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Children’s Choice Is A Fighting For Medicaid Expansion Gem In Old Northeast Is Right For McCandless La Elección De Los Niños Para McCandless Es Adecuada La Lucha Es Una Joya En Old Northeast Por La Extensión De Medicaid

Children’s Choice owner Vonnie Occhipinto has a passion for caring for children. She can’t really think of anything else she wants to do in life. She got her degree in early childhood development and opened her daycare in 1979 on Independence Avenue. She opened the current location at Hardesty and Independence Avenue in 1999. Suitably enough the name of the day care is Children’s Choice, a name one of her sisters came up with many years before. La propietaria de “Children’s Choice” (por su nombre en ingles), Vonnie Occhipinto tiene una pasión por el cuidado de los niños. Ella realmente no puede pensar en otra cosa que quiera hacer en la vida. Obtuvo su licenciatura en desarrollo infantil temprano y abrió la guardería en 1979 en Independence Avenue. Abrió la actual guardería en Hardesty con Independence Avenue en 1999. Muy acorde es el nombre de la guardería “Children’s Choice (Elección de los Niños)”, un nombre que a una de sus hermanas le ocurrió muchos años antes.

By Traduce Joe Arce & Jose Faus Gemma Tornero

onnie Occhipinto grew up in onnie Occhipinto, creció Dr. Bridget McCandless is dedicated to improving the health care needs of low income and uninsured people. She a large Italian family in the en Old Northeast dentro de told Hispanic News when she was asked to fill the role of Chief Executive Officer of the Health Care Foundation of Old Northeast. From early una familia italiana grande. Greater Kansas City, “I thought long and hard about taking this position. I feel that I am in a place where I have Desde el principio, ella sabía the opportunity to work with incredible people who are trying to make this a better and healthier community.” on, she knew exactly what she La Dr. Bridget McCandless se dedica a mejorar las necesidades de salud para personas de bajos ingresos y sin seguro médico. Ella wanted to be doing when she grew up. exactamenteV lo que quería hacer cuando V le dijo a Hispanic News, cuando se le preguntaba por ocupar el papel de Directora Ejecutiva de la Fundación para el Cuidado de fuera grande. “I was from a large family and I la Salud de Kansas City, “pensé largo y detenidamente acerca de tomar esta posición. Siento que estoy en un lugar donde tengo la oportunidad de trabajar con personas increíbles que están tratando de hacer de esto una comunidad mejor y más saludable“. really wanted to work with special “Yo era de una familia grande y needs children,” she recalled. “When I realmente quería trabajar con niños was growing up, I watched a little boy con necesidades especiales”, recordó. By Traduce “Mientras yo crecía, vi a un niño con with special needs and I took him to the Joe Arce & Debra DeCoster Gemma Tornero barbershop up on St John’s many years necesidades especiales, y lo llevé a la ago. I spent a lot of my time with him peluquería en St. John, hace muchos r. Bridget McCandless is dedicated to a Dra. Bridget McCandless se dedica a mejorar when the other kids were playing and años. Pasé gran parte de mi tiempo improving the health care needs of low income las necesidades de salud de personas de bajos con él mientras los otros niños estaban I said, ‘One day when I grow up, I am and uninsured people. Her specialty is ingresos y sin seguro médico. Su especialidad es jugando, y le dije: ‘Un día, cuando yo internal medicine, but for the last 15 years she la medicina interna, pero durante los últimos 15 going to work with special needs kids.’” sea grande, voy a trabajar con niños con Dhas pursued her passion of working in poverty medicine. Laños, ha perseguido su pasión de trabajar en la medicina She kept her dream alive but started necesidades especiales’”. de la pobreza. a family first. After her kids were grown Ella mantuvo su sueño vivo pero It was a difficult decision for her to leave her practice enough she entered college knowing inició primero una familia. Después and patients behind when she was asked to fill the role Fue una decisión difícil para ella el dejar su práctica y that in order to work with special needs de que sus hijos crecieron lo suficiente, of Chief Executive Officer of the Health Care Foundation los pacientes atrás, cuando se le pidió desempeñar el papel kids she would need a degree. ella entró a la universidad a sabiendas of Greater Kansas City (HCF) after former CEO Steve de Directora General de la Fundación para el Cuidado de She got her degree in early childhood de que para el fin de trabajar con niños Roling retired last year. la Salud de Kansas City (HCF por sus siglas en inglés), development and opened her daycare con necesidades especiales, necesitaría “I thought long and hard about taking this position. después que el ex Director General, Steve Roling, se retiró in 1979 on Independence Avenue. She un título. It was a difficult choice because I would be leaving the el año pasado. “I COULD NOT ... / PAGE 2 “YO NO PODRIA ... / PÁGINA 2 McCANDLESS’ HOPE ... / PAGE 3 LA ESPERANZA DE ... / PÁGINA 3 Sporting KC Espera Continuar Desde Donde Se Quedaron Sporting KC Looking To Pick Up Where They Left Off

Por By Joe Arce & Debra DeCoster Joe Arce & Debra DeCoster ué hace usted cuando ha ganado la Copa hat do you do when you have won the de la MLS? Si es fan del Sporting Kansas MLS Cup? If you are Sporting Kansas City, City, no está dispuesto a dormirse en sus you are not content to rest on your laurels. laureles. Si las actividades de la semana If the activities last week at Downtown pasada¿Q en el Aeropuerto del Centro, son alguna indicación, AirportW are any indication, the team is setting itself up el equipo se está preparando para luchar durante muchos to contend for many years and fans have the same level años y los aficionados tienen el mismo nivel de expectativas. of expectation. El seguidor del Sporting, Christian Dunn, ve mucho por Sporting fan Christian Dunn sees a lot to be excited lo que hay que estar contentos con esta temporada. “Estoy about this season. “I am looking for Sporting to repeat esperando que Sporting repita como campeón de la Copa as MLS Cup champions. It will be tough to top [last MLS. Será difícil el llegar a lo alto [del año pasado], pero year] but there is always room for improvement. There siempre hay espacio para mejorar. Siempre hay espacio para is always room to get better each and every game. Kansas mejorar en todos y cada uno de los juegos. Kansas City es la capital del fútbol de los Estados Unidos. Tenemos a los City is the soccer capital of America. We have the best mejores fans, el mejor estadio y el mejor propietario”. fans, the best stadium and the best owner.” El equipo llevó a cabo una jornada a puertas abiertas The team held an open house on March 4 before the el 4 de marzo, antes del inicio de la temporada contra los start of the season against the Seattle Sounders in Seattle. Seattle Sounders, en Seattle. Los jugadores del Sporting Sporting Players entertained a large crowd of supporters. entretuvieron a una gran multitud de seguidores. Ellos They paraded the MLS Cup trophy to loud cheers and desfilaron con el trofeo de la Copa MLS ante fuertes modeled a new line of backup uniforms that will be for aplausos, y modelaron una nueva línea de uniformes de sale to fans. But the focus of fans and players alike was on respaldo, que estarán a la venta para los aficionados. Pero what will take place on the field. el foco de los aficionados y jugadores por igual estaba en lo Aurelien Collin, the hero of last year’s exciting MLS que va a tener lugar en el campo. Cup Championship, game spoke with reporters regarding Sporting KC may have a new look but their goal is to win and to go all the Aurelien Collin, el héroe del apasionante juego de the team’s state of mind heading into the season and way for another great season and championship. Sporting KC puede tener una nueva imagen, pero su objetivo es ganar para llegar Campeonato de la Copa MLS del año pasado, habló con defense of its MLS crown. hasta el final de otra gran temporada y campeonato. LOS FANATICOS SON ... / PÁGINA 6 FAN’S A BIG ... / PAGE 6

