Garden City High School design shown in circular plan
Architect Jim French presented a nontraditional circular layout for Garden City High School as part of a $92.5 million new campus funded by a prior bond. The plan, north of Mary Street and east of Campus Drive, aims to create four learning communities for ninth grade, finance and education, information technology, and agriculture and health, with further public presentations planned before July finalization.
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Design concept for new high school with learning communities
The plan centers on academ ic and technical pathways across programs like business marketing health sciences and engineering to bridge education and careers. Freshmen would spend most time in their own learning community easing transitions and reducing dropout risk while the look aims to impress but success depends on the educational environment aligning with effective instruction.
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Telegram invites signed letters to editor with contact details
The Garden City Telegram states letters must be signed with the writer’s address and phone number, will be confirmed before publication, and may be edited for libel and length. Letters should stay under 500 words. general thank you notes are allowed, but form letters, poems, and business testimonials will not be printed.
First Amendment text rendered for record
The First Amendment prohibits Congress from establishing religion or infringing free exercise the freedom of speech or the press and the right of the people to assemble and petition the government for grievances.
Torture memos spark debate on interrogation ethics
The debate over Justice Department interrogation memos frames them as a dark chapter in history. The piece contrasts legal parsing with brutal methods like sleep deprivation and waterboarding, notes the tension between lawful and illegal techniques, and calls for a broader congressional examination of balancing security and law.
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Khalid Sheikh Muhammad
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Holcomb coal plant veto sparks Kansas energy debate
Arthur G. Green of Holcomb urges overriding Gov Sebelius veto of the Holcomb coal plant energy bill. He argues for energy independence and job creation, noting wind energy limits and subsidies. He also promotes a fundraising auction to benefit veterans, with details and contact info.
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Gov. Sebelius
Holcomb
Kansas
United States
Honor Flight fundraiser at Eagles Lodge hall
Arthur Green, a World War II veteran, organized a local Honor Flight fundraiser after reading about it in The Telegram. Eagles members approved donating the lodge, Burl Loving arranged bands, and the event on May 2 opens at 1 p.m. with Smokin' Hot and Leon Jordan's Million Dollar Band performing two hours each.
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Krew
Leon Jordan
Ron
Linda McCombs
Arthur G. Green
Holcomb
Arthur Green
Eagles
Burl Loving
Alternative energy costs and national supply concerns
Carl S. Helmler argues in a Special Report that coal remains the cheapest electricity source at 3 cents per KWHr versus wind at 14 cents and solar at 20 cents, with dams still generating power. He questions raising costs of the nation’s core energy while noting wind, solar, and hydro have limited shares and fish concerns affect dam usage.
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Fox News
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Carl S. Helmle
Johnson City
Paying tribute to true beauty Susan Boyle’s Britains Got Talent moment sparks broader reflection
Cal Thomas reflects on Susan Boyle, the Scotland singer whose Britains Got Talent performance defied judgments based on looks. He notes the audience’s transformation from skepticism to admiration, cites Elaine Paige as her dream, and urges society to value inner beauty over outer appearance. He quotes Gray on fame and ends urging lessons from Boyle’s example.
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