View: hypocrisy in gambling device seizures at clubs
Our View criticizes the ABC for seizing machines at Knights of Columbus Hall and Elks Club as illegal gambling devices. It questions rallies for state endorsed gambling and warns County Attorney John Wheeler faces conflicts if he prosecutes or drops the case. It denounces partisan actions and calls for impartial review.
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Remembering Charlie Barnett On A Snowbound Day
Nancy Teetzen pays tribute to Charlie Barnett, a neighbor who helped stranded motorists after snowstorms, shared good times with family Barb and two Keeshonds, and sang lead in The Living Last Supper. A 2003 reprise plans to honor him with friends and church.
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Charlie Barnett
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Bible Christian Church
Jesus
Nancy Teetzen
Garden City
Notable quotes from Pearl wife and political figures
Mariane Pearl appeals in a BBC interview offering to take Daniel Pearl’s place if needed. Alex Liu questions Mayor Bloomberg on subway ride, contrasting his image with Giuliani. Greta Van Susteren discusses post surgery hopes ahead of her Fox return and high school memories.
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Mariane Pearl
Wall Street Journal
Daniel Pearl
BBC
Giuliani
Alex Liu
New York City
New
Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Rudolph Giuliani
Fox News Channel
Greta van Susteren
CNN
Fox
The Greater Philosopher And Plain Folks Questions
Quote from Henryk Sienkiewicz notes the paradox that deep thinkers struggle to answer everyday questions. It reflects on the distance between theoretical insight and practical understanding.
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Henryk Sienkiewicz
Snow removal service rating request by email and fax
Citizens are invited to rate the city's snow removal team’s work from last week by email to thebuzz gctelegram.com or by fax to 275-2704 Attn BUZZ. Options Excellent Good Fair are listed with a separate phone line for contact.
Garden City students test higher yet eat poorly at lunch
Local observers note Garden City schools push ahead with state standardized tests while cafeteria meals lag in quality. A lunch event at Kenneth Henderson Middle School mixed test questions for fifth to eleventh grade with skimpy, soggy offerings and limited choices. Superintendent Milt Pippenger argues the tests measure reasoning, yet critics tie results to funding and food quality. The piece contrasts improved academic standards with declining meal standards amid budget constraints.
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Kenneth Henderson
USC 457
Milt Pippenger
Milt
Black Sea
Pippenger
Church scandal mirrors Enron in Boston yield row of priests
In Boston, Catholic Church child molestation cases reveal a systemic cover up and financial hush money. The Boston Globe reports on Cardinal Bernard Law and calls for resignation as victims’ families seek accountability, with experts noting celibacy and hierarchy as core issues.
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Houston
Enron
Catholic Church
Boston
John Geoghan
Boston Globe
Geoghan
Arthur Andersen
Enren
Bernard Law
Jason Berry
Mary Gordon
Gordon
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Berry
Vatican
SEC
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Rome
Roosevelt’s Lesson for Bush on Runaway Capitalists
The piece contrasts Theodore Roosevelt’s challenge to vast trusts with modern fears about Enron and Arthur Andersen. It argues Roosevelt’s supervision of corporations and gradual reform as a model, warning that similar action may be needed to restore public confidence and curb elite financial power in Bush’s era.
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Theodore Rosevelt
J.P Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
James J. Hill
Roosevelt
Edmund Morris
Theodore Rex
Justice Department
White House
Morris
Enron
Bush
Arthur Andersen
Warren Buffet
Georgia
Max Cleland
Enron-Andersen
Capitol Hill
Securities and Exchange Commission
Arthur Levitt
Teddy Roosevelt
Mark Hanna
Hanna
Ohio
George Bush
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