Established 1906 telegram notes change in era
A historic telegram reflects 1906 origins and ongoing communication mission. Steve Delaney spearheads coverage under the gu fam brand, presenting readers with community updates and people focused news.
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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 2003
Page
4
A historic telegram reflects 1906 origins and ongoing communication mission. Steve Delaney spearheads coverage under the gu fam brand, presenting readers with community updates and people focused news.
Our View outlines competing ideas from GOP leaders and Governor Kathleen Sebelius to balance the Kansas budget for next year. The plan delays school payments and trims income tax refunds to create short term savings, while Sebelius proposes bonds. Both seek a constitutional balanced budget with caution about long term impacts and growth strategies.
In Baghdad, imam Yussuf Abed Kazim declares a new life after destroying a Saddam Hussein statue pedestal. Yemeni professor Tarek al Absi calls for Arab regime transformation while Iraqi hospital engineer Ali Abu Omar notes the cheering crowds support Saddam.
Highlights recount events across years from 1847 birth of Joseph Pulitzer in Mako Hungary to 1981 Bobby Sands election victory. Notable milestones include Titanic sailing in 1912, Gatsby publication in 1925, Hindenburg re election in 1932, House of Wax premiere in 1953, USS Thresher disaster in 1963, 1972 biosurveillance pact, Golda Meir resignation in 1974, Arkady Shevchenko asylum bid in 1978.
The Telegram asks readers to send comments by email to editor at gctelegram.com or by mail to Attn Editor Garden City Kansas address and provides phone ext numbers for contact.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Ian Urbina reflect on Iraq and global democracy. The piece notes historical struggles from slavery to apartheid, urges civic protest rights, UN enforcement, and sustained effort for Iraq’s democratic rebuilding, citing Tutu’s peace work and Urbina’s editorial role.
Kathleen Parker argues that Jessica Lynch’s rescue story has been used by supporters to push gender politics and the ERA, but she cautions against using a single soldier’s ordeal to redefine women’s combat roles or military service. She notes Lynch’s background and suggests the military remains a grave institution, not a path to college.
The leak reveals 145 nation WTO GATS talks aiming to shape services like banking and telecom. States faced requests to loosen or remove laws on foreign land ownership and professional licensure, with USTR denying them in a March counter-proposal.
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