Wind energy plans face transmission bottlenecks in Kansas
About 60 people attended a meeting led by Cliff Smedley to discuss wind power in southwest Kansas. Legislators Sen. Steve Morris and Reps. Carl Holmes and Melvin Neufeld voiced support but cited high costs and the need for new transmission lines, noting opposition in the Flint Hills and urging action from Topeka to push national energy policy.
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Cliff Smedley
Kansas
Steve Morris
R-Hugoton
Carl Holmes
Liberal
Melvin Neufeld
Ingalls
Smedley
Flint Hills
Morris
Topeka
Washington, D.C
Car Drive Sheds Light on Annual Giving Project
Percival outlined an annual giving project with plans to perhaps double cars next year. The shop invested 20 to 30 hours repairing damage and prepping the vehicle. Deger expressed gratitude while Deger noted a first of its kind experience. Charlyna and Kyle finally drove away in their own car after the event.
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Percival
Deger
Charlyna
Kyle
Westar weighs energy mix and wind limits in Kansas
Westar signals no rush to pursue wind energy with current plans favoring lower cost coal and nuclear power. Doug Sterbenz notes potential future wind farm partial or full ownership, while Allison downplays wind task force recommendations and emphasizes expanding renewable options to meet rising demand. Westar operates two 1999 wind turbines at Jeffrey Energy Center and contemplates 50 to 200 megawatts of renewables alongside 6,000 MW of existing capacity.
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Doug Sterbenz
Westar
Sterbenz
Allison
Flint Hills
Sebelius
Kansas
Gray County
Florida
Wolf Creek
Burlington
Jeffrey Energy Center
St. Marys
Karla Olsen
Olsen
Churches aid jail with inmate book donations
Local churches donate books to inmates at the county jail, focusing on religious and non fantasy literature. Prisoners appreciate the reading as a mind activity, with requests for foreign language and romance novels to serve diverse readers. Volunteers say reading can change attitudes and reveal future opportunities.
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Tim Davis
Garden Valley Church
Welch
Zickery
Fannie Mae ousts two top executives over accounting scandal
Franklin Raines and CFO J Timothy Howard resigned amid an accounting scandal that will wipe out about 9 billion in profits over four years. OFHEO pressured the board to remove the leaders as the firm restates earnings to 2001 for derivatives and prepaid loan accounting errors. The move boosted Fannie Mae stock about 4.6 percent to 73.60 as replacements are sought.
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Washington
Fannie Mae
Franklin Raines
J. Timothy Howard
Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
Raines
Howard
OFHEO
Armando Falcon Jr
Falcon
Securities and Exchange Commission
Unlawful to dodge dog or cat tax and registration
Failure to pay the tax or to register a dog or cat with the city clerk is unlawful. The notice cites Section 10-101 and makes noncompliance a municipal offense for owners, keepers, or harborers who neglect the required payment or registration.
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