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"El Respeto al Derecho Ajeno es la Paz" Lic Benito Juarez VOL. VOCI No. 24 Week of March 27-April 2, 2008 www.eleditor.com Lubbock, Texas Emilio Navaira's brother recalls crash The Latino Divide on the Iraq War By MICHAEL GRACZYK Doctors worried about the condition of Emilio Navaira took him into surgery a second time Tuesday, after medi- By Emily C. Ruiz "It was like any other night," Raul Nav- cation failed to lower pressure that began to build in his As eventually happened with Vietnam, aira, 40, said Wednesday. brain around a bmise where they removed a blood clot U.S. military involvement in Iraq is pulling Except it wasn't. two days earlier. Hispanics in two directions. Maybe three. "The next thing I knew, I felt stuff falling over me," "We all agreed it ivas heading in a negative direction Numbers tell some of the story. The latest he said. and we thought we'd intervene before it got to a critical Pew Hispanic Center poll found less than At about 5 am. Sunda the 26 000- i u und motor coach point," said Dr. Alex Valadka, director of neurotrauma a quarter of Latinos (24 percent) support services at Memorial Herrnarm-Texas Medical Center U.S. troop participation. That's down from and vice chairman of neurosciences at the University of 31 percent in 2006 and 39 percent in 2004. Texas Health Science Center at Houston. U.S. Department of Defense figures He said he reopened an incision made during Navai- show that Hispanics comprise 10.9 percent ra's initial surgery Sunday and removed a piece of bone of those serving in the Armed Forces, well that had been taken out and put back following that first below their percentage in the eligible age operation. group in the three decades of the volunteer "After the surgery, the pressures in the brain were army. lower and Emilio tolerated the surgery fine without any There are those like Jess Quintero, who problems or complications," Valadka said. served two tours - one in the U.S. Army and He said Navaira remained in critical condition but de- one in the Air Force - toward the end of the scribed him as improved and "perhaps better off than he Korean War and leading up to Vietnam. was a few days ago." Quintero, president' of the Hispanic War "He is still in a coma," Valadka said. "We are still giv- Veterans of America, talks proudly, of the ing him some medication so it's difficult to say at this Hispanic contributions in defending the point how much is from the severity of his injury and world's democratic ideals from the Revolu- how much is the medication. If he continues to remain tionary War forward. He recites the names stable, we'll gradually try to cut back some of the medi- of family members, from generations past cation." to grandchildren, who with no hesitation Recovery could take months. News Briefs answered the call. "The general pattern with someone with injuries of his Then there is Pablo Paredes, more re- severity, you think of prolonged recovery, rehabilitation cently a Petty Officer third class and weap- and a lot of therapy," he said. City Official Resists calls for Resignation; Uses the ons-control technician in the U.S. Navy. The wreck remains under investigation. Several mem- term "Wetback" in Meeting Agenda Declaring his opposition to the invasion bers of Navaira's band, including Raul, came away with People reading this story may think it is a story earned over from the 1950's and 60's; but of Iraq, he refused to board the USS Bon- less serious injuries. Raul had a black eye Wednesday it's not. homme Richard as it deployed to the Per- and said he had scrapes and bruises and a sprained arade It seems that there is a city council official in Mustang Ridge, a small town about 20 miles sian Gulf, in December 2004 as part of the but was otherwise well. southeast of Austin, who thinks it's still appropriate to use the derogatory and offensive term Operation Iraqi Freedom. He received an slammed into a collection of freeway barrels that mark His brother and their group have released more than "wetback"; when referring to people of Mexican descent. administrative discharge after serving three the interchange of two highways in Bellaire, a southwest a dozen albums, including "Acuerdate," which won the The official in question is Charles Law and he happens to be the Mayor Pro Tern on the Mus- months at hard labor without confinement Houston enclave. Emilio was thrown through the wind- Grammy for best Tejano album in 2003. tang Ridge City Council. He also happens to be the manager for a water supply company called and a demotion in rank. He now works as a Police in Bellaire said Navaira was not licensed to the Creedmoor-Maha Water Supply Corp. shield, injuring him severely and requiring two brain peace educator with the American Friends drive the tour bus. Authorities were awaiting the results of Recently, Laws added an item to the water board's meeting agenda and it wasn't what he surgeries, the most recent on Tuesday evening. Service Committee. wrote that is at the center of controversy; it's the words he used. The 45-year-old father of five and Grammy winner is blood-alcohol tests and said it was possible he may have Then there's the third and largest element, The water board was to consider a business item about whether to do business with an im- fighting for his life. fallen asleep. migration detention center in the Austin area. But when Laws wrote the agenda item, instead reflective perhaps of the broader communi- "It was weird," his brother said. "Right away. I thought Raul Navaira said his brother was accustomed to the of using the phrase "immigration detention center"; Law's used "possible holding pen for wet- of him. I knew he was driving. I go: 'Emilio, you OK?' long drives each weekend. Asked about the possibility of backs". I heard a 'Yeh, yeh,' but it actually was our drummer be- alcohol being involved, he said: "I don't know." Calls for Law's resignation came from several Austin elected Officials immediately after the neath the rubble." "My heart hurts and goes out to my brother and my wording showed up on the Texas Secretary of State's web site. But Laws says he will not resign He said by the time he made his way out of the bus, other brothers of the band," he said. "It's just sad they and tells Austin media that "he grew up with the word out here and everybody said it". paramedics had strapped his brother to a gurney to take have to go through this." This week, El Editor addresses the story in an editorial on page 2. The group had planned to be in California for a tour Email: e 'editor@ s bc global met him to the hospital. "They didn't let me get to him," Raul Navaira said. "I starting this weekend. Bill Richardson Endorses Barack Obama just shouted out that I loved him. ... Maybe I was in a It took a while for New Mexico Governor and former presidential contender Bill Richardson daze. By the time I got out of the bus, everybody was Lubbock City Council to to endorse one of his former rivals; Barack Obama. there and helping." But it didn't take long for one of Hillary Clinton's most ardent supporters to compare him to Judas for his betrayal of the Clintons. Recognize Arnett Benson On Friday, New Mexico Governor and former Democratic Presidential Candidate Bill Rich- 4000th Military Combat ardson endorsed Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton to be the Democratic nominee. It was Resident Natalia Salazar Death Recorded in Iraq The proposed visitor's center, street name changes a move that surprised a lot of folks and upset one Clinton loyalist; James Carville. Carville That the milestone would be reached one day was both wasted no time in comparing Richardson to Judas; the apostle who betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces and a special recognition were among the items to be of silver. "Mr. Richardson's endorsement came right around the anniversary of the day when inevitable and dreaded at the same time by those who have considered and discussed by the Lubbock City Council Judas sold out (Jesus) for 30 pieces of silver, so I think the timing is appropriate, if ironic", said someone they love serving in Iraq. at the March 29, 2008 council meeting. Carville. But when it happened, the public reaction and media Arnett Benson Neighborhood Association President, As surprising as Richardson's endorsement was his turning his back on his friendship and coverage seemed to be a reflection of how the country and Natalia Salazar was scheduled to receive a special rec- relationship with the Clinton's. After all, it was President Bill Clinton who appointed him to perhaps the American people in general feels about the ognition from the council for her efforts "to plan a drug the Secretary of Energy position after appointing him to be the first Hispanic to serve as United ty's attitude. This group is neither rallying Iraq war as it goes into its sixth year. free rally, concert in the park, and health fair" in the States Ambassador to the United Nations. friends or families to "save democracy," Locally, the news that the 4,000th American casualty neighborhood. Salazar is well known to Arnett Benson Hispanic Link columnist Jose De La Isla gives his thoughts on the endorsement on Page 2. nor actively protesting the U.S. commit- had occurred in Iraq on Sunday generated very little reac- residents and has long been an advocate for issues im- Email: [email protected] ment tion. In the local newspaper, the story received no local portant to the community. Two Contractor's Deaths Confirmed by FBI Few Hispanics were visible in the basi- write up and was reported in an Associated Press story on Also on the agenda was a request to change certain Ronald J. Withrow of Roaring Springs, Tex., and John Roy Young of Kansas were confirmed cally white anti-war protests across the page A6. portions of streets in relation to the recent passage of dead by the FBI this past week. Withrow and Young were among 5 contractors who were kid- country this month. Nor have they formed On local newscasts, coverage was minimal; receiving renaming portions of Canyon Lakes Dr to fisar E. napped in Iraq more than a year ago. visible anti-war groups of their own, such barely a mention of the event. On local web sites and in- Chavez Dr. This item may run into some problems Just recently, the severed finger of one of the men had been sent to American military of- as those which sprouted up in the Vietnam ternet