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  • The 13th Anniversary of the Killing of Daniel Saenz

    2026-03-08 Rich Wright

    Today is the 13th anniversary of the day that El Paso Police Department Officer Jose Flores shot and killed the handcuffed prisoner Daniel Saenz in

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  • Lucille Ball in “The Dark Corner”

    2026-03-08 elrichiboy
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  • Puerto Vallarta Travel Log, Part Two: Preface and Postscript to “Black Sunday”

    2026-03-07 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson On a recent sunny day, tourists and locals on Puerto Vallarta’s ocean front boardwalk, the Malecon, watched intensely as a Mexican navy

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  • The Biggest Campaign of the Season

    2026-03-02 Rich Wright

    The biggest campaign of this election season isn’t taking place by any candidate on the ballot. The President of the University of Texas at El

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  • Economic Undevelopment

    2026-02-25 Rich Wright

    According to ElDiario.mx, El Paso lost 750 jobs in the last four months of 2025. Juarez lost 17,000 maquila jobs in all of 2025. That

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  • Puerto Vallarta Travel Log, Part One: Hurricane Mencho

    2026-02-23 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Fear, hunger, thirst and uncertainty. That’s what folks in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco lived through on February 22, now undoubtedly one of the

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  • “Where Texas Begins”

    2026-02-21 Rich Wright

    The latest (several years old) tagline from Visit El Paso/the Convention and Visitors Center/Destination El Paso appears to be “Where Texas Begins”. Of course Texas

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  • Charles Boyer and Lauren Bacall in “Confidential Agent”

    2026-02-15 elrichiboy
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  • “You’re Fired!”

    2026-02-14 Rich Wright

    Remember when Donald Trump’s tagline was “You’re fired!” One might think that he’d be pulling that old standard out again, what with the clown car

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  • “YEMEN: A Forgotten Earth Where Time Still Breathes”

    2026-02-14 elrichiboy
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  • “Love in a Man’s World”

    2026-02-08 elrichiboy
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  • Mexico: Where Women Increasingly Rule

    2026-02-07 Kent Paterson

    by Kent Paterson In case you haven’t noticed, political power in Mexico is increasingly in the hands of women. That reality was proudly stated by

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BOTA Call to Action

2024-01-08 Jerry Kurtyka Bridge of the Americas, Slider, The Environment Leave a comment

by Jerry Kurtyka BOTA NEPA SCOPING PUBLIC MEETING On Wednesday December 12th the General Services Administration (GSA) hosted a public

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Proposition C

2024-01-04 Rich Wright Arrogance, City Council, City Management, Climate Change, Col. (Ret.) Cary Westin, Nicole Alderette-Ferrini, Opportunity Costs, Slider 2 comments

From CBS4Local.com: El Paso’s City Council approved the agenda item to pay over a million dollars to form a Climate

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“Night Editor”

2023-12-31 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Dumpster Du Jour

2023-12-26 elrichiboy Dumpsters Leave a comment

The City doesn’t care.

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“The Unseen”

2023-12-24 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment

A classic voiceover murder mystery with a screenplay partially written by Raymond Chandler.

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Paseños Say No More Commercial Trucks on the Free Bridge

2023-12-20 Kent Paterson Bridge of the Americas, Slider, The Environment, TxDOT One comment

By Kent Paterson Long known as the Sun City, perhaps El Paso will soon be monikered the Semi City, and

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Today’s Dumpster 2023-12-19

2023-12-19 elrichiboy Col. (Ret.) Cary Westin, Dumpsters, Ellen Smythe, Mario D'Agostino Leave a comment

And the hits keep coming.

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Yesterday’s Dumpster 2023-12-18

2023-12-19 elrichiboy Col. (Ret.) Cary Westin, Dumpsters, Ellen Smythe, Mario D'Agostino Leave a comment

This one was on the corner of California and Florence yesterday.

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That Whistleblower Lawsuit

2023-12-19 Rich Wright Edmundo "Mundo!" Calderon, Karla Nieman, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez, Whistleblower Lawsuit Leave a comment

‘member that City of El Paso Chief Internal Auditor Edmundo (Mundo!) Calderon filed that Whistleblower lawsuit against former City Manager

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City Auditor Files Whistleblower Lawsuit Against the City of El Paso

2023-12-18 Rich Wright Cassandra Hernandez, City Council, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Gassandrgate, Karla Nieman, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez One comment

The Grift That Keeps on Grifting From KVIA.com: El Paso Chief Internal Auditor Edmundo Calderon has filed a lawsuit against the

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Elizabeth Taylor, Katherine Hepburn, and Montgomery Clift in “Suddenly Last Summer”

2023-12-17 elrichiboy Slider, Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Local Boy Makes Good

2023-12-11 elrichiboy News, Slider, Welcome to Monday Leave a comment

From the Washington, D.C, City Paper: You have to admire Christian Irabién’s persistence and patience. The 43-year-old Chihuahua-born, El Paso-raised

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Albuquerque Air Battles Rage: Politicians Nix Environmental Board, E Justice Regulation

2023-12-10 Kent Paterson Albuquerque, Slider, The Environment 6 comments

By Kent Paterson Promoting a tourism mystique, the marketers of Albuquerque, New Mexico, peddle images of clean skies, diverse culture

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Meta and EPEC

2023-12-06 elrichiboy City Management, El Paso Electric Company, Slider 2 comments

From ElPasoTimes.com, in case you’ve been dozing: Meta Platforms Inc., the company that operates Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp social media

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Today’s Dumpster Pic

2023-12-04 Rich Wright City Council, City Management, Dumpsters, Ellen Smythe, Environmental Services Department 2 comments

When El Chuqueño talks, people listen. Or maybe not.

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Barrio Park Christmas Toy Giveaway.

2023-12-04 elrichiboy Go Local, How to Live in El Paso, Slider Leave a comment

I’ve told you about Cruz Morales. He puts his heart and soul into Barrio Park, over there by the new

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Tortas de Cola de Pavo

2023-12-02 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, Slider Leave a comment

El Paso has Chico’s Tacos. Juarez has tortas de cola de pavo. Turkey tail sandwiches. Of course you can only

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Revelations About Government Censorship on Social Media

2023-12-01 elrichiboy Media, News, Slider 4 comments

This is story about news censorship, which surprisingly is not appearing in the media that are accused of news censorship.

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“Rio Grande Revisited: Backroads of Albuquerque”

2023-11-27 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Perspectives, Slider Leave a comment

Here’s a radio documentary from frequent El Chuqueño contributer Kent Paterson. Join journalist Kent Paterson for a trip back and

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Richard Burton in “The Spy Who Came In From the Cold”

2023-11-26 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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