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Judge Cosme with Mary Jane Flores, attorney Arturo Quintero,and Dwight Stewart (of the Census) at recent fundraiser.

Judge Keila D. Cosme wasappointed to the Ohio SixthDistrict Court of Appeals lastOctober by Gov. TedStrickland and became thefirst Latina to serve on any ofOhio’s 12 district courts ofappeals.

The 6th District AppellateCourt serves the NorthwestOhio counties of Lucas,Wood, Ottawa, Sandusky,Erie, Fulton, Huron, andWilliams.

That appointment cameas a surprise to many in theToledo community, not theleast of whom would havebeen Cosme herself, who isnow faced with, and welcom-ing, a change in lifestylesshe had not anticipated. “Inever had aspirations of be-coming a judge,” she admits.

Nevertheless, havingachieved much in the courseof her legal career and hav-ing been blessed with nu-merous opportunities,Cosme views the judgeshipas her chance to give back toothers.

“It’s not power,” she saidrecently to an acquaintancewho had expressed a certainamount of admiration for theposition of appellate judge,“It’s responsibility. Fairnessand equity are all principlesthat should be part of theprocess.”

And part of that responsi-bility is getting elected inNovember to a six-year termin her own right in order toremain on the bench, in orderto remain one of only twoLatinas on an appellate courtin the entire nation.

Cosme was born andreared in Guaynabo, PuertoRico and moved to Massa-chusetts at the age of 17 inorder to attend Boston Uni-versity. Among the chal-lenges she faced as a strangerin a strange land was that oflearning English even as sheattended college.

Apparently, that workedout pretty well. She earned a

double bachelor’s degree inpolitical science and sociol-ogy in four years while work-ing part-time in the Office ofCareer Services in the Col-lege of Communications andalso working for the U.S.Department of Defense.

Cleveland stintJudge Cosme worked for

a year on the Boston StockExchange and at a law firmbefore coming to Clevelandto attend the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.After earning her law degree,she worked as a staff attorneywith Calfee, Halter &Griswold, LLP, in Cleveland,handling complex commer-cial litigation.

Despite Cleveland beingin the 8th District Court ofAppeals, the HispanicRoundtable hosted afundraiser for Judge Cosmeon April 16, at the home ofattorney José Torres inBeachwood.

Judge Cosme arrived inToledo in 1998 when herhusband was recruited byGallon, Takacs,Boissoneault & Shaffer CoLPA and opened her ownoffice representing individu-als and start-up companies.She was then one of thefounders of the law firm ofCosme, D’Angelo & Szollosi,LPA, and remained the man-aging partner until her ap-pointment to the bench.

Unopposed in the May 4,2010 primary on the Demo-cratic side of the ballot,Cosme will be facing theRepublican who emergesfrom a trio of hopefuls –Judge Robert G.Christiansen (Toledo Mu-nicipal Court), JudgeFrederick “Fritz” Hany II(Ottawa County MunicipalCourt), or Judge Steve A.Yarbrough (Visiting Judge).

And what is the plan tosucceed in that match up?

“By November, the vot-ers will have the time to get

to know the candidates andto look at the character of thecandidates,” she says of herdesire to get out on the cam-paign trail and meet as manyvoters as possible. “Peopleare capable of getting throughthe smokescreens. I want toeducate people as to what theCourt of Appeals does andwhy it is so important.”

The Court of Appeals,Cosme adds, is the court oflast resort for most litigantssince the Ohio Supreme Courtexercises it’s own discretionas to what cases it will hear.

One of the issues that is soimportant as voters look atpunching the ballot for theCourt of Appeals, says Cosme,is for them to gain an appre-ciation for having diversityon the bench. She believesthat her background, particu-larly given the current ho-mogenous makeup of theappellate bench, will makean important difference in thejudicial process.

“We need an exposure toother cultures and ideas,” shesays. “The contribution that[each judge] brings to thecaucus is critical and my ex-periences will bring some-thing to that caucus”

Those experiences includebeing part of a minority groupas well as her childhood inPuerto Rico, to be sure, butthey also include legal stintsas a large corporate litigator,an advocate on behalf of im-poverished children, and arepresentative for the rightsof organized labor and itsmembers.

Those experiences alsoinclude a family that includestwo young sons – Robertoand Diegonisio.

Those combined experi-

ences, she believes, make hereminently qualified to serveon the Court of Appeals. Re-cently, President Obama ap-pointed another woman ofPuerto Rican background tothe Supreme Court – JusticeSonia Sotomayor. What wasJudge Cosme’s reactionwhen she heard the news?

“My parents were ecstaticand the island was celebrat-ing,” recalls the judge. “Butmy first reaction was she musthave been qualified – then Ilooked at the excitement.”

And how excited is she tobe in her particular position– an appointment with anopportunity as an incumbentto prevail in November? Veryexcited indeed!

“There is much work tobe done to serve the commu-nity,” she says of the pros-pect of being on the benchand serving the eight-countyarea that lies within the 6th

District’s purview. “I canserve two full terms and stillbe in a position to serve else-where – if needed some placeelse.”

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Judge Keila D. Cosme:Her goal of equal justiceBy Fletcher Word, Sojourner’s Truth EditorSpecial to La Prensa

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El pasado lunes 19 deabril del 2010, LaUniversidad de Toledoanunció en la escuelapreparatoria Woodward, elprincipio de unacolaboración entre lasescuelas públicas de Toledoy la Universidad de Toledo.

Entre los asistentes a estaconferencia de prensa el cualdió inicio a este proyecto,estaba el director de laescuela Emilio Ramírez y también reprensentates de laUniversidad de Toledo.

La Universidad colaboray se unirá a la escuela públicade Toledo y la preparatoriaWoodward, y juntosbuscaran nuevos projectosy maneras para hacer que lasmaterial de ciencias ymatemáticas mejoren en estaescuela.

El director de la escuelapreparatoria el señorRamírez dice estar muycontento porque esteprograma va a ayudar amejorar el nivel académicode la escuela preparatoriaWoodward, el cual tiene alrededor de 850 estudiante yel 10% de estos estudiantesde son latinos.

Este proyectoempezó con la primeradonación a la Universidadde Toledo de $192,000 deldepartamento de Ohio dematemáticas y ciencias, coneste dinero esperan mejorarla educación de losestudiantes y darle unamejor oportunidad parapoderse acoplar al incre-mento avanzado detecnología.

El profesor de ciencias ymatemáticas de la

Universidad de Toledo BillThomas y también el equipode las escuelas públicas deToledo como el director de laescuela preparatoria Wood-ward Emilio Ramírez, y Su-san MacMillian, directora dematemáticas, RobertMendenhall, director deciencias y Maurice Young,director de matemáticas de laescuela Woodward [ytambién, Bill Weber y TodShockey].

