Diversity Breakfast highlights Garden City cultural unity
Our View outlines ongoing efforts to blend cultures in Garden City. The 2012 Diversity Breakfast on Oct 11 at Fiesta Courtyard promotes understanding between long time residents and newcomers including Burmese and Somali communities. It notes the need for mutual learning English classes and proactive outreach by the Cultural Relations Board.
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Michelle Stegeman
Cultural Relations Board
Arden City
Garden City
Quotes on Education and Arts at Community Events
Online comments selected by Garden City Telegram staff respond to Hispanic Student Day at Garden City Community College. A reader urges long term effort in school and career, praising education as the American dream. Diana Brandt comments on the Whimmydiddle Arts and Crafts Festival in Scott City, noting new ideas each year.
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Gctelegram.com
Garden City Community College
Diana Brandt
Garden City
Scott City
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One-up politics in Kansas City region debate over tax breaks
Michael A. Smith argues the race to the bottom in Kansas and Missouri harms growth as companies shift offices and tax incentives. He cites Brownback era cuts, AMC and Applebee’s moves, and cross-state cooperation attempts from Kansas City to Quad Cities and Texas. He notes potential policy responses and warns of ongoing taxpayer costs.
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Wornall Road
Kansas City
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Missouri
Land
AMC Theaters
Leawood
Kan
Applebee
State Line Road
Wichita
John Rizzo
Rizzo
Quad
Iowa
Illinois
Mississippi
San Antonio
Austin
Texas
KCK
KCMO
Kansas Cities
Topeka
Jefferson City
Google
Romney tape and the power of online misinformation
A commentary on how viral videos shape public opinion and the risks of edited content. It contrasts Romney’s remarks at a wealthy fundraiser with Breitbart’s edits of Shirley Sherrod, cites Innocence of Muslims, and questions technology’s influence on truth, responsibility, and political discourse.
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Mitt Romney
Andrew Breitbart
Jimmy Carter
Mother Jones
Romney
Breitbart
Shirley Sherrod
Sherrod
Obama
George W. Bush
Middle East
Wests Budget Battle Highlights Sequestration Irony
The House moved a six month stopgap funding bill for FY2013 while Rep Allen West pushed a National Security and Jobs Protection Act to roll back spending caps, potentially freeing Pentagon dollars at civilian expense amid hearings on wasteful defense spending.
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Pentagon
House
Allen West
R-Fla
West
Congress
Florida
Barack Obama
Senate
White House
Transportation and Energy
House Oversight and Government Affairs Committee
Afghanistan
House Armed Services Committee
Defense Department
National Research Council
Eric Cantor
Virginia Republican
Taxpayers For Common Sense
Ryan Alexander Leads Taxpayers for Common Sense Watchdog
Ryan Alexander serves as president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, a nonpartisan federal budget watchdog. The group distributes materials through www otherwords.org to publicize its fiscal policy advocacy and research.
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Ryan Alexander
Taxpayers For Common Sense
Otherwords.org
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