Editorial

Guest Editorial:
By Ana C. Perez 

The U.S. response to the recent presi-dential election in Honduras shows that not much has changed under President Obama.

When military leaders overthrew the democratically elected government of President Manuel Zelaya back in June, the Obama administration responded ambivalently. Obama himself denounced it as coup, but the State Department refused to do so. As a result, Washington continued to send development and military aid to the country weeks after the military installed the dictatorship.

Editorial:

What do Jess Haro, Uvaldo Martinez, Ralph Inzunza Jr., and Steve Castaneda have in common? The answer is all were up and coming Hispanic politicians who aspired to become mayor of their perspective cities and, with the exception of Steve Castaneda, were brought down by the political power structure.

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We need to get back to a simpler way of living.</p>
<p>&nbsp;My Mexican grandparents had a distrust of financial institutions, a tradition of living day-to-day and only buying what they had money for, a reluctance to borrow money and an allergy to credit cards.</p>
<p>&nbsp;Maybe our abuelitas and abuelitos had it right all along.</p>
<p>&nbsp;Spend little.</p>
<p>&nbsp;Live simply.</p>

Editorial:

Local LULAC chapter closes their doors

It was with great sadness when we received the letter from the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), San Diego Council #2842, announcing that they would cease existing as a vital organization within the South Bay. The letter in itself was not a surprise. We knew that with the passing of its president, Bea Estrada earlier this year due to pre-leukemia, that the future of this club would be in trouble. What the letter did do was serve as a reminder what Bea meant to LULAC and to the community.