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  • The Anti-Immigrant Family Judge

    2026-01-27 Rich Wright

    Here’s a story from ElPasoMatters.org: Attorneys with the immigration advocacy group Estrella del Paso last month asked that District Court Judge Marlene Gonzalez recuse herself

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  • “How We Make Hope Normal Again”

    2026-01-26 elrichiboy

    This is a Green Party ad from England and Wales.

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  • “Nightfall”

    2026-01-25 elrichiboy
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  • Ricardo Pepi to Fullham?

    2026-01-25 Rich Wright

    ESPN reports that English Premier League’s Fullham F.C. have reportedly offered Dutch futbol team PSV $38 million for the contract of El Paso/San Elizario native

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  • Masa pa’ la Raza: Taconeta

    2026-01-23 Rich Wright

    For the third year in a row, Taconeta made it to the semi-finals of the James Beard Awards in the category Outstanding Wine and Other

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  • Fritz Lang’s “House by the River”

    2026-01-18 elrichiboy
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  • “The Gilded Age”

    2026-01-17 elrichiboy
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  • An “Unprecedented” Event

    2026-01-13 Rich Wright

    This from ElPasoTimes.com: It could be until mid-week when a boil water notice is lifted and water service is fully returned to normal after a

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  • The Primary Elections

    2026-01-12 Rich Wright

    I always vote. Every election. School boards. State judges. Railroad Commissioner. I have even gone to the fire station to make no selection in every

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  • “Between Midnight and Dawn”

    2026-01-11 elrichiboy
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  • “This Border City Isn’t What You Think (El Paso)”

    2026-01-03 elrichiboy
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  • Shopping South El Paso Street

    2025-12-22 Rich Wright

    South El Paso Street is El Paso’s most vibrant street. In the daytime, South El Paso Street is what our city planners aspire to. Walkable,

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“Zhukow – Marshal of the Soviet Union”

2024-02-17 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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AMLO and the Third Rail of Mexican Politics

2024-02-16 Kent Paterson Mexico, Politics, Slider One comment

By Kent Paterson If outgoing Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has accomplished anything during his five year plus

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Joyce Speaks! (Updated*)

2024-02-15 Rich Wright Arrogance, Joyce Wilson, Slider, The Arena 2 comments

Did you see this opinion piece by former City Manager Joyce Wilson at ElPasoMatters.com? This is why political leadership is

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“Department of Public Health Concerns”

2024-02-15 anonymous City Council, City Management, Public Health, Slider 3 comments

The following guest column was submitted anonymously, but I thought it was an entertaining (and concerning, if it’s true) read.

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A License to Litter

2024-02-14 elrichiboy Dumpsters One comment

Did you know that most dumpsters are on city property? They’re in alleys, or that little strip of land between

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Inflation, Chucostyle

2024-02-14 Rich Wright City Council, City Management, Cost of Living, Economic Development, Slider Leave a comment

Did you get a gas bill this month? Was it about twice as high as last month’s? Ouch. Have you

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“The Brave Bulls”

2024-02-11 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee One comment
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“All the King’s Men”

2024-02-04 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment

From YouTube: “In a bravura performance, Broderick Crawford won the 1949 Academy Award for Best Actor with his stunning portrayal

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Diesel Exhaust is Toxic

2024-02-01 Rich Wright Bridge of the Americas, City Council, Slider 6 comments

From TheEngineer.co.UK: But even when governments were promoting diesel cars, we knew there were issues with toxic emissions (those immediately

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What’s Wrong With El Paso

2024-02-01 Rich Wright Commissioners Court, Elections, Slider 6 comments

That’s not a question. Or maybe it is. Look at this story in the El Paso Times: For Pete Faraone,

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Dumpster du Jour

2024-01-30 Rich Wright Dumpsters Leave a comment

This dumpster is on Cliff, between Ochoa and Florence. El Paso Disposal has been better lately. They’ve been emptying the

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Pollution at the Bridge of the Americas

2024-01-29 Rich Wright Bridge of the Americas, International Relations, Mexico, Slider, Veronica Escobar 3 comments

Commercial traffic on the Bridge of the Americas is contributing a lot of pollution to the surrounding neighborhood, and there’s

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Alfred Hitchcock’s “Sabotage”

2024-01-28 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“Crown to Dust – Downfall of America’s Largest Bank”

2024-01-27 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Planning for a Static State

2024-01-27 Rich Wright Arrogance, City Council, City Management, Col. (Ret.) Cary Westin, Cost of Living, Slider, Urban Planning 6 comments

According to U.S. Census Bureau estimates, in 2012, El Paso’s population was 674,588. In 2022, our population was 677,456. Since

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Lon Chaney, Jr. in “The Big Chase”

2024-01-21 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“The UFO Conclusion”

2024-01-20 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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“The Pay Off”

2024-01-14 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“Who Pays?”

2024-01-11 elrichiboy Taxes Leave a comment

Here’s an analysis of the progressivity and regressivity of tax systems in various states, i.e., who pays a greater proportion

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One of the Five Best Tequilas

2024-01-11 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Culture, How to Live in El Paso Leave a comment

From Forbes.com: To help simplify things, we turned to the top international spirit competitions to help narrow down the field

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