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  • The Biggest Campaign of the Season

    2026-03-02 Rich Wright

    The biggest campaign of this election season isn’t taking place by any candidate on the ballot. The President of the University of Texas at El

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  • Economic Undevelopment

    2026-02-25 Rich Wright

    According to ElDiario.mx, El Paso lost 750 jobs in the last four months of 2025. Juarez lost 17,000 maquila jobs in all of 2025. That

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  • Puerto Vallarta Travel Log, Part One: Hurricane Mencho

    2026-02-23 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Fear, hunger, thirst and uncertainty. That’s what folks in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco lived through on February 22, now undoubtedly one of the

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  • “Where Texas Begins”

    2026-02-21 Rich Wright

    The latest (several years old) tagline from Visit El Paso/the Convention and Visitors Center/Destination El Paso appears to be “Where Texas Begins”. Of course Texas

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  • Charles Boyer and Lauren Bacall in “Confidential Agent”

    2026-02-15 elrichiboy
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  • “You’re Fired!”

    2026-02-14 Rich Wright

    Remember when Donald Trump’s tagline was “You’re fired!” One might think that he’d be pulling that old standard out again, what with the clown car

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  • “YEMEN: A Forgotten Earth Where Time Still Breathes”

    2026-02-14 elrichiboy
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  • “Love in a Man’s World”

    2026-02-08 elrichiboy
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  • Mexico: Where Women Increasingly Rule

    2026-02-07 Kent Paterson

    by Kent Paterson In case you haven’t noticed, political power in Mexico is increasingly in the hands of women. That reality was proudly stated by

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  • MEXICO’S FORCED LAND CESSIONS TO THE UNITED STATES

    2026-02-02 Oscar J. Martinez

    by Oscar J. Martínez The year 2026 (on February 2) marks the 178th anniversary of the signing of one of the most important treaties in

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  • Gone Fishing

    2026-01-28 J. Eugenio Cotera E.

    by J. Eugenio Cotera E. As a young kid growing up in the vast and sparse Chihuahuan Desert, I believed that fish simply materialized wherever

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  • The Anti-Immigrant Family Judge

    2026-01-27 Rich Wright

    Here’s a story from ElPasoMatters.org: Attorneys with the immigration advocacy group Estrella del Paso last month asked that District Court Judge Marlene Gonzalez recuse herself

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Juarez Walking Tour on The Royal Tour

2022-06-20 elrichiboy Juarez 3 comments

From the TheRoyalTourBlog.com: “Call me as soon as you’re back across the border,” said my mother. “Text me every hour,”

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San Antonio’s Development Problems

2022-06-20 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Downtown, Economic Development, Slider 4 comments

From the Washington Post: Visitors entering Rebecca Flores’s San Antonio home pass a sepia-toned photo of her large Tejano family

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Hal Roach’s “The Fabulous Joe”

2022-06-19 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“Goldilocks”

2022-06-17 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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“Ciclovías de Ciudad Juárez ¿Que tan funcional son?”

2022-06-14 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez Leave a comment
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“The Mystery of the Dodelston Messages”

2022-06-11 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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“Training Wheels”

2022-06-10 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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Pedro Infante in “El Gavilán Pollero”

2022-06-07 elrichiboy Cine Mexicano Leave a comment
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“Towards an American Union”

2022-06-07 Vanessa Johnson Immigration, Slider 7 comments

by Vanessa Johnson From Frank News: In the spirit of the European Union and specifically the Schengen Agreement, I propose

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Place Your Bets

2022-06-07 elrichiboy Oscar Leeser, Peter Svarzbein, Slider 3 comments

District 1 Representative Peter Svarzbein filed a Code of Conduct complaint against Mayor Oscar Leeser today, according to this story

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Climate Town – Who Broke Gas Prices?

2022-06-06 elrichiboy Climate Town Leave a comment
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How Jack Welch Ruined the World

2022-06-05 elrichiboy Business Leave a comment

From NYTimes.com: When Jack Welch died on March 1, 2020, tributes poured in for the longtime chief executive of General

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Fritz Lang’s “The Blue Gardenia”

2022-06-05 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“Police on Trial”

2022-06-04 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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“Red String of Fate”

2022-06-03 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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Evaluating Our Priorities

2022-06-02 Rich Wright Certificates of Obligation, Cissy Lizarraga, City Council, City Management, Claudia Lizette Rodriguez, Isabel Salcido, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez 5 comments

They are coming out of the woodwork (and maybe from under rocks) to weigh in on Tommy Gonzalez’ future. From

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Luis Aguilar and Jorge Negrete in “Tal Para Cual”

2022-05-31 elrichiboy Cine Mexicano Leave a comment
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Tommy Gonzalez Doesn’t Like El Paso

2022-05-30 Rich Wright City Council, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 2 comments

Recently, Tommy Gonzalez applied for a job in Frisco, Texas, despite making more than $400,000 a year here. If he

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Gary Cooper in “Cloak and Dagger”

2022-05-29 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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McKinney Sisters – “Nothing But the Blood”

2022-05-29 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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