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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 – That Uncertain Feeling

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The Isaacs – Daniel Prayed

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It’s Them Versus Us

2021-09-24 elrichiboy Chief Greg Allen, El Paso Police Department, Law Enforcement, Slider 5 comments

On September 22, El Paso Matters published an article about a couple of federal judges rulings in court cases involving

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The KFOX Report on Tommy Gonzalez’ Contract

2021-09-23 elrichiboy Certificates of Obligation, City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez 2 comments

Last night KFOX El Paso reported on El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez’ golden parachute. The report highlighted the separation

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Friday Short – Bliss is Orange

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The Effects of Fiscal Profligacy

2021-09-23 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, population, Slider, Taxes One comment

“Why do you keep hitting yourself in the head with that hammer?” “Because it feels so good when I stop.”

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Earth, Wind & Fire – September

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Consider the Deck Park

2021-09-20 elrichiboy ballpark, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider, Taxes, The Trench, TxDOT 11 comments

The latest push from the people who want to build a deck over the freeway is connectivity. Connect those neighborhoods

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Sunday Matinee – 5 Steps to Danger

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Ransomed Bluegrass – I’ll Fly Away

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Saturday Matinee – Inside Mexico’s Most Powerful Drug Cartel

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Justice For Chet

2021-09-18 elrichiboy El Paso Police Department, History, Music, Slider One comment

Today is the second anniversary of the day that blues drummer Chet Woodward was murdered at the streetcar stop by

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Friday Short – Liverpool Ferry

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Et Tu, Brutus?

2021-09-17 elrichiboy Meta Blog One comment

After a hiatus of more than a year, the El Paso Speak blog is back. The blogger, who writes under

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Manufacturing Consent

2021-09-16 Rich Wright Chamber of Commerce, City Council, City Management, Downtown Management District, Economic Development, El Paso Times, Manufacturing Consent, Media, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider, Taxes 6 comments

Reality is subjective. That notion isn’t popular in the hard sciences, but anyone with a television or internet connection can

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He’s a Witch!

2021-09-15 elrichiboy ballpark, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider, The Trench, TxDOT 3 comments

From a September 5, 2021 article by Sara Sanchez in the El Paso Inc.: A multimillion-dollar project that includes rebuilding

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The Exodus

2021-09-14 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, El Paso Times, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes 4 comments

Nine years ago, powerful people in El Paso pushed the 2012 Quality of Life bonds. According to U.S. Census estimates,

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Michael Jackson – They Don’t Care About Us

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Sunday Matinee – Rope of Sand

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Buddy Greene – Shall We Gather at the River

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