Should Kansas tighten drunken driving laws now
Editorial urges tougher Kansas drunk driving rules noting 2014 U S fatalities near 10 000 nationwide and 3 885 in Kansas last year linked to alcohol. It praises Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over and new tech like SaferRide app and Breathalyzers, calling for accelerated innovation and year round enforcement.
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U.S. Department of Transportation
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
Kansas
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Twitter
Editorial comment targets Brownback policy criticism
A reader laments Kansas fiscal policy and Obama deficit levels, arguing media bias against Brownback and GOP tax plans. The quote highlights partisan disagreement with state debt concerns while referencing national deficits. A separate remark notes postholiday store activity following Christmas returns.
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Telegram invites signed letters to editor for publication
The Telegram welcomes letters to the editor signed with writer address and phone. All letters will be confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Thank-you letters should be general. form letters poems consumer complaints or business testimonials will not be printed. Writer Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 aditor telegram online www cctelegram com
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Voices urged calm unity after San Bernardino attacks
Kathleen Parker argues that Americans must resist anti Muslim rhetoric and build dialogue across faiths. She cites Sen Lindsey Graham and media voices, urges presidents to mobilize mayors to host forums, and highlights models like Mississippi’s Welcome Table and The Village Square to heal divisions and counter extremism.
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Donald Trump
United States
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Egypt
Blame, Responsibility, and Personal Accountability in Public Life
A reflective piece by Julie Doll argues that individuals and institutions share fault for social ills, urging personal responsibility over scapegoating. It cites obesity, STD risks, drug abuse, discrimination, and a high profile case by Vester Flanagan to illustrate the dangers of victimhood culture and the need to act on choices and ethics. Doll, a Garden City native and former journalist, has worked in several states including California, Indiana, New York, and Kansas.
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Garden City
Julie Doll
California
Indiana
New York
Kansas
Healing hate with art and poetry across borders
The author notes solidarity with France after terror attacks and contrasts Western empathy with Lebanon and Middle East victims. It highlights the Al Mutanabbi Street Starts Here festival, started after Baghdad’s 2007 bombing, uniting artists to honor Iraqi literary heritage and connect audiences to Middle Eastern traditions through art and poetry.
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Baghdad
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Amal al Jubouri
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Emirati Poet Shatha Almutawa Ties to Split This Rock
Shatha Almutawa, an Emirati writer, collaborates with Split This Rock in Washington DC a nonprofit that mobilizes poets toward public life and builds a network of socially engaged writers. Distributed by OtherWords.org.
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Shatha Almutawa
Washington, D.C
OtherWords
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