Elenamary

One of my favorite musicians, Envelope, has a song “I Am Not Poor (Just Broke)” where he states he isn’t poor in that he has a house to live in, isn’t starving and even can afford to buy some PBR now and again. That is how I feel. I am not poor, I [...]

The Migration of the Monarch butterfly from the US state of Ohio to the Mexican state of Michoacan has always been special to me as I have grown up in Ohio and my mother is from the State of Michoacan.
Jim Robey: Dawn of autumn is a great time to be outside
Dayton Daily News [...]

Yes, the democratic presidential candidates debated in English on Univision a Spanish language channel.
Yes, the democratic presidential candidates who speak Spanish fluently (Bill Richardson and Chris Dodd) were banned from speaking in Spanish on the Spanish language network because it would give them an unfair advantage.
Of course Richardson and Dodd have an advantage in speaking [...]

Dear Ohio Democratic Party,

Wsup ya’ll old fogies? I am about to let you in on some secrets on reaching Latino voters in Ohio.

Let’s look at some background information first.

According to the 2000 census there were an estimated 217,123 Latinos in Ohio. Of those Latinos there were an estimated 93,622 Latinos under the age [...]

Urban Scrawl this Saturday at Dodge Park (667 Sullivant Ave). There will be live art with skateboarders, graffiti walls, and music. (You can read more about it here and here). Some of my favorite people in the world will be there.  In alphabetical order:
Derek Stewart
Ease the Medic (Mike Finch’s band)
Marvin [...]

So the big news this past week was a raid in Fairfield, Ohio. I am tired of this stuff, and it hurts every time it happens. Reminds me of the 1930’s or last week. Here are the headlines for Latino happenings in Ohio:

160 immigrant workers arrested in raid on [...]