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Así que hay quemantenernos al tanto de esteproyecto porque con laeducación que las escuelaspúblicas de Toledo ofrecen,no se sorprendan quetengamos muchos genios enesta ciudad.

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Knight Academy hosts Open Houses Nahua artist discusses his art at BGSU LatinAmerican conferenceBy Alaina Buzas

Bowling Green: Nahuaartist Nicolás de Jesús saidhis career started when hebegan distinguishing col-ors as a child. Through atranslator, Jesús describedhow, since then, creatingart has been part of his ev-eryday life.

“Art is just part of howone lives,” Jesús said.“How am I not going tobecome a painter if that’swhat I was fed?”

Jesús was the featuredartist and a keynote speakerat Bowling Green StateUniversity’s 2nd AnnualLatin American andLatino/a Studies Confer-ence on Monday, April 12,2010.

According to SusanaPeña (Ethnic Studies De-partment and ICS LatinAmerican and Latino/aStudies Cluster Member):“This year’s conference in-cluded presentations bystudents from two collegesin Canada, and OberlinCollege, as well as Bowl-ing Green State Univer-sity” and “collectively,they contribute to an un-derstanding of the interde-pendencies, commanlities,and differences across theAméricas.”

After the panel presen-tations and a reception, so-cial anthropologist Dr.Martha García and Jesúspresented keynotespeeches on “Representa-tions of Migration inNahua Art”. Dr. García saidit was her first time pre-senting her research in En-glish.

Jesús, who is from theNahua indigenous regionin México, said creatingart helps him relate notonly to nature, but also to

the cultural and politicalevents around him. Ac-cording to Jesús, the func-tion of art is to send a mes-sage.

“Art can help people seethe realities of immigra-tion,” Jesús said.

Jesús said the messagesin art can help start con-versations through differ-ent tastes and cultures, es-pecially across borderlines.

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With his more politicalpieces, Jesús paints onmanta so the finished piececan be carried by activists.

“I have great satisfac-tion when I can capturesocial unrest in a piece ofart and then when it can beused to solve the problem,”Jesús said.

Many of the issues Jesúspaints about were dis-cussed during the confer-ence.

Dr. María García is aprofessor at El Colegio dela Frontera Sur (UnidadChetumal, México), spe-cializing in the fields ofindigenous populations,

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Seven panels were heldthroughout the day, cov-ering everything from mi-gration and language tomusic and politics.

During the “Migration,Language, and Latinos inthe U.S.” panel, studentsfrom BGSU discussed bor-derland perspectives andthe idea of the 1.5 genera-tion. According to thepanel, a member of the 1.5generation was born intoone culture but raised inanother, potentially lead-ing to identity crisis.

Francisco Cabanillas,Director of the LatinAmerican and Latino/aStudies Cluster, which or-ganized the event as partof the Institute for theStudy of Culture and Soci-ety, said the day was a suc-cess.

“I hope people tookhome the hemispheric con-nections between Canada,the USA, and LatinAmerica. Any issues areconnected there,”Cabanillas said.

Next year, the event willbe combined with the OhioLatin Americanist Confer-ence and hosted at BGSU.

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VIRGO: AUGUST 21 - SEPTEMBER 20If the whole ball of wax is melting you’ve got to stop

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The Ohio Department ofNatural Resources (ODNR)is hosting an Earth Day pre-sentation and clean-up atSheldon Marsh State Na-ture Preserve on Thursday,April 22, 2010, at 4 p.m. inHuron.

The public is invited tojoin Huron Daisy Scouttroops 53 and 517 and GirlScout Troop 318 as theylearn about the importanceof Ohio’s Great Lake, wet-lands, environmental stew-ardship and Lake Erie’s con-nection to Earth Day prior tocollecting litter on thepreserve’s trails and beach.Interested participants areasked to meet at thepreserve’s kiosk on the westside of the parking lot.

The 463-acre SheldonMarsh State Nature Preserveis one of the last remainingundeveloped stretches ofcoast on Lake Erie ’s southshore. The Erie County site isalso Ohio ’s best example ofa natural barrier beach, whichis more than 1 mile long.

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The Toledo SymphonyOrchestra (TSO) is present-ing The Music of John Will-iams on Saturday, April 24,2010, at 8 PM at theStranahan.

Re-live the adventure andromance of Hollywood’smost love films with musicfrom Star Wars, Superman,Close Encounters, HarryPotter, Raiders of the LostArk, E.T. and more. JohnWilliams has been nomi-

The latest in WGTE’sToledo Stories series is aninspiring exploration ofToledo Ballet, an institu-tion that has trained thou-sands of dancers for morethan seventy years.

The documentary, Rev-erence: Toledo Ballet,which premieres Thursday,April 29, 2010, at 8:00 p.m.,takes viewers behind thescenes for countless hoursof rehearsals as dancers pre-pare for Toledo Ballet’s sig-nature performance, the69th annual Nutcracker atthe Stranahan Theater.

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lands provide protection andhabitat for a variety of plantsand animals including 300bird species – numbers aregreatest in the spring and fallwhen migrating birds stopto rest before or after cross-ing Lake Erie . The preserve’swetlands mark the easternend of East Sandusky Bay .

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nated for an Academy Award45 times – making him thesecond most nominated per-son after Walt Disney. Plusthe Toledo premiere of JohnWilliams’ Tuba Concertoperformed by the TSO’sDavid Saltzman.

Tickets are on sale nowand can be purchased atwww.toledosymphony.comor by calling the box officeM-F 9a-5p at 419-246-8000.Ticket prices are $21-60.

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shares in the documentary,“Nobody understands howmuch work goes into this,”but the footage will con-vince each and everyviewer that the riveting per-formances Toledo Balletdelivers are the culmina-tion of months of gruelingrehearsal.

The documentary alsofeatures interviews withToledo Ballet alumna,School Director, and vet-eran Broadway performerLisa Mayer Lang, Execu-tive Director Mari Davies,and spring production Ar-tistic Director MichaelLang.

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MIAMI, April 14, 2010(AP): Cuban-born singerGloria Estefan is taking ona new role: On Thursday,she and husband EmilioEstefan hosted PresidentBarack Obama at their Mi-ami Beach home for aDemocratic National Com-mittee fundraiser.

It’s a political act thathas drawn both condemna-tion and admiration in thistraditionally Republicancommunity, where theyounger generation hasbeen trending more Demo-cratic.

