¡Lorain International Festival was
fantastico!
By
Ingrid Rivera, Special to La Prensa
It’s a festival that celebrates worldwide diversity. This year,
nine Latinas said they were proud to represent the Latino
community as Queen and Princesses of the 42nd Annual
Lorain International Festival and Bazaar. Another Latina has
been involved with the festival for over a decade. 
Esperanza launches Campaign 25 and
recognizes estudiantes
By Arooj Ashraf, La Prensa Cleveland Correspondent
Esperanza’s 18th Annual Fiesta of Hope
luncheon presented 45 scholarships to 39 brilliant Latino
students from Cuyahoga and Lorain County on June 27, 2008.
COLUMBUS,
June 22, 2008 (AP): Rising food and fuel prices are making it
more difficult for Ohio food banks to purchase enough food, just
as pantries and soup kitchens across the state are seeing an
uptick in visitors because of the slowing economy.
LANSING, June 26, 2008 (AP): A flurry of recent visits to
Michigan by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama
likely helped the Illinois senator take a slight lead over
Republican John McCain in a new poll released Thursday.
Michigan's regional
jobless rates for May
LANSING,
June 26, 2008 (AP): Michigan's regional unadjusted jobless rates
for May ranged from a low of 6 percent in Ann Arbor to a high of
11.1 percent in Flint. The state's major labor market areas,
their seasonally unadjusted jobless rates for May and the change
since April:
Let Go My LEGO®
The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library presents a LEGO®-building
contest for 3rd, 4th and 5th
grade students. The contest coincides with the Library’s Summer
Reading Club theme: Catch the Reading Bug!
Cuyahoga County Board of Elections invites
the Public to Voter Education Events
Cleveland: Extremely high voter turnout is expected for
the November 4, 2008 Presidential Election. The Cuyahoga County
Board of Elections (CCBOE) wants all voters to be prepared to
vote. The CCBOE is inviting the public to attend voter education
presentations being held throughout the county. The Board of
Elections staff is offering voter registration information,
Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballot applications, Election Day Poll
Worker applications, and general information about the services
provided by the CCBOE.
I
Pledge to Vote This Year!
Voter registration and pledging to vote
this year is back on the road now that the primaries are done.
If you or someone you know care to register to vote this year,
contact me right away. I will take your picture, get a quote,
and put it in La Prensa.
Governor Ted Strickland addresses the City
Club of Cleveland
CLEVELAND: Ohio Governor Ted Strickland addresses The City Club
of Cleveland at noon on Friday, July 11, 2008, at the
Cleveland Marriott Hotel, 127 Public Square, Cleveland.
Latino artists Robert García and Emanuel Enriquez at the Schedel
Arboretum & Gardens in Elmore, Ohio on June 29, 2008. Both have
several sculptures at the gardens.
Special
Internet Series
A new publication from Google,
Inc. is directed towards its Spanish-speaking supporters
Searching for Information about Latinos
10-05-07
Latinos Using Search Engines 09-07-07
How
do search engines work 08-03-07
The battle for voice-recognition technology
on the Web 07-06-07
