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  • “Deadfall”

    2025-11-02 elrichiboy
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  • Andres Muro Art Opening Tonight at Traffick Artspace

    2025-11-01 elrichiboy

    With music by David Romo.

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  • Bullfight Tonight!

    2025-10-31 Rich Wright

    The 2025 bullfighting season carries on tonight with another spectacle at the Aberto Balderas Bullring in downtown Juarez. Tonight’s headliner is El Zapata. From LaPrensa.org,

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  • Gregory Peck in “The Case of the Enchanted Prisoner”

    2025-10-26 elrichiboy
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  • “Medieval Feudalism, Explained”

    2025-10-25 elrichiboy
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  • “EL PASO, WHERE SUNSHINE SPENDS THE WINTER”

    2025-10-23 Bob Chessey

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

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  • Retrovision: El Paso Cool and the Brain Drain

    2025-10-20 Rich Wright

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

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  • “The Other Woman”

    2025-10-19 elrichiboy
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  • “The Strangest Story in American History | OPUNTIA”

    2025-10-18 elrichiboy

    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

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

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  • Ninja Convention

    2025-10-16 Rich Wright

    The Secret Society of Ninjas met in El Paso this week, and I was lucky enough to photograph their parade on Montana last night. Kudos

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  • “Trump and the FBI”

    2025-10-11 elrichiboy
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Expo-Subasta for Edificio de los Sueños

2022-05-18 elrichiboy Juarez One comment

Downtown Juarez is experiencing a renaissance and it’s not all financed by tax credits and municipal largess for Juarez’ richest

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Another Salvo in the War on Taxpayers

2022-05-18 Rich Wright Cassandra Hernandez, Cissy Lizarraga, City Council, City Management, Henry Rivera, Isabel Salcido, MountainStar Sports Group, Peter Svarzbein, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez, Welfare for the Rich 5 comments

The City of El Paso, the El Paso Chamber of Commerce, and MountainStar Sports group are waging a class war

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“Justicia Fronteriza Denounces Extension of Tommy Gonzalez’ Contract”

2022-05-18 Rich Wright City Council, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 3 comments

The following is a Press Release from Justicia Fronteriza: Justicia Fronteriza PAC is extremely disappointed, but not surprised that a

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“City Manager’s Contract Extension is Not Sound Governance”

2022-05-17 elrichiboy City Council, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez One comment

The following is a press release from the Community First Coalition of El Paso: The El Paso City Council’s action

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Stockholm Syndrome?

2022-05-16 Rich Wright Breaking News, Cassandra Hernandez, City Council, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 6 comments

Did you see the latest edition of ABC-7 Xtra? I have to wonder what our City Council members are thinking.

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Kalush Orchestra – Stefania

2022-05-15 elrichiboy Music One comment
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“The Man Who Wouldn’t Die”

2022-05-15 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Jose Feliciano – Come Down Jesus

2022-05-15 elrichiboy Music One comment
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“Stress, Portrait of a Killer”

2022-05-14 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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“Punch-Drunk”

2022-05-13 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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Retrovision – El Paso, (Temporary) Home of the Carpetbaggers

2022-05-13 Rich Wright City Management, Letters to the Editor, Media, Retrovision, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 8 comments

This post originally appeared on 10 February 2021. You know why there’s so little crime in El Paso? Because we

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Tommy Gonzalez Has Been Cheating On Us

2022-05-11 Rich Wright City Council, City Management, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez 11 comments

You’ve heard the news. El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez is among three other finalists being considered for city manager

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Climate Town — Your Money Is Cheating On You

2022-05-11 elrichiboy Climate Town Leave a comment
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Cantinflas in “Por Mis Pistolas”

2022-05-10 elrichiboy Cine Mexicano Leave a comment
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Warren Buffett — The Rich Are Winning the Class War

2022-05-10 Rich Wright City Council, City Management, Cost of Living, Slider, Taxes, Welfare for the Rich 4 comments

He said it in a New York Times article back in 2006. “There’s class warfare, all right,” Mr. Buffett said,

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“Meet Boston Blackie”

2022-05-08 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Greater Vision – Oh, Daniel Prayed

2022-05-08 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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“American Scar”

2022-05-07 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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“The Rabbit’s Foot”

2022-05-06 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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The Wider War

2022-05-06 Rich Wright Politics, Slider, World 3 comments

How about this, from the NYTimes.com: The United States has provided intelligence about Russian units that has allowed Ukrainians to

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