Kansan lawmakers push to stop pay after 90 days in session
The editorial urges ending pay for legislators beyond the 90 day limit, praising Sen. Carolyn McGinn of Sedgwick for a bill proposal. It argues staying past 90 days wastes tax dollars, urges lawmakers to finish promptly, and notes House Speaker Mike O Neal calls the idea window dressing while calling it a meaningful gesture.
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Carolyn McGinn
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Sedgwick
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Topeka
Statehouse
Mike O’neal
R-Hutchinson
Quotes on School Project Funding and Officer Valor
Online readers debate paying for a 975000 addition to Garden City USD 457s 92.5 million high school complex under construction. Garden City Sgt. Mike Reagle commends Master Patrol Officer Doug Heit for the Gold Award of Valor from the Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police after a life threatening incident.
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Garden City Usd 457 Board of Education
Mpo
Hell
Garden City
Mike Reagle
Doug Heit
Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police
Telegram Letters Policy Notice
The Telegram invites signed letters under 500 words with writer address and phone. All letters are confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. General thank you letters preferred. Form letters poems or business testimonials will not be printed. Write Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 or visit www gctelegram com.
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Bin Laden death raises clash over capture versus killing
Rich Lowry argues the Obama era preferred killing and drone strikes over capture for interrogation. He contends capturing bin Laden could have yielded crucial intelligence, while current policy delegitimizes coercive methods and questions the legality of assassination as warlike.
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Eric Holder
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bin Lader
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Tom Denilon
NATO
Libya
Muammar Gaddafi
U.S
American University Law
Kenneth Anderson
Newt 2.0 runs for president amid old controversies
A cartoonist muses on Newt Gingrich entering the presidential race, recalling past remarks on welfare, impeachments, and marriages, while noting the 1990s Republican collapse and the rise of Cantor and Boehner. The piece warns not to miss fresh deficit and economy ideas from other leaders as the field grows.
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Callista
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Cantor
House
John Boehner
MarthaRandolph
Views on energy policy clash over rising gasoline costs
Edward Cross argues against President Obama’s plan to tax small independent oil and gas producers while warning that eliminating tax provisions would kill jobs and raise pump prices. The piece urges market-driven energy solutions and highlights a Kansas Independent Oil & Gas Association stance. A second item notes Garden City food drive efforts with Boy Scouts collecting at local stores.
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White House
U.S
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Exxon
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Edward Cross
Garden City
John Hogg
Santa Fe
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