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Oct. 29, 2019: A coali-tion of California studentsand community groups isthreatening to sue the Uni-versity of California sys-tem unless it drops the SATand ACT exams from itsadmissions requirements,arguing that the tests favorwealthy, white students atthe expense of poorer blackand Latino students.

Lawyers representingthree students, theCompton Unified SchoolDistrict and several otherorganizations sent a letterto the system Tuesdaythreatening to file a law-suit if it doesn’t end an ad-missions policy requiringapplicants to submit stan-dardized test scores amongother documents. The coa-lition says it’s giving thesystem 10 business days toact, or it will file a statelawsuit alleging discrimi-nation based on race,wealth, and disability.

The letter adds pressureas dozens of U.S. universi-ties move away from reli-ance on college entranceexams. Over the last year,nearly 50 schools havemade SAT and ACT scoresoptional, joining about1,000 others that alreadymade the change, accord-ing to FairTest, a group thatopposes testing require-ments and tracks univer-sity policies.

The fairness of the testsalso has come under re-newed fire in the wake of awidespread admissionsscandal in which wealthyparents are accused of pay-ing bribes to cheat on theirchildren’s exams.

University of Californiaofficials declined to re-spond to the letter but saidthe system was already re-viewing its use of standard-ized tests. President JanetNapolitano requested thereview in July 2018, the

NASHVILLE, Tenn.,Oct. 29, 2019 (AP): Nash-ville Sheriff Daron Hall sayshis office will stop contract-ing to house detained im-migrants for U.S. Immigra-tion and Customs Enforce-ment.

After meeting withMayor John Cooper,councilmembers, advo-cates and others, Hall an-nounced Tuesday that the

SANTA FE, N.M., Oct.29, 2019 (AP): New Mexicowants its public schools tobecome more attuned to theculture and languages of aheavily Latino and NativeAmerican population as itpresses forward with funda-mental reforms that rangefrom student testing to ex-tending the school year, thestate’s top education offi-cial said Tuesday.

Public Education Secre-tary Ryan Stewart on Tues-day told a panel of state law-makers that his agencyhopes to better equip teach-ers to inspire children fromhouseholds where indig-enous or non-English lan-guages are spoken.

About one in 10 residentsof New Mexico is NativeAmerican, while Latinos ac-count for more than 40% ofthe population in a regionthat was ruled by Spain andgoverned by Mexico until itbecame part of the U.S. afterthe end of the Mexican-American War in 1848.

“If they understand thecultures that are coming intothe classroom, they can un-derstand how to connect,”Stewart said.

He said that teachingtribal languages in the class-room can help Navajo chil-dren communicate with el-ders. He also described ob-stacles: Text books will haveto be created from scratch to

RIYADH, Arabia Saudí,30 X 19 (AP): El cineastaestadounidense Oliver Stoneelogió el miércoles alpresidente ruso VladimirPutin como una “fuerzaestabilizadora“ en el MedioOriente, particularmente enSiria, luego de que Moscúllenó el vacío que dejaron lasfuerzas de Estados Unidos alretirarse de la zona, dejandoatrás a sus aliados kurdos.

El director de 73 años decintas como “JFK“, ”Pla-toon“ (“Pelotón”) y “WallStreet“ es conocido por susideas incisivas sobre lapolítica extranjeraestadounidense. Sin em-bargo, hizo sus comentariosdurante el foro de la Iniciativade Inversiones para el Futuroen Arabia Saudí, que se haopuesto por años alpresidente sirio BasharAssad.

Mientras Putin visitabaeste mes Riad y EmiratosÁrabes Unidos, susdiferencias sobre la guerra enSiria se han mantenido firmes,aunque podrían estarsereconciliando lentamentecon el persistente gobiernode Assad. No estaba claro siStone, quien hizo el docu-mental “The Putin Inter-views“ (“Entrevistas aPutin”), estaba al tanto deeso al comenzar a hacer susdeclaraciones.

‘‘El señor Putin siempreestuvo preocupado por losterroristas“, dijo Stone. “Si

school said, and a facultygroup studying the topic isexpected to issue recommen-dations by the end of thisschool year.

The company that oper-ates the ACT said it worksdiligently to make sure thetest is not biased against anygroup.

“ACT test results reflectinequities in access and qual-ity of education, shining alight on where they exist.Blaming standardized testsfor differences in educationalquality and opportunitiesthat exist will not improveeducational outcomes,” EdColby, an ACT spokesman,said in a statement.

The College Board, whichoperates the SAT, also de-nied any bias.

“The notion that the SATis discriminatory is false,”the company said in a state-ment. “Regrettably, this let-ter contains a number of falseassertions and is counterpro-ductive to the fact-based, datadriven discussion that stu-dents, parents and educatorsdeserve.”

The groups behind theletter say the SAT and ACTare poor predictors of aca-demic success and insteadreflect wealth and race, fa-voring students whose fami-lies can afford tutors andcostly test preparation, whileadding obstacles for thosewho can’t.

They argue that the tests’questions play to thestrengths of white students,an idea that some scholarshave supported. And theyultimately argue that schoolscan evaluate applicants justas well by focusing on theirgrades and letters from teach-ers or counselors.

“With SAT and ACTscores removed, UC admis-sions officers still have ev-erything they need in astudent’s application file tomake a reasoned decision,”

the letter said. “Omittingthese scores can increasethe presence ofunderrepresented minoritystudents in both the appli-cant pool and the freshmanclass and thus reap the ben-efits of diversity for all stu-dents.”

California Gov. GavinNewsom raised concernsabout the SAT and ACTearlier this month when hevetoed a bill that wouldhave allowed districts touse the exams in place ofcertain state tests.

Newsom, a Democrat,wrote that use of the tests“exacerbates the inequitiesfor underrepresented stu-dents, given that perfor-mance on these tests ishighly correlated with raceand parental income, and isnot the best predictor forcollege success.”

Lawyer MarkRosenbaum, who repre-sents the groups going af-ter the UC system, said thetesting requirement is “theiceberg that the recent col-lege admissions scandalwas the tip of.”

In the admissions scan-dal, authorities alleged thatparents paid up to $75,000to rig their children’s SATand ACT scores, in somecases getting them nearlyperfect scores.

The University of Chi-cago became one of themost prominent schools todrop testing requirementswhen it announced last yearit would make the SAT andACT optional. Others thathave made the shift includethe University of San Fran-cisco, DePauw University,and Bucknell University.

Most U.S. universitiesstill require the tests, how-ever, along with other appli-cation materials. Last year,about 2.1 million studentstook the SAT, and about 1.9million took the ACT.

contract will end Dec. 1.In a news release, Hall rea-

soned that the continued con-fusion and hyper-politicalnature of the issue have be-come a distraction. He de-fended his immigration-re-lated policies, calling themresponsible.

Hall’s office saysNashville’s government hasreceived revenue since 1996through a council-approved

contract to house federaldetainees, including ICEdetainees.

His office is negotiatingwith the U.S. Marshals Ser-vice to remove ICE fromthat contract, but will stillhouse U.S. Marshals’ detain-ees under a renewed coun-cil-approved agreement.

Hall says his office willlimit interactions with ICEto what state law requires.

teach some indigenous lan-guages that are not widelyspoken.

Stewart outlined futureeducation priorities to theLegislature’s lead budget-writ-ing committee, as lawmakerswrestle with how to track thesuccess over time of major newspending initiatives thatlengthen academic calendarsand provide funding for ser-vices such as counselors, teach-ing assistants and after-schoolprograms.

The Democrat-led Legis-lature and allied first-yearDemocratic Gov. MichelleLujan Grisham have autho-rized as much as $490 millionin new annual public educa-tion spending for the currentacademic year.

Together, they are con-fronting a court ruling says thestate has failed to provide ad-equate school resources andprograms, especially for at-riskchildren from poor and eth-nic-minority households.

Teacher salaries are a ma-jor focus of increased statespending this year, with anaverage salary increase of 10%for returning teachers state-wide at charter and district-governed schools, accordingto Charles Sallee, deputy di-rector of the Legislature’s bud-get and program analysis of-fice. Those raises averaged11% at the state’s largest dis-trict in Albuquerque, and 8%at Rio Rancho’s growing

ellos hubieran llegado aDamasco, y casi lo hicieron,pudo haber un califato en todaesta región“.

El director agregó: “Piensoque el señor Putin está muypreocupado por la paz“.

Las fuerzas rebeldes síllegaron a las puertas deDamasco antes de que Rusia eIrán entraran a la guerra enapoyo a las tropas de Assad,pero incluían una variedad decombatientes, no sóloextremistas islámicos.

Entretanto, los activistasdicen que los rusos hanatacado repetidamentehospitales y otros sitios civilesen Siria desde el aire, algo queMoscú niega.

El presidenteestadounidense Donald Trumpretiró a principios de octubrelas tropas estadounidenses delnorte de Siria, permitiendo unainvasión turca a una zona quealberga a las fuerzas kurdasaliadas de Estados Unidos. Elgobierno de Trump quiere ahoraque las fuerzasestadounidenses resguardenlos yacimientos petroleros deSiria. Ante la ausencia de lastropas estadounidenses,patrullas militares rusas se hanmovilizado en la región, enmedio de todas las partesenfrentadas.

Durante sus menos de 20minutos en el podio, Stoneagregó que tuvo que salir de sucasa el domingo por la nochedebido a los incendiosforestales en California;

promovió la idea de quehaya plantas nucleares degeneración eléctrica y serefirió a Lee Harvey Oswald_el asesino del presidenteJohn F. Kennedy_ como un“agente de la CIA“.

Cuando le preguntaronsi había podido ver algo deArabia Saudí, Stonerespondió: “Ustedes me hanmantenido encerrado en uncuarto de hotel“. No estabaclaro si sabía que el cercanoHotel Ritz-Carlton sirviócomo centro de detencióndurante la purga del príncipeheredero Mohammed binSalman contra empresarios,príncipes y otros en 2017.

Stone, ganador de trespremios Oscar porlargometrajes de ficción quetambién incluyen “Mid-night Express” (“Expreso demedianoche”), ha hechootros documentales, inclusoen Latinoamérica:“Comandante” de 2003,sobre sus reuniones con elpresidente de Cuba FidelCastro; “South of the Bor-der” (“Al sur de la frontera”)de 2009, un recorrido porcinco paíseslatinoamericanos paraexplorar sus movimientossociopolíticos y lo quecalificó como la percepciónerrónea de los medios decomunicación establecidossobre la región; y “Mi amigoHugo” de 2014, sobre eldifunto mandatariovenezolano Hugo Chávez.

school district.Public schools in New

Mexico rely primarily onstate funding, with nearlyhalf of the state’s $7 billionannual general fund spend-ing designated for k-12 pub-lic education.

It’s still unclear exactlyhow school districts acrossthe state plan to spend $253million that lawmakers dedi-cated to at-risk students,Sallee said.

Rep. Melanie Stansbury,D-Albuquerque, worried thatevidence of student improve-ment from the new statespending initiatives may takemany years to materialize _and that legislators mightgrow impatient and shift di-rection before then.

Sallee said lot of atten-tion by researchers will befocused on academic out-comes for young students atschools that volunteered toextend the elementaryschool by five weeks. Stu-dents often show up to kin-dergarten with a two-yearacademic disadvantage toovercome, he said.

“Some of these interven-tions will take years, even ageneration, to roll out,” hesaid.

Gradually declining stu-dent enrollment across muchof the state is providing anoutsized boost when itcomes to per-pupil funding,Sallee noted.

Groups threaten to sue U. of California overSAT, ACT useBy COLLIN BINKLEY, AP Education Writer

Nashville to end ICE contract to houseimmigrant detaineesBy JONATHAN MATTISE, Associated Press

New Mexico wants language, cultural trainingfor teachersBy MORGAN LEE, Associated Press

Oliver Stone elogia a Putin por su papel en SiriaPor JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press

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SANTIAGO DE CHILE,28 X 19 (AP): Ya no tienequé ver con el incremento alos precios del metro.

Al principio, la decisióndel gobierno de aumentar en30 pesos el costo del boletodel más moderno sistema detransporte de Latinoaméricano generó mucha atenciónfuera de Chile. Pero dentro,los chilenos comenzaron aenfurecerse. Una semanadespués, estudiantes debachillerato lanzaron unaprotesta de cuatro días parasaltarse los torniquetes enprotesta por el incremento.

