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  • MEXICO’S FORCED LAND CESSIONS TO THE UNITED STATES

    2026-02-02 Oscar J. Martinez

    by Oscar J. Martínez The year 2026 (on February 2) marks the 178th anniversary of the signing of one of the most important treaties in

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  • Gone Fishing

    2026-01-28 J. Eugenio Cotera E.

    by J. Eugenio Cotera E. As a young kid growing up in the vast and sparse Chihuahuan Desert, I believed that fish simply materialized wherever

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  • The Anti-Immigrant Family Judge

    2026-01-27 Rich Wright

    Here’s a story from ElPasoMatters.org: Attorneys with the immigration advocacy group Estrella del Paso last month asked that District Court Judge Marlene Gonzalez recuse herself

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  • “How We Make Hope Normal Again”

    2026-01-26 elrichiboy

    This is a Green Party ad from England and Wales.

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  • “Nightfall”

    2026-01-25 elrichiboy
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  • Ricardo Pepi to Fullham?

    2026-01-25 Rich Wright

    ESPN reports that English Premier League’s Fullham F.C. have reportedly offered Dutch futbol team PSV $38 million for the contract of El Paso/San Elizario native

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  • Masa pa’ la Raza: Taconeta

    2026-01-23 Rich Wright

    For the third year in a row, Taconeta made it to the semi-finals of the James Beard Awards in the category Outstanding Wine and Other

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  • Fritz Lang’s “House by the River”

    2026-01-18 elrichiboy
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  • “The Gilded Age”

    2026-01-17 elrichiboy
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  • An “Unprecedented” Event

    2026-01-13 Rich Wright

    This from ElPasoTimes.com: It could be until mid-week when a boil water notice is lifted and water service is fully returned to normal after a

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  • The Primary Elections

    2026-01-12 Rich Wright

    I always vote. Every election. School boards. State judges. Railroad Commissioner. I have even gone to the fire station to make no selection in every

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  • “Between Midnight and Dawn”

    2026-01-11 elrichiboy
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Have we hit the bottom?

2015-07-06 elrichiboy Economic Development, Politics 2 comments

According to the El Paso Inc.’s Book of Lists, eleven of the fourteen largest employers in El Paso feed at

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How to Live in El Paso: Korean Food

2015-07-05 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso One comment

Do you ever go to those Korean restaurants? You should. Next to white people, Koreans are El Paso’s second largest

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How are we doing?

2015-07-03 elrichiboy Economic Development, Uncategorized Leave a comment

A couple of tradesmen I know, top-notch remodel types, are hurting for work. Like if you call them, they’re at

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Our Excellent Adventure

2015-06-30 elrichiboy Economic Development, Uncategorized 5 comments

Those cats at the Borderplex Alliance suggest our region become known for Quality. Where should we start? Maybe we should

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Hooray for the Borderplex Alliance

2015-06-29 elrichiboy Economic Development, Uncategorized Leave a comment

In this piece in the El Paso Inc., titled Carruthers: Why the region needs to work together former New Mexico

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So Many Questions

2015-06-26 elrichiboy Economic Development, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Did you see this editorial in the El Paso Times? It seems that El Paso’s unemployment rate is going down

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City Finances

2015-06-24 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

In this post on ElPasoSpeak, Brutus reveals the City’s dirty little secret: our bonds have balloon payments coming due in

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El Paso’s Brand Identity

2015-06-24 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

The important part of the concept of Brand Identity isn’t brand, it’s identity. A city can’t be as fake as

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That Revolution You’ve Been Waiting for Isn’t Coming

2015-06-23 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

It’s already here. McDonald’s is closing more restaurants than it’s opening this year. We’re on the verge of the planet’s

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Crazy Joe Muench and San Jacinto Plaza

2015-06-22 elrichiboy Uncategorized 2 comments

In Sunday’s El Paso Times, Crazy Joe Meunch says he wants to know what’s going on with San Jacinto Plaza.

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More on the Police States of America

2015-06-21 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

In New Hampshire, who’s slogan is “Live Free or Die,” it’s the police and their families who live free, and

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County Judge to Declare El Paso Drought Disaster Area

2015-06-19 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

This from the El Paso Times: [County Judge Veronica] Escobar will move forward with a disaster declaration on Monday as

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The Police States of America

2015-06-19 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Those hippy tree-huggers over at Amnesty International claim that all fifty U.S states fail to meet international standards on lethal

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Something to Feel Good About

2015-06-18 elrichiboy Uncategorized 2 comments
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Life Lessons from Dusty Henson

2015-06-18 elrichiboy Uncategorized One comment

From the El Paso Times:, in their story about the closing of El Paso Saddleblanket: “You don’t feel good about

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Richard Dayoub on the Borderplex Alliance’s New Strategic Plan

2015-06-18 elrichiboy Economic Development, Uncategorized Leave a comment

El Paso Chamber of Commerce President Richard Dayoub expressed hope and reservations about the Borderplex Alliance’s new strategic plan, in

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NASA: The World is Running Out of Water

2015-06-17 elrichiboy Economic Development, Uncategorized Leave a comment

More good news on the potable water front, from NASA via the Washington Post. We’re using groundwater faster than we’re

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News from the 4th Estate

2015-06-17 elrichiboy Uncategorized 2 comments

Have you noticed that since Gannett announced the takeover of the El Paso Times that the quality of their reporting

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Income Distribution and Economic Growth

2015-06-16 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Those Communists at the International Monetary Fund have decided that when people talk about trickle-down economics, they’re pissing on your

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My Big Idea

2015-06-12 elrichiboy Uncategorized 2 comments

I have a transformative branding concept for the City of El Paso. I mean it. It’s something we could all

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