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Senate for the ‘Dream Act’ > 26STATE: Latino Legislative Day all set for February 10th > 20

OUR PRIDE: Farm labor leader Tomas Villanueva honored > 19

We are the champions!Seahawks beat the Broncos 43-8 in the Super Bowl > 27

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Wisdom for your decisions

SPORTS

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (AP)

Waiting to get their hands on the Lom-bardi Trophy, the

Seahawks were surrounded by secu-rity guards in orange jackets. It was the first time anyone in that color stopped them all night.

The Seahawks stayed true to their mantra to make each day a cham-pionship day. They made Super Bowl Sunday the best day of all with one of the greatest performances in an NFL title game - sparked by a defense that ranks among the best ever.

The Seahawks won their first Super Bowl crown by punishing Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos 43-8. That masterful defense, the NFL’s stingiest, never let the five-time MVP get going, dis-arming the highest-scoring offense in league history.

‘’The only way we could say we were the best defense was to take down the

best offense,’’ linebacker Bobby Wagner said.

Seattle (16-3) was too quick, too physi-

cal and just too good for Denver. What was hyped as a classic matchup between an unstoppable offense and a miserly defense turned into a rout.

‘’We’ve been relentless all season,’’ quarterback Russell Wilson said. ‘’Having that mentality of having a championship day every day. At the end of the day, you want to play your best football and that is what we did today.’’

Punctuating Seattle’s dominance were a 69-yard interception return touch-down by linebacker Malcolm Smith to make it 22-0, and Percy Harvin’s sensa-tional 87-yard kickoff return to open the second half.

‘’I always imagined myself making great plays,’’ said Smith, the game’s MVP. ‘’Never thought about being the MVP.’’

When the Seahawks, up by 29 points, forced a Denver punt early in the third quarter, the 12th Man - and there were legions of them in MetLife Stadium - began chanting ‘’L-O-B, L-O-B.’’

As in Legion of Boom, the Seahawks’ hard-hitting secondary, part of a young team with an average age of 26 years, 138 days.

‘’This is an amazing team. Took us four years to get to this point, but they never have taken a step sideways,’’ coach Pete Carroll said. ‘’These guys would not take anything but winning this ballgame.’’

Seattle forced four turnovers during the game; Denver had 26 all season.

Seahawks beat Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (right) stiff arms Denver Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey during Super Bowl XLVIII, Sunday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ON THE COVER: Seattle Seahawks

quarterback Russell Wilson lifts the Vince Lombardi trophy after winning Super Bowl XLVIII, Sunday in East Ruther-ford, New Jersey.

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SPORTS: Seahawks beat Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl

STATE: Senate takes landmark vote for ‘Dream Act’ for immigrant children

COMMUNITY: Discovering language and culture

HEALTH LITERACY: Medicaid now covers adults for dental services!

COMMUNITY: Seahawks quarterback encourages student on journey to walk again

HEALTH LITERACY: Strong women, strong families

STATE: Latino Legislative Day all set for February 10th

OUR PRIDE: Wyman honors farm labor leader Tomas Villanueva

COLUMN: From my Balcony: A college degree: Is it worth it?

COLUMN: Dave Says: Make decisions together

LATIN AMERICA: Mexico legalizes vigilantes, nabs cartel leader

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STATE

By Erik SmithWashington State WireOLYMPIA, Washington

Some thought it would never happen, but on Friday, the Senate swallowed hard and took one of

the toughest votes of the last few years – for a measure that provides public college financial aid for the children of illegal immigrants.

The Senate voted 35-10 for the measure it prefers to call the ‘Real Hope Act.’ It is different than previous versions, com-monly called the ‘Dream Act,’ because this bill actually provides money to make the program a reality. “No more dreams – this is real hope,” said sponsor Barbara Bailey, R-Oak Harbor, chairwoman of the Senate Higher Education Committee. Senate Bill 6523 provides some $5 million for college financial aid programs for immigrant students, enough to finance college-need grants for some 800 to 1,200.

