Kansas balks at Medicaid expansion as Oklahoma moves ahead
Editorial contrasts Kansas refusal to hold a Medicaid expansion hearing with Oklahoma's plan to extend coverage. It notes Governor Brownback cut Medicaid reimbursements, warns of provider losses, and highlights Oklahoma's proposal modeled after Indiana with premiums and a cigarette tax. It cites billions in foregone federal funds and potential hospital and economic impacts.
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Oklahoma
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Mary Fallin
Indiana
Kansas Hospital Association
Fallin
Americans For Prosperity
Rail work and privacy in city rail comments
Online comments on Garden City railroad track work discuss privacy and treatment remarks tied to a medicinal marijuana case featuring Shona Banda. A City Manager aide cites DOT interest in completing a rail project as part of the discussion.
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Gctelegram.com
Shona Banda
U.S
Department of Transportation
Steve Cottrell
Garden City
Letters to the Editor Policy Announcement
The Telegram outlines submission rules for letters to the editor. Letters must be signed with writer address and phone, under 500 words, may be edited for libel and length, and confirmed before publication. General thank yous, form letters, poems, consumer complaints or testimonials will not be printed. Writer Attn Editor 310 N Seventh Garden City KS 67846 Fax 379-2675 Email editorta telegram on Online www.gctelegram.com
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N. Seventh St
Garden City
Hillary Clinton’s shifting story fuels viral critique
A pundit argues Hillary Clinton’s changing positions across Bosnia, health care, NAFTA, and Wall Street create a public record that undermines trust. The piece contrasts Clinton with Trump and Sanders, noting scrutiny, perceived insincerity, and the challenge of truthfulness in a lifelong public career.
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Ashington
Hillary Clinton
Clinton
Bosnia
Health Care
Wall Street
Nafta
Bernie Sanders
Donald Trump
Trump
Mardi Gras
Obama
Chelsea Clinton
Reset the primary process and reject thuggish tactics
John L. Micek argues for a peaceful overhaul of the primary system while condemning violent threats and harassment by some Sanders and Trump supporters. He notes explicit threats to Democratic officials and calls for nonviolent, lawful changes at upcoming conventions to preserve democracy.
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Las Vegas
Jon Ralston
Bernie Sanders
Sanders
Nevada
Trump
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Transgender bathroom policy criticized as federal overreach
The piece argues the Dear Colleague letter, backed by possible federal funding threats, imposes a national bathroom policy on transgender students. It contrasts local school autonomy with a federal mandate, advocates single occupancy bathrooms, and condemns the administration’s framing of the issue as a civil rights crusade while noting concerns about safety and privacy.
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Department of Education
Department of Justice
Obama
Congress
Uconn
North Carolina
Loretta Lynch
Brown Vs. Board of Education
101St Airborne
Raleigh
Lynch
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Ntary
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Pennsylvania
John L. Micek
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