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PERIÓDICO BILINGÜE www.kchispanicnews.com Writer/Poet Francisco Aragon brings love of Spanish language and culture to Park University. Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya Escritor/Poeta Francisco Aragón trae el amor del idioma español y la cultura a la Universidad Park. honored with bronze statue. PAGE 6/PÁGINA 6 PAGE B4 President-elect Obama Names comes National Security Team “Black Friday” and goes Presidente-electo Obama Nombra Equipo de Seguridad Nacional “Viernes Negro” vino y se fue

Shoppers like Monique Ortiz, Victoria Rojas and Katarina Vincent, hit the pavement early on Black Friday. After filling their vans with many Christmas gifts, they felt they had done their part in helping out the bottom line of stores like Wal-Mart. Compradoras como Monique Ortiz, Victoria Rojas y Katarina Vincent, se lanzaron a las calles temprano durante el Viernes Negro. Luego de llenar sus furgones con los muchos presentes de Navidad, sintieron que habían hecho su parte para ayudar al balance de las ventas de tiendas President-elect Barack Obama has started to assemble his cabinet. He knows time is a fickle como Wal-Mart. ally when it comes to the many issues the country is facing. (Top row) Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. (Low row, from left to right) Eric Holder, Janet Napolitano, General James Joe Arce TRADUCE PATRICIO H. LAZEN Jones, Susan Rice and Richard Lugar. HISPANIC NEWS HISPANIC NEWS El Presidente-electo Barack Obama ha comenzado a ensamblar su gabinete. Él sabe que el tiempo es un veleidoso aliado cuando se trata de los muchos problemas que el país está he Roeland Park, Kansas Island and two men died in a shootout enfrentando. (Arriba) Barack Obama y Hillary Clinton. (Abajo, de izquierda a derecha) Eric l Wal-Mart de Roeland Holder, Janet Napolitano, General James Jones, Susan Rice y Richard Lugar. Wal-Mart saw large number in a Toys R Us store in Palm Desert, Park, Kansas fue testigo David Katz/Obama for America)/ flickr-PHOTOS FROM THE INTERNET of shoppers on Black Friday. Ca. However, scenes of sleep-deprived de una gran cantidad de Bargain hunters and family crowds anxious to get the best bargains Debra DeCoster TRADUCE PATRICIO H. LAZEN T compradores durante el members Katarina Vincent, Victoria filled many news reports. The results ViernesE Negro. Los cazadores de ofertas HISPANIC NEWS HISPANIC NEWS Rojas and Monique Ortiz joined the were a mixed bag. y miembros de una misma familia que line outside the store at 3:45 in the “Pent-up demand on electronics and incluían a Katarina Vincent, Victoria President-elect Barack Obama is El Presidente-electo Barack Obama morning. They were part of many such clothing, plus unparalleled bargains on Rojas y Monique Ortiz se sumaron a taking steps now in order to hit the está tomando medidas para lanzarse a scenes across the country. this season’s hottest items helped drive la fila fuera de la tienda a las 3:45 de la ground running when he officially correr una vez que toque tierra cuando Going into Black Friday, the day after shopping all weekend,” said NRF mañana. Ellas fueron parte de muchas takes office January 20, 2009. One of asumo oficialmente su cargo el 20 de Thanksgiving shopping extravaganza President and CEO Tracy Mullin. escenas vistas en todo el país those steps was the announcement this enero del 2009. Una de esas medidas that signals the holiday shopping “Holiday sales are not expected to Ir al Viernes Negro, el día de la week of his national security team. fue el anuncio esta semana de su equipo season and accounts for roughly 20% continue at this brisk pace, but it is extravagancia de compras que sigue al para la seguridad nacional. Obama named Hilary Clinton as of the annual bottom line for many encouraging that Americans seem Día de Acción de Gracias el cual señala his Secretary of State, tabbed General Obama nombró a Hilary Clinton retailers, a mix of anticipation, wishful- excited to go shopping again.” el comienzo de la época de compras y James Jones as his National Security como su Secretaria de Estado. thinking and hand wringing were the “There was a lot of hype, a lot of significa aproximadamente el 20% de Advisor, Robert Gates will remain Seleccionó al General James Jones order of the day. promotions and lot of people, but the las ventas anuales de muchas tiendas al as Defense Secretary, Susan Rice is como su Consejero para la Seguridad An uncertain economic picture results were on the lukewarm side,” said detalle, una mezcla de anticipación, de Ambassador to the United Nations, Nacional, Robert Gates permanecerá with wildly fluctuating stock markets, Michael P. Niemira, chief economist at ilusionarse y de retorcerse las manos Janet Napolitano will head Homeland como Secretario de la Defensa, Susan an irrational fuel situation, a new the International Council of Shopping fueron la orden del día. Security and Eric Holder will serve as Rice será Embajadora ante las Naciones administration, growing lay-offs and Centers, estimating that the weekend’s Un incierto panorama económico Attorney General. Unidas, Janet Napolitano será titular dismal housing markets are not the sales were down from a year ago. con amplias fluctuaciones de las bolsas de Seguridad Nacional y Eric Holder Although the team cannot officially kind of incentives to drive folks to de valores, una situación irracional servirá como Procurador General. “The strength did not carry through begin their tasks until after President- mad shopping sprees. Tragedy marred the weekend, as business fell off sharply en los combustibles, una nueva elect Obama is sworn in, they are the day when a crowd trampled a “I AM LOOKING”/PAGE  “ESTOY BUSCANDO”/PÁGINA  OBAMA-CLINTON/PAGE  OBAMA-CLINTON/PÁGINA  Wal-Mart employee to death in Long Area Contractors Network in KCK Contratistas del Área Establecen Redes en KCK Joe Arce and Debra DeCoster TRADUCE PATRICIO H. LAZEN HISPANIC NEWS HISPANIC NEWS

Minority business owners attended Propietarios de negocios de las “Kansas City, Missouri ya ha a luncheon recently at the Jack minorías asistieron recientemente a implementado el suyo y el Gobierno Reardon Community Center to learn un almuerzo en el Centro Comunitario Unificado recién está proponiendo un about a draft ordinance the Unified Jack Reardon para enterarse de proyecto de ordenanza. El propósito Government in Kansas City, Kansas un proyecto de ordenanza que de nuestro almuerzo es el de darle is proposing. The ordinance would está proponiendo el Gobierno un vistazo general de lo que podría affect how minority and women owned Unificado en Kansas City, Kansas. contener el proyecto de ordenanza y companies have access to contracts La ordenanza afectaría cómo las esperar que allí se de la oportunidad with agencies in the community. The compañías de propiedad de minorías de hacer preguntas y a lo mejor una meeting was the cap to a nine-month y mujeres tengan acceso a contratos oportunidad para dar opiniones”, Dr. Jacqueline Kelly, (forefront) director of the University of Missouri Minority Business disparity study completed by both con agencias en las comunidades. dijo Paul Rodríguez, ejecutivo de la Development and Diversity Program, told Hispanic News attending these types of events is the Unified Government and Kansas La reunión fue la finalización de un Asociación de Contratistas Hispanos one of the best ways to connect with area contractors and communities. City, Missouri. estudio de disparidades de nueve del Gran Kansas City HCAGKC. La Dra. Jacqueline Kelly, (Al frente) directora del Programa para el Desarrollo de “Kansas City, Missouri has already meses de duración completado tanto Entre los objetivos de la presentación Negocios y la Diversidad de la Universidad de Missouri, le dijo a Hispanic News implemented theirs and the Unified por el Gobierno Unificado como por se incluyero poner las bases para un que asistir a este tipo de eventos es una de las mejores maneras de conectarse con Kansas City, Missouri. contratistas del área y comunidades. CONTRACTORS SEEK/PAGE  LOS CONTRATISTAS/PÁGINA 

