Forum to pick Garden City representative after Loyd departure
Loyd leaves the Kansas House district 123 seat after eight years as a moderate Republican. Roy Dixon and Jeff Whitham run in the August 1 primary for the seat with no Democratic challenger in November. A candidates forum Thursday at 7 p.m. at the City Administrative Center, broadcast on KIUL radio and cable TV channel 8, will let residents hear positions on school funding highways and economic development.
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Kansas House
Garden City
Kansas Supreme Court
Roy Dixon
Highlands Livestock Service
Jeff Whitham
Western State Bank
Statehouse
KIUL
Telegram
Prisoner swap talks eyed for Lebanese captives
Israeli Cabinet minister Avi Dichter says negotiations on releasing Lebanese prisoners could lead to a prisoner swap to win the release of two soldiers captured by Hezbollah. Cheryl Kennedy vents about brutal heat in downtown Philadelphia, calling it inhuman without air conditioning.
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Avi Dichter
Israel
Lebanon
Hezbollah
Cheryl Kennedy
Philadelphia
Telegram letters to editor policy and contact details
The Telegram invites signed letters with writer address and phone number. All letters will be confirmed before publication and edited for libel and length. Keep under 500 words. Thank you letters should be general. Form letters poems consumer complaints or business testimonials will not be printed.
The First Amendment Text Promise
The article presents the First Amendment clause barring government establishment of religion and protecting free exercise, speech, press, and the right to assemble and petition. It emphasizes core freedoms and historical intent within the U S Constitution.
Stem cell debate tests Senate on future health politics
The article surveys the Senate debate over embryonic stem cell research after House passage in 2005 on a proposal to fund lines derived from surplus IVF embryos. It notes Bush's likely veto, Frist's scheduling, and two related NIH bills, with public support rising and political pressure in Missouri New Jersey Maryland and national races including McCain Menendez Kean Steele and Nancy Reagan influence cited.
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House
Bush
Bill Frist
Frist
National Institutes of Health
Missouri
Jim Talent
Sam Brownback
Kansas
Talent
Claire McCaskill
McCaskill
New Jersey
Robert Menendez
Thomas H. Kean Jr
Maryland
Michael Steele
Nancy Reagan
Sen
John McCain
Arizona
Reagan
Views on immigrant impact and youth anger
James McAllaster of Garden City argues that limited entry level jobs have shifted to immigrant occupations, leaving teenagers with idle time and anger. He contends society should offer opportunities and guidance, not blame illegal immigration for their unrealized potential.
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James Mcallaster
Garden City
Promoters Push Falsehoods on Kansas Science Standards
A Kansas primary election context is used to push Intelligent Design standards as science. Discovery Institute aims to insert controversial definitions branded as scientific while denying election interference. Critics say the plan misleads students and misrepresents scientific consensus.
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Discovery Institute of Seattle
Kansas
United States
Discovery Institute
Michael Behe
Smoking ban would be unfair debate voiced by resident
A resident opposes a smoking ban, arguing it hurts local businesses and taxes, questions the city commission’s non smoker bias, and urges an unbiased vote that may include banning all tobacco products including chew. The commenter calls for consideration of others and broader public input.
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City Commission
Evolution controversy in school curricula sparks debate
Connie Morris of Kansas State Board of Education reflects on hearings comparing the standard and comprehensive models of evolution. She notes the topic is scientifically controversial and argues students deserve a fully informed, neutral discussion rather than a single-sided approach.
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Christopher Schonborn
ACLU
Connie Morris
St. Francis
District
Kansas State
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