Garden City USD 457 candidates weigh budgeting needs
Editorial notes budget challenges facing Garden City USD 457 as 10 candidates vie for four seats. It highlights Lara Bors Tim Cruz Martha Hinojosa and Mark Rude as strong contenders with experience in budgeting education and public administration. Voters urged to weigh fiscal stewardship and educational quality ahead of the election.
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Holcomb administration wind direction noted in online comments
Online readers react to a story about Holcomb High School basketball coach Scott Stegman being asked to resign. In today's Garden City news, Herbert Swender speaks on his first day as president of Garden City Community College, expressing optimism about leading a top Kansas community college.
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Telegram invites signed letters to editor policy
The Telegram outlines that letters to the editor must be signed with the writer’s address and phone number and will be confirmed before publication. Letters are subject to editing for libel and length and should be 500 words or less. General thank you letters are welcome. form letters, poems, and consumer complaints or testimonials will not be printed.
GOP freshmen block compromise with blue tape protest
Washington Post reports first term House members formed a blue tape caucus and delivered a letter to Senate Leader Harry Reid via a ceremonial door. They opposed a $61 billion budget cut and pushed for a hard line, while leaders sought cross party talks to avoid a shutdown.
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City Commissioner race features Roger Murray and Nancy Harness
Voters hear endorsements for Roger Murray and Nancy Harness highlighting experience in local government, business leadership, and dedication to flood plain concerns, accountability, and youth programs. The letters urge support for practical solutions, fiscal responsibility, and safer, thriving Garden City.
Roger Murray for Garden City City Commissioner
A local supporter praises Roger Murray as a ready to serve candidate. Murray, who has lived in Garden City since 1996 with his wife and child in the public school system, runs a trucking business and has consulted with former leaders and city staff on budget policy and workforce matters as he campaigns for the commission.
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Failing to Learn From History and Labor Rights
Leonard Pitts argues that modern attacks on unions mirror 1968 struggles led by Martin Luther King Jr. He links King with George Ford labor leaders Asa Philip Randolph Walter Reuther and Crystal Lee Sutton, urging protection of collective bargaining, dues deductions, and fair labor standards amid corporate tax avoidance and rising anti union sentiment. He cites GE profits and taxes, calling greed a core flaw and urging memory of past rights battles. Email Spitts at spittst herald.com.
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