The fix is still in on COOL program
The article reports the USDA proposed rule for the 2002 Farm Bill Country of Origin Labeling program, noting its 203 pages and high costs with little apparent benefit. It relays White House budget office meetings with meat industry lobbyists, opposition from COOL supporters, and calls to seek legislative relief to mitigate impacts, suggesting ongoing efforts to derail or soften the mandatory labeling rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USDA
Agricultural Marketing Service
AMS
Kenneth Clayton
White House
Office of Management and Budget
American Meat Institute
National Cattlemen’s Beef Assoc
National Pork Producers Council
Tyson
Cargill
William Hawks
OMB
Altria/Kraft
ConAgra
American Frozen Food Institute
Grocery Manufacturers of America
Ag Marketing Service
A.J. Yates
Washington
Charles Grassley
R-Ia
Hawks
John Graham
Graham
Agbit
EPA to ease enforcement of Clean Air Act rules
The Bush administration loosens federal Clean Air Act enforcement and allows probes of Clinton era violations to be set aside. EPA officials say steps curb costly regulation for coal plants, with critics warning this endangers health and environmental protections built over decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Clinton
Bush
Justice Department
Bush signs abortion ban amid pro choice backlash
President Bush defended a new abortion ban as defenders of innocent life praised the measure while critics like Kate Michelman urged pro-choice voters to oppose the change. Separately Salman Rushdie referenced Gabriel Garcia Marquez at a tribute honoring the Nobel laureate, recalling readers' first encounter with his work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bush
George Bush
America
Kate Michelman
Naral Pro-Choice America
Garcia Marquez
Salman Rushdie
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
garden city backs naming field after Martin Esquivel
Community voices in Garden City urge naming the Mary Street and Fleming soccer field for Martin Esquivel, a founder and lifelong advocate who pushed Hispanic youth soccer in the 1970s. He led after school programs, played in Ritmo 86, and remained a Catholic role model for families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Street
Fleming
Garden City
Esquivel
Martin Esquivel
Martin
St. Dominic Catholic Church
Ritmo 86
St. Mary Catholic
Telegram feedback channels and editor contact details
The Telegram provides multiple ways to send feedback including by email fax and phone. It lists the editor contact at 310 N Seventh St Garden City Kansas 67846 and provides extension numbers for inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Seventh St
Garden City
Fragmentary text on political rights and freedoms
The readable fragment references constitutional protections including free exercise of religion speech press and the right to assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances. It presents a legal or historical context about fundamental rights and liberties.
Southern pickup trucks and flags stir national clash
Kathleen Parker analyzes Dean's remark about appealing to Southerners with Confederate flag decals, noting the backlash from Kerry Gephardt and others. The piece argues flag symbolism reflects regional history, class tension, and political strategy beyond bumper stickers and stereotypes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Dean
Democrat
Iowa
Dean
George Bush
Des Moines Register
Democratic National Committee
John Kerry
National Rifle Association
NAACP
NRA
Richard Gephardt
al Sharpton
South Carolina
Kudzu States
New York
Walker Evans
Gephardt
Lieberman
Kerry
Bush
We Like Our Water and the Fight for Its Future
Environmental writer Karen Charman warns that humanity wastes and privatizes water as supply dwindles. She cites irrigation overuse in Texas County Oklahoma and Ogallala Aquifer depletion, urging conservation and public control over water resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Nader
United States
Kerr Center For Sustainable Agriculture
Texas County
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Ogallala
Great Plains
California
Santa Barbara
Maude Barlow
U.S
Tony Clarke
Polaris Institute
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Fla
Cochabamba
Bolivia
Soweto
South Africa
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
World Trade Organization
Sun Belt Water Inc
British Columbia
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Alan Guebert
Aguebert
Worldnet
Kes
Business Xi
Ceeene
Farm & Food File
Garden City Telegram
LOE
the Pulse Reader Forum
Joseph Lieberman
John Edwards
Esso
Gen. Sherman
Miss Liza
Miss Liza’s Great Grandmama
Sticks
South
Kathleen Parker
Kparker
Kparker.com
Orlando Sentinel
Karen Charman
The
Land Institute
Prairie Writers Circle
Salina
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