Agriculture under fire in Kansas demand for better trade links
Editor urges opposition to President Trump’s budget cuts to the U S Department of Agriculture and anti ag culture moves. Cites potential 21 percent discretionary cuts, risk to water programs and Farm Service Agency, calls for stronger trade ties, alternatives to Cuba détente, and a united Republican effort to defend rural Kansas livelihoods amid droughts, low prices, and wildfires.
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Quot points to taxpayers spending others money
Editorial selected online comment from GCTelegram.com in response to a letter criticizing President Trump’s anti-immigrant orders. It argues that nonbusiness owners, those who don’t understand business or pay real estate taxes, are quick to spend others’ money. Also cites a meteorologist quote on rain as rare and needed.
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Letters to the Editor Policy and Contact Details
The Telegram invites signed letters with address and phone for verification. Letters may be edited for libel and length and must be 500 words or fewer. Thank you notes should be general. form letters poems consumer complaints or business testimonials will not be printed. Writer Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 E mail editor Online www gctelegram com.
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School choice debates exam difficulties and inequities
The piece argues vouchers ESAs and school choice fail to equalize access. It highlights Indiana's large voucher program drawing white students to private schools, limits on poor families, and enduring rural access gaps. Nevada's ESA rules and private school enrollment rates illustrate ongoing inequities and the mismatch with public policy. Dr. John Richard Schrock notes systemic separation persists since Brown v. Board.
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Leadership lesson: personality versus policy in tax reform efforts
Analyzing Trump’s failed Obamacare repeal attempt, the piece argues leaders succeed when policy drives reform rather than personality. It cites Washington’s inertia and calls for a Reaganesque shift to policy, letters to Congress, and bipartisan cooperation to pass comprehensive tax reform.
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Trump Care’s saga shows democracy tested by repeal fights
Will Durst reviews the long battle over the Affordable Care Act as Republicans push to repeal and replace, facing a veto, party splits, and voter impact fears. The piece satirically traces freedoms caucus resistance, President Trump’s blunt stance, and the bill’s enduring coverage amid political turbulence.
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