Kansas lawmaker’s dress code critique sparked debate
The Kansas Senate ethics chair, Sen. Mitch Holmes, called for “professional attire” for witnesses, singling out women with guidance on low-cut necklines and mini skirts. The editorial argues the rhetoric reflects sexism, distracts from budget and social issues, and urges voters to replace ultraconservatives who prioritize appearance over substantive policy.
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Sam Brownback
Topeka
Kansas Statehouse
Hi Plains League Basketball Tourney Sparks Local Support
Editorially selected online comment from GCTelegram.com references Shona Banda story. Michelle Daniels of Lakin praises the tournament as great for the kids, calling players friends and noting enthusiasm for the event at Garden City Community College.
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Gctelegram.com
Shona Banda
Michelle Daniels
Lakin
Garden City Community College
Letters to the editor policy and submission info
The Telegram invites signed letters under 500 words with writer address and phone, confirms all letters before publication, and edits for libel and length. Thank you notes should be general. form letters, poems, consumer complaints, and business testimonials will not be printed. Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 6784 editor war Online www telegram com
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Notable Kansans celebrate statehood with four famed natives
Four notable Kansans highlighted in honor of 155 years since statehood. Clyde Tombaugh of Burdett discovered Pluto in 1930 and helped shape astronomy. Jack Kilby of Great Bend helped invent the microchip and won the 2000 Nobel Prize in physics. Dwight Eisenhower, born in Texas and raised in Abilene, led Allied forces in World War II and became president. Gordon Parks of Fort Scott became a landmark Life photographer and filmmaker. Julie Doll, a Garden City native, worked as a journalist across multiple states.
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Clyde Tombaugh
Burdett
New Horizons
NASA
Pluto
Illinois
Tombaugh
Kansas
Lowell Observatory
Jack Kilby
Great Bend
Kirby
Milwaukee
Texas Instruments
Kilby
Robert Norton Noyce
Dallas
Dwight Eisenhower
Texas
Abilene
Eisenhower
Eisenhowers
West Point Military Academy
Supreme Court
Gordon Parks
Fort Scott
Parks
Life Magazine
Garden City
Julie Doll
California
Indiana
New York
Federal pause on new coal leases prompts review of profits and costs
The federal government will halt authorizing new coal leases on federal land for review of whether taxpayers gain a fair return while weighing environmental costs. Taxpayer losses from undervalued coal and rising abandoned mines accompany bankruptcies like Arch Coal and Alpha Natural Resources. Self bonds shift cleanup liabilities to taxpayers, as debt rises and private insurers pull back.
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Washington
Arch Coal
U.S
McKinsey & Company
Feds
Alpha Natural Resources
Peabody Energy
United States
Peabody
Taxpayers for Common Sense Leader Ryan Alexander
Ryan Alexander serves as president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, a nonpartisan federal budget watchdog. The group monitors spending and fiscal policy, promoting restraint and accountability in government programs. Distributed by unanw.otherwords.org.
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Taxpayers For Common Sense
Unanw
John Kiriakou
The
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PEN Center USA
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Rethinking Federal Prison Use and Probation
A Pew Charitable Trusts analysis notes judges favor imprisonment over probation for many federal offenses, with prison sentences rising over 30 years while probation drops. The piece argues judges should sentence more offenders to probation to reduce prison populations, noting drug crimes dominate but not all offenders fit harsh terms.
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Pew
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Loretta Lynch
Harvard Law School
Federal Bureau of Prisons
BOP
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