March 2025

Culture·Education·Fallen Heroes·History·Los Seis de Boulder

Reyes P. Martinez to be honored at CU law school

Register here for April 25 event Join us for a special evening of film, dialogue, and celebration on April 25 in honor of Reyes P. Martínez, Esq. and the legacy of the Chicano Movement. This free event is co-hosted by the University

March 27, 2025

Culture·History·Movement Art

Cinco de Mayo ‘Show & Shine’

For the 2025 Cinco de Mayo event, the car show will be slightly different. Lowrider cars, motorcycles, and bikes will be enhancing the landscape of Bessemer Park once again. However, because the car show organizers realize that having a car show on

March 25, 2025

Civics·Culture·History

Pueblo City County Outstanding Women honored

By DEBORAH MARTINEZ MARTINEZ An audience of 400 greeted the 39 women being honored at the Pueblo Library Foundation’s Outstanding Women Awards in the fourth floor Ryals Room on March 20. For this 35th iteration of the awards, many Spanish-surnamed women were

March 25, 2025

Civics·Culture·Education·Hecho en Aztlán

Community gardeners preparing for spring

By ANA ROMERO VIGIL In the cold of winter is the time to start planning for spring gardens, say Margarito and Cynthia Fuentes, two of the gardeners of La Familia Community Garden at 814 E. 5th Street — one of the first

March 21, 2025

Civics·Culture·Education·History·Transforming Justice

LAD participants study priority issues, pending legislation

Below is an abbreviated sampling of the issues discussed at the two-day Latino Advocacy Day 2025 conference held at Denver’s Grand Hyatt on March 16 and 17. The 500 participants, including 150 adolescents met in classroom settings to learn the issues and

March 20, 2025

Civics·History·Transforming Justice

ICE detains anti-deportation resister

Mexican woman was named one of Time magazine’s most influential people of 2017 Jeanette Vizguerra, 53, an immigrant woman who became a national symbol of resistance to forced deportation during President Trump’s first term was arrested by ICE agents in Denver on

March 20, 2025

Civics·Culture·Education·History·Transforming Justice

Latinos march to Capitol to protest roundup of immigrants

19th Annual Latino Advocacy Day focuses on Latino issues before Colorado state lawmakers Story and photos by JUAN ESPINOSA DENVER — More than 1,000 Chicanos, Latinos, Dreamers and supporters — young and old — marched to the steps of the State Capitol

March 19, 2025

Opinión

Letter to Editor

Democratic Party calls for end to taxpayer funding of Sheriff Lucero’s anti-union lawsuit By Monica Hughes, Communications Director Pueblo — The Pueblo Democratic Party is deeply concerned about the continued misuse of public funds to support Sheriff David Lucero’s lawsuit against International

March 19, 2025

Civics·Culture

Bus driver saves the day

PUEBLO — From the driver’s seat of his city bus, Paul Trujillo saw smoke and flames and sprang into action earlier this month. He stopped the bus and ran to warn others. Using the fire extinguisher in the bus, he knocked the

March 14, 2025

Civics·Education·History·Uncategorized

Sheriff’s legal fight with union costing taxpayers $45K, so far

On a 2-1 vote, Pueblo County Commissioners approved Sheriff Lucero’s latest request By DEVIN FLORES On Tuesday, Feb. 25, the Pueblo County Commissioners approved a $20 thousand extension of funds to retain a third-party private attorney to represent Sheriff Dave Lucero in

March 3, 2025