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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – El Pasoans know how to do many things well, but we’re especially good at celebrating. On the 4th of July, we show our patriotism in red, white, and blue. By 8:00 a.m. on the 4th of July, hundreds of families carrying folding chairs, tents, banners, flags, and water started lining the streets for the West El Paso Rotary Club’s annual July 4th Parade. They wore red, white, and blue T-shirts and hats and proudly waved Old Glory. This Independence Day parade will be especial…
over 1 year ago
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – After a 37-year career in broadcast journalism, I put the Lavalier away for three and a half years. The challenges of a TV career were grueling at times. I needed a respite after working the evening shift for 35 of the 37 years. During that time, I always kept the allure of live news, so I returned to where I began my broadcasting career: KTSM. I was a part-time reporter at KTSM when Karl Wyler was General Manager of the NBC affiliate. I have had the energy and courage t…
over 1 year ago
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – You only get one chance to make a first impression. “Como te ven te tratan.” These are factual statements. When you first meet someone, the first impression is critical. How you speak and express yourself, the clothes you wear, or the perfume you sprayed on that morning will help someone remember you, too. The phrase in Spanish takes it one step further regarding how people treat you by how you look. I like to combine these two phrases, so unless I’m running into the groc…
over 1 year ago
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – I’m not a strong swimmer. Growing up, I would splash around in the neighborhood public pool on Chelsea, but I didn’t have any formal swim lessons until my sophomore year at …
over 1 year ago
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — I plan to travel to India in November. The flights and tour are booked. My U.S. passport is valid through 2031. But the Indian government has rejected my application for an …
over 1 year ago
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Mother-daughter relationships are challenging. Moms can be overly critical and demanding. I know I can be at times. But, I mean well. About ten years ago, I started travelin…
over 1 year ago
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Fran and I worked together at KVIA for 27 years, and his thoughtful words inspired my goodbye speech there in 2020. I remember like it was yesterday when I told him in the h…
over 1 year ago
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — My mom passed away on September 28, 2002. This year will mark 22 years since we had our last conversations. I remember that day like it was yesterday. Early Saturday morning…
over 1 year ago
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My mom loved to play Bingo. Every Friday, Saturday, and sometimes Sunday after church, you’d find her at a Bingo parlor on Montana. She’d be surrounded by paper Bingo cards and differen…
over 1 year ago
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – I’ve been watching the neighbor’s pomegranate tree grow, watching the fruit turn from green to a beautiful shade of burgundy. Their tree produces hundreds of delicious pomeg…
about 1 year ago
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – That’s the number of transparent glass spheres that make this beautiful necklace. It was a gift from a fellow breast cancer thriver during a fundraising event for the Stand …
about 1 year ago