Garden City forms C TAG to curb graffiti
Garden City creates the Citizens Totally Against Graffiti council to curb vandalism and gang activity. The task force includes law enforcement, City of Garden City and Holcomb officials, Finney County prosecutor, USD 457, community colleges and churches. Aims to boost reporting and removal of graffiti and involve citizens in watching for suspicious activity.
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Garden City
C-Tag
City of
City of Holcomb
Community Corrections
Finney County Prosecutor’s Office
Garden City Community College
Chavez Reflects After Narrow Rejection Of Long Bid
Venezuela President Hugo Chavez acknowledged his proposal was profound and intense after voters rejected sweeping constitutional reforms by 51 to 49 percent. He suggested his bid to allow indefinite re-election may have been too ambitious, signaling reflection on the outcome.
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Venezuela
Hugo Chavez
Telegram invites signed letters to editor for publication
The Telegram outlines submission rules for letters to the editor including signed with writer address and phone, potential edits for libel and length, and a maximum 500 words. It lists contact methods by email fax phone and online and provides the mailing address 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846.
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N. Seventh St
Garden Ther
First Amendment Nongress Freedom Text
The passage restates the First Amendment guarantee against government establishment of religion and protects free exercise speech press and the right to assemble and petition for grievances. It emphasizes limits on lawmaking that infringe these rights and preserves citizen redress mechanisms.
Kansas Higher Education Faces Ongoing Maintenance Funding Gap
AP report notes state lawmakers approved a 2007 maintenance package for universities and related institutions, with 184 million for repairs and 126 million for other campuses. The plan relies on 90 million in state revenues and 120 million in private gifts but is viewed as a down payment. Budget constraints and future revenue remains tight signaling limited 2008 action. Reggie Robinson and Senate Leader Derek Schmidt emphasize continuing need for funding and stability while acknowledging past funding shortfalls and the impact of tax credits.
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PEKA
Board of Regents
Senate
Derek Schmidt
Washburn University
Topeka
Regents
Reggie Robinson
Schmidt
Statehouse
Kansas
Community College
State Board of Education
Bill Graves
Robinson
Republicans sidestep immigration in Univision debate set
A span of GOP candidates including Romney and McCain will debate immigration issues in a Spanish language forum on Univision December 9, after a September forum was canceled. The piece weighs how candidates use immigration as a wedge issue, noting Tancredo’s hard line and Romney’s strategic balance to avoid alienating the base in Iowa and among Hispanic voters.
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Ricky Ricardo
Univision
Tom Tancredo
John McCain
Duncan Hunter
National Association of Latino
Orlando
Fla
National Council of la Raza
Miami
al Cardenas
Romney
Cardenas
Mitt Romney
Craig
McCain
Tancredo
United States
Colorado
Iowa
Rudy Giuliani
John Conard a life of service and scholarship
A Kansas figure, Joseph H. Conard and his son John J. Conard pursued education and public service across decades. John earned Summerfield Scholar honors in 1939, served in naval flight training, led newspapers in Greensburg, held state legislative roles, and shaped higher education as KU official and adviser, remembered with the Trees for Greensburg fund.
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Joseph H. Conard
Coolidge
Colorado Line
Hamilton County
John J
Dodge City
University of Kansas
John
Summerfield
Naval Flight
Rotary Foundation
Sorbonne
Paris
Virginia
Kiowa County Signal
Greensburg
Haviland Journal
Mullinville
James B. Pearson
Washington, D.C
Cowards
Lawrence
Chalmers
Nichols
Robert Bennett
Board of
Regents
Higher Education Assistance Foundation
Higher Education Loan Program of
Kansas
Senate
Mike Hayden
John Conard
Greensburg, KS
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Optoniline.net
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King Features Syndicate
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