Community health coalition targets underage drinking locally
Our View notes how peer influence shapes youth behavior with teens setting a positive example. The Finney County Community Health Coalition promotes a strategy to curb underage drinking by encouraging constructive teen interaction and supervision to steer children toward safer paths.
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Underage drinking in Finney County prompts action
The Garden City Telegram editorial discusses rising underage drinking in Finney County. It notes a 2010 survey showing higher than statewide averages for past 30 day alcohol use and binge drinking among students, urges parental and community efforts, salutes a nearly $1 million grant for prevention, and highlights the Protecting You Protecting Me peer mentoring program at Garden City High School to teach life skills and curb youth alcohol use.
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Limits proposed on phone use while driving spark online debate
TM Online readers weigh in on a National Transportation Safety Board proposal to ban cellphone use while driving, with comments urging a ban on texting. Linda Beech, Finney County extension agent, reflects on a career in family and consumer sciences and her upcoming move to Hays mentioned in Today's edition.
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Stanley Crouch blasts both left and right for irrational narcissism and partisan grandstanding. He criticizes Trump allies and rival candidates for debating theatrics, defends progressive critics at times, and praises Harlem Success Academy and HEAF’s work while urging Americans to rise above fringe rhetoric. He urges focusing on real educators and outcomes, ending with a call for rational discourse and national unity.
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Brownback Proclamation Signals Native Rights Hope in Kansas
Gov. Sam Brownback signed a historic proclamation apologizing to Native Americans for past wrongs, highlighting state complicity in massacres and relocations. The Kickapoo Nation faces a water dispute needing eminent domain to build a reservoir, with tribal leaders seeking state leadership and cooperation for future prosperity.
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Ruling could define Sotomayor in Arizona decision
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