Yes, and there was a translation in the next day's paper--fun for those of us who speak Spanish!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Warren Hayman" <whayman at adelphia.net>
> To: "Art Deco" <deco at moscow.com>
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Speaking English
> Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 10:16:09 -0700
>
>
> Did anyone else notice last Thursday on p. A6 that the Spokesman
> Review published a story covering Fox's visit to Yakima in Spanish?
> I don't recall the S-R having done that before. I can probably pull
> it off their archives if anyone is interested in reading it.
>
> Warren Hayman
>
> On Saturday, May 27, 2006, at 09:50 AM, Art Deco wrote:
>
> > From USAToday, 05/26/06
> >
> > Speaking English
> >
> > For 230 years, the USA has survived without an official language.
> > Mastery of proper English would surely enhance any immigrant's
> > experience in our society, but it should not be required.
> >
> > In our great nation, even an obtuse person with rudimentary
> > English language skills can become president.
> >
> > Tim Pfeifer
> >
> > Long Beach, Calif.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > By all means, let's enact a law that declares English the
> > official language of the USA. In several states, marriage has
> > already been officially declared as being between a man and a
> > woman. As a society, we can enact more laws to discourage
> > diversity and individuality and, in the process, leave some
> > minorities further disenfranchised.
> >
> > While we're at it, let's declare baseball as the official U.S.
> > pastime; forget that many prefer football or basketball, and even
> > a small minority favor lacrosse. And let's ignore the evidence
> > that many people just "knew" at an early age that they liked to
> > swim or were born to run.
> >
> > We could declare apple as the official American pie flavor,
> > flaunting it in the face of those who enjoy pecan, cherry or even
> > rhubarb.
> >
> > We could even declare American Idol as the official U.S.
> > television show, thus alienating those who might prefer Desperate
> > Housewives, Lost or CSI as well as those people with viewing
> > habits that barely register on the Nielsen ratings scale. Idol
> > seems most appropriate, given the show's enormous popularity,
> > which galvanizes the masses to actually vote — and on a weekly
> > basis.
> >
> > We can continue to enact such laws, thus rewarding and
> > formalizing conformity as our nation's premium ideal.
> >
> > James J. Peters
> >
> > Orlando
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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