Garden City Leaders Tout Progress In State Of City Address
Mayor David Crase highlights resilient economy despite Sunflower Electric delay and a dairy processor’s departure, notes rising sales tax revenue and low mill levy, and emphasizes welcoming newcomers and citizen involvement as Garden City advances as a regional hub. Groundbreaking for a new animal shelter shows effective grass‑roots action.
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Garden City
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David Crase
Crase
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Kansas
Garden City Area
Goldman warns of severe financial crisis risk
Alfred E. Goldman, chief market strategist at Wachovia Securities, says people are realizing the economy may be in the worst financial crisis since a period of low mood. He cautions of cascading effects across markets and consumer confidence.
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Alfred E. Goldman
Wachovia Securities
Telegram invites signed letters to editor for publication
The Telegram outlines policy requiring signed letters with writer address and phone number, confirms before publication, and edits for libel and length. Letters should stay under 500 words. thank you notes and form testimonials are not printed. Contact options include email, phone, online form, or mail at 310 N. Seventh St., Garden City, KS.
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Garden City
Garden City State of City Address Highlights Growth
Garden City reports a 10 percent rise in two year sales tax receipts with monthly benchmarks, population over 29,000, and city programs like City Link serving over 3,000 monthly. The address notes tax relief measures, a $300,000 transportation program, wage increases, and a new animal shelter, plus regional cooperation and planned growth studies shaping a 10 year Comprehensive Plan.
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Dodge City
Ulysses
Topeka
Washington
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Finney County
Pierceville
Equity loans blamed for housing bust and bank profits
A critique of equity loans on homes tracing the boom from subprime mortgages to second mortgages. Banks promoted cash from home equity with slogans like Live Richly, packing trillions in debt while homeowners face foreclosures as values fall and the economy declines.
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Wall Street
Washington
Citibank
Truth versus lies in modern political discourse
Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts laments rising online misinformation and partisan spin that erode trust in facts across politics. He notes doctored pieces, false Dowd attributions, and claims about Palin and Obama, urging clearer truth in public records and future generations.
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