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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 2000
Page
4
The Telegram announces Steve Delaney as Editor and Publisher with Bill Draper serving as Managing Editor in a 1906 established newsroom leadership update. The note confirms branding and contact references to gctelegram.com.
The piece reflects on a Garden City Community College revival of A Christmas Carol with Steve Thorson’s revised Ebenezer Scrooge and links to Dickens’s original 1843 success. It traces readings by Gerald Dickens and notes the enduring appeal, audience reactions, and the book’s 1843 publication details and artistry.
The Kansas Supreme Court and President Clinton may pause two death-row executions this month. Gary Kleypas pursues an appeal in Topeka as Raul Garza faces a December 12 lethal injection. Kansas has not carried out an execution since 1965 and federal death penalties were suspended in 1976. The piece urges caution and cites Illinois moratoriums as a model.
The text lists contact details for Garden City administrative offices and state and federal representatives. It includes Garden City Commission, City Administrative Center address and phone, Sen. Sam Brownback in Washington with phone and fax, Rep. Jerry Moran in Washington with phone and fax, Gov. Bill Graves at Topeka with main line and toll free, and Attorney General Carla Stovall at Kansas Judicial Center with a general contact.
Highlights recount events on December 6 across years including Jefferson Davis death in 1889, Congress moves to Philadelphia in 1790, Washington Monument completion in 1884, Coolidge radio address in 1923, Everglades National Park dedication in 1947, first satellite attempt in 1957, Teamsters expulsion vote also in 1957, Rolling Stones Altamont tragedy in 1969, Ford sworn in as VP in 1973, Montreal engineering school shooting in 1989, East Germany leader Krenz resignation in 1989, Iraq hostage release announcement, Clinton budget veto, Gingrich ethics letter, James Reston death, and Yeats quote.
A Kansas columnist urges Gov Bill Graves to seek a national role with Bush, arguing his talent and charm demand bold leadership. The piece criticizes his failure to enact reform in education and state finances while praising past accomplishments and warning of lost opportunities if he remains in state office.
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