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Isn t it sad and at the sametime ammazing?
Here is a person who knows and should help enforce the laws...
.and he is literally laughing at what the judge ordered. And yet again, the judge isn t doing anything to set the example for others.
It sure is a poor example of an official on both sides ( guerra s and judge ). WOW !!
! - claudia
I would personally like to know how many criminals are in PROBATION for committing crimes against the public. DA Guerra is sending out a message "IT S OKAY TO COMMIT A CRIME-YOU WOULD ONLY GET PROBATION", especially to the criminals. If DA Guerra publicly make a joke of disobeying a Judge order, what do we even need a Judge for?
"CRIMINALS ARE IN CHARGE!!!
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!!" As a lifelong resident of Willacy County, I felt compelled to voice my opinion concerning the allegations of misconduct and behavior of our district attorney Juan Guerra.
It is utterly disgraceful that Mr. Guerra s ethics and values are called into question. I don t know if Mr.
Guerra is innocent or guilty of criminal wrongdoing, but his bizarre behavior certainly caused embarrassment to himself and to the Office of the District Attorney. In order to salvage any shred of dignity that Mr. Guerra may have, he should resign is position immediately.
- Brent
Semi s are being parked on the street. I bought my home four years ago and it has just gotten worse. Cars parked on the side streets making it hard to see oncoming traffic alomost causing accidents.
The value or the homes are going down and residents just don t seem to care until their homes or the neighborhood. Maybe the city officials will help those of us who do care. he has let people get away with alot in this county.
since he has been da i have been burglaized and one of his friends tresspassed onto my property only to have guerra dissmiss his case. i hope he goes to jail for all the crimanls he has let go free. - henry
he has been a thorn in the side of those who want justice to return to willacy county. he has been here too long and all the criminals have him as their ticket out of jail. i have had break ins to my house and another person steal from my property only to have them go free.
he is a criminal just like those that broke into my house. cheers to law enforcement, judge and grand jury that have finally got him were he belongs. - anonymous
- anonymous
If her child is missing twenty minutes of instruction, she might try to go to the actual drop off point instead of wandering around for parking. I am a parent of a child at Castaneda and know for a fact that anyone parking on the target side of the school is going the wrong way, since the drop of is on the other side. Those people that always try to get their way are causing the traffic problems, not the lack of parking.
Thanks so much for your day to day coverage of Darrell Shipp. My husband was Darrell s uncle. He has been in Harlingen with his sister Gina during this sad time, and I have been in Bastrop, TX.
I have been able to experience the heartfelt love and support the Harlingen community I ve had pitbulls all my life, and not once has one of my pitbulls ever bitten or grawl at someone. As a proud owner of a Short American Pitbull and Razor Edge Pitbull, not once have any of my dogs bight or fight withother dogs. Any dog is capable of bighting someone.
As a owner of pitbull...
it s all in how they are raised and trained(all sorts of dogs not just pits). So I can proudly say pitbulls are the best out their. - Michael
.. until my 13-year-old son was viciously attacked and almost killed by a neighbor s pitbull two years ago.
The attack was completely unprovoked and the dog came from a good family. My stomach turns now every time I hear someone, especially a parent, defending pitbulls (like I once naively did). I pray that their eyes won t be opened in the horrific way that my family s eyes were opened and that their children won t ever have the physical and emotional scars that my son has and that we now all have as a family.
- Corinna
So the next time, you protest about our fighting men and women, it is because of them that you can. I believe its getting to be a problem to have these is pet. A little girls is allegedly attached and a 65 yr old man is bitten as well he had the strength to choke it to death.
Lets start to regulate them since the owner will not. - John
You cannot tame a wild animal, such as a tiger or lion...
You can bring them up from infancy, with all the love and compassion you can show, but centuries and centuries of evolution and behaviors that define the breed cannot be erased in one generation. Quit being so naive, it is inevitable, some pitbull owners will pay dearly for their ignorance and misguided knowledge of the breed. - Al
These dogs even turn on their own owners much less an innocent person they even have an Evil look to their faces.If I had one I would Never risk that my own dog would kill me or my kids,it s crazy for them to keep defending these "Monsters"!Almost every story of a person being killed,by a dog, involves this horrible breed we all know this but somehow nothing ever changes.
Yes,I hate Pit Bulls..But I love doge.
.in general.- Laurie
S. can build a hospital for the illegal immigrants(opening soon in Bayview)and provide them access to free health care. Our veterans have to travel to San Antonio for health needs.
