Kansas Earns Education A Despite Funding Debate
Kansas Action for Children gives the state an A for education thanks to graduation rates and ACT performance, while noting a $1 billion shortfall for underrepresented students. The group rates health B, teen issues C-plus, child care C, and highlights a proposed $50 million state health plan funded by a 50-cent cigarette tax. The Kansas Supreme Court patterns a ruling on school funding, and lawmakers boosted early childhood funding in 2004 with grants set to impact 2005.
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Kathleen Sebelius
Leaders’ quotes on Iraq vote and occupation aftermath
President Bush argues voting on January 30 empowers Iraqi democracy while Putin questions holding elections under foreign occupation. A Columbus police spokesman recalls a chaotic scene after an officer shot a gunman who killed four at a Damageplan concert, wounding two others.
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Vladimir Putin
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Brent Mull
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Finney County and City Administrative Centers Noted
The Finney County Commission and Garden City Commission list their administrative centers. Finney County Administrative Center is at 311 N Ninth St Garden City KS 67846. Garden City City Administrative Center is at 301 N Eighth St Garden City KS 67846.
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Bus Pulse Reader Forum Opens for Telegram Feedback
The Telegram invites reader input via email or telephone at 620 275 2704 or by mailing Attn Editor 310 N seventh St Garden City KS 67846, seeking community comments and letters to the editor.
Amendment Cone Establishment Clause and Free Speech Rights
The statement echoes the First Amendment principles shielding religious establishment from state action and protecting free exercise of religion free speech press and assembly. It references individuals and a government context concerning constitutional rights and grievances.
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US farm trade surplus gone as imports overtake exports
Alan Guebert reports that the USDA ERS confirms 2005 will mark the first year in nearly 50 with no agricultural trade surplus. Beef imports rise from Canada and Australia, while Brazil and China deepen ties. a Brazilian soybean futures launch signals more changes ahead as the U.S. falls behind in a more open global market.
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America
USDA
Ann Veneman
Veneman
ERS
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Australia
New Zealand
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Brazil
China
Chicago Board of Trade
CBOT
Bush not a zealot but incrementalist on religion
In Key West discussions, Bush is seen as a cautious leader balancing faith and politics. He aligns with evangelical concerns but prefers gradual social change, sidelining dramatic moves. Gerson notes Bush seeks social consensus before policy shifts while remaining steadfast on life and marriage principles.
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Prison Fellowship
Charles Colson
Michael Gerson
Gerson
Key West
Jimmy Carter
Bill Clinton
America
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Michael Cromartie
Ethics and Public Policy Center
Let Evangelists Heal Themselves In Moral Outcry
Donald Kaul rails at religious conservatives led by Phil Burress in Ohio. He cites plans to expand influence in 88 counties, questions sanctity of marriage, notes divorce rates by region, and contrasts apocalyptic evangelism with secular tolerance. He recalls Twain and notes his retirement from the Des Moines Register.
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Burress
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