blogs, the historical milestone did not receive much though as District 3 Councilman Todd Klein told El ficials. era. ink and space. Editor on Wednesday, a day before the council meet- Private contractors have played a major role in the Iraq war since it started in 2003. Since Most memorable was the 1970 nation- Perhaps it is a sure sign that Americans have become ing, that there was a moratorium on any street name the downsizing of the military over the past 15-20 years, many of the jobs once performed by al Chicano Moratorium march in Fast jaded to the news about the deaths of Americans fight- changes. Under the moratorium, no additional street military men and women are now outsourced to corporations and private companies. Los Angeles, in which a county sheriff's ing in Iraq; perhaps these things now are viewed as just One of the contractors whose remains were found has Lubbock ties; Ronald Withrow lived in name changes can be considered until the task force deputy killed KMEX-TV news director Lubbock at one time but it wasn't exactly clear when. His mother lives in Roaring Springs. a product of a war which has been part of American life completes its work. By some estimates, there are now believed to be somewhere over 150,000 contractors in Iraq. Ruben Salazar with an armor-piercing tear- for over 5 years. The streets involved include portions of North Ave And according to a recent report in the Houston Chronicle, 1,123 deaths have been recorded by gas missile. On the East Coast, the mostly And a war with no end in sight. U; Cornell Street, North Ave N; Baylor Street, North the US Labor Department. That number though does not appear in any military official reports Puerto Rican Young Lords staged similar Nonetheless, the 4,000th death milestone was reached Ave. K; and First Street to what is now Cesar E. Chavez and it is never cited,by the Defense Department or any other federal agency. demonstrations. in Iraq this past Sunday; as 4 more American soldiers died Dr. Burial services f6r Winthrop will be private and details will not be divulged to the general Today's older anti-war Latinos often have from wounds received from an exploding lED or impro- The moratorium sterns from the creation of the Street public according to local media reports. a background in Vietnam-era activism, vised explosive device. The soldiers who were on patrol in Renaming Task Force which was created under Klein's Email: [email protected] while a smaller number are parents of sol- Baghdad died at 10PM Sunday night; or 2PM CST. leadership after the contentious political fight between Democratic Convention this Saturday diers who've died in more recent Middle By any measurement, 4,000 is a substantial number proponents and opponents of renaming parts of Canyon Lubbock County Democrats will hold their county convention on Saturday, March 29. The East conflicts, says Jorge Mariscal, profes- of deaths; and the figure is likely to go up. But what is Lakes Drive to Cesar E. Chavez Dr. convention will be held to select delegates to the state convention and to consider several reso- sor of Chicano/Latino Studies at the Uni- encouraging, if there is a silver lining, is that medical care In October of last year, Klein proposed the creation lutions which are scheduled to come up for a vote. versity of California, San Diego. and medical technology out in the field has been credited of the task force "to review and make recommenda- The event will be held at the Lubbock High School auditorium beginning at 10:30AM. "Younger Latinos are involved because with saving the lives of wounded soldiers who might have tions to the City Council regarding ordinances and Texas Tech Search Committee Formed they see the impact of the war on their otherwise died. Close to 30,000 American soldiers have policies relating to the naming or renaming of City friends and the militarism in their schools been wounded; and many of those might have been in- streets and assets". The task force began discussions Chancellor Kent Hance's office announced last week with recruitment," he says, adding that the cluded in the casualty count had it not been for the medical early this year, and plans to hold two public meetings to that a search committee has been formed to begin the reason more aren't involved is because of advances and medical care they have received out on the hear from citizens. The task force is also scheduled to the lack of outreach from mainly white anti- battlefield. meet on Monday March 31 at City Hall in conference search for a new Texas Tech University President. war groups to attract members of color. For example, the death count in the Korean War dur- room 103. Last month, current President Jon Whitmore announced his intention to resign effective in (Emily C. Ruiz is a reporter with Hispan- ing 6 years of combat was 36,940. By comparison only This is not the first time the renaming issue has come 2009. Whitmore resigned as the 14th president of Texas Tech University on Feb. 1 and it had ic Link News Service in Washington, D.C. 382 deaths were reported during the first Gulf War in 1991 up. Last month, Councilwoman Linda DeLeon made been expected that he would remain in the post until February of 2009 or until a replacement Reach her care of [email protected] which lasted less than a year. was found. the same motion to rename the streets; but the motion ©2008 Also, this past week, national media reported that Gen- At the time of his resignation, Whitmore also indicated that he would remain at Tech in some died due to a lack of a second. It is expected that the capacity. But this past week, local media reported that Whitmore was a finalist for the presi- eral David Petraeus would slow down the troop withdraw- same thing will happen this time around due to the dent's job at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. al which was scheduled for later this year. Presently there moratorium that is in place. According to the press release, the search committee is made up of 10 members who will be are at least 160,000 troops in Iraq; 30,000 of those sent Other items which were to be considered included a responsible for selecting candidates for Hance to consider. "The members of this group are of in since last year as part of the "surge". Those additional resolution authorizing the Mayor to "execute a profes- the highest caliber and I am confident their search, which will commence as soon as possible, et ebitor 30,000 were supposed to be starting to be withdrawn be- sional services agreement with Parkhill, Smith & Coo- will yield the most qualified candidates in the nation," said Hance. ginning in May. But reports are saying that a planned troop per to provide architectural and engineering services In addition to the committee, a 21 member advisory council was also selected and will assist withdrawal is unlikely given Petraeus' recommendation to for the proposed visitor's center". By some estimates with the search. According to the announcement, the advisory council includes "representatives Now Celebrating the President. the cost of the center has been put at 6 million dollars. of key constituencies" from the Lubbock community. Names of council members were not As the war enters into its 6th year, one has to wonder just released so it is not known if members include any representatives from Lubbock's Hispanic (See our "Freedom of Expression" section on page 2 how many more American men and women will lose their community. 31 )fears for Councilman Todd Klein statement on new center) The committee will help identify potential candidates, assist with initial screenings of candi- lives where the enemy they are fighting is "terrorism"; if Also on the agenda was an ordinance entitled "Sex dates and ensure that their respective constituency groups are kept up-to-date on the progress of one believes President Bush. Offenders"; "declaring it an offense for some such the search, Candidate recommendations will be forwarded on to the Chancellor with the final For The member of dead will always be a number that can be persons to establish their residence in close proximity selection made by Hance after confirmation of his choice by the Tech Board of Regents, confirmed for the most part. to where children commonly gather". The ordinance The search committee is composed of 10 people and will be led by Bob L. Stafford, MD., of Advertising Call What will never be known is just how many immediate would restrict where a registered sex offender may live Amarillo. Other committee members include; Tech Regent Mark Griffin and Juan Munoz, as- and extended family members have been impacted by the within the Lubbock city limits; although it would not sociate vice provost for academic development, associate professor in education at Texas Tech 4,000 deaths and close to 30,000 wounded. apply to offenders who have already established their University and special assistant to the president for institutional diversity. 