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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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  • “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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Friday Short: Terminal

2020-03-06 elrichiboy Friday Short, Sci Fi Leave a comment
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Radio La Chusma: Big Money

2020-03-02 elrichiboy Music, Video Leave a comment
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Is a Gated Community a Public Good?

2020-03-02 elrichiboy City Council, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Slider, TIRZs, Tommy Gonzalez, Welfare for the Rich 8 comments

Will it benefit you? Tomorrow, City Council will consider amending the parameters of Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 13, that TIRZ

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Sunday Matinee: Never Let Go with Peter Sellers

2020-03-01 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee, Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Friday Short: Outpost

2020-02-28 elrichiboy Friday Short, Uncategorized Leave a comment
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How America Killed Mass Transit

2020-02-27 elrichiboy Public Transportation, Slider, Trolley, Urban Planning 2 comments

From CityLab.com: One hundred years ago, the United States had a public transportation system that was the envy of the

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DakhaBrakha: Divka Marusechka

2020-02-26 elrichiboy Music, Video Leave a comment
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Fake News: “El Paso Has the Second Highest Homestead Tax Rate in the U.S.”

2020-02-25 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez One comment

A lot of people have been saying that El Paso has the second highest homestead tax rate in the country,

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Paul Foster Likes the Arena

2020-02-25 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Cost of Living, Economic Development, Slider, Taxes, The Arena 5 comments

The El Paso Inc. ran a story about the restoration of the Plaza Hotel this weekend. That renovation was undertaken

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Sunday Matinee: Ingmar Bergman’s Persona

2020-02-23 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Is the City’s Strategic Plan Working for You?

2020-02-21 elrichiboy Certificates of Obligation, City Council, City Management, Cost of Living, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Downtown, Economic Development, Jessica Herrera, Slider, TIRZs, Tommy Gonzalez 5 comments

In 2012, the City of El Paso began implementing a strategic plan to foster economic development in the area. According

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Campaign Finance Shenanigans

2020-02-20 elrichiboy Corruption, Elections, Ethics, Slider One comment

Those nice guys at The Forma Group lent almost $7,000 to their client Debbie Torres for her District 6 runoff

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Documentary: Collapse

2020-02-19 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Inti Illimani: La Partida

2020-02-19 elrichiboy Music, Video Leave a comment
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Relationship Advice for the City of El Paso

2020-02-17 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Economic Development, Slider 4 comments

Dear City of El Paso, I get it. You’ve been dumped. Boeing left you for Huntsville, Alabama, and Huntsville doesn’t

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Sunday Matinee: John Ford’s My Darling Clementine

2020-02-16 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Retrovision: Is El Paso City Government a Secret Public/Private Partnership?

2020-02-14 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Public Private Partnerships, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez Leave a comment

This article originally appeared on 27 November 2017. I updated the chart to show the most recent available from the

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Friday Short: Le Boche

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Amigo the Devil: Hell and You

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City of El Paso #1 for Certificates of Obligation Debt in Texas

2020-02-12 elrichiboy Certificates of Obligation, City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez Leave a comment

Woohoo! Yeah, the Miners suck, again, those poor dears. And people are running away from El Paso like it’s on

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