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10 de Marzo, 2016 * Periódico Bilingüe Kansas City
ANIVERSARIO
Fierro and Montero run
as write-ins for Kansas
City Public Schools board
VOL 19 No. 25
Café, pastelillos y banca,
todos en una sola parada
Fierro y Montero, participan como Coffee, pastries and banking
agregados por escrito en la boleta all in one stop
de votación para el Consejo de las
Escuelas Públicas de Kansas City
Marisol Montero has served nearly 4 years on the KCPS school
board. She seeks a 2nd term and is doing so once again as a
write-in candidate. John Fierro is running for the same seat of
the Sub-District 3. Fierro also is running as a write-in candidate.
Marisol Montero ha servido casi 4 años en el consejo escolar de
KCPS. Ella busca un segundo término y lo está haciendo de nuevo
como candidata agregada. John Fierro se está postulando para lo
mismo en Sub-Distrito 3. Fierro también se está postulando como
un candidato agregado.
by Jerry LaMartina
J
ohn Fierro and Marisol
Montero are squaring off
in their campaigns for the
Sub-District 3 seat on the
Kansas City Public Schools
(KCPS) board of directors as
write-in candidates in the April
5 election.
Montero currently holds the
Sub-District 3 seat. She was
elected in 2012 as a write-in
candidate. She works in patient
access at Truman Medical
Center, in addition to serving
on the KCPS board. Fierro
is president and CEO of the
Mattie Rhodes Center. He was
“THEY GET A ... / PAGE 4
traduce Gemma Tornero
J
ohn Fierro, y Marisol
Montero, se ponen en
guardia en sus campañas
para un puesto en la Junta
de Directores del Sub-Distrito
3, de las Escuelas Públicas
de Kansas City (KCPS, por
sus siglas en inglés) como
candidatos
agregados
(su
nombre no aparece en la
boleta), en la elección del 5 de
abril.
Montero actualmente ocupa
el puesto del Sub-Distrito 3.
Ella fue elegida en 2012 como
candidata
agregada.
Ella
trabaja en el área de acceso
“ELLOS OBTIENEN ... / PÁGINA 5
Temporary street closures
March 12 for Big 12 run
KANSAS CITY, MO – Downtown will be the site of Kansas
City’s Big 12 Run on Saturday, March 12 starting at 10 a.m. Participants will show off their school pride as they take to the
streets of Kansas City for the last day of the Phillips 66 Big 12
Men’s Basketball Championship.
“Our 12K distance is the first long distance race of the
season in Kansas City and is a great distance to test the
legs for spring running,” said Sarah Dee, Local/Endurance
Director. “The course is also a great way to showcase Kansas
City to our Big 12 visitors.”
The 5K and 12K participants will start at 12th Street and
Grand just north of Sprint Center and will head north on
Grand where they will turn right on 8th Street. Once they
hit Holmes Street, participants will head south until Truman
Road where the 12K participants will turn right and head
east. The 5K participants will continue on Holmes until 18th
Street where they will turn right and then another right on
Grand where they will be joined by the 12K participants on
their way to the finish line at 12th Street and Grand. The
12K participants will enjoy Parade Park where they will run
by 18th and Vine before heading south on the scenic Paseo. A right on 31st Street will take the 12K participants west to
Gillham Road where they will head back north to join the 5K
participants. Participants will finish on Grand Blvd between
Sprint Center and the Power & Light District.
There will be a variety of entertainment outlets throughout the
course which highlights the east side of Kansas City including
the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and the American
Jazz Museum of 18th and Vine. The course will also take
participants through the Midtown and Crown Center districts. To ensure participant safety, the course will close at 10
a.m. Police and race officials will allow traffic to cross the
course until participants approach affected intersections
and as breaks between participants warrant. All roads
will reopen around noon.
Source The Kansas City Sports Commission and Foundation
Brotherhood Bank in Olathe, Kansas realizes the importance in serving the needs of their clients.
The bank, along with Sandra Olivas, hosted an Open House and ribbon cutting ceremony for Miguel
Zarate and Jose Barrientos, co-owners of Compra, Vende, Cambio.The two men developed a facebook
page that connects the community with a variety of business services … such as purchasing a car,
employment and education opportunities, business services and home needs.
El Banco Brotherhood en Olathe, Kansas se da cuenta de la importancia de atender las necesidades de sus
clientes. El banco, junto con Sandra Olivas, organizó una ceremonia de apertura con corte de cinta para Miguel
Zárate y José Barrientos, co-propietarios de Compra, Vende, Cambio. Los dos hombres desarrollaron una
página de facebook que conecta a la comunidad con una variedad de servicios de negocios ... como la compra
de carro, bolsa de empleos y oportunidades de educación, servicios de oficina y necesidades para el hogar.
by Joe Arce and Debra DeCoster
S
top in at the newly renovated
Brotherhood Bank on 119th Street in
Olathe, Kansas and you may have to
do a double take to verify that yes you
BANK REACH OUT ... / PAGE 2
traduce Gemma Tornero
V
aya al restaurado Banco Brotherhood,
de la calle 119, en Olathe, Kansas
y es posible que tenga que echar un
doble vistazo para verificar si usted
BANCO LLEGA ... / PÁGINA 2
Sanders y Cruz ganan
el Súper Sábado en Kansas
Sanders and Cruz Win
Kansas Super Saturday
In KCK, long lines snake around Turner High School as Wyandotte County Democrats wait to go inside
to cast their vote for either Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders.
En KCK, se ven las serpientes de largas filas alrededor de la Escuela Preparatoria Turner mientras que los
Demócratas del Condado de Wyandotte esperan entrar a las instalaciones para emitir su voto, ya sea, por
Hillary Clinton o Bernie Sanders.
by Joe Arce and Debra DeCoster
K
ansas’ voters came out to caucus in
larger numbers than expected on
Saturday and picked Senator Bernie
Sanders on the Democratic side while
Republicans chose Senator Ted Cruz.
The Super Saturday Caucus in Wyandotte
County and Johnson County had voters standing
in long lines that snaked around buildings and
some neighborhoods. The long lines translated
into two-hour waits for some registered voters,
but they didn’t care. The jovial crowds were
eager to send a message with their choice.
“IT IS IMPORTANT ... / PAGE 1
por Joe Arce and Debra DeCoster
L
os electores de Kansas, salieron el sábado
al caucus en un número mayor de lo
esperado y, eligieron al senador Bernie
Sanders en el lado demócrata, mientras
que los republicanos eligieron al senador Ted
Cruz.
El Caucus del Súper Sábado, en el Condado
de Wyandotte y el Condado de Johnson tenía
a los electores de pie en largas filas que
serpenteaban alrededor de edificios y algunos
barrios. Las largas filas se convirtieron en una
espera de dos horas para algunos electores
“ES IMPORTANTE ... / PÁGINA 6
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Banco llega a la creciente comunidad latina
CONT./PÁGINA 1
está en un banco. ¿Es
una cafetería o un
banco? Ambos.
Atrás han quedado
las filas de cajeros
tradicionales,
donde
se quedaba esperando
al
próximo
cajero
disponible.
Hoy
en
día, los clientes de
negocios entran en las
instalaciones, se sientan
en la barra del café,
prueban un pastelillo
con su café favorito y el
cajero viene a ellos.
Usted les dice qué tipo
de transacción bancaria
desea hacer con su
cuenta, y el cajero se
encargará de su solicitud
bancaria sin que usted
tenga que dejar su
asiento.
“Hay una gran cantidad
de bancos probando este
servicio”, dijo Sandra
Olivas,
vicepresidente
de la división hispana
del Banco Brotherhood.
“Sabemos que muchas
personas de negocios
llevan a cabo reuniones
de negocios en las
cafeterías. Aquí tenemos
una sala de conferencias
y, queremos que nuestros
clientes la utilicen para
sus
presentaciones,
para
reunirse
con
clientes o que utilicen
el espacio de eventos
para los aniversarios
o celebraciones de sus
empresas”.
Banco
Brotherhood
ha estado trabajando
activamente
para
construir una clientela
hispana ante la creciente
población hispana del
Condado de Johnson;
querían abrir un lugar
que fuera fácil de usar
para sus clientes.
Como parte de la
transformación, en el
lugar, el equipo de
diseño puso obra de
una variedad de artistas
latinos. Tocan música en
español y han contratado
a un personal bilingüe
listo para servir a sus
clientes,
quienes
se
sienten más cómodos
hablando en su lengua
materna.
Olivas dijo a Hispanic
News que ofrecen los
servicios bilingües en
todas sus ubicaciones.
“Queremos que las
personas sientan que
hay cultura y etnicidad
en el banco y, que aquí,
son bienvenidas”, dijo
Olivas.
Durante la jornada de
puertas abiertas, el banco
fue anfitrión de Miguel
Zárate y José Barrientos,
copropietarios
de
Compra, Vende, Cambio.
Los
dos
hombres
desarrollaron una página
de Facebook que conecta
a la comunidad con una
variedad de servicios
de negocios, tales como
la compra de un coche,
empleo y oportunidades
de educación, servicios
de oficina y necesidades
en el hogar.
“Pusimos esta conexión
en nuestra comunidad
para ayudarnos los unos
a los otros. Tenemos
alrededor de 85 mil
integrantes en nuestra
página de Facebook”,
dijo Zárate.
Barrientos,
tenía
ideas desde que tenía
nueve años de edad, en
relación a querer crear un
negocio que conectara a
mucha gente.
“Fue
hace
unos
dos
años,
cuando
comenzamos a crear este
negocio. Realmente ha
crecido en los últimos dos
meses”, dijo.
El Banco Brotherhood,
en Olathe, Kansas, llevó
a cabo una ceremonia de
corte de listón para los dos
propietarios y les animó
a invitar a sus amigos y
clientes. Ellos llevaron a
cabo la celebración de su
negocio en la nueva sala
de eventos.
“Estoy muy feliz de
que vino mucha gente.
He sentido el apoyo
de mucha gente y es
maravilloso
que
se
hayan tomado el tiempo
para venir aquí”, dijo
Barrientos.
Zarate
pone
su
confianza en el banco.
Trabajando en estrecha
colaboración con Olivas,
realizaron una lluvia de
ideas sobre las maneras
de ayudar a crecer su
negocio y cómo podría
ayudar a presentar el
“I am very happy that a lot of people came. I have felt the support of a lot of people
and it is wonderful that they took the time to come here,” said Jose Barrientos
(right). They held their business celebration in the new event room of Brotherhood
bank.
“Estoy muy feliz de que vino mucha gente. He sentido el apoyo de mucha gente y es
maravilloso que se hayan tomado el tiempo para venir aquí”, dijo Barrientos (derecha).
Ellos llevaron a cabo su celebración en la nueva sala de eventos del banco Brotherhood.
banco a sus clientes.
“Queremos traer a la
comunidad hispana a
este banco y mostrarles
lo amable del personal,
quienes
están
aquí
para ayudarle con sus
necesidades bancarias
o las necesidades de su
negocio”, dijo.
“En el 2008, el Banco
Brotherhood era el único
realizando
préstamo
hipotecarios I-10 para
ayudar a las familias a
comprar sus viviendas.
Somos el primer banco
que realiza préstamos
comerciales I-10. Si usted
puede ayudar a crecer
a las empresas, puede
ayudarles a comprar su
primera casa. Nosotros
apoyamos al propietario
de la pequeña empresa”,
dijo Olivas.
Si desea información
adicional sobre el banco,
contacte a Sandra Olivas
al (913) 209-3969.
Bank reaches out to growing Latino community
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are in a bank. Is it a coffee
shop or a bank? It’s both.
Gone are the traditional
teller lines where you
stood waiting for the next
available teller. Today,
business clients walk into
the facility, sit down at
the coffee bar, sample a
pastry with their favorite
coffee and the teller
comes to you.
Tell them what type of
banking transaction you
want to make with your
account, the teller will
handle your banking
request
without
you
having to leave your seat.
“There are a lot of
banks trying this service,”
said
Sandra
Olivas,
Brotherhood Bank vice
president of the Hispanic
division. “We know that
many business people
are holding business
meetings in coffee shops.
We have a conference
room here that we want
our clients to use for
their presentations, to
meet with clients or use
the event space for their
companies’ anniversaries
or celebrations.”
Brotherhood Bank has
been actively working to
build a Hispanic clientele
addressing the growing
Hispanic population in
Johnson County; they
wanted to open a location
that was user friendly for
their clients.
As
part
of
the
transformation, the design
team put up artwork by a
variety of Latino artists.
They piped in Spanish
music and have hired a
bi-lingual staff ready to
serve their clients who
are more comfortable
speaking in their native
language.
Olivas told Hispanic
News that they have bilingual services offered at
all of their locations.
“We want people to
feel that there is culture
and ethnicity in the bank
and it is welcome here,”
said Olivas.
During
the
open
house, the bank hosted
Miguel Zarate and Jose
Barrientos, co-owners of
Compra, Vende, Cambio.
The
two
men
developed a Facebook
page that connects the
community with a variety
of
business
services,
such as purchasing a
car, employment and
education opportunities,
business services and
home needs.
“We put this connection
of our community together
to help each other. We
have
about
85,000
members on our Facebook
page,” said Zarate.
Barrientos had ideas
since he was nine years
old that he wanted to
create a business that
would connect a lot of
people.
“It was about two years
ago when we began to
create this business. It has
really grown in the last
two months,” he said.
The Brotherhood Bank
in Olathe, Kansas held a
ribbon cutting ceremony
for the two owners and
encouraged them to invite
their friends and clients.
They held their business
celebration in the new
event room.
“I am very happy that
a lot of people came. I
have felt the support of
a lot of people and it is
wonderful that they took
the time to come here,”
said Barrientos.
Zarate puts his trust
in the bank. Working
closely with Olivas they
brainstormed about ways
to help his business grow
and how he could help
introduce the bank to his
clients.
“We want to bring the
Hispanic community to
this bank and show them
how friendly the staff is
here to help you with
banking needs or business
needs,” he said.
“We put this connection of our community together to
help each other. We have about 85,000 members on our
facebook page,” said Miguel Zarate. Jose Barrientos
had ideas since he was nine years old that he wanted to
create a business that would connect a lot of people.
“Pusimos esta conexión en nuestra comunidad para
ayudarnos los unos a los otros. Tenemos alrededor de
85 mil integrantes en nuestra página de Facebook”, dijo
Miguel Zárate. Jose Barrientos, tenía ideas desde que
tenía nueve años de edad, en relación a querer crear un
negocio que conectara a mucha gente.
“In 2008, Brotherhood
Bank was the only one
loaning I-10 mortgages to
help families get homes.
We are the first bank
doing I-10 commercial
loans. If you can help
businesses grow, you can
help them buy their first
home. We are all about
the small business owner,”
said Olivas.
If you would like
additional information on
the bank contact Sandra
Olivas at (913) 209-3969.
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PUBLISHER/PRESIDENT
(Editor/Presidente)
Jose “Joe” Arce
VICE PRESIDENT
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Ramona Arce
EDITOR (Editor)
Jose Faus
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(Reporteros/Periodistas)
Debra DeCoster, Jose Faus,
Jerry LaMartina
DESIGN/LAYOUT
(Diseño Editorial/Diagramación)
Janneth-B Rodríguez
Gemma Tornero
SPANISH TRANSLATION
(Traducción a español)
Gemma Tornero
STUDENT INTERN
(Becario)
Marco Holguin
Jose Muñiz
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Report a pothole by phone, online
or your smart phone/tablet
JEFFERSON CITY - The Missouri Department of
Transportation is kicking off an enhanced pothole
repair initiative throughout the state. Through the
rest of the month of March, maintenance crews are
committed to repairing a pothole with asphalt as
quickly as possible of it being reported. MoDOT will
aggressively respond and patch potholes to keep
highways smooth and safe for Missouri motorists.
“We want to get asphalt in the hole as quickly as
possible. If you report it in the morning, our goal
is to repair it before you drive the same road the
next business day,” said MoDOT State Maintenance
Engineer Becky Allmeroth. “We know our aging
infrastructure is prone to potholes this time of year,
and we are making efforts to keep our roads as safe
and smooth as possible.”
Motorists can report the location of potholes using
the following tools:
· Call our 24/7 Customer Service Center at
1-888-ASK-MODOT (888-275-6636)
· Use our Report a Road Concern form on the web
at www.modot.org
Twelve Kansas
City educators
chosen for
coveted
National
Principal
Academy
Fellowship
KANSAS CITY, Mo.— After
a rigorous selection process,
12 local principals and school
leaders have been chosen for a
prestigious national professional
development program.
The Ewing Marion Kauffman
Foundation has partnered with
the Relay Graduate School
of Education to select the first
Kansas City Leadership Cohort.
The cohort will participate in a
yearlong instructional leadership
program through the Relay
National Principal Academy
Fellowship and receive ongoing
professional
development
in
Kansas City.
