Kansas moves to raise seat belt fines for teen safety
Kansas Senate backs a bill to raise adult seat belt violation fines from ten to thirty dollars to fund SAFE, a student led program promoting teen seat belt use. SAFE has boosted teen belt use in Garden City and other communities from 61 to 83 percent, aided by Kansas Action for Children and AAA.
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Quotes on parents, media, and Kansas politics clash
Online reader comments from GCTelegram.com respond to a Garden City High School student paper story about a movie review. Jon Stewart's quip on Kansas welfare and gun policies appears in today’s Daily Show story.
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The Telegram invites signed letters with address and phone for confirmation before publication. Letters are edited for libel and length and must be 500 words or less. Thank you notes should be general. form letters poems consumer complaints or business testimonials will not be printed.
Free speech, censorship and the press in modern America
Telegram columnist John Dailey reflects on freedoms and limits in literature and journalism. He recalls barroom discussions with a professor and a farmer, debates over what to stock, and the role of editors and publishers. He argues against censorship, notes how USD 457 owns the Sugar Beet press, and criticizes state laws affecting free speech and religion. He closes by linking First Amendment rights to broader political questions.
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Sugar Beet adviser defended amid board dispute at Garden City High
Connor Schultz, Sugar Beet opinion editor, condemns parent criticism of Monte Moser and supports student press freedom under the Kansas Student Publications Act. He cites 33 years of Moser's service, 15 hour days at the high school, and invites a public apology from Tim Livermore.
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No GOP win in culture war stirs national backlash
The piece argues conservatives lost the culture war after Indiana and Arkansas retreated from religious freedom laws seen as enabling anti gay discrimination. It cites Walmart's veto of support, corporate and sports backlash, and a shift in public opinion from gay rights to marriage equality to business ethics. It concludes that Republicans must change stance or silence.
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