Kansas early childhood funding debate and leadership change
The Kansas debate on early childhood education hinges on funding levels and policy changes. KAC leader Kannon Cotsorad resigns to join Nebraska, leaving a legacy of advocating for child welfare, TANF limits, and the Children's Initiatives Fund protected by tobacco settlement dollars. The CIF will continue to receive about $50 million annually despite securitization concerns, per ongoing state finance discussions.
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Children’s Initiatives Fund
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Wheat crop yields boost noted by Finney County farmer
Finney County farmer Jarvis Garetson says a wheat crop story in today’s edition highlights how improved farming conditions turned dryland fields from poor to very good. A reader comments piece at GCTelegram.com discusses local option budget school funding and its questioned impact on student learning.
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Finney County
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Letters to the editor guidance from The Telegram
The Telegram invites signed letters with address and phone for confirmation. Letters may be edited for libel and length and must stay under 500 words. Thank you notes should be general. form letters poems consumer complaints or business testimonials will not be printed. Writer Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 E mail editor telearan Online www gctelegram com
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GOP lawmakers distance themselves from Trump
A mass of Republican officials reveal varied ways to avoid endorsing Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. Some refuse outright, others defer, and several offer cautious support or noncomittal stances as November nears. Notable figures include Sasse, Blunt, Graham, Ryan, McCain, Portman, Burr, Kirk, Ayotte, and McConnell in a spectrum from disavowal to tentative backing.
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Neb
Roy Blunt
Maryland
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Lindsey Graham
S.C
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Scott Rigell
Richard Hanna
N.Y
Justin Amash
Mich
House
Paul Ryan
Wis
Barbara Comstock
Ann Wagner
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Wash
Bush
Jeb Bush
Mitt Romney
Kelly Ayotte
N.H
Kelly
John McCain
Cleveland
CNN
Manu Raju
Rob Portman
Ohio
Richard Burr
North Carolina
Raleigh
Ugly race turns uglier as candidates trade jabs
Opinion piece mocks the 2016 presidential contest with sharp asides about Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. It likens the campaign to a chaotic, uglified scene, citing aides' investigations, past scandals, and savage media framing while urging readers to fear the growing rancor.
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Bangkok
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Clinton
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Aerodynamic Coif
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O’hare
Donald
Law & Order
New York
Your Views RINOs Should Be Termed RINO
A letter advocates labeling moderates as RINOs to gain influence in Kansas politics. It urges Republicans to oppose ultraconservatives in the Aug. 2 primary, suggests Independent and Democrat voters switch registrations, and notes strategic voting options for the general election.
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Sam Brownback
House
Senate
Rinos
Conflict over belief in God cited in political discourse
A reader questions labeling groups as communist and cites Horowitz, Hayden, Thomas, and Democratic conventions from 1944 to 2012 to argue skepticism about party platforms on God. The piece ends with a prompt asking readers if they will vote for a party perceived to disdain God.
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ISIS
Lawrence
David Horowitz
Democrat Party
Chicago
Hilton
Tom Hayden
Norman Thomas
Denver
Nancy Pelosi
Charlotte
N.C
Antonio Villaraigosa
Los Angeles
God
Will Durst Profile of a Comic Columnist and Manager
Will Durst is an award winning nationally acclaimed columnist and comedian. He also served as a Pizza Hut assistant manager and is distributed by Cagle Cartoons Inc.
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Cagle Cartoons Inc
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