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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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  • “Blackout”

    2026-05-24 elrichiboy
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  • “Sevres & Sykes–Picot: How the Middle East Was Divided”

    2026-05-23 elrichiboy
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“Hostile Border”

2024-11-17 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee One comment

Occasionally I meet someone in downtown Juarez who has been deported from the United States who doesn’t speak Spanish, or

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“AlphaGo – The Movie”

2024-11-16 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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“Short Cut to Hell”

2024-11-10 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“Decadence and Downfall: The World’s Most Expensive Party”

2024-11-09 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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The Mayoral Runoff

2024-11-08 Rich Wright Renard Johnson, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Elections, Politics, Slider, Taxes 2 comments

The mayoral election is headed to a runoff. Renard Johnson faces Brian Kennedy. Mr. Johnson has offered a laundry list

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BOHICA, EPISD Style

2024-11-07 elrichiboy EPISD, Slider, Taxes Leave a comment

There’s some controversy over there at the El Paso Independent School District. From KVIA.com: EPISD Board President Israel Irrobali is

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Marilyn Monroe “One Silver Dollar”

2024-11-05 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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Quincy Jones – “Soul Bossa Nova”

2024-11-04 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment

With choreography by Bob Fosse.

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El Paso Community Gets a Boost for Environmental Health and Justice

2024-11-03 Kent Paterson Public Health, Slider, The Environment 3 comments

By Kent PatersonPhotos by Kent Paterson For years, residents of El Paso’s south-central Chamizal area have waged battles against pollution

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“Chicago Confidential”

2024-11-03 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“Surviving in India’s Manufacturing Slums”

2024-11-03 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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“THE DANGERS OF BIG MONEY IN EL PASO ELECTIONS: Is the Mayor’s  office for sale?”

2024-11-02 Rich Wright Politics, Renard Johnson, Slider, Welfare for the Rich 4 comments

Here’s a Press Release from the Community First Coalition, announcing a Press Conference Monday, November 4, at 11 am outside,

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Big Bullfight in Juarez this Sunday

2024-10-31 Rich Wright Juarez, Culture, How to Live in El Paso, Slider Leave a comment

This weekend, Juarez will host one of its rarest events in recent history: a Sunday bullfight. Sundays used to be

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Cast Your Vote in a Different but Crucial “Election”

2024-10-21 Kent Paterson Bridge of the Americas, Slider, The Environment, Veronica Escobar 5 comments

By Kent Paterson Everyone’s eyes are on November 5. Still, democracy is far more than just casting votes for the

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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 New Mexico, Culture, 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”

2024-10-13 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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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 Ethics, Deck Park, El Paso Delegation, 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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