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THE SWINE FLU AND YOU:
LA GRIPE PORCINA Y USTED:
By Charles Hux, M.D.
By Charles Hux, M.D.
There is a new strain of flu virus called the H1N1 or swine flu virus. This virus is
Allí hay una nueva especie o tipo de virus de la influenza llamado H1N1 o virus
de la influenza porcina. Este virus se está esparciendo rápidamente a través del
mundo, causando mucha preocupación y temor entre la población en general
y entre la comunidad médica. Más del 90 por ciento de los casos de influenza
este año serán causados por la especie H1N1 del virus.
BOTH VACCINES/PAGE LAS DOS VACUNAS/PÁGINA WHAT EVERY EXPECTANT MOTHER SHOULD KNOW
quickly spreading throughout the world, causing much worry and fear among
the general population and the medical community. More than 90 percent of
flu cases this year will be caused by the H1N1 strain of virus.
LO QUE TODA MADRE EMBARAZADA DEBE SABER
WCAN: UN BENEFICIO
PARA EL VECINDARIO
HUD official listens to
Kansas City residents
TRADUCE PATRICIO H. LAZEN
HISPANIC NEWS
HUD assistant Secretary John Trasvina held a town hall meeting in KCK in
Mid-October. Homeowners wanted to learn more about what is going on in
Washington, D.C. and many questions were raised about foreclosure and new
home buyer programs.
El Asistente Secretario de HUD John Trasvina realizó una reunión tipo
ayuntamiento en KCK a mediados de octubre. Los dueños de casa querían
aprender más respecto a los que está sucediendo en Washington, DC y se
hicieron muchas preguntas sobre las ejecuciones de hipotecas y nuevos
programas para quienes compran casa.
JOE ARCE AND DEBRA DECOSTER • HISPANIC NEWS
Home foreclosure is a rising crisis in the United States.
As homeowners confront downsizing of jobs and the
inability to make their mortgage payments, they face
the possibility of losing their home, which would send
them and their children onto the streets. The home
foreclosure crisis is not exclusive to the Midwest; it has
hit every state. Eager to learn how to keep their homes
or where to find help if they are facing foreclosure,
families packed a recent town hall meeting coordinated
by El Centro in Kansas City, Kan.
John Trasvina, Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and
Equal Opportunity for the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development visited Kansas City in mid-October to
hear citizens’ concerns about the housing market and the economic downturn. His mission as he travels across the United
States is to let people know that the new administration is working to resolve the national crisis.
LATINOS SOMETIME/PAGE Oficiales de HUD
escuchan a los residentes
de Kansas City
TRADUCE PATRICIO H. LAZEN • HISPANIC NEWS
Los remates o ejecuciones de hipotecas están
creciendo en Estados Unidos. Mientras los dueños
de casa enfrentan el encogimiento de trabajos y la
inhabilidad para hacer sus pagos de hipotecas, ellos
enfrentan a la vez la posibilidad de perder sus casas,
lo cual lo enviaría a ellos y a sus hijos a la calle. La
crisis de ejecuciones de hipotecas no es exclusiva
del Medio Oeste; ha golpeado a cada estado.
Deseosos de aprender cómo mantener a sus hogares
o donde encontrar ayuda si es que enfrentan
ejecuciones de hipotecas, familias repletaron una
reunión reciente de tipo ayuntamiento coordinada por
El Centro Inc. en Kansas City, Kan.
John Trasvina, Asistente Secretario de la División de Justicia
ALGUNAS VECES/PÁGINA Sin la estructura
de ladrillos de dos
pisos en la esquina
de las calles 23 y
Jefferson, José
Raymundo
Gonzáles dijo que
su vida en Kansas
City sería más
difícil y peligrosa.
Sin el Centro de la Red de
Acción Comunitaria del Westside (CAN), Gonzáles, un inmigrante luchando para comenzar
nuevamente, tendría que buscar
en otro sitio para recibir una
compasionada ayuda y un asilo.
Gonzáles está entre los cientos
de hombres que la agencia ha atendido por los últimos 15 años.
“Si no fuera por este centro
muchos de nosotros pasaríamos por verdaderos aprietos”,
Gonzáles le dijo a Hispanic News.
“Yo miro a Lynda Callon (La
directora ejecutiva de la agencia) con un gran corazón. Ella
verdaderamente nos ayuda.
Muchos nos ven como menos
que seres humanos y nos ven
como perros. Ella nos mira con
su corazón como hermanos y
AGENCIA /PÁGINA Lynda Callon and volunteers have cultivated what many describe as a unique program that fosters neighborhood safety
and dispels negative stereotypes of Latino immigrants. The men that come to WCAN feel welcomed and respected and
they take pride in the center’s 15th year of service in KC Westside community.
Lynda Callon y voluntarios han cultivado lo que muchos describen como un programa único que fomenta la seguridad
del vecindario y disipa los estereotipos negativos de los inmigrantes latinos. Los hombres que vienen al WCAN se sienten
bienvenidos y respetados y sienten orgullo de los 15 años de servicios del centro en la comunidad del Westside de KC.
WCAN: A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSET
joe arce and tony balandran
HISPANIC NEWS
Without the twostory brick
structure at the
corner of 23rd and
Jefferson streets,
Jose Reymundo
Gonzales said life
in Kansas City
would be rough
and dangerous.
Without the Westside Community Action Network Center (WCAN), Gonzales, an
immigrant struggling to begin anew, would have to look
elsewhere for a compassionate
hand and a safe haven.
Gonzales is among the hundred of men the agency during
the past 15 years.
“If it wasn’t for this center
many of us would have it real
tough,” Gonzales told Hispanic
News. “I see Lynda Callon (the
agency’s executive director)
with a big heart. She really helps
us. Many see us as less than human and view us as dogs. She
sees us with her heart and as
brothers and she offers support
and treats us with dignity and
respect so again I say she has a
big heart.”
For 15 years, WCAN has
served the residents, the businesses and the homeless on Kansas City’s Westside. Through
a partnership with the Kansas City Police Department,
WCAN has cultivated what
many describe as a unique program that fosters neighborhood
safety and dispels negative stereotypes of Latino immigrants.
“When you do the right partnerships and do the right work,
great things can happen,” Kan-
sas City Police Chief Jim Corwin told Hispanic News. “This
(center) is a blessing, a mission
of the heart.”
That longtime partnership
between Kansas City police and
WCAN was nationally recognized in mid-October with a
MetLife Foundation Community-Police Partnership Award
for extraordinary achievements in improving safety and
strengthening community-police relations.
The award, sponsored by
MetLife Foundation and administered by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation
(LISC), recognizes partnerships between community development groups and police
departments that have reduced
crime and spurred housing
development, economic activity, and improved community
services in low- and moderateincome communities.“Crime is
Lynda Callon
WCNA Executive Director
a significant threat to sustained
neighborhood revitalization,”
said Dennis White, president
and CEO of MetLife FounCENTER WILL /PAGE Veterans Day Events at World War I Museum set
On Veterans Day across the United States, those who have served in
the military and risked their lives to defend freedom will be honored
with parades, speeches and special events.
In Kansas City, the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial is planning a daylong
celebration and observance.
Veterans Day, Nov. 11, will be commemorated at a special ceremony beginning at 10 a.m. The
event includes performances by the American Legion Band and speeches to honor the significance
of this important day. The keynote speaker for the ceremony is James H. Willbanks, director of
the Department of Military History at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort
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Leavenworth, Kan. The ceremony concludes at 11 a.m. — a symbolic time on this special day —
with the laying of a wreath. This free event will be in the National World War I Museum’s J.C.
Nichols Auditorium.
From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Veterans Day, the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial
will be free for all visitors on, thanks to a gift from TriWest Healthcare Alliance. Guests who visit
the Liberty Memorial’s Tower will be charged regular admission.
At 1 p.m., for the first time ever, two stamps honoring Alvin York and Gary Cooper will be unveiled side-by-side by two descendents of these legends.
