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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 2016
Page
4
Our View notes Kansas suffers from rising obesity with a 34.2 percent adult rate in 2015, up from 31.3 percent in 2014. The state ranks seventh nationally and shows one of the largest year to year increases along with Kentucky, signaling worsening health trends.
The Kansas editorial argues obesity rose markedly since 1995, driving up health care costs to about 1.5 billion dollars annually. It urges nonpartisan action across policies, schools, and communities to promote exercise, nutrition, food access, and welfare safeguards, citing obesity’s broad harm and the need to save lives.
Online readers react to Garden City Community College’s 9/11 Day of Remembrance story and a mock airplane crash at Garden City Regional Airport. Caitlin Zeigler, a freshman, described pretending to be an injured passenger while seeking help for a missing brother.
The Telegram invites signed letters with writer address and phone for publication confirmation. Submissions are edited for libel and length, must be 500 words or less, and may exclude form letters poems consumer complaints or business testimonials. Send to Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 phone ext 201 or email editor telegram online www gctelegram com.
After a seven week recess lawmakers return for four weeks before another break. The House focuses on impeachment talk, a push to punish Democrats, and a debate over allowing suits against Saudi Arabia. Zika, wages, trade and health care dominate public anger as government work lags.
Jim Hightower reports on Donald Trump’s speech promoting policies for working families while attacking the estate tax carping that 99.8 percent pay zero. He cites a new childcare tax break, Ivanka’s influence, and claims of benefits skewed to the wealthy amid limits on deductions for most households.
Your Views from the KanCare Advocates Network condemn Governor Brownback for using false choices and limiting health coverage. They argue hospital taxes do not boost Medicaid reimbursement and urge expansion to cover 150,000 Kansans and reduce disability waiting lists. They call federal funds for expansion and warn against pitting disabled people against others. Release favors expansion now.
Six years into his term Governor Sam Brownback faces criticism over planning failures in Kansas fiscal policy. The piece argues that his administration mismanages KanCare and K-12 funding while avoiding clear leadership, noting revenue shortfalls from agriculture oil and aviation and urging serious budgeting conversations ahead of election day.
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