Data recorders in cars fuel safety yet spark privacy debate
The editorial essay discusses in vehicle data recorders that log sensor inputs before crashes and airbags deploy. Proponents cite aiding safety, defect identification, and fault assignment, while privacy advocates demand limits. The piece weighs benefits against concerns as regulators consider rules.
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Enterprise-Journal
McComb
Miss
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Associated Press
Kansas Farmers lack House AG committee representation
Online remarks selected from GCTelegram.com respond to an editorial on a fractured Kansas Republican Party. The query highlights Rep Huelskamp and notes no Kansas farmers hold a seat on the House Agriculture Committee. The piece also features Heather Schnoor, a former Garden City resident rising as a Christian music artist.
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Rep. Huelskamp
Kansas
House AG Committee
Gctelegram.com
Nation
Heather Schnoor
Garden City
Obama and the call for involved fatherhood in America
Kathleen Parker argues that Barack Obama could use his platform to stress the value of involved fathers for child well being, noting his personal history and efforts like the Fatherhood Pledge. The piece contrasts public reaction to such statements with possible acceptance if Obama spoke similarly about African American children’s disadvantages, urging decisive action beyond words.
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Barack Obama
Obama
Department of Health and Human Services
Call for leadership from the very wealthy on fiscal cliff
In a three part commentary Gerry Schultz urges the very wealthy to increase taxes to fund freedom and reduce debt. He argues leadership from the economic top can spur individual sacrifice and a return to an economy driven by ingenuity work and savings. Schultz has practiced law in Garden City since 1984.
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Gerry Schultz
Garden City
Telegram seeks signed letters to editor policy
The Telegram invites letters signed with writer address and phone, to be confirmed before publication. Letters may be edited for libel and length and should be 500 words or less. General thank you notes only. form letters poems or testimonials not printed.
Views on DMV license renewal frustration
Gary Condit of Garden City vents about the DMV experience. He complains the agency now requires more than the old license for identity verification and refuses to accept its own official ID as sole proof, creating a tedious loop.
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Gary Condit
Garden City
Taxing the Wealthy What Facts Show
Northwestern University researchers presented findings on whether higher taxes on millionaires hurt job creators and raise revenue. The analysis shows most wealthy taxpayers with small business income earn only about 5 percent from such ventures, and migration after tax hikes is not as large as feared. Studies of New Jersey and California indicate high earners rarely relocate despite millionaire taxes. Economies of place influence top earners’ decisions, and evidence challenges common anti-tax arguments.
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America
Uncle Sam
Northwestern University
Institute For Policy Research
Capitol Hill
U.S. Treasury Department
Montana
Congress
Charles Varner
Stanford University
Center For the Study of Poverty
Varner
New Jersey
California
Varney
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