Ford to leave Garden City USD 457 for Tulsa superintendent post
Julie Ford, deputy superintendent and personnel director in Garden City since 2003, will resign to become one of three superintendents in Tulsa Oklahoma. At 49, she has nearly two decades in USD 457 and is a homegrown administrator whose departure prompts a district cabinet reorganization led by Superintendent Rick Atha to explore cost efficient options and preserve district operations.
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Arden City
Puty
Julie Ford
Ford
Garden City
Tulsa
Okla
USD 457
Jim Lentz
Lentz
Rick Atha
Inflammatory quotes touch on security and migration
Quotes from Nick Pratt and Lee Jong-Woo discuss Al-Qaida cohesion and future deaths from chronic diseases. New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin cites budget shortfalls forcing municipal layoffs. Carolyn Adger notes immigrants must learn multiple languages to adapt in America.
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Carolyn Adger
The
Center For Applied Linguistics
Washington
America
Telegram prints letters to editor policy and contact details
The Telegram outlines that letters must be signed with writer address and phone, will be confirmed before publication, and are subject to editing for libel and length. Letters should stay under 500 words, thank you notes are general, and form letters or testimonials won’t be printed. Contact options include email and phone numbers for Garden City Kansas readers.
First Amendment text outline for constitutional rights
The passage presents the First Amendment prohibitions and protections. It outlines an establishment clause forbidding government establishment of religion and a free exercise clause protecting religious practice. It also guards freedom of speech and of the press, and the right to assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances.
Verification needed for Harriet Miers Supreme Court nomination
The piece argues conservatives should demand verification of Harriet Miers's views before supporting her Supreme Court nomination. It traces past nominees like OConnor and Souter, notes thin paper trails, and warns against trusting rhetoric without proven convictions. It stresses consistency with constitutional interpretation and warns conservatives to seek real evidence of beliefs.
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Reagan
Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Bush
Harriet Miers
Sandra Day O'Connor
U.S. Supreme Court
Miers
O’connor
Arizona
Supreme Court
George H.W. Bush
David H. Souter
Souter
U.S. Court of Appeals
First Circuit
New Hampshire Supreme Court
Washington
White House
John Roberts
American Bar Association
ABA
David Frum
National Review Online
Nationalreview.com
Antonin Scalia
Clarence Thomas
O'Connor
Anthony M. Kennedy
Robert Borks
Bork
A bold, direct plan for New Orleans recovery
The column argues for giving every pre storm resident of New Orleans $100000 with no strings attached as a cheaper, faster recovery than funding massive federal projects. It cites a $130 billion total cost and notes political resistance, suggesting islanding New Orleans as Venice does. It critiques large budgets and the Bridge to Nowhere, urging direct aid to individuals over bureaucratic programs.
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Alaska
New Orleans
Disney World
Louisiana
Bush
Bruce Babbitt
Venice
Gulf Coast
Congress
Don Young
Quotes on humility and media in public life
A Harvard Divinity School commencement speaker cites Lincoln and diverse faiths urging humility in public theology. He warns against using religion to justify bias and urges honoring all creeds. Mil an Kundera and Elizabeth Lumbeck are quoted on history and women in the profession. A Caribbean school meal prayer appeals for help for hungry peers. Richard Posner criticizes the news industry facing decline and bias.
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U.S
Abraham Lincoln
God
Eric Gutierrez
Harvard Divinity School
Gutierrez
Richard A. Posner
New York Times
Posner
Annenberg Public Policy Center
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George C. Marshall European Center For Security Studies
Ray Nagin
Lee Jong-Woo
World Health Organization
Doonesbury
Baghdad Airport
N. Seventh St
CAL Thomas Tribune Media Service
Donald Kaul
Des Moines Register
MinutemanMedia.org
Minuteman Media Service
Gutierrez S
Milan Kundera
Perspectives
American Historical Association
Zine
Elizabeth Lumbeck
Caribbean
Vres Hope Garden City Telegram
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