Commentary:
By Rick Najera

I’m sitting having lunch (tortilla soup) at a major network commissary as I observe a mob of Hollywood types having their important lunch meetings. It’s business as usual. But the more I watch, the more I begin to worry. It’s not what I see that disturbs me it’s what I don’t see. And what I don’t see at this studio is diversity.

Where have all the ethnic people gone?

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 While the music world was enjoying the Grammies indoors a group of musicans were outdoors protesting the elimination of 31 other categories including: Latin jazz, contemporary jazz, Native American, Zydeco, Cajun, classical, Hawaiian, regional Mexican and world music as well as contemporary blues

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<p align="justify">As the new coadjutor bishop of San Diego, Bishop Cirilo Flores will be a step closer to making history.</p>
<p align="justify">As coadjutor bishop, Bishop Flores is automatically in line to succeed Bishop Robert Brom upon his retirement in 2013, making him the fifth bishop of San Diego and the first diocesan bishop of Mexican origin in the Diocese of San Diego. (In the past Bishop Gilbert Chavez, who is also of Mexican origin, was auxiliary bishop.)</p>

Perspective:
By Jessica González-Rojas
New America Media 

When I was 16, a health educator came to my high-school gym class, corralled the girls in the locker room and talked about breast health.

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<strong>MA, CATC-IV, San Diego Fatherhood Network</strong>&nbsp;</p>

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