Feliz Dia de Los Padres

Cinthia Rodriguez   Estuve conviviendo con mi padre la semana pasada. Yo, ya lo echo de menos, eso es porque vive a unas 160 millas de distancia. Sólo puedo verlo de vez en cuando, pero él sigue siendo mi hombre favorito en la faz de la tierra. No...

PONDER ANEW WHAT YOUR VOTE CAN DO

Hilbert Morales The numbers tell a story about the communities residing within County of Santa Clara, Supervisory District Two if one cares to look at their electorate performance last June 4th. Consider that District Two has one fifth of the total residents...

Occupying Gezi Park

Aylin Bulutoglu Special to El Observador Istanbul is one of the most populous cites in the world. I like city life but sometimes it is really overwhelming. Born and raised in Istanbul, I remember getting away from human traffic by visiting Gezi Park...

LET’S IMPROVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Hilbert Morales Innovate Public Schools, an advocacy CBO supported by Community Foundation Silicon Valley, used the CA Department of Education data base for a report entitled “Broken Promises: The Children Left Behind in Silicon Valley Schools”. The...

Letter to the editor: Teresa Alvarado deserves support

As someone who has known Teresa for many years, I am excited to see her running to fill the District 2 seat on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. Teresa has a lifetime of experience in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. She has followed...

WAR MUST END; TRANSITION TO WORLD PEACE

Hilbert Morales   An unusual unexpected proposal was made by President Obama last week. “it is time to end this war on terrorism which cannot go on forever into the future.” This statement came after the President clearly said that America cannot...

Disneyland ahora más mágico

Cinthia Rodriguz Cinthia Rodríguez El Observador Sé que he dicho esto antes, pero en caso de que se les haya olvidado, tengo el mejor trabajo que nunca. La semana pasada tuve la oportunidad de ir a Disneyland por un asunto oficial. Fui allí por primera...

Letter to the Editor: Corruption keeps rolling

This morning I received an email blast from the Santa Clara County Democratic Party saying that Cindy Chavez has their sole endorsement because her Leadership and dedication to the values and polices Democrats support. THEY FORGOT TERESA! Last January...

CONGRESS MUST FIX IRS INCOME TAX CODES

Hilbert Morales The U.S. Congress must fix the current IRS tax codes by dealing with the first step: Forget about incremental revenues, just simplify the existing corporate income tax provisions NOW. Personal income taxes may be revised later. The U.S....

El mayor sacrificio

Cinthia Rodriguz Cinthia Rodríguez El Observador Estoy tan contenta que ya empezó un clima más cálido no sólo porque me recuerda a mi ciudad natal, sino porque eso significa cocinar al aire libre. A veces me gustaría que mi cumpleaños fuera en...