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Pope Francis, Community and Heroin
*Read this, share it, it’s important. That’s all I have to say. VL By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog I [spoke] at Notre Dame University [yestaerday], the day that Pope […]
LA crime stats – Without Context We Are Lost
*I appreciate the way Sam Quiñones looks under the hood to see what’s driving the headlines. So often, especially in the digital free-for-all world, people react to a headline without […]
Katrina New Orleans
*Sam describes a “wild-west” of labor law in the immediate aftermath of hurricane Katrina, where Latino contractors were “stiffing” Latino immigrant workers. As always with Sam Quiñones, this is a […]
El Corrido Del Chapo (the first) – copyright mine!
*It was only a matter of time, someone was bound to do it. Why not Sam? VL By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog The news today that Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman […]
What’s left to say about mass murder
*Sam writes what I’ve been thinking for days. [tweet_dis]The hate, the pain, the outrageous violence of the most recent mass murder is at once great and common.[/tweet_dis] Like Sam, I […]
Xalisco Boys – now in northern Ohio
*Sam Quiñones always gives us insights into places where we wouldn’t otherwise look, that’s the value of his writing. He tells us about the heroin trade, migrating to the U.S. from […]
A change in the landscape: L.A.’s parks no longer belong to street gangs
*Here’s an example to follow. This kind of transformation will go a long way to help Latino families, Latino health, and security. VL By Sam Quiñones, Los Angeles Times At […]
Kevin Costner Cutting Cabbage
By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog It’s been a long time since Kevin Costner showed up in a worthwhile movie. Not nearly as long, though, as it’s been since a […]
Boxer Enriquez, the Mexican Mafia, LAPD – What’s the problem?
*Although nefarious, the Mexican Mafia is one of So Cal’s important institutions. Sam Quiñones tell us we need to know how it works. VL By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog […]
As a legend passes, a Walmart in Compton?
*In many parts around the country these swap meets (in Texas we call them pulgas) serve as immigrant business incubators, they sustain families and communities. Sam Quiñones tell us that […]