Cientos de jóvenesmolestos se lanzaron almetro y, sin ningunaadvertencia, el 18 de octubrealgunos incendiaron lasestaciones, luego los trenes.Después, el blanco de losataques -y de las llamas-fueron tiendas,supermercados y farmacias.Sin transporte público,cientos de miles quedaronvarados. Pero en lugar deculpar a los estudiantes, loschilenos de prácticamentetodos los sectores socialescomenzaron a protestar enredes sociales y a convocar amanifestaciones contra elgobierno por años de malosmanejos.

Las calles de Santiagodieron paso entonces aprotestas masivas queculminaron el viernes conmás de un millón de perso-nas en el corazón de la capi-tal de Chile y otras ciudadesimportantes del país, en lamanifestación social másgrande que haya visto el país,según varios historiadores.

Y mientras el mundo sesigue preguntando cómo esposible que un país modernoy próspero como Chile hayacaído en el caos, una nuevaprotesta congregó eldomingo a más de 15.000personas en el parqueO’Higgins, en el centro deSantiago. Ahí, los chilenosdijeron que el incrementoen el precio del boleto delsubterráneo fue sólo lachispa que hizo estallar añosde frustración con la formaen que los gobiernos hanactuado para hacer del paísuna de las principaleseconomías en AméricaLatina.

“Lo que queremos loschilenos es un tratoigualitario para todos, que latorta sea repartida de formapareja”, dijo MarioGonzález, de 34 años, quiendirige un negocio deimpresión de playeras. “Loque pedimos no son las cosasgratis, solamente queremospagar lo justo”.

Jóvenes, viejos, pobres,clase media, todos losmanifestantes dicen queaquello que los une es lafrustración con el modeloneoliberal que ha llevado aChile a ser un país próspero,pero con un ampliamentecriticado sistema privado de

LA HABANA, 30 X 19(AP): Cuba recibió elmiércoles de China undique flotante que lepermitirá recuperar lacapacidad para repararbuques de hasta 65.000toneladas que desde haceuna década debía enviarafuera del país.

La compra del dique alpaís asiático costó 49millones de dólares,indicó Yohannes Milian,gerente de los estatales

LA HABANA, 25 X 19(AP): El gobierno delpresidente Donald Trumpprohibirá todos los vuelosdesde Estados Unidos haciadestinos en Cuba, conexcepción de La Habana,dijeron el viernes lasautoridades.

Los partidarios de laprohibición dijeron quelimitará el flujo de efectivodel gobierno y su capacidadpara reprimir a su pueblo yrespaldar al presidentevenezolano NicolásMaduro, al que Washing-ton desea derrocar.

Los opositores a lamedida señalaron queprohibir los vuelossimplemente les dificultaráa loscubanoestadounidensesvisitar a sus familias fuerade la capital, sin tener unimpacto significativo sobreel gobierno cubano.

El Departamento deEstado indicó que los vuelosde la aerolínea JetBlue aSanta Clara, en el centro deCuba, y a Holguín yCamagüey, en el oriente dela isla, estarán prohibidos apartir de diciembre. Los deAmerican Airlines aCamagüey, Holguín, SantaClara, Varadero y la ciudadoriental de Santiagotambién fueron prohibidos.

Los vuelos hacia LaHabana, que representan lagran mayoría de los que serealizan desde EstadosUnidos hacia Cuba,seguirán siendo legales.

“Esta medida impediráque el régimen de Castroobtenga ganancias de losvuelos estadounidenses yutilice esos ingresos parareprimir al pueblo cubano”,afirmó el secretario deEstado Mike Pompeo enTwitter. Raúl Castro dejó lapresidencia de la isla el añopasado, pero sigueencabezando el PartidoComunista, la máximaautoridad del país.

Otro motivo declaradopara tomar la medida esevitar que haya turismoestadounidense a Cuba,algo que está prohibido enEstados Unidos. Sin em-bargo, no está claro cuántaspersonas toman esos vueloscon fines turísticos.

Muchos son utilizados porcubanoestadounidenses quevisitan a sus parientes enciudades que están lejos de LaHabana.

“En afán por castigarrebeldía inquebrantable dCuba, imperialismo arremetecontra vuelos regulares a variasciudades cubanas”, dijoCarlos F. de Cossío, directorde la sección para EstadosUnidos de la Cancillería deCuba, vía Twitter. “No leimporta afectar contactosfamiliares, modesta economíamayoría cubanos en ambospaíses, ni incomodidadesinjustas. Nuestra respuesta esinvariable”.

Aparentemente laprohibición no afecta a losvuelos fletados a destinosafuera de La Habana, pero esosvuelos tienden a ser más carosy mucho menos prácticos. Laotra opción legal restante esvolar a la capital cubana yluego efectuar un viaje portierra que podría durar de ochoa más de 12 horas por caminosinseguros y llenos de baches,en el caso de las ciudades deloriente de Cuba.

JetBlue y American Air-lines emitieron brevescomunicados diciendo quecumplirán con la medida.

El anuncio coincidió conun evento en Miami para exigirun cambio de régimen enCuba, al cual asistieronf u n c i o n a r i o sestadounidenses, el presidentede la OEA, Luis Almagro, yd i v e r s o scubanoestadounidenses ydisidentes cubanos.

“Es un avance”, dijo elpeluquero Ernesto Regues,nacido en Cuba hace 48 años,quien llegó a Miami en 2012y aún tiene familiares en lacapital cubana. “Lo que hacefalta es que frenen los viajes aLa Habana”.

Carrie Filipetti,subsecretaria adjunta paraCuba y Venezuela en la Oficinade Asuntos del HemisferioOccidental del Departamentode Estado, dijo que la capitalde la isla fungirá como el puertode entrada para loscubanoestadounidenses quedeseen ver a sus parientes.

“Queremos asegurarnos deque loscubanoestadounidensestengan una forma de visitar a

sus familias. Es necesarioentrar. En la actualidad, LaHabana cumple con estafunción”, señaló.

Sin embargo, advirtió que“seguiremos incrementandolas sanciones”, y dijo queotros países deberían hacerlo mismo.

“Es una ruta larga conmuchos escalones a lo largodel camino”, afirmó, ante locual el público se puso de piepara ovacionarla.

En los últimos meses, elgobierno de Trump haendurecido continuamenteel embargo a Cuba(implementado hace seisdécadas) con el objetivodeclarado de reducir losingresos del gobiernocubano y obligarlo a cortarlazos con Venezuela, y deque confiera más derechoshumanos a los cubanos.Washington ha prohibidoque crucerosestadounidenses visiten laisla, sancionó a buquespetroleros que trasladabanpetróleo de Venezuela aCuba y permitió demandascontra compañíasextranjeras por beneficiarsedel uso de propiedadesconfiscadas aestadounidenses o cubanosque después obtuvieron laciudadanía estadounidense.

Las medidas hancontribuido a la escasezcrónica de divisas para elgobierno cubano, y se lesatribuyó la escasez de com-bustible durante variassemanas en la isla, pero hastaahora no hay indicios de quela política de Trump estéteniendo el resultadoesperado. Los servicios deseguridad de Cubacontinúan con la detencióny hostigamiento a disidentes,y los grupos defensores delos derechos humanos dicenque la libertad de expresión,de reunión y otros derechossiguen muy restringidos.

Los gobiernos cubano yvenezolano siguen alineadosy ambos han declarado suintención de estrechar aúnmás sus lazos ante lasmedidas de Trump.

Lee reportó desde Wash-ington y Weissenstein desdeLa Habana. La periodista dela AP Gisela Salomóncontribuyó desde Miami.

pensiones, además de unossistemas de educación y saludque mezclan lo público y loprivado, con mejoresresultados para la minoría quepuede pagar. Muchoschilenos dicen que debenesperar un año o más paralograr una consulta médicacon un especialista o genteque recibe llamadas paraarreglar citas para familiaresque murieron meses atrás.Cientos de miles se venlimitados por préstamoseducativos que no terminande pagar sino hasta que tienen40 o 50 años.

“Los países con altosniveles de desigualdad, comoChile, son como losalcohólicos en recuperación.Pueden estar bien por muchosaños, pero no deberían olvidarque tienen un problema”, dijoPatricio Navia, profesor delCentro de Estudios paraAmérica Latina y el Caribe dela Universidad de Nueva York.“La desigualdad es unaamenaza para la estabilidadde Chile”.

Alexis Moreira Arena, de37 años, y su esposa StephanieCarrasco, de 36, vivencómodamente en la clase me-dia, pero él tiene que destinarel 10% de su salario a unsistema privado de pensionesque genera gananciasconstantes a sus directivos,pero sólo alcanza para que lagente tenga una pensión delequivalente a unos 300 dólaresal mes, apenas una tercera partede lo que un jubilado necesitapara vivir. Ella sigue pagandomensualmente un estimado de110 dólares por un crédito es-colar, lo cual representa un10% de su ingreso. Otro 30%es para el kínder privado parasu hijo de dos años.

“Es una serie de problemasque se juntan: transporte,educación, fuertemente eltema de salud, porque aquí lasalud pública tambiénfunciona súper mal “, dijoMoreira. “Sobre todo es unacuestión de desigualdad”.

Los manifestantes en elParque O’Higginscoincidieron que la decisióndel presidente SebastiánPiñera de solicitar la renunciade todo su gabinete no calmarálas calles. Casi todos hablabande que las protestascontinuarán hasta que veancambios fundamentales en elsistema chileno, empezandocon la sustitución de laConstitución de 1980, escritabajo la dictadura militar deAugusto Pinochet, la cual creólas bases legales para laeconomía de mercado con laque opera el país. En Twitter,Instagram, Facebook yWhatsApp ya se convocaba eldomingo a protestas para todala semana.

“Toda la Constitución memolesta”, dijo Alan Vicencio,de 25 años y quien trabaja enun centro de atencióntelefónica, para quien lamáxima ley permite “laprivatización de todos

nuestros aspectos de la vida...y lo ha venido haciendodesde hace más de 30 años”.

Visto de lejos, Chile esconsiderado un país con unahistoria de éxito, conpresidentes electosdemocráticamente tanto dederecha como de izquierda,una política de libre mercadoque ha potenciado elcrecimiento, una baja en lapobreza y con uno de losniveles más altos en el Índicede Desarrollo Humano de lasNaciones Unidas, que midetanto esperanza de vida,como niveles educativos eingreso per cápita.

En 2010, Chile seconvirtió en el segundo paíslatinoamericanos eningresar a la Organizaciónpara la Cooperación y elDesarrollo Económico(OCDE), después de México.En un mes, Piñera será elanfitrión del foro deCooperación EconómicaAsia-Pacífico y luego, endiciembre, de la conferencia25 sobre cambio climáticode la ONU.

Pero las cosas no van tanbien como puede mirarsedesde fuera: un reporte de laONU de 2017 señaló que el1% más rico de la poblaciónacumula el 33% de la riquezadel país, lo cual haconvertido a Chile en una delas naciones más desigualesde la OCDE, ligeramentepeor que México. El mismoPiñera es unmultimillonario, uno de loshombres más ricos de su país.

Roxana Pizarro, unaprofesora de kínder de 52años, llegó al ParqueO’Higgins con una pancarta:“Marcho por mi mamá quetiene 76 años y siguetrabajando 7 días a la semana,porque su miserable pensiónno le alcanza”.

Pizarro dijo que su madre,una mujer que se jubiló traslaborar en una empresa deropa, cocina en casa y vendeempanadas y pan en suvecindario en las afueras deSantiago, regularmentehasta las 11 de la noche,para poder contribuir yayudarla, además de a susdos nietos. Su pensión es deapenas el equivalente a 165dólares al mes.

“La gente que ve a estepaís próspero, este país quees visto como la estrella deAmérica Latina, donde estánlos rascacielos... donde sevenden cuatro Maseratis enun mes, y donde hay undistrito de lujo dondevenden carteras que valentres millones de pesos”, dijoMarta Lagos, directora dela firma encuestadoraLatinobarómetro. “¿Ydónde están ellos respecto acinco años atrás? Estánestancados. Y esos 30 pesosdel alza del metroterminaron de rebasar esevaso. Dijeron: hasta aquí,no más, llegamos. Nosaburrimos de esperar”.

EEUU prohíbe vuelos hacia ciudades cubanasexcepto La HabanaPor MATTHEW LEE y MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN, Associated Press

astilleros de Casablanca, aleste de La Habana, donde serealizó la ceremonia paraembanderar la gigantescainfraestructura.

La isla enfrenta fuertesdificultades para reparar suspropios barcos o prestarservicios a los que llegan asus costas pese a tener manode obra muy calificada.

