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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 2002
Page
4
Finney County commissioners reduced the damage deposit from 1650 to 500 and will cover the 750 rental fee for Garden City High School FFA haunted house and dance on November 2. The decision supports youth engagement while prompting discussion on future fee waivers and policy.
Mayor Ben Morris of Slidell warns evacuation or visiting relatives as Hurricane Lili nears the Gulf Coast while investors flag a possible peak risk for stocks since the 1950s. Colin Powell condemns Iraqi appeasement, and Amy Richards backs virtual dissection in schools amid debate.
History notes for October 2 include Thurgood Marshall sworn as associate justice in 1967, John Andre hanged in 1780, Texas Revolution first battle in 1835 near the Guadalupe River, Groucho Marx born in 1890, Wilson stroke in 1919, Typhoon Typhoon drive toward Moscow in 1941, Warsaw Uprising crushed in 1944 with 250000 killed, and Peanuts first published in 1950 across nine newspapers.
The state plans about 750000 to reinforce the Capitol dome in Topeka to support the 22 foot tall Ad Astra statue, set for installation on October 7. Public art funding prompts debate on taxpayer value.
Amber Byrnes, 20, raises her infant while earning wages under Montana's At-Home Infant Care program begun by WEEL. The initiative pays low-income mothers $17 a day to care for children under two, aiming to acknowledge caregiving as work and reduce poverty. It parallels broader welfare reform debates about work versus care.
Kathy Scharplaz writes from Ottawa County Kansas about a North Ottawa County referendum to close the Delphos school as enrollment declines strain budgets. She links ghost-town risk to farm prices, national policy shifts, and suggests buying directly from farmers could sustain rural schools and communities.
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