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PERIÓDICO BILINGÜE www.kchispanicnews.com Holidays bring increase Life is a Christmas Blessing in domestic violence La Vida es una Festividades acarrean aumento Bendición Navideña en la violencia doméstica Teresa Flores and her daughter Sherry know that this Christmas it is not about the tree or the gifts but about the love and unity that comes with family and faith. Teresa Flores y su hija Sherry saben que esta Navidad no se tratará del árbol o de los presentes, sino que se tratará del amor y de la unidad que viene con la familia y la fe.

Carrie Daniels (left) and Elaine Cruz explain the services of the Rose Brooks Center, a Kansas City organization that seeks to break the cycle of domestic violence. Carrie Daniels (A la izquierda) y Elaine Cruz explican los servicios del Centro Rose Brooks, una organización de Kansas City que busca romper el ciclo de la violencia doméstica.

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According to mental health Según expertos de la salud mental, Joe Arce and Debra DeCoster TRADUCE PATRICIO H. LAZEN experts, the Christmas season is the la temporada navideña es la época HISPANIC NEWS HISPANIC NEWS most crucial time of year for domestic más crucial del año para los reportes violence and domestic abuse en contra de la violencia doméstica hristmas is a time of plans, we had to pick out the cards a Navidad es una época reporting. Financial stress coupled y del abuso doméstico. La tensión miracles as families gather they give out, we had to pick out the de milagros al juntarse las with unmet expectations, isolation financiera sumada a expectaciones to celebrate life and arrangements we wanted for her familias a celebrar la vida y and substance abuse contribute to incumplidas, al aislamiento y al C family. Tony Moreno funeral. We had to make the funeral la familia. Tony Moreno y the rise in reporting. abuso de substancias contribuye al and his family are approaching this arrangements real fast because she Lsu familia están tratando esta Navidad The numbers are already grim to aumento de los reportes. Christmas holiday by celebrating the wasn’t expected to make it through the como una celebración del milagro de miracle of life, giving thanks that his weekend,” added Moreno. begin with. More than 2.5 million Las cifras ya son nefastas para la vida y los hacen agradeciendo que step-daughter Teresa Flores’ life was females experience some form of empezar. Más de 2,5 millones de The hardest part of the story is that la vida de su hijastra Teresa Flores spared and she was given a second violence each year, and in two- mujeres experimentan algún tipo de Teresa had known for three years that haya sido salvada y se le diera una chance to be here with her family. thirds of these cases, the attacker is violencia cada año y en dos tercios she was sick but never told anyone. She segunda oportunidad para estar aquí a family member or an acquaintance de esos casos, el atacante es un “God answers prayers. He still does noticed a dent in one of her breasts but con su familia. – a spouse, male friend, or male miembro de la familia o un conocido miracles today. I asked him to spare never had it checked. She knew that “Dios respondió a las oraciones. relative. According to the Federal de ésta – un esposo, amigo o familiar her life and he honored our prayer. she should be performing self-breast Aún hoy en día él hace milagros. Yo le Bureau of Investigation, a woman is del sexo masculino. Según la Oficina This is the Christmas story. God gave exams and that she should have been pedí que salvara su vida y él escuchó beaten every 7.4 seconds in the U.S. Federal de Investigaciones, En us her and gave us life,” said Moreno. going for a mammogram, but never did nuestra plegaria. Esta es la historia by a male partner, and 2,000 women EE.UU. una mujer es golpeada cada A year ago October 50-year- either one. de Navidad. Dios nos la dio y nos dio are murdered by abusive partners or 7,4 segundos por un compañero old Teresa Flores was diagnosed Teresa had wanted to tell her vida”, dijo Moreno. ex-partners annually. o esposo y 2.000 mujeres son with cancer. The doctors told the daughter Sherry Flores but could En octubre hará un año desde In some communities, the problem asesinadas por compañeros o family to begin planning her funeral never bring herself to say the words. que a Teresa Flores de 50 años se le is exacerbated by cultural and esposos abusivos o ex compañeros o arrangements. “That was the hardest Her fear was so powerful that it kept diagnosticara con cáncer. Los médicos language differences that make it ex esposos anualmente. thing we ever had to do. We had to her from seeking help from family or le dijeron a la familia que comenzaran sit there and go through the funeral “I WAS LYING IN”/PAGE  “ESTABA”/PÁGINA  WOMEN AFRAID/PAGE  MUJERES/PÁGINA  Amayo Remembered at Naming of Center Amayo Rememorado en Nombramiento de Centro

Debra DeCoster TRADUCE PATRICIO H. LAZEN School/Shrine boiler out HISPANIC NEWS HISPANIC NEWS Just days before Christmas break The tapestry of a community is La fibra de una comunidad es tejida students at Our Lady of Guada- woven by those whose lives are por aquellos cuyas vidas están bordas lupe School on KC Westside found embroidered in the minds of the many en las mentes de muchas personas themselves wearing winter coats during classes. A $45,000.00 boiler people they meet. Joe Amayo Sr. was a que ellos conocieron. Joe Amayo that heats the school and Our Lady master weaver of lives and community. Sr. fue un maestro tejedor de vidas of Guadalupe Shrine gave out. Dan His volunteerism and dedication y de comunidad. Su voluntariado Ryan, Executive Director of Central affected many lives in the Argentine y dedicación afectaron a muchas City School Fund told Hispanic News vidas en la comunidad de Argentine. community. He passed away on they don’t have the dollars to replace Él falleció el 31 de diciembre de December 31, 1987 but his legacy lives the boiler. However, they will replace 1987, pero su legado perdura en la on in the Argentine community it for now and in the coming days comunidad de Argentine. His lifetime of community service they will search for ways to cover touched many. The youth of Argentine Su vida dedicada al servicio the $45,000.00 expense. We will have were drawn to his knowledge and comunitario influenció a muchos. La more on this story in our next issue promotion of sports as a builder of juventud de Argentine fue atraída a of KC Hispanic News. If you would character. He was an advocate on su conocimiento y a la promoción de like to help or give a donation contact behalf of the nation’s veterans and los deportes como un edificador de Central City School Fund 816-756- volunteered to make sure that senior caracteres. Él abogó a nombre de los 1850 Ext.511. citizens in the community were veteranos de la nación y se ofreció receiving meals or transportation to de voluntario para asegurarse de their appointments. He gave of his que los jubilados en la comunidad time and talent to the community he estuvieran recibiendo los alimentos o Mayor Joe Reardon, Esperanza Amayo and Joe Amayo Jr. unveil the plaque that renames the loved and never expected to received siendo transportados hacia sus citas. Argentine community center as the Joe E. Amayo Sr. Argentine Community Center. anything in return. Él le entregó su tiempo y talento a la El Alcalde Joe Reardon, Esperanza Amayo y Joe Amayo Jr. descubren la placa que renombra el centro comunitario de Argentine como Centro Comunitario Joe Amayo Sr. de Argentine. AMAYO’S LEGACY/PAGE  EL LEGADO DE/PÁGINA 

