City review urged on FedEx building at airport site
Our View urges City Commission to study the role of government in airport area development as it weighs a proposed 600000 dollar city owned building leased to Federal Express with 21000 dollars annual rent rising 3 percent per year. It questions tax effects and ownership options, calling for public discussion.
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Garden City
U.S
China
WTO
Enron
Houston
Peggy Noonan
Wall Street Journal
Ronald Reagan
Noonan
New York Times
Calvary
River Kwai
New York City
John
Saddam Hussein
Persian Gulf
Hussein
Public figures spar over war on terror and social issues
President Bush calls Osama bin Laden marginal in the war on terrorism. Joan Garry of GLAAD comments on Rosie O'Donnell’s disclosure. Jeanne Phillips explains turning in a man who sought advice about fantasies involving girls after his arrest on child pornography charges.
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Bush
Osama bin Laden
Rosie
Joan Garry
The
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
Rosie O’donnell
Abby
Jeanne Phillips
History highlights for March 14 across centuries
Highlights on March 14 recount key events from 1743 the first town meeting at Faneuil Hall to 2002 noting 292 days left in the year. Landmark moments include Eli Whitney patenting the cotton gin in 1794 and Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man premiering in 1943.
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America
Faneuil Hall
Boston
Eli Whitney
Congress
Harding
Republic of
Czechoslovakia
Kansas Legislature weighs driver licenses for undocumented immigrants
The Kansas Legislature considers allowing undocumented immigrants to apply for state driver licenses. Debates focus on eligibility, security safeguards, and impact on transportation safety and compliance with state law.
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Kansas
Journalists Under Fire for Public Distrust and Media Faults
A critical column argues journalists face scorn alongside media, lawyers, and salespeople. It cites biased reporting, corporate influence, and poor interpretation of finance and politics, including misread Argentine soy prices and Enron coverage, urging accountability. Columnist Alan Guebert can be emailed for comment.
Family TV Night Reframes 9/11 Documentary Impact
Kathleen Parker reflects on watching CBSs 9/11 documentary with her family. She recalls childhood TV rituals, the shared fear, and how the event altered ordinary family time, transforming Friday or Sunday evenings into a solemn, communal memory and a new normal.
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Kennedy
Jack Ruby
Oswald
Critique of K State Extension Coverage in Farm Policy Debate
Jim French voices concern over Kansas State University Extension press releases on Cattlemen's Day and packer ownership debates. He cites potential bias from industry funding, praises independent analyses by McBowen and others, and argues for neutral, balanced journalism in publicly funded universities amid corporate influence and big-firm profits.
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Kansas State University Extension
K-State
Mike Collinge
KLA
Collinge
Roger McBowen
Iowa State University
Neil Hart
Peter Carstensen
University of Wisconsin
Mintert and Co
McEowen
McBowen
Cargill
Smithfield Farms
Tyson
Kansas State University
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House Bank
Tommy Robinson
Arkansas
Bob Mrazek
Cy E-man
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
Ncbas
Farm Bureau
Argentina
Illinois
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Worldnet
Nort
Lige
Erin
Farm & Food File
Alan Guehert
Garden City Telegram
Kathleen Parker
Orlando Sentinel
Kparker
KSA News
By Jim French
Jim French
Reno County
Kansas Rural Center
Prairie Writers Circle
Land Institute
Salina
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