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

    2026-08-08 elrichiboy
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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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  • Another Actor Suddenly Exits the Doña Ana County Political Stage

    2026-07-23 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Government in Doña Ana County is in turmoil. The shakeups continued this week as the Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners terminated

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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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Monorail! Monorail! Juarez Scratches the Itch

2014-09-05 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Here’s a story from the El Diario website. Juarez is thinking about putting in light rail to link San Agustin

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Guess What. The Developers Have Been Screwing Us.

2014-09-04 elrichiboy Economic Development, Politics Leave a comment

Here’s some brilliant insight from an informed observer who was sitting at the table when El Paso residential property owners

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The Long Walk Home

2014-09-03 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Last night I walked home from Ultimate. I had a ride lined up but it fell through. Everyone wanted to

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Is the Islamic State in Juarez?

2014-08-29 elrichiboy Uncategorized 2 comments

This from the website JudicialWatch.org: Islamic terrorist groups are operating in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez and planning

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Clang Clang Clang

2014-08-29 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Will people park their cars and take the trolley from downtown to UTEP? Currently there are four bus routes that

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‘topes Leaving ABQ for OKC

2014-08-29 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

The Albuquerque Isotopes will end their affiliation with the Los Angeles Dodgers next season. The Major League club will move

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You Are All Just Characters in My Video Game

2014-08-28 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Here’s a story that’s either comforting or disturbing or both. Government scientists are investigating whether reality is as real as

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Leading Indicators

2014-08-27 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

If the County of El Paso were a publicly held company, these two stories would give investors reason to short

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Mission Accomplished!

2014-08-26 elrichiboy Downtown, Economic Development Leave a comment

Well, the numbers are in, and the ballpark is a huge success. Attendance records have been broken, businesses are swarming

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More Tiny Houses for Homeless People

2014-08-21 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Here’s the latest. This one’s from Portland. Portland is preparing to endorse the construction of communities of tiny houses on

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A Closer Look at Austin’s Newest Housing Project

2014-08-20 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

My interest was piqued by the tidbit of information about Austin’s newest project to provide housing to the chronically homeless.

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The Divided Future of El Paso

2014-08-19 elrichiboy Uncategorized 4 comments

I was surprised to see many of El Paso’s first citizens at the recent meeting to discuss the potential move

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Our Budget Deficit

2014-08-18 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, Politics Leave a comment

By now you’ve heard that El Paso is facing a $3.5 million deficit, and City Council will probably raise property

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Take Me Out to the Ball Game

2014-08-17 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Friday I went to a ballgame. You remember the ballpark. “El Paso citizens approved $500 million in “Quality of Life”

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Stick It in Your Smug Pocket

2014-08-15 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Sometimes something so good happens, I want to tell everybody. But then I feel sorry for everyone who isn’t me.

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An Open Letter to the Man Behind the Curtain

2014-08-14 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Re Downtown Development: You’re doing it wrong (Read more.)

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Trouble at Team Shapleigh

2014-08-14 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

I don’t usually comment on local politics, per se. A lot of other bloggers cover that beat. But last night

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El Paso Asylum Seekers Sold Out

2014-08-12 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

If you’ve been paying attention, you may have noticed that the elements of our government tasked with protecting our borders

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So That’s What We’re Celebrating Today

2014-08-08 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Today is the International Day of the Female Orgasm. The holiday apparently originated in the northeast town of Esperantina [Brasil]

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Commercial Property Tax Valuations Down

2014-08-05 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

If you trust the El Paso Times as your only news source, you probably didn’t notice that commercial property tax

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  • John G. Dungan on Citlali Delgado, Artist
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  • John G. Dungan on Data centers, school closures and sprawl are a signal that El Paso needs a new civic vision
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