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natural gas and 30 percent with electricity.
Allison said natural gas was popular in Kansas because one of the largest natural gas suppliers in the country, Hugoton Field, is in the extreme southwestern corner of the state.
Scott White, assistant scientist for the Kansas Geological Survey and energy economist, said prices for most sources of heating would probably increase, but electric heating prices would most likely stay the same because they were regulated by the Kansas Corporation Commission.
Terry Wilson, senior manager for Westar Energy said its electric heating rates were set and that the company didn't expect increases in the near future.
Tai Kerbs, Phoenix senior, said the increase in heating prices was unfortunate for students, because they typically didn't have much money.
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more, fit that description.
"It took a lot of psyching up because I've been growing out my hair for a long time," she said, "But it's a good cause, so I'll go for it."
Rice said her sister had been diagnosed with cancer and she knew her 11-inch, strawberry blonde locks might do someone else more good.
JoElla Hammeke, stylist from The Total Look, 708 W. Ninth St., said the salon hadn't received any donations of hair for the program, but said she volunteered to help with the event for fun.
Donors received gift certificates for free follow-up haircuts from either The Total Look, Headmasters, 809 Vermont St., Sakaroff's, 12 E. Eighth St., or Get Ready. 714 Vermont St.
Donated hair had to be at least 10 inches long and undamaged.
"It took a lot of psyching up because I've been growing out my hair for a long time, but it's a good cause, so I'll go for it."
Whitney Rice Lee's Summit, Mo., sophomore
Pollom said she was pleased with the results of her new haircut and of the drive, which met her goal of 45 donors.
"I think it's a success," she said. "It's sort of a win-win. We get to promote Locks for Love, the different salons in town and the radio station."
Pollom said most of the donors had been good sports.
"We didn't have any criers, we had one screamer," she said. "And one girl was shaking so bad they almost couldn't cut her hair."
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The Associated Press
Sharon to meet Bush in Washington
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon set out for Washington early Tuesday, hoping to hear about U.S. plans to block a possible Iraqi missile attack on Israel and to answer U.S. charges that his government is not doing enough to ease restrictions on the Palestinians.
Sharon is to meet President Bush at the White House on Wednesday, his seventh visit since taking office in March last year.
A few hours before leaving, Sharon called on the Palestinians to replace their current leadership, a reference to Yasser Arafat.
However, he added: "I assess that there is a real possibility that
"Your terrible suffering is needless," Sharon told the Palestinians during a speech to Israel's parliament. "Blood is being spilled for nothing. Change the despicotic regime that is leading you from failure to failure, from tragedy to tragedy."
"Blood is being spilled for nothing."
Ariel Sharon Israel prime minister
the coming year will be a turning point. I believe that our Palestinian neighbors will themselves reach a moment of change in their attitude toward Israel."
Sharon said his government would be "alert to any sign of change ... to make peace."
Bush, in a June speech, also called on the Palestinians to change leaders.
The Palestinians have tentatively scheduled general elections in January — but Israel's occupation of West Bank cities has raised questions about whether the balloting can take place.
Palestinian Cabinet Minister Ghassan Khatib said he hoped Bush would try to convince Sharon to resume Israel-Palestinian negotiations.
They think that they should
achieve by force whatever objectives they have and the Americans have to convince them that this is not working at the moment," Khatib said. "So far we didn't notice at all any American seriousness," he added.
In the run-up to a possible military campaign in Iraq, the United States wants Israel to refrain from high profile operations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, liable to inflame Arab and world anger at Israel and its chief ally, the United States, diplomats have said.
Sharon spokesman Raanan Gissin denied media reports that while in the White House Sharon would notify Bush of plans for a major Gaza offensive.
"That's total nonsense," he said.
An Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Israel had no intention of launching a broad-scale Gaza incursion and would not give the Americans advance warning even if it had such plans.