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  • THE CABIN BAR

    2026-10-14 Bob Chessey

    On the July 4, 1929, the153rd anniversary of the US Congress officially adopting the final text of the Declaration of Independence, Jimmie Harvey and Jimmie

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  • About the Deck Park

    2025-04-23 Rich Wright

    by Rich Wright You may have noticed that the deck park is still in play, even after funding sources have dried up. Here’s Mayor Renard

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  • Retrovision: I Could Tolerate the Deck Park, Maybe

    2025-04-16 Rich Wright

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

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  • From Church Rock to Juárez

    2026-09-08 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Ciudad Juárez keeps showing signs of a cultural renaissance. For instance, seeds of a new era can be found where Avenida Juárez

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  • Part One | The Secret History of Francisco “Pancho” Montes and the Kentucky Bar in Juarez

    2026-09-03 J. Eugenio Cotera E.

    by J. Eugenio Cotera E. Why the Kentucky Bar in Juarez Doesn’t Need to Have Opened in 1920 I first met Don Pancho Montes, owner

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  • The Data Center Chronicles: The Storms of Jupiter Whip the Summer of ’26

    2026-08-25 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson If the summer monsoon has been a huge letdown this year, then developments around the giant AI data center under construction in

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  • The Future of El Paso | Inspired by True Events

    2026-08-23 Guest Column

    by Andres Powers I. The Ledger Start with what is already true, because prophecy is cheap and the record is not. In 2012 the city

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  • El Paso Matters to the Rescue

    2026-08-07 Rich Wright

    From ElPasoMatters.org: Between 2015 and 2025, the number of El Pasoans under age 65 grew by fewer than 4,000. The number of those 65 and

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  • The Michigan Earthquake: Did Data Centers Clinch Al-Sayed’s Primary Victory?

    2026-08-05 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Outspent 11 to 1 by incumbent Congresswoman Haley Stevens, Dr. Abdul Al-Sayed’s August 4 win in the Michigan Democratic primary for the

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  • “Your Summer Electric Bill Explained”

    2026-07-31 Vanessa Johnson

    Shouts and Murmurs On July 30, El Paso Electric sent out an email to its customers, with the subject line “Your Summer Electric Bill Explained.”

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  • Another Actor Suddenly Exits the Doña Ana County Political Stage

    2026-07-23 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Government in Doña Ana County is in turmoil. The shakeups continued this week as the Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners terminated

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THE CABIN BAR

2026-10-14 Bob Chessey History, Juarez One comment

On the July 4, 1929, the153rd anniversary of the US Congress officially adopting the final text of the Declaration of

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About the Deck Park

2025-04-23 Rich Wright Slider, Deck Park, Renard Johnson, TxDOT 5 comments

by Rich Wright You may have noticed that the deck park is still in play, even after funding sources have

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Retrovision: I Could Tolerate the Deck Park, Maybe

2025-04-16 Rich Wright ballpark, Deck Park, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider, TxDOT One comment

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

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They Really Want to Belong

2026-10-16 Rich Wright Debt, Deck Park, Taxes Leave a comment

Which is the most powerful family in El Paso? Who is El Dueño de El Paso? Well, there are the

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Back to the Future

2026-10-15 Rich Wright Borderplex Alliance, History, MountainStar Sports Group Leave a comment

I was rummaging around the attic here at El Chuqueño World Headquarters and I came across this post from 14

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It’s Back!

2026-10-15 Rich Wright Commissioners Court, Deck Park, El Paso County, Ricardo Samaniego, Taxes Leave a comment

From KFOXTV.com: A proposed 6-acre multipurpose deck plaza over I-10 in downtown El Paso received a $20 million pledge from

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The Disappearing Deck Plaza Funding (Story)

2026-10-14 Rich Wright Deck Park, Media One comment

Hey, did you see this story from ElPasoTimes.com yesterday? The Downtown Deck Plaza Foundation announced in a news release Monday,

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It’s AI! So What? Get Over It.

2026-10-12 elrichiboy Artificial Intelligence One comment

by Tim Holt I’ve noticed that we’ve developed a new form of intellectual debate on social media. Someone (i.e., me)

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“Somewhere in the Night”

2026-10-11 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee, Uncategorized Leave a comment
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“Fat Alice Abbott: The Most Powerful Woman on El Paso’s Devil’s Playground”

2026-10-10 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary 2 comments
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Manu Chao – “Mr Bobby”

2026-10-08 elrichiboy Music, Video 3 comments
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“The High Ridge”

2026-10-07 elrichiboy Shorts, Video Leave a comment
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Retrovision: El Paso Police Are Taser Happy and the El Paso Times Doesn’t Want You to Know It

2026-10-07 Rich Wright El Paso Police Department, El Paso Times, Law Enforcement, Media One comment

This story originally appeared on 8 December 2022. Details were correct at the time of publication. Here’s a few paragraphs

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The Misinformation Mile

2026-10-06 Tim Holt Brand El Paso, El Paso One comment

by Tim Holt Chris Fox used to be somebody in El Paso. In fact, the Vice President of the biggest

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The Influencers are Coming

2026-10-05 Rich Wright Brand El Paso Leave a comment

Or maybe they’re here. Or they’ve been here and now they’re gone. If you search for “El Paso” on YouTube.com,

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“The Tattered Dress”

2026-10-04 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee, Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Inside the CIA Files: The Hunt and Execution of Che Guevara

2026-10-03 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment
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The In-Custody Homicide of Xavier Hernandez

2026-10-02 Rich Wright El Paso Police Department, James Montoya One comment

El Paso Police have a habit of killing people who are having mental crises. On July 13, 2025, Xavier Hernandez

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Why Aren’t They Telling Us WHY?

2026-10-01 Tim Holt Climate Change, Everybody talks about the weather, Media 6 comments

Have you noticed something about El Paso weather lately, as in the past few years or so? I have. It

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Movin’ on Up to Five Points

2026-09-30 Howard Campbell El Paso, Literature Leave a comment

“Well we’re movin’ on up, to the east side… / We finally got a piece of the pie.” by Howard

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Gogol Bordello – “Immigraniada”

2026-09-29 elrichiboy Uncategorized One comment
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With These Watercolors

2026-09-29 J. Eugenio Cotera E. Art, Cafe Cotera la Magazin Fronteriza Leave a comment

by J. Eugenio Cotera E. I have painted with these watercolors for most of my life. Some of them have

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