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Area/State Colby Free Press Monday, July 19, 2010 Page 3 Weather Candidate touts record Road crew eyes Corner From “RECORD,” Page 1 supporting cap and trade, under the Democrats. Regulations like this, he said, have caused delays Huelskamp said many people ask him how the in essential projects like the Holcomb Power Station new sign machine country can get back on track. expansion project, which is still in hearings. “What you have to ask is: what do you have to “We’ll need more energy when we lose our con- From “SIGNS,” Page 1 asked him how the cost com- stop fi rst?” he said. tracts with other power plants,” he said. pared to buying the signs, and One of the fi rst things he would get rid of is the the Ostmeyer said he enjoys touring with Huelskamp have more spacing options and how many signs there were in president’s health care legislation, he said. in much the same way he enjoyed touring with U.S. can get more signs out of each the county. Schrock said it is “We need to replace it with something that works,” Sen. Pat Roberts. Federal and state issues are often sheet of material. The machine much cheaper, and the county he said, “something that increases accessibility and linked, he said, and it’s good to have someone on will also make other signs, such has thousands of signs. The commissioners approved National Weather Service affordability (of health care).” hand who wants to speak about either level. as stop signs, that the county’s Schrock’s request. He said Tonight: Isolated thunder- The Democrats’ bill doesn’t help curb medical The latest polls have Huelskamp in second place current equipment can’t make. Monday that he has applied storms. Patchy fog after 4 a.m. malpractice lawsuits, he said, which drive premiums for the primary, with Tracey Mann of Saline and The county’s current sign- for a $2,000 grant through the Otherwise, partly cloudy; low doctors must pay even higher. Barnett tied for fi rst. All three are within the margin making machine is no longer in county’s insurance company. around 70. South wind of 10 to Another legislative effort Huelskamp said he would of error, however, and most estimates are it’s a three- production, he said, and while The machine qualifi es because 15 mph becoming calm. Chance fi ght against is the so-called “cap and trade” plan, man race. parts are still available, a new good road signs could cut the of precipitation is 20 percent. which seeks to limit industrial emissions of carbon Other candidates are Rob Wassinger of Cotton- machine would be easier to ser- county’s liability. Tuesday: A 20 percent chance dioxide and allow companies to trade their pollution wood Falls, Sue Boldra of Hays and Marck Cobb of vice. of showers and thunderstorms allowances. Huelskamp said he was disappointed to Galva. All have been to Colby several at least once. Commissioner Byron Sowers after 10 a.m. Patchy fog before fi nd the Kansas state government on the other side, 10 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny and hot; high near 97. North wind between 10 and 15 mph. Experimental cap holding back oil despite seepage Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thun- By Colleen Long prevent the environmental disas- “Good Morning America” keeping oil from BP’s fractured len said the cap would eventually derstorms before 1 a.m. Mostly and Harry R. Weber ter from becoming even harder to BP said today that the cost of well out of the Gulf during a be hooked up to a mile-long pipe cloudy; low around 68. Breezy; Associated Press Writers fi x. An underground leak could let dealing with the oil spill has now trial run, this weekend offered a to pump the crude to ships on the northeast wind 15 to 20 mph de- oil and gas escape uncontrolled reached nearly $4 billion. The chance for the company and gov- surface. But early the next day, creasing to 5 to 10 mph. NEW ORLEANS – The federal through bedrock and mud. company said it has made pay- ernment to gloat over their shared BP chief operating offi cer Doug Wednesday: Partly sunny and government agreed today to let “When seeps are detected,” Al- ments totaling $207 million to set- success – the fi rst real victory in Suttles said the cap should stay hot; high near 98. North wind of BP to keep the cap shut tight on its len said in a letter to BP Manag- tle individual claims for damages fi ghting the spill. Instead, the two clamped shut to keep in the oil un- 5 mph becoming south. ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well ing Director Bob Dudley, “you from the spill along the southern sides have spent the past two days til a permanent fi x is done, maybe Wednesday Night: A 30 for another day despite evidence are directed to marshal resources, coast. Almost 116,000 claims disagreeing over what to with the next week. percent chance of showers and of something seeping near the sea quickly investigate, and report have been submitted and more undersea machinery holding back If the valves are kept closed, thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, fl oor. fi ndings to the government in no than 67,500 payments have been the gusher. as BP wants, it’s possible that no with a low around 69. The Obama administration’s more than four hours. I direct you made, totaling $207 million. The apparent disagreement be- more oil will leak into the Gulf of Thursday: Partly cloudy, with point man for the spill, retired to provide me a written procedure With the newly installed cap gan to sprout Saturday when Al- Mexico. a high near 96. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Al- for opening the choke valve as Thursday Night: A 20 percent len, said early this morning that quickly as possible without dam- chance of showers and thunder- the company promised to watch aging the well should hydrocar- storms. Mostly cloudy, with a low closely for signs of new leaks bon seepage near the well head be around 66. around the mile-deep well, which confi rmed.” LOCAL TV LISTINGS Friday: Partly cloudy, with a has stopped gushing oil into the When asked about the seepage high near 94. water since the experimental cap and the monitoring, BP spokes- sponsored by the Friday: High, 98; Low 65 was closed Thursday. man Mark Salt would only say Saturday: High, 101; Low 67 Late Sunday, Allen said some- that “we continue to work very Sunday: High, 97; Low 64 thing was detected seeping near closely with all government scien- Precip: Friday 0.00 inches the broken well and demanded in tists on this.” Saturday 0.00 inches a sharply worded letter that BP Allen said BP could continue Sunday 0.13 inches step up monitoring of the ocean testing the cap, meaning keeping Month: 3.36 inches fl oor. Allen didn’t say what was it shut, only if the company con- Year: 13.78 inches seeping. White House energy ad- tinues to meet its obligations to Normal: 13.76 inches viser Carol Browner told the CBS rigorously monitor for any signs Tuesday Evening July 20, 2010 (K-State Experiment Station) “Early Show” seepage was found that this test could worsen the situ- 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 Sunrise and Sunset less than two miles from the well ation. KAKE/ABC Wipeout Downfall Primetime: Fam Local Nightline Jimmy Kimmel Live Tuesday 6:34 a.m. 9:07 p.m. site. Browner said Allen’s extension KBSL/CBS NCIS NCIS: Los Angeles The Good Wife Local Late Show Letterman Late Wednesday 6:35 a.m. 9:06 p.m. KSNK/NBC Losing It-Jillian America's Got Talent Local Tonight Show w/Leno Late (U.S. Naval Observatory) The concern all along – since went until this afternoon. “Clearly we want this to end. 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