December 2010 archive

HARLINGEN – Dr. Susan Hunter, Obstetrician-Gynecologist, has performed her 100th gynecology surgery using the da Vinci robotic surgical system at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, resulting in a 38-year-old South Texas woman being able to recover faster and get back to work sooner after having a hysterectomy to relieve pain, abnormal bleeding and discomfort.

A child may ask for many things during Christmas time, and more than likely the things that they are asking for are very expensive. Yet, parents (I mean Santa) still manage provide their children with most of their Christmas wishes.

On Tuesday, December 14 during a regular school board meeting in Panama City, Florida, 56-year-old Clay A. Duke walked to the front of the room and spray-painted a red “V” with a circle around it before pulling out a gun and ordering everyone, with the exception of the male board members, to leave the room. The man then opened fire on the board before being shot by a security guard.

As Buddy the Elf from the movie “Elf” would say, “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.” Nobody seems to agree more than Madelyn Victoria Vallejo.

The legal firm of Goggan, Blair and Sampson, LLP will again collect delinquent taxes for San Benito, contingent upon approval of an agreement by the city’s attorney.

A comprehensive plan that would pursue economic and community development through tourism continues here in its formative stage.

Consultant Petra Rena, of Reyna & Associates, brief City Commissioners on Dec. 14 on the status of the project, saying two years have been invested by many supporters in the creation of this plan.