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  • El Paso Matters to the Rescue

    2026-08-07 Rich Wright

    From ElPasoMatters.org: Between 2015 and 2025, the number of El Pasoans under age 65 grew by fewer than 4,000. The number of those 65 and

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  • The Michigan Earthquake: Did Data Centers Clinch Al-Sayed’s Primary Victory?

    2026-08-05 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Outspent 11 to 1 by incumbent Congresswoman Haley Stevens, Dr. Abdul Al-Sayed’s August 4 win in the Michigan Democratic primary for the

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  • “Your Summer Electric Bill Explained”

    2026-07-31 Vanessa Johnson

    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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  • 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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  • Data centers, school closures and sprawl are a signal that El Paso needs a new civic vision

    2026-07-30 Guest Column

    By Dylan Corbett, Special to El Paso Matters. Our city stands at a turning point. Schools are closing. Young people are leaving. The global economy

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  • “The Arrest That Exposed the CIA’s Most Secret Mission”

    2026-08-08 elrichiboy
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  • “The Last Crooked Mile”

    2026-08-02 elrichiboy
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  • John Prine – “I Remember Everything”

    2026-07-30 elrichiboy
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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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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”

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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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City Elections Candidate Forum

2024-10-01 Rich Wright Elections, City Council, Gassandrgate, Slider 2 comments

El Pasoans will select six City Council Representatives and a Mayor in the General Election taking place on November 5.

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The Storms and Spirits of Mexican September

2024-09-30 Kent Paterson Juarez, History, Mexico, Slider 2 comments

By Kent Paterson In Mexico, September boasts many historic dates with reverberations that continue shaping the nation today. Besides the

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“So Dark the Night”

2024-09-29 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“Coca Cola’s Recycling Scandal”

2024-09-28 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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“Why the rich get richer and the poor get poorer | Us & Them”

2024-09-21 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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