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Political races in
Wyco heating up for
August 2 Primary
Comienzan las contiendas
políticas en Wyco, para la
VOL 19 No. 44
“It’s Crazy
and has to stop!”
Elección Primaria del 2 de agosto
Voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, August 2. Candidates
are working hard to earn your vote. Donald Terrien & Bill Hutton,
(top picture) are running for State Senate, District 5. Three
candidates: Renee Henry, Deryl Wynn & Tony Martinez, (left to
right) are vying for a judicial seat in the 13th District.
Los votantes iran a las urnas el martes 2 de agosto. Los candidatos
están trabajando duro para ganar su voto. Donald Terrien y Bill
Hutton, (imagen superior) están compitiendo por el Senado Estatal,
Distrito 5. Los tres candidatos: Renee Henry, Deryl Wynn & Tony
Martínez, (de izquierda a derecha) están compitiendo por un asiento
judicial en el Distrito 13.
by Debra DeCoster
A
s the August 2
Primary approaches,
the heat has been
turned up a notch on
the local Wyandotte County
political races. The issues at
stake have not changed from
previous years; people are still
concerned about Wyandotte
County taxes, lack of funding
for education and crime.
At a recent Candidate Forum
held at the Kansas City Kansas
Community College, incumbent
District Attorney Jerry Gorman
and his opponent Mark Dupree
turned the conversation into a
debate as the two sparred on
who is the better candidate.
Three
candidates
Tony
Martinez, Renee Henry and
Deryl Wynn are pushing their
credentials to the public, as
they each want to win the seat
of Judge for the 13th District.
Voters have a tough decision
to make as they look at the
three candidates for the 13th
District Judge seat as they
all are qualified to fulfill the
seat. They are all involved
in their community, they are
experienced in criminal and
civil ligations and they all have
handled just about any type of
case you may think of such as
traffic tickets, rapes, wrongful
deaths cases to homicides.
Martinez has 25 years in the
courts and told the audience
at the public forum last week
that in the list of 15 judges in
Wyandotte County, there is not
one Hispanic judge stating that
“his face represents a face of
diversity.”
He
has
represented
individuals
who
wanted
to spend more time with
their child, he has helped
PRIMARY ELECTION ... / PAGE 2
traduce Gemma Tornero
A
medida que la Elección
Primaria del 2 de
agosto se acerca, la
temperatura ha subido
un poco más en las contiendas
políticas locales del Condado
de Wyandotte. Las cuestiones
en juego no han cambiado
desde años anteriores; las
personas siguen preocupadas
por los impuestos del Condado
de Wyandotte, la falta de
fondos para la educación y el
combate al crimen.
En un reciente foro de
candidatos
celebrado
en
el Colegio Comunitario de
Kansas City Kansas, el titular
fiscal de distrito, Jerry Gorman,
y su oponente Marcos Dupree,
llevaron
la
conversación
a debate mientras los dos
discutían sobre quién es el
mejor candidato.
Tres
candidatos,
Tony
Martínez, Renee Henry, y Deryl
Wynn están empujando sus
credenciales al público, ya que
cada uno quiere ganar el puesto
de juez para el Distrito 13.
Los votantes tienen que
tomar una decisión difícil
cuando se trata de ver a los
tres candidatos al puesto de
juez por el Distrito 13, ya que
todos están capacitados para
cumplir con el puesto. Todos
ellos están involucrados en su
comunidad, tienen experiencia
en litigios criminales y civiles y
todos ellos han manejado casi
cualquier tipo de caso que
usted pueda imaginar, como
multas de tráfico, violaciones,
casos de muertes ilícitas hasta
homicidios.
Martínez tiene 25 años en
los tribunales y le dijo a la
audiencia en el foro público,
KCK Police Captain
Robert David Melton
was shot to death
about a mile from
Police headquarters.
Melton was
responding to a call
of a burgundy Grand
Prix near 2nd Street
and Edgerton Drive
with suspects firing
from the vehicle. Law
enforcement from
the metro canvassed
the area looking for
evidence.
by Debra DeCoster and Joe Arce
In-depth report
T
hree suspects were taken into police
custody after the shooting death of Kansas
City, Kansas Captain Robert David Melton,
a 17 year veteran on the department,
responded to a report of a person being shot at
by several people in a vehicle at 2nd Street and
Edgerton Drive in Kansas City, Kansas.
One suspect was questioned and released.
“We believe at this time that we have everyone
in custody involved in this case,” said Police
Chief Terry Ziegler on Wednesday morning at
a press conference.
According to the Police Chief, he said, “this
crime does not fall into the national narrative
of planned attacks against police officers, but
it does fit the narrative when it comes to words
matter. The hate and anti-police speech has got
to stop because the consequences are real—
our blue line just got a little thinner yesterday.
THE HATE .. / PAGE 7
KCMO gets high marks
for the image of city
R
esidents of the City of Kansas City, Mo.,
have responded with high scores for the
image of the city and for satisfaction
with city leadership. In early July, the
Office of Performance Management delivered
a presentation to the City Council Business
Session outlining key learnings from the
annual survey. For the sixth year in a row, satisfaction with
the image of the city has increased, with 67%
of citizens satisfied, compared to a national
average for large cities of 63% satisfied.
Satisfaction with leadership from elected
officials has increased, and now stands at
56% satisfied.
“We are very fortunate to have many
outstanding professionals working for the
City,” said Mayor Sly James. “I want to
thank them for their hard work and for their
commitment to ensuring citizen satisfaction.
Often times, our employees aren’t recognized
enough for their tremendous efforts and the
increases we are seeing with this year’s
survey are a direct result of their work. I
look forward to analyzing the data from the
survey and brainstorming innovative ways to
address the ongoing concerns of our citizens
and improving city services for all.” This year many questions have remained
stable, a sign that citizens remain satisfied.
Examples include satisfaction with Kansas
City as a place to live, general satisfaction
with city services, and fire/EMS services.
The City conducts the Citizen Survey
annually to understand satisfaction trends
that point to positive progress, areas that
need improvement, and priorities of citizens.
The City Council uses several indicators
that rely on citizen survey data as part of
the Citywide Business Plan to help monitor
progress of goals and strategies. The
Office of Performance Management also
conducts year-round analysis of the data
and incorporates findings into the KCStat
program and annual budget discussions.
For example, in the first quarterly survey
of this past year, the city identified that
demolition of dangerous buildings was a
major priority for citizens. That data led to the
city’s current effort to demolish every structure
on the dangerous buildings list within the next
two years.
“The annual Citizen Survey is one of our
most important tools to help us make decisions
about delivery of city services based on good
data,” said City Manager Troy Schulte. “We
use this feedback from our residents to make
budget decisions, such as the investment this
fiscal year in the new demolition program and
additional funding for bulky item pickup.”
This year’s survey, administered between
July 2015 and May 2016, points to several
areas where the city can improve. The survey
reports declines in satisfaction with street
maintenance, police services and solid waste
operations.
The Citizen Survey was led by the City
Manager Office’s Performance Management
staff, who proactively work with City
departments to address areas needing
improvement. For five years in a row KCMO’s
Performance Management Office has won
the International City/County Management
Association’s Center for Performance
Management’s “Certificate of Excellence”,
the group’s highest recognition for superior
performance management.
Learn more information at http://kcmo.
gov/survey
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individuals receive child
support, help them get
a divorce, if someone
needed help during
a contract dispute, he
was there helping them
navigate through it.
“There isn’t anything
that I haven’t done on
the civil side from the
lowly traffic ticket to the
lady who took her son
to the hospital and he
didn’t come back—we
filed a wrongful death
suit,” he said.
As he solicits voters to
put him into the judge
seat, he tells those he
meets that he is a unique
candidate.
“Compassion
first,
fairness in the court room
and transparency in the
courtroom is what I will
bring. I understand the
compassion you have
to have when you have
a young man before
you that has committed
a heinous crime. The
mother and father are
crying because he is
going to prison and I
understand that,” he
said.
Renee
Henry
is
not
originally
from
Wyandotte
County,
Kansas City, Kansas
but she has called it her
home for the past 16
years.
“I
believe
that
everyone should have
access to justice.