Alvin C. York of Pall Mall, Tenn., was the most decorated soldier of the Great War. He was
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CENTER WILL NOT
REST ON ITS LAURELS
www.kchispanicnews.com
TOWN HALL MEETING
K A N S A S C I T Y M AY O R
Mark Funkhouser
Union Station • 30 Pershing Road • Kansas City, MO 64108 • (Free parking in garage)
HOSTE D B Y:
100 BLACK MEN OF KANSAS CITY
“Now, more than ever, is the time to take action and not only talk
about the problem, but come to the table with solutions. By
hosting this event with Mayor Funkhouser, we hope to establish a
stronger relationship with our city and community leaders to spark
a revitalization of Kansas City’s urban community. There is hope,
but people need to get involved and not sit on the sidelines. ”
Anthony Williams, President, 100 Black Men of Greater Kansas City
Kansas City Missouri Police Chief Jim Corwin (center), said “partnerships like this one are making a difference. If you
do the right work, good things will happen.”
El Jefe de la Policía de Kansas City Missouri Jim Corwin (Al centro), dijo “Sociedades como esta están marcando una
diferencia. Si uno hace el trabajo adecuado, buenas cosas sucederán”.
CONT./PAGE dation. “The Westside CAN
Center and the Kansas City
Missouri Police Department
provide an exemplary model
of partnership to reduce crime
and spur revitalization, and
we are pleased to join LISC in
recognizing their achievements
and sharing their model.”
WCAN was the winner in the
“Diversity Inclusion and Integration” category, and was
selected for the honor from
more than 650 applicants
nationwide. MetLife Managing Director J. Paul Hurt
presented a $15,000 award to
the Kansas City partners.
Lynda Callon, executive
director of WCAN, said that
during the past 15 years, the
organization has not only
grown, it has evolved to meet
the community’s needs.
“Originally we were here to
deal with blight and crime, but
what we soon had to deal with
was a situation involving migrant day-laborers who caused
a lot of issues in the neighborhood,” Callon said.
She said the center, which
has been at several locations,
moved to its current building at
2136 Jefferson St. in 2004, providing the homeless a place to
clean up, eat a meal and access
to referral services.
“So it not only made it better
for the men, it made it better for
the residents and it made it better
for the businesses,” Callon said.
The money that accompanies the
award, she said, “will let us pay
off some bills and give us a teeny
pinch of breathing room.”
She said despite the award,
WCAN would not rest on its laurels. “Success means more work.
Just because you fix a problem
doesn’t mean it’s a fix forever.
You have to maintain it.”
Matt Tomisic and Chato
Villalobos are two Kansas
City police officers who work
closely with WCAN.
Tomisic said when he thinks
of the 15-year legacy, he thinks
about the all the lives that are
better because of Lynda Callon’s action. Her level of commitment is “a Mother Theresa
type of work ethic.”
Villalobos said, “It’s a testament to what can happen when
the community collaborates
with the police department.”
He said the collaboration has
helped police identify the criminal element that would sometimes hide among the homeless.
Marcella Morales Gaona, a
volunteer at WCAN for several years, said, “A lot of people don’t realize everything
we do and they just need to
get on our Web site and see
what we are all about.”
She said in addition to helping adults, the center also focuses on children and families
with its back-to-school events,
spring follies and urban campouts. “Lynda has been a mentor for the community.”
Ezekiel Amador, chairman
of the board for WCAN, said
the center’s success could be
attributed to support from the
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neighborhood, city government,
churches and other communitybased agencies.
“Our main goal was just to
become a resource center for
the neighborhood, and we
wound up doing day labor and
outreach to migrant workers,”
he said. “It’s not only us doing
these things, but it’s also the
boards of all those other organizations that also help us serve
that population.”
AGENCIA OFRECE UNA AYUDA A LAS PERSONAS SIN HOGAR
CONT./PÁGINA ella nos ofrece apoyo y nos trata
con dignidad y respeto por lo
que nuevamente digo que ella
tiene un gran corazón”.
Por 15 años WCAN ha atendido a los residentes, a los negocios y a las personas sin hogar
del Westside de Kansas City.
Por intermedio de una sociedad
con el Departamento de Policía
de Kansas City, WCAN ha cultivado lo que muchos describen
como un programa único que
cultiva la seguridad vecinal y
disipa los estereotipos negativos
sobre los inmigrantes latinos. “Cuando uno implementa las
sociedades adecuadas y hace el
trabajo que se debe hacer, grandes
cosas pueden suceder”, le dijo el
Jefe de la Policía de Kansas City
Jim Corwin a Hispanic News. “Este
(Centro) es una bendición, una
misión del corazón”.
La larga sociedad entre la
policía de Kansas City y WCAN
fue nacionalmente reconocida
a mediados de octubre al recibir el Premio Sociedad Comunidad-Policía de manos de la
Fundación MetLife por logros
extraordinarios en mejorar la
seguridad y fortalecer las relaciones comunidad-policía.
El premio, patrocinado por
la Fundación MetLife y administrado por la Corporación
de Apoyo a Iniciativas Locales
(LISC), reconoce a sociedades
entre grupos de desarrollo comunal y departamentos de policía
que han reducido el crimen y
estimulado el desarrollo de viviendas, la actividad económica y
mejorado los servicios comunitarios en comunidades de bajos
y moderados ingresos. “El crimen es una significante amenaza en contra de
la revitalización sostenida de
los vecindarios”, dijo Dennis
White, presidente y ejecutivo
de la Fundación MetLife. “El
Centro CAN del Westside y
el Departamento de Policía de
Kansas City Missouri proveen
el ejemplar modelo de una sociedad para reducir el crimen
y estimular la revitalización y
compartir su modelo”.
El WCAN fue el ganador
en la categoría de “Inclusión e
Integración de la Diversidad”
y fue seleccionado para recibir el honor entre más de 650
postulantes de toda la nación.
El Director Administrativo de
MetLife J. Paul Hurt le entregó
un premio de $15.000 a los socios de Kansas City.
Lynda Callon, directora
ejecutiva de WCAN, dijo que
durante los pasados 15 años, la
organización no ha solamente
crecido, sino que ha evolucionado para atender las necesidades
de la comunidad.
“Originalmente
estábamos
acá para tratar con el deterioro urbano y el crimen, pero
con lo que tuvimos que lidiar
pronto fue una situación que
involucraba a trabajadores diurnos inmigrantes quienes causaban muchos problemas en el
vecindario”, dijo Callon.
Ella dijo que el centro, el cual
ha estado en varias localizaciones, se mudó a su actual edificio ubicado en el No. 2136 de
la calle Jefferson, ofreciéndole a
los sin hogar un lugar para que
se asearan, comieran y tuvieran
acceso a servicios de referencia. “Por lo que no solamente mejoró la situación para los hombres, sino que también lo hizo
para los residentes y para los
negocios”, dijo Callon. El dinero que acompaña al premio,
dijo ella, “nos permitirá pagar
algunas cuentas y nos dará un
poquito de respiro”.
Ella dijo que a pesar del
premio, WCAN no se dormirá
en sus laureles. “El éxito significa más trabajo. Simplemente
porque uno enmienda un problema no significa que lo repara
para siempre. Uno tiene que
mantenerlo”.
Matt Tomisic y Chato Villalobos son dos agentes de la Policía
de Kansas City quienes trabajan
en forma cercana con WCAN.
Tomisic dijo que cuando piensa en el legado de 15 años, él
piensa sobre todas las vidas que
se encuentran mejor gracias a
las acciones de Lynda Callon.
Su nivel de cometido es “una
ética de trabajo al estilo de la
Madre Teresa”.
Villalobos dijo, “Es un
testamento de lo que puede
suceder cuando la comunidad
colabora con el departamento
de policía”.
Él dijo que la colaboración
ha ayudado a la policía a iden-
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tificar el elemento criminal que
algunas veces se esconde entre
las personas sin hogar.
Marcella Morales Gaona, una
voluntaria de varios años con el
WCAN, dijo, “Muchas personas no se dan cuenta de todo lo
que hacemos y tan sólo tienen
que ir a nuestra página Internet
y ver de qué nos tratamos”.
Ella dijo que en adición a ayudar a adultos, el centro también se enfoca en los niños y en
sus familias con eventos para
después de la escuela, celebraciones primaverales y campings
urbanos. “Lynda ha sido una
mentora para la comunidad”.
