Wake Up Laredo

To all those veterans of foreign wars, to all those that have served in the military, Thank You. The only people in this country who sh...

Man and son rummaging through their demolished home after the Moore tornado two days ago. OK friends, here I go on a rant about some st...

Below are some facts that Laredoans need to see.  At last nights city council meeting, Councilman Alex Perez said that it was time to re-int...

According to Democrats, these people were targeted because they may be conservative. Yes sir Democrats, never let a disaster go by witho...

The plastic bag banners will be in full force tomorrow night (Monday May 20) at city council chambers. Councilman Alex Perez has posted ...

What a great evening of baseball last night at Uni-Trade stadium.  Opening night for the Laredo Lemurs.  The place was packed?  How packed...

If you are one of those people who try to act tough or want to make a U-tube video of you or your car mate arguing with a US Border Patrol...

In today's Laredo Morning Times there is an article about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP.) The article reports ...

Looks like some of you UISD employees woke up to some disturbing news today.  It looks like your out of pocket expenses for insuranc...

  My friends, we are at a watershed moment in American history.  Late last week we learned that the most feared branch of the United St...

 Welcome to my new Hodge-Podge Friday post.  Pick a topic, any or all, or add your own, and let'er rip. A fact you should know ...

United High School, Laredo, Tx. It has always amazed me that those who keep statistics on school performance always fail in reporting th...

This interaction  between players and fans at Uni-Trade goes away when you install a screen extending past the dugouts. Last night at ...

Ever wonder where the money goes when  the governor of a state ask the federal government for "disaster relief?" Well, in New ...

What are thought police?  As  defined  in Wikipedia, plus a little update by me in red,  it is the job of the Thought Police to uncover an...

Uni-Trade Stadium The Laredo Lemurs open season two on Thursday May 16, 2013 with a seven game home stand against the Fargo Moorehead Re...

Here is an event that will be taking place at the Laredo Public Library on Calton road next week.  I will occasionally run these types of...

A photo from the Laredo Air Force Base (now the Laredo International Airport) control tower in the early 1970's.  Photo courtesy of ...

Today the Laredo Morning Times, as they do often, reported that CBP had seized eight pounds of methamphetamine and 10 pounds of cocaine. ...

The explosion at the chemical plant is West, Texas last week is still under investigation and as of this posting, no true cause of the e...

Opie throwing a fit on the floor in front of his father. If you love the Andy Griffith show as much as I do, you will undoubtedly rememb...

There are a couple of articles out there from  Reuters  and  The Hill , stating that the two brother terrorist who set off bombs at the Bo...

What may be the unintended consequences of collecting internet sales taxes? As early as today, the United States Senate may take up a b...