Entries by Maria T. Cardona

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Saving Mama Tierra for Our Children

The other day, my daughter Maya Luna reprimanded me because I almost left a light on as we were headed out of the house. She said “Mama, estas lastimando a Mama Tierra! (Mama, you are hurting Mama Earth!).” I couldn’t have been more proud. My son Sebastian, who is obsessed with sharks and marine life, […]

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Texting & Driving Dangers for Teens

It’s 7 AM on a weekday morning. My husband hands our children their backpacks, we say our goodbyes, and we’re off. The kids and I hop into my car so I can take them to school before I head to the TV studios for a morning news segment. I put my purse in the passenger […]

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Mitt Romney & His “Binders Full of Women”

Mitt Romney showed up Tuesday night talking about “binders full of women” being brought to him when he was governor. Sounds kind of kinky, and certainly not something you want to be touting. The phrase was part of Gov. Romney’s answer to a question from an audience member at the second presidential debate about how […]

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Latinas & the Elections

We are less than a month from the elections and all eyes will be on the Latino vote.  I know you all have heard this ad nauseam for more than three years, but it is all coming to a head now.  This is especially true since the race has substantially tightened up after President Obama’s […]

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No Wonder Mitt Romney is Losing the Latina Vote!

Mitt Romney already suffers from a political gender gap among the general American population. And a new Latino Decisions Poll that shows the Latina gender gap is even wider. The gender gap among all Americans between President Obama and Mitt Romney is currently 16 points and stands at 55% of women supporting Obama versus 39% […]