El Chuqueño

La Cucaracha

2026-08-14 Howard Campbell

by Howard Campbell After walking across the heavily fortified Paso del Norte bridge and ducking through Mexican customs, you arrive at the foot of Juárez

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Drones for Them, But Not for Us?

2026-08-12 Tim Holt

By Tim Holt The ACLU released a report in March called Drones For Them But Not For Us? Most people will probably see that title

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Citlali Delgado, Artist

2026-08-11 Rich Wright

Every artist needs a body of work. One painting, or one song, or one role, on stage or the big screen, won’t lead to fame

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El Paso Matters to the Rescue

2026-08-07 Rich Wright

From ElPasoMatters.org: Between 2015 and 2025, the number of El Pasoans under age 65 grew by fewer than 4,000. The number of those 65 and

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The Michigan Earthquake: Did Data Centers Clinch Al-Sayed’s Primary Victory?

2026-08-05 Kent Paterson

By Kent Paterson Outspent 11 to 1 by incumbent Congresswoman Haley Stevens, Dr. Abdul Al-Sayed’s August 4 win in the Michigan Democratic primary for the

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“Your Summer Electric Bill Explained”

2026-07-31 Vanessa Johnson

Shouts and Murmurs On July 30, El Paso Electric sent out an email to its customers, with the subject line “Your Summer Electric Bill Explained.”

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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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Our Surveillance State

2026-05-05 Rich Wright

From APNews.com: Once limited to policing the nation’s boundaries, the Border Patrol has built a surveillance system stretching into the country’s interior that can monitor

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“The Arrest That Exposed the CIA’s Most Secret Mission”

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“The Last Crooked Mile”

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John Prine – “I Remember Everything”

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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”

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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

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 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

Charlie Crockett – Lesson in Depression

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Smoking Time Jazz Club – Percolatin’ Blues

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Some Lawyers are Sleazebags

2021-02-21 elrichiboy Downtown Historic District, Commissioners Court, Slider 4 comments

There is a horrific story in this week’s El Paso Inc., about an older Las Cruces woman who was essentially