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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 2013
Page
4
The editorial argues federal lawmakers dodge the hot button issue of immigration reform, criticizing the failure to address policy changes and border concerns. It contends that delay risks growing frustration and policy gaps while urging clearer, principled action from Congress.
The U.S. Senate plan would overhaul immigration with new visa programs, stronger border security, employer verification, and a path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants. It aims to meet labor needs in western Kansas dairy and feedlot industries while prompting bipartisan compromise despite cross‑aisle criticism.
Online reader comments react to Gov. Sam Brownback signing welfare drug testing. Taxpayer costs of about 900000 per year are questioned while others stress concerns about public safety and the value of music in society as a stabilizing force.
The Telegram invites signed letters to the editor under 500 words, with writer address and phone, to be confirmed before publication. Editing for libel and length applies, and general thank you letters are preferred. Form letters, poems, consumer emails, or business testimonials will not be printed.
John Dailey argues that cutting waste matters more than trimming services and mocks the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980. He cites tax filing glitches in Kansas, Garden City College real estate purchases, and sequester pain, noting Sam Brownback's policies and proposing leaner, boring management over grand gestures.
Leonard Pitts of The Miami Herald reflects on the Boston Marathon bombing. He notes the sudden chaos, the injuries and deaths, and the shared human response. The column emphasizes fragile lives on a fragile planet and the unity that follows tragedy.
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