By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com I read the comments left on the San Benito News website. And some are brutal. Many San Benitians make allegations against their elected officials – namely the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District’s Board of Trustees or the San Benito City Commissioners. I’m not talking minor accusations, either. Comparatively, …
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Jan 23 2015
HEATHER HOPES: Reclaim Your City!
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com Over the past few weeks, I have heard from dozens of citizens who don’t feel they have a voice at city hall. They say they feel at a disconnect between the issues they consider of utmost importance and those being addressed by city officials. I hear citizens and officials, …
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Jan 09 2015
Heather Hopes: Where Are You, Mr. Lara?
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com As an investigative reporter, I’ve had occasion to speak with a variety of individuals, ranging from everyday citizens eating breakfast sandwiches at fast food joints to elected officials, law enforcers and public servants. From musicians, artists and all sorts of creatives — both famous and local — to clergy …
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Dec 26 2014
HEATHER HOPES: Mistreated and Merciful
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com Good afternoon, Ms. Cox. Love your stories. I would like your advice on resisting the temptation to lash out at people who wrong you in some way. Much of that occurs in the Valley, so much that it’s become a near everyday occurrence. How does one turn the other …
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Oct 17 2014
HEATHER HOPES: Secret Sweeper
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX HeatherCathleenCox@gmail.com Autumn is an enchanting season. My favorite, if I had to pick one of the four. It’s a beautiful gift from God to be able to watch leaves change color—whether gold, orange, red or purple—before turning brown and drifting to the earth, as sort of a crunchy blanket. Even though …
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Oct 10 2014
HEATHER HOPES: Peace in the Valley
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the NEWS HeatherCathleenCox@gmail.com Lately, I have had so many trials and travails, so many expectations–both self-inflicted and the other kind–that I almost forgot who I am. I had to remind myself that I am not the sum of my wants, my past, my hopes or my future. I am …
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Sep 26 2014
HEATHER HOPES: Complete-ly Single
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the NEWS HeatherCathleenCox@gmail.com I’m guilty. I’ve bought into the hype that is Godly singleness, which essentially teaches that single women are actually ladies in waiting for the right man. I think I even liked a Facebook page about “Waiting for my Boaz.” Sigh. Drilling the fantasy: I just need …
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Sep 19 2014
HEATHER HOPES: Giant Scrap Heap of Life
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the NEWS Everyone receives one lot in life, or what I refer to as one big, giant scrap heap. Yes, life gifts each person one giant mess, full of the splinters of dysfunctional relatives, the thorns of broken-heartedness and the snakes of evil motive. Your life may have gifted …
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Sep 12 2014
HEATHER HOPES: The Opportunity of a Lifetime
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the NEWS People are insatiable. You can provide a hungry person with the money to purchase food today, but tomorrow, the person will be hungry again. You can give someone all the love you’ve got to offer—more than you can afford—and they’ll need love again. You can teach someone …
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Sep 05 2014
HEATHER HOPES: Checks and Balances
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the NEWS heathercathleencox@gmail.com In order to apply for a job, a loan, an education—even to belong to a religious institution—we’re given forms with checkboxes, and we’re told to check the box containing the preconceived label with which we “best identify,” with regard to: ethnicity; religious practice; political involvement; educational …
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