Community

KC Currents

Sundays at 5pmRebroadcast Mondays at 8pm Host: Susan B. Wilson Producer & Co-Host: Sylvia Maria Gross Assistant Producer: Alex Smith Contact: kccurrents@kcur.org or 816.235.6696Follow our Tweets: www.twitter.com/kccurrents For a weekly reminder of what's coming up on KC Currents, send an email to kccurrents@kcur.orgThe Latest From KC CurrentsPlanting New Grocery Stores In Rural Food Deserts Rural America is losing its grocery stores. Fewer people are living in the countryside, and mom-and-pop markets can't compete with big chains. But as KCUR's Sylvia Maria Gross reports, some small towns are finding creative ways to buck the trend. K-State Program Supports Rural Groceries With grocery stores in rural Kansas closing at record speed, having access to healthy food is a growing issue. Sylvia Maria Gross interviews K-State Professor David Proctor about what options are available for small town groceries.

Local Latinos Disagree about Immigration Reform

KCUR | By Sylvia Maria Gross

Published April 3, 2006 at 3:32 AM CDT

By Sylvia Maria Gross

Kansas City, MO – Last week, we brought you voices from an immigrants' rights rally in Kansas City Kansas. Most of the 2000 people who came out were Latino, and that's been true at rallies around the country. But not all Latinos agree about the issue. Sylvia Maria Gross interviewed two people in our area with differing views, both are Latinos, and, like most Latinos in this country, both are US citizens. The first is Martha Ramirez - she's a tax preparer who lives and works in Kansas City, Missouri. Ramirez organized the rally last Friday in just 24 hours.

Then, interpreter Carlos Rodriguez of Overland Park is concerned that immigration laws aren't being adequately enforced. Rodriguez usually votes Democratic, but on this issue, he disagrees with people who are trying to establish a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants.