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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 2003
Page
4
Our View calls Kansas officials to cut the vast fleet of 8 661 state vehicles, noting as many as 130 idle in Topeka and up to 2 million in mothballed inventory. It urges faster vehicle purchase reforms, higher rotation mileage, and tighter use for official business to curb waste.
Charles Taylor in a farewell address claimed the United States armed Liberia's rebels and warned against political scapegoating. The speech touched on financial turmoil and the need for action, mentioning recall debates and governance challenges. Stanford analyst Terry Lynn Karl criticized myths of oil wealth in developing nations reliant on natural resources.
Administrative contact information for Finney County and Garden City including 311 N Ninth Street address in Garden City KS 67846 and city administrative center at 301 N Eighth Street for the Garden City Commission.
The Telegram invites questions comments and letters from readers. It provides email fax and phone options and lists Attn Editor at 310 N Seventh St Garden City Kansas 67846 for mail correspondence.
The passage references protection of religion free exercise speech press assembly and petition for grievances, signaling foundational First Amendment principles in a political or legal context. It emphasizes prohibitions on government infringement of these core liberties.
A Sacramento Bee report notes that California bans street churro vending, prompting Republican Tim Leslie to push a bill allowing fresh churros from mobile vendors with mandatory health facilities and sanitation rules. The move aims to end frozen churros at fairs and seeks governor action by mid August.
The Kansas Supreme Court blocked the sale of Blue Cross to Anthem Insurance, affirming the insurance commissioner’s broad power to regulate the industry. The ruling ends Anthem’s $190 million bid and preserves Blue Cross as a Kansas institution, while highlighting the commissioner’s authority to protect public interests.
The piece notes a 55 pound World’s Largest Hair Ball found at an IBP plant near Holcomb now weighs 20 pounds and is viewable at Finney County Historical Society Museum. It also covers the 1986 first Heiman family reunion in Garden City with 131 attendees, 80 absent, descendants of Martin and Lena Heiman dating to 1925. It mentions Garden City quasquicentennial plans for 2004, Keller Leopold Insurance’s 60th anniversary barbecue, and local culinary tips amid family histories and community notes.
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