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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 2011
Page
4
A Kansas judge ruled Friday that state school funding is inadequate, supporting fairness in financing as the Shawnee Mission district faces about $20 million in cuts, impelling parents to seek restored local dollars for their schools.
Editorial notes that many Kansas districts seek to raise funds via local options while a judge ruled the Local Option Budget cannot be isolated from the state funding formula. The piece argues unlimited local taxes would hurt poorer districts, worsen inequities, and challenge statewide K-12 funding fairness amid Gov. Brownback cuts and ongoing lawsuits by over 60 districts.
Online reader reaction to a Supreme Court free speech ruling targets the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka. The piece notes strong local sentiment and asks when restraint will come. In sports coverage, Mason Turner of the Scott City Beavers celebrates a standout moment from the Class 3A state basketball title run.
The Telegram invites signed letters under 500 words with writer address and phone for confirmation before publication. Letters may be edited for libel and length and are not printed if form letters poems consumer complaints or business testimonials. Send to Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 or online at gctelegram.com.
In his first weeks as governor Sam Brownback pushes a far reaching agenda that reshapes state government. He dismisses non core spending, reorganizes agencies, creates cabinet task forces, and signals aggressive action on Medicaid school finance pensions and tax reform while promising to sign abortion restrictions.
Maria Hinojosa reflects on Ted Kheel's storied role as a labor mediator and laments current Wisconsin and Indiana moves to curb collective bargaining. She argues for listening to all sides, cites Kheel’s 30 000 resolved disputes, and urges modern mediators to restore trust and consensus in a polarized era.
Stanley Crouch critiques the Academy Awards and Melissa Leo’s F-bomb laden moment while arguing that democracy’s popular culture erodes taste. He contrasts Western media excess with Middle East and China respect for wisdom, urging a return to mature art and 1 Corinthians 13:11.
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