Flood fears vs FEMA maps hit Finney County heartland
Healy residents faced unusual flooding after heavy rain with water depths in streets and ditches. Roads closed, schools canceled, and water warnings followed as FEMA faced local protests over expanding flood plain boundaries that would raise insurance costs and reduce property values. Officials say a more realistic plan is needed to reflect actual threat.
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Healy
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Finney County
FEMA
Times Square bombing plot and nuclear treaty sanctions remarks
Attorney General Holder describes a Pakistan born man’s admission of bomb making and an SUV device plot in Times Square. President Ahmadinejad criticizes the UN Security Council as undemocratic amid Iran nuclear talks. President Obama announces a $5 billion bridge to health care cost relief for early retirees.
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Security Council
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Barack Obama
Telegram letter policy notices signed letters urged
The Telegram invites letters to the editor and requires signatures and writer contact details. All letters undergo confirmation before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Submissions should stay within 500 words or 310 N. Seventh St. Garden City Kansas 67846.
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Uwe liaeisiitsile text on religion and press rights
A fragment from a constitutional listing quotes the First Amendment restricting government action on religion and the press. It references free exercise of religion and the rights to speech press assembly and petition. The passage emphasizes limits on government abridgment of civil liberties.
Environmental missteps fuel repeated crises across coast
A sharp critique of federal oil drilling permits and bailout ethics, alleging that administration deference to big business leads to environmental and economic disasters. It cites the Gulf spill, underestimation by BP, fishing bans, and calls for citizen action via official channels and a cartoonist's outlet.
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Louisiana
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Gulf of Mexico
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Mothers Should Not Live in Fear This Mother's Day
Tamar Abrams highlights the global drop in maternal deaths from 526 300 in 1980 to 342 900 in 2008 per The Lancet study. She notes six countries account for half of deaths and cites rising U S rates, urging world leaders to prioritize maternal health at the Women Deliver conference in Washington.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Canada
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Greece's Public Unions Parade as Austerity War Warms Up
A sharp commentary on Greece's public sector unions as they mobilize against austerity, likening them to shock troops of bankruptcy. The piece contrasts Greek pension riches with U.S. public sector pay, cites high debt ratios, and warns against mimicking Greece while highlighting political figures and policy risks.
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New York
California
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Manhattan Institute
Barro
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Cato Institute
U.S
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Barack Obama
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