I
have watched other
judges bite people’s
heads off for asking a
question. I don’t want to
see that happen. I am
experienced, I am fair
and I am dedicated to
justice,” said Henry.
Deryl Wynn has an
extensive background
in criminal law and also
has handled all kinds of
cases in and out of the
courtroom.
“Judges wear black
robes but that is not
where the authority
comes from it, it comes
from
integrity
and
the character of the
individual
underneath
the robe. You want a
judge that wears the
robe and understands
what it is like to be a
human
being—with
compassion and sound
judgment,” said Wynn.
Martinez closed his
speech
with
“there
has never been those
people in my language,
it always has been us.
For 25 years I have
represented us and it
has always been all of
us together, working
together.”
Incumbent
District
Attorney
(DA)
Jerry
Gorman is fighting to
retain his title against
Mark
Dupree,
who
started his career in
Gorman District Attorney
office.
Dupree has been an
attorney in criminal law
for the past eight years.
Gorman has been the
District Attorney for the
past 11-½ years and
served as the Assistant
District Attorney for
23 years under former
District Attorney Nick
Tomasic.
“There are three very
important qualities a
District Attorney should
have—experience,
leadership and integrity.
I have tried more jury
trials than any active
prosecutor in the state
of Kansas with over
400 jury trials and 45
of those have been
homicide cases,” said
Gorman.
While
Dupree’s
experience
isn’t
as
long as Gorman, he
told the attendees at
the public forum that,
“I am sick and tired of
the crime that occurs
in Wyandotte County.
It is as if two different
worlds exist, there is the
crime “dotte” and there
is the wonderful county
that only a certain few
get to live in. I believe
you should feel safe
in Wyandotte County
whether you live on 1st
street to 143rd street,”
said Dupree.
Gorman and Dupree
butt heads on many of
the issues within the
District Attorney office,
but they both agreed
that the department
needs funding from the
state that would help
them do their jobs.
Wyandotte
County
has a large population
sitting in the jail that
suffer from some form of
mental health.
“There are under
400 people that are
incarcerated in jail and
30 to 40 percent suffer
severe mental illness. We
have 12,000 bookings
in a year and not all
are in the District court,
many are municipal
court and the majority of
the misdemeanor crimes
that are committed are
by those who suffer with
mental illness,” said
Gorman.
Dupree hopes if he
is elected into office
he would address the
mental health issues
with a mental illness
diversion
program.
Gorman
responded
that Wyandotte County
already has had that
program in place for
almost nine months.
Dupree suggests that
the person serving as
a DA should have a
servant’s heart.
“I have to stare into the
eyes of many families
over caskets because
their child was gunned
down. As a DA you
need to serve the entire
community not in bits
and pieces. We need
a prosecutor who is not
reactive but proactive,”
said Dupree.
Gorman is proud of
the programs his office
has developed to keep
Wyandotte County safe
and the citizens they
serve.
“We have created
programs
to
help
victims and programs
to help defendants.
We developed Project
Safe Celebrate to help
high school seniors to
celebrate
graduation
and prom safely. We
have
developed
a
truancy program in
the public schools that
is presented in both
English and Spanish.
We have collaboration
with organizations to
protect children against
physical and sexual
abuse. I believe we have
done a good job in the
office and I believe there
are more good things to
come,” said Gorman.
Durpee stated that
“people are dying and
every case involves a
family.” He cited that
the DA office has 1,100
cases that have not been
to trial and that should
be changed.
Gorman pointed out
that while there are
1,100 cases there are
lawyer standards that
can’t be ignored.
“You can’t file a case
unless there is evidence
to show beyond a
reasonable doubt. The
police work hard and
can show probable
cause but we have to
have more than that ... if
it doesn’t reach beyond
a reasonable doubt, I
can’t file the case,” he
said.
Two
Wyandotte
County lawyers, Vicki
Meyer and Courtney
Mikesic have filed to
serve their community as
the next District 7 Judge.
Meyer
formerly
worked in the District
Attorney office from
1990 to 2009. She
was head of the juvenile
division and supervised
a staff of five attorneys.
After leaving the DA
office, she moved into
the job of a prosecutor
for the city.
“My
job
as
a
prosecutor is to make
sure that they become
productive by putting
them into programs
and get them help and
not necessarily always
putting someone in jail,”
she said.
She has seen an
increase in cases that
deal with individuals
who have mental health
issues, anger issues and
drug addictions.
“About
ninety
to
ninety five percent of
the people I deal with
are good people who
are just making bad
decisions,” said Meyer.
Courtney
Mikesic
attended
Washburn
University Law School
and worked in the
Washburn Law Clinic
where she represented
people who couldn’t
afford legal counsel.
“My first job out of law
school I worked for the
Kansas Supreme Court
and served as a law
clerk. I came back home
and worked with Nick
Tomasic as an intern
in the District Attorney
office. It prepared me
to go into civil ligation
where I have been over
the last ten years,” she
said.
Both candidates have
extensive experience on
the criminal ligation side
of the law. Meyer entire
career has been in the
criminal ligation field.
“My 25 year career
has been representing
people charged with
disorderly conduct to
homicide and everything
in between,” she said.
Mikesic work had
her handling similar
cases as Meyer but
she added, “with my
experience now I am on
an appointment list so
I do pro bono work for
those who can’t afford
cases,” she said.
Meyer reached
out to voters and told
them she has always
been involved working
with the youth of
Wyandotte County as
a teacher, as a school
board member and
lawyer.
“I believe that dealing
with individuals in our
community, as both
Courtney and I have
done, you learn to listen.
In order to be a good
judge you have to be
able to listen, you have
to be able to determine
how to be fair and honest
with the people. When
you have a defendant or
victim speaking to you in
the courtroom you have
to listen but also tell them
honestly here is what is
going to happen and
how we get there, “ said
Meyer.
Mikesic father, Judge
David Mikesic, is the
person she turns to for
advice.
She asked
her dad for advice as
she runs for judge. He
advised her, “when you
are on the bench you
are going to have good
days … days where
you will bring families
together, you are going
to help people out,
perform marriages and
do adoptions. But you
will have worst days;
you will tear families
YOUR LATINO CONNECTION SINCE 1996
These two opponents
Courtney Mikesic
& Vicki Meyer (top
picture) are evenly
matched with
experience as they run
for Judge, District 7.
Mark Dupree &
Incumbent DA Jerry
Gorman are battling
for the district
attorney office.
Estas dos oponentes
Courtney Mikesic y Vicki
Meyer (foto superior) con
igualdad en experiencia,
compiten para juez del
Distrito 7.
Marcos Dupree y DA
Jerry Gorman están
compitiendo por la fiscalia
de distrito.
apart and make hard
decisions. As long as
you follow the golden
rule you will do well—
treat everyone fairly and
with respect,” she said.
Two
Democrat
candidates Bill Hutton
and Donald Terrien are
on the Primary ballot
for State Senate, District
5. Terrien is running for
office to find a solution
to high taxes in his
city. Hutton chose to
run because he favors
keeping the state out of
local tax decisions and
let the local government
control their own taxes
and set gun control
policies.
Terrien
told
those
attending the public
forum that his solution
to resolving the high
tax issue is to legalize
marijuana.
“No one wants to talk
about it but there is an
answer to lowering the
taxes. There are states
that have legalized
marijuana and that has
brought in tax revenue.
Kansas seems to always
fall behind other states. I
want Kansas to legalize
marijuana for medical
and recreational use,”
said Terrien.
Hutton
doesn’t
agree that legalizing
marijuana would resolve
the high tax issue.
“I don’t think it is a
quick fix for our budget
and I don’t think we will
support our schools with
a marijuana tax,” he
said.
Hutton went on to say
that the state legislature
doesn’t want the federal
government telling them
what to do. “By the same
token, I don’t think the
state legislature should
tell local cities what to
do. Our local elected
officials in Wyandotte
County should have the
authority based on voter
support to determine
what are appropriate
taxes,” he said.
Although
they
disagree on several
issues, they both agree
that
education
and
school funding is a top
issue for the community.
Terrien would like
to see children in
Wyandotte
County
public schools have an
equal playing field when
it comes to education.
“I have children in two
different schools and I
can see the difference.
