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Military awards $35 billion contract to Boeing Roberts

W A S H I N G T O N (AP ) — The Air Force said Thursday it has awarded a $35 billion contract to build the next generation of air refueling planes to Chicagobased Boeing Co., delivering a major economic boost to Washington state and Kansas and likely ending nearly a decade-long

struggle to replace its fleet of Eisenhower-era tanker aircraft.

“What we can tell you was that Boeing was a clear winner,” Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn said in announcing the decision at the Pentagon.

The decision was a surprise as defense analysts and even some

lawmakers had expected European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. to capture the contract.

It was a blow to Alabama, which had been counting on EADS to assemble the aircraft at a longshuttered military base in Mobile.

Production will occur in Everett, Wash., Wichita, Kan.,

and dozens of other states. Boeing has said the contract will mean some 50,000 jobs.

Lawmakers who had lobbied for the contract were gleeful over the news.

“I’m in the middle of a blizzard but it’s all blue skies,” Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., said.

Replacing the 1950s-era KC135 planes — the equivalent of a flying gas station — is crucial for the military. Pilots who weren’t even born when the last KC-135 was delivered in 1965 are operating air tankers that the Pentagon Please see BOEING, page 2A

Another guilty plea in KU ticket scandal

Snow returns

By Mark Fagan mfagan@ljworld.com

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KANSAS UNIVERSITY GRADUATE STUDENT WILL BISHOP, of Boise, Idaho, takes cover from Thursday’s precipitation as he heads to class.

Variety of precipitation drops on city

By Joe Preiner

There is still a slight chance for snow and freezing drizzle tonight and into Saturday morning. Temperatures are It started as rain. Then it was expected to reach the 60s by Sunday. jpreiner@ljworld.com

sleet. Then finally snow.

Yet another winter storm worked its way across Kansas and through Lawrence on Thursday, dumping a variety of wintry precipitation over the area.

The National Weather Service in Topeka, which upgraded what had been a winter weather advisory to a full-blown winter storm warning early Thursday, predicted 3 inches to 5 inches of snow would fall across northeast Kansas before midnight.

As of late Thursday, those pre-

dictions proved accurate.

Weather spotters for NWS reported 3.4 inches of snowfall in western Lawrence.

The accumulation was also evident by the collection of cars with flashing hazard lights littering city streets. As many as eight vehicles were stranded on Sixth Street about 7 p.m. Thursday, causing the traffic flow to crawl along while navigating around the immobile vehicles.

Despite the numerous fenderbenders, slide-offs and generally poor driving conditions, no serious injury accidents were reported.

Lawrence street maintenance crews began working 24-hour cycles early Thursday in preparation for the winter weather, treating roads and working to clear them throughout the afternoon and evening.

Crews are expected to continue

working through the duration of the storm.

Temperatures dropped below freezing Thursday evening, with wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour.

Snowfall tapered off before midnight, coinciding with the expiration of the winter storm warning.

Temperatures are forecast to remain near freezing the next couple of days.

There is still a slight chance for snow and freezing drizzle tonight and into Saturday morning. Temperatures are expected to reach the 60s by Sunday.

WICHITA — Ben Kirtland knew the law was coming and quickly amended three previous years of tax returns to reflect his own increased income from handling Kansas University football and basketball tickets.

But even in making such financial adjustments for the 2006-08 tax years, Kirtland — then the lead fundraiser for Kansas Athletics Inc. — didn’t go far enough.

“When he Kirtland f iled those (amended) returns, he claimed he’d ‘inadvertently’ failed to disclose income from those years,” said Richard Hathaway, assistant U.S. attorney, who detailed Kirtland’s underreporting during a hearing Thursday in U.S. District Court in Wichita. “In checks only, he underreported $39,000.”

The inaccurate tax returns — Hathaway said that the initial returns left out at least $120,000 to $216,000 — formed the basis for Kirtland pleading guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The charge stemmed from a scam that a KU

— Reporter Joe Preiner can be reached at 832-6314.

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Dozens of union members thrown out of Kansas House gallery

By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com

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T O P E K A — More than 50 union members shouting “vote no” were kicked out of the House gallery on Thursday as Republicans pushed through a bill that workers said would limit their ability to participate in political campaigns.

House Speaker Mike O’Neal, R-Hutchinson, called the demonstration the most disrespectful display he had seen in his 27 years in the Legislature. “Please exit the gallery,” he said. A worker

Demonstration occurs as lawmakers seek to ban unions from making paycheck deductions for political activities and prohibit public employee unions from endorsing candidates shouted that approval of the legislation was disrespectful as the group was escorted out by state troopers.

House Bill 2130 would ban unions from making paycheck deductions for political activities and prohibit public employee unions from endorsing candidates. It was approved 75-46, with only Republican support, and now goes to the Senate for consideration.

Earlier in the morning,

Bruce Tunnell, executive vice president of the Kansas AFLCIO, told the officer, “We will not shut up. We will not keep it down.”

House Democratic Leader Paul Davis of Lawrence told union members, “Don’t let them kick you out of here,” as he entered the House chamber.

Labor representatives said House Bill 2130 was an attack on the ability of workers to

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union members lined up outside the House chamber and cheered House members who voted against the bill in a f irst-round vote on Wednesday, and chanted “vote no” when those who had supported the measure walked by.

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organize and participate as a group in the political process.

They said it was the latest example Davis of how Republicans were trying to neutralize unions at the legislative level in various states, including Wisconsin, Ohio and Indiana.

Rep. Anthony Brown, a former union carpenter and chairman of the committee that produced the bill, said it would protect workers who pay their union dues but want

to opt out of the political decisions made by the unions.

“I had no choice. I had no opt-out,” said Brown, REudora.

Speaker O’Neal said, “For too long, unions have placed a stranglehold on their members’ political contributions.”

But union supporters said union members can always opt out of belonging to the union or having dues used for political activities.

The bill is being pushed by the Kansas Chamber of Commerce and Kansas chapter of Americans for Prosperity.

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Davis called the bill “a naked assault on the ability of teachers, prison guards, carpenters, construction workers and other working Kansans to participate in the political process.”

Matthew Hall of Lawrence, an organizer with the Kansas Organization of State Employees, described the bill as “political maneuvering by

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Mr. Hickock died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, at his home.

big business and some Republicans who are trying to get rid of the opposition.”

LEGISLATURE Robert Bausch, an electrician from Topeka, said that in Kansas all union activity is voluntary. A 17-year union member, he said, “No one has ever told me how to vote.”

— Statehouse reporter Scott Rothschild can be reached at 785-423-0668.

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investigation determined had involved several employees conspiring to steal and profit from the sale of about 19,000 tickets for regular-season football and basketball games from 2005 to 2010.

Like four co-conspirators who pleaded guilty before him, Kirtland faces up to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and a monetary judgment that would require him to share responsibility for forfeiting up to $2 million in ill-gotten gains.

“Ben has today publicly admitted his guilt and deeply regrets his unlawful acts, as well as the embarrassment his actions have brought to his family and to the University of Kansas,” said Robin Fowler, Kirtland’s attorney, after the 29COURTS minute hearing.

“He wishes to apologize to everyone he has let down by his conduct.”

U.S. District Judge Wesley Brown, who accepted Kirtland’s plea, set sentencing for 10 a.m. May 12 in Wichita.

Final defendant He becomes the fifth and final former Kansas Athletics employee or consultant to plead guilty after being charged in federal court with conspiracy. The others, all awaiting sentencing: ● Charlette Blubaugh, former head of the athletics ticket office. ● Tom Blubaugh, her husband and a former consultant. ● Kassie Liebsch, a former systems analyst who had taken over for Charlette Blubaugh running the ticket office. ● Rodney Jones, former assistant athletic director in charge of the Williams Fund.

Two lower-level employees — Jason Jeffries and Brandon Simmons — earlier had pleaded guilty to failing to notify authorities about the scam.

After Thursday’s hearing, Hathaway declined to discuss whether the federal investigation would continue.

Admissions Kirtland is the highestranking former employee to be charged in the scam. He worked at Kansas Athletics as associate athletic director for development, making him the top fundraiser for the department.

In court documents, Kirtland estimated the total value of tickets he’d sold as “in excess of $120,000,” and that he’d shared proceeds with a co-defendant.

“I knew that neither I, nor the person with whom I shared the proceeds, was

— Jim Marchiony, an associate KU athletic director. He said decisions about whether to pursue any payments from restitution funds would not come until the legal process had run its course.

Former dance instructor gets probation for child pornography

By George Diepenbrock gdiepenbrock@ljworld.com

A Douglas County judge on Thursday sentenced a 29year-old Illinois man, who was a former dance instructor at Raintree Montessori School and the Lawrence Arts Center, to serve three years on probation for possessing child pornography on his computer.

Chief Douglas County District Judge Robert Fairchild questioned the effectiveness of the sex offender treatment program with the Kansas Department of Corrections and instead ordered Justin Kessel, who has since moved away from Lawrence, to undergo therapy while on probation.

“I think the best hope we have for protecting the community is to place him on probation to require that he continue with therapy,” Fairchild said.

Kessel pleaded no contest to one count of sexual exploitation of a child in July after prosecutors accused him of having child pornogra-

Restitution Authorities have said that two victims in the case are expected to be eligible for receiving money through forfeiture or possible restitution: IRS and Kansas Athletics.

Jim Marchiony, an associate athletic director, reiterated that decisions about whether to pursue any payments from such funds would not come until the legal process had run its course.

“The process is not over until all the sentences have been handed down,” he said Thursday.

The department is still awaiting word on a $250,000 insurance claim filed in October on a policy taken out to protect against losses suffered as a result of employee theft.

— Schools reporter Mark Fagan can be reached at 832-7188.

phy images and videos on a flash drive from December 2006 to January 2007.

Kessel’s defense attorney, Angela Keck, had asked Fairchild to give him probation. Michael Allen, an assistant district attorney, argued Kessel should serve nearly three years in prison.

Kessel said during the hearing he had an addiction to adult pornography and that child pornographic images came up during his online searches and downloading of files.

“If I saw anything like that, it was only for a second or two,” Kessel said.

He said he planned to turn himself in to police in January, but his former girlfriend had called officers before he did.

Scott Slifer, a Lawrence police detective, said one video taken from Kessel’s thumb drive depicted an adult male molesting an underage girl.

“It was and is the worse piece of child pornography I have ever seen,” said Slifer, who regularly investigates computer crimes, including

child pornography cases.

Robert Barnett, a clinical psychologist, said he did not believe Kessel had exhibited the behavior of a sexual predator or pedophile.

Allen argued Kessel had put himself in a position to be around children at his job as a dance instructor, but Keck said there was no evidence in the case that Kessel had touched any children.

Fairchild ordered Kessel’s therapist to give regular reports to probation officers, and he must submit his computer to police for routine testing. Kessel is also prohibited from working or volunteering with children and must register as a sex offender.

“I’m thoroughly convinced this is serious and could have gone the wrong way real quick if he hadn’t been caught,” Fairchild said. “So, frankly, that’s the best thing that happened in all of this, that he got caught before it got worse.”

— Reporter George Diepenbrock can be reached at 832-7144. Follow him at Twitter.com/lawrencecrime.

Earthquake’s effects felt in Lawrence

By Andy Hyland

legally authorized to sell these tickets; and by selling these tickets and keeping and sharing the proceeds I acknowledge that I was conspiring to commit, and committing, a fraud upon the University of Kansas, and Kansas Athletics Inc.,” Kirtland said, in his written guilty plea. “… I was aware that there was a lucrative market for KU tickets, and that these tickets were often sold by ticket brokers who advertised and sold tickets online.”

Kirtland also admitted receiving payments in cash and by check, and then converting checks into money orders to avoid detection. He failed to report his extra income on either his tax returns or NCAA-required documents outlining “outside income.”

Unlike his fellow co-conspirators, Kirtland did not enter a plea agreement with prosecutors.

Others had agreed to cooperate with investigators, disclose all sources of income and submit to polygraph testing, if necessary, as part of ongoing investigations, if any.

As it stands now, authorities aren’t sure exactly how much money Kirtland left off his amended tax returns, or how much he received as part of the scam.

“We’re still checking,” Hathaway said after the hearing. “We’re still looking into that stuff.”

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The magnitude 6.3 earthquake that rocked Christchurch, New Zealand, on Tuesday was a disaster whose effects stretched all the way to Lawrence.

Terry Ebeling grew up in Lawrence, and he graduated from Lawrence High School in 1974 and from Kansas University in 1982. Today, he lives in Dunedin, a city about a four-and-a-half-hour drive from Christchurch on New Zealand’s South Island.

“It’s kind of similar to when Katrina hit (the U.S.),” Ebeling said. “The rest of the country is in a bit of shock and is kind of powerless.”

His wife has family members who live in Christchurch, and they have heard word that all of them are safe, he said, though their home has been destroyed.

Terry’s brother Tim Ebeling also lives in New Zealand, on the North Island, away from the quake’s devastation.

“We still don’t know the extent of the damage,” he said.

Media reports listed the death toll from the quake at over 100 people so far, with more than 200 still missing.

Ebeling said he guessed that the death toll eventually would rise above 200 people.

A KU Study Abroad program is scheduled to visit Christchurch this summer.

No decisions have been made on whether to cancel the program, said Robert Lopez, outreach coordinator for KU’s Office of Study Abroad.

“It’s too early to tell,” he said. KU officials have been in contact with officials at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, which is currently shut down.

If the university doesn’t reopen by the time the program is to begin in early July, the program would have to be canceled and alternate arrangements would be made.

Lopez said he didn’t anticipate that the university would be closed that long.

The program is a small one for KU and typically attracts fewer than 10 students, he said.

Shanxi Omoniyi is a Lawrence resident who was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and still has family in the area, including relatives in Christchurch. She moved to the United States in 1998.

She heard her family in Christchurch was safe through Facebook, from another relative living in Singapore, and was glad to be able to use social networking to get fast information.

Seeing the photos from the region and hearing the news reports is a very emotional experience, said Omoniyi, who formerly worked as a copy editor for the JournalWorld.

“It feels almost like New Zealand’s Haiti quake,” she said.

— Higher education reporter Andy Hyland can be reached at 832-6388. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/LJW_KU.

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is struggling to keep in flying shape.

The refueling tankers allow jet fighters, supply planes and other aircraft to cover long distances, critical today with fewer overseas bases and with operations under way far from the United States in places like Iraq and Afghanistan.

The $35 billion contract calls for producing 179 new tankers. Boeing would base the tanker on its 767 aircraft.

The $35 billion could end up being a first installment on a $100 billion deal if the Air Force decides to purchase more aircraft.

Through the years, the Air Force’s efforts to award the contract have been undone

by Pentagon bungling and the criminal conviction of a top Defense Department official.

Initially, the Air Force planned to lease and buy Boeing planes to serve as tankers, but that fell through. The Air Force later awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman Corp. and EADS, but in 2008 the Government Accountability Office upheld Boeing’s protest of the contract.

The GAO said it found “a number of significant errors” in the Air Force’s decision,

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THIS UNDATED PHOTO provided by European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS) shows an aerial refueling tanker aircraft that EADS North America has offered to the U.S. Air Force as the KC-45 as it refuels an F-16 fighter aircraft via a refueling boom system. EADS lost out to Boeing Co. for a $35 billion contract to build nearly 200 giant airborne refueling tankers, to replace the Air Force’s Eisenhower-era KC-135 planes. including its failure to fairly judge the relative merits of each proposal.

The Air Force reopened the bidding in 2010 only to be embarrassed again as it mistakenly gave Boeing and EADS sensitive information that contained each other’s confidential bids.

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1 | WASHINGTON, D.C.

Senate Democrats consider cuts Senate Democrats signaled Thursday they will call for spending cuts as part of legislation to keep the government in operation through the end of the fiscal year, accepting a bedrock Republican demand for immediate reductions and easing the threat of a March 4 shutdown of federal programs and services.

No decisions have been made on what size cuts to include in legislation expected on the Senate floor next week, these officials said, adding that $8.5 billion in funding for previously approved congressionally-approved earmark projects is on the chopping block. In addition, aides are reviewing $24.7 billion worth of proposals President Barack Obama recently made to reduce or eliminate programs beginning in 2012, to see whether any should be accelerated.

One obvious candidate for elimination is an alternative engine for the Pentagon’s next-generation fighter aircraft, a program that the White House and Defense Secretary Robert Gates oppose and that the House recently voted to jettison at a savings of about $450 million.

Final House vote expected today

By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com

TOPEKA — The Kansas House on Thursday gave preliminary approval to a bill that would require voters to show photo identification at the polls and proof of citizenship to register to vote.

The measure, advanced on a 78-36 vote, is a top priority of Secretary of State Kris Kobach, a Republican, who said it was

needed to prevent election fraud. A final House vote is expected today.

The bill would also authorize Kobach’s office to prosecute Kobach election fraud cases, and increase the penalties for election crimes.

State Rep. John Rubin, RShawnee, said the measure would ensure that the votes of legal voters aren’t “diluted by anyone who cannot legally vote in Kansas.”

Critics of the bill said Kansas

already has safeguards in place to ensure fraud-free elections, and that intentional voter fraud was rare in the state. They said the additional requirements to vote will suppress voter turnout, especially among minorities, the elderly and those with disabilities.

State Rep. Ann Mah, D-Topeka, said that if enacted the bill would produce a number of obstacles to voting and prompt legal challenges.

“It’s just bad. I’m not sure we should be using taxpayer money to defend bad law in court,” she said.

The bill would require people who register to vote for the first

Judge says Assange can be extradited Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden in a sex crimes inquiry, a British judge ruled Thursday, rejecting claims by the WikiLeaks founder that he would not face a fair trial there. Assange’s lawyer said he would appeal.

Judge Howard Riddle rejected claims from the Wikileaks founder that he would not face a fair trial, saying that the allegations of rape and sexual molestation by two women against Assange meet the definition of extraditable offenses and that the Swedish warrant had been properly issued and was valid.

Assange, 39, a key figure in the release of tens of thousands of secret U.S. government and military documents, has been out on bail during the extradition fight. He has seven days to appeal the ruling in British courts.

Meals on Wheels moving into new location

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Scope of unrest causing oil to soar

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Fake Emanuel tweeter disappears Rahm Emanuel complained that he didn’t know it was OK to bring a ventriloquist’s dummy to a debate.

He marveled at a tiny model of Tokyo somebody gave him and couldn’t wait to crush it while wearing a Godzilla suit.

He even described the time those AWOL Wisconsin lawmakers were tossed down a water slide by David Axelrod, political adviser to President Barack Obama.

All right, it wasn’t THAT Rahm Emanuel, the one elected mayor of Chicago on Tuesday. It was a mystery tweeter whose obscenity-laced comments during the mayoral race were so popular they attracted 38,000 followers.

Whoever the fake Rahm Emanuel was, he is tweeting no more. The tweeter joked that he had entered “a time vortex” after Emanuel’s victory and signed off.

“They’d better have coffee in the parallel (expletive) dimension I’m entering tonight, or I’m breaking right back out.”

The identity of the fake Emanuel was so intriguing that the real Rahm offered to donate $5,000 to a charity of his or her choice if the tweeter came forward. No one did.

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Census: St. Louis population down 8% St. Louis is losing residents, according to U.S. Census figures released Thursday, and the population decline goes deeper than being another blow to the proud city’s image.

The drop will mean a financial loss that could cost the already cash-strapped Gateway City millions of dollars.

Figures from the 2010 census were a bitter disappointment, as the city’s population dipped to 319,294. That’s down more than 29,000 — a staggering 8 percent — from 2000. For St. Louis leaders, the news was doubly disappointing because they were expecting to see an increase.

“It is absolutely bad news,” Mayor Francis Slay said. “We thought after more than 50 years of population decline that the city had finally changed direction. Obviously, that’s not the case.”

The census numbers are more than an ego shot to a community already fighting an image of high crime and poorly performing schools. Federal funding for many of the city’s programs is tied to population.

— Statehouse reporter Scott Rothschild can be reached at 785-423-0668.

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Political unrest and rising tensions across the Middle East and North Africa are causing unprecedented uncertainty in oil markets.

Eight countries in the world’s biggest oil-producing region are in some stage of upheaval. As longtime rulers face revolts, fear of what could happen to oil fields, refineries, pipelines and shipping routes is what has driven oil prices past $100 a barrel for only the second time in history.

“The genie is out of the bottle,” says oil analyst Fadel Gheit of Oppenheimer & Co. “Things are a lot worse than they appear.”

The Middle East and North Africa supply about 29 percent of the world’s oil. Throughout the region, oil production is controlled not by independent companies but by governments — which is one reason why oil prices are so tightly linked to political stability.

time in Kansas to provide proof that they’re citizens, such as a birth certificate or passport.

Mah said that would make more difficult common voter registration drives, such as those at churches, because people wouldn't know to bring their birth certificates to prove citizenship.

Under the bill, those who do not have a photo ID and are poor could get one for free, but Mah said courts have ruled that for voter ID to pass constitutional muster the state must provide free IDs for everyone.

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daughter, Corah, was born Sept. 8 with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, which means the left side of her heart is

Lawrence Meals on Wheels will move Tuesday into a new home at 2121 Kasold Drive, next to CycleWorks.

The location will be the office and future delivery site for the nonprofit agency, which provides meals to 120 homebound residents with the help of 100 volunteers.

The agency is in the process of finding a new caterer who can provide special dietary meals.

Meals on Wheels began looking in December after it learned renovation would close Lawrence Memorial Hospital’s kitchen for several months this summer. LMH has been supplying the meals five days a week for the past 35 years.

During the work, LMH offered to supply sack lunches that would have to be picked up in mid- to late-afternoon instead of at the lunch hour.

Kim Culliss, Meals on Wheels executive director, said that time of day was not feasible for clients or volunteers.

Since a story about its needs was first posted Feb. 9 on WellCommons.com, two dozen people have called to learn more or to help. The agency soon will be accepting bids for caterers.

It needs to find a new caterer

by April 30, when its LMH contract ends.

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FIVE-MONTH-OLD CORAH MILLER SMILES as her parents, Andy and Brandy Miller, talk to Terry Keefer outside Deerfield School on Wednesday. The Millers were notified that they will receive $12,000 from the Cooper’s Cause Foundation, which is a charity to help pediatric heart patients that is named after Keefer’s son, Cooper Keefer, 3, who was born with multiple heart defects.

Corah was born with the left side of her heart underdeveloped. The Millers’ oldest child, Carter, is a kindergartner with Keefer’s daughter, Raelynn, at Deerfield. Also pictured are the Millers’ daughters Aiden, 4, front, and Brylee, 2.

Family receives $12,000 grant for baby’s medical expenses

By Karrey Britt kbritt@ljworld.com

Andy Miller recently received a surprising phone call — his family had been awarded a grant to help with medical expenses.

After hanging up, the Lawrence resident told his wife, Brandy, that he heard $12,000, but thought it was a mistake. The caller must have meant $1,200.

