Our View on Jobs and Brownback Tax Reform
The piece argues Gov. Sam Brownback’s 2012 tax cuts failed to create jobs in Kansas, noting a July 2013 job loss of 5,600 and a broader drag on state services. It contrasts Kansas with neighboring states, condemns the tax strategy, and calls for legislative fixes in the next session.
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Sam Brownback
Gctelegram.com
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U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Kansas
District of Columbia
Brownback
Iowa
Colorado
Missouri
Nebraska
Arts Walk banners spark debate on city recognition piece
Editorial online comments on Garden City Community College athlete scholarship changes spark talk of out of state players versus Kansas kids. A separate Garden City feature notes Jensen Strasser of Kansas State University praising Arts Walk banners as art for public viewing.
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Kansas
Gctelegram.com
Garden City Community College
Jensen Strasser
Kansas State University
Letters to the editor policy and contact
The Telegram explains letters to the editor must be signed with the writer’s address and phone number and will be confirmed before publication. Letters are edited for libel and length and must be 500 words or less. Thank you notes are general. form letters, poems, consumer complaints, or business testimonials will not be printed.
Global competition and tariffs shape American auto makers
The Cars.com ranking shows Toyota and Honda dominating the mostly made in America list, while the author argues globalization, productivity gains, and smart trade policies drive U.S. economic growth. Tariffs risk raising costs and provoking retaliation, complicating the path to prosperity. Julie Doll, a Garden City native and longtime journalist, reflects on these shifts.
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America
Cars.com
Toyota
Honda
U.S
Japan
Europe
South Korea
Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump
United States
Clinton
Trump
Christopher S. Rugaber
Associated Press
Rugaber
Kansas
Kentucky
U.S.A
China
Corporate branding in national parks sparks backlash
Jim Hightower warns that Congress allowed corporations to buy naming rights for visitor centers and trails in U S national parks. Critics call it a land grab that could privatize public jewels, branding sequoias and seeding a chain of Disneylands. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility urges action.
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Toyota
Yellowstone National Park
Congress
America
National Park System
Peer.org
Win win in solar energy
A opinion piece argues solar power could expand if governments and utilities subsidize and deploy panels. It notes rooftop costs, renter limits, and the political clash with fossil fuel profits, urging federal action and utility involvement to drive cheaper solar and lower emissions.
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Department of Energy
Recipe for America author Jill Richardson details food fix
Jill Richardson writes Recipe for America to explain how the U S food system is broken and outlines actionable strategies for reform across production, distribution, and consumption with a call for systemic change.
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Jill Richardson
America
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New York
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