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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 Bullfights Are Back!

2024-10-17 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, Slider One comment

I’ve been remiss. For a long little while, the Alberto Balderas Bullring in downtown Juarez had a banner hanging on

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New Mexico Chile: Notes on a Conquered and Downsized Empire

2024-10-14 Kent Paterson Culture, New Mexico, Slider One comment

By Kent Paterson In the farmlands that sketch green the Mesilla Valley between Las Cruces and El Paso, the writer

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“Key Witness”

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“13 West Street”

2024-10-06 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“Camp Hollywood: Wannabe Stars in a No-Star Hotel”

2024-10-05 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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It’s Better to Hire a Legislator Than a Lobbyist

2024-10-02 Rich Wright Deck Park, El Paso Delegation, Ethics, Joe Moody, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider, TxDOT, Widening I-10 2 comments

For the person doing the hiring. Not for the legislator’s constituents. District 78 State Representative Joe Moody’s day job is

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City Elections Candidate Forum

2024-10-01 Rich Wright City Council, Elections, Gassandrgate, Slider 2 comments

El Pasoans will select six City Council Representatives and a Mayor in the General Election taking place on November 5.

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The Storms and Spirits of Mexican September

2024-09-30 Kent Paterson History, Juarez, Mexico, Slider 2 comments

By Kent Paterson In Mexico, September boasts many historic dates with reverberations that continue shaping the nation today. Besides the

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“So Dark the Night”

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“Coca Cola’s Recycling Scandal”

2024-09-28 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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“Why the rich get richer and the poor get poorer | Us & Them”

2024-09-21 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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“He sued [El Paso] police for an illegal arrest – then they came after him”

2024-09-18 elrichiboy City Management, Dionne Mack, El Paso Police Department, Law Enforcement, Slider Leave a comment
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Marlene Dietrich and John Wayne in “Café of the Seven Sinners”

2024-09-15 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Gentrification and Income Inequality in Oaxaca

2024-09-12 elrichiboy Economic Development, Slider 2 comments

The benefits of “economic development” are unequally distributed. Sound familiar? Here’s a story bout that theme, and censorship, and tourism

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Green Screen B-Roll El Paso

2024-09-11 elrichiboy Movie Night 2 comments

El Paso is prominently featured in this 2022 movie starring Liam Neeson.

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“Moontide”

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“The Viking Invasions of Ireland, 795-1014: The Complete History”

2024-09-07 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Anti Onward Alameda Press Conference

2024-09-04 elrichiboy City Management, Culture, Welfare for the Rich Leave a comment

On July 15,2022, I wrote about the Onward Alamedo project here. “The city has another project on the burner called

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“Papa Was A Rolling Stone”

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“The Dark Past”

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