The next day, the couple received an e-mail that confirmed it was $12,000 from the Cooper’s Cause Foundation, which helps families of pedi-

HOW TO HELP Cooper’s Cause Foundation helps families of pediatric heart patients. It is named after Cooper Keefer, of Lawrence, who was born with multiple heart defects in 2007.

Donations may be sent to Cooper’s Cause Foundation, P.O. Box 303, Lawrence, KS 66044. Three fundraising events are planned: ● March 6 — Bowl-a-thon, 1 p.m. to atric heart patients.

“I was so emotional that I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry because I was so happy,” Brandy said.

The Millers’ 5-month-old

3 p.m. at Royal Crest Lanes, 933 Iowa. Cost is $20 for anyone 13 and older, and $10 for anyone 12 and under. No pre-registration required. ● July 29 — golf tournament. ● Sept. 24 — 5K run and 1-mile walk.

For more information, visit the foundation’s website at cooperscause.com.

Historian: Wilson succeeded, failed on historic scale

By Joe Preiner jpreiner@ljworld.com

Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith put a face with a name Thursday evening, selecting Woodrow Wilson as the fourth and final former president to earn a place on his 20th century Mount Rushmore.

The crowd at the Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, was significantly smaller than it had been for the previous three lectures in Smith’s series.

Poor weather and driving conditions made travel difficult for many Thursday, including Smith, whose arrival was delayed because of traffic issues. While more than 300 had attended the

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previous events during the past several weeks, a group of about 50 braved the winter storm for the series’ final installment.

Smith Smith pegged Wilson’s presidency as a great story, though noted it is most commonly remembered as a tragedy.

“He was one of the most significant American presidents,” Smith said. “Period.”

The 28th president was first elected in 1912, the only person with a Ph.D. to ever earn the

title. Smith talked about the progressive era during which Wilson led, also mentioning the president’s stance and approach to the first world war.

“He was an amazing wartime president,” Smith said. “He was willing to take real risks, political and otherwise, to try and keep this country out of the war.”

Apart from wartime politics, Wilson’s legacy would also include the establishment of the Federal Reserve Act and antitrust legislation that led to the creation of the Federal Trade Commission, Smith said.

Smith also noted Wilson’s health issues, citing his stroke during presidency as a possible

turning point for the president’s public appeal. After his stroke, he made some unpopular political decisions.

“His reputation would have been higher had he resigned following the stroke,” Smith said.

“But he was a remarkable leader, a remarkable human being.

There’s never been a president like him. There will never be one like him. He failed as he succeeded: on a grand, historic scale.”

Wilson joins former presidents Ronald Reagan, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower on Smith’s 20th century Mount Rushmore.

— Reporter Joe Preiner can be reached at 832-6314.

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A Feb. 20 JournalWorld article about the new health care reforms mentioned online “exchanges.” What are those?

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Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger described the exchanges as an online system where consumers can compare health insurance rates.

Praeger said the exchanges will function similarly to online airline ticket websites.

Kansas is one of seven states selected to develop early implementation of exchanges. More information can be found at http://bit.ly/fVaiDf.

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Mother commends law enforcement’s professionalism

By George Diepenbrock and Shawn Linenberger gdiepenbrock@ljworld.com, slinenberger@theworldco.info

Jeff Roberts’ mother said she doesn’t know what caused her son to grab a shotgun and go outside his parents’ house, where he was later shot by a Tonganoxie police officer early Thursday morning.

Roberts has been splitting time living in his Overland Park home and his parents’ home in Tonganoxie.

The 33-year-old was at his parents’ home early Thursday morning when, according to his mother, Velda Roberts, he told her he wanted to return to Overland Park.

When she told him that wasn’t feasible, Jeff became adamant about wanting to leave, his mother said.

“I still don’t know what triggered it,” Velda said. “He felt he needed to go home.”

Soon after, her son, who is on medication for depression, pushed his mother and then grabbed a shotgun from a closet and went outside.

Velda called 911 about 1:10 a.m. Thursday from her home in the 400 block of 12th Street and told dispatch her son was outside with a shotgun.

That’s where police shot the armed man, according to a statement from Tonganoxie Police Chief Jeffrey Brandau: “Shortly after officers arrived on the scene, the officers shot an armed individual that is alleged to have been a party to the disturbance.”

Velda said off icers informed her later Thursday that Jeff was in stable condition at Kansas University Hospital in Kansas City, Kan. Leavenworth County Sheriff’s officers also were on the scene Thursday morning. It is

“

It’s been a tough thing for him to deal with. He’s a bright young guy.”

— Velda Roberts, mother of Jeff Roberts, who was shot early Thursday by a police officer in Tonganoxie. She said her son had been unemployed for two years and battled depression. typical for an outside agency to investigate when a police officer is involved in a shooting.

Brandau said the investigation was ongoing and information was preliminary, but he expected to release more information today.

Velda said she wasn’t aware her son knew that the shotgun was in the home and to her knowledge it was not loaded.

When law enforcement arrived, she said, officers instructed her and Jeff ’s father, Herb, to remain in the home.

“I do feel as far as working with us and follow-up, we really do commend both the police department and sheriff’s department,” Velda said.

“They did a good job when they were here.”

She said her son, a computer programmer, had been laid off from his job and was without work for about the last two years. She said he has battled depression since that time and currently is unable to drive because of a DUI arrest this past year.

Velda said Jeff has been undergoing medical treatment as well, but she said she hopes he now will be able to find the additional help he needs.

“It’s been a tough thing for him to deal with,” Velda said of Jeff ’s unemployment.

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“He’s a bright young guy.”

And again, she complimented Tonganoxie police and the Leavenworth County Sheriff’s office for how they handled the situation.

“They were very considerate of us and of Jeff in the way he was treated,” Velda said.

“And we appreciate that.”

Lt. Billy Adcox, a police spokesman, said the officer involved has been placed on administrative leave pending the investigation, which is also standard procedure for when an officer is involved in a shooting.

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• A 43-year-old Lawrence woman was taken Thursday morning to Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a rollover accident on westbound Interstate 70 between Lawrence and Topeka, according to the Kansas Turnpike Authority.

The crash happened at 6:30 a.m. about seven miles west of the Lecompton interchange.

Annette Renee Kenoly lost control of her 2005 Toyota sport-utility vehicle, and the SUV left the westbound lanes of the interstate before it rolled over.

As rain, freezing rain and snow moved into the area Thursday morning, a second crash was reported on the turn-

HOSPITAL Lawrence Memorial Hospital reported no births Thursday.

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Jayashree Challa, 50, of Topeka, was injured when she lost control over her westbound 2010 Lexus and struck the embankment, according to the turnpike authority. Information about whether Challa was taken to a hospital was not immediately available early Thursday afternoon.

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Senate leader promises debate on abortion House approves fetal pain bill

TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate’s top leader promised Thursday that his chamber will debate abortion this year after the House easily approved a Nebraska-style fetal pain bill to block lateterm procedures and add other restrictions on ending pregnancies.

Senate President Steve Morris, a Hugoton Republican, said legislation won’t be bottled up in committee, as some abortion opponents have feared. Asked whether he intends to have a debate on the issue, Morris said, “Yes.” “We want to do it in a timely manner,” he said.

Many senators presume that at least some changes in state abortion laws will pass, given approval of restrictions in the past.

Current state law But members of imposes the same both parties didn’t restrictions — with know how the an additional mental House bills will fare health exception — in their chamber but only when a docbecause they haven’t tor determines the reviewed the measures. The fetal pain LEGISLATURE fetus is viable, or able to survive outproposal is a new side the womb. concept for many of them.

The bill would take away a “I don’t know much about that,” acknowledged Sen. physician’s discretion to Pete Brungardt, a Salina declare a fetus not viable and Republican and abortion move ahead with a late-term abortion with no restrictions. rights supporter.

The fetal pain bill won The House approved a secHouse approval on a 91-30 ond bill, 96-25, to require a vote Thursday. doctor to obtain the consent It says a fetus can’t be of both parents or a guardian aborted after the 21st week of in writing before performing pregnancy unless a woman or an abortion on a girl under 18. girl’s life is in danger or if she The girl could go to court to faces substantial and perma- avoid the requirement. nent harm to “a major bodily The law now requires only function,” rewriting the defi- that a physician notify at least nition of that term to exclude one parent or guardian, and mental health. anti-abortion groups have The bill ties the restric- said the law is lax enough that tions to a legal presumption a the requirement is easy to fetus can feel pain after the avoid.

21st week of pregnancy. The The measure also includes science behind that presump- provisions to strengthen tion is still in dispute, howev- reporting requirements for doctors who perform lateer.

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By John Hanna Associated Press Writer

We just feel incredibly blessed to just run into these people, which we CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3A believe was not a coincidence. We believe underdeveloped.

The condition is treated by that we were led to these a series of three operations: people.” at infancy, between 3 and 6 months, and between 3 and 5 years.

Corah just returned home from her second operation at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston.

“She’s is doing very well.

We are so thankful,” Brandy said.

The couple has three other children — son Carter, 6; and daughters Aidan, 4, and Brylee, 2 — and they just started taking Corah with them on outings. The children love showing off their sister. Sunday was the first time they took Corah to church services at First Southern Baptist Church,

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The Keefers’ son, Cooper, was born in 2007 with multiple heart defects, and his story has been featured in local media and on the website of Children’s Mercy Hospital, where he gets care. The Millers recognized Cooper and approached his parents, and they became fast friends.

“We just feel incredibly blessed to just run into these people, which we believe was not a coincidence. We believe that we were led to these people,” Brandy said.

Cooper, 3, had his third surgery last summer. “He’s doing really well,” Kristi said.

The Keefers established the foundation in 2008 because the community stepped up to help them in a time of need.

“After our son’s second surgery, things did not go well at all, and we had expenses and medical bills that our health insurance didn’t cover,” she said. “He was on life support

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“We are very excited to be moving forward, and we just feel like this is going to be a big step for us, but it’s going to be a good step,” Culliss said. “We are very appreciative of the community’s support.”

Meals on Wheels also will have a new “Brown Baggin It” campaign in March to raise funds to help pay for those who can’t afford a meal. The idea is for people to bring a sack lunch to work and donate what they normally would pay to eat out. Some businesses cater a meal and then the employees make a donation to the cause.

Culliss said 87 percent of clients need financial assistance, and 25 percent can’t afford to pay anything.

For more information, contact Meals on Wheels at 8308844 or visit its website, lawrencemow.org.

— Health reporter Karrey Britt can be reached at 832-7190. Read her health blog at WellCommons.com, and follow her at Twitter.com.

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term procedures and to allow lawsuits against them over potentially illegal abortions.

Those changes and others in the bill were vetoed in the past by Govs. Kathleen Sebelius and Mark Parkinson, who supported abortion rights.

But GOP Gov. Sam Brownback, who was elected in November, is a strong abortion opponent and has called on lawmakers to create “a culture of life.”

Sen. Dick Kelsey, a Goddard Republican who opposes abortion, said the Senate appears to have a solid 21vote majority in the 40-member Senate to pass such restrictions.

In the past, anti-abortion lawmakers have had to make concessions as part of unsuccessful efforts to pick up 27 votes, the two-thirds majority in the Senate necessary to override a veto.

“When you don’t have to have a super-majority, it changes things pretty radically,” said Sen. Mary PilcherCook, a Shawnee Republican and abortion opponent. for quite a while, and when we got out of the hospital, the community had some fundraisers for us that we never expected people to do, and they almost completely eliminated our medical expenses at that time.”

The foundation helps families that have health insurance and don’t qualify for low-income funding. The Millers are in negotiations and an appeals process with their insurance company.

They owe about $40,000.

The Millers will receive their check during a presentation at 10 a.m. Saturday at Central National Bank, 3140 Nieder Road.

Cooper’s Cause Foundation has provided $21,000 in funding. It helped two families last year and four this year.

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Senate approves rural growth program TOPEKA — Senators have approved a key piece of Gov. Sam Brownback’s plan for helping revive rural Kansas counties experiencing declining population.

The bill advancing Thursday would grant a five-year individual income tax abatement to people who move from other states to any of 50 Kansas counties facing declining population.

The vote was 34-5, sending the proposal to the House, which is considering a similar version.

The program would be a pilot project for five years. It applies to counties that have had an 8 percent decline in Brownback population over the past decade, or has fewer than 12,000 residents.

Brownback’s proposal was for 40 counties that had 10 percent declines in population.

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Troopers sent to homes of some Wis. Democrats

By Scott Bauer Associated Press Writer

MADISON WIS. — Wisconsin state troopers were dispatched Thursday to the doorsteps of some of the AWOL Democratic senators in hopes of finding at least one who would come back to allow a vote on a measure to curb the power of publicemployee unions.

The stepped-up tactic ordered by the Republican head of the Senate came amid reports that at least a few of the missing senators were returning home at night to pick up clothes, food and other necessities, before rejoining their colleagues in Illinois.

Meanwhile, the state Assembly appeared close to voting on the bill after more than two days of filibustering.

Democrats agreed before dawn Thursday to limit the remaining number of amendments they offer and the time they devote to each one. More than 12 hours after the agreement was announced, Republicans voted to cut off discussion on all amendments.

Democrats planned to spend several more hours railing against the measure that Gov. Scott Walker insists is necessary to ease the state’s budget woes and avoid mass layoffs.

Democrats urged Republicans to accept a compromise that would keep collective bargaining intact.

“We all know there is an impasse. There is one person who can end this impasse and that is Gov. Walker,” said Democratic Assembly Leader Peter Barca as debate reached its 53rd hour. “This state has never been more divided in the last 25 years. ... It’s the governor’s job to unify the state.”

But Republicans summarily rejected every Democratic amendment in the marathon session, which unfolded as grand political theater.

Exhausted lawmakers limped around the chamber, rubbing their eyes and yawning as Wednesday dragged into Thursday.

Around midnight, Rep. Dean Kaufert, a Republican from Neenah, accused Democrats of putting on a show for the protesters.

Democrats leaped up and started shouting.

“I’m sorry if democracy is a little inconvenient, and you had to stay up two nights in a row,” Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan said. “Is this inconvenient?

Hell, yeah, it’s inconvenient!

Some Republicans soften tough talk With a wary eye on Wisconsin, Republican leaders in several states are toning down the tough talk against public employee unions and, in some cases, abandoning anti-union measures altogether.

Indiana’s governor urged GOP lawmakers to give up on a “right to work” bill for fear the backlash could derail the rest of his agenda. In Ohio, senators plan to soften a bill that would have banned all collective bargaining by state workers. And in Michigan, the Republican governor says he’d rather negotiate with public employees than pick a fight.

That’s hardly enough to set labor leaders celebrating.

They still face a slew of measures in dozens of states that seek to curb union rights. But union officials say they believe the sustained protests in Wisconsin, Ohio and other states are making an impact.

“It’s still too early to tell, but I think the reaction that we’re seeing from governors in other states really shows the power of workers standing together,” said Naomi Walker, director of state government relations at the AFL-CIO. But we’re going to be heard!”

Democrats, who are in the minority, don’t have the votes to stop the bill once the vote occurs.

But even after the bill passes the Assembly, it cannot become law until it also passes the Senate, where action has been stymied by the Democrats’ absence. At least one of them needs to be there in order for Republicans to take up the bill since the GOP is one seat short of having a quorum.

The Senate convened at 7 a.m. Thursday just long enough to take a roll call, which allows for the sergeant at arms staff to go to missing lawmakers’ homes with police.

Troopers went to multiple homes but left after finding no one home, said Sergeant at Arms Ted Blazel.

Wisconsin law does not allow police to arrest the lawmakers, but Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said he hoped the show of authority would pressure them to return. He would not say how many Democrats were being targeted, but said it was more than one.

Earliest human remains in U.S. Arctic reported

By Randolph E. Schmid Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON — Some 11,500 years ago one of America’s earliest families laid the remains of a 3-year-old child to rest in their home in what is now Alaska. The discovery of that burial is shedding new light on the life and times of the early settlers who crossed from Asia to the New World, researchers report in Friday’s edition of the journal Science.

The bones represent the earliest human remains discovered in the Arctic of North America, a “pretty significant find,” said Ben A. Potter of the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

While ancient Alaskan residents were known to hunt large game, the newly discovered site shows they also foraged for fish, birds and small mammals, he explained.

“Here we know there were young children and females.

So, this is a whole piece of the settlement system that we had virtually no record of.”

The site of the discovery, Upper Sun River, is in the forest of the Tanana lowlands in central Alaska, Potter and his colleagues report.

Potter said the find, which included evidence of what appeared to be a seasonal

house and the cremated remains of the child, “is truly spectacular in all senses of the word.”

“Before this find, we knew people were hunting large game like bison or elk with sophisticated weapons, but most of sites we had to study were hunting camps,” Potter said.

Now they have the remains of the residence, which they say was occupied in summer, based on the evidence of bones from salmon and immature ground squirrels.

The cremated human bones are the “first evidence for behavior associated with the death of an individual,” Potter said. “This was a living, breathing human being that lived and died,” he said.

Based on its teeth, the child was about 3 years old, according to archaeologist Joel Irish, also of the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

While the researchers were not able to determine the sex of the child from the bones, Potter said they hope to obtain a DNA sample that might give them the answer.

The child has been named Xaasaa Cheege Ts’eniin (or Upward Sun River Mouth Child) by the local Native community, the Healy Lake Tribe.

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SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY LIFTS OFF Thursday from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Discovery, the world’s most traveled spaceship, thundered into orbit for the final time Thursday, heading toward the International Space Station on a journey that marks the beginning of the end of the shuttle era.

Throngs view Discovery’s last blastoff

By Marcia Dunn Associated Press Writer

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. — Discovery, the world’s most traveled spaceship, thundered into orbit for the final time Thursday, heading toward the International Space Station on a journey that marks the beginning of the end of the shuttle era.

The six astronauts on board, all experienced space fliers, were thrilled to be on their way after a delay of nearly four months for fuel tank repairs. But it puts Discovery on the cusp of retirement when it returns in 11 days and eventually heads to a museum.

“Discovery now making one last reach for the stars,” the Mission Control commentator said once the shuttle cleared the launch tower.

Discovery is the oldest of

NASA’s three surviving space shuttles and the first to be decommissioned this year.

Two missions remain, first by Atlantis and then Endeavour, to end the 30-year program.

It was Discovery’s 39th launch and the 133rd shuttle mission overall.

There were several tense minutes just before liftoff when an Air Force computer problem popped up and threatened to halt everything. The issue was resolved and Discovery blasted off three minutes late, with just two seconds to spare.

“Great way to go out,” said launch director Mike Leinbach. Launching late in the window like that “probably makes it a little bit more sweet.”

“I would say we scripted it that way,” added Mike Moses, chairman of the mission management team, “but I could

use a little less heart palpitations in the final couple seconds of the countdown.”

As the final minutes ticked away, commander Steven Lindsey thanked everyone for the work in getting Discovery ready.

“And for those watching,” he called out, “get ready to witness the majesty and the power of Discovery as she lifts off one final time.”

Emotions ran high as the shuttle rocketed off its seaside pad into a late afternoon clear blue sky, and arced out over the Atlantic on its farewell flight. Discovery will reach the space station Saturday, delivering a small chamber full of supplies and an experimental humanoid robot.

“Look forward to having company here on ISS in a couple days,” station commander Scott Kelly said in a

Twitter message.

The orbiting lab was soaring over the South Pacific when Discovery took off.

On-board TV cameras showed some pieces of foam insulation breaking off the shuttle’s external fuel tank four minutes into the flight, more than usual in fact. But it shouldn’t pose any safety concerns because it was late enough after liftoff, officials said.

NASA is under presidential direction to retire the shuttle fleet this summer, let private companies take over trips to orbit and focus on getting astronauts to asteroids and Mars.

An estimated 40,000 guests gathered at Kennedy Space Center to witness history in the making, including a small delegation from Congress and Florida’s new Gov. Rick Scott.

Government doesn’t shut down during ‘shutdown’

By Andrew Taylor Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON — Social Security checks would still go out.

Troops would remain at their posts. Furloughed federal workers probably would get paid, though not until later.

And virtually every essential government agency, like the FBI, the Border Patrol and the Coast Guard, would remain open.

That’s the little-known truth about a government shutdown. The government doesn’t shut down.

And it won’t on March 5, even if the combatants on Capitol Hill can’t resolve enough differences to pass a stopgap spending bill to fund the government while they hash out legislation to cover the last seven months of the budget year.

Fewer than half of the 2.1 million federal workers subject to a shutdown would be forced off the job if the Obama administration followed the path taken by presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. And that’s not counting 600,000 Postal Service employees or 1.6 million uniformed military personnel exempt from a shutdown.

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The Capitol would remain open. Congress is deemed essential, despite its abysmal poll ratings. staying at home. Many federal workers get paid on March 4, so it would take a two-week shutdown for them to see a delay in their paychecks.

The rules for who works and who doesn’t date back to the early 1980s and haven’t been significantly modified since. The Obama administration hasn’t issued new guidance.

The air traffic control system, food inspection, Medicare, veterans’ health care and many other essential government programs would run as usual. The Social Security Administration would not only send out benefits but would continue to take applications.

The Postal Service, which is self-funded, would keep delivering the mail. Federal courts would remain open.

The cherry blossoms in Washington would bloom as

usual, and visitors to the city would be able to park and see them in all their glory around the Tidal Basin.

But they wouldn’t be able to take the elevator up the Washington Monument, visit museums along the National Mall or take a White House tour. National parks would be closed to visitors, a loss often emphasized in shutdown discussions.

The Capitol would remain open, however. Congress is deemed essential, despite its abysmal poll ratings.

The IRS wouldn’t answer its taxpayer hotline — at the height of tax-filing season.

Under IRS precedents, the agency would process tax returns that contain payments. But people getting refunds would have to wait.

All sides say they don’t want a so-called shutdown like the two separate partial government closings in 19951996, when President Clinton and a then-new GOP majority in Congress were at loggerheads over the budget. Republicans took most of the political blame, and the episodes

gave Clinton critical momentum on his way to re-election.

There haven’t been any shutdowns since then. The politics stink.

But from a practical perspective, shutdowns usually aren’t that big a deal. They happened every year when Jimmy Carter was president, averaging 11 days each. During President Reagan’s two terms, there were six shutdowns, typically of just one or two days apiece. Deals got cut. Everybody moved on.

In 1995-96, however, shutdowns morphed into political warfare, to the dismay of Republicans who thought they could use them to drag Clinton to the negotiating table on a balanced budget plan.

Republicans took a big political hit, but a compendium of the other hardships experienced reads like a roster of relatively minor inconveniences for most Americans: closed parks, delays in processing passport applications, 2,400 workers cleaning up toxic waste sites being sent home, and a short delay in processing veterans’ claims.

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Gadhafi forces strike back at opponents in Libya uprising

By Paul Schemm and Sarah El Deeb

A GUNMAN flashes a V sign Thursday as he stands on a military truck filled with rocket launchers at Al-Katiba military base after it fell to anti-Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi protesters few days ago in Benghazi, Libya.

