La Voz Nueva back issues from January 2006:
Cuts of services costlier than savings
Jan 04, 2006; ... On Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005, the Bell Policy Center, a nonpartisan think tank based in Denver, released its latest research paper, in this case, a study about the proposed immigration initiative to eliminate services for undocumented immigrants. According to the research, that initiative ...
Vuelve a Denver el Rodeo Mexicano
Jan 04, 2006 ... El Rodeo y Extravanganza Mexicana es un hermoso evento lleno de cultura que volverá al Coliseo de Denver el sábado 7 de enero a las 7:30 p.m. y el domingo 8 a las 2 de la tarde, como parte de la centésima edición del National Western Stock Show (NWSS). El Rodeo Mexicano está patrocinado ...
New staff at Mayor's office
Jan 04, 2006 ... Mayor John Hickenlooper recently announced Elisa Montoya and Penny May will be joining the Mayor's office team in early 2006. In her role as a Special Assistant to the Mayor beginning in February, Montoya's duties will focus on issues related to transportation, telecommunications and ...
Basta de explotar el tema de la inmigración
Jan 04, 2006 ... Recientemente vi el final de un interesante debate en O'Reilly Factor entre Bill O'Reilly y Geraldo Rivera. El tema fue inmigración, y cada uno estaba en polos opuesto del tópico. Ambos estuvieron de acuerdo que inmigración es una importante prioridad para la discusión y el diálogo ....
Acapulco: Un pasado estelar y un brillante presente
Jan 04, 2006 ... Hace 50 años, Acapulco era el tesoro oculto del Pacífico. Los gloriosos días del período colonial español ya habían desaparecido. La ciudad era un puerto, con sólo una fracción de los 1,8 millones de habitantes que ahora tiene. Entonces, algunas personalidades de Hollywood descubrieron que en ...
Una cura comercializada para la depresión después de las fiestas
Jan 04, 2006; ... El verdadero sigificado de las fiestas quedó en claro en la bella Misa de Gallo a la que asistimos con mi familia en la iglesia Inmaculado Corazón de María. La espectacular atmósfera, el coro, y el mensaje que se compartió nos recordaron por qué celebramos Navidad. Aunque ese lado ...
120-110 win over Celtics ends losing streak
Jan 04, 2006; ... The Denver Nuggets were in a funk. They lost the first 3 games of a 6 game homestand. Their first of these clunkers was to the Philadelphia 76ers - a 108-106 loss in which Carmelo Anthony scored 45 points, his career high. Philly All-Star Guard Allen Iverson hit a bucket with 4 seconds left to ...
Volvo presenta el sedán deportivo juvenil
Jan 04, 2006 ... El nuevo Volvo S40 AWD T5 del 2006 es el equivalente en cuatro ruedas de aquellos ruidosos cohetes de dos ruedas que tanto se ven durante el verano, sólo que con más estabilidad. Es tan veloz que un joven se puede ver rápidamente en problemas si no sabe lo que hace. Expliquémoslo. Si ...
A fascinating history of the National Western Stock Show
Jan 04, 2006; ... A review of Riding High: Colorado Ranchers and 100 Years of the National Western Stock Show, by Thomas J. Noel Just 100 years ago, in January 1906, Denver was the host to the "Western Live Stock Show" on January 29th. Several prior rendezvous, beginning in the 1890s, had already set a ...
Analistas ven "poca utilidad" en reforma immigratoria local
Jan 04, 2006 ... Un grupo de analistas de Denver consideró que la propuesta de reforma inmigratoria a nivel estatal en Colorado, prevista para el 2006, "no resolverá ningún problema real" sino que, por el contrario, "creará toda una nueva serie de inconvenientes". "Es díficil imaginarse un enfoque menos ...
Preparémonos para el nuevo año escolar y universitario
Jan 04, 2006; ... Seamos honestos, nuestras vidas no cambia mucho con el año nuevo. En realidad, no hay una diferencia entre el 31 de diciembre o el 1ro de enero. Psicológicamente el año nuevo es un período muy importante para reflexionar en el pasado y hacer planes para el futuro. Para muchos estudiantes de ...
Time to stop exploiting the immigration topic
Jan 04, 2006; ... I recently had a chance to view the tail end of a give and take on the O'Reilly Factor between Bill O'Reilly and Geraldo Rivera. It was on immigration and each was at opposite ends of the issue. Both agreed immigration was an important priority for discussion and dialogue. O'Reilly ...