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therapist, an adult therapist, and a bilingual therapist. We have many support groups for women throughout the healing Women Afraid to Report Domestic Abuse process, and case management is in Spanish and English.”. CONT./PAGE  want women to know there is woman about American laws, women, according to Cavanaugh. get connected to shelter and other All Rose Brooks services somewhere they can go for help. and saying things like, ‘If you “What is supposed to happen services by calling Rose Brooks, by are confidential. The Center difficult to do the necessary Rose Brooks provides protection ever go to the police you’ll just when a women reports domestic going to the hospital and reporting provides statistical information outreach. Rose Brooks Center in for abused women, and we assist get deported,’” Cavanaugh said. violence against herself or it to a nurse or doctor, by going to to its funding agencies but not Kansas City Missouri provides them in everything from finding “Or they’ll say, ‘If you ever go her children is for the police a nearby clinic, or reporting it to a the names of women it serves. culturally competent services a place to stay to finding a job. to a shelter they’ll take your to separate the batterer from school counselor.” “A woman’s residency status including shelter and counseling We also want women to know kids away and you’ll never see the victim, and take separate To facilitate reporting of does not matter to us, and we to hundreds of women who that our services are free.” them again.’ So when immigrant statements. The woman should domestic violence, the Center try to eliminate the fears that have encountered some form of Daniels said that one of the women operate with those myths be referred to a shelter and should has placed advocates in six main immigrant women have about domestic abuse. biggest problems facing Rose as truth in their minds, it’s just receive assistance in filling out the hospitals in Kansas City and in seeking our services,” Daniels another barrier to reporting the police report. ... The woman is Carrie Daniels, director of Brooks is getting information 45 greater Kansas City schools. said. “We believe in advocacy abuse or seeking services.” not suppose to be asked about her Community Programs, points to women in the community “We have a school program beyond leaving the shelter, and in immigration status or reported to out that domestic violence about what constitutes domestic Center staff has noted cultural called “Project Safety” where self-determination by the women. immigration. In only the rarest takes many forms. “We define violence, and what a woman’s differences often exist making it we provide prevention from the If a woman wants domestic situation would that happen. … domestic violence as a pattern rights are. “Information is difficult for these women to report time the child enters school till violence reported we will assist But we can’t guarantee that it of coercive or abusive behavior power, and the more information domestic abuse. “For Latinas, we they leave,” Daniels said. “We her in doing that. If she does not will never happen.” that one partner uses against a they have about what their have this thing that once we get also have advocates in the Police want it reported when it’s against current or former partner. … options are, the more in control married, we’re married for life,” Cavanaugh pointed out that Department’s domestic violence her we won’t report it.” Usually they start out as subtle they are. What we’ve been Cruz said. “So if domestic abuse special visas are available under unit, and we have advocates in Daniels explained that actions. Rarely do they start focusing on in the last couple of occurs, family members may the federal Violence Against the courts. So if a woman has advocacy agencies such as Rose out as physical tactics. Mostly years is providing equal access tell the woman, ‘Well, he’s your Women Act when women have to go to court, we can have Brooks are required by law to the cycle of power and control – particularly to immigrant husband. You should just work been subjected to domestic someone with her.” report child abuse and elder abuse continues by use of financial women and children, because it out.’ So sometimes the woman violence or are a victim of the In addition to providing to the Department of Health and controls, threats, intimidation, immigration status is often the has no support.” sex trade. “Women and children temporary shelter, Rose Brooks Human Services. They are not manipulation, and emotional greatest barrier to receiving Cavanaugh noted, “A lot of who experience domestic violence provides training and counseling required to report spousal abuse. services and getting to safety.” have certain protections under the abuse such as put-downs and Latino women say to me that sexual services for women ant their Rose Brooks operates a 24- Act if their batterer or abuser is a criticisms, and of course, sexual Kate Cavanaugh, Bilingual abuse doesn’t count, ‘because he’s children. “We have a full-time hour crisis intervention hot U.S. citizen or legal resident here,” assault, which ranges from rape Outreach Therapist, said that my husband.’ In this country, it educator and a full time Chaplin,” line. Women can call (816) Cavanaugh said. “We work closely to coercing someone to engage in domestic violence is under- doesn’t matter whether the man is Daniels said. “The Chaplin 861-6100. Bilingual counselors with immigration attorneys to be sexual activities they don’t want reported, but even more so in your husband or a stranger. Rape provides spiritual guidance, and are immediately available. The able to help petition for residency to engage in.” immigrant communities, where is rape. This view does not prevail is trying to educate the clergy, center also provides translation if they have been experiencing Elaine Cruz, Bilingual language barriers and lack of in some countries.” because we know that many services in over 135 languages. domestic violence.” Outreach Case Manager, noted knowledge about the legal system Fear of deportation is women will go to their church The center connects those in that the primary mission of the lead to fear and inaction. a major deterrent to the Cruz pointed out that going first. We provide individual need with shelter, counseling and Rose Brooks Center is to assist “Sometimes the batterer will reporting of domestic violence to the police is not the only way therapy in both English and continuing supportive resources. women who find themselves use the tactic of lying to the by undocumented immigrant for women to report domestic Spanish for victims and their in abusive relationships. “We abuse or to get help. “They can families. We have a child

