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  • The Biggest Campaign of the Season

    2026-03-02 Rich Wright

    The biggest campaign of this election season isn’t taking place by any candidate on the ballot. The President of the University of Texas at El

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  • Economic Undevelopment

    2026-02-25 Rich Wright

    According to ElDiario.mx, El Paso lost 750 jobs in the last four months of 2025. Juarez lost 17,000 maquila jobs in all of 2025. That

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  • Puerto Vallarta Travel Log, Part One: Hurricane Mencho

    2026-02-23 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Fear, hunger, thirst and uncertainty. That’s what folks in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco lived through on February 22, now undoubtedly one of the

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  • “Where Texas Begins”

    2026-02-21 Rich Wright

    The latest (several years old) tagline from Visit El Paso/the Convention and Visitors Center/Destination El Paso appears to be “Where Texas Begins”. Of course Texas

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  • Charles Boyer and Lauren Bacall in “Confidential Agent”

    2026-02-15 elrichiboy
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  • “You’re Fired!”

    2026-02-14 Rich Wright

    Remember when Donald Trump’s tagline was “You’re fired!” One might think that he’d be pulling that old standard out again, what with the clown car

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  • “YEMEN: A Forgotten Earth Where Time Still Breathes”

    2026-02-14 elrichiboy
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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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The Population Box Score

2018-05-04 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Economic Development One comment

Okay, sports fans, I know that some of you are trying to keep score at home, so here are some

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City of Dust: Guadalupe, New Mexico

2018-05-03 John Mulhouse City of Dust Leave a comment

Music on the Wind Today let’s visit the banks of the Puerco and explore the history of Guadalupe, New Mexico.

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The City’s Plan Sucks

2018-05-03 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, Slider, Taxes 4 comments

The City of El Paso is implementing a plan that some rich guys came up with behind closed doors in

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And That’s The Truth

2018-05-02 GC Adams Uncategorized 6 comments

Watch this video on YouTube Honesty is the best policy. Or is it. I have a friend who is so

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My Gentler Approach

2018-05-02 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development One comment

I’m hard on our city’s leaders. They say they want Economic Development, but they don’t really have any qualifications for

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“You’re Too Stupid to Understand”

2018-05-02 elrichiboy City Council, Cost of Living, Economic Development, Slider, Taxes 2 comments

From KVIA’s story about the City’s mounting debt: “The city is being very responsible with the way we’re issuing debt,”

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Feeding the Neighbor’s Dog

2018-05-01 elrichiboy City Council, Cost of Living, Slider, Taxes Leave a comment

Is city government representing you? Or is it working for the fat cats who have a financial interest in all

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Government Only Grows

2018-05-01 elrichiboy City Council, Cost of Living, Taxes One comment

The difference between government and a junkie is that a junkie might quit. Once taxes go up, they are never

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We’re Number One!

2018-04-30 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, Politics, Quality of Life Projects, School Districts, Slider, Taxes 4 comments

No, not for some made up cost-of-living click bait. For taxes! Property tax rates for industrial properties, to be specific.

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Second Highest Tax Rate In The Nation

2018-04-30 elrichiboy City Council, Commissioners Court, Cost of Living, Taxes 5 comments

According to Lincoln Institute’s 50 State Property Tax Comparison, El Paso has the second highest homestead property tax rate among

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Sunday Matinee: The Naked City

2018-04-29 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment

Here’s a great movie from 1948. A dress model is murdered in New York City, and Lieutenant Muldoon is on

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Flawed Gods: Myths of Mothers and Other Monsters at the Glassbox

2018-04-28 elrichiboy Art, Go Local, How to Live in El Paso, shows Leave a comment

Austin Savage is kind of a genius. His latest production is a collection of short plays adapted by local writers

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Mayor Still Sitting on Ethics Revisions

2018-04-26 elrichiboy City Council, Ethics, Slider One comment

Remember this story from the March 19 El Paso Inc.? Members of the city’s Ethics Review Commission have been waiting

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Cultivate April 26

2018-04-25 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, What to Do Leave a comment

How’s your garden doing? Maybe you need some inspiration. The El Paso Community Foundation will be hosting another Cultivate Forum

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Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone

2018-04-25 elrichiboy History, How to Live in El Paso 2 comments

I found this artefact on the street the other day. You think it’s old? From the Texas State Historical Association

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Richard Thompson at the Plaza Theatre April 26

2018-04-23 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Music, shows, What to Do One comment

Richard Thompson, one of the founding members of the British folk rock band the Fairport Convention, opens for Jason Isbell

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The Big Lie

2018-04-23 elrichiboy Economic Development, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, The Arena 3 comments

The advocates for the City’s Quality of Life projects pretend that we need ballparks and arenas to spur economic development.

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It’s Only (Your) Money

2018-04-23 elrichiboy City Council, Cost of Living, Economic Development, Taxes 3 comments

From this weekend’s El Paso Inc.: We hear the deal is done, and there’s an announcement coming soon. What deal?

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Sunday Matinee: I The Jury

2018-04-22 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment

This movie already changed your life, whether you know it or not. Here’s Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer, who lives in

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Jason Isbell at the Plaza Theatre April 26

2018-04-20 elrichiboy shows, What to Do 3 comments

Country crooner Jason Isbell plays at the Plaza Theatre tonight, April 26. The show starts at 8. With Richard Thompson,

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