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  • Another Actor Suddenly Exits the Doña Ana County Political Stage

    2026-07-23 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Government in Doña Ana County is in turmoil. The shakeups continued this week as the Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners terminated

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  • How Government Works

    2026-07-22 Rich Wright

    Some people are talking a lot about the evils of socialism these days. None of the other isms are pure gold, either. Capitalism. Populism. Communism.

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  • “The Great Depression – America’s Biggest Economic Crisis”

    2026-07-18 elrichiboy
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  • “The Merry Gentlemen”

    2026-07-12 elrichiboy
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  • “The Siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC): How Archimedes Stopped Rome”

    2026-07-11 elrichiboy
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  • “Jigsaw”

    2026-07-05 elrichiboy
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  • Pay Raises for Everybody (But Not for You)

    2026-07-02 Rich Wright

    Our elected officials at the City (the Mayor and City Representatives) are getting 15% pay raises this year. The people at the City working for

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  • “Guilty Bystander”

    2026-06-28 elrichiboy
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  • “Easy Riders, Raging Bulls”

    2026-06-27 elrichiboy
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  • F. E. Curry And Fate’s Vagary

    2026-06-25 Bob Chessey

    The 1923 trial of F. E. Curry is a tale of a lawman who, from performing official duties, became labeled a criminal and exemplifies the

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  • Golden Cobwebs from the Vault: El Paso’s Aborted Towers

    2026-06-17 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Up for a little historic sightseeing in West Side El Paso? If you happen to be driving west on North Mesa and

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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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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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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 sports, How to Live in El Paso, Slider 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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The Ongoing Environmental Disaster

2021-12-20 elrichiboy Slider, The Environment One comment

Since August 15, El Paso Water has been pumping raw sewage into the Rio Grande. Ten million gallons a day.

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Sunday Matinee – The Man With the Golden Arm

2021-12-19 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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God Bless Adair

2021-12-19 elrichiboy Adair Margo, Gensler, Heritage Tourism, History, Slider, The Arena 7 comments

“Former First Lady of El Paso” Adair Margo just won’t let it go. From a guest column in today’s El

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Barockmusik zum Advent

2021-12-19 elrichiboy Music 2 comments
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Old Sheepdog Brewery Releases Segundo Barrio Vienna Style Lager

2021-12-18 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Slider 3 comments
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Saturday Matinee – The Houses that Can’t be Built in America – The Missing Middle

2021-12-18 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary One comment
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Friday Short – Floaters

2021-12-17 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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LatinX El Paso : Odyssey of a Mexican American/Hispanic Community by Oscar Martinez

2021-12-16 elrichiboy Uncategorized, History, Media, Slider 4 comments

Latinx El Paso provides a historical and contemporary overview of the Mexican American/Hispanic population in one of the major urban centers

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Vicente Fernandez in Dios Los Cría

2021-12-14 elrichiboy Movie Night Leave a comment
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EPISD’s New Superintendent

2021-12-14 elrichiboy School Districts, Slider 5 comments

The El Paso Independent School District has a new Superintendent. From ElPasoMatters.com: The El Paso Independent School District Board of

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El Paso in Belgium

2021-12-13 elrichiboy Brand El Paso One comment

A Belgian amusement park has a ride called “El Paso”. Draw your own conclusions.

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The Economic Impact of Arenas: A Brief Survey

2021-12-13 elrichiboy The Arena, Slider, Taxes, 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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  • Another Actor Suddenly Exits the Doña Ana County Political Stage
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  • “The Siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC): How Archimedes Stopped Rome”

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