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As many as 13 potential wind-farm projects in western Kansas could be in danger because of the state's decision to reject two coal-fired generating plants near Holcomb, proponents of the wind farms said. New transmission lines were to be part of the $3.6 billion Sunflower Electric Power Corp. project, which was rejected by Rod Bremby, the state's secretary of health and environment.

Plainview graduates say a prayer 'Senior message' invocation was cleared by judge's ruling By Karen Rouse Denver Post Staff Writer Sunday, May 26, 2002 - KIOWA COUNTY - Trista Harris ended the speculation Saturday - with a prayer. Nearly an hour into the Plainview High School graduation ceremony, the 18-year-old senior, who had been quiet about whether she would pray during the "senior message," asked about 200 guests to bow their heads. She thanked God for "making us a stronger community" and asked him for "us all to have a great day and a great graduation." She ended by saying:...

Cathedral dedicated Dodge City celebrates first Catholic cathedral built in United States this millennium By Susan Thacker DODGE CITY - When ground was broken for the new cathedral of the diocese of Dodge City, Catholics from each of the 50 parishes in the southwest Kansas territory brought soil to be placed at the future altar site. On Sunday, parishioners returned for the dedication of the completed Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe. This time, each parish brought a scroll with a prayer or statement of good will, and the scrolls were sent back to different cities as a reminder of ...

Deconstructing W. Speaking like an immigrant. Mr. Derbyshire is also an NR contributing editor September 4, 2001 12:50 p.m. President George W. Bush, speaking on August 24th: There are people in Mexico who have got children who are worried about where they are going to get their next meal from. And they are going to come to the United States, if they think they can make money here. That's a simple fact. And they're willing to walk across miles of desert to do work that some Americans won't do. And we've got to respect that, it seems like to me, ...

Under the Eiffel Tower by Robert J. Moriarty My flight under the Eiffel Tower began with a visit to the Hurricane Tracking Center in Coral Gables, Florida in early 1984. But first, a little background. With two years in Vietnam and 824 missions as a Marine F-4B pilot and O-1C/G Forward Air Controller, I knew dangerous flying well. Knowing the flight envelope of my aircraft and that of myself came as second nature. I came back from overseas in 1970 and left the ...

Five Hutchinson residents became world champions last weekend in the sport of anvil shooting at a competition in Laurel, Miss. Larry, Melody and Gary Freeman, along with Darin and Rusty Meier, all of Hutchinson, finished first among the 10 teams competing at the event. In addition to the Kansas Anvil Shooting Team, the competition featured teams from Iowa, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio and Florida. The Hutchinson team won the competition by blasting a 105-pound steel anvil 154 feet in the air using explosive powder. It landed within two feet of the base anvil from which it was shot. In anvil shooting, ...

Letters to the Editor (Editor's note: This piece by retired Army colonel Dave Hughes was written 50 years ago this month, soon after his unit, Company K of the 7th U.S. Cavalry, completed its retreat from the Yalu River during the Korean War. He was a lieutenant at the time. It orginally appeared in 1952 in the Ladies Home Journal. Hughes now lives in Colorado Springs.) It was during the dark days of the December retreat when I first saw them. They were hanging from the cold muzzle of an old, battered, Springfield rifle — a pair of tiny blue ...

Federal Voting Assistance Program Electronic Tansmission (Faxing) of Election Materials The FVAP's Electronic Transmission (Faxing) Service allows citizens and state and local government officials to fax election materials ( FPCA request for registration and/or ballot; blank ballot sent to the voter by the local election official; voted ballot returned to the local election official; other election materials) when conditions do not allow for timely receipt and return of these materials. Because procedures vary from state-to-state, citizens should consult Chapter 3 of the 2000-01 Voting Assistance Guide for details. The Electronic Transmission of Election Materials- Manual for Voting Assistance Officers provides ...

Federal Voting Assistance Program Electronic Tansmission (Faxing) of Election Materials The FVAP's Electronic Transmission (Faxing) Service allows citizens and state and local government officials to fax election materials ( FPCA request for registration and/or ballot; blank ballot sent to the voter by the local election official; voted ballot returned to the local election official; other election materials) when conditions do not allow for timely receipt and return of these materials. Because procedures vary from state-to-state, citizens should consult Chapter 3 of the 2000-01 Voting Assistance Guide for details. The Electronic Transmission of Election Materials- Manual for Voting Assistance Officers provides ...

Granting amnesty mocks U.S. immigration laws We strongly object to the threat by Reps. Diana DeGette and Mark Udall to sustain a veto on the federal budget unless it includes an amnesty for illegal aliens. There has not even been a congressional hearing or testimony on this legislation, and to sustain a veto threatens a shut down of government similar to the governmental shutdown in 1995. Shut down government to legalize 2-3 million people who entered against U.S. law? For what reason? There are millions of law-abiding people patiently waiting to immigrate to the U.S. Why should we grant citizenship ...

By ROB HOUSTON Assistant Sports Editor Date Posted on Friday, October 6, 2000 2:25:09 PM SYRACUSE - It's a story right out of "Hoosiers" or "The Natural," only this story wasn't dreamed up in a Broadway back room or a smoky Hollywood director's den. But Hollywood would be envious of the story that unfolded at Thursday's Syracuse Invitational golf tournament. Less than three weeks after she was attacked and shot four times while practicing at her hometown's Tamarisk Golf Course, Syracuse High School sophomore Charity Maune returned to competitive golf Thursday. The tournament happened to be at the same course ...

Our American Heritage Some years ago, Emerson said, "It seems as if North America is the last effort of Divine Providence to help the human race." The course of World events indicates that the great American philosopher's conclusion was a valid prophecy. Discovery of the North American continent and eventual establishment of the United States brought into being a form of government with economic policies which today can be used to lead the world into a new era of political freedom and economic development.