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Ka z a k h s t a n ’ s Gennady Golovkin and Mexico’s Saul

“Canelo” Alvarez will meet in a May 5 rematch with the middleweight title on the line once again, promoters said on Monday.

Still to be announced is the location, though Las Vegas is considered the front runner for the fight on Cinco de Mayo weekend, the biggest Mexican-themed party weekend of the year in the United States.

Golovkin and Alvarez fought to a controversial 12-round draw in Septem-ber, after which both fighters said they wanted a rematch. It took promoters months to negotiate the terms for what is expected to be one of the biggest pay-per-view fights of the year.

With the draw, Golovkin (37-0-1) retained the WBC, WBA, IBF and IBO

belts, and left “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2) without a title and without the victory that would have seen him certified as one of the best boxers of today.

“I am very happy to star in one of the most important boxing events in history,” Alvarez said in a statement. “This second fight will be for the benefit and pleasure of fans around the world who want to see the best fight against the best, and this time Golovkin will not have excuses about the judges, because I will knock him out.”

Golovkin, 35, is considered the best boxer in recent years in the 160-pound category. He came up with a 23-fight knockout streak that ended in March 2017, when he overcame Danny Jacobs by decision.

“I am ready to face ‘Canelo’ again and I am happy that he has agreed to fight again,” said Golovkin. “This is the fight that the world wants. This is the fight that boxing deserves. I did not agree with the decisions of the judges in the first fight. This time there will be no doubt. I will go out of the ring as the world’s middle-weight champion.”

The match last September generated a box office of more than $27 million, the third highest in history for an indoor function. In addition, the organizers reported revenues of $1.3 million in pay per view buys.

‘Canelo’-Golovkin rematch announced for May 5

In this September 16, 2017 file photo, Mexico’s Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (right) throws a punch at Kazakhstan’s Gennady Go-lovkin during their middleweight title fight in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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SPORTS: ‘Canelo’-Golovkin rematch announced for May 5

STATE: Foreign workers hired to pick blueberries sue farm

HEALTH LITERACY: Support groups play a key role for patients

IMMIGRATION: Moving past the wall: Trump plan takes on legal immigration

EDUCATION: WSU launches Spanish language website - lost in translation no more

SCIENCE: Scientists successfully clone monkey; are humans up next?

ENTERTAINMENT: Camila Cabello pleads for ‘dreamers’ at the Grammys

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From the Heart of the Northwest“Our People Are What Count”

Ignacio has been with WA Beef since December 13, 2000. Ignacio works in the Fabrication Department. His supervisor Frank Castaneda says that Ignacio does great quality work when it comes to his product. Ignacio sets very good examples for his fellow coworkers and is always ready to help. Ignacio says that WA Beef provides him with a full time job and steady income…great for supporting his family. In his spare time, he likes to stay with his family enjoying the time they get together.

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Justin has been with WA Beef since November 20, 2008. Justin works in the Cooler department. His supervisor Jeremy Schuoler says that Justin does a great job looking for ways to make his job and the cooler department more efficient. Just recently, he became certified as a cattle tagger/grader. Justin volunteers at his church with community lunches, and school. Justin says WA Beef has given him the tools to succeed in life, providing him with a full time job. In his spare time, Justin likes to go fishing and spending as much time as possible with his daughter.

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Brian has been with WA Beef since November 9, 2012. Brian works in the Hide-on Department as a Lead man. His supervisor Robert Polina says that Brian has great leadership skills, and that he applies his skills in the job he does by producing quality work and wholesome product for our valuable customers. Brian says that WA Beef is like family, and that he is thankful for being part of this company. In his spare time, he likes to take his family shopping and just relax at home.

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Daniel has been with WA Beef since May 18, 2011. Daniel works in the Value Added Department. His supervisor Tonya Hollowell says that Daniel enjoys his job and has family that works for the company as well. Daniel is always happy and sets an example for new employees with his work ethic and positive attitude. Daniel says that he likes his job at WA Beef because it’s year-round, and there are great people to work with. Plus, the company does a great job not just for its employees, but for the community by providing jobs and generous donations. In his spare time, he likes to spend it with his family.

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A class action lawsuit was filed Thursday on behalf of about

600 foreign farmworkers, including some who staged a strike over working condi-tions at a blueberry farm in northwestern Washington last summer.

