Que Viva-April 2012

Indiana’s Premier Bilingual Magazine - April 2012

Rogelio “Roy” DominguezAttorney

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Que Viva! is Indiana’s Premier Bilingual Magazine aimed at keeping the Hispanic Community updated on relevant news and current events in Indiana. A community Inspired and empowered by an understanding of current events is an educated community that will contribute and partake in this State’s climate of vibrant economic opportunities.

April 2012

At Que Viva! Indiana Magazine we maintain our focus on bringing you information aimed at raising the level of awareness of our changing and dynamic world. In this issue we have assembled a series of articles ranging from health to education in addition to thoughts about the reality of income inequality in the United States.

In our March 2012 edition we highlighted the importance of achieving a solid education in order to more fully participate in society. It is readily apparent that influential positions of the future will be solidly rooted on a service economy as opposed to a manufacturing/industrial economy. Among the many prized pos-sessions our youth will need to bring to the workforce “table” will be intellectual rigor, strength of character, curiosity and people skills that are upgrades to the traditional skills required in years past. It is evident that our modern day economy requires a solid education and will be very important in most fields including finance, information technology and health. Without a doubt this new trend will continue to influence and drive the economic engine of not only this great nation but also the global economy.

As a community we must strive for high ideals and continue to further our education. We have the responsibility to “rise to the occasion” and create our own reality. In order to counter the deteriorating effects of income inequality, on an individual basis, we need to make learning and positive actions a daily habit.

In this issue we get a firsthand look at the positive effects and benefits resulting from an education rooted on family values and perseverance. The impact of these has allowed Rogelio “Roy” Dominguez to build a life of accomplishment filled with meaning and direction. His unique story underlines the old adage “where there is a will, there is a way”. He is a man who has opened numerous new frontiers for our community over the course of his career and continues to strive toward optimizing his personal contributions to our community.

We have also shared information from a distinguished professor at the Uni-versity of Chicago, Dr. Marvin Zonis. He is recognized globally as an expert in Political and International Economics. He brings his perspective on how the U.S. economy is pointed toward growth in spite of the recent challenges we have faced. He also identifies a consistent theme about the importance of a solid education in a similar fashion as we have addressed in Que Viva! Indiana Magazine.

Danny Lopez, from the Indiana Commission of Hispanic/Latino Affairs and the Indiana Civil Rights Commission, in his typical eloquent style, brings to life a very important message fully accentuating the needs for full parental involvement and engagement in the lives of our children; all within and outside the confines of our everyday educational institutions.

We look forward to your comments either via: www.facebook.com/QueVivaIndiana or at [email protected]

Saludos,

The Que Viva! Indiana Team

Every once in a while, something happens at the airport that makes all the inconveniences of traveling worthwhile.

As I sat in the Dallas airport, awaiting my connecting flight back home again to Indiana, I was privy to a phone conversation first between a father and his son and then this same father and the boy’s mother. I’m being sincere when I say that I make a concerted effort not to listen in on the conversations of strangers, but this conversation caught my attention and made me think of a quote I have up on my office wall from Ronald Reagan.

“All real change begins at the dinner table,” the Gipper was noted for saying repeatedly, and these words couldn’t have been more applicable to this excruciating discussion and the situation with which this traveling man and his family were dealing. It seems the son, younger than sixteen, took dad’s car out for a joyride and got busted. Junior slammed into another car.

The father repeatedly told his son how disappointed he was in him. “You’re killing me,” he said and told him they would continue the discussion later. Great, I thought. This father’s really going to lay down the law and this kid is going to think twice about ever pulling a stunt like this again! Ah, but then the conversation with the mother followed, and my hopes were quickly dashed.

“Maybe we can get the school counselor to come to court and say that he needs a license, and that way the judge may decide not to postpone his driver’s license eligibility age to eighteen!” he said, adding that his wife should understand that kids will be kids and that these things happen and that any punishment needs to be made gently and comfortingly.

Now, granted, I don’t know this family or the particulars of their situation. God only knows what that family and their misguided child are dealing with. But it did get me thinking about our own state and our own Latino families.

As a state, we have challenged school districts to be more creative and innovative, and rightfully so. We have told teachers

they must be held accountable for student performance, and rightfully so. We have pressed superintendents and their elected boards to find more budgetary efficiencies in the hopes that misdirected dollars might be used for teacher training, among other important things. And rightfully so.

But it isn’t always possible to legislate parent involvement, discipline, and responsibility, and the truth is that a child whose biggest obstacle is the lack of true support at home will always be fighting an uphill battle. And an entire society functioning this way simply isn’t sustainable for our school system. We’ve become so concerned with how punishments and authority impact the emotional state of our children that we have stripped nearly all actions of consequences altogether. Some parents get so little quality time with their children that they choose to spend it having fun rather than teaching lessons. But regardless of the circumstances one might be facing as a parent, there is one question that should continually be asked before making any decision with respect to one’s children… Is this helping my child become a more disciplined, more productive, more responsible, more successful person? Unconditional love is important, but love without discipline benefits no one.

We are responsible for our children’s academic and personal success. Schools and public institutions don’t exist to raise your children. You are responsible for preparing your children for life. Take the time to know where your children are after school, even if that means making them call you at work. Don’t be afraid to expect more from them, be it in or out of school. Study after study has shown that when you set the bar high – and hold your children responsible for meeting that bar – they will achieve more than you could ever imagine.

I’m not suggesting it is easy. This is something all parents struggle with at times. But we are the fastest-growing population in both our state and our country, and neither can afford to pay for the absence of discipline or accountability that should be instilled at home.

All real change begins at the dinner table.

Mr. Lopez is Executive Director of the State of Indiana Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs and Director of Education and Legislation of the State of Indiana Civil Rights Commission.

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“All real change begins at the dinner table”

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According to the predictions of Indiana Government, the group of population that will outgrow the rest during the next fifteen years it will be the Hispanics.

The federal classification consid-ers Hispanics individuals who speak Spanish as a first language and descen-dants of Spanish speakers. That group in our region of NWI is composed by Mexicans, but it includes also Porto Ricans, Dominicans, Cubans, Hon-durans, Salvadorians, Guatemalans, Colombians, Venezuelans, Chileans, Peruvians, Bolivians, Ecuadorians, Argentinians, Uruguayans, Spaniards and some Philippines who consider themselves Hispanics because their grandparents spoke in Spanish.

In each region of the Spanish Speaking world there are different traditions, cuisine, music and litera-ture; but besides Spanish they also have in common something else: the pride in their heritage, it doesn’t matter how humble may be their origins, the cultures are rich. This is the way the Purdue Calumet students I meet ev-eryday are, people who search their cultural roots, people that learn the language, people who want to improve their Spanish; there is thirst for knowl-edge, desire to cultivate the intellect.

