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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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  • 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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“The Trials of Henry Kissinger”

2023-04-01 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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A Wonderful Life?

2023-03-31 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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The Strategic Plan of the City of El Paso – A Critique

2023-03-28 Rich Wright Strategic Plan, City Council, City Management, Slider 2 comments

It’s good to have a plan. Like the Cheshire Cat said to Alice, if you don’t know where you’re going,

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“Trouble Is My Business”

2023-03-26 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“The Pandora Papers”

2023-03-25 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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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 Mayor John Cook, ballpark, City Council, 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”

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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 City Council, Cassandra Hernandez, 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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  • How Government Works
  • “The Great Depression – America’s Biggest Economic Crisis”
  • “The Merry Gentlemen”
  • “The Siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC): How Archimedes Stopped Rome”
  • The Data Center Chronicles: The Battle of Jupiter Comes to Albuquerque

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