Editorial: Kansas treasurer pick LaTurner questioned
The Kansas editorial argues Gov. Sam Brownback and Sen. Jacob LaTurner align with fiscal missteps, citing the 2015 property tax lid and delayed KPERS payments. It condemns LaTurner as unqualified, tied to the governor’s agenda, and urges voters to replace Brownback allies in 2018, including the treasurer position.
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Sam Brownback
Jacob LaTurner
Pittsburg
Kansas
Ron Estes
LaTurner
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
KPERS
Estes
LaTurner Consulting, LLC
Quotes on greed and water rules spark debate at Garden City
Online readers react to a Local Enhanced Management Area program aimed at saving water. Voices include a farmer comment on penalties versus modern irrigation and Dr. Christie Brungardt urging more action after speaking at Garden City High School.
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Gctelegram.com
Christie Brungardt
Jana
Garden City High School
Letters to the Editor Policy and Submission Info
The Telegram invites signed letters up to 500 words with writer address and phone for verification. Letters may be edited for libel and length. Thank you notes are general. form letters poems consumer complaints or business testimonials will not be printed. Writer Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 Email editor@actelen oran Online www.actelegram.com
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Garden City
March for science debate targets U S education roots
Dr John Richard Schrock argues the March for Science outlines a need to value science while criticizing the AAAS and education policy shifts from the 1980s. He cites effects on curricula and the science pipeline, urging more advanced courses and teachers, and noting enrollment trends in medicine and engineering.
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United States
American Association For the Advancement of Science
AAAS
Science
NSF
Kansas State Teachers College
KSTC
Trators
James Rutherford
America
Afghanistan
NPR
India
Nehru
Kobach's SAFE Act yields rare non citizen vote case
Kansas official Kris Kobach secured a guilty plea from Victor David Garcia Bebek, a Peruvian national who voted in three elections, under the SAFE Act. Bebek received three years probation and a $5,000 fine after naturalizing. The piece notes small fraud counts amid broad criticisms of voting laws and their political effects.
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Kobach
Victor David Garcia Bebek
Sedgwick
Bebek
America
Jesse Richman
Trump
Richman
Hillary Clinton
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Kansas
Donald Trump
The Day Bill O Reilly Got Fired
The piece frames O Reilly’s firing from Fox News amid a broader shift on workplace conduct. It notes that the departure followed a New York Times report of paid settlements over sexual harassment claims and cites advertisers pulling back. It contrasts O Reilly with women pursuing varied lives and timelines, celebrating female agency while marking the cultural moment as significant.
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Bill O’reilly
Serena Williams
Williams
Pam Shriver
Ava DuVernay
Chrissy Metz
Fox “News
O’reilly
New York Times
Fox
Roger Ailes
Gail
West Palm Beach
Georgina
New Orleans
Laura
Hood River
Ore
Lynn
Seattle
Ontario
Calif
Tallahassee
Marty
America
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John Richard Schrock
The
Kansas School Naturalist
Emporia State University
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Insight Kansas
Michael Smith
Leonard Pitts
Miami
Heral
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Leonard Pitts Jr
Miami Herald
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