Vivian is a writer and activist. The daughter and wife of Cuban immigrants, she grew up in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She lives in the beautiful mountains of Reno, Nevada. Vivian is committed to giving voice to humanitarian principles and working to hear them reflected in law and in the larger state and national dialogue. She has lived with multiple sclerosis for 20 years.
My husband Daniel and I were born in the same year to Cuban parents. But the stories of our childhoods are very
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It is not news that the price of drugs in the United States is out of control, especially for patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, multiple sclerosis, high blood pressure, heart disease and other cardiovascular conditions.
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Cisco Aguilar, a Nevadan for 20 years, has built an impressive resume in law, sports, business, education and service. Probably best known for his work on the Nevada Athletic Commission, which brought
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Imagine that, to skirt the law, teenager José Méndez asks a friend to buy him a semiautomatic rifle and then decides to cross the border to another state. What would happen if
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It is not news that the price of drugs in the United States is out of control, especially for patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, multiple sclerosis, high
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Para una versión en inglés de este artículo, lea "A Recurring Nightmare." Llevo una semana sin dormir, haciendo algo que se ha convertido en una pesadilla repetitiva, pero imprescindible–ayudar a amigos y
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For a Spanish-language version of this article, read "Manos a la Obra." I have not slept a full night for weeks, doing something that has become a recurring but necessary nightmare —
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Las familias hispanas tenemos historias llenas de adversidad, retos y mucho, mucho trabajo. Generaciones han sufrido las consecuencias de movimientos armados — políticos o criminales — y todos compartimos un intenso amor
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