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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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  • Puerto Vallarta Travel Log, Part Two: Preface and Postscript to “Black Sunday”

    2026-03-07 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson On a recent sunny day, tourists and locals on Puerto Vallarta’s ocean front boardwalk, the Malecon, watched intensely as a Mexican navy

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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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What Are Your Neighbors Up To?

2020-07-17 elrichiboy Law Enforcement, News, Slider 10 comments

Did you see this story in the news? From OPB.org: In the early hours of July 15, after a night

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AMF

2020-07-17 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, population, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez Leave a comment

Good news, everybody. According to recently released estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, between July 2018 and July 2019, the

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The Winds of Change?

2020-07-16 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Commissioners Court, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Downtown, Elections, Politics, Slider, Taxes 7 comments

The primary elections are over. Incumbent Vince Perez lost his Precinct 3 County Commissioners seat. And James Montoya, veteran District

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Rattlesnake Milk: Dave Dudley

2020-07-14 elrichiboy Music, Video One comment
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Sunday Matinee: Fritz Lang’s Scarlet Street

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Why Our Taxes are High and Our Streets are Bad

2020-07-11 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez One comment

You could write it off to the City’s excessive spending. And you’d be right. The City is drunk on spending

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Friday Short: Dust

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Coke Dealing in Juarez

2020-07-09 elrichiboy Juarez, Slider, Video Leave a comment

With El Paso in a supporting role. This documentary originally aired in September, 2019.

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The Fiscal Ship is Sinking

2020-07-06 elrichiboy Cassandra Hernandez, Certificates of Obligation, City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 2 comments

Here’s a news flash from the El Paso Inc.: El Paso leads major Texas cities in debt not approved by

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Carlsbad Caverns Park Ranger Shoots, Kills, Speeder

2020-07-01 elrichiboy Law Enforcement, Slider One comment

From KOB.com, an Albuquerque TV station: Recently released videos from a body-camera worn by a National Park Ranger at Carlsbad

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It’s Good to be the Chief

2020-07-01 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Law Enforcement, Slider 6 comments

Protesters are calling for the dismissal of El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen. From the El Paso Times: [O]rganizers unveiled

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Racism in El Paso

2020-06-29 elrichiboy City Council, Education, Slider 13 comments

Racism is kind of like a secret club. If you don’t belong, you might not know it exists. In 1927,

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Leon Bridges: Beyond

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“Throw a Billion Dollars from the Helicopter”

2020-06-27 elrichiboy ballpark, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Joyce Wilson, MountainStar Sports Group, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes, The Arena Leave a comment

Here’s a scathing article from Reason.com about cities building stadiums. Throw a Billion Dollars from the Helicopter is a new

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Post-Pandemic Education Thoughts

2020-06-24 Xavier Miranda Coronavirus, Education, Slider Leave a comment

This piece was written by Xavier Miranda. Our education community must contend with a new malignant normalcy in our society.

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A Streetcar Named Conspire

2020-06-24 elrichiboy Public Transportation, Slider, Trolley 3 comments

An alert reader tipped me to this item on June 19 Metropolitan Planning Organization agenda. How about a little operating

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Sunday Matinee: New York Confidential

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Segundo Barrio

2020-06-18 elrichiboy Commissioners Court, Downtown, Economic Development, History, Slider, TIRZs 2 comments

Have you seen this map of the Segundo Barrio Historic District the El Paso Commissioners Court approved last Monday? It’s

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1959 Nero Wolfe Pilot

2020-06-17 elrichiboy Video Leave a comment
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Is the Plaza Hotel Open?

2020-06-15 elrichiboy Breaking News, Economic Development One comment

Here’s a listing for the Plaza Hotel Pioneer Park I came across on hotels.com. I guess you could be one

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