Debate on Amtrak subsidies and future of rail travel
The piece argues Amtrak may face funding cuts under the Bush agenda, likening potential losses to Social Security and farm subsidies. It notes Norman Mineta proposed removing federal operating funds in 2006, suggesting a self supporting system or new user taxes, and advocates a cooperative overhaul including track investment and incentives for high speed rail.
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America
Amtrak
Iraq
Norman Mineta
Mineta and Company
Quote snippets on faith, Watergate, and NYPD Blue creator
The quotes touch on faith based aid and non discrimination in a program, a claim about Watergate handling in Nixon era, and creator David Milch noting sobriety of detective Sipowicz. It links Bush remarks on inclusivity, Dean comments on confidential govt lawyer conversations, and Milch’s note on his show.
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Methodist Church
Bush
Nixon
John W. Dean
Sipowicz
David Milch
Steven Bochco
ABC
Nypd Blue
Andy Sipowicz
Milch
Telegram invites reader feedback via multiple contacts
The Telegram invites reader feedback by email, fax, or phone. Send correspondence to Attn Editor at 310 N Seventh St Garden City Kansas 67846 or use the provided contact options for submissions and letters to the editor.
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Seventh St
Garden City
First Amendment text as constitutional guarantee
A historic articulation of the First Amendment limits on government power. It defines religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition rights, prohibiting establishment of religion and protecting free exercise, free expression, and redress of grievances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beye
Easy Mark in Africa Hoards Big Get Rich Quick Lemons
Columnist Donald Kaul chronicles a flood of scam emails from Africa offering millions in return for help moving funds. He jokes about Susan Baloy, Charles Ndolo, Marriam Abacha, and others promising multimillion payments, while noting his accidental status as Africa’s favored foreign partner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Baloy
South Africa
Charles Ndolo
Martins Ndolo
Zimbabwe
Netherlands
Marriam Abacha
Sani Abacha
Nigeria
Marriam
Sesay Massaquee
Sierra Leone
Sonny Kanarski
Africa
Reader letters critique annual Telegram awards categories
Mike Scheiman of Garden City questions the criteria of Readers Choice Awards in The Telegram. He argues some top three picks misfit categories like Video Rental Bed and Breakfast and Grocery Store, urging clearer criteria, accurate classifications, and avoidance of obvious misplacements. He also praises civic engagement and notes ADA parking improvements at Garden City Community College, inviting reader input to Vic Terrelli and Bob Larson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telegram
Exaongin
Wal-Mart
Target
Hastings
Dillons
Movie Gallery
Wheatlands
Continental Inn
Garden City
Walgreens
Webster’s
Mike Scheiman
United States
Dennis Perryman
Garden City Community College
Vic Terrelli
Bob Larson
Telegram Letters Policy For Readers Sign Your Letters
The Telegram invites signed letters with writer address and phone number. All letters are confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Limit 500 words. thank you notes should be general. Form letters poems or business testimonials will not be printed.
Arbor Day and community memories from Garden City
A slice of local history blending Arbor Day origins and a long recall of the Finnup family. The piece covers school tree planting traditions, Harvard Divinity School worship interfaith efforts, and memories of George Finnup, Alta Mae, Isabel and Frederick Finnup, and the Finnup Foundation Trust run by Katherine Hart and her daughter Caverly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard Divinity School
Unitarian Universalists
Lutheran- Episcopal Student Association
Harambe
Jewish Student Association
United Methodist
National Arbor Day Foundation
Nebraska
J. Sterling Morton
Nebraska Board of Agriculture
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Britannica
Katherine Hart
George Finnup
George
Alta Mae
O.W. Miner
San Francisco
Isabel
Frederick
Frederick Finnup
Garden City
Washburn University
Finnup
Caverly
Finnup Foundation
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