Garden City plans mentoring push after summer program cuts
Garden City USD 457 cut summer school and other programs affecting about 500 students for 2009 and 2010. Local groups including Big Brothers Big Sisters and Garden City Community College met to discuss a mentoring plan to support students, particularly those from low income families, and avert learning loss. The initiative aims to outsource summer learning to volunteers and potentially expand year round.
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Garden City
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Garden City Community College
Garden City Recreation Commission
USC 457
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Funes Sees Open Path for Social Justice Democrats
Mauricio Funes, a leftist television journalist, declared after winning El Salvador’s presidential election that the time has come for the excluded and for genuine democrats to seize opportunity in a move toward social justice and solidarity.
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Mauricio Funes
el Salvador
Telegram accepts signed letters to editor for publication
The Telegram outlines policy for letters to the editor including requirement for signatures, writer address and phone number, editorial confirmation, possible editing for libel and length, and a 500 word limit. It lists contact methods by email, fax, phone, and online submission and provides mailing address in Garden City Kansas.
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Seventh St
Garden City
The First Amendment Text and Core Liberties
A concise statement of the First Amendment limits on government action. It prohibits an establishment of religion and protects free exercise, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, assembly, and petition for redress of grievances. It anchors individual rights against federal government interference and has been interpreted to apply to states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Congress
Kansas GOP debates stimulus use to patch budget
GOP leaders warn Kansas must curb spending and resist relying on federal stimulus to balance the 2010 and 2011 budgets. Gov Sebelius proposes using 1.7 billion in stimulus for 2010 and 2011, with Republicans pressing for details and fearing later federal rules. Budget votes aim by early April, with a final bill due in May as lawmakers weigh education and university funding against deficits and stimulus strings.
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PEKA
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Senate
Kathleen Sebelius
GOP
Ways and Means Committee
Jay Emler
Lindsborg
Sebelius
Congress
Tom Sawyer
Wichita
Democratic Party
House Committee
State Board of Regents
Jason Watkins
Watkins
Violence Against Women Global Stats Highlight Ongoing Abuse
International Women’s Day draws UN and World Bank data showing one in five women face rape or attempted rape globally, with higher rates of abuse in countries like Colombia Peru and Mexico. The piece cites femicide laws in Peru and calls for action to curb domestic violence and dating abuse among youth.
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Ban Ki-moon
U.N
World Bank
Colombia
Peru
Justice Department
Mexico
Juarez
Liliana Rojero
National Women’s Institute
Rihanna
Chris Brown
Fisher email targets GOP tone and leadership
North Carolina Republican Ada Fisher drew national attention with an e mail calling for Michael Steele to resign as RNC chair and urging the party to stop flashy language and embrace real work. The column notes Powell's big tent push and critiques Limbaugh's influence while praising Fisher's sober interview on MSNBC.
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Republican National Committee
Ada Fisher
D.L. Hughley
Teddy Roosevelt
Fisher
North Carolina
Colin Powell
Bill Clinton
Powell
Bush
Rush Limbaugh
Limbaugh
Steele
RNC
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Rachel Maddow
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