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  • Paul and Julie Ten Years After

    2026-04-13 Rich Wright

    On or about 05 October 2016, I took Paul and Julie to Juarez. Paul and Julie were ballroom dancers. Like The Sound of Music. Okay

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  • “The Gary Webb Story: CIA, Cocaine, and a Media Assassination”

    2026-04-11 elrichiboy
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  • (Some of) The Straight Skinny on Torre Centinela

    2026-04-09 elrichiboy

    If you are interested in the Torre Centinela that is almost fully operational in downtown Ciudad Juárez, then you should read this story from RestOfWorld.org.

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  • Humphrey Bogart in “Knock on Any Door”

    2026-04-05 elrichiboy
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  • NYT: “Hegseth Fires Army Chief Amid Battle With Its Leaders”

    2026-04-03 Rich Wright

    (Scene: Somewhere deep in the bowels of the Pentagon.) Secretary Pete Hegseth: . . . and that, gentlemen, is how we will end this war.

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  • People Rising: Snapshots from El Paso’s Data Center Battles

    2026-03-31 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Data centers are a burning issue in the Paso del Norte borderland of 2026. Plans to open a giant data center complex

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  • Renaming the Cesar Chavez Border Highway

    2026-03-22 Oscar J. Martinez

    by Oscar J. Martinez Given the recent disturbing revelations about Cesar Chávez, it seems certain that the local Border Highway’s name will be changed.  Many

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  • “Hangover Square”

    2026-03-22 elrichiboy
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  • “The Rise and Ruin of the Coca-Cola Family”

    2026-03-21 elrichiboy
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  • El Paso is Falling

    2026-03-13 Rich Wright

    The trusted institutions we count on are letting us down. The streets are crumbling. The water utility can’t keep the water flowing. Texas Gas Services

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  • The 13th Anniversary of the Killing of Daniel Saenz

    2026-03-08 Rich Wright

    Today is the 13th anniversary of the day that El Paso Police Department Officer Jose Flores shot and killed the handcuffed prisoner Daniel Saenz in

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  • Lucille Ball in “The Dark Corner”

    2026-03-08 elrichiboy
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The Oligarchs are Trying to Steal This Election

2020-10-19 elrichiboy Cassandra Hernandez, Corruption, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Economic Development, Elections, Henry Rivera, Joyce Wilson, Media, Politics, Sam Morgan, Slider, Taxes 10 comments

First it was that dark money campaign to “Support Our Leaders”. Now it’s this email from Woody Hunt. From: Woody Hunt

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Sunday Matinee: And Then There Were None

2020-10-18 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee One comment
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Saturday Documentary: United States of Conspiracy

2020-10-17 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Friday Short: Laws of the Universe

2020-10-16 elrichiboy Friday Short, Sci Fi Leave a comment
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The Anonymous Political Mailer

2020-10-15 elrichiboy Cassandra Hernandez, Henry Rivera, Mayor Dee "Don't You Know Who I Am?" Margo, Politics, Sam Morgan, Slider 2 comments

You have probably heard about that campaign to support “El Paso’s Leaders”. Maybe you’re even gotten one of their flyers

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Retrovision: What Could We Do With $180 Million?

2020-10-15 elrichiboy Cassandra Hernandez, City Council, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Henry Rivera, Joyce Wilson, Sam Morgan, Slider, Taxes, The Arena 2 comments

This article originally appeared on 18 September 2017. If we spend $180 million for a redundant arena, that’s $180 million

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Retrovision: What a difference an Election Makes

2020-10-15 elrichiboy Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Slider, Taxes Leave a comment

This article originally appeared on 1 August 2017. The City is proposing raising taxes as high as it can without

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Billy Strings & Don Julin: 3 Songs

2020-10-14 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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Retrovision: Rancho El Paso

2020-10-14 elrichiboy Borderplex Alliance, City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Economic Development, Ethics, Slider, The Arena 2 comments

This article originally appeared on 10 March 2017. Our City Fathers would have you believe that El Paso is a

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Brooklyn Funk Essentials: Dance or Die

2020-10-13 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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Mayor Margo Tells Fibs

2020-10-13 elrichiboy Cassandra Hernandez, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Elections, Henry Rivera, Jessica Herrera, Sam Morgan, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez, Welfare for the Rich 2 comments

Here’s part of a questionnaire the El Paso Times gave to Mayor Dee Margo: 17. Do you support tax breaks/incentives

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Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers: Jumpin Jive

2020-10-12 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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Privilege and the Public Good

2020-10-12 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, Politics, Slider 4 comments

Imagine if you and I had proposed taking on half a billion dollars in public debt to “fix” El Paso.

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Sunday Matinee: The Third Visitor

2020-10-11 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Larkin Poe: Preacher Blues

2020-10-11 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Saturday Documentary: The Mennonites — A Trip Back in Time

2020-10-10 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary One comment
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Mano Negra: Mala Vida

2020-10-09 elrichiboy Music, Video Leave a comment
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Friday Short: Dirty Machines: The End of History

2020-10-09 elrichiboy Friday Short, Sci Fi Leave a comment
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Pokey LaFarge: Fuck Me Up

2020-10-08 elrichiboy Music, Video Leave a comment
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The Cleverlys: She Ain’t there

2020-10-06 elrichiboy Music, Video Leave a comment
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  • Paul and Julie Ten Years After
  • “The Gary Webb Story: CIA, Cocaine, and a Media Assassination”
  • (Some of) The Straight Skinny on Torre Centinela
  • Humphrey Bogart in “Knock on Any Door”
  • NYT: “Hegseth Fires Army Chief Amid Battle With Its Leaders”

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