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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 2010
Page
1
In Topeka lawmakers approved raising the sales tax from 5.3 to 6.8 percent, a move critics say makes Kansas resemble California. The plan aims to fund education in the $13.7 billion budget amid post‑cuts voter worry, with grocer Mark Fillmore noting tax hikes feel inevitable in the current economy.
Garden City Community College held a retirement reception honoring John Sanders Judy Stubblefield and Mary Olson for more than 60 years of service. Olson began in 1990 as secretary in the registrar's office and later outreach coordinator. Stubblefield taught mathematics since 1982 and joined full time in 1994, planning travel and reading, hosting foreign exchange students, and expanding tech in classrooms. Sanders, a sociology instructor since 1999, came to GCCC as a counselor in 1990.
Holcomb City Council unanimously rezoned about 33 acres north of Holcomb High School from mobile home park subdivision to commercial property, despite Everett Miller’s plea. Miller warned the change hurts his land value and could deter a buyer ready to pay about $500,000 for a residential trailer court, while Mayor Greg Cox defended the move as in city interests amid an ongoing highway overpass project and a Planning Commission recommendation to deny.
Republican Rob Wasinger campaigns in western Kansas urging action to curb rural depopulation. He backs a New Homestead Act with loan forgiveness, home credits, venture capital and startup incentives to lure youth back to rural areas. Immigration policy focuses on enforcing existing laws and protecting roads and security.
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