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
Category: History
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
Voted down
Resolution supporting immigrants, state laws on I.C.E., rejected on 5-2 vote of Pueblo City Council By DENISE TORREZ By a 5 to 2 margin, Pueblo City Council voted down a resolution that called for acknowledging the city’s support for immigrant residents and reaffirming the City’s commitment to comply with Colorado laws that govern local cooperation… Continue reading Voted down
Racial Profiling & ICE
A modern echo of old injustice By NATASHA GUTIERREZ — GUEST COLUMNIST PUEBLO — Fear and injustice doesn’t always arrive with flashing lights. Sometimes it shows up in quiet ways — like when a family chooses not to leave home for groceries because they’re afraid the color of their skin will make them a target. … Continue reading Racial Profiling & ICE
Guatemala’s giant kites
Dia de los Muertos tradition By DEBORAH MARTINEZ MARTINEZ Giant kites of the Maya, some 50 feet across, celebrate Dia de los Muertos in Guatemala. In a country that has suffered 100,000 deaths at the hand of the government, and 50,000 disappeared, the kites carry social and political messages. The preparations begin months ahead of… Continue reading Guatemala’s giant kites
LOS QUE VIVIERON
By CATALINA ESPINOSA MORA Memorialized are those who died for La Causa! Since the spring of ’73, the Raid on the Crusade for Justice. Their deaths gave birth to new hope — El Movimiento. Never have we forgotten — Que Viva! It is an honor to live for what you believe in… To one that… Continue reading LOS QUE VIVIERON
Youth Leadership 101
372 attend Rita J. Martinez Youth Conference By VICENTE MARTINEZ ORTEGA & DEBORAH MARTINEZ MARTINEZ PUEBLO — Hundreds of area high school students were treated to a day on a university campus, introduction to Chicano Studies and took home valuable educational gifts at a student conference held earlier this month. The occasion was the 2025… Continue reading Youth Leadership 101
Día de los Muertos
From Sacred Hills to Global Stage By H.R. LLAMAS For centuries, El Día de los Muertos — the Day of the Dead — has been a cherished celebration among Indigenous communities across the Americas. What began as a humble act of remembrance in the Purépecha hills of Janitzio, Michoacán, has transformed into one of the… Continue reading Día de los Muertos
IS BAD BUNNY BAD FOR FOOTBALL?
Guest Column By Magdaleno “Len” Rose-Avila It seems that his selection as half time entertainment has gotten to Trump and his MAGA movement. BB Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio has irritated the racist base of the right white wing of America. First they were screaming that he was not American. Yet there have been many non-Americans… Continue reading IS BAD BUNNY BAD FOR FOOTBALL?
Top Brass
Isaac B. Martinez becomes first Latino Brigadier General By ANA ROMERO VIGIL The Colorado National Guard promoted La Junta-born Col. Isaac B. Martinez to the rank of Brigadier General on Sept. 13, 2025 after a 25-year career with the Army. He is the first Latino to ever serve in this position. He will be the… Continue reading Top Brass