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The Language of Paying Respects: The English-Spanish Connection at a Chicago Business Who's Who

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 09.13.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Breakfast, Luis Gutierrez, Pat Quinn, Sonia Sotomayor, Alexi Giannoulias, Latinos, English Only, Hispanics, Hispanic Business Chicago, Chicago News
Esther J. Cepeda

I'm not a fan of pandering for pandering's sake, but someone addressing you with words they're unfamiliar and maybe a little uncomfortable with shows not only respect, but warmth.

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GOP: Imploding, Meaningless, and Run by Crazies, But not Dead

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Suburbs, Proposition 8, Latinos, Atlanta, District of Columbia, Chicago, Connecticut, Oregon, Colorado, Missouri, Same-Sex Marriage, Nevada, Virginia, Montana, New Mexico, Margaret Thatcher, West, Walnut Creek, Mississippi, Republican Party, Detroit, African-American Issues, Kansas, North Carolina, Abortion, Election 2008 Coverage, Citigroup, Alaska, Alabama, Congress, Barack Obama, Idaho, New York, Midwest, Bill Clinton, South, Great Britain, Wyoming, David Cameron, Utah, Hawaii, Nebraska, United Kingdom, Washington, Immigration, Iraq, Arizona, Democratic Party, Dallas, Maine, New Hampshire, Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Houston, Long Island, New England, Philadelphia, John McCain, Contra Costa, Peggy Noonan, Louisiana, Chris Shays, Hispanic Issues, Asian-Americans, Ross Perot, Georgia, Environment, San Francisco, Gay Issues, English-Only, Calfironia, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

Beyond its regional concentration, the Republican Party's face is from another time. Indeed, nearly half of the Republican caucus is composed of Southern white men.

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Obama's Right: More Americans Should Learn a Second Language

Stacie Nevadomski Berdan | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Spanish Language, Barack Obama, Mobile Language Learning, Spanishpod, English-Only, Second Language, Chinesepod, Obama Foreign Language, Obama Language, Politics News
Stacie Nevadomski Berdan

Whether it's learning Chinese, a language critical to future global commerce, or Spanish, the most widely spoken language in the U.S. after English, as a nation we need to get going

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