Stuff the Bus program calls for local school supplies donations
Garden City volunteers organize the annual Stuff the Bus drive to stock backpacks and supplies for USD 457 students from low income families. Donors may give today at Dillons and Walmart locations or anytime at Finney County United Way, Western Motor, or cash donations for items like 24 count crayons, pencils, pens, markers, paper, binders and folders. Last year about 1,200 backpacks were filled and distributed to students.
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Wheat storage woes and a muddy field fire in Kansas
Online reader comments on Kansas wheat storage amid a record harvest. A Garden City fire chief recounts a July 7 wheat field fire that damaged two fire trucks after trucks and pumps sank in mud caused by recent heavy rain and soft subsoil.
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Powell attacks spark vote doubt in southwest Kansas
Gerry Schultz of Garden City cites 2012 power shift from Sen. Steve Morris to Powell and a string of tax and budget policy harms. He argues the Oil and Gas Valuation Depletion Trust Fund and 2017 tax lid mandate burden Finney and 17 southwest Kansas counties, urging voters to oppose Powell for personal finances and local tax impact.
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Race and Obama hatred in Kansas politics examined
Michael A. Smith, political science professor at Emporia State, argues Kansas mirrors national race tensions influencing voting, noting Obama’s moderacy, ACA battles, debt trends, and gun politics while urging Kansans to confront racial attitudes before the 2016 cycle. He recalls Wichita overheard threats and links current climate to Bleeding Kansas legacy.
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Gun control debate ignores individual responsibility after mass killings
A reader argues gun control won’t stop mass murders, blaming the gun as scapegoat while urging focus on criminals and gang violence. The piece cites homicide trends from 1993 to 2013, notes rising guns per capita, and insists reducing violence requires addressing people rather than firearms.
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Michael Reagan Leads The Reagan Legacy Foundation
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