State juvenile justice reforms face scrutiny in Kansas
A Kansas editorial notes bipartisan pushback on Gov Brownback’s plan to reorganize juvenile justice. Lawmakers question moving Juvenile Justice Authority programs to SRS and shifting services to new departments, urging study and input from practitioners before any executive order.
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Reader comments spark postal service viability debate
Online responses to a United States Postal Service story urge ongoing card and letter sending to aid the Post Office. Norma Mai voices concern about a public hog farm hearing in Greeley County, noting fears over out of state competition with local farmers.
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Letters Policy for Garden City Telegram
The Telegram invites signed letters to the editor with writer address and phone number. Letters must be 500 words or less and are subject to confirmation and editing for libel and length. Thank you notes should be general and form letters, poems, consumer complaints, and business testimonials will not be printed. Write to Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 Online www gctelegram com.
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Gingrich's Janitorial Idea Roils Iowa Campaign
Kathleen Parker surveys Newt Gingrich's controversial plan to have poor students work janitorial jobs at school to learn work ethic. She notes the remark sparks outrage from Al Sharpton and others, and contrasts it with Trump's support and broader GOP attitudes toward welfare and opportunity. Parker proposes a balanced alternative promoting voluntary school upkeep in exchange for vouchers, framed as a bipartisan capital idea.
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Greatest Generation work ethic vs today’s entitlement generation
Cartoonist Michael Reagan argues that the World War II generation built a work ethic while today’s generation relies on government benefits. He recalls his mother Jane Wyman teaching him to earn money and warns that reliance on federal programs risks eroding personal responsibility. He cites economic shifts after WWII and laments rising dependency.
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Tax the Rich? A Call to End Passive Income Breaks
William Rice, of Wealth for Common Good, argues that GOP plans to tax capital gains and dividends lightly or not at all favor the independently wealthy who live largely on passive income. He urges middle class awareness and policy reform to prevent such breaks while noting Romney would still tax passive income above $200,000.
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