Last night, 19 February, a special meeting of Alpine City Council was called at the request of Councilman Lujan based upon an alleged ‘Preliminary Report’ of an ongoing City audit. Through a combination of questions addressed to the Council from concerned citizens in attendance and among Councilmembers, it was determined […]

By John Waters, Publisher Despite: a former Chief of Customs and Border Protection flying in to Big Bend National Park in early 2010 to announce the reopening of the Boquillas Crossing between the United States and Mexico; a 2010 park visit by now retired Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison; a groundbreaking […]

By Marlys Hersey, Editor Lesson # 1: Getting the flu shot probably is a good idea after all. If I had, I probably would have other stories to tell you now. Instead, I’ve been sick for a month. For years—decades, in fact—when the topic of getting a flu shot comes […]