Nov 02 2018
The Inside Scoop Ray Quiroga publisher@sbnewspaper.com NOVEMBER 2-8, 2018 How much is your vote worth? Twenty million dollars, $30 thousand, maybe $50 dollars, or is it priceless? I ask because I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that San Benito was sold out for little more than a song and dance, or maybe a …
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Oct 26 2018
The Inside Scoop Ray Quiroga publisher@sbnewspaper.com OCTOBER 26-NOVEMBER 1, 2018 Let it never be said that our readers are apathetic, especially as it pertains to City and school district matters. As indicated by the veracity and thoughtfulness of the letters we receive, the people of San Benito are passionate about their community, especially when they …
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Oct 19 2018
The Inside Scoop Ray Quiroga publisher@sbnewspaper.com OCTOBER 19-25, 2018 The biggest take away — for me, at least — from Tuesday night’s town hall, presented by the San Benito school district and pertaining to the upcoming bond election, isn’t so much what district representatives shared at the town hall, but what they didn’t share, at …
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Oct 12 2018
The Inside Scoop Ray Quiroga publisher@sbnewspaper.com OCTOBER 12-18, 2018 In a column two weeks ago, I addressed a number of concerns pertaining to the proposed San Benito school district bond, which is on the ballot this coming election and which the voting public will determine its fate. As expected, I received some push back from …
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Oct 05 2018
The Inside Scoop Ray Quiroga publisher@sbnewspaper.com OCTOBER 5-11, 2018 Anyone who’s had or has a child enrolled in the San Benito school district in more recent years has received at least one of those district-initiated robo-calls informing parents about their child’s latest homework assignment, upcoming standardized test, vacation day, half day or even an …
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Sep 28 2018
The Inside Scoop Ray Quiroga publisher@sbnewspaper.com SEPTEMBER 28-OCTOBER 4, 2018 We tend to gravitate to shiny new things, especially when they’re wrapped in nice packaging. Historically speaking, in San Benito, public entities have sold the citizenry on a number of initiatives which have left the people footing the bill, in one form or another. Indeed, …
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Sep 21 2018
The Inside Scoop Ray Quiroga publisher@sbnewspaper.com SEPTEMBER 21-27, 2018 A week after the publication of a column detailing what is, in my opinion, the San Benito School District’s retaliatory measures for what the superintendent Dr. Nate Carman later described as reckless reporting, the News, and specifically this publisher, has fielded a number of correspondences and …
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Sep 14 2018
The Inside Scoop Ray Quiroga publisher@sbnewspaper.com SEPTEMBER 14-20, 2018 It’s been a number of years since I last penned my popular and award-winning column, “The Inside Scoop,” an unadulterated look at local government and area happenings. Since then, I’ve been work ing behind-the-scenes, navigating this company through the many changes the industry, as …
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Feb 21 2017
By Joe F. Rodriguez Special to the News I was, as the saying goes, “on the fence” in regards to whether to officially file for a City Commissioner ballot position to serve on the City Commission. When I opt to write an OP ED on the San Benito News, it is to make the citizens …
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Nov 22 2016
By Santiago Perez Special to the NEWS It’s been well documented that the Harlingen-Brownsville-San Benito area has been named as one of the poorest areas in the entire country. You can find it on the internet today. And I know exactly why. At every turn, the city leaders are giving away money to businesses so …
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