Broncos corral Chargers in 23-7 win
Jan 04, 2006; ... After Denver won its 13th game of the season, a 23-7 dismantling of the San Diego Chargers in San Diego last Saturday, the Broncos are ready for a break. With the second-best record in the AFC, the Broncos have rewarded themselves with a first round bye in the upcoming playoffs. They will meet ...
Acapulco - from a stellar past to a sparkling present
Jan 04, 2006; ... Fifty years ago, Acapulco was an undiscovered treasure of the Pacific. The glory of the Spanish colonial days was long gone and though the small city still bustled as a port, only a small fraction of the 1.8 million who now reside there were on hand. Then, a few Hollywood celebrities discovered ...
Volvo rolls out the young man's sports sedan
Jan 04, 2006; ... The new 2006 Volvo S40 AWD T5 is the four-wheel equivalent of those noisy two-wheel crotch rockets so prevalent during the summer months - just a lot more stable. It is so fast it will take a young man quickly into trouble if he doesn't know what he's doing. Look at it this way. If ...
El Rodeo Mexicano atrae a multitudes al Coliseo de Denver
Jan 11, 2006 ... Durante cien años, el National Western Stock Show (NWSS) para que la exposición en enero de cada año sea siempre mejor que la anterior. Traer al Rodeo Mexicano fue una de las mejores decisiones que tomaron los organizadores. El pasado domingo 8 de enero, la capacidad del Coliseo estaba casi ...
Grupos anti-inmigrantes protestan frente a El Centro Humanitario
Jan 11, 2006 ... "DETENGAN LA INVASION. Día Nacional de Protesta. Esta es una gran oportunidad para manifestar en contra de la invasión de extranjeros ilegales y para que su voz sea escuchada". Así comenzaba una nota enviada recientemente por varias organizaciones anti-inmigrantes. La idea era comenzar ...
Nombran a Cisneros a NAMI
Jan 11, 2006 ... Gil Cisneros, presidente y gerente general de la Cámara de las Américas, ha aceptado su nombramiento como miembro de la junta directiva del Instituto Norte Americano (North American Institute, o NAMI). "Es algo muy adecuado. Nuestras dos organizaciones trabajan con el mismo propósito, el ...
Weight loss--vain obsession or health issue?
Jan 11, 2006; ... I've written several weight related articles over the past year, and although you may think I'm obsessed with the issue, I am not. I, along with millions of Americans, agree we are all a bit overweight, some more than others. Undoubtedly, marketing companies know the target market after ...
War - what is it good for?
Jan 11, 2006; ... That is the question posed to some extent by the current exhibit at the Chicano Humanities and Arts Council (CHAC). Since Vietnam, anti-war protests have been few and far between. After 9/11, we all climbed on the war bandwagon and figuratively followed the President into Afghanistan and Iraq ...
Aurora Fox honors the real west
Jan 11, 2006; ... After the hustle and bustle of the holidays Colorado gears up for a January filled with the wildness of the West. Cowboys, cowgirls, bull riders, bronc busters, cattle and stock breeders, 4-Hers and aficionados of the West at its best will converge in Denver through Jan. 22 as the National ...
Alito's supporters visit Denver
Jan 11, 2006 ... Two supporters of the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court of the United States visited Denver last week to promote the nomination of Alito among Hispanics in Colorado. David McPhie and Alberto Rivas, both from New Jersey, know Alito personally and worked several years ...
Mexican rodeo highlights stock show weekend
Jan 11, 2006; ... For 100 years, National Western Stock Show planners have worked to make each edition of their January showcase event better. Adding a traditional Mexican rodeo to the lineup was one of the best moves stock show movers and shakers have ever made. Sunday's near capacity crowd at the Denver ...
Minutemen protest in front of Centro Humanitario in Denver
Jan 11, 2006; ... "STOP THE INVASION! National Protest Day. This is a great opportunity to stand up against the illegal alien invasion and make your voice heard!" These were the headlines of a notice sent out from various anti-immigrant organizations. Their idea was to start protests across the country, ...
Pocos mexicanos se registran para votar
Jan 11, 2006 ... Cuando qudan tan sólo pocos días para que los mexicanos viviendo en el exterior envíen la solicitud para poder participar en elecciones presidenciales, tan sólo 13 mil mexicanos en Estados Unidos, de los cuatro millones que reúnen los requisitos, han enviado la solicitud de registro al Instituto ...
