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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Sitting in the majestic paneled courtroom in the U.S. Supreme Court three months ago, it did not take long to get that dreaded sense that Betty Dukes and 1.5 million other current and former women employees at Wal-Mart were not likely to prevail in their epic 10-year battle against the nation’s largest private employer.</p>

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Friday, June 17th&nbsp;marked 40 years since former President Richard Nixon declared a war on drugs. Four decades have demonstrated this war to be a catastrophic failure, especially for the Latino community. In commemoration of this shameful anniversary, community leaders across the country are organizing to demand its end.</p>

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; If there was any doubt about the broken state of our prison system, the news this week should put it to rest.</p>

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Nada como el reino mágico de Disney para sentir que de veras que la vida es hermosa y el optimismo es posible.</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Estuve en la Conferencia Anual de la Asociación de Periodistas Hispanos (NAHJ) en Orlando, donde hubo sabor latino y algunos anuncios positivos.</p>

    Sweetwater Unified did the right thing in terminating Superintendent Gandara, but did they have to give the farm away???? $400K and lifetime retirement benefits. Hijole, Gandara got his money and is back in Tejas relaxing….

Muy Caliente Summer Edition

By Gustavo Arellano

Cooking with the Dutchess:
By Hanneke Eerden

   The Dutchess has been so busy lately! I hope you didn’t miss me too much, and if you did, you can always find me at one of these two website: www.TheDutchessCooks.com or (new!) www.BarBQBoozers.com. But now I’m back in La Prensa San Diego! With delicious and easy recipes for you and your family!