Divulgando la cultura en dos idiómas.

Editorial: Gutsy women with vision

Our late founder, editor and award-winning publisher, Clara Reyes, like other outstanding Kansas Citians we’re honoring here, left our community a better place. All positively impacted untold numbers of lives.March is Women’s History Month, an annual observance spotlighting the contributions of women, celebrating their achievements and promoting their study year-round. We’ve benefitted from women visionaries […]

Editorial: Yet another unanticipated tragedy

In the late evening of Feb. 13, 2024, Lisa Lopez-Galvan walked out of the KKFI radio studio for the last time. She’d signed off with a simple, “goodnight.” Her co-host, Tommy Andrade and her listeners were hearing Lopez-Galvan’s final live broadcast; her closing public adiós.Less than 24 hours later, she was dead. Not from heart […]

Editorial: Voter registration: just do it

Now is the time to register to vote or check voter registration status. Deadlines for critical elections are fast approaching. In Missouri, Jackson County voters will soon be asked to make a 40-year financial commitment. On April 2, they’ll decide whether to extend a 3/8-cent sales tax — purportedly to help Kansas City hang onto […]

Editorial: February, life-saving love heart month

The focus of February is love and its familiar symbol – the heart. Possibly rooted in ancient pagan and Christian legends, February’s been known for centuries as the month of love. Its dedication to the heart is shorter-lived. In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson declared February American Heart Month to raise awareness about heart disease and […]

Editorial: Sister Berta leaves KC kids better off

Kansas City’s fittingly awash in accolades from across the bistate metro for Sister Berta Sailer since her death was announced last Thursday. The Catholic nun passed peacefully away early January 25 of complications from Alzheimer’s Disease. She was 87.The epithet affectionately awarded the indomitable champion of needy Kansas City kids and their parents was ‘Mother […]

Editorial: post-holiday blues or SAD?

It isn’t unusual to feel blue when the holidays are over. We’re left without something as joyous as baking, decorating, gift-giving and party planning on which to focus. The holiday bills are arriving. There are fewer hours of daylight and more overcast days.As a rule, post-holiday letdown is mild and quickly melts away. But when […]

Editorial: Diapers aren’t a luxury

Inflation is squeezing most consumers, but according to economists, low-income households are bearing the brunt. They spend more of their income on necessities, such as food, housing and diapers. The middle class also feels the pain because overall, the cost of living is outpacing their wages.About 50 million Americans have household incomes below 125% of […]

Editorial: January: National Blood Donor Month

January is recognized in the U.S. as National Blood Donor Month. It began in 1970 to raise awareness about the critical importance of blood donations and encourage people to become donors. The annual observance coincides with an urgent appeal for blood. Three days ago on Jan. 8, the American Red Cross announced an emergency shortage. […]

Editorial: A meaningful New Year goal

Since Sept. 29, carbon monoxide poisoning has claimed seven lives in the metro area. The first fatality was a 32-year-old Shawnee Mission North teacher who lived in Lenexa. In a second incident on Nov. 6 in Historic Northeast Kansas City, a 14-year-old boy and two adults, ages 34 and 42 died. And in the same […]

Editorial: May peace triumph in 2024

Christmas shows us what’s possible. It’s everywhere, including on daily radio and TV news broadcasts. During December, accounts of charity, generosity, grace and peace preempt reports of killing and crime. The touching stories inspire hope that those virtues will endure and permanently inform everyday life. That hope typically persists until at least New Year’s Day.In […]