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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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  • “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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The Last Days of Jason Rabedeaux from ESPN

2017-12-28 elrichiboy Media, Slider, sports, World News 4 comments

Here’s a story about former UTEP basketball coach Jason Rabedeaux’s career and final days coaching the Saigon Heat. JASON RABEDEAUX

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Sunday Matinee: The Numbers Station

2017-12-24 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee One comment

John Cusack leads this one, as a CIA assassin assigned to watch over a secret broadcasting station and the girl

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Rellenos

2017-12-24 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, Mexico Leave a comment

Despite Mexico’s reputation as a culinary destination, downtown Juarez lacks an abundance of great street food. Mostly the street food

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PSY’s DADDY: Your New Favorite Song

2017-12-21 elrichiboy Music, Video 2 comments

PSY’s Gangnum Style is the most watched video of all time with over three billion views. Here’s his latest offering:

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City of Dust: Monticello, New Mexico

2017-12-21 John Mulhouse City of Dust 39 comments

Peace in the Valley Okay, it’s true that Monticello, New Mexico isn’t a full-on ghost town. Some folks do indeed

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Retrovision: Go Local: Holiday Edition

2017-12-20 elrichiboy Go Local, How to Live in El Paso Leave a comment

[This post originally appeared on 22 December 2015, but it’s still got legs.] Somehow the holidays always sneak up on

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Roy Clark and Gatemouth Brown: Frankie and Johnny

2017-12-20 elrichiboy Music, Video Leave a comment

Listen to Roy Clark and Gatemouth Brown trade licks on this rendition of a classic song of questionable parentage. Watch

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More Lies From Those Lying Liars

2017-12-20 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Economic Development, Slider, Taxes 4 comments

Another City Council meeting, another cubic yard of manure. From our English language daily: The city will issue an extra

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The Conspiracy

2017-12-19 elrichiboy City Council, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, Politics, Slider 4 comments

Did y’all read that letter from former District 2 Representative Jim Tolbert? Of course you did. It’s been on a

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Indy Shorts: The Poacher

2017-12-19 elrichiboy Shorts, Video One comment

Because I know you’re busy, here’s an seven and a half minute short movie about what it might be like

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Retrovision: The City’s War on Small Business

2017-12-18 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, Retrovision, Taxes Leave a comment

This post originally appeared on December 7, 2016. God bless those nice people in city government. They are completely clueless.

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Allocating Scarce Resources

2017-12-18 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Cost of Living, Economic Development, Slider One comment

Income is finite. That’s a hard concept to get your mind around, because income, in aggregate, is so large, and

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Sunday Matinee: The Killers 1946

2017-12-17 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment

Yesterday we watched the 1964 remake of this movie, starring Lee Marvin and a 33-year-old Angie Dickinson. Today we’re showing

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Saturday Matinee: The Killers, 1964

2017-12-16 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment

Judging just by the credits, this might be the best movie ever. It stars Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, and John

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Affordable Housing

2017-12-16 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Cost of Living, Economic Development 7 comments

Brutus over there at ElPasoSpeak alerted me to this list from Canadian data muncher Point2Homes that ranks housing affordability in

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Rent Seeking

2017-12-16 elrichiboy ballpark, Cost of Living, Economic Development, Politics, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes One comment

From Investopedia.com: What is ‘Rent-Seeking’ Rent-seeking is the use of the resources of a company, an organization or an individual

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Retrovision: Commercial Property Tax Valuations Down

2017-12-15 elrichiboy City Council, Cost of Living, Economic Development, Quality of Life Projects, Taxes Leave a comment

[Our shrinking tax base isn’t a new thing. This article originally appeared on August 5, 2014. Since then, our city

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About That Children’s Museum

2017-12-15 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, Downtown, Economic Development, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes, The Arena 2 comments

El Paso Community Foundation President Eric Pearson says the Children’s Museum is going to be an economic driver. From KVIA:

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How Do We Evaluate Our Economic Development Policy?

2017-12-14 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Cost of Living, Economic Development, Politics, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes 4 comments

Short answer: We don’t. I mean, except by the bank accounts of our community’s wealthiest citizens. They’re not going to

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City of Dust: Montoya, New Mexico

2017-12-14 John Mulhouse City of Dust Leave a comment

Almost No Kicks If you drive east of last week’s featured town of Newkirk on old Route 66, at some

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