Views on subsidies and security dominate editorials
Chicago Tribune argues U.S. cotton subsidies distort trade and urges ending farm subsidies starting with cotton, tying WTO rulings to global poverty. San Francisco Chronicle questions Patriot Act expansions and privacy risks, urging careful, deliberate oversight. The Post-Standard condemns Iraqi detainee abuse and calls for disciplinary action. The Columbus Dispatch flags mismanaged Iraq rebuilding funds and a lack of oversight fueling corruption amid war.
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Post-Standard
Syracuse
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Antonio M. Taguba
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Ohio
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Telegram Forum Feedback Contact Information
The Telegram invites reader feedback by email, fax, or phone. Provide attachable comments to Attn Editor LD at 310 N Seventh St Garden City Kansas 67846 or reach the desk via listed numbers.
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First Amendment Rights Excerpt Quoted
The text cites the First Amendment prohibiting government action that establishes religion or restricts free exercise, speech, or press, and protects peaceable assembly and petition for grievances. It frames core civil liberties as limits on government power and guarantees to the people.
World sympathy for US fades after Iraq abuse photos
Ellen Goodman argues the Abu Ghraib scandal and public relations missteps have harmed America's image abroad. She notes Margaret Tutwiler's resignation and questions how the administration's stance on Iraq's liberation failed to win global support, predicting a long vacancy in the State Department post.
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Minimum Wage Increase and Unemployment Benefits Policy
The piece argues that despite some positive economic signals, millions face a persistent jobless recovery with long-term unemployment and rising child poverty. It calls for raising the minimum wage to 7 per hour, extending unemployment benefits, and endorses pro‑worker policies to lift families toward a living wage. Jim Jones of the Children’s Defense Fund advocates these measures.
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Alan Greenspan
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Congressional Budget Office
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Jim Jones
Children’s Defense Fund
Childrensdefense.org
MinutemanMedia.org
Congress actions to improve living conditions for workers
The excerpt argues that insufficient wages push families toward housing insecurity, poor nutrition, and lack of childcare. It urges Congress to pass measures addressing wages, benefits, and support programs to raise living standards for workers and their families.
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Limbo Over CD Hunt For Jerry Garcia Disc
A Garden City shopper chronicles a months long hunt for Jerry Garcia and David Grisman Been All Around This World, badly stocked by local chains, delayed releases, and stock practices. The quest spans Garden City Hastings Lawrence and Hastings staff notes reveal corporate determines new releases. The narrator finally finds the disc online and awaits its arrival.
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Jerry Garcia
Garcia
Jimmy Cliff
Garden City
Lawrence
David Grisman
Great Desert
Usher
Kenny Chesney
Hastings
Grateful Dead
Nick Grooms
Grooms
Rodney Carrington
Detroit
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