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See you at the corner of Fambrough and — ack! — Missouri City commissioners set to rename portion of 11th Street By Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com
Not even death and conference realignment, it appears, can separate Don Fambrough and his arch nemesis, Missouri. Lawrence city commissioners on
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Tuesday are set to rename the stretch of 11th Street that runs along the north of edge of Kansas University’s Memorial Stadium in honor of Fambrough, who died in September. And what intersection would that create? You guessed it, the intersection of Fambrough Drive and Missouri Street.
As in, meet me at Fambrough and Missouri, and when we get there we’ll cuss, talk about Quantrill, call the Tigers a bunch of cheaters, and, for good measure, cuss a little more. Thus far, the idea seems to have good support. “It is perfect because hundreds of his former players and thousands of his fans will line both sides of that street on a lot
of future Saturdays,” David Lawrence, a former player and longtime friend of Fambrough, said of the street that has become a prime spot for tailgating on KU football game days. City Commissioner Hugh Carter has brought the idea of the name change forward, after hearing from former
Repealer keeps anti-gay law on books
Feel a cold coming on?
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McDonald’s All-American Myck Kabongo seriously considered playing college basketball at Kansas University. Instead he chose to attend Texas. The Jayhawk men’s basketball team faces Kabongo and the rest of the Longhorns at 3 p.m. today in Austin. Page 1B
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Governor advises getting rid of 51 other measures that he deems useless
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Congress puts off movie piracy bills
By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com
After a petition drive by Google that attracted more than 7 million participants and a one-day blackout by the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, Senate and House leaders said Friday they will put off further action on their online piracy measures. Page 8C
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I think having a positive attitude makes a tremendous difference. You have to fight back, exercise and do what you can do.”
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Health experts advise that sleep is No. 1 way to kick illness early bit of extra rest and maybe stay home a day from work. So many of us just kind of work through it, and Ugh. that doesn’t help,” said Kim Ens, a You can feel it coming: the sore registered nurse and director of throat, the stuffy nose, the cough- clinic services at the Lawrenceing. Your kids, spouse and co- Douglas County Health Departworkers have had the dreaded ment. winter cold and now you She also advises are coming down with eating plenty of it, too. fruits and vegTo help deter a etables, which cold, some guzzle orare packed ange juice while othwith vitamins, ers swear by echinaand discourcea. ages people But what really from popping works? Anything? We pills, although turned to Lawrence’s she knows some health experts to get people swear by their opinions. echinacea and zinc. Many said those “Some think that if same home remedies Fruits and vegetables are they take zinc throat that Grandma used still also highly recommended lozenges, it helps,” hold true today: chicken when fighting a cold. she said. “If it seems soup or broth, hot bath to help, then take it, or shower, Vick’s VapoRub. And but a little; don’t go overboard.” plenty of rest; that’s No. 1. Ens said it’s always good to talk “If you feel a cold coming on, with a pharmacist or doctor before listen to your body and take a little taking herbs or over-the-counter
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— 70-year-old Sherry Leftwich, who uses art and creates homemade cards as a form of therapy to fight Parkinson’s disease. Page 3A
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medications because there can be damaging side effects if you have a chronic health condition, take other medications or take too much. Pat Hubbell, pharmacist and coowner of Sigler Pharmacy, recommends four products to his clients to help ward off colds, although he admits there’s plenty of debate about whether any of them truly help shorten or lessen a cold. They are:
Vitamin C, 500 milligrams twice a day. “It’s just tried-andtrue.”
Zinc lozenges. “The idea behind the lozenge is that it will help reduce the replication of the virus in the throat area, thus decreasing the length of cold.”
Echinacea, an herb that Hubbell takes himself. “I swear that I feel better.”
Airborne, a product that claims Please see COLD, page 2A
TOPEKA — Gov. Sam Brownback on Friday unveiled a list of 51 state measures that he says are unreasonable to keep on the books. But one of those escaping the ax of the Office of Repealer is the state law that makes gay sex a crime even though the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that laws that criminalizing gay and lesbian relationships violates the equal protection provisions of the U.S. Constitution. T h o m a s Witt, chairman of the Kansas Equality Co- Brownback alition, which advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights, pushed for repeal of the law and said he was angered by Brownback’s decision. “There is nothing more unreasonable than Sam Brownback’s preserving an unconstitutional law that’s used by government officials to harass gay and lesbian Kansans,” Witt said. “The U.S. Supreme Court has made it clear that being gay or lesbian is not a crime, and Brownback’s announcement today is an act of gross disrespect to the Constitution, and to the thousands of gay and lesbian Kansans singled out by this unjust law,” he said. When taking office in 2011, Brownback created the Office of Repealer to get rid of laws that were unreasonable, unduly Please see REPEALER , page 2A
Opposition builds ‘across spectrum’ to Brownback’s tax plan Reports indicate proposal would increase taxes for many while reducing taxes for businesses and wealthier Kansans By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com
TOPEKA — Gov. Sam Brownback’s tax plan was on the ropes Friday after reports and studies showed it would increase taxes for many Kansans while cutting taxes for businesses and the wealthy. House Democratic Leader Paul Davis of Lawrence said he doubted the plan by Brownback, a Republican, could pass either the House or Senate even though the GOP has huge majorities in both chambers. “There is opposition all across the political spectrum for a lot of different reasons,” Davis said.
House Republican leaders praised Brownback for producing a plan, but on Friday offered one of their own. In a statement, House GOP leaders said they wanted a comprehensive plan that increased jobs “while not increasing the tax burden on lower-income Kansans.” In a news conference, Brownback defended his proposal, which he unveiled nine days ago. But Brownback added that he was “open to suggestions.” He maintained that tax rates must be cut to spur economic development. Brownback’s proposal would lower state income tax rates and cut taxes for nearly 200,000 businesses.
But many Kansans would see an increase in their overall taxes because his plan would also do away with tax credits and deductions, and it would make permanent the temporary 6.3 percent state sales tax that was scheduled to decrease to 5.7 percent next year. A study by the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy said that “80 percent of the state’s income distribution would collectively see a tax hike under the Brownback plan” because of the loss of credits, deductions and keeping the higher sales tax rate. Figures provided by the Kansas Department of Revenue showed that as a group,
e a r n i n g more than $250,000. Senate Democratic Leader Anthony Hensley of Topeka has called Rep. Paul Davis, D-Lawrence, left, and Sen. Anthony Brownback’s Hensley, D-Topeka, center, oppose Brownback’s tax plan “Robin plan, with Hensley calling it “Robin Hood in reverse.” Hood in reHouse Speaker Mike O’Neal, R-Hutchinson, right, said verse.” Republicans had found a “prudent” approach. B u t Brownback argues that people earning $25,000 or less, who now see a $1.7 mil- lowering tax rates will spur lion refund, would under business growth and imBrownback’s plan end up prove the overall economy, paying $86.5 million, while helping people in all income those earning $250,000 and levels. “The best thing we can do more would see the largest percentage tax cut at is create jobs,” he said. He has come under fire for 18.5 percent. In 2009, there were 564,368 returns in the wanting to eliminate deductions under $25,000 earning catePlease see TAXES, page 2A gory, while there were 21,158