Category: Opinion

IN GOOD FAITH: The Wisdom of God

By PASTOR MARK MOLINA Living Waters Church Do you have a situation in your life that seems insurmountable? The Bible has the answer. Are you facing a problem that seems to have no answer? The Bible provides real solutions. Do you have questions to life’s challenges? The Bible can give you a blueprint to the …

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YOUR RIGHTS: Register to Vote and Cast Your Ballot – It Matters

By MARY HELEN FLORES Citizens Against Voter Abuse As we enter September, it is the perfect time to make sure you and your family members are registered to vote. Oct. 6 is the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 4 general elections. These elections will determine who wins at key positions in our …

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CONSIDER THIS: Why San Benito Wants a Refund

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com So the San Benito Food Pantry again faces increasing demand from its clients – ‘again’ being the operative word. While I wouldn’t call it a staggering rise, watching the pantry clientele swell over the years is alarming when considering all which San Benito already contends with. In a city …

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THE DOWNLOAD: Keep Your Head out of the iCloud

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com By now you may have already read about the handful of celebrities whose compromising photos leaked for all the internet to see. Such popular female stars  as Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton were the targets of an internet hacker — or group of hackers — who found joy in …

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HEATHER HOPES: Checks and Balances

By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the NEWS heathercathleencox@gmail.com In order to apply for a job, a loan, an education—even to belong to a religious institution—we’re given forms with checkboxes, and we’re told to check the box containing the preconceived label with which we “best identify,” with regard to: ethnicity; religious practice; political involvement; educational …

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CITIZEN’S VIEW: The Case for a City PEG Channel

By JOSE F. RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS As I was out campaigning during the last municipal election and just attempting to encourage more citizen attendance/participation at the City Commission meetings, the most common citizen complaint, besides when is my street going to be fixed, was the lack of communication between the City and its’ …

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IN GOOD FAITH: The Message of Repentance, Pt. 3

By PASTOR MARK MOLINA Living Waters Church Repentance. What should it look like in my life? What should it look like in the lives of others? Is saying the words, “I’m sorry” enough or should there be more? The answer to that question is, “Yes.” There should be more. Our lives should have the “fruit …

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CONSIDER THIS: The Biggest Lesson

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com I was catching up with a good friend over lunch on Wednesday when I noticed that I had the attention of a small audience. It’s not as though there was anything particularly unusual about where I was or what I was doing. I was simply enjoying a delightful conversation …

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HEATHER HOPES: A True Story

By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the NEWS heathercathleencox@gmail.com Every time I saw an ambulance pass by, in the direction of my parents’ house, my heart sunk into my stomach. I just knew it was for her. To live a life always waiting for bad news—waiting to hear your Mama died, somehow, as if you …

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IN GOOD FAITH: The Message of Repentance, Pt. 2

By PASTOR MARK MOLINA Living Waters Church We saw last week that the message of Jesus to the church and to sinners is that of repentance. Repentance is required for the forgiveness of sin. What is repentance? What does it look like? Is saying, “I’m sorry” legitimate repentance? Let’s look at the meaning of this …

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