Memorial Day weekend urged to honor veterans and help families
Observers are encouraged to enjoy a three day Memorial Day weekend while reflecting on the holiday's meaning. A Garden City service is set for 11 a.m. Monday at Valley View Cemetery. The piece calls for stronger national and community support for veterans and invites readers to comment online at GCTelegram.com/opinion. It stresses thanking veterans for their sacrifices and easing the burdens those who fought endure.
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Local engineer wanted amid big Kansas honors flight piece
A reader comment on GCTelegram com expresses desire to hire a mechanical engineer after a two year search, while Kansas gears up for a 10 year 170 million push to boost engineering grads by over 50 percent. The special Garden City Honor Flight story notes veterans and newsreels as history, featuring Gordon Allen.
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Letters Policy From The Telegram Editorial Page
The Telegram invites signed letters under 500 words with writer address and phone for publication. Letters may be edited for libel and length and require confirmation before printing. Please address Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 or email editor gctelegram with general submissions.
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Republicans struggle to defend Medicare amid growth plan push
The piece argues the GOP's focus on Medicare reform and debt reduction clashes with economic concerns shaping voters in 2010 and 2012. It notes 9 percent unemployment, Gallup shows economy and jobs as top worries, and highlights New York 26th District turnout favoring reform messaging while blue collar voters grow wary. It cites Ryan budget, Portman growth agenda, and a need for growth-driven deficit relief.
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Darkness Falls in Tennessee and the Murfreesboro Mosque Fight
Columnist Leonard Pitts argues that the Murfreesboro mosque dispute reveals a nationwide drift toward bigotry and collective hysteria. He compares the mosque opponents to historic mass harms and warns of a dangerous rise in extremism, urging reason and vigilance.
Time for adults to take charge in budget debate
Wm Alan Jilka of Salina argues that solving the federal deficit requires both tax increases and spending cuts, criticizing partisan ideologues on both sides. He notes past tax cuts worsened deficits, cites Clinton era surpluses, and warns Medicare costs threaten fiscal health, urging decisive adult leadership.
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