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  • El Paso is Falling

    2026-03-13 Rich Wright

    The trusted institutions we count on are letting us down. The streets are crumbling. The water utility can’t keep the water flowing. Texas Gas Services

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  • The 13th Anniversary of the Killing of Daniel Saenz

    2026-03-08 Rich Wright

    Today is the 13th anniversary of the day that El Paso Police Department Officer Jose Flores shot and killed the handcuffed prisoner Daniel Saenz in

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  • Lucille Ball in “The Dark Corner”

    2026-03-08 elrichiboy
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  • Puerto Vallarta Travel Log, Part Two: Preface and Postscript to “Black Sunday”

    2026-03-07 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson On a recent sunny day, tourists and locals on Puerto Vallarta’s ocean front boardwalk, the Malecon, watched intensely as a Mexican navy

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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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Bernie Sanders on the Military Budget

2024-12-16 elrichiboy Politics, Slider, Welfare for the Rich 2 comments

From TheGuardian.com: Today in the United States, 60% of our people live paycheck to paycheck, 85 million people are uninsured

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“Sun Tzu – The Art of War”

2024-12-14 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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In Unprecedented Event, Juárez’s City Government Honors Dirty War Relatives and Survivors

2024-12-14 Kent Paterson Juarez, Slider One comment

By Kent Paterson Standing at the entrance to Ciudad Juárez’s old city hall, Judith Galarza recalled the days of yore

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Schuster and Stanton: The Consequences of Incompetence

2024-12-09 elrichiboy City Management, Dionne Mack, Slider 4 comments

Have you driven down Schuster lately? From Stanton to Brown Schuster has a new bike lane. The City has eliminated

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“New York Confidential”

2024-12-08 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“Riding the Line”

2024-12-07 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Sniper Drones Coming Soon!

2024-12-05 Rich Wright Slider, World News Leave a comment

Here’s a story from NPR: The quadcopter is what many Palestinians in the Gaza Strip call a small sniper drone

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Local Democrats have lost their way.

2024-12-02 Rich Wright César Blanco, Elections, Politics, Renard Johnson, Slider One comment

Prominent Democrats in El Paso have endorsed Renard Johnson in the race for El Paso mayor. Mr. Johnson is also

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“Portland Exposé”

2024-12-01 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“Smart Insects – The astonishing intelligence of bumblebees, wasps, & co.”

2024-11-30 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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“And Then There Were None”

2024-11-24 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee One comment
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Big Entertainment Projects Are Bad for El Paso

2024-11-22 Rich Wright Economic Development, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Welfare for the Rich 5 comments

They pitch these projects as drivers of economic development, but they stifle the monetization of local culture, and tax (literally)

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The Expected Environmental Catastrophe

2024-11-17 Rich Wright Downtown, International Relations, Juarez, Local Heroes, Mexico, Slider, The Environment 2 comments

Here’s a story (in Spanish) from La Jornada about the impending railroad accident that imperils Cd. Juarez and El Paso:

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“Hostile Border”

2024-11-17 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee One comment

Occasionally I meet someone in downtown Juarez who has been deported from the United States who doesn’t speak Spanish, or

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“AlphaGo – The Movie”

2024-11-16 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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“Short Cut to Hell”

2024-11-10 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“Decadence and Downfall: The World’s Most Expensive Party”

2024-11-09 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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The Mayoral Runoff

2024-11-08 Rich Wright Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Elections, Politics, Renard Johnson, Slider, Taxes 2 comments

The mayoral election is headed to a runoff. Renard Johnson faces Brian Kennedy. Mr. Johnson has offered a laundry list

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BOHICA, EPISD Style

2024-11-07 elrichiboy EPISD, Slider, Taxes Leave a comment

There’s some controversy over there at the El Paso Independent School District. From KVIA.com: EPISD Board President Israel Irrobali is

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Marilyn Monroe “One Silver Dollar”

2024-11-05 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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