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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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  • “How We Make Hope Normal Again”

    2026-01-26 elrichiboy

    This is a Green Party ad from England and Wales.

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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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Los Lobos – Soy Mexico Americano

2022-05-05 elrichiboy Music One comment
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Vicente Fernandez in “El Hijo del Pueblo”

2022-05-03 elrichiboy Cine Mexicano Leave a comment
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Is This What Corruption Looks Like?

2022-05-03 Rich Wright Arena Highlights, City Council, City Management, Corruption, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes, The Arena 12 comments

From ElPasoTimes.com: The [El Paso City Council] voted to hire a San Francisco-based architecture firm to provide an updated cost

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“The Green Hornet – 10 – The Preying Mantis”

2022-05-02 elrichiboy Video Leave a comment
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“Between Midnight and Dawn”

2022-05-01 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Bethel Music and Molly Skaggs – Ain’t No Grave

2022-05-01 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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“Kadesh 1274 BC”

2022-04-30 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Adios, Club Quince

2022-04-29 elrichiboy Juarez, Slider Leave a comment

Reliable sources claim that the venerable Club Quince, the boutique bar under the Juan Gabriel mural in downtown Juarez, will

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“The Economy is Great. The Middle Class is Mad.”

2022-04-28 Rich Wright The Economy 3 comments

From Time.com: Jeff Swope felt the first spurt of anger bubble up when he learned in February that his landlord

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“I Am Normal”

2022-04-28 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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