The university is the place where some meet for the first time culture and science in Spanish, for other is the opportunity to build on the founda-tion acquired within their families, we explore in Purdue Calumet what

is Hispanic. Some students venture beyond the familiar and take, French, Chinese, Japanese or German. May students take nursing or engineering, but still need to partake in an intel-lectual culture.

When a student attends a universi-ty the effect on the education multiply, extends to their families, their children and grandchildren, and to their social environment. A univer-sity education is a social asset. This is the reason why we help first genera-tion university students. The difference between having a university edu-cation or not it affects not only the economic compensation for your job but also, and most important, your aptitude in society. One learns to think and during the painful times that seemed waited study-ing an author dead for five hundred years, you cultivate critical think-ing, make surprising connections and above all, you learn to persevere confronting difficulties, and immigrants already know a lot about that.

This growing population must get educated, it must get ready to take over positions of responsibility, positions that require resistance against com-

petition, good negotiating skills and a good knowledge of English and other languages. They will be the generation that will erase the reputation that USA is the most monolingual developed country in the world. Hispanics are necessary; they have a job to complete and responsibility towards the country that houses them.

Our children need to learn about

the artistic, cultural and scientific heritage in their world, even better in the worlds where they live.

Hispanics in the Universityby Marisa Garcia-Verdugo, Ph.D. Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literatures ProfessorPurdue University Calumet

Según las predicciones del gobi-erno de Indiana, el grupo de población que va a incrementar por encima de los demás en los próximos quince años es el grupo de los hispanos. La clasifi-cación federal considera “hispanos” a las personas que hablan español o que son descendientes de familias que en su día hablaron español. Ese grupo que en nuestra región está compuesto

en su mayoría por descendientes de mexicanos, incluye también puertor-riqueños, dominicanos, cubanos, hon-dureños, salvadoreños, guatemaltecos, colombianos, venezolanos, chilenos, peruanos, bolivianos, ecuatorianos,

argentinos, uruguayos, españoles y algunos filipinos que se consideran hispanos porque la lengua que habla-ban sus abuelos era español.

En cada región del mundo hispano-hablante hay tradiciones diferentes, los acentos, la música, la comida o la literatura cambian, pero además del español todos tienen otra cosa en común: el orgullo de su herencia, no

importa cual humilde desde el aspecto económico sea su entorno, es rico desde el punto de vista cultural. Así son los estudiantes que veo cada día en Purdue Calumet, gente que investiga sus raíces cultura-les que aprende o mejora su español y que tienen sed de conocimiento, de cultivar su capacidad intelectual.

La universidad es para algunos estudiantes el lugar donde se encuentran por primera vez con el mundo cul-tural y científico en español, para otros es donde construy-en sobre su base adquirida en familia, en Purdue Calumet exploran la universalidad de lo hispánico. Algunos van más allá de lo suyo y se aventuran a estudiar francés, chino,

japonés, o alemán. Muchos estudian ingeniería o enfermería pero necesitan también tener una cultura intelectual.

Cuando un estudiante o una estu-diante asisten a la universidad, el efecto de la educación que recibe se multiplica,

pasa a su familia, a sus hijos, a sus nietos y a su entorno social. La educación universitaria es un bien social, por eso es tan importante ayudar a los estudiantes que son primera gener-ación, porque la diferencia entre tener o no tener educación universitaria se refleja no solo en la compensación económica por el trabajo, sino más importante aún, en la actitud ante la sociedad. Uno aprende a pensar y en los años de padecimiento que se pasan escribiendo trabajos o investigando un autor muerto hace quinientos años, se cultiva pensamiento crítico, se aprende a hacer conexiones entre hechos que parecían producto del azar y se aprende sobre todo a perseverar a no rendirse ante las dificultades, de eso los inmi-grantes saben mucho.

Esta población que va crecer debe educarse, debe prepararse para ocupar puestos de responsabilidad, puestos que exigen resistencia ante la competen-cia, buenas habilidades para negociar, buenos conocimientos del inglés y de otras lenguas. Serán la generación que consiga que USA deje de tener la fama ser el país occidental desarrollado más monolingüe. Los hispano hablantes son necesarios, tienen una labor que cumplir y una responsabilidad con el país que les ha recibido.

Nuestros hijos deben aprender sobre la herencia científica, cultural y artística del mundo en que viven, o mejor dicho de los mundos en que viven.

Los hispanos en la universidadby Marisa Garcia-Verdugo, Ph.D. Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literatures ProfessorPurdue University Calumet

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While summer can be a chance for children and teens to relax, play outside, get a part-time job and take a break from the demands of school, it’s important that parents also plan opportunities for their children to build on what they learned in the classroom or to make plans for college. According to the National Summer Learning Association, “two-thirds of the ninth grade achievement gap (between low-income and middle- and upper-income children) can be explained by unequal access to summer learning opportunities during the elementary school years.” Even children in families in the higher income brackets lose knowledge over the summer if they fail to take part in activities that stimulate them physical and mentally.

So what can parents do to stave off summer learning loss? For younger students, a weekly visit to the local library to check out books and free activi-ties can help strengthen literacy skills and encourage a life-long love of reading. Area zoos often have programs where students get to interact with animals. Take a day-long road trip to the Indianapolis Children’s Museum or Curious Kids Museum in St. Joseph, Michigan, for educational explora-tion and fun.

Area colleges are another source of summer learning activities. Older students can make summer visits to college campuses, meet with an admis-sions representative and explore financial aid options. But plan a second visit in the fall when the college or university is in session, so students get a better feel for the campus, its atmosphere and all the school has to offer.

High school students can conduct research on and apply for scholarships using several major scholarship search engines: www.fastweb.com; www.scholarship.com; and www.cappex.com.

With some spare time to focus and not be distracted by school work, summer is a great time for college-bound students to enroll in an SAT or ACT preparation course or take practice tests available at www.collegeboard.org or www.act.org.

Most colleges make admission applications available at this time of year. Students can use the summer months to write essays, seek recommenda-tions and document their activities and achievements—all common facets of a college application.

Using the summer to complete a meaningful volunteer opportunity or project can be an amazing learning experience for students—and it looks great on college applications. Church organizations, the United Way, high school guidance counselors, and other civic groups are good sources of information on volunteer opportunities. The Web site www.volunteermatch.org lists volunteer opportunities by city.

And finally, visit www.TripToCollege.org for a free Web resource with grade specific information to help students plan, prepare and pay for college.

Summer’s here, it’s time for fun, but don’t let your kids sink into the lazy, hazy days of summer—active minds and bodies now will help prepare them for future success.

(Kate Coffman is the Program Manager for the College and Career Counseling (C3) initiative of the Indiana Youth Institute. C3offers the free www.driveofyourlife.org and www.triptocollege.org websites, which allow Hoosiers students to explore career options and Hoosiers students and families to find more for college, respectively.)