Daniels explica que a las Mujeres Temerosas de agencias de abogacía tales como Study Finds Abused Women Rose Brooks se les requiere por ley reportar el abuso a niños y Reportar el Abuso Doméstico a ancianos al Departamento de Seek More Infant Health Care Salud y Servicios Humanos. A regnant women who experi- seek help for themselves. ellos no se les requiere reportar el es más aún en las comunidades aquí”, dijo Cavanaugh. “Nosotros ence intimate partner vio- CONT./PÁGINA  abuso de esposos. Bullock recommends that pedi- inmigrantes, en donde las trabajamos en forma cercana Plence (IPV) before, during or atric and women’s clinics have a barreras idiomáticas y la carencia con abogados de inmigración Rose Brooks opera una línea after pregnancy often suffer adverse En algunas comunidades, routine policy of IPV screening and de conocimientos sobre el sistema para poder ayudarlos a hacer de 24 horas de emergencia health effects, including depression, el problema es exacerbado education for all women. Women legal conducen al temor y a la una petición para residencia si es para intervención de crisis. Las post traumatic stress disorder, anxi- por diferencias culturales o may not voice concerns about their inacción. que han estado experimentando mujeres pueden llamar al (816) ety and chronic mental illness. Now, lingüísticas que dificultan el poder 861-6100. Consejeros bilingües se own safety, but multiple calls and vis- “Algunas veces la persona que violencia doméstica”. University of Missouri researchers its to physicians can be signs of IPV. lograr la extensión necesaria. El encuentran disponibles en forma have found that women who experi- Centro Rose Brooks en Kansas maltrata utilizará la táctica de Cruz indicó que ir a la policía inmediata. El centro también ence intimate partner violence are “The most powerful interven- City Missouri le ofrece servicios mentirle a las mujeres respecto no es la única manera en que ofrece servicios de traducción more likely to seek health care for tion may be as simple as repeated culturalmente competentes a las leyes estadounidenses y las mujeres puedan reportar para más de 135 idiomas. El centro their infants than non-abused women. screening for IPV throughout preg- incluyendo asilo y consejos a decirles mentiras tales como, ‘Si abuso doméstico o tratar de conecta a aquellos en necesidad Awareness of mothers with frequent nancy and post-delivery visits,” Bul- cientos de mujeres que se han llegas a ir a la policía, simplemente conseguir ayuda. “Ellas pueden con un asilo, son consejería y infant health concerns can help health lock said. “Providers have a chance to encontrado con algún tipo de te deportarán’”, dijo Cavanaugh. ser conectadas con asilos y recursos de apoyo continuos. care providers identify and provide help mothers who may not directly abuso doméstico. “O ellos dicen, “Si llegas a ir a un otros servicios al llamar a Rose asilo, ellos te quitarán a tus hijos Brooks, pueden ir al hospital y aid to women in abusive relationships. seek the necessary resources to help Carrie Daniels, directora de y nunca los veras nuevamente’. reportárselo a una enfermera themselves. Referrals to support Programas Comunitarios, indica “Health care providers should view Entonces cuando las mujeres o a un médico, pueden ir a una programs such as battered women’s que la violencia doméstica asume frequent calls or visits for common in- inmigrantes operan con esos mitos clínica cercana o reportárselo al services, counseling, parenting sup- varias formas. “Nosotros definimos Estudio Revela fant health concerns as red flags,” said como verdades en sus mentes, consejero de la escuela”. port and financial services can make violencia doméstica como un Linda Bullock, professor in the MU es simplemente otra barrera en a positive impact on the lives of padrón de comportamiento Para facilitar el reporte de la que las Mujeres Sinclair School of Nursing. “Although contra de reportar el abuso o women and infants.” coercitivo o abusivo que un violencia doméstica, el Centro it can be difficult for providers to buscar servicios”. Abusadas compañero o esposo utiliza ha emplazado a personas que see beyond immediate concerns, the According to the U.S. Bureau of en contra de una compañera El personal del centro ha notado abogan en seis hospitales Buscan Más findings suggest that considering only Justice Statistics, IPV is difficult to o esposa actual o pasada. … que a menudo existen diferencias principales en Kansas City y en voiced concerns may represent lost measure because it often occurs in Comúnmente éstas comienzan culturales que dificultan que 45 escuelas del Gran Kansas City. Atención a la opportunities to intervene on more private, and victims are reluctant to como acciones imperceptibles. estas mujeres reporten el abuso “Tenemos un programa llamado critical health matters that impact report incidents because of shame Raramente éstas comienzan como doméstico. “Para las latinas, “Proyecto Seguridad” en donde Salud Infantil mothers and children. Providers have or fear. Researchers analyzed data tácticas físicas. Mayoritariamente tenemos este asunto que una vez ofrecemos prevención desde el a chance to help mothers who may from a larger study of a smoking el ciclo de poder y control que nos casamos, nos casamos momento en que el niño entra as mujeres encintas que ex- not voice concerns about intimate cessation intervention in pregnant continúa mediante el uso de para toda la vida”, dijo Cruz. a la escuela hasta que egresa”, perimentan violencia de parte partner violence.” women called Baby BEEP (Behav- ‘Entonces si ocurre abuso dijo Daniels. “Nosotros también de sus parejas íntimas (IPV, ioral Education Enhancement of controles financieros, amenazas, L In the study, more than 60 percent doméstico, los familiares pudieran tenemos personas avocadas en por sus siglas en inglés) antes, durante Pregnancy) conducted through intimidación, manipulación y of women who experienced intimate abuso emocional tales como decirle a la mujer, ‘Bueno, él es tu la unidad de violencia doméstica o después de estar encintas sufren a rural Women, Infant and Children esposo. Tu simplemente deberías del Departamento de Policía y menudo efectos adversos de la salud, partner violence sought health Nutritional Supplement (WIC) clin- menosprecios y críticas, y por consultations for their infants. Abused supuesto, asalto sexual, el cual reconciliarte’. Entonces, algunas tenemos avocados en las cortes. incluyendo depresión, desordenes ics in the Midwest. The women were women were more likely to seek varía desde una violación hasta veces las mujeres no tienen Entonces, si una mujer tiene que de tensión post traumática, ansiedad identified by their responses to the infant care, reported more stress, coaccionar a alguien a participar apoyo”. ir a la corte, nosotros podemos y enfermedades mentales crónicas. Abuse Assessment Screen, a stress were more depressed, and had less en actividades sexuales en las que tener a alguien con ella”. Ahora, investigadores de la Universi- scale, a psychosocial profile and a Cavanaugh hizo notar, “Muchas support than non-abused women. no quieren participar”. mujeres latinas me dicen que el En adición a ofrecer asilo dad de Missouri han descubierto que mental health index. las mujeres que experimentan vio- Less than 54 percent of non-abused Elaine Cruz, Asistente Social abuso sexual no cuenta, ‘porque temporal, Rose Brooks ofrece The study, “Rural mothers experi- lencia de parte de una pareja íntima women sought infant health consulta- Bilingüe para Extensión, hizo él es mi esposo’. En este país, no entrenamiento y servicios de encing the stress of Intimate Partner son más propensas a buscar cuidado tions. Bullock said significant maternal notar que la misión principal del importa si el hombre es tu esposo consejería para las mujeres y sus Violence or not: Their newborn médico para sus bebés que las mu- stress may be a contributing factor Centro Rose Brooks es el de asistir o un extraño. Una violación es niños. “Nosotros tenemos a un health concerns,” was published in jeres que no son abusadas. El cono- to increased infant care. Addition- a mujeres que se encuentran en una violación. Esta opinión no educador de tiempo completo y a the Journal of Midwifery & Women’s cimiento de madres con frecuentes ally, women may use their children’s relaciones abusivas. “Queremos cuenta en algunos países”. un Capellán de tiempo completo”, Health in November. preocupaciones respecto a sus niños health care problems as a way to que las mujeres sepan que existe El temor a la deportación dijo Daniels. “El Capellán provee puede ayudar a los proveedores de un lugar al que pueden acudir es un mayor elemento de guía espiritual y está tratando la salud a identificar y ofrecer ayuda mujeres que no habían sido abusadas. un impacto positivo en las vidas de por ayuda. El centro Rose disuasión cuando se trata de de educar al clero, puesto que sabemos que muchas mujeres a mujeres que se encuentran en Menos del 54% de las mujeres no mujeres y niños”. Brooks les ofrece protección a reportar violencias domésticas abusadas buscaron consultas sobre las mujeres que son abusadas y de parte de mujeres inmigrantes irán primero a la iglesia. Nosotros relaciones de abuso. Según la Oficina de Estadísticas ofrecemos terapia individual cuidado médico infantil. Bullock dijo para la Justicia de EE.UU., el IPV es nosotros las asistimos en todo, indocumentadas, según “Los proveedores del cuidado que una significativa tensión maternal desde encontrar un lugar para tanto en inglés como en español difícil de conmensurar debido que Cavanaugh. “Lo que se supone de la salud deberían considerar las podría ser un factor contribuyente estar hasta encontrar un trabajo. para victimas y sus familias. a menudo ocurre en privado y las que pasa cuando una mujer frecuentes llamadas o visitas sobre en el aumento del cuidado infantil. Nosotros también queremos que Tenemos a un terapeuta para victimas son reacias a reportar los reporta violencia doméstica en preocupaciones comunes de la salud Adicionalmente, las mujeres pudieran las mujeres sepan que nuestros niños y un terapeuta bilingüe. incidentes debido a la vergüenza contra suya o de sus hijos, es que de los niños como un llamado de utilizar los problemas médicos de sus servicios son gratis”. la policía separa al abusador de la Tenemos muchos grupos de alerta”, dice Linda Bullock, profesora o al temor. Investigadores anali- apoyo para mujeres mientras niños como una manera de buscar Daniels dice que uno de los victima y le toma declaraciones de la Escuela de Enfermería Sinclair zaron los datos de un estudio más pasan por el proceso de curación ayuda para ellas mismas. mayores problemas que enfrenta separadas. La mujer debe ser de MU. “Aunque puede ser difícil para extenso sobre intervención para y los servicios de asistencia social Rose Brooks es entregarles referida a un asilo y debería recibir los proveedores de la salud ver más Bullock recomienda que las clínicas dejar de fumar entre mujeres encinta son en español y en inglés”. información a mujeres en la asistencia en completar el reporte allá de las preocupaciones inme- pediátricas y de mujeres tengan una denominado Baby BEEP (Extensión comunidad sobre qué constituye de la policía. … Se supone que a Todos los servicios de Rose diatas, los hallazgos sugieren que el política rutinaria de exámenes IPV y de la educación del comportamiento violencia doméstica y cuáles son la mujer no se le debe preguntar Brooks son confidenciales. El considerar solamente las expresiones de educación para todas las mujeres. durante el embarazo) conducido en los derechos de las mujeres. “La por su estatus inmigratorio o ser centro le provee información de preocupación, podrían repre- Las mujeres pudieran no ser capaces el Medio Oeste mediante clínicas información es poder y mientras reportada con la inmigración. estadística a sus agencias sentar oportunidades perdidas para de expresar preocupaciones sobre para Suplemento Nutritivo para Mu- más información ellas tengan Solamente en las situaciones más financiadotas, pero no los intervenir sobre asuntos más críticos su propia seguridad, pero múltiples jeres de áreas rurales, Bebés y Niños sobre cuáles son sus opciones, raras eso podría suceder. … Pero nombres de las mujeres que de la salud que impactan a las madres llamadas y visitas médicas pueden ser (WIC, por sus siglas en inglés). Las más control ellas tendrán. no podemos garantizar que nunca atiende. “A nosotros no nos y a los niños. Los proveedores tienen señales de IPV. mujeres fueron identificadas por sus podría ocurrir”. importa el estatus de residencia de En lo que nos hemos estado una oportunidad de ayudar a las “La intervención más poderosa respuestas al Examen de Evaluación una mujer y tratamos de eliminar enfocando en los últimos años Cavanaugh indicó que madres que pudieran no expresar puede ser algo tan simple como para el Abuso, una escala para medir los temores que tienen las mujeres es en proveer igualdad de acceso visas especiales se encuentran preocupación respecto a la violencia exámenes para IPV a lo largo del em- la tensión, un perfil psicológico y un inmigrantes en lo referente a – particularmente a mujeres disponibles bajo el Acta de de parte de una pareja íntima”. barazo y las visitas post parto”, dijo índice de salud mental. inmigrantes y a sus hijos, ya la Violencia en Contra de las utilizar nuestros servicios”, dijo En un estudio, más del 60% de Bullock. “Los proveedores tienen una El estudio, Mujeres de áreas rurales que el estatus inmigratorio es a Mujeres cuando las mujeres han Daniels. “Nosotros creemos en la las mujeres que experimentaron oportunidad de ayudar a las madres Experimentando o no la Tensión de menudo la barrera más grande sido sujetas a violencia doméstica abogacía más allá de dejar el asilo violencia de parte de una pareja que pudieran no buscar en forma la Violencia de parte de una Pareja para recibir servicios y llegar o son victimas del comercio y en la determinación propia de las mujeres. Si una mujer quiere íntima, buscaron consultas de salud directa los recursos necesarios para Íntima: Preocupaciones de la salud de hasta un lugar seguro”. sexual. “Las mujeres y niños que ayudarse a sí mismas. Referencias sus recién nacidos”, fue publicado en experimentan violencia doméstica reportar violencia doméstica, para sus niños. Las mujeres abusadas Kate Cavanaugh, Terapeuta nosotros la ayudamos a hacerlo. Si fueron más propensas a buscar cui- a programas de apoyo tales como noviembre en el periódico Journal of Bilingüe de Extensión, dice que tienen ciertas protecciones bajo el servicios para mujeres maltratadas, Midwifery & Women’s Health Acta si es que la persona que los ella no quiere reportarlo cuando dado médico infantil, a reportar más la violencia doméstica no es es en contra de ella, nosotros no lo tensión, se mostraron más deprimidas consejería, apoyo para padres y reportada lo suficiente, pero lo maltrató o abusó es un ciudadano servicios financieros podrían tener estadounidense o residente legal reportamos”. y presentaban menos apoyo que las

22 de diciembre del 2008 • Christmas Edition/Edición Navideña www.kchispanicnews.com BILINGUAL NEWSPAPER  “I was lying in my room dying” CONT./PAGE  mother. “She hid if for so long. Nobody knew until she went to professionals. She regrets the emergency room and that is that decision knowing she when we found out.” may have cut her time with For many years, Sherry had her family short. encouraged Teresa to have a In June 2007, she went to the mammogram done. She would emergency room complaining of make appointments for her breathing problems. Diagnosed mother and her mother would with pneumonia she was given not go. “My mom has been so a round of antibiotics. “The first scared of hospitals but I don’t round of antibiotics didn’t work know why. I would make her and they gave me a second appointments and she would round, but I was growing have some reason why she weaker and weaker. I knew I didn’t want to go or she would was lying in my room dying,” blow it off.” said Teresa. Since her mother’s recovery, She chose to ignore what was Sherry has probed Teresa for happening until that fateful day answers wondering why she in October when she returned let it go so long, but her mom to the emergency room. “I was doesn’t have an answer. in hysterics and the emergency “People may say that I have room doctor, who was a woman, no right to tell others to go and calmed me down. She told me get the exams that they should, that there wasn’t anything she seeing as how I avoided them for hadn’t seen and that ... that I as long as I did. I did nothing couldn’t show her. What I was and a part of me is saying, ‘this afraid to show her was that my is what happens when you do breast was obviously ulcerated nothing.’ I really can’t say why and had an open wound. It I hid it, why I never sought was cancer, and unfortunately help, but it probably would because of my failure to take have been treatable had I taken care of this sooner, the cancer care of it when it first happened spread to a lung, into my liver and I would not be where I am and my bones.” today,” said Teresa.

Teresa Flores shares her story with anyone that will listen. She does not want any other person to suffer what she has gone through out of fear. Teresa Flores comparte su historia con todos los que quieran escucharla. Ella no quiere que ninguna otra persona pase por lo que ella ha sufrido debido al temor.

Teresa began radiation and Sherry loves her mom and is chemotherapy treatments and terrified that her three- year-old eventually responded to the daughter will not get the chance treatments. “I am by no means to know her grandma. cured but I look at it as though I “I am afraid that if something have been given more time with happens to my mom, my my family,” she explained. “I daughter won’t remember her. caring for her daughter and her they, why aren’t they back yet, time together decorating the love and support that she has am not sure why God saved me. We live here and my daughter mother. She also is becoming and then when they get home, Christmas tree, planning the received from her family and I ask myself that all the time. is so attached to grandma. She the authority figure for her I blast them because they didn’t dinners and cooking together. friends. “Jessie works full time I guess he thought it was best loves her grandma very much teenage brothers. come right back. I have to get She told Hispanic News that this and comes home and takes care to give me more time with my and it upsets her when my on to them about cleaning up, is the first time that they have of me. My daughter Sherry children and grandchildren. I “My brothers have girlfriends mom has to go to the hospital doing the dishes. I suddenly decorated the tree together and, takes care of the household and am thankful for that.” who live nearby and they come for her treatments, because my over and when they walk them had to be the authority now and “it was awesome.” I am humbled and comforted by Part of the recovery process has daughter doesn’t think grandma home, I have to wait up for some days I just want to walk Teresa is looking forward their love and support. It is our included a slow mending of the is coming back home.” them to return. ... Before ... out and say, ‘I am done,’ but to celebrating her second love that we have for each other mother/daughter relationship. then I know that my mom can’t that is getting us through this,” Sherry has done a lot of I didn’t care what they were Christmas since her diagnosis Sherry was shocked to learn do this by herself.” said Teresa. growing up since her mother’s doing, and now I am getting with her children, grandchildren that her mother had cancer and diagnosis. Living at home, up and down, looking out the As this Christmas approaches, and her husband Jessie. She eventually was angry with her she now takes a major role in window, wondering where are Sherry and her mom have spent has been humbled by the

“Estaba postrada en mi no hace nada’. En realidad no mirando a través de la ventana, podría decir porqué lo escondí, preguntándome dónde están, porqué nunca busqué ayuda, porqué aún no están de regreso cuarto muriéndome” pero probablemente hubiera y luego, cuando ellos regresan tenido un tratamiento si me a casa, me les hecho encima CONT./PÁGINA  decisión sabiendo que ello a tratamientos de radiación y hubiera preocupado de ello porque no regresaron con pudiera haber reducido su quimioterapia y eventualmente cuando ocurrió por primera prontitud. Tengo que encararlos a planear los arreglos para su tiempo con su familia. respondió a los tratamientos. vez y no estaría aquí hoy día”, en lo que va a limpiar, a lavar funeral. “Esa fue la cosa más En junio del 2007, ella acudió a “Bajo ninguna circunstancia dijo Teresa. los platos. Repentinamente tuve dura que hayamos tenido que me he sanado, pero lo miro que convertirme en la autoridad hacer. Tuvimos que sentarnos la sala de emergencia quejándose Sherry adora a su madre y de problemas respiratorios. como que se me ha dado más está aterrada que su hija de tres ahora y algunos días, solamente allí e ir a través de los planes tiempo para estar con mi quiero marcharme y decir, ‘ya funerarios, tuvimos que escoger Ella fue diagnosticada con años no tendrá la oportunidad neumonía y le dieron una dosis familia”, explicó ella. “No estoy de conocer a su abuela. no doy más’, pero luego me doy las opciones que ellos nos segura porqué Dios me salvó. cuenta que mi mamá no puede daban, tuvimos que escoger los de antibióticos. “La primera “Temo que si algo le sucede dosis de antibióticos no tuvo Me hago esa pregunta todo el hacer esto por sí sola”. arreglos que queríamos para su tiempo. Creo que él pensó que a mi mamá, mi hija no podrá funeral. Teníamos que hacer efecto y ellos me dieron una Sherry Flores has taken on added recordarla. Vivimos aquí y mi Al acercarse la Navidad, segunda dosis, pero me estaba era mejor darme más tiempo tasks since her mother’s illness. Sherry y su madre han pasado los arreglos funerarios bastante con mis hijos y nietos. Estoy Cooking for her mother and her hija es tan ligada a la abuela. rápido porque no se esperaba debilitando más y más. Sabía que Ella adora mucho a su abuela tiempo juntas decorando el yacía en un pieza muriéndome”, agradecida por eso”. family is something she is looking que ella sobreviviría al fin de forward to this Christmas. y le molesta que mi mamá árbol navideño, planeando las dijo Teresa. Parte del proceso de cenas y cocinando juntas. Ella semana”, agregó Moreno. Sherry Flores se ha hecho cargo tenga que ir al hospital para recuperación ha incluido le dijo a Hispanic News que ésta La parte más difícil de la Ella optó por ignorar lo de tareas adicionales desde la someterse a sus tratamientos, una lenta reparación de la enfermedad de su madre. Cocinar es la primera vez que ellas han historia es que Teresa sabía que estaba sucediendo hasta ya mi hija no cree que su aquel fatídico día en octubre relación madre/hija. Sherry para su madre y para su familia es decorado el árbol juntas y “fue desde hacía tres años que estaba algo que ella está ansiosa de hacer abuela regresará a casa”. cuando ella regresó a la se conmocionó al enterarse increíble’. enferma, pero no se lo había de que su madre tenía cáncer para esta Navidad. Sherry ha hecho bastante en dicho a nadie. Ella notó una sala de emergencia. “Estaba lo que se refiera a crecer desde Teresa está esperanzada histérica y el médico de la sala y eventualmente se enfadó Desde la recuperación de por celebrar su segunda pequeña protuberancia en uno con ella. “Ella lo escondió por que se enteró del diagnóstico de sus senos, pero nunca la hizo de emergencia, que era una su madre, Sherry ha sondeado de su madre. Viviendo en Navidad desde su diagnóstico mujer, me calmó. Ella me dijo tanto tiempo. Nadie se enteró a Teresa para encontrar con sus hijos, nietos y con su examinar. Ella sabía que debería hasta que ella fue a la sala de casa, ella ahora asume un rol estar haciéndose exámenes a los que no había nada que ella no respuestas imaginándose principal en lo que va a cuidar esposo Jessie. Ella ha sentido hubiera visto y que… yo no emergencias y ahí fue donde porqué lo dejó sin atender por humildad por el amor y el apoyo senos y que debería haberse se enteraron”. de su hija y de su madre. Ella sometido a una mamografía, pudiera mostrarle. Lo que temía tanto tiempo, pero su madre no también se está convirtiendo en que ha recibido de su familia pero tampoco lo hizo. mostrar era que mi seno estaba Por muchos años Sherry tiene una respuesta. una figura autoritaria para sus y amigos. “Jessie trabaja a obviamente ulcerado y tenía había exhortado a Teresa a “La gente pudiera decir que hermanos adolescentes. jornada completa y llega a Teresa le había querido decir una herida abierta. Era cáncer hacerse una mamografía. Ella le casa y se ocupa de mí. Mi hija a su hija Sherry Flores, pero no tengo derecho a decirle a “Mis hermanos tienen novias y desafortunadamente, debido concertaba citas, pero su madre los otros que vayan y se hagan Sherry se preocupa del hogar nunca se encontró capaz de a mi error de no haberme no asistía. “Mi madre ha sido que viven cerca y ellas vienen acá y siento humildad y me siento decirle esas palabras. Su temor los exámenes que necesitan, en y cuando ellos las acompañan a preocuparme de ello más tan temerosa de los hospitales, vista de cómo los he evitado consolada por su amor y su era tan poderoso que no le temprano, el cáncer se había pero yo no sé porqué. Yo le casa, tengo que esperar a que apoyo. Es el amor que tenemos permitió buscar ayuda de parte por tanto tiempo como lo he ellos regresen. … Antes… no me extendido a un pulmón, a mi hacía citas y ella salía con una hecho. No hice nada y una los unos por los otros lo que de la familia o de profesionales. hígado y a mis huesos”. razón porqué no quería ir o ella importaba lo que ellos hacían y nos está ayudando a pasar por Ella se arrepiente de esa parte de mí está diciendo, ‘esto ahora me levanto y me siento, Teresa comenzó a someterse no las cumplía”. es lo que sucede cuando uno esto”, dijo Teresa.

