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The Creative Class – making art for a living

Creativity is intelligence having fun, according to Albert Einstein. But can you run a business based on creativity, which is traditionally the realm of artists, musicians, and writers? The stereotype has them setting their own hours, wearing nontraditional attire, acting independently and not earning much. In “The Rise of the Creative Class,” author Richard Florida gave an entirely new definition to the term creative class, which he describes as the…

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Ready or Not, Storm Season is Here

Hurricane season has begun and the time to be prepared is before a storm forms in the Gulf of Mexico. Everyone who lived in the Valley in 1967 remembers Hurricane Beulah, the widespread flooding and the 100 mph gusts felt even in Hidalgo County. Category II Hurricane Dolly in 2008 battered and flooded Harlingen and parts of Cameron County. And 2010 was a disruptive hurricane season for Rio…