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Hosts Ike Taylor and Mark Bergin react to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ comeback 29-27 victory against the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football.

Steelers kicker Chris Boswell redeemed himself to make 54-, 52- and 40-yard field goals after missing an extra point. He also recovered a Bears’ fumble.

Taylor and Bergin also discuss the importance of rookies Najee Harris and Pat Freiermuth.

The Taylor Talk segment breaks down Freiermuth’s touchdown catch against Bears second-year cornerback Kindle Vildor.

The guys also discuss their thoughts on the referees calling a penalty on Cassius Marsh.

They also debate the legitimacy of the penalty called on a T.J. Watt cut block, which brought a Justin Fields’ touchdown pass off the scoreboard.

The penalty discrepancy was huge: The Steelers had five penalties for 30 yards while the Bears had 12 penalties for 115 yards.

Other topics include: Odell Beckham Jr.’s next team, Jordan Love’s struggles in his first start, Josh Allen vs. Josh Allen and the AFC’s best team.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers rallied to come back and defeat the Cleveland Browns on the road despite not having kicker Chris Boswell for the second half.

Boswell got evaluated for a concussion after taking a big hit on a fake field goal attempt before the end of the first half.

Hosts Ike Taylor and Mark Bergin discuss the keys to the Steelers’ third consecutive victory. It included an outstanding defensive performance, and an excellent fourth-down catch by tight end Pat Freiermuth.

Other topics include several underdogs winning outright in NFL Week 8, and Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry’s foot injury.

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“Bleav in Steelers” hosts Ike Taylor and Mark Bergin discuss the Pittsburgh Steelers escaping Sunday Night Football with a win against the Seattle Seahawks.

The defensive heroics of T.J. Watt helped the Steelers clinch a much-needed victory.

Taylor and Bergin also discuss what happened at the end of the fourth quarter on Sunday Night Football, Ben Roethlisberger throwing short of the sticks on third downs and Chris Boswell’s consistency as a kicker.

Other topics discussed include Aaron Rodgers “owning” the Chicago Bears and what the Cleveland Browns should do with quarterback Baker Mayfield.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers snapped their three-game losing streak Sunday in a 27-19 win against the Denver Broncos.

“Bleav in Steelers” co-hosts Ike Taylor and Mark Bergin recap how the Steelers finally reestablished their running game with rookie Najee Harris by putting Ben Roethlisberger under center.

Harris ran for a career-best 122 yards and a touchdown.

Sunday marked the first game the Steelers ran it (35 rushing attempts) more than they passed it (25 passing attempts) since Week 6 of the 2020 season.

JuJu Smith-Schuster is expected to miss time with a shoulder injury, and Chris Boswell made two field goals.

The Broncos picked on cornerback James Pierre on Sunday, but the second-year player delivered when it mattered most with a game-clinching interception late in the fourth quarter.

Other topics include: Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs’ incredible play, Los Angels Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert’s dominance in year two and the Kansas Chiefs’ struggles this season.

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“Bleav in Steelers” hosts Ike Taylor and Mark Bergin discuss how T.J. Watt’s groin injury could impact the Pittsburgh Steelers beyond Week 2.

The question now is this: Will Watt miss any additional time after the injury?

The guys also talked about how several other Steelers either got injured or didn’t play in the Week 2 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders.

Other topics discussed include: the Steelers' offensive struggles, Steelers rookie running back Najee Harris’ first NFL touchdown, Mike Tomlin’s decision to punt on a 4th down and 1 play in the fourth quarter while down two scores, Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs’ 61-yard touchdown and kicker Chris Boswell’s 56-yard field goal.

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HARLINGEN, Texas -  A news conference was recently to discuss the ongoing hospital capacity overload and staffing shortage in Cameron County.

Other topics discussed included testing, vaccines, and the Regional Infusion Center. 

Harlingen Mayor Chris Boswell hosted the news conference. 

Other speakers included Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, Jr., Manny Vela, CEO of Valley Baptist Health System and Valley Baptist Medical Center, Matt Wolthoff, CEO of Harlingen Medical Center, Dr. Michael Mohun, City of Harlingen Health Authority, Rene Perez, RN, BSN, paramedic director of Patient Transport Services at South Texas Emergency Care Foundation, Inc., and Esmeralda Guajardo, Cameron County Health Administrator. 

The news conference took place at  Harlingen City Hall.

The attached podcast includes the remarks of all the speakers at the event. 

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Hosts Ike Taylor and Mark Bergin discuss their thoughts on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 53-man roster.

They talk about how the team could add depth at cornerback and the interior offensive line.

The guys also want to keep an eye on how new punter Pressley Harvin III and new longsnapper Christian Kuntz pair with kicker Chris Boswell.

Taylor and Bergin also share their thoughts on wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster participating in the milk crate challenge, and whether the Steelers should sign free-agent quarterback Cam Newton.

Other topics discussed include: Which NFL player would you clone to make up an entire 53-man roster, Baltimore Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins tearing his ACL and the Bishop Sycamore-IMG Academy fiasco.

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HARLINGEN, Texas - Direct, nonstop, Viva Aerobus flights between Harlingen and Monterrey will start May 6. The company will use the Airbus A320 aircraft. 

It is the first time Valley International Airport has had international passenger flights for 26 years. 

“It is exciting to open a new nonstop service in Texas as part of our strategy to expand Viva Aerobus’s reach to the U.S. We are looking forward to providing customers with Viva’s unmatched reliability, safety, and renowned customer-focused service offering the lowest fares,” said Viva Aerobus CEO Juan Carlos Zuazua, in a prepared statement.

“Our flights will be the only nonstop service between Harlingen and Monterrey, improving convenience for travelers and access between these sister cities, which already share important commercial and cultural ties.”

