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Pope Francis arrives in US, faces a polarized country > 23
ENTERTAINMENT: Don Francisco
says farewell > 22
POLITICS: Jeb Bush says that
multiculturalism is bad > 19
SPORTS: Seattle loses at Green Bay
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23 NATIONAL
Pope Francis arrives in US, faces a polarized country
T
WASHINGTON (AP)
he “pope of the poor” arrived for
his first-ever visit to the world’s
wealthiest superpower on Tuesday.
He arrives to a country currently polarized by
issues such as immigration, social justice and
income inequality.
Pope Francis’ chartered plane from Cuba
touched down at Andrews Air Force Base in
Maryland, where President Barack Obama
and his wife and daughters paid him the rare
honor of meeting him at the bottom of the
stairs on the red-carpeted tarmac. Presidents
usually make important visitors come to them
at the White House.
Emerging from the aircraft to loud cheers
from a crowd of hundreds, the smiling
78-year-old pontiff removed his skullcap in
the windy weather and made his way down
the steps in his white robes.
He was welcomed by a military honor
guard, chanting schoolchildren, politicians,
and Roman Catholic clerics in black robes
with vivid sashes of scarlet and purple. Joe
Biden, the nation’s first Catholic vice president, and his wife were among those who
erism. His decision to roll down the
windows reflected his penchant for
trying to connect to ordinary people
despite the tight security around him.
During his six-day, three-city visit
to the U.S., the pope will meet with the
president on Wednesday, address Congress on Thursday, speak at the United
Nations in New York on Friday and
take part in a Vatican-sponsored conference on the family in Philadelphia
over the weekend.
Pope Francis give the thumbs-up during a parade around
The Argentine known as the “slum
the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, Wednesday,
pope”
for ministering to the downSept. 23, 2015. ON THE COVER: President Barack Obama
trodden in his native Buenos Aires is
receives a gift from Pope Francis at the White House, on
Wednesday in Washington, D.C.
expected to urge America to take better
care of the environment and the poor
greeted him.
Eschewing a limousine, the pope climbed and return to its founding ideals of religious
into the back of a little Fiat sandwiched liberty and open arms toward immigrants.
During the flight, Francis defended himself
between huge black SUVs. He promptly rolled
down the windows, enabling the cheering, against conservative criticism that his conwhooping crowds to see him as his motorcade demnation of trickle-down economics makes
took him to the Vatican diplomatic mission in him a communist.
“I am certain that I have never said anyWashington, where he will stay while in the
thing beyond what is in the social doctrine
nation’s capital.
The choice of car was in keeping with his of the church,” he said. He said some may
simple habits and his stand against consum- have misinterpreted his writings in a way that
makes him sound “a little bit more left-leaning,” but he said that’s wrong.
Joking about doubts in some quarters over
whether he is truly Catholic, he said, “If I have
to recite the Creed, I’m ready.”
Francis is the fourth pope ever to visit the
United States.
Francis’ enormous popularity, propensity
for wading into crowds and insistence on
using an open-sided Jeep rather than a bulletproof popemobile have complicated things for
U.S. law enforcement.
The measures are unprecedented for a
papal trip and could make it nearly impossible
for many ordinary Americans to get anywhere
close to Francis.
For all the attention likely to be paid to
Francis’ speeches, including the first address
from a pope to Congress, his more personal
gestures — visiting with immigrants, prisoners and the homeless — could yield some of
the most memorable images of the trip.
“What the pope does in the United States
will be more important than what he says,”
said Mat Schmalz, a religious studies professor at Holy Cross college in Worcester, Massachusetts. “There are a lot of things he will say
about capitalism and about wealth inequalby appointment
only
ity, but many Americans and politicians have
already made up their minds on these issues.
What I would look for is a particular gesture,
an unscripted act, that will move people.”
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Table of Contents
23 NATIONAL: Pope Francis arrives
in US, faces a polarized country
22 ENTERTAINMENT: Spanish-
language TV host Don Francisco
bids farewell
21 FINANCIAL LITERACY: 6 Tips to
Save on School Supplies
19 POLITICS: Bush says
multiculturalism wrong for US
18 COMMUNITY: Church organizes
community carnival in Pasco
18 OUR FAITH: Bow to God
17 SPORTS: Seattle loses at Green
Bay 27-17
17 SPORTS: Sounders beat
Vancouver 3-0 to take Cascadia
Cup
16 COLUMN: From my Balcony: The
US Congress: Meritocracy?
