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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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  • James Cagney in “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye”

    2026-05-31 elrichiboy
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  • “Impossible Places: World’s Most Extreme Corners on Earth”

    2026-05-30 elrichiboy
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Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn in “The African Queen”

2022-09-04 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“The Psychology of Crowd Manipulation”

2022-09-03 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary One comment
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The City Hall Budget

2022-09-02 Rich Wright City Council, City Management, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 4 comments

Did you see Adam Powell’s story at ElPasoTimes.com? It’s headlined City Hall’s budget is set: What will El Pasoans get

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“Delectable You”

2022-09-02 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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How Quickly They Forget

2022-08-31 Rich Wright Chamber of Commerce, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes Leave a comment

I stumbled across this gem the other day. From the El Paso Chamber of Commerce: Recommended Action [regarding the 2012

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Gogol Bordello – “Start Wearing Purple”

2022-08-29 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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La Bouche Manouche featuring Irene Serra

2022-08-29 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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You Can Help!

2022-08-29 Rich Wright Political Advertisement, Slider Leave a comment

I’ll tell you the truth. It’s hard for me to ask for help. But this time, I need your help

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How Did It Get So Bad So Quick?

2022-08-28 Rich Wright City Management, Economic Development, Slider, Strategic Plan, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez One comment

In 2012, our property tax rates was 66 cents per $100 of valuation. For FY2023, the property tax rate is

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“Man Hunt”

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“4Chan VS Scientology”

2022-08-27 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Retrovision – TEDx El Paso: A City Reimagined

2022-08-23 Rich Wright ballpark, City Management, Economic Development, MountainStar Sports Group, Retrovision, Slider, Strategic Plan, Tommy Gonzalez 5 comments

This post originally appeared on 04 March 2022. Saturday, March 5 (tomorrow, or today, or last week, depending on when

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Tuba Skinny – “Jubilee Stomp”

2022-08-22 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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Ray Milland in “The Thief”

2022-08-21 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Celtic Worship – “Come Thou Fount”

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“The Mystery of the Vampire Skeletons Buried in Ireland”

2022-08-20 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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About Rich Wright

2022-08-19 elrichiboy Slider, Political Advertisement Leave a comment

Even if you don’t know me, we may have met. District 8 is a small town, especially now that it’s

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“Holy Moses”

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The City of Dust Books are Back!

2022-08-17 elrichiboy City of Dust Leave a comment

BACK IN STOCK! The remainder of the reprint of “Abandoned New Mexico: Ghost Towns, Endangered Architecture, and Hidden History” has

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The Petition to Change Elections

2022-08-17 elrichiboy Elections, City Council, Politics, Slider One comment

From Adam Powell at ElPasoTimes.com: Elections in El Paso could look much different if El Pasoans for Fair Elections is

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