By Steve Trenfield
Valedictory address delivered June 1, 2009 at Sams Stadium, Brownsville, Texas for the 2009 graduating class of Lopez High School
I’d like to start off by saying thank you to some of the people who have helped me get where I am today. To Ms. Ascott and Mr. Simons, for loving their jobs more [...]

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From Cine el Rey

The Wall documentary will screen on July 17th at el Cine el Rey Theatre in McAllen (Cine El Rey, 311 South 17th St., McAllen, TX 78501) and July 18th at Guadalupe Theatre in San Antonio. Both showtimes at 8:00PM. The film will be followed by a Q&A with the director.

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A reminder from Gene Novogrodsky
The NMCAC Writers Forum will hold its July meeting July 7th, Tuesday, 7-9 p.m., in the NMCAC in San Benito – 225 East Stenger ….
Bring works of various sorts; and if you have announcements for the early Summer, bring them, too ….
Contact Robin 423 5477; Beto 350 3905; and Mel 244 [...]

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By Rudy H. García
High atop the bowing, fragrant guava tree branches
At times, I send my being to live as doves live
Cooing under crescent luna skies and star lit heavens
Kissing, cuddling, rubbing and flapping affection
Before reposing, nestled next to my love mate
Another dove, with golden pecks and perfect round eyes.
Other times, amongst the colorful flowering prickly [...]

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Two poems by Rudy H. García
Miss Boudreaux

She had traveled the world, a world traveler
With many acquired customs and languages
Her father, was a civil engineer, bridge builder,
Industrial and commercial, canal waterway digger
With accomplished jobs all around the earth.
She showed us pictures of the Panama Canal,
The Suez Canal, the Erie Canal and the
Intercostal waterways from Texas to [...]

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By Kathy Raines
“Thou shalt not suffer a roach to live.” (Exodus 22:18). All right, King James says witch, or evil sorceress. Different translation. At summer’s incipience, as per two-year tradition, I, like one of those rigid old Puritans, stamp out the crusty, scampering evil, my own private Inquisition. I am judge, jury and executioner. Wouldn’t [...]

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An announcement
The new RGV Film Commission announces the publication of its new website www.rgvfilmcommission.com.
“We’ve been working on the site for quite a while,” said Nancy Millar. Millar is chair of the RGV Film Commission and Vice President of the McAllen Chamber of Commerce’s Convention and Visitors’ Bureau.
“We believe that the website will create new opportunities [...]

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