Christmas Edition/Edición Navideña • 22 de diciembre del 2008  BILINGUAL NEWSPAPER www.kchispanicnews.com Amayo’s legacy lives on El legado de Amayo perdura CONT./PÁGINA  CONT./PAGE  that they become the critical He also sponsored the KC part of that story that is told. Golden Knights Basketball comunidad que adoraba y nunca esperó recibir nada a cambio. Family, friends, former The story of Joe Amayo will team and was the spearhead boxers and government be told again and again in this for the establishment of the Familiares, amigos, ex officials packed the room at the building, around this building Pan American Basketball boxeadores y oficiales Argentine Community Center and all of us will carry this tournaments at Memorial Hall. gubernamentales repletaron la to pay tribute to him and his story with us.” “He gave a life time of service sala en el Centro Comunitario community service. Mayor Joe Rick Sauceda, Parks and to the community,” recalled Argentine para ofrecerle un Reardon and representatives of Recreation Board member was Gary Ortiz, assistant County tributo a él y a su servicio the Parks and Recreation Board a teenager in Argentine when Administrator. Joe stood for comunitario. El Alcalde Joe re-dedicated the community he met Amayo after the 1951 pride, self-awareness, know Reardon y representantes de la center as the Joe Amayo Sr. flood. He told the audience that who you are, what you are Junta de Parques y Recreación Argentine Community Center. during those years, Argentine about, know what you believe renombraron el centro comunitario con el nombre de “We are grateful for this was segregated and there was in and don’t be afraid. Stride Centro Comunitario Joe Amayo honor and we are humbled by always some conflict. forward with confidence and do Sr. de Argentine. it,” said Joe Amayo, Jr, after “One day, I was in a fight what you know is right. Joe’s the plaque bearing his father’s outside of the Parish House qualities can be found in each “Nos sentimos agradecidos of us we just need to draw them por este honor y sentimos A plaque bearing the likeness of Joe Amayo Sr. will greet visitors to the newly name was unveiled. and Mr. Amayo came out and renamed Joe Amayo Sr. Argentine Community Center. out of us and step forward and humildad por ello”, dijo Joe “Kansas City, Kansas has broke it up. Then he said to be involved in the community Amayo, Jr. luego de que la Una placa llevando el nombre de Joe Amayo Sr. le dará la bienvenida a los great stories to tell and certainly me, ‘Rick, if you want to vent visitantes al recientemente renombrado Centro Comunitario Joe Amayo and our community will be a placa llevando el nombre de su the community of Argentine your frustrations take it out in Sr. de Argentine. better community,” padre fue descubierta. itself has wonderful stories to the boxing ring.’ I joined the tell. It is incumbent upon each boxing program. He was my Amayo, Sr. took the lessons “Kansas City, Kansas tiene “Un día, me encontraba pasos adelante con confianza of us elected officials to make boxing coach and I learned self- he grew up with, that you grandes historias que contar y envuelto en una pelea fuera y hacer lo que uno cree ser lo sure that the great stories that control and self-defense. Mr. help your neighbor and your ciertamente que la comunidad de la Casa Parroquial y el Sr. correcto. Las cualidades de are to be told, remain told,” Amayo was a mentor to me community, and lived them de Argentine propiamente tal Amayo se acercó y la disolvió. Joe pueden ser encontradas said Mayor Joe Reardon in his and to the youth. He worked but most importantly, he tiene maravillosas historias que Luego él me dijo, ‘Rick, si tu en cada uno de nosotros, dedication remarks. with everyone in Argentine passed them on to his children. contar. Es de gran incumbencia quieres airar tus frustraciones nosotros simplemente tenemos but mostly he wanted to help “It is a simple thing; you have para nosotros elegir a oficiales hazlo en el cuadrilátero de que extraerlas desde nosotros Reardon reminded those the Mexican-American kids in to volunteer and get involved que nos aseguren que esas boxeo’. Yo me uní al programa mismos y dar pasos adelante present that a city is more the neighborhood stay out of in order to get anything historias sean contadas y de boxeo. Él fue mi entrenador y participar en la comunidad than a collection of buildings trouble,” he said. done. We lived it but it was continúen siendo contadas”, dijo de boxeo y aprendí autocontrol y nuestra comunidad será una or places. “A city is a story something that we just did el Alcalde Joe Reardon durante y defensa personal. El Sr. mejor comunidad”. that is being told constantly. For 39 years, Amayo trained boxers in the basement of giving back to our community su reseña dedicatoria. Amayo fue un mentor para mí Joe Amayo, Sr. tomó las There are significant people y para la juventud. Él trabajó the Argentine Parish House. and never gave it a second Reardon le recordó a aquellos lecciones con las que creció, that make such a difference con cada uno en Argentine, thought,” said Amayo Jr. presentes que una ciudad es lecciones de que uno ayuda a pero principalmente él quería más que una colección de su vecino y a su comunidad y ayudar a que los muchachos edificios o lugares. “Una ciudad las vivó, pero principalmente, mexicanos-estadounidenses en es una historia que está siendo él se las traspasó a sus niños. in your monthly mortgage payment, el vecindario se mantuvieran These year-end ask your lender to determine if this contada constantemente. Allí “Es una cosa simple; uno tiene alejados de los problemas”, is feasible. existen personas significativas que ofrecerse de voluntario y dijo él. Prepay your mortgage. Another que marcan tal diferencia y participar para poder hacer way to increase 2008 deductions quienes se convierten en parte Por 39 años, Amayo entrenó que cualquier cosa se haga. actions can cut taxes is to pay your January 2009 crítica de esa historia que está a boxeadores en el sótano de la Nosotros lo vivimos, pero fue mortgage amount this month. This Casa Parroquial de Argentine. algo que simplemente hicimos al $12,000 ($24,000 if married and siendo contada. La historia de Jason Alderman is especially effective for relatively making joint gifts) per person, Joe Amayo Sr. será contada Él también patrocinó el equipo retribuirle a nuestra comunidad new mortgages where the bulk per year, without affecting any una y otra vez en este edificio, de Basketball KC Golden y nunca lo pensamos dos veces”, of the monthly payment is tax- ecember is the year’s estate taxes in effect when you alrededor de este edificio y Knights y fue un líder para el dijo Amayo Jr. deductible interest. Again, ask busiest month for many die. Therefore, if you’re planning todos nosotros llevaremos está establecimiento de los torneos your lender how this might work people, with holiday- to leave money to your children, Panamericanos de Basketball D for you. historia con nosotros”. related shopping, socializing and family members or anyone else and en el Memorial Hall. travel cutting into already hectic can spare the cash right now; this By taking a few minutes out of Rick Sauceda, miembro de la Llame para Junta de Parques y Recreación “Él entregó toda una vida schedules. It will be tough, but try is a good way to avoid estate taxes your busy schedule now, you can anunciarse en to set aside some time before year’s later on. Check with your financial potentially save a bundle on your era un adolescente en Argentine de servicio a la comunidad”, end to consider taking a few actions advisor for details. 2008 taxes. 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guest worker schemes. The not have to pit working pressure for migration. In the • Allow all workers to apply for Southern Poverty Law Center people against each other, nor United States, jobs become a Social Security number and A Believable formula called the program “close to lead to demonize immigrants more secure in working-class pay legally into a system. slavery.” further. In fact, there is communities. • Re-establish worker Homeland Security Secretary common ground between Stopping the raids is the first protections, ended under for Immigration change Michael Chertoff has cynically immigrants, communities step in a process. At the same time, Bush, connected with existing stated that the raids were of color, unions, churches, it can help the administration guest worker programs. every poll shows that a big civil rights organizations and David Bacon intended to “closing the back begin to address the larger issues • Restore human rights in Hispanic Link News Service majority rejected raids and want door and opening the front working families. Legalization of immigration reform, jobs and basic rights and fair treatment and immigrant rights can be border communities, stop door.” No one whose eyes are workplace rights. Here are steps construction of the U.S. for everyone, immigrants open to the terrible human tied to guaranteeing jobs for the new administration can take ince 2001, the Bush and Mexico border wall, included. People want and suffering caused by the raids will anyone who wants to work, right away: administration and disband the Operation expect a change ending the be very sorry to see Chertoff go. and unions to raise wages has deported • Stop ICE from seeking serious Streamline federal court. S Bush administration’s failed So far, Barack Obama’s choice and win better conditions for more than a million federal criminal charges when program of raids, jail time of Arizona Governor Janet everyone in the workplace. [This commentary condenses a people. It is no wonder Latinos, a worker lacks papers or has a and deportations. So, does Napolitano is not encouraging. The AFL-CIO’s campaign 1,600-word analysis labor writer Asians and other communities bad Social Security numbers. the political coalition that put The Tucson “Operation for the Employee Free Choice David Bacon prepared for the New with large immigrant populations Obama into office--African- Streamline” court convenes in Act supports the surest means • Halt community sweeps, America Media, a nationwide voted for Barack Obama by Americans, Latinos, Asian- her home state every day. The of ending the low-wage, second- checkpoints and roadblocks association of more than 700 ethnic huge margins. Americans, women and union situation for immigrants in class status of immigrant workers where agents use warrants for media organizations representing The election, taking place as families--expect change. Arizona is worse than almost — organizing unions. Repealing one or two people to detain the development of a more inclusive millions of people were losing From the beginning, the anywhere else. Napolitano unfair trade agreements and and deport dozens. journalism. Hispanic Link is a their jobs and homes, had its administration’s enforcement herself has publicly supported ending structural adjustment • Double the paltry 742 federal member of NAM. Bacon is the hysteria-mongers trying to program has been cynically most of the worst ideas of the policies would raise the standard inspectors responsible for author of “Communities without scapegoat immigrants for this designed to pressure Congress Bush administration. of living in places like Oaxaca all U.S. wage and hour Borders,” (ILR Press, an imprint crisis. But most voters did not of Cornell University Press, Ithaca into re-establishing discredited The economic crisis does or El Salvador and reduce the violations. drink the Kool-Aid. In fact, and London, 2006.)]