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BENGHAZI, LIBYA — Foreign mercenaries and Libyan militiamen loyal to Moammar Gadhafi tried to roll back the uprising against his rule that has advanced closer to his stronghold in Tripoli, attacking two nearby cities in battles that killed at least 17 people. But rebels made new gains, seizing a military air base, as Gadhaf i blamed Osama bin Laden for the upheaval.

The worse bloodshed was in Zawiya, 30 miles west of the capital Tripoli. An army unit loyal to Gadhafi opened fire with automatic weapons on a mosque where residents — some armed with hunting rifles for protection — have been holding a sit-in to support protesters in the capital, a witness said.

The troops blasted the mosque’s minaret with an anti-aircraft gun. A doctor at a field clinic set up at the mosque said he saw the bodies of 10 dead, shot in the head and chest, as well as around 150 wounded. A Libyan news website, Qureyna, put the death toll at 23 and said many

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of the wounded could not reach hospitals because of shooting by “security forces and mercenaries.”

A day earlier, an envoy from Gadhafi had come to the city from Tripoli and warned the protesters: “Either leave or you will see a massacre,” the witness said. On Tuesday night, Gadhafi himself called on his supporters to hunt down opponents in their homes.

Zawiya, a key city close to an oil port and refineries, is the nearest population center to Tripoli to fall into the hands of the anti-Gadhafi rebellion that began Feb. 15.

Hundreds have died in the unrest.

Most of the eastern half of Libya has already broken

away, and diplomats, ministers and even a high-ranking cousin have abandoned Gadhafi, who has ruled Libya for 41 years. He is still believed to be firmly in control only of the capital, some towns around it, the far desert south and parts of Libya’s sparsely populated center.

Gadhafi’s crackdown has been the harshest by any Arab leader in the wave of protests that has swept the Middle East the past month, toppling the presidents of Libya’s neighbors — Egypt and Tunisia.

The New York-based Human Rights Watch has put the death toll in Libya at nearly 300, according to a partial count. Italy’s Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said esti-

mates of some 1,000 people killed were “credible.”

The upheaval in the OPEC nation has taken most of Libya’s oil production of 1.6 million barrels a day off the market, and crude prices have jumped 20 percent to two-year highs in just a week — reaching $99.77 per barrel in afternoon trading in New York and $114.20 in London on Thursday. Most of the oil goes to Europe.

Hours after the attack in Zawiya, Gadhafi called in to state TV and in a rambling speech expressed condolences for the dead but then angrily scolded the city’s residents for siding with the uprising.

He blamed the revolt on bin Laden and teenagers hopped up on hallucinogenic pills given to them “in their coffee with milk, like Nescafe.”

“Shame on you, people of Zawiya, control your children,” he said, addressing residents of the city outside Tripoli where the mosque attack took place. “They are loyal to bin Laden,” he said of those involved in the uprising. “What do you have to do with bin Laden, people of Zawiya? They are exploiting

young people. ... I insist it is bin Laden.”

Gadhaf i quickly condemned the Sept. 11 attacks that bin Laden masterminded, saying: “We have never seen such a horrific and terrifying act performed in such a exhibitionist manner.” He cracked down on his country’s Muslim militants, including those linked to alQaida. But in 2009, he said bin Laden had shown signs that he is open to dialogue and recommended that President Barack Obama seek an opening with the terrorist leader.

Thousands massed in

Zawiya’s main Martyrs Square by the Souq Mosque after the attack, shouting for Gadhafi to “leave, leave,” the witness said. “People came to send a clear message: We are not afraid of death or your bullets,” he said.

In the latest blow to the Libyan leader, a cousin who is one of his closest aides, Ahmed Gadhaf al-Dam, announced that he has defected to Egypt in protest against the regime’s bloody crackdown, denouncing what he called “grave violations to human rights and human and international laws.”

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Notable ● Government-controlled mortgage buyer Freddie Mac managed a narrower loss of $1.7 billion for the OctoberDecember quarter of last year.

But it has asked for an additional $500 million in federal aid — up from the $100 million it sought in the previous quarter.

Meanwhile, governmentcontrolled mortgage buyer Fannie Mae has posted a narrower loss of $2.1 billion for the October-December quarter of last year, and asked for an additional $2.6 billion in federal aid.

Thursday’s markets Dow Industrials —37.28, 12,068.50 Nasdaq +14.90, 2,737.90 S&P 500 —1.30, 1,306.10 30-Year Treasury —.06, 4.54% Corn (Chicago) —5.75 cents, $6.97 Soybeans (Chicago) —2.25 cents, $13.29 Wheat (Kansas City) —17.25, $8.62 Oil (New York) —82 cents, $97.28

GM has profitable year for first time since 2004

By Tom Krisher Associated Press Writer

DETROIT — In a remarkable financial U-turn, once-bankrupt General Motors recorded its first profitable year since 2004 and is tantalizingly close to reclaiming its title as the world’s No. 1 automaker.

The company faces a bumpy road ahead: Gas prices are rising, GM has only a few new models, and its European operations are still losing money.

Still, the automaker’s $4.7 billion profit for 2010 was impressive, especially considering where it has been.

The company lost more than $80 billion in the five years before its bankruptcy and needed a government bailout to survive.

It emerged in the summer of 2009 cleansed of huge debt and costly labor contracts, returned to the stock market in November, and managed to make money even with auto sales near historic lows.

“I’m not sure anyone would have predicted a year ago that GM will deliver net income of

$4.7 billion,” Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson said Thursday.

The annual profit, fueled by strong sales in China and the U.S. as the global auto market began to recover, gave GM its best year since 1999, when it made $6 billion at the height of the pickup truck and sport utility vehicle boom.

GM executives predicted the automaker would build on last year’s earnings as sales continue to rise, especially in North America.

With a good performance

by GM this year, the U.S. government could recover more of its $49.5 billion bailout, nearly half of which has been repaid. And GM could even retake the title of world’s largest automaker, held by Toyota since 2008.

GM sold 8.39 million cars and trucks worldwide in 2010, coming within 30,000 vehicles of unseating Toyota, which has been wounded by a string of safety recalls, including another big one on Thursday. That 30,000-vehicle difference works out to a little more than a day’s worth of sales for GM.

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Toyota recalls 2.17M vehicles in U.S. WASHINGTON — Toyota Motor Corp. recalled 2.17 million vehicles in the United States on Thursday to address accelerator pedals that could become entrapped in floor mats or jammed in driver’s side carpeting, prompting federal regulators to close its investigation into the embattled automaker.

The Transportation Department said it had reviewed more than 400,000 pages of Toyota documents to determine whether the scope of the company’s recalls for pedal entrapment was sufficient.

“As a result of the agency’s review, (the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) asked Toyota to recall these additional vehicles, and now that the company has done so, our investigation is closed,” said NHTSA administrator David Strickland.

Toyota has now recalled more than 14 million vehicles globally to fix gas pedals and other safety problems since 2009. The company has received intense scrutiny from the government since August 2009, when four people were killed in a highspeed crash involving a Lexus near San Diego.

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Court challenge The Kansas House is considering a measure that would drastically change the appointment process for the Kansas Court of Appeals.

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tate legislators who claim there is a problem with the way Kansas selects its top judges are taking aim at the Kansas Court of Appeals.

Changing the selection process for members of the Kansas Supreme Court would require a constitutional amendment, but changing the process for the Court of Appeals can be accomplished by statute. A bill that’s up for final action in the Kansas House today would do just that.

House Bill 2101 would completely change the way judges are chosen for the Court of Appeals. Currently, nominations to fill vacancies on that court go through the Supreme Court Nominating Commission, which forwards three names to the governor, who makes the final selection. Under the new bill, the nominating commission no longer would be a part of the process; appointments would be made directly by the governor and confirmed by the Senate.

Those who are promoting changes in how state judges are appointed are selling the idea that the current process is unduly influenced by attorneys in the state. The nine-member board is made up of four non-attorneys appointed by the governor, four attorneys elected by attorneys in each of the state’s four congressional districts, and a chairman elected by a statewide vote of Kansas attorneys.

Members of the commission come from all parts of the state, and four of its members are appointed by the governor. Both the attorneys and non-attorneys on the commission likely represent a variety of political views. There is no evidence that the current system isn’t working.

Putting the court appointments solely in the hands of the governor and the Senate eliminates any citizen involvement in the selection of the judges and actually increases the likelihood that appointments will become more political. It would be much easier for a governor to use the appointments to repay a political debt, perhaps even appointing someone with only marginal qualifications to serve.

Many well-qualified potential candidates might shy away from accepting a nomination because of the potential damage to their professional reputations if their appointment becomes a political football between the governor and members of the Senate.

The current merit selection process for both the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals has served Kansas well. It has ensured that the courts are filled with well-qualified members who represent a broad spectrum of the state and are as removed as possible from political influences.

The legislation to change the appointment process for the Court of Appeals probably would be a precursor to a push for a constitutional amendment that would do the same for the Kansas Supreme Court. It’s a change that wouldn’t benefit either court — or the people of Kansas.

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Democrats become the party of ‘no’ W A S H I N G T O N — The magnificent turmoil now gripping statehouses in Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana and soon others marks an epic political moment. The nation faces a fiscal crisis of historic proportions and, remarkably, our muddled, gridlocked, allegedly broken politics have yielded singular clarity.

At the federal level, President Obama’s budget makes clear that Democrats are determined to do nothing about the debt crisis, while House Republicans have

Charles Krauthammer

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Here stand the “Democrats, avatars of

reactionary liberalism, desperately trying to hang on to the gains of their glory years…”

announced that beyond their proposed cuts in discretionary spending, their April budget will actually propose real entitlement reform. Simultaneously, in Wisconsin and other states, Republican governors are taking on unsustainable, fiscally ruinous pension and health care obligations, while Democrats are full-throated in support of the public-employee unions crying, “Hell no.”

A choice, not an echo: Democrats desperately defending the status quo; Republicans charging the barricades.

Wisconsin is the epicenter. It began with economic issues.

When Gov. Scott Walker proposed that state workers contribute more to their pension and health care benefits, he started a revolution. Teachers called in sick. Schools closed. Demonstrators massed at the capitol. Democratic senators fled the state to paralyze the Legislature.

Unfortunately for them, that telegenic faux-Cairo scene drew national attention to the dispute

— and to the sweetheart deals the public-sector unions had negotiated for themselves for years.

They were contributing a fifth of a penny on a dollar of wages to their pensions and one-fourth what private-sector workers pay for health insurance.

The unions quickly understood that the more than 85 percent of Wisconsin not part of this privileged special-interest group would not take kindly to “public servants” resisting adjustments that still leave them paying less for benefits than private-sector workers. They immediately capitulated and claimed they were only protesting the other part of the bill, the part about collective bargaining rights.

Indeed. Walker understands that a one-time giveback means little. The state’s financial straits — a $3.6 billion budget shortfall over the next two years — did not come out of nowhere. They came largely from a half-century power imbalance between the unions and the politicians with whom they collectively bargain.

In the private sector, the capitalist knows that when he negotiates with the union, if he gives away the store, he loses his shirt.

In the public sector, the politicians who approve any deal have none of their own money at stake.

On the contrary, the more favor-

ably they dispose of union demands, the more likely they are to be the beneficiary of union largess in the next election. It’s the perfect cozy setup.

To redress these perverse incentives that benef it both negotiating parties at the expense of the taxpayer, Walker’s bill would restrict future government-union negotiations to wages only. Excluded from negotiations would be benefits, the more easily hidden sweeteners that come due long after the politicians who negotiated them are gone. The bill would also require that unions be recertified every year and that dues be voluntary.

Recognizing this threat to union power, the Democratic Party is pouring money and fury into the fight. Private unions have shrunk to less than 7 percent of the working population.

The Democrats’ strength lies in government workers who now constitute a majority of union members and provide massive support to the party. For them, Wisconsin represents a dangerous contagion.

Hence the import of the current moment — its blinding clarity. Here stand the Democrats, avatars of reactionary liberalism, desperately trying to hang on to the gains of their glory years —

from unsustainable federal entitlements for the elderly enacted when life expectancy was 62 to the massive promissory notes issued to government unions when state coffers were full and no one was looking.

Obama’s Democrats have become the party of no. Real cuts to the federal budget? No. Entitlement reform? No. Tax reform?

No. Breaking the corrupt and fiscally unsustainable symbiosis between public-sector unions and state governments? Hell no.

We have heard everyone — from Obama’s own debt commission to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff — call the looming debt a mortal threat to the nation.

We have watched Greece selfimmolate. We can see the future.

The only question has been: When will the country finally rouse itself?

Amazingly, the answer is: now.

Led by famously progressive Wisconsin — Scott Walker at the state level and Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan at the congressional level — a new generation of Republicans has looked at the debt and is crossing the Rubicon. Recklessly principled, they are putting the question to the nation: Are we a serious people?

— Charles Krauthammer is a columnist for Washington Post Writers Group.

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Fraud evidence?

To the editor: This letter is in response to the “Voter fraud” letter from Mary Lou Penny published Feb. 19. She stated that she had witnessed trucks taking men from one part of town to another to vote in Missouri and that she was in support of Secretary Kobach’s belief that Kansas should use picture ID’s for voters to prevent this type of fraud.

Perhaps Missouri uses a different polling system but, as a voter in Kansas, when I go to my polling place, the poll workers ask me my name and, when I tell them, they find it in the ledger of registered voters assigned to that polling place. They cross off my name and give me a ballot.

For the type of fraud to occur that Ms. Penny fears, the men driving around in trucks to various polling places would need to know the names of the voters assigned to that polling place and also know which voters assigned to that place had already voted.

Such voter fraud would require previous access to voter polling assignments as well as knowledge of who had voted on the day the polling place was open.

I don’t think even Secretary Kobach claims there is this type of fraud in Kansas. Why should Kansas require picture ID’s when the problem it tries to address is not in evidence?

Dulcy Sellon, Lawrence

Political payback To the editor: Tuesday’s K.C. Star reported that Koch Industries was one of the biggest contributors to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign. “Even before the governor was sworn in, executives from the Koch-backed group (Americans For Prosperity) had worked behind the scenes to try to encour-

age a union showdown, Phillips (AFP president) said in an interview Monday.”

Now we know why the union’s offer to concede all of Gov. Walker’s financial demands but to keep their bargaining rights was rejected. Walker’s union-phobic patrons won’t allow it.

Koch’s groups were effective in Kansas with massive and expensive campaigns supporting conservatives in November. These patrons want a payback. Will their attempts to severely restrict or eliminate funding for public education, social programs and especially for the arts while using fear of immigrants as a stimulus result in public resistance as in Wisconsin?

Suspicion of the arts seems to be a pillar of conservative thinking. Rightly so. Significant artists have for centuries rejected the values of the dominant predatory elites. That includes the cash ethic of business that has dropped like a heavy net over humane culture, strangling all values but profit.

Painters, poets, novelists, musicians and philosophers have systematically examined societies that are morally inert at best. So defund them. And in the process spiritually eviscerate the inner core of society’s being, enucleating one’s moral possibilities as certainly as if the lens was cut from one’s eye.

Stu Nowlin, Lawrence

Equal rights?

To the editor: The president wants girls to have the same rights, freedoms and opportunities as our nation’s boys. So far, so good. Abortion, apparently, gives them equal footing with “our sons.” I question this, because my son, if he helps conceive a child, is held accountable for 18 years of working to support his offspring.

He has no “right” to order it

OLD HOME TOWN killed in order to evade this onerous responsibility. He has no freedom to walk away from what is immediately, in law, a new human being. The law f igures his moment of “choice” was (drum roll please) the moment he chose to have sexual intercourse. Our country does not readily concede him the opportunity to dump his obligation on taxpayers. Somehow, my male child’s “choice” is not a “private” matter, but a very public one.

Would President Obama like to see the laws change one more time to give our sons the “privilege” to murder, or abandon, their children so they can go “fulfill their dreams” more easily?

Charlotte Ostermann, Lawrence

Governor hired

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The load of guilt that many residents were carrying in their hearts YEARS was about to be liftAGO ed. For the first IN 1986 time in a decade, the Lawrence Public Library was offering a "finefree week" for overdue materials.

Lawrence residents were invited to return books, movies, and other items no matter how overdue they were. Overdue fines at the time were normally 10 cents a day for the adult department, with a maximum of $3 for a hardcover and $2 for a paperback. Children’s books had a ten-day grace period before being deemed overdue, with a fine of 25 cents a day thereafter.

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From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Feb. 25, 1911: YEARS "'Mamma's AGO going to kill herself,' IN 1911 screamed a child running out of a tiny house at 847 Ind. this morning. 'Come quick, she's got the big butcher knife.' Two university students who chanced to be passing at the moment were attracted by the child's screams and following it into the house were just in time to seize Mrs. H. J. Hafferkamp as she was about to slash her throat with an immense butcher knife.

Neighbors who were attracted by the commotion, phoned the police headquarters, and Officer Dailey reached the scene in time to relieve the students and take charge of the murderous knife which the woman was still eyeing determinedly. Mrs. Hafferkamp declared that the three children were impudent and unmanageable and had driven her almost to distraction."

To the editor: QUESTION: Why did the governor of Wisconsin refuse 17 requests to meet with public-sector employees to discuss his budget-repair proposal, and then, when they agreed to concede on pension cuts and benefits, he still refused to drop his plan to gut their collective bargaining rights?

ANSWER: According to Wisconsin campaign finance reports, the governor’s 2010 election campaign received $43,000 from the Koch brothers, who support eliminating public-sector unions in this country.

The protest in Wisconsin is not about the state budget. This governor has been hired by some billionaires to destroy a 50-year-old tradition of labor negotiations in that state, and his ill-considered plan has now backfired. Instead of the word “courage,” which the JournalWorld editor used to describe the — Compiled by Sarah St. John governor, it looks like the more appropriate descriptors should be Read more Old Home Town at “cowardly, capricious and cruel.”

LJWorld.com/news/lawrence/ Audrey Mortensen, history/old_home_town.

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Mostly cloudy and breezy

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High 32° Low 23° POP: 25%

High 38° Low 24° POP: 25%

High 50° Low 28° POP: 35%

High 48° Low 23° POP: 5%

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Wind ENE 6-12 mph

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Wind SE 10-20 mph

Wind NW 12-25 mph

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Kearney 22/10

McCook 28/13

Grand Island 22/11

Oberlin 28/14 Goodland 28/13

Beatrice 25/17

Oakley 28/15

Manhattan Russell Salina 29/21 30/21 Topeka 30/22 30/23 Emporia 32/25

Great Bend 32/23 Dodge City 37/25

Kansas City 32/26 Lawrence Kansas City 30/23 32/23

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Hutchinson 31/24 Wichita Pratt 34/27 36/28

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Lincoln 22/15

Coffeyville Joplin 41/30 42/31

Springfield 40/29

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LAWRENCE ALMANAC Through 8 p.m. Thursday.

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Today Sat. Today Sat. Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Atchison 28 21 c 35 22 pc Independence 40 30 pc 54 39 pc Belton 33 25 c 40 31 pc Fort Riley 28 21 c 36 23 pc Burlington 34 26 c 46 33 pc Olathe 32 25 c 40 31 pc Coffeyville 41 30 pc 56 40 pc Osage Beach 39 27 c 47 35 pc Concordia 28 18 c 32 23 pc Osage City 32 24 c 39 29 pc Dodge City 37 25 pc 48 29 pc Ottawa 31 25 c 40 29 pc Holton 28 23 c 37 26 pc Wichita 34 27 pc 47 35 pc Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

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Today Sat. Today Sat. Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Albuquerque 56 32 pc 60 33 pc Memphis 48 36 pc 61 57 s Anchorage 38 7 sf 18 2 s Miami 81 65 s 81 67 pc Atlanta 68 39 sh 66 51 s Milwaukee 24 13 c 27 20 sn Austin 70 42 pc 75 62 sh Minneapolis 14 -5 sf 15 3 sn Baltimore 59 28 r 46 29 pc Nashville 50 31 pc 61 50 s Birmingham 62 38 pc 70 55 s New Orleans 74 54 pc 71 62 s Boise 35 13 sf 31 17 pc New York 50 28 r 38 29 pc Boston 48 19 r 29 18 pc Omaha 22 12 sn 27 15 sn Buffalo 32 10 sn 24 21 sn Orlando 80 60 pc 82 58 pc Cheyenne 24 10 sn 36 23 pc Philadelphia 56 27 r 39 31 pc Chicago 28 16 c 30 24 sn Phoenix 68 49 pc 66 43 r Cincinnati 38 25 c 46 36 pc Pittsburgh 39 19 r 36 28 c Cleveland 30 15 sn 28 25 sn Portland, ME 34 12 sn 24 8 pc Dallas 60 47 pc 77 60 pc Portland, OR 33 18 pc 36 32 s Denver 34 21 c 44 23 pc Reno 34 15 sn 24 9 sf Des Moines 24 12 sn 27 15 sn Richmond 66 32 r 51 37 pc Detroit 28 13 sn 26 20 sn Sacramento 48 28 r 47 27 pc El Paso 69 41 s 72 48 s St. Louis 38 28 c 46 36 pc Fairbanks 30 -14 sn -1 -36 pc Salt Lake City 46 25 sn 39 25 sf Honolulu 80 66 t 80 66 pc San Diego 60 53 pc 56 44 r Houston 75 52 pc 74 63 sh San Francisco 46 36 sh 50 37 pc Indianapolis 36 25 c 42 34 c Seattle 32 20 pc 36 33 s Kansas City 30 23 c 38 28 pc Spokane 12 -4 pc 19 12 s Las Vegas 60 45 pc 56 35 sh Tucson 70 41 pc 73 45 c Little Rock 52 35 pc 63 54 pc Tulsa 44 35 pc 64 50 pc Los Angeles 60 48 r 52 40 t Wash., DC 58 31 r 45 36 pc National extremes yesterday for the 48 contiguous states High: McAllen, TX 97° Low: Wolf Point, MT -23°

WEATHER HISTORY On Feb. 25, 1934, a storm centered in the Carolinas brought killer tornadoes to Georgia and Alabama while dumping up to 9 inches of snow from Richmond, Va., to Philadelphia, Pa.

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Strip club denied in Jefferson County MERIDEN — Officials in a northeast Kansas county say a controversial strip club will not be allowed to open in their area.

The Jefferson County Commission voted Wednesday night to deny a permit for the strip club on the outskirts of Meriden.

The proposed site of the restaurant, bar and strip club also is less than 1,000 feet from Jefferson West High School.

Hundreds of people had turned out at earlier meetings to object to the proposal from Lawrence developer Zach Snyder.

Commissioner Roy Dunnaway says the proposed site along a busy highway was the main reason for denying the permit. He said that the area along Kansas 4 has a high accident and fatality rate, in part because it has several ramps that drivers find confusing.

Doctor gets his wings Dr. Roger Dreiling, director of cardiology at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, received his private pilot license on Jan. 18.