Chosen for the first cohort are:
· Jessica Bassett, principal,
Attucks Elementary School
· Nick Burgmeier, teacher
and instructional leader, Ewing
Marion Kauffman School
· Kevin Foster, executive
director, Genesis School
· Stacy Heard King, principal,
Center Elementary School
· Kim Kenyon, principal,
Academia de Niños
· Georgina Leslie, teacher
and instructional leader, Ewing
Marion Kauffman School
· Kelly Montgomery, vice
principal and dean of instruction,
KIPP KC
· Jo Nemeth, director for
elementary schools, Kansas City
Public Schools
· Peter Retsos, principal,
Longfellow Elementary School
· Heather Royce, principal,
Academie Lafayette
· Megan Thompson, teacher
and instructional leader, Red
Bridge Elementary School
· John Williams, principal,
Central Middle School
“This program both builds the
capacity of current principals and
creates a bench of future leaders,”
said Corey Scholes, director
of Education at the Kauffman
Foundation. “School leaders work
extremely hard, and we hope this
opportunity helps strengthen their
efforts to be effective instructional
and cultural leaders for their teams
and their students.”
IN MY VIEW
by Raul Lowery Contreras
Puerto
Rican
Republicans
smashed
Donald Trump in Sunday’s
Republican Presidential
Primary. These normally
ignored voters destroyed
the oft-stated fiction of
Trump’s that he can and
will carry the Hispanic
vote. It is more than a
fiction, it is one more
Trump lie. There is
absolutely no evidence
that Trump can do well
with Hispanics. Every
reputable poll taken with
Hispanics displays total
lack of support, less, in
fact, than voted for Mitt
Romney in 2012, 27
percent.
The Puerto Rico Primary
also lays to rest the idea
promoted
by
liberal
Democrat
Hispanics
that Cuban American
Marco Rubio cannot
draw support from any
Hispanics other than
from Cuban Americans.
Specifically, they posit
that Mexican Americans
will not support Rubio.
In the 220 voting
precincts of Puerto Rico
on Sunday a little over
36,000 Puerto Ricans –
read HISPANICs -- cast
votes
for
candidates
for
President,
for
23 delegates to the
Republican
National
Convention this coming
July in Cleveland, Ohio.
There’s also the possibility
that this vote can influence
· Use your smart phone/tablet with a mobile
friendly form at www.modot.org/roadconcern
· By email to [email protected]
MoDOT spends approximately $15 million a year
on pothole patching with the majority of that during
the month of March. “On any given day in March, it
would not be unusual to have 300 pothole patching
crews on our state roadways,” said Allmeroth.
“Please watch out for them and move over a lane to
give them room to work.” Potholes form when temperatures warm up during
the day, but continue to be cold at night. This is the
main cause of potholes in highways and why they are
prevalent during spring season. The rain and snow
from winter leave moisture that seep into the cracks
and joints in the pavement. When temperatures
drop, the water freezes and expands the pavement.
This expansion causes the pavement to bulge and
crack. When cars drive over the bulging pavement,
it eventually causes chunks of pavement to pop out.
Source Missouri Department of Transportation
the migrant Puerto Rican
that have left the island in
recent years and settled
in Florida along the I-40
Corridor stretching from
Tampa on the West up
through Orlando and to
the Atlantic Coast. Some
observers say that the
I-40 Puerto Ricans are
better off than their island
relations but, in fact, aren’t
Puerto Rican Republican
voters probably better
off than their Democrat
neighbors?
Marco Rubio, Cuban
American U.S. Senator
from Florida, not only
won, he destroyed his
three opponents, real
estate developer Donald
Trump, Texas Senator Ted
Cruz and Ohio Governor
John Kasich.
The vote was 27,000
for Rubio (71%), 5,000
for Trump (13%), 3,000
for Cruz (9%) and 516
votes for Kasich. The
percentage is important
because
any
winner
of the primary with 50
percent or more wins
all 23 delegates. That is
23 delegates closer to
Donald Trump’s and Ted
Cruz’ totals with critical
votes coming in Ohio
and Florida on March
15. Rubio must win in
Florida to (a) remain in
contention and (b) to
block Trump’s now bumpy
path to the Presidential
nomination
of
1237
The Foundation inducted the 12
school leaders into the program
and celebrated with those who
nominated them for the program,
along with other school partners,
the event was held on March
1, at the Kauffman Foundation
Conference Center.
Now in its third year, the
National Principal Academy
Fellowship is training more than
300 leaders from 19 states and
60 school districts to improve
the lives of more than 100,000
students across the United States.
School leaders attend a twoweek summer intensive and
four weekend “intersessions”
throughout the year.
The Ewing Marion Kauffman
Foundation
is
a
private,
nonpartisan foundation that aims
to foster economic independence
by
advancing
educational
achievement and entrepreneurial
success.
Founded
by
late
entrepreneur and philanthropist
Ewing Marion Kauffman, the
Foundation is based in Kansas
City, Mo., and has approximately
$2 billion in assets.
For more information, visit
www.kauffman.org, and follow
the Foundation on Twitter and
Facebook.
Source The Kauffman
Foundation
“Hispanics
Rout Trump”
delegate votes. With not
so successful votes cast
for Rubio in caucuses
and primaries so far, the
Florida Primary is the ball
game for Rubio. He must
win in Florida and he
can if his fellow Cubans
turn out and vote for him
in numbers to offset the
Florida Panhandle where
Trump is expected to do
well. The key, then is
turnout in South Florida,
in
Miami-Dade
and
Broward counties.
A little help from friends
is needed and welcome
in the form of anti-Trump
ads presented by the
nascent “Stop Trump”
movement that has finally
crystalized. One ad run
by American veterans is
particularly effective in
that it shows an American
Prisoner of War in Vietnam
while a decorated retired
Lt. Colonel defines Trump
as being of such a low
character that he would
have folded in a POW
situation. More is needed.
Puerto Rico helps but
more important is that
the Puerto Rico vote
demolishes the fantasy
that Donald Trump has
been trying to sell; i.e. that
he will carry the Hispanic
vote. First he bragged
that he received 46% of
the Nevada Hispanic
vote based on a poll
months ago by a Florida
firm. Two things were
wrong with that poll: The
YOUR LATINO CONNECTION SINCE 1996
poll listed “Hispanics”
as a race and Hispanics
are not a race, they are
an ethnicity, they can be
of any race. Secondly,
an estimated 20 “selfidentified”
Hispanics
were allegedly polled.
Puerto
Rico’s
Republican
primary,
on the other hand, is a
real primary with real
voters and in this case
real Republicans. Marco
Rubio’s 71 percent of
the Puerto Rican primary
vote is absolute proof
that Donald Trump has
little
support
among
Hispanics. The pathetic
13 percent of Puerto
Rican votes for Trump in
the Republican Primary
is laughable in the face
of his claims that he can
carry Hispanics.
In
the
November
Election
Hispanics
(Cubans)
in
Florida,
Mexican
Americans
in North Carolina, in
Colorado and Central/
South
Americans
in
Virginia need to vote
Republican if the GOP
is to have a chance of
carrying those states and
the election. With 7080 percent of Hispanics
telling
pollsters
they
cannot support Donald
Trump he has no chance
of winning. Rubio can
get many of those voters
as he demonstrated in
Puerto Rico.
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The
Puerto
Rican
Republicans have let
Republicans know that
Trump
has
minimal
support among Hispanic
Republicans. Conversely,
Marco Rubio has large
support among them for
President. As they are not
fellow Cuban Americans
of Rubio’s the Puerto
Rican vote augers very
well for Rubio and is a
signal, Rubio supporters
hope, of how Florida
Hispanics will vote on
March 15. If they solidly
support Rubio, Trump can
be blocked and Rubio
may very well have a
place on the Republican
ticket. ###
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“They get a lot of criticism and no pay”
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endorsed in his candidacy
by the Kansas City
Federation of Teachers and
School-Related Personnel,
Local 691.
No candidate for the
seats in sub-districts 1,
3 and 5 secured the
required minimum of
250 signatures to qualify
for being listed on the
ballot for the April 5
election, Shawn Kieffer,
Republican director of
elections for the Kansas
City Board of Election
Commissioners,
told
Kansas City Hispanic
News. Jennifer Wolfsie
qualified
and
was
certified for the at-large
seat and is running
unopposed.
The candidates’ failure
to obtain the required
number of signatures to
qualify for being listed on
the ballot isn’t unheard
of, Kieffer said.
“It happened a few
elections ago,” he said.
“For the Kansas City
Public Schools, it doesn’t
surprise me at all. It’s a
nonpaying job, and it’s a
tough job. They get a lot
of criticism and no pay.”
Jon Hile, chairman of
the KCPS board, couldn’t
be reached for comment
about
the
upcoming
election for school board
seats before Hispanic
News’ press deadline.
If any candidate gains
sufficient signatures to be
listed on the ballot, then
any write-in candidate
must come to the election
board and sign a form
to qualify to run in the
election, by 5 p.m. on
the second Friday before
the election, Kieffer said.
