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<strong>New America Media/The California News Service</strong></p>
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<p>BURLINGAME —Rocky Chavez, a former Undersecretary of the California Department of Veterans Affairs, is a proud Republican. Chavez joined the GOP while serving with the Marines in Korea, attracted to the party’s stance on education—ensuring that teachers are paid on merit—and the strong belief in a free market economy.</p>

<p><span style="font-size: medium;">5th Annual Día De La Mujer Exhibition</span></p>
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<strong>Fronteras Desk</strong></p>

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<strong>New America Media</strong></p>
<p>SEELEY, CA — Until his knee gave out, Ramon Villa Jr. dreamed he’d be a soccer star. Across Seeley’s pitted playing field of dirt and grass, he and his friends would chase the ball through the desert sunset every day after school. Seeley’s de facto town center is that field. With a fire station in one corner, it is as much of a downtown as Seeley’s ever likely to have.</p>