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  • Juangabrielisimo in Juarez

    2026-08-26 Rich Wright

    by Rich Wright Juan Gabriel is the biggest star to ever come out of Juarez. For Mexican music, Juan Gabriel is Elvis and Prince and

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  • The Future of El Paso | Inspired by True Events

    2026-08-23 Guest Column

    by Andres Powers I. The Ledger Start with what is already true, because prophecy is cheap and the record is not. In 2012 the city

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  • The “Notorious NARCOTIC Smuggler” La Nacha: The El Paso Years

    2025-07-31 Bob Chessey

    So, “Who was ‘La Nacha’?” For 50 years “La Nacha” remained a name synonymous with Juarez and opiate trafficking, a woman who rose to become

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  • Instrumenta antiqua stultis antiquis.

    2026-08-27 Tim Holt

    by Tim Holt Here is a little game you can play with your coworkers: try to find a document at your work that is written

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  • The Data Center Chronicles: The Storms of Jupiter Whip the Summer of ’26

    2026-08-25 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson If the summer monsoon has been a huge letdown this year, then developments around the giant AI data center under construction in

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  • The Restorative Power of Restaurants

    2026-08-21 J. Eugenio Cotera E.

    by Javier E. Cotera The date was a Sunday in July 1985. My friend Roger and I could see parishioners spilling out of the Nuestra

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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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  • “Time Table”

    2026-08-16 elrichiboy
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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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  • “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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  • 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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  • 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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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”

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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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“He sued [El Paso] police for an illegal arrest – then they came after him”

2024-09-18 elrichiboy El Paso Police Department, City Management, Dionne Mack, Law Enforcement, Slider Leave a comment
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Marlene Dietrich and John Wayne in “Café of the Seven Sinners”

2024-09-15 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Gentrification and Income Inequality in Oaxaca

2024-09-12 elrichiboy Economic Development, Slider 2 comments

The benefits of “economic development” are unequally distributed. Sound familiar? Here’s a story bout that theme, and censorship, and tourism

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