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Located in White River State Park, the Indianapolis Zoo is a 64-acre triple-accredited zoological and botanical complex where animals, plants and people connect through education, exhibition, conservation and research. The Zoo takes pride in providing year-round and lifelong recreational learning experiences for visitors and instilling in them a sense of steward-ship for the Earth’s plants and animals.

The mission of the Indianapolis Zoo is to empower people and com-munities, both locally and globally, to advance the conservation of earth’s animals. In order to be a leader of conservation, the Indianapolis Zoo purchases 100 percent of their electric-ity generated from clean, renewable energy sources; recycles cardboard that rivals the weight of six adult elephants and pallets that equal the average combined height of 98 giraffes. The zoo also helped establish and support the Inter-national Iguana Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that brings all interested parties together and dis-penses funding for rel-evant conservation field

studies. From a social media stand-point, the zoo launched the web site mycarbonpledge.com to encourage everyone to reduce carbon emissions and help save the polar bear from the effects of global warming.

Among its many offerings, the Indianapolis Zoo has ample oppor-tunities for extended learning in its educational department. Each summer the Zoo offers a number of weeklong day camps for children ages 7 through 14. Activities include behind-the-scenes tours, distance learning sessions, crafts, skits, songs and close encounters with Zoo inhabitants. Older children help the keepers feed and care for zoo animals and even have the opportunity to conduct their own research. The zoo also collaborates with White River

State Park on a special summer

camp that in-volves the other attractions in the Park.

Through the ad-vances of modern technology, stu-dents and visitors

can go “behind the scenes” and talk with keepers during two-way interac-tive distance learning sessions. With optical fiber running throughout the Zoo, students seated in a classroom setting can see, hear and converse with zoo staff performing tasks such as feeding the sharks or bathing an elephant.

The Indianapolis Zoo was among the first in the nation to offer these two-way interactive video “field trips.” Students around the state and the nation have gone “behind the scenes” to experience the zoo vets at work, design of zoo exhibits and learn about careers within the zoo. There are also oppor-tunities to participate in sessions with internationally acclaimed scientists as well as enjoy other activities typically not accessible to everyday visitors. This technology is available to classrooms around the country through satellite hookups.

As visitors travel through the Zoo, they go from one fascinating eco system to another. The Zoo rec-reates natural environments such as an African Savannah and an Asian temperate frost, which provide a great

The Indianapolis Zoo: Full of Life and Biodiversityby Juliet Bustos¡ Que Viva! Indiana Magazine Correspondent


The Indianapolis Zoo: Full of Life and Biodiversityby Juliet Bustos¡ Que Viva! Indiana Magazine Correspondent

sense of appreciation for the diversity of life. From the arctic land of the penguins and polar bear near the front of the Zoo, to the realm of the King of the Beasts – the majestic African lions – near the far end, a visit to the Indianapolis Zoo can be representative of a trip around the world.

Through daily animal shows, nar-rated feedings and interactive chat ses-sions with keepers, a Zoo visit includes face-to-face encounters with a variety of animals as well as a chance to learn more about animals, plants and nature by talking with zoo staff.

A new attraction for 2012 is Dolphin Trainer 101. This brand new two-day opportunity is for young adults, ages 10-14 and during the first day it takes participants behind the scenes to learn about the Zoo’s dolphins, trainers, and other marine mammals. On the second day, participants will get in the water for a Dolphin In-Water Adventure. However, spaces are limited for this once in a lifetime opportunity.

The Indianapolis Zoo features many different eco systems including oceans, the dolphin adventure/marine mammals, deserts, forests and plains. A new exhibit opening up this 2012 summer is in the Encoun-ters Biome which in-troduces Flights of Fancy. It f e a t u r e s t h r e e

walk-through aviaries with bird feeding opportunities, a new play-ground for toddlers, a new 4-D theater, a backyard bird habitat, and a Nursing Moms Nest for the human moms with babies of their own. Exotic bird species from around the world are going to be featured for a fascinating experience.

Along with the fun filled exhibits,

the zoo also features the White River Gardens. A 3.3-acre landmark bo-tanical attraction combines the best of gardening ideas, plant information and inspirational design to serve the needs of all visitors. With hundreds of plant varieties on display plus entertaining special exhibits throughout the year, White River Gardens is an interna-tional showplace for Indiana where visitors can enjoy and learn about the bounty of the natural world. Whether collecting plant information from the resource room, staging a wedding in the most attractive location in the city, or simply strolling through miles of flowered pathways, visitors to the Gardens will be inspired, impressed and entertained.

More features of the Indianapolis Zoo include a dynamic Splash Park presented by Kroger, a play

area designed with spray nozzles and water jets that amaze and enter-tain the kids all summer long. Riley Family Fitness Playground is an area that includes play items accessible for children with disabilities such as a slide, walkways and tactile objects, plus a unique rubberized surface accessible for wheelchairs. Dean’s Arena, which hosts the new daily dog shows for 2012 in addition to elephant bathing during the summer months and special events like the annual Zoopolis 500 presented by the American Dairy Association in May. There are also fun rides for the kids including a carousel, a train ride and a Kōmbo Family Coaster presented by Outback Steakhouse.

The Zoo’s season officially opened

up on March 18th. They open their gates at 9am and closing hours vary depending upon the season. For a full schedule you can visit indianapoliszoo.com. Admission prices for the 2012 season are $15.25 for adults during peak-season operating hours and $9.00 for non-peak season hours. Seniors 62 years and older and children ages 2-12 are $10.25 during peak-season op- erational hours and only

$7.00 for non-peak season. Children one and under are free to enter.


Situado en el Parque Estatal White River, el Zoológico de Indianápo-lis cubre 64 acres y es un complejo zoológico y botánico con triple acredi-tación donde los animales, las plantas y las personas se conectan a través de la educación, exposición, conservación e investigación.

El parque zoológico se enorgul-lece en proporcionar experiencias recreativas durante todo el año y el aprendizaje permanente para el público al proveer e inculcar un sentido de responsabilidad hacia las plantas de la tierra y los animales.

La misión del Zoológico de Indi-anápolis es el apoderar a las personas y comunidades, tanto local como glo-balmente, el avance de la preservación de los animales de la tierra. Con el fin de ser un líder de la conservación, el Zoológico de Indianápolis compra el 100 por ciento de su electricidad generada de fuentes de energía limpias y renovables. También recicla cartón con un peso equivalente a seis elefantes adultos y tarimas de madera que igualan la altura de 98 jirafas.

El zoológico ayudó a establecer y apoyar a la Fundación Iguana Inter-nacional, una organización sin fines de lucro que reúne a todos aquellos interesados y distribuye los fondos para los estudios pertinentes hacia la conservación sobre el terreno. Con respecto a “social media” ha puesto en marcha el sitio mycarbonpledge.com para promover la reducción de las emisiones de carbono y ayudar a salvar al oso polar hacia los efectos del calentamiento global. El zoológico fue uno de los primeros en participan en el Plan de Supervivencia.

