
Editor: Jose Luis Gonzalez was in a nearby building when he saw four kids break into his trailer home. With shotgun in hand he confronted the four unarmed adolescents who were looking for snacks and sodas....
Editor: This is regarding the Nov. 3 article about the Brownsville Heritage Council's support for the city's proposal to buy and demolish the building on East Tyler Street where three children were brutally...

Michelle Obama has every reason to be proud. Our next first lady took plenty of heat in February when she addressed a campaign rally for her husband about him being the first person of color who was accepted...
Yes, it's true: Barack Obama's middle name is the same as the first name of the Iraqi dictator we deposed in 2003. And, for that matter, it's the same name as the internationally respected king of Jordan...

As President-elect Barack Obama works on building his Cabinet, the name most often mentioned for homeland security secretary is Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano. While just about anyone with common sense...
The recent presidential campaign revealed the best and the worst of American society. In electing Barack Obama, it appears that a majority of Americans - at least, of those motivated to vote - have come...


"I'm hear to talk about Texas," the candidate said directly, waving off questions relating to national Republican Party politics. And, so methodically, the candidate went through his three big issues...
The national media are abuzz with stories on how the Hispanic community's shift back to the Democrats helped to deliver four battleground states to Barack Obama. Those four states - Florida, New Mexico,...

