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Patients Teach Doctor How to Heal at the End of Life
PALO ALTO, Calif. — How does a doctor specializing in saving lives turn into one of the nation’s leading experts — and medical educators — on end-of-life care? Dr. Vyjeyanthi “V.J.” Periyakoil says her...
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Obama budget: Trim Social Security, tax wealthy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.8 trillion spending blueprint on Wednesday that strives to achieve a “grand bargain” to tame runaway deficits, raising taxes on the wealthy...
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I’m Young and Straight, But Gay Marriage Is My Issue Too
I’ve never had any reason to think that I wouldn’t be able to someday marry the person I truly love. That’s something that isn’t true of many of my closest friends who are gay. So why should I care...
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As North Korea Talks Economy, ‘West Talks of War’
SAN FRANCISCO — In the mounting war of words North Korea is having with the United States and its allies, it’s easy to believe who the chief aggressor is. A bankrupt dictatorship more interested in...
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Photographs and Memories of a Traumatic Marathon
With Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in custody, Leona Merk of Dedham, Mass., can breathe a sigh of relief. “I am hopeful we will now have insight to the brothers’ motivation, which we wouldn’t have the opportunity...
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Supporters Sound Alarm Against Delay in Expanding Medi-Cal
SAN FRANCISCO — Supporters of health care reform once again sounded the alarm that California has only four to six weeks left to resolve budget issues that are hampering the timely rollout of Medi-Cal...
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All the Lonely People: How We Live Alone Past 65
DURHAM, N.C. — Clydie Pugh-Myers, one of the state’s first black licensed practical nurses, once drove a red Cadillac around Durham, sang in the choir at her church and generally stayed busy. These...
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Legacy of School Board Member and Education Advocate to Live On
Sara Cazares served with passion both in the classroom and community By Rhashad R. Pittman Stockton native and education advocate Sara Cazares was known for her dedication to providing an equal...
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Watts Winery Welcomes Young Winemaker to the Family
By Rhashad R. Pittman When Fermin Ramirez Jr. finishes his degree program at UC Davis next month, he will be one of the fortunate college graduates who have a job waiting for them. Unlike many...
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Eyeing White House, Gov’s Jindal and Perry Ditch Citizens on Health Care
Last week, 400,000 poor and underserved Louisianans, many them people of color, were shut out of potentially life-saving health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). A Louisiana House health...
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In LA Mayor’s Race, Latino Voters Target of Confusing Messages
Los Angeles voters will choose Tuesday between mayoral candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti. Latino voters will be an influential group in the upcoming election for mayor of Los Angeles. They...
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Conflict of Interest, the American Tax Collector
By Raoul Lowery Contreras Millions of Hispanic immigrants and American Hispanics who faithfully file income tax returns have access to free tax preparation through the efforts of private American...
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Will Online News Kill Print? Not So Fast, Say Seniors
NEW YORK–Bridget Cagney’s mother read to her every night when she was a small child. “Then when I learnt to read books and newspapers, and you had to learn quickly in those days, it was the greatest...
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Deported U.S. Veterans Create Art on Border Wall
When Alex Murillo was released at the U.S.-Mexico border right outside of Tijuana in 2011, he was given a little money, a cup of soup and was allowed to make a single phone call. “They released me like...
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Latina Leader’s Resume Perfect for New Role in State Assembly
By Rhashad R. Pittman Every job, and it seems every endeavor, up to this point in her life has prepared Susan Talamantes Eggman for her new role as a member of the California State Assembly. U.S. Army...
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Brown’s Budget Pokes Holes in Safety Net, Say Health Care Advocates
OAKLAND, Calif. – With just about two weeks left for Gov. Jerry Brown to unveil the state budget, Alameda County officials and health care advocates are scrambling to get him to reconsider his threat...
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A Child Stricken with Cancer, A Musician Healed by his Art
By Rhashad R. Pittman On sunny afternoons while other boys were outside playing soccer and riding their bikes, young Andrew Ysiano was losing his hair and lying in a hospital bed, recovering from...
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Consumers in lower-income communities could face discrimination under SB 610
When most people hear the words “franchise contract law” they assume that whatever follows either doesn’t apply to them or will have little to no consequences in their day-to-day life. Most of the...
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From Voting Rights to ‘Do What They Told Ya’
The Supreme Court’s ruling last week on voting rights sends a simple and clear message: And now you do what they told ya. The court basically said that modern states wouldn’t use their power to keep...
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Higher Education Action Agenda Needed
At 5:00 a.m., careful not to wake her daughter and two sleeping grandsons, Helen gets dressed for the morning shift at a D.C. hotel kitchen. “My supervisor is a kid. I hate it, but this job is all...
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