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By Mireya Toy
A pale scar resting on the center of her neck is a grave reminder to Estela Casas of how frail life can be. Beloved news anchor, Estela Casas was diagnosed with Minimally Invasive Follicular Carcinoma, or as Casas describes it “pretty word for Cancer,” earlier this year.
“I freaked, I cried, I sobbed,” recalled Casas.
Last summer, the once aspired and trained singer, noticed a few small changes with her voice while singing along to Carry Underwood in her car, and also her neck became very sensitive to mild temperature changes.
“I brushed it all aside until one night in August I was applying my make up and that’s how I found a lump and freaked,” said Casas. “That’s when I realized something was going on.”...
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By Isaiah Montoya
Philo Wilke Partnership, a healthcare design architecture firm, has started programming and design to renovate the four-story Annex building for University Medical Center (UMC) on their main campus.
Because the building is currently occupied, PhiloWilke is also challenged with phasing the project so people can move and/or relocate. “Approximately 80% of our work involves renovation in occupied facilities, so we take great care to minimize disruption to the patients and staff,” said Dana Wilke, Managing Partner of PhiloWilke. “The age of the building also dictates that we redesign the mechanical and electrical systems, deal with potential asbestos abatement requirements and increase handicap accessibility.”
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| Miracle Jeans Day |
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EL PASO, TX – (August 16, 2010) On September 15, employees of companies across the nation will don jeans and tennis shoes for “Miracle Jeans Day” to help provide medical care, research and education for critically ill and injured kids at Children’s Miracle Network-affiliated hospital. All funds raised in El Paso will benefit pediatric patients at University Medical Center of El Paso, the area’s designated Children's Miracle Network hospital.
Last year, a number of local companies participated in the event, including Capital Bank, Bank of the West, Food City, and Strickler and Prieto LLP. Human Resources Coordinator Paige Mandell organized the effort at KVIA-TV, with more than 25 employees participating. They plan to take part again this year.
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Other Articles
By Isaiah Montoya
JoJohn Vega is President of International Operations for Mesilla Valley Transportation (MVT) in El Paso, and he has an idea, a vision if you will. The vision involves a massive new highway across the Sun City which he says would alleviate traffic from I-10.
By Gail Mosher
Sixty years after its establishment, the Association for the United States Army continues to be, as its motto states, “A Voice for the Army – Support for the Soldier.”
By Adrian Madriga,
Women-owned businesses in El Paso have several SBA supported networking groups aimed at promoting and advancing their business. These networking and training opportunities occur twice a month during the lunch hour and Dynamic Women to Women is held on the first Thursday of the month. The I Fem Network is held on the third Tuesday of the month.
(Makes 4 Servings)
INGREDIENTS:
1 quart fresh strawberries
1 cup plain low-fat yogurt
In conjunction with the exhibit Awakening Our Giants: Farah Manufacturing Company, The Starting Point for Immigration, the El Paso Museum of History and the History Department of the University of Texas, El Paso, with generous funding from Humanities Texas, is pleased to present a series of four panel discussions that will discuss the history of what was once the largest employer in the city.
Por Mireya Toy,
Traducción del inglés por:
Ana María C. Anchondo
Latest Business Articles
By Beverly Cotton
Sophia and Blanca (for the purposes of this article names are changed to protect identity), were first graders attending one of El Paso’s private schools in 2007. They had met in Kindergarten, became inseparable best friends and were about to become the victim’s of bullying. Who would have suspected bullying in the first grade and from another female first grade classmate? It happens more frequently than you think.
ACCIÓN Texas-Louisiana is a non-profit statewide loan fund committed to empowering diverse individuals and small businesses with limited access to traditional sources of credit. Through its loans and services, ACCIÓN helps micro-entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, stabilize and increase their incomes, create additional employment and contribute to the economic revitalization of their communities. This is evident with 1,352 loans totaling over $11.6 million since 1996 in El Paso alone.
By Isabel Fitzgerald, CPA
The Patient and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act along with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 completed an overhaul the nation’s health insurance and health delivery systems. Some provisions will take effect this year and others will be phased in over the next 10 years.
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By Beverly Cotton
After two years and five months in his second tour of duty at Fort Bliss, once again General Bromberg bids farewell to the City of El Paso and Fort Bliss Army Base. General Bromberg began his command on January 21, 2008 and will leave his command on July 9th, 2010. His contributions have resulted into one of the biggest transformations in the 160 year history at Fort Bliss.
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Weather Forecast for El Paso Texas
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
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Friday, September 3rd, 2010
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