Open Meetings gap noted in Sebelius transition case
Shawnee County Judge Eric Rosen said Kansas Open Meetings Act does not cover Kathleen Sebelius transition teams before Jan 13 2003 due to lack of gubernatorial powers. Fourteen news groups sued for access to deliberations and urged closing the loophole through legislative action or an inauguration speech commitment.
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Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
Attorney General
Shawnee
Eric Rosen
Rosen
Kansas
Tel Aviv bombings and airport screening in 1980s headlines
Witness reports describe the Tel Aviv double bombing with many killed and wounded in the sixth month’s bloodiest attack. A Frankfurt pilot claimed he wanted to honor Judith Resnik after the Challenger tragedy. An airline traveler commented on new security checks as baggage screeners began explosive screening at major airports.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Judith Resnik
Frankfurt
European Central Bank
U.S
Sonny Salvator
Local Government and Representative Contact Details
A listing provides addresses and contact methods for the Board of County Commissioners Garden City City Commission and state and federal officials. It includes Garden City Administrative Center, the Sen Sam Brownback contact details in Washington, Jerry Moran in Washington, and Governor Bill Graves office in Topeka with phones, fax, and emails.
Reader Feedback Addresses and Contact Methods
The Telegram invites reader input by email at editor gctelegram.com by fax 620 275 2704 Attn Editor and by phone 276 686 Ext 201 or mail to Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846.
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N. Seventh St
Garden City
Lott remarks reshape GOP Hispanic outreach strategy
The piece argues Lott's ouster signals a shift for the Republican Party toward broader appeal beyond white conservatives, including Hispanics. It notes Hispanics vote largely Democratic, but that the Bush era shows growing outreach. The author sees mixed impact on Latino voters and ongoing strategic uncertainty heading into the next year.
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Trent Lott
Lott
GOP
Senate
South
Alabama
George Wallace
Georgia
Lester Maddox
Mississippi
Ross Barnett
Strom Thurmond
California
Pete Wilson
University of Alabama
Thurmond
George
Jeb Bush
George Pataki
New York
Bush
Dole
Nuclear policy critique questions Bush WMD strategy
John Burroughs of the Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy argues that the December national strategy to combat weapons of mass destruction expands nuclear use, risks global proliferation, and violates international law. He calls for abolition of nuclear arms and cites Philip Berrigan’s warning as urging moral action.
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United States
Iraq
CIA
U.S
Soviet Union
Washington Post
ABC News
North Korea
India
Pakistan
Russia
U.N
Supreme Law of the Land
U.N. Security Council
Philip Berrigan
Berrigan
John Burroughs
Lawyers’ Committee On
New York
Icnp.org
Apex Press
Holiday letters reflect times and tales from Kansas
A collage of Christmas notes from Nebraska to New York, detailing downsizing moves, travel cuts, and family health updates. Notables include historian Robert Haywood of Topeka disposing library materials, editor Bill Brown's tongue in cheek reflections, and New York writer Douglas McGrath noting Capote’s Kansas fascination.
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Robert Haywood
Topeka
Ford County Historical Society
Bill Brown
Kansas State College
AARP
Missouri
Kansas
State Line
Here
Kansas City
New York City
Douglas McGrath
Truman Capote
Emma
Jane Austen
Capote
McGrath
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Steve Delaney
Tiffany
the Recon
WEW Jena
BOTTA
Board of County
Commissioners County
Ninth St
Garden City Commission City
Eighth St
Sen
Sam Brownback
U.S. Senate
Washington, D.C
Sambrownback Brown
Rep
Jerry Moran
Longworth House
Jerry
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Governorink
the Pulse Reader Forum
WATCR
Danger
Winefield
Lott and the Gop
Roger Hernandez
King Features Syndicate
Dolores Hope Garden City Telegram
America
Nebraska
Brown
Marie Rudisill
Sook
John Conard
Hamilton
Kiowa
France
Dean
Don Dean
Don
Air Force
Coolidge
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