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| This Week's Featured Articles |
 | Engaging in a conversation with someone - anyone - isn't what it used to be. In these days of social networking, people can converse and interact in various ways with many different people. There's the cell phone, which can be used to call or text, and then there's the computer, which can be used to e-mail, chat, blog, twitter or Skype. A click of the mouse allows users to connect with others on Facebook, MySpace, YouTube or personal Web sites and sell or buy just about anything on the World Wide Web.
Like many retirees his age, Stephen Tatum, 68, retired from his profession as an attorney with Scott & Hulse knowing the bare minimum about these user-friendly devices that younger generations have come to depend upon.
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|  | On May 17, United Bank of El Paso Del Norte (United Bank of El Paso) broke ground and unearthed a 25-ton vault door and frame that had been hidden underground for over 45 years at the corner of Stanton and Mills Downtown.
Since 1964, the circular vault door, patented in the 1870s and manufactured by Diebold Safe and Lock Co., lived in a basement that belonged to a building that once housed the old Southwest National Bank, which became the First City National Bank before being demolished and paved into a parking lot in the mid 1970s.
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|  | When El Pasoan Irene Cortez first realized her 85-year-old mother, Amelia Barrera, needed 24-hour care, the 58-year-old client services associate started to investigate her options. Cortez first thought she could move her mother to her own home and hire day help to look after her.
But for Cortez, the what-ifs swarmed in her mind. What would she do if the caregiver who comes to take care of her calls in sick or doesn't come at all? What if she felt she couldn't trust the caregiver?
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|  | The El Paso Zoo is undergoing huge changes. A grassy area near the new entrance is lined with desert and tropical plants that will serve as a nice addition to the upcoming Africa exhibit, scheduled to open in phases starting next spring. The tropical pavilion, which has been closed for some time, is scheduled to reopen by the end of this summer and the new reptile house will debut in the fall.
The new Africa wing of the zoo. will include giraffes, zebras, antelopes, meerkats and lions, with the lions most likely to arrive first, said Rick LoBello, education coordinator for the El Paso Zoo. The zoo is a great place to let the kids run free, and the animals are truly fascinating to watch. Families are welcome to pack a picnic and relax on one of the zoo's grassy areas or picnic benches.
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|  | It is with fond but sad nostalgia that we remember Bill Berryhill, who passed away a year ago on July 11, 2008 of a cerebral hemorrhage. Bill was the advertising director of Southwest Senior at the time of his death. Before that he had been the advertising director of the El Paso Times and Herald Post for many years.
Bill was a lot of fun and those who knew and worked with him have many funny memories of him. To memorialize the anniversary of his passing, friends have shared the following memories.
Ellie Fenton, controller for El Paso Inc. and Southwest Senior, remembers Bill's famous and fabulous martinis and his beautiful back yard, because she enjoyed both with him shortly before he died.
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Surprise performances, also known as “opera attacks,” are heralding the forthcoming season of El Paso Opera.
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|  | Betty Hoover, the diminutive head of the El Paso Humane Society, makes no bones about the fact that her life away from her job is pretty boring. She retires early most evenings and, apart from trips to the grocery store and the pet store, her weekends slip by pretty quickly. But get her started on the subject of animals - dogs in particular - and you'll find you're suddenly head-to-head with what has to be El Paso's most committed dog advocate.
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|  | Looking neat and smelling clean are crucial aspects of social interaction for most people. While we also like our animals to smell and look nice, there are many other important reasons to maintain their hygiene.
“Bathing and grooming your pets is helpful for their appearance, but even more so for their health and well-being,” says Mark Stickney, director of general surgery services at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. “Matted hair, cracked nails, and rotting teeth can all lead to very painful conditions down the road.”
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|  | Mexican restaurants in Mexico often have a certain authentic ambiance that their U.S. counterparts can't easily replicate. But Grupo Root, a partnership of young entrepreneurs from Juárez say they are bringing a true Mexican “experience” to El Paso, with El Rehilete Meson Mexicano, now open, and Maria Chuchena this fall.
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