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¡Ándale! ¡Arriba! Speedy Gonzales set to make his triumphant return to the silver screen

“¡Ándale! ¡Ándale! ¡Arriba! ¡Arriba!” Meaning “hurry up, let’s go,” the trademark slogan of Speedy Gonzales was, for generations of children, the first Spanish words they learned. But by the 1980s, ABC had pulled his cartoons due to concerns that his dress, accent and characters like his cousin, Slowpoke Rodriguez,

The long shadow of Paul Ehrlich’s ‘Population Bomb’ is evident in anti-immigration efforts today

The long shadow of Paul Ehrlich’s ‘Population Bomb’ is evident in anti-immigration efforts today

Paul Ehrlich opened his 1968 book “The Population Bomb” with a scene recounting returning to his hotel through a crowded Delhi neighborhood on a stifling night in the mid-1960s. He described the physical sensation of overpopulation: people eating, washing, arguing, begging – “people, people, people, people.” From that visceral opening,

How Denver’s Northeast Park Hill community reduced youth violence by 75%

How Denver’s Northeast Park Hill community reduced youth violence by 75%

(BOULDER, CO) Northeast Park Hill, a Denver neighborhood, has a long history of violence. During Denver’s summer of violence in the early 1990s, it was considered ground zero for gang conflict. From the late 1990s through 2014, violent crime in Northeast Park Hill declined from its peak in the

Menstrual pads and tampons can contain toxic substances – here’s what to know about this emerging health issue

Menstrual pads and tampons can contain toxic substances – here’s what to know about this emerging health issue

(BOULDER, CO) About half of the global population menstruates at some point in their lives. Disposable products, such as tampons and pads, are some of the most popular products used around the globe to manage menstrual flow. Unfortunately, studies have shown that many personal care products, including shampoo, lotion, nail