Downtown Vision weighs group health plans for Kinney Glass
Garden City region faces rising health insurance costs as Kinney Glass discusses continuing shared employee coverage. Pat Veesart notes insurance boosts hiring and retention but costs strain employers. Kinney, a Downtown Vision board member, weighs viability amid rising premiums discussed with Carla Dallas of Preferred Health Systems. See Health, Page A5.
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Garden City Community College
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Veesart
Kinney Glass
Eighth St
Kinney
Vision
Beverly Schmitz Glass
Lynn Schoonover
Carla Dallas
Preferred Health Systems
Sunflower Bill to be Introduced by House Committee
A House committee agreed to introduce a bill related to Sunflower Electric's bid for a state permit to build two coal plants in southwest Kansas. The measure is unfinished but expected to be drafted for introduction next Tuesday, according to Sunflower spokesman Steve Miller. House Energy and Utilities Chair Carl Holmes declined to discuss specifics.
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Sunflower Electric
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Lobby group funds oppose coal plants in Kansas ad blitz
Know Your Power Kansas funded largely by an Oklahoma natural gas giant spent at least 405000 on mass media advertising last year to lobby against coal-fired power plants in southwest Kansas. The group ran a double-page November ad rebutting a coal industry backed campaign that spent 100000 and urged citizens to contact legislators.
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Topeka
HNS
Oklahoma
Kansas
Know Your Power
City Link Adds Fourth Bus To Expand City Service
City Link will add a fourth bus Monday to run all four routes each hour extending service for workers and students. Bonnie Burgardt says the move reflects top passenger requests and comes with two more part time drivers and a $12,500 purchase from Reno County.
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Bonnie Burgarat
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Reno County
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Georgia Matthews goes green for Hundredth Day
Georgia Matthews Elementary School marks its Hundredth Day with an environmental push. First grade teacher Shauna Thompson leads a project to recycle cans raise funds for a panther habitat promote reusable bags and energy efficient bulbs while urging parents to switch from disposable plastic to reusable bags. Carol Wethington demonstrates bag contrast.
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Georgia Matthews
Carol Wethington
Georgia Matthews Elementary
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