Oct 10 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com HARLINGEN – Four individuals with roots in the Rio Grande Valley received recognition for their exemplary efforts in serving South Texas citizens at the Freddy Fender Humanitarian Awards ceremony on Thursday. At each ceremony, the event honors persons and entities that have dedicated their time to help ensure the well-being …
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Oct 10 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com If there’s one phrase I’m sick of hearing, it’s the oft-uttered cliché, “Only in San Benito.” Well, maybe not so much the phrase but its level of contempt is what has recently earned my scorn. Know that the source of my frustration stems not from the cynical, pseudo-intellectual types …
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Sep 23 2014
Special to the NEWS Rogelio Nuñez, co-founder of the Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center in San Benito and executive director of Casa de Proyecto Libertad in Harlingen has been named as one of four recipients of the 2014 Freddy Fender Humanitarian Awards. Nuñez is recognized for his dedication to education through his lifelong work in …
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Jul 19 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It all started with an idea. Rogelio Nuñez had the notion of establishing the Valley’s first cultural arts center, but he needed help. Nuñez called upon his friend David A. Garza, who then called upon Ramón de León. Together, the three men took Nuñez’ idea and turned it …
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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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