Editorial calls for healthier meals and salt cuts across nation
The piece discusses federal dietary guidelines urging reduced sodium and healthier eating. It notes age and health risk groups for low salt targets, potential industry pressure on food makers, and the ongoing cost of obesity to the economy. It argues access and affordability limit progress, with fast food remaining cheap and convenient.
Quotes on drugs and faith in today’s Garden City story
A reader comments online that drugs start small and grow, praising Kansas police for recognizing this pattern amid a Garden City arrest report. The edition also covers The Most Rev. John Balthasar Brungardt becoming the sixth bishop of the Dodge City Diocese and his remarks on spiritual calling.
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Garden City Letters Policy for Editor Submissions
The Telegram invites signed letters to the editor with writer address and phone for confirmation. Letters are edited for libel and length, must be 500 words or less, and general in nature. Form letters poems consumer emails or business testimonials will not be printed. Attach Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846.
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Exception to exceptionalism in Obama rhetoric
Kathleen Parker analyzes Obama's avoidance of the word exceptionalism and how the term has become a litmus test for patriotism in American politics. The piece weighs public opinion on whether the United States is unique, the president's stance, and how rival factions use the concept in discourse and identity.
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Laughing to keep from crying at Obama jokes era
Comics skewered President Obama's first term as unemployment nears ten percent and deficits soar. Leno Fallon and Letterman lampooned his plans and China debts while Obama joked about the economy, with jokes about vacation and dog messes. Purcell notes the bleak mood behind the humor.
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Yemen's troubles deepen as water crisis and fear grow
Yemen faces a sinking water table and booming population while qat farming worsens shortages. U S aid aims to curb al Qaeda amid regional tensions with Saudi Arabia and Somali claims on Socotra. Aerial drone strikes and parcel-bomb fears add to paranoia as tourism, aid, and trade suffer.
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William A Collins Travels to Yemen in Opinion Columns
William A Collins, former Norwalk mayor and state representative, wrote about his recent trip to Yemen. The piece is distributed by OtherWords.
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