Beef industry gains and Japan trade talk in Finney County
Our view notes beef’s economic role in Finney County and southwest Kansas as Beef Empire Days continue. It highlights efforts to reopen U S beef exports to Japan after a recent halt over veal bone pieces, with Sen Pat Roberts advocating tougher measures and potential tariffs to press for a breakthrough.
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Finney County
Kansas
U.S
Japan
United States
Pat Roberts
Roberts
Supreme Court ruling narrows whistleblower protections
Stephen Kohn calls the 5-4 decision a victory for crooked politicians as government worker protections are cut back. An Indonesian villager, Prapto Warsito, laments losses from a Java earthquake that killed over 5,800 and destroyed his home and father.
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United States
Stephen Kohn
National Whistleblower Center
Supreme Court
Prapto Warsito
Java
Telegram letters policy and contact details
The Telegram outlines rules for letters to the editor signed with address and phone, confirms letters before publication, edits for libel and length, and keeps letters under 500 words. General thank yous, form letters, poems, and testimonials are not printed. readers may email or fax or mail to the Garden City Kansas office.
First Amendment text excerpt on religion and speech rights
The passage presents the First Amendment clause prohibiting establishment of religion and guaranteeing free exercise, speech, press, and the right to peaceably assemble and petition the government for grievances. It highlights core constitutional freedoms.
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Just a little yellow dress a tribute to Tony Jewell
Ron Isham recalls Tony Jewell as a mentor and friend in Garden City. He shares memories from the 1970s when Jewell influenced his career at KIAL and KIUL, praising Jewell’s honesty, loyalty, and compassionate leadership. The piece centers on a tiny yellow dress gifted at his child’s birth as a symbol of Jewell’s guiding impact.
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Purnell’s
Tony Jewell
Tony
Elton
Jewell
Kial Inc
California
Judi
Garden City
Warren Hotel
Ron Isham
ThreJay Marketing
Kiul Radio
Finney County
Kansas
Remembering Tony Jewell a Garden City radio pioneer
Duane West honors Tony Jewell a longtime Garden City radio figure and former KTUL manager recalling his postwar return to broadcasting local sports coverage and community leadership from KIAL to KTUL and beyond, noting his service to AA and Valley Hope and his enduring impact on youth and civic life.
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Tony
Bob Wells
Ktul Radio
Duane West
Garden City
The
Telegram Board of Contributing Writers
Capote Years and Kansans at the Black and White Ball
Commentary traces Capote's fame from In Cold Blood to Party of the Century. It notes November 1966 Plaza Hotel gala with 540 guests, including Kansans Paul Masoner and Kay Wells, who wore black or white and even arranged entry to a Chiefs game by persuading a radio announcer. The piece cites wider reactions and a Washington Post dinner remark by Mary McGrory.
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Finney County
Agnessa Reeve
Herbert Clutter
Holcomb
Herb
Bonnie Clutter
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Truman Capote
Capote
New Yorker
New York Times
Deborah Davis
Katherine Graham
The
Washington Post
New York
Plaza Hotel
Paul
Margaret Masoner
Marie Dewey
Kay
Bob Wells
Lee
Russell Maxfield
Vi Tate
Garden City
Odd
Jonell Williams
Lawrence
Davis
Margaret
Marie
Kansas
Irene Williams
Vogue
Main Street
New York City
Paul Masoner
Kansas City Chiefs
Jets
Shea Stadium
Kansas City
Tom Hedrick
Wells
Masoner
Chiefs
Deweys
Washington, D.C
Mary McGrory
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