El Paso Herald-Post El Paso News & Opinion
Politics is an odd thing. People run for office by making uuuuge promises – looking at you, President Trump – and they make allegations against the current administration and the way elected officials are mishandling …
Patricia Martinez
June, 2017
October, 2016
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5 October
Tricia’s Take: Scary Movie Date…No Thanks!
Stephen King is a weirdo. He thinks up stories about scary-ass hotels, murderous dogs, and little kids who bring their pets back to life. He needs some Jesus in his life. The 1980 classic movie …
April, 2016
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9 April
Update: Century-old San Jose Catholic Church to be Demolished
The San Jose Catholic Church in the Lower Valley has been around for 104 years, but its days are numbered. The church has not been maintained properly, and both time and improper maintenance have taken …
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8 April
Opinion: Time to Cut City Rep. Larry Romero’s Paid Vacation
El Paso City Rep. Larry Romero is on a golf vacation in Georgia. He is also still asking City Council to excuse his absences from meetings, and still getting a taxpayer-funded paycheck even though he …
November, 2015
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14 November
Tricia’s Take: Take a minute and be prepared
The attacks on Paris have called an ‘act of war’ by the French president. We like to think that this kind of thing will never happen in the United States. Tell that to the survivors of …
October, 2015
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25 October
Tricia’s Take: Is the true meaning Dia de los Muertos dead?
Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, has become very popular in the United States because it falls right after Halloween. Americans have taken the spiritual, religious holiday and blended it in with the …
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1 October
Tricia’s Take: Why won’t El Paso turn out for Miner Games?
There has been a lot of talk about this season about the UTEP football team. “What is up with this season’s schedule?” “Who decided to schedule Immaculate Who? for the home opener?” “Why can’t we …
September, 2015
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19 September
Tricia’s Take: Harrumphers, High Tech, and Real-World Jobs in El Paso
The news that a group of Korean American clothing manufacturers from Los Angeles are contemplating moving their businesses to El Paso should be something that is welcomed, but for a lot of social media harrumphers, …
August, 2015
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23 August
Patricia Martinez: El Paso is…
El Paso Is… El Paso is a true melting pot. Mexican, Middle Eastern, Chinese, German, Black, Jewish, Catholic, Yankee, Southern, Spanish, Indian – all those qualifiers have roiled around in this region for hundreds of …
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23 August
Patricia Martinez
I’ve been the co-host of the Mike and Tricia Mornings for the past 8 years, the longest running of Mike’s on-air wives! My day starts with a muttered curse word when the alarm goes off …
