Apr 12 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com DISCLAIMER: This column was written in haste. Please disregard any and all grammatical errors which seem to sneak past the editorial and onto print. We blame gremlins. The Sixth Annual RGV Autism Awareness Walk/5K was held on Friday evening at the Heavin Resaca Trail, and I was assigned …
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Apr 05 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com “Why don’t you and your sister hug each other at church when we’re supposed to be giving each other the sign of peace?” asked my mom one evening over dinner. “Huh?” “During church, when everyone else is hugging and giving peace, why don’t you and your sister hug?” …
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Mar 29 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com I don’t necessarily have an Easter message to share this weekend. Although I often try to acknowledge the significance of the holidays and the festivities associated with them, either by recalling a personal account or deploying elaborate metaphors to preach a specific moral, the inclination to do so stems …
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Mar 29 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com “Son of a… I have the worst luck,” I thought to myself upon realizing that I had locked my keys inside my truck. I had just arrived at a convenience store, during work hours, to buy a Red Bull Energy Drink (anything to keep me conscious). A sharp …
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Mar 22 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com I’ve been known to write five or six drafts before I finally decide on what will occupy this space. Understand that there’s much I have to consider before penning “Consider This,” including the events that transpire throughout the week and whether such happenings are worth putting pen to paper. …
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Mar 15 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It’s funny that, during Spring Break, the hottest subject in San Benito this past week was a school matter. So while the city is abuzz with speculation about whether San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón will get the boot, I thought it would be interesting to …
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Mar 15 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The plan was to go to McAllen with some friends and watch a show. A friend of a friend was scheduled to perform with his band at some establishment, but nothing ever goes according to plan. We decided to stop for a bite to eat before heading to …
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Mar 08 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com In recent weeks, I’ve been inundated with phone calls, emails and text messages from loyal readers who were offended by comments certain people made about the local media, yours truly included. Since a few of these cases involve minors who were subjected to such comments as a captive audience, …
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Mar 08 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com I didn’t write a column last week because, well… quite frankly I couldn’t think of anything I wanted to write about. I considered not writing a column for this weekend’s edition of the News as well. I just don’t know what to write. Sure, there are many topics …
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Mar 05 2013
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the NEWS A man walked into Starbuck’s, my other home, and looked at me quizzically before asking, “Hey, aren’t you Heather the Writer?” sort of like it was my full name. Never mind the sheer fact that this stranger knows who I am and what I’m doing (he also …
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