El zoológico de Indianápolis tiene amplias oportunidades de aprendizaje a través de su departamento de edu-cación. Cada verano, el zoologico ofrece una serie de campamentos con duración de una semana para niños de 7 a 14 años. Las actividades in-cluyen excursiones tras el escenario, sesiones de aprendizaje a larga distancia, a r t e s a n í a s , p a r o d i a s , canciones y e n -cuentros c e r c a -nos con los ani-males del zoológico.

L o s n i ñ o s mayores ayudan con la ali-mentación y el cuidado de los animales del zoológico, e incluso tienen opor-tunidades de llevar a cabo su propia investigación. El zoológico también colabora con el parque estatal White River con un campamento de verano especial que permite oportunidad del disfrutar de atracciones dentro de este parque.

A través de los avances de la tec-nología moderna, los estudiantes y los visitantes pueden ir “tras el escenario” y conversar con los encargados a través de un sistema de “doble línea” de comu-nicación a base de fibras ópticas que se han instalado en todas las áreas del todo el zoológico. Con esta tecnología el estudiante, sentado en su salón de clases, puede ver escuchar y conver-sar con el personal del zoológico para

aprender acerca de temas tales como la alimentación de los tiburones o el proceso de bañar a los elefantes.

El Zoológico de Indianápolis fue uno de los primeros en la nación en ofrecer excursiones a través de este tipo de vídeo interactivo. Los estudiantes dentro de Indiana y el país han podido ver como los veterinarios del zoológico

trabajan y como se diseñan las exhibiciones de los zoológicos.

A la vez pueden aprender sobre los tipos de carreras disponibles en este campo y pueden participar en sesiones educacionales con científicos de recon-ocimiento internacional.

Hay muchas actividades a las cuales esta tecnología

permite acceso ya que esta se basa en conexiones por sa-

télite que por lo general no son accesibles al público en general dentro del zoológico.

Al visitar el zoológico de India-napolis, uno se traslada de un sistema ecológico a otro en forma fascinante. El parque zoológico ha reproducido ambientes naturales tales como la sabana africana y las regiones conge-ladas de Asia. Estas reproducciones le dan al público una gran apreciación hacia la diversidad de la vida. Desde la tierra antártica de los pingüinos y los osos polares hacia la parte delantera del zoológico, hasta el reino del “Rey de las Bestias” – El Leon majestuoso africano hacia la parte trasera del zoológico, su visita al zoológico de Indianápolis es, literalmente, un viaje alrededor del mundo.

Su visita al zoológico incluye es-

El Zoológico de Indianápolis: Lleno de Vida y Biodiversidadpor Juliet Bustos¡ Que Viva! Indiana Magazine Correspondent


pectáculos de animales, alimentaciones diarias narradas y sesiones de charlas interactivas con los cuidanderos, y encuentros con una gran variedad de animales. Tal visita le da a usted una gran oportunidad de aprender más sobre los animales, las plantas y la na-turaleza, al conversar con el personal del zoológico.

Una nueva atracción para 2012 es el Entrenador de Delfines 101. Este curso de dos días le brinda la opor-tunidad los jóvenes entre las edades de 10-14 años. Durante el primer día los participantes van tras el escenario y logran aprender sobre los delfines del zoológico al tener roce con los entre-nadores y otros mamíferos marinos. Durante el segundo día, los partici-pantes se integran al agua para una aventura única del poder nadar con los delfines. Hay que hacer reservaciones con tiempo debido a espacio limitado de esta oportunidad escasa y única.

El Zoológico de Indianápolis cuenta con una gran variedad de ecosistemas, incluyendo los océanos, los delfines, mamíferos marinos, desiertos, bosques y llanuras. Una nueva exposición ha sido la apertura de este verano 2012 es el “Encuentro del Bioma” que introduce los “Vuelos de la Fantasía”. Cuenta con tres exhibiciones de enormes pajareras que le brinda la oportunidad de ali-mentar a una variedad de aves. También hay un área de juegos para los niños, un nuevo teatro 4-D, y un hábitat de aves. Las variedad de aves exóticas pro-cedentes de todo el mundo presentan una experiencia única y fascinante.

Además de exhibiciones con amplias oportuni-dades de diver-sión, el parque

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A steel worker, police officer, lawyer, role model/mentor to Hispanic youth, advocate for the working class, family man, friend to homeless animals, watchdog for the environment, and good neighbor.

Rogelio “Roy” Dominguez is all of these things and more. He is a man with deep convictions, who loves his com-munity, his county and his state.

Northwest Indiana is where Domin-guez and wife of 33 years, Mary Elizabeth

“Betty” Olayta, have carved out their lives and raised two lovely daughters, Veronica and Maria. This is also where son-in-law Jason Rebar came into the family and where he and Betty added recently wel-comed their first grandchild – Dominic

– making Dominguez more passionate than ever about making “da region” a better place for all to live and work.

That is why Dominguez is currently seeking the office of Lake County Com-missioner for the 2nd District, which in-cludes Cedar Lake, Lowell, St. John, Mer-rillville, Schererville, and his hometown of Crown Point. He wants to continue his work on behalf of the people he has

sought to champion most of his adult life. A well known and respected public

figure in Northwest Indiana, Dominguez does not recall a time when being in public service was not a priority in his life’s plan.

“I wanted to be a police officer from the time I was a very little boy,” he said.

“My mother never understood why and I could never really put it into words when she asked. It wasn’t something I could explain. I just knew I wanted to be a cop. I guess it was just the idea of protecting and serving people. As a kid I grew up around good, hard working people who were not always treated fairly and I wanted to do something with my life to help those kind of people.”

Dominguez chased his childhood dreams from the farm fields of Mercedes, Texas where he was born into a large family of migrant workers in 1954, to become the first Hispanic in history to wear an Indiana State Trooper badge, and in coming years Dominguez would later hold the office of Lake County Sheriff for two consecutive terms.

Dominguez has called Northwest

Indiana his “home” since 1962, when his whole family moved to the region to join his father, Jesus Dominguez, who had come up a few years earlier to work at Inland Steel so he could send money home to provide for his

family. “I was in third grade when we moved up here. I attended Ivanhoe Elementary School and coming from Texas, we weren’t prepared for a region winter,” he laughed.

“We moved to Gary, when my father first came to work at Inland,” said Domin-guez, the fifth of eight children, five boys, three girls. “But two of my brothers had asthma and had a rough time living here, so my mother took us kids back to Texas for a few years until my brothers outgrew their condition. My dad would come see us on vacations, but most of the time he was up here working. He was a good man and a hard worker, who made a lot of sacrifices for his family. But it was also very hard on my mother having all of us kids to raise. We weren’t bad, we weren’t troublemakers, but we were kids and having eight kids is a handful for anyone.”

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Dominguez has never forgotten the struggle his parents had and he has often drawn on their strong sense of putting family first throughout his own life and career. His beloved mother, Inocensia

“Chencha” Dominguez, still ever present in her son’s life, remains a big source of his strength and tenacity.

