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Why your taxes are so high

2016-07-13 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, Law Enforcement 2 comments

The City has renewed its partnership with the CBP to keep the bridge lines short. From KVIA: The City of

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But It’s Dry Heat

2016-07-13 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, It's All Good, Media One comment

Remember this post from the Orbitz Travel Blog, picked up here by the Huffington Post. It’s titled 8 Places With

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Actions, and sometimes even just expressing opinions, have consequences.

2016-07-13 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, It's All Good 3 comments

Not here. In Seattle. From the website mynorthwest.com: President of the Seattle Police Officers’ Guild Ron Smith says he will

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Simple Solutions to Complex Issues

2016-07-12 elrichiboy Law Enforcement, Politics 8 comments

Calling Black Lives Matters a “radical hate group” dismisses their legitimate grievances. Police often take adversarial positions to the communities

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How Quickly They Forget.

2016-07-10 elrichiboy City Council, Law Enforcement 4 comments

El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen got himself in trouble with some of our elected officials this weekend when he

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Not In My Front Yard

2016-07-07 elrichiboy Economic Development, Politics 3 comments

In an apparent bid to distinguish itself from other developers in town, the Meyers Group, those people who are trying

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Budgeting, Juaritos Style

2016-07-07 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez One comment

Here’s a pro tip. The toll booth on the Stanton Street bridge doesn’t open till late. Like 10:00 a.m., maybe.

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You can’t keep a good man down.

2016-07-06 elrichiboy Juarez, Law Enforcement, Media Leave a comment

According to reports in the Mexican media, drug kingpin Rafael Caro Quintero may be staging a comeback in Ciudad Juarez.

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Chile Pequin

2016-07-05 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso 2 comments

You want to grow chile in your backyard garden. Admit it. Jalapenos are good. Robust. Hearty. But if it’s hot,

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Never Saw It Coming

2016-06-29 elrichiboy City Council, Politics, School Districts, Taxes 2 comments

According to this story in the El Paso Times, the proposed budget for next year requires a increase in property

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Where are we going?

2016-06-29 elrichiboy Downtown, Economic Development, Taxes Leave a comment

I spent the weekend in Marfa. Marfa is like the Disneyland version of West Texas, like Main Street USA. Plenty

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Free Wifi in Downtown

2016-06-23 elrichiboy Downtown, Economic Development, Juarez 4 comments

According to this story in El Diario, visitors to downtown will soon enjoy free wifi: La avenida Juárez contará con

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Treating the Symptoms Instead of the Disease

2016-06-23 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

So let’s see, we cut funding for mental health care, make it illegal to self-medicate, instill fear and paranoia in

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Population Statistics: An Inconvenient Truth

2016-06-21 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Economic Development, It's All Good, Taxes Leave a comment

I’m sure you’ve heard the news: It’s All Good. But that trite homily hides an ugly truth. For the year

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More Good News

2016-06-20 elrichiboy School Districts, Taxes One comment

Here’s a surprise we never saw coming. From KVIA: The El Paso school district is proposing a tax increase and

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We’re Number 1!

2016-06-19 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Economic Development, It's All Good 2 comments

I guess you saw the U.S. News and World Report report that had El Paso rated as the ninth best

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Good News on the Traffic Front

2016-06-19 elrichiboy It's All Good, Media 5 comments

In a story headlined West Side traffic jam relief will take years, the El Paso Times mentions some good news.

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Number 9?

2016-06-17 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, It's All Good, Media Leave a comment

According to this evaluation from U.S. News and World Report, El Paso ranks ninth in the nation for Qualify of

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Tiger Moth?

2016-06-16 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso One comment

Saw this little fellow in our backyard today. I think he’s some variety of Tiger Moth. Anyone know better?

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Here’s Looking Up Your Old Address

2016-06-16 elrichiboy It's All Good, Law Enforcement 2 comments

Another day, another fruitless anal probe performed on a U.S. citizen by Customs and Border Protection. From the Arizona Capitol

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