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Sid Balman Jr. @sidbalman

Writer In Residence Sul Ross State University. Author. Journalist

Joined February 2009
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bigbendsentinel.com/2024/05/… The Three Body Problem in real life: my op-ed today in the Big Bend Sentinel on a different type of solution to the Gaza War, and the entire Palestinian issue. @Jerusalem_Post @AJEnglish @middleeast @giacomonyt

OPINION: Past could be prologue for peace in Gaza

There often comes a moment in any armed conflict when, like two punch-drunk fighters, the bloodied combatants want only the relief of the bell. I experienced that moment, that brief respite between,...

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readingthewest.com/34th-annu… The Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association announces 34th annual Reading the West book awards. My novel Algorithms was one of 37 books nominated in the fiction category. A huge honor! @interabangbooks @BrightSideFlag @WritersLeague

Reading the West Book Awards

Introducing the 34TH Annual nominees We are delighted to present all the titles nominated for the 34th Annual Reading the West Book Awards. Click on any of the categories below to explore the lists....

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29 Dec 2023
It's the final week we're featuring our 2023 #HolidayGiftGuide including these titles by @sidbalman, @DinaGachman, @KJWatersAuthor, @diannmills, @bycolinholmes, @Tomas0274, @JackStewartBook, @VickieSPhelps, @TonyaPreece, @theallm & more on #LoneStarLit.
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Security Staff Down to One Officer: Are Students Safe? — The Sul Ross Skyline

By Brooke Manuel, Skyline Editor ALPINE – After 11 years of service to the Sul Ross community, Kent Dunegan, the former director of public safety, says he was forced into retirement over the summer....

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14 Sep 2023
📚 Check out this fascinating interview with Pulitzer-nominated Books Forward author @sidbalman and @dallasobserver_ on the author's thought-provoking dystopian novel! dallasobserver.com/arts/puli…

Texas Author Sid Balman's Dystopian Novel Is All Too Real

A Pulitzer-nominated Texas journalist found all the inspiration in real life that he needed for a novel some are calling "too provocative."

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31 Aug 2023
2 Foals Given a Second Chance at Life Thanks to SRSU Animal Science Research Program Read more about it here: sulrossskyline.com/home/2-fo… @BrookeManuel6 @idawsonbeard @CovingtonJoh @Sul_Ross @SulRossMcNair @MarfaRadio @bigbendsentinel #srsu #animalscience #sulrossstate
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So much fun with the pros at Pecantown Books in Seguin! Real book people who know how to treat colleagues. ⁦@bigbendsentinel⁩ ⁦@LuckyDogBooks⁩ ⁦@dallasnews⁩ ⁦@SRSU_Skyline⁩ ⁦@petegallego⁩ ⁦@interabangbooks⁩ ⁦ fb.watch/mib12Wwayj/?mibexti…

1K views · 29 reactions | Sid Balman Jr the author of ‘Algorithms’...

Sid Balman Jr the author of ‘Algorithms’ and his content editor Kleo Belay surf the bookshelves of Pecantown Books & Brews for our ‘BookTok Author Series’!

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2 Aug 2023
Good reviews for #Algorithms already coming in! @sidbalman bigbendtimes.com/2023/08/01/… #dystopian

Local Alpine Author and Sul Ross Professor Sid Balman Jr. Unveils Dystopian Masterpiece “Algorithms”

In a literary triumph that explores the dark corners of a dystopic future, Sid Balman Jr., a renowned Pulitzer-nominated national security correspondent and esteemed Writer in Residence at Sul Ross…

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Bright Side Bookshop Flagstaff this evening! If you’re curious about what’s up in Algorithms, last of the Seventh Flag trilogy, with Ademar Zarkan, Free People of W Tx, and her indigenous allies after The Fall. @BrightSideFlag @burrowingowlbks @interabangbooks @larkandowlbooks
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sulrossskyline.com/home/opin… @bigbendsentinel @travisbubenik @maisiecrow @SRSU_Skyline @elpasotimes @dallasnews @BrookeManuel6 @CovingtonJoh @gissellerue @FrontStreetBook @booksforwardpr @angellebarbazon What’s the true problem?

Opinion: Guns Are Not the Problem  — The Sul Ross Skyline

By Sidney Balman Jr., Skyline Advisor ALPINE - There’s a common denominator to the pandemic of mass shootings in America, and it’s not guns - it’s mental health and radicalism.

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sulrossskyline.com/home/opin… @bigbendsentinel @travisbubenik @maisiecrow @SRSU_Skyline @elpasotimes @dallasnews @BrookeManuel6 @CovingtonJoh @gissellerue @FrontStreetBook @booksforwardpr @angellebarbazon What’s the true problem?

Opinion: Guns Are Not the Problem  — The Sul Ross Skyline

By Sidney Balman Jr., Skyline Advisor ALPINE - There’s a common denominator to the pandemic of mass shootings in America, and it’s not guns - it’s mental health and radicalism.

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29 Mar 2023
BREAKING A threatening social media thread made by a former SRSU student is triggering a campus wide alert at Sul Ross State University. Local law enforcement has been alerted, although there doesn’t appear to be imminent danger, according to the university alert.
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Speaking about a few of my favorite things at a journalism conference in Ft Worth. @oldtownbooks @interabangbooks @booksforwardpr @FrontStreetBook @GoSparkPress @BrookeManuel6 @KirkusReviews @larkandowlbooks @AntigoneBooks
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27 Feb 2023
Alpha Lobos Sorority Opens Doors with A Progressive Gesture Read more about it here: sulrossskyline.com/home/alph… #srsu #sulross #sorority @BrookeManuel6 @CovingtonJoh @sidbalman @PaynefulLaura @justsantacruz @bigbendsentinel @MarfaRadio @Sul_Ross @SulRossMcNair
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22 Feb 2023
We are hiring! Email our editor at: bnm21ye@sulross.edu if you are interested! 🙂 #sulross #srsu #sulrossstate #rgc @RioGrandeColleg @Sul_Ross @SulRossMcNair @PaynefulLaura @justsantacruz @BrookeManuel6 @CovingtonJoh @idawsonbeard @gissellerue @sidbalman
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11 Feb 2023
TikTok Ban: Government Overreach or Needed Security? Read here: sulrossskyline.com/home/tikt… #srsu #sulross #tiktok #tiktokban @idawsonbeard @CovingtonJoh @BrookeManuel6 @bigbendsentinel @PaynefulLaura @MarfaRadio
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10 Feb 2023
BREAKING: Assault Case Headed to Grand Jury Read here: sulrossskyline.com/home/assa… #srsu #sulrossstate #universitynewspaper @bigbendsentinel @sidbalman @MarfaRadio @BrookeManuel6 @CovingtonJoh

Assault Case Headed to Grand Jury  — The Sul Ross Skyline

By Brooke Manuel, Skyline Editor ALPINE – After five months of investigation into an alleged felony sexual assault and burglary in a dormitory room at Sul Ross State University, local prosecutors...

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