Our View on Bullying in Schools and Responses
This editorial argues bullying in schools persists across generations and has gained urgency after high profile violence. It cites cases in Garden City and urges school actions including Discover Program for conflict resolution, stricter penalties for bullies, parental involvement, and ongoing efforts without replacing parental responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbine High School
Lakin
Garden City
Charles O. Stones
Bernadine Sills
Ate
Chess and life backup plan quote from prisoner and students
A quoted line from Lamar Rita, an inmate at Emory-Phillips State Prison in Georgia, discusses chess as life and backup planning alongside comments from Emory University students. An unrelated note cites Anthony Harkin criticizing a Pythagorean error in The Wizard of Oz.
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Lamar Rita
Emory-Phillips State Prison
Georgia
Emory University
Harvard
Anthony Harkin
Telegram invites signed letters to editor policy
The Telegram publishes letters to the editor signed with writer address and phone for confirmation. Letters are edited for libel and length, should be under 500 words, and general thank you letters are acceptable. Form letters, poems, consumer complaints, or business testimonials will not be printed. contact details listed.
First Amendment text definition of rights
The passage outlines five core freedoms protecting individuals against government action. It prohibits establishing an official religion and prohibits interfering with free religious practice. It also secures freedom of speech and of the press, and the right to assemble peacefully and petition for redress of grievances.
Kansas GOP Proposes Inflation Based School Funding Plan
Kansas Republicans push education funding that would rise each year by at least inflation starting 2007-08, with public schools having first claim on state dollars. The plan relies on existing revenues and reserves, while critics warn past fiscal breaches by lawmakers may derail promises to schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itwpera
Kansas Supreme Court
Senate
Anthony Hensley
D-Topeka
Dodge City
Salina
Kathleen Sebelius
Mike O'Neal
R Hutchinson
Derek Schmidt
Schmidt
Kansas
University of Kansas
Mike Hayden
Tim Huelskamp
R-Fowler
GOP
Real ID Act push fuels immigration reform debate
The White House backs adding the Real ID Act to a supplemental Iraq spending bill, a tactic critics call political maneuvering. The piece argues for comprehensive reform with stronger border control and a legal pathway for long-resident immigrants, warning against piecemeal measures and mass deportation. It also notes support for driver license standards and a cross-border database, while urging McCain and Kennedy to focus on a fuller solution.
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Bush
White House
House
Senate
Iraq
Afghanistan
Washington
John McCain
Ted Kennedy
United States
Canada
Mexico
New Jersey
Manitoba
Guadalajara
McCain
Kennedy
Students study In Cold Blood impact on literature and journalism
A Nebraska Lincoln journalism class spent fall researching Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood, interviewing locals in Holcomb and Garden City, and examining its effect on literature, journalism, and the Clutter case. Their four day Lawrence Journal-World series highlights Bobby Rupp, Howard Fox, local memorial debates, and the town’s evolving memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holcomb
Garden City
Lawrence Journal-World
Suzanna Adam
Michael Bruntz
Charles McAtee
Kansas
Hickock
Smith
McAfee
KBI
Patrick Smith
Alvin Dewey Jr
Capote
Rich Rohleder
West
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Bing Lantis
Lancair Certified
Doonesbury
Tom Delay
N. Seventh St
John Hanna
San
Roger Hernandez
King Features Syndicate
Bobby Rupp
Nancy Clutter
Clutter
Melissa Lee
Rupp
Coleen
Lee
Howard Fox
van Jensen
Finney County
Donna
Leonard
Crystal K. Wiebe
Wiebe
Olores Hope Garden City Telegram
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