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  • The Restorative Power of Restaurants

    2026-08-21 J. Eugenio Cotera E.

    by Javier E. Cotera The date was a Sunday in July 1985. My friend Roger and I could see parishioners spilling out of the Nuestra

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  • How Much AI Is Too Much AI?

    2026-08-18 Tim Holt

    by Tim Holt Recently, I submitted a long-form editorial to El Paso Matters that I thought was worthy of posting. It was about how the

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  • La Cucaracha

    2026-08-14 Howard Campbell

    by Howard Campbell After walking across the heavily fortified Paso del Norte bridge and ducking through Mexican customs, you arrive at the foot of Juárez

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  • Drones for Them, But Not for Us?

    2026-08-12 Tim Holt

    By Tim Holt The ACLU released a report in March called Drones For Them But Not For Us? Most people will probably see that title

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  • The Traditional Barbershops of Juárez

    2026-08-19 Howard Campbell

    by Howard Campbell In many American cities, the great barbershop tradition is being replaced by heavily marketed, generic chain shops. While these corporate establishments are

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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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  • An Economic Forecast

    2025-08-22 Rich Wright

    Here’s part of an editorial from El Diario de Juarez:1 Ayer informamos que, a tasa mensual, la producción de la maquila en Ciudad Juárez cayó

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  • Retrovision: Billares El Cid

    2025-08-12 Rich Wright

    This post originally appeared on 12 October 2017. I’m not sure if the information is current. Like everything else in Mexico, like wealth and income

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  • The “Notorious NARCOTIC Smuggler” La Nacha: The El Paso Years

    2025-07-31 Bob Chessey

    So, “Who was ‘La Nacha’?” For 50 years “La Nacha” remained a name synonymous with Juarez and opiate trafficking, a woman who rose to become

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  • “Time Table”

    2026-08-16 elrichiboy
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  • NY Times — “41 of the Greatest Mexican Restaurants Across the United States”

    2026-08-15 Rich Wright

    Some yankees from the New York Times compiled a list of “41 of the Greatest Mexican Restaurants Across the United States.” According to this post

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  • “The Real History of Africa They Never Taught You | Africa’s Great Civilizations”

    2026-08-15 elrichiboy
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  • Citlali Delgado, Artist

    2026-08-11 Rich Wright

    Every artist needs a body of work. One painting, or one song, or one role, on stage or the big screen, won’t lead to fame

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

    2026-08-08 elrichiboy
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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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  • “The Last Crooked Mile”

    2026-08-02 elrichiboy
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Economic Undevelopment

2026-02-25 Rich Wright Economic Development, El Paso, Slider One comment

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

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Puerto Vallarta Travel Log, Part One: Hurricane Mencho

2026-02-23 Kent Paterson Breaking News, Mexico, Slider 2 comments

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

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Kirk Douglas in Billy Wilder’s “Ace in the Hole”

2026-02-22 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment
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“Where Texas Begins”

2026-02-21 Rich Wright Visit El Paso, Slider, Travel Leave a comment

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

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Charles Boyer and Lauren Bacall in “Confidential Agent”

2026-02-15 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee, Slider Leave a comment
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“You’re Fired!”

2026-02-14 Rich Wright Politics, Slider Leave a comment

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

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“YEMEN: A Forgotten Earth Where Time Still Breathes”

2026-02-14 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary, Slider Leave a comment
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“Love in a Man’s World”

2026-02-08 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee, Slider Leave a comment
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Mexico: Where Women Increasingly Rule

2026-02-07 Kent Paterson Mexico, Politics, Slider Leave a comment

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

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MEXICO’S FORCED LAND CESSIONS TO THE UNITED STATES

2026-02-02 Oscar J. Martinez History, International Relations, Mexico, Slider Leave a comment

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

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Frank Capra’s “American Madness”

2026-02-01 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee, Slider Leave a comment
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“Complete History of Cocaine: The Power That Corrupted Dynasties and more”

2026-01-31 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Gone Fishing

2026-01-28 J. Eugenio Cotera E. Cafe Cotera la Magazin Fronteriza, Essays, Slider One comment

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

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The Anti-Immigrant Family Judge

2026-01-27 Rich Wright Courts, Slider 2 comments

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

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“How We Make Hope Normal Again”

2026-01-26 elrichiboy Welfare for the Rich, Politics, Slider Leave a comment

This is a Green Party ad from England and Wales.

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“Nightfall”

2026-01-25 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee, Slider Leave a comment
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Ricardo Pepi to Fullham?

2026-01-25 Rich Wright El Paso, Slider, sports Leave a comment

ESPN reports that English Premier League’s Fullham F.C. have reportedly offered Dutch futbol team PSV $38 million for the contract

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“The Dark Story of How America Destroyed The Gilded Age”

2026-01-24 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Masa pa’ la Raza: Taconeta

2026-01-23 Rich Wright How to Live in El Paso, Slider Leave a comment

For the third year in a row, Taconeta made it to the semi-finals of the James Beard Awards in the

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Fritz Lang’s “House by the River”

2026-01-18 elrichiboy Slider, Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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