Ezekiel Amador, ejecutivo
de la junta de WCAN, dijo que
el éxito del centro se le puede
atribuir al apoyo recibido de
parte del vecindario, del gobierno citadino, iglesias y otras agencias basadas en la comunidad.
“Nuestro principal objetivo
era solamente el de convertirnos en un centro de recursos
para el vecindario y acabamos
trabajando en empleos diurnos
y extensión hacia trabajadores
inmigrantes”, dijo él. “No somos
solamente nosotros quienes
hacemos estas cosas, sino que
también las juntas de todas
esas otras organizaciones que
también nos ayudan a servirle
a esa población”.
Many guests and well wishers stopped by the WCAN to congratulate Lynda Callon and the board of directors others
wanted to say thank you all for the hard work that goes on here in this community.
Muchos invitados y portadores de buenos deseos se detuvieron en el WCAN para congratular a Lynda Callon y a la junta
de directores, otros querían decir gracias a todos ustedes por el duro trabajo que se realiza aquí en esta comunidad.
www.kchispanicnews.com Latinos sometimes target of
bad loans, Trasvina says
HUD assistant Secretary John
Trasvina spent nearly two hours at
the Town Hall Meeting discussing the
pros and cons of home ownership.
John Trasvina, Secretario Asistente
de HUD pasó cerca de dos horas
en la Reunion tipo Ayuntamiento
discutiendo los pro y contra de ser
dueño de una casa
CONT./PAGE “I am here to hear from the
community the issues they are
facing, foreclosures in housing
and to try to give them some
help and let them know that
Washington is listening and
acting,” Trasvina said.
Trasvina was nominated by
President Obama to be assistant
secretary in April. The office of
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) administers and enforces federal laws and establishes
policies that ensure all Americans
have equal access to housing.
Fair housing is an important
issue for Mary Lou Jarmillo,
president and CEO of El Centro, because she encounters people whose landlords are taking
advantage of them. “In Overland Park, one woman was
paying $900 a month to rent a
three-bedroom apartment. The
plumbing in the apartment was
leaking and exposed. The landlord was not fixing the problem,
so we had her take pictures of
the apartment. She wanted to lea-
ve the apartment but she was still
tied by a lease and if she left she
would forfeit her deposit plus still
have to pay rent for several months. We became her advocate and
the landlord did not remediate
those problems until El Centro
became involved,” she said.
The foreclosure crisis has hit
every ethnic community, but
large populations of Latinos in
California, Nevada, Arizona and
Florida, are being hit especially
hard with foreclosures. As he
travels across the country, Trasvina also is discovering whether
federal programs are working
to help residents. “When the
foreclosure crisis hits the community, whether it is your home
or a neighbor’s home, that is
when the government has to act
swiftly. I am pleased by some of
the progress we have been able
to make on our programs. We
have about a half million people
who are in the home modification loan program and that is a
step forward, a step forward to
give them another shot to stay in
their homes, prevent foreclosure
and for those who are already in
that situation, to give them another shot at being able to keep
their homes,” Trasvina said.
A diverse crowd of homeowners from Kansas City, Kan.;
Raytown; Kansas City, Mo.; Independence and Olathe came to
learn more about the crisis through a question-and-answer discussion with Trasvina. “We want
John to understand what is happening here. I know Washington
has a lot of things going on right
now — Afghanistan, health care,
the economic situation — but
how often do people in a community like Argentine or other
neighborhoods like the Westside
or Overland Park get a chance to
have a conversation with a HUD
official,” Jarmillo said.
During his visit, another goal
was to learn how people’s lives were being affected by the
economy. “I want to know how
effective or not effective federal
programs are. It is really important that as plans and proposals
get developed in Washington,
it is not enough for it to make
sense in Washington, it has to
make sense in Kansas City, it
has to make sense in Las Vegas
and in the southwest,” he said.
Before serving as assistant
secretary, Trasvina was president and general counsel of the
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
He lead the law firm for the Latino community by advancing
litigation and public policy in
the areas of civil rights, immigration and education. Today, his
office can help people whether
they think they are a victim of
predatory loan lending or have
been rejected for a home loan
because of racial profiling.
“While some people perceive
they are denied a loan because of their ancestry, because of
their last name or immigration
status, it really requires us to
look into the numbers and into
the practices of the lending institution. Tightening across the
board is one thing but lenders
who are going back to their old
ways and red lining or taking
short cuts by looking at people’s
last name or their ancestry, that
is when we can step in and other federal agencies can step in
as well,” Trasvina said.
As people seek homeownership
or want to purchase a larger home,
there is no surprise that Latino families and other ethnic groups are
victims of predatory loan practices, he told Hispanic News.
“This home crisis is not an
easy fix. We did not get here
overnight. It would be easy to
say look at the numbers and we
are showing progress but when
you see families being affected
by this, parents who are being
forced to move their families to
another neighborhood, people
who are renting now when they
use to own their own home, it is
a tragedy,” he said.
Algunas veces los
latinos son el blanco
de malos préstamos,
dice oficial.
CONT./PAGINA para Viviendas y Oportunidades Equitativas del Departamento de la Vivienda y el Desarrollo Urbano de los EE.UU.
visitó Kansas City a mediados de
octubre para escuchar las inquietudes de los ciudadanos respecto
al mercado de la vivienda y al deterioro económico. Al viajar por
EE.UU., su misión es la de informarle a la gente que la nueva administración está trabajando para
resolver esta crisis nacional.
“Estoy aquí para escuchar
de parte de la comunidad sobre los problemas que ellos
están enfrentando, ejecuciones de hipotecas en viviendas
y tratar de entregarles algo
de ayuda y hacerles saber que
Washington está escuchando
y actuando”, dijo Traslavina.
Traslavina fue nominado por
el Presidente Obama para ser
asistente secretario en abril. La
oficina de Justicia para la Vivienda e Igualdad en Oportunidades (FHEO) administrativas
y vela por el cumplimiento de las
leyes federales y establece políticas que aseguran que todos los
estadounidenses tengan igualdad de acceso a la vivienda. La justicia en las viviendas
es un asunto importante para
Mary Lou Jaramillo, presidenta y Ejecutiva de El Centro ya
que ella se encuentra con personas cuyos caseros o quienes arriendan se están aprovechando
de ellos. “En Overland Park,
una mujer estaba pagando $900
al mes de renta por un departamento de tres recámaras.
La plomería del departamento
goteaba y estaba expuesta. El
casero no estaba reparando el
problema, por lo que la hicimos
sacarle fotografías al departamento. Ella quería dejar el de-
partamento, pero aún estaba
ligada a un contrato de arriendo
y si se iba, ella perdería su derecho
a recobrar el dinero de su depósito
y aún más, ella tendría que pagar
el arriendo por varios meses.
Nosotros nos convertimos en su
defensora y el casero no remedió
esos problemas hasta que El Centro se inmiscuyó”, dijo ella. La crisis de las ejecuciones
de hipotecas a golpeado a cada
comunidad étnica, pero considerables poblaciones latinas en
California, Nevada, Arizona y
La Florida, están siendo golpeadas aún más duro con las ejecuciones de hipotecas. Mientras
viaja por el país, Traslavina está
también poniéndose al tanto si
es que los programas federales
están funcionando para ayudar a
los residentes. “Cuando la crisis
de las ejecuciones de hipotecas
golpea a la comunidad, si es que
fuera su hogar o el del vecino,
es allí cuando el gobierno tiene
que reaccionar rápidamente.
Estoy satisfecho con algunos de
los progresos que hemos podido
lograr con nuestros programas.
Tenemos a cerca de medio millón de personas que están en el
programa de modificación de
préstamos y eso es un paso adelante, un paso adelante para darles otra oportunidad a permanecer en sus hogares, prevenir la
ejecución de hipotecas y para
aquellos que ya se encuentran
en esa situación, ofrecerles otra
oportunidad a poder mantener
sus casas”, dijo Traslavina. Una diversa concurrencia de
propietarios de viviendas de
Kansas City, Kan., Raytown,
Kansas City, Mo., Independence y Olathe vinieron para
aprender más sobre la crisis mediante una discusión de preguntas y respuestas con Traslavina.
“Queremos que John entienda
John Trasvina and Mary Lou Jarmillo,
president and CEO of El Centro,
spend a few minutes talking about
absent landlords. She told Trasvina
fair housing is an important issue and
her agency has found itself becoming
an advocate for tenants.