“I learned to be a gentleman from my father, who always taught us to respect others and be polite,” continued Domin-guez. “From my mother I learned to be a fighter.”

Though eventually becoming a steel-worker at Inland himself to save for college, Dominguez never gave up his dream to one day wear a police badge. He applied to the Indiana State Trooper academy at a time in history when there were very few African-American officers and absolutely no women or Hispanics on the force.

Thanks to the NAACP challenging the acceptance and hiring practices in 1974 on behalf of all minorities, Dominguez and others who shared his dream, had a fair chance to prove themselves worthy to join the ranks.

“Some people at that time believed the standards had been lowered to allow us (minorities) the chance,” Dominguez reflected. “But I’ll tell you, we had to work harder than anyone else to prove ourselves and to make the grade.”

After much hard work, Dominguez was sworn in as the first Hispanic Indiana State Trooper. It happened in 1976, which being America’s Bi-Centennial year made the accomplishment all the sweeter. After years on patrol, Dominguez left the Troopers to earn a law degree to better understand the law.

“A lot of my cases are pro-bono,” said Dominguez of his current Northwest Indiana practice. “It goes back to that desire to help people not being treated fairly.”

Having his law degree opened many doors for Dominguez to further serve the public. His court practice is extensive and varied, including time spent in the Indiana state capital under Governor Evan Bayh, who appointed Dominguez in 1989 as Chairman, and later as Administrative Judge, for the Indiana Workers Com-

pensation Board. Under his five year watch as Chair-

man, Dominguez was instrumental in changing laws and statutes not modified since 1929, when Indiana’s was still largely an agricultural society. “The system was unfair to workers at that time, because so much had changed in the work force, but the laws hadn’t. It needed to be overhauled, so in 1991 we enacted a complete reform passed by the Indiana General Assembly of the Indiana Workers Compensation system. Some of the laws have been modi-fied since then, but the foundation we laid in 1991 is still the same,” he said. “I’m very proud of my work there.”

Along the way, many accolades and awards have come his way. Two of the most revered being the prestigious “Saga-more of the Wabash” presented by Gover-nor Bayh in 1989, and the “Swamp Rabbit” Environmental Achievement Awards in 2007, presented by the Indiana Division of the Izaak Walton League of America. Also in 2007, Dominguez was named “Police Officer Of The Year” by the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence for

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his work in that area. Apart from his political and legal life,

Dominguez is rightfully proud of his part in co-founding the Hispanic Organization Promoting Excellence (HOPE), which dedicates itself to mentoring and helping young people in their quest for higher education. Dominguez is HOPE’s past president and remains a board member and advisor.

When Dominguez speaks, one feels his passion for life and for the projects he undertakes. There is a certain sparkle in his eyes and a glow of pride when reflecting on various accomplishments made during a long career that is far from being over.

More of a mantra than a slogan for Dominguez is – “Our work continues...Our hope endures...” – now being used in his campaign for Lake County Commissioner.

It is an amendment to, rather than a replacement of the “Family First...” slogan upon which Dominguez has built his career.

His “Family First...” platform won over people throughout the region to earn Dominguez two consecutive terms as Lake County Sheriff from 2003 to 2010, against very tough odds and despite his not having major endorsements, not being

“well connected,” and not being part of a political machine.

During his tenure as Sheriff, Domin-guez immediately “walked the walk” after having “talked the talk,” during his political campaign. He wanted to prove those who voted him in office had made the right choice, backed the right candidate, and not fallen for empty rhetoric.

Dominguez put families first by start-ing many new programs within the Sher-iff’s Department Among them: a special program to help victims of domestic abuse; a special squad of detectives who solved over a half dozen “cold cases” bringing justice to forgotten Hoosier victims and closure to their families; and with the help of his wife

Betty, helped turn the coldness of the county “dog pound” into more compas-

sionate, caring and no-kill “animal shelter” that set the ball in motion for other North-west Indiana shelters to become “no-kill.”

“Pets are a part of a family,” said Dominguez. “I was disturbed to learn that most of the time a lost pet brought to the pound was kept just three days before it was euthanized. That didn’t give people much time to try to find their pet.”

Most thought Dominguez hitching his wagon to the problem-riddled Lake County Animal Control was career suicide, but he saw the need for major change and as with other challenges of the past, met it head on for the sake of the region’s lost critters and their human families.

One of Dominguez’s unique strengths is his flair for “thinking outside of the box” and not being afraid to try fresh ideas. An example from his time as Sheriff, was using workers in local hair salons and barber shops as eyes and ears in uncovering cases of domestic violence.

“These are people who hear and see a lot, so we went to them and set up an anonymous hot line to call if they sus-pected someone was in an abusive situ-ation,” explained Dominguez. “It wasn’t about snitching, it was about sharing their concerns and was totally anonymous.” Dominguez feels the program was a success and brought cases of domestic abuse to light that might never have been discovered.

Having given so much of his life to public service already and having enjoyed only a few short months of a private life since leaving the Sheriff’s office, why the run for Lake County Commissioner?

“There is still so much I want to do, so many things I feel I can help to ac-complish, so many things I see needing change,” said Dominguez, with a level of excitement and energy that could shame the Energizer Bunny.

Though nearing the age most men start thinking “retirement” and daydream of honing their golf game, Dominguez is dreaming of “a better Lake County” and visualizing ways to accomplish that goal, starting with making local government

“more transparent” so people can see what their elected officials are doing with their tax dollars and how their needs are being attended.

As County Commissioner, Domin-guez has some ideas on how to not only prevent more taxes, but to reduce taxes already being paid. He has thoughts on how to build up Northwest Indiana’s economy by attracting new businesses to set up shop in Lake County, and to draw people from outside the area to come spend their money here via better routes and means of transportation to the region from points elsewhere. He also wants to continue his efforts to protect the region’s environment.

Looking at the life and times of Roy Dominguez, he appears to be an embodi-ment of “the little train that could,” a man steadily and slowly moving forever forward, fueled by powerful self-con-fidence, the love and support of family, and a unwavering belief that something worth having is worth going after.

“I have never gone out looking for fights, but I’m not one to run away from them either,” said Dominguez, reflecting on some of the tough battles faced in the political arena.

“I promote the people’s interests, not the party’s interest. My job is to make this a better place to live for my family, for your family, for all of us who call Northwest Indiana home. People who came before us fought for us, and it’s up to us to continue the fight,” concluded Dominguez, whose new grandchild will one day be walking in the footsteps his ‘papa’ leaves behind in Northwest Indiana. That is something Dominguez takes to heart.

For further reading on Roy Domin-guez, read his forthcoming biography

– “Valor” – due to hit the market in June via Indiana University Press. It will be printed in both English and Spanish and available both online in a physical hard back edition.

