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Editor:Say it ain’t so, Joe Rodriguez. Please say all this “borlote” being brought up against you is not true, let it be just chisme.It’s got to be, Joe.Your record cannot be...

Editor:Why doesn’t the city of Brownsville have a dog park where people can take their dogs to play and romp around and enjoy themselves without having to be concerned with the dogs getting in...

We dedicate this song to all Americans who feel that their elected officials don’t reflect their personal views: "Stuck in the Middle With You," by Stealers Wheel. *** Our nation’s...

We dedicate this song to everybody involved in the Sonia Sotomayor confirmation circus: "Everyday People," by Sly and the Family Stone. *** Sotomayor’s Senate approval to the nation’s...

If you grew up in the Rio Grande Valley before 1990, there were the big three - Brownsville, McAllen and Harlingen - but the 2010 Census will confirm the region has gone way...

 For deer hunters in South Texas, Jan. 19 to Feb. 1 is the last window of opportunity to put venison in the freezer, and that venison cannot be wearing antlers. The "late antlerless and...

Run, don’t walk, for the exit whenever someone begins to carry on about the public interest, the public good, the public welfare and similar allusions to deed and policies that supposedly...

OK, I will no longer try to resist the temptation to chime in on this one. I try not to jump on the bandwagon with every hot topic but this one bothers me because so many people feign mystification....