Kansas City Churches Rally Around Sanctuary for Immigrants
In the Kansas City area a group of churches join a national New Sanctuary Movement offering shelter to illegal immigrants with U S born children and clean records facing deportation. They argue aid aligns with compassion while critics warn of violating federal law as immigration reform stalls and raids press on.
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Kansas City
United States
Rick Behrens
Grandview Park Presbyterian Church
Garden City
Telegram letters to editor policy and contact lines
The Telegram describes letters to the editor as signed with address and phone, notes verification before publication, and states editors may edit for libel and length. It limits letters to 500 words or less and excludes form letters poems or business testimonials, then provides email fax and postal contacts for submission.
First Amendment Text for Free Speech and Religion Rights
The article presents the First Amendment phrase prohibiting government establishment of religion and protecting free exercise, speech, press, assembly, and petition. It notes constitutional protections and limits on government action, reflecting foundational guarantees for civil liberties. The enduring wording frames debates on religious liberty, expression, and petition rights in American governance.
Free speech in three universities sparks debate and backlash
Kathleen Parker reviews Ahmadinejad at Columbia and Summers and Meyer at UC Regents, highlighting the uneven handling of campus speech. She contrasts Iran's censorship, Summers's rebukes, and Meyer's taser incident, arguing freedom of expression remains a messy but vital American burden.
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Ashington
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Andrew Meyer
Lawrence Summers
New York
Iran
Columbia University
Ahmadinejad
Ajad
Summers
California
Harvard University
University of California Board of Regents
University
America
Meyer
Gardisil concerns raise questions about vaccine pressure
Alberta M. Stephens of Grinnell recounts a visit to a northwest Kansas physician where she declined Gardisil for her daughter citing philosophical objections and persistent pressure. She notes FDA adverse reaction reports, three deaths, and cites Merck materials and a New England Journal of Medicine piece.
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Northwest Kansas
Judicial Watch
FDA
Merck & Co
New England Journal of Medicine
Gardisil
Alberta M. Stephens
Grinnell
Careless spending at the shelter fuels tax payer concerns
A Garden City resident criticizes the local animal shelter for overspending on ice melt, citing 24 buckets delivered by UPS with six more due every six to eight weeks. The writer calls for police investigation and fiscal accountability to protect taxpayer funds. The letter also attacks Columbia University turning it into a “Terrorist League University” for hosting a controversial speaker and denying ROTC.
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Garden City
Finney County
Animal Shelter
UPS
Police Department
Prison numbers, reforms, and the cost of humanity
William A. Collins argues prisons treat inmates as cost figures, not people, criticizing California and other states for overcrowding, understaffing, and inadequate medical care. He advocates parole use, treatment, schooling, and humane follow-up services to reduce recidivism and costs.
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Department of Corrections
California
Tennessee
Golden State
Connecticut
Virginia
CIA
Stooges
Larry
Moe
Curly
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MAB
Olumbia University
Minute Men
Terrorist League University
William A. Collins
Norwalk
Conn
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