Editor-In-Chief
HARLINGEN, Texas - The news business is very much like the business of life: one however-horrible event always leads to another, and not every day is a good day, and not every person you meet is willing to see things as you do, and what's obvious to some may not be to others. That, essentially, is what makes the Newsroom go round and round. The morning paper may have a color photograph of your uncle being arrested for drinking and driving; the afternoon news on TV may have a story on your uncle's mistress being busted for pushing drugs.
Someday, someone will write the A-to-Z story telling of the fall of Cameron County District Judge Abel Limas, as they will the tale of the murders of assistant D.A. Arturo Jose Iniguez and Rio Hondo schoolteacher Sonia Perez.
All seem to have the elements needed for a good book on crime.
But news also veers in every direction imaginable. There are sports, Big Time about the NY Yankees and small time about the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings, bright, lifestyle stories to do with fashions of the Spring Breakers and curse of the illegal aliens, culinary inventions such as quesadillas and the arrival of a new fuller, boozier beer from abroad.
The fall of Judge Limas could be written in a straightforward corruption manner, or it could take on the elements of pathos and tragedy. I am sure both of those emotions travel his home's hallways at present. So, what to write on any given day? Sometimes, the stories just burst forth beautifully like some undiscovered Andean waterfall; other days they are as elusive as a girl may be on a second date. Life - and news - is funny that way. As members of the Human Tribe, all we can do at times is merely go along, with or without the flow. Do you need a passel of bawling brats ignored by their parents to feel community at a cafe, or do you seek the out-of-way eateries where families rarely arrive? The flow is there; you just decide which of the two you want.
An editor somewhere back in my Journalism past once told me that news is "Literature-in-a-hurry." I agree one-hundred percent, although my questions about why I should write a story that had been written a hundred times before meant more to me. His answer sailed in nicely and slapped me upside the head: "Because it's all in how you write it."
True.
So, today, on this sun-splashed, mid-April day, give an ear to news at some point and ask yourself whether it interests you and whether you needed it.
Studies show that most Americans get a dose of both print and broadcast news, the Internet being part of the latter. Has it helped things? Is the planet better off because it now has news at every moment, within the reach of all ears and eyes and fingers?
But in the small picture, in the one frame that applies to you as an individual, these too are days for finding the best source and ignoring the overall noise. Man needs a certain amount of drama, and when we write Man, we mean Woman, as well. He'll need his serious news as much as the light, feature stuff. A story about the tragedy of Judge Limas is gauged against a story about the creation of a website featuring the silliness of so-called Walmart people and/or Donald Trump's crazy hair.
Enjoy it all.
A day without news hasn't happened on Earth in a long, long, long time...
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40 comments:
Agree. Our news down here is all about crime. Man, everyone is killing someone or trying to make money the easy way. We need a better news outlet. Local papers suck. Sorry, but that's true.
Hmmmmm. A little thought story? Yeah, I like it. Variety, man, is the spice of life. Always heard that and always followed it as a philosophy. Thankz.
Donald Trump is just joking around. he is a lightweight in the brain departmen. Who'd vote for him? Fools only.
IF DONALD TRUMP IS A "LIGHTWEIGHT IN THE BRAIN DEPARTMENT" WHY IS HE A "BILLIONAIRE"????????????
HOW MANY BILLIONS DO YOU HAVE??????????
TYPICAL LOOSER LIBERAL SOCIALIST democRAT !!!!!!!!!!!!
FYI a rumor is circulating that mayoral candidate TONY MARTINEZ IS HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH COMMISSIONER CANDIDATE ESTER CHAVEZ-VELASQUEZ!!!!!!!!!!
THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED SOON.
BROWNSVILLE IS SO POLLUTED WITH SO MUCH CORRUPTION WE NEED TO CLEAN HOUSE!!!!
HEPL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Roy Edinburgh is right, VARIETY is the word.
Fox news- is not trusthworthy, radio talk, is pure hatred, nothing of substance, newspaper really don't report much, same old, same old.
I like the inter-net, news fly out as they are happening.
As for Abel Limas, you know, I can't believe the wifes involvement, it is like, if she was the tax collector. Estan de dar lastima.
Tu Abuela website? Priceless!
Well the LRGV is like any part of the Nation, riddle in crime, and politics. Low end rent, that is it.
News here is basic stuff. Our reporters don't go after the big story. soft news is what it is. Pathetic.
Blogs help, tho. I get bits and pieces from a lot of sources. can't rely on one. Not around here. It's pretty poor journalism is what I would say.
Anon, (Tony having an affair), that is nothing to worry about. People have affairs all the time. It is as my compadre once said to me, it is a biological need.
Ease up, they are consenting adults. Maybe Brownsville will be better. The commission will agree on everything.
abula.com, has things for everyone. Wow, good information on site, especially, about diets, the valley could use some advise. Ay muchos gorditos/gorditas.
Mr. Cupid, so what you are saying is that if both consentors win the election, there won't be too much dissention.
I tend to agree, men will always be men, and women will always be women. Chemistry will always be chemistry. Then let nature take it's course.
