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7月7日

Controversial

 

SCARY !!!!

 

"You old white people. It is your duty to die."

 

HISPANIC LEADERS SPEAK OUT!

 

"Go back to Boston! Go back to Plymouth Rock, Pilgrims! Get out! We are the future. You are old and tired. Go on. We have beaten you. Leave like beaten rats. You old white people. It is your duty to die. Through love of having children, we are going to take over. Augustin Cebada, Brown Berets:

 

"They're afraid we're going to take over the governmental institutions and other institutions. They're right. We will take them over . . . We are here to stay." Richard Alatorre, Los Angeles City Council.

 

"The American Southwest seems to be slowly returning to the jurisdiction of Mexico without firing a single shot." Excelsior, the national newspaper of Mexico :

 

"We have an aging white America . They are not making babies. They are dying. The explosion is in our population . .. I love it. They are shitting in their pants with fear. I love it." Professor Jose Angel Gutierrez, University of Texas

 

"Remember 187--proposition to deny taxpayer funds for services to non-citizens--was the last gasp of white America in California ." Art Torres, Chairman of the California Democratic Party,

 

"We are politicizing every single one of these new citizens that are becoming citizens of this country . . . I gotta tell you that a lot of people are saying, "I'm going to go out there and vote because I want to pay them back." Gloria Molina, Los Angeles County Supervisor,

 

" California is going to be a Hispanic state. Anyone who doesn't like it should leave." Mario Obledo, California Coalition of Hispanic Organizations and California State Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare under Governor Jerry Brown, also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bill Clinton

 

"We are practicing 'La Reconquista' in California ." Jose Pescador Osuna, Mexican Consul General.

 

"We need to avoid a white backlash by using codes understood by Latinos . . . " Professor Fernando Guerra, Loyola Marymount University.

 

Are these just the words of a few extremists? Consider that we could fill up many pages with such quotes. Also, consider that these are mainstream Mexican leaders.

 

THE U.S. VS MEXICO : On February 15, 1998, the U.S. and Mexican soccer teams met at the Los Angeles Coliseum. The crowd was overwhelmingly pro-Mexican even though most lived in this country. They booed during the National Anthem and U.S. flags were held upside down. As the match progressed, supporters of the U.S. team were insulted, pelted with projectiles, punched and spat upon. Beer and trash were thrown at the U.S. players before and after the match. The coach of the U.S. team, Steve Sampson said, "This was the most painful experience I have ever had in this profession."

 

Did you know that immigrants from Mexico and other non-European countries can come to this country and get preferences in jobs, education, and government contracts?

 

Corporate America has signed on to the idea that minorities and third world immigrants should get special, privileged status. Some examples are Exxon,Texaco, Merrill Lynch, Boeing, Paine Weber, Starbucks and many more.

 

DID YOU KNOW?: Did you know that Mexico regularly intercedes on the side of the defense in criminal cases involving Mexican nationals? Did you know that Mexico has NEVER extradited a Mexican national accused of murder in the U.S. in spite of agreements to do so? According to the L.A. Times, Orange County, California is home to 275 gangs with 17,000 members; 98% of which are Mexican and Asian. How's your county doing?

 

Is education important to you? Here are the words of a teacher who spent over 20 years in the Los Angeles School system. "Imagine teachers in classes containing 30-40 students of widely varying attention spans and motivation, many of whom aren't fluent in English. Educators seek learning materials likely to reach the majority of students and that means fewer words and math problems and more pictures and multicultural references."

 

WHEN I WAS YOUNG: When I was young, I remember hearing about the immigrants that came through Ellis Island . They wanted to learn English. They wanted to breath free. They wanted to become Americans. Now too many immigrants come here with demands. They demand to be taught in their own language. They demand special privileges--affirmative action. They demand ethnic studies that glorify their culture.

1月27日

MS presents challenge for moms

 

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MS presents challenge for moms


Mom Pam Lahoda, 47, enjoyed being single too much to settle down in her 20s and 30s — career, travel, a busy social life. Her decision to wait means she's chasing two preschoolers around her Holland home as pals send kids off to college.

Tough? Oh, a little, but the true test of her free spirit has been juggling not just motherhood but multiple sclerosis. The autoimmune disease presented itself when she finished nursing her younger child, now 3. A numbness settled into her back. There was trouble walking, a worrisome weakness.

MS sometimes is invisible, often unpredictable. Neurological symptoms vary widely — fatigue, odd sensations, pain, blurred vision. It's different for everyone and hard to diagnose. A battery of tests finally confirmed the scary news for Pam.

As we spoke in her sunny kitchen, she touched a rose quartz bracelet on her slim wrist. A gift from a friend, rose quartz is said to aid emotional well-being.

Pam credits terrific support from her husband (he administers her weekly injections of MS-fighting drugs) and the care of friends, family and a tag team of helpers from St. Bede's Catholic parish for seeing her through.

Still, only another mom with MS can understand what it feels like to be unable to brush a daughter's hair into a ponytail, to play trucks on the floor, to some days lack the strength to dress and lift the little ones who count on you.

It's true, said Ruth Farber, associate professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Temple University's College of Health Professions. She's studying mothers with MS to learn more about how they cope.

Her research examines the interrelationship of social support, well-being, health and mothers' participation in their roles when dealing with MS.

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"There is a great deal of biomedical research on MS, but relatively little is empirically known on how mothers with MS are feeling and doing. The preliminary results suggest the importance of social support. ... Social support of family and friends can include providing tangible support, understanding, affection or people to have a good time with. Social support can contribute to the mother's well-being, which in turn to can further her connection to others."

If you are a mother with MS (with at least one child under 12) and you're interested in participating in this study, contact Farber at 215-707-4880 or msmoms@temple.edu.

Pam sought out other MS moms. A support group will meet at 3 p.m. the third Saturday of every month beginning next month at the YMCA in Fairless Hills. Kids are welcome. For more information, call Mechelle Connors at 215-870-2221.

Mechelle, 38, of Langhorne, was diagnosed 10 years ago. She explains, "An MS mom is different. You just don't have the same mindset as others."

She hopes the new group will talk about parenting — for instance, how much do you disclose to your child about MS? — and share ideas for coping. There should be lots of those.

Farber says MS moms can be especially creative when it comes to being there for their kids. Heat, for example, can exacerbate MS symptoms. She knows of a mom who watches baseball games wearing an ice vest to stay cool; others who cheer from an air-conditioned car using a bullhorn.

Sure, MS moms are different, but not so different where it counts.

Kate Fratti, whose column appears on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, admires Pam's advice to others' dealing with challenge: "You deal better when you deal head-