Telegram tops stories include Honor Flight for WWII veterans
Our View ranks the year’s top events with the heartwarming Honor Flight as a standout. Telegram staff list the top 10 stories of 2011, highlighting uplifting and tragic developments in the community.
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Most important 2011 story in southwest Kansas
GCTelegram lists top stories of 2011 reflecting diverse themes from economic development to weather and tourism. The piece notes tragedies alongside positive growth, acknowledges reader views on what defines significance, and emphasizes resilience and optimism for 2012.
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Quotes on loss and city site feedback prompt comments
Online readers react to a December 2008 murder case involving 16 year old Julia Quintana of Deerfield with deep grief about burying a child. A Garden City official discusses the city’s new website garden-city.org aiming to spur more community interaction.
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Letters Policy for Garden City Telegram
The Telegram invites signed letters with address and phone, confirms before publication, and edits for libel and length. Letters must be 500 words or less and general in nature. Form letters poems or testimonials will not be printed. Write Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 Online www gctelegram com.
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A secular Christmas riff on gift giving and history
Non believers, liberals, and religionists clash over Christmas. The piece reflects on the holiday as a festival of lights, discusses Washington and Nixon, cites Dickens, and contrasts pious views with consumer culture. The author promotes a Dickensian Christmas of giving and sharing and ends with a call to shop.
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The War Business and Its Toll Across Nations
William A. Collins argues that war has become central to modern U S policy driven by oil interests and military expansion. He cites Iran Iraq Libya Yemen Somalia Pakistan and Afghanistan, notes rising Pentagon drone roles and contractor profits, and laments human and budget costs amid a shifting defense paradigm.
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Waiting Game of Christmas Gifts Across Generations
Tommy Felts recalls family Christmas rituals centered on waiting before opening gifts. The tradition involved distributed unwrapping from youngest to oldest, meals delaying unwrapping, and Grandad’s naps as part of the wait. He notes how newer generations push for change while preserving the core lesson of patience.
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