Dreiling’s brother, Steve, also learned to fly at the Lawrence Airport in 1967, 44 years earlier. Nelson Krueger was the flight instructor for both of the brothers’ initial flight instruction. Hetrick Air Services submitted the photo.

Red Dog’s Dog Days winter workout, 6 a.m., Allen Fieldhouse, Enter through the southeast doors and meet on the southeast corner of the second floor.

Engineering Expo: A Century Celebration, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Eaton Hall, 1520 W. 15th St. New Horizons Band, 4:30 p.m., Presbyterian Manor, 1429 Kasold Drive.

Public reception for “Art Before Noon,” 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. The Gloves, EXTRAordinary, matinee show, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.

Opening reception for “Higher,” recent drawings by Michael Krueger, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Wonder Fair, , 803 1/2 Mass., L.A. Fahy, 7 p.m., Cutters Smokehouse, 218 E. 20th St.,Eudora.

Open mic poetry night at The Mirth Café, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., 745 N.H. Sissy Spaceship, Austerity Measures, Gibber Jabber, 7 p.m. The Salt Mine, 301 Ames St., Baldwin City.

Public reading of “The Way Down Story,” 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H. Faculty Recital Series: James Higdon, organ, “The Complete Works of Jehan Alain on the 100th Anniversary of the Composer’s Birth Part II,” 7:30 p.m., Bales Recital Hall.

“The Beaux’ Stratagem” by George Farquhar, adapted by Thornton Wilder and Ken Ludwig, directed by John Staniunas, 7:30 p.m., Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive.

“Opus,” 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 1501 N.H..

Dead Commuter, Coventry Sacrifice, Pizza Party, Dismantle, 8 p.m., The Bottleneck, 727 N.H. Retro Dance Party, 9 p.m., Wilde’s Chateau 24, 2412 Iowa Disco Disco with DJ ParLe and the RevolveR, 9 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass.

Tangent Arc CD Release Show with The Caves, 9 p.m., Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass.

Mouth, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.

Winter formal with Red Kate, Dream Wolf, 10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.

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Red Dog’s Dog Days winter workout, 7:30 a.m., meet in the parking lot behind KizerCummings Jewelry at Ninth and Vermont streets.

Engineering Expo: A Century Celebration, 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Eaton Hall, 1520 W. 15th St. Friends of the Lawrence Public Library Volunteer Fair, 10 a.m. to noon, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. Kaw Valley Seeds Project second annual fair, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Douglas County Fairgrounds, Building 21, 2110 Harper St. “Meet Your Legislator” Event with Sen. Tom Holland, 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., Eudora Township Fire Station, 310 W. 20th St., Eudora.

H.G. Wells’ “The Time Machine,” KU Theatre for Young People production, 10:30 a.m., William Inge Memorial Theatre, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive.

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The Club with DJ ParLé, 10 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass.

27 SUNDAY

Robert Earl Keen Robert Earl Keen brings his signature brand of country to the Granada, 1020 Mass., tonight starting at 9 p.m. For years Keen has fashioned earthy, story songs grounded in everyday life and Keen’s own unique vocals. The Texas singer has toured steadily in support of his 2009 album, “The Rose Hotel.”

Keen is joined the Josh Abbott Band in support of their new album, “We’re Gonna Set the World on Fire.” Tickets to the show are $25. Doors open at 8 p.m. The show is all ages.

I, 10:30 a.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss.

Read Across America Event, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Douglas County Bank branch at Sixth Street and Folks Road.

KU School of Music Visiting Artists: VAS PEN Trio, 2 p.m., 130 Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive.

Americana Music Academy Saturday Jam, 3 p.m., Americana Music Academy, 1419 Mass.

Ham-N-Beans Supper and Taco Bar, with craft bazaar, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Worden United Methodist Church, 298 E. 900 Road Joshua Radin, Cary Brothers and Laura Jansen, doors open at 7 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Mass.

Josh Vowell, 7 p.m., Johnny’s West, 721 Wakarusa.

Bach Aria Soloists present “Night of Tango,” 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H. “Opus,” 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 1501 N.H. Public reading of “Wood Bones,” 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H. “The Beaux’ Stratagem” by George Farquhar, adapted by Thornton Wilder and Ken Ludwig, directed by John Staniunas, 7:30 p.m., Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive.

Lawrence Jewish Film Festival, “Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg,” 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Jewish Community Center, 917 Highland Drive.

Seafarer, Colony Collapse, Anniversaire, 8 p.m., The Bottleneck, 727 N.H. Arnie Johnson & The Midnight Special, 8 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, 2206 E. 23rd St. Karaoke at T’s, 9 p.m., Henry T’s, 3520 W Sixth St. Ben Kress and Friends, 9:30 p.m., Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass.

Quiet Corral with Think Like Computers, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.

Meadowlark Music Together’s Open-House-Song-FestFood-Drive, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1330 Kasold Drive.

Bleeding Kansas 2011 Lecture Series, “The Politics of the English Bill: A Disingenuous Compromise at Statehood,” by Elliott Schimmel, Instructor of History and Chair of the Social Science Division, Metropolitan Community College-Longview, Lee’s Summit, Mo., 2 p.m., Constitution Hall, 319 Elmore St., Lecompton.

H.G. Wells’ “The Time Machine,” KU Theatre for Young People production, 2:30 p.m., William Inge Memorial Theatre, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive.

“Opus,” 2:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 1501 N.H. Visiting Artist Series: Julia Heinen, clarinet, 2:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, 1530 Murphy Drive.

Lawrence Jewish Film Festival, “A Journey of Spirit,” 3 p.m., Lawrence Jewish Community Center, 917 Highland Drive.

Ham and Bean Dinner, 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., University Community of Christ, 1900 University Drive.

Instrumental Collegium Musicum, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, 1530 Murphy Drive.

Texas Hold’em Tournament, free entry, weekly prizes, 8 p.m., The Casbah, 803 Mass.

Smackdown! trivia, 8 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H. Lehnen, Actors and Actresses, Elevator Action, 9 p.m., Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass.

Speakeasy Sunday: A variety show and jam session hosted by Dumptruck Butterlips, 10 p.m., the Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.

Karaoke Sunday, 11 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.

28 MONDAY

WAW Club, will talk about the William Allen White Award nominees, sixth- through eighth-grade list, have snacks and vote on favorite book.

4:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. Peace Corps presents Returned Volunteer Panel, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Kansas Union, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd.

Talk for Healthy Lifestyle Week, with Dove Model Stacy Nadeau, 7 p.m., Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd.

Shadows of Minidoka program: Film, “Cats of Mirikitani” followed by a discussion with director Linda Hattendorf and Roger Shimomura, 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H. Super Nerd Night!, 7 p.m., Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass.

Film Screening: “The Yes Men Fix the World,” 7 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Mass.

Faculty Recital Series: Eric Stomberg, bassoon, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, 1530 Murphy Drive.

Mudstomp Monday, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass.

Karaoke Idol! with “Pajama Party” theme, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.

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Come see the good folks at Lawrence Hearing Aid Center today.”

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FOOTBALL: Free State grad Christian Ballard looking to turn heads today at NFL combine. 4B

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BIG EAST UPSET Jae Crowder and Marquette held off No. 14 UConn, which played without coach Jim Calhoun.

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CITY SHOWDOWN

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Dennings overcome, inspire Lawrence High sophomore Andrew Denning carried 10 more pounds than a year ago with him on Thursday’s van ride to Wichita for the state wrestling tournament, but his mind felt 10 tons lighter.

A year later, Denning looked back after Wednesday’s practice on a frightening period in his life. Four days after shocking the area wrestling community by winning the 6A regional title at 135 pounds in 2010, Denning Denning was riding high when the fathers of a pair of his wrestling friends showed up at practice and told him they needed to talk to him in the coaches’ office.

The conversation centered on Denning’s father, Darin, the man who started teaching his son the nuances of wrestling at age 5, the father who never had missed one of his son’s tournaments.

During that conversation, Andrew was reassured that everything was going to be fine, that he had nothing to worry about, and that his father was being life-flighted to St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., for double-bypass heart surgery.

No matter how many times he was told his father’s life was not in danger, Andrew’s 14-yearold ears kept hearing the same two-word combinations looping in his head like a bad jingle that can’t be muted: “Life-flighted.”

“Heart surgery.” “Doublebypass.”

“I was very worried,” Denning said. “It scared me, scared everybody. The doctor said it was just a routine surgery, but to us, it felt like it was the end of the world.”

As it turned out, for Darin it was more of a beginning. He said he has lost 60 pounds, eats a far more nutritious diet and hits the gym four days a week now.

“From my faith, to my health, to my family, it’s made a big change, all for the better,” Darin said. “The doctors saved my life, and I had to make those changes. I told Andrew I wasn’t going to miss this again. I promised him.”

He’ll be heard loudly and clearly during his son’s matches this weekend.

Darin had gone in for his yearly physical, one test led to another, and he was sent to a cardiologist, who found he had 98-percent blockage in his main aorta, 96 percent in another. He remembers the words he told the doctor: “You’ve got to be kidding me. Let it be Monday.

Give me this weekend.” And what the doctor told him: “No, sir. You won’t make it that long.”

He had the surgery Thursday morning, and that afternoon Andrew was on a bus ride to Wichita.

The team stayed in a hotel, two wrestlers to a room. The boys shared one key, the coaches took the other for bed checks. Past midnight, Randy Streeter, an assistant to coach Pat Naughton, keyed the door of the room Denning shared with classmate Hunter Haralson.

Go west, young men

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FREE STATE FANS LOOK ON AS FSHS COACH CHUCK LAW PACES the sideline in the first City Showdown of the season on Jan. 25 at Lawrence High. The Firebirds won, 61-60. The teams will meet again at 7:30 tonight at Free State.

Lions, Firebirds clash for part II tonight at Free State

By Ben Ward Journal-World Sports Writer

If the last-second, 61-60 loss to Free State High in the first meeting this year weren’t tough enough to digest, the Lawrence High boys basketball team had a bitter reminder the following Monday.

As the Lions readied for practice, they noticed something odd on the court.

A few splotches of green body paint lingered on the hardwood, evoking a flurry of memories from the waning moments of Jan. 25’s thrilling matchup.

The hook shot off the hand of Georgi Funtarov that put FSHS on top with six seconds to play. Right before time expired, the floater from LHS junior Logan Henrichs that danced around the rim before falling harmlessly to the floor as a blur of elated Firebird fans stormed the court.

quite like the loss to the Firebirds (11-8).

“We’ve circled this date,” said LHS senior Trent of LHS BOYS Edwards tonight’s AT FSHS matchup, which is set for a 7:30 When: 7:30 tipoff at Free tonight State. The girls Where: Free State game is set for 6 p.m.

High “We’ve been Records: LHS 7-12; ready for this day FSHS 11-8 … minutes after we lost that last game. We’re ready to go.”

No one on either side denied the heated rivalry.

But the players — like LHS junLAWRENCE HIGH COACH MIKE LEWIS INSTRUCTS his players during a ior KJ Pritchard and FSHS senior timeout in the fourth quarter against Free State on Jan. 25 at LHS. Evan Manning — have played against each other for years, be it “It happened so fast,” LHS sen- have lost a few games in the final in either gym or at the various ior Garrett Wagner said. minute.

Please see SHOWDOWN, page 4B This season, the Lions (7-12) None of the close defeats stung

KANSAS MEN’S BASKETBALL

Robinson touched by flourishing support

By Gary Bedore gbedore@ljworld.com

Robinson talks to sister Jayla daily

No matter how busy he is on a given day, Kansas University sophomore power forward Thomas Robinson makes time for the most special person in his life — his 7-year-old sister, Jayla Paris.

“I talk to her every day,” Robin-

son said Thursday. “She is my biggest fan right now.”

Happy and healthy, Jayla has been living with her dad in Washington, D.C., since the death of Lisa Robinson, Jayla and Thomas’ mom, on Jan. 21.

“I’ll get to see her when the season is over,” D.C. native Thomas Robinson said, breaking into a wide smile before relating

a cute story about a recent cellphone call to his sis.

“She told me she had a Valentine. I don’t know if I like that,” ever-protective big brother Thomas said.

Who’s his Valentine?

“I don’t have one,” he said.

He does have plenty of friends who have supported him the past several weeks.

Robinson’s mailbox at the KU basketball office overflows with letters and postcards every day.

He’s also received posters from schools and businesses — full of personal messages from fans designed to boost Thomas’ spirits.

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Guard Johnson changes mind-set in starting role

By Jesse Newell jnewell@ljworld.com

For most of this season, Kansas sophomore Elijah Johnson has entered games from the bench — a role he says is difficult to master.

He used an analogy Thursday to explain.

Please see KEEGAN, page 4B “It’s just like a stepchild,” John-

son said with a grin. “You’ve got your kids, then a stepchild is going to try to come and blend in, but your kids just know how to do it and go with the flow.”

As a starter in Monday’s 92-65 victory over Oklahoma State, Johnson said he experienced a different comfort level. Instead of trying to adjust to the game’s tempo, he was helping to set it.

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“I feel like right off the bat, I’m on the same page as everybody,” Johnson said. “I don’t have to come into the game and try to find out what page they’re on.”

The sophomore will get another chance to start Saturday, as KU coach Bill Self confirmed Thursday that Johnson would be in the starting lineup against Oklahoma.

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Though Johnson had 15 points, three assists and two turnovers in 30 minutes against OSU, Self said that he was most pleased with the guard’s defensive effort against guard Keiton Page, who finished just 2-for-11 from the floor with eight points.

After watching the tape, Self

Johnson will start

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TODAY • Swimming at Big 12 championships, Austin, Texas • Softball vs. Minnesota (noon), UNC Greensboro (4:30 p.m.) at Greensboro, N.C. • Tennis vs. UT Arlington, 2 p.m.

• Track at Big 12 Indoor SATURDAY • Softball vs. Moorehead State (10 a.m.), TBD (TBA) at Greensboro, N.C. • Baseball vs. Saint Louis, approx. 2:45 p.m.

• Men’s basketball at Oklahoma, 3 p.m.

• Women’s basketball vs. Nebraska, 7 p.m.

• Swimming at Big 12 championships, Austin, Texas • Track at Big 12 Indoor, Lincoln, Neb. • Men’s golf at Wyoming Desert Classic

Big men — but not big names — traded The Associated Press

Big bodies replaced big names on the final day of the NBA’s trading season.

Boston traded starting center Kendrick Perkins, while Hasheem Thabeet, Nenad Krstic, Joel Przybilla and Nazr Mohammed were some other men in the middle who were dealt Thursday before the 3 p.m. EST deadline.

Baron Davis and Gerald Wallace were among the former All-Stars who moved on a busy day that featured plenty of action but no blockbusters like the ones that

landed Carmelo Anthony in New York and Deron Williams in New Jersey earlier in the week.

The Celtics traded Perkins, their starting center who had recently returned from a knee injury sustained in Game 6 of the NBA finals, along with Nate Robinson to Oklahoma City for Jeff Green, Krstic, a future first-round draft pick and cash.

Boston also dealt backup big man Semih Erden and reserve swingman Marquis Daniels.

The Celtics get back Green, the power forward they drafted at No. 5 in 2007 but traded to Seattle in

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St. Louis ace Wainwright out for year The Associated Press

Adam Wainwright’s season is over before it started.

The St. Louis Cardinals ace learned Thursday that he will need surgery to replace a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow, an injury that usually take at least a year from which to recover.

“That’s a big guy to miss,” teammate Kyle Lohse said in Jupiter, Fla. “We still got to go out there and play. Nobody is going to feel sorry for us. We still have to go out there and do our jobs.”

The 29-year-old right-hander experienced soreness toward the end of last season and didn’t pitch in September. He threw to the Cardinals’ top hitter in batting practice Monday and was set to start his team’s spring training opener, then felt soreness the following day and was sent back to St. Louis on Wednesday for an examination.

Lewis Yocum then gave a second opinion to Wainwright, who won 19 games Wainwright in 2009 and 20 last year to earn a second-place finish in NL Cy Young Award voting.

St. Louis will search for a fifth starter to go along with Chris Carpenter, Lohse, Jaime Garcia and Jake Westbrook.

“You’re losing an ace,” Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said. “It’s not something you can replace overnight. I would also say we have four quality pitchers. It’s not exactly like we have no bullets left.”

In Glendale, Ariz., pitcher Vicente Padilla is expected to return to the Dodgers’ spring training facility after having surgery on his right arm in Los Angeles.

Doctors freed up a nerve that was trapped by a muscle. Dodgers manager Don Mattingly says Padilla faces three to four weeks of rehabilitation.

Neither Mattingly nor Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti had a timetable for when Padilla, a projected reliever, would be ready to go to work.

In Lakeland, Fla., Miguel Cabrera arrived at spring training for the first time since he was arrested last week on suspicion of drunken driving. He promptly apologized as Major League Baseball said he will undergo treatment set up by doctors administered by management and its players’ union.

The 27-year-old was arrested Feb. 16 on suspicion of driving under the influence and resisting an officer without violence, both misdemeanors. He is set to be arraigned on March 16.

“I am very sorry for what I have done,” Cabrera said through a translator. “I have worked hard for a period of time and I hope everyone forgives me. All I ask for is forgiveness.”

In Surprise, Ariz., Texas Rangers pitcher Brandon Webb threw 60-65 pitches off flat ground during a 17-minute session. Texas manager Ron Washington said the “ball was coming out of his hand real good.”

The Rangers decided they wanted the right-hander to build up arm strength before getting back on a mound after his short bullpen session during the first workout a week ago. The former NL Cy Young Award winner hasn’t pitched in a majorleague game since the 2009 opener for Arizona because of shoulder surgery.

In Scottsdale, Ariz., the Colorado Rockies decided to be careful with right-hander Aaron Cook, who has missed three days of pitching and will miss his first scheduled start of spring training due to continued setbacks from tightness in his shoulder and a bout with a stomach ailment.

Cook entered spring training as Colorado’s No. 3 starter behind Ubaldo Jimenez and Jorge De La Rosa.

In Sarasota, Fla., Baltimore Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts missed a second straight day of spring training workouts because of a stiff neck.

the deal for Ray Allen. But with Perkins gone, and Shaquille O’Neal and Jermaine O’Neal battling injuries most of the season, interior defense is now a question mark for a team that appeared to have loaded up on it this season for a potential advantage against Miami.

Wallace was an All-Star last season, but is owed about $21 million over the next two years, so the cost-cutting Bobcats have been shopping him. He’ll try to help the Trail Blazers reach the postseason.

Davis and an unprotected 2011

first-round draft pick went from the Los Angeles Clippers to Cleveland for Mo Williams and forward Jamario Moon.

Aaron Brooks’ tumultuous season in Houston, where he was suspended a game for leaving the court early, ended when he was dealt to Phoenix for Goran Dragic and a first-round pick.

Detroit wanted to deal Richard Hamilton and the $20 million he’s guaranteed to make over the next two seasons, but couldn’t make a win-win trade with a team that wanted the three-time All-Star and 2004 NBA champion.

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TODAY • Girls basketball vs. LHS, 6 p.m.

• Boys basketball vs. LHS, 7:30 p.m.

• Wrestling at state, Wichita Intrust Bank Arena SATURDAY • Wrestling at state, Wichita Intrust Bank Arena • Bowling at regionals at Topeka Westridge Lanes

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Young Fowler ousts Mickelson at Match Play MARANA, ARIZ. — In a Match Play Championship with a youthful complexion, Rickie Fowler was dressed in matching pink shoes and shirt when he walked onto the driving range and past his opponent, Phil Mickelson, who looked him up and down and smiled.

Sophia has some shoes like that,” Mickel“S son said, referring to his 9-year-old daughter.

“She wears them to her dance class.”

Mickelson has become somewhat of a mentor to Fowler, so the kid knew what was coming.

Once they got onto the course, Fowler was hotter than his choice of color at Dove Mountain.

Fowler was 8-under par when their match ended on the 13th hole, a 6-and-5 win that sent Mickelson to his worst loss ever in this fickle tournament.

“I love guys like Phil. In a way, he’s taken me under his wing a bit,” Fowler said. “I love watching him play. I love playing with him.

And obviously, it was huge for me going out there and getting the job done today.”

Fowler was 5 under over the last four holes, which included a chip-in for birdie from behind the 10th green and a pair of eagles, the last one with a 4-iron from 232 yards that landed just beyond a ridge and rolled so close that Mickelson conceded the putt.

“He doesn’t really have a weakness,” Mickelson said. “He really is a complete player, and he put it together today.”

Equally impressive was Italy’s teen sensation, 17-year-old Matteo Manassero, who hit a 6-iron to four feet on the 17th hole and closed out Charl Schwartzel of South Africa to advance. Jason Day, a 23-year-old Australian, played like a veteran of match play the way he toyed with Paul Casey in a 4-and-2 victory.

Of the final 16 players left at the Accenture Match Play Championship, eight are under 30.

That includes Nick Watney, who steadied his emotions over the last three holes to knock out top-ranked Lee Westwood.

GOLF Toms shares Mayakoba lead PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO — David Toms got off to a good start in a bid for his first PGA Tour victory in more than five years, shooting a 5-under 66 on Thursday for a share of the first-round lead in the Mayakoba Golf Classic.

On a partly cloudy day with temperatures in the lows 80s, the wind gusted to 25 mph on the Greg Norman-designed El Camaleon course on the Caribbean coast.

“Overall just a good day,” the 44-year-old Toms said. “I kept the ball in play, picked my spots when to be aggressive.”

Andres Gonzales, Mark Hensby and Kyle Stanley also opened with 66s.

Defending champion Cameron Beckman was a stroke back along with Kent Jones, Briny Baird, Chris Tidland, Alexandre Rocha and Sunghoon Kang.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL UT closes off spring drills AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas coach Mack Brown is keeping his rebuilding project private — for now.

The Longhorns began spring practice Thursday with five new assistant coaches after last season’s disastrous 5-7 finish. Brown is keeping all of spring drills closed to the public and media until the annual team scrimmage on April 3.

Brown has closed most of his team practices for several years, but said he decided to close them all this year because he doesn’t want any distractions for himself, his players and his staff.

USC hires ex-NU assistant LOS ANGELES — Longtime Nebraska assistant Ted Gilmore is Southern California’s new receivers coach.

USC head coach Lane Kiffin announced the hiring Thursday.

The 43-year-old Gilmore spent the past six seasons as Nebraska’s receivers coach, and the past four as the Huskers’ recruiting coordinator. He also was an assistant head coach, but was dumped by coach Bo Pelini in a staff shake-up last week.

NFL Sides make ‘some progress’ WASHINGTON — Just as many expected would happen all along, labor negotiations between the NFL and the players’ union are heading right down to the wire — and possibly beyond.

In the first real indication of what’s been going on behind closed doors, the federal mediator overseeing talks said Thursday the two sides made “some progress” during more than 40 hours spread over seven consecutive days of face-to-face meetings, but “very strong differences remain.”

