WEEKLY/SEMANAL - KANSAS CITY, MO

El Centro’s secret to its longevity is that it takes a holistic approach to serving the people in need, from children to adults. And that can’t be done without a lot of teamwork – multiple people, groups, and businesses working together to help bring El Centro’s mission to life across Wyandotte County and in later years to Johnson County. It’s a partnership that has served the organization well throughout its 50-year history.

Jackson County Legislator-Elect Kelly Thompson (D) visited the Westside neighborhood residents recently, laying out her campaign and goals for her first term.

More than 8 million American women between 45 and 64 are overdue for breast-cancer screening. That’s a staggering number for a disease expected to kill more than 40,000 women this year.

I’m the eternal optimist when it comes to the Kansas City Chiefs football team. I have been known to cheer like a maniac even when all metrics say they have the minutest of chances of making the playoffs. Like zilch, zero, nada, but there is always the faintest of hopes that if all things line up, they can make the playoffs. The scenarios I’ve conjured in my head are simply the best fiction I have ever created.