These veterans faught for our country and freedom. They need a valley hospital. Also we need to find a better system to prevent all these illegal aliens from receiving the health benefits that our children and adults in the valley so desperately need.
There are a lot of children fighting severe disease like cancer and they end up dying because of lack of health benefits. - Anonymous
i believe a withdrawal is not the answer. what we need is a massive deployment of troops to rid the insurgents and establish some american military bases to train the iraqi military to protect its citizens from terroist,communist,and other dictators. we must not turn our heads on the iraqi people like we did with the south vietnamise.
danny
For example the incident that happened yesterday at Brownsville, none of those dogs were pitbulls. They were commen dogs. The situation there was completely the owners fault.
Four dogs coupt up a room all together, well thats just asking for trouble if you ask me. For example I have 4 pitbulls, and not one of them are vicious at all if they were I would never have them around my children at all.They would never have a place in my home or in my heart.
They are part of my family and will continue to be. - Belinda
I say he sends his daughters out there to fight as many other families have had to do. - anonymous
I believe it should be the nationality of the parents (You would see the number go down of illegals coming across to just take advantage of the system) If we take this stand..we could help control the drain on our Health Care and on the Welfare Benifits that is needed by Our Own.
- anonymous
To me this is a concrete (no pun intended) example of fleecing the taxpayers. In addition to the materials, how much was/is the cost for the labor to install/then remove/then re-install the TX-DOT mandated aesthetically appealing median? I assume that the job will still use the same contractor?
And will the Attorney General s Office at least give this "it-should-of-been-done-right-the-first-time" project a cursory look? - Eduardo
the lopez family
- Vilma
- J.
shelter and believe me La Joya shelter meets state requirements and is no where near those terrible conditions. - Angel
Our loved ones really need it. The efforts and money they are spending in another country should be spent on this country because we have enough problems here at home. - Irma
I have been a police officer for seventeen years and I feel that the citizens of McAllen need to start asking questions about how their taxes are being spent. Mayor Cortez claims that agreeing to the one additional percent on retirement that many smaller cities offer and afford would raise taxes. This is a lie.
The truth is that not all the police officers are going to retire at the same time. Mayor Cortez also needs to tell the citizens how much the city is paying on three city managers (per year).
As a police officer you have to take a psychological examination to show that you are of sound mind and can make rational decisions.
The recent comments the mayor had made about the comparison between the McAllen PD Union President Michael Zellers with Hitler and Saddam Hussein have made me question his vision of reality. Anyone with any knowledge of history can say that neither Hitler or Saddam bargained with anyone. If they didnâ€TMt get what they wanted they would slaughter whom ever got in their way.
Someone needs to tell this to the top employee of the city of McAllen (Mayor Cortez).
Mayor Cortez needs to stop lying about who placed the adds in the Monitor. First he says that he had no idea who paid (placed) the all to famous newspaper propaganda and in the same breath he says that if what was printed was incorrect it was an oversight.
Mayor, which is it do you know or donâ€TMt you know? The mayor claims that the police department wants to dictate salaries and benefits because this will place other city departments in the shadow (per say). Mayor where have you been living?
There has been union negotiations between employees and employers for decades and decades and this had included Police and Fire Departments.
Citizens of McAllen, it is time to ask, Where are my taxes (revenue) being spent and how? Citizens of McAllen you deserve not only quantity of work but QUALITY of service.
You deserve to feel safe. With experience comes safety. Help keep qualified officers on the force and donâ€TMt let McAllen be a training center for other cities.
Thanks Anonymous
They should have worked harder to fix this problem since last night and even today we did not have light or were able to heat our homes. - anonymous.
their should be other alternatives to solving the problem of illegal people crossing our borders. mr. pena tells us they (mexican patrons) have a great impact on our economy.
he is right, but the patrons who shop here do not cross the river illegally or come here to live. our lawmakers should address the real issues that affect the tax paying citizens. the issues are who benefits from receiving foodstamps, welfare,housing, and free schooling.
certainly not the hard working tax payer. is this helping or draining our economy? d.
lopez
Staff has been greatly appreciated by our family. Their dedication to the students including our children is phenomenal. In fact, Castañeda s good reputation was the reason why we bought a house in their zone.
