Whitham Assumes Garden City Mayor Post in Ceremonial City
Whitham takes over as mayor from Reynaldo Mesa amid talk that the role should be more than ceremonial. The council weighs Main Street, downtown revitalization, road plans with KDOT, and continued Project Effort funding while Tim Cruz’s Home Depot tax incentive ties to Sears. Whitham urges more evening meetings to boost citizen involvement and steer key issues for the 125th birthday city.
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Bush on Iraq violence and aims amid U S stance
President Bush frames the violence as a power grab by extreme groups not a civil war and says most Iraqis reject violence while most of Iraq is stable. Jill Zack from Albuquerque questions whether freedom is our aim or theirs. Attorney General Ashcroft criticizes information access under government limits.
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Finney County Commission Addresses Administrative Hubs
The Finney County Commission lists locations for county administration at the County Administrative Center, 311 N Ninth St, Garden City Kansas 67846, and the City Administrative Center at 301 N Eighth St, Garden City KS. The two facilities serve as main venues for county and city government operations.
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Telegram invites reader feedback to editor
The Telegram in Garden City Kansas seeks reader input by email at gctelegram.com by fax or by mail Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 phone numbers provided for contact are 620 275-2704 620 276-6862 Ext 201
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First Amendment text definition cited in opening clause
The passage restates the First Amendment forbidding government establishment of religion and protecting free exercise speech press assembly and petition rights for redress of grievances. It emphasizes core constitutional protections and limits on governmental power.
Rice testifies with authority on 9/11 commission at hearings
Cal Thomas recalls Condoleezza Rice’s measured, oathbound testimony before the 9/11 commission. He notes her calm under intense questioning, warns against blame as a path to security, and urges decisive action to identify and destroy terror cells. Rice links history lessons to current war policy and civic duty.
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Iraq in Iraq A Vietnam Echo In a PresidentLed War
The column criticizes the Iraq war a year in, arguing administration promises failed. It contrasts Bush rhetoric with Shinseki’s troop estimates and Wolfowitz Rumsfeld denials, noting rising violence in Falluja, lack of legitimate Iraqi authority, and skepticism about a June 30 handover. Kaul reflects on historical parallels and policy missteps.
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April Foolishness and Mount Sunflower removal talk
A High Plains Public Radio April Fool unit misled listeners with plans to remove Mount Sunflower, the state's highest peak at 4039 feet near the Colorado border, drawing pro and con reactions from Kansas figures including Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. Some opponents feared winds would empower turbines and expose the border to the Rockies.
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