July 16, 2022 Kansas News, Local, Missouri News, News
Six weeks after a two-state sting, the children rescued from sex traffickers are being cared for by foster families and other partners. Operation Blue Ghost occurred in Wichita and Kansas City suburbs. ...
Read More » November 16, 2021 Books, Entertainment, Local, News
“I wanted to put pictures into poems, give voice to a visual,” says Hasna Sal of her new book, Poems In Glass. The visuals are turning heads. Her book launch was recently ...
Read More » September 8, 2021 Missouri News, News, Politics & Policy
A local Kansas City area organization, DeliverFund, provided support to a multistate operation to stop human trafficking. Operation United Front resulted in 102 arrests and the rescue of 47 victims and sex ...
Read More » June 3, 2021 Columns, Faith, National, News
“Katie” met him at the mall. Though she was only 15, she knew that there was something different about this one. From the start, he showered her with kindness and attention. It ...
Read More » October 29, 2020 Local, Missouri News, News
Five men were arrested in Oak Grove as part of an effort to crack down on sex trafficking in Missouri. Authorities said 10 women were contacted and offered victim services, including food, ...
Read More » October 17, 2020 Church & Ministry, Local, News
Kansas City is the crossroads of many things, from the trails that led pioneers west, the country’s rail and Interstate highway systems, to 21st Century fiber optics. It’s also the crossroads of ...
Read More » September 2, 2019 Culture Watch
Anti-human trafficking leader Jaco Booyens said at Turning Point USA’s High School Leadership Summit on Thursday that he could not “get the radical left” or the “Obama White House” to fight human ...
Read More » June 19, 2019 Columns
The Metro Voice’s recent articles (see links below) on child molestation provide detailed descriptions of how pedophiles and child molesters think and act as described by members of law enforcement. Here is ...
Read More » February 24, 2019 Church & Ministry, Faith, Go Deep
Many people gravitate towards the idea of helping the poor within our community, nation and world. However, do we really understand who the poor are, and what poverty and suffering really is? ...
Read More » February 18, 2019 Culture Watch
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation has released its 2019 “Dirty Dozen List.” The list details “mainstream” companies and entities that are considered to be “facilitators of sexual exploitation in our society ...
Read More » August 18, 2018 Columns, Culture Watch
If you google “propaganda defined” you get this definition: derogatory information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. You ...
Read More » July 31, 2018 Kansas News, Topeka News
A new awareness campaign in Kansas is aimed at cutting the demand for prostitution as a way to fight human trafficking. The campaign involves state agencies and local advocacy groups teaming up ...
Read More » July 26, 2018 National, News
When Tess Franzen shares about human trafficking and rescuing those who are being trafficked, there’s a distinct tone in her voice that’s difficult to describe. Passionate patience? Intense composure? Perhaps loving endurance? ...
Read More » April 10, 2018 Go Deep, Health and Wellness, Kansas News, Politics & Policy, Respect Life, Topeka News
The Shawnee County Commission, at their meeting on April 5, voted to approve a resolution “declaring war” on human trafficking. The City of Topeka’s governing body had voted 9-0 on April 3 ...
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