Pre-K education builds sound foundation
In late January, Missouri received a $6.5 million early childhood education grant, and Gov. Parsons proposed extra funding for early childhood development efforts statewide. Across the state line in Kansas, Gov. Laura Kelly created an advisory group to study how to improve education in Kansas, and proposed boosting education spending in the state by more […]
States sue Trump over national emergency declaration
By Angie Baldelomar After President Trump declared a national emergency on Feb. 15 to try to access money to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall, 16 states filed a lawsuit challenging it on Monday (Feb. 18) evening, multiple news agencies reported. On Feb. 15, Trump claimed that the flow of drugs, criminals and illegal immigrants from […]
Richard and Rosie Ruiz celebrate 50th wedding anniversary
By Angie Baldelomar El Centro co-founder and longtime Kansas City, Kansas, resident Richard Ruiz and his wife Rosie celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on the weekend of Feb. 9. The ceremony included a Feb. 9 Mass at the St. Joseph’s Chapel in San Antonio, Texas, followed by a luncheon at the Cordi-Marian Retreat Center, with […]
Fewer than 20 asylum cases processed a day at border office
By Eulogio JP A crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border has nothing to do with “violent” immigrants. It has to do with a lack of U.S. border office resources. The Customs and Border Protection office in Eagle Pass, Texas, claimed in early February that it could process fewer than 20 migrants a day, multiple news agencies […]