World and Spain News Roundup on Middle East and Zapatero Victory
Oblique editorials note the Israeli strike that killed Hamas founder Sheik Ahmed Yassin and question peace prospects in the Middle East. They also celebrate Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero’s Spanish election win and vow of a forceful anti-terror stance with troop withdrawal from Iraq. Environmental degradation and Amazon deforestation warn of global warming risks, urging rational resource use and international accords.
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Asahi Shimbun
Tokyo
Sheik Ahmed Yassin
Middle East
Hamas
Gaza Strip
Israel
Ariel Sharon
Gaza
Yassin
Sharon
United States
United Nations Security Council
Socialist Party
Jose Luis Zapatero
Popular Party
Zapatero
Iraq
Earth
Amazon
Reader letter complains about March 6 article
A reader and his family defend Rod Fercking and his kin against the paper's coverage. They accuse the editor of publishing an unfair story and warn that consequences will follow.
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Rod Fercking
Telegram letters policy and contact details
The Telegram invites signed letters to the editor with writer’s address and phone number for confirmation before publication. Letters are subject to editing for libel and length and should be under 500 words. Thank you letters are general. forms, poems, consumer complaints, or business testimonials will not be printed.
Finney County admin and school addresses listed in note
The document lists county and city offices in Garden City including the County Administrative Center at 311 N Ninth St and City Administrative Center at 301 N Eighth St. It also lists the USD 457 Educational Support Center at 1205 Fleming St along with a surface contact number 275-5110 and fax 276-5220.
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Finney County Commission
Ninth St
Garden City
Garden City Commission City
Eighth St
Telegram Reader Forum Contact Details
The Telegram invites reader input via email and online forms and lists a mailing address at 310 N. Seventh St Garden City Kansas 67846 For feedback call 275 2708 or 66062 postal code lines appear, with editor contact and forum instructions for submissions.
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N. Seventh St
Garden City
First Amendment text excerpt summary card
The excerpt outlines the First Amendment protections for religion speech press assembly and petition. It asserts government may not establish a religion abridge freedoms or punish peaceful assembly or petition for grievances. It serves as a foundational constitutional guarantee of civil liberties.
Must it carry the force of law in pregnancy disputes
Ellen Goodman argues the Melissa Ann Rowland case raises a broader question about whether a doctor's orders can carry legal force over a pregnant woman. The piece cites similar incidents, notes the tension between maternal rights and fetal interests, and cautions against treating pregnancy as a crime waiting to happen.
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Ann Rowlands
Utah
Rowland
Melissa Ann Rowland
Amber Marlowe
Lynn Paltrow
National Advocates For
Paltrow
Why Iraqis hate us fuels long occupation debate
Patrick G. Coy argues U S and Britain created a cycle of abuse from World War I to the present, detailing British imperial actions, CIA coups, Saddam Hussein reliance, sanctions harm, and ongoing civilian casualties. He warns continued US presence faces durable Iraqi resistance and critiques postwar policy.
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Washington
Iraq
U.S
United States
Britain
Saddam Hussein
CIA
Baath Party
Hussein
Iran
United
Human Rights Watch
Paul Bremer
Halliburton
Bechtel
Vietnam
Defense
Paul Wolfowitz
Time Zones and a City of Transitions
A personal reflection on daylight saving Time and time zone quirks in Garden City and neighboring areas. The piece notes spring’s approach, the push and pull of Mountain and Central Time, and local anecdotes about changes in Lakin and across the state. It cites Irene DeVaney of the Hamilton County Museum and references a 1989 Lakin proposal and public discussion with Santa Claus and a Wall Street Journal reporter present.
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Cuntain
Long Park
Evans and
Walnut Streets
Garden City
Congregational Church
Syracuse
Irene DeVaney
Hamilton County
Dodge City
Kearny County
Deerfield
Central Standard
Lakin
Lakin City
Dennis Jones
U.S. Department of Transportation
Memorial Building
Santa Claus
Wall Street Journal
Robert Day
Wolf
Finney/Kearny
Mountain
Central
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