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Degree of KU Med Center lab director questioned Doctorate was awarded by mail-order school that had no campus, curriculum TOPEKA (AP) — A laboratory director at The Kansas University Medical Center received a doctoral degree from a school operated from a post office box in Hawaii.

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The Topeka Capital-Journal reported that Kathleen Gustafson was awarded her Ph.D. from Eurotechnical Research University, which is no longer in operation and had no campus

or curriculum.

She was enrolled from 1990 to 1994, and wasn’t required to attend classes by the university advertising advanced degrees in science, engineering and karate.

Her only other academic credential was a two-year veterinary technology degree from Maple Woods Community College in 1976.

Gustafson conducts research

on pregnant women at the medical center. Officials there say investigated Gustafson’s degree in 2007 in response to a complaint and found it to be “adequate.”

Gustafson says the medical center hired her because she was qualified, not because of her doctoral degree.

‘I don’t understand how it will ever be the same house again’

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INSIDE Search continues for football coach Wednesday proved to be another wild day in KU’s quest to replace Turner Gill, who was fired Nov. 27 after going 5-19 in two seasons.

As has been the case so far, the craziness didn’t come from anything KU did. Page 1B

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State Supreme Court hears smoking case The Kansas Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case involving Haislip’s Downtown Bar and Grill in Tonganoxie and the statewide smoking ban. Page 3A

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I feel like we have a shelter where the animals are healthier and are less crowded. We have seen an increase in contributions, too. People, I believe, are appreciative of coming into a shelter that is friendly and well-organized.”

— Lawrence Humane Society executive director Dori Villalon, whose salary has just been finalized at $70,000 a year.

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WORKERS CONTINUE TO DISMANTLE THE OLD VARSITY HOUSE Wednesday near the northwest corner of 11th and Indiana streets. The house is being moved closer to the corner to make way for an apartment complex, but the method of moving it — taking it apart — was not expected by historic preservationists.

Method of moving Varsity House comes as a shock to preservationists

By Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com

The old Varsity House at 11th and Indiana streets decades ago housed the starters of the Kansas University football team.

Soon, the early 1900sera home will have more pieces to put back together than the current Jayhawks squad.

The home at 1043 Ind. is being dismantled piece by piece so that it can be moved closer to the corner of 11th and Indiana streets to make way for a 50-plus unit apartment complex being developed by Lawrence businessman Thomas Fritzel.

But historic preservationists and neighbors weren’t expecting the

Lawrence businessman Thomas Fritzel has decided to dismantle the house — recently the roof and attic were removed — place the pieces on a flatbed trailer, store the pieces off site, and then bring the house back to the site and reassemble it. house to be moved in this way.

“When I was told they were going to relocate the house by dismantling it, I was shocked,” said Dennis Brown, president of the Lawrence Preservation Alliance. “But there is nothing we can do about it.”

Fritzel and the Lawrence Preservation Alliance reached a deal this year where the alliance dropped its opposition to Fritzel’s apartment devel-

opment in exchange for Fritzel agreeing to move the house closer to the corner. Originally, Fritzel had proposed tearing the house down, and then later offered to move the house to the north end of the lot. Preservationists objected to both ideas before reaching the compromise to move the house to the south.

But the compromise didn’t spell out how the house would be moved.

Fritzel has decided to dismantle the house — recently the roof and attic were removed — place the pieces on a flatbed trailer, store the pieces off site, and then bring the house back to the site and reassemble it. Brown said he recognizes the compromise reached with Fritzel didn’t spell out how the house would be moved, but he said he is concerned that the dismantling of the structure will ruin the integrity of the house.

“I don’t understand how it will ever be the same house again,” Brown said.

“All I can do is hope that they prove me wrong.”

Fritzel had little to say about the project recently.

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TOPEKA — Gov. Sam Brownback’s point man on school finance said Wednesday that the governor’s proposal to overhaul school funding will not force local districts to raise taxes but will give them greater ability to do so.

“If you can operate under what you have right now, it will not necessitate it,” Brownback’s Policy Director Landon Fulmer said when asked if the proposal would push more tax increases onto local districts.

But Fulmer Brownback told the Legislative Educational Planning Committee that the proposal would allow counties and local districts more leeway in raising property and sales taxes for their schools.

He said there is “a strong philosophical belief” in the Brownback administration to give locals unlimited control in raising funds for public schools.

As the committee questioned various proposals under Brownback’s plan, Committee Chair Jean Kurtis Schodorf, R-Wichita, said legislators needed facts about how the proposal would affect each school district. “The devil’s in the dollars,” she said.

Fulmer said he should have that information next week when he makes his second presentation to the State Board of Education.

Brownback has made overhauling the school finance system a major priority, saying the current formula is under constant litigation. But some have raised concerns, saying that allowing more local taxing authority will increase inequities between rich and poor school districts and actually will prompt more litigation.

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KU employee to appear on ‘Jeopardy!’ in January

By Andy Hyland ahyland@ljworld.com

A 30-year-old Kansas University employee from Lawrence can knock an item off his bucket list after his upcoming Jan. 13 appearance on the television game show “Jeopardy!”

“I’ve been watching the show since I was 10,” said Preston Nicholson, assistant director and pre-law adviser at KU’s University Advising Center.

He said he has always enjoyed trivia games and frequently participates in local bar trivia events.

Nicholson said he qualified for the show by taking an online test. After he

game-show experience going into the taping.

Though he has finished taping his appearance on the show, he’s not allowed to discuss the results until the program airs.

He said he spent time studying by cramming in some extra trivia events, boning up on his Shakespeare and looking through online archives of old show transcripts.

Special to the Journal-World But, in many cases, all three contestants knew the PRESTON NICHOLSON, right, pictured with “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek, will appear on the TV game show on Jan. 13. Nicholson answer, and it became a race to see who could buzz is the pre-law adviser at KU’s University Advising Center. in first, which is a challenge all its own. Buzz in too fast, passed the test, he audiHe appeared on “Wheel he said, and you’ll be locked tioned in Kansas City, and of Fortune” once, in 2004, out for a short period of passed that, too. he said, so he had some time. Wait too long, and

your opponents can sneak in before you.

He found out a bunch of other things, too, he said.

The stage was smaller than it looked on TV, for example. The questions aren’t blown up to a large size, but are only displayed on one of the 30 small screens on the big board. And splitsecond mental math for those Daily Double wagers isn’t an easy thing.

But, all in all, he said he really enjoyed the whole thing.

“It was a surreal experience,” Nicholson said.

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

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DEATHS ROBERT L. TULLIS Mr. Tullis died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, at St. John Hospital in Leavenworth.

The family will meet friends for one hour prior to services at the funeral home.

Funeral services for Robert L. Tullis, 86, of McLouth, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Barnett Family Funeral Home, 1220 Walnut St., Oskaloosa. Burial will follow at McLouth Cemetery.

Pension commission member questions Brownback’s influence

By John Hanna Associated Press

TOPEKA — A Democratic legislator serving on a commission studying Kansas’ pension system questioned Wednesday whether Republican Gov. Sam BrownRVILE EE OOK back has been improperly involved in its deliberations A memorial service for ment will be at the Meriden just before it recommended Orvile Lee Cook, 82, of Cemetery. starting a 401(k)-style retirePerry, will be at 10 a.m. SatMr. Cook died Wednesment plan for new public emurday, Dec. 17, at the Ameri- day, Dec. 7, 2011, at his home ployees. can Legion Building in Perry. in Perry.

State Rep. Ed Trimmer, Cremation is planned. Inurnof Winfield, raised the issue amid the commission’s debate over starting a new 401(k)DNA EST style plan, an idea Trimmer opposes and Brownback supFuneral services for Edna Regional Health Center in ports. Trimmer cited a report West, 88, Topeka, will be Topeka. on The Wichita Eagle’s editoat 10:30 a.m. Friday at Hope The family will meet rial blog, quoting Brownback Lutheran Church. Burial friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. from an interview with the will follow in Mount Hope today at Davidson Funeral newspaper’s editorial board, Cemetery.

Home, 1035 N. Kansas Ave., saying the commission will She died Monday, Dec. Topeka. recommend such a change.

5, 2011, at Stormont-Vail Later Wednesday, the commission voted 8-5 to recommend to legislators that the state require teachOROTHY TEWARD ers and government workers hired after June 2013 to join a Steward on A Celebration of Life 401(k)-style retirement plan.

May 11, 1941. Kansas Public Employees Reservice for Dorothy M. They shared tirement System plans now Steward, 95, Lawrence, will almost 66 be at 3 p.m. Monday at the guarantee benefits up front, years of Lawrence Free Methodist based on a worker’s salary marriage.

Church. A private family and years of service, rather He preceded than tying benefits to inburial was held at 2 p.m. her in death vestment earnings, as 401(k) Wednesday at the Belleville on April 24, plans do.

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Mrs. Steward died Friday, Steward Brownback appointed five She was Dec. 2, 2011, at the Baldwin of the commission’s 13 voting Health Care and Rehabilitaalso preceded in death by members, and all five suption Center. her parents; two sisters, ported the move to a 401(k)She was born Nov. 23, Gladys McHenry and Florine style plan for new hires.

1916, in Wayne, the daughter Schneider; a brother Harold Trimmer said Brownback’s of Walter S. and Anna Marie Cochran; and a granddaugh- role in the commission’s work Cochran. She completed her ter, Cynthia Atkinson. ought to be examined to detereducation at Yates Center.

Survivors include a daugh- mine whether the state’s Open Mrs. Steward lived in the ter, Darlene Atkinson and Meetings law has been vioBelleville area and moved husband Leslie, Lawrence; lated, though he later said he to Lawrence in 1998 to be a son, Marvin, Wichita; five wasn’t accusing the governor near her family. She worked grandchildren, Kimberly Til- or fellow commission memin her father’s grocery store ley, Denise Alphson, Vicki bers of wrongdoing. in Belleville prior to her Reynolds, Brian Atkinson marriage. Mrs. Steward was ‘Already said before’ and Angela Steward; 10 a homemaker and helper to Both the governor’s chief great-grandchildren; and one her husband on the farm. great-great-grandchild.

She enjoyed cooking, raising The family will receive flower and vegetable garfriends one hour prior to the dens, camping and traveling. service at the church.

Mrs. Steward was active in The family suggests E.H.U. She was a member memorials to the Lawrence of the Belleville Wesleyan CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A Free Methodist Church, Church, where she sang in Oklahoma Wesleyan Univerthe choir and served in many sity or Grace Hospice, sent He didn’t offer any details other areas. Mrs. Steward in care of Warren-McElwain about the process or the decialso volunteered for the Bel- Mortuary, 120 W. 13th St., sion. Via e-mail, he expressed leville Health Care Center. surprise that people were Lawrence, KS 66044.

She attended Lawrence Free concerned about the process.

Online condolences may Methodist Church after “Why would anyone worbe sent at warrenmcelwain. moving to Lawrence. ry about how we are doing com.

She married Harold L. our job,” Fritzel wrote in response to questions from the Journal-World.

Paul Werner, a Lawrence architect who is designing the apartment project, said Megan Wiechert Alden he thinks the house will be Megan Wiechert Alden, family beloved wife of David Aland dogs. den, and cherished mother Megan’s of Alexa (age 9) and smile and Nadia (age 6) of Topeka, laughter KS, passed away Decemalways ber 3rd, 2011, at Midland made Care Hospice in Topeka, people KS. She was surrounded feel warm Alden HUTCHINSON (AP) — Offiby family and friends as inside cials of the Kansas State Fair her struggle with cancer and will have reacted cautiously to ended peacefully. be missed by all who knew Gov. Sam Brownback’s sugMegan was born in Law- her. gestion that the annual event rence, KS, October 9th, Survivors include her start earlier each September 1971. She graduated from husband David; their two to include the Labor Day Lawrence High School in daughters, Alexa and weekend.

1990, and continued on to Nadia; her parents, Sandra Brownback has promotreceive a B.S. in Criminal and Allen Wiechert of ed the idea since he sat on Justice from American Lawrence, KS; her sister, the fair board while servUniversity in Washington, Kirstin and husband Gerry ing as Kansas agriculture D.C. During this time, Novak, their children secretary, and he repeated she spent several memoAinsley and Addison it this week in an interrable summers as a staff of Overland Park; her view with The Hutchinson member at Philmont Scout brother, Brendan and wife News.

Ranch located near Cimar- Deborah, their children The 10-day fair now starts ron, N.M. She was presiEmma and Calen of Spoevery year on the second dent of her sorority, Delta kane, WA; her Uncle John Friday of September. BrownGamma, and continued to and wife Janan Swanson back said moving it to inbe active as an alumna in of Casa Grande, AZ; her clude the three-day Labor the Delta Gamma chapter Grandmother Serena Day weekend would make affiliated with Washburn Wichert Eastburn of Lawthe fair “a bigger state celUniversity. rence, KS; and extended ebration” and, he predicted, Megan and Dave were family all over the US. would increase attendance married on September Megan’s Celebration of and revenue.

20th, 1997, in Shenandoah Life Service will be held Brownback noted that this National Park in Virginia. at: year’s attendance was down They resided in Vienna, Countryside United 4 percent from last year’s Virginia until life took Methodist Church 354,000, which was one of the them to Denver, CO in 3221 SW Burlingame four highest turnouts since 1999. Professionally, MeRoad, Topeka 1978. gan continued her career Sunday December 11th, Fair manager Denny as a paralegal, finishing 2011 at 5pm Stoecklein said Brownback with the Denver law firm In lieu of flowers, Me— who took office in January of Holland & Hart, LLP gan’s last request was for — had mentioned the prowhere she telecommuted contributions to be made posal to him during the sumfrom her home office in to Megan’s Fund to be mer and again during the fair Topeka until shortly beused to support Alexa’s in September. Stoecklein said fore her death. and Nadia’s college educathe governor offered, if funds One of Megan’s true tion. allowed, to order a study on loves was spending time Megan’s Fund whether including Labor Day in the Colorado mountains CoreFirst Bank and in the schedule would generwhere she spent countless Trust ate revenue. hours camping, skiing, and 3035 S. Topeka Blvd But shifting the fair, which hiking with her friends, Topeka, KS 66611 marks its 100th year in 2012,

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spokeswoman and one of his appointees to the commission said the questions are unfounded.

Brownback has predicted repeatedly that the commission would propose a 401(k)style plan for new hires or at least a “hybrid” between such a plan and the state’s traditional plans. The governor repeated that prediction in his meeting with The Eagle’s editorial board.

“The governor didn’t say anything he hasn’t already said before,” said Brownback spokeswoman Sherriene Jones-Sontag.

The debate over starting a 401(k)-style plan pits the governor and his conservative Republican allies in the GOP-controlled Legislature against Democrats and public employee groups that strongly oppose the idea. Supporters of moving toward a 401(k)-style plan contend the state can’t sustain traditional pension plans, but opponents believe such a plan will lead to less secure and less generous retirement benefits.

KPERS projects an $8.3 billion gap between anticipated revenues and the benefits promised by existing plans through 2033.

The law creating the commission this year also will increase the state’s annual contribution to KPERS and require some concessions of workers, but many legislators and commission members don’t believe it will close the gap. The commission plans to meet again today and must present its recommendations to legislators before they convene their annual session Jan. 9.

The Eagle’s editorial blog quoted Brownback as saying the commission would recommend switching to a 401(k)-style plan for new employees.

“How does he know reassembled back on the site in about six months, but he referred other questions to Fritzel.

The house — which is unique in that it was designed by the mother of Edward Tanner, the chief designer for Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza area — couldn’t remain in its original location because it would interfere with plans for the apartment complex.

City officials approved the dismantling method. Scott McCullough, the city’s director of planning and development services, said he could understand why moving the house completely off-site

that?” Trimmer said during the commission’s meeting Wednesday. “It does open up some questions.”

A longer story about the interview, published Wednesday, said Brownback told the editorial board he expects the commission to recommend such a change.

The newspaper provided a transcript from a tape of the interview Tuesday, in which Brownback noted the commission would meet and added, “I think they’re gonna recommend defined contribution system for new hires.”

Defined contribution is a term for a 401(k)-style plan.

No inappropriate action Edward Condon, of Leawood, an executive in a capital management firm appointed by Brownback to the commission, said he hasn’t been a party to any discussions or actions that would violate the open meetings law.

The plan endorsed by the commission was drafted by one of its co-chairmen, state Rep. Jeff King, an Independence Republican, who said after the meeting, “This was not drafted from the governor’s office.”

Legislators and public employee groups opposing a 401(k)-style plan contend its startup costs will divert resources from closing the KPERS long-term funding gap. To lessen those costs, King’s plan would start the state’s contribution at 1 percent for first-year employees, increasing it to 5 percent by their ninth year of employment; workers would be required to contribute 6 percent of their salaries.

But he acknowledged that his plan is aimed at providing financial stability for KPERS for decades, not narrowing the funding gap in the shortterm. would make for a more efficient construction project at the dense corner of 11th and Indiana streets.