The students in the
Lansing/Leavenworth
school
districts
are
ahead of the students in
Wyandotte County,” he
said.
Hutton feels that fair
and equitable funding
for all students is a key
issue not only for the
students in Wyandotte
County but in the state.
He is a supporter of
the DREAM Act for the
students who have come
to the United States
with their parents and
have gone through our
schools and graduated.
“They should have
the same opportunities
to receive a higher
education. They should
have
opportunities
for scholarships and
financial assistance. As
far as I am concern they
are citizens due to their
tenure,” said Hutton.
Representative Kathy
Wolfe Moore, 36th
District has been serving
for the past six years
in Topeka, Kansas for
her constituents. Gwen
Thomas, former assistant
to Unified Government
Mayor Joe Reardon
has filed to run against
Moore.
Wolfe Moore served
as Chief of Staff for
former
UG
Mayor
Carol Marinovich and
enjoyed working in
government.
When
Mayor Marinovich left
office, Moore went to
work for the University of
Kansas hospital but still
wanted to be involved in
politics,
The news she brought
from Topeka to the voters
was not positive.
“I have to be honest
things are not good
in the state of Kansas.
Our state is essentially
dead broke. We have
countless problems that
need to be addressed.
Because of our tax
plan we are starving
out
mental
health,
schools,
universities,
senior programs and
we are not making our
necessary payments to
KPERS, (Kansas Public
Employees
Retirement
System). We have to
change this and change
it right away,” she said.
Thomas
has
gone back to college
and has been reading
up on the state budget
issues.
“I think we have to go
back to the basics and
make the community
involved in the process,”
she said.
According to Moore
the state needs to change
the 2012 tax plan.
Recent reports show
that Kansas’s revenues
were $75 million short
in the fiscal year and
June revenues were $34
million short,
“I don’t know how
anyone can think that
the tax plan is working,
it has been a disaster for
the state. The plan was
suppose to create and
bring jobs.
Anything
but that has happened
and personal income
is down. We are not
making our required
payments, we have no
state reserve fund, we
have borrowed money
from every entity and
agent we could,” she
said.
Both candidates agree
that the major issues
facing the state are
the tax plan budget,
education budgets and
Medicaid expansion.
“We have so many
problems serious ones
facing Kansas today.
We have to put the
politics aside.
We
have to be concerned
about the issues and the
people we are serving,”
said Moore.
Thomas closed her
talk stating, “It has been
a passion of mine to
be involved and make
changes. The only way
to do that is to run for
office. I can be a strong
positive force for the
community and I want to
be all inclusive.”
Competing for the
U.S. Representative in
the 3rd District are Greg
Goode and Nathaniel
McLaughlin. Goode, a
Republican, said at the
public forum that voters
have not had a choice
since 2010.
“The
current
establishment,
the
current political system
seems to be dominated
by career politicians
and I am not a career
politician. This political
class has sent us into a
debt of over $19 trillion
dollars.
I think the
Republicans owe it to
our nation to get leaders
in there that do not
represent the political
class but represent the
voters,” said Goode.
McLaughlin is running
on the Democrat ticket
and he told potential
voters that he would not
bend on his principles.
“On the issue of gun
control if elected I will
utilize
the
Supreme
Court decision where
they ruled in 2006 the
Second
Amendment
does not give unlimited
rights to carry fire arms.
I will use that court
decision to take these
military style weapons
off the street,” said
McLaughlin.
Greg Goode also
stated that he has
principles that he would
not bend on as well.
“We have to stop the
insane spending. We
break the budget act
every year. If we can’t
follow the laws that we
set ourselves than we
have issues. I will not
bend on Pro Life. It is
not a social issue, it is a
life issue. I am not just
talking about abortion.
Right now we have an
elderly population that
continues to grow. The
Pro Life issue is the entire
spectrum of life,” said
Goode.
When asked about the
immigrant
population
that is in the United
States and how should
the
United
States
secure
its
borders,
McLaughlin
stated,
“I am a proponent of
secure borders. I am not
talking about building
a wall or breaking
up families. I believe
that
undocumented
immigrants
in
this
country should have a
fair pass to citizenship,”
he said.
Goode stated that
until we have control of
the borders, National
Security is at risk and
if we can’t enforce
immigration
all
the
immigrants will be at
risk.
“Immigration is a
component of National
Security. Until you have
National Security you
can’t have a controlled
immigration policy.
I
spent two years on the
East and West German
border.
We had a
fence … this country
guarded that border for
50 years. We still get
immigration policies that
are contrary to the laws
enacted by Congress.
It is a hypocrisy to see
immigration laws being
totally
disregarded,”
said Goode.
TÚ CONEXIÓN LATINA DESDE 1996
kchispanicnews.com I Julio 21 - 2016
Elecciones primarias el 2 de agosto
CONT./PÁGINA 1
la semana pasada, que
en la lista de los 15
jueces en el Condado
de
Wyandotte,
no
hay un juez hispano,
afirmando que “su rostro
representa al rostro de la
diversidad”.
Él ha representado a
personas que querían
pasar más tiempo con
sus hijos, ha ayudado a
las personas a recibir
manutención
de
los
hijos, les ha ayudado a
conseguir un divorcio,
si alguien necesitaba
ayuda
durante
una
disputa de contrato,
estaba allí ayudando
a navegar durante el
proceso.
“No hay nada que yo
no haya hecho del lado
civil, desde la multa de
tráfico hasta la humilde
señora que llevaba a
su hijo al hospital y él
no regresó con vida,
hemos presentado una
demanda de muerte por
negligencia”, dijo.
A medida que pide a
los votantes el apoyarlo
para el puesto de juez,
les dice a los que conoce
por primera vez, que es
un candidato único.
“Compasión en primer
lugar,
imparcialidad
en la sala del tribunal
y transparencia en la
corte, es lo que voy
a traer. Entiendo la
compasión que hay que
tener cuando se tiene
a un joven enfrente de
ti que ha cometido un
crimen atroz. La madre
y el padre están llorando
porque él va a la cárcel,
y lo entiendo”, dijo.
Renee Henry no es
originaria del Condado
de Wyandotte, Kansas
City, Kansas, pero lo
ha llamado su hogar
durante los últimos 16
años.
“Creo que todos deben
tener acceso a la justicia.
He visto a otros jueces
morderle la cabeza a
la gente por hacer una
pregunta. No quiero ver
que suceda eso. Tengo
experiencia, soy justa
y estoy dedicada a la
justicia”, dijo Henry.
Deryl Wynn tiene una
amplia experiencia en
derecho penal y también
ha manejado todo tipo
de casos dentro y fuera
de la sala.
“Los jueces llevan togas
negras, pero de ahí no
viene la autoridad, se
trata de la integridad y
el carácter del individuo
que se encuentra por
debajo de la toga.
Quieres un juez que lleve
la toga y entienda lo que
es ser un ser humano,
con compasión y buen
juicio”, dijo Wynn.
Martínez cerró su
discurso, diciendo que,
“nunca ha habido ese
tipo de personas en mi
idioma, siempre hemos
sido nosotros. Desde
hace 25 años que
los he representado y
siempre hemos estado
todos juntos, trabajando
juntos”.
El Fiscal Titular (DA,
por sus siglas en inglés)
Jerry
Gorman
está
luchando para retener
su puesto contra Mark
Dupree, quien comenzó
su carrera en la oficina
del Fiscal de Distrito
Gorman.
Dupree
ha
sido
abogado en derecho
penal durante los últimos
ocho años. Gorman ha
sido el fiscal de distrito
durante los últimos 11
años y medio, y sirvió
como el asistente del
fiscal durante 23 años
bajo el ex fiscal de
distrito, Nick Tomasic.
“Hay tres cualidades
muy importantes que un
fiscal de distrito debe
tener
experiencia,
liderazgo e integridad.
He tratado más juicios
con jurado que cualquier
fiscal activo en el Estado
de Kansas, con más de
400 juicios con jurado
y 45 de ellos han sido
casos de homicidio”,
dijo Gorman.
