Safer rides in Kansas schools justify seat belt law
Our View urges Kansas lawmakers to require seat belts on school buses. The editorial notes that most states mandate belts, cites past Kansas crashes, and cites Rep. Susie Swanson's bill for buses bought after 2018 with at least 10 seats. It argues belts reduce ejections, keep students in seats, and lower distraction while acknowledging safety trade offs.
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Kansas
Susie Swanson
R-Clay Center
Tennessee
Hutchinson
Lane County
Governor Brownback criticized for pension system funds
Online reader comment selected by the editorial staff reacts to a story about local governments potentially bearing more of the state's pension burden. Finney County Commissioner Bill Clifford comments on plans and movement toward goals, urging monthly visits to spur results.
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Brownback
Kansas
Gctelegram.com
Finney County
Bill Clifford
Letters to the Editor Policy and Guidelines
The Telegram announces letters to the editor must be signed with the writer’s address and phone number and will be confirmed before publication. Letters are subject to editing for libel and length and must be 500 words or less. thank you notes are general in nature and form letters, poems, consumer complaints, or business testimonials will not be printed.
Broad view on international news and media bias
Dr John Richard Schrock argues readers should seek world perspectives beyond American and British reporting. He cites World Press Review, The Week, CCTV Al Jazeera RT and University World News as sources, warns of propaganda, and urges balanced, global media for informed citizenship.
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Foreign Post
World Press Review
Stanley Foundation
Worldpress.org
The
Week
United Kingdom
Chinese Central Television
CCTV
Cgm
Africa
China
America
Aljazeera
Russia
University World News
South Africa
Australia
U.S
John Richard Schrock
Kansas School Naturalist
Emporia State University
Sessions racism charge echoes 1986 hearings in Klan case
Rich Lowry argues that attacks on Jeff Sessions mirror the 1986 FBI hearing when a federal judgeship nomination failed amid racism allegations. He notes supporting DOJ colleagues who praise Sessions, argues the racism label persists as a political weapon, and asserts reputational harm is hard to overturn.
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AACP
Jeff Sessions
Alabama
Sessions
Senate
KKK
Barry Kowalski
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Justice Department
Pol Pot
Kowalski
Thomas Figures
Figures
DOJ
Gerald Hebert
Hebert
Daniel Bell
Larry Thompson
Atlanta
United States Supreme Court
Environmental Extremists Threaten Farm Welfare and Land Rights
The piece attacks environmental extremists across the United States accusing them of aiming to erase animal farming rights, push federal land grabs, and impose costly rules on water quality and pesticide use. It defends private land ownership and urges Americans to reclaim government power through participation, warning of doomsday rhetoric and soil, water, and air protection needs.
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California
Ohio
Missouri
Sunflower
EPA
Earth
John Schlageck: Kansas farm journalist and commentator
John Schlageck is a prominent agriculture and rural Kansas commentator. Born on a diversified farm in northwest Kansas, his writings draw on decades of farming life, experience, and passion.
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John Schlageck
Kansas
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