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<p>Governor Schwarzenegger:</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; I am writing as just one face of the State of California married to a State worker.&nbsp; I would like to share my story with you. I follow the budgets talks and negotiations through the Sacramento Bee’s coverage and analysis; I am saddened your employees, your most competitive asset, are so devalued and I’m frustrated by the inertia and politicking that has become synonymous with California.</p>

<p><strong>Secretaria de Trabajo de los EE. UU. </strong></p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; El respeto y la unión familiar están entre las cosas más importantes para nuestra comunidad. La cultura Latina se mantiene viva a través de nuestras tradiciones y costumbres, algo que pueden apreciar claramente nuestros hijos. Pero las familias de hoy son distintas a las del pasado.</p>

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; The shy 14-year-old was not sure how many people she had killed. “When it was my turn to shoot someone, I always hid my face because I was afraid.” Julia (not her real name) is one of thousands of children in Colombia who have been recruited for combat in a decades-long war.</p>

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Como un león que aniquila a su competidor después de una pelea mortal en la sabana africana, Carlos Slim Helú, el multimillonario mexicano, dio un grito de victoria en plena cima de las pirámides de Teotihuacan tras haberse coronado como la persona más rica del planeta.</p>