In an article posted by The Monitor, Johnny Lopez, owner of Springboards To Education and it’s terrible website, of Edinburg has filed a lawsuit against McAllen ISD, PSJA ISD, La Joya ISD, Mission ISD and IDEA charter schools for using the phrases “Millionaire Reader,” “Read a Million Words, “Millionaire’s Reading Club,” “Million Dollar Reader,” “Feel Like a Million Bucks” to incentivize their kids to read.
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A Facebook page named “STAND WITH HIDALGO COUNTY” was created sometime last week and I have no fucking clue as to what they’re trying to accomplish.
While we already have PLENTY of rankings of the top teams in the Valley from the Monitor, RGV Sports, (S)TD Dave, etc. the Bench Wire believes that EVERYONE needs their chance in the spotlight…even our comically terrible teams. Keep Reading
There are a few group of people who follow valley politics pretty closely. I like to think that I am one of them.
5 letters. 5 different people.
1 of them is just a little different from the rest. Keep Reading
Construction is about halfway done on the median that is being installed on North 10th between Trenton and the outer rim of the universe and everybody, especially me, hate the fuck out of it.
The Valley is one of a kind when it comes to diversity. From the racist white people, the country-wannabes, the ghetto Hispanics, the snobby Mexicans from Monterrey and the token black person in between. With all that diversity and culture mixing all over, visiting the Valley might be a little overwhelming. Not to worry, tourist: The Bench Wire is here to help.
There was an accident on the expressway, so we got off on I-Road, only to get stuck behind another 80-car pile-up on the frontage. Welcome to San Juan.
An independent arbitrator has ruled in favor of San Juan police officer JP Galindo after he was suspended and subsequently fired for using excessive force on a man who was placed under arrest back in mid-December of last year. Keep Reading
From a story published by Kristian Hernandez of The Monitor this morning, most of the victims of the casino bus crash that left 9 dead and 43 injured will see little to no compensation for their injuries because Ricardo Villanueva and Javier Villarreal, known for his awkward boxing adverts and terrible millennial grammar (ifight4u.com), are both pricks who sharked their way into the insurance policy limits first. Keep Reading
Last year, our list of the best bars in McAllen was met with literally no acclaim from ANYONE we ranked on the list. (thanks guys!)
So here’s a toast to another year of The Bench Wire going, potentially, unnoticed. (here, HERE!)