Community beautification drive gains momentum in Garden City
Southwest Arts and Humanities Council kicks off next week a sculpture project at the Kansas and Fourth Third streets corner as part of a broad effort to spruce up Garden City. City crews finish Kansas Avenue landscaping and widen the Fourth/Third street east approach. A $259,466 Fulton Street beautification plan progresses, with the city paying $57,882. Public grounds chief Alan Geier highlights a $500 interest free loan program for residents to prune or remove trees, aiming to spur private investment and home improvements.
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Southwest Arts and Humanities Council
Kansas
Fourth/Third streets
Garden City
Kansas Avenue
Fourth/Third
Fulton Street
Steve Cottrell
Burlington Northern
Santa Fe
Alan Geier
Humanities Council
Chamber of Commerce
Not the last word says pilot on cockpit guns
Quotes from Al Aitken on guns in the cockpit and from Michael Ross about soft drink bans on California campuses. Bono jokes about Paul O Neill during a four nation tour advocating Africa aid.
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al Aitken
American Airlines
Michael Ross
California
Senate
Bono
U.S. Treasury
Paul O'Neill
O'Neill
Africa
May 22 highlights include Nixon SALT I signing
On May 22 1972 Nixon began a visit to the Soviet Union where SALT I was signed. Notable events include the 1761 first US life insurance policy in Philadelphia, Wagner birth in 1813, the 1868 Great Train Robbery near Marshfield, the 1900 AP incorporation, the 1939 Pact of Steel, the 1947 Truman Doctrine, Apollo 10 lunar rehearsal in 1969, Sri Lanka becoming a republic in 1972, Yemen unification in 1990, and Rocky Graziano's death.
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Nixon
Soviet Union
Kremlin
United States
Philadelphia
Richard Wagner
Leipzig
Germany
Marshfield
Ind
Reno
Associated Press
New York
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Congress
Greece
Turkey
Ceylon
Republic of
Sri Lanka
North Yemen
South Yemen
Republic of Yemen
Rocky Graziano
Stovall Faces Decision in State Microsoft Suit
Attorney General Carla Stovall vows to keep fighting Kansas legal battle against Microsoft as lawmakers cut funding. The issue is whether to settle or continue the lawsuit, prompting readers to vote by email on the path forward.
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Ansas
Microsoft
Carla Stovall
Stovall
Dry Plains Stories Of Rain And Law Resources
Lamar Colorado meal time recollections blend with Kansas rain prayers and a Dusty Dowd crop dusting tale. Ethnic pride notes by Clarence Page name checks, while U.S. Postal Service stats and a Columbia Law School anniversary honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg anchor a broader panorama of law and society.
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New York Times
Timothy Egan
Lamar
Colo
Soil Conservation District
Egan
Syracuse
Kan
Dusty Dowd
Columbia Law School
New York City
U.S. Supreme Court
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Columbia
United States
Baseball and Bunker Hill in a Garden City column
Ron Isham muses on baseball movies from Rookie to Major League and recalls past film favorites. He laments PBS Lehrer moved to 5 and PBS NewsHour replaced by NewsLink on KSWK Channel 3, arguing the change hurts working residents with busy evenings. He notes his after work routine and critique of local programming.
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Bunker Hill
Sequoyah Cinema
Dennis Quaid
Jim Morris
West Texas
Morris
Yankees
Gary Cooper
Lou Gehrig
Yankee Stadium
Stratton
James Stewart
Ronald Reagan
Dizzy Dean
Pride
St. Louis
Bull Durhan
PBS
Kswk Channel 3
Lehrer
Kansas Avenue
Fulton Street
First Congressional District
Channel 3
Ron Isham
ThreJay Marketing
Garden City
Kiul Radio
Gun rights and aging commentator laments fights against privilege
Donald Kaul reflects on the Bush era's gun policy shift as John Ashcroft's brief signals broader Second Amendment protections. He recalls past gun control columns, NRA letters, and a changing climate, admitting fatigue and doubt about the impact of limiting handgun proliferation. Kaul notes the NRA's lasting influence and his own aging.
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George
John Ashcroft
United States
Supreme Court
England
National Rifle Association
NRA
Colonel Ashcroft
Kayne Robinson
George W. Bush
Bush
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Steve Delaney
Bill Draper
E-mai
Chinn
WWE
Cuba
Clarence Page
Page
Dolores Hope Garden City Telegram
U.S. Postal Service
Lawrence Small
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Magazine
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Ormee
Washington, D.C
Union Station
John Updike
Wall Street
Tombstone
Kansas Bar Foundation
Kansas Legal Services
IOLTA
Dolores Hope
Dandhope
Juno.com
Ronisham
Mondia
White House
Donald Kaul
Washington
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