Excellence is a well-defined word but for one Texas school the term took on particularly urgency in its effort to improve the education of its … Read More
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Opinion: Why crossing the border has lost its appeal
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Let's set the record straight on crossing the border from Mexico into the United States. It is hot and unpleasant. With temperatures reaching upwards of 120 … Read More
Opinion: Cinco de Mayo, the symbolic Latino outreach
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Gone are the days of “the great tamale incident” when on a campaign visit to San Antonio President Gerald Ford bit into a tamale, husk and all. Today’s … Read More
St. Jude to raise funds to save more children with cancer
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Miguel is a friendly 20-year-old from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic with lots of energy to spare. However, in 2009 after feeling strong pains in his left … Read More
Meet the man behind elwiri, a one-stop app for entertainment
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Alex Goldstein was set to be a cowboy when he was a young boy and would not leave his house without his boots and scarf tied around his neck. Today, he is … Read More
Actress Rosario Dawson on empowering young voters
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Rosario Dawson, actress and co-founder of Voto Latino, talks about how her organization is connecting young Latinos to become activists in their own communities … Read More
Naturalization push ahead of November election
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - A coalition of groups supporting immigrants has recruited teams of volunteers to help push programs they hope will add thousands of new … Read More
Arizona immigration law and its origins
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On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of Arizona’s “papers, please” law. SB 1070 makes being undocumented … Read More
Opinion: Stop your pandering
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CHICAGO -- Little else brings me as much joy as learning a new word -- especially if it perfectly captures the spirit of the moment. "Hispandering" -- isn't … Read More
Opinion: It’s wrong to think the only language to reach Latinos is Spanish
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Long before I read today’s Nielsen report that outlined, among other things, that the language to reach the Latino market was Spanish, I knew that Nielsen … Read More
