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If you’re like most of us, you overindulged a bit too much in 2019. No, not on calories (well, maybe those too!), but on “noise.” That’s the name for the dizzying onslaught of information from work emails, app notifications, the 24/7 news cycle, social media updates, and other forms...
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The Latina Grand Marshall of the Rose Bowl Parade on New Year’s Day is responsible for its theme: “THE POWER OF HOPE”. Hope is defined as one’s expectation for a happening in the future. Quite often, our hopes are not realized because, as individuals, we forget to make an...
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On Christmas Eve, 24 December 2019 I attended Episcopal Church services at All Saint’s Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Forty years ago, this church would have been full, but in keeping with the decline in church attendance nationwide, the empty pews were evident. Those attending were families with children....
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No hay motivo de celebración en el juicio político de un presidente y las encuestas de opinión reflejan el dilema del público estadounidense ante uno de los episodios más graves de la República: el pueblo está dividido por la mitad entre quienes apoyan y quienes rechazan la decisión de...
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Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad. I continue to be an optimist even though the reality of impoverished and homeless residents continues to be a challenge for our community, its moral and ethical standards and its economy. Darryll Cortez, a SJPD retiree, continues to invest his time and talent in arranging...
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During this Advent season we all have so much to get done and be thankful for this 2019 year. To me, continued support of EO and its staff is at the top of the list. Thank you all for making our continuing operations possible. Those EO readers who want...
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Sólo 4 presidentes en la historia de los Estados Unidos -Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton y Donald Trump- han sido formalmente acusados como parte de un proceso de “impeachment”, un mecanismo ideado por los fundadores de este país para castigar a los servidores públicos bajo la sospecha de...
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“Having the courage to speak against prevailing opinion in civil strife is often greater than that demanded on the battlefield” is a statement made by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894). His main contribution to medicine was an 1843 essay on a contagion (disease) later identified as measles. This measles disease...
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Durante años uno de los más insidiosos lugares comunes sobre la comunidad latina tiene que ver con la metáfora del “Gigante Dormido”. Para algunos se trata de un debate caduco por los crecientes niveles de participación electoral de hispanos e hispanas, especialmente en las elecciones presidenciales. En las elecciones presidenciales del...
If you’re like most of us, you overindulged a bit too much in 2019. No, not on calories (well, maybe those too!), but on “noise.” That’s the name for the dizzying onslaught of information from work emails, app notifications, the 24/7 news cycle, social media updates, and other forms...
The Latina Grand Marshall of the Rose Bowl Parade on New Year’s Day is responsible for its theme: “THE POWER OF HOPE”. Hope is defined as one’s expectation for a happening in the future. Quite often, our hopes are not realized because, as individuals, we forget to make an...
On Christmas Eve, 24 December 2019 I attended Episcopal Church services at All Saint’s Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Forty years ago, this church would have been full, but in keeping with the decline in church attendance nationwide, the empty pews were evident. Those attending were families with children....
No hay motivo de celebración en el juicio político de un presidente y las encuestas de opinión reflejan el dilema del público estadounidense ante uno de los episodios más graves de la República: el pueblo está dividido por la mitad entre quienes apoyan y quienes rechazan la decisión de...
Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad. I continue to be an optimist even though the reality of impoverished and homeless residents continues to be a challenge for our community, its moral and ethical standards and its economy. Darryll Cortez, a SJPD retiree, continues to invest his time and talent in arranging...
During this Advent season we all have so much to get done and be thankful for this 2019 year. To me, continued support of EO and its staff is at the top of the list. Thank you all for making our continuing operations possible. Those EO readers who want...
Sólo 4 presidentes en la historia de los Estados Unidos -Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton y Donald Trump- han sido formalmente acusados como parte de un proceso de “impeachment”, un mecanismo ideado por los fundadores de este país para castigar a los servidores públicos bajo la sospecha de...
“Having the courage to speak against prevailing opinion in civil strife is often greater than that demanded on the battlefield” is a statement made by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894). His main contribution to medicine was an 1843 essay on a contagion (disease) later identified as measles. This measles disease...
Durante años uno de los más insidiosos lugares comunes sobre la comunidad latina tiene que ver con la metáfora del “Gigante Dormido”. Para algunos se trata de un debate caduco por los crecientes niveles de participación electoral de hispanos e hispanas, especialmente en las elecciones presidenciales. En las elecciones presidenciales del...