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Did You Feel That Earthquake?

2023-01-03 Rich Wright City Council, City Management, Politics, Slider 9 comments

My personal seismograph put the epicenter at City Hall. Damages haven’t been assessed yet, but I’m hoping it’s a lot.

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A Question of Eligibility

2022-12-15 Rich Wright City Council, City Management, Corruption, Laura D. Prine, Politics, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez One comment

Is Bettina Olivares eligible to serve as the City Representative for District 8? Here’s the part of the Municipal Code

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I Will Not Seek Endorsements

2022-09-19 elrichiboy Elections, Political Advertisement, Politics, Slider 5 comments

I’ve had a couple of groups reach out to me with questionnaires I could fill out to win their endorsements.

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The Petition to Change Elections

2022-08-17 elrichiboy City Council, Elections, Politics, Slider One comment

From Adam Powell at ElPasoTimes.com: Elections in El Paso could look much different if El Pasoans for Fair Elections is

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The Petition

2022-08-14 Rich Wright Commissioners Court, Politics, Slider, University Medical Center Leave a comment

You’ve probably heard about the petition circulating in opposition to the issuance of Certificates of Obligation for expansion of the

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$315,394.54 in Campaign Donations

2022-07-22 elrichiboy Elections, Politics Leave a comment

That’s how much Joe Pickett has in his campaign coffer for his run against incumbent Isabel Salcido for her seat

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The Wider War

2022-05-06 Rich Wright Politics, Slider, World 3 comments

How about this, from the NYTimes.com: The United States has provided intelligence about Russian units that has allowed Ukrainians to

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Don’t Forget to Undervote

2022-02-28 elrichiboy Elections, Politics, Slider One comment

Tomorrow is Primary Election Day. On the ballot are lots of candidates vying for lots of positions. You’ve never heard

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“Washington, D.C., Has an Insider Trading Problem”

2022-01-17 elrichiboy Corruption, Ethics, Politics, Slider One comment

From NYMag.com: The central bankers running the U.S. Federal Reserve are the closest thing we have to gods of the

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The Democrats’ Problem

2022-01-04 elrichiboy Elections, Politics, Slider 5 comments

The midterms are right around the corner, and the Democrats have not kept a lot of Joe Biden’s campaign promises.

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Redistricting – Why It Matters

2021-12-29 elrichiboy City Council, Politics, Redistricting, Slider 3 comments

Did you know that the District 1 representative and the District 8 representative live (or at least are registered to

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Who Will Isabel Salcido Represent?

2021-10-26 elrichiboy City Council, Elections, Isabel Salcido, Politics, Slider, Welfare for the Rich 5 comments

If she’s re-elected? This notification appeared in today’s City Council meeting agenda: For notation pursuant to Section 2.92.080 of the

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The Veto and the Override

2021-08-30 elrichiboy Cassandra Hernandez, Certificates of Obligation, City Council, City Management, Peter Svarzbein, Politics, Slider, Taxes Leave a comment

Mayor Oscar Leeser vetoed the $96 million Certificates of Obligation City Council passed this week. But, anticipating the veto, District

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A Challenger for La Vero?

2021-04-28 elrichiboy Elections, National Policy, Politics, Slider One comment

This story from TheHill.com: Daniel Marans, a HuffPost reporter who covers the Democratic Party, on Thursday discussed his recent story on

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The El Paso Times’ Reporting on Another CREEED EPISD Candidate

2021-04-23 elrichiboy Education, Elections, Media, Politics, Self Censorship, Slider 2 comments

This morning’s El Paso Times featured this report: An El Paso school board candidate confirmed she does not believe masks are effective

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Elect Brawlers

2021-04-07 Rich Wright City Council, City Management, Politics, Slider, Taxes 7 comments

Traditionally, in El Paso, we elect nice guys. They’re politicians. Polite is practically in the name. There’s nothing wrong with

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A Decline in Democracy

2021-04-06 elrichiboy Coronavirus, Inequality, Politics One comment

Here’s a piece from America’s Quarterly that documents the deterioration of democracy in the Americas, including in the USA. Globally

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The Teeter Totter Wall – Pro and Con

2021-01-23 elrichiboy Art, Immigration, Politics, Slider One comment

Did you read that the Teeter Totter Wall won an international design award? Here’s the skinny from NPR: An art

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Pay Attention!

2021-01-18 elrichiboy City Council, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Politics, Slider 7 comments

Ex-mayor Dee Margo said he did the best he could, after only getting 20% support in his recent job performance

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The Failing Health of Government By Spin

2020-12-30 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Ethics, Media, Politics, Slider, Technology Leave a comment

El Paso has a long history of catering to private interest in the name of public good. That worked before

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