Lee Richardson Zoo plans larger elephant barn expansion
Garden Citys Lee Richardson Zoo seeks funds for a bigger 400 square foot per elephant barn under AZA rules, currently 712 square feet for two elephants. Zoo director aims to exceed minimums while PETA urges sanctuary relocation. zoo already outgrows outside yard at 5,500 square feet.
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People For the
No single actor sets milk price. market forces drive costs
Farmers do not set milk prices. Wholesale and retail prices respond to supply and demand and costs of processing packaging labor and transport with retail margins. Production faltered in 2003 and early 2004, while dairy sales stayed strong, creating an imbalance that pushed up prices. Kansas Dairy Association President Jim Reed and Kansas Dairy Commission Chairman Curtis Steenbock provide context.
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Telegram seeks reader feedback and contact details
The Telegram invites reader feedback by email at editor getelegram com or by postal mail to Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City Kansas 67846. Phone numbers 620 275 2704 and 620 6862 provide contact options.
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Kansans remember session as failure on school finance
Legislative leaders Kerr and Mays failed to broker a school finance deal as a bipartisan House coalition toppled the expected effort. Kerr faced conservative GOP opposition in the Senate while Mays lost power to a group backing tax-funded education, leaving no bill.
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R Hutchinson
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Les Donovan
Wichita
Donovan
Supreme Court
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Sebelius
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Coalition
English as Official Language Debate Sparks Constitutional Talk
E-mail columnist Roger Hernandez argues that pressing for a constitutional amendment to declare English official is unnecessary. He says immigrants retain native languages, English proficiency grows in younger generations, and fears of linguistic invasion are unfounded.
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Spam I Am and a newsroom tribute in May
A column discusses spam's rise as a four letter word and recounts a May filtering incident at a newspaper. Debbi e Schiffelbein, longtime obituary and calendar writer, is profiled for her career from tape punch to computer pastiches.
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