Finney County United Way marks 60 years of local giving
A historical review notes the group began as Community Chest in 1946 with a $12000 goal for Salvation Army, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and more. It evolved to Finney County United Fund in the 1950s and by the early 1980s to United Way, now funding 20 agencies with a $520000 drive.
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Catholic Social Services
Emmaus House
Family Crisis Services
RSVP
Garden
United Way
Irwin footage shows stingray attack and death scene
John Stainton describes video of Steve Irwin being struck by a stingray and killed as the tail spiked him in the chest then withdrew. Jerry Lewis thanks supporters after the Labor Day telethon raises a record 61 million dollars for muscular dystrophy research and aid.
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John Stainton
Steve Irwin
Jerry Lewis
Telegram Accepts Signed Letters to Editor Policy
The Telegram invites letters to the editor signed with the writer address and phone number. Letters will be confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Submissions should stay under 500 words, with thank you notes general. form letters, poems, consumer complaints or business testimonials will not be printed.
First Amendment text excerpt kept in record
The passage states that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. It also protects freedom of speech and of the press, and the right to peaceably assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances.
Democrats' calendar risks in nominating four early contests
Columnist David Broder criticizes the Democratic National Committee for reshaping the 2008 nominating calendar by inserting Nevada before New Hampshire and delaying South Carolina. He argues this frontloading harms public deliberation, weakens New Hampshire's traditional role, and pressures states to rush early-voter judgment.
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Iowa
New Hampshire
South Carolina
Senate
Harry Reid
North Carolina
Tor John Edwards
Rhode Island
San Francisco
Key West
New York
Jimmy Carter
John Lynch
AMLO loses bid in Mexico election sparks protests
In a narrow July vote, Felipe Calderon is upheld as winner after a partial recount by the Federal Electoral Tribunal. AMLO rejects the result, calls for a national convention, and protests persist in Zocalo as Mexico edges toward a potentially destabilizing constitutional dispute. Calderon and Fox condemn unrest while public opinion shows mixed support for a full recount.
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Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
Federal Electoral Tribunal
Felipe Calderon
Mexico
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Amlo
Zocalo
Mexico City
Vicente Fox
Partido de Accion Nacional
el Universal
Century rides on four wheels through Garden City life
Dale Fry, near 100, spends daily rides in his 1988 Buick around Garden City and beyond. Born September 11, 1906 in Sedgwick, he married Hattie Wilson on September 11, 1929 and moved to Garden City in 1948. He taught industrial arts, led in farming implements, wrote Pioneer Threshers, and toured the U S with his wife.
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Garden City
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Sedgwick
Hattie Wilson
Pittsburg
Pittsburg State College
Wichita
404 Center
Jeanette Parks
Melvin Fry
Jeanette
East Fulton
Highway 50
Holcomb
Claude Robinson
Liberal
Mexico
Alaska
Hawaii
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