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2009 Was a Mixed Ride in KCK
Debra DeCoster
HISPANIC NEWS
Joe Reardon was re-elected to his second term in office. Mark Holland
questioned fellow commissioner Ann Murguia on ethical questions
surrounding county funds for the nonprofit ANDA. John Mendez is once
again serving the people of Wyandotte County residents as an elected official.
Joe Reardon fue reelegido a un segundo periodo en su cargo. Mark Holland
cuestionó a su compañera comisionada Ann Murguía sobre interrogantes de
índole ética que rodean fondos del condado para la organización sin fines
de lucro ANDA. John Méndez está nuevamente sirviéndole a la gente del
Condado de Wyandotte en su calidad de oficial electo.
John Mendez is back in the
public spotlight doing a job he
loves. He was voted as District
2 at-large Commissioner in April
2009. When he lost his District
3 Commissioner seat to Ann
Murguia in April 2007, he never
ended his involvement with Wyandotte County residents.
Although his duties as a commissioner were over during that
two-year period, he continued to
reach out and help the community. He was the only bilingual
commissioner on the board during his 2002-2007 tenure. When
he returned to the Board of Commissioners this year, the Spanishspeaking community again had
a voice in the Unified Government.
He told Hispanic News last
year that “being bilingual is an
advantage. It is a means to help
the community. I have always
been there to help individuals,
departments and government
agencies to interpret and there is
a lack of that.”
His platform issues as the current Commissioner at-large are
crime, police protection and resources, reduction in property
taxes and the aging infrastructure.
“I am proud of our crime fighting efforts. I think the police chief
and his staff have done a good job
of addressing crime,” Mendez
said.
7 DE ENERO DEL 2010
“WE ARE LIVING TONY’S
LEGACY,” S A ID HE R N A NDE Z
joe arce and tony balandran •
HISPANIC NEWS
In life, Tony Aguirre promoted youth sports activity and
encouraged everyone to participate, whether as a player, a fan
or a coach.
The athletic director of the
Guadalupe Center for years,
Aguirre was honored just before
his passing when Kansas City
officials bestowed his name on a
Westside community center.
In December, the Guadalupe Center Youth League,
which gives children between
age 4 and junior high school a
chance to showcase their abilities, expanded to a new court
— fittingly the Tony Aguirre
Community Center at 2050 W.
Pennway in Kansas City, Mo.
“This was Tony’s dream to
have the kids come here and
play and have a nice facility,”
Cris Medina, president and
CEO of Guadalupe Centers
Inc., told Hispanic News. “I
know he is watching down on
us, but it would be nice to have
him here mingling with the kids
and the families.”
The Youth League at GCI
had been playing its basketball
games at the Sacred Heart Parish Hall, which has one court.
“The youth basketball program
has grown in popularity, serving
youths not only from the area
neighborhood but also teens on
the Missouri and Kansas sides
and with the influx of new teams
we needed more space,” Medina
said. “The gym at Sacred Heart
is not large enough to handle
all the teams or the crowd that
comes to watch them.”
However, moving league
games to the Aguirre Center allows access to two courts and a
newer facility.
“By playing one game an
hour over there (at Sacred
Heart), we were getting done
pretty late. And these are little
kids ages 4 through 7, so they
would be up pretty late.” With
the move, “we are done by 8:30
or 8:45 at night.”
Medina said some GCI programs — such as the high
school’s physical education program and after-school activities
— already use the Aguirre Center,
but it’s the first time the basketball
league has entered its doors.
THE AGUIRRE CENTER /PAGE KCK SAW CUTS /PAGE El 2009 Fue Un Viaje de Altos y Bajos
en KCK:
TRADUCE PATRICIO H. LAZEN
HISPANIC NEWS
John Méndez está de regreso
en la escena pública haciendo el
trabajo que adora. Él fue elegido
como Comisionado General del
Distrito 2 en abril del 2009. Cuando él perdió la posición de Comisionado del Distrito 3 a manos de
Ann Murguía en abril del 2007, él
nunca dejó de lado su participación
con los residentes del Condado de
Wyandotte. Aunque sus deberes como
comisionado cesaron durante ese
periodo de dos años, él continuó
tratando de alanzar y de ayudar
a la comunidad. Él fue el único
comisionado bilingüe en la junta
durante su mandato correspondiente a los años 2002-2007. Cuando
él regresó a la Junta de Comisionados este año, la comunidad hispana tuvo nuevamente una voz en
el Gobierno Unificado. El año pasado él le dijo a Hispanic News que “Ser bilingüe significa una ventaja. Eso significa
ayudar a la comunidad. Yo siempre he estado allí para ayudar a las
personas, departamentos y agencias gubernamentales para interpretar y allí existe una falta de eso”. Los temas de su plataforma
como actual Comisionado Gen-
eral son el crimen, la protección
policial y recursos, la reducción en
impuestos a bienes raíces y la infraestructura anticuada.
“Estoy orgulloso de nuestros esfuerzos para combatir el crimen”,
dijo Méndez.
El Departamento de Policía de
Kansas City, Kan., celebró la noticia que el crimen en la ciudad
había experimentado una nueva
disminución, estableciendo un récord que la ciudad no había visto
en 22 años. Los crímenes violentos
disminuyeron en un 20 por ciento
y los crímenes a la propiedad lo
hicieron en un 16 por ciento. KCK VIO CORTES/PÁGINA Park University Graduate Seeks
School Board Seat
joe arce and tony balandran •
HISPANIC NEWS
Crispín Rea Jr. cree que el
momento es propicio para
presentar su candidatura a una
posición en la próxima elección
de la Junta Escolar de KCMO. Él
necesita juntar 500 firmas desde
hoy y hasta el 19 de enero del
2019. Su meta es la de recolectar 1.000 firmas.
Crispin Rea Jr. believes the time
is right to toss his hat into the
ring for a seat in the upcoming
KCMO School Board election.
He needs to gather 500 signatures between now and Jan.
19, 2010. His goal is to gather
1,000 signatures
Crispin Rea Jr. thinks the
Kansas City Missouri School
District is in a crisis with declining enrollment and must
improve so parents will send
their children to its schools.
Rea, 24, recently announced
to Hispanic News his candidacy for an at-large seat on the
nine-member school board.
He now faces the task of gathering 500 signatures by Jan.
19 to qualify for the race.
“The district is in need of
bold and energetic leadership,
and I am confident I can provide that,” Rea told Hispanic
News. “The board needs to
reflect the diversity of the district, and this is a very diverse
district, and that goes beyond
the Latino population.”
Currently working as an as-
sistant to Kansas City Mayor
Mark Funkhouser, Rea said
has the experience needed to
perform effectively as a school
board member. “I’ve learned
a lot about how (political)
things work. I’ve learned how
the nonprofit world works.
I’ve learned how our education system works and different levels of government.”
A 2008 graduate of Park
University and St. Mary’s
High School in Independence,
Rea has a degree political science public administration and
plans to attend law school. He
also was elected to serve as the
13th Ward Jackson County
Democratic Committeeman.
“But I learned more in my first
year in the mayor’s office than
I did in all my four years of
undergraduate school.”
For many of these young athletes, it will be the first time to dribble a basketball down a court at the Tony Aguirre
Community Center. Over time, they will learn about the legacy of Aguirre and his dedication to youth sports in the
Hispanic community.
Para muchos de estos jóvenes atletas, será la primera vez en que ellos maniobren con una pelota de baloncesto en la
cancha del Centro Comunitario Tony Aguirre. Con el tiempo, ellos aprenderán respecto al legado de Aguirre y a su
dedicación para con los deportes juveniles en la comunidad hispana.
