WKCF appoints new leader after director termination
The Western Kansas Community Foundation, created in 1996 to enhance regional life, grew funds from 1.2 million to 4 million by 2000. The board terminated executive director Paulaine Sawyers amid performance and deadline concerns, with police intervention over removed office items. The foundation plans swift, careful search for a new leader, while fund donors and recipients rely on continued growth and responsible stewardship.
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Western Kansas
WKCF
Kansas
Garden City Family Ymca
Kansas Children’s Service League
Southwest Arts and Humanities
High Plains Public Radio
Paulaine Sawyers
James Tangeman
Sawyers
Garden City
Address lines for county and city offices in Garden City
Finney County Commission and Garden City government listed with mailing addresses at County Administrative Center 311 N Ninth St and City Administrative Center 301 N Eighth St along with the Garden City USD 457 Educational Support Center 1205 Fleming St and Garden City Community College 801 Campus Drive contact numbers for main offices and faxes.
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Finney County Commission
Ninth St
Garden City
Garden City Commission City
Eighth St
Center
Fleming St
Board of Trustees
Garden City Community College
Campus Drive
Telegram invites reader feedback and contact details
The Telegram solicits responses by email or fax and provides an editor contact address in Garden City Kansas. It lists email and fax numbers and a mailing address at 310 North Seventh Street for Attn Editor.
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Wrepee
Wey
N. Seventh St
Garden City
First Amendment Car Defines Free Speech and Press Bounds
The First Amendment states that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting free exercise. It protects the freedom of speech and of the press and the right to assemble peacefully and to petition the government for redress of grievances.
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Kerry over Ohio fraud talk ends with bittersweet call to move on
Leonard Pitts urges dropping conspiracy theories about election irregularities in Ohio after Kerry accused GOP malfeasance. He notes Bush's second term is inaugurated, cautions against endless math problem framing, and argues electoral integrity must not be debated to the point of paralysis.
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Buckeye
John Kerry
Boston
Kerry
George W. Bush
Supreme Court
Bush
George W
United States
School Board Recognition Month highlights Garden City USD 457
Garden City USD 457 marks January as School Board Recognition Month under the theme Putting Children First. The district notes a $62 million budget, 7,500 students, 1,250 employees and 17 buildings, honoring seven board members for their years of service and inviting community support for local schools.
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Garden City
Usd 457
Jeff Crist
Gail Dunford
Harold Perkins
Bruce Reichmuth
John Scheppner
Kevin Sterling
Mike Utz
Vitamin E review questions overreliance on arm chair science
Kristi Cole reports on a Garden City Kansas zoo context and a Marble Falls Texas couple discussing a meta analysis of vitamin E. The piece notes older studies and mixed quality, questions applicability to healthy younger people, and that natural vitamin E may offer benefits with 400 to 800 IU shown in trials while guidelines cap at 1500 IU. Southwest Kansas readers should note the context and differing forms of vitamin E.
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Rees
Kansas
Kristi Cole
Garden City
Lee Richardson Zoo earns praise for care and habitat quality
Garden City readers see Lee Richardson Zoo as a strong local asset. Despite criticism from PETA and In Defense of Animals over elephant space, zoo officials note current barn and outdoor areas meet and will exceed standards after expansion. AZA support highlights zoos role in education and conservation while praising keeper care for Moki and Chana.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Garden City
PETA
Moki
Chana
American Zoo and Aquarium Association
The
AZA
Zimbabwe
Richardson Zoo
Orlando
Fla
Disney World
Animal Kingdom
Garden City Zoo
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