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  • How Much AI Is Too Much AI?

    2026-08-18 Tim Holt

    by Tim Holt Recently, I submitted a long-form editorial to El Paso Matters that I thought was worthy of posting. It was about how the

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  • NY Times — “41 of the Greatest Mexican Restaurants Across the United States”

    2026-08-15 Rich Wright

    Some yankees from the New York Times compiled a list of “41 of the Greatest Mexican Restaurants Across the United States.” According to this post

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  • Drones for Them, But Not for Us?

    2026-08-12 Tim Holt

    By Tim Holt The ACLU released a report in March called Drones For Them But Not For Us? Most people will probably see that title

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  • The Traditional Barbershops of Juárez

    2026-08-19 Howard Campbell

    by Howard Campbell In many American cities, the great barbershop tradition is being replaced by heavily marketed, generic chain shops. While these corporate establishments are

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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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  • 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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  • You Can Pay When You’re Dead

    2026-06-08 Rich Wright

    Since 1979, the State of Texas has had a program that saves older homeowners from getting their houses seized because of past due property taxes.

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  • “Time Table”

    2026-08-16 elrichiboy
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  • “The Real History of Africa They Never Taught You | Africa’s Great Civilizations”

    2026-08-15 elrichiboy
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  • La Cucaracha

    2026-08-14 Howard Campbell

    by Howard Campbell After walking across the heavily fortified Paso del Norte bridge and ducking through Mexican customs, you arrive at the foot of Juárez

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  • Citlali Delgado, Artist

    2026-08-11 Rich Wright

    Every artist needs a body of work. One painting, or one song, or one role, on stage or the big screen, won’t lead to fame

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

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

    2026-08-02 elrichiboy
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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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Wealth Distribution in America

2015-11-07 elrichiboy Downtown, Economic Development, Politics One comment

Hey, it’s the weekend. Reading is hard work, so here’s a video about wealth distribution in America. How do you

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How to Live Anywhere: Bloody Marys

2015-11-06 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso 8 comments

If you’re like me, you’re probably worried that your diet of beer and tequila might not be giving you all

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This Just In

2015-11-05 elrichiboy Economic Development Leave a comment

Did you see this story in the El Paso Times? Much to my surprise, there’s a school on the east

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What’s that smell?

2015-11-03 elrichiboy Downtown, Economic Development, Politics 3 comments

Sometimes, when I read the El Paso Times, I wonder if they think we’re all stupid of if they’re just

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Who Are These ‘Young Professionals’?

2015-11-02 elrichiboy Downtown, Economic Development One comment

Did you see this story in the El Paso Times? The city is seeking proposals for an urban mixed-use, high-rise

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Addiction

2015-10-31 elrichiboy Uncategorized 3 comments

Here’s a thought provoking video about the causes of addiction. I found it on the interwebs. Innersting, huh?

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Give Us the Future

2015-10-28 elrichiboy Economic Development, Politics Leave a comment

Maybe you haven’t been paying attention. Maybe you’ve been frittering your time away, worried about life’s mundane details like putting

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2025

2015-10-27 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Downtown, Economic Development, Media, Politics 4 comments

What will El Paso look like in ten years? Who knows? But you can bet that it will look different.

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Start Worrying

2015-10-26 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Economic Development, Media, Politics 2 comments

According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, El Paso’s employment fell from 322,863 in August, 2013 to

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Stop Worrying

2015-10-26 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Economic Development, It's All Good, Media, Politics Leave a comment

Didn’t you get the memo? It’s All Good.

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Media Manipulation

2015-10-23 elrichiboy Downtown, Economic Development, Media 2 comments

Update, 9:23, 23 Oct 2015: I went by the Franklin Apartments today and it looked like they’ve done some dirt

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News From Ciudad Juarez

2015-10-22 elrichiboy Juarez, Media Leave a comment

I’m not the only one who knows where the best place to hole up is. JUÁREZ, MEXICO—In an effort to

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The Cone of Silence

2015-10-22 elrichiboy Downtown, Economic Development, Politics One comment

At Tuesdays City Council meeting, you will recall, our elected officials decided, in Executive Session, to give the City Manager

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Deja Vu All Over Again

2015-10-21 elrichiboy Downtown, Economic Development, Politics One comment

More good news from the fine folks down at City Hall. Our elected officials have abdicated their responsibility to be

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Good News from Mexico

2015-10-20 elrichiboy Economic Development, Juarez One comment

Great news, everybody! According to this story in El Diario, Chihuahua is sitting on one of the largest shale gas

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Jailing Poor People

2015-10-17 elrichiboy Law Enforcement Leave a comment

Remember that story about El Paso Municipal Court judges sending poor people to jail because they can’t pay their traffic

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The More Things Change

2015-10-16 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Law Enforcement, Media, Politics 4 comments

Did you see this story in the El Paso Times about our local gendarmerie apprehending a wanted fugitive? The El

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Well, There It Is

2015-10-15 elrichiboy Downtown, Economic Development, Politics 6 comments

The sociopaths running the city have decided that we’re getting a downtown arena, whether we need it or not. They

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How to Live in El Paso: AM 1060

2015-10-12 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso One comment

It’s nice to have someone curate the music for you. And someone over there at AM 1060 is curating great

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Joe Ely at Bowie Feathers Tonight

2015-10-08 elrichiboy Downtown, How to Live in El Paso One comment

Doors at 7:00, show at 8:00. See you there.

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  • Tim Holt on How Much AI Is Too Much AI?
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