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El Paso, Covid Crossroads

2020-11-02 elrichiboy Coronavirus, Slider 3 comments

True story.* We were driving back from Big Bend, and everyone else in the car was asleep. So I decided

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Steinbeck Says

2020-11-02 elrichiboy John Steinbeck, Quotes One comment

“If he needs a million acres to make him feel rich, seems to me he needs it ’cause he feels

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Sunday Matinee: Swing!

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What Do You Reckon?

2020-11-01 elrichiboy City Management, Elections, Ethics, Sam Rodriguez, Slider 3 comments

Today the El Paso Times published a guest column from City Engineer Sam Rodriguez. A cursory scan reveals that is

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The City’s Non-Political Political Ad

2020-10-31 elrichiboy City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Elections, Henry Rivera, Sam Rodriguez, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 4 comments

City Engineer Sam Rodriguez has an ad in this week’s El Paso Inc. Yup. You read that right. City Engineer

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Hey Beto

2020-10-31 elrichiboy Politics 5 comments

Which one of your brilliant political advisors decided it would be a good idea to hammer voters incessantly into the

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Saturday Documentary: The Man Who Saved the World

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Pearl Clutching as a Political Strategy

2020-10-31 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Coronavirus, Politics, Quarantine, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez, Welfare for the Rich 4 comments

The old. The sick. And some other group, harder to define. Maybe you’re part of that other group. Maybe you’re

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The Hot Sardines: Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen

2020-10-30 elrichiboy Music One comment
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Halloween Short: Clearwater

2020-10-30 elrichiboy Friday Short One comment
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Dee Margo is a Weak Mayor

2020-10-29 elrichiboy Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Elections, Henry Rivera, Sam Morgan, Slider One comment

But don’t take my word for it. Here’s City Attorney Karla Nieman’s response to an ethics complaint against the mayor:

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Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band: Raise a Little Hell

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Leonard Cohen: Happens to the Heart

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The Suspense is Over

2020-10-26 elrichiboy Cassandra Hernandez, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Elections, Henry Rivera, Politics, Sam Morgan, Slider, Taxes, Welfare for the Rich 7 comments

First it was the mystery mailers, and teevee ads, urging voters to support their “leaders”. Then it was that email

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Sunday Matinee: Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca

2020-10-25 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee One comment
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Saturday Documentary: Kickboxing World Champion Challenges Senegalese Wrestlers

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This is more a travelogue than a martial arts documentary. Check it out.

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Friday Short: Alternative Math

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Community First Coalition: Does El Paso City Hall Represent you?

2020-10-23 elrichiboy Cassandra Hernandez, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Sam Morgan, Taxes, Welfare for the Rich One comment
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Debbie Nathan on the Dark Money Campaign

2020-10-23 elrichiboy Elections, Slider Leave a comment

El Paso uber-journalist Debbie Nathan writes about the dark money campaign on Medium.com: Today, it’s dark, dark money time in

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Amy Winehouse: Tears Dry On Their Own

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