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  • NY Times — “41 of the Greatest Mexican Restaurant Across the United States”

    2026-08-15 Rich Wright

    Some yankees from the New York Times compiled a list of “41 of the Greatest Mexican Restaurants Across the United States.” According to this post

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  • “The Real History of Africa They Never Taught You | Africa’s Great Civilizations”

    2026-08-15 elrichiboy
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  • La Cucaracha

    2026-08-14 Howard Campbell

    by Howard Campbell After walking across the heavily fortified Paso del Norte bridge and ducking through Mexican customs, you arrive at the foot of Juárez

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  • Drones for Them, But Not for Us?

    2026-08-12 Tim Holt

    By Tim Holt The ACLU released a report in March called Drones For Them But Not For Us? Most people will probably see that title

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  • Citlali Delgado, Artist

    2026-08-11 Rich Wright

    Every artist needs a body of work. One painting, or one song, or one role, on stage or the big screen, won’t lead to fame

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  • “Your Summer Electric Bill Explained”

    2026-07-31 Vanessa Johnson

    Shouts and Murmurs On July 30, El Paso Electric sent out an email to its customers, with the subject line “Your Summer Electric Bill Explained.”

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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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  • 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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  • “The Arrest That Exposed the CIA’s Most Secret Mission”

    2026-08-08 elrichiboy
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  • El Paso Matters to the Rescue

    2026-08-07 Rich Wright

    From ElPasoMatters.org: Between 2015 and 2025, the number of El Pasoans under age 65 grew by fewer than 4,000. The number of those 65 and

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  • The Michigan Earthquake: Did Data Centers Clinch Al-Sayed’s Primary Victory?

    2026-08-05 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Outspent 11 to 1 by incumbent Congresswoman Haley Stevens, Dr. Abdul Al-Sayed’s August 4 win in the Michigan Democratic primary for the

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  • “The Last Crooked Mile”

    2026-08-02 elrichiboy
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  • John Prine – “I Remember Everything”

    2026-07-30 elrichiboy
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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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“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”

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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”

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

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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”

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