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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 2016
Page
4
The piece reflects on how Vietnam veterans were mistreated on returning home and urges Kansans and Americans to participate in a lasting venture to make amends for the era. It frames veteran respect as a civic obligation and highlights efforts inviting public involvement.
A Kansas led effort by newspapers with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation documents the missing photos for the Wall of Faces project. Kansas, with help from the Kansas Press Association, became the 18th state to locate its Vietnam fallen, now over 58,000 names on the wall. The Telegram invites submissions for its own veteran report and a forthcoming hardcover Called to Serve due July 2017.
Online reader comment remembers Andy Tompkins as a memorable Hugoton high school English teacher and notes the impact of his interim presidency at Fort Hays State University. A separate Garden City YMCA chief credits United Way support amid a campaign shortfall, stressing the positive legacy of United Way.
The Telegram welcomes signed letters with writer address and phone. all letters will be confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Letters must be 500 words or less. thank you notes should be general and form letters, poems, consumer complaints or business testimonials will not be printed. Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846.
Kathleen Parker laments the 2016 political crisis and Donald Trump’s nuclear rhetoric from Charleston. The column argues fear for the republic, warns of emboldened demagoguery, and condemns the unproductive partisan cycle while urging critical scrutiny of leadership.
Davis Merritt argues that appointing Trump’s cabinet as federal firefighters mirrors Fahrenheit 451 where firemen burn books and suppress free will. He warns of interdepartmental clashes, bureaucratic damage, and an ironic payoff favoring the emboldened elite while ordinary workers suffer.
Opinion piece foresees a troubling 2017 citing Trump transition concerns. It highlights alleged narcissistic traits, distrust of FBI CIA findings on Russia, conflicts of interest, and appointments seen as extreme or harmful to agencies. Urges readers to prepare for ongoing political struggle and action.
Jill Richardson writes Recipe for America Why Our Food System Is Broken and What We Can Do to Fix It published by OtherWords outlines systemic flaws in food production and offers policy and consumer actions to reform the U S food system.
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