Use of face masks, social distancing, isolation and staying at home has been the common phrases that served as a campaign to prevent the spread of COVID-19, a virus that has claimed millions of lives since the first quarter of the year and has also largely affected the Latino community in Omaha. Beyond the preventative […]
On Wednesday, November 18 at 12 noon, a virtual forum will be held in Spanish with medical experts on Covid-19 and the havoc it is wreaking in society, especially in the Spanish-speaking community in Douglas County and adjacent cities. The event organized by Douglas County Department of Health and La Casa del Pueblo grocery store […]
By Marcela Carvajal * Recently, Nebraska legislators passed a bill (LB840) to include the use of electronic devices in the Nebraska Clean Indoor Air Act (NCIAA), which was signed by Governor Pete Ricketts and will become effective on November 14, 2020. This measure highlights policymakers’ interest in preserving public health, making indoor public establishments and […]
Intro by Will Bauer Nearly 400 Nebraskans have died during the pandemic, but we don’t know much about them. Every day, a health department in the state issues a press release that says a man or a woman of such and such age died. But no more. These people are mothers and fathers, brothers and […]
By Eneris A. Bernard Santos One World’s coronavirus testing site at 50th and G Street, in South Omaha, will close today Thursday August 20, 2020. According to an article of the Omaha World-Herald, South Omaha’s main COVID-19 testing cite will shut down due to lack of OneWorld employees, who are scheduled to return to their […]
The way young people feel about sexual relations is very different to how their parents and grandparents used to feel. This is something that has impacted our society due to the consequences suffered by its members, even reaching a “devastating pandemic of young people with STDs that needs to be stopped,” as stated by the […]
Feeling desperate as an undocumented person in the country, last year Maria Hernandez tried to end her life by slashing her wrists. The 22-year-old survived her attempted suicide, but she has not overcome her depression. “My emotional issues began when I felt that I couldn’t talk to anyone about my immigration status. I had […]
In the wake of the Republican failure to repeal the Affordable Care Act, leading figures in the progressive wing of the Democratic Party are rallying behind a single-payer health insurance and a raft of other bold reforms. Sen. Bernie Sanders announced he would introduce a new simple and commonsense alternative Medicare for All bill in […]
Nonpartisan analysts on March 13 projected that 14 million people would lose coverage next year under the House bill dismantling former President Barack Obama’s health care law. Monday’s estimate by the Congressional Budget Office says the number of uninsured would grow to 24 million by 2026. The projections give fuel to opponents who warn the […]
LA OPINION/NEW AMERICA MEDIA , NEWS FEATURE, FRANCISCO CASTRO LOS ANGELES – After simply saying “Hi” and looking at each other from afar for some years, Rudy Calderon finally stood up, gave a hug and kiss to Christina Reed on their birthday. The celebration was mutual. The two share the same day – March 18. […]
