Community
No going back to “normal”: nor should we
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The pandemic has exposed the ruptures in our system
Watch: Nurses stand in the street to silently protest anti-lockdown demonstrators in Colorado
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During the middle of the worst pandemic in our nation’s history, where hospitals don’t have enough ventilators to treat patients, where the dead are being piled up in hallways, right-wing organizations have decided this is the perfect time to organize astro-turf protests.
Commentary & Opinion
The gnarled oaks of the Ceremony at San Pedro Springs told of a time when the people respected the spirits and lived in harmony with nature
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An angry earth will teach mankind hard lessons
Community
ORDER BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LAREDO
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DECLARATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY REGARDING COVID-19 AND ORDER TO STAY AT HOME/WORK SAFE
Commentary & Opinion
César Chávez Day, COVID-19, and workers
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An extreme risk to farm laborers who cannot keep the six-foot distance or wash hands frequently
Commentary & Opinion
The purpose of cities: access to a happy life
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Millennials and boomers: livability central to work in, with, and for communities
Government and Politics
TEXAS OBSERVER: The Party Pariah
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Over the course of his nearly 35 years as a politician, Henry Cuellar has managed to piss off just about every part of the Democratic coalition.
Government and Politics
THE INTERCEPT: Emails show Rep. Henry Cuellar provided extensive favors to border security lobbyists
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Rep. Henry Cuellar, a conservative Texas Democrat, has used his perch in Congress to push for funds for private prisons, drone surveillance, and increased border security enforcement.
Culture
“Was he a crypto-Jew?” – frequent question about Don Tomás Sánchez at RRG Museum; Tracing the lead of my ancestress Benigna Martinez Montemayor to discover my own Jewish ethnic identity
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Texas Jewish Historical Society met In Laredo January 10-12