Sunflower Holcomb expansion eyed with four 650 MW units
Sunflower Electric Power and Tri-State plan two new 650 megawatt units at the Holcomb coal plant with a third 650 MW unit to serve eastern grid growth. Construction on the first unit could start mid 2008, a second about a year later, and public meetings will address financing and permits. The project may create up to 1500 jobs during peak construction as the community seeks economic benefits from the multibillion-dollar expansion.
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Holcomb
Kansas
Earl Watkins
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Sunflower
Watkins
Hays
Westminster
Colo
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc
Tri-State
Colorado
Nebraska
New Mexico
Wyoming
Bush Hu meeting yields candid cooperation tone
President Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao spoke of progress in a candid cooperative relationship during a White House welcome. A protest interrupted the ceremony as Bush apologized to Hu and vowed not to be an obstacle while Iraqi leaders sought a new head of government.
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Bush
Hu Jintao
White House
Ibrahim al-Jaafari
Letters policy for The Telegram ADA Kansas
The Telegram invites signed letters with writer address and phone number for publication. Letters must be under 500 words, may be edited for libel and length, and will be confirmed before printing. General thank yous and form letters are excluded. submissions accepted by email fax phone or mail to Attn Editor Garden City KS.
First Amendment text excerpt for rights and freedoms
The excerpt preserves core constitutional guarantees including free speech free press and the right to peaceful assembly and petition the government for a redress of grievances. It outlines limits on lawmaking regarding religion and expression.
Race and sex fuel the fire in Duke lacrosse case
Leonard Pitts argues race and class shape coverage of the Duke lacrosse rape allegations. He notes media bias, white privilege, and societal misogyny while highlighting the victim’s status as a 27-year-old single mother and the broader cultural degradation reflected in other media. He emphasizes the need to address wider violence against women beyond this single case.
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Kobe Bryant
O.J. Simpson
Duke University
South
National Guard
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Doug Clark
The
News & Record
Greensboro
N.C
Our Views on Republicans Democrats and American Unity
A reader voices support for a multiparty system and moral standards in America. The piece praises Ruben Gonzales and political figures like Kathleen Sebelius and Gilbert, highlighting leadership, service, and shared values across parties.
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Friends
Ruben Gonzales
Garden City
Growth plan opposed in Garden City letter to editor
Charles Skilling argues against an economic development commission and a sales tax referendum. He says Garden City is large enough, tax dollars should not fund a million-dollar agency, and new business should be locally financed to keep profits local. He notes campaign tactics target spring elections and imply chamber of commerce interests.
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Garden City
Economic Development Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Charles Skilling
Dumb ideas in education and the Franklin contrast
Charley Reese argues public schools are dangerously dumb and wasteful. He contrasts 16 year olds starting careers with extended schooling and urges apprenticeships and early practical work. He blasts compulsory attendance and centralized schools while urging a shift toward self education and practical training.
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Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Boston Grammar School
George Brownell
John Bunyan
Xenophon
John Locke
Joseph Addison
Sir Richard Steele
London Spectator
Consolidated Central Schools
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Gilbert
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Charley Reese
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P.O. Box
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