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Ed Roybal Presente

November 5, 2005

Ed Roybal, first 20th Century Mexican American elected to the Los Angeles City Council (1949-1963) and to the House of Representatives (1963-1992) was a progressive Latino politician long before there was something called a Chicano movement....

Bush nominee slaps Parks legacy

November 4, 2005

We stand on the shoulders of giants, and one of those, the diminutive Rosa Parks, was honored by the American people this week, as her body lay in the Capitol Rotunda and thousands walked to pay...

Letters

November 4, 2005

Cause and effect? I respect the views of Norman Markowitz and have been educated and enriched by his many articles and letters. However, I was disappointed in his argument appearing in “The London attacks and the...

Oil company profits soar

November 4, 2005

Exxon Mobil Corp. broke records as its third-quarter profits soared to almost $10 billion and it became the first public company ever with quarterly sales topping $100 billion. Royal Dutch Shell wasn’t far behind, posting profits...

Bienvenido Pepe Lozano!

November 4, 2005

We are glad to welcome our new staff writer, Jose “Pepe” Lozano. Lozano, 28, grew up in an activist Mexican American family in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood where he still lives. “I’m really proud that I...