NEWSROOM: (816)472.5246 | FAX: (816) 931.6397 | KCHISPANICNEWS.com | E-MAIL: [email protected] | 2918 Southwest Blvd. Kansas City, MO 64108 13 de Marzo de 2014 I kchispanicnews.com “I Could Not Stay Away” CONT./PAGE 1 get them tutored so they can I see that they are out working opened the current location at keep it up.” and trying to make something Hardesty and Independence Occhipinto’s Northeast roots of themselves, I’m not rich but Avenue in 1999. Suitably are so deep she can’t imagine I don’t charge them the co- enough the name of the day being anywhere else though pay. I get yelled at a lot by the care is Children’s Choice, a she did try for a while. Most caseworkers because they say name one of her sisters came up of her extended family, which they are trying to teach them with many years before. numbers over 100, lives in responsibility but a lot of them North Kansas City. can’t afford $25 a week. I do it She recalled that when she for the children.” opened Children’s Choice, she “My brothers were like was a trailblazer. “Back then [saying] ‘move out of the area, That kind of zeal thrives off there were not many daycare it’s so bad, it is this and that.” kindred spirits. Elizabeth Palas centers. There was a small one Eventually she opened a center is a bilingual speaker. She was on St. Johns and when I was in the northland to be close to a financial accountant for 26 15 and 16 years old, I worked her ailing parents and help take years before coming to the there. care of them. Her daughter center three years ago. Her grew up exposed to the day epiphany came when she had She found the site for the an encounter with some young first day care in a building care business. She talked her into buying the center from her kids who could not speak or one of her uncle’s owned. The spell correctly. building was in bad shape and and in 1999 she moved back to had a lot of water damage. She the Old Northeast area to her “I am like ‘this is our future?’ recalled someone from the state current location. she recalled. I am in the wrong telling her they would never be My heart is in the inner city business and I got out and I able to get it in shape. But get with the inner city kids,” she came here. I am working on it in shape she did with a lot of confessed. “ I could not stay my teaching degree but I have a help from her family. away. I had to come back and I bachelors degree in accounting came back and said, ‘I am never management through Park “I remember calling the University.” person from the state and going to leave this area.’ I will telling her we were ready to work until the end. I love inner A walk is her daily commute open and she could not believe city people and children. I took to the center. “I walk here. On it.” care of the homeless on the sunny days it is 15 minutes avenue for years. Some of them and 30 minutes in the snow. I Though the focus of the day- were my best friends.” chose to work here as opposed care is not special needs she has Her empathy for the to other locations because one, not shied away from working it is in the neighborhood and Vonnie Occhipinto recalled that when she opened Children’s Choice, she was a trailblazer. with special needs kids. homeless led her to help them “Back then there were not many daycare centers. There was a small one on St. Johns and with clothing and some times not far from where I live. The when I was 15 and 16 years old, I worked there,” said Occhipinto “Over the years I have had she offered them shelter in the other part to it too is that there Vonnie Occhipinto recordó que cuando ella abrió “Children’s Choice” (Elección de los Niños), fue pionera. kids that had cerebral palsy and center after hours – something are a lot of daycare centers that “En aquel entonces no había muchas guarderías. Hubo una pequeña en St. Johns y cuando tenía 15 y 16 others. … I did get the chance have a lot of opportunities – años, trabajé allí,“ dijo Occhipinto. she did not share with her to work with special needs, family. they have donations because which was beautiful too,” she they are nonprofit … but this added. “I would love to write a one, we have to hustle for a lot book someday about all those of things.” In her many years in her people.” She did not see danger beloved Northeast she has then in helping out because That “can do” spirit fuels the “Yo No Podía Estar Lejos” seen the transformation of the staff and they are constantly on these were people she had CONT./PÁGINA 1 hablo con los padres, les digo, trabajando y tratando de hacer community. She has worked grown up with and though their the lookout for bargains like que “tan pronto como usted algo de sí mismos, no soy rica, with many immigrant children circumstances had changed, the $2.99 coats that Occhipinto Ella obtuvo su licenciatura en pueda conseguirles un tutor, pero yo no les cobro el copago. and seen them grow and go they were still her friends. She saw in a store recently. “I desarrollo infantil temprano y para que ellos puedan mantener Consigo que me griten mucho on to fulfilling lives. Over the was often the one that helped snapped up as many of those as abrió su guardería en 1979 en el ritmo”. las trabajadores sociales, ya que holidays she had a gathering alert relatives that they had I could.” Independence Avenue. Ella abrió of former kids. She recalled Las raíces de Occhipinto en el dicen que están tratando de passed away. Though she misses The center can handle up la ubicación actual en Hardesty e four Haitian sisters and a Northeast son tan profundas, que enseñarles responsabilidad, pero them, and many if not all have to 42 children and affords Independence Avenue en 1999. Vietnamese girl. They are all no puede imaginar estar en otro muchos de ellos no pueden pagar passed away, she misses them. some overlap with after school Suficientemente apropiado, grown up and all are working sitio, aunque ella trató durante $25 dólares a la semana. Lo hago Begrudgingly she now accepts programs. Occhipinto does a el nombre de la guardería es in the medical filed. un tiempo. La mayor parte de su por los niños”. that times have changed. These lot of the cooking and makes Children’s Choice (Elección de extensa familia, que cuenta con Ese tipo de fervor se desarrolla “I asked them ‘what do you are more dangerous times. sure that the children are well los Niños), un nombre que a una más de 100 integrantes, vive en en los espíritus afines. Elizabeth remember most about the Her day starts early. She fed and clothed. de sus hermanas se le ocurrió North Kansas City. Palas es una hablante bilingüe. day care?’ I taught them their wakes up at 4:30 a.m. and is at “I want everyone to know muchos años antes. English. We taught them a lot “Mis hermanos decían ‘si te Ella fue contadora financiera the center by 5:15 – 5:30 a.m. what a beautiful center we Recordó que cuando abrió of stuff,” she recalled fondly. I mudas fuera del área, esto es durante 26 años antes de venir everyday. One hundred percent have here,” she told Hispanic Elección de los Niños, fue una got all choked up and I said, tan malo, es esto y lo otro”. Con al centro hace tres años. Su of her wards are low income and News. It is probably one of the pionera. “En aquel entonces no ‘wow, did I really teach you all el tiempo, abrió un centro en epifanía llegó cuando tuvo un the state pays a large portion of cleanest centers that anyone había muchas guarderías. Hubo that stuff?’” Northland para estar cerca de encuentro con algunos chicos the cost of taking care of them, will ever walk into. … I feel una pequeña en St. Johns y, sus padres enfermos, y ayudar jóvenes que no podían hablar o Occhipinto took in the leaving small co-pay for the like the kids are so gifted here cuando yo tenía 15 y 16 años, a cuidar de ellos. Su hija creció escribir correctamente. changing demographics in parents. She prides herself on because they get so much here.” trabajé allí”. expuesta al negocio de una “Yo estoy como, ‘¿éste es stride. “I thought that influx being affordable, noting that The trailblazing continues. Ella encontró el sitio para la guardería. Ella la convenció de nuestro futuro?’”, recordó. Estoy would be a challenge but the state has told her she is The enter has been approved primera guardería, en un edificio comprarle el centro para ella y, en el negocio equivocado y, yo me you would be surprised – the the cheapest they have worked as a 24 hour daycare, providing propiedad de su tío. El edificio en 1999 se mudó de nuevo de salí y vine aquí. Estoy trabajando children that come in here they with. meals and sleeping quarters estaba en mal estado y tenía un la zona del Old Northeast a su en mi grado en educación, learn so fast. … They learn “I tell the parents, ‘I’m the for parents for children whose montón de daño en las tuberías ubicación actual. pero tengo una licenciatura en their English within two weeks cheapest day care center in parents work the late shifts. del agua. Recordó que alguien “Mi corazón está en el centro administración contable a través and their parents are shocked. history. You will never find del Estado le dijo que nunca For more information about de la ciudad, con los niños de la de Park University “. When I talk to the parents I tell anybody cheaper than me. And serían capaces de dejarlo en the center, people can call (816) ciudad”, confesó . “Yo no podía Una caminata es su trayecto them that as soon as you can I work with the parents. … If buenas condiciones. Pero ella 231-3404 or (816) 729-0377. estar lejos. Tuve que volver y diario al centro. “Yo camino consiguió dejarlo en buen estado volví y dije: ‘Nunca voy a salir de para llegar aquí. En días de sol con un montón de ayuda de su esta zona’. Voy a trabajar hasta es de 15 minutos y 30 minutos familia. el final. Me encanta la gente en la nieve. Elegí trabajar aquí “Recuerdo que le llame al del centro urbano y los niños. a diferencia de otros lugares, personal por parte del Estado Me hice cargo de las personas porque uno, está en el barrio diciéndole que estábamos listos sin hogar en la avenida durante y no muy lejos de donde vivo. para abrir y ella no lo podía años. Algunos de ellos eran mis La otra parte también es que creer”. mejores amigos”. hay una gran cantidad de Aunque el foco de atención no Su empatía por las personas guarderías que tienen una gran son las necesidades especiales, sin hogar la llevó a ayudarles con cantidad de oportunidades - que ella no ha renunciado a trabajar ropa, y algunas veces les ofreció reciben donaciones, ya que son con niños con necesidades refugio en el centro después de guarderías sin fines de lucro, especiales. las horas de trabajo - algo que pero éste no, tenemos que pasar por un montón de cosas”. “A través de los años he ella no compartía con su familia. tenido niños que tenían parálisis “Me encantaría, algún día, Ese espíritu de “se puede cerebral y otras necesidades. escribir un libro acerca de hacer” llena de combustible Tuve la oportunidad de trabajar todas esas personas”. Ella no al personal y ellos están con necesidades especiales, lo vio peligro entonces en ayudar constantemente a la caza de que también es muy bonito”, porque se trataba de gente con la gangas, como los abrigos que añadió. que había crecido y, aunque sus Occhipinto vio recientemente a $2.99, en una tienda. “Yo tomé Durante los muchos años que circunstancias habían cambiado, tantos de esos como pude”. ha estado en su amado Northeast, todavía eran sus amigos. A ella ha visto la transformación de menudo fue ella quien ayudó a El centro puede acomodar la comunidad. Ella ha trabajado los familiares a avisarles de que hasta 42 niños y permitirse con muchos niños inmigrantes habían fallecido. A pesar de que cierta superposición en los y los ha visto crecer y tener muchos, si no es que todos han programas después de la escuela. una vida plena. Durante las fallecido, los echa de menos. De Occhipinto cocina muchos de vacaciones ella tuvo una reunión mala gana ella acepta ahora que los alimentos y se asegura de que de ex alumnos. Ella recuerda a los tiempos han cambiado. Estos los niños estén bien alimentados cuatro hermanas haitianas y una son tiempos más peligrosos. y vestidos. niña vietnamita. Todas ellas han Su día comienza temprano. Se “Quiero que todos sepan que crecido y todos están trabajando despierta a las 4:30 am y está en es un hermoso centro el que en el área de la medicina. el centro a las 5:15 ó 5:30 de la tenemos aquí”, dijo a Hispanic “Yo les pregunté ‘¿qué es mañana todos los días. El 100% News. Es probablemente uno de lo que más recuerdas de la de sus pupilos son de bajos los centros más limpios, en los guardería?’ Les enseñé su inglés. ingresos y el Estado paga una que alguien, alguna vez camine. Les enseñamos un montón de gran parte del costo por cuidar Siento que los niños están cosas”, ella recordó con cariño. de ellos, dejando un pequeño bendecidos aquí porque reciben Estaba toda emocionada y dije, copago para los padres. Ella se mucho”. ‘wow, ¿realmente te enseñe todo enorgullece de ser accesible, y La innovación continúa. El eso?’” señaló que el Estado le ha dicho centro ha sido aprobado como que es el centro más barato con Occhipinto tomó los cambios una guardería de 24 horas, se el que han trabajado. demográficos con calma. “Pensé provee de comidas y cuartos de que esa afluencia sería un reto “Les digo a los padres, ‘Yo dormir para niños cuyos padres pero usted se sorprendería - los soy el centro de guardería más trabajan los turnos nocturnos. niños que vienen aquí, aprenden barato de la historia. Usted Para obtener más información tan rápido. Ellos aprenden su nunca encontrará a nadie más sobre el centro, las personas inglés en dos semanas y sus barato que yo. Y trabajo con pueden llamar al (816) 231- padres se sorprenden. Cuando los padres. Si veo que están 3404 ó al (816) 729-0377.

