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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 2000
Page
1
GCCC opens the season ranked No 2 in the conference standings as the year begins. The team aims for a strong run, with key players and coaching staff set to lead the push for top placement.
At 11 a.m. the Dow Jones average stood at 10,676.40, down 131.70 from this morning's opening as investors reined in early gains.
Today mostly sunny with highs in the mid to upper 70s. Tonight clear with lows ranging from 35 to 50 degrees depending on location. Wednesday brings more sun and continued mild temperatures with highs around 70 to 80.
Local Telegram report highlights community figures recognized for advancing internet access and digital services. Awards celebrate public service contributions by residents and small businesses strengthening online infrastructure.
A second lawsuit was filed Thursday against the district alleging mistreatment of a special education student. The plaintiff, identified as John Doe to protect the minor’s identity, was a Garden City High School student during 1998-99 and 1999-2000. The suit cites violations of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The Southwest Plains Regional Service Center will receive 434000 dollars in a grant announced by Senator Pat Roberts. Earmarked for 18 districts across 11 counties, funds support bilingual programs such as bilingual special education reading recovery and new arrivals and gifted curricula. Area schools including Holcomb Sublette Deerfield Scots and Ulysses are served.
In Carrizalillo Mexico a teenage teacher houses a one room school and reflects on how rural children, many with little schooling, struggle to learn English and adapt to Kansas ESL programs. Officials note rising Hispanic enrollment, with 21 districts at or above 20 percent, and a growing dropout risk without language support.
Garden City ESL programs grew from 400 to 1500 students since 1990 as districts vary between immersion in English and bilingual content teaching. Lin da Trujillo notes teaching physics in English to nonnative adults is hard, and in Russian even harder.
Finney County Economic Development Corp board weighs land and money hurdles delaying an industrial park. Officials discuss potential funding from sales or property taxes and possible state or federal support as they seek a land site and a formal finance plan.
City officials study revenue loss from online shopping as U S consumers spent over 13 billion on the web in 1999 with no sales tax collected. Forrester Research estimates more than 525 million in uncollected state tax and only 20 percent of U S online sales taxed. Local business owner Linda Katz notes global reach and tax collection challenges.
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