Culture
“Disparate Inclinations” exhibit opens at Laredo College Sept. 29
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Exhibit includes ceramics, paintings, mixed/digital media, mixed media, and poetry
Community
Ten Laredo College students awarded Be It! Foundation scholarships
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Recipients honored at Sept. 22 luncheon
Culture
Cantinflas on screen Sept. 23 at Border Heritage Museum
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El Bolero de Raquel: shoe shiner confuses performance of sultry dance to Ravel’s Bolero with Spanish word for shoe shiner
Community
RGISC, Earthjustice, and Clean Air Laredo Coalition host press conference to demand EPA protect communities from Ethylene Oxide
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People across the country continue to be exposed to this carcinogen while waiting for EPA action
Culture
International Dance Studies Association recognizes WCHF and Gabriela Mendoza García’s Ballet Folklorico for dance video series filmed at historic Laredo landmarks
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Recognition for collaborative historic story telling that widens circulation of dance initiatives and resources
Government and Politics
Melissa Cigarroa opens District 3 campaign with Sept. 17 noon meet and greet
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Priorities: clean water; Ethylene Oxide emissions; careful spending, review, and oversight needed
Community
EPA townhall Sept. 15 to discuss health and cancer risks from exposure to Ethylene Oxide (EtO)
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Focus on elevated cancer risks from carcinogenic emissions by Midwest Sterilization Corp.
Culture
Write Poetry Laredo! Workshop explores and defines La Vida Fronteriza
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Attend online at laredolibrary.org/write-poetry-laredo
Government and Politics
Vish Viswanath announces run for City Council District 6
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Clean water and taxes on priorities list