Voces Consulares: Awareness and tornado season
Each year more than 100 tornadoes of diverse intensity are registered in the states of Kansas and Missouri, on average: about 60 take place in the Sunflower State, and about 50 in the Show Me State.There is little we can do to avoid them, but we can do a lot to prepare. A good prevention […]
Jorge Ramos: El fin de la guerra sin fin
Es una de las cosas más peligrosas que he hecho en mi vida. En diciembre de 2001 viajé a Afganistán. La guerra había empezado unos meses antes. Estados Unidos buscaba desesperadamente a Osama bin Laden, el responsable de los actos terroristas del 11 de septiembre de 2001 (9/11) en los que murieron casi 3000 personas. […]
The Toolbox, new resource center to help small businesses, to open in WyCo
By Angie BaldelomarA new resource center hopes to help small business owners in Wyandotte County, Kansas.The Toolbox is a one-stop center that seeks to help people either start or grow their businesses. Gabe Munoz (Muñoz in Spanish), local director of the ESHIP Communities Council — the organization behind the center — said services have been […]
GCI preparing Cinco de Mayo celebration
By Roberta PardoGuadalupe Centers Inc. (GCI) is bringing back its Cinco de Mayo celebration.Although the pandemic prevented GCI from staging it last year, GCI will host the celebration from 4 to 8 p.m. May 7 at the center’s administrative building, 1015 Avenida Cesar E. Chavez, in Kansas City, Missouri.“This fundraiser not only benefits our programs, […]
School districts planning in-person graduation ceremonies
By Angie Baldelomar As graduation season approaches, school districts in the Kansas City area are announcing their plans for this year’s graduation ceremonies.Unlike 2020, this year, Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools (KCKPS) will host in-person ceremonies. Dr. Troy Pitsch, KCKPS instructional improvement officer, said the school system had some more room to work with, in […]
COVID variants spreading faster and affecting the young more
By Roberta PardoTwo weeks ago, health officials confirmed that the U.K. variant of the coronavirus was the dominant strain circulating in the United States.Now, this variant, along with other variants, is more contagious and hitting young people harder than the original virus. In previous waves, children and young adults exhibited mild symptoms or none at […]
Maluma, estrena canción por el Día de la Tierra
Maluma ha sorprendido a sus fans, ya que decidió lanzar “Rumba (Puro Oro Anthem)”, un tema coescrito por Keityn y Edgar Barrera en apoyo a la campaña de la cerveza Michelob ULTRA Pure Gold, elaborada con electricidad 100 por ciento renovable a partir de energía solar. El cantante colombiano contó con entusiasmo que, cuando recurrió […]