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CONT./PAGE  that will give him advice, “I we share a view that America felt well prepared for his role assembled this team because has to be safe and secure and in building consensus among keeping abreast of unfolding I am a strong believer in in order to do that we have the key players on national Among Friends world events working closely strong personalities and strong to combine military power security. with the Bush administration But after finding Lee innocent, opinions. I think that is how the with strength and diplomacy. “I am deeply humbled to José de la Isla on the current situation in the presiding judge criticized best decisions are made. One of We have to build and forge be asked by President-elect Hispanic Link News Service Mumbai, India. the accusation and said it the dangers in the White House stronger alliances around the Obama to serve as National … you get wrapped up in world and I believe there is “embarrassed the entire nation.” “Our condolences, our Security Advisor especially n the face of it, groupthink, everybody agrees no more effective advocate Clinton, the presiding judge and thoughts and our prayers go during these challenging times the rising concern with everything. There is no than Hilary Clinton for that the New York Times apologized out to the people of India and we currently face. National about whether the discussion. I am going to be well-rounded view of how we to Lee, but not Richardson. the families that have been security in the 21’s century Obama transition affected by this. Obviously, we welcoming a vigorous debate advance American interests.” compromises a portfolio which O Perhaps there was some team will deliver just looks like inside the White House. But are heartbroken over the deaths In her remarks, Clinton includes all elements of our pre-inaugural jitters. But there fallout to expect. But the understand, I will be setting of the six Americans who were echoed Obama’s assessment. national power and influence might be more to it than that. Washington Latino leadership caught up in this tragedy. My policy as President. I will be “I thought of the daunting working in coordination and is chapped that all this was One strident commentator administration will remain responsible for the vision that task ahead for our country, an harmony towards the desired kept under wraps. They were proclaimed Obama and his steadfast in support of India’s this team carries out and I economy that is reeling, a climate goal of keeping our nation safe, not advised trouble might be Latino surrogates would be effort to catch the perpetrators expect them to implement that that is warming, and as we saw in helping to make our world a coming. Perhaps they could “held accountable” if they of this terrible act and bring vision once decisions are made. the horrible events in Mumbai, better place and providing an have run interference. No, failed to deliver. The queasiness them to justice. I expect the As Harry Truman said, ‘The threats that are relentless. The opportunity to live in peace and Obama team members just it stems from might best be world community will feel the buck will stop with me’.” fate of our nation and the future security for the generations to barreled ahead, making up described as the victors’ disdain same way,” said President-elect Obama and Clinton were of our children will be forged follow,” said Jones. their own minds without for the scruffy issues (and Obama. rivals during the presidential in the crucible in these global consultation, coming to their “I hope and believe that some of the people) that got campaign. Both camps challenges. America can not own conclusions, convinced Clinton, during the press the American people will their candidate elected. While fought bitterly and in the solve these crises without the they know better, and wearing conference, thanked the people come to feel as I do that we Obama has been caught red- heat of the moment, each world and the world cannot the cloak of manipulators. This of New York for giving her a have brought together one of handed saying immigration candidate undervalued the solve them without America.” comes from the administration job that she has loved for the the most talented National is his first-year’s priority, his appropriateness of the other that said it would be the most past eight years and told them General James Jones Security teams ever assembled. gatekeeper Rohm Emanuel is candidate to be in the top transparent one in history. that they helped to prepare has spent 40 years in the The team is prepared to meet famous for wanting to back off her for her new role, “after all, office. At the press conference, That’s one history they are not Marine Corps. His military the serious challenges that face the subject. going to make. New Yorkers are not afraid to Obama addressed the question background will play a key role us today and the emerging By making Emanuel his first speak their mind and do so in of Clinton’s appropriateness as in shaping the foreign policy threats that will confront us And that’s the point. Although appointment, Obama sent an every language.” Secretary of State. of an Obama administration. tomorrow,” said Vice-President a lot of praise and deference is off-tune message to some of his “If you look at the statements In an Associated Press elect Joe Biden. going out to the appointment President-elect Obama loyal followers. It went down Hilary and I have made outside interview shortly after his of Cecilia Muñoz to the White welcomed the strong voices like one of those Rev. Wright of the heat of the campaign, appointment, Jones said he House intergovernmental staff, sermons at High Mass. it coincidently came as the So far, the behavior might administration-elect is reported Obama-Clinton – be annoying but not a full- not to be seriously looking at Una Riñita blown slap in the face. Still, it the tons of Latino names for the rivales trabajando juntos is annoying. 7,000 positions it has to fill. In For instance, in some fact, Muñoz might have been Entre Amigos appointed to catch the flack for Latino leadership quarters, CONT./PÁGINA  the administration if/when it campaña, nosotros compartimos consideration of New Mexico José de la Isla años, fue a la cárcel por nueve veers away from immigration Aunque el equipo no puede una opinión que EE.UU. tiene Gov. Bill Richardson as heading Hispanic Link News Service meses. Pero tras encontrar a Lee up the State Department and, reform, on the pretext that oficialmente comenzar su que ser salvo y seguro y para inocente, el juez presidente del attending to the economy is tarea hasta después de que al poder hacerlo tenemos que as appears likely, being shifted caso hizo crítica de la acusación to the Commerce Dept. is more important. If that happens, Presidente-electo Obama se combinar el poderío militar in ir muy lejos, la y dijo que “había avergonzado it proves they can’t walk and le tome el juramento, ellos se con la fuerza de la diplomacia. creciente preocupación a little like getting bumped a la nación entera”. Clinton, el from first class to ride coach. chew gum at the same time, as están manteniendo al corriente Tenemos que construir y forjar sobre el éxito que mencionado juez presidente y Lyndon Johnson would say. respecto a los eventos mundiales fuertes alianzas alrededor del tendrá el equipo de It smacks a little like an elder el periódico New York Times So far, Obama’s transition que están ocurriendo y están mundo y creo que no hay una transiciónS de Obama parece ser giving up a seat on the bus to le pidieron disculpas a Lee, sin team is filled with nearly 50 trabajando estrechamente con persona más efectivamente sencillamente nerviosismo antes a teenager. And this too has a embargo Richardson no lo hizo. Latinos, all with impressive la administración Bush sobre avocada que Hilary Clinton por de la inauguración. No obstante, story behind it. credentials. Most of them will la actual situación en Mumbai, su bien versada visión de cómo es posible que contenga más que Es posible que habría que As news that Richardson end up in the administration. India. hacer avanzar los intereses de sólo nervios. esperar secuelas. Pero el could become Commerce Estados Unidos”. liderazgo latino de Washington Secretary got around, a But folks with a history in “Nuestras condolencias, Un comentarista estridente está resentido que todo esto Washington know that number nuestros pensamientos y nuestras En sus declaraciones, Clinton proclamó que a Obama y sus petition supporting Wen Ho se mantuvo en secreto. No se Lee for the post was circulated is window dressing. B-team oraciones son para las personas hizo eco de la evaluación partidarios latinos los harán les advirtió que podría estar al positions. Latino Washington de la India y los familiares que de Obama. “Pensé en la responsables en caso que no by University of California- horizonte algún problema. Tal Berkeley professor Emeritus remembers that change didn’t han sido afectados por esto. sobrecogedora tarea que tenemos tengan éxito. La inquietud origina vez hubieran podido intervenir start to happen until after the Obviamente que estamos con en frente para nuestro país, una en lo que mejor se describe como Ling-chi Wang and several para prevenirlo. De lo contrario, Chinese Americans, gaining second inauguration during the nuestros corazones dolidos por las economía que se tambalea, un el desdén del triunfador por los miembros del equipo de Obama Clinton administration. muertes de seis estadounidenses clima que se está calentando y temas desaliñados (y algunas some 80 signatures. Wen Ho simplemente siguieron adelante, No one seriously believes que fueron cogidos en esta como lo vimos en los horribles de las personas) que lograron Lee had been a University of tomando decisiones sin consultar there’s that kind of patience left tragedia. Mi administración se eventos acontecidos en Mumbai, que su candidato fuera elegido. California scientist at the Los a nadie, llegando a sus propias Alamos National Laboratory. among Hispanics anymore. mantendrá inquebrantable en amenazas que son incesantes. El Mientras que a Obama lo han conclusiones, convencidos respaldo al esfuerzo de la India destino de nuestro país y el futuro encontrado manos en la masa que ellos saben mejor que As Secretary of Energy during [José de la Isla, author of “The para apresar a los perpetradores de nuestros niños será forjado diciendo que la inmigración será otros, y portando el manto de the Clinton administration, Rise of Hispanic Political Power” de este terrible acto y llevarlos en el crisol de estos cambios prioridad de su primer año, su manipuladores. Esto viene de Richardson revealed Lee’s (Archer Books 2003), writes weekly ante la justicia. Espero que globales. Estados Unidos no portero Rahm Emanuel tiene la administración que dijo que name to media and accused him commentaries for Hispanic Link la comunidad mundial sienta puede resolver estas crisis sin fama de no querer tocar el tema sería la más transparente en la of stealing nuclear secrets for News Service. Email: joseisla3@ de la misma manera”, dijo el el mundo y el mundo no puede directamente. historia. Esa es una historia que China. The 60-year-old scientist yahoo.com.] Presidente-electo Obama. resolverlas sin Estados Unidos”. Al hacer su primera no van a poder hacer. went to prison for nine months. Clinton, durante la conferencia El General James Jones ha nominación el nombramiento Y ése es el punto. Aunque de prensa, le agradeció a la gente pasado 40 años en el Cuerpo de Emanuel, Obama mandó un mucho elogio y deferencia de Nueva York por haberle dado de Infantería de Marina. Su mensaje desafinado a algunos de sale por el nombramiento de Obama adds Richardson un trabajo el cual ella adoró por experiencia militar jugará un sus leales seguidores. Les cayó Cecilia Muñoz al personal los pasados ocho años y les dijo papel clave en moldear la política como uno de los sermones del intergubernamental de la Casa que ellos ayudaron a prepararla exterior de una administración reverendo Wright. Blanca, llegó por coincidencia para este nuevo papel, ‘después Obama. En una entrevista de la to his Cabinet Hasta el momento se podría en lo que se reporta que la de todo, los neoyorquinos no Prensa Asociada a poco tiempo considerar este comportamiento administración-electa no está Born in Pasadena, California, temen expresar su pensamiento Washington, DC - The League of de su nominación, Jones dijo irritante, pero no es una considerando seriamente a los in 1947, to a Spanish-born mother y así lo hacen en cada lenguaje”. United Latin American Citizens sentirse bien preparado para cachetada abierta. Aún así, es montones de nombres latinos (LULAC) commended the and a Nicaraguan-born father, Mr. El Presidente-electo Obama su papel de construir consenso irritante. para las 7.000 posiciones que announcement by President-elect Richardson grew up in Mexico le dio la bienvenida a las fuertes entre los participantes claves de Barack Obama of New Mexico City, before attending boarding Por ejemplo, en algunas tienen que llenar. Es más, es voces que le darán consejos, “He la seguridad nacional. Governor Bill Richardson to school in Massachusetts. He sedes del liderazgo latino, la posible que Muñoz haya sido ensamblado este equipo porque the position of Secretary of served as a Congressman from “Siento una profunda consideración del gobernador de nombrada para dar la cara 1983 until 1997, when Bill Clinton tengo un fuerte convencimiento Commerce today. modestia al haberme pedido el Nuevo México, Bill Richardson, por la administración si es que picked him to become America’s respecto a personalidades y “Governor Bill Richardson Presidente-electo Obama que como cabeza del Departamento o cuando vire en dirección Ambassador to the UN. During his fuertes opiniones. Creo que así is a key economic diplomat and yo sirva como Consejero de la de Estado y, como parece contraria a la reforma migratoria, time there, he assisted in President es como se toman las mejores brings a wealth of experience and Seguridad Nacional durante probable, en vez de ese puesto, con el pretexto que atender a la Clinton’s efforts to bring peace decisiones. Uno de los peligros skills. He is a top leader in the to the Middle East. In 1998, he estos desafiantes tiempos que lo nombren al Departamento economía es más importante. Si en la Casa Blanca… uno se community and has returned to Washington to serve as enfrentamos en el presente. La de Comercio, es algo así como eso ocurre, será prueba de que no a key understanding involucra en pensamiento de Energy Secretary, a role which he seguridad nacional en el Siglo desplazarlo de primera clase a pueden caminar y mascar chicle of today’s economic grupo, cada uno concuerda con performed until the end of President XXI comprende un portafolio tercera. Sabe un poco a que un al mismo tiempo, como hubiera situation,” said todo. Allí no hay discusión. Yo Clinton’s administration in 2001. que incluye todos los elementos anciano le ceda el asiento del dicho Lyndon Johnson. LULAC National voy a acoger un debate vigoroso After a brief period in private life, de nuestro poder e influencia autobús a un adolescente. Y Por lo pronto, el equipo de President Rosa Mr. Richardson ran for the New dentro de la Casas Blanca. Pero Rosales. nacional y que trabaja en esta situación también tiene su transición de Obama cuenta Mexico governorship in 2002, an entiendan, yo instauraré las coordinación y armonía hacia el narrativa de trasfondo. con casi 50 latinos, todos con At the press conference in election he won 59% to 39%, in the políticas como Presidente. Yo deseado objetivo de mantener Chicago Governor Richardson process breaking the world record En lo que salían las noticias credenciales impresionantes. La seré responsable por la visión segura a nuestra nación, mayoría acabarán con puestos said, “There is a vital role for the for the most handshakes given by que Richardson podía ser Department of Commerce in our que este equipo acarree y espero ayudando a hacer del mundo dentro de la administración. Sin a politician - 13,392 in eight hours. nombrado secretario del economic recovery. The unique His victory made him the only que ellos implementen esa visión un mejor lugar y ofreciendo la embargo, los que tienen historia una vez que las decisiones sean oportunidad de vivir en paz y Departamento de Comercio, strengths of the department and Hispanic governor of a US state. una petición en apoyo a Weh Ho en Washington saben que esa its talented public servants make He comfortably won re-election tomadas. Como Harry Truman seguridad para las generaciones cifra es pura finta, puestos con dijo, ‘El delegar los problemas Lee para el puesto la circularon it the natural agency to serve as in November 2006, increasing his que sigan”, dijo Jones. el equipo de segunda. Los latinos the programmatic nerve center in acabará conmigo’”. el profesor emérito Ling-chi winning margin to 36 percentage “Espero y creo que los Wang de la Universidad de de Washington recuerdan America’s struggle to rejuvenate our points. Obama y Clinton fueron rivales economy. America will once again estadounidenses llegarán a sentir California, Berkeley, y varios que el cambio no empezó a One of the nation’s most durante la campaña presidencial. be at the forefront of innovation, como yo que hemos congregado chino-americanos, logrando verse sino hasta después de la prominent Latino politicians, Ambos bandos pelearon con saña especially in the new frontier of uno de los más talentosos equipos obtener unas 80 firmas. Wen segunda inauguración durante la Richardson pledged in English y en el calor del momento, cada energy independence and clean para la Seguridad Nacional que Ho Lee había sido científico de administración de Clinton. and Spanish to work to renew the candidato le restó validez a cuán energy jobs, and we will restore our economy. se haya antes congregado. El la Universidad de California en No hay nadie que crea seriamente apropiado sería el otro candidato position of respect in the world.” equipo está preparado para el Laboratorio Nacional de Los que los hispanos guardan aún tal The League of United Latin para ocupar el cargo más alto de “Richardson has experience enfrentar los serios desafíos Alamos. nivel de paciencia. American Citizens advances the la nación. Durante la conferencia que enfrentamos hoy en día y managing a department and being economic condition, educational de prensa, Obama se refirió al Como secretario de Energía [José de la Isla, autor de “The Rise able to bring a calm rational process attainment, political influence, las nacientes amenazas que nos to a crisis situation that has been cuestionamiento de Clinton como durante la administración de of Hispanic Political Power” (Archer health, housing and civil rights enfrentarán mañana”. Dijo el well documented throughout his persona apropiada para el cargo Vicepresidente electo Joe Biden. Clinton, Richardson reveló el Books, 2003) redacta un comentario of Hispanic Americans through semanal para Hispanic Link News career. He is credited with bringing community-based programs de Secretaria de Estado. nombre de Lee a los medios y jobs to New Mexico,” said LULAC lo acusó de robarse secretos Service. Comuníquese con él a: operating at more than 700 LULAC “Si ustedes observan las National Executive Director Brent nucleares para venderlos a [email protected]). councils nationwide. declaraciones que yo y Hilary Wilkes. “We look forward to la China. El científico, de 60 hemos hecho fuera del calor de la working with him.”