TU CONEXIÓN LATINA DESDE 1996 YOUR LATINO CONNECTION SINCE 1996 kchispanicnews.com I 13 de Marzo de 2014 McCandless’ Hope Is To Help Families Through Advocacy CONT./PAGE 1 Wyandotte, Johnson and Allen makers to cover the most people patients that I love. But I feel counties in Kansas. and to be sure what they design that I am in a place where I At that time, as head of the takes care of people in a way that have the opportunity to work grants committee, she helped encourages them to use health with incredible people who are to establish the foundation’s care in a way that makes them trying to make this a better and funding focus area, guidelines well,” she said. healthier community,” said Dr. and grant review process. Five years after the recession, McCandless. It deeply concerns her that her the cost of health care still has an She stepped into her new patients have been left behind in impact on the patients that she role last September and at the the Affordable Health Care Act sees and their health. “People are present time she is in a dual role legislation. In order to qualify cobbling together multiple small – serving as CEO and doctor to for health insurance on the jobs, with no options for health her patients. She will step away exchange, a person must be at insurance, and I am seeing the from her doctor role in the next 100 percent of poverty level. incredible stress and the toll it couple of months. has taken on these people for the “Many of my patients are last five years,” said McCandless. Bridget McCandless stepped into her new position last September and at the present time she McCandless has come full below that and won’t qualify. I is in a dual role – serving as CEO and doctor to her patients. She will step away from her circle with the HCF as she was think Missouri and Kansas have She explained that when the doctor role in the next couple of months. Bridget McCandless ocupo en su nuevo cargo en septiembre pasado y en la actualidad se encuentra en una a member of the inaugural board the opportunity through the economy is “inelastic, it creates its own set of health care issues.” doble función - actúa como consejera delegada y médico para sus pacientes. Ella va a alejarse de su papel of directors. She laughed as she Medicaid expansion to make de médico en el próximo par de meses. said; “My friends teased me that that possible for low income She added that she is seeing I was there for the toddler years, working people,” she said. patients that are not only poor, but also sicker than they ever so I am now coming back for the She hopes that she can 165,000 people will be affected Medicaid are the people who income category to be able teenage years. I am very glad to have been. “They are sick from if Medicaid expansion is not have mental health issues,” she to access health care, receive continue to help the patients things that are preventable and be here.” she served through advocacy for advanced in the state of Kansas. said. outpatient care, visit with that is really discouraging.” Kansas City, Kansas Mayor a primary care physician, Governor Jay Nixon appointed better health care coverage for The Foundation has been Mark Holland told attendees receive hospital services and McCandless to the HCF board the low income and uninsured. Due to the economic recession, visiting with policy makers families are being forced to of his state of the government medications. Children would be when it was established in 2003. As the debate over the Medicaid about what the options are live together – they face food address that he would fight for Medicaid expansion. The covered for their developmental The HCF was created by the Expansion continues, Governor insecurities and a lack of funds to bring Medicaid expansion Federal Government has been screenings and would receive 2002 sale of Health Midwest, a Nixon has asked lawmakers for the grocery store is making to Wyandotte County. The more flexible with states at this preventive care. regional nonprofit health care to use $1.7 billion next year people choose what items they foundation has been working point than they have been in the “It is going to require time, provider that owned or leased 11 from the Federal Government can purchase and what items closely with Holland and past. compromise and persistence, general acute care and behavioral to expand eligibility for about they have to do without. Mayor Sly James of Kansas City, but I really do think that both health centers in Missouri and 300,000 people in Missouri. “We are looking at this for Missouri as they both push for Kansas and Missouri are going Kansas to Hospital Corporation “These things create stress and a real opportunity for both Representative Noel Torpey, food insecurity causes terrible healthy initiatives within their to come up with a way to cover of America (HCA). Independence, Missouri respective cities. Kansas and Missouri to design difficulties for people who have a Medicaid expansion that fits people who are in the low The transaction resulted in Republican, introduced the diabetes or high blood pressure. “Mayor Mark Holland and their particular needs. But that income category. Regardless two new healthcare conversion legislation. The legislation People are cutting their food Mayor Sly James both recognize opportunity is not going to last if we get to our final goal, we foundations the Health Care would expand adult Medicaid budgets so far back they are that a healthy workforce is a for long. It is important that still have an obligation and Foundation of Greater Kansas eligibility to levels necessary to not able to purchase fruits and more productive workforce and we take advantage of it while we commitment to share the stories City and the REACH Healthcare reap additional federal money. vegetables because they can’t taking care of families before can,” said McCandless. of the people who are left behind Foundation. The Foundation The bill is getting its first hearing afford them or they are not they get ill makes more sense. and to advocate for them,” said of Greater Kansas City serves in the state House this week. accessible where they live,” she One of the areas both mayors Medicaid Expansion would McCandless. six counties—Jackson, Cass “We don’t craft legislation, explained. have focused on and the biggest help both Kansas and Missouri and Lafayette in Missouri and but we have encouraged law winners of the expansion of citizens who fall into the low La Esperanza De McCandless Es Ayudar A Familias A Través Del Apoyo CONT./PÁGINA 1 a través de la expansión de a los legisladores a cubrir el vivir juntas - se enfrentan a la Missouri, ya que ambos apoyan oportunidad no va a durar por “He pensado mucho y por Medicaid, que eso sea posible mayor número de personas y, inseguridad alimentaria, y la a las iniciativas saludables dentro mucho tiempo. Es importante largo tiempo acerca de tomar este para las personas trabajadoras de para estar seguro que su diseño falta de fondos para la tienda de de sus respectivas ciudades. que la aprovechemos mientras bajos ingresos”, dijo. se haca cargo de la gente, de una comestibles está haciendo que la puesto. Fue una decisión difícil, “Ambos, el Alcalde Mark podamos”, dijo McCandless. porque dejaría a los pacientes que manera, que les anime a utilizar gente elija que productos pueden Ella espera poder seguir Holland, y el Alcalde Sly James, La expansión de Medicaid, amo. Pero siento que estoy en un la atención de salud para su comprar, y de cuales tienen que ayudando a los pacientes a los que reconocen que una fuerza de ayudaría a los ciudadanos de lugar donde tengo la oportunidad sirve a través del apoyo de una bien”, dijo ella. prescindir. de trabajar con personas trabajo saludable es una fuerza Kansas y Missouri que entran mejor cobertura de salud para las Cinco años después de la “Estas cosas crean estrés y la de trabajo más productiva y el en la categoría de bajos ingresos, increíbles, que están tratando personas de bajos ingresos y sin recesión, el costo de la atención inseguridad alimentaria