War shows Iraq near collapse as Kurds seize Kirkuk
Kurdish fighters enter Kirkuk in about 100 vehicles amid celebrations and looting after Saddam forces lose hold in Tikrit Mosul and Kirkuk. Turkey to send observers fearing Kurdish independence. U S commander says about half to 60 percent of Iraq covered, with a long road ahead. In Najaf a shrine melee kills two clerics and savagely disrupts reconciliation efforts. Civilian shortages and aid access become urgent as looting spreads in Baghdad and elsewhere.
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Saddam
Tikrit
Mosul
Kirkuk
Turkey
Iraq
Renuart
U.S
Najaf
Imam Ali
Abdul Majid al- Khoei
London
Haider al-Kadar
Ministry of Religion
Ali Assayid Haider
Basra
Interior Ministry
Saddam City
Baghdad
Lance Cpl
Darren Pickard
Merced
Calif
Adel Naji al- Tamimi
Kathleen Hunt
Care International
Time Out cited as top trouble bar in 2002 licensing case
A Time Out bar report shows 2002 calls more than doubling from prior years with 20 convictions and 83 bar checks initiated by police for recurring problems. ABC and city officials discussed liquor law compliance, license revocation thresholds, and possible injunctions while noting Time Out remains a private club under local rules.
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Hawkins
Alcoholic Beverage Control Division
Kansas Department of Revenue
ABC
el Dorado
Trebol Club
Pete Bodyk
ABC Division
Bodyk
Randall Grisell
Utz
Out
Grisell
City Commission
Reynaldo Mesa
E. Fulton St
Mi Oficina
W. Fulton St
Good Times
Buffalo Jones Ave
VFW
W. Mary St
the Club
W. Santa
Sunflower project advances with investor talks and power plans
The Sunflower venture awaits investor decisions on hiring a general contractor and finalizing financing by late 2003. Construction could start early next year with over 1,100 workers, with local hiring possible. Sunflower seeks utilities to buy power and has a 100 megawatt wind farm eight miles west of Leoti slated to begin by year end.
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Miller
Kansas
Kyle Nelson
Sunflower
Shanda Collins
Collins Design
Garden City
Ron Schreibvogel
R & T Schreibvogel Construction
Holcomb City
Miler
Sun
Flower
Kansas Department of Agriculture Division of Water Resources
Leot
Renewable Energy Systems
Kansas Water Office leads long-term drought mitigation plan
The Kansas Water Office spearheads a long term plan to monitor and coordinate drought response across communities and agencies. Nebraska drought expert Mike Hayes notes its approach mirrors Nebraska's extended plan, built with stakeholders including farmers ranchers city leaders and tribes. The effort has yielded a farmer crisis hotline counseling funds and improved drought prediction tools.
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Kansas Water Office
Mike Hayes
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Hayes
City lawsuits over discrimination dismissed with few damages
A federal judge dismissed Upchurch's gender discrimination claim against Dodge City after finding no evidence of bias in a long standing rehire policy requiring two weeks notice. The case followed prior rulings that another race discrimination suit against the city lacked sufficient proof. The city settled Banda's race and gender case for 46,000, with six thousand paid from city funds.
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Upchurch
Bob Halloran
Teddy Gallegos
City and Water Department
Gallegos
Randy Grisell
Grisell
Halloran
Dodge City
Williams Law Firm
St. Paul Cos
St. Paul
Banda
Stan Wojdylak
Wojdylak
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Bush
N. Eighth St
Red Baron
Wheat Lands Lounge
Finney County Sheriff’s Office
el Presidente Club
E. Prairie Ave
Fred’s Place
W. Jones Ave
Cottonwood Land
E. Mansfield Road
Eagles Lodge
N. Taylor
Lawn & Garden Service
Michael
Messiah
Janis Gian
Jane Vanderhoff
Daryl Hamlett
Rick Banner
Kevin Champaugh
Clayton Wright
Bruce Spiller
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