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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 2002
Page
4
Steve Delaney and Bill Draper are listed as founders in an 1906 record published by the GCTelegram, noting their roles in establishing the organization. The item records early leadership and the historic origin date.
Attorney General Carla Stovall touts a poll showing a comfortable Republican lead over Tim Shallenburger and Bob Knight while noting costs to her campaign. She backs Sebelius on the Blue Cross merger and warns that voters will judge leadership through looming budget cuts and tax hikes. The piece emphasizes polling as a guide but cites Election Day as the final test.
Senate hearing quips target Enron figure skating controversy and Westminster hound subplots. Senator Fitzgerald chides Lay as a shell game merchant while Lou Guerrero praises a top Afghan hound. Frank Carroll laments the ice for Russians’ gold amid a judged stumble affecting Sale and Pelletier.
Theodore H White, noted American political writer born 1915, 1986, urges that opposing the dominant views of friends and peers represents a profound act of heroism. The remark frames individual conviction as a civic ideal and moral challenge.
On February 13 2002 Ash Wednesday falls on the 44th day of the year with 321 days remaining. This date marks historical notes from 1935 Hauptmann’s murder conviction in Flemington New Jersey to events such as Catherine Howard’s execution in 1542 and the founding of the Boston Public Latin School in 1635 and ASCAP in 1914.
Voters consider permanent renewal of the half cent city sales tax. Citizens are invited to vote or comment by email, fax at 620 275 2704, or phone 276 6862 extension 304. The message lists contact details and asks Yes or Not sure.
A meditation on aging highlights 100th birthday celebrations and 109 year old milestones in Kansas, noting median ages and a Finney County woman honored at 94. It recounts Castle Rock’s 1992-93 decline, rephotography, erosion, and a Willa Cather reflection on detail, with notes on Katherine Jones and Dolores Hope.
Mike Sweet recalls personal long journeys from Seattle to Upstate New York and other routes, noting Amtrak’s losses, proposed subsidies, and potential route terminations while arguing for preserving rail, air, and highway travel as a national policy. The piece blends memory with critique of transit funding and national security implications.
Donald Kaul critiques the State of the Union, arguing the speech's arrogant, triumphal tone signals hard times ahead. He credits Bush for wartime success but warns against overreach and unrestrained tax cuts, citing history and Proverbs to urge moderation.
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