806•763•3841 No one feels it more than the families; and no one has been residences before the laws final passage. It is not known if the committee has set a timetable to complete their work. forgotten more than the families of those 4,000 who have Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] paid the ultimate price. El Editor, Week of March 27-April 2, 2008 On the Internet -www. eleditor.com Page 2 A Personal note from Editorial Bill Richardson "Freedom of Expression" Blinded by Bigotry • By Jose de la Isla An Open Forum Where Readers On Friday, March 21, at two in the morning, Governor. Bill Richardson In 1954 the federal government launched "Operation Wetback" in an sent an e-mail to his former supporters. The address window said, "A Express their Views and Opin- personal note." Lack of Leadership from Democratic Executive Committee and Cur- effort to address the illegal immigration problem of people crossing into rent Party Chair this country without proper documentation. At that time many people In the third sentence, Richardson told them, "I wanted to tell you that, During the recent March 4th Presidential caucus, there was chaos were migrating north from Mexico for both family and economic rea- after careful and thoughtful deliberation, I have made a decision to en- mass dorse Barack Obama for President" in Lubbock County. The problem was a result of not having Democratic sons. In the fourth line, he acknowledged "My affection and admiration for Precinct chairs available to handle and organize a much larger turnout In 1953, the US Border Patrol had seized more than 865,000 undocu- than was expected. The shortage of precinct chairs is due to the lack of mented persons and the federal government was under pressure to do Hillary Clinton and President Bill Clinton." Then he turned to what was the heart of his message. leadership of the Democratic Executive Committee over the past few ad- something about what was then perceived as an out of control immigra- Referring to Barack Obama's Philadelphia speech earlier in the week, ministrations. tion problem. The pressure resulted in the inception of "Operation Wet- "He asked us to rise above our racially divided past, and to seize the op- It was a disgrace to see the Mae Simmons voting poll, completely ig- back" and the mass round up of Mexican nationals began. portunity to carry forward the work of many patriots of all races, who nored by the current Party Chair, who seemed to be more interested in Under the direction of Immigration and Customs Commissioner Gen- struggled and died to bring us together." campaigning, than taking care of the thousands of Democrats who de- eral Joseph Swing, the operation began in 1954 and included an organiza- Who could have guessed — given how political commentators have pended on her during this very crucial election. tion of state and local officials joining together with local police forces to carried on about black-and-white complaints and grievances — that a Now that the Democratic Party has a new county chair, Pamela Brink, round up any Mexican or Mexican looking person; illegal or not new paradigm could so swiftly and definitively come about. to organize the party and fill all of the vacant precinct chairs, I would not The result was a sweep similar to a vacuum cleaner being swept through Perhaps that is because so many commentariat have made their repu- expect something like this to happen in future elections. Ms. Brink has the Mexican American barrios mostly in states like New Mexico, Texas, tations observing social friction instead of commenting about its conse- her hands full, but she has promised to organize the Democratic Party, get Arizona, California, and Colorado in an effort to deport as many Mexi- quences to the political system and our national life. Democrats elected, fill precinct chairs and build the party by embracing cans as possible. By the time it was all over, over 1 million people had But the U.S. people got it, judging from the opinion polls measuring the "young Democrats". I hope at future Party meetings, we don't see the been rounded up like animals and deported; this number does not include public reaction to the speech. Nonetheless, the incendiary white-resent- same old faces treating these events like a social outing. the other thousands of Mexicans who had to abandon their families and ment-black-rage quandary, as chatter, would have continued had Bill Ms. Brink's 25 years of service to the Democratic Party should serve homes here out of fear for their lives and fled to Mexico on their own. Richardson not weighed in. her well to lead and organize this great coalition, she claims to be able to Also included in the deportations were American born children whose In a realistic appraisal about this moment in history, we ought to be build. parents were also deported. conscious that in those crucial hours following Obama's historic speech, Only time will tell. There are even some documented cases of adult people born in this the nation lapsed back into a 1970s mental regression. Virtually all of the Leo Flores, Lubbock country who were deported due to not speaking English or not being able talk was again about black and white, like an LP with its needle playing to prove their citizenship. over and over the same old tune. Editor's Note: This week the Lubbock City Council considered busi- And then there were those who were deported without being given an That nation doesn't exist anymore. The new nation is colorized. It has ness issues related to the Visitor's Information Center which has been opportunity to prove their citizenship. The fact that they looked Mexican many people from many places speaking many tongues. Many of them proposed at the site of the former South Beach Nightclub. Readers may was first and foremost; the fact that they were here illegally was second- are Hispanics. The "one-size-fits-all minority" label is out of fashion, in- remember that the city purchased the building where the nightclub was ary. appropriate and out of sync. housed with plans to build a new visitor's center. The following statement Ironically many Mexicans had come to this country in the 1940's under Bringing up Jeremiah Wright's 2001 incendiary sermon recalled old was issued by District 3 City Councilman Todd Klein late Wednesday a "bracero" program which had been started by the federal government wounds and hurts all over again — maybe ones without solution—but that afternoon. to encourage Mexican immigration in order to fill agriculture jobs in this only serve to injure Obama's candidacy with an implied guilt by associa- country. Some had come at the invitation of the federal government; now tion. What happened instead was that Obama did what armies of media For the past several months, I have carefully studied the proposal to con- that they were no longer useful; they would be deported. commentators are paid to do. struct a visitor information center in the downtown. While I support our According to Luis Plascencia, an anthropologist at Arizona State Uni- Obama's Philadelphia speech March 18 explained and challenged the local tourism industry, I have come to the conclusion that a visitor center, versity the word wetback first appeared in print in 1920 in a New York public to rise above the words and to set a new high standard for toler- as it is currently proposed, is not the best use of our hotel occupancy tax. Time's story with the headline "Welcomed Mexican Invasion", a story ance, behavior, and responsibility. Not knowing better, the media con- A visitor center in and of itself does not generate tourism. Additional "about Mexican families who were crossing the border into South Texas signetti likened it to MLK's "I have a dream." But it wasn't that It was visitors will not come to Lubbock simply because we have a $6.7 mil- to till the soil during a severe labor shortage", according to a story in the not a vision quest. It was a political speech setting a new high political lion tourist information center, and I klieve there are better ways Austin American Statesman. standard. That's where Bill Richardson weighed in. to achieve the very laudable goal of increasing tourism to Lubbock. In our view, the term has always been used to demean people of Mexi- Bill Richardson in Portland said Obama "spoke to us like adults." One such possibility would be to spend the money to enhance the existing can descent It was also used in an effort to embarrass people about their He added, "He asked us to ponder the weight of our racially-divided Civic Center in an effort to attract more meetings and conventions to Lub- ethnicity and in an attempt to keep people who were born in this country past, to rise above it, and to seize the opportunity to carry forward the bock. This would better serve the goal of increased tourism and directly put "in their place". work of many patriots of all races, who struggled and died to bring us money back into the pockets of local businesses while saving some prop- We bring this up for two reasons this week. First we think it is instruc- erty tax dollars that would otherwise have to be used for such an upgrade. tional for all of us to understand part of our history and part of what many together." Instead of building a 7,400 square foot building which would require con- of our parents, grandparents and other family members who happen to For Obama, said Richardson, "cynicism is not realism, and hope is not siderable additional operating and maintenance funds, I suggest the devel- be of Mexican descent went through in that era. We also bring it up in folly." opment of virtual visitor centers. These interactive kiosks could be placed an effort to illustrate where the term came from and why we find it so What makes Richardson's words remarkable is how he brought out an elemental truth — "As a Hispanic, I was particularly touched by his at the major tourism gateways such as the South Plains Mall, Preston Smith offensive. words." He connected that to what we all know. "I have been troubled International Airport, the Civic Center, Texas Tech Student Union, and the We also wanted to bring attention to a story we read last week involving by the demonization of immigrants" and the rising rate of hate crimes Chamber of Commerce at a fraction of the cost of the proposed building. an elected official using the phrase "holding pen for wetbacks' in place of against Hispanics. Richardson, like Obama, consigned divisive economic Certainly I support tourism to our fine city, but I believe that I have "immigration detention center". policies as the real demon. an obligation to spend public tax dollars, and in this case the ho- In case you missed it, the details surrounding the story are on our front Richardson said Obama "has started a discussion" that rejects the poli- tel occupancy tax money, to the optimal benefit of the citizens of page this week. Lubbock. It is important to remember that hotel occupancy tax is As the targets of that term on more than a few occasions during our tics of pitting race against race." Interpreted, this means a halt to the na- tional backward movement and a new map with high standards of con- public tax money, and it belongs to the public for its best use in youth; and as witnesses to how our parents were treated and called; we duct. Why? Because this is not a black-and-white nation anymore. If you the same way that the city collected property and sales taxes do. are disgusted that in 2008, 54 years removed from the mass deportation Therefore, I will not vote in favor of the current proposal in hope that efforts that an elected official would remain mired in ignorance and blind- don't see it or don't get it, you're out of it. Obama opened a pathway to a new standard, and Richardson quickly we may still choose an alternative approach which will better reflect the ed by his own bigotry and refuse to resign from a publicly held office. needs