Love your roots, preserve the future By Al S. Mendoza YOU are a farm boy, you will be for life. I’m not kidding. Look at me. I am not exactly a farm boy. But all this time, I’ve been trying my best to become one. I grew up in the…
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Run Arthur Run By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. RUNNING was a part of my training during my cycling heydays. In fact, many other athletes who don’t compete in running like boxers, cagers, swimmers and tennis players, to name a few, also run because it is believed to improve, nimbleness of…
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Spines, a man of passion By Jun Velasco PLEASE don’t jump to conclusions due to the column’s titillating head. We just want to let you in on a secret about our diminutive governor, Amado T. Espino Jr., alyas Spines. You see, when he became chief executive of the province, his…
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In just 2 years, Gov. Spines has done a phenomenal job! By Gonzalo Duque YOU should have seen the newly renovated and beautified Provincial Hospital in Bolingit, San Carlos City. In some respects, it is even more impressive than the Regional Medical Center in Dagupan City. It’s not only due…
Playing with Fire
Teddy to Congress again & Kuya Dante next mayor? By Al S. Mendoza (Deepest condolences to the loved ones of Bae Juaning Reyes, the great Lola of the great and ta-lented, American-educated Dr. Ruben “Boyet” Austria Reyes of Mangatarem, Pangasinan. May Bae Juaning’s soul rest in peace.) * * *…
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Machiavellian syndrome By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. “Scheming.” “Designing.” “Cunning.” “Devious.” “Treacherous.” These are some of the word-equivalents of the insatiable and wherefore detestable greed for power as verified in the so called “Machiavellian Syndrome”. Voracious and rapacious of might and influence, ravenous and implacable in the tenure of…
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Can Armstrong do it again? By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. BY the time you read this piece, the three-week 2009 Tour de France already commenced and maybe two or more stages had already been finished. This year’s center of attention is the comeback of seven-time winner Lance Armstrong. And the…
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“So young and so corrupt” By Ermin Garcia Jr. Our editorial this week puts the leadership of the Sangguniang Kabataan federation in the province on the spot. Evidently, the organization, supposedly composed of budding political and community leaders, have been paying lip service all along to their primary mandate –…
