Google and Facebook have enormous economic and political power in society – especially over the news industry. Many ask if they have played a role in the misinformation that erodes our free press and plagues our democracy.
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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Pope Francis honored grandparents Tuesday as the roots of humanity, as reverberations echoed from his historic apology for the Catholic Church’s role in severing generations of Indigenous family ties by participating in Canada’s “catastrophic” residential school system.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — In a bid to stoke nationalism and justify his policies, Mexico’s president has increasingly taken to calling his opponents “traitors” and accused them of working for the foreign governments.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order that forbids school districts from imposing mask mandates on schools to prevent the spread of COVID-19 has been upheld by a divided federal appeals court panel.
On Tuesday, July 26, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced an unprecedented investment of $132 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law over the next five years for important work to protect and restore estuaries of national significance, funding projects to address climate resilience, prioritize equity, and manage other key water quality and habitat challenges across 28 estuaries along the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts and in Puerto Rico. EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan highlighted the historic investment during a visit to Caño Martín Peña tidal channel in the San Juan Bay Estuary system as part of his Journey to Justice tour visit to Puerto Rico.
CORPUS CHRISTI – School will soon be back in session and La Palmera is ready for shoppers with a special back-to-school scavenger hunt as well as the annual state sales tax holiday weekend Aug. 5–7.
CORPUS CHRISTI – The Port of Corpus Christi achieved its best quarter and best first half in the Port’s 100-year history, this month. In Q2 2022, the Port moved a record 46.4 million tons, eclipsing the prior record quarter (Q4 2021) by 4.8 percent.
Estela G. Salas of Alice, Texas, passed away July 19, 2022, in Alice, Texas. She was born December 22, 1931, in Falfurrias, Brooks County, Texas to Hilario and Enemencia Morales Garcia. Estela married the love of her life, Gavino Salas, on July 20, 1947, and they enjoyed 73 years together. She was a homemaker all her life. She raised a family of five and made sure everyone attended school with clean clothes and their homework. Once Gavino retired, they started off each morning with a walk around the neighborhood. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gavino; her parents; an infant son, Arturo Salas; son-in-law, Roel Ruiz; grandson Alberto Salas; brothers Julian M. Garcia, Hilario Garcia, Jr., Jose M. Garcia, Gilberto M. Garcia, and Rodolfo M. Garcia; and sister Consuelo G. Garza. She is survived by her sons Alejo (Alma) Salas, Armando (Anna) Salas, and Arturo (Norma) Salas all of Alice; her daughters Melba S. Ruiz and Melissa Salas of Alice; several grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren; brother Alfredo Sam (Carolina) Garcia; and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held Friday, July 22, 2022, from 8:30 to 9 a.m. at Rosas Funeral Home, 1215 West Front St., Alice, Texas. A rosary will be recited at 9 a.m. followed by a funeral mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Alice, Texas at 10:00 A.M. Burial to follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Falfurrias, Texas. Pallbearers will be David A. Gonzalez, Jr., Ernesto Salas, Alejo Salas, Jr., A.J. Salas, Joshua Peña, and Gilberto Garcia, Jr.
It is with a heavy heart that the family of Jaime Villarreal announces his passing from this earth on July 11, 7, 2022, at his home in Alice TX, surrounded by family. Jaime fought a courageous 3-year battle with cancer. Jaime was born to Pedro Villarreal Jr. and Dianna Rivera Villarreal on August 24, 1968, in San Bernardino, California. He graduated from Alice High School in 1986 and attended Texas A&I university in Kingsville Texas. He briefly worked for Schlumberger Technologies before beginning his career with Coastal Refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas. Coastal Refinery which later became Valero Refinery, where Jaime remained, and achieved the position of Shift Superintendent. Jaime enjoyed his work and made many friendships throughout his 30 years at the refinery. Jaime enjoyed watching football, cooking, barbecuing, hunting, and being at the family ranch with friends and family. He was a truly kind and generous person, with a personality that always made you smile. Jaime will be dearly missed by those who knew him. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Pedro and Emilia P. Villarreal, Sr. and Juan N. and Lilia G. Rivera. He is survived by his loving wife of 24 years, Sharon Chavez Villarreal, his four children, Erika (Leon) Villarreal Gonzalez, Jaime Miguel (Michelle) Villarreal, Sylvia Laughlin, and Sarena Villarreal, and five grandchildren, Bailynn, Aaden, and Elco Villarreal and Elle and Levin Gonzalez; all of Alice Texas. Jaime is also survived by his parents, Pedro and Dianna Rivera Villarreal, Jr., and his brother, Javier (Marisela) Villarreal of Alice, Texas. It is difficult to say goodbye, and the time spent with Jaime will be forever cherished. He was loved so dearly and will be forever missed. There will be a private Memorial Mass in celebration of his life at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Alice, TX at 10:00 A.M. on Friday July 29, 2022.