Vows to keep fighting for her rights and for others Longtime immigrant rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra was released Monday from an ICE jail after nearly 10 months in a Colorado detention center. Vizguerra, 54, an immigrant woman who became a national symbol of resistance to forced deportation during President Trump’s first term was arrested by… Continue reading Immigrant Rights Activist Vizguerra released
Month: December 2025
MIS CRISMES
• Featured in this section is a story by Natasha Gutierrez about old Christmas traditions in Mexico, the San Luis Valley and Pueblo and the need to continue them. • Jingle and Mingle — A new Christmas tradition where children receive treats and meet Santa Claus. • Photos of Holiday activities in and around Pueblo… Continue reading MIS CRISMES
Life, after life without parole
By JUAN ESPINOSA They say, we learn from our mistakes. David Carrillo, 51, wants the young men and women he encounters to learn from his mistakes. As a 19-year-old gang leader, Carrillo was convicted of first degree murder of a young man in 1993 who was a member of a rival gang. He was sentenced… Continue reading Life, after life without parole
Headstart
Still a revolutionary social program By DEBORAH MARTINEZ MARTINEZ Pueblo Headstart program is moving forward with a recently-opened center in Walsenburg at 100 W. Spruce with the help of the new fiscal collaborator Chicanos por la Causa. The previous Headstart programs were run by Rocky Mountain SER, and the changeover happened two years ago. Pueblo… Continue reading Headstart
48th Toy Run
Despite cold, snow, the run is on By ROBERT CORDOVA “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night” will keep the Pueblo Bikers United from riding in their annual Toy Run. On Saturday Dec. 6, the 48th Annual Toy Run event will start from South High School’s parking lot with kick stands up… Continue reading 48th Toy Run