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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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  • “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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  • 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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  • Data centers, school closures and sprawl are a signal that El Paso needs a new civic vision

    2026-07-30 Guest Column

    By Dylan Corbett, Special to El Paso Matters. Our city stands at a turning point. Schools are closing. Young people are leaving. The global economy

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

    2026-08-08 elrichiboy
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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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  • How Government Works

    2026-07-22 Rich Wright

    Some people are talking a lot about the evils of socialism these days. None of the other isms are pure gold, either. Capitalism. Populism. Communism.

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  • “The Great Depression – America’s Biggest Economic Crisis”

    2026-07-18 elrichiboy
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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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Trouble in ChucoTown

2022-07-07 Rich Wright Taxes, City Management, Gensler, Robert Cortinas, Slider, Strategic Plan, Tommy Gonzalez 2 comments

The trouble with City Government is that the City Manager thinks that his job is to protect and promote the

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“Middle of Nowhere: New Mexico’s Multi-Million Dollar Blunder”

2022-07-07 elrichiboy Heritage Tourism, Slider, Video 2 comments
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Economic Indicators

2022-07-06 Rich Wright Downtown, Downtown Management District, Economic Development, Slider 3 comments

The El Paso Times reports that the Fallas Department Store in DWNTWN is closing: One of Downtown El Paso’s largest

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I Love You Guys

2022-07-05 elrichiboy Support El Chuqueño Leave a comment

Or is it gueys? Thank you for reading El Chuqueño. I am blessed, as are we all. But just because

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“Why Roads ALWAYS Fill Up, No Matter How Much We Widen Them”

2022-07-04 elrichiboy Deck Park, Slider, TxDOT, Widening I-10 4 comments
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50 Years of “Women Make Movies”

2022-07-03 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

From Ariel Daugherty: This year I am celebrating Women Make Movies’, Inc. 50th anniversary, In 1972 I was one of

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“The Lone Wolf in Mexico”

2022-07-03 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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7th Annual Books and Raspas Giveaway at Jalisco Cafe

2022-07-02 elrichiboy Uncategorized 4 comments

From Hector (via Rick Melendrez) at the Jalisco: Free Books & Raspa for the entire family! FREE American flags to

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Rent a Bullring

2022-07-02 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, Slider Leave a comment

Are you looking for a place to host your next bullfight? The banner on the Alberto Balderas Plaza de Toros

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“The Day Police Dropped a Bomb on Philadelphia”

2022-07-02 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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“Theo”

2022-07-01 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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El Paso Chamber Names New CEO

2022-06-30 elrichiboy Chamber of Commerce Leave a comment

Sometimes the tea leaves lie. From ElPasoInc.com: The El Paso Chamber has appointed Andrea Hutchins as the next chief executive of

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“La Ciudad Perdida”

2022-06-28 elrichiboy Cine Mexicano Leave a comment
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Retrovision – The Economic Impact of Arenas: A Brief Survey

2022-06-28 elrichiboy Gensler, Slider, The Arena Leave a comment

This post originally appeared on 13 December 2021. The El Paso City Council recently approved the following motion: “To direct

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The New Head of the Chamber of Commerce?

2022-06-27 elrichiboy Chamber of Commerce 2 comments

Sometimes you have to add the numbers. The El Paso Inc. this week announced that the El Paso Chamber of

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“Fear No More”

2022-06-26 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Courtney Patton – “Welcome Table”

2022-06-26 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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“Spies, informants and new enemies – Today’s intelligence agencies”

2022-06-25 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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“The Guys Who Decide Everything That Happens”

2022-06-25 elrichiboy Video Leave a comment
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“Every Other Week”

2022-06-24 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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  • Penny Hollenbach on City of Dust: Vaughn, New Mexico
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  • Andre on Another Actor Suddenly Exits the Doña Ana County Political Stage
  • KR on Golden Cobwebs from the Vault: El Paso’s Aborted Towers
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  • Rudy Gonzales on City of Dust: Contreras, New Mexico
  • elrichiboy on You Can Pay When You’re Dead

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  • John Ford’s “The Sun Shines Bright”
  • “The Arrest That Exposed the CIA’s Most Secret Mission”
  • El Paso Matters to the Rescue
  • The Michigan Earthquake: Did Data Centers Clinch Al-Sayed’s Primary Victory?
  • “The Last Crooked Mile”

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