inmigrantes, las comunidades tiempo puede ayudar a la trabajadores soliciten un de color, los sindicatos, las administración a enfocarse número de Seguro Social Una Formula Créible Para la iglesias, las organizaciones de sobre los temas mayores de la y paguen legalmente a un derechos civiles y las familias reforma migratoria, el empleo sistema. obreras. La legalización y los y los derechos laborales. He • Volver a establecer Transformación Migratoria derechos del inmigrante se aquí algunos paso que puede protecciones al trabajador, las pueden vincular con garantizar tomar la nueva administración cuales fueron eliminadas bajo David Bacon a los inmigrantes, los derechos declarado cínicamente que las empleo para quien quiera de inmediato: Bush, que tengan que hacer Hispanic Link News Service básicos y el trato justo. El redadas se destinaban a “cerrar trabajar, y los sindicatos • Prohibir que ICE con programas de trabajadores pueblo quiere y requiere un la puerta de atrás y abrir la de pueden aumentar los sueldos (Immigration and Customs huésped existentes. cambio que termine con el adelante”. Nadie que tenga en y mejorar las condiciones Enforcement) intente acusar esde el año 2001, la laborales para todos. • Restaurar los derechos programa fracasado de la la mira el terrible sufrimiento con cargos federales de delitos humanos en las comunidades administración de administración de Bush de humano que causan se lamentará La campaña del sindicato cuando a un trabajador le Bush ha deportado a de la frontera, cesar con la D redadas, encarcelamientos, y con la partida de Chertoff. nacional, AFL-CIO, para la falten documentos o tenga construcción de un muro más de un millón de personas. deportaciones. De igual manera Hasta el momento, la selección ley Employee Free Choice Act, número de Seguro Social No es de sorprender que los en la frontera entre los exige un cambio la coalición que hiciera Barack Obama de la apoya la manera más segura erróneo. EE.UU. y México, y disolver latinos, los asiáticos y otras que logró la elección de Obama gobernadora de Arizona, Janet de acabar con las condiciones comunidades de grandes • Cesar con la redada de lugares Operation Streamline en la – los africano-americanos, Napolitano, para el puesto no de bajos recursos y segunda de trabajo. tribuna federal. poblaciones migrantes hayan los latinos, los asiáticos, las da muchos ánimos. Cada día en clase para los trabajadores votado por Barack Obama y mujeres y las familias miembros su estado se reúne el tribunal inmigrantes –la organización • Cesar con las barridas de [El presente comentario es con márgenes enormes de sindicatos. “Operation Streamline” en de sindicatos. La revocación comunidades, las inspecciones una condensación de un análisis y barricadas en las que los de 1.600 palabras que preparó Los comicios, llevándose a Desde el principio, el Tucson. La situación para los de pactos injustos de comercio cabo mientras que millones migrantes en Arizona es peor y acabar con políticas de agentes tengan órdenes escritor laboral David Bacon programa de cumplimiento judiciales autorizadas para para New America Media, una de personas perdían el empleo de la administración se diseñó que la de casi cualquier otra ajuste estructural resultarían y la vivienda, tenía a los que parte. 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YEARS • AÑOS Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2009! ¡Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo!

HISPANIC NEWS Toy Safety on Every Parent’s ast holiday season’s hysteria over the safety of some of the Kansas City, MO. Police Department toys made overseas lodged a

Wish List this Holiday Lbig lump of coal in many kids’ stockings. Not only did concerns over Working to improve Kansas City Juguetes seguros en la lista de deseos lead paint and other quality control The K.C.MO Police Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer de todos los padres en estas fiestas issues result in a sleigh full of product The K.C.MO. Police Department is Committed to hiring a diverse work force. recalls, but it also prompted Congress to take action. A new law requires that manufacturers put in place more Notice of Examination stringent testing procedures and reduce the levels of toxic chemicals in for Police Officer their toys. The new regulations should go The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department a long way toward giving parents Will be testing for the Police Officer Position confidence in the toys they are buying Date: January 24, 2009 for their kids. However, the Grinchly Time: 9:00 a.m. NEW RULES/PAGE B2 Location: Kansas City Missouri Regional Police Academy TRADUCE PATRICIO H. LAZEN 6885 NE. Pleasant Valley Rd., KCMO HISPANIC NEWS To Participate: a histeria generada en la Must be at least 20 years of age última temporada de fiestas Must bring Valid Drivers License to test site con respecto a la seguridad No other requirements at this time de algunos juguetes Calculators can be used but will not be provided fabricadosL en el extranjero depositó To help prepare for the test, there una gran cantidad de carbón en los calcetines de muchos niños. Como will be a tutorial session resultado, no sólo surgieron muchas Saturday, Jan.10, 9am at the inquietudes sobre la pintura a base Regional Academy de plomo y otras cuestiones sobre el Health organizations and consumer advocates welcomed new regulations control de calidad que provocaron la on toy manufacturers put in place this year. The new regulations were a response to last year’s concerns over the safety of imported toys. retirada de productos del mercado, Any questions: sino que también el Congreso debió 816/234-KCPD Organizaciones de la salud y defensores de los consumidores le dieron tomar medidas. Una nueva ley exige la bienvenida a las nuevas regulaciones implementadas este año por or 1-888-677-KCPD los manufacturadotes de juguetes. Las nuevas regulaciones fueron una respuesta a inquietudes demostradas el año pasado sobre la seguridad de NUEVAS REGLAS/PÁGINA B2 juguetes importados.

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That The federal government sets rigurosos y disminuyan los de Calidad de las oficinas de fábrica, y las pruebas al azar son estatales como federales. means it still falls to Moms and certain baseline standards, niveles de sustancias químicas The Children’s Group, Inc. una excelente forma de realizar Cuanto más transparente sea Dads to stay vigilant about the with many states imposing tóxicas en sus juguetes. en Virginia, editorial de los esta tarea. HearthSong, por la compañía con respecto a las populares catálogos para niños, ejemplo, lleva a cabo pruebas con safety of the toys they are putting even stricter requirements. Las nuevas regulaciones políticas y los procedimientos HearthSong® y Magic Cabin®. regularidad (en busca de plomo, under the tree or purchasing for Even so, many companies deben brindarles confianza a de seguridad, más cómodos “Este tipo de información debe sobre calidad y otros elementos Hanukkah this year. (including HearthSong) have los padres sobre los juguetes se sentirán los consumidores estar disponible en los sitios de seguridad) en los productos made a commitment to meet or que compran para sus hijos. con respecto a sus productos. The good news is that, Web de las tiendas minoristas o tanto en sus instalaciones como exceed both state and federal Pero la mala noticia en estas Consulte las declaraciones according to toy safety experts, los fabricantes. en laboratorios de terceros a requirements. fiestas es que muchas de estas de políticas o las preguntas there are resources available fin de garantizar la integridad The more transparent a estrictas regulaciones no Los fabricantes y minoristas, frecuentes que proporcionan to parents –both from the del producto y verificar que company is about its safety entrarán en vigencia hasta 2009. entre los que ahora se incluyen criterios significativos sobre retailer or the manufacturer los reclamos de seguridad sean policies and procedures the Esto significa que todavía las marcas de juguetes reconocidas seguridad y calidad. Para – to help parents determine legítimos. just how safe the toys on their more comfortable consumers mamás y los papás deben estar y grandes tiendas minoristas, obtener más información sobre kids’ wish lists are. should feel about its products. alertas sobre la seguridad de los se han unido a defensores de Asegúrese de que se cada una políticas y procedimientos de Look for policy statements or juguetes que colocarán debajo seguridad de toda la vida, como de las muestras de productos seguridad en HearthSong y “Parents should not hesitate FAQ’s that give meaningful del árbol o que comprarán para HearthSong y Magic Cabin, que se venden, ya sean Magic Cabin, los consumidores to inquire about the levels criteria for safety and quality. Hanukkah este año. con el objetivo de instituir una juguetes, kits, ropa o muebles, pueden visitar http://www. of lead in toys, about the variedad de medidas preventivas sean sometidas a pruebas de hearthsong.com/hearthsong/ For information about safety La buena noticia es que, results of product safety tests este año”. manera que cumplan con todas about/product_safety.asp, o policies and procedures at según expertos en seguridad conducted by a third party, las regulaciones y normas bien, si desean conocer las HearthSong and Magic Cabin, de juguetes, existen recursos El gobierno federal exige que or about whether the retailer aplicables. preguntas y respuestas sobre for example, consumers can go disponibles para padres, tanto los productos no contengan más itself randomly tests the toys,” seguridad de productos pueden to http://www.hearthsong.com/ desde las tiendas minoristas de 600 ppm (partes por millón) El gobierno federal establece said Linda DeRose Droubay, visitar http://www.hearthsong. hearthsong/about/product_ como desde los fabricantes, de plomo; mucho estados han ciertas normas de referencia, director of Safety and Quality com/hearthsong/about/ safety.asp or for a detailed para ayudarlos a determinar la fijado un límite de 90 ppm y y algunos estados imponen Compliance at The Children’s product_safetyfaqs.asp. Q&A on product safety go to seguridad de los juguetes de las existen grupos de consumidores requisitos incluso más estrictos. Group, Inc. “This kind of http://www.hearthsong.com/ information should be available listas de deseos de sus hijos. que presionan para que esa cifra hearthsong/about/product_ llegue a 40 ppm. HearthSong on a retailer’s or manufacturer’s “Los padres no deben dudar safetyfaqs.asp.. requiere que todos nuestros Web site.” en consultar sobre los niveles productos sean 100% no tóxicos de plomo de los juguetes, sobre Manufacturers and retailers, y que los niveles de plomo estén los resultados de las pruebas now including well-known toy bien por debajo de los límites de seguridad de un producto brands and big-box retailers, www.kchispanicnews.com establecidos, incluso algunos realizadas por un tercero, o sobre have joined longtime safety con menos de 5 ppm. advocates such as HearthSong and Magic Cabin in instituting a range of safeguards this year. The federal government requires that products contain no more than 600ppm (parts Bienvenido a per million) of lead, with many states setting the limit at 90ppm and consumer groups pushing . WashBurn First row: (Left to right) Cynthia Diaz, Angie Carrillo, Barbara Hicks, for 40ppm. HearthSong Hi! I’m Priscilla Samarripa. Washburn’s small classes, Joann Close, Olivia Keith. Second row: (Left to right) Frances Ferguson, requires that all of our products Casey Gilchrist, Shonte Reyes, Maria Smith, Donna Reyes, Sylvia Franco, are 100% non-toxic and are well individual attention, and outstanding faculty ensure Nikki Newsome, Melissa Bray and Ruth Keith. below the set limits, many even you of an excellent education and preparation for your Barbara Hicks my own party with friends as low as 5ppm. career. In fact, U.S. News & World Report consistently and family members. I would It is a good idea for retailers ranks Washburn as one of the top 10 public master’s provide lunch for the girls, he holidays are a time for to check the safety of products level universities in the Midwest. Washburn offers more and we’d visit sharing the kind Ttraditions - family meals themselves, not just initial than 200 programs leading to certification, associate, of cookies we made and our and gift exchanges. In this recipes. Some of the girls would samples from the factory, and bachelor, master’s and juris doctor degrees. More than issue, Barbara Hicks introduces random testing is an excellent get real creative with their Priscilla Samarripa $59 million in financial aid and scholarships is available us to a holiday tradition that cookies, carry-out boxes or and effective way to do so. Admissions Counselor continues to grow here in to our students annually. baskets. I started giving prizes HearthSong, for example, (785) 670-1289 Kansas City. for best cookies, most creative, E-mail: [email protected] regularly performs tests (for Por favor llamar y planificar una visita en el campus Twenty years ago, I was and fast and easy cookies. Then lead, quality and other safety para usted y para sus padres, o contacta me para discutir invited to a cookie exchange we went with Baking Cookies, elements) on products both party. I would have to bake 12 Candy’s and Breads. The girls in house and with third party cómo Washburn puede ayudar a cumplir sus metas dozen of 12 different kinds of still come and look forward to labs to ensure the integrity of educativas en realidad. Espero hablar con usted. cookies for 12 other women to my cookie party where we get to the product and verify that its exchange cookies and recipes. visit with good friends, cousins safety claims are legitimate. Back then, working, being a and nieces. This is a tradition I mother, wife and running the hope my daughters, Melissa and Make sure that a sample kids to activities, I didn’t have Alyssa, will continue. of every product being sold, | | : time or even have 12 cookie Merry Christmas whether it be toys, kits, 1700 SW College Topeka, Kansas 66621 admissions (785) 670-1030 recipes. I decided to make