Si bien la experiencia
de Dupree no es tan
larga como Gorman,
dijo a los asistentes
al foro público que,
“Estoy harto y cansado
de la delincuencia que
acontece en el Condado
de Wyandotte. Es como
si existieran dos mundos
diferentes,
existe
el
crimen “Dotte” y el
maravilloso condado que
sólo pocos consiguen
vivir. Creo que usted
debería sentirse seguro
en el Condado de
Wyandotte, ya sea si
usted vive en la calle 1 o
hasta la calle 143”, dijo
Dupree.
Gorman y Dupree no
están de acuerdo en
muchos de los problemas
dentro de la oficina del
fiscal de distrito, pero
ambos coincidieron en
que el departamento
necesita
fondos
del
Estado que les ayude a
hacer su trabajo.
El
Condado
de
Wyandotte tiene una
gran población que está
en la cárcel y que sufren
de alguna forma de
salud mental.
“Hay abajo de 400
personas
que
están
encarceladas
y
de
30% a 40% sufre una
enfermedad
mental
grave. Tenemos 12 mil
amonestaciones en un
año y no todos están en
el tribunal de distrito,
muchos están en los
tribunales municipales y
la mayoría de los delitos
menores que se cometen
son por aquellos que
sufren de enfermedades
mentales”, dijo Gorman.
Dupree espera que si
es electo para el puesto,
se ocuparía de hablar
acerca de los problemas
de salud mental con un
programa de desvío
de enfermedad mental.
Gorman
respondió
que el Condado de
Wyandotte
ya
ha
tenido ese programa
implementado durante
casi nueve meses.
Dupree sugiere que la
persona que sirve como
un DA debe tener un
corazón de siervo.
“Tengo
que
mirar
fijamente a los ojos
de muchas familias,
sobre
los
ataúdes,
porque sus hijos fueron
asesinados. Como DA
se necesita servir a
toda la comunidad, no
de forma fragmentada.
Necesitamos un fiscal
que no sea reactivo, sino
proactivo”, dijo Dupree.
Gorman se enorgullece
de los programas que su
oficina ha desarrollado
para mantener seguro al
Condado de Wyandotte
y a los ciudadanos a los
que sirve.
“Hemos
creado
programas para ayudar a
las víctimas y programas
para ayudar a los
acusados. Desarrollamos
el Proyecto de Seguridad
Celebra para ayudar
a los estudiantes de
preparatoria a celebrar
su graduación y su
baile con seguridad.
Hemos desarrollado un
programa de absentismo
escolar en las escuelas
públicas mismo que
se presenta en inglés
y español. Tenemos la
colaboración con las
organizaciones
para
proteger a los niños
contra el abuso físico y
sexual. Creo que hemos
hecho un buen trabajo
en la oficina y creo que
hay más cosas buenas
por venir”, dijo Gorman.
Durpee
declaró
que “la gente está
muriendo y todos los
casos involucran a una
familia”. Citó que la
oficina de DA tiene
1.100 casos que no han
ido a juicio y eso debe
cambiarse.
Gorman señaló que
mientras que hay 1.100
casos, existen normas
para los abogados que
no pueden ser ignoradas.
“No
se
puede
presentar un caso si
no hay evidencia que
muestre más allá de
toda duda razonable.
La policía trabaja duro
y pueden mostrar causa
probable, pero tenemos
que tener más que eso,
si no se llega más allá
de toda duda razonable,
no puedo presentar el
caso”, dijo.
Dos abogados del
Condado de Wyandotte,
Vicki Meyer y Courtney
Mikesic han presentado
peticiones para servir a
su comunidad como el
próximo juez del Distrito
7.
Meyer anteriormente
trabajó en la oficina
fiscal de distrito, de
1990 a 2009. Fue
jefa de la división de
menores y supervisó
un equipo de cinco
abogados. Después de
salir de la oficina de DA,
se trasladó para trabajar
como fiscal para el
gobierno de la ciudad.
“Mi trabajo como
fiscal es asegurarme de
que ellos lleguen a ser
productivos, poniéndolos
en
programas
y,
ayudarlos,
y
no
necesariamente siempre
llevar a alguien a la
cárcel”, dijo.
Ella ha visto un
aumento en los casos
que tienen que ver con
las personas que tienen
problemas de salud
mental, problemas de ira
y adicción a las drogas.
“Aproximadamente
del 90% al 95% de las
personas con las que trato
son buenas personas que
están tomando malas
decisiones”, dijo Meyer.
Courtney
Mikesic
asistió a la Escuela
de Derecho de la
Universidad
de
Washburn y trabajó en
la Clínica de Derecho
de Washburn, donde
representó a las personas
que no pueden pagar un
abogado.
“Mi primer trabajo,
fuera de la escuela de
leyes, fue en la Corte
Suprema de Kansas y fui
asistente legal. Volví a
casa y trabajé con Nick
Tomasic como pasante
en la oficina del fiscal de
distrito. Eso me preparó
para entrar en litigios
civiles donde he estado
durante los últimos diez
años”, dijo.
Ambos
candidatos
tienen
una
amplia
experiencia en el lado
penal de la ley. Toda
la carrera de Meyer ha
sido en el campo de la
defensa penal.
“En mi carrera de 25
años he representado a
personas acusadas de
alterar el orden, hasta
homicidios y todo lo
demás”, dijo.
El trabajo de Mikesic
la ha llevado a manejar
casos similares como
Meyer, pero agregó,
“con mi experiencia,
ahora estoy en una lista
de citas por lo que hago
el trabajo pro bono para
aquellos que no pueden
permitirse el lujo de
pagar por los casos”,
dijo ella.
Meyer se acercó a
los votantes y les dijo
que siempre ha estado
involucrada en trabajar
con los jóvenes del
Condado de Wyandotte
como maestra, como
integrante de la junta
escolar y abogada.
“Creo que el tratar
con personas en nuestra
comunidad, ya sea como
Courtney y yo lo hemos
hecho, uno aprende a
escuchar. Para ser un
buen juez se tiene que
ser capaz de escuchar,
usted tiene que ser
capaz de determinar
cómo ser justo y honesto
con la gente. Cuando
usted tiene a un acusado
o víctima hablando con
usted en la sala del
tribunal, usted tiene que
escuchar, pero también
TÚ CONEXIÓN LATINA DESDE 1996 decirles
honestamente
esto es lo que va a pasar
y cómo llegamos allí”,
dijo Meyer.
El padre de Mikesic,
el juez David Mikesic,
es la persona a la que
ella recurre en busca de
consejo. Ella le pidió a su
papá consejo ahora que
se esta lanzando para
ser juez. Él le aconsejó
que, “cuando estés en
el banquillo vas a tener
días buenos, días en
los que conciliaras a las
familias, vas a ayudar
a la gente, celebrar
matrimonios y realizar
adopciones.
Pero
tendrás días peores; vas
a separar a las familias
y
tomar
decisiones
difíciles.
Siempre
y
cuando sigas la regla de
oro vas a hacerlo bien,
tratar a todos con justicia
y respeto”, dijo.
Dos
candidatos
demócratas, Bill Hutton, y
Donald Terrien, están en
la papeleta de la elección
primaria para el Senado
Estatal, Distrito 5. Terrien
está compitiendo por el
puesto para encontrar
una solución a los altos
impuestos en su ciudad.
Hutton eligió participar
porque está a favor de
mantener al Estado fuera
de las decisiones fiscales
locales y dejar que el
gobierno local controle
sus propios impuestos y
establecer políticas de
control de armas.
Terrien dijo a los
asistentes al foro público
que su solución para
resolver
la
cuestión
del alto impuesto es
la legalización de la
marihuana.
“Nadie quiere hablar
de ello, pero es una
respuesta a la reducción
de
los
impuestos.
Hay estados que han
legalizado la marihuana
y eso ha traído ingresos
fiscales. Kansas parece
estar siempre detrás de
otros estados. Quiero
que Kansas legalice la
marihuana para uso
médico y recreativo”,
dijo Terrien.
Hutton no está de
acuerdo en que la
legalización
de
la
marihuana
resolvería
el tema de los altos
impuestos.
“Creo que no es una
solución rápida para
nuestro presupuesto y,
no creo que vayamos
a apoyar a nuestras
escuelas con un impuesto
sobre la marihuana”,
dijo.
