Tag: Jacob Lopez

San Benito News names Jacob Lopez as editor

NEWS Staff Report The San Benito News has named Jacob Lopez as editor. Lopez is a journalist with seven years experience in covering local Valley news, technology and the electronic entertainment industry. In the past, Lopez has written for the Port Isabel-South Padre Press, the Padre Parade and the McAllen Monitor’s entertainment page. In addition …

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THE DOWNLOAD: Prank wars in the newsroom

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Office pranks are a funny thing. Over the course of this week, we’ve continuously played pranks on one of our co-workers, Robert Perez, by putting random fliers on his car. We’ve put Scientology newsletters and dating site fliers on his windshield. He has yet to find out who the …

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THE DOWNLOAD: Cutting the Cord

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Cutting the cord is the cable plan I’ve always wanted. As media giants like Time Warner take steps to keep up with the increased demand for streaming content, we are seeing more options for those who are ditching the traditional cable box in favor of the almighty app. HBO …

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THE DOWNLOAD: Zealotry is counterproductive to any cause

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com I was scrolling through my Facebook feed when I came across a post on Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness. It’s a group I joined nearly a year ago when I first decided to try a vegan diet as part of my nutrition and fitness plan. So far, it’s gone well. …

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THE DOWNLOAD: How carelessness alarmed a nation

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Eric Thomas Duncan, the first person in the U.S. to be diagnosed with Ebola (in the States, anyway) succumbed to the deadly virus this week. Leading up to his death, news of Duncan’s case gave way to concerns which mounted throughout the nation as anyone exhibiting symptoms that even …

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THE DOWNLOAD: Send us your scary stories for October

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com October is upon us, and that means it’s time to ring in the spooky. It’s the time of ghosts, zombies, witches and skeletons. It’s when mall food court goths obsess over Tim Burton movies that are older than they are — oh wait, they do that 365 days a year. …

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THE DOWNLOAD: So, this SpaceX thing is pretty cool

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Late last week, my editor asked me to drive to Brownsville the following Monday to cover the SpaceX groundbreaking ceremony, and by asked, I mean told. This meant I had to be up extra-early in order to be at the Brownsville Events Center no later than 8:45 a.m. where …

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THE DOWNLOAD: The Keyboard Warriors

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Here’s to all the keyboard warriors. Those brave souls who hide behind the safety of their computer’s LCD screen, typing away with the fearless bravado of a seasoned fighter, afraid of nothing — except real-life people. Last week, someone commented on Michael Rodriguez’s column about U2 at the San …

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THE DOWNLOAD: The Need to Stay Connected

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The long-rumored Apple Watch is a thing now. I look forward to the Apple Watch. I enjoy Apple’s products. That said, I’m not one of those fanboys who takes every marketing sheet that comes from the iPhone maker as pericope lifted from the Gospel of [late Apple co-founder Steve] …

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THE DOWNLOAD: Keep Your Head out of the iCloud

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com By now you may have already read about the handful of celebrities whose compromising photos leaked for all the internet to see. Such popular female stars  as Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton were the targets of an internet hacker — or group of hackers — who found joy in …

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