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  • UTEP’s Professional College Athletes

    2026-04-27 elrichiboy

    “Hookers and a Camaro aren’t going to cut it anymore.” — My friend Mora I think UTEP should be a big party school, because it’s

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  • “Surprise Witness”

    2026-04-26 elrichiboy
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  • “Four Dead in Five Seconds”

    2026-04-25 elrichiboy
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  • The 1915 Collision of the Iron Cure and the Harrison Narcotic Act in El Paso

    2026-04-23 Bob Chessey

    Kicking an opiate habit is a bitch. Before the advent of modern medical and pharmaceutical interventions, counseling, and peer support groups, the nationwide de facto

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  • Is El Paso the Second Best City to Live In?

    2026-04-22 Rich Wright

    You probably heard lately that El Paso is the second best big city in the U.S. in which to live. It was on the news.

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  • We’re Still Bombing New Mexico: Nuclear Cycle Victims on the Long Road to Justice

    2026-04-21 Kent Paterson

    Downwinder leader Tina Cordova speaks at the Valle de Oro Community Earth Day event. Seated to Cordova’s immediate left is Loretta Anderson and next to

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  • Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas in “I Walk Alone”

    2026-04-19 elrichiboy
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  • “How Ciudad Juárez Spiralled Into Cartel Madness”

    2026-04-18 elrichiboy
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  • “Now We Know Their Names”

    2026-04-17 elrichiboy
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  • Water Wrangling, Data Center Dealmaking and Deep Distrust in Sunland Park and Beyond

    2026-04-16 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson After a lapse of nearly one year-and-a-half, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) conducted a community meeting the evening of April 7

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  • Paul and Julie Ten Years After

    2026-04-13 Rich Wright

    On or about 05 October 2016, I took Paul and Julie to Juarez. Paul and Julie were ballroom dancers. Like The Sound of Music. Okay

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  • “The Gary Webb Story: CIA, Cocaine, and a Media Assassination”

    2026-04-11 elrichiboy
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Disneyland, Chuco-style

2017-12-05 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Slider, Trolley One comment

I almost feel sorry for those nice people at the City. They try so hard. But even with the best

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Champions League Today

2017-12-04 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, sports, What to Do Leave a comment

Okay, sports fans, here’s a gift for all of you who are encumbered by day jobs. Champions League is winnowing

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Fake News

2017-12-04 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Economic Development, Slider, The Arena 3 comments

To hear him tell it, he’s a victim. From the El Paso Times story about the money the City has

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What a Bargain!

2017-12-03 elrichiboy City Council, Taxes, The Arena Leave a comment

Did you see this story in the El Paso Times about the money the City has spent fighting to put

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Sunday Matinee: Kill Me Again

2017-12-03 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment

Here’s a neo-noir thriller starring Val Kilmer and Michael Madsen, with Val’s wife-at-the-time Joanne Whalley-Kilmer. Watch this video on YouTube

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The New Upscale Coffee Joint on Avenida Juarez

2017-12-01 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, What to Do Leave a comment

I can’t drink coffee after noon. Well, I can, but then I don’t sleep at night. I’ve got blood like

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Paul Foster’s Vision for El Paso

2017-12-01 elrichiboy Economic Development, How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, Slider 3 comments

Here’s Paul Foster presenting his vision for El Paso at the recent TEDx El Paso event. When, do you suppose,

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The Best Flautas in Juarez

2017-11-29 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, What to Do Leave a comment

Or so they say. La Pila #2 is down there in La Chaveña, south of downtown, west of the tracks.

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City of Dust: Clayton, New Mexico

2017-11-29 John Mulhouse City of Dust Leave a comment

When Your Rope’s Too Long Clayton, New Mexico is a little bit out of the way. You’re probably not going

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Cosmonauts at Monarch on Thursday

2017-11-28 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Music, sponsored, What to Do Leave a comment

Here’s a show we can all get behind. The Cosmonauts play jangly, gloopy, alt-rock. Like this: Watch this video on

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Why Everything the Government Does Is Expensive

2017-11-28 elrichiboy City Council, Taxes One comment

Here’s a John Stossel story on a $2 million bathroom in New York City. Watch this video on YouTube Sound

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Nurturing Kudzu

2017-11-28 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, Slider 2 comments

Good news, everyone. From KVIA: Transmountain partners is planning to build a massive new mall and entertainment complex expected to

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Is El Paso City Government a Secret Public/Private Partnership?

2017-11-27 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, Economic Development, Slider, Taxes, The Arena One comment

Nothing else makes sense. The City is pursuing a plan formulated by the Paso del Norte Group, a bunch of

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Sunday Matinee: Murder By Contract

2017-11-26 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment

Here’s a killer low-budget 1958 film noir about a hitman. Check out the cars. Check out the proto-surf tunes. Check

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An Argument for Concealed Carry

2017-11-23 elrichiboy Law Enforcement, National Policy, Video Leave a comment

Here’s a provoking video from those critical thinkers at Cracked.com that punctures some illusions. Watch this video on YouTube Check

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That Smarts

2017-11-22 GC Adams Uncategorized Leave a comment

Hey, it’s me, Rich, from El Chuqueño. I’m afraid you’ve been doing these 60 Hot Seconds wrong. It’s multimedia. You’re

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City of Dust: Riley, New Mexico

2017-11-21 John Mulhouse City of Dust One comment

A Town With Two Names While the Man with No Name might feel right at home in the ghost town

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The $100,000 Paint Job

2017-11-21 elrichiboy City Council, Slider, Taxes Leave a comment

I think I’ve probably mentioned my theory that during the budget process, the City underestimated revenues and overstated costs to

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Did You Know That I Am An Award-Winning Chef?

2017-11-18 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, What to Do One comment

Yup. Lookie here: I won that at the second occasional casserole contest over there in Steglich’s backyard. My winning dish

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Andrew Joseph at TEDx El Paso

2017-11-18 elrichiboy Video Leave a comment

Here’s a video of local cyber-genius Andrew Joseph delivering a presentation at this year’s TEDx. Watch this video on YouTube

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