By: Mario Beltrán Mainero Consul for Community and Political Affairs at the Consulate of Mexico in Calexico For thousands of years most civilizations around the world, and particularly those of Western (European) origin, had the certainty that human beings were the absolute masters of nature. The Judeo-Christian ideology, completely dominant …
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Imperial County Considers Supporting ICOE for Borderlink Expansion
-Editorial The Imperial County Board of Supervisors reviewed and discussed the next phase of the Borderlink project at their regular meeting on Nov. 10. Dr. Todd Finnell, Imperial County Office of Education Superintendent made a presentation regarding this project to the Board of Supervisors. The board gave direction to the CEO’s office to assess the availability …
Read More »Opposing Political Groups Clash in Washington D.C.
-Editorial As the nation continues to be divided about the outcome of the election, many are planning to go to Washington D.C. to either support President Donald Trump or demand that he leaves and admits his defeat. It’s been a week after the presidential election and Trump has still not …
Read More »Joaquin Jimenez Arriaga Elected President of INDEX Mexicali
-Editorial Joaquin Jimenez Arriaga considers himself a passionate person in everything he does. He has served on various committees at INDEX and his hard work and dedication got him elected President of INDEX during a special ordinary session held Nov. 10. Jimenez Arriaga spoke to the Beyond Borders Gazette about …
Read More »IID Will Fund Local Organizations and Businesses That Help the Community
-Editorial The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors reviewed the organizations that have been recommended to receive Local Entity Fund money at their Nov. 3rd meeting. These local organizations will be given funds to support community projects and help each organization to retain jobs and also help those in need. …
Read More »Is now the right time to start planning your 2021?
By: Ellie Burgueno This is the time of year when marketing departments begin looking at their budgets for the coming year, and I think all people should do the same: start planning for the coming 2021. But with Covid-19 still running rampant and a presidential election on the horizon, planning …
Read More »President-elect Biden unveils COVID-19 task force
-Editorial President-elect Biden’s transition team unveiled the members of his Covid-19 task force on Monday, a team of former government health officials, academics, and major figures in medicine. The list includes Rick Bright, the former head of the vaccine-development agency BARDA ousted by the Trump administration in April; Atul Gawande, …
Read More »Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine is looking 90% effective
-Editorial People all over the world received good news as Pfizer announced that a vaccine candidate has been successful. The vaccine candidate was found to be more than 90% effective in preventing COVID-19 in participants without evidence of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection in the first interim efficacy analysis. The analysis evaluated …
Read More »Biden Takes the Lead in the Presidential Election
-Editorial Joe Biden is getting closer to become the next president of the United States as he has taken a small lead in some of the battleground states Friday morning. Joe Biden has overtaken President Trump in Pennsylvania and in Georgia, as vote counting continues. He is also holding onto …
Read More »Trump Claims Democrats Are Trying to Steal the Election
-Editorial President Donald Trump is accusing Democrats of trying to steal the election and says there has been voter fraud. Trump spoke Thursday evening from the White House, the first time that he has addressed the public since his remarks in the early hours of Wednesday morning after election night. …
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