Kansas governor backs wind power push with Sunflower plant
Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson greenlights Sunflower Electric's coal plant near Holcomb and brokers a deal to route wind power via a new 765 kilovolt transmission line. The five hundred twenty five line project ends a dispute between Prairie Wind Transmission and ITC Great Plains, connecting Spearville Dodge City Wichita and Oklahoma. KCC hearings awaited until late summer or fall.
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City official criticized for driving while photographing on Interstate
The writer cautions Sara Humm for snapping a photo at speed on a 70 mph interstate. The piece compares this to texting in a construction zone and urges safer messages to the public. It then pivots to a broader debate about socialism, its political framing, and the role of collective public works like Space programs, highways, Social Security, and policing.
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Reader Forum on Socialism and Capitalism in America
A reader argues that modern policy is socialist in nature and defends well regulated capitalism. The piece cites past leaders like Wilson Nixon Reagan and Jefferson, contrasting public funding with unregulated markets and warning of wealth inequality and market failures. It advocates collective action to sustain entrepreneurship and social safety nets.
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Perks rise as CEO pay slips despite lower salaries
Jim Hightower notes that despite a 6 percent drop in CEO salaries to a median of about 10 million, executive perks climbed 7 percent to 170000. Ray Irani of Occidental Petroleum drew 30 million plus 400000 for financial planners as clubs and jets bolster net compensation. Bodyguards emerge as a new perk to curb public backlash.
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Readers' Forum Letters Policy Update
Community readers are invited to submit letters under 250 words for the Readers' Forum. Include full name, street address, and daytime phone number. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. One letter per month per person. Form letters poems consumer complaints and business testimonials will not be printed.
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