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Young Cleto Rodriguez

Written by Dr. Ricardo Romo Young Cleto Rodriguez moved to the Westside of San Antonio at the age of nine to live with relatives after the death of both this parents. After working as a newsboy at the downtown Gunter Hotel, he joined the United States Army in 1944 to...

Voting Matters

Written by Dr. Ricardo Romo There are a million reasons why we should vote. But rather than to state many of them, let me begin by noting that in the last presidential election, almost 80 million eligible voters did not bother to vote. This is not about promoting any...

A Call for Immigration Reform

Written by Dr. Ricardo Romo For my entire life I have always heard that children are precious and should be protected by adults. This assumption was reinforced recently in the worldwide response to news that twelve young Thai boys were trapped in a dark and...

How the 60s Changed San Antonio

The decade of the Sixties was a remarkable time. America witnessed political disruptions, three assassinations, cultural innovation, and conflict, both domestic and international, of an unprecedented nature. There is much to remember about that era. Here I look at two...