The league and union will resume mediation Tuesday, less than 72 hours before the old collective bargaining agreement is set to expire.

If there’s no new deal in place by the end of next Thursday, the union thinks owners will move to lock out players, threatening the 2011 season. The NFL has said, however, that the deadline could be extended.

George Cohen, director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, released a statement shortly before noon Thursday, his first public comments since he began working with Commissioner Roger Goodell, NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith and their negotiating teams last week.

“At bottom, some progress was made,” Cohen said, “but very strong differences remain on the all-important core issues that separate the parties.”

While Cohen did not name those issues, the biggest sticking point all along has been how to divide about $9 billion in annual revenues.

Among the other significant topics in negotiations: a rookie wage scale; the owners’ push to expand the regular season from 16 games to 18 while reducing the preseason by two games; and benefits for retired players.

‘Pacman’ gets probation LAS VEGAS — Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones was sentenced Thursday to probation and 200 hours of community service under a plea deal for his role in a 2007 strip-club melee in Las Vegas.

Clark County courts spokeswoman Mary Ann Price said Jones received a suspended sentence and was also ordered to receive anger management counseling. The sentence requires Jones to undergo random drug testing.

The shooting during the NBA’s All-Star weekend left a Minxx strip club employee paralyzed and two others wounded, prosecutors said.

Ryan guarantees title for Jets INDIANAPOLIS — New York Jets coach Rex Ryan has guaranteed a Super Bowl win next season.

The Jets reached the AFC championship came the past two years, something Ryan mentioned more than once while speaking to reporters Thursday at the NFL Scouting Combine.

Ryan says his team made major strides last season, winning playoff games at Indianapolis and New England before losing at Pittsburgh.

He believes it is natural to expect the Jets to take the next step.

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TODAY • Girls basketball at Free State, 6 p.m.

• Boys basketball at Free State, 7:30 p.m.

• Wrestling at state, Wichita Intrust Bank Arena SATURDAY • Wrestling at state, Wichita Intrust Bank Arena • Bowling at regionals at Topeka Westridge Lanes

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C-USA rebukes UTEP’s Floyd The Associated Press

First-year UTEP coach Tim Floyd was reprimanded by the Conference USA commissioner Thursday after an oncourt outburst that got him ejected and then escorted off the court by a police officer during his team’s loss at East Carolina.

The Miners (20-8, 8-5 CUSA) were whistled for 27 fouls and five technicals in the 83-76 loss at noisy Minges Coliseum in Greenville, N.C., on Wednesday night. The Pirates (14-13, 6-7) went 35for-45 from the free-throw line.

Floyd started screaming at one of the officials early in the second half, and when he earned his first technical, he stormed onto the court and confronted one of the referees. Eventually, a police officer stationed at courtside intervened and led Floyd to the locker room.

League commissioner Britton Banowsky said he talked to Floyd and UTEP athletics director Bob Stull on Thursday before issuing the reprimand.

“When a coach is ejected, I expect them to leave the floor,” Banowsky said in a statement. “Coach Floyd’s actions were unacceptable. I have made our expectations clear going forward and do not expect this to happen again.”

Assistant coach Phil Johnson also received two technicals and was ejected, along with Floyd, with 18:48 left in the game.

Floyd was not immediately available for comment Thursday because the team was traveling back to El Paso from North Carolina. After the game, he said he wasn’t sure why he got the first technical.

“I was given a warning for having my foot out of the coaching box,” he said. “I haven’t got a technical all year long, so I went back to the bench. Next thing I know, I have a technical and I didn’t know why I got it.

“I was not upset with the officials at that point,” he said.

“I was coaching my team after the first one.”

Floyd continued to yell at the officials before the officer intervened.

“It has been my experience this year that I’ve had a lot of men come over to me and say, ’Coach, you need to get back in the box and let us work,”’ Floyd said. “I tend to do that.

I guess I probably reacted to that first technical, not really understanding why it was given. I probably earned the second one, but that’s part of the game.”

Senior guard Randy Culpepper, who led UTEP with 22 points in the loss, also received a technical in the final minute. Culpepper is the league’s third-leading scorer, averaging 19.6 points per game.

The loss was costly to the Miners, dropping them a game behind Southern Miss and UAB for first place in the conference standings with three to play. UTEP will host the Conference USA tournament at the Don Haskins Center, where the Miners are 15-2 this season.

The incident was Floyd’s first public misstep as the head coach at UTEP, where he worked as an assistant under Haskins from 1977-86. He had quietly worked under the radar in his first season with the Miners, building a fresh start after leaving Southern Cal under a cloud of scandal.

The Trojans made three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and had three straight 20-win seasons under Floyd, but he quit in 2009 after he was accused of giving $1,000 in cash to a middleman who helped steer O.J. Mayo to the school.

Floyd has denied the allegations while the school wound up banning itself from postseason play and throwing out the wins from Mayo’s lone season with the Trojans in 2007-08.

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Marquette clips UConn ————

Eagles get quality win in overtime The Associated Press

Marquette 74, No. 14 Connecticut 67, OT H A R T F O R D , C O N N . — Marquette’s players have heard over and over the last couple of weeks that they needed a quality road win to enhance their NCAA Tournament resume.

They got it.

Darius Johnson-Odom scored nine of his 17 points in overtime Thursday night to lead the Golden Eagles to a 7467 victory over No. 14 Connecticut, which played without coach Jim Calhoun on the bench.

“This was just another game,” Johnson-Odom said when asked about how big this game was coming in for the Golden Eagles. “I don’t know anything about our hopes for the tournament or whatnot.

All we can do is keep playing, finish the season out and see what happens at the end.”

Jimmy Butler added 16 points for the Golden Eagles (17-11, 8-7 Big East), who tied the game at 59 with 5.3 seconds left on a drive by Johnson-Odom.

“We definitely needed a quality road win, a road win period,” Butler said, referring to Marquette’s 0-6 road record against ranked teams coming in. “We needed a game when we were up and we could finish out a game and win it. We kept playing Marquette basketball and toughed it up and won it.”

Kemba Walker led the Huskies (20-7, 8-7) with 27 points, but the guard missed four shots and committed one turnover in the extra period.

Walker also committed two turnovers in the final 1:20 of regulation, the second with 10 seconds left that led to Johnson-Odom’s tying basket.

“We just wanted to get something up, get to the basket,” Walker said of the second turnover. “They were playing me tough and I turned it over. I was a little careless with the ball and they were able to take those turnovers and make them into baskets.”

It was the Huskies’ first game since the NCAA revealed its sanctions against the program over recruiting violations. Among the penalties was a suspension of Calhoun for next season’s first three Big East games. Calhoun was cited for failing to monitor and promote an atmosphere of compliance within his program.

Calhoun left the team Wednesday to be with his family in New Hampshire following the death of his sisterin-law on Monday.

This was the 15th game that associate head coach George Blaney replaced Calhoun on the bench, and Connecticut’s record in those games dropped to 7-8.

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Centenary, the last winless team in Div. I, ended its 33game losing streak Thursday night with a 73-60 victory over Western Illinois.

The Gentlemen (1-28) were within one loss of the tying

the Div. I record losing streak set by Sacramento State from 1997-99.

Maxx Nakwaasah had 24 points and 11 rebounds for Centenary, which last won on Feb. 6, 2010, beating IPFW, 8078. Western Illinois (7-21) has lost 11 straight games.

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UConn ultimately fell to Marquette, 74-67 in overtime, on Thursday in Hartford, Conn.

MARQUETTE (17-11) Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Butler 6-16 3-7 16, Otule 27 3-3 7, Johnson-Odom 7-16 3-4 17, Cadougan 22 0-0 5, Blue 1-4 5-6 7, Fulce 1-3 0-0 2, Buycks 411 3-5 13, Crowder 3-9 1-3 7, Gardner 0-1 0-0 0.

Totals 26-70 18-28 74.

CONNECTICUT (20-7) Coombs-McDaniel 2-6 0-0 5, Oriakhi 6-10 0-1 12, Okwandu 1-4 0-0 2, Lamb 4-11 0-0 8, Walker 10-27 5-6 27, Beverly 0-1 0-2 0, Giffey 4-6 0-0 9, Olander 0-0 0-0 0, Napier 0-4 0-0 0, Smith 1-8 1-2 4. Totals 28-77 6-11 67.

Halftime—Marquette 34-23.

End Of Regulation—Tied 59. 3-Point Goals—Marquette 4-20 (Buycks 2-6, Cadougan 1-1, Butler 1-2, Blue 0-1, Crowder 0-3, Johnson-Odom 0-7), Connecticut 5-22 (Walker 2-6, Giffey 1-2, Coombs-McDaniel 1-3, Smith 1-4, Beverly 0-1, Napier 0-3, Lamb 0-3). Fouled Out—None.

Rebounds—Marquette 43 (Crowder 11), Connecticut 57 (Oriakhi 15). Assists—Marquette 11 (Cadougan, Crowder, Johnson-Odom 3), Connecticut 14 (Lamb, Napier 3). Total Fouls— Marquette 17, Connecticut 19. A—14,622.

No. 4 Pittsburgh 71, West Virginia 58 PITTSBURGH — Lamar Patterson scored the first five points of the second half in sparking a decisive run that led Pittsburgh.

Nasir Robinson scored 15 to help Pitt (25-3, 13-2) take another step toward clinching the Big East conference title.

WEST VIRGINIA (17-10) Thoroughman 1-2 3-5 5, Jones 4-13 0-0 9, Flowers 0-4 0-0 0, Mazzulla 3-7 3-6 9, Bryant 2-10 2-2 8, Mitchell 5-11 8-8 22, Kilicli 1-1 0-1 2, Pepper 1-3 1-1 3. Totals 17-51 17-23 58.

PITTSBURGH (25-3) Brown 4-7 0-0 11, Robinson 6-8 3-7 15, McGhee 3-3 0-0 6, Gibbs 4-8 0-1 9, Wanamaker 3-9 5-6 11, Woodall 1-3 1-2 4, Taylor 1-2 0-0 2, Patterson 4-6 3-4 11, Richardson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 27-47 12-20 71.

Halftime—West Virginia 31-30. 3-Point Goals— West Virginia 7-15 (Mitchell 4-6, Bryant 2-4, Jones 1-2, Pepper 0-1, Flowers 0-2), Pittsburgh 514 (Brown 3-4, Woodall 1-2, Gibbs 1-5, Patterson 0-1, Wanamaker 0-2). Fouled Out—Brown, Kilicli.

Rebounds—West Virginia 30 (Mazzulla 6), Pittsburgh 33 (Wanamaker 7). Assists—West Virginia 11 (Mazzulla, Thoroughman 3), Pittsburgh 23 (Wanamaker 8). Total Fouls—West Virginia 20, Pittsburgh 23. Technical—Brown. A— 12,876.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas coach Rick Barnes says forward Alexis Wangmene’s suspension will end after Saturday’s game against Colorado.

Wangmene was arrested on a drunken-driving charge early Sunday morning and did not play in No. 5 Texas’ victory over Iowa State on Wednesday night. Barnes said Thursday that Wangmene was embarrassed and apologized to his teammates.

Wangmene has played in 27 games and is averaging 2.4 points and 2.4 rebounds for the Longhorns (24-4), who are in first place in the Big 12.

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WASHINGTON — Georgetown expects to have point guard Chris Wright back by the start of the NCAA Tournament after recent hand surgery, a person with knowledge of the situation said.

Wright had surgery Thursday on a broken bone in his nonshooting hand. He broke his left hand in a loss to Cincinnati on Wednesday.

The person familiar with the situation told the Associated Press that the Hoyas anticipate having Wright back in time for Georgetown’s first NCAA Tournament game in mid-March.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the school did not want to publicly commit to a specific timetable.

Southern California 65, No. 10 Arizona 57 LOS ANGELES — Nikola Vucevic had 25 points and 12 rebounds for USC. ARIZONA (23-5) Williams 3-11 2-2 8, Perry 3-6 6-8 12, Hill 1-2 00 3, Jones 3-12 1-2 9, Fogg 1-6 3-4 5, Parrom 4-7 1-2 10, Mayes 1-2 0-0 3, Lavender 0-2 0-0 0, Horne 3-5 0-0 7. Totals 19-53 13-18 57.

SOUTHERN CAL (16-12) Stepheson 3-6 6-7 12, Vucevic 9-17 7-7 25, Fontan 6-12 8-10 21, D. Smith 0-4 0-0 0, Simmons 1-3 1-2 3, Jones 2-7 0-1 4, Jackson 0-1 0-0 0.

Totals 21-50 22-27 65.

Halftime—Arizona 28-25. 3-Point Goals— Arizona 6-19 (Jones 2-5, Hill 1-1, Parrom 1-2, Mayes 1-2, Horne 1-2, Lavender 0-1, Perry 0-1, Fogg 0-2, Williams 0-3), Southern Cal 1-10 (Fontan 1-3, Jones 0-1, D. Smith 0-3, Vucevic 03). Fouled Out—Horne. Rebounds—Arizona 35 (Williams 11), Southern Cal 35 (Vucevic 12).

Assists—Arizona 2 (Jones, Parrom 1), Southern Cal 4 (Fontan 3). Total Fouls—Arizona 23, USC 16.

Technical—Southern Cal Bench. A—6,857.

No. 13 Florida 71, Georgia 62 GAINESVILLE , F LA . — Kenny Boynton scored 18 points, including three consecutive three-pointers in the second half that helped the Gators take control. Florida clinched at least a share of the Southeastern Conference’s Eastern Division.

GEORGIA (18-9) Thompkins 7-16 2-5 16, Price 3-4 1-1 7, Leslie 814 4-4 20, Ware 1-4 0-0 3, Robinson 4-9 0-0 9, V. Williams 0-0 0-0 0, D. Williams 1-1 0-0 2, Brantley 2-4 0-0 5. Totals 26-52 7-10 62.

FLORIDA (22-5) Tyus 5-10 2-2 12, Prather 0-1 0-0 0, Macklin 1-2 3-3 5, Boynton 5-14 5-6 18, Walker 5-13 3-5 15, Young 0-0 1-2 1, Wilbekin 2-3 0-0 4, Yeguete 0-0 0-0 0, Parsons 7-12 0-2 160. Totals 25-55 14-20 71.

Halftime—Georgia 33-26. 3-Point Goals— Georgia 3-13 (Robinson 1-3, Brantley 1-3, Ware 1-4, Leslie 0-1, Thompkins 0-2), Florida 7-20 (Boynton 3-7, Parsons 2-5, Walker 2-8).

Rebounds—Georgia 32 (Thompkins 7), Florida 30 (Macklin 8). Assists—Georgia 17 (Robinson 6), Florida 13 (Boynton 4). Total Fouls—Georgia 14, Florida 10. A—12,013.

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IOWA'S CHRISTIAN BALLARD (46) PROTECTS A KICK during a fieldgoal attempt against Michigan State in this photo from 2007. Ballard, a Free State High graduate, will take part in the NFL combine today in Indianapolis.

FSHS graduate Ballard set for NFL combine

By Matt Tait mtait@ljworld.com

Every year at the NFL combine in Indianapolis, there’s a player or two who wows the scouts by running a blazingfast, 40-yard dash time or turns in some kind freakish showing in the weight room.

Usually, it’s a lesser-known wide receiver or a running back whose guns match his wheels.

This year, that player could be one who calls Lawrence home.

University of Iowa defensive tackle Christian Ballard, a former Free State High standout and Lawrence native, will hit the combine today for the first of three days of sprinting, scoring, testing and talking that will determine his NFL future.

According to ESPN draft gurus Mel Kiper and Todd McShay, Ballard is among the top five or six defensive tackles available in this year’s draft. In one of Kiper’s mock drafts, Ballard was tapped as a first-round pick, No. 29 overall.

Those numbers are based largely on game film and Ballard’s stats. Once the combine is completed, the rankings take on a new look, and the fun will begin. Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz, one of Ballard’s biggest fans, said his former player’s performance at the combine could turn the onetime Firebird into one of the hottest commodities in the draft.

“It won’t hurt him, that’s for sure,” Ferentz told the Journal-World. “He’s a player that will benefit from going to the combine. He’s got very impressive measuarables, and, on top of that, the most important thing is the game tape. You watch him on film, you see him do a lot of things that are really impressive.”

During his four seasons at Iowa, of which he started for three-and-a-half, Ballard, 6foot-5, 297 pounds, amassed 152 tackles, 12.5 sacks and 21.5 tackles for loss. That included his monster junior year, in which he recorded 54 tackles and 9.5 sacks while helping lead Iowa to a victory in the Orange Bowl.

“I think he’s got a great future,” Ferentz said. “He had an outstanding career here.”

Ballard, a three-sport standout at Free State High, o r i g i n a l ly co m m i tte d to Kansas, but later backed out because of the opportunity to play tight end at Iowa. He started his Hawkeye career at his favorite position, but was moved to defense when Ferentz realized how disruptive his combination of size, strength and speed could be.

“He came here as a tight end. A 265-pound tight end,” Ferentz said. “And I think it would’ve been realistic (for him to play tight end). He’s one of those guys that could’ve played several different spots and played them very, very well.”

Now all Ballard has to do to ensure himself a chance of playing on the game’s biggest stage is run fast, jump high and flash his signature smile.

“He’s just a rare combination,” Ferentz said. “He’s got excellent size, very rare athleticism for that size, and he’s got a great personality and great demeanor.”

This year’s combine opened Wednesday. It will run through March 2. Ballard and the rest of the defensive tackles invited to this year’s event will begin their portion of the festivities today and wrap up Monday.

The first order of business at the combine is to put players through a series of off-thefield exams. Drug tests, physicals, body measurements, psychological tests, media interviews and, of course, the infamous Wonderlic intelligence test all will take place first.

After that, the athletes will get to flash their physical skills, all of which will be heavily observed — and scrutinized — by NFL coaches, scouts and team doctors.

Included among the physical drills are: bench-press tests, 10-, 20- and 40-yard dashes, vertical-jump tests, broadjump tests and agility drills such as the 20- and 60-yard shuttle drills and cone drills, which measure lateral quickness and body control.

BRIEFLY Bobcats cut Collins CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Former Kansas University point guard Sherron Collins on Thursday was cut by the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats. Forward Dominic McGuire also was waived on a day the team traded Gerald Wallace to Portland for Joel Przybilla, Dante Cunningham, Sean Marks and a conditional 2011 and a conditional 2013 first-round draft pick.

KU-Saint Louis baseball postponed Due to the winter weather, Kansas University’s baseball contest against Saint Louis scheduled for 3 p.m. today was postponed.

The teams will try to make up the game later in the weekend, but as of Thursday morning, no time has been set.

The game is part of the Jayhawk Classic at Hoglund Ballpark.

“Hunter was sound asleep,” Streeter said.

“Andrew was sitting on the end of his bed, too many thoughts, too many emotions.”

Streeter told him that things would turn out well, that his father would want him giving himself his best shot at a medal. In relating a personal story, Streeter let him know things could be much worse. Streeter shared that when he was a high school wrestler, he had lost his father in a car wreck at the beginning of one season.

To this day, Denning greatly appreciates that visit. Still, his racing mind kept sleep at bay.

Darin insisted from his hospital bed that his wife, Cris, go to Wichita on Friday to watch their son Andrew wrestle. Their daughter, Kaylee, a nursing student at Kansas University, stayed behind to be with her father.

“I told my wife there was

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parks around the city. They’re all at least familiar, if not friendly, with one another.

The mutual respect makes it an amiable rivalry, and that’s especially the case tonight.

FSHS coach Chuck Law and LHS coach Mike Lewis are teaming up for ‘Coaches for Cancer’ as part of an effort by coaches in the greater Kansas City area to raise more than $100,000 to battle the disease.

The Firebirds and Lions will accept donations at the gate and throughout the night.

Law specif ically chose

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fans of KU and other schools have been generous in supporting the Lisa Robinson Scholarship Fund — one that will pay for Jayla’s education.

No figures are yet available, but sources close to the situation have told the JournalWorld the fund — which has the NCAA’s blessing — is off to a great start.

“It makes me feel great. The people care so much for me and my family. It’s beyond words,” Robinson said.

The 6-foot-9, 237-pounder is happy to report he’s doing well both mentally and physically.

Recent surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee had him out just 10 days total. He missed three games in that span, returning to score six points and grab six boards while playing 10 minutes Monday against Oklahoma State.

“It’s ‘Cheddar,’ all ‘Cheddar’,” Robinson said, crediting

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said Johnson had only two defensive mistakes the whole KU will face Iowa at 2:30 game against Page — an p.m. Sunday. extremely low number. “(Elijah) made shots KU swimmers honored because he wasn’t worried Thirteen members of the about making shots. He Kansas University swimming played well because he wasn’t and diving team were named worried about screwing up,” to the first or second Academic Self said. “He was worried All-Big 12 teams this week. about guarding Page and First-team members: Joy being solid defensively. If you Bunting, Sarah Hettenbach, worry about the right things, Taylor Ilten, Monica Johanthen good things happen in nessen, Amanda Maez, other areas.”

Stephanie Payne, Alyssa PotJohnson said defense would ter, Brittany Potter, Cora Pow- remain his top priority Saturers and Rebecca Swank. day.

Second-team members: “I feel like if you focus on Brooke Brull, Shannon Garlie offense, you want it too bad, and Iuliia Kuzhil. and you just might be giddy,” Johnson said. “The first two or three mistakes might just Kickball tourney be a trend for the rest of the The Lawrence Phenix 14-U is night. So I just try to focus on putting on a fundraising kicksomething that is kind of hard ball tournament on March 26 to mess up with. Defense is at YSI Fields. pretty much hard to mess up The cost is $150 per team. if you’re in-tune.”

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no way he was going to be of right mind, and if he saw her down there, it would ease his pain, let him know I was going to be OK,” Darin said.

As a wrestler, 145 pounds of pure guts, Andrew inflicts more pain than he endures.

He carries a 27-5 record into the tournament and is ranked fourth in the state.

Last year, despite sleep deprivation, Denning was one victorious match away from being one of the six wrestlers in his weight class

to earn a medal. He won two of his four matches.

Denning is one of 10 LHS wrestlers who begin today competing in the two-day tournament. Ben Seybert and Cameron Magdaleno are the only seniors, which bodes well for Lawrence High joining schools such as Derby, Garden City, Goddard, Junction City and Manhattan in discussions about the state’s top Class 6A programs.

“If everybody wrestles the

way we’ve been practicing, we might be able to win a state title,” Denning said.

Regardless of how he and his team fare this weekend, his father, well known in the Perry-Lecompton area for the 10 years he devoted to instructing youth wrestling, already is as proud of him as a father can be of an athlete.

“I rode him, unfortunately, harder than every other kid in the room,” Darin said. “I told him I expected him to be the leader and set the pace out there. I didn’t have to have that conversation with him very long. He went out and did it. He’s pretty much a straight-A student, a quick learner.”

Then Darin paused and shifted to that wistful tone teachers tend to use when they note their pupils have surpassed them.