and modes of today's modem tourist, regional visitor and shopper - -We echo the calls for the Mustang Ridge council member's resignation. stepped through it, for others to follow. There's an adage that says you understand people by their words which by better utilizing the intemet for those considering a trip to Lubbock and But at the same time, we wonder why the media coverage and outcry has you cannot translate. "ate es un hombre que nos entiende y nos va a res- strategically placing kiosks for those visitors who routinely come to Lub- not been any wider and louder. petar," Richardson said endorsing Obama. There's a tone, a feeling there bock and would spend additional money if they were informed of other you just can't translate. opportunities while here. I believe the approach I will propose will better The Unequal Scales of Justice [Jose de la Isla is the author of "The Rise of Hispanic Political Power" utilize the strengths of the private sector while optimizing the interests We do not profess to know quite how the justice system works; but one (Archer Books, 2003). He writes a weekly commentary for Hispanic Link and habits of travelers in a more convenient manner as well as freeing up thing that was evident to us this past week was this: That in the Parsons News Service. E-mail [email protected].] ©2008 the proposed hotel occupancy tax money to be invested in other areas for and Jones kidnapping cases, the scales of justice are unequal and justice the attraction of visitors along with frequent use by the people of Lub- was not blind as we all want to believe. THE LADIES ON MY BUS bock Two women, two babies, two kidnapping cases; and Nyhen all is said Lubbock City Councilman Todd Klein and done; each case is handled as different as night is from day. That's By Josue Gonzalez doctors, dentists and psychiatrists "Freedom of Expression" is a weekly feature of El Editor and re: important to remember here. One morning, for reasons I no with patients waiting in their offices places our "Letters to the Editor" section. We invite readers to submit We are of course referring to the case of Rayshaun Parsons, who plead- longer recall, I boarded a New Jer- in Manhattan. their letters, commentaries and opinions for publication. All submis- ed guilty to kidnapping in a federal court of law; and to Stephanie Jones; sey bus in Washington Heights in Everyone depends on each other sions will be subject to our editorial policies and practices; and may be who also pleaded guilty to kidnapping and child abandonment charges. Manhattan at the station where the to make the cycle work. edited due to space limitations. Ideas and opinions are strictly those of We are well aware that one faced federal charges and one faced state West Side subway line intersects the The Latinas who cross the Hudson the writer. Submissions may be sent vie email to [email protected] charges; what we are trying to address here is the inequities in the system entrance to the George Washington every morning are as essential to and how sometimes there are more factors than just the law that come Bridge. It was 6:30. As I waited the economy of Manhattan as Don- El H4o del Alactin into play. bleary-eyed for the bus to take me ald Trump or Michael Bloomberg, Back in the 70's and 80's "El Alacrity; Their crimes are almost identical; they were both convicted of kidnap- across the Hudson, I noticed that I although their own stories are rare- (The Son o "the scorpion that slings with his tail" was ping a child; but that is where the similarities end. was the only male waiting for this ly known outside the families they the Scorpion) a regular guest on the pages of this newspa- Parsons is arrested; gets a court appointed attorney assigned to her, is particular bus. We boarded, and serve. They are anonymous cogs in per. Many years have passed, `El Alacrlie held without bond; is ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluations; pleads every seat with the exception of the complex ecology of U.S. soci- has now retired his poisonous pen; but now guilty just 5 months after the crime is committed; and receives a 20 year mine was occupied by a Hispanic ety. They have no health insurance along comes his son...and as they say; 'The prison sentence. She is led away in handcuffs immediately after being woman, usually young, although for their own children. When they apple doesn't fall far from the free". sentenced and if we're guessing right she'll be lucky if she sees the light not always. fall ill they stop working and are re- of day any time soon; she'll probably have to serve most of her 20 years Each carried one or more grocery placed by another woman from the with parole just a distant thought bags. same sector, perhaps from the same "El Que Pica con la Cola" The other woman, Stephanie Jones, snatched the Maldonado baby from Clearly the women were going country. They are never invited to Mace mucho que Bidal ya no me ha dejado escribir y han de saber que her mother's home after targeting and stalking her; abandons the baby in to work, but I wondered why they the country clubs, Sunday outings, tengo acres de chismes pan contarles. 104 degree weather, is caught and arrested; hires her own attorney; has needed to carry groceries. or to the theatre. El primero es el de que la Linda ya parese quiereitrolar todas la po- her bail reduced by half; bonds out of jail and spends nearly 2 years out The question was soon answered. This may be the first and last litica de Lubbock con tratar de convenser a Gilbert S as que se quedara on bail while awaiting trial; she has her trial postponed at least 4 times; is The bus lumbered across the bridge, time you read about them, and yet, en la carrera pan consejal. Pues este Alacran no sabe nada y entiende eventually scheduled for trial; pleads guilty to two separate charges and turned off the main road and into a the most successful women in the menos pero si sabe que el carifio entre la Linda y Armando Gonzalez receives two 10 year sentences to run concurrently. She then receives a middle class community. At each United States of America could not falta un poco y se cuenta que ella platico con Salinas pars convenserlo full week of what we can only call "jail-time leave" so that she may visit stop, women left the bus singly or go to work every day without them. que se quedara pa' que Armando tuviera menos oportunidad de ganar with her son who is in foster care before reporting to jail as if she didn't in pairs. Most knew each other and I met them in New York but they Pero parece que a pesar de los esfuerzos de la Linda, va sequie la camera quite have enough time to visit with him during the two years she was out they waved cheerily at their com- exist in almost every town and city pars consejal con los candidatos Gilbert Salinas, Floyd Price y Armando on bond awaiting trial. And although she could have faced a possible 30 panions as they left the bus. in the country. Gonzalez. Haber que pasa. years in prison her plea bargain ensures that she will only have to serve 10 It soon became obvious that these (Josue Gonzalez is Professor of *************************************** years for both crimes. Based on what we have observed in the penal sys- were the house cleaners, cooks and Educational Leadership & Policy Y los Democratas se van a juntar este proximo Sabado en la escuela tem, our guess is that she will be out on probation in less than 2 years. baby sitters of the underground Studies, Arizona State University. Lubbock High pars elejir delegados al estado y ademas paw algunas As we previously stated; similar crimes; but the aftermath couldn't have economy on their way to their es- Email him at [email protected]) rewluciones que quieren proponer. Estara interesante especialmente con been more different than night and day. sential jobs in the modern families ©2008 END el liecho que los democrata se siguen peliando entre ellos mismos. 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Some are medical READ EL EDITOR ON THE INTERNET WWW.ELEDITOR.COM El Editor Newspaper, Week of Mar. 27-Apr. 2, 2008 On the Internet -www. eleditor.com Page 3 Without Worker Visas, Businesses Scramble to Fill Labor Void How Bill Decided On Barack son square his endorsement of For years, Margaret Atkins has The implementation of the cap Gov. Bill Richardson told about his decision. But it needed my supporters, to the superdel- Obama? relied on 75 seasonal workers has already had far-reaching effects. Barack Obama he would to be done, and Richardson egates, Hispanics and others "I'm also a Western governo- from southern Mexico to as- Small cities in Mexico have lost endorse him 10 days ago, but finally connected with Obama's that maybe the time has come to and he won Western states, and semble carnival rides, sell cotton a critical source of employment the two high-powered Demo- rival by phone at about 9 p.m. unite behind Obama." it (Clinton's margin of victory in candy, and operate Ferris wheels and remittances. Carnivals in the crats kept it a secret until Friday Thursday after she finished a Richardson said Obama's the New Mexico caucuses last and merry-go-rounds. But when U.S. have been forced to either because of Richardson's long- campaign rally. candid speech on race relations Atkins' company, Thomas shut down or consider alternative planned Caribbean vacation "It wasn't one of our better Carnival, visited Brownsville sources of labor-including undocu- with his wife. conversations," Richardson in March, the workers hadn't mented workers. The governor, in an interview said. "We talked for a good come, leaving the carnival badly But while its repercussions have with the Journal late Friday, said three minutes; it was a candid understaffed. played out in disparate corners he called Obama on Mon- conversation. It got a little tense Like a growing number of the of North America, the origins of day and told the Democratic but we ended up in good terms. American amusement industry, the H-2B visa crisis can be easily presidential frontrunner that "I told her I had utmost Thomas Carnival works through traced to Washington, D.C. The he would, in fact, give him the respect for her and my endorse- the H-2B visa program to enlist Congressional Hispanic Caucus' endorsement he had been dog- ment had to do more with party unskilled workers from Mexico political maneuverings have created gedly pursuing for weeks. unity and the fact that I believe and Central