And there is quite a story behind it – a dramatic reversal in sentiment in the Senate, where conventional wisdom had it that the bill was going nowhere. The measure had been the subject of protests and speeches and fist-shaking political denunciations of Republican obstruc-tionism.

Opinions within the caucus remain sharply divided, as demonstrated by the fact that 10 Republican members voted no and four others were absent for the vote. But Senate leaders said sympa-thy for the students won them over and

it was time to let the bill move forward. The 12 members of the Majority Caucus who voted yes were joined by a unani-mous vote from the 23 Senate Demo-crats. “We are not worried about the poli-tics,” said Senate Majority Leader Rodney Tom, D-Medina. “We wanted to solve a problem.”

The biggest difference this time out seems to be the way advocates approached the issue. The lead role was played by the Latino/a Educational Achievement Project, a group formed in the year 2000 to promote youth educational programs. Politics is the last thing the group has in mind, said director Ricardo Sanchez.

“People came up to me, especially some of the students, asking when are we going to do a march? When are we going to do a protest? When are we going to go and embarrass them? When are we going to get in their face, Ricardo? And I just said we are not the organization that is going to do that,” Sanchez said. “We’re just going to keep talking to them in a way that they are being used to being talked to. We’re going to show them respect.

“We made sure the kids understood that message. We explained to them, you may hear something from some of these senators, they may look at you and say no, we’re not giving you any money, because we don’t agree, if you are here without legal papers and you are an illegal alien, you shouldn’t get any help, period. As long as you are with our organization, you can’t get into it, you have to be respectful of their opinions.”

Senate takes landmark vote for ‘Dream Act’ for immigrant children

L-R: Dr. Pedro Celis, Ricardo Sanchez, and a group of students show their support for Washington state’s Dream Act (or Real Hope Act.)



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By Arlette RodriguezYakima Tú Decides correspondent

With the goal of provid-ing a rich learning experi-ence and encouraging the

interaction between English and Span-ish-speaking kids and adults, Ready by Five and the Yakima Valley Museum in Yakima, WA have teamed up. Together, they have started ¡Discover!, a multi-cul-tural kaleidoscope play and learn group. Not only were Ready by Five and the Yakima Valley Museum crucial to estab-lishing this play group, but so were sup-portive community members.

“I think it’s a wonderful resource for parents,” says Addy Logsdon, who volun-teered for Ready by Five.

Logston and some of her friends were part of those community members who encouraged the play group; with the inter-est of their kids being a part of that envi-ronment.

“Most of the world speaks more than one language,” says Helen Marieskind, Executive Director of Ready by Five.

Being so, many English-speaking

parents in the Yakima community have become interested in having their kids learn a second language.

“A lot of friends are interested in their kids learning Spanish,” says Logsdon.

Given that a large population of Yakima is Latino and Span-ish-speaking, many parents are especially interested in their kids learning Spanish.

For Marieskind, who constantly works with Latino parents who are trying to learn English and are teaching their young kids the language, it is great to see the oppo-site: English-speaking parents are foster-ing an interest for the Spanish language in their children.

“It’s always challenging to get the two groups to interact together outside of a school setting,” she says.

Marieskind believes the museum is a good place for the Latino and Anglo-Saxon cultures to interact and become closer.

“Playdates could easily grow from this interaction at ¡Discover!,” says Maries-kind.

In addition, it’s a place for the two cul-tures to come together.

“The museum is about being a place for people to embrace culture,” says Jon Baule, Director of the Yakima Valley Museum.

For now, the play group takes place every Tuesday from 3:30 to 5 p.m. It will be this way until March 4, 2014. The program is open to children from ages two to five, but they must be accompanied by a parent or guard-ian. There is a program fee of $50 for the entire two month session, which started on January 14 of this year. However, there are scholarships avail-able to pay this fee.

