Fair time comes to Finney County with 4-H entries
Finney County Fair begins August 1 at the fairgrounds as 4-H youth showcase livestock, pies, and projects. The county fair, a long standing Kansas tradition, celebrates agriculture, community pride, and learning life skills like leadership and work ethic through participation and spectators alike.
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Yond
Kansas
Sunflower State
Molester Gets 45-year Sentence for Abuse of Disabled Patients
Lillian Godfrey tells Wayne Bleyle her soul is gone after he receives 45 years eight months for molesting five of her daughter and other disabled patients. The case cites the victims and a harsh judiciary response.
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Wayne Albert Bleyle
Godfrey
Telegram seeks signed letters with contact details
The Telegram invites letters to the editor signed with the writer’s address and phone number. All letters will be confirmed before publication and edited for libel and length. Submissions should be under 500 words and general thank you letters are allowed. form letters, poems, complaints or business testimonials will not be printed.
First Amendment text in brief
The First Amendment prohibits Congress from establishing a religion or impeding free exercise. It also restricts Congress from abridging freedom of speech or the press and protects the right to gather peacefully and petition the government for redress of grievances.
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The Baghdad Diarist Tales Debate Honor in Iraq
Kath leen Parker questions the credibility of Scott Thomas and The New Republic reports from Iraq. The column notes fabrications and plagiarism allegations, cites past journalistic hoaxes, and warns readers to doubt sensational anecdotes about American soldiers.
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Bradley
Scott Thomas
Standard
Thomas
New Republic
Thomas’ Journal
Mike Nifong
North Carolina
Duke Lacrosse Team
Duke
Public budget concerns prompt calls for prudent spending
Duane West writes from the city budget hearing era to urge frugal spending on parking Lot at Buffalo Dunes, police car repaint, downtown building subsidies, and an animal shelter. He notes high costs vs. uncertain public need, promotes humane austere policy, and invites reader input to city decisions.
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Buffalo Dunes
City Hall
Palestinian Occupation Reforms Needed Beyond Small Victories
An extended reflection on Gaza and West Bank conditions under Israeli rule. The piece argues that releasing salaries and prisoners does not address deepening poverty, insecurity, and disruption to education and health. It urges the international community to end the occupation and pursue real, lasting policy change.
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BBC
Alan Johnston
Gaza Strip
United Nations
West Bank
Gaza
Ministry of Health
Khaled
Bethlehem
Hamas
Mahmoud Abbas
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