The attached podcast features the speeches of VIA Aviation Director Marv Esterly, Harlingen Mayor Chris Boswell, Juan Carlos Cue Vega, Mexico’s consul in the lower Rio Grande Valley, and Walfred Castro, director of corporate communications for Viva Aerobus.

For the full story go to the Rio Grande Guardian International News Service website.

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AUSTIN, Texas - A recent Senate Special Committee on Redistricting hearing designed to hear testimony from Rio Grande Valley residents only heard from two.

The two were Harlingen Mayor Chris Boswell and Brownsville community leader Michael Seifert. Their testimony has been covered by the Rio Grande Guardian. Click here to read about Boswell’s remarks. Click here to read what Seifert said.

The rest of the one-hour hearing was dominated by the remarks of State Demographer Lloyd Potter and questions of Potter by state Sens. Eddie Lucio of Brownsville, Juan Hinojosa of McAllen, and Carol Alvarado of Houston. 

The Senate Special Committee on Redistricting is gathering testimony from around the state of Texas in advance of the redrawing of congressional and legislative boundaries. These have to be done every ten years, soon after new census data is published. The data collated under Census 2020 will be published later this spring. 

Potter said in the hearing that he expects the 2020 Census to undercount the number of residents in the Valley. If left unchallenged this will mean less federal funding for the Valley than should be apportioned.

Potter said Texas has grown enough over the last ten years to probably mean three additional U.S. House seats will be awarded to the Lone Star State.

Valley residents can still tune in and speak at other Senate Special Committee on Redistricting hearings. They can also submit written testimony. 

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Ike Taylor and Mark Bergin discuss the Pittsburgh Steelers hosting the Cleveland Browns on Sunday night in their AFC Wild Card game.

Kevin Stefanski will not coach for the Browns because he tested positive for COVID-19. However, Bergin points out that the bigger loss for the Browns is playing without Pro Bowl left guard Joel Bitonio.

Also, Bergin trusts Steelers kicker Chris Boswell much more than Browns kicker Cody Parkey.

Taylor and Bergin also discuss how several media members did not put JuJu Smith-Schuster’s comments about the Browns into proper context.

The guys also make their picks against the spread ahead of Wild Card weekend, and debate the NFL’s most desirable head-coaching vacancies.

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HARLINGEN, Texas - UT-Rio Grande Valley, in partnership with the City of Harlingen and the Harlingen CISD held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new UTRGV Early College High School.

It is located at 2901 Medical Drive in Harlingen.

This campus helps replace the current ECHS on Pecan Street with a 64,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility on 6.3 acres gifted by the City of Harlingen. The design phase began in spring 2019, with the new campus expected to open fall in 2021. 

UTRGV ECHS offers students a direct path to a bachelor’s degree with a focus on academic core, engineering, computer science or education. 

Through this program, students can earn up to 60 hours by the time they graduate from high school.

Among the dignitaries to speak at the groundbreaking ceremony were UTRGV President Guy Bailey, Harlingen Mayor Chris Boswell, UT System Regent Dr. Nolan Perez, MD, and HCISD Superintendent Art Cavazos.

This podcast features their remarks.

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RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas - Physicians in Starr County’s only hospital will soon have to chose which COVID-19 patients they will treat and which ones will be left to die.

That was the grim message from Starr County Health Authority Dr. Jose Vasquez. Interviewed by Dave Brown of Texas Standard, Vasquez said: “We are getting to the point where we are going to have to make tough decisions about who should be getting ventilatory support and a high level of care here or who do we believe is not going to be able to make it alive. So resources will have to be redirected for those that have better chances.”

Starr County, with a population of about 61,000, has 1,432 confirmed coronavirus cases. Its only major medical facility, Starr County Memorial Hospital, cannot cope, said Vasquez.

Vasquez said deciding who lives and dies is the hardest decision a physician will ever have to face.

“We have to swear a duty to protect every life equally regardless, no discrimination. But here, it is just basically a matter of applying mass critical care guidelines and choosing between people who actually have a fighting chance to come alive of this significant intentness care procedures versus the ones who because they are so sick or aged or have chronic conditions, they are not going to have a chance so we will redirect those resources that have actually a chance to survive.”

Texas Standard reporter Brown also interviewed Harlingen Mayor Chris Boswell. 

Texas Standard is part of the National Public Radio network. Although the Rio Grande Valley does not have an NPR station, NPR programming is being provided on a digital streaming service by KEDT-FM of Corpus Christi. KEDT is media partner of the Rio Grande Guardian.

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HARLINGEN, Texas - In an interview with the Rio Grande Guardian, UTRGV President Bailey said the early college high school being developed by the university and HCISD is unique.

“When you think of an early college high school, this is how it should be done. Our students will graduate as juniors in high school, everything they take will not only count as college credit, it will count toward their degree. That is a key distinction you need to make,” Bailey said.

“Almost every college course, you can get credit for it. Will it count towards your degree? We are committed to that. That is so important in helping students graduate in a timely manner and keeping their debt low.”

HCISD Superintendent Art Cavazos agreed with Bailey’s viewpoint that the school district’s partnership with UTRGV was unprecedented.

“What is unique about this partnership is we are back-mapping baccalaureate degrees into the high schools. So the students are actually starting as early as 9th grade, beginning to get student experiences, summer experiences, to prepare them in the soft skills needed to persist in a baccalaureate degree,” Cavazos said.

“We are super excited because kids will be able to start their baccalaureate pathways as early as 10th and 11th grade.”

This podcast features interviews with UT-Rio Grande Valley President Guy Bailey, Harlingen CISD Superintendent Art Cavazos, and Harlingen Mayor Chris Boswell. 

To read the new stories and watch the news videos of the Rio Grande Guardian International News Service go to www.riograndeguardian.com.

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