Literacy drives battle illiteracy from home to schools
Our View argues that illiteracy harms jobs and civic participation and demands steady support for schools libraries and adult programs. Reading First funds bolster Buffalo Jones Elementary and USD 457 efforts while Finney County Library and community groups expand access to books and tutoring for children and adults.
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Buffalo Jones
Garden City
Finney County
Finney County Community Learning Center
Finney County Literacy Council
Recall Debate Sparks Sharp Jabs From Candidates
Quotes from Marty Kaplan Dan Glickman and UN spokesman Fred Eckhard remark on the California recall debate the fight among five candidates Wesley Clark’s high poll numbers and continued security downsizing after Iraq attacks highlight the cross currents shaping the week’s political coverage.
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Marty Kaplan
Annenberg School of Communications
University of Southern California
California
Wesley Clark
Dan Glickman
Institute of Politics
Harvard University
Kennedy School
U.N
Fred Eckhard
Kofi Annan
Iraq
Telegram invites reader feedback and contact details
The Telegram welcomes feedback by Fax and by Phone. Attn Editor Ext. 201 or call 620 275 2704 or 276 6862. Mail to Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City Kansas 67846.
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N. Seventh St
Garden City
Fragmentary Bill of Rights Text Reference
A garbled excerpt appears to echo constitutional language about prohibiting the free exercise of religion or abridging freedom of speech or press, and the right to assemble and petition. The text is incomplete and lacks clear context or attribution.
Stiffing rural development in the farm bill fight
The long standing farm bill debate stalls rural development programs. RSIP would invest $100 million in public private rural projects while other housing and broadband efforts are cut. Critics say lawmakers, balancing defense and tax cuts, underfund rural America and favor farmers in need elsewhere. Thomas D Rowley of RUPRI notes the erosion of rural investment.
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Cancun
Mexico
World Trade Organization
United States
European Union
Japan
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Matt Chase
National Association of Development Organizations
D.C
Congressional
Appropriations
House Appropriations Committee
Marcy Kaptur
D-Oh
Kaptur
America
RSIP
Capitol Hill
Agrarian Reform Brings Hope as Occupations Rise in Brazil
The MST led land occupations across Brazil with over 20 million acres settled by more than 350,000 families. The movement, now agro ecological and education focused, has transformed many from marginalized to active citizens while seeking reforms within Lula’s government to balance social needs with growth and exports. Angus Wright notes agrarian reform as a path to democratic health, urging continued pressure on government to fulfill commitments beyond international bankers.
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Brazil
Luis Inacio da Silva
Lula
New York Times
The
Wall Street Journal
Christian Science Monitor
MST
Catholic Church
Pastoral Commission On Land
No Peace in Palestine A Call for New Approach
Catherine Cook argues the Oslo peace process failed to end occupation or address core power imbalances. She cites US broker role, settlement expansion, bypass roads, and checkpoint controls as drivers of ongoing conflict, urging a two state solution based on 1967 borders for genuine peace.
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Yitzhak Rabin
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
White House
Oslo
Israel
Arafat
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Jerusalem
Occupied Territories
United States
U.S
Palestinian Authority
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Margulies
Maeno
the Pulse Reader Forum
Gctelegram
Thomas D. Rowley
Rupri
Rural Policy Research Institute
Angus Wright
Prairie Writers Circle
Land Institute
Salina
Wendy Wolford
Palestine
Catherine Cook
Middle East Research and Information Project
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