Kansas lawmaker pushes halt on Sunflower coal expansion
Rep. Vaughn Flora proposes a two year pause on new coal plants to allow an audit of health and environmental impacts as Sunflower Electric plans three 700 megawatt units at Holcomb serving six states. Experts note wind cannot meet baseload demand. Gov. Sebelius backs balancing coal with alternatives. The expansion is likely to proceed while calls for tougher emissions grow.
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Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Vaughn Flora
Dtopeka
Sunflower
Holcomb
Kansas
Colorado
Nebraska
New Mexico
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Texas
Kathleen Sebelius
Texas Senator push to ban smoking in bars and restaurants
Texas Sen. Rodney Ellis, a Houston Democrat, proposed legislation banning smoking in all bars, restaurants and work sites, aligning Texas with 16 states that already enforce comprehensive bans as national resources focus on the issue.
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Texas
Rodney Ellis
Houston
Telegram letters to editor policy and contact details
The Telegram invites signed letters to the editor with writer address and phone for confirmation before publication. Letters are edited for libel and length, generally under 500 words. Thank you letters should be general. poems, complaints, or testimonials won’t be printed.
Sets or Mitchitai ee law on religion speech and press
The text outlines that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. It also protects freedom of speech and of the press and the right of the people to assemble peacefully and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Barbaro's death and the nation’s shared hope in a horse
The piece reflects on Barbaro the Derby winner euthanized after a severe leg injury. It traces the public mourning, trust fund growth, and global attention, contrasting political divisiveness with a unifying sports hero. It notes Americans’ enduring fascination with champions and the horse’s symbol of resilience amid fear after 9/11.
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Amden
S.C
Jane Fonda
Bush
John Kerry
America
Barbara
Dale Earnhardt
Barbaro
University of Pennsylvania
New Boston Center
Reconciliation urged to end Iraq war by Oprah and Mandela
Duane West advocates a Mandela led reconciliation effort with Oprah Winfrey mobilizing American women to protest until U S troops and contractors leave Iraq. He argues for Iraqi self government and a peaceful settlement between Sunnis and Shiites, warning that more fighting worsens instability.
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Ray
Isles
Oprah Winfrey
Women of America
Baker-Hamilton
Bush
Iraq
Maliki
Bathist
Oprah
Nelson Mandela
South Africa
Northern Ireland
Mandela
Ms. Winfrey
America
Laura
George
Haliburton
O’henry
Get tough on wage and an angry broadside
A column attacks Republicans and a few Democrats for blocking a minimum wage bill with hidden tax breaks for business. It decries Senate obstruction, inflation, and corporate greed, argues for a clean up or down vote, and urges readers to write to Senator Reese at PO Box 2446 Orlando Florida 32802 urging stronger action.
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Epublicans
Senate
Congress
House
America
Charles Dickens
Thomas Jefferson
Spain
United States
Charley Reese
Orlando
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Washington Post
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