Kansas water concerns loom over future supplies
Leaders at the Kansas Geological Survey conference warned that water shortages and declining quality loom if state efforts lag. Western Kansas faces the most problems while reports on drinking water remain contested. In Princeton, talks to secure a 40 year federal grant to upgrade water, and Lane faces mandated well closures, forcing temporary sourcing from a rural district. Action is urged to prevent unsafe or unavailable water statewide.
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Princeton
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Lane
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Franklin County Rural Water District No. 6
Leaders and lawmakers weighed as hits and misses rise
Former New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean criticizes actions of the Bush and Clinton administrations while chairing the Sept. 11 commission. Marie Wilson backs the Vote Run Lead plan to train 1000 women for office. Foothills Grocery worker Melissa Anastasiou notes water strain as troopers, agents, dogs, and media descend on Ahead, Arkansas for a fugitive hunt.
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Thomas Kean
Bush
Clinton
Marie Wilson
Melissa Anastasiou
Foothills Grocery
Ahead
Ark
Mets to Write Finney County Commission
A note indicates the Mets will write to the Finney County Commission regarding matters at the County Administrative Center located at 311 N Ninth Street in Garden City Kansas 67846. The City Commission in Garden City is also involved, with the City Administrative Center at 301 N Eighth Street listed for reference.
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Garden City
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Reader feedback address for The Telegram Kansas
The Telegram invites reader feedback via email at editor@gettelegram.com or by mail to Attn Editor at 310 N Seventh St Garden City Kansas 67846.
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Garden City
First Amendment Text Remains Core of Civil Liberties
The First Amendment outlines five core protections: religion free exercise of religion freedom of speech press assembly and petition. It remains a central shield for individuals against government overreach and supports a marketplace of ideas in a democratic society.
Farmer campaign skeptic seeks seat on Bush Cheney team
Alan Guebert, a columnist, crafts a humorous self pitched entry to join the National Farm and Ranch Steering Committee Team for Bush Cheney 04. He extols farm ties, boasts of breadth of agricultural knowledge, jokes about longevity and political loyalty, and requests inclusion or a W04 hat.
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Las Vegas
National Farm and Ranch
Bush
Gibson as Jesus provokes conservative support and questions
Kathleen Parker critiques conservatives embrace of Mel Gibson for The Passion of the Christ while noting his family history and his father's Holocaust denial. The piece questions Gibson's stance on anti Semitism and his alignment with pre Vatican II Catholic views, urging clearer positions on Holocaust facts.
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Jesus
Mel Gibson
Hamlet
Gibson
Savior
Denmark
Conservative Media Research Center
Sam Donaldson
Rush Limbaugh
Peggy Noonan
Reader’s Digest
Yasser Arafat
Hutton Gibson
New York Times
Germany
Vatican II
al-Qaida
World Trade Center
Pentagon
Noonan
Tax refund loans prey on low income families
Debates RALs or refund anticipation loans used with EITC refunds, showing how high fees and near 143.6 percent APR siphon key benefits from low income workers. The piece notes the payoff of free tax filing, bank accounts, and stronger protections to avoid these scams. Deborah Ortiz of the Children’s Defense Fund is cited.
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IRS
Federal Reserve
America
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