Election board officials
prefer that write-ins sign
up even if no candidate
is listed on the ballot,
in order to help ensure
accurate vote counts.
Though no candidate will
be listed on the ballot for
Sub-District 3, Fierro and
Montero both signed up
to qualify as write-ins, and
no other candidate had
done so as of March 8.
Counting all writein votes typically takes
about seven business
days, Kieffer said. New
directors will be sworn
in at the KCPS board
meeting on April 13.
Montero said that she
initially had intended to
seek another term on the
board but decided not
to when she learned that
Jessica Piedra planned to
run for the Sub-District 3
seat.
“I thought Jessica was
very capable, and I was
confident that she’s got
the best interest of the
district in mind,” Montero
told Hispanic News.
Piedra is a lawyer with
Immigration Professionals
and board president of
the Hispanic Coalition
of Kansas City. She later
decided not to run for the
seat, and Montero said
that prompted her to reenter the race.
Montero
said
she
thought the candidates’
failure to secure the
required
number
of
signatures
to
qualify
for being listed on the
ballot was caused by the
school board’s lack of
publicizing that the seats
were up for election, and
by the board’s lack of
support for candidates
with the process of
securing
signatures.
Fierro disagreed, and
said he thought it was
caused by a lack of
interest among district
residents.
“I think people dwell on
the history of the district,”
he told Hispanic News.
“They think ‘This district
has received millions
of dollars to turn itself
around and it still hasn’t.
Can anybody fix it?’ I had
no intention of running. It
was at the deadline when
I saw that, in the past five
years, nobody had filed to
be named on the ballot to
represent Sub-District 3. I
needed to put my money
where my mouth is.”
Asked whether she
thought serving on the
KCPS board was low on
the priority list for people
who often seek to serve
on boards, Montero said
she was unsure.
“I think, just for me, I
know it’s almost a fulltime job, and many
people aren’t sure how
many hours they need to
put into this,” she said. “I
know I have time to make
for this.”
Fierro said that whether
write-in candidates have
less status than those
listed on ballots “depends
on the individual who’s
elected.”
“They have to bring a
level of experience with
governing,” he said. “The
Kansas City Public Schools
is one of the largest
employers in Kansas City,
managing millions of
dollars. It is not a PTA.”
Allowing
write-in
candidates to run against
those
who
secured
enough signatures to be
listed on an election ballot
is fair, Montero said.
“I think write-ins definitely
have a place in elections,”
she said. “The drawback
for not getting the signatures
is that now you’re going to
do more work to get your
name out.”
Fierro said he had no
position on whether it
was fair.
“The reality is that with
this election, nobody filed
to be listed on the ballot
for sub-districts 1, 3 or
5, so there would be no
representation for those
sub-districts on the board
if there were no write-ins.
When you look at the
response of individuals
trying to seek office on
school board, it’s evident
that they don’t see the
district as an important
community
or
civic
stakeholder.”
Montero
said
she
thought
the
school
district’s biggest problem
is that, “When I go into
the schools and speak
with the students, they
feel like they don’t have
a voice.”
“And they really do
have a big influence when
they speak out,” she said.
“And when I go to speak
with parents, they don’t
understand the process
of how to advocate for
their child, or they don’t
know how to find the
resources to advocate for
their child, either from
community partnerships
or within their schools.”
She wants to focus on
those problems and a few
others that are crucial for
the district, she said.
“My thing is really
about trying to close
the achievement gap
between Hispanic and
black students, and white
students,” she said. “We
need to tailor teachers’
approaches to individual
students. And for specialneeds children, making
sure they get what they
need, helping prepare
them to make their way
through school and get
into college.”
She also described some
of the things the district is
doing right and where it’s
showing progress.
“The
finances
are
fine with the district,”
she
said.
“We’re
looking at partnering
with organizations to
advocate for the kids,
and the kids are showing
huge growth. City Year is
an example.”
City
Year
is
an
organization
that
partners with AmeriCorps
in 27 cities, including
Kansas City, to work
with students in highpoverty
communities
to
strengthen
their
education. Montero also
said that neighborhood
associations are getting
involved with the KCPS
schools, and that the
district
has
“great,
dedicated
teachers,
especially
in
special
needs and English as a
second language.”
She said of the new
KCPS
superintendent,
Dr. Mark Bedell: “He’s
the real deal. He knows
what our kids go through,
because he’s experienced
it himself.”
Fierro said thought the
biggest challenge for the
district is regaining full
accreditation, “first and
foremost.”
“We also have to
address the reality that
our public school system
has 40 percent of our kids
going to charter schools,”
he said. “I’m in favor of
charter schools. My kids
went to charter schools.
But we need to look to
create
one
seamless
system of accountability.
That starts with opening
lines of communication.
Charter schools’ boards
aren’t elected; they’re
appointed by sponsoring
organizations. I’ve always
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been about partnership
and
collaboration,
and that’s what I want
to bring to the board.
Public education impacts
every part of daily life,
(including) health care,
jobs and tourism. How
do we get those different
constituents
to
work
together?”
The
school
board
“made a good selection
in Dr. Bedell,” Fierro said.
“Also the board members
like
Pattie
Mansur,
Melissa Robinson and
Dr. Amy Hartsfield have
been good additions to
the board. … There’s
a lot to build on. I want
to be a liaison between
the district and the
surrounding city.”
When Bedell first came
to Kansas City, Fierro met
him “and I started talking
about the importance of
different programming,
and he said he wanted
to ask the kids what they
needed.”
“I think that’s very
important,
that
we
as
adults
have
to
engage (students) in the
conversations,”
Fierro
said. “And (Bedell’s)
professional background
– he came from a much
larger district, and maybe
because of that he will be
more progressive.”
Fierro emphasized that
his advocacy for early
childhood
education
was one of his strongest
positions and said he had
backed the school board
in its support for it.
“I have served on
the
early
childhood
education commission the
district created,” he said.
“The district now serves
(with early childhood
education) about 1,200
of the 3- and 4-year-olds,
but the district has about
6,000 of them. I want
to find the resources to
enable all the kids in the
district to get free early
childhood
education.
That would cost about
$25 million a year.
We’d have to look for
a combination of public
and private donations,
and maybe put forth a
ballot issue to fund it.”
KCMO Mayor Sly and
Kansas City’s Future PAC
endorse the following
Write-In Candidates for
KCPS School Board.
Kansas City’s Future
PAC, led by Mayor Sly
James, believes every
child in Kansas City
deserves an excellent
education.
However,
many children, through
no fault of their own, do
not receive it. School
systems can do better,
and should do better, now
to close the achievement
gap. We believe an
important step to closing
the achievement gap is
to have highly effective,
visionary leadership on
school boards.
We
support
the
following
write-in
candidates for KCPS
school board:
Marisol Montero said, “My thing is really about trying
to close the achievement gap between Hispanics
and black students, and white students. We need to
tailor teachers’ approaches to individual students.
And for special-needs children, making sure they get
what they need, helping prepare them to make their
way through school and get into college.”
Marisol Montero dijo, “Lo mío es realmente acerca
de tratar de cerrar la brecha en el rendimiento entre
los estudiantes hispanos y negros, y los estudiantes
blancos. Tenemos que adaptar los enfoques de los
maestros ante los estudiantes, como individuos. Y para
los niños con necesidades especiales, asegurarse
de que reciban lo que necesitan, lo que les ayude a
prepararse en su trayecto de la escuela y entrar a la
universidad”.
1st Sub-District: Natalie
Lewis
3rd Sub-District: John
Fierro
5th Sub-District: Ajia
Morris, JD
“These three candidates
will
make
excellent
additions to the KCPS
school board. They share
my belief that education in
this City should be world
class for all children. I
trust these individuals to
base decisions on facts
& data that improve
student outcomes and
ensures
good
board
governance,” said Mayor
Sly James.
Natalie Lewis spent
nearly twenty years in
the
corporate
sector
before
becoming
a
teacher. In her twelve
years in education, she
has worked as a math
and
science
teacher
for KCPS and as a high
school academic coach
for Kauffman Scholars.
She received a B.S. in
Chemical
Engineering
from MIT and a MBA
from University of Texas.
Ajia Morris is the VIce
President
of
Mission
Growth at Goodwill of
Western Missouri and
Eastern Kansas. A Lincoln
College
Preparatory
Academy
graduate,
she received a B.S. in
Business Administration
from
University
of
Southern California and
a Juris Doctorate from
Washington
University
in St. Louis School of
Law. After a stint in
corporate
law,
she
served as a Grievance
Hearing Officer and
then Homeless Program
Coordinator for Kansas
City Public Schools. Her
innovative approach to
supporting students and
families in need won
her recognition as one
of Kansas City’s Rising
Stars.
Marisol Montero has
the endorsement La Raza
Political Club.
