Hispanic Catholic churches prepare to celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe
By Angie Baldelomar Dec. 12 is a big holiday for many Hispanic Catholics.That day marks the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a popular Catholic feast that celebrates the appearance of the Virgin Mary, also the patron saint of Mexico, to peasant Juan Diego Dec. 9-12, 1531. Every year, Catholics in Mexico and the United […]
Editorial: A crisis too costly to ignore
Kansas is poised to help relieve the state’s childcare crisis, Gov. Laura Kelly announced back in October. Some 27 organizations will share $11.4 million in grants and awards to fund additional child caregiver positions across the state. The money, coming from public and private sources will finance 5,655 additional childcare positions in 67 communities. Expanding […]
Teen charged in racially linked assault
Story by Tere Siqueira and photo courtesy by Lawrence Brooks IV A white male student at Shawnee Mission East (Kansas) High School has been charged with aggravated battery following an altercation with a Black female classmate, KCUR-FM (89.3) and other media outlets recently reported.As media outlets also reported, the incident was captured on video. In […]
Dos Mundos: Volume 43 Issue 49 • 12/07/23 – 12/13/23
In this issue • Abrazando las tradiciones latinas: la Virgen de Guadalupe y Las Posadas • Programa Latin Grammy En Las Escuelas llega a JC Harmon • Adolescente acusado en agresión con motivos racistas