KU wins $13.3 million grant for foster care project
A five year federal grant to Kansas University’s School of Social Welfare tops six nationwide awards and the only university funded. KU partners with four private foster providers to create the Kansas Intensive Permanency Project serving about 2160 Kansas families. The plan targets children with severe behavioral and mental health issues to improve in home therapy, medical care, and day care to support family reunification.
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Mary Street reconstruction and tobacco free campus push a focus
Anonymous reader comments urge finishing Mary Street work from Campus Drive to 8th Street, noting a long washboard condition. Garden City Community College student government leader Marc Najera backs a tobacco free campus to shield students, staff, and visitors from secondhand smoke in today's report.
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Letters Policy Instructions for Garden City Telegram
The Telegram welcomes signed letters to the editor with writer address and phone. Letters are verified before publication and may be edited for libel and length. They must be 500 words or less and general thank you notes are acceptable. Send to Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 or online at gctelegram com.
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Inside Job film review questions Wall Street duty
Kathleen Parker critiques the documentary Inside Job about the financial crisis. The column notes bipartisan blame, bankers’ knowledge of junk loans, Wall Street Ivy League ties, and taxpayer bailouts with bonuses. It argues the system enabled abuses and calls for accountability from policymakers and prosecutors.
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Cutting NASA down to size
William A. Collins analyzes the Obama plan to end the Space Shuttle program and shift space initiatives to private enterprise. He argues unmanned probes advance science, while manned flights boost politics and profits for contractors, forecasting long term budgetary strain and industry lobbying.
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Unemployment steady 9.5 percent amid cautious economy
A column notes the 9.5 percent jobless rate from the Bureau of Labor Statistics with private sector gains of 64,000 in September. It argues the Great Recession ended, credits bailouts and policy actions, and urges continued fiscal discipline while reflecting on Wall Street incentives and public gratitude for stabilization efforts.
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