The Monitor (McAllen, TX) articles

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Ghost stories.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Jeremy Roebuck Oct. 31--PHARR -- They thrill. They excite. They bring campfire delight. But in the Rio Grande Valley ghost stories offer more than just fright. Spooky tales of specters and apparitions have long been a part of regional folklore, blending Old Mexican...

Play time predicament.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Jennifer L. Berghom Oct. 30--Schools are playing a game of tug-of-war with children's time. On one side, teachers and advocates are pulling for children to have recess. On the other, state and federal academic policies pull every minute to the classroom. (Watch "Recess," a...

Time Warner, NFL battle means no Cowboys in RGV.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Todd Mavreles Oct. 28--Imagine missing Tony Romo throwing five touchdown passes in a game or Terrell Owens' latest end zone celebration that will be the talk of the country. In the old days, that would never happen to diehard Dallas Cowboys fans, who could watch every game in...

Gorbachev, Kennedy top UTPA speakers series.
September 15, 2007... Byline: Daniel Perry Sep. 15--EDINBURG -- Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and environmentalist Robert Kennedy Jr. are slated to be featured in the fall portion of the University of Texas-Pan American's 2007-08 Distinguished Speakers Series. Gorbachev, who ruled the Soviet...

South African immigrant linked to terror group.
September 14, 2007... Byline: Jeremy Roebuck Sep. 14--MCALLEN -- A South African woman arrested in McAllen and deported three years ago had ties to a Pakistani terrorist group that smuggled foreign nationals across the border, the state's top security official said. In a speech Wednesday before the North...