Sidewalks urged as Garden City Holcomb pursue grants
Editorial notes expanding sidewalks with state funds. Holcomb will study placement for new walkways using a 15000 grant and Garden City secures 250000 to build about two miles near four elementary schools plus arterial routes. Future plans emphasize pedestrian connections, safety and health.
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Holcomb
Garden City
18Th Street
Maple Street
Buffalo Jones Avenue
Buffalo Jones
Main Street
Mary Street
Hamline Street
Georgia Matthews
Center Street
Pine Street
Kansas Avenue
Spruce Street
Center
Fleming Streets
Alta Brown
Harding Avenue
East Old Manor
Jennie Wilson
Quotes on safety and enrollment at Garden City Community College
A reader warns that public registries fail to protect children and urges parental vigilance after a Kansas sex offender relocation story. The piece also cites Garden City Community College president Herbert Swender commenting on enrollment figures, noting full residence halls and a strong long term trend.
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Gctelegram.com
Kansas
Herbert Swender
Garden City Community College
Community College
Letters Policy Summary from The Telegram Notice
The Telegram outlines letters to the editor policy requiring signed letters with writer address and phone number. Letters must be confirmed before publication and edited for libel and length, limited to 500 words. Thank you notes should be general. form letters poems or consumer emails will not be printed. Write to Attn. Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 or online at gctelegram.com.
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N. Seventh St
Garden City
Class warfare debate and rising poverty in America
The piece argues that Republicans wage class warfare against President Obama while poverty rises to 46.2 million people, including 22 percent of children, amid deep poverty and food insecurity. It critiques tax cuts for the rich, cites top 1 percent holding over 20 percent of income, and warns of long-term economic damage if political lines block redistribution. It notes Bush-era tax cuts failed to spur growth and references Mitch McConnell’s aim to keep Obama from a second term.
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Rower
Obama
Pearl Harbor
Republican Party
George Will
United States of America
John Boehner
Polly
Census Bureau
Supreme Court
Senate
Mitch McConnell
Resignation From Garden City Tumbleweed Festival Board
A long standing Garden City figure announces resignation from the Tumbleweed Festival Board effective September 30 2011 after twenty years of service. He praises the festival’s reputation and his efforts to treat performers well, expresses gratitude to supporters, and hopes the festival continues to grow with new leadership.
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Garden City
Midwest
Growing costs bite Garden City taxpayers
Harold Starr of Garden City warns that rising expenses threaten city and county finances. He notes downbeat retail sales, higher groceries, stamps, taxes, and a looming 1/2 cent sales tax proposal. Starr urges a public vote and tax relief for低income elderly residents to maintain stability.
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Garden City
Kan
Chamber of Commerce
Harold Starr
Three Tough Presidential Questions for Voters
The speaker urges candidates to answer three broad questions about uniting Congress for public good, rebuilding trust in corporations and people to drive the economy, and reshaping foreign policy to restore U.S. leadership in global affairs. The call emphasizes moving beyond partisan bashing to identify a candidate with a true commitment to the nation’s future.
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Congress
U.S
Perry’s border stance questioned by immigration study
A study by the Center for Immigration Studies questions Texas job gains, noting 81 percent of jobs created since 2007 went to immigrants since 2007, 93 percent of whom aren’t citizens and about half illegal. It contrasts Texas growth with native employment declines and questions policy on in-state tuition for children of illegal immigrants.
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Perry
Texas
George W. Bush
Rio Grande
Center For Immigration Studies
United States
Paint Creek
Alamo
Lone Star
Texas Rangers
Arizona
U.S.S
Feds
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