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By The Editorial Advisory Board Claims made earlier this month at a Kansas Corporation Commission meeting by the utility Evergy and solar energy advocates can be difficult to sort through. And trust us, deep dives into the working of utility bills aren’t the hottest reads. Yet what transpired at the meeting is important, in broad strokes, because of what it says about our energy system and where we’re headed as a state. Essentially, Evergy wants those who have installed solar arrays at thei...

The Kansas Corporation Commission held a hearing Wednesday, which will continue Thursday, in which Evergy and solar advocates made their cases and were questioned before commissioners on proposed rate increases to accommodate solar users. Evergy wants to charge people with solar panels a monthly grid access fee of $3 per kilowatt, even if their home doesn’t take electricity from the grid. For the average home with panels, that would be about $20 to $30 a month. Otherwise, the utility com...

EXETER TWP., Pa. – At its Tuesday night virtual meeting, the Exeter Township School Board adopted a resolution honoring the memory of David Bender for his 34 years of service to the board. Bender, who died in November 2020, was a school board director from 1983 until 2017. He served as board president and vice president, as chair of numerous committees, and as a mentor to new board members over his many years of service. "David was a fine gentleman, and there is no resolution that could re...

EXETER TWP., Pa. – At its Tuesday night virtual meeting, the Exeter Township School Board adopted a resolution honoring the memory of David Bender for his 34 years of service to the board. Bender, who died in November 2020, was a school board director from 1983 until 2017. He served as board president and vice president, as chair of numerous committees, and as a mentor to new board members over his many years of service. "David was a fine gentleman, and there is no resolution that could re...

would be the gayest marriage ever in that hes gay and im gay. >> hes got the show tunes thing down. >> stephanie: exactly. he will torture me with show tunes. >> you guys would be the most sexless marriage ever. i hear the sex dies after marriage. >> stephanie: based on his toes alone -- man has never had a pedicure in his life. we have some things to talk about. here she is in the current news center, jacki schechner. >> good morning, everybody. unfortunately, we do have a solemn note...

jacki: president obama and the first lady are in senegal. today they visited the presidential palace and a bilateral meeting was held followed by a press conference, then visited what was once a slave trader post. the goal of president obamas trip is to highlight democracy. he is expected to travel next to south africa and tangania. the president is monitoring nelson mandelas position. supporters leaving flowers and messages outside of the building. his family is calling his condition ...

a reuters correspondent said was there a person on the plane that was not a reporter? flight attendant said snowden was not on the plane and the seat that had been expected to occupy him was taken by another passenger. boy, do i feel sorry for that guy. snowden was charged with theft of government property, unauthorized communication of national defense information and willful communication of classified communications intelligence to an unauthorized person. which i guess would include...

>> are we allowed to ask seinfeldesque questions? >> stephanie: my favorite is when the dinosaur is about to eat him in jurassic park. okay. jacki schechner in the meantime in the current news center. >> good morning, everybody. happy monday. president obama is in northern ireland today for the start of the g8 summit. hes given a speech to an audience of about 1800. he spoke of peace between catholics and protestants and the hopeful goal of tearing down the nations remaining 100 peace ...

school team. >> were you center? >> stephanie: yes, i was. >> i was a guard. >> stephanie: something else you want to tell us this morning? >> no, i was a guard. i played basketball. >> stephanie: jacki schechner has come out as a guard. [ laughter ] >> i was. i wasnt a very good one, but i was a guard. >> stephanie: here i am setting a screen for you in the current room center. >> we just got word that president obama is going to hold a news conference next hour. well bring you more i...

theyll get together and ignore jimmy carter. always very awkward i dont know why. he always looks like the odd man out, doesnt he? >> yes. >> stephanie: all right. and in the meantime speaking of exciting here she is jacki schechner in the current news center. >> good morning, all five living presidents will together this morning in dallas for the opening of the george w. bush presidential library. its on the compass of southern methodist university. in advance of todays ceremony diane...