The election for the
Kansas City Public School
Board will take place on
Tuesday, April 5, 2016.
In Loving Memory
VERONICA
GUERRA
Veronica
Guerra,
44, of Kansas City,
Mo passed away on
Wednesday,
March
2, 2016. On Monday,
March 7, 2016 family
and friends gathered
at McGilley Midtown
Chapel for a visitation
and the Rosary was
prayed. Mass was held
the following day,
March 8, 2016 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic
Church. Veronica way laid to rest at White Chapel
Cemetery, Gladstone, MO.
Veronica was born May 26, 1971 in Kansas City, MO.
She graduated from Bishop O’Hara High School and
attended Penn Valley College. Veronica worked for
Lockton Affinity Ins. Co. She was preceded in death
by an infant sister, Maria. Veronica is survived by her
parents, mother Mary ‘Natie’ (Perez)Guerra, of Kansas
City, MO and Chano Guerra, of Kansas City, KS; three
sisters, Mary Louise Guerra of San Francisco, CA,
Anita Cornejo-Lawrey (Alan) and Janice Panis (Tom)
and one brother, Anthony Guerra, all of Kansas City,
MO; three nieces, Christina Miller, Melissa Chisam and
Maria Panis; nephew Jordan Guerra, one great niece
and two great nephews, her loving Shih Tzu, Rocco, as
well as many other family members and good friends.
Fond memories and condolences may be shared at
www.mcgilleymidtownchapel.com.
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a pacientes en el Centro
Médico Truman, además
de servir en la junta de
KCPS. Fierro es presidente
y director ejecutivo del
Centro Mattie Rhodes.
Él es respaldado en
su candidatura por la
Federación de Maestros
y Personal Escolar de
Kansas City, Local 691.
Ningún
candidato,
para los puestos en los
sub-distritos 1, 3 y 5,
aseguraron el mínimo
requerido de 250 firmas
para calificar y figurar
en la papeleta para
la elección del 5 de
abril, Shawn Kieffer, el
director de elecciones
republicano
para
la
Junta de Comisionados
de Elecciones de Kansas
City, dijo a Kansas
City Hispanic News.
Jennifer Wolfsie calificó
y fue certificada para
el puesto general y
está participando sin
oposición.
El fracaso de los
candidatos, en obtener
el número de firmas
requerido para tener
derecho a figurar en
la papeleta, no es
desconocido, dijo Kieffer.
“Sucedió hace algunas
elecciones atrás”, dijo.
“Para
las
Escuelas
Públicas de Kansas City,
lo que no me sorprende
en absoluto. Es un trabajo
que no se paga, y es un
trabajo duro. Reciben
muchas críticas y no se
les paga”.
Jon Hile, presidente
de la junta de KCPS,
no pudo ser contactado
para hacer comentarios
acerca de la próxima
elección para los puestos
de la junta escolar antes
del cierre de prensa de
Hispanic News.
Si ningún candidato
obtiene
las
firmas
suficientes para estar en
el listado de la papeleta,
entonces
cualquier
candidato
agregado
por escrito debe llegar
a la junta electoral y
firmar un formulario para
calificar en la elección
como agregado, a las 5
pm, el segundo viernes
antes de la elección, dijo
Kieffer . Los funcionarios
de la junta de elecciones
prefieren que se inscriban
agregados por escrito,
incluso sí ninguno de los
candidatos aparece en
la papeleta, con el fin
de ayudar a asegurar
el conteo preciso de los
votos. Aunque ninguno
de los candidatos será
incluido en la papeleta
para el Sub-Distrito 3,
tanto Fierro y Montero
se
inscribieron
para
calificar como agregados
por escrito, y ningún
otro candidato lo habían
hecho hasta el 8 de
marzo.
El contar todos los
votos de agregados por
escrito en general toma
alrededor de siete días
hábiles,
dijo
Kieffer.
Los nuevos directores
serán juramentados en
la reunión de la junta de
KCPS, el 13 de abril.
Montero
dijo
que
inicialmente había tenido
la intención de buscar
un nuevo mandato en la
Junta, pero decidió no
hacerlo cuando supo que
Jessica Piedra planeaba
participar para el puesto
del Sub-Distrito 3.
“Pensé que Jessica era
muy capaz, y yo estaba
segura de que ella tenía
en mente el mejor interés
del distrito”, dijo Montero
a Hispanic News.
Piedra, es una abogada
con Profesionales de
Inmigración y presidente
de la junta de la Coalición
Hispana de Kansas City.
Más tarde decidió no
postularse para el puesto,
y Montero dijo que eso la
impulsó para regresar a
la contienda.
Montero dijo, que ella
pensó que el fracaso
de los candidatos para
asegurar el número de
firmas requerido para
tener derecho a figurar en
la papeleta fue causada
por la falta de publicidad
de parte de la junta
escolar de que los puestos
estaban en elección, y
por la falta de apoyo
para los candidatos de
parte de la junta en el
proceso de obtención
de las firmas. Fierro no
estuvo de acuerdo, y
dijo que, pensaba que
era causado por una
falta de interés entre los
residentes del distrito.
“Creo que las personas
se preocupan por la
historia del distrito”, dijo
a Hispanic News. “Ellos
piensan, ‘Este distrito
ha recibido millones
de dólares para ser
transformado y todavía no
lo ha logrado. ¿Alguien
puede
arreglarlo?’
No tenía intención de
participar. Fue el último
día del plazo cuando ví
que, en los últimos cinco
años, nadie se había
presentado
para
ser
nombrado en la papeleta
como representante de
Sub-Distrito 3. Necesitaba
poner mi dinero donde
está mi boca”.
Cuando se le preguntó,
si pensaba que el servir
en la junta de KCPS era
de baja prioridad en
para las personas que a
menudo tratan de servir
en las juntas, Montero
dijo que no estaba
segura.
“Creo que, simplemente
para mí, sé que es casi
un trabajo de tiempo
completo, y mucha gente
no está segura de la
cantidad de horas que
necesitan invertirle”, dijo.
“Sé que tengo tiempo
para hacer esto”.
Fierro dijo, ya sea
que
los
candidatos
agregados por escrito
tienen menos status de
los que figuran en las
papeletas “depende del
individuo que se elija”.
“Ellos tienen que traer
un nivel de experiencia
en
gobernar”,
dijo.
“Escuelas Públicas de
Kansas City es uno de
los mayores empleadores
en Kansas City, con la
gestión de millones de
dólares. No es un PTA”.
El permitir que los
candidatos
agregados
por escrito compitan
en contra de aquellos
que aseguraron firmas
suficientes
para
ser
incluidos en el voto
electoral, es justo, dijo
Montero.
“Creo
que
los
agregados por escrito
definitivamente tienen un
lugar en las elecciones”,
dijo. “El inconveniente de
no conseguir las firmas es
que ahora vas a trabajar
más para que tu nombre
se conozca”.
Fierro dijo que no tenía
ninguna postura sobre si
era justo.
“La realidad es, que
con esta elección, nadie
se presentó para ser
incluido en la papeleta
para los sub-distritos 1, 3
o 5, por lo que no habría
ninguna representación
de los sub distritos
en la junta, si no hay
agregados por escrito.
Cuando nos fijamos en la
respuesta de las personas
que tratan de buscar un
cargo en la junta escolar,
es evidente que no ven
al distrito como una
importante
comunidad
o un grupo de interés
cívico”.
Montero
dijo,
que
pensaba que el mayor
problema del distrito
escolar es que, “Cuando
entro en las escuelas y
hablo con los estudiantes,
ellos sienten que no
tienen voz”.
“Y
ellos
realmente
tienen una gran influencia
cuando hablan”, dijo. “Y
cuando voy a hablar con
los padres, no entienden
el proceso de cómo
abogar por su hijo, o no
saben cómo encontrar
los recursos para abogar
por su hijo, ya sea desde
las asociaciones de la
comunidad o dentro de
sus escuelas”.
Ella quiere centrarse
en esos problemas, y
algunos otros, que son
cruciales para el distrito,
dijo.
“Lo mío es realmente
acerca de tratar de
cerrar la brecha en el
rendimiento entre los
estudiantes hispanos y
negros, y los estudiantes
blancos”, dijo. “Tenemos
que adaptar los enfoques
de los maestros ante
los estudiantes, como
individuos. Y para los
niños con necesidades
especiales,
asegurarse
de que reciban lo que
necesitan, lo que les
ayude a prepararse en su
trayecto de la escuela y
entrar a la universidad”.
También
describió
algunas de las cosas que
el distrito está haciendo
bien y dónde se muestra
el progreso.
“Las finanzas están
muy bien con el distrito”,
dijo. “Estamos pensando
en las asociaciones con
organizaciones
para
abogar por los niños, y
los niños están mostrando
un enorme crecimiento.
