El Paso drivers, move along, mind your own business

It saddens me to hear of another pedestrian killed on our roads. El Paso drivers are getting worse every week and the excessive amount of car accidents, pedestrians hit, careless driving and racing along Interstate 10 is making our roads more dangerous.

Sure, the never-ending construction and lack of shoulders is problematic, but drivers just don't pay attention. They speed, they don't let others in, they cut people off and continue to play with their phones. Last week, there was a woman driving next to me doing her makeup during rush hour!

Also, people see an accident and slow down to see what happened; it's borderline morbid to be so curious. If only our roads were like those in England where being stuck in traffic automatically creates a "congestion" ticket, then people would mind their own business and move along. There needs to be more police, and drivers need to be more responsible. That includes motorcyclists, who seem to be the worst of all.

Mario Rodriguez-Alvarado

West El Paso

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Fill the Don, have fun, support the athletes

It would be great if we could fill the Don Haskins Center for the UTEP men's basketball games. El Paso’s population is near 700,000, it should be easy to fill the center with 12,000 people. Games are very entertaining, exciting and fun to watch. Another nice thing is you get to meet the people who sit around you and chat with them before the game. It’s also fun to coach and play from where we sit.

The young men play their hearts out every game, win or lose. The team is very talented and worth watching! It would be nice to let the team know we support and appreciate them. 

It is shameful that students do not support the university's sporting events.

Dorothy D. Lockett.  

Northeast El Paso

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We have options for border security

Why do we agonize and create national emergencies over a wall? Can we agree that all of us support the need for security? We expect protection at our southern border, our northern border, all possessions and territories of the U.S. Not physical walls like the Great Wall of China, but high-tech virtual barriers that utilize state-of-the-art technology to detain undocumented immigrants, detect criminals and identify bona fide asylum-seeking migrants.

When they built their wall, the Chinese had no options. We do. Somebody, please tell President Donald Trump.

Estela Padilla

Socorro, Texas

El Paso roads need attention

El Paso is a beautiful city, but the roads are rough and in desperate need of attention. In the past week, I've had to replace two tires damaged beyond repair due to potholes that I simply could not get around. I saw a car last week lose a bumper because of a large pothole. With so much construction going on, there needs to be more done to fix the streets and prevent citizens from spending extra money to fix tires because they've been damaged due to poor road conditions. It is both inconvenient and an unnecessary expense.

Cristina Alvarado

West El Paso

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Keep the arts alive

My wife and I enjoy watching any type of art performance available, be it music, film, theater, poetry and more. However, it has come to our attention, after speaking to many of these talented artists, that there is hardly any support toward the arts in El Paso. We are familiar with the Plaza, the University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso Community College and the El Paso Opera, but what about smaller theatrical companies, and how about Shakespeare on the Rocks? As loyal patrons of nearly 25 years, we attended their shows a few months ago and were fascinated by them. However, they have no funds or a place to call home. Aren't there any building or warehouse owners willing to lend or rent out their space for cheap? It may even benefit you taxwise! These artists need a home, so if you have one, reach out to them and lend a hand. You could be a hero and keep the arts alive.

Francisco Solis

West El Paso

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