To The Editor, I am not a fan of the school board president but I would not sign a petition to remove him based on a DWI or being an alleged drunk. If a doctor was caught and charged with a DWI or being drunk, would he be disqualified to practice being a doctor? If …
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Oct 17 2019
Rey Avila: A life of service, a life of achievement
By RAY QUIROGA INSIDE SCOOP publisher@sbnewspaper.com We have a poor habit of posthumously recognizing people for their contributions to community and society instead of honoring them when they’re alive. I’m happy to say, however, that Rey Avila was served much better. Throughout his many years of involvement with the preservation and recognition of Conjunto Music, …
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Aug 09 2019
We’re Better Than Michael Vargas, Right?
By RAY QUIROGA publisher@sbnewspaper.com I wonder if the apologists of embattled SBCISD School Board President Michael Vargas would be so laissez-faire regarding the board president’s recent DWI arrest if someone they know or love fell victim of Vargas’ actions and decision on that early fateful morning of July 5th when, according to Harlingen Police, Vargas …
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Aug 04 2019
Letter to the editor: Infrastructure Issues
I have visited your city for the past 21 years straight. My wife is from San Benito. Her mother and siblings still live there. I was just there over the 4th of July holiday. I visited San Benito, Harlingen, Brownsville and South Padre Island. But here’s my concern of your city based on my observations. …
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Apr 19 2019
The tale of the comfortable bus: What Jack has in store for us this week
The Inside Scoop Ray Quiroga publisher@sbnewspaper.com The question is, “Why?” Why did Superintendent Nate Carman, after supporting air travel for the chess program last year, decide it wasn’t in the students’ best interest this year? What changed? It wasn’t so much the $17 grand in airfare. Of course we know now that students K-12 …
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Apr 12 2019
‘Cleanup on isle 13, please’: How Jack’s In It to Win It
by RAY QUIROGA I won’t pretend to understand the thought process of the top SBCISD administrator and certain members of the school board. Their actions often defy logic, and border on recklessness, to say the least. My only guess is that Dr. (Nate) Carman, the district’s current superintendent, waltzed into town less than two years …
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Apr 05 2019
You Don’t Know Jack: Inside Garcia’s Termination
By RAY QUIROGA publisher@sanbenitonewspaper.com The Inside Scoop There are a number of interesting details surrounding the events leading to last week’s termination of Jack Garcia — the now-former San Benito CISD After School Program Director. To review, Garcia, who had been employed by the district for 22 years — 20 with the afterschool program,16 years …
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Dec 21 2018
Two Weeks After Deadly Shooting, No Answers Coming from City
The Inside Scoop Ray Quiroga publisher@sbnewspaper.com DECEMBER 21-27, 2018 On the fateful night of September 6th of this year, America went to bed learning about the tragic death of 26-year old Dallas resident Botham Jean at the hands of an off-duty police officer who allegedly mistook the St. Lucia native’s apartment for her own …
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Dec 14 2018
His Final Moments: Did Ricardo Treviño Deserve to Die?
The Inside Scoop Ray Quiroga publisher@sbnewspaper.com DECEMBER 14-20, 2018 This community needs to understand the impact Ricardo Treviño’s death can have moving forward and much of it is due to the times in which we live and technology used to record the events leading up to his untimely death Friday afternoon at the hands …
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Dec 07 2018
More Lessons in Open Government
The Inside Scoop Ray Quiroga publisher@sbnewspaper.com DECEMBER 7-13, 2018 Several years ago, at the onset of what was a brief but intense public fervor over the West Nile Virus, it was discovered that there was at least one case of the virus reported here in San Benito and possibly more around the Resaca area …
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February 28, 2020
Takedown: Perez reflects on wrestling career…
By JUAN ESTEVE Special to the NEWS When one door closes, another one opens up. This is the story for the acclaimed San Benito wrestler Yamilex Perez, who last weekend reached the third round in her division at the Class 6A UIL Wrestling State Championship meet. Continue readingFebruary 14, 2020
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