The day Governor Greg Abbott declared he would not impose a new mask mandate despite rising cases throughout the state, I, fully vaccinated since April, contracted COVID-19. The day the Rio Grande Valley saw 648 new cases for COVID-19, the first time cases have reached that number in months, every breath felt, and sounded, like …
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Jun 17 2021
Defenestration of the SB City Charter
San Benito City Attorney states in his “legal interpretation” that the SB City Charter “does not” apply to the SB Economic Development Corporation (EDC) because the EDC is a “separate legal entity”. It is a legal entity created by its governing body, the SB City Commission. The SB City Charter Section 5.07. Boards states: “The …
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Jan 08 2021
Boca Chica: The People’s Beach Outings to the seashore in the 1950s
Special to the NEWS/PRESS With the widespread development of Padre Island and the most recent visitor to the area, Space X, Boca Chica Beach has lost its luster, for many. For many years, Boca Chica Beach afforded Valley folks the nearest and most accessible beach before the building of the Queen Isabella Causeway at …
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Sep 18 2020
A nation in God’s hands
I don’t usually write. In fact, it has been quite some time since I’ve submitted anything for publication anywhere, and for good cause. I believe that the last thing anyone needs to read (or write!) is another run-of-the-mill opinion regarding X, Y, Z, or Q. We’ve heard it all, seen it all, and done it …
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Sep 03 2020
“Don’t get it” and “Don’t spread it”
The coronavirus pandemic attacked the entire world, and some countries handled it with quick action. However, America is lagging woefully behind. Besides some politicians including the President of the United States, everyone in the nation was concerned so much as to do their part to minimize the impact of this terrible pandemic on our daily …
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Aug 28 2020
To the Mata family
To the editor, On my last “Letter to the Editor,” I wrote, “If they don’t respect deceased San Benitians, do you think Las Vivoras are going to respect live San Benitians?” Mas claro no canta un gallo! My condolences to the Mata family. Enrique Danache Tweet
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May 07 2020
Letter to the editor: Uncharted waters
Dear Editor: As we set out to partially re-open Friday, we should all take extra precautions going forward if we don’t want to end up back where we were. Do you need something at Target? Consider curbside for a bit longer. Frustrated staying home? You can now (starting May 1) take a drive with kids …
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May 07 2020
Letters to the editor: On the beaches re-opening
We asked readers online to give us their opinion on the beaches opening this past weekend. Below are their responses. “Wow,” is about all I can say. It was unbelievably crazy at the beach; traffic, golf carts, restaurants, and retail stores. Most did not use masks or practice social distancing at all. A total madhouse. …
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Apr 16 2020
Response to “The Case for Canceling school altogether”
Dear Editor: In response to your editorial, I am a native of Brownsville, born and raised. I am an elementary school teacher in Houston. I would say my perspective and experience is opposite to yours. No one could have anticipated not being in school in the second semester. We all expected school to go on …
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Apr 10 2020
The case for canceling school altogether
By EMMA GUEVARA Cameron County Kindergarten Teacher Brownsville, Texas Schools closing because of a global pandemic was not how I anticipated the second semester of this school year would go. My students were supposed to finish Kindergarten with their peers, excited for moving a classroom over to first grade in the fall. For now, that …
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