Tag Archives: Rio Grande Vallley

Sulfuric acid thrown in Alamo teacher’s face

Posted on 14 April, 2010 by

Horrifying local news today via The Monitor: The teacher was driving home with her young daughter Tuesday afternoon when a teal Ford Focus with a dark-colored hood bumped the back of her vehicle, said Alamo police Sgt. Lupita Valdez. The woman … Continue reading →

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Today in sizeism…

Posted on 31 March, 2010 by

In March 2008, a local woman named Mayra Lizbeth Rosales was arrested for the murder of her 2-year-old nephew, who died of blunt trauma to the head.  And because his alleged murderer weighs 800 pounds, local headlines immediately gave her … Continue reading →

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Just legalize weed already!

Posted on 16 March, 2010 by

Seriously. It was hard enough believing that there’s a war happening 10 miles south of where I live.  Crossing the border into Mexico in my part of the state was never something I was wary of, yet a few days … Continue reading →

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Mexico City, 1851

Posted on 9 March, 2010 by

My dear Mother, June 1, 1851. I have just returned from a pretty ceremony at the “Colegio de las Ninas” (a girls’ school) in honor of the Virgin.  The church was decorated in the gayest manner with flowers and a … Continue reading →

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