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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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  • “Hangover Square”

    2026-03-22 elrichiboy
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  • “The Rise and Ruin of the Coca-Cola Family”

    2026-03-21 elrichiboy
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  • El Paso is Falling

    2026-03-13 Rich Wright

    The trusted institutions we count on are letting us down. The streets are crumbling. The water utility can’t keep the water flowing. Texas Gas Services

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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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“The Palm Beach Story”

2023-03-22 elrichiboy Movie Night Leave a comment
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God Bless Dee Margo

2023-03-20 Rich Wright Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez, Water Parks 2 comments

Poor Dee Margo. He is completely out of touch. Here’s a paragraph from his recent response to an open letter

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“Stolen Face”

2023-03-19 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“A Plant’s World: The Intelligence of Plants”

2023-03-18 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Report From Juarez

2023-03-15 elrichiboy Juarez, Slider Leave a comment

I am an accidental witness to recent turmoil in Juarez. Last Wednesday I walked into a riot. I was looking

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“Railroaded”

2023-03-12 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Retrovision — Economic Impact

2023-03-11 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, Slider Leave a comment

This article originally appeared on 17 January 2017. What do you think has more effect on the El Paso economy.

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“Fortissimo”

2023-03-10 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment
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The 10th Anniversary of the Killing of Daniel Saenz

2023-03-08 elrichiboy El Paso Police Department, Law Enforcement 2 comments

Ten years ago today, on March 8, 2013, handcuffed prisoner Daniel Saenz was shot in the back by El Paso

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“Lots of Empty Spaces”

2023-03-07 elrichiboy Downtown, Economic Development, population, Slider 7 comments

Here’s a story from the El Paso Times headlined Downtown El Paso’s vacant buildings await next wave of redevelopment: Lots

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Can’t We Do Better?

2023-03-07 elrichiboy City Management, El Paso Inc. One comment

This item appeared in the Whispers column of this week’s El Paso Inc.: So, who’s next? As you know, the

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Ancient History — Mayor John Cook’s Interview with the El Paso Inc.

2023-03-05 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, Mayor John Cook, Quality of Life Projects, Slider One comment

From 9 June 2013: “Why are we making a significant investment in Downtown? The answer’s very simple. When I come

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“The Most Dangerous Game”

2023-03-05 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Gregg Allman – “Will the Circle Be Unbroken”

2023-03-05 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Max Grossman: “THE FIRING OF CITY MANAGER GONZALEZ: OPEN LETTER TO REPS. HERNANDEZ, SALCIDO AND RIVERA”

2023-03-04 Max Grossman Cassandra Hernandez, City Council, Henry Rivera, Isabel Salcido, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 2 comments

March 3, 2023 Rep. Cassandra HernandezRep. Isabel SalcidoRep. Henry Rivera City of El Paso300 N. Campbell St.El Paso, TX 79901

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“Why The US Prison System Is The Worst In The Developed World”

2023-03-04 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Retrovision — This Guy Got Beat Up By the (Alleged) Kern Place Dog Killer

2023-03-03 elrichiboy Slider Leave a comment

This post originally appeared on 08 March 2018. That’s Mark Boykin, the proprieter of Mark’s Cantina. Three years ago Mr.

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“Hellbender”

2023-03-03 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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Why Tommy Gonzalez Got Fired

2023-03-03 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Economic Development, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 10 comments

It happened. El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez got canned Tuesday after 7 or 8 years on the job. By

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Retrovision: Max Grossman — “OUR WATERPARKS ARE A GIANT FINANCIAL BLACK HOLE”

2023-02-27 Max Grossman City Council, City Management, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 12 comments

This is the text of an email that I received 30 September 2022. by Max Grossman THE OPERATING DEFICIT OF

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