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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 2000
Page
5
A Garden City resident argues for funding a second high school in USD 457 citing benefits of smaller classes and broader extracurriculars. He defends education as a moral obligation, ties local prosperity to schools, and urges Garden City voters to approve the bond on November 7.
Bruce Reichmuth urges a yes vote on a $33 million general obligation bond to build a second Garden City High School. He cites larger enrollment, safer facilities, and better education, while noting community forums and teacher experiences as context for the decision. The piece features reader letters from Dean and Norma Nolte supporting the plan.
Garden City residents urge a yes vote on November 7 to approve a second high school. Citing overcrowding since 1990, they note current enrollment of 1,915 in a 1,500 capacity building and project 1,515 juniors and seniors by 2006. Editor Steve Dyer, bond committee member, amplifies call for future-focused growth.
Garden City Educators Association urges residents to vote yes on a proposed bond for a second high school. They cite overcrowded halls and classes, teacher welfare, and better student support, noting the association’s leaders include president David Ermish and ties to state and national education groups.
A letter to the editor argues for a new high school to expand activities for about 1,100 students and reduce crowding. It urges kindergarten through eighth grade parents to vote yes on the bond issue, noting planning would take three to four years and taxes for seniors. The piece also questions abortion policy and party platforms in the political section.
The text notes that no age group surpasses the capacity of a small area near the high school and argues that acquiring an adjacent block would not meaningfully ease the crowding as Finney County population continues to grow.
The Clinton Gore administration argues in federal filings that citizens have no right to own firearms under the Second Amendment and claims the government may ban rifles shotguns and handguns. They accuse gun owners of causing tragedies and vow to end the gun culture while critics say enforcement of gun laws lagged as criminals continued violence.
ELDORA McMINIMY of Ashland Library recounts a 3 year effort to secure state library funding for an online database costing about 300000. She criticizes Rep Tim Huelskamp for not listening to constituents and emphasizes the need for lawmakers who hear all viewpoints and serve libraries across southwest Kansas.
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