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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 2005
Page
1
Andy Purcell fills his pickup bed with water to cool off as friends cruise around town. The scene captures a casual day among youths and community members, reflecting local culture and outdoor recreation.
In Beaumont and Cameron Parish the toll rose as five bodies were found in a Beaumont apartment following carbon monoxide exposure from a generator. The storm left widespread damage in Cameron Parish and debris strewn for miles while residents in Texas refinery towns faced return restrictions. Army officials called the damage among the worst seen in the area.
Former FEMA director Michael Brown defended his role while blaming Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin for coordination failures. He acknowledged recognizing Louisiana was dysfunctional days before Hurricane Katrina struck on August 29. Rep. William Jefferson rejected his defense this week.
Garden City Community College freshman Armando Minjarez watched the first public screening of Instate, a Lawrence made documentary by Ranjit Arab. It follows undocumented immigrant students in Kansas lobbying for in state tuition at state universities and community colleges. Minjarez, from Ulysses, credits the law passage with making college possible and notes broad public support lifting obstacles to higher education.
More than 40 people attended a Monday documentary screening at a Kansas college, the first in a series across the state. The tuition measure, debated since 2003, allows undocumented students who attended Kansas high schools at least three years and earned a diploma or GED to receive in-state rates if they sign an affidavit pursuing legalization when eligible.
A coalition of ethanol marketers corn producers and vehicle makers plans to add 20 E-85 fueling pumps across Kansas by end of 2006. Existing sites include Maize Hays Great Bend Coffeyville and Topeka with priority areas Salina Pittsburg Johnson County and Wichita. The effort, led by Kansas Corn Growers Association Kansas Corn Commission United Bio Energy and the National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition, targets fuel retailers to replace or add pumps and promote flexible fuel vehicles.
U S Rep Jerry Moran R Hays toured Sunflower Electric Power Holcomb plant to study energy alternatives and Kansas roles in potential growth He is among 10 lawmakers appointed to the Gas Price Task Force to probe fuel costs supply issues and regulatory challenges Moran sought affordable energy solutions with immediate actions noted.
Kyle Nelson executive manager of power production discusses coal delivery with U S Rep Jerry Moran Monday at Sunflower Electric Power Corp located in Holcomb. The meeting centers on securing coal supply for the utility and ensuring energy reliability in the region.
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