“We had to recognize the construction challenges on the site,” McCullough said.

Once reassembled, the structure will serve as a boarding house next to the new apartment development, which will be unique in itself.

It will be the first apartment complex in the Oread neighborhood to provide belowground parking.

— City reporter Chad Lawhorn can be reached at 832-6362. Follow him at Twitter. com/clawhorn_ljw.

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isn’t as simple as circling new dates on the calendar, Stoecklein said.

Some states, including Colorado and Minnesota, hold their fairs over Labor Day, and many vendors as well as the carnival work Kansas in between other events on the fair circuit, Stoecklein said.

The fair would also be competing with state parks and other events that attract many Kansans around Labor Day, Stoecklein added. And many school districts routinely use a Wednesday during the fair as an in-service day, sending thousands of students to the fair that day as a field trip, he said.

Fair Board member Brad Rayl said he suggested several years ago that the fair be held in August, before school starts. The idea wasn’t popular, he said; August is typically hotter than September, and it’s also the month for many county 4-H fairs.

Still, Rayl said, the dates aren’t fixed for eternity — in fact, the fair used to be held a little later in September.

“I would be more than happy to look at it in a positive manner,” he said. “But for me to vote ‘let’s do this,’ it would have to have so many positives and just a few negatives.”

A thorough study is critical before any change is made, Rayl concluded.

Fulmer also said that Brownback’s proposal would include a “hold harmless” provision, meaning that no school district would get less money in the proposed school finance formula than under the current one.

But under questioning from committee members, Fulmer said some school districts would get less money if the number of students dropped.

Brownback has made record cuts to base state aid to schools, which currently stands at $3,780 per pupil, the lowest level since 2000.

Committee members approved a motion to recommend no further cuts from the $3,780 level, which several said would be Brownback’s recommendation for the next school year. But Brownback’s office said his recommendation is still being finalized.

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Nation marks Pearl Harbor anniversary In wheelchairs and on walkers, the old veterans came Wednesday to remember the day 70 years ago when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. But FDR’s “date that will live in infamy” is becoming a more distant memory.

Fewer and fewer veterans who experienced the attack on Dec. 7, 1941, are alive to mark the anniversaries and most of them are in their 90s, many prevented by health problems from traveling to Hawaii.

One survivors’ group said it would disband because age and infirmity made it too difficult to carry on.

“People had other things that they wanted to do with the remainder of their lives,” Pearl Harbor Survivors Association president William Muehleib said.

“It was time.”

The 2,390 Americans who died in the attacks are not forgotten. Besides Pearl Harbor, there are remembrances elsewhere In Phoenix, the goal every year is to draw 1,177 people — the number who died on the USS Arizona — to march through the city, but organizers don’t come close to that anymore.

Just 45 people showed up last year. On Wednesday, about 300 people gathered for a mile-long remembrance walk, carrying miniature U.S. flags and tags bearing the names of Pearl Harbor casualties.

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Pay is $20K more per year than her predecessor earned

By Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com

The Lawrence Humane Society has finalized a contract with its new executive director, and also agreed to boost the salary of the position by $20,000.

Dori Villalon has been serving as executive director of the organization since July, but for the last six months she was working under a temporary contract while the position was under evaluation by the soci-

ety’s board of directors.

Villalon on Wednesday confirmed that as of Dec. 1 she became a full employee of the Humane SociVillalon ety. The board confirmed that her new salary is $70,000 per year, up from $50,000 that the board was paying previous director Midge Grinstead.

“We recognize Dori’s salary is higher than the previous director, but she brings extensive experience in nonprofit management, fundraising, human resources, and shelter operations,” said Megan Hiebert, vice chair of the board of directors for the Lawrence Humane Society.

Hiebert also said the board used a compensation analysis completed by the Society of Animal Welfare Administrators to confirm that the $70,000 annual

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Sandusky jailed on new abuse charges Ex-Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was jailed Wednesday after new child sex abuse charges were filed against him based on the claims of new two accusers, including one who says he screamed in vain for help while Sandusky attacked him in a basement bedroom.

The latest accusers are the ninth and 10th alleged victims described in grand jury reports that claim Sandusky befriended and then molested boys he met through his Second Mile charity for troubled youth. A grand jury document released Wednesday echoed an earlier report, saying Sandusky gave the boys gifts while also making advances on them.

One of the new accusers said Sandusky kept him in a basement bedroom during overnight visits to Sandusky’s home, forced him to perform oral sex and attempted on at least 16 occasions to anally penetrate him, sometimes successfully.

Sandusky now faces criminal accusations from 10 young men and more than 50 charges stemming from alleged assaults over 15 years on boys in his home, on Penn State property and elsewhere.

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KATE DINNEEN, LAWRENCE, PLAYS A BASS with the pit orchestra before the finale of dancers performing in “The Kansas Nutcracker Sesquicentennial Edition” during a dress rehearsal on Wednesday in the theater at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H. “The Kansas Nutcracker,” written by Ric Averill, is a reinterpretation of E.T.A. Hoffman’s “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” and is set in the Civil War era, centering on Kansas history.

LEFT: Godfather Drosselmeier’s toys entertain those gathered during the dress rehearsal.

Performances for the Friday and Saturday shows on Dec. 9, 10, 16 and 17 will begin at 7 p.m. Sunday shows on Dec. 11 and 18 will begin at 2 p.m.

County postpones vote on sand dredging near Eudora acouch@ljworld.com

After close to five hours of discussion, the Douglas County Commission postponed a vote on a conditional use permit sought for a sand-dredging operation north of Eudora.

Kaw Valley Companies Inc. had planned the operation for the floodplain along the Kansas River north of Eudora. The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission in April recommended denying the

conditional use permit on The city of Eudora has a 7-1-1 vote, and it was up expressed concern over to county commissioners the project’s impact on the whether to heed that recomcity’s drinking water supply mendation. Commissioners and said the plan would go will pick up the discussion against Eudora’s comprein January. hensive land-use plan.

COUNTY “I’m more concerned with But representatives from trying to be right than trying COMMISSION Kaw Valley Companies Inc. to be quick,” said County asked county commissionCommissioner Jim Flory. ers to send the permit back to the The Eudora planning commission Planning Commission to allow the voted unanimously to deny the per- commission to reconsider the recmit. ommendation in light of new infor-

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mation Kaw Valley said had recently come together.

The new information included:

A 60-page letter dated Nov. 28 from the Army Corps of Engineers that Kaw Valley employee Alan Teutemacher said painted a better picture of the potential impact of the project on Eudora’s water supply.

A revised version of the study on the impact of the project on Eudora’s ground wells. The revised study was

GOP seeks more power over regulations

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TOPEKA (AP) — Kansas Supreme Court justices were asked Wednesday to reverse a lower-court’s temporary injunction blocking enforcement of a narrow portion of the state’s 2010 smoking ban on grounds legislators had a rational basis for its provisions.

But justices and Mike Merriam, attorney for Downtown Bar and Grill in Tonganoxie, said to do so would leave little reason for the northeast Kansas club’s case to move forward.

“From a practical matter, Mr. Chief Justice, we’ll be dead in the water,” Merriam said. “We can’t just litigate for the sake of litigating.”

At issue is whether a deadline that legislators said bars like Downtown Bar and Grill had to have switched their liquor license to be exempt from the 2010 smoking ban. Legislators set that cutoff at Jan. 1, 2009, while the bar got its license in May 2009. Merriam argues that the date was arbitrary and had no rational basis.

The law prohibits indoor smoking in most public places, including bars, restaurants, bingo parlors and some private clubs. The gambling areas of state-owned casinos are exempted. Legislators rejected efforts in 2011 to amend the smoking ban to remove the casino exemption. No efforts were made to revise the deadline for private clubs.

In June 2010, Shawnee County District Judge Franklin Theis issued a temporary injunction blocking enforcement of the smoking ban on Downtown Bar and Grill and a handful of other similarly situated clubs.

He ruled the cutoff deadline

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The Republican-run House on Thursday voted to give Congress greater power to approve or reject major federal rules that the GOP calls “job killers” — regulations covering everything from health care to dangerous children’s toys.

The 241-184 vote on Wednesday sent the bill to the Senate, where majority Democrats are unlikely to place it on the schedule.

The legislation would shift power from unelected agency regulators, many of them experts in their fields, to Congress to make decisions on proposals with a potential economic impact of more than $100 million.

Democrats contend Republicans would use the authority to jeopardize rules covering health care, workplace and food safety, and protection from defective consumer products — and many more protections.

salary was in the range of what shelters of a similar size offer their top executive.

Villalon — who came to Lawrence after serving as the vice president of animal protection for the American Humane Association in Denver — said she’s been pleased with some changes that the organization’s staff already have been able to make at the shelter.

“I feel like we have a shelter

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where the animals are healthier and are less crowded,” Villalon said. “We have seen an increase in contributions too. People, I believe, are appreciative of coming into a shelter that is friendly and well-organized.”

Villalon said she’s made reducing the number of euthanizations at the shelter a goal, and so far has seen success. She said total euthanizations are down by 34 percent compared with the same period a year ago. Overall, Villalon said, the shelter has a “live release rate” of 63 percent. In past years, Villalon said, live release rates for the shelter were less than 50 percent. The live release rate measures the number of animals that leave the shelter alive, either through adoptions, transfers or return to owners.

Villalon said part of the increase in live release rates stems from a new policy on handling adoption requests.

Previously, Villalon said, the

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completed in March, before the planning commission’s final meeting on the project.

Kaw Valley Companies contended the planning commission may not have been presented with it before it made its recommendation. It was not clear Wednesday whether this had been the case.

A letter dated Monday from the Friends of the Kaw Inc., an organization that advocates for the protection of the Kansas River. In the letter, the organization said it judged the revised plans from Kaw Valley Companies would pose no “imminent

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was arbitrary and issued the temporary injunction on the grounds the bar had a substantial likelihood to prevail as the case moved forward.

Kim Lynch, an assistant attorney general arguing for the state, said that legislators had a rational basis for the deadline in that they wanted to prevent a rush of bars seeking to circumvent the law.

She said Theis was wrong to block the enforcement and that legislators acted within their authority in setting the deadlines. Lynch said the

. shelter had a two-day waiting period before a person could take an animal home. Villalon said the shelter has changed the screening process so that adoptions can now happen in a single day.

She also said the shelter has focused on trying to have fewer animals in the shelter, which creates healthier animals that are more adoptable. Villalon said total animal numbers at the shelter previously had been high, in part, because the shelter frequently served as a staging area when state officials had seized animals from illegal kennels and other such cases.

Villalon said the shelter is participating less frequently in those types of boardings.

Other accomplishments, Villalon said, include:

Increase of 67 percent in cat adoptions in 2011 compared to the same period a year ago.

Creation of a new “Catopia” room that allows cats to live together in a cage-free environment.

Purchase of a new software system that allows employees to track medical and behavioral information for each animal.

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Increase in the amount of outdoor play time for shelter dogs.

Institution of an “open office” program where members of the public can stop by the shelter any Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. to discuss shelter matters with Villalon.

Villalon said she’s optimistic the organization will be able to fund an on-staff veterinarian in 2012 to handle spay and neutering procedures and to provide more timely health care to animals.

The shelter also has reopened its volunteer program after closing it to evaluate its operations. The program reopened in November. The shelter is now suggesting that volunteers make a $15 donation to the shelter in order to cover the cost of providing training for volunteers.

“But if someone can’t pay it or isn’t comfortable paying it, that is not a problem,” Villalon said. “People absolutely can volunteer without making the donation.”

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BRIEFLY Arrests made in Ottawa store robbery

his plan to arrest the president forcement officials at his home to the Kansas Highway Patrol Monday evening in advance and to Attorney General Derek of Obama’s speech Tuesday The Ottawa Police DepartSchmidt, whom he hoped would in Osawatomie. Jednoralski, a ment has arrested two suspects prosecute the president. business owner, self-proclaimed in the aggravated robbery of Instead of providing help, tea party member and former Dollar General, 2212 S. Princeton Schmidt’s office confirms it incandidate for state representaSt., on Tuesday night. formed the Secret Service. Jedtive, was warned that he would Detectives received infornoralski received a visit from a be arrested for trespassing if he mation that led to the arrest Secret Service agent and law en- showed up for the speech. of Kyle White, 18, Ottawa, and Christian Ream, 20, Ottawa, for the crime. Both were being held late Wednesday evening in the Franklin County Adult Detention Center pending a court appearance for formal charges.

The two men are alleged to have entered the store at 843-8991 8:41 p.m. Tuesday brandishing cutting instruments and 3401 W. 6th WWW.HITECOLLISION.COM demanding the contents of the cash register. They fled on foot with an undisclosed amount Quality Service • Quick Turnaround of money, Ottawa Police Lt. Environmentally Friendly Adam Weingartner said in a news release.

Two female employees, ages 46 and 35, received minor injuries during the robbery, according to the police report.

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Plan to arrest Obama danger” to Eudora’s water Neis, Eudora farmer, said goes nowhere wells.

Flory said he was still concerned about the possibility of damage to Eudora’s water supply, leaving the city responsible for an expensive problem.

Larry Winn, a land-use consultant working on behalf of Kaw Valley Companies, said the company had added the city of Eudora to its environmental damage insurance policy, which covered up to $1 million in damage in the “one-in-amillion” chance something went wrong.

A number of Eudora residents expressed concern about the project, particularly the impact it might have on the Kansas River in the event of a flood. Mark

the permit should be denied.

He said most of the new information did not appear to differ much from what was originally presented a year ago.

The city of Eudora recommended that county commissioners vote based upon the recommendations of the planning commissions.

Scott Michie, a consultant to city of Eudora planning commission, said that if commissioners denied the application, Kaw Valley Companies could submit a new application based upon the new information they were presenting.

state was within its right to appeal the temporary injunction because there was little new evidence that would be presented at the district court level should it go forward.

“This case is ripe to be before this court,” Lynch said.

She said the state was taking steps to ban smoking through incremental steps, but being mindful that there were businesses that had financial interests in preserving the ability of their customers to smoke.

Attorneys cited a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court Case that upheld an ordinance in New Orleans that banned the use of pushcarts in the French Quarter. The ordinance applied to pushcarts that had been operating less than eight years,

arguing that those businesses did not have a significant financial reliance from operating in the area.

The court ruled that the city had a rational basis for setting the grandfathering date for older pushcarts, which had become part of the New Orleans charm.

SALINA (AP) — A Kansas man said officials should have helped him arrest President Barack Obama instead of seizing the handcuffs he planned to use to restrain the commander-in-chief.

Neil Jednoralski, 65, of Salina, claims that President Obama has British and Indonesian citizenship and is committing fraud by impersonating a person eligible to be president.

The Salina Journal reports that Jednoralski had announced

— Reporter Aaron Couch can be reached at 832-7217. Follow him at Twitter.com/ aaroncouch.

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Kansas University has hired a risk manager from the corporate world in a position that will oversee a variety of risk management efforts for the university.

Michael Rosenberg joins KU as the first person to serve in the post. He came to KU from the Pepsi Bottling Group, a $14 billion independent bottler of Pepsi Products. There, he served as director of risk management since 1999.

He will report to Theresa Gordzica, KU’s chief business and financial planning officer.

Gordzica said Rosenberg will be tasked with a number of responsibilities. One of his first duties will be to look at some of the insurance KU is carrying to determine if it’s appropriate for the university’s needs.

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resource for the community,” she said.

He will also look at other opportunities for the university to minimize risk and promote safety — such as examining the issues that may arise if a student group wants to bring a bounce house on campus, she said.

Before, risk management decisions weren’t centralized, Gordzica said, and were handled by her office, the office of general counsel and others. Individual units often took on the responsibility themselves.

Rosenberg will oversee all of the KU campuses: Lawrence, the Edwards Campus in Overland Park and the KU Medical Center campuses in Kansas City, Kan., and Wichita.

Rosenberg will make $105,000 in his new role.

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BRIEFLY Sodomy case suspect accused of contact Douglas County prosecutors Wednesday accused a 32-yearold Topeka man of disobeying his bond conditions by having contact with the alleged victim and victim’s mother in the last two months in Lawrence and Annleah Nuckolls, in Florida. second-grader, Amy McGowan, a chief asLawrence “‘FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman.’ sistant district attorney, is askIt’s about a cartoon dog that ing District Judge Paula Martin to revoke the man’s $75,000 gives people challenges.” bond.

He faces an aggravated criminal sodomy charge. Police have said a Lawrence woman alleged the suspect had inappropriate sexual relations with her son in a south-central Lawrence residence in April. At the time, the suspect was the woman’s boyfriend.

