Archives for April 2010
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Major component of exhibit is ongoing curriculum, educators needed to teach lessons Laredo, TX—April 23, 2010—The Laredo Public Library hopes that their new permanent exhibit, the Wall of Tolerance Center & Museum, will be one step to teaching the world, or at least, Laredo, about the consequences of intolerance and indifference. The
Courtesy Joe Baeza, On April 22, 2010, Laredo Police Narcotics/Vice Unit assisted by Laredo Police Patrol Division, Border Patrol and ICE Agents, recovered (3) bundles of Marijuana with a total weight of 202.6 pounds. A multiday investigation led narcotics officers to a suspect vehicle scheduled to transport a load of narcotics. Late in the afternoon
Courtesy Eloy Vega, Mayor Salinas will push for others to join in effort to prevent “right of capture” from taking water upriver from the Rio Grande watershed Laredo, TX—“Water is life. No one is going to cut our lifeline or take away our natural resources, not from us, or anyone else along the border,” stated
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Bilingual publication will be distributed in Sunday edition, City buildings Laredo, TX—April 23, 2010—The City of Laredo has produced an annual report, entitled “Laredo: Working For You” that will highlight the investment in the community over the last three years, including monies from certificate of obligation bonds, capital improvement grants and American
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Weather permitting, on-going construction on several of Laredo’s industrial street projects will include several closures, starting next. The City of Laredo contractor will coordinate with area businesses to maintain access. The traveling public should slow down, drive with extreme caution, and observe all safety signs, traffic control devices and flaggers in the
By Cestus Press On April 30, 2010, ShoBox “The New Generation” will feature Cestus Management’s undefeated Super Middleweight, Don “DA’ BOMB” George (19-0-1 w/17 KOS) in his home town of Chicago, Illinois. “DA’ BOMB” who is of Irish and Greek bloodlines is true to his fighting heritage and is ready able and willing to step-up
Picture – Sheriff Martin Cuellar helps children at Leyendecker Elementary plant a tree as they observe Autism month and celebrate Earth Day. Tree was donated by Hollywood Nursery. Courtesy Maru De La Paz, Laredo, Texas (Webb County) – On Wednesday, April 21, 2010, Sheriff Martin Cuellar showed up with a beautiful tree at Leyendecker Elementary
Courtesy Joe Baeza, On April 19, 2010, at 2:30pm, a suspect by the name of Filiberto Martinez was arrested in the downtown area and was charged for outstanding warrants #10067 for Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle-SJF. Bond was set at $50,000 by J.P. R. Rangel. On April 5, 2010 a victim reported his 1994 Dodge
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, CenterPoint Energy crews will be closing the 3900 block of Flores between Ugarte and Philadelphia due to emergency maintenance repairs. The closures will be for today, THURSDAY, April 22, 2010. Contact CenterPoint Energy at (800) 427-7142 for more information.
IRS Sends 4 Million Postcards on Health Care Tax Cuts Courtesy Ashley Patterson, Washington, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today announced that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is mailing 4.4 million postcards to the nation’s small businesses to inform them of tax cuts included in health care reform. Postcards will be delivered over the
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