Wind power debate reshapes Kansas Flint Hills land use
Environmentalists urge wind turbines to meet national power needs while rural residents fear habitat loss and disruption of prairie ecosystems. The piece argues for restraint, local responsibility, and a thriftier energy culture, warning against overreliance on large centralized projects and stressing benefits of conservation. David Van Tassel of the Land Institute in Salina weighs in.
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Kansas
Flint Hills
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Arctic Refuge
David van Tassel
The
Land Institute In
Salina
Institute
Prairie Writers Circle
Prom dresses for less through community drives
Local high schools near prom season face anxiety over dress costs. Programs collect new and used gowns for redistribution at little or no charge, letting girls attend with dignity. Donors include women who recycle unworn dresses. Proceeds may fund cleaning, preservation, or alterations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conde Nast
USA Weekend
Fairygodmothersinc.com
Glassslipperproject.org
Catherinescloset.org
Jeanny Sharp
Political representatives contact list for Kansas and national offices
A dense roster of offices includes U S Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback and U S Representative Jim Ryun in Washington D C, plus Governor Kathleen Sebelius and State Senators Derek Schmidt and Robert Tyson and State Representatives Tom Holland Bill Feuerborn Joe Humerickhouse and Stanley Dreher in Topeka Kansas with phone numbers and website links for each office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bush
White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
U.S
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Senate
Roberts
Sam Brownback
Crownback
Jim Ryun
Rayburn House
Washington, D.C
Jim
State
Robert Tyson
State Capitol
Topeka
Tyson
Derek Schmidt
Schmidt
Tom Holland
Holland
House
Bill Feuerborn
Feuerbom
Jefferson as hero in a paternal letter and a book review
Charley Reese reflects on Thomas Jefferson as a moral exemplar, citing a late life letter to a young man, refutes DNA slave claims, and praises the Jeffersonian legacy. He reviews Light and Liberty edited by Eric S. Petersen, a Modern Library digest of Jefferson writings, endorsing it as fitting for young readers and a tribute to a profound statesman.
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Thomas Jefferson
God
Jefferson
England
Aaron Burr
Burr
Monticello
Virginia
Liberty
Eric S. Petersen
Modern Library
Petersen
America
Benjamin Franklin
Theodore Roosevelt
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David
Clee
van Tassel
Katherine Whiteham
Ciree
Ottawa Herald
Harris Group
Ottawaherald
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Ottawaherald.com
Franklin County
Gordon Billingsley
Gordon
Linda Brown
Kathy Miller
Ken Kistner
Kkistner
Bill Gray
Otawaherald.com
Tim Milibern
Charley Reese
P.O. Box
Orlando
Charley
Reese
King Features Syndicate
Atlers
Waherald
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