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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 2014
Page
4
Telegram edition page shows editor publisher Dena Sattler and Our View column text. It appears as a fragment noting publication roles and a brief note on text testing. The readable lines reference media leadership and a test message within the paper.
Editorial notes Kansas law banning any instant messaging or reading written communication while driving, including at stop signs and lights. Cites Kansas Transportation data showing texting drivers 23 times more likely to crash. Reports Dighton High principal Mark Penka used a cell phone behind the wheel with students, prompting apology and unspecified corrective action.
Online readers react to a Federal Bureau of Investigation probe into whether associates of Gov. Sam Brownback wielded influence for contracts. The drought is cited as severely hurting the wheat crop, with Finney County extension agent David Coltrain noting worsening conditions.
The Telegram welcomes signed letters to the editor with writer address and phone number. Letters must be confirmed before publication and edited for libel and length. They should be 500 words or less and general in nature. Politely, attn editor at 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 or online at gctelegram.com.
Joe Gandelman analyzes enduring American racism amid public spats involving Donald Sterling and Cliven Bundy. He argues racism persists as a social tool, fueled by media and partisan politics, and urges a decisive cultural rejection of bigotry. The piece cites Obama Cruz Silver Hannity and Greg Gross, urging society to treat bigotry as unacceptable.
Leonard Pitts argues the Bundy and Sterling controversies reveal deeper, systemic racial issues in the United States. He critiques media sensationalism and public condemnation while urging reflection on ongoing harms such as mass incarceration, voting rights suppression, and discrimination embedded in everyday life. He notes the limits of outrage over private bigotry when broader inequities persist.
The May 2010 Dow plunge exposed speed traders who rely on millisecond advantages. Regulators have not constrained them much, while a regional financial transaction tax in Europe seeks to curb short term trades. Experts warn of future instability and urge lessons from the Flash Crash.
OtherWords columnist Sarah Anderson directs the Global Economy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, with distribution handled by OtherWords.org.
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