Category: Opinion

YOUR RIGHTS: Beware of the politiqueras and politiqueros

By MARY HELEN FLORES Citizens Against Voter Abuse Building a Better Cameron County, Pt. 2 A politiquera or politiquero is any person paid to illegally solicit votes. Politiqueras/os come in all forms. Some are peers of the adult daycare population. Some are home health care providers. We have even begun to see a few to …

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HEATHER HOPES: A Horse Is a Horse, of Course?

By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Like many folks in our society, I utilize the World Wide Web to search for interesting tidbits, informative articles, inspiring quotes and amusing photographs—both for personal enrichment and work-related reasons. A few days ago, I stumbled upon a photo which I found so interesting, I shared it with …

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IN GOOD FAITH: Christian Freedom, Pt. 4

By PASTOR MARK MOLINA Living Waters Church God has designed supernatural weapons for Christian believers to use in a very real supernatural warfare. This is a very compelling thought and an equally compelling reality. We saw last week in II Corinthians 10: 3-6 the description of this weaponry with its spiritual purpose: “For though we …

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CONSIDER THIS: …The Week That Was

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It’s been a long week for yours truly. By “long,” I don’t mean to imply that our efforts to help keep the community informed were in any way tedious. My specific tasks were simply grueling, and not for any extraordinarily-problematic situations like we’ve encountered in the past but for …

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HEATHER HOPES: Why’s It Gotta Be So Complicated?

By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com I did a Google search for the word uncomplicate—just the word, with nothing following or preceding it—and 101,000-plus related articles and websites popped up. The following topics were included on the first page of results: 28 ways to uncomplicate your relationship; 100 ways to uncomplicate your life; 100 …

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IN GOOD FAITH: Christian Freedom, Pt. 3

By PASTOR MARK MOLINA Living Waters Church In this Nation, we understand that our freedom was obtained through warfare. We understand and accept that if there had not been a military stand against Great Britain, this nation would never have been birthed. In the last dozen years, we have accepted the wars in Iraq and …

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YOUR RIGHTS: Building a Better Cameron County, Pt. 1

By MARY HELEN FLORES Citizens Against Voter Abuse I was born and raised in Brownsville, Texas and am a product of the public school system. After traveling and living in different parts of the state and country, I came back home and graduated from TSC/UTB in 1999 with degrees in psychology and social work. I …

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CONSIDER THIS: Here’s to Hope for San Benito

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Plenty can happen in a week. Since my last entry, officials from the City of Rio Hondo have been more forthcoming concerning Place 5 Commissioner Joseph “Joe” Lopez’ domestic violence charge. City Administrator Ben Medina went from scolding a News reporter for inquiring about the matter to not just …

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HEATHER HOPES: 86’ing the Onions

By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@portisabelsouthpadre.com When asked by my high school career counselor what I wanted to do with my life, I said, “I want to leave the Valley.” What I really meant was I wanted to be free. Free from the constraints of academia, of my parents, of religion, of all the …

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IN GOOD FAITH: Christian Freedom, Pt. 2

By PASTOR MARK MOLINA Living Waters Church I believe most Christians would agree that Christian freedom equals spiritual freedom. If this statement is true, then why are we not free? “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent …

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