The Questions that Remain

Saturday, 20 April 2013, 13:42 | Category : Boston, Culture, immigration, international affairs, Journalism, national security, The Media, TV News
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The days after the Boston Marathan bombing, I felt lifeless everywhere except my legs. I buried myself in work, but my thoughts were locked on wanting to know Who did it? How? and Why? Every day was lived out in fragments — things to do, check the news, calls to make, check the news, check [...]

Waiting to Exhale on Immigration – Upcoming Announcement from the White House

Friday, 15 June 2012, 12:55 | Category : Barack Obama, Eclectique Citizen, immigration, People, Politics
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JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV This is the White House Live. At approximately 1:15 PM, the President will make an important announcement from the Office of Homeland Security about immigration and the status for persons who came into the country under the age of 16. If these individuals meet the criteria as established by [...]

Eclectique Citizen: The President’s Week

Saturday, 18 December 2010, 20:36 | Category : Barack Obama, civil rights, Eclectique Citizen, education, Hispanic, immigration, military, Politics
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Very few people will say this, but this has been a big week for President Obama. The “Big Deal” tax cuts are moving forward, and today’s Senate vote (61 – 35) to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was yet another victory for the Obama administration. Critics of the administration’s slow peddling, DOJ filings against court [...]

Birthday Invitation from Tucson, AZ

Friday, 2 July 2010, 17:19 | Category : Arizona, Art and Design, Culture, Hispanic, immigration
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via my friend Marsha…. Frida twittered us and says she’s baking her birthday cake and getting her papers in order. Hopefully the Border Patrol will let her enter Arizona without a hassle in time for her 103rd birthday celebration at Raices Taller 222 Art Gallery & Workshop. Born on July 6, 1907, Frida has requested [...]

Follow the North Star

Thursday, 1 July 2010, 9:38 | Category : Barack Obama, Environmentalism, immigration, People, Places, Virginia, Washington
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The New York Times has a handy oil spill tracker on-line. This is useful for making vacation plans if you’re considering a coastal retreat in the eastern U.S. . If only the pelicans, whales and dolphins could read it. Where is their Harriet Tubman? The spill is approaching being the largest oil disaster in the [...]