The Re-Con
A year in the gutter: that thin straight canyon where one page meets the next
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Knowing is better than not knowing, so I read
Letters to the Publisher
Former Laredoan: Vish Viswanath most suitable choice for District 6
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Vish will work “for the greater good”
The Re-Con
How to prepare for a testy election
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Manifestations of voter suppression are red hued and many
Mystery Customer
Gold Stars go to Sames Motor Company and La India Packing for great service
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Bolillo’s on Saunders, best breakfast; Bolillo’s on McPherson best service
Letters to the Publisher
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Sean Spicer a perplexing choice for a scholarship fundraiser
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STARS to be commended for providing much needed scholarships for Laredo students
The Re-Con
Departures: a family history memorialized on the four faces of a cemetery stone
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It tilts north, a departure from all the other upright German stones around it.
Santa Maria Journal
ROAD TRIP: Off to camp, a quick trip west to Fort Davis with the precious cargo of my granddaughters
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I miss them, so integral a part of my life: oxygen and inspiration, joy and comfort
The Re-Con
The etymology of home
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“Dozens of fireflies glittered like streetlights twinkling in a distant city whose name I didn’t yet know…”
Past Perfect
Arrest of famed boxer almost happened in Laredo on February 26, 1920
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Mann Act: the Color Line was drawn most prominently at the bedroom door of white women
The Re-Con
The Country Corporeal
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“…we stood on the edge of a field where, on a September morning in 1862, the blood of 12,000 men — wounded and dead — soaked the soil. “