Community notes immigrant work value after plant loss
In Garden City the 2000 ConAgra fire and the town’s 23 percent foreign born population illustrate immigrant labor’s economic impact. A Day Without an Immigrant is unnecessary to prove what the community already knows about jobs in construction, hospitality, manufacturing, and services. Unemployment and tax declines show why reform and a path to citizenship are essential.
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Inney County
ConAgra
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S
Pew Hispanic Center
Garden City
Garden City and Finney County Commission Addresses
A street address listing for Garden City at 301 N Eighth St Garden City KS 67846 and Finney County Commission at 311 N Ninth St. These official locations identify where county and city government offices operate in Garden City Kansas.
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Garden City Commission
Eighth St
Garden City
Finney County Commission
Ninth St
Telegram letters to editor policy and contact methods
The Telegram invites signed letters up to 500 words for publication after verification. Letters may be edited for libel and length and general thank you notes are acceptable. Contact options include email fax phone and online, with mailing address 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 Attn Editor Ext 201.
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N. Seventh St
Garden City, KS
UBeleimete Clitaits Co Pledge on Free Speech Rights
The statement asserts that no law shall be made to establish religion or to prohibit free exercise or abridge freedom of speech or press. It also covers the right to peacefully assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances.
Retired Wichita officer aids Iraqi cadets in Iraq
Garden City resident Jim Perkins, a former Wichita police officer now aiding the Iraq Police Training Mission, recalls a December attack that killed 50 students. He notes recruits face intimidation yet keep attending classes as coalition trainers shift control to Iraqis.
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Perkins
Wichita
Garden City
Iraq
Coalition
University of Wyoming
Criminal Justice
Finney County
25Th Judicial District
Department of Justice
Baghdad Police College
Saddam
Corporate jets fly Congress to favor donors
An underground perk lets lawmakers travel on corporate jets at a fraction of cost, with BellSouth, U S Tobacco, R J Reynolds and FedEx among frequent fliers. Lobbyists accompany trips for access while officials claim flights are for rest or work. Senators Feingold and McCain seek to end the practice. Contact Feingold at 202 224 5323.
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Congress
Congressional
BellSouth
U.S. Tobacco
R.J. Reynolds
FedEx
Russ Feingold
John McCain
Feingold
Compassionate Bush and immigration debate in Orange County
A reflective column notes former President George W. Bush’s compassionate conservative stance during a California immigration speech. It contrasts deportation zeal with humane reform proposals, cites Nixon and Reagan era racial politics, and argues that illegal immigrants remain human beings deserving respect.
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George W. Bush
Bush
Orange County
Calif
D.C
Mexico
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Ronald Reagan
George H.W. Bush
Willie Horton
Bush the Younger
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TRAQ
Martha
Garden City Community College
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Arag
Jim Perkins
FEMA
Dena Sattle
Garden City Telegram
Center
Jim Hightower
Viking Press
Jimhightower.com
MinutemanMedia.org
Leonard Pitts
Miami Herald
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