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ALFREDO PACHECO WAS REMEMBERED WITH LOVE

TIJUANA / MEXICALI, Baja California – Journalist Alfredo Pacheco Reyes has been fondly remembered by several members of the guild. In Tijuana, during the presentation of the calendar of events and activities for INDE 2018 at the High Performance Center, we remembered that who was a presenter and reporter of …

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IID approved eGreen power purchase agreement

-Editorial The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors approved a 23-year power purchase agreement with Citizens Energy Corporation for 30 megawatts of solar energy, which will be used to serve approximately 15,000 low-income electric customers under the district’s eGreen program. “We believe all customers should have a choice and an …

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The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.

TODAY IN HISTORY.- On January 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr. is born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of a Baptist minister. King received a doctorate degree in theology and in 1955 helped organized the first major protest of the African-American civil rights movement: the successful Montgomery Bus Boycott. Influenced …

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MAG Coalition Fights Againts Gang Violence

By: Mario Conde Celebrating the life of Martin Alberto Garza and the passing of a resolution by the California State Assembly declaring January as Gang Awareness and Prevention Month, the non-profit Mothers and Men Against Gangs Coalition held their Gang Awareness and Prevention Benefit Dinner on Friday, January 5th. Community members gathered …

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Cell Therapy Congress Takes Place in the City of Guadalajara

By: Dr. Elton Gómez, stem cell specialist In recent days, in the beautiful city of Guadalajara Jalisco as framework, the last conference on cell therapy took place, where topics such as therapeutic approach with stem cells in population of limited resources, therapy with placental implantation were addressed, as well as …

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El Centro Appoints New City Manager

El Centro, CA – On January 4, 2018 the City of El Centro held a Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council and Mayor Cheryl Viegas-Walker announced that action had been taken by Council, in a 5-0 Vote, to approve the contract appointing Marcela Piedra as the new City Manager …

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Impacts of the United States Tax Reform in 2018

By: Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, Economist, (PhD). “The tax reform of the United States is the largest tax modification in the country for decades. By increasing the national debt at a time when the economy is doing well, the fiscal proposal threatens to leave Congress with less room to maneuver to …

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John Chiang Visits the Imperial Valley

-Editorial California gubernatorial candidate John Chiang visited the Imperial Valley to meet with residents and learn the needs of the region. Chiang began his day early in the morning with a tour of the Salton Sea. Leading Chiang on the tour were public water sector including Juanita Salas, IID Director …

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ENSENADA TREMBLES WITH STATE SOFTBALL COMPETITION

ENSENADA, Baja California – The 2018 State Softball Stage Heading for the National Olympics began this weekend in the port of Ensenada with the competition in junior category. The venue was the José “Prieto” Soto field, where teams from Tijuana, Mexicali, Tecate and the host met, which surprised from the …

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Legal instruments to protect women against violence

Part I By: Terry Ahtziry Cardenas Banda, attorney and law professor. Between 2010 and 2015, 78,312 women have died. Likewise, 66.1% of women in Mexico have experienced at least one episode of violence, physical, psychological, sexual, economic, social or due to discrimination. These statistics are according to the data of …

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