Five Years Since Katrina Reflections From The Plains
The Aug 29 2005 hurricane left over 1800 dead prompting nationwide lessons in emergency readiness. Finney County and Garden City organized volunteers and a shelter response with Red Cross and churches aiding evacuees while officials reviewed actions to improve future crises. Kansans shared generosity and concern as communities learned the balance of aid and preparedness in the wake of disaster.
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American Red Cross
Garden City
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An anonymous Parent’s Corner post on SWKTalk.com shares a witty line about a child’s refusals, while Foghat’s Bryan Bassett praises Adam Brungardt’s opportunity to perform with the band at Mosaic’s Rock n Roll Rally. Don Harness notes growing crowds at the Tumbleweed Festival and broad musical appeal.
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Foghat
Bryan Bassett
Adam Brungardt
Don Harness
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Fear and Faith in the Ground Zero Mosque Debate
Mary Sanchez argues the nation risks buffering fear into an anti Islam backlash over the Ground Zero mosque. She warns against conflating Muslims with terrorists and urges clear distinction between extremism and ordinary believers. She critiques media reflexes and political opportunism shaping public opinion.
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World Trade Center
George Bush
Bush
al-Qaida
United States
Ground Zero
America
Fort Hood
Times Square
Washington
Newt Gingrich
Fox News
Pearl Harbor
Gingrich
Journalism
Politico
Obama
View on zoning enforcement in Finney County urging code compliance
Teresa Southern argues poor enforcement of zoning and building codes in Finney County. She notes delays from 2009 to 2010, cites mixed use of residential lots by trucks, trailers, junk mobile homes, and animals, and calls for proactive action by the Planning Board and county commissioners to curb violations and spur development.
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Aame
Finne County
Planning Board
Golf Acres
T-Bone Estates
Garden City Planning Department
Finney County
Teresa Southern
Garden City
Latin America's violence seen as epidemic by OAS chief
OAS secretary general Jose Miguel Insulza warns that Latin America faces epidemic violence, driven by thugs, drug gangs, rebels, paramilitaries and crime. Mexico reports 72 bodies at a Tamaulipas ranch from a cartel attack. survivors describe migrants from Ecuador, Brazil, El Salvador and Honduras. Venezuela, Colombia, El Salvador and Honduras show escalating crime with high murder rates, unsolved cases, and youth-targeted violence amid drug trafficking and social tensions.
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Jose Miguel Insulza
Organization of American States
Latin America
Insulza
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Mexico
Navy
Ecuador
Brazil
el Salvador
Honduras
United States
Zetas
Felipe Calderon
Venezuela
New York Times
National Statistics Institute
Iraq
Times
Colombia
Puerto Asis
Central America
OAS
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