By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Should a time come when we’ll be judged for how we treated our veterans, make no mistake that history will not be kind to this current generation. Consider the federal audit that revealed the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System in Harlingen produced the worst wait times …
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Jun 06 2014
CONSIDER THIS: The Lost and Found
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Eighteen-year-old Liliana Polanco lost her class ring earlier this year; it was a dainty piece of jewelry that usually adorned her left ring finger, where she planned for it to remain as a keepsake that would serve to remind her of life at San Benito High School. The SBHS …
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May 31 2014
CONSIDER THIS: Homeless, Heartless and Humane
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It’s amazing what we’ve become accustomed to tolerating – atrocities committed against children, public corruption that has infiltrated nearly every aspect of law and government, paralyzing prejudice the likes of which has quietly oppressed the inflicted as well as the inflictor, and the suffocating apathy that allowed it all …
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May 23 2014
CONSIDER THIS: The Disembodied Voice of Virtue
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Exhausted and under pressure to meet a particularly grueling deadline, I recently felt the strain of my everyday duties seep into the consciousness of this already-burdened mind. And while tension is certainly not an alien concept to any newspaper editor, there are times when the aforementioned occurrence can become …
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May 17 2014
CONSIDER THIS: In the Interest of Professionalism
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Apparently, a smile and a handshake can cost you dearly in San Benito. While wishing all the candidates well at the San Benito CISD John F. Barron Administration Building on Election Day, I encountered familiar behavior from individuals whose shenanigans are often exposed: immaturity. In the interest of professionalism, …
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May 09 2014
CONSIDER THIS: Observations of the 2014 Elections
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Election Day is upon us and with it the outcome of a notable voting frenzy arguably spurred by one of two motivating factors: change or satisfaction. As a wise man once said, if voters are satisfied with the community’s current state of affairs, they will reward elected officials with …
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May 02 2014
CONSIDER THIS: The Unfortunate Legacy of the Board President
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com After listening to Wednesday evening’s special meeting of the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees, the legacy of Board President Yliana González became immediately apparent… and unfortunate. During a discussion about the district’s on-site health clinic administrator, Richard Garza of ISD Managed Care Services, and a $315,000 lien the …
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Apr 26 2014
CONSIDER THIS: The End of the Beginning
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Monday will mark the beginning of the end for at least 11 campaigns in San Benito, and with them the colorful signs that have dotted the Resaca City’s lush landscape over the last few months, the aggressiveness of block-walking hopefuls hoping to earn voters’ trust at their doorsteps and …
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Apr 18 2014
CONSIDER THIS: The Sound of Silence
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Candidates vying for elected office may not know it yet, but they’re already responsible for answering to the public regarding all concerns shared within the community. If campaigning for an opportunity to serve as a voice for the people, after all, then one must be vocal. Some may argue …
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Apr 12 2014
CONSIDER THIS: Why Miller Made the Grade and Cantu Failed
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com If you were to corner local officials about the controversy that currently plagues San Benito, some would point to scandals in Brownsville, Progreso or any other city equal or greater in disrepute than the community they’re entrusted to serve and implement policy. In San Benito, a great number of …
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