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Attorney: ‘Mounds’ of evidence in murder trial Lawyer for Kyle Flack calls quadruple homicide case circumstantial By Karen Dillon Twitter: @karensdillon

Ottawa — Franklin County Attorney Stephen Hunting began his opening statements Monday in a quadruple murder trial describing how the body of one victim, an 18-month-old girl, was eventually found in a suitcase in the Tequa Creek in

Osage County. “In just a few hours, it would be Mother’s Day, May 11, 2013,” Hunting said to a packed courtroom, describing how a group of officers stood on a bridge in the gathering darkness as a dive team walked through the stream to collect the black suitcase. The defendant, Kyle Trevor Flack, 30, is on trial for his life

in the death-penalty case that is expected to continue for a month. Flack is charged with capital murder in the deaths of the toddler, Lana Bailey, and her mother, Kaylie Bailey, 21, of Olathe, and with sexual battery of the mother. He also is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Andrew Stout,

relatives 8 miles west of Ottawa on Georgia Road. 30, and Steve Numerous law enforcement White, 31, who agencies, including the Franklived with Stout. lin County Sheriff’s Office, Stout was Baithe Ottawa and Emporia poley’s boyfriend. lice departments, the Kansas The killings Highway Patrol, the Johnson took place over Flack County Sheriff’s Criminalistics several days Laboratory, and the FBI have from about April 20 to May 1, been involved in the investiga2013. All the victims were shot tion. with a 12-gauge shotgun at a Please see TRIAL, page 4A farmhouse owned by Stout’s

Meet the superintendent finalists

Jury picked in 3rd trial for 2014 killing By Conrad Swanson Twitter: @Conrad_Swanson

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LAWRENCE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT FINALISTS MICHAEL MUNOZ, LEFT, AND KYLE HAYDEN are pictured Monday. The two candidates met with members of the Lawrence school board and community Monday, and a third finalist, Shellaine Kiblinger, of Hutchinson, will meet with them today.

Candidates discuss backgrounds, goals By Rochelle Valverde Twitter: @RochelleVerde

Two of the three finalists for the Lawrence school district’s superintendent position met with members of the Lawrence school board and community focus groups Monday. Michael Munoz, of Rochester, Minn., was the first to meet with board members and focus groups made up of district staff, students and community members on Monday. Kyle Hayden, of Lawrence, met with

board members and focus groups Monday evening. The third finalist, Shellaine Kiblinger, of Hutchinson, will do so today. The Lawrence school board announced the finalists Friday. Munoz, 59, is currently superintendent of the Rochester school district. Hayden is assistant superintendent of business and operations for the Lawrence school district, and Kiblinger is superintendent of the Hutchinson school district. The Journal-World had the opportunity to

talk with both Munoz and to those of the Lawrence Hayden after their meet- district — such as improving equity among student ings Monday. subgroups, increasing access to technology and exMichael Munoz panding career and techniPrior to his current posi- cal education — make him tion, Munoz was executive a good fit for the job. director of Des Moines, “A lot of (the district’s) Iowa, public schools. In his beliefs match very closely to 35 years in education, Mu- my personal beliefs as an ednoz has also been a teach- ucator,” he said. “…I felt that er, school counselor and there was a good connection a school principal at both not only for me professionthe elementary and middle ally and personally as far as school level. my passions, but for the exMunoz said he thinks perience I have.” his beliefs and experiences Please see FINALISTS, page 6A with undertakings similar

On Monday — and for the third time — Dustin D. Walker entered Douglas County District Court to stand trial for the 2014 slaying of Patrick Roberts. Prosecuting and defense attorneys questioned a pool of 42 prospective jurors throughout the day, asking about their employment, family, ethics and stances on issues like marijuana and gun control. After nearly six hours, 14 jurors, including two alternates, were chosen from the pool to serve as the jury for Walker’s trial. Throughout the process Walker, 31, sat silently, dressed in a blue dress shirt Walker with a tie. Police say Walker and another man, Archie Robinson, broke into Roberts’ apartment on March 8, 2014, to steal cash and marijuana. Once inside the apartment, Robinson pointed a gun at Roberts’ son and Walker shot Roberts in the chest, killing him, police said. Roberts was 39 years old. During his first trial in February of 2015, Walker faced felony charges of aggravated burglary and felony murder, which is a murder without premeditation during the commission of a felony. The jury found him guilty of aggravated burglary, the underlying felony, but could not reach a decision on the felony murder charge.

See an interview with superintendent finalist Shellaine Kiblinger in Wednesday’s Journal-World.

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DEATHS MELVIN DAVID LANDSBERG Melvin Landsberg, Professor Emeritus, long time faculty member of KU’s English Department, passed away on Saturday morning, March 5th, at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Born in Bronx, New York to Frank and Anna Landsberg, Melvin attended the New York City Public Schools, and went on to the City College of New York, majoring in History. He then earned his Master’s degree in History and a Ph.D. in English Literature from Columbia University. Before taking up his first full time teaching post, Melvin embarked in 1959 on a seminal year of travel in Europe. After a brief teaching stint at the University of Washington, Melvin arrived in Lawrence, Kansas in 1961 as a faculty member in the Department of English where he taught until his retirement in 2009. Melvin was a scholar of the 20th century author John Dos Passos. His political biography, John Dos Passos’ Path to USA, was critically acclaimed, and remains a standard in the study of Dos Passos

and American literature. Melvin’s deep knowledge and understanding of literature and history informed his teaching, fueled his lifelong interests in a wide range of topics, and made him an often fascinating conversationalist. Melvin is survived by many friends, colleagues, and acquaintances who, over the years, enjoyed Melvin for his insights, his wit, and his unique perspective on the world. Funeral services will take place at the Rumsey Yost Funeral Home on Wednesday, March 9th, at 11:00 a.m. with burial following at the Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation’s Cemetery B’nai Israel in Eudora. Donations in Melvin Landsberg’s memory may be made to the Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation, 917 Highland Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66044. Condolences may be sent at rumseyyost.com. Please sign this guestbook at Obituaries. LJWorld.com.

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PAULA MARIE FULKERSON Funeral services for Paula Marie Fulkerson, 62, St. Marys, will be 10 am, Thursday March 10, 2016, at RumseyYost Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Vinland Cemetery. She died Saturday, March 5, 2016, at Stormont Vail Hospital, Topeka, KS. Paula was born October 18, 1953, in Lawrence, KS, the daughter of Kenneth LeRoy and Margie Jean Terrel Schutz. She graduated from Baldwin High School in 1971. In 1978 she and her family moved to St. Marys. She worked for Graybar at Jeffrey Energy Center as a tool room manager. She enjoyed doing crafts, shopping with her grandchildren, working in her flower beds at home, and taking care of her dog Molly. Paula married Roger Carlson in 1973, they later divorced. She married David L. Fulkerson on September 1, 2001, in Vinland, KS, he preceded her in death in 2013. Survivors include her daughter Heather and husband Chris Jackson, Baldwin; son Marc and wife Sarah Carlson, St. Marys; sister Glenda Jo and husband Daryl Rockers, Baldwin; grandchildren Ashley and Jordan Jackson, Baldwin,

Lizzie, Trent, Trevor and Lexie Carlson, St. Marys; and niece Rhonda husband Bob Carlisle; Alex great nephew Carlisle. She is preceded in death by her dad Kenneth Schutz and husband David Lee Fulkerson. A visitation will be 5:30 7pm, Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at Piper Funeral Home, St. Marys, KS. Memorial contributions may be made to the Paula Fulkerson Grandchildren or Education Fund Vinland Cemetery, sent in care of RumseyYost 601 Funeral Home, Indiana Street Lawrence, KS 66044. Online condolences made at rumseyyost.com this Please sign guestbook at Obituaries. LJWorld.com.

KU official a candidate for Georgia Southern president’s job By Sara Shepherd Twitter: @saramarieshep

Kansas University’s vice chancellor for public affairs is one of four candidates to become president of Georgia Southern University. Tim Caboni, a familiar face discussing KU matters at the Kansas Statehouse in recent s e s s i o n s , Caboni has been KU’s vice chancellor of public affairs since 2011. In addition to coordinating the university’s legislative agenda, he leads public affairs across all KU campuses. Caboni also is an associate professor of educational leadership and policy in KU’s School of Education. Caboni traveled to

Georgia Southern last week, the first of the four presidential candidates to visit, according to the university’s presidential search website. Candidates recommended by the campus search committee are expected to be interviewed by the Georgia Board of Regents this month, according to the site. Caboni said he was honored to be chosen as a semifinalist for the job and noted there’s a “long way” to go before the next president is ultimately selected. “While humbled by the opportunity, I remain focused on the critical daily work we are doing at the University of Kansas to elevate our national stature,” he said in an email. — KU and higher ed reporter Sara Shepherd can be reached at sshepherd@ljworld.com or 832-7187.

Lecompton woman killed in motorcycle-truck collision A 54-year-old Lecompton woman died Saturday in a Topeka hospital from injuries suffered when a pickup truck rear-ended the motorcycle on which she was a passenger. Perry Police Chief Ramon Gonzalez said the accident occurred shortly after 7 p.m. Friday at a Lecompton Road railroad crossing in Perry. The victim, Katherine Zeller, was the passenger on a southbound 2007 Kawasaki driven by Mark Zeller, 54, of Lecompton, which was stopped behind another vehicle at the crossing. Both the passenger and the rider were wearing helmets, Gonzalez said. As the motorcycle

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driver waited for the railroad crossing arms to go up, the Kawasaki was struck from behind by a 2003 Chevrolet pickup driven by Stephen Stinnett, 57, of Evansville, Tenn., Gonzalez said. The force of the impact threw Katherine Zeller about 10 feet from the bike. She was transported by Jefferson County Ambulance Services to Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, where she died from internal injuries at 4 a.m. Saturday, Gonzalez said. There were no other injuries, Gonzalez said. The accident report was turned over to the Jefferson County Attorney Office’s for review, he said.

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Walker was tried again, and in December of 2015 — facing a felony murder charge — a jury once more could not reach a decision on the charge. Robinson meanwhile was found guilty of both first-degree murder and aggravated robbery in Roberts’ death during his own trial in March 2015. He was given a life sentence without the possibility of parole for 20 years. With a jury selected, Walker’s third trial will begin at 9 a.m. today. Walker remains an inmate at the Douglas County Jail in lieu of $1 million cash or surety bond. Walker has several prior convictions within Douglas County. In 2008 he was convicted for aggravated battery and he was convicted of two charges in 2012 in relation to operating while intoxicated and fleeing a law enforcement officer. He was acquitted in 2011 on charges connected to his alleged role in a December 2010 shooting at South Pointe Apartments, 2310 W. 26th St. In that case, Walker was charged with attempted second-degree murder and possessing a firearm as a felon after Darrick Dew was shot during a large party at an apartment. In 2008, Walker was suspected in a robbery at a Lawrence apartment that resulted in a man being shot in the leg. But in 2011, Douglas County prosecutors dismissed the case before it went to trial. Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson said afterward that both the victim and witness were unable to recall the incident, precluding prosecutors from pursuing the case. — Public safety reporter Conrad Swanson can be reached at 832-7284 or cswanson@ljworld.com.

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Recreation Fitness Center. Before applying, the city and KU need to prepare The Lawrence City preliminary plans, renCommission will take its derings and an estimated first vote today regarding budget for the project, a new city transportation as well as an analysis on center proposed for the how it would affect trafKansas University campus. fic. To create those plans, KU and Lawrence the transit system Transit System ofmust get City Comficials plan to apply mission approval to for a federal grant to contract with proaid construction of fessional services. a new parking deck The cost of creating and bus transfer hub the plans is expectCITY intended for a park- COMMISSION ed to be less than ing lot off Naismith $50,000. Drive, south of the new “We really don’t have a KU business school and Please see TRANSIT, page 4A in front of Ambler Student By Nikki Wentling

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HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY STAFF AND FANS GIVE THE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM A SENDOFF celebration Monday at Coffin Complex on the HINU campus. With a season record of 23-6, the team is preparing for 2016 NAIA Division II championship tournament and will play against Dakota Wesleyan (25-8) at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in Sioux City, Iowa.

Law would require ‘Trailblazing’ art history professor dies at 87 Kansas parents to opt students in to sex ed By Joanna Hlavacek

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Charles Eldredge remembers the moment his life changed forever. It was 1969, and Eldredge, then a doctoral student in art history at the University of Minnesota, was lucky enough to attend a lecture by Marilyn Stokstad, who was then a professor of art history, department chair and director of the Spencer Museum of Art at Kansas University. “I couldn’t tell you what the subject matter was — it was the delivery, it was

the charisma,” Eldredge recalled decades later. By the end of Stokstad’s “sparkling” lecture, Eldredge, now KU’s Hall Distinguished Professor of American Art and Culture, had already decided, “I want to be on her team.” A year later, he was teaching alongside her and working as a curator at her beloved Spencer Museum. The two were teammates of sorts for more than 40 years, until Stokstad’s death last week. Stokstad, who taught at KU from 1958 until her retirement as the

Stokstad Judith Harris Murphy Distinguished Professor of Art History in 2002, remained involved with the university well into her twilight years, which ended quietly last Friday in her Lawrence

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residence. She was 87. “Marilyn Stokstad leaves legions of scholars and friends who have been influenced and inspired by her life as an art historian, museum director and dynamic professor,” Saralyn Reece Hardy, director of the Spencer Museum, said in a statement. “We have lost a dear friend and distinguished colleague. Marilyn was a powerful woman with legendary commitment to art and education.”

children that sex is a beautiful thing created by God,” Mead said. Topeka — Denise Mead Under a bill that the panicked when she House Education Comlearned that her mittee approved ninth-grade daughlast month, Kanter, one of her sevsas public schools en children, was would be required learning about safe to get parents’ consex in her Topeka sent before stuHigh School health LEGISLATURE dents could enroll class, concerned in sex education that the curriculum courses. The “optwould conflict with her in” bill also would allow Please see STOKSTAD, page 4A Catholic values. Please see SEX ED, page 4A “We are teaching our By Melissa Hellmann

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Hunting told the jury the state has “mounds and mounds of evidence” that will show “the defendant and the defendant alone committed each and every one of these murders.” Maban Wright, one of Flack’s defense attorneys, told the jury that the state plans to provide testimony from dozens of witnesses, crime analysts and law enforcement officers from across the state, as well as hundreds of pictures and exhibits. But she said the state’s case is only circumstantial. No one actually saw Flack commit the homicides, Wright said. “There is no direct evidence that Kyle Flack killed them,” she said. “They will ask you to infer that Kyle Flack is guilty ... you need to think critically.” After Flack’s arrest, he gave statements to police over a nine-hour period that have been contested by his attorneys because they maintain Flack had asked for an attorney before he made

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The Michigan native adopted many roles at KU over the years, but throughout it all, she was a “trailblazer,” Reece Hardy said, carving out a successful career in what was then a male-dominated field. An outspoken feminist, Stokstad was a member of the February Sisters, a group of 20 women who peacefully occupied KU’s East Asian Studies

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plan right now; we have a location,” said Robert Nugent, the city’s transit administrator. “What we’re going to the commission with is to ask them to give us the latitude to hire some people and get some of this work done.” In a memo to the City Commission, Nugent describes the proposed development as a “joint multimodal facility,” comprising a bus hub, parking deck, bicycle

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parents to review curriculum before enrolling their children in the classes. However, critics worry that the Kansas bill could undo historic declines in teen birth and pregnancy rates. Committee Chairman Ron Highland, a Republican from Wamego, said the bill likely would pass if it reaches a floor vote. Rachel Whitten, spokeswoman for House Speaker Ray Merrick, said the bill will be debated in the full House later this month. Most of the 286 school districts in the state currently have an “opt-out” policy, in which children are automatically enrolled

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the statements. Although a judge ruled the statements can be presented to the jury, it’s unclear how much will be. Hunting made reference to the statements on Monday but did not give details. The statements, however, have been discussed in prior hearings leading up to the trial. Flack told detectives he blamed the killings on “Omar and Chewy,” two men he said he met in prison, prosecutors told a Franklin County judge last year. But authorities determined that “Omar and Chewy” don’t exist, Victor Braden, a Kansas deputy attorney general who is working with the Franklin County prosecutor on the case, said during one hearing last year. It’s also unclear whether Flack’s prior criminal history will be allowed in the testimony. Flack has a criminal history that includes a second-degree attempted murder case in 2005 for shooting a man multiple times in Franklin County. He pleaded no contest and served less than four years in prison. During Hunting’s opening statement, the prosecutor did not provide a motive for the killings.

But he said Flack was friends with all three adult victims, especially with Stout. The case received a large amount of publicity after Bailey and her child went missing and the search for them intensified. During a period from about April 28 to May 6, when the first body was found, friends, family and law enforcement officials became increasingly concerned for the well-being of the missing victims, Hunting told the jury. Hunting said according to the evidence and forensic analysis, the killings occurred in this order: l White was killed first on or about April 20. A friend searching for the missing people on May 6 had gotten into a large outbuilding on the farm owned by Stout’s family. The friend walked over to a large pile of rubble, including bicycles, tools, trash and cinder blocks, that was covered by a blue tarp. On the edge of the pile was a solitary cinder block. The friend peered into the hole in the block and saw a decaying face. White had been shot twice, once in the face and once in the chest, Hunting said. l Even as White’s body

was decomposing in the outbuilding, Flack continued to act normal, Hunting said. On April 28, Flack was seen with Stout on convenience store videos in Emporia, Ottawa and Pomona. That evening they went bowling and sometime that night, Stout was shot four times, once in the face, once in the chest and twice in the back. An autopsy shows that he also received several blows to the head, possibly with the shotgun barrel, before he was shot in the face, Hunting said. Stout’s body was discovered on May 6 in the corner of the farmhouse’s master bedroom hidden under a mound of clothing as high as the dresser, Hunting said. l The morning of May 1, Kaylie Bailey decided to take her daughter and go see Stout before she had to go to work as a security guard that night, Hunting said. Before leaving Olathe, she withdrew $30 from the bank, and in Ottawa she stopped at a Burger King and bought three meals before driving to the farmhouse. Hunting said when her body was found, Bailey’s hands were tied behind her with black zip-ties. She was naked from the

waist down, and it’s believed she was forced to kneel down with her head on the floor. She was killed by a single shotgun blast to the back of her head, Hunting said. She too was then buried under a huge pile of clothing in the master bedroom. l Lana Bailey, who Hunting said had been alive only 542 days, was killed last with a single shot to her back at close range, Hunting said. Her body was found May 11 in the Tequa Creek in Osage County after a law enforcement officer declared he was going to search under every bridge in the area until they located her. The officer spotted some trash near the creek, and he noticed some shredded papers had the name “Bailey” on them. The subsequent search then led them to the toddler’s body in the suitcase. During this period, Flack continued to live at the farmhouse, Hunting said. Flack’s stepfather stopped by and gave him some Hot Pockets, Doritos and two bottles of Coke. Flack appeared to be sleeping on the couch. On May 3, Flack took Kaylie Bailey’s car and drove to his friends’

apartment in Emporia, Hunting said, and asked to stay for a few days. The friends agreed. Flack then got a new cellphone. On May 7 — the day after the bodies were discovered — video at Cambridge Apartments, located several miles from where he was staying in Emporia, showed him parking Bailey’s car in the parking lot, Hunting said. A black bag he was carrying when he got out of the car — later found in the complex dumpster — contained Lana Bailey’s purple blanket, kids clothes and two black zipties similar to the ones used to bind Kaylie Bailey’s hands, Hunting said. The dumpster was out of video camera range. Not long after that discovery, men working at the Emporia trash transfer station found a shotgun without the barrel. Testing of shells fired from the shotgun found that it was the same one that was used in the killings, Hunting said. On May 8, Flack was arrested. The trial continues this morning.

building one February day in 1972. Their protest of gender inequality at the university led to the establishment of both the Hilltop Day Care Center and the KU Women’s Studies Program, as well as Stokstad’s appointment as the first female associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (now the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences) in 1972. It was one of the many “firsts” in Stokstad’s career, remembers Eldredge, who cites Stokstad’s best-selling textbook “Art History” as one

of her proudest accomplishments. First published in 1995, “Art History” arrived at a time when few, if any, major art history textbooks included the work of female artists. Now one of the most widely used textbooks of its kind in classrooms across the world, Stokstad’s groundbreaking work helped shape a more comprehensive scholarship of art history, academics note — one that acknowledged and celebrated the women, people of color and non-Western artists often

overlooked in traditional textbooks. Not one to shy away from hard work, Stokstad kept busy in her final years lecturing, writing and indulging her “sense of adventure,” as Reece Hardy described it, in globe-trotting trips with her sister, Karen, and niece, Anna. She also gave generously, donating $250,000 to the university’s Spencer Research Library in 2011 for renovations and, a year later, establishing the Marilyn Stokstad Directorship at the Spencer Museum.

“The gift of endowing the directorship of the museum is something that will live on at the museum forever,” Reece Hardy said. Stokstad still maintained an office at the museum at age 87. She had a gift for developing and maintaining friendships, often chatting up the janitor or the campus police officer (Stokstad would know them by first name, Eldredge noted) or the many students she still kept in touch with decades after graduation.

