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  • NY Times — “41 of the Greatest Mexican Restaurant 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • “Your Summer Electric Bill Explained”

    2026-07-31 Vanessa Johnson

    Shouts and Murmurs On July 30, El Paso Electric sent out an email to its customers, with the subject line “Your Summer Electric Bill Explained.”

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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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  • Our Surveillance State

    2026-05-05 Rich Wright

    From APNews.com: Once limited to policing the nation’s boundaries, the Border Patrol has built a surveillance system stretching into the country’s interior that can monitor

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  • “Time Table”

    2026-08-16 elrichiboy
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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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  • “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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  • John Prine – “I Remember Everything”

    2026-07-30 elrichiboy
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Sunday Matinee – Rope of Sand

2022-01-09 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Tenebrae – Os Justi

2022-01-09 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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30 Years With the Yakuza

2022-01-08 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Dealing With the Plague

2022-01-07 elrichiboy Coronavirus, Slider, Unpopular Opinion 12 comments

My personal physician and bodyguard had this to say: We should just do away with masking and social distancing and

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Penny and Paul

2022-01-07 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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La Trinchera

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

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

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Saturday Matinee – The Bizarre Modern Reality of The Simpsons

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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 Redistricting, City Council, Politics, 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 Slider, How to Live in El Paso, 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 City Management, Ben Fyffe, 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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  • Tim Holt on NY Times — “41 of the Greatest Mexican Restaurant Across the United States”
  • Javier Cotera on La Cucaracha
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  • elrichiboy on Drones for Them, But Not for Us?
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  • “Time Table”
  • NY Times — “41 of the Greatest Mexican Restaurant Across the United States”
  • “The Real History of Africa They Never Taught You | Africa’s Great Civilizations”
  • La Cucaracha
  • Drones for Them, But Not for Us?

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