Young Cleto Rodriguez moved to the Westside of San Antonio at the age of nine to live with relatives after the death of both this parents. After working as a newsboy at the downtown Gunter Hotel, he joined the United States Army...
Read MoreCarlos Cadena’s family came to San Antonio from Mexico in 1907. His father returned to Mexico when Cadena, the youngest of seven children, was still a child. His mother, Dolores Espinosa Larranaga, spoke only Spanish and...
Read MoreSummer vacation is almost over and millions of children across Texas are preparing for another school year. In most homes, there is excitement, and in some cases, anxiousness about starting school or returning for yet another...
Read MoreThere are a million reasons why we should vote. But rather than to state many of them, let me begin by noting that in the last presidential election, almost 80 million eligible voters did not bother to vote. This is not about...
Read MoreFor my entire life I have always heard that children are precious and should be protected by adults. This assumption was reinforced recently in the worldwide response to news that twelve young Thai boys were trapped in a dark...
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