“It’s amazing to see students of hers from 20, 30, 40, 50 years ago vividly recall aspects of her personality and of her teaching. She was an inspiration,” Eldredge said. Memorial contributions may be made in Stokstad’s name to the KU Endowment Association for the Spencer Research Library or the Spencer Museum of Art, and may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary.

storage and a public waiting area with restrooms. The transit system’s administrative offices may also be housed there, the memo reads. Retail space is also a possibility. It’s estimated the facility would take up 25 to 30 percent of the parking lot, Lot 90. KU’s master plan already designates the space as the future location of a parking garage. The memo states the project would “take advantage” of the future land use and meet “the immediate need for a transit center.” “Operating out of a multimodal facility would

greatly improve the ability of transit to serve our entire community more efficiently and effectively,” the memo reads. City commissioners were told in October of the idea to locate a new transit hub in the parking lot. It had been determined at the time that a transit hub could not be incorporated into KU’s $350 million redevelopment plan for its Central District, so officials settled on the spot just east of the district. The Lawrence Transit System has been searching for a location for its central hub for more than two years.

Commissioners rejected a proposal last July to locate a transit hub at 21st Street and Stewart Avenue. Today’s vote will not be a decision on the new location, but an action on whether to allow the transit system to explore it as an option. If the project progresses, plans will be presented for public feedback. The grant that Nugent and others involved in the project are hoping to win is offered through the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery program with the U.S. Department

of Transportation. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced Feb. 23 that a total of $500 million would be given to projects that generate economic development and improve access to “reliable, safe and affordable” transportation. Grant applications are due April 29. Nugent said if the groups do apply for a grant, they would likely know in August or September whether one has been awarded for the

project. A grant would provide 80 percent of construction costs. The Public Transit Advisory Committee will discuss the project at its meeting directly preceding today’s City Commission meeting. City commissioners will convene at 5:45 p.m. at City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St.

in sex education courses unless their parents exempt them. Each school district chooses its own curriculum for fifth through 12th grade that encourages students to abstain from having sex but also promotes using protection if students are sexually active. Mead teaches her children that sex should be saved until marriage and that it cements a man and woman’s relationship. She said she only received material about puberty and the dangers of drug use when she requested a copy of the curriculum from her daughter’s health teacher. Although her daughter assured her that the instructor only briefly discussed sex, Mead said she plans on removing her younger children from sex education classes in the future.

“When people don’t give you the information that they’re covering, it seems like they’re hiding something,” Mead said. Bill Albert, the chief program officer of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, said teen births in Kansas are down 50 percent since peaking in the 1990s. “Kansas has seen nothing but declines in teen pregnancy year after year. Why would you want to tinker with success?” Albert said. Another Kansas bill under consideration in the House that would prevent school boards from using national sexual education curriculum seeks to give more control to local educators. But Rick Doll, superintendent of Lawrence

Public Schools, said a prohibition on multi-state standards would have the opposite effect. The Lawrence school district, which has an opt-out policy, adopted national sexual education standards in 2014 with the aim of better preparing students for puberty. “They would be taking the control away from local decision-makers,” he said about the measure to prevent national standards. He also worries that an opt-in policy would exclude students who forgot to give their parents the form. “If you believe that reading instruction is important for kids, then you wouldn’t ask them to opt in,” Doll said. “I don’t think opt-in should follow with human sexuality, either.”

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Next president will inherit Syria mess

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Think fast Tonight may be the public’s last opportunity to comment on plans to rebuild the intersection at 19th Street and Ousdahl Road.

lans to improve 19th Street to accommodate a new development at Kansas University are on the fast track. Engineers have come up with what looks like a reasonable design for 19th between Naismith Drive and Iowa Street, but the public hasn’t had a lot of time to examine the plan. About 40 people attended a public meeting on Wednesday that outlined the project. Tonight, less than a week later, the public will have what probably will be its last opportunity to comment on the design before Lawrence city commissioners OK an engineering contract for the final design of the redesigned intersection at Ousdahl Road and 19th Street. This is a key intersection for KU’s new Central District development. Ousdahl, which now ends in a T-intersection at 19th Street will be extended to the north to provide access to parking, student housing, a new student union and other facilities in the Central District. The challenge was to handle increased traffic in that location without pushing more vehicles into the residential area south of 19th Street. The city plans to accomplish that by placing raised islands that block through traffic from the north and south. Vehicles on Ousdahl will be forced to turn right or left at the intersection. Eastwest traffic on 19th Street will be able to turn in either direction on Ousdahl, and a traffic light will be installed to handle increased traffic at the intersection. This intersection will become a major entry point for KU and hopefully is designed to handle heavy traffic after big events like a KU basketball game. The plans call for 19th to have one lane in each direction plus a left-turn lane and bicycle lanes on both sides. The new intersection will cost about $860,000, of which KU will pay $250,000 to $300,000. Officials are in a hurry to get this project approved because they hope to have it completed before the fall semester at KU. That means the project needs to be bid in April. That, of course, means that stretch of 19th Street is a place drivers will want to avoid this summer. Officials expect the 19th and Ousdahl intersection to be closed after KU commencement and open (they hope) by the time classes resume in August. Residents will just have to deal with the inconvenience of construction, but if they have any concerns about the design itself, they’d better make those issues known tonight.

As the 2016 campaign grows ever more grotesque, consider this: The next U.S. president will still be confronting an Islamic State caliphate in Syria and Iraq when he or she takes office. Hint: “Bomb the s--- out of them” (the mantra for youknow-who, as well as his Texas opponent) won’t suffice to destroy the jihadis. Even if a serious candidate wins, the new president will still face an unholy Islamic State mess. Here are three key things about the struggle for Syria that any presidential wannabe should keep in mind: l Contrary to popular wisdom, the future of Syria and the fractured Mideast will be shaped on the battlefield, not at the negotiating table. Not because negotiations are a bad thing — the current “cessation of hostilities” in Syria, cobbled together by Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, is critical for getting relief supplies into besieged areas where people are starving. But further talks on a real ceasefire and a Syrian transition plan will merely give Russia and Syrian President Bashar Assad, a chance to cement the military gains they’ve made since Russian advisers and planes poured into the country. Those military advances give Assad and Vladimir Putin all the negotiating cards. “Russia is already dictating the terms,” says Jennifer Cafarella, co-author of the Institute for the Study of War’s very credible 90-day forecast of what lies ahead for Syria. “They engaged in the negotiating process to preserve the (Assad) regime. They have no incentives to cut a deal

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Contrary to popular wisdom, the future of Syria and the fractured Mideast will be shaped on the battlefield, not at the negotiating table.” that gives the Syrian opposition any concessions.” That’s because regime forces, backed by Russian airpower and Iranian-supplied militia troops, have solidified Assad’s once-faltering hold on Syria’s coast and western spine and surrounded the rebel-held neighborhoods of Aleppo. “Once they take Aleppo they will basically have what they want,” says Smith College’s Steven Heydemann, a leading Syria expert. “If Aleppo is emptied out, the rebels will have almost nothing.” Indeed, Putin will use the threat of the continuing refugee tsunami as a cudgel to pressure the West — even as Russia exploits cease-fire loopholes to keep bombing. “A refugee crisis that brings down the European Union is Putin’s wildest wet dream,” says Ryan Crocker, the former U.S. ambassador to Syria and Iraq, “so I expect he will do everything he can to increase the refugee flow.”

As the price for easing that flow, Putin will likely demand a “transition” formula that guarantees Assad’s retention of power and removes Western economic sanctions on Moscow. l Don’t buy the mantra that a Russian/Assad victory will stabilize Syria. That’s the Russian narrative, calling on the international community to recognize an Assad regime as the only hope for stability and join Moscow in battling the Islamic State. This narrative is deceptive. “Destroying ISIS is not one of the top Russian objectives,” says Cafarella, using another name for the Islamic State. Russian air strikes have mainly targeted the non-jihadi Syrian opposition, not the Islamic State. Meantime, Moscow knows the Syrian army doesn’t have the manpower to take and hold Raqqa city, the seat of the Islamic State’s so-called caliphate. Rather than defeat the jihadis, Putin’s manipulations will increase their threat by radicalizing embittered rebels, who will bolster the Islamic State in Syria or elsewhere and infiltrate the refugees flooding into Europe. Meantime, the Russian leader’s machinations will make it harder for the U.S.led coalition to strategize against the Islamic State. Example: Putin is egging on Syrian Kurds — the main anti-Islamic State ground force that Washington backs with air strikes — to seize a strip of territory along the Turkish border. This infuriates Turkey, which fears it will inspire its own Kurdish rebels. It also drives a wedge

between NATO partners Ankara and Washington. l At this point, the de facto partition of Syria may be the best of the horrible options on the negotiating table. But it’s probably too late for such an option to stop the bloodshed and end the war. The thinking behind such a plan: Given Russia’s backing for Assad, there’s no way he’ll give up power. So the only way to stop the suffering and take on the Islamic State would be to negotiate protected zones in areas still held by Sunni rebels. Then the West could work with non-jihadi Sunnis to take down the Islamic State caliphate in the east. But at this point, the Russians and Assad can get de facto partition — along lines they carve out by force — without negotiating any concessions to Sunni opponents. And with Russian planes in the air, Moscow knows the U.S.-led coalition won’t create such protected zone by military means. So Putin is in the driver’s seat. If he were farsighted, he might recognize the wisdom of throwing the Sunnis some crumbs, in hopes of ending the fighting. But that doesn’t look likely. “It certainly isn’t over,” Crocker told me sadly. “Nowhere close. The problem is going to get a lot worse for a whole lot longer.” If the nascent cease-fire collapses, it’s hard to see what Plan B the administration can come up with. The whole Syria mess seems likely to land front and center on the next president’s desk. — Trudy Rubin is a columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer.

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interchange on I-70 and then developed arguments to support the need for it. To the editor: Daryl Webb, After attending the KDOT public Lawrence comment forum on Thursday, I am convinced the alternative that closes access from Farmer’s Turnpike to Kansas Highway 10 is a complete waste of money. To the editor: There are two major problems: l No funding. KDOT admits this. An article in Scientific American Funding is unlikely before 2021. explains that climate science results KDOT’s suggestions include entirely from a convergence of evidence. new transportation programs, tolls, “Evidence like: the rapid increase in user fees and gas taxes. The most atmospheric greenhouse gases, land frightening of these are “transporta- and ocean temperatures, sea level rise tion improvement districts.” and acidification, more severe and frel Increased traffic on U.S. 40. quent extreme weather, and resulting KDOT admits there is no plan to ac- ecological stresses.” commodate left-turning vehicles on These disparate sources of evidence U.S. 40 and County Roads 600 E, 700E all converge to a singular conclusion: or 800E. KDOT itself predicts a rise in Anthropogenic global warming is a crashes along this route due to the in- real fact. What we are seeing in such creased traffic. a short time span is a rapid rise. We There are two better alternatives overcame our reluctance to believe in that will be effective immediately and germ theory, the vaccination principle, cost relatively little: evolution, plate tectonics and the big l Speed control. At a proper dis- bang theory. This shouldn’t be so hard. tance south of the interchange, the We just concluded the Paris Climate speed limit on K-10 should be reduced Accords to curb greenhouse gas and we from 65 to 50, then to 35 by the time ve- finally have a worldwide consensus, inhicles reach the turnpike interchange. cluding the Vatican. Now let’s contend l Turn control. Stoplights should be with a U.S. Congress that is wearing the installed at the turnpike interchange blinders of campaign contributors. If as has been done at the intersection of nations are going to put the brakes on K-10 and U.S. 40 (West Sixth Street). climate change, the U.S. needs to overAs a witness to a fatality accident at the come wishful denial and aversion to turnpike interchange, I can say without government playing a major role. question, the motorcycle rider would Thousands of scientists (97 percent) not have died had there been stoplights with the AAAS, the American Chemito direct the left-turning traffic. cal Society, the American Geophysical KDOT seems to be acting like a Loui- Union, the American Medical Associasiana sheriff who finds a suspect and tion, the American Meteorological Socithen develops the evidence to fit. It ap- ety, the American Physical Society, the pears KDOT decided to add yet another Geological Society of America, the U.S.

Climate facts

National Academy of Sciences and most notably, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have come together and agreed we have to do something now. Fossilized thinking disregards physics and cherry-picks odd factoids unrelated to the big picture. Tony Schmidt, Lawrence

Special event To the editor: This is a shout-out for Coach Bill Self, who, without publicity or fanfare, often does for others. An amazing example of this happened Sunday at Allen Fieldhouse, the day Coach Self had invited some 200 Special Olympians from all over the state of Kansas to participate in his annual basketball clinic. Yes, smack in the middle of this basketball season! Every single member of the KU men’s basketball program was there and each actively participated 1 on 1 with every single one of the Special Olympians. The KU players laughed, high-fived, grinned and pranked around, absorbing the genuine enthusiasm and sparkle that is the nature of those with disabilities. The clinic began by honoring each Special Olympic attendee as he or she came “down the shoot” receiving shout-outs and high-fives, next rotating through a series of basketball skill sets, then capping off the two-hour clinic with a photo op and autograph session. Thank you, Coach Self, and all who help put on this clinic year after year after year for this selfless gift to our Special Olympians. Sandra Chapek, Lawrence

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“I think we’re going to have to really dig to figure out what changes can we make, what can we stop doing, that obviously won’t negatively impact our students and their educational experience,” he said. As far as goals for the district, Hayden said he doesn’t think the underlying focus of “excellence, equity and engagement” currently used by the district to establish its goals should change. He said he thinks four of the most important initiatives are: increasing access to technology; expanding career and technical education; addressing the social and emotional needs of students through the Ci3T model; and improving equity among student subgroups. Hayden said he sees equity as something that goes beyond equal access to devices, and that he would like the district to continue providing diversity training to every new teacher who is hired. “It’s connecting the (equity) work to the classroom successfully and making sure that the impact is far reaching to our students,” he said. “The biggest portion of that is really having teachers analyze what they’re teaching and how they’re teaching it — and that it’s culturally relevant and responsive and inclusive of all students.”

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Kyle Hayden Hayden, 44, has been in his current assistant superintendent of business and operations position with the Lawrence school district for the past five years. Prior to that, he was superintendent of the Tonganoxie school district. Hayden said he thinks what sets him apart from the other candidates is that Lawrence is his home, and he has a good understanding of the school district, the community and what people value. His wife, Katy, is a teacher at Free State High School, and

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Munoz earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, his master’s at Chadron State College in Chadron, Neb., his district leadership license at Iowa State University. Munoz said he thinks the biggest challenge facing the school district is uncertainty in the level of state funding. He said if funding were to be reduced, budget cuts aren’t necessarily the only option. “Beyond reductions, I think you have to look at if there are other ways to partner with your community to provide that same service,” he said. “Partnerships with agencies, nonprofits or whatever that may be to help provide that same support that you were currently providing through your funding.” Munoz said another potential concern, which he gleaned reading comments from the public focus groups held by the district in January, was that communication between the district and the community could be better. At his current district, Munoz said he makes sure there are multiple ways for the community to give him feedback on a regular basis. For example, Munoz said he hosts monthly listening sessions — varying location, time and day of the week — that are open to the public, and he participates in a call-in radio show twice per month. As far as his particular goals for the district, Munoz said he thinks the district’s current goals and initiatives are good, but should be flexible depending on what the community wants. “I’m not one of those people who has an agenda and comes in and everybody has to adopt my agenda,” he said. “…My job is to interact with the community and make sure that (the district’s) goals still match what the community wants, and then to work with the district and help them accomplish those goals.”

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their three children attend Lawrence schools. “So given that, we obviously have a relationship with the community and the school district that’s fairly close already,” he said. “… We really value Lawrence, we have every intention of staying here and having our kids go through school and finish here.” Hayden has been a school principal or assistant principal at several secondary schools in Kansas and Texas. He was assistant principal at Lawrence High School from 2004 to 2005, and spent a year as assistant superintendent in Tonganoxie before he was superintendent from 2009 to 2011. Hayden earned his bachelor’s degree from Tabor College, his master’s from Emporia State University and his district leadership license from Fort Hays State University. Hayden said he thinks an initiative that is “front and center” for the Lawrence district is providing equitable access to technology for all students. But Hayden said that effort goes beyond just purchasing computers to implement a 1-to-1 student-to-device ratio. “I think the key component to that is going to be a lot of communication between the school district and families and students,” he said. “But also how we work with our teachers and our staff to successfully implement it.” Hayden said he thinks that one of the main challenges facing the Lawrence district, like others in Kansas, is school finance. He said that addressing decreases in funding requires looking at budgets department by department to find ways to be more efficient.

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Weekly wages may be rising faster than believed But employers hire lower-paid workers, keep overall bill low Paul Davidson USA TODAY

Wages aren’t growing so slowly, after all. A study by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco found growth in the median weekly pay of workers continuously employed in full-time jobs picked up sharply in 2015 to more than 3% NEWSLINE

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on an annual basis. By contrast, the 12-month rise in average hourly earnings reported by the Labor Department has hovered around 2% for most of the nearly 7-year-old recovery. The report blames the sluggish aggregate gains on changes in the makeup of the labor force, particularly the entry of low-wage workers and the retirement of higher-paid Baby Boomers. “While high-wage Baby Boomers have been retiring, lowerwage workers sidelined during the recession have been taking new full-time jobs,” study authors

“While high-wage Baby Boomers have been retiring, lower-wage workers sidelined during the recession have been taking new full-time jobs.” Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Mary Daly, Bart Hoblin and Benjamin Pyle wrote. USA TODAY reported similar findings last fall based on data from payroll processor ADP, but this marks the most detailed analysis of the trend by a government agency. The report separated the median weekly wage growth of fulltime workers who stayed employed from changes in earnings due to movements into and out of the labor force. Many sidelined workers and those with part-time jobs took full-time jobs as the recovery improved but at low

wages, while millions of high-paid Baby-Boomers retired. Those trends suppressed median gains. The study concludes that the impact of its wage-growth findings on inflation are unclear. Though raises have been more robust than believed, employers’ ability to keep overall wage bills low “by replacing or expanding staff with lower-paid workers” could keep a lid on inflation. The Fed, which raised its benchmark interest rate in December for the first time in nine years, is looking for inflation to pick up to move ahead with further hikes.

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A Nashville jury on Monday awarded TV broadcaster Erin Andrews, right, $55 million, to be paid by her stalker, a Nashville hotel’s management group and its owner. Andrews filed suit about six years ago against Michael David Barrett, who recorded her through a peephole at Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt University in 2008, and the hotel owner and operator.

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FALLS CHURCH , VA . Despite a 13% drop in the national infant mortality rate over nearly a decade, there remains a stubborn gap between the rates for black Americans and other racial groups as well as between some Southern states and the rest of the country. The most proven and promising way to reduce the disparities

in premature births that lead to death — home visits by nurses — got a boost in the Affordable Care Act, but it reaches only a fraction of those in need, policy experts say. The ACA funding of nurse home visits covered 115,000 families in 2014, while about 1.8 million births a year — nearly half — are covered by Medicaid, the health care program for low-income families. Still, a report in 2012 by the Pew Charitable Trusts found fewer than a third of

state Medicaid programs fully covered home visits. Black infants overall continue to die at a rate more than twice that of white babies and some parts of the country have racial gaps that are far wider. Black mothers are twice as likely to have costly premature births because of factors including poor access to health care and health problems. This contributes to the USA having one of the highest death rates among developed countries. It would cost state and federal Medicaid programs about v STORY CONTINUES ON 2B

Death threats, vitriol all in a day’s work to stop Trump GOP strategist says time running short

A veteran Republican strategist who leads a super PAC aimed at blocking Donald Trump from winning the GOP presidential nomination says she wakes up to death threats every morning. “I don’t suggest that’s all of Donald Trump supporters,” says WASHINGTON

Katie Packer, organizer of the group Our Principles, which airs millions of dollars in TV ads in Florida and elsewhere targeting the real estate mogul. “But he does seem to have brought out a group of people that used to feel like they needed to sort of keep quiet because what they say isn’t acceptable in polite society, and Donald Trump seems to have given them permission to just speak their mind.” She calls the flood of emails and tweets threatening to kill her, her family and her dog “the most hateful vitriol that I’ve ever encountered in 25 years in politics.” In an interview on Capital

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Download, Packer, 48, says Trump, the Republican frontrunner who has won 12 of the 19 states’ primaries and caucuses, “absolutely” can still be stopped — but not for long. If he wins the winner-take-all Florida and Ohio primaries next week, she acknowledges, “it’s much tougher.” The super PAC she launched in January, boosted by a $3 million contribution from Republican mega-donor Marlene Ricketts, has aired ads and sent direct mail to voters portraying Trump as a con man and a fraud who is neither conservative nor a Republican. One 60-second ad, titled “Scam,” focuses on students who

enrolled in Trump University and are suing him. “Don’t believe the millions of dollars of phony television ads by lightweight Rubio and the R (Republican) establishment,” Trump countered in a tweet Monday. “Dishonest people!” Packer acknowledges that there’s no guarantee the latestarting efforts will undermine Trump. Her best-case scenario is to prevent Trump from winning the 1,237 delegates needed for nomination at the Republican National Convention in July. Then the other contenders could “maybe put together some kind of unity ticket.”

