COMMENTARY: The Russia story, so far
BY HARRY LITMANStephen Bannon nailed it. The Beelzebub-like Breitbart head and former presidential adviser declared that President Donald Trump’s May 9 dismissal of FBI...
COMMENTARY: Trump delivered on immigration enforcement
BY JOE GUZZARDISince President Donald Trump’s election, dozens of conservative and liberal pundits have offered their opinions on why a Republican billionaire, Beltway-outsider beat...
COMMENTARY: How to reverse FCC’s net neutrality ruling
BY MICHAEL MACLEOD-BALLThe Federal Communications Commission last month took the long anticipated, widely disparaged step of doing away with net neutrality protections, over the...
COMMENTARY: A Texas Capitol tradition featuring Quinta Mazatlán
BY STATE REP. R.D. 'BOBBY' GUERRAThe Texas House of Representatives officially kicked off this holiday season earlier this month by unveiling an impressive 23-foot-tall...
COMMENTARY: The evolution of Hanukkah in America
BY DR. TATJANA LICHTENSTEINThe Jewish holiday Hanukkah began at sundown Tuesday. To mark the eight-day holiday, dignitaries will gather to light the National Menorah...
COMMENTARY: Keep net neutrality rules
BY SHARON STROVERInternet-based services, or more broadly, cloud-based applications and systems, are proliferating, and their efficiencies and pleasures are now embedded into much of...
COMMENTARY: Our US strategy in Afghanistan needs to be defined
BY U.S. REP. VICENTE GONZALEZAs the congressman for the 15th District of Texas, I strive to listen and respond to my constituents. On Dec....
COMMENTARY: McAllen Community Garden benefits
BY DR. ALEX RACELISThe City of McAllen’s current plans for the rebuilding of Fire Station No. 2, on Harvey Avenue and Main Street, may...
COMMENTARY: A cornucopia of carcinogenic conjecture
BY WILL COGGINIt is the beginning of the holiday season as we go from one get-together to another to be merry with friends and...
COMMENTARY: Why effective protests make people uncomfortable
BY ART MARKMANI was struck by the juxtaposition of two recent news topics. First, there were many stories about protests on the campus of...