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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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Sunday Matinee – Nazi Agent

2021-10-24 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra – Lord Don’t Forsake Me

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Saturday Matinee – The Challenges of Income Inequality

2021-10-23 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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The 9.9% vs. Housing for the Rest of Us

2021-10-23 elrichiboy Inequality, Welcome to Monday 2 comments

Here’s another take on housing and social mobility from the guy who wrote that book about the 9.9 percent. From

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El Paso is a Third World Country

2021-10-22 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Public Health, Slider, The Environment 4 comments

Since August 15, El Paso has been pouring raw sewage into the Rio Grande. From BorderReport.com: Between 3 million and

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Friday Short – Swing for the Fences

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Friday Short – Sparks!

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Vote No on Prop 2

2021-10-21 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Slider, Taxes, TIRZs, TxDOT 6 comments

Did you know that blight was a condition to creating a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone in Texas? From the Texas

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Grandpa’s Cough Medicine – The Murder Chord

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PBS: La Frontera with Pati Jinich – Miles from Nowhere

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“Fossil fuel industry gets subsidies of $11m a minute, IMF finds” – The Guardian

2021-10-18 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, MountainStar Sports Group, Public Private Partnerships, Slider 7 comments

The Guardian says that fossil fuel industries are welfare queens. The fossil fuel industry benefits from subsidies of $11m every

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How Fast is Your Internet?

2021-10-18 elrichiboy Opportunity Costs Leave a comment

I have to assume that if you’re reading this, you have a computer that’s connected to the internet. And fast

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Sunday Matinee – King of the Underworld

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Saturday Matinee – United States of Secrets Part 1

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Friday Short – Five Stars

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How the Other 9.9% Live

2021-10-15 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Here’s an interesting story from Vox.com about the culture of the top decile: There are some defining characteristics of today’s

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Borderplex Alliance Wins Economic Development Award

2021-10-11 elrichiboy Borderplex Alliance, Economic Development, Slider One comment

From the El Paso Inc.: The Borderplex Alliance has been recognized with an international award for its work on economic

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Sunday Matinee Double Feature – Manhandled (1949), and Manhandled (1924)

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Saturday Matinee – Competing Systems of Power in America

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The County’s Population Growth is Slower Than You Thought

2021-10-08 elrichiboy Fort Bliss, population, Slider Leave a comment

As slow as the County of El Paso’s population is growing, the reality is that it’s growing even slower. Starting

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