Flags and Flag Day traditions spread across the year
Our View notes numerous official days to fly the American flag beyond holidays. It cites the Flag Day June 14 1777 adoption and references The American Legion list including New Year s Day Inauguration Day Martin Luther King Jr birthday Lincoln and Washington’s birthdays Easter Mother's Day Armed Forces Day and other observances with varying dates.
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American Legion
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Flag respect and proper flag disposal urged for Flag Day
The piece stresses proper display and care of the US flag and outlines Flag Code rules. It notes flags should be clean repaired and retired respectfully when worn. The American Legion offers disposal help and more details on legion.org ahead of Flag Day on June 14.
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United States
Kansas
American Legion
Legion. Org
Move increases Beef Empire Days Chuck Wagon crowd approval
Online readers react to Beef Empire Days move to West Green at Lee Richardson Zoo. Bob Baker praises the new venue for space and crowd growth while another commenter urges more line workers over management following a Finney County budget story.
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Gctelegram.com
Finney County Commission
Bob Baker
West Green
Lee Richardson Zoo
Letters to the Telegram for publication guidance
The Telegram outlines that letters to the editor must be signed with the writer’s address and phone number and will be confirmed before publication. Letters are edited for libel and length and must be 500 words or less. general thank you notes are preferred and form letters, poems, or testimonials will not be printed.
Food abundance and teamwork shape American agriculture
A Kansas field outlook notes harvests of 390 million bushels of wheat and highlights how U S farmers, ranchers, and dairies feed Americans and aid other nations. It stresses affordable, varied diets, safe food, and the role of U S universities like K State and Fort Hays in educating international students while boosting local economies through agriculture and trade. Julie Doll, a Garden City native and former journalist, is cited.
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Kansas
Dairies
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S
K-State
Fort Hays
United States
Garden City
Julie Doll
California
Indiana
New York
The Gig Economy: A Brave New Workplace or a Trap
Commentary argues the gig economy replaces traditional jobs with on call, short term work paid poorly and lacking benefits. It cites 16 percent of U S workers in on call roles, warns of reduced worker rights and increased corporate greed.
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Silicon Valley
U.S
Views on Kansas school finance reform and tax fairness
Ted R. Morgan argues that fixing the Kansas school finance problem is impossible while political conflicts persist and property tax structure remains. He cites unequal valuations across counties, exemptions, intangibles largely untaxed, and per-student cost disparities, contending that more money will not ensure equal opportunity.
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Kansas
Supreme Court
Ted R. Morgan
Lakin
Voter letter condemns Trump as unfit and divisive
Stella Hernandez of Garden City expresses strong dismay at Donald Trump’s presidential bid. She calls him unprepared and racist toward Mexicans, praising Mexican Americans as hardworking. Hernandez fears his election would further divide the country.
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Donald Trump
United States
Trump
Stella Hernandez
Garden City
Capitol Hill residents seek permits for concealed guns in DC
A couple details their long effort to obtain conceal and carry permits in Washington DC since 2008 and the 2015-16 federal ruling freeing gun possession in federal enclaves. They criticize DC’s "good reason" requirement while noting a judge’s injunction and ongoing city resistance.
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Wife
Supreme Court
D.C
Washington
Congress
Richard Leon
Tom Purcell Humor Columnist Captured in Bio Note
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review humor columnist Tom Purcell is identified as a freelance writer. The note provides his contact email and mentions distribution by Cagle Cartoons Inc.
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Tom Purcell
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Tom
TomPurcell
Cagle Cartoons Inc
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