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IT'S GETTING TO BE WHERE YOU CAN'T CALL A DEMO A GOP
(Ed.'s Note: Let's see if we got this right. The Cameron County Democratic Party not long ago admonished its members to either cut bait or fish. That is, if you are a Democratic party elected official...
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WORLD'S GREATEST LETTERS: LINCOLN TO JOSHUA F. SPEED
(Abraham Lincoln and Joshua Speed met in Springfield, Illinois, during the 1830s. Although Speed returned to his native Kentucky, they remained friends throughout life. In this letter, Lincoln...
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COURT TO WHITE HOUSE: REINSTATE ACOSTA'S CREDENTIALS
By Alayna TreeneAxiosU.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly issued a temporary restraining order Friday forcing the White House to reinstate CNN correspondent Jim Acosta’s press credentials.The big picture:...
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99.9 FM AIRS INTERVIEWS OF OFFICIALS, PERSONALITIES
Special to El Rrun-RrunIn what promises to be a continuing coverage of people who make up the community of elected officials official and local leaders, Gerardo Danache, a veteran of the Mexican...
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BETO PALANCA IN TEXAS SWAMPED GOP ON BORDER, CITIES
(Ed.'s Note: Four days into the 11-day early-voting period prior to the Nov. 6 general election, we made a prediction: that Betomania (O'Rourke) would boost straight-ticket turnout among Democrats and...
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BROKEN SEWER FORCE MAIN ON LOS EBANOS JUST GOT BIGGER
By Juan MontoyaA sink hole created Tuesday when a broken force sewer main spewed sewage effluent under pressure that ate away at the road base near the intersection of Los Ebanos and Paredes Line Road...
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DID OLIVEIRA GET USED CAR TO EVADE IGNITION INTERLOCK?
(Ed.'s Note: We've all just about had our fill with the foibles of Texas House of District 37 Representative Rene Oliveira, his DWI charge, his stiffer bond provisions, and the ongoing romantic feud...
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QUESTIONS LINGER: IS ERASMO ELIGIBLE TO HOLD OFFICE?
By Juan MontoyaWell, everyone knew that the Brownsville Independent School District would have to confront the issue sooner or later.Now, with the election victory of Erasmo Castro as self-described...
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CORTINAS' PRONUNCIAMIENTO FOUND IN YALE U. LIBRARY
Juan Nepomuceno Cortina to the inhabitants of the State of Texas, and especially to those of the city of Brownsville.An event of grave importance, in which it has fallen to my lot to figure as the...
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DID BISD POLITICS RUN OUT PATTERSON TO HIDALGO, U OF M?
By Juan MontoyaShea Patterson, a former five-star and top pro-style quarterback in the country who is leading the University of Michigan toward a national title, once lived in Brownsville and attended...
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A CONTAGIOUS MALADY: POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
By Juan MontoyaIt happens way too often.Elected and appointed officials – ignoring the fact that their personal business matters or relationships may pose a conflict of interest – ignore the fact and...
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ANOTHER TAMAULIPAS GOVERNOR BITES THE DUST
(Ed.'s Note: First it was Gov. Tomas Yarrington was brought back to Brownsville from Italy to face money laundering and organized crime links to the Gulf Cartel, and now it's his successor Eugenio...
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THIS THANKSGIVING, THANK THE NATIVE AMERICANS, TOO
By Juan MontoyaJust over 526 years ago, natives of a Caribbean island woke up to find three boatloads of hungry (and lost) Europeans announcing to them that they had been discovered. What’s more, they...
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GO OUT OF TOWN FOR A FEW DAYS, AND HELL BREAKS LOOSE
(Ed.'s Note: You'd think that by now cyber savvy Head Cheeze Erasmo Castro would know better than to expose himself to mass mediated public criticism. Early in the campaign for the Brownsville...
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STOP THE PRESSES: MATA COPS DEMAND BRIBES FROM MIGRANTS
Asylum seekers Elvis Gonzalez Rodriguez, 23, left, of Havana and Robert Richard Braganca of Rio de Janeiro, with his toddler son, Mario, wait on the Matamoros and Brownsville International Bridge in...
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GONE, JOSE MARTI'S MONUMENT, AND A PIECE OF OUR HEART
By Juan MontoyaMany years from now, when people walk through Washington Park, they will never know that they are being deprived of a lesson in revolutionary culture.They will never read some of the...
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BOWSER ALERT: DOES YOUR NEIGHBOR HAVE A NEW HUSKY?
Special to El RrunRrunThat adorable husky above is missing and its owner suspects someone stole him. He is now asking for the public's help to find his pet. The dog was stolen from the Land-O-Lakes...
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WHY EXACTLY WAS IT CALLED THE NEGRO BRIDGE?
(Ed.'s Note: Please excuse the use of the offensive "N" word, but the fact is that the terms was widely used here in the past. However, we have also heard that 1.) Black workers built the bridge, 2)...
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