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GENEVA It is Tuesday afternoon, and the trunk of my Prius is full of garbage. I am about to make my weekly trek to the communal recycling center to dispose of my trash in an environmentally friendly manner. When I arrive and park the car, I immediately feel like a pariah. It is obvious to anyone passing by that I have no organizational system for my rubbish, a decidedly un-Swiss way of recycling one’s trash. The other trunks are much more orderly: Stacks of newspapers are neatly tied with a recyclable string, and other waste is separated into color-coded bins. Clearly, the Swiss have taken the mundane act of throwing out one’s junk to a whole new level of efficiency. For some, the trip to the recycling facility is also a social outing of sorts — a good time to shoot the breeze. Somehow, bonding over garbage doesn’t seem strange at all. This fastidiousness about trash may seem bizarre to Americans accustomed to “singlestream recycling,” which allows them to dump all kinds of materials into one container. But that would be unthinkable in Switzerland. Recycling centers here have separate receptacles for every

Helena Bachmann goes to her local recycling center in the town of Morges, Switzerland, on Feb. 25. Switzerland tops world rankings for environmental protection. possible waste item — not just paper, cardboard, batteries and bottles (sorted by color), but also coffee capsules, yogurt containers, scrap iron and steel, organic waste, carpets, electronics and — literally — the kitchen sink. The activity is supervised by municipal employees in orange jackets, the “recycling cops.” Like Santa Claus, they see who is naughty and who is nice, at least on their turf. More often than not, I seem to fall into the former category, inadvertently disposing of trash into the wrong container. Once, I accidentally threw a magazine still wrapped in plastic into the paper bin. The recycling cop immediately ma-

Centers here have separate receptacles for every possible waste item — not just paper, cardboard, batteries and bottles. terialized, lecturing me about the environmental cataclysm that one plastic wrap could unleash. He even suggested I attend an orientation class — one of myriad recycling courses,

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“If a woman who can’t get prenatal care loses a child, what (are) the odds that she can get mental health treatment for depression?” Janis Orlowski, chief medical officer of the Association of Academic Medical Centers

funding over 10 years to continue and expand the ACA’s nurse home visits. Though the U.S. infant mortality rate is higher than nearly all of the other 33 members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, some of the difference relates to what other countries count as a preterm birth. Still, many health experts consider it a national embarrassment that tens of thousands of new mothers lose their babies in a country that prides itself on its health care system. The pain caused by an infant’s death can emotionally cripple mothers for years, even if they have access to mental health services, says Joyal Mulheron, who founded the grief resource site live-evermore.org and lost her third child at 5 months old to a congenital abnormality. Mulheron, who went into debt paying for twice-weekly therapy for years, has been meeting with church, community and hospital officials to help connect with lowincome minority mothers who have lost children. “If a woman who can’t get pre-

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Home visits by nurses could save $21 billion $60 billion over 10 years to extend nurse home visits to all eligible mothers, but the savings from preventing premature births alone would be nearly $21 billion after that decade, the Center for American Progress estimates. Hospital stays for premature and low birth weight babies average about $15,000 and 13 days, compared with $600 and about two days for births without complications. Home visits by the Nurse-Family Partnership, the oldest and most studied program, average $4,200 a year and last until children turn 2. The emotional and economic impact is staggering. More than 23,000 babies a year die before their first birthdays. Mothers who received little or no prenatal care are about 40% more likely to have a child that dies in infancy. Babies that are born very prematurely often have “severe mental and physical illnesses that are an additional strain for a mother who might have been scraping by to begin with,” says Janis Orlowski, a kidney doctor who is chief medical officer of the Association of Academic Medical Centers. When it comes to prenatal and early childhood care, “if the ethical reasons don’t sway, the financial ones should.” The Center for American Progress estimates expanding the Nurse-Family Partnership to Medicaid-eligible first-time mothers nationally would prevent 20,000 deaths and more than 400,000 premature births over 10 years. Other studies have found the NFP visits reduced child abuse and neglect by nearly 50% and arrests of the children by age 15 by up to 60%. This evidence prompted the center to call on the federal government in November to give states the option of covering nurse home visits with Medicaid funds and to loan states additional money needed to expand the programs more. Home visits have “some of the highest return on investments for any social programs,” says Rachel Herzfeldt-Kamprath, an early childhood policy analyst for the Center for American Progress and co-author of the center’s report. Though the center is left-leaning, there’s broad bipartisan support for home visits. Proponents includes former president George W. Bush, who was first to propose federal funding for it; House Speaker Paul Ryan, who included it in his 2014 poverty plan; and President Obama, who last month proposed $15 billion in

which include not only theory but also a visit to the garbage incinerator. Switzerland tops world rankings for environmental protection — it recycles or composts 54% of its waste, as compared with 34% in the U.S. and 32% across the European Union. However, all this cleanliness is not cheap, especially when it comes to curbside garbage collection. Most of Switzerland’s 26 cantons (states) have introduced mandatory taxed trash bags, which cost about $1.50 for a 4.5gallon bag. The tax is distributed to the local communities to cover the cost of their waste collection and elimination operations.

The high price of trash bags spawned a counterfeit cottage industry and, with it, a new breed of municipal watchdogs, the “garbage detectives.” They drive around looking for fake bags (or those not placed in specified collection points) and search for clues inside — anything with the owner’s name and address. Once identified, the offenders — usually immigrants, according to the garbage detectives — are given hefty “polluter’s fines,” which could reach $300. However, the high cost of the bag does serve a purpose: It encourages more recycling and less throw-aways. In fact, some hardcore “greenies” claim they don’t need bags at all. All these rules and regulations have left many foreigners perplexed. One incredulous Italian visitor told me, “Those Swiss are crazy. In Italy, we don’t collect garbage. We just wait until the wind blows and sweeps away all the trash.” Relying on wind power to clear waste may be a bit drastic, but I must admit that the constant sorting and organizing of recyclables into different piles is time-consuming. Sometimes, I just don’t want to be bothered. But at the end of the day, I do understand that recycling reduces greenhouse gases and saves valuable resources. For that reason, I will continue to make the extra effort — and this is not just trash talk!

natal care loses a child, what do you think the odds are that she can get mental health treatment for her depression?” Orlowski asks. Here in Fairfax County, one of the country’s wealthiest, resources are relatively abundant for low-income new mothers, many of whom are immigrants. The infant mortality rate in the county is just 4%, lower than the best state in the country. Across the Potomac River in Washington, health officials have cut the citywide infant mortality rate by more than half. But in one of the city’s poorest wards, the rate is about 10 times higher and close to that of the capitals of Cambodia and El Salvador, according to a report last year by Save the Children. Fairfax County’s Health Department was awarded an ACA grant in 2013 to start a NurseFamily Partnership program, which complemented another home visit program it has funded in large part with ACA money. Beth Glicker, a former labor and delivery nurse who does home visits here, is part counselor, part health care aide and part “Jewish mother,” as she describes herself. Among her challenges is grappling with immigrant clients who are “all horrified to be pregnant,” she says. “This was not their goal,” Glicker says. “They came here to work.” Many of the women are victims of domestic violence and were abused as children, “but they want to do better for their children,” Glicker says.

Three presidential candidates left nothing to chance Monday, crossing Michigan in search of Tuesday’s most precious commodity — votes. On the Republican side, Ohio Gov. John Kasich held town hall forums in Monroe and Grosse Pointe Woods and finished the evening with a speech at the Oakland County Republican Party’s Lincoln Day dinner in Troy. After skipping visits to Michigan since last fall, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz scheduled a last-minute rally in Grand Rapids on Monday night. He has a large grass-roots organization and thousands of volunteers in the state, but the Cruz campaign has been the only one that hasn’t been advertising in Michigan. Fresh off their nationally televised debate in Flint on Sunday night, Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders traversed Michigan to convince voters that their policies and philosophies were better than those of their opponents. Sanders, the U.S. senator from Vermont, held rallies in Kalamazoo, Dearborn and Ann Arbor, while Clinton, the former secretary of State, visited a software company in Grand Rapids and attended a rally in Detroit. Both appeared in a town hall forum hosted by Fox News in Detroit, although they weren’t on the stage at the Gem Theater at the same time. All of the candidates played it safe, sticking to familiar campaign themes — and urging voters to head to the polls. “If we want to change the same old, same old, we have to understand politics is not a football game. ... Politics and democracy mean every single one of us has to be actively involved,” Sanders said at the Michael A. Guido Theatre in Dearborn. “If there is a large voter turnout, we will win.” Later, at the Fox News-hosted town hall meeting, Sanders talked about his economic polices and pushed for a $15-an-hour minimum wage. He argued for $1 trillion to be spent over five years improving the nation’s aging infrastructure. He cited lead water lines in Flint that have contributed to a public health emergency as an example showing the need for improvements. During the second half of the

town hall event, Clinton was asked by Fox News host Bret Baier whether she might consider Sanders as a running mate. “Let’s not get ahead of ourselves,” she said, adding that she considers Sanders an ally. Still, during a rally at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History after the town hall meeting, Clinton sounded more like a general election candidate than one fighting to win Michigan’s primary. She didn’t mention Sanders once, instead focusing on the Republicans, especially New York businessman Donald Trump. “I will do everything I can to keep America safe. And I know that among the most important people to help do that are our Muslim-American friends. And when you hear the kind of bigotry and bluster coming from the Republican side … it’s not only insulting, it’s dangerous,” she said, referring to statements made by Trump, who wants to ban some Muslims from America. Corrections & Clarifications USA TODAY is committed to accuracy. To reach us, contact Standards Editor Brent Jones at 800-8727073 or e-mail accuracy@usatoday.com. Please indicate whether you’re responding to content online or in the newspaper.

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t was 29 years ago that the Senate rejected President Reagan’s nomination of Judge Robert Bork to the Supreme Court. But in an institution as hidebound and deliberative as the Senate, the wounds are as raw as if it happened last year. As President Obama seeks to overcome a Republican blockade of his nomination to replace Justice Antonin Scalia, the Bork confirmation fight continues to cast a long shadow over a confirmation process that both sides say has become increasingly politicized. As with Scalia, the stakes in the Bork nomination were high. He would have replaced Justice Lewis Powell, a moderate-toconservative jurist who voted with the majority in Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion, and probably would have been the decisive vote to overturn Roe in 1992’s Planned Parenthood v. Casey, legal scholars say. Instead, the Senate confirmed Justice Anthony Kennedy, a California moderate who joined a plurality that has largely upheld abortion rights, and has proved to be the decisive vote in some of the most contentious 5-4 decisions in recent history: Bush v. Gore, Citizens United v. FEC and Obergefell v. Hodges. So the problem for Obama is not only that his nomination falls in an election year, but that nominee would likely change the balance of the court. “Because anyone to the left of Scalia moves the court to the left. And more importantly, anyone to the left of a Kennedy and we have a new swing voter on the court,” said Paul Collins, author of Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings and Constitutional Change. Historically, when presidents propose such “critical” nominations — especially late in their term when the Senate is controlled by the opposite party — “the odds of failure skyrocket,” said P.S. Ruckman Jr., a political

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Some say President Reagan’s nomination in 1987 of Judge Robert Bork, shown above in 2005, was the beginning of dysfunction in the nomination process. scientist at Rock Valley College in Illinois. “If Obama can pull this off, it would be utterly amazing.” The first hint of trouble came just hours after Scalia’s death, when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said any nomination should wait until the next president. McConnell cites a 1992 speech by then-senator Joe Biden — now the vice president — saying an election-year president should “not name a nominee until after the November election is completed.” In an op-ed in The New York Times, Biden said using his speech to justify inaction on Obama’s nominee “distorts the broader meaning of the speech.”

So the problem for Obama is ... that [his] nominee would likely change the balance of the court.

Biden had argued that Reagan had tried to remake the court by appointing extreme-right judges — such as Scalia and Bork — to replace more moderate or liberal justices. In fact, according to the Congressional Record, Biden mentioned Bork 41 times in that speech, which came the day as Biden co-sponsored a bill that would have codified Roe v. Wade. When Reagan nominated Bork to succeed Powell in 1987, few questioned Bork’s academic and professional qualifications for the job. He had been the solicitor general in the Nixon administration, a professor at Yale Law School, and a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, considered

the second most important court in the country. But Bork quickly drew opposition from Senate Democrats for his embrace of “originalism,” a judicial philosophy that maintained that constitutional rights only exist as the writers of the Constitution understood them at the time of enactment. Most notably, Bork rejected the right to privacy that formed the basis of Roe v. Wade. “The public has not given either party a mandate to remake the Court into a body reflective of a strong vision of our respective philosophies, and both of our parties should finally, honestly admit to that fact,” Biden said in 1992, arguing that, during a period of divided government, presidents should nominate moderates. Bork’s name has resurfaced on the floor of the Senate again since Scalia’s death. In one exchange last week, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., said the Bork nomination launched a period of bitter partisanship over the court. “It started in 1987,” he said. “It got so bad that the dictionary even created a new word. ... It means to obstruct someone by systematically defaming or vilifying them.” Republicans still fume over the how top Democrats opposed the questions he was asked in his confirmation hearings, and the way reporters pored over his video rental records. But Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said even Bork received a hearing. Court scholars note that partisan clashes over Supreme Court confirmations didn’t begin with Bork. The issue with Bork was not with the questions in his confirmation hearing, but his answers, Collins said. “The problem was that his answers were outside of the constitutional mainstream.” Since Bork, nominees for the court have done a better job of framing their philosophies in more moderate ways. But there is a Bork effect. “What’s going on now, I’m quite confident that it would be going on in a similar situation if the roles were reversed,” Collins said. “It’s exacerbated by the fact that it’s an election year.”

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Supreme Court voids lesbian adoption ruling

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Justices restore rights of adoptive partner in Alabama Richard Wolf USA TODAY

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An eagle grabs a drone during an exercise Monday conducted by the Dutch police in Katwijk, The Netherlands. The birds are trained by Guard From Above, a Dutch company that claims to be the first to train birds of prey to intercept hostile drones. U.S. AIRSTRIKES KILL 150 MILITANTS IN SOMALIA

U.S. airstrikes in Somalia this weekend killed more than 150 militants at a training camp, the Pentagon said Monday. The strikes were aimed at an alShabab training area where fighters were preparing to target U.S. and African forces. The facility, called Raso Camp, had been under surveillance for weeks. The airstrikes were carried out by drones and manned aircraft, a Pentagon statement said. Al-Shabab is an al-Qaeda-affiliated group that operates in Somalia, where a central government has struggled against Islamic militants for years. — Jim Michaels EU TO CONSIDER TURKEY’S OFFER TO STEM MIGRANTS

An emergency summit of European leaders in Brussels ended early Tuesday with an agreement to stem the flow of migrants arriving on the continent, with one official saying negotiators had struck a “breakthrough” deal with Turkey for greater aid in the effort.

European Union leaders agreed to follow up by next week on Turkish proposals to halt departures of all migrants and refugees to Greece in return for EU actions, Reuters reported. Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel tweeted that summit chairman Donald Tusk “will take forward the proposals and work out the details” with Turkey before the March 17-18 summit. — Jane Onyanga-Omara UK TERROR CHIEF WARNS OF ‘ENORMOUS’ ATTACK

The United Kingdom could face “an enormous and spectacular attack” from the Islamic State as the militant group broadens its efforts to disrupt life in the West, Britain’s counterterror chief said Monday. Scotland Yard Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said bigger, more damaging attacks are the next logical step for the Islamic State after the Paris attacks last year that killed 129, the Telegraph and other media reported. He said the Islamic State is trying to slip militants trained in Syria into Europe. — John Bacon

DRONE STRIKE CASUALTY NUMBERS TO BE RELEASED

The White House will begin releasing annual numbers of people killed in U.S. drone strikes in an effort to dispel what it says is misinformation on civilian casualties. President Obama’s homeland security adviser, Lisa Monaco, announced the new policy Monday at a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations. The first set of numbers will be released in a few weeks. — Gregory Korte N. KOREA THREATENS NUKE ATTACK ON SOUTH, U.S.

North Korea on Monday again threatened to launch nuclear strikes on the U.S. and South Korea, as the two countries started their annual joint military drills. The U.S. and South Korea began their biggest-ever joint exercise Monday, involving 300,000 South Korean and 17,000 U.S. troops. The drills, which the North claims are preparations for war against it, will continue until the end of April. — Jane Onyanga-Omara

WASHINGTON The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously reversed an Alabama court’s refusal to recognize a same-sex adoption. The justices upheld a challenge brought by an Alabama woman after her state’s highest court refused to recognize the adoption she and her former lesbian partner were granted in Georgia. The couple never married and have since split up. But the case presented a test of an issue that crops up occasionally in state and federal courts since the Supreme Court struck down state bans on same-sex marriage: Can gays and lesbians be denied adoption rights? The case was brought by “V.L.,” as she is identified in court papers, against her former partner “E.L.,” who gave birth to three children between 2002 and 2004 while the couple was together. To win adoption rights for V.L., they established temporary residency in Georgia. Now that they have split, E.L. agreed with the Alabama Supreme Court, which ruled in September that Georgia mistakenly granted V.L. joint custody. E.L.’s lawyers argued that “the Georgia court had no authority under Georgia law to award such an adoption, which is therefore void and not entitled to full faith and credit.” Not so, the Supreme Court ruled. “A state may not disregard the judgment of a sister state because it disagrees with the reasoning underlying the judgment or deems it to be wrong on the merits,” its reversal said. Rather, Alabama must give “full faith and credit” to the Georgia court’s decision.

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The high court previously had blocked the Alabama court’s action while considering the case, temporarily restoring V.L.’s visitation rights. Adoption rights for same-sex couples are among the issues remaining in the wake of the high court’s June decision legalizing same-sex marriage. About 30 states grant “second-parent adoptions” to gay and lesbian couples by law or lower court rulings. Such adoptions benefit adults who do not share a biological connection, while ensuring that children have two legal parents — particularly in case one dies or is incapacitated. Lawyers for V.L., including the National Center for Lesbian Rights, said the case has broad implications for any gay or lesbian adoptive parents who travel or move to Alabama. “The Supreme Court’s reversal of Alabama’s unprecedented decision to void an adoption from another state is a victory not only for our client but for thousands of adopted families,” Cathy Sakimura, the center’s family law director, said.

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STATE-BY-STATE News from across the USA ALABAMA Birmingham: Jefferson County Circuit Judge Tracie Todd ruled that a capital murder sentencing policy that allows judges to override jury recommendations of life without parole and instead impose the death penalty is unconstitutional, AL.com reported. ALASKA Juneau: The U.S. Coast

Guard ended its search for a 64-year-old man near Prince of Wales Island, the Juneau Empire reported.

ARIZONA Maricopa County: A Superior Court jury found the leader of the Phoenix Goddess Temple guilty of all 22 criminal charges against her, The Arizona Republic reported. Tracy Elise was found guilty of maintaining a house of prostitution, multiple counts of money laundering and multiple counts of pandering. ARKANSAS Little Rock: The

National Park Service wants the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality to list three tributaries to the Buffalo National River on its biennial list of polluted water bodies in the state, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported.

CALIFORNIA San Francisco:

The number of Western snowy plover in its overwintering grounds here has quadrupled this year. The average count at the bird’s overwintering ground in Crissy Field Wildlife Protection Area and Ocean Beach is usually between 20 and 30 birds, but this January as many as 104 plovers were counted in a single day, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. COLORADO Denver: A woman

who was convicted of swindling at-risk seniors through a kitchen remodeling business she ran with her husband has been sentenced to eight years in prison, the Denver Post reported.

First female Cornell president dies of cancer Kelsey O’Connor The Ithaca Journal

The first female president of Cornell University, inaugurated in September, died Sunday after being diagnosed with colon cancer a month ago, university officials said Monday. University President Elizabeth Garrett. 52, had undergone aggressive treatment at Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell’s biomedical research unit and medical school in New York City, and had been released Feb. 19 from the intensive-care unit at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, according to the university’s acting president, Michael Kotlikoff. “Beth was simply a remarkable human being — a vibrant and passionate leader who devoted her life to the pursuit of knowledge and public service and had a profound, positive impact on the many lives that she touched,” Robert Harrison, chairman of Cornell’s board of trustees, wrote in email to faculty, staff and students. Garrett, who came to Cornell from her post as provost of the University of Southern California, was named as president Sept. 30, 2014, and started in her new job July 1. She spent four years as USC’s provost and ITHACA

American Ninja Warrior will shoot downtown at the end of April, The Indianapolis Star reported. Indianapolis is one of six cities chosen for the eighth season of the TV show. IOWA Des Moines: A longtime sheriff resigned amid allegations that he sexually harassed employees, courthouse workers, witnesses and crime victims. The Des Moines Register reported that Decatur County Sheriff Bert Muir resigned.

KANSAS Elmdale: Concert

crime lab resumed limited DNA testing but will send more complicated cases for outside testing, The Washington Post reported. The lab halted forensic testing last April amid questions about the integrity and independence of analysis.

patrons can sign up for a weekend-long encampment when the Kansas City Symphony makes its annual journey to the Flint Hills. The Out of Africa experience will run $5,000 per couple, The Kansas City Star reported. Up to 20 15-foot, air-conditioned tents will be erected.

FLORIDA Tallahassee: A state

KENTUCKY Louisville: A Uni-

budget compromise includes $1 million for Tallahassee International Airport, money that Mayor Andrew Gillum’s office says will be used to attract the airline JetBlue, the Tallahassee Democrat reported. State legislators are set to agree on a final budget deal this week. GEORGIA Fulton County: A day

care director called Janet Burgo to tell her she needed to pick up her 4-year-old son because he arrived on a bus from Feldwood Elementary School underdressed, The Atlanta JournalConstitution reported. HAWAII Honolulu: State law-

makers are pushing a bill to ban romantic relationships between University of Hawaii professors and students. IDAHO Nampa: Canyon County

Sheriff Kieran Donahue was named sheriff of the year by the Western States Sheriffs’ Association, the Idaho Press reported.