provoca de hacer de esto una mejor cuidar de las familias antes de que para poder acceder a la atención seguro. de la salud todavía tiene un terribles dificultades para las lleguen a enfermarse tiene más médica, recibir atención comunidad y más saludable”, impacto en los pacientes que A medida que continúa el personas que tienen diabetes o sentido. Una de las áreas en que ambulatoria, visitar a un médico dijo la Dra. McCandless. ella atiende y su salud. “La gente debate sobre la expansión de presión arterial alta. La gente está los dos alcaldes se han enfocado de atención primaria, recibir Ella tomó posesión de su nuevo está improvisando con varios Medicaid, el Gobernador Nixon recortando tanto sus presupuestos y los grandes ganadores de la los servicios hospitalarios y los cargo en septiembre pasado, y ha pedido a los legisladores trabajos pequeños, sin opciones de alimentos, que no son capaces en la actualidad se encuentra para el seguro de salud, y estoy expansión de Medicaid son las medicamentos. Los niños estarían utilizar $1,7 mil millones de de comprar frutas y verduras, personas que tienen problemas cubiertos por sus evaluaciones de en una doble función – ya que dólares el año, que viene por viendo el increíble estrés y las porque no pueden pagarlas o consecuencias que esto ha tenido de salud mental”, dijo ella. desarrollo y recibirían la atención actúa como Directora General y parte del Gobierno Federal, para no son accesibles donde viven”, médico para sus pacientes. Ella va sobre las personas en los últimos preventiva. ampliar la elegibilidad a cerca de explicó. La Fundación ha estado a alejarse de su papel de médico 300,000 personas en Missouri. cinco años”, dijo McCandless. reuniéndose con los responsables “Se va a requerir de tiempo, en los próximos dos meses. 165,000 personas se verán políticos, en relación a cuáles son compromiso y persistencia, pero El Representante Republicano Ella explicó, que cuando la McCandless ha cerrado el economía es “inelástica, crea su afectadas si la expansión de las opciones para la expansión de la verdad es que creo que tanto de Independence, Missouri, Noel Medicaid no avanza en el Estado círculo con HCF, ya que ella Torpey, presento la legislación. propio conjunto de problemas Medicaid. El Gobierno Federal ha Kansas y Missouri van tener una era un miembro de la junta de salud”. Añadió que ella está de Kansas. El Alcalde de Kansas sido más flexible con los estados manera de cubrir a las personas La legislación ampliaría la City, Kansas, Mark Holland, de administración inaugural. elegibilidad de Medicaid a viendo pacientes que no sólo son en este punto de lo que han sido que están en la categoría de bajos dijo a los asistentes a su informe Ella se echó a reír cuando dijo: adultos en los niveles necesarios pobres, sino también están más en el pasado. ingresos. Independientemente si enfermos de lo que han estado de gobierno que iba a luchar en “Mis amigos se burlaban de para obtener dinero federal “Estamos viendo esto, para que llegamos a nuestro objetivo final, mí, diciendo que yo estaba allí antes. “Están hartos de las cosas la expansión de Medicaid para adicional. El proyecto de ley está sea una verdadera oportunidad todavía tenemos la obligación y durante los primeros años de vida, que se pueden prevenir y eso es el Condado de Wyandotte. La recibiendo su primera audiencia para Kansas y Missouri, y el compromiso de compartir las por lo que ahora estoy volviendo a realmente desalentador”. fundación ha estado trabajando en la Cámara estatal esta semana. diseñar una expansión de historias de las personas que se los años de la adolescencia. Estoy Debido a la recesión económica, de cerca con Holland y el Alcalde quedan atrás y abogar por ellos”, muy contenta de estar aquí”. “Nosotros no elaboramos la Sly James, de Kansas City, Medicaid que se ajuste a sus legislación, pero hemos alentado las familias se ven obligadas a necesidades particulares. Pero esa dijo McCandless. El Gobernador Jay Nixon, nombró a McCandless a la junta de HCF cuando fue establecida, en el 2003. El HCF fue creado por la venta en el 2002 de Health Midwest, un proveedor regional de atención médica sin fines de lucro, que era dueño o alquilaba 11 centros del cuidado de la salud general y centros de salud mental en Missouri y Kansas, hasta el Hospital Corporation of America (HCA por sus siglas en inglés). La transacción dio lugar a dos nuevas conversiones de fundaciones de asistencia de la salud, la Fundación de Atención de la Salud de Kansas City y la Fundación REACH Healthcare. La Fundación de Atención de la Salud de Kansas City sirve a seis condados -Jackson, Cass y Lafayette en Missouri, y los Condados de Wyandotte, Johnson y Allen en Kansas. En ese momento, como jefa del comité de subvenciones, ella ayudó a establecer el área base de financiación de la fundación, las directrices y el proceso de revisión de subvenciones. Le preocupa profundamente que sus pacientes se han quedado atrás en la legislación de la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio. A cambio, para poder calificar para el seguro de salud, una persona tiene que estar al 100% del nivel de pobreza. “Muchos de mis pacientes están por debajo de eso y no van a calificar. Creo, que Missouri y Kansas tienen la oportunidad

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Kansas City Kansas Community College (hereinafter referred to as Owner or College) seeks proposals from interested and qualified Advertising Agencies to NETWORK SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR conduct an audit of current advertising, marketing, and promotional activities by the College, in order to assess and identify opportunities and strategies to MANAGER CUSTOMER SERVICE/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY change/shape institutional image and awareness of the College and its service FACILITIES/GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST offerings. Submissions are due March 14, 2014 and a detailed description of the RFQ can be found at Request for Qualifications, www.kckcc.edu The Full Employment Council (FEC) is seeking to fill the positions of Network Systems Administrator, Manager Customer Service/Equal Opportunity, and Facilities/Grounds Clinical Trials Project Manager (Level I) Maintenance Specialist. The KUMC Research Institute currently has an opening for Clinical Trials Project Manager (Level I). This position will be responsible for all research administration Network Systems Administrator-This position is responsible for managing all organization activities of assigned clinical trials for the Clinical Research Administration Division. technologies and providing technology support and training. Primary duties include: Preferred a bachelor’s degree in biology, chemistry or healthcare-related. For additional, access: http://kumc.iapplicants.com/ . analyzing systems and processes; maintaining workstations and networks; and designing EOE/D/M/V and maintaining Web-based and other applications. Qualifications: bachelor’s degree, five years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and Clinical Trials Budget and Contracts Specialists experience; excellent technical knowledge of network and PC hardware with hands-on The KUMC Research Institute currently has openings for Clinical Trials Budget and hardware troubleshooting experience; A+ and/or Network + MCSE certifications preferred; Contracts Specialists. This position is responsible for preparing, maintaining, and basic experience installing and configuring Microsoft Exchange 2010; working knowledge negotiating budget and contracts related to clinical trial activity. Bachelor’s degree of Windows 7 and Server 2008 systems, and Windows Active Directory and Group required in accounting/finance, life science, nursing or in a business-related field. For additional information, access: http://kumc.iapplicants.com/. Policy; basic knowledge of Ethernet and analog phone writing standards; experience with EOE/D/M/V Virtualization Platform; experience with HP Servers and Printers a plus.

