Kansas Sampler Festival ends its long run in Kansas
The Kansas Sampler Festival, launched in 1990 to showcase rural Kansas, will end after years of drawing thousands and expanding to cities like Garden City in 2006 and 2007. The Kansas Sampler Foundation contemplates a new direction under directors Marci Penner and WenDee LaPlant to continue promoting the state’s treasures.
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Finney County
Kansas Sampler Foundation
Lobbyist ban after public service gains debate in comment
An online reader remarks that legislators should not lobby after serving, and lobbying should be illegal. The comment accompanies an editorial urging a state lawmaker to resign if taking a position with an advocacy group. The piece references an independent audit of Holcomb USD 363's 2015 budget by Superintendent Jean Rush.
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Letters to the Editor Policy Veterans the Telegram
The Telegram prints signed letters to the editor with the writer's address and phone, must be confirmed before publication, and may be edited for libel and length. Advance letters should be under 500 words and addressed to Writer Attn Editor 310 Seventh St Garden City KS 67846.
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Paris climate talks judged as grand but hollow charade
The Paris talks are blasted as meta and legally weak, yielding an agreement with no binding emission limits. Critics say Intended Nationally Determined Contributions lack force, and major nations like China and India show modest promises that align with expected trends, not decisive action. The piece mocks climate alarmism and urges ending reliance on global shame to spur cuts.
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Oren Cass
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Bread is Life in a Healthful Diet Suggestion
John Schlageck argues that bread is low in calories and high in fiber, vitamins, and minerals. He cites nutritionists and cooks to claim bread supports health and can aid disease management, mental alertness, and physical endurance while boosting wheat farmers’ sales.
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United States
Kansas
Polls and the presidential race obsession run wild
Peter Funt critiques the relentless polling fixation shaping coverage of the 2016 Republican and Democratic contests. He notes conflicting front page polls from The Times and The Journal, the Des Moines Register shifts, and Real Clear Politics' averaging, arguing polls are snapshots often misused by editors and pundits.
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Barack Obama
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Sean Trende
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