Opposition to diverting funds from preschool programs to general fund
Editorial argues against diverting early education funds to Kansas general fund as Senate Bill 463 would abolish the Kansas Endowment for Youth Fund and related programs. It notes past transfers from KDOT, warns of long term harm to preschool initiatives, and cites local impact from Russell Child Development Center in 19 southwest counties. Government allies and private investors are accused of backroom deals and risky one time payments.
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Kansas
Sam Brownback
Kansas Department of Transportation
KDOT
Kansas Endowment For Youth Fund
Children’s Initiatives Fund
Economic Development Initiatives Fund
Southwest
Russell Child Development Center
Brownback
Senate Ways and Means
Larry Powell
Garden City
Garden City YMCA Keeps Promise Program Praises Vision
Editor selected online comments from GCTelegram respond to a story on new Garden City healthcare clinics and celebrate the YMCA Keeping Our Promise initiative. Chad Knight, Garden City Family YMCA CEO, notes the community support that funds free memberships for students and the joy seen in their successes.
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Gctelegram.com
Garden City
YMCA
Garden City Family Ymca
Chad Knight
Letters to The Telegram Editor Policy Note
The Telegram invites signed letters under 500 words with writer address and phone. All letters will be confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. General thank you notes may be printed but form letters poems consumer complaints and testimonials will not. Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846.
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N. Seventh St
Garden City
Pat Conroy Pride and a Fateful Love of Words
Kathleen Parker recalls Pat Conroy and his friend Doug Marlette, detailing Conroy’s literary impact and personal warmth. She notes Conroy’s struggle with fame, his father’s death, and the Mable tension of a writer whose work offered solace yet demanded exposure. The piece reflects on loss, memory, and the enduring bond with Marlette.
Drugmakers press PR push to sway policy elites
A covert advertising drive by pharma firms targets policymakers rather than the public, portraying industry as benevolent while pushing to preserve high medicine prices. Executives claim they aim to influence Congress to avoid altering current pricing and monopolistic practices that favor corporate profits over consumers.
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Congress
Facebook
Twitter
Celgene
Bob Hugin
Hugin
Kansas must guard impartial courts from partisan packing
H Edward Flentie warns that Gov Brownback and allied lawmakers have sought to pack Kansas courts with partisan judges. He cites threats to funding, merit selection, and impeachment powers, predicts renewed efforts in the current session and upcoming retention elections, and urges vigilance to protect judicial independence and avoid ballot fatigue.
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Sam Brownback
Tim Owens
Senate Judiciary Committee
Kansas
Kansas House
Kansas Senate
Kansans
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Kansans For Life
Hightower and Kansas lawmakers contact list excerpt
Jim Hightower a radio commentator writer and editor of The Hightower Lowdown is linked with a Kansas contact list for legislators. It includes Representatives Doll Jennings Hineman Alford Ewy Francis and Senators Powell Love Holmes with phone numbers and email addresses at house ks gov and senate.
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Jim Hightower
Hightower
Otherwords
Russ Jennings
R-Lakin
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Don Hineman
Don.hineman
House
Steve Alford
Ulysses
J.stephen.alford
John Ewy
R-Jetmore
John.ewy
Shannon Francis
Shannon.francis
Larry Powell
Garden City
Senate
Garrett Love
R-Montezuma
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Mitch Holmes
R-St. John
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South Carolina
Tidal
South
Naples
Florida
Kathi
Washington Post
Doug Marlette
Santini
Marlette
Team
Mariette
Kathleen Parker
Kathleenparker
Washpost.com
Parker
Minuteman Media Ser
Insight Kansas
Ed Flentie
H. Edward Flentie
Wichita State University
John Doll
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