Dentists Offer Free Care Amid Fee Fight at Fairgrounds
Kansas Mission of Mercy plans three days of free dental care for 2800 people lacking funds. County commissioners split over waiving a 1425 dollar fairgrounds fee, with one opposing all discounts and another seeking half off. Four of five favored some relief, but one vote blocked it, prompting calls to revisit the decision given community need and prior breaks for Beef Empire Days.
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Finney County Fairgrounds
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Alan Fankhauser
Roman Harbur
Cliff Mayo
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Powell and Fischer cite urgency of action on Iraq
Secretary of State Colin Powell warns the Security Council that Saddam Hussein will not stop at anything, urging strong steps. German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer echoes the risk of military action yet calls for a peaceful solution. Dr Besnik Bardhi in Kosovo portrays the United States as a savior, noting the Muslim majority’s view and mentioning the naming of a daughter after Madeleine Albright.
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Joschka Fischer
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Kosovo
United States
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Madeleine Albright
Doug Marlette
Council On American-Islamic Relations
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History highlights and births from February six
Today in history offers key events on February 6 including the death of King George VI in 1952 and Elizabeth II's accession. Notable births and milestones include Aaron Burr in 1756 and Babe Ruth in 1895, plus treaties with France in 1778, Massachusetts ratifying the US Constitution in 1788, the 20th Amendment taking effect in 1933, Errol Flynn's 1943 trial outcome, and a Titan missile test in 1959.
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Britain
George VI
Elizabeth II
America
Aaron Burr
Newark
N.J
United States
France
Paris
Massachusetts
Babe Ruth
Baltimore
Spain
U.S. Senate
Los Angeles
Errol Flynn
Cape Canaveral
Telegram invites reader feedback to editor
The Telegram invites letters and brief notes from readers via email or postal mail. Readers may contact the editor at gctelegram.com or extend feedback by writing Attn. Editor at 310 N. Seventh St. Garden City Kansas.
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Judges spike anti corporate farming laws
Federal Judge Pratt voided Iowa anti corporate farming law as discriminating against out of state interests. The ruling follows a South Dakota decision and signals possible challenges to similar laws in Kansas Minnesota and Nebraska. Analysts caution Pratt's Commerce Clause reasoning may face appeal and broader impact remains uncertain.
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Smithfield Foods Inc
Thomas J. Miller
Iowa
South Dakota
Charles B. Kornman
Congress
Smithfield
Roger McEowen
Kansas State University Ag
Missouri
McEowen
Kansas
Illinois
McBowen
Iowa Attorney General's Office
Steve Moline
Attorney General's Office
Moline
Minnesota
Nebraska
Chuck Grassley
Tom Harkin
Censorship debate surrounds new Cincinnati play
Kathleen Parker reports on the cancellation of Glyn O Malley s Paradise a 50 minute high school audience piece about the Israeli Palestinian conflict that aimed to humanize both sides. Attacks from Muslim groups led to Halting the production and a planned free reading February 18.
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Paradise
Ayat al-Akhras
Jerusalem
Rachel Levy
O'Malley
O’ Malley
New York
O’malley
Cincinnati Playhouse In the Park
Cincinnati
Majed Dabdoub
Playhouse
Real conservatives and the Bush agenda critique
John Moyers argues the president and GOP mislabel their plan as conservative, urging true conservatism focused on fiscal prudence, limited government, and accountability. He condemns tax cuts for the wealthy, Star Wars defense, and Total Information Awareness while urging investment in infrastructure, energy independence, and health coverage.
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Senate
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American Lung Association
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