A baby sitter for the woman’s family testified Wednesday that she saw the suspect in late October at the family’s home in Lawrence. Lawrence police officer Anthony Brixius Madeline Nuckolls, also testified the woman had kindergartner, moved the family to Florida Lawrence and that a landlord there said “‘Hole in the Wall.’ These kids the suspect helped the woman and their families try to fit in negotiate a rental contract. holes in the wall. It’s really Brixius said police had statefunny.” ments from the victim who said the suspect had been around the family in both Lawrence and Florida.

The Journal-World generally does not identify sex crime suspects unless they are convicted.

Defense attorney Sarah Swain said in court Wednesday she had travel records that could show the suspect was not in Lawrence on the days the baby sitter alleged.

District Judge Paula Martin James Dunn, scheduled the bond revocalandlord, tion hearing to continue today, Lawrence, and she ordered the defendant “The only one I’ve seen not to have contact with the recently is the local one on victim, his family or any witnesses or their families.

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The trial was scheduled to begin next week, but Martin agreed Wednesday to delay it.

Court to review ban on funeral protests ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal appeals court will reconsider whether a Missouri town can enforce an ordinance banning peaceful funeral protests.

The Lincoln Journal Star reported that the entire 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis agreed Wednesday to review an earlier ruling by a three-judge panel of the court.

The panel ruled in October that the First Amendment’s right to free speech protects peaceful funeral protests.

That meant the St. Louis suburb of Manchester could not enforce an ordinance adopted in response to the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan. The ruling also reversed a lower-court decision siding with a Nebraska funeral-picketing law.

Westboro members frequently protest at funerals of soldiers. They claim the deaths are God’s punishment for America’s tolerance of homosexuality and abortion.

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A simpler credit card agreement is getting a tryout.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday released a prototype of a credit card agreement that’s written in plain English. The idea is to sweep away the legalese and make it easier for consumers to understand a card’s costs and terms.

The agency is asking for the public’s feedback on the form, which can be found at: www.consumerfinance. gov/credit-cards/knowbeforeyouowe.

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Germany, France scale back summit ambitions

By Juergen Baetz and Melissa Eddy Associated Press

BERLIN — German and French officials lowered expectations Wednesday for a deal to save the euro at this week’s European summit, deflating investors’ hopes for an imminent resolution to Europe’s debt crisis.

On the same day that German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy released the details of a plan for European nations to submit their economies to tighter scrutiny, a senior German official suggested a deal could be weeks away.

The summit, which begins tonight, has been described as do-or-die for the 17 countries that use the euro. A growing number of eurozone economies are being dragged down by crippling debts.

Further urgency was added Wednesday after the ratings agency Standard & Poor’s threatened to downgrade the bonds of all EU countries because their economies were intricately linked with those in the eurozone. That would likely make it more expensive for governments to borrow.

Earlier this week, expectations had been rising that an agreement would be reached this weekend, paving the way for the European Central Bank to take bolder action to reduce borrowing costs for

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But today the senior German official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because talks were ongoing, said reaching a deal might take until Christmas. European stocks, which had opened the day higher, fell after the comments were made and borrowing costs for weak eurozone governments rose.

“There is a very, very strong expectation that the summit is going to be a success so there is some potential for disappointment,” said Stefan Schneider, chief international economist at Deutsche Bank. “But if there is a convincing plan, which — in contrast to some of the previous plans — might survive the next two or three weeks, then that could support markets in the first two or three months of next year.”

The proposal from Merkel and Sarkozy seeks to enforce budget discipline either through a substantial change to the treaty governing all 27 EU countries, or an entirely new treaty for the 17 countries that use the euro.

In their letter to EU President Herman Van Rompuy, Merkel and Sarkozy stressed a decision was needed at this week’s meeting to have the new treaty in place by March.

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Sebelius stops Plan B from being sold over the counter

By Lauran Neergaard Associated Press

WASHINGTON — In a surprise move with electionyear implications, the Obama administration’s top health official overruled her own drug regulators and stopped the Plan B morning-after pill from moving onto drugstore shelves next to the condoms.

The decision by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius means the Plan B One-Step emergency contraceptive will remain behind pharmacy counters, as it is sold today — available without a prescription only to those Sebelius 17 and older who can prove their age.

The Food and Drug Administration was preparing to lift the age limit on Wednesday and allow younger teens, who today must get a prescription, to buy it without restriction. That would have made Plan B the nation’s first over-the-counter emergency contraceptive, a pill that can prevent pregnancy if taken soon enough after unprotected sex.

But Sebelius intervened at the eleventh hour and overruled FDA, deciding that

young girls shouldn’t be able to buy the pill on their own — especially since some girls as young as 11 are physically capable of bearing children.

“It is common knowledge that there are significant cognitive and behavioral differences between older adolescent girls and the youngest girls of reproductive age,” Sebelius said. “I do not believe enough data were presented to support the application to make Plan B One-Step available over the counter for all girls of reproductive age.”

The move will anger a pivotal part of Obama’s Democratic base, and Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, a member of the Senate leadership, quickly asked for Sebelius to explain her decision.

The White House said Sebelius decided on her own.

But the move also could help Democrats make their case to independents, whose support will be critical in next fall’s presidential election, that Obama is not the liberal ideologue Republicans claim.

It followed Obama administration reversals this year on some environmental and other issues that irked Democrats.

It was the latest twist in a nearly decade-long push for easier access to emergency contraception, and the development shocked women’s groups and maker Teva

Pharmaceuticals, which had been gearing up for overthe-counter sales to begin by month’s end.

“We are outraged that this administration has let politics trump science,” said Kirsten Moore of the Reproductive Health Technologies Project, an advocacy group. “There is no rationale for this move.”

“This decision is stunning.

I had come to believe that the FDA would be allowed to make decisions based on science and the public’s health,” said Susan Wood of George Washington University, who served as the FDA’s top women’s health official until resigning in 2005 to protest delays in deciding Plan B’s fate. She said, “Sadly, once again, FDA has been overruled and not allowed to do its job.”

But the decision pleased conservative critics of the proposal.

“Take the politics out of it and it’s a decision that reflects the concerns that many parents in America have,” said Wendy Wright, an evangelical Christian activist who has helped lead the opposition to Plan B. “This is the right decision based on a lack of scientific evidence that it’s safe to allow minors access to this drug, much less over the counter,” said Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa.

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Chapter 16 Home At Last!

Last Chapter: A whiff of smelling salts brings Jack around. Mollie shoves his glasses and her own on their faces and they’re immediately thrust back into 2011 and Jack feels fine.! They realize that controlled by the time machine, they aren’t real whether or not they’re wearing their glasses.! This time they are at a place where the bones of ancient animals are being discovered.!!

“Looks like we’re in Phillips County, near the town of Long Island,” Jack said, “So we’re only an hour and a half or so from Hays.”

“Maybe that means we’re about to go home,” Mollie said.

“Maybe, but I’m not counting on it.”

Mollie gave her brother a little shove as she moved in beside him, partly to read the computer screen better and partly because she was a little bit mad at him. He should have known better than to push those buttons so many times.

This dig at Long Island, the twins read, had been a major deposit of ancient bones, the specimens now in many museums, including the Smithsonian.”

“How about Sternberg?”

Mollie said.!

Although they couldn’t find any specifically from the Long Island site in the Sternberg Museum at Hays, one interesting fossil of a large fish caught their attention.!

Living centuries ago, the fish had swallowed a smaller fish and somehow both had been covered over with chalk rock and lay undetected until found near Hays in 1952.

“It’s called a Fish Within a Fish,” Jack said. “I’m going to go see it when we get home.”

The twins checked the computer for other fossilized remains in other Kansas museums and found that the University of Kansas at Lawrence had an ancient rhinoceros, called a Teleoceras, from the Long Island site.

“I’d like to see that,” Mollie said. “I hope this time machine makes enough money so we can go to all these places.”! She grinned at Jack, “But in real time.”

“It says here,” Jack began, his eyes on the computer screen, “that the first Tyrannosaurus Rex was found in Montana in 1902 by a Kansan named Barnum Brown,!! who was born at Carbondale in 1873.! The computer says there were no dinosaurs here, because Kansas was under water during the dinosaur age, although the bones of some were later washed into the area by huge rivers.”

“Just like that man who calls himself a bone hunter said happened here,” Mollie said. “So what kind of weird stuff did we have in Kansas?”

“How about a Pterosaur,” Jack said,

reading the name as the drawing of a huge flying bird-like creature came on the screen.!

“Wow!” Mollie said. “I’m glad we don’t have birds like that anymore. It could grab you up and eat you in a second.”

“It’s really a flying reptile, not a bird. It says here that the largest ones had 40-foot wing spans and were as big as a fighter plane.”

“Okay,” Mollie said, backing up and holding her hands up in mock horror, but a little bit of her fear was real. “You didn’t

punch any buttons for prehistoric days, did you?”

“No.”! Jack laughed. “I don’t think the time machine goes back that far.”

“Well I hope it goes up to 2011.! You didn’t happen to push that date, did you?”

“I don’t know,” Jack said. “I just pushed buttons.! I didn’t know it was going to work.”

Now a real fear washed over Mollie and it was all she could do to hold back her tears.!

At that moment, she hated Jack.! Wished he had never been born.! Or if he had to have been born, that she hadn’t.! She could not stand this much longer.! The time machine was wonderful if you could go on one adventure at a time, but this was just too much. To keep from yelling at Jack, Mollie put on her glasses and stepped outside.!

The prairie here near Long Island was pretty, the ground not completely flat, but rising in small rolling hills.! In the distance, a cow bawled, and soon a trail of them appeared up over a slight rise and ambled down toward a farm pond. She sat on the ground, as always glad to be back in her jeans and T-shirt.!!

“Come back inside,” Jack said, poking his head out of the time machine door. “There’s only a few minutes left and I don’t know what will happen if you don’t get in here.”

Mollie jumped up, brushing dirt and grass from her jeans and hurried inside.! She didn’t know either, and she was taking no chances.

They stood side by side listening to the tick of the timer. A wave of homesickness washed over them causing Jack to clench his jaws and sending two small tears down Mollie’s cheeks.! They saw the white spiraling motion and felt their bodies stiffen.

When the whirring sound stopped, Mollie’s hands flew to her mouth and Jack felt the blood drain from his face.! They were still inside the time machine!

Cautiously, Jack turned the door handle on the time machine and pushed.! The door fell open and they were looking out at the inside of the barn.

“Oh,” Mollie cried, pushing past her brother and out into the barn. “Oh, Jack!

We’re home!”

Jack felt tears well up blurring his vision.

He wiped a sleeve across his eyes and stepped out of the time machine.

They stood for a moment looking at each other, and then they pushed open the barn door and ran toward the house.

Dog lay on the front porch, his head on his paws.! He looked up at the twins and barked.! Laughing, Jack and Mollie ran up the steps and hugged the old dog.! Then they unlocked the door leading into the kitchen, and ran inside. The house was as they’d left it.! Everything just the same.! And of course it was.! In real time, they had not been gone at all.! They looked at each other, grinned, and went back out on the porch.! They laughed to see that Dog had risen to his feet, and although a little wobbly was looking up at them, wagging his tail.

“I think he missed us,” Mollie said.

“Even though we’ve not even been gone,” Jack said with a grin.

It was hard to wait for their parents to come home, and as they waited on the porch with Dog, they talked of how happy their mom and dad would be to know that the time machine worked and their worries were over.! At last they saw the old Ford station wagon coming up the road, and they ran to meet it, both so light-hearted, so happy, they felt as if their feet had wings.

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CHICAGO — The Rod Blagojevich who once challenged a prosecutor to face him like a man, the glad-handing politician who took to celebrity TV shows to profess his innocence, was nowhere to be found Wednesday as he was sentenced to 14 years in prison for corruption.

Frowning and pulling nervously at his tie, the disgraced former governor seemed like another person as he stepped up to address the sentencing judge. Bluster once as conspicuous as his famously lavish head of dark hair was wiped out, a victim of his June convictions on charges that included attempting to sell President Barack Obama’s U.S. Senate seat.

In a low voice, the twoterm Democrat apologized again and again, telling Judge James Zagel he had made “terrible mistakes.”

“I caused it all. I’m not blaming anybody,” Blagojev-

ich said, trying with uncharacteristic humility to avert severe punishment. “I was the governor and I should have known better and I am just so incredibly sorry.”

It was not enough for Zagel, who gave the 54-year-old a sentence close to the 15 to 20 years prosecutors had sought.

“The abuse of the office of governor is more damaging than the abuse of any other office, except the president’s,” he said.

“Whatever good things you did for people as governor, and you did some, I am more concerned with the occasions when you wanted to use your powers ... to do things that were only good for yourself,” Zagel said.

Blagojevich slumped forward in his chair — momentarily frozen as the judge pronounced the sentence.

Moments later, his wife, Patti, fell into his arms; when he pulled back from their embrace, he brushed tears from her cheek.

“When it is the governor who goes bad,” Zagel said,

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FORMER ILLINOIS Gov. Rod Blagojevich, left, speaks to reporters as his wife Patti, right, listens Wednesday at the federal building in Chicago after being sentenced for 14 years on 18 corruption counts, including trying to auction off President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat. “the fabric of Illinois is torn and disfigured and not easily repaired.”

Illinois governors have gone bad with stunning frequency. Four of the last nine have been sentenced to prison, including Blagojevich’s predecessor, George Ryan, who remains behind bars.

Blagojevich, who received more than twice as much time as any of the other governors, was also more of a national

spectacle — both because of the charges against him, and how he responded to them.

In the most notorious of the FBI wiretaps that sealed his fate, Blagojevich is heard crowing that his chance to name someone to Obama’s Senate seat was “f---ing golden” and he wouldn’t let it go “for f---ing nothing.” His lawyers claimed the comments were simply “musings,” but jurors and the judge agreed they were evidence of a crime.

The jury also found that Blagojevich demanded a $50,000 donation from the head of a children’s hospital in return for increased state support, and extorted $100,000 in donations from two horse racing tracks and a racing executive in exchange for quick approval of legislation the tracks wanted.

Blagojevich responded to his Dec. 9, 2008, arrest with defiance, appointing Roland Burris to the Senate job he was accused of trying to sell and proclaiming his innocence with a media blitz.

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The elaborate plan to bring al-Saadi Gadhafi to Mexico allegedly involved two Mexicans, a Canadian and a Danish suspect, all of whom have been detained, Interior Secretary Alejandro Poire said.

He did not reveal which relatives had planned to accompany al-Saadi Gadhafi, who is known for his love of professional soccer and run-ins with police in Europe.

The plot was uncovered by

Mexican intelligence agents in early September as al-Saadi was fleeing Libya shortly after his father’s ouster. He never made it to Mexico, but did reach the Western African country of Niger, where he has been living.

The plotters allegedly jetted into Mexico, opened bank accounts and bought properties meant to be used as safe houses in several parts of the country, including one at a resort on Mexico’s Pacific coast.

“The large economic resources which this criminal organization has, or had, allowed them to contract private flights,” Poire told a news conference.

Big promise is seen in 2 new breast cancer drugs

By Marilynn Marchione Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO — Breast cancer experts are cheering what could be some of the biggest advances in more than a decade: two new medicines that significantly delay the time until women with very advanced cases get worse.

In a large international study, an experimental drug from Genentech called pertuzumab held cancer at bay for a median of 18 months when given with standard treatment, versus 12 months for others given only the usual treatment. It also strongly appears to be improving survival, and follow-up is continuing to see if it does.

Billion-dollar disasters smash U.S. record

By Seth Borenstein Associated Press

WASHINGTON — America smashed the record for billion-dollar weather disasters this year with a deadly dozen — and counting.

With an almost biblical onslaught of twisters, floods, snow, drought, heat and wildfire, the U.S. in 2011 has seen more weather catastrophes that caused at least $1 billion in damage than it did in all of the 1980s, even after the dollar figures from back then are adjusted for inflation.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration added two disasters to the list Wednesday, bringing the total to 12. The two are the Texas, New Mexico and Arizona wildfires, and the mid-June tornadoes and severe weather.

NOAA uses $1 billion as a benchmark for the worst weather disasters.

Extreme weather in America this year has killed more than 1,000 people, according to National Weather Service Director Jack Hayes. The dozen billion-dollar disasters alone add up to $52 billion.

The old record for $1 billion disasters was nine, in 2008.

Hayes, a meteorologist since 1970, said he has never seen a year for extreme weather like this, calling it “the deadly, destructive and relentless 2011.”

And this year’s total may not stop at 12. Officials are still adding up the damage from the Tropical Storm Lee and the pre-Halloween Northeast snowstorm, and so far each is at $750 million. And there’s still nearly a month left in the year.

Scientists blame an unlucky combination of global warming and freak chance. They say even with the long-predicted increase in weather extremes triggered by manmade climate change, 2011 in the U.S. was wilder than they predicted. For example, the six large outbreaks of twisters can’t be attributed to global warming, scientists say.

“You don’t see that very often. ... It’s a spectacular result,” said one study leader, Dr. Sandra Swain, medical director of Washington Hospital Center’s cancer institute.

