The El Paso Herald-Post Columns (1988-1991)
Nov 14, 1988.....The soul of El Paso draws me home again (first column)
Nov 21, 1988.....Often through dreaming reality shines through
Nov 28, 1988.....I celebrate you, Teresa, for making us complete
Dec 05, 1988.....Poet's life sings song of a disparate unity
Dec 12, 1988.....Where the ordinary flies upon the wings of fancy
Dec 19, 1988.....Dreams, hopes take wing through spires of reality
Dec 26, 1988.....People are the ornaments that decorate our lives
1989
Jan 02, 1989.....Dream, legacy dying under hot El Paso sun
Jan 09, 1989.....'English Only' denigrates languages' innate beauty
Jan 16, 1989.....Anonymous bravado masks real problems
Jan 23, 1989.....World of creativity awaits new teen to embrace it
Jan 30, 1989.....The eyes of my friends illuminate hometown
Feb 06, 1989.....Now voices speak out to shout down racism
Feb 13, 1989.....Heart-shaped sentiment sent lovingly to many
Feb 20, 1989.....The multitudes saunter while leadership falters
Feb 27, 1989.....Horrible specter of 'It' spealks loudly of silence
Mar 06, 1989.....Musical notes transport soul on vision's wings
Mar 13, 1989.....Kinder, gentler nation? Not for the refugees
Mar 20, 1989.....The John Bowl concept flush with possibilities
Mar 27, 1989.....Friends, family make this life worth living
Apr 03, 1989.....Plowing through rhetoric turns up lots of manure
Apr 10, 1989.....Friend is remembered for exquisite humanity
Apr 17, 1989.....A city cries plaintively for her arts and artists
Apr 24, 1989.....Today's racism hidden within 'law and order'
May 01, 1989.....Mural's ancient appeal draws loyalty of many
May 08, 1989.....Cultural history shares our human condition
May 15, 1989.....Candidate endorsement shows lack of judgment
May 22, 1989.....Future's perspective in today's young minds
May 29, 1989.....The essence of boxing distilled in Roberto Duran
Jun 05, 1989.....Free expression eschews slopping at public trough
Jun 12, 1989.....New mayor should lead in celebrating El Paso
Jun 19, 1989.....Old gives way to new, but memories never die
Jun 26, 1989.....Movie undermines deadly sameness of conformity
Jul 03, 1989.....Great gulf separates American reality, ideal
Jul 08, 1989.....'Friend' relationship is tightly knit fabric of life
Jul 17, 1989.....Early arrival with promising future
Jul 24, 1989.....Guillen's power of words won't die
Jul 31, 1989.....A moment of poetry with our future
Aug 07, 1989.....'One has to help the other' - the new-old cry of ageless city
Aug 14, 1989.....There's a world of poetry to caress your soul, querida
Aug 21, 1989.....Behind Woodstock's music was a poetic cry, promise
Aug 28, 1989.....Students take important step in realizing themselves
Sep 04, 1989.....Warm camaraderie takes edge off nippy night at Dudley
Sep 11, 1989.....Birthday reflections immerse me in poetry's beauty
Sep 18, 1989.....Art exhibit viewers are portrait of diverse community
Sep 25, 1989.....Escalante will stand, deliver - but to the rifht people?