Por un lado, las sancionesderivadas del embargoestadounidense y por el otrosus propias limitaciones de

liquidez en una economíacon poco crecimientohicieron que la nacióncaribeña perdiera sucapacidad para reparar lasnaves petroleras,graneleras o de pasajeros,cuyo paso comenzó aincrementarse durante elacercamiento con laadministración de BarackObama hasta que elpresidente Donald Trumpajustó las medidas inclusocontra el sector naviero.

Chilenos anticipan más protestas, hartos de ladesigualdadPor MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN y EVA VERGARA, Associated Press

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MONROE, MI: MonroeCounty Community Col-lege will host an eventsseries in November inhonor of Native AmericanHistory Month.

Below is the scheduleof events. All are free andopen to the public.

Wednesday, Nov. 6.,2019 Panel Discussion:“The First Journey towardUnderstanding – The Im-

portance of Telling the Un-told Stories.” 6-7 p.m.., La-Z-Boy Center Atrium.

Tuesday, Nov. 26. Pre-sentation: “Thanksgiv-ing, the True Story - Ev-erything You Didn’t Knowabout Thanksgiving; anAlternative View of thePi lgr im’s S tory” byEdmund La Clair, assis-tant professor of history. 6-7:30 p.m., La-Z-Boy

Center Atrium.Throughout Novem-

ber: Displays. All month,there will be “Notable Na-tive Americans” displaysin the Audrey M. WarrickStudent Services Adminis-tration Building in themain hallway across fromCuisine 1300 Restaurantand in the glass case acrossfrom the Human ResourcesOffice

MCCC hosts Native American HeritageMonth events

DETROIT, MI: ElConsulado de México en De-troit, realizó un desayuno paraentregar un reconocimiento alas autoras de los seis mejoresensayos del concurso paraMujeres Migrantes; resultandoganadora del primer lugar:Bárbara Heyser Ortiz.

Cecilia Fragoso, encargadade Asuntos Culturales delConsulado de México, señaló:“Agradecemos laparticipación a este primer con-curso de Ensayo para MujeresMigrantes, el cual tenía porobjetivo compartir algunaexperiencia positiva, chusca,negativa, triste o algo personalpara mostrar lo que viven lasmujeres migrantes en Michi-gan. Tuvimos muy buenarespuesta”.

El tema del ensayo fue “Miexperiencia como mujermigrante” o “La influencia dela cultura mexicana en Michi-gan” y estuvo dirigido a todaslas mujeres mexicanas,mexicoamericanas y/o deorigen mexicano, residiendoen el estado de Michigan, endonde hay una gran diversidad,“desde empresarias que vienena trabajar o bien, profesionalesque están aquí acompañando asu marido y no trabajan porqueno tienen una visa osimplemente porque no hanencontrado algo. También haycampesinas, amas de casa yartistas”, destacó laentrevistada.

Por su parte, FernandoGonzález Saiffe, Cónsul Titu-lar de México en Detroit,agradeció a todas lasparticipantes del concurso yfelicitó personalmente a lasganadoras de los ensayos quefueron seleccionados por laoriginalidad del texto y lamanera en que transmitieron el

mensaje.“Hubo un común

denominador en todos losensayos que fue la añoranzapor México, la nostalgia peroa la vez agradecimiento paraambos países”, agregó laencargada de AsuntosCulturales. “Todas las historiasfueron contadas de una maneramuy positiva”. A los mejoresensayos se les entregó unreconocimiento y al primerlugar además se le dio un valepara dos personas para una cenaen un restaurante mexicano.

El ensayo de la ganadoraes el siguiente:

MI EXPERIENCIA COMOMUJER MIGRANTE

Hablar sobre lasexperiencias de las mujeresmigrantes es un temademasiado ambicioso,describir una experiencia tanúnica y tan personal, se antojaimposible. Y no solo por lacantidad de mujeres que todoslos días llegan a este país, sinopor la enorme diferencia decircunstancias en que lohacemos. Unas llegan tan solocon la ropa puesta y un par dezapatos cansados, cansados decaminar, cansados de tomartrenes y de cruzar ríos. Otras,llegamos con 4, 5 o hasta 6maletas y con un boleto deavión para regresar a nuestratierra muy pronto. Parecieraque la suerte y las diferenciassociales de las que nuestrasmujeres tratan de escapar alvenir a este país, se rehúsan asoltarlas hasta en la mismahuida. Se aferran a ellas, tantocomo los prejuicios ysuperficialidades se aferran anosotras, “Las Maletudas”.

Afortunadamente y en lamayoría de los casos,

podríamos decir que al llegara este país, el tiempo hace quela balanza se incline a favor delas del par de zapatos y dedarnos una zarandeada“moral” a las de las maletas.Terminas dándote cuenta quetodas las mexicanascompartimos la esencia denuestras nostalgias ypreocupaciones, sin importarde dónde venimos o comollegamos.

Cuando extraño México,me gusta pensar que fue la vidaquien decidió que nosmudaríamos a Michigan. Y queni yo, ni mi marido, ni el jefe demi marido lo pudimos haberevitado. Me gusta pensar quetodo era parte de una plan per-fecto, que el “Universo”(Aprovechando que está demoda) lo tenía planeado. Perosobretodo, me gusta pensar queno teníamos otra opción,aunque probablemente sí latuvimos y nunca laexploramos.

Si le cargo a la “Vida” estadecisión, me siento menosegoísta. Menos egoísta dedejar atrás a mis viejos, a losque yo cada vez necesitomenos y ellos me necesitanmás. De negarles a mis hijasesos recuerdos de niñez que apesar de que yo atesoro, decidíque no eran tan importantes.Como las tardes de juego conlos primos en casa de losabuelos, sin horarios y sin lasombra de la despedida, y dedonde probablemente te iríaspeleado pero feliz yregresarías al siguiente fin desemana y nada habríacambiado. Me quito laresponsabilidad de tomar laenorme decisión de que mishijas sean mexicanas solo pornacimiento, de tomar el riesgode que en un futuro no muy

lejano se sientan másde aquí que de allá,pero sobre todo, deapostarle a que eneste país serán másfelices.

Pero no todo esculpa para la pobre“Vida”, queseguramente yasiente pesada esamaleta sobre sushombros, tambiénhay muchas cosas queagradecerle. Leagradezco elobligarnos a meternuestra “vida” en 4maletas, (en 92 kilosexactamente). Fue lamejor manera dehacernos ver que ya sea que temudes a Michigan o al “Másallá” lo necesario no se llevaen la maleta, que todo lo mate-rial es reemplazable. Leagradezco por enseñarme quenunca se es demasiado “viejo”para aprender nuevas cosas yno me refiero al idioma, merefiero a todas aquellaspequeñas cosas que a millegada me parecían difíciles yextrañas: reciclar latas, escribirun cheque, usar la podadora ycargar gasolina. Si, así es, poralguna extraña razón, el cargargasolina hasta el día de hoy,me hace sentir invencible yautosuficiente aunque deboconfesar que todavía echo demenos al joven de la “Gas”.

Me gusta pensar que el subiren aquel avión un 7 de junio,no solo me permitió ver aMéxico desde una perspectivadiferente. También, el estarfuera de mi país me dio laoportunidad de ver con másclaridad todas sus virtudes ytodos sus defectos.

Curiosamente, algunosdefectos duelen más estandomás lejos, como la desigualdad,la poca empatía que tenemoscomo mexicanos (cuandovivimos ahí), la falta derecursos, la corrupción.Virtudes hay muchas, pero elsaludo amistoso del señor de latiendita y los tacos al pastorahora me parecen sublimes.

Vivir fuera de tu país es noquerer irte cuando estas devisita, es querer gritarles a todosque no está bien que seacostumbren a la inseguridad,que es pecado ponerse a dietacuando pueden comer tacos,que abracen y besen a su fa-milia, y que disfruten del climamaravilloso. Pero es tambiénsentirse feliz de regresar a casa,a la tranquilidad de que tushijos jueguen en el parque, aque al subir al auto solo tengasque preocuparte por losvenados. Ser migrante en estepaís es vivir esta dualidadmaravillosa e irónica de celebrarel 16 septiembre vestida de

“Huasteca” como nunca lohiciste en México y depreocuparte mucho más por loque acontece en el país en elque ya no vives.

Movernos a otro país, fueel pretexto perfecto paraempezar desde cero, fue eseborrón y cuenta nueva quemuchos necesitamos.Moverte a otro país, es esechapuzón en agua heladaque al principio te oprime elpecho, que te obliga a nadarpara quitarte el frio y que tehace arrepentirte por haberteaventado. Pero que despuésde un rato y casi sin dartecuenta, empiezas a disfrutarel agua fresca, aun y cuandola corriente te hace cambiarde dirección, aun y cuandote cansa un poco, la mayorparte del tiempo no puedesdejar de pensar de lo que seestán perdiendo los que nosaltaron, los que se quedaronen la orilla, sentados yutilizando protector solarNo. 50.

Bárbara Heyser Ortiz es la ganadora del concurso Ensayo para Mujeres MigrantesPor: Isabel Flores, corresponsal La Prensa

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TOLEDO: The 32nd an-nual Blade Holiday Paradesteps off at 10 a.m., Satur-day, November 16, 2019.There will be more than 90units, including marchingbands, color guards, giantballoons, clowns, mascots,dance teams, and a visit fromSanta Claus.

For the first time, TheBlade is partnering with La-Z-Boy Galleries for achance to watch the paradein style. One lucky winnerof the Best Seat in the Housecontest will be able to sitwith up to five guests in acustom La-Z-Boy Furni-ture Galleries’ outdoorVIP living room. Contes-tants must be 18 years ofage to be eligible and can

Bob Baker, Ededino De León, Chico Losoya, andGary Johnson at Latins United Hall.

Latins United and otherorganizations offered a‘Thank-You’ to former andcurrent members of variousbranches of the U.S. militaryduring the fifth annual Sa-lute to Veterans’ ceremonyand brunch held Sunday,Nov. 3, 2019. The ceremonyis the first of many to be heldacross the U.S. before thisyear’s observance of Veter-ans Day on Nov. 11.

A committee siftedthrough nominations beforechoosing four military vet-erans to honor. There werenearly 20 veterans overall inattendance, some of themrelatives of the honorees.

Sgt. Enedino “Andy” DeLeón, 61 of Bradner, OHserved 15 years in the Army,his first three years stationedin Germany in the late 1970s.He enlisted right out of highschool in 1977, heading tobasic training one week aftergraduation. He served an-other 12 years in the ArmyReserves, as part of the 983rd

Engineering Company. Hevolunteered to serve in Op-eration Desert Storm, but wasnot chosen because he hadjust become a father.

“I’m proud to be a servicemember. I love my countryand would do whatever ittakes,” he said.

Sgt. DeLeón was a heavyequipment operator anddemolitions expert. Hewould sweep for mines toclear an area to bulldoze tomake runways for supplyplanes and other aircraft. Thatmilitary experience led to acareer as a heavy equipmentoperator locally. He remainsactive with American LegionPost #338 in Bradner.

“Very honorable. It takesmy breath away, because Iknow a lot of men in myfamily around me have hadboots in the sand, like mynephew, who did two toursin Iraq and never got hurt,thank God,” Sgt. DeLeónsaid. “I’m proud, thankful,and honored.”

Corporal Bob Baker, 69,is a highly-decorated formerMarine who served in theVietnam War. He waswounded from shell frag-ments in combat and re-ceived a Purple Heart, alongwith a number of other mili-tary commendations, includ-ing multiple Bronze Starsand a Silver Star.

Cpl. Baker quit school toenlist and was sent to the waras part of the Tet Offensive

The University of To-ledo Medical Center nowoffers an innovative, mini-mally invasive surgicaltreatment for patients withatrial fibrillation, elimi-nating the need to continueon blood thinners.

The procedure, calledCryoMAZE, uses precisionapplication of extremecold inside the heart theheart, establishing a bar-rier that prevents stray elec-trical signals from causingthe heart to beatirregularly.

“The goal of this proce-dure is to kill the cells with-out damaging the walls ofthe heart. If the cells aredead, they cannot conductelectricity. That makes afence so the electrical im-pulses don’t spill over intothe rest of atrium. It’s likeputting insulation on awire — you are letting elec-trical impulse to go throughonly in the normal pathwithout spreading aroundrandomly,” said Dr. SaqibMasroor, chief of the Divi-sion of Cardiothoracic Sur-gery at UTMC.

