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Linea Abierta Programming

All times are listed on Pacific Daylight Time.

WEEK OF JULY 21, 2008

Coming Home: Veterans' Health; Immigration Edition; Candidates Return to Latino Forums; Tribuna Libre; Mexico Edition; Puerto Rico Edition.

MONDAY, JULY 21.

PROGRAM # 5502. 12:00 PDT.

COMING HOME: VETERANS' HEALTH. Thousands of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan face numerous ailments after their tours of duty. Some of these veterans fight new battles at home: PTSD, brain injuries, mental illness – even homelessness. How prepared are the VA and our communities to deal with the needs of returning veterans?This program is part of the "Health Dialogues" series in partnership with KQED, San Francisco’s public radio.

Guests: Lourdes “Alfie” Alvarado-Ramos, Deputy Director, Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs, Olympia, WA; Jaime Vazquez, Vietnam Veteran, Director, Veterans Affairs, Jersey City, N.J.

TUESDAY, JULY 22.

PROGRAM # 5503. 12:00 PDT.

IMMIGRATION EDITION - Attorney Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, joins this edition from Chicago to comment on news developments of the week and answer listener questions about the dos and don'ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 23.

PROGRAM # 5504. 12:00 PDT.

CANDIDATES RETURN TO LATINO FORUMS. Presidential candidates Sen. Obama and Sen. McCain have appeared recently before three of the main Latino organizations across the country, NALEO, LULAC and NCLR. The candidates say the Latino vote will be key in this election. How much are they willing to invest in mobilizing this voters? Are these visits symbolic? Do the candidates come with serious offers? Analysts and reporters provide an overview. This program is an edition of the series "Hacia el Voto 2008".

Guests: Raul Izaguirre, Former President, National Council of La Raza (NCLR), professor at Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ; Antonio Gonzalez, President, Southwest Voter Registration Project, Los Angeles, CA; Francisco Rios, KDNA reporter, envoy to NCLR Convention in San Diego, CA; Dulce Mora, WRTE reporter, envoy to Green Party Convention, Chicago, IL.

THURSDAY, JULY 24.

PROGRAM # 5505. 12:00 PDT.

TRIBUNA LIBRE - LISTENER COMMENTS. In this edition, listeners exchange comments on news developments of the week. Suggested topics include the presidential race, reactions to the economic outlook and U.S-Mexico border issues.

FRIDAY, JULY 25.

PROGRAM # 5506. 12:00 PDT.

MEXICO EDITION. Martha Elena Ramírez hosts this edition of the Voz Pública series from Mexico City. The civic journalist brings news and analysis on Mexican developments.

PROGRAM # 5507. 13:00 PDT.

PUERTO RICO EDITION. In this pre-taped edition from San Juan, PR, WRTU’s Wanda Colón Cortés, brings news and analysis on major developments in the Caribbean basin.

Funds for Línea Abierta are provided in part by Lumina Foundation, The California Endowment, the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the James Irvine Foundation, the Nathan Cummings Foundation, the Mitchell Kapor Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.