Teens Say Pot Easier to Buy Than Beer or Cigarettes
Washington AP report says over one-third of teens could buy marijuana within hours and 34 percent found marijuana easiest to obtain, edging cigarettes and beer. The survey of 1,000 teens notes many are drug free at school and reports on anti drug programs and student reporting rates.
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Washington
National Center On Addiction and Substance Abuse
Joel Willen
Pershing Middle School
Houston
Willen
Gerald Tirozzi
National Association of Secondary School Principals
Federal
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Drought Forces Kansas Irrigators to Choose Overpump or Lose Crops
Dryland farmers watch irrigated fields while southwest Kansas irrigators face a hard choice to overpump and risk penalties or limit water use and endure crop losses. Experts warn about pending penalties for compliance violations as drought strains water rights. Kansas officials describe the framework to address overpumpers and consider five year flex accounts to adjust usage while keeping total water use within 90 percent of prior levels.
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Kansas
Gary Baker
Stevens County
Southwest Kansas Ground Water Management District No. 3
Baker
Kansas Division of Water Resources
Jamie Clover Adams
Division of Water Resources
Adams
Tom Huntzinger
Kansas Department of
Water tight for alfalfa growers
Lakin Shannon McCormick tracks a rain gauge as alfalfa growers rely on irrigation this summer. He notes Colorado’s drought halting crops while Kansas wells slow and only about 32 of 52 hay circles survive with irrigation. Experts say more water means higher alfalfa yields, keeping price s high at 100 to 120 dollars per ton.
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Colorado
Kansas State University
Troy Dumler
McCormick
Water use debates shape Finney County projects
Finney County Economic Development Corp seeks details on Wheatland Electric Co-Op reverse osmosis water plant and Sunflower Electric power project near Holcomb as the Kansas Department of Agriculture weighs water rights. Hearings set for 1:30 p.m. Monday in Garden City and September for Sunflower. Local opposition from landowners and support from Garden City Chamber. Additional issue: proposed impact fees for developers. FCEDC considers inviting a presentation on the fees. Meeting date moved to the third Tuesday at 4 p.m. starting in November.
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Finney County Economic Development Corp
Wheatland Electric Co-Op
Holcomb
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Division of Water Resources
Wheatland Electric
Garden City Water
Finney County Rural Water District No. 1
Sunflower
IBP
Garden City Plaza Inn
Garden City
FCEDC
von Hunn
Wheatland
Finney County Area Planning Commission
Frank Reifschneider
Planning Commission
Hunn
Meyer
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Graham K. Johnson
Teleg
Jason Norquest
Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District 3
Norquest
Economic Development Corp
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Lily Tomlin
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