In a second study, another drug long used in organ transplants but not tried against breast cancer — everolimus, sold as Afinitor by Novartis AG — kept cancer in check for a median of 7 months in women whose disease was worsening despite treatment with hormone-blocking drugs. A comparison group that received only hormonal medicine had just a 3-month delay in disease progression.

Afinitor works in a novel way, seems “unusually effective” and sets a new standard

of care, said Dr. Peter Ravdin, breast cancer chief at the UT Health Science Center in San Antonio. He has no role in the work or ties to drugmakers. Most patients have tumors like those in this study — their growth is fueled by estrogen.

Results were released Wednesday at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium and some were published online by the New England Journal of Medicine.

They come a few weeks after federal approval was revoked for another Genentech drug, Avastin, that did not meaningfully help breast cancer patients. It still is sold for other tumor types.

The new drugs are some of

the first major developments since Herceptin came out in 1998. It has become standard treatment for a certain type of breast cancer.

“These are powerful advances ... an important step forward,” said Dr. Paul Burstein, a breast expert at DanaFarber Cancer Institute in Boston who had no role in the studies.

A reality check: The new drugs are likely to be very expensive — up to $10,000 a month — and so far have not proved to be cures. Doctors hope they might be when given to women with earlystage cancers when cure is possible, rather than the very advanced cases treated in these studies.

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City service Lawrence’s longtime city attorney has served the community well.

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few days ago Lawrence city officials hosted a reception to honor Lawrence attorney Gerald Cooley, who is retiring after serving 23 years as the city’s attorney.

Speakers noted Cooley’s excellent work for the city and emphasized his attention to detail, his knowledge of the law, the manner in which he conducted himself and his hard work.

They said he epitomizes all the good traits and habits of a superior “small-town attorney” and applies these values in his work on behalf of the city.

Cooley always was a stickler for doing the right thing, and, without a doubt, his presence kept the city on the straight and narrow.

Since 1988, when he became city attorney, Cooley is sure to have disappointed or angered a number of people with his legal arguments and opinions, but even his critics are likely to acknowledge that he tried to treat all parties fairly. At times he might appear brusque, but he took great interest in his work and his clients, whether in his personal legal work or in his role as city attorney.

Cooley’s legal skills could easily have taken him to a larger community or bigger law firm, but it was the city’s good fortune that he chose to stay in Lawrence and work on the community’s behalf.

Lawrence and its residents were wellserved by Cooley in his role as city attorney.

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U.S.-Turkey partnership plays key role WASHINGTON — They are unlikely partners: a cool and unflappable American president, and a proud, sometimes hottempered Turkish prime minister. But they have developed a working relationship that is one of the most important but least discussed developments shaping this season of change in the Arab world.

If you’re looking for factors that can keep the Arab Awakening from turning into a nightmare, this American-Turkish partnership is mildly reassuring.

President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan have worked closely to manage events in Egypt, Libya, Syria and, increasingly, Iran.

They have talked by phone 13 times this year, according to the White House. The two didn’t start off as friends, but became so after a blunt conversation last year in Toronto. The relationship that emerged exemplifies Obama’s basic formulation of “mutual respect and mutual interest.”

For an administration that wants to influence Arab turmoil but also stay in the background, Erdogan has been the perfect cut-out: He has high credibility on the Arab Street, especially with the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist parties empowered by the Arab revolutions. And he has a foreign minister with Kissingerian ambitions, Ahmet Davutoglu.

Erdogan embodies the “Turkish model” — a strong Islamist governing party that is com-

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The relationship that emerged exemplifies Obama’s basic formulation of ‘mutual respect and mutual interest.’”

mitted to the free market and backed by a solid, pro-American military — which many administration officials see as the best hope for Egypt and its neighbors.

But critics caution that Erdogan has narrowed the scope of democracy in Turkey by reducing the independence of the media, the judiciary and the army. In that sense, the Turkish model has dangers, as well as benefits.

I’ve seen Erdogan’s temper first-hand, when he walked out of a Davos panel I was moderating in 2009 because he thought he hadn’t been given a fair chance to express his criticism of the Gaza war. That spark of populist anger is part of why Erdogan is so popular in a region where the public increasingly wants politicians to stand up to the West.

As White House officials reconstruct the evolution of this special relationship, they go back to Obama’s decision to add a stop in Ankara on his first overseas trip as president in April 2009. The initial itinerary was standard fare — G-20 and NATO summit meetings in Europe — but Obama wanted to reach out to newly emerging powers, starting with Turkey.

The Ankara speech went well enough, but relations soured in early 2010 when Turkey tried to broker a deal with Tehran over fuel for the Iranian nuclear program. Obama saw the Turks undermining U.S. policy — especially when they voted against a new U.N. sanctions resolution on Iran in early June 2010.

Obama and Erdogan had a showdown later that month at the G-20 summit in Toronto.

Over several hours, they moved into “a long discussion about evolving trends in the world and what it means to be allies,” says a senior administration official.

Turks agree that a real partnership was born at that meeting.

As examples of “really close cooperation,” the official cites Turkish help in forming an Iraqi government under Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki; joint efforts against terrorist groups, including the Kurdish PKK; partnership on Afghanistan; and shared strategy during the Arab Spring.

The alliance has continued sailing even as Turkey’s relations with Israel were scuttled by the Gaza flotilla incident in

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OLD HOME TOWN

Kansans should keep an eye on efforts to expand health insurance coverage to uninsured children in the state. t’s disappointing to see Kansas ranked as dead last when it comes to state efforts to increase the number of children with health insurance coverage.

While 33 states and the District of Columbia reported decreases in their rate of uninsured children, Kansas recorded an increase between 2008 and 2010, according the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute’s Center for Children and Families. During that period, the state’s rate of uninsured children rose from 7.4 percent to 8.2 percent.

In real numbers, that’s nearly 8,000 more uninsured Kansas children in 2010 than in 2008.

Although the numbers and ranking are discouraging, a representative of Kansas Action for Children, a child advocacy group, said they aren’t quite as bad as they look. Kansas got a later start in its effort to expand coverage to Kansas youngsters, she said, but now is moving in the right direction. KAC plans a statewide campaign to enroll more children in HealthWave, which provides costeffective health insurance for children whose parents can’t afford or can’t get private insurance.

Providing health care services for the state’s children is a basic component in ensuring their healthy development and success in school and other areas. It seems that Kansas has nowhere to go but up in this important task, and residents should be watching to make sure that the promised progress does indeed occur.

May 2010. The U.S. tried to negotiate a truce, but it failed when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused Erdogan’s demand for an apology. The fact that Obama has such good relations with Erdogan probably adds to Israeli uneasiness with this White House.

The most delicate piece of Turkish-American business is trying to organize a peaceful transfer of power in Syria. Erdogan, once the closest foreign ally of President Bashar al-Assad, is now a bitter foe. As often with Erdogan, it’s personal: He feels Assad backed out on a reform promise he made several months ago. When Assad reneged, after Erdogan had told Obama he would have a deal within 72 hours, the Turkish prime minister was embarrassed and angry. That anger continues, and it’s driving the Turks to take a tough stance.

Washington and Ankara are planning an escalating pressure campaign against Assad, which will include economic sanctions, secret activities to support the opposition and perhaps a safe haven along the Turkish border and a humanitarian corridor inside Syria.

And what about Turkish relations with Iran, the ticking time bomb on its border? Administration officials note that Erdogan recently agreed to deploy a forward-based radar system that’s part of a NATO missile defense plan aimed chiefly at Iran.

— Compiled by Sarah St. John

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Letter rebutted To the editor: Your readers should know that every characterization about WHINSEC or the Army’s School of the Americas in Ms. Busse’s Dec. 2 letter is the complete opposite of the truth.

President Bill Clinton and Congress closed the SOA in 2000 and opened the WHINSEC in 2001— similar, not the same.

WHINSEC’s faculty and students are from many countries of the Organization of American States; they are military, law enforcement and government civilians of nations led by elected civilian governments, including the U.S. and Canada.

No United Nations Truth Commission report has ever mentioned any of these schools, and you can read the one referred to in the letter online; it’s the 1993 UN Truth Commission Report on the civil war in El Salvador.

In all the history of these schools, not one example of anyone using what he learned in them to commit any crime has ever been found. Not one.

Rene Sanabria took a two-month course called Psychological Operations in 1993; what possible relation could that have with drug crimes 15 or so years later?

For anyone who really wants to know who we are and what we do, our doors are open to visitors every workday. Visitors are invited to sit in classes, talk with students and faculty and review our instructional materials. There is no more accessible organization in the Department of Defense.

The WHINSEC campus is at Fort Benning, near Columbus, Ga. Any photo ID will allow ac-

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cess to Fort Benning, and I’ll be happy to give driving directions To the editor: to our door.

It’s a wonderful time of the Lee A. Rials, public affairs officer, Western Hemisphere year. You remember, don’t you?

I remember Christmas growInstitute for Security Cooperation, Fort Benning, Ga. ing up in a rural community.

We didn’t have everything, you know, but, I pretty much thought we did. I knew we weren’t rich, but it really didn’t matter.

To the editor: Christmas was wonder and The lobbyist Grover Norquist, awe, gathering family, winter has coerced all of the Republican white stuff, candy canes, my members of the U.S. House and family all helping to decorate the Senate to sign a pledge to not raise tree, hanging Christmas lights, taxes at any time as long as they decorating cookies, peppermint remain in office. If these people popcorn balls. Does that spark change their minds and vote for something in your memory? a tax increase, then Norquist and Oh, I forgot. There were his lobbying group have threat- Christmas presents. ened to fund a competitor to run But the really important stuff against the traitors. Most all of the I remember. For my parents, it Republican lawmakers in the past was getting up early to take care 20 years have remained true to of daily things so they could entheir pledge. joy their children and family all This threat has helped create day. This is where I struggle. a good share of rancor and to I guess I think everybody had disallow any compromise with it as good as me. But that’s not Democrats. This lone lobbyist has the case. Maybe some of you realmost single handedly set up a member presents. divisive situation whereby ConPerhaps this is where many of gress is unable to pass any bipar- us struggle. As years have gone by tisan laws. The most recent polls and some of that innocent Christrated these legislative bodies at 8 mas wonder and awe have diminpercent effectiveness. No wonder ished, I’ve begun to remember our country is in turmoil. Our leg- presents and what I must get for islative system of lawmaking is ir- younger people in my life. Now retrievably broken. that I’m a “big people somebody,” An additional problem in that’s important, isn’t it?

Washington is that Congress Of course, give gifts, but, may has allowed our representatives they include your values, love to be so influenced by lobbyists and gifts that are more eternal who are allowed to pay the law- than tangible. Throw in a little maker for voting in their favor faith to help young people face and calling this payoff a “cam- this difficult world. paign contribution.” We defiMy prayer for you this Christnitely need changes in Washing- mas is that you accomplish Christton. mas as well as my parents. Better!

Richard M. Hassur, Julie Steward, Lawrence Lawrence

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Voters’ wishes To the editor: In response to Anna Slemmer’s letter of Dec. 2, Ms. Slemmer chastises the current Kansas congressional delegates for not representing those who sent them to Congress. I would submit that is exactly what they are doing. The majority of the voters in this state, not this town, sent these representatives to Congress to put an end to the spending.

The president himself was captured on camera laughing about the fact that “there weren’t as many shovel-ready jobs as we thought.” So please forgive me if I am skeptical when the president tells me his “Jobs Bill” will create all of these jobs on our national infrastructure. Fool me once, your fault. Fool me twice, my fault.

Every person reading this letter who has run a business or maintained a household understands the simple dynamics of basic economics. You cannot spend what you don’t have. If I were to use credit cards to pay my bills each month because my income is less than my expenditures, would I remain solvent? This is what our government does when it prints money. It borrows from future generations.

As intelligent as he is, President Obama was grossly unqualified for the job he was elected to. I too would love a fair society where everybody prospers.

Socialism and communism have proved failures in our lifetime. A government’s first and foremost mission is to protect its citizenry, not determine outcomes.

Scott Burkhart, Lawrence

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McCook 28/13 Oberlin 28/12 Goodland 28/12

Beatrice 32/13

Oakley 30/13

Manhattan Russell Salina 34/16 34/15 Topeka 36/19 36/18 Emporia 36/19

Great Bend 33/16 Dodge City 36/18

Garden City 34/18 Liberal 37/18

Kansas City 38/23

Chillicothe 37/20 Marshall 37/22

Lawrence Kansas City 36/21 40/17

Sedalia 38/22

Nevada 41/21

Chanute 40/19

Hutchinson 38/16 Wichita Pratt 38/21 38/21

Centerville 32/18

St. Joseph 36/17

Sabetha 35/15

Concordia 32/14 Hays 33/16

Clarinda 29/17

Lincoln 30/10

Grand Island 26/9

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LAWRENCE ALMANAC Through 8 p.m. Wednesday.

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

Adult class: Technology Petting Zoo, 2 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. Theology on Tap, discussion of a selected religion topic, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Henry’s, 11 E. Eighth St. Cocktails and Carols with Kim Murphree and Friends, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., The Eldridge Hotel, 701 Mass.

Junkyard Jazz Band, 7 p.m., American Legion, 3408 W. Sixth St. A Holiday Happening: Dessert and Friendship, sponsored by Douglas County Democrats, 7 p.m., Carnegie Building, 200 W. Ninth St. Lawrence Arts & Crafts group, 7-9 p.m., Java Break, 17 E. Seventh St. Jazz Vespers, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive.

“Early Music for the Holiday Season, or, The Return of the Crumhorns,” 7:30 p.m., Bales Recital Hall, 1600 Stewart Drive.

“White Christmas,” 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 1501 N.H. Poker Night, 8 p.m., Applebee’s, 2520 Iowa.

Team trivia, 9 p.m., Johnny’s West, 721 Wakarusa Drive.

Pittsburg State gets new rappelling tower

9 FRIDAY

Coffee with the Experts, guest speaker: Steve Nowak, executive director, Douglas County Historical Society and Watkins Museum, 9:3010:30 a.m., Eldridge Hotel, 701 Mass.

Book signing: “The Paradise Cafe and Bakery Cookbook” by Missy McCoy, 5-7 p.m., The Raven, 8 E. Seventh St. Ecumenical Advent Taize Service, 6 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2211 Inverness Drive.

Sip and Shop art sale, 6-10 p.m., Pachamama’s, 800 N.H. Performance Development Haven for young artists, 6:30 p.m., Victory Bible Church, 1942 Mass.

Holiday Music in the Stacks: Fiddlers from the Americana Music Academy, 6:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. The Jack Korbel Confluence featuring Caleb Sawin and Lana Maree, 7 p.m., Delaware Commons, 1222 Del. Fundraiser for the Community Health Center Project, 7 p.m., Carnegie Building, 200 W. Ninth St. The Kansas Nutcracker, 2011 Sesquicentennial Edition with Mandolin Orchestra, 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H. “White Christmas,” 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 1501 N.H. “Noah’s Art,” 7:30 p.m., Inge Theatre, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive.

Big Deal Band, 9 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third St.

10 SATURDAY

PITTSBURG (AP) — Pittsburg State University has a new tower for rappelling.

The school says the structure will be used to train about 90 ROTC students for careers in the military. The tower is an $80,000 gift from a group of donors.

The tower replaces an aging, dilapidated tower across campus.

Pittsburg State President Steve Scott says the relationship between the Army ROTC and the campus is strong.

He says that while ROTC programs at some other universities have declined because of a lack of interest or support, Pittsburg State’s Gorilla Battalion has grown stronger.

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KJHK and Team Bear Club are sad to announce the final Blasian! dance party, “We Gone, We Done, Deuces Edition” will be held tonight at the Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., featuring Tyga Style (DJ Feast and DJ Mitmo) leading the Bear Club DJs in one last hurrah. Admission is $3 for 21 and older and $5 for 18 and older, but everybody who stops in before 11 p.m. gets in free.

“White Christmas,” 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 1501 N.H. “Noah’s Art,” 7:30 p.m., Inge Theatre, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive.

A Festival of Song: Carols From Around the World by the Lawrence Civic Choir, 7:30 p.m., Free Methodist Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave. Noise For Toys Benefit for Toys for Tots: Noise FM, Making Movies, Cowboy Indian Bear, Team Bear Club, 8 p.m., the Bottleneck, 737 N.H. KPR Holiday Jazz Show, 8 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass.

Stranger Creek Band, 8 p.m., Knights of Columbus, 2206 E. 23rd St. Soul’d Out, 9 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third St. Young Comedians of Kansas City, 10 p.m., Duffy’s, 2222 W. Sixth St.

ONGOING

Kizer-Cummings Jewelry, Ninth and Vermont streets.

Breakfast with Santa, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Community Building, 115 W. 11th St. .

Free State High School Holiday Merchandise Sale, 8:30-11:30 a.m., school commons area, 4700 Overland Drive.

