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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 2012
Page
4
Our view warns Kansas lawmakers return Wednesday for the second half of the legislative session with a priority to stall a bill in the Kansas House that would cut the Earned Income Tax Credit in half from 18 to 9 percent and make it nonrefundable, undermining aid to lower income workers facing property and sales taxes.
The Kansas EITC helps low and middle income families, boosts local economies with refunds, and raises child test scores. Critics call it an unearned entitlement, but data show high poverty in Finney County and many residents rely on the credit. removing it harms working Kansans and education outcomes.
Online reader comments challenge spending bond money to finish Garden City High School stadium. The piece also includes Leha Angela Lam recalling her 1991 move from Vietnam and finding a peaceful life in Scott City under American government support.
The Telegram outlines rules for letters to the editor requiring signature address and phone number and confirmation before publication. Letters are subject to editing for libel and length and must be 500 words or less with general thank you notes discouraged as form letters poems or business testimonials.
Pulitzer columnist Stanley Crouch critiques recent debates on US China policy and racial attitudes. He cites stories of Chinese and other Asians reacting to African Americans and notes persistent bigotry across regions and cultures. He urges a serious examination and discussion of these perceptions and experiences.
Lawrence contends with provocative redistricting plans as lawmakers craft four congressional districts. Maps by Speaker O Neal Anthony Brown and Senator Owens split Wyandotte Douglas and Douglas counties while critics fear partisan impact besides a symbolic chicken project. Burdett Loomis notes Lawrence Douglas County split among four districts amid bids for four GOP House members.
Maria Hinojosa recalls a weekend morning scene with her 16 year old son watching Philip DeFranco discuss presidential candidates. The piece questions how GOP voices like Rick Santorum shape youth views, and reflects on how today’s political sound bites may influence future Republican perceptions among young voters.
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