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From the Right: Can't ignore the 'fiscal cliff'
I had planned to write on local government this week to continue looking at the problem of unsustainable budgets. Alas, the farce played out last week in “saving” us from the federal “fiscal cliff” is too important to ignore. Our...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Budgets and Budgeting, Republican Party, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Social Security
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Our View: Latino vote could force new reality
Our View: Latino vote could force new reality By IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS STAFF There is no doubt that non-white voters made a significant impact in President Obama’s re-election as well as affecting countless congressional and senatorial race...Tags: Minority Groups, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Social Issues, Mitt Romney
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Vista Latina: Hispanic population continues to grow in Imperial County while other demographics decline
Staff WriterAs a child, Juan Ulloa saw differences in how people thought of themselves based on their situations in life. There was a difference between Mexican and Spanish, a class distinction based on power, economics and the color of your skin, he said....Tags: Students, Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Demographics, Elections
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Vista Latina: Conservatism alive in many Latinos
Staff Writer, Copy EditorThere was a time when Calexico resident Daniel Ramirez blindly cast his vote along party lines. Currently, as someone who votes “principles over party,” he said he is not pleased with his voting options come November. A registered Democrat,...Tags: Values, Republican Party, Religion and Belief, Washington, DC, Social Issues
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Life Out Here: A post-racial flight
“Flight” is a fine movie, with a terrifying first third followed by a heart-breaking but ultimately life-affirming second two-thirds. Denzel Washington and British actress Kelly Reilly give breathtakingly real performances, and Don Cheadle...
Tags: Republican Party, Don Cheadle, Paul Ryan, Social Issues, Mitt Romney
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Life Out Here: Screaming head and torso
They are like the Black Knight in “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” who insists on sword fighting with King Arthur, a man merely trying to pass on a road. Arthur is reluctant to engage in battle, but the Black Knight insists. He insults...
Tags: Racism, Republican Party, Abortion, Health Treatments, Social Issues
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INKED! Post-election hangover is a messy affair
The chaos, anger and, ultimately, the sadness so apparent in the afterglow of this election — presidential and otherwise — is far worse than anything that preceded it. At least when it was ongoing the crazy rhetoric and bile spewed from all...
Tags: Republican Party, Democratic Party, 2012 U.S. Presidential Election, George W. Bush, Politics
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From the Right: Political stalemate may be ending
Our country is deeply divided, split right down the middle on most every issue. There is likely one point where Americans, Republicans, Democrats, and Independents can all agree on: All sides must come together to solve the issues facing our country....
Tags: Republican Party, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Democratic Party, Politics, U.S. Senate
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Voice: GOP should worry about saving own party
CalexicoWith only 40 days left for the “Election to Save America,” it is looking like “Fire Obama” (the right’s latest rallying cry) will not be realized. I do not share Richard Montenegro Brown’s faith/hope that a...Tags: Republican Party, Tea Party Movement, Politics
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Mitt plays the percentages to accidental results?
When it comes to playing the percentages, it’s all about making the safe bet, relying on the odds to stack up in your favor. In Mitt Romney’s version of “playing the percentages,” safety has arguably been exchanged for stupidity,...
Tags: Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Democratic Party
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'Forward?' Or message of going back
There was a great party atmosphere last week at the Democratic convention. The Kool-Aid was flowing in fountains. Speaker after speaker mounted the podium to spew the official slogan, “Forward!” I guess if you have lived through the last 3...
Tags: Republican Party, Bill Clinton, Democratic Party, White House, Politics
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AB 1313 defeated, and that's for the good
There are some things that not even party lines can affect — and one of them is the reliance on an economy sustained by agriculture, especially when it is the key to an area’s way of life. On Friday, Assembly Bill 1313, which sought to...Tags: Republican Party, Democratic Party, Politics, Elections
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