Veteran educators note shifts amid No Child Left Behind era
A reflection on changing education stresses from veteran teachers and staff, with school nurse Valerie Rainman highlighted for her long service since 1998. Rainman, named Kansas School Nurses Organization Nurse of the Year, cares for students at Alta Brown Elementary after work in Deerfield and Garden City USD 457.
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Valerie Rainman
Kansas School Nurses Organization
Alta Brown
Rainman
Deerfield
Garden City Usd 457
Rainman champions fight against child obesity in schools
Rainman, active in local and area schools, highlights a rise in youth obesity cited by the Kansas Department of Education. She has secured grants for health programs, led health fair nights at Alta Brown Elementary, and started a school recess walking program while sharing her own 70 pound weight loss story to inspire healthier habits.
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Rainman
Kansas Department of Education
Alta Brown
Kansas funds debate and Ortiz boxing ties
Online readers reacting to Gov. Brownback’s plan to brace state agencies for federal funding cuts note Kansas receives more federal dollars than it pays in taxes. A Garden City area profile highlights Victor Ortiz, former local resident and current WBC welterweight champion, among successful boxers with Garden City ties.
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Kansas
Gctelegram.com
Sam Brownback
Garden City
World Boxing Council
Victor Ortiz
Ortiz
Garden City Telegram Letters Policy Notice
The Telegram invites signed letters to the editor with the writer’s address and phone number. Letters must be 500 words or less and will be confirmed before publication. Form letters poems and business testimonials will not be printed. Write Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 editor gctelegram Online www gctelegram com
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Obama jobs plan and the Perry campaign critique
The piece argues Obama's payroll tax and jobs package is a bipartisan cover for ineffective policy. It contends much funding would be saved rather than spent, with hiring driven by market conditions. It likens Obama to a Manchurian figure aiding Perry and cites media skepticism of government efficacy. It warns against overreliance on infrastructure as quick stimulus.
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John Maynard Keynes
Texas
Rick Perry
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Lincoln
Illinois
Perry
Gun control and gun rights clash as nation trends toward looser laws
In a critique of U S gun policy William A Collins notes post Giffords era shifts favoring possession and concealment, cites Texas 18 to buy and carry, Ohio bans stricter rules, Mississippi and Wisconsin contrasts, and a yearly 30000 plus gun deaths while lawmakers and mayors struggle to curb violence.
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Dariz
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Capitol
Jared Lee Loughner
Arizona
United States
Giffords
Mississippi
Wisconsin
Texas
Ohio
Supreme Court
NRA
No excuse for bashing Muslims
On the tenth anniversary of 9 11 the piece argues against anti Muslim prejudice while noting that violent jihadists remain a threat. It recalls homegrown plots and cites incidents linked to Islamophobia and the Breivik case to warn against stereotyping Muslims as enemies and to affirm democratic values.
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Aziz
Nashville
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Breivik
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Frank Gaffney
Pamela Geller
Anders Breiviks
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