America. This year, both unlikely allies and antagonists Obama suggested they make Obama is something special, the program has been drastically in Congress. the announcement on Wednes- something very good for the cut. The CHC wants the ever-popular day, but that would have forced American political system," "Without our workers from return worker exemption renewed Richardson and his wife, Bar- Richardson said. Mexico, it's tough to continue — but only if it's attached to legisla- bara, to cut their vacation two Richardson played coy about percent, so I don't think it was operation," Atkins said. Instead tion related to its larger goals for days short. his endorsement intentions for last week convinced him he had significant," Richardson said. of overseeing operation of the immigration. The governor's wife, who two months, often telling report- made the right decision. Richardson had also been carnival, Atkins is now forced "It's unfair to piecemeal this thing dutifully supported him through ers, "I might endorse, I might The New Mexico governor widely quoted as saying that to fill a void in her labor force out," said U.S. Rep Charles A. a long presidential campaign not." said he did not ask for, nor did politician's endorsements "don't by selling nachos at the Midway Gonzalez, D-San Antonio, the Con- that kept him on the road for But as he watched Obama and he receive any commitments, matter." Diner. gressional Hispanic Caucus' second weeks at a time last year, wasn't Clinton pummel each other day about a plum job in an Obama "It's a burst of good public- For several years, employers vice chair. "A stand-alone H-2B having it. after day, he said he worried presidential administration. ity one day and the fact that I were able to rehire their former remedy isn't going far enough." "She put her foot down," that both Democratic candidates "Nothing came up— it didn't was sought after and in the race employees in the form of the "re- According to Gonzalez, by Richardson said with a laugh would be so bloodied they even enter into the discussion at maybe gives it more attention," turn worker exemption" without withholding support for a quick-fix during a telephone interview wouldn't be able to give pre- all," Richardson said. Richardson said. "In the end, I fear of reaching a cap on H-2B to the H-2B program, the Con- late Friday, after returning to sumptive Republican nominee Richardson has previously don't think endorsements matter visas. But in September, the gressional Hispanic Caucus gains New Mexico from Portland, John McCain a good fight in the said that the party's 800 "super- that much." Congressional Hispanic Caucus important allies in the business Ore., where he had endorsed fall. delegates," who don't have to Obama, who enjoyed a wave blocked voting on legislation community. Obama in front of 12,000 'The campaign was really commit to a candidate until the of good publicity from the that would have renewed the "Business owners tell us, 'You screaming supporters hours taking a negative personal turn," Democratic National Conven- Richardson announcement at exemption. guys are holding us hostage,"' he before. Richardson said. "The attacks tion in August, should choose the end of a week marred by As a result, this year a cap said. "But once H-1B and H-2B Richardson, a former United were fierce on both sides. We sides based on the will of the controversy over the inflam- of 66,000 H-2B visas will be problems are solved, they won't Nations ambassador and U.S. need to stay together as a party. voters in their states or districts. matory remarks of his Chicago enforced without exemptions, re- feel any compulsion to support us energy secretary in Bill Clin- McCain is going to be formida- But Clinton eked out a victory preacher, certainly seemed to ducing the number of visas filled with the entire program.... We need ton's administration, said he ble, and I thought maybe adding in New Mexico's caucus last disagree. in 2007 by almost 70,000. proponents to come together." dreaded telling Hillary Clinton my voice would send a signal to month. So how does Richard- U.S. High Court Rejects World Court Power The U.S. Supreme Court, other Mexican nationals had President George Bush issued a on appeals by Texas law. in a rejection of World Court been deprived of their rights memorandum saying the United A Texas appeals court dis- authority, ruled 6-3 Tuesday under the Vienna Convention States would "discharge its missed his case, and Tuesday, that a Mexican national can- on Consular Relations. It said international obligations ... by in a decision written by Chief not further appeal his Texas their U.S. sentences should be having state courts give effect to Justice John Roberts, the U.S. death sentence. reviewed regardless of U.S. the (ICJ) decision." Supreme Court agreed that The decision also rejects state law. Under the convention, Medellin, who was born in neither the ICJ ruling "nor the intent of a presidential foreign national suspects must Mexico but lived most of his the president's memorandum memorandum. be told they are entitled to a life in Houston, was facing a constitutes directly enforce- The U.N. International visit by their consuls. death sentence for the murder able federal law that pre-empts Court of Justice, commonly But the U.S. Supreme Court of two teenagers. After the state limitations on the filing called the World Court based later ruled that the convention president's memo, he filed a of successive habeas petitions at The Hague, ruled in 2004 did not pre-empt U.S. state law second constitutional appeal, (requests for constitutional that Jose Medellin and 50 on appeals. In response, U.S. which violated the limits placed review)?' 9th Annual Cesar E. Chavez Let's Play flail! Players in Lubbock's MLK Little League will take the field for the first time on Saturday, March 29, 2008 People's March and Celebration at 12:00 Noon in a ribbon-cutting ceremony opening their new baseball complex located on Fast 19th Street and Aspen Avenue. The complex consists of two regulation little league fields, press box, rest moms, conces- grape growers, protesting poor sion stand, and covered seating. Funds were designated for this project in the 2004 general bond election, working conditions and the use and players and parents have waited a long time to see their dream of new fields finally become a reality. of pesticides harmful to farm Lubbock Mayor David Miller, City officials and representatives from the MLK Little League will partici- workers. He is recognized for his pate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony. In addition former Major League Baseball player, Matt Miller, will be non violent approach to handling on hand to throw out the first pitch of the season. A Monterey High School standout and graduate of Texas adversity, and even fasted to call Tech University, Matt was a relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers in 2001-2002 before an injury sidelined him attention to the migrant workers' permanently. He is the son of Lubbock Mayor David Miller. Following the ceremony, players will compete cause. Although his dramatic act in their first games of the season. did little to solve the immediate harms, it increased public aware- ness of the problem. The boycott was finally successful in winning new rights for workers. WHAT: Cesar E. Chavez El mejor detector de People's Honor March and Com- memoration. WHEN: 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, March 29, 2008 fugas de gas es usted. (Shuttle service will begin at 12:30 p.m. beginning at Canyon Lakes/Buddy Holly Recreational Area, end site, to Cavazos Middle Usted naci6 con el mejor equipo para detectar una situaci6n de School, beginning site). emergencia con un ducto de gas natural — sus ojos, oidos y nariz. WHERE: March begins gat Cavazos Middle School parking lot, 210 N. University Please join the Cesar E. area, where a street dedication on Ave., proceeding to the Buddy Chavez Commemoration the corner of N. University and Holly Recreational Area for a Committee pay tribute to Cesar E. Chavez, will occur. street dedication at the corner American hero and civil rights In addition, announcement of N. University and Cesar E. leader, Cesar E. Chavez, during of the 2008 Spirit of Cesar E. Chavez Drive in Lubbock, Texas, Lubbock's 9th Annual Cesar Chavez Award, and the student followed by a celebration at the E. Chavez People's March and essay competition sponsored by Fiesta Plaza located directly Celebration, which will be held All American Concrete, as well Southwest of the park area. La Nariz Los Oidos Los Ojos Saturday, March 29, 2008. as recognition of youth leaders * In case of inclement weather The event is organized by a and youth organizations will be Las setiales visibles de the commemoration will all be Las aromas inusuales Preste atencidn si oye en presented. A short history pre- una emergencia de gas citizen driven committee, and alrededor de su su propiedad un silbido held in the Guadalupe Economic incluyen agua o tierra the march attracts people from sentation regarding Chavez and propiedad que se parecen agudo, un soplo fuerte, o Services Corporation (GESC) soplando en el sire. all backgrounds and helps current farm and seasonal worker a huevos podridos, un rugido. Todos estos building, at 1502 Erskine Street. vegetaciOn descolorida o issues will be included. Finally, zorrillo (mofeta), o azufre ruidos pueden ser serial build public awareness about un burbujeo constante que WHO: Health & Resourc- podrian indicar una fuga de una emergencia de Chavez's legacy. Last year refreshments will be served and emerge de agua es Fair, as well as an announce- de gas natural. gas natural a alta presi6n. about 800 marchers walked in sponsored in part by Atmos reposada. ment of the 2008 Spirit of Cesar honor of Chavez. Energy and Guadalupe Economic E. Chavez Award, and the student This year, because of the Services, and entertainment will essay competition winners, as growing concerns over La- be provided by Julian Escamilla well as recognition of youth lead- tino youth issues and because who will feature traditional and Tomese el Tiempo Necesario para Llamar. ers and youth organizations will education, health and quality of festive music. The celebration Si usted descubre alguna serial o todas las senates mencionadas arriba, salgase del area be presented. A short history pre- life drove the efforts of Cesar will also offer a free health and inmediatamente. No opere ning0n vehiculo de motor o equipo cerca del area, y abstengase de sentation regarding Chavez and E. Chavez, the march and dental fair, which will feature the cualquier actividad que pudiera generar una chispa. Usted debe contactar de inmediato a las current farm and seasonal worker celebration will focus around mobile units of CHCL, and voter issues will be included. autoridades locales de emergencia y tambien a ONEOK WesTex Transmission al 1-800-562-5879, youth, and health and wellness. registration by the League of For additional information o al operador del ducto en cuestion. Pedometers will be provided by Women Voters. please call Christy Martinez-Gar- the Community Health Center Chavez's significance and im- cia at (806) 797-7233, or email Al emplear los dispositivos de deteccion innatos, ONEOK of Lubbock (CHCL) to the first pact goes beyond any one cause cesarchavezlubbock@suddenlin usted puede prevenir los desastres asociados con WESTEX 200 marchers at the start of the or struggle. The son of migrant k.net, or contact Grace Garza at fugas en ductos de gas natural. TRANSMISSION, L.L.C. event. The march will conclude laborers, Chavez led a nonvio- SUBSIMARY OF ONEOK PARTNERS, L.P. (806) 831-3305. at the Buddy Holly Recreational lent boycott against California

