Meet Author Victor Villaseñor at Carlton Hills School
Meet author Victor Villaseñor on Tuesday, October 25 at 6:30 p.m. at Carlton Hills School, 9353 Pike Rd. in Santee. Villaseñor will discuss his newest book, Lion Eyes. The lecture is free, open to the public and copies of the book will be available for purchase. Supervision for school age children is available; pre-registration is required, contact the City of Santee at 619-258-4100, ext. 210 for information.
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<p> Obama Administration officials this week touted their high record numbers of deportations – nearly 400,000 last fiscal year – as “smart and effective” law enforcement. It is neither.</p>
<p> Rather it reflects a precipitous loss of moral ground by a Washington political elite that has lost touch with the political realities of communities for which it is supposed to be representing.</p>
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<p> Alabama is famous for self-deception, lying and stupidity unmatched in American history, except of course, by its neighboring sister state, Mississippi.</p>
Congress Needs to protect the low-income
Your coverage of the rise in poverty tells us that the recession isn’t over for more than 46 million poor Americans, the largest number in the 52 years the Census Bureau has been collecting poverty statistics.
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<p> Watching the Republican debate (desperately hoping for some light to shine through) about a third of the debate dealt with Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan.</p>
<p> The Cain 9-9-9 plan consists of the following:</p>
<p> A flat income tax of 9% regardless if you recycle bottles and plastics for a living or if you are Warren Buffet.</p>
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<p> We hear a lot these days about the need for “shovel ready jobs” and the lack of them, as well as the “do nothing Congress”. For those who want answers, not excuses, let’s visit some of the places where job preventers work.</p>
<p> First stop: The home of the President of the United States and his Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency. This group steals more jobs and wealth in one week than a corporate jet full of greedy bankers in a lifetime.</p>
<p><strong>America</strong><strong>’s Voice</strong></p>
<p> Mitt Romney, aspirante a la nominación presidencial republicana que por estos días le huye a la reforma migratoria como el diablo a la cruz, seleccionó al ex Secretario de Comercio, Carlos Gutiérrez, uno de los negociadores de una propuesta de reforma migratoria bajo la administración de George W. Bush, como jefe del equipo asesor de su campaña en asuntos comerciales.</p>
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