Jul 19 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com On my desk is a New Orleans key chain that has “Birthplace of Jazz” prominently displayed on it along with a rendering of Bourbon Street. I kept the key chain in plain sight while penning this column; I guess you can say it served as a source of inspiration. …
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Jul 12 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Jay-Z is misunderstood. I apologize for the random observation, but follow me on this one. A self-proclaimed secular man who acknowledges the existence of God—yet doesn’t subscribe to any religion or spirituality—is believed a Satanist by many due to perceived Illuminati references in his music, clothing line and even …
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Jul 05 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com I arrived home on Wednesday to find that my family had thrown me a surprise birthday party. My wife, mother and sister had apparently gone to great lengths to keep it a secret – a difficult task knowing my reputation. Still, they pulled it off and even provided the …
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Jun 21 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com When I first walked into the San Benito News, I became intoxicated by the smell of ink. There was just something about that musky odor that I associated with professionalism and serious journalism. Of course, at 23 years old and lacking experience, I was anything but professional or serious. …
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Jun 14 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com All I needed was an excuse, someone to emerge from the shadows and into the light of my flashlight to attack me. I fantasized about this – I even prayed for it – so that I could defend my family. And if I needed to use deadly force…So be …
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Jun 01 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It was 3:18 a.m. Wednesday when I heard the press run the mid-week issue’s B section – one part of our special edition dedicated to the San Benito Lady ’Hounds’ trailblazing, history-making, awe-inspiring bid for a state championship. Exhausted after editing, naming and laying out nearly 1,000 senior photos …
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May 03 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com I try to make my telephone conversations and meetings with public servants, elected officials, business professionals and trusted sources as enjoyable and comfortable an interview as possible. Understand that given the somewhat negative connotation associated with the media, news reporters often find it difficult getting certain folks to open …
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Apr 27 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com When I was 18, my top priority was getting a part-time job so I could save up enough money to purchase the entire Led Zeppelin, Beatles and U2 discographies. This was life. Nothing interrupted me from obtaining this goal. And so after graduating from San Benito High School (Class …
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Apr 19 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It was hours before I got any real work done on Friday. Every time I tried to focus, I heard another update in the manhunt for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings. I even started my day learning about what had transpired just hours …
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Apr 12 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Have you ever seen “The Paper?” The 1994 film stars Michael Keaton as Henry Hackett, the city editor for a New York City tabloid, Glenn Close as Alicia Clark, the paper’s managing editor, and Randy Quaid as Michael McDougal, a reporter and columnist. There’s this great scene at the …
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