Editoriales

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend vs. Bob Ehrlich. Who won the debate?
Lt. Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend created a sensation in her first (and possibly last) debate with congressman Bob Ehrlich. Starting from a low performance expectation, KKT lashed at Ehrlich's voting record, put him on the defensive and proceeded to demonstrate verve, intelligence and a grasp of the isues worthy of a future governor. The audience, clearly biased against Ehrlich made it very difficult for the republican to recover. He was clearly uncomfortable from the beginning and fumbled many answers. In fact, his acwquardness gave a wrong impresion of his character and his experience in such important debates. The Baltimore Sun confirmed this assessment when it noted: "admitting before a crowd at historically black Morgan State University that he was operating outside his 'comfort zone' was not only poor strategy, it also wound up being a stunningly accurate description of the image he projected all evening." Maybe there will be another debate and Bob Ehrlich will have a chance to recover.

(Recomendamos a nuestros lectores que se unan activamente a los grupos que van a tratar de elegir a los políticos que influenciarán nuestras vidas durante los próximos 4 años. Hay varios grupos activos en la comunidad: el Club Democrático Hispano; la Cámara de Comercio Hispana de Baltimore; la Cámara de Comercio Hispana de Maryland; Hispanos por Ehrlich; y otros. Los que tengan interes es unirse a la campaña política de este año, comuniquense con nosotros en coloquioonline@coloquio.com)

Vote for the Walters Art Museum on November 5th.
If you are a Baltimore City resident, the Walters Art Museum asks for your support at the ballot box in November. Vote "YES" for the City bond bill, which will provide funding for construction of the museum's future building at the corner of Cathedral and Centre streets.
As the museum's curatorial staff and collections expand, this building will be the next step in the Walter's long range plan of service to the community through education, high level scholarship in exhibitions and conservation, and contributing to the economic strength and quality of life in Baltimore.
The new building will have several functions. The center for Learning Through Art will be a community-based space offering programs to help children achieve literacy through art. In the Center for Art and technical Studies, curatorial and conservation staff and fellows will collaborate with colleagues from the academic world and other museums in historical art research, conservation and technical studies, and conservation science. A new tempoary exhibition space of 16,000 square feet will triple the capacity for the Walter's to display art. And expanded exhibition and storage space for the permanent collection will allow the museum to display and house more of its current holdings on-site and to accept important gifts.
Your support is important to the Walters.
Vote "YES" on Tuesday, November 5.