By Yvette tenBerge
It is summer, but all is far from
peaceful within the walls of the San Diego Unified School District.
The noise is becoming deafening; however, the majority of the
shouting comes not from the small group of students who still
remain on campuses, but from the growing mob of community members
concerned with the direction in the which Superintendent Alan
Bersin and his Chancellor of Instruction, Anthony Alvarado, are
leading their children.
Sherman Heights community members line up to question
Sherman Elementary principal, Valerie Voss.
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Fox
asks U.S. to legalize migrants
Bush aides say no decisions made
By Todd J. Gillman and Alfredo Corchado
MILWAUKEE July 18, 2001 — Mexican President Vicente Fox
insisted that the United States grant legal status to millions
of undocumented workers, expanding his proposal for border reforms
Tuesday while avoiding the politically charged term "amnesty."
Senate
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship Recommends Hector
Barreto Jr. As New SBA Administrator
WASHINGTON, July 19 — The U.S. Senate Committee on
Small Business and Entrepreneurship today unanimously voted to
send Hector Barreto's nomination as U.S. Small Business Administrator
to the Senate floor for a confirmation vote. Barreto, President
Bush's nominee to head the agency, is a Hispanic businessman from
Los Angeles with strong ties to national Hispanic business organizations.
Noticias
de México...
Lo confirma PGR
Intentaron fugarse de las Islas Marías reos traídos
a Mexicali
MÉXICO, D.F. — El reciente traslado de 93 internos
de las Islas Marías a diferentes penales del país,
incluyendo nueve al de Mexicali, se debió a que algunos
de ellos intntaron fugarse del reclusorio insular, revelaron fuentes
de la Procuraduría General de la República (PGR).
Hispanic
Media 100 presenta el `Ring of Honor' para prominentes periodistas
hispano parlantes
MIAMI — Tres luminarias de los medios hispanos quienes
realizaron invalorables contribuciones para ayudar a establecer
el periodismo en idioma español en EEUU serán los
primeros en ser incorporados a la versión inaugural del
Ring of Honor de Hispanic Media 100.
Old
Habits Never Die, They Just Go To San Jose - Street Racers
Challenge Each
Other And The Cops
By Russell Morse
SAN JOSE, CA - Mannen revs the motor of his black Acura Integra
a couple of times. "I'm just thinkin' to be ahead of him,
man. That's it." He pauses and takes a deep breath.
Serving
a Tour of Duty on an Island Back in Time
By Elaine Aviles
LAJES FIELD, Azores — The daughter of a San Diego woman
can't disagree when people say she' stuck in the past. It has
been a while since she's eaten at a fast food joint or shopped
at a neighborhood strip mall. And on her way to work, she's much
more likely to get stuck behind a lazy cow or a farmer's horse-drawn
cart than a sports car.
El
Valle Central: Prosperidad Agrícola Dentro de un Marco
de Pobreza
DAVIS, (UC) — Un análisis comprensivo de 65
comunidades rurales en California encontró una relación
directa entre la disponibilidad de trabajos agrícolas,
el aumento de inmigrantes y la pobreza en zona rurales.
County
Reaches Five-Year Accord With Employees
Workers Vote To Accept new Deal Containing Pay Raises and
Retirement Boost
County employees ratified an unprecedented five-year contract
today, which includes pay raises over the life of the pact, a
new holiday honoring Latino Labor leader Cesar Chavez and enhanced
retirement and health benefits.
LA COLUMNA VERTEBRAL
Por Eduardo Salinas
El humo de segunda mano, el gran depredador
de la salud de miles de personas
Es posible que al momento de estar leyendo esta columna
uno de sus reflejos involuntarios será encender un cigarrillo.
Sin embargo, antes de hacerlo le invito a detenerse por al menos
unos segundos, voltear a su alrededor para ver cuantos fumadores
pasivos (personas que inhalarán el humo de su cigarro y
el que usted exhale) le rodean, y darse cuenta que esa gente será
quien sufra el impacto más negativo en materia de salud
debido a los nocivos efectos de un gran depredador ambiental llamado
"Humo de Segunda Mano".
