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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 2002
Page
4
Our View criticizes the Vatican gathering of cardinals for failing to deliver strong action against priest sexual abuse. The piece notes lingering tolerance, calls for robust accountability, and hints reform may emerge from laity pressure and potential debates on female priests and clerical marriage.
A reader voices uncertainty about Tim Shallenburger for governor and says they favor Kathleen Sebelius for leadership on the Blue Cross deal. The letter also weighs mayoral selection rules, Kansas Avenue lighting, and clergy issues, criticizing renegade priests in Catholic history.
The tally shows Carla Stovall leading a Republican field with Tim Shallenburger at 319, Bob Knight 52, Kent Glasscock 22, and 227 voting none. The note includes various comments on religion, taxes, street signs, and work crew productivity in Garden City.
Readers weigh whether church authorities are adequately addressing sexual abuse by priests. The poll prompts include options by email telegram fax and phone to cast opinions on accountability and reform.
Reader thanks West for public service in Garden City and for answered questions on local sales tax. He praises informed discussion and mentions a depot renovation, tax policy concerns, and urges readers to contact Congress and President. Also requests input for a Kansan history project on Truman Capote’s impact, seeking memories and sources by May 2002.
Moises Pablo Perez of Garden City targets Gov Graves over SB 624 veto praising Choose Life plates to fund at risk women. He urges public justification and possible redraft while urging accountability across government branches. He also laments Garden City High School sports and praises counselor Melissa Sanders amid local school concerns.
A Garden City Telegram reader requests help for a research paper on the 1959 Holcomb Clutter family murders and the later Capote book and film In Cold Blood. The writer notes personal ties as a Clutter relative and aims to explore Kansas media coverage.
The 2002 junior class at Garden City High School hosted Prom Passport to Romance on April 6. Community and school supporters funded and decorated the event, with many businesses and individuals named for donations and assistance including Westlake Ace Hardware, True Value, Linenberger Jewelry, GCHS Drama Department, Student Council, and sponsors Bohannon, Fitzpatrick, and Regier.
Professor Burdett Loomis notes students in Political Science 617 propose an energy package to cut oil imports, balancing Arctic production, ethanol subsidies, and higher SUV mileage standards, while Sen. Breaux struggles to unite a Senate majority amid drilling and environmental fights.
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