Whether they attend any church or whether they believe in a God or not, somewhere around 70 percent of Hispanics, 95 percent of African-Americans, and the majority of all college students vote for Democratic politicians.

There are only two major political parties in America, the Democratic Party, which is pro abortion for any and all reasons (abortion on demand) and the Republican Party, which is pro life, with some exceptions.

If I or any person oppose something or support and endorse something, we should be freely able and want to express our views.

There is no way on earth that I could ever vote for any Democratic politician just on the abortion issue alone.

Dismemberment abortion is the method used when the unborn are taken out of the mother’s womb in pieces.

Partial birth abortion involves the unborn’s brains being sucked out for the skull to shrink and allow its body to pass through the birth canal.

Adolf Hitler along with the Nazis are considered the epitome of evil for being responsible for the killing of an estimated six million Jews during WWll.

Here in the U.S. there have been an estimated 56 million legal abortions. Talk about evil.

Hitler and the Nazis were like choir boys in comparison.

How can anyone that votes for any Democratic politician sleep at night? I often wonder if God will forgive us as a nation for supporting and endorsing abortion on demand.

Why are the majority of pulpits across America silent on this continuing tragedy?

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Police say they have arrested the man accused of breaking into the Las Vegas Cafe in Harlingen.

Alejandro Rodriguez Flores is charged with a felony for burglary of a building. He has been transported to the Harlingen City Jail.

Officers say Flores broke into the popular Mexican restaurant on March. Unable to find him, police issued a plea for help from the public. Hours later he was apprehended.

The search for the man who broke into Chapitas restaurant and stole $100 is still ongoing.

RAYMONDVILLE — Seven months after storms flooded much of Willacy County, officials still are removing debris.

Willacy County commissioners and Workforce Solutions entered into an agreement to clear drainage systems and roadways of brush and debris.

Workforce Solutions will use $140,000 in federal grant money to pay 15 temporary workers to work for the county for a period of 24 weeks, Laura Cavazos, the agency’s spokeswoman, said yesterday.

County commissioners will assign the workers to clear debris within the four precincts.

“Work will be directly related to the clearance of drainage system, road repairs, ditches and roadways that were damaged during the flooding,” Cavazos wrote in a statement.

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SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — Not all people who visit the Island go surfing.

For one, most people don’t know how.

But the Island city council would like to give its visitors with hand held devices a chance to do their own type of surfing — not the sport on the water.

Instead it’s the type of surfing on the internet with super-fast high speed Wi-Fi for free.

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Interim City Manager Darla Jones has been tasked by the city council to look into 6G wireless internet for the Island.

“We have been talking about this for years because technology is moving so fast, and it’s mainly moving towards wireless,” said Mayor Barry Patel. “This 6G internet is going to leap frog fiber optics, and if that is the case we need to move to that technology.”

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RAYMONDVILLE — Smiling skeletons strumming guitars and surfing killer waves pop from the tops of sneakers of Raymondville High School students.

It’s all part of a national contest the kids have entered.

For the second time in three years, the students’ eye for dazzling design has taken the school to the top of the Vans Custom Culture’s contest.

Out of more than 2,400 entries, the school is among 50 across the country vying for a $50,000 grand prize that includes the company’s reproduction of the winning pair of sneakers.

In the Rio Grande Valley, James Pace Early College High School and La Joya High School are among the schools in the annual competition.

In 2014, Raymondville High School art teacher Allison Thompson first led her students to compete with the contest’s top 50 schools.

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HARLINGEN — A popular Texas-based casual restaurant is coming to west Harlingen.

Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen will locate on W. Expressway 83 at Stuart Place Road.

“The restaurant will be 7,000 square feet, seat 255 guests and employ approximately 200 community members,” Ian Baines, president and CEO of Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, said yesterday.

“The Stuart Place Road location is corporate-owned and will be the first location in Harlingen,” he added.

Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen is the new name for Cheddar’s Casual Café, designed to emphasize the full-service restaurant chain has a kitchen which prepares mostly hand-made dishes from scratch.

All Cheddar’s locations have a full bar, too.

Cheddar’s was founded in 1979 in Irving, Texas, and now has about 160 locations in 23 states. One location is in Brownsville, and the other Valley Cheddar’s is in McAllen.

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HARLINGEN – Daniel Gallegos raised hand high as everyone sang a joyous song of Christian praise.

He and a small audience at the 65th National Day of Prayer last night clapped and sang with three singers from Cross Church.

“This is an amazing day,” they sang. “That you would take my place. That you lay down your life that I may be set free.”

Several local officials and religious leaders attended the event in Yeckel Auditorium at the Marine Military Academy. This year’s theme, “Wake up, America” shown on a screen above the stage.

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Col. Glenn Hill, superintendent of MMA, was glad the “National Day of Prayer” was once again being held at MMA.

“It’s so great that they are doing this,” Hill said. “We’re praying for our nation, the people of our nation. It’s good to have MMA host this.”

The Rev. Bill Reagan, executive director of Loaves and Fishes, opened the ceremony with a prayer.

“Dear Heavenly Father,” he began. “We come to you today as humble people. We thank you for all the blessings you have bestowed upon all of us to bring so much good to our citizens and the rest of the world.”

He spoke more sternly in his prayer about God being marginalized.

“We are saddened by the fact that people have committed to apathy,” he continued. Such apathy and lack of devotion to God had caused many people to be susceptible to the “forces of evil destroying our society.”

The three singers then stood to lead the audience in song. One of them first addressed the audience.

“God sent an agent, Christ,” she said, then added the hope for God to be “welcome in our country again.”

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SAN BENITO — Police have arrested a San Benito mother for failing to care for her newborn son who died last week.

Cynthia Montoya, 28, was arrested Wednesday at her home. She is charged with a first degree felony of injury to a child. Her bond was set at $250,000.

San Benito police say on April 23, Montoya’s two-month old infant son was found unresponsive and taken to Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen.

Nurses at the hospital stated the infant was poorly cared for and had been sick for a few days. Police say the baby was hospitalized a month prior and had not gained any weight.

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On April 27 the infant was removed from life support and died.

For the second time in three years, Raymondville High School students’ eye for design has taken them into a national competition.

Out of about 3,000 entries, the school is among 50 in the country competing in Vans Custom Culture’s contest.

In the Rio Grande Valley, James Pace Early College High School and La Joya High School also are vying the $50,000 grand prize that includes the company’s reproduction of the winning pair of sneakers.

In 2014, Raymondville High School was among the contest’s top 50 schools, but fell short of winning the grand prize.

“I knew I had a really good team this year,” art teacher Allison Thompson said.

This year, 10 students used folk art associated with the holiday Day of the Dead to design four Vans shoes.

“They wanted something that was popular culture and reflected their culture as well,” Thompson said.

To help the school win the contest, people can vote for the high school on a Vans website at sites.vans.com/customculture through May 11, Thompson said.