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Send LALA quotable comments about language from recent media clips.

"It's amazing that people want to waste their time attacking a high school club."

—Brent Hatch, father of a 15-year-old South Pasadena student whose "No Cussing" club inspired both hate mail and a Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors proclamation making March 2–6 "No Cussing Week," quoted by ABC News on Feb. 27, 2009.

"We took the stance that we could do better from a revenue and ratings standpoint by switching to Spanish-language radio.

—Jeff Lieberman, president of Spanish-language corp. Entravision's radio division, discussing changes in radio marketing in L.A., as quoted in Los Angeles Business Journal on Feb. 9.

"We're telling them you need your staff to mirror the community you're trying to serve. We have about 3,000 professionals—full-time employees—but only 194 are bilingual and bicultural."

—Marcos Nava, the Boy Scouts executive in charge of the Hispanic Initiatives pilot program in Los Angeles, as quoted in The Los Angeles Times on Jan. 4.

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Date Posted: 3/3/2009

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"It's amazing that people want to waste their time attacking a high school club."

"We took the stance that we could do better from a revenue and ratings standpoint by switching to Spanish-language radio.

"We're telling them you need your staff to mirror the community you're trying to serve. We have about 3,000 professionals—full-time employees—but only 194 are bilingual and bicultural."

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