Priceless TTHURSDAYHURSDAY Take One VOLUME 16, NUMBER 73 THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2008 WINNER OF THE KANSAS GAS SERVICE 2006 KANSAS PROFESSIONAL 2006 KANSAS PROFESSIONAL WINNER OF THE KANSAS PRESS EXCELLENCE IN EDITORIAL WRITING COMMUNICATORS PHOTO ESSAY AWARD COMMUNICATORS EDITORIAL AWARD ASSOCIATION ADVERTISING AWARD Fort Riley Surge Brigade Parkinson Vows Continued Returng After 15 Month In Iraq Fight Against Coal Plants By JOHN HANNA greenhouse gases,’‘ Miller said. By JOHN MILBURN The brigade restored basic serv- Associated Press Writer There Are No ``What we’re trying to do is find the Associated Press Writer ices such as water and sewers, TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ Gov. lowest-cost reliable source of power FORT RILEY, Kan. (AP) _ The while schools and businesses Kathleen Sebelius’ top energy advis- State Or Federal that we can for our consumers that is news wasn’t good, and it was diffi- reopened. Soldiers saw a marked er said Tuesday that her administra- in compliance with all existing appli- cult to avoid. Jennifer Crotts tried decline in attacks by insurgents as tion is considering steps to block two Laws Limiting cable federal and state regulations.’‘ to block it out, but checking her e- rival factions sought reconcilia- coal-fired power plants even if legis- Both bills vetoed by Sebelius also mail took her to news pages. tion. lators insist on allowing them. Carbon Dioxide stripped some power from the secre- Frequently, they would report Thirty-eight soldiers from the Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson promised tary of health and environment, a another attack and more dead sol- brigade died, with hundreds more the dispute over the two plants won’t Emissions response to Secretary Rod Bremby’s diers. wounded. News of casualties did- end even if legislators override denial in October of an air-quality Her husband is an infantry ser- n’t end with confirmation the Sebelius’ veto of a bill authorizing vetoed two bills to allow Sunflower permit for Sunflower. Many legisla- geant returning from Iraq this brigade was coming home. their construction. Sebelius’ admin- Electric Power Corp. to build the two tors believe Bremby exceeded his month. Crotts has lived 15 tense In late March, the ``Black istration has blocked the plants since coal-fired plants outside Holcomb, in authority, something he disputes. months in Kansas, needing to Lions,’‘ the 1st Battalion, 28th October over their potential carbon Finney County. The Legislature Sunflower’s project enjoys biparti- check her e-mail daily, worried Infantry Regiment, held a memori- dioxide emissions. plans to return April 30 from its san legislative support, and its back- that his messages would stop com- al service for Cpl. William Parkinson made his comments annual spring break, and clearing the ers always have had the two-thirds ing. O’Brien, killed by small-arms fire during a brief Earth Day observance, way for Sunflower’s project tops majority necessary in the Senate to ``You click on it because you in Baghdad. calling on legislators to sustain Republican leaders’ agenda. override a veto. They have remained want to know. You have a constant Twelve Black Lions died on Sebelius’ veto. He is co-chairman of Sunflower spokesman Steve at least one vote short in the House. worry on your mind until you talk deployment. O’Brien was killed an energy policy council and fre- Miller said Parkinson’s comments ``We’re certainly going to evaluate to him again,’‘ she said. two weeks shy of his 28th birth- quently speaks for the administration were regrettable but declined to crit- all of our options,’‘ Parkinson said. Her husband, Christopher, lived Staff Sgt. Derrick Klein, day. on energy issues. icize him. Miller said the utility will ``I assure you, there are multiple in an outpost in Baghdad in the Headquarters and Headquarters Pribyla, whose husband was ``There are multiple options, and continue working through whatever options, and if Sunflower’s out there Rashid neighborhood. The area Company, 1st Battalion, 28th O’Brien’s commander, said we’re looking at them all, but I don’t legislative and court challenges are telling people that all they need to do had seen little in the way of U.S. Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry attending memorial services was want to comment on anything necessary to see that the plants get is get this veto overridden and the presence before the soldiers Brigade Combat Team, holds his the hardest part of the past 15 because we haven’t committed to built. plants will be built, and if they arrived early in 2007. six-week-old son following a rede- months. Chrissy and Eric Pribyla any of them,’‘ Parkinson told ``The administration is solely believe that, they’re sadly mistak- Terrorists, insurgents and run- ployment ceremony early April 21 have a 3-year-old daughter, Anna, reporters after the event. focused on an energy policy that is en.’