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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 2011
Page
4
Citizens overlook the daily dangers faced by law enforcement as officers serve 24/7 including during traffic stops and everyday duties. The piece stresses respect for officers and awareness of the risks they endure.
The Kansas Law Enforcement Monument ceremony in Topeka honors officers who died in the line of duty in 2010. Luke Nihart Sam Smith and G W Greenstreet are named, with a local Finney County ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday May 13 in front of the Finney County Center.
Online comment on a story about Drew Swan, 17, receiving an adventure at Whiteman AFB courtesy of the Kansas City Dream Factory chapter. The post urges Swan to live fully and share his gifts.
The Telegram invites signed letters with writer address and phone number. All letters will be confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Letters must be 500 words or less and general thank you letters are preferred. Address items to Attn. Editor at 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 or via www gctelegram com.
In this opinion piece William A. Collins argues that while millions of homes sit empty, banks, brokers, and developers profit from evictions and bailouts, and public housing is being privatized or sold. He laments cuts to Section 8, rising homelessness, and the failure to fund housing as promised, noting veterans and families left without shelter.
The author thanks supporters for four years on Garden City Community College board of trustees and chairs through challenges. They praise fellow trustees and Dr. Snender, celebrate the Front Door Project now the Student and Community Services Center, and express pride in guiding GCCC toward change and growth while remaining on campus.
A Garden City reader accuses The Telegram of omitting Morton County in reports and the May 2 meeting coverage. The letter singles out Bob Bouldin, a Morton County Commissioner, for lack of mention in Rachael Gray's report and urges broader inclusion of Morton County news and Elkhart sports, theaters, and business impact.
Tom Purcell reflects on a Lebanon born immigrant who fled civil war to build a successful Middle Eastern bakery in Washington DC. He contrasts the family’s grind with rising government spending and questions the meaning of the American spirit in 2011. The piece anchors on hard work, entrepreneurship, and immigrant perseverance.
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