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A haiku about my mornings
I wake to darkness half dreaming it was raining bright phone screens ruin lives
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What being a good friend in your twenties means
It’s hard watching your friends do things to themselves that hurt. Once you’ve been friends with someone for so long and they’ve seen you ugly cry, lock your keys in your trunk for the third time and milk come out of your nose, it turns into something more than just friendship. You start to actually…
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Why our newspaper asked what you think should happen to the undocumented immigrants who survived the Goliad County wreck that killed 15
We all know those stories. The ones that call on reporters to ask the hard questions. Many have spoken out about the question of the day in which we asked “What do you think should happen to the nine survivors of the Goliad wreck?” (You can read about the story here, 15 undocumented immigrants were…
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A day at the beach post-college
When you go to college in the South, a day by any large body of water is like being in your native habitat. You might as well have grown flippers. It didn’t matter how long you had to drive. You didn’t have to come to terms with sacrificing hours of your life to the confines…
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Of mice and dog (and snakes): A tale of honor, survival and lunch
I have snakes. My mother thinks I’m a freak. But snakes can be really cool pets. I am kind of a freak though and I like to feed them live mice. I know a lot of snake owners disagree about this because of the risk of the snakes getting hurt by the mice. I know…
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A little German to brighten your Monday
I don’t know about you, but Monday’s might as well be “try to get your life together” day. While I’m excited to get back to work, I’m always a little jaded from the weekend and usually need coffee to get in the zone. There is always a lot to catch up on from the weekend,…
Jessica Puente 