Hutton llegó a decir
que
la
legislatura
estatal no quiere que
el gobierno federal les
diga qué hacer. “Por
la misma razón, no
creo que la legislatura
estatal debe decirle a
ciudades locales lo que
se puede hacer. Nuestros
funcionarios
electos
locales en el Condado de
Wyandotte deben tener
la autoridad, basados en
el apoyo de los votantes,
para determinar cuáles
son
los
impuestos
correspondientes”, dijo.
A pesar de que no
están de acuerdo en
varias cuestiones, ambos
están de acuerdo en
que la educación y
la financiación de las
escuelas son temas de
los más importantes para
la comunidad.
A Terrien, le gustaría
ver a los niños de las
escuelas públicas del
Condado de Wyandotte
tener condiciones de
igualdad en lo que
respecta a la educación.
“Tengo hijos en dos
escuelas diferentes y
puedo ver la diferencia.
Los
estudiantes
de
los distritos escolares
Lansing/Leavenworth
están
por
delante
de
los
estudiantes
en el Condado de
Wyandotte”, dijo.
Hutton siente, que
la financiación justa y
equitativa para todos
los estudiantes es una
cuestión clave, no sólo
para los estudiantes en el
Condado de Wyandotte,
sino en el Estado. Él es
un partidario del DREAM
Act, para los estudiantes
que han venido a los
Estados Unidos con sus
padres y han pasado
por nuestras escuelas y
se han graduado.
“Ellos deben tener las
mismas oportunidades
de recibir una educación
superior. Ellos deben
tener
oportunidades
para becas y ayuda
financiera. En lo que a
mi respecta, ellos son
ciudadanos debido a su
antigüedad en el país”,
dijo Hutton.
La Representante Kathy
Wolfe Moore, del Distrito
36, ha estado sirviendo
para sus constituyentes
durante los últimos seis
años en Topeka, Kansas.
Gwen
Thomas,
ex
asistente del Alcalde del
Gobierno Unificado, Joe
Reardon, ha presentado
su postulación contra
Moore.
Wolfe Moore sirvió
como jefa de personal
de la ex Alcaldesa del
GU, Carol Marinovich,
y disfrutó trabajando en
el gobierno. Cuando la
alcaldesa
Marinovich
dejó el cargo, Moore fue
a trabajar para el hospital
de la Universidad de
Kansas, pero quería
seguir participando en la
política,
La noticia que ella trajo
de Topeka a los votantes
no fue positiva.
“Tengo
que
ser
honesta, las cosas no
están bien en el Estado de
Kansas. Nuestro estado
está esencialmente roto.
Tenemos un sinnúmero
de
problemas
que
necesitan ser abordados.
Debido
a
nuestro
plan
de
impuestos,
tenemos
hambrientos
a nuestros programas
de
salud
mental,
escuelas, universidades,
programas
para
personas mayores y
no estamos haciendo
nuestros
pagos
necesarios para KPERS,
(Sistema de Retiro de
Empleados Públicos de
Kansas). Tenemos que
cambiar esto y cambiarlo
de inmediato”, dijo ella.
Thomas ha vuelto
a la universidad y ha
estado leyendo sobre
las
cuestiones
del
presupuesto estatal.
“Creo que tenemos
que volver a lo básico y
hacer que la comunidad
se involucre en el
proceso”, dijo.
Según
Moore,
el
estado necesita cambiar
el plan de impuestos
de
2012.
Informes
recientes, indican que
los ingresos de Kansas
eran de $75 millones
menos en el año fiscal
y los ingresos de junio
fueron de $34 millones
menos,
“No sé cómo alguien
puede pensar que el
plan de impuestos está
funcionando, ha sido un
desastre para el Estado.
El plan, se supone, debe
crear y crear puestos de
trabajo. Ha sucedido
todo menos eso y el
ingreso personal se ha
reducido. No estamos
realizando
nuestros
pagos
requeridos,
no tenemos fondo de
reserva estatal, hemos
prestado dinero de cada
entidad y agente que
hemos podido”, dijo.
Ambos
candidatos
están de acuerdo en
que
los
principales
problemas que enfrenta
el
Estado
son
el
presupuesto del plan
fiscal, los presupuestos
de educación y la
expansión de Medicaid.
“Tenemos
tantos
problemas, graves, que
enfrenta Kansas hoy
en día. Tenemos que
poner la política a un
lado. Tenemos que estar
preocupados por los
problemas y las personas
a las que servimos”, dijo
Moore.
Thomas
cerró
su
charla diciendo, “Ha
sido una de mis pasiones
el participar y hacer
cambios.
La
única
manera de hacerlo es
al postularse para un
cargo. Puedo ser una
fuerza positiva para la
comunidad y quiero ser
incluyente”.
Compitiendo
para
Representante de EU, en
el Distrito 3, están Greg
Goode
y
Nathaniel
McLaughlin.
Goode,
un republicano, dijo en
el foro público que los
votantes no han tenido
una
elección
desde
2010.
“El
establecimiento
actual, el sistema político
actual, parece estar
dominado por políticos
de carrera y no soy un
político de carrera. Esta
clase política nos ha
llevado a una deuda
de más de $19 billones
de dólares. Creo que
los
republicanos
le
debemos
a
nuestra
nación el tener líderes
que no representan a
la clase política, sino
que representan los
votantes”, dijo Goode.
McLaughlin
está
compitiendo del lado
demócrata y le dijo a los
potenciales votantes que
no se doblará en sus
principios.
“En el tema del
control de armas, si soy
electo, voy a utilizar la
decisión del Tribunal
Supremo, donde se dio
pauta en 2006 a que la
Segunda Enmienda no
da derechos ilimitados
para portar armas de
fuego. Voy a utilizar esa
decisión judicial para
tomar estas armas de
uso militar fuera de la
calle”, dijo McLaughlin.
Greg Goode también
declarado que tiene
principios que no se
iban a doblegar.
“Tenemos que detener
el gasto descabellado.
Rompemos la ley de
presupuesto cada año.
Si no podemos seguir las
leyes que nos fijamos,
tenemos
problemas.
No me voy a doblegar
respecto a ser Pro Vida.
No es un problema
social, es un asunto de
vida. No estoy hablando
sólo del aborto. En éste
momento, tenemos una
población de ancianos
que sigue creciendo.
La cuestión Pro Vida es
todo el espectro de la
vida”, dijo Goode.
Cuando se le preguntó
acerca de la población
inmigrante
que
se
encuentra en los Estados
Unidos y cómo deberían
los
Estados
Unidos
asegurar sus fronteras,
McLaughlin dijo, “Soy
un defensor de fronteras
seguras.
No
estoy
hablando
sobre
la
construcción de un muro
o separar familias. Creo
que los inmigrantes
indocumentados en este
país deben tener una
oportunidad justa a la
ciudadanía”, dijo.
Goode declaró, que
hasta que no tengamos
el
control
de
las
fronteras, la seguridad
nacional está en riesgo
y si no podemos hacer
cumplir las leyes de
inmigración todos los
inmigrantes estarán en
riesgo.
“La inmigración es
un
componente
de
Seguridad
Nacional.
Hasta que se no se tenga
una Seguridad Nacional
no se puede tener una
política de inmigración
controlada. Pasé dos
años en la frontera
Oriental y Occidental en
Alemania. Teníamos un
muro, este país protegió
esa frontera durante 50
años. Todavía recibimos
políticas de inmigración
que son contrarias a las
leyes promulgadas por
el Congreso. Es una
hipocresía ver que las
leyes de inmigración
están siendo totalmente
ignoradas”, dijo Goode.
YOUR LATINO CONNECTION SINCE 1996
Julio 21 - 2016 | kchispanicnews.com
KCKPS gearing up
for opening day
T
here are two official start days
for the 2016-2017 school
year for students in the Kansas
City, Kansas Public Schools.
Monday, August 15 will be the first
full day of classes for K-5 (except
New Stanley Elementary), plus 6th
grade students at all middle schools
(except Northwest Middle) and
9th grade students at Washington,
Wyandotte, Schlagle and Harmon
high schools. At Sumner Academy of
Arts and Science, 8th graders plus
students new to Sumner Academy
will begin classes on Monday,
August 15. There will be a full day
of classes for students at all grade
levels on Tuesday, August 16.
