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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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No News Is Good News

2020-09-11 elrichiboy Media, News, Slider 5 comments

If you live in El Paso, after October 5, you will no longer be able to get the dead-tree edition

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The Problem With El Paso

2020-09-10 elrichiboy Borderplex Alliance, Brand El Paso, Economic Development, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes, Urban Planning 8 comments

The problem is El Paso’s not growing. All the costs of those Quality of Life projects would be easier to

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Chicano Batman: Black Lipstick

2020-09-07 elrichiboy Music, Video Leave a comment
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The Flying Train, Germany, 1902

2020-09-07 elrichiboy Video 4 comments
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Sunday Matinee: Moonrise

2020-09-06 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Joe Pug: I do My Father’s Drugs

2020-09-05 elrichiboy Music, Video Leave a comment
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Jay J. Armes, El Paso’s Real Life Action figure

2020-09-05 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Slider 2 comments

Here’s a long read from Narratively.com about El Paso’s favorite nationally known Private Detective, Jay J. Armes: The Investigators were

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We’re All In This Together

2020-09-02 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Slider One comment

From the El Paso Times: Most El Paso city employees will receive a one-time payment this fall from additional sales tax revenue

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Sunday Matinee: Dangerous Crossing

2020-08-30 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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The Democrats are Giving Away the Election

2020-08-27 elrichiboy Politics, Slider 5 comments

I watched about five minutes of the Democrat convention. Five minutes is all I could take. The problem was it

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Summer’s Halfway Over

2020-08-27 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Just Kidding., Slider Leave a comment

Good news, everyone. This year’s long, hot, dry, spell, what we call “summer”, should end sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas,

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Sunday Matinee: Lawman

2020-08-23 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee, Uncategorized One comment
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The Mutant Virus

2020-08-19 elrichiboy Coronavirus, Science, Slider 2 comments

The skeptics point to Covid-19 fatality rates that are lower than projected and cry “Fraud”. But recent research indicates a

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Rest in Peace, Preston Foster

2020-08-18 elrichiboy Uncategorized 2 comments

Preston Foster died last week in a one-car accident in Colorado. El Chuqueño extends our sincerest condolences to his family

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The Death of Democracy in El Paso

2020-08-17 elrichiboy ballpark, City Management, Corruption, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Great Wolf Resorts, Joyce Wilson, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, The Arena, Tommy Gonzalez 6 comments

Did you have a voice in the political process when City Council announced on a Thursday that they were going

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Sunday Matinee: The Chase

2020-08-16 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Wood & Wire: My Hometown

2020-08-14 elrichiboy Music, Video 3 comments
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Our Fearless Leader

2020-08-12 elrichiboy City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 6 comments

A week after our city’s elected officials voted to give City Manager Tommy Gonzalez and City Attorney Karla Nieman merit

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Bluegrass Michael Jackson Bad

2020-08-10 elrichiboy Music, Video Leave a comment
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A Long Walk on a Short Pier

2020-08-10 elrichiboy Cost of Living, Media, Slider 2 comments

More good news. From this week’s El Paso Inc.: As they exhaust pandemic aid and see no end to the

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