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Dispite difficulties, Harlingen had a ‘truly amazing’ year, mayor says

January 27, 2012

EDITOR’S NOTE: The full text of Mayor Boswell’s speech can be read and/or printed from the city of Harlingen’s website. Harlingen Mayor Chris Boswell on Friday held his fifth State of the City address, admitting last year had its share of difficulties and controversies, but quickly added in spite of distractions, Harlingen has had a “truly amazing year.” The mayor, again selecting the Harlingen Rotary Club to be the first to hear his message,...
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Battle for VA hospital keeps moving along

January 27, 2012

By TRETO GARZA Veterans from the Rio Grande Valley have met with Ana Maria Garcia, a member of Sen. John Cornyn’s office, to discuss the Veterans Affairs Strategic Capital Investment Plan — known as SCIP — and what it means to South Texas veterans. Garcia, Texas regional director and Community Outreach Advisor for Cornyn, said she would relay the veterans’ concerns to Cornyn’s Washington...
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Moore explains late filing in open letter

January 27, 2012

AN OPEN LETTER TO THOSE WHO ARE CONCERNED! By GAIL MOORE To those of you who read Sunday’s Valley Morning Star and those of you who do not carry the paper, and to those of you who get information from this blog, I would like you to know the truth about recent allegations made against me concerning my campaign report. My husband, who was...
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REPORTS: DA Villalobos indicted by federal grand jury

January 27, 2012

THE REAL DEAL By JERRY DEAL This writer has been reluctant to write anything about the unfonfirmed reports that Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos has been indicted by a federal grand jury, but with no denials or statements, I am going to also post one of those reports....
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Another child porn charge as part of probe

January 26, 2012

THE REAL DEAL By JERRY DEAL With all the recent arrests and convictions in the Valley, it would seem like we are a center for child pornography. It is true that this sick situation exists here, but with the federalales probing into it, there are more arrests everywhere. One...
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SWA declares 142nd quarterly dividend

January 26, 2012

THE REAL DEAL By JERRY DEAL I was told to invest, but I didn’t, at least not at the time. Southwest Airlines in the early 1970s was just getting off the ground, really, and Camille Keith, then handling marketing and public relations, told me to invest in the company....
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Increased funding for Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders program announced

January 26, 2012

The Governor’s Criminal Justice Division is providing additional funding for Texas Crime Stoppers and the Texas Department of Public Safety to increase rewards for the state’s 10 Most Wanted Sec Offenders Program to $2,000 with some rewards reaching up to $5,000, it was announced Thursday. In a press release...
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Boswell caters to limited audience again for State of the City Address

January 25, 2012

THE REAL DEAL By JERRY DEAL Mayor Chris Boswell has done it one more time, limited his State of the City Address, set for lunchtime on Friday, to one organization. First, however, before digging into that situation, let’s take a little mental trip up the Valley, with a stop...
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COMMUNITY BRIEFS: South Texas Sizzler Walk/Run; Los Fresnos PRCA Rodeo, County Fair-Livestock Show; Farmers Market

January 24, 2012

5K/10K WALK RUN FOR DISABLED KIDS A 5 kilometer and 10 kilometer South Texas Sizzler Walk/Run will be held in Harlingen at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan.28, and will benefit disabled and special needs children through Miracle Kids of South Texas. (It earlier was incorrectly written that it was...
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