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Did the Mayor of El Paso Fire the Editor of the City’s Daily?

2019-09-11 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, Mayor Dee "Don't You Know Who I Am?" Margo, Slider, The Arena, Tommy Gonzalez One comment

It sure looks like it. On September 17, 2017, this editorial appeared in the print edition of the El Paso

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Those Gratuitous TIRZs

2018-10-03 Rich Wright City Council, City Management, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, Slider, TIRZs 2 comments

The City of El Paso is going out of its way to develop some land on the fringe of the

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I’ve Got A (Conspiracy) Theory

2018-05-10 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, Public Private Partnerships, Taxes One comment

Some conspiracy theories are a load of hooey, but people making deals out of the public eye are standard operating

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El Paso is Unique

2018-04-10 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, Slider 4 comments

Marketers like to talk about a product’s Unique Selling Proposition; that is, the things that differentiate a product from other

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The American Collapse

2018-01-25 elrichiboy Economic Development, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, Media, National Policy, Perspectives, World One comment

Here’s a disturbing essay from Medium that details symptoms of America’s collapse. When we take a hard look at US

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The Conspiracy

2017-12-19 elrichiboy City Council, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, Politics, Slider 4 comments

Did y’all read that letter from former District 2 Representative Jim Tolbert? Of course you did. It’s been on a

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That Crab Pot Analogy

2017-12-07 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes, The Arena 5 comments

Lately I’ve been hearing that crab pot analogy a lot. Paul Foster mentioned it in his TEDx talk, and Jim

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All I Want is Good Government

2017-10-31 elrichiboy ballpark, Brand El Paso, City Council, Economic Development, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, MountainStar Sports Group, Politics, Quality of Life Projects, The Arena 5 comments

That’s all I want. Government responsive to the needs of its citizens. All its citizens. Not just the campaign donors.

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I Want a Salad, Not a Soup

2017-09-28 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Economic Development, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it 2 comments

Our city leaders are trying to give El Paso all the soul of an airport food court. That’s bad, but

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What’s It Mean?

2017-09-04 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, Economic Development, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider, Taxes, The Arena 2 comments

After years of playing the part of disinterested bystanders, MountainStar Sports came out with an ad this week in support

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Another Shoe Drops

2017-08-02 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, Commissioners Court, Cost of Living, Economic Development, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, It's All Good, Politics, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes, The Arena Leave a comment

Well, there it is. From the El Paso Times: El Paso County commissioners are looking at a preliminary general fund

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The Beat Goes On

2017-07-17 elrichiboy ballpark, Brand El Paso, City Council, Economic Development, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes, The Arena One comment

Did you read this weekend’s El Paso Inc.? It’s pretty good. Here’s the lede from one story: What began as

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They Don’t Know How to Politick

2017-06-28 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, Economic Development, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, Quality of Life Projects, Slider One comment

Remember Lance Armstrong? He was the greatest bicycle racer that ever lived until they started testing his old blood samples.

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How Did We Get Here?

2017-06-24 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, The Arena 2 comments

I reckon the City figgered that no one would stand up to them. That no one had the resources to

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Tickets, Please

2017-03-23 elrichiboy City Council, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, Slider Leave a comment

Here’s something interesting you may have overlooked. According to this post by Brutus over there at ElPasoSpeak.com, those bonuses the

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It’s Almost Funny

2017-03-16 elrichiboy City Council, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, Slider 4 comments

Here’s an incredible video I found on el Feis last night. You better check it out before it disappears. In

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The 40 47 Days of Lent

2017-03-06 elrichiboy If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it 2 comments

The Church is scamming you. From Wikipedia: Lent is traditionally described as lasting for forty days, in commemoration of the

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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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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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