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NewsTaco Weekly Roundup: October 17-22, 2011

Mary Mata October 22, 2011

It was a great week in NewsTaco news this week, including information about the rise of young Latinos in Texas, Steven Seagal hunting immigrants, veterans, comics, voluptuous latinas, corporate leadership, […]

Mesquite As A Historical, Modern Natural Remedy

Mary Mata October 21, 2011

I’m Not Pregnant, I’m Just Voluptuous

Mary Mata October 20, 2011

How Do I Prevent My Sister From Becoming An Alcoholic?

Mary Mata

Dear Martha: I feel terrible because of recent events in my life. I’m 27 and my sister is about to turn 20. We’re both affected by the behavior of our […]

Kansas’ Attempts To Move DREAMers Into The Workplace

Mary Mata October 19, 2011

It’s LaVerne Bitsie-Baldwin’s job to focus on Latinos and other minorities as the Director for the Multicultual Engineering Program at Kansas State University. But, in the course of doing her […]

A Brief Reflection On Sex Work

Mary Mata

I grew up on a street with prostitutes on the corner. The Cove Motel on Cicero Ave. teemed with ragged-looking women and unctuous, terrifying men. At the time, I had […]

1.34 Million Deaths From Urban Air Pollution Every Year

Mary Mata October 18, 2011

By Rich Kassel 1.34 million urban dwellers face premature deaths every year, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO). According to an AP report in Forbes and elsewhere, […]