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Eva Longoria critiques Newt Gingrich

Eva Longoria critiques Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich may be rising in the Republican polls. But he has plenty of critics. One of them is Latina actress and activist Eva Longoria. Over the weekend @EvaLongoria Tweeted “@newtgingrich you clearly know little about the Latina community, Latina entrepreneurs who start businesses at 6 times the national average.” And she then linked to... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
December 5, 2011 at 2:05 pm
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Happy Mother's Day or Feliz Día de las Madres

My mother is a strong Mexican-American woman. What’s nice is that I can honor her on two days. Sunday is Mother’s Day in the United States.  Every May 10 in Mexico they celebrate Día de las Madres, which falls on Monday this year. In Mexico, they often serenade mothers with a song called “Las Mañanitas,”... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
May 9, 2010 at 12:55 pm
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Whole Foods, health care and the Virgin of Guadalupe

I read what the CEO of Whole Foods, John Mackey, wrote against government funding of health care in The Wall Street Journal,  and I too had my doubts about whether to boycott Whole Foods. But a friend enticed me to check out the new Whole Foods at 1550 N. Kingsbury Ct. in Lincoln Park. Now... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
September 2, 2009 at 7:52 am
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