Dr. Masroor will give afree, educational presenta-tion on atrial fibrillation andthe latest treatment options,including minimally inva-sive CryoMAZE, at 6:30

Latins United hosts ‘Salute to Veterans’ brunchBy La Prensa Staff

less than a year later with the 3rd

Battalion, 27th Marines. Cpl.Baker recalled his unit heard aspeech and got greeted by Presi-dent Lyndon B. Johnson justbefore they left for Vietnam.

“He went up and down theaisles and came up to me, shookmy hand, and said ‘HappyBirthday. You’re going to Viet-nam,’” he recalled. “It was twoweeks after my birthday. Theytold him.”

Cpl. Bakerstated he neversuffered the samedisrespect otherVietnam vetsfaced when he re-turned from afour-year hitch.He walkedthrough airportsin his militaryuniform withoutincident. He saidthat many of hisfriends were spiton and labeledbaby-killers when they re-turned stateside.

“They had more respect forthe Marines, I think,” he said.“We had a job to do and we didit.”

Since then, Cpl. Baker hasvolunteered to help otherformer military membersthrough the Lucas CountyVeteran Service Commission.He also joined the MarineCorps League and conducts aPIO/MIA ceremony alongsideRoy Hernández at militarycommemorations, such asSunday’s veteran’s apprecia-tion lunch. That ceremony usesa small table with a single placesetting.

“All of you who served withthem and call them comrades,who depend upon their mightand aid, and rely upon them,for surely they have not for-saken you, remember,” saidHernández. “Remember until

the day they come home.”Jesse Torres Ruiz, who

could not be present, servedthree tours of duty in Viet-nam as an infantryman. Theformer Toledo Jeep workerwas tending to his wife, whorecently fell ill.

Sgt. Monique Losoya en-listed in the Army NationalGuard in 2012, serving inOklahoma first. But she willsoon return to Ohio for her

next assign-ment with a Na-tional Guardunit based inWalbridge. Herfather, Chico,accepted theaward in her ab-sence.

“I’m gladshe’s gettingrecognized forthis. She’s moreme than I’d likeher to be,” hesaid. “But she’s

a lot of me I’m so damn proudthat she is.”

Lucas County AuditorAnita López and Toledo CityCouncil member GaryJohnson presented proclama-tions to each of the veteranshonored. Former MarineRoberto Torres served asemcee.

“We just thought ourLatinos weren’t being recog-nized. So that’s why westarted it, to recognize ourLatino veterans and peoplewho served in the military,”said Usevio “Chevo” Torres,Latins United president.“We’re not saying you had toserve in a war; just as long asyou honorably served, wewant to recognize you.”

Monica Wachowiak reada poem honoring Veterans.El Camino Real restaurantsdonated brunch.

p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7,2019 in the Center for Cre-ative Education on HealthScience Campus.

For more informationor to register for the event,call 419.383.6939.

Atrial fibrillation, orAFib, is the most commontype of heart arrhythmia inthe United States, affectingbetween 2.7 million and 6.1million US-Americans.

In AFib, the heart’s upperchambers, or atria, don’t beatin coordination with theheart’s lower chambers, orventricles. That can lead topooling of the blood andclotting in the atria, creatingan increased risk of conges-tive heart failure and stroke.

Blood thinners are com-monly used to reduce therisk of stroke in AFib pa-tients, but they can increasethe risk of bleeding. Otheroptions for treating AFib re-quire open-heartsurgery or the use ofcatheters threadedthrough major arter-

submit entries atbladeparade.toledoblade.com.The contest ends at midnighton November 11. The winnerwill be notified on Novem-ber 12.

Former NFL punter Bran-don Fields and his wife, Katie,will be the grand marshals.Fields, a St. John’s Jesuit HighSchool graduate, was namedto All-America teams in 2004during his sophomore year atMichigan State Universitywhen he led the nation in punt-ing average. He played nineseasons in the NFL — eightwith the Miami Dolphins(2007-14) and a brief stint withthe New Orleans Saints (2015).

While in Miami, the couplefounded the Brandon andKatie Fields Youth Fitness

Fund to encourage physicalactivity. Katie is a Notre DameAcademy and Bowling GreenState University graduatewho received a doctorate inchiropractic while living inFlorida. Brandon and Katieare currently part owners ofInside the Five Brewing Co.in Sylvania. They live inSylvania with their three chil-dren — Skyler (5), Trace (3),and Nora (2).

Before the parade, theSalvation Army’s Red KettleRelay, 5K and Family FunRun will take place. It beginsat The Blade parking lot at8:30 a.m. (Family Fun Run at9:15 a.m.).

For parade route or moreinformation, go tobladeparade.toledoblade.com.

Roy Hernández

32nd annual Blade Holiday Parade is Nov. 16

UTMC hosts educational program to treatAFib, Nov. 7

ies in either the groin orneck to get to the heart.

In the minimally inva-sive CryoMAZE proce-dure, a surgeon makes asmall incision in the rightside of the chest. Throughthat, they’re able to accessthe outside of the heart andcreate scar tissue with thespecialized probe that iscooled to approximately -60 degrees Celsius. A sur-geon also can put a clip onthe left atrial through thesame incision.

The recovery time inhospital is typically threeto five days.

Masroor said successrates for CryoMAZE areapproximately 90%. Anadded benefit of using coldrather than heat to createscar tissue is that there isn’ta risk of putting a hole inthe heart.

“Many people don’tknow their options beyondblood thinners,” Masroorsaid. “We want to educatepeople that there are manysafe options that will pre-vent them from having totake blood thinners andhave complications fromatrial fibrillation.”

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COLUMBUS, OH: Find-ing an affordable place tolive is a struggle faced incities across the nation. Asconstruction struggles tokeep up with growing popu-lations and existing stockages, housing costs continueto rise, making affordableliving unattainable formany.

The Ohio Housing Con-ference brings together ex-perts from nonprofit, devel-opment, government, real es-tate and related sectors toexpand their knowledge onhousing industry issues andcollaborate to create attain-able solutions. The confer-ence will be held November5-7, 2019 at the Greater Co-lumbus Convention Centerand is hosted by the OhioHousing Finance Agencyand the Ohio Capital Cor-poration for Housing.

This year’s conferencetheme, “Build the Change.Be the Change,” focuses at-tendees’ attention on the tan-gible and intangible workwithin the affordable hous-ing sphere. Sessions covertopics like cybersecurity, fairhousing laws, and disasterpreparedness. Attendeeswill attend mobile tours ofcentral Ohio neighbor-hoods, like Franklinton, a

WASHINGTON, DC,Oct. 31, 2019: Representa-tives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)have introduced a biparti-san resolution in support ofthe Three Seas Initiative(3SI), a strategic partnershipof twelve Central and East-ern European nations withthe shared goal to foster en-ergy autonomy and resil-ience through collective fi-nancing of new infrastruc-ture projects, increasing con-nectivity between theAdriatic, Baltic, and BlackSeas, and reducing their re-liance on Russia for theirenergy needs.

Three Seas InitiativeMembership includes: Aus-tria, Bulgaria, Croatia, CzechRepublic, Estonia, Hun-gary, Latvia, Lithuania, Po-land, Romania, Slovakia,and Slovenia.

“For years, Russia has un-dermined security in Europeby coercing European na-tions into reliance on Rus-

NUEVA YORK, 28 X 19(AP): Robert Evans, elproteico y ajetreadoproductor de Hollywoodque apoyó películas de los70 tan trascendentalescomo “Chinatown“ (“Bar-rio chino”), ”The Godfa-ther“ (“El padrino”) y“Harold and Maude“(“Enséñame a vivir”),falleció. Tenía 89 años.

Un representante deEvans confirmó que elcineasta murió el sábado.No se proporcionaron másdetalles de momento.

Su carrera fue unahistoria de regresos yreinvenciones. Evans habíalanzado una exitosa líneade ropa para damas con suhermano Charles, y seencontraba en Los Ángelesen un viaje de negocioscuando la actriz NormaShearer lo vio tomando soljunto a la piscina del hotelBeverly Hills. Shearer

convenció a su esposo, elmagnate del cine IrvingThalberg, que contratara alapuesto veinteañero de pelonegro para que interpretaraal propio Thalberg en “Manof a Thousand Faces“ (“Elhombre de las mil caras”),una película sobre el íconodel cine de terror LonChaney.

Tras disiparse los papelesactorales, Evans reemergiócomo jefe de producción enParamount Pictures yrápidamente convirtió alestudio hacedor de películasmediocres en una máquinade grandes éxitos de Holly-wood, con títulos como “TheGodfather“ y “Love Story“(“Historia de amor”), entreotros.

Años después, y conmuchos fracasos de pormedio, produjo la películade 2003 “How to Lose a Guyin 10 Days“ (“Cómo perdera un hombre en 10 días”),

neighborhood seeing a re-surgence of business andcommunity development.

The affordable housingshortage is real. OHFA’s an-nual Housing Needs Assess-ment outlines that 46% ofOhioans pay more than 30%of their income on rent andutilities, making them costburdened by their housingexpenses. Housing optionsare limited, with vacancyrates at their lowest levelson record and a high numberof aging housing units – two-thirds built before 1980 -making them at-risk of con-taining lead-based paint.The conference works to em-power and educate attend-ees with tools and resourcesto tackle these challenges.

“Affordable housing isimperative to the success ofOhioans,” said OHFA Execu-tive Director Sean Thomas.“Having a safe, affordableplace to live, or lack thereof,can impact every other areaof one’s life. Cost burdens inhousing can impact afamily’s ability to affordother day-to-day needs. Wecan work together to resolvethe housing challenges fac-ing Ohioans.”

This year’s attendees willbe inspired by a message ofperseverance and hope from

sia for their energy needs, in-cluding through the NordStream II and Turk Streampipelines,” said Rep. Kaptur.“Thankfully, twelve of ourclose allies in Central andEastern Europe have bandedtogether to increase their en-ergy autonomy through col-lective financing of energyinfrastructure projects: TheThree Sea’s Initiative.

“This resolution makesclear America’s strong sup-port for the Initiative and itencourages the member na-tions to consider financingof clean energy projects asthe world addresses dire cli-mate change crises. Now thatDanish authorities have ap-proved the Nord Stream IIpipeline, we must now actswiftly to boost the energysecurity of our European al-lies by passing this criticallegislation as well as sanc-tioning the pipeline.

“I wish to thank my col-league, RepresentativeAdam Kinzinger for his criti-

cal leadership, and effortsto strengthen the transat-lantic relationship throughthis bill.”

“Russia has long usedenergy as a weapon to co-erce and manipulate ourEuropean allies,” said Con-gressman Kinzinger. “AsAmerican energy produc-tion continues to rise, wehave an opportunity to sup-port our allies in Centraland Eastern Europe withan alternative. The ThreeSeas Initiative will bolsterenergy independence andinfrastructure security inthe region, and furthershow U.S. support in theface of increased Russianand Chinese influence overthese countries.

“I’m proud to introducethis resolution with my col-league, RepresentativeMarcy Kaptur, and applaudher commitment to helpingour allies with clean energyprojects as we push back onthe power grabs by Putin.”

keynote speaker, AltonFitzgerald White, a criti-cally acclaimed actor andBroadway star, grew up inpublic housing as theyoungest of seven. Theconference will also fea-ture the popular Womenin the Affordable Hous-ing Industry session witha focus on race and genderequity, as well as the Hous-ing Policy Plenary fo-cused on current housingpolicy challenges andtrends.

“This conference con-tinues to provide excep-tional training, educationand networking opportu-nities for industry profes-sionals,” said OCCH Presi-dent and CEO Peg Moertl.“We’re proud to work withOHFA in educating attend-ees and ensuring our in-dustry has the knowledgeto support Ohioans inneed.”

Each year, the OhioHousing Conferencebrings together nearly1,700 attendees from allsectors of the housing in-dustry. Attendees haveaccess to more than 40 ses-sions and workshops fo-cused on educating andinspiring work in afford-able housing.

protagonizada por KateHudson y MatthewMcConaughey. En 1997,se creyó ampliamente quefue modelo para el papel deproductor de DustinHoffman en la sátira “Wagthe Dog“ (título traducidoen distintos países deIberoamérica como“Mentiras que matan”,“Escándalo en la CasaBlanca” o “La cortina dehumo”).

Evans extendió eldramatismo a la vida real,desposando a algunas delas mujeres más glamorosasde la industria. En total secasó en siete ocasiones,entre ellas con las actricesAli MacGraw y CatherineOxenberg y la ex MissAmerica Phyllis George.

