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  • “The Merry Gentlemen”

    2026-07-12 elrichiboy
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  • “The Siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC): How Archimedes Stopped Rome”

    2026-07-11 elrichiboy
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  • “Jigsaw”

    2026-07-05 elrichiboy
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  • Pay Raises for Everybody (But Not for You)

    2026-07-02 Rich Wright

    Our elected officials at the City (the Mayor and City Representatives) are getting 15% pay raises this year. The people at the City working for

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  • “Guilty Bystander”

    2026-06-28 elrichiboy
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  • “Easy Riders, Raging Bulls”

    2026-06-27 elrichiboy
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  • F. E. Curry And Fate’s Vagary

    2026-06-25 Bob Chessey

    The 1923 trial of F. E. Curry is a tale of a lawman who, from performing official duties, became labeled a criminal and exemplifies the

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  • Golden Cobwebs from the Vault: El Paso’s Aborted Towers

    2026-06-17 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Up for a little historic sightseeing in West Side El Paso? If you happen to be driving west on North Mesa and

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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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  • The Battle of Socorro (New Mexico) and the Futures of People and Data Centers

    2026-06-04 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Emerging as one of the hottest issues in the U.S. today, hyperscale AI data centers have become a magnet for citizen activism

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  • James Cagney in “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye”

    2026-05-31 elrichiboy
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  • “Impossible Places: World’s Most Extreme Corners on Earth”

    2026-05-30 elrichiboy
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Border Theater

2025-02-10 Rich Wright Juarez, International Relations, Mexico, Slider One comment

Yesterday the Mexican Army posted up on Avenida Juarez. What were they looking for? Fentanyl? Venezuelans? The approval of the

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“Forbidden”

2025-02-09 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Tariffs, the Superbowl and Ecocide

2025-02-07 Kent Paterson The Environment, Mexico, Slider 4 comments

By Kent Paterson President Donald Trump’s decision to delay for 30 days the implementation of tariffs on Mexican products averted

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Otero County Deputy Charged With Murder

2025-02-04 Rich Wright Law Enforcement, El Paso Police Department, Slider Leave a comment

Here’s a horrific story about a trigger happy deputy unloading a whole clip into a teenager who dropped an airsoft

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“Alimony”

2025-02-02 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“The Atlantis Puzzle”

2025-02-01 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Shenanigans in Canuto?

2025-01-27 elrichiboy Canutillo ISD, Slider Leave a comment

Here are the contents of an email I received on January 15: Respected Media Members, Below is a timeline recently

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Is the Deck Park Dead, or Just Resting?

2025-01-27 Rich Wright Deck Park 4 comments

From Diego Mendoza-Moyers at ElPasoMatters.com: The effort to build a deck park suspended over Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso

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“The Big Combo”

2025-01-26 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“The Seven Five”

2025-01-25 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Know Your Rights

2025-01-24 Xavier Miranda Law Enforcement, Immigration, Slider 3 comments

by Xavier Miranda (Sigue en español)   In light of Trump’s mass deportations, it is important to educate ourselves and our

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We’re No. 1!

2025-01-23 Rich Wright Economic Development, ballpark, Brand El Paso, Joyce Wilson, Slider, Welfare for the Rich 2 comments

From El Paso’s English language almost daily: While El Paso has lots to be proud of — endless hiking in

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“City Heat”

2025-01-19 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“The Phenomenon”

2025-01-18 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Retrovision: The Real Costs of the QoL Projects

2025-01-17 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, City Management, Opportunity Costs, Retrovision, Slider One comment

This article originally appeared on 12 April 2017. Sure, half a billion dollars is a lot of money. Especially for

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Saucedo’s Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Children’s Hospital Dismissed

2025-01-13 Rich Wright El Paso Children's Hospital, Slider One comment

From this week’s El Paso Inc.*: A district judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed against El Paso Children’s

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“The Inner Circle”

2025-01-12 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“Mesopotamia – The Sumerians”

2025-01-11 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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The Looming Immigration Policy

2025-01-10 Xavier Miranda Immigration, Opinion, Politics, Slider One comment

by Xavier Miranda As we approach a second Trump presidential term, it is vital we educate ourselves on looming immigration

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The Most Bilingual City in America

2025-01-06 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Slider 2 comments

According to this story on Preply.com, El Paso is the most bilingual city in America: The ability to speak more

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