Public Pulse supports business education partnerships
Gretchen Tierghien of U.S.D 457 praises the Dallas school district and Garden City schools for partnering with local media. The letter highlights benefits for both business and schools, including trained labor, stronger communities, and media literacy for students.
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America
National School Public Relations Association
Larry Ascough
Dallas Independent School
Money Business
Garden City
U.S.C
Gretchen Tiberghien
U.S.D
Candidate invites vote in April four city seats
Duane West City Commissioner urges Garden City voters to cast ballots on April 2 for four City Commission seats, four USC 457 board members, and three Community College trustees. He notes issues include power needs and prudent use of tax dollars, lists his contact info, and seeks re election.
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U.S.C. 457
Our Community College
Duane Hays
The
Garden National Bank
Ward Loyd
Steve Wilkinson
St. Catherine Hospital
Mike Quint
Frank Schmale
Team Electronics
Myself
City Commission
North Eighth
Garden City
Duane West
Deadline for election letters March 29 at 5 p.m.
The Editor urges letters about the election to arrive at Telegram by Friday March 29 before 5 p.m. to ensure timely consideration. Readers are advised to submit early if questions for candidates require answers or rebuttal.
Distaff side corrections and curious notices
A reader correction clarifies a claim about swallowing a fly on Fleming Street and notes she swatted a fly instead. A letter from Lela Martin of Ulysses discusses Charlie Collins, longtime local businessman and retiree. A bold Extinction Notice from the American Museum of Natural History warns magazine subscriptions are expiring. A Dublin land lease offer sells one square foot in County Sligo for 20 dollars. A Davis Sr. watchdog is presented as a deterent to intruders.
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Natural History
Museum
American Museum of Natural History
Blarney Land
David Miley
County
Sligo
Republic of Ireland
St. Patrick’s Day
My life and not-so-hard times retirement note
A veteran reporter declines retirement, vows to keep writing words daily, and shares anecdotes from career. He recalls encounters with Carol Channing, Princess Margaret, and a Florence model, plus hobby highlights in fudge, chili, hunting, and ping pong. He cites Plato and Mencken, rejects horoscopes, praises his family talents, and ends with Sophie Tucker’s advice to keep breathing.
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Haydie Eames Yates
Carol Channing
Barbara
Pike’s Peak
Missouri University
H.L. Mencken
New Yorker
Sophie Tucker
Watergate echoes in Grassley battle over defense spending
John McCormally recalls a Watergate era mood as Reagan era clashes erupt over Iowa senator Charles Grassley. Ed Rollins is quoted urging harm to Grassley amid Grassley’s defense cuts and Pentagon waste probes, with McCormally noting Grassley’s long, conservative record and warning of political retaliation.
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Ronald Reagan
Ed Rollins
Reagan
White House
Iowa
Charles Grassley
Grassley
Chuck Grassley
Congress
Pentagon
Ed Meese
Charles Colson
Rollins
Washington
Don
Congression
H. R Gross
Senate
Weinberger
Atty. Gen. Smith
Wall Street Journal
Ronnie
Star Wars debate and the creep of progress
The author argues we must push ahead with space weapons like Star Wars despite risks. Inventions drive progress, even if they threaten destruction, and the world may not stop innovators. Progress may bring security or danger, but humanity must proceed and hope to avoid catastrophe.
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August Kotter
Geneva
Earth
Michigan
Carl Levin
Sen. Levin
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Andy Rooney
Mike
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