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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 2002
Page
4
The piece argues fear and civil liberties tightened after September 11, highlighting a Wal Mart purchase of nine white teddy bears with small propane canisters and BB pellets. FBI seeks a white delivery truck and a man of apparent Arab descent, stressing not a suspect but clarity of intent amid heightened security.
Quotes remember Waylon Jennings as honest and great, while Gail Spann criticizes John Walker Lindh. Spann and family attend Lindh court hearing as Osama bin Laden jokes echo nationally. Dennis Miller quips about Enron money.
A quirky city note features a Jack Benny quip on age, joking that age matters only if one minds. It attributes the witty remark to Benny, a humor icon of 1894 to 1974, reflecting local appreciation for classic humor.
February 14 2002 marks Valentine s Day with historical notes dating from 1778 when Ranger first carried Stars and Stripes to France to 1990 Indian Airlines crash in southern India. The recap lists statehood milestones Oregon 1859 Arizona 1912 and other notable events across years.
A notice invites readers to weigh in on permanently renewing the half cent city sales tax. Interested residents can vote or email the provided address or fax line for comment. The message includes contact details and an extension for submissions.
A columnist argues that post 9 11 and Enron sagas revive gender stereotypes with men cast as brave risk takers and women as ethical whistleblowers. Cites Dowd on women’s ethics, asserts corporate America remains a male domain, and questions if Sherron Watkins’s act proves women smarter or just differently placed in a male system.
Columnist William A. Collins argues workers face low pay despite hard work, citing Millie Benson’s pay for Nancy Drew work, Supreme Court rulings on royalties, and widespread part‑timeρυ exploitation. He links farm labor exemptions, union suppression at Wild Oats, and how lack of fair pay harms the economy.
Columnist Alan Guebert mocks political and economic mysteries from cattle packers to Enron, pondering if farmers are becoming socialists. He cites Bush budget plans, SEC oversight, and Dwayne Andreas, lampooning free markets and asking where the glass of perfect Bolshevik beer might be found for his bowling comrades.
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