• Un juicio histórico

    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 & SOME CURRENT EVENTS COMMENTARY

    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...
  • THIS ADVENT SEASON OVERFLOWS WITH THINGS TO DO AND KNOW

    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...
  • Acusado

    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...
  • HAVE THE COURAGE TO SPEAK UP

    “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...
  • ¿UN GIGANTE ENOJADO?

    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...
  • DESTRUCTIVE IMPACT OF DENYING PEOPLE THEIR HISTORY

    “The most effective way to destroy a people’s community to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” This is my revised version of George Orwell’s original statement. Dolores Huerta recently sent out an email stating: “Dear Hilbert, when you’re celebrating Thanksgiving this week, add one more thing...
  • Make Small Business Saturday More Than a One-Time Event

    November 30, 2019, is Small Business Saturday. Starting in 2010, American Express designated this day—the Saturday after Thanksgiving each year—to encourage people to “Shop Small.” The financial services company reports that since the commemoration began, “Consumers have reported spending an estimated $103 billion across all Small Business Saturdays combined.” As...
  • THOUGHTS ABOUT THE IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY AND THANKSGIVING

    First, let me express my hope that everyone everywhere has an opportunity to be with family and friends enjoying a traditional Thanksgiving Holiday meal. This nation, with its capitalistic commerce has yet to resolve the challenge of wealth distribution which permits everyone to have a good life enjoying safety...
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