Holiday Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Holiday Inn Lawrence, 200 McDonald Drive.

Saxophone Studio Recital, 9 a.m. Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive.

LOLA Giant 2011 Holiday Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Van Go Arts, 715 N.J. Jayhawk Audubon Society Holiday Bird Seed, Book and Feeder Sale, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Lawrence Senior Center, 745 Vt. Runaway Pony Bed and Breakfast opening and fundraiser for LHS Band, noon-8 p.m., 603 Tenn.”

Festival of Nativities, noon-4 p.m., Centenary United Methodist Church, North Fourth and Elm streets in North Lawrence, donations accepted.

“Stocking The Pantry” - A Transition Kaw Valley Workshop, 1-5 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1330 Kasold Drive.

December Music Series, New Horizons Clarinet Quintet,1 p.m., Watkins Community Museum, 1047 Mass.

Oboe Studio Recital, 1 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive.

Ragtime Piano Rehearsal / Jam Session, 2-4 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.

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

The Kansas Nutcracker, 2011 Sesquicentennial Edition with Mandolin Orchestra, 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H. The Celtic Tenors, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive.

Van Go Adornment Sale, 715 N.J., 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 27 through Dec. 23.

Holiday Art Sale, 1-4 p.m.

Tuesdays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, Nov. 26 through Dec. 3, Lumberyard Arts Center, 718 High St., Baldwin City.

The Territorial Capital Museum Christmas display, with three floors of vintage Christmas decorations including 21 trees with various period decorations; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, through Jan. 1, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton.

Watkins Community Museum of History exhibit: “It Happened on Mass Street: 150 Years in Lawrence,” featuring historic photographs and objects illustrating the growth of downtown Lawrence, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

Thursday, 1047 Mass.

Freedom’s Frontier exhibit, Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, 1-4 p.m., Carnegie Building, 200 W. Ninth St. Lawrence Arts Center exhibits: Yesnomaybe Exhibition, collaborative works

by Kristi Arnold, Eric Conrad and Yoonmi Nam, Dec. 2 through Jan. 14; Lived : Living, works by Isadora Stowe and Jordan Schranz Dec. 2 through Jan. 14; Learning is Remembering, works

by Amber Hansen, Dec. 2 through Jan. 14; Constellation, an aerial installation by Juniper Tangpuz; 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, 940 N.H. Christmas Village Display at the Lumberyard Arts Center, 1-4 p.m.

Tuesdays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, through Dec. 30, 718 High St., Baldwin City.

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Zenger still has a few options It doesn’t matter how many people from how many different levels of football Sheahon Zenger talked to in his search for a new football coach for Kansas University. And it doesn’t matter when it is announced. (Friday is as good a guess as any, but just a guess.)

It only matters that the guy Zenger ends up hiring rebuilds a program that at the moment has no apparent first-string quarterback, no go-to receiver and a pass rush more aptly named a pass retreat.

Zenger didn’t hire his longtime friend Mike Leach. He’ll explain why when he returns to town with a new head coach.

He’ll answer whether the fact that Leach is suing a KU business partner, ESPN, and a Big 12 conference member, Texas Tech, had anything to do with not hiring Leach. If Zenger says yes, then everybody needs to move on from that, painful though it is. Same goes for if Leach preferred the Pac-12 to coaching again in the Big 12. (I was talking to the mirror the last two sentences.)

Southern Miss coach Larry Fedora recruited most of his roster from Mississippi, Florida and elsewhere in the deep South. Those contacts translate better to North Carolina than Kansas, and it’s easier to win a title in the ACC than in the Big 12.

Houston’s Kevin Sumlin didn’t have an interest in the job two years ago or now. He remains the leading contender for the Texas A&M job and has other suitors if that doesn’t work out.

Zenger, according to an industry insider, interviewed Wisconsin offensive coordinator Paul Chryst and then looked at some “NFL guys” with head-coaching experience.

Jacksonville Jaguars offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter, former head coach at Boise State and Arizona State, was believed to be one of them. Charlie Weis, who failed at Notre Dame after working in the NFL and now is offensive coordinator at Florida, is another.

“Better look into him,” the insider said. “It’s more than just a rumor that they talked.”

On the phone? In person?

Don’t know.

It’s not known whether former Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress, former New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs coach Herman Edwards and ex-Atlanta Falcons coach Jim Mora Jr. were contacted by Zenger, but their names have been floated by third parties as having an interest in testing the college waters.

If Zenger found no match in the pro/college head-coaching ranks, Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn could be his fall-back position. Malzahn won three state titles in 14 years as a high school coach in Springdale, Ark., and then spent a year at Arkansas on Houston Nutt’s staff. He moved on to Tulsa, where he had two wildly successful offenses at Tulsa, working under Todd Graham, now Pittsburgh’s head coach.

The Graham/Malzahn Tulsa teams ran and threw well out of hurry-up, no-huddle offenses. As for Auburn’s offense with Malzahn coordinating in 2010, well, Cam Newton was the quarterback, so all bets are off. Similarly, we’ll never know how much credit the Chicago Bulls’ triangle offense deserved Please see KEEGAN, page 3B

New day, new faces

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A TRIO OF OFFENSIVE COORDINATORS — WISCONSIN’S PAUL CHRYST, LEFT, the Jacksonville Jaguars’ Dirk Koetter, middle, and Auburn’s Gus Malzahn, right — are believed to still be in the running for Kansas University’s head coaching position.

Rumors, uncertainty abound in coaching search’s 11th day

By Matt Tait mtait@ljworld.com

The Kansas University football program’s search to hire a new head coach, now entering Day 11, seems to be mirroring the path of the program during the past few decades.

Names come and go, expectations rise and fall, and fans, alums and other members of the KU community are left scratching their heads and wondering what it’s all about.

Wednesday proved to be another wild day in KU’s quest to replace Turner Gill, who was fired on Nov. 27 after going 5-19 in two

seasons. Like so many days before it, the craziness didn’t come from anything KU did.

Radio reports Wednesday afternoon indicated that Kansas had reached an agreement with Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn. Message board posts containing all kinds of reactions followed, and the search was sent into a momentary frenzy. A call to a KU official around 2:30 p.m. revealed that, at that time, no hire had been made and that the reports were not accurate. Calls made again, late Wednesday night, produced the same answer.

Back to the drawing board.

Back to the search.

What began 10 days ago with former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach as the top target now has taken a wild turn. Although sources and information from people who may be involved in discussions with KU athletic director Sheahon Zenger have helped narrow things down — mostly through eliminating unlikely candidates — Zenger himself has not said a word about the search publicly. Signs exist that point to the new coach being in attendance at Saturday’s men’s basketball game against No. 2 Ohio State in Allen Fieldhouse. Such an introduction would figure to be a great way for the coach and fan base to become

acquainted. Of course, with the way coaching searches have gone during the past 10 days, little can be counted on until the hire is officially announced.

After Leach came off the board by announcing he was headed to Washington State, the attention turned to Southern Miss coach Larry Fedora, who reportedly has agreed to a deal to become the next coach at North Carolina.

Although nothing was confirmed

by KU, it seemed logical to conclude that Leach and Fedora were among KU’s top candidates, if not the school’s top two choices.

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Henrickson: Top freshman needs to play in the system

By Benton Smith basmith@ljworld.com

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KANSAS GUARD CONNER TEAHAN DUMPS THE BALL INSIDE past Long Beach State forward James Ennis during the first half on Tuesday at Allen Fieldhouse.

Jayhawks’ top priority: ‘make the right plays’

By Gary Bedore gbedore@ljworld.com

The statistics support Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self when he refers to the 201112 Jayhawks as the “worst passing team” he’s ever seen.

Through eight games, the (62) No. 13-ranked Jayhawks have totaled more turnovers (119) than assists (117).

Obviously it’s early, but for reference ... the last time a KU team finished a season with more turnovers than assists was 1982-83, when Ted Owens’ squad had 457 assists/492 turnovers en route to a 13-16 record.

“We’ve got to keep working at it. We’ve got to cut down these turnovers,” said KU junior forward Travis Releford. He has 15 assists against 18 turnovers.

“The last four or five games ... turnovers are why we haven’t

been extending leads on teams or the reason we’re keeping games close. We really need to work on that.”

KU has more assists than turnovers in three of eight games.

Overall, Tyshawn Taylor has 29 assists/32 turnovers, Jeff Withey eight assists/14 turnovers, Thomas Robinson 14 assists/17 turnovers. Elijah Johnson has 30 assists to 19 turnovers; Conner Teahan nine assists/six turnovers; Kevin Young three assists/four turnovers; Justin Wesley one assist/four turnovers and Naadir Tharpe eight assists/five turnovers.

KU had turnover troubles late in Tuesday’s 88-80 victory over Long Beach State when the 49ers applied some full-court pressure.

“We don’t pass it real well.

We don’t catch it real well, and Please see KU MEN, page 3B

Kansas University freshman women’s basketball guard Asia Boyd arrived on campus touted as coach Bonnie Henrickson’s BADGERS highest-rated recruit in her time KU coach.

VS. BONNIE as But entering the Jayhawks’ ninth game of the season — at What: Kansas University (7-1) vs. 7 tonight at Allen Fieldhouse, against Wisconsin — Boyd has Wisconsin (4-5) received a dreaded DNP (did When: 7 p.m. not play) four times. The most today recent of those came Sunday at Where: Allen Alabama, KU’s first loss of the Fieldhouse season.

Henrickson said she loves TV: Metro Sports Boyd’s confidence on the floor, (Knology Cable but she is looking for a differchannel 37) ent approach from the 6-foot-1 freshman guard.

“I love her bounce to her,” the eighth-year Kansas coach said, “but right now she’s still playing with the mentality that she played with in high school, Probable which is go make a play every starters time you touch it.”

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G — Monica “She thinks, ‘If I just go make Engelman, 5-11, jr. a play, that’ll get me on the F — Aishah floor.’ So she has really got to Sutherland, 6-2, change how she thinks,” Hensr. rickson said.

F — Carolyn Davis, 6-3, jr.

Boyd did not play in the WISCONSIN (4-5) first three games for Kansas G — Taylor Wurtz, (7-1). Then, in a blowout home 6-0, jr. win over Lamar on Nov. 25, G — Morgan Paige, 5-9, so.

Boyd saw 15 minutes of action, G — Jade Davis, scored 11 points, grabbed four 5-9, sr. rebounds and passed out an asF — Ashley sist.

Thomas, 6-2, sr.

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minutes and made one of just three field goal tries.

Her coach said that too often Boyd “wants to hit a home run,” and tries to make a play on her own when Henrickson wants her to play within the team’s system.

“That is not a strength for her against the defenses at this level,” Henrickson said. “Right now, offensively, (she needs to) keep us in a play, swing it, reverse it, let Carolyn (Davis), Aishah (Sutherland), Angel (Goodrich), Keena (Mays), ‘Monnie’ (Monica Engelman) play.”

Henrickson said that didn’t mean Boyd would always have that role at KU, however.

“Right now,” the coach emphasized, “that’s what it needs to be for her to get on the floor.”

Boyd has made progress, Henrickson added, since arriving on campus.

“It’s different for her now than it was when she first got here,” the coach said. “It’s just not different enough often enough.”

Henrickson expects Boyd will get it all figured out eventually.

“If she just calms down and allows the play to happen, it’ll be better for her,” the coach said. “And that’s hard when you’re young, when you’re used to making plays all the time.”

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Baylor’s Griffin bags Big 12 honor DALLAS (AP) — For Robert Griffin III, this might be only the precursor.

Baylor’s exciting dual-threat quarterback was selected Wednesday as The Associated Press’ Big 12 offensive player of the year.

A leading contender in what is expected to be a tight Heisman Trophy race, Griffin was unquestionably the Big 12’s top offensive player, getting 14 1/2 of 17 votes from a panel of AP member reporters who regularly cover the league.

Oklahoma senior defensive end Frank Alexander was the Big 12’s top defender with 14 votes.

The highlight producer known as “RG3� leads the nation in passing efficiency and has piled up 387 total yards per game. He has completed 267 of 369 passes (72 percent) for 3,998 yards with a Big 12-leading 36 touchdowns and only six interceptions, and

run for 644 yards with nine more scores. “He wins,� Texas coach Mack Brown said. “He’s a guy that when you go into a game, he’s such a dynamic player that he changes the game.�

Brown made that statement even before Griffin passed for 320 yards with two long touchdowns and ran for two more scores in a 48-24 victory over the Longhorns last weekend.

That nationally televised showcase for Griffin before the final Heisman ballots were cast gave the 15th-ranked Bears (9-3, 6-3 Big 12) their fifth straight victory. It is the longest winning streak in 20 years for Alamo Bowl-bound Baylor, whose only 10-win season came in 1980 during Mike Singletary’s senior season.

Griffin is one of five finalists for the Heisman Trophy, which will be presented Saturday night in New York.

“He’s done enough this season to win a Heisman,� Baylor coach Art Briles said. “When you judge somebody, you judge them over the long run, not the short run.

His long run has been very impressive this year.�

The Big 12 coaches also selected Griffin as the league’s top offensive player in their voting announced Wednesday. The coaches picked Alexander and Iowa State junior linebacker A.J. Klein to share honors for defensive player of the year.

Alexander led the Big 12 with 18 tackles for losses, and his 8 1/2 sacks matched Texas A&M’s Sean Porter for the most in the league. “He’s had a huge year. Everybody’s recognized it and he just played at a different level than he did a year ago and he’s just been disruptive,� Sooners coach Bob Stoops said. “Whether it’s pressure, sacks, tackles for a loss, forced fumbles, batted balls, he’s

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just been very, very active so he’s had a huge year for him and for us.�

Texas senior linebacker Emmanuel Acho got the remaining three votes for top defensive player from the AP panel. He had 102 tackles and three sacks this season.

Kansas State coach Bill Snyder, named the AP Big 12 coach of the year, received the same honor in the vote of his peers.

The AP All-Big 12 team will be released today.

Baylor’s current winning streak includes the Bears’ first win ever over Oklahoma, when Griffin set a school record with 551 total yards and threw the game-winning TD with 8 seconds left.

Before beating Texas, the 15thranked Bears already had swept their four November games. They had won only four Big 12 games combined in that month the previous 15 seasons.

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College-affiliated football’s oligarchy serves us reruns to decide a national champion. Will The Staple Singers perform Let’s Do It Again before the anthem?

In this sequel, instead of Biggie Smalls, Kansas City Mac, Bootney Farnsworth and 40th Street Black, we’ve got The Mad Hatter vs. Little Nicky.

And BCS No. 3 Oklahoma State gets to steam in the desert.

My goodness, even Daffy Duck reacted with dismay when the Warner Bros. folks reused the same gag twice in one cartoon.

And here the BCS brings together LSU vs. Alabama again in a rematch of their “Game of the Century,� a brutally physical 9-6 win for LSU. That neither team reached the end zone bothered me not. LSU’s Les Miles and his predecessor, Alabama coach Nick Saban, each have a devastating defense and enough NFL talent to play in the AFC West. Sometimes, I prefer points at a premium.

Oklahoma State prefers points by the peck. The Cowboys rolled up 30 to 70 points on each opponent, and their only loss came in overtime. They routed Baylor by 35, Oklahoma by 34. You can almost hear Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy say, “I’m a man! We score 40!�

Could there be a better argument for a playoff system? I mean, other than all those Division II and Division III schools able to handle rounds of playoff games and classes. Apparently, the NCAA and the nation’s college presidents feel that the only student-athletes who can handle a playoff system and educational demands are those who were students, then athletes.

I understand the evidence for another round matching the two schools Nick Saban has coached to national titles. And I’m not saying I disagree that Alabama’s the second-best team in the country.

Bama’s only loss: LSU. Oklahoma State’s only loss: Iowa State. Big advantage: Alabama. Finally, many go with “the eye test.� Which team do you look at and just know they’re better?

Still, Only SEC arrogance or worship prevents us from learning from the lessons of 2006, a lesson taught by an SEC team in a game that’s rematched in this year’ s Gator Bowl.

No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Michigan, both undefeated, met in perhaps the most epic of their historic rivalry. Certainly none came with more buildup. Besides the rankings and lack of losses, fate both cast a shadow and stark light on the game.

Legendary Michigan coach Bo Schembechler, whose 10 games against mentor, friend and rival Ohio State coach Woody Hayes came to be called The Ten Years War, died the day before the game.

The game itself nearly matched the hype. Ohio State led most of the way, then held off Michigan at the end for a 42-39 win. You want eye test? The eye test said to voters in several polls that those were the two best teams.

Instead of recycling, by narrow margins in the coaches’ poll and Harris Poll, we got an Ohio State-Florida national championship game. Sure enough, after Ohio State’s Ted Ginn Jr. returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, Florida had an “Of course, you know, this means war� reaction. A giant Gator chomp left the Buckeyes dragging their scraggily remains back to Columbus after a 41-14 loss.

