Rosa Parks legacy echoed in Civic Pride ceremony
Rosa Parks legacy as mother of civil rights is recalled as local residents attend the Garden City Cultural Relations Board Community Diversity Celebration at the Plaza Hotel. The piece notes Parks 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and its role in spurring the 1964 Civil Rights Act, while urging continued efforts for equality and inclusion locally and nationally.
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Rosa Parks
Parks
Montgomery
Ala
U.S. Supreme Court
Brown
the Board of Education of
Topeka
Garden City
Cultural Relations Board
Plaza Hotel
Senators mark 2000 Iraqi war toll with gratitude
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist thanks fallen service members, calling for gratitude and duty as the 2000 death toll disclosure lands. Swiss tourist Gary Coombe vents frustration over Wilma chaos in Florida. Geoff Blum hails dramatic World Series win with a tiebreaking homer against the Astros, a moment tied to his White Sox past.
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Senate
Bill Frist
Gary Coombe
Florida
Wilma
Chicago White Sox
Geoff Blum
Houston Astros
Telegram letters policy and contact details
The Telegram requests signed letters to the editor with writer's address and phone number. All letters will be confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Please keep under 500 words. General thank you letters are acceptable. form letters, poems, consumer complaints or business testimonials will not be printed. Contact editor by email or phone or write to Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS.
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N. Seventh St
Garden City
Freedom of religion and press in the Bill of Rights
The text outlines that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion nor prohibiting the free exercise of religion. It also protects freedom of speech and of the press and the right to assemble and petition government.
Washington and Bush in a test of leadership and resolve
The piece compares George W. Bush to George Washington, arguing a crisis week could define his legacy. It urges staff shakeups, a clear conservative identity, and a tough Iraq strategy, backed by quotes from historians and policy experts, to revive credibility and deter retreat.
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David McCullough
George Washington
George W
McCullough
Washington
Patrick Fitzgerald
White House
Karl Rove
Cheney
Iraq
I. Lewis
Scooter
Libby
Democrat Party
Richard Nixon
Bill Clinton
America
U.S
American Enterprise Institute
Frederick W. Kagan
the Weekly Standard
Good Night Good Luck review recalls Murrow vs McCarthy
Columnist Donald Kauireviews George Clooney film Good Night and Good Luck a black and white drama about Edward R Murrow and Joseph McCarthy. The piece praises Clooney's direction Strathairn's portrayal and the film's critique of media and civil liberties while noting Murrow's waning CBS influence.
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George Clooney
Edward R. Murrow
St. George
Joe McCarthy
Dragon
The
Republic
Murrow
McCarthy
CBS News
Television News
London
Wisconsin
State Department
CBS
David Strathairn
Clooney
Times are a-changing and town life in transition
The piece reflects on shifting fortunes for small western towns facing modern pressures from population aging, migration, and environmental risks. It contrasts hope for renewal with warnings of disruption, citing US Europe trends, post office routines, and a flood crisis in Keene and Alstead as local echoes of broader change.
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Marianne Salcetti
Mimi
Troy
N.H
Marianne
Keene State College
Keene
Alstead
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