Sep 18 2014
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Janelle Chavez is a parent’s dream and an educator’s delight. In fact, if you were to search for the term “overachiever” in the dictionary, don’t be surprised to find a photograph of this Port Isabel High School senior adjacent to that entry. This 17-year old is …
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Apr 15 2013
By RAY QUIROGA South Padre Parade rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com March was noteworthy in my household because it marked the final month I had to pay an installment on a four-year car loan. In all, this has been only the third car I have owned in my life, the first, which was purchased my senior year of high …
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Mar 27 2013
Just for laughs, South Padre Parade editor Ray Quiroga kept a “separate” journal documenting some of his lighter observations of Spring Break 2013. Here are some samples of those entries. SPRING BREAK JOURNAL; ENTRY: 3,991 – A kid from Nebraska said, “He” flew five of his friends to South Padre last night. It makes me …
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Feb 07 2013
By RAY QUIROGA South Padre Parade rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com When I was first asked to take the helm of the Port Isabel-South Padre Press and the South Padre Parade, I agreed to do so under one condition – that this institution’s longtime sales director, Matt Thornton, accept promotion to general manager. I had admired Matt for several …
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