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International Women’s Day and Cesar Chavez Day have a lot in common
Editorial:
In the month of March we celebrate two great movements, both associated with minority rights – Cesar Chavez Day and International Women’s Day.
Both movements were similar in scope. In the 1900s, women were fighting oppression and inequality, becoming more vocal and active in their campaigning for change when 15,000 women marched through New York City [...]
End the State Raid on Local Government and Public Safety
12. March 2010
Commentary:
By Ed Herrera
For many years politicians in Sacramento have seized, borrowed, or diverted billions in local taxpayer dollars typically used for local public safety and dedicated road repairs, transportation improvements and local public transit funds which Californians have voted overwhelmingly to protect. Yet, in spite of these voter-approved mandates, state politicians have discovered new and [...]
Women in the Military
12. March 2010
Commentary:
By Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez
As the highest-ranking female member on the House Armed Services Committee, I have the opportunity to see first-hand the significant contributions of our women in uniform. Women of all races and ages have served in every military conflict since the Revolutionary War, including our current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But despite [...]
TEZOZOMOC SPEAKS
12. March 2010
Southwestern School Board race could get interesting IF the names floating around get into the race: Mitch Thomspon, interim Chula Vista councilmember; Tim Nadar, ex-Chula Vista mayor; and Norma Hernandez, former SWC Superintendent.
Update on Pearl Quinones. Quinones laid-off with 5 months left before being eligible for full retirement benefits, this after working in San Ysidro [...]
In a “World Thinking Day” Frame of Mind
12. March 2010
Commentary:
Editor’s Note: The University of Arizona Wildcats hosted Los Angeles State on February 6, 1960, when the 6-foot-6 senior, Ernie McCray, scored 46 points – a UA record to this day.
By Ernie McCray
I was in Tucson, my hometown, not too long ago to celebrate scoring a whole lot of points (46) in a basketball game [...]
March for California’s Future Will Test State’s Commitment to Fairness & Equality
12. March 2010
Commentary:
By Willie Pelote
A diverse group of Californians acted on the courage of their convictions on Friday, March 5, 2010, by embarking on a 260-mile March for California’s Future in order to highlight the need for quality public services and education in the Golden State.
The marchers hail from both Northern and Southern California and include a [...]
Brown vs. Whitman
12. March 2010
Comentario:
Por Humberto Caspa, Ph.D
La batalla por la bancada máxima de Sacramento tendrá dos contendientes políticos muy especiales.
Mientras los demócratas apostarán por un político muy experimentado, los republicanos probablemente tendrán a una mujer cuya trayectoria política es nula, pero sus dotes económicos y de negocio son admirables.
¿Cuál de los dos candidatos es el indicado para resolver [...]
One year after stimulus, blacks and Latinos still struggling
5. March 2010
Guest Editorial:
By C. Nicole Mason
The Obama administration needs to do more to address high unemployment among blacks and Latinos.
In January, the overall unemployment rate fell to 9.7 percent, but the rate for blacks inched up to 16.5 percent and the Latino rate stood at 12.6 percent. For black men, the unemployment rate is the highest [...]
A new jobs bill is needed
5. March 2010
Commentary:
By Aaron Glantz
With almost 15 million Americans unemployed, Congress has a moral obligation to pass another jobs bill. But it also has a moral obligation to ensure that those who need the jobs the most are not left out in the cold.
President Obama and Congress need to pass a new jobs bill, and they need [...]
Enrique “Kiki” Camarena continues to serve as a reminder and inspiration in the war on drugs
5. March 2010
Commentary:
By Rep Duncan Hunter
Many of us living in San Diego County are aware of the dangerous duties undertaken by the men and women of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). Often times, their accomplishments go unnoticed but these agents continue making significant contributions to the seemingly unending effort to protect our communities from the threat of [...]
Hidden Credit And Debit Card Fees Punish The Poor And Reward The Rich
5. March 2010
Commentary:
By Pedro Nava
As if you weren’t already feeling the pinch in this time of need and economic uncertainty, hidden credit and debit card interchange fees are chewing a hole in your wallet. And an even bigger hole in low-income and minority households.
Interchange fees cost Americans $48 billion a year. If you live in California, your [...]
Lárguense
5. March 2010
Comentario:
Por Rafael Prieto Zartha
America’s Voice
La receta milagrosa para solucionar en gran parte el actual problema de desempleo que experimenta el país pretende haberla encontrado el representante a la Cámara Baja del Distrito 42 de California, Gary Miller, quien se encuentra promocionando su proyecto de ley LEAVE entre sus colegas del Congreso.
Para agregar copatrocinadores a los [...]
Petty California Democrats
5. March 2010
Commentary:
By Raoul Lowery Contreras
History’s second Hispanic Speaker of the California Assembly took office today and his words suggesting that his counseling of State Senator Abel Maldonado’s chances of being approved as the appointed Lt. Governor of California have improved potential confirmation by the state Assembly. His words auger well for California Hispanics.
John Perez’ words should [...]
Racismo en las Universidades
5. March 2010
Comentario:
Por Humberto Caspa, Ph.D
El racismo en nuestro país no termina. Cuando se le da una oportunidad, los filósofos y seguidores de la supremacía racista utilizan las debilidades del sistema político, económico, educativo, etc., para amedrentar y violar los derechos civiles de los grupos sociales más “pequeños”.
Lo anterior sucedió durante la colonia y luego continuó con [...]
TEZOZOMOC SPEAKS
5. March 2010
San Diego City Council rejects 15% pay raise and they make it sound like they are one with the people… hell they should be getting a pay cut like the rest of the city employees, and then maybe they can keep one or two more people working instead of firing them. Come on, city council [...]
Continue reading...The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
26. February 2010
Editorial:
The Good:
LaDainian Tomlinson
It is not often that we single out a sports figure for the editorial pages, then again it is not very often that a football player the caliber of LaDainian Tomlinson says goodby to San Diego fans.
For several years Tomlinson, or LT as the fans like to call him, was the best running [...]
La Locura en Washington
26. February 2010
Comentario:
Por Israel Ortega
Por ahí dicen que el primer paso para ser rehabilitado es admitir que tienes un problema. Pues aquí en Washington, D.C. tal parece que la mayoría de los políticos simple y sencillamente no han tomado este importante paso. Es como si no lo supieran porque nuestra economía sigue mal y el índice de [...]
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Ask A Mexican
¡ASK A MEXICAN!
By Gustavo Arellano Dear Mexican: When I was in high school, everyone called the......
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Entertainment
Disco une a dos culturas en el Día de San Patricio
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Sporting News
Lesson Learned
Covina California’s John Molina Jr. has learned numerous lessons since his stunning defeat......
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Tid Bits
Cesar E. Chavez Commemoration
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12. March 2010
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