Editorial urges Kansas lawmakers to fix school funding before deadline
The editorial by Dena Sattler criticizes ultra conservative control in Kansas for blocking a constitutional, equity grounded school funding plan. It warns of potential widespread school closures if the June 30 deadline passes and calls for a special session to remedy the unequal distribution between rich and poor districts.
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Comment on Garden City scam warning and legislative clash
Online readers react to Garden City Police warning about a kidnapping scam targeting parents and the Kansas legislative clash over school funding after the Supreme Court deemed it unconstitutional. Concerns about prison consequences and political tactics appear in reader remarks.
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Vuely Luis LLC
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Letters to the Editor Policy at The Telegram
The Telegram invites signed letters with full writer address and phone number for confirmation. Letters are edited for libel and length and must be 500 words or less. 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 Fax 866 379 2675 Email editor at telegram an Online www gctelegram com
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Harambe the gorilla and the price of a life
The Cincinnati Zoo faced intense backlash after shooting 17-year-old Harambe to protect a 4-year-old boy who fell into the enclosure. Advocates debated humane options while experts noted the gorilla’s strength and unpredictable behavior. The zoo chose to sacrifice the animal to save the child, a decision criticized by some and defended by others.
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Celebrating Freedom and Picnic Season
A column recalling the joys of summer picnics and free speech, praising the freedoms won by American founders and paid for by soldiers. It reflects on independence, the right to discuss religion and politics, and memorializes those who sacrificed for liberty. Tom Purcell notes his Pittsburgh Tribune-Review column and distribution by Cagle Cartoons Inc.
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Kansas Views on Tax Policy and Civic Dread in Dillard Echo
The piece blends a Dillard essay metaphor with Kansas politics, arguing a hidden threat from radical ideologies is undercutting state vitality. It likens a water bug bite to tax policy shifts, urging Kansans to vote in November to revive civic life and reverse perceived decay.
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