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AMLO Presente!

2017-03-01 elrichiboy Mexico, Politics, What to Do One comment

Next Monday, perennial Mexican presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador will visit El Paso courting the vote of Mexican expatriates.

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Duh.

2017-02-28 elrichiboy City Council, Politics, Slider 4 comments

In an announcement that only surprised the members of City Council, City Staff yesterday revealed that the streets in El

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Protest Video

2017-02-28 elrichiboy Art, Politics One comment

Here’s a video with music by my little girl. No Ban No Wall March | 2.25.2017 from Sarah Vasquez on

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Drunk Trump

2017-02-27 elrichiboy Politics Leave a comment

Have you seen these videos of President Trump slowed down? They’re probably on teevee. I don’t watch teevee.

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I Love El Paso.

2017-02-27 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Politics, Slider 5 comments

I love El Paso. I love the weather. I love the desert. I love those orange-red sunsets we sometimes get

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The Arena: Issue Fatigue

2017-02-23 elrichiboy City Council, Politics, The Arena 2 comments

They stopped arguing. They’re just going to do it. They thought they could persuade us. Or, at least, present a

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White Power?

2017-02-22 elrichiboy Media, Politics 4 comments

Please read this article on the DailyKos. Unless the pictures are Photoshopped, it sure looks like some of our president’s

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Tomorrow is the deadline to register as a candidate.

2017-02-16 elrichiboy City Council, Politics, School Districts Leave a comment

Tomorrow (Friday, February 17) is the last day to register as a candidate in the May election. Half the seats

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Oh, that smell.

2017-02-15 elrichiboy Politics, School Districts One comment

You may have missed this story from the El Paso Times. I was only alerted to it by a comment

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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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Updated: City Council’s ‘Secret’ Meeting

2017-02-13 elrichiboy City Council, Politics, Slider One comment

As Brutus reported on ElPasoSpeak, City Council will have a special meeting this Wednesday February 16 at 8 a.m. [Apparently

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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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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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Who are the men behind the curtain?

2017-01-31 elrichiboy City Council, Cost of Living, Economic Development, Politics, Slider, The Arena 2 comments

There are some powerful forces supporting putting the arena in Duranguito. Weird, huh? Who wants the arena? Obviously no one

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The Chamber of Commerce and the Arena

2017-01-27 elrichiboy Politics, Slider, The Arena One comment

Isn’t it curious that the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce supports the arena? Wouldn’t you think that the Chamber

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On Donald Trump

2017-01-27 elrichiboy Politics 2 comments

I was going to write about how bitching about Donald Trump was a waste of breath. About how we have

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About Ethics

2017-01-25 elrichiboy City Council, Politics, The Arena 5 comments

The fur is flying in a couple of ethics investigations. Unfortunately it looks like the good guys stepped in poo.

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It’s a Class War

2017-01-24 elrichiboy City Council, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, Politics, Slider, The Arena 5 comments

I hate to say it because it’s so inflammatory. But look at it. Rich people trying to kick poor people

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Job Opportunity: EPISD Board of Trustees

2017-01-23 elrichiboy Elections, Politics, Slider Leave a comment

The El Paso Independent School District reports that four board seats are up for election in May. The seats up

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Our Justice System at Work

2017-01-20 elrichiboy Law Enforcement, Politics 4 comments

Many people have complained that our District Attorney Jaime Esparza has not done enough to weed out public corruption. Well,

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