Our View on Campaign Spending and Public Apathy
Our View notes election campaigns caused widespread disgust across political lines. It attributes a downward trend to deep-pocketed donors and undisclosed money fueling campaigns, blunting turnout and leaving voters weary after a heated race.
Citizens United debate shadows democracy and ethics
The piece argues for stronger disclosure as Citizens United shapes political spending. It notes 501(c)(4) groups shield donors, cites Kansas as an example in Gov. Sam Brownback's era, calls for transparency at state and federal levels, and urges campaign finance reform amid post election work in Topeka and Washington.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Kansas Supreme Court
Brownback
Supreme Court
Topeka
Washington, D.C
Quotes on voter education and opinions from GCTelegram readers
Online comments selected by the editorial staff react to an editorial endorsing Hillary Clinton. One reader Ros Valerio notes learning to vote as a kid and recalls feeling lost in the process.
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Gctelegram.com
Hillary Clinton
Rob Valerio
Kansas
Letters to the Editor Policy and Contact Details
The Telegram invites signed letters with writer address and phone for publication confirmation. Letters are editable for libel and length and must be 500 words or less. Thank you notes should be general. form letters poems consumer complaints or business testimonials will not be published.
Strengthen democracy with practical election resolutions
A call to fortify democracy through six stated resolutions and broader reforms. It urges media diet changes, rejecting corporate media, voting as civic life, ongoing communication with officials, social media fasting, civil discourse, ending wealth primaries, and breaking the two party duopoly, with notes on empathy and reform advocates.
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CBS
Les Moonves
California
Arlie Hochschild
Louisiana
Citizens United
Christmas creep to mad dash sign on the door at Star bucks
A Santa-like rush fills the holidays as retailers extend Christmas promotions from labor day onward. Citing Penn Schoen Berland, one third of consumers shopped early with 50 percent of parents starting by Labor Day. Online sales grow, while ads from Walmart Target Kmart Toys R Us push longer seasons.
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Paso Robles
Calif
Channel 4
New York City
Radio City
Tempe
Ariz
NBA
Lord & Taylor
Hallmark Channel
Penn
Schoen Berland
Walmart
Target
Kmart
Toys R Us
New Main Street
CreditCards.com
Sacramento
Be In Charge 2 Abstinence Program At Gideon’s School
A parent discusses Gideon’s eighth grade abstinence education as Be In Charge 2 rolls out with medical information on teen pregnancy and STD prevention. The piece contrasts parent and school roles, recalling personal memories and concerns about puberty, privacy, and open talk, while noting the author’s plan to shield his son with a wall built around him funded by Victoria's Secret.
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Momma
Madonna
HBO
Victoria’s Secret
Cartoonist Contact Details Distributed by Cagle Cartoons Inc
The notice states email contact for Danny Tyree at tyrades aol.com and mentions distribution by Cagle Cartoons Inc. The brief item provides business contact instructions without additional context or events.
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Peter Funt
Cagle Cartoons Inc
Danny Tyree
Tyrades
Aol.com
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