Cat Canyon begins at Lee Richardson Zoo with groundbreaking
Garden City’s Lee Richardson Zoo celebrated groundbreaking for the Cat Canyon exhibit on Thursday. The $1 million project advances jaguar puma and bobcat habitats, aided by the Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo and city support. FOLRZ fundraising and online contests helped reach the goal after three years of effort. Mayor David Crase praised community collaboration delivering a major local improvement despite tight budgets.
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Finney County Budget Sparks Mill Levy Debate
Online reader comment selected by GCTelegram staff argues Finney County spends more due to size and population. County Administrator Randy Partington cites higher costs for salaries taxes health insurance and products as factors in the 2013 budget proposal allowing a slight mill levy increase.
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Letters Policy for The Telegram Readers
The Telegram invites signed letters under 500 words with editing for libel and length. Include contact details and be brief. Send to Attn Editor at 310 N Seventh St Garden City Kansas 67846 or via online at the publication’s site. Thank you notes general in nature. form letters poems consumer emails and business testimonials will not be printed.
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Obama era reframes hope and economic gloom in Rasmussen poll
A Rasmussen poll shows only 14 percent of adults expect today’s children to be better off than their parents, with 65 percent predicting worse outcomes, a trend seen since 2009. In the same survey, 28 percent believe hard work can still lead to wealth, amid criticism of Obama’s approach. Ronald Reagan’s 1984 optimism is cited as a counterpoint to current policies.
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Gun culture and gun violence in America analyzed
OtherWords columnist William A. Collins critiques U S gun culture linking frontier myths to high firearm fatalities. He cites 2011 figures, NRA influence, background checks, state asides like Florida preemption, and contrasts Hawaii and Alaska gun ownership and death rates while noting security precautions at venues after the Aurora and Tampa incidents.
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Wealth gaps widen as top earners surge in income
Analysis notes US top 1 percent income more than doubles from 1980 to 2010, while bottom 90 percent fall. Yet wealth inequality appears steady with the top 1 holding about 34.5 percent of wealth in 2010. Origins of the paradox explored include uncounted Forbes assets and offshore havens totaling up to 32 trillion dollars.
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