday I walked into a riot. I was looking

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“Railroaded”

2023-03-12 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Retrovision — Economic Impact

2023-03-11 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, Slider Leave a comment

This article originally appeared on 17 January 2017. What do you think has more effect on the El Paso economy.

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“Fortissimo”

2023-03-10 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment
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The 10th Anniversary of the Killing of Daniel Saenz

2023-03-08 elrichiboy El Paso Police Department, Law Enforcement One comment

Ten years ago today, on March 8, 2013, handcuffed prisoner Daniel Saenz was shot in the back by El Paso

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“Lots of Empty Spaces”

2023-03-07 elrichiboy Downtown, Economic Development, population, Slider 7 comments

Here’s a story from the El Paso Times headlined Downtown El Paso’s vacant buildings await next wave of redevelopment: Lots

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Can’t We Do Better?

2023-03-07 elrichiboy City Management, El Paso Inc. One comment

This item appeared in the Whispers column of this week’s El Paso Inc.: So, who’s next? As you know, the

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Ancient History — Mayor John Cook’s Interview with the El Paso Inc.

2023-03-05 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, Mayor John Cook, Quality of Life Projects, Slider One comment

From 9 June 2013: “Why are we making a significant investment in Downtown? The answer’s very simple. When I come

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“The Most Dangerous Game”

2023-03-05 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Gregg Allman – “Will the Circle Be Unbroken”

2023-03-05 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Max Grossman: “THE FIRING OF CITY MANAGER GONZALEZ: OPEN LETTER TO REPS. HERNANDEZ, SALCIDO AND RIVERA”

2023-03-04 elrichiboy Cassandra Hernandez, City Council, Henry Rivera, Isabel Salcido, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 2 comments

March 3, 2023 Rep. Cassandra HernandezRep. Isabel SalcidoRep. Henry Rivera City of El Paso300 N. Campbell St.El Paso, TX 79901

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“Why The US Prison System Is The Worst In The Developed World”

2023-03-04 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Retrovision — This Guy Got Beat Up By the (Alleged) Kern Place Dog Killer

2023-03-03 elrichiboy Slider Leave a comment

This post originally appeared on 08 March 2018. That’s Mark Boykin, the proprieter of Mark’s Cantina. Three years ago Mr.

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“Hellbender”

2023-03-03 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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Why Tommy Gonzalez Got Fired

2023-03-03 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Economic Development, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 10 comments

It happened. El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez got canned Tuesday after 7 or 8 years on the job. By

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Retrovision: Max Grossman — “OUR WATERPARKS ARE A GIANT FINANCIAL BLACK HOLE”

2023-02-27 Max Grossman City Council, City Management, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 8 comments

This is the text of an email that I received 30 September 2022. by Max Grossman THE OPERATING DEFICIT OF

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