John Trasvina y Mary Lou
Jarmillo, presidenta y Ejecutiva
de El Centro, se pasaron algunos
minutos platicando sobre los
caseros ausentes. Ella le dijo a
Trasvina que viviendas justas es
un asunto importante y su agencia
se ha encontrado a sí misma
convirtiendose en una defensora de
los arrendatarios.
lo que está sucediendo acá. Sabemos que Washington tiene
muchas cosas que hacer en estos momentos – Afganistán,
el cuidado de la salud, la situación económica – pero qué
tan a menudo la gente en una
comunidad como Argentine u
otros vecindarios tales como el
Westside o Overland Park tiene
la oportunidad de tener una
conversación con un oficial del
HUD”, dijo Jaramillo. Durante su visita, otro objetivo fue el de enterarse cómo
las vidas de las personas estaban siendo afectadas por la
economía. “Quiero saber que
tan efectivos o defectivos son
los programas federales. Es
verdaderamente importante
que en la medida en que planes
y propuestas se desarrollan en
Washington, no sea suficiente
que solamente tengan sentido en Washington, también
tienen que tener sentido en
Kansas City, tienen que tener
sentido en Las Vegas y en el
Suroeste”, dijo él. Antes de desempeñarse como
5 DE NOVIEMBRE DEL 2009
IN MY VIEW
WHILE WE WAIT FOR THE VACCINE:
TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH
Jason Eberhart-Phillips,
MD
Kansas State Health
Officer and Director of
Health, KDHE
Many Kansas families
have been anxiously
waiting last month to have
their children and
themselves vaccinated
against the pandemic
H1N1 flu virus.
Regrettably, makers of the
new H1N1 vaccine have
found that production of
the vaccine’s active
ingredient in their
laboratories is occurring
much slower than anyone
expected.
As a result, the quantity of
H1N1 vaccine produced so far
– about 22.4 million doses – is
lagging well below anticipated
levels. At the same time, the level
of disease due to the pandemic
– including hospitalizations and
deaths – has been steadily rising.
The shortage of vaccine is
both frustrating and a bit scary.
The good news is that much
larger quantities of H1N1 vaccine will become available during November and beyond.
Eventually there will be enough
vaccine for everyone in Kansas
who wants it.
But in the meantime there is
more good news: you can take
charge of the situation now and
reduce the risk your family faces from H1N1 flu, all without
the vaccine.
Aside from the highly publicized importance of frequent
and thorough hand washing
and respiratory etiquette such
as covering one’s coughs and
sneezes, you have got one other
powerful tool to slow the spread
of the flu and keep yourself safe.
It’s called social distancing.
Social distancing is the idea
that simply by reducing the frequency, proximity and duration
of contact between yourself and
others the chances of spreading the disease can be reduced.
With a little vigilance wherever
you go, such as in schools and
childcare facilities, at work and
in the community, you can dramatically cut your risk of catching the flu.
• Start at home by monitoring
yourself and your family members every day for symptoms
of influenza. Remain home at
the first sign of illness. Try to
limit the interaction between
family members who are ill
and those who are well. Remember that individuals with
symptoms of influenza should
stay isolated and not return to
school or work for at least 24
hours after the fever is gone
without taking fever-reducing
medicine. •Check to see if the schools
and childcare facilities where
your children attend monitor
for illness and immediately
isolate symptomatic children
until they can be picked up. Are concerts or athletic events
postponed or altered when
there are high levels of influenza-like-illness among students
and staff?
•At work, try to create as much
space as possible between
yourself and your co-workers,
and always model good hand
hygiene and respiratory etiquette. Are you knowledgeable about your employer’s
policies for sick leave, and do
you know when you will be
allowed to return to work? If
illness is prevalent, is there any
way you can work remotely
from home?
No one likes to wait, and all
of us – including me and my
family – now find ourselves
cooling our heels as we await
ever-increasing amounts of vaccine to be produced and distributed. In the meantime, we can
all be active participants in the
fight against this virus by implementing preventive measures of
good hygiene and other proven
strategies to avoid exposure to
the flu and stay well.
Until there is enough vaccine
to put an end to this pandemic
once and for all in Kansas, please
join me in doing what we can
to reduce the spread of H1N1
flu, protecting our families and
ourselves. For more information on reducing the spread of
H1N1 flu, go to http://kdheks.
gov/H1N1.
WITH EMPLOYER MANDATE, FEDS
ACTUALLY MANDATE JOB LOSSES
President Obama has made a
point of linking health reform to
economic recovery. He’s right
to draw the connection -- bringing down healthcare costs could
shore up family budgets that
have been stretched thin by the
high price of medical care.
Yet one of the Democrats’ major reform proposals would actually make it harder for America
to dig out of the recession. The
“pay or play” mandate -- which
would compel employers to either provide health insurance or
pay a stiff penalty -- would cripple businesses and cause many
Americans to lose their jobs.
The structure of the employer
mandate is pretty simple.
Under the plan favored by President Obama and Senate Finance
Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.),
businesses with 50 or more employees that don’t provide health
coverage to all their workers
would be forced to pay a fee for
each uncovered employee.
House Democrats seek to
force firms with annual payrolls
of $500,000 or more to cover a
substantial portion of workers’
insurance premiums. If a business decides against offering
insurance to its employees, it
would have to pay a tax of between 2 and 8 percent of its employees’ wages.
Under both proposals, employer-sponsored health plans
would have to meet federal stan-
dards for minimum benefits, copays, deductibles, and the like
-- even if an employee wanted a
less expensive, less comprehensive policy. Workers would face
far fewer choices of plans.
Burdening already-suffering businesses with expensive
new healthcare obligations
will have disastrous consequences for the economy.
The National Federation
of Independent Business estimates that an employer mandate would cause the economy
to shed 1.6 million jobs within
the first five years. The Congressional Budget Office warns
that low-wage jobs would be
among the first eliminated -- a
cruel blow to those at the bottom of the economic ladder trying to work their way up.
The nation’s largest companies may be able to absorb the
huge cost of covering all their
employees. But many small
businesses with razor-thin profit margins would fold as a result
of the mandate. A mom-andpop shop with just six employees each earning a five-figure
salary, for instance, could easily
surpass the House’s $500,000
payroll threshold.
Despite soaring health care
costs, most employers already
provide health benefits to their
employees without being bullied to do so. Indeed, over 70
percent of Americans employed
by private firms have access to
employer-sponsored health benefits. Many have access to health
coverage through their employer
but they can’t afford to pay their
share of the premium.
Employers invest in their
workers’ health because they
know that doing so will help
them attract and retain the best
workers and build a productive
workforce.
Businesses that don’t provide
coverage aren’t cruel or irresponsible -- they simply can’t afford
to. Requiring them to pay for
benefits threatens their very livelihood. And it will do little to reduce the number of uninsured.
In fact, by making the cost of
labor even higher, a pay-or-play
mandate may increase the number of uninsured. For starters,
many companies will hold off on
hiring new workers, as they’d immediately have to cover additional insurance premiums. Further,
if the mandate causes layoffs and
closures, folks who already have
employer-sponsored insurance
will lose their coverage.
The president and his congressional allies may think an
employer mandate compels
businesses to do their part to pay
for health reform. The reality is
that pay-or-play would drive
down wages and employment,
drive up the price of health
care, and drive many firms out
of business altogether.
asistente secretario, Traslavina
fue presidente y consejero general del Fondo Mexicano Estadounidense para la Defensa
Legal y la Educación. Él dirigió
la firma de abogados para la comunidad latina avanzando litigaciones y políticas públicas en
las áreas de los derechos civiles,
la inmigración y la educación.
