by Miguel A. De La Torre | Jul 6, 2004 | Opinion
PRESIDENT BUSH (2/8/03): “Saddam Hussein has longstanding, direct and continuing ties to terrorist networks. Senior members of Iraqi intelligence and Al Qaeda have met at least eight times since the early 1990s. Iraq has sent bomb-making and document-forgery...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Jun 24, 2004 | Opinion
When we speak of the Reagan Legacy, we must first describe the old system being overthrown. Beginning with the Great Depression of the 1930s, this nation embarked on a program of funneling federal dollars into welfare initiatives. Known as the New Deal, legislation...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Jun 9, 2004 | Opinion
Generation Ñ among the Hispanic young serves as a counterpart to the Euro-American Generation X. Latino/as create their own space because little if any room exists for them within the dominant culture. What differentiates them from Generation Xers is their attempt to...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | May 10, 2004 | Opinion
According to Gen. Tommy Franks of the U.S. Central Command in Iraq, “We don’t do body counts.” But because God cares when even a sparrow falls, God counts bodies. If Jesus’ purpose for coming was to provide an abundant life (Jn 10:10), then...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Apr 13, 2004 | Opinion
Two weeks ago Johnson Controls, following a trend all too common throughout the United States, announced it was shutting down its operations in my small town of Holland, Mich., and moving to Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, where they can employ workers for $80.77 a week. Why...