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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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  • “How We Make Hope Normal Again”

    2026-01-26 elrichiboy

    This is a Green Party ad from England and Wales.

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The Bad Batch at Alamo Drafthouse Today

2017-06-17 elrichiboy What to Do Leave a comment

Here’s the trailer for a new movie from Ana Lily Amirpour. It looks pretty trippy. It opens tomorrow in a

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Retrovision: What the Ballpark Means

2017-06-16 elrichiboy ballpark, Brand El Paso, sports Leave a comment

[This post originally appeared on November 27, 2013. I’m re-posting it because it echoes the article from earlier today.] The

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And the Winner Is . . .

2017-06-16 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, What to Do Leave a comment

Hope & Anchor, of course. Best Bar. Best Happy Hour. Best Outdoor Patio. Best Bar for Day Drinking. All of

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Mezcal, the Next Big Thing

2017-06-16 elrichiboy World News One comment

French liquor giant Pernod Ricard is buying an interest in a mezcal importer, according to this story in Forbes. In

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“Affordable Family Entertainment”

2017-06-16 elrichiboy Cost of Living, Taxes, The Arena One comment

Remember when those nice people were pitching the ballpark as “affordable family entertainment”? Here’s Josh Hunt in an El Paso

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Cafe Tacvba at JRZ Music Fest

2017-06-15 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, shows, What to Do Leave a comment

Tomorrow at the JRZ Music Fest the headliner is Cafe Tacvba. Cafe Tacvba had a slew of hits back in

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Mo’ Money

2017-06-15 elrichiboy City Council, Cost of Living, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes Leave a comment

Did you see this story on KVIA about Cohen Stadium? A windstorm damaged the shade canopy structure [at Cohen Stadium]

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Elroop

2017-06-15 elrichiboy Art, Navel Gazing One comment

I’m thinking about marketing myself as a lifestyle brand. You know. Like Gwyneth Paltrow. From the New York Post: Gwyneth

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Happy Birthday, Monarch

2017-06-14 elrichiboy Go Local, How to Live in El Paso, What to Do Leave a comment

Monarch turns four today. I remember when she was in pigtails and braces, with skinned knees from learning to ride

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Now That the Horse Has Left the Barn . . .

2017-06-14 elrichiboy Economic Development, Slider, The Arena 3 comments

Too late for some stadiums . . . From ESPN.com: A group of politicians who are tired of taxpayer money

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JRZ Music Fest Schedule

2017-06-13 elrichiboy Juarez, shows, What to Do Leave a comment

This weekend is the JRZ Music Fest in Juarez. On Friday the headliners are Cafe Tacvba. On Saturday it’s Los

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Good News and Bad News

2017-06-13 elrichiboy Trolley 2 comments

The good news is that Stanton Street is open for two-way traffic north of Schuster. The bad news is that

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Why didn’t they call it an arena?

2017-06-13 elrichiboy City Council, Politics, Quality of Life Projects, The Arena 3 comments

I know you’ve been wondering the same thing. If they wanted to build an arena downtown, why didn’t they call

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What 8.57% Means

2017-06-12 elrichiboy City Council, Politics, Slider 14 comments

Politics in El Paso is in a sorry state. There are 364,537 registered voters in El Paso. Only 31,255 of

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Sunday Matinee: Ferrum

2017-06-11 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment

Sorry I’m late. I got caught in internet traffic. Ferrum is some kind of existential Russian gangster art flick. I

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City of Dust: Cuervo, New Mexico

2017-06-09 John Mulhouse City of Dust One comment

Where Crows Flew When it comes to ghost towns, it doesn’t get much better than Cuervo, New Mexico. Its condition

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Mexico Only Has Two Problems . . .

2017-06-08 elrichiboy Mexico, Video Leave a comment

You, and everyone else. Here’s a video that takes a stab at Mexico’s chronic problems. Check it out.

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Visit Juarez Like a Tourist

2017-06-08 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, What to Do 6 comments

Do you go to Juarez? If you do, you likely only go to the bars and restaurants. And who can

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In the News, Sorta

2017-06-07 elrichiboy Art, Brand El Paso Leave a comment

Gabriel Solis writes about how At the Drive In changed his life. At Vice.com: “No guey, you don’t get it!”

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Shrub by Valentin Sandoval

2017-06-07 elrichiboy Art, Go Local, Video Leave a comment

Valentin Sandoval is a videographer and the author of South Sun Rising, a critically acclaimed bilingual prose poem about his

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