“ESTAMOS VIVIENDO EL LEGADO DE
TONY”, DICE HERNÁNDEZ
joe arce and tony balandran •
HISPANIC NEWS
En vida, Tony Aguirre promovió actividades deportivas para
jóvenes y exhortó a cada uno a
participar, ya sea como jugadores,
fanáticos o como entrenador.
El director atlético del Guadalupe Center por años, Aguirre
fue homenajeado poco antes de
su fallecimiento cuando oficiales de Kansas City le pusieron su
nombre al centro comunitario
del Westside. En diciembre, la Liga Juvenil
del Guadalupe Center, que le da
a niños de entre las edades de 4 y
a quienes cursan el tercer año de
la secundaria una oportunidad de
exhibir sus habilidades, expandidas a un nuevo recinto – apropiadamente el Centro Comunitario
Tony Aguirre del 2050 W de
Pennway en Kansas City, Mo.
“El sueño de Tony fue el de
hacer que los niños vinieran
aquí y jugaran y contaran con
un buen recinto”, le dijo a Hispanic News Cris Medina, presidente y ejecutivo de Guadalupe
Centers Inc. “Yo sé que él nos
está mirando desde arriba, pero
sería bonito tenerlo aquí mezclándose con los muchachos y
con las familias”. La Liga Juvenil de GCI había
estado jugando sus juegos de baloncesto en el Hall de la parroquia
de la Sagrada Familia, el cual tiene
una cancha. “El programa juvenil
de baloncesto ha crecido en popularidad, atendiendo no tan solo a
jóvenes del vecindario del área,
sino que también a adolescentes
de las lados de Kansas y Missouri
y con el flujo de nuevos equipos
necesitábamos más espacio”, dijo
Medina. “El gimnasio del Sagrado
Corazón no es lo suficientemente
grande como para albergar a todos los equipos o a las multitudes
que vienen a verlos”.
Sin embargo, el mudar los jue-
gos de la liga al Centro Aguirre les
permite tener acceso a dos canchas
y a un recinto más nuevo.
“Al jugar un juego por hora allá
(En el Sagrado Corazón), estábamos acabando bastante tarde,”
explico Medina. “Y esos son niños
pequeños de entre las edades de 4
y 7, por lo que tenían que estar en
pie hasta bastante tarde”. Con la
movida, “nosotros acabamos a las
8:30 ó a las 8:45 de la noche.
Medina dijo que algunos programas de GCI – tales como el
programa de educación física de
escuela secundaria y actividades
para después de la escuela – ya
utilizan el Centro Aguirre, pero
ésta es la primera vez que la liga
de baloncesto cruza sus puertas. “Estamos viviendo el legado de
Tony”, dijo él. “Esto es algo que él
nos inculcó y ahora nosotros estamos manteniendo esa tradición
que él comenzó para el centro”.
EL CENTRO AGUIRRE/PÁGINA REA FIRST GOAL /PAGE Graduado de la Universidad Park Busca Posición
en la Junta Escolar
joe arce and tony balandran •
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Crispín Rea Jr. cree que el
Distrito Escolar de Kansas
City Missouri se encuentra en
una crisis con la disminución
en las inscripciones o matrículas y debe mejorar para que
así los padres envíen sus hijos
a sus escuelas.
Rea, de 24 años, le anunció recientemente a Hispanic
News su candidatura a una
posición de tipo general en la
junta escolar compuesta de
nueve miembros. Él ahora enfrentará la tarea de reunir 500
firmas para el 19 de enero para
poder calificar a la contienda. “El distrito está necesitado
de un liderazgo audaz y enérgico y yo tengo confianza de
que puedo ofrecer eso”, Rea
le dijo a Hispanic News. “La
junta necesita reflejar la diversidad del distrito y éste es
un distrito muy diverso y eso
EL PRIMER OBJETIVO /PÁGINA Manuel “Rabbit” Hernandez, athletic director for GCI, was excited for these kids playing basketball at the Tony Aguirre
Community Center. Hernandez said it is a dream come true for him and an honor to the legacy of Tony Aguirre.
Manuel “Rabbit” Hernández, director atlético de GCI, se mostró entusiasmado por estos muchachos jugando baloncesto en el Centro Comunitario Tony Aguirre. Hernández dijo que un sueño se hizo realidad para él y un honor para el
legado de Tony Aguirre.
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon tours DST Output Co. on Kansas City’s Westside and announces
Missouri First, an initiative to retool economic incentives to help longstanding Missouri
businesses to grow and create new jobs. See page 2.
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Nixon’s Initiative Aims For New Jobs
At a new conference at DST Output, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon
announces his Missouri First program, an initiative that will retool the
state economic incentives to help existing Missouri businesses expand
and create jobs.
Missouri State Rep. Tim Flook, 34th district, a Republican, said the
Missouri First program shows longterm businesses that the state
supports and appreciates their loyalty.
Missouri State Rep. Mike Talboy, 37th district, a Democrat, said, “It’s
time to get people back to work and time to make sure our economy
moves forward.”
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company that has been here for
generations.”
At the same time, longtime
employers may be eligible for
larger incentives offered by
other states trying to lure them
away from Missouri.
“That simply isn’t right,”
Nixon said. “It’s time to balance
the playing field and be more
aggressive in helping current
Missouri businesses grow. That
is what the Missouri First initiative is all about.”
Under current law, businesses
are eligible to apply for a variety
of state economic incentives if
they plan to either expand operations within Missouri or relocate from another state. These
incentives are subject to a specific cap per business per year,
with no distinction between existing Missouri employers and
out-of-state businesses.
Also, some out-of-state businesses could be eligible for larger
overall incentives than existing
Missouri businesses because of
additional economic tools that
are available to help companies
relocate to the state. Such additional incentives often help
defray the costs of constructing
roads and other major infrastruc-
terprise Zone, as well the New
Job Training, Retained Job
Training, and Customized Training programs.
While the initiative provides
additional resources to existing
Missouri businesses, it will not
increase the overall size of any
economic incentive programs.
Steve Hooley, president and
chief operating officer of DST
Output, said the company,
which employs more than 5,000
workers, was proud to be one
of the backdrops in the state for
Nixon’s new program.
State Rep. Tim Flook, a Republican representing the 34th
district, said Nixon’s initiative
addresses an important issue
— keeping loyal businesses in
Missouri when other states are
trying to lure them away. “The
incentive packages are going to
focus much or more on them
(loyal businesses) as they are
on the new businesses we are
bringing in.”
State Rep. Mike Talboy, a
Democrat representing the 37th
district, thanked Nixon during
the announcement for his leadership. “It’s time to get people back
to work and time to make sure
our economy moves forward.”
Longstanding Missouri businesses are the pillar to the state’s
economy and a key to the region’s
recovery, said Gov. Jay Nixon.
“From building the first capsules that took Americans into
space to designing the batteries
that powered the first international space station to pioneering the seeds that grow the crops
that feed our nation and the
world,” Nixon said, such longterm businesses dedicated to operating in the state are examples
of Missouri’s history of innovation and entrepreneurship that
span decades.
To reward such loyalty to the
state and strengthen the area’s
rebound from the recession,
Nixon introduced a new initiative — Missouri First — that retools the state’s economic incentive programs to provide a boost
to companies that already are in
Missouri and employ workers
and are considering expansion.
Nixon toured companies in
Kansas City’s Westside and in
Springfield on Tuesday before
announcing the new program.
