Remembering Manuel Agustin Reyes – May 4, 1938 – March 4, 2018
By Edie R. Lambert Manuel Agustin Reyes, co-founder and publisher of Dos Mundos newspaper passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 4 in the presence of his wife and children. He succumbed to pancreatic cancer after a short illness. The lifelong Kansas Citian and longtime civic leader would have turned 80 in May. Mr. Reyes leaves […]
Women’s Month: Romero sharing passion for God and community in leadership position
By Chara In 1977, Colombian Sylvia Romero found a passion for helping others during a visit to the United States. In 2018, she’s pursuing her passion in her career. Romero serves as the director of the Center of Grace in Olathe, Kan. She started working part time at the center in November 2000. Now, she […]
Wonderful World: Grand Canyon
Welcome, tourists. In this edition of “Hanging Around the World,” I’ll examine an amazing place in this country: The Grand Canyon, also known as the Grand Canyon of Colorado. Surely, you’ve seen the Grand Canyon countless times in fictional movies, and in movie and TV documentaries. Pictures of it appear on many postcards. But do […]
Latest Women’s March calls for political activism, inclusiveness
Activists are hoping a two-day event in January will be a political game-changer in November. The January event was the Women’s March. The second-annual event, which concluded on Sunday (Jan. 21), included a series of marches and rallies at various locations around the world, with Las Vegas, Nev., serving as the epicenter. Using figures provided […]
Man allegedly impersonates police officer to steal from immigrants
By Yanis De Palma A man from Ontario, Calif., was charged recently with impersonating a police officer to threaten and steal from immigrants. Between Dec. 7 and Dec. 21, 2017, Andres Sanchez allegedly dressed in an officer’s uniform, drove an unmarked vehicle and pulled over drivers that supposedly were immigrants in the Pomona, Calif., area. […]
Woodland celebrates 15th anniversary
On Dec. 7, Woodland Public Charity friends and supporters came together at the Johnson County (Kan.) Art and Heritage Center to celebrate 15 years of humanitarian work by the non-profit organization in Guatemala, Panama, Ecuador, Mexico and the Kansas City area. The gathering also served to recognize work by volunteers. In addition, the Woodland Public […]
El Centro Academy receives $25,000 grant from Royals Charities
On Dec. 11, Royals Charities presented a $25,000 grant to El Centro Academy for Children. The award was presented at the KC Academy for Children in Kansas City, Kan., by Maria Dispenza, director of Royals Charities. Those who attended included former Royals John Mayberry, Willie Aikens and Jamie Quirk. El Centro Academy for Children is […]
Droege working to educate, unite diverse Midtown community through CWCKC
Citizens of the World Charter Schools Kansas City (CWCKC) has a mission: to provide high-quality, joyful and diverse educational opportunities for students in Kansas City, particularly those in Kansas City, Mo.’s Midtown area. Leading the free charter school in pursuing that mission is Kristin L. Droege, CWCKC’s founding executive director. Recently, Droege talked with Dos […]
Street Talk: What is the meaning of Christmas?
By Tere Siqueira What Christmas means depends on who you ask about it. Recently, Dos Mundos asked some people what the annual Dec. 25 holiday means to them. Here are their answers: “I never really thought about what … (it) meant to me before. I know that Jesus wasn’t born … (on the) date that […]
Priest Peter shares insights on Our Lady of Guadalupe Traditions
By Tere Siqueira Dos Mundos supports the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. As a show of that support, the newspaper presents the following transcript of a recent interview with American priest Peter, who organized a pilgrim to Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel and shared his knowledge about this celebration: Dos Mundos: Tell us […]