To register visit www.yakimaval-leymuseum.org or www.readybyfive.org. You can also register at the Yakima

Valley Museum, located at 2105 Tieton Drive, or at Ready by Five at 602 East Yakima Avenue; both in Yakima.

The Yakima Valley Museum, Ready by Five, and contributing community members will continue to work hand in hand for the benefit of the entire com-munity. With any questions in regards to ¡Discover! contact Jessica at 509-248-0747.

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Seattle Seahawks fan Jose Ortiz, an eighth grade

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“Jose is an awesome student who is facing a lot of challenges,” says Ochoa Principal Jacque-line Ramirez. “When the personalized gift was pre-sented to him, he had tears in his eyes.”

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“Last year Jose was walking with crutches in our hallways at times. He was going through some hard times and for a while had given up on walking and dancing,” states Ramirez. “Mary Lou and Amber rekindled this hope in him, and this school year he was the manager to the Ochoa Dance team.”

Seahawks quarterback encourages student on journey to walk again

Jose Ortiz, student at Ochoa Middle School in Pasco, Washington, shows off his photo autographed by Seattle Seahawks quarterback

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Another way to prevent cervical cancer is to have regular papanicolaou (pap) screenings. A pap test is a test that your physician can do in the office to look for precancerous cells on the cervix. If any irregular cells are found, they can be easily removed before they even turn in to cancer. It is recommended to start getting pap tests at age 21, then once every 3 years, until age

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STATELatino Legislative Day all set for February 10th

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The public is invited to attend Latino Legislative Day 2014 on February 10th, a free event

held on Capital Campus in perhaps the strongest platform to address the issues affecting the Latino Community in the State of Washington. Over 1000 people are expected to attend. The event will begin at 8 a.m in the Office Building 2, and various forums will be held in differ-ent locations throughout day.

During the event, attendees will be addressed by a variety of respected State Officials including State Representatives, Senators and the Governor.

As a participant, you will able to engage in policy sessions, and/or speak to legislators about pending legislation that will affect our communities: Edu-cation, Economic development, Worker rights, Healthcare, Housing, Immigra-tion, Labor and Human trafficking.

Several guest speakers will be on

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The event is free, and if you need trans-portation, several buses will be departing directly to the even from various cities

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Tomas Villanueva, the longtime champion of human rights and social justice for Washington

farm workers and their families going back nearly a half-century, was honored on January 28 in Seattle by Secretary of State Kim Wyman and Legacy Washing-ton.

Villanueva is featured in an exhibit in the Office of Secretary of State’s front lobby in the Legislative Building in Olympia. “Grand Coulee to Grunge: Eight stories that changed the world,” is a free, privately funded exhibit recounting Washington feats in business, science, technology and music with influence around the globe. Created by the office’s Legacy Washington team, the exhibit is on display in the Capitol until Septem-ber and then will be shown around the state. The exhibit is available online at: http://www.sos.wa.gov/heritage/coulee-to-grunge/.

When the exhibit was launched last September in Olympia, Villanueva

was unable to attend the event. Wyman said the Jan. 28 event was a way to rec-ognize and honor the farm labor leader in person.

“ T o m a s Vi l lanueva has had an e n o r m o u s impact on the lives of farm w o r k e r s t h r o u g h -out our state,” Wyman said. “He was a true leader for social justice and human rights, and he helped make Washington’s agricultural industry more humane. We look forward to honoring him in Seattle since he couldn’t be part of the exhibit

launch.” Wyman presented Villanueva with a

certificate of appreciation for all of his efforts on behalf of Washington’s farm workers.

Villanueva was 14 when his family immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico.

After following the crops for three years, his family settled in Toppenish in 1958.

Hearing about Cesar Chavez’s United Farm Workers movement, Villanueva and fellow Yakima Valley College student Lupe Gamboa trav-eled to California in 1967 to learn about organizing farm workers. Vil-lanueva and Gamboa later founded the United Farm Worker Coopera-tive, which may have been the first activist Chicano organization in Washington.

