Leon Metz: So many treasures go ignored on border

Full story: El Paso Times

When I came to El Paso in 1948, as a private first class and a propeller specialist at Biggs Air Force Base, Downtown was the Downtown.

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Robert Burke Granite City, IL	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #1 Jun 6, 2011 Judged: 1 1 "Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Garbachev, tear down this wall!" ----- Ronald Reagan
Teresa AOL	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #2 Jun 6, 2011 So true, Mr. Metz. We have beautiful mountains, great weather & golf courses, interesting Missions and history, wonderful people & wonderful food! If our mayor and others would spend money on improving what we have - and cleaning it up - we could make money through tourists to better things for all.
so sad El Paso, TX	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #3 Jun 9, 2011 Judged: 1 in trying to be like everyone else, the leaders of el paso have led the el paso into being a lot of... nothing one would hope that its future leaders become nostalgic and reclaim the beauty el paso once had
Alfonso El Paso, TX	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #4 Jun 9, 2011 Sir, you are completely right. I just wish many others in this city would see how special El Paso is being a border city. And not just complain about all its immigrants, whom by the way, helped build it. Thank you for this great article.
Nancy Johnson Santa Fe, NM	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #5 Jun 11, 2011 If only El Paso and Luna County could join forces to promote the rich history they share before Las Cruces, whose history is no where as rich, claims their patry history as the lion's share. Readers and potential visitors hoping to learn about El Paso and New Mexico get only a taste of El Paso's ancient past before moving up the Rio Grande corridor all the way to Taos. El Paso and New Mexico's bootheel are too often overlooked.
Nancy Johnson Santa Fe, NM	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #6 Jun 11, 2011 There's no reason El Paso shouldn't share in the celebration of New Mexico's Centennial of statehood.
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