Garden City backs Efficiency Kansas energy program
Garden City adopts Efficiency Kansas funded by federal stimulus to cut utility costs. The program offers $100 energy audits and no interest loans up to $20 000 for homes and $30 000 for small businesses with monthly repayments via utility bills. Local residents should take advantage.
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Unruly online reply targets Westboro ruling
A GCTelegram com reader called the Westboro Baptist Church unsavory in a comment reacting to a Supreme Court free speech ruling. A Garden City Community College rodeo freshman Emily Miller described a hometown weekend rodeo plan aiming for a one two finish.
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Unions face political fight across Kansas Wisconsin
The piece surveys union strength in the United States, noting declines since the 1960s and 1970s and a rise in public sector unions. It contrasts Wisconsin's bid to curb public unions with Kansas's narrower “checkoff” bill, while arguing unions remain influential, especially among government workers. Chapman Rockaway of Fort Hays State University comments.
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Mexico’s sweep of immigration reform shocks North and South
Maria Hinojosa argues Mexico’s February reforms restructure migrant status, replacing “illegal immigrant” with transit visas and expanded rights. She notes Mexico’s approach contrasts U.S. stagnation, praising reduced rhetoric and increased dignity for migrants, while highlighting cross-border pressures.
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Nonviolence as a power in civil rights and Middle East protests
Stanley Crouch argues that nonviolent action, championed by Martin Luther King Jr and Gandhi, proved decisive against racism in the United States and is shaping the toppling of Middle East dictators. He credits King’s strategy, criticizes Malcolm X, and highlights Gene Sharp’s influence, with social media aiding peaceful defiance.
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