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David Stout is a Hero.

2017-02-13 elrichiboy Commissioners Court, Politics, The Arena 6 comments

The rest of Commissioners Court, not so much. Today Precinct 2 Commissioner David Stout asked Commissioners Court to consider a

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This post has bad words.

2017-02-10 elrichiboy City Council, Commissioners Court, The Arena 4 comments

If you’re easily offended by bad language, you should go somewhere else. Here’s a lesson for our the County Commissioners

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Letter from Max Grossman

2017-02-09 elrichiboy Commissioners Court, Politics, The Arena 17 comments

Dear Friends, Much to our surprise, Bernie Sargent and I were not reappointed to the El Paso County Historical Commission

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Good News, for the Schadenfreude Inclined

2017-02-08 elrichiboy City Council, Commissioners Court Leave a comment

There’s no work. People are losing their jobs. Scaling back expectations. Well, it’s not just you. Even the high rollers

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Devil Worship?

2017-02-08 elrichiboy Commissioners Court, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it One comment

Have you seen this pentagram in front of the County Courthouse? It’s funny. They don’t act like good Satanists.

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Oh, the Hypocrisy.

2017-02-07 elrichiboy Commissioners Court, Slider, The Arena 4 comments

I guess you heard that the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the El Paso County Historical Commission were not reappointed. From

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This Looks Bad.

2017-02-05 elrichiboy City Council, Commissioners Court, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, The Arena 4 comments

Here’s some surprising information from our friends at the El Paso Central Appraisal District. An entity called 323 Chihuahua LLC

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If You Stand Up, You Get Knocked Down.

2017-02-05 elrichiboy Commissioners Court, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, Politics, Slider, The Arena 3 comments

The El Paso County Historical Commission stood up to the fat cats trying to kick the poor people out of

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It’s Open Season on Handcuffed Prisoners

2016-09-22 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Commissioners Court, Law Enforcement 3 comments

None of you have forgotten the horrific “accidental death” of handcuffed prisoner Daniel Saenz when he was shot by El

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Property Taxes are Like Global Warming

2016-08-24 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Commissioners Court, Economic Development, Politics, School Districts, Taxes Leave a comment

Our local media like to tell you how much a property tax increase is going to cost you. But your

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La Vero Speaks Out

2016-08-23 elrichiboy Commissioners Court 2 comments

County Judge Veronica Escobar addressed the salary increase issue with this letter posted via the Constant Contact website. In it

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There You Have It.

2016-08-22 elrichiboy Commissioners Court, Media, Politics 6 comments

This weekend the El Paso Times told us what they thought about the County Commissioners Court giving themselves raises last

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People also vote with their feet.

2016-08-18 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Commissioners Court, Economic Development, School Districts 10 comments

According to this estimate provided by the City of El Paso, El Paso County population was 833,487 in 2014. For

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Surprise!

2016-08-17 elrichiboy Commissioners Court, Economic Development, Taxes Leave a comment

Well, there it is. The El Paso Times reports that the University Medical Center, overseen by the El Paso County

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I’m Too Clever by Half

2016-08-17 elrichiboy Commissioners Court, Taxes 2 comments

Fellow blogger Mr. Jaime Abeytia informed me, via a response to a comment I made on his blog and through

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Did they, or didn’t they?

2016-08-16 elrichiboy Commissioners Court, Politics, Taxes 2 comments

Did the Commissioners Court publish their intent to raise their salaries in a local newspaper of general circulation? Because according

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There’s nothing wrong with El Paso . . .

2016-08-16 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Commissioners Court, Economic Development, Media, Politics, School Districts 2 comments

that can’t be fixed with higher taxes and bigger government bureaucracies. Am I right?

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What does the Times Think?

2016-08-15 elrichiboy City Council, Commissioners Court, Economic Development, Media 4 comments

Don’t you suppose that it’s the duty of the preeminent English-language newspaper to give voice to their opinion on the

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The El Paso Times: Duplicitous, or Grossly Incompetent?

2016-08-14 elrichiboy Commissioners Court, Media, Politics, Taxes 5 comments

Like every other sentient being in the Mexoplex, you have probably wondered if the El Paso Times is biased or

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Did you drop the soap?

2016-08-11 elrichiboy Commissioners Court, Taxes 5 comments

Did you hear that the County Commissioners voted to give themselves a $26,569 annual pay increase? “I think it was

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