New Stanley Elementary School
and Northwest Middle School
follow a different school schedule.
Here is their start schedule:
New Stanley Elementary School
• July 27, Students Report/Early
Dismissal
• July 27-29, Early Dismissal/
Home Visits
• August 1, Regular Schedule for
Students
Northwest Middle School
• August 2, First Day of School
for 6th Graders
• August 3, First Day of School
for All Students
For PreK students, Monday,
August 15 will be Family Advocacy,
and the first full day of school for
students will be Tuesday, August
16.
Enrollment Information
Elementary students new to the
district should contact the school
they will attend for information
about enrollment. To find out which
elementary school your child should
attend, contact Student Services
at (913) 279-2248. High school
and middle school students who
are new to the district must enroll
during the New Student Enrollment
at the Central Office and Training
Center, 2010 N. 59th St., on one
of the following dates/times:
• Wednesday, August 3, 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
• Thursday, August 4, 10 a.m. to
7 p.m.
• Friday, August 5, 9 a.m. to 2
p.m.
Parents are asked to bring the
following with them when they
enroll their student:
• Current immunization records (Students may not enroll without
shots being up-to-date)
• Birth certificate
• Transcript
• Proof of residency (One of the
following:
mortgage/lease
agreement; utility bill or mail
with the parent’s name and
current address; or driver’s
license with current address.
Mail addressed to “resident” is
not acceptable.)
• Proof of guardianship
Immunizations
The Kansas City, Kansas Public
Schools follows state regulations
regarding
immunizations
for
students. All students MUST comply
with these regulations to attend
school.
All students returning to school for
the 2016-2017 school year must
be current on their immunizations.
Parents of returning students
who are in need of additional
immunizations before the fall,
have been notified by letter. Please
make plans to have your children
immunized before the new school
year begins.
Details about immunizations are
posted on the district’s website at
www.kckps.org under “Parent Info”
and “Student Health.”
Early
Release
Wednesdays
Each
Wednesday
during
the school year, building staff
come together in professional
development sessions in order to
strengthen their skills, practices,
values and expectations, in order
to improve student achievement.
To allow for this professional
development time, students at all
grade levels are released two
hours early each Wednesday. (The
exception is half-day preschool
students who do not attend school
on Wednesdays).
Parent and Student Handbook
The Student Services Department
of the Kansas City, Kansas Public
Schools has updated the Parent
and Student Handbook to serve
as a communications resource for
families.
The handbook includes enrollment
information, information about
student health and safety, district
policies, student support programs
and services, and much more.
The handbook will be provided
to all families at the beginning of
the school year. It also is available
online in both English and Spanish.
Source KCKPS
KC recruiting 300 new
election workers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The
Kansas City Board of Election
Commissioners (KCEB) is ramping
up its efforts to recruit an extra
300 election day workers for the
August and November elections.
Election workers can earn
$180.00
and
up for working
election day and
attending
one
training session.
Election
workers serve a
valuable service
to the Kansas
City
community
and the various
neighborhoods
within the city.
Election
work
is a rewarding
experience. Come
show your civic
pride in Kansas
City by becoming
an election worker
today!
There
are
specific
requirements that
each
election
worker must meet.
Visit www.kceb.
org/elections/
workers
to fill
out the online
application
or
to learn more
about becoming
an
election
worker. For more
information or to speak with a
supervisor, prospective election
workers should contact Deborah
Sams at [email protected], or
Wesley Barnes wesley@kceb.
org, or call us at 816-842-4820.
Source KCEB
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USCIS’ virtual assistant
now available in Spanish
Customers can
ask questions, get
answers from Emma
in Spanish or English
WASHINGTON–
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration
Services
expanded the capabilities
of “Emma,” a virtual
assistant
that
allows
customers to quickly find
accurate
immigration
information. Now, Emma
can answer questions and
direct users to relevant
USCIS web pages in
Spanish as well as
English.
You can find the
new version on USCIS’
Spanish language site,
uscis.gov/es, accessible
from any device. As
with the English version,
launched in December
2015 on uscis.gov, you
do not need to know
official
government
terms to ask a question.
Just select “Haga una
pregunta” in the upperright corner of the screen
and type a question in
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Emma is named after
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terms and mixtures of
Spanish and English.
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ahora está disponible en español
Clientes pueden
preguntar y
recibir respuestas
de Emma en
español e inglés
Washington – El Servicio
de
Ciudadanía
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Unidos (USCIS por sus
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nueva
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en el sitio web
de
USCIS
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es,
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dispositivos
electrónicos.
Al igual que
con la versión en
inglés, lanzada
en diciembre de
2015 en uscis.
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conocer
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lenguaje
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gobierno. Solo
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una
pregunta” en la
esquina superior
derecha
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pregunta
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sus
propias
palabras.
Su nombre, Emma,
proviene
de
Emma
Lazarus, la poeta que
escribió las famosas
estrofas
que
están
grabadas en la base de
la Estatua de la Libertad.
La asistente virtual fue
desarrollada en respuesta
a un creciente interés
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autoayuda de servicio
al cliente. Actualmente,
el centro de servicio de
atención al cliente de
USCIS recibe muchas
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el sitio web, y Emma
ayuda a proporcionar
esa información.
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clientes
hacen
más
preguntas,
Emma
se
vuelve más inteligente y
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futuros clientes. La versión
en inglés actualmente
puede
responder
al
90 por ciento de las
preguntas más frecuentes.
Aunque la versión de
Emma en español es
nueva, puede responder a
más del 80 por ciento de
las preguntas, incluso las
que contienen modismos
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inglés.
Para más información
sobre USCIS y sus
programas, por favor
visite uscis.gov/es o
síganos en Twitter (@
uscis), YouTube (/uscis),
Facebook (/uscis), y el
blog de USCIS, Compás.
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IN MY VIEW
EN MI OPINIÓN
by Dr. Daniel De
La Torre Ugarte
L
ast month, the federal
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(EPA) held its first
and only scheduled inperson public comment
session on its proposed
plan to expand the
amount of corn-based
ethanol required to be
blended into the nation’s
fuel supply starting in
2017.
That
EPA
chose
to hold this event in
Kansas City was likely
no accident: this region,
more than most, has
extracted
significant
economic benefits from
the mandate since it first
came into effect in 2005
and was expanded
in 2007. Over time,
the establishment of a
de facto guaranteedmarket
for
cornderived fuel has helped
create jobs, revenues
and opportunity for
Midwestern residents,
and also became a key
mechanism to support
increases
in
farm
income.
The one thing the
corn-ethanol mandate
has not done, however,
is contribute to a
cleaner
environment
or more stable climate
–
two
centerpiece
promises that were
made back when the
policy was first being
debated more than a
decade ago. In fact,
based on a new study
I just completed, it’s
becoming increasingly
clear
that
corn
ethanol’s
continued
and expanded use as a
transportation fuel has
actually made things
worse, and potentially
a lot worse depending
on which metric is
applied.
As part of the study,
I took a closer look at
public data to see if
it would be possible
to
quantify
these
environmental impacts,
looking both at the
volume of corn-based
ethanol that EPA has
mandated for use in
2016, as well as the
agency’s
proposed
plan for 2017.
Specifically, I wanted
to know what the
impacts to air, soil
and greenhouse gas
emissions
(GHGs)
would be under three
scenarios: a businessas-usual case in which
no changes are made
to the underlying policy;
a scenario in which the
policy itself did not exist
in the first place; and a
third that looked at what
would have happened
had federal policy-
The true environmental impacts
of corn ethanol ignored at
EPA hearing
makers
prioritized
the expansion of the
advanced
biofuel
industry (producers of
cellulosic ethanol, for
instance) instead of
corn ethanol.
As recognition among
the scientific community
of
corn-ethanol’s
deleterious effect on
key
environmental
indicators
has
continued to grow,
acknowledgement on
the part of federal
policy-makers – and
corresponding action -has lagged behind. But
thanks to a number of
recent studies, including
landmark
analyses
done by researchers
from Princeton Univ.,
Stanford Univ. and the
federal
government
itself, a clearer picture
has begun to emerge
with respect to how
a national policy that
mandates the use of
billions of gallons of
corn-based ethanol per
year has contributed
to higher ozone levels,
increased
emissions
of GHGs, and largescale
erosion
and
degradation of soil.
