Lawmaker Presses for Consumer Focus in Retail Wheeling
Kansas legislator Rep. Tom Sloan cites residential customers as likely to miss price cuts and face service comparison issues if utilities deregulate. On the Task Force on Retail Wheeling Sloan urges stricter KCC qualification reviews and opposes surcharges for Wolf Creek debt. He warns against fly by night operators and calls for careful consumer protections.
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Employment at record high as jobless rate rises in June
Kansas employment reaches a June record with 1.35 million workers, up 25,500 from May, while the unemployment rate edges from 3.8 to 4.0 percent. About 3,800 more Kansans seek work, and seasonal factors explain the rise. Rates vary across counties and cities including Wichita, Topeka, Lawrence, Kansas City, Emporia, Hutchinson, and Overland Park, with county rates listed.
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Kleypas trial winds down in Kansas murder case
Jurors could begin deliberating Gary Kleypas fate this week after prosecutors rested their case in a capital murder trial for the March 30, 1996 stabbing death of Carrie Williams. DNA links and obscene calls are cited. defense to present two to three days of argument. If convicted, a death penalty or 40-year option with no parole will be considered.
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Gary Kleypas
Kleypas
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Kickapoo Powwow Aims To Preserve Culture Across Tribes
Tribe members from Kickapoo Kansas and Texas bands gathered for annual powwows in Kansas City and Horton to reinforce heritage amid modern life. Eleven year old Brittany Johnson performed a tribal dance as elders urged action, from building a cultural center to repatriating museum items, with translators aiding Texas and Mexican band speakers.
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Kansas City
Horton
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Kansas City Indian Club
Norm
Grain Valley Fairgrounds
United States
Mexico
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Kansas
U.S
Texas Band
Texas Tribe
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Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates and Delivery Instructions
Reader information details delivery times for Ottawa Herald readers with toll free and local contact numbers. It lists delivery targets by area and timing, plus options for missed delivery and varying subscription prices by location and method with discount durations.
Weather Tonight and Extended Forecast Summary
Partly cloudy tonight with a 20 percent risk of mainly evening thunderstorms. Lows 65 to 70 with east wind 5 to 10 mph. Wednesday and Wednesday night a chance of thunderstorms with lows in the 40s and highs in the mid 80s to around 90 east to west. Thursday and Friday dry and hot, highs upper 80s to lower 90s Thursday and 90s to around 100 Friday.
Editor Vandalism in Publishing Sparks Writer Frustration
A columnist discusses editors reshaping writers work, sometimes unintentionally, and the harm when meaning is altered. He cites cases like War and Peas becoming War and Peace and notes editor corrections that improve clarity as well as those that erase intent. The piece argues for mutual respect and accountability in publishing.
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Tom Clancy
Danielle Steel
John Grisham
Jill Churchill
Tolstoy
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