“If I’d get on a mat with my son right now, he’d tie me up in a pretzel,” Darin said.

“He’s far better than I ever was. He’d hurt me.”

Andrew will stick to facing wrestlers from his own generation. He’s more interested in making his father proud than taking him down.

tonight’s season finale as the venue for the event, saying he hoped that both fan bases would focus their energy toward rallying around the cause as opposed to being bitter or negative toward one another, which he said takes away from the game.

“People can blog about how generous they were for this great cause,” Law said.

The game has virtually no implication as far as substate rankings are concerned, as FSHS is locked in as the six seed, and Lawrence High will be either seventh or eighth.

With the first round of substate games starting Wednesday, though, both teams are eager to snap two-game losing streaks.

“You’d like to be playing your best basketball heading into sub-states,” Law said. “So it’s a big momentum game for postseason play as well.”

At Wednesday’s pre-practice shootaround, the Lions were loose and relaxed, joking as they hoisted jumpers and casually floated in layups.

“Our guys have done a good job of keeping things in perspective,” said Lewis, whose seniors Edwards, Jake Johnson, Ross Johnson and Wagner will play in their last City Showdown. “(They know) there are things we have control of and things we don’t.”

On the heels of a rough outing Tuesday, the Firebirds appeared a bit more locked in as they prepared for Senior

Night, where they’ll be without leading scorer Eric Watson, who partially tore his Achilles on Tuesday.

“No single person needs to feel like they need to carry the burden of Eric’s absence,” said Law, who said his team needs to step up and be aggressive against Lawrence’s 2-3 zone.

Watson will be forced to watch from the bench as Free State’s three other seniors — Manning, Alec Heline and Austin Hoag — play their final home game.

“To finish it off here against LHS, I can’t think of a greater time,” Manning said.

Added Law: “I wouldn’t be surprised at all if it comes down to the very last possession like it did last time.”

good thing,” said Robinson, who has also emerged as a media favorite with some quick, colorful one-liners of late.

“You cannot break me, man,” he said, practicing just eight days after surgery.

“Most of them are music quotes,” Robinson explained.

“I record them and remember them.”

Asked for another favorite saying, he responded: “Minor setback for a major comeback.”

Finally, the Morris twins’ adopted team motto, “Family Over Everything.”

“We’re family here, just like brothers,” Robinson said.

Robinson, at 3 p.m. Saturday in Norman, Okla., will play against somebody who is almost as close as a blood brother — Oklahoma’s Andrew Fitzgerald, who was a teammate of Robinson’s at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H. “He’s one of my closest friends,” Robinson said of the 6-8 sophomore from Baltimore who averages a teamleading 13.3 points for OU (1215 overall, 4-9 Big 12).

“He’s on a young team that’s hanging in there, still trying to get used to each other as a team. I tell him to keep playing hard and things will fall into place.”

Fitzgerald, who speaks to Robinson regularly, is just as supportive of his buddy.

“I try to be really positive with him,” Fitzgerald said Thursday. “He is a great kid. I told my mother (about Thomas’ mom), and she was heartbroken. My mother actually will be at the game Saturday. I’m going to try to make sure she says hi to Thomas.”

The two players form a mutual-admiration society.

“He’s so athletic and versatile. In high school, I saw him dunk on 7-footers,” Fitzgerald said. “He’s always adding things to his game.”

“He’s a very good midrange shooter, one of the best at it,” Robinson added of Fitzgerald. “He has a great work ethic. Of course I’d like to get bragging rights, but it’s not a personal thing.”

Noted Fitzgerald: “It’s not personal at all. We’ll both play as hard as we can in the game.”

LHS, FSHS OFF TO STATE TODAY WICHITA — Lawrence High’s wrestling team isn’t tiptoeing into unfamiliar territory when it makes its drive to Wichita for the state tournament this afternoon.

Instead, since the team has endured a schedule full of twoday hotel stays and championship matches under spotlights, coach Pat Naughton is confident his team will avoid any distractions.

His high expectations haven’t changed.

“We’re going down there to

DONATIONS To contribute to the Lisa Robinson Scholarship Fund, send donations to c/o SNR Denton, 1301 K Street NW, Suite 600, East Tower, Washington, DC 20005-3364. trainer Bill “Cheddar” Cowgill. “He got me back quick with rehab every day.

What he told me to do ... it worked. I didn’t want to sit out too long. That probably had a lot to do with it, too.”

KU coach Bill Self has been thrilled at Robinson’s quick recovery.

“He’s doing great. He’s an amazing guy,” Self said. “Mentally he’s close to 100 percent believing he’s healthy. Kneewise, he’s 90 percent. There’s another week he can go through some things where he’ll feel he has the same explosion as before.”

Self has referred to Robinson as “a stud” and “the best kid” — all sorts of superlatives — since mom’s death.

“I always want him (Self) to feel that way about me. It’s a

relaxed and also less winded.

“Sometimes, when you come off the bench, you have it rationalized in your mind that you’re more tired than you think you are, just because when it’s time to go to that scorer’s table to check in, you’ve got the butterflies and everything,” Johnson said.

“You go out there and you’re playing off the adrenaline, trying to keep up with the speed and trying to catch up.”

Though Monday was Johnson’s fourth career start, he said it had a different feel to it.

“If you ask me, this was my first start at Kansas,” Johnson said, “because it meant something, and coach actually needed me.”

The Las Vegas native said he’s done a bit of extra studying for the Oklahoma game, as he won’t have the luxury of watching the game from the bench for a few minutes before coming in.

One of the areas he’s working on is keeping his focus.

“I know when I concentrate, I tend to do stuff better,” Johnson said. “And that’s what the twins (teammates Marcus and Markieff Morris) have been on me a lot about lately:

win the whole thing, and it can’t be anything less than that,” Naughton said.

Ten Lions and six Free State High wrestlers qualified for state by placing in the top four at the regional tournament on Saturday at Olathe Northwest.

Matches start at 10 a.m. today at Hartman Arena in Wichita and continue until the championship matches Saturday afternoon.

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just concentrating, because everybody knows I can do it.” ●

Taylor still out: Self said Tyshawn Taylor would miss his second straight game on Saturday at Oklahoma (3 p.m., Noble Center). Taylor was suspended on Monday for violating team rules.

“I don’t think so. No,” Self said, asked if Taylor would play.

Asked how Taylor is holding up, Self said: “I haven’t asked him. We don’t talk about it because I don’t want him to handle it too great. He’s doing f ine. He cares. He knows he screwed up. He knows that (suspension) is part of it. He has no reason to feel any other way than OK.” ●

Self jokes, reflects: A native of Edmond, Okla., who played at Oklahoma State, Self was asked if he was recruited by OU. “No. They already had a slow white point guard,” Self joked. “No reason to have two on the roster. And I like Billy (Tubbs, former OU coach) a lot. I don’t think I fit Billy’s athletic pressing scheme.”

— KUsports.com online editor Jesse Newell can be reached at 832-6357.

Kansas swimming in fifth J-W Staff Reports

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Joy Bunting placed ninth in the 200-yard individual medley as Kansas University’s swimming and diving team earned 60 points to move within six points of fourth-place Nebraska on Day Two Thursday of the Big 12 Championships.

Bunting’s 2:00.70 matched a season-best and bettered her time at last year’s league meet (2:01.88) by over a second.

Finishing just a few places behind her teammate was sophomore Brooke Brull, 14th in 2:02.58.

KU’s 200-yard freestyle relay team of senior Amanda Maez, junior Abigail Anderson and sophomores Brooke Brull and Monica Johannessen gave the Jayhawks a season-best 1:32.50, good for fourth place. ● Results on page 5B

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BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS Thursday in Austin, Texas Team scores (through Day Two): Texas A&M 336, Texas 301.5, Missouri 212.5, Nebraska 128, Kansas 122, Iowa State 89.

200-yard freestyle relay — 1. Texas 1:28.15. 2.

Texas A&M 1:29.48. 3. Missouri 1:30.80. 4. Kansas (Maez, Anderson, Brull, Johannessen), 1:32.50. 5.

Nebraska 1:32.62. 6. Iowa State 1:34:60 500 freestyle — 1. Cammile Adams (Texas A&M) 4:39.14. 2. Sarah Henry (Texas A&M) 4:41.05. 3. Natalie Sacco (Texas) 4:46.03. 4.

Hannah Kinder (Texas) 4:47.57. 5. Mauree McLaine (Texas A&M) 4:47.67. 6. Alyssa Conner (Texas A&M) 4:48.23. 7. Leah Gingrich (Texas) 4:50.58. 8. Stephanie Rovig (Missouri) 4:51.26.

12. Morgan Sharp (Kansas) 4:49.63. 13. Rebecca Swank (Kansas) 4:49.99. 14. Malia Johnson (Kansas) 4:53.18. 16. Shannon Garlie (Kansas) 4:57.50.

200 individual medley — 1. Karlee Bispo (Texas) 1:55.15. 2. Lindsey King (Texas A&M) 1:57.98. 3. Laura Sogar (Texas) 1:58.23. 4. Erica Dittmer (Texas A&M) 1:58.43. 5. Melanie Dodds (Texas A&M) 1:59.50. 6. Dominique Bouchard (Missouri) 2:00.58. 7. Rita Medrano (Texas A&M) 2:00.78. 8. Anna Heller (Texas A&M) 2:00.98. 9.

Joy Bunting (Kansas) 2:00.70. 14. Brooke Brull (Kansas) 2:02.58.

50 free — 1. Kelsey Amundsen (Texas) 22.50. 2.

Maria Sommer (Texas A&M) 22.52. 2. Liliana Ibanez (Texas A&M) 22.52. 4. Bethany Adams (Texas) 22.54. 5. Ellen Lobb (Texas) 22.62. 6. Brie Powers (Texas) 22.77. 7. Cassie Cunningham (Missouri) 22.92. 8. Lisa Nathanson (Missouri) 23.29. 12. Monica Johannessen (Kansas) 23.40.

22. Amanda Maez (Kansas) 23.79.

BASEBALL National League WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with C Raudy Read, OF Randy Novas, LHP Joel Barrientos, LHP Brian Escolastico, LHP Hector Silvestre, RHP Anderson Martinez, RHP Gilberto Mendez, RHP Felix Moscat, C Pedro Severino, C Jorge Tillero, 1B Arialdi Peguero, SS Yewri Guillen, 3B Diomedes Eusebio, OF Juan de los Santos, OF Wilman Rodriguez and OF Dioncio Rosario on minor league contracts.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association BOSTON CELTICS—Traded F Luke Harangody and C Semih Erden to Cleveland for a 2013 second-round draft pick. Traded C Kendrick Perkins and G Nate Robinson to Oklahoma City for F Jeff Green, C Nenad Krstic, a 2012 first-round draft pick and cash.

CHARLOTTE BOBCATS—Traded F Gerald Wallace to Portland for C Joel Przybilla, F Dante Cunningham, F-C Sean Marks and a conditional 2011 and a conditional 2013 first-round draft pick. Waived G Sherron Collins and F Dominic McGuire.

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Traded G Mo Williams and F Jamario Moon to the L.A. Clippers for G Baron Davis and a 2011 first-round draft pick. Waived F Leon Powe.

HOUSTON ROCKETS—Traded G Aaron Brooks to Phoenix for G Goran Dragic and a future firstround draft pick. Traded F Shane Battier and G Ishmael Smith to Memphis for C Hasheem Thabeet, F DeMarre Carroll and a future firstround draft pick .

SACRAMENTO KINGS—Acquired G-F Marquis Daniels and cash considerations from Boston for a future draft pick.

FOOTBALL National Football League CAROLINA PANTHERS—Signed C Ryan Kalil to a one-year franchise tender.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed LS Jeremy Cain.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ATLANTA THRASHERS—Traded D Brent Sopel and RW Nigel Dawes to Montreal for C Ben Maxwell and a 2011 fourth-round draft pick.

Signed general manager Rick Dudley to a fouryear contract extension.

CALGARY FLAMES—Reassigned F Bryan Cameron to Victoria (ECHL).

CAROLINA HURRICANES—Acquired F Cory Stillman from the Florida Panthers for C Ryan Carter and a 2011 fifth-round draft pick.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Recalled D Nick Leddy from Rockford (AHL).

NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Recalled D Mark Katic from Bridgeport (AHL) on an emergency basis. Returned F Jesse Joensuu to Bridgeport.

OTTAWA SENATORS—Reassigned D Andre Benoit and F Jim O’Brien to Binghamton (AHL).

Claimed F Marek Svatos off waivers from Nashville. Traded F Alex Kovalev to Pittsburgh for a conditional 2011 seventh-round draft pick.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Traded G Dan Ellis to Anaheim for G Curtis McElhinney.

COLLEGE BIG SKY CONFERENCE—Named Megan Lobdell media relations director.

FURMAN—Named Rick Logo defensive line coach.

OKLAHOMA STATE—Suspended G Ray Penn indefinitely from the basketball team for failing to follow team policy.

UNLV—Named Robin Ross linebackers coach.

Penn St. 66, Northwestern 52 SIU-Edwardsville 84, Hannibal-LaGrange 55 South Dakota 99, N.J. Tech 84 Wis.-Green Bay 71, Youngstown St. 60 Wis.-Milwaukee 87, Cleveland St. 83 SOUTHWEST Arkansas St. 63, North Texas 47 Oral Roberts 92, IUPUI 74 FAR WEST California 81, Oregon 71 Long Beach St. 61, Cal Poly 55 Montana 85, Portland St. 84 N. Arizona 63, Sacramento St. 42 Oregon St. 87, Stanford 80 Pacific 57, UC Riverside 51 S. Utah 84, IPFW 66

Area College Men

Thursdayd at Olathe MIDAMERICA NAZARENE 83, BAKER 76 Baker highlights: Jaris Wommack 17 points.

Baker record: 12-17, 8-11 Heart of America Athletic Conference. Nazarene record: 13-16, 811 HAAC. Next for Baker: Saturday vs. Graceland Univ.

Big 12 Women

Conference W L 12 1 11 2 9 4 8 5 6 7 6 6 6 7 5 8 4 9 3 10 4 9 3 10

All Games W L 25 2 23 3 19 8 18 8 19 8 18 8 17 10 18 9 12 15 15 11 13 13 13 14

Baylor Texas A&M Oklahoma Kansas State Texas Tech Iowa State Texas Kansas Missouri Oklahoma State Colorado Nebraska Wednesday’s Games Baylor 75, Kansas State 48 Colorado 73, Oklahoma 68 Kansas 73, Oklahoma State 66 Saturday’s Games Colorado at Missouri, 4 p.m.

Oklahoma State at Texas Tech (FSN), 5 p.m.

Iowa State at Kansas State (MSN/Cox 22), 7 p.m.

Nebraska at Kansas (Sunflower), 7 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Texas A&M at Texas (FSN), 2 p.m.

Baylor at Oklahoma (ESPN), 4 p.m.

College Area Women

Big 12 Men

Conference W L 12 1 11 2 9 4 8 5 7 6 6 7 6 7 6 7 4 9 4 9 4 9 1 12

All Games W L 24 4 26 2 22 5 22 6 19 9 18 9 17 10 17 11 16 11 12 15 12 16 14 14

Texas Kansas Texas A&M Missouri Kansas State Nebraska Baylor Colorado Oklahoma State Oklahoma Texas Tech Iowa State Wednesday’s Games Colorado 71, Texas Tech 68 Texas A&M 61, Oklahoma 47 Missouri 77, Baylor 59 Kansas State 61, Nebraska 57 Saturday’s Games Missouri at Kansas State (ESPN), 11 a.m.

Nebraska at Iowa State (Big 12 Network), 12:30 p.m.

Texas Tech at Oklahoma State (Big 12 Network), 12:30 p.m.

Texas at Colorado (Big 12 Network), 2 p.m.

Kansas at Oklahoma (ESPN), 3 p.m.

Texas A&M at Baylor (ESPNU), 8 p.m.

Monday’s Game Kansas State at Texas (ESPN), 8 p.m.

College Men

EAST Boston U. 53, Binghamton 51 Fairleigh Dickinson 85, Sacred Heart 74 Long Island U. 94, Bryant 85 Marquette 74, Connecticut 67, OT Pittsburgh 71, West Virginia 58 Quinnipiac 64, Monmouth, N.J. 59 Robert Morris 65, Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 57 St. Francis, NY 75, Cent. Connecticut St. 65 St. Francis, Pa. 84, Wagner 78 SOUTH Appalachian St. 85, Coll. of Charleston 70 Austin Peay 65, E. Illinois 56 Belmont 75, Mercer 64 Centenary 73, W. Illinois 60 Davidson 83, Elon 75 ETSU 66, Campbell 59 Florida 71, Georgia 62 Florida Atlantic 77, Troy 60 Florida Gulf Coast 56, Jacksonville 55 Gardner-Webb 71, Radford 63 George Mason 67, Northeastern 61 Lipscomb 82, Kennesaw St. 67 Longwood 113, Columbia Union 84 Louisiana-Lafayette 58, Denver 52, OT Murray St. 70, Morehead St. 62 North Florida 80, Stetson 77 Old Dominion 75, James Madison 59 Savannah St. 103, Carver Bible 64 South Alabama 92, Ark.-Little Rock 79 Tenn.-Martin 78, E. Kentucky 70 Tennessee St. 57, SE Missouri 52 The Citadel 70, W. Carolina 62 UNC Asheville 76, High Point 62 UNC Greensboro 57, Georgia Southern 56 VMI 80, Presbyterian 74 W. Kentucky 80, Fla. International 73 Winthrop 61, Liberty 56 MIDWEST Kent St. 72, Buffalo 69 Loyola of Chicago 68, Valparaiso 48 Oakland, Mich. 103, UMKC 90

KCAA STATE

LHS highlights: Austin Twombley 18 points, Frank Brou 15 points, Sterling Fuller 9 points.

FSHS record: 9-8 (final record).

LHS record: 14-3.

SOPHOMORE GIRLS Thursday at Free State FREE STATE 35, LAWRENCE 31 FSHS highlights: Jessica Ferguson 6 points; Millie Shade 8 points; Maren Kahler 5 points, Jessica Babler 12 points; Lakeisha Wilson 4 points.

FSHS record: 9-6 (final record).

FRESHMAN BOYS Thursday at Free State FREE STATE 52, LAWRENCE 48 FSHS highlights: Blake Winslow 16 points, Keith Loneker 14 points, Cole Moreano 6 points, Joe Dineen 5 points, Innocent Annaverberkhi 4 points, Tristan Garber 3 points.

FSHS record: 17-1.

FRESHMAN GIRLS Thursday at Free State FREE STATE 27, LAWRENCE HIGH 25 FSHS highlights: Olivia Hodison 1 point; Miah Glover 2 points; Jessica Babler 2 points; Maren Kahler 3 points; McKenzie Hardin 2 points; Cecily McCoy 2 points; Millie Shade 9 points; Shelby Watson 5 points; Jessica Ferguson 1 point.

FSHS record: 10-5 (final record).

NHL

Thursday’s Games Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Islanders 3, OT Dallas 4, Detroit 1 Toronto 5, Montreal 4 Chicago 3, Nashville 0 Vancouver 3, St. Louis 2 Minnesota at Los Angeles, (n) Today’s Games N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Ottawa at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m.

Florida at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.

San Jose at Calgary, 8 p.m.

St. Louis at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

College Women

EAST Canisius 55, Niagara 27 Delaware 75, Va. Commonwealth 67 Drexel 61, Northeastern 53 Hofstra 77, George Mason 69 Purdue 51, Penn St. 49 St. Peter’s 62, Rider 49 UNC Wilmington 76, Towson 47 SOUTH Auburn 63, Georgia 58 Belmont 67, Mercer 62, OT Campbell 60, ETSU 57 Denver 82, Louisiana-Lafayette 39 Duke 71, Virginia 48 E. Illinois 71, Austin Peay 66 East Carolina 65, Tulsa 55 Florida Gulf Coast 64, Jacksonville 59 Georgia Tech 64, North Carolina 57 Houston 72, Marshall 54 James Madison 93, Georgia St. 45 Kennesaw St. 68, Lipscomb 58 Kentucky 55, Arkansas 54 LSU 54, South Carolina 51, OT Maryland 61, Virginia Tech 48 Memphis 73, SMU 63 Miami 84, Florida St. 68 Mississippi St. 68, Alabama 55 Morehead St. 70, Murray St. 69 N.C. State 80, Boston College 69 Old Dominion 70, William & Mary 65 Stetson 57, North Florida 51 Tennessee 66, Mississippi 39 Tennessee St. 58, SE Missouri 35 UCF 53, UAB 50 Wake Forest 86, Clemson 64 MIDWEST Ill.-Chicago 53, Detroit 40 Illinois St. 49, Evansville 39 Iowa 83, Illinois 64 Minnesota 82, Michigan 78, 2OT Ohio St. 54, Michigan St. 53 Wis.-Green Bay 75, Valparaiso 48 Wis.-Milwaukee 73, Butler 66 Wright St. 77, Loyola of Chicago 66 SOUTHWEST Tulane 82, Rice 77 UTEP 77, Southern Miss. 49 FAR WEST Arizona St. 69, Southern Cal 55 Cal Poly 78, Cal St.-Fullerton 58 Fresno St. 77, Idaho 51 Gonzaga 106, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 66 Montana St. 70, E. Washington 56 N. Arizona 83, Sacramento St. 64 Oregon 60, California 46 Pepperdine 72, San Francisco 56 Portland St. 70, Montana 65 San Diego 78, Portland 77 Santa Clara 56, Loyola Marymount 49 Stanford 73, Oregon St. 37 UC Irvine 69, Pacific 58 UC Riverside 74, UC Davis 62 UCLA 74, Arizona 70 Utah St. 72, New Mexico St. 61 Weber St. 66, Idaho St. 61, OT

Thursday at Olathe MIDAMERICA NAZARENE 61, BAKER 46 Baker highlights: Brittany Hines 16 points.

Baker record: 14-15, 9-10 Heart of America Athletic Conference. Nazarene record: 11-18, 910 HAAC. Next for Baker: Saturday vs. Graceland Univ.

High School

BOYS Andale 54, Maize South 34 Andover Central 55, Valley Center 41 Augusta 50, Rose Hill 39 Baxter Springs 40, Galena 33 Derby 61, Newton 35 Fort Scott 70, Labette County 62 Garden Plain 59, Medicine Lodge 50 Independence 41, Iola 30 LaCrosse 66, Kinsley 46 Marion 55, Canton-Galva 24 Mulvane 40, Buhler 23 Parsons 83, Coffeyville 63 Pittsburg 47, Columbus 35 Pretty Prairie 60, South Barber 45 Scott City 65, Colby 34 Wellington 61, Clearwater 41 West Elk 58, Central Burden 52 Wichita Collegiate 48, Circle 40 Wichita Heights 76, Wichita East 63 Wichita Northwest 46, Bishop Carroll 44, OT Wichita Southeast 74, Kapaun Mount Carmel 72 POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS Dodge City vs. Hays, ppd.

