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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 2005
Page
4
Garden City loses the Fun Center this summer due to rising property taxes utilities and insurance. The city hopes to revive youth appeal by upgrading the Big Pool with slides funded by bonds estimated at 600000 to 800000 while exploring a public private partnership for the former attraction.
Lance Armstrong bids Bush to boost cancer funding during a bike ride. Joan Baez performs for about 500 protesters near Crawford, Texas. Rev. Joseph Roberts praises Coretta Scott King’s resilience after a stroke. Richard Tucker jokes about aging rock fans at the Rolling Stones opening night in Boston.
The Telegram requests letters to the editor be signed with writer address and phone number. All letters require confirmation before printing and are subject to edits for libel and length. Letters should be under 500 words. thank you notes should be general. form letters poems consumer complaints or business testimonials will not be printed.
The text states the core First Amendment freedoms including religion speech press assembly and petition. It outlines limits on government action about establishment of religion and free exercise. The passage frames protections as inalienable rights and a check on governmental power.
Kansas lawmakers weigh how to curb rising Medicaid spending now at 1.7 billion for medical care and facilities, with total program costs near 2.2 billion including in home services. They plan hearings, study options, and consider co pays and insurance purchases while avoiding cutting benefits.
Roger E. Opton argues that to cut illegal immigration, the United States should raise legal immigration. He cites Pew and Time polls showing two thirds of Hispanics favoring the same or fewer illegal entrants, yet support for legal immigration and work visas. He discusses border controls, McCain Kennedy plans, and the need for more green cards to reduce illegal flows and improve life quality.
The piece revisits Doris Elizabeth Lundin Nonken, longtime Garden City Community College dean, who wrote her own obituary decades ago. Born in Goodland to Swedish parents, she pursued education across Kansas, directed study centers, and served as dean while traveling internationally and supporting various causes. She left three daughters, six grandchildren, and a legacy in education.
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