Newspaper/Media 
Newspapers in the United States have traveled rough seas to the First Amendment freedoms we enjoy today. From the colonial Stamp Act through wartime censorship to today, when thousands of newspapers were slammed with the public health emergency known as COVID-19, people who work for newspapers have never had completely smooth sailing. Now most of the businesses that advertise with […]
Dirksen: Don’t fill free time with busywork
Readings: Acts 2:14-33, Psalm 16, 1 Peter 1:17-21, and Luke 24:13-35. “Then the two recounted what had taken place on the way and how he was made known to them in the breaking of bread.” The Lord has risen! Alleluia! This Sunday we read from Luke about pilgrims on the road to Emmaus and their encounter with Jesus. One of […]
Letters to the editor – 042620
Student voices There is much talk in the educational community about how best to ensure that our students are learning during this pandemic. However, not much attention has been placed on students’ voices and what their thoughts are regarding remote learning. I have seen several webinars from leading institutions and have not yet come across anyone asking for student input. […]
Remember When Series: 50 years ago: Hospital building to start in May
10 years ago Thursday, April 22, 2010 Relay for Life raises approximately $55,000 – Hopeful people raised money for cancer research at Friday and Saturday’s Relay For Life Uvalde County event benefiting the American Cancer Society that was held at Uvalde Honey Bowl stadium. This was the 11th year Relay for Life has been held in Uvalde. Last year, approximately […]
Florence Nightingale: The nurse who loved numbers
Americans distrust statistics. It was Mark Twain who popularized the famous line, “There are three kinds of falsehoods: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Or, as Homer Simpson put it, “People can come up with statistics to prove anything. Forty percent of all people know that.” But we have entered a curious time in which just about every American is talking […]
Clayon King enjoys bittersweet golf season
The collegiate golf season ended on a bittersweet note for Uvalde’s Clayton King and the rest of the St. Edward’s University golf team. Because of the health threat caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the spring golf season was cut short. And then St. Edward’s University officials announced a few days later that because of financial challenges caused by the coronavirus, […]
With spring sports over, it’s time to look ahead to fall
Okay, we know that the 2019-20 school year is over. Recently, Governor Greg Abbott announced that Texas schools would remain closed to in-person learning for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year because of the COVID-19 health threat. And considering the fact that the numbers show that the peak of the coronavirus epidemic in Texas is at least a week […]
Despite hiatus, bingo grosses $128.8K over two months
Melissa Federspill Staff writer The end of March marked the close of the first quarter of 2020, and with the COVID-19 pandemic, many things are at a standstill around town, including charitable bingo at the Herby Ham Activity Center. The center ceased all activities in mid-March, but up until that point, they had hosted 28 bingo games, according to their […]
Library gifts ear protectors to masked hospital staff
Melissa Federspill Staff writer It takes about 25 minutes to print out ear guards using the 3D printer at El Progreso Memorial Library, said 20-year-old Isaiah Semanisin, who created the ear guards to help those who wear masks all day be more comfortable. Semanisin, who was born and raised in Uvalde, is a 2017 graduate of Uvalde High School. He […]
SWTJC staying online
Plans still in flux for second session, session one to begin June 1 During a virtual town hall held via Facebook Live on Thursday afternoon, Southwest Texas Junior College president Hector Gonzales announced that the first session of summer school, which begins on June 1, will be held online. He said although the college is working to develop a reopening plan, […]
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