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  • El Paso Matters to the Rescue

    2026-08-07 Rich Wright

    From ElPasoMatters.org: Between 2015 and 2025, the number of El Pasoans under age 65 grew by fewer than 4,000. The number of those 65 and

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  • The Michigan Earthquake: Did Data Centers Clinch Al-Sayed’s Primary Victory?

    2026-08-05 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Outspent 11 to 1 by incumbent Congresswoman Haley Stevens, Dr. Abdul Al-Sayed’s August 4 win in the Michigan Democratic primary for the

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  • “Your Summer Electric Bill Explained”

    2026-07-31 Vanessa Johnson

    Shouts and Murmurs On July 30, El Paso Electric sent out an email to its customers, with the subject line “Your Summer Electric Bill Explained.”

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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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  • Data centers, school closures and sprawl are a signal that El Paso needs a new civic vision

    2026-07-30 Guest Column

    By Dylan Corbett, Special to El Paso Matters. Our city stands at a turning point. Schools are closing. Young people are leaving. The global economy

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  • “The Arrest That Exposed the CIA’s Most Secret Mission”

    2026-08-08 elrichiboy
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  • “The Last Crooked Mile”

    2026-08-02 elrichiboy
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  • John Prine – “I Remember Everything”

    2026-07-30 elrichiboy
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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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Descanse en Paz, El Recreo

2021-05-07 elrichiboy History, Juarez, Local Heroes, Mexico, Slider 8 comments

El Recreo closed. El Recreo opened in 1921. This year we should be celebrating its centennial. But El Recreo is

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Junior Brown – Highway Patrol

2021-05-06 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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The Decline of Six Sigma

2021-05-05 elrichiboy City Management, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 3 comments

From Quartz (qz.com) via Pocket: Six Sigma, at its core, is a system for eliminating defects in manufacturing. The name

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3 2 of 4 CREEED Candidates lose EPISD Bids

2021-05-05 elrichiboy Elections, Education, Slider 2 comments

Three out of the four candidates receiving support from the Kids First PAC, which is supported by members of the

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Canal Surfing in the LV

2021-05-05 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, What to Do Leave a comment
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Joe T. Hodo – Joe Quiero Violencia!

2021-05-05 elrichiboy Joe T. Hodo Leave a comment
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Brother Elsey – Fast Train

2021-05-04 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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Groundhog Day

2021-05-04 elrichiboy Breaking News, Media 2 comments

Here’s the front page of the El Paso Times for the last couple of days. It’s like deja vu all

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City of Dust – Gleeson, Arizona

2021-05-04 John Mulhouse City of Dust Leave a comment

Copper, Turquoise, and Moonshine We’ve reached our last stop on the Cochise County Ghost Town Trail: Gleeson, Arizona. When the

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Sturgill Simpson – Could You Love Me One More Time

2021-05-03 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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Gus Clark & The Least of His Problems – Thoughts and Prayers

2021-05-03 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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David Dorado Romo in The Atlantic

2021-05-03 elrichiboy Local Heroes, Migration One comment

Local historian David Dorado Romo is prominently featured in this month’s Atlantic Magazine, in a story titled America Never Wanted

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Alternatino – When You’re Latinx But You Can’t Dance

2021-05-03 elrichiboy alternatino Leave a comment
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Sunday Matinee – Tiger Bay

2021-05-02 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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The Velvet Underground – Jesus

2021-05-02 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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Saturday Matinee – Cults, Taboos, and Twisted Faith

2021-05-01 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Question Mark & The Mysterian – 96 Tears

2021-04-30 elrichiboy Music One comment
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Friday Short – They’re Made Out Of Meat

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The Filthy Lucre is Really Filthy

2021-04-30 elrichiboy ballpark, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider 2 comments

I don’t like to use my cards. My debit cards represent money in the bank, literally. With my sporadic income,

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Jalan Crossland – Moonshiner

2021-04-29 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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El Chuqueño Lately

  • John Ford’s “The Sun Shines Bright”
  • “The Arrest That Exposed the CIA’s Most Secret Mission”
  • El Paso Matters to the Rescue
  • The Michigan Earthquake: Did Data Centers Clinch Al-Sayed’s Primary Victory?
  • “The Last Crooked Mile”

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