Weekend Fun in Garden City Lively Activities Abound
Our View says there is plenty to do in Garden City with organized events year round and visits to local attractions like Lee Richardson Zoo. The piece highlights community offerings and leisure options for weekend plans.
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Weekend lineup in Garden City features balloon classic and rock rally
Garden City hosts a busy weekend with the Seventh Annual Hot Air Balloon Classic at Finney County Fairgrounds along with the Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic and Tumbleweed Festival at Lee Richardson Zoo. Mosaic's Rock n Roll Rally headlines Saturday night with Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Foghat and Bipolar Echo while Garden City Community College opens its 2010 football season at Memorial Stadium.
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Quotes on mosque debate and Garfield Elementary addition
Anonymous SWKTalk.com comment defends right to question motives and deny permits for a mosque at Ground Zero in New York City. Karen Johnson, Garfield Elementary principal, praises the Garfield Early Childhood Center addition and enjoying personal connections with the children.
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Mean-spiritedness over unity in American discourse
Kathleen Parker argues that American unity has eroded into mean spirited fault lines over mosque debates immigration and cultural symbols. She cites Newman King Lennon Beck Sharpton and Palin amid a nation divided by fear and a fractured national narrative. The piece calls for individual responsibility patience and adherence to simple moral conduct to restore a shared story.
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Obama Angers Allies and Opponents Across Debated Policies
Cartoonist Mike Reagan notes broad anger at President Obama from both sides of the spectrum. He cites liberal Rep. Charles Rangel’s reply over dignity and Obama’s shifting stance on a Ground Zero mosque, plus liberal frustration over health care reform and Afghanistan. Conservatives blame Bush and call out Democratic leadership amid high unemployment and stimulus scrutiny. Reagan signs off from Cagle Cartoons.
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Afghanistan Mineral Wealth Sparks More International Interest
The Pentagon warns of vast iron copper gold cobalt and lithium in Afghanistan, a prospect seen as a tool to keep NATO in place and profit multinational firms. Critics say local people gain little as mining harms farms, water, and environment while profits flow abroad. William A. Collins notes the bleak outlook for Afghans amid corruption and conflict.
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