Remembering 9 11 at Garden City Community College
Garden City Community College marked the 15th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with a Day of Remembrance at the campus flagpole. Local responders joined speakers and music to honor the victims and reflect on national unity and service, urging lessons for all generations.
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World Trade Center
Pentagon
Pennsylvania
GCCC
Pearl Harbor
Fiesta president hails annual Community Fiesta in Garden City
Angelica Castillo Chappel, Fiesta president, lauds the yearly Community Fiesta in Garden City noting growing attendance, familiar food, people, entertainment, and shared celebration. Editorial staff spotlight online comment from GCTelegram.com reacts to a Scott City forum on state lawmakers and economic development.
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Scott City
Angelica Castillo Chappel
Garden City
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Welfare reform after twenty years tests its success
The piece analyzes the fifty year legacy of the 1996 welfare overhaul. It notes declines in recipients early on but rising poverty in Kansas through the 2000s and after the 2008 recession. It discusses political divides over measuring success, flexibility for states, and the need for balanced reforms including education daycare and health care. Julie Doll, longtime Garden City journalist, reflects on future steps.
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Bill Clinton
Kansas
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Sam Brownback
Midwest
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New York Times
Ohio
John Kasich
Kasich
Washington
Garden City
Julie Doll
California
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New York
Obama acknowledges Laos war harms and Hmong role
The article notes President Obama’s Laos visit as a step toward accepting US bomb damage from 1964 to 1973, the heaviest bombing in history. It highlights Hmong and Laotian fighters aided by the CIA, their hidden service, and ongoing struggles for recognition, burial rights, and veterans benefits. A Wisconsin monument to the Hmong Lao and an American pilot is planned.
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Laos
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
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Minnesota
Kansas
Jim Costa
Congress
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Marathon County
Post factual America probes Texas textbook clash
An email and Snopes note frame a broader worry about post factual America. Texas boards consider Mexican American Heritage a flawed text with stereotypes, while critics label it amateurish and harmful. The piece condemns ideological capture of education and warns of a future where ignorance replaces truth in schools.
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United States
Manana
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Isabel Allende
New York City
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