| He is already a candidate for governor |
Creigh Deeds, the big surprise in primary democrats of Virginia
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| Deeds does a victorious gesture before pronouncing his speech after knowing the numbers that gave it like winner in the primary democrats of Tuesday, the 9th. photo: Steve Helber / AP |
Víctor Caycho
Washington Hispanic
At the end of a day in whose course very strong thunderstorms came untied in the region, the state senator Creigh Deeds spoke the night of Tuesday, the 9th, in a Charlottesville hotel, to a group of still astonished journalists for his devastating victory in the democratic primary elections for governor of the state of Virginia.
Up to only three weeks ago, “nobody was giving ball” for his candidacy and someone was not missing that he was suggesting him “an honorable retirement” of the election race, as told one of his assistants.
The local and even international press was following the steps only of others two candidates, who also were enjoying the favor of the surveys.
One of them, Terry McAuliffe, ex-president of the powerful Democratic National Committee, was provided with the important support of the ex-president Bill Clinton, who even accompanied it in several of his campaign tours.
Other, Brian Moran, current state Delegate in Richmond, was in the first place of the opinion polls to the beginning of the contest and was endorsed publicly by members of the prestigious “clan Kennedy”.
The televised debates, the radial interviews, the comments, the mítines, everything was turning concerning these two candidates, who were making use of these opportunities hard criticism threw itself between them, in a real fratricidal struggle.
Meanwhile, Deeds, of 51 years, was advancing with supreme calmness, “without blinking”, entrusted in his centrist proposals. And when they were asking his opponents about his opinion about the support of big national leaders he was answering that he was provided with the adherence of many local leaders. “Finally, these are those who decide the elections”, he was answering.
“Wow!”, it exclaimed Deeds the night of the holiday of the victory, to the beginning of his speech, moderate but firm, in which he promised to defeat, now yes, his republican rival Robert McDonnell, who conquered for ajustadísimo his margin in 2005 for the charge of general attorney.
The flaming democratic candidate for governor of Virginia offered to construct and repair highways, improve the public transport and reduce the taxes. He is considered to be a conservative politician in topics like the use of the firearms, the marriages gay and the death penalty. In that it differed from McAuliffe and They reside, who fought to appear like more leftists one that other.
Next to his wife Pam and his adolescent daughters Rebecca and Susannah, Creigh Deeds he turned out to be again surrounded with “his people”, the leaders of the distant county Bath, and many rural leaders, with whom he celebrated cheerfully the electoral, unexpected victory for many less for him.
“ I knew that it was going to win, and also I trust that the democrats we will conquer the republican candidate in November”, he said between applauses.
Deeds already achieved the first target the night of the same Tuesday, the 9th: McAuliffe and They Reside there were the first ones in recognizing his victory and in promising to reconstruct the partial unit and support it firmly in the decisive November contest.
| Thanks to the Hispanic Literacy program |
Latin adults learn to read and write
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Mitzi Mace
Washington Hispanic
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| Mario Gamboa, founded the program 6 years ago. Photo: wh. |
Nothing more gratifying is to demonstrate that yes it is possible and to be recognized. This is the form like the Hispanic Literacy program / Latin it encourages his students across the contest of spelling that it realizes for three years and that in this opportunity will turn into a real holiday where the participants of all the ages and of diverse nationalities in Washington DC will demonstrate learned giving real testimonies and life lessons.
It is never late to learn is the premise that motivated Mario Gamboa to initiate the literacy program on having realized that two of his personnel could not read, nor write.
The Hispanic Literacy program / Latin was born with two pupils, being Gamboa the teacher in the basement of his house. Now, after six years the program has taught to read and write in Spanish to more than 300 students and at present it is provided with 105 pupils and 15 voluntary teachers, who give the classes in six different places in Washington DC and Maryland. All this initiative has been possible thanks to the organizations collaboration like the Latin-American Center of the Youth, the consulate of El Salvador, the consulate of Peru, the church Our Missis queen of the Americas and the School Carlos Rosario.
“ The most satisfactory thing is to see how are you classes they change the lives of so many persons who for many circumstances could not go to the school in his countries”, points out Mario Gamboa.
“ Many of our postgraduates could have continued computing studies or had initiated classes of English. In many cases this learning has served to them to obtain a better employment, to obtain a driver's license, to give the citizenship examination and in case of the family parents they feel more confidence in himself to help his children in his school obligations”, adds Gamboa.
Spelling contest
Carlos Rosario will realize a big holiday of the knowledge on Friday, the 12th of June in the School in Washington DC from 5 a.m. pm. in the frame of III Contest of Spelling where the students who were present at the literacy program from September, 2008 until June, 2009 will demonstrate everything learned and that without importing the age, the origin is not even possible to say “Yes one could”. For more information about the contest of spelling and the classes of literacy to call (202 607-3901.
Parks progress
The mayor of the District of Columbia, Adrian M. Fenty, announced that on Saturday, the 13th of June the first one will be realized “DPR Beautificacion Day” from 8:00 am until 12:00 p.m. This day will be centred in achieving that authorities, citizens and the community organizations take part jointly in arranging and embellishing the parks to prepare them for the summer arrival. To know the list it completes of parks that will take part in “DPR Beautificacion Day” they can visit the web page http://dpr.dc.gov. or to call to the phone (202) 258-6021.
Benefits for parents
For conferee Chris Van Hollen (D - MD) the approval of the Federal Law “License for Parents”, will help to the economy and to the families. As he said, this one Law will help – especially the used young people to be thinking of having family. He added that this Law will allow the personnel to be able to take full holidays of up to four weeks the birth or adoption of a child. As, Hollen Goes for 2010 more than 50 % of managers and almost 50 % of the federal workpeople will be ready to move back, in this sense, the Federal Government will have to work in being more attractive to compete with the private sector.
Community service
From 6 until June 13, NeighborWorks America – local organizations and of the neighborhood of Services of Housing of America - it realizes his 26 Annual National Week of NeighborWorks. Many volunteers of Baltimore, Charlottes, Pittsburgh and Wilmington donated his time and I work in favor of his community. For major information about NeighborWorks visit http://events.nw5.org.
Educational budget
The Meeting of Eduación of the County of Montgomery approved unanimously an operative budget for the public schools of the County of $ 2.2 trillions for the tax year 2010. This budget thinks about how to support the size of the classes, and the academic initiatives. This total includes $ 80 million credits of payment of the debt Service of Bonds for the construction of schools. The approved budget 2010 represents an approximate increase of $ 133 millions (6.4 %) compared to the budget of the tax year 2009. To gain access to more information visit the web www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org.
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