GCCC Board vacancy debate prompts rush or delay
Garden City Community College faces two open seats after Ron Schwartz death. FCEDC wants a quick decision while GCCC trustees contemplate methods to fill the unexpired term. Trustees consider letters of interest or internal replacement as the fall deadline nears, urging timely action to enhance board deliberations.
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Ron Schwartz
Schwartz
Garden City Community College
Finney County Economic Development Corp
FCEDC
GCCC
Leonard Hitz
Bill Clifford
Finney County Commission
Martin Nusser
Bob Sperling
Melvin Neufeld
Merilyn Douglass
Editorial online reply questions funding for schools
A reader comment selected by GCTelegram staff questions allocations amid a Kansas Insight column on Gov Brownback policy. It quotes Randy Watson urging more school counselors as part of a broader push for social emotional supports in Kansas schools.
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Gctelegram.com
Kansas Insight
Sam Brownback
Kansas
Randy Watson
Watson
Letters to the Editor Policy at Garden City Telegram
The Telegram invites signed letters with author address and phone number. letters are confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Thank you notes should be general. form letters poems consumer complaints or business testimonials will not be printed.
Damaging myths about poverty and blame
The piece argues poverty is not personal failure but shaped by birth luck racism and discriminatory systems. It notes Adam Smith Weber and Rockefeller linked wealth to virtue while acknowledging bias and structural barriers. It highlights housing education and disability hurdles and the social narrative that poor people deserve their fate.
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Adam Smith
Max Weber
Heaven
Hell
Weber
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Economic Policy Institute
China Lessons Challenge US Teacher Training Models
Dr John Richard Schrock argues China’s normal universities differ from US Ed Schools. He notes three-year teacher college training in China versus longer US methods-heavy programs, with China stressing content and science, producing graduates who edge US in biology knowledge, research output, and science literacy. Schrock cites Emporia State roots and critiques evolving US standards.
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China
America
Ecole Normale
Central China Normal University
Wuhan
University of Kansas
Kansas State University
Wichita State University
Fort Hays
Pittsburg
Emporia
U.S
Kansas
United States
Madeline Hunter
Nature
John Richard Schrock
The
Kansas School Naturalist
Emporia State University
Reducing Farm Stress with Practical Steps from John Schlageck
John Schlageck argues stress harms health and safety on farms and offers practical relief. He urges open communication with bank, family, and community groups, plus regular physicals, healthy eating, breaks, and purposeful activity to maintain wellbeing and safety around machinery. He notes his Kansas farming background informs his guidance.
Recipe for America author Jill Richardson
Jill Richardson wrote Recipe for America Why Our Food System Is Broken and What We Can Do to Fix It The work is distributed by OtherWords.org
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America
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Otherwords.org
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