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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 2009
Page
4
As the economy slipped into recession gas prices rose and driving fell yet traffic fatalities reached a five decade low with 37313 deaths last year a 9.1 percent drop from 2007. Kansas lawmakers again considered a primary seat belt law to allow police to stop drivers not wearing belts, amid low regional belt usage and weak enforcement.
Forum discussion references Kansas Department of Transportation data showing Finney County compliance at 61 percent. Proponents argue a primary enforcement law boosts belt use, saves lives, and could unlock roughly 11 million in federal highway funds. lawmakers remain divided while opponents call restraint a personal choice.
The Telegram welcomes letters to the editor must be signed and include the writer’s address and phone number. All letters will be confirmed before publication and edited for libel and length. Keep letters under 500 words and avoid form letters poems consumer complaints or business testimonials. Email, phone, online editor, or mail to Attn ee 310 N. ce St Garden City KS 67846.
The amendment text states Congress shall not make laws respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. It also guards freedom of speech and of the press, and the right of the people to peaceably assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
After a two week recess Congress celebrates the Serve America Act of 2009. Senators Hatch and Kennedy brokered a rare cross party accord expanding AmeriCorps and full time service while Teach for America and Peace Corps demand outpaced slots. Republicans opposed citing federal bureaucracy worries though broad support included AARP and Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Khalid Mustafa Medani argues the ICC indictment highlights a need for genuine political participation in Sudan. He says the regime's push to speed elections risks marginalizing Darfur and undermining peace, urging international support for free polls and voter transparency.
Rich Lowry argues Obama’s London summit with Medvedev reopens arms talks and a push for a joint missile defense, while Russia seeks influence in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. He warns the plan risks symbolic gains without real restraint and questions Moscow’s motives and Iran policy.
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