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  • The Biggest Campaign of the Season

    2026-03-02 Rich Wright

    The biggest campaign of this election season isn’t taking place by any candidate on the ballot. The President of the University of Texas at El

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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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Free Antibody Testing

2020-12-05 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Was that just a cold you had a couple of months ago, or were you one of the lucky ones

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Saturday Documentary: Four Horsemen

2020-12-05 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary, Video Leave a comment
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Kuparilinna — Tuulee

2020-12-04 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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Friday Short: Talk to Me

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How Do You Get Covid at Walmart?

2020-12-04 elrichiboy Coronavirus, Hot Hits, Media, Quarantine, Slider One comment

Is it available in Menswear, between the Rustler jeans and the Hanes underwear? Are unmasked infecteds coughing on the tomatoes?

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Joe T. Hodo: Minas…¡Sí! Ruinas…¡No!

2020-12-04 elrichiboy Joe T. Hodo, Video Leave a comment
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The King of Mesa Street: The Life and Death of a Border Bluesman, Part 2

2020-12-03 Kent Paterson Local Heroes, Music, Slider 6 comments

by Kent Paterson This is Part 2 of a three part series. You can read Part 1 here. Days of

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Their Present is Our Future

2020-12-03 elrichiboy Economic Development, Education, Hot Hits, Juarez, Slider 4 comments

Across the river from UTEP, Colonia Felipe Angeles is poor. And it’s not even the poorest neighborhood in Juarez. Colonia

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The Breeders: Cannonball

2020-12-02 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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Dark Money

2020-12-02 elrichiboy Elections, Ethics, Slider, The "Progressives" 4 comments

Many people were upset by that anonymous non-political political mailer that went out before the general election. But I suspect

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The King of Mesa Street: The Life and Death of a Border Bluesman, Part 1

2020-11-30 Kent Paterson Hot Hits, Local Heroes, Music, Slider 11 comments

By Kent Paterson He was the King of Mesa Street, the main drag that winds up and down El Paso’s

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Sunday Matinee: Borderline

2020-11-29 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Retrovision: Our Dirty Little Secret

2020-11-28 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Media, Slider, The Arena 3 comments

This post originally ran on 30 December 2018. Imma let you in on a little secret. In El Paso, we

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Saturday Matinee: Operation Odessa

2020-11-28 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Friday Short: Intersection

2020-11-27 elrichiboy Friday Short One comment
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Bruce Springsteen: The River

2020-11-26 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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The Modern Lovers: Roadrunner

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Joe T. Hodo y FRENA unidos contra AMLO

2020-11-26 elrichiboy Joe T. Hodo, Video Leave a comment
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“New Mexico Passes $330 million coronavirus relief bill”

2020-11-25 elrichiboy Coronavirus, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, News, Slider 2 comments

Allocates Big Bucks to Help Businesses Struggling from the Pandemic From CBSNews.com: New Mexico lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bipartisan

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The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band: Poor Until Payday

2020-11-25 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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