From Padre Balli to the preacherWednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 12:01AMCORPUS CHRISTI —In 1804, a priest established a ranch on Isla de Corpus Christi. Padre Jose Nicolas Balli got a grant from the Spanish crown for 51,000 acres, a third of the island, which cost him about $40. He got the price down from $50 by pointing out there was no freshwater on the island.Padre Balli’s brother, Juan Jose Balli, had land grants around San Salvador Tel Tule, the salt deposits ...
You were in the National Assembly for the second term first as a Member of the House of Representatives and re-elected ...Thursday, January 21, 2010 @ 7:44AMIt is a worth-while experience. Being a member of the National Assembly, whether at the House of Representative or at the Senate, is a call to service for my constituency and to the people generally.
Women’s group touched by homeless’ plightWednesday, December 16, 2009 @ 7:09AMWith overnight temperatures in the teens, it’s good to be indoors and warm. But what if home was just a car, or an abandoned building, or a cardboard box on the street? “I was in Washington one time, and I saw a man ...sleeping on top of a (street) grate. And I don’t know how they do it. You hear that they sleep under bridges, and doorways and cardboard boxes and I don’t know how they survive ...
Economic crisis hits Myanmar's migrant womenMonday, August 31, 2009 @ 5:21AMBANGKOK - The global financial crisis threatens to shred the dreams of thousands of women from Myanmar who have fled their military-ruled country over the past decade for better jobs in more prosperous Thailand, say activists.
Holly Cara Price: Project Runway, Season Six PremiereFriday, August 21, 2009 @ 7:36AMDesigners, may I ask you to gather 'round? Ah yes, it's the familiar words and soothing voice of Tim Gunn resonating once more from my...
Dixie Divas: Mama and the freezerMonday, July 27, 2009 @ 11:51AMMandatory to my mama's generation was the ownership of a deep freezer and a sewing machine. These, remember, were people who believed in self-reliance and independence. You grew what you ate, you froze or canned it and you sewed what you wore.
BICG reports 6% regional growth for FY 08-09Monday, May 11, 2009 @ 10:11AMBICG reports 6% regional growth for FY 08-09
He Sewed Up An Iconic PatentTuesday, April 14, 2009 @ 4:52PMInventor Elias Howe suffered repeated setbacks and disappointments in his lifetime.
Then, as now, every little bit helpsWednesday, April 8, 2009 @ 10:15AMEvery little bit helped to keep the wolf from the door. Christmas came, the weather was mild, and it did not seem like Christmas had in the north, where the ground was white with snow.