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  • The Future of El Paso | Inspired by True Events

    2026-08-23 Guest Column

    by Andres Powers I. The Ledger Start with what is already true, because prophecy is cheap and the record is not. In 2012 the city

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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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  • “There Is No AI, Really (It’s Just People), with Jaron Lanier”

    2026-08-22 elrichiboy

    Jaron Lanier attended New Mexico State University, and (I think) Morehead Elementary.

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  • Alejandor Escovedo — “Always a Friend”

    2026-08-20 elrichiboy
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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 “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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  • “Passport to Suez”

    2026-08-23 elrichiboy
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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 Last Conquistador

2022-04-02 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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The Emerging Front

2022-04-01 Rich Wright Commissioners Court, Chamber of Commerce, Elections, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider Leave a comment

We are at war. No, I’m not talking about the Ukraine. I’m talking about the undeclared class war that MountainStar

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Garden Report

2022-03-31 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso 2 comments

I left my chiles outside this winter. Most of them. I put four in our little greenhouse, just in case

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The Ongoing War

2022-03-31 Rich Wright Uncategorized, Slider 4 comments

At last Tuesday’s City Council meeting, City Staff wanted to renege on a promise the City made to El Pasoans

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Circle the Wagons

2022-03-28 Rich Wright Chamber of Commerce, City Management, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez One comment

Did I ever mention that the El Paso City Government, the Chamber of Commerce, and MountainStar Sports have declared war

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Trevor Howard in Golden Salamander (1950)

2022-03-27 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Sidney Poitier – Amen

2022-03-27 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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The Dublin Whiskey Flood

2022-03-26 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Cesar Chavez Day at Lincoln Park

2022-03-25 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso Leave a comment
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Adios, David Jerome

2022-03-25 Rich Wright Chamber of Commerce, City Management, Slider 3 comments

From the El Paso Times: David Jerome, who has been the El Paso Chamber’s chief executive officer for just over four years,

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Capitalism In Action

2022-03-25 elrichiboy Juarez, Law Enforcement, Mexico, Migration, Slider One comment

Walking across the Santa Fe Street bridge in the old days, like pre-pandemic, sometimes you’d have to stop to let

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Friday Short – The OceanMaker

2022-03-25 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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Luis Buñuel’s Èl

2022-03-22 elrichiboy Cine Mexicano Leave a comment
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And the Hits Keep Coming

2022-03-22 Rich Wright City Council, City Management, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 7 comments

More good news, from ElPasoMatters.com : The Public Service Board voted unanimously Wednesday to ask El Paso City Council to

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City of Dust – Holbrook, Arizona

2022-03-21 elrichiboy City of Dust Leave a comment

Bucket of Blood Street, USA The sun was slowly setting over the Petrified Forest, giant slabs of ancient wood and

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George Bancroft and Fay Wray in Thunderbolt (1929)

2022-03-20 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Pentatonix – Hallelujah

2022-03-20 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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Frontline – Putin’s Road to War

2022-03-19 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Arcade Fire – The Lightning I, II

2022-03-18 elrichiboy Music 2 comments
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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

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