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When Puerto Rican officials in New York City honor Indiana this summer, they are going to expose what has always been the state’s paradox.In theory, Indiana’s primary city is also its capital city – Indianapolis ought to be the mecca of that rare breed of human being that willingly calls itself, “Hoosiers.” Yet the engine that in some ways provides what little significance Indiana offers comes from the northwest counties.

CHICAGO ARGUS: “Hispanic Hoosiers” who will visit New York are also representing Chicago Latinos

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MILWAUKEE is a striking example of how much America owes to German immigrants. The city is a paradise for beer-swillers and sausage-scoffers (it was the scene of the “sausage summit” between Bill Clinton and Helmut Kohl in 1996). The grandest hotel is the Pfister, the local theatre is the Pabst, and one of the main streets is North Teutonia Avenue. The phone book lists 40 pages of Schmitts and Schmidts.And yet today this frozen chunk of Greater Germania is being transformed by people from much sunnier climes. Milwaukee’s 80,000 or so Hispanics make up almost 15% of the population.

Lexington | The newest frontier | Economist.com

Fittingly, the first person to detect a faint signal in all the noise was the interpreter. The 33-year-old woman who worked for eight years working with Spanish-speaking patients at a medical clinic in southern Minnesota noticed something familiar as she translated the story of a young meatpacker last September.Earlier last summer, she had heard a version of it from two other workers at the same slaughterhouse, and had told it to their doctors, who were different from her current patient’s. When the consultation was over, she pointed this out.The interpreter’s insight set in motion a story, still unfolding, that may be making envious the ghost of Berton Roueche, the legendary chronicler of medical mysteries at the New Yorker magazine.

Inhaling Pig Brains May Be Cause of New Illness – washingtonpost.com

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What is it going to take for the WNBA to recognize Cindy Valentin as a true talent they can’t afford to miss? More than 40pts with 5 triples in a game? Aside from being a great player, she can be a perfect example for young (and older) fans that “Latinas can Jump.”  Not to mention expanding their fan base, as Arroyo and Gasol have done for the NBA. Donna Orender, don’t let your talent and market base slip off so easily.

Dentro de un trabajo sobresaliente del grupo de Carlos Olano, el partido de Cyndi Valentín es para guardar en el archivo: 40 puntos, 5 triples, 8 rebotes, 4 recuperaciones, 9 faltas recibidos y 54 de nota. A la portorriqueña le secundó, en su vuelta a la cancha desde diciembre, Tamara Pérez, para echarse el equipo encima cuando más apretó el Uni CajaCanarias en la primera línea.

20080202 – Club Baloncesto Isla de Tenerife

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Proponents of the bill claim Indiana’s estimated 85,000 undocumented residents cost taxpayers more than $200 million a year. At the same time, various studies credit Indiana’s estimated 300,000 Hispanics — documented and undocumented — with paying $200 million in state and local taxes and packing $4.8 billion in buying power.

Haste on illegal hiring bill risks long-term regrets | IndyStar.com

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