“They represented ourcommunity with much dig-nity and class throughouttheir entire career,” said ValPrieto, founder of the con-servative Cuban-Americanblog, Babablu. Now, Prietosays, he’s disappointed.

“It just leaves a real badtaste in my mouth and a lotof the people in the com-munity,” he said.

Some have dismissed heras a traitor to the Cuban cause.Others praise her for grab-bing the president’s ear onan issue that remains at theforefront of South Floridapolitics, five decades afterthe 1959 revolution.

Whatever the interpre-tation, they are the mostfamous Cuban-Americansto come out in support of aDemocrat—an act thatmany say is emblematic ofa community whose politi-cal orientations have beenshifting.

“The fact that they’reopenly engaging the Demo-cratic president, I think,speaks to the shift that istaking place in the Cubanelectorate itself,” saidFernand Amandi, execu-tive vice president ofBendixen & Amandi, apublic opinion researchand consulting firm in Mi-ami that has surveyed Cu-ban Americans.

A 2008 poll of 800 ran-domly selected Cuban-

Americans found thatyounger and more recentimmigrants were less likelyto be Republican than oldergenerations: Among those 18to 44, 42 percent identifiedas Republican, compared to66 percent of those age 65and older. A majority in theyounger age bracket saidthey voted for Obama.

And while Latin popsinger Juanes’ recent “PeaceWithout Borders” concert inHavana drew attention to themost radical segments of theCuban-American commu-nity who condemned theconcert, another poll foundthat a majority had a favor-able opinion of the event.

“The perception in theUnited States is that this is amonolithic community,”said Jaime Suchlicki, an ex-pert on Cuban affairs at theUniversity of Miami. “Thatis not accurate. This is a verydiversified community.”

The Thursday fundraiserreflected a growing relation-ship between the couple andObama. Gloria Estefan sangat the White House for a Latinmusical heritage event.Emilio Estefan was ap-pointed by the president to acommittee that will study apotential National Museumof the American Latino.

Freddy Balsera, a friendand Democratic consultant,said the Estefans are regis-tered independents whovoted for and supportObama. He noted that theyalso had good relationshipswith both previous Bushadministrations.

The Estefans were bothborn in Cuba and togetherbecame musical luminaries,winning Grammy awards andfans across the U.S. withcrossover hits like “Conga”and “Words Get in the Way,”in addition to helping thecareers of other artists.

They were not availablefor comment on Wednesday,a representative said.

“I think from Gloria and

Emilio’s perspec-tive, they’re at apoint in their liveswhere patriotismmatters a lot,”Balsera said. “Andthe issue of humanrights and democ-racy in Cuba is atremendous prior-ity for them.”

The Estefanshave become in-creasingly politi-cally active. Lastmonth, GloriaEstefan led a marchthrough the streetsof Miami in sup-port of the Ladiesin White, a groupof wives and fam-ily members of political pris-oners in Cuban jails. Themarch attracted thousandsand led to similar events inNew York City and Los An-geles.

Balsera described theiractivism as “pure,” sayingneither is interested in politi-cal office.

While other Cuban musi-cians have stepped into thepolitical waters that dividethe U.S. and Cuba—CeliaCruz and Olga Guillot sup-ported similar causes—nonehave had a similar level ofsuccess in raising awarenessand drawing supporters, saidJaime Suchlicki, an expert onCuban affairs at the Univer-sity of Miami.

“And the reason is one, itwas Gloria Estefan,”Suchlicki said. “Number two,there is a belief that things aregetting hot in Cuba.”

But the fundraiser—a$30,400-per couple cocktailreception—has hit a nerve.

“Mention the Estefans andmany no longer conjure upimages of freedom and catchytunes,” columnist JackieBueno Sousa wrote in TheMiami Herald. “Now—rightly or wrongly—manyassociate the name withObamacare, abortion, power-ful unions, creation of a wel-

fare state.”Prieto recalled attending

the Estefans’ early perfor-mances at weddings andbirthday parties, and saidhe knows all of their songsby heart. What upsets him isnot just that they’re sup-porting Obama, but theDemocratic party.

“I was incredibly disap-pointed,” Prieto said.

Lisandro Pérez, a soci-ology professor at FloridaInternational University inMiami said the Estefanshave usually been on “theright side” of Cuban-Ameri-can politics.

The fundraiser is a smallstep out of line. “But if whatyou want to do is to influ-ence a president to main-tain current Cuban policy,it’s smart,” Pérez said.

Some say that’s a view-point more are starting toagree with.

“Talking to folks and in-teracting with folks aroundtown, it is a very, very smallbut loud minority that hasbeen critical of this,”Balsera said. “I think gener-ally speaking people areproud the president is com-ing to our city, and that he’sgoing to be in the home ofa very well respected Cu-ban-American family.”

Estefans open Miami home to Obama, stirring debateBy CHRISTINE ARMARIO, Associated Press Writer

La Liga de las AméricasRol de Juegos 20104/25/2010Equipo/Team VS. Equipo/Team AM/PMFremont vs. Atletico Cobras 10:00Manchester vs. Deportivo Holanda 12:00Toledo S. Club vs. Corre Caminos 12:00Central Arsenal vs. Guadalupe 2:00Deportivo CBC vs. Michigan 2:00

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5/9/2010Equipo/Team VS. Equipo/Team AM/PMMichigan vs. Atletico Cobras 10:00Guadalupe vs. Manchester 12:00Central Arsenal vs. Toledo S. Club 12:00Deportivo Holandavs. Corre Caminos 2:00Deportivo CBC vs. Fremont 2:00

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PHOENIX, April 15,2010 (AP): Civil rights ac-tivists Wednesday warnedthat Arizona is invitingrampant racial profilingand police-state tactics ifit enacts what would bethe toughest law in thenation against undocu-mented immigrants.

The measure—on theverge of approval in theArizona Legislature underpassed bill SB1070—would make it a crime un-der state law to be in thecountry without docu-mentation. It would alsorequire local police offic-ers to question peopleabout their immigrationstatus if there is reason tosuspect they are “illegal.”

Immigrants unable toproduce documents show-ing they are allowed to bein the U.S. could be ar-rested, jailed for up to sixmonths, and fined $2,500.[Under SB1070, Arizonapolice will have the rightto stop anyone on “rea-sonable suspicion” thatthey may be an undocu-mented immigrant and canarrest them if they are notcarrying a valid driver’slicense or identity papers.]

“That is an unprec-edented expansion of po-lice power,” saidAlessandra Soler Meetze,executive director of theAmerican Civil LibertiesUnion of Arizona. ``It’sgiving police officers agreen light to harass any-one who looks or soundsforeign.’’

