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  • Economic Undevelopment

    2026-02-25 Rich Wright

    According to ElDiario.mx, El Paso lost 750 jobs in the last four months of 2025. Juarez lost 17,000 maquila jobs in all of 2025. That

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  • Puerto Vallarta Travel Log, Part One: Hurricane Mencho

    2026-02-23 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Fear, hunger, thirst and uncertainty. That’s what folks in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco lived through on February 22, now undoubtedly one of the

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  • “Where Texas Begins”

    2026-02-21 Rich Wright

    The latest (several years old) tagline from Visit El Paso/the Convention and Visitors Center/Destination El Paso appears to be “Where Texas Begins”. Of course Texas

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  • Charles Boyer and Lauren Bacall in “Confidential Agent”

    2026-02-15 elrichiboy
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  • “You’re Fired!”

    2026-02-14 Rich Wright

    Remember when Donald Trump’s tagline was “You’re fired!” One might think that he’d be pulling that old standard out again, what with the clown car

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  • “YEMEN: A Forgotten Earth Where Time Still Breathes”

    2026-02-14 elrichiboy
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  • “Love in a Man’s World”

    2026-02-08 elrichiboy
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  • Mexico: Where Women Increasingly Rule

    2026-02-07 Kent Paterson

    by Kent Paterson In case you haven’t noticed, political power in Mexico is increasingly in the hands of women. That reality was proudly stated by

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  • MEXICO’S FORCED LAND CESSIONS TO THE UNITED STATES

    2026-02-02 Oscar J. Martinez

    by Oscar J. Martínez The year 2026 (on February 2) marks the 178th anniversary of the signing of one of the most important treaties in

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  • Gone Fishing

    2026-01-28 J. Eugenio Cotera E.

    by J. Eugenio Cotera E. As a young kid growing up in the vast and sparse Chihuahuan Desert, I believed that fish simply materialized wherever

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  • The Anti-Immigrant Family Judge

    2026-01-27 Rich Wright

    Here’s a story from ElPasoMatters.org: Attorneys with the immigration advocacy group Estrella del Paso last month asked that District Court Judge Marlene Gonzalez recuse herself

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  • “How We Make Hope Normal Again”

    2026-01-26 elrichiboy

    This is a Green Party ad from England and Wales.

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The Failing Health of Government By Spin

2020-12-30 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Ethics, Media, Politics, Slider, Technology Leave a comment

El Paso has a long history of catering to private interest in the name of public good. That worked before

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Sunday Matinee – The House on Telegraph Hill

2020-12-27 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Friday Short – Black Angel

2020-12-25 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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Joyeux Noel

2020-12-24 elrichiboy Video Leave a comment
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Dropkick Murphys – “The Season’s Upon Us”

2020-12-23 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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Joe T. Hodo – Expropiación de órganos de los usuarios del Paso Express

2020-12-22 elrichiboy Joe T. Hodo Leave a comment
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A Message From the Local Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America

2020-12-22 Xavier Miranda Elections, Guest Column, Politics, Slider 4 comments

Greetings All, My name is Xavier Miranda, and I am the new Chair of the DSA of El Chuco Electoral

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Dinosaur 94 – Love Impaired

2020-12-21 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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Better Candidates = Better Government

2020-12-21 elrichiboy City Council, Elections, Politics, Slider 8 comments

El Pasoans don’t vote. In the most recent mayoral runoff, only 13% of the registered voters cast a ballot. Yeah,

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Marijuana Might Save Your Life

2020-12-21 elrichiboy Coronavirus, News 2 comments

From High Times Forbes.com: As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, researchers have started to look for solutions in an unlikely

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Sunday Matinee – 1984

2020-12-20 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Saturday Matinee – Abducted in Argentina

2020-12-19 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Friday Short – A Shadow of Dara

2020-12-18 elrichiboy Friday Short, Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Retrovision: Our Local Public Private Partnerships

2020-12-17 elrichiboy ballpark, Economic Development, MountainStar Sports Group, Opportunity Costs, Slider, Taxes, The Arena, Welfare for the Rich Leave a comment

This post originally appeared on 08 February 2018. Public Private Partnerships are all the rage. The ballpark got one. The

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Frontera Bugalu’s Tiny Desk

2020-12-17 elrichiboy Music, Video One comment

Here’s Frontera Bugalu’s submission to NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series. Looks like a party I wish I’d been invited to.

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What’s Wrong With the Ballpark

2020-12-16 elrichiboy ballpark, City Management, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider, Taxes 4 comments

The baseball stadium is nice. Real nice. One of the nicest ballparks in the country, and one of the nicest

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The Speakeasy Three: When I get Low I Get High

2020-12-15 elrichiboy Music One comment
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Joe T. Hodo: ¡Especial navideño!

2020-12-15 elrichiboy Joe T. Hodo Leave a comment
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Sunday Matinee – The Big Combo

2020-12-13 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee 2 comments
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Retrovision: The Master Plan

2020-12-12 elrichiboy ballpark, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider, Taxes, The Arena Leave a comment

This post originally appeared on 22 October, 2017. How MountainStar Wants to Get You to Pay for Their Futbol Stadium

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