The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle by farmworker advocate Columbia Legal Services and Schroeter Goldmark & Bender includes 70 workers who were fired after they went on a one-day strike to protest what they said were poor working conditions and lack of medical care for an ill co-worker, The Bellingham Herald reported.

That co-worker, 28-year-old Honesto Silva Ibarra of Mexico, died at Harbor-view Medical Center Aug. 6. He was among workers brought to Sarbanand Farms near Sumas under the H-2A visa program, which allows farms to hire seasonal laborers when they can’t find enough U.S. workers to do the job.

The complaint against Sarbanand Farms, its owner Munger Brothers in Cal-ifornia and labor contractor CSI Visa Pro-cessing USA alleges violations of federal and state labor laws.

Tom Pedreira, an attorney for Sar-banand and Munger, told the newspaper Thursday that “the companies will vig-orously fight the allegations in the com-plaint, which will be shown to be untrue and without merit.”

An email to CSI Visa Processing from The Associated Press wasn’t immediately answered.

Columbia Legal Services lawyer Joe Morrison called those brought in under the H-2A visas the “most vulnerable and least protected farmworkers” in the country, saying they had fewer legal rights than workers in the country without per-mission.

The suit alleges that the workers believed they would be financially harmed unless they followed the company’s labor demands.

A top manager at Munger told them once they arrived at Sarbanand that they had to be in the field every day unless they were on their death bed, the lawsuit claims.

Sarbanand Farms fired the men on Aug. 5, after they went on strike. Workers were given one hour to leave under the threat that police and immigration authorities would be called, according to the lawsuit.

Foreign workers hired to pick blueberries sue farm

In this August 8, 2017 file photo, workers pick blueberries at Sar-banand Farms in Sumas, Washington.



Health LiteracyThis Page is Sponsored by Tri-Cities Cancer Center

Support groups play a key role for patients

By MARGRET LEY, Chaplain, TCCC

Support groups at the Tri-Cities Cancer Center are one facet of complementary

care for patients and their families diagnosed with cancer. One patient summed up his experience of being diagnosed with cancer like this, “I realized that being diagnosed with cancer is partly about me and mostly about managing everyone else around me.” When I have quoted those words to new patients I see a glimmer of agreement in their eyes. Support is a hard word to define for a cancer patient at any stage of their diagnosis and treatment. From the perspective of many patients, the question regarding support is “How do I stay in control of this chaos?” Patients are often looking for support that helps them stay in control. There is solid research on this subject as well.

One article from WebMD discussed research that showed cancer patients find the best support comes from family and friends. The same study revealed family and friends often don’t feel qualified to give the support their loved ones need. Findings from a 2016 focus group conducted by the American Cancer Society in our locale, found patients reported support from their loved ones was terrific -- right up

until the end of treatment. Then suddenly they were expected to go back to normal again. For many patients, the end of treatment is just the beginning of recovery. They still depend on the support and encouragement of their loved ones.

Support groups at the Tri-Cities Cancer Center are an integral part of care. The most common reason a person comes to a cancer related support group is to connect with someone else who is having a similar experience. The emotions around such an encounter are often joyful even when the circumstances are difficult.

Other reasons why people come to support groups are: to gain information, develop realistic expectations or other coping mechanisms, to help someone else, to talk to people outside of their normal circle of family and friends, to vent frustrations or fears, for a different perspective or to retell one’s story in an environment where people care to listen. Some support groups welcome family and friends who have also come to learn and share from experience.

Support groups at the Cancer Center are open so people can participate without committing to every meeting. We also recognize that support doesn’t always come through talking. Some of our groups are topic based like Ask a Dietician. Support groups can focus on coping skills through groups like Art Expressions, or Mindfulness Meditation. Support groups like WellFit® or Gentle Yoga provide physical exercise

and another opportunity for social connections while on the road to recovery. Most of the support groups are open without an appointment. Some programs require appointments or preauthorization and some groups are held off site. Please check the listings or call the resource line 737-3432 for additional information. Yes, you can manage the chaos, and occasionally others can step in to help you when you need it.

For a complete listing of all of

our support groups as well as our integrative oncology services, please visit us online at tccancer.org/patient_care

Margret Ley, chaplain at Tri-Cities Cancer Center.




