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REGISTER TO VOTE BY OCTOBER 20™ AND VOTE NOVEMBER 4™ EAf/> Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008 Volume 22 Number 3 TheH Inlandispanic Empire’s only Hispanic-owned EnglishN languageews newspaper San Bernardino ♦ Riverside ♦ Colton ♦ Rialto ♦ Fontana ♦ Moreno Valley Ontario ♦ Corona ♦ Bloomington ♦ Rancho Cucamonga ♦ Highland ♦ Redlands TED ALEJANDRE HONORING OUR INLAND EMPIRE HISPANIC NEWS SELECTED AS NEW MILITARY HEROES ENDORSEMENTS ASSISTANT President Barack Obama SUPERINTENDENT Congressional FOR S.B. COUNTY 41®* Congressional District Tim Prince SCHOOLS 43^'* Congressional District Joe Baca State Propositions Proposition 1 No Proposition 7 No Proposition 2 Yes Proposition 8 Yes Proposition 3 No Proposition 9 Yes Proposition 4 Yes Proposition 10 No Proposition 5 No Proposition 11 No Proposition 6 Yes Proposition 12 Yes Colonel Joseph “Chuck” Rodriguez State Officers Prep Academy was recently 59**’ Assembly District Don Williamson dedicated to the memory of the San Bernardino resident and 61®* Assembly District Norma Torres Congressional Medal of Honor 62'''' Assembly District Wilmer Amina Carter Recipient 63'** Assembly District Mark Westwood ^ The Inland Empire Hispanic News Riverside Community College District SAN BERNARDINO — 10/07/ historically honored military heroes Board of Trustees Mary Figueroa ^ 08 County Superintendent Gary who have fought in the Wars against Thomas announced the selection of our country’s enemies. As we near Veterans Day on November 11"', the City of Rialto - Ted Alejandre as the new Assistant lEHN will publish articles on Rialto City Mayor Grace Vargas Superintendent of Business Services members of the Armed Forces. The Rialto City Clerk Lina C Montes for the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools. Alejandre following article depicts Colonel of Yucaipa is currently the Assistant Joseph “Chuck” Rodriguez of San S. B. County Superintendent of Schools Superintendent of Business Services Bernardino, a Congressional Medal Board of Education for the Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint of Honor recipient. Area C Edward A, Velasquez Unified School District. Continue on page 4 Area E Randall Ceniceros “Ted has tremendous experience as an educational leader and chief San Bernardino Community College District business official, and a true desire to IN THIS ISSUE Governing Board Member Jess Vizcaino do what*s best for students,” Thomas OPEN LETTER TO SENATOR said. BARACK OBAMA PS2 Colton Joint Unified School District “He brings outstanding knowledge KIWANIS CLUB OF GREATER TA 1 Patricia Haro of school finance and instruction, as SAN BERNARDINO 42"° TA 3 Todd Housley ANNUAL INSTALLATION OF well as the needs of local school OFFICERS Pg3 districts to the position. I am confident Fontana Unified School District CELEBRATING HISPANIC MONTH he will do an excellent job in directing YOUNG LATINO LEADERS Governing Board Barbara L. Chavez the business and financial operations RECOGNIZED FOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS PgS Jess Jesus Sandoval of the County Schools office. I know INSURANCE COMMISSIONER our districts will benefit from his POIZNER OFFERS INSURANCE Rialto Unified School District expertise and leadership.” TIPS FOR COLLEGE-AGED Governing Board Joe Ayala ADULTS AND THEIR PARENTS The assistant superintendent of DURING BACK TO SCHOOL Lupe Camacho Business Services for County Schools SEASON Pg6 Manuel R. Merlos is a cabinet level executive position SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY that oversees the Business Services TURNS “BLUE” Pg7 San Bernardino City Unified School District Division, which includes the CUNY SIGNS A DEAL TO EXPAND TO Governing Board Barbara Flores development and management of a MEXICAN-AMERICANS Michael Salazar $350 million annual budget and other EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES Pg7 Continue on page 3 -f’ 2 Inland Empire Hispanic News Wednesday, October 15, 2008 OPEN LETTER TO SENATOR BARACK OBAMA LETTER TO THE OCTOBER 12, 2008 EDITOR Dear Senator Obama: model of economic growth that has Finally, we implore you to commit I was astounded to read the Oct 8 We write to offer our been imposed in most countries since your administration to the firm article about Congressman Jerry congratulations on your campaign the early 1980s, a model that has support of constitutional rights, Lewis dodging an invitation to debate and to express our hope that as the concentrated wealth, relied including academic and intellectual his rival, Tim Prince. If Lewis won't next president of the United States unsuccessfiilly on unrestricted market freedom. Most of us are members of debate the issues with Prince, then you will take advantage of an historic forces to solve deep social problems the