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 01 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com There’s plenty wrong with this city. Some people are rude, others scheme and there are those who lie so often that they’ve forgotten how to tell the truth. Among their most significant accomplishments include widening a rift that’s divided the community. Congratulations. Sadly, the people I’m referring to are …
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Feb 22 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Imagine, if you will, a general office setting – let’s say an advertising agency – filled with employees furiously typing away comfortably behind their cubicles. Their trusty Dallas Cowboys coffee mug is nearby, an iPod player sits next to their computer and their cell is always kept handy for… …
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Feb 22 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It is amazing the affect our senses can have on our lives, on our memories and the decisions we make. I have been known to purchase music, even if it is terrible, simply for the memories they evoke. Certain tastes can take me to my grandmother’s house on …
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Feb 15 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It’s not uncommon for people to feel a little intimidated, even downright threatened by the media. This apprehension usually leads to miscommunication. Simply put, all too often have relatively harmless questions posed to interviewees by reporters elicited reactions that adversely affected the tone of an article. Case in point: …
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Feb 15 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com I am not a man of constant sorrow, though some people may disagree. It seems like not a day goes by in which somebody doesn’t ask me what’s wrong, or if I am alright. It is safe to say that I am constantly lost in a thick forest …
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Feb 08 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com My wife tells me that my eyes widen when I try to tell a lie. What can I say? Honest men make unconvincing liars. It doesn’t help that I usually employ this failed tactic when attempting to camouflage my ulterior motives with a false sense of consideration. For instance, …
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Feb 08 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Most of my Wednesdays are pretty slow. I tend to spend most of the day recovering from a late night deadline, sometimes a slight hangover (I kid), reporting on any breaking news, and searching the web for any ideas for my blasé, grammatically erroneous column. On most occasions …
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