“When you tour one of Missouri’s proud companies, you
see so much more than a place
where people go to work,”
Nixon said after touring DST
Output Co., 2600 Southwest
Blvd. “You see a place where
the hard-working, sharp-thinking and dedicated men and
women are making their lives,
their communities and our state
stronger and more prosperous.”
He said DST Output, which
has been in Kansas City for
about 40 years, is part of that
tradition of companies loyal to
the state and to generations of
Missourians by providing solid,
stable employment.
However, Nixon said, the
problem is that the state’s incentive programs treat both types
of businesses — the most loyal
companies and those out-of-state
businesses that are thinking of
moving to Missouri — the same.
“We don’t give folks who have
been here for generations any
extra consideration for their
loyalty, their dedication or their
impact our community,” Nixon
said. “In other words, you get
extra credit for being an outof-state company for simply
thinking about relocating while
you don’t get any special consideration for being a Missouri
KCK Saw Cuts and Growth
CONT./PAGE The Kansas City, Kan., police
department celebrated the news
that crime in the city had dropped
to a new low, setting a record that
the city had not seen in 22 years.
Violent crimes dropped 20 percent and property crimes dropped
16 percent.
“The strategies that were implemented by the police department
in 2006 have proven once again
to be effective in the reduction of
violent crime in our community.
These strategies focus on drug enforcement, quality-of-life issues,
and remaining flexible as crime
patterns change,” said Police Chief
Samuel Breshears.
Breshears attributes the city’s
reduction in crime stats to several factors. He said the police
department’s relationship with
the community remains strong,
the input from community partners is a cornerstone to the city’s
success, and police officers and
commanders have worked hard
to remove violent offenders from
the streets.
In 2009, Mayor Joe Reardon
was re-elected and began his new
term with the recession hitting
hard in his hometown. Workers
at the General Motors plant were
facing layoffs and uncertainty
about whether they would continue production in Kansas City,
Kan. Families in the city have had
to tighten their budgets and face
rising gas prices and food costs at
the grocery store. Workers have
either been laid off or have seen
their work hours reduced, and the
mayor’s office has had to tighten
its financial belt.
The Unified Government of
Wyandotte County also wielded
its budget axe, making cuts in
programs and approving a 2010
budget that included employee
furloughs, hiring and pay freezes,
suspensions in public work projects and 10-percent trim in services and programs.
The drastic budget cut was required to meet a revenue shortfall
of almost $12 million. According to a statement by the Unified
Government, “the dismal budget
is painted by a drop in property
values, declining sales tax receipts and sharp cuts in promised
state funding.”
In October 2009, Kansas City,
Kan., police officers voted to accept a pay freeze in 2010 to avoid
the layoff of 16 officers and help
the Unified Government manage
a budget crisis. As the police officers accepted the pay freeze, they
have joined thousands of other
Unified Government workers affected by the revenue shortfall.
More than 1,000 non-union
employees are facing a two-year
freeze on pay raises and 15 unpaid furlough days. Hundreds of
union Unified Government workers also are accepting pay freezes
and furlough days. Public safety
personnel are protected from the
15-day unpaid furloughs imposed
on other employees.
Despite the recession in 2009,
Village West has continued to
grow with the addition of new
stores. Wal-Mart and Best Buy
are open at the Plaza at the
Speedway complex and currently
under construction is a Taco Bell
restaurant at the same site.
Future projects in the Village
West complex are the CernerKansas City Wizards development and a Hollywood Casino,
which was approved by the Kansas Lottery Gaming board.
The first phase of Schlitterbahn
Water Park opened in July 2009.
The local Carpenters District
Council of Kansas City organized
a union protest outside the water
park during the summer. More
than 100 union workers stood
outside the park letting officials
know that they were upset that
local jobs were awarded to outof-state workers.
Construction at the park will
continue through 2011 as the
company builds lodging, shops,
restaurants and other attractions along the river walk. When
the park is complete it will offer
750,000 square feet of retail space
and 1,100 lodging units.
Local union leaders continue
to protest the project and have
urged the Unified Government
to push Schlitterbahn officials to
hire local workers on the project
and that they uphold their minority hiring agreement.
As businesses on the western
edge of the city opened their
doors, the Argentine neighborhood in KCK has watched another business close its doors. The
Sonic Drive in closed in 2009,
leaving another empty storefront
on Strong Avenue. The small Argentine community lost its grocery
store several years ago and has not
been able to attract another into
the community. But there may be
hope on the horizon for Argentine.
Schier Products has expressed interest in building at the former site
of Structural Steel.
Mike Ismert, owner of Schier
Products, conducted a town hall
meeting to discuss his plans for
the site. Community residents say
they are open to the new business
moving onto the former steel site,
but have expressed a concern
about semi-truck traffic traveling
close to Vega Park and the children that play soccer there.
In 2009, the Argentine community honored one of their citizens
by renaming the Argentine Community Center as the Joseph E.
Amayo Sr. Center. Also in 2009,
new homes were built in the community under the supervision of
the Argentine Neighborhood Development Association (ANDA).
Ann Murguia, executive director of ANDA and District 3
Commissioner for the Unified
Government, was the focus of ethics questions from Commissioner
Mark Holland, who asked about
ANDA’s request for federal stimulus dollars that were designated for
Wyandotte County.
Two ethical questions were
raised and neither had simple answers. The questions were: Should
a commissioner being paid by the
local city government who is also
serving as a paid executive director of a not-for-profit organization
be able to receive federal stimulus
money for his or her agency? The
second question asked whether
this same commissioner should be
able to receive local government
funding for his or her not-for-profit agency.
When these questions were
raised, Commissioner Mark Holland asked that the Code of Ethics be reviewed and updated. He
asked that Section 2-269 of the
Code of Ethics to be updated with
the following new wording, “an ordinance and resolution prohibiting
Unified Government elected officials from serving as an employee,
legal officer, trustee, director or legal representative of a CDC (Community Development Corporation)
or CHDO (Community Housing
Development Organization) that
receives financial resources directly from the Unified Government
or from federal or state agencies
or programs administered through
the Unified Government.” The revised Code of Ethics was approved
at the regular meeting of the Ethics
Commission.
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ture items that are necessary to
prepare property for a business’
relocation.
Missouri First would change
the law regulating certain incentives to authorize the Department of Economic Development
to provide additional resources
to existing businesses that are
considering expansions in the
state. Specifically, the department would be allowed to increase the incentive cap for businesses that have had a presence
in Missouri for at least five years.
The department would be able to
increase the cap by up to 2 percent of the total incentive amount
for each five-year increment the
company has been located in
Missouri — up to 10 percent of
the total incentive for companies
that have been in Missouri for 25
years or more.
“That is a real benefit to our
most loyal employees,” Nixon
said, “a reward that says thankyou for your longstanding investment in the state and a reward
that we think will help jumpstart
our economy.”
Missouri First would apply
to a number of state economic
incentive programs, including
Quality Jobs and Enhanced En-
Missouri First is the third major component of Nixon’s jobs
package for 2010. The package
also includes the Missouri Science and Research Investment
Act (MOSIRA), which will
create a dedicated fund to help
attract and grow high-tech businesses in the state, and Training
for Tomorrow, an initiative that
will invest $12 million in educating Missourians for in-demand
careers at Missouri’s community
colleges.
When asked what impact Kansas City’s earnings tax, which is
deducted from employees’ paychecks, had on state incentives,
Nixon told Hispanic News,
“That’s a local issue and we
would certainly listen to what the
locals have to say about that.”
He said the earnings tax is
a significant portion of Kansas
City’s revenue and that an alternative source of money would
have to continue supporting services if the tax were eliminated.