From the years 1967 to 1974, Vil-lanueva devoted himself to orga-nize farm workers and Chicano movement activism throughout the Yakima Valley. His efforts led to the creation of the Yakima Valley Farm-workers Clinic and the United Farm

Workers Service Center. In 1986, Vil-lanueva became the first president of the newly formed United Farm Workers of Washington State. In the year 2006, he unsuccessfully ran as a Democrat for the State Senate’s 15th District seat.

Wyman honors farm labor leader Tomas Villanueva

Tomas Villanueva of Toppenish, Washington, was recently honored by the Secretary of State and by Legacy Washington.




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Dear Dave,

My husband doesn’t like dealing with money. For years, I’ve handled every-thing from paying the bills to making the deci-sions, and he just does whatever I tell him. This makes things really hard on me, but he says financial issues cause him stress. Do you have any suggestions? — Carol Lee

Dear Carol Lee,

The plain truth is you need your husband to step up and be a man. I’m sure he’s a nice guy, but it’s unfair for you alone to carry the weight of all financial and household decisions. It would be unfair, too, if he were the one carrying it all. This isn’t a gender issue.

My wife and I are involved in all the deci-sions in our home, and that’s especially true when it comes to money. We do a budget, and we decide together where the money’s going. It’s not a situation where she’s a little girl, and her daddy named Dave takes care of her and everything else. That’s the kind of thing you’ve got going on now. You feel like his mom rather than his wife, and that’s not what a healthy marriage is about.

You need to sit down with him and explain why this is so important to you and how it makes you feel. You’re not asking him to be a number cruncher, but he has to grow up and become part of the team. You can play the role of CFO and write all the checks. But you and he together are the board of direc-tors. You just need 15 to 20 minutes of his time each week, so you guys can discuss what’s going on and how to handle things—together! —Dave

Make decisions together

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In today’s world, there are those who doubt it, and

they argue as to whether the costs involved are an

investment or simply a waste. That is a sad way to

start off 2014.

Forty Chiefs of State and more than 1,500 world

business leaders came together last week for the

World Economic Forum (WEF), in the alpine village

of Davos, to discuss the world’s current economic

and financial state.

Among other topics discussed,

was the importance of invest-

ing in education in a time where

things don’t look particularly

uplifting. Nearly 285 thousand

college graduates in the United

States are currently making

minimum wage, and about half of

them, have a financial debt of around $30,000.

Obviously, those figures are worrisome, but by lim-

iting access to higher education for today’s youth,

would only add to the growing problem of income

inequality. The International Monetary Fund’s

center of study already explained the current eco-

nomic crisis in its 2010 study, and the findings are

real. The study explains that one of the main causes

of the current crisis is the growth of social inequali-

ties, where the huge concentration of income in the

wealthiest sectors (from capital income, mainly),

is at the expense of the incomes of citizens who

mostly make their money from their work.

Let us hope that the question about whether or

not to further invest in education, as was posed in

Davos, only comes to that, and nothing more. Oth-

erwise, things would get worse.

Why more wealth without opening one’s arms to the

rest of humanity?

Have a happy week, and God Bless!

Dr. Barboza invites you to visit her blog: habland-

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MEXICO CITY (AP)

Mexico essentially legalized the country's growing "self-defense" groups Monday,

while also announcing that security forces had captured one of the four top leaders of the Knights Templar drug cartel, which the vigilante groups have been fighting for the last year.

The government said it had reached an agreement with vigilante leaders to incor-porate the civilian groups into old and for-gotten quasi-military units called the Rural Defense Corps. Vigilante groups estimate their numbers at 20,000 men under arms.

The twin announcements may help the administration of President Enrique Pena Nieto find a way out of an embarrassing sit-uation in the western state of Michoacan, where vigilantes began rising up last Feb-ruary against the Knights Templar reign of terror and extortion after police and troops failed to stop the abuses.

