Esther J. Cepeda
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Blog item: That jerk in the other carMar 08, 2012 12:03 pm - My husband has started teaching our oldest son the rules of the road in anticipation of his getting behind the wheel. A few weeks ago, I heard my husband tell the impres...
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Just show us respectMar 06, 2012 4:01 am - Time magazine’s March 5 edition is barrier-breaking, according to Richard Stengel, the managing editor. In his “Editor’s Desk” letter to readers he wrote, “For the first...
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The year I became a ‘minority’Mar 02, 2012 4:35 am - Is the sky falling for minority students because the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case seeking an end to using race as a preferential college admissions factor? N...
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A false story about LatinosFeb 27, 2012 4:16 am - Let’s get something straight: Latinos are not anti-Israel, despite what you may have heard on the Internet or in emailed newsletters. The ugly accusation that Latinos ar...
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When I chose lifeFeb 24, 2012 7:50 am - Here I am less than a week from my annual memorial to the daughter I lost at birth and I can't help but defend Rick Santorum's recent statements about prenatal testing b...
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The new Lego ‘women’Feb 17, 2012 4:01 am - My sons are aghast at what we call the new “Lady Legos.” So am I. They think our favorite toy manufacturer’s new “Friends” line of building kits aimed at girls is “stupi...
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Gutting the DREAM ActFeb 13, 2012 4:01 am - During one of the Republican debates in Florida, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney agreed that the only way they’d support the DREAM Act is to take out the educational compo...
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The fear of federal college loansFeb 03, 2012 4:16 am - If you’re not intimately familiar with the terrifying phrase “February is FAFSA time,” then you don’t have college-age kids. Or you’re wealthy enough to be unencumbered ...
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Florida’s Latino vote is up for grabsJan 31, 2012 4:16 am - All eyes are on Florida because it’s the first primary where Latino voters can have a significant impact on the presidential contest. Expect it to offer meaningful predi...
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Bloated hype aside, it’s still a crisisJan 27, 2012 4:01 am - Friends, don’t believe the hype. Despite well-intentioned headlines proclaiming that the obesity crisis has finally leveled off, we can’t yet say “mission accomplished.”...