‘ of-the-mill street thugs were in at Fort Riley. (Photo by and another daughter due this The Democratic governor has about reducing the production of control. The 3,400 soldiers of the Post/Staatz) summer. 4th Brigade of the 1st Infantry She got pregnant when her hus- Division were coming to try to home this week, with about 150 band was on rest and recuperation restore order. remaining until next month. leave from the war. Get Ready For A “Fantastick” The soldiers knew months Fort Riley still will have about ``This is our third deployment beforehand that they would be 4,100 soldiers deployed, with anoth- and it seems to be the roughest,’‘ heading to Iraq. The timing of the er brigade trained and awaiting she said. ``The end result is that it deployment made them part of the deployment orders, likely to come has made a huge difference over Musical At The Arts Center 30,000-troop surge designed to yet this year. there.’‘ The Manhattan Arts Center will the once again do exactly the oppo- and $7 for children. Tickets for mem- quell an uptick in violence. U.S. Spouses who were left behind by Cpl. Dustin Fritschel knew present its final production of the site, and go their separate ways to bers of the military are $13 (with officials hoped to set conditions the 4th Brigade knew they faced try- O’Brien since boot camp. He season, “The Fantastick” with music experience what the world has to ID.) Student walk ins Thursday and for the Iraqi government to begin ing times. delivered O’Brien’s eulogy, still in by Harvey Schmidt and book and offer. They quickly find out that the Sunday $5. Order your tickets and making reforms. ``You don’t want to think about shock over the death. lyrics by Tom Jones, April 25-27 & road to happiness is filled with choose your seats online! Visit us on Though the Army is bringing why you are separated. But they The two went on missions May 1-4. This production is gener- twists, turns, meddling family, affairs the web at www.manhattanarts.org, home thousands of surge soldiers, were doing something good that together in Iraq last year until ously sponsored by Philip & Jeune of the heart, and affairs of the hand- e-mail boxoffice@manhattan- troop levels will remain above other people were respecting,’‘ said mortar shrapnel ripped through Kirmser and Bartlett & West. some stranger. “The Fantastick” arts.org, or call 537-4420 for more 140,000 indefinitely. Further Chrissy Pribyla, wife of Capt. Eric Fritschel’s back and internal “The Fantasticks” is an adventur- includes familiar songs such as “Try information. reductions have been halted as Pribyla, a company commander. organs. Fritschel has had multiple ous tale about the difference between to Remember”and It’s Gonna Rain. The Manhattan Arts Center is Gen. David Petraeus waits to see ``They weren’t just sitting over surgeries. romance and true love, and why the “The Fantasticks” is the world’s funded in part by the Kansas Arts whether security gains hold. Most there.’‘ best laid plans of fathers often end in longest running musical. It opened Commission, a state agency, and the of the brigade completed its return hilarity. Knowing that children off-Broadway in May 1960 and National Endowment for the Arts, a always do what their parents forbid, played 17,162 performances before federal agency which believes that a two fathers put up a wall between closing 42 years later in 2002. great nation deserves great art. their houses. By separating their Thursday, Friday, and Saturday Additional funding comes from the children, the fathers ensure their off- performances are now at 7:30 pm, City of Manhattan and MAC mem- spring fall in love. When the children Sunday matinee is at 2 pm. Tickets bers and friends. Artists’ Letters At Kansas State figure out their father’ elaborate plot, are $15 for adults, $11 for students Personal letters from some of the "The personal letters in 'More used to enhance the written word." most important artists of the 19th and Than Words' uncover new insights 20th centuries will be on display at into the personalities and creative The letters are arranged by theme. Kansas State University's Marianna processes of some of America's Sections include "Bon Voyage," let- Kistler Beach Museum of Art when finest artists," said Liza Kirwin, the ters written to and by travelers; "I Students To Present KSU History "More Than Words: Illustrated curator of manuscripts at the Do," letters written from the heart; History students at Kansas State ways, sit in the same buildings and watch Agricultural College. Kersten's presenta- Letters from the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art who "Plays on Words," using metaphors, University will present a free public pro- the same trees lose their leaves each fall, tion is "The GI Bill at K-State." Archives of American Art" opens organized the exhibition.