Hoy en día, su oficina puede
ayudar a las personas si es que
creen que han sido víctimas de
préstamos de tipo predador o
les han negado préstamos para
viviendas basándose en individualizaciones raciales. “Mientras algunas personas
perciben que les están negando
un préstamo debido a su ances-
tro o debido a que su apellido
o estatus de inmigración, eso
nos hace verdaderamente que
miremos las cifras y las prácticas de la institución prestamista. El apretar en todos los sitios
es una cosa, pero los prestamistas que están regresando a sus
viejas usanzas y trazando una
línea roja o tomando decisiones
rápidas al mirar los apellidos
de las personas o su ancestro,
es ahí cuando nosotros podemos intervenir y otras agencias
federales también lo pueden
hacer”, dijo Traslavina. En la medida en que la gente
busca convertirse en dueños
de casa y quieren comprar una
casa de mayor tamaño, no es
sorprendente que las familias
latinas y otros grupos étnicos
sean víctimas de prácticas de
préstamos estilo predador”, él le
dijo a Hispanic News.
“Esta crisis de la vivienda no
es fácil de reparar. No llegamos
hasta acá durante la noche.
Sería más fácil mirar las cifras
y estamos mostrando algo de
progreso, pero cuando uno ve
a las familias siendo afectadas
por esto, los padres que están
siendo forzados a mudar a sus
familias a otros vecindarios,
la gente que está arrendando
ahora cuando solían ser propietarios de sus propios hogares,
es una tragedia”, dijo él. Janet Trautwein
Janet Trautwein is CEO of
the National Association of
Health Underwriters.
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5 DE NOVIEMBRE DEL 2009
Both vaccines can be given on the same day
CONT./PAGE As with most strains of the
flu virus, young children, the
elderly, those with comprised
immune systems and pregnant
women are especially at risk.
The H1N1 strain of flu carries
a greater risk of complications
and death compared to the traditional flu. This is due to the
fact that the H1N1 virus causes
more severe respiratory complications much faster.
As a maternal-fetal medicine
specialist, I am very concerned
that pregnant women understand the dangers of not being
vaccinated for both the seasonal
flu and particularly the H1N1
strain of virus. Pregnancy
weakens a woman’s immune
system making her more susceptible to catching viruses. A
pregnant woman who already
suffers from asthma or another
chronic respiratory condition is
at a greater risk for complications. There is an 8 percent, or 1
in 12 risk, of death if a pregnant
woman becomes infected with
the H1N1 virus. In addition, if a
pregnant woman needs to go to
the hospital and ends up on mechanical ventilation because of
respiratory complications, the
baby can suffer from decreased
oxygen. This has the potential of
causing neurological damage to
the baby. It is also important to
note that the majority of pregnant women who did not survive after contracting the swine
flu were otherwise healthy.
Getting both the H1N1 and
seasonal flu vaccine is the best
protection you can have to
avoid contracting the flu. You
should get both vaccinations to
be fully protected. These vaccinations will also give protection
to your unborn baby for the
first six months of life. It is best
to get both the vaccines before
you become pregnant or if you
are already pregnant in the first
trimester of pregnancy. If possible it is important to try to avoid
getting sick with an illness that
will produce a fever, especially
in the first trimester of pregnancy. Having a fever in the
first trimester doubles the risk
of having a baby with a neural
tube defect such as spina bifida.
In addition, women who contract the swine flu are at a higher risk of a premature delivery. Both vaccines can be given on
the same day, but should be given in different locations such as
one in your right arm and one in
your left arm. The nasal spray
vaccination should be avoided
during pregnancy as it contains
live virus. If you have suffered
from a recent illness you should
check with your physician
about when it is safe to get the
vaccine. The side effects from
the H1N1 vaccine are similar to
those from the seasonal flu vaccine. Side effects include soreness, redness, and swelling at
the injection site. Some women
may experience muscle aches,
headache, low-grade fever and
nausea. These symptoms should
disappear in 1 or 2 days.
Many pregnant women are
afraid that the H1N1 vaccine
is neither safe for themselves or
their unborn baby. The H1N1
Las dos vacunas pueden
ser recibidas el mismo dia
CONT./PÁGINA Como la mayoría de las especies
o tipos del virus de la influenza,
lo niños pequeños, los ancianos,
aquellas personas con sistemas inmunes comprometidos y mujeres
embarazadas se encuentran especialmente en riesgo. La especie
H1N1 del virus lleva un gran riesgo
de complicaciones y muerte cuando
se le compara con la influenza tradicional. Esto es debido al hecho que
el virus H1N1 causa complicaciones
respiratorias más severas de manera
mucho más rápida.
Como especialista de medicina
maternal-fetal, yo estoy muy interesado en que las mujeres embarazadas entiendan de los peligros de no
hacerse vacunar tanto en contra de
la influenza temporal como hacerlo
especialmente en contra de la especie H1N1 del virus. El embarazo
debilita el sistema inmunológico de
una mujer y la hace más susceptible
a contraer virus. Una mujer embarazada que ya sufre de asma u otra
condición respiratoria crónica está
bajo gran riesgo de contraer complicaciones. Existe un 8 por ciento, o un
riesgo de un 1 en 12, de muerte si una
mujer embarazada se llegara a infectar con el virus H1N1. En adición,
si una mujer embarazada necesita
ir al hospital y acaba en un aparato
de ventilación mecánico a causa
de complicaciones respiratorias, el
bebé puede sufrir por disminución
de oxígeno. Esto tiene el potencial
de causarle daños neurológicos al
bebe. También es importante hacer
notar que la mayoría de las mujeres
embarazadas que no sobrevivieron
después de haber contraído la influenza porcina de otro modo estaban
en estado saludable. Ponerse tanto la vacuna contra
la influenza H1N1 como la vacuna
contra la influenza temporal es la
mejor protección posible para que
usted evite contraer la influenza.
Usted debería ponerse ambas vacunas para estar completamente
protegida. Estas vacunas también
le darán protección a su bebe aún
por nacer por los primeros seis meses de vida. Es mejor ponerse ambas vacunas antes de que se embarace o si usted ya está embarazada
en el primer trimestre de embarazo. Si fuera posible, es importante
tratar de evitar enfermarse con una
enfermedad que le produzca fiebre,
especialmente durante el primer tri-
mestre de embarazo. El tener fiebre
durante el primer trimestre dobla el
riesgo de tener un bebé con un defecto de tubo neural tal como espina
bífida. En adición, las mujeres que
contraen la influenza porcina tienen
un riesgo más grande de tener un
parto prematuro. contra el H1N1. Es por lo consiguiente muy importante tratar de
hacer lo que le sea posible para prevenir por cuenta propia el contraer
este virus. Existen ciertos pasos
que usted puede dar para hacerla
menos susceptible y éstos incluyen
lo siguiente:
Ambas vacunas se pueden poner
en el mismo día, pero deberían ser
inyectadas en diferentes partes del
cuerpo, como por ejemplo, una en su
brazo derecho y la otra en su brazo
izquierdo. La vacuna en la forma de
aerosol nasal debería ser evitada durante el embarazo puesto que contiene un virus vivo. Si usted ha sufrido
de una enfermedad reciente, usted
debería consultar con su médico respecto a cuándo es seguro ponerse la
vacuna. Los efectos secundarios de la
vacuna contra el H1N1 son similares
a aquellos de la vacuna contra la influenza temporal. Los efectos secundarios incluyen molestia, tonos rojizos
e inflamación en el lugar donde fue
inyectada. Algunas mujeres pudieran
experimentar dolores musculares,
dolores de cabeza, fiebre de baja
graduación y nausea. Estos síntomas
deberían desaparecer en 1 ó 2 días. Muchas mujeres embarazadas sienten temor de que la vacuna contra el
H1N1 no sea ni segura para ellas ni
para sus bebés por nacer. La vacuna
contra el H1N1 es manufacturada
de la misma manera y en las mismas
fábricas que la vacuna contra la influenza temporal. La principal diferencia
es que una especie diferente o inactivada del virus es utilizada. La vacuna
contra la influenza temporal ha sido
utilizada por muchos años en mujeres
embarazadas sin manifestar riesgos
a corto o a largo plazo para quienes
serán madres o para los bebés por
nacer. Una gran preocupación entre
las mujeres embarazadas es que el recibir cualquier tipo de vacuna durante
el embarazo aumentará las posibilidades de que su bebé por nacer tendrá autismo debido al contenido de
mercurio en la vacuna. La cantidad
de mercurio (Thimerosal) en una sola
dosis de vacuna es extremadamente
pequeño, menos que la cantidad que
se puede encontrar en una cucharada
de atún enlatado. Sin embargo, varios
millones de dosis sin mercurio serán
puestas a disposición de las mujeres
embarazadas. Una dieta nutritiva debería ser
consumida, una dieta que sea rica
en frutas y hortalizas.
