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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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Sunday Matinee: The Man From Nowhere

2017-02-19 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Here’s a Korean Movie which is supposedly the basis for John Wick 2. In Korean, with English subtitles. Check it

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The Destruction of Brand El Paso

2017-02-17 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Slider 3 comments

A brand’s greatest asset is its ability to define itself. Of course, brands do that every day. Every time you

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Defending the Donald Trump Handshake

2017-02-17 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, What to Do Leave a comment

The more you know . . . . Check it out.

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Tomorrow is the deadline to register as a candidate.

2017-02-16 elrichiboy City Council, Politics, School Districts Leave a comment

Tomorrow (Friday, February 17) is the last day to register as a candidate in the May election. Half the seats

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City Government at the Zoo

2017-02-16 elrichiboy City Council One comment

I went to the City Council meeting at the zoo this morning. It was a stroke-fest. There was a breakfast

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Meth in Juarez

2017-02-16 elrichiboy Juarez One comment

Here’s a story from the Albuquerque Journal that sheds some light on the recent spate of killings in Ciudad Juarez:

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The Arena: The Word on the Street

2017-02-16 elrichiboy City Council, Downtown, The Arena Leave a comment

The word on the street is that the City is already buying land in Duranguito, and they’re offering “an obscene

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Blue Demon Jr. vs. The Border Patrol

2017-02-15 elrichiboy Art, Media, sports One comment

Here’s a cool video from the New York Times about an event that takes place occasionally in California farming communities.

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City of Dust: Taiban, New Mexico

2017-02-15 John Mulhouse City of Dust 10 comments

Whiskey and the Devil Taiban is known for its old Presbyterian Church, a lonely, gutted house of worship visited by

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Oh, that smell.

2017-02-15 elrichiboy Politics, School Districts One comment

You may have missed this story from the El Paso Times. I was only alerted to it by a comment

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Valentine’s Money-Making Opportunity

2017-02-14 elrichiboy Opportunity! Leave a comment

Before I was an internet publishing magnate I had this money-making idea: I’d go to one of the swank restaurants

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La Fiesta

2017-02-14 elrichiboy Art, How to Live in El Paso, Juarez 6 comments

This week I got to go into La Fiesta. La Fiesta is located at the corner of Mariscal and Segundo

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

2017-02-14 elrichiboy Go Local, How to Live in El Paso Leave a comment

I saw this guy hustling Valentine’s Day cards at Monarch last night. He draws the illustrations and writes the jokes.

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What has the Chamber of Commerce Done for You?

2017-02-13 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Economic Development, Slider 2 comments

In most communities, you would expect the Chamber of Commerce to oppose tax increases on businesses. Welcome to Bizarro-World, where

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David Stout is a Hero.

2017-02-13 elrichiboy Commissioners Court, Politics, The Arena 6 comments

The rest of Commissioners Court, not so much. Today Precinct 2 Commissioner David Stout asked Commissioners Court to consider a

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I Won the Lottery

2017-02-13 elrichiboy Art, Navel Gazing One comment

Here’s a video that should make you enjoy your life. I won the lottery, and so did you.

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Updated: City Council’s ‘Secret’ Meeting

2017-02-13 elrichiboy City Council, Politics, Slider One comment

As Brutus reported on ElPasoSpeak, City Council will have a special meeting this Wednesday February 16 at 8 a.m. [Apparently

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Sunday Matinee: Foolproof

2017-02-12 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Here’s a 2003 heist movie starring Ryan Reynolds and Kristen Booth, whoever they are. 2003 looks so historic these days.

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This post has bad words.

2017-02-10 elrichiboy City Council, Commissioners Court, The Arena 4 comments

If you’re easily offended by bad language, you should go somewhere else. Here’s a lesson for our the County Commissioners

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Letter from Max Grossman

2017-02-09 elrichiboy Commissioners Court, Politics, The Arena 17 comments

Dear Friends, Much to our surprise, Bernie Sargent and I were not reappointed to the El Paso County Historical Commission

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