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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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  • “Nightfall”

    2026-01-25 elrichiboy
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  • Ricardo Pepi to Fullham?

    2026-01-25 Rich Wright

    ESPN reports that English Premier League’s Fullham F.C. have reportedly offered Dutch futbol team PSV $38 million for the contract of El Paso/San Elizario native

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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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The HU: Yuve Yuve Yu

2020-10-01 elrichiboy Music, Uncategorized, Video One comment
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The Covid Economy

2020-10-01 elrichiboy Coronavirus, Quarantine, Slider 2 comments

You can catch the Covid twice, but it’s not likely. There have been three recorded cases, one in Hong Kong,

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Marty Stuart: Way Out West

2020-09-30 elrichiboy Music, Video Leave a comment

Happy Birthday, Marty Stuart. And here he is 48 years ago, performing with Lester Flatt.

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The Power of the Mayor

2020-09-29 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Corruption, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Politics, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 4 comments

The truth is, there isn’t a lot the Mayor of El Paso can do. He doesn’t get a vote on

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Where are the Covid Cases Coming from?

2020-09-29 elrichiboy Coronavirus, Slider 2 comments

Health officials are reporting hundreds of new cases every day. So where are they coming from, generally? State law prohibits

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The Cleverlys: Walk Like an Egyptian

2020-09-28 elrichiboy Music, Video Leave a comment
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We Should Start Thinking What Bankruptcy Will Look Like

2020-09-27 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez 6 comments

El Pasoans aren’t getting any younger. True fact: We’re all either dead or getting older. (Today in the A Section

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Sunday Matinee: Alfred HItchcock’s Jamaica Inn

2020-09-27 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee One comment
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Xavier Miranda on School Reopenings

2020-09-25 Xavier Miranda Coronavirus, Education, Quarantine Leave a comment

*The following statement is being submitted to Chief Academics Officer Tamekia Brown of EPISD, who will host a live chat,

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Community First Coalition’s “Does El Paso City Hall Represent you?”

2020-09-25 elrichiboy ballpark, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Elections, Ethics, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider, The Arena, Video 2 comments
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Friday Short: Stutterer

2020-09-25 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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The Raconteurs: Old Enough

2020-09-24 elrichiboy Music, Video Leave a comment
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Tyler Childers: Country Squire

2020-09-23 elrichiboy Music, Video Leave a comment
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Florida

2020-09-23 elrichiboy Media Leave a comment

Here’s a story from the Washington Post about the hoteled homeless in Florida KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Rose Jusino was waking

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“Live Active EP”

2020-09-23 elrichiboy City Management, Slider One comment

Here’s an opinion piece in the El Paso Times by Ben Fyffe, “native El Pasoan, . . . the director

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Heilung: Krigsgaldr

2020-09-22 elrichiboy Music, Video Leave a comment
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Jennifer Connelly: Sway

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Earth, Wind & Fire: September

2020-09-21 elrichiboy Music, Video 4 comments
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You’re the Sucker

2020-09-21 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Library, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez 8 comments

Are you getting value from your city tax dollars? I mean, really. Is the city doing anything for you besides

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Sunday Matinee: Alfred Hitchcock’s Number 17

2020-09-20 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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  • Gone Fishing
  • The Anti-Immigrant Family Judge

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