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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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  • People Rising: Snapshots from El Paso’s Data Center Battles

    2026-03-31 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Data centers are a burning issue in the Paso del Norte borderland of 2026. Plans to open a giant data center complex

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  • Renaming the Cesar Chavez Border Highway

    2026-03-22 Oscar J. Martinez

    by Oscar J. Martinez Given the recent disturbing revelations about Cesar Chávez, it seems certain that the local Border Highway’s name will be changed.  Many

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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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“How the World’s Smartest Criminals Were Caught By a Salami Sandwich”

2023-11-25 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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El Paso Has a Dumpster Problem

2023-11-21 Rich Wright City Council, City Management, Ellen Smythe, Slider, The Environment 7 comments

I live by El Paso High. The official name of the subdivision is Alexander Heights, but no one calls it

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  • Sinister Publications on Renaming the Cesar Chavez Border Highway
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El Chuqueño Lately

  • We’re Still Bombing New Mexico: Nuclear Cycle Victims on the Long Road to Justice
  • Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas in “I Walk Alone”
  • “How Ciudad Juárez Spiralled Into Cartel Madness”
  • “Now We Know Their Names”
  • Water Wrangling, Data Center Dealmaking and Deep Distrust in Sunland Park and Beyond

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