Spirit and beauty of El Pasoans on display at Chihuahuas baseball game
I moved from Arizona to Las Cruces, a spirited city, about four months ago and had only known El Paso from my three airport trips.This time, I ate breakfast at Kiki's, took the Scenic Drive, and stayed overnight at Hotel Indigo.On Aug. 7, I caught a glimpse of what makes El Paso Strong, just over three years from the shooting at a Walmart that killed 23 people.
I showed up drenched at Southwest University Park to see the Chihuahuas play ball that night. That didn't happen. But I did see El Paso's spirit and strength in the faces of youths from Hanks High School's drum line and cheer squad as the talented teens practiced under a ballpark cover beyond right field. I saw El Paso's spirit and friendly nature from helpful employees in the stands. And I saw the spirit and beauty of its people as they danced on the big screen to a Latin beat. Chico dancing his mascot tail off.It didn't faze me that the game was canceled. I felt honored to have been there that night, drinking a free beer because I'm a Vietnam veteran, and being privileged to see a resilient people enjoying themselves to the fullest.
Pat UnderwoodLas Cruces
More:El Paso's 3rd-largest credit union changes name to remove teachers-only perception
Raiz leaves a lot to be desired
A recent letter writer took exception to the new Spanish language derived name for the Teachers' Federal Credit Union.
I agree that the name Raiz leaves a lot to be desired. It should, at least, be pronounced in its Spanish form; instead of "rise," accent should also be added.
I would have preferred something like Foundation Credit Union since it was "founded" by educators and education provides the "foundation" for success in life.
I am seriously considering ending my membership in the credit union. Keep in mind, I joined in 1974; the Dark Ages, I know. I devoted 31 years to the YISD; 26 years as an educator and five as an administrator. I am now retired.
Judith John
East El Paso
More:Labor strike ended internationally famous El Paso-Juárez trolley line: Trish Long
Reader takes exception to headline
Trish Long recently wrote about the end of the El Paso-Juarez trolley line. While it was an interesting read, I disagree with the headline.
The end of the line did not come from a strike, but from a business decision with unexpected consequences. A bi-nationally operating company decided to fire its foreign workers since they weren't deemed productive enough and the workers didn't just accept it.
Of course, the headline reads better as workers/commies caused another good business to fail, although it was clearly a management issue. Or, if you want to step away from the root cause, the end came from the inability of mayors on both sides of the border to find a mutually agreeable solution, so another white-collar issue.
Whichever way you look at it, the strike itself was just an event that caused an interruption of service and did not cause the line to fail.
Giselher Meyer
East El Paso
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