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A recent survey from TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, found that Latinos are more than 10% as likely to have opened a checking account in the past five years as non-Latinos. If you’re one of the millions who will be opening a checking account this year, it’s a good idea to take the time Read More
- via USA Today Jaime Puente is a first-year graduate student working on a master’s degree in Mexican-American studies. He’s also a feminist, a blogger and an example of how today’s feminist movement might startle its suffragette ancestors.
by Maitri Pamo The mud was in my hands. I was ready to fling it and watch it land at the feet of my accused. In their quest to flex their myopic muscle, some legislators in Congress — just imagine their affiliated party — had been pushing to have much of the authority of the Read More
From the editor… I was once land of the free, home of the brave. I was a pillar of strength. I welcomed and nurtured you, though none of you were my own. I brought you up to have pride, to build a legacy of hard work and innovation. Though you were all different, your love Read More
by Nicolle Morales Kern Remembering the attacks of September 11, 2001 is a process that we have gone through for the past 10 years and will continue to remember for the rest of our lives. Over the past few weeks, there have been calls for you to share your stories and plans to honor the Read More
By Eileen Rivera Many articles memorializing the 9/11 attacks, begin with “It was a beautiful, clear day…” For days following the attack, the sky remained clear and bright, serving to show the contrast with the fires and devastation on the ground. For years, we have remembered that beautiful blue sky as a backdrop to a Read More
by Orlando Rodriguez I like my tea cold, my coffee hot, and my Earth just right. But the Earth has never been “just right” for very long and the planet is overdue for another ice age. It is certain that industrialization has warmed the planet’s climate, but what if we were not warming the planet? Read More
by Gerardo A. Canales Businesses should be managed like your own household; I’ve heard some old timers say. NO WAY! It’s always my first reaction. Households get into debt easier than businesses and they could overspend for long periods of time without any drastic action. Instead, we could run our households like a business, where Read More
by Greg Martinez My wife and I decided to go see a movie for our date night last week. I scanned the listings at our local theater and saw they were showing a movie named Colombiana. I checked the user reviews on Yahoo and they seemed decent enough so we went to see the movie. Read More
