Kansas education funding anger as court ruling loom
Editorial notes Kansas ranked poorly for K-12 funding since 2008, with cuts of about 16.5 percent. It cites a Kansas Supreme Court ruling demanding at least 440 million more annually and criticizes Governor Brownback and GOP lawmakers for shifting costs to local districts and pursuing income tax cuts.
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Ansas
Center On Budget and
Washington, D.C
Kansas
Alabama
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Arizona
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Misconceptions and Misunderstandings on Education Discourse
Editorially selected online remarks respond to a Garden City USD 457 Board story about teachers and education officials sharing details on Common Core Standards. The piece includes a zookeeper quote praising the Cat Canyon exhibit at Lee Richardson Zoo and reflects on audience engagement.
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Gctelegram.com
Garden City
Sara Niemczyk
Cat Canyon
Lee Richardson Zoo
Telegram letters policy and submission guidelines
The Telegram invites signed letters with writer address and phone for publication. Letters are confirmed before printing and may be edited for libel and length. Messages should be 500 words or less and avoid form letters, poems, consumer complaints or business testimonials. Send to Attn Editor Garden City Kansas.
Francis the radical pope who walks the walk to reform
Kathleen Parker portrays Pope Francis as a humble yet transformative figure challenging church hierarchy and global greed. He washes feet, lives simply, and urges pastoral reform while condemning materialism, trafficking, and harsh judgments. His message seeks action over slogans, promising hope and change.
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Ope
Francis
Argentina
Jesus Christ
Vatican
Italy
Two Groves, One City, Two Worlds of Inequity
Leonard Pitts recalls Coconut Grove and West Grove to illustrate stark racial and class divides. He notes explosive soil contamination in a Coconut Grove park and decades of delay on an Old Smokey site, raising questions of systemic oppression, environmental injustice, and who is deemed to matter.
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Miami
Coconut Grove
Vogue
Guayaberas
Grand Avenue
University of Miami
Nity Center
Te Chock
West Grove
Surprising global shifts and a pope’s humane moment
OtherWords columnist Donald Kaul notes unexpected turns in 2013 diplomacy. Putin’s restraint helps Obama avoid a Syria war while Rouhani hints at easing sanctions, and the Pope urges a broader view of Church issues. Domestic politics, NSA? health care battles, and the Navy Yard tragedy frame a volatile week.
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Vladimir Putin
Russia
Barack Obama
England
Europe
United Nations
No Man’s Land
Congress
Syria
Pipsqueak
Putin
Obama
Assad
Vlad
Statesman
Hassan Rouhani
Iran
America
Washington Navy Yard
National Rifle Association
Navy Yard
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Sen. Ted
Pope Francis
Kathleen Parkes
Washington Post
Universal Media
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Kathleenparker
Washpost.com
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