Everywhere: The 'F' Word
Wed, 07/23/2025 - 5:52am
The other day I heard a song by my favorite country/rock singer-songwriter, the one, the only, Hank Williams, Jr.
Observations
ICE's presence increasing by the day
Tue, 07/15/2025 - 10:20pm
ICE is all over the news these days. For all the right reasons or the wrong reasons, depending on your particular point of view.
RIP Judge: Contreras dies at age 75; impossible to replace
Wed, 07/09/2025 - 7:05am
Bobby Contreras, Hidalgo County JP for a quarter of a century, migrant farm laborer as a kid, died on the 4th, and it’s hard for those who knew him well to think of a community sans Bobby. The guy was larger than life.
Police Chief: No one filing reports
Wed, 07/02/2025 - 5:56am
About a month or so ago, whenever these ICE crackdowns began, before they started arresting non-violent offenders like Leo down at the car wash, I called a local Valley police chief I know to ask him how his city was faring.
New Ideas?: Bernie Sanders comes to McAllen
Wed, 06/18/2025 - 5:50am
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) is coming to McAllen this Friday as a part of his “Fighting Oligarchy Tour.”