Community United Way kicks off annual charity drive
Officials launched a drive to raise 440000 for local charities with Pacesetter firms pledging nearly 50000. Volunteers will visit area companies to gain support while funds stay local aiding agencies such as ABC Pregnancy Care Center Catholic Social Service and United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas.
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United Way
ABC Pregnancy Care Center
Catholic Social Service
Kansas Legal Services
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Poverty Eradication Plank Featured In Global Summit
Statements from Thabo Mbeki and Dick Cheney frame the summit's agenda on poverty and regional security. The week’s tragic event haunts Miranda Gaddis’s family as Wes Duffey recalls the impact on his granddaughter.
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Thabo Mbeki
August 27 History Highlights From Around The World
On this day in history 1789 the French National Assembly proclaims the rights of man and citizen. Napoleon wins a decisive Dresden battle in 1813. Uruguay proclaims independence in 1828 talks. Krakatoa erupts in 1883 with vast fatalities. Romania enters WWI in 1916. Faisal becomes Iraq king in 1921. Brock completes circle flight in 1927. Kellogg Briand Pact forms in 1928 promoting peaceful dispute resolution.
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National Assembly
Napoleon Bonaparte
Dresden
Germany
Sunda Straits
Indonesia
Romania
Austria-Hungary
Faisal
Sherif Hussein
Iraq
Bill Brock
Detroit
London
Baseball or football who holds the title pastimes
A playful prompt questions whether baseball remains the national pastime, contrasting with football basketball soccer and wondering what fans think. The fragment ends with a contact tag for BUZZ arvven Ext 304.
Feuerstein and the fragile balance of business ethics
Aaron Feuerstein, once lauded for paying Malden Mills workers after a fire, is now amid bankruptcy as Enron and WorldCom loom large. The piece argues that enduring ethics requires low debt, product diversification, an undemanding leadership style, and true stewardship, citing 15 long‑lived firms as exemplars and noting how firms fall when ethics and business diverge.
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Aaron Feuerstein
Malden Mills
Massachusetts
Feuerstein
Polartec
Enron
WorldCom
Adelphia
Louis Grossman
Southwest Airlines
Corning
Hubris
General Electric
Jack Welch
GE Capital
Microsoft
Bill Gates
Anita Roddick
Body Shop
Ben & Jerry
al Dunlap
Martha Stewart
Rosie O’donnell
Bernie Ebbers
Andrew Fastow
Bush warns against eroding rule of law in war on terror
In a State of the Union discussion on terrorism, President Bush defends the rule of law while critics warn of dangerous powers to detain without charges. The piece notes Justice Department claims of unreviewable presidential authority, cites Hamdi and Padilla cases, and urges that liberty must endure even amid national defense fears.
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Merica
Bush
State of the Union
United States
Department of Justice
Justice Department
U.S. Court of Appeals
World Trade Center
FBI
Yaser Esam Hamdi
Jose Padilla
Hamdi
Padilla
Particu
Executive Branch
National Defense
Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Legends should retire on their own terms
The author defends aging sports legends like Pete Sampras, Michael Jordan, George Foreman, and Morten Andersen from pressure to retire. He argues athletes deserve freedom to play if they still love the game and can perform, citing their lasting memories and fan devotion as reasons to walk away when they choose.
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Pete Sampras
Pete
Sampras
Riggs
Michael Jordan
George Foreman
Morten Andersen
Jordan
Anderson
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Garden City Telegram
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