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ROBERTO TORRES
Germán González-Flores
El Comercio de Colorado
Roberto Torres is a man who is very attached to the “charrería.” It is an activity that allows him to pass on some of the Mexican culture to people living in the U.S., especially in Colorado. This man, originally from Rancho Viejo, Michoacán also shared with us an event he defines as “being born again,” when he had open heart surgery on 2011.
Roberto was interviewed by El Comercio de Colorado and he said he came to Denver when he was 19 years old, in 1969. He came on his own, and like every immigrant, he says “I came alone and wanting to get ahead in life.”
A big part of his story is re....
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Protest against the presence of ICE in Aurora Detention Centers
German González-Flores
El Comercio de Colorado
Colorado pro-immigrant organizations rejected the position of the immigration authorities –ICE- of increasing their presence in the Aurora Detention Center and their active cooperation with the Aurora Police Department. Their goal is to intensively interrogate those detained for any crime in order to expedite their deportation. That is why organizations such as Rights for All People (RAP), Metro Organizations for People (MOP), and Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC), organized a protest which began at the municipal offices in Aurora and then ended after a walk to the Detention Cente....
German González-Flores
El Comercio de Colorado
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Martinez’s passion is protecting Latino’s from secondhand smoke
Jennifer Woodard
El Comercio de Colorado
Antonio Martinez is a Latino working in his father’s dental office in Lakewood, Colorado. His profession has brought him first-hand knowledge of the dangers of tobacco and secondhand smoke. His patients receive education and information about free and low cost help to quit smoking and chewing tobacco as a part of their regular care at the dental clinic. “I work with my patients to quit smoking; it is not easy for most of them.” Antonio’s interest in preventing the devastating effects of tobacco use extends beyond its impact on dental health. He has been working with Citizens for a Healthier....
Jennifer Woodard
El Comercio de Colorado
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Psychiatric Diagnoses: Why no one is satisfied?
University of Michigan
El Comercio de Colordo
As the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is revised for the first time since 1994, controversy about psychiatric diagnosis is reaching a fever pitch. Suggested changes to the definitions of autism spectrum disorders and depression, among others, are eliciting great concerns. However, there are larger concerns about the DSM as a whole.
“Almost no one likes the DSM, but no one knows what to do about it,” says University of Michigan psychiatrist Randolph Nesse. The current round of revisions is the fifth since the DSM was originally published by the American Psychi....
University of Michigan
El Comercio de Colordo
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Driver's Licenses for undocumented citizens continues to gain territory in Colorado
Germán González-Flores
El Comercio de Colorado
Another small step. The initiative for driver’s licenses, identified as 2011-2012#52 was approved, after a meeting took place at the Secretary of State office. Three votes in favor were enough to keep the dream of the undocumented community alive.
If in a period of 7 days, after February 15th, when an audience took place before representatives of the Secretary of State, the Legislative Office and the Colorado Attorney General, no one opposes this initiative, then the next step will be to gather 85,105 signatures of registered voters. If so happens, this initiative will appear on the ele....
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CARLOS KLINGER
Germán González-Flores
El Comercio de Colorado
Talking about Karlos Klinger is talking about a man who is appreciated in the Hispanic community. He is originally from Chile, where he lived until he was 30 years old. However, destiny had a place for him: Colorado. It was on September 1st, 1979 when he arrived in Denver. At that time, the minimum wage was $3.75....
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Genes linked to cancer could be easier to detect with liquid lasers
University of Michigan
El Comercio de Colorado
Using a liquid laser, University of Michigan researchers have developed a better way to detect the slight genetic mutations that might predispose a person to a particular type of cancer or other diseases.
Their results are published in the Jan. 27 edition of the German journal Angewandte Chemie. Editors named it a “....
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Hispanic veteran from the war in Iraq goes from soldier to police officer
German González-Flores
El Comercio de Colorado
Eleasiff Ojeda-Ayala is a young Mexican who came to this country with dreams and goals. As an immigrant, he knows what it is to face the hardest challenges. But now he is 29 years old, and has had the experience of being in the Iraq War on a U.S. military tank aiming for specific targets on his first trip, plus, he ....
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Anythink to host Tournament for Young Entrepreneurs
Anythink Libraries
El Comercio de Colorado
Over four Saturdays in March, young business minds will have the chance to learn how to become entrepreneurs in a tournament hosted by the Adams County Workforce & Business Center and the Governor’s Summer Job Hunt Program.The goal of the Young Entrepreneur tournament is to inspire, educate and encourage young adults....
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Santorum’s victories reshape the Republican’s electoral race
Denver/Agencia EFE
El Comercio de Colorado
Recent victories in the state of Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri fuel ex-senator Rick Santorum’s political aspirations for the Republican primaries, reshaping the race and the definition of who are favorites.
Santorum comfortably dominated Minnesota and Missouri –he got 45 and 52 per cent respectively- and achiev....
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