16 COLUMN: Dave Says: Taking care
of final expenses
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ENTERTAINMENT
Spanish-language TV host Don Francisco bids farewell
S
MIAMI, Florida (AP)
panish-language TV host Don
Francisco ended a 53-year career
Saturday night, offering a last,
emotional show in which President Barack
Obama and his wife praised him by video
and a constellation of Latin American pop
stars thanked him for advancing their
careers.
Don Francisco, whose real name is
Mario Kreutzberger, praised his production team and fellow performers for
making the show such a long-running
success.
“Sábado Gigante” was seen in millions of
households in the U.S. and Latin America
and holds the world record for the longestrunning variety program with the same
host.
“A show is not done by one person,” Don
Francisco said as he bade farewell to his
audience. “It is done by a team, by many
people, many of whom you do not see, you
do not know who they are, but they work
hard, they put their hearts into it and their
talent into it.”
Some of the celebrities who made
brief appearances
include
Enrique
Iglesias,
Gloria
Estefan,
Shakira,
Marc Anthony, and
Mayor Eric Garcetti
of Los Angeles.
Iglesias
reminisced about being
scared and nervous
during his first
appearance on the
show, and thanked
Don Francisco for
In this Tuesday, September 8, 2015, file photo, television personality Mario
helping him reach Kreutzberger, aka Don Francisco, arrives at an event to be honored by the Univision Network in New York City.
success.
Marc Anthony
Don Francisco “for giving me all your
appeared by video and recalled being on support, in good times and bad, I thank
the show for the first time in 1993.
you and your entire team.” Spanish opera
“That was a very important moment for singer Placido Domingo and pop star
me,” Marc Anthony said, “because I was Shakira also sent him best wishes via video.
young and insecure and I felt as if I had
Jorge Ramos, the Univision journalist
graduated, and then I was surprised to who recently made headlines after being
find out that my father was there.”
thrown out of a news conference with
Colombian pop singer Juanes thanked Donald Trump, praised Don Francisco for
being not only entertaining but also informative.
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Florida
Republican, handed Don Francisco a
congressional merit award. Puerto Rican
singer Daddy Yankee appeared via video
link from his concert at Madison Square
Garden.
Among the staff, there were mixed feelings about saying goodbye.
“Obviously there is sadness in the team
because an era is coming to an end, but we
should be happy and proud of everything
we’ve achieved through this show,” said
Cristian de la Fuente, one of the show’s
regular performers.
Don Francisco was joined onstage by his
brother, his wife, his children and several
grandchildren.
After the show, Don Francisco told a
group of reporters that he would continue
to work in media, but gave no details.
“I never thought we would get this reaction. It’s very emotional to see that this
show had such an impact, that we showed
to the very last day how professional we
are,” he said.
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POLITICS
Bush says multiculturalism wrong for US
added. “It limits
a Mexican native. Bush somepeople’s
aspiratimes campaigns in Spanish
and is fond of relating details
epublican presidential candi- tions.”
Bush’s remarks
that highlight the influence of
date Jeb Bush said Tuesday that
Hispanic culture at home.
multiculturalism is bad for the appeared to con“We eat Mexican food in the
United States, adding that immigrants flict with the way
home. My children are Hiswho close themselves off from American he has presented
panic in many aspects. We
culture deny themselves access to eco- himself throughout
the campaign and
don’t talk about it, but the Hisnomic rewards.
panic influence is an imporThe former governor of Florida, who hew toward other
tant part of my life,” Bush said
speaks fluent Spanish and often touts his GOP presidential
in a July interview with Telesuccess winning Latino votes in a party hopefuls who are
mundo.
that badly needs them, addressed the hoping to appeal
Yet Bush has used the term
issue in a packed northern Iowa diner as to the party’s core
supporters.
“anchor babies” to describe
he met people in the crowd.