Oct 02, 1989.....Mago is one of multi-ethnic border's creative jewels
Oct 09, 1989.....Rapping tempo of El Paso art is meant for everyone
Oct 16, 1989.....Artistic events are meant to touch all rungs of society
Oct 23, 1989.....Treat yourself to a day of volunteerism for mentally ill
Oct 30, 1989.....Day of the Dead brings us face to face with mortality
Oct 31, 1989.....'Pinto poet' bids adieu to a magical sojourner
Nov 06, 1989.....Coming winter tests human will to survive
Nov 13, 1989.....Remember Manny by changing our attitudes
Nov 20, 1989.....It's the time of year to stop and say 'Gracias'
Nov 27, 1989.....'Revolucion' relfects first-class production
Dec 04, 1989.....Peruvian artist awed by U.S. artistic freedom
Dec 11, 1989.....Humanity suffers amid annual words of love
Dec 18, 1989.....Art is both a gift to the receiver and society
Dec 25, 1989.....A time of hope and love for all humankind
Jan 01, 1990.....Look to the noventas - with lots of hope
Jan 08, 1990.....Celebrating 20 years of Chicano activism
Jan 15, 1990.....Freedom celebrated in the poetic quality of life
Jan 22, 1990.....Hatemongers are social residue of ignorance
Jan 29, 1990.....Artist's knowledge goes far beyond easels
Feb 05, 1990.....Cultural crossbreeding gives art multiplicity
Feb 12, 1990.....It's time to put end to idea of starving artist
Feb 19, 1990.....Let's unite to celebrate this wonderful country
Feb 26, 1990.....A drive and a stop at the Tejas Nite Club
Mar 05, 1990.....A celebration of poetic discovery in Motown
Mar 12, 1990.....Take time to stop, listen to your neighbor
Mar 19, 1990.....No price too high for peace, not even jail
Mar 26, 1990.....Much to reflect on at the half-century mark
Apr 02, 1990.....Much to see, savor at Mogollon art exhibit
Apr 09, 1990.....Libraries should be recognized as commodity
Apr 16, 1990.....Arts board member cavlierly zaps proposals
Apr 23, 1990.....Artists should stand united for their rights
Apr 30, 1990.....Disturbing look at the criminal 'justice' system
May 07, 1990.....Three mothers - founts of love and beauty
May 14, 1990.....Bookstore fosters warmth for poet, audience
May 21, 1990.....Rekindling a burning desire to write, create
May 28, 1990.....Thinking of casualties in war against poverty
Jun 04, 1990.....Speaker experiences rewards of education
Jun 11, 1990.....Hundreds of medals awarded to local seniors
Jun 18, 1990.....Magazine publishers reach out to world's poets
Jun 25, 1990.....Hispanic cultural awareness fading with time
Jul 02, 1990.....Will XII Travlers ever walk here again?
Jul 09, 1990.....Store creates a place for lovers of folk art
Jul 16, 1990.....Visit rekindles memories and the ties to family
Jul 23, 1990.....This poet sings with a joyous sense of language
Jul 30, 1990.....Small presses bypass academic contrivances
Aug 06, 1990.....Leaders support Twelve Travelers project
Aug 13, 1990.....An earnest plea for a death with dignity
Aug 20, 1990.....Businesswomen share traits as single parents
Aug 27, 1990.....Not Available
Sep 03, 1990.....Not Available
Sep 10, 1990.....Not Available
Sep 17, 1990.....Juntos show reveals area's hidden talents
Sep 24, 1990.....Parents' visit to Catherdral High was uplifting
Oct 01, 1990.....Not Available
Oct 08, 1990.....A tiny bundle of life, joy and hope
Oct 15, 1990.....Not Available
Oct 22, 1990.....Not Available
Oct 29, 1990.....Not Available
Nov 05, 1990.....Not Available
Nov 12, 1990.....Not Available
Nov 19, 1990.....Not Available
Nov 26, 1990.....Not Available
Dec 03, 1990.....Books make interesting Christmas gifts
Dec 10, 1990.....Not Available
Dec 17, 1990.....Not Available
Dec 24, 1990.....Not Available
Dec 31, 1990.....Sentience of humankind at stake in gulf war
1991
Jan 07, 1991.....A calming drive to San Anto, the River city
Jan 14, 1991.....El Paso could've had its own Mt. Rushmore
Jan 21, 1991.....As war began, cultural event reaffirmed humanity
Jan 28, 1991.....Rope-a-dope style has turned into a brawl
Feb 04, 1991.....Have-nots once again dying in 'macho' war
Feb 11, 1991.....Poet sends words of love to soldiers, family
Feb 18, 1991.....Not Available
Feb 25, 1991.....Sharing insights about Chicano Literature
Mar 04, 1991.....Not Available
Mar 11, 1991.....Not Available
Mar 18, 1991.....Not Available
Mar 25, 1991.....Imagery has become a way of life for poet
Apr 01, 1991.....Not Available
Apr 08, 1991.....Not Available
Apr 15, 1991.....Not Available
Apr 22, 1991.....Pictorial essay speaks of American granduer
Apr 29, 1991.....Busy week looms as birthday is celebrated
May 06, 1991.....Felicidades to the mother of mestizo world
May 13, 1991.....Poet turns disappointment into enjoyment
May 20, 1991.....The Big D has North Forty, but also el barrio
May 27, 1991.....Kudos to caring youth and professionalism
Jun 03, 1991.....Thinkers address 'justice as a healing notion'
Jun 10, 1991.....The inhumane form of punishment in prison
Jun 17, 1991.....Sweet, sad tribute to Knight, a fallen poet
Jun 24, 1991.....Nostalgic thoughts of a departing Tejan
Jul 01, 1991.....Not Available
Jul 08, 1991.....Musician a treat for writer's questing ears
Jul 15, 1991.....El Paso, El Chuco - A city of fugitive poems
Jul 22, 1991.....Canto to El Paso and the frontera experience (last column)
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