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JOSE REYES, LEFT, AND MIAMI MARLINS OWNER Jeffrey Loria shake hands during a news conference Wednesday in Dallas. Reyes signed a six-year deal with Miami.

Reyes finds new home with Marlins DALLAS — Jose Reyes felt the love from the Miami Marlins. And the money.

When the free-agent signing period began last month, the Marlins wanted to meet the All-Star shortstop right away — as in not a minute to spare.

So owner Jeffrey Loria, team president David Samson and their top baseball officials arranged a midnight rendezvous with Reyes and his agent at a table outside Bemelmans Bar at The Carlyle, the New York hotel famous for hosting President John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe a half-century ago. “12:01. Those guys are crazy,� Reyes said Wednesday, when his $106 million, six-year contract was finalized. “They showed me a lot of love.�

Reyes joined a team that suddenly aspires to be among baseball’s big spenders. When the winter meetings began Monday, the Marlins finalized a $27 million, three-year contract with closer Heath Bell.

A few hours after the Marlins introduced Reyes, manager Ozzie Guillen said the team had reached a deal with with four-time All-Star pitcher Mark Buehrle for $58 million over four years. And the week has been dominated by Miami’s pursuit of three-time NL MVP Albert Pujols.

Leaving the cash-strapped New York Mets, who signed him when he was 16, Reyes accepted an offer that pays him $10 million in each of the next two seasons, $16 million in 2014 and $22 million in each of the final three years. Miami has a $22 million option for 2018 with a $4 million buyout, which could raise the total to $124 million.

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Report: UNC picks Fedora Southern Mississippi coach Larry Fedora has accepted an offer to become North Carolina’s next football coach, two people familiar with the situation said Wednesday.

They said the framework of a deal is in place, though it isn’t final yet. Both spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the school isn’t Fedora commenting publicly on its search.

Fedora has guided the 22nd-ranked Golden Eagles (11-2) to a school record for wins, with the last coming over the weekend against unbeaten Houston in the Conference USA championship game. The first-time head coach has compiled a 33-19 record in four seasons, and spent the three years before that as offensive coordinator at Oklahoma State. Fedora,

49, also spent three years as an assistant at Florida and served as offensive coordinator there in 2004.

North Carolina’s board of trustees has scheduled “emergency meetings to discuss a personnel matter� for today and Friday morning. The school said the board was expected to “take action� during Friday’s meeting, with at least some portion of those meetings to be conducted in closed session.

Any deal to hire Fedora would be subject to approval by the trustees, meaning North Carolina couldn’t hold a news conference to introduce him until Friday at the earliest.

BIg East adds five schools NEW YORK — The new Big East will span four time zones, 3,000 miles from coast to coast and, eventually, have 12 teams. The beleaguered and ever-changing conference hopes it all adds up to a billion dollar television contract and a spot among the best football leagues in the nation. The Big East introduced Boise State, San Diego State, Houston, SMU and Central Florida as its newest members, effective 2013.

The Big East, depleted by the planned departures of Syracuse, Pittsburgh and West Virginia, is trying to rebuild as a 12-team football conference with a western division.

Boise State and San Diego State, which currently play in the Mountain West Conference, will join the Big East only for football. Houston, SMU and UCF will be leaving Conference USA and joining the Big East in all sports.

Jones deal falls through TEMPE, ARIZ. — Leigh Steinberg believed he had a deal for SMU’s June Jones to become the next coach at Arizona State. When the deal fell through at the last second, the super agent started lashing out on Twitter. “Just had one of the most bizarre endings to a set of productive discussions to bring a client to a new situation,� Steinberg said on his Twitter feed, (at)SteinbergSports. “Everything was set,few tweaks left,and the principal decision maker yanks the deal w no real explanation.�

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Players accept more testing NEW YORK — NBA players have agreed to additional drug testing, adding offseason screening for performance-enhancing drugs only. Union executive director Billy Hunter sent a memo Wednesday, obtained by The Associated Press, to players detailing these and other changes of a new labor deal and recommended they ratify the agreement.

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TODAY IN SPORTS 1940 — The Chicago Bears beat the Washington Redskins 73-0 for the most one-sided victory in NFL Championship play.

1943 — Georgia’s Frank Sinkwich wins the Heisman Trophy. Sinkwich ends his career holding the Southeastern Conference record for total offense with 2,399 yards.

1948 — Southern Methodist junior Doak Walker wins the Heisman Trophy. Walker over three years scores 303 points, including 40 touchdowns and 60 points after touchdowns.

1961 — Philadelphia’s Wilt Chamberlain scores 78 points and grabs 43 rebounds in a 151-147 triple overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Chiefs LB Houston coming on KANSAS CITY, MO. (AP) — Justin Houston cuts an imposing figure standing in front of his locker in the Chiefs’ practice facility. The rookie linebacker is 6-foot-3, 270 pounds of muscle, his right eye a bloody red, a large scar on his chest and a tattoo inked across his right shoulder.

It’s little wonder he’s such a ferocious pass rusher that he recorded the first three sacks of his career last Sunday at Chicago. Who would want to get in his way?

Then you talk to him and you realize the image doesn’t match reality.

Sure, he’s a big guy with bulging biceps, but he’s thoughtful and polite. The bloody eye came from getting poked a couple weeks back against New England. That scar across his chest is from when he had a cyst removed as a child. And the scrolling tattoo reads, “Only God Can Judge Me,” a reflection both of his faith and his upbringing, which was never all that easy.

He’s the sixth of 11 children raised by his mother, Kim Houston — nine boys and two girls in a crowded house in Statesboro, a small town in southeast Georgia. His grandmother helped raise the kids, and although Houston said he knows his father, he was never a part of their lives.

“I don’t know how she did it,” Houston said of his mother, his sentences short and crisp, never revealing much

LHS boys set for three days of hoops Tonight marks the first of three straight days of hoops for Lawrence High’s boys basketball team.

The Lions (1-0) are scheduled to open the first round of the Blue Valley Shootout, in Stilwell, at 8:30 p.m. against Sumner Academy (Kansas City, Kan.).

An LHS victory would ad-

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we don’t see real well. Those are three problems teams will have against pressure,” Self said. “It’d be nice if Johnson was in the game (he fouled out at 5:37) so we could have another guard in the game.

There’s absolutely no excuse.

It wasn’t even high pressure, and we turned it over to them.”

Of course, in looking at seasonal statistics, it should be noted KU’s opponents have just 69 assists to 123 turnovers.

Also, the Jayhawks have outrebounded foes 307 to 234.

KU has been outrebounded in just one game — the opener against Towson, a 100-54 victory.

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With those two out of the running, the search has turned into a wild goose chase of sorts. With no one at KU sharing any information about candidates, Zenger’s whereabouts or the school’s progress, speculation has run wild and all kinds of names have been thrown around.

New names continue to pop up all the time. Old ones are eliminated and then tossed back into the mix. There now are but a few logical options and a whole bunch of unknowns.

One candidate, whose name gained some credibility on Wednesday, is Wisconsin offensive coordinator Paul Chryst. Chryst, who helped put UW running back Montee Ball into the Heisman Trophy race and had UW quarterback Russell Wilson a few votes shy of joining

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want to recruit Newton, the 2010 Heisman Trophy winner.

Maybe the video had CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1B something to do with Malzahn not getting headThe stat line finally showed because Michael Jordan was coaching offers elsewhere up against the Bears, when he part of it. and leaving Zenger the optore through a stout offensive Malzahn’s in his third year portunity to hire him, if he’s line with a combination of at Auburn and once was more intrigued with Malspeed and power that general named the “National Offenzahn’s offensive-guru status manager Scott Pioli hoped to sive Recruiter of the Year” than with that of Weis. This see when he called his name

by Rivals. He interviewed at is not the first time Malzahn with the 70th overall pick in North Carolina, but didn’t and Weis have been linked. the draft. draw an offer from athletic Quarterback Mitch Mustain “He’s been doing a great director Bubba Cunningham, played for Malzahn in high job,” said linebacker Derrick AD at Tulsa at the time Mal- school and had his heart set Johnson, who could set the zahn worked there. on playing at Notre Dame. franchise single-season tackMalzahn has several Weis instead recruited les record in part because of interviews on YouTube, Jimmy Clausen and Mustain what Houston and Hali have but none of them caused a followed his high school done on the edges. stir the way his wife Kristi’s coach to Arkansas. He then Johnson and Tamba Hali did. I watched the portion transferred to USC. were each drafted by the of the 30-minute Christian If Kristi’s video amounts Chiefs, developed into stars conference interview that to “Honey, I Shrunk the and have signed long-term was on YouTube and since Job Pool,” and it enabled contracts to stay with the has vanished. Attempts to Malzahn to fall to Zenger, franchise. While it’s far too click it now trigger a mesthe AD pulls the trigger on Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo early to say that’s what the sage that reads, “This video hiring him and he develops CHICAGO BEARS QUARTERBACK CALEB HANIE (12) IS future holds for Houston, is no longer available due to Kansas into an entertaining SACKED by Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Justin Houston Haley makes it clear he has a copyright claim by Cross winner the way it was when (50) in the first half on Sunday in Chicago. no ceiling. He may struggle Church, Inc.” Mark Mangino, Ed Warinin pass coverage, and he can During the interview, Kris- ner and Todd Reesing had beyond whatever is asked. I’m here right now.” get a little stronger and imti mocked legendary football it humming, then Kristi will “She’s a tough woman.”

Houston stops midsen- prove his technique, but all coach and current ESPN become the popular First Raised a tough son, too. tence as a couple of reporters the tools are there to make analyst Lou Holtz’s lisp, a Lady of football in Lawrence.

Backyard football games with TV cameras approach, that happen. cringe moment at the level If Zenger hires Malzahn with his brothers were some- eager to talk about his masterIt’s just a matter of making of “The Office” and “Curb and he fails miserably, times as competitive as what ful performance at Chicago. It sure Houston continues to Your Enthusiasm.” She also Sheahon will spend the rest he’s facing on Sundays, es- was the culmination of a sea- develop. shared how she mocked her of his life answering the pecially because there were son’s worth of work, of com“The sooner that happens, husband for the Auburn ofsame two questions, instead so many siblings older than ing so close to a sack so many the better,” Haley said. “As fense’s sluggish performance of just one: he was. Of course, little Jus- times and tackling nothing we’ve seen the last couple in the BCS title game.

1. How do you pronounce tin never would back down, but air. Three times Houston weeks here, he’s got a chance Kristi also reportedly your first name again? and that determination in brought down Caleb Hanie to be pretty good. You can’t shared that Auburn head 2. Why didn’t you hire part carried him to a football behind the line of scrimmage, be starting off fast and let coach Gene Chizik didn’t Phillip Fulmer? scholarship at Georgia. the sacks a big reason why off. This will be a deal where “It does push you,” he said, the Chiefs won 10-3. we’ll know a lot more as “because growing up, you His numbers didn’t re- the season goes down the see your older brother doing flect his performance against stretch, if he’s going to consomething, you try to do it Pittsburgh, though he caused tinue to build on what he’s like him. That’s a big reason havoc for Ben Roethlisberger. put out there so far.”

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vance the Lions to a Friday night semifinal against either Blue Valley or Ralston (Neb.).

Other first-round games at the tournament are Lee’s Summit, Mo., versus Olathe North, and Olathe Northwest versus Oak Park (Kansas City, Mo.).

The Lions finished fifth at the Blue Valley Shootout last season.

BRIEFLY that Wellsville High football’s Nolan Rush is the Army Iron Man of the Year for Kansas.

Rush, a WHS senior, had MANHATTAN — Lawrence 1,070 all-purpose yards, with High’s Zach Andregg set a 180 yards rushing and two school record in the 100-yard scores, while leading the Eagles backstroke Wednesday, and with 39 receptions for 817 yards the Lions’ boys swim team and 14 touchdowns. won the Manhattan triangular.

As a defensive back, Rush LHS totaled 204 points, folrecorded 32 tackles, secured a lowed by Free State with 177 team-high eight interceptions, and Manhattan with 150. Andefended three passes, recovdregg won the 100 backstroke ered two fumbles and forced a in a time of 55.29. fumble.

Fans from across the state Army honors selected Rush as the Army Iron Man from among 10 finalists, Wellsville senior including Eudora’s Chris Pyle.

KANSAS CITY, MO. — The U.S. The award goes to players Army Kansas City Recruiting who excel on both offense and Battalion recently announced defense.

Lions’ Andregg sets record

much about us rebounding.

It’s just the turnovers. We need to cut those down,” Releford said. “It’s about keeping the ball and controlling it.”

The Jayhawks aren’t necessarily a young team this season, but the squad definitely is inexperienced.

“I know there’s times I’m out there I’ve done some things that have stalled our offense, things I’ve done in practice and coach has got on me for,” said senior guard Teahan, who has not been a rotation player until this season. “You get in the moment. It’s something we need to get better at ... focusing in and making sure we make the right plays, the easy plays.

Sometimes people get in the mode we are trying to make extraordinary plays where it’s a combination of easy plays that make great plays.”

Junior center Withey had

four turnovers against one assist against Long Beach State.

“Toward the end, we definitely showed how young we are and made some bonehead plays — me giving it off to Tyshawn when they were trapping,” Withey said. “I have to hold onto that (ball).

We are young. We are going to make stupid plays. We definitely are going to get better through being out there and learning. It was my first time out there late-clock in a close game. We are learning a lot and coach knows that, but he’s not going to let up. He will keep riding us until we are a great team.”

Some other stats of interest through eight games: The Jayhawks average 75 points off 47.5 percent shooting (45 of 129 threes for 34.9 percent; opponents 61.5 ppg off 38.5 percent shooting (52-140

threes for 37.1 percent). KU has 52 blocks and 58 steals; opponents 37 blocks, 63 steals.

“We’re working every day to get better,” Releford noted.

Next up: KU will meet No. 2-ranked (8-0) Ohio State at 2:15 p.m., Saturday, in Allen Fieldhouse. Sophomore center Jared Sullinger, who sat out last Saturday’s win over Texas-Pan American because of back spasms, is expected to play, the Cleveland Plain-Dealer reported recently. Sullinger experienced back spasms in the Buckeyes’ 85-63 home win over Duke on Nov. 29. Coach Thad Matta said an MRI revealed an aggravated disc. “The big thing is, with therapy and stretching, you can really strengthen that area and make it a nonissue,” Matta told the PlainDealer.

him, reportedly has interviewed with Kansas about the job. That’s according to a source close to Chryst, who told the Wisconsin State Journal that an interview took place. Whether Chryst is a strong candidate remains to be seen, but his connections to Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema, who has ties to Kansas State and, therefore, Zenger, at least make that a possibility.

Former KU offensive lineman Brad Thorson spent two years (2006-07) with Chryst as a member of the Badgers before transferring to KU. Thorson said Wednesday that Chryst was a brutally honest man who was well liked by all of the Wisconsin players.

“He comes off as very laid back,” Thorson said. “But when you start to spend time around the football program, you quickly learn that he was putting in a lot more time than the rest of the coaching staff. Not to prove anything,

that’s just what he loved to do.”

Thorson said Chryst’s offenses always emphasized time of possession and ball security and focused mostly on a potent ground attack.

“He was never really tempted by running the spread,” Thorson said. “His concept of playing football is he’s still fine with three yards and a cloud of dust.

And he believes that that’s going to turn into the 10-, 20and 30-yard runs.”

Though Chryst appears to be an up-and-comer, he never has run his own program and is not known as a strong recruiter. The newspaper report also indicated that Chryst interviewed recently with Illinois.

Those facts, along with continued uncertainty about the specifics of KU’s search, keep coaches such as Malzahn, Jacksonville Jaguars offensive coordinator, Dirk Koetter, and several others in the running to be hired.

Hatch earns All-Big 12 spot The Big 12 Conference released its postseason honors on Wednesday, and KU, which finished the season 2-10 and 0-9 in conference play, saw six players land on the list, which was selected by the coaches.

Senior center Jeremiah Hatch was KU’s top honoree, earning a second-team nod for his solid season. Joining Hatch on the list as honorable mention selections were: senior tight end Tim Biere, sophomore punter/place-kicker Ron Doherty, junior safety Bradley McDougald, junior defensive end Toben Opurum, and junior offensive lineman Duane Zlatnik.

Hatch became the first Jayhawk to earn first- or secondteam honors from the league’s coaches since WR Dezmon Briscoe was named to the first team and WR Kerry Meier was tabbed second team following the 2009 season.

All six Jayhawks received the honor for the first time in their careers.

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OUR TOWN SPORTS Lawrence swim team and lessons: Ad Astra Area Aquatics is a competitive year-round swim team that offers practices for ages 6-18 throughout the week. AAAA is always accepting new members. For information, visit adastraareaaquatics.org or call Patrick at 331-6940.

