Juan Vasquez

Juan Vasquez

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I moved to Miami in 1985 to cover Latin America for a TV network, back when the networks still cared about the region, and spent years living out of a suitcase. I never intended to stay forever, but can't think of a more interesting or more enchanting place to live. I was born in Texas, and my wife, Patricia, and I live in Miami-Dade and have two grown children.

I've been at The Herald since 1999, first as national/foreign editor and, beginning in mid-2003, as deputy editorial page editor. The editorial department consists of three separate parts, plus Jim Morin's cartoon. There's the letters-to-the-editors section, which reflects the belief that everyone's entitled to an opinion. There's the Op-ed, or opposite editorial, page, which reflects the notion that some opinions deserve longer exposition. And there are the editorials, where we offer our institutional opinion based on aggressive reporting and what we believe is best for this community.

Five years ago, we used to get roughly 30 Op-ed offers a day. Nowadays, it's closer to 80 when there's a hot topic in the news. We can put some of these online, but, we have to be more selective both online and in print. Either way, the goal is to offer compelling writing and a variety of points of view. We want to make sure there's something there you want to read every day.

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EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR

Myriam Márquez

Myriam Márquez is the Editorial Page Editor and has a column that runs in the Metro & State section on Sundays. A University of Maryland journalism graduate, she has worked at The Miami Herald since 2005, serving as assistant city editor and later deputy metro editor. She spent 18 years as an editorial board member and columnist at The Orlando Sentinel. Born in Cuba, she grew up in Miami. She is married to Orlando investigative TV reporter Tony Pipitone, and they have two sons -- a Florida State Seminole and a University of Florida Gator.
DEPUTY EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR

Juan Vasquez

Juan Vasquez is the Deputy Editorial Page Editor. A University of Texas graduate, he was a foreign correspondent for The Los Angeles Times living in Mexico City before moving to Miami in 1985 to cover Latin America for a TV network. He joined the Herald in 1999 as national/foreign editor. In 2003 he joined the editorial board as deputy. He writes editorials about Latin America and the Caribbean, national and financial issues. Born in Texas, Vasquez and his wife, Patricia, have two grown children and live in Miami-Dade County.
LETTERS EDITOR

Nancy Ancrum

Nancy Ancrum is The Miami Herald's letters editor. A native New Yorker, Ancrum has worked at The Miami Herald since 1983. A graduate of New York University, she began her career at the now-closed Baltimore Evening Sun. Before becoming a member of the Editorial Board in 1990, she worked as an assistant city editor in the Herald newsroom. She oversees letters to the editor and designs the opinion pages. Ancrum also writes a column for the Herald's food section called Cultural Kitchen. She is married to George Fishman, a mosaic artist.