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  • “Your Summer Electric Bill Explained”

    2026-07-31 anonymous

    Shouts and Murmurs On July 30, El Paso Electric sent out an email to its customers, with the subject line “Your Summer Electric Bill Explained.”

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  • John Prine – “I Remember Everything”

    2026-07-30 elrichiboy
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  • Another Actor Suddenly Exits the Doña Ana County Political Stage

    2026-07-23 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Government in Doña Ana County is in turmoil. The shakeups continued this week as the Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners terminated

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  • How Government Works

    2026-07-22 Rich Wright

    Some people are talking a lot about the evils of socialism these days. None of the other isms are pure gold, either. Capitalism. Populism. Communism.

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  • “The Great Depression – America’s Biggest Economic Crisis”

    2026-07-18 elrichiboy
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  • “The Merry Gentlemen”

    2026-07-12 elrichiboy
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  • “The Siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC): How Archimedes Stopped Rome”

    2026-07-11 elrichiboy
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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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Consultation With a Doctor: $3.35

2016-09-05 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso 3 comments

What could be more fun than talking about health care? Our deductible is so high that I don’t even know

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Sunday Matinee: Get the Gringo

2016-09-04 elrichiboy Uncategorized One comment

For you viewing pleasure, Get the Gringo, starring Mel Gibson, in a Mexican prison. This is the best movie you’re

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Credit Where Credit is Due

2016-09-04 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Downtown, Media One comment

We built this city on rock and roll.

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We’re on the wrong side of the future.

2016-09-02 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Economic Development 6 comments

The biggest major at UTEP is Criminal Justice. Because law enforcement and corrections are the biggest employers in El Paso.

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Here’s Something You Weren’t Expecting

2016-09-01 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development 2 comments

City Council should get a raise. I know that they’re pretty worthless and they haven’t been doing us any favors.

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Can you get a cheaper EpiPen in Juarez?

2016-08-31 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez 2 comments

I was going to tell you how you could get an EpiPen in Jaurez. You know, like in Canada: The

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What were you thinking?

2016-08-31 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Downtown, Economic Development, Taxes 2 comments

All those QoL projects are stupid. I think that none of them will significantly improve anyone’s real Quality of Life,

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Now It’s Just a Matter of Time

2016-08-30 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Downtown, Economic Development, Taxes 3 comments

Well, we’ve got bars and hotels. Triple A ball. A nice park in the middle of downtown. Pokemon Go. Big

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Velando Juan Gabriel

2016-08-29 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez Leave a comment

Juan Gabriel, I think, shaped the way gays in Juarez think about themselves. On Avenida Juarez, Juanga stares down from

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Sunday Matinee

2016-08-28 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso Leave a comment

Here’s the 2010 grind classic, Machete, on YouTube. And remember, Machete don’t text.

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A Rare Word from the El Paso Times

2016-08-28 elrichiboy Media, Taxes, Uncategorized Leave a comment

This was on their website today: The problem is that people tend to gauge their ability to afford purchases based

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Black Joe Lewis and the Honey Bears at Tricky Falls TONIGHT!!!

2016-08-26 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso Leave a comment

This is the last time I’m going to tell you. Black Joe Lewis and the Honey Bears are playing at

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Live Large at Proper

2016-08-26 elrichiboy Go Local, How to Live in El Paso Leave a comment

In El Paso, we all know someone who prints t-shirts. Your brother. Your cousin. Your girlfriend’s boyfriend. That kid in

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Fixed Idea at the Lowbrow Palace

2016-08-25 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso Leave a comment

Are you trapped in a loveless engagement? Do you want to break up with your significant other, but don’t know

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“You messed up. You trusted us.”

2016-08-25 elrichiboy Media, Slider, Taxes Leave a comment

The media is asking us to remember that our taxes are going up because we approved all those tax intensive

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Black Joe Lewis at Tricky Falls on Friday

2016-08-24 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso Leave a comment

Black Joe Lewis is bringing his party to Tricky Falls Friday, and he wants you to come.

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Property Taxes are Like Global Warming

2016-08-24 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Commissioners Court, Economic Development, Politics, School Districts, Taxes Leave a comment

Our local media like to tell you how much a property tax increase is going to cost you. But your

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Viva Juarez, Cabrones. A Downtown Restaurant Guide.

2016-08-24 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez 2 comments

One of the best things about El Paso is Juarez. It’s more than a different city, or a different country.

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Blank Range with Black Joe Lewis at Tricky Falls

2016-08-23 elrichiboy Downtown, How to Live in El Paso Leave a comment

Blank Range opens for Black Joe Lewis and the Honey Bears on Friday, August 26, at Tricky Falls. Tickets are

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La Vero Speaks Out

2016-08-23 elrichiboy Commissioners Court 2 comments

County Judge Veronica Escobar addressed the salary increase issue with this letter posted via the Constant Contact website. In it

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