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October, 2007

  1. Latinos in Ohio

    October 3, 2007 by elenamary

    Fairfield County contains the suburbs of the city of Columbus, including Pickerington and Canal Winchester.

    School districts changing to accommodate increasing Hispanic Population
    Lancaster Eagle Gazette – Lancaster,OH,USA
    There were 136 Hispanic students in the district during the 2003-04 school year, according to statistics from the Ohio Department of Education…



    Multi-cultural festival held at Springfield ( Ohio ) USA

    PunjabNewsline.com – Mohali-Chandigarh,Punjab,India
    At Culture Fest the choices included Mexican, Greek and Italian foods; bluegrass, jazz and Andean music; and African, Indian and Celtic dancers…


    Ohio students get solid marks in ‘nation’s report card’
    The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com – Cleveland,OH,USA
    Ohio’s public school students were near the top of the class in national reading and math scores released Tuesday. In addition, black and Latino students posted the largest gains in the state and significantly narrowed the gap between their test scores and those of white students.


    Good test scores not good as ‘gold’
    Columbus Dispatch – Columbus,OH,USA
    “In eighth-grade reading and math, Ohio is one of the highest-performing states for Latinos,” Hall said.
    However, the average score for Latino eighth-graders still ranked below NAEP’s definition of “proficient.”



    Hispanics still low in leadership roles

    Youngstown Vindicator – Youngstown,OH,USA
    YOUNGSTOWN — Hispanics have made great strides when it comes to graduating from high school, but more needs to be done to help reverse a 45-percent dropout rate among Ohio’s Hispanic students.


    Bad News: Hispanic Teens Hurt Least by Parents’ Marital Woes
    Newswise (press release) – USA
    New research suggests that Hispanic teens aren’t as affected by their parents’ marital disruption – including divorce and separation — only because they already face a host of difficulties and disadvantages before the breakup.



    Divorce affects Hispanic teens less

    United Press International – USA
    COLUMBUS, Ohio, 18 (UPI) — Many Hispanic adolescents in the United States aren’t as affected by the divorce of their parents, because their life situation is already poor, a study found.


    Ohio: Inappropriate E-Mails Probed
    Forbes – NY,USA
    “Would he give a female or a Hispanic a fair shake in his current position?” Evans asked during a June 5 interview with ODOT investigators. “I don’t know and I think this is why it is an ODOT issue.”


    I hate it when local Police think their job is to investigate and enforce federal immigration laws, and I hate it even more that they decided to do it because someone didn’t speak English.


    Police Arrest Three Illegal Aliens in Wheeling

    WTRF – Wheeling,WV,USA
    WHEELING — Wheeling police said they picked up three illegal aliens Saturday night at Wheeling Island Racetrack and Gaming Center. Authorities were called to the track about 10:30 p.m. on a report of a woman who could not speak English.


  2. GOP where are you? Dems where are you?

    October 1, 2007 by elenamary

    I wish I could include this image here but I’ve got to respect the photographer and blogger for which it originally appeared.

    Go take a look at that image and then explain to me why it is that the GOP didn’t go to the debate hosted by the NAACP, the debate hosted by Univsion, the debate hosted by historical black college Morgan State University. The GOP blew off blacks and Latinos, just completely rejected to debate in forums that would reach these communities. Where were you GOP presidential candidates?

    Sure you can’t make some events but for you to miss a debate by a big organization like the NAACP or Univision? And for all of you but one to fail to show up the the NAACP debate tells me that as a group you really just don’t care. My question to you, GOP, is where are you?

    To the Democratic party I ask the same thing, Where are you? Why aren’t you screaming the truth from the hills? Why aren’t you letting voters know that they should look at the actions of the GOP? To take note that not one of those white men bothered to show up to a debate that would reach black or Latino voters! The GOP isn’t the party of the minorities, and you should be reminding the nation of that.


  3. Pee vs Piss

    October 1, 2007 by elenamary

    A friend of mine learning English, asked me this evening:  “What is the difference between ‘pee’ and ‘piss’?”.  Zero responded that “When you pee on someone it’s consensual, when you piss on them it’s rude.”

    I love my friends.