War support divides Garden City residents five years on
Residents reflect on the Iraq War five years later with mixed views. Veterans criticize the push to invade while others defend the president and urge national unity. Some call the war a personal vendetta and warn against political divisiveness harming the country.
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Funk
Vietnam
Garden City
Iraq
Fred Worth
Bush
Worth
Memorials mark fifth Sept 11 anniversary around the U S
Family members at ground zero gather by two reflecting pools to honor the towers as the nation marks the fifth anniversary of the al Qaida attacks. Dignitaries, including Cheney and Rumsfeld at the Pentagon, observe a moment of silence at 9 37 a m. Fireside prayers, flags, and ceremonies unfold across cities and nations as memorials continue.
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Trade Center
Diana Kellie
Acaconda
Mont
Pentagon
Dick Cheney
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Cheney
Shanksville
United Flight 93
United 98
Tom Ridge
Pennsylvania
Homeland Security
Logan International Airport
Boston
Trade Center Towers
National Guard
Christopher Jessop
Chicago
Virginia Beach
Ohio
Nine-Eleven
Rome
Walter Veltroni
Zoo fund drive at Garden City features auction items
Ida Tuttle praised the zoo’s growth at a fundraiser with silent and live auctions including a Coleman grill, a 10 karat diamond ring, and a painting by Chana the elephant. A $35 ticket covered food from 15 vendors, drinks, music, casino games, and petting the Wild Asia animals. Architects plan a new jaguar puma bobcat exhibit costing at least $250,000 for expansion and improved den space.
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Garden City
Ida Tuttle
Pepsi
Riddle
Chana the Elephant
Sternberger
Mother and daughter chase a quinceanera dream
Ivone and Marlene Irone fight through illness and hardship to celebrate Marlene turning 15 with a quinceanera. After years of cancer treatment and dreams of walking, a Make-A-Wish trip and a Dodge City dress win help, but funding and permits remain hurdles for the large party at Finney County Exhibition Building.
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Marlene
Ivone
Irone
Make
Disney World
Quinceanera
Dodge City
Finney County Exhibition Building
Bush marks 9 11 anniversary at ground zero site
President George W. Bush led a solemn observance five years after the attacks. He stood before a door from a fire truck, a flag at half staff, while bells tolled and prayers were offered by a rabbi. The ceremony in New York included bagpipes, choirs, and readings as the nation remembered the World Trade Center disaster and other sites.
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New York
Bush
Lower East Side
World Trade
America
Laura
Joseph Patesnick
World Trade Center
Pentagon
Shanksville
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