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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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City Rep Larry Romero on the City Manager’s Raise

2015-08-14 elrichiboy Uncategorized One comment

District 2 City Representative Larry Romero’s guest column in Sunday’s El Paso Times included this nugget: If the El Paso

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The El Paso Police Shot Somebody, Maybe

2015-08-07 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

From this story in the El Paso Times: A man was shot and killed Thursday night in a parking lot

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Not Too Bad If You’ve Got Low Standards, Part 2

2015-08-06 elrichiboy Uncategorized 2 comments

Did you see this article on clickbait website WalletHub.com? It claims that, among big cities in the U.S., El Paso

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The Lives and Deaths of Jack Thompson: Updated

2015-08-05 elrichiboy Uncategorized 9 comments

Update: I emailed Jason McGahan, the author The Chicago cocaine kingpin who was a federal informant, the original piece in

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The Lives and Deaths of Jack Thompson

2015-08-02 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Jack Thompson was one of those oversized personalities that El Paso frequently gives birth to. Jack was a drug dealer.

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Netflix Narcos Trailer

2015-07-16 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Drugs and violence are always a big draw. Here’s the trailer for Netflix’s new series Narcos, featuring the adventures of

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Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand

2015-07-10 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Adam Smith’s Invisible Hand is often cited by the robber barons as justification for trickle-down economics and the disproportionate distribution

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How are we doing?

2015-07-03 elrichiboy Economic Development, Uncategorized Leave a comment

A couple of tradesmen I know, top-notch remodel types, are hurting for work. Like if you call them, they’re at

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