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  • The 1915 Collision of the Iron Cure and the Harrison Narcotic Act in El Paso

    2026-04-23 Bob Chessey

    Kicking an opiate habit is a bitch. Before the advent of modern medical and pharmaceutical interventions, counseling, and peer support groups, the nationwide de facto

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  • Is El Paso the Second Best City to Live In?

    2026-04-22 Rich Wright

    You probably heard lately that El Paso is the second best big city in the U.S. in which to live. It was on the news.

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  • We’re Still Bombing New Mexico: Nuclear Cycle Victims on the Long Road to Justice

    2026-04-21 Kent Paterson

    Downwinder leader Tina Cordova speaks at the Valle de Oro Community Earth Day event. Seated to Cordova’s immediate left is Loretta Anderson and next to

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  • Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas in “I Walk Alone”

    2026-04-19 elrichiboy
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  • “How Ciudad Juárez Spiralled Into Cartel Madness”

    2026-04-18 elrichiboy
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  • “Now We Know Their Names”

    2026-04-17 elrichiboy
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  • Water Wrangling, Data Center Dealmaking and Deep Distrust in Sunland Park and Beyond

    2026-04-16 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson After a lapse of nearly one year-and-a-half, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) conducted a community meeting the evening of April 7

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  • Paul and Julie Ten Years After

    2026-04-13 Rich Wright

    On or about 05 October 2016, I took Paul and Julie to Juarez. Paul and Julie were ballroom dancers. Like The Sound of Music. Okay

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  • “The Gary Webb Story: CIA, Cocaine, and a Media Assassination”

    2026-04-11 elrichiboy
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  • (Some of) The Straight Skinny on Torre Centinela

    2026-04-09 Rich Wright

    If you are interested in the Torre Centinela that is almost fully operational in downtown Ciudad Juárez, then you should read this story from RestOfWorld.org.

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  • Humphrey Bogart in “Knock on Any Door”

    2026-04-05 elrichiboy
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  • NYT: “Hegseth Fires Army Chief Amid Battle With Its Leaders”

    2026-04-03 Rich Wright

    (Scene: Somewhere deep in the bowels of the Pentagon.) Secretary Pete Hegseth: . . . and that, gentlemen, is how we will end this war.

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“The Seven-Ups”

2024-05-26 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“Deadly Shootouts & Betrayals: Inside the Bandidos”

2024-05-25 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Corruption and the Decline of El Paso

2024-05-21 Rich Wright Arrogance, Corruption, Economic Development, Opportunity Costs, Renard Johnson, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez, Welfare for the Rich 7 comments

Some people would have you believe that El Paso’s apogee was 1950, and we’ve been in steady decline ever since.

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Humphrey Bogart in “Call it Murder”

2024-05-19 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“Rollo: The Dark Age Warrior Who Became King of Normandy”

2024-05-18 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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HARRY NELSON SHIPLEY: THE “BIG KID” OF THE JUAREZ PLAYGROUND, Part 1

2024-05-17 Bob Chessey History, Juarez, Slider One comment

by Bob Chessey During the 1920’s Juarez was a bustling adult recreational destination flaunting legal alcohol, saloons, cabarets, legal prostitution,

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The “Future of El Paso” Debacle

2024-05-16 Rich Wright Economic Development, Heather Wilson, Slider Leave a comment

If you only get your news from El Chuqueño, you missed this piece of news. From ElPasoMatters.com: The National Science

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More of What You Should Expect

2024-05-14 Rich Wright City Council, Slider, The Environment One comment

From the El Paso Times: Once again bucking the will of a chorus of El Paso residents, the El Paso

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“Cry Danger”

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“The Dark Web | Black Market Trade”

2024-05-11 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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What Did You Expect?

2024-05-09 Rich Wright City Council, Slider, Taxes 2 comments

From the El Paso Times: The El Paso City Council took a timid step toward having developers and homebuilders foot

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How Owners of Professional Sports Teams Dodge Taxes

2024-05-03 Rich Wright ballpark, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider, Taxes, The Arena One comment

Here’s an interesting story from ProPublica.com about how the owners of professional sports teams escape income taxes: The IRS has

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Our Petulant and Entitled Ruling Class

2024-04-28 Rich Wright City Council, MountainStar Sports Group, Oscar Leeser, Slider, The Arena Leave a comment

Here’s a story maybe you didn’t see. From ElPasoTimes.com: [El Paso Mayor Oscar] Leeser related a recent encounter with someone

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“Split Second”

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“The Economy of Tomorrow”

2024-04-27 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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In Defense of the Rio Bosque Wetlands

2024-04-25 Vanessa Johnson Cesar Blanco, Slider, The Environment, TxDOT 5 comments

by Vanessa Johnson The Chihuahua Desert is an ecological treasure; it is the largest and most biodiverse desert in the

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Humphrey Bogar in “Midnight”

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“Your Brain: Who’s in Control?”

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Juárez Multimedia Art Show Connects Rivers, Borders and Healing

2024-04-19 Kent Paterson Art, Juarez, Slider Leave a comment

By Kent Paterson If you get a chance, you might saunter over to Ciudad Juárez to see the Somatica Terreste

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Impact Fees, Developers, and Politics

2024-04-18 Rich Wright City Council, El Paso Electric Company, El Paso Water, Politics, Slider, Welfare for the Rich 11 comments

From KVIA.com: El Paso Water and the City of El Paso are discussing potential changes to impact fees, which homebuilders

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