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Maria Eugenia Guerra

María Eugenia (Meg) Guerra has chronicled the news of South Texas and her native Laredo and its residents for more than two decades. She can be reached at meg@laredosnews.com

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Unbelievable in so many respects! Home in Regency has 20 junk cars in its side yard, six in the driveway, old toilet on the pool side of the house

By Maria Eugenia Guerra | January 25, 2023

Tires, auto parts, patches of oil; pool and hot tub water the color of pond scum – Dengue heaven!

Commentary & Opinion

Council quashes Mayor’s motion to re-open  application period for City Manager’s position

By Maria Eugenia Guerra | January 16, 2023

Jan. 5 meeting – a lesson in transparency’s double edge: the kind rooted in honesty and the kind in the mayor’s ruse to re-open the field to local applicants

Commentary & Opinion

Orientation for Newly Elected Officials

By Maria Eugenia Guerra | December 20, 2022

New City Council members get marching orders

Government and Politics

Dr. Victor Treviño is City’s next mayor; Gonzalez takes District 1 runoff race; King prevails in District 6

By Maria Eugenia Guerra | December 18, 2022

Paltry voter turnout speaks volumes about civic interest in city government

Government and Politics

Early voting for City runoffs continues through Dec. 13; election day is Dec. 17

By Maria Eugenia Guerra | December 2, 2022

New Council members Melissa Cigarroa and Daisy Campos Rodriguez share the roles they will take to move the City forward

Commentary & Opinion

The General Election: voter apathy, runoffs, and reminders that the playing field is pocked with pot holes and steep slopes

By Maria Eugenia Guerra | November 12, 2022

Serial candidates recycle themselves onto the ballot

THE MAYOR’S RACE: Issues focus on water quality, quantity, and delivery; ethics; and restoring confidence in City government

By Maria Eugenia Guerra | October 22, 2022

Ten candidates, seven responses; un-edited answers are printed verbatim and without grammatical correction

Santa Maria Journal

My granddaughters used to forget a toy, a moño, or a precious little sweater at my house; now it’s an eyelash curler

By Maria Eugenia Guerra | September 21, 2022

What they really left behind is what they always have – the wonder that ever I could love anyone as much as I do those two nenas

Government and Politics

District 6, a field of five candidates: Viswanath, Dueñas, Laurel, Baldazo, and King

By Maria Eugenia Guerra | September 19, 2022

Early voting: Oct. 24 – Nov. 4; Election Day. Nov. 8

Government and Politics

Perez, Lugo, Cigarroa, and Wickstrom on District 3 City Council ballot

By Maria Eugenia Guerra | September 15, 2022

Diverse candidate backgrounds: court coordinator, lawman, community activist, and restaurateur

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