My work adds to
this growing body of
literature and builds it
out even further. The
key takeaway from
the paper is simply
this: Our air would be
cleaner, our land would
be better protected, and
efforts to confront and
address climate change
– the defining challenge
of our time – would be
greatly enhanced in
any scenario that does
not include the status
quo.
The
impacts
are
especially pronounced
when it comes to cornethanol’s impact on
the climate. As part of
the analysis, I found
that agricultural GHG
emissions
would
decline by 13 percent
each year if we had
no Renewable Fuel
Standard (RFS) policy
in place at all, which
is the environmental
equivalent of taking
more than 716,000
cars off the road
annually. Agricultural
carbon
emissions
would drop by an even
more impressive 23
percent each year if the
RFS were reformed in a
way that promoted the
increased development
and use of lower-impact
advanced
biofuels.
That’s the equivalent of
removing 1.3 million
cars from the nation’s
roadways annually.
As part of EPA’s
proposed
plan
for
2017,
the
agency
solicited comment on
whether to increase
corn ethanol’s share of
the nation’s fuel supply
by an additional 300
million gallons. My
calculations
suggest
this
would
be
a
bad idea. Not only
would
implementing
an increase of that
scale
result
in
a
correspondingly higher
rate of carbon emissions
responsible for climate
change, it would also
have serious and longterm impacts on water
quality.
Predominantly, these
effects can be traced
back to the additional
tillage that is required
for
the
continuous
production of corn,
encompassing millions
of acres that would
have otherwise been
left idle or at least used
to host crops with a
lower
environmental
impact profile than that
of corn.
As more acreage is
brought into production,
the amount and severity
of soil erosion increases
along with it – depriving
us of a critical buffer
that reduces the volume
of contaminants like
nitrogen and pesticides
that
reach
our
waterways.
If we had no RFS in
place at all, annual
soil erosion nationwide
would be 103 million
Ignoran impactos ambientales reales
del etanol de maíz en audiencia de la EPA
por Dr. Daniel De
La Torre Ugarte
E
l mes pasado,
se llevó a cabo
su
primera
y
única sesión de
comentarios públicos de
la Agencia de Protección
Ambiental (EPA, por sus
siglas en inglés) sobre el
programa para ampliar
el volumen de etanol
de maíz en la mezcla
de combustibles al nivel
nacional a partir de
2017.
No fue coincidencia
que el evento tuvo
lugar en Kansas City:
la región ha sido la
más
beneficiada
económicamente
por el Estándar de
Combustible Renovable
(RFS, por sus siglas en
inglés) de la EPA, desde
su inicio en 2005 y su
ampliación en 2007.
A través de los años,
el
establecimiento
de un mercado fijo
de
combustibles
derivados del maíz,
específicamente
dirigido
a
los
productores
locales,
ha
generado
empleos, ingresos y
oportunidades
para
residentes del Medio
Oeste. Además, el
RFS también se ha
convertido
en
un
mecanismo clave para
aumentar los ingresos
de la agricultura.
Sin embargo, lo que
el RFS no logró es
contribuir a un medio
ambiente más limpio y
a un clima más estable.
Hasta ahora, la EPA
no ha alcanzado estos
dos compromisos que
fueron
establecidos
cuando la norma fue
discutida hace más de
una década. De hecho,
según un nuevo reporte
que acabo de lanzar,
se ha vuelto cada vez
más claro que el uso del
etanol a partir del maíz
como combustible ha
agravado la situación
ambiental.
Como
parte
del
reporte, analicé datos
públicos para ver si es
posible cuantificar los
impactos ambientales,
tomando en cuenta
el volumen de etanol
de maíz que había
permitido la EPA en
2016, así como el plan
propuesto para 2017.
Específicamente,
quería entender los
impactos en la calidad
de aire, tierra, y
emisiones de gases
de efecto invernadero
bajo tres escenarios:
sin cambio alguno
en la política; si la
política no existiera
para
empezar;
y
si
los
legisladores
dieran más relevancia
a la ampliación de
la industria de los
biocombustibles
(productores de etanol
celulósico, por ejemplo)
en vez de etanol a
partir de maíz.
Mientras
el
reconocimiento sobre
los efectos negativos en
el ambiente del etanol
de maíz crece entre la
comunidad científica,
todavía falta acción
y reconocimiento por
parte del gobierno
federal. Sin embargo,
gracias
a
reportes
recientes,
incluidos
estudios sin precedentes
por la Universidad de
Princeton, Stanford e
inclusive el gobierno
federal, se entiende
mejor
como
una
política nacional que
exige el uso de mil
millones de galones de
etanol de maíz cada
año ha contribuido
al incremento de los
niveles de ozono, a
un aumento de las
emisiones de gases de
efecto invernadero, a
la erosión del suelo
a gran escala, y a la
degradación de la
tierra.
El reporte aporta y
amplia más la literatura
existente sobre el tema.
El punto clave del
reporte es el siguiente:
YOUR LATINO CONNECTION SINCE 1996
nuestro aire sería más
limpio, nuestra tierra
mejor protegida, y
nuestros esfuerzos en
combatir el cambio
climático serían más
eficaces, si el RFS no
existiera.
Los impactos son
especialmente visibles
en relación con los
efectos negativos al
ambiental que tiene
etanol de maíz Como
parte
del
análisis,
encontré que los gases
de efecto invernadero
generados
por
la
agricultura
bajarían
en 13 por ciento cada
año si no tuviéramos
implementado el RFS,
que equivale a sacar
716,000
vehículos
de circulación cada
año. Las emisiones de
carbón bajarían en 23
por ciento si el RFS fuera
modificado de manera
que promocione
el
desarrollo
y
uso
de
biocombustibles
avanzados con menos
impacto
ambiental.
Esto
equivaldría
a
remover 1.3 millones
de
vehículos
de
circulación cada año.
Como parte de la
estrategia de la EPA
para 2017, la agencia
solicitó
comentarios
sobre la posibilidad
de incrementar por
300
millones
de
galones la porción de
etanol de maíz en el
suministro
nacional
de combustible. Mis
cálculos
sugieren
que es una mala
idea.
Implementar
un aumento de este
tamaño, pues resultará
en una tasa más
alta de emisiones de
carbono responsables
del cambio climático.
Además,
traería
consigo
severos
impactos al largo plazo
sobre la calidad del
agua.
Primero, los efectos
tienen su origen en el
cultivo adicional que
será necesario para la
producción
continuo
de maíz, abarcando
millones de acres que,
alternativamente serían
utilizados para otros
cultivos menos dañinos
al medio ambiente o
simplemente inactivos.
La
cantidad
e
intensidad de erosión
del suelo aumentan
con el incremento de
la superficie utilizada
para la producción de
etanol,
privándonos
de una reserva que
reduce el volumen de
contaminantes
como
nitrógeno y pesticidas
que alcanzan nuestros
canales y fuentes de
agua potable.
Si no tuviéramos el
metric tons lower today
if there were no RFS, and
213 million metric tons
lower today if the RFS
was as advantageous
to advanced biofuels as
it is to corn-based ones.
At the EPA hearing
the National Wildlife
Foundation made it
a point to highlight
these
environmental
impacts of the RFS on
water and soil quality.
But with almost all the
testimonies given by
individuals and groups
associated with the
corn industry it’s no
surprise that the various
issues associated with
the RFS largely went
unaddressed.
But
it doesn’t mean the
problems don’t exist.
They do exist; they’re
already severe; and
if the policy is left
unchanged, we can
expect them to grow
worse in the future.
Dr. Daniel De La
Torre Ugarte is a
research
professor
in
the
Department
of Agricultural and
Resource
Economics
at the University of
Tennessee. He is also
a researcher affiliated
with the Centro de
Investigación de la
Universidad del Pacifico
en Lima, Perú.
RFS en primer lugar,
hoy la tasa de erosión
del suelo anual bajaría
en 103 millones de
toneladas
métricas,
y 213 millón de
toneladas métricas al
día de hoy si el RFS
fuera tan favorable
con
biocombustibles
avanzados como lo es
con los generados a
partir del maíz.
