[Vision2020] A piece on New West by our own Keely Emerine Mix

[Joan Opyr]

Actually, make that last sentence "something more elegant" rather than 
element.  I really am getting near-sighted . . . either that, or I'm 
turning into Rose.

Joan

Begin forwarded message:

> Dear Visionaries,
>
> Keely Emerine Mix has taken the beautiful, well-argued, moving posts 
> she wrote last week to this list about her work with hispanic 
> immigrants and turned them into a terrific essay for New West.  I am 
> grateful to her for her thoughtfulness, her strength of character, and 
> her willingness to say what needed to be said in this anti-immigrant 
> climate.  Our economy is heavily dependent on the thousands of 
> hard-working and long-suffering people who work, literally, to put 
> food on our tables while trying desperately to better their own lot in 
> life.  I encourage you to read Keely's piece here:
>
> http://www.newwest.net/index.php/main/article/6979/C136/L136
>
> Should this link not work for some computer-glitchy reason, you can go 
> to the New West site, scroll down to Northern Idaho, and find the 
> story there.  It's called "If you criticize hispanic immigrants, don't 
> do it with your mouth full."  Keely is not responsible for the title; 
> I am.  I believe she might have come up with something more element -- 
> I, on the other hand, was moved by her piece to be provocative.
>
> Joan
>
> Joan Opyr
> Northern Idaho Editor
> New West Magazine
> www.newwest.net
> www.joanopyr.com