Flag from Iraq deployment displayed at Garden City KDOT
A Kansas National Guard flag that flew in Iraq is shown at the Garden City KDOT district headquarters with a Boy Scout flag-raising ceremony. The flag will travel to Hutchinson and then Topeka for 9/11 anniversary events, honoring more than 6,000 fallen service members and all who support U.S. troops.
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Topeka
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Afghanistan
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Evolution of intelligence and debt politics clash
Online reader quotes compare human intelligence to political ideologies as Congress fights the debt ceiling. A second quote notes drought driven crop insurance limits, citing Kansas State University extension economist Troy Dumler on escalating prices and losses.
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Gctelegram.com
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Kansas State Southwest Research Extension Center
Southwest
Kansas
Letters Policy for The Telegram
The Telegram invites signed letters to the editor with address and phone for confirmation before publication. Letters are subject to libel and length edits and must be 500 words or fewer. General thank you letters are preferred and form letters poems consumer complaints or business testimonials will not be printed.
Reluctant candidate Perry weighs presidential run
In a Denver interview after addressing the Western Conservative Summit, Texas Governor Rick Perry hints he may run for president. He cites his job creation record, including 32,000 Texas jobs added in June and 220,000 nationally between 2010 and 2011, and argues for limited federal power, Supreme Court picks, and restoring conservative balance.
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Clarence Thomas
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Fred Thompson
Thompson
Tennessee
Herman Cain
Cain
Rural broadband stakes top FCC reform in Kansas letter
A Kansas reader warns the FCC against sweeping changes to universal service arguing rural providers fund essential oil, agriculture, and telemedicine. Citing Wichita State data, the letter notes 2,632 state jobs rely on rural networks and predicts 367 Kansans could lose work over five years with new rules, costing more than four million in state revenue.
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America
FCC
Kansas
Center For Economic Development and Business Research
Wichita State University
Broadband
Catherine Moyer
Ulysses Moyer
Pioneer Communications
Ulysses
Blame no way party for fiasco in debt debate
This column argues the debt ceiling crisis is a Republican driven production. It criticizes bipartisan blame, cites the GOP as the cause, and contrasts tax policy with Obama’s stance. It notes economic hardship from cuts, and observes tax changes favor the rich while private jets rise in use.
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Maine
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