Republicans split as moderates back Democrat in Kansas race
An editorial notes high profile Republicans including former loyalists backing Democrat Paul Davis for Kansas governor. The piece cites Kansas Republican Party Chair Kelly Arnold blaming Obama, describes Brownback as ruthless in party takeover, and says moderates’ anger pushes them toward Democrats to oust the sitting governor.
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Sam Brownback
Kansas
Bob Dole
Salina Gop
J.R. Claeys
Nursing Home
Paul Davis
Republican Party
Kelly Arnold
Obama
GOP
Saline County
Brownback
Farmer For a Day booth at Finney County Fair event funds learning
Online remarks from GCTelegram.com respond to water depletion in western Kansas. Readers urge returning to dry land farming. Connie Gross, 4 H ambassador adviser, praises the Finney County Fair booth and the idea that a wooden cow offers a learning experience for youth.
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Gctelegram.com
Kansas
Connie Gross
Finney County Fair
Letters Policy at The Telegram Lets Readers Submit Edits
The Telegram welcomes signed letters limited to 500 words and subject to libel and length edits. Include address and phone, be confirmed before publication, and mail to Attn Editor 310 N Seventh Garden City KS 67846 or call (620) 276-6862 Ext 201.
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N. Seventh St
Garden City
Narcissism and CEO Pay Prompts Tax and Pay Reform Debate
Research from USC and University of Arizona links high CEO narcissism to risky corporate tax avoidance. Analysts Olsen and Stekelberg identify narcissists using pay gaps and CEO photo prominence in Fortune 500 firms. The piece notes affluent leaders may breed entitlement and cites UK High Pay Centre proposals for board representation and a cap on executive pay relative to the lowest-paid employee.
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Karl Joseph Olsen
James Stekelberg
America
University of California At Berkeley
Paul Piff
Forbes
Elizabeth MacBride
Harold MacInnes
AMP
MacBride
Maciinnes
MacInnes
London
Britain
The
High Pay Centre
U.S
Deborah Hargreaves
Guardian Daily
Hargreaves
Citigroup $7 Billion Penalty Sparks Outrage
Jim Hightower decries Citi’s $7 billion settlement as a slap on the wrist for defrauding investors and wrecking the economy. He notes no criminal charges were filed, cites a trader’s email admitting poor loans, and contrasts the fine with 2008 taxpayer bailouts totaling $45 billion and ongoing profits.
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Citigroup
Citi
Michael Corbat
Wall Street
Justice Department
Eric Holder
Lon Pishny for Finney County Commissioner
The Views endorse Lon Pishny as a strong candidate with 25 years knowledge of his family and community. He is described as moral, Christian, and financially skilled, with business success and a record of public service aimed at benefiting Finney County residents.
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Lon Pishny
Lon
Finney County
Thanks for Kansans for Liberty Flier in Garden City
A reader thanks Kansans for Liberty for a July 21 flier in The Garden City Telegram. The note praises names of Liberal officeholders in Kansas and endorses Lon Pishny for County Commissioner citing prudent financial and moral governance.
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Garden City Telegram
Liberty News
Kansans For Liberty
Survey mocked as dumbest president ranking cronicle
Opinion post charts YouGov survey on eight presidents intelligence and jabs at Jefferson LBJ FDR Grant and others. The writer lists humorous, anonymous candidates and notes a reader voted Al Gore as the dumbest, then closes with contact info for Danny Tyree. Distributed by Cagle Cartoons Inc.
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Abe Lincoln
YouGov
Harry S Truman
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Thomas Jefferson
Louisiana Purchase
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Vietnam
Franklin Roosevelt
Ulysses S. Grant
Congress
Alexander Graham Bell
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Pennsylvania
Secret Service
Maytag
Air Force One
Vito Power
Knuckles
Big Sal
al Gore
Supreme Court
Florida
Danny Tyree
Tyreetgrades
Aol.com
Cagle Cartoons Inc
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Minuteman Media Service
Hightower
Otherwords.org
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