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The Problem With Economic Growth

2017-03-01 elrichiboy Economic Development, The Arena 6 comments

The problem with using Economic Growth as a rationale for building the arena is that the arena isn’t creating any

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AMLO Presente!

2017-03-01 elrichiboy Mexico, Politics, What to Do One comment

Next Monday, perennial Mexican presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador will visit El Paso courting the vote of Mexican expatriates.

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Why did they say Downtown in the first place?

2017-02-28 elrichiboy City Council, Slider, The Arena 6 comments

The Axis of Evil and their henchmen today announced that they still want to stick the arena in Union Plaza.

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Duh.

2017-02-28 elrichiboy City Council, Politics, Slider 4 comments

In an announcement that only surprised the members of City Council, City Staff yesterday revealed that the streets in El

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Protest Video

2017-02-28 elrichiboy Art, Politics One comment

Here’s a video with music by my little girl. No Ban No Wall March | 2.25.2017 from Sarah Vasquez on

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Drunk Trump

2017-02-27 elrichiboy Politics Leave a comment

Have you seen these videos of President Trump slowed down? They’re probably on teevee. I don’t watch teevee.

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I Love El Paso.

2017-02-27 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Politics, Slider 5 comments

I love El Paso. I love the weather. I love the desert. I love those orange-red sunsets we sometimes get

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Sunday Matinee: Redemption

2017-02-26 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Here’s a creepy Western about a grave robber. Check it out.

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The Arena: Issue Fatigue

2017-02-23 elrichiboy City Council, Politics, The Arena 2 comments

They stopped arguing. They’re just going to do it. They thought they could persuade us. Or, at least, present a

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White Power?

2017-02-22 elrichiboy Media, Politics 4 comments

Please read this article on the DailyKos. Unless the pictures are Photoshopped, it sure looks like some of our president’s

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Here Comes Trouble

2017-02-22 elrichiboy Juarez One comment

La Polaka reports that Juarez is likely to be home to thousands of deportees. Acorde con los lineamientos revelados este

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The Second Oldest Bar in Juarez

2017-02-21 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez Leave a comment

El Recreo is so exclusive it doesn’t even have a sign. I was in there three times before I figured

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Weed Delivery

2017-02-21 elrichiboy It's All Good Leave a comment

Here’s a story in GQ about models who deliver weed in NYC. A friend tells me about the Green Angels,

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Weird Historical Commission Tidbit

2017-02-20 elrichiboy Commissioners Court, The Arena One comment

The new County Historical Commissioners had to swear to uphold the Constitution when they were sworn in. Here’s what they

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What could possibly go wrong?

2017-02-20 elrichiboy Mexico Leave a comment

Naica is down there west of the highway between Delicias and Camargo, south of Ciudad Chihuahua. Naica is famous for

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Let’s Pretend

2017-02-20 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Economic Development, Slider 8 comments

Let’s pretend all our local “progressive” politicians and their benefactors are pure of heart. Let’s pretend that their motives are

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Sunday Matinee: The Man From Nowhere

2017-02-19 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Here’s a Korean Movie which is supposedly the basis for John Wick 2. In Korean, with English subtitles. Check it

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The Destruction of Brand El Paso

2017-02-17 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Slider 3 comments

A brand’s greatest asset is its ability to define itself. Of course, brands do that every day. Every time you

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Defending the Donald Trump Handshake

2017-02-17 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, What to Do Leave a comment

The more you know . . . . Check it out.

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Tomorrow is the deadline to register as a candidate.

2017-02-16 elrichiboy City Council, Politics, School Districts Leave a comment

Tomorrow (Friday, February 17) is the last day to register as a candidate in the May election. Half the seats

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El Chuqueño Lately

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