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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 2017
Page
4
The coast area welcomes spring as Easter nears with new life and green fields. Recent plentiful rains boost crop momentum and budding trees add beauty, with crab apple blossoms standing out as a striking highlight.
Garden City encourages tree planting through a rebate program for spring and fall purchases. Eligible trees must appear on a city list and be bought in Finney County. Spring deals run April 1 to June 1 with rebates due by June 15. fall runs September 1 to November 30 with rebates due December 10.
Online reader comments react to a Kansas court ruling upholding Gov Brownback's decision to withhold applicant names for the Saline County Commission. A Kansas first grade teacher praises project work that teaches empathy and classroom inclusion.
The Telegram accepts signed letters to the editor with address and phone number for confirmation and potential editing. Letters must be 500 words or less and may be edited for libel and length. General thank you notes are allowed while form letters poems or business testimonials are not printed.
Kansas education voices warn that CAEP accreditation will still push programs to teach to the test. Congress repealed the Obama era rules linking teacher effectiveness to student test scores, but CAEP remains the gatekeeper. Dr. John Richard Schrock notes the clash with Kansas Board of Education aims and urges curbing CAEP driven standards.
A critique notes that the proposed tax reform under the Trump administration aims to cut taxes for the wealthiest while trimming programs for working families. It highlights the estate tax elimination, lower rates for the rich and corporations, and proposed cuts to LIHEAP and WIC, arguing these moves increase inequality despite public polling showing broad support for taxing the rich. Josh Hoxie of the Institute for Policy Studies is cited.
Downs hosts the 24th annual Kansas Storytelling Festival April 28 29 drawing national talent Tim Lowry Adam Miller Brian Ellis Linda Gorham and local organizer Glennys Doane. Four stages run concurrently with sessions for children history music and personal tales plus a storytelling store resource center and food booths.
John Schlageck is a leading commentator on agriculture and rural Kansas. Born and raised on a diversified farm in northwest ern Kansas, his writing reflects a lifetime of experience, knowledge and passion.
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