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WITH EL BEIS A MONTH AWAY, "THE PITCHER," BY R. FRANCIS
(Ed.s Note: We don't know if the Houston Astros will pull it off again and win the World Series, but we can only hope. The San Antonio Spurs still haven't peaked and that championship is still months...
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"BASED ON MY EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, THREE AGREES..."
(Ed.'s Note: Writes a contributor "El Tito Mata has 3 Masters Agrees? Is one of them in spelling or grammar? Pos yo tengo for if he has 3. One must be in blogging, the other on the Brownsville Herald,...
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WHAT IS REAL STORY BEHIND "COACH'S" PUSH FOR JOEY?
(Ed.'s Note: The apparent push by Brownsville Independent School District trustee Joe Rodriguez – who's vowed to run for reelection in November – to have the board consider giving local accountant and...
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CALLER-TIMES ENDORSES TAD HASSE FOR TSBOE DISTRICT 2
By Jim BartonThe Brownsville Observer BlogPutting it bluntly, while stating the obvious, all newspaper endorsements are not equal.Corpus Christi native, but longtime Brownsville resident Tad Hasse...
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WHAT WASN'T TAUGHT IN SCHOOL ON OUTBREAK OF WWI
(Borijove Jevtic, one of the leaders of the Narodna Odbrana who was arrested with Gavrilo Princip immediately after the assassination, gave this firsthand account of the killing.The English...
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PACs, LOBBYISTS, AND PUNDITS SIDE WITH OLIVEIRA vs. US
By Juan MontoyaIn his media blitz in the waning days of early voting before the March 6 primary election, incumbent Rene Oliveria, State Representative for District 37 covering eastern Brownsville and...
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THE FIGHT FOR THE HEART AND SOUL OF CC DEMO PARTY
By Juan MontoyaThere is Battle Royale in full swing for the heart and soul of the Democratic Party of Cameron County.It is a battle which is part of a war that began some four years ago when challenger...
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WILL TEXAS SUPREMES PUT AN END TO PLASTIC BAG BANS?
(In May 2017 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton dropped a lawsuit against the city of Brownsville over a 2010 ordinance that imposed a $1 per-transaction fee on plastic bags offered at grocery stores...
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WITH TWO DAYS LEFT OF EARLY VOTING, NUMBERS RISE
(Ed.'s Note: Workers for the various candidates on Democratic and Republican parties wave their signs and greet potential voters entering the Main Public Library on Central Boulevard in Brownsville. So...
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THE ELIA CORNEJO-LOPEZ VS. BISD SAGA CONTINUES....
By Juan MontoyaCall it the case of the protective, over-weening mother. Or, conversely, you can also call it the case of the overzealous judge who wants special treatment for her children.Whatever you...
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FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! WE'RE GOING TO FIGHT TO VICTORY!
By Juan MontoyaUnlike the teachers, first responders, cops, and others he features in his media ads, District 37 State Representative Rene Oliveria was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. After 34...
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5TH SENIOR MEMBER OF THE HOUSE...WHAT HAS IT GOT US?
By Juan MontoyaOne of the major "talking points" of supporters of the reelection of District 37 Texas Representative Rene Oliveira is that he is the fifth-senior member of the House of...
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A POST FOR YOUNG PEOPLE DABBLING IN NEO-NAZI DOCTRINE
(Recently, several members of the Brownsville Parks and Recreation Youth Advisory Council were found to have posted Neo-Nazi propaganda and symbols on social media glorifying that despicable...
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AS ELECTION DAY NEARS, ALL STOPS ARE PULLED
By Juan MontoyaWith early voting over (11,200 votes, 9,372 Democrats, 1,828 Republicans), and election day looming on Tuesday, the combatants are pulling out all the stops to attract the 30 to 40...
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"FIGHTING" OLIVEIRA TV ADS WEASEL-WORD SPACEX CLAIMS
By Juan MontoyaThose of us who have seen the slick television ads bought by District 37 Texas State Rep. Rene Oliviera marvel at the chutzpah demonstrated by this 34-year barnacle of the Texas House of...
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SPRING BREAK ALMOST HERE: HARBINGER OF THINGS TO COME
(Ed.'s Note: The water was still a bit cold this Sunday at South Padre Island, but bearable. That, of course, won't matter to the Spring Break crowds expected to flock down here from the frigid Midwest...
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THEY'RE BAAACK!! NEARLY 8-FOLD INCREASE IN MAIL-IN VOTE
By Juan MontoyaA funny (tragic?) thing happened on the way to a primary election.The number of mail-in votes that were cast in the 2014 Democratic Party primary election were 99. If you remember, that...
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VOTERS TO DETERMINE PARTY CANDIDATES FOR NOVEMBER
(Ed.'s Note: Election day is here and the Democratic and Republican parties are choosing their nominees for the general election next November. At Precinct 54, Marylin Burns Elementary – traditionally...
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ANOTHER POLITICAL CHOICE IN BISD CAREER AND TECH ED?
7. Recommend approval of term non-chapter 21 contractual personnel for the 2017-2018 school year - Career and Technical Education Administrator (Dr. Juan Chavez, Jr.)....
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