Summer reading programs keep learning alive for kids
Reading programs over the summer help children learn while at play. Pierceville Plymell Summer Library Program and Books on the Bus bring art and reading to youngsters, aiding kindergarten transitions and widening access to books. Families are urged to combine travel with reading and teachers to integrate tech to engage students, narrowing the achievement gap.
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Ummer
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Telegram invites signed letters to editor in Garden City KS
The Telegram asks readers to submit letters to the editor signed with address and phone number. All letters will be confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Letters should be under 500 words and general thank you notes are accepted. form letters, poems, consumer complaints, or business testimonials will not be printed. Email editor at getelegram com or fax 620 275-5165 276-6862 Attn Editor Ext 201 or mail Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846.
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Qontine Oy
First Amendment text on religion and free speech
The passage cites the First Amendment limits on Congress, forbidding establishment of religion and prohibiting the free exercise thereof. It protects freedom of speech press assembly and petition to redress grievances.
Democrats Target Future Kansas Statehouse Team
Democrats aim to build a durable Kansas political bloc led by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and lawmakers. They field candidates in 36 of 40 Senate districts and 96 of 125 House districts, seeking momentum to counter GOP majorities amid tax, energy, and health care concerns.
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PEKA
Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius
Congress
Sebelius
Nicole Corcoran
Corcoran
GOP
Christian Morgan
Morgan
Senate
Mike Gaughan
Phill Kline
Bob Beatty
Washburn University
Johnson County
Kline
Beatty
Barack Obama
Nancy Boyda
Jim Ryun
Ryun
Lynn Jenkins
Obama
John McCain
McCain
U.S. Senate
Sam Brownback
Washington
Jim Slattery
Pat Roberts
Slattery
Obama faces test of race and preferences in politics
Roger Hernandez argues Obama cannot fully transcend race while still backing some affirmative action. He cites Obama comments on college admissions and debates whether a new, nonracial form of affirmative action is possible. The piece notes pressure from both political wings and questions Obama’s clarity on the issue.
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Ople
Barack Obama
George Stephanopoulos
Obama
Philadelphia
Stephanopoulos
DeWayne Wickham
USA Today
Arizona
Colorado
Nebraska
Wickham
Ward
Connerly
California
Michigan
Washington
Wall Street Journal
United States
Albania
Appalachia
England
America
Nascar
Supreme Court
University of Michigan
Roger Hernandez
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Rogereh
Optoniine
Women named among America’s most famous figures list
A national poll of 2,000 adults and a teen list share nine names including Martin Luther King Jr and Rosa Parks. Oldsters swap Monroe and Einstein for Monroe and Einstein. Cokie Roberts celebrates women in history, with a bibliography highlighting Adams, Madison, Duchesne, and Sacagawea among others.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
Susan B. Anthony
Benjamin Franklin
Amelia Earhart
Oprah Winfrey
Marilyn Monroe
Thomas Edison
Albert Einstein
Oldsters
Betsy Ross
Henry Ford
Monroe
Einstein
Cokie Roberts
New York Times
Roberts
Publishers Weekly
Abigail Adams
Margaret B. Smith
Martha Jefferson
Dolley Madison
Elizabeth Monroe
Louisa Catherine Adams
Eliza Hamilton
Theodosia Burr
Rebecca Gratz
Louisa Livingston
Rosalie Calvert
Sacagawea
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Garden City
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King Features Syndicate
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Washington Post
ABC News
National Public Radio
Sam Donaldson
ABC
Steven V. Roberts
United Media
USA Weekend
Bethesda, Md
Cokie
Rose Philippine Duchesne
Dolores Hope
Dandchope
Juno.com
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