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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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  • “Nightfall”

    2026-01-25 elrichiboy
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  • Ricardo Pepi to Fullham?

    2026-01-25 Rich Wright

    ESPN reports that English Premier League’s Fullham F.C. have reportedly offered Dutch futbol team PSV $38 million for the contract of El Paso/San Elizario native

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Movin’ On Up

2024-08-28 elrichiboy Borderplex Alliance, News 3 comments

Rolando Pablos, the former CEO of the Borderplex Alliance, and former Texas Secretary of State, and maybe he had some

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“The City of El Paso’s Inflection Point and Public Safety Dilemma”

2024-08-28 Rich Wright El Paso Fire Department, El Paso Police Department, Slider Leave a comment

If you listen to all the politicians running for office, Public Safety is one of the top concerns for all

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Who Does Our State Delegation Represent?

2024-08-27 Rich Wright César Blanco, Claudia Ordaz, Deck Park, El Paso Delegation, Joe Moody, Lina Ortega, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider, TxDOT, Widening I-10 2 comments

Normally if voters wanted to derail TxDOT’s plans to widen the freeway through downtown El Paso, they could complain to

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Humphrey Bogart in “Sirocco”

2024-08-25 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“The Man Who Lost Over a Billion Dollars”

2024-08-24 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary, Uncategorized Leave a comment
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“La Señora” by Mariel la abogada featuring Emma Coronel

2024-08-23 elrichiboy Mexico, Music Leave a comment

InsightCrime.com reports that Mariel “la abogada” Colon was a lawyer for both Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera and his wife

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Food & Wine & Hatch Chiles

2024-08-23 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso Leave a comment

Well, it’s chile season. So FoodandWine.com has an article. Perhaps you’re wondering what all the fuss is about. They’re just

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Where Do Politicians Go After They Term Out?

2024-08-23 Rich Wright Elections, Gassandrgate, Politics, Slider 5 comments

Five days ago Isabel Salcido filed to run for Mayor. Twelve days ago I received a text message poll about

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Joyce Wilson Speaks (Again)

2024-08-22 Rich Wright Elections, Joyce Wilson, Politics, Slider One comment

Former City Manager Joyce Wilson is the gift that won’t stop giving. She wrote another letter to the El Paso

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Retrovision: “I Could Tolerate the Deck Park, Maybe”

2024-08-22 Rich Wright ballpark, Deck Park, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider, TxDOT One comment

This post originally appeared on 2021-11-23. I could tolerate the deck park, maybe, if the plans didn’t include widening the

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The Deck Park

2024-08-20 Rich Wright Deck Park, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider One comment

Anyone who has been outside in the last four months should question the motives and judgment of the deck park

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U.S. Census Bureau: El Paso

2024-08-19 Rich Wright Economic Development, population, Slider Leave a comment

Here’s a new page from the U.S. Census Bureau with the latest local info for data nerds. Highlights include Percentage

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“Raw Deal”

2024-08-18 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“Investigating the Meth Superhighway”

2024-08-17 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Low Rent Mayhem in Cruces

2024-08-11 elrichiboy Crime, Las Cruces, New Mexico, News One comment

Look at this crazy story from Las Cruces, via CBS4Local.com: A Santa Fe, N.M., murder suspect was arrested Saturday evening

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James Mason in “Odd Man Out”

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“Black Money: Inside the Shadowy World of International Bribery”

2024-08-10 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Elvis Costello, John Prine, Ray La Montagne, and Lyle Lovett – “Loretta”

2024-08-09 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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Retrovision: “El Paso’s Highway Boondoggle”

2024-08-06 Rich Wright Deck Park, Slider, TxDOT, Widening I-10 One comment

This post originally appeared on 2023-11-19. An alert reader hipped me to the Public Interest Research Group’s Fall 2023 publication

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Tony Curtis and Gilbert Roland in “The Midnight Story”

2024-08-04 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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