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ISSUES 2017 03/19/17Wendy Glick, executive director, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Wichita discusses 14 programs serving more than 15,000 people across 25 Kansas counties
receive a fair amount of government grants as well. Particularly for our domestic violence shelter harbor house which most people are very familiar with here in the community in Iran for about 25 years. And we also get federal dollars to support. Some of our outreach services again that served both veterans and domestic violence victims so what is your geographic areas of service. 25 counties. Again a week ago as are no more at as thelocate. Now you do a lot of work in the area of domestic violence let's start with harbor households about harper. That time is probably. What we term our flagship program. People know. Catholic Charities for harbor house a lot of times they don't know it's a Catholic Charities program that it is. We opened in 1992 you. We serve women and men. And children who are fleeing domestic violence situation. So the kid has come with their mom their dad if they're seeking shelter and safety. And we open that programit known known absolutely and I and there are various one other domestic violence program in the community that we also referred. To a forceful. And we collaborate with them quite as. Now what is old -
ISSUES 2017 03/12/17
Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter discusses a department of more than 500 deputies, and operation of County Detention Center
Prostitution and B in traffic down. But it's a little bit about domestic violence the big problem for four. Law enforcement or community. Domestic violence is it. It's been with us for years. You know I came on in 1989. Into law enforcement and domestic violence was an issue the end the difference was then if if the male or female whoever was one that was a salted it would prosecute we believe government house. Which then usually lead to view more assaults and those type things in the early 1990s in the domestic violence laws are passed. Where we spent probable cause we arrested one of the other sometimes both for disorderly conduct. That overloaded the
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ISSUES 2017 03/05/17
National Weather Service meteorologist Chance Hayes discusses the spring/summer severe weather season
issue what we call a significant weather alert. And the lower in severe thunderstorms you know sixty mile an hour winds are 58 election earlier money trail. We just tell folks to get in. Out from -
ISSUES 2017 02/26/17
Wichita City Council member Lavonta Williams discusses Black History Month
is as you Tony seventeen I've Steve Macintosh and guest is Wichita City Council member of the bottom Williams welcome to issues Tony seventeen absolutely Tokyo ms. Williams represents that which does City Council first district she's been a council members since 2007. She is a teacher she is a board member of the African American museum of Kansas here in Wichita. And February's black history about the the United States Canada and the United Kingdom. First recognized by the US government India in 1976. Ms. Williams was our guest Lester on the show during Black History Month and a and now you're back again and before we get to that I got to ask you about something else and ask you about the core X. Plan that was approved this week by the City Council . They're going to keep three pools open and the rest of them just turn him into what they call. Slash I. Slash hired gun you know what would you be where do you go now until that you do you think I'm gonna catch a deep breath look. I bet. First of I understand them and they aspect of budget and I have revenue. But coming to the City Council as a former teacher I always wanted to make sure that our young people are taking care of the thing that bothered me yesterday how one was closing parks insert closing pools in certain areas. As such as the Mike Adams pool which was very very historic within itself and it's more tour as well. And so what we're left with right now -
ISSUES 2017 02/19/17
Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett discusses illegal drugs, human trafficking, and police body cam evidence
Colorado at bottom line is if if budget mr. sessions the new attorney general President trump decides. Becoming an issue needed to caller SE get ten days to cease and desist l.'s all these dispensaries or a community of our rosters and the woman. He started it because it is still illegal under the federal system. And that seems mean that that's my problem when that is we need a uniform approach to that. Had comfortably and conversation to where years ago with a person who used to work in your building is being judged the New Jersey attorney general's And I don't know if you go to don't talk about Bob's death character that he suffered through cancer needy people and -
ISSUES 2017 02/12/17
Pastor Dave Fulton of Partners for Wichita discusses Safe Streets, an effort to prevent violence in Wichita
neighborhood and coordinators. That work with us. Codes officials. We work with City Council members. So yeah we we work with other government agencies that can help us with the mission of peace in the neighborhood.this youngster. We had a a proclamation that we presented to the City Council and mayor. Read them proclamation NN made that. Use core. Days at ways in which does is a couple of years ago -
ISSUES 2017 01/29/17
Wichita City Manager Robert Layton discusses the city budget, water and sewer, infrastructure, police body cams, and more
around a property there was one that was in front of the city council for demolition and gotten so bad that we. Counsel was asked to take action to demolish a property. I think it have been that way for over ten years in the neighbors were in the music guardians. Pleading with the council takes some action because of the impact it was having on the rest of their properties. Have you ever gone to legislature. Do yourself to over impotent issues have been up a few times. Two guns with the I think are most effective spokespersons error are the mayor and City Council members. Ends and they go up frequently. What are the most important issue you're dealing with right now. In our local government.pension fund. And that's because of policies were put in place by city council's years ago. We have actuary reports. That evaluate financial health of our system every year. And at their recommendation. Under city ordinanceyou and you mentioned this a little bit beginning to show. The City Council took half of the proceeds from the sale of the Hyatt. And it's ten million dollars and put that into residential street