Allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. Each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. Thompson, for five minutes. Mr. Thompson thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yesterday i had the privilege of touring pennsylvanias only stateowned twoyear Technical College, Thaddeus Stevens college of technology, named after an individual, former member of congress that served in the era of Abraham Lincoln in this chamber. I was pleased to be in lancaster with my colleague, representative smucker. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Provides a bridge out of poverty for some of the poorest citizens of pennsylvania through a highscale, Technical Education. Graduates are filling the skills gap in america as there is a 99 placement of graduates of its highdemand programs. Founded in 1905, Thaddeus Stevens college of technology educate
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Statue of Teresa Cuevas, founder of Mariachi Estrella de Topeka, will be a welcome presence in downtown Topeka
By The Editorial Advisory Board
We’re delighted to hear of plans for a statue honoring Teresa Cuevas in downtown Topeka, near Evergy Plaza.
Cuevas was a force of nature, and Tuesday was the 101st anniversary of her birth. Cuevas, as The Topeka Capital-Journal’s Tim Hrenchir reported, was “the driving force behind Mariachi Estrella de Topeka, one of the first all-female mariachi bands in the U.S.”
Hrenchir continued: “Her family is working with the Downtown Topeka Foundation to honor her legacy by having a bronze, life-sized statue of Cuevas, who died at age 93 in 2013, put up.”
Teresa Cuevas felt it was her destiny to keep mariachi music alive so future generations could enjoy it, says her granddaughter, Michelle Cuevas Stubblefield.
Tuesday will mark the 101st anniversary of the birth of Cuevas, the driving force behind Mariachi Estrella de Topeka, one of the first all-female mariachi bands in the U.S.
Her family is working with the Downtown Topeka Foundation to honor her legacy by having a bronze, life-sized statue of Cuevas, who died at age 93 in 2013, put up near downtown Topeka s Evergy Plaza.
Cuevas is to become the first woman honored with a statue along S. Kansas Avenue, Cuevas Stubblefield said.