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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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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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Pay Raises for Everybody (But Not for You)

2026-07-02 Rich Wright

Our elected officials at the City (the Mayor and City Representatives) are getting 15% pay raises this year. The people at the City working for

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“Guilty Bystander”

2026-06-28 elrichiboy

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“Easy Riders, Raging Bulls”

2026-06-27 elrichiboy

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F. E. Curry And Fate’s Vagary

2026-06-25 Bob Chessey

The 1923 trial of F. E. Curry is a tale of a lawman who, from performing official duties, became labeled a criminal and exemplifies the

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Golden Cobwebs from the Vault: El Paso’s Aborted Towers

2026-06-17 Kent Paterson

By Kent Paterson Up for a little historic sightseeing in West Side El Paso? If you happen to be driving west on North Mesa and

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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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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

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

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Sunday Matinee – Tiger Bay

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The Velvet Underground – Jesus

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Saturday Matinee – Cults, Taboos, and Twisted Faith

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Question Mark & The Mysterian – 96 Tears

2021-04-30 elrichiboy Music One comment

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,

Jalan Crossland – Moonshiner

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Retrovision: We’re on the Wrong Side of History

2021-04-29 elrichiboy Economic Development, Law Enforcement, Slider 3 comments

This post originally appeared on 9 February 2016. The biggest major at UTEP is Criminal Justice. Because law enforcement and

About That Brownfields Assessment

2021-04-29 elrichiboy Downtown, Ethics, Slider, The Environment 3 comments

Yesterday I walked that downtown area that the Downtown Management District is offering up for brownfield assessment. The tract is

Credit Where Credit Is Due

2021-04-29 elrichiboy Sam Rodriguez, Corrections, Education, Elections, Media, Self Censorship, Slider One comment

This week I published a post critical of the El Paso Times coverage of an EPISD District 3 candidate. You

A Challenger for La Vero?

2021-04-28 elrichiboy Elections, National Policy, Politics, Slider One comment

This story from TheHill.com: Daniel Marans, a HuffPost reporter who covers the Democratic Party, on Thursday discussed his recent story on

Brand Management Chuco-Style

2021-04-28 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Downtown, Downtown Historic District, Slider, The Environment Leave a comment

Welcome to my Pity Party The Downtown Management District thinks it’s a good idea to have parts of downtown El

Sarah Vaughn – Whatever Lola Wants

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Alternatino – Welcome to America

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Sunday Matinee – Across the Bridge

2021-04-25 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee 4 comments

Roxy Music – Psalm

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Saturday Matinee – The Anthropocene: The Age of Mankind

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The El Paso Times’ Reporting on Another CREEED EPISD Candidate

2021-04-23 elrichiboy Media, Education, Elections, Politics, Self Censorship, Slider 2 comments

This morning’s El Paso Times featured this report: An El Paso school board candidate confirmed she does not believe masks are effective