Farm groups press for funding changes at 2004 Commodity Classic
Area farmers and agriculture leaders met at the Plaza Inn in Garden City on Tuesday to push for changes to farm-program funding. Lobbyists from the National Grain Sorghum Producers Association and three other national groups urged Congress to focus on budget reconciliation and a stronger domestic energy policy as hearings for the 2007 farm bill approach in mid 2005.
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National Corn Growers Association
National Cotton Council
National Association of Wheat Growers
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Moran outlines energy policy and health care goals
U S Rep Jerry Moran and Kansas Sen Steve Morris urged Congress and the Legislature to act for rural Kansans during a legislative outlook at the Commodity Classic in Garden City. Moran cited a national energy policy and rising health care costs as top priorities for 2005.
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Hugoton
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Students use parade float to urge peers not to start smoking
Gar den City's Alternative High School students will build a float for the Dec. 11 Winter Holiday Parade with a message Dont start. The group aims to show younger students the costs of smoking while sharing their personal quitting efforts and the high price of a pack a day.
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Ridge resigns as Homeland Security chief amid reforms
Tom Ridge announced his resignation as head of the Homeland Security Department, saying the sprawling agency faces a deadly serious task of unifying a large bureaucracy. Critics say the reorganization remains incomplete as Ridge leaves amid ongoing efforts to fix kinks.
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Homeland Security Department
United States
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Gas odor worry false. no gas detected in Garden City
Aquila officials say a routine odorant odor caused a temporary cloud downtown. Technicians traced the plume after an odorant injection at a gas tap, but air readings showed no natural gas. Residents were advised to call emergency or customer lines if needed.
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Phil Escareno
Aquila
Escareno
Maple Street
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Main Street
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