Word: ruben
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Another standout in the book is Ruben Martinez' autobiographical "La Placita." Although it appears under the section labelled "God," this essay embraces topics as varied as family history, gang warfare and the Latino immigrant population of L.A. Martinez speaks from his dead grandparents' house, where he contemplates the "strewn shards of [his] identity." The racial and cultural identity of this journalist of Salvadoran ancestry proves as multi-faceted as the city in which he grew up. Memories of Watergate and the Flintstones figure alongside stories of the Chicano movement and assassinated Salvadoran friends in this personal history...
...addition to Calengosi, the caucus alsohonored Ruben Sierra, who plays right field; JoseGuzman, who pitches; Ivan Rodriguez, who catches;Rafael Palmeiro, who plays first base; JulioFranco, who plays second base; Dickie Thon, whoplays shortstop; Juan Gonzalez, who playsoutfield; Ray Ramirez, who serves as assistanttrainer; and Orlando Gomez, who coaches
...contest, created by Lampoon editors Merrill Kaplan '94, Lewis N. Morton '93, and Ruben N.negative vote against Bush--"the best thing the Democrats have going for them..." and all that. It just didn't seem possible to me that he could inspire a real groundswell of populist support...
...overseer nominees are: Peter A. Brooke '52, chief executive officer of Advent Corporation; Daniel C. Morales attorney general of Texas; Leo F. Mullen Jr. '64 president and chief executive officer of American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago; Jane Circuit court of Appeals in Delaware; and Robert E. Ruben '60, co-senior partner of Goldman, Sachs and Company...
...country will function any better united than it does when bloodily riven. Poverty, social inequality, overreliance on U.S. financial handouts, simmering disputes over land and ideology, and a choking residue of hatred from the war all conspire against success in rebuilding the shattered land. Says National Assembly Vice President Ruben Zamora, who is close to the insurgents: "Peace generates huge expectations among the people that cannot possibly be met. The war was always the excuse for everything: no water, no electricity, no jobs. But the fact is, peace won't fix these problems...