4 de diciembre del 2008 • 10 de diciembre del 2008 www.kchispanicnews.com BILINGUAL NEWSPAPER  “I am looking for the good deals” Parking Lot Safety CONT./PAGE  and Survival Skills on Saturday,” John Morris, an analyst with Wachovia Capital Dan Robles 4. Place valuables out of Markets told the Associated sight or lock them in Press. the trunk. Katrina Vincent and her family When I leave the grocery store and my hands are either 5. Always lock your vehicle was representative of many even if you’re leaving it shoppers. She told Hispanic News pushing a shopping cart or they’re full of grocery bags, I parked for a short period that she was bargain hunting. “I of time. am looking for the good deals. sometimes get that vulnerable … I am spending money more feeling. I wonder just how 6. Be aware of your wisely this year. I think what prepared I am to help surroundings when exiting we are buying are some of the myself be less of a target to a and entering your vehicle. necessities … I spend money on potential offender. 7. Before entering your the kids.” When you arrive at your vehicle take a quick peek Monique Ortiz was also destination, the Crime inside to make sure you in line though she was not Prevention Unit suggests the don’t have any visitors. crazy about the idea. “This is following: 8. Remember where you the first one that I have come 1. Park in an area as close to park, look confident when out for. I refuse to come out Parking spots and shopping karts where in high demand on Black Friday. The final dollar numbers are not in. Some are the front door as possible. walking to your car and for first Friday but this time not as optimistic while others are saying it was a very good shopping day. It just depends on who you believe.” 2. Park your car where it is lock your door once inside. I came out for the sales. … I Espacios para estacionar y carros de compras se encontraron en alta demanda durante el Viernes Negro. Las cifras well lit, even during the Parking lot survival skills found everything I needed … I finales en dólares aún no salen. Algunos no se encuentran tan optimistas mientras que otros están diciendo que fue un day in case you shop later are great precautions that didn’t exceed my budget but I muy buen día de compras. Simplemente depende a quién uno le cree. and it is dark outside. can be used by everyone as spent my whole budget. I don’t we educate and help protect have any more gifts to buy. My 3. Shop and perform as much of your business during ourselves from parking lot family, they buy for more people “Estoy buscando buenas ofertas” criminal activity. than I do.” the daylight hours. CONT./PÁGINA  Victoria Rojas was constrained. “I am concerned administración, crecientes about my budget because I have despidos y sombríos mercados three kids. I always wish I had de viviendas no son la clase de more money but you do with incentivos que conducen a los what you got. Wal-Mart had by compradores a volverse locos far the best deals. We got here comprando. La tragedia empañó 3:45 a.m., … got what we needed el día cuando una muchedumbre and we went over to Target aplastó a un empleado de Wal- and was very disappointed and Mart causándole la muerte en un came back to Wal-Mart because hecho ocurrido en Long Island, they did the price match and NY y dos hombres murieron en we found exactly what we were una balacera en una tienda Toys looking for.” R Us en Palm Desert, Ca. Sin Rojas admitted that while embargo, escenas de soñolientas she did not shop for the adults muchedumbres ansiosas de this time around they would conseguir las mejores ofertas still have the traditional gifts llenaban muchos reportes. Los this year. “The adults are resultados fueron una mezcla Katarina Vincent looked over the goods making sure she got the right gifts and getting tamales.” de situaciones. that she had not missed anyone on her Christmas shopping list. With holiday shopping in full swing, it is important that consumers take “Reprimidas demandas Katarina Vincent miraba las mercancías asegurándose de que tenía los regalos adecuados y que no se había olvidado de nadie en su lista de precautions as they venture out. por electrónicos y vestuario, compras navideñas. Con la temporada de compras navideñas a toda máquina, es importante que además de ofertas de los los consumidores tomen precauciones cuando se aventuren al exterior. artículos más apetecidos de esta “La empuje no siguió a pero lo gasté todo. No tengo temporada ayudaron a empujar través del fin de semana, así más regalos que comprar. Mi las compras durante todo el fin como los negocios decayeron familia, ellos compran para de semana”, dijo la presidenta Seguridad y Aptitudes de profundamente el sábado”, más personas que yo”. y ejecutiva de NRF Tracy John Morris, un analista de Mullin. “No es de esperarse que Victoria Rojas se sintió Supervivencia en un Lote Wachovia Capital Markets le las ventas de las festividades obligada a quejarse. “Estoy Llame para dijo a la Prensa Asociada. continúen a este rápido preocupada por mi presupuesto de Estacionamientos anunciarse en paso, pero es una motivación Katrina Vincent y su familia porque tengo tres hijos. fueron representantes de los Siempre he deseado tener ver a los estadounidenses 4. Ponga los objetos de nuestra sección de muchos compradores. Ella le más dinero, pero uno tiene traduce PATRICIO H. LAZEN entusiasmados por salir a valor fuera de la vista o dijo a Hispanic News que ella se que hacerlo con lo que uno HISPANIC NEWS comprar nuevamente”. guárdelos en el maletero. clasificados: encontraba cazando ofertas. tiene. Wal-Mart tuvo lejos las “Allí hubieron bastantes “Estoy buscando buenas ofertas. mejores ofertas. Llegamos acá 5. Siempre póngale llave bombos y platillos, muchas Cuando salgo de la tienda de (816) … Estoy gastando dinero de a las 3:45 a.m. … conseguimos a su carro incluso si lo promociones y mucha gente, abarrotes y mis manos están, una manera más inteligente este lo que necesitábamos y luego está dejando estacionado 472.5246 pero los resultados estuvieron ya sea empujando un carro año. Creo que lo que estamos fuimos a Target y fue muy por un corto periodo de en el lado tibio”, dijo Michael de compras o están llenas comprando son algunas de decepcionante y nos regresamos tiempo. P. Niemira, economista en de bolsas con abarrotes, nuestras necesidades… Yo a Wal-Mart porque ellos nos jefe del Concilio Internacional me da algunas veces esa 6. Manténgase alerta de su gasto dinero en los niños”. equipararon los precios y de Centros de Compra, quien sensación de vulnerabilidad. entorno cuando entre y encontramos exactamente lo calculó que las ventas del fin de Monique Ortiz estuvo Simplemente me pregunto, salga de su vehículo. que buscábamos”. semana fueron más bajas que también en fila, auque a ella qué tan preparado/a estoy 7. Antes de subirse a su las de hace un año. no la volvía loca la idea. “Este Rojas admitió que aunque para aminorar la posibilidad vehículo, déle una rápida es el primero al que he venido. ella no compró para los adultos de convertirme en un blanco mirada adentro para Me niego a venir al primer esta vez, ellos tendrán de para un posible malhechor. asegurarse que no tenga viernes, pero esta vez vine todos modos sus tradicionales Cuando usted llegue a visitantes. por las ventas. … Encontré regalos este año. “Los adultos su destino, la Unidad de 8. Recuerde dónde estacionó, todo lo que necesitaba… No recibirán tamales”. Prevención del Crimen le adopte una actitud de me excedí en mi presupuesto, sugiere lo siguiente: confianza cuando camine 1. Estaciónese en un área lo hasta su carro y póngale más cercana posible a la seguro a su puerta una vez puerta de entrada. que se encuentre en éste. 2. Estacione su carro sonde esté bien iluminado, Aptitudes de supervivencia incluso durante el día, en en un lote de estacionamientos caso de que usted vaya de son buenas precauciones que compras tarde y afuera ya pueden ser utilizadas por cada esté oscuro. uno mientras nos educamos 3. Compre y realice sus y nos ayudamos a proteger diligencias lo más que en contra de actividades pueda durante las horas criminales en los lotes de del día. estacionamientos.

In Loving Memory MIGUEL CAMPOS-PEREYRA

Miguel Campos-Pereyra, 58, was born on November 10, 1950, and on November 28, 2008 he was called home by his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Family and friends gathered on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008, to recite a rosary at the Barreto Family Funeral Home in the Forever Mausoleum in Independence, Missouri. Burial will be held in Cunduacan, Tabasco, Mexico.

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Contractors seek equal opportunities LETTER TO THE PUBLISHER

