State official's push harms Kansas voting rights
Editorial denounces Kris Kobach for repeating false claims of widespread voter fraud, pushing voter ID and citizenship rules, and pursuing prosecution powers. It argues the tactics disenfranchise tens of thousands, undermining democracy, and calls for replacing lawmakers who back the approach.
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Voters React to Huel Skamp Challenger Critique
Online comment targets U S Rep Huel Skamp and Kansans as backwards. Editorial staff note the comment responds to a Tim Huel Skamp criticism of Roger Marshall race. Also quoted is a five year old Katelyn Harris on her cancer battle.
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Roger Marshall
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Katelyn Harris
Letters to the Editor Policy and Contact Details
The Telegram invites signed letters under 500 words with writer address and phone. All letters are confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and accuracy. General thank you notes may be included but form letters poems consumer complaints or business testimonials will not be printed. Attn Editor 310 N. Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 Phone 620 276-6862 Ext 20 Fax 866 379-2675 Email editor actelegram Online www gctelegram com
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Incentives and Medicaid in Kansas debated by veteran educator
Aaron Estabrook, a post-9/11 Army veteran and vice president of the Manhattan Ogden Board of Education, argues that Brownback’s Medicaid expansion stance creates perverse incentives. He cites low Kansas eligibility thresholds, the ACA premium credits, and the moral question of keeping workers insured without forcing them to quit jobs.
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Aaron Estabrook
Manhattan-Ogden
Garden City Charity Classic shines on Symetra Tour
MIKE NICHOLS praises Garden City stop on the Symetra Tour highlighting 14 states and 23 cities visited, $33,000 raised for Youth Entrepreneurs, support from Roxanne and Larry Finney County CVB, Cole Wasinger Buffalo Dunes organizing effort, and a new LPGA Girls Golf chapter with 15 participants. Vicky Hurst led with a 66, securing an LPGA card for 2016 and confirming Garden City as a growing annual feature with purse increases of 72 percent over two years.
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Governor links to religious values in social stance
Barbara Booker of Garden City criticizes Sam Brownback for policies she says harm the poor, healthcare, and education while citing religious beliefs. She questions which Bible he reads and labels repeated policy failures as insanity.
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Barbara Booker
If I Only Had a Gun Campaign Song
A satirical piece argues for arming civilians inspired by Ben Carson and other conservative figures. It links Holocaust avoidance, civil rights struggles, and mass shootings to gun possession, lampooning the idea with parody dialogue and a suggested campaign song. The tone critiques gun rights absolutism and its real world implications.
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Leonard Pitts Jr Miami Herald columnist recipient of 2004 Pulitzer
Leonard Pitts Jr is a Miami Herald columnist who won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commentary. An email contact is Spitts miami herald com.
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