Desafortunadamente, muchas
mujeres embarazadas no le pondrán atención a los consejos de sus
médicos y no recibirán la vacuna
•Suplementar su dieta con una cantidad extra de vitaminas C & D.
•Lavarse sus manos frecuentemente.
•Mantener sus manos alejadas de
su boca y ojos.
•Mantenerse alejados de personas que uno sepa que no se sienten bien.
Si una mujer embarazada cree
que está cayendo con la influenza,
es importante que ella se contacte
con su doctor inmediatamente.
Los síntomas comunes de la influenza incluyen: fiebre (Afecta
al 90% de las personas), tos, garganta irritada, narices congestionadas y con descarga, dolores
corporales, dolores de cabeza,
escalofríos y diarrea con vómitos. Es importante que vea a su médico
tan pronto como le sea posible para
que obtenga medicina anti-viral.
Si su médico no se encuentra disponible, usted debería ir a su centro médico local para que le den
tratamiento. Esto aminorará los
síntomas, lo que reducirá la chance
de complicaciones serias y también
acortará la duración de la enfermedad. No existen riesgos ya sea para
la madre como para el bebé de esta
medicina anti-viral. El verdadero
peligro viene de dejar un caso de
virus H1N1 sin tratar mientras se
está embarazada. El beneficio de recibir las vacunas contra la influenza H1N1 y
la temporal es por lejos más beneficioso que los riesgos de contraer
el virus. Este es un virus muy serio
que matará entre 40.000 y 50.000
personas este año. Si usted está
embarazada, asegúrese de que se
haga vacunar tan pronto como le
sea posible
El Dr. Charles Hux mantiene una
práctica privada y está
principalmente afiliado con el
Centro Médico Monmouth. Él es el
autor de un nuevo libro, Nine
Healthy Months (Nueve Meses
saludables).
A free day at the National
World War I Museum
CONT./PAGE awarded the Medal of Honor
by General John J. Pershing
for leading seven of his men on
a daring attack of a German machine gun nest. As a result of this
attack, four officers, 128 men
and several guns were captured.
York’s bravery was heralded
forever through the popular
movie Sergeant York that starred
Gary Cooper. York himself insisted that Cooper, one of Hollywood’s greatest stars, be cast
in the title role. Cooper’s moving performance earned him a
best actor Oscar at the Academy
Awards. That Oscar is currently
on exhibit at the Museum.
The museum also has the
honor of hosting not only Alvin
York’s son Andrew Jackson
York, but also Gary Cooper’s
daughter Maria Cooper Janis.
The Gary Cooper stamp debuted this year as the 15th inductee into the Legends of Hollywood collectible stamp series.
The stamp honoring Alvin York
was issued in 2000.
After the stamp unveiling, the
movie Gary Cooper: American
Life, American Legend (1989)
will be shown. Clint Eastwood
narrates the documentary about
the life and career of the Hol-
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lywood icon. Included are rare
newsreels, home movie footage,
and film clips from his Oscarwinning performances in High
Noon and Sergeant York.
The free event is co-sponsored by the National Archives
at Kansas City and the United
States Postal Service and will
be held in the Museum’s J.C.
Nichols Auditorium.
Parking is available at the
Hallmark Surface Lot, located
at 27th & Warwick across from
Main, with a complimentary
shuttle to the Museum from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m.
vaccine is made in the same
way, in the same facilities as the
seasonal flu vaccine. The main
difference is that a different
strain of inactivated or killed
virus is used. The seasonal flu
vaccine has been used for many
years on pregnant women with
no short or long-term risks to
the mother-to-be or baby. A big
concern among pregnant women is that receiving any type of
vaccine during pregnancy will
increase the chance that their
unborn baby will be autistic
because of the mercury content in the vaccine. The amount
of mercury (thimerosal) in a
single dose shot is extremely
small, less than the amount
in one spoon of canned tuna.
However, several million doses
without mercury will be made
available for pregnant women. Unfortunately, many pregnant
women will not heed the advice
of their physicians and will not
receive the H1N1 vaccine. It is
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therefore very important to try
to do what you can to prevent
yourself from contracting this
virus. There are certain steps
that you can take to make you
less susceptible and these include the following:
•A nutritious diet should be
eaten that is rich in fruits and
vegetables.
•Supplementing your diet with
extra vitamin C & D.
•Washing you hands frequently.
•Keeping your hands away
from your mouth and eyes.
•Staying away from people you
know are not feeling well.
If a pregnant woman thinks
she is coming down with the flu,
it is important she contact her
doctor immediately. Common
symptoms of the flu include: fever (affects over 90% of people),
cough, sore throat, stuffy/runny
nose, body aches, headache,
chills and diarrhea/vomiting.
It is important to see your doctor as soon as possible to get an
anti-viral medication. If your doctor is not available, you should go
to your local medical center for
treatment. This will lessen the
symptoms, which will reduce the
chance of serious complications
and also shorten the duration of
the illness. There is no risk to either the mother or baby from this
anti-viral medication. The real
danger comes from having an
untreated case of the H1N1 virus
while being pregnant.
The benefit of receiving the
H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccine
far outweighs the risks of contracting the virus. This is a very
serious virus that will kill between 40,000 and 50,000 people
this year. If you are pregnant,
make sure you get vaccinated as
soon as possible.
Dr. Charles Hux maintains a
private practice and is
primarily affiliated with
Monmouth Medical Center. He
is the author of the new book,
Nine Healthy Months.
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Barstow Construction, Inc. is soliciting MBE/WBE/DBE
subcontractor/supplier bid proposals for the American
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JOB OPPORTUNITY
DIRECTOR
REGIONAL PREVENTION CENTER OF WYANDOTTE COUNTY
Hobby Lobby is a leader in
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with nearly 425 stores
located in 33 states.
Candidates must have
previous retail store
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in one of the following:
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Must be willing to relocate.
For more info:www.mcckcjobs.com
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Qualified Candidates
with Retail Management
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must apply on-line.
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ROAD WORK
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed bids, addressed to
STATE OF MISSOURI, acting by and through
THE MISSOURI HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
Jefferson City, Missouri
An endorsed “bid” for constructing or improving Route 50, Job J4P1855, Jackson County,
will be received by the commission until 11:00 o’clock a.m. (prevailing local time) on
November 20, 2009, at the office of the Secretary to the Commission in the Missouri
Department of Transportation Central Office Building at Jefferson City, and at that time
will be publicly opened.
The proposed work includes: Thin-lift overlay (SL) on the above state road from
Murray Rd. east to Rte. M291 south Jct. and from Rte. M291 north Jct. to Hamblen Rd. - 2
disconnected sections, the total length of the improvement being 2.51 miles.
Special Needs: If you have special needs addressed by the Americans
with Disabilities Act, please notify Pamela Harlan, Secretary to the Commission, at (573)
751-2824 or through Missouri Relay System, TDD 1-800-735-2966, at least five (5) working
days prior to the bid opening you plan to attend.
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Wizards off-season re-tooling starts at the top
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SPORTS
While the battle for MLS
Cup ’09 rages on the
Wizards have wrapped
up their 2009 campaign.
Press conferences for
the year are over,
training has ceased,
and reviews of
personnel and coaches
are underway.
A disappointing and by club
standards turbulent season has
ended. A promising first month
with three wins out of five
games eventually became a season in which the Wizards suffered their worst performance
ever losing 6-0 to fellow nonplayoff qualifier FC Dallas.
That match ended up the last
result of Head Coach Curt Onalfo’s career with the club. The affable Onalfo showed his embattled emotions increasingly which
boiled over when he essentially
contested the organization’s decision to relieve him of his duties.
Pointing out his accomplishments in press releases Onalfo
expressed his dissatisfaction.
The club, meanwhile, had to
adjust on the fly to Technical
Director Peter Vermes becoming their interim on field coach.
Vermes’ defensive emphasis
represented a 180 degree turn
for the players and some modest gains in September could
not salvage a playoff position.
This is the first time in the history of the club there’s no clear
cut direction where the team is
headed going into a new season.