En 1994 publicó unlibro de memorias, “TheKid Stays in the Picture“,que fue llevado a la pantallacomo documental en 2002.

Affordable housing experts collaborate onsolutions at conference

Muere Robert Evans, productor de“Chinatown” y “El padrino”Por JAKE COYLE, Associated Press

Kaptur, Kinzinger introduce bipartisanresolution supporting Three Seas Initiativeand European Energy Security

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Saturday, Nov 30 ~ Grupo Sensación

SaturdayNo 9th

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CIUDAD DE MÉXICO(AP) Oct 30, 2018: LasLunas del Auditoriopremiarán el miércoles losmejores espectáculos envivo del pasado año enMéxico, en un evento quetendrá como invitados aGloria Trevi, Lila Downs yel grupo CNCO, entre otrosartistas.

Bronco y Joey Montanatambién actuarán en laentrega de estosgalardones otorgados porel Auditorio Nacional enla Ciudad de México.

Trevi, quien dará unconcierto en elemblemático recinto enenero, es una de lasnominadas en la categoríade pop en español, juntocon 90s Pop Tour,Alejandra Guzmán,Ha(asterisk)Ash yTimbiriche.

En la categoría debalada compiten Camila ySin Bandera con su gira “4

SAN ANTONIO,TEXAS: The Texas TalentMusicians Association(TTMA), producers of theTejano Music Awards(TMAs), have announcedSaturday, Nov. 16, 2019,beginning at 7:00pm, asthe official date for the 39thAnnual Tejano MusicAwards.

The TMAs welcomesfans from around the coun-try for this year’s awardsshow, which will be hostedby South Texas’ ownfunnyman, ComedianRaymond Orta, feature un-forgettable live perfor-mances, new awards cat-egories, and finish with adance to top off the biggestnight in Tejano Music.

Since the early 1980s, theTejano Music Awards stagehas offered fans memorableperformances from up-and-coming and established art-ists and served as the site ofhistoric moments with therevelation of the annualaward winners that celebratesTejano music’s top talent.Don’t miss out on this in-credible annual gathering ofTejano Music artists, local,regional and internationalcelebrities all who convergein San Antonio, the capitalof Tejano music.

This year, the TejanoMusic Awards will be heldat the historic Scottish RiteTheatre and features a livedance after the awards withperformances by RamHerrera, Sunny Sauceda,and David Farias.

C O L U M B U S ,Oct. 31, 2019: CheApalache, a blue-grass band featuringthree powerhouseLatin Americanmusicians fromBuenos Aires, Argen-tina and North Caro-lina native, JoeT r o o p , r e c e n t l yreleased a musicvideo for theirlatest single “TheDreamer,” which ap-pears on their new al-bum, “Rearrange MyHeart,” produced byfamed banjo playerand cross-genre trail-blazer Béla Fleck.

The music videofeatures the story of MoisésSerrano, an openly un-documented and queerDACA recipient and com-munity leader from NorthCarolina. Since coming outas undocumented in 2010,Serrano has relentlesslypursued equality for hiscommunity through thesharing of his story. Moisés’advocacy has been filmedin the feature length docu-mentary, Forbidden: Un-documented & Queer in Ru-ral America and he also co-wrote the script for “TheDreamer” music video.

The following is a state-ment by Matt Hildreth, Ex-ecutive Director of

Latidos”, Carlos Rivera,Luis Miguel, RicardoMontaner, Santiago Cruz yYuridia.

Entre los artistasinternacionales se mediránen la categoría de pop enlengua extranjera los BlackEyed Peas, Il Divo, PhilCollins, Sam Smith, RobbieWilliams y Sarah Brightman.

La gala incluirá númerosmusicales de artistas comoPanteón Rococó, Pandora,Natalia Jiménez, Río Roma,La Adictiva, EnriqueGuzmán, Ana Torroja, GrupoCañaveral y Lila Downs.

Downs compite en lacategoría de músicamexicana junto conAlejandro Fernández, EdithMárquez, Lucero y PepeAguilar. Gane o no, tieneasegurado su regreso alAuditorio Nacional para unconcierto de Día de Muertosel próximo viernes.

Las Lunas, que seentregan anualmente desde

2002, reconocen a solistas,grupos o compañíasnacionales einternacionales que sepresentan en México enforos con capacidad para demás de 1.000 personas. Sereparten en 22 categoríasque incluyen _ además depop, balada y músicamexicana _ rock, ritmosafroamericanos, regionalmexicano, música urbana ymúsica teatral.

Los ganadores sonseleccionados por votacióndel público y deespecialistas de los mediosde comunicación y elentretenimiento en México.

La ceremonia delmiércoles se transmitirá envivo vía streaming desde elAuditorio Nacional a partirde las 8:00 pm locales (0200GMT del jueves). Tambiénpodrá verse el domingo demanera diferida por lascadenas Once TV y Canal22.

Artists scheduled to per-form include: Shelly Lares,Stefani Montiel, HugoGuerrero, DwayneVerheyden, Flaco Jiménez,Tony “Tigre” Saenz, RubénRamos, Isabel Marie, RogerVelásquez & The Latin Leg-ends, Candace Vargas,Magali Delarosa, AlfredoGuererro with Tortilla Fac-tory and many more.

Lifetime achievementhonorees this year will be“The First Lady of ConjuntoMusic” Linda Escobar andGilbert Rodríguez of theBlue Notes, a Tejano music

pioneer, who will both behonored for their roles asTejano Conjunto Musictrendsetters.

Fans can meet and greetthe stars during a red-car-pet ceremony that will beheld prior to the awardsshow featuring severalTejano artists and specialguests to be announcedsoon. The red-carpet show-case begins at 5 pm.

For tickets to the 39thAnnual Tejano MusicAwards & Dance, visitwww.tejanomusicawards.com.Ticket prices start at $35.

RuralOrganizing.org.“Che Apalache is blue-

grass band that looks morelike the true rural Americathan the simple cliches toooften portrayed in the me-dia. Our small towns and ru-ral communities are so luckyto have leaders like Moiséswho are fighting every dayfor their hometowns. “TheDreamer” represents the sto-ries of so many rural peopletoday. A third of new ruralresidents in the United Statestoday were born in anothercountry.”

Che Apalache will per-

form atthe Rural-Organizing.org

launch party on November11, 2019 in Sioux Center,Iowa.

For more informationabout the queer Latinxcommunity in rural com-munities, see this newreport recently released bythe Movement Advance-ment Project.

SOURCE: The missionof RuralOrganizing.org isto rebuild a rural US-America that is empowered,thriving, and equitable.Follow the organization onTwitter@RuralOrganizing.

On the Internet: https://www.cheapalache.com/

www.youtube .com/watch?v=ikI4UgAwLZc

New video for the bluegrass song, “TheDreamer,” features the story of MoisésSerrano, an openly undocumented and queerDACA recipient from North Carolina

Lunas del Auditorio premian mejoresespectáculos en México - EDITORES: SEACTUALIZARÁ tras el inicio de la ceremonia,prevista a las 0200 GMT del jueves.Por BERENICE BAUTISTAAssociated Press

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LORAIN, Oct. 30, 2019:Board members of the newlyformed Main Street Lorainmet earlier this week for thefirst time as an organizedentity. After several inten-sive hands on sessions withFrancis Jo Hamilton, Direc-tor of Revitalization withHeritage Ohio, parent entityto the Ohio Main Street pro-grams, Main Street Lorainjoins neighbors Amherst,Oberlin, Vermilion, andWellington as an affiliatemember city with eyes onbecoming a full-fledgedMain Street Ohio program inthe near future.

The board is comprisedof 16 people, all of whomvolunteered for a two-yearterm during a Heritage Ohiomeeting held at Spectrumlast month. The four officerpositions were nominatedand elected at the same meet-ing. The board members are:President Kurt Hernon,owner of Speak of the Devilon W. Fifth St.; Vice Presi-dent Chris Cocco of Clark &Post Architects; TreasurerJeff Neal, local real estateagent; and Secretary JimPenttila of BITS. The re-mainder of the Board in-cludes: Page Hernon, alsoof Speak of the Devil; BarbPiscopo of Lorain HistoricalSociety, Fr. Alex Barton ofChurch of the Redeemer, citi-zen and philanthropist BenNorton, local realtor AndreaNeal; Rob McFarland fromLorain City Schools andcouncil-elect; Tom Brown ofthe Port Authority; JenniferBlack of Lorain Public Li-brary System; Jevon Teranceof Jevon Terance Boutique;John Muzik of Muzik’s AutoCare; Ryan Aroney of UnitedWay of Greater LorainCounty; and Pat Morrison

November 1, 2019: Dur-ing a September ceremony,Lorain City School DistrictSafety Coordinator ReubenFigueroa was sworn in as adeputy of the LorainCounty Sheriff’s Depart-ment.

In an effort to improveschool safety processesthroughout the district, andto stay on top of currenttrends in regards to train-ing, Figueroa’s deputationwill now allow him to workseamlessly with other dis-tricts, and law enforcementagencies, across LorainCounty.

“In building relation-ships with surroundingschools, this allows me tonow move freely withoutthe concerns of legality andjurisdiction,” Figueroasaid. “It also provides anextra level of security, toaccommodate our SRO, andallows me to work moreclosely, and freely, withhim.”

As a former officer of theLorain Police Departmentand six-year veteran of theforce, Figueroa found itimportant to maintain acontinued partnership withlaw enforcement officialsin regards to training andthe ability to tap into re-sources that can help

Now through March 31,2020, residents who needhelp paying for heat or whohave had their heat turnedoff, may call LCCAA to makean appointment. To be eli-gible for help, residents mustlive at or below 175% of thefederal poverty level. Lastyear, LCCAA directly helpedmore than 2,000 clients dur-ing the winter crisis period.

Customers who have re-ceived a disconnection no-tice are especially urged tocall the HEAP hotline at 855-806-9620 or go online tocapappointments.com tomake an appointment. Resi-dents trying to restore, recon-nect and/or transfer servicesalso qualify for the program.

Utility companies willstop a service disconnectionif an appointment to deter-mine eligibility has beenmade. Please note:

• Appointments must beno less than 48 hours beforea disconnection to service isscheduled;

• The appointment mustbe kept to maintain an ac-count hold;

• The account numbermust be added to the appoint-ment booking;

• Rescheduling removesthe hold and possibly trig-gers loss of service; and

• If an appointment hasbeen made but an individualchooses to be seen as a walk-

broaden the safetyof each buildingwithin the district.

Figueroa saidhis deputation alsoallows an armedofficer to be avail-able in the case thata School ResourceOfficer is not, forany reason. Thenewly appointeddeputy will also beable to stay up todate on the mostcurrent trainingpractices, be in-volved closelywith active shooter re-sponses, and align himselfand the district with poli-cies and procedures of lawenforcement officialsacross the county.

“This now better equipsthe schools to handle a lotof issues, without having toget law enforcement in-volvement, or action,”Figueroa said.

Since his deputation,Figueroa has participatedin the ALICE TrainingInstitute’s 2019 NationalConference, held in Cleve-land; and has been in con-versation with the F.B.I. toopen a county fusion cen-ter to help share and dis-seminate information—re-garding threat and risk as-

sessment—across countylines. By doing so, Figueroabelieves districts through-out Lorain County will beable to get ahead of criticalviolent incidences.

“The goal is to be able toshare information county-wide, with any school thatwishes to participate withus, allowing them to haveand stream information inreal time through anintrapersonal app,”Figueroa said.

Ultimately, Figueroasaid he hopes his deputa-tion will be the start of some-thing new for the district,and serve as the model forcutting-edge safety prac-tices, for school districtsthroughout the state.

of Footprint Tours.Every Board mem-

ber is required fourthings: a specifiedmonthly time require-ment that includes at-tendance in a mini-mum of eighty percentof required meetings,a financial commit-ment, a seat on one offour committees andassistance in recruiting addi-tional committee members.“We’ve got a really great groupthat I feel will represent thepeople and interests of thiscommunity well,” says Cocco,“We look forward to seeingwho they bring to the table tojoin them as recruitment forour four committees begins.”

The four committees andtheir objectives are:

1. Organization is thebuilding of consensus andcooperation between thegroups that play a role in thedowntown. Many individualsand organizations in the com-munity have a stake in the eco-nomic viability of the down-town.

2. Design involves improv-ing the downtown’s image byimproving its physical appear-ance – not just the appearanceof buildings, but also of streetlights, window displays, park-ing areas, signs, sidewalks,streetscapes, landscaping, pro-motional materials and allother elements that convey avisual message about what thedowntown is and what it has tooffer.