Aquahawks openings: The Lawrence Aquahawks swimming team is always accepting new members. The Aquahawks are a year-round USA Swimming-sponsored competitive swim team. The Aquahawks offer a swim lesson program and competitive swim team for all ages. The Aquahawks are coached by high quality professional coaches with weekly practices geared towards a variety of skill levels.

For more information contact coach Zach at 785-393-7966 or zach@aquahawks.org.

Indoor facility rental: An indoor baseball practice facility is available for team rental and taking reservations for the winter sessions. For information, visit www.thefacilitylawrence. com.

Cheer openings: Lawrence Cheer Athletics has spaces available on the competitive dance and cheer teams for the 2011-2012 season. There are openings for the 11U, 14U, 18U and college cheer teams.

Dance team spots are open for junior high, senior high and college teams in pom, jazz, lyrical and hip hop. For information, email Maya Tillman-Rayton at mayatillman@dehen.com or go to www.lawrencegymnastics.com.

Sidekicks seeking: The 12U Lawrence Sidekicks are looking for one pitcher and possibly one position player for the upcoming year. Contact Michael Monroe at (785)423-1532 or e-mail hornet@sunflower.com to schedule a tryout.

10-U Phenix: The 10U Lawrence Phenix is looking for a couple of players to round out the roster. Please contact Rick Ross at 620-491-3260 or email sooners_fan23@yahoo. com for more information and to schedule a tryout.

Tennis classes, lessons: The Jayhawk Tennis Center is enrolling for fall classes and lessons. JTC uses the Quick Start Tennis Program for ages 3-10 and offers a variety of classes, including Cardio Tennis, for all ages, beginner to advanced. For information, call 749-3200 or email jayhawktennisfacility@gmail.com.

Cycling team: Join Team GP VeloTek (www.gpvelotek.com) to improve your road cycling.

Open to youth and adults from beginners to advance cyclists.

We even have free loaner bikes for kids, too. Contact coach Jim Whittaker at 913.269.VELO or velotek@aol.com.

Vipers looking: Lawrence Vipers are looking for girls with 1997/98 birthdays for a 14U C softball team. The team is looking for all positions.

Winter conditioning for the spring/summer tournament is starting. To schedule a tryout, contact coach Melvin at 785331-6735 or email Lawrencevipers4U2NV@yahoo.com.

Adult sports registrations: Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department is taking team registration for winter adult basketball, volleyball and dodgeball. The registration deadline is Dec. 9.

For information, call 832-7920 or visit www.lprd.org.

Eudora High baseball fundraiser: A pulled pork sandwich dinner will be held today in the commons area of Eudora High School, during the EHS Basketball Invitational Tournament, to raise funds for EHS baseball. Sandwiches will be $3.50, and sales will begin at 5 p.m.

Jingle Bell Run: The Arthritis Foundation’s Jingle Bell Run (on a certified 5K course) begins at 8:30 a.m. Dec. 11 from the Community Center, 115 W. 11th Street. Registration & packet pick-up starts at 7:30 a.m., costume judging at 8 and a one-mile family walk begins at 8:45 a.m. Pre-register at www.jbrlawrence.kintera.org.

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No. 12 Florida 78, Arizona 72, OT GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Patric Young scored a career-high 25 points and Erving Walker

made free throws down the Youth soccer camps: stretch.

Several youth soccer camps Walker finished with 14 will be held through March at points, including seven in the Kansas University’s Robinson extra frame. He overcame a Gym. A camp for boys will poor shooting night from the be held Tuesdays, 5:30-6:15 field (3 of 16) and a miserable p.m. for preschool and kinderperformance from threegarten, 6:30-7:30 for grades point range (1 of 9).

1-5. A girls camp will be held The Gators (6-2) extended 5:30-6:15 p.m. Tuesdays for their home-winning streak to preschool-kindergarten, 5:30-7 11 and won their first resumep.m. Wednesdays for K-4 and building game of the season.

5:30-7 p.m. Thursdays for They previously lost at Ohio grades 4-8. And there will be State and Syracuse. a holiday youth camp Dec. Florida won despite maybe 27-29. All camps in room 215. the worst free-throw shootFor information, email rinydeing performance in coach Bilboer@hotmail.com ly Donovan’s 16 seasons. The

Gators were 15 of 32 from the Baseball camps: The Jaycharity stripe. hawk Baseball Camp has many Jesse Perry led the Wilddifferent camp options for area cats (6-3) with 23 points and Phil Sandlin/AP Photo youth in the coming months. seven rebounds. Kyle Fogg The Holiday Skills Camp will be added 19 points before foul- FLORIDA’S PATRIC YOUNG (4) TRIES TO GET PAST Angelo from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Deceming out in overtime. Nick Chol (30) during the second half on Wednesday in ber 28-30. There are also a Johnson and Solomon Hill Gainesville, Fla. Florida defeated Arizona 78-72. variety of hitting, pitching, and also fouled out for Arizona. catching academies in Januaryknee). Blackshear and Justice No. 8 Xavier 73, Butler 61 ARIZONA (6-3) April, as well as a Spring Trainshould return in the coming Perry 8-11 4-6 23, Fogg 7-11 1-2 19, Parrom INDIANAPOLIS — Tu Holloing Camp in March. Contact the 6-11 0-0 13, Johnson 2-8 1-2 5, Hill 1-7 3-3 5, weeks, while Van Treese and way scored 14 of his 16 points Mayes 0-3 2-2 2, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Lavender KU Baseball Office for more inMarra are out indefinitely.

1-2 0-0 3, Chol 1-2 0-0 2, Wise 0-0 0-0 0, from the free-throw line formation at 785-864-7907, or Natyazhko 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-55 11-15 72. and Mark Lyons also had 16 IUPUI (2-8) FLORIDA (6-2) go to http://www.kuathletics.

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Young 12-15 1-6 25, Walker 3-16 7-9 14, Beal 0-2 5, Shanklin 0-2 0-0 0, Esposito 1-7 0-0 3, The Musketeers (7-0) kept 4-9 0-1 9, Rosario 3-7 1-2 10, Wilbekin 0-1 0-0 Gaines 3-5 2-2 8, Thomas 5-8 1-2 14, Young 0, Prather 0-2 1-2 1, Murphy 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 3-8 2-2 9, Rice 0-0 0-0 0, Barksdale 1-3 2-2 5, their perfect record intact by

15-32 78.

Siakam 3-11 0-0 7. Totals 22-61 7-10 60.

Middle-school hoops: The 28-68 scoring 10 straight points in Halftime-Arizona 33-32.

End Of LOUISVILLE (8-0) Regulation-Tied 66. 3-Point Goals-Arizona Lawrence Parks & Recreation Kuric 5-8 1-1 11, Behanan 3-6 0-0 6, Dieng the second half after leading 9-24 (Fogg 4-6, Perry 3-5, Lavender 1-2, 8-8 2-4 18, Siva 0-4 6-7 6, C. Smith 8-13 2-3 19, Department is taking regisParrom 1-4, Hill 0-1, Mayes 0-2, Johnson Nunez 3-3 0-0 7, R. Smith 4-11 4-5 12, Buckles by 18 in the first.

0-4), Florida 7-26 (Rosario 3-4, Murphy 1-2, 1-3 1-1 3, Price 0-1 0-0 0, Henderson 1-2 0-0 tration for boys intramural Butler (4-5) was led by 1-3, Boynton 1-6, Walker 1-9, Wilbekin 3, Swopshire 2-4 1-1 5. Totals 35-63 17-22 90. middle school, sixth-, seventh- Beal Chase Stigall and Roos0-1, Prather 0-1). Fouled Out-Fogg, Hill, Halftime-Louisville 40-35. 3-Point GoalsJohnson. Rebounds-Arizona 36 (Hill, Perry IUPUI 9-23 (Thomas 3-6, Siakam 1-2, Young evelt Jones, who each had 10 and eighth-grade basketball 7), Florida 46 (Young 10). Assists-Arizona 1-2, Barksdale 1-2, Patton 1-2, Chiles 1-4, program thru Dec. 31. cost is 14 (Parrom 5), Florida 15 (Walker 5). Total Esposito 1-5), Louisville 3-11 (Henderson points. But Jones needed to Fouls-Arizona 26, Florida 15. A-10,531. $55 per student. For info, call 1-1, Nunez 1-1, C. Smith 1-4, R. Smith 0-1, help to leave the floor in the Behanan 0-1, Kuric 0-3). Fouled Out-Young. second half after sustaining 832-7940 Rebounds-IUPUI 33 (Siakam, Young 7), No. 5 Louisville 90, an apparent knee injury.

Louisville 40 (Dieng 12). Assists-IUPUI 14

IUPUI 60 The Bulldogs have now (Thomas 6), Louisville 17 (Siva 8). Total Futsal registration: The LOUISVILLE, KY. — Chris Fouls-IUPUI 19, Louisville 14. A-20,604. lost back-to-back games for Lawrence Parks & Recreation Smith matched his personal the first time since the 2006No. 7 Duke 87, Department is taking registrabest with 19 points to go over 07 season.

Colorado State 64 tion for boys and girls indoor 1,000 for his career and LouDURHAM, N.C. — Fresh- XAVIER (7-0) futsal (soccer), for K-sixth isville beat IUPUI for the Walker 2-2 0-0 4, Wells 5-9 2-5 13, Frease man Austin Rivers scored grades, thru Dec. 31. Cost is Cardinals’ 16th straight vic1-2 7, Lyons 4-10 8-8 16, Holloway 1-7 17 points for No. 7 Duke and 3-8 $40 for K-4 and $50 for fifth 14-16 16, Robinson 1-2 0-0 2, Taylor 3-7 3-4 9, tory at home.

Andre Dawkins added 15 Davis 0-0 1-2 1, Martin 2-6 0-0 5, Redford 0-2 and sixth grades, per child. For Gorgui Dieng hit all eight first-half points for the Blue 0-0 0. Totals 21-53 29-37 73. information, call 832-7940.

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Woods 3-7 3-7 9, Jones 4-8 2-3 10, Smith

high with 18 points to go Duke (8-1) was playing its 3-10 2-2 8, Nored 2-6 1-1 5, Hopkins 1-3 0-0 2, Aquahawks fare well: along with 12 rebounds as the Stigall 3-11 2-2 10, Fromm 1-7 3-3 5, Marshall first game since last week’s 2-8 3-4 7, Aldridge 0-2 5-6 5, Smeathers 0-0 Fifteen Lawrence Aquahawks Cardinals started 8-0 for the lopsided loss at Ohio State. 0-0 0. Totals 19-62 21-28 61. combined for 60-plus best second straight season.

Halftime-Xavier 39-23. 3-Point GoalsDuke had no trouble knock- Xavier 2-12 (Wells 1-2, Martin 1-3, Holloway times at the Jim Devine MemoLouisville’s schedule hasn’t ing down shots and finished 0-2, Redford 0-2, Lyons 0-3), Butler 2-21 rial Invitational Nov. 18-20 in been too difficult with only the game shooting 56 per- (Stigall 2-10, Hopkins 0-1, Marshall 0-1, Columbia, Mo. Included were one road game so far before 0-2, Woods 0-3, Fromm 0-4). Fouled cent, with Dawkins and Ma- Smith Out-Stigall. Rebounds-Xavier 38 (Taylor two NCSA Junior National the Cardinals travel to face son Plumlee helping the Blue 8), Butler 39 (Jones 11). Assists-Xavier 9 qualifying times, three team No. 1 Kentucky in a Dec. 31 Lyons 3), Butler 9 (Nored 5).

Devils build a 17-point half- (Holloway, Total Fouls-Xavier 22, Butler 26. A-7,033. records, eight section cuts showdown. time margin. and three level 1/D1 cuts.

In the meantime, they’re No. 14 Wisconsin 70, Courtney Caldwell set the continuing to get healthier COLORADO ST. (5-4) 1-5 0-0 2, Eikmeier 4-13 1-2 10, Sabas team record in the 13-14 girls with the return of forward 2-4Bell 0-0 5, Green 4-9 5-5 14, D. Smith 2-5 3-4 7, Wisconsin-Green Bay 42 MADISON, WIS. — Jordan 50 free in 24.06 making her Rakeem Buckles. He hadn’t Mann 2-3 0-0 4, Williams 2-3 0-0 4, Carr 0-2 0, Calcaterra 0-0 0-0 0, G. Smith 7-15 3-6 Taylor had 15 points and 10 first Junior National Cut. Ben played since tearing a liga- 0-0 18. Totals 24-59 12-17 64. assists to lead the Badgers.

Sloan set the team record in ment in his right knee in Feb- DUKE (8-1) Mas. Plumlee 6-7 2-6 14, Kelly 3-5 2-4 8, Ryan Evans scored 14 the 15-16 200 fly with a Junior ruary and had a three-point Rivers 5-9 4-6 17, Thornton 0-2 5-6 5, Curry National time of 1:53.21 and re- play during a key 15-0 second 2-8 0-0 5, Cook 1-3 0-0 2, Gbinije 1-3 1-1 3, points and Jared Berggren 2-4 0-2 4, Dawkins 6-8 0-0 15, Mi. added 13 for the Badgers (7set his 100 back team record half run that sealed the vic- Hairston Plumlee 5-6 4-4 14. Totals 31-55 18-29 87.

Halftime-Duke 47-30. 3-Point Goals- 2), who took control with a of 54.55. Josh Terrell made tory.

St. 4-11 (G. Smith 1-1, Green 1-2, his cut in the 200 breast in The Cardinals are still miss- Colorado Sabas 1-2, Eikmeier 1-4, D. Smith 0-1, Carr 14-1 run in the first half. Ev2:20.17. And Kara Krannawit- ing forward Wayne Blacks- 0-1), Duke 7-21 (Rivers 3-5, Dawkins 3-5, ans and Berggren had back1-5, Kelly 0-1, Hairston 0-1, Gbinije 0-2, ter, Emma Tracey and Luke hear (right shoulder), guard Curry Thornton 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds- to-back dunks as Wisconsin Colorado St. 34 (Green 10), Duke 34 (Mas. scored the first eight points Edwards made additional Elisha Justice (broken nose), 10). Assists-Colorado St. 11 (Green Level 1 and /or D1 cuts.

Stephan Van Treese (left Plumlee 3), Duke 21 (Curry 8). Total Fouls-Colorado of the second half to build a St. 20, Duke 15. A-9,314.

20-point lead. knee) and Mike Marra (left

Reaney record: Former Lawrence High swimmer Emma Reaney, now a freshman at Notre Dame, set the school BIG record in the 200 individual medley at the Ohio State Invitational. Reaney went 1:58.47 to break Katie Carroll’s school record of 2:00.09 set at the 20007 NCAA Championships.

Reaney then bettered it with an The Associated Press NCAA B-cut 1:57.67 in the finals.

No. 22 Texas A&M 64, Reaney is 5-0 on the season in Sam Houston State 37 both the 200 and 400 IM. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS —

Texas A&M has been playSoftball camp: Former ing tough defense all season.

Lawrence High softball This time, the Aggies got off coaches Reenie Stogsdill to a quick start offensively, and Charlie Lauts will hold a too. softball came for 6- to 17-yearRay Turner scored 15 olds over the holiday break. points, Elston Turner added For information, go to www.

14 and No. 22 Texas A&M BigSpringsSports.Com. beat Sam Houston State for

its fifth consecutive victory.

Baseball signups: LawSAM HOUSTON ST. (3-6) rence Parks & Recreation Gatson 2-7 0-2 6, Gatlin 5-20 2-4 13, James 1-10 0-2 2, Holyfield 2-5 0-0 4, Tucker 2-11 0-0 is taking team entries for 4, McKinney 1-4 1-2 4, Harwell 2-3 0-1 4, Fritz the 2012 Heinrich League & 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-60 3-11 37.

A&M (7-1) Douglas County Amateur Base- TEXAS Harris 0-1 0-0 0, Loubeau 4-8 3-4 11, Green ball Association season. To 2-4 2-2 7, E. Turner 6-14 0-0 14, R. Turner 7-9 1-2 15, Hibbert 0-3 0-0 0, Davis 2-3 0-1 4, register, stop by Holcom Park Branch 1-5 1-2 3, Alexander 1-2 0-0 2, Kinsley Recreation Center or go online 3-6 0-0 8, Jahns 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-55 7-11 64.

Halftime-Texas A&M 31-17. 3-Point Goalsat www.lprd.org to down load Sam Houston St. 4-24 (Gatson 2-4, McKinney a registration form. LPRD will 1-3, Gatlin 1-8, Harwell 0-1, James 0-3, 0-5), Texas A&M 5-14 (E. Turner 2-3, accept the first eight team en- Tucker Kinsley 2-4, Green 1-2, Loubeau 0-1, Branch tries per age division. A deposit 0-1, Harris 0-1, Hibbert 0-2). Fouled OutGreen, Holyfield. Rebounds-Sam Houston will be required to reserve a St. 31 (James 7), Texas A&M 50 (R. Turner spot in the league. For informa- 10). Assists-Sam Houston St. 6 (Gatlin, Gatson 2), Texas A&M 15 (Harris, Hibbert, E. tion, contact the youth sports Turner 3). Total Fouls-Sam Houston St. 14, office at 832-7940.

