Park pool funding row highlights pork spending
Our View argues that Representative Jim Gibbons aided a $225000 gain for a Sparks Nevada pool by inserting it into a broader spending bill. The column contrasts local needs like roads and healthcare with pork projects, charging Congress with waste while defending the action as funds redirected rather than wasted.
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Jim Gibbons
Gibbons
Nevada
Sparks
Congress
America
Iowa
Medicare bill sparks mixed national reactions
President Bush endorses the Medicare reform as modern and strong, while Senator Hillary Clinton calls the plan a cruel hoax undermining Medicare. Michael Dukakis reflects on the 1988 primary and general election, saying the campaign was attacked and mismanaged, promising preparedness in the future.
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Congress
Bush
Sen
Hillary Rodham Clinton
D-N.y
Michael Dukakis
Associated Press
Garden City Addresses for County Commission and College
The Finney County Commission office and Garden City Commission operate from the County Administrative Center at 311 N Ninth St and the City Administrative Center at 301 N Eighth St in Garden City Kansas. Garden City Community College is located at 801 Campus Drive. Contact numbers include 276-7611 and fax 276-9573.
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Finney County Commission
Ninth St
Garden City
Garden City Commission City
Eighth St
Board of Trustees
Garden City Community College
Campus Drive
Reader feedback options listed by The Telegram
The Telegram invites reader input via email fax or phone and provides contact details for the Attn Editor at 310 N Seventh City 67846. This notice outlines submission methods including a postal address for correspondence.
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Sane
Eanor
Freedom of religion speech press assembly guaranteed
The text cites core rights including free exercise of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and the right to peaceably assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances. It underscores protections against government infringement of these liberties.
Judge orders swift action on Kansas school finance reform
Shawnee County District Judge Terry Bullock demands a constitutional fix to Kansas school funding citing poverty and limited English learners. He rejects gradual fixes costing about 853 million to 1 billion dollars, urging legislators to meet a constitutional obligation to provide a suitable education.
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PEKA
Dodge City
Salina
Shawnee County
Terry Bullock
Bullock
Kansas
Census Bureau
Chuck Schmidt
Waubaunsee East
Mark Tallman
Kansas Association of School Boards
Tallman
Bob Corkins
Freestate Center For Liberty Studies
Topeka
Corkins
Tim Huelskamp
R-Fowler
House
Doug Mays
Rtopeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Mays
Sensible driving law debate ends in party line repeal
The California measure allowing illegal immigrants to obtain driver licenses is repealed by a 33 to 0 Senate vote and overwhelming Assembly support. Gov. Schwarzenegger plans to sign, with Cedillo and the governor promising a revised bill next session to balance security and practicality.
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California
Gil Cedillo
State Assembly
Internal Revenue Service
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Schwarzenegger
Cedillo
United States
Miles of Smiles program aids riders and Plaza lights draw crowds
The High Plains Journal reports Miles of Smiles Therapeutic Riding Program in Garden City benefits riders with disabilities through hippotherapy and growing classes. In Kansas City, the Plaza lights display uses 208 volts and 80 miles of wiring, with a 34,700 crowd estimate disputed by police and experts.
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High Plains Journal
Garden City
Joyce Adams
HPJ
Miles of Smiles
Laura Pavlak
Miles of Smiles Board
Kansas City
Country Club Plaza
University of Missouri At KC Statistics
The
Kansas City Star
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King Features Syndicate
Dolores Hope Garden City Telegram
Areline
Kansasside
Jerry Heaster
Florida
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