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Volume 30•Issue 34•August 26- September 01, 2010
Entretenimiento •Entertainment
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Deportes •Sports
Farándula
Comunidad•Community
Shakira Regresa más rockera
Notas de fútbol
Jimena Navarrete, nueva PAGE 2B> Miss Universo
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Northeast ha sido escuchado por el Alcalde Northeast has the mayorʼs ear
By Edie R. Lambert, photos by Gabriel Martinez
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KCMO Mayor Mark Funkhouser addressing Northeast residents and business owners during the Aug. 18 town hall meeting.
¡Están bien los minero chilenos!
to i x é n a Gr e d l a v i t del Fes miento ci e u q i r n E Étnico
Chilean miners are fine Govʼt plans to finish rescue by Christmas By Lilia Garcia Jimenez
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n Aug. 5, when more than 30 miners were trapped in a collapsed mine in northern Chile, the Chilean government and the miners’ families didn’t expect the miners to be alive. Recently, however, communication was established with the workers and they’re expected to be rescued. Several Chilean media outlets explained that the miners’ survival was possible because of the tuna and milk they had with them. In addition, Gobierno planea concluir el they’ve been drinking water that has leaked inside the mine. rescate para Navidad According to Chilean Health Minister l 5 de agosto, cuando más de 30 mineros Jaime Manalich (Mañalich in Spanish), the quedaron atrapados en una mina que se miners were safe and had minor injuries, includcolapsó en el norte de Chile, el gobierno chileno y ing some irritated body parts
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tions don’t phone customers or shareholders requesting account numbers. Those are telephone scams targeting Kansas City area residents recently. Authorities remind the public not to disclose personal information – including Social Security number, PAGE 5A>
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Alerta de fraude: evite ser timado Fraud alert: avoid
Las instituciones financieras legítimas no llaman a sus clientes ni accionistas solicitando números de cuentas. Esas son estafas telefónicas dirigidas recientemente a habitantes del área de Kansas City. Las autoridades recuerdan al público no divulgar información personal – incluyendo número del Seguro Social, fecha de nacimiento, números de cuentas y detalles familiares – a llamadas no solicitadas. “Yo podría decir con seguridad ‘nunca’. Cuelgue o pida a la persona que está llamando su nombre y un
Elena Adame; Mary Sol Chavez and Jeyce Quintana from the Topeka, Kan.-based group Justicia.
l fin de semana del 20 al 22 de agosto, cientos de personas disfrutaron de la comida, música, artesanías y entretenimiento de todo el mundo durante el festejo de 3 días del 31avo. Festival Étnico en el parque Swope en Kansas City, Mo. Más de 62 países estuvieron representados. “Ésta es una experiencia muy especial”, comentó Cynthia Díaz, madre de una de las jóvenes del Grupo de Rose M a r i e ’s F i e s t a Mexicana. El evento es presentado cada año por la Comisión del Enriquecimiento
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del sheriff no solicitan dinero de la fianza para los Losel ayudantes reclusos.
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getting fleeced By Edie R. Lambert
Ethnic Enrichment Festival a success
By Clara Reyes, photos by Manuel Reyes
undreds of people enjoyed the food and H entertainment of cultures from around the world during the three-day 31ST Ethnic
Enrichment Festival, which concluded Sunday (Aug. 22) at Kansas City, Mo.’s Swope Park. There were 62 countries represented. “This is a unique experience,” said Cynthia Diaz, mother of a group of dancers from the troupe Rose Marie’s Fiesta Mexicana. The festival is presented each year by the Ethnic Enrichment Commission, a non-profit organization with membership from 66 countries and ethnic groups. The commission works to foster understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity in the Kansas City area. Its objectives are to do the following: •Coordinate and facilitate ethnic programs, including appearances at schools, festivals, business venues and civic group and trade organization functions. •Encourage ethnic identity by promoting the preservation of ethnic cultures, languages, customs, foods, music and folk dances. •Preserve ethnic heritage by sharing inforPAGE 6A>
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preguntas y comentarios tocaron varios asuntos que pesan sobre los habitantes de Kansas City – el voto próximo sobre el impuesto de ingresos, el Distrito Escolar de Kansas City, plagas, la policía y el incremento de financiamiento tributario (TIFs). El lugar fue la reciente reunión del ayuntamiento del alcalde de Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Mark Funkhouser. Cerca de 65 personas asistieron al evento por la tarde en la iglesia ‘Grace Church of the Nazarene’ en la avenida Independence. La reunión fue organizada por la Cámara de Comercio de Northeast, la Asociación Vecinal Scarritt Renaissance y la Asociación Vecinal Indian Mound. Antes de pedir los comentarios y dudas de la audiencia,
Funkhouser urgió la participación ciudadana en el gobierno citadino y recordó a la audiencia sobre cómo nominar a habitantes de Kansas sobresalientes para un reconocimiento formal. “Yo hago aproximadamente 75 nombramientos a juntas y comisiones de la ciudad; y trató de nombrar a gente de todos los ámbitos de vida de todos lados”, dijo el Alcalde. “Estoy buscando gente como ustedes”. Funkhouser repasó las fuerzas motrices de la población de Kansas City para disminuir – crimen, la percepción del crimen, preocupaciones sobre las escuelas
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erca de 24 residentes y propietarios de negocios del C barrio de Northeast de Kansas City, Mo. externaron sus preocupaciones durante un foro comunitario el 8 de agosto. Sus
lose to 24 residents and business owners of Kansas City, Mo.’s Northeast neighborhood voiced their concerns during a community forum on Aug. 18. Their questions and comments touched on various issues weighing on Kansas Citians – the coming vote on the earnings tax, the Kansas City School District, blight, police and tax increment financing (TIFs). The setting was Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser’s most recent town hall meeting. About 65 people attended the early-evening event at Grace Church of the Nazarene on Independence Avenue. The gathering was hosted by the Northeast Chamber of Commerce, Scarritt Renaissance Neighborhood Association and the Indian Mound Neighborhood Association. Before inviting audience comments and questions, Funkhouser urged citizen participation in city government and reminded the audience about how to nominate outstanding Kansas Citians for formal recognition. “I make over 75 appointments to city boards and commissions, and I try to appoint people from all walks of life from all over,” the mayor said. “I’m looking for folks like you.” Funkhouser ran through the driving forces of Kansas City’s population decline – crime, the perception of crime, concern about schools and substandard services – and recapped his Schools First and New Tools initiatives to improve education and stimulate economic development in distressed areas of the city. The “old tools” aren’t working in the urban core, Funkhouser said. “We’ve tried one glitzy project after another,” he said. “Building a strip mall doesn’t create wealth; it just shifts it around.” Since 1995, Kansas City employment has fallen 15 percent, and the population has declined. During a period of national economic