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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 2011
Page
4
Hundreds of area students visit Lee Richardson Zoo for Earth Day activities focusing on environment friendly efforts. The event features water conservation recycling wildlife energy efficiency and related lessons.
The GCTelegram urges readers to comment on an online editorial and join the annual Party for the Planet Earth Day Fair at the local zoo from 9 am to 2 pm. It highlights hands on lessons, energy saving tips, recycling, and community rewards for going green, noting Earth Day's history since 1970 and the zoo as a prime venue.
Readers react to the hiring of Chad Novack as Holcomb High School boys basketball coach. A World War II veteran Freeman Knight of Scott City reflects on national unity during Pearl Harbor and honors Garden City Honor Flight veterans traveling to Washington, D.C.
The Telegram outlines that letters to the editors must be signed with writer address and phone, will be confirmed before publication, are subject to editing for libel and length, and limited to 500 words. General thank you letters are allowed. form letters poems consumer complaints or business testimonials will not be printed. Submissions should be mailed to Attn. Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City Kansas or emailed editor@gctelegram Online www.gctelegram.com.
Kathleen Parker argues that Donald Trump has become the dominant, if outrageous, figure in the GOP presidential muse, combining celebrity culture with a provocative stance. The piece frames Trump as the inevitable rival to a weary electorate, despite birther controversy and party pushback. It notes his poll traction and the modern megaphone that fuels fleeting fame and political buzz.
Jim Hightower critiques rising executive pay versus worker wages. He notes a 58 cent weekly average gain vs a CEO up to 860 thousand annually, highlighting Robert Iger's 13.5 million bonus and Disney profits growth while frontline employees see no equivalent rise.
The letter cites Baker and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety linking higher speeds with greater deaths and injuries. It references 1987 rural interstate data showing 25 to 30 percent more deaths after speed limits rose from 55 to 65 mph, a 2002 study noting 65 to 75 mph increases, and 70 mph increases with 35 percent higher fatality rates. The author notes Kansas speed limit debates, cost estimates for changing signs, and includes a child’s outreach request for Kansas items.
Washington mayor Vincent Gray and 40 others blocked Capitol Street in a civil disobedience protest against the congressional budget deal cutting federal funds for abortion and bolstering the Opportunity Scholarship program. A coalition of 10 African American pastors decried the act and urged life-affirming options while urging political realignment.
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