A columnist rips secrecy in government and Bush era policy
Charley Reese argues most government secrecy is a cover for incompetence and cronyism. He critiques the Bush administration as the most secretive in history, contrasts it with Nixon, and questions warrants and surveillance, urging transparency while noting personal frustration with military and bureaucratic mindsets. He invites readers to respond.
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America
George W. Bush
Brooklyn
Army Intelligence
Tokyo
FBI
Freedom of
Bush
Richard Nixon
National Security Agency
Caligula
Julius
Octavius Caesar Bush
Saddam Hussein
Growth plans spark Finney County hopes for 2006 economy
Local talk centers on Electric Power Corp building two new plants with a possible third in Holcomb and a potential ethanol project near Garden City. The Sunflower expansion could create about 1,400 construction jobs, but FCEDC funding plans failed at the polls and hiring for a new economic development chief stalled, challenging future growth efforts amid trust concerns and political scrutiny.
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Inflower Electric Power Corp
Holcomb
Garden City
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Bill Fruth
FCEDC
Carol Meyer
Kansas
Finney County
Local government contact addresses and boards in Garden City area
The text lists official addresses for Garden City Commission Finney County Commission USD 457 Board of Education Garden City Community College Board of Trustees Holcomb City Council and USD 363 Board of Education. Includes street addresses in Garden City KS 67846 Holcomb KS 67851 and a PO Box.
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Finney County Commission
Ninth St
Garden City
USD
Board of Education
Fleming St
Garden City Community College Board of Trustees
Holcomb City
N. Lynch St
Holcomb, KS
Holcomb
Grinch style budget hits poor as cuts pass Senate
Congressional conferees shaped a budget trimming social programs and shifting costs onto the poor and middle class. Key savings come from student loans and Medicaid, with modest Medicare increases and continued tax cuts for upper incomes. The House is expected to vote with limited change, sending the bill to President Bush for enactment. Clarence Page notes the political payback angle and urges scrutiny of the 774 page package.
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Ashington
Senate
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Dick Cheney
Office of Management and Budget
House
Congress
Bush
Telegram seeks signed letters with contact details
The Telegram invites reader letters up to 500 words signed with the writer’s address and phone number. All letters are confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Thank you letters are general. form letters, poems, complaints, or business testimonials will not be printed. Attn Editor at 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846.
Supreme Court Prepares Statement on Religious and Press Liberties
The text outlines core First Amendment protections including establishment of religion free exercise of religion free press and rights to assemble and petition. It reflects legal principles guiding government limits on speech religion and assembly.
Predicting 2006 with experts and hedgehogs and foxes
The piece reviews Philip Tetlock's study of expert forecasts, noting most pundits err more from certainty than accuracy. Hedgehogs cling to a single idea, while foxes admit ambiguity. media tends to favor hedgehog voices, so readers should measure predictions like weather forecasts and stock analyses.
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Oston
Philip E. Tetlock
Tetlock
Berkeley Business School
Soviet Union
Isaiah Berlin
Bill O’reilly
Michael Moore
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Buffalo
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Washington Post
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