Petraeus warns against Quran burning at Florida church
General Petraeus urged against a planned Quran burning marking 9/11 anniversaries, saying such an act would inflame extremists and jeopardize coalition troops. He noted Muslim allies helped fight extremism and urged tolerance, while warning that the church’s protest would endanger civilians and undermine Afghanistan efforts.
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David Petraeus
U.S
NATO
Afghanistan
Gainesville
Fla
Petraeus
United States
America
Florida
Community voices on smoking ban and Red Cross role
An online comment by MamaFury supports business freedom amid smoking ban debates. Corey Becker, a Garden City Red Cross volunteer, comments on today’s story about the local chapter and its activities.
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MamaFury
Garden City
Corey Becker
Garden City Area
The
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Letters Policy Clarifies Newspaper Corrections
General policy indicates that thank you letters should be non personal in nature and that form letters poems consumer complaints or business testimonials will not be printed. Letters should be addressed to Attn Editor at 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846.
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N. Seventh St
Garden City
Terry Jones Quran burning plans spark global attention
Leonard Pitts argues the Internet and 24 hour news amplify a single extremist act into international leverage. He labels Jones a ludicrous force whose threat exposes a dangerous “idiot veto” and questions mass media’s role in shaping global reactions. He warns that attention becomes the weapon giving a lone adversary power.
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Jones
Gainesville
Fla
North
Cisco Systems
United States
China
Neda
Washington politics as farce and the Obama stimulus
Cal Thomas argues that Washington politics resemble a farce with liberals labeled progressives and conservatives branded fanatics. He notes polling showing low approval for President Obama, criticizes the $50 billion infrastructure plan, points to past promises of shovel ready projects, and cites AP checks on stimulus outcomes.
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Obama
Congress
Franklin Roosevelt
Work Projects Administration
Associated Press
Wire Service
Nancy Pelosi
Senate
Harry Reid
Garden City considers relaxing its tough smoking ban
Garden City commissioners debate whether to abandon the 2007 comprehensive no smoking ordinance in favor of the weaker statewide policy. Vice Mayor Doll and Reynaldo Mesa favor changes while Mayor Behan and Commissioner Harness want to keep the local ban. The issue centers on health versus business rights amidst strong public health arguments and past support for prohibitions in public spaces.
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Kansas
John Doll
Reynaldo Mesa
J.R. Behan
Nancy Harness
David Crase
Mesa
American Legion Club
American Legion
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