Notice to Minority, Women & Service Disabled Veteran Enterprises: MBE, Manager Customer Service/Equal Opportunity-This position reports to the CEO and will WBE & SDVE Subcontractors and Suppliers who are interested in bidding be responsible for: oversight of all Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) customer service, on “Conservation Commission Headquarters, Parking Lot “D” Renovation, EEO marketing and outreach, security protocol, and facilitation of monitoring and reporting Cole County, MO, Project No. 61-19-E2”, should contact the Estimating on funded programs. Qualifications: bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Public Department of J.C Industries, Inc., PO Box 104567, Jefferson City MO 65110, Administration, or a related field, and four years experience in employment programs, Telephone: 573-636-2711, Fax: 573-636-6748. J.C. Industries is an EEOE. customer service, and/or Equal Opportunity programs. BIDS ARE REQUIRED BY: March 25, 2014 prior to 1:00 p.m. Facilities/Grounds Maintenance Specialist-This position is responsible for performing a Advertisement for IFB for Hickman Mills C-1 School District: wide variety of general maintenance/repair activities (carpentry, ventilating systems, etc.), all of the routine repair and maintenance of the facilities and equipment, address immediate The Hickman Mills C-1 School District is accepting sealed proposals from qualified operational and/or safety concerns as well as oversee and perform all activities related A Guaranteed Energy Cost Saving Contract Performance Contractors for until to the off-site locations. Qualifications: high school diploma or equivalent, knowledge 2:30 PM local time, Thursday, March 20, 2014 at the Hickman Mills Administration Center, 9000 Old Santa Fe Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64138. A copy of the Invitation of general maintenance repair, must be able to lift up to 50 pounds, requires excellent for Bid may be obtained by calling 816-316-7049 or by accessing the Hickman Mills C-1 physical condition, must be computer proficient, and must have tool belt. School District website www.hickmanmills.org. All applicants must have personal transportation, driver’s license, and auto insurance. Bidding contractors are requested to visit the project site prior to submitting bid proposals and attend a Pre-Bid Meeting Friday, March 14, 2014 at 2:30 PM at Ervin Middle FEC offers an excellent benefits package. Apply in person at the following FEC/Missouri School, 10530 Greenwood, KCMO 64134. Career Center Location: Central City - 1740 Paseo, KCMO (M-F 8-5)

MUST PROVIDE RESUME AND THREE REFERENCES UPON APPLICATION. Applications accepted until position is filled Advertisement for IFB for Hickman Mills C-1 School District: NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE The Hickman Mills C-1 School District is accepting sealed bids from qualified Abatement ------Contractors for the Ervin Abatement Project until 2:00 PM local time, Thursday, EOE/AA/M/F/V/ADA E-Verify Employer March 20, 2014 at the Hickman Mills Administration Center, 9000 Old Santa Fe Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64138. A copy of the Invitation for Bid may be obtained by calling 816-316-7049 or by accessing the Hickman Mills C-1 School District website www.hickmanmills.org.

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Local Account Executive/Sales Representative NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING WDAF-TV/WDAF-TV.2 (Antenna TV)/ foxkc.com THE BANNISTER & WORNALL The FOX affiliate in Kansas City is seeking an TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PLAN experienced and highly motivated Multi-platform Account Executive to grow our core broadcast business, interactive Pursuant to RSMo 99.825, and in accordance with RSMo 99.830, notice is hereby platforms and digital TV. The AE must develop new business across given by way of certified mail to inform you about a public hearing that will be all platforms. The AE will negotiate rates, prepare and present held by the Tax Increment Financing Commission of Kansas City, Missouri (the avails and sales packages to agencies and direct advertisers. The “Commission”), commencing at 9:45 a.m., Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at the AE will be expected to increase the share of business from existing Commission Offices, located at 1100 Walnut, Fourth Floor, Kansas City, Missouri, accounts and create new non-traditional revenue opportunities regarding the Bannister & Wornall Tax Increment Financing Plan (the “Plan”). while utilizing research to position the station as a premiere marketing vehicle and yourself as a marketing consultant. You The proposed Plan provides for the construction of an office campus in two will create and build relationships with all WDAF-TV, Antenna Redevelopment Projects, as well as certain off-site infrastructure improvements. TV and fox4kc.com media clients. Candidate must have previous Redevelopment Project 1 includes construction of an office building, a parking media sales experience. Use of Wide Orbit, Excel, Microsoft structure and related onsite and offsite improvements. Redevelopment Project 2 Word, Power Point and other technology is a plus. College degree includes construction of an office building and related onsite and offsite preferred. EOE M/F/D/V improvements.

Little Blue Valley Sewer District, a quasi-public agency The Redevelopment Area is generally bounded by Ward Parkway on the north, created in 1968, is a 52 MGD wastewater treatment plant that Wornall Road on the east, Bannister Road (95th Street) on the south, and the protects the public health, & preserves the water quality of the Ward Parkway Office Park South subdivision on the west in Kansas City, Jackson Little Blue & MO Rivers in eastern Jackson County, & Cass County, Missouri County. LBVSD offers competitive wages & a comprehensive benefits pkg - paid vaca/sick/holidays, health & dental ins., eye care reimb., The Plan, as proposed, may be reviewed by any interested party on or after April training, tuition reimb., retirement/pension. 2, 2014 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the Commission Offices.