City Year es un ejemplo”.
City Year es una
organización asociada
con AmeriCorps, en 27
ciudades,
incluyendo
Kansas
City,
para
trabajar con estudiantes
en comunidades de alta
pobreza para fortalecer
su educación. Montero
también dijo que las
asociaciones de vecinos
se están involucrando con
las escuelas KCPS, y que
el distrito tiene “grandes
maestros,
dedicados,
especialmente
en
necesidades especiales
e inglés como segundo
idioma”.
Ella dijo acerca del
nuevo superintendente de
KCPS, el Dr. Mark Bedell:
“Él es auténtico. Él sabe
por lo que nuestros hijos
pasan, porque él lo
experimentó”.
Fierro
dijo,
que
pensaba que el mayor
desafío para el distrito
está en recuperar la
acreditación completa,
“en primer lugar.”
“También
tenemos
que hacer frente a la
realidad de que nuestro
sistema de educación
pública tiene un 40 % de
nuestros niños que van
a escuelas particulares”,
dijo. “Estoy a favor de las
escuelas particulares. Mis
hijos fueron a escuelas
particulares.
Pero
tenemos que ver el crear
un sistema transparente
de rendición de cuentas.
Esto
comienza
con
la apertura de líneas
de comunicación. Las
juntas de las escuelas
particulares
no
son
elegidas;
ya
que
están designadas por
las
organizaciones
patrocinadoras. Siempre
he estado a favor de
la asociación y la
colaboración, y eso es
YOUR LATINO CONNECTION SINCE 1996
lo que quiero traer a
la junta. La educación
pública impacta cada
parte de la vida diaria,
(incluyendo) el cuidado
de la salud, el empleo
y el turismo. ¿Cómo
conseguimos que los
diferentes constituyentes
trabajen juntos?”
La junta escolar “hizo
una buena selección
con el Dr. Bedell”, dijo
Fierro. “También con los
integrantes de la junta
como Pattie Mansur,
Melissa Robinson y la
Dra. Amy Hartsfield han
sido buenas adiciones a
la junta. Hay mucho por
construir. Quiero ser un
enlace entre el distrito y
la ciudad que lo rodea”.
Cuando Bedell llegó
por primera vez a Kansas
City, Fierro lo conoció
“y me empezó a hablar
de la importancia de la
diferente programación,
y él dijo que quería
preguntarle a los niños
qué necesitaban”.
“Creo que eso es muy
importante, que nosotros
como adultos tenemos
que
involucrarlos
(a
los estudiantes) en las
conversaciones”,
dijo
Fierro. “Y los antecedentes
profesionales (de Bedell) vino de un barrio mucho
más grande, y tal vez
debido a eso, él será más
progresivo”.
Fierro hizo hincapié,
en que su defensa de
la educación de la
primera infancia era
una de sus posturas más
fuertes y, dijo que, había
respaldado al consejo
escolar en su apoyo a la
misma.
“He servido en la
comisión de educación
de primera infancia que
el distrito creó”, dijo. “El
distrito sirve ahora (con
educación de primera
infancia) a alrededor de
1200 niños entre 3 y 4
años de edad, pero el
distrito cuenta con cerca
de 6 mil niños. Quiero
encontrar los recursos
que permitan a todos los
niños en el distrito obtener
gratis su educación de
primera infancia. Eso
costaría alrededor de
$ 25 millones al año.
Tendríamos que buscar
una combinación de
donaciones
públicas
y privadas, y tal vez
proponer el asunto en la
boleta, para financiarlo”.
El alcalde de KCMO,
Sly, y Kansas City
Future PAC apoyan a
los siguiente candidatos
agregados por escrito
para la Junta Escolar
KCPS.
John Fierro dijo que pensaba que el mayor desafío para
el distrito está en recuperar la acreditación completa,
“en primer lugar.”
John Fierro said he thought the biggest challenge for
the district is regaining full accreditation, “first and
foremost.”
Kansas City Future
PAC, encabezado por el
Alcalde Sly James, cree
que todos los niños de
Kansas City merecen una
excelente educación. Sin
embargo, muchos niños,
por causas ajenas a su
voluntad, no la reciben.
Los sistemas escolares
pueden mejorar, y deben
mejorar, para cerrar la
brecha en el rendimiento,
ahora. Creemos que un
paso importante para
cerrar la brecha en el
rendimiento es tener un
liderazgo muy eficaz,
visionario, en las juntas
escolares.
Apoyamos
a
los
siguientes
candidatos
para ser agregados por
escrito para la junta
escolar de KCPS:
1er
Sub
Distrito:
Natalie Lewis
3er Sub Distrito: John
Fierro
5º Sub Distrito: Ajia
Morris, JD
“Estos tres candidatos
serán
una
excelente
adición a la junta
escolar de KCPS. Ellos
comparten mi creencia,
de que la educación en
esta ciudad debe ser de
clase mundial para todos
los niños. Confío en que,
estos individuos basen
sus decisiones en hechos
y datos que mejoren
los resultados de los
estudiantes y aseguren
un buen gobierno en la
junta”, dijo el alcalde Sly
James.
Natalie Lewis pasó casi
veinte años en el sector
empresarial antes de
convertirse en maestra.
En
sus
doce
años
dentro de la educación,
ha
trabajado
como
profesora de matemáticas
y ciencias para KCPS
y
como
entrenadora
académica en la Escuela
Preparatoria
Kauffman
Scholars. Ella recibió una
licenciatura en Ingeniería
Química del MIT y una
maestría de parte de la
Universidad de Texas.
Ajia Morris, es la
vicepresidente de Mission
Growth en Goodwill
de Missouri Occidental
y del Este de Kansas.
Una graduada de la
Academia Preparatoria
Lincoln College, recibió
una
licenciatura
en
Administración
de
Empresas por parte de
la Universidad del Sur de
California y un Doctorado
en Jurisprudencia de
la
Universidad
de
Washington,
en
la
Escuela de Derecho de
St. Louis. Tras su paso por
la legislación mercantil,
se desempeñó como
Oficial de Audiencia de
Quejas y Coordinadora
del
Programa
para
Personas sin Hogar por
las Escuelas Públicas
de Kansas City. Su
enfoque innovador para
apoyar a los estudiantes
y familias necesitadas
ganó
reconocimiento
como una de las Estrellas
Emergentes de Kansas
City.
Marisol Montero tiene
el endoso del Club
Político La Raza.
La elección de la Junta
de Escuelas Públicas de
Kansas City, se llevará a
cabo el martes 5 de abril
de 2016.
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“Es importante estar aquí hoy”
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registrados, pero no les
importaba. Las joviales
multitudes
estaban
dispuestas a enviar un
mensaje con su elección.
En
la
Escuela
Preparatoria Turner, en
Kansas City, Kansas,
los organizadores del
caucus tenían suficientes
pulseras y boletas para
500 personas. No pasó
mucho
tiempo
antes
de que enviaran a la
gente a realizar copias
adicionales.
Los sitios del caucus,
en el Condado de
Johnson, experimentaron
el mismo problema: una
escasez de formas. 1700
boletas en un sitio del
caucus republicano, en
el Condado de Johnson,
no fueron suficientes para
tal participación. Los
organizadores recurrieron
a las tarjetas de notas
y corrían a centros de
copiado para imprimir
boletas adicionales.
En el lado demócrata
del caucus, a las personas
en la fila parecía no
importarles si estaban
votando por el senador
Bernie Sanders o la ex
Secretaria de Estado,
Hillary
Clinton.
Su
mensaje durante el caucus
- mantener a un demócrata
como presidente de los
Estados Unidos.
El residente de KCK,
Jesús Rodríguez, se quedó
afuera de la Preparatoria
Turner en espera para
entrar a votar por Sanders.
“Es importante estar
aquí, hoy. Tenemos que
tener voz y voto en las
elecciones. Es importante
que nos fijemos en lo
que tienen que decir los
candidatos, y decidir.
Me gusta lo que defiende
Sanders y que él escucha
a la clase trabajadora”,
dijo Rodríguez.
Como padre de dos
estudiantes universitarios,
está muy interesado en
la propuesta de Sanders
de ayuda federal para
estudiantes universitarios.
“Su plan ayudaría a
nuestros hijos a obtener
una buena educación.
Es muy caro para ellos
asistir a la universidad y
nunca sabemos lo que
puede suceder después,
la pérdida del empleo,
recortes en los salarios,
que podrían afectar si
ayudamos a nuestros
hijos que asisten a
una universidad”, dijo
Rodríguez.