There are two ways that reaching into its past can profoundly
effect its future.
The obvious choice is for
Vermes to become the permanent head coach. His vast playing
experience brings a unique perspective as few have been able to
excel playing up front with the
U.S. Men’s National Team and
starring in central defense for
Kansas City. A taskmaster more
in the mold of Bob Gansler than
CHOOSING THE RIGHT
MEDICARE DRUG PLAN
By Jason Alderman
P
rescription drug costs can
take a double toll on retirees, who often live on
fixed incomes and are also likely
to need more — and more costly
— medications as they get older.
That’s why the government created Medicare Part D, a voluntary program that subsidizes
prescription drugs for Medicare
recipients.
If you’re eligible for Medicare, be aware that the six-week
annual Part D open enrollment
period for 2010 takes place
from Nov. 15 to Dec. 31, 2009.
Except in a few circumstances,
if you miss that window you’ll
need to remain in your current
plan until 2011.
Here are a few details about
Medicare Part D:
Eligibility. If you’re 65 or
older or have certain qualifying
disabilities, you are eligible to
participate in Medicare. (Go to
www.medicare.gov for eligibility information.) To sign up for
Medicare Part D you must also
be enrolled in Part A (hospitalization), and/or Part B (doctor
visits and outpatient services).
Under Part C, people enroll in a
private Medicare plan that usually provides limited prescription drug coverage — be sure to
check before joining Part D.
Signing up. Even if you think
you don’t currently need prescription drug coverage, remember you may face a late penalty
that grows monthly if you don’t
sign up within your initial enrollment period — typically the
three months before and after
the month you turn 65.
Alternate coverage. If you
already have prescription drug
coverage through an employer
or union plan and it is considered
“creditable” (equal or better coverage than Part D), you can stay
in that plan without incurring a
late penalty for later joining Part
D. Ask your current provider
whether their plan is considered
creditable; if so, weigh its costs
and features carefully before
switching to Part D — it may be
a better bargain.
Choosing a plan. Dozens of Part
D plans exist with widely varying
costs, coverage and convenience.
When comparing plans:
• First go to www.medicare.
gov and click on “Prescription
Drug Plan,” where you’ll find
helpful information on how the
plan works and factors to consider when choosing a plan.
• Use the interactive Drug Plan
Finder to compare features of
plans available in your area.
(You can also do this by
phone at 1-800-633-4227.)
• Each plan has a “formulary,”
which is a list of drugs covered at varying copayment
amounts. Formularies vary
widely and can change from
year to year, so it’s important
to compare plans annually.
• Enter all your medications
and dosages into the Finder
for comparison. You may not
find a plan that covers all your
medications, but aim for one
that at least covers the most
expensive drugs. Also, note
that they may cover generic
versions, when available.
• Make sure the plans include
your preferred pharmacies.
•Once you’ve entered your information into the Drug Plan
Finder, you can compare
plans side-by-side in terms of
overall cost, deductible and
copayment amounts, user ratings, and other factors.
In addition to the Medicare
site, another good resource is
AARP (www.aarp.org/medicare). Also, your doctor or
pharmacist may be able to help
you choose the most cost-effective plan for your situation.
Jason Alderman directs Visa’s
financial education programs. Sign
up for his free monthly e-Newsletter
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ELEGIR EL CORRECTO PLAN
DE MEDICINAS DE MEDICARE
Jason Alderman
Los costos de medicamentos
recetados pueden llevar un doble impuesto para los jubilados,
quienes a menudo viven con ingresos fijos y probablemente también necesiten más medicamentos y más costosos a medida que
envejecen. Es por eso que el gobierno creó el Plan de Medicare
Parte D, un programa voluntario
que subsidia los medicamentos
recetados para beneficiarios del
Programa de Medicare.
Si usted es elegible para el
programa Medicare, tenga presente que el periodo anual de
seis semanas para la inscripción
abierta a la parte D para el 2010,
se lleva a cabo del 15 de noviembre al 31 de diciembre del 2009.
Excepto en muy pocas circunstancias, si usted se pierde esa
oportunidad, usted tendrá que
permanecer en su plan actual
hasta el 2011.
A continuación algunos detalles
sobre el plan Medicare Parte D:
Elegibilidad. Si usted tiene 65
años o más o cuenta con ciertas
calificaciones de discapacidad,
usted es elegible para participar
en el programa Medicare (Vaya
a www.medicare.gov para información sobre elegibilidad).
Para inscribirse al plan Medicare
Parte D, usted también debe estar inscrito en la Parte A (hospitalización), y/o Parte B (visitas al
doctor y servicios de pacientes externos). Bajo la Parte C, las personas se inscriben en un plan de
Medicare particular que común-
mente ofrecen cobertura limitada
en medicamentos recetados, asegúrese de verificar la Parte D antes
de incorporarse a la misma.
Inscripción. Aún si usted
considera que actualmente no
necesita de una cobertura sobre medicamentos recetados,
recuerde que usted podría enfrentar una multa por atraso
que aumenta mensualmente si
usted no se inscribe dentro de
un periodo de inscripción inicial, usualmente los tres meses
antes y después del mes que
usted cumple 65 años.
Cobertura alternativa. Si usted ya cuenta con una cobertura
para medicamentos recetados a
través de un plan por parte del
empleador o de un sindicato y es
considerado “acreditable” (igual
o mejor cobertura que la Parte
D), usted puede permanecer en
ese plan sin incurrir en ninguna
multa por atraso por integrarse
a la Parte D posteriormente.
Pregunte a su proveedor actual
si su plan es considerado como
acreditable, de ser así ponga
cuidadosamente en una balanza
los costos y características antes
de cambiar a la Parte D, podría
ser un buen negocio.
Elegir un plan. Existen docenas de planes de la Parte D con
una amplia variedad de costos, cobertura y conveniencia.
Cuando compare los planes:
• Primero vaya a www.medicare.gov y de un clic “Plan de
Medicamentos Recetados”,
en donde encontrará infor-
your latino connection since 1996
mación útil de cómo funciona
el plan y los factores a considerar cuando elija un plan.
• Utilice el Buscador Interactivo de Plan de Medicamentos para comparar características de planes disponibles en
su localidad. (También puede
hacerlo por teléfono al 1-800633-4227.)
• Cada plan cuenta con un “formulario”, que es una lista de
medicamentos cubiertos con
cantidades de copago que varían. Los formularios difieren
ampliamente y pueden cambiar de un año a otro, por lo
que es importante comparar
los planes anualmente.
• Introduzca en el Buscador todos sus medicamentos y dosis
para compararlos. Puede que
usted no encuentre un plan que
cubra todos sus medicamentos
pero busque uno que por lo
menos cubra los medicamentos
más costosos. Adicionalmente,
tenga presente que pueden cubrir versiones genéricas, cuando estén disponibles.
• Asegúrese que los planes incluyen las farmacias de su elección.
• Una vez que haya ingresado la
información en el Buscador de
Planes de Medicamentos, usted
puede comparar planes conjuntamente en términos de costos totales, deducible y cantidades de copago, clasificación
de usuarios y otros factores.
Además del sitio de Medicare,
otro buen recurso es AARP
Onalfo it would make common
sense. Potential pitfalls are his
lack of coaching experience at
any level and what becomes of
his other current role.
Being technical director is a
demanding job in and of itself.
Can Vermes identify and procure talent, create a regimen
for the team, and then teach
and motivate to get results?
It’s a job that could bring great
results through synergies but
could also be a huge failure.
Another candidate is one of
the MLS Best XI ever and the
holder of virtually every offensive record in Wizards history.
Predrag Radosavljevic is currently employed but may not
be for long. The MLS playoffs
quarterfinal round spotlight is
in Los Angeles. The U.S. clasico
pits the Galaxy against Chivas
USA. If the higher seeded Galaxy play to form Chivas could
well make a coaching change to
raise the bar for the club.
That would be a fine how-doyou-do to Preki. All he’s done
in L.A. is transform a fledgling
franchise without its own identity into one of the most stylish
clubs in the league. Leveraging
what he had with what they
could get the Goats became a
perennial playoff team. Preki’s
fiery personality has not set well
with many in laidback L.A. and
there is a significant faction of
supporters who long for a coach
of Mexican ancestry. One hot
name available to fit that bill
is Martin Vasquez, a native of
Mexico raised in the U.S. with
a resume including an assistant
job at Bayern Munich.
