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Webcast: District 3 Candidate Forum

Written by evrard on Apr 25, 2013

REPLAY VIDEO: Join NOWCastSA at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30 as we webcast Texas A&M San Antonio The Mesquite journalism student-produced city council candidate forum featuring all three contenders to represent District 3: incumbent Leticia Ozuna and challengers Gabriel Q. Velasquez and Rebecca Viagran.

Webcast: Affordable Care Act: Where are we now?

Written by evrard on Apr 15, 2013

REPLAY VIDEO: Join the webcast of The Affordable Care Act (ACA) hosted by the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, in collaboration with Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. (MHM), at the San from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The event addresses changes to healthcare propelled by the ACA.

Webcast: COPS/Metro District 5 Candidates Forum

Written by evrard on Apr 15, 2013

REPLAY VIDEO: Some 244 people attended a District 5 City Council Candidate Forum hosted by COPS/Metro leaders on Monday, April 15, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Timothy Catholic Church.

¡Sí Se Puede! Together, we can strengthen democracy and increase voter turnout

Written by evrard on Apr 12, 2013

Each May, San Antonians head to the polls to cast their votes for the candidate they want to represent their district in the City Council, the City’s policy-making and legislative body. City councilors appoint key city officials, board and commission members, and vote on amendments to the City Code, utility rates, infrastructure development and more. Yet voter turnout in Bexar County for these significant May elections has averaged only 7.4 percent in the last five years.*

Opinion: Non-smokers owe smokers an apology

Written by artseago on Apr 11, 2013

Most, if not all, non-smokers owe smokers an apology. Over the years, our government has demonized smokers, taking away where they can smoke and raising taxes on cigarettes, while most non-smokes sat back and said to themselves, "glad I'm not one of those nasty smokers."