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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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