Presidential Medal of Freedom Critics Question Iraq Honorees
The piece debates President Bush’s 2004 Medal of Freedom selections, praising MLK Neil Armstrong and Jackie Robinson as true icons while questioning Gen. Tommy Franks L Paul Bremer and George Tenet for war policy lapses and postwar planning shortcomings. It argues the three honorees lack the stature of historic figures who advanced civil rights space exploration and baseball integration.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Neil Armstrong
Jackie Robinson
King
Armstrong
Robinson
United States
Bush
Iraq
Tommy Franks
U.S
L. Paul Bremer
George Tenet
CIA
Tenet
Train disaster in India leaves at least 37 dead
Federal Railways Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav calls the collision a brutal murder and indicates two stationmasters face criminal charges. Separate remarks address climate-driven plant blooming shifts noted by Cornell's David Wolfe as evidence of warming trends. A Chicago man reflects on the wingman role in social life.
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Laloo Prasad Yadav
India
David Wolfe
Cornell University
Telegram reader feedback address and contacts
The Telegram invites reader input via email at editor gctelegram.com fax or phone numbers 162 275-2704 and 276-6862 Attn Editor Ext 201 or mail to Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846.
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N. Seventh St
Garden City
Preamble Quotation on Religious Liberty and Rights
The excerpt cites the First Amendment principles barring establishment of religion restricting free exercise abridging press speech assembly and petition. It echoes protections for religious liberty and civic action, underscoring government accountability and citizen redress.
Christmas Spirit Versus Corporate Holiday Culture
Cal Thomas argues the original Christmas meaning has been obscured by secular celebration and legal challenges. He cites protests against Christmas themes in Denver parades, secular band songs in New Jersey schools, and mall greetings. The piece urges believers to reject the holiday charade, embrace the biblical call to feed the hungry and care for the vulnerable, and hope for personal conversion like Ebenezer Scrooge.
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Charles Dickens
Ebenezer Scrooge
Scrooge
Denver
New Jersey
South Orange
Maplewood
Frosty the Snowman
Jesus
The War, Rumsfeld, and a Dunderhead President
Donald Kaul criticizes the Bush administration and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for wartime mismanagement in Iraq. He argues the coalition is weak, troops lack armor, and the war's goals falter as support erodes. He likens the situation to a Groundhog Day loop and mocks the leadership.
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Dunderhead
Bush
Britain
Donald Rumsfeld
Kuwait
Washington Press Corps
Tennessee
Rumsfeld
Iraq
Nero
Oddities and cartoons span across culture and Kansas lore
A fragmentary collage surveys quirky quotes and pop culture lists, noting James Thurber on loafing, obesity and dining trends, bands and albums, The New Yorker cartography, and Kansas highlights from The Explorer magazine. It mentions WPA era Elkhart and Ulysses sites, Grant County facts, and contact details.
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Ina All
Cnwe
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Santa
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Paul Newman
Robert Redford
Butch
Sundance
Donald Kaul
Donald
Minuteman Media Service
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Death From Above
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Out Hud
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Los Straitjackets
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Guided By Voices
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Garlic Storm
Legendary Shack Shakers
Uncut
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Mofro
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Babyskins
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Butler Community College
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Hives
Belacqua
the Wogglers
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Ciara
Terror Squad
Snoop Dogg
Los Lonely Boys
Crow
Seal
Bad Seeds
Green Day
Global Underground
Jimmy Eat World
Kickstart
Crime Doctors
Jazz Katz
Wal-Mart
The
New Yorker
Robert Mankoff
Mankoff
Springfield
Ohio
Kansas
Marci Penner
Inman
McPherson County
Kansas Sampler Foundation
Penner
Elkhart
Works Project Administration
Ulysses
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Grant County
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Simpson
Dolores Hope
Dandhope
Juno.com
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