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With Friends Like Democrats, Latinos Don't Need Enemies

Column No. 4028 HISPANIC LINK 02/06/05 Column 1
Length: 775 words      

What's the saying? With friends like these, who needs enemies?

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Record Six Latinos, Four Spanish-Language Films, Will Compete for Oscars

Column No. 4029 HISPANIC LINK 02/06/05 Column 2
Length: 750 words FOR ENTERTAINMENT SECTION

When the Academy Awards are announced at Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre Feb. 27, an unprecedented six Latino filmakers will be involved in the competition.


Latinos Confront GOP Leader Over Social Security Comments

Column No. 4030 HISPANIC LINK 02/06/05 Column 3
Length: 675 words  

National Hispanic leaders are labeling as "shocking" and "unbelievable" comments made by House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee chairman Rep. Bill Thomas (R-Calif.) suggesting that race and gender should be among the determining factors in allocating Social Security benefits.


New Mexico Town Endures in a Spanish Time Warp

Column No. 4031 HISPANIC LINK 02/13/05 Column 1
Length: 825 words      

ESPAÑOLA, N.M. – A piece of sunny Andalusia lives right here, on a treeless plaza surrounded by flat-roofed adobe homes.


In Education, Poetry Shows the Way

Column No. 4032 HISPANIC LINK 02/13/05 Column 2
Length: 525 words      

Mathematicians say that numbers are like poetry. That numbers have rhythm, harmony and beauty. I guess that it must be so.


Advocates Split as Bush Prepares
To Tackle Immigration

Column No. 4033 HISPANIC LINK 02/13/05 Column 3
Length: 600 words      

Following his State of the Union address to open his second term, President George W. Bush received mixed reviews by Latino leaders on the agendas he outlined on immigration reform and privatization of Social Security.


Bush Budget Cuts Could Cost Latino Groups Millions

Column No. 4034 HISPANIC LINK 02/20/05 Column 1
Length: 800 words      

Hispanic advocacy groups contend that Latinos and other communities of color will be hurt the most by President Bush's security-focused $2.6 trillion budget proposal submitted to Congress Feb. 7 for fiscal year 2006.


Trio of Interns Come to Defense of Trio Program

Column No. 4035 HISPANIC LINK 02/20/05 Column 2
Length: 775 words      

Funds for the popular education programs Upward Bound and Talent Search would be eliminated in President Bush's proposed 2006 budget.

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NEA, Congress 'Will Fight Bush Education Trims’

Column No. 4036 HISPANIC LINK 02/20/05 Column 3
Length: 625 words      

Hispanic Link reporters Jarrett Acey and Edwin Reyes interviewed the highest-ranking Hispanic in the 2.7 million-member National Education Association, Secretary-Treasurer Lily Eskelsen, on how she sees NEA and the Congress responding to the budget proposal submitted to Congress by President Bush this month. Here, in summary, are her responses.


The ‘P’ Word Creeps into the Social Security Debate

Column No. 4037 HISPANIC LINK 02/27/05 Column 1
Length: 800 words      

I was shocked to hear the p-word on the air, especially during an intended serious commentary about Social Security reform.


Senate Democrats Claim Bush's Social Security Proposal Hurts Hispanic Retirees

Column No. 4038 HISPANIC LINK 02/27/05 Column 2
Length: 650 words      

Hispanic families will disproportionately feel the impact of President Bush's proposed plan to create private Social Security accounts, largely since this population relies on such benefits more than other groups, a report released Feb. 17 by the Senate Democratic Policy Committee claims.


Exit One Ovary, Enter One Doña

Column No. 4039 HISPANIC LINK 02/27/05 Column 3
Length: 600 words      

Right after scheduling my first surgery here in Arlington, Va., for the last week in January, I booked a flight to Lexington, Ky., for an overdue visit to my brother Luis and his family. I wanted to see his two boys, Daniel, age four and a half, and Michael, about to turn three, just before the operation.

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