Sunflower Electric Names New President
Sunflower Electric Power Corp has named Stuart Lowry as president and chief executive officer, effective August 15, succeeding L Earl Watkins Jr. Lowry, 51, has been executive vice president and general counsel of Kansas Electric Cooperatives Inc since 2004. He chairs major state and national energy groups and was chosen after a nationwide search.
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Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Stuart Lowry
L. Earl Watkins Jr
Sunflower
Lowry
Kansas Electric Cooperatives Inc
KEC
Kansas Energy Council
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation Integrity Fund
Kansas Energy and Environmental Policy Advisory Group
Loren Ochs
Sunflower Board
Carol Langley
Langley & Associates Inc
Stuart
Ochs
Valley Falls
University of Kansas
Washburn University School of Law
Gordon Lowry
Earl Watkins
Lauren
Kansas
Garden City Kids College zip line event thrills young campers
Ethan Fisher, 9, hangs on a zip line during Extreme Recess at Garden City Community College. Kindergarten through sixth grade children participate in a summer series of fun and learning activities at Kids College.
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Ethan Fisher
Garden City Community College
Kids College
Jose Limas
India holds talks with Pakistan after Mumbai blasts
New Delhi said talks with Pakistan were on schedule as investigations into the Mumbai bombings continued. India dismissed links between the blasts and Pakistan, stressing commitment to renewed bilateral dialogue and noting officials were reviewing forensic material and CCTV footage for suspects.
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India
Mumbai
Pakistan
Foreign Ministry
Vishnu Prakash
Yousuf Raza Gilani
R.K. Singh
Mujahideen
Associated Press
Obama urges bold plan to calm economy before debt deadline
President Obama urged Congress to seize a unique chance to cut deficits and stabilize the economy for decades by raising the debt limit before the August 2 deadline. He warned of a tax hike for all if the government defaults, pressed Republicans to back revenue in a deficit deal, and signaled readiness to curb Medicare costs and entitlement spending to reach a big package.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Congress
U.S
Obama
White House
Weather Forecast Tonight and Saturday Outlook
Tonight partly cloudy and breezy with a low of 75. Saturday mostly sunny with a high near 104 and a low around 72. Details on page A8.
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