The ACLU and immi-grant rights groups are de-manding Republican Gov.Jan Brewer veto the mea-sure if it reaches her. TheRepublican has not an-nounced whether she willsign it, but said she is astrong supporter of prag-matic immigration laws,and is expected to sign thebills into law shortly.

PHOENIX, el 15 de abrildel 2010 (AP): Agentesfederales de Estados Unidosarrestaron el jueves a más de50 operadores de empresasde transporte ycontrabandistas acusados deusar camionetas paratransportar aindocumentados desde lazona fronteriza con Méxicohasta Phoenix.

Los investigadoresdescribieron las redadascomo el mayor caso decontrabando de personas enlos siete años de historia delServicio de Inmigración yControl de Aduanas deEstados Unidos (ICE, porsus siglas en inglés).

Las autoridades dijeronque los operadores de cuatroservicios de transporte enTucson y un quinto en Phoe-

nix crearon esos negocios conel único objetivo de ayudar acontrabandistas a transportara sus clientes a Phoenix bajola apariencia de un negociolegítimo.

Los operadores estánacusados de ofrecer a losindocumentados recibosfalsos y enseñarles qué teníanque decir si la policía parabalas camionetas.

Los arrestos fueronrealizados en Phoenix, Tuc-son y otros dos poblados deArizona en la frontera:Nogales y Río Rico.

Las autoridades tambiénhicieron arrestos en Tenesí yfuncionarios mexicanosdetuvieron a personas al surde la frontera.

Más de 800 agentes denueve agencias del gobiernoestadounidense participaron

Her predecessor, JanetNapolitano, a Democratwho is now President BarackObama’s Homeland Secu-rity secretary, vetoed simi-lar proposals.

Current law in Arizonaand most states doesn’t re-quire police to ask about theimmigration status of thosethey encounter, and manypolice departments prohibitofficers from inquiring outof fear immigrants won’t co-operate in other investiga-tions.

The new measure wouldbe just the latest crackdownof its kind in Arizona, whichhas an estimated 460,000undocumented immigrants,the seventh highest in theU.S. California has the mostundocumented immigrantswith 2.6 million, followedby Texas with 1.7 million.

State Sen. Russell Pearce,the bill’s sponsor, has beenthe driving force behindArizona’s tough new mea-sures, including a law cop-ied in other states that pun-ishes companies caughtknowingly hiring illegalimmigrants.

The new measure is sup-ported by police unionsrepresenting rank-and-fileofficers, who deny theywould engage in profiling.

It is opposed by policechiefs, who worry that thelaw would be too costly, thatit would distract them fromdealing with more seriousproblems, and that it wouldsow such distrust amongimmigrants that they wouldnot cooperate with officersinvestigating other crimes.

Legal immigrants fearthat the law would give of-ficers easy excuses to stopthem, and that even U.S. citi-zens could find themselvesdetained if they can’t provetheir legal status.

“When they come up withthese things, it doesn’t mat-ter if I’m here legally,” saidJosé Meléndez, a 55-year-

old naturalized U.S. citi-zen from Guadalajara,México. “If they see aMexican face and a Mexi-can name, they’ll ask forpapers.”

Anti-immigration ac-tivists say the larger goalis to discourage undocu-mented immigration bymaking the U.S. inhospi-table.

“Most illegals wouldleave on their own if theyfelt the U.S. was seriousabout our laws,” said Wil-liam Gheen, president ofAmericans for Legal Im-migration Political Ac-tion Committee.

House Republicanspassed the bill on a party-line vote Tuesday. TheSenate approved it in Feb-ruary but must vote onchanges made in theHouse before sending itto the governor.

The draconian law alsowould crack down on em-ployment for undocu-mented immigrants byprohibiting people fromblocking traffic whenthey seek or offer day la-bor on street corners. Also,a judge could fine a cityfor not enforcing the im-migration law vigorouslyenough.

Associated PressWriter Felicia Fonseca inFlagstaff, Ariz., contrib-uted.

Editor’s Note: It is an-ticipated that SB1070will be signed into law byRepublican Governor JanBrewer shortly; it was atopic of discussion atABLE and FALCON’soutreach at the Center forEqual Justice in Toledoon April 16, 2010. Repub-lican Ohio Senator Timo-thy J. Grendell (18th Dis-trict) is looking for co-sponsors of a bill similarto the Arizona legislation.See laprensa1.com for de-tails.

en la operación, dijeron lasautoridades.

En Phoenix, numerososagentes, algunos de ellosencapuchados, irrumpieronen dos empresas. Una deellas, Sergio’s Shuttle,ofrece servicios detransporte entre el norte deMéxico y ciudades de Ari-zona, Nuevo México, Cali-fornia, Nevada, Oregón yWashington.

En Nogales, una ciudadfronteriza en el sur de Ari-zona, algunos testigosdijeron al Nogales Interna-tional haber vistohelicópteros y agentesfederales en el centro. Losagentes convergieron enTransportes de Nogales, quealoja a varias empresastransportistas y una decambio.

Arizona cracks down hard on undocumentedimmigrantsBy JONATHAN J. COOPER, Associated Press Writer

Arrestos masivos en EEUU por transporte deindocumentadosPor BOB CHRISTIE y JACQUES BILLEAUD

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Under the rules, appli-cants for certification willpay fees to the InterpreterServices Program when ap-plying, training, and test-ing to be certified as court

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Those applying to be cer-tified must submit a nonre-fundable application feealong with their application.In addition, applicants mustpay a fee to attend two ori-entation trainings given bythe program. Ohio residentswill pay a total of $175 (non-residents $225) for the ap-

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ELYRIA: Through art andPuerto Rico’s folkloric musicof Plena and Bomba, LosUnidos student club’ membersare planning to inspire Latinoand all students to go to collegeand get a higher education.

Los Unidos will host “ATribute to Puerto Rico throughthe Arts of Music, Dance andLiteracy” April 26th 2010, from12 to 1:30 p.m., in the LorainCounty Community CollegeStocker Center Cinema Hallthat will feature a short filmand folkloric dances.

The tribute is part of a big-ger, over-one-week-longevent, part of LCCC’s annualSpring Festival Exhibit in theBeth K. Stocker Art Gallery.

Beginning April 22th untilMay 2st 2010, the LCCCStocker Arts Gallery will fea-ture various exhibits includ-ing an exhibit from renownedPuerto Rican mural artistMaría Domínguez.

Domínguez and RaquelOrtiz, Los Unidos advisor andLCCC Spanish Professor, willalso present several literacyand art workshops at the gal-lery, on April 26th, 29th and30th.

