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BARTON DIAGNOSES OLIVEIRA WITH ERECTILE DISFUNCTION
By Jim BartonBrownsville Observer BlogHapless State Representative Rene Oliveira.His erectile dysfunction is legendary, his affinity for the bottle, well known. None of that matters to Brownsville,...
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ROADSIDE MEMORIALS ARE SOBER REMINDER TO THE LIVING
By Juan MontoyaThe March 2006 crash at the intersection of Dana Road and FM 802 was horrific, as first responders told a jury that was sitting on the case involving a drunk driver who was charged with...
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NAT. GEO, HISTORY CHANNEL ENCOURAGE KILLING ANIMALS
By Juan MontoyaWe have always wondered why an institution like National Geographic, seemingly dedicated to preserve history and encourage conservation of our resources broadcasts shows like Wicked...
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VOLUNTEERS PACKAGE, DONATE FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY
Special to El Rrun-RrunYesterday volunteers from the community packaged and donated 50,000 meals to the Ozanam Center in Brownsville Texas.The volunteers gathered at the gym of the First Baptist Church...
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COUNTY ATTORNEY FIRED, UNCEREMONIOUSLY ESCORTED OUT
By Juan MontoyaIn a move that took most observers by surprise, a 3-1 majority of the Cameron County commissioners voted to fire the county's Chief Legal Counsel Francisco J. Martinez, and then was...
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OP 10.33, AMIGOLAND CENTER HOST SUPPLIES GIVEAWAY
(Ed.'s Note: If you have children in school, mark this Saturday, Aug. 12 on your calendar. That's the day that Mike Hernadez's OP 10.33' Cameron County Education Initiative and the Amigoland Events and...
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THE ESCAPE OF SLAVES TO MEXICO FROM S. TEXAS
By Juan MontoyaMany of us have wondered why – being in the heart of the slave-owning Confederacy – there were few slaves record in the census of South Texas in the years preceding the Civil War.Some...
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GOOD/BAD NEWS: TAXES THE SAME, COB GETS MORE $$$
(Ed.'s Note: The City of Brownsville commissioners approved the authorization of two public hearings Aug. 22 and 29 to discuss the proposed ad valor tax rate that will exceed the effective tax rate....
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SUDDEN FIRING OF COUNTY ATTORNEY STILL A MYSTERY
By Juan MontoyaIf ever there was a mystery in Cameron County government which has been held more closely than the reason for the firing of Franciso Martinez, the county's legal counsel, it's hard to...
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ARE LAWMAKERS' BUSINESS TIES WITH PUBLIC ENTITIES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST?: E3...
By Neil ThomasThe Texas TribuneLike most higher education institutions, Houston Community College officials had a lot they wanted state legislators to do for them in Austin earlier this year. The...
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OP 10.33, AMIGOLAND CENTER SATURDAY SUPPLIES GIVEAWAY
(Ed.'s Note: If you have children in school, mark this Saturday, Aug. 12 on your calendar. That's the day that Mike Hernadez's OP 10.33' Cameron County Education Initiative and the Amigoland Events and...
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ELIZONDO MAKES CAMEO ON AMBULANCE AT VMS MEET
By Juan MontoyaIt was advertised as an administrators' conference to be held at the Veterans Memorial Early College High School this morning and the participants from throughout the Brownsville...
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XENOPHOBIA WORSENED 1900 GALVESTON DISASTER
By Juan Montoya,Various SourcesPrevious to Hurricane Franklin coming ashore of the Mexican coast off Veracruz, meteorologists with the Weather Channel and local weather forecasters issued predictions...
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SATURDAY: AMIGOLAND-OP10.33 SCHOOL SUPPLIES GIVEAWAY
(Ed.'s Note: If you have children in school, today is the day that Mike Hernandez's OP 10.33' Cameron County Education Initiative and the Amigoland Event and Convention Center will host a...
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SIR, SMOKERS WHO SMOKE SMOKES SMOKE ONE SMOKE, SO...
By Juan MontoyaI have never been a tobacco smoker and when I joined the military it seemed that smoking was a part of the desired tough-guy image that every gung-ho Marine wanted to emulate.Even before...
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IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA., MAKING AMERICAN GREAT AGAIN; ONE DEAD, A SCORE...
"What if you knew herAnd found her dead on the groundHow can you run when you know?"
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WILL COMMISSIONERS OUST MARK "9 LIVES" SOSSI TUESDAY?
By Jim BartonBrownsville Observer BlogCity Attorney Mark "It's Legal" Sossi, the proverbial "cat with nine lives," may have reached the end of his employment with the City of Brownsville. Of course,...
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SIGNS OF MISERY ALL AROUND FOR THE WORLD TO SEE
By Juan MontoyaWhere do you find the signs of misery as you walk though the streets of Brownsville?Is it in the dry statistics of the MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) readily available through the...
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TSC, NOW A "REAL" INTERNATIONAL "COMMUNITY UNIVERSITY"
By Juan MontoyaRemember the high-falutin branding that the administration of the ever-evolving, chameleon-like Texas Southmost College-University of Texas "partnership" used to concoct seems like every...
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COUNTDOWN IS ON TO SOSSI'S EXIT FROM B'TOWN PAYROLL
By Juan MontoyaIt couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.For the last eight years, Brownsville City Attorney Mark Sossi has led a charmed existence.But if – as it appears – a majority on the City of...
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