Se
Ofrece Diplomado en Ilustración y Modelos Arquitectónicos
Por Paco Zavala
La Universidad iberoamericana del Noroeste de la República
Mexicana, una de las más renombradas instituciones de estudios
superiores en todo el país está ofreciendo un Diplomado
en Ilustración y Modelos Arquitectónicos, como un
instrumento de venta del Trabajo Profesional y Herramienta del
Proceso de Diseño.
Encienda Una Vela
Mons. Jim Lisante
Escuchando Con Compasión
En el verano de 1999 encontraron que mi querido amigo
Joe —el Padre Joe Lukaszewski— tenía un tumor
en el cerebro. Y al poco tiempo supimos que no iba a ser una historia
con final feliz, pero decidimos mantener en Joe un sentido de
dignidad y valor a lo largo de su crisis.
Community
Notes
Shelby-Lynne (Bunny) Salinas Herrington (8 yrs-old),
the daughter of Creason and Susie Herrington, of Lakeside, and
Granddaughter of Sal and Diane Salinas of National City, has been
declared a U.S.A. World Champion for her age division at the International
Martial Arts World Championship Tournament.
New
Web Site Offers Free Legal Help to Millions of Californians
San Francisco — Free help is now available on the
Internet for the estimate 4.3 million Californians who represent
themselves in court each year.
Hispanic
Cultural Center Expands Search for Executive Director
The Search Committee charged with finding a new Executive
Director for the National Hispanic Cultural Center of New Mexico
has extended the review period for those who already have applied.
The committee also reopened the national search to create a larger
pool of potential candidates.
Editorial
Letting the Fox Dictate U.S. Policy is Not
Good for the Chickens Involved!
President G.W. Bush and his cadre of Republican advisors
are following in the footsteps of past Democratic and Republican
administrations. They are dealing with a labor problem as if it
were an immigration matter. Mexico's president, Vicente Fox, is
very willing to allow the issue of sending laborers to the U.S.
to be handled as an immigration issue. It suits his political
agenda. Anything goes as long as this issue is treated as a political
problem.
Editorial
RGEC Good for the power structure, bad for
the Hispanic community
Don't look now, but regional government is coming! What is worse
is that once this new form of government is in place, you will
have even less to say about how this new form of government will
impact you than you do now.
Opinion
La Apertura de Mercados y el Movimiento
Campesino en Bolivia
Por: Humberto Caspa
El movimiento de la Confederación Sindical Única
de Trabajadores Campesinos de Bolivia (CSUTB) en el Altiplano
de La Paz, Bolivia, proviene de las políticas económicas
implementadas a partir de una lógica ortodoxa del Libre
Mercado, desde el tercer ciclo del Dr. Victor Paz Estensoro hasta
el actual régimen del ex-dictador Hugo Banzer Suarez.
Opinion
Cuba: Juan Pablo Habla, Fieles Católicos
Sufren
Por Dr. Humberto A. Pujals
Mientras desde la islacárcel filtraba al exterior un
documento confidencial del Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC), con
instrucciones para controlar y reprimir la "actividad enemiga"
de los creyentes en la provincia de La Habana -especialmente,
de los católicos - en Roma S.S. Juan Pablo II dirigía
una alocución a 6 obispos cubanos en visita "ad límina",
en la cual, entre otros conceptos, condenaba una vez más
las medidas económicas norteamericanas en relación
a Cuba como siendo "injustas y éticamente inaceptables"
. El periódico Granma, órgano del PCC, el
único cotidiano al cual los desdichados cubanos tienen
acceso, se apresuró a demostrar su complacencia, dando
destaque a la condena papal.
