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  • Economic Undevelopment

    2026-02-25 Rich Wright

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

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  • Puerto Vallarta Travel Log, Part One: Hurricane Mencho

    2026-02-23 Kent Paterson

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

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  • “Where Texas Begins”

    2026-02-21 Rich Wright

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

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  • Charles Boyer and Lauren Bacall in “Confidential Agent”

    2026-02-15 elrichiboy
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  • “You’re Fired!”

    2026-02-14 Rich Wright

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

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  • “YEMEN: A Forgotten Earth Where Time Still Breathes”

    2026-02-14 elrichiboy
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  • “Love in a Man’s World”

    2026-02-08 elrichiboy
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  • Mexico: Where Women Increasingly Rule

    2026-02-07 Kent Paterson

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

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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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The Economic Impact of Arenas: A Brief Survey

2021-12-13 elrichiboy Slider, Taxes, The Arena, Welfare for the Rich 9 comments

The El Paso City Council recently approved the following motion: “To direct the City Manager or designee to hire a

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Sunday Matinee – The Brasher Doubloon

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The Piano Guys – O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

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Saturday Matinee – Do We Live in a Simulation?

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The Deck Park and Trail Connectivity

2021-12-10 elrichiboy Deck Park, Slider 2 comments

Deck plaza advocate Tracy Yellen had this to say in a recent guest column in the El Paso Times: A

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Friday Short – Napo

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Support El Chuqueño

2021-12-10 elrichiboy Support El Chuqueño 4 comments

El Paso is facing a lot of challenges right now. Widening the freeway and the deck park. Redistricting. The discharge

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Billy Strings – Meet Me At the Creek

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The Myth of the Trickle Down Economy

2021-12-08 elrichiboy City Council, Inequality, MountainStar Sports Group, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes, Welfare for the Rich 3 comments

From Business Insider India: Inequality has remained persistently high for decades, and a new report shows just how stark the

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Maria Felix in Doña Barbara

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Lost Dog Street Band – Jalisco Bloom

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December 6 Is the Anniversary of the Banana Massacre, 1928

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The Deck Park and the Health Costs of More Traffic

2021-12-05 elrichiboy Deck Park, Downtown, Public Health, Slider, The Trench 5 comments

Here’s an op-ed from Morten Naess in the El Paso Times: As a retired Sierra Medical Center emergency room physician,

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Sunday Matinee – The Last Crooked Mile

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Ana Vidovic – La Catedral

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Saturday Matinee – This Is How You Can Be Arrested for DUI – Even If You’re Stone Cold Sober

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Quality of Life Much?

2021-12-03 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, Cost of Living, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes, Welfare for the Rich 2 comments

Here’s a heartbreaking story from the El Paso Times. I am reprinting it in its entirety. This holiday season, the

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Friday Short – Clarity

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The Open Insulin Project

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Omicron and the Sputnik

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