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  • Memories and Reflections: The Border Feminicides 20 Years later, Part One

    2026-05-13 elrichiboy

    By Kent Paterson Paula Flores recently retold parts of a painfully long and unresolved story to an audience at New Mexico State University (NMSU) in

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  • “Cry Vegeance”

    2026-05-10 elrichiboy
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  • “The Officer Who Threw the Punch Isn’t the Problem. The Man Who Approved It Is.”

    2026-05-08 elrichiboy
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  • Our Surveillance State

    2026-05-05 Rich Wright

    From APNews.com: Once limited to policing the nation’s boundaries, the Border Patrol has built a surveillance system stretching into the country’s interior that can monitor

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  • Alec Guiness in “The Detective”

    2026-05-03 elrichiboy
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  • “Stone Age Temple Mystery”

    2026-05-02 elrichiboy
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  • UTEP’s Professional College Athletes

    2026-04-27 Rich Wright

    “Hookers and a Camaro aren’t going to cut it anymore.” — My friend Mora I think UTEP should be a big party school, because it’s

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  • “Surprise Witness”

    2026-04-26 elrichiboy
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  • “Four Dead in Five Seconds”

    2026-04-25 elrichiboy
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  • The 1915 Collision of the Iron Cure and the Harrison Narcotic Act in El Paso

    2026-04-23 Bob Chessey

    Kicking an opiate habit is a bitch. Before the advent of modern medical and pharmaceutical interventions, counseling, and peer support groups, the nationwide de facto

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  • Is El Paso the Second Best City to Live In?

    2026-04-22 Rich Wright

    You probably heard lately that El Paso is the second best big city in the U.S. in which to live. It was on the news.

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  • We’re Still Bombing New Mexico: Nuclear Cycle Victims on the Long Road to Justice

    2026-04-21 Kent Paterson

    Downwinder leader Tina Cordova speaks at the Valle de Oro Community Earth Day event. Seated to Cordova’s immediate left is Loretta Anderson and next to

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“School Of Assassins”

2022-05-21 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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David Stout for County Commissioner Precinct 2

2022-05-21 Rich Wright Commissioners Court, Elections 2 comments

We’re at war. It’s a class war. We didn’t start it. The richest people in El Paso started it. Over

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“Dream of Aces”

2022-05-20 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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Los Straitjackets – Crime Scene

2022-05-20 elrichiboy Music One comment
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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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  • Memories and Reflections: The Border Feminicides 20 Years later, Part One
  • “Cry Vegeance”
  • “The Officer Who Threw the Punch Isn’t the Problem. The Man Who Approved It Is.”
  • Our Surveillance State
  • Alec Guiness in “The Detective”

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