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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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James Cagney in “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye”

2026-05-31 elrichiboy

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“Impossible Places: World’s Most Extreme Corners on Earth”

2026-05-30 elrichiboy

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“Blackout”

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“Sevres & Sykes–Picot: How the Middle East Was Divided”

2026-05-23 elrichiboy

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Memories, Reflections and Connections: The Border Feminicides 20 Years later, Part Two

2026-05-20 Kent Paterson

Feature photo: Mercedes Doretti of the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team addresses the Las Cruces gathering. (Photo by Cynthia Bejarano) Convened on the 20th anniversary of

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“Jealous Badge”

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“The New ‘Oumuamua? Everything We Know So Far About 3I/Atlas”

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Memories and Reflections: The Border Feminicides 20 Years later, Part One

2026-05-13 Kent Paterson

By Kent Paterson Paula Flores recently retold parts of a painfully long and unresolved story to an audience at New Mexico State University (NMSU) in

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“Cry Vegeance”

2026-05-10 elrichiboy

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The Hamiltones – No, Let’s Eat the Musicians

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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

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Mellow Corn for the People

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

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

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

Messer Chups – Dracula Hates Killer Icicles

2021-03-08 elrichiboy Music One comment

Sunday Matinee – Gregory Peck in the Million Pound Note

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Solomon Burke – Down in the Valley

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Saturday Matinee Triple Feature – The 50’s and the 60’s

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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 City Management, Cassandra Hernandez, City Council, 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 City Council, Certificates of Obligation, 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 Taxes, Slider, 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