Over a span of nine days — Feb. 12 through Feb. 21 — Homeland Security/ICE agents paid a visit to two local businesses (McAllen and Los Fresnos) and took away workers who allegedly have no right to either reside or work in the U.S.
Join Artists Reefka Schneider and Poet, Steven Schneider for a presentation on their eco-tapestry of art and poetry, 'Last Poet in the Woods,' Thursday, February 27, 2025, 6:00pm to 7:00pm. For this special presentation Professor Schneider will discuss the literary traditions of ekphrasis and eco-writing as well as the social, pedagogical and ecological goals of Last Poet in the Woods.
McAllen Cable Network (MCN), the municipality’s Public. Education. Channel. (P.E.G.) channel is now streaming live on over-the-top (OTT) platforms on Roku and Apple smart TVs.
Every Wednesday, the students from South Texas College clock into their shift at the largest hospital in town. Donning light blue scrubs and compression socks, they practice checking vitals on a mannequin.
Note: Hard to believe that 10 years have passed by since this story was written and published in The Advance Feb. 11, 2015, but it has. Can’t stop time.
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