Author to discuss Mexican American civil rights movement event
October is Celebrate the Bilingual Child Month highlighting bilingual and multicultural awareness. Cynthia Orozco discusses her book No Mexicans, Women, or Dogs Allowed at the library 301 N. Pennsylvania Ave Saturday at 2 p.m. ENMU-Ruidoso instructor and NM Humanities Council appointee, Orozco explores the origins of Mexican American civil rights and LULAC history in a scholarly, footnoted work.
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Cynthia Orozco
Pennsylvania Ave
Orozco
Lincoln County
Enmu-Ruidoso
New Mexico Humanities Council
Bill Richardson
LULAC
League of United Latin American Citizens
Scott May
Latin America
Texas
Order Sons of America
Order Knights of America
League of Latin American
University of Texas In
Austin
UCLA
Ut-San Antonio
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque
New Handbook of Texas
Ford Foundation
Mexican American Civil Rights History and Library Events
The excerpt details a 1920s 1930s Mexican American civil rights evolution led by LULAC and a shift toward citizenship focus. It also lists library programs in Roswell and ENMU regions including story times crafts teen activities and October book sales at Books Again and Friends of the Library with penny pricing on marked items.
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Nancy Schummer
Pennsylvania Ave
Roswell Law Enforcement
Bondurant
Alan Griffin
W. Second St
Friends of the Library Organization
Chilean Miracle Capsita: Miners Surfaced as Heroes
Maria Elena Salinas reflects on the Chilean miners rescue, noting leaders like Luis Urzua and Flores Avallos guiding rationing and medical exams, while the world watched 33 men emerge healthy and celebrated. She recalls the emotional reunions with families and praises Chile for proving its resolve, quoting President Pinera on doing it “the Chilean way.”
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Denly
Luis Urzua
Florencio Avalos
Mario Sepulveda
Yonni Barrios
Betic
Victor Zamora
Jose Manuel Henriquez
Chile
Sebastian Pinera
Maria Elena Salinas
Mariaesalinas
Dr Gott Advices Home Remedies for Osteoarthritis
A column discusses nonprescription remedies such as yoga tai chi or water exercise and castor oil rubs for joint pain. It mentions grape juice with pectin as reportedly helpful and advises consulting a physician for heavy pain meds or possible surgery. A health report on osteoarthritis is offered with a mail request and a website for more information.
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Wickliffe
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Peter H. Gott
Dr. Gott
Letter to the editor questions tax policy and Obama era politics
A Roswell letter writer critiques John Ford's views on taxation, socialism, and Andrew Carnegie while arguing for accountability of Barack Obama and the Democratic Party. The author cites unemployment, construction starts, and vacant buildings as evidence, and frames the upcoming November ballot as the test.
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John Ford
Mr. Ford
Andrew Carnegie
Mr. Carnegie
Carnegie
Ford
George Bush
United States
Barack Hussein Obama
Republican Party
Obama
Democratic Party
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