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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 2002
Page
4
Brief note records the Telegram’s establishment in 1906 and mentions early branding and web presence via gctelegram.com. It references four people connected to the origin story and the historical significance of the newspaper’s founding.
In Garden City, the streets department worked through the night before Christmas to keep roads clear for holiday travelers. The editorial notes public money well spent as slippery, snowpacked conditions tested drivers new to winter conditions and highlights the crew’s essential, unseen effort in preventing accidents and delays.
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld argues the U S can fight two major regional conflicts simultaneously with decisive wins and swift defeats while Senator Bill Frist is elected to succeed Trent Lott as GOP Senate leader. Laura Bush recalls family holiday rituals at Camp David as the White House shifts seasonal traditions.
Highlights note major events: British defeat at Trenton in 1776. Washington eulogy by Henry Lee in 1799. Mao Tse-tung born in 1893. U S railroad operation taken over in 1917. Churchill speaks to joint U S Congress in 1941. Boxing Day and Kwanzaa observed.
The article notes D. Trent Lott stepping down from Senate majority leader amid controversy. Readers are urged to vote or send comments by email to the BUZZ desk at gctelegram.com with attention to BUZZ Don’t Care ext. 304.
Kathleen Parker muses on readers of the Christmas op ed page, defending the holiday amid debates on inclusivity and cultural sensitivity. She jokes about cynics, notes her own holiday fatigue, and finally advocates gratitude for Christmas as a season of charity, lights, and tradition.
A reprinted 1994 Christmas memoir recounts a farm visit with Howard the dairyman. On a scrub cedar tree lit with big bulbs, two newborn calves are named Mary and Joseph as the narrator reflects on simple giving, warmth, and lasting memory from a day shared long ago.
Columnist Donald Kaul, who has covered Washington for 30 years, argues that President Bush is capable and politically adept despite harsh public opinion. The piece rebuts claims of stupidity, cites war plans, 9/11 aftermath, and political strategy, praising leadership and blaming critics.
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