Kansas place names and local histories gathered notes
A compact reminiscence blends place name lore with short anecdotes from Kansas towns. It touches Greensburg and Janesville land skids, Holcomb pronunciation, a Truman Capote connection, and a New Yorker note, plus marriage trend stats and family memories of an old house.
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Kansas
Sondra van Meter McCoy
Jan Hults
University of Kansas Press
Jacob Barney
Edward Coates
Janesville
D.R
Cannonball” Green
Green
Kingman
Greensburg
Barney
Holcomb
Mother Truitt
Truman Capote
Sherlock
California
New Yorker Magazine
Beef Empire Days A Pioneer Southwest Kansas Tradition Grows
Our View traces Beef Empire Days from its late 1960s origins to a major southwest Kansas event. The BED festival blends parades, carnival attractions and beef industry education. The 2007 BBC celebration highlights live shows at Finney County Fairgrounds as industry knowledge expands from cattle feed to consumer safety and mad cow concerns.
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Kansas
John Dohogne
Iowa
Dohogne
BED
BBC
Finney County
Southwest
Peru sees Zoellick as suitable World Bank pick
Peruvian Foreign Trade Minister Mercedes Arnoz lauds Robert Zoellick as a solid selection for World Bank president, noting he shaped the U.S. trade agenda with developing nations including Peru and urging support for his candidacy under President Bush.
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Bush
U.S
Peru
Mercedes Arnoz
Robert Zoellick
World Bank
Telegram letters policy prompts mail to editor contact
The Telegram invites signed letters with writer address and phone, to be confirmed before publication and edited for libel and length. Letters should be under 500 words and thank you notes should be general. Form letters poems and business testimonials will not be printed.
First Amendment Text and Scope
The First Amendment restricts government action on religion speech press assembly and petition. It protects establishment and free exercise, free speech, free press, and the right to assemble and petition for grievances. The amendment secures core civic freedoms for individuals and protects against government interference.
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Congress
Unending War Again Frames Debate Over Iraq Policy
Cal Thomas argues the Iraq war will continue unless the United States defeats Islamic jihadists, blaming Democrats for seeking political victory and urging resolve to prevent an unending conflict across the region. He contrasts with Vietnam and cites al Qaeda and Fatah al Islam figures, urging sustained US action.
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Congress
Nancy Pelosi
Iraq
38Th Parallel
Koreas
Democratic Party
U.S
Pentagon
Al-Qaida
Ayman al-Zawahiri
Lebanon
Israel
Hezbollah
Nahr al-Bared
Sunday Telegraph
Shihab al Qaddour
Fatah al Islam
Fatah
Site Institute
America
United States
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Blair and Bush: a doomed duet at the Truman balcony
The column laments Tony Blair and George W. Bush, sharing praise in the Rose Garden while Blair faces Labour bid to replace him. It argues the Iraq War bred more terror, weakened allies, and questions democracy rhetoric, predicting Blair’s political exit. It notes Blair’s wit and hints at a failed partnership.
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Tony Blair
George Bush
White House
Blair
Labor Party
Damon and
Pythias
Laurel and Hardy
Bonnie and Clyde
Butch Cassidy and
the Sundance Kid
Butch and
Sundance
Paul Newman
Robert Redford
Truman
Harry Truman
Rose Garden
Tony
Afghanistan
al-Qaida
Pentagon
Osama bin Laden
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
Woodrow Wilson
Founding Fathers
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Idaho Club
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Blankenhorn
Dolores Hope
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Juno.com
MS. Perfect
Alex
E-mai
Estaco
Stein
N. Seventh St
Garden City
Cal Thomas
Tmseditors
Tribune.com
CAL Thomas Tribune
Mea
Butch
George
Paris Hilton
Donald Kaul
Maria
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