El Editor Newspaper, Week of Mar. 27-Apr. 2, 2008 On the Internet -www. eleditor.com Page 4 "Under the Same Moon" breaks record Selena's father feels "Under the Same 266 theatres. for Emilio's family Moon" broke the record "It played like a very for the biggest opening of commercial film in Selena's father, Abraham brain injury." aSpanish-language film ji> IaEl: R Latino communities Quintanilla, feels the Navaira He said that while he and in the U.S., grossing 2.77 THE 3AME and showed some real family's pain. Emilio weren't close, they had million from 266 loca- strength at arthouses," "The only thing I can say is known each other profession- that we certainly feel for his tions. said Fox Searchlight ally for years "from way back." "Under the Same NIOCJIN topper Peter Rice. Moon," distributed by the Pelni‘d Ll. ftA) Harvey Weinstein Weinstein Co. and mar- added that he thought a keted byFox Searchlight, careful rollout in art- easily beat the previ- houses could lead the ous record for a Spanish film to do as well as language pie, Lionsgate's Miramax's 1990 release "Ladron que robs a "Cinema Paradiso," ladron," which bowed to which cumed almost $1.6million. $12 million, while stay- Indie studios reported ing strong with native that the film, which Spanish speakers. opened Wednesday and Film also opened this hascumed $3.5 million, weekend in Mexico as succeeded with two dif- the #2 film, where it ferent audiences. The grossed $1.7 million film had the highest per and had the biggest bow family and for him, and hope- "We crossed roads," he said. fully, he recovers and recuper- screen average for the this year for a local title, There is inherent danger on ates from the accident. That's the road, he added. When he weekend with $10,414 the 6th biggest opening something that all musicians was with the Dinos as a young and was#10 overall in just ever. have to face — the mad, being man, his father would caution on the road," Quintanilla said him. from Corpus Christi. "My dad had a saying, that I Andy Garcia Pays Tribute to Cachao The planned prayer vigil and guess comes from Mexico. It Andy Garcia fondly re- lifetime of listening to public outpouring for Emilio went: "Tanto va el cantaro al members Israel "Cachao" Cachao's music and eigh- will help, he said. agua, hasta que se quiebra." Lopez, the legendary Cuban teen years of Concerts and "Sure, it gives comfort to the It's a reference to an old dicho artist who passed away Sat- records together, I con- family, that people care and about the clay jars once used urday at age 89. In a state- , sider our collaboration and (are) hoping that everything by Mexican women to cany merit to the press, the Cuban friendship one of the most turns out," he said. "My fam- water. "Eventually one day, actor talked about the bond important accomplishments ily went through a tragedy, and they're going to fall and break," he had with the late musician of my life. Cachao is our we can sympathize with his Quintanilla explained. "My dad who was a pioneer of Latin musical father. He is re- music. vered by all who have come "He leaves with us a lega- in contact with him and cy of extraordinary trendset- his music and is referred to ting music, and an unequaled simply as El Maestro!" example of humanity, that As a closing statement, was a gift to all of us, who Garcia addressed his men- had the good fortune and tor with words expressing honor to experience," the his admiration and thanks. 51-year old said of the man "Maestro, your music has he considered a father figure. accompanied me all my life "I had the great privilege of and will continue to do so collaborating with Cachao until we meet again. You as his producer and band have been my teacher, and member since 1990. Together which again brought him a around the now legendary you took me in like a son. we recorded four records. GRAMMY. I also directed conceit in 1990, and the film So I will continue to rejoice Master Sessions Vol. I and a documentary on his life Cachao, ahora si which chroni- with your music and carry which earned Cachao his first our traditions wherever I entitled Cachao, como su cles his creative process." GRAMMY, and Cuba Linda ritmo no hay dos, set Garcia added: "After a go, in your honor." Luis Miguel to Release New Album The actor will share his se- crets to keeping in shape in a book that comes out May 13 What man doesn't envy Mario Lopez's sculpted abs? Advertise MARIO LOPEZ'S Now everyone can learn how family. We hope for a speedy used to tell me that. He'd tell to get his stellar six-pack in the with recovery and que todo salga me, 'You guys are on the mad 34-year-old actor's new book, bien (that everythig turns out all the time. You need to be KNOCKOUT Mario Lopez's Knockout Fit- all right). Believe me, we can careful. DoniETMt fall asleep ness, available May 13. 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Now they spot, the Eagles have a shot at with a tackle the needier position. The NFC wasn't the better Sammy Knight, but that's not The skinny: Mother year, must provide him more weapons, Miami safety Kenny Phillips, Secondary need: Offensive line, conference last season, but it did necessarily a bad thing. They fol- another disappointment. The and their timing is perfect. This Vanderbilt tackle Chris Williams wide receiver, cornerback. have the best team. That would lowed the same script a year ago, Cowboys aren't far from reaching draft is deep in wide receivers and or Pittsburgh's Jeff Otah. Possible targets: The Redskins be the New York Giants, who and look where it got them. the top, but they had better figure running backs. With two first- Summary: McNabb is right: choose 21st, which isn't good for overcame the odds as well as the Primary need: Offensive tackle. out how to avoid the late-season round draft picks they can find a The Eagles need more weapons. a team looking for a top defensive New England Patriots in Super Dave Diehl did a nice job at left swoon. If they don't, you can bank receiver, a cornerback or a running For the moment, Brian Westbrook tackle. North Carolina's Kentwan Bowl XLII. Will Michael tackle a year ago, but let's be hon- on Wade Phillips riding off into back to replace Julius Jones. is it, though Reggie Brown and Balmer is a possibility, but the Strahan play another season? It est: He's a guard. the sunset and Jason Garrett taking Philadelphia Eagles Kevin Curtis had their moments Redskins might not budge on could create another big void on Secondary needs: Linebacker, over. Phillips' job is to get this The skinny: If it's a new year, last season. Safety Brian Dawkins him. They'd like a pass rusher D. cornerback, a defensive lineman club to the playoffs again, and that there must be a Donovan McNabb is 34 and nearing the end, while like Florida's Derrick Harvey or That victory makes them the and another wide receiver. won't happen unless he finds help story ripped from the headlines. defensive lineman Darren Howard Clemson's Phillip Merling, but club to beat in 2008, but defending Possible targets: With the last for an offense that fizzled down And there is: He wants two or appears finished. Look for the club Harvey will be gone. There will be the title will be difficult — espe- pick of the first round, the Giants the stretch. three playmakers, and the Eagles to start retooling with the offensive plenty of wide receivers available cially with the losses of starters might be forced to take the third Primary need: A wide receiver. tried hard to accommodate him. line, then move to defense. here, with someone like DeSean Gibril Wilson, Kawika Mitchell or fourth player at a position. Terrell Owens and Teny Glenn are Alas, they fanned on Randy Moss Washington Redskins Jackson or Early Doucet possible. and Reggie Torbor. Tackle Jeff Otah is a possibility, both 34. and Larry Fitzgerald. So this is The skinny: Despite making Summary: Zom is a former Of course, that's where the draft so is someone like Notre Dame Secondary needs: Cornerback, another opportunity to satisfy the playoffs, the Redskins are the quarterback, so the club could comes in. This month's needs defensive tackle Trevor Laws or running back and defensive line- McNabb except ... except the trendy choice for last in this divi- tilt toward offense. The problem become next month's draft picks, Auburn's Quentin Groves. man. Eagles love to draft linemen on sion. Why? Because Joe Gibbs is is: He needs to protect young and here's what the Giants can Summary: The Giants should Possible targets: The Cowboys both sides of the ball. gone, and no one knows what to quarterback Jason Campbell with expect: take a shot at a defensive lineman have two first-round picks, so Primary need: Probably an of- make of replacement Jim Zom. something more than another wide N.Y. Giants or cornerback early, then go for you're looking at someone like fensive tackle. William Thomas Vice president of football opera- receiver, so I could see Washing- The skinny: They lost three a tackle in the second round. The LSU wide receiver Early Doucet, and Jon Runyan are at or near the tions Vmny Cerrato will make the ton looking first for an offensive