I had a pleasant conversation a little while ago with Ms. Estela Von Hatton, Brownsville City Secretary, on my pending requests for information on the construction and costs of Pablo Kisel Boulevard. She listed the dates that she had e-mailed Public Works on the matter, and they corresponded nicely with records of my own [...]
The City Secretary’s trying
April 24th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Brownsville · Politics
Faith, Hope, and the Rise of STD’s
April 24th, 2008 · No Comments
Texas Monthly has an important article this month on the decline of sexuality education in our schools, “Faith Hope, and Chastity“, and I highly recommend its reading. I confess that I have a dog in this fight since I joined the board of Planned Parenthood of Cameron and Willacy Counties last November. but I [...]
Tags: Brownsville · Education
Stopped
April 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment
A Poem by Eugene Novogrodsky
They started side by side,
Another couple, bags in hand,
Crossing back to Mexico,
US stores’ chickens/toilet paper/
Sodas/soap powder/toothpaste.
Suddenly, in the middle of the bridge,
The river’s green and brown water
Fast below, he stops and
Leans on the railing - traffic side.
She’s walked on, and then
Knows he’s not at her side.
She stops, too, leans on the [...]
Tags: Literature · Poetry · art
