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<p> I read the old and yellowed telegram several times over, digesting the words. Looking at the date, May 30, 1927, I think back on the history of Grierson, the pen name of Jesse Shepard—from conducting séances in Russia, dining with the likes of Alexandre Dumas and Oscar Wilde to withering away, shoeless in the streets of Depression era Los Angeles. One of the last American mystics had passed on.</p>

Pumpkin Patch Storytimes at the Oceanside Public Library

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<p>&nbsp;Las fronteras humanas no tienen mayor relevancia para el aire, la tierra o el agua, algo entendido bien por los activistas ambientales, que desde hace al menos una década han colaborado de manera cercana con sus contrapartes en Tijuana-San Diego en búsqueda de la justicia ambiental que merecemos todos.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.alternet.org">AlterNet</a></p&gt;
<p>&nbsp;As CNN begins broadcasting its Latino in America series — its most important and expensive attempt to capture Latino audiences — Latinos are of one mind about the two faces of CNN.</p>

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<p><strong>WASHINGTON</strong> — A month-old commission brought star power to the Capitol Tuesday to promote the idea of a National Museum of the American Latino.</p>

Editorial:

Local LULAC chapter closes their doors

It was with great sadness when we received the letter from the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), San Diego Council #2842, announcing that they would cease existing as a vital organization within the South Bay. The letter in itself was not a surprise. We knew that with the passing of its president, Bea Estrada earlier this year due to pre-leukemia, that the future of this club would be in trouble. What the letter did do was serve as a reminder what Bea meant to LULAC and to the community.

<p>National Hispanic Heritage Month:</p>
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&nbsp;Throughout history, America’s military has consistently exemplified the cultural diversity that defines our ideals and spirit of tradition. Individuals representing nearly every ethnicity have joined the ranks of our armed forces, honorably serving to protect America and our interests worldwide.</p>

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<p>The Obama administration’s quest to control the health-insurance industry has dominated the headlines for months, but finally — with the news out of Iran and Afghanistan —foreign policy has again asserted itself. It was almost easy to forget that the United States maintains a worldwide empire, but the reminders came leaping off the front pages and the television screens.</p>