Medicaid expansion should top legislative agenda in Kansas
As Kansas lawmakers prepare for 2017 they should place Medicaid expansion high on the agenda. The ACA plan would expand KanCare to cover more than 150,000 working poor in the state, increasing insured patients and benefiting health care providers and institutions.
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Alliance For A Healthy
Will Kansas Legislature approve Medicaid expansion in coming session
Editorial notes that the Supreme Court ruling limited federal pressure on expansion, cites Kansas missing over 1.4 billion in federal funds, and argues the Legislature should expand Medicaid to improve health care access, jobs, and rural hospital viability, asserting lawmakers were elected to do what is right for Kansas.
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Alliance For A Healthy
Kansas governors tied to mixed record in state history
Online comment from GCTelegram.com responds to Gov. Sam Brownback coverage, noting both Republican and Democrat governors have varied success and left Kansas with administrative quagmires. Salvation Army Lt. Jeff Curran discusses the Red Kettle Campaign and a $63,000 donation total this year.
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Jeff Curran
Telegram letters policy and contact details
The Telegram invites signed letters under 500 words with writer address and phone. Letters may be edited for libel and length. General thank you notes, form letters, poems, consumer complaints, or business testimonials will not be printed. Writer Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 Fax 66 379 2675 Email editor Telegram Online www gctelegram com.
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Precap of 2017 real news hoax predictions
A satirical precap lists imagined 2017 events with Trump Obama and Clinton figures. It parodies fake news culture by detailing a sequence of absurd headlines from January to December, including political stunts, celebrity appearances, and corporate theater. Peter Funt is cited as the writer.
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Ignore the law, Gingrich urges Trump advisers to be above rules
The piece argues that Newt Gingrich urged President-elect Trump to let advisers keep their personal fortunes and pardon them if they violate laws, suggesting a drastic approach to ethics. It cites Trump aides and potential conflicts, mentions Ivanka auction, IRS concerns, the emoluments clause, and Lincoln's warning about rule of law.
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Hillary Clinton
Dad Right on Winter Driving Advice from a Kansas Father
A Kansas man recalls his father’s 80 years on the High Plains teaching winter travel discipline. He stressed staying off the road, carrying extra gear, fueling routines, and patient driving to survive blizzards of the 1930s and 1950s.
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Kansas
Seguin
Vernon Rietcheck
High Plains
John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Commentator and Writer
John Schlageck emerges as a leading agriculture and rural Kansas commentator. Born on a diversified farm in northwest Kansas, his work reflects decades of hands on experience and deep knowledge of rural life.
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