ILLINOIS Chicago: An unusual jump in late-winter flu cases prompted hospitals in the local area to restrict visitors. The Illinois Department of Public Health says officials statewide are seeing a flu increase. INDIANA Indianapolis: NBC’s

also was the first woman in that position. “It’s important for strong women to be lifted up, because they can be role models, not only to younger women, but to all people,” she said in an October 2014 interview not long after she was chosen for the Cornell job. “There isn’t any reason that women can’t lead universities like Cornell, like Harvard, like Penn, and it allows people to move forward understanding that the beliefs they had in the past about people’s capabilities being aligned with characteristics like gender work created quilts for a show at the University of Michigan’s Matthaei Botanical Gardens titled A Cloth of Earth and Sky: The Healing Power of Nature through the Eyes of African American Quilters. It opens Saturday and runs through April 24. MINNESOTA Center City: Au-

thorities arrested a pickup driver after a passenger was thrown from the vehicle and died, the Star Tribune reported. MISSISSIPPI Ocean Springs:

Hawley with the Steamboat Arabia Museum is pondering whether he and his partners want to dig up another sunken steamboat. He believes remains of the Malta, a steamship that sank in the Missouri River in 1841, are under farm fields about 80 miles east of here, The Kansas City Star reported.

DELAWARE Rehoboth Beach:

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Elizabeth Garrett strolls past the crowd during her inauguration in September as the 13th president of Cornell.

MISSOURI Kansas City: David

12-year-old suffered serious injuries after being hit by a car on Route 163.

MONTANA East Glacier: The BNSF Railway plans to spend $180 million to expand capacity and maintain its tracks in Montana. The maintenance program will include 950 miles of track surfacing, replacing approximately 120 miles of rail and fixing more than 285,000 ties.

MARYLAND Salisbury: Local

historian George Chevallier, 72, died after a battle with cancer. Born and raised in Salisbury, Chevallier was a researcher of Delmarva’s past and a collector of its artifacts, The Daily Times reported.

NEBRASKA Overton: The Grand

Island Independent reported that the latest aerial count taken of sandhill cranes along the Platte River from Chapman to Overton showed 213,600 cranes. NEVADA Las Vegas: A sub-

stitute teacher is accused of kissing a male student several times because she wanted revenge against her fiance, the Las Vegas Sun reported. NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord: A

Authorities say two children were killed and three people were injured in a house fire here.

House committee voted 18-8 to approve the Medicaid expansion program for two more years. The federal government stops paying 100% of the program beginning in 2017, the New Hampshire Union Leader reported.

MICHIGAN Ann Arbor: Nearly 50 members of the Great Lakes African American Quilters Net-

NEW JERSEY Hamilton: Officials are continuing to investigate the death of an 18-year-old who

MASSACHUSETTS Orange:

Contributing: Matthew Hayes, The Ithaca Journal

was hit by a New Jersey Transit train, The Star-Ledger reported. Jacob St. Phard was hit by a train that was heading from a maintence facility at the Meadowlands to a yard in Pennsylvania. NEW MEXICO Sunland Park: State officials have tentatively set Wednesday for a quarantine to be lifted at Sunland Park Racetrack, which had seen an outbreak of an equine herpes virus. NEW YORK White Plains:

Three men and a woman were arrested at Morton’s The Steakhouse after police said they went berserk when told they would no longer be served alcohol, The Journal News reported. Employees said the four, all members of the same family, attacked staff members, injuring some, and damaged property.

County: One person died when a backhoe collided with a motorcycle here, the Highway Patrol said. Cpl. Bill Rhyne said the motorcycle struck the backhoe, and the motorcyclist was ejected, the Greenville News reported.

TENNESSEE Nashville: Rather than asking for wine glasses or a blender, Jacob Weiss and Joy Teal are asking wedding guests to donate money to address hunger problems in their city via online fund they set up with the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, The Tennessean reported. TEXAS Houston: The Houston

Chronicle reported that the Greater Houston United Way will raise less money than the year prior for the first time in years. Member charities have been warned to expect a possible 10% cut in grants due in large part to the oil downturn. UTAH Salt Lake City: The Utah Supreme Court will not rule on whether a ballot initiative proposing term limits for anyone appointed to state boards or commissions. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the state’s highest court ruled 4-0 to dismiss the case brought up by Utah Term Limits Now. VERMONT Alburgh: New charges have been filed in the case of a former Selectboard member accused of drug conspiracy and distributing cocaine and oxycodone, including allegations that the man had help from his wife, The Burlington Free Press reported. The indictment alleges that Bernard and Patricia Savage conspired with other to distribute cocaine and Oxycodone. VIRGINIA Richmond: Veritas Collaborative opened a specialty hospital that aims to keep area patients who suffer from severe eating disorders closer to home while they undergo treatment, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.

NORTH CAROLINA Greens-

boro: Greensboro’s International Civil Rights Center & Museum is now two years behind on its city and county property taxes, the News & Record reported. In total, the museum owes $57,270.

NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck:

North Dakota State Geologist Ed Murphy will give a talk Wednesday on local geology. He will focus on the history of the railroad bridge which crosses the Missouri River between here and Mandan. man stole nearly $600 Sunday from Girl Scouts selling outside a Wal-Mart, WCMH-TV, Columbus, reported. Troop 2439 from Reynoldsburg is raising money for a trip to Tennessee and already has had more money donated through a GoFundMe account than was taken; the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.

LOUISIANA Mandeville: Mayor Donald Villere will not be prosecuted for public urination on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, The Times-Picayune reported.

esque, the executive director of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, says a Bostonbased e-commerce company specializing in home and office furniture plans to create up to 500 jobs after it opens in June.

are beliefs that are just wrong.” Garrett was a lawyer who clerked for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall; was a visiting professor at Harvard Law School, the University of Virginia Law School, Central European University in Budapest and Interdisciplinary Center Law School in Israel; and became a faculty member at the University of Chicago Law School before going to USC, according to her online curriculum vitae, an academic résumé.

OHIO Canal Winchester: A

versity of Louisville official says accusations that the university and President James Ramsey interfered with a former compliance officer’s duties are “unfounded,” The Courier-Journal reported.

MAINE Brunswick: Steve Lev-

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SOUTH DAKOTA Deadwood: The Black Hills Pioneer reported that monthly data from the South Dakota Commission on Gaming shows that gamers dropped $85.2 million in Deadwood machines and on tables in January, a 1.71% increase over January 2015.

The Wildlife Care and Rescue Center returned a baby owl to a nest in a local cemetery, The Sun-Herald reported.

CONNECTICUT Montville: A

Chesapeake & Maine, a seafood restaurant from Sam Calagione who founded Dogfish Head Brewery, has opened, The News Journal reported.

cess to historic records.

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OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City: The Oklahoma Department of Human Services paid out more than $5.6 million over the past four years to a New Jersey-based consulting group to oversee reforms to the state’s child welfare system, The Oklahoman reported. OREGON North Bend: A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued three surfers in distress near Devil’s Punchbowl State Park. PENNSYLVANIA Gettysburg:

Supporters and opponents of use of the Confederate flag clashed verbally in opposing demonstrations at Gettysburg National Military Park last week. Cumberland Township police and park officers had to separate a few people, The Evening Sun reported.

RHODE ISLAND Providence:

The Rhode Island Foundation was awarded more than $28,000 in grants to promote public ac-

WASHINGTON Olympia: The

Washington Department of Health says all students at public and private high schools must be vaccinated for chickenpox beginning this fall. Officials say they hope parents will get their teens vaccinated soon to avoid a lastminute rush before the 2016-17 school year begins.

WEST VIRGINIA South Charleston: Robert Rogers, 42, is accused of starting a fire in a Walmart to cover up a theft from a jewelry counter, the Charleston Gazette-Mail reported. WISCONSIN Fond du Lac:

The fire department here has purchased 25 bullet-proof vests and helmets in the wake of shooting incidents where firefighters came under fire, The Reporter reported. WYOMING Jackson: Environmentalists want Teton County officials to impose new standards on fences to make them safer for wildlife. Proposed new rules would require fence poles to be visible and enough clearance to be provided at the bottom of fences to let wildlife get through, the Jackson Hole News and Guide reported. Supporters say unsafe fences are killing elk, mule deer and pronghorn. Compiled by Tim Wendel, Nicole Gill and Jonathan Briggs, with Carolyn Cerbin, Mike Gottschamer, Ben Sheffler and Nichelle Smith. Design by Mallory Redinger. Graphics by Alejandro Gonzalez.

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MONEYLINE BLOOMBERG SAYS HE WON’T RUN FOR PRESIDENT Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg ruled out a run for the White House on Monday, writing in a column on the Bloomberg View website that he feared a campaign “could lead to AFP/GETTY IMAGES the election of Bloomberg Donald Trump or Senator Ted Cruz.” “That is not a risk I can take in good conscience,” he wrote. Bloomberg has reportedly flirted with an independent bid in recent weeks. AMAZON TO OPEN SECOND BRICK AND MORTAR STORE Amazon plans to open a second brick and mortar bookstore, in San Diego, this summer. The online sales giant opened its first physical store in November in Seattle. The store sells books and Amazon’s line of computer tablets and devices. SPRINT OWNER SPLITS INTO TWO COMPANIES Japanese telecom company Softbank, which has a controlling stake in Sprint, will split into two companies. The split, announced Monday, could help Softbank protect its profitable Japanese telecom assets from the downward pressure of Sprint’s stock price. Shares of Sprint have fallen 56% over the last two years as the company struggles to compete with cost-cutting by T-Mobile.

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NEWS MONEY SPORTS LIFE AUTOS TRAVEL Companies must boost their bottom line, which for some involves finding ways to reduce their liabilities

“Income tax issues, while important, are not as important as how well a company is doing or how well an industry is performing.” Bill Selesky, investment analyst at Argus Research

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Death and taxes are supposed to be two certainties of life. But a few companies have at least escaped the taxes part. There are 27 companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 that reported paying no income tax expense in 2015 despite reporting pretax profits, according to a USA TODAY analysis of data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Only profitable firms were included in the analysis since firms that lost money — such as many energy companies — wouldn’t be expected to pay taxes. Escaping the taxman, so far, hasn’t been an advantage, at least in the eyes of investors. Shares of the companies that paid no taxes are down 11% on average over the past 12 months, which is more than twice the 4.8% decline by the S&P 500 during the same period. The underperformance might come as a bit of a surprise given how much time and effort some companies have put into lowering their tax bills. “Income tax issues, while important, are not as important as how well a company is doing or how well an industry is performing,” says Bill Selesky, investment analyst at Argus Research. “It gets to be an issue that I would put at the bottom of the list.” Some companies have taken advantage of lower overseas tax rates, a practice that has drawn criticism. Drugmaker Pfizer drew fire last year for a plan to merge with rival Allergan and move its headquarters to Ireland. Sunday, Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton took aim at Johnson Controls, which plans to

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Profitable S&P 500 companies that reported negative income tax expense in 2015: 2015 pre2015 income tax profit tax expense (in millions) Company (in millions) Level 3 Communications United Continental American Airlines General Motors Hewlett Packard Enterprise AmerisourceBergen E*TRADE Financial Mallinckrodt Qorvo Vornado Realty Microchip Technology Crown Castle International Thermo Fisher Scientific Loews Ventas General Growth Properties Willis Towers Watson Apartment Investment and Management PG&E Xerox News XL Group Legg Mason Citrix Systems First Solar The Macerich Company Weyerhaeuser

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merge with Tyco and move its headquarters to Ireland. “I am also going to go after companies like Johnson Controls in Wisconsin,” Clinton said. “They came and got part of the bailout because they were an auto parts supplier. Now they want to move headquarters to Europe. They are going to have to pay an exit fee. We are going to stop this kind of job exporting.” There are a number of reasons why a profitable company may not pay taxes. For instance, years of deep losses. Take United Continental, which reported a $3.2 billion income tax credit in 2015 despite reporting earnings before taxes of $4.2 billion. Accounting rules allow the airline to offset taxes due with valuation allowances resulting from losses in past years. During 2015, these amounted to $4.7 billion which erased the company’s $1.5 billion tax bill based on its normal corporate tax rate. Contributing: Ed Brackett

Wall St. bonuses take a hit in ’15 Profit pressure leads to 9% decline, $146,200 average Kaja Whitehouse @kajawhitehouse USA TODAY

The average Wall Street bonus fell 9% in 2015 to the lowest level in three years, according to an annual report by the New York State Comptroller. The average New York City securities worker earned a bonus of $146,200 last year, down from $160,280 in 2014, according to new data released Monday by New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. By contrast, the median household income in the U.S. was $53,657 in 2014, unchanged from 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The decline comes as large banks and brokerages have struggled with sluggish demand for fixed-income products amid growing uncertainty over the direction of interest rates. Large investors also have shied away from trading in commodities. NEW YORK

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In 2006, Wall Street bonuses hit a high of $191,360, government data show.

This has led to dampened paychecks at a number of large banks and brokerages, including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America, according to their latest financial results. While the banks reported their shrinking bonuses earlier this year, DiNapoli put a specific figure on just how far they have fallen based on New York City personal income tax trends. His data show last year’s 9% decline is the steepest since 2011, when bonuses plunged an average of 20% to a post-crisis low of $111,430. Wall Street is facing profit pressure again this year amid fears a slowing economy will lead to persistently low interest rates and rising loan defaults, especially in the beleaguered energy sector. A downturn could crimp banking profits this year and potentially for years to come, expects have warned. It could lead to more layoffs. Morgan Stanley slashed 1,200 jobs last year amid losses in fixedincome and commodities trading. And last week, Bank of America reported it has given notice to 205 people from a service operations unit in Mohawk Valley, N.Y. Contributing: Jon Campbell, Gannett Albany Bureau

Internet firms control market on tech growth John Shinal

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Technology investors looking for growth this year can find it in Facebook, Alibaba and other Internet companies, but only if they’re willing to pay up for their shares. Among the 30 most valuable tech firms, Facebook is expected to have the fastest revenue growth in 2016 but also the highest price-to-sales ratio, according to an analysis of estimates from Wall Street analysts polled by Thomson Financial. Facebook is expected to post top-line growth of 42% this year, or 2.5 times that of chief rival Al-

phabet’s 16% growth and double that of Amazon, which is seen boosting sales 21%. The company founded by Mark Zuckerberg is just the foremost example of how Internet companies have now got a near-monopoly on double-digit growth in the sector. Alibaba is seen boosting revenue by 32%, Netflix 29%, Baidu.com and Salesforce 22%. Indeed, all but one of the 10 tech companies expected to grow fastest in their current fiscal year generate their sales exclusively over the Internet. By stark contrast, no maker of chips, hardware or enterprise software is expected to come close to 10% year-over-year growth. Two of the three most valuable tech companies — Microsoft and Apple — are expected to see sales fall during their current fiscal years, by 1% and 3%, respectively. (Apple’s fiscal year ends in Sep-

FASTEST-GROWING TECH GIANTS As measured by 2016 year-overyear expected revenue growth: 1. Facebook +42% 2. Alibaba +32% 3. Netflix +29% 4. Baidu.com +22% (tie) Salesforce.com +22% 6. Amazon +21% 7. Adobe +20% 8. Tencent +19% 9. Alphabet +16% Priceline (tie) +16% NOTE: TENCENT FIGURE BASED ON 2015 ESTIMATES SOURCE: THOMSON FINANCIAL

tember and Microsoft’s in June.) And with Oracle sales expected to fall 2.5% for its fiscal year ending in May and Verizon revenue seen flat in 2016, analysts expect four of the 10 most-valuable tech firms to show no growth this year. That’s why tech investors are willing to pay up for the shares of companies that are promising ro-

HIGHEST PRICETO-SALES RATIOS Highest price-to-sales ratios among 30 most valuable tech companies (market cap/revenue estimate): 1. Facebook 12.1 2. Tencent 11.5 3. Alibaba 11.4 4. Adobe 7.5 5. Yahoo 7.1 6. Priceline.com 6.0 7. Salesforce.com 5.8 8. Alphabet 5.8 9. Netflix 4.9 10. Taiwan Semi 4.6 SOURCE: THOMSON FINANCIAL

bust growth. With a market cap of $309 billion and expected 2016 revenue of $25.5 billion, Facebook has a price-to-sales ratio of 12.1 — the richest of the 30 most valuable firms. Price to sales, found by dividing the market cap of a company by its past or expected revenue, shows how much inves-

tors are willing to pay for every $1 of sales a company makes. Chinese Internet rivals Alibaba and Tencent are not far behind with ratios of 11.4 and 11.5, respectively. Adobe Systems, the only tech company among the 10 fastestgrowing that’s not a pure Internet play, is a distant fourth in terms of premium, with a price-to-sales ratio of 7.5. Yahoo’s ratio of 7.1 may look like a surprise at first glance, given that its sales are seen falling 9% this year, because investors don’t usually pay a premium for companies with shrinking top lines. Yet the stock is essentially a tracking issue for Alibaba shares, thanks to Yahoo’s huge stake in the Chinese giant. John Shinal has covered tech and financial markets for more than 15 years at Bloomberg, BusinessWeek, The San Francisco Chronicle, Dow Jones MarketWatchand others.

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AMERICA’S MARKETS What to watch Adam Shell @adamshell USA TODAY

The Dow hasn’t done it yet, but it’s close to erasing all the red ink that drenched it at the thenworst start to a year ever. The Dow Jones industrial average — which was down and out on Feb. 11, when in intraday trading it was off more than 15% from its May 2015 record high before closing down 14.5% — has now erased all of its losses for the year except for the red ink suffered on the first trading day of the year Jan. 4, when it fell 276 points. After a 67-point gain Monday — the blue-chip stock gauge’s fifth consecutive session of gains — to close at 17,073.95, the Dow is within 351.08 points, or 2%, of its 2015 close of 17,425.03. The Dow’s turnaround has been driven by a

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number of factors but has a lot to do with a dissipation of fears that had investors aggressively dumping shares early in the year. Recent data on the U.S. economy and job market have eased fears of a recession. A sharp rebound in oil prices also has helped stabilize stocks, as beatendown energy names have gone from dogs to high-fliers virtually overnight as word of a possible deal to cut production by leading producers started to seem more possible. Also boosting sentiment: China has avoided the type of so-called hard landing investors had feared. Still, the Dow has yet to get back to even for the year. And the iconic stock index is still nearly 7% off its record high. More work needs to be done, but the bounceback has to have the bears wondering if their recent control of the market has ended.

DOW JONES

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+67.18

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CLOSE: 17,073.95 PREV. CLOSE: 17,006.77 RANGE: 16,940.48-17,099.25

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CLOSE: 4,708.25 PREV. CLOSE: 4,717.02 RANGE: 4,674.82-4,731.20

CLOSE: 2,001.76 PREV. CLOSE: 1,999.99 RANGE: 1,989.38-2,006.12

RUSSELL 2000 INDEX

CHANGE: +1.1% YTD: -41.74 YTD % CHG: -3.7%

CLOSE: 1,094.15 PREV. CLOSE: 1,081.94 RANGE: 1,077.93-1,094.50

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26.69

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61.46

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34.93 +2.43

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CF Industries (CF) Rebounds from month’s low and evens.

36.88

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Apache (APA) Climbs as it plans Alaska exit.

51.02

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EOG Resources (EOG) Shares up on jumping oil prices.

75.47 +4.06

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Cimarex Energy (XEC) 95.47 +4.82 Rises in strong sector as fund manager acquires.

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Fluor (FLR) 51.76 +2.59 Rises as it announces agreement to acquire Stork Holding.

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Endo International (ENDP) 44.58 One of best earnings-per-share gains in fourth quarter.

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Constellation Brands (STZ) 138.71 Fund manager buys, strong beer sales, weak shares.

-5.19

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Newell Rubbermaid (NWL) Two drops in a row erases month’s gain.

-1.39

-3.4

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297.73 -10.24

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Murphy Oil (MUR) Shares soar on rising oil prices. Southwestern Energy (SWN) Higher amid oil price climb.

LOSERS

5-day avg.: 6-month avg.: Largest holding: Most bought: Most sold:

-1.67 -5,76 AAPL NFLX NFLX

AGGRESSIVE 71% or more in equities

5-day avg.: 6 month avg.: Largest holding: Most bought: Most sold:

5-day avg.: 6-month avg.: Largest holding: Most bought: Most sold:

-1.31 -9.33 AAPL AAPL AAPL

Pepco Holdings

The Supreme Court refused to $120 consider an appeal ruling on orchestrating an illegal price-fixing conspiracy among e-book publishers. March is even, but shares are $80 Feb. 8 seen undervalued.

Price: $101.87 Chg: -$1.14 % chg: -1.1% Day’s high/low: $102.83/$100.96 Fund, ranked by size Vanguard 500Adml Vanguard TotStIAdm Vanguard InstIdxI Vanguard TotStIdx Vanguard InstPlus Vanguard TotIntl Fidelity Contra American Funds IncAmerA m American Funds GrthAmA m American Funds CapIncBuA m

Equinix (EQIX) Drops to March’s low on ex-dividend Monday. Nike (NKE) In the middle of corruption scandal in Kenya.

