FEMA Rejects Deadline Delay on Finney County Flood Maps
Garden City and Finney County officials urged FEMA to postpone the September 25 flood map changes and study added drainage ditches that would include about 1800 more properties. FEMA declined, prompting local officials to pursue legal action, citing past agency failures and unresolved concerns.
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Telegram letters to editor policy and contact details
The Telegram invites letters to the editor but requires signatures with writer addresses and phone numbers. All letters will be confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Letters should be under 500 words. general thanks are allowed. form letters and poems are not printed. Write Attn Editor Garden City KS or contact via ByFax By Phone or the website listed.
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First Amendment Text Cited in Constitutional Promise
The text presents the First Amendment from the U.S. Constitution. It bans establishment of religion and protects free exercise of religion. It also safeguards free speech press assembly and petition rights from government interference.
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Civility and Deliberation in Health Care Debates
Protests at town halls reveal frustration in health care reform debates across the United States. Kansas State University's ICDD reports eight forums in Kansas promoting safe, informed citizen discussion, followed by a public hearing with experts to translate deliberations into policy priorities. Procter, ICDD director, invites broader civic participation to strengthen democracy.
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Electricity's tangled path from plants to customers
An exposé on how electricity travels from distant plants to urban users, highlighting costly subsidies, political lobbying, and regulatory complexity. It argues renewables struggle to stand alone amid subsidies and market manipulation, urging state and local governments to reclaim power generation to bypass entrenched cartels and avoid environmental fights. William A. Collins, former Connecticut official, is cited.
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Health care debtors and the lobbyist chorus clash in town halls
A conservative rally and media figures oppose publicly financed health care, fueling town hall clashes. The piece cites Sarah Palin Newt Gingrich and Chuck Grassley as opponents, argues hospice counseling is mischaracterized, defends end of life planning, and questions Medicare spending in last 30 days of life. The author, Donald Kaul, notes fading hope for reform and warns of fear driven by lobbyists.
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