Killing Is Easy
I am horrified by how easy it was for Stephen Paddock to kill so many people in Las Vegas earlier this month. After apparently carrying loads of weapons up to his hotel room, he smashed out two windows and then, as if he were at a firing range, aimed at a crowd of 22,000 people […]
Termómetro KC – Noticias Locales
10/05/17 Un adolescente pidió a una mujer usar el teléfono de su casa ubicada en la calle 57 y Ward Parkway en Kansas City, Mo., con el propósito de robarla. El muchacho entró a la casa y después enseñó el arma a la mujer quien le dio las llaves de su auto y le pidió […]
Kansas City is sending Humanitarian Aid to Victims of the Earthquakes in Mexico
In Partnership with Reyes Media, Dos Mundos Bilingual News Paper, Westside CAN Center, Custom Foods Inc., the Sister of St Francis-Warehouse project, Price Chopper –Roeland Park-, Sun Fresh -18th street-, Woodland Volunteers and the people of Kansas City, Woodland was able to collect supplies that includes tents, wheel chairs, tools, crutches, walkers, cans, soap, first […]
Extension Filers: Deadline is Monday, Oct. 16; Prior-Year
Cortesy by IRS WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service has an important reminder for taxpayers who filed for an extension and face an Oct. 16 filing deadline: The adjusted gross income (AGI) amount from their 2015 return may be needed to electronically file their 2016 tax return. For those taxpayers who have a valid extension […]
When natural disaster strikes
August and September delivered two powerful reminders. Natural disasters are indiscriminate, and they tend to bring out the best in us — ordinary people and the rich and famous. Hurricane Harvey was a Category 4 storm when it hit the Texas Gulf Coast on Aug. 25 and headed east across the Gulf, battering coastal Louisiana. […]
Puerto Rico continues to struggle after Hurricane Maria
By Chara In September, Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, leaving thousands of victims in its wake. In mid-October, thousands of Puerto Ricans are continuing to struggle in dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. According to news reports, more than 90 percent of the island has no power and people are using car batteries to […]
El Centro renames building to honor Ruiz
By Chara El Centro Inc. has honored one of its longtime contributors. In September, the Kansas City, Kan.-based non-profit organization renamed its administrative building on Minnesota Avenue the Richard A. Ruiz Administrative and Services Building. According to Irene Caudillo, El Centro president and CEO, board members began talks about the name change a few years […]
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and Globalization
By Hector E. Garcia Millions of middle class Americans, mostly in rural areas, are feeling cornered by the overwhelming forces of globalization. Their employment was displaced by automation, international competition and corporations’ transfer of jobs to other nations with lesser production costs and more flexible laws. Many of these Americans express a visceral anger towards […]
Volume 37 issue 40 • 10/05/2017 – 10/11/17
In this issue Las Vegas site of deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history Actores de Game of thrones se comprometen en la vida real DACA recipient concerned for her future
How to make your breast cancer treatment more effective
Commentary by Chara In 2014, nearly 240,000 people in the United States were diagnosed with breast cancer (236,968 women and 2,141 men), according to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics. Usually, treating breast cancer consists of a combination of chemotherapy, radiation and surgery. However, recent research suggests that breast cancer patients can improve […]