People in the News

Lou Dobbs frustrated many on immigration issues

By JAZMINE ULLOA, The Brownsville Herald

Political dynamo Lou Dobbs has long been one of the most controversial figures on prime time television, criticized by civil rights and advocacy groups for divisiveness. But Wednesday night people on both the left and right were surprised by his... Full story

County receives best practices award

THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD

Cameron County has received a County Best Practices Award from the Texas Association of Counties Leadership Foundation. The award, which was presented Oct. 29, recognizes county initiatives that serve as models to other counties and save taxpayers... Full story

Beck joins Driscoll hospital

THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD

Joe Beck has joined Driscoll Children’s Hospital as director of reimbursement. Beck, a CPA, graduated from San Diego State University and was most recently worked for Valley Baptist Health System in Harlingen. He has been in the healthcare... Full story

Doing battle: Palo Alto superintendent promotes history and nature at historic battlefields.

By STEVE CLARK, The Brownsville Herald

Is seeing a picture of a place the same as visiting it? Not long ago the question would have been absurd, but not anymore. For National Park Service officials like Mark Spier, it’s an issue. Spier, who became superintendent of Palo Alto... Full story

Port Isabel native completes naval training

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Navy Seaman Recruit Oscar Valdez III of Port Isabel recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, Valdez completed a variety of training which included classroom study... Full story

Hanna grad receives degree from St. Lawrence University

Ariel R. Riesenman, of Brownsville, received a degree in biochemistry last month from St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York.   Riesenman, who graduated summa cum laude, was inducted into Omnicron Delta Kappa and presented the Beta Beta... Full story

Dallas Baptist University graduates two Brownsville students

Amanda Christine Carrasco and Keith Neill Uhles II, both of Brownsville, graduated with Bachelor of Arts degrees from Dallas Baptist University.   Carrasco was a member of Sigma Tau Delta, Student Ambassadors, SAB and on the Honor's List.... Full story

Local graduates complete naval training

Two Rio Grande Valley natives completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.   Navy Seaman Michele B. Chapa, of Los Fresnos, and Navy Seaman Roberto W. Martinez, of Brownsville, recently finished the... Full story

Brownsville graduate student wins chalk drawing competition

Ariel Plotkin, a Brownsville native and graduate graphic design student at Savannah College of Art and Design, took first place with her teammates for their sidewalk chalk drawing in the Gray's Reef Fantastic Fishes category at the annual Sidewalk... Full story

New CASA volunteers sworn in

Judge Gustavo Garza swore in new volunteers to be new Court Appointed Special Advocates for chil-dren Tuesday in Brownsville. The volunteers will be assigned to children in Cameron and Willacy Counties who have been removed from their homes... Full story

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