People driving or walking along Chatsworth Drive sometimes slow down or even stop to get a better look at the conspicuously placed banner affixed to the front of the San […]
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Vietnam Vet in Sylmar Remembers Those Who Did Not Come Back Home From Combat
Art Guzman, an Army veteran who fought in the Vietnam War from 1971-72, remembers other military personnel who didn’t make it home from that and other conflicts. On Memorial Day, […]
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Cuidado con las Llamadas del “Seguro Social”
En diciembre, Martin Anguiano recibió una llamada que lo sacudió. El número se identificó en su teléfono celular como si venía de la Administración del Seguridad Social y era una […]
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Beware of Calls from the “Social Security”
There are many kinds of phone “scammers” trying to separate you from your money or your data. For example, grandparents are phoned and told a “relative” — a grandchild — […]
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Un Tipo Diferente de Madre
Emerita Lomeli tiene una fotografía grande de un Día de las Madres de hace un par de años mostrándola como la matriarca de cuatro generaciones, todos vestidos de blanco. Están […]
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“Me siento como una niñera”
Solía ser que las parejas que tenían problemas de fertilidad tenían pocas opciones y se encontraban esperando años para adoptar a un niño. A menudo estaban desconsolados y tenían que […]
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A Different Type of Mother
Emerita Lomeli holds a large picture of a Mother’s Day from a couple of years ago, showing her as the matriarch of four generations, all dressed in white. There are […]
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Providing an Option for Those Wanting Children
It used to be that couples who had fertility issues had few options and could find themselves waiting years to adopt a child. They were often heartbroken and resigned to not […]
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Activistas Subrayan la Necesidad de ser Contado en el Censo de 2020
Más de 400,000 niños Latinos de 0-4 años quedaron sin contar por el Censo de 2010, según la Asociación Nacional de Oficiales Latinos Elegidos y Nombrados (NALEO), que lanzó un […]
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Latino Organizations Stress Need to Be Counted in 2020 Census
Being counted in the upcoming 2020 US Census is more important than ever for Latinos. More than 400,000 young Latino children, ages 0-4, were not counted in the 2010 census, […]