Editorial advocates consolidation of police and sheriff forces
Two of three recent Garden City police resignations moved to the Finney County Sheriff's department for better benefits, highlighting medical coverage gaps. Sheriff Grover Craig says salaries and overtime pay should align with the PD and cites broader duties as an attraction. The piece argues uniform pay and benefits and a single authority to stop the PD from training the sheriff, urging consolidation.
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Finney County
Grover Craig
Craig
Sheriff's Department
P.D
Distaff Side: What People Spend Too Much On
In the Distaff End of the Year Survey about spending, roughly three dozen respondents say they overspend on many items beyond food and shelter. Taxes, gasoline, clothing, and nonessential goods appear most often, with mentions of wine, cigarettes, dining out, magazines, and even Q tips. Other costs cited include utilities, insurance, and credit charges.
Flu Diary From Virginia Countys Decline Of Fever
A humor essay chronicles four days in bed with the flu in rural Virginia. The narrator riffs on verbs and grammar while feigning concern about a mice infestation, the Congressional Record, and Sen Robert Byrd as he imagines medical misfires, fever, and a stubborn recovery.
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Charles Town
Robert Byrd
Lennon Deportation Fight Echoes in Immigration Policy
The piece discusses U S immigration hurdles for anyone with drug history, noting John Lennon narrowly avoided deportation over a 1968 marijuana bust. It cites lingering hostility from immigration officials, contrasting public shifts on the Vietnam War with strict drug crime penalties. The author recalls Lennon's 1974 case and legal defense by Leon Wildes. An upcoming case involving an Air
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Washington
Immigration Service
United States
John Lennon
New York City
England
Lennon
Leon Wildes
Cotton Mathers
U.S
Korean wife barred from U.S. entry over marijuana record
Sgt Dan Karpuk, a 37 year airman with a 16 year career, married Dong Sun An in August 1979 after she faced a two year probation for a single marijuana seed found in her Seoul apartment. An unclearly waived law blocks her entry, leaving Karpuk seeking congressional relief while awaiting their March baby. Meanwhile, Capitol Hill notes skim the wasteful currency and SBA loan programs.
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Dan Karpuk
Dong Sun An
Karpuk
Seoul
Cong Sun
United States
Congress
Sioux City
Sam Fogg
Capitol Hill
Don Melbye
Dave Stockman
R-Mich
Carter
Stockman
Jimmy
Small Business Administration
Public Pulse response from Garden City police chief
Police chief Jeral d R Vaughn defends department actions regarding a juvenile incident and rejects sharing information citing Kansas statutes. He cites a new Professional Standards Officer Program and urges direct complaints to initiate proper investigations rather than media amplification.
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David Skinner
Garden City
Jerald R. Vaughn
Police
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