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KC is Fourth Deadliest Metro Area in Allstate Teen Study

ith the holidays a 5. Milwaukee-Waukesha-West dangerous time for Allis, WI Wdrivers on the road, a 6. New York-Northern New study released by Allstate Insurance Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ- (800) 777-NAVY · [email protected] Company today finds Kansas City PA is the fourth deadliest metro area in the nation for fatal teen crashes 7. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa from Thanksgiving through New Clara, CA Year’s Day. St. Louis ranks as the 8. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, nation’s 20th deadliest metro area MA-NH www.kchispanicnews.com during the holidays and Missouri is 9. Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI ranked the sixth deadliest state for teen drivers during the holidays. 10. Los Angeles-Long Beach- Kansas is ranked nine. Santa Ana, CA The Allstate Holiday Teen Driving Hotspots Study examines recent The focus of the Home for the federal crash statistics, Allstate Holidays teen safe driving campaign 8[[?fc`[XpKiXm\ckfPfli?fc`[XpJ_fgg`e^% claims data on teen collisions, and is to encourage parents to have the U.S. Census Bureau statistics to safe driving talk with their teens this =fi_fc`[Xpj_fgg`e^#n_XkY\kk\inXpkf^\kXifle[ Ylj\j]filec`d`k\[i`[\jXcc[Xp%@ej\ikk_`jgXjj\XZ_ score metro areas across the nation holiday season. 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Local Devin, signed their Allstate Parent-  /X%d%kf,g%d% Councilwoman Cindy Circo and Teen Driving Contract in New York feJXkli[Xpj% her teen recently signed the Allstate City on Dec. 2. With Devin on the  Parent-Teen Contract in front of verge of getting his learner’s permit, local parents, teens and media as Ms. Williams and Devin are giving part of Kansas City’s Parent-Teen each other the most important gift Driving Contract sign-up drive. of all this holiday season – the safe Additionally, an Allstate-sponsored driving talk. A video message from wrapped vehicle is on display at Vanessa Williams about this effort is Oak Park Mall, where contracts at www.allstate.com/teen. are also being handed out, through December 24. Through the national and local Parent-Teen Driving “The safe driving talk, backed Contract Sign-Up Drives, Allstate up by signing an Allstate Parent- encourages parents and teens to Teen Driving Contract, shows a download the contract from www. commitment to family in Kansas allstate.com/teen and discuss the City this holiday season. Every importance of safe driving. By parent in Kansas City should have signing the contract, parents can the safe driving talk with their teens help ensure their teens return home throughout the year, and especially safely this holiday season and all during the holidays. Through this year long. It’s the most important contract, parents and teens in gift a parent and teen can give one Kansas City say to one another that another this holiday season. It’s they aren’t going to let themselves a conversation and a promise and become tragic statistics,” said best of all it’s free. Carlose Estes, local Exclusive Agent with Allstate. 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SPORTS ROUND UP! Clark Hunt ensures Chiefs won’t continue slide

JoHN SILVA a loss to the AFC’s dominant Since that game, Thigpen Hispanic News team of the time as Buffalo went and offensive coordinator SPORTS on to their fourth consecutive Chan Gailey breathed life into Super Bowl appearance. that side of the ball. In nearly Two of the next four seasons every game, the offense has brought 13-3 divisional crowns, kept the club in contention Clark Hunt had seen enough. but without Montana in the into the fourth quarter as Tony Back-to-back season records huddle (or Rich Gannon Gonzalez and Thigpen have that combined wouldn’t be in 1997’s divisional playoff established a rhythm no defense enough to have one winning game) Kansas City bowed has been able to stop. season record spelled the end of out of the playoffs one-step Despite this, the defensive the Carl Peterson era. away from another conference minded head coach has had to Nearly half of Arrowhead championship game. scratch his head as a re-tooled Stadium was empty during Then Marty Schottenheimer defense dropped like a rock the San Diego game while walked away from the team after a promising start to the Hunt watched one of the most after a down 1998 campaign. season. Without Jared Allen’s improbable losses in Kansas That was the beginning of the prowess, the pass rush has been City history. One day after that second half of Peterson’s reign, non-existent and the young game, Carl Peterson tendered which yielded two playoff defensive line has been a mixed his “resignation” effective the appearances, one divisional title, bag against the run. end of the season. and zero post-season victories. If not for exceptional rookie After 20 years in charge of Under Gunther Cunningham, play out of cornerbacks the organization, both on and records hovered around 500. Brandon Flowers and Brandon off the field, the CEO/GM/ Under Dick Vermeil there was Carr, the lowest ranked defense President could no longer the magical 13-3 2003 season, in the league would be giving produce the results that once but no other playoff appearances up more big plays and adding made Peterson the most despite record breaking to the most yards allowed in the firmly entrenched executive offensive performances. With NFL in 2008. in the National Football Herm Edwards, KC made the Defensive coordinator League. Lamar Hunt always playoffs his first year, but has Gunther Cunningham is likely backed the man he entrusted lost more than 20 games in his to be the fall guy for the dismal his beloved football team with subsequent two seasons. statistical performance. Will after Peterson repaid Hunt’s This year’s team started Herm Edwards follow him out decision to hire him to turn the door? Herm’s assertion that around a moribund franchise. out with promise in the first game against New England. he’s “coaching a college team The first half of Peterson’s Afterwards, the situation turned now,” may be challenged by tenure brought consistent woeful with the inability of any the next General Manager who winning seasons and playoff quarterback to take the lead will want to show fans they are appearances. During the tail end until the seventh game of the going to see premium players of his five-year plan to make the season. On October 26 against for premium prices. Now that Super Bowl, Peterson acquired the Jets, Tyler Thigpen took the Carl Peterson is on his way out the great Joe Montana who reins of an overhauled spread one can only guess what the off- took the Chiefs to the brink of offense and the team competed season will bring the franchise. it. An appearance in the AFC in a hostile environment nearly Championship game during the defeating a team battling for the 1993-1994 season resulted in AFC East divisional title. Carl’s crown goes to?

