Earth Day calls for curb on carbon and personal action
The Sunflower plant expansion and broader emissions debate highlight that cars and homes also generate vast carbon dioxide. EPA estimates households emit about 45 000 pounds annually, urging carpooling efficiency upgrades and energy saving measures as climate scientists warn of stronger storms and sea level rise unless action accelerates.
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Sunflower Electric Power Corp. Holcomb
Congress
Telegram invites signed letters to editor with contact details
The notice states letters must be signed with writer address and phone number, will be confirmed before publication, and are subject to editing for libel and length. Letters should be 500 words or less, with thank you notes general. Form letters, poems, consumer complaints, or business tests will not be printed. Fax or mail contact provided.
Surge in Freedom: Core First Amendment Text Quoted
The excerpt cites the First Amendment limits on Congress, prohibiting establishment of religion and guaranteeing free exercise, speech, press, peaceful assembly, and petition for redress of grievances. It reflects foundational rights protecting individuals and ensuring government accountability.
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Meanness in this world defies easy wisdom
In the wake of Virginia Tech's deadly rampage, the author rejects seeking moral lessons or tidy explanations. The piece laments inability to fix meanness, noting mental health, police response, and gun laws offer no clear answers while honoring the slain and challenging readers to accept a harsh truth.
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Virginia
Cho Seung-Hui
Virginia Tech
Cho
U.S
CNN
Nikki Giovanni
Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
Springsteen
Charles Starkweather
Wheat Tax Doubled Hint from Kansas Wheat Commission
DOUG WILDIN of Hutchinson criticizes the Kansas Wheat Commission during a February House Agriculture Committee hearing over HB 2391 to double the wheat tax without notice. He argues KWC merged with KAWG to sustain its income, mismanages refunds, increases paperwork, and neglects to push a price rise to reflect production costs.
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Kansas Wheat Commission
House Ag Committee
KWC
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Kansas
Manhattan
K-State
March Farm Journal
Kansas Wheat
Doug Wildin
Hutchinsor
Stricter gun control urged after Virginia tragedy
A reader condemns lax gun laws after the Virginia Tech massacre, arguing guns are too readily sold and cause excessive deaths. The writer calls for real limits, notes the widespread role of law enforcement, and offers condolences to Virginia Tech victims and families.
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Virginia
United States
Sheriff’s Department
State Police
FBI
Virginia Tech
Parents urge earlier snow day decisions for Garden City schools
Faylene Seal voices frustration over Garden City district actions during a spring snow event. She notes Holcomb and nearby towns dismissed early, while district officials delayed until after noon, leaving parents to cope with impassable roads and lengthy delays. She urges planning for future weather, more snow days, and accountability for bus drivers and officials.
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Garden City
Holcomb
Faylene Seal
Learning a Second Language Benefits The Case
The article argues that learning a foreign language boosts communication and mental flexibility, expands world view, and increases job opportunities and pay. It cites studies showing bilingual students perform better on tests and notes easier adult learning today. It outlines options: self-study programs, college classes, or immersion, with immersion praised as most effective and available in two weeks to several months annually.
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