It would be a shame to have our children pulled out from their school where they have attended for about 3 years. - - Michael
I hsve seen individuals park in these special parking spaces and it is obvious that the passenger or passengers have no disability whatsoever. The handicapped individual must be in the vehicle to use the special parking space. Thank you, Ezequiel
I understand that America was made great from the contributions of immigrants, I come from a family with Mexican roots, yet I also understand that loyalty also makes a country great. I love my Hispanic heritage, yet I will always be an American first and foremost. - Mike
He should have the right to except anything in exchange for his merchandise. That used to be a common practice in this country. no they should not be able to spend there money in the us this is are country if they don t want to use are money let them stay in mexico an if they are going to live and work here they need to speak english.
you don t speak english, then you don t work here. even if it s cleaning house mowing lawns no matter what job if you can t speak and understand then you don t work here. no one should go to the pizza place.
- Anonymous
plus theres alot of stores herer that accept pesos. whats the difference? people stop being racist!
- araceli
How is it llegal for the bingo to have 8-liners and people can t run a business of their own of 8-liners? They are making a living just like everyone else. Its a business and something people enjoy doing.
It is not the city s decision what we do with our money. - Cecilia
" Illegal immigrants don t come here to spend money they don t have; furthermore, they don t get paid in (pesos) for the work they do here in the United States. Most of us come here to get jobs, and get educated. We are not a burden, on the contrary, we benefit the country.
Furtheremore, the only Mexicans that come and spend their pesos are not illegal--I believe there is something called a (VISA). - Eloy
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? I reckon ANY dangerous - or potentially dangerous - animal should be put down humanely the moment they re identified as such by police, or any appropriately qualified veterinary officials..
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! - K.K
If we start with accepting pesos, what next? Every country will want us to accept their monies. That means store/restaurant employees would have to learn many exchange methods.
Let the people exchange their pesos for US dollars. - Katherine
It is the owners responsibility for there animal. Any dog can attack a person like when a small dog attacks you brush it off but when a pit bull attacks its all over the news because of its name. The are tons of dog bites in the U.
S but only Pit Bulls get the bad notoriety. I am a pit bull owner myself and my dogs have been socialized with kids other adults and have never shown aggression to them so why punish them and there name for other peoples irresponsibility..
..- Johnny What is the "our" County Apprisal Dist.
people thinking?? The Winter Texans pump alot of money into the Valley s Ecomony each and every year.
It looks like the Dist. wants to chase them off to another area. They are RETIRED and live on a fixed income!
If they can live cheaper in another area, they will not come back to the Valley. Mr. Hidalgo County Tax Man LEAVE THEM ALONE!
! - Gonzalez
I also feel that it was very ironic that her comments came across very racist and she decides to put anonymous. I just believe that her comments were very offensive and cruel to say and if you have nothing good to say don t say it at all.- Alyssa
i raised them as puppies. when they started breaking my fence and attacking the neighbors pets i knew it was time to put them away. i loved my dogs.
these strong and ferocious dogs attack when they feel scared or I
recently saw the news and a certain story caught my attention, the one concerning the pit bulls. I am an avid dog lover and I agree with Mr. Sheppard.The pit bull is not a naturally vicious dog. They were bred to herd bulls, hence the name pit bull. Thus they needed a strong, hardy dog that wouldn t let go as it would most likely mean their death.
These dogs have strong jaws and immense power, giving them their bad reputation and one of the most popular choices for dog fighting. Naturally, they were bred to be very good with humans, as they had to trust them with direction on how to herd the bull and I hate to admit it, but when dog fighting, they are usually really nice to their owners. Yes, they do have a higher prey drive than most dogs, but so do other dogs such as Huskies and Hounds.
A pit bull isn t born vicious and I think that in this case, no matter how nice they are, their prey drive took over and their natural instincts came forth. It is terribly sad for the owner of the Chihuahua, but don t blame the pittie or their owner. As Mr.
Sheppard said, they are...
molded into their current disposition by their owner, for better or for worse. So please, don t ban the Pit Bull. It is a really good family dog and a very good watch/guard dog.
I was so upset and could not believe the raciest remarks that the anonymous female made on yesterday s e-mail about Pizza Patron accepting pesos as payment for their pizza. I honestly think, regardless of race, color or religion, that a person who is in business has the prerogative of accepting any means of payment, legal of course, for their products. This can include accepting chickens, pigs, cattle, American currency, Asian currency, Canadian currency and certainly Pesos.
