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Eastern North Carolina: The Issues for Latinos / Qué le preocupa a la gente
08.11.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

Latinos started settling in big numbers in the South about two decades ago. They have changed the face of the region since then. Here, Juvencio Rocha Peralta, a longtime community activist in the rural Eastern part of the state, talks about the issues that concern them towards the 2008 presidential election. Read more about him [...]
Latino communities, states
North Carolina: Afraid of Driving / Miedo de manejar
08.07.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

Kinston, NC: Irene Moreno says people are scared of going out /
dice que la gente tiene miedo de salir de sus casas. [More photos / más fotos]
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This is what it sounds like when the governor announces it:
RALEIGH – Gov. Mike Easley today announced that law enforcement officers across the state will conduct a one-day [...]
states
We’re in Virginia: the new swing state
08.05.08 | Permalink | Comment?

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As we entered Northern Virginia yesterday, we stopped to fill up at a Manassas gas station ($3.81/gallon, thank you very much.) There I saw the following headline splashed across the front page of the Washington Post:
Reliably GOP State Is Up for Grabs
The story -by Alec MacGillis and Tim Craig- says that Virginia this year [...]