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Chg. +0.17 +0.11 +0.18 +0.10 +0.17 +0.01 -0.53 +0.03 +0.01 +0.04

Close 2.49 20.40 200.59 0.78 3.49 21.89 32.77 10.11 22.27 108.89

4wk 1 +6.7% +7.4% +6.7% +7.4% +6.7% +5.7% +6.1% +4.4% +7.2% +3.7%

YTD 1 -1.6% -1.9% -1.6% -2.0% -1.6% -2.6% -4.8% +0.3% -5.1% +1.1%

Chg. +0.32 +0.69 +0.16 +0.06 -0.39 +0.03 -0.05 +0.46 -0.01 +1.17

% Chg %YTD +14.7% -37.0% +3.5% +48.7% +0.1% -1.6% +8.6% -68.1% -10.1% -78.9% +0.1% +8.9% -0.2% +1.8% +4.8% -8.1% unch. -6.5% +1.1% -3.3%

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Type 30 yr. fixed 15 yr. fixed 1 yr. ARM 5/1 ARM

Close 6 mo ago 3.50% 3.25% 0.36% 0.14% 0.29% 0.03% 1.42% 1.47% 1.91% 2.13%

59.25

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Mohawk Industries (MHK) 180.95 Shares drop, insider sells; signs loans with 11 banks.

-5.87

-3.1

-4.5

Close 6 mo ago 3.70% 3.83% 2.79% 2.95% 2.76% 2.62% 3.17% 3.12%

SOURCE: BANKRATE.COM

Expedia (EXPE) Shares dip a day before ex-dividend.

105.39

-3.14

-2.9

-15.2

Visa (V) Premarket drop erases month’s gain.

71.94

-1.96

-2.7

-7.2

Diamond Offshore Drilling (DO) Analyst cautious about industry.

23.08

-.63

-2.7

+9.4

Facebook (FB) 105.73 German regulators lead investigation on data practices.

-2.66

-2.5

+1.0

SOURCE: BLOOMBERG AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Commodities Close Prev. Cattle (lb.) 1.36 1.36 Corn (bushel) 3.55 3.55 Gold (troy oz.) 1,263.20 1,269.90 Hogs, lean (lb.) .70 .71 Natural Gas (Btu.) 1.69 1.67 Oil, heating (gal.) 1.22 1.16 Oil, lt. swt. crude (bar.) 37.90 35.92 Silver (troy oz.) 15.62 15.68 Soybeans (bushel) 8.74 8.71 Wheat (bushel) 4.58 4.55

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% Chg. unch. unch. -0.5% -1.1% +1.4% +5.3% +5.5% -0.4% +0.3% +0.7%

% YTD +0.1% -1.1% +19.1% +17.1% -27.7% +11.1% +2.3% +13.4% +0.3% -2.6%

FOREIGN CURRENCIES Currency per dollar British pound Canadian dollar Chinese yuan Euro Japanese yen Mexican peso

Close .7012 1.3281 6.5142 .9079 113.27 17.7420

Prev. .7036 1.3329 6.5068 .9092 114.02 17.7890

6 mo. ago .6544 1.3307 6.3659 .8952 119.36 16.9980

Yr. ago .6645 1.2611 6.2625 .9210 120.69 15.4962

FOREIGN MARKETS Country Frankfurt Hong Kong Japan (Nikkei) London Mexico City

Close 9,778.93 20,159.72 16,911.32 6,182.40 44,967.16

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Price: $24.18 Chg: -$0.24 % chg: -1.0% Day’s high/low: $25.24/$23.90

TOP 10 EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

Netflix (NFLX) Total gross domestic additions are slowing.

-1.78 -11.63 MSFT AAPL AAPL

4-WEEK TREND

Competing with Chinese company Li Nig for top Kenyan runners $80 Price: $59.25 sponsorship, the shoe/apparel Chg: -$2.01 company is involved in a corrup% chg: -3.3% Day’s high/low: tion probe for allegedly bribing of- $50 ficials to keep sponsorships. Feb. 8 $61.14/$58.79

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%Chg. -0.5% -0.1% -0.6% -0.3% +0.3%

YTD % -9.0% -8.0% -11.2% -1.0% +4.6%

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Diversification, patience key to Wall St. success

Q: Are stocks really best for the long run? Matt Krantz

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A: Given the lousy start to the year and poor performance lately, it’s easy to get frustrated with stocks. Some investors might think only speculators make money in the market. But the opposite often is the case. Stock prices are unpredictable in the short term. Traders armed with computers and financial firepower can swing stocks around. Arcane developments that have little to do with companies’ profit or growth can create knee-jerk moves in stocks. Some stocks can be swept up in short-term movements when investors betting a stock would fall, realize they are wrong and must buy the stock to close their position. But investors have learned, academic research has proved, and index funds are testament to the idea wealth for most investors is built over years, not seconds or months. Even with the lousy start to the year, the Standard & Poor’s 500 is up more than 11% a year on average over the past five years, IFA.com says. The S&P 500 has gained a more modest average 6% a year over the past 10 years, but that’s still 60% better than five-year global bonds during that period. Return on cash has been even lower. Success in the markets requires diversification but also patience.

Owner of Old Country Buffet, Ryan’s files for Chapter 11 Nathan Bomey @NathanBomey USA TODAY

The owner of Old Country Buffet, Fire Mountain and several other restaurant chains filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday, marking the third time in less than a decade that the allyou-can-eat brands have sought protection. Buffets LLC — the legal entity that owns the restaurants — filed for protection from its creditors in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Western District of Texas,

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It’s the third time the all-you-caneat brands have filed Chapter 11 — what’s referred to as Chapter 33.

blaming disappointing revenue and a crushing lawsuit that it “apparently overlooked,” according to a court filing.

Its brands include Country Buffet, HomeTown Buffet, Ryan’s, Ryan’s Family Steakhouse, Granny’s, Tahoe Joe’s, Tahoe Joe’s Famous Steakhouse, Soup ’N Salad Unlimited, Roadhouse Grill, J.J. North’s Grand Buffet and Ovation Brands. The company shut 166 restaurants, more than half of its locations, over the past several weeks, according to a court document. It cut more than 6,000 jobs when it closed 92 stores in recent days. The bankruptcy filing gives the company the dubious and relatively rare distinction of entering what restructuring experts jok-

ingly refer to as Chapter 33 — that is, Chapter 11 bankruptcy for a third time. Buffets had filed for bankruptcy protection in 2008 and 2012, each time shedding debt and shuttering restaurants A lawyer for Buffets did not immediately respond to a request seeking comment Monday. The company has about 150 stores with about 9,000 employees in more than 25 states, operated by Hollywood Park, Texas-based restaurant operator FMP SA Management Group through a contractual agreement. Alamo Ovation acquired Buffets in August but quickly en-

countered problems. Sales fell 22% below their expectations, according to a court filing. What’s more, the company discovered that “prior management” had “apparently overlooked” a 2014 lawsuit regarding an incident that occurred in 2010, according to a court filing. After Buffets’ lawyers failed to file a timely response to the suit, a judge entered an $11.4 million judgment against the company in October 2015. Buffets owes $46.2 million in loans secured by all of its assets and guaranteed by its new owners.

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ROYALS REPORT HELLO FROM THE SNOW The royal family has melted hearts once again. On Monday, Kensington Palace tweeted photos of Prince William, Duchess Kate, Prince George, now 2, and Princess Charlotte, who turns 1 in May, from their vacation in the French Alps last week. “This was their first holiday as a family of four and the first time either of the children have played in the snow,” the palace shared. HOW WAS YOUR DAY? GOOD DAY JIMMY KIMMEL The ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ host will return to host the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards Sept. 18. Kimmel also emceed the ceremony in 2012.

MARVEL

Falcon (Anthony Mackie), Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Captain America (Chris Evans), Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) and Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan) race into battle against Iron Man’s group in Captain America: Civil War.

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GOOD DAY BOB DYLAN FANS The Voice of a Generation is back. Bob Dylan announced a summer world tour in support of his upcoming album, ‘Fallen Angels.’ The tour kicks off in the U.S. in Woodinville, Wash., June 4 and wraps in Gilford, N.H., on July 17. MAKING WAVES J.K. Rowling still has some magic left in her pen. On Monday, the ‘Harry Potter’ creator announced she will release a four-part GETTY IMAGES work titled ‘Magic in North America’ on her Pottermore website. The first installment arrives Tuesday at 9 a.m. ET. ‘Magic in North America’ gives expository information for the upcoming film ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ (out Nov. 18), starring Eddie Redmayne and scripted by Rowling. Compiled by Jaleesa M. Jones

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ATLANTA Captain America might get taken off Iron Man’s Christmas list this year. The two Avengers find themselves on opposite sides of an ideological debate about government oversight, and their respective superhero squads go head to head in Marvel Studios’ soon-tobe blockbuster Captain America: Civil War (in theaters May 6). “I love when he gets to have conflict,” says Chris Evans of his Cap, the World War II supersoldier also known as Steve Rogers. In the new movie, helmed by returning Captain America: Winter Soldier directors Anthony and Joe Russo, “there’s a lot of struggle for him to try and keep whatever sense of family he has.” Over the course of several Marvel movies, Cap and the Avengers have saved the world multiple times, from thwarting an alien invasion of New York City (in The Avengers) to staving off an evil organization’s destructive plans in the skies of Washington (Winter Soldier) to keeping a killer robot

ZADE ROSENTHAL

Avengers teammates and friends Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) and Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) find themselves at odds. from destroying the planet after taking over the fictitious Eastern European nation of Sokovia (Avengers: Age of Ultron). All that heroism, however, has resulted in a lot of collateral damage, and another incident in Civil War spawns the Sokovia Accords, a bill that would put a federal committee in charge of the Avengers’ actions. Iron Man, aka genius inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), is for it, feeling partly responsible for the international incidents — but Cap strongly disagrees.

“It’s boring when a good guy knows how to be a good guy,” Evans says during a filming break at the Porsche building outside downtown Atlanta that serves as Avengers headquarters. “It’s much more dynamic when a good guy isn’t sure what the good-guy move is and has to debate another point of view from someone who may be very close to him.” Avengers are forced to choose which way to go, and Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), who befriended Cap as the flying Falcon in Winter Soldier, stands by his man,

Mackie says. “He respects and admires Cap because Cap earned his rank as opposed to sitting in an office and just delegating orders.” Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) also join Rogers’ faction, though it isn’t idealism that fuels the ace archer’s decision, Renner says. “Cap was the first guy who called. Let’s just get the job done so I can get home to the family.” Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) also is on board, still grieving her brother’s death in the battle against Ultron and learning the magical abilities that make her one of the most powerful Avengers. She’s “figuring out her place and finding a family,” Olsen says, but “she does have a few changes of points of view in this film.” The last member of Team Cap is the most intriguing: Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan), Cap’s oldest friend, Bucky Barnes, formerly a brainwashed international assassin and now a wanted man. “Cap is his only shot at survival,” Stan says, adding that Bucky’s new teammates aren’t completely sold on him. “It’s not like everyone’s high-fiving before going to war. There are still tensions.” Adds Evans: “Nobody’s wrong here. No one’s promoting evil. No one’s the bad guy. We just have different ways of being the good guy and that can get fiery.”

MOVIES

Emma Thompson goes ‘grotesque’ Brian Truitt USA TODAY

The Scottish brogue she sports as a bingo-loving Glaswegian mother is entirely natural for Emma Thompson. What’s different is the wrinkled and weary countenance and personality she wears in Barney Thomson. “I’m so often playing quite withheld people or people whose expressiveness is all in very, very small gestures and motions and movements of the face,” Thompson, 56, says of the black comedy (in theaters Friday). “And this time I was playing something very extreme, which I adored. “I said afterward to many people, ‘Oh I’ve got to play some more grotesques.’ ” To age her two decades, the British actress spent 41⁄2 hours getting makeup and prosthetics to play Cemolina, a crazy, formidable lady so devoted to her Scottish barber, son Barney — played by director Robert Carlyle — that when he accidentally kills his boss with haircutting shears, she helps out by cutting up the body and storing the parts in her freezer. “Watching Emma bring Cemolina to life was a real pleasure,” Carlyle says. “She’s such a brave actress, with absolutely no sense of vanity. She laid herself bare

She adds 20 years and quite a toll for ‘Barney Thomson’

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Robert Carlyle plays the beset son, and Thompson is his fiercely devoted mother.

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British actress Thompson splits time between London and Glasgow.

and embraced this character, squeezing every little bit she could from the script.” The extra work on her face “took its toll in just the right way. I look like my mother at 77, only after a life on Guinness and untipped Player’s (cigarettes),” Thompson adds with a laugh. “It was horrible but just so much fun. I did have to smoke a lot, though, (and) it nearly killed me.” Because Thompson’s mother, actress Phyllida Law, is from Glasgow, she has always felt a kinship to Scotland, its people and its language. “It’s a very, very strong, hard accent, and you’ve

“I look like my mother at 77, only after a life on Guinness and untipped Player’s (cigarettes). It was horrible but just so much fun.”

got to know it inside out,” Thompson says. “You’ve got to have lived with it. And I live in Scotland as well as London, so I hear it a lot.” She’s now spending time in New York City filming Noah Baumbach’s upcoming indie movie The Meyerowitz Stories. On tap: another “grotesque” character for her. “She’s a dreadful, passive-aggressive alcoholic. Yeah, really looking forward to that,” Thompson deadpans. An Oscar-winning actress and writer, Thompson chipped in on the script for Bridget Jones’s Baby (in theaters Sept. 16) and has a funny role as a doctor in the romantic comedy, though she says it wasn’t a given with her behindthe-scenes gig. “I don’t want you to think I just wrote myself in quietly,” she says. Thompson also stars as a German mother opposite Brendan Gleeson in the World War II drama Alone in Berlin (set for release this year) and takes on the iconic role of Mrs. Potts in a new version of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (out March 17, 2017) directed by Bill Condon and starring Emma Watson. Not only does she voice the enchanted animated teapot, but Thompson reports she also has a bit of live-action work, too. “I went from playing deeply distressed German house frau to porcelain,” she says with a laugh. “That was not a journey I’ve made before, frankly.”

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There’s a debate in the fitness world over the importance of warming up prior to exercise. Some experts believe it’s important and necessary to make sure your workout is as healthy and efficient as it can be. Others believe it’s not such a high priority. But there are some key points that most will agree — at least to an extent — are very important. Three local experts in the field gave their take on the warmup:

Lawrence fitness experts discourage static stretching before workouts stretch after the body of your workout. There are two main types of stretching, Brooks explained: static stretching, which is stretching a muscle and holding it, and dynamic stretching, which is stretching the muscles in constant motion. That’s what she prefers for her clients during the warmup because it starts to warm the muscles and prepare the 1. Hold off on stretching. joints for the workout ahead, she said. One of the key points these experts “When I work with clients we do a agreed about is stretching: It’s better to dynamic stretching warmup, then we

l Chris Dellasega, owner and performance director of the Athletic Strength Institute, 720 E. Ninth St., Unit 3 l Elisa Brooks, personal trainer at Body Boutique, 2300 Yale Road l Trent Herda, a Docking Faculty Scholar and associate professor of health, sport and exercise science at Kansas University.

do the body of the workout, and at the end we do some static stretching to release tension, to elongate the muscle again, and to kind of just let the body exhale, so to speak,” she said. “You feel good; you feel relaxed when you walk out the door.” Dellasega said the pre-workout emphasis on static stretching was the “old school of thought.” Please see WARMING, page 2C

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HOW TO BUILD A HEALTHY PLATE By Aynsley Anderson Sosinski l Lawrence Memorial Hospital

n recognition of March being National Nudietary guidelines for the public be published. trition Month, Lawrence Memorial Hospital The 2015-2020 guidelines continue to build is offering two nutrition education programs on what was recommended in 2010. Past and at the new LMH Performance and Wellrecent scientific research demonstrates ness Center at Sports Pavilion Lawrence. Inside: A that healthy eating patterns and regular At 7 p.m. Thursday, Patty Metzler, a physical activity can help people achieve closer look and maintain good health and reduce the registered dietitian at Lawrence Memoat the new risk of chronic disease throughout all rial Hospital, will review the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, recently pubdietary stages of the lifespan. lished by the U.S. Department of Health Metzler notes that a healthy eating patguidelines. and Human Services and the Department of tern includes: 2C l A variety of vegetables from all Agriculture. Participants also can ask nutrisub-groups including dark green, red and tion questions. orange, legumes (beans and peas), starchy and At 9:30 a.m. Friday, the monthly Wellness Friday drop-in discussion topic will be “Chat others l Fruits, especially whole fruits with a Registered Dietitian.” l Grains, especially whole grains The 1990 National Nutrition l Fat-free or low-fat dairy including milk, Monitoring and Research Act requires yogurt and cheese, or dairy alternates such as fortified soy beverages that every five years updated Please see PLATE, page 2C nutrition and

Studies: Feeding infants peanuts may help prevent allergies 5 and didn’t wane even when kids stopped eatChicago — Two new ing peanut-containing studies bolster evidence foods for a year. that feeding babies That means at-risk peanuts or other allergy- kids who don’t want to inducing foods is more eat peanut butter on a likely to protect them weekly basis can safely than to cause problems. take a break, at least for One study, a followa year. up to landmark reThe second new study search published last suggests the early strateyear, suggests the early gy could also work with prevention strategy eggs, another food that leads to persistent, can cause allergies in long-lasting results in young children. It children at risk for food found that allerallergies. It found that gies to peanuts allergy protection last- and eggs ed at least through age were less Associated Press

common in young children who started eating those foods at 3 months of age than in kids who as infants received only breast milk. The New England Journal of Medicine published both new studies online Friday, coinciding with their presentation at a medical meeting in Los Angeles.

Food allergies are common, potentially serious and sometimes deadly. They’re becoming more prevalent in children in many countries, affecting up to 8 percent of kids under age 3. About 2 percent of U.S. kids have peanut allergies. The results from last year’s study prompted a sea change in experts’ approach to preventing these allergies. It was the first “to show that early introduction of peanut can prevent the development of

allergy to it,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in a statement. It also led to new draft guidance issued Friday by a panel convened by Fauci’s agency. The recommendations include giving at-risk kids peanutcontaining food as early as 4- to 6-months of age. Infants at risk are those with severe skin rashes or egg allergies; allergy tests are recommended beforehand.

Lawrence Memorial Hospital became full Thursday night for the first time in the memory of longtime staffers, according to a news release. Beds on the medical, surgical, pediatrics and intensive care units of LMH were all full, said Janice Early, vice president of marketing and communications. Thirteen patients were transferred from LMH’s emergency department to Topeka and Kansas City-area hospitals. The Kansas University Hospital was also on diversion at the time and not accepting transfers, Early said. She said there was no single contributing factor. Patient diagnoses included flu, norovirus, Respiratory Syncytial Virus and a variety of other illnesses, critical and noncritical. The hospital was staffed well enough to handle all patient care. At 4 a.m. Friday, the hospital returned to business as usual, Early said. She said even for longtime staffers, going back at least 35 years, it was the first time the hospital had been on diversion. Early said patient volumes at the hospital are now slightly lower and there is no concern about a reoccurrence.

Supergerms still hassle hospitals New York (ap) — Supergerms cause 1 out of 7 infections caught in hospitals, health officials said last week. The bugs include the staph infection MRSA and five other bacteria resistant to many kinds of antibiotics, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. That leaves hospitals with few — if any — medicines to fight dangerous infections in already-sick patients. “That’s the scary thing,” said Tim Landers, an Ohio State University expert on antibiotic-resistant infections. Hospital-spread infections have long been a problem. The CDC estimates that on any given day, 1 in 25 patients have an infection that they picked up in the hospital. Officials have been pushing hospitals to do a better job keeping infections in check, with the government’s Medicare program cutting payments to the worst hospitals.

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Dietary guidelines l Follow a healthy eating behavior pattern across the lifespan. Choose a healthy eating pattern at an appropriate calorie level to help achieve and maintain a healthy body weight, support an adequate nutrient intake and reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol. l Focus on selecting a variety of nutrient-dense foods and beverages in amounts that are appropriate calorie-wise for age, gender and activity level. l Limit calories from foods and beverages that have added sugars and saturated fats, especially trans fats. Less than 10 percent of your daily calorie intake should be from added sugars and saturated fats. l Reduce sodium intake to less than 2,300 mg/ day. According to the American Heart Association, the average American currently consumes about 3,400 mg of sodium daily. If you have a chronic disease such as hypertension, your healthcare provider may encourage you to consume less than 1,500 mg/day of sodium. l Consider cultural and personal preferences when choosing healthier foods and beverages.

Plate CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1C l A variety of protein

foods including seafood, lean meats and poultry, eggs, legumes, nuts, seeds and soy products Metzler says all food and beverage choices matter. “If you need to make improvements to your nutrition intake, start small and set achievable and realistic goals,” she says. “For example, eliminate one sugar-added soda a day.” Everyone has a role to play in supporting a healthier eating pattern. This includes those who plan and prepare meals at home, as well as those in places outside the home such as schools, workplaces, institutional settings and community dining settings like restaurants. Equally as important as nutritional intake is to get adequate exercise and activity to help achieve and maintain a healthy life. For most adults, a goal should be 150 to 300 minutes a week of a variety of activities that incorporate moderate intensity aerobic activities, as well as activities for strength, flexibility and balance. Metzler will present more details about the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans at the program Thursday at the LMH Performance and Wellness Center. There is a fee for this program, and advance enrollment is required. Enroll at lmh.org or call LMH ConnectCare at 505-5800. No advance enrollment is needed for the free Wellness Friday Drop-In program, “Chat with a Registered Dietitian,” on Friday. Just

Online resources l For more on the

new Dietary Guidelines, visit health. gov/dietaryguidelines/2015. l Visit choosemyplate.gov for more information and links to tasty recipes incorporating healthy food and beverage options. l For help determining a personalized eating and activity plan including calories goals, visit supertracker.usda.gov. l For more helpful information on reducing sodium, saturated and trans fats, and added sugars, go to heart.org. l For more information on recommended exercise guidelines by age group, visit cdc.gov/ physicalactivity.