CONT./PAGE  construction projects. Government is just now “I am a small minority NMAC Commemorates the 20th proposing a draft ordinance. business owner and I would like The purpose of our luncheon to get some of the chances some is to get an overview of what of the other people have when it comes to getting in on the Anniversary of World AIDS Day might be in the draft ordinance Centers for Disease Control and hopefully there will be an jobs, “said Ralph Rodriguez, This week the National Minority owner of Rodriguez Electrical AIDS Council (NMAC) honors and Prevention (CDC) opportunity to ask questions announced in August that re- and maybe an opportunity Contractors, LLC. the 20th Anniversary of World AIDS Day (WAD). Since its evaluation of HIV incidence to provide input,” said Paul Rodriguez attended the data revealed that over 55,500 Rodriquez, chairman of luncheon searching ways to help inception in 1998, by the World Health Organization, WAD has new HIV cases, not 40,000 as the Hispanic Contractors his business grow. He thought previously thought, occurred Association of Greater Kansas four years ago, when he landed helped raise awareness about the HIV/AIDS pandemic globally, each year from 2003-2006, City HCAGKC. two projects in downtown fostering support for AIDS with 56,300 cases in 2006 Kansas City, Kansas he would HCAGKC Chair Paul Rodriquez told Hispanic News it is important to work Goals of the presentation research, prevention, treatment alone. Communities of color begin to pick up additional with minority contactors. “It makes good business sense and by having this included laying the foundation and care worldwide. represent 65% of these new projects, but his project list has luncheon, it gives many of them an opportunity to meet and share information infections, with nearly half— for a successful supplier diversity with one another.” Paul A. Kawata, Executive program, implementation of not grown. He was involved in 45%—occurring among African the Hilton Inn project and the El Ejecutivo de HCAGKC, Paul Rodríguez, le dijo a Hispanic News que es Director of the National Americans alone. Incidence meaningful remedies to increase importante trabajar con contratistas de las minorías. “Tiene un buen sentido Minority AIDS Council participation by MBEs and Jack Reardon Center as an de negocios y el tener este almuerzo, le da a muchos de ellos una oportunidad rates among other minority WBEs on UG contracts. One of electrical contractor. para conocer y compartir información con otros”. (NMAC) says, “World AIDS groups have continued to rise, the ordinance provision calls for “I was hoping to get more Day gives us an opportunity with Latinos at 17%; Asian and Association and they are hopeful a huge health care system. We the establishment of an Office work and four years later, I to remember the 25 million Pacific Islanders at 2%, and that they will have a seat on the have several hospitals and each Native Americans at 1%. of Supplier Opportunity. have less work coming my way. people lost to AIDS since the national board in January and of our campuses hires architects, pandemic began three decades Ravinia Hayes-Cozier, The presentation also It is not the fact that we can’t also will be a charter member. engineers, contractors because ago. More importantly, it gives NMAC’s Director of included a list under the do the work. I do the work “This will give us a greater there is something going on all an opportunity to honor those Government Relations and heading “Examples of Race and and I can do the work, it is just representation at a national the time,” said Kelly. working on the frontlines of the Public Policy, says “As AIDS Gender-Neutral Remedies.” the opportunity is not there to level so that we can have our “I like to invite successful AIDS epidemic who ensure that leaders, we need to remember I called for unbundling of move on.” voices heard nationally and in Hispanic contractors to come the 33 million people living with that these statistics are more large procurements, creation Local contractors decided HIV/AIDS, and the countless conjunction with other cities to the University of Missouri- than just numbers, but people. of a small contracts rotation to work together to form the number impacted by the disease and other organizations that Columbia to participate in the In addition to supporting HIV program, direct contracting for Hispanic Contractors of Greater around the world, receive mirror our goals,” he said. Professor for a Day program. prevention and care, we need small prime contracts, direct Kansas City to help contractors the services they need to live The business owners come and to bolster and expand current purchasing of supplies and in the community have a voice Dr. Jacqueline Kelly, healthier lives.” speak to the MBA students prevention activities in the U.S. materials, lowering insurance and an opportunity to bid local director of the University of about their business and it gives NMAC has developed And that means addressing requirements and reducing construction projects. “The last Missouri Minority Business the students an opportunity to leadership within communities of the socio-economic disparities retention on small contracts. couple of years there has been Development and Diversity color to address the challenges of poverty, homelessness, substance Program, attended the have additional role models. The measures could help a lack of representation for the HIV/AIDS since 1987. NMAC use and incarceration, as well as luncheon. Kelly told Hispanic It shows them that there are minority contractors searching Hispanic contractors and we provides a public policy education limited access to education and News that attending gatherings many kinds of businesses, MBE for equal employment have come together to try to fill program; national and regional health care often found in areas with large concentrations of businesses that are successful opportunities that other the void,” said Paul Rodriguez. trainings and conferences; hardest hit by the epidemic. Hispanic contractors enables and I want to make sure that companies within the city have The Hispanic Contractors of treatment and research programs Unfortunately in the U.S., her to get to know the business we include Hispanic businesses had for years. Small business Greater Kansas City are taking and trainings; numerous these conditions are often found owners and they in turn learn in the program so the students owners attended the luncheon steps to ensure that they will publications; and a website: in communities of color.” Kawata about the University of Missouri can see that there are lots of in hopes of networking with have a voice in construction www.nmac.org. The agency also adds, “We have an unprecedented and work opportunities that successful Hispanic businesses others to find what steps projects. They are in the serves an association of AIDS opportunity to re-frame the U.S. exist there. within our communities,” she service organizations, faith- and they need to take to get their process of partnering with the said. response to the AIDS epidemic names considered on future National Hispanic Contractors “We have four campuses and community-based organizations, especially in the creation of hospitals, clinics, health a national AIDS strategy, an departments and other groups approach that has been so Los contratistas buscan igualdad de oportunidades assisting people and families. successful in other countries.” In the United States, which For more information, call: (202) accounts for one million of the 483-NMAC (6622) or visit: http:// CONT./PÁGINA  Oficina para Oportunidades a trata de obtener trabajos, dijo los contratistas hispanos y nos world’s HIV infections, the www.nmac.org/. los Suministradores. Ralph Rodríguez, propietario hemos reunido para llenar ese exitoso programa de suministro La presentación también de Rodríguez Electrical vacío”, dijo Paul Rodríguez. de diversidad, la implementación incluyó una lista titulada Contractors, LLC. Los Contratistas Hispanos NMAC Conmemora el de remedios significativos para “Ejemplos de Remedios para Rodríguez asistió al almuerzo del Gran Kansas City están incrementar la participación Raza y Género Neutrales”, buscando maneras de ayudar dando pasos para asegurarse 20 Aniversario del Día de MBEs y WBs en los pedí la segregación sobre la a hacer crecer su negocio. de que tendrán una voz en los contratos del UG. Una de las obtención de grandes contratos, Él pensó hace cuatro años, proyectos de construcción. Ellos Mundial del SIDA estipulaciones de la ordenanza la creación de un programa cuando obtuvo dos proyectos están en el proceso de asociarse reevaluación de los datos sobre pide el establecimiento de una de rotación para pequeños en el centro de Kansas City, con la Asociación Nacional de Esta semana, el National la incidencia de VIH en E.U. contratistas, contratos directos Kansas, que él comenzaría a Contratistas Hispanos y están Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) rinde homenaje al 20 Aniversario reveló más de 55,500 nuevos para pequeños contratistas obtener proyectos adicionales, esperanzados de que tendrán casos de VIH no 44,000 como primarios, compra directa de pero su lista de proyectos no un sitial en la junta nacional del Día Mundial del SIDA (WAD por sus siglas en inglés). se había indicado anteriormente suministros y materiales, bajar ha crecido. Él participó en el en enero y también serán un ocurridos entre 2003-2006, los requisitos de los seguros proyecto del Hilton Inn y del miembro anexo. Establecido en el 1998 por la Your News Source Organización Mundial para con solamente 56,300 en el y reducir la retención en los Centro Jack Reardon como “Esto nos dará una gran 2006. Las comunidades de contratos pequeños. contratista eléctrico. la Salud, WAD ha creado representación a nivel nacional conciencia sobre la importancia color representan el 65% de Joe Arce Las medidas podrían ayudar “Esperaba conseguir más para que nuestras voces sean de la investigación, prevención, estas nuevas infecciones, con PUBLISHER a los contratistas minoritarios trabajos y cuatro años más escuchadas nacionalmente y tratamiento y cuidado de esta casi la mitad 45% de éstas entre africano-americanos. José Faus a buscar igualdad en las tarde, tengo menos trabajo en conjunto con otras ciudades epidemia a nivel mundial. oportunidades de empleo que llegándome. Nos es el hecho y otras organizaciones que La incidencia de VIH entre EDITOR Paul A. Kawata, director otras compañías dentro de la de que no podamos hacer el reflejan nuestras metas”, dijo él. los grupos minoritarios en Joe Arce ejecutivo del National Minority Estados Unidos ha continuado ciudad han tenido por años. trabajo. Yo hago el trabajo y La Dra. Jacqueline Kelly, L. Ivonne Bruner AIDS Council (NMAC) en ascenso, donde los Latinos Los propietarios de pequeños puedo hacer el trabajo, pero directora del Programa el Debra DeCoster indicó: “El Día Mundial del cuentan con un 17% de las negocios asistieron al almuerzo simplemente la oportunidad no Desarrollo y Diversidad de José Faus con la esperanza de establecer está allí para avanzar”. SIDA nos da la oportunidad infecciones; Asiáticos e Islas John Silva Negocios de las Minorías de de recordar a las 25 millones del Pacífico con un 2%; y los redes de contacto con otros para Contratistas locales decidieron la Universidad de Missouri, REPORTERS/WRITERS establecer qué pasos necesitan de vidas perdidas por el SIDA Americanos Nativos con 1%. trabajar juntos para formar asistió al almuerzo. Kelly le desde el comienzo de esta Gemma Tornero ellos dar para que sus nombres Ravinia Hayes-Cozier, Contratistas Hispanos del Gran dijo a Hispanic News que el pandemia hace tres décadas. Más DESIGN/LAYOUT sean considerados para futuros Kansas City para ayudar a asistir a reuniones con grandes directora de Relaciones con el proyectos de construcción. importante aún, nos brinda la Gobierno y Política Pública Richard Ware contratistas en la comunidad a concentraciones de contratistas oportunidad de rendir honor a las “Yo soy propietario de tener una voz y una oportunidad hispanos le permite llegar a de NMAC, indica: “Como SALES REPRESENTATIVES personas que día a día trabajan líderes en esta batalla contra el un negocios pequeño y me para acceder a proyectos conocer a los propietarios de incansablemente para asegurar Lisa Arce Sidenstick SIDA, necesitamos recordar gustaría obtener algunas de locales de construcción. “Los negocios y a su vez ellos se que las 33 millones de personas OPERATIONS MANAGER que estas estadísticas van más las oportunidades que otras últimos años ha habido una enteran sobre la Universidad de que viven con VIH/SIDA y las allá de ser simples números, Aaron Sidenstick personas tienen cuando se falta de representación para Missouri y las oportunidades de muchas que han sido impactadas son vidas. Además de apoyar DATABASE OPERATIONS trabajo que allí existen. por esta enfermedad reciban los la prevención y el cuidado del David Fernandez “Tenemos cuatro campus y un servicios necesarios para vivir SIDA, necesitamos reforzar Rafael Segura considerable sistema del cuidado una vida saludable.” y expandir los esfuerzos Susie Tinoco de la salud. Tenemos varios NMAC celebró sus 20 actuales de prevención en CIRCULATION hospitales y cada uno de nuestros años de desarrollar liderazgo los Estados Unidos. Esto campus contrata a arquitectos, en las comunidades de color significa que debemos atender Patricio H. Lazen ingenieros, contratistas, porque para afrontar los obstáculos las diferentes disparidades a SPANISH TRANSLATION allí siempre hay algo sucediendo”, de VIH/SIDA, en el 2007. nivel socioeconómico como José and Ramona Arce dijo Kelly. NMAC ha respondido a las la pobreza, las personas sin necesidades de las comunidades hogar, el uso de sustancias FOUNDERS & OWNERS “Me gustaría invitar a de color a través del desarrollo controladas y el encarcelamiento, contratistas hispanos exitosos de programas enfocados en como también el acceso a la KC Hispanic News a que vengan a la Universidad 2918 Southwest Blvd. aumentar las destrezas necesarias educación y el cuidado de la de Missouri-Columbia para para afrontar esta crisis de salud. Todas estas disparidades Kansas City, Missouri 64108 participar en el programa 816- 421-5247 salud, incluyendo programas de se encuentran muy comúnmente 816- 472-5246 Profesor por un Día. Los educación en política pública, en las áreas donde la epidemia Fax 816- 931-6397 dueños de negocios vienen y conferencias y entrenamientos ha impactado con más fuerza. E-mail [email protected] le hablan a los estudiantes de a nivel nacional y regional, Desafortunadamente en www.kchispanicnews.com MBA respecto a sus negocios un programa de tratamiento los Estados Unidos, en las y esto le da a los estudiantes e investigación y numerosas comunidades de color es donde una oportunidad de contar publicaciones. Hoy, NMAC más común se encuentran estas con modelos adicionales. provee información valiosa a condiciones.”Kawata añade, Les muestra que allí hay organizaciones comunitarias, “Tenemos la gran oportunidad FOUNDED IN 1996 muchos tipos de hombres de hospitales, clínicas y otros ante nosotros de reevaluar The KC Hispanic News negocios, negocios de MBE grupos que asisten a individuos el manejo de la epidemia del is a publication of Arce que son exitosos y quiero y familias que han sido afectadas SIDA en los Estados Unidos, Communications Inc. All rights reserved. Arce Communications asegurarme de que incluyamos por la epidemia del SIDA. especialmente con la creación de Inc. bears no responsibility a los negocios hispanos en En los Estados Unidos que una estrategia nacional para el for accuracy or content el programa para que los cuenta con más de un millón SIDA, un enfoque que ha sido including advertisements. Arce estudiantes puedan ver que allí del total de las infecciones de muy exitoso en otros países.” Communications Inc. does not hay muchos exitosos negocios guarantee the absence of error, VIH en el mundo el Centro Para más información, comuníquese and every attempt will be made hispanos dentro de nuestras para el Control y Prevención al (202) 483-NMAC (6622); e-mail: to remedy in KC Hispanic News comunidades”, dijo ella. de Enfermedades Infecciosas [email protected]; o visite at our next edition. © 2007 (CDC) anunció en Agosto que la http://www.nmac.org/.