En la campaña electoral,
Sanders ha señalado que
en una economía global
altamente
competitiva,
“necesitamos la fuerza de
trabajo más educada en
el mundo. Es una locura
y contraproducente, el
que cientos de miles de
jóvenes
brillantes
no
pueden permitirse el lujo
de ir a la universidad,
y millones de personas
abandonan la escuela con
una montaña de deudas”.
Lisa Holland, de KCK,
apoya a Sanders y siente
que él es el hombre que
puede ayudar a cambiar
los problemas a los que
muchos estadounidenses
se enfrentan como los
altos costos de matrícula,
asistencia sanitaria y
empleos mejor pagados.
“Él
es
el
único
candidato para el cambio
y el que puede ayudar
a
resolver
nuestros
problemas
financieros,
que como país, estamos
enfrentando. Él es honesto
y habla de los problemas.
Lo que necesitamos es
honestidad”, dijo Holland.
Varias mujeres que
esperaban emitir su voto
a favor de Clinton, dijeron
que es hora de que el
país cuente con una mujer
presidente.
La participante en su
primer
caucus,
Peggy
Deseure,
vino
para
aprender acerca de cómo
funciona el comité político y
a emitir su voto por Clinton.
“Quiero
asegurarme
de que Hilary llegue al
cargo”, dijo. “Ella ha
estado trabajando por
ciertos temas y en pie de
lucha por la justicia desde
que era una adolescente.
Ella es la mujer que puede
convertirse en la primer
mujer presidente”, dijo
Deseure.
Nathan Wash quiere
que Clinton sea la primer
presidente mujer.
“Ella representa los
temas que son importantes
para mí. Está involucrada
en ayudar a la gente
y quiere ayudar a los
inmigrantes, pero me
temo que las personas que
están apoyando a Bernie
Sanders van a aprovechar
esta oportunidad para
alejarse de ella”, dijo
Wash.
Tyler Clay, de 26
años, habló de su apoyo
por Sanders. “Estoy de
acuerdo con su política
de asistencia sanitaria,
un salario digno, mejores
puestos de trabajo y su
política de matrícula de la
universidad”.
Al final, Sanders superó
a Clinton al capturar
el 67% de los votos en
Kansas,
con
Clinton
obteniendo un 32%.
Tras la victoria de
Sanders,
su
equipo
de campaña emitió la
siguiente
declaración:
“La gente solía preguntar
“¿Cuál es el problema
con Kansas?” Resulta que
no existe problema en
Kansas cuando le das a
la gente una opción clara
y haces que participen en
el proceso democrático”.
Kansas a menudo es
pasado por alto en la
política presidencial, pero
este fin de semana fue el
epicentro de la política.
Kelly Arnold, presidenta
del Partido Republicano
de Kansas dijo: “Esto
demuestra la importancia
de los electores que están
en Kansas”. Ella también
señaló que tanto el
empresario Donald Trump,
y el senador Ted Cruz,
cancelaron compromisos
previos para asistir a
la reunión de base en
Wichita, Kansas.
Cruz obtuvo el visto
bueno de los republicanos
de Kansas, con el 48 %
de los votos, con Trump
llevándose el 23 % y
Marco Rubio, teniendo un
16 %.
Cruz tuiteó el sábado,
“Gracias, Kansas”.
Una encuesta publicada
por el Instituto de Conexión
de Asuntos Públicos de la
Universidad Estatal Fort
Hays, la semana pasada,
había mostrado a Trump
con una ventaja de dos
dígitos sobre Cruz, pero
también mostró que una
pluralidad de electores
estaban indecisos.
Cuando Trump cambió
sus planes y decidió visitar
Wichita, Kansas, fue
citado diciendo, “Después
de hacer esta gran vuelta
en U a Kansas, si pierdo,
voy a estar tan enojado
con ustedes”, dijo a sus
seguidores en su rally de
Wichita.
Los ánimos que han
caracterizado a gran
parte de los debates
republicanos
estaban
en la mente de algunos
electores.
Jim
Bauer,
republicano de Overland
Park, Kansas, estuvó en
la fila por dos horas. A
él le gustaría ver a los
candidatos presidenciales
abordar las cuestiones
por las que el público está
preocupado y detener
el discurso dramático
en tono de insultos y
difamación.
“It is important to be here today”
CONT./PAGE 1
At Turner High School
in Kansas City, Kansas,
the caucus organizers
had enough wristbands
and voter paperwork for
500 people. It wasn’t
long before they were
sending people out to
make additional copies.
Johnson
County
caucus sites experienced
the same problem—a
shortage
of
forms.
1,700 ballots at one
Republican caucus site in
Johnson County weren’t
enough for the turnout.
Organizers resorted to
note cards and rushing
to copying sites to print
additional ballots.
On the Democrat side of
the caucus, people in line
didn’t seem to care who
was voting for Senator
Bernie Sanders or former
Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton. Their message
during the caucus — keep
a Democrat as President
of the United States.
KCK resident Jesus
Rodriguez stood outside
Turner
High
School
waiting to get inside to
vote for Sanders.
“It is important to be here
today. We need to have
a say in the elections. It
is important for us to look
at what the candidates
stand for and decide. I
like what Sanders stands
for and that he listens to
the working people,” said
Rodriguez.
As a father of two
college-age
students,
he is very interested in
Sanders’ proposal for
federal aid for college
students.
“His plan would help
our children get a good
education.
It is very
expensive
for
them
to attend college and
we never know what
might happen next …
job loss, cuts in pay …
that could affect if we
can help our children
attend a university,” said
Rodriguez.
On the campaign trail,
Sanders has pointed
out that in a highly
competitive
global
economy, “we need the
best educated workforce
in the world. It is insane
and
counter-productive
… that hundreds of
thousands of bright young
people can’t afford to go
to college, and millions of
others leave school with a
mountain of debt.”
Lisa Holland of KCK
supports Sanders feeling
he is the man that can
help change the issues
that many Americans are
facing—high tuition costs,
health care and better
paying jobs.
“He
is
the
only
candidate for change
and he can help solve
our financial problems we
as a country are facing.
He is honest and he talks
about the issues. … What
we need is honesty,” said
Holland.
Several women waiting
to cast their vote for
Clinton said it is time for
the country to have a
woman president.
First
time
caucus
participant
Peggy
DeSeure came to learn
about how the political
caucus worked and to
cast her ballot for Clinton.
“I want to make sure
that Hilary gets in office,”
she said. “She has been
working for issues and
standing for justice since
she was a teenager. She
is the woman that can
become our first woman
president,” said DeSeure.
Nathan Wash wants
Clinton to be the first
woman president.
“She stands for the
issues that are important
to me. She is involved in
helping people and wants
to help immigrants, but I
am afraid that the people
who are standing for
Bernie Sanders is going
to take this opportunity
away from her,” said
Wash.
Tyler Clay, 26 years
old, talked of his support
for Sanders. “I agree with
his policy on health care,
a living wage, better jobs
and his policy on college
tuition.”
In the end Sanders
edged
out
Clinton
capturing 67 percent
of the Kansas votes to
Clinton’s 32 percent.
Following
the
win
Sanders’
campaign
released the following
statement, “People used
to ask ‘What’s the matter
with Kansas?’
It turns
out that there’s nothing
the matter with Kansas
when you give people a
clear choice and involve
them in the democratic
process.”
Kansas
is
often
overlooked
in
the
presidential politics but
this weekend it was at the
epicenter of politics.
YOUR LATINO CONNECTION SINCE 1996
Kelly Arnold, chair of
the Kansas Republican
Party said, “This just
shows how important the
voters are in Kansas.”
She also noted that both
businessman
Donald
Trump and Senator Ted
Cruz canceled previous
commitments to attend
the caucus in Wichita,
Kansas.
Cruz captured the nod
of the Kansas Republican
with 48 percent of the
vote, with Trump trailing
with 23 percent and
Marco Rubio taking 16
percent.
Cruz tweeted Saturday,
“Thank You, Kansas.”
A poll released by Fort
Hays State University’s
Docking
Institute
of
Public Affairs last week
had shown Trump with
a double digit lead over
Cruz, but it also showed
that a plurality of voters
were undecided.
When Trump changed
his plans and decided to
visit Wichita, Kansas, he
was quoted as saying,
“After making this huge
U-turn to Kansas, if I lose,
I’m going to be so angry
at you,” he told supporters
at his Wichita rally.
The harangues that
have typified much of the
Republican debates were
on some voter’s minds.
Jim Bauer, Republican in
Overland Park, Kansas,
stood in line for two hours.
He would like to see the
presidential candidates
address the issues that
the public are concerned
about and stop the bawdy
displays of name calling
and mudslinging.
“Es triste que hayamos
llegado a la apodos y
los nombres obscenos.
Me gustaría ver más
sustancia. Creo que a
todos los que están en
esta sala les gustaría
ver más sustancia”, dijo
Bauer.