For more on his views and his race for County Commissioner, visit: www.royforlakecounty.com


Obrero en la industria del acero, oficial de policía, abogado, modelo hacia la juventud hispana, defensor de la clase obrera, hombre de familia, amigo de los animales sin hogar, vigilante del medio ambiente, y un buen vecino.

Rogelio “Roy” Domínguez es todas estas cosas y mucho más. Él es un hombre con convicciones profundas, que ama a su comunidad, su condado y su estado. Domínguez y su esposa de 33 años, Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Olayta, han labrado su vida y criado a dos hijas encantadoras, Verónica y María en el Noroeste de Indiana. Este es también donde su hierno Jason se unió a la familia y donde él y Betty le dieron la bienvenida recientemente a su primer nieto - Dominic – que ha generado aun más pasión en el hacia enfocarse en hacer “da región” un lugar mejor para vivir y trabajar .

Es por ello que Domínguez aspira al llegar a ser Comisionado del Condado de Lake del Distrito 2, el cual incluye Cedar Lake, Lowell, San Juan, Merrillville, Schererville, y Crown Point. Él esmera continuar su trabajo para favorecer las personas a las que ha tratado de defender la mayor parte de su vida adulta.

Como figura reconocida y respetada en público en el noroeste de Indiana, Domínguez no recuerda un momento en su vida en el cual el servicio al público no ha sido una prioridad en su vida.

“Yo quise ser oficial de policía desde muy temprana edad”, dijo. “Mi madre no podía entender mi sueño y me era difícil expresar lo que sentía cuando mi madre me preguntaba, yo solo sabía que quería ser policía. Creo que fue sólo la idea de que sentía la necesidad de proteger y servir a la gente. Cuando era niño crecí rodeado de

gente buena y trabajadora que no siempre se les trataba bien y siempre añore hacer algo con mi vida para ayudar a ese tipo de personas”.

Domínguez persiguió los sueños de su infancia que se iniciaron en los campos agrícolas de Mercedes, Texas. Proviene de una familia de trabajadores imigrantes y nació en el año 1954, el fue el primer hispano que llego a ser Policia Estatal del Estado de Indiana. Después de un tiempo llego a ser Sheriff del Condado de Lake por dos períodos consecutivos.

Domínguez considera el noroeste de Indiana “su casa” desde 1962, cuando su familia se trasladó a la región con fin de reunirse con su padre, Jesús Domín-guez, quien llego algunos años antes para trabajar en Inland Steel y soportar a su familia. “Estaba yo en tercer año, cuando nos mudamos aquí. Me matricule en la Do

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Escuela Primaria Ivanhoe y debido a que venimos de Texas, no estábamos prepara-dos para un los inviernos de esta región

“, dijo riendose.“Nos mudamos a Gary, cuando nos

reunimos con mi padre “, dijo Domínguez, el quinto de ocho hijos, cinco varones y tres hembras. “Pero dos de mis hermanos tenía asma y se les dificulto la vida bastante aquí, así que mi madre se regreso con todos los hijos a Texas por varios años hasta que el asma ya no tuvo efecto. Mi padre venía a vernos en las vacaciones, pero la mayor parte del tiempo el estuvo aquí trabajando. Él fue un buen hombre y trabajador e hizo muchos sacrificios por su familia. Pero para mi madre también fue difícil el criarnos a todos nosotros. No éramos malos ni causábamos gran alborote, pero éramos niños y el criar a ocho hijos seria gran trabajo para cualquiera”.

Domínguez nunca ha olvidado la lucha que sus padres enfrentaron, y siempre ha puesto en práctica el conocimiento de que la familia cuenta primero a través de su propia vida y carrera. Su madre, Inocensia

“Chencha” Domínguez, siempre ha estado presente en su vida, y siempre ha sido gran fuente de su fortaleza y tenacidad.

“Aprendí a ser un caballero de mi padre, que siempre nos enseño a respetar a los demás y ser amable”, añadió Domínguez.

“De mi madre aprendí a ser un luchador”.Aunque inicio su carrera laboral como

obrero en la industria del acero en la com-pañía Inland para ahorrar dinero para la universidad, nunca renunció su sueño de un día ser policía. Se ingreso a la academia policiaca del Estado de Indiana cuando habían muy pocos policías afroamericanos sin rastros de mujeres o hispanos en la esa institución.

Gracias a los esfuerzos del NAACP quien retó las prácticas de aceptación y contratación en 1974 en nombre de todas las minorías, Domínguez y otros que compartían su sueño, tuvieron la oportunidad de demostrar sus habilidades

y poder unirse a las filas.“Algunos en aquel entonces creían

que las normas se habían bajado para permitir que a las minorías se les dieran la oportunidad”, reflexionó Domínguez.

“Te diré que, tuvimos que trabajar más duro que nadie para ponernos a prueba y llegar al éxito.”

Después de un gran esfuerzo, Domín-guez fue juramentado como el primer hispano en la Policía Estatal de Indiana. Sucedió en 1976, el Bi-Centenario de Estados Unidos el cual hizo que este acon-tecimiento fuera aun más dulce. Después de años como policía estatal, se matriculo en la escuela de leyes y se recibió como abogado.

“Muchos de mis casos son pro-bono”, dijo Domínguez de su práctica actual noroeste de Indiana. “Esto es compatible con su deseo de ayudarle a las personas a quien se les trata injustamente”

Su título de abogado le han abierto muchas puertas para poderle servir al público. Su experiencia en los tribunales es extensa y variada inclusive el haber pasado tiempo significativo en la capital del estado de Indiana, bajo el gobernador Evan Bayh, quien nombró a Domínguez en 1989 como Presidente, y luego como Juez Administrativo, de la Junta de Com-pensación de Trabajadores de Indiana.

Bajo su mandato de cinco años como presidente, Domínguez tuvo un rol importante hacia el cambio de leyes y reglamentos que desde 1929 no se habían modificado cuando Indiana era todavía era un pueblo agrícola. “El sistema no estaba actualizado y era injusto ya que tanto había cambiado en la fuerza de trabajo. Todo el sistema necesitaba una revisión elemental y debido a eso se promulgó una reforma completa en 1991 y fue aprobada por la Asamblea General de Indiana hacia el sistema de Compensación de Traba-jadores de Indiana. Algunas de las leyes se han modificado desde entonces, pero el

cimiento que establecimos en el año 1991 sigue siendo el mismo “, dijo Dominguez.

“Estoy muy orgulloso de mi trabajo allí.”Durante su trayectoria se le han otor-

gado muchos elogios y premios. Dos de los más venerados es el prestigioso

“Sagamore del Wabash”, presentado por el gobernador Bayh en 1989, y el “Swamp Rabbit” un premio de Logros Ambientales en el año 2007, presentado por la División de Indiana de la Liga Izaac Walton de América. También en 2007, Domínguez fue nombrado “Oficial de Policía del Año” por la Coalición de Illinois Contra la Vio-lencia Doméstica debido a sus labores en esa área.