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Jason Alderman • Clean out your closets and donate unneeded clothes, appliances, furniture and uring the holiday season, other items to non-profit many people reflect on organizations that sponsor Dwhat they can do to help thrift shops, like Goodwill those less fortunate. In 2007, Industries (www.goodwill. caring Americans gave a record org) or your local religious or $306.4 billion in charitable AIDS service organizations. donations – which doesn’t even Just be sure they’re on the include the countless hours IRS-approved list above. spent on volunteer activities. • Many organizations accept But during this recent donated frequent flyer miles. economic turmoil, many One great program, the folks are being forced to cut Make a Wish Foundation back on contributions as they (www.wish.org), estimates it themselves face increasing needs over 2.5 billion miles a hardships. This is particularly year to fulfill the travel needs bad timing since food banks, of the sick children they help. disaster relief organizations and Check airline websites for other charities need our help links to organizations that now more than ever. accept their miles. So what can you do to help • Local food pantries and others while safeguarding your homeless shelters always need own family’s well being? Here food contributions, especially are a few ideas to stretch your around the holidays. Many charitable contributions: also will accept and distribute Donate your time. Charities toiletry items, so the next always gladly accept cash, time you buy two-for-one but many run on shoestring toothpaste, set one tube aside budgets with minimal staff, so for a needy family. your time and expertise may • Adopt a family. Numerous be just as valuable. Numerous social and religious organizations can match you up organizations sponsor with local charities that suit your programs that will align you www.kchispanicnews.com interests, including Network for with a family in crisis. You Good (www.networkforgood. can provide services as wide- org), Volunteer Match (www. ranging as helping them volunteermatch.org) and to pay rent to educational Volunteer Solutions (www. tutoring to playing Santa (800) 777-NAVY · [email protected] volunteersolutions.org). Claus for homeless children. Although you can’t take a • Tap your employer. Many federal income tax deduction companies will match a for your time, you can deduct portion of their employees’ mileage and certain expenses donations to IRS-approved related to your volunteer non-profit organizations activities at IRS-qualified, tax- or educational institutions. exempt organizations. IRS Ask your Human Resources Ayudando a otros cuando el dinero escasea Publication 526 explains how department if your company tax deductions for charitable offers such a program. contributions work and TRADUCE PATRICIO H. LAZEN Asegúrese de que cualquiera sociales y religiosas patrocinan independiente (No utilice el Publication 78 lists all IRS- • Scam alert. Be wary of HISPANIC NEWS organización sin fines de programas que lo alinearán a enlace del correo electrónico) approved organizations (www. unsolicited calls or emails lucro a la que usted done sea usted con una familia en crisis. e investíguelos en los servicios irs.gov). seeking contributions to bien operada y contribuya Usted puede ofrecer servicios de calificación de la Internet organizations that sound urante la época festiva, con a lo menos un 75% de de amplio rango desde cómo mencionados anteriormente. Bang for your buck. Make sure legitimate but may not be. muchas personas las contribuciones que ellos ayudarlos a pagar arriendo, Y nunca de el número any non-profit organizations Visit the organization’s Dreflexionan en lo que reciben a programas que le tutoría educacional hasta de su tarjeta de crédito o to which you donate are well- website independently (not pueden hacer para ayudar a sirven a sus beneficiarios, esto actuar como Santa Claus información personal a menos run and contribute at least 75 through an email link) and los menos afortunados. En es lo opuesto a utilizar el dinero (Papá Noel) para los niños que usted propiamente tal percent of contributions they look them up on the online el 2007, estadounidenses en sus propios salarios y gastos. sin hogar. haya iniciado el contacto. receive to programs that serve rating services mentioned bondadosos dieron la cifra Varios servicios de calificación their beneficiaries, as opposed récord de $306,4 billones en • Pídale a su empleador. Una última sugerencia que above. And never give out en la Internet pueden ayudarle Muchas compañías no le costará un centavo: Done to being spent on their own your credit card number or donaciones de caridad – las a indagar sobre posibles salaries and expenses. Several cuales ni siquiera incluyen las equipararán una porción sangre. No se me ocurre una personal information unless destinatarios de su generosidad, de las donaciones de sus manera mejor de literalmente online rating services can help you initiated the contact incontables horas gastadas en incluyendo a www.guidestar. you research potential recipients actividades voluntarias. empleados a organizaciones salvar vidas. yourself. org y la Oficina para Mejores sin fines de lucro aprobadas of your generosity, including Pero durante este reciente caos Negocios (www.give.org). Jason Alderman dirige los www.charitynavigator.org, One last suggestion that won’t por el IRS o instituciones programas de educación financiera cost a dime: Donate blood. I económico, muchas personas Contribuciones que no educacionales. Pregúntele a www.guidestar.org and the están siendo forzadas a recortar de Visa. Inscríbase para recibir su Better Business Bureau (www. can’t think of any better way to involucran dinero en efectivo. su departamento de recursos carta electrónica mensual gratis literally save lives. sus contribuciones puesto Si usted está corto de dinero humanos si su compañía give.org). que ellos mismos enfrentan en www.practicalmoneyskills.com/ Jason Alderman directs Visa’s en efectivo, existen muchos ofrece tal programa. Non-cash contributions. If crecientes penurias. Este es un newsletter. de Visa. financial education programs. Sign otros objetos de valor que usted you’re strapped for cash, there tiempo particularmente malo • Alerta a fraudes. 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Poet Francisco Aragon came to poetry honestly. Seeking to enroll in a writing workshop, he signed up for both poetry and short fiction. He was chosen for the poetry workshop. “The decision was sort of made for me,” Aragon told Hispanic News. El Poeta Francisco Aragón llegó a la poesía de una manera honesta. Buscando inscribirse en un taller de trabajo de escritura, él se inscribió tanto para poesía como para ficción breve. Él fue seleccionado para el taller de poesía. “La decisión fue hecha para mi”, Aragón le dijo a Hispanic News.

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Francisco Aragon knew he was El rincón de Francisco Aragón sabía que iba el idioma español. Aragón ha invertido sus going to be a writer, he was just a ser un escritor, tan sólo él no talentos en promocionar, leer y traducir not certain if he was going to be a las obras de escritores latinos. las letras estaba seguro si sería un escritor fiction writer or a poet. de ficción o un poeta. Su libro bilingüe, Puerta del Sol, “At U.C. (University of California) …es que soy acoplado a sus habilidades como editor “En la Universidad de California Berkeley you had to apply to be admitted de en The Wind Shifts: New Latino (U.C.) Berkeley uno tiene que postular into these [creative writing] workshops Cataluña Poetry y su trabajo como director del because the demand was always greater me dice para ser admitido en éstos talleres [de Instituto para Estudios Latinos en la than the slots for students.” Aragon su lengua escritura creativa] porque la demanda Universidad de Notre Dame en donde applied for the short fiction and the poetry un telar siempre ha sido más grande que las él supervisa, entre otros proyectos, workshops. “I was perfectly content with tejiendo vacantes para los estudiantes”, Aragón Motombo Press, el premio de Poesía doing either one of them, and it just con orgullo postuló a los talleres de ficción corta Andrés Montoya y la Revista de Poesía turned out I was not admitted to the short intricado sonido y poesía. “Quedé perfectamente Latina, reflejan ese interés contento con tomar cualquiera de ellos fiction workshop but I was admitted to de luna Aragón, hijo de inmigrantes y simplemente se dio el caso que no the poetry workshop. The decision was pero nicaragüenses, sintió los ritmos fui admitido al taller de ficción corta, sort of made for me.” inflándolo del lenguaje. Él los estudió en la pero fui admitido al taller de poesía. La como lo hacen universidad y admite tener una Aragon’s serendipitous journey decisión fue como hecha para mí”. brings him to a reading tonight as part ellos facilidad leyéndolos y estudiándolos, of the Ethnic Voices Poetry series at articulando El fortuito viaje de Aragón como poeta pero no se sentía completamente Park University in Parkville Missouri. Catalu- lo trae a una lectura esta noche como cómodo. Una inmersión de nueve años Aragon will read from his works at the nya Catalu- parte de las series Voces Étnicas de la en España vino a continuación. nya Poesía que se realizará en la Universidad McCoy Meeting House beginning at “Fue una bienvenida lingüística a ¡Es que soy Park en Parkville, Missouri. Aragón 6:30 p.m. A reception and book signing casa, como explica Aragón. “Lo dejo Studies at the University of Notre Dame de leerá sus obras en la Casa de Reuniones follows the reading. entrever en Puerta del Sol. Platico sobre where he oversees, among other projects, Cataluña! McCoy comenzando desde las 6:30 p.m. Aragon strengthened his immersion ese momento cuando arribé en Madrid Momotombo Press, the Andres Montoya Una recepción y autografía de libros by joining the Berkeley Poetry Review por primera vez. En el momento en que Poetry prize and Latino Poetry Review, seguirá la lectura. and solidified it by another one of those reflect that interest. descendía del avión, escuché a un hombre peculiar accidents of timing. He chose La inmersión poética de Aragón fue Aragon, the son of Nicaraguan Francisco Aragón en frente de mi hablando español, lo Berkeley because it was in his native San asegurada cuando se sumó a la Revista immigrants, felt the rhythms of the del poemario, Puerta del Sol cual por si sólo no era algo muy inusual. Francisco and his brother was already a Poética de Berkeley y fue fortalecida por language. Though he studied it in college, (Blingual Press/Editorial Creo que la combinación de escuchar a student there. otro de aquellos peculiares incidentes and admits to a facility reading and writing Bilingüe, 2005) este hombre hablar español y [El hecho de cálculo de tiempo. Él fue a Berkeley “It just so happened that I was there it, he was not completely comfortable. A de que] estaba a punto de pisar en un porque quedaba en su ciudad originaria in the mid 80’s at a time when there ten-year immersion in Spain followed. país de habla hispana, sumado al hecho were some very good teachers, among de San Francisco y su hermano ya era un de que era mi primera vez fuera de casa, “It was a linguistic homecoming,” …it’s that I’m them Robert Pinsky (future U.S. Poet estudiante allí. eso tuvo un impacto en mi. Mi tiempo explained Aragon. “I hint at that in Puerta from Laureate) the late Thom Gunn and en España fue una bienvenida a casa del Sol. I talk about that moment when I Catalonia “Simplemente sucedió que me Gary Soto, a Chicano writer. I was very lingüísticamente hablando. first landed in Madrid. As I was stepping he says encontraba allí a mediado de los fortunate. It was a stroke of luck that I off the plane, I heard the man ahead of his tongue ochentas en una época en que habían Los años en España le ayudaron a was at a place like Berkley at that time, me talking in Spanish, which in itself was a loom muy buenos profesores, entre ellos sentir su confianza con el idioma. Su and had a chance to study with some not unusual. I think the combination of weaving estaban Robert Pinsky (Futuro Poeta estadía en España duró diez años, un very good teachers,” recalled Aragon in a hearing this man speak Spanish and [the with intricate Laureado de EE.UU.) y Thom Gunn año como pregraduado, seguido por una phone interview from Washington DC. fact that] I was about to set foot in a pride the sound y Gary Soto, un escritor chicano. Fui recapitulación de nueve años en donde The city also lent instruction. “Berkeley Spanish speaking country, coupled with of the moon muy afortunado. Fue un golpe de suerte trabajó para obtener su Maestría y luego and the San Francisco Bay area in the fact that it was my first time away as in luna que me encontrara en un lugar como solventar su existencia como profesor de general, has always been a vibrant scene from home, that had an impact on me.” but making it Berkeley en ese momento y haber tenido idiomas enseñándole inglés como idioma for poetry. I always say, even today, that swell una oportunidad de estudiar con algunos The ten years in Spain helped his extranjero a profesionales. one of the reasons my tastes in poetry are like they do muy buenos profesores”, se recuerda confidence with the language. Following “Todo el trabajo que apareció en mi very eclectic … is because I was in the mouthing Aragón, entrevistado vía telefónica an initial one-year residence, he returned primer libro Puerta del Sol es un trabajo San Francisco Bay area which exposed Catalu- desde Washington, DC . for a Masters and then supported himself que de alguna u otra manera tiene a me to so many different aesthetics,” nya Catalu- as a language teacher teaching English as La ciudad también facilitaba la España o a Madrid como telones de added Aragon. nya a foreign language to professionals. instrucción. “Berkeley y el área de San fondo. Entonces como asunto temático One of the pillars of Aragon’s work ¡Es que soy “All the work that appears in my Francisco en general, siempre han sido fue muy importante”, se recuerda as a writer is an abiding interest and de first book “Puerta del Sol” is work that una escena vibrante para la poesía. Yo Aragón. El libro ofrece traducciones love of the Spanish language. Aragon Cataluña! somehow or other has Spain or Madrid siempre digo, incluso hoy día, que una de en español a las versiones en inglés o has invested his talents in promoting, in it as a backdrop. So as subject matter las razones de que mis gustos en la poesía clarificaciones, como Aragón se refiere reading and translating the work of it was very important.” The poems in the sean muy eclécticos… ha sido porque a ellas. Latino writers. me encontraba en el área de la Bahía de book are in English with accompanying Francisco Aragón Los ímpetus para una edición His bilingual book, Puerta Del Sol, San Francisco lo que me expuso a tantas translations or elaborations as Aragon from Puerta del Sol bilingüe emanaron de una clase de coupled with his editorship of “The Wind diferentes estéticas”, dijo Aragón. calls them. (Bilingual Press/Editorial escritura creativa para graduados en Shifts: New Latino Poetry” and his work Bilingüe, 2005) Uno de los pilares del empuje de su as director of the Institute for Latino “IT WAS A STROKE”/PAGE B3 poesía es un perdurable interés y amor por “FUE UN GOLPE”/PÁGINA B3