It has been made clear of Carl Peterson however, so next rung on the Steel ladder that there will be multiple that could smack of no change is pro personnel Coordinator successors to Carl Peterson’s and damage his chances from a Doug Whaley. He tarnished jobs. There will be a separate PR perspective. his league name by forwarding person responsible for the Hunt has mentioned he’d an inappropriate email last business end and another for like to build a team along the year and can’t be seen as a the football operations. lines of the Pittsburgh Steelers. rising star with his name firmly While the president position The man credited for building planted in Commissioner will be critical to Clark Hunt Pittsburgh into the highly Roger Goodell’s head. and the organization off the respected organization it is, Therefore, that leads to other field, the spotlight is on the currently works on the set of avenues to go down the same GM job. The person who the NFL Today. Does that road. Whatever decision Clark Hunt selects will sign off on mean Hunt will try to coax Bill Hunt makes will be initially the philosophy he espoused in Cowher out of retirement and hailed as not Carl, but will be his media tour following the back onto the sidelines where watched closely as the Chiefs dismissal of Peterson. he once led a ferocious defense try to turn the corner back to The person brought in will at Arrowhead? It could happen, the proud franchise they were have to build the team through but would be at a hefty cost of in the 1990’s and first half of the draft rather than through eight or nine million dollars a this decade. free agency, which will be a year and would be under the departure from the way the pretense that Cowher would be former regime did things. It de facto GM, like he was his last would stand to figure someone few years in Pittsburgh. Llame para who is a front office scouting If Cowher power is not an anunciarse en coordinator around the NFL option, the Steelers aren’t a is a fit. Does that include Bill team you can expect to raid. nuestra sección de Kuharick, the Chiefs current Kevin Colbert, the Steelers clasificados: vice president of Player answer to high profile Pats Personnel? He seems to work exec Scott Pioli, is director (816) well with Herm Edwards so if of football operations with Hunt wants to make Edwards complete personnel say in a 472.5246 comfortable then that would do stable, winning organization. the trick. Kuharick is a protégé He’s not going anywhere. The

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Drivers Wanted Request For Bids Drivers: OTR & Regional: The Independence Housing Authority is accepting sealed CDL-A; Benefits, bids for two flat roof projects: the replacement of the roof Bonuses; No-Touch on the Hocker Heights office building, and the repair/ Excellent Equipment refurbishing of the roof on the Pleasant Heights building. & Home-Time! These projects will be bid separately. Both bid packages 866-374-8487 will be available beginning Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at the IHA business office, in the basement of Pleasant Heights, 210 S. Pleasant St., Independence, MO 64050. Drivers Wanted A $50.00 refundable deposit is required for each bid Drivers: New Pay package. A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at Increases! Get Pre- each site on December 30, 2008. Sealed bids are due in Hired Now for Swift’s the IHA business office at 210 S. Pleasant no later than 100% No-Touch, Local/ 2:00 P.M, CDT, Thursday, January 15, 2009 and will be Regional Home Daily opened publicly at that time. Please direct questions or every other day to project Architect Allen Gentry, WGN Associates, Inc. Routes.CDL Training at 816-931-2820 or Ed Miller, IHA Executive Director at Avail. 800-397-2453 816-836-9200. Drivers: New Pay Increases! MBE/WBEDBE Invitation to bid. Get Pre-Hired Now for Mega Industries Corp. is soliciting bid proposals Swift’s 100% No-Touch, from approved subs for the following projects: Local/Regional, Home Daily or every other day Routes. CDL TRAINING AVAIL. St. John Benton Intersection Improvements, 800-397-2453 KCMO-CIMO, Bids: 2:00 P.M., Tuesday on the 6th day of January 2009. MECHANICS Plans and Specifications are available in our office for your review. Proposals must be in APPRENTICE Executive Secretary to the City manager our office no later than 2hrs before bid time. Good pay/benefits (Job Reference #410794) Any questions, call our estimator at (816) while you train. 472-8722 or fax quotes to (816) 472-6722. An Medical, 30 days Four positions available with the City of Kansas City, MO, Office of the City vacation/yr, $ for “Equal Opportunity Employer”, Females/Minority Manager. Performs confidential administrative duties for the City Manager. Subcontractors encouraged to solicit bid proposals. school. HS grads ages Responsibilities include but are not limited to screening calls, making 17-34. Call Mon-Fri travel and meeting arrangements, preparing reports and financial data, 1-800-777-6289 MBE/WBEDBE Invitation to bid: Mega training and supervising other support staff, budget administration and Industries Corp. is soliciting bid proposals from other high level office administration tasks. Position requires adaptability, approved subs for the following projects: BEAUTY/BARBER SHOP Start or expand your mown optimal customer service and interpersonal skills, computer and internet business in this previously research skills, and the ability to work successfully with all levels of East Holke Road Improvements, occupied shop.,@ 5811 internal management and staff, as well as outside clients and vendors. Independence, Bids: 1:50 P.M., Thursday Truman Road on the Requires an accredited Bachelor’s degree and 4 years experience of on the 8th day of January 2009. East Side. They had a a progressively responsible nature in government; OR an equivalent large Hispanic following. combination of qualifying education and experience. Salary range: $4,848- Plans and Specifications are available in our Will work with you. CALL office for your review. Proposals must be in David 816-241-4466 $7,997/month plus excellent benefits. Application Deadline: Open until our office no later than 2hrs before bid time. filled. Please apply online at www.kcmo.org. The City of Kansas City, Any questions, call our estimator at (816) 472- PUBLIC AUTO MO is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. 8722 or fax quotes to (816) 472-6722. An AUCTION Buy or Sale, Wholesale “Equal Opportunity Employer”, Females/Minority Every Tuesday Night Subcontractors encouraged to solicit bid proposals. Call: 816-257-5611 LTC-COMMUNITY ORGANIZER MBE/WBE INVITATION TO BID (Job Reference #410795)

Your News Source Walton Construction Company, LLC, as Four positions available with the City of Kansas City, MO, Office of Construction Manager, is seeking bid proposals the City Manager. Supports the efforts of the Community Engagement Joe Arce of qualified MBE/WBE contractors/suppliers committee of the New Tools Task Force primarily and the other PUBLISHER for Bid Package 2 - CO-OP Concrete on the committees in general. Each Community Organizer will be responsible for José Faus West Edge project. We are requesting bids and a designated geographic area within Kansas City’s distress communities. EDITOR scopes of work by Thursday, January 22, 2009. Essential duties and responsibilities include building neighborhood Joe Arce A CD with Documents is available for pick up or volunteer teams; facilitating community forums; training and coaching L. Ivonne Bruner you may also view a hard copy of the Documents volunteer community facilitators; collecting and consolidating community Debra DeCoster at the Walton Construction Plan Room (3232 José Faus input; building, managing and maintaining a community database; and Roanoke). If you have any questions regarding John Silva participating in all community engagement committee meetings and REPORTERS/WRITERS the project, please contact Chad Brungardt activities. Requires previous community organizing experience. Salary Gemma Tornero or Molly Chasteen at 816-753-2121. DESIGN/LAYOUT range: $2,800-$3,000/month. Application Deadline: Open until filled. Please apply online at www.kcmo.org. The City of Kansas City, MO is Richard Ware SALES REPRESENTATIVES an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. Lisa Arce Sidenstick ¡Usted podría ahorrar OPERATIONS MANAGER hasta un 25%! Aaron Sidenstick MBE/WBE/DBE Invitation to Bid: Mega Industries Corp. is soliciting DATABASE OPERATIONS bid proposals from approved subs for the following projects: David Fernandez You could save up to 25%! Rafael Segura NW Hampton Road Bridge Repl., KCMO-CIMO, Bids: 2:00 P.M., Tuesday on Susie Tinoco The 6th day of January 2009. CIRCULATION Asegure su casa Insure your house y vehículo and vehicle Patricio H. Lazen con American Family with American Family Plans and Specifications are available in our office for your review. Proposals must SPANISH TRANSLATION y podria ahorrar and you could save be in our office no later than 2hrs before bid time. Any questions, call our estimator at José and Ramona Arce (816) 472-8722 or fax quotes to (816) 472-6722. An “Equal Opportunity Employer”, FOUNDERS & OWNERS EN MISSOURI hasta un IN MISSOURI up to Female/Minority Subcontractors encouraged to solicit bid proposals. 25% en su vehículo 25% on your vehicle 20% en su casa 20% on your house KC Hispanic News 2918 Southwest Blvd. EN KANSAS hasta un IN KANSAS up to Kansas City, Missouri 64108 25% en su vehículo 25% on your vehicle 816- 421-5247 14% en su casa 14% on your house PUBLIC NOTICE 816- 472-5246 The Public School Retirement System of the School District of Kansas Fax 816- 931-6397 City, Missouri is seeking the services of an actuarial consulting firm for E-mail [email protected] 5046 Lamar Ave www.kchispanicnews.com Mission, KS 66202 valuation and consulting services for a three year period. A full copy Tel. (913) 384.6050 of the Request for Proposal can be found at www.kcpsrs.org Fax (913) 384.2027 The Public School Retirement System of the School District of Kansas City, Missouri is a public pension plan covering all full-time employees of the FOUNDED IN 1996 School District of Kansas City, Missouri along with all charter schools and The KC Hispanic News is a publication of Arce the Public Library System. The deadline for response is Friday, January Communications Inc. All rights 9, 2009. Contact information for this RFP is Thomas Mann, Executive reserved. Arce Communications Director and contact is preferred by email at [email protected] Inc. bears no responsibility Adolfo Uriarte Agency, Inc. for accuracy or content including advertisements. Arce Communications Inc. does not guarantee the absence of error, and every attempt will be made to remedy in KC Hispanic News ©2005 American Family Mutual Insurance Co. and its Subsidiaries www.kchispanicnews.com at our next edition. © 2007 Home office-Madison, WI 53783 0037271085 11/05

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This Christmas and New Year We Salute YOU!

The Men and Women of the Kansas Army National Guard Salute the Hispanic Veteran for your outstanding service and dedication. THANK YOU!

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