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This letter from Ben Neece, will appear in the Brownsville Herald on Monday Oct 25, in place of my regular column. It appears here as it was written.
Fred Drew

Letter to my fellow citizens.

Friends and Neighbors, I write to you today to promote the Libertarian Party. The political season is upon us, so I ask you to consider an alternative to the representation of our community we currently have. If you’re happy with the way things are now, ignore this letter, if not, read on.

Libertarians have two candidates in the upcoming election. Ed Mishou, for Congress (District 27), and James Holdar, for Texas Land Commissioner.

Why should you vote Libertarian? There are, of course, several reasons: More »

Published Brownsville Herald Oct. 11, 2010

We seem to have a perception that the economy in our area is not so good but it is in reality somewhat better than other places in the United States. As of June the Texas employment commission reported that 11.7% of the workers in Cameron County were not employed. If we look back only to 2007 only 5.5% were unemployed. The last time that employment was worse was in 1992 when 16.9% were not working but at that time it was the norm. Then in 1994 came N.A.F.T.A. a big boost to free trade with Clinton as President and the Republican controlled Senate to ratify it.
The prognosticators are telling us that at least one house in Congress will change hands and possibly both. If that is so, could it not be that another economic improvement is in the cards? More »