The United States Navy honored the legacy of César Chávz by naming the last in the line of 14 resupply ships after the Chicano icon. As Navy Secretary Ray Mabus stated – the labor leader should be praised for his service to the military and country.
This was an honor well deserved and at the same time recognized the contributions of the NASSCO employees for whom a majority are Hispanic and the community of Barrio Logan where the ship yard is located.
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<p> We should be able to agree that providing a high-quality education for all our children, regardless of their background, is a critical investment in our future. And when we tell our youngest that the sky is the limit, we must keep our word by working to eliminate any barriers to their success.</p>
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<p> Last month marked the 150th anniversary of the firing on Fort Sumter, marking the start of the Civil War. Days before in his Inaugural Address President Abraham Lincoln summed up the differences between the south and the north saying, “One section of our country believes slavery is right and ought to be extended, while the other believes it is wrong and ought not to be extended. This is the only substantial dispute.”</p>
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<p> Si no fuera porque lo ocurrido al mexicano Antonio Hernández Carranza pertenece a la cruda realidad, su caso causaría hilaridad, dado que parece extraído de la ficción de una tragedia griega de Aristófanes o de los cuentos de ribetes truculentos de Borges o García Márquez.</p>
Public Ed students cannot be charged fees to participate!
East Lake High School parents were refunded the money they paid for their children to participate on track and field sports team last month. Parents paid $135 for their children to play on the Otay Ranch High School basketball team and may request refunds. That happened because students may not be required to pay any fees to participate in school activities in California public schools because of the state Constitution.
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Pacquiao addresses steroid allegations
Al primer intento cumplieron con la báscula
Durango, Dgo. – Sin problemas en la báscula y cumpliendo con el límite de la división supermosca, campeón y retador se declaran listos para su choque de mañana en el Palenque de la Feria Nacional de Durango, Mijares defiende por primera ocasión su campeonato mundial supermosca de la FIB ante el nicaragüense Carlos Rueda.
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<p> Gov. Jan Brewer plans to petition the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a federal court’s preliminary injunction that blocked major portions of a controversial state immigration law from going into effect. But whether the nation’s highest tribunal will consider ruling on SB 1070 is a whole other story, according to legal experts.</p>