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  • The Future of El Paso | Inspired by True Events

    2026-08-23 Guest Column

    by Andres Powers I. The Ledger Start with what is already true, because prophecy is cheap and the record is not. In 2012 the city

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  • The Restorative Power of Restaurants

    2026-08-21 J. Eugenio Cotera E.

    by Javier E. Cotera The date was a Sunday in July 1985. My friend Roger and I could see parishioners spilling out of the Nuestra

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  • How Much AI Is Too Much AI?

    2026-08-18 Tim Holt

    by Tim Holt Recently, I submitted a long-form editorial to El Paso Matters that I thought was worthy of posting. It was about how the

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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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  • “There Is No AI, Really (It’s Just People), with Jaron Lanier”

    2026-08-22 elrichiboy

    Jaron Lanier attended New Mexico State University, and (I think) Morehead Elementary.

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  • Alejandor Escovedo — “Always a Friend”

    2026-08-20 elrichiboy
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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 “Notorious NARCOTIC Smuggler” La Nacha: The El Paso Years

    2025-07-31 Bob Chessey

    So, “Who was ‘La Nacha’?” For 50 years “La Nacha” remained a name synonymous with Juarez and opiate trafficking, a woman who rose to become

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  • “Passport to Suez”

    2026-08-23 elrichiboy
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  • “Time Table”

    2026-08-16 elrichiboy
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  • NY Times — “41 of the Greatest Mexican Restaurants 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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  • 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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  • “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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“Our Neighbors Committed Mass Murder, Here’s What We Did”

2022-09-10 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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What I’ll Do If I’m Elected

2022-09-10 Rich Wright City Council, Culture, Economic Development, Elections, Political Advertisement 3 comments

El Paso is a great city. I never thought we needed to spend a billion dollars to fix it. There

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“The Last Theft”

2022-09-09 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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“Why Do (Some) Humans Love Chile?”

2022-09-09 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Culture Leave a comment

From Sapiens.org: Psychology researchers, on the other hand, have posited that some people’s preference for capsaicin-containing foods is related to

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Rock and Roll Never Forgets

2022-09-08 Rich Wright Chamber of Commerce, Cissy Lizarraga, It's All Good, Slider, The Arena 3 comments

Max Grossman reports that District 8 Representative Cissy Lizarraga is appointing Steffen Poessiger to the City’s Historic Landmark Commission. You

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El Paso City Government is a Lamborghini

2022-09-07 Rich Wright City Council, City Management, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 5 comments

The City’s share of property taxes on the median priced home went up 6% this year. You can read about

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“El Paso Del Norte”

2022-09-05 elrichiboy Video 2 comments
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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”

2022-08-28 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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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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  • The Future of El Paso | Inspired by True Events
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  • Alejandor Escovedo — “Always a Friend”

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