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  • Another Actor Suddenly Exits the Doña Ana County Political Stage

    2026-07-23 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Government in Doña Ana County is in turmoil. The shakeups continued this week as the Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners terminated

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  • How Government Works

    2026-07-22 Rich Wright

    Some people are talking a lot about the evils of socialism these days. None of the other isms are pure gold, either. Capitalism. Populism. Communism.

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  • “The Great Depression – America’s Biggest Economic Crisis”

    2026-07-18 elrichiboy
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  • “The Merry Gentlemen”

    2026-07-12 elrichiboy
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  • “The Siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC): How Archimedes Stopped Rome”

    2026-07-11 elrichiboy
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  • “Jigsaw”

    2026-07-05 elrichiboy
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  • Pay Raises for Everybody (But Not for You)

    2026-07-02 Rich Wright

    Our elected officials at the City (the Mayor and City Representatives) are getting 15% pay raises this year. The people at the City working for

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  • “Guilty Bystander”

    2026-06-28 elrichiboy
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  • “Easy Riders, Raging Bulls”

    2026-06-27 elrichiboy
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  • F. E. Curry And Fate’s Vagary

    2026-06-25 Bob Chessey

    The 1923 trial of F. E. Curry is a tale of a lawman who, from performing official duties, became labeled a criminal and exemplifies the

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  • Golden Cobwebs from the Vault: El Paso’s Aborted Towers

    2026-06-17 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Up for a little historic sightseeing in West Side El Paso? If you happen to be driving west on North Mesa and

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  • You Can Pay When You’re Dead

    2026-06-08 Rich Wright

    Since 1979, the State of Texas has had a program that saves older homeowners from getting their houses seized because of past due property taxes.

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HERNANDEZ’S HUSBAND FILED BAR COMPLAINT AGAINST ETHICS COMMISSION CHAIR!

2023-08-22 Max Grossman Gassandrgate, Cassandra Hernandez, Slider 3 comments

by Max Grossman Adam Powell of the El Paso Times just published a report revealing that Jeremy Jordan, the husband

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“The Big Caper”

2023-08-20 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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HOME Nuestra Señora Apartments Shaping Up

2023-08-19 Rich Wright Downtown, Economic Development, Slider 5 comments

by Rich Wright HOME (the Housing Opportunity Management Enterprises, nee the Housing Authority of the City of El Paso) is

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“West Bank: War in the Hills”

2023-08-19 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Inter Miami vs Nashville SC

2023-08-19 elrichiboy sports, Slider Leave a comment

Tonight at 7 Inter Miami plays Nashville SC for the Leagues Championship. I imagine you’ll be able to watch it

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Joe Pickett for Strong Mayor!?!

2023-08-17 Rich Wright City Management, Elections, Politics, Slider 3 comments

Did you see this piece on CBS4Local.com last week? [S]ince 2004, El Paso has had a “strong city manager system,”

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REP. HERNANDEZ MAINTAINS INNOCENCE AFTER REPRIMAND

2023-08-17 Max Grossman Cassandra Hernandez, Gassandrgate, Slider One comment

by Max Grossman Adam Powell of the El Paso Times just published an excellent report on Rep. Cassandra Hernandez’s refusal to

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CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO ACCEPT LEGAL AGREEMENT TO END ARENA LITIGATION!

2023-08-14 Max Grossman The Arena, City Council 5 comments

by Max Grossman I am pleased to report that after today’s three-hour executive session, the City Council voted 6-0 to

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Oliver Anthony – “Rich Men North of Richmond”

2023-08-14 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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Retrovision: The City’s War on Small Business

2023-08-14 elrichiboy Economic Development, City Management, Slider, Taxes One comment

This post originally appeared on 7 December 2016. God bless those nice people in city government. They are completely clueless.

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“Blackout”

2023-08-13 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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EL PASO BADLY NEEDS MORE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

2023-08-12 Max Grossman Uncategorized, El Paso Matters, El Paso Times, Media, Slider, Taxes One comment

by Max Grossman Houston, like most major cities, has journalists with the requisite skills for investigating complex financial matters and

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“How AI Attains Consciousness”

2023-08-12 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Rio Grande Revisited: A Crisis of Civilization

2023-08-07 Kent Paterson Climate Change, Slider, The Environment Leave a comment

by Kent Paterson A one-hour audio documentary highlighting issues affecting the Middle Rio Grande Valley and the Paso del Norte

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“Seven Days in May”

2023-08-06 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment

El Paso is featured prominently in this 1964 movie about a military coup in the United States. In the movie,

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“Oppenheimer – Destroyer of Worlds”

2023-08-05 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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TOMMY GONZALEZ WAS EMPLOYED BY CITIES OF EL PASO AND DURANGO SIMULTANEOUSLY!

2023-08-05 Max Grossman Tommy Gonzalez, FOAC, Slider 3 comments

by Max Grossman August 3 at 9:34pm, City Reps. Kennedy, Annello, Molinar and Fierro—who all happen to serve on the

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“Our Man in Havana”

2023-07-30 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“Rich Hall’s Red Menace”

2023-07-29 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Lincoln County, NM, Dismisses All Criminal Cases for Last 2 1/2 Years

2023-07-28 elrichiboy Uncategorized One comment
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