Rising meal costs hit Dighton schools and fuel concerns
Rising fuel and food costs strain area districts forcing higher lunch prices such as Dighton Elementary's lunch rising from 1.75 to 2.00 while districts seek budget offsets. Federal rules keep serving standards, boosting free and reduced price lunch eligibility as costs soar. Ethanol demand and corn prices drive food inflation, prompting a push for alternative materials to balance energy goals with food supply.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Telegram letters to editor policy and contact details
The Telegram invites signed letters with writer address and phone number and notes all letters will be confirmed before publication. Letters are subject to editing for libel and length, should be 500 words or less, and general thank you notes are acceptable. Form letters poems and business testimonials will not be printed, contact via email fax or phone or mail Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846.
First Amendment text definition quoted for law freedoms
The clause outlines four protections: religion establishment prohibition and free exercise, speech and press freedom, and the rights to assemble and petition. It serves as a foundational statement of individual liberties in the United States Constitution.
Obama McCain duel over flip flops and trust
Veteran journalist reviews Barack Obama's shifting positions as a tactic echoes wartime pilots. The piece weighs whether Obama is a post partisan reformer or wary of principles and how McCain exploits the ambiguity while Republicans probe Obama’s true beliefs.
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Barack Obama
Illinois
Republican National Committee
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Obama
New Orleans
Selma
Ala
Appalachia
US Senate
Illinois State Senate
Washington
Peter Hart
Oval Office
Beijing 2008 Olympics shadowed by internet censorship
Amnesty International warns that China’s Great Firewall and detentions threaten freedom of expression ahead of the Beijing Games. Shi Tao’s 10 year sentence illustrates broader perils for journalists and net users amid government filtering by Yahoo and other firms. International pressure urged reforms and company pledges to defend rights.
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China
Shi Tao
Yahoo
Tiananmen Square
Google
Microsoft
Amnesty International
George W. Bush
Free trade and the decline of American industry
A conservative critique argues that free trade erodes the U S manufacturing base by exporting jobs to low wage countries. It asserts unions shaped gains, warns of wage depression from immigration, tariffs protected growth, and claims foreign ownership and poor schooling threaten a prosperous future.
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China
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