Domínguez is set to speakat another Upcoming Event:The Coalition for Hispanic/Latino Issues and Progress willhost their 15th annual HispanicLeadership Conference atLCCC on April 30th and May1st, 2010.

Ed Morales, Los UnidosPresident since January of thisyear and business student, saidthat unlike on the island ofPuerto Rico, Latino studentsin the U.S. have a low gradua-tion rate from both high schooland college, and he said thatneeds to change.

“Most of the audience (atthe cinema hall) will be teen-agers and we want to get themessage out, to stay in school,reach for your dreams, go tocollege,” Morales said “Gothrough the halls of collegeand be successful,” he said.

The April 26 tribute willbegin with a roughly 10-minute film, created by Mo-rales and Elyria VideographerJoseph Carrion, showcasingthe island of Puerto Rico, anddancers from Ritmo y RazaDance Company of Clevelandwill follow the film with theperformance of roughly 9 Plenaor Bomba dance routines ac-companied by live AfricanConga music.

Muralist Domínguez hasdesigned and directed 22 com-munity murals in New York,and is an art educator.Domínguez, whose small-scaled paintings and photosof her murals have been exhib-ited in New York’s HunterCollege, will be displayed atLCCC for the week.

Plus, several LorainSouthview High School stu-dents will visit LCCC topresent the illustrations theymade for Ortiz’s secondchildren’s book, A Taste of LaIsla / El Sabor de la Isla, in-

spired by the Puerto Ricancommunity in Lorain, theysaid.

Morales, who co-wrote aPlena song with Ritmo y Razaabout education said “Plena isabout giving messages to thepublic. Plena is about chang-ing people and motivatingpeople,” he said.

Morales explained thatduring the 17th century-Span-iard-rule of Puerto Rico, Span-iards brought African slavesto the island to work the sugarcanes. He explained, as theywere stripped of their freedom,religion and identity, the Afri-can slaves used the bongos orconga music to express them-selves on certain days as thewomen would dance and thusBomba was born, Moralessaid.

Plena was then created fromBomba; it is a song by whichpolitical and religious mes-sages were expressed, he ex-plained.

“The rich tradition will bedisplayed this week,” Moralessaid “It’s so amazing that theseslaves didn’t have anythingand they were able to create a

tradition by song and dancethat has brought laughter toPuerto Ricans and has spreadto the United States and allLatino America,” he said.

He said instead of college,many Latino students strive toget factory jobs like their par-ents, but Morales wantsLatinos to change that mental-ity because industrial jobshave been replaced by servicejobs.

“This event is about lit-eracy,” Morales said,“[Domínguez] teaches how toread and write through art,”Morales said.

Sponsors for the events in-clude Lorain City Schools, theLCCC Student Life andStocker Arts, Hispanic Lead-ership Conference, The His-panic Fund, and New York’sHunter College.

Log onto http://www.lorainccc.edu andwww.chiplorain.org andwww.mariadominguez.comfor more information.

See their promotionalvideo of “A Tribute to PuertoRico” here: http://www.vimeo.com/10852715

LCCC’s Los Unidos is making “A Tribute to Puerto Rico”By Ingrid Marie Rivera, La Prensa Correspondent

Los Unidos members: Indira Marrero, Christina Vélez,José Mateo, Ed Morales, and Dr. Raquel Ortiz.

Fair Housing Centercelebrates 35 Years of‘Opening Closed Doors,’Presents U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur withPublic Policy Award

WHO: The Fair Housing CenterWHAT: 35th Anniversary LuncheonWHEN: Friday, April 30, 2010, 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.WHERE: The Toledo ClubWHY: April is Fair Housing Month, and 2010 is the 35th

Anniversary of the Toledo Fair Housing Center.

The Fair Housing Center is a non-profit civil rightsagency dedicated to the elimination of housing discrimi-nation and the expansion of neighborhood choice for allpersons. Since its inception in 1975, the Center hasinvestigated over 10,000 allegations of housing discrimi-nation, recovered almost $28 million in damages for thevictims, and set national precedents that have expandedhousing opportunities for millions of Americans.

Most recently, the Center has been a leader in theforeclosure prevention movement, saving consumers over$8 million. U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur will be honored withthe Public Policy and Political/Government Action Awardfor her efforts to stem the tide of foreclosures.

CONTACT: Michael P. Marsh, 419-243-6163, ext. 25

Josh Flores, Beatriz Maya, and Linda Alvarado at FLOC’sApril 17, 2010 seminar, entitled “Building Tolerance,” wherestudents were educated on current draconian immigration policiesand how these policies adversely affect Latino Youth.



OBITUARIESRAFAEL RODRÍGUEZ

Rafaél Rodríguez, 88, of Lorain, OH passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2010 in New LifeHospice Center of Saint Joseph, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. He was born September10, 1922 in Caguas, Puerto Rico. He came to Lorain in 1978. Mr. Rodríguez worked a bakerin Caguas. He enjoyed playing dominoes, cooking, singing and walking along the Lake Erie.He will be dearly missed by his sons Celestino “Tino” Rodríguez of Lorain, and José RafaélRodríguez Jr. and Mario Orlando Rodríguez, both of Caguas, his daughters Carmen Gloriaand Blanca Iri Rodríguez both of Caguas, grandchildren Javier and Steven Rodríguez ofLorain, Jessica Rodríguez of Fort Myers, Ive, Zory and Rebecca Rodríguez, all of Caguas, 17-plus grandchildren and 8-plus great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents Estavan and Adelina (née González) Rodríguez,son Reynaldo Rodríguez, daughter Olga Margarita Rodríguez, brother Estevan Rodríguezand sisters Gloria and Carmen Rodríguez.

April 15, 2010: A Foun-dation Day Mass marked the100th anniversary of the Dio-cese of Toledo at Our Lady,Queen of the Most Holy Ro-sary Cathedral in Toledo.Bishop Leonard P. Blair wasthe principal celebrant forthe Mass.

The priests of the dioceseand several Archbishops andBishops from across the coun-try concelebranted the Mass.His Eminence Adam Cardi-nal Maida, the Archbishop

April 6, 2010 (AP): Arch-bishop José Gómez’s appoint-ment Tuesday to head theArchdiocese of Los Angelesunderscores the growing im-portance of Latinos in theU.S.-American church andpromises to give U.S.-America’s largest RomanCatholic diocese an evenstronger voice in the immi-gration debate.

The appointment was alsoevidence that Pope BenedictXVI wants a strong defenderof orthodoxy at the helm inLos Angeles, which is nearlythree-quarters Latino.Gómez, 58, was ordained as apriest of Opus Dei, the conser-vative movement favored bythe Vatican.