Merchants in Mexico have no problem accepting either Pesos or Dollars for their products. I think that we might not always like what s going on in this world, but we should respect other people s beliefs or decisions just as long as we don t offend anyone in the process. I also believe that if you had the courage to speak out your mind, you should have at least been brave enough to give your name.
- Maria
So ma am please open up your eyes and realize this isn t just a marketing stunt, be glad these people add millions to the local economy.- Luis
As a consumer in this country, I can also choose to conduct business with any legitimate business. If I m offended by what one business is offering or what they stand for, I don t have to do business with them. - Joe
Obviously you ve never traveled abroad. It is common for other countries to accept currency from various countries other than their own. Just try some international traveling and you ll be happy they accept "American Currency"!
- Gloria
However, it is also a fact that they are bred to be killers by most of those whom choose to breed them. One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel. A ban does seem harsh and unfair though to those that raise them with the love and devotion that a pet should receive.
Perhaps there should be restrictions imposed as to the living conditions and treatment of the animal along with a limitation as to the number of dogs one family can have in city limits. Four pit bulls in a kennel seems a bit much and would only lead one to speculate that they are being bred for more than providing a family with love and companionship. As for the owners of this breed that are sincerely tired of dealing with the "racism" towards these dogs, I am sure that your local animal shelter or vet would be ecstatic to help you create an education awareness program aimed at those that are the biggest "oppressors" of this breed, the bad owners.
- Javi
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-Diana
The condition that my dog was left in was too gruesome to show pictures of. How can you say I am not a dog-lover? I loved her so much.
..and to see her suffer and die the way she did is painful.
I know that it is not all of the dogs fault,but if you had dogs that are that dangerous why would you keep them in city limits surrounded by their next victims. This time it was my dog,but it could have just as easily been a child..
.one of your children. This is why we started this petition,to keep dangerous dogs away from harming or even killing our children.
Our neighborhood is so terrified of these dogs and now after they put two to sleep he bought two more so now they still have 4. If this is what it takes to protect our childre, our citizens, and our safety..
.than so be it. -Vanessa
As for that lady that wants pitbulls banned from the city well my question to her is where was YOUR dog at the time of the incident? Well i hope this gets read by someone and actually makes the news I would like to hear for once you guys (media) go and look for a good thing to say about this breed! - Ruben
The new tax on smokes does not mean I m smoking any less, what gets to me is that our government is always giving our tax dollars to other countries.For once keep it here. - Juan
i am a pitbull owner, i can clearly see she is not a pitbull owner. if she was an animal lover as I am, she would understand my side. she says she wants all the pitbulls in the city to be banned, what if they would ban her dog(s) breed.
would she like it? she says that her dog (family member) was killed, what about the two family members of the other family that were killed. everyone remembers the bad and never the good.
everyone needs love (bad or good). animals are not to blame. stats show that labs, dalmaion, retreives, rottweilers and other breeds are a higher percentage to attack a person than a pitbull.
So please lady get your facts straight. Thank you and sorry for your loss, but don t penalize the good owners of the pitbulls and overall the breed. Our pitbulls are our family(ies)!
!! - owner
One can not base the ban or life of all dogs of a certain breed for the mistake of one dog. "It is not the breed it is the deed." Statistics say that dalmations, labradors golden retrievers are more agressive and more prone to bite people than pitbulls.
So punish the owners not the breed (cause they are the one who raised the dogs). The dogs (pitbulls) or like any other dog act the way they are raised by their owners. Don t be racist.
A dog is a dog like any other animal. It is still "man s best friend." Pitbull(s) Owner.
- Anahi
- Nina
I m sure they feel just as bad as us adults doing the same routine over and over...
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..It s frustrating!
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As far as i m concern i think they should do away with anykind of tests, all there doing is putting pressure on kids as well as teenagers.- Lucy
Providing this strictly on income is wrong because there are thousands of people who lie on their FAFSA to get more assistance, and now these people will be getting a "free ride", how benificial is that? This should be treated as a piolt program for a semester to see how the grades of these students turns out before implementing it permanently.- Rene
A law that would pertain to businesses in residentail areas like the one on Rangerville Road. A law that would make it an offense for a driver to back up without having someone direct him out ,so as to avoid running over someone (maily the little chidlren). This would only take a minute or 2 , but would save a precious life.
- anonymous
It is sad to me that the law does not take something as the charges his wife has against seriously. Abuse towards a women is something that should be taken extremely serious instead of letting this man go he should of already been in jail!
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