National Night Out event planned in Garden City
Garden City will mark America’s Night Out Against Crime with a 6 to 9 p.m. block party at Stevens Park featuring food, games, prizes, demonstrations by police and safety tips. Residents are urged to hold neighborhood events and call 276-1300 for police visits, as officials focus on graffiti linked to gang activity.
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Bridge collapse traps motorist in Mississippi River incident
Jamie Winegar of Houston described the moment the interstate bridge near Minneapolis gave way and collapsed into the Mississippi River, with a loud boom followed by a fall to the water below while he sat in traffic.
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Telegram invites signed letters to editor for publication
The Telegram prints letters to the editor that are signed with the writer’s address and phone number. All letters will be confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Letters should be 500 words or less and general thank you notes or business testimonials are not printed.
First Amendment Text Recited in Public Discussion
The excerpt repeats the First Amendment’s core guarantees including religion free exercise speech press assembly and petition with emphasis on limits and protections in a public discourse context. It underscores the ongoing relevance of constitutional rights in debates over government power and civic participation.
Hillary’s college letters reveal superego battles and self discipline
Kathleen Parker analyzes Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Wellesley letters noting self deprecation intellectual curiosity and moral rigor amid 1960s boomer upheaval. The essay traces Hillary balancing inner child and superego while plotting a path toward adulthood and marriage to Bill Clinton.
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Denial as a state in a satirical take on DC
A vivid satirical piece argues against DC statehood, likening it to a “State of Denial.” It mocks denial’s budget boondoggles and optimism as election winners, while suggesting no real remedy for national issues beyond com missions and rhetorical cheer. It underscores the hypocrisy of political certainty.
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War profiteering and privatized warfare critique
Column denounces the Iraq war as a profitable venture for defense contractors and Halliburton, arguing privatization fuels ongoing conflict. It accuses political leaders of manipulation, laments casualties among the young, and cites Smedley Butler’s quote that war is a racket. The piece ends urging readers to see through deceit and sign off with the columnist’s contact.
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