By Magdaleno Rose-Avila 02/01/2025 Over the years, government employees have stepped forward as whistleblowers, exposing truths hidden by their agencies and superiors. These revelations often carried personal risks but were made because the stakes involved the wellbeing of an entire nation. The release of the Pentagon Papers exposed the grim reality of the Vietnam War,… Continue reading An orchestra of whistleblowers guarding against tyranny
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Pablo Mora, editor extraordinaire, dies at 74
A death in La Cucaracha family Funeral Mass 10 am Saturday, February 8, 2025 St. Francis Xavier Church, Pueblo CO By JUAN ESPINOSA Pablo Mora, one of the founders of La Cucaracha newspaper, died Jan. 31 at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs. He turned 74 four days before his death. Mora was a career journalist… Continue reading Pablo Mora, editor extraordinaire, dies at 74
Peltier almost free!
AIM elder to be released Feb. 18 By JUAN ESPINOSA On his last full day as president, Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of American Indian Movement leader Leonard Peltier, 80, who was convicted of killing two FBI agents in 1975. Lenny Foster, Peltier’s spiritual advisor for more than 40 years, said in a telephone… Continue reading Peltier almost free!
PAACO dinner/dance offers education, entertainment
Featuring keynote Dr. Darlene Sampson and Comedian Shed G Dr. Darlene Sampson, a Denver-based consultant on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, is the keynote speaker for PAACO’s annual Stars and Lights dinner and dance from 5:30 to 11 p.m. on Feb. 1 at Colorado State University Pueblo’s Occhiato Ballroom. Dr. Sampson, a proud graduate of… Continue reading PAACO dinner/dance offers education, entertainment
THEY TRIED TO BURY US
‘They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds.’ Quisieron enterrarnos, pero se les olvido que somos semillas. “They buried us, but they didn’t know we were seeds.’” The quote comes from poet Dinos Christianopoulos, who was sidelined by the Greek literary community in the 1970s because he was gay.The Human Rights movement… Continue reading THEY TRIED TO BURY US
Prayer Walk sparks counter-protest at D70 schools
Forging Pueblo — a Christian political group — organized the “Jericho Walk” with the blessing, in part, of D70 school board members. By DEVIN FLORES On Saturday, Dec. 7, members of Christian political group Forging Pueblo held a “Jericho Walk” at D70 schools, organized in part by school board members. This walk, which consisted of… Continue reading Prayer Walk sparks counter-protest at D70 schools
Pueblo City Council Passes Funds-Slashing Budget Despite Nonprofit Protests
By DEVIN FLORES Before the opening of the Nov. 25 meeting of the Pueblo City Council, more than 70 Puebloans turned out in front of City Hall to protest the controversial proposed budget, which was to be voted on by the City Council that night. Despite this turnout, the budget ultimately passed 4 to 2,… Continue reading Pueblo City Council Passes Funds-Slashing Budget Despite Nonprofit Protests
My two cents…
Editor’s Note: This essay was written the day the results of the most recent national election were known. It was originally posted on FaceBook by the author and shared with La Cucaracha. Full disclosure — Neva Quintana is the daughter of La Cucaracha Editor Juan Espinosa and his wife Deborah. She was born into La… Continue reading My two cents…
SPMDTU – Celebrating 125 years
Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos By Deborah Martinez Martinez The newly renovated SPMDTU hall in Antonito opened its doors to host the 84th convention on Sept. 13, 2024. According to President Ralph Maestas. SPMDTU (Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos, Mutual Protective Society of Workers United), is in its 125th year of operation. The… Continue reading SPMDTU – Celebrating 125 years
Veteran Larry Alvarado dead at 77
By JUAN ESPINOSA Though he was many things in his life, Larry Alvarado, 77, will be remembered as the consummate veteran and champion of civil rights. Alvarado died Oct. 5 at his home after a more than five decades-long battle against Agent Orange. He was born in Pueblo on Feb. 27, 1947. In a feature… Continue reading Veteran Larry Alvarado dead at 77