Talboy said he has never heard
that the earnings tax had a negative impact on job growth. He
said he would have to examine at
all angles of the tax before taking
any stance on it.
KCK Vio Cortes y Crecimiento
CONT./PÁGINA “Las estrategias que fueron implementadas por el departamento
de policía en el 2006 han probado
una vez más ser efectivas en la
reducción de los crímenes violentos en nuestra comunidad. Estas
estrategias se enfocan en reforzamiento de las leyes en contra de las
drogas, en problemas de calidad
de vida y permanecen flexibles
como cambios de padrones en los
crímenes”, dijo el Jefe de la Policía
Samuel Breshears. Breshears atribuye la reducción
en las estadísticas del crimen de la
ciudad a varios factores. Él dijo
que la relación del departamento
de policía con la comunidad permanece fuerte, las opiniones de
socios comunitarios es una piedra
angular en el sucedo de la ciudad
y los agentes y comandantes de la
policía han trabajado con ahínco
para remover a perpetradores violentos de las calles.
En 2009, el Alcalde Joe Reardon fue reelecto a un nuevo periodo al momento en que la recesión
golpeaba duro a su ciudad. Trabajadores de la Planta General Motors estaban enfrentando despidos
e incertidumbre respecto a si continuarían producción en Kansas
City, Kan. Familias en la ciudad
han tenido que restringir sus presupuestos y enfrentar crecientes
precios en la gasolina y los costos de comestibles en la tienda de
abarrotes. Algunos trabajadores
han sido despedidos o han visto
una reducción en sus horas, y la
oficina del alcalde ha tenido que
apretar el cinturón financiero. El Gobierno Unificado del
Condado de Wyandotte County
también blandió su hacha presupuestaria, haciendo recortes en
programas y aprobando un presupuesto para el 2010 que incluye
alejamiento del trabajo sin recibir
paga para los empleados, contratos
y congelamiento de salarios, suspensión de proyectos de trabajos
públicos y un recorte de un 10 por
ciento en servicios y programas. El drástico recorte presupuestario fue requerido para cumplir
con una reducción de ingresos
de casi $12 millones. Según unan
declaración emitida por el Gobierno Unificado, “el deprimido
presupuesto está pintado por una
baja en los valores de las propiedades, una disminución en los
recibos de impuestos a la venta y
agudos recortes en promesas de
fondos del estado”.
En octubre del 2009, agentes
de la policía de Kansas City, Kan.,
votaron para aceptar un congelamiento de salarios en el 2010 para
evitar el despido de 16 agentes y
ayudar al Gobierno Unificado a
administrar la crisis presupuestaria. Al aceptar el congelamiento de
salarios, los agentes de la policía
se han unido a miles de otros trabajadores del Gobierno Unificado
afectados por la disminución de
los ingresos. Más de 1.000 empleados no
pertenecientes a sindicatos están
enfrentando un congelamiento de
dos años en sus pagas y 15 días de
alejamiento del trabajo sin recibir
paga impuesta a otros empleados. A pesar de la recesión en el
2009, Village West ha continuado creciendo con la adición de
nuevas tiendas. Wal-Mart y Best
Buy tienen sus puertas abiertas
en la Plaza en el complejo de la
Pista de Velocidad y actualmente
se encuentra bajo construcción
un restaurante de la cadena Taco
Bell en el mismo lugar.
Entre los futuros proyectos del
complejo Village West se encuentran el desarrollo Cerner-Kansas
City Wizards y un Casino Hollywood, el cual fue aprobado por la
junta de la Lotería y los Juegos de
Azar de Kansas. La primera fase del Parque
Acuático Schlitterbahn abrió sus
puertas en julio del 2009. El Concilio local del Distrito de Carpinteros de Kansas City, organizó una
protesta sindical afuera del parque
acuático durante el verano. Más de
cien trabajadores del sindicato estuvieron en frente del parque dándole a entender a oficiales que se
encontraban molestos que trabajos
locales fueran otorgados a trabajadores de fuera del estado. La construcción en el parque
continuará a través del 2011 mientras la compañía construye alojamientos, tiendas, restaurantes y
otras atracciones junto a la vereda
que va junto al río. Cuando el
parque sea completado ofrecerá
750.000 pies cuadrados de espacios
para tiendas al detalle y 1.100 unidades para alojamiento.
Líderes sindicales locales continúan protestando contra el
proyecto y han urgido al Gobierno
Unificado que ejerza presión sobre los oficiales de Schlitterbahn
para que contraten a trabajadores
locales en el proyecto y que respeten sus acuerdos pata contratar
minorías. Mientras negocios en el límite
oeste de la ciudad abren sus puertas, el vecindario de Argentine en
KCK ha visto a otros negocios
cerrar sus puertas. El Sonic Drive
In cerró en el 2009, dejando vacío
otro local comercial en la Avenida
Strong. La pequeña comunidad de
Argentine perdió su tienda de abarrotes o almacén hace varios años y
no ha podido atraer otro a la comunidad. Pero allí pudieran vislumbrase esperanzas en el horizonte
para Argentine. Productos Schier
ha expresado interés en construir
en el ex sitio de Acero Estructural.
Mike Ismert, propietario de Productos Schier, realizó una reunión
tipo ayuntamiento para discutir sus
planes para el sitio. Residentes de
la comunidad dijeron estar abiertos
a que se muden nuevos negocios al
ex sitio del acero, pero han expresado preocupación sobre el tráfico
de camiones remolque viajando
cercanos al Parque Vega y los niños que juegan fútbol allí.
En 2009, la comunidad de Argentine le rindió homenaje a uno
de sus ciudadanos al renombrar el
Centro Comunitario de Argentine
con el nombre de Joseph E. Amayo
Sr. Center. También en el 2009,
se construyeron nuevas casas en
la comunidad bajo la supervisión
de la Asociación de Desarrollo
Vecinal de Argentine (ANDA, por
sus siglas en ingles).
Ann Murguía, directora ejecutiva de ANDA y Comisionada por
el Distrito 3 del Gobierno Unificado, fue el foco de preguntas de
índole ético de parte del Comisionado Mark Holland, quien preguntó respecto al pedido por parte
de ANDA de dólares provenientes
del estímulo federal que fueron diseñados para el Condado de Wyandotte.
Dos preguntas de índole ético
fueron formuladas y ninguna de
ellas tuvo una simple respuesta.
Las preguntas fueron: Debería un
Comisionado que recibir sueldo
del gobierno citadino local quien
también es directora ejecutiva de
su agencia sin fines de lucro.
Cuando estas preguntas fueron
formuladas, el Comisionado Mark
Holland pidió que el Código de
Éticas fuera revisado y puesto al
corriente. Él pidió que la sección
2-269 del Código de Éticas fuera
puesto al corriente con nuevas
palabras, “una ordenanza y resolución prohibiendo que oficiales
electos del Gobierno Unificado se
desempeñen como empleados, oficiales legales, miembros de juntas,
directores o representantes legales
de un CDC (Corporación de Desarrollo Comunitario) o CHDO
(Organización Comunal De Desarrollo de Viviendas) que reciben
recursos financieros directamente
del Gobierno Unificado o de agencias estatales o federales o de programas administrados a través del
Gobierno Unificado”. El revisado
Código de Éticas fue aprobado en
la reunión regular de la Comisión
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Chiefs new era? Same results
“Head coach Todd Haley is searching for answers to a tough first
season.”
