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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 2002
Page
4
Editor and Publisher and Managing Editor roles noted for Steve Delaney and Bill Draper at the Georgia County Telegram site gctelegram.com. The item highlights their newsroom leadership and online presence.
Our View argues for aggressive congressional support to preserve passenger rail nationwide, highlighting Amtrak’s value to rural Kansas, ongoing budget troubles, potential route cuts including the Southwest Chief, and new chairman John Robert Smith pledging to keep the system alive as renovations to the Meridian depot proceed.
On this date in history, significant events include U.S. Marines at Iwo Jima raising the flag on Mount Suribachi in 1945, Boston obtaining a city charter in 1822, the Alamo siege beginning in 1836, Santa Anna defeated at Buena Vista in 1847, John Quincy Adams' death in 1848, Lincoln’s secret arrival in Washington in 1861, Mississippi’s Union readmission in 1870, Coolidge signing the Federal Radio Commission bill in 1927, Ellwood refinery shelling in 1942, and polio vaccine mass inoculation beginning in 1954.
Readers urge banning all forms of human cloning, citing fears of playing God and harming life. A column questions illegal immigration and driver’s licenses, arguing licenses for unauthorized migrants undermine law and taxpaying citizens.
The President's Council on Bioethics remains divided on embryo morality, abandoning consensus on cloning for medical research. Public poll shows 382 favor a blanket ban, 27 support medical research only, and 7 are unsure.
The Canadian pair moved from silver to gold after a judge admitted improprieties in Salt Lake City figure skating. The French judge retracts her claim, prompting renewed questions about Olympic integrity and judging fairness.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Finney County thanks supporters for the Valentine’s Day fundraiser, noting it raised over $18,000 to aid mentoring for more than 14 percent of local school-age children. Gratitude goes to St Catherine Hospital and many sponsors, with executive director Tammy Herlan praising donors and volunteers.
Guest commentator recalls Calvin James of Jewell who died last week, a longtime Republican National Committeeman and trusted adviser to governors and lawmakers. The essay highlights his grassroots, people-centered approach, community service, and modest personal gain, noting his impact on Jewell, the 1st Congressional District, and Kansas politics.
The Garden City Telegram announces a front page refresh led by Tiffany Helt featuring a bolder all capital nameplate and sunflowers. The new layout adds email bylines, a reader photo teaser, and a March 15 shift to 25 inch paper width to save newsprint while keeping column inches intact. The Crabby Road comic is replaced by The Lockhorns after a reader poll.
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