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Manufacturing Consent

2016-08-18 elrichiboy School Districts, Taxes, Uncategorized Leave a comment

The EPISD School Board claims that recommending less than what the Bond Committee asked for would be “disrespecting” the committee.

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And Champagne in the Cafeterias

2016-08-07 elrichiboy Education, School Districts, Taxes, Uncategorized 3 comments

The El Paso Times reports that this year every EPISD high school student will be issued a laptop. Are you

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Treating the Symptoms Instead of the Disease

2016-06-23 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

So let’s see, we cut funding for mental health care, make it illegal to self-medicate, instill fear and paranoia in

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Huh?

2016-06-10 elrichiboy Uncategorized 4 comments

Here’s a quote form District 1 Representative Peter Svarzbein, from KVIA. “El Paso sometimes gets destroyed under the stick when

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Ghosts?

2016-06-06 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Here’s a piece that makes one question the durability of the membrane between the here-and-now and the afterlife. Mourning seems

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Words to Live By

2016-06-06 elrichiboy Uncategorized One comment

As a public service, I am forwarding the advice of Milwaukee police Chief Ed Flynn, who offered the public these

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Is that blood on your banana?

2016-06-03 elrichiboy Uncategorized One comment

According to various news outlets, Chiquita admitted paying Colombian paramilitaries $1.7 million between 1997 and 2004. Now, the U.S. district

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Thug Life

2016-05-22 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Watch this video on YouTube

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Papal Economics

2016-02-11 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Juarez, Law Enforcement, Media, Uncategorized 2 comments

Besides the million dollars we’re spending on security, do you think the Pope’s visit to Juarez will have an economic

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Goodbye

2016-01-29 elrichiboy Uncategorized 4 comments

You could have called to say goodbye. I might have tried to stop you, but maybe not. Everyone has the

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It’s Just Business

2015-12-16 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

You may have heard of the workers at Juarez’ Lexmark plant getting fired for asking for a raise. Printer and

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Happy Birthday, Ol’ Blue Eyes

2015-12-12 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Frank Sinatra, December 12, 1915 — May 14, 1998

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Four Things to be Thankful For

2015-11-26 elrichiboy Uncategorized 2 comments

1. The El Paso Times hasn’t called for your resignation. 2. You haven’t been linked to any political shenanigans that

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Addiction

2015-10-31 elrichiboy Uncategorized 3 comments

Here’s a thought provoking video about the causes of addiction. I found it on the interwebs. Innersting, huh?

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A Politician’s Spin on Economic Development

2015-09-11 elrichiboy Uncategorized One comment

According to this story in the El Paso Times, Mayor Oscar Leeser had this to say about El Paso’s economic

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Coincidence?

2015-08-31 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Then there’s this that just popped up on the El Paso Times website: El Paso police found more than a

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Viejas Puchadoras

2015-08-27 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

This story from our friends at La Polaka tells us about two matronly types who were arrested in Juarez for

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Some Friendly Advice

2015-08-27 elrichiboy Uncategorized 2 comments

From my friend a former federal agent: If you’re ever in a knife fight, and you get to the other

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Passports to Mexico

2015-08-21 elrichiboy Uncategorized One comment

According to this story from the Associated Press, going to Mexico isn’t going to be the carefree stroll it always

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Step Right Up

2015-08-21 elrichiboy Uncategorized 6 comments

El Paso Electric didn’t want to be last in the line of people asking El Pasoans for more money. From

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