Telegram switches to carrier delivery for most subscribers
Telegram subscribers will shift from mail to carrier delivery starting Monday, Sept. 30. Most readers will get the paper by 7:30 a.m. Monday through Saturday, with rural mail subscribers remaining on same-day mail. Mailbox customers should call 620 275 8500 ext 214 to update home address details.
Garden City Gauntlet Obstacle 5K set for Sept 28
Garden City Recreation Commission hosts its Second Annual Garden City Gauntlet Obstacle 5K Run at the Finney County Expo Center in Garden City. Registration opens at noon with waves starting at 1 p.m. There is a $35 fee that includes a survivor T-shirt and a finisher medal. Awards go to top male and female finishers and first place in each age group.
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Criminal Justice Conference Planned in Region III
The 2013 Region III Criminal Justice Conference runs October 17 to 20, with activities at Garden City Community College. Topics cover academic testing crime scene investigation agility safety and firearm competitions plus hands on workshops October 18 and 19. Registration and agenda at www.acjalac.org. Contact Linda Morgan David Rupp or Belen Terrones for details.
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Governor to Host Kansas Obesity Summit in Topeka
Gov. Sam Brownback and state health officials will convene the 2nd annual Kansas Obesity Summit on September 30 in Topeka. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says the event will identify effective strategies to combat rising obesity rates and examine health and economic impacts.
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Unaffiliated voters dominate Kansas citizenship hold list
AP analysis shows 57 percent of registrations on hold due to proof of citizenship are unaffiliated, though unaffiliated voters are 30 percent of Kansas's 1.7 million registration base. Many hold for missing documents, with delays averaging four months and growing as Aug 2014 primaries approach.
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KU professor on leave after NRA tweet sparks backlash
KU journalism associate professor David W. Guth was placed on indefinite administrative leave after a tweet declaring blood is on the hands of the NRA following the Navy Yard shootings stirred a social media backlash. Campus Reform posted the story drawing lawmakers calls for Guth’s dismissal. university officials cited disruption risks while Guth said he aimed to provoke conversation and would step back for student safety.
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Praeger Answers Questions on Affordable Care Act in Kansas
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger spoke at the Luzzati Lecture Series in Wichita on near-term ACA effects for Kansans. She explained the act is a government regulated market, not a government-run system, and noted Kansas did not expand Medicaid despite full federal funding. The debate centers on coverage gaps for those too rich for Medicaid but too poor for marketplace subsidies, with a state resource site insureks.org offering tools and cost calculators.
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