Who better than Preki to
come back to Kansas City and
rebuild an offense that could
not click consistently since his
playing days. If Preki is not a
possibility and Vermes does not
take over there are many well
respected MLS assistants looking for a chance to lead and that
seems the most likely route for
the Wizards to go.
Once that slot is filled the
many personnel questions which
need to be answered will be addressed. Re-sign Kei Kamara?
Bring back Josh Wolff? Give
up on Chance Myers? Replace
Kevin Hartman? There are more
questions than answers at this
time, but Wizards fans know the
dedicated ownership group from
OnGoal will do their best to
keep fans invested into November soccer for years to come.
Economic hardships
can increase addiction
Economic downturns can be
frightening to everyone, but
there are healthy ways of
getting through them —
from engaging in activities
such as positive thinking,
supportive relationships, to
seeking help when needed
from health professionals.
However, if a person is
already addicted to drugs
and begins feeling the
pressures of paying the rent,
the car payment, putting the
food on the table, the credit
card bill, etc., etc, the
overwhelming need to
escape from these realities
will be foremost in their
mind. The answer to all their
problems, from financial to
personal, will be to take their
drug of choice to escape. As
the problems mount, more
of that drug will be needed
for escape.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in September 2009
that since December 2007 the
number of unemployed persons
has increased by 7.6 million to
15.1 million, with the unemployment rate doubling to 9.8
percent. Not surprisingly many
self doing whatever it took, be it
lying, cheating or stealing from
family and friends to get money
so I could get more drugs,” said
Joe Harper, graduate of the
Narconon Arrowhead drug rehabilitation program.
families are living paycheck
“This story is all too familiar,”
to paycheck trying to figure a
said
Rebecca Pool, certified
way to stay afloat much less get
drug
and
alcohol counselor at
ahead in these hard times.
Narconon Arrowhead, one of
With the economy down, the
the country’s leading residential
logical action to take would be
drug and alcohol rehabilitation
to tighten the belt and cut down
facilities. “Many of our clients
on unneeded expenses such as
say even knowing they might
eating out, going to the movies
lose a job or family due to their
or buying those new clothes you
addiction, they just could not
want but do not need. Sadly,
stop. The last thing they wanted
for an addict, drugs are conto do is take more drugs but the
sidered a need. An addict feels
drugs had turned into the soluthey must have the drug to cope
tion to take away the pain from
with life and depending on the
all the problems they needed to
drug, not go through a painful
face in their life. Their sole fophysical withdrawal. As times
cus becomes getting more drugs
get harder, more and more of
despite losing employment,
the drug is needed to escape no
family and self-respect. This is
matter how much more is needwhere the Narconon program
ed to be spent on the drug or on
steps in and gives the individual
how that money is procured. the life skills and tools to live a
“Before I went to rehab I spent
drug-free life and the ability to
every penny I could put my
make the right choices that will
hands on to buy more and more
help them achieve their goals
drugs. I lost my job due to testand dreams they had before ading positive for drugs and told
diction entered their life.”
myself ‘never again’. Yet I continued to put the drugs before If someone you know is struggling with
finding employment, putting a drug and/or alcohol addiction,
food on the table for my fam- contact Narconon Arrowhead at 1or visit our website at
ily and paying any bills. I just 800-468-6933
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know I woke up every morning graduates have over a 70 percent
with every intention of finding a success rate of living drug-free lives.
job and instead would find my-
Dificultades económicas pueden
aumentar la adicción
Los descensos económicos
pueden asustar a cualquier
persona, pero existen maneras
saludables para atravesarlos
– desde abocarse a actividades
tales como pensar de manera
positiva, pasando por relaciones
que ofrezcan respaldo, hasta
buscar ayuda de parte de profesionales de la medicina cuando
se necesite. Sin embargo, si una
persona ya es adicta a las drogas y comienza a sentir las presiones de pagar la renta, pagar
el automóvil, llevar comida a
la mesa, las cuentas de las tarjetas de crédito, etc., etc., etc.,
la avasallante necesidad de escapar de esas realidades será el
asunto más importante ocupando su mente. La respuesta a
todos sus problemas, desde los
financieros hasta los personales, será la de tomar su droga
preferida como vía de escape.
En la medida en que se apilan
los problemas, más de esa droga
será necesaria para escapar.
La Oficina de Estadísticas
Laborales reportó en septiembre del 2009 que desde diciembre del 2007 la cantidad de
personas desempleadas se ha
elevado entre 7, 6 y 15,1 millones, con un índice de desempleo doblándose a un 9,8 por
ciento. No es sorprendente que
muchas familias estén viviendo
de cheque a cheque tratando de
imaginarse solamente una manera de mantenerse a flote ni siquiera pensar en salir adelante en
estos tiempos difíciles. Con la economía por los suelos, la acción lógica por tomar
sería apretarse el cinturón y
recortar los gastos innecesarios tales como salir a comer, ir
al cine o comprarse esas ropas
nuevas que uno quiere pero que
no la necesita. Tristemente, para
un adicto, las drogas son consideradas una necesidad. Un adicto siente que tiene que tener la
droga para soportar la vida y depender de la droga para no tener
que pasar a través del doloroso
efecto físico que se produce al
dejar las drogas. En la medida
en que los tiempos se tornan más
difíciles, se necesita más y más
de la droga para escapar sin importar cuánto meas se necesite
gastar en la droga o sin importar
cómo se obtiene el dinero. “Antes de que fuera a la rehabilitación, yo gasté cada
centavo que podía poner en
mis manos para comprar más
y más drogas. Perdí mi trabajo
debido a que di positivo en el
examen para drogas y me dije
a mí mismo ‘nunca jamás’. Pero
aún así continué poniendo las
drogas antes de encontrar trabajo, llevar comida a la mesa
para mi familia y pagar cuenta
alguna. Tan sólo sé que me levantaba cada mañana con todas
las intenciones de encontrar un
trabajo, pero en lugar de ello me
encontraba haciendo lo posible,
ya fuera mintiendo, haciendo
trampas o robándole a mi familia
y amigos para conseguir el dinero para comprar más drogas”,
dijo Joe Harper, graduado del
programa de rehabilitación de
drogas Narconon Arrowhead. ”Esta historia es demasiado
familiar”, dice Rebecca Pool,
consejera certificada para drogas y alcohol en Narconon
Arrowhead, uno de los principales recintos de rehabilitación
residenciales para las drogas
y el alcohol del país. “Muchos
de nuestros clientes dicen que
incluso sabiendo que podrían
perder un trabajo o una familia
debido a sus adicciones, ellos
simplemente no podían parar.
La última cosa que ellos querían
hacer era consumir meas drogas, pero las drogas se habían
convertido en la solución para
aliviar el dolor de todos los
problemas que ellos tenían que
enfrentar en sus vidas. Su único
enfoque se dirigía a conseguir
más drogas a pesar de perder
empleos, familia y amor propio. Es ahí donde el programa
Narconon entra en escena y la
da al individuo las habilidades
necesarias para la vida y las herramientas para vivir una vida
libre de drogas y la habilidad
para tomar las decisiones correctas que los ayudarán a lograr
los objetivos y los sueños que
tenían antes de que la adicción
entrara a sus vidas”.
(www.aarp.org/medicare). Adicionalmente, su doctor o farmacólogo le pueden ayudar a
elegir el plan más económico en
su caso particular.
Noticias
Electrónico
financiero
personal gratuito mensualmente,
vaya a www.practicalmoneyskills.
com/newsletter.
Jason Alderman dirige los programas
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inscribirse y recibir un Boletín de
Si alguien que ustedes conozcan está
luchando con una adicción a las
drogas o al alcohol, contáctese con
Narconon Arrowhead en el 1-800-4686933 o visite nuestra página Internet
www.stopaddiction.com. Los
graduados de Narconon tienen un
promedio de más de un 70 por ciento
de éxito en lo que va a vivir vidas libres
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and/or
Family Reunion,
Baby Shower and
Wedding Shower.
2918 Southwest Blvd. KCMO
In The
Of The
Latino Community
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