3. Promotions involvesmarketing the downtown’sunique characteristics to shop-pers, investors, new businesses,tourists, and others. Effectivepromotion creates a positiveimage of the downtownthrough retail promotionalactivity and special events uti-

lizing the downtown as a stagearea of community activi-ties.

4. EconomicDevelopment involvesstrengthening the existingeconomic base of the down-town while diversifying it.Business enhancement ac-tivities include helping ex-isting downtown businesses,recruiting new businesses,providing a balanced mix,converting unused space intoproductive property, andsharpening the competitive-ness of downtown merchants.

A Mix and Mingle isscheduled for Wednesday,Nov. 6 from 5 to 8 p.m. atSpeak of the Devil. “We en-courage anyone that lives,works or owns property inthe city of Lorain that is in-terested in helping to revital-ize our downtown to attend,”says Kurt Hernon. “We’ll bethere to provide informationand answer questions withthe hopes that people willconsider joining whichevercommittee they feel that theirparticular skillset could bemost beneficial. Even if youdon’t want to be on a com-mittee, come if you just wantto support the cause. We allhave a common goal to makewhat is already a great cityeven greater.”

For more informationvisit facebook.com/mainstreetlorain.

in, the HEAP office needs to benotified of the active appoint-ment so that the time can bereleased.

LCCAA assists clients atfour locations: the main office,936 Broadway Ave. in down-town Lorain; at theOhioMeansJobs office, 42495North Ridge Road, Elyria; atWellington Village Hall, 115Willard Memorial Square; andin North Ridgeville on theLorain County CommunityCollege campus, 32121 LorainRoad.

At the Lorain office, walk-ins and appointments are seenMonday through Friday from8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The main loca-tion also provides a resourceroom, enabling clients to printinformation about Social Se-curity, child support, OhioDepartment of Job and FamilyServices food stamp and Tem-porary Assistance for NeedyFamilies income received.

The Elyria location seesonly those with appointmentson Mondays and Tuesdaysfrom 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. TheWellington location is openWednesdays from 7:30 a.m. to4:30 p.m. and sees walk-ins inthe morning only; appoint-ments are required in the after-noon. The North Ridgevillelocation is open Thursdaysfrom 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., seeingwalk-ins in the morning andappointments in the afternoon.

All sites are closed for lunch

daily from noon to 1 p.m.Applicants must be seatedwith an advocate within 45minutes of closing to be seen.

LCCAA’s automated ap-pointment line includes arecorded message describ-ing the documents neededfor the appointment. Thoseneeding to do so may alsospeak to a representativeduring regular office hours.

Visit www.lccaa.net orcall 440-245-2009 (select 2for HEAP) during businesshours for a detailed list. Cus-tomers may also completean application atenergyhelp.ohio.gov.

Documentation neededincludes: (Additional infor-mation may be required.)

• Income information forall household members 18years of age or older.

• Any member reporting“no income” must completea no income form;

• Social security numbersfor all household members;

• Proof of citizenship forall household members; and

• Most recent electric andgas bills.

The Winter Crisis Pro-gram is funded by the U.S.Department of Energy andadministered by the OhioDevelopment ServicesAgency’s Home Energy As-sistance Winter Crisis Pro-gram.

Main Street Lorain seeks committee members

LCCAA Winter Crisis Program Underway

District Safety Coordinator Deputized byLorain County Sheriff’s Department

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CLEVELAND: A triplebill of current Blue NoteRecords artists — KandaceSprings, James Carter, andJames Francies — will com-memorate the iconic recordlabel’s 80th birthday as partof the Tri-C Performing ArtsSeries presented byCuyahoga Community Col-lege (Tri-C®).

The performance willtake place at 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019,in the John P. Murphy Foun-dation Theatre at Tri-C’sMetropolitan Campus inCleveland. Each artist willperform a set of their ownmusic before joining to-gether for a finale featuring aclassic Blue Note tune.

Established in 1939, BlueNote Records is a storiedrecord label that derives itsname from the characteristic“blue notes” of jazz and theblues. It served as home tohistoric greats such asThelonious Monk, MilesDavis, and John Coltrane.

Today, Blue Note fea-tures top artists such asTerence Blanchard, JoséJames, and Norah Joneswhile continuing to launchnew talent into the jazz world.

“Blue Note stood for acertain sound, feel and evenlook with its album covers,”said Terri Pontremoli, direc-tor of Tri-C Performing Arts

and Tri-C JazzFest. “To thisday, there is a defining hipnessassociated with the Blue Noteroster.”

The trio coming to Cleve-land represent three stars onthat roster. The visiting artistsinclude:

• Kandace Springs, a 27-year-old Nashville-basedsinger, songwriter and pianist.After catching Prince’s atten-tion with her makeover of SamSmith’s “Stay with Me,” themusic icon invited her to per-form with him for the 30th an-niversary of Purple Rain. Shewill be joined by drummerTaylor Moore and bassistCaylen Bryant for her Cleve-land debut.

• Veteran saxophonistJames Carter, a Detroit nativewho has recorded 18 albumsunder his own name and col-laborated on many more withtoday’s jazz greats. Known forhis technical command andwide emotional range, Carterwill appear with his longtimeorgan trio featuring GerardGibbs on organ and Alex

White on drums.• James Francies, who at

age 24 is heralded as the nextgreat jazz pianist character-izing the music of Blue Note.The Houston native has re-corded and/or performedwith Christian McBride, PatMetheny, Chris Potter, Rob-ert Glasper and Lauryn Hill,among others. He will bejoined onstage by bassistBurniss Travis and drummerJeremy Dutton.

Tickets to the show rangefrom $5 to $35 and can bepurchased at www.tri-c.edu/bluenote or by calling 216-987-4444. Parking is avail-able in lot 5 off of WoodlandAvenue.

Tri-C’s 2019-2020 Per-forming Arts season features10 productions showcasingclassical piano, jazz anddance. It is designed to bringa world-class artistic experi-ence to the Greater Cleve-land community.

To learn more, visitw w w . t r i - c . e d u /performingarts.

Eight Decades of Jazz: Blue Note RecordsCelebrates Birthday with Tri-C Performing Arts

The Latino leaders of twolong-time, well-establishedsocial service organizationsin Northeast Ohio are amongthe Distinguished HispanicOhioans recognized at a re-cent awards dinner in Co-lumbus by the Ohio Commis-sion on Hispanic/Latino Af-fairs (OCHLA).

The Governor’s 39th an-nual Distinguished HispanicOhioan Awards Gala Oct. 26,2019 honored individualsand organizations that havedemonstrated outstandingachievements in their pro-fessional or community ser-vice endeavors, and whoserve as role models for thegrowing Hispanic commu-nity in Ohio.

The Distinguished His-panic Ohioan awardees in-cluded Mary Lou Reyes, ex-ecutive director ofOrganización Cívica y Cul-tural Hispana Americana,Inc. (OCCHA) in Young-stown and Victor Ruiz, ex-ecutive direc-tor ofEsperanza ,Inc. in Cleve-land.

OCCHA isa non-profit or-g a n i z a t i o nfounded in1972 to iden-tify problem ar-eas in the Span-ish-speaking communities inMahoning, Trumbull, andColumbiana counties andestablish programs to addressthem. The non-profit’s mis-sion is to strive to improvethe quality of life for Hispan-ics and others in themulticultural community byproviding social, economic,cultural, and educationalprograms.

Ms. Reyes took the helmat OCCHA in 2014, follow-ing her retirement as a GirlScout executive.

She had previously wonthe Outstanding HispanicVolunteer Award fromOCCHA for her many yearsof mentoring and service. Ms.Reyes was also inducted in2017 into the League ofWomen Voters of GreaterYoungstown Hall of Fame,among several other profes-sional honors.

OCCHA provides socialservices, food and clothingdistribution, technical ser-vices, computer technologylab, Head Start, Zumbaclasses, among other pro-grams and services. At leastnine of its 12 board membersare of Latino origin.

OCCHA’s work has be-come even more importantin recent years, especiallyfollowing last year’s immi-gration raid at a Salem-areameat processing plant. TheLatino population in theMahoning Valley continues

to growsteadily at atime whenthe U.S.populationgrowth hasslowed con-siderably.90 percentof the fami-lies servedby OCCHAonly speakSpanish.

“We’regetting a lot more multiculturalHispanics. At one time it waspredominantly Mexicans andPuerto Ricans, but now we’rehaving a lot of other immi-grants coming in,” Ms. Reyesrecently told local publicationThe Jambar.

OCCHA hosts a number ofsignature fundraisers through-out the year, including its an-nual Latin Food Fest, whichfunds its youth programs. Theorganization just observed its47th annual gala fundraiser

over the week-end atStambaughAuditorium.OCCHA alsostepped up topartner withH o m e t o w nPharmacy toorganize acare packagefor Hurricane

María victims in Puerto Rico.

Victor Ruiz, a native ofPuerto Rico, has served asEsperanza’s executive direc-tor for just shy of a decade, afaith-based nonprofit organi-zation that strengthens His-panic communities througheducation, economic develop-ment, and advocacy.

While Esperanza began inthe 1980s to promote bettereducational opportunities forLatinos through scholarships,the organization has chal-lenged the high school drop-out rate and worked to improveacademic achievement in theschools of the Cleveland Met-ropolitan School District.

During the last severalyears, Esperanza has grownits budget to more than $2million, primarily because theorganization added evi-dence-based mentoring, lead-ership, and academic assis-tance programs while underthe guidance of Ruiz. Latinoleaders credit him for movingthe needle in a positive direc-tion when it comes to highschool graduation rates andthe number of Latino stu-dents entering higher educa-tion or workforce educationprograms.

Back in August, Esperanzawas awarded a $52,000 grantfrom the Larry Doby Fund toexpand its successful teenmentoring program. The foun-dation is named after the sec-

ond African-American toplay professional baseball.Doby joined the ClevelandIndians just months afterJackie Robinson broke thecolor barrier in the majorleagues.

In the last three years, thegraduation rate in Clevelandfor Hispanics has gone upover 20 percent and over 90percent of students who par-ticipate in Esperanza’s tutor-ing and mentoring programachieve high school gradua-tion. The nonprofit starts withstudents in the sixth grade.

Ruiz has expanded hisinfluence as a Latino leaderin Greater Cleveland wellbeyond Esperanza. He joinedthe board of trustees atCuyahoga Community Col-lege in 2012 and, earlier thisyear, earned a fellowship atthe National Institute forLatino School Leaders(NILSL), which is run byUnidos US (formerly Na-tional Council of La Raza).He previously served as theboard president of the His-panic Alliance, an umbrellaadvocacy group represent-ing multiple Latino-servingorganizations and programs.

In the past several years,Ruiz and Esperanza have co-led relief efforts for PuertoRican families who fled theaftermath of HurricaneMaría and resettled in theCleveland area. Many ofthose individuals and fami-lies only spoke Spanish andneeded help to find housing,jobs, household items, edu-cational opportunities, andmedical facilities.

Ruiz lost his own father in2017 to the hurricane. Hedied just days after Hurri-cane María wrecked the U.S.territory and knocked outelectricity to the entire is-land. Their family home onthe island was completelydestroyed and his father wasunable to get the medicationhe needed.

US Census estimatespegged the Puerto Ricanpopulation in Greater Cleve-land at about 107,000 at thetime of the hurricane. Thatpopulation has swelled tonearly 200,000 just in thepast couple of years, as thou-sands of families decided tostay after relocating near otherfamily or in enclaves.

NE Ohio Latino Leaders among DistinguishedHispanic OhioansBy La Prensa Staff

Mary Lou Reyes

Victor Ruiz

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LA HABANA, 29 X 19(AP): En el último añoincrementó la presenciarusa en Cuba: desde esepaís llegaron unos 1.000microbuses, 50locomotoras, miles deturistas y se firmó una“hoja de ruta” para que esanación contribuya a lamodernización del sistemaenergético cubano conf i n a n c i a m i e n t omillonario.

El comercio bilateral seincrementó de 200millones de dólares en2013 a 451 en 2018 y seespera que la cifra remontelos 500 millones este año.Paralelamente, altosfuncionarios rusos ycubanos hanintercambiado visitas,incluido el primer ministroDmitry Medvedev.

El martes el presidenteMiguel Díaz-Canelcompletará tres días de girapor Rusia y se reunirá consu par, Vladimir Putin,mientras Estados Unidossigue endureciendo sussanciones hacia la isla.

