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Ad Campaign to Highlight Effects of Overpopulation

June 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

Californians for Population Stabilization and its partners in America’s Leadership Team for Long Range Population-Immigration-Resource Planning unveiled an ad campaign this week to raise America’s awareness of the effects of population growth. The ads will appear in major national publications. To see a PDF of a print ad, click here or on the traffic photo [...]

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Celebrate Cinco De Mustard, Not De Mayo!

May 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments

My one-man campaign to convince Americans to celebrate CINCO DE MUSTARD — instead of Cinco De Mayo — continues today despite a government public relations counter-efforts during the past week that surfaced in the form of news releases like this one and this one issued by the U.S. Census Bureau. Why the Census Bureau feels [...]

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Fed’s Pro-Cinco De Mayo Push Continues

May 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment

For the second time in three days, the U.S. Census Bureau has seen fit to put the nation’s Hispanic population in the national spotlight as a holiday celebrating Mexican culture and heritage approaches: Two days ago, the bureau launched a public relations counter effort to the campaign to convince Americans to celebrate CINCO DE MUSTARD [...]

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Efforts to End Cinco De Mayo Festivities Continue

April 29th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Efforts to convince Americans to celebrate CINCO DE MUSTARD — instead of Cinco De Mayo — continue despite a government public relations counter-effort that surfaced today in the form of a news release issued by the U.S. Census Bureau: Cinco de Mayo celebrates the legendary Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, in which a [...]

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Is Celebration of Cinco de Mayo Appropriate?

March 7th, 2008 · 11 Comments

On May 5, millions of Americans will celebrate Cinco de Mayo without really knowing what they’re celebrating. If, however, they knew the background of the holiday, I think Americans might opt to celebrate another holiday. What is Cinco de Mayo? For most, the holiday simply represents an opportunity to smack a pinata, dine out on [...]

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