Mary Alice Palacios, was a good Justice of the Peace, she should have received a raised instead of a conviction.
I bet those hoodlums will be a burden to the state sometime in the future.
Anon, (Brownsville is corrupted), get your friends to vote and get new blood in the Mayors office and Commission. Now is the time, right now.
interesting day at The Tribune, as always. Not just valley stuff, but a good overview. We need that. Our lifestyle gets to be the same old same old. Need more creative people and less pendejos.
How about something on our crazy politcs in San Benito. We're more than Freddy fender's graveyard. That mayor's race is another example of bad candidates no matter what Chapaneco says. dwarf just throws crap out. Need a serious journalist over here!
Mr. October in the sidebar looks like the guy who cuts my lawn. Hope it's not the same Naco. I need him to cut the grass in this damned heat!
and by the way is Jerry Deal dead or not? Nothing on his blog today. Just asking.
Jerry Deal, is alive and kicking, hell we might end up dying first. Jerry is 80 years old and has more activities that younger people. He just posted new comments.
Andres from San Beni, one of the Mayoral candidates by the name of Mr. Hernandez, is advertising on Chapaneco's worthless blog.
I am surprise Jack Garcia has spoken to Jerry Deal's blog. IN fact, Champaneco, has endorsed Mr. Hernandez. Which means he is going to loose.
Speaking about candidates, I think Joe Gonzalez re-election for School board is going to loose against the younger challenger.
It is getting interesting, have lots of friends in San Benito.
If something happens to Deal, it will be at Baloos, he goes there because they allow his dog to be with him, while he drinks cold chelas. Jerry is a party goer. He probably has alcohol in his veins. Just kidding, old goat.
Mr. Editor: Thank you, for your well written articles, I have been reading the Tribune for the longest time. My friends and I really enjoy the information posted on your blog.
Jerry Deal is like an old soldier. He won't die, just fade away. Guy likes his cold beer is what i hear. Nthing wrong with that if a man's lived as long as Jerry. Drink up, man.
Hector, you're right. that's Deal. he's an od guy, but he's still fighting the good fight. Now Chapaneco. that's another story. he is old too but he ain't doing anything worth a damn. Harlingen should buy him a plane ticket back to Mexico. ha ha ha.
FOR MARY LOU:...Thank you for the kind words. We strive to maintain a credible, interesting blog for our readers. News is everywhere, but we usually select a good variety we feel represents news and events of the day. Your comments are greatly appreciated... - Editor
What I like is that The Tribune brings you the story and photos. Chapaneco's blog is boring compared to the Trib. Jerry Deal's headlines are becoming longer than his stories. Not good for readers, guys!
jerry deal is alive afterall. Writes he was in McAllen and not at his computer. Good to know the old coot is alive and kicking. Chapaneco had nothing today. More press releases. BORING!
If you ask around, Rio Grande City has always been about sex. harrassment is common over there. Like they say Don't park your horse where you don't want someone else to ride it. LOL!!!
ALL:...It appears that rampant fears alluding to blogger Jerry Deal's rumored death are nothing more than that - baseless fears. He is very much alive and updating his Blog. We have, however, assigned a staffer to work on Jerry's obituary for use when he does pass way. We jest, but it brings to mind the news that when actress Elizabeth Taylor died, well, the Obit published by the NY Times had been written years earlier and, in fact, its writer had died by the time Liz passed away... - Editor
Jerry frequents Medussa, Baloos, and hangs out with the bikers on Morgan.
Well, he will be working more now, because of his interest with the Wingers.
Live the old goat alone.
Champaneco, blog is making accusessation against the police again. Thats all he writes about. He can't write about anything else.
Champenco's blog has nothing to offer, same old tired stories, about Korry M. the HPD, and the Mayors race which is 13 months away. Puro scrape, puro low end b/s.
Side bar; I hope that woman from Rio Grande had a nice rear end. Two people are about to lose their jobs for a piece of meat. When will guys learn, when??
I hear Tony Romo is trying to get all the players together and begin practicing. He better, he could lose his job. Last year, he almost did.
July is not to far away, May and June, and we are already midway. April is going fast. I say, good for the cowpokes. Football season isn't all that far away.
The cowboys better win this coming year. Last year was a disappointment, as was the univerity of Texas football season.
I can believe grown ups, like a city manager who makes good money, would risk his job over an employee. She must be pretty good looking. Tiene que estar my buena.
IS MINERVA PEñA GOING TO ASK THE JUDGE TO BEND THE LAW FOR RICK EL “Z” ZAYAS, THE WAY SHE WANTED TO BEND THE POLICIES FOR SPRINGSTON AND FULLER?
There is going to be some hanky panky, I bet the case on Zayas will be dropped.
They appoint a friendly prosecutor and a friendly Judge, and shcazzam, there goes the case.
Villalobos, gives many of these guys a pass.
Cascos like the Republican party, won't deliver any jobs to Cameron county. He is holding down to his, someone needs to expose him. Cascos is a fraud, no vales tres cacahuates.
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