The Mexican-bornGómez was named coadjutorfor Los Angeles, which meanshe will take over the archdio-cese when current archbishopCardinal Roger Mahony re-tires next Feb. 27, his 75thbirthday.

Gómez, who now leads theArchdiocese of San Antonio,appeared at the downtownLos Angeles cathedral, tak-ing most questions in Span-ish and vowing to make com-prehensive immigration re-form a priority.

He noted the first four bish-ops of the Los Angeles terri-tory were Latino, and his ap-pointment is a return to thechurch’s roots.

“It’s one of the greatCatholic communities in theworld,” he said. “Los Ange-les, like no other city in theworld, has the global face ofthe Catholic church.”

The appointment ofGómez puts him in line tobecome the highest-rankingLatino in the American Catho-lic hierarchy and the firstLatino cardinal in the U.S.

The leader of the large andimportant Los Angeles arch-diocese has traditionally beena cardinal and worn a red hat.

Mahony said he was“grateful to God for this gift

of a Hispanica r c h b i s h o p ”and said hepressed for aLatino replace-ment during a2008 audiencewith the pope.

“This is trulyan epic momentin the life of thechurch in thiscountry,” Mahony said.

He also said it would bewrong for observers to con-clude Gómez was a conserva-tive because he was a priest ofOpus Dei. As a bishop, Gómezis no longer a member of thatorder.

In 2008, Gómez publiclyexpressed concern when St.Mary’s, the oldest Catholicuniversity in Texas and theSouthwest, allowed then-presidential candidate HillaryClinton, an abortion rightssupporter, to hold a campaignevent on campus.

“In fact, these labels of‘conservative’ and ‘liberal’are really unhelpful in the lifeof the church,” Mahony said.“We are all called to a deeprelationship with Jesús Christ,and I can attest that both of usshare a common commitmentto Christ and to the church.”

Latinos comprise 70 per-cent of the 5 million Catho-lics in the Los Angeles arch-diocese, and more than one-third of the 65 million Catho-lics in the United States.

In a separate nod to LatinoCatholics, Benedict in 2007named Archbishop Daniel N.DiNardo of Galveston-Hous-ton as the first cardinal forheavily Latino Texas.

Gómez was recentlyelected chair of the Commit-tee on Migrants and RefugeeServices for the U.S. Confer-ence of Catholic Bishops andwill be the voice of the Catho-lic church on immigrationreform, said Thomas Reese, aJesuit priest and senior fellowat the Woodstock Theologi-cal Center at Georgetown Uni-

versity.“This man is not just a

Hispanic, but he was born inMexico, so he’s an immi-grant,” Reese said.

Mahony developed areputation during his quar-ter-century tenure in LosAngeles as a liberal-lean-ing leader and was often thetarget of Catholic conser-vatives.

Gómez, who will be for-mally introduced to the LosAngeles faithful on May 26,was born in Monterrey,México, and studied theol-ogy at the University ofNavarra in Spain. He wasordained an Opus Dei priestin 1978 and worked in theGalveston-Houston areaand in Denver before beingnamed archbishop of SanAntonio in 2004.

Opus Dei was foundedby Saint Josemaria Escrivade Balagüer in Spain in1928. Escriva held thatsainthood could beachieved by anyone by car-rying out everyday tasksextraordinarily well.

The movement was de-picted as a cult in DanBrown’s “The Da VinciCode,” which Opus mem-bers and the Vatican havedenounced as defaming thechurch.

Associated Press Reli-gion Writer Rachel Zoll inNew York and AssociatedPress Writers NicoleWinfield at the Vatican,Michelle Roberts in SanAntonio and Jim Andersonin Denver contributed tothis report.

Emeritus of Detroit will also bein attendance for the Mass.

Attending the FoundationDay Mass are representativesof the religious orders andtheir sponsored institutions inthe diocese, ecumenical andinter-religious guests, politi-cal leaders, and representa-tives from the 128 parishes inthe Diocese.

The Mass also featured theToledo Diocesan Choir, theCentral Catholic High SchoolGospel Choir, the Glass City

Brass Ensemble, and theSaint Joan of Arc HandbellChoir.

The Diocesan centenarycelebration began on Octo-ber 7, 2009 with the Seasonof Preparation. The Foun-dation Day Mass marks thebeginning of the Season ofCelebration, and the Sea-son of Recommitment be-gins on October 8, 2010with the centenary celebra-tion concluding on April15, 2011.

Mexican-born José Gómez appointed as nextleader of LA archdioceseBy GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press Writer

Archbishop José Gómez

Toledo Diocese celebrates 100 years with Mass

NEW YORK, April 14,2010 (AP): Health and Hu-man Services SecretaryKathleen Sebelius saidWednesday that she is de-veloping a national plan ofaction that would focus forthe first time on reducinghealth care disparities be-tween minority and whitepopulations.

HHS has been writing re-ports for 25 years docu-menting the gap in healthcare services between whiteand minority communities,but there never has been anaction plan to address thegap, she said in an addressto the National Action Net-work convention.

“I’m here to say that’sgoing to end this year,”Sebelius said.

She said 1 in 3 U.S.Latinos and 1 in 5 African-Americans do not havehealth insurance, addingthat the National Institutesof Health also is lookinginto the issue.

The HHS also would befocusing on disseminatinghealth care informationthrough social networkingand addressing childhoodobesity, the secretary said.

Some of the changes thepublic can expect to seeimmediately under the newhealth care law is coveragefor children up to age 26and an end to insurancecompanies dropping pa-tients in mid-treatment be-cause they have reachedtheir spending cap.

The convention began

Wednesday and ranthrough Saturday.

Prominent leaders incivil rights, religion, poli-tics and education dis-cussed issues affectingcommunities of color. Be-sides health care, topicsincluded the black achieve-ment gap and the state ofthe black church.

Among other featuredspeaker were RepublicanNational Committee Chair-man Michael Steele and thepresidents of the NAACP andNational Urban League.

On the Net: www.nat-ionalactionnetwork.net/

Health secretary addressesminority health issuesBy MEGAN K. SCOTT, Associated Press Writer

ATTENTION LUCAS COUNTY VOTERS

THE PRIMARY ELECTION IS MAY 4, 2010

IN-PERSON ABSENTEE VOTING IS LOCATED AT 1302 WASHINGTON STREET

(Corner of Washington & 13th Streets – behind THE SOURCE)

Tuesdays • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays• • 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 1, 2010 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Monday, May 3, 2010• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

NO EARLY VOTING AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER

Call 419-213-2070 if you have questions.

