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  • NY Times — “41 of the Greatest Mexican Restaurant Across the United States”

    2026-08-15 Rich Wright

    Some yankees from the New York Times compiled a list of “41 of the Greatest Mexican Restaurants Across the United States.” According to this post

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  • “The Real History of Africa They Never Taught You | Africa’s Great Civilizations”

    2026-08-15 elrichiboy
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  • La Cucaracha

    2026-08-14 Howard Campbell

    by Howard Campbell After walking across the heavily fortified Paso del Norte bridge and ducking through Mexican customs, you arrive at the foot of Juárez

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  • Drones for Them, But Not for Us?

    2026-08-12 Tim Holt

    By Tim Holt The ACLU released a report in March called Drones For Them But Not For Us? Most people will probably see that title

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  • Citlali Delgado, Artist

    2026-08-11 Rich Wright

    Every artist needs a body of work. One painting, or one song, or one role, on stage or the big screen, won’t lead to fame

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  • “Your Summer Electric Bill Explained”

    2026-07-31 Vanessa Johnson

    Shouts and Murmurs On July 30, El Paso Electric sent out an email to its customers, with the subject line “Your Summer Electric Bill Explained.”

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  • You Can Pay When You’re Dead

    2026-06-08 Rich Wright

    Since 1979, the State of Texas has had a program that saves older homeowners from getting their houses seized because of past due property taxes.

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  • Our Surveillance State

    2026-05-05 Rich Wright

    From APNews.com: Once limited to policing the nation’s boundaries, the Border Patrol has built a surveillance system stretching into the country’s interior that can monitor

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  • “The Arrest That Exposed the CIA’s Most Secret Mission”

    2026-08-08 elrichiboy
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  • El Paso Matters to the Rescue

    2026-08-07 Rich Wright

    From ElPasoMatters.org: Between 2015 and 2025, the number of El Pasoans under age 65 grew by fewer than 4,000. The number of those 65 and

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  • The Michigan Earthquake: Did Data Centers Clinch Al-Sayed’s Primary Victory?

    2026-08-05 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Outspent 11 to 1 by incumbent Congresswoman Haley Stevens, Dr. Abdul Al-Sayed’s August 4 win in the Michigan Democratic primary for the

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  • “The Last Crooked Mile”

    2026-08-02 elrichiboy
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  • John Prine – “I Remember Everything”

    2026-07-30 elrichiboy
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  • Another Actor Suddenly Exits the Doña Ana County Political Stage

    2026-07-23 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Government in Doña Ana County is in turmoil. The shakeups continued this week as the Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners terminated

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Tonight! Bravos versus Chivas!

2017-08-09 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, What to Do Leave a comment

Tonight over there at the stadium in Juarez, our hometown Juarez Bravos are taking on the Guadalajara Chivas as part

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City Council is Helpless

2017-08-09 elrichiboy City Council, Politics, Slider, Taxes 7 comments

In this week’s El Paso Inc., Mayor Dee Margo explains why the property tax increase isn’t his fault. Dee Margo

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This Land Is Your Land . . . No, Not Yours

2017-08-09 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Slider One comment

Here’s a comment I received last night, in its entirety. I tried busking in downtown El Paso today for the

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Thanks But No Thanks

2017-08-08 elrichiboy City Council Leave a comment

Tonight I sent an email to my City Representative. Another reader complained that the security guards at San Jacinto Plaza

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Movie Night: Virtuosity

2017-08-08 elrichiboy Movie Night Leave a comment

There are more movies available than I can show one day a week. So I’m expanding my movie offerings. Welcome

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Music Video: Frontera Bugalú

2017-08-08 elrichiboy Music, Video Leave a comment

Here’s a new (?) video I just found on El Feis. Everybody’s favorite ex-El Paso band, Frontera Bugalú. It’s righteous.

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You Got My Vote

2017-08-07 GC Adams Uncategorized One comment

Watch this video on YouTube I walked into the house this week and thought I had passed through a portal

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Music Video: Amalia Mondragon at Dave’s Pawn Shop

2017-08-07 elrichiboy Music, Slider, Video One comment

Here’s a video by local talent Amalia Mondragon. Watch this video on YouTube Amalia describes herself as a chuqueña, from

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The Local Economy is Booming. For Contractors.

2017-08-07 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, Opportunity Costs, Quality of Life Projects One comment

Good news, sports fans. The El Paso economy is growing, according to this story in the El Paso Inc. “As

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Sunday Matinee: The Vikings

2017-08-06 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment

Here’s the 1958 classic The Vikings, starring Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, and Janet Leigh. Watch this video on

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City of Dust: Vaughn, New Mexico

2017-08-04 John Mulhouse City of Dust 20 comments

Cross Road Blues Back around 2013, Vaughn, New Mexico was probably best known for its police force, which consisted of

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Lucha Libre in Cd. Juarez on Sunday

2017-08-04 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, Mexico One comment

Here’s something for y’all jaded by the usual fare. This Sunday, August 8, there’s a big lucha libre match in

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Friday Short: The Fisherman

2017-08-04 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment

Here’s an award-winning, multi-cultural, intergalactic, sci-fi short. Watch this video on YouTube Twenty minutes, with a couple of commercial breaks.

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Tarahumara Drug Runners

2017-08-04 elrichiboy Juarez, Law Enforcement, Mexico, Slider 4 comments

This is a great story about an international humanitarian tragedy, out of Texas Monthly. Mexican cartels, meanwhile, recognized an opportunity

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How Bad Are Things, Really?

2017-08-04 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, Cost of Living, Economic Development, Politics, Slider, Taxes, The Arena Leave a comment

We’re got a mayor who gets elected by promising to “hold the line on taxes,” and his first month in

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We Should Have Elected This Guy

2017-08-03 elrichiboy Politics, Slider, Taxes 4 comments

From an El Paso Inc. interview: Q: People say El Paso’s taxes are among the highest in the nation, though

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Support the Voice of Reason

2017-08-02 elrichiboy Slider, Support El Chuqueño 7 comments

El Chuqueño has been agitating for sensible government since 2012. We’ve gone through a lot of changes since then, and

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El Paso Theme Song?

2017-08-02 elrichiboy Music, Video Leave a comment

I love El Paso. I never thought we had to throw billions of dollars at it to make El Paso

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Another Shoe Drops

2017-08-02 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, Commissioners Court, Cost of Living, Economic Development, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, It's All Good, Politics, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes, The Arena Leave a comment

Well, there it is. From the El Paso Times: El Paso County commissioners are looking at a preliminary general fund

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Bohemia IPA

2017-08-01 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez 2 comments

Here’s something important. Bohemia has an IPA, and you can get it in Juarez. If you don’t like IPAs, you

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  • John G. Dungan on Citlali Delgado, Artist
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  • John G. Dungan on Data centers, school closures and sprawl are a signal that El Paso needs a new civic vision
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  • NY Times — “41 of the Greatest Mexican Restaurant Across the United States”
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  • La Cucaracha
  • Drones for Them, But Not for Us?
  • Citlali Delgado, Artist

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