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Don’t Blame Bob

2016-01-09 elrichiboy Media, Politics Leave a comment

Lots of people blame El Paso Times Editor Bob Moore for a perceived slant to the coverage in our English

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Mildly Interesting

2016-01-07 elrichiboy Juarez, Politics Leave a comment

This is the new sculpture they’ve erected in Juarez. It replaces the sculpture of an angel that some people thought

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Idle Speculation

2015-12-30 elrichiboy City Council, It's All Good, Media, Politics 3 comments

Do you suppose the local heavyweights turned sour on City Manager Tommy Gonzalez when they discovered that he would award

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A Present from Our Friends at City Hall

2015-12-26 elrichiboy City Council, Downtown, Economic Development, Media, Politics Leave a comment

The agenda for the December 7 Special Meeting of the City Council included this item: Discussion and action that the

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Hot Potato

2015-12-21 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, Politics 2 comments

You’ve probably heard that political considerations caused the ballpark bonds to be issued later than expected, and the delay cost

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Spoiler Alert

2015-12-20 elrichiboy City Council, Politics Leave a comment

In today’s El Paso Inc., there’s a story about an improper redaction by somebody in the office of our omniscient

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Now that’s a good looking man.

2015-12-19 elrichiboy City Council, Politics Leave a comment

According to the agenda for next Tuesday’s City Council meeting, the Mayor is reappointing Fire Chief Samuel Pena to the

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Tim Cook on the Importance of Learning Computer Coding

2015-12-17 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, Politics Leave a comment

Imagine what we could do if we took all that money we’re throwing away on ballparks and arenas and devoted

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So how did they vote?

2015-12-16 elrichiboy City Council, Downtown, Economic Development, Politics 2 comments

If you’re like me, you are mildly entertained by all the drama going on at City Hall, but you’re really

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Coding as a Core Class

2015-12-13 elrichiboy Economic Development, Politics Leave a comment

The Georgia State Board of Education has decided to allow high school students to include computer coding as a core

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From the Horse’s Mouth

2015-12-09 elrichiboy City Council, Politics 3 comments

From an article in the El Paso Times, regarding the selection of Ross Fischer of Golber Hilgers, PLLC, to investigate

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They must be around here somewhere.

2015-12-06 elrichiboy City Council, Media, Politics Leave a comment

Here’s a little tidbit from an El Paso Times editorial: At a City Council discussion Monday about ethics laws, it

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The Ouija Speaks

2015-12-04 elrichiboy City Council, Downtown, Economic Development, Politics 2 comments

Why, you are probably asking yourself, would El Paso need a downtown arena? I mean we’ve got the Don Haskins

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“Cast Down Your Bucket”

2015-12-01 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Economic Development, Politics One comment

Before he mastered the B3, Booker T. Washington was an influential Black American. Here’s a paragraph from a speech he

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A Question, Dr. CFO, If You Please

2015-11-25 elrichiboy Economic Development, Politics Leave a comment

This article from The Atlantic’s City Lab, titled The Accounting Rules That Bankrupt Cities raises some interesting questions for El

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Synthesis?

2015-11-20 elrichiboy City Council, Downtown, Economic Development, Politics One comment

Remember this story from a couple of days ago, in which City Manager Tommy Gonzalez said that El Paso can

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Remember the Alamo

2015-11-19 elrichiboy Downtown, Economic Development, Politics Leave a comment

By now you’ve probably seen this story on KVIA. EL PASO, Texas – Political considerations may have cost the City

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“The Political Will to Raise Taxes”

2015-11-18 elrichiboy City Council, Politics 2 comments

By local standards, Tuesday morning was cold. The overnight wind had scattered asphalt shingles across the sidewalk. A tree branch

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The Poorest President in the World

2015-11-14 elrichiboy Politics Leave a comment

Uruguay’s president Jose Mujica talks about the politics of being human. “It’s not a matter of resources. It’s a lack

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The Politics of Incompetence

2015-11-11 elrichiboy Economic Development, Politics 2 comments

Remember how the settlement agreement for Children’s Hospital bankruptcy included a provision that critic Andy Krafsur wouldn’t be allowed to

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