But Bush said
infants whose parents come to
A young woman approached the canthe United States specifically
didate and asked how the federal govern- later he viewed
Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks during a meet and
so the children are born in
ment could help refugees better incorpo- multiculturalism
greet with local residents at Gravy’s Diner, Tuesday, September 22, 2015, in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
as not aspiring to
the United States and granted
rate into U.S. society.
very diverse population embracing it.”
automatic citizenship. The
“We should not have a multicultural an American ideal.
Led by billionaire developer Donald term is considered offensive in the Hissociety,” Bush said, before beginning a “You have to have people assimilate into
longer explanation of his views of what society. But that doesn’t mean we have a Trump, other GOP presidential hopefuls panic community. Bush later said he was
monolithic, homogeneous population. have aired urged newcomers to assimi- referring mostly to the so-called birth
comprises culture in the U.S.
tourism industry that flies wealthy Asian
“When you create pockets of isola- To the contrary,” he told The Associated late. Some have suggested it’s their duty.
Compared to most of his Republican women to the U.S. to give birth — a real
tion — and in some places the process of Press before headlining a legislative funassimilation
has been retarded because draiser in Cedar Rapids. “The power of rivals, Bush’s personal story gives his cred- phenomenon that has drawn concern
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COMMUNITY
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Our Faith
Bow to God
By Dr. Joseph Castleberry
T
Hundreds of families came out the second annual community carnival organized by College View Baptist
Church in Pasco, Washington.
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embers of College View
Baptist Church organized a
community carnival in Pasco
on Saturday, with more than 1,000 people
attending.
Church volunteers – led by Pastor Gary
Cooper – used the carnival as a form of
community outreach, blending a traditional carnival of games, food and bouncy
castles with giveaways for the less fortunate.
Those in attendance were handed school
supplies, backpacks and coats for their children.
“I really wanted the church to make an
impact on its community,” Cooper said.
About 120 volunteers took part in the
church’s carnival on Saturday. In addition
to the giveaways, dental and health clinics
were also on hand to hand out information.
Church officials said between 1,200 and
1,500 people attended the carnival, which
also included live music and dance performances.
Ozzie Garza, a church member, said that
the event was important for the community, because “a lot of kids in Pasco don’t
get to do this every day.”
This was the second annual event organized by the church, and Cooper said he
hopes to continue the event next year as
well.
hen Moses and Aaron
returned to Egypt and
called all the elders of
Israel together. Aaron told them
everything the Lord had told Moses,
and Moses performed the miraculous signs as they watched. Then the
people of Israel were convinced that
the Lord had sent Moses and Aaron. When they heard that the Lord was
concerned about them and had seen
their misery, they bowed down and
worshiped.—Exodus 4:29-31, NLT After 400 years of exile in Egypt,
many of the Israelites had lost
their faith that God would help
them. Under the racism and slavery
and a thousand and one indignities
they suffered dailty, some of them
naturally despaired. But other cried
out to the Lord. When Moses and
Aaron came delaring the moment
of the Lord —with signs and evidences
to prove it—the people bowed down and
worshiped God, who had heard their
cries.
Voluntary migration in itself stands as evidence of new hope. The fact that
people have risen to go means that
change has begun. Futhermore, God’s
immigrants know that they have sought
divine support for their plans. The Bible
reveals that God loves immigrants and
hears their cry—that immigrants play
an important role in God’s plans for the
world. The Lord whose name means “I
am with you” offers you support .
What are the signs around you that
communicate the presence of God? Open your eyes and look. Consider the
evidences of God in your life. Maybe this
very Bible study convinces you that God
is concerned about you and has seen your
suffering. If you conclude that God sees
you, bow down and worship God. Just as
God accompanied the Israelites, God will
go with you every step of the way.
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SPORTS
Seattle loses at Green Bay 27-17
Sounders beat Vancouver 3-0
to take Cascadia Cup title
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Last year, in the playoffs, the Packers
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ver and the Portland Timbers. Obafemi Martins vie for the ball during the first half of an MLS socThe Whitecaps needed a cer game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday, September
19, 2015.
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keeper David Ousted’s legs. Pineda scored
straight trophy in the competiin the 71st minute, and Martins sealed it in
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From my balcony
The US Congress:
Meritocracy?
