Blogante News Summary for Tuesday – September 9th, 2008
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A study by the Santa Monica-based RAND Corp. found that illegal immigrants in local jails who have been deported and then return to the United States are far more likely than other immigrants to commit crimes, it was reported Monday. :: from www.wavenewspapers.com
Answers still lacking in Shenandoah – Pennsylvania :: from www.mcall.com
The death Friday of Officer Isabel Nazario was particularly painful among the Police Department’s Latinos and in the city’s Puerto Rican community, who remembered her as a doting mother and friend, as a tough professional, and as a pioneer. – Philadelphia :: from www.philly.com
Pioneering Hispanic Columnist Roger Hernandez Dies at 53 :: from www.editorandpublisher.com
Border Patrol roadblock rattles small Washington town :: from www.oregonlive.com
Southern California’s taco truck war continued to sizzle as county officials asked a judge to reinstate a law he threw out last month that had forced truck operators to move every hour or face the threat of jail. :: from ap.google.com
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What’s called the new sanctuary movement is growing in Kansas City, too, where faith leaders have created an organization called Immigrant Justice Advocacy Movement. KC Currents’ Sylvia Maria Gross has this story of a Kansas City Kansas family who turned to a group of church pastors when they thought they were about to be turned in. :: from publicbroadcasting.net
Politics aside, Spanish opens rich literary terrain :: from www.al.com
‘Coqui’ SINGS – Tadpole of an idea grows into prizewinning children’s book – Marisa de Jesus Paolicelli’s ”There’s a Coqui in My Shoe!” – 2008 International Latino Book Awards for best children’s educational book and second place for best children’s picture book earlier this year. :: from www.mcall.com
5 jailed in kidnap-slaying of Mexican retailer’s son – Police detectives are among those accused in killing :: from www.chron.com
Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom said Friday that government prosecutors are trying to determine who put microphones and video cameras in the presidential palace. :: from www.cnn.com
Behind Mexico’s Wave of Beheadings :: from www.time.com
Traditions prompt many Hispanics to hide Alzheimer’s disease :: from www.mlive.com
Newark Archdiocese gets first Cuban-born bishop – Manuel Cruz :: from www.newsday.com
“About 50,000 Latinos a month turn 18 (in the United States) and are eligible to vote for the first time,” said Mark Lopez, associate director at the Pew Hispanic Center. :: from www.azcentral.com
Between 1980 and 2007, the Fannie Mae Foundation donated $285,000 to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. :: from www.politico.com
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With campaign rhetoric unchanged, it’s time to change how White House contenders run for office :: from www.latinalista.net
“About 50,000 Latinos a month turn 18 (in the United States) and are eligible to vote for the first time,” said Mark Lopez, associate director at the Pew Hispanic Center. :: from www.azcentral.com
On the heels of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s disparaging remarks about community organizers, more than 50 Barack Obama supporters attended a campaign outreach and volunteer training session focused on reaching out to Colorado’s Latino community. :: from www.coloradoindependent.com
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Eva Longoria and Jennifer Lopez’s front row fashion battle! :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Ninel Conde is bothered by rumors of plastic surgery – The actress claims she got operated on a hernia and that she didn’t get plastic surgery :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Javier Bardem calls his Spanish critics stupid – The actor reveals how his native country treated him after winning an Oscar :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Niurka Marcos forgives Yanixán :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Ernesto Laguardia awaits his second child :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Gael García Bernal’s baby is a boy – Director Fernando Meirelles confirmed that Dolores Fonzi and the Mexican actor are having a boy :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Kirk Acevedo fulfills science fiction passion in ‘Fringe’ :: from www.nydailynews.com
