Garden City Veterans Day events include zoo free admission
Garden City celebrates Veterans Day with a downtown parade and a full weekend of activities. Lee Richardson Zoo offers free vehicle admission to all military personnel Friday and Saturday, with extended hours to 6 30 p.m. Saturday for fireworks viewing. A parade, flag raising, JROTC demonstrations, a veterans photo, a band concert, and a fireworks show at the fairgrounds accompany the celebration.
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Veterans honor sparks call for bureau separate from chamber
Daily Garden City story notes Finney County Commission Chair Roman Halbur backing a separate convention and tourism bureau with an independent board. Online readers urge honoring servicemen daily as a broader community goal across Garden City.
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Telegram Letters Policy Guideline
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Davi Sings Sinatra to Heal a Divided Nation
Robert Davi releases Davi Sings Sinatra On the Road to Romance linking Great American Songbook to national unity. He argues these classics from Gershwin Berlin and Rodgers can reinvigorate American spirit amid political divides.
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Bobby Short
Johnny Mathis
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Postal Service splits over reform and politics in Kansas
Alan Jilka notes the USPS crisis, with 22 percent volume drop and 5.5 billion prepaid retiree costs under PAEA. The piece argues Congress may privatize the Postal Service, cites HR 1351 and cites Lynn Jenkins as co-sponsor while Tim Huelskamp is silent. Jilka adds local context from Salina.
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Darrell Issa
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Beavis and Butt-Head Return Divides a Kansas Family
In a personal reflection, Tommy Felts recalls his wife and sister-in-law's fondness for Beavis and Butt-Head while he, raised on a farm in rural Kansas, explains his limited connection to the MTV cartoon and his plans to watch the new episodes via DVR. He also contrasts Mike Judge's King of the Hill and Office Space with the controversial duo's appeal.
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