Greensburg model for eco friendly revival after tornado
The Kansas town of Greensburg population about 800 rebuilt after a 2007 tornado, becoming a model for environmental initiatives. Visiting tornado areas from Tuscaloosa Reading and Joplin explore Greensburgs recovery, showing how determination and vision can guide communities through disaster and rebuild with sustainable efforts.
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Attitude Over Attire Highlights Garden City Dress Code Debate
Dorinda Gerber comments on volunteer service award during Beef Empire Days Banquet. The Garden City USD 457 dress code dispute sparks online debate about professionalism and unpaid duties. Gerber emphasizes doing unremunerated tasks alongside required work.
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Letters Policy for Garden City Telegram
The Telegram invites signed letters with address and phone for publication confirmation. Letters are edited for libel and length and must be 500 words or fewer. General “thank you” and form letters are discouraged. writers should send to Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City Kansas 67846 or editor gctelegram at www gctelegram com.
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Lies Have Many Lives in American Political Theater
columnist Stanley Crouch traces how repeated falsehoods from Fox News and right wing media distort truth, from Goebbels era propaganda to modern campaigns. He cites the 26th District race in New York where Kathy Hochul defeated Jane Corwin, exposing Medicare lies and the public’s wary response to Republican tax- cut priorities.
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New York
Kathy Hochul
Dialogue and Differences in a Dynamic Democracy
In Rochester during a layover I read reader emails praising a new voice and opposing ones about free speech. The essay cites Frederick Douglass on silencing voices and argues democracy thrives on exchange, despite hostile comments. Maria Hinojosa, NPR’s Latino USA host, is noted as the author.
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The Kansas Way in public policy and legacy
Burdett Loomis discusses the Kansas Way as a tradition of moderate, reality-based governance shaped by 1960s and 1970s leaders. He contrasts past steady funding and pragmatic policy with recent conservative shifts under Sam Brownback, noting impacts on education, welfare, and state agencies.
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