Lawmakers urged to collaborate on improving the ACA
Editorial argues for bipartisan tweaks to the Affordable Care Act while praising its constitutional status. It highlights Kansas data showing 60,000 uninsured children could gain coverage and emphasizes the need for preventive care to protect future well being. The piece stresses investing in children and notes ongoing GOP opposition as a hindrance.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Congress
Kansas
Sunflower
Local taxes and jobs spark Finney County budget talk
Online comments respond to Finney County Commission budget cuts with calls for higher taxes to fund a safer, progressive community. Tammy Davis of Big Brothers Big Sisters emphasizes mentoring programs aiding local youth and future outcomes amid weekend area activities.
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Gctelegram.com
Finney County Commission
Tammy Davis
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Finney and
Kearny Counties
Letters Policy For The Telegram Editor Guidelines
The Telegram invites signed letters with writer address and phone. All letters are confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. No more than 500 words. Fax to 866 379 2675 Attn Editor. Also the address 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 and online at www gctelegram com.
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Seventh St
Garden City
Adolescent phase ends as Krohn sheds conservatism
Leonard Pitts argues that Jonathan Krohn's shift from conservative to embracing universal ideas shows ideology as a phase of adolescence. He notes Krohn’s early fame after a CPAC speech and later criticism from conservatives, urging readers to abandon rigid boxes for ideas that work.
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Onathan Krohn
Georgia
New York University
Krohn
CPAC
Fox “News
Newt Gingrich
Politico
Bieber
Ronald Reagan
Rush Limbaugh
Michael Savage
Tives
Glenn Beck
Reagan
Garden City residents praise July Fourth fireworks policy
Beverly Coates expresses support for the city county commissioners allowing aerial fireworks in Finney County. She commends Garden City Fire Department Chief Allen Shelton and 31 firefighters for safety, notes no losses during the holiday week, and urges continued safety education rather than bans. She praises the majority’s wishes and calls for an apology from County Commissioner Roman Halbur.
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Holcomb
Garden City
Finney County
Allen Shelton
Shelton
Roman Halbur
Endorsement backs Russ Jennings for state representative
Seven county attorneys from 122nd District commend Russ Jennings for state representative. The candidate outlines a broad career in law enforcement, judiciary, juvenile justice, and cabinet roles under two governors, plus local government leadership in Finney and Lakin. Endorsers include Gale, Jones, Koehn, and Moser. Wheeler notes Finney County affiliation.
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122Nd
House of Representatives
Russ Jennings
Russ
Kearny County
Kansas
Finney County
Southwest Kansas
Lakin
Jennings
Robert H. Gale Jr
Hamilton County
Dennis C. Jones
Lynn Koehn
Haskell
Charles Moser
Greeley County
John P. Wheeler JR
Garden City
One Driveway at New Garden City High School Sparks Safety Debate
Janet Brush argues in the Garden City Telegram that limiting access to a single entrance for the new high school increases safety for buses patrons faculty and students but worries about crowding during events and after plans to add a second driveway were rejected due to neighborhood traffic objections.
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Atha
Garden City Telegram
BOE
Janett Brush
Garden City
No cause for alarm over heat and climate talk
An editorial voice argues against alarm over rising temperatures noting historical heat waves like 1936 and suggesting climate change is real but cyclical. It cites past cold snaps, the Gulf oil spill, and Barack Obama’s climate focus while advocating reasonable stewardship without political alarm.
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U.S
Midwest
Barack Obama
Obama
Time Magazine
Gulf
Texas A&m University Chemical
John Kessler
Kessler
The
New Yorker
Susan Stamper Brown Opinion Columnist and Advocate
Susan Stamper Brown is an opinion page columnist, motivational speaker, and military advocate. Email her at writestamper gmail.com, distributed by Cagle Cartoons Inc.
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