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From: The Topeka Capital-Journal | Date: July 24, 2001| Author: Capital-Journal | Copyright information

W E S T E R N R E S O U R C E S

The KCC's rebuke of Western's restructuring plan is a sad sign that the company may not be acting in the public interest.

Company off course?

It's deeply regrettable, this perilous course that Western Resources' management has taken the public utility on --- essentially a collision course with the vital regulatory powers of the Kansas Corporation Commission.

The KCC clearly took no joy last week in strongly rebuking Western for its ...

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