Garden City picks new commissioner amid calls for diversity
Seven residents applied to fill the Garden City Commission seat vacated by John Doll who moves toward a state representative role. Melvin Dale, a retired fire investigator, seeks a full term. The editorial urges a board reflecting the community’s diversity, noting current white male representation and under representation of women, minorities, disabled, and younger adults.
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Melvin Dale
Garden City Commission
John Doll
Topeka
Garden City
City Commission
Dale
Finney County Commission
Quotes and remarks on juvenile justice and senior center activities
Editorially selected online remarks criticize Kansas officials for not toughening the JJA system to curb gang activity. A feature on Finney County seniors highlights Jeanette Taylor teaching pinochle and reflecting on her method in today’s edition.
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Derek Schmidt
Gctelegram.com
Jeanette Taylor
Finney County
Letters Policy for Garden City Telegram
The Telegram accepts signed letters to the editor up to 500 words. Letters must include writer’s address and phone and will be confirmed before publication. General thank you notes accepted, but form letters, poems, or consumer complaints will not be printed. Include Attn Editor at the Garden City address and contact numbers.
Political two sides or a shared mess in US parties
The piece argues that liberals and conservatives are not true opposites and that both parties share flaws. It cites alleged racist rhetoric, misused spending, and strategic blame. It cites Tina Dupuy and James Taranto while noting media and political dynamics. It concludes with a call to disengage from a system seen as corrupt and mutually disruptive.
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America
James Taranto
Wsj.com
Republican Party
Mitt Romney
Obama
Guantanamo
Bill Clinton
DNC
Washington
Department of Homeland Security
Benghazi
Oval Office
House
John Boehner
Exposed privacy amid gun owner map uproar
Leonard Pitts discusses the Journal News firearm ownership map in New York which displayed names and home addresses of gun owners. He argues the public data became a tool of exposure, raising privacy concerns and chilling the idea of living without intrusion, while noting reactions from gun owners and journalists alike.
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New York
Westchester
Rockland
Dwight R. Worley
Journal News
New York State
I Voted Libertarian Johnson In 2012 For Antiwar Stance
The author, a veteran from Connecticut, explains voting for Gary Johnson to oppose war and military overreach. He criticizes Obama for expanded conflicts, torture, surveillance, and drone warfare, noting Johnson’s antiwar platform and his own 1.2 million vote record.
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George W. Bush
Mitt Romney
Barack Obama
Obama
U.S
Washington
Iraq
Afghanistan
Libya
Yemen
Somalia
Pakistan
Nobel Committee
America
David Petraeus
Bradley Manning
Julian Assange
White House
Romney
Libertarian Party
Gary Johnson
New Mexico
Green Party
Jill Stein
Wall Street
Connecticut
Virginia
Virgil Goode
Constitution Party
Johnson
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Diverse Quest
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TheContributor.com
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Yahoo.com
Cagle Cartoons Inc
Leonard Pitts
The
Miami Herald
Miamiherald
Sam Collins
OtherWords
William A. Collins
Norwalk
Conn
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