Aparte de su vida política y jurídica, Domínguez se enorgullece por su par-ticipación en la co-fundación de la Orga-nización Hispana fomentando la excelencia (HOPE), que se dedica a darle tutoría y ayuda a los jóvenes en su búsqueda hacia una educación superior.

Domínguez es el ex presidente de HOPE y sigue siendo un miembro de la Junta y consejero.

Al conversar con Domínguez es muy evidente su apasionada actitud hacia la vida y los proyectos que emprende. Hay una cierta chispa en sus ojos y un brillo de orgullo en la reflexión sobre sus logros de los tantos hechos que ha llegado a completar durante una larga carrera que aun continua con gran fuerza.

Más de un mantra que un eslogan para Domínguez es - “Nuestro trabajo continúa... Nuestra esperanza perdura...”

– hoy en día se utiliza en su campaña para Comisionado del Condado de Lake.

Se trata de una enmienda, en lugar de un reemplazo al eslogan “ La Familia Primero...” un mensaje con el cual Domín-guez ha logrado construir su carrera. La plataforma “ La Familia Primero...” se gano a la gente a través de la región y le permitió ganarse dos mandatos consecutivos como el Sheriff del Condado de Lake desde 2003 hasta 2010, aunque estaba contra la marea

debido a escasos promotores, apoyos grandes y el no estar “bien conectado” o formar parte de la maquinaria política.

Durante su mandato como sheriff, Domínguez inmediatamente cumplió sus promesas que identifico durante su campaña política. Quiso demostrar a aquellos quienes votaron por él y asegu-rarles que habían tomado una decisión cor-recta, respaldando al candidato correcto, y no habían caído en una retórica vacía.

Domínguez puso a las familias por delante e inicio muchos nuevos programas dentro del Departamento del Sheriff. Como ejemplo, con el fin de ayudar a las víctimas de violencia doméstica, estableció un escuadrón especial de detectives que resolvieron más de media docena de “casos fríos” para traerles justicia a personas que el sistema había olvidado para asi ayudarles a verle un fin a tales casos. Su esposa Betty le brindo gran ayuda con este programa.

Betty, ayudó a convertir la frialdad de la “perrera” del condado hacia un lugar más compasivo “, refugio de animales” para que cuidara y no exterminara a los animales. Este pensamiento forjo que otros refugios de animales del Noroeste de Indiana también iniciaran programas que minimizaron la matanza de los animales”.

“Las animales son parte de la familia”, dijo Domínguez. “Me mortifique al apre-nder que la gran mayoría de las veces a los animales se preservaban tan sólo tres días antes de que fueran sacrificados. Eso no le permitía a la gente suficiente tiempo para encontrar a una mascota. “

La mayoría pensó que Dominguez, al aliarse con el “Lake County Animal Control”, debido un sinfín de problemas, sería suicidio profesional. Pero el vio la necesidad de iniciar importantes cambios y retos con respecto a problemas del pasado. Le dio cara a todos estos problemas por el bien de todos los animales perdidos y a las familias quienes se interesaban en ellos.

Una de las características únicas que Domínguez posee es la habilidad de “pensar

a nivel multidimensional” y el no temerle a las ideas nuevas. Como ejemplo, como Sheriff se dedico a entrevistar empleados de salones de belleza y peluquerías locales para identificar casos nuevos de violencia doméstica.

“Estos tipos de empleados oyen y ven mucho, así que los contactamos y les dimos acceso a un “hotline” para que nos llamaran en caso de cualquier situación sospechosa de abuso”, explicó

Domínguez. “Se trataba exclusiva-mente de darle oportunidad a la comu-nidad de sus preocupaciones bajo un sistema totalmente anónimo.” Domínguez considera que el programa fue un éxito y trajo algunos casos de violencia doméstica a la luz que tal vez nunca hubiesen sido descubiertos sin la ayuda de esta estrategia.

Después de haber dado ya tanto de su vida al servicio público y el haber dis-frutado sólo unos pocos meses de su vida privada desde que salió de la oficina del Sheriff, ¿por qué correr para Comisionado del Condado del Lake?

“Todavía tengo muchas cosas por hacer, siento que puedo ayudar a con-cretizar muchos cambios necesarios”, dijo Domínguez, con un nivel de entusiasmo y energía que podría avergonzar a cual-quiera.

A pesar de que se aproxima a una edad donde la mayoría de los hombres piensan en jubilarse con sueños de perfeccionar su juego de golf, Domínguez sueña con

“un mejor condado de Lake” y visualiza formas de lograr ese objetivo, empezando con la noción de que el gobierno local sea

“más transparente” y así el público pueda ver lo que sus funcionarios electos están haciendo con sus impuestos y la forma en las cuales se atienden las necesidades del público.

Como Comisionado del Condado, Domínguez no solo tiene algunas ideas sobre cómo evitar incrementos de impues-tos, sino también para establecer reduc-ciones de actuales impuestos. Él tiene

ideas sobre cómo construir la economía del noroeste de Indiana, mediante la atracción de nuevas empresas hacia el condado de Lake, y también atraer a la gente fuera del área para gastar su dinero a raíz de vías y medios de transporte hacia la región desde otros lugares. También quiere continuar sus esfuerzos hacia la protección del medio ambiente de la región.

En cuanto a la vida y la época de Roy Domínguez, que parece ser una forma de realización del “trencito que pudo,” un hombre de manera constante hacia adelante conmovido por una fuerte auto-confianza, el amor y apoyo de su familia, y una firme creencia que lo que vale la pena hay que perseguirse.

“Nunca he buscado peleas, pero al enfrentarme a ellas no les huyo”, dijo Domínguez, al reflexionar sobre algunas de las fuertes batallas las cuales ha enfren-tado en la arena política.

“Yo promuevo los intereses del pueblo, no los del partido. Mi deber es de mejorar nuestra región para mi familia, para tu familia, y para todos los que consideramos el noroeste de Indiana nuestro hogar. Las personas que vinieron antes que nosotros lucharon por nosotros, y nos corresponde a nosotros continuar esta lucha “, concluyó Domínguez, cuyo nuevo nieto un día seguirá los pasos que su” papá “dejara en el noroeste de Indiana. Eso es algo Domínguez toma a pecho.

Para aprender más sobre Roy Domín-guez, lea su biografía próxima - “Valor”

- llegara al mercado en junio a través de Indiana University Press. Estara disponible en Inglés y español electrónicamente o en una edición en tapa dura física.

Para más información sobre sus puntos de vista y su carrera para comis-ionado del condado, visite: www.royfor-lakecounty.com

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As he left a Wagner opera in 1869, Mark Twain famously quipped that the performance “wasn’t as bad as it sounded”. The same could be said about current conditions on the U.S. equity market, according to Dr. Marvin Zonis, PhD at University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.

