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Archive for September 21st, 2008

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 you”. 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; [...]