http://laprensa-sandiego.org Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:18:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en  Mr. and Mrs. David and Carmen Vasquez, of Chula Vista, parents of Marissa Vasquez and Mr. Cayetano Urias and Elvia Saldana of Shafter, California, parents of Gabriel Urias, are proud to announce the engagement of Marissa Vasquez and Gabe Urias. The couple met as undergraduate students at UC Berkely in ... http://laprensa-sandiego.org/etc-etc-etc/tid-bits/engagement-of-marissa-vasquez-and-gabe-urias/ http://laprensa-sandiego.org/photos/112009-editorial-cartoon-ann-cleaves/ Recently Attorney General Jerry Brown was in San Diego addressing grassroots Democrats, he talked about the upcoming race for governor of California and said tongue in cheek, and we are paraphrasing, that any one who runs for the office must have a political death wish, have no future political aspirations. ... http://laprensa-sandiego.org/editorial-and-commentary/editorial/editorial-california%e2%80%99s-future-looks-bleak/ Comentario: Por José Uzal  El Día de Acción de Gracias es un feriado netamente norteamericano. Un día dedicado a dar gracias por las bendciones recibidas durante el año. Es el único feriado en el calendario que no se ha comercializado, que no tiene raíces paganas y el cual lo pueden celebrar todas ... http://laprensa-sandiego.org/editorial-and-commentary/commentary/thanksgiving/ Commentary: By David A. Love  We need to wipe out hunger in America. It’s a sin that it not only exists but is actually increasing in the richest nation on Earth.  Tens of millions of Americans are unable to feed their families. Because of widespread poverty, they simply cannot afford adequate nutrition. With ... http://laprensa-sandiego.org/editorial-and-commentary/commentary/it%e2%80%99s-shameful-that-millions-go-hungry-in-the-land-of-plenty/ Commentary: By M. Patricia West, MSSW  Elected officials’ religious views should be their own private affair, neither imposed by them upon the nation, nor imposed by the nation as condition to holding public office. This means their private religious views should not be imposed via the current debate over health care reform.  Important ... http://laprensa-sandiego.org/editorial-and-commentary/commentary/keep-religion-out-of-health-care-reform/ Comentario: Por Humberto Caspa, Ph.D.  Un nuevo romance político empieza a entretejerse en la política norteamericana. No es la relación amorosa entre el político y la estudiante universitaria, ni mucho menos es un escándalo sexual que endulza las cámaras de los paparazzis y el micrófono de los chismosos de la televisión y ... http://laprensa-sandiego.org/editorial-and-commentary/comentario/sarah-palin-rebelde-contra-el-mundo/ Commentary: By Ed Herrera  A recent study released by the State of California tallies the total cost of regulation to business in the State of California at almost 493 billion dollars per year—“almost five times the State’s general fund budget, and almost a third of the State’s gross product.” The result: a ... http://laprensa-sandiego.org/editorial-and-commentary/commentary/state-regulation-stifles-local-small-business-and-economic-growth/  By Gustavo Arellano  Dear Mexican: Why oh why do most Mexican women cut their long, black hair after reaching the pivotal age of 40? Not only do they cut it, but they then proceed to cut it short and dye it all shades of the most unnatural hair color for Mexicans: ... http://laprensa-sandiego.org/etc-etc-etc/ask-a-mexican/%c2%a1ask-a-mexican-20/ By Kristina Millikan [caption id="attachment_3184" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Live music and dance was performed throughout the day."][/caption]  Over 45,000 people attended this year’s Day of the Dead festival, which was held for the first time at Mission San Luis Rey on November 1. This new venue provided a unique space for the event, ... http://laprensa-sandiego.org/stories/cultures-coming-together-for-the-day-of-the-dead/