Clifton-Clyde vs. Frankfort, ccd.

GIRLS Andale 41, Maize South 28 Andover Central 39, Valley Center 33 Baxter Springs 54, Galena 35 Buhler 46, Mulvane 34 Cimarron 59, Southwestern Hts. 48 Coffeyville 42, Parsons 40 Colby 56, Scott City 15 Garden Plain 51, Medicine Lodge 29 Hutchinson 58, Arkansas City 31 Independence 50, Iola 34 Kapaun Mount Carmel 54, Wichita Southeast 49 Kinsley 56, Macksville 46 Labette County 36, Fort Scott 21 Marmaton Valley 45, Northeast-Arma 31 Newton 44, Derby 38 Rose Hill 54, Augusta 35 South Barber 55, Pretty Prairie 41 Wellington 35, Clearwater 30 West Elk 39, Central Burden 25 Wichita Collegiate 60, Circle 53 Wichita Heights 76, Wichita East 44 Wichita Northwest 53, Bishop Carroll 41 Wichita South 46, Wichita West 29 Winfield 47, El Dorado 37 POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS Dodge City vs. Hays, ppd.

Clifton-Clyde vs. Frankfort, ccd.

SOPHOMORE BOYS Wednesday at Shawnee Mission North FREE STATE 56, SM NORTH 41 FSHS highlights: Chris Heller 17 points; Seth Maples 19 points; Cody Scott 7 points.

Thursday at Free State LAWRENCE HIGH 70, FREE STATE 59 FSHS highlights: Chris Heller 14 points; Cody Scott 15 points; Brock Edwards 15 points; Seth Maples 14 points.

Match Play

Thursday At The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain Marana, Ariz.

Purse: $8.5 million Yardage: 7,791; Par: 72 Second Round Seeds in Parentheses Graeme McDowell (5), Northern Ireland, def.

Ross Fisher (37), England, 4 and 2.

Y.E. Yang (44), South Korea, def. Stewart Cink (53), United States, 4 and 3.

Jason Day (38), Australia, def. Paul Casey (6), England, 4 and 2.

J.B. Holmes (22), United States, def. Ernie Els (11), South Africa, 1 up.

Matteo Manassero (57), Italy, def. Charl Swartzel (25), South Africa, 1 up.

Luke Donald (9), England, def. Edoardo Molinari (24), Italy, 2 and 1.

Ben Crane (39), United States, def. Rory McIlroy (7), Northern Ireland, 8 and 7.

Miguel Angel Jimenez (23), Spain, def. Ryan Palmer (55), United States, 4 and 2.

Rickie Fowler (29), United States, def. Phil Mickelson (4), United States, 6 and 5.

Matt Kuchar (13), United States, def. Bo Van Pelt (45), United States, 3 and 2.

Geoff Ogilvy (30), Australia, def. Thomas Bjorn (62), Denmark, 1 up.

Bubba Watson (19), United States, def. Mark Wilson (51), United States, 6 and 5.

Nick Watney (32), United States, def. Lee Westwood (1), England, 1 up.

Ryan Moore (48), United States, def. K.J. Choi (49), South Korea, 5 and 4.

Martin Kaymer (2), Germany, def. Justin Rose (34), England, 20 holes.

Hunter Mahan (18), United States, def. Robert Karlsson (15), Sweden, 2 up.

Mayakoba Golf Classic

Thursday At Mayakoba Resort, El Camaleon Golf Club Playa Del Carmen, Mexico Purse: $3.7 million Yardage: 6,923; Par: 71 (36-35) First Round Andres Gonzales 36-30— David Toms 32-34— Mark Hensby 36-30— Kyle Stanley 32-34— Kent Jones 34-33— Briny Baird 32-35— Cameron Beckman 35-32— Chris Tidland 33-34— Alexandre Rocha 34-33— Sunghoon Kang 35-32— Garrett Willis 34-34— Spencer Levin 35-33— Richard S. Johnson 35-33— Charles Howell III 34-34— Cameron Percy 35-33—

66 66 66 66 67 67 67 67 67 67 68 68 68 68 68

Nationwide-Panama CLARO

Thursday At Golf Club of Panama Panama City Purse: $550,000 Yardage: 7,163; Par: 70 (35-35) Partial First Round Note: Play was suspended with 50 golfers unable to complete the round.

Rich Barcelo 32-32— 64 Erik Compton 29-35— 64 Roberto Castro 31-34— 65 Danny Lee 32-34— 66 Cliff Kresge 31-35— 66 Greg Owen 33-33— 66 Camilo Benedetti 35-31— 66 James Hahn 33-34— 67 Won Joon Lee 36-32— 68 Marco Dawson 33-35— 68

LPGA-HSBC Champions Thursday At Tanah Merah Country Club Singapore Purse: $1.4 million Yardage: 6,547; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round Chie Arimura Na Yeon Choi Karen Stupples Yani Tseng Karrie Webb Sun Young Yoo Shanshan Feng Natalie Gulbis Hee-Won Han M.J. Hur

X Friday, February 25, 2011

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Dubai Duty Free Champions

Thursday At Dubai Tennis Stadium Dubai, United Arab Emirates Purse: $2.233 million (WT500) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Quarterfinals Tomas Berdych (3), Czech Republic, def.

Philipp Petzschner, Germany, 7-5, 6-4.

Novak Djokovic (2), Serbia, def. Florian Mayer, Germany, 7-5, 6-1.

Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, 6-3, 6-4.

Richard Gasquet, France, def. Gilles Simon, France, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4.

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KCAA STATE

Veritas Eagles’ boys cruise girls roll Heritage J-W Staff Reports

J-W Staff Reports

EUDORA — Madison Bennett scored 11 points, and Veritas Christian’s girls basketball team defeated Heritage Christian, 39-35, in the first round of the KCAA state tournament on Thursday night.

Veritas coach Kevin Shelton estimated the Eagles had been on the loser’s side of the KCAA state bracket for the past four or five years.

This year, the Eagles have played their way to the semifinals.

“This is a great step for our program,” Shelton said.

The No. 5 seed Eagles trailed No. 4 seed Heritage, 24-14, at halftime.

“We made a great comeback,” Shelton said. “We talked about our defensive effort. We needed more.”

The talk worked. Veritas held Heritage to 11 points in the second half, while scoring 25.

Sarah McDermott added nine points, while Kristen Finger pitched in eight. Ellen Phillips had six, Shereen Fattaahi had two, and Caysi Gatts had one.

The Eagles (13-9) are on a roll. They’ve won eight of their past nine games after sitting at 5-8 earlier in the season.

Veritas will face No. 1 seed Manhattan Chief at 3 p.m. today at the Eudora Community Center. Chief defeated Veritas three times in the regular season.

Veritas 39, Heritage Christian 35 Heritage 12 12 5 6 — 35 Veritas 6 8 11 14 — 39 Heritage — A. Griffith 10, S. Lischke 13, J. Corwin 8, L. Corwin 2, S. Hinman 2.

Veritas — Caysi Gatts 1, Shereen Fattaahi 2, Madison Bennett 11, Kayli Farley 2, Ellen Phillips 6, Kristen Finger 8, Sarah McDermott 9.

Veritas record: 13-9. Next for Veritas: 3 p.m. today vs. Manhattan Chief at Eudora Community Center.

E U D O R A — Elijah Penny scored 14 points, and Veritas Christian’s boys basketball team used a 19-point fourth quarter to defeat WAHAA, 48-38, on Thursday in the first round of the KCAA state tournament.

The No. 3 seed Eagles will face No. 2 seed Topeka Cair Paravel in the semifinals at 7:30 tonight at the Eudora Community Center. Veritas and Cair Paravel split during the regular season.

The Eagles lost in the semifinals of the state tournament last year.

“I was really proud we kept

our composure,” second-year Veritas coach Gary Hammer said. “It was a physical game.

The referees let us play, and our guys like that. The whistles that blew were definitely fouls. There was a lot of banging going on.”

Veritas (16-6) jumped ahead, 11-4, in the first quarter, and used a 19-12 advantage in the final quarter to secure the victory.

Ethan Kay added 11 points, and Ethan Scott pitched in nine for Veritas.

WAHAA 4 10 12 12 — 38 Veritas 11 12 6 19 — 48 WAHAA — McClure 12, Rose 12, Colliatie 3, Whitley 2, Tibbitts 5, Moeder 4.

Veritas — Nate Scott 7, Ethan Scott 9, Thomas Bachert 7, Ethan Kay 11, Elijah Penny 14.

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Applications must be received by 5 PM, March 7, 2011. K-State Research and Extension-Douglas County is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

General

General

Immediate Full Time Openings! 40 Hours a Week Guaranteed!

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Health Care

Journalism

Part-Time

Professional Comfort Care Now seeking CNAs & HHAs. Certified & valid Driver’s license. Call 785-832-8260

10 HARD WORKERS NEEDED NOW!

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4851 Harvard Lawrence, KS 66049 EOE

Applications accepted Garden Center Cashier only online at: Enjoy the outdoors?

WWW.BERRYPLASTICS.COM Kaw Valley Greenhouses (CLICK ON) CORPORATE is bringing a garden cenCLICK DROP DOWN LINK ter to the area and lookPioneer Ridge Retirement TO EMPLOYMENT. ing for cashiers to work Community is currently Background Check/drug seasonally. Day, Evening, accepting applications test required. EOE Weekend shifts needed. for a dietary cook. Day, Must be able to run cash evening and weekend register, put up mer- Wanted Trapper to trap availability required. chandise, water plants muskrat on private pond, Apply online at and work with custom- East of Lawrence on K32. www.midwest-health.com ers.

Starting pay 913-484-0346 /careers. EOE $8.50/hr.

Complete online application at Health Care Hotel-Restaurant kawvalleygreenhouses.com for questions contact Dietary Cook Bed & Breakfast with a 800-235-3945. warm and friendly enviBonner Springs ronment is seeking a maPharmacy Technician Nursing & ture individual to work 3 Full time or part time , exday weekends. (Sat-Mon) R e h a b i l i t a t i o n C e n t e r perienced, licensed PharApprox. 25 hours. If you macy Tech needed for enjoy people, like to cook is a full-care, Long-term, Pharmacy in area. skilled nursing facility this is for you.

Send application to: Please forward resume to with full-time dedicated Box # 1432, c/o Lawrence halcyon@sunflower.com and loving staff. We are Journal-World, PO Box currently interested in 888, Lawrence, KS 66044 Western Lawrence hiring a Dietary Cook for Best part time with the possi- Head Housekeeper. Full Property management bility of full time posi- time head housekeeper company needs person for tion. If this is you, please needed, must have experibookkeeping plus website ence in hospitality and contact: management, Mon. - Fri., management.

References Tami Klinedinst, 9AM-5PM. 785-841-5797 required. No phone calls Administrator please, apply in person 520 E. Morse Ave. with resume at 2309 Iowa.

Bonner Springs, KS 66012 (913) 441-2515 FAX: (913) 441-7313

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The Lawrence JournalWorld is seeking a parttime general assignment reporter.

The reporter will respond to breaking news and write, take photographs and shoot video, and post the news to our websites. This is your opportunity to be an integral part of the company that’s been featured by the New York Times as “the media company of the future.”

Lawrence Journal-World is seeking a part-time Home Delivery Specialist to support our circulation team. Specialist is responsible for delivery of newspaper routes, independent contractor orientation and redelivery of newspapers to subscribers.

Ideal candidates will have a bachelor’s degree, preferably in journalism; strong and demonstrated writing experience; and the ability to complete online editing and populate online forms for publication on the Web. Must be available to work evenings and weekends.

Ideal candidate must: have strong communication and organizational skills; be a team player; demonstrate a commitment to the company; have reliable transportation, a valid driver’s license, a safe driving record, and the ability to lift 50 lbs.

We offer a competitive salary, mileage reimbursement, employee discounts and more! Background check, preemployment drug screen and physical lift assessment required.

We offer a competitive salary, employee discounts and more!

To apply submit a cover letter, resume, and links to your work to: hrapplications@ ljworld.com Background check, preemployment drug screen and physical lift assessment required.

EOE

Candidate must be available to work between the hours of 2:00 - 8:00 a.m.

To apply submit a cover letter and resume to: hrapplications@ljworld.com EOE

Office-Clerical SALES PROFESSIONAL needed for Seasonal Employment At a large apartment community. Must have an outgoing personality, industry experience, and the ability to multi-task.

Strong customer service skills are a must. Great starting pay and excellent bonus potential. Advancement opportunities and future full time employment may be offered to the right person.

Serious Applicants only!

Apply in person at: 2512 W.6th Suite C, Lawrence or online at: www.nolanrealestate.com EOE

Part-Time Seeking Self-Motivated person for Part-Time position at Lawrence Airport Fueling and Parking Aircraft with General Responsibilities. Evenings 4pm-8pm and Weekend Shifts, Totaling 10-15 hours. Apply at HETRICK AIR SERVICES, Lawrence Airport, Mon-Fri., 8-4. No Calls.

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Sr. HOME DELIVERY SPECIALIST Lawrence-Journal World is looking for a Sr. Home Delivery Specialist to support our circulation staff.

Responsible for back-up paper route delivery and redelivery of newspapers to subscribers; conduct independent contractor training; assist District Managers with completing reports; and ensure customer expectations are met daily.

Must be available to work between the hours of 2:00-11:00 a.m. daily.

Ideal candidate must have strong communication and organizational skills; team player; proficient in MS Office; ability to drive with reliable transportation, a valid driver’s license and a safe driving record; and ability to lift 50 lbs.

We offer an excellent benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance, 401k, paid time off and more! Background check, preemployment drug screen and physical lift assessment required.

To apply submit a cover letter and resume to: hrapplications@ ljworld.com EOE

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Industrial Maintenance Technician Schlumberger, a manufacturer of specialty power cable for the oilfield industry, currently has an opportunity for a 1st shift Industrial Maintenance Technician.

Responsibilities include installing, maintaining, and repairing industrial equipment as well as repairing and maintaining facility building and grounds.

• High school diploma or equivalent; technical certification preferred.

• CAD/CAM training and experience • At least 5 years machinist/mechanic experience - hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical drive systems and welding (arc, mig, tig) • Computer skills including Microsoft Office • Ability to work 2nd and 3rd shifts when necessary • Ability to work overtime and weekends when required • Self-directed; self-motivated; excellent communication and problem solving skills We offer a competitive compensation package as well as generous benefits that begin on hire date.

Qualified applicants should complete and submit their application along with a current resume in person, by mail, or fax.

Our application is located at: http://www.slb.com/~/media/Files/careers/ employment_application.ashx Schlumberger 2400 Packer Rd. Lawrence, KS 66049 Fax: 785-830-3290 An Equal Opportunity Employer

SENIOR INTERACTION DESIGNER Mediaphormedia is seeking a senior-level Interaction Designer to provide comprehensive direction for the design of web sites, web applications, graphical user interfaces, multimedia displays, and support/training materials. Our projects cover news, entertainment, publishing, search, and information markets and include everything from concept creation to site design to working with high-scaling template systems. Our clients consist of newspapers, TV, radio, magazines, startups, online business search operations, and more.

The right candidate will have a high level of understanding and abilities within traditional design fundamentals such as layout and grid systems, use of color, typography, iconography, imagery, and environmental and psychological factors along with an expert-level use of modern interaction design, human-computer interface design, standards-based development, and experience working with database-driven applications. The candidate must have a high appreciation for information design, balanced minimalism, and highly scalable systems with a portfolio showcasing examples of his or her best work.

The ideal candidate has a minimum of 4 years web design experience; bachelors degree or related work experience; proficient in coding with HTML and CSS web standards; knowledge and experience with advanced content management systems, experience with Django templates is preferred; knowledge of different computer platforms, browsers and other relevant internet technologies; excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to quickly learn new technologies and skills; project management skills a plus; and outstanding customer service experience.

Specific duties include: · Creates high-end design and concept work for a variety of projects; · Creates style and branding guidelines and design standards; · Reviews projects and materials for compliance with these guidelines; · Researches new and emerging web technologies, trends, tools, and applications; · Assists Project Manager with software training and implementation for clients; and · Assists documentation writers to create user documentation and training materials.

We offer an excellent benefits package including health, dental, 401k, paid time off, and more!

Background check, preemployment drug screen and physical lift assessment required.

To apply submit a cover letter, resume and links to your work that show you at your best to hrapplications@ljworld.com.

EOE

Part-Time

Apartments Unfurnished Parkway Terrace

www.ljworld.com

SINGLE COPY DRIVER Lawrence Journal-World is hiring for a part-time Single Copy Driver. Responsible for distributing newspapers to machines and stores in Lawrence and surrounding communities. Candidates must be flexible and available to work between the hours of 10:00 p.m. - 6:00 a.m. daily.

Ideal candidate must have a stable work history; able to work with minimal supervision; reliable transportation; a valid driver’s license and safe driving record; and ability to lift 50 lbs.

We offer a competitive salary, mileage reimbursement, employee discounts and more! Background check, preemployment drug screen and physical lift assessment required.

To apply submit a cover letter and resume to: hrapplications@ ljworld.com EOE

Sales-Marketing Marketing Director

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If rented by Apr. 15, 2011

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• Private balcony, patio, or sunroom • Walk in closets • All Appls./Washer/Dryer • Ceramic tile floors • Granite countertops • Single car garages • Elevators to all floors • 24 hour emergency maintenance Clubhouse, fitness center, and pool coming soon.

Contact Tuckaway Mgmt.

785-841-3339

YOUR PLACE,

YOUR SPACE

Remington Square

785-856-7788 We are a 50 bed skilled 1BR/loft style - $495/mo. nursing facility looking Pool - Fitness Center - On-Site for a qualified Laundry - Water & Trash Pd. Marketing Director ——————————————————————————— to join our www.ironwoodmanagement.net experienced team.

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CA, DW, laundry. $550-$750.

Executive Director $100/person deposit + ½ (913) 441-2515 Mo. FREE rent 785-842-7644 Or fax resume to (913) 441-7313 2BR — 1030 Ohio Street. 1 bath, 1st or 2nd floor, CA. Trade Skills $550/month. No pets. Call 785-841-5797 Small Engine/ 2 BR — 2406 Alabama, in 4Lawnmower Technician Must have 3 yrs working ex- plex. 2 story, 1½ bath, CA, perience & your own tools! DW, W/D hookup. $550 per Great pay. Job is located in mo. No pets. 785-841-5797 Lawrence, KS. Call between 9:30AM-11AM, Mon.-Fri. 2BR — 3423 Harvard, CA, 1.5 785-840-8127.

Leave msg, bath, garage, W/D hookup, call will be returned to setup DW, $550. 785-841-5797. No pets. www.rentinlawrence.com interview.

Apartments Furnished Lawrence Suitel - Special Rate: $200 per week. Tax, utilities, & cable included.

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Virginia Inn

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Apartments Unfurnished 1, 2 & 3BR Apartments on KU Campus - Avail. August Briarstone Apartments 1008 Emery Rd., Lawrence

785-749-7744

1136 Louisiana St.

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538 Lawrence Ave. Call 785-766-2722

3601 Clinton Pkwy.

785-842-3280

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Furnished 3 & 4BR Apts August 2011 W/D included

785-842-4455

1BR — 1206 Tennessee, 2nd floor, AC, older house, no pets. $410/mo. 785-841-5797 www.rentinlawrence.com 1BR Apt. downtown Baldwin City, located above Dance Studio. $380/mo. Available immediately. 785-842-3518 1BR, W/D, DW, parking lot, near KU & downtown. $599.

ALL utils. pd. Pet w/pet rent.

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Apartments, Houses & Duplexes. 785-842-7644 www.GageMgmt.com 2BR remodeled duplex. 2119 Pikes Peek. 2 Bath AC, DW, W/D hookups. $765/mo. no pets. Call 785-842-7644

1BR, 1 bath, 916 W. 4th St., Lawrence Wood floors, W/D hookup, AC. $500 per month. Call 785-842-7644

Aspen West

Half Month FREE

2BR, 2 bath, 1 car, FP, all appls. Spacious newer unit.

No pets. $745/mo. Avail.

Apr. 1. Call 785-766-9823

2BR, 2 bath, fireplace, CA, W/D hookups, 2 car with opener. Easy access to I-70. Includes paid cable.

Pets under 20 pounds are allowed.

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Saddlebrook

625 Folks Rd., 785-832-8200 2BR, 2 bath, 1 car garage.

NEW MOVE IN SPECIALS!!

1, 2, & 3 BR w/ W/D in Apt. Pool & Spa! 2001 W. 6th St. 785-841-8468

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Great Locations! Great Prices!

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Applecroft Apts.

19th & Iowa Studios, 1 & 2 Bedrooms Gas, Water & Trash Paid

785-843-8220

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CANYON COURT

Cedarwood Apartments

2411 Cedarwood Ave.

Beautiful & Spacious

* Near campus, bus stop * Laundries on site * Near stores, restaurants

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Jacksonville

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1BRs starting at $400/mo.

2BRs, 1 bath, $495/mo.

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Overland Pointe

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* Water & trash paid.

Mon. - Fri. 785-843-1116

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BRAND NEW TOWNHOMES AT IRONWOOD * 3BR & 4BR, 2 LR * 2-Car Garage * Kitchen Appls., W/D * Daylight/Walkout Bsmt. * Granite Countertops Showing By Appt.

Call 785-842-1524

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3BR, 3 full bath, all appls. + W/D, FP, 2 car garage. Pet ok. 1493 Marilee Drive. $995/mo. Call 785-218-1784 Available now - 3 Bedroom town home close to campus. For more info, please call: 785-841-4785 www.garberprop.com

Tonganoxie Spacious 1, 2, & 3 BRs W/D hookups, Pets OK

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- 6,000 sq. ft. For details call 785-842-7644

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TV: 32” TV, older big & $50. Call 785-550-7529 heavy. works great! $25.

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Collectibles

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Mobile Homes OWNER WILL FINANCE

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Call 816-830-2152

Eudora

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Furniture 712 E. 12th, Eudora, KS

3BR, 2 1/2 bath ranch with hard wood floors, 2 car garage, walkout finished bsmt, Mid $150’s.

Midwest Land and Home Chris Paxton, Agent Auctioneer 1-785-979-6758 www.KsLandCo.com

Farms-Acreage

20 Acre farmstead 10 mi. W. of Lawrence near 40 Hwy. Pond & pasture. Additional acreage avail. - including Morton bldgs, barns, silos, etc. Owner will finance, from $727/mo. No down payment. 785-554-9663

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Commercial Real Estate

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New Construction.

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Bonner Springs

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Eudora

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Items

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Sports-Fitness Equipment

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Dog Beds: One Dog Bed with sides & one bed flat.

Both excellent condition. $25. each or $40 for both.

Please call for info.

785-856-0361

$40/offer. 785-843-1077

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This 12’ 4” boat has stable/flat bottom and is great for fishing or duck hunting. Shallow draft allows access to hard-to-reach areas and it runs all day on a single charge.

