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Wouldn’t it be cool if any of this story were true?

2015-05-02 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Here’s a story from respected internet portal Overpasses For America detailing how a bunch of Minutemen detained two men with

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Just relax.

2015-05-01 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Maybe you heard about the burglary suspect who was shot by El Paso Police in his home, in front of

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Mr. Rogers neighborhood, or equivalent

2015-05-01 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso 4 comments

I recommend you get a house in an old neighborhood. Not just a house in an old neighborhood. A house

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Our Secret: Code

2015-04-29 elrichiboy Uncategorized 3 comments

If El Paso really wanted to be on the leading edge in the jobs market, the schools would teach coding.

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They Think You’re Stupid. They Might Be Right.

2015-04-28 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Did you know, that no matter how much money MountainStar Sports Group makes from that ballpark, El Pasoans will never

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Come on, we’ve got this.

2015-04-27 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

According to data collected for this paper on patterns of drinking in the American Journal of Public Health, El Paso

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Revolution

2015-04-26 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

I’ve got this crazy idea. What if, before City Council votes on anything, we ask each Representative if they received

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It seems apt

2015-04-25 elrichiboy Uncategorized 2 comments

Here’s a quote, dubiously attributed to Charles Bukowski, that seems appropriate to the local political scene. “The problem with the

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From That Guy Who Always Rings Twice

2015-04-24 elrichiboy City Council, Politics, Uncategorized Leave a comment

I got a couple of interesting political advertisements in the mail today. One was from Yes! Yes! For El Paso

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Homegrown

2015-04-23 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso Leave a comment

If you’ve ever eaten a fresh tomato in winter, you’ve probably eaten a tomato grown by slaves. If you’re one

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Over the line

2015-04-22 elrichiboy Economic Development, Juarez Leave a comment

If El Paso wants to thrive, we need to reduce the disincentives to crossing the border. We need to debunk

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We’re not citizens, we’re subjects.

2015-04-21 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

How much of a voice do you have in the way you’re governed? Did you get a vote on the

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Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics

2015-04-20 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Did you see where El Paso’s unemployment rate was below the national average again last month? Economists are puzzled, because

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Tony’s Stainless Steel Taco Stand

2015-04-18 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

My friend Tony bought a stainless steel cart, suitable for selling tacos from. Tony lives in Juarez. Selling tacos is

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You’ll find it all embracing

2015-04-17 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

At the Taj Mahal of racing Come to the beautiful, wonderful, elegant Come to the Juarez Racetrack

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The El Paso Inc. vs. Billy Abraham

2015-04-17 elrichiboy Uncategorized One comment

You remember, no doubt, that series of articles by Robert Gray about Billy Abraham in the El Paso Inc. a

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Luther Come Home

2015-04-16 elrichiboy Uncategorized One comment

According to this story in the El Paso Times, former County Judge Luther Jones has been released to a halfway

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El Herradero de Los Soto

2015-04-15 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso 5 comments

Somehow, the greatest places in Juarez have survived. El Herradero de Los Soto is a steak joint on Hermanos Escobar,

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Curiouser and curiouser

2015-04-14 elrichiboy Uncategorized One comment

Isn’t it funny how the City of El Paso’s imminent insolvency is blowing up the local blogosphere, but none of

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You better El Paso Up, y’all

2015-04-14 elrichiboy Uncategorized 2 comments

Did you see El Paso’s new slogan to attract tourists? “You Better El Paso Up” will soon replace “Real Adventure”

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