Latino newspaper's editor gives a voice to immigrants

The editor/owner of this newspaper was honored at a dinner for his work with the Latino community. - - Donna Poisl

By Tom Eblen — Herald-Leader columnist

Journalists are often not popular. People love to fuss about their local newspaper.

But you would not have known that Saturday night. A dozen Latino groups and businesses threw a fancy dinner party that packed the Bell House to pay tribute to Andrés Cruz, editor and publisher of La Voz de Kentucky.

The bilingual newspaper, which publishes more than 8,000 copies every other Thursday and online at Lavozky.com, has covered Central Kentucky's growing Latino community for a decade.
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