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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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Saturday Matinee – Are We Ready For The Next Crisis?

2021-06-05 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Friday Short – What In The World

2021-06-04 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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Alternatino – The Truth About Border Crossers

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More Good News From the Folks Running the City

2021-06-04 elrichiboy Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Economic Development, El Paso Electric Company, Liar Liar, Slider One comment

Good news, everybody. I know you’ve been worried about those investors from JP Morgan Chase. You know, the ones behind

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Sunday Matinee – Soldier of Fortune

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Jerry Lee Lewis – Just a Closer Walk With Thee

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Saturday Matinee – Why the China Covid Lab-Leak Theory is Being Taken Seriously

2021-05-29 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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The Children’s Hospital Lawsuit

2021-05-26 elrichiboy Commissioners Court, El Paso Children's Hospital, Slider 2 comments

Here’s a story about the El Paso Children’s Hospital, headlined Family Alleges Profit Motives Played Role in 3-Year-Old’s Death –

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Losing Faith In Our Institutions, Part 2

2021-05-26 Rich Wright Certificates of Obligation, City Council, City Management, El Paso Police Department, El Paso Times, Law Enforcement, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider, The "Progressives" Leave a comment

Truth, Justice, and the American Way. These days, asking if truth and justice are the American way is a legitimate

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Losing Faith In Our Institutions

2021-05-25 Rich Wright Coronavirus, Slider 3 comments

Here’s a story from The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists that posits pretty conclusively that COVID originated in a lab

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Remember Jane Shang?

2021-05-24 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Joyce Wilson, Slider 2 comments

After Deputy City Manager Jane Shang left El Paso City Government with eleven months paid leave that made her eligible

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Border Boo Boos

2021-05-24 Kent Paterson Media, Mexico, Migration 2 comments

By Kent Paterson We’ve withstood some pretty fierce winds in the region lately. But so far, fortunately, no wind has

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Sunday Matinee – The Tattered Dress

2021-05-23 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Johnny Cash, Earl Scruggs, Mark O’connor, et al – Life’s Railway To Heaven

2021-05-23 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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Saturday Matinee – Manufacturing Ignorance

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Alternatino – The World’s Worst Translator

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There She Is

2021-05-17 elrichiboy Chamber of Commerce, Slider 5 comments

From the Whispers column is this week’s El Paso Inc.: Look for an announcement this week from the El Paso

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Gerrymander El Paso

2021-05-16 elrichiboy City Council, Elections, Redistricting, Slider 8 comments

Here’s a link to the City of El Paso’s map of the City’s Representative districts. It’s a hash. One can

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Sunday Matinee – Hunt the Man Down

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Billy Joe Shaver – Jesus Christ, What A Man

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