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  • The Battle of Socorro (New Mexico) and the Futures of People and Data Centers

    2026-06-04 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Emerging as one of the hottest issues in the U.S. today, hyperscale AI data centers have become a magnet for citizen activism

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  • James Cagney in “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye”

    2026-05-31 elrichiboy
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  • “Impossible Places: World’s Most Extreme Corners on Earth”

    2026-05-30 elrichiboy
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  • “Blackout”

    2026-05-24 elrichiboy
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  • “Sevres & Sykes–Picot: How the Middle East Was Divided”

    2026-05-23 elrichiboy
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  • Memories, Reflections and Connections: The Border Feminicides 20 Years later, Part Two

    2026-05-20 Kent Paterson

    Feature photo: Mercedes Doretti of the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team addresses the Las Cruces gathering. (Photo by Cynthia Bejarano) Convened on the 20th anniversary of

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  • “Jealous Badge”

    2026-05-17 elrichiboy
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  • “The New ‘Oumuamua? Everything We Know So Far About 3I/Atlas”

    2026-05-16 elrichiboy
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  • Memories and Reflections: The Border Feminicides 20 Years later, Part One

    2026-05-13 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Paula Flores recently retold parts of a painfully long and unresolved story to an audience at New Mexico State University (NMSU) in

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  • “Cry Vegeance”

    2026-05-10 elrichiboy
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  • “The Officer Who Threw the Punch Isn’t the Problem. The Man Who Approved It Is.”

    2026-05-08 elrichiboy
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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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“I’m Too Busy for This”

2023-10-03 elrichiboy Immigration, Juarez, Law Enforcement, Mexico, Migration, Slider 2 comments

Here’s a story from FrankNews about what happens to some of your El Paso neighbors. It’s strange. Something’s happening. It’s

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“Shadow of the Thin Man”

2023-10-01 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“China vs. United States”

2023-09-30 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Retrovision: Rat Park and Addiction

2023-09-27 elrichiboy Media, Perspectives, Science, Slider Leave a comment

This post originally appeared on 04 September 2018. What are the factors that contribute to drug abuse and addiction? We

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An Open Letter to El Paso’s Mayor and City Council

2023-09-25 Max Grossman City Council, Downtown Historic District, Heritage Tourism, Slider 2 comments

from Max Grossman Dear Mayor and City Council, In 2017, the El Paso County Commissioners Court conducted an architectural survey

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Earth, Wind & Fire – September

2023-09-21 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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City of El Paso Strategic Communications Director LAURA CRUZ-ACOSTA BARS MEDIA FROM INTERVIEWING CANDIDATES FOR POLICE CHIEF

2023-09-19 Max Grossman City Management, El Paso Police Department, Laura Cruz-Acosta, Slider One comment

by Max Grossman Those in our media who have had contact with the City’s Director of Strategic Communications, Laura Cruz-Acosta,

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Bait and Switch

2023-09-19 Rich Wright Bridge of the Americas, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider, Veronica Escobar 3 comments

by Rich Wright From KTSM.com: The federal government plans to spend up to $700 million on an expansion of the

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TOTAL DEBT OF OUR FIVE TAXING ENTITIES EXCEEDS $5.1 BILLION!

2023-09-19 Max Grossman City Council, City Management, Commissioners Court, Debt, EPISD, Slider, Taxes One comment

by Max Grossman Our property tax consists of the combined levies of five local taxing entities. If you live within the

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John Ford’s “They Were Expendable” with Robert Montgomery and John Wayne

2023-09-17 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Us and Them

2023-09-12 Rich Wright Commissioners Court, Opportunity Costs, Slider, Taxes 3 comments

The problem with giving our “public servants” big salaries is that it changes who they are and who they serve.

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COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR ATTACKS NON-PARTISAN PETITION

2023-09-11 Max Grossman Cassandra Hernandez, Corruption, Gassandrgate, Slider 6 comments

by Max Grossman Michael Apodaca, Chair of the El Paso County Democratic Party, issued a press release today attacking the

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Gary Cooper and David Niven in “The Real Glory”

2023-09-10 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“Orwell – A Warning to Mankind”

2023-09-09 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Cartels at the Border

2023-09-08 Rich Wright Corruption, Law Enforcement, Mexico, Slider 5 comments

Here’s an enlightening article about corruption at the border from the author of El Narco: Since the Department of Homeland

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“The Great Flamarion”

2023-09-03 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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The Temptations – Papa Was a Rolling Stone

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“Iraq’s True Story”

2023-09-02 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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COUNTY VOTES 4-1 TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAX

2023-08-28 Max Grossman Commissioners Court, Slider, Taxes 3 comments

by Max Grossman Today the County Commissioners Court voted 4-1 to increase the County property tax rate to $0.458889 per

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What Do Our County Commissioners Do For Us Anyway?

2023-08-28 Rich Wright Commissioners Court, Ricardo Samaniego One comment

For that matter, what all do they do? Sure, the county runs the courts (some of them) and the jail.

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  • The Battle of Socorro (New Mexico) and the Futures of People and Data Centers
  • James Cagney in “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye”
  • “Impossible Places: World’s Most Extreme Corners on Earth”
  • “Blackout”
  • “Sevres & Sykes–Picot: How the Middle East Was Divided”

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