Pérdida de peso: ¿Vana obsesión o tema de salud?
Jan 11, 2006 ... Durante el año pasado ya hablé varias veces de perder peso. Ustedes dirán que estoy obsesionada con ese tema, pero no lo estou. Yo soy una de los millones de estadounidenses que piensa que todos tenemos sobrepeso, algunos más que otros. Indudablemente, las compañías de mercadeo saben ...
Cisneros appointed to NAMI
Jan 11, 2006 ... Gil Cisneros, president and chief executive officer of the Chamber of the Americas (COA)s, has accepted an appointment to the board of the North American Institute (NAMI). "It's a good fit," said Cisneros. "Our two organizations are working for the same outcome: Closer relationships with our ...
¿Para qué sirve la guerra?
Jan 11, 2006 ... Esa es la pregunta que se hacen los artistas de la muestra que actualmente se exhibe en el Chicano Humanities and Arts Council (CHAC). Desde Vietnam, las protestas contra la guerra han sido esporádicas. Después del 11-S, todos nos subimos al carro de la guerra y figuradamente seguimos al ...
Aurora Fox Theatre recuerda al verdadero oeste
Jan 11, 2006 ... Después del trajín propio de las fiestas, Colorado se prepara para un enero lleno de actividades relacionadas con el oeste, incluyendo a vaqueros y vaqueras, domas de toros y de potros, ganado y reproductores. Todo eso, en el contexto de la centésima edición del National Western Stock ...
Economic forecast: good, not great, year for realtors
Jan 11, 2006 ... It may be some time before Denver and the rest of the nation relive the halcyon real estate economy of the 1990s, said research analyst Jessica Morgan. But 2006 also won't come anywhere near repeating the super soft economy of post 9/11, she said. Morgan spoke at the Colorado Association of ...
MLK - his dream marches on
Jan 18, 2006 ... More than 30,000 people participated last Monday in the Marade (March and Parade) in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, from Denver's City Park to Denver Civic Center Park. The Marade in Denver is one of the biggest MLK Day celebrations in the country. U.S. Senator Ken Salazar (D-Colorado) ...
From dusty plains to dizzy heights
Jan 18, 2006; ... If long days and hard work are written into a job announcement, that's almost enough to get Phil Covarrubias to bid on it. Few jobs are going to be longer or harder than the ones his father assigned him decades ago in Rocky Ford. "We started at four in the morning and worked until after ...
Northwest Denver Optimists and Remington Elementary form partnership
Jan 18, 2006 ... During Nov. 2005, a handful of adults met to discuss how they could have an impact on students in northwest Denver. Northwest Denver resident and teacher Joe DeRose suggested a partnership with Remington Elementary School as the outreach program for the Northwest Denver Optimist ...
Latino educator visits Pueblo
Jan 18, 2006 ... Beto Gonzalez, acting assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education, visited Cesar Chavez Academy in Pueblo, Colo., on Wednesday, Jan. 11, to talk about the fourth anniversary of the No Child Left Behind Act. Signed into law by ...
Defectos congénitos de niños hispanos
Jan 18, 2006 ... El Consejo Nacional del Acido Fólico (NCFA, por sus siglas en inglés) informó recientemente que en Estados Unidos, las hispanas corren un riesgo de 1.5 a 2 veces mayor de dar a luz a niños con defectos del conducto neural (NTD, en inglés), así como serias anomalías congénitas del cerebro y la ...
Multimillonarias becas del Hispanic College Fund
Jan 18, 2006 ... El Hispanic College Fund inicia su decimotercer año otorgando $2 millones de dólares en becas a más de 700 brillantes estudiantes Hispanos en los Estados Unidos. El HCF busca en la nueva generación de ingenieros, ejecutivos, científicos y médicos con el deseo de ser líderes en la fuerza laboral ...
Border wall idea reveals our loss of control
Jan 18, 2006; ... I am on my way back from taking a student group to the Mayan world of Mexico's Yucatan, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras. Sitting on the steps of a pyramid altar in ancient Copan, Honduras we asked ourselves a variety of questions about life in the classic Mayan period. We compared the ...
Lessons in perseverance, honesty and determination
Jan 18, 2006; ... As I recall the civil rights movement of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I am reminded of other role models and heroes. Like many of our country's presidents, King has schools, boulevards and awards named after him. At the time of my youth, King's work was history in the making. With both fondness ...