Starting salary: $17.99/hr OR $18.54/hr - DOQ Pursuant to RSMo Section 99.830.2(3), all interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. Upon conclusion of the public Please fax résumé/inquiries to Kim Best, Admin/HR Mgr, hearing, all testimony and discussion will be concluded. 816-796-5910 or e-mail [email protected] by 03/24/2014. EOE M/F/D/V In accordance with RSMo Section 99.830.3, each taxing district located wholly WASTEWATER TREATMENT TECHNICIAN or partially within the Redevelopment Area are invited to submit comments or Perform tasks associated with the operation and preventive objections to the Commission concerning the subject matter of the public hearing maintenance of our Atherton Wastewater Treatment Plant facilities & prior to the date of the public hearing. equipment. Acquire MO Class “D” wastewater certification within 6 mos of employment & Class “C” within 2 yrs. Must possess & Heather Brown, Executive Director maintain valid driver’s license. Shift work. Tax Increment Financing Commission of Kansas City, Missouri 1100 Walnut, Suite 1700 Kansas City, Missouri 64106

TU CONEXIÓN LATINA DESDE 1996 YOUR LATINO CONNECTION SINCE 1996 13 de Marzo de 2014 I kchispanicnews.com Floyd “Money” Mayweather DEPORTES Fan’s A Big To Face Hard-Hitting Part Of Team’s Success Artist Marcos “El Chino” CONT./PAGE 1 Mexico. We need to educate revolves around the emotional LAS VEGAS_. After weeks of speculation, and Instagram accounts (@floydmayweather) on “This has been a longer people outside of the United investment of their fan base. including feedback from fans across an array Sunday, Feb. 2 asking fans to voice their opinion training session than last year, States that MLS teams are good. “I would tell the fans to keep of social media platforms, ’s pound-for- on his next opponent. Through the accumulation for that reason, it was much It is a personal challenge as well giving us the support that they pound superstar, pay-per-view king and WBC of more than 100,000 votes on the various easier and we did not push too a team challenge and carries a have for the last few years,” said World Champion Floyd “Money” online polls, more than 100,000 comments on much physically. This allowed lot of the aspirations of United Collin. “We need them to be Mayweather will face the dangerous, power- Mayweather’s Facebook and Instagram pages, as us to get in work directly on States soccer.” our twelfth man. That helps us punching WBA Welterweight World Champion well as nonstop fan Tweets, Mayweather saw an our technique and strategy and and pushes us in the last few Marcos “El Chino” Maidana on Saturday, May 3, overwhelming majority favor Maidana. instruct the new players on “It would be incredible to be the first MLS team that wins minutes. We have seen it so live on Showtime PPV. “In Marcos Maidana, Floyd Mayweather may our playing philosophy. We are many times. There have been so be in for his toughest opponent ever,” said Richard prepared at all levels,” explained the CONCACAF Champions Mayweather vs. Maidana, a 12-round world many games we have won in the championship unification bout for Mayweather Schaefer, CEO of . Collin. “We are now just League,” said home-grown last minutes because they have and Maidana’s respective 147-pound titles, “Maidana is the type of fighter who will find out impatient to get on the pitch Sporting player Seth Sinovic. “That would expand thepushed us.” is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and if Floyd still belongs on top of the pound-for- and play.” pound list. He’s strong, tough and aggressive. He Sporting brand even more and Collin has seen the growth of Golden Boy Promotions. The event will be One of the key challenges in giving his first loss, he showed obviously the MLS brand as well the team and the enthusiasm of produced and distributed live by SHOWTIME facing the team is the upcoming PPV and is the third fight of a lucrative six-fight that he won’t be intimidated by talk, a big fight and that is something we are the fans. “I came here when the CONCACAF Champions new stadium was being built. In deal with Showtime Networks Inc. atmosphere or an unbeaten record. I give Floyd striving for and I think we are a lot of credit for stepping up to the plate and League playoff against Cruz the last three years it has been Mayweather vs. Maidana will pit the brilliance capable of achieving. … As far as testing himself once again. He is a true warrior, Azul, a top Mexican club. The sold out. For me that has been of Mayweather against the power of the Argentine big goals are concerned, we want and the fans will be the winners on May 3rd.” meeting in the first leg of a two- normal. It is great to have a sold slugger. game playoff comes on the heels to win every competition. …. “The first two events in our partnership out stadium and the team has Mayweather (45-0, 26 KOs), undeniably of a crushing Sporting loss to For me personally the winning with Floyd Mayweather were incredible and had incredible support from the the sport’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter and the Seattle Sounders this past feeling [from last year] wore off SHOWTIME PPV is proud to present the fans even when we are losing, a 10-time world champion, is coming off of Saturday. The game-winning pretty quickly and I was ready next chapter in Floyd’s remarkable career,” said they are there behind us cheering a spectacular 2013 in which he continued to goal came in the 4th minute of to get back at it and win some Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President us on. I feel very blessed to have display his ring prowess with dominating victories more.” and General Manager, SHOWTIME Sports®. extra time. such fans and play for them in over and Canelo Alvarez. In “Marcos Maidana is a boxer whose fearsome The challenge against Cruz Benny Feilhaber, Sporting KC this city.” Maidana, Mayweather is arguably facing the power can change the trajectory of a fight with Azul is daunting. Cruz Azul midfielder expressed enthusiasm most demanding and troublesome opponent of “If you look at this team four a single punch. Couple that with his ferocity has won the Champions League for the challenges ahead. his heralded, 17-year Hall Of Fame career. or five years ago, it is totally and perseverance and you have the recipe for five times before, and should “We play to win a different from what it is now,” “Marcos Maidana’s last performance an incredible fight on the grandest stage of the Sporting KC win they would be championship. Having been added Fielhaber. “It is fantastic immediately brought him to my attention,” said sport.” the first MLS team to do so. The Mayweather, who celebrates his 37th birthday able to do that it is a great to win and pay back the city that Undefeated Floyd “Money” Mayweather, (45-0, teams are both coming off loses in February. “He is an extremely skilled fighter achievement but we are here in rewards you with such great fans. 26 KOs), a 10-time world champion in five weight with Cruz Azul suffering its first who brings knockout danger to the ring. I think the start of the New Year and … There are going to be tons of divisions, reaffirmed his worldwide popularity loss of the season against Tigres this is a great fight for me and he deserves the that is behind us. We want to challenges. … Everyone has to when he faced then- undefeated boxing phenom UANL. opportunity to see if he can do what 45 others be able to grow the sport in this play a part in the team and we Canelo Alvarez last September. The mega-event, have tried to do before him - beat me.” “We will play in what is an area - the team, the organization, have to do the best to repeat in which set the record as the highest grossing pay- enormous challenge for the the fan base, and that is [done] the leagues so there is not going Maidana (35-3, 31 KOs), of Margarita, per-view event in television history with over whole team, for Kansas City by our play in the field and we to be any thing easy and we are Santa Fe, Argentina, captured the attention of $150 million in revenue, showed once again that and the too,” said are ready to go.” going to have a lot of challenges boxing and sports fans around the world with Mayweather’s drawing power is unlike any other. Collin. “We