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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 2002
Page
4
Steve Delaney and Bill Draper are listed as Editor and Publisher and Managing Editor respectively for the GCTelegram, with Delaney and Draper credited to GCTelegram.com.
Our View urges Finney County Commissioners to partner with Garden City and USD 457 to televise meetings. It notes that a half hour of setup could equip the chamber with cameras and mics and argues airing live improves accountability, accessibility, and education for residents.
Readers from Garden City discuss enrollment woes at GCHS revealing 1900 students with true headcount around 1600 after truants and absentees are excluded. They urge planning, funding, and a new high school to relieve crowding and improve one-on-one student support.
Readers weigh overcrowding at Garden City High School with responses urging ninth graders stay housed, calls to build another high school, and concerns about older students in mixed grades. Letters praise editorials on government budget issues and thank contributors for thoughtful insight.
Kansas Legislature weighs allowing undocumented immigrants to apply for driver licenses. Voters can comment by emailing the BUZZ column, or by calling (620) 275-2704, Attn: BUZZ. Respond yes no or not sure.
Jacob K. Lauer of Holcomb criticizes the USD 363 school board for prioritizing administration and new buildings over student needs. He urges bold, student supportive leadership, demanding boards stand in front and take decisive actions rather than pass responsibilities to district administrators.
The Garden City Telegram urges pet adoption from Finney County shelters and explains the value of spaying and neutering to curb overpopulation. It notes a $25 voucher program, adoption hours, and volunteering options, while a reader letter defends shelter actions in Gracie's rescue.
A reader laments Garden City public schools for refusing to post the United States motto In God We Trust in classrooms while noting the motto appears on money. The letter urges broader adoption nationwide and criticizes the district’s decision.
A 91-year-old lifelong resident received a late tax notice on a Friday, leaving her upset over the weekend as the treasurer's office was closed. She insists she timely paid, and the error highlights office efficiency concerns.
History highlights March 9 note the five hour clash between ironclads Monitor and Virginia ending in a draw at Hampton Roads. Also mark Mazarin’s death in 1661, Napoleon’s marriage in 1796, Pancho Villa raids in 1916, FDR’s New Deal start in 1933, Murrow’s 1954 See It Now critique of McCarthy.
A columnist defends open meeting rules as critical to citizen participation and argues for renewing a half cent city sales tax to support infrastructure and police protection. He notes voter questions via The Telegram and details how inquiries will be collected, answered, and published before the March 23 edition, with NCAA tournament musings concluding the piece.
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