Wind farm clash over Kansas Flint Hills prairie protection
Environmentalists face a dilemma in Kansas between expanding wind energy and preserving the tallgrass Flint Hills prairie. Montezuma hosts 170 turbines for 110 megawatts, boosting the economy amid drought, while Butler County approved a 6000 acre wind site near Leon but sent back for reconsideration. Audubon and landowners oppose disturbance of a treasured natural resource.
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Kansas
Montezuma
Flint Hills
Butler County Planning Commission
Leon
County Commission
Planning Commission
Audubon
New Mexico
Arizona
Graves Budget Cuts Hit Kansas Agencies and Local Governments
Gov. Bill Graves orders a 3.9 percent cut across state agencies with 95 million not returned from the transportation fund. Social services and higher education face reductions, city and county transfers vanish, leaving local governments 48 million short. Cities and counties protest, must redo budgets, testing the new economic reality.
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Bill Graves
Kansas Department of Transportation
State General Fund
Winter storm snarls traffic across East. Bush-Hussein remark noted
A winter storm causes traffic jams and travel delays with school closings and at least 20 deaths. Errol Carter of Edison, New Jersey, recalls nearly two accidents en route to a train station. A reporter asks President Bush if the U.S. is headed to war with Iraq, prompting his remark about Saddam Hussein.
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Errol Carter
Edison
N.J
Saddam Hussein
Bush
United States
Iraq
Saudi rulers hire PR push to gloss thuggery image
In a harsh critique, Jim Hightower argues Saudi Arabia's ruling family, a repressive monarchy, funds a large U S image campaign after 9 11 to launder their record. He notes ties to terrorists, the War Emblem gift controversy, and a public image spike from 50 to 63 percent negative.
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Saudi Arabia
Osama bin Laden
New York Times
People Magazine
Texas
George W
Miss World pageant exposes global tensions and rights clash
Ellen Goodman critiques beauty contests as a reflection of Western ideals while highlighting Nigeria’s Amina Lawal case and Isioma Daniel’s fatwa. She notes voting changes, media reactions, and the gap between global images of beauty and global human rights, urging scrutiny of censorship, press freedom, and cultural double standards.
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Missorld
Jimmy Carter
Nigeria
Amina Lawal
Isioma Daniel
Muhammad
Vashti
Esther
London
Kansas Governor announces BEST budget review effort
Kansas Governor outlines the BEST top to bottom performance teams to study Infrastructure Agriculture and Natural Resources Economy Public Safety and Health and Human Services. He notes 1500 suggestions and emphasizes public input open meetings and ongoing annual audit to cut waste and improve services.
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Kansas
Insurance
Insurance Department
Thanksgiving memory turns tense at Philadelphia airport
A traveler recounts travel chaos at Philadelphia International Airport on a post holiday morning. Long lines, crowded security, and tense mood unfold as passengers push through checkpoints racing for takeoff, while an accidental pen knife reveals the day’s fragile calm.
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Norman Rockwell
Kansas City
Philadelphia
Transportation Security Administration
Disney World
Las Vegas
Tampa
TSA
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Attorney General's Office
Ksworks
Ksgovernor.com
Sebelius
Kathy Hanks
Hanks
Garden City Telegram
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