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City of Dust’s John Mulhouse on Ghost Towns of New Mexico

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Downtown in the Age of COVID

2022-01-31 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, City Management, Coronavirus, Downtown, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 7 comments

Making downtown vibrant was always a tough task. COVID made it harder. Sealed office buildings where the windows don’t open?

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Si Yo Fuera Millonario

2022-01-25 elrichiboy Cine Mexicano Leave a comment
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Districting Meeting Wednesday, January 26

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The Distrticting Commission meets tomorrow at 4 p.m. in Council Chambers. Also, the Districting Commission is having regular meetings in

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Resistance is Futile

2022-01-24 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Slider, The Arena 5 comments

On November 9, City Council directed the City Manager to take another look at the arena that the City is

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Richard Conte in The Big Tip Off

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The Shock Doctrine

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Friday Short – Implant

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Stephen Colbert – Rich People. They’re Just Not Like Us.

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The Bus Boys – Minimum Wage

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Luis Aguilar in El Muchacho Alegre

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Vox – “The Dark History of ‘Gasoline Baths’ at the Border”

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Local legend Dr. David Romo hipped me and contributed to this disturbing history of El Paso.

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The Minimum Wage

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On January 1, New Mexico’s minimum wage went to $11.50 an hour. That’s right. A minimum wage job in Sunland

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“Washington, D.C., Has an Insider Trading Problem”

2022-01-17 elrichiboy Corruption, Ethics, Politics, Slider One comment

From NYMag.com: The central bankers running the U.S. Federal Reserve are the closest thing we have to gods of the

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Sunday Matinee – The File On Thelma Jordon

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Dolly Parton – I am a Seeker

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Is There a Lawyer In the House?

2022-01-12 elrichiboy City Management, Karla Nieman, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 3 comments

If City Council decided to fire City Manager Tommy Gonzalez for not doing his job, and he fought his termination

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COVID Testing

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Say you’ve got symptoms. Chills. Fever. Muscle aches. Are you going to get tested? The word on the street is

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Hemp Fights COVID

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From OregonState.edu: Hemp compounds identified by Oregon State University research via a chemical screening technique invented at OSU show the

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Tin Tan in El Rey del Barrio

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