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    2023-06-02 Rich Wright

    If you look at the Census Bureau estimates for El Paso’s population, the inflection point was 2012. It didn’t turn negative till 2017, but in

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  • The City’s U-Matter Program

    2023-06-02 Rich Wright

    by Rich Wright You Are Not the You in U-Matter KVIA continues its block busting reporting with more information of the use of city credit

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  • The Poor Quality of Local Media

    2023-06-02 Rich Wright

    by Rich Wright Did you see this report from KVIA? Former District 6 City of El Paso Representative Claudia Rodriguez spent more than $7,500 in

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  • CITY POPULATION DECLINES ANOTHER 1,000 INHABITANTS SINCE LAST YEAR

    2023-05-30 Max Grossman

    by Max Grossman The American Community Survey (ACS) of the Census Bureau has revealed that as of July 2022, the population of the City of

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  • CITY AUDITOR PRESSURED TO ALTER HIS REPORT ON CITY GAS CARDS!

    2023-05-27 Max Grossman

    by Max Grossman In its reporting on the City gas card scandal, KVIA has reminded our community why it is has the highest-rated local television

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  • Max Grossman: “VIDEO SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE OF CITY GAS CARD USAGE SOON TO BE RELEASED”

    2023-05-25 Max Grossman

    by Max Grossman As we learned from Edmundo Calderon, Chief Internal Auditor of the City Rep. Cassandra Hernandez and former City Rep. Claudia Lizette Rodriguez

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  • Adam Smith on Politics in El Paso

    2023-05-24 elrichiboy

    by Rich Wright From The Wealth of Nations: “To hurt in any degree the interest of any one order of citizens, for no other purpose

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  • What do you get the man who has everything?

    2023-05-22 Rich Wright

    by Rich Wright How about a man made river? According to this story from the daily rag, El Paso Water is spending $15 million to

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  • CONSTRUCTION BEGINS IN TIRZ 13, THE LARGEST CORPORATE HANDOUT IN EL PASO HISTORY

    2023-05-19 Max Grossman

    by Max Grossman Vic Kolenc of the El Paso Times and the Staff of the El Paso Inc have both published reports announcing that Paul Foster

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  • DRAINING THE SWAMP: FOAC COMMITTEE TO AUDIT CITY 380 AGREEMENTS AND NO-BID CONTRACTS

    2023-05-17 Max Grossman

    by Max Grossman According to the Texas Comptroller, “Chapter 380 of the Local Government Code authorizes municipalities to offer incentives designed to promote economic development

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  • “SALTY” NELL

    2023-05-16 Bob Chessey

    by Bob Chessey El Paso’s First Career Customs Inspectress When crossing an international bridge from Juarez to enter El Paso, we take for granted that

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  • Our Taxing Politicians

    2023-05-15 Rich Wright

    You read here that email that Max Grossman sent out, decrying the proposed $10 increase for cars registered El Paso County. That money would go

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UMC and Forcible Penetration

2013-12-19 elrichiboy Uncategorized 2 comments

By now you’ve read this story about the New Mexico woman who was probed and x-rayed after a drug dog

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Putin Envies Obama

2013-12-19 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Vladimir Putin gave his annual press conference yesterday. Among all the answers about Russian civil rights was this quote: “I

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The Saudis, George W. Bush, and 9/11

2013-12-18 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Relatives of the victims of 9/11 are clamoring for 28 censored pages of the official report which allegedly link the

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The 10 Most Corrupt in Mexico, According to Forbes

2013-12-18 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

According to this article in Forbes Magazine, the ten most corrupt people in Mexico includes four former state governors who

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You could be next: Non-violent Protesters Charged Under Anti-Terrorism Law

2013-12-17 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

According to this story on FireDogLake.com, two non-violent protesters of the Keystone XL Pipeline were arrested under an anti-terrorism law

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The Medical Examiner Called it Homicide

2013-12-17 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Here’s Part 2 of the Arizona Republic’s reporting on the public impunity of Border Protection Agents. It covers the killing

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Why Weren’t the Bankers Held Accountable?

2013-12-17 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Here’s a story by a United States District Judge postulating on why no bank executives were tried for what appears

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Nothing is Beyond the Reach of Our Government Snoops

2013-12-16 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

. . . and they brag about it. (read the whole story at the Vigilant Citizen.)

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That Must Be Rough, Dear

2013-12-15 elrichiboy Uncategorized One comment
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JFK’s Revolution

2013-12-15 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Border Patrol Lacks Accountability

2013-12-15 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Here’s a report for the Arizona Republic detailing the investigation and disciplinary policies of the Border Patrol in cases where

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Apocalypse, New Jersey

2013-12-13 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

There’s a piece in the new Rolling Stone by Matt Taibbi, about the Iraquization of Camden, New Jersey. “They let

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Zimmerman’s Chick Prefers the Attention

2013-12-11 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

According to this story from the Associated Press, George Zimmerman won’t face charges for domestic violence after his girlfriend decided

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Two Americas by David Simon, the Creator of the Wire

2013-12-11 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Via Facebook and Dangerous Minds and the Guardian: That may be the ultimate tragedy of capitalism in our time, that

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A Strategic Plan for Downtown Development

2013-12-11 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Downtown, Economic Development 2 comments

Here’s how you hyper-vitalize downtown El Paso, and develop its reputation as the coolest city in the Southwest: Buy the

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The World is a Hologram

2013-12-11 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

This article on Nature.com claims that scientists are closer to proving that the world as we know it is a

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25 Foot Shoulders

2013-12-09 elrichiboy Uncategorized One comment

I told her there was only one standard for evaluating our relationship. The swamp coolers don’t work when it’s a

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Microsoft: U.S. Gov’t = Hackers

2013-12-09 elrichiboy Uncategorized One comment

Here’s a piece in which computer giant Microsoft likens the United States government to accomplished, dedicated hackers. The problem with

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers

2013-12-09 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Here’s an interesting story about a parasitical fungus that takes control of ants and persuades them to self-destruct. Kind of

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Ahead of the curve

2013-12-06 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

It was less than three weeks ago that El Chuqueño advocated a basic minimum income for all Americans, and now

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