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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?

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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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Districting Commission Meets Jan 12

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Here’s a gentle reminder that the City’s Districting Commission meets today, January 12, at 4:00 in Council Chambers in City

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James Hand – Over There That’s Frank

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Plot Twist – Duranguito Arena Back in Play

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Remember that, way back on November 9, the El Paso City Council directed City Manager Tommy Gonzalez to put the

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Barrio Chamizal

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Sunday Matinee – Rope of Sand

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Tenebrae – Os Justi

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30 Years With the Yakuza

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Dealing With the Plague

2022-01-07 elrichiboy Coronavirus, Slider, Unpopular Opinion 12 comments

My personal physician and bodyguard had this to say: We should just do away with masking and social distancing and

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