Kansans urged to fund transportation program pronto
Ed Miller of KDOT warns the agency will have to cut 550 million in projects if funding fails this year. She backs Gov Sebelius bond plan totaling 465 million of a 1 billion ten year program, while legislators push debt concerns and alternative funding. Officials say education funding dominates, but Miller argues strong roads fuel economic growth and election risk if cuts occur.
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Notable quotes mark postwar reflections and inductions
Hans Blix criticizes lack of WMD findings in Iraq while urging caution after extensive interrogations. Staff Sgt. Mejia surrenders after refusing combat duty, embracing peace. Prince joins Rock Hall alongside Seger ZZ Top Browne Dells Harrison in a high profile 2000s induction scene.
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Telegram Reader Forum contact details
The Telegram invites feedback via email fax or phone with editor contacts listed. Readers may direct letters to Attn Editor at 310 N Seventh St Garden City Kansas 67846 or reach the desk by the provided extensions.
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Landmark U S Bill of Rights Passage Cited in Congress
The text quotes the First Amendment asserting Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or abridging free exercise speech press assembly and petition. The provision shields individual rights in relation to government power and limits legislative action. This summary highlights the core guarantees as framed in the constitutional clause.
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Barney Frank Prompts Jobs Debate Shift in Demos
In this March 4 speech Barney Frank argues the private sector now creates wealth faster than jobs and urges a New Deal style approach. He links outsourcing and lower wages to a jobless recovery, calls for stronger trade rules, union rights, and a more progressive tax, plus using public funds to employ people in socially useful work.
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O Reilly admits missteps in Iraq war coverage and media critique
Peter Hart, a FAIR analyst, notes O Reilly apologized for his WMD prediction and broadened self criticism. The piece traces O Reilly’s shifting stance on Bush, Tenet, and media bias, contrasting his no spin image with frequent name calling and self defense.
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Buffalo Commons reshapes Great Plains outlook and policy
Boston author talk frames a shift on the Great Plains as Restora tion based development gains steam. Debates about depopulation, bison expansion, and new regional diversity meet concerns over water, land, and public infrastructure led by Kansas official Mike Hayden and scholars at Kansas State University.
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