JOHN SILVA
cern among fans yearning for a
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more experienced hand to guide
As we look forward to 2010
there is still time to reflect on
2009. There were some things
that brought passion and excitement in sports - Missouri’s run
to the elite eight in the NCAA
Men’s Basketball Tournament
and Arrowhead’s hosting of an
exhibition game between Mexico’s two biggest soccer clubs,
Chivas and America. Then
there was the same old, same
old that were the Kansas City
Royals. In spite of a revamped
stadium they managed to field a
team that kept them in the doldrums of the majors.
The biggest story undoubtedly revolved around the Chiefs.
A year ago Scott Pioli was hired
by Clark Hunt to run the football side of the Chiefs operation
while Denny Thum was elevated to team president. Pioli’s first
big decision involved hiring a
head coach. Some thought his
top choice was New England
offensive coordinator Josh
McDaniels. Before Pioli could
talk to McDaniels, the young
coach was snatched up by rival
Denver to replace Mike Shanahan. Shanahan was a popular
choice to come to KC but Pioli
landed on Arizona offensive coordinator Todd Haley. Considered a hot property
Haley had no head coaching
experience but was thought
to have excellent personnel
instincts as well as a highly
evolved offensive acumen. Haley’s temperament was a con-
the club. They were given a reason to chirp quickly as an explosive article detailed a conversation between Haley and locker
room leader Brian Waters. The
Pro Bowl guard was reportedly
told by Haley he could win two
games bringing in 22 players off
the street. It would take Haley
ten weeks to surpass that plateau and the remark kept being
a focus to fan’s displeasure until
the Chiefs got the third win.
In August, Haley took an unprecedented step in team history firing offensive coordinator Chan Gaily midway through
the exhibition schedule and
took over the play calling reigns
himself.
The team showed grit against
Baltimore in week one on the
road keeping things close until
the fourth quarter. It was week
two when the new regime’s honeymoon officially ended. Facing
the gauntlet of all four NFC
East teams following the home
opener, fans would’ve accepted
going 1-5 as long as KC could
beat Oakland at Arrowhead. A
13-10 loss led many to question
Haley’s competency after facing
a putrid performance by Raiders QB Jamarcus Russell who
still managed a last minute drive
to win.
The high water mark for the
season occurred two weeks after the bye. The Chiefs’ victory
over Oakland set the stage for a
match with the world champion
Pittsburgh Steelers. Todd Haley
grew up in Pittsburgh where his
father Dick was the personnel
guru for the 70’s dynasty. With
Dad in town, the Chiefs played
an emotional game beating the
Steelers in a 27-24 overtime
thriller.
Those two wins coincided
with two personnel moves
which benefited the offense in
the second half of the season.
The team released running back
Larry Johnson after tweeting
negative comments towards
Haley and fans alike. That allowed Jamaal Charles to be unleashed. The second-year Texas
back gained more yards in the
second half of the season than
anyone else save NFL rushing
leader Chris Johnson. Pioli also
picked up the contract of Chris
Chambers after the Chargers
released the receiver. In three
consecutive weeks Chambers
came up with big plays in the
fourth quarter giving the Chiefs
a chance to win while Dwayne
Bowe served a four-game,
league-mandated suspension.
Perhaps the biggest story of
the year is the team’s lack of
progress from last year. The
club is laying the foundation for
the future for the second time in
three years and for the first time
since 1990 the fans stayed home
to the point where a game was
blacked out on local television.
Changes are expected at Arrowhead after having the third
worst record in the NFL for the
second consecutive year. Defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast’s 3-4 defensive schemes
yielded little more results than
the futility seen nearing a decade of poor defensive performances. The offensive line is still
in a shambles after plugging in
lowly regarded acquisitions and
demands attention during the
off-season.
Chiefs’ fans knew it would
be a long season and thankfully
for them it’s over. They’ve paid
their dues and hopefully for
them the patience will begin to
pay off next year.
In loving Memory • Albert Lascon, Sr.
Albert Lascon, Sr, 91 of Kansas City, MO, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2010 at North
Kansas City Hospital. Mass of
Christian Burial will be 9:00 a.m.
Thursday, January 7, 2010 at
Redemptorist Fathers Catholic
Church. Burial will be in Mt.
Calvary Cemetery. Visitation was
Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at
the McGilley Midtown Chapel,
where a rosary was prayed.
Al was born August 26, 1918
in Brownsville, TX and will be
greatly missed by family and
neighbors. Al grew up in Richmond, MO and met the ‘Love
of His Life’, Marie Perez in
Hampton, IA. Marie preceded
him in death in 1972. He was
a devoted husband and greatly
missed her. Al was a proud veteran of WWII and member of
the 84th Infantry known as the
Rail Splitters. His memories of
the War and those he served
with will be missed. Al worked
in the coal mines of Minnesota
and Missouri and farmed in
Iowa, Missouri and Minnesota
after the war, before settling in
the Kansas City area. He retired
after 37 years as a welder and
foreman for Standard Steel of
North Kansas City. He sometimes worked 2 jobs (the other
at Columbia Steel) to raise and
support their seven children.
His proud work ethic will always be remembered and appreciated. When someone in the
Open 6 days a week
Tuesday-Friday 8:00 am till 6:00 pm
Saturday 7:00 am to 4:00 pm Sunday 7:00 am to 3:00 pm
old neighborhood needed something fixed, from cars to appliances, Al was always willing
to help. In addition to his wife
and parents, Al was preceded
in death by three sons, Robert,
Michael and John; five siblings,
Ignacio Lascon, Chima Lascon,
Josephine Lascon, Esperanza
Lascon and Jesus Lascon. His
survivors include his oldest son,
Albert Lascon, Jr. and his wife
Sherry of Kansas City, KS,
his daughters Josie Lascon of
Overland Park, KS and Mary
Velasquez of North Kansas
City and son Joseph Lascon
and his wife Susan of Lee’s
Summit, MO; 15 grandchildren
and 21 great grandchildren;
and numerous extended family
and friends. Al’s family would
like to thank his neighbors who
helped him many times during
his latter years. A special thanks
to a young man named Josh
and neighbors Sharon, Allen
and Bud.
7 DE ENERO DEL 2010
Low inflation leaves tax deductions mostly
unchanged
By Jason Alderman
When it comes to inflation,
2009 was a good news/bad
news kind of year — with a few
mixed messages thrown in for
good measure.
According to one widely used
inflation measurement, the Department of Labor’s Consumer
Price Index for urban consumers (CPI-U), the rate of inflation
actually fell for the quarter ending Sept. 30, 2009, compared to
the same period a year earlier.
(Remember, gasoline prices,
which spiked during 2008 and
impacted numerous other expenses, subsided considerably
in 2009.)
Those whose bills have continued to rise probably would
debate whether it was actually
cheaper to live in 2009 than in
2008. Regardless, this is an
important statistic because the
IRS uses the third-quarter CPIU to determine whether dozens
of tax-related numbers such as
income tax bracket limits and
maximum retirement savings
plan contributions will stay the
same or increase in the following tax year.
The good news is that although many savers feared that
retirement plan contribution
limits might actually drop for
the first time ever, the IRS determined that provisions in the
Social Security Act prohibit
such reductions. The bad news,
for those who would have liked
to increase such contributions
next year, is that they cannot
do so.
Even worse, because inflation
was so low, for the first time in
decades, Social Security beneficiaries will not receive a cost-ofliving benefit increase in 2010,
even though Medicare Part D
(prescription drug coverage)
premiums are expected to rise.
On the mixed news front, the
IRS left unchanged most tax
deductions that are subject to
annual inflation adjustments,
although a few did creep up
slightly. Here’s a summary of
some common tax benchmarks:
•
Federal personal tax
exemptions remain constant at
$3,650 per individual.
