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  • Masa pa’ la Raza: Taconeta

    2026-01-23 Rich Wright

    For the third year in a row, Taconeta made it to the semi-finals of the James Beard Awards in the category Outstanding Wine and Other

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  • Fritz Lang’s “House by the River”

    2026-01-18 elrichiboy
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  • “The Gilded Age”

    2026-01-17 elrichiboy
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  • An “Unprecedented” Event

    2026-01-13 Rich Wright

    This from ElPasoTimes.com: It could be until mid-week when a boil water notice is lifted and water service is fully returned to normal after a

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  • The Primary Elections

    2026-01-12 Rich Wright

    I always vote. Every election. School boards. State judges. Railroad Commissioner. I have even gone to the fire station to make no selection in every

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  • “Between Midnight and Dawn”

    2026-01-11 elrichiboy
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  • “This Border City Isn’t What You Think (El Paso)”

    2026-01-03 elrichiboy
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  • Shopping South El Paso Street

    2025-12-22 Rich Wright

    South El Paso Street is El Paso’s most vibrant street. In the daytime, South El Paso Street is what our city planners aspire to. Walkable,

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  • “Fire Maidens from Outer Space”

    2025-12-21 elrichiboy
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  • “White, Poor & Angry: Inside America’s Most Racist Town”

    2025-12-20 elrichiboy
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  • Project Jupiter’s Environmental Impact

    2025-12-17 Rich Wright

    Here’s another article critical about Project Jupiter. This critique is environmental. From Truthout.org: At the very Southeastern tip of New Mexico bordering Texas and Mexico,

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  • Humphery Bogart & Rod Steiger in “The Harder They Fall”

    2025-12-14 elrichiboy
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“Black Tuesday”

2025-05-25 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“Inside Chicago’s Infamous Gang Underworld”

2025-05-24 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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CRRUA in the Whirlwind: The Future of People and Water in Sunland Park-Santa Teresa at the Crossroads

2025-05-17 Kent Paterson CRRUA, New Mexico, Slider, Sunland Park, The Environment, Water One comment

by Kent Paterson Like the wind, dust and mist that sting the spring of 2025, stormy developments surround the fundamental

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“Dopemen: America’s First Drug Cartel”

2025-05-17 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary, Uncategorized Leave a comment
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The Apartment

2025-05-14 Rich Wright Fiction, Slider 4 comments

by Rich Wright His hands are filthy. He looks at them where they protrude from the frayed cuffs of his

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Blow, Wind, Blow

2025-05-13 Rich Wright Everybody talks about the weather, Slider 2 comments

From a May 4 post on Gizmodo.com: This year’s drought-exacerbated dusty season is “truly exceptional—one for the record books,” said

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“Yes, Your Arrogancy”

2025-05-12 elrichiboy Arrogance, Art Fierro, City Council, Slider Leave a comment

From ElPasoTimes.com: The El Paso City Council this week will take another look at public engagement at meetings after a

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Lady Liberty

2025-05-11 Kent Paterson Politics, Slider Leave a comment
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“The Wayward Bus”

2025-05-11 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“The Organic Gold Hunters of the Himlayas”

2025-05-10 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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“The Thief”

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“5 Against the House”

2025-04-27 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“Why So Many Ancient Civilizations Collapsed at the Same Time”

2025-04-26 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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The New Soccer Stadium

2025-04-26 Rich Wright MountainStar Sports Group, Slider One comment

From Mexico’s national media outlet Milenio.com: Alejandra de la Vega, propietaria de los Bravos de Juárez, ha confirmado uno de

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“Prohibition Era Bars in Juarez”

2025-04-24 elrichiboy History, Juarez, Slider Leave a comment

Local historian and frequent contributor to El Chuqueño Bob Chessey gives a talk about the proliferation of bars and bar

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A Border Story You Might Have Missed

2025-04-23 Kent Paterson Breaking News, Slider One comment

By Kent Paterson If you rely on El Paso online media for your news, you might have missed one of

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About the Deck Park

2025-04-23 Rich Wright Deck Park, Renard Johnson, Slider, TxDOT 5 comments

by Rich Wright You may have noticed that the deck park is still in play, even after funding sources have

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Elephant March

2025-04-22 Rich Wright Fiction, Slider One comment

by Rich Wright When I was six, my father took me to the circus. My father drank a lot, and

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Sphere and Shakedown in Las Vegas: 60 Years Later the Grateful Dead Family Keeps Truckin’ On

2025-04-21 Kent Paterson Culture, Music, Slider Leave a comment

By Kent Paterson For the second year in a row, the Good Ship Terrapin Station has landed in Las Vegas,

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“Four Dead in 5 Seconds”

2025-04-19 elrichiboy History, Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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