On a hot afternoon in August, a candidate for Madera City Council District 5, Elsa Mejia, 32, met at her parents’ house with Minerva Mendoza, 31, and Jose Eduardo Chavez, 28, to discuss the state of [...] Continue Reading
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Covid-19 Is Still Around Us
We didn’t like the “stay in shelter” order from our leaders. We didn’t like to stay home for several months without going out to restaurants or visiting our friends. Of course, we didn’t like it and [...] Continue Reading
Aging Farmworkers Never Retire
Arvin is a somnolent rural town in Kern County surrounded by old oil pumps and endless agricultural fields. Its population is 21,000—92.7% Latino. It is home to hundreds—even thousands—of farmworkers [...] Continue Reading
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Is Violence Becoming Our Way of Life? Five people were killed and at least 48 more were injured when an SUV plowed into a Christmas parade on Nov 21 in Waukesha, Wisc. This is the last—for [...] Continue Reading
Los Campesinos Envejecen Pero No Se Jubilan
Arvin es un somnoliento pueblo rural en el Condado de Kern, California, rodeado por viejas bombas extractoras de petróleo e interminables campos agrícolas. Tiene una población de 21.000 personas [...] Continue Reading
Hija de Campesinos Indígenas Mexicanos Es Nueva Concejal de Madera
Una calurosa tarde de fines de agosto, la candidata a concejal del distrito 5 de Madera, Elsa Mejía, 32, se reunió en su casa con Minerva Mendoza, 31, y José Eduardo Chávez, 28, para discutir la [...] Continue Reading
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By Eduardo Stanley In Defense of Civil Rights On Oct. 20, Republican senators blocked a bill in Washington, D.C, that would secure voting rights in this country. It would have required states to [...] Continue Reading
Apoyo Para Negocios de Inmigrantes
El pasado viernes 8 de octubre, la Ciudad de Fresno anunció la puesta en marcha en nuestra ciudad del programa SEED (Social Entrepeneurs for Economic Development Grant). Se trata de un fondo de apoyo [...] Continue Reading
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The Recall Failed: Now What? The “recall Newsom” vote of Sept, 14 failed drastically. “No” won by a big margin, about 62% versus 38%. Curiously, some counties considered conservative voted to keep [...] Continue Reading
Madera: Candidatura de Oaxaqueña Genera Amplio Interés
Por Eduardo Stanley La candidatura de Elsa Mejía, 32, al ayuntamiento de Madera por el distrito #5, está generando un amplio interés mas allá de los límites de esta ciudad rural ubicada en el [...] Continue Reading
First Indigenous City Council Member in Madera?
Madera will decide who’ll be the new District 5 representative for its City Council on Nov. 2. There are two female candidates for the post that became vacant in January 2021 when Santos Garcia, who [...] Continue Reading
Lupita Infante, Nieta Del Ícono Pedro Infante, Se Consolida Como Cantante
Por Eduardo Stanley “La música ha sido una gran parte de mi vida desde pequeña, pero no fui una niña a la que subían al escenario de una forma profesional, pero siempre fue parte de mi historia. [...] Continue Reading