Garden City Zoo celebrates 85th birthday with 2012 events
The Lee Richardson Zoo marks its 85th anniversary with season long activities in 2012 starting with Kansas Day festivities from Friday 2 to 4 pm. Visitors can engage with staff and animals through enrichment activities and a bird ID challenge at the duck pond. Admission is free to vehicles through February and the piece urges promoting local attractions like the zoo, Big Pool, golf courses and more to attract visitors.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
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Duck Pond
Finnup Center For Conservation Education
Convention and Tourism Bureau
Quotes on water for Kansas corn and zoo birthday plans
An online reader argues the area cannot sustain two circles of corn over 272 acres in SW Kansas and achieve 250 bushels per acre. The piece also notes plans in Garden City to celebrate Lee Richardson Zoo’s 85th anniversary with highlights from Misty Ayers.
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Kansas
Gctelegram.com
Garden City
Misty Ayers
Lee Richardson Zoo
Newt
Clinton
Steven Gillon
Gingrich-Clinton
Gillon
Gingrich
Arkansas
Letters Policy From The Telegram Editor Instructions
The Telegram seeks signed letters with writer address and phone, confirmed before publication. Letters are edited for libel and length and should be 500 words or less. Address Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 or visit www gctelegram com for details.
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Morality divides GOP voters over Gingrich in South Carolina
The piece argues Americans face a traditional morality divide in choosing a president. It cites past leaders with flawed personal records and notes how secular shifts weaken morality appeals. It highlights conservatives’ pragmatic pivot toward defeating Obama, with Newt Gingrich, Romney, and Santorum as examples.
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George W. Bush
Gingrich
Barack Obama
New York Times
Thomas Jefferson
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Abraham Lincoln
Martin Luther King Jr
America
Charles Murray
Wall Street Journal
Meryl Streep
Alec Baldwin
Steve Martin
Gingrich's debate burst boosts GOP hopes against Obama
The South Carolina primary night saw Newt Gingrich defend himself against Marianne's open marriage charge with a forceful, confident performance. Analysts compare Gingrich and Bill Clinton, noting shared flaws and rival strengths, with pundits predicting rough debates ahead for any candidate matching Gingrich's high energy.
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Newt Gingrich
CNN
John King
Marianne
Newt
King
America
Bill Clinton
Gingrich
House Republican Conference
Clinton
Quin Hillyer
The
American Spectator
Barack Obama
al Gore
George W. Bush
Obama
End of the Iraq War and the lasting questions it left
The piece reflects on the Iraq War as a flawed effort, noting scant public sacrifice and heavy costs. It contrasts the American home front with World War II, cites 4500 military deaths and 1500 contractors, and argues the war deepened Iran’s influence while ending with muted public ceremony.
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Detroit
Japan
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
China
George W. Bush
U.S
Bush
Paul Wolfowitz
Iran
Donald Kaul of Ann Arbor Writes Across Topics
Columnist Donald Kaul, based in Ann Arbor Michigan, contributes opinion pieces on politics society and culture distributed through OtherWords and related outlets.
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Other Words
Donald Kaul
Ann Arbor, Mich
Otherwords.org
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