Editorialurges cautious dialogue after Braxston Medina death
A Garden City High School athlete Braxston Medina was killed at 18 in a Finney County home shooting. The Finney County sheriff investigates as homicide with no arrests. The editorial urges parents and educators to discuss danger with youth, seeks answers, and emphasizes prevention and safety lessons for teens.
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Braxston Medina
Gctelegram.com
Garden City
Finney County
Medina
St. Catherine Hospital
Local quotes touch Sierra Club critics and health efforts
Online comment on hydraulic fracturing accusation in Kansas prompts debate about oil extraction. Nancy Harness from Finney County Coalition emphasizes improving community health and safety based on effective strategies in today's Garden City news.
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Sierra Club
Kansas
Gctelegram. Com
Garden City
Nancy Harness
Finney County Community Health Coalition
Center For Children and Families
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Ec “Etter
N. Seventh St
Garden City
Debatable GOP candidates and a restless electorate
Donald Kaul critiques Rick Perry and other Republicans in a broad takedown of their climate denial, Social Security views, and debate performances. He notes Texas drought, the media’s treatment of Perry, Romney and Bachmann, and laments stagnant job growth as Obama calls for action. Kaul cites 14 million unemployed and 25 million underemployed in a context of stalled policy and waning media scrutiny.
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Rick Perry
Federal Reserve
Perry
Texas
Lamestream
Barack Obama
Michele Bachmann
GOP
Social Security
Nancy Reagan
Bachmann
U.S
Obama
Congress
Armory Giveaway prompts taxpayer protest from former mayor
Duane West urges readers to question city commissioners about gifting the former National Guard Armory to the American Legion. He argues for using the armory as a recreation center with donor-backed remodeling funds, preserves city assets, and criticizes high appraised value and Main Street paving project costs as misused public money.
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National Guard
American Legion
Recreation Department
Commission
Armory
Main Street
Fulton
Maple
Duane West
Garden City
Taking refuge in the country amid calamities and chaos
The writer weighs living in Washington, D C against a rural country life as disasters loom. They argue country neighbors are self reliant, self sufficient, and prepared with wells, deer meat, and noncomputerized cars, while city dwellers rely on fragile infrastructure and contingency plans. They prize country peace and karaoke nights over urban sophistication.
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Pittsburgh
Washington, D.C
Washington
D.C
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