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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 2012
Page
4
Sunflower Electric Power Corp. announced wholesale electric rates could rise up to 11 percent as maintenance and generation asset upgrades push costs higher. New environmental rules require extra emission control equipment, adding to the burden amid an ongoing legal clash.
Sunflower Electric Power Corp plans an 895 megawatt coal plant expansion near Holcomb facing lawsuits and a required environmental impact study. Sierra Club challenges air permits and seeks Supreme Court review while proponents tout affordable energy and regional economic benefits.
The story notes a comment urging practical policy on illegal immigrants remaining to work in agriculture amid labor shortages. It cites a GCTelegram online reader response and a quote about allowing them to proceed. Ross Miller, brother of a Deerfield committee member, is mentioned in relation to today's groundhog feature.
The Telegram invites signed letters to the editor with the writer's address and phone number, confirms letters before publication, and may edit for libel and brevity. Submissions must be 500 words or less and general in tone, with form letters poems or consumer testimonials not printed.
A Nature article calls for sugar as a health hazard and cites Robert Lustig's push for licensing, taxation, and age limits on sugary foods and drinks. The piece contrasts public health aims with parental responsibility and warns of industry backlash as policies tighten, predicting broad societal impact.
Michael Reagan defends Newt Gingrich as a staunch conservative warrior who stood with Ronald Reagan and helped elect many Republicans. He criticizes GOP rivals for undermining Gingrich to aid Obama and Romney allies, urging fighters over mealy mouthed compromisers in this election year.
Leonard Pitts argues the Republican Party has moved from Reagan era optimism to a resentful, confrontational stance. He cites Jan Brewer’s finger wag and current leaders as evidence the party now pursues resistance to demographic change and a gunslinger showdown with the future. He contrasts Romney’s cold campaigns with Reagan’s legacy.
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