Hazardous waste drop off opens in Garden City facility
Garden City converts the old animal shelter on Isabel Ave into a free hazardous waste drop off site set to open in December. Finney County residents and area businesses may dispose of household cleaners, paints, oils, pesticides, and other materials with nominal fees for outside-county users. The project cost 356546 dollars, funded 60 percent by the state, with 142618 dollars city funded. No new staff needed as existing workers will run the facility.
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Garden City
Isabel Ave
Finney County
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Fleming Street
Sagebrush Estates Treasurer Comments On Public Involvement
Larry Geier, treasurer of the Sagebrush Estates Homeowner's Association, urges public participation to curb river bottom litter and pollution, tying community action to protecting natural areas while criticizing government legal battles over environmental issues reported by the Kansas case.
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Larry Geier
Sagebrush Estates Homeowner’s Association
Telegram letters policy details and submission address
The Telegram invites signed letters under 500 words with writer address and phone for verification. Letters may be edited for libel and length. General thank you notes allowed as well as individual signatures. Form letters poems or consumer complaints will not be printed. Write Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 or visit www gctelegram com.
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N. Seventh St
Garden City
Protest Shifts Focus From Size to Sign Calling Stop and Frisk End
In Brownsville Brooklyn a small but vocal protest centers on a single sign urging an end to stop and frisk. Multiracial demonstrators challenge crime stats, civil liberties costs, and police practices while Gbenga Akinnagbe joins then is arrested in civil disobedience amid supportive bystanders.
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New York City
Brownsville
Brooklyn
Police Department
NYPD
Gbenga Akinnagbe
the Wire
Akinnagbe
73Rd Precinct
Repealer's Kansas mission tests Brownback plan for reform
Chapman Rockaway notes the Kansas Repealer program under Dennis Taylor to solicit public ideas for scrapping obsolete laws. He travels 18 locations, facing mixed reception as critics warn of cost and others push for stronger oversight, while supporters see value as a bridge between citizens and government. The piece examines efficacy, cost, and political dynamics shaping the effort.
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Sam Brownback
Kansas
Deadwood
Brownback
Dennis Taylor
Taylor
Dodge City
Salina
Topeka
Wall Street
Gov. Brownback
Why Koch brothers love Cain
An opinion piece argues Koch Industries run by Charles and David Koch pursues ruthless ideology, funding political influence including support for Herman Cain through Americans for Prosperity. It asserts a focus on 1 percent gains, critiques environmental violations, and condemns misusing philanthropy to mask agenda.
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Ryhough
Koch Industries
Charles
David Koch
Fred
Fred Koch
John Birch Society
Koch Brothers
New Yorker
Politico
Bloomberg
Grover Norquist
Herman Cain
GOP
Americans For Prosperity
Cain
Rachel Maddow
Congressional Budget Office
Ronald Reagan
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Futuremediagroup
King Features Syndicate
Chapman Rockaway
Wichita Eagle
State Alcohol Control Board
Hutchinson News
Wichita
Fort Hays State University
Insight Kansas
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