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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>

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<p>Para defender lo indefendible algunas personas esgrimen argumentos que pueden tener valor en el debate de las ideas pero que desafortunadamente no cuentan con el soporte de los hechos y los datos reales.</p>
<p>Debido a la crítica que le hice al locutor conservador Rush Limbaugh por los epítetos que usó contra la estudiante de leyes Sandra Fluke y sus calificativos para los indocumentados, hubo lectores que se tomaron el tiempo de dejar sus comentarios en la red virtual.</p>

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<p>St. Patrick’s Day has special significance in Mexico and among generations of families who can trace their history to the old Southwest, particularly among those of Mexican heritage. This reverence is due to the actions of unsung heroes known as the San Patricios.</p>