Dr. Lorena Barboza
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Well, well…upon searching for a fact, I found
information that, if a bit old (2012), still
remains valid today because nothing new
has been released about the report that I
am referring to that lists names, positions,
numbers…nor has it been denied.
Many people have the impression that corruption only occurs in Mexico and other Latin
American nations, when we speak about the
American
continents.
But in reality, it happens
everywhere.
As ranked by the nongovernmental organization (NGO) “Transparency International”, the
US is not exempt, but is
}Lorena Barboza
among the least corrupt
countries in the world. The funny thing is
that these acts of corruption are concentrated in the congress, according to “Citizens
for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington”
(CREW.) The report says that “the congressmen have used their positions and millions
of dollars to improve the economy of their
relatives.”
And although everything is done legally,
because they draft laws to target funds where
they are most convenient for them, obviously
it is not a moral act. According to CREW,
more than half of the members of the House
of Representatives has used their influence
to employ family members, grant economic
favors or pay for services, and cited as examples the actions of Kay Granger, R-Texas,
who granted $28.3 million to a project that
was led by his son, and Democrat Michael
Simpson of Idaho, who appointed more than
$12 million for the company of his wife,
among others.
The list goes on, but this column is not
enough to cite all of the cases. These examples of widespread corruption in this country
make us feel at least a little more proud of
where we come from.
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final expenses
Dear Dave,
I’m
30-years-old,
single, I rent an
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no dependents. Do I
need life insurance?
Shawna
Dear Shawna,
Dave Ramsey
You may have very little need for life
insurance in your situation. If you
have enough money saved up to pay
for your burial, and you don’t have
any debt, there’s really no reason to
carry a policy. No one is going to be
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and no one would be deprived of the
income that would be lost if something unexpected happened to you.
But if you don’t have money saved,
and you’ve got a bunch of debt, you
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Remember, you shouldn’t buy life
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Bush says multiculturalism wrong for US
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP)
R
epublican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said Tuesday that
multiculturalism is bad for the
United States, adding that immigrants
who close themselves off from American
culture deny themselves access to economic rewards.
The former governor of Florida, who
speaks fluent Spanish and often touts his
success winning Latino votes in a party
that badly needs them, addressed the
issue in a packed northern Iowa diner as
he met people in the crowd.
A young woman approached the candidate and asked how the federal government could help refugees better incorporate into U.S. society.
“We should not have a multicultural
society,” Bush said, before beginning a
longer explanation of his views of what
comprises culture in the U.S.
“When you create pockets of isolation — and in some places the process of
assimilation has been retarded because
they’ve slowed down — it’s wrong,” he
added. “It limits
a Mexican native. Bush somepeople’s
aspiratimes campaigns in Spanish
tions.”
and is fond of relating details
Bush’s remarks
that highlight the influence of
appeared to conHispanic culture at home.
flict with the way
“We eat Mexican food in the
he has presented
home. My children are Hishimself throughout
panic in many aspects. We
the campaign and
don’t talk about it, but the Hishew toward other
panic influence is an imporGOP presidential
tant part of my life,” Bush said
hopefuls who are
in a July interview with Telehoping to appeal
mundo.
to the party’s core
Yet Bush has used the term
supporters.
“anchor babies” to describe
But Bush said
infants whose parents come to
later he viewed
the United States specifically
Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks during a meet and
multiculturalism
so the children are born in
greet with local residents at Gravy’s Diner, Tuesday, September 22, 2015, in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
as not aspiring to
the United States and granted
an American ideal.
very diverse population embracing it.”
automatic citizenship. The
“You have to have people assimilate into
Led by billionaire developer Donald term is considered offensive in the Hissociety. But that doesn’t mean we have a Trump, other GOP presidential hopefuls panic community. Bush later said he was
monolithic, homogeneous population. have aired urged newcomers to assimi- referring mostly to the so-called birth
To the contrary,” he told The Associated late. Some have suggested it’s their duty.
tourism industry that flies wealthy Asian
Press before headlining a legislative funCompared to most of his Republican women to the U.S. to give birth — a real
draiser in Cedar Rapids. “The power of rivals, Bush’s personal story gives his cred- phenomenon that has drawn concern
America is a set of shared values with a ibility with Latinos. His wife, Columba, is from the Obama administration.
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