Westside opposing Boulevard Brewery’s beer garden proposal
By Melissa Arroyo Boulevard Brewery executives have proposed a new addition to their Southwest Boulevard location: an outdoor beer garden next to the visitor’s center. But Westside neighbors are meeting the proposal with resistance. The reason: The drinking space would be side-by-side with Sacred Heart/Guadalupe Catholic Church. During a recent informational meeting held by the […]
How millennials are changing the work environment
Analysis by Melissa Arroyo The work environment is changing, as millennials continue to join the workforce and employers find themselves making accommodations for them. Some ways the millennial generation is changing the corporate work environment include the following: *Flexible schedules: Millennials understand that everyone has different patterns of productivity and focus, so they build their […]
Congress is back: Where to start?
Commentary by Dermidio Juez-Perez With the U.S. Congress back in session, Washington, D.C., is officially open for business again. And the list of must-do jobs is extensive. The following issues, in my opinion, should be among the highest priorities for Congress to address: *Hurricane Harvey relief: The first thing Congress should accomplish is to put […]
Paying tribute to mothers’ legacy
On Labor Day, the Argentine community in Kansas City, Kan. gathered to mourn and celebrate the life of a woman who knew the value of hard work and instilled it in her seven children. Mourners paid their respects at a visitation on Sept. 4 for Amalia Fernández Murguía. The matriarch of the well-known Murguía family […]
North Korea: A true threat to the United States
Commentary by Dermidio Juez-Perez Over Labor Day weekend (Sept. 1-4), North Korea conducted its sixth nuclear test. But this test was different than previous ones. The latest test helped prove something: that Kim Jong Un’s regime has become a true threat. U.S. military experts fear that North Korea might pose a credible nuclear threat to […]
Hurricane Irma to strike southern Florida
State of emergency declared By Melissa Arroyo Hurricane Irma is about to wreak havoc on southern Florida. The storm became classified as a Category 5 hurricane on Tuesday (Sept. 5) as it gained strength in the Atlantic Ocean with winds of 185 mph. At press time, Irma had made its landfall in the Caribbean and […]
Trump rescinds DACA program
More than 800,000 students expected to be affected By Chara On Tuesday (Sept. 5), U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the Trump administration would rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Implemented in 2012 by the Obama administration, DACA was designed to help undocumented children get an education and offer youth renewable two-year […]
Volume 37 issue 35 • 08/31/2017 – 09/06/2017
In this issue Hurricane Harvey causing massive destruction Employees begin to hate their job at age 35 Trump defends racism by pardoning Arpaio
Ex-CIA agent raising money to buy Twitter, kick off Trump
Some people are getting fed up with how President Trump uses Twitter. Those people include Valerie Wilson, a former CIA agent who set up a GoFundMe campaign to become the largest shareholder on Twitter and ban Trump on the social media platform. As of this writing, the campaign had gathered donations from nearly 3,000 people […]
Get vaccinated, get protected
Commentary by Chara If you want to improve your chances of staying as healthy as possible – and for as long as possible – then there’s something you should do: get your vaccinations. Created with the same germs that cause diseases, vaccines stimulate the body to generate antibodies to protect it from developing short-term […]