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(Some of) The Straight Skinny on Torre Centinela

2026-04-09 elrichiboy

If you are interested in the Torre Centinela that is almost fully operational in downtown Ciudad Juárez, then you should read this story from RestOfWorld.org.

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Humphrey Bogart in “Knock on Any Door”

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NYT: “Hegseth Fires Army Chief Amid Battle With Its Leaders”

2026-04-03 Rich Wright

(Scene: Somewhere deep in the bowels of the Pentagon.) Secretary Pete Hegseth: . . . and that, gentlemen, is how we will end this war.

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People Rising: Snapshots from El Paso’s Data Center Battles

2026-03-31 Kent Paterson

By Kent Paterson Data centers are a burning issue in the Paso del Norte borderland of 2026. Plans to open a giant data center complex

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Renaming the Cesar Chavez Border Highway

2026-03-22 Oscar J. Martinez

by Oscar J. Martinez Given the recent disturbing revelations about Cesar Chávez, it seems certain that the local Border Highway’s name will be changed. Many

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“Hangover Square”

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“The Rise and Ruin of the Coca-Cola Family”

2026-03-21 elrichiboy

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El Paso is Falling

2026-03-13 Rich Wright

The trusted institutions we count on are letting us down. The streets are crumbling. The water utility can’t keep the water flowing. Texas Gas Services

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The 13th Anniversary of the Killing of Daniel Saenz

2026-03-08 Rich Wright

Today is the 13th anniversary of the day that El Paso Police Department Officer Jose Flores shot and killed the handcuffed prisoner Daniel Saenz in

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Lucille Ball in “The Dark Corner”

2026-03-08 elrichiboy

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Puerto Vallarta Travel Log, Part Two: Preface and Postscript to “Black Sunday”

2026-03-07 Kent Paterson

By Kent Paterson On a recent sunny day, tourists and locals on Puerto Vallarta’s ocean front boardwalk, the Malecon, watched intensely as a Mexican navy

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The Biggest Campaign of the Season

2026-03-02 Rich Wright

The biggest campaign of this election season isn’t taking place by any candidate on the ballot. The President of the University of Texas at El

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Friday Short – Sandwitch

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Sacha Baron Cohen on Jimmy Kimmel

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Koko Taylor with Little Walter – Wang Dang Doodle

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Colter Wall – Cowpoke

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Class Action Suit?

2021-03-03 elrichiboy Cassandra Hernandez, City Council, City Management, El Paso Electric Company, Great Wolf Resorts, Karla Nieman, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez 6 comments

Here’s a story from ElPasoMatters.com: A lawsuit by former state Rep. Joe Pickett alleges the city of El Paso is

Sturgill Simpson – You Can Have the Crown / Some Days

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Debt and Taxes

2021-03-02 elrichiboy Certificates of Obligation, City Council, City Management, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes One comment

Is your City Council Representative concerned about your property tax burden? Mine isn’t. Back in 2019, she sent out a

Follow For Now – Holy Moses

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Sunday Matinee – Shoot to Kill

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” Billionaire Philanthropy is a ‘PR Scam’ “

2021-02-28 elrichiboy Slider, Taxes, The Economy 2 comments

Here’s an interesting take from the CEO who raised his employees base annual pay to $70,000 a year. The CEO

Solomon Burke – Since I Met You Jesus

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Plastic Recycling is an Actual Scam

2021-02-26 elrichiboy Public Health, The Environment One comment

Reduce. Reuse. Refuse to buy any more plastic.

Friday Short – Miro

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Community Forum for EPISD Board of Trustees Candidates

2021-02-26 elrichiboy Education, Elections One comment

This came in from Xavier Miranda: We would like to cordially invite you to participate at our Community Forum for

Tim Timebomb and Friends – She’s Drunk All The Time

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Violent Femmes – Gone Daddy Gone

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The American Dreamer

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Here’s a story in New Yorker about the life of a successful Dreamer and the sacrifices her parents made. The

Tom Waits – God’s Away On Business

2021-02-23 elrichiboy Music One comment

City of Dust – Pearce, Arizona

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Getting on the Ghost Town Trail Pearce, Arizona marks the beginning of the Ghost Town Trail. Start heading southwest out

Agenda Review 15 February 202i Recap

2021-02-23 elrichiboy Cassandra Hernandez, Certificates of Obligation, City Council, City Management, Corruption, Quality of Life Projects, Robert Cortinas, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez One comment

Here’s the video of the 15 February 2021 El Paso City Council Agenda Review meeting. I watched (most of) it