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El Periódico Bilingüe para la Comunidad Hispana de Kansas City desde 1981
(816) 221-4747 902 Southwest Blvd. KCMO. 64108
Volume 29 • Issue 40•October 01 - October 07, 2009
Entretenimiento
Comunidad •Community
KC Ballet Carmen
•Entertainment
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Educación•Education
Notas fútbol mexicano
Wild West Show MCCʼs Hispanic Heritage Festival
Deportes •Sports Un mensaje de esperanza
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Radiotón en beneficio de St. Jude radiotón anual de Reyes Media en beneficio Eunaldelcuarto hospital infantil de investigación St. Jude tiene Radiothon benefiting meta elevada. “Estamos apuntando a exceder el nivel que St. Judeʼs alcanzamos en el 2008”, indicó Diana Raymer,
Propietaria y Directora de Ventas de Reyes By Edie R. Lambert Media. he fourth annual Reyes Media radiothon benEl radiotón [de 2 días] del año pasado recaudó efiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital casi $103,000 – casi el triple del monto has a lofty goal. recabado en el 2007 – para beneficiar la centro “We’re aiming to exceed the level we reached in 2008,” said Diana Raymer, Reyes Media owner and Continúa en la página 3A sales manager. Last year’s two-day radiothon raised $103,000 – nearly triple the amount raised in 2007 – to benefit the pediatric research and medical center based in Memphis, Tenn. The radiothon will take to the airwaves during morning rush hour on both Reyes Media’s local stations. From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 8-9, English- and Spanish-speaking volunteers will be set up at the radio studio at 1701 S. 55th St. in Kansas City, Kan., to accept pledges and donations. KDTD-AM (1340, La Gran D) and KCZZ-AM (1480, Ke Buena) will air the 24-hour event live, pre-empting regular programming. La Gran D and Ke Buena on-air talent Oscar Herrera, Enrique Morales, Josue Orantes, Raul Garcia, Jorge Taboada and Brenda Burciaga will interview local community members and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital families, staff members, volunteers and past donors and will urge listeners to call in donations. “The goal is to get people to participate,” Raymer said. “They’re so generous. Last year, a great many area residents stepped up to be an ‘angel of hope.’ They pledged to donate $20 a month for the entire year. Those proceeds go to St. Jude’s to fund patient care and medical research.” Since opening in 1962, the nation’s secondlargest healthcare charity has treated patients from all 50 states and around the world with cancer and other catastrophic diseases affecting children. It’s the only such pediatric cancer center where no family ever pays for treatment not covered by insurance and where uninsured patients aren’t asked to pay. It’s also recognized as the only comprehensive pediatric cancer center by the National Cancer Institute and for its all-inclusive assistance to patients and their families. Round-trip transportation to the center for the patient
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Michelle Carpenter, cancer survivor.
Michelle atribuye la cura del cáncer a un ángel
Eld e25 de1 agosto 999, Michelle Carpenter fue diagnosticada con una forma de cáncer cerebral que ni siquiera sospechaba que tenía. Hoy en día, ella está libre de cáncer y cree que fue un ángel que se le apareció en un sueño, el que la curó. En 1999, a Michelle le realizaron una resonancia magnética (MRI) por una herida de un hombro. El radiólogo pensó que ella tenía esclerosis múltiple. “ Yo n u n c a p e n s é que tuviera esclerosis múltiple, así que hice que lo checaran”, refirió. Tras una segunda MRI, los radiólogos descubrieron un tumor cerebral. Ella tuvo
A message of hope
Carpenter attributes cure of cancer to angel
By Lilia Garcia Jimenez, photo by Gabriel Martinez
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n Aug. 25, 1999, Michelle was diagnosed with a form of brain cancer that she didn’t even know she had. Today, she’s cancer free. And she believes it was an angel who appeared in a dream that cured her. In 1999, Carpenter had a magnetic resonance image (MRI) taken of an injured shoulder. A radiologist thought she had multiple sclerosis. “I never thought I had multiple sclerosis, so I had to check that out,” Carpenter said. After a second MRI, radiologists discovered a brain tumor. Carpenter had to see a specialist, who gave her the news that she had cancer. “I didn’t know that I had cancer, and that day, my husband David and I were shocked,” Carpenter said. One day, a stranger showed up at the Carpenters’ house with the scan of her tumor. “He showed up and he told me he was a radiologist at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque,” Carpenter said. The stranger was Dr. William Orrison, who was Continued on page 3A
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Continúan protestas Celebrando Familias Saludables orientado a los latinos de KC Evento para proveer en Honduras exámenes e L
El gobierno tiene que retirar pretensiones de legalidad, claman ciudadanos