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“Static stretching before exercise was kind of the norm, but as time has gone on we start to learn more about exercise physiology, how the body responds to exercise and that sort of thing, that conventional wisdom has kind of gone out the window,” Dellasega said. Herda said he would caution against doing a lot of stretching prior to exercise. As an example, he said he wouldn’t want a 100-meter sprinter to stretch their calves or hamstrings for any duration prior to their start time because it will increase their sprint time and slow them down. Rather, he said, he would think of stretching as a component of physical fitness to improve range of motion. “In my mind, stretching shouldn’t really be performed before exercise — it should be an exercise,” Herda said.

2. Specific warmups will help better prepare muscles for weightlifting. Dellasega and Herda both cited squats as an example of an exercise that could benefit more from some specific warmup activity. “It makes sense to prepare the muscles to execute that movement in a way that’s gonna be in line with the actual workout itself, so performing lighter loads, more repetitions … better prepares the muscles for the workout itself,” Dellasega said. Herda said he would rec-

ommend simply perform“Honestly, probably, just ing the motions using just jog a little bit; do some lowyour bodyweight prior to intensity jumping, some arm swings,” Herda said. picking up the bar. “Then I think you’re more 3. The older you get, than good, and I don’t think the more the warmup you have to do that more matters. than a couple of minutes.” “The warmup is kind of Brooks said she generone of those things where ally does the same dynamic it’s almost the older you get, warmup for each of her the more you appreciate it, classes. It involves some especially if you’ve been in dynamic stretching, some the habit of exercising for jogging from one side of the quite a while,” Dellasega room to the other with varisaid. ations — a “buttkick” jog Herda said not all older and a high-knee jog, for expeople are less flexible, but ample — but if she’s about it is common to lose flex- to start a higher-intensity ibility with age. workout, she might also in“I think probably the old- clude some traveling squat er you are, you may want to jumps and walking lunges put a little bit more focus on the warmup as a means to get your joints ready for the range of motion that is going to be used,” Herda said. Older exercisers also might want to put more emphasis on bodyweight squats before picking up the bar, he said. Fast, friendly service!

4. The extent of the warmup changes with exercise intensity. “The primary importance of the warmup, physiologically, is when you’re about ready to do something that’s very high-intensity,” Herda said. Dellasega puts more emphasis on warmups for all exercise than Herda does, but he concurred. “If it’s really, really, really demanding on the body, the warmup needs to be considerably longer than if it is a workout that’s gonna not be as demanding on the body,” Dellasega said. “... It really just comes down to the activity and the intensity level of that activity.” So, what would Herda recommend before an exercise session such as a Zumba class?

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Dear Annie: I have three best friends. We are juniors in high school and like sisters. Two weeks ago, “Jessica” and “Lucy” got into a fight because Jessica didn’t like Lucy’s driving. When I suggested that most people don’t take well to criticism, Jessica refused to talk to me. The next day, she sent a long text message to Lucy and me, saying we are “always mean and heartless” to her. She sent me a separate text listing all the little things I do that bother her. I apologized to Jessica, saying it was not intentional and that I would try to be more aware of my responses to her. We are in a lot of classes together and eventually, she started being sugary sweet to me.

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Meanwhile, Lucy confided that her parents are having horrible problems and then she swore me to secrecy. I felt loyal to Lucy, and didn’t really warm up to Jessica’s overtures. Today, a classmate informed me that Lucy is dating my exboyfriend. Lucy claims she didn’t tell me because she thought I’d be angry. Annie, I don’t care about my ex and

Bible epic poses tough questions ABC goes all the way back to the Old Testament for its new drama “Of Kings and Prophets” (9 p.m., TV-14). Does it have a prayer? Given the mortality rate of ABC series in this “Wicked City” timeslot, Lord knows the network could use some help from a higher power. “Kings” retells the Old Testament tales of Saul, Samuel and David for an audience accustomed to the extreme ultraviolence and more than occasional sex of “Game of Thrones” and “Vikings.” Ray Winstone plays King Saul as a thickset, middle-aged man whose every grunt and action seem to shout, “I’m too old for this.” Saul’s dream is to unite the tribes of Israel against the Philistines, their ancient strategic foe. To accomplish this, he proposes to marry off his fetching daughter Merav (Jeanine Mason) to Mattiyahu of Judah (Matt Whelan). Unfortunately, the prophet Samuel (Mohammad Bakri), Saul’s tribal elder and political rival, informs him that he must put his real-world strategies on hold to fulfill an ancient grudge. He must slaughter the nowharmless Amalekites, another of Israel’s ancient enemies, right down to the last woman and child. This is where “Kings” departs from the Technicolor pieties of “The Ten Commandments” and other holiday biblical epics. This saga poses hard questions about the very nature of belief and blind obedience to an unseen divinity, particularly one more vengeful than just. Saul balks at the prophet’s order to commit what we’d now call genocide. Meanwhile, back in the desert, a shepherd boy named David (Olly Rix) promises to help his tribe by killing the lion that has been laying waste to its flock. Talented with both a slingshot and a lyre, he woos his way into Saul’s palace by the end of this compelling pilot. In some scenes, David resembles Reid Ewing, the actor who plays the goofy boyfriend Dylan on “Modern Family.” If the shaggy shepherd weren’t so adept at throwing stones, one could easily see him forming his own Bronze Age boy band. We all know that lack of gravitas is about to change. Just ask Goliath (Garth Collins). Tonight’s other highlights O Blind auditions unfold on “The Voice” (7 p.m., NBC, TVPG). O Coulson redoubles efforts to close down Hydra on “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-14). O A costumed crime-fighter toe-tagged on “iZombie” (8 p.m., CW, TV-14). O A bumpy road trip on “Outsiders” (8 p.m., WGN, TV-14).

it doesn’t bother me if they date. What bothers me is that Lucy hid it instead of telling me and asking if it was OK. After the way I’ve tried to be loyal to her, this is like a stab in the back. Are these friendships over? — Kylie

We recommend you be as tolerant as possible while Jessica and Lucy sort out their own struggles. Be supportive and kind, but you shouldn’t have to walk on eggshells. And please find people you can count on to be supportive and kind Dear Kylie: Maybe. to you, even if it means You sound like a sen- broadening your circle sible person with some of friends. difficult friends. One seems oversensitive and the other self-involved. But this is not unusual during high school. With the normal ups and downs of adolescence, along with hormonal changes, relationships can be challenging. These changes are indications — Send questions to of personal growth and anniesmailbox@comcast.net, maturity, and not all or Annie’s Mailbox, P.O. Box friendships survive the 118190 Chicago, IL 60611. transition.

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For Tuesday, March 8: This year could be one of your signature years, in which an event or a series of happenings could be significant in determining your path. You will experience a new beginning in at least one area of your life. If you are single, your status easily could change. If you are attached, you will find certain elements of your bond transforming. The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult Aries (March 21-April 19) +++ Do not overanalyze your feelings; instead, simply embrace them. Tonight: Enjoy being by yourself. Taurus (April 20-May 20) +++++ Others seem overly emotional, and you could witness wild swings of feelings. Tonight: Get together with friends. Gemini (May 21-June 20) +++ You depend on work being somewhat stable. A new beginning presents itself with your work. Tonight: Out late. Cancer (June 21-July 22) ++++ You could feel discouraged by news that heads your way, as it will demand an adjustment. Tonight: Give your mind an escape. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) ++++ Your attention seems to be focused on an important situation that involves a friend. Tonight: Be with a favorite person.

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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ++++ You might be riding the wave that others seem to create. A relationship gets a new beginning. Tonight: Go with the moment. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) +++ You could feel as if you have a great idea and are right on course. Tonight: Change the channel, and do something totally different. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) +++++ You could feel as if a child, friend or loved one is playing on your emotions. Tonight: Hang with friends. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ++++ You might be overwhelmed with personal matters. If you could run away from these issues, you would. Tonight: Get as much as rest as possible. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ++++ A group of friends and supporters appears to be expanding around you. Tonight: Meet a friend at a favorite haunt. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) +++ Curb a tendency to spend. A sense of humor will help you deal with others. Tonight: Accept an invitation from a pal. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) +++++ You might not want to say anything about a serious matter until you stabilize. Tonight: Out. — The astrological forecast should be read for entertainment only.

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I considered Texas Tech’s Tubby Smith and By Gary Bedore West Virginia’s Bob Huggbedore@ljworld.com gins, but when it came time to fill out my Associated Kansas University junior Press All-Big 12 college forward Landen Lucas, who basketball ballot, I voted was named honorable menKansas University’s Bill Self tion All-Big 12 by the league’s as coach of the year. coaches on Sunday, has also Self won the honor a day earned a spot on Sports Illusafter Tubby won the same trated’s 17th-annual All-Glue award based on the votes of Team. the conference’s 10 coaches. “It’s cool. It is a nice honSportswriters wouldn’t or,” the 6-foot-10, 240-pound make good coaches, but Lucas said of joining writer they consistently do a Seth Davis’ squad that honbetter job of voting than ors players whose contribucoaches. tions do not necessarily show Better dressers? I’m too up in the stats, but in wins humble to answer that one. and losses. As for my vote for Self, “I guess that’s a form of belet’s look at where this team ing a team player, doing whatwas six weeks ago, when ever it takes to help the team Self gathered the four startwin. It’s a nice sign because ers and discussed which it means you are helping this center they felt completeam and being a part of this mented them best. Cheick team’s success. That’s all any Diallo, Landen Lucas and player really wants, is to be on Hunter Mickelson had been a successful team and help in sharing time, and Carlton any way possible, whether it Bragg Jr. was an option in is encouraging people or besome matchups as well. ing on the court helping them. The Jayhawks were 4-2 in The fact I am able to do that is conference then, coming off definitely nice and encouraga blowout loss at Oklahoma ing to me,” added Lucas. State and heading into a He was joined on the Glue home game against Texas. squad by Michigan State’s By the time Self asked the Matt Costello (team capplayers, he had determined tain), Xavier’s James Farr, that Diallo’s development Arizona’s Kaleb Tarczewski, wouldn’t be sufficient Purdue’s Rapheal Davis and to handle the Big 12 this Duke’s Marshall Plumlee. season. Mickelson lacked Lucas, who has started 12 of the strength to move bodies KU’s last 13 games (in which in the paint. Self knew the KU has 12-1 record; he came answer was Lucas, but he off bench on Senior Night), didn’t show his hand to the was given an expanded role other four starters. by coach Bill Self after a “I think coaches are remeeting with his four regular ally good at giving up constarters (Perry Ellis, Wayne trol, and then if they don’t Selden Jr., Devonté Graham, like the answers that they Frank Mason III) after KU’s get, they take control back,” Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo 86-67 loss to Oklahoma State said Self, whose candor is KANSAS FORWARD LANDEN LUCAS (33) GETS A PUT-BACK BUCKET next to teammate Perry Ellis and on Jan. 19. much appreciated. “So I over two Iowa State defenders during the second half of the Jayhawks’ 85-78 victory Saturday in Allen think that’s kind of how it Please see HOOPS, page 3D Fieldhouse. works. ... I thought it was more important for them to take ownership.” Self viewed his team’s ceiling higher with one center than using different players for different matchups. “I wanted the guys to take ownership, and I thought if they took ownership over By Bobby Nightengale Brou’s ascent — for high- makes a pass that leads to what they said, then they bnightengale@ljworld.com flying dunks and into Law- an open bucket. A rim prowould have more of a rerence’s starting lineup — tector, Brou enjoys swatsponsibility to make sure it During the third quarter didn’t happen overnight. In ting shots, then tries to worked out,” Self said. of the boys basketball sub- the offseason, Brou spent outrace his opponents to It certainly worked out state championship game plenty of time working with the other side of the court. because Kansas has won Saturday, Lawrence High strength coach Fred Roll, Before the team’s first 11 in a row, and Lucas has senior Fred Brou caught a adding muscle and athleti- game, Brou and fellow sebeen a big part of that. pass on a 3-on-1 fast-break cism. nior forward Price Morgan Six Big 12 coaches have from junior Jackson MalloSince the start of the sea- agreed to dunk as much reached the Final Four ry. Everyone in attendance son, the 6-foot-5 Brou has as they can. Sure, a layup (Huggins twice, Lon remembers what happened blossomed on the court and counts for the same number Kruger, Shaka Smart, Self next. provided many memorable of points, but the Lions are twice, Smith and Bruce Brou stuffed a one-hand- slams. He’s averaging nearly at their best when they’re Weber). Self has the suced dunk over a defender a double-double, giving the having fun, and what’s more cess that could earn him the from Shawnee Mission Lions a boost on both ends fun than exciting everyone award every year, but that’s Northwest while drawing of the floor. with a dunk? not how it works. Typia foul. The Lions clinched “He really embraces his “A lot of it has to do with cally, the coach whose team a spot in the Class 6A state role as a senior and is really his confidence,” Morgan exceeds expectations wins tournament, and the dunk playing good basketball for said of Brou. “You can just the award. The coaches was the exclamation point, us,” Lawrence coach Mike look at him over the years picked Texas Tech for last, sending his teammates and Lewis said. “If I had any way and just see how much bigand it finished seventh. home crowd into hyster- to describe Fred, it would ger he’s gotten from workThe coaches predicted ics. that he’s had a nice, kind of ing in the weight room and West Virginia for a sixthThe Lions are hop- natural progression to his how much that’s been a facplace finish, and Huggins ing for more of the same senior year. He’s worked tor for him. That strength coached them into second from Brou when they meet hard.” has translated to confiplace. Self’s team exceeded Dodge City (12-10) in the Once known as “Flat- dence as game time rolls mid-season expectations, John Young/Journal-World Photo first round of state at 3 Top Fred” because of around.” and that won the coach the p.m. Thursday at Wichita his haircut, Brou is makOff the bench last season, award from the voters who LAWRENCE HIGH SENIOR FRED BROU slams the ball with authority during the City Showdown State’s Koch Arena. It’s the ing himself known for his Brou averaged three points do the best job of voting. first time the Lions have dunks and high-energy and three rebounds per You don’t have to be a great game against Free State High on Feb. 26 at FSHS. The Lions came away with a 75-60 earned back-to-back trips play. Watch him highPlease see LIONS, page 3D Please see KEEGAN, page 3D victory over the Firebirds. to state since 1991-92. step to half-court when he

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chef to know what tastes good. The rest of my ballot: First team: Frank Mason III (KU), Monté Morris (Iowa State), Buddy Hield (Oklahoma), Perry Ellis (KU), Georges Niang (ISU). Second team: Isaiah Taylor (Texas), Devonté Graham (KU), Jaysean Paige (WVU), Taurean Prince (Baylor), Devin Williams (WVU). Player of the Year: Hield. Newcomer of the Year: Deonte Burton (ISU).

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Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self on Monday was named Associated Press Big 12 Coach of the Year for the second straight season and fifth time in 13 years. An AP media panel also voted KU senior forward Perry Ellis a unanimous All-Big 12 first team pick and junior guard Frank Mason III a second-team selection. Junior guard Wayne Selden Jr., and sophomore guard Devonté Graham were listed as honorable mention. “Certainly I understand all that is a reflection of having a good team and the guys win and certainly nobody’s Piper among had better players than DiRenna finalists we’ve had,” said Self, who received 12 of 20 votes for Free State High standtop coach after the Jayout Madison Piper was hawks wrapped up their named Monday as one of 12th straight regular-seathe five finalists for the son conference crown. DiRenna Award, given to “It is nice. I certainly the most outstanding basappreciate it,” added Self, ketball player in the Kansas who also won the AP City metro area. coaching award in 2006, Piper, who became the 2009, 2011 and 2015. He is school’s all-time leading scorer during the season, led the Firebirds to a 14-7 record by averaging 18.5 points and six rebounds per game. The other finalists are Truman junior Kierra CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1D Collier, Blue Valley North senior Micaela Delagarza, At the meeting, Self Liberty senior Morgan asked the players who Fleming and Belton junior was the best fit for the Courtnie Lewis. starting slot next to seFor the boys award, nior Ellis. Freshman seniors Jeriah Horne (BarCheick Diallo had started stow), Michael Hughes the Okie State game. (Liberty North), K.J. RobinThe players suggested son (Blue Springs South), fourth-year junior Lucas Blake Spellman (Lee’s get the nod. Summit) and Michael “We were just strugWeathers (Shawnee Misgling. We were laboring, sion North) were named as and I really didn’t know finalists. what direction we needed The award winners will to go as far as who would be announced April 7. be our fifth starter. To me, starting is overrated. Clothier competes It’s more important who finishes than who starts. in all-star event We were in a situation Lawrence High state that Landen was basically champion wrestler Alan finishing the majority of Clothier will compete in the games but playing the Metro Classic all-star as much throughout the wrestling dual at 6:30 game,” Self said. tonight at Kansas City Kan“The guys felt more sas Community College. comfortable, not taking The event matches up anything away from anythe top senior wrestlers body else, but they said, from Kansas against the ‘Coach, this gives us the best from Missouri. best chance.’ They had

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going into the tournament that if we perform well, then we’ll be a 1-seed,” Self said. “I sense that we put ourselves in a pretty good position, and I know a lot of things can happen, but going into the tournament, I don’t know if we’ve been on this solid l of footing, at least with Still on top: KU is No. what I feel our seed will 1 in both the AP and USA be going in.” l Today Top 25 polls for Gulf Coast a winthe second straight week. KU received all but two ner: Former KU assisfirst-place votes in the tant coach Joe Dooley’s AP poll. Michigan State Florida Gulf Coast team landed the others. Villa- earned a tourney bid by nova was third, followed beating Stetson, 80-78, in by Virginia, Xavier, Okla- overtime in the Atlantic homa, North Carolina, Sun final on Sunday. “I watched every posOregon, West Virginia and Indiana. Iowa State session. Yeah, really was 21st, Baylor 22nd and happy for Joe,” Self said. “That was one of those Texas 23rd. l games where free throws Overall top seed like- could have kept him from ly?: Analysts say the going to the NCAA TourJayhawks will have the nament, but they overoverall No. 1 seed in the came it, and of course the NCAA Tournament no play that freshman made matter what happens at at the end was spectacuthe Big 12 tournament. lar, and really, really hapKU opens against either py for Joe.” K-State or Oklahoma Freshman forward State at 1:30 p.m. Thurs- Zach Johnson (19 points) day in Sprint Center. blocked the shot of Stet“This is probably the son’s Divine Miles on the most confident I’ve been final play of OT.

input on what we did next, and certainly it has paid off. They were right. I wish everybody could play more minutes and all those things, but especially when you have as much balance as we have inside. But our team certainly has performed better with Landen being in the starting lineup,” Self added. Lucas remembers Self telling him he’d start the Texas game — a 76-67 victory four days after the OSU rout. “He pretty much said, ‘The guys have confidence in you.’ He was like, ‘Here’s what we can use from you.’ It was focusing on rebounding and defense. That’s what could help the team. We didn’t really talk about anything else. Since then, we’ve expanded that. “It works,” Lucas added, “because it’s the stuff I like to do. I like to rebound. It kind of works out. It ended up being a pretty good fit.” Lucas — he has averaged 5.5 points and 7.2

boards in Big 12 action — said it was nice having the support of the other four starters. “I felt that confidence in them, probably starting after the Oklahoma game,” he said of his 10-rebound, seven-point outing in a 76-72 victory on Feb. 13 in Norman. “It’s nice to get that. If there’s anybody you as a team player would want to get confidence from, it would be other guys you are out there with. To see that from them was great. To be able to go on a little win streak after that was nice (11 wins in row to conclude regular season).” KU sophomore guard Graham explained the reasons the four players like playing with Lucas. “He is smart. Out of all the bigs, he kind of has a better feel. Carlton (Bragg) and Cheick (Diallo) are young. Hunter ... Landen’s been around (longer than Mickelson). Just the little things he can do,” Graham said. “His IQ for the game is

379-82 at KU, including a 206-9 record in Allen Fieldhouse. The Big 12 coaches named Texas Tech’s Tubby Smith coach of the year on Sunday. “If they (coaches) had a co-coach of the year, I think ‘Huggs’ would definitely be the other guy,” Self said of West Virginia’s Bob Huggins. “I don’t know if they fell out of the Top 15 the entire year.” The AP first team: Ellis, Iowa State’s Georges Niang and Monté Morris, Texas’ Isaiah Taylor and league player of the year Buddy Hield of Oklahoma. A tie placed six players on the AP second team: KU’s Mason, plus Baylor’s Rico Gathers and Taurean Prince, West Virginia’s Jaysean Payne and Devin Williams and OU’s Ryan Spangler. ISU’s Deonte Burton was chosen the league’s newcomer of the year. l

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a lot higher than a lot of guys on the squad.” Graham said it wasn’t easy to select Lucas over his other friends on the team. “Asking about certain teammates ... you don’t want to say, ‘He shouldn’t be playing’ or ‘this guys should be playing,’’’ Graham said. “At the time I had hesitancy. Coach brought it out of us (saying), ‘You don’t need to be hesitant about anything.’ We were just having heart-to-heart conversation about what’s best for the team.” Self said he enjoys such meetings with his ballplayers, especially this one since it worked out so well. “I don’t know if that moment was a turning point but I do think for the betterment of our team, I think inserting Landen and having him in the lineup, and letting him play more and play through mistakes and those sorts of things, when really basically no big guy had had that opportunity yet. I do think that was a turning point for our team,” Self said.

