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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Southwestern Community College has gone through many changes and has dealt with many issues, none bigger than the issue of their accreditation. After the last review in January by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) the college was found out of compliance in ten areas and put on probation.</p>

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Being Latino and Republican today is almost as difficult as it was during the Prop. 187 era. Maybe the only thing harder is to be gay and a Log Cabin Republican.</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; I did support Clinton over Bob Dole, a decent man but who was pulled to the right by the extreme element in the GOP. His Vice Presidential candidate Jack Kemp stated that Proposition 187 “compromises the soul of the Republican Party”.</p>