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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 2011
Page
4
Our View column by editor Dena Sattler reflects on the toll of war. The piece weighs civilian hardship, policy implications, and the cost to society, urging measured response and remembrance of those affected.
The Iraq conflict ended with about 4 500 U S military deaths and over 32 000 wounded while costing the nation up to 800 billion dollars. Despite belated triumphs, critics question the war’s justification given no WMDs were found. Lessons should guide future actions to avoid repeating costly mistakes.
Online reader comments praise President Obama noting no personal war of choice and the Libyan leader removed without a decade long conflict. A Kansas news piece cites a meteorologist warning of an impending blizzard bearing down on southwest Kansas urging early planning.
Readers are invited to send letters to the editor at 310 N. Seventh St Garden City Kansas 67846 or via the online portal www gctelegram com. Letters are edited for libel and length and kept under 500 words. General thank you notes are welcome. form letters, poems, and business testimonials are not accepted.
A national review shows more than 20 percent of U S counties saw higher poverty among school aged children from 2007 to 2010 with 22 percent nationally. Major urban districts report increases and advocates urge Congress to protect funding for meals health care and education amid looming tax and unemployment changes.
Kathleen Parker recalls Christopher Hitchens as a fearless writer whose sharp wit and tenacity influenced many. She details personal encounters, his humane courage, and his fearless farewell as he faced esophageal cancer and death, seeking to be active at the end.
Will Durst skewers Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney in a sharp political cartoon column. The piece compares the brutal GOP race to wild elephants rampaging, with biting humor on money, infighting, and media spectacle. Durst cites $10,000 bets, Tiffany’s tabs, and single-digit likability as indicators of the chaos.
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