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President Barack Obama is proposing to offer community college students free tuition, a move that could have significant impact on Hispanic communities. According to data from the U.S. Department of Education, more Hispanics are already enrolled in college than ever before, nearly half of whom (46%) attend public two-year schools…
In order to inform Spanish-speaking Americans on their rights regarding debt collection, the Federal Trade Commission announced on Tuesday, Jan. 20, that it has published a short graphic novel on the subject. The 13-page comic, entitled Cobradores de Deuda (or “Debt Collectors”), lets consumers know about basic laws that debt…
Last year, the Food and Drug Administration warned that morcellators, medical devices used to treat uterine fibroids, could increase the risk of spreading a rare type of cancer. Now, medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific has devised a new, safer, alternative system, which will allow doctors to perform minimally invasive fibroid…
NASCAR isn’t a sport closely associated in popular imagination with either Latino athletes or audiences. But Cuba-born telenovela heartthrob William Levy is hoping to change that by partnering with NASCAR Productions to produce a docu series focusing on Hispanic race car drivers. The series will highlight the challenges and successes…
The chain-link fence is typically regarded as a practical way to enforce security, and to keep people and things out of a given area.But it seems nothing — not even the Richmond International Raceway’s fence — could stand between one man and his love for NASCAR.Back in September, Richmond resident…
As more health care practitioners begin implementing electronic health record systems (EHRs), a new study finds that more and more patients are embracing health IT, which in turn is boosting levels of patient engagement. In 2013, about 78% of office-based physicians used EHR systems, an 18% increase from 2001. As…
The radio might be telling you that it’s the most wonderful time of the year, but for many people, the holiday season is filled with nasty head colds, food poisoning from the questionable eggnog served at the office holiday party, and embarrassing broken bone injuries caused by a string of…
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a Nebraska company for violations of its safety regulations on confined spaces that resulted in the death of a Latino worker on June 19. According to a WorkersCompensation.com article, the 23-year-old worker was found unresponsive in a…
At the Ozark Board of Education’s meeting on November 20, members recognized several Ozark High School students for their hard earned accomplishments during the school year.For the sixth year in a row, the OHS vollyeball team competed in the Class 4 state competition. This year, they came in third. In October,…
Luis Acosta used to work in spirits as a marketer for Jack Daniel’s whiskey in South American countries, but has since begun working for the Holy Spirit. Now, he’s a Lutheran pastor in Milwaukee. What’s most interesting about Acosta, perhaps, is the fact that his story is emblematic of a…