Public radio facing large KU budget cut prompts viewer support
Kansas Public Radio faces a $200000 cut from the University of Kansas, a 41 percent reduction, in a move affecting KU funded outlets including the Audio Reader Network. KPR’s Dan Skinner and news director J Schafer warn of hardship while stressing listener support as key to independent journalism. The piece notes KPR’s 116000 listeners and the Audio Reader Network serving 7000 to 8000 users, urging Kansans to boost local independent media funding.
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University of Kansas
J. Schafer
KPR
Strong Hall
Topeka
Dan Skinner
Kansas Audio Reader Network
Skinner
Audio Reader Network
Audio Reader
Rural health care debate sparks new conversation in Kansas
A reader comment on GCTelegram.com responds to a story about Ron Baker of the Knicks. The comment praises the heartbeat of America in Scott City and notes the Medicaid expansion veto override failed by three votes, prompting talk of a new rural health care path led by Sen. Elaine Bowers of Concordia.
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Scott City
Gctelegram.com
Ron Baker
New York Knicks
Elaine Bowers
A-Concordia
House
Sam Brownback
Letters to the Telegram Weigh Editorial Standards
The Telegram invites signed letters under 500 words with full name address and phone for confirmation. Letters may be edited for libel and clarity. thank you notes should be general. Form letters poems consumer complaints or business testimonials will not be printed.
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Television schooling in the 60s and the education reform cycle
Dr. John Richard Schrock recalls the rise and fall of televised education in the 1960s and similar recurrent flaws in education research. He argues that claims of TV superiority faded when classrooms returned to normal, and notes persistent amnesia about what works in education.
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Mr. Kinney
Ann Arbor
Mich
Ford Foundation
Fund For the Advancement of Education
Westinghouse
Hawthorne Works
Inno
Kansas
Kalamity Kate Sebelius Critiques Kansas Finances Amid Tax Cuts
Dane Hicks of Garnett Publishing argues that Kathleen Sebelius, once Kansas governor and Obama HHS secretary, harmed the state by blocking Sunflower Electric’s Holcomb plant expansion. The piece contends her later criticisms of Brownback tax cuts are hypocritical given the decade-long economic damage the halted project caused, including lost jobs and tax revenue.
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Kansas
Obama Health and Human Services
Kathleen Sebelius
Sam Brownback
Kalamity Kate
Sunflower Electric
Holcomb
Kansas City
KCUR
Steve Kraske
Sebelius
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Sunflower
KDHE
Rod Bremby
Obama
Health and Human Services
National Democratic Party
HHS
Mark Parkinson
Sierra Club
Kansas Supreme Court
Kalamity
Kate Sebelius
Use Your Head to Garden Safely This Spring
Safety tips for spring gardening emphasize eye protection footwear and proper tool selection. Readers should wear goggles and sturdy shoes, choose tools by size and function, ensure handles fit tight, sharpen blades, clean tools after use, and take breaks to avoid fatigue.
John Schlageck, Kansas Agriculture Commentator, Profile
John Schlageck is a leading commentator on agriculture and rural Kansas. Born and raised on a diversified farm in northwest Kansas, his writing reflects a lifetime of experience, knowledge and passion.
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Kansas
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