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THE DREAM AND NIGHTMARE OF A VALLEY FARMWORKER
By Juan MontoyaWhen Wenceslado Lerma –or Wence for short – left Brownsville in 1968, he never figured that in the 37 years he spent in Salinas California before returning home, he would be organizing...
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DA MAN ALEX DRAWING THE LINE ON THE RIO GRANDE
(Ed.s Note: Ah, the good old days when men were men, women remained women, and a lone border sheriff with a M-16 could stave off the marauding drug gangs from across the Rio Grande. We had the...
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MARTINEZ: THE SANCTIMONIOUS WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING
By Juan Montoya The graphic above succinctly characterizes the actions of City of Brownsville Mayor Tony Martinez.Since he endeared himself to city voters in 2011 as a sanctimonious God-fearing...
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SHIVER ME TIMBERS! WHO IS THAT PIRATE AT CITY CEMETERY?
(Ed.'s Note: We ran into Gene Fernandez, the director of the Old City Cemetery for the Brownsville Heritage Museum who periodically conducts tours of the fist city cemetery where many of the old-time...
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DREAM TURNS TO A NIGHTMARE FOR VALLEY FARMWORKER
By Juan MontoyaPart 2Wence Lerma's life took a turn for the worse on a cool, sunny day August 8, 1977 in Salinas California.Raised in Brownsville, Lerma and his family had migrated to California in...
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SHAKE-UP AT CHANNEL 4; MARCI MARTINEZ GONE, OTHERS
Special to El Rrun-RrunThere's a shake up at KGBT-Channel 4, and one of those faces you won't see will be anchor Marcy Martinez, Freddie Vela, and Eddie Flores.And another face that will be missing...
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V.A. HARLINGEN HEALTH FACILITY PAR FOR THE COURSE
By Rick KelleyStaff WriterBrownsville HeraldThe VA Health Care Center at Harlingen was the only veterans medical facility in the state that received a lower score on care factors from the previous...
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CUBAN MARTYR JOSE MARTI'S MONUMENT VANDALIZED AGAIN
"Los hombres van divididos en dos bandas; los que aman y construyen y los que odian y destruyen."Jose Marti"Washington Park features a gazebo, a fountain, a bust of Mexican revolutionary Father Miguel...
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ELIZONDO TO LONAS ULTIMATUM: PUT 'EM UP, PUT 'EM UP
By Jerry "Kid Lonas" McHaleI was standing in the Denny's parking lot along the frontage road when Carlos Elizondo, looking slim and drawn, surprised me from behind."You can write anything about me, but...
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AFTER A LIFETIME OF FANHOOD, ASTROS (COLT 45s) DELIVER
By Juan MontoyaIt seems like a lifetime ago, and maybe it was, when I used to listen to the Spanish radio broadcasts of the Colt 45s from Houston.In those days there were players like Bob Aspromonte at...
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FBI TAKES NOTE OF ELIZONDO'S NOT-SO-VEILED WARNINGS
By Juan MontoyaIf you listen to the infamous tape recording released by Carlos Elizondo to discredit City of Brownsville Commissioner Cesar de Leon to distract people from his potentially criminal...
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CASTRO MAKES MEDIA SPLASH, BUT NOT AS HE HAD WANTED
(After spending a few years in Austin, local gadfly and perennial political candidate Erasmo Castro, AKA The Cheez, is basking in the limelight. Besides running for office to different entities (school...
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VANDALIZED MARTI MONUMENT BROKEN UP, TO BE MOVED; WILL SAME BE DONE TO...
By Juan MontoyaAfter suffering vandalism, having some of its parts stolen, and some damaged, the monument to Cuban martyr and revolutionary Jose Marti will be broken apart, parts salvaged, and moved to...
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THE ECONOMIST: "HOW THE WORLD WAS TROLLED."
The Economist“Come on guys, let’s be serious. If you really want to do something, don’t just ‘like’ this post. Write that you are ready, and we can try to start something.” Mustafa Nayem, a Ukrainian...
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BROWNSVILLE OWES OUR CUBAN COMMUNITY AN APOLOGY
To: El Circulo CubanoFrom: Citizens of BrownsvilleAs a resident of this city, I am extending you my sincerest apology for the shameful treatment given by my fellow city residents and city...
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WAS ELIZONDO PLANNING TO DO AWAY WITH FIRE BASED-EMS?
Anonymous said...I wonder if Elizondo thought of the wives and kids of the 49 rookie firefighters he was gonna fire to get his private ambulances in the department? NOVEMBER 2, 2017 AT 9:57 PMBy Juan...
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MILLIONS FOR BIKES AND COFFEE SHOPS, AND BUS SHELTERS?
(Ed.'s Note: Not a day goes by that we don't witness scenes like the one above. In fact, this elderly couple is fortunate that there is a mesquite tree in the property next to the bus stop sign. Many...
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TREVINO SEES WRITING ON THE WALL: RESIGNS FROM P.U.B.
By Juan MontoyaIn a letter drafted Friday, November 3, former Brownsville mayor and current Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, who is running for reelection, has submitted his resignation as...
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BROWNSVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN POST-ELIZONDO TURMOIL
By Juan MontoyaIf you thought that the Brownsville Fire Department would get in an even keel with the demotion and suspension of former chief Carlos Elizondo, think again.Numerous sources inside the...
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