Latin American Studies Lewis must not have any new ideas opportunity to improve relations with and undermined human welfare. The Association (LASA), the largest left after all his years in Congress. As Latin America. As scholars of the current rejection of this model is professional association of experts on an elected city Councilman for the region, we also wish to convey our broad-based and demoeratic. the region. City of Calimesa I find it odd that an analysis regarding the process of Latin Americans have often We hope for an early opportunity elected official would deny the voters change now underway in Latin viewed the United States not as a to discuss this and other issues of a chance to hear where they stand America. friend but as an oppressor, the regarding Latin America with your on the issues. Just as the people of the United guarantor of an international administration. Since Lewis has no new ideas, we the States have begun to debate basic economic system that works against Our hope is that you will embrace people should elect Tim Prince who questions regarding the sort of society them, rather than for them— the very the opportunity to inaugurate a new has modem ideas and the principals they want— thanks in part to your antithesis of hope and change. The period of hemispheric understanding to make a difference in Congress. own candidacy but also owing to the Bush Administration has made and collaboration for the common Of all the incumbents who are magnitude of the current financial matters much worse, and U.S. welfare. We ask for change and not responsible for the terrible mess that crisis— so too have the people of prestige in the region is now at a only in the United States. Congress has made, Jerry Lewis is the Latin America. In fact, a recent round historic low. leader of the mess. As the former of intense debate about a just and fair In the 1930s, after two decades of Sincerely, House Appropriations Chairman, society has been going on in Latin conflict with the region, the United Eric Hershberg, LASA President Lewis was in charge of the pork barrel America for more than a decade, and States swore off intervention and 2007-09, Professor of Politics and politics known as earmarking. the majority are opting, like you and adopted a Good Neighbor Policy. Not Director of Latin American Studies, Now that earmarks have been so many of us in the United States, coincidentally, it was the most Simon Fraser University, Sonia E. shown to be the corrupting source of for hope and change. As academics harmonious time in the history of Alvarez, LASA Past President (2004- influence buying in Congress, Jerry personally and professionally U.S.-Latin American relations. In the 2006), Leonard J. Horwitz Professor Lewis is naturally afraid that Tim committed to development and 1940s, every country in the region of Polities, University of Prince will challenge him on these democracy in Latin America, we are became our ally in World War II. It Massachusetts-Amherst, Charles R. issues. Since Lewis won't debate hopeful that during your presidency can happen again. Hale, LASA Past President (2003- Prince, Lewis has lost my tmst and the United States can become a Cuba has begun a process of 2004), Professor of Anthropology, should be given a forced retirement, partner rather than an adversary to the transition that should be supported in University of Texas at Austin, Marysa right now. positive changes already under way positive ways, such as through the Navarro-Aranguren, LASA Past Ray R. Quinto in the hemisphere. dialogue you advocate. Mexicans and President (2003-2004), Charles Collis (909)795-3554 The current impetus for change in Central Americans migrate by the tens Professor of History, Dartmouth Latin America is a rejection of the of thousands to seek work in the College, Arturo Arias, LASA Past United States, where their labor President, (2001-2003), Professor of “I believe there’s no power is much needed but their Spanish and Portuguese University of proverb but what is true; presence is denigrated by a public that Texas, Austin and other LASA they are all so many Hispanic News has, since the development of opinion members. sentences and maxims Hie Inland Empire's only Hispanic-owned English language newspaper polling in the 1930s, always opposed San Bemardno - RiveFskie» Cotton ' Rialto . Fontana - Mcsenu Valey Editor’s note: the open letter has drawn from experience, Ontario Corona Bloomington RanctioCucamonoa Highland Redlands immigration from anywhere. The way been transmitted to Senator Barack the universal mother of The Inland Empire Hispanic to manage immigration is not by Obama with a nationwide sciences.” News is owned and operated building a giant wall, but rather, the sponsorship of Latino groups and United States should support more by the Hispanic Communica individuals.