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SUMMER EMPLOYMENT

TMC is accepting applications for Migrant Head Start Fremont, Hartville,Helena, Madison, Millbury, Pandora, Plymouth, Shiloh & Wauseon.Please submit your application, cover letter, resume and copy of degree/

transcripts via email to [email protected],fax at 419-334-4859 or mail to:

TMC OhioAttn: HR

601 N. Stone St.Fremont, OH 43420

Applications will NOT be processed w/out copy of Diploma/Degree and/orTranscripts! Positions vary by location:

CENTER MGR: Min. Qualifications: AA degree or higher in ECE or Child Dev.& two (2) years exp. in Head Start or licensed childcare setting. Bilingual in

English/Spanish preferred.CHILD DEV. ADV.: Min. Qualifications: AA degree or higher in ECE or ChildDevelopment & two (2) years exp. working with children age six (6) & under.

Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred.FAMILY SERVICE ADV.: Min. Qualifications: AA degree or higher in Social

Sciences & two (2) yrs exp. in Head Start. Bilingual in English/Spanishpreferred.

HEALTH AIDE: Min. Qualifications: HS Diploma or GED & one (1) year exp. inHealth Care field. Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred.

TEACHER: Min. Qualifications: AA degree or higher in ECE or Child Dev. orrelated field w/ exp. teaching preschool children. Bilingual in English/Spanish is

a preferred.TEACHER AIDE: Min. Qualifications: HS Diploma or GED. CDA Credential &

Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred.BUS DRIVER/CUSTODIAN: Min. Qualifications: HS Diploma or GED with six

(6) months exp. Valid Ohio CDL w/ School bus endorsements required.COOK: Min. Qualifications: HS Diploma or GED w/ one (1) year exp. in food

prep. & ServSafe Certification. Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred.COOK AIDE: Min Qualifications: HS Diploma or GED w/ one (1) year exp. in

food prep. Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred.

Applications and info about TMC is available online at www.tmccentral.org.TMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

INTERESTED BIDDERS:TOLEDO PUBLIC SCHOOLS –

MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Sealed bids will be accepted by the Board of Education of the Toledo PublicSchool District until 1:00 pm May 18, 2010, at the Toledo Public SchoolsTreasurers’ Room, 420 E. Manhattan Blvd., Toledo, Ohio 43608, for all labor,material and supervision necessary for the McKinley Elementary School, asmore fully described in the drawings and specifications for the project prepared byMunger Munger + Associates Architects Inc. and will be opened publicly and readimmediately thereafter.

Bid Documents for the project may be examined at the F.W. Dodge plan roomin Columbus, Builders Exchange in Toledo, University of Toledo – CapacityBuilding, E.O.P.A. – Hamilton Building, Northwest Ohio Hispanic Chamber ofCommerce, and The Plan Room in Ann Arbor, Construction Association ofMichigan, Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce and Ohio Construction News.

Bidders may obtain copies of the documents starting April 21, 2010 which canbe purchased from Toledo Blueprint, 6964 McNerney Road, Northwood, Ohio43619, phone: (419) 661-9841. Drawings may be obtained on CD-ROM for nocost with the purchase of the specifications.

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on May 3, 2010 at 2:00pm at Toledo Public Schools Board Room, 420 E. Manhattan Blvd, Toledo, Ohio43608.

If you have any questions or a need for additional information, please direct allquestions in writing to [email protected] , by phone at (419) 776-5600, or (fax) (877) 281-0784.

Sealed bids will be received for: Estimates

Bid Item No. 1 – Site Work $478,067.00Bid Item No. 2 – Concrete Paving and Curbs $162,008.00Bid Item No. 3 – Asphalt $151,754.00Bid Item No. 4 – Landscaping and Grass $56,100.00Bid Item No. 5 – General Trades $3,360,879.00Bid Item No. 6 – Metal Studs and Drywall $315,622.00Bid Item No. 7 – Acoustical Ceilings $ 61,968.00Bid Item No. 8 – Painting $55,802.00Bid Item No. 9 – Flooring $139,000.00Bid Item No. 10 – Fire Protection $ 91,200.00Bid Item No. 11 – Plumbing $341,000.00Bid Item No. 12 – HVAC $1,348,800.00Bid Item No. 13 – Electrical $777,500.00Bid Item No. 14 – Technology $509,958.00Total $7,849,658.00

INTERESTED BIDDERS:TOLEDO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

NEW BIRMINGHAM K- 8 SCHOOL PAINTING RE-BID

Sealed bids will be accepted by the Board of Education of the Toledo PublicSchool District until 1:00 p.m. on May 18th, 2010, at the Toledo Public SchoolsTreasurers’ Room, 420 E. Manhattan Blvd., Toledo, Ohio 43608, for all labor,material and supervision necessary for the New Birmingham K-8 SchoolPainting Re-bid, as more fully described in the drawings and specifications for theproject prepared by Munger, Munger & Associates, Inc and will be opened publiclyand read immediately thereafter.

Bid Documents for the project may be examined at the F.W. Dodge plan roomsin Columbus, Builders Exchange in Toledo, University of Toledo – CapacityBuilding, E.O.P.A. – Hamilton Building, Northwest Ohio Hispanic Chamber ofCommerce, and The Plan Room in Ann Arbor, Construction Association ofMichigan, Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce and Ohio Construction News.

Bidders may obtain copies of the documents starting April 21st , 2010which can be purchased from Becker Impressions, 4646 AngolaRoad, Toledo, Ohio 43615, phone: (419) 385-5303. Drawingsmay be obtained on CD-ROM for no cost with the purchase ofthe specifications.

A MANDATORY PREBID CONFERENCE is scheduled forMay 3rd, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. at Toledo Public Schools, 420 E. Manhattan Blvd.,Toledo, Ohio 43608

If you have any questions or a need for additional information, please direct allquestions in writing to [email protected], by phone at (419) 776-5600, or (fax) (877) 281-0784.

Sealed bids will be received for: Estimates

Bid Item No. 8 – Painting $ 105,023.00 Total $105,023.00

Imani LearningAcademy

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Imani Offers:Full Day Kindergarten

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Imani Learning Academyis conveniently located at:

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Terra State Community College in Fremont,Ohio invites nominations and applications of out-standing individuals to fill the following full-timeopen positions. All positions are contingent uponfunding.

