Western Kansan Ben Jennison to lead Kansas wildlife post
Ben Jennison of Healy, named to head the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, aims to boost outdoor tourism appeal. Gov. Sam Brownback supports stronger promotion of resources as part of the state recovery plan, drawing on Jennison’s background in outdoor marketing and former speaker experience.
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Ben Jennison
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Kansas
Jennison
Healy
Sam Brownback
Kansas House
Kansas outdoor appeal could draw more visitors
The Kansas outdoors editorial urges boosting hunting and fishing promotion to lure tourists. It notes KDWP chief Jennison must balance conservation with marketing, leveraging Kansas tallgrass prairie and waterways to grow outdoor tourism and local economies.
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Kansas
Gctelegram. Com
Kansas Outdoors
Jennison
KDWP
Quotes on immigration raids and diversity visa story highlights
Online comments respond to a central Washington immigration raid coverage noting illegal entry. A migrant from Ethiopia recalls obtaining a US visa and pursuing opportunity. A Kansas State University expert discusses rural poverty driving out-migration as census data show income declines.
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Gctelegram.com
Washington
Laszlo Kulcsar
Kansas Population Center
Kansas State University
Letters to the editor guidelines for Garden City Telegram
The Telegram invites signed letters under 500 words with writer address and phone. Letters will be confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Thank you notes should be general. form letters, poems, complaints, or testimonials will not be printed.
Suitability school policy sparks Kansas funding debate
Political scientist Joseph Aistrup weighs Kansas moves to redefine a suitable education in Article 6, noting past definitions tied to cost studies and court rulings. a 19 member commission aims for a report by Dec 1, 2012, amid funding gaps and ongoing litigation over equitable K 12 financing.
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Sam Brownback
State House
Kansas
Kansas Supreme Court
State Board of Education
Board of Regents
Augenblick and Myers
Montay
Montoy
Division of
Legislative Post
Mark Parkinson
Schools For Fair Funding
Gannon
State of Kansas
Unity in terror era linked to King and Tucson heroism
The piece reflects on justice for the Birmingham church bombing and late 20th century civil rights memory. It contrasts the 1963 crimes with the later conviction of Chambliss and Blanton, Cherry, praises bravery of Daniel Hernandez during the Tucson shooting, and lauds King’s vision connecting empathy and national unity voiced by President Obama.
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Robert
Dynamite Ob) Chambliss
16Th Street Baptist Church
Birmingham
Ala
Washington
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Cynthia Wesley
Carole Robertson
Addie Mae Collins
Denise McNair
Chambliss
Thomas Blanton
Bobby Frank Cherry
Blanton
King’s Chosen
Sion
Harlem
N.Y
Izola Curry
Tucson
Ariz
Jared Lee Loughner
America
Loughner
Daniel Hernandez
Gabrielle Giffords
D-Ariz
Hernandez
Christina Taylor Green
Barack Obama
Repeal fight highlights partisan divide in health reform
House Republicans pushed a symbolic repeal of the health care reform law but lack votes in the Senate and a veto from President Obama. Polls show mixed public opinion with debates on revising or replacing the law. Some Republicans and Democrats favor tweaking protections while concerns rise about costs and coverage for Hispanics and young people.
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House of Representatives
Barack Obama
Senate
Obama
Congress
Xavier Becerra
Democratic Caucus
Rasmussen Reports
Associated Press
U.S
Washington
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Crouch
Stanley
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King Features Syndicate
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