Garden City lunch prices rise for USD 457 students
Garden City USD 457 raises elementary to $1.75 and high school meals to $2 with middle school at $1.85 and adult meals at $3. The district cites higher food, milk and labor costs and notes meals do not cover staff wages.
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Arden City
Garden City
USD 457
Board of Education
Vermont House Overrides Governor on Gay Marriage
Beth Robinson of the Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force says truth and justice prevailed after the House narrowly overrode Gov. Jim Douglas’ veto to allow gays and lesbians to wed starting September 1. Barbara Lee urges opening dialogue with Cuba after meetings with Raul and Fidel Castro.
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Beth Robinson
Vermont Freedom
Cuba
Barbara Lee
Congressional Black Caucus
Raul Castro
Fidel Castro
Echoes of the First Amendment in a Puerto Rican Legal Note
A succinct excerpt recalls the First Amendment ban on establishing religion and protecting free exercise speech press assembly and petition. It underscores the right to address grievances to the government without interference. The fragment signals constitutional principles within a Puerto Rican legal context.
Iowa ruling on same sex marriage sparks national debate
Cal Thomas argues the Iowa Supreme Court erred by denying gay marriage and dismantling traditional marriage standards. He warns of sweeping changes to social norms, questions future restrictions, and criticizes political and religious opponents for narrowing focus to LGBT issues while divorces rise. He cites CDC data and calls for vigilance.
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Meredith Willson
Harold Hill
River City
Iowa
Dan Patch
Willson
Hill
Disney
HBO
Iowa Supreme Court
Utah
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Week of the Young Child celebrated in southwest Kansas
Garden City Berry of Russell Child Development Center urges officials and residents to invest in high quality early learning amid budget strains for Tiny and related programs. She warns against permanent sales tax extensions and calls for action to support families and children now.
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Kansas
Russell Child Development Tiny
Smart Start
Garden City
Berry
Russell Child Development Center
Charles Skilling
Telegram Letters Policy Encourages Signed Submissions
The Telegram welcomes letters to the editor and requires signatures with address and phone number. All letters will be confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Thank you notes should be general. form letters, poems, consumer complaints, or business testimonials will not be printed.
Questioning belief in conflict, climate, and crises
The author muses on whether enduring myths about Afghanistan, global warming, and the Obama bank bailout hold up. He cites Genghis Khan, Mughal rulers, and Alexander the Great to challenge invincibility myths, weighs climate skeptics versus warmers, mocks sentimentality about polar bears, and questions the Obama plan with Krugman’s view, ending uncertainly about what to believe.
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Soviet Union
Alexander the Great
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Genghis Khan
Barbur
India
Kabul
Alexander
al Gore
Georgia
New Orleans
Europe
Rome
Freeman Dyson
Princeton
Institute For Advanced Study
Rush Limbaugh
Ann Coulter
Fox News
Barack Obama
Paul Krugman
Lee
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