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  • “Love in a Man’s World”

    2026-02-08 elrichiboy
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  • Mexico: Where Women Increasingly Rule

    2026-02-07 Kent Paterson

    by Kent Paterson In case you haven’t noticed, political power in Mexico is increasingly in the hands of women. That reality was proudly stated by

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  • MEXICO’S FORCED LAND CESSIONS TO THE UNITED STATES

    2026-02-02 Oscar J. Martinez

    by Oscar J. Martínez The year 2026 (on February 2) marks the 178th anniversary of the signing of one of the most important treaties in

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  • Gone Fishing

    2026-01-28 J. Eugenio Cotera E.

    by J. Eugenio Cotera E. As a young kid growing up in the vast and sparse Chihuahuan Desert, I believed that fish simply materialized wherever

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  • The Anti-Immigrant Family Judge

    2026-01-27 Rich Wright

    Here’s a story from ElPasoMatters.org: Attorneys with the immigration advocacy group Estrella del Paso last month asked that District Court Judge Marlene Gonzalez recuse herself

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  • “How We Make Hope Normal Again”

    2026-01-26 elrichiboy

    This is a Green Party ad from England and Wales.

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  • “Nightfall”

    2026-01-25 elrichiboy
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  • Ricardo Pepi to Fullham?

    2026-01-25 Rich Wright

    ESPN reports that English Premier League’s Fullham F.C. have reportedly offered Dutch futbol team PSV $38 million for the contract of El Paso/San Elizario native

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  • Masa pa’ la Raza: Taconeta

    2026-01-23 Rich Wright

    For the third year in a row, Taconeta made it to the semi-finals of the James Beard Awards in the category Outstanding Wine and Other

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  • Fritz Lang’s “House by the River”

    2026-01-18 elrichiboy
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  • “The Gilded Age”

    2026-01-17 elrichiboy
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  • An “Unprecedented” Event

    2026-01-13 Rich Wright

    This from ElPasoTimes.com: It could be until mid-week when a boil water notice is lifted and water service is fully returned to normal after a

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Ultimate College Nationals Live Stream

2018-05-26 elrichiboy sports Leave a comment

Maybe you were going to do some yard work this weekend. Maybe you were going to re-primer your jeep. You

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Champions League Final Saturday! Updated!

2018-05-26 elrichiboy sports Leave a comment

Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid take on Mohamed Salah and Liverpool Saturday at 12:45 in the finals of the Champions

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Retrovision: Can El Paso Go Bankrupt?

2018-05-24 elrichiboy Retrovision, Slider, TIRZs One comment

This article originally appeared more than four years ago, on July 30, 2014. I mean, we’re not like other towns.

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Rich Wright for District 8 Campaign Kickoff Party Thursday, May 24

2018-05-24 elrichiboy City Council, Political Advertisement One comment

We’re celebrating the launch of our campaign for District 8 at 5:30 today at Happy’s Barley and Vine, at the

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That Children’s Museum Will Be Free, Right?

2018-05-24 elrichiboy City Council, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes One comment

Did you hear that the City of El Paso, along with some private investors, are going to build a Children’s

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A Musical Interlude: Los Seven Teens de Ciudad Juarez

2018-05-23 elrichiboy Music 2 comments

These guys captured what we call today the El Paso sound. Watch this video on YouTube Check it out.

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About TIRZs*

2018-05-23 elrichiboy Economic Development, Taxes, TIRZs One comment

*That the City doesn’t want you to know. What is a Tax Increment Refinancing Zone, anyway? Here’s testimony given to

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“I am not a crook.”

2018-05-22 elrichiboy City Council One comment

From KTSM, in a piece titled City explains why Firth severance pay is ‘legally sound’: City Human Resources Director Linda

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Some Almost Lost Local History

2018-05-22 elrichiboy History Leave a comment

Here’s a story from CabinetMagazine.org of a religious colony founded outside of Las Cruces in the late 1800’s. The search

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Uh Oh, Here’s Bad News

2018-05-22 elrichiboy ballpark, Media, Taxes, TIRZs Leave a comment

See that up there is a screen shot I grabbed off of KVIA’s website. The Hunt Family Foundation is advertising

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“What Do Your City Tax Dollars Get You?”

2018-05-21 elrichiboy Taxes, TIRZs, Welfare for the Rich One comment

Here’s a little video from the City of El Paso, explaining where your tax dollars go. Watch this video on

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To What Ends?

2018-05-21 elrichiboy Cost of Living, Taxes, TIRZs, Welfare for the Rich Leave a comment

Here’s the latest on the Tax Increment Refinancing Zone below Transmountain that the City is trying to ram through, from

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Sunday Matinee: Maigret in Montmarte

2018-05-20 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Here, for your viewing entertainment, is teevee movie. Looks pretty decent, so far. Watch this video on YouTube Check it

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Rich Wright for District 8

2018-05-18 elrichiboy City of Dust, Political Advertisement 5 comments

I’m launching my campaign for City Council next Thursday, May 24, at 5:30 at Happy’s, in that new retail center

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More To Love

2018-05-17 elrichiboy Uncategorized One comment

Check out this piece in the Washington Post, part of their You’re Going Where? series. I forgot my passport, but

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Tax Breaks for the Rich

2018-05-16 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, Slider, Taxes 2 comments

Did you see this story on KVIA? El Paso City Council is considering establishing a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ)

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The Global Garbage Glut

2018-05-15 elrichiboy News, Taxes 3 comments

An alert reader sent me this story from the Wall Street Journal: The U.S. recycling industry is breaking down. Prices

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Susie Byrd on the Ballpark

2018-05-14 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, Taxes 8 comments

There was this story from KVIA about the ballpark: It is year five for the El Paso Chihuahuas, and we

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Not John Cook

2018-05-14 elrichiboy Commissioners Court, Elections 8 comments

El Chuqueño does not endorse political candidates (though there’s this one candidate for District 8 that the editorial board is

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The Wolf Lodge Water Park TIRZ

2018-05-14 elrichiboy City Council, Taxes One comment

This came out of the supporting materials for Tuesday’s City Council Meeting agenda, Item 16.2: On December 19, 2017, the

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