•
The standard tax deduction for heads of households increases by just $50 to
$8,400. It remains unchanged
at $11,400 for married couples
filing jointly and $5,700 for singles and those who are married
but file separately.
•
Various tax bracket
thresholds will increase slightly
– for example, the threshold
between the 15 percent and 25
percent tax brackets for married couples filing jointly increases by $100 to $68,000.
•
The annual gift tax exclusion remains unchanged at
$13,000.
•
The Social Security
taxable wage base (upper income limit subject to Social
Security taxes) remains unchanged at $106,800.
•
The maximum annual contribution to 401(k),
403(b) and 457 plans remains
unchanged at $16,500 (plus
an additional $5,500 for those
over age 50). The annual limit
for combined employee and
employer contributions to such
plans remains at $49,000.
•
The maximum contribution to a regular or Roth
IRA remains unchanged at
$5,000 (those aged 50 and older
can contribute an additional
$1,000).
•
Married couples filing
jointly will see the amount they
can contribute to a Roth IRA
gradually phased out if their
adjusted gross income exceeds
$167,000 – a $1,000 increase
over 2009’s level; the phase-out
limitation floor for others remains unchanged at $105,000.
•
Check www.irs.gov for
other 2010 tax changes.
Bottom line: In 2010, inflation pays a very minor role in
terms of tax threshold changes
compared to previous years.
Jason Alderman directs Visas
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La baja inflación deja las
deducciones de impuestos en su
mayoría sin cambios
por: Jason Alderman
Cuando se trata de la inflación, 2009 es en cierto modo
un año de buenas y malas noticias, con varios mensajes diversos añadidos para completar la
cosa.
De acuerdo con una medición
de la inflación ampliamente utilizada, el Indice de Precios al
Consumidor del Departamento
de Trabajo para consumidores
metropolitanos (CPI-U), la tasa
de inflación en realidad disminuyó para el trimestre que
terminó el 30 de septiembre,
2009, comparado con el mismo
periodo del año anterior. (Recuerde que los precios de la
gasolina, que se dispararon durante el 2008 e impactaron otros
numerosos gastos, cedieron
considerablemente en 2009).
Aquellos cuyas cuentas han
continuado aumentando probablemente discutirán si en realidad fue más barato vivir en
2009 que en 2008. Independientemente, este es una importante
estadística porque el IRS utiliza
el CIP-U del tercer trimestre
para determinar si docenas de
números relacionados con los
impuestos tales como el límite
de la clasificación del impuesto
sobre la renta y las máximas
contribuciones del plan de ahorro para el retiro permanecerán
de la misma forma o incrementarán el próximo año fiscal.
La buena noticia es que
aunque muchos ahorradores
temen que los límites de contribuciones del plan de retiro
pueden en realidad caer por
primera vez, el IRS determina
que las disposiciones de la Ley
del Seguro Social prohíben
tales reducciones. La mala noticia, para aquellos a los que les
hubiera gustado aumentar tales
contribuciones el próximo año,
es que no pueden hacer ésto.
Aún peor, debido a que la inflación fue tan baja, por primera
vez en décadas, los beneficiarios
del Seguro Social no recibirán
incrementos de beneficio de costo de la vida en 2010, a pesar de
Medicare Part D (cobertura de
medicamentos de prescripción),
se espera que las primas se incrementen.
Ante noticias mixtas, el IRS
dejó sin cambios la mayoría de
las deducciones fiscales que están sujetas a ajuste por inflación
anual, aunque algunas aumentaron ligeramente. Aquí un resumen de algunos de los puntos
de referencia fiscal comunes:
•
Las exenciones de
impuestos federales personales permanecen constantes en
$3,650 por persona.
•
La deducción estándar
de impuestos por jefe de hogar
aumenta por sólo $50 a $8,400.
Permanece sin cambio en
$11,400 para parejas casadas
que presentan impuestos conjuntamente y $5,700 para personas solteras y aquellos que están casados pero que presentan
impuestos separadamente.
•
Varios umbrales de
categorías tributarias aumentarán ligeramente, por ejemplo,
el umbral entre el 15 por ciento
y 25 porciento de clasificación
fiscal para parejas casadas que
presentan declaración de impuestos de forma conjunta aumenta de $100 a $68,000.
•
La exclusión del impuesto anual sobre donaciones
permanece sin cambio en
$13,000.
•
La base de salario
gravable del Seguro Social
(límite superior de ingresos sujeto a impuestos del Seguro Social) permanece sin cambio en
$106,800
•
La contribución máxima anual a los planes 401(k),
403(b) y 457 permanecen sin
cambio en $16,500 (más $5,500
adicionales
para
aquellos
mayores de 50). El límite anual
para contribuciones combinadas de empleado y empleador
a tales planes permanece en
$49,000.
•
La contribución máxima a un Roth IRA regular permanece sin cambio en $5,000
(aquellos mayores de 50 o más
pueden contribuir con $1,000
adicionales).
•
Parejas casadas que
presentan impuestos en conjunto verán la cantidad que ellos
pueden contribuir a Roth IRA
reducida gradualmente si su
ingreso bruto ajustado excede
los $167,000 - un incremento de
$1,000 sobre el nivel del 2009,
de reducción progresiva de la
limitación hasta el fondo para
otros permanece sin cambio en
$105,000
•
Vaya a www.irs.gov
para otros cambios fiscales para
el 2010.
Conclusión: En 2010, la inflación juega un papel menor
en términos de cambios en el
umbral de los impuestos comparado con años anteriores.
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news it’s
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7 DE ENERO DEL 2010
Rea First Goal: 500 Signatures by Jan. 19
Movies • Peliculas
Sherlock Holmes’ Wild
Return
By Molly Yarnevich
Sherlock Holmes, the 19th
century detective character, is
the brilliant brainchild of Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock
Holmes, the 2009 movie, is the
frenetically fun brainchild of
director Guy Ritchie.
The film stars Robert
Downey, Jr. as our hero and
Jude Law as his cohort, Dr.
Watson. Downey is effervescent. He imbues Holmes with
a playfulness and spark that
plays very well on the big
screen. Downey is one of those
rare actors who play characters effortlessly. Like Robert
DeNiro and Philip Seymour
Hoffman, I would be happy
in a theatre observing them
watch paint dry. I am not so
enthralled with Jude Law. He
is pleasant enough, but I don’t
consider him a heavy-hitter.
He’s not spectacular here, but
he does a nice job tapping into
the subdued tone of Watson.
And it works, as intended, to
direct the spotlight to Downey
who comes alive in it.
The action centers on a villain who has returned from
the dead, after being hanged
for murder, to resume his killing spree. Lord Blackwood
(played adequately by Mark
Strong) employs a dash of the
occult in his work. And he
looks like Andy Garcia playing Count Dracula - a bit silly
for me and a bit distracting.
He is hell bent on killing any
members of Parliament who
will not stand with him in his
quest to take over the world.
Hokey? Yes.
Another character I wasn’t
impressed with is Irene Adler,
Sherlock’s muse, played by
Rachel McAdams. She is lovely enough and meant to be a
vixen not above pick-pocketing, but she fails to entice me
or Sherlock. McAdams does
not play her with enough sex
appeal. Don’t get me wrong, I
wasn’t looking for an extended
sex scene to interrupt all the
good crime/mystery action, but
I expected more vamp from the
only woman who could turn
Sherlock’s head as well as get
inside it. My favorite thing about this
film, apart from Downey is the
pace. It is fast and fantastic.
