Low citizen turnout in Garden City budget hearings sparks critique
The SWKTalk.com piece argues that Garden City Finney County Holcomb and district budget hearings drew scant public input amid economic strain from oil and gas valuation drops. It urges citizens to engage, hold officials accountable, and publicize the CIP approach to improve transparency and democracy.
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Garden City
Finney County
Holcomb
Garden City Community College
Buffalo Dunes
CIP
Pro Am Debate Prompts Band Camp Benefit View
Garden City High School band director Ryan Elliott weighs in on band camp and fundraising events. A reader comment questions why the Southwest Kansas Pro Am bans women from its main fundraiser golf tournament. The exchange touches on inclusivity and teamwork across activities.
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Gctelegram.com
Kansas
Garden City High School
Ryan Elliott
Telegram letters policy for Garden City publication
The Telegram outlines letters to the editor requirements including signed letters with the writer’s address and phone number, confirmation before publication, and possible edits for libel and length. Letters must be 500 words or less and general thank you notes are encouraged while form letters poems consumer complaints or business testimonials will not be printed.
Bipartisan talk turns to cutting defense spending
Defense Secretary Gates calls for trimming the military hierarchy and cutting contractor spending while closing the Joint Forces Command in Norfolk. Senators Webb and Governor McDonnell weigh in as lawmakers confront anonymous earmarks and crowded budgets. The piece argues for BRAC-like reform to curb unnecessary defense outlays and safeguard taxpayers.
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Obama
Robert Gates
George W. Bush
Gates
Joint Forces Command
Norfolk
Washington Post
Virginia
James Webb
Bob McDonnell
Pentagon
Washington
Congress
Cagw.org
Associated Press
Pascagoula
Miss
Thad Cochran
Appropriations Committee
Roger Wicker
R-Miss
John Kerry
D-Mass
Summer Heat Across the Nation and a Chicago Wish
Cartoonist Martha Carr recalls the brutal August heat, contrasting Southern airless rooms with modern air conditioning. She describes subway and street discomfort in New York and Chicago, longs for winter, and hints at upcoming cartoons distributed by Cagle Cartoons Inc.
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United States
South
Salvador Dali
New York City
Chicago
Martha Carr
Martha
Caglecartoons.com
Cagle Cartoons Inc
Straight line to poor judgment in judging Walker ruling
Leonard Pitts argues that judging a judge by personal sexual orientation is biased and dangerous. He cites Vaughn Walker and Prop 8 debates, condemns the urge to recuse based on supposed sexuality, and cautions against denying rights to gay people or any group. Freedom must endure beyond bias and public opinion.
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Vaughn Walker
Walker
Ronald Reagan
Associated Press
California
Maggie Gallagher
National Organization For Marriage
Bryan Fischer
American Family Association
Matt Barber
Something
The
Liberty Counsel
George Will
John Wayne
Playboy
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Paul Kirk
Travis Childers
D-Miss
John McCain
R-Ariz
Department of Defense
Martha Randolph
Leonard Pitts
Spitts
Miamiherald.com
Com
Miami Herald
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