"The self-defense forces will become institutionalized, when they are integrated into the Rural Defense Corps," the Interior

Department said in a statement. Police and soldiers already largely tolerate, and in some cases even work with, the vigilantes, many of whom are armed with assault rifles that civilians are not allowed to carry.

Vigilante leaders will have to submit a list of their members to the Defense Depart-ment, and the army will apparently oversee the groups, which the government said "will be temporary." They will be allowed to keep their weapons as long as they register them with the army.

The military will give the groups "all the means necessary for communications, oper-ations and movement," according to the agreement.

The vigilante leaders, who include farmers, ranchers and some profession-als, gathered Monday to discuss the agree-ment, but it was not yet clear for them what it would imply. It wasn't known if the army would offer anyone salaries.

Misael Gonzalez, a leader of the self-defense force in the town of Coalcoman, said leaders had accepted the government proposal. But the nuts-and-bolts "are still not well defined," he added. "We won't start

working on the mechanisms until tomor-row."

Vigilante leader Hipolito Mora said in a television interview that the agreement also allows those who qualify to join local police forces. "The majority of us want to get into the police ... I never imagined myself dressed as a policeman, but the situation is driving me to put on a uniform."

Latin America has been bruised by expe-riences with quasi-military forces, with such

tolerated or legally recognized groups being blamed for rights abuses in Guatemala and Colombia in the past.

While the cartel may be on its way out, "there shouldn't be abuses by those who come after, there shouldn't be what we would call a witch hunt; there should be rec-onciliation," said the Rev. Javier Cortes, part of a team of priests in the Roman Catholic diocese of Apatzingan who have publicly denounced abuses by the Knights Templar.

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SPORTS

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (AP)

Waiting to get their hands on the Lom-bardi Trophy, the

Seahawks were surrounded by secu-rity guards in orange jackets. It was the first time anyone in that color stopped them all night.

The Seahawks stayed true to their mantra to make each day a cham-pionship day. They made Super Bowl Sunday the best day of all with one of the greatest performances in an NFL title game - sparked by a defense that ranks among the best ever.

The Seahawks won their first Super Bowl crown by punishing Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos 43-8. That masterful defense, the NFL’s stingiest, never let the five-time MVP get going, dis-arming the highest-scoring offense in league history.

‘’The only way we could say we were the best defense was to take down the

best offense,’’ linebacker Bobby Wagner said.

Seattle (16-3) was too quick, too physi-

cal and just too good for Denver. What was hyped as a classic matchup between an unstoppable offense and a miserly defense turned into a rout.

‘’We’ve been relentless all season,’’ quarterback Russell Wilson said. ‘’Having that mentality of having a championship day every day. At the end of the day, you want to play your best football and that is what we did today.’’

Punctuating Seattle’s dominance were a 69-yard interception return touch-down by linebacker Malcolm Smith to make it 22-0, and Percy Harvin’s sensa-tional 87-yard kickoff return to open the second half.

‘’I always imagined myself making great plays,’’ said Smith, the game’s MVP. ‘’Never thought about being the MVP.’’

When the Seahawks, up by 29 points, forced a Denver punt early in the third quarter, the 12th Man - and there were legions of them in MetLife Stadium - began chanting ‘’L-O-B, L-O-B.’’

As in Legion of Boom, the Seahawks’ hard-hitting secondary, part of a young team with an average age of 26 years, 138 days.

‘’This is an amazing team. Took us four years to get to this point, but they never have taken a step sideways,’’ coach Pete Carroll said. ‘’These guys would not take anything but winning this ballgame.’’

Seattle forced four turnovers during the game; Denver had 26 all season.

Seahawks beat Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (right) stiff arms Denver Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey during Super Bowl XLVIII, Sunday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ON THE COVER: Seattle Seahawks

quarterback Russell Wilson lifts the Vince Lombardi trophy after winning Super Bowl XLVIII, Sunday in East Ruther-ford, New Jersey.

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STATE: Senate takes landmark vote for ‘Dream Act’ for immigrant children

COMMUNITY: Discovering language and culture

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