La visita de Díaz-Canely Medvedev fueronprecedidas por otra enseptiembre del entoncesvicepresidente RicardoCabrizas, quien encabezóuna feria de negocios deCuba en Rusia y delcanciller ruso SerguéiLavrov a la isla en julio.

Las autoridades de am-bos territorios sondiscretas sobre los detallesde sus convenios, pero sesabe que Moscú exportócientos de autos para elservicio de taxiscapitalino, vehículos detrabajo para el campo, seconstituyó una firma mixtapara producir materiales deconstrucción y Medvedevdejó inaugurada unaplanta para recuperaciónsecundaria de crudo.Además, se firmaronacuerdos para darmantenimiento a trescentrales eléctricas.

El turismo desde Rusia,un sector fundamental deCuba, también creció. En2018 llegaron unos137.000 visitantes rusos—30% más que en 2017—yen los primeros siete mesesde 2019 arribaron 93.700.

Por el contrario, elintercambio con EstadosUnidos cayó de 401millones de dólares en

2013 a 271 millones en 2018y el presidente Donald Trumprestringió los permisos paraque sus nacionales visitaranla isla.

“Rusia busca preservar suzona de influencia en elterritorio de la antigua UniónSoviética mientras incursionaen America Latina en buscade socios y alerta a Washing-ton de la necesidad dereciprocidad a nivel de lasgrandes potencias”, explicó ala AP el economista cubanoArturo López-Levy, profesorde Holy Names University enCalifornia.

En dirección opuesta a lascríticas de Trump contra Cuba,durante su visita a comienzosde octubre Medvedev laconsideró como la “isla de lalibertad”.

“Es evidente su deseo (deEstados Unidos) de crear unaatmósfera tóxica alrededor dela cooperación con la isla, deasustar a inversionistas y decrear una manera de bloqueoenergético”, expresóMedvedev.

Para algunos observadores,la retórica de Medvedevrefleja el juego geopolíticode Rusia, que divide rolesentre un Putin que mantiene,aunque tensos, los puentes conEstados Unidos y su primerministro más combativo.

“En Cuba hay muchas per-sonas que pueden pensar quePutin es un dirigente deizquierda, lo que estimulanlos medios cubanos, mientrassabemos por la propiadocumentación programáticade Rusia Unida —el partidoen gobierno—, que es denaturaleza conservadora”,comentó a la AP elantropólogo cubano-rusoDmitri Prieto Samsónov,nacido en lo que fue la UniónSoviética (URSS).

Tras el triunfo de larevolución cubana (1959) yla ruptura con EstadosUnidos—que hasta esemomento había dominado lapolítica, la cultura y tenía casiel monopolio del comerciocon la isla—La Habanacomenzó a girar hacia Moscúy sus aliados comunistas.

Desde mediados de los 60y hasta los 80, esta nacióndependía en casi todo deEuropa del Este. El petróleo,los equipos para el riego, lasarmas para la defensa, la pastade dientes, juguetes,televisores, zapatos y hastalos dibujos animados veníande ahí. En cambio, Cuba

enviaba azúcar.Miles de prestigiosos

profesionales de medianaedad en Cuba estudiaron otrabajaron en Europa delEste.

Las relaciones nosiempre fueron parejas y latensión se dejó ver en 1962,cuando Moscú retirómisiles de la isla por presiónde Estados Unidos sin elacuerdo de Cuba. Sin em-bargo, nunca estuvierontan mal como cuandodesapareció la URSS yMoscú comenzó aconsiderar a EstadosUnidos su aliado casirompiendo con la isla.

A finales de los 90,Rusia demandaba a Cubauna deuda de 35.000millones de dólares que laisla rechazaba alegandoque había sido contraídacon la URSS. En 2014 secondonó el 90%.

“Rusia comenzó acalcular un poco más desdesus intereses de gobierno yde negocios... y aquí surgeesta nueva relación conCuba, que viene a montarsesobre una vieja experienciade relaciones fraternales”,indicó el antropólogoPrieto, de padre cubano ymadre rusa.

En paralelo, en losúltimos años, Venezuela seconvirtió en el principalaliado y socio comercialcubano, sobre todo por lasventas con créditos blandosde la mitad del crudo quenecesita para su economía.Mientras al calor de laconfrontación con EstadosUnidos, Caracas comenzóa acercarse a Rusia, peroahora la crisis en el paíssudamericano golpeatambién las finanzas en LaHabana.

“Esa política tan agresivade Donald Trump... haprovocado, creo yo, que losrusos como empresarios yRusia como país ha tomadouna decisión de definirse allado de Cuba y de mandaruna señal a los americanos:‘quédate ahí, que Cuba esnuestro amigo’”, comentó ala AP el abogadocanadiense y consultor denegocios en la isla, GregoryBiniowsky, fundador de unrestaurante de comida rusaen La Habana llamadoNazdarovie.

Vladimir Isachenkov enMoscú contribuyó con estanota.

Cuba mira a Rusia en tiempos de crisis ysancionesPor ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ, Associated Press C L E V E L A N D :

Cuyahoga Community Col-lege (Tri-C®) will honor thecourageous men and womenwho served in the nation’smilitary during VeteransDay reflections and remem-brances at its four campuses.

“Veterans Day providesan opportunity to pay trib-ute to the brave men andwomen who have defendedthis nation,” said RickDeChant, executive direc-tor of the College’s Veter-ans Initiative. “The peacewe enjoy is because of thosewho served.”

Observances are sched-uled for:

11 a.m. Thursday, Nov.7, 2019, at MetropolitanCampus, 2900 CommunityCollege Avenue: The pro-

gram includes a talk by re-tired U.S. Army Lt. Col. JoanSweeny Dent, who overseesveterans’ programs at MetroCampus.

11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, atWestern Campus, 11000Pleasant Valley Road inParma: The program includespresentations by TonyKessler, commander ofAmerican Legion Post 572in Parma, and Tri-C’s JamesBanks, director of the CrileArchive Center for HistoryEducation.

11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, atWestshore Campus, 31001Clemens Road in Westlake:The program will include atalk by Kelly Hunt, a U.S.Army veteran who servedtours in Afghanistan as botha soldier and a diplomat dur-

ing Operation EnduringFreedom. She was severelywounded in a suicidebomber attack during hersecond tour.

10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov.12, at Eastern Campus,4250 Richmond Road inHighland Hills: A paneldiscussion featuring threeveterans — Tri-C studentsDerek Hughes, IdaniesRoney, and Challie Kelley,an employee at Tri-C, willtalk about their service andtransition back to civilianlife.

Tri-C serves thousandsof Northeast Ohio veteransevery year through its Vet-erans Initiative. For moreinformation on programsand services, visit www.tri-c.edu/veterans.

Honoring Those Who Served: Tri-C SetsVeterans Day Observances

CLEVELAND, Nov. 4,2019: A unique partnership ishelping restore one of Cleve-land Public Library’s crownjewels. On Tuesday, Novem-ber 12, 2019, Kärcher, theworld’s leading provider ofcleaning technology, willlaunch a preservation projectat the historic Lorain Branch,an Andrew Carnegie library,located at 8216 Lorain Av-enue.

“The Lorain Branch is aremarkable Carnegie building.It is rich in history and it’swonderful to have the oppor-tunity to see its façade re-newed,” said Felton Thomas,Jr., Director and CEO of theCleveland Public Library.

The Lorain Branch openedin 1912 in the Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood. It’sone of 6 libraries in the Cleve-land Public Library systembuilt with money from AndrewCarnegie, a businessman andphilanthropist who donatedfunds to create more than 2,000libraries across the UnitedStates.

“As cleaning specialists,Kärcher has been actively in-volved in supporting the pres-ervation of historical monu-ments and buildings, free ofcharge, for over 30 years withour Cultural Sponsoring pro-gram,” said Kris Cannon-Schmitt, VP Marketing Profes-sional. Some of Kärcher’sworld-renowned cleaningprojects include Christ the Re-deemer in Rio de Janeiro, Bra-zil and the Brandenburg Gatein Berlin, Germany. Kärcher willuse the same steam cleaningand environmentally safe tech-nique to revitalize the brickand stone trimmings on theLorain Library.

“This is a major step for usin maintaining our historicLorain Branch. Kärcher’s workaround the globe is impressiveand we look forward to themrestoring the Library to its fullglory,” said KathleenSonnhalter, Capital ProjectsManager for the ClevelandPublic Library.

About Cleveland PublicLibrary: Founded in 1869, theCleveland Public Libraryserves the residents of Cleve-land through its network of 27neighborhood branches, the

Main Library downtown, Pub-lic Administration Library atCity Hall, homebound deliv-ery services, and mobile ser-vices to daycare and seniorcenters. From a collection of10.5 million items, the Librarylends over 5 million items ayear to its 330,000 registeredborrowers and to 43 other

CLEVNET-member libraries in12 counties across NortheastOhio. Cleveland Public Libraryis home to the Ohio Center forthe Book and the Ohio Li-brary for the Blind and Physi-cally Disabled, serving all 88counties in the state of Ohio.For more information,visit www.cpl.org.

Historic Lorain Branch of the Cleveland PublicLibrary partners with global companyknown to beautify historical monuments

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Oct. 30, 2019: A lawsuitWednesday accused theTrump administration ofpreventing US-Americansfrom bringing their foreignspouses and parents to livewith them in the UnitedStates by requiring thoseimmigrants to prove theycan afford health care be-fore they get visas.

Seven U.S. citizens anda nonprofit organizationfiled the federal lawsuit inPortland, Oregon, over therule that’s set to take effectSunday. It applies to peopleseeking immigrant visasfrom abroad, not those al-ready in the country, anddoesn’t affect asylum seek-ers, refugees or children.

“Congress makes laws,the president executesthem. This is an egregiousattempt to supercede andoverturn congressionalwill, not only in the immi-gration realm but in thehealth care realm,” saidJesse Bless, director of fed-eral litigation at the Ameri-can Immigration LawyersAssociation who helped filethe case.

Justice Department de-clined to comment on thelawsuit.

The rule is the Trumpadministration’s latest effort

to limit immigrant access topublic programs while tryingto move the country away froma family-based immigrationsystem and into a merit-basedsystem.

Earlier this year, the ad-ministration made sweepingchanges to regulations thatwould deny green cards toimmigrants who use someforms of public assistance,but the courts have blockedthat measure.

Under the government’svisa rule, the required insur-ance can be bought individu-ally or provided by an em-ployer and it can be short-term coverage or cata-strophic.

Medicaid doesn’t count,and an immigrant can’t get avisa if using the AffordableCare Act’s subsidies whenbuying insurance. The fed-eral government pays forthose subsidies.

The lawsuit seeks class-action status and to blockthe rule from taking effect.

The rule is a problem forIris Angelina Castro, anAmerican citizen fromSpringfield, Illinois. Theformer teacher has appliedfor her husband, a citizen ofthe Dominican Republic, toobtain an immigrant visa tojoin her in the United States.

He’s been preparing pa-perwork for a consular in-terview, but now theydoubt he will qualify be-cause she quit her job afterher son got sick and nowhas state health insurance,according to the com-plaint.

She is pregnant with hersecond child and wants herhusband to be there for thebirth of their daughter.

Other plaintiffs in thelawsuit are trying to bringtheir spouses to live withthem from Mexico and Ger-many. One woman is tryingto bring her parents fromNicaragua and hasn’t beenable to find them reason-able health insurance.

“It’s an impossibility,”said Bless, the attorney.“There’s been no standardsprovided to show: ‘Howmuch money do I need toshow that I can pay for myown care?”’

Taxin reported fromSanta Ana, California.

US sued over health insurance rule forimmigrant familiesBy AMY TAXIN, Associated Press

El Centro de Servicios SocialesUpcoming EventsNovember 2019

For more information on any of these events please contact El Centro at 440-277-8235.2800 Pearl Avenue Lorain Ohio 44055

Every Monday until November 11 - Parent Engagement /Padres Comprometidos classes. These classes are in collaboration with Lorain CountyCommunity College, and UnidosUS. Join us every Monday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00p.m. for an 11-week series and learn how to work with your schools to prepare your childfor college and beyond. Workshops are offered in Spanish and will end with a familycelebration. Parents can join any time during the 11-week period. For more informationplease contact Maria Carrion at 440-277-8235. CLASSES WILL RESTART INJANUARY.

Every Saturday until December 7 – Free Citizenship Classes will be held Saturdaysat El Centro from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. These classes are in collaboration withstudents from Oberlin College (El Centro Volunteer Initiative), with free childcareprovided. Students may join at any time during the semester. For more information, call440-277-8235 Ext. 7022.

