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“Surprise Witness”

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“Four Dead in Five Seconds”

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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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Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas in “I Walk Alone”

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“How Ciudad Juárez Spiralled Into Cartel Madness”

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“Now We Know Their Names”

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Water Wrangling, Data Center Dealmaking and Deep Distrust in Sunland Park and Beyond

2026-04-16 Kent Paterson

By Kent Paterson After a lapse of nearly one year-and-a-half, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) conducted a community meeting the evening of April 7

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Paul and Julie Ten Years After

2026-04-13 Rich Wright

On or about 05 October 2016, I took Paul and Julie to Juarez. Paul and Julie were ballroom dancers. Like The Sound of Music. Okay

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“The Gary Webb Story: CIA, Cocaine, and a Media Assassination”

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(Some of) The Straight Skinny on Torre Centinela

2026-04-09 Rich Wright

If you are interested in the Torre Centinela that is almost fully operational in downtown Ciudad Juárez, then you should read this story from RestOfWorld.org.

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Pentatonix – Hallelujah

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Frontline – Putin’s Road to War

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Arcade Fire – The Lightning I, II

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Next to Last Call for Redistricting

2022-03-16 elrichiboy City Council, Redistricting, Slider One comment

As you probably know, the City of El Paso is in the throes of redrawing district boundaries. The City Charter

Luis Aguilar and Lucha Villa in “Agarrando Parejo”

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El Ojo del Chuco

2022-03-15 elrichiboy History, Juarez 2 comments

This isn’t my first blog. If you’d asked me yesterday, I would have said it is, but today I stumbled

2CELLOS – Thunderstruck

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The Ongoing Class War

2022-03-14 Rich Wright Chamber of Commerce, City Council, City Management, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 3 comments

Have I ever mentioned that it feels like the City of El Paso, and the El Paso Chamber of Commerce,

The October Man (1947)

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Celtic Worship – How Great Thou Art

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Petroglyphs

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Last weekend we went to see some petroglyphs. They were out there past the Border Patrol checkpoint on I-10. By

The Case of Phil Spector

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Mutiny!

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Endurance wreck: Ernest Shackleton’s lost ship found off Antarctica

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Antonio Badu in “Las coronelas”

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9 Years Ago

2022-03-08 Rich Wright Chief Greg Allen, City Council, City Management, El Paso Police Department, Law Enforcement, Slider, Veronica Escobar One comment

On March 8, 2013, El Paso Police Officer Jose Flores shot the handcuffed prisoner Danny Saenz in the sallyport of

James Mason in The Upturned Glass

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Jara Bolivia – El amor de Dios

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TEDx El Paso: A City Reimagined

2022-03-04 Rich Wright ballpark, Chamber of Commerce, City Management, Economic Development, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider, Strategic Plan, Tommy Gonzalez, TxDOT 6 comments

Saturday, March 5 (tomorrow, or today, or last week, depending on when you are reading this) TEDx El Paso is

Greetings From Cyberspace

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Lately El Chuqueño has been attacked by Russian bots. Lots of bots. Maybe it’s because last week in the comments