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IMMIGRATION

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The most contentious piece of President Donald Trump’s new proposal to protect the so-called

Dreamers has nothing to do with them. It’s the plan’s potential impact on legal immi-gration that sparked fierce Democratic opposition Friday and appeared to sink chances for a bipartisan deal in Congress.

The proposal outlined Thursday by the White House would end much family-based immigration and the visa lottery program, moves that some experts estimate could cut legal immigration into the United States nearly in half.

The plan would protect some 700,000 young immigrants from deportation and provide a pathway to citizenship, an offer the White House described as a conces-sion to Democrats. But it also represented a victory for immigration hawks and a seismic shift for immigration policy in the U.S., which has long centered on the ques-tion of how to stop illegal border crossings, not how to curb legal immigration.

“It’s an enormous change in rhetoric and position,” said Alex Nowrasteh of the con-servative Cato Institute. “Forever, people have talked about illegal immigration and now this anti-legal immigration position is standard for much of the Republican Party.”

The Senate’s top Democrat, Chuck Schumer of New York, dismissed the plan Friday as a “wish list” for hard-liners. He acknowledged the bipartisan common ground on protections for the immigrants now shielded by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. But he accused Trump of using them as “a tool to tear apart our legal immigration system and adopt the wish list that anti-immigration hardliners have advocated for years.”

Democrats forced a government shut-down last weekend in attempt to expedite negotiations over the Dreamers, who are

set to lose protection from deportation in March. Trump’s proposal was the first detailed public offer from the White House.

On Friday, the president accused Schumer of complicating the talks. “DACA has been made increasingly difficult by the fact that Cryin’ Chuck Schumer took such a beating over the shutdown that he is unable to act on immigration!” Trump wrote on Twitter.

By including curbs to legal immigration in his proposal, Trump elevated ideas that have been advocated by a slice of hardliners for decades, although with little momen-tum in Washington.

The U.S. takes in about 1 million legal immigrants annually, and nearly 13 percent of the country’s residents were born over-seas, the highest share in nearly a century. Immigration hawks argue that the influx drives down native-born Americans’ wages and strains public resources.

“When you’re bringing in the equiva-lent of a major metropolitan area every year, that has an impact on every aspect of life,” said Ira Mehlman of the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which is the other major group advocating for fewer immigrants.

But many economists and businesses say there’s little data showing that immigration is bad for the economy, and much showing it is a net benefit.

Moving past the wall: Trump plan takes on legal immigration

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EDUCATION

By LINDA WEIFORD, WSU News, PULLMAN, Washington

Retail giant Amazon recently launched a Spanish language website. Meanwhile, the Latino

pop song “Despacito” made history for being the most streamed track of all time. Two examples of the escalating visibility of Español in the 21st century.

Now comes a third.In what may be the first among U.S.

public colleges, Washington State Uni-versity has rolled out a fully translated student financial services website in Spanish.

“In our research of university financial aid websites, we didn’t find any that had been completely translated. As far as we know, we are the first in the country to do this,” said Brian Dixon, WSU assistant vice president of student financial ser-vices.

More than 40 million native Spanish speakers live in the United States, and another 11.6 million people are bilin-gual — many of whom are children of

Spanish-speaking immi-grants, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Increasingly, these chil-dren are enrolling in U.S. colleges.

In seven years, the number of Hispanic under-graduate students attending WSU more than doubled, increasing from 1,405 His-panics in 2009 to 3,512 by fall of 2016, equating to roughly 14.1 percent of WSU’s undergrad students. With this in mind, Dixon and his team set out to create a website that spoke their language.

“In Hispanic culture, parents and family are big participants in the financial decision-making process. We felt it was important that they have easy access to the same helpful information as English speakers,” he explained.

The newly finished site goes beyond answering commonly asked questions

and guiding viewers through the financial aid process.

“It also conveys the message that you are included, you are respected,” said Dixon.

Some universities provide partially translated websites with links to Google Translate. Not wanting to divert users to a mechanized translation platform, WSU

created a site fully translated by humans.

Among them is staff employee Ramiro Mora.

“We kept expanding the web-site’s content until it completely matched the English version,” said Mora, communications advisor with student financial services. As a result, limited English users no longer struggle to interpret infor-mation and instructions, he said.

