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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 2002
Page
4
City officials weigh renewing a half cent sales tax to fund essential services and reduce mill levies. Public input was limited with no opposition voiced. Commissioners consider using funds for property tax relief and street-debt retirement while planning an April election with polling sites.
The quote notes that history seems to recur on a large scale because human nature remains largely unchanged across ages, even as societies age and evolve. Durant and Durant imply cycles arise from consistent human motivations, with time and leisure delaying broad shifts in conduct.
The KU alumni magazine for 2002 profiles Kristen Brochmann a New York City photographer whose image appeared on Newsweek's cover from the World Trade Center site. It traces his Norwegian father Cas Brochmann a journalist and his Kansas links plus Walter Reed and Syracuse stops, noting Kris's NYC life and work for catalogs including Christie's. Local notes mention Wichita and Topeka library updates and Dolores Hope's contact.
The author contrasts Che Guevara and Osama bin Laden with the Afghan context, urging lessons from Brahimi and Roosevelt. He calls for sustained U S and global engagement, peacekeeping reform, and a bold aid and trade strategy to prevent new Afghanistans and defeat poverty and extremism worldwide.
The 22nd Insurance Commissioner approves the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas merger with Anthem. Voters may comment by email or by fax to the Buzz mailbox, with options Yes No Not Sure.
January 30 marks events from 1968 Tet Offensive launches attacks in South Vietnam. Also noted are Franklin D Roosevelt born 1882, Lone Ranger debut 1933 on WXYZ Detroit, Gandhi assassinated 1948, and the Flying Wallendas accident 1962 in Detroit.
Ron Isham of Garden City reflects on the FCC driven consolidation in broadcasting. He traces the rise of many stations after the 30 30 rule and the 1996 Telecom Act allowing one entity to influence nine Southwest Kansas properties. He questions community impact and notes industry shifts to satellite and automated programming.
The Telegram publishes signed letters to the editor with the writer’s address and phone number. All letters are confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Thank you notes should be general. form letters, poems, consumer complaints, or business testimonials will not be printed.
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