Bilingual opera creates a cultural bridge
Jan 18, 2006; ... A new bilingual opera being staged for the first time at El Centro Su Teatro last week tells the story of a young Latina in search of her identity. According to its creators, this work will serve as a "cultural and artistic bridge" between Colorado's English-speaking and Spanish-speaking ...
En Mis Palabras, an easily approachable opera
Jan 18, 2006; ... When you think of the opera you immediately assume lavish costumes, untouchable performers, difficult to follow plots and a gigantic orchestra. From my perspective all of this is too overwhelming. The opera En Mis Palabras, composed by Roger Ames, is far from that. I doubt you can refer ...
Una ópera para los jóvenes
Jan 18, 2006; ... Al pensa en "ópera" una piensa inmediatamente en refinado vestuario, distantes actores, una trama difícil de seguir, y una orquesta gigantesca. Para mi, todo eso es abrumador. La ópera En Mis Palabras, compuesta por Roger Ames, es muy distinta. Los cantantes llevan ropa moderna. Y ellos, ...
Nuggets grab a share of division lead
Jan 18, 2006; ... The Nuggets have been fighting and working their way back into the hunt for a playoff spot. They have finally regained some momentum and are back above 500 at 20-19. With their 97-94 road victory over the Chicago Bulls on Martin Luther King Day, they are tied with Minnesota for first ...
El Passat del 2006: Distinto del VW de mi tío
Jan 18, 2006 ... En 1955, cuando yo estaba en la escuela primaria, mi tío, el hermano de mi madre, tenía un Escarabajo de Volkswagen. Al contrario del Escarabajo, el Passat tiene el estilo de un carro familiar. El que manejamos tenía un exterior pintado de "gris unido", y, en el interior, cómo dos ...
Latinos marchan honrando al Dr. King
Jan 18, 2006 ... Más de 30.000 personas participaron el pasado lunes 16 de enero de la marcha y desfile desde el Parque de la Ciudad hasta el Parque del Centro Cívico de Denver, en honor del Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., al celebrarse un nuevo aniversario de su nacimiento, y en el vigésimo año de esta ...
Club de Optimistas se asocia con escuela primaria de Denver
Jan 18, 2006 ... En noviembre pasado, un grupo de adultos preocupados por los niños se reunió para hablar de cómo ayudar a los alumnos del noroeste de denver. Uno de los residentes de la zona, el maestro Joe DeRose, sugirió una asociación con la Escuela Primaria Remington, como parte del programa de alcance ...
Economic growth continues
Jan 18, 2006 ... The latest indicators say Colorado's unemployment rate stands at 5 percent, the lowest in modern history. 1,700 jobs were created in November within the state, which brings the total number of jobs created in Colorado since 2003 to 92,900. From the second to third quarters of 2005, personal ...
Make healthy plans you can keep
Jan 18, 2006; ... It's a new year, a time, once again, to make resolutions. We've all been there; promises of weight loss, starting an exercise program and dieting all start off with good intentions but quickly fade as fast as the holiday season. What's the secret to sticking to these resolutions? Healthy, ...
Birth defects among Hispanic babies
Jan 18, 2006 ... The National Council on Folic Acid (NCFA) recently announced Hispanic women in the United States have 1.5 to 2 times higher risk of delivering babies with neural tube defects (NTDs), serious birth defects of the brain and the spine, than non-Hispanic whites. Research indicates that consumption ...
Propuesta de muralla fronteriza revela la pérdida de control
Jan 18, 2006 ... Estoy regresando de un viaje que realicé con un grupo de estudiantes al mundo de los mayas en la península de Yucatán en México, y en sitios de Belice, Guatemala y Honduras. Al estar sentados en los escalones del altar en la antigua pirámide de Copán, en Honduras, mis estudiantes y yo ...
The Hispanic College Fund to award $2 million in scholarships
Jan 18, 2006 ... The Hispanic College Fund (HCF) launched its 13th annual search to provide $2 million in scholarships to more than 700 outstanding Hispanic college students across America. HCF is looking for the next generation of engineers, business executives, scientists and health professionals with the ...
Lección en perseverancia
Jan 18, 2006 ... Al recordar el moviento de los derechos civiles del Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., recuerdo también a otros modelos y héroes. Como muchos de los presidentes, hay calles, escuelas y premios que llevan el nombre de King. En mi juventud, King era una historia que se estaba gestando. Con cariño y con ...
