Bureaucracy and Libya policy spark debate in regional papers
The Brunswick News urges house cleaning amid GAO findings of 80 overlapping programs and wasted spending while The Seattle Times questions unilateral action in Libya. Both call for defined, multilateral approaches with respect for local realities and the UN.
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Closing of Center for Independent Living Southwest Kansas Sparks Reactions
Online comment highlights concern for about 500 clients served in southwest Kansas as the Center for Independent Living Southwest Kansas closes amid reports of financial irregularities. Anita Ledesma Soto says the agency never left its consumers and could not leave.
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Letters Policy For Garden City Telegram readers
The Telegram invites signed letters with writer address and phone number and will confirm before publication. Letters may be edited for libel and length and should be 500 words or fewer. Send to Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 or online at www gctelegram com.
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Obama resumes Gitmo tribunals amid detainment policy clash
The piece analyzes Barack Obama’s shift from a campaign pledge to close Guantanamo Bay within a year to formalizing a detention policy similar to Bush era practices. Anonymous White House lawyers defend the plan as consistent with prior remarks, citing six monthly reviews and Article 75 commitments, while critics question legitimacy and congressional involvement.
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World leaders urged to act as Gadhafi crimes persist
Cartoonist Michael Reagan argues Obama should lead against Libyan aggression, contrasting with Reagan era decisive action off Libya in 1981. He contends the world awaits bold U.S. leadership and criticizes Obama for inaction while citing past military responses and a presidential stance.
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Time to revive middle class and jobs in America
Elizabeth Rose of Campaign for America's Future urges a shift from tax breaks to investing in Main Street. She calls for stopping overseas job moves, rolling back subsidies to Big Oil drug companies and bankers, and letting Bush tax cuts expire for earners over 250000, to fund job creation and protect teachers cops and firefighters.
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Westboro Baptist Church criticized in reader letter
A reader denounces Westboro Baptist Church and Rev. Fred Phelps for anti funeral protest signs and claims they misuse God’s name. The letter challenges Supreme Court rulings and urges the group to stop harassing grieving families. Gary D. Kraft of Deerfield signs the critique.
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