The dialogue is clever and I
think Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham (also
credited with “Invictus”) and
Simon Kinberg did excellent
work here bringing the spirit
of Sherlock Holmes to us. From what I know of Sherlock
Holmes, he is much of what we
experience in this film. From
his penchant for disguises and
his brotherly love for Watson
to his bohemian lifestyle and
sharp tongue, he is great fun to
watch jump about the streets
of Londontown.
I want to note too, that Guy
Ritchie did a good turn here by
staying out of the way of this
movie. Much like “Snatch,”
he let the actors run with the
script and make the movie.
I recommend this movie as
pure escape, much as I suspect
Sir Conan Doyle intended
his novels to be. I very much
enjoyed watching the inner
workings of Holmes’ mind as
he details his complex actions
before he performs them for
us, not to mention his dissection of the small details of a
scene that unravel the larger
mystery. It’s great fun to see. Rated PG-13
Running time128 min
Released by Lin Pictures
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CONT./PAGE Rea said he was raised by
civic-active parents — the late
Marie Rea and Crispin Rea Sr.
— who instilled in him a calling
to volunteerism, which includes
his work in the Police Athletic
League summer program, as an
assistant coach for flag football
at McCoy Elementary and as a
little league soccer coach.
His goals as a school board
member include working to
regain the public’s confidence.
“We have to tap into the wisdom of the people who live in
the district,” he said, so the district can create a network of
support for its students.
“My goal in my first term
is to serve on a school board
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of a fully accredited district.”
Kansas City currently is provisionally accredited and its programs will be reviewed again
by 2014.
A key to that accreditation is
re-engaging all the stakeholders
of the district, from parents to
business leaders to civic leaders, who will help support and
educate the district’s students.
He said the student population is less than 50 percent of
what it was in 1998. The number has dropped from 35,000
to about 17,000, a sign that
parents are looking for other
ways to educate their children.
“We have to make the district
attractive for families. It can’t
be a motivating force for families not to move to Kansas City
or to choose an alternative to
send their children to a private
school or to a charter school.”
Another part of his platform,
Rea said, is supporting term
limits for school board members.
“Philosophically, the political
science student in me doesn’t
like term limits. At a higher
level of public office, when you
have a good elected official that
has the support of the people,
then that person should be allowed to serve (without term
limits),” he said.
“But the school district is a
special case. There is a democratic process that not very many
people participate in so I like
term limits can serve as a buffer
… sort of a security barrier.”
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el 19 de enero
CONT./PÁGINA va más allá de la población latina”. En la actualidad trabajando
como una asistente para el Alcalde de Kansas City Mark
Funkhouser, Rea dice que tiene
la experiencia necesaria para
desempeñarse efectivamente
como miembro de la junta. “Yo
he aprendido mucho cómo las
cosas (Políticas) funcionan. Yo
he aprendido cómo el mundo de
las entidades sin fines de lucro
funciona. He aprendido cómo
funciona nuestro sistema educacional y los diferentes niveles
de gobierno”. Un graduado en el 2008 de
la Universidad Park y de la
Escuela Secundaria St. Mary’s
en Independence, Rea tiene
un título en Ciencias Políticas,
Administración Pública y planea asistir a la escuela de derecho. Él también fue electo para
servir como Miembro del Comité Demócrata del Condado
de Jackson en el Precinto 13.
“Pero he aprendido más en mi
primer año en la oficina del alcalde que en todos mis cuatro
años en la escuela de pre graduados”.
Rea dijo haber sido criado
por padres que eran activistas
cívicos – la difunta Marie Rea
y Crispín Rea Sr. – quienes le
inculcaron un llamado al voluntariado, lo que incluye su trabajo en el programa de verano
de la Liga Atlética de la Policía,
como asistente del entrenador
en el juego de flag football en
la Escuela Elemental McCoy y
como entrenador de fútbol de
las pequeñas ligas. Sus objetivos como miembro
de la junta escolar incluyen trabajar para recuperar la confianza del público. “Tenemos que
sacar provecho de la sabiduría
de la gente que vive en el distrito”, dijo él, por lo que el distrito
puede crear una red de apoyo
para sus estudiantes.
“Mi meta en mi primer periodo es la de servir en la junta
escolar de un distrito completamente acreditado”. Kansas
City está en la actualidad provisionalmente acreditado y sus
programas serán revisados nuevamente en el 2014.
Una clave para esa acreditación es la de volver a hacer
participar a todos los accionistas del distrito, desde los padres
hasta los líderes de los negocios
hasta los líderes cívicos, quienes
ayudarán a apoyar y educar a
los estudiantes del distrito.
Él dice que la población estudiantil es menos de un 50 por
ciento de lo que era en 1998. La
cantidad ha disminuido desde
35.000 hasta cerca de 17.000,
una señal de que los padres están buscando otras maneras de
educar a sus hijos. “Tenemos
que hacer que el distrito sea
atractivo para las familias. No
puede ser una fuerza motivadora para que las familias no se
muden a Kansas City o escojan
una alternativa de enviar a sus
hijos a escuelas privadas o escuelas charter”. Otra parte de su plataforma,
Rea dijo, es la de apoyar límites
a los periodos de los miembros
de la junta escolar.
“Filosóficamente, el estudiante de ciencias políticas en mi
no gusta del término límites. A
un nivel más alto en un cargo
público, cuando uno tiene a un
buen oficial electo que tiene el
apoyo de la gente, entonces a
esa persona se le debería permitir servir (Sin límites de periodos)”, dijo él.
“Pero el distrito escolar es
un caso especial. Allí existe un
proceso democrático en el que
no muchas personas participan,
por lo que me gustan los límites
a los periodos para servir como
una barrera… un tipo de barrera de seguridad”. Adolescents Perceive Greater Risk
to Using Tobacco Products Than
Illicit Drugs or Binge Drinking
Perceptions of
lower risk may
influence
decisions to
experiment with
drugs
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Adolescents across all age
groups perceive a greater
risk to smoking cigarettes
than the use of alcohol and
other substances including
cocaine and LSD, according to a new report based
on a national survey sponsored by the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
(SAMHSA). An individual’s perception of risk about
a substance can be a key
factor whether they decide
to refrain from using.
“We are on the right
track with cigarette smoking and need to keep raising awareness among
teens about the dangers
of other substances,” said
SAMHSA
Administrator Pamela S. Hyde, J.D.
“Understanding that perception of harm is a strong
predictor of potential substance use among young
people can help guide the
development of substance
prevention messages.”
The survey found that
although the perception
of risk in terms of cigarette smoking remained
relatively constant among
all adolescent groups, the
perception of risk associated with other types of
substances varied considerably by gender and age.
Key findings from the NSDUH (National Survey on
Drug Use and Health) survey include:
• Nearly 70 percent
of adolescents aged 12-17
perceived great risk from
smoking one or more packs
of cigarettes per day. This
rate was stable across age
groups. • Only 40 percent of
adolescents perceived great
risk from binge drinking
(having five or more drinks
of alcohol once or twice a
week), and just over one
third (34.2 percent) perceived great risk from
smoking marijuana once
a month. About half perceived great risk in using
cocaine once a month (49.7
percent) or LSD once or
twice (50.9 percent).
• Females were
more likely than males to
perceive great risk from
smoking one or more packs
of cigarettes per day, from
having five or more drinks
of alcohol once or twice a
week, and from smoking
marijuana once a month;
males were more likely
than females to perceive
great risk from trying heroin once or twice.
