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Southern California activists have seen that racist ba href=/dementia/a/b up close, time and again, as we confronted the Minutemen and their allies in an effort to keep things from ever getting this far.

We saw it in the eyes of breakaway Minuteman leader James Chase in the darkness of the southern desert at midnight, he armed with a shotgun; we with nothing but our bare hearts.

We saw it in the eyes of Minuteman supporter Hal Netkin as he slammed his car into a crowd of mostly Chicano protestors as Jim Gilchrist addressed the California Coalition for Immigration Reform.

Gilchrist joined the Coalition, which has been identified as a racist hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Painted as American a hero by the likes of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gilchrist has been accused by a former campaign volunteer of integrating Nazi activists into his campaign for Congress.

He lost the special election, despite his endorsement by Sensenbrenner ally Tancredo.

But he put fear into Republican politicians – fear that incumbents would face vote draining, immigrant bashing third party candidates in November if they didn’t take a hard right line against migrants.

They feared Gilchrist sympathizers like the rightist California group Save Our State, which has regularly drawn organized Nazis to their protests, and which uses the exact rhetoric used by open white nationalists and supremacists – such as calling Mexican culture a “cesspool.” The corporate media, informed ti...

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April 11 at Outreach offices, 1975 Ferguson Road, Hampton.

Call 412-492-7200 to register.

TAX TIME Shaler - AARP members will assist senior citizens and low-income residents with state and federal taxes from 1 to 4 p.m.

Mondays through Thursdays through April 6 at Shaler North Hills Library, 1822 Mount Royal Blvd.

Service is offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

To register, call 412-486-0211.

McCandless - Seniors and low-income families can get free help in filing state and federal income tax returns from IRS-trained volunteers from 9 a.m.

to noon Tuesdays and Thursdays through April 12 at Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road.

Service is offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Call 412-366-8100.

Harrison - Through April 17, seniors and low-income families can get free help in filing income tax returns from IRS-trained volunteers from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Mondays at Community Library of Allegheny Valley Tarentum branch, 400 Lock St., and from 9:30 a.m.

to noon Saturdays at the Harrison branch, 1522 Broadview Blvd.

Call 724-226-3491.

McCandless - The district office of state Sen.

Jane Orie, R-McCandless, will offer free tax assistance, by appointment only, Mondays through Thursdays through April 13 in Suite 105, La Casa Blanca Building, 9400 McKnight Road.

Call 412-630-9466 for appointments.

VOLUNTEERS Areawide - Volunteer drivers are needed for North Hills Community Outreach's Free Rides for Seniors prog...

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According to Joseph Kloppenberg, company owner and president, “Accents in Water’s water features are the only high performance water systems that attract and kill airborne pathogens, and filter and trap dust and dirt from the air, as well as prevent mold and bacteria growth.

These combinations of characteristics make this water feature ideal for hospitals and other health care environments.” To ensure safe and effective control of pathogens, Accents in Water covers interior surfaces with a patented anti-microbial coating that inhibits the growth of mold and bacteria, and prevents their reproduction.

An ultraviolet light sterilization system within the water reservoir also thwarts bacterial contamination.

The Sitrin Health Care Center was selected as the site for this groundbreaking research because of its partnership with the San Diego-based Center for Health Design’s acclaimed Pebble Project, which sponsors projects at top health care organizations throughout the country.

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