Innovation in Garden City After Smoking Ban Sparks Local Adaptations
Local businesses reacted to Garden City Commission’s January public smoking ban with innovation. Outdoor patios for smokers, new food and drink specials, and changes to gathering spots helped attract customers. health benefits cited as hospital heart attack admissions fell in New York after similar rules, while Finney County lags behind. Public pressure urged wider adoption of bans to protect workers and patrons.
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Garden City Commission
Commission
New York
Finney County
AIDS battle urged despite slowing infections
Dr. Paul Zeitz, executive director of the Global AIDS Alliance, says the overall prevalence may have stabilized but millions still contract HIV each year, and the fight is far from over as a new report shows a yearly decrease in global AIDS cases.
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Paul Zeitz
Global Aids Alliance
Telegram letters policy and contact details
The Telegram invites signed letters to the editor with writer address and phone number. Letters will be confirmed before publication and edited for libel and length. Keep to 500 words or less. thank you notes should be general. Form letters or testimonials not printed. Contact addresses and options provided.
First Amendment remains guiding fence on rights
The First Amendment reads Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting free exercise, or abridging speech or press, or the right to assemble and petition the government for grievances. It underpins freedoms and limits government action across religion, expression, press, assembly, and petition.
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Congress
Debaters clash on driver licenses for illegal immigrants
The Las Vegas debate shows Richardson defending licenses for undocumented residents while Clinton and Biden say no. Obama wavers as Edwards and Dodd split, with Richardson citing public safety and uninsured rates. The piece argues debates lack substance, neglectting health care mandates and coherent foreign policy, and calls for improved formats.
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Las Vegas
New Mexico
Bill Richardson
CNN
Wolf Blitzer
Richardson
Hillary Clinton
Eliot Spitzer
Chris Dodd
Dennis Kucinich
NAFTA
Edwards
Congress
Blitzer
Joe Biden
Clinton
Gov. Richardson
Iraq
U.S
U.N
Obama
Jimmy Carter
Kansas Landmark Tower petitioners decry STAR Bonds bias
A Kansas resident recounts collecting 608 signatures for the Kansas Landmark Tower and criticizing Secretary Kerr for dismissing their efforts. The letter calls for fairness in STAR Bond programs, urging equity thresholds and a halt to STAR Bond projects until fair parameters are debated and set. It accuses state officials of political manipulation and misused funds affecting Edwardsville.
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Kansas Landmark Tower
Kerr
Edwardsville
Secretary of Commerce
State of Kansas
Bicycling grows in western Kansas as fitness and transport
The Telegram notes cycling rises in western Kansas for exercise and commuting amid rising gas fears of near four dollars. A cyclist recounts weight loss and improved health while lamenting motorists behavior, including horn blasts and phones. He urges courtesy on roads ahead of expected more bikes.
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the Telegram
Kansas
Ancient emperor on leadership and political ethics
Excerpts from a Tang Dynasty ruler advocate a leader of few words modesty and calm, valuing wisdom and virtue, people care, industry growth, and diplomacy. Warns against falsehoods self interest and excessive wealth, urges restrained public speech and education, notes freedom of belief but advises no state religion, cites war weariness and timeless wisdom. Charley Reese commentary contrasts modern candidates with these lessons.
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Kazumi Tabata
Tuttley
Ron Paul
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