The
Public Forum ... El Foro Publico
Awaken Oh Sleeper (Citizens)
Your front page article (7/13/01) was brave, forthright and
downright admirable. Your willingness to hold us (people and government)
accountable is greatly appreciated, by putting it on the front
page. For what we (the people) don't do today will be reflected
tomorrow in stories such as the "Ballpark Dreams Leave
Resident Homeless."
Tezozomoc
Speaks...
Light up La Mota! `Reppis' no better than
`Demos.' Bush and his flock of `Gallinas'
just assured that the INS will remain as useless and ineffective
as it was under Señor Bill Clinton. Their selected
genius to be the next INS Director, James W. Ziglar, hasn't
got a clue what La Migra does! The biggest change he plans
to make is to make sure that those baddies in La Migra will treat
the swarms of migrants crossing the border with
"respect and dignity"!
Realiza
Obras Maestras en Repujado la Maestra Ana Icela Inzunza
Por Paco Zavala
¿Qué es el arte del repujado?
Opening
Night for Award-Winning Documentary Film "Blossoms of Fire
(Ramo de
Fuego)"
The Media Arts Center San Diego, in cooperation with the
Mexican Cultural Institute of San Diego, Landmark Theatres and
AIVF San Diego, is pleased to present an Opening Night Reception
for the award-winning feature documentary Blossoms of Fire
(Ramo de Fuego). Filmmaker Maureen Gosling will be present
for the reception and film screening.
Calendar
of Events...
by Berenice Cisneros
"Oklahoma!"
One of the longest running and most popular shows in theatrical
history, Oklahoma! will have you singing from your seat.
This sunny tale is about two boys in cowboy hats trying to woo
two pretty girls in the land where the corn grows as high as an
elephant's eye and the wind comes sweeping down the plain.
Bullfight World...
By Lyn Sherwood
The Death of Joselito Huerta
From the viewpoint of the crowd, he was a rather dull,
dry torero. His sad, cow eyes, slight frame, deliberate attitude,
and an expression that only infrequently reflected a smile, failed
to excite them.
Next
time Padres see Benji Gil, may be as a Brave
By John Philip Wyllie
Among the many San Diego county residents on hand for Sunday's
Padres-Angels game at Anaheim's Edison Field were a contingent
of about 20 members of the same family. Unlike the majority of
those making the trek however, these were not Padre fans. They
had come to see their brother, son, nephew or uncle, Benji Gil
play for the Anaheim Angels. And while on this particular day,
Gil was not in the lineup, they enjoyed visiting after the game
with the Tijuana-born, Chula Vista-raised utility infielder.
National
Defending Champions in College Football, Oklahoma, To Host Hispanic
College Fund Football Classic
The Hispanic College Fund is proud to announce that its
second Hispanic College Fund (HCF) Football Classic is set for
August 25, 2001. This year's classic will feature the defending
national champion Oklahoma Sooners who will host the University
of North Carolina Tar Heels. The game will be played in Oklahoma
Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma and will be televised nationally
by ESPN. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. EST.
Falcons,
with First-Pick Vick, First to Open Training Camp
They had the first pick in the NFL Draft in April. Now
with that selection — quarterback Michael Vick — the
Atlanta Falcons was the first NFL club to open training camp Wednesday,
July 18 in preparation for the 2001 season.
Cartelera
de Dos Peleas de Campeonato Mundial
Que Será Presentada por Showtime Too Durante
La Prevista Nacional Grátis
Showtime Championship Boxing se mudará a Showtime Too
durante el fin de semana de prevista grátis de Showtime
Networks Inc. (SNI) para presentar una espectacular cartelera
de dos peleas de campeonato mundial con el Campeón Peso
Welter de la Organización Mundial de Boxeo (OMB) Daniel
Santos defendiendo su título por tercera vez contra el
contendiente No. 1 mandatorio, Antonio Margarito, el sábado
21 de julio desde el Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez en
Bayamón, Puerto Rico. En la pelea preliminar, Harry Simon
subirá de peso para enfrentarse a el ex-campeón
peso mediano del Consejo Mundial de Boxeo (CMB) Hacine Cherifi.
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