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MAY 28, 1969: A LOOK BACK AT VIETNAM WAR DEBACLE
The History ChannelOn this day in History U.S. troops abandon Ap Bia Mountain. A spokesman for the 101st Airborne Division said that the U.S. troops “have completed their search of the mountain and are...
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RAFIDI FACING 4 MONTHS IN FED, STATE WANTS 100 YEARS
By Juan MontoyaA Palestinian immigrant who federal probation officials are recommending get a four-month sentence on one count of failure to declare $28,995 he had when he crossed into Matamoros...
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Special to El Rrun-RrunIt'll be Thursday - after a flurry of motions and counter motions by all parties involved - whether to extend or dissolve a Temporary Restraining Order issued against the City of...
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A POEMA TO RECORDAR WHEN ESPAÑOL WAS PROHIBIDO
(Those of us who still remember when speaking Spanish was prohibited (and punished) in the schools will relate to this old poem that was originally published in El Portavoz, the MEChA newsletter at the...
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ALL PRETENSE IS CAST ASIDE: TIME TO TAKE SIDES
"Iacta alea est, (the die is cast)"...Julius Caesar when he crossed the Rubicon Special to El Rrun-RrunAs the time approaches for early voting to begin in the 2019 City of Brownsville Commission runoff...
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BEFORE AND AFTER? NURITH CAUGHT ON TAPE? EGAD!
(Ed.s Note: Could it be true? As the Brownsville Police Department fields a complaint claiming that politically-motivated vandals destroyed a pro-Ricardo Longoria, this photo (above) showed up in...
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IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, BUILD, BUILD AGAIN
Special to El Rrun-RrunLess than a month after it was pointed out that the city had opted to go on the cheap with a plastic curb instead of the standard concrete that protected pedestrians on the...
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2 FORMER PCT. 5 CONSTABLES CHARGED WITH EXTORTION; THEIR BOSS CONSTABLE EDDIE...
(As is usually the case, sometimes it's the story behind the story that proves more revealing of the way the system of justice works in South Texas. In the story below of two Pct. 5 constable deputies,...
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INVESTIGATORS THINK THEY HAVE ID'D FAKE "JUAN GARCIA"
By Juan MontoyaLaw enforcement sources have confirmed that investigators have traced the Internet Protocol address where a fake Juan Garcia" Facebook account user has attacked some political...
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1942: CANTINFLAS COMES TO MATAMOROS-BROWNSVILLE
Special to El Rrun-Rrun“Ni Sangre, Ni Arena,”(“Neither Blood nor Sand”) was the second major film of Mario Moreno "Cantinflas" that made it to the movie screen by 1941, while the world was at...
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TIENDA DEL ARBOLITO DE A DOLAR, NOT A BUCK ANYMORE
By Abha BhattarralWashington PostFor more than 30 years, Dollar Tree has made a singular promise to its customers: “Everything’s $1.”Not anymore.The Chesapeake, Va.-based retailer, which relies heavily...
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DEAR HELOISE, WHERE DO MISSING SOCKS AND HEARTS GO?
This morning I caughtSight of a wayward sockOut of the corner of my eyeAs it tried to toe its wayBetween two washersAt the laundromatLike you had said they doWhen you came back from washingWith one...
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DOMINGUEZ OFF THE FENCE, BACKS TREY, JOHN, NURITH
(Click on graphic to enlarge.)(Ed.'s Note: In an unprecedented move, current District 37 Texas State Rep. Alex Dominguez has publicly endorsed the Trey Mendez, John Cowen, Nurith Galonsky ticket in...
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CHUBASCO OFF MEXICAN COAST FAST APPROACHING...PAÑA DESCUENTO, PINTA VENADO...
"The Brownsville office of the National Weather Service will soon begin transmitting emergency alerts in Spanish to provide many Rio Grande Valley households the early warnings necessary to save...
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