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game. He was in the rotation that helped the Lions to the state title game, but this season is different. From a backup dancer to one of the lead vocalists. “Last year I was probably a lot more timid with the way I went up and wanting the ball and stuff like that,” Brou said. “This year, with my role changing, I’ve been able to get more comfortable and play like the way I’ve been playing.” For as much as Brou has improved on the court, he’s even more successful in the classroom. Brou was awarded a $1,000 scholarship during the Hy-Vee Shootout, one of two players selected from the entire 42-team showcase, and he was named to the all-academic team at the Topeka Invitational Tournament. Whether it’s in class or on the court, Brou has made the most of his opportunities. Playing alongside Morgan, the duo meshes well. Morgan is tenacious, powering his way through opponents. Brou provides the finesse, scoring on hook shots. Add in junior 6-6 forward Kobe Buffalomeat, and the Lions have a front-court that causes a lot of problems for opposing teams. “In today’s age in basketball, players and people want immediate playing time, and they want the immediate status,” Lewis said. “Fred is a great example of someone who just worked his way up, which in my opinion, most of the time is the way it should be.” Brou has certainly worked his way up to this moment — preparing for his second straight trip to the state tournament. He’s proud of what he has accomplished this season, but he’s not done yet. “After the last game,” Brou said, “I stopped, and I really thought, ‘We have a week left. No matter what happens, win or lose, we have less than a week left in the season.’ I’m going to really miss it, but I’m ready to take advantage of what’s left of it.”

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BIG 12 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP

Bears sweep past Texas Oklahoma City (ap) — The Baylor Lady Bears wish they didn’t have to wait so long after their Big 12 tournament title to start playing again. Nina Davis scored 22 points to help No. 4 Baylor beat No. 7 Texas 7963 Monday night in the championship game for their 20th straight win. The Lady Bears await the selection show next Monday, then they won’t play again until later in the week. “Honestly, we’ve been playing pretty good, and I wish we could just keep playing,” Baylor coach Kim Mulkey said. “You hate to stop and take a break, for fear that you

can’t get back to where you just finished these last two or three weeks, because we’ve really played good basketball.” Alexis Jones scored 16 points for the Lady Bears. She was named the tournament’s most outstanding player after averaging 15.7 points and 7.7 assists in three games. Beatrice Mompremier scored 15 points, and Niya Johnson added 11 for Baylor (331), which swept the conference’s regular-season and tournament titles for the sixth consecutive year. Baylor won all three games against the Longhorns this season. Texas’ loss to Baylor last week

in the regular-season finale cost the Longhorns a share of the regularseason conference championship. Texas coach Karen Aston said she felt the Longhorns played better than in the recent 74-48 loss. “I had hoped that we would be more competitive on every possession in this game, and I thought that we were for a longer period of time,” she said. “But they were the better team tonight.” Lashann Higgs scored 15 points and Imani Boyette added nine points and 11 rebounds for Texas (28-4), which was seeking its first tournament title since 2003.

Texas hung tough early, but Baylor began creating a cushion late in the second quarter. Jones’ three-pointer as the shot clock expired in the final minute of the first half gave the Lady Bears a 3625 lead at the break. Davis, who had been relatively quiet the first two games, had 12 points in the first half. The Lady Bears held Texas to 37.5 percent shooting before the break. Baylor pulled away in the third quarter by making nine of 14 shots. Davis scored eight points in the period, and the Lady Bears took a 6043 edge into the fourth quarter.

SCOREBOARD

NBA roundup The Associated Press

Grizzlies 106, Cavaliers 103 Cleveland — Tony Allen scored a season-high 26 points, and Memphis, despite playing without four injured starters, stunned Cleveland on Monday night. Vince Carter made four free throws in the final 13.4 seconds to steal the upset by a Memphis team that had more coaches than players sitting on the bench. MEMPHIS (106) Hairston 2-9 4-5 9, Green 6-13 4-4 16, Hollins 2-2 0-0 4, Chalmers 7-17 2-3 17, Allen 11-17 3-3 26, Martin 1-4 0-0 2, Stephenson 8-15 0-1 17, Carter 4-9 5-6 15. Totals 41-86 18-22 106. CLEVELAND (103) James 11-19 4-5 28, Love 2-9 10-10 14, Mozgov 1-3 0-0 2, Irving 9-16 6-7 27, Smith 2-11 1-2 6, Dellavedova 1-6 0-0 2, Thompson 5-6 1-3 11, Shumpert 3-5 2-2 9, Frye 1-2 0-0 2, Jefferson 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 36-80 24-29 103. Memphis 33 25 24 24—106 Cleveland 25 24 25 29—103 3-Point Goals-Memphis 6-20 (Carter 2-4, Stephenson 1-1, Allen 1-1, Hairston 1-6, Chalmers 1-6, Green 0-2), Cleveland 7-29 (Irving 3-7, James 2-4, Shumpert 1-2, Smith 1-8, Jefferson 0-1, Frye 0-1, Love 0-3, Dellavedova 0-3). Rebounds-Memphis 38 (Green 10), Cleveland 60 (Love 11). AssistsMemphis 23 (Chalmers 7), Cleveland 23 (Irving, James 5). Total Fouls-Memphis 26, Cleveland 22. Technicals-Hairston, Stephenson, Memphis defensive three second, Love. A-20,562 (20,562).

Pacers 99, Spurs 91 Indianapolis — Monta Ellis scored 26 points, and Paul George added 23 to help Indiana end San Antonio’s eight-game winning streak. The loss came hours after the team said coach Gregg Popovich did not make the trip because of a “family medical situation.” SAN ANTONIO (91) Leonard 9-23 4-6 23, Aldridge 9-20 5-5 23, Duncan 3-9 3-3 9, Parker 2-8 2-2 6, Green 2-8 0-0 4, Ginobili 1-8 0-0 2, West 2-3 0-0 4, Diaw 0-2 0-0 0, Mills 6-13 2-2 17, Anderson 0-2 3-4 3, Miller 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-96 19-22 91. INDIANA (99) George 7-20 7-7 23, Turner 3-11 3-4 9, Mahinmi 4-8 3-4 11, G.Hill 2-7 0-0 5, Ellis 8-13 8-8 26, J.Hill 4-9 0-0 8, Stuckey 3-7 5-5 12, Lawson 0-1 0-0 0, S.Hill 1-2 2-2 5. Totals 32-78 28-30 99. San Antonio 13 19 30 29—91 Indiana 25 20 28 26—99 3-Point Goals—San Antonio 4-28 (Mills 3-10, Leonard 1-7, Diaw 0-2, Ginobili 0-4, Green 0-5), Indiana 7-16 (Ellis 2-4, George 2-5, Stuckey 1-1, S.Hill 1-2, G.Hill 1-3, Turner 0-1). Rebounds— San Antonio 59 (Duncan 14), Indiana 54 (G.Hill, Turner 10). Assists—San Antonio 15 (Parker 5), Indiana 19 (G.Hill 5). Total Fouls—San Antonio 19, Indiana 18. A—16,742 (18,165).

Clippers 109, Mavericks 90 Dallas — Chris Paul scored 18 of his 27 points when Los Angeles took control in the third quarter, and DeAndre Jordan had 23 points and 20 rebounds. L.A. CLIPPERS (109) Green 0-5 0-0 0, Pierce 1-5 0-0 2, Jordan 6-7 11-19 23, Paul 12-18 1-1 27, Redick 9-14 0-0 22, Johnson 1-6 0-0 3, Crawford 5-15 3-3 15, Rivers 3-7 2-2 10, Prigioni 1-2 0-0 3, Aldrich 1-4 2-2 4, Stepheson 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 39-83 19-29 109. DALLAS (90) Parsons 3-12 2-2 9, Nowitzki 9-19 4-5 22, Pachulia 0-2 2-2 2, Williams 2-7 4-6 9, Matthews 0-6 2-2 2, Lee 4-11 5-6 13, Felton 3-6 4-4 10, Harris 1-1 1-2 3, Barea 4-8 0-1 9, Villanueva 0-2 0-0 0, Anderson 2-2 2-2 7, Mejri 2-3 0-0 4, Powell 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 30-81 26-32 90. L.A. Clippers 23 27 33 26—109 Dallas 24 28 16 22— 90 3-Point Goals-L.A. Clippers 12-32 (Redick 4-6, Rivers 2-4, Crawford 2-5, Paul 2-6, Prigioni 1-2, Johnson 1-4, Green 0-2, Pierce 0-3), Dallas 4-25 (Anderson 1-1, Barea 1-3, Williams 1-4, Parsons 1-5, Felton 0-1, Villanueva 0-2, Nowitzki 0-4, Matthews 0-5). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-L.A. Clippers 55 (Jordan 20), Dallas 56 (Lee, Parsons, Pachulia 8). Assists-L.A. Clippers 18 (Paul 7), Dallas 15 (Barea, Williams 4). Total Fouls-L.A. Clippers 25, Dallas 19. Technicals-Parsons, Dallas defensive three second. A-20,002 (19,200).

How former Jayhawks fared Cole Aldrich, L.A. Clippers Min: 10. Pts: 4. Reb: 3. Ast: 0. Mario Chalmers, Memphis Min: 41. Pts: 17. Reb: 4. Ast: 7. Sasha Kaun, Cleveland Did not play (coach’s decision) Ben McLemore, Sacramento Min: 13. Pts: 2. Reb: 0. Ast: 1. Paul Pierce, L.A. Clippers Min: 20. Pts: 2. Reb: 3. Ast: 0. Brandon Rush, Golden State Min: 20. Pts: 1. Reb: 1. Ast: 1. Andrew Wiggins, Minnesota Min: 41. Pts: 25. Reb: 5. Ast: 1.

Bulls 100, Bucks 90 Chicago — Pau Gasol had 12 points, 17 rebounds, 13 assists and five blocked shots, and banged-up Chicago beat Milwaukee with All-Star Jimmy Butler sidelined by swelling in his left knee. MILWAUKEE (90) Antetokounmpo 5-13 2-2 12, Parker 7-17 4-5 18, Plumlee 3-5 0-2 6, Mayo 1-4 0-0 2, Middleton 7-21 3-4 18, Bayless 7-15 1-2 20, Monroe 5-14 1-2 11, Vaughn 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 36-91 11-17 90. CHICAGO (100) Dunleavy 7-9 0-0 18, Gibson 6-8 0-1 12, Gasol 4-14 4-5 12, Rose 9-18 2-2 22, Moore 6-11 2-2 16, Mirotic 4-9 4-5 14, McDermott 2-6 0-0 4, Holiday 1-2 0-0 2, Brooks 0-1 0-0 0, Portis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-78 12-15 100. Milwaukee 16 24 29 21— 90 Chicago 25 22 26 27—100 3-Point Goals-Milwaukee 7-18 (Bayless 5-8, Vaughn 1-2, Middleton 1-5, Antetokounmpo 0-1, Mayo 0-2), Chicago 10-25 (Dunleavy 4-6, Moore 2-4, Mirotic 2-5, Rose 2-6, Brooks 0-1, Gasol 0-1, McDermott 0-2). ReboundsMilwaukee 54 (Monroe 14), Chicago 49 (Gasol 17). Assists-Milwaukee 24 (Antetokounmpo 10), Chicago 35 (Gasol 13). Total Fouls-Milwaukee 19, Chicago 18. Technicals-Milwaukee defensive three second. A-21,672 (20,917).

Pelicans 115, Kings 112 New Orleans — Anthony Davis had 31 points and 10 rebounds, and New Orleans came back from a 17-point, secondhalf deficit to beat Sacramento. Norris Cole scored 23 and Jrue Holiday 20 for New Orleans, which snapped a four-game losing streak. SACRAMENTO (112) Gay 7-13 3-4 18, Acy 1-2 0-0 2, Cousins 16-29 8-9 40, Rondo 7-13 1-2 18, McLemore 0-1 2-2 2, Collison 2-10 1-1 5, Cauley-Stein 0-2 0-0 0, Casspi 4-6 6-7 15, Koufos 0-1 0-0 0, Belinelli 4-6 2-2 12. Totals 41-83 23-27 112. NEW ORLEANS (115) Cunningham 3-5 0-0 7, Davis 13-21 4-9 31, Asik 0-2 0-0 0, Holiday 9-18 1-1 20, Cole 8-19 6-7 23, Perkins 0-0 0-0 0, Douglas 2-9 0-0 6, Gee 4-6 1-1 9, R.Anderson 6-14 6-8 19. Totals 45-94 18-26 115. Sacramento 31 32 26 23—112 New Orleans 33 17 33 32—115 3-Point Goals—Sacramento 7-25 (Rondo 3-7, Belinelli 2-4, Casspi 1-3, Gay 1-4, Acy 0-1, Collison 0-3, Cousins 0-3), New Orleans 7-25 (Douglas 2-6, Cunningham 1-3, Davis 1-3, Cole 1-4, R.Anderson 1-4, Holiday 1-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Sacramento 53 (Cousins 16), New Orleans 50 (Davis 10). Assists—Sacramento 27 (Rondo 10), New Orleans 23 (Holiday 10). Total Fouls—Sacramento 25, New Orleans 21. Technicals—Sacramento defensive three second, New Orleans Coach Gentry. A—16,403 (16,867).

STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 41 20 .672 — Boston 38 26 .594 4½ New York 26 38 .406 16½ Brooklyn 18 45 .286 24 Philadelphia 8 55 .127 34 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 37 26 .587 — Atlanta 35 28 .556 2 Charlotte 34 28 .548 2½ Washington 30 32 .484 6½ Orlando 27 35 .435 9½ Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 44 18 .710 — Indiana 34 30 .531 11 Chicago 32 30 .516 12 Detroit 32 31 .508 12½ Milwaukee 26 38 .406 19 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB x-San Antonio 53 10 .841 — Memphis 38 25 .603 15 Dallas 33 31 .516 20½ Houston 31 32 .492 22 New Orleans 24 38 .387 28½ Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 43 20 .683 — Portland 33 31 .516 10½ Utah 29 33 .468 13½ Denver 25 38 .397 18 Minnesota 20 44 .313 23½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB x-Golden State 56 6 .903 — L.A. Clippers 41 21 .661 15 Sacramento 25 37 .403 31 Phoenix 17 46 .270 39½ L.A. Lakers 13 51 .203 44 x-clinched playoff spot Today’s Games Brooklyn at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. San Antonio at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Atlanta at Utah, 9 p.m. New York at Denver, 9 p.m. Washington at Portland, 10 p.m. Orlando at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Hornets 108, Timberwolves 103 Charlotte, N.C. — Kemba Walker scored 21 of his 34 points in the third quarter. MINNESOTA (103) Wiggins 11-17 2-3 25, Dieng 5-9 2-2 12, Towns 11-18 6-7 28, Rubio 2-6 6-6 10, LaVine 7-20 3-4 19, Muhammad 2-6 0-0 5, Jones 1-3 0-0 2, Prince 0-1 0-0 0, Rudez 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 39-80 21-24 103. CHARLOTTE (108) Batum 5-15 0-0 11, Williams 6-12 0-0 15, Zeller 2-4 2-2 6, Walker 12-20 4-6 34, Lee 2-7 0-0 4, Jefferson 9-14 2-3 20, Lin 1-8 6-6 9, Lamb 3-6 0-0 7, Kaminsky 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 41-90 14-17 108. Minnesota 18 31 26 28—103 Charlotte 23 24 35 26—108 3-Point Goals-Minnesota 4-15 (LaVine 2-8, Wiggins 1-1, Muhammad 1-3, Rubio 0-3), Charlotte 12-30 (Walker 6-9, Williams 3-6, Lamb 1-3, Lin 1-4, Batum 1-5, Lee 0-1, Kaminsky 0-2). Fouled Out-Zeller. ReboundsMinnesota 45 (Towns 14), Charlotte 51 (Williams, Walker 7). AssistsMinnesota 22 (Rubio 10), Charlotte 20 (Walker 6). Total Fouls-Minnesota 19, Charlotte 17. A-15,912 (19,077).

Warriors 119, Magic 113 Oakland, Calif. — Stephen Curry scored 41 points and became the first player in NBA history to make 300 three-pointers in a season, and Golden State set another record in a season full of them by holding off Orlando for its 45th straight home victory. Curry didn’t match his 51-point performance against the Magic on Feb. 25 in which he hit 10 of 15 three-pointers, but shot 7-for-13 from long range. ORLANDO (113) Fournier 6-13 6-7 20, Gordon 8-15 4-4 20, Smith 6-12 1-2 13, Payton 2-7 2-3 6, Oladipo 8-16 3-3 19, Ilyasova 2-6 3-4 7, Jennings 5-10 8-9 20, Dedmon 1-2 0-0 2, Hezonja 1-7 1-2 4, Watson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 40-90 28-34 113. GOLDEN STATE (119) Barnes 2-8 4-7 8, Green 0-3 1-2 1, Bogut 2-2 0-0 4, Curry 14-24 6-6 41, Thompson 11-23 0-0 27, Rush 4-7 0-0 11, Barbosa 4-6 0-0 9, Speights 0-2 2-2 2, Clark 1-1 0-0 2, Livingston 3-6 3-4 9, McAdoo 1-2 3-6 5. Totals 42-84 19-27 119. Orlando 18 28 31 36—113 Golden State 31 28 35 25—119 3-Point Goals-Orlando 5-21 (Fournier 2-5, Jennings 2-7, Hezonja 1-4, Ilyasova 0-1, Gordon 0-1, Oladipo 0-3), Golden State 16-35 (Curry 7-13, Thompson 5-11, Rush 3-5, Barbosa 1-2, Speights 0-1, Barnes 0-3). Fouled Out-Bogut. Rebounds-Orlando 50 (Gordon 16), Golden State 56 (Curry 13). AssistsOrlando 24 (Oladipo 8), Golden State 27 (Green 10). Total Fouls-Orlando 21, Golden State 26. TechnicalsGolden State defensive three second. A-19,596 (19,596).

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BAYLOR FORWARD NINA DAVIS, REAR, HUGS COACH KIM MULKEY late in the fourth quarter of the Bears’ 79-63 victory over Texas in the championship game of the Big 12 tournament on Monday in Oklahoma City.

AP Men’s Top 25

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 6, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25thplace vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. Kansas (63) 27-4 1,623 1 2. Michigan St. (2) 26-5 1,520 2 3. Villanova 27-4 1,480 3 4. Virginia 24-6 1,424 4 5. Xavier 26-4 1,351 5 6. Oklahoma 24-6 1,309 6 7. North Carolina 25-6 1,252 8 8. Oregon 25-6 1,127 9 9. West Virginia 24-7 1,113 10 10. Indiana 25-6 1,038 12 11. Miami 24-6 935 7 12. Utah 24-7 898 13 13. Purdue 24-7 798 15 14. Louisville 23-8 647 11 15. Arizona 24-7 626 18 16. Kentucky 23-8 608 22 17. Texas A&M 24-7 574 20 18. Maryland 24-7 544 14 19. Duke 22-9 512 17 20. Iowa 21-9 407 16 21. Iowa St. 21-10 374 21 22. Baylor 21-10 262 19 23. Texas 20-11 191 23 24. California 22-9 189 25 25. SMU 25-5 88 24 Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 62, Dayton 35, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 33, Seton Hall 28, Stephen F. Austin 9, Butler 8, Providence 8, Valparaiso 7, Yale 7, Cincinnati 6, St. Bonaventure 6, Gonzaga 5, Akron 4, Temple 4, Notre Dame 3, San Diego St. 3, UAB 2, N. Iowa 1, S. Dakota St. 1, South Carolina 1, Texas Tech 1, Wichita St. 1.

USA Today Men’s Top 25

The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 6, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25thplace vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Kansas (29) 27-4 749 1 2. Villanova 27-4 696 2 3. Michigan State (1) 26-5 692 3 4. Virginia 24-6 653 4 5. Xavier 26-4 602 5 6. Oklahoma 24-6 589 6 7. North Carolina 25-6 576 8 8. West Virginia 24-7 515 9 9. Oregon 25-6 510 10 10. Indiana 25-6 490 11 11. Miami 24-6 461 7 12. Utah 24-7 387 13 13. Purdue 24-7 377 13 14. Arizona 24-7 336 16 15. Maryland 24-7 306 12 16. Kentucky 23-8 285 19 17. Texas A&M 24-7 274 18 18. Iowa 21-9 220 15 19. Iowa State 21-10 187 20 20. Baylor 21-10 177 17 21. Duke 22-9 173 21 22. Texas 20-11 124 22 23. Saint Mary’s 26-4 117 24 24. California 22-9 72 25 25. Wisconsin 20-11 45 — Others receiving votes: Wichita State 36, Providence 30, Seton Hall 19, Dayton 18, Texas Tech 6, Valparaiso 6, Butler 5, Notre Dame 5, South Carolina 5, San Diego State 2, Saint Joseph’s 2, Cincinnati 1, Northern Iowa 1, St. Bonaventure 1.

