Our View on Smoking Bans and Public Health
Lea Clark of the Finney County Health Coalition urges Garden City to consider a public smoking ban, noting shifts in social norms and citing Surgeon General Carmona on the dangers of secondhand smoke. The piece argues bans protect workers and expand smoke-free public spaces as culture changes nationwide.
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Finney County Health Coalition
Garden City Commission
Kansas
Garden City
Richard Carmona
Carmona
Garden City Official Bodies List In Finney County
A compact listing details key local government entities including Midsteel Reels Garden City Commission at 301 N Eighth Street Garden City Kansas 67846 and Finney County Commission at 311 N Ninth Street along with USD 457 Board of Education 1205 Fleming Street Garden City Community College Board of Trustees 801 Campus Drive Holcomb City Council 200 N Lynch Street Holcomb Kansas 67851.
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Ninth St
Garden City
Usd
Board of Education
Fleming St
Garden City Community College Board of Trustees
Telegram letters policy and contact details
The Telegram states letters to the editor must be signed with the writer’s address and phone number. All letters are confirmed before publication and edited for libel and length. Thank you notes should be general. form letters, poems, consumer complaints, or business testimonials will not be printed.
First Amendment Establishment Clause and Free Speech Rights
The First Amendment limits government actions on religion and supports free press and speech. It protects peaceful assembly and the right to petition for redress of grievances.
What would $300000 buy educators in normal places
Leonard Pitts argues Miami school board wastes 300000 fighting a banned children's book. He contrasts teachers in Los Angeles and Chicago proposing constructive uses like aides and incentives with Miami’s plan to fight a lawsuit, noting legal costs and civil liberties concerns. He calls for civics seminars for lawmakers.
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Mary Ann
Los Angeles
Sonya
Chicago
Miami
Miami-Dade
Cuba
Miami Herald
U.S
Bethesda
County Department of Homeland Security
Albany
N.Y
Washington, D.C
Cindy Sheehan
State of the Union
Senate
Elusive unity plan for Iraq draws cautious critique
Iraqi novelist Sinan Antoon argues the Biden Gelb idea to split Iraq into ethnic autonomous regions would mirror and worsen U S sectarian policy, risking three rival states and ethnic cleansing. He urges unity through sovereignty and a clear U S withdrawal.
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Iraq
Bush
Joseph Biden
Baghdad
Biden
Gelb
Saddam Hussein
U.S
Coalition Provisional Authority
United States
Paul Bremer
CPA
Muqtada al- Sadr
Bosnia
Washington
Garden City smoking ban debate voiced by Out-of-towner
Jeff Williams of Overland Park voices strong opposition to a Garden City City Commission consideration of a smoking ban. He attacks anti smoking advocates as zealots and accuses agencies like the American Cancer Society and American Lung Association of junk science and activism. He argues personal freedoms and criticizes politicians and polls supporting bans.
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Garden City
United States
American Cancer Society
American Lung Association
Colorado
American Legion
VFW
Jeff Williams
Overland Park
Nation stands as one on Independence Day in Stevens Park
In Stevens Park the Garden City Municipal Band played the national anthem as red white and blue banners hung along Main Street. The message celebrates immigration’s role in building the nation and opposes border sealing, urging unity and fair laws for citizenship family reunification and hard work, signed Sister Janice Thome, OSF.
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Stevens Park
Garden City
Main Street
United States
United States of America
Janice Thome
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Spitts
Herald.com
Sinan Antoon
Gallatin School of New York University
Middle East Report
Middle East Research and Information Project
Merip
MinutemanMedia.org
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