Perseid meteor shower lights up Kansas skies this week
Astronomy fans in southwest Kansas await peak Perseid activity with fireballs potentially as bright as Venus. Experts say up to 100 meteors per hour may be visible in clear skies, best from rural locations with naked eye viewing in the early morning hours.
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Quotes Reflect Middle Class View On Tax And Hope
Online reader comment selected by the editorial staff responds to a Kansas editorial on the chamber's pro jobs legislators. A survivor notes 11 years cancer free and thanks Relay for Life for supporting his daughter since birth, underscoring survivability and hope.
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Telegram accepts signed letters with address for publication
The Telegram invites letters to the editor signed and including the writer's address and phone number. All letters are confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Please keep to 500 words or less. thank-you letters should be general and form letters, poems, or business testimonials will not be printed. Write Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 or visit editor gctelegram online.
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Right wing figures labeled as threats to democracy
Editorial reflects on public doubt fueled by conservative media leaders like Palin Hannity Limbaugh and Frum Noonan Scarborough praising governance while attacking liberal rivals. It argues the era’s digital nose dive mirrors old propaganda, condemns Limbaugh's Sandy Fluke remarks and calls out the exploitation of fear for profit. Stanley Crouch contact listed.
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Hard 50 debate sparks Kansas special session call
Governor Sam Brownback has called a September 3 special session of the Kansas Legislature to address the Hard 50 law allowing 50 year prison terms without parole. A joint committee will draft fixes while political factions push other agendas including birth certificate voting rules and a fetal heartbeat bill, with leaders balancing goals and credibility. Michael A. Smith, Emporia State University professor, notes the high stakes as lawmakers navigate court rulings and partisan pressure.
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D-Topeka
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From Gehrig to Rodriguez a long fall from grace
A contrast of two Yankee infielders spans eight decades Lou Gehrig's dignity and resilience stand in sharp relief to Alex Rodriguez's ongoing steroid controversy and self preservation tactics Rodriguez faces a 211 game suspension amid claims of a conspiracy while Gehrig's legacy rests on humility dedication and public grace.
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