Commentary & Opinion
Religion is part of humanity for many; some find it difficult to separate it from political thought
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Government and Politics
Oath Keepers leader Rhodes — speaker at GOP border rally in Laredo, March 2021 — charged by DOJ with “seditious conspiracy” in Jan. 6, 2021 attack on US Capitol
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The founder of the extremist far right Oath Keepers militia — a prominent speaker at a GOP rally in Laredo in March 2021, soon after the assault on the Capitol — has been officially charged by the Department of Justice for his role in coordinating the Jan. 6 insurrectionist attacks on the US Capitol.
Commentary & Opinion
At MLK’s midnight kitchen table: calling up truth, justice, and righteousness to quell fear
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We honor him and all who struggle in danger to themselves without fear
Commentary & Opinion
Insurrection Day Blues: the first anniversary of the storming of the Capitol by crazed Trump supporters
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What have we learned about the justice system?
Community
A Laredo plant that sterilizes medical equipment spews cancer-causing pollution on schoolchildren
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Nobody told Yaneli Ortiz’s family that the factory they lived near emitted ethylene oxide. Not when the EPA found it causes cancer. Not when she was diagnosed with leukemia. And not when Texas moved to allow polluters to emit more of the chemical.
Community
Sarah Weddington, lawyer in Roe v. Wade case, dies at 76
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“Sarah Weddington, lawyer in Roe v. Wade case, dies at 76” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.
Community
Sister Maria Luisa: a face of Mercy retires
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The mission of a healthy community, however, remains
Community
Volunteers Serving the Need fundraiser aims holiday raffle goal at $15,000
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VSTN serves 300 veterans and surviving spouses with food pantry and other needs through donations and thrift store proceeds
Commentary & Opinion
A city map dotted with incidences of the pregnancies of girls, 13 to 15 were concentrated on either side of Arroyo Zacate and south of Market Street, indicating that more affluent and better educated Laredoans afforded taking their daughters out of town for abortions
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The rest were restricted by poverty, ignorance, and religion-induced shame; there was no mention of pregnancies by child abuse, rape, or incest
Obituaries
Alfonso Varela | October 23, 1947 – September 16, 2021
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Alfonso Varela, 73, died September 16, 2021 in Houston. He is survived by his wife Sandra Santa María Varela and son Marcos Varela of New York City, brother Claude (Sue) Varela, and sister Marguerite V. (Bill) Cunningham. He is also survived by numerous cousins and many close friends. He was preceded in death by his mother, Delia Gutiérrez Varela; father Alfonso Varela; and maternal grandparents, Filiberto and María Benavides Gutiérrez. He is a descendant of the families that settled Guerrero Viejo, Mexico and San Ygnacio before Texas was a state.