Our View on Bacon Abstention in School Funding Vote
The piece criticizes Kansas State Board member Bacon for abstaining from a 11.5 million funding proposal for bilingual education, noting a 5-4 vote in favor with six needed. It accuses Bacon of avoiding accountability and accuses Connie Morris of opposing bilingual programs while advocating English-only schooling, urging transparency and continued pursuit of equal education for all students.
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Bacon
Kansans
State Board of Education
Associated Press
Kathleen Sebelius
Rolathe
Connie Morris
R-St. Francis
Morris
Kansas
Leaders discuss AIDS aid and rights issues in Africa Asia and society
President Bush stresses US readiness to supply resources for AIDS relief in Africa. Human Rights Watch analyst Charmain Mohamed condemns impunity for Indonesian army killings. Mizuko Ito notes continued misuse of mobile phone cameras for invasive spying in public and private spaces.
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Africa
United States of America
Bush
Human Rights Watch
Charmain Mohamed
Mizuko Ito
Keio University
Tokyo
Telegram Forum Feedback Addresses Editor in Garden City KS
The Telegram invites reader comments by email fax or phone and provides mailing address for Attn Editor at 310 N Seventh St Garden City Kansas 67846. Readers can send feedback to the editor using the listed contact methods and extension.
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N. Seventh St
Garden City
Predicting farming futures from a lifelong gift
A reflective column by Alan Guebert jokes about family foresight shaping a life in agriculture. He predicts political and industry twists from 2004 deficit blame to COOL costs, Cargill marrying Deere, and a beef centered economy, all delivered with satirical irony.
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George W. Bush
National Pork Producers Council
United States Congress
John Ashcroft
Secretary of Agriculture
Ann Veneman
Hillary Clinton
Capitol
C-Span
Lucky
Hilary
Children of divorce fare better when parents stay nearby
Kathleen Parker examines a Arizona State University study by Braver Fabricius and Ellman on 602 divorced families. relocation by either parent correlates with poorer outcomes across 11 of 14 well being measures, sparking debate over custody moves and court authority.
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Freud
Arizona State University
Sanford L. Braver
Jeremy P. Tarcher
Putnam
Braver
Bill Fabricius
ASU
ASU Law
Ira Ellman
Fabricius
California Supreme Court
Pollyanna
Renewable energy can ease natural gas price spikes
Alan Nogee of the Union of Concerned Scientists argues for a federal renewable electricity standard to reduce reliance on natural gas, lower bills, and curb pollution. He cites studies by EIA and UCS showing potential nationwide savings and explains state standards already in place in 13 states including California's goal of 20 percent renewables by 2017.
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Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
Congress
Bush Administration
Energy Information Administration
Union of
Concerned Scientists
EIA
Wisconsin
Nevada
New Jersey
California
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Peace, Drugs, Copyright and Patents Institute
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Farm Bureau
Osceola
Ogallala
Cargill
Deere
Monsanto
National Hockey League
Argentina
Tyson
Canada
Saskatchewan
U.S
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Worldnet
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Farm & Food File
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Garden City Telegram
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Kparker
Kparker.com
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Alan Nogee
The
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