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Health Care Reform Townhall in McAllen Texas »
Posted by: mcallen123 4 months, 1 week ago in Political News
The Democratic U.S. Representative representing a majority Hispanic and Democratic constituency along the Texas-Mexican border clearly backtracked on his earlier support of the Democratic ...
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Compulsive Hoarding - A Well Kept Family Secret »
Posted by: mcallen123 4 months, 1 week ago in Health & Fitness
Compulsive hoarding may have been a well kept family secret, but now the family is concerned over the aging parent's safety in the home ...
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What Makes a Really Good Teacher »
Posted by: mcallen123 4 months, 1 week ago in News
Nurturing hope and confidence in students is the most crucial aspect of teaching writes educator, Jacques Sprenger
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The Catch-22 Effect of Health Reform in South Texas »
Posted by: mcallen123 4 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
The mostly Hispanic population of South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley finds themselves in a “Catch-22” dilemma regards health care reform. While they could ...
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Discipline-The Profoundly Misunderstood Word »
Posted by: mcallen123 4 months, 2 weeks ago in Family
'Violence has nothing to do with using discipline and it’s time we returned to the type of discipline that promotes learning and facilitates the ...
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'Wise Latina' becoming a cultural symbol »
Posted by: mcallen123 4 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
Wise Latina. The famous quote of Associate Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor has caught on as a cultural symbol signifying something positive rather than a sense ...
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Growing evidence of marijuana smoke danger »
Posted by: mcallen123 4 months, 2 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Smoking marijuana, like smoking tobacco, has toxic effects on cells, researchers in Canada found.
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Mexican prison fight kills 19, injuries 20 »
Posted by: mcallen123 4 months, 2 weeks ago in News
Durango state Public Safety Department spokeswoman Barbara Ramirez said only inmates - not prison guards - were killed and injured in the afternoon clash at the prison ...
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Jury convicts Texas mom of mutilating infant son »
Posted by: mcallen123 4 months, 2 weeks ago in News
A Houston mother was convicted Friday of mutilating her infant son by cutting off his genitals two years ago during an attack she blamed on ...
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20 suspects in Mexico massacre released from jail »
Posted by: mcallen123 4 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Twenty men were released from prison Thursday after their sentences in the 1997 massacre of 45 Indian villagers in southern Chiapas state were overturned by ...
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Sobreity checkpoints in Monterrey Mexico accused of extortion »
Posted by: mcallen123 4 months, 3 weeks ago in News
State security officials have banned police from setting up sobriety checkpoints in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey because they say the officers routinely use ...
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Jury convicts defendant in Texas 'fight club' case »
Posted by: mcallen123 4 months, 3 weeks ago in News
A jury has found a former Corpus Christi State School employee guilty of causing injury to a disabled person in a high-profile
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Is Economy recovering? Surprise drop in retail sales and jobs reported »
Posted by: mcallen123 4 months, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
'There is really no positive spin to put on these numbers,' Jennifer Lee, an economist with BMO Capital Markets, wrote in a research note.'The ...
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Half-Done? »
Posted by: mcallen123 4 months, 3 weeks ago in Family
Make the most out of the time you have with your children before they grow up writes family writer, Dionna Sanchez
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Ignorance Is No Excuse »
Posted by: mcallen123 4 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Texas has a chance to revitalize civics education in school stressing the concepts of government rather just historical facts writes educator, Jacques Sprenger
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