Flood plain map errors spark countywide protest and study
Finney County and Garden City face flood plain map changes proposed by FEMA with 1800 local properties at risk. A $23,000 study uncovers errors including misapplied precipitation data and a cut and paste approach, prompting officials to seek removal of affected properties before the September 25 deadline. The debate continues over relief and accuracy.
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Finney County
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Garden City
Ford County
Swktalk.com
FEMA
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Readers urged to submit signed letters to editor
The Telegram invites letters to the editor noting letters must be signed with the writer’s address and phone number. All letters will be confirmed before publication and edited for libel and length. Thank you letters should be general. form letters, poems, consumer complaints or business testimonials will not be printed.
The First Amendment Text Overview
A concise restatement of the First Amendment guarantees, protecting establishment and free exercise of religion, freedom of speech and press, and the rights to peaceably assemble and petition the government for grievances. It frames essential civil liberties in a single constitutional clause.
Fame versus celebrity in a culture of vanity and tragedy
The piece critiques society's fixation on celebrities like Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett, arguing fame fades while real value lies in lasting art and virtue. It contrasts beauty and celebrity with enduring music from Benett, Sinatra, and others, noting TV ratings favoring sensational lives over serious issues like health care.
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Michael Jackson
Farrah Fawcett
Ed McMahon
McMahon
New Times
Stephen Foster
Gus Kahn
Tony Bennett
Jackson
Bennett
Frank Sinatra
Mel Torme
Ella Fitzgerald
Playboy
Elvis Presley
Diana
Princess of Wales
Mother Teresa
Osbournes
Kate
Jon
Keats
Jule Styne
Betty Camden
Adolph Green
Jimmy Durante
Seattle
ABC
CBS
Obama
Controversial Colombia spray policy faces push to end
Jess Hunter-Bowman of Witness for Peace argues the aerial coca spray program failed, harmed farmers and ecosystems, and did not cut drug production. She cites 2000–2007 data showing coca output up 23 percent despite spraying millions of acres and calls to halt the $150 million remaining program.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
U.n.’S
Clinton
Congress
Colombia
U.S
Colombian’s
State Department
U.N
Amazon Basin
U.N. Office On Drugs and Crime
Sunflower energy debate draws reader letters from Garden City
Neil Austin of Garden City weighs the Sunflower electricity issue, praising Kansas for practical decisions while noting global shifts in climate discourse. He links to articles and books arguing climate skepticism, reflects on his 1953 draft, veteran smoking, and personal stance on secondhand smoke.
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U.S. Army
Neil Austin
Garden City
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