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Power tools maker DeWalt said today (Sept. 9) that it has forged a deal with Univision’s Fernando Fiore to serve as host of its Hispanic-targeted event promotions through 2009. :: from www.marketingymedios.com
Mexican 2009 budget projects oil at $80 a barrel :: from www.businessweek.com
To E-Verify, or Not to E-Verify – A legal battle looms over a White House push to make all U.S. contractors screen workers with the Web-based system run by the government. :: from www.kiplinger.com
Spanish-language TV show aims for family audience – “Despertando Utah” :: from www.jacksonholestartrib.com
Maya Magazines announced the launch of a weekly magazine (circ. 50,000, Spanish) developed and designed for Hispanic soccer fans in the USA, with in-depth :: from www.portada-online.com
HyperOffice Delivers Spanish Version of Online Collaboration Suite
GolTV Launches on Bright House Networks in Tampa Bay
Six Dallas companies named top companies for Hispanics :: from www.bizjournals.com
Hispanic Immigrants Find Help Opening Businesses – Centro Hispano, Utah :: from newsnet.byu.edu
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El Sereno instrument-maker carves out a niche – Cesar Augusto Castro Gonzalez started learning folkloric music and making the instruments as a youth in his native Veracruz, Mexico. :: from www.latimes.com
Agent: MS-13 Coming To Arizona ‘They’re In Every Neighborhood,’ Says MCSO Deputy :: from www.kpho.com
Rhode Island’s prison system has entered an agreement with federal immigration authorities that would allow for the early release of illegal immigrants imprisoned for nonviolent offenses if they agree to be deported. :: from ap.google.com
School district offers Spanish immersion up to 7th grade – Bedford Heights Elementary – Dallas area :: from www.wfaa.com
The Bush administration said Sunday it sees no wisdom now in ending an economic embargo against Cuba, a longtime demand the Havana government renewed as a way to speed aid after Hurricane Gustav swamped the island. :: from ap.google.com
San Diego City Attorney Michael Aguirre has been criticized for losing some of his Democratic base and even Latino support in the past week. He says the facts don’t support those theories. :: from weblog.signonsandiego.com
Trustees in the Palomar Community College District are expected to accept a $2.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday night to help improve the support and instruction provided to Latino students at North County’s largest community college. :: from www.northcountytimes.com
More than a dozen Latino professionals primarily based in Omaha are mobilizing a group to address issues affecting or involving Latinos statewide. :: from www.kptm.com
Study: Ph.D. Completion Rates Vary By Gender, Race :: from diverseeducation.com
ACLU probes NC sheriff who said Hispanics “trashy” :: from www.rockymounttelegram.com
This fall marks the introduction of the largest number of University of Arizona Hispanic Alumni scholars in the history of the organization. :: from uanews.org
National Hispanic Heritage Month Begins With Lecture Series – University of Wyoming
Dallas suburb’s move on illegal immigration being fought – Measure to keep illegal immigrants in Farmers Branch from housing has some seeking restraining order :: from www.chron.com
Hispanic Immigrants Find Help Opening Businesses – Centro Hispano, Utah :: from newsnet.byu.edu
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Un jurado federal empezó a escuchar el martes los alegatos iniciales en el juicio de un venezolano acusado de actuar como agente extranjero para encubrir un escándalo político en la Argentina. :: from www.nydailynews.com
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Posted on: September 9th, 2008Un jurado federal empezó a escuchar el martes los alegatos iniciales en el juicio de un venezolano acusado de actuar como agente extranjero para encubrir un escándalo político en la Argentina. :: from www.nydailynews.com
5 jailed in kidnap-slaying of Mexican retailer’s son – Police detectives are among those accused in killing :: from www.chron.com
Crackdown leaves Mexican border town with nothing but ghosts – Sásabe, on the Arizona-Mexico border :: from www.ft.com
Mexican 2009 budget projects oil at $80 a barrel :: from www.businessweek.com
Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom said Friday that government prosecutors are trying to determine who put microphones and video cameras in the presidential palace. :: from www.cnn.com
Children of Cuban revolution figures die in crash – Celia and Abel Hart Santamaria :: from ap.google.com
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