Jeffersonian Vision Comes Alive at Constitution Day Event
Nationally known scholar Clay Jenkinson portrays Thomas Jefferson at Garden City Community College for Constitution Day. The 7:30 p.m. talk in the Dennis Perryman Athletic Complex offers a Q and A on Jefferson's era and views on today’s issues from religion to immigration and democracy. Admission is $6, free for students and ages 12 and under.
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Montreal college shooting rattles students and bystanders
Student Devansh Smri Vastava recalls the downtown Montreal gunman’s random fire as panic erupts. Dallas figures mourn former Texas Governor Ann Richards, while Meredith Vieira reflects on Matt Lauer’s on air presence during her Today show debut.
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Texas
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Ron Kirk
Ann Richards
Meredith Vieira
Matt Lauer
NBC
Telegram invites signed letters to editor for publication
The Telegram requests letters to the editor signed with the writer’s address and phone number. All letters will be confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Keep letters under 500 words. general thank you notes only. Contact via email editor@getelegram.com or (620) 275-5165 Attn. Editor Ext. 201.
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First Amendment text excerpt render for record
The excerpt presents the First Amendment provisions prohibiting establishment of religion, free exercise, free speech and press, and the right to assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances. It outlines core protections for religious liberty, expression, and civic engagement.
Nine Eleven Replayed Shows Our Century Time
The author recalls watching NBC and ABC retrospectives on 9/11 five years later, noting the shifted insight from hindsight. The pieces reveal leaders’ denial, Bush in a Florida classroom, and Ground Zero resilience, framing a matured but wary national perspective.
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Jim Buchanan a Life of Struggle and Quiet Triumph
Bruce Buchanan writes of his brother Jim a Kansas City man who faced lifelong mental illness with persistence. Diagnosed in 1969 while at Kansas State University, he endured breakdowns, legal troubles, and job losses but repeatedly rebuilt his life with musical radio work, tile work, and a sociology degree from Washburn. He died last week by his own hand, leaving a family that cherished him and a legacy of resilience.
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Delusional leadership and political deception critique
Charley Reese argues that George W Bush and Kim Jong Il are delusional leaders unable to see reality. He compares their worldview to a dangerous denial of facts, critiques the Bush doctrine and war on terror, and cites Nixon and Carter as examples of truth vs lies while urging readers to confront evaded reality. Reese also notes that allies in the Middle East include dictators and stresses the limits of war against a tactic. He signs off with his mailing address for letters.
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Hamas
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