Tumbleweed Festival near 25 years of family fun in Garden City
The Tumbleweed Festival at Lee Richardson Zoo celebrates a long run delivering entertainment for all ages. A four stage lineup features locals and debuts across country rock bluegrass folk and more with Friday night kickoff. Entry is 20 dollars for adults with discounts for students and children, and the festival showcases arts crafts diverse foods and acts for Southwest Kansas audiences.
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Busters Eye Excitement as 2026 Season Opens
Online readers react to Garden City Community College defensive coordinator Brian Michalowski in a Kansas story. Posts praise the area’s vibrancy and the chance to meet locals during a visit, as editor Robbie Athon notes in Reflections edition.
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The Telegram invites signed letters with writer address and phone for confirmation before publication. Letters up to 500 words may be edited for libel and length. Thank you notes should be general. form letters, poems, consumer complaints, or business testimonials will not be printed. Write Attn Editor 310 Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 or visit www ctelegram com.
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Brownback urged to open Kansas to universal preschool
Estabrook, vice president of the Manhattan Ogden USD 383 Board of Education, argues that Kansas misses federal Preschool Development Grants, blocks early education growth, and lags Oklahoma. He calls for removing barriers, investing in universal preschool for four year olds, and linking early education to better reading and graduation outcomes.
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All lives matter and moral cowardice in public discourse
ES defends the Black Lives Matter movement against the counter cry All lives matter. The column rebukes Mike Huckabee for invoking MLK and argues genuine equity requires acknowledging where it hurts. It praises the Charleston march and asserts King would have supported the protest against racial injustice.
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Leonard Pitts Jr Pulitzer Prize winner profile
Leonard Pitts Jr. is a Miami Herald columnist and 2004 Pulitzer Prize winner for commentary. His email address is Spitts miamiherald.com.
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The Music Man Trump Leads GOP Into 2016
The piece portrays Donald Trump as a dominant GOP figure in 2016, likening him to a music conductor and noting his immigration policies. It criticizes party rivals for not challenging him, calls his ideas impractical and unconstitutional, and urges a bold challenger to separate the party from Trump before the election.
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