El Chuqueño

“Surprise Witness”

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“Four Dead in Five Seconds”

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The 1915 Collision of the Iron Cure and the Harrison Narcotic Act in El Paso

2026-04-23 Bob Chessey

Kicking an opiate habit is a bitch. Before the advent of modern medical and pharmaceutical interventions, counseling, and peer support groups, the nationwide de facto

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Is El Paso the Second Best City to Live In?

2026-04-22 Rich Wright

You probably heard lately that El Paso is the second best big city in the U.S. in which to live. It was on the news.

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We’re Still Bombing New Mexico: Nuclear Cycle Victims on the Long Road to Justice

2026-04-21 Kent Paterson

Downwinder leader Tina Cordova speaks at the Valle de Oro Community Earth Day event. Seated to Cordova’s immediate left is Loretta Anderson and next to

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Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas in “I Walk Alone”

2026-04-19 elrichiboy

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“How Ciudad Juárez Spiralled Into Cartel Madness”

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“Now We Know Their Names”

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Water Wrangling, Data Center Dealmaking and Deep Distrust in Sunland Park and Beyond

2026-04-16 Kent Paterson

By Kent Paterson After a lapse of nearly one year-and-a-half, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) conducted a community meeting the evening of April 7

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Paul and Julie Ten Years After

2026-04-13 Rich Wright

On or about 05 October 2016, I took Paul and Julie to Juarez. Paul and Julie were ballroom dancers. Like The Sound of Music. Okay

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“The Gary Webb Story: CIA, Cocaine, and a Media Assassination”

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(Some of) The Straight Skinny on Torre Centinela

2026-04-09 Rich Wright

If you are interested in the Torre Centinela that is almost fully operational in downtown Ciudad Juárez, then you should read this story from RestOfWorld.org.

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U.S. Census Bureau: El Paso

2024-08-19 Rich Wright Economic Development, population, Slider Leave a comment

Here’s a new page from the U.S. Census Bureau with the latest local info for data nerds. Highlights include Percentage

“Raw Deal”

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“Investigating the Meth Superhighway”

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Low Rent Mayhem in Cruces

2024-08-11 elrichiboy Crime, Las Cruces, New Mexico, News One comment

Look at this crazy story from Las Cruces, via CBS4Local.com: A Santa Fe, N.M., murder suspect was arrested Saturday evening

James Mason in “Odd Man Out”

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“Black Money: Inside the Shadowy World of International Bribery”

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Elvis Costello, John Prine, Ray La Montagne, and Lyle Lovett – “Loretta”

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Retrovision: “El Paso’s Highway Boondoggle”

2024-08-06 Rich Wright Deck Park, Slider, TxDOT, Widening I-10 One comment

This post originally appeared on 2023-11-19. An alert reader hipped me to the Public Interest Research Group’s Fall 2023 publication

Tony Curtis and Gilbert Roland in “The Midnight Story”

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“The Deadliest City in Mexico | Tijuana: 7 Murders a Day”

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Induced Demand

2024-07-31 Rich Wright Slider, TxDOT 2 comments

From Vox.com: From Massachusetts to California, transportation departments are pursuing controversial plans to widen highways, expansions that are sure to

Veronica Escobar’s Bacon

2024-07-30 Rich Wright Politics, Slider, Veronica Escobar 2 comments

Say what you like about El Paso’s U.S. Representative Veronica Escobar, but she’s bringing home the pork. From the El

“Shield for Murder”

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The Problem with the City Manager Candidates

2024-07-22 Rich Wright City Council, City Management, Col. (Ret.) Cary Westin, Joyce Wilson, Slider 3 comments

The horses are in the gates for the selection of the next City Manager. From ElPasoMatters.com: Four high-ranking city officials

“Force of Evil”

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“Knuckle”

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Otto Preminger’s “Whirlpool”

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“The Day Stockholm Became a Syndrome”

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Tales from the Crypt

2024-07-11 Rich Wright Col. (Ret.) Cary Westin, Edmundo "Mundo!" Calderon, Joyce Wilson, Opinion, Public Private Partnerships, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 4 comments

by Rich Wright Former City Manager Joyce Wilson must be off her meds again, God bless her. Here is the

“There’s nothing to do here.”

2024-07-10 Rich Wright ballpark, Economic Development, Opportunity Costs, Slider, Taxes One comment

by Rich Wright The world is getting smaller. Okay, not really, but it seems like it. Computer algorithms keep pushing