Tax cuts, deficit & Kansas budget plan sparks reaction
Our View editor notes Gov. Sam Brownback aims to close a budget shortfall with income tax cuts and new revenue. The plan would pressure low and middle income Kansans and affect more than 300,000 homeowners, including maintaining a 6.3 percent sales tax and eliminating mortgage interest deductions.
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Should Kansas homeowners pay higher taxes to offset income tax cuts
Editorial argues against raising taxes on Kansas homeowners to compensate for income tax cuts. It highlights sales tax concerns for lower income residents, questions mortgage interest deductions benefiting the wealthy, cites estimates of deductions, notes potential harm to home sales and values, and urges rejecting the governor Brownback plan while seeking revenue from closing exemptions.
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Undocumented workers debate stirs online reader response
A set of online comments from GCTelegram.com reacts to a immigration editorial. Citizens discuss jobs Americans won t do while highlighting the value of immigrant labor in the country. A separate Georgia Matthews Elementary story recalls Cynthia Klaus performing the Heimlich maneuver to save John Jr from choking on cauliflower.
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Letters Policy Guidance for Garden City Telegram
The Telegram invites signed letters under 500 words with writer address and phone. All letters are confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. General thank yous, form letters, poems, or business testimonials will not be printed. Write Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846. Phone ext. 201. Fax and email shown.
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Obama’s second term marks a hinge point in history
Kathleen Parker views Barack Obama’s second term as a liberation from past restraint. She notes his confident stance, signals bipartisanship fading, and suggests entitlement reform remains unlikely. The piece highlights his vow to pursue change while preserving core principles.
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Lexus lanes reveal inequality on Beltway traffic
In Washington area, new express toll lanes offer speed for the rich while others endure jams. The piece links widening gaps in income to congestion, noting rising tolls and stagnant infrastructure funding. Economist voices tie commute times to inequality with emphasis on policy impacts.
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Obama poised to be liberal Reagan after second inaugural
Rich Lowry analyzes President Obama's second inaugural, arguing the speech signals a clear liberal trajectory aimed at shifting U.S. politics leftward. The piece notes praise from media figures and critics, doubts about Republican support, and the gaps in policy aims, including immigration and climate change.
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