Portland, OR — The Timbers will play host to Chivas USA for their U.S. Open Cup play-in game on Tuesday, March 29, at the University of Portland’s Merlo Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tickets for the match are general admission and will be available for purchase through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com or by phoning [...]
Jim Kuhnhenn Associated Press Writer San Salvador, El Salvador (AP) — Barack Obama went to Latin America to project a new, softer image of U.S. regional influence based on common bonds. “We are all Americans,” he declared. He leaves behind nations delighted by the attention but determined to use their growing economic voice their own [...]
Portland, OR — Graduating form a Portland high school this year? Planning to enroll at Portland Community College? Want $500 to help pay tuition and buy books? Then you need to know about Portland’s Future Connect Scholarship program. Designed at Portland City Hall, the plan targets students with academic or financial problems. Or both. Students [...]
Phoenix, AZ (AP) — Dozens of Arizona CEOs from hospitals, construction companies, and other major businesses joined to turn back new get-tough legislation on illegal immigration, citing worries that emphasis on the issue could hurt the state’s struggling economy and cost jobs. The result last Thursday was something much different from a year ago, when [...]
Portland, OR — Catholic Charities’ El Programa Hispano will host a college fair for Latino students interested in higher education from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 19, at the Clark Family Center, located at 2740 SE Powell Blvd. in Portland. Advancing Latino Academic Success (ALAS) came up with the idea for the [...]
Mark Stevenson Associated Press Writer Mexico City (AP) — The human and financial costs of Mexico’s drug war, diplomatic cable leaks, the influx of U.S. arms, and a wave of anti-immigration initiatives in the United States are all taking a toll on Mexico-U.S. relations that had shown steady improvement in recent years. As President Felipe [...]
Julie Cortez El Hispanic News Writer After being nominated by two U.S. presidents, the Honorable Marco Hernández was confirmed in February as a federal district court judge, the pinnacle of a career path he might not have embarked upon if he hadn’t hitchhiked home from a job interview for a janitorial position in the late [...]
Richard Jones El Hispanic News Writer Salem, OR — Sometimes an encounter with reality can spin one’s viewpoint by 180 degrees. In 2003, when the first iteration of the tuition equity bill came before the Oregon senate, Frank Morse, a Republican representing the Albany district, voted against the bill. A few years later, a bit [...]
Richard Jones El Hispanic News Writer Salem, OR — Oregon legislators introduced two immigrant-oriented bills in the state Senate in mid-February. SB 742, if passed by both branches and signed by Gov. John Kitzhaber, would entitle all graduates from Oregon high schools with outstanding records to pay in-state tuition to Oregon universities. SB 845, if [...]
