Emmaus House in Garden City Seeks Aid as Pantry Runs Low
Our View urges support for Emmaus House, facing severe food and funds shortages while urging donations from local residents. The piece notes federal poverty guidelines restrict aid, highlights the Third Annual Cruise In on Oct 7 and 8 at Stevens Park with a raffle for a 1964 Ford Galaxie 500, and calls for canned goods, cash, and other contributions to sustain the pantry and shelter amid rising domestic child poverty.
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Emmaus House
Garden City
Stevens Park
Kansas
United Way
Gulf Coast States
Leaders urge federal aid for Katrina recovery in New Orleans
Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco appeals for tax breaks grants and incentives to rebound from Hurricane Katrina. ACLU official Anthony Romero cites photos to pressure government accountability for abuse. Northwestern University sociologist Charles Moskos warns recruiting will worsen as the Army faces a lean year.
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New York City
South Louisiana
Louisiana
Kathleen Blanco
ACLU
Anthony Romero
U.S. Army
Abu Ghraib
Charles Moskos
Northwestern University
Evanston, Ill
Telegram letters to editor policy and contact details
The Telegram invites signed letters to the editor with writer address and phone number. Letters undergo editorial review for libel and length, with a 500 word limit. General thank you letters are accepted, form letters, poems, consumer complaints or business testimonials are not printed.
Supreme law protects religion speech press and assembly
The text states that Congress shall make no law establishing religion or prohibiting free exercise of religion or abridging freedom of speech or of the press. It also protects the right of the people to peaceably assemble and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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Vipat
Faith and science clash over evolution and the Klan
Leonard Pitts argues against equal time for creationist and racist views in schools. He contrasts science and faith, decrying attempts to teach intelligent design as legitimate alongside evolution, and defends Darwin as the consensus of science while affirming faith as a separate, personal belief.
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Ku Klux Klan
Vicksburg
Miss
South
Night Riders
Harrisburg
Charles Darwin
Maine
God
The Lynndie England Album and War’s Gender Image
Ellen Goodman examines Lynndie England amid Abu Ghraib photos, tracing how a female captured in abuse became a symbol of both gendered judgments and military equality. The piece contrasts England with Graner, notes pregnancy, court proceedings, and the public’s broader view of women in combat and at war.
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Oston
Lynndie England
Pfc
England
Abu Ghraib
Iraq
Charles Graner
Pennsylvania
Madonna
Graner
Lory Manning
Navy
Pvt. Graner
Manning
Jessica Lynch
Leigh Ann Hester
Kentucky
Views on Wichita Firefighters Unionization Debate
Samuel Hittle argues for allowing firefighters in Wichita to unionize while contrasting Garden City’s alleged efforts to block such a move. He contends turnover harms public safety, with inexperienced staff rotating in and out, and says unions would balance power at the political table benefiting both firefighters and citizens.
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Wichita
Garden City
Harvard
Boeing Corp
Samuel Hittle
Public demands answers from Garden City officials
Citizens of Garden City urge residents to question Mayor, a commissioner, and the fire chief over alleged misuse of the police department, travel expenses, and meeting transparency. The letter calls for public attendance, questions, and accountability at upcoming elections.
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Gardenity
Garden City
Fire Department
Garden City Firefighters Union Support Plea
Citizens urged to back a Garden City firefighters union to win better faster EMS coverage, nondiscrimination, and improved service. Travis Diffenbaugh promotes unionization with Local 135 Shift president Haysville Diffenbaugh backing the cause.
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Garden City
Travis Diffenbaugh
Haysville Diffenbaugh
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