Every Saturday until December 7 – Free English Communication Classes will beheld Saturdays at El Centro from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., with free childcare provided.These classes are in collaboration with students at Oberlin College (El Centro VolunteerInitiative) and are open to English learners of any age and level. Students may join atany time during the semester. For more information, call 440-277-8235.

November 16 – Family Fall Fest will be at El Centro from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Thisis a FREE event for all families. Some activities will be pumpkin painting, crafts, games,and more. For more information, contact Monica Snipes at 440-277-8235 (flyerattached).

November 21 - El Centro Food Pantry and Farmer’s Market – In collaboration withSecond Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio, the Food Pantry and Farmer’s Marketis from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at El Centro. Income eligible households (below 200%of the poverty level) are given one box of food and multiple bags of fresh vegetableson a first-come, first-served basis – FREE. Photo ID and proof of residency required. Thisevent occurs every third Thursday of each month at the same time.

Partner organization events:November 7 – Lorain County Chamber of Commerce EXPO will be held at Tom’s

Country Place, 3442 Stoney Ridge Road, Avon, OH from 3-7pm. This event is FREE.For more information, go to loraincountychamber.com.

November 21 – Lorain County Community College Adult Visit Nights. Learn aboutsupport services such as admissions, advising, career services, financial aid, scholarshipopportunities, and more. The session will be at LCCC’s Elyria Campus. For moreinformation, please call 440-366-4818.

November 23 and 29 – Medworks Dental Clinic (Free) at Huntington ConventionCenter, 300 Lakeside Ave., E., Cleveland, OH 44113. Free checkups, extractions, teethcleaning, and dental fillings for adults and children. Doors open at 7:00 am. For moreinformation call 216-201-9325.

Upcoming events:December 7 – International Christmas in South Lorain. This holiday event will be

located on Pearl Avenue between East 28th to East 31st Streets from 3-9 pm. Variousactivities like holiday music, horse drawn carriage rides, Secret Santa Shop, and morewill be available for everyone. For more information, call Rey Carrion at 440-787-1179.

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With a commitment to improving thehuman condition, The University of

Toledo and University Medical Centerare seeking qualified candidates for

multiple positions.

The University of Toledo offers an excellent salaryand benefit package, which includes the Ohio PublicEmployees Retirement System and State TeachersRetirement System for faculty with employercontribution, medical coverage, paid sick and vacationtime, tuition waiver is available to UT employees andtheir eligible spouses and dependents and 10 paidholidays.

For a complete listing of our openings and desiredqualifications or to apply, please proceed to our websiteat https://www.utoledo.edu/jobs/

We ask that applications and required documents besubmitted electronically.

We are an equal opportunity employer and allqualified applicants will receive consideration for

employment without regard to race, color, religion,sex, national origin, disability status, protected

veteran status, or any other characteristicprotected by law.

Notice ofWaiting List Closing

Effective 11:59pm on October 31, 2019, LorainMetropolitan Housing Authority will stop ac-cepting applications for all housing programsin an effort to process all existing applications. All applicants who applied prior to October 31,2019 at 11:59pm must continue to report allchanges to the Admissions Department within10 business days of the change in order tocontinue to be considered for eligibility.

HUGE RUMMAGE-BOUTIQUE SALE

Multi-FamilyB’nai Israel & Etz Chayim

Clothing, Jewelry,Housewares,

Books and ToysVintage to Nearly New

Sunday, Nov. 10, 9am-4pm$5 BAG DAY- Monday, Nov. 11, 9am-4pm

Reduced prices in BoutiqueCongregation Etz Chayim

3853 Woodley Road(Near Sylvania Ave.)

PROBATION OFFICERToledo Municipal Court

Supervises offenders referred by the Court, including reviewing terms ofsupervision, conducting risk assessments and developing case plans. Administersappropriate course of action for violation behaviors. Conducts presentenceinvestigations and prepares recommendations for the Court. May be assigned tosupervise offenders in specialized programs. Demonstrated knowledge ofevidence-based practices and ability to establish effective working relationshipswith others in a demanding and fast-paced environment required. Bachelor’sdegree in counseling, social work, psychology, criminal justice, or related fieldrequired. Two years work experience in counseling, social work, criminal justiceor related field required. One year work experience in probation preferred, but notrequired. Must be LEADS certifiable. Start Salary $52,202.59. Full Salary$58,002.88.

Submit cover letter describing how you meet the qualifications outlined aboveand a resume by 4:30 p.m., Monday, November 18, 2019 to the CourtAdministrator’s Office (Attn: HR-PO), Toledo Municipal Court, Judges Division,2nd floor, 555 N. Erie Street, Toledo, OH 43604. E-mail applications not accepted.Equal Opportunity Employer. For complete job description go to http://tmc.toledomunicipalcourt.org/docs/.

Assistant Cadastral Map andGIS Specialist II

Lucas County Engineer

Lucas County Engineer, Tax Map Department, isaccepting applications to fill an Assistant CadastralMap and GIS Specialist II position. The applicationdeadline is November 15, 2019 by 4:30 p.m. Addi-tional information regarding the duties is available onthe Lucas County web site (www.co.lucas.oh.us).Click on “Apply for a Job” and then select “AssistantCadastral Map and GIS Specialist II” from the list toread more information and/or apply.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Lucas County Board ofDevelopmental Disabilities

Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities isnow hiring, and offers competitive compensation anda comprehensive benefits package. For a listing of ourcurrent openings, please visit our website atwww.lucasdd.org. All candidates must submit a résuméand cover letter along with an employment applicationvia the online application process. We are an equalopportunity employer. If in need of ADA accommoda-tions, contact us directly at 419-380-4033.

EOE

Assistant Director of Serviceand Support Administration

Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities isseeking an Assistant Director to assist with theplanning and day-to-day operations of coordinatingservices and supports for individuals with develop-mental disabilities using a person-centered model.Requires a Master’s degree in Rehabilitation, Coun-seling, Special Education, Social Work, Nursing,Early Intervention or related field; plus, four (4) yearsof experience in programs or services with individu-als with developmental disabilities, including three(3) years of supervisory experience.

All candidates must submit by November 15, 2019 arésumé and cover letter along with an employmentapplication, which is available at www.lucasdd.org. Ifin need of ADA accommodations, contact us directlyat 419.380.4033.

EOE

GENERAL LABOR/ALL YEARFULL TIME JOBS AVAILABLE NOW!!

We have opening within our fast paced productiondepartment. Physical labor work within a TEAMenvironment. Full benefits offered including Medical,Dental,.Life Ins., 401k Retirement, Paid Vacationand 529 College Fund. Starting pay $450.00-$600.00/weekly plus opportunity for bonuses weekly.Opportunity for pay increase within first 7 days andadvancement available!!

APPLY IN PERSONat 2930 Centennial Rd.,

Toledo, OH 43617OR CALL FOR DETAILS (419)841-6055

WE ARE HIRING TODAY

Manor House Coordinator at WildwoodPreserve Metropark

Metroparks Toledo has an opening for an outgo-ing and flexible individual that loves to interact withpeople to join our team as Manor House Coordina-tor at Wildwood Preserve Metropark. This positionwill coordinate the daily operations of the ManorHouse and oversee rentals and programs. Moderatelevel of experience presenting programs and in cus-tomer service and/or event planning required. Mod-erate level of experience supervising work teams,staff, and/or volunteers required. Position requiresas Associate’s degree in education, communication,public administration, business, customer service orrelated field, or equivalent work experience. $18.81/hr. Full time position with benefits. Go towww.MetroparksToledo.com to view the job descrip-tion, position requirements and apply online by No-vember 18th, 2019. EOE

Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc. (LAWO), a non-profit law firm that provides freehigh-quality legal assistance in civil matters to low-income individuals and groupsin 32 counties in western Ohio seeks a dynamic, compassionate, innovativeattorney for its Lima office. This full-time position, lasting approximately sixmonths, will focus on providing legal services to Domestic Violence survivors andclients experiencing issues with their Housing. Term of service to beginimmediately.

Please visit LAWO’s website at www.lawolaw.org to review the full details andapply for the temporary attorney position. EOE

Position AvailableAttorney – Temporary

Friends of the Library Book Sale!November 14, 15, 16

Thursday 4 - 7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday* 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.Members only sale: Thursday noon - 4 p.m.

Join the Toledo Lucas County Public Library (TLCPL) and Friends of the Libraryfor the last Book Sale of the year! Do some holiday shopping or treat yourself. Findhundreds of gently-used books, CDs, magazines and more at discounted prices.

FOL Book Center, 1301 N Reynolds Rd. (at Reynolds Rd. & Dorr St.); 419.259.5455

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Cuyahoga Community CollegeEast Education Center Roof & Façade Replacement

East Campus, 4250 Richmond Road, Highland Hills, 44122

Request for Qualifications, Criteria A/E ServicesProject C20172089b

Statement of Qualifications are due Monday, November 25, by 2:00 PM. Submit six (6) hard copies andone (1) digital PDF copy of Statements of Qualifications (Form F110-330) directly to Sean Beckett, 700Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115.

Submit all questions regarding this RFQ in writing to Sean Beckett at Sean.Beckett@Tri-C.edu with theproject number included in the subject line (no phone calls please).

Project Description:Cuyahoga Community College East Education Center (EEC) consists of the original single story buildingand two subsequent additions that include masonry, glass, and structural steel construction. Due to thebuilding’s age and deteriorated condition, repair and or replacement of the buildings envelope system isincluded in this project’s scope of work with an estimated Construction Cost of $5.5 million dollars.

This Request for Qualifications is for Criteria Architect/Engineer Services for the Design-Build projectdelivery that shall include the replacement of the entire building exterior envelope and substrate surfacesas required. The Criteria Architect will be required to provide multiple construction phasing recommendationsto suite the College’s budgetary and scheduling requirements.

Scope of Services for Roof and Façade Replacement Package:The Criteria Architect/Engineer (C-A/E) team will investigate the individual roof and façade replacementphases that make up this Package. Due to the varying levels of complexity of the existing systems andtheir interrelationships, each system may require one or more of the following levels of service: POR(Program of Requirements), partial SD with detailed design summary (graphic and narrative) to be usedduring the design phase (by DB Team), bid evaluation assistance, pre-construction assistance, constructionassistance.

Funding / Estimated Budget:• Estimated Construction Cost: $5.5 Million Dollars• Estimated C-A/E Fee: Lump Sum Hard Bid (Shall Include Detailed Fee Proposal Identifying Design

Effort)

Schedule:Professional Services Estimated Start: February 3, 2020Professional Services Completed: July 24th, 2020

Firms are required to submit the current version of Statement of Qualifications (Form F110-330) available viathe OFCC website at http://ofcc.ohio.gov. Electronic submittals should be combined into one PDF file namedwith the project number listed on the RFQ and your firm’s name. Facsimile copies of the Statement ofQualifications will not be accepted. Proposers are requested to submit the following information in response tothis RFQ within Section H of Form F110-330.

Statement of Qualifications are due Monday, November 25, by 2:00 PM. Submit six (6) hard copiesand one (1) digital PDF copy of Statements of Qualifications (Form F110-330) directly to SeanBeckett, 700 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115.

For a complete copy of this legal advertisement, please see Tri-C’s public website using the following link:http://www.tri-c.edu/administrative-departments/supplier-managed-services/current-opportunitiesawards.html.

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Housing Choice Voucher Program(formerly Section 8)Waiting List to Open

The Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority (LMHA)will open the Housing Choice Voucher Programwaiting list beginning Friday, December 6, 2019. Applications will be accepted at LMHA’s Main Of-fice, 1600 Kansas Avenue, Lorain, Ohio 44052beginning at 8:00am on the first and third Friday ofevery month. To submit an application, interestedparties are required to have all documents listedbelow and all adult household members must bepresent. Only the first twenty-eight (28) applicantsto meet these requirements will be seen each dayapplications are accepted.

The required documents are:

• Original birth certificate and social security cardsfor every household member

• Original and valid state issued photo ID for eachadult household member

• Proof of all income, including but not limited to:social security benefits, SSI benefits, paystubs,payroll printout, or self-employment income, un-employment income, child support, TANF, etc. All printouts/proof of income must be dated withinthe past 60 days.

• Proof of all assets, including but not limited to:checking account, savings account, life insur-ance, retirement benefits, etc. All printouts/proof of assets must be dated within the past 60days.

Equal Housing Opportunity.

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