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  • Pay Raises for Everybody (But Not for You)

    2026-07-02 Rich Wright

    Our elected officials at the City (the Mayor and City Representatives) are getting 15% pay raises this year. The people at the City working for

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  • “Guilty Bystander”

    2026-06-28 elrichiboy
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  • “Easy Riders, Raging Bulls”

    2026-06-27 elrichiboy
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  • F. E. Curry And Fate’s Vagary

    2026-06-25 Bob Chessey

    The 1923 trial of F. E. Curry is a tale of a lawman who, from performing official duties, became labeled a criminal and exemplifies the

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  • Golden Cobwebs from the Vault: El Paso’s Aborted Towers

    2026-06-17 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Up for a little historic sightseeing in West Side El Paso? If you happen to be driving west on North Mesa and

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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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Pay Raises for Everybody (But Not for You)

2026-07-02 Rich Wright City Council, City Management, Slider, Taxes Leave a comment

Our elected officials at the City (the Mayor and City Representatives) are getting 15% pay raises this year. The people

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“Guilty Bystander”

2026-06-28 elrichiboy Slider, Sunday Matinee One comment
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“Easy Riders, Raging Bulls”

2026-06-27 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary, Slider Leave a comment
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F. E. Curry And Fate’s Vagary

2026-06-25 Bob Chessey History, Slider Leave a comment

The 1923 trial of F. E. Curry is a tale of a lawman who, from performing official duties, became labeled

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“Short Cut to Hell”

2026-06-21 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Golden Cobwebs from the Vault: El Paso’s Aborted Towers

2026-06-17 Kent Paterson Economic Development, Slider Leave a comment

By Kent Paterson Up for a little historic sightseeing in West Side El Paso? If you happen to be driving

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James Garner as “Marlowe”

2026-06-14 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

With Rita Moreno doing a fan dance. And Bruce Lee.

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You Can Pay When You’re Dead

2026-06-08 Rich Wright Slider, Taxes 3 comments

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 Uncategorized, Slider, Sunday Matinee 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 Sunday Matinee, Slider 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 Sunday Matinee, Slider 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 Juarez, Crime, 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 Sunday Matinee, Slider 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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