are playing Cruz ahead.” his thorough defeat of the highly regarded and During Mayweather’s extraordinary career, he has Collin was quick to point Azul, the number one team in undefeated Adrien Broner on Dec. 14, 2013. The amassed wins over numerous world champions, out that the team’s success 30-year-old impressively dominated Broner from including Arturo Gatti, , Oscar De the opening bell and registered two knockdowns La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Juan Manuel Marquez, against the three-time world champion. Maidana Shane Mosley, Victor Ortiz, Miguel Cotto, Robert Los Fanáticos Son Una Gran Parte connected with a punishing 231 power punches Guerrero and most recently Canelo, marking in the bout en route to a by the 45th win. Over the course of his pay-per- margins of 117-109, 115-109 and 115-110. view career Mayweather has generated more The resounding victory over the heavily than 12.8 million buys and over $800 million in Del Éxito Del Equipo favored Broner was the fourth in a row for the revenue. The Grand Rapids, Mich., native, who CONT./PÁGINA 1 jugando contra Cruz Azul, el “Yo le diría a los fanáticos que crowd-pleasing, offensive-minded Maidana.fights out of , averages more than one los periodistas en relación con el equipo número uno en México. sigan dándonos el apoyo que A former WBA 140-pound world champion, million pay-per-view buys per event, which is the estado mental del equipo de cara Tenemos que educar a la gente hemos recibido en los últimos Maidana’s hard-charging, aggressive style has highest pay-per-view buy average of any boxer in history, and is the only fighter to participate in a la temporada y la defensa de su fuera de los Estados Unidos de años”, dijo Collin. “Necesitamos earned him in 82 percent of his wins. two events which generated over 2 million pay- corona de la MLS. que los equipos de la MLS son que sean nuestro doceavo The remarkable ratio of knockouts ties the late Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo for the per-view buys each. In 2007, Mayweather co- buenos. Es un reto personal y un hombre. Eso nos ayuda y nos “Esta ha sido una sesión highest knockout percentage of any Mayweather headlined a pay-per-view event with De La Hoya de entrenamiento más larga desafío para el equipo, y lleva un empuja en los últimos minutos. montón de las aspiraciones del opponent to date and is one of the highest of any which generated the largest number of PPV buys que la del año pasado, por esa Lo hemos visto tantas veces. in history. Mayweather has also been listed by fútbol de Estados Unidos”. current fighter at the world-class level. razón, fue mucho más fácil y Ha habido tantos partidos que Sports Illustrated (2012, 2013) and Forbes no nos presionaban demasiado “Sería increíble ser el primer hemos ganado en los últimos “I am extremely happy to be facing Floyd Mayweather because it will give me the (2012) as the world’s highest paid athlete in físicamente. Esto nos permitió equipo de la MLS que gana minutos porque nos han opportunity to show the world that I am the best any sport. trabajar directamente en nuestra la Liga de Campeones de la empujado”. técnica y estrategia, e instruir a CONCACAF”, dijo el jugador welterweight in the division,” said Maidana, who Thirty-year-old Marcos “El Chino” Maidana los nuevos jugadores en nuestra que creció con el Sporting, Seth Collin, ha visto el crecimiento will represent throngs of Hispanic boxing fans (35-3, 31 KOs) stunned the boxing world in on Cinco de Mayo when he faces the pound- filosofía de juego. Estamos Sinovic. “Eso sería expandir del equipo y el entusiasmo de los December when he defeated up-and-coming for-pound king. “I just handed a great defensive preparados en todos los niveles”, la marca del Sporting aún fans. “He llegado aquí cuando superstar Adrien Broner with an unforgettable el nuevo estadio se estaba fighter his first loss and I plan to do the same to performance. Hailing from Margarita, Santa Fe, explicó Collin. “Ahora sólo más y, obviamente, la marca Mayweather. I don’t care whether he’s the best estamos impacientes por salir a MLS, eso es algo por lo que construyendo. En los últimos Argentina, Maidana first emerged on the world tres años se han vendido todas and undefeated. I will bring some real Latino scene in 2009, when he won the interim WBA la cancha y jugar”. estamos luchando y creo que power to him on May 3rd.” somos capaces de lograr. En las entradas. Para mí eso ha Junior Welterweight World Championship with Uno de los desafíos clave a stunning sixth-round technical knockout over cuanto a grandes objetivos se sido normal. Es grandioso tener “This is an extremely dangerous fight for Floyd que enfrenta el equipo es la Victor Ortiz. After three defenses of his title, refiere, queremos ganar todas un estadio lleno y el equipo as Marcos Maidana is a technical knock-out artist próxima eliminatoria de la Liga Maidana lost a 2010 Fight of the Year candidate to ha tenido un increíble apoyo and continues to show us that he gets better de Campeones de CONCACAF las competencias. Para mí, , but he regained the belt with another personalmente, la sensación de los aficionados, incluso with each fight,” said Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of contra el Cruz Azul, un club Mayweather Promotions. “Maidana showed so classic against future Hall of Famer Erik Morales superior de la liga mexicana. de ganar [el año pasado] cuando estamos perdiendo, in 2011. In 2012, Maidana joined forces with desapareció muy rápidamente y much in his last performance, he’s clearly at the El juego, en la ida de una están ahí detrás de nosotros, top of his game and a great match-up for Floyd.” renowned trainer Robert Garcia (2012 Trainer of eliminatoria de dos partidos viene yo estaba listo para volver a ella animándonos. Me siento muy the Year) and has since gone undefeated at 4-0 Mayweather set in motion a flurry of online de la mano de un descalabro de y ganar algo más”. bendecido de tener tantos with 3 knockouts. polls following a message posted to his Twitter los Sporting ante los Sounders de Benny Feilhaber, medio seguidores y jugar para ellos en Source Swanson Communications Seattle, el pasado sábado. El gol campista del Sporting KC esta ciudad”. de la victoria llegó en el cuarto expresó entusiasmo por los retos “Si nos fijamos en este equipo, minuto del tiempo extra. del futuro. hace cuatro o cinco años, era El desafío contra Cruz Azul “Jugamos para ganar un totalmente diferente de lo que es de enormes proporciones. campeonato. Después de haber es ahora”, agregó Fielhaber. “Es Cruz Azul ha ganado la Liga de sido capaces de hacer eso, es un fantástico ganar y retribuirle In Loving Memory Campeones en cinco ocasiones gran logro, pero aquí estamos en a la ciudad que te recompensa anteriores, y si Sporting KC el inicio del Año Nuevo y eso está con estos grandiosos fans. Va a saca la victoria, sería el primer detrás de nosotros. Queremos haber un montón de desafíos. equipo de la MLS en hacerlo. ser capaces de hacer crecer el Todo el mundo tiene que jugar Angelina Halo Tinoco Los equipos están viniendo deporte en esta área - el equipo, un papel en el equipo y tenemos de perder, Cruz Azul sufrió su la organización, la base de fans, que hacer lo mejor para repetir primera derrota de la temporada y eso se hace en nuestro juego en Halo, it’s been 15 long years this March 17 that God came to take you from your en las ligas, por lo que no va a contra Tigres UANL. la cancha, y estamos listos para family’s arms to his. The pain of losing you still hurts. We know God takes the very best ser cualquier cosa fácil y vamos a seguir”. … and that was you. We know you are with your families. There is not a day that goes “Vamos a jugar en lo que tener un montón de desafíos por es un enorme reto para todo Collin se apresuró a señalar by that we are not thinking of you. Your sons and daughters and all the grand and great delante”. children plus all the in- laws. With all our love, until we meet again. el equipo, para Kansas City que el éxito del equipo gira en Traduce y para los Estados Unidos torno a la inversión emocional Gemma Tornero Love, Your Tinoco Family también”, dijo Collin . “Estamos de su base de fans.

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