defensive starters and subtract a position is deep, which means Arkansas running back Felix Jones ends of their careers. personnel decisions, with the club lineman who can pass block. It fourth if Michael Strahan retires. there are plenty to go around. It or Tennessee State cornerback Secondary need: Pass rusher, looking to help its passing game as makes sense as an investment in So this is a Super Bowl champion also means the best value at the Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. safety, running back and wide well as its offensive and defensive Campbell's future. Powerhouses, upstarts and red-hot Curry -- that's Sweet You know the worst part lowing text message entered run to the Final Four. about NCAA tournament my phone Sunday during the Five crucial questions for, brackets? second half of Davidson's win um, Gary Parrish Once they turn to garbage over Georgetown: 1.Which Sweet 16 team they stay garbage. "Curry has gone totally ba- has been the biggest surprise? There's just no real way to nanas. Holy Crap." Villanova and Western Ken- recover. Really, doesn't that sum- tucky are in the Sweet 16, and This play proves UCLA will marize things best? And while that's shocking. But the bracket get the calls — and non-calls - there will be better Sweet 16 broke in a way where neither - necessary to win the national matchups than Davidson-Wis- had to beat a so-called power to consin, escape the first weekend. Villa- I'm not nova beat Clemson and Siena; sure Western Kentucky beat Drake in anything and San Diego. will be So though it's a surprise the Texas Tech Lady Raiders more Wildcats and Hilltoppers made anticipat- the Sweet 16, if you look at ed than it on a micro level it is not a Suffer 81-74 Loss to TCU Friday's surprise that Villanova and edition Western Kentucky beat the LUBBOCK, Texas a four-point lead at the half Lady Raiders 39-34. Tech of The teams they beat. Which makes - Keisha Walker had 16 at 46-42. did shoot a season-best 91.7 Stephen Davidson the biggest surprise, points and Jordan Murphree Tech got its biggest lead percent from the free throw Curry because it had to beat Gonzaga Show, and Georgetown, and George- added 14, but it wasn't of the game at 51-44. on a line as they connected on live from town is a so-called power by enough for the Texas Tech jumper by Walker just two 11-of-12 free throw at- Detroit. any definition. Lady Raiders as they suf- and half minutes into the tempts. 3. Ten 2. What's the best Sweet 16 fered an 81-74 loss to TCU second half. A layup by Stanecia Graham was different matchup? Louisville vs. Ten- in the third round of the TCU's Danielle Nunn knot- the only other Lady Raider leagues nessee in Charlotte should be Postseason WNIT last night. ted the game at 51 at 15:26. in double figures with 11 are rep- fabulous. Two talented rosters resented coached by talented men who Ina game that saw 13 The lead changed several points. in the are both more than willing to lead changes and 11 ties, the times during the next 10 Adrianne Ross led TCU Sweet let those rosters run up and Lady Frogs (23-11) jumped minutes before the Lady with 23 points. 16: It's down the court at a rapid pace. out to a 10-point lead at Frogs took the lead for good quite a For my money, this is the most 19-9 in the first seven min- with 5:50 remaining in the GO! FIGHT! title. diverse group, this bunch of intriguing matchup, and it's not utes of play. Tech (17-16) game. Sweet 16 participants. There even close. WIN! So what happens is we battled right back going on On the night, Tech shot spend Monday, Tuesday and are big schools (Texas) and 3. Which player is playing Wednesday analyzing the small schools (Davidson) and best? At the risk of sounding a 15-2 run to take the lead. 42.9 percent from the field, Texas Tech bracket before finalizing it 10 leagues represented in all. redundant, the answer has to be From that point, the game hitting 27-63 shots, while Thursday morning. And by The Pac-10 (UCLA, Stan- Curry. He's 22-of-43 from the changed leads four times TCU was 47 percent from Lady Friday night we hate our- ford, Washington State) and field and 13-of-25 from 3-point and was tied three times be- the field (31-66). The Lady Raiders!! selves, not to mention Western Big East (Louisville, West range through two games. fore the Lady Raiders took Frogs outrebounded the Kentucky and Davidson. I Virginia, Villanova) each have That's how he has scored a mean honestly, what's more three representatives while the combined 70 points, meaning The Public is Invited to Come and En- depressing than watching Big Ten (Wisconsin, Michigan he's averaging 35 per contest in READ EL Villanova render your bracket State) and Big 12 (Kansas, this NCAA tournament. joy the Men's, Women and Mixed worthless? And that's why Texas) have two. The ACC 4. Are you sticking with your EDITOR I think real bracket contests (North Carolina) and SEC Final Four picks? Yeah, I think Slowpitch and the shouldn't start until the Sweet (Tennessee) have one each, as so. I'll go with the two teams ONLINE 16, if only to keep people from do the Atlantic 10 (Xavier), I have playing in the national WWW.ELEDITOR.COM Fastpitch Girls Games at Berl trying to ride O.J. Mayo to the Conference USA (Memphis), title game (Kansas and UCLA) #1 in news & Huffman Athelic Complex Elite Eight. Sun Belt (Western Kentucky) plus the two teams with home- information! Upcoming Lubbock Softball Anyway, the Sweet 16 is and Southern (Davidson). court advantages in their re- now set. 4. The freshmen are mostly gions (North Carolina playing Tournaments Lubbock Berl Huffman Perhaps you heard. gone: I had three Freshman in Charlotte and Texas playing Advertise L And here's a broad look at All-America teams featuring in Houston). That remains as Mar 28-30 6rh Annual South Plains Men's what has happened and what's a total of 15 players. Four of reasonable as it did last week. your business to come as the Road to the the players (Florida's Nick Ca- No sense in changing now. C and E NIT (World Series Qualifier) USSSA Final Four continues. lathes, Arizona State's James 5. And do you still have here! Four storylines Harden and Syracuse's Donte' UCLA winning the national $250 1.The top seeds are still Greene and Jonny Flynn) championship? Sure, though I 6th Annual South Plains Women's alive: North Carolina and didn't make the NCAA tourna- wish the Bruins would score a El Editor Kansas cruised. Memphis and ment while one (Kentucky's little more and avoid double- World Series Qualifier II USSSA $175 UCLA were tested. But all Patrick Patterson) was injured digit deficits. Keep playing like Newspaper four No. 1 seeds advanced to and thus didn't play in the that and they'll eventually dig Apr 4-6 2nd Annual Caprock Men's D the Sweet 16, which should event either. a hole too deep to escape. But can help come as no surprise. Those The other 10 were in on I'm still not getting off UCLA NIT (World Series Qualifier) USSSA four teams were four of -- if Thursday. and its starting lineup featur- your busi- not the four — best teams pret- By Sunday night eight of ing at least four NBA play- $250 ty much all season. And while them were gone — Kansas ers (Darren Collison, Russell ness GROW! I know four No. 1 seeds have State's Michael Beasley, Westbrook, Luc Richard Mbah 2nd Annual Caprock Women's never made the Final Four, it USC's O.J. Mayo, Indiana's a Moute and Kevin Love) won't be crazy if it happens Eric Gordon, Arizona's Jerryd because down the stretch of a Call us for NIT USSSA $200 this year. Bayless, Duke's Kyle Sin- tight game I'll take Collison All Entry Deadlines are the Monday prior to tournament. 2. Stephen Curry is some- gler, Vanderbilt's A.J. Ogilvy, and Love over any other duo more All Entry fees MUST be sent to thing serious (and Davidson is, Kansas State's Bill Walker and on any other team. West Texas USSSA - PO Box 64564 too): You've read plenty about Oklahoma's Blake Griffin. Plus, when push comes to information Stephen Cuny by now, so I All that's left is UCLA's Kev- shove -- or hand comes to arm To Enter Call 792-7111 won't waste words describing in Love and Memphis' Derrick — it's now pretty clear the Bru- 806-763- what he has done. Because Rose, which just so happens to ins are going to get favorable Are you ready for some SOFTBALL! you know what he has done, be the only two I initially told officiating, and that's a nice that it is insane what he has you had a serious chance to advantage to have when the 3841 done, so insane that the fol- make a Carmelo Anthony-type goal is to win it all. El Editor Newspaper, Week of Mar. 27-Apr. 2, 2008 On the Internet -www. eleditor.com Page 6 Minorities, Seniors at Greater Risk La DivisiOn Latina en Cuanto for Kidney Disease a La Guerra En Irak Physician from Fresenius Medi- general population to develop kid- panics of the same age. (National cal Care Available to Discuss the ney failure, which requires dialysis Kidney Foundation) los que participan es por la falta de Importance of Early Detection to or a kidney transplant. (National WHO: Kidney expert with informacion repartida. Preventing Chronic Kidney Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Fresenius Medical Care JESS QUINTERO, director Disease and Kidney Diseases) WHY: Studies show that ejecutivo de Hispanic War Veterans WHAT: Ethnic early detection and treatment of America, ofrece las siguientes minorities, in- can halt or slow the progres- razones por las que deberlan los cluding African, sion of kidney disease. As part latinos considerar una carrera profe- Asian, Hispanic of National Kidney Month in sional de servicio militar a su pals y and Native Amer- March, Fresenius Medical Care continuar apoyando los esfuerzos de icans—as well as North America recommends that los EE.UU. por completar con exit° seniors—are at people in these at-risk groups get la misiOn del pats en Irak. higher risk than regular screenings for high blood Si the general popu- 1.Como ciudadanos de los EE.UU., lation for devel- los latinos son responsables por el oping potentially servicio a su pats durante una epoca life-threatening de guerra. kidney disease, 2.Hay una fuerte tradicien militar experts say. This hispana que se fundamenta en el risk is linked patriotismo entre las familias latinas directly to higher dedicadas a dar una respuesta rates of diabetes rapida, valiente y honrosa cuando and high blood email en riesgo el pals y sus ideales. pressure, the two 3.El servicio militar ofrece numero- leading causes of sas oportunidades pare Ia educacion kidney disease. •Hispanic Americans are durante y despues de hacer el •African Americans are nearly almost twice as likely to servicio [Milian four times more likely than the have diabetes as non-His- 4. Generosas recompensas al firmar pressure and diabetes. Emily Rutz fuerte sin ser encarcelado y un contrato podrfah ser de ayuda HOW: If you would like to Hispanic Link News Service que fuera rebajado a un rango a los reclutas y a sus familias con sbuiyi interview an expert in your Como tennin6 ocuniendo en de categoria merlon Ahora aprietos econ6micos. area about kidney disease and Viet Nam, la participacien militar trabaja de educador de paz con 5. La fuerza militar ofrece la esta- More immigrants, minorities, please contact Amber de los Estados Unidos en Irak esti. el American Friends Service bilidad, un sentido de orientaci6n y Bagwell at 415-489-7348 or llevando a los hispanos en dos Committee. ejemplos de otros durante las etapas [email protected]. direcciones. 