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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 2008
Page
1
Garden City shoppers blend thrift with caution as a Deloitte survey of 5035 online consumers shows 48 percent plan to cut more than 100 dollars this back-to-school season. Parents reuse backpacks, delay purchases, and seek discounts to cope with higher gas and food costs.
Stephanie Waggoner becomes executive director of United Methodist Mexican American Ministries in Garden City, bringing health care background and a drive to give back to western Kansans. She succeeds Penney Schwab, who retired after 22 years, with Marcie Strine serving as interim.
President Bush becomes the first U S leader to attend an Olympics abroad in Beijing. He urges China to ease repression and speaks with Vladimir Putin about South Ossetia while urging restraint and direct talks to curb violence amid a Georgian conflict.
Police seal a busy Urumqi bazaar as Xinjiang tightens security after the Turkistan Islamic Party threatened attacks during the Beijing Olympics. A videotape warned Muslims away from planes trains and buses, while authorities check bags at hotels and stores. Anonymity limits comments from local shoppers.
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