Garden City district fills teaching posts as economy stabilizes
Garden City USD 457 reports 504 applications for 82.5 openings, leaving 3.5 positions and four speech pathologists unfilled at start. 79 new teachers hired. Board notes scarce layoffs, focus on retention, competitive pay, and facilities plans including a new high school to meet diverse student needs amid a weak economy.
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Garden City
Michigan
USD 457
Kansas
USD 457 Board of Education
Shelly Kiblinger
Emmaus House responds to Stepping Stone Shelter letter
Richard Hodson of Emmaus House defends Garden City shelter practices against Pat Allsbury of Stepping Stone. He notes differences in stay limits and services, outlines meal distribution and fundraising, and highlights cooperation between shelters. He confirms no local government funding and cites 2008 meal and box distributions.
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Pat Allsbury
Stepping Stone Shelter
Emmaus House
Garden City
Stepping Stone
Allsbury
Kansas
Liberal
Health care plan creates problems in U S Congress fall break
A reader laments the health care plan pursued by President Obama and Congress. The letter urges citizens to call state offices, oppose runaway spending, and demand tort reform while critiquing socialized medicine and the appeal of private care. The writer questions universal coverage costs, immigration status, and government aid, urging readers to tighten budgets and elect representatives who balance the books.
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U.S
Congress
Obama
Canada
United States
America
Citizens of
House of Representatives
Varying opinions key in democracy says reader
Greg Helmers of Scott City argues that opposition to government plans shows the democracy in action. He criticizes tax and money printing policies and accuses mainstream media of supporting a socialist agenda while defending freedom of speech and dissent.
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Greg Helmers
Scott City
Woodstock at Forty Still Echoes in Peace and Music Ideal
Leonard Pitts reflects on the 1969 Woodstock festival and its enduring myth of harmony amid conflict. He notes the era’s legacy, the performers, and how the dream persisted beyond the mud, influencing later global concerts and a belief in music’s power to unite people.
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Max Yasgur
Jimi Hendrix
Richie Havens
The
Who
Janis Joplin
Joe Cocker
Joan Baez
Santana
Sly and the Family Stone
Woodstock
John McCain
Coca-Cola
Yasgur
Vietnam
Denny’s
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First Amendment text and core rights quoted
The First Amendment outlines five protections for individuals including religion, speech press and assembly, and the right to petition the government. It prohibits Congress from making laws that establish religion or impede free exercise and safeguards against abridging these freedoms.
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