Housing incentives debated as Garden City grows
Garden City considers strategies to spur affordable housing including a Rural Housing Incentive District plan for the Reserves at Prairie Ridge 32 unit project at 3301 Campus Drive and a proposed 2.50 monthly utility surcharge that faced citizen backlash while waiting lists for housing widen. Local officials argue such incentives could attract new businesses and expand the tax base, urging clearer impact to residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Ridge
Campus Drive
Garden City Commission
Prairie Ridge Developers
Garden City
Garden City Tuba Christmas Highlights Community Spirit
Garden City Today reports on the seventh annual Tuba Christmas event celebrating unity between the Garden City Community College Band and residents. Jim McAllister, band director, offers seasonal cheer with a playful quip about a phonium as readers flock to the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City Community College
Jim McAllister
Garden City
Letters Policy for The Telegram Editorial Page
The Telegram invites signed letters with writer address and phone for confirmation before publication. Letters may be edited for libel and length and must be 500 words or less. General thank yous are welcome. form letters, poems, consumer complaints, or business testimonials will not be printed. Send to Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City Kansas 67846 or online at gctelegram.com.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Seventh St
Garden City
Adoption policy needs a lift in Kansas
Chapman Rackaway, Fort Hays State University political science associate professor, argues for a bold overhaul of Kansas adoption and foster policies. He cites excessive foster regulations, the cash factor in private domestic adoptions, and long waits, urging SRS and lawmakers to promote better training, funding flexibility, and stronger custody standards to help more children find forever families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Brownback
Kansas
Adoptkskids. Org
National Council For Adoption
SRS
Chapman Rackaway
Fort Hays State University
Cain downfall exposes racial branding in modern politics
The analysis argues Herman Cain's rise and fall reveal lingering racial branding in America. It cites white conservative support, pigmentocracy rumors, and reactions from Fox News figures, Rush Limbaugh, and others, concluding Cain's slide signals ongoing tensions shaping black Republican branding. A South Carolina student’s Confederate flag stance is noted as foreshadowing future similar figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rye
Herman Cain
Donald Trump
Rick Perry
Sarah Palin
Cain
Ginger White
Barack Obama
Herman
Joe
Halle Berry
NAACP
Benjamin Jealous
Louis Farrakhan
Obama
Hawaii
South
America
White House
Ann Coulter
Sean Hannity
Fox News
Newsweek
Wayne Barrett
Tammany Hall
Atlanta
Clarence Thomas
Supreme Court
South Carolina
Strom Thurmond
Rush Limbaugh
Sonia Pierre remembered for fearless global advocacy and heart health
Sonia Pierre, Dominican Haitian activist and 2006 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award winner, spoke for displaced Haitians and founded MUDHA. She died at 48 from an untreated heart condition, prompting reflection on women of color and heart disease, urging self care and awareness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonia Pierre
Robert F. Kennedy
U.S
Pierre
Dominican Republic
Washington, D.C
Europe
MUDHA
Movement For
U.N
Congress
Associated Press
American Heart Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dena Sattler
Home Hunt
Gctelegram. Com
Gctelegram
Chapman Rockaway
Corporal Crumpet
Teu Bachmann
Perry
Oake
Insight Kansas
Stanley Crouch
King Features Syndicate
Crouch Stanley
Gmail
Maria Hinojosa
Futuremediagroup
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!