Forum heats up over Garden City smoking ban at candidate forum
Eight candidates and about 40 residents debated the recently enacted smoking ban. Incumbents Behan and Fuller defended the measure as a health issue, while Perkins Doll and others argued it should have faced a public vote. Reform discussions touched on economy, infrastructure, fire department issues, and animal shelter needs, with voters split on the ordinance and petition process.
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Commission
J.R. Behan
Gary Fuller
Fuller
America
Behan
Nancy Harness
Garden City Community
Iraq
Perkins
Doll
Dixon
Garden City
Community College
Chamber of Commerce
New Economic Development Corporation
Fire Department
Bendure
Harness
Leon Jordan
Concerned Citizens of
Jordan
Liz Sosa
USC 363
Holcomb
Sosa
Reynaldo Mesa
Mesa
Marc Mayfield
Kansas Department of Transportation
Commission: Harness Eyes Growth and Revitalization in City
Harness said the community work aims to improve life quality to attract and retain residents. He noted opportunities to prevent brain drain as businesses seek expansion and workers. Other focus areas include downtown revitalization and collaboration with Sunflower Electric Power on a proposed bioenergy center. The eight other filing candidates for the City Commission include Mayor Gary Fuller and nine named individuals. Tuesday’s primary will trim the field to six, with three winners in the April 3 general election to fill three open seats currently held by Behan, Fuller and Janie Perkins.
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Harness
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Marc Mayfield
Kansas Department of Transportation
Roy Cessna
USD 457
Roy Dixon
John Doll
James Perkins
Behan, Fuller
Janie Perkins
Finney County Emergency Medical Services
Nancy Harness
Garden City Community College
Bendure campaigns on smoking ban and district merge
Bendure proposes amending a smoking ban to aid economic development and considers consolidating Garden City and Holcomb school districts. He acknowledges uncertainty on implementation but notes public input and a bare campaign with about 50 signs. Primary voters will trim nine candidates to six on Tuesday, with a final three to be chosen in April.
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Garden City
Holcomb
Bendure
City Commission
Gary Fuller
J.R. Behan
Clinton demands apology over Geffen remarks
The Clinton campaign urged Barack Obama to denounce David Geffen’s critical comments about the Clintons and return Geffen’s 2300 donation. Obama refused, saying voters care more about Iraq health care and jobs as he spoke in Iowa.
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Washington
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Barack Obama
Hollywood
David Geffen
Bill Clinton
New York Times
Maureen Dowd
Clinton
Obama
Fen
Iowa
Illinois
Iowa Statehouse
New York
Sen
Nexsun plans ethanol biodiesel plant in Ulysses and water talks
Nexsun announces a project to build a facility in Ulysses that would produce 40 million gallons of ethanol and 30 million gallons of biodiesel annually, creating 54 local jobs and a $3 million payroll. The city explores additional water rights as the company estimates $80 million yearly from ethanol and $60 million from biodiesel.
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Nexsun
Ulysses
Grant County
Thomas Kent
ICM Inc
Colwich
Kent
Ed Wiltse
Wiltse
Nexson
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