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Serendipity and fortune make poet Landscaping Business Thriving Casualidad y fortuna hacen a un poeta in Hard Economic Times

When Richard Medellin started his company, Medellin Landscaping and Gardening 26 years ago with only a wheel barrel and an old truck, he never thought he would see the growth he is experiencing today. His son Ricardo (left) credits his father’s work ethic and good service for their success. Cuando Richard Medellín comenzó su compañía Medellín Landscaping and Gardening hace 26 años con solo una carretilla o volquete y un viejo camión, nunca pensó que vería el crecimiento que está experimentando. Su hijo Ricardo (A la derecha) le da reconocimiento a la ética de trabajo de su padre y al buen servicio por su éxito.

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usinesses are struggling financially during these current economic times. Each day we learn of another en Difíciles Tiempos Económicos company locally laying off employees, or asking the TRADUCE PATRICIO H. LAZEN “Creo que cuando mi papá comenzó; fue federal government for a bail out. However, one local HISPANIC NEWS B para mantenernos a todos vivos. Uno tiene que company is succeeding and growing despite these hard times. sobrevivir para y proveer para su familia. Así es Medellin Landscaping and Gardening, Inc. began 26 years ago. os negocios están luchando como se inició y luego uno tiene que empezar a It was the brainchild of Richard Medellin with a pickup truck and financieramente durante estos actuales crear sus sueños”, dijo su hijo Ricardo. a wheelbarrow. The business has grown from two employees tiempos económicos. Cada día nos “Tenemos buenas personas trabajando to 12. Today, it is a father and son operation. Over the last three enteramos de otra compañía local que L para nosotros. Esa es la clave y nosotros nos years, they have been working hard together to increase their está despidiendo empleados o pidiéndole al preocupamos de ellos. Nosotros también hacemos clientele and projects. gobierno federal que los rescate. Sin embargo, una compañía local está teniendo éxito y creciendo a un buen trabajo cuando nos encontramos en Their efforts to keep the business running have been paying pesar de estos tiempos difíciles. los patios de los clientes o dondequiera nos off as they have landed several large contracts and seen the encontremos trabajando”, dijo Richard Medellín. company’s gross reach the seven digits. When Richard first Medellín Landscaping and Gardening, Inc. Esa relación personal ha sido vital en el started the company, he never envisioned seven figures on the comenzó hace 26 años, fue la idea de Richard desarrollo del negocio. Richard recuerda que al bottom line. Medellín con una camioneta y una carretilla o volquete. El negocio ha crecido de dos empleados comienzo él tenía solamente un empleado, Joe “I think when my dad first started; a doce. Hoy en día. Es una operación de padre García. García trabajó para él por nueve años it was to keep everyone e hijo. A lo largo de los pasados tres años, ellos hasta que se jubiló. Su duro trabajo y su ética alive. You have to survive han estado trabajando juntos con ahínco para laboral ayudaron a convertir a la compañía en lo and provide for your aumentar su clientela y sus proyectos. que es hoy en día. family. That is how it La jardinería puede ser definida de varias maneras, begins and then you Sus esfuerzos para mantener operando el negocio ha estado arrojando dividendos puesto pero Medellín Landscaping no corta césped. En start to create your lugar de ello, ellos crean jardines y construyen dreams,” said Ricardo que han conseguido varios contratos grandes muros de retención sin el uso del concreto; ellos his son. y han visto los ingresos brutos de la compañía alcanzar siete cifras. Cuando Richard comenzó LANDSCAPE/PAGE B2 con la compañía, él nunca se imaginó siete cifras NEGOCIO DE/PÁGINA B2 en la columna de abajo.

4 de diciembre del 2008 • 10 de diciembre del 2008 B2 BILINGUAL NEWSPAPER www.kchispanicnews.com Landscape business blossoms CONT./PAGE B1 Kansas City, Missouri. Ninety say ‘you have to take care of the pack and he always has percent of their business is in your family’ and that is how it been. For him to say that “We have good people Mission Hills, “We have been has always been,” said Ricardo. we are getting extra success working for us. That is the key blessed there. I have been in As his son began working because of me I don’t feel and we take care of them. We business for 26 years and I with him full time, Richard that way. I think it has to do also do a good job when we have been with some of them saw the company growing. with my dad and the way he are out in the clients’ yards or that long. It is like a family, “I attribute that to my son structures things. He is a good wherever we are working,” we are real honest with them Ricardo. I wanted to let grass businessman,” he said. said Richard Medellin. and it is nice to go out there grow underneath me and he Both father and son say That personal relationship and be working with them for wanted to get the business the community blesses them was instrumental in the this long, it is a special feeling,” growing. He said he could do and they give back whenever development of the business. explained Richard.” that and he told me to trust they can. When someone needs Richard recalled that in the Ricardo Medellin grew up him. I did and he has really a helping hand, Richard has beginning he had only one watching his dad build his been awesome,” said Richard. been there to help. He has Ricardo Medellin (top) is technical 24/7, with a cell phone hanging from employee, Joe Garcia. Garcia business and worked alongside One of the changes that given of his time and talent to his ear or working out project details on the computer. His father (below) says that all the technology that his son employs has been a blessing for worked for him for nine years his dad during the summer his son has brought to the United Way projects and other until he retired. Their hard the company, allowing them to provide better service to their growing months. During his teenage business is the use of computer community organizations that customer base. work and work ethic helped to years, he never thought that technology. Medellin, who is have asked. build the company to where it he wanted to go into the family Ricardo Medellín (Arriba) es técnico las veinticuatro horas del día, siete in his sixties, has gladly let his “I do it at my expense. días a la semana, con un celular colgando de su oreja o afinando detalles de is today. business. “When I was a kid, son run the technology in the You have to give and I proyectos en su computadora. Su padre (Abajo) dice que toda la tecnología Landscaping can be defined I hated landscaping. Today, I office, claiming that operating feel good doing something que su hijo utiliza, ha sido una bendición para la compañía, permitiéndoles in many different ways, but sleep, breathe and landscape. the computer gives him and giving back to the entregar un mejor servicio a su creciente base de clientes. Medellin Landscaping does I am doing some exciting stuff headaches. community,” he said. with landscaping.” not mow lawns. Instead, Father and son credit each While Ricardo gives credit they create gardens and build He was a typical teenager other with the growth of the to his mother for his artistic retaining walls without the use trying to figure out who he business. Richard credits his ability, he says his dad is his of concrete; they create walls was and where he fit into the son’s new ideas and knowledge inspiration. “I have always using natural stone. “We do world. Landscaping was not of technology in helping them looked up to my dad. It is not landscaping, we plant gardens in his future, until after his son to grow. Ricardo told Hispanic always about pleasing your and maintain those gardens, we was born. “I didn’t direct my News that his dad’s hard work clients; it is about pleasing your don’t cut grass,” he said. attention towards landscaping; and work ethic have built the dad. Anytime he has given me The company is currently I directed my attention towards company to where it is today. any input on anything that has work ethics. My dad, when I working on a project at 49th “My dad is the leader of really driven me,” said Ricardo. and Central on the Plaza in was growing up, would always Negocio de jardinería florece

CONT./PÁGINA B1 Ricardo Medellín creció En la medida en que su Richard reconoce que las mirando a su padre construir hijo comenzaba a trabajar nuevas ideas y conocimientos crean muros usando piedras su negocio y trabajaba de tiempo completo con de tecnología de su hijo los han naturales. “Nosotros sí junto a su padre durante los él, Richard vio crecer la ayudado a crecer. Ricardo le hacemos jardinería, plantamos meses de verano. Durante compañía. “Yo le atribuyo eso dijo a Hispanic News que el duro jardines y mantenemos esos su adolescencia, él nunca a mi hijo Ricardo. Yo quería trabajo de su padre y su ética jardines, pero no cortamos pensó que quería seguir en dejar que el pasto creciera de trabajo han convertido a la césped”, dijo él. el negocio familiar. “Cuando bajo mí y él quería que el compañía en lo que es hoy. era un muchacho, odiaba la negocio creciera. Él dijo que La compañía está “Mi papá es el líder de la jardinería. Hoy en día, duermo podía hacer eso y me dijo que actualmente trabajando en manada y siempre lo será. y respiro la jardinería. Estoy confiara en él. Yo así lo hice un proyecto en la calle 49 y Que él diga que estamos haciendo cosas fascinantes con y él ha sido verdaderamente Central en el área del Plaza obteniendo un suceso extra la jardinería”. increíble”, dijo Richard. en Kansas City, Missouri. debido a mí, no lo pienso de El noventa por ciento de su Él era un típico adolescente Uno de los cambios que esa manera. Pienso que tiene negocio es en Mission Hills. tratando de descubrir quién era su hijo ha traído al negocio que ver con mi papá y la y dónde encajaba en el mundo. es el uso de la tecnología manera en que él estructura “Hemos sido bendecidos talento a proyectos de United dice que su papá es su fuente La jardinería no estaba en su computacional. Medellín, las cosas. Él es un buen allí. He estado en el negocio Ways y otras organizaciones de inspiración. “Siempre he futuro, hasta después de que quien está en sus sesentas, hombre de negocios”, dijo él. por 26 años y he estado con voluntarias que lo han pedido. mirado a mi papá. No siempre su hijo nació. “No dirigí mi ha dejado de buenas ganas algunos de ellos por todo ese Tanto padre como hijo se trata de agradar a los atención hacia la jardinería; que su hijo se encargue de “Lo hago a cuesta mía. Uno tiempo. Es como una familia, dicen que la comunidad clientes; se trata de agradar dirigí mi atención hacia la ética la tecnología en su oficina, tiene que dar y me siento somos verdaderamente los ha bendecido y ellos le a tu papá. Cada vez que él del trabajo. Cuando yo estaba aduciendo que la computadora bien retribuyéndole a la honestos con ellos y es retribuyen cuando pueden. me ha dado una opinión creciendo, mi papá siempre le da dolores de cabeza. comunidad”, dijo él. grato ir allí y haber estado Cuando alguien ha necesitado sobre cualquier cosa, eso decía, ‘tu tiene que ocuparte trabajando con ellos por todo Padre e hijo se da que se le tienda una mano, Aunque Ricardo le da verdaderamente me ha guiado”, de tu familia’ y así es como ese tiempo, es un sentimiento reconocimiento mutuo por Richard ha estado allí para reconocimiento a su mamá dijo Ricardo. especial”, explica Richard. siempre ha sido”, dijo Ricardo. el crecimiento del negocio. ayudar. Él ha dado su tiempo y por su habilidad artística, él

