-
REPUBLICAN KAMIKAZES AT WORK
Hispanic Link News Service
HOUSTON, Texas — Before the 2006 midterm elections, chances looked good that a Republican leadership approach of benign neglect of banking and finance, admiration of a growing income gap between the rich and ....
|
 |
-
Federal Campaign Funds Organization Identified as Hate Group
One of the many non-profit charities supported by the Combined Federal Campaign – the annual fundraising drive of federal workers, which collects and disburses hundreds of millions of dollars annually – is considered by the Southern Poverty Law....
|
|
|
-
FOR HISPANICS, 2010 CENSUS MIXES HOPES, FEARS
The April 1 Decennial Census kickoff next year is already attracting lots of cooperation and some apprehension among leaders of Hispanic organizations. As they pledge to work closely with the U.S. Census Bureau on outreach, they are expre....
|
|
|
-
BARACK OBAMA’S GRANDMOTHER DIES
Her name came up often in his campaign for president. The President Elect mentioned her in glowing terms and talked about how she had made sacrifices in her life so that he and his sister could take advantage of educational opportunities.
On Sun....
|
|
|
-
EDITORIAL: IT’S TIME TO GET THE COUNTRY BACK ON THE RIGHT TRACK
Now that the election for president is over and we have elected Barack Obama as the person who will lead our nation and set our political agenda for the next 4 years; we hope things begin to move in the right direction.
By that we mean that we hope....
|
|
|
-
A REFLECTION ON THE HISPANIC ROLE IN THE 2008 ELECTION
When I agreed to lead Sen. Hillary Clinton's efforts to attract Latino voters during the presidential primaries, I believed she was the most qualified candidate for the job, in part because she had built a profound and lasting relationship with ....
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - ARLINGTON TO OFFER FREE TUITION
If your son or daughter wants to go to college but cannot afford to; you may be in luck.
The University of Texas at Arlington just announced that students with a family income of $65,000 or less per year may be eligible for free tuition.
Several p....
|
|
|
-
HOW ARE HISPANICS BEING IMPACTED BY THE ECONOMIC CRISIS?
While the current economic crisis seems to have had a huge economic impact in other parts of the country; the Lubbock area economy has remained fairly stable.
What is impossible to know is just how the Lubbock Hispanic/Latino community has been af....
|
|
|
-
HUNGER STRIKE LAUNCHED OVER FEDERAL RAIDS, IMMIGRANT RIGHTS
Described by its organizers as the largest hunger strike in U.S. history, a 21-day demonstration beginning Oct. 15 intends to draw attention to voter mobilization and immigrant rights.
The fast, to be launched in a ceremony at Los Angeles’ historic....
|
|
|
-
TEXAS LEGISLATOR CONTINUES CRUSADE AGAINST IMMIGRANTS
According to a report in the Austin American Statesman; State Rep. Leo Berman from Tyler has asked the state Attorney General to rule on whether “providing college tuition benefits to illegal immigrants violates federal law”.
Berman cites a recent....
|
|
|
-
AMERICAN ECONOMY LOSES 159,000 JOBS IN SEPTEMBER
While the Lubbock area continues to enjoy fairly low unemployment; the US Labor Department reported this past week that 159,000 jobs were lost in September. That brings the total to 750 thousand jobs lost this year alone. September marks the ninth ....
|
|
|
-
HOUSE FOLLOWS SENATE; PASSES BAILOUT BILL
After playing politics the first time around; the US House of Representatives passed a massive Senate version of a federal bailout bill; albeit with an additional over 100 billion dollars targeting special projects designed to entice certain House ....
|
|
|
-
DALLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT IN SEVERE MONEY TROUBLE
The Dallas Morning News reported this past Tuesday that 160 central staff positions were cut from the Dallas Independent School District administrative staff in order to address a very substantial budget shortfall.
The jobs elimination came about a....
|
|
|
-
NO KNOCKOUT PUNCHES AT PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
If you’re an Obama supporter you probably think he won on Friday; if you support McCain you probably were able to overlook his unease at the debate and think that he won.
But what really may count is what undecided voters think after Friday night’....
|
|
|
rss
