The El Paso Herald-Post Columns (1988-1991)


1988

   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


1990

    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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