Synthetic drug kingpin distributed 309 tons, feds say
A San Antonio store owner, Muhammad Jaffer Ali, admitted selling synthetic drugs, which authorities claim have illegal and dangerous substances in them, and drew a 16-year prison sentence. ......
View ArticleThe risks of a revolutionary government
ANTONIO P. CONTRERAS IT is easy to be lost in the euphoria of the moment. The Luneta Rally held on April 2, branded as the #PalitBiseRally, organized by volunteers, funded by crowd-sourced money...
View ArticleSan Antonio lawyer and “case runner” are sentenced in scam
Case runner Elpidio “Pete” Gongora, who defrauded and stole from personal injury clients, got four years in prison. One of the lawyers who let Gongora, who is not an attorney, run his law office and...
View ArticleWhen extra-marital affairs should be none of our business
ANTONIO P. CONTRERAS I WOULD be bold to say this. Ordinary people do not mind much the extra-marital affairs of their leaders, as long as the public officials perform well in their official duties and...
View ArticleMotorcycle hearse in South Texas used to remember riders
Calvin "Sonny" Cathey loved to ride his Harley-Davidson motorcycle. The Corpus Christi Caller-Times (http://bit.ly/2nSsWL6 ) reports he and his wife Lorrie Cathey of Rockport would take out the Harley...
View ArticleTexas' voter ID law found illegal, again
The Legislature intended to discriminate on racial grounds when it approved Texas' voter ID law in 2011, in violation of the federal Voting Rights Act, a federal judge has ruled again. ......
View ArticleLawsuit over hazing hits La Vernia School District
The federal lawsuit takes aim at the high school athlete initiation rituals that resulted in 10 students facing sexual assault charges, and claims school officials turned a blind eye to the hazing over...
View ArticleIn a political year, Latino artists storm the undercard at Coachella
Since it emerged out of the alternative rock scene...
View ArticleCoachella hasn't had a lot of Latin music. That changes this year
Since it emerged out of the alternative rock scene...
View ArticleApril's baby calf is a boy and he needs a name
Aprii the giraffe gave birth to a male calf early Saturday morningand he needs a name! ......
View ArticleA university dishonored
ANTONIO P. CONTRERAS I HAVE no problem when a university, and not only the University of the Philippines (UP), strictly adheres to academic standards of excellence, and expects its students and faculty...
View ArticleBetween Leni Robredo and Gina Lopez, I choose reason
ANTONIO P. CONTRERAS FATE must have tested me last Friday, April 21, for I found myself physically located in a piece of earth where two public personalities I am not fond of were scheduled to appear....
View ArticleNew Mexico Democrat attacked for stalling Latino appointment
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico Democratic senator, who decried the lack of diversity on state college boards, is facing scrutiny for stalling a popular Hispanic business leader's nomination. ......
View ArticleAbandoning friendships, betraying decency: A personal account
ANTONIO P. CONTRERAS I WRITE this in the first person to make it personal and authentic. After all, the personal is also political. I voted for Binay and Marcos. And now I support President Duterte....
View ArticlePolice arrest regional Bandidos president
San Antonio police claim they found more than a kilogram of methamphetamines, and some cocaine, in the West Side home of Eddie Martinez, also known as “Eddie Flames.” ......
View ArticleProminent powwow set to begin in wake of pipeline protests
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — One of North America's most prominent powwows is set to begin in New Mexico in the wake of pipeline protests in North Dakota that became a historic display of Native American...
View ArticleChanges come to 1 of world’s largest indigenous gatherings
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Gathering of Nations, one of North America’s most prominent American Indian powwows, is attracting thousands of dancers and as many as 100,000 attendees to New Mexico’s...
View ArticleDecriminalization of drug use goes beyond Leni Robredo
ANTONIO P. CONTRERAS HONESTLY, I really pity Leni Robredo. She is now afflicted with a reverse Midas touch syndrome, where she is trashed for anything she touches and says. She is also suffering from a...
View ArticleChanges come to 1 of world's largest indigenous gatherings
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Thousands of dancers in traditional, vibrant regalia on Friday officially opened the Gathering of Nations — one of North America's most prominent American Indian powwows. ......
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