Durante la sesión de
la EPA, la Fundación
Nacional para la Vida
Silvestre
(National
Wildlife
Foundation
en inglés) recalcó los
impactos ambientales
del RFS, los cuales
afectan la calidad del
agua y de la tierra. Sin
embargo, casi todos
los otros testimonios
fueron
divulgados
por
individuos
y
organizaciones ligados
a la industria de maíz.
Como
consecuencia,
los
problemas
asociados con el RFS no
fueron discutidos. Pero
esto no significa que
no existan problemas.
Estos existen, y ya son
graves. Y si las políticas
no se modifican pronto,
podemos esperar que
la situación empeore
en el futuro.
Dr. Daniel De La Torre
Ugarte es Profesor
del Centro de Análisis
de Políticas Agrícolas
de la Universidad de
Tennessee.
También
es
investigador
afiliado con el centro
de Investigación de
la
Universidad
del
Pacifico en Lima, Perú.
TÚ CONEXIÓN LATINA DESDE 1996
kchispanicnews.com I Julio 21 - 2016
The hate and anti-police
speech has got to stop
CONT./PAGE 1
This incident involved a
suspect who committed
a violent crime and then
murdered an officer to
avoid being caught.”
When the 46-year-old
Captain Melton arrived
on the scene with other
officers, three or four
occupants of the car fled
the scene. There was a
vehicle chase that ended
about 22nd and Haskell.
“Captain
Melton
arrived on the scene as
the suspects bailed from
the vehicle and opened
fire striking him and
fatally wounding him,”
said Police Chief Terry
Ziegler.
According to police
spokesman
Cameron
Morgan,
Captain
Melton was rushed to
the University of Kansas
Hospital and the trauma
team began working on
him around 2:20 p.m.
but in a press conference
at the KU Hospital,
trauma surgeon James
Howard
said
their
resuscitation efforts did
not work.
“Upon his arrival he
had no blood pressure
or heart rate at the time
of arrival, but despite
our best efforts the officer
was pronounced at 2:55
p.m.,” said Howard.
KCK Mayor Mark
Holland attended the
press conference held
at KU Hospital where
he said, “There’s a lot
of pain and brokenness
in our community and
our nation right now,
and we just want to ask
everyone to be prayerful
and thoughtful right now.
Kansas City Hispanic
News
interviewed
Captain Melton this past
May as he attended the
prayer vigil for his friend
and co-worker, Detective
Brad Lancaster. Captain
Melton was standing
among hundreds of
mourners at City Hall
holding their candles
during a prayer vigil for
Lancaster. Grief etched
his face, Melton said he
worked with Lancaster
on patrol and they
served together in the
Honor Guard.
Melton said back in
May, “The gathering
of the community and
the police officers here
tonight shows us that
people who knew him
and even those that
didn’t are here to show
support for him and for
his family. Our city is
unique in that way that
we come together to
support one another.”
As the news of
Melton death spread
across the metro area
and
social
media,
the community came
together once again to
show their support for
police officers, Melton’s
family and to denounce
the senseless death of
a police officer who
dedicated his life to
protect and serve his
community.
Residents
in
the
Quindaro neighborhood
called for a stop to the
violence.
Alize Jackson lives in
the Quindaro community
and was shocked to learn
from Hispanic News
that a police officer was
shot and killed in the
neighborhood.
“I was inside the whole
time so I didn’t know an
officer was killed. That
is sad. Honestly it stinks
that another person’s life
was lost. I never thought
it would happen here
where I live. It makes
me nervous. I know that
people have guns here
but I thought they would
use them to protect
theirselves but I never
thought they would kill
a police officer,” said
Jackson.
One man that lives
close to the scene where
Captain Melton lost his
life wished not to be
identified, but he said he
heard a series of pop,
pop, pop and knew it
was gunfire.
“I heard the shots
and thought get the
f*** back in the house,
those are real bullets. I
saw pandemonium and
people in despair even
some of the people who
live here, they are not all
bad,” he said.
The unidentified man
and a woman called
Ja’Keela both worry
that when they need the
police they may not come
into the neighborhood
considering that one of
the officers was killed in
the area by gunmen.
During
the
press
conference,
Chief
Ziegler stated, “Make
no mistake, officers of
the KCKPD will continue
to fight for the safety
of our community and
we will not apologize
for confronting evil and
removing it from our
community. Our citizens
deserve to live in a
community that is free of
crime. To our citizens,
we will not stop fighting
the good fight each and
every day for you.”
Ja’Keela added, “I am
praying for him (Melton)
and his family. We all
need to communicate.
Communication is the
key or there is just going
to be a lot of this going
on.”
Mayor Mark Holland
spoke at the news
conference Wednesday
morning at City Hall
regarding the death of
Captain Melton.
“My thoughts and
prayers continue to
be with the family of
Captain Melton, with all
of our police officers and
our first responders. Our
community is still reeling
and feeling from the lost
two months ago of Det.
Brad Lancaster. Captain
Melton death reopens
the raw hurt within our
community.
Within
the last two months of
our officers’ death our
nation has erupted in
violence and we have
seen the lost of innocent
lives of police and the
ambush and murder
of police who were
actively protecting the
public. Our nation is in
uncertain times. We do
not believe that Captain
Melton’s death was a
planned ambush against
the police. We believe
that this is another
example of a criminal
trying to escape arrest,”
said Mayor Holland.
Hispanic
News
was the first to ask
Police Chief Ziegler
why Captain Melton
arrived on the scene by
himself after the Kansas
City,
Kansas
police
department passed a
rule that officers do not
go out alone on calls
in light of recent police
ambushes across the
country.
“Our patrol officers
are going out with two in
a car but no it does not
apply to the command
staff because we are too
few. He (Melton) was by
his self,” he said.
On Tuesday afternoon,
Captain Melton was out
on patrol just checking
on his folks. He had
heard the call about the
drive-by shooting and
went to see if he could
assist. “That was not
unusual for him,” said
Ziegler, “his philosophy
was to lead from the
front.”
In light of the loss of
another officer, Chief
Ziegler said, “We are
going to look at our
procedures again. Right
now we have the rule
that two officers are in a
car … our guys are not
afraid. Suspects running
from us, they go after
them, they get engaged
and run towards the
danger.
It is second
nature to us. We will
look how we approach
from our vehicle and
see if we can adjust our
training to meet the two
incidents that happened
here locally.”
A candlelight vigil was
planned for Wednesday
at 8 p.m. in front of
Kansas City, Kansas
City Hall. As of press
time, funeral plans for
Captain Melton had not
been released.
The police department
are
asking
the
community to call 816474-TIPS if they have any
information regarding
this incident. It is still an
on-going investigation at
this time.
This past May
Captain Melton
was standing
among hundreds
of mourners at
City Hall holding
their candles
during a prayer
vigil for fellow
fallen officer,
Brad Lancaster.
On Wednesday,
(lower pic)
morning at a news
conference, KCK
Police Chief Terry
Zeigler and Mayor
Mark Holland
expressed their
condolences to
the family.
Holland said,
“Captain Melton’s
death re-opens
a raw hurt still
festering within
our community.”
Law Enforcement
Memorial Prayer
Dear Lord, law enforcement is not an easy task to do,Yet, there are many
who choose to wear the shield. They serve each day, to the oaths they
swore are true, Protecting and serving, a safer, better world to build.
Lord now we gather to pay our deepest honor, To those of ours officers,
killed in the line of duty. It matters not the style of shield they wore, Only
that they served with pride, and honor.
Lord all that matters is that they were one of us, Serving wherever
needed, richest mansion to dirtiest alley. Confident and proud, highly
honored by the peoples trust, So they carried a shield, mindful of all their
sacred duties.
Lord you have called several of ours home to glory, The race with life for
them is now done. Peace, blessed peace, in safety, forever now with Thee,
Welcome rest, now in heaven for all of eternity.
May time never erase the sacrifices that were made, May no officer
ever fall alone, to lie cold in their grave. May those of us still serving,
remember well the price they paid, May their memories stand forever as
those who went down brave.
Lord give us courage to carry on, to still live and care, To not be vengeful
or bitter, to simply trust Your word it true. May we always cover with
pride the shield we wear, To honor all fallen officers, whom we now
commend to you.
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