Kansas K-12 funding debate prompts district input
Editorial urges Garden City USD 457 to engage patrons in shaping a new state K-12 financing plan. Critics recount 2015 block grants, ALEC Koch influence, and court rulings pushing constitutional funding. Citizens deserve details from Topeka while educators’ insights guide a fiscally sound approach.
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State of the City message sparks tax note debate
Garden City Mayor Chris Law discusses the community story in a today edition, highlighting the city’s people as the focus while analyzing Gov. Sam Brownback's claims about Kansas media reporting. An online reader comments on tax avoidance via self employment and business incorporation.
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Telegram welcomes reader letters for publication
The Telegram invites signed letters with writer address and phone number for confirmation before printing. Letters are edited for libel and length and must be 500 words or less. Thank you notes, form letters, poems, and ads are not printed.
Trump and Clinton clash over persona in tight race
Rich Lowry analyzes how Hillary Clinton leverages Trump’s character flaws while Trump fixes the contest on himself. The piece argues Trump’s core issues are overshadowed by his persona, with Clinton benefiting from surrogates and fundraising while he obsesses over attacks and self-promotion.
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Top 10 campaign pet peeves to endure a few more weeks
Peter Funt lists ten grievances from the 2016 presidential campaign era that readers may want to see fade. He targets phrases like move the needle and pivot, overused hit rhetoric, Sean Hannity’s Trump advocacy, instant polls, prosecuting language, oversized flags, and countdown clocks, urging a return to calmer, substantive coverage.
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CNN
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Kayleigh McEnany
Cautionary Kansas Retention Votes Threaten Judicial Independence
A commentary warns that Governor Brownback seeks to mold the Kansas judiciary through retention elections risking independence. It notes past margins and urges voters to support eight judges to preserve experience and public trust, urging civility and integrity toward the judiciary.
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Kansas
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