There’s this oddity in Hidalgo County — okay, one of many. We have a current unemployment rate of 6.8 percent, according to county data, compared to approximately 16.1 in late May 2020, when COVID was really starting to kick us in the... Yet, there are still so many businesses I visit that have “Help Wanted” signs taped to their respective front doors.
It’s Tuesday (you’re thinking, who cares?), and I have to say, I’m beat. I have more stories to write, at least one more column, but I have to admit defeat. This Observations Column is the last thing I can write for this week’s Advance. I’m tapped out. My energy sources depleted. You get the idea.
I recently heard one of the saddest stories, even though I don’t know the complete story because all of the evidence against the accused hasn’t yet been made public, but here’s the lowdown so far from what I’ve heard.
Please don’t tell me that 40 years have slipped by just like that — poof, gone in no time.
217 W. Park Avenue
Pharr, TX 78577