• Dean of Business, Engineering Technolo-gies, and Workforce Development

• Tenure Track Faculty, Medical Assisting• Tenure Track Faculty, Electricity• Tenure Track Faculty, Psychology• Tenure Track Faculty, Computer Information

Technology (2 openings)

Founded in 1968, Terra State Community Collegeis a comprehensive college that sits on a beautiful103-acre site at the western edge of Fremont, Ohio.The Terra family includes 48 full-time faculty and 95full- and part-time staff members, along with anaverage of 150 adjunct faculty, and about 3400students. Terra offers more than 100 degree andcertificate programs, continuing education opportu-nities, and career and transfer programs leading to anassociate degree. Fremont is the county seat ofSandusky County, one of three counties in a servicedistrict which has a strong agricultural and industrialbase. While located in rural Ohio, Fremont is withindriving distance of Detroit (71 miles) Cleveland (75miles) Columbus (94 miles) and Chicago (239 miles).Lake Erie is a short 17 miles north of Fremont and isa popular draw for varied recreational opportunities.For complete position postings, including applicationprocedures, visit: http://www.terra.edu/jobs

Review of applications will begin on May 10,2010.

Terra State Community College is anEqual Opportunity Employer.

Medical researchers are studying an investigational,oral medication to see if it can help improve

your blood sugar levels.To pre-qualify for this study, you must meet

the criteria below:• Be between 18 and 80 years of age, and• Have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and• Be currently taking Metformin (less than ”1500 mg/dayor on the maximum tolerated dose for 12 weeks) incombination with Pioglitazone (45 mg/day or the maximumclinically acceptable dose in the investigators opinion.

Clinical Research Source, Inc. 419-873-1532For more information, Please call:

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Care Managers/Assessors/Screeners w/ one(1) year experience in home care or gerontology. Towork in the Toledo area. To conduct in-personassessments, care management and /or screeningfor individuals in need of long term care. Benefitpackage. Knowledge of community resources andreliable transportation required. EEO/AAP, Bilin-gual and minority applicants encouraged to apply.

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PUBLIC NOTICECITY OF TOLEDO

SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE 2009-2010 ONE-YEAR ACTION PLAN

To all interested agencies, groups, and persons:

The City of Toledo is seeking comments on a proposed substantial amendment to its One-Year Action Plan, which is a part of the 2005-2010 Five-Year ConsolidatedPlan, for the submittal of a Section 108 Loan and Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI) Grant to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The Substantial Amendment includes a description of the proposed renovation project and funding for the “Fiberglass Tower” located at 200 North St. Clair Street,Toledo, including detail on job creation, national objectives, and eligibility.

The draft Substantial Amendment to the 2009-2010 One-Year Action Plan will be available for review and comments beginning Monday, April 26, 2010, at thefollowing locations:

1) Department of Neighborhoods 4) All local branches of the Toledo-Lucas 7) Lucas Metropolitan HousingOne Government Center, 18th Floor County Public Library AuthorityDowntown Toledo, Jackson & Erie (Refer to local telephone directory or 435 Nebraska Avenue

toledolibrary.org for locations) Toledo, Ohio

2) Department of Development 5) The Ability Center of Greater Toledo 8) Toledo Lucas County HomelessnessOne Government Center, 22nd Floor 5605 Monroe Street BoardDowntown Toledo, Jackson & Erie Sylvania, Ohio 1946 N. 13th Street, Suite 437

Toledo, Ohio

3) Clerk of Council 6) The Fair Housing CenterOne Government Center, 21st Floor 432 N. Superior StreetDowntown Toledo, Jackson & Erie Toledo, Ohio

A public hearing on the substantial amendment to the 2009-2010 One-Year Action Plan is scheduled for Monday, May 3, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. in City CouncilChambers. The City of Toledo will receive comments from the public, in writing, until Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at the following address:

CITY OF TOLEDODEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS

SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE 2009-2010 ONE-YEAR ACTION PLANONE GOVERNMENT CENTER, SUITE 1800

TOLEDO, OHIO 43604(419) 245-1400/FAX: (419) 245-1413

Comments received during the 30-day comment period will be included in the substantial amendment submitted to HUD.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that thefollowing meeting will take place:

Regular Meeting of the Ohio Civil RightsCommission: Thursday April 22, 2010 , 9:30 AM

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Ethnic StudiesInstructor

The Department ofEthnic Studies at Bowl-ing Green State Univer-sity is seeking appli-cants for an Instructorposition in Ethnic Stud-ies with a specializationin Chicana/o Studies/Mexican American Stud-ies. Duties includecourses in Chicana/oStudies/Mexican Ameri-can Studies and ETHN101. Ph.D in appropri-ate discipline required.The initial appointmentis for one year with thepossibility of renewal foradditional terms. Inter-nal applicants are eligibleto apply. Starting date:August, 2010.

Applicants shouldsubmit a letter of appli-cation, current vita,documentation of teach-ing effectiveness (suchas current teaching port-folio), and three refer-ence letters by April 19,2010 to Dr. TimothyMesser-Kruse, Chair,Department of EthnicStudies, BowlingGreen State University,Bowling Green,OH43403.

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Seasonal Forklift Operators

Pepsi Beverages Company is hiring Forklift Operators. Dutiesinclude but are not limited to: move, stack and store product/material,load and unload trucks, build pallets and move tractor trailers forloading. Job Eligibility Criteria: Must be at least 18 years of age, mustoperate a forklift, have the ability to lift 40 – 110 lbs, possess a currentDriver’s license, pass a criminal background investigation, and pre-employment drug screen and work all shifts as assigned includingovertime, weekends and holidays. Forklift experience is preferred,stable work history and a good attendance record is required.

If interested in applying for this position, go on-line and apply @www.pepsiamericas.com CAREERS SECTION

At Pepsi Beverages Company Inc., diversity is the essence of oursuccess, bringing value to our lives and our work. Pepsi BeveragesCompany is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Ilario Estrada, the new president of the University of Toledo’s Latino Student Union, welcomes the LSU students of Bowling Green State University at their annual Olympicgames between the LSU chapters on Sunday, April 18, 2010.

This year, the Olympics were at BGSU’s Intramural Fields. The sports included football, soccer, volleyball, and basketball, with the following winners: Flag football: 5-0 BGSUwon; Soccer: 5-1 UT won; Basketball: 20-18 UT won; Volleyball: Game 1:25-19 BGSU won; Game 2: 25-22 UT won; Game 3: 15-14 BG won, and Game 4: 15-11 BGSU won.

In the La Prensa photo are the LSU students from UT and BGSU that participated.

Dynamic group discussion was heard at FLOC’s April 17, 2010 seminar, entitled“Building Tolerance,” where students were educated on current draconian immigrationpolicies and how these policies adversely affect Latino Youth.

April 17, 2010: ABLE paralegal Mariella M. Machen consults with a client at ABLE’sSecond Citizenship Day at the Center for Equal Justice in downtown Toledo. Advocatesfor Basic Legal Equality, Inc. are very active in assisting clients that need help infinalizing their citizenship.