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  • MEXICO’S FORCED LAND CESSIONS TO THE UNITED STATES

    2026-02-02 Oscar J. Martinez

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

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  • Gone Fishing

    2026-01-28 J. Eugenio Cotera E.

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

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  • The Anti-Immigrant Family Judge

    2026-01-27 Rich Wright

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

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  • “How We Make Hope Normal Again”

    2026-01-26 elrichiboy

    This is a Green Party ad from England and Wales.

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  • “Nightfall”

    2026-01-25 elrichiboy
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  • Ricardo Pepi to Fullham?

    2026-01-25 Rich Wright

    ESPN reports that English Premier League’s Fullham F.C. have reportedly offered Dutch futbol team PSV $38 million for the contract of El Paso/San Elizario native

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  • Masa pa’ la Raza: Taconeta

    2026-01-23 Rich Wright

    For the third year in a row, Taconeta made it to the semi-finals of the James Beard Awards in the category Outstanding Wine and Other

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  • Fritz Lang’s “House by the River”

    2026-01-18 elrichiboy
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  • “The Gilded Age”

    2026-01-17 elrichiboy
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  • An “Unprecedented” Event

    2026-01-13 Rich Wright

    This from ElPasoTimes.com: It could be until mid-week when a boil water notice is lifted and water service is fully returned to normal after a

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  • The Primary Elections

    2026-01-12 Rich Wright

    I always vote. Every election. School boards. State judges. Railroad Commissioner. I have even gone to the fire station to make no selection in every

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  • “Between Midnight and Dawn”

    2026-01-11 elrichiboy
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La Trinchera

2022-01-05 elrichiboy Cine Mexicano, Movie Night Leave a comment
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Snowflake Tommy Gonzalez Doesn’t “Feel Comfortable”

2022-01-05 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Karla Nieman, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 6 comments

Did you see this story in the El Paso Times? There won’t be any weather- or fire-protection for damaged buildings inside the fenced

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The Democrats’ Problem

2022-01-04 elrichiboy Elections, Politics, Slider 5 comments

The midterms are right around the corner, and the Democrats have not kept a lot of Joe Biden’s campaign promises.

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Sunday Matinee – The Big Night

2022-01-02 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Alison Krauss – Down to the River to Pray

2022-01-02 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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Saturday Matinee – The Bizarre Modern Reality of The Simpsons

2022-01-01 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers – Pink Champagne

2021-12-31 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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Desde ‘el corazón’ de Juárez van por el derecho a la cultura

2021-12-29 elrichiboy Juarez, Video Leave a comment
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Tom Waits – Hell Broke Luce

2021-12-29 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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Redistricting – Why It Matters

2021-12-29 elrichiboy City Council, Politics, Redistricting, Slider 3 comments

Did you know that the District 1 representative and the District 8 representative live (or at least are registered to

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Pedro Armendáriz in Rosauro Castro

2021-12-28 elrichiboy Movie Night Leave a comment
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Back of Library Smells Like Weed

2021-12-28 elrichiboy Video One comment
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Any Takers?

2021-12-27 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Slider, sports One comment

I’m trying to get up a team to play Washington State in the Sun Bowl next Friday. If you’re down

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El Barrio Park: Attack of the Bureaucrats

2021-12-26 elrichiboy Ben Fyffe, City Management, Local Heroes, Slider, sports, Taxes 12 comments

Here’s a letter that Cruz Morales posted on Facebook: RE: Cease and Desist – EL BARRIO PARK Mr. Morales This

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Sunday Matinee – Assignment Paris

2021-12-26 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Son House – John the Revelator

2021-12-26 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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Saturday Matinee – The Howlin’ Wolf Story

2021-12-25 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Friday Short – Guide Me Home

2021-12-24 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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Movie Night – Jorge Negrete and Maria Felix in El Peñón de Las Ánimas

2021-12-21 elrichiboy Movie Night Leave a comment
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Will You Cross a Picket Line to Go To the Sun Bowl? (Updated)

2021-12-20 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Slider, sports One comment

From 3NewsNow.com, an Omaha, Nebraska, teevee station: Monday marks 11 weeks since hundreds of workers at the Kellogg’s plant in

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