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CONT./PAGE  immediate surrounding and not necessarily being concerned The impetus for the bilingual with landing a big deal with a edition came from a graduate book deal publisher.” creative writing class in the The possibility of publishing Spanish Language department came into focus in a class taught of University of California Davis by the poet Sandra McPherson. taught by the Chicano poet “She started her own press. Francisco Alarcon. FAMILY She wanted to publish people “In that context, I began to whose work she admired but Sunday, Dec. 7 make an attempt at writing things who were having a difficult time originally in Spanish and it was a publishing.” DAY very useful exercise, but in the At the same time, Gary Soto end I felt that I still did not have This month: discontinued his chapbook enough literary command, but it series. “The confluence of all was in that class I was encouraged these things prompted me to start to elaborate Spanish versions of Winter Holidays Around the World Momotombo Press. Momotombo my poems. … That process was Press’ original mission was very moving and personal.” to publish poets who had not “I still consider English to published a full-length book.” Make your own German Cornucopia to fill Learn about the Icelandic Yule Cat and design be my principal language of The experience led him to his with sweets your own to take home composition. With my first work as editor. Following the book …. I was able to address completion of his MFA at Notre that affection for the Spanish Dame, he was asked to join the Create a Mexican Poinsettia to add to your Watch a Holiday film in the StoryTarium language. My work in translation university faculty. holiday decorations … is another vehicle for me in “My boss knew what he was which I can engage in a creative getting. He was getting a poet way with the Spanish language that was interested in literature even though I am not composing and Latino writing. I began to in the Spanish language.” FREE create programs to promote 12 – 4 p.m. Aragon’s venture into Latino writers and Latino poets. publishing was another one of That is how I created Letras those opportune juxtapositions. Latinas. … This was a very )('.=bWZijed[8blZ$rAWdiWi9_jo"CE,*'() .',#*.)#.)&&rmmm$aYcki[kc$Yec While at U.C. Davis, he published practical thing. I was creating my Jk[$#IWj$"/0)&#*0)&f$c$1IkdZWo"deed#*0)&f$c$ 7J9EH?DJ>?7D>7BB a chapbook under Gary Soto’s own job description.” Chicano Chapbook series. “The Aragon notes that while he has experience of having a chapbook when one of his Momotombo of moving to Milwaukee and who that poet would be.” could drive.” With funding, the the ideal job given his interests published and having something chapbooks, the writer Brenda consequently declined but not reading series is now working he finds he has to put on the Given the vagaries of concrete, a calling card if you will Cardenas’ “From the Tongue of before suggesting Aragon as an into its fourth year and is able to additional hat of fundraiser. funding, it was not surprising to be able to give away or sell at Brick and Stone,” came to the alternative. fly in authors and put them up “If I come up with ideas that I that the first visiting poets were readings, was a very powerful attention of a Guild Complex for a night. think would be interesting to Aragon credits the Acentos Chicago poets. and empowering experience.” board member. The complex Bronx Poetry Showcase series as Aragon’s hope is that time implement I then have to come at one time was house to the “The very first Palabra Pura At the same time, in a seminar part inspiration for Palabra Pura. will see the creation of similar up with the funding.” seminal Tia Chucha Press. reading was Paul Martinez with Gary Snyder he learned of “I was assigned to curate the initiatives across the country that One of those initiatives is a Pompa. He was our “visiting the small press culture in the Bay The Complex was looking to visiting portion of the series. Once can serve as a reading circuit to reading series in Chicago called poet” even though he lived in area of the 50’s and 60’s. “It was start a reading series for Latino a month we bring in a poet from highlight and spread the work of Palabra Pura. Another one Chicago. Because we didn’t have the idea of publishing in a very writers in Chicago. Cardenas was outside Chicago and pair them Latino writers. of those accidental moments any money we started out with small and intimate scale for your asked to assist in developing the with a Chicago based poet. I was that fill Aragon’s life occurred inviting people who were mostly family and your friends and your series. She was in the process given the privilege of deciding local and close enough that they

pidió asistir en el desarrollo de ofreció el privilegio de decidir cerca que podían conducir”. Con “Fue un golpe de suerte” las series. Ella se encontraba en el quién sería ese poeta”. fondos, las series de lecturas están proceso de mudarse a Milwaukee Dados los caprichos del ahora funcionando en su cuarto y consecuentemente declinó la financiamiento, no fue sorprendente año y son capaces de transportar CONT./PÁGINA  va a poder regalarlos o venderlos “Mi jefe sabía lo que estaba oferta, pero no antes de sugerir a por aire a autores y ponerlos allí en las sesiones de lecturas, fue consiguiendo. Él estaba que los primeros poetas visitantes Aragón como alternativa. fueran poetas de Chicago. por una noche. el departamento de Idioma una experiencia muy poderosa y consiguiendo a un poeta que Aragón le reconoce a las series La esperanza de Aragón es Español de U.C. Davis fortalecedora”. estaba interesado en la literatura “La primera lectura de Acentos de la Poesía del Bronx que el tiempo verá la creación impartida por el poeta chicano y escritura latina. Yo comencé a Palabra Pura fue dada por Al mismo tiempo, en un como una parte de la inspiración de iniciativas similares a través Francisco Alarcón. seminario con Gary Snyder, él crear programas para promover Paul Martínez Pompa. Él fue para Palabra Pura. “Fui asignado nuestro “poeta visitante” aunque del país que puedan funcionar “En ese contexto, comencé se enteró de la existencia de una a escritores y poetas latinos. Es a dirigir la porción visitante de las él vivía en Chicago. Debido como un circuito de lectura a hacer un intento por escribir pequeña cultura de imprentas en así como cree Letras Latinas. … series. Una vez al mes traemos a a que no teníamos ningún para hacer resaltar el trabajo de originalmente en español y fue el área de la Bahía en los años Esta fue una cosa muy práctica. un poeta desde fuera de Chicago dinero, comenzamos invitando a escritores latinos. un ejercicio muy útil, pero al cincuenta y sesentas. “Fue la idea Estaba creando la descripción de y lo aparejamos con un poeta personas que en su mayoría eran final sentí que aún no tenía el de publicar en una escala muy mi propio trabajo”. basado en Chicago. A mi se me locales y vivían lo suficientemente suficiente dominio literario, pero pequeña e intima para tu familia y Aragón hace notar que aunque fue en esa clase que fui exhortado tus amigos y tus entornos cercanos él tenía el trabajo ideal dado a elaborar versiones en español y no necesariamente preocuparse sus intereses, él se dio cuenta de mis poemas. … Ese proceso de obtener un mayor negocio con que tenía que pasar el sombrero fue muy emotivo y personal”. un editor de libros”. adicional para recolectar fondos. “Si aparecía con ideas que American Soundtrack: “Todavía considero el inglés La posibilidad de publicar como mi idioma principal para llegó a mi enfoque en una clase pensaba serían interesantes de la composición. Con mi primer impartida por la poetiza Sandra implementar, luego tenía que salir libro… pude referirme a ese McPherson. “Ella comenzó su con los fondos”. Doo Wop’s Greatest Hits afecto por el idioma español. propia imprenta. Ella quería Una de esas iniciativas es una Mi trabajo en traducciones… es publicar a personas cuyos trabajos serie de lecturas en Chicago otro vehículo para mi en el cual ella admiraba pero que tenían tituladas Palabra Pura. Otro de me puedo concentrar en una problemas publicándolos”. esos momentos accidentales que Recall a wonderful and nostalgic slice of America’s musical heritage, manera creativa con el idioma Al mismo tiempo, Gary Soto llenan la vida de Aragón ocurrió español incluso con el hecho de descontinuó su serie de folletines. cuando en uno de sus folletines que no estoy componiendo en el “La confluencia de todas estas Momotombo, la escritora Brenda commemorating the hits and harmonies that ruled the radio airwaves idioma español”. cosas me impulsaron a comenzar Cárdenas, con su título “From La aventura de Aragón Momotombo Press. La misión the Tongue of Brick and Stone”, during a more innocent time, in this concert special. en publicar fue otra de esas original de Momotombo Press capturó la atención de un miembro oportunas yuxtaposiciones. era la de publicar obras de poetas del Guild Complex (organización Mientras se encontraba en U.C. a quienes no les habían publicado literaria). La organización fue una vez el hogar de la seminal Davis, él publicó un folletín o un libro de extensión completa”. Imprenta Tía Chucha. libro de cordel bajo la serie de La experiencia lo llevó a su Folletines Chicanos de Gary Soto. trabajo como editor. Siguiendo la Guiad Complex estaba Shirelles La experiencia de tener un folletín finalización de su MFA en Notre pensando comenzar un serie de publicado y tener algo concreto, Dame, a él se le pidió sumarse a la lecturas para escritores latinos una tarjeta de presentación si uno facultad de la universidad. en Chicago. A Cárdenas se le Bienvenido a WashBurn. The Solitaires Hi! 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SPORTS ROUND UP! De La Hoya honored Thigpen gets first with bronze statue (LOS ANGELES CA.) On December 2, Olympic gold medalist and win vs. Raiders 10-time world champion Oscar De La Hoya was honored JoHN SILVA down the field and scored a touchdown. He led a 16-play, during a special ceremony Hispanic News short 25-yard field goal to start 89-yard drive that lasted a at STAPLES Center in Los SPORTS up 3-0. Tyler Thigpen put KC season long 9:24 before Larry Angeles with the unveiling of a in position to tie with a 30-yard Johnson churned for two yards 14’ bronze statue of his likeness Conner Barth field goal late into the end zone. in acknowledgement of his role in the first, but Kansas City A turnover caused by new as being one of the City’s most Al Davis is the Chiefs “saving couldn’t stop Oakland in the KC linebacker Rocky Boiman influential sports figures. grace.” What? The man who first half. then allowed the Chiefs to get Chiefs fans love to hate is the one The statue will be Luckily for Chiefs fans Al into position for Barth to remain permanently displayed at man who can make Chiefs fans Davis’ club stopped themselves. perfect in eight tries as KC feel good about themselves. STAPLES Center Walk of Early in the second quarter, the would end up two scores ahead Fame, along side the likenesses He of the white track suit Raiders set up for a 43-yard and hold on to win 20-13. of NBA Los Angeles Lakers (or pajamas as more commonly field goal. Holder (punter) The dysfunctional family in great Magic Johnson and referred to around here) has Shane Lechler attempted to Oakland could allow Kansas NHL legend Wayne Gretzky, done enough since the Raiders pass the ball between his legs to City to escape the AFC West who had an eight year stint Six Division and Ten-Time World Champion Oscar De La Hoya poses next to AFC Championship season in kicker Sebastian Janikowski. cellar before the end of the with the Los Angeles Kings. a bronze statue in his likeness at STAPLES Center Star Plaza Walk Of Fame 2001-02 to make his club the The pigskin deflected off his leg year. If Oakland doesn’t win in Los Angeles. De La Hoya joined NBA superstar Magic Johnson and NHL worst in the western division. and the loose ball was picked up “I have been fortunate to legend Wayne Gretzky as the only athletes who have received such an honor. again this year, which is entirely have received many accolades PHOTO CREDIT: Gene Blevins - Hoganphotos. While the Chiefs suffer by Maurice Leggette who ran possible, the Chiefs can still throughout my career, but their second consecutive poor untouched for a touchdown and marks this occasion as a truly center honors the memory of scratch out two wins against receiving this statue is one season, Oakland has finished 10-3 lead. memorable event.” his mother who passed away such struggling clubs as San of the proudest moments of badly enough to draft in the “All of us are immensely from breast cancer when De Despite that head scratcher, Diego and Cincinnati. my life. It is humbling to top five for five successive proud of Oscar’s achievements La Hoya was 17. He also Oakland marched again down This win, however, breathed be placed alongside Magic years. The Raiders are well on and the statue very much assisted in establishing the the field until they faced a 4th new life into a club desperately Johnson and Wayne Gretzky, their way to a sixth high choice signifies that with hard Oscar de la Hoya Charter and three at KC’s 22. Instead seeking a positive result. Tony two great sports legends who in a row during this debacle of work and determination School in 2003, now educating of getting the nearly automatic Gonzalez said afterwards, “You mean so much to Los Angeles a campaign. dreams can come true,” said more than 500 students in three they relied on Jamarcus have no idea how good it feels and its sports history. I am Schaefer. “This statue is here to grades nine to 12. His annual After surprising Denver Russell’s erratic arm to hit an to finally get a win.” Herm extremely grateful to AEG motivate others to reach for the golf tournament and Oscar De with their third win of the open receiver in the end zone. Edwards said his team won it and STAPLES Center for stars and make a difference in La Hoya Foundation dinner, season, Oakland sought to Ronald Curry did his part in crunch time. “We’ve been honoring me in such a way” getting behind the defense but whatever field you are in.” raises substantial monies for sweep Kansas City. In the in a lot of games in the fourth said De La Hoya. these and many other causes. first half it appeared an easy Russell’s pass was too long. The fighter, who grew quarter and we haven’t found a AEG President and CEO task to accomplish. up in East Los Angeles De La Hoya continued, In the second half after the way to win one. This is one we Tim Leiweke, joined by and solidified his place in “To think, it all started from On their first drive of the game was tied, Tyler Thigpen finally won in the fourth quarter De La Hoya, Golden Boy STAPLES Center history humble beginnings in East Los game, Oakland drove 80 yards atoned for his interception, and you have to give the players Promotions CEO and De when he took on Shane Angeles and now this statue,” which set up the Oakland a lot of credit.” La Hoya’s business partner Mosley in the first boxing said De La Hoya. “This is Richard Schaefer, made the match ever held in the arena, such a wonderful tribute for presentation at an outdoor Old Big XII Championship has been a professional fighter myself and my family, but this ceremony. for 17 years. The son of is also for all of the people in pro face home team “Oscar is the third athlete to Mexican immigrant parents the Los Angeles community in receive a statue on the Walk who settled in the Los Angeles general and East Los Angeles of Fame but the first native area to raise him and his two in particular, who have There will be many amazing loss can feel on that field. and his receiving corps. They Angelino to receive the honor believed in and supported me stats come up during the Big XII will know what to expect from siblings, De La Hoya has Perhaps MU will have a as an acknowledgement of made it a priority to give back throughout my career.” Championship game Saturday couple of advantages despite the turf. his stature as one of the most night between Oklahoma and to the community that helped De La Hoya meets their double-digit underdog The fact that Oklahoma laid important and influential in his success. champion Manny Pacquiao in Missouri. The one that will status. While Oklahoma is no 60 points on top 15 Texas Tech sports figure to the City of Los His most notable efforts “The Dream Match” Saturday stick out the most to me is stranger to big games or big and Oklahoma State in the Angeles,” said Leiweke. “It include creating the Cecilia night at Las Vegas’ MGM that in the five times Kansas games in KC, MU is no longer past three weeks shows what is his history at STAPLES de la Hoya Cancer Center for Grand and live on HBO Pay- City has hosted the title game a stranger to the grand stage they can do. In each game, Center and his direct Oklahoma has been the south Women at White Memorial Per-View this Saturday Dec. either. Missouri played as high however, the vaunted Sooners relationship to the area that 6, at 8 p.m. representative every time. profile a conference game as defense did not live up to Medical Center in 2000. The On the face of it that fact may there was last year when they expectations and could only not seem surprising. 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Sealed bids for Carthage Crime CLASIFICADOS CLASSIFIEDS & PUBLIC NOTICE Lab, Carthage, Missouri, Project No. R0901-01 will be received at State of MO, Ofc of Adm, Div. of Facilities Management Design & Missouri Press Service MARC/KCRPC is seeking bids for water & Construction, Rm 730, Truman 802 Locust wastewater chemicals. Bid documents are available Bldg, PO Box 809, 301 W High St, Columbia, MO 65201 at www.marc.org/kcrpc/ or www.demandstar.com Jefferson City, MO 65102, UNTIL PHONE - 573-449-4167 . Bid opens 12/29/08 1PM . Contact Rita Parker 1:30 PM, 12/18/2008 then publicly FAX - 573-874-5894 opened. 5% bid security required. 816-246-5083 or [email protected] . Participation Goals for the project are MBE 10.00% WBE 5.00%. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING Pre-bid Mtg: 10:30 AM, 12/3/2008, Kansas City Hispanic News Request For Bids McCune-Brooks Hospital, 627 AN AMENDMENT TO THE 43rd & MAIN W. Centennial Ave., Carthage, AdTAX Code: INCREMENT D&C_R090101 FINANCING PLAN The Independence Housing Authority is accepting sealed Missouri. VIEW ONLY electronic bid sets are provided at no cost. Ad Size: 1x5.5 bids for two flat roof projects: the replacement of the roof Paper bid sets may be obtained Pursuant to RSMo 99.825, and in accordance with RSMo 99.830, notice is on the Hocker Heights office building, and the repair/ for a refundable deposit of $100.00 hereby given by way of certified mail to inform you about a public hearing refurbishing of the roof on the Pleasant Heights building. per set. Required deposits must that will be held by the Tax Increment Financing Commission of Kansas These projects will be bid separately. Both bid packages be made by certified, cashiers or will be available beginning Tuesday, December 2, 2008 company check made payable to City, Missouri (the “Commission”), commencing at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, at the IHA business office, in the basement of Pleasant DOCUCOPY, LLC. Mail bid set December 10, 2008, at the Commission Offices, located 1100 Walnut, Heights, 210 S. Pleasant St., Independence, MO 64050. request and deposit to: DOCU- Fourth Floor, Kansas City, Missouri, regarding A proposed Amendment (the A $50.00 refundable deposit is required for each bid COPY, LLC, 3334 Brown Station “Amendment”) to the 43rd & Main Tax Increment Financing Plan (the “Plan”). Road, Columbia, Missouri 65202, package. A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at Phone 573-814-1700. Plans, each site on December 30, 2008. Sealed bids are due in specifications, bidders lists and The proposed Amendment to the Plan provides for modifications to certain the IHA business office at 210 S. Pleasant no later than other information for upcoming line items within the budget of Redevelopment Project costs that relate to 2:00 P.M, CDT, Thursday, January 15, 2009 and will be bids are available on-line for bid- public improvements contemplated by the Plan. The intent of the Plan remains opened publicly at that time. Please direct questions ders use on the Division’s web unchanged other than those changes specifically mentioned herein. to project Architect Allen Gentry, WGN Associates, Inc. site: http://www.oa.mo.gov/fmdc/ at 816-931-2820 or Ed Miller, IHA Executive Director at dc/list.htm . Project Mgr: Gary 816-836-9200. Claspill, 573-751-3740 The redevelopment area is described as an irregular area generally bounded by Kansas City & Westport Belt RR right-of-way, Baltimore Street and Main Street on the West, Walnut Street, Gillham Road, and Rockhill on the MBE/WBE/DBE Invitation to Bid: Mega Industries Corp. is soliciting East, 39th Street on the North, and 45th and 46th Street on the South, in bid proposals from approved subs for the following projects: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri (the “Redevelopment Area”).

