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  • “Jigsaw”

    2026-07-05 elrichiboy
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  • Pay Raises for Everybody (But Not for You)

    2026-07-02 Rich Wright

    Our elected officials at the City (the Mayor and City Representatives) are getting 15% pay raises this year. The people at the City working for

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  • “Guilty Bystander”

    2026-06-28 elrichiboy
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  • “Easy Riders, Raging Bulls”

    2026-06-27 elrichiboy
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  • F. E. Curry And Fate’s Vagary

    2026-06-25 Bob Chessey

    The 1923 trial of F. E. Curry is a tale of a lawman who, from performing official duties, became labeled a criminal and exemplifies the

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  • Golden Cobwebs from the Vault: El Paso’s Aborted Towers

    2026-06-17 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Up for a little historic sightseeing in West Side El Paso? If you happen to be driving west on North Mesa and

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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 Battle of Socorro (New Mexico) and the Futures of People and Data Centers

    2026-06-04 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Emerging as one of the hottest issues in the U.S. today, hyperscale AI data centers have become a magnet for citizen activism

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  • James Cagney in “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye”

    2026-05-31 elrichiboy
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  • “Impossible Places: World’s Most Extreme Corners on Earth”

    2026-05-30 elrichiboy
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  • “Blackout”

    2026-05-24 elrichiboy
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  • “Sevres & Sykes–Picot: How the Middle East Was Divided”

    2026-05-23 elrichiboy
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“Opaque Worlds – The Struggle for Truth”

2022-04-23 Rich Wright Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Oh, the Hypocrisy

2022-04-23 Rich Wright City Council, Cassandra Hernandez, Henry Rivera, Isabel Salcido, Slider, Taxes 2 comments

Here’s a story from KVIA.com: Several city representatives say they will direct City Manager Tommy Gonzalez to decrease the City

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“The Familiar”

2022-04-22 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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El Paso Electric’s Profits Rise 87.4%

2022-04-21 Rich Wright City Council, Cost of Living, El Paso Electric Company, Slider One comment

From ElPasoTimes.com: El Paso Electric’s profit increased 87.4% in 2021 to $146.2 million, a new financial report shows. . .

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Luis Aguilar in “Primero Soy Mexicano”

2022-04-19 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Doña Rosario: The Unfinished Legacy of a Fiery Mexican Mother and Activist  

2022-04-18 Kent Paterson Mexico, Slider One comment

By Kent Paterson  A giant of a woman in Mexican political life, civil society and human rights advocacy passed away

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“The Crooked Web”

2022-04-17 elrichiboy Cine Mexicano Leave a comment
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Willow Worship – Resurrection Medley

2022-04-17 elrichiboy Music One comment
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“Catherine the Great – Russia’s Greatest Empress”

2022-04-16 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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“Oasis”

2022-04-15 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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Homeowners Carry the Burden

2022-04-14 Rich Wright Taxes, Chamber of Commerce, City Management, MountainStar Sports Group, Quality of Life Projects, Slider 2 comments

Here’s a couple of factoids I extracted from this El Paso Times article about rising property valuations: The overall market

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City Council to Vote on Districting

2022-04-14 Rich Wright City Council, Redistricting, Slider One comment

City Council will meet in a Special Session this afternoon with only one item on the agenda: Discussion and action

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Tin Tan in “La Tijera de Oro”

2022-04-12 elrichiboy Cine Mexicano Leave a comment
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Jaguars, Almonds, and Mary Jane

2022-04-11 Kent Paterson Marijuana, How to Live in El Paso, Slider Leave a comment

By Kent Paterson Well, it’s finally come to pass. Denizens of the Land of Enchantment – and their neighbors –

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“Politicians Outperformed Hedge Funds in 2021!!”

2022-04-11 Rich Wright Video Leave a comment
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Gary Cooper in “The Naked Edge”

2022-04-10 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Congratulations, Tommy G!

2022-04-09 Rich Wright Slider, Tommy Gonzalez Leave a comment

Look at this ad in this week’s El Paso Inc.: Did you see who the ad’s apparent sponsors are? Who

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“The CIA’s Plot to Assassinate Julian Assange”

2022-04-09 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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“Checkpoint”

2022-04-08 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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El Paso’s Class War is Not Happenstance

2022-04-08 Rich Wright Lina Ortega, Chamber of Commerce, City Council, City Management, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez, Welfare for the Rich Leave a comment

In their recent opinion piece in the El Paso Times titled El Paso’s Resurgence is not Happenstance, State Representative Lina

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  • “Guilty Bystander”

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