Funding gaps stain veterans health care budget
The Walla Walla Union Bulletin argues the 2005 health care budget for veterans at 30.3 billion is short of the 3.1 billion increase needed to maintain services, amid rising veteran needs from World War II to Iraq. The piece questions Congress’s courage and urges fuller funding to protect those who served. The Chicago Tribune notes sleep depravity raises medical errors. It cites NEJM studies showing sleep loss in interns increases mistakes, urging broader research beyond residency to avert preventable deaths.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Union-Bulletin
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Korea
Vietnam
Afghanistan
Iraq
Congress
New England Journal of Medicine
Institute of Medicine
U.S
Church trial pains fuel Methodist rift over LGBTQ clergy
Rev Irene Stroud defrocked over ban on active gay clergy says she entered the trial with pain for the church. Bhopal gas victims complain bureaucratic delays hinder compensation. Rutgers professor notes GOP courting of Hispanic voters could shift Dem base, amid Bush cabinet focus.
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United Methodist Church
Irene Elizabeth Stroud
Rutgers University
Stacey L. Connaughton
Bush
Telegram reader feedback address and contact details
The Telegram invites reader input via email at editor@gctelegram.com by fax at 620 275 2704. Messages may be sent by phone or online. mail to Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City Kansas 67846.
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N. Seventh St
Garden City
First Amendment text summary with key freedoms
The First Amendment prohibits establishing a religion, prevents government from restricting free exercise, and protects freedom of speech and press. It also guarantees the right to peaceably assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Campus politics shift from tenure to corporate power
Ellen Goodman surveys the surge of conservative activism in higher education, noting studies showing skewed faculties, donor links to campaigns, and calls for ideological diversity. She sees rhetoric of diversity masking a push for Republican influence and questions campus bias debates while mocks the high stakes of academic politics.
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Che Guevara
David Horowitz
Berkeley
Stanford
Center For Responsive Politics
John Kerry
University of California
Harvard
Bush
Independent Women’s Forum
IWF
Exxon
Harvey Mansfield
Washington
Town resident laments car window breakings and calls for accountability
Tessa Jacobs of Garden City writes about a string of car window break-ins on the night of November 19 and the following day four others occurring in the town. She notes the impact on her ability to feel safe and mentions using money saved for her baby's crib to cover damages, urging the culprit to think of others.
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Tessa Jacobs
Garden City
Finney County considers fair health insurance rates
Lee Messen reports that Gary Fuller a Finney County commissioner seeks to standardize health insurance costs for all county employees. He argues against distinctions between Garden City and Finney County and aims to align rates with those on fixed incomes, urging public discussion on proposed increases.
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Gary Fuller
Finney County
Garden City
Gary
Lee Messen
Golden Christmas memory and KCSL appeal
A letter recalling a 1976 adoption and the 2004 status of Kansas Children's Service League in Garden City. It highlights Head Start serving 13 southwest counties and about 500 preschoolers from low income families. The author invites participation in the Red Stocking Breakfast to bless children during the season.
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Kansas Children’s Service League
KCSL
Garden City
Southwest
Kansas
Mary JO Cousins
Telegram letters policy instructs signed submissions only
The Telegram welcomes letters to the editor and requires each letter to be signed with the writer’s address and phone number. All letters are confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Thank you notes and certain forms are not printed and submissions should stay under 500 words.
Celebrity baby names and nostalgia for 1892 to 2003
The piece surveys famous and local names from Julia Roberts twins Hazel Patricia and Phinnaeus Walter to quirky choices like Lexus and Mercedes in Garden City. It compares top lists for 2003 and 1892, notes safety and social concerns, and cites reader interest in celeb naming trends and a local excerpt from The Telegram.
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Julia Roberts
Roberts
Hazel Patricia
Phinnaeus Walter
Gwyneth Paltrow
Baby Apple
Michael Jackson
Prince
Frank Zappa
Dweezil
Moon Unit
Diva
Christie Brinkley
Sailor
Harlow
Diezel Ky
Daisy Boo
Latine
Arrington
Audio Science
Americanbaby.com
Jacob
Michael
Joshua
Matthew
Andrew
Joseph
Ethan
Daniel
Christopher
Anthony
Emily
Emma
Madison
Hannah
Olivia
Abigail
Alexis
Ashley
Elizabeth
Samantha
John
William
James
George
Charles
Frank
Harry
Thomas
Mary
Anna
Margaret
Florence
Rose
Ruth
Ethel
Minnie
Helen
Angel
Phoenix
Jade
Garden City
Darbi
JaiDe
Taegan
Telegram
Booth Springsteen
Carrie
Lexus
Booth
Mercedes
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Chicago Tribune
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Bhopal
India
Doonesbury
Toady
tCocoo
wOo
the Pulse Reader Forum
Ur Company
Oston
Ellen Goodman
Ellengoodman
Globe.com
Washington Post
Tertates
Cup O’ Jones
Jamie Jones
Garden City Telegram
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