List/Grid Author Archives: Esther J. Cepeda / Syndicated Columnist
Ancestral Language Not Essential to Cultural Identity
CHICAGO - Back in the mid-1700s, German immigrants were the bane of my favorite founding father ...
Silly Will Ferrell Comedy Could Have Muy Bueno Influence
CHICAGO - Everyone has a guilty pleasure, and mine is Will Ferrell. I have a deep love for the ...
Being a Teacher Not as Easy as One Might Think
Guns, drugs only add to apprehension over massive budget cuts
FAFSA Much Less Painful Than Subprime School Loans
CHICAGO - If you're not intimately familiar with the terrifying phrase "February is ...
Fluency in English Requires That Kids Are Taught Equally
CHICAGO - Does your blood boil at the idea that a candidate for political office can be denied ...
Change to E-Textbooks Neither Easy Nor Cheap
CHICAGO - As the future's promise of e-textbooks hurtles toward us, let's discuss w ...
Too Many Poor Kids Don’t Know To Ask for Help
CHICAGO - "Ask and ye shall receive" has become our mantra in a society where for m ...
Not Every Perceived Slight an Insult
CHICAGO - Life would get darned tedious if we demanded apologies, started YouTube campaigns and ...
Forget Vanity: It’s All About Longevity
CHICAGO - Here it is again, National Best Intentions Week - that's how I describe th ...
A Cringe-Worthy Year for Hispanics in the News
CHICAGO - As I look back on 2011, I'd say the most memorable headlines concerning Hispani ...
Adult Paranoia, Overreaction Is What’s Sexualizing Children
CHICAGO - What happens when adults live in a world drenched in sexual innuendo, double entendre ...
Glitz? Glamour? No, Just Normal Muslim Life
CHICAGO - I'm breaking my "no watching reality TV shows" rule to get to know ...
