Safe school safety measures urged after series of shootings
The nation reels from three deadly school shootings including an Amish school attack in Lancaster Pennsylvania where five students died and five were hospitalized. Authorities note gun access and intruder risk and call for enhanced safety plans crisis drills surveillance cameras ID badges and stricter entry controls. Parents should push for safety committees crisis training and ongoing plan updates.
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Lancaster
Columbine
How easy are we to educate in oil price debate
The writer asks how teachable the public is amid oil price shifts and political timing. He notes crude and gasoline price declines, questions future costs if crude hits 40 dollars, and accuses oil companies of economic influence. See Messenger Garden City.
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USA
Messenger
Garden City
Tasteelita C28 Establishment of Religion Free Speech
A statement citing constitutional rights prohibits government interference with religious establishment free exercise of religion and with freedom of speech press and the right to assemble and petition for redress of grievances.
Sunflower plan sparks debate over coal plants and wind fixes
Eric Depperschmidt of Finney County Economic Development Corp argues for balanced energy policy in Kansas. He defends Sunflower Electric Power Corp. against Sierra Club moratorium efforts, cites emissions controls, job impacts, and a Bio-Energy Center plan including ethanol, biodiesel, methane digester and algae farm to cut carbon and protect water. He warns against misleading public education and urges common ground between environment and energy needs.
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Sierra Club
Kansas
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Holcomb
Sunflower Electric
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Bill Griffith
Ogallala
No party truly owns morals in family values debate
The piece argues the term family values is a GOP slogan used to cast Democrats as immoral. It highlights Foley’s emails to House pages, GOP response, and White House remarks as evidence the Morals Party branding collapses under scandal. It condemns conflating homosexuality with abuse and calls for accountability beyond party lines.
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GOP
Tina Fey
Ward
June Cleaver
June
Wally
the Bear
Florida
Mark Foley
Republican Party
Ers
Congressional
Foley
White House
Tony Snow
Dennis Hastert
Morals Party
Monica
Lewinsky
Gary Condit
Barney Frank
Decency and
Honor
Sunflower expansion at Holcomb plant earns Western Kansas support
Readers praise Sunflower Electric for expanding the Holcomb station noting it meets environmental standards creates jobs and brings regional economic benefits. They cite new technologies and aggressive controls to limit mercury, expect 260 workers, $36 million in annual property taxes after 12 years, and a Bio-energy Center integrating agriculture to boost local production.
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Kansas
Sunflower Electric
Holcomb Station
Sunflower
Garden City CROP WALK Promotes World Change Sunday
The Garden City CROP WALK on Oct. 15 funds Church World Service programs in about 80 countries including disaster relief and refugee aid. Twenty five percent supports Emmaus House in Garden City. Contact Linda Kemp at First Christian Church or visit cropwalk.org for details.
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Gandhi
Garden City
Pakistan
Gulf Coast
Church World Service
Emmaus House
Linda Kemp
First Christian Church
Cropwalk.org
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