Katrina's wrath unleashed on Gulf Coast after hurricane
Our View warns of Katrina's devastation across Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana with a rising death toll and billions in damage. The piece chides residents who ignored warnings and stayed home, tying delays in relief to the strain on responders and the vulnerable. It recalls Southeast Asia tsunami lessons and FEMA remarks on last nights of life.
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Irina
Gulf Coast
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Southeast Asia
Earth
FEMA
Hurricane survivors fear for home amid heat and loss
Rosetta Janne from New Orleans shelters in the Superdome as she describes the misery and heat following Katrina. In Mississippi, Biloxi mayor A J Holloway calls the disaster a tsunami while noting deaths and damage in Harrison County. Kristiani Yudhoyono promotes a polio vaccination drive for 24 million children.
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Biloxi
A.J. Holloway
Mississippi
Harrison County
Kristiani Yudhoyono
Indonesia
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Telegram letter policy and contact details
The Telegram welcomes signed letters to the editor with the writer’s address and phone number. Letters are confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Keep letters under 500 words. thank you notes should be general. form letters poems or business testimonials will not be printed. Contact by email or fax or mail Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846.
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N. Seventh St
Garden City
The First Amendment Text Cemented in Law
The article presents the First Amendment clause prohibiting establishment of religion and protecting free exercise, speech, press, peaceful assembly, and right to petition. It outlines its role in shielding individual and press rights from government interference and highlights its enduring place in constitutional law.
NCLB dispute lands in court amid funding clash
Connecticut sues Education Secretary Spellings over unfunded costs tied to No Child Left Behind testing rules. Case highlights federal funding debates while two think tanks urge a sweeping national reform package with expanded schooling, preschool, longer days, and higher standards funded over a decade.
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Bush
State of
Connecticut
Margaret Spellings
NCLB
Bush White House
National Education Association
Richard Blumenthal
Spellings
M. Jodi Rell
Education Department
Center For American Progress
Institute For America’s Future
Garden City Views on spending control and Big Pool praise
Viewpoints advocate Americans for Prosperity hold a 7 p.m. September 2 meeting at the School Service Center 1205 Fleming St to discuss legislative spending controls amid an income crisis tied to wage growth federal benefits and fuel prices. Readers praise Garden City commission support for the Big Pool and reminisce about Gary Don Newman and community recreation, stressing local tax fairness and affordable, stays-at-home leisure for families.
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America
Arizona
Janet Napolitano
China
India
NCLB
Mericans For Prosperity
Fleming St
Congress
Beng
Garden City
West
Hays
Kansas City
Colorado Springs
Donna Wartman
City Commissioners
Garden City Recreation Commission
Vision for Garden City Big Pool slides and future growth
A 1922 landmark Big Pool in Finnup Park sparked debate on its size and purpose. City leaders consider adding water slides up to 500000, with reviews set for Sept 7, citing bond funding and regional competition from Hays Dodge City Oakley Hutchinson as stakes. The piece urges renewed civic vision.
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Garden City
Finnup Park
Commission
Kansas
Kansas City
Wichita
Denver
Dodge City
Hays
Hutchinson
Oakley
Southwest Kansas
Duane West
City Commission
West
Bob Halloran
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Newman
Word of Life Church
Gary Don
Garden Valley Church
Lenoir
Nancy Teetzen
Brett Riggs
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