Aug 08 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com In continuation of the organization’s efforts to promote wellness locally, the San Benito Area Business Owners Association will host its inaugural “I’m Losing It” Health & Fitness Expo on Saturday, Aug. 16. Scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon, the event will be held at Vega Building II, located at …
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Aug 08 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – In light of three recent carjackings and the murder of a United States Border Patrol agent at rural fishing holes near the Rio Hondo, Santa Monica and Arroyo City areas, some residents have raised concern for their overall safety. Gustavo Sandoval Tijerina, a Mexican national …
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Aug 08 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Nationally acclaimed Chicano author, Dagoberto Gilb, has recently agreed to speak at the Narciso Martinez Cultural Art Center (NMCAC) in San Benito. “Terms have been agreed upon,” said NMCAC co-founder Rogelio T. Nuñez, who informed the News that the actual date of Gilb’s arrival is still pending but …
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Aug 08 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón announced Friday that 16 of the district’s 17 campuses acquired an accountability rating of “Met Standard.” It was Frank Roberts Elementary School, according to Limón, that was the sole campus to receive a rating of “Improvement Required.” The official ratings …
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Aug 08 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito teen was recently arrested for allegedly punching a police officer. On the evening of Aug. 5, the San Benito Police Department arrived at a local gas station in reference to a male teenager who was allegedly picking fights with customers. Jose Guzman, 19, of San …
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Aug 08 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The City of San Benito has enlisted Kending Keast Collaborative of Sugarland, Texas to recommend a comprehensive master plan for the City, which will include upgrading and improving areas within the community as well as the City at-large. Monday, Aug. 11 will officially mark the kickoff of a …
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Aug 08 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It amuses me when I encounter individuals who claim to have the city’s best interest at heart yet spew vile rhetoric about its people. Too many times have I read comments, fielded phone calls and met with individuals who, on the surface, appear to advocate for all that is …
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Aug 08 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com I recently took a social media quiz titled How Big of a Player Are You? My results were as follows: “You are a respectable dater, the opposite of a player. You either don’t try to play the game, or you’re failing miserably at it.” Truer words have never …
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Aug 08 2014
By MARK MOLINA Living Waters Church Who is the true enemy that fights against our Christian freedom? Who is it that is really hindering the faith? Who is it that is really trying to destroy Christian freedoms in this nation? Is it the liberals? Far left? The extreme right? Republicans? Democrats? Who is the real …
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Aug 07 2014
By MARY HELEN FLORES Citizens Against Voter Abuse Building a Better Cameron County, Pt. 2 A politiquera or politiquero is any person paid to illegally solicit votes. Politiqueras/os come in all forms. Some are peers of the adult daycare population. Some are home health care providers. We have even begun to see a few to …
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