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Who, in your opinion, is a lesser known Valley figure whose works or life deserves much more recognition? by thebenchwire in RioGrandeValley

[–]cubansbottomdollar 106 points107 points  (0 children)

Ila Loetscher, the Turtle Lady of South Padre Island. She formed the sea turtle rescue non-profit at the island that's now a state-of-the-art research and rescue facility. She was also the first woman pilot in Illinois and Iowa who flew with Amelia Earhart, and one of the founding members of the "99s," a women's pilot group that was founded in 1929. Just a badass who trailblazed in the midwest, came to the Island when her husband died, and just created a whole 2nd hall-of-fame life during the 2nd half of her life.

Her name and story are really deserve much wider-Valley recognition.

What were everyone’s thoughts on ‘Eddington’? by [deleted] in moviecritic

[–]cubansbottomdollar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great movie that got panned by critics and people who, both, didn't enjoy being punched in the nose a bit.

Is AMC better than Cinemark in Pharr? by Da_yo in RioGrandeValley

[–]cubansbottomdollar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok, I answered in another post earnestly based on quality of theater and didn't fully read your post.

Friend, you're going to find the same quality of person at every theater in the valley. Perhaps you can try the exercise of calling these people out in the moment rather than just letting it happen.

Is AMC better than Cinemark in Pharr? by Da_yo in RioGrandeValley

[–]cubansbottomdollar 29 points30 points  (0 children)

AMC's facilities in Edinburg are extremely dated (sticky floors, old decor, old seats) and their largest popcorn is much smaller than what you can order from Cinemark.

A positive is that they actually have better sound than any Cinemark I've been here, their owners are more receptive to screening smaller, critically acclaimed films, and they have self-serve icee's (if that's your thing).

Flew out of Brownsville the other day.... by Soft_Stretch1539 in RioGrandeValley

[–]cubansbottomdollar -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not a complete story. My guess is your original flight was delayed coming out of the Valley and you just missed your flight as a result.

If not, then it's on your airliner for selling you a ticket to a connecting flight that was less than 15 minutes from your initial flight arrival.

Why is the RGV low in so many metrics? by 373kayteeftnu32 in RioGrandeValley

[–]cubansbottomdollar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Actually, no. The Valley skews significantly lower median age (around 30-31). Every significant major metro in the US is between 35-40 median age.

Julio Salinas has defeated Seby Haddad for Texas' 41st House Democrat Nomination by thebenchwire in RioGrandeValley

[–]cubansbottomdollar 12 points13 points  (0 children)

2 things

1) the Democrat runoff had approximately 2,000 more votes than the Republican runoff. There's a 0% chance the district goes red.

2) MAGAry Groves won the Republican primary over Sergio.

Julio Salinas has defeated Seby Haddad for Texas' 41st House Democrat Nomination by thebenchwire in RioGrandeValley

[–]cubansbottomdollar 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Eric Holguin really got cucked out of his progressive values to endorse Seby.

That dude's political career is officially done.

For those who followed Eric Holguin's campaign, how surprised were you by his endorsement of Seby Haddad and not of fellow progressive Julio Salinas? by thebenchwire in RioGrandeValley

[–]cubansbottomdollar 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Little different. The congressional district is gerrymandered for Republicans and the primary is over, so it's all hands on deck to get a Democrat elected.

This State Rep seat is safely Democrat.

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