Extracurriculars in Kansas schools face budget pressure
School boards in southwest Kansas discussed how student activities help reduce dropout and risky behavior while rising costs like fuel strain funding. Parents’ additional contributions risk sidelining low income students, prompting boards to pursue public private partnerships to keep programs alive and protect long term community benefits.
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Letters to the Editor Guidelines for The Telegram
The Telegram invites signed letters with writer address and phone, confirms before publication, and edits for libel and length. Letters should be under 500 words and avoid form letters poems or business testimonials. Submissions via email fax phone or online or mail to Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846.
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The First Amendment Shield and Its Core Freedoms
The text states that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise. It also protects freedom of speech and of the press and the right to assemble peaceably and to petition the government for grievances.
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Maine Republicans face stalemate as conservatives seek foothold
At Maine’s GOP convention, 2000 delegates heard Mark Ellis caution that Republicans are in dire straits in the Northeast while independents outnumber Republicans. Senator Susan Collins urged pragmatism, Romney drew cautious support, and party platform votes showed a move rightward though Maine voters often elect center-left leaders.
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Kansas basketball sermon echoes across Halls of Fame
An eclectic column blends sports lore with acronyms, local chatter, and memories from Garden City. It recalls Lawrence, Allen Field House, and a Kansas basketball culture while noting a Denton clinic amid a flood of civic and cultural snippets.
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Addressing Energy and Health Care Through Structural Change
The author argues the oil price problem stems from a weak dollar and Wall Street speculation, urging efficiency and alternative energy while criticising a windfall profits tax. They compare international health systems, condemn high pharmaceutical margins, and warn about rising tuition and a corporate-influenced politics, calling for systemic reform and civic skepticism.
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