0 tal vez en tres. Despues esti' el terser y tal de mayor vulnerabilidad de un less crime About Fresenius Medical Care Los mimeros nos nan-an parte vez mas grande elemento, que joven recluta. North America de la historia. La mas reciente tal vez sea reflejo de la actitud 6. Ofrece las necesidades basicas March 19, 2008-Contrary rates of violence across com- Fresenius Medical Care North encuesta del Centro Hispano Pew de la comunidad en general. como beneficios medicos, vivienda to the stereotype that crime munities in Chicago, with the America is a subsidiary of encontn5 que menos de un cuarto Este grupo no intenta organizar y comida. PABLO PAREDES, educador de and immigrants go hand in relationship strongest in poor Fresenius Medical Care AG Co. de los latinos (el 24%) apoya la ni a los amigos ni a las familias KGaA, the world's largest inte- la paz con el American Friends hand, immigrant-saturated neighborhoods. participacion de tropas estadoun- a "salvaguardar la democracia", grated provider of products and ni tampoco protesta de manera Service Committee, ofrece cinoo "Not only does immigra- idenses. Esta cifra es menos del neighborhoods have less services for individuals undergo- 31% que se vio en el 2006 y el activa el compromiso de los razones por las que los hispanos crime, a U.S. study found. tion appear to be 'protective' ing dialysis because of chronic 39% en el 2004. Estados Unidos con la guerra. deberian oponer activamente nits Harvard University so- against violence in poverty kidney failure, a condition that El Departamento de Defensa En las protestas casi por participaciOn de las fuerzas milita- res estadounidenses en Ira: ciologist Robert Sampson areas, violence was signifi- affects more than 1,600,000 indi- de los EE.UU. tiene cifras que entero de gente blanca contra la viduals worldwide. Through its NO examined crime and im- cantly lower among Mexi- muestran que los hispanos son guerra este mes, se vela a pocos network of 2,238 dialysis clinics hispanos. Tampoco han for- I. Los hispanos estin sobre-rep- can-Americans compared to el 10.9% de las fuerzas armadas, migration in Chicago in 180 in North America, Europe, mucho menos que su porcentaje mado sus propios grupos pars resentados en los roles de mayor neighborhoods of varying blacks and whites," Sampson Latin America, Asia-Pacific and dentro del grupo calificado por protestar la guerra, como los peligro en la fuerza militar y tre- levels of integration. He said in a statement. Africa, Fresenius Medical Care edad en las tres decadas de la que surgieron durante la epoca mendamente poco-representados en los rangos de oficiales y trabajos also analyzed recent data The study, published in provides dialysis treatment to fuerza armada compuesta por de la guerra de Viet Nam. approximately 173,860 patients de elite. from police records and the the winter issue of Contexts voluntarios. Estan los que, como Una de las protestas mas around the globe. Fresenius memorables fue la marcha del 2. Los programas de reclutamiento magazine, found that first- Jess Quintero, han servido en dos U.S. Census for all commu- MedicalCare is also the world's giras - una en el ejercito de los Moratorio Chicano de 1970 en que enfocan a los latinos hace nities in Chicago. generation immigrants were leading provider of dialysis EE. UU., y otra en la fuerza aerea el este de Los Angeles, en la promesas en extremo exageradas de una educacion. mejor posici6n 45 percent less likely to com- products such as hemodialysis - h*ia fines de la guerra de Corea que el diputado de un alguaell Based on assumptions that econOmica y aceleraciOn en el pro- machines, dialyzers and related y haeia comienzos de la de Viet de condado mate al director de immigrants are more likely mit violence than third-gen- ceso de hacerse ciudadano. disposable products. Fresenius Nam. noticias de KMEX-TV, Ruben to commit crimes and settle eration Americans. 3.Los latinos, y en particular los Medical Care is listed on the Quintero, presidente de los Salazar con un proyectil de gas soldados de tarjeta verde, quienes in poor, disorganized com- Frankfurt Stock Exchange Veteranos de Guerra Hispanos de lacrim6geno capaz de penetrar READ han servido honradamente, vuelven munities, prevailing wisdom (FME, FME3) and the New America, habla con orgullo de las una armadura corporal. En la a casa a enfientarse con la desigual- York Stock Exchange (FMS, contribuciones de los hispanos al costa este, los Young Lords, en holds that the concentration EL EDITOR dad y la discriminaci6n; no se les FMS-p). defender los ideales de democ- su mayoria puertorriquefios, of immigrants and an influx otorga acceso a apropiados benefi- TODAY!! For more information about racia del mundo desde la guerra organizaron manifestaciones of foreigners drive up crime cios de veteranos de guerra. Fresenius Medical Care's U.S. revolucionaria hasta el dia de hoy. similares. 4. Los vinculos histOricos de los rates, Sampson said. www.eleditor.com network of more than 1,600 Recita los nombres de parien- Los latinos anti-guerra Latinos a la fuerza militar estadoun- However, Sampson dialysis facilities, visit the tes, desde generaciones pasadas mayores de hoy con frecuencia CALL US !! idense han sido y continuan siendo Company's website at www.ul- hasta los nietos de hoy, quienes han tenido la experiencia de showed that concentrated destructivas a sus antepasados y immigration predicts lower 806: 763-3841 tracare-dialysis.c-om http://www. sin dudar ni un momento, acudi- activismo durante Ia era de Viet ultracare-dialysis.com Nam, mientras que menos son paises de origen. "Los marines eron al llamado. aprenden a cantar sobre la destruc- Despues tenemos a Pablo Pare- los padres de soldados quienes clan de Montezuma". des, en lo mas reciente un soldado han muerto en los conflictos 5. El clima de guerra ha impulsed° de infanteria de temera clase y mas recientes del medic) oriente, la militarizaciOn de la frontera de teethe° de control de armas de explica Jorge Mariscal, profesor los EE.UU. con Mexico y a grupos la fuerza naval de los Estados de Estudios Chicanos/Latinos de vigilantes como los Minutemen, Unidos. Al declararse contra la en la Universidad de California, quienes en sus mensajes propagan- invasi6n de Irak, se neg6 a abor- San Diego. disticos, hacen de los latinos un dar la USS Bonhomme Richard "Los latinos mas j6venes estereotipo y chiva expiatorio de en lo'que se desplegaba en el participan porque ven el impac- to de la guerra en sus amigos riesgo a la seguridad nacional. Golfo de Persia, en diciembre del (Emily C. Ruiz es periodista con 2004 como parte de la Operaci6n y el militarism° dentro de sus Hispanic Link News Service en Libertad Iraqui. Le dieron licen- escuelas por el reclutamiento de Washington, D.C. Comuniquese ciamiento administrativo despues jevenes", dijo, agregando que con ella a: Emily@HispanicLink. de servir tres meses de trabajo la razon por la que no son mas org) © 2008 Lubbock Jazz & Blues Festival Area schools participate in a weekend of clinics, master classes, guest artist performances, and festi- val competition. If you like to swing, then next weekend is your thing. The 41st Annual Jazz & Blues Festival on March 28-29 features two full days of clinics and perfor- mances. The festival, which features the Reggie Thomas Organ Trio and the Duke Ellington Orchestra, is designed to bring great jazz to the community and hone the skills of 250 budding musicians from area junior high and high schools. For the last 40 years, the Texas Tech University School of Music, in con- junction with Phi Mu Alpha music fraternity, has invited secondary school band students to this two-day event. `This is an opportunity to bring the community together for a weekend of great jazz," said Brad Leali, director of jazz studies at Texas Tech's School of Music. "It's also an excellent opportunity for Texas Tech educators to offer some outreach education to the community." The March 28 concert features Texas Tech University's premiere jazz group, Jazz Ensemble I, and the Reggie Thomas Organ Trio with Wes Anderson on alto saxophone and Andrew Griffith on drums. Leali directs the event. The evening of jazz is free and open to the public, and will be held at the Allen Theatre in the Student Union Building on the Texas Tech campus. Then, as part of the Presidential Lecture & Performance Series' attp://wwwitu.edu/administration/ president/lecture/> spring season, the Duke Ellington Orchestra, directed by Ellington alumnus Bathe Lee Hall Jr., will perform at 8 p.m. March 29 in the Allen Theatre. Tickets are $10 for general admis- sion plus a $2-$2.50 surcharge through Select-a-Seat. Texas Tech students may obtain free tickets upon presentation of a student ID at the Student Union Building ticket booth (two tickets per student ID). Call Select-A-Seat at (806) 770-2000. Throughout the festival, musicians and educators will host master classes and clinics for the students; and the various school ensembles get the chance to compete, perform, and attend concerts by profes- sional jazz musicians. Participating Texas schools include Amarillo, El Paso and Allen. In addition to the weekend of educational activities, The Caldwell Trio and members of the Duke El- lington Orchestra will play together at all-star jam sessions that start at 8 p.m. on March 28-29. These sessions will be at La Diosa Wine Cellars in the Depot District, 901 17th St