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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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  • The Battle of Socorro (New Mexico) and the Futures of People and Data Centers

    2026-06-04 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Emerging as one of the hottest issues in the U.S. today, hyperscale AI data centers have become a magnet for citizen activism

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People From “Up and Coming” Cities

2021-03-25 elrichiboy Video, Economic Development, Urban Planning 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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The Greatest Beer Run Ever

2021-03-17 elrichiboy Video Leave a comment
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Let Them Drive Cake

2021-03-16 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Public Transportation, Slider, Taxes, Welfare for the Rich 6 comments

From the El Paso Inc.: A lot of El Paso buses are going from stop to stop empty these days.

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U2 – I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For

2021-03-14 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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There’s Hope

2021-03-14 elrichiboy Commissioners Court, Economic Development, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider, Taxes, The Trench, Urban Planning, Welfare for the Rich 4 comments

Here’s a Tweet from Lina Hidalgo, the County Judge for Harris County, Texas: NEW: The feds have told TXDOT to

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Saturday Matinee – In Search of a Flat Earth

2021-03-13 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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The Hamiltones – No, Let’s Eat the Musicians

2021-03-12 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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Friday Short – The Voice in Your Head

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Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band – Too Cool To Dance

2021-03-11 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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Mellow Corn for the People

2021-03-11 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso Leave a comment

I don’t know who came up with this idea, but this product is definitely claiming its brand space. That there

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TxDOT Isn’t Building Us a Deck

2021-03-11 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Economic Development, Slider, The Trench, Tommy Gonzalez, Urban Planning 9 comments

The cap isn’t TxDOT’s purview. TxDOT does transportation. The deck park is a public amenity. TxDOT is, however, expanding I-10

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International Women’s Day Coverage in the U.S. and Mexico

2021-03-09 Kent Paterson Uncategorized, Media, Mexico, Slider 2 comments

by Kent Paterson Women’s Day Reporting Diverges in U.S. and Mexico  What was the top story in Mexico and the

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Messer Chups – Dracula Hates Killer Icicles

2021-03-08 elrichiboy Music One comment
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Sunday Matinee – Gregory Peck in the Million Pound Note

2021-03-07 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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  • KR on Golden Cobwebs from the Vault: El Paso’s Aborted Towers
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  • How Government Works
  • “The Great Depression – America’s Biggest Economic Crisis”
  • “The Merry Gentlemen”
  • “The Siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC): How Archimedes Stopped Rome”
  • The Data Center Chronicles: The Battle of Jupiter Comes to Albuquerque

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