State fair highlights include record 1034-pound pumpkin
Donovan Mader of Garden City hauled a state record pumpkin weighing 1034 pounds at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson. The fruit, nurtured 66 days and occupying 700 square feet, eclipsed the previous 976.2-pound mark from 2007, as the fair showcased ag education, STEAM Ahead programs, and Kansas-made products amid a broader agriculture showcase generating over 63 billion in state economic impact.
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Donovan Mader
Garden City
Hutchinson
Mader
Kansas
Brownback kin Jim blamed as bully in garden city tale
A Garden City story reports critics allege Jim Brownback, brother of Gov Sam Brownback, is a violent troublemaker amid coverage of Gov Brownback's family. An editorially chosen online comment from GCTelegram.com echoes a Mexican Fiesta piece. Daniel Gutierrez responds on Hispano heritage and assimilation.
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Brownback
Gctelegram.com
Sam Brownback
Jim Brownback
U.S
Mexico
Daniel Gutierrez
Garden City
Letters to the editor guidelines from The Telegram
The Telegram urges signed letters under 500 words with full writer contact details. Letters may be edited for libel and length before publication and must include writer address and phone number. Thank you notes, form letters or testimonials are not printed. Submission to Attn Editor 310 Seventh St Garden City KS 67846.
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Seventh St
Garden City
Open records and private emails in Kansas politics
Kansans are urged to insist state laws clarify that government related records created through email and other electronic correspondence are accessible. The piece notes Gov Brownback and Hillary Clinton used private emails, argues for transparency, and cites the KU Koch Foundation case and a Wichita Eagle report on open records delays. Julie Doll, former journalist, provides context.
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Kansas
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Clinton
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U.S
Wichita Eagle
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Schmidt
Art Hall
Center For Applied Economics
University of Kansas
Hall
Koch Foundation
KU Business School
Koch Industries Inc
Koch Brothers
Lawrence Journal-World
Billionaire 400 and the fight for a different democracy
A critique of the Billionaire 400 and the influence of ultra rich families and corporations on U.S. elections. It contrasts nearly one billion in 2016 campaign money with Bernie Sanders raising 15 million from 400,000 ordinary Americans averaging 33.51 dollars per donation, arguing for money alike to be limited in politics.
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America
Koch Brothers
Bernie Sanders
White House
Vermont
Kansas judiciary and separation of powers in flux
An opinion piece argues Kansas politics threaten judicial independence. It traces conflicts between governor influence, legislative power, and court autonomy, citing Monroy and Gannon decisions and 2014 moves to shift chief judge appointments. Critics warn such moves risk a one faction state and echo concerns about Washington, D.C. dysfunction.
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Senate
D.C
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Capitol
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Gannon
Kansas Supreme Court
Judicial Branch
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Courts of Justice
Washington, D.C
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