Privatization of Kansas disability care faces scrutiny
Editorial notes ongoing debate over privatizing long term disability care in Kansas. Parents and advocates describe service cuts and pressure while officials cite reduced ER visits and shorter waiting lists as progress. Lawmakers and federal Medicaid officials are urged to investigate and ensure promised improvements are realized.
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Kansas
Gctelegram.com
Ty Brownback
Brownback
Topeka
National Council On Disability
Johne Green
Rocky Nichols
Disability Rights Center of Kansas
Rosie Cooper
Kansas Association of Centers For Independent Living
Kari Bruffett
Kansas Department For Aging and Disability Services
Bruffett
Nichols
KDADS
Big Pool repairs spark online debate and local movie event
Readers respond to a GCTelegram story about repairs needed at the 1922 Big Pool noting surprise at the lack of major problems and praising a town event offering free community movie nights, with Gary Hearter praising Silver Screen Saturday Nights in Stevens Park as a smart way to gather residents.
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Gctelegram.com
Gary Hearter
Silver Screen
Stevens Park
Letters to the editor policy and address
The Telegram invites signed letters up to 500 words with writer address and phone for confirmation before publication. Editing for libel applies. Thank you notes should be general. Form letters poems consumer complaints or business testimonials will not be printed. Attn Editor 310 Seventh St Garden City KS 67846.
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Earth
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Garden City
Correct unfair sentencing laws push for congressional action
Former CIA officer John Kiriakou argues Obama should commute nonviolent drug offender sentences and urges Congress to end mandatory minimums. He cites a Philadelphia case where a man received three life terms for meth conspiracy, now reduced on appeal, and calls for policy reform to curb lengthy federal penalties.
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Oklahoma City
Barack Obama
Obama
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Mark
Philadelphia
DEA
FBI
ATF
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Washington, D.C
Congress
America
John Kiriakou
Institute For Policy Studies
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Kansas tax cuts labeled costly experiment in budgeting
Duane Goossen argues the 2012 income tax cuts under Gov. Sam Brownback initiated a costly Kansas experiment. Tax increases followed in 2015 as legislators raised sales and cigarette taxes to cover a budget hole, while school funding shifted to a block grant and services were cut. He contends stagnation and a struggling economy followed, with public finance litigation noting underfunded schools. The piece questions benefits and calls for ending the experiment to restore fiscal stability.
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Sam 4_J
Brownback
Kansas
Topeka Chamber of Commerce
Kansas District Court
Brownback Administration
Trump and the GOP in an immigration driven storm
A commentary argues that Donald Trump dominates Republican polls with a single focus on immigration and questions his conservative credentials. It criticizes media coverage for skewing perception while boosting his entertainment value and celebrity.
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Onald Trump
Republican Party
America
Herman Cain
Michele Bachmann
Trump
Ross Perot
Clinton
White House
Hemisphere
Mexico
Ted Cruz
Cruz
Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
Abe
Gary Sinise
Hollywood
FDA
Michael Reagan Leads The Reagan Legacy Foundation
Michael Reagan serves as president of The Reagan Legacy Foundation. The statement notes contact via email Reagan caglecar toons.com and identifies distribution by Cagle Cartoons Inc.
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Michael Reagan
Reagan Legacy Foundation
Reagan
Caglecartoons
Cagle Cartoons Inc
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