What you know about Cinco de May is only half the story. It is also known as the great mayonnaise mess.
Most people don’t know that back in 1912, Hellmann’s mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, México, which was [...]
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Poor Jason Castro, he made it to the top 5, but Paula Abdul’s screw up proves American Idol is no different than our US elections. It is all rigged.
No matter how Ryan Seacrest spins it, Paula Abdul continues to dig the hole deeper. Normally, I wouldn’t care what happens on American Idol, however, this season [...]
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Just wanting to give an update on what is happening on American Idol. The last post I did, I reported there were 3 Latinos and 1 Latina who made it to the top 24.
We are now on the Top 7, only one was voted off. The three remaining Latinos are David Archuleta, Jason Castro, and [...]
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Today, we celebrate Cesar Chavez’s birthday. Since 2000, only eight states have made this day a holiday - Arizona, California, Colorado, Michigan, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin. In Washington, members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and others have pushed for a federal holiday since Chávez’s death in 1993.
Chávez stood for equality, justice, and dignity [...]
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Normally, I don’t watch American Idol, however, the rest of my family are big fans. I am here in Austin and this evening I was watching who are going to be the top 24, 12 men and 12 women, who will sing for your votes starting next week. After weeks and weeks of watching auditions, [...]
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