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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 2003
Page
4
An archival notice notes the Telegram paper established in 1906 with editor and publisher credits. It lists Delaney and the gcte affiliation, indicating ownership and staff roles in the historic record.
Our View argues that the current moratorium on Internet sales tax burdens brick and mortar businesses while online vendors dodge tax collection. With state budgets failing, a uniform national approach could gain traction, though Congress will resist a total lift and seek a consistent rate.
A report titled Exporting Harm accuses Gates Dell and others of exporting electronics waste blamed for health and environmental disasters in Guiyu China. It details thousands of workers including children scavenging metals, polluted groundwater, and unsafe dumping practices while US leaders block disposal laws. For a copy call Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition at 408-287-6707. Radio host Jim Hightower is cited as a source.
The Telegram lists ways to send feedback via email fax and phone with the editor contact at 310 N Seventh St Garden City Kansas 67846 and a general website address.
The text urges universal health coverage, arguing 41 million Americans lack insurance and delaying care worsens outcomes. It cites high uninsured rates, economic links to medical debt, and comparisons of U S spending with poor child mortality. It calls for Medicare for All and universal access as humane, cost effective solutions.
Letters to the editor praise Senate President Kerr for a 90 day limit proposal and criticize long Kansas sessions. The writer cites a 2002 17 day wrap-up costing 893000 and notes many lengthy sessions in the past 20 years. Telegram invites signed letters up to 500 words with contact details and editing for libel.
In a reader letter from Garden City Marjorie and Louis Andrasek recount a night drive when a highway patrolman warned them to speed up after dark. They describe fear of cattle on the road and question the warning’s logic while affirming their senior citizen independence and family connections.
A reflective column marks the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 speech, urging ongoing pursuit of inalienable rights. The piece recalls racial bias, recounts a small Iowa tavern incident, and emphasizes peaceful action and dialogue as King would want for the holiday.
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