Archive for September, 2008
Is the United States education system in good shape?
For quite some time I was wondering why my kids are not opening a book or having to do “homework†at home; the question was answer by my kid one day, I did it at school! How can you do it at school I replied? Well dad the teacher always gives us time to finish [...]
9th Annual Hispanic Achievement Awards Banquet
The Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board of Lee County Proudly Invites You To Join Them At Their “2008 Hispanic Achievement Awards Banquet” Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Broadway Palm Dinner Theater 1380 Colonial Boulevard, Fort Myers, Florida Tickets: $25 per person (includes buffet dinner) Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Jeffrey D. Kottkamp Lieutenant [...]
McCain or Obama
I was sure before the Vice-president nominations of both party that I was going to vote for Obama, but with his choice for Biden I am not sure anymore. Obama is a charismatic person, well spoken and seems to have the right words at the right time in the other hand I do not like [...]
Leukemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma Awareness Month
Tuesday at the Lee County Commissions’ chamber, the county adopted a resolution recognizing September 2008 as Leukemia and Lymphoma, Awareness month. It is important to recognize the work that the Leukemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma Society is doing in favor of those who suffer this horrible illness either through research where scientists affiliated with the organization [...]
Gaceta Tropical
The news of terminating the Gaceta Tropical newspaper is a blow to the Hispanic community and sending a bad message to them: “we don’t care about youâ€. The Gaceta Tropical is not just a section of the News-Press is a weekly snapshot of the Hispanic community and a tool to offer services to them. I [...]
Que tan verde somos?
Gracias al documental de Al Gore y su cortometraje de Calentamiento Global (Global Warming) Ultimamente hemos visto publicidad con frases, logos y otras cosas fomentando que cuidemos la naturaleza, ya sea con el bajo consumo de electricidad evitando el uso innecesario de el aire acondicionado, calentador de agua, luces, etc. o usando materiales de consumo [...]
Porque los hispanos no van a votar?
En una reciente discusion en la junta de asuntos hispanos del condado de Lee se trajo a colacion el tema del voto y como estadistica se informo que solo el 1% de los hispanos registrados para votar lo hacen. Considero que este apatismo a votar es por falta de informacion adecuada de la poblacion hispana; [...]
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