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  • Forget the Carpetbaggers. What about the Judases?

    2026-07-25 elrichiboy

    Say what you will about the carpetbaggers who come into El Paso and fleece the citizens and then move away. At least they have the

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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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  • How Government Works

    2026-07-22 Rich Wright

    Some people are talking a lot about the evils of socialism these days. None of the other isms are pure gold, either. Capitalism. Populism. Communism.

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  • “The Great Depression – America’s Biggest Economic Crisis”

    2026-07-18 elrichiboy
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  • “The Merry Gentlemen”

    2026-07-12 elrichiboy
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  • “The Siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC): How Archimedes Stopped Rome”

    2026-07-11 elrichiboy
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  • “Jigsaw”

    2026-07-05 elrichiboy
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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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“Rain Bombs”

2026-07-25 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Forget the Carpetbaggers. What about the Judases?

2026-07-25 elrichiboy Cost of Living, El Paso Electric Company, Lobbyists, Slider Leave a comment

Say what you will about the carpetbaggers who come into El Paso and fleece the citizens and then move away.

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Another Actor Suddenly Exits the Doña Ana County Political Stage

2026-07-23 Kent Paterson Doña Ana County, New Mexico, Politics, Project Jupiter, Slider, Sunland Park Leave a comment

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

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How Government Works

2026-07-22 Rich Wright Debt, Deck Park, Economic Development, National Policy, Politics, Project Jupiter, Slider, Taxes, The Environment, Water Leave a comment

Some people are talking a lot about the evils of socialism these days. None of the other isms are pure

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“The Great Depression – America’s Biggest Economic Crisis”

2026-07-18 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary, Slider Leave a comment
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“The Merry Gentlemen”

2026-07-12 elrichiboy Slider, Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“The Siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC): How Archimedes Stopped Rome”

2026-07-11 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary, Slider Leave a comment
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The Data Center Chronicles: The Battle of Jupiter Comes to Albuquerque

2026-07-06 Kent Paterson Data Centers, Project Jupiter, Sunland Park Leave a comment

By Kent Paterson If you reside in Albuquerque, have you seen a television ad for Project Jupiter? Heard a radio

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“Jigsaw”

2026-07-05 elrichiboy Slider, Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“Death of a Guerilla: How the CIA Hunted Down Che Guevara”

2026-07-04 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment
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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 One 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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