Perceptions of Risk from
Substance Abuse among
Adolescents is based on
the responses of 44,979 adolescents aged 12-17 participating in the 2007 and
2008 SAMHSA National
Survey on Drug Use and
Health (NSDUH). The full report is available online at: http://oas.
samhsa.gov/2k9/158/
158RiskPerceptions.
cfm. It may also be obtained by calling the
SAMHSA Health Information Network at
1-877-SAMHSA-7
(1877-726-4727) or at: http://
ncadistore.samhsa.gov/
catalog/productDetails.
aspx?ProductID=18235.
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ENERO DEL 2010
CLASSIFIEDS & PUBLIC NOTICE • CLASIFICADOS & ANUNCIOS PÚBLICOS
PATROL OFFICER
KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
POLICE DEPARTMENT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING
THE PROPOSED FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE
NORTH OAK TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PLAN
The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas
City, Kansas Police Department is currently accepting
applications for Patrol Officer. For more information
regarding qualifications and instructions on how to
apply, please visit our websites at www.wycokck.
org or www.kckpd.org. You may also contact our
Recruiting Office at 913-573-JOIN or Human Resources
at 913-573-5660. Deadline: February 10, 2010.
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You are hereby notified that a public hearing will be held by the
Tax Increment Financing Commission of Kansas City, Missouri,
commencing at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at the
Town Pavilion Conference Center, 1100 Walnut, 4th Floor, Kansas City,
Missouri, regarding the proposed Fifth Amendment (the “Amendment”)
to the North Oak Tax Increment Financing Plan (the “Plan”).
The proposed Fifth Amendment, if approved, would allow for
modifications to the Redevelopment Project Costs. SUITE
Turner Construction Company is soliciting bids for the Founders Suite Package, on the Kansas
City Chiefs Football Club, Inc., Arrowhead Stadium Expansion project in Kansas City, MO.
Drawings will be available for review at Turner’s main office, The Builder’s Association, FW
Dodge, Reed Construction Data, ISQFT, NAWIC, Mid America Minority Business Development
Council, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater KC, Hispanic Organization for Justice
and Equality and Minority Contractors Association.
They also can be purchased at KC Blueprint & Plan Room.
Plans will be available January 6, 2010. Bids are due January 26, 2010 at 2:00 PM, CDST. A
Pre-bid Conference will be held January 13, 2010 at 10:00 AM, CDST at the Chiefs/Konrath
on-site Office Trailer, 1 Dubiner Circle, Kansas City, MO. 64129. (Truman Sports Complex).
Sealed bids are due by 2:00 PM, CDST on January 26, 2010. Questions regarding this project should be directed to Nick Findley, Turner Construction
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Opportunities
Hobby Lobby is a leader in
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with nearly 425 stores
located in 33 states.
Candidates must have
previous retail store
management experience
in one of the following:
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merchant, Drug chain
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Must be willing to relocate.
Benefits include:
•All Stores Closed on Sunday!
•Competitive Salaries
•Paid Vacations
•401K Plan
•Medical/Dental
•Life Insurance
•Merchandise Discount
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Qualified Candidates
with Retail Management
experience as listed above
must apply on-line.
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Anticipated Fall 2010
Full-Time Faculty Positions
Biology Instructor
Counselor
English Instructor
Geology/GIS Instructor
History Instructor
Mathematics Instructor
Philosophy Instructor
Spanish Instructor
The Redevelopment Area includes two noncontiguous areas which
are generally bounded by: (1) NE 43rd Street on the north, property
line of the old Farmland Building (3301 North Oak Trafficway) on the
south and property line of commercial properties facing North Oak
Traffic way and (2) southern boundary of the existing Baptist Seminary
buildings on the north, Vivion Road on the south, western boundary
of a tract commonly known as the President’s house on the east and
North Oak Trafficway on the west (the “Redevelopment Area”) in
Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri.
The Plan, as revised, may be reviewed by any interested party on or
after Wednesday, January 6, 2010 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. at the offices of the Tax Increment Financing Commission,
1100 Walnut, Suite 1700, Kansas City, Missouri.
According to Section 99.830.3 all interested parties will be given an
opportunity to be heard at the public hearing.
Joe Gonzales
Director
Tax Increment Financing Commission
of Kansas City, Missouri
1100 Walnut, Suite 1700
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
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Developmental Disabilities Services of Jackson County – EITAS is seeking supervisor for a
team of service coordinators, ensuring high quality support for persons with DD. Requires BA in Psych, Rehab, SW, or closely related field (MA preferred); 4+ yrs exper. as
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JACKSON COUNTY
MISSOURI PURCHASING
DEPARTMENT REQUEST
FOR BIDS
Sealed bids will be received by the
Purchasing Department, Jackson
County Courthouse, Room G1,
415 E. 12th St., Kansas City,
MO 64106. Bid documents and
specifications may be obtained
at this office. Bid closes at 2:00
pm on the date indicated below
and will be publicly opened at
that time. Bid closes 1/26/10
the bid is as follows BB200951*
Traffic Signs and Supplies.
Bids indicated by asterisk must
be accessed via the internet at
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questions, contact the Purchasing
Department at (816) 881-3267
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MBE/WBE/DBE
INVITATION TO BID
Ball Kelly, LLC d/b/a Taylor Kelly, LLC seeks qualified
MBE/DBE/WBE contractors/suppliers to submit bid
proposals for the KC Chiefs Founder’s Suite located at
Arrowhead Stadium. Bid documents are available for
review at our digital plan room, on CD or at local Kansas
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FAX bids to 816-444-8700 no later than 1:00 p.m.
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7 DE ENERO DEL 2010 The Aguiree Center Offers More Convenience
“This is a dream come true for the
kids and this was Tony’s dream for
us to play here,” Hernandez said.
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young players learn discipline and
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Mike Ruiz Jr., a nephew of
Tony Aguirre, said he thinks the
move was a good idea, bringing
the game to a well-maintained facility. He said he appreciates what
Sacred Heart Hall offered, but the
Aguirre Center provides more convenience.
Olivia Lopez, whose two grandchildren are in the basketball program, said the need for a bigger
facility means “more people are
coming into our community, that is
great.”
Lopez said she enjoys visiting
others in the crowd. “It’s exciting,
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playing the basketball games at the center.
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F.Y.I • Museum a New Haven for Latino Writers Collective in 2010
Writers to share, polish written works the third Saturdays of
each month at Museum
The Kansas City Museum is
excited to be working with the
Latino Writer’s Collective of
Kansas City in 2010. The Collective is a group of Latino writers
living and working in the Kansas City metropolitan area, helping each other hone and polish
their works for publication.
It’s mission is to foster an
environment where the voices
of Latino students, blue collar workers, professionals and
homemakers can be heard, contributing their experience and
vision to the larger Kansas City
community. They will meet the
third Saturdays of every month
at 6 p.m. inside the Museum’s
StoryTarium, starting January
16th. The cost is free to attend
All year round, the Museum is celebrating the centennial of its famous
home, Corinthian Hall, and 70 years
of being Kansas City’s museum of
history. Special events and activities
are planned throughout the year to
celebrate this milestone!
About the Kansas City Museum:
Kansas City Museum is housed
in Corinthian Hall, the former
Robert A. Long residence. The
1910 Beaux-Arts mansion is
currently closed for restoration.
The Museum’s Visitor Center,
the StoryTarium, a former
planetarium that has been renovated into a historical video programming center, and a special
exhibit installed on the estate
grounds about the Long family
and their famous home, are still
open to the public. Kansas City
Museum is operated by Union Station Kansas City, Inc. A
public tax levy, ticketing, grants
and private donations fund the
Museum. Admission to the Museum is free during the entire
restoration period. On-Street
parking is available and visitors
are encouraged to follow directional signs and use the North
Gate to enter.
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