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Retrovision: A Local Expert’s Perspective on Economic Development

2019-12-10 elrichiboy Economic Development, Retrovision, Slider Leave a comment

This post originally appeared on 10 October 2015. Here’s what Jerry Pacheco, the Executive Director of the International Business Accelerator,

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El Paso Electric vs. The People

2019-12-08 elrichiboy Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, El Paso Electric Company, Slider Leave a comment

It seems like all those people who are in favor of the Electric Company sale to J.P. Morgan stand to

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Sunday Matinee: The Spider’s Web: Britain’s Second Empire

2019-12-08 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Bloodsuckers

2019-12-07 elrichiboy Economic Development, How to Live in El Paso, Slider, Welfare for the Rich 2 comments

Now in our “vibrant downtown!” From PopularResistance.org: Blood has become big business in the United States and there is no

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Friday Short: The Occupant

2019-12-06 elrichiboy Friday Short, Video Leave a comment
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What El Paso’s Stagnant Population Growth Means To You

2019-12-05 elrichiboy City Council, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Economic Development, population, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 9 comments

I guess you’ve heard the news. El Paso’s not growing. Our birthrate is falling. School enrollment is down. Those aren’t

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She Wants Revenge: Tear You Apart

2019-12-03 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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Nothing to See Here

2019-12-03 elrichiboy Corruption, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez Leave a comment

Did you hear about this in the media? This version is from the El Paso Times: The El Paso City

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El Hermano Mayor

2019-12-03 elrichiboy Economic Development, Juarez, News, Slider, Taxes Leave a comment

This just in, from CNN: The Department of Homeland Security wants to be able to use facial-recognition technology to identify

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Battle of the Titans

2019-12-02 elrichiboy City Council, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, El Paso Electric Company, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez Leave a comment

Man, this Electric Company deal is turning out to be like an old B movie. Opposing the deal are some

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Bad News Day

2019-12-02 elrichiboy Media, Slider Leave a comment

Gannett Company’s stock traded at a 52 week low today. Right now it’s trading at $6.33 a share, down almost

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Sunday Matinee: Dragon Eyes

2019-12-01 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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The El Paso Police “Will Fucking Kill You”

2019-11-29 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Dionne Mack, Law Enforcement, Slider 3 comments

And why not? There’s no downside (for them) when an employee of the City of El Paso kills a resident.

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El Paso’s Impending Civil War

2019-11-28 elrichiboy Politics, Slider, Welfare for the Rich One comment

Here’s an article I found on Salon.com, parts of which correspond to our situation in El Paso. The current issue

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Lucille Bogan: Shave ’em Dry

2019-11-27 elrichiboy Music, Video 3 comments

WARNING: DON’T PLAY THIS SONG AT WORK, OR IN THE PRESENCE OF CHILDREN, OR YOUR IN-LAWS, OR CHURCH-GOING FOLK.

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Jumping on the Bandwagon

2019-11-26 elrichiboy Economic Development, population, Slider 2 comments

This week’s main story in the El Paso Inc. is titled El Paso’s Birthrate is Falling, by David Crowder. Here

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El Paso’s PDNG Hangover

2019-11-25 elrichiboy Economic Development, Great Wolf Resorts, Media, Public Private Partnerships, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez, Welfare for the Rich One comment

Y’all remember the Paso del Norte Group. Back in the aughts, they were going to launch El Paso’s renaissance. They

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Friday Short: Eclair

2019-11-22 elrichiboy Friday Short, Video 2 comments
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Sunday Matinee: 8 Assassins

2019-11-17 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Jurisdictionary

2019-11-17 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Slider 3 comments

Horrors. It’s Sunday, and the Women’s Auxiliary is coming over, and you’re out of gin. The liquor stores are closed

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