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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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  • “Nightfall”

    2026-01-25 elrichiboy
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  • Ricardo Pepi to Fullham?

    2026-01-25 Rich Wright

    ESPN reports that English Premier League’s Fullham F.C. have reportedly offered Dutch futbol team PSV $38 million for the contract of El Paso/San Elizario native

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  • Masa pa’ la Raza: Taconeta

    2026-01-23 Rich Wright

    For the third year in a row, Taconeta made it to the semi-finals of the James Beard Awards in the category Outstanding Wine and Other

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  • Fritz Lang’s “House by the River”

    2026-01-18 elrichiboy
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  • “The Gilded Age”

    2026-01-17 elrichiboy
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  • An “Unprecedented” Event

    2026-01-13 Rich Wright

    This from ElPasoTimes.com: It could be until mid-week when a boil water notice is lifted and water service is fully returned to normal after a

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  • The Primary Elections

    2026-01-12 Rich Wright

    I always vote. Every election. School boards. State judges. Railroad Commissioner. I have even gone to the fire station to make no selection in every

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  • “Between Midnight and Dawn”

    2026-01-11 elrichiboy
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Gimme Some Water

2021-04-01 elrichiboy Climate Change, Slider 7 comments

El Paso is in a drought. I heard it first when the Archeology Museum announced they wouldn’t be holding a

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the Interrupters – She’s Kerosene

2021-03-31 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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Omega Mart Commercials

2021-03-31 elrichiboy Video, What to Do Leave a comment

Omega Mart is the Las Vegas outlet for Meow Wolf.

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The Killdares – Whiskey In the Jar

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The Water Parks Are Coming!

2021-03-30 elrichiboy Cassandra Hernandez, City Council, City Management, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez, Water Parks 5 comments

This just in, from KTSM: Newly constructed regional water park Camp Cohen is set to have its opening day by

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City of Dust – Courtland, Arizona

2021-03-30 John Mulhouse City of Dust Leave a comment

And You Will Know Me By My Jail Traveling southwestward down the dusty Ghost Town Trail puts us in the

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Chris Isaak – Wicked Game

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Memorial Honors Victims of Imminent Dam Disaster

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Sunday Matinee – The Big Knife

2021-03-28 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Ransomed Bluegrass – I Saw the Light

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Saturday Matinee – The Global Fight Over Water

2021-03-27 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Knox By Night – Meth Smokin’ Woman

2021-03-26 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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Friday Short – Wellness Check

2021-03-26 elrichiboy Friday Short One comment
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People From “Up and Coming” Cities

2021-03-25 elrichiboy Economic Development, Urban Planning, Video 4 comments
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The Hillbilly Moon Explosion – My Love For Evermore

2021-03-24 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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Joe T. Hodo – La mariguana, la Senadora y el OGT

2021-03-24 elrichiboy Joe T. Hodo, Video Leave a comment
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Billy Strings – Watch It Fall

2021-03-23 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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El Paso’s Trickle Down Economy

2021-03-23 Rich Wright City Council, City Management, Economic Development, Slider, Taxes 17 comments

Remember 50 years ago, when Trickle Down was all the rage? That coincided with maybe the fifth time that City

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Welcome Back

2021-03-22 elrichiboy Navel Gazing Leave a comment

I’m sorry I’ve been neglecting you. Relationships, you know, are hard. These days so many things compete for out attention.

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Saturday Matinee – Stephen Axford: How Fungi Changed My View of the World

2021-03-20 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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