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<p>Angelo Falcón, president of the National Institute for Latino Policy, has circulated an extensive commentary on the past and future of this newspaper, offering it as a starting point for a discussion of the role of Spanish-language media. In the title he questioned whether El Diario, which turns 100 in 2013, is counting its last days.</p>

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<p>No creo que los padres de la patria tuvieran la intención de promulgar la Segunda Enmienda a la Constitución, con el propósito de que los habitantes del país pudieran adquirir, como si fuesen caramelos, los sofisticados rifles de asalto del Siglo 21 con los que se cometen espantosas masacres como la reciente de Aurora, en Colorado, en la que un nerdo mató a tiros a 12 personas y dejó heridas a 58.</p>

<p><span style="font-size: large;">Arizona’s Freedom Summer continues</span></p>
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<p>Iconic images are those that stand the test of time and become engraved in our psyche. They freeze a moment and tell a story. They create truths and inform our memories. For instance, the intense human rights struggle in Arizona has managed to produce several powerful iconic images for our times.</p>