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  • NY Times — “41 of the Greatest Mexican Restaurant 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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  • 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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  • “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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  • 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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  • Our Surveillance State

    2026-05-05 Rich Wright

    From APNews.com: Once limited to policing the nation’s boundaries, the Border Patrol has built a surveillance system stretching into the country’s interior that can monitor

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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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  • “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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  • John Prine – “I Remember Everything”

    2026-07-30 elrichiboy
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“Trust me.”

2015-07-11 elrichiboy Downtown, Economic Development Leave a comment

How about this incredible decision by the Downtown Management District to refuse grant money from the Texas Historical Commission for

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Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand

2015-07-10 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Adam Smith’s Invisible Hand is often cited by the robber barons as justification for trickle-down economics and the disproportionate distribution

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El Paso Times’ Coverage of Irene Ramirez’ Retirement

2015-07-08 elrichiboy Media, Politics One comment

Did you see this story in the El Paso’s English language daily today concerning the retirement of City Engineer Irene

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No, really.

2015-07-08 elrichiboy Economic Development Leave a comment

You must think I’m an unappreciative asshole. Some (many) people do. You know, the Borderplex Alliance is financed 100% by

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How to Live in El Paso: The Pink Store

2015-07-07 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso Leave a comment

How long since you’ve been to the Pink Store in Palomas? If you’ve just moved to El Paso (Ha! Nobody’s

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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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  • Javier Cotera on La Cucaracha
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  • Tim Holt on Data centers, school closures and sprawl are a signal that El Paso needs a new civic vision
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  • NY Times — “41 of the Greatest Mexican Restaurant Across the United States”
  • “The Real History of Africa They Never Taught You | Africa’s Great Civilizations”
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  • Drones for Them, But Not for Us?

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