Journalism remains vital as it evolves with digital media
Kansas education officials plan to shift funding away from high school journalism and yearbook courses toward occupations they deem direct. The piece argues journalism skills persist in a changing media landscape, stressing interview, reporting, photography, and design skills that apply beyond traditional papers. It notes Local districts face funding pressures and must adapt while preserving core journalistic training.
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Kansas
Kansas State Department of Education
KSDE
Garden City weighs punitive steps on abandoned trailers
An anonymous online comment urges landowners to clean up or bill, threatening sheriff sale of trailers. A City Commission story notes a 3-2 vote to keep current public smoking policy, with Vice Mayor John Doll criticizing restrictive laws as eroding democracy.
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Garden City
Garden City Commission
John Doll
Telegram letters policy guidance for readers
The Telegram outlines rules for letters to the editor requiring signatures, address and phone number, verification before publication, and possible editing for libel and length. Letters must be 500 words or less and general thank you notes are advised not to be printed. Address and contact details are provided for submission.
End of Great Recession Declared by NBER
The National Bureau of Economic Research says the Great Recession, which began in December 2007, ended in June last year with a gradual recovery underway. It notes the 18 month downturn was the longest since World War II, amid high unemployment and widespread poverty.
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Madoff
NBER
Congress
Lehmann Brothers
Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
Federal Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
Brooksley Born
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Greenspan
Clinton
U.S. Department of Commerce
Protecting freddoms and tolerating faiths in America
In this OtherWords column Donald Kaul argues for tolerance toward Islam amid hostile rhetoric. He condemns book burning and discrimination, notes diverse Muslim practices, and insists no religion is monolithic. He cites history of oppression by all major faiths and defends protecting Muslim rights alongside Christians and Jews.
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Ground Zero
Florida
Manhattan
Lady Chatterley
Nuremburg
Offshore legal work blooms abroad for US firms
US corporations increasingly outsource junior legal work to India driven by cost savings. Firms like Pangea3, CPA Global, and UnitedLex hire hundreds of Indian law graduates to draft contracts, review documents, and handle regulatory filings. The shift strains American jobs and widens the middle class gap, argues commentator Jim Hightower.
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Aybe
America
U.S
India
Land of the Free
Wall Street
Pangea3
CPA Global
UnitedLex
Views on Tea Parties and voter power in Garden City
A reader reports attending a Sept 11 meeting at the public library with Lynn Ballinger of American Majority. The note argues Congress, not the president, should execute power and urges voter recall of officials. It also opposes Finney County Economic Development Corp and notes the Garden City beef plant expansion occurred without FCEDC.
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Lynn Ballinger
Lynn
Congress
Ce City
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Garden City
FCEDC
Charles Skilling
Early Morning Joggers Urged to Use Reflective Gear
Wayne Wheeler of Holcomb warns joggers to exercise caution during dawn runs. He stresses wearing reflective clothing and using safer sidewalks instead of streets to stay visible despite street light shadows.
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