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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 2012
Page
4
County commissioners consider placing a tax proposal on the November ballot to maximize voter participation. The piece notes primaries draw fewer voters and ultraconservative Republicans may mobilize to reject taxes, while mainstream Kansans show mixed engagement in polls. The editors urge support to realize potential benefits.
Finney County voters face a November ballot question to extend a quarter-cent sales tax approved in 2009. The measure funds about 1.6 million dollars yearly for bridges roads and infrastructure across Garden City Holcomb and the county and would run from October 2015 to September 2021. Supporters cite stabilizing funding without raising property taxes and avoiding higher future costs.
Quote from GCTelegram online readers on the Western Kansas Weather Modification Program. The windowed remark highlights openness to reevaluation and the program’s continued value. Marsha Valentine, an RSVP volunteer at Florence Wilson Elementary School, expresses appreciation for volunteer opportunities and willingness to return.
The Telegram invites signed letters with writer address and phone number. All letters are confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Letters should be 500 words or less and general in nature. Form letters poems or consumer complaints will not be printed. Write to Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 or email editor@telegram.com.
In Charlotte, Jim Noble runs The King's Kitchen, a non profit restaurant begun in 2010 to lift the homeless from poverty. It blends job training, Bible discipleship, and church services with meals to transform lives, aiming to change self perception and restore dreams. Noble notes his conservative politics but social liberalism in using wealth to help others, counting a higher success rate than government programs.
Arthur Green from Holcomb, a World War I veteran, writes to The Telegram about his Eagles Lodge fundraiser practices for medical and fire department charities, arguing poker runs and Texas Hold'em should be legalized to continue supporting KU Medical, Alzheimer's, cancer and diabetes research. He notes scrutiny after a recent article and urges readers to contact legislators and the governor.
The Why Not Club members Harold Starr and Lee Messenger of Garden City argue Kansas should deny Sunflower Plant 1 and future Plant 2 expansion due to excessive Ogallala aquifer water use. They warn pumping at 1,000 gallon wells per plant will drain groundwater, hurting irrigation and local needs. They urge letting another state supply the electricity if it gains from the water.
Leonard Pitts argues that the conservative backlash over Sonia Sotomayor’s 2001 remarks misframes racism as a political tactic. He notes Newt Gingrich retracted the accusation and calls out Tancredo and Limbaugh for clinging to the claim.
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