Kansas tax amnesty eyed in state address and budget plan
Gov Kathleen Sebelius proposes a tax amnesty to boost revenue amid a 300 million shortfall. Acting Revenue Secretary Joan Wagnon will present the proposal to the Legislature, with an estimated 7.5 million this year and 4.5 million in 2004, if approved. The plan aims to settle cases in court by waiving penalties and interest, following success seen with parking tickets in cities.
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Colum bia crew smiles at Kalpana Chawla memorial moment
NASA Administrator Sean O Keefe recalls the shuttle crew surrounding Kalpana Chawla at the window to view the Earth in her eye during a memorial for fallen astronauts. Saddam Hussein in a Western interview criticizes U S aggression while Vicky Rideout notes rising primetime sexual content.
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NASA
Sean O’keefe
Kalpana Chawla
Saddam Hussein
Notable historical highlights for February 5
This brief compiles key events on February 5 across history. Highlights include Franklin D. Roosevelt's Supreme Court proposal in 1937, Roger Williams and his wife arriving in Boston in 1631, Sweden recognizing U S independence in 1783, Phoenix incorporation in 1881, the 1917 immigration act and Mexico’s 1917 constitution, Nasser’s 1958 nomination, De Gaulle's Algeria call in 1962, Arlington services for Lt Col Nolde in 1973, Garwood conviction in 1981, Barbie trial in 1983, and Barbie’s 1991 death.
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Roger Williams
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England
Sweden
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Gamel Abdel Nasser
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Charles de Gaulle
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William B. Nolde
Vietnam
Telegram feedback contact details for readers
The Telegram invites reader input by email at editor at telegram dot com by fax or by phone. Correspondence can be sent to Attn Editor 310 North Seventh Street Garden City Kansas 67846.
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Nobel laureates weigh in on Bush war plans
The column argues President Bush’s State of the Union promises idealism and vast goals while warning a preventive war against Iraq risks unintended consequences. It notes a 59 percent approval amid economic and policy strains and cites 41 Nobel laureates opposing unilateral action, urging broader international support. Columnist Donald Kaul has 30 years of Washington coverage.
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Saddam
Iran
North Korea
Middle East
Teddy Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Ronald Reagan
Hammurabi
U.N
Iraq
U.S
Nobel
Global forums expose rifts over globalization and US leadership
Stan Cox critiques Davos as elites defend a trusted global order while the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre and the Asian Social Forum in Hyderabad highlight alternative visions. Reports on Mekong river disruption, Indian water rights, biotech seed patents, Coke water use, and US reputation show broad activist concerns against corporate and political power.
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Switzerland
Porto Alegre
Brazil
Social Forum
Asian Social Forum
Hyderabad
India
Philippines
Coca-Cola
Pew Research Center
America
United States
Jayati Ghosh
Tidbits from film shows and literary notes in brief
Jack Nicholson in About Schmidt detours from Omaha to Denver to visit his alma mater Kansas University as KU Alumni Association notes the voice will be recognizable. Nelle Lee accepts an humanities award in Birmingham after long seclusion. crowd remains autograph free. The rabab is Afghanistan’s official lute. many bands listed. Kansas KDOT shows 83 percent of 3200 employees are men, Deb Miller is new transportation secretary. 180.7 pounds is the 1994 average male weight in the US. War notes, famine data, and Finney County bison herd updates follow with grazing issues and feeding.
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Saddam
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Jack Nicholson
Warren Schmidt
Omaha
Denver
University of Kansas
Wayne Greenhaw
Lee
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Kansas Department of Transportation
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