Zonis, who opened the recent IMCA New York Consultant’s confer-ence with a session on global business and politics, declared himself a “glass half full type of guy,” saying he was confident that robust growth will occur in three to five years, despite the climate of fear currently hanging over the U.S. economy.

In his view, globalization has had a disseminating effect over everything, including emotions. Investor fears have been stoked not only by the un-certainty surrounding November’s presidential election, but by the political and economic turmoil in the Middle East, China and the eurozone.

While it is easy for politicians to adopt a

“beggar thy neighbour” approach, Zonis says economic national-ism can be counter-productive during hard times. That may be a tough sell, though, as elections loom in the U.S., France, Russia this year, and Germany in 2013. Attention is focused firmly on re-election, and not on much

needed economic reforms.“[The] consequence: a vicious con-

traction in which deleveraging reduces demand and surplus of exporting poor countries. It’s driven by humiliation and loss of pride,” he said. “Everyone in the world is being humiliated because of the financial crisis, the plummet of the asset base, the loss our homes and jobs. The result: a wave of rage in the U.S. that is unprecedented in my lifetime.”

Countries are shamed by factors like unemployment rates, while rage, fear and mistrust stoke political in-stability. In a democracy, leaders can be turfed out, but with a mixed bag of diverse political parties around the world, Zonis foresees a future full of challenging elections and riots.

Zonis pointed out that there “is a high correlation between governance and wealth,” and that conflict contin-ues around the world, both between states and politicians within those states.

Yet, there is a silver lining—in the U.S., at least. Economic growth and substantial inflation have tamed the U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio, and the political parties have found at least one area of agreement.

“I have to credit Republicans and Democrats for not slashing R&D budgets of the government,” Zonis said.

“Next year, the U.S. will spend more than $450 billion on R&D. Gordon Moore’s law: computing power of chip will double every 18mths. That’s hap-pened.”

His take-away message: The U.S. will survive this crisis, and will see growth.

For young people, he stresses the importance of education as a means

of overcoming income inequality.“We have a horrendous problem

of inequality. There’s something fundamentally wrong with our country,” he told the audience.

“We the elites have to take some responsibility for trying to under-stand what the problem is.”

U.S. economy poised for growthby Katie Keir


William

H a l l i a r i s founder of the annual “Race for The Future” held in Whiting.

This recently retired Senior Project Engineer

for TTX Company holds 21 patents. He created the race to tap into the “ordinary individual” to come up with alternate ideas to power vehicles.

The reason: He believes the ideas of

the garage mechanic, tinkerer and solitary inventor typically are not considered by established organizations.

He describes the 3d annual race as a

“celebration in creativity.” The event is held this year on Saturday, Aug. 25th. Like previous years, the event involves vehicles that drive 5 miles through Whiting while observing all the traffic laws. “Just going in a circle is one thing, but building a practical vehicle that starts and stops for traffic lights is entirely different.”

This year, new categories have been

added. Experimental electric vehicles and experimental uses of existing technology are allowed.

Why Whiting for the race? He said:

“Whiting is the place where Burton and Humphries made history by making gasoline that made possible the Age of the Automobile. “ He added, “Now we need new ideas to power automobiles that will no longer rely on fossil fuels.” He was nominated by Gayle Kosalko. Go to www.alternatepowerinitiative.com.

William Halliar, Latrice Edwards and Thomas Ference (left to right) are highlighted as this month’s “Innovators of the Month” for the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana selected from our “2011 – 2012 Class” representing Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Newton, Porter, Pulaski and Starke Counties. The Society celebrates our Fellows and Chanute Prize recipients, but also recognizes other individual and team Members from our current class of innovators. The Society shares their inspiring stories of innovation in each monthly edition. The Society is part of the Gerald I. Lamkin Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center of Ivy Tech Community College Northwest. For information, contact O’Merrial Butchee, Director, Gerald I. Lamkin Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center at (219) 981-4942, or John Davies, Assistant Director, at (219) 981-1111, Ext. 2292.

Ask Latrice

Edwards of Gary about her favorite clients as a professional makeup artist. It’s not the stars in “Public Enemies” and “Boss.” Nor is it President O’Bama

with whom she has met in her amazing career.

Rather, it is lives of ordinary people

transitioning from challenging circum-stances for whom she provides a free day of makeovers and workshops through her nonprofit called Triumphant Transitions, Inc.

She emphasizes the hairstylists or

barbers who donate their services to clients from area transitional agencies like So-journer Truth House. Her idea: Provide “very personal service” to individuals who could not afford the service, but need a boost to self-esteem. Add free counseling by professionals to help people transition back into society.

Latrice launched her career thinking

she would be a fashion executive, and following graduation from Ball State, she worked for Sears and J.C. Penny. But she also was an entrepreneur. While working full-time, she started an image consult-ing business. One client asked about her makeup techniques. So she cultivated her gifts in makeup artistry.

Her first TV gig was the Miss USA

Pageant in Gary, and she has since gained over 40 credits in film, Broadway and TV productions. She was nominated by Louise Pollard.Go to www.triumphant-transtionsinc.com.

Thomas

F e r e n c e o f Crown Point is President and CEO of Human Resource Mining and Distri-bution.

This human resource consultant

is breaking new ground by “aggregating” innovative ideas from all over the world for use by HR professionals, from Fortune 500 companies to small and mid-size firms.

Unlike traditional brokers or con-

sultants, he doesn’t offer comparisons of products. Instead, he gathers solutions that identify a “weakness” or an unmet need.

He then offers these unique ideas for

implementation in companies. As one HR professional said, “You mean, I only have to go to one source to get this fresh thinking of innovative ideas?” One example is a “patented formulae to calculate ROI and productivity on human capital.” He got 500 inquiries on this idea from around the world.

He has created an online industry-first

HR catalogue indexed with over 100 list-ings of innovative ideas. It covers the entire range of HR needs, from recruitment to pre-employment testing through learning and development. If a client purchases an idea, he receives compensation. He also “mines” LinkedIn for business looking to solve HR problems.

“I have found new space in an other-

wise mature model involving the HR field to distribute services,” Tom said. Go to www.hrmdco.com for details.

The Innovatorsof the Month


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1. Heat oil in medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onions; cook until soft and translucent, about 7 minutes. Stir in jalapeno pepper, garlic and cumin; cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds more. Add beans and their liquid to saucepan; bring bean mixture to a boil. Using potato masher, submersion blender or fork, mash beans until broken. Cook, stirring constantly until mixture is thick, about 5 minutes.

2. To assemble burritos, mound ½ cup rice, ½ cups bean mixture, ¼ cup cheese, 2 tbsp. corn, 1 tbsp. chopped scallions and 1 tsp. cilantro on one side of tortilla. Roll up tortilla into burrito shape (see below). Place burrito, seam-side down on serving plate or platter. Repeat with remaining ingredients.

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• Serves 6• Prep time: 15 min.• Total time: 30 min.


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