Opera bilingüe crea puentes culturales en Denver
Jan 18, 2006 ... Tras casi un año de preparación, producción y ensayos, se estrenó el jueves pasado en Denver la ópera bilingüe "En mis palabras", dedicada a promover un mejor entedimiento de la actual diversidad cultural en Colorado al presentar las luchas internas de una adolescente ...
Copper Mountain offers families golden ski moments
Jan 18, 2006; ... All that glitters is not gold - sometimes it is copper as in Copper Mountain Ski Resort. If you are looking for that special winter family vacation Copper Mountain is the motherlode. Intrawest Corporation, one of the country's largest proprietors of resort vacation properties, established ...
Broncos "D" dismantles the Patriots
Jan 18, 2006; ... After the Steelers upset the Bengals last week, the road to the Superbowl seemed almost impassable. In order to make the trip, the Broncos would have to defeat the World Champion Patriots who seemed to be peaking at the right time and then travel to Indianapolis where they had been crushed for ...
The 2006 Passat - not my uncle's VW
Jan 18, 2006; ... In 1955, when I was a girl of elementary school age, my uncle, Arthur Judson Spaulding (mother's brother), returned from his stint in the U.S. Army with a Volkswagen Beetle, which in those days was affectionately referred to as a "Bug." It didn't have much room, nor did it go real fast but it ...
Colorado to train policemen against human trafficking/Combatirán el tráfico humano en Colorado
Jan 25, 2006; ... FRANCISCO MIRAVAL More than 1,500 police officers and members of other local law enforcement agencies will soon be part of the first training session in Colorado to fight the growing problem of human trafficking in this state. Last Friday, Jan. 20, Rep. Alice Borodkin, D-Denver, ...
A wall of separation
Jan 25, 2006; ... Many immigrants enter the United States legally. Others do not have papers. And many thousands of others come against their will, victims of criminal activities and deception, according to the newly organized Colorado Taks Force on Human ...
MSC president calls for increase in Hispanic enrollment
Jan 25, 2006; ... Last Friday, Dr. Stephan Jordan, who became president of Metropolitan State College, (MSC), on July 1, 2005, spoke to members of the Hispanic Political Action Committee (HISPAC), at their monthly luncheon held at El Paraiso Restaurant in northwest Denver. Jordan explained that MSC is the ...
Mexican father wants to regain custody of his young daughter/Padre mexicano quiere recuperar a su pequeña hija
Jan 25, 2006; ... Martin and Stacie Sosa, parents of 4-year-old Juliana Sosa, went to the Mexican Consulate in Denver on Monday, Jan. 23, 2006, to appeal to the Consul of Protection, Vanessa Calva, to intervene on behalf of their daughter, who has been confined for at least three months in an Adams County ...
Hispanic contractors eye Jeffco school projects
Jan 25, 2006; ... With nearly half a billion dollars earmarked for new school construction and renovation, Colorado's Hispanic contractors are sharpening their pencils and hoping to bid on and land contracts with the Jefferson County School District. More than 50 members of Hispanic Contractors of ...
Congratulations to 9News!
Jan 25, 2006; ... Dear Editor, I would like to congratulate 9News for its recent and interesting show regarding immigration, broadcast on Jan. 14, 2006. There was only one small detail missing from the debate: a Latino! Apparently the shows producers felt it was appropriate to discuss this vital issue but ...
About the "Tortilla Wall"
Jan 25, 2006; ... Dear Dr. Conde: I read with interest your column in La Voz concerning the building of the wall. This country has for years allowed no wall to be built, and has even allowed Mexican citizens to have amnesty on two different occasions to allow them to apply for citizenship even ...
New record at NWSS
Jan 25, 2006; ... Mild weather and centennial celebrations brought a record number of attendees to the 100th National Western Stock Show, Rodeo and Horse Show. This year's recorded attendance of 726,972 is up 14.75 percent over the 2005 Stock Show and 13.4 percent up over the 2003 Stock Show's record attendance ...
Martinez to speak about creativity
Jan 25, 2006; ... Award-winning author Demetria Martinez will offer two talks at Colorado College on Feb. 1 and 2, during a presentation of her experience with bipolar disorder, its effect on creativity and other issues if mental illness; and a reading from her works as part of the college's Visiting Writers ...
FasTracks seeks citizen advisors
Jan 25, 2006; ... The Regional Transportation District (RTD) is looking for citizens interested in serving on the RTD FasTracks Citizens Advisory Committee. The 11-member committee will advise the District on matters relating to the implementation of the voterapproved FasTracks Plan. The committee, ...