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os hondureños están clamando que aquellos detrás del golpe militar del país centroamericano tienen que abandonar todas las pretensiones de legalidad, desde el regreso del exiliado presidente Manuel Zelaya el 21 de Sept. y surgimiento de protestas a nivel local en contra del golpe [de estado]. Demostraciones en Tegucigalpa han crecido diariamente, a pesar de las imposiciones de toques de queda, los bloqueos de calles y la represión. Vecindarios por toda la Continúa en la página 2A
Protests in Honduras continue
Govʼt has dropped pretenses of legality, citizens claim
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ondurans are claiming that those behind the Central American country’s recent military coup have dropped all pretenses of legality since the return of exiled President Manuel Zelaya on Sept. 21 and the surge in grassroots protests against the coup. Demonstrations in Tegucigalpa have grown daily, despite impositions of curfews, road blocks and repression. Neighborhoods throughout the capital city and in many other cities are organized and carrying out daily protests. In response, military tanks have moved in to break up groups of protesters in neighborhoods in Tegucigalpa. Jessica Sanchez of Feminists in Resistance claims the police are raiding hospitals to capture wounded demonstrators after beating them. “They are going into the hospitals every two hours, to see who they’ll take out,” she stated in an account she submitted to the Americas Continued on page 2A
os latinos son el grupo minoritario de más rápido crecimiento en Kansas y Missouri; y aún así muchos tienen dificultades para acceder a los servicios de asistencia médica. De hecho, solamente 35 por ciento de los latinos cuentan con cobertura médica a través de sus patrones y 41 por ciento tienen deudas médicas. Para combatir el problema de accesibilidad, varias organizaciones comunitarias se están uniendo para proveer gratuitamente exámenes de salud y educación a los latinos del área de Kansas City en el evento “Celebrando Familias Saludables”, que se llevará a cabo el sábado, 3 de octubre, de 8 a.m. a 2 p.m. en el Centro de Distribución Mundial de Heart to Heart, ubicado en el 1021 de la avenida Pacific en Kansas City, Kan. El evento forma parte de la Semana Binacional de Salud, un esfuerzo para promover la salud latina en Estados Unidos. Las actividades en el evento anual gratuito incluirán exámenes de colesterol, presión sanguínea, diabetes, cáncer colorectal y de la piel; información sobre enfermedades cardiovasculares y factores de riesgo de cáncer; educación para dejar de fumar; actividades aeróbicas y demostraciones de cocina. Además, a los participantes que sean identificados con alto riesgo en cuanto a diabetes, enfermedades cardiovasculares o dependencia del cigarro a través de los exámenes, se les ofrecerá una oportunidad para reunirse con un administrador de casos en el evento que les ayudará a encontrar tratamiento. Las organizaciones que hacen posible el evento “Celebrando Familias Saludables” incluyen a: Heart to Heart Internacional, el Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública del Centro Médio de la Universidad de Kansas, el Centro de Cáncer de la Universidad de Kansas y la Coalición de Mujeres Hispanas Contra el Cáncer. Otras organizaciones participantes son: el Centro Médico Truman, la Coalición de Organizaciones Hispanas, El Centro Inc. y el Servicio de Información de Cáncer del Insituto Nacional de Cáncer. La iniciativa está financiada principalmente por la Fundación Healthcare del área metropolitana de Kansas City.
Celebrating Healthy Families geared toward KC Latinos
Event to provide screenings, health info
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atinos are the fastest-growing minority group in Kansas and Missouri, yet many have difficulty accessing healthcare services. In fact, only 35 percent of Latinos have healthcare coverage through their employers and 41 percent experience medical debt. To combat the accessibility issue, several communitybased organizations are banding together to provide free health screenings and education to Kansas City area Latinos at Celebrating Healthy Families event from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 3) at Heart to Heart’s Global Distribution Center, located at 1021 Pacific Ave. in Kansas City, Kan. The event is part of Binational Health Week, an effort to promote Latino health in the United States. Activities at the free annual event will include cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes, colorectal cancer and skin cancer screenings; information about cardiovascular disease and cancer risk factors; smoking cessation education; aerobic activities; and cooking demonstrations. In addition, participants identified as at-risk for diabetes, cardiovascular diseases or smoking dependence through the health screenings will be offered an opportunity to meet with a case manager at the event who can help them find treatment.
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The organizations that make Celebrating Healthy Families possible include Heart to Heart International; the University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health; University of Kansas Cancer Center; and the Coalition of Hispanic Women Against Cancer. Other participating organizations are Truman Medical Center, the Coalition of Hispanic Organizations, El Centro Inc. and the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Information Service. The initiative is primarily funded by the Healthcare Foundation for Greater Kansas City.