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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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  • MEXICO’S FORCED LAND CESSIONS TO THE UNITED STATES

    2026-02-02 Oscar J. Martinez

    by Oscar J. Martínez The year 2026 (on February 2) marks the 178th anniversary of the signing of one of the most important treaties in

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  • Gone Fishing

    2026-01-28 J. Eugenio Cotera E.

    by J. Eugenio Cotera E. As a young kid growing up in the vast and sparse Chihuahuan Desert, I believed that fish simply materialized wherever

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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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“Black Budget – The ENTIRE History of the CIA”

2025-11-22 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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“Powering AI: The Environmental Impacts of Borderland Data Centers”

2025-11-17 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Slider, The Environment Leave a comment

“[NMELC] Staff Attorney, Kacey Hovden, along with our clients, has been invited as a guest speaker at a University of Texas

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“Harper”

2025-11-16 elrichiboy Slider, Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Red Elvises at Sunset Parlor this Tuesday

2025-11-15 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Music, shows Leave a comment

Your favorite band brings it back to El Paso this Tuesday, at the Sunset Parlor.

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Thank the Taxpayers

2025-11-10 Rich Wright Commissioners Court, Ricardo Samaniego, Slider, Taxes One comment

Here’s a story at ElPasoTimes.com titled State of the County address touts growth through bonds in address. “On time and

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Can’t We Just Wait?

2025-11-09 Rich Wright Deck Park, Slider, TxDOT 2 comments

Judging from what I see on social media, the proposed deck park is wildly unpopular. Even most of the people

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“The Sniper”

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“Why The Normans Were The Most Feared Warriors Across Medieval Europe”

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“Deadfall”

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Andres Muro Art Opening Tonight at Traffick Artspace

2025-11-01 elrichiboy Art, How to Live in El Paso, shows, Slider Leave a comment

With music by David Romo.

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Bullfight Tonight!

2025-10-31 Rich Wright How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, Slider Leave a comment

The 2025 bullfighting season carries on tonight with another spectacle at the Aberto Balderas Bullring in downtown Juarez. Tonight’s headliner

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Gregory Peck in “The Case of the Enchanted Prisoner”

2025-10-26 elrichiboy Slider, Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“Medieval Feudalism, Explained”

2025-10-25 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary, Slider Leave a comment
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“EL PASO, WHERE SUNSHINE SPENDS THE WINTER”

2025-10-23 Bob Chessey Culture, El Paso, History, Music, Slider Leave a comment

by Bob Chessey One hundred years ago, before El Paso simply advertised and referred to itself as the “Sun City,”

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The Russians Are Coming!

2025-10-22 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Music Leave a comment

Igor and the Red Elvises are performing at the Sunset Parlor, 1307 N. Oregon, at 7:30, on Tuesday, November 18.

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Retrovision: El Paso Cool and the Brain Drain

2025-10-20 Rich Wright Brand El Paso, Economic Development, Slider One comment

by Rich Wright This article, or something very much like it, originally appeared on NewspaperTree.com in early May, 2008. There’s

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“The Other Woman”

2025-10-19 elrichiboy Slider, Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“The Strangest Story in American History | OPUNTIA”

2025-10-18 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary, Slider Leave a comment

Thanks to The Border Chronicle for hipping me to this movie.

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Who’s the New Guy?

2025-10-17 Rich Wright Law Enforcement, Slider, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Ken Paxton, the Texas Attorney General who sometimes gets indicted and impeached, has launched a campaign to infiltrate left wing

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Ninja Convention

2025-10-16 Rich Wright El Paso, Slider, Visit El Paso One comment

The Secret Society of Ninjas met in El Paso this week, and I was lucky enough to photograph their parade

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