Big 12 Men

Big 12 Overall W L W L Kansas 15 3 27 4 West Virginia 13 5 24 7 Oklahoma 12 6 24 6 Texas 11 7 20 11 Baylor 10 8 21 10 Iowa State 10 8 21 10 Texas Tech 9 9 19 11 Kansas State 5 13 16 15 Oklahoma State 3 15 12 19 TCU 2 16 11 20 Saturday’s Games Kansas 85, Iowa State 78 Oklahoma 75, TCU 67 West Virginia 69, Baylor 58 Texas Tech 80, Kansas State 71 Big 12 tournament At Kansas City, Mo. Wednesday, March 9 6 p.m. — No. 8 Kansas State vs. No. 9 Oklahoma State (ESPNU) 8 p.m. — No. 7 Texas Tech vs. No. 10 TCU (ESPNU) Thursday, March 10 11:30 a.m. — No. 4 Texas vs. No. 5 Baylor (ESPN2) 1:30 p.m. — No. 1 Kansas vs. Kansas State-Oklahoma State winner (ESPN2) 6 p.m. — No. 2 West Virginia vs. Texas Tech-TCU winner (ESPNU) 8 p.m. — No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 6 Iowa State (ESPNU) Friday, March 11 6 p.m. — Semifinals (ESPN2) 8 p.m. — Semifinals (ESPN2) Saturday, March 12 5 p.m. — Championship (ESPN)

College Men

TOURNAMENT America East Conference Semifinals Stony Brook 80, Hartford 64 Vermont 63, New Hampshire 56 Colonial Athletic Association Championship UNC Wilmington 80, Hofstra 73, OT Horizon League Semifinals Green Bay 99, Valparaiso 92, OT Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship Iona 79, Monmouth (NJ) 76

Mid-American Conference First Round Bowling Green 70, Kent St. 69 E. Michigan 69, Toledo 60 Miami (Ohio) 49, Ball St. 47 N. Illinois 56, W. Michigan 50 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference First Round Coppin St. 98, NC A&T 91, 2OT Savannah St. 63, Delaware St. 58 Southern Conference Championship Chattanooga 73, ETSU 67 Summit League Semifinals N. Dakota St. 69, IPFW 68 S. Dakota St. 54, Denver 53 West Coast Conference Semifinals Saint Mary’s (Cal) 81, Pepperdine 66

AP Women’s Top 25

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 6, total points based on 25 points for a firstplace vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. UConn (32) 31-0 800 1 2. Notre Dame 31-1 753 2 3. South Carolina 31-1 748 3 4. Baylor 32-1 706 4 5. Maryland 30-3 672 5 6. Oregon St. 28-4 630 8 7. Texas 28-3 614 6 8. Louisville 25-7 557 7 9. Ohio St. 24-7 498 9 10. UCLA 24-8 472 12 11. Arizona St. 25-6 444 10 12. Kentucky 23-7 428 13 13. Stanford 24-7 390 11 14. Syracuse 25-7 386 17 15. Mississippi St. 26-7 370 16 16. Michigan St. 24-8 328 19 17. Florida St. 23-7 303 14 18. DePaul 25-7 270 18 19. Texas A&M 21-9 254 15 20. Miami 24-8 217 21 21. South Florida 23-8 165 20 22. Colorado St. 28-1 119 22 23. West Virginia 24-9 100 22 24. Oklahoma 21-10 70 24 25. Florida 22-8 27 25 Others receiving votes: Florida Gulf Coast 17, George Washington 11, Army 9, BYU 9, James Madison 8, Washington 7, Oklahoma St. 6, UTEP 5, Tennessee 3, Belmont 2, Albany (NY) 1, Princeton 1.

College Women

TOURNAMENT American Athletic Conference Championship UConn 77, South Florida 51 Big 12 Conference Championship Baylor 79, Texas 63 Big East Conference Semifinals Creighton 77, Seton Hall 56 St. John’s 75, DePaul 66 Big Sky Conference First Round Idaho St. 54, N. Colorado 45 Montana 78, N. Arizona 63 Sacramento St. 102, S. Utah 89 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship Iona 57, Quinnipiac 41 Mid-American Conference First Round Akron 66, Miami (Ohio) 54 Buffalo 60, Bowling Green 44 E. Michigan 73, Kent St. 60 W. Michigan 94, N. Illinois 52 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference First Round Coppin St. 78, Norfolk St. 54 Howard 68, Md.-Eastern Shore 51 Morgan St. 52, NC Central 42 Mountain West Conference First Round San Diego St. 62, Wyoming 44 UNLV 55, Air Force 42 Utah St. 59, Nevada 35 Patriot League Quarterfinals Army 89, Colgate 62 Bucknell 73, American U. 65 Lehigh 64, Holy Cross 48 Loyola (Md.) 44, Navy 42 Summit League Semifinals S. Dakota St. 76, Nebraska-Omaha 60 South Dakota 78, Oral Roberts 61 West Coast Conference Semifinals BYU 87, Santa Clara 67 San Francisco 67, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 65

Big 12 Women

Big 12 Overall W L W L Baylor 17 1 33 1 Texas 15 3 28 4 West Virginia 12 6 23 9 Oklahoma State 11 7 21 9 Oklahoma 11 7 21 10 Kansas State 8 10 18 11 TCU 8 10 16 14 Iowa State 5 13 13 17 Texas Tech 3 15 13 18 Kansas 0 18 6 25 Big 12 Tournament at Oklahoma City Monday Championship: Baylor 79, Texas 63

High School

State Pairings CLASS 6A BOYS at Wichita Koch Arena Thursday No. 1 Lawrence (20-2) vs. No. 8 Dodge City (12-10), 3 p.m. No. 4 Wichita Southest (18-4) vs. No. 5 Olathe East (18-4), 4:45 p.m. No. 2 Blue Valley Northwest (18-4) vs. No. 7 Wichita South (13-9), 6:30 p.m.

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/s/ Darryl Graves Darryl Graves #08991 Darryl Graves, A ProfesCase No. 16PR13 sional Law Corporation Div. No. 1 1040 New Hampshire Street Pursuant to K.S.A. Lawrence, Kansas 66044 Chapter 59 (785) 843-8117; FAX (785) 843-0492 NOTICE OF SUIT office@dgraves-law.com The State of Kansas To All Attorney for Petitioner _______ Persons Concerned:

legals@ljworld.com Lawrence

Lawrence

tine Lomas, heir, devisee, legatee, and executor named in the Last Will and Testament of Maxine Schwemmer, deceased.

Branch Banking & trust Company Plaintiff,

You are required to file your written defenses thereto on or before March 17, 2016, at 10:00 o’clock a.m. in the District Court, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the petition.

Robert G. Sterling a/k/a Robert Glenn Sterling, Jane Doe, John Doe, Catherine S. Lewis, Vicki Pendleton, and Virginia E. Mofid, et al., Defendants

You are required to file your written defenses thereto on or before March 17, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the District Court, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the petition.

All creditors of the above named decedent are notified to exhibit their demands against the estate within four months from the date of first publication of this notice, as pro(First published in the vided by law, and if their Lawrence Daily Journal- demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forWorld, February 23, 2016) ever barred. IN THE DISTRICT Susan Christine Lomas, COURT OF Petitioner DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS Prepared By: PROBATE DIVISION /s/ Darryl Graves Darryl Graves In the Matter of the #08991 Estate of Darryl Graves, MAXINE SCHWEMMER, A Professional Law Deceased Corporation 1040 New Hampshire Case No. 16PR14 Street Div. No. 1 Lawrence, Kansas 66044 (785) 843-8117; Petition Pursuant to FAX (785) 843-0492 K.S.A. Chapter 59 office@dgraves-law.com Attorney for Petitioner NOTICE OF HEARING AND _______ NOTICE TO CREDITORS

All creditors are notified to exhibit their demands against the Estate within the latter of four months from the date of first publication of notice under K. S.A. 59-2236 and amendments thereto, or if the identity of the creditor is

The State of Kansas To All (First published in the Persons Concerned: Lawrence Daily JournalWorld February 23, 2016) You are hereby notified that on February 3, 2016, a IN THE DISTRICT COURT Petition for Probate of Will OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, and Issuance of Letters KANSAS Testamentary was filed in CIVIL DEPARTMENT this Court by Susan Chris-

You are hereby notified that on February 3, 2016, a petition was filed in this Court by Ann K. Lowder, an heir, devisee and legatee, praying that the petitioner be appointed as administrator, without bond, and petitioner be granted Letters of Administration.

vs.

Case No. 16CV54 Court No. 1 Title to Real Estate Involved Pursuant to K.S.A. §60 NOTICE OF SUIT STATE OF KANSAS to the above named Defendants and The Unknown Heirs, executors, devisees, trustees, creditors, and assigns of any deceased defendants; the unknown spouses of any defendants; the unknown officers, successors, trustees, creditors and assigns of any defendants that are existing, dissolved or dormant corporations; the unknown executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, successors and assigns of any defendants that are or were partners or in partnership; and the unknown guardians, conservators and trustees of any defendants that are minors or are under any legal disability and all other person who are or may be concerned: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Petition for Mortgage Foreclosure has been filed in the District Court of

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Construction Experienced Concrete Finisher $18 an hr, work mostly Douglas County. Also need laborers!

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Part-time receptionist needed for busy medical office in Lawrence, KS. Two years experience in the medical field is necessary. Precerting with insurance companies and scheduling appointments/surgical procedures are helpful. Hours are approximately 8-5, Tuesday thru Thursday with most holidays off.

11 Hard Workers needed NOW! $10 hr to train. Quickly earn $12-$15 hr Weekly pay checks. Paid Vacations No Weekends

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Please email resume to: lupa205@sunflower.com

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ACCOUNT MANAGER CEK Insurance, an independent insurance agency in Lawrence, KS is searching for a personal lines insurance account manager. The ideal candidate will have at least two years of experience in the property and casualty business. This is an inside service position requiring good communication and computer skills as well as an outgoing customer friendly personality. This salaried position with bonus potential also includes a full slate of benefits. If you meet these requirements & are looking for a positive employment change, please send or fax your resume to: 1011 Westdale Rd. Lawrence, KS 66049 mail@cekinsurance.com Fax: 785-843-1583

CDL Drivers needed to haul aggregates and asphalt. Benefits include company paid health care, vacationholiday pay, 401k and match. Apply at Hamm, 609 Perry Place, Perry, KS Equal Opportunity Employer

Education & Training Math Teacher Bishop Seabury Academy, an independent college-preparatory school, is seeking a full-time Middle School math teacher. Candidates should have a degree in math and/or education and relevant teaching experience. Applicants should send a resume & cover letter to don@ seaburyacademy.org

Bus Drivers Car Drivers for 2015-2016 routes. Training provided. Starting rate $12.50 per hour. Hours vary. For more info call: Russell Harding 785-594-7433 EOE

HIRING IMMEDIATELY! Drive for KU on Wheels or Lawrence Transit System. Flexible part-time schedules, 80% company paid employee health insurance for full time. Career opportunities. $11.50/hr after paid training. Must be 21+ w. good driving record. Apply online: lawrencetransit.org/ employment Or come to: MV Transportation, Inc. 1260 Timberedge Road Lawrence, KS. EOE

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Healthcare

LPN/RN

Baldwin City USD 348 has immediate openings for

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General

Part time staff needed for busy optometric office. Excellent customer service and communication skills required. Previous experience in sales or medical office preferred but will train right person. Right person is a happy, energetic, caring person who is self motivated and can be part of a team. Must be willing to travel and available some evenings and Saturdays. Wage and benefits commensurate with experience. Bring resume and fill out an application by 5 p.m. March 18th.

Wellsville Retirement Community has a FABULOUS opportunity for a GREAT charge nurse on our weekend team. Work 36 hours, Fri-Sun, 6 am - 6 pm, and get paid for 40 hrs! A FT job working ONLY 12 days a month! We are family owned & operated with a TREMENDOUS commitment to have fun and create a wonderful place to live for our residents. Stop by 304 W. 7th in Wellsville or apply online: www.wellsvillerc.com

Attorney Applicants must be a member of the Kansas Bar and have litigation experience.

Management

Legal - Paralegal

Citizens’ Utility Ratepayer Board

Rainbow International Restoration of NE Kansas is expanding and looking for two, full time, restoration service professionals to add to our team. Construction or restoration background preferred, but not required. Knowledge of basic computer programs and good communication skills also a must. Office is located in Lawrence and wages are based on experience. For more information email: sberger@rainbow intlnekansas.com or call 785-371-2400

Custodial Supervisor Supervises and works with approximately 18 custodians assigned to school district facilities. Duties include: employee supervision; trains employees on proper cleaning techniques and equipment usage; schedules and supervises floor care requirements; custodial quality control and task completion; staffing special events; orders and distributes supplies/materials. Minimum of two years experience in custodial industry, floor care and supervision required. Salary range based upon qualifications: $33,500 to $36,500. Benefits include health care and PTO. Criminal background check and drug screening required. Email resume to: opsmaintains@gmail.com or call 913-231-1032

The EyeDoctors 2600 Iowa St Lawrence, KS 66046

Restoration Services

Maintenance

For position details, please view the job posting on the agency website: http://curb.kansas.gov or the State of Kansas website at http://admin.ks.gov EOE

Job Seeker Tip “Thinking Right” When making a choice, think what will be the result in a week, a month or a year later. Really good decisions lead to really good results in the long run.

First Management Now Hiring Full-time Groundskeeper Part-time Leasing Agents $10 /hr, must pass driving record, background check & drug test. Apply in person at: Saddlebrook Townhomes 625 Folks Rd. or online at: jobs@firstmanagementinc.com

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PUBLIC NOTICE CONTINUED FROM 6D Douglas County, Kansas by Branch Banking and Trust Company, praying for foreclosure of certain real property legally described as follows: LOT 5, IN BLOCK 3, IN WESTRIDGE NUMBER 3, AN ADDITION IN THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, IN DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS. PARCEL #: 023-068-27-0-40-11-006.00-0 Commonly known as 518 Abilene St, Lawrence, KS 66049 (“the Property”) MS172786

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tiff. MILLSAP & SINGER, LLC By: Chad R. Doornink, #23536 cdoornink@msfirm.com 8900 Indian Creek Parkway, Suite 180 Overland Park, KS 66210 (913) 339-9132 (913) 339-9045 (fax)

By: /s/ Tiffany T. Frazier Tiffany T. Frazier, #26544 tfrazier@msfirm.com Garrett M. Gasper, #25628 ggasper@msfirm.com Aaron M. Schuckman, #22251 aschuckman@msfirm.com 612 Spirit Dr. St. Louis, MO 63005 (636) 537-0110 for a judgment against de- (636) 537-0067 (fax) fendants and any other in- ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF ________ terested parties and, unless otherwise served by personal or mail service of (First published in the summons, the time in Lawrence Daily Journalwhich you have to plead to World February 23, 2016) the Petition for ForecloIN THE DISTRICT COURT sure in the District Court of OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, Douglas County Kansas KANSAS will expire on April 4, 2016. CIVIL DEPARTMENT If you fail to plead, judgment and decree will be Branch Banking & trust entered in due course Company upon the request of plain-

Lawrence Plaintiff, vs. William J. Atwell, Jane Doe, and John Doe, et al., Defendants Case No. 16CV52 Court No. 3 Title to Real Estate Involved Pursuant to K.S.A. §60 NOTICE OF SUIT STATE OF KANSAS to the above named Defendants and The Unknown Heirs, executors, devisees, trustees, creditors, and assigns of any deceased defendants; the unknown spouses of any defendants; the unknown officers, successors, trustees, creditors and assigns of any defendants that are existing, dissolved or dormant corporations; the unknown executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, successors and assigns of any defendants that are or were partners or in partnership; and the unknown guardians, conservators and trustees of any defendants that are

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minors or are under any le- upon the request of plaingal disability and all other tiff. person who are or may be MILLSAP & SINGER, LLC concerned: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Petition for Mortgage Foreclosure has been filed in the District Court of Douglas County, Kansas by Branch Banking & trust Company, praying for foreclosure of certain real property legally described as follows:

By: Chad R. Doornink, #23536 cdoornink@msfirm.com 8900 Indian Creek Parkway, Suite 180 Overland Park, KS 66210 (913) 339-9132 (913) 339-9045 (fax)

By: /s/ Tiffany T. Frazier Tiffany T. Frazier, #26544 tfrazier@msfirm.com Garrett M. Gasper, #25628 ggasper@msfirm.com Aaron M. Schuckman, #22251 aschuckman@msfirm.com 612 Spirit Dr. St. Louis, MO 63005 (636) 537-0110 for a judgment against de- (636) 537-0067 (fax) fendants and any other interested parties and, un- ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF ________ less otherwise served by personal or mail service of summons, the time in (First published in the which you have to plead to Lawrence Daily Journalthe Petition for Foreclo- World March 8, 2016) sure in the District Court of IN THE DISTRICT COURT Douglas County Kansas OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, will expire on April 4, 2016. KANSAS If you fail to plead, judgCIVIL DEPARTMENT ment and decree will be entered in due course LOT 18, BLOCK 5, CHAPARRAL, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS. TAX ID NO. U18350 Commonly known as 2702 Rawhide Lane, Lawrence, KS 66046 (“the Property”) MS171835

Lawrence Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Holders of the Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust 2005-6 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-6 Plaintiff, vs. Helen M. Krische, et al. Defendants, Case No.14CV310 Court No. Title to Real Estate Involved Pursuant to K.S.A. §60 NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued to me by the Clerk of the District Court of Douglas County, Kansas, the undersigned Sheriff of Douglas County, Kansas, will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand at the South entrance of the Law Enforcement Building, Douglas County, Kansas, on March 31, 2016 at the

time of 10:00 AM, the fol- Overland Park, KS 66210 (913) 339-9132 lowing real estate: (913) 339-9045 (fax) A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE CITY OF ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF LAWRENCE, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF KAN- MILLSAP & SINGER, LLC AS ATTORNEYS FOR WELLS SAS, AND KNOWN AS : BEING LOT NUMBER 1 FARGO BANK, NATIONAL BLOCK 6 IN DAVIS-WIGGINS ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE ADDITION OF DOUGLAS FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE COUNTY RECORDS. TAX ID BANC OF AMERICA ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2005-6 NO. 023-103-05-0-20-12-030.01-0, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH Commonly known as 1646 CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-6 E 19th St, Lawrence, KS IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT 66046 (“the Property”) A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE MS161636 USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. _______ to satisfy the judgment in the above entitled case. (First published in the The sale is to be made Lawrence Daily Journalwithout appraisement and World March 8, 2015) subject to the redemption period as provided by law, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN and further subject to the by the Board of the Linapproval of the Court. wood Community Library District #1 that a special Douglas County Sheriff annual meeting will be held at the Linwood ComMILLSAP & SINGER, LLC munity Library, 19649 Linwood Rd. in Linwood KanBy: /s/ Chad R. Doornink sas; on Tuesday March Chad R. Doornink, #23536 22nd, 2016, at 7:30 P.M. for cdoornink@msfirm.com the purpose of reviewing Jason A. Orr, #22222 the previous year and elecjorr@msfirm.com tion of Board officers. 8900 Indian Creek _______ Parkway, Suite 180

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

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Auction Calendar HARLEY GERDES Consignment Auction Saturday, Mar. 12, 2016 9:00 am, Lyndon, KS No small items, Be on time! (785) 828-4476 For a complete sale bill & photo, visit us on the web: www.HarleyGerdesAuctions.com

OFFICE BUILDING AUCTION 311 Jefferson Street Oskaloosa, Kansas Thurs, March 10th, 6:00 PM (Preview Sunday, February 28, 1 - 2 PM & Wednesday, Mar. 2nd, 5:30 - 6:30 PM)

SAT., MARCH 19, 9:30AM Monticello Auction Center 4795 FRISBIE RD SHAWNEE, KS 66226 Vehicles, Band & Music Equip, Food Service Handicap Equip, Equip, Shop Equip., & Misc. Preview 8 AM, on auction day More info & pictures online: LINDSAYAUCTIONS.COM

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Elston Auctions 785-594-0505 | 785-218-7851 www.kanasauctions.net/elston PUBLIC COIN AUCTION: SATURDAY, MARCH 12 @ 1 PM BALDWIN CITY LIBRARY 7th & HIGH Street Baldwin City, KS COINS & STAMPS: Gold, Silver, Foreign. See website for full list!

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100 Year old ROCKER They don’t build them like this anymore! In Excellent condition! $50 785-841-7635 Please leave a message Bar height, glass top patio table with four, swivel chairs. Dark green steel frame and chair webbing. Very good condition. $100 785-424-0007

Heavy wooden bunk bed set (3). $100. Call 913-845-3365 Need to sell your car? Place your ad at classifieds.lawrence.com or email classifieds@ljworld.com

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Apartments Unfurnished

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LAUREL GLEN APTS All Electric

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Pomona

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Annual Production Sale Wed. March 9, 2016 Overbrook Livestock Commission, 6 P.M. · 70+ 18 Mo. & Yearling Registered Angus Bulls · Angus Commercial Females & Spring Pairs

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Painting

Mike McCain’s Handyman Service

Family Tradition Interior & Exterior Painting Carpentry/Wood Rot Senior Citizen Discount Ask for Ray

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