Jan 25 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com I have writer’s block. Bad. Normally this isn’t a problem, but being that I have a deadline to meet, and beers to drink, I am becoming more agitated by the minute. I flip through a stack of books I have on my desk looking for inspiration. Anything. That …
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Jan 18 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com This ain’t Hogwarts, kids. There’s not a doubt in my mind that young people – heck, maybe even a few grown men who’re young at heart – will go wandering through the San Benito Municipal Cemetery over the weekend in search of the Santa Muerte statue published on the …
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Jan 18 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It’s easy to laugh at Manti Te’o and his current predicament. He’s a pretty successful college student, a finalist for the Heisman trophy who’s on the verge of making millions of dollars in the NFL. Sure he seems like a likable guy, but the fact that he has …
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Jan 11 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Friday was not unlike any other news day. We were gathering all the data on articles I assigned the day prior and a few that we learned of that morning. In between writing and copy editing, our staff writer requested music from an artist or band we share mutual …
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Jan 11 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A cool gust of wind sends a chill through my body as I try to keep myself from shivering. I try to control my breathing. Slow breaths. In and out, in… and out… I am starring down at my target, gun raised, and ready to bust a cap. …
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Jan 04 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com I try my best to keep the environment at the office fun and enjoyable. Sure, I’m as professional and serious as the next guy, but with the stress of meeting deadlines and the pressures of remaining the number one source for local news, I’ve often found it easier to …
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Jan 04 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com “When is the world supposed to end, again?” I ask myself as I lay in bed at a Motel 6 in Van Horn, Texas. It is December 21, and I am trying to get some rest for the expedition I plan to undertake the following morning to my …
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Dec 28 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It was a few years ago when I walked into a local elementary school to cover a feature story. While there, it was suggested that I interview a child whose generosity surprised many at the campus; apparently, he was once a very angry young man. Intrigued, I obliged the …
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Dec 28 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the NEWS For anyone just now joining the story, or for anyone who would like a recap, be invited to visit www.troubleandasoldier.com before reading. For everyone else… In the damp heat of a late-August Texas morning, Trouble and his big Dodge pick-up truck arrived at my apartment. I was …
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Dec 24 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com I know what you’re thinking. What happened to my annual Christmas Scrooge column? There are plenty of people whose names I could list here, many of whom I’m sure some of you would probably consider Scrooges as well. But I have something more important to say. Recently, a number …
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