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  • “Time Table”

    2026-08-16 elrichiboy
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  • NY Times — “41 of the Greatest Mexican Restaurant Across the United States”

    2026-08-15 Rich Wright

    Some yankees from the New York Times compiled a list of “41 of the Greatest Mexican Restaurants Across the United States.” According to this post

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  • “The Real History of Africa They Never Taught You | Africa’s Great Civilizations”

    2026-08-15 elrichiboy
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  • La Cucaracha

    2026-08-14 Howard Campbell

    by Howard Campbell After walking across the heavily fortified Paso del Norte bridge and ducking through Mexican customs, you arrive at the foot of Juárez

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  • Drones for Them, But Not for Us?

    2026-08-12 Tim Holt

    By Tim Holt The ACLU released a report in March called Drones For Them But Not For Us? Most people will probably see that title

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  • Citlali Delgado, Artist

    2026-08-11 Rich Wright

    Every artist needs a body of work. One painting, or one song, or one role, on stage or the big screen, won’t lead to fame

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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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  • You Can Pay When You’re Dead

    2026-06-08 Rich Wright

    Since 1979, the State of Texas has had a program that saves older homeowners from getting their houses seized because of past due property taxes.

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  • Our Surveillance State

    2026-05-05 Rich Wright

    From APNews.com: Once limited to policing the nation’s boundaries, the Border Patrol has built a surveillance system stretching into the country’s interior that can monitor

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

    2026-08-08 elrichiboy
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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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  • “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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A Cure for Covid?

2021-05-11 elrichiboy Coronavirus, Public Health, Slider Leave a comment

Living on the edge of three states and two countries makes you appreciate the arbitrary vagaries of legislative jurisdictions. In

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Kris Kristofferson – Why Me Lord

2021-05-09 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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Playing the Burque Blues

2021-05-08 Kent Paterson Music Leave a comment

by Kent Paterson Don’t miss these radio shows: On KUNM 89.9 FM Albuquerque Livestream: www.kunm.org Saturday, May 8,  7 pm

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Saturday Matinee – Bringing Down a Dictator

2021-05-08 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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The Most Successful One Night Stand Ever

2021-05-07 elrichiboy Video Leave a comment
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Friday Short – Muse

2021-05-07 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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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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  • “Time Table”
  • NY Times — “41 of the Greatest Mexican Restaurant Across the United States”
  • “The Real History of Africa They Never Taught You | Africa’s Great Civilizations”
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