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BROWNSVILLE BOYS AND GIRLS JOINED "SHOO FLY" CONTEST
Special to El Rrun-RrunThe song written by T. Brigham Bishop in 1869 after the Civil War, “Shoo Fly, Don’t Bother Me,” reached its popularity during the Spanish-American War a few years later, when...
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THE FACE OF MATA SOCIETY SURFACES IN BROWNTOWN
(Ed.'s Note: although we don't subscribe to the xenophobic fears of certain members of our neighbors to the south (Los Juniors), it is a fact that players who traditionally plied their wares in Mata...
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THE GENIUS OF BUS SHELTER PLACEMENT AT B.U.S. METRO
(Ed.'s Note: Look at this picture closely. [Click on graphic to enlarge.] Just in front of the blue bus with the Denver-Chicago ad for a local airline one can see the end of a blue bench where riders...
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NO CHARGES FOR FAILURE TO FILE FINANCE STATEMENTS
By Juan MontoyaThere are 11 people breathing a sigh of relief. They will not be facing criminal charges for failing to file personal finance statements as required by state law,For years, incumbents...
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DAVIS MEMORIAL PART OF "WHITE SUPREMACY MEMORY"
Interview with Yale Historian David W. BlightIn Zocalo Public Square...There is one (myth) "that the American founding was of a republic, you know, nearly perfect, rooted in classical creeds, and that...
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IT'S DR. DOTSON AND GENUINE CELLO 2-NITE @ HALF-MOON
(Ed's Note: Jenuine Cello Jen Mulhern and virtuoso guitar magician Jonathan Dotson thrill classical music and rock classics aficionados every Thursday. Mulhern - a trained classical cello musician - is...
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HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF; 1st AS TRAGEDY, THEN AS A FARCE
(Ed.'s Note: We've substituted the name of president James K. Polk with the name of Donald Trump in Amy Greenberg's award-winning book and the fit is astounding. In almost every respect, Trump and Polk...
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DO ONTO OTHERS AS THEY WOULD DO ONTO YOU...
(Ed.'s Note: Remember when mayoral candidate Charlie Cabler's supporters would complain about Tony Martinez's supporters obscuring their signs or placing stickers on his placards? Well, now Trey...
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DEM CONGRESSMAN FIXES DONALD TRUMP'S LITTLE SIGN
(Ed.'s Note: Jim Himes is a Democratic representative for Connecticut’s 4th congressional district. His Twitter says he’s also an apiarist, so he ostensibly knows what stings.)
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BISD RESPONSE TO CRITICISM; IDLE TALENT, SENDTO SIBERIA
Special to El Rrun-RrunThe message has been made abundantly clear. If you criticize (even constructively) the superintendent or administrators of the Brownsville Independent School District, pack your...
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CLAY'S MEMORIAL AGAINST WAR, AGAINST TEXAS ANNEXATION
(On Nov. 13, 1847, Henry Clay delivered this speech on the Market Square of Lexington, Ky. The U.S. was at war with Mexico and Clay had lost a son, Col. Henry Clay Jr., at the Battle of Buena Vista...
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CAMPAIGN SIGNS UP ONE DAY, VANDALIZED THE NEXT
(Ed.'s Note: Looks like these runoff elections are bringing out the worst in some people. These signs with the Dallas Cowboys logo put up on private property lasted only one night before someone...
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PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING TUESDAY ON JUPITER PROJECT
By John And BarbaraSave RGV from LNGThere's an IMPORTANT public meeting in Brownsville this Tuesday evening (05-28-2019), at 7 p.m. regarding Jupiter's proposed Heavy Condensate Upgrader Facility. If...
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NOW THAT NEW SUPER WILL GET $350,000, OTHERS LINE UP
By Juan MontoyaThe news that the board of trustees of the Brownsville Independent School District has set the salary of the new as-yet-to-be selected superintendent st $350,000 a year - a $45,000...
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