The importance of historical knowledge, collective memory, and public access to information are all prevalent themes in Daniel Alarcón’s debut novel, Lost City Radio. Meet Alarcón, discuss the book, and enjoy free refreshments at the Poway Library, 13137 Poway Rd, on July 19 at 6 p.m. The title is part of San Diego County Library’s California Reads program, a series of grant-funded events designed to animate public conversation on the nature and needs of democracy.

Editorial:

This past week was a glorious one as the 4th of July celebra-tion fell in the middle of the week. There is nothing like a few extra days off during a hot summer. Many of us enjoyed the baseball All-Star game, a weekend barbecue, previews of the start of a nice football season right around the corner, and best of all the wonderful summer days which provide us with the opportunity to just relax.

Commentary:
By Frank Sharry
America’s Voice Education Fund

Community:
By Rodolfo F. Acuña

Society pays more attention to its sports teams than to its children. Today in L.A. the world shattering concern is whether to keep the Lakers’ roster intact or break it up and get new players. A great deal of thought is put into salary caps, locker room and court chemistry that it takes to put a winning team together.

Commentary:
By Yuri Vanetik

In a rare moment of genuinely bipartisan lawmaking, the president recently signed the JOBS Act into law. Short for “Jumpstart Our Business Startups,” JOBS will roll back some of the regulatory barriers that small and mid-sized entrepreneurial ventures face in their efforts to grow and go public.

This is a great victory for the American start-up community. Now, policymakers need to turn their attention to the hurdles in the way of talent acquisition.

Comentario:
Por Humberto Caspa, Ph.D.

El sábado 7 de los corrientes se llevó a cabo una pelea de Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) entre el actual campeón Anderson Silva y su contrincante Chael Sonnen.

Uno de los momentos importantes —que por cierto fue polemizado por los comentaristas y gente interesada en esta pelea— fue los comentarios vertidos por Sonnen en torno a la nacionalidad de Silva.

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Woman muralists continue to be recognized

Great to see your Page-One coverage of Rita Sanchez’ “Mujeres Muralistas: Chicano Park Female artists” on June 29, 2012. I agree with you “her article is a needed reminder of the significant role of Chicano Park women.” To update her excellent historical overview I want to make some corrections and additions.