NW 64th -68th (Gower) Connector KCMO-CIMO, Bids: 2:00 The Amendment, as proposed, may be reviewed by any interested P.M., Tuesday on the 16th day of December 2008. party on or after December 3, 2008 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the Commission Offices. Plans and Specifications are available in our office for your review. Proposals must be in our office no later than 2hrs before bid time. Any questions, call our estimator at According to Section 99.830.2(3) all interested parties will be (816) 472-8722 or fax quotes to (816) 472-6722. An “Equal Opportunity Employer”, given an opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. Female/Minority Subcontractors encouraged to solicit bid proposals. According to Section 99.830.3, each taxing district located wholly are partially within the Redevelopment Area may submit comments MBE/WBE/DBE Invitation to Bid: Mega Industries Corp. is soliciting or objections to the Commission concerning the subject matter of bid proposals from approved subs for the following projects: the public hearing prior to the date of the public hearing. North Brighton Ave Improvements, KCMO-CIMO, Bids: 2:00 P.M., Tuesday on the 16th day of December 2008. Joseph P. Gonzales Plans and Specifications are available in our office for your review. Proposals must Tax Increment Financing Commission be in our office no later than 2hrs before bid time. Any questions, call our estimator at of Kansas City, Missouri (816) 472-8722 or fax quotes to (816) 472-6722. An “Equal Opportunity Employer”, 1100 Walnut, Suite 1700 Female/Minority Subcontractors encouraged to solicit bid proposals. Kansas City, Missouri 64106

MBE/WBE INVITATION TO BID Llame para Barsto Construction, Inc. is soliciting subcontractors/ anunciarse en supplier bids proposals for the Vehicle Processing Facility No. 2, Kansas City, MO. Prevailing Wages nuestra sección de apply. Proposals must be submitted to our office by clasificados: December 9, 2008 by 1:00 am. Questions call Dick Stanton at 816-421-5677, fax 816-421-8417. EOE. (816) 472.5246

Administrative Assistant & Public Affairs Specialist NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) is seeking a qualified individual to AN AMENDMENT TO THE 43rd & MAIN provide administrative and technical support for the activities of the four Industry Liaisons at the OneKC WIRED (Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PLAN Development) office. MARC is also seeking a qualified individual for a full- Pursuant to RSMo 99.825, and in accordance with RSMo 99.830, notice is hereby time professional position in public agency communications. For a complete given by way of certified mail to inform you about a public hearing that will be held by job description and details on how to apply please visit our website at www. the Tax Increment Financing Commission of Kansas City, Missouri (the “Commission”), marc.org/jobs. MARC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE/M/F/V/D commencing at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at the Commission Offices, located 1100 Walnut, Fourth Floor, Kansas City, Missouri, regarding An Amendment (the “An Amendment”) to the 43rd & Main Tax Increment Financing Plan (the “Plan”).

The proposed Amendment to the Plan provides for the following modifications that were not contained in the Plan, including all amendments thereto: (i) modifications to the number of parking spaces, commercial space and loft space in Project 8B, (ii) modifications to the Estimated Payments in Lieu of Taxes and Economic Activity Taxes over the Life of the Plan (iii) modifications to the budget of Redevelopment Project Costs, (iv) modifications to the structure of the proposed project financing, (v) modifications to the proposed lease payment schedule, Store Management and (vi) modifications to the Redevelopment Schedule. The intent of the Plan Opportunities remains unchanged other than those changes specifically mentioned herein. Hobby Lobby is a leader in the Arts & Crafts industry The redevelopment area is described as an irregular area generally bounded with nearly 400 stores by Kansas City & Westport Belt RR right-of-way, Baltimore Street and located in 32 states. Main Street on the West, Walnut Street, Gillham Road, and Rockhill on the Candidates must have East, 39th Street on the North, and 45th and 46th Street on the South, in previous retail store Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri (the “Redevelopment Area”). management exper-ience in one of the following Supermarket chain, The Amendment, as proposed, may be reviewed by any interested Craft chain, Mass party on or after December 3, 2008 between the hours of 9:00 merchant, Drug chain, a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the Commission Offices. Building supply chain Must be willing to relocate. According to Section 99.830.2(3) all interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. Benefits include: • All Stores Closed on Sunday • Competitive Salaries According to Section 99.830.3, each taxing district located wholly are partially within the • Paid Vacations Redevelopment Area may submit comments or objections to the Commission concerning • 401K Plan the subject matter of the public hearing prior to the date of the public hearing. • Medical/Dental/LTD • Life Insurance • Merchandise Discount • Flex Spending Plan Joseph P. Gonzales Tax Increment Financing Commission Qualified Candidates of Kansas City, Missouri with Retail Management 1100 Walnut, Suite 1700 experience as listed above Kansas City, Missouri 64106 must apply on-line. www.hobbylobby.com

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