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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

The Lady or The Tiger: Harlingen Plays A Round of Deal, or No Deal...

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By PATRICK ALCATRAZ Special to The Tribune HARLINGEN, Texas - This past weekend, local cops arrested a man here for failing to cross a s...
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Monday, June 7, 2010

At The Coffee Shop, One of Those Neat Portraits of Humanity...

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By PATRICK ALCATRAZ Special to The Tribune McALLEN, Texas - These days, Sunday mornings here come with the usual overcast skies ahead of...
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Sunday, June 6, 2010

When In Harlingen, There Are 16 Grand Activities For Your Ever-Lasting Pleasure. Count Them: 16!...

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By RON MEXICO Staff Writer HARLINGEN, Texas - We believe there is more to this Mid-Valley community, but below is a list of 16 activitie...
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Saturday, June 5, 2010

The Bathroom Chronicles: In Which Our Writer Pulls The Shades On Dirty Public Bathrooms...

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By RICARDO KLEMENT Staff Writer EDINBURG, Texas - My friends at The Coffee Zone here know a thing or two about bathroom hygiene - they k...
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HURRY SUNDOWN: On A Semi-Gorgeous Morning, We Go in Search of El Rocinante's Darkened World...

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By PATRICK ALCATRAZ Special to the Tribune HARLINGEN, Texas - On our way to Brownsville the other day for a looksee into the work of the...
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Friday, June 4, 2010

In Lovely Harlingen, One More Dizzying Ride Aboard the Wobbling Political Merry-Go-Round...

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By ELIOT ELCOMEDOR Editor HARLINGEN, Texas - At the risk of being labeled obsessed interlopers, we once again venture into the white-hot...
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Thursday, June 3, 2010

ON THE CLOCK: Former Newsman Bill Young Will Now Take Our Questions...

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By JOSHUA COFFMAN Special to The Tribune BROWNSVILLE, Texas - When he was star reporter for Channel 4 in Harlingen back during the Urban...
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

For Troubled BP, South Texas May Just Be A Legal Goldmine...

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By RICARDO KLEMENT Staff Writer McALLEN, Texas - In Big Time legal circles, lawyers call the practice "judge-shopping," and on...
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Except For Lone Loyal Ally, World Condemns Israel's Midnight Attack on Aid Flotilla Bound For Gaza Strip...

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By PATRICK ALCATRAZ Special to The Tribune McALLEN - It is admittedly a world away, but something rankles us when we hear of Israel att...
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Mayor Wears Mexican Flag To Memorial Day Ceremony: Big Deal, or No Big Deal?...

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By RON MEXICO Staff Writer BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Not a word of it was printed in the local newspaper, but it seems some people went nuts ...
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Monday, May 31, 2010

SEMPER FI: On This Memorial Day, A Brave Soldier's Story...

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By PATRICK ALCATRAZ Special to The Tribune McALLEN, Texas - The story of Sgt. Rafael Peralta will drive you to tears - some out of total...
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Sunday, May 30, 2010

When the Night Comes Calling: In Brownsville, One More Crazy Move...

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By RICARDO KLEMENT Staff Writer BROWNSVILLE, Texas - What is it about this town? Why some sort of idiocy every week? Where did it go wro...
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Friday, May 28, 2010

For Rio Grande Valley Residents, A Wish For Physically-Fit Cops...

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By JOHN MONTOYA Special to The Tribune BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Yes, of course we've heard about city cops who wake up screaming for a f...
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Thursday, May 27, 2010

In The Breezy City of Palms, A Blossoming Cry For More Palms...

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By RON MEXICO Staff Writer McALLEN - Here, in the cradle of the Rio Grande Valley's forward-thinking philosophy, it is an age-old scra...
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

In Feisty Harlingen, Smalltown Hubbub Roils The Community...

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By PATRICK ALCATRAZ Special to The Tribune HARLINGEN, Texas - The Waffle House here is not exactly The Havana Cafe in Mexico City or The...
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In South Texas, An Annual Fight Against The Hot, Blistering Sun...

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By ELIOT ELCOMEDOR Editor SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas - Yeah, we know summer doesn't get here officially until June 21st. But, Hell, i...
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

In The Nooks & Crannies of The Rio Grande Valley's Backroads, A Man Finds His Palate in Birding...

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By RICARDO KLEMENT Staff Writer SAN JUAN, Texas - We were halfway through a late-afternoon snack at a place called La Mejicana when som...
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Monday, May 24, 2010

In England, One Helluva Mess Offers Glimpse Into Grubby Royal Life...

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By AMARANTE CORDOVA Special to The Tribune HARLINGEN, Texas - A woman serving this city's government lately has become the punching...
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Friday, May 21, 2010

In The Hardluck Mayor's Hometown, A Rumbling of Posturings...

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By RON MEXICO Staff Writer BROWNSVILLE, Texas - The couple seated at a nearby table couldn't help but be loud. Thanks to the noisy jo...
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Thursday, May 20, 2010

For Fabled New York Writers Room, It's The End of Typewriters...

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By PATRICK ALCATRAZ Special to The Tribune NEW YORK - The thing about Greenwich Village here is that its creative energy flows freely, ...
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