Oct 20 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It’s 2:13 a.m., and the Friday evening News staff has had some late night technical difficulties that set us back a few hours. It’s times like these when working in such a field can be strenuous, but while it would be better for me to scrap this column all …
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Oct 20 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com I wasn’t ready to rise or shine, so I remained tucked in my king size bed until the last possible moment. When my feet hit the cold tile, I fumbled to the restroom in an attempt to take the quickest shower humanly possible and still get clean. I …
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Oct 13 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com In a gorgeous world, shadows are people and people are feelings: open and aired, real and sincere. In a gorgeous world, rain drops are candy, and candy makes the heart whole. In a gorgeous world, plants and animals are our friends and companions, and we all speak the …
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Oct 13 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com I’ve lost my voice on several occasions while attending San Benito Greyhound football games; that is before I began my career with the San Benito News and I could still cheer as a spectator. There were times when I participated in my fair share of mischievousness associated with rivalry …
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Oct 06 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com To say I love to write is something of an understatement because writing is more like an extension of me than it is an actual effort. Writing and I were introduced before I even understood what it meant to put words together for a purpose. Many times, even …
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Oct 06 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com This space was initially reserved for a longwinded harangue about the consequences of intolerance, but it wasn’t really what I wanted to talk about. Something else weighed heavily on me, and I’d like to share that with you today. Be warned, though, that it’s incredibly personal. So if you’re …
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Sep 29 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com In a time crunch, I rolled up to the drive thru at a fast food chain. You know the drill. I waited behind three or four vehicles until it was my turn to order. I rolled down my window. “Hi. Could I have an un-sweet tea with lemon, …
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Sep 29 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com I find the practice of prayer, of surrendering control to the will of another, to be beautiful. Perhaps it’s ironic that we’re at our wisest when admitting to inadequacies, granted, but there’s also something deeply moving about witnessing a man or a woman with their heads bowed, eyes closed …
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Sep 22 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com One dreary night, a group of ten (conceivably ignorant) high schoolers dodge the lameness of adult supervision and approach a nearby abandoned house, reputed as haunted, where they hope to catch a glimpse of an alleged ghoul. After making their way through the home’s front entrance, the kids …
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Sep 22 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com I can still feel myself slipping. As the car sank to the bottom of the ocean, I recalled memories from my childhood. Christmas mornings with the family, the daily games of basketball my friends and I enjoyed, that one day I became violently ill after eating pancakes made from …
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