Kansas legislator proposes statewide indoor smoking ban
Our View cites John Edmonds from Great Bend proposing a bill to ban smoking in all indoor workplaces including restaurants and bars. It notes current Kansas law allows local bans, cites communities with bans, presents health and business arguments, and permits opt out by referendums with broad public support.
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Bend
Edmonds
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Hutchinson
Salina
Lawrence
United States
National Cancer Institute
Center For Tobacco Cessation
Quotes and claims on accountability and media reach
The remarks cover calls for government transparency after a fatal intelligence incident in Iraq and Martha Stewart promising greater engagement with readers and viewers. Bao Yizhi notes the Communist Party remains the leading force with allied parties assisting.
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Bao Yizhi
China Democratic League
China
Telegram editorial contact details for reader input
The Telegram invites feedback via email, mail to Attn Editor at 310 N Seventh St Garden City Kansas, phone line ext 201 and postal address provided for reader submissions.
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N. Seventh St
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First Amendment text official summary
The First Amendment prohibits government establishment of religion and protects free exercise of religion, freedom of speech and of the press, and the right to assemble peacefully and to petition the government for grievances.
Missing the Mark on Girls Education and the Way Forward
Global leaders gathered to pressure the lack of education access for millions especially women. Gupta notes schooling cuts HIV AIDS risk, delays marriage, boosts earnings, and reduces abuse while urging free enrollment and targeted aid. Sperling and lawmakers push a preemption policy to fund classroom and teacher expansion, with Clinton and Hagel backing education as security.
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Washington
U.S
Geeta Rao Gupta
Gupta
International Center For Research On Women
Center For Global Development
Gene Sperling
Clinton White House
Kenya
Uganda
Tanzania
Sperling
Hillary Rodham Clinton
New York
Chuck Hagel
Nebraska
Hagel
Ten Commandments public displays in culture wars persist
Opinion notes the Ten Commandments lawsuits before the U S Supreme Court, contrasting Texas and Kentucky displays with debates on government endorsement of religion. It cites critics and defenders, cites Scalia and Ginsburg exchanges, and argues the tablets symbolize both history and religious expression within American law.
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Mel Gibson
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DeMille
Order of Eagles
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U.S. Supreme Court
Texas Monument
Kentucky
Supremes
Antonin Scalia
Texas
Greg Abbott
I Am
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Matthew Staver
America
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University of Texas Law School
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Justice Scalia
Scalia
Lord Thy God
Supreme Court
Brent Walker
The
Baptist Joint Committee
Refresher on Four Way Stop Rules and Courtesy
A reader vents about four way stop violations in Garden City and blocking intersections on Kansas Plaza. Rules cited from the Kansas Driver's Handbook include yielding to those in the intersection, left turns yield to opposing traffic, and straight through having right of way. The piece also notes drivers blocking cross-traffic and urges attention to the handbook and driving courtesy.
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Kansas Plaza
College Drive
Plaza Inn
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