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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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It’s Good to Get Out

2017-01-30 elrichiboy Media, Slider, The Arena Leave a comment

Last night I had to the opportunity to talk to some people I hadn’t met before. I handed them some

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Sunday Matinee: Another Superb Western

2017-01-29 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee 4 comments

This movie is a parable of our time. Maybe. Check it out.

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La Malinche

2017-01-28 elrichiboy If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it Leave a comment

From Wikipedia: La Malinche (c. 1496 or c. 1501 – c. 1529), known also as Malinalli, Malintzin, or Doña Marina,

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Lucero at Tricky Falls on February 12

2017-01-27 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, shows, What to Do Leave a comment

Of all the things you could possibly do on Sunday, February 12, none will put a strut in your walk

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The Chamber of Commerce and the Arena

2017-01-27 elrichiboy Politics, Slider, The Arena One comment

Isn’t it curious that the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce supports the arena? Wouldn’t you think that the Chamber

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On Donald Trump

2017-01-27 elrichiboy Politics 2 comments

I was going to write about how bitching about Donald Trump was a waste of breath. About how we have

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About Ethics

2017-01-25 elrichiboy City Council, Politics, The Arena 5 comments

The fur is flying in a couple of ethics investigations. Unfortunately it looks like the good guys stepped in poo.

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It’s a Class War

2017-01-24 elrichiboy City Council, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, Politics, Slider, The Arena 5 comments

I hate to say it because it’s so inflammatory. But look at it. Rich people trying to kick poor people

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Throne Together

2017-01-23 GC Adams Slider Leave a comment

We just returned from a trip that was primarily composed of long episodes of driving interrupted by brief encounters with

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The Arena: An El Chuqueño Retrospective

2017-01-23 elrichiboy City Council, Slider, The Arena One comment

Here at El Chuqueño I’ve written a lot about the proposed downtown arena. You might be surprised to find out

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Job Opportunity: EPISD Board of Trustees

2017-01-23 elrichiboy Elections, Politics, Slider Leave a comment

The El Paso Independent School District reports that four board seats are up for election in May. The seats up

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Sunday Matinee: A Superb Shakespearean Western

2017-01-22 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee 2 comments

This movie features betrayal and a man with a code. It’s beautiful, in an ugly way. Somehow they loaded it

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Who doesn’t?

2017-01-21 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Slider One comment

I guess this guy heard there was a march for women and he thought it was an offer.

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Major Controversy at San Jacinto Plaza

2017-01-21 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Slider 2 comments

Can you spot what’s wrong with this picture? Look again. I’ll wait. Lean in. Here, I’ll zoom in: That’s right.

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The $25 Million Question

2017-01-21 elrichiboy City Council, Slider, The Arena One comment

Remember that the people who are advocating building the arena within 1,000 feet of the Convention Center have claimed that

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Who is Lydia Loveless?

2017-01-21 elrichiboy shows, What to Do One comment

Here’s a trailer: You can decide who Lydia Loveless is for yourself. She’s playing at the Perch at Tricky Falls

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City of Dust: Fort Bayard, New Mexico

2017-01-20 John Mulhouse City of Dust 2 comments

[El Chuqueño welcomes contributor John Mulhouse, who writes about ghost towns. This piece originally appeared in the City of Dust

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Our Justice System at Work

2017-01-20 elrichiboy Law Enforcement, Politics 4 comments

Many people have complained that our District Attorney Jaime Esparza has not done enough to weed out public corruption. Well,

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Lunch at the Buen Tiempo

2017-01-19 elrichiboy Cost of Living, How to Live in El Paso, Juarez Leave a comment

A bottle of Indio — 25 pesos A shot of tequila artesanal — 20 pesos A bowl of albondigas soup

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Well, it’s property tax season again.

2017-01-19 elrichiboy City Council, Cost of Living, Taxes Leave a comment

Greetings, fellow citizens. If you own property in El Paso, you better get in line at the plasma donation center

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