John L. Mone, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

Authorities pass a border wall construction site, in Mission, Texas, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. President-elect Joe Biden will face immediate pressure to fulfill his pledge to stop border wall construction. But he will confront a series of tough choices left behind by President Donald Trump, who's ramped up construction in his final weeks. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Biden under pressure on border wall

by Nomaan Merchant Associated Press, and John L. Mone Associated PressDecember 3, 2020

LOS EBANOS, Texas — The U.S. government has been trying to take Pamela Rivas’ land for a border wall since before Joe Biden was vice president.From a brushy bluff, Rivas can look across the Rio Grande to Mexico on the other side. She spent her…

A man runs along the beach at sunrise, Monday, July 27, 2020, in South Padre Island, Texas. Hurricane Hanna passed through the area leaving heavy rains but has been downgraded to a tropical storm as it moves into Mexico. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Hanna weakens but flooding still threat

by John L. Mone Associated Press, and Juan A. Lozano Associated PressJuly 27, 2020

A darkened Walgreens is seen off of Saratoga and Staples during Hurricane Hanna, Saturday, July 25, 2020, in Corpus Christi, Texas. As of mid-Saturday, AEP Texas reports 16,564 power outages in Nueces County. (Annie Rice/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)

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Storm Hanna drenches virus-hit South Texas

by John L. Mone Associated Press, and Nomaan Merchant Associated PressJuly 26, 2020

National Guard troops guard the border in Roma, Texas, on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. The deployment of National Guard members to the U.S.-Mexico border at President Donald Trump's request was underway Tuesday with a gradual ramp-up of troops under orders to help curb the flow of illegal immigration. (Verónica G. Cárdenas via AP)

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Troops on way to Mexico border

by John L. Mone Associated Press, and Paul J. Weber Associated PressApril 10, 2018

Maj. Gen. Alan Dohrmann, the leader of the state's National Guard, speaks at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D., to Gov. Jack Dalrymple, right, and other members of the state Emergency Commission while requesting an additional 4 million for the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services related to law enforcement costs associated with the Dakota Access Pipeline protests in Morton County. The state agreed Tuesday to borrow an additional 4 million to cover the escalating law enforcement costs, bringing the total line of credit to 10 million. Dalrymple says officials have asked for contributions from the federal government, the pipeline company, an American Indian tribe, "and any entity we can think of." (Mike McCleary/The Bismarck Tribune via AP)

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Protesters, riot police clash; president suggests oil pipeline could be rerouted

by Blake Nicholson Associated Press, and John L. Mone Associated PressNovember 2, 2016