Luiz Vasquez recently appeared before the Garland City Council. He doesn't like their budget cut for supplemental pay for bilingual skills. He was upset that none of the council members is hispanic. Well, excuse me, but isn't this America?
Anyway, Councilwoman Barbara Chick spoke up. She said, "If the Hispanic community want to have a say, they need to get involved." She later came up with a novel idea -- why doesn't everyone just learn English? She noted that the voter turnout in her district, which is heavily hispanic, was about half that of the other districts in Garland.
You tell 'em, Barbara!
Paris News funny for the day: Connie Beard mentions in one of her articles Lisa Dean of Idabelle, Okla. That's Idabel, Connie. Idabelle reminds me of Clarabelle. Or maybe it's just reading The Paris News that reminds me of clowns.
"Learn English, council member says." The Dallas Morning News; August 28, 2009; p. 7B.
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