Kobach panel critique in Garden City on immigration
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach faced sharp questions on immigration during a Garden City High School panel. Critics from Allie Devine to business groups challenged his statistics, citing objective studies on immigrant labor and the costs of reform, highlighting a clash over reality versus fearmongering.
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Sunflower opponents target Excel power plants in Kansas
Online reader comments from GCTelegram.com respond to a federal appeals court ruling on a new coal plant in Holcomb. The remarks criticize Wichita and Lawrence area power plants for high pollution and frequent permit renewals while praising Beef Empire Days BBQ Challenge judge Dale Gillen.
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Letters Policy for The Telegram Editor Section
The Telegram invites signed letters with writer address and phone for publication. All letters are confirmed before printing and may be edited for libel and length. Thank you letters should be general. form letters poems consumer complaints or business testimonials won’t be printed. Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 Phone 620 276-6862 Ext 201 Fax 866 379-2675 Attn Editor Online www gctelegram com
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The Administrative State and Its Obama Era Power
The piece argues the IRS targeting scandal shows a broader shift toward powerful unelected bureaucrats. It critiques how Congress delegates broad rulemaking and spending with little oversight, privileging regulators over democratic process and accountability.
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War films and memory rise above politics in Stanley Crouch view
The essay argues that memorializing the fallen transcends partisan divides and that films like Glory and Saving Private Ryan reveal the true cost of war. It contrasts postwar mythmaking with historical horror, recalling Civil War figures and Gettysburg valor to affirm humanity’s desire to live beyond slogans.
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Taxing Commission concept urged by Kansas professor
Political science professor Joseph A. Aistrup of Kansas State University argues for a Taxing Commission to reform Kansas taxes. He critiques the 2012 income tax cut, notes capital mobility and global competition limit tax policy effects, and calls for broader base tax reforms and reductions in rates, with emphasis on equity for the poor and elderly.
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