A pesar de la retórica
política
de
Trump,
Adrienne Foster, directora
ejecutiva de la Comisión
Hispana de Kansas y la
Comisión de Asuntos de
Latinoamérica, en Topeka,
Kansas y ex alcalde de
Roeland Park, es una
seguidora de Trump. En
una entrevista con Steve
Kraske, del Kansas City
Star, explicó por qué ella
apoya Trump.
“Trump es un poco difícil
a veces. Fue desmesurado
en su discurso sobre el
Papa. Yo también estaba
un poco en las nubes
cuando empecé en la
política. Él va a crecer en
el trabajo”, dijo.
Foster dijo que Trump
ofrece esperanza. Cuando
se le preguntó sobre Trump
y la construcción del muro
fronterizo, su respuesta
fue, “Se necesita el muro”.
En
sus
comentarios,
ella
señaló que sabe
de muchos inmigrantes
que han seguido las
reglas establecidas para
la inmigración y, sin
embargo, batallan con las
largas esperas.
“No nos gusta que la
gente se salte la línea.
Yo no enseño a mis hijos
que la sociedad les debe
algo. Hay que ganarse
todo,
incluyendo
sus
calificaciones”, dijo.
El Consejo Nacional
de La Raza (NCLR, por
sus siglas en inglés) ha
estado trabajando para
conseguir que los latinos
y otros se registren para
votar.
Clarissa
Martínez,
vicepresidente adjunto
de NCLR, espera que los
candidatos demócratas
y republicanos a la
presidencia
presten
atención a los votantes
latinos.
“Cuando
llevamos
a
cabo
nuestra
conferencia en Kansas
City, Missouri, el año
pasado, invitamos a los
candidatos demócratas
y republicanos a que
vinieran y nos hablaran.
Vinieron tres candidatos
demócratas y hablaron
en la convención. Por
desgracia, los candidatos
republicanos
nos
rechazaron. Se habló un
montón acerca de esto”,
dijo Martínez.
NCLR y Univisión han
puesto en marcha una
campaña para ayudar
a las personas a que se
registren para votar. Ellos
están tratando de llegar a
la generación del milenio
mediante el desarrollo de
una aplicación digital que
puede ser descargada en
su teléfono celular.
“El registro de votantes
está ahora en la palma de
sus manos”, dijo.
Mientras
que
la
inmigración
puede
estar en la mente de los
electores latinos, no es
el elemento prioritario
en su lista de temas.
Muchos están buscando
respuestas a un mejor
sistema de salud; formas
de ayudarles a ellos o a
sus hijos para que asistan
a la universidad y la
seguridad laboral.
“El tema de deportar
a
11
millones
de
inmigrantes, eso es una
pereza de los candidatos
para incitar el miedo y
la división en nuestras
familias estadounidenses.
A medida que nos
acerquemos
a
las
elecciones
generales,
estos
candidatos
se
verán obligados a tener
en cuenta si sus puntos
de vista están en línea
con la mayoría de los
estadounidenses o si van
a atender a unas pocas
voces”, dijo Martínez.
“It’s sad it’s come to the
name calling and filthy
names. I’d like to see
more substance. I think
everybody in this room
would like to see more
substance,” said Bauer.
Despite Trump’s political
rhetoric, Adrienne Foster,
executive director of the
Kansas Hispanic and
Latino American Affairs
Commission in Topeka,
Kansas
and
former
mayor of Roeland Park,
in a Trump supporter. In
an interview with Steve
Kraske of the Kansas City
Star, she explained why
she supports Trump.
“Trump is a little rough
at times.
He went
overboard in his remarks
about the Pope. I was
also a little over the top
when I first started in
politics. He’ll grow into
the job,” she said.
Foster said Trump offers
hope. When asked about
Trump building the border
wall, her reply, “The wall
is needed.” In her remarks
she noted she knows of
many immigrants that
have followed the rules
set forth for immigration
and yet struggle with the
long waits.
“We don’t like people
skipping the line.
I
don’t teach my children
that society owes you
anything. You’ve got to
earn everything, including
your grades,” she said.
The National Council of
La Raza (NCLR) has been
working to get Latinos
and others to register to
vote.
Clarissa
Martinez,
NCLR
deputy
vice
president hopes that the
Democrat and Republican
candidates for president
pay attention to the Latino
voters.
“When we held our
conference in Kansas
City, Missouri last year
we invited the Democrats
and
Republican
candidates to come and
speak. Three Democrat
candidates came and
spoke at the convention.
Unfortunately,
the
Republican
candidates
turned us down. There
was a lot of talk about
this,” said Martinez.
NCLR and Univision
have
launched
a
campaign
to
help
people get registered to
vote. They are reaching
out to the millennial
generation by developing
a digital app that can be
downloaded onto their
cellphone.
“Voter registration is
now in the palm of their
hands,” she said.
While immigration may
be on the minds of the
Latino voters, it is not the
first item on their list of
issues. Many are seeking
answers to a better health
care system; ways to help
them or their children
attend college and job
security.
“The topic of deporting
11 million immigrants
… that is a laziness in
the candidates to incite
fear and division in our
American families. As we
move toward the general
election, these candidates
will be forced to reckon
with if their views are in
line with the majority of
Americans and whether
they are going to cater
to a few voices,” said
Martinez.
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TMC is the only recognized
lymphedema treatment
center in the region
Kansas City, MO –
Truman Medical Center
(TMC) Hospital Hill
is the only National
Lymphedema Network
(NLN) Affiliated Clinic in
the Kansas City region.
A NLN Affiliated clinic
designation
means
TMC
has
certified
lymphedema therapists
that treat patients with
lymphedema
and
other edema related
complications.
“Many patients and
healthcare
providers
are not aware there
is a treatment for this
disease,” said Marcia
Beck, TMC APRN and
NLN medical advisory
committee
member.
“While treatment is
covered
for
breast
cancer patients under
the Cancer Rights Act,
compression garments
are often not covered
or
prohibitively
expensive.”
Lymphedema is the
swelling of arms or
legs, most commonly
due to the removal
or damage of lymph
nodes as part of cancer
treatment. The loss of or
damage to lymph nodes
prevents the proper
drainage
of
lymph
fluid and the build-up
causes swelling. While
there is not cure for
lymphedema, it can be
managed with early
diagnosis and proper
care
from
certified
lymphedema therapists.
The
most
common
cancer associated with
lymphedema is breast
cancer and other head/
neck cancer treatments.
C o m p r e s s i o n
garments
are
the
primary
way
to
properly
treat
and
control
lymphedema.
In addition to pre and
post-surgical screenings
for lymphedema, full
Decongestive Therapy,
compression
garment
measurement/fitting
and
wound
care
are vital treatments
offered
by
TMC’s
certified lymphedema
therapists.
However,
Medicare beneficiaries
and those with state
sponsored
insurance
plans are not eligible
for reimbursement for
compression garments.
Many
commercial
plans vary widely in
their
reimbursement
structures making care
prohibitively expensive
for
many.
While
patients can apply for
funding through the
Marilyn
Westbrook
Garment
fund,
a
national grass roots
effort to make insurance
reimbursement
mandatory is taking
place.
“Ongoing treatment
with proper garments
and therapy are of
the utmost importance
for
patients
with
lymphedema,”
said
Karen Bock, PT, CWS,
CLT-LANA and specialty
board certified physical
therapist in wound care
at TMC. “Lymphedema
can occur within days of
cancer surgery or it may
take years and without
proper preventive and
maintenance care, it
can be debilitating for
some.”
As part of the 2016
World
Lymphedema
Awareness
Day
in
March
the
NLN
and its affiliates are
drawing attention to the
Lymphedema Treatment
Act, currently making
its way through the
U.S. Congress. The
bi-partisan act would
add
lymphedema
compression garments
and supplies to the list
of federally mandated
items required that all
insurance plans must
provide reimbursement
for.
This would help all
lymphedema
patients
to
have
immediate
access to the medical
supplies and garments
they need to prevent
the progression of this
treatable disease.
About TMC
Truman
Medical
Centers
is
an academic medical
center
providing
accessible, state-of-theart quality healthcare to
the greater Kansas City
community. The majority
of TMC physicians,
in affiliation with the
University of Missouri
– Kansas City School
of Medicine, teach the
doctors of the future.
They stay ahead of the
curve in healthcare,
providing
innovative
instruction to students
and cutting-edge care to
patients. With two acute
care academic hospital
locations, a behavioral
health program, a longterm care facility and
University Health, a
newly opened specialty
and surgery center in
downtown Kansas City,
TMC provides care from
birth through senior
years. In addition to its
hospital facilities, TMC
utilizes several mobile
care
clinics/services
and community-based
facilities
to
bring
healthcare directly to
the community.
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