Oklahoma lethality case calls for action on secrecy
The Kansas City Star editorial condemns Oklahoma's botched execution of Clayton Lockett as a dangerous example of secrecy and flawed procedure. It urges transparency, adherence to judicial process, and reconsideration or abolition of death penalties, noting political clashes and a Supreme Court need for standards.
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Clayton Lockett
Lockett
Oklahoma
Mary Fallin
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Fallin
U.S. Supreme Court
Garden City officer Cody Rohrbach sworn in
Newly sworn police officer Cody Rohrbach says the achievement marks a great start and will not end here while readers react to a story about proposed tanning facility restrictions for minors.
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Cody Rohrbach
Garden City
Telegram letters policy and submission guidelines
The Telegram outlines letter to the editor rules requiring signatures with full address and phone, confirmation before publication, and possible editing for libel or length. Letters must be under 500 words and generic thank you notes are acceptable. form letters, poems, and certain emails will not be printed. Send submissions to Attn Editor at 310 N Seventh Street Garden City Kansas 67846 or online at gctelegram.com.
Washington dinner years of media love hate at nerd prom
Kathleen Parker laments the White House Correspondents' Association dinner as a clash of journalism glamour and public disdain. She notes media self awareness, celebrity intrusion, and political ambiance, recalling Tom Brokaw's protests and Lohan’s spectacle. The piece ends with a vow to not attend, then a quip about Brokaw in a dress.
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Washington
White House
Hollywood
Washington Hilton
Whither
New York Times
Tom Brokaw
Times
Brokaw
Lindsay Lohan
Lohan
Greta van Susteren
Rick Santorum
Garden City Budget Process Open for Public Input 2015
Garden City will spend months refining the 2015 budget using the Capital Improvement Plan and Strategic Objective Plan. Residents can comment at May June and July budget workshops and a public hearing will occur before August 25. Cessna invites input and the city will publish the Financial Profile afterward.
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Service & Finance Department
Upcom
City Commission
Garden City Telegram
Commencement wit from Peter Funt urges grads to brush teeth
Peter Funt offers advice for the Class of 2014 focusing on news literacy, limiting phone use, internships, volunteering, staying connected with family, voting, smiling daily, and travel. He quips about dental hygiene alongside life lessons and private humor about postgrad independence.
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Point Park University
60 Minutes
NPR
Hollywood
Point Park
Andy Rooney
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