Garden City to pick new police chief after Hawkins retirement
Garden City moves toward selecting a new police chief with an assessment center set for Thursday and Friday. Finalists, including two internal candidates, are Nathanial Allen James Tim Bryan Joe Dessenburger Randy Ralston and Michael Utz. City staff and community members will rate each candidate’s approach to community policing, gang reduction, and cost efficient law enforcement.
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James Hawkins
Nathanial Allen
Knoxville
Tenn
James Tim Bryan
Butler Community College
el Dorado
Joe Dessenburger
Kansas Air National Guard
McConnell Air
GCPD
Comment on school funding impacts sparks rural Kansas critique
Online reader response selected by the GCTelegram editorial staff echoes concern over school funding changes in Kansas. A grandparent voices worries about grandchildren while Brownback is blamed by another commenter.
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Brownback
Gctelegram.com
Kansas
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Safe spaces and free speech across campuses recalled
Chapman Rackaway, political science professor at Fort Hays State University, argues that campus protests at Mizzou and other universities threaten free speech and open inquiry. He warns Kansas students not to emulate censorship driven by demands for safety, insisting diverse viewpoints must be defended to defeat racism with better ideas rather than suppression.
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Fort Hays State University
Columbia
Kansas
Missouri
Board of Regents
Wichita State
Emporia State
Mizzou
Donald Trump
Yale
Ray Bradbury
Bradbury
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Republicans at fault or free in Colorado Planned Parenthood attack
Leonard Pitts Jr argues the shooter bears responsibility though public figures and rhetoric shaped by partisanship contribute to a hostile climate. He urges accountability for incitement while noting Republicans did not cause the attack, yet their words blur moral lines and risk violence.
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Planned Parenthood
Colorado Springs
Robert Dear
Sarah Palin
Brooklyn
Erick Erickson
Fox “News
Obama
Dawn Laguens
Laguens
Miles of Smiles helps Amy Watson regain mobility in Kansas
Amy Watson recounts moving to Scott City with her husband Dr Anthony Watson, a degenerative condition and multiple spinal surgeries left her wheelchair-bound until Miles of Smiles showed her how equine assisted therapy could rebuild strength and hope. Through volunteer trainers she progressed from wheelchair to independence, praising the organization for physical and emotional healing and inviting support.
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Amy M. Watson
Scott City
Texas
Anthony Watson
Healy
Kansas
Miles of Smiles
Garden City Community College Names New Staff Choices
Garden City Community College selects Ryan Ruda and Colin Lamb for new positions. The president praises their leadership shown working with all students as the college eyes the future. Lydia Gonzales thanks readers for making the right choice.
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Ryan Ruda
Colin Lamb
GCCC
Lydia Gonzales
Garden City
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