“Frustrated parents would call our office and say, ‘My student wants to go to WSU. I’m having trouble following the process on your website,” he recalled. “I’m happy to say, this is no longer hap-pening.”

WSU student Carmen Kroschel, pursu-ing a master’s degree in Spanish, helped translate the website, as did undergradu-ate students Jose Alejandro Garcia and Alejandro Brito. Those two, along with Mora, belong to a generation of young college-educated American citizens whose parents emigrated from Mexico.

WSU launches Spanish language website – lost in translation no more

WSU Spanish translation team: far right, Brian Dixon, assistant VP of WSU’s student financial services, with his team of students and a staff member who

translated the website into Spanish. Left to right: Jose Alejandro Garcia, Alejan-dro Brito, Ramiro Mora, Carmen Kroschel.




SCIENCE

NEW YORK (AP)

For the first time, researchers have used the cloning technique that produced Dolly the sheep to

create healthy monkeys, bringing science an important step closer to being able to do the same with humans.

Since Dolly's birth in 1996, scientists have cloned nearly two dozen kinds of mammals, including dogs, cats, pigs, cows and polo ponies, and have also created human embryos with this method. But until now, they have been unable to make babies this way in primates, the category that includes monkeys, apes and people.

"The barrier of cloning primate species is now overcome," declared Muming Poo of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai.

In a paper released Wednesday by the journal Cell, he and his colleagues announced that they successfully created two macaques. The female baby monkeys, about 7 and 8 weeks old, are named Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua.

"It's been a long road," said one scien-

tist who tried and failed to make monkeys and was not involved in the new research, Shoukhrat Mit-alipov of Oregon Health & Science University. "Finally, they did it."

Poo said the feat shows that the cloning of humans is theoretically possible. But he said his team has no intention of doing that. Main-stream scientists generally oppose making human babies by cloning, and Poo said society would ban it for ethical reasons.

Instead, he said, the goal is to create lots of genetically identi-cal monkeys for use in medical research, where they would be particularly valuable because they are more like humans than other lab animals such as mice or rats.

The process is still very ineffi-cient — it took 127 eggs to get the two babies — and so far it has succeeded only by starting with a monkey fetus. The scientists failed to produce healthy babies from an adult monkey, though they are still trying and are awaiting the outcome

of some pregnancies. Dolly caused a sen-sation because she was the first mammal cloned from an adult.

The procedure was technically chal-lenging. Essentially, the Chinese scientists removed the DNA-containing nucleus

from monkey eggs and replaced it with DNA from the monkey fetus. These reconstituted eggs grew and divided, finally becoming an early embryo, which was then placed into female monkeys to grow to birth.

Scientists successfully clone monkeys; are humans up next?

This image from a video provided by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in January 2018 shows cloned monkeys in Shanghai, China.

ENTERTAINMENT

NEW YORK (AP)

Camila Cabello advocated for dreamers at the Grammy Awards gala on Sunday night,

when she said called herself "a proud Cuban-Mexican immigrant born in eastern Havana."

The singer of the hit single "Havana" recalled, before presenting the musical number of U2, how her parents brought her to the United States when she was a girl.

"I'm here on this stage tonight because, like the dreamers, my parents brought me to this country with nothing more than hope in their pockets. They taught me to work twice as hard and never give up. And honestly, no part of my journey is different from theirs," Cabello said on the stage at Madison Square Garden.

"All I know is that, just like dreams, these children can not be forgotten and they deserve to be fought for."

After the words of Cabello, U2 per-

formed in a pre-recorded segment "Get Out of Your Own Way" from a barge on the Hudson River, very close to the Statue of Liberty, a symbol of immigrants who have made up the United States. The song by the Irish band talks about the fight against the oppressors.

Moments earlier Cabello accompa-nied Kesha in her moving portrayal of "Praying," along with other artists who raised their voices against sexual violence against women. On the red carpet, the singer carried a white rose in her hand in support of the Time's Up movement that contrasted with her red dress with corset.

This week Cabello reached the top of Billboard's Hot 100 chart with her hit "Havana," with Young Thug, who has been on the Billboard charts for 23 weeks. The song also appears in the popularity lists of Spotify and on Latin American radio.

Camila Cabello pleads for ‘dreamers’ at the Grammys

Camila Cabello presents U2’s musical number at the 60th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, January 28,

2018 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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