Easily transported by pickup or car-top and hangs from garage ceiling for storage.

Early version of the Bobcat MAG II model shown www.bobcatboats.com. $600. 785-842-5661.

Campers Jayco 1997 popup camper.

For Sale 1997 Jayco pop up camper. sleeps 6. front bed king size back bed full size. table makes out in bed. Good shape. must sell asking $1800/offer.

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785-691-7554 For additional information please contact Medical Tim Metz at Equipment Douglas County Bank, 3BR near KU & LHS. 1 bath, 1 785-865-1035 car, CA, lovely floor plan.

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Toyota 2003 Avalon XL Sedan. Luxury - Great condition, V6, FWD, 4dr, AM/FM radio, CD player, Cassette player, pwr windows, pwr locks, white body, tan leather interior. 70K miles, $9,900. Private sale! This one won’t last long.

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“If you want it done right, take it to Hite.”

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Cleaning

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Electrical

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Guttering Services

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Plumbing

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Since 1982

“When You’re Ready, We’re Reddi” •Sales •Service •Installations •Free Estimate on replacements all makes & models Commercial Residential Financing Available

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Free Estimates on replacement equipment! Ask us about Energy Star equipment & how to save on your utility bills.

STARVING ARTISTS MOVING

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Repairs and Services

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ROOF REPAIRS

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No harm done by talking to in-laws’ doctors Dear Annie: Does it ever drive you crazy that you get only one side of the story from people asking your advice?

My sister used to be under the care of a psychiatrist, and she would relate some of the stuff she told the therapist.

From my perspective, her therapist was getting an awfully slanted view of the facts, with my sister portraying herself in the best possible light. How is it possible to give useful advice if your underanniesmailbox@creators.com standing of the situation Dad doesn’t think they can might well be skewed? — Just afford to go into assisted liv- Wondering ing. He’s afraid if they sell the house, they will run out of money before they die. We have asked our husbands to talk to Dad, but they haven’t.

Should we contact their doctors? What do we do next? — Help, Please

Annie’s Mailbox

Marcy Sugar and Kathy Mitchell

If there’s anything more ephemeral and forgettable than a cupcake, it’s the design scheme for a sweet 16 party. Both feature prominently on the second-season premiere of “DC Cupcakes” (9 p.m., TLC), a series that wears its insignificance on its pink sleeve.

For those who missed it the first time around, “Cupcakes” chronicles the frantic pastry business run by sisters Sophie LaMontagne and Katherine Kallinis in Washington’s fashionable Georgetown district.

Apparently people no longer even pretend to buy breakfast muffins anymore. They go straight for the sweet stuff on their way to work. The place is so popular that it dispenses upward of 10,000 cupcakes a day.

Aware that even the shallowest viewer might tire of cupcake-construction conversation, “Cupcakes” puts the emphasis on the sisters, their employees and customers.

Sophie has a sunny, can-do disposition and uses her chemistry degree to enhance the substance and style of their creations, which in this episode includes a 9-foot glow-inthe-dark guitar covered in frosting and mini-cupcakes. This serves as the centerpiece of a sweet 16 party for twins. In addition to this onslaught of sugar, shortening and flour for a modest party of 150 squealing teens, the twins’ mother suggests that the sisters supply them with pizza-flavored cupcakes as well. Ever the diplomat, Sophie demurs, suggesting that she doesn’t like making “savory” cupcakes. What she’s really saying, without saying, is that a person who orders a pizza from a cupcake shop is a fool. But as long as the check clears, DC Cupcakes will satisfy the customer, no matter how tasteless.

If Sophie is effervescent, her sister, Katherine, is a long, cool glass of decidedly flat tap water. If Sophie wants to experiment with ingredients, Katherine is there to declare her efforts a failure. During a creative session with their resident chef — a hirsute and heavyset guy with the unfortunate role of playing the dude in a henhouse — Katherine treats everything he says with withering condescension. She spends much of the short episode moaning that she was never given a sweet 16 party of her own.

She does this within earshot of her mother, a woman she still calls “Mommy.” ● Speaking of food and our nation’s capital, first lady Michelle Obama will extol the virtues of good nutrition and present the “Let’s Move U.S. Healthier Schools Challenge Award” at Cartoon Network’s FirstEver Sports Awards Show (6 p.m., Cartoon Network). Tony Hawk hosts the festivities, honoring the best athletes and most notable sports moments of the past year.

Tonight’s other highlights ● The guys take on a major pharmaceutical firm on “The Defenders” (7 p.m., CBS). ● Kim Cattrall examines her roots on “Who Do You Think You Are” (7 p.m., NBC). She can also be seen on the “Masterpiece Theatre” presentation “Any Human Heart,” concluding Sunday. ● Bad food in the Bay State on “Kitchen Nightmares” (7 p.m., Fox). ● A conspiracy buff’s worst fear comes true on “CSI:NY” (8 p.m., CBS). ● The past revisited on “Fringe” (8 p.m., Fox). ● “Gold Rush: Alaska” (9 p.m., Discovery) looks back at past setbacks and anticipates next season’s action.

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GOING NORTH AND SOUTH by Kenneth Holt

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This is not to say that anyone is right or wrong.

Tonight: Join a friend or loved one.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) ★★★★ You might have many great ideas and want to move forward with a project. Work with someone who would like to turn an idea inside-out, and you will see a very different situation evolve. Tonight: Relax. It's finally the weekend. Make it yours.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) ★★★★★ Creativity floats through everything you do. You cannot seem to put a cap on it. Try. Dealing with people could be inordinately challenging otherwise. Tonight: Let your imagination rock and roll.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★★★ Take another person's opinions with a grain of salt. What is important is not to get too involved in a risk. Tonight: Skedaddle on home.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ★★★★★ Listen to what is happening with a friend.

You could be closing down.

Stop. Breathe. Tonight: Blowing off steam.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ★★★ Listen to someone and make it a point to

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Tonight: Your wish hopeful- 41 Egyptian goddess ly is another's command. with cow Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. horns 19) ★★★ Know when to 42 “Back to the Future” back out. A light, mirthful event approach brings many dif43 “Is there ferent reactions. Tonight: more?”

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Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★★★ Zero in on what you want, knowing full well what is going on behind the scenes. A meeting, networking and/or remaining responsive to others helps point out the way. Tonight: Where the gang is.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) ★★★ Acknowledge what is going on behind the scenes. Your ability to make a difference comes out. Tonight: Count on a late night.

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What type of relationship does this person offer? If you are attached, the two of you become more visible as a couple. Sagittarius likes you in the limelight.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You'll Have: 5Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult Aries (March 21-April 19) ★★★★★ Reaching out for more information usually doesn't cause a problem, especially when dealing with a new topic. Follow that inclination, but also consider how to manifest a long-term dream.

Tonight: Take off, knowing you are going for something new.

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Tonight: Sipping a drink, sharing.

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Dear Annie: We daughtersin-law have a problem. Our inlaws are unable to care for themselves. More than 10 years ago, Mom developed a brain tumor. She’s lost her long-term memory, and her personality went from sweet to the complete opposite. Dad has been a saint caring for her.

All of the siblings contribute as much time and money as we can, but we don’t all live close by, and we have our own health problems and other obligations. Both Mom and Dad are diabetic and overweight. Family members bring in food, and they are signed up for Meals on Wheels, but they still don’t eat enough protein. They also smell of urine, and we’re not sure how often they bathe. We have arranged to do their laundry and for someone to clean the house every week.

Mom wears adult diapers but still has accidents. She falls a lot, and Dad cannot pick her up. She has a medical alarm that occasionally is set off accidentally in the middle of the night. Dad takes his hearing aids out when he sleeps and doesn’t hear the telephone call from the company or from us, and Mom won’t answer the phone. My husband ends up rushing there in the wee hours, and it wreaks havoc on his workday.

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40. Latin singer Julio Iglesias Jr. is 38. Rhythm-andblues singer Justin Jeffre is 38. Comedian Chelsea Handler is 36. Actress Rashida Jones is 35. Actors James and Oliver Phelps (“Harry Potter” movies) are 25.

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L.A. Lakers Phoenix Golden State L.A. Clippers Sacramento Today’s Games Sacramento at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Utah at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at Toronto, 6 p.m.

New York at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

Washington at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Orlando, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Denver at Portland, 9:30 p.m.

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Bulls 93, Heat 89 CHICAGO — From his spot in the corner, Luol Deng saw Dwyane Wade rotate to stop Derrick Rose and knew his moment was coming.

He was all alone, wideopen.

Then, in a flash, he was celebrating and so was just about everyone else in the arena.

Deng buried the tiebreaking three-pointer with 16 seconds left and finished with 20 points, Rose scored 26, and Chicago beat Miami on Thursday night in a wild showdown between two of the Eastern Conference’s top teams.

In a game that could have playoff seeding implications, the Bulls used a big third quarter to turn a nine-point halftime deficit into a 71-67 advantage, then watched a ninepoint lead in the fourth evaporate into a four-point hole before pulling it out.

Deng’s three-pointer with 16 seconds left broke an 89-all tie and helped Chicago bounce back from a brutal loss at Toronto the previous night with the Bulls’ 16th win in 21 games.

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Mario Chalmers, Miami Pts: 12. FGs: 4-6. FTs: 2-2.

Paul Pierce, Boston (night game)

game and tonight’s game, it just shows what we’re capable of doing,” Deng said, referring to a 118-113 loss in which the Raptors shot an opponentbest 58.1 percent.

Wade scored 34 points and LeBron James added 29 for Miami, but it was a brutal night for Chris Bosh. He missed 17 of 18 shots and had seven points with Joakim Noah mostly guarding him.

“It makes it frustrating just knowing that if I would have made two or three of them in a close game like that it would have made a difference,” Bosh said.

Adding to the misery is this: The bench got outscored 22-2 and the Heat got outrebounded 53-39 while losing for only the second time in 13 games.

Both losses have come against teams also vying for the East’s top seed — Boston beat them on Feb. 13, and the Bulls now

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own the head-to-head tiebreaker.

Chicago beat Miami by three at the United Center last month, and this one was every bit as dramatic.

Rose and Deng led the charge in the third with 12 and 10 points, respectively, as Chicago outscored Miami, 2714, and the Bulls continued to pour it on early in the fourth.

The crowd was really rocking when Ronnie Brewer nailed a jumper to make it 8071 with 8:26 left, but the Heat weren’t finished.

They answered by reeling off 13 straight points to go up, 84-80, with just under five minutes remaining.

The wild game came after a somewhat uneventful afternoon.

MIAMI (89) James 12-21 5-6 29, Bosh 1-18 5-6 7, Dampier 2-2 1-1 5, Chalmers 4-6 2-2 12, Wade 12-24 10-12 34, Jones 0-3 0-0 0, House 1-5 0-0 2, Anthony 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-79 23-27 89.

CHICAGO (93) Deng 7-12 5-5 20, Boozer 7-12 2-2 16, Noah 3-6 1-2 7, Rose 9-24 7-8 26, Bogans 0-4 2-2 2, Gibson 2-8 1-2 5, Brewer 4-6 0-0 8, Asik 0-0 0-0 0, Watson 0-3 2-2 2, Korver 2-7 1-2 7. Totals 34-82 21-25 93.

Miami 31 22 14 22 — 89 Chicago 23 21 27 22 — 93 3-Point Goals—Miami 2-12 (Chalmers 2-2, Wade 0-1, House 0-2, Jones 0-3, James 0-4), Chicago 4-21 (Korver 2-6, Deng 1-4, Rose 1-5, Watson 0-2, Bogans 0-4). Fouled Out—None.

Rebounds—Miami 47 (James 10), Chicago 56 (Asik 11). Assists—Miami 12 (James 5), Chicago 17 (Rose 6). Total Fouls—Miami 23, Chicago 27.

Technicals—Wade, Miami defensive three second. A—23,024 (20,917).

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that on February 7, 2011, a petition was filed in this Court by Larry C. Kennedy, an heir, devisee and legatee, and executor named in the “Last Will and Testament of James C. Kennedy”, deceased, dated January 13, 1995, praying the will filed with the Petition be admitted to probate and record; petitioner be appointed as executor, without bond, and petitioner be granted Letters Testamentary.

Miscellaneous Items: *Provide comment on Board of Zoning Appeals applications received since February 17, 2011. *Review of any demolition permits received since the February 17, 2011 meeting. *Review of Administrative and Architectural Review Committee approvals since February 17, 2011:

ORDINANCE NO. 805 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER XV, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 15-106 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF LECOMPTON, KANSAS, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH.

You are required to file your written defenses thereto on or before March 17, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. in the District Court, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, at which time and place the DR-01-10-11 1942 Learnard cause will be heard. Should Ave; Interior Remodel; Cer- you fail therein, judgment tificate of Appropriateness and decree will be entered Review. in due course upon the petition.

DR-2-11-11 933 Ohio Street; Driveway Bollards; Certi- All creditors of the above fied Local Government Re- named decedent are notiview and Certificate of Ap- fied to exhibit their depropriateness Review. mands against the estate within four months from DR-2-12-11 2900 Chisholm; the date of first publication Window Replacement; Cer- of this notice, as provided tificate of Appropriateness by law, and if their deReview. mands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever DR-2-14-11 803 ½ Massa- barred. chusetts Street; Sign; Certified Local Government Re/s/ Larry C. Kennedy, view.

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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LECOMPTON, KANDR-2-15-11 420 W 11th St; SAS: Gertrude Sellards Pearson Residence Hall rehabilita15-106 LIABILITY OF PROPtion; Certified Local GovERTY OWNER; LIEN. ernment Review and Certif(a) Lessors of leased premicate of Appropriateness ises served by utility servReview. ice furnished by the city shall be ultimately liable DR-2-16-11 621 Tennessee for payment of the cost of St; Basement Finish; Certiany utility service furfied Local Government Renished by the city to such view. leased premises, whether the service is furnished upon the application and request of the lessor or the lessee of such premises. (b) If utility service is furnished by the city to leased premises, upon the application and request of the lessee, then all billings for such service furnished shall be made to the lessee.

However, if the cost of such service is not paid, as and when they become payable, the lessor of the premises served shall be liable for the payment of such cost, plus all interest and penalties as provided by the laws of the city. The lessor shall be notified in writing by first class mail within 10 days after a billing becomes delinquent. (c) If utility service is furnished to leased premises on the application and request of the lessor of the premises, then all billings for utilities furnished to such leased premises shall be made directly to the lessor, and the lessor shall be fully liable for the cost of service furnished. (d) Unpaid charges for services when the contracting party is the property owner or landlord, shall constitute a lien upon the real estate served, and shall be certified by the city clerk to the county clerk, to be placed on the tax roll for collection, subject to the same penalties and collected in like manner as other taxes collectible by law. (K.S.A. § 12-808c(b); Ordinance No. 805) SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after its publication once in the official City newspaper.

PASSED AND APPROVED by the governing body of the City of Lecompton on this 22nd day of February, 2011. /s/ ROY PASLAY THE HONORABLE ROY PASLAY, Mayor ATTEST: /s/ SANDRA K. NICHOLS SANDRA K. NICHOLS, City Clerk ________

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DR-2-17-11 621 Tennessee Street; Addition; Certified Local Government Review.

(Published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World February 25, 2011)

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CHICAGO GUARD DERRICK ROSE, CENTER, SHOOTS between Miami guard Dwyane Wade, left, and forward Chris Bosh.

The Bulls won, 93-89, Thursday in Chicago.

Lawrence/Douglas County Planning Office, 6 E. 6th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044 (785) 832-3151 Lynne Braddock Zollner Historic Resources Administrator lzollner@ci.lawrence.ks.us ________ (First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World February 11, 2011) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS DIVISION ONE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MELISSA J. ARCHER Case No. 11-PR-14 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Prepared By: /s/ Darryl Graves Darryl Graves #08991 Darryl Graves, A Professional Law Corporation 1041 New Hampshire Street Lawrence, Kansas 66044 (785) 843-8117; FAX (785) 843-0492 office@dgraves-law.com Attorney for Petitioner ________ (First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World February 18, 2011) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS In the Matter of the Estate of SHIRLEY A. BRANDES, Deceased.

Proceeding Under K.S.A. Chapter 59.

Case No. 2011 PR 24 Division No. 1 NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS The State Of Kansas To All Persons Concerned:

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO You are notified that on February 10, 2011, a Petition ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: was filed in this Court by You are hereby notified Michael Lee Erwin and Jothat a Petition To Probate seph D. Erwin, heirs, deviWill And Issue Letters Tes- sees and legatees, and tamentary Under The Kan- Co-Executors named in the sas Simplified Estates Act “Last Will and Testament of has been filed in this Court Shirley A. Brandes,” deby DEBRA K. FRAZIER, Exec- ceased, dated September 1, utor named in the Last Will 1998, requesting that the inand Testament of MELISSA strument attached thereto be admitted to probate and J. ARCHER. record as the Last Will and All creditors of MELISSA J. Testament of the decedent; ARCHER are notified to ex- Letters Testamentary under hibit their demands against the Kansas Simplified Esthe Estate within four (4) tates Act be issued to months from the date of Co-Executors to serve withthe first publication of this out bond.

Notice, as provided by law, and if their demands are You are further advised unnot thus exhibited, they der the provisions of the Kansas Simplified Estates shall be forever barred.

Act the Court need not suDEBRA K. FRAZIER, pervise administration of Petitioner the Estate, and no notice of any action of the Exector or other proceedings in the PREPARED BY: administration will be given, except for notice of LANCE A. WEEKS, #18403, final settlement of of COFFMAN, DeFRIES decedent’s estate. & NOTHERN A Professional Association You are further advised if 534 S. Kansas Ave., written objections to simSuite 925 plified administration are Topeka, KS 66603-3407 filed with the Court, the (785) 234-3461 Court may order that suAttorneys for Petitioner pervised administration en_______ sue.

You are required to file (First published in the Law- your written defenses to rence Daily Journal-World the Petition on or before (Published in the Lawrence March 17, 2011, at 10:00 am, Daily Journal-World Febru- February 11, 2011) in the District Court, in ary 25, 2011) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF Lawrence, Douglas County, DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS Kansas, at which time and NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC PROBATE DIVISION place the cause will be heard. Should you fail to The Lawrence Historic ReIn the Matter of the file your written defenses, sources Commission will Estate of judgment and decree will hold a public hearing at JAMES C. KENNEDY, be entered in due course their regularly scheduled Deceased. upon the Petition. meeting on March 17, 2011 in the City Commission Case No. 2011PR19 All creditors are notified to Room of City Hall, 6 E. 6th Div. No. 1 exhibit their demands Street at 6:30 p.m. The deagainst the Estate within scription of the property, (Petition Pursuant to four months from the date location of the environs K.S.A. Chapter 59) of the first publication of and the case file for the this notice, as provided by public hearing items are NOTICE OF HEARING AND law, and if their demands available in the Planning NOTICE TO CREDITORS are not thus exhibited, they Office for review during shall be forever barred. regular office hours, 8 a.m.

- 5 p.m., Monday through The State of Kansas To All Persons Concerned: Michael Lee Erwin and Friday.

Joseph D. Erwin, Petitioners The following agenda items You are hereby notified

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John J. Immel Supreme Court #06813 PETEFISH, IMMEL, HEEB & HIRD, LLP 842 Louisiana Street P.O. Box 485 Lawrence, KS 66044-0485 785-843-0450 Attorney for the Petitioners _______

Section 6. This resolution shall be deemed as included in any employee handbook or other policies previously enacted and in place for The City of Lecompton.

Section 7. This resolution shall be published once in The Lawrence Journal World, the city official newspaper, and is effective (Published in the Lawrence upon publication.

Daily Journal-World FebruSigned and attested at the ary 25, 2011) Lecompton City Office in Lecompton, KS the day and Resolution No. 274 year first above written.

A RESOLUTION RELATING /s/ ROY PASLAY TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ROY PASLAY, Mayor A DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE, AND PROVIDING PROHIBITIONS FOR THE USE, POS- ATTEST: SESSION OR MANUFACTURE OF ILLEGAL DRUGS OR SUB- /s/ SANDRA K. NICHOLS STANCES, AND PENALTIES SANDRA K. NICHOLS, City Clerk PERTAINING THERETO. _______ NOW on the 22 day of February 2011, the (Published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World FebruLecompton City Council met in regular ary 25, 2011) session.

ORDINANCE NO. 804 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING LECOMPTON CITY COUNCIL CHAPTER XV, ARTICLE 3, OF LECOMPTON, KANSAS SECTION 15-336 OF THE that the following resolu- CODE OF THE CITY OF LECOMPTON, KANSAS, AND tion shall be adopted: REPEALING ALL ORDISection 1. The Lecompton NANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT City Council recognize that is it is in the best interest of THEREWITH. The City of Lecompton, the public at large, and the em- BE IT ORDAINED BY THE ployees of The City of GOVERNING BODY OF THE Lecompton, to establish CITY OF LECOMPTON, KANand maintain a drug-free SAS: workplace.

15-336 DELINQUENT ACLIEN AGAINST Section 2. It is hereby COUNTS; deemed unlawful for em- PROPERTY. ployees of The City of (a) In the event any person, Lecompton to manufacture, except the United States distribute, dispense, sell, and the State of Kansas or trade, buy, use possess, or any political subdivision be under the influence of thereof, shall fail to pay the any illegal drug or con- user charges when due, trolled substance during water service shall be terworking hours and while on minated as provided in secproperty owned by The City tions 15-102: 104. of Lecompton and the same (b) In lieu of terminating is prohibited in the water service, the governworkplace or while operat- ing body may elect to assuch delinquent ing machinery or equip- sess ment owned by The City of charges as a lien upon the real estate serviced as proLecompton. vided in section 15-106, and Section 3. Any employee the city clerk shall certify found to be in violation of such delinquent charges to this policy and resolution the county clerk to be shall be subject to termina- placed on the tax roll and tion, suspension, probation collected in like manner as or reassessment of posi- other taxes are collected, tion or duties as deemed provided however, that the appropriate by the contracting party for servemployee’s supervisor or ice was the property owner and not a tenant. (K.S.A. § The City Council.

12-808c(b); Ordinance No. Section 4. There is hereby 804) established a drug-free awareness program SECTION 2. This ordinance whereby The City of shall take effect and be in Lecompton will make em- full force from and after its ployees aware of the dan- publication once in the offigers of drugs in the cial City newspaper. workplace, the policy of The City of Lecompton con- PASSED AND APPROVED by cerning illegal drugs and the governing body of the substances in the City of Lecompton on this workplace, and the penal- 22nd day of February, 2011. ties that may be imposed /s/ ROY PASLAY for violating such policy.

THE HONORABLE ROY PASLAY, Mayor Section 5. This resolution shall not apply to employees, deputies or agents of ATTEST: The City of Lecompton’s of- /s/ SANDRA K. NICHOLS fice engaged in the perfor- SANDRA K. NICHOLS, mance of their duties which City Clerk _______ may require the possession of such substances for investigatory or evidentiary

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