Kansas brain drain: grads leaving state for better opportunities
The GCTelegram editorial discusses a steady exodus of Kansas college graduates to other states. Board of Regents President Blake Flanders cites data showing 47 percent of bachelor’s degree holders five years after graduation remain in Kansas, down from 52 percent four years earlier. The piece argues that tax policies and lagging state economic growth drive the trend, urging Topeka lawmakers to align higher education with economic needs to curb the talent drain.
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Blake Flanders
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State Policy Reports
Oklahoma
Topeka
Kansas voter anger and tax policy critique sparks online debate
An online comment on GCTelegram.com questions Kansas voters returning a politician who allegedly harmed the economy and budget, criticizing trickle down economics. The remark accompanies a story on come tax policy changes that did not deliver promised job growth. A separate piece quotes Laurel Zhang of Exploration Place Wichita about water usage in everyday items and the High Plains aquifer exhibit.
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Kansas
Gctelegram.com
Laurel Zhang
Exploration Place
Wichita
High Plains
Letters to the Telegram welcome signed editor submissions
The Telegram invites letters from readers signed with a full address and phone number. All letters are confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Submissions should be 500 words or less and avoid form letters, poems, consumer complaints, or business testimonials.
Technology and farming must tell their safety and value
John Schlageck argues that agriculture should openly explain how technology benefits food safety and nutrition, while using new methods responsibly. He notes pesticides and antibiotics are guided by label directions, and FDA testing supports the safety of US produce, urging careful policy choices free from fear or emotion.
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United States
Food and Drug Administration
Food and Agricultural Safety and Quality Inspection
General Accounting Office
Views on gun culture and dialogue in Salina
A reader reflects on a close encounter in a shop with a pistol holster sale and laments rising gun violence. He critiques gun rights absolutism and media sensationalism, urges compassionate dialogue, and calls for drawing lines on gun policy. DAVID NORLIN, Salina
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New England Journal of Medicine
Hank Kalet
Ted Nugents
David Norlin
Salina
HOPE for Alzheimer's Act Gains Bipartisan Support
Congresswoman Kansas praises bipartisan teamwork as Reps Pompeo Jenkins Yoder and Sen Moran co sponsor the HOPE for Alzheimer's Act providing Medicare coverage for care planning after diagnosis. The Alzheimer s Association thanks supporters and highlights the 5 million Americans living with the disease nationwide.
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Kansas
Mike Pompeo
Lynn Jenkins
Kevin Yoder
Sen
Jerry Moran
U.S
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Alzheimer’s Association
Alt.org
Media bias in Baton Rouge flood coverage and politics
Susan Stamper Brown argues media double standards in contrasting Katrina coverage with Baton Rouge flooding. She accuses NBC and Obama of favoritism, cites Obama golfing during crises, Bush flyovers, and claims preventive rescue efforts were underreported. Brown urges scrutiny of press framing and accountability in disaster reporting.
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George W. Bush
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NBC
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