A particularly offensive opinion piece appeared in our local newspaper on February 25.  Although we are often advised to simply ignore provocative pieces of this type.  This one was deemed too offensive to ignore.  The extended assualt on the local police chief is little more than a cheap shot.  The noted incident occured in a neighboring county, our police chief was not involved, and the purpetrator was not Hispanic.  None-the-less the author siezed the opportunity to fan the flames of prejudice.  The suggestion that all immigrants are part of a financial drai