UPDATE: Did you ever wonder who makes some of those decisions that are made in tevision football viewing? Is it someone who really hates professional and college football? Or is just a roll of the dice? Right now every one is angry with the CBS decision to cut off the Dallas Cowboys – Buffalo...
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Myleadernews is publishing Philip Sotelo’s response here, in part, to the Real Deal column. He rakes Myleadernews and myself over the coals pretty good. In checking my column, his only issue with me is his running his announcement with Myharlingennews. The other comments were made by bloggers. However, I still maintain, if...
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By DIAL DUNKIN If you are a dishonest person and want to participate in a dishonest and illegal scheme to extract millions of tax dollars from the people living on the westside of Harlingn, then be sure and do what the group of people from Harlingen suggested in their full page ad in the...
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By JERRY DEAL Nothing like a little trip to help get away from the issues — or at least at least to not to know about any new ones which may have omce up. Spent a little time in Comfort, one of my favorite little towns, about 50 miles northwest of San Antonio (on...
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By JERRY DEAL I’ve been getting ready to head north to San Antonio and beyond, but while packing, I also been taking some quick time to comment on what apparently has become Harlingen’s latest political issue. It has even put the Valley Internatioal Aiport dispute on the back burner, if only temporarily. The dispute?...
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By FRED RENDON JR. I am the chairman of the Veterans Memorial and I have been for over a year. I have asked for a letter from the city on city letterhead stating that it is behind us in this endeavor to build a Veterans Memorial and I have received nothing. I have been...
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OPEN LETTER TO JUSTICE OF THE PEACE SALLIE GONZALEZ, TIME TO SAVE FACE AND CALL IT QUITS (JP Bennie Ochoa, County Clerk Joe Rivera, District Clerk Aurora de la Garza might take notice too.) Judge Sallie: In my opinion, the residents of Harlingen and Cameron County have overwhelmingly stated it is time for you...
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Additional comments have been added to this updated letter to Roy Maggard, chairman of the Harlingen Veterans Advisory Board. Roy Maggard, this is an Open Letter to you, whom I– Jerry Deal — now understand are the chairman of the Harlingen Veterans Advisory Board. I inadvertantly stated it was Alex Trejo, because...
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UPDATE: In reference to a mention in this column, Tom Whitten, Harlingen’s new police chief, just informed me he wants to wait until his uniforms arrive before he throws out the first ball at a WhiteWings game. Will keep readers posted as to when that will be. –jd By JERRY DEAL En route to...
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By JOE RUBIO On Monday afternoon (July 25), the city had its first public budget hearing. The Police Deartment was first in presenting its annual budget requests. Mayor (Chris) Boswell at the end announced to the onlookers that he was really pleased with the overall crime reduction in the last two years. The “Spin...
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