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Oops, again.

2016-02-18 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Economic Development, Media One comment

The Pope is coming to Juarez to highlight his message about immigration? What a great opportunity to talk up El

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An Acceptable Level of Risk?

2016-02-15 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Law Enforcement, Media, Politics 2 comments

If you want to know what it’s like to live in a police state, try walking through the Segundo Barrio

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Papal Economics

2016-02-11 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Juarez, Law Enforcement, Media, Uncategorized 2 comments

Besides the million dollars we’re spending on security, do you think the Pope’s visit to Juarez will have an economic

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Goodbye

2016-01-29 elrichiboy Uncategorized 4 comments

You could have called to say goodbye. I might have tried to stop you, but maybe not. Everyone has the

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How to win friends and influence people

2016-01-28 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Economic Development 4 comments

With their current rate case, El Paso Electric Company (EPEC) is sticking it to its El Paso ratepayers so hard

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Deliver us from idiots.

2016-01-27 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Politics 3 comments

Let me get this straight. To highlight his message on immigration, the Pope will visit the actual border (presumably, the

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A hundred years ago . . .

2016-01-27 elrichiboy City Council, Politics Leave a comment

I was in Ciudad Chihuahua, in a bar in a restaurant close to the Hotel Victoria. I was delivering the

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Compra Venta

2016-01-19 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Economic Development, How to Live in El Paso, Juarez 4 comments

I’m sitting at a booth at a window on the third floor of the Mercado Cuahtémoc, across the street from

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Cable Update

2016-01-12 elrichiboy City Council, Downtown 6 comments

Do you suppose this is the cable that we had to reorder from Germany, because the first one was too

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How to Live Anywhere: Weed Pesto

2016-01-11 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso 4 comments

If you live in El Paso, you probably have London Rocket growing in your yard right now. I guarantee that

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Don’t Blame Bob

2016-01-09 elrichiboy Media, Politics Leave a comment

Lots of people blame El Paso Times Editor Bob Moore for a perceived slant to the coverage in our English

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Mildly Interesting

2016-01-07 elrichiboy Juarez, Politics Leave a comment

This is the new sculpture they’ve erected in Juarez. It replaces the sculpture of an angel that some people thought

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Idle Speculation

2015-12-30 elrichiboy City Council, It's All Good, Media, Politics 3 comments

Do you suppose the local heavyweights turned sour on City Manager Tommy Gonzalez when they discovered that he would award

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A Present from Our Friends at City Hall

2015-12-26 elrichiboy City Council, Downtown, Economic Development, Media, Politics Leave a comment

The agenda for the December 7 Special Meeting of the City Council included this item: Discussion and action that the

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FYI: Christmas Hours

2015-12-23 elrichiboy Go Local Leave a comment

The Kentucky Club closes at 8 on Christmas Eve, but resumes its regular hours for Christmas, 11 in the morning

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Hot Potato

2015-12-21 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, Politics 2 comments

You’ve probably heard that political considerations caused the ballpark bonds to be issued later than expected, and the delay cost

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Spoiler Alert

2015-12-20 elrichiboy City Council, Politics Leave a comment

In today’s El Paso Inc., there’s a story about an improper redaction by somebody in the office of our omniscient

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Now that’s a good looking man.

2015-12-19 elrichiboy City Council, Politics Leave a comment

According to the agenda for next Tuesday’s City Council meeting, the Mayor is reappointing Fire Chief Samuel Pena to the

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Tim Cook on the Importance of Learning Computer Coding

2015-12-17 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, Politics Leave a comment

Imagine what we could do if we took all that money we’re throwing away on ballparks and arenas and devoted

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It’s Just Business

2015-12-16 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

You may have heard of the workers at Juarez’ Lexmark plant getting fired for asking for a raise. Printer and

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