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The Horse

2019-11-07 elrichiboy Art, Video Leave a comment

The Horse from -_- on Vimeo.

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Brain Drain, Jobs, and Quality of Life

2019-11-06 elrichiboy Economic Development, Quality of Life Projects, Slider 2 comments

Which improves your quality of life more? A good paying job, or ballparks, water parks, and and arenas? Fiscal profligacy

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“A Streetcar Named Quagmire”

2019-11-06 elrichiboy City Council, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Slider, Taxes, Trolley 2 comments

From the Wall Street Journal: St. Louis business leaders looking to boost tourism and development spent years bringing the Loop

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Les Louanges: Pitou

2019-11-05 elrichiboy Music, Video One comment
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Vote Now. Vote No.

2019-11-05 elrichiboy City Council, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Elections Leave a comment

If you didn’t vote in Early Voting, today is your last chance to cast you ballot. City Council wants you

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L’Trench

2019-11-05 elrichiboy Slider, The Trench 8 comments

TxDOT, the Texas Department of Transportation, seems dead set on widening the freeway in downtown El Paso, and not without

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Claudia Ordaz Perez Wants to Raise Your Taxes (Even More)

2019-11-04 elrichiboy Claudia Ordaz Perez Leave a comment

By now you’ve heard that District 6 City Council Representative Claudia Ordaz Perez is running for the Texas Congressional seat

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The Dark Ages in El Paso

2019-11-03 elrichiboy Dionne Mack, Law Enforcement, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 2 comments

Are you interested in a great job in El Paso? Get on with the City. In the old days, a

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Friday Short: The Candidate

2019-11-01 elrichiboy Friday Short, Video 4 comments
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Mexico’s Dirty U.A.

2019-11-01 elrichiboy Media, Mexico, Slider Leave a comment

Here’s an interesting piece from Insight Crime. A pilot study in Mexico is showing promising results for measuring the frequency and

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Woody Hunt talking About the Arena

2019-11-01 elrichiboy Slider, The Arena Leave a comment

Here’s Mr. Hunt in a February 19, 2018, El Paso Inc. article titled Woody Hunt: In his own words.: Q:

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The Effects of China Tariffs on South El Paso Street

2019-10-31 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Politics, Slider Leave a comment

You better get down there before the tariffs ripple through the supply chain. How long will it take for the

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The Consequences of Income Inequality in El Chuco

2019-10-31 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Economic Development, Slider 3 comments

The citizens of the City of El Paso are suffering from bad decisions stemming from wealth and income inequality. Our

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Abraham Laboriel: The Bass Walk

2019-10-30 elrichiboy Art, Music, Video One comment
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Dead Bob Sez

2019-10-29 elrichiboy It's a joke., Just Kidding. 2 comments

“I think O. J. did it, but I don’t think he’s guilty.” When you’re already dead, you don’t have to

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At The Polls

2019-10-29 elrichiboy Elections, Slider Leave a comment

All the police and firemen are voting. And their families. All the contractors are voting. And their families, and their

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Does Tommy G Know El Paso?

2019-10-29 elrichiboy City Council, Corruption, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez 5 comments

Do you reckon City Manager Tommy Gonzalez has ever been to the east side? Has he ever had a beer

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The Case Against Gentrification

2019-10-28 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Economic Development, Slider, Taxes 2 comments

El Paso City Government, and the multimillionaires driving the truck, are intent on forcing top-down gentrification on the city. Here’s

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Misplaced Priorities

2019-10-27 elrichiboy City Council, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Great Wolf Resorts, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez Leave a comment

Tomorrow City Council will vote to give $45 million cash to Great Wolf Resorts to build a Great Wolf Lodge

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Vote No. Vote Now.

2019-10-22 elrichiboy Certificates of Obligation, City Council, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez 2 comments

The police and fireman’s unions are going to go big to the polls. They want new stations and Lazy Boy

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The People Speak!

  • Andy Bullock on The Legendary Barry Martin
  • Gordo Flores on The Anti-Immigrant Family Judge
  • Maria M Cotera on Gone Fishing
  • elrichiboy on El Paso Has a Dumpster Problem
  • scott berry on El Paso Has a Dumpster Problem
  • John G. Dungan on An “Unprecedented” Event
  • John G. Dungan on The Primary Elections
  • Ben on Shopping South El Paso Street
  • LaWanda Faulks on City of Dust: Causey, New Mexico
  • Eva Mendez on The Sunland Park-Santa Teresa Chronicles: Cannabis, CRRUA and Capitalism

El Chuqueño Lately

  • Puerto Vallarta Travel Log, Part One: Hurricane Mencho
  • Kirk Douglas in Billy Wilder’s “Ace in the Hole”
  • “Where Texas Begins”
  • Charles Boyer and Lauren Bacall in “Confidential Agent”
  • “You’re Fired!”

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