Groundbreaking marks start of Buckner Creek reservoir project
More than 100 people attended the ceremony as construction on the 450 acre lake and 1100 acre recreation area near Jetmore begins after decades of study and debate. Max Jantz Excavating of Montezuma won the bid for the dam at just under 14.4 million dollars with completion hoped in late 2009. The project, long debated for funding and prequalification rules, aims to boost recreation, life quality, and regional appeal in southwest Kansas.
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HorseThief Reservoir
Jetmore
Pawnee
Buckner Creek
Finney, Ford, Gray
Hodgeman
Kansas
Max Jantz
Montezuma
Jantz
Maoists Win in Nepal Shocks U.S. Officials Says Schaffer
Teresita Schaffer, former State Department South Asia specialist, says the U.S. government was surprised and is trying to understand the Maoists' election victory in Nepal.
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U.S
Teresita Schaffer
State Department
Nepal
Telegram letters policy and submission details
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First Amendment text cited in foundational rights
The First Amendment prohibits establishment of religion and protects free exercise speech press and assembly. It enshrines the right to petition the government for redress of grievances and to engage in peaceful protest.
Wrestling spoof shows up in 2008 presidential race
The three candidates Hillary Clinton Barack Obama and John McCain taped WWE style ads aired on the eve of the Pennsylvania primary. The piece critiques the humor and mentions Gates criticizing the military and debates over trust in commander in chief.
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Free World
Hillary
Annie Oakley
Clinton
Barack
Howard Dean
Obama
John
McCain
World Wrestling Entertainment
Pennsylvania
Hillary Clinton
WWE
Hill-Red
Hill-Rod
Hill- Rod
Iran
America
Israel
Popeye
Barack Obama
Mac
Defense
Robert Gates
U.S. Air Force
Iraq
Afghanistan
Pentagon
Gates
Cookie
Slugger
Statewide teacher shortage draws reader critique in Telegram
A reader laments Kansas teacher attrition to higher paying jobs and urges governors and legislators to raise salaries, attract male teachers, and treat educators as professionals. The letter cites Garden City USD 457’s Teaching American History grant and praises efforts to improve history education while calling for sustained political action.
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Kansas
Topeka
Secretary of Education
Margaret Spellings
Garden City Usd 457
U.S. Department of Education
Garden City
USD 457
Mary Cohen
Kansas City
Cohen
Department of Education
Unnecessary Trash Talk About Faith and Leaders
Charley Reese denounces Bill Maher for mocking Pope Benedict XVI and religious figures, arguing such humor harms faith and sacred respect. The piece defends reverence for leaders like George Washington, references Calvin Coolidge and George Wallace, and urges restraint in satire while lamenting a culture of nihilism and legal backlash.
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Nomedian
Bill Maher
Benedict XVI
Ayn Rand
Maher
George Washington
Bill Cosby
Larry Miller
Bob Newhart
Dave Gardner
Dick Gregory
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
George Wallace
Taiwan
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Guam
Kathleen Parker
Washington Post
Chartey Reese
King Features Syndicate
Charley Reese
P.O. Box
Orlando
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