El Chuqueño

“The Merry Gentlemen”

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“The Siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC): How Archimedes Stopped Rome”

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“Jigsaw”

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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”

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“Easy Riders, Raging Bulls”

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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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James Cagney in “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye”

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

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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?

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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

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

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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 Taxes, Cassandra Hernandez, Certificates of Obligation, City Council, City Management, Corruption, Quality of Life Projects, Robert Cortinas, Slider, 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