Texas A&M 15. A-5,431.

12 MEN’S BASKETBALL

No. 22 A&M stomps SHSU Oklahoma State 72, Missouri State 67 SPRINGFIELD, MO. — Oklahoma State overcame a 12-point second-half deficit.

After trailing 39-27 with 17:55 left, the Cowboys (6-2) worked back with a 17-5 run to tie it at 47 with 12:03 left.

The Cowboys held the Bears (5-3) scoreless in the last 4:08.

Le’Bryan Nash led the Cowboys with 19 points, Kelton Page added 15 and JeanPaul Olukemi had 13.

OKLAHOMA ST. (6-2) Olukemi 2-6 9-12 13, Jurick 0-0 0-2 0, Dowell 2-3 2-2 6, Page 5-8 3-3 15, Brown 0-4 1-2 1, Guerrero 0-3 0-0 0, Nash 6-13 6-8 19, B. Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Cobbins 3-5 4-5 10, Gulley 1-4 6-7 8. Totals 19-47 31-41 72.

MISSOURI ST. (4-3) Gulley 7-9 3-5 19, Weems 7-14 7-8 24, Patterson 2-8 0-0 4, Scheer 1-5 2-2 5, Bizoukas 1-3 1-3 3, Downing 3-9 1-2 7, Pickens 0-3 5-6 5, Kirk 0-0 0-0 0, Rhine 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-51 19-26 67.

Halftime-Missouri St. 34-27. 3-Point GoalsOklahoma St. 3-11 (Page 2-5, Nash 1-1, Olukemi 0-1, B. Williams 0-1, Guerrero 0-1, Gulley 0-2), Missouri St. 6-22 (Weems 3-6, Gulley 2-3, Scheer 1-5, Bizoukas 0-2, Pickens 0-2, Downing 0-4). Fouled Out-Bizoukas.

Rebounds-Oklahoma St. 34 (Olukemi 9), Missouri St. 33 (Weems 12). AssistsOklahoma St. 7 (Gulley 2), Missouri St. 12 (Bizoukas 6). Total Fouls-Oklahoma St. 26, Missouri St. 25. Technical-Brown. A-8,601.

Dave Einsel/AP Photo

TEXAS A&M’S ELSTON TURNER (31) SHOOTS OVER Sam Houston State’s Demarcus Gatlin (11) during the first half on Wednesday in College Station, Texas.

GREEN BAY (4-5) Turner 3-5 0-0 6, Brown 4-12 2-2 10, Johnson 1-3 1-2 3, Baker 1-8 1-1 3, Sykes 2-6 0-0 4, Armstead 1-5 0-0 2, Valentin 1-4 0-0 3, Humphrey 0-2 0-0 0, Cerroni 1-2 0-0 3, Mays 1-2 0-0 2, Cougill 3-5 0-0 6, Heuer 0-2 0-0 0.

Totals 18-56 4-5 42.

WISCONSIN (7-2) Evans 5-8 4-5 14, Bruesewitz 1-3 2-2 4, Berggren 6-8 1-1 13, Taylor 5-12 4-6 15, Gasser 1-3 1-1 3, Brust 2-8 1-2 6, Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Fahey 0-0 0-0 0, Jackson 2-4 0-1 4, Dukan 0-1 0-0 0, Wise 0-0 0-0 0, Anderson 1-1 0-0 2, Wilson 2-5 0-1 5, Kaminsky 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 27-59 13-19 70.

Halftime-Wisconsin 33-21. 3-Point GoalsGreen Bay 2-12 (Cerroni 1-2, Valentin 1-3, Heuer 0-1, Armstead 0-1, Johnson 0-1, Baker 0-2, Humphrey 0-2), Wisconsin 3-17 (Wilson 1-2, Brust 1-3, Taylor 1-4, Berggren 0-1, Bruesewitz 0-1, Dukan 0-1, Gasser 0-1, Jackson 0-1, Kaminsky 0-3). Fouled OutNone. Rebounds-Green Bay 37 (Cougill 8), Wisconsin 36 (Bruesewitz 8). AssistsGreen Bay 6 (Baker, Valentin 2), Wisconsin 16 (Taylor 10). Total Fouls-Green Bay 22, Wisconsin 11. A-17,076.

Dayton 74, No. 16 Alabama 62 DAYTON, OHIO — Chris Johnson scored 20 points and Dayton closed with a 17-9 run to knock off Alabama.

Alabama fell behind 38-27 at halftime with star forward JaMychal Green on the bench most of the first half with two fouls. Green scored the Tide’s first six points and finished with 12 on 6 of 9 shooting.

Tony Mitchell led Alabama with 18 points and Trevor Releford added 13. The Tide shot 50 percent from the floor, but made only 4 of 16 three-point shots and was outrebounded 26-24.

ALABAMA (7-2) Green 6-9 0-4 12, Mitchell 7-14 2-2 18, Releford 6-10 1-1 13, Randolph 2-6 1-1 5, Cooper 0-3 0-0 0, Hankerson Jr. 0-1 0-0 0, Lacey 3-7 0-0 8, Engstrom 0-0 0-0 0, Eblen 0-0 0-0 0, Jacobs 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 27-54 4-8 62.

DAYTON (6-3) Benson 5-6 1-2 11, Johnson 8-9 1-2 20, Kavanaugh 1-2 2-2 4, Dillard 4-6 4-5 14, Williams 3-7 0-0 8, Oliver 0-0 0-0 0, Parker 7-12 0-0 17, Fabrizius 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 28-46 8-11 74.

Halftime-Dayton 38-27. 3-Point GoalsAlabama 4-16 (Mitchell 2-4, Lacey 2-6, Randolph 0-1, Hankerson Jr. 0-1, Releford 0-1, Cooper 0-3), Dayton 10-19 (Johnson 3-4, Parker 3-5, Dillard 2-4, Williams 2-4, Fabrizius 0-2). Fouled Out-None. ReboundsAlabama 24 (Mitchell 4), Dayton 26 (Dillard 8). Assists-Alabama 18 (Lacey 4), Dayton 18 (Dillard 6). Total Fouls-Alabama 15, Dayton 14. A-13,102.

No. 24 Illinois 48, St. Bonaventure 43 CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — Brandon Paul scored 12 points in the final four minutes Wednesday to keep No. 24 Illinois undefeated with a sloppy 48-43 comeback win over St. Bonaventure.

Paul finished off a threepoint play to tied it at 41 with 2:39 left and Meyers Leonard gave the Illini (9-0) their first lead since the first half with a pair of free throws shortly afterward.

ST. BONAVENTURE (3-4) Conger 3-6 0-0 6, Nicholson 7-18 3-6 17, Ndoye 1-1 0-0 2, Kloof 2-5 0-0 4, Wright 2-5 0-0 6, Mosley 1-6 0-0 3, Gathers 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 1-1 0-0 3, Davenport 0-2 2-2 2, Cook 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 17-48 5-8 43.

ILLINOIS (9-0) Griffey 2-4 0-0 6, Leonard 3-3 3-5 9, Maniscalco 2-10 0-0 5, Richardson 4-13 0-0 11, Paul 4-11 8-12 17, Bertrand 0-1 0-0 0, Head 0-0 0-0 0, Abrams 0-3 0-0 0, Shaw 0-0 0-0 0, Djimde 0-1 0-0 0, Egwu 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 15-47 11-17 48.

Halftime-St. Bonaventure 26-24. 3-Point Goals-St. Bonaventure 4-15 (Wright 2-4, Johnson 1-1, Mosley 1-5, Nicholson 0-1, Davenport 0-1, Conger 0-1, Kloof 0-2), Illinois 7-26 (Richardson 3-10, Griffey 2-3, Maniscalco 1-5, Paul 1-6, Abrams 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-St. Bonaventure 36 (Nicholson 8), Illinois 26 (Leonard 8). Assists-St. Bonaventure 8 (Wright 2), Illinois 9 (Paul 5). Total Fouls-St. Bonaventure 17, Illinois 12. A-14,711.

BIG 12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

No. 16 Texas Tech cruises past UT-Arlington LUBBOCK, TEXAS (AP) — Casey Morris scored 22 of her career-best 24 points in the first half and No. 16 Texas Tech cruised to an 88-48 victory over Texas-Arlington on Wednesday night.

Morris scored the first eight points for Texas Tech and hit three three-pointers as the Lady Raiders (8-0) jumped out to a 20-1 lead. She finished with six 3s.

Texas-Arlington (1-5) shot 1 for 7 from the field and committed nine turnovers to start the game as Texas Tech pulled away to a 46-15 halftime advantage.

Malaika Green had nine points to lead the Mavericks.

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ASHBURY TOWNHOMES Near K-10, W/D hookups & fenced courtyard.

2BR & 3BRs Available

MOVE IN SPECIALS

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Education & Training

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10 HARD WORKERS NEEDED NOW! Immediate Full Time Openings! 40 Hours a Week Guaranteed!

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Basehor-Linwood USD 458

is seeking a district wide custodian.

Apply online at www.usd458.org Busy couple (non-smoking household) seeks Helper for Home. 10am-1pm Mon. -Fri. Household cleaning, dishes, laundry, organization, some errands. $12/hr.

Must be detail minded & organized. Send letter of interest or resume to: cromwell@sunflower.com

FT Evening. Medical facility near the Legends is seeking individual to perform routine maint.

At least 3 yrs exp; including electrical & plumbing; mechanical.

PT benefits. Fax resume w/salary req. to 913.596.4901 or email to plux@ppikc.com

Cleaning Technician

Part-time: 5 evenings/wk.

2 to 3 hours per night $8 per hour Apply at 939 Iowa, Lawrence 785-842-6264

Receptionist

Full-time. Prefer previous experience with computers, customer relations, and clerical work. All applicants must be able to pass background check.

Must be available approximately 8am to 5pm. $8/hr. Submit cover letter, resume, and references by Dec. 30, 2011.

Part-time, after-school hrs. (1-6pm). Some morning shifts avail. (7-9am) Approx. 14-20 hrs./wk at $8/hr. Open until filled.

Bus Drivers

Part-Time.

Must have current Class B CDL with passenger endorsement, be able to pass background check & drug test.

Must be avail. approx. 1 6 pm. $10.00/hr. Open until filled.

Submit applications to: Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence P. O. Box 748 Lawrence, KS 66044

Health Care Baldwin Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center has openings for: Part time & Full time CNAs weekends & nights. and Full time weekend RN Please call Chelsea & Lori at 785-594-6492

Community Living Opportunities is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping adults and children with severe developmental disabilities achieve personally satisfying and fulfilling lifestyles Now hiring for:

Direct Support Professionals

Apply online: https://hrx.talx.com/ employmentcenter/ screening.aspx?divisionid =23&location=2805273 or in person at 1260 Timberedge Rd Lawrence, KS EOE

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1 & 2 BRs from $390/mo.

Call MPM for more details at 785-841-4935

2001 W. 6th. 785-841-8468 www.firstmanagementinc.com

USD497 is accepting applications for a Payroll/Benefits Specialist. Position involves processing payroll and benefits for district employees. 2-3 yrs. experience preferred.

For detailed job description & to apply, go to www.usd497.org. EOE

Management Assistant Director/Supervisor for Toddler and Two year old classrooms. Full time position starting 1/3/12.

Req. Bachelor’s degree in child or family related field, two years teaching exp. with 1-2 year olds and good computer skills.

Knowledge of Child Care Food Program procedures preferred but not required.

Contact Hilltop Child Development Center, 1605 Irving Hill Rd. Lawrence 66045, 785 864-4940, or ppisani@ku.edu to apply. EOE

Estimator/PM

Oliver Electric Construction has an immediate opening for an Estimator/ PM position. Competitive salary, great benefits.

Must have experience. EOE Email resume to: info@oliverelectric.com

Fiscal and Program Manager $50,000-53,000

Kansas Head Start Association.

Perform all budget tasks, grant monitoring, professional development planning and general office management tasks.

Submit document rating yourself from 1 to 5 (5 being highest) on following areas and explain why you gave yourself each rating: a) organization, b) initiative, c) flexibility, d) decision-making, e) problem solving, f) ability to collaborate and g) conflict resolution.

Submit cover letter, resume and 3 references by noon Dec. 12 to lalvarado@ksheadstart.org

Offering flexible schedules for day and night positions, including weekends, affordable benefits, and the chance to make a difference in the life of someone else every day!

Qualifications include: Must be at least 21 years of age; Minimum of high school diploma or GED; Operation of motor vehicle; Sonic Drivein MGMT TrainCurrent and valid driver’s ees. Baldwin/Eudora Sonic license; Experience work- Drive-In is hiring Assistant ing with persons who have Managers. Salary range is disabilities a plus. $23,000-$35,000/yr.

Call To learn more about these Scott at 785-690-7200 exciting opportunities OR to learn more about CLO Office-Clerical services and other job opportunities, please visit our website: Administrative

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EOE

RN & LPN needed to join our great family practice team! Full time positions with benefits. Some evening and weekend hours required.

Please email resume to: slhalllfpc@yahoo.com or fax to (785) 841-3129

Assistant

Insurance Agency seeking an Administrative Assistant.

Must be self-motivated, organized, and multi-task oriented. Excellent communication and MS Office skills required. Email resume to Lmg@sunflower.com.

Trade Skills

Framing Carpenters (2) needed. Must have 1-3 yrs. experience & valid Driver’s License. Work in county or in town. Call 785-865-6012

Restaurant Manager

Looking for a career minded individual with a strong desire to succeed.

Excellent benefits including bonuses, insurance, 401k, sick & vacation pay, and competitive salary.

Email resume to: Conniesmith@KCBELL.com

Legal - Paralegal Now hiring people with DRIVE. Drive for KU on Wheels or Lawrence Transit System.

Must be 21 with good driving record.

Flexible hours, Paid Training Classes Forming Now.

Crossgate Casita’s

New 1BR - $540/mo. Open Mon.-Sat. Noon-4pm, 2451 Crossgate Dr. 785-760-7899

REDUCED RATES

Full-time, salaried position. Required qualifications: Bachelor’s degree & 3-4 yrs. experience in youth development and/ or management. Excellent communication and organizational skills preferred. Submit cover letter, resume, and references by Dec. 14, 2011.

OR call 785-865-5520

Apartments Unfurnished

HIGHPOINTE APTS

Program Manager

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Child Care Insurance Competitive salary and Provided benefits included. Hours Affordable Health Insur- are 8:30 - 5:00. Office is Day Care on Kasold - Food ance for EVERYONE!! Unin- located in the Cedar program. Licensed, Refs. sured? Dissatisfied? Been Creek area. Please send Full & part time openings. turned down? Call Now, resumes only to 785-865-5143, 913-940-8153 We Can Help. Licensed people@mischomeloans.com Agents Standing By Lawrence Montessori 1-800-951-2167 PUT YOUR School EMPLOYMENT AD IN Limited Infant Openings TODAY!! www.lawrencemontessori school.com Go to ljworld.com or call 785-832-1000.

Part & Full Time Openings UP TO FOUR PACKAGES at LMS. Enrolling for ages TO CHOOSE FROM! 5 mos to 6 years. 2 Weeks FREE in Jan. 785-840-9555.

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The Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence is hiring for several positions.

Group Leaders

General Basehor-Linwood USD 458

Maintenance

Commercial Lender INTRUST Bank has a career opportunity for a Commercial Lender in our Lawrence market.

This person will develop new business, including loan, treasury management and deposit products. Will focus on delivering a high level of customer service. Administer a portfolio of loans and also be responsible for conducting appropriate collection efforts. The position requires a college degree in business, preferably a major in finance, accounting, or economics. Experience of 3-7 years of lending is required. We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that includes; Medical, dental and cancer insurance + 401k and pension plan + Tuition reimbursement + Life insurance and Long-term disability.

Apply online at www.intrustbank.com

ALLIED HEALTH CAREER TRAINING- Attend college 100% online. Job placement assistance.

Computer available. Financial Aid if qualified. SCHEV certified.

Call 800-481-9409 www.CenturaOnline.com Now hiring people with DRIVE. Drive for KU on Wheels or Lawrence Transit System.

Must be 21 with good driving record.

Flexible hours, Paid Training Classes Forming Now.

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Fiscal and Program Manager $50,000-53,000

Kansas Head Start Association.

Perform all budget tasks, grant monitoring, professional development planning and general office management tasks.

Submit document rating yourself from 1 to 5 (5 being highest) on following areas and explain why you gave yourself each rating: a) organization, b) initiative, c) flexibility, d) decision-making, e) problem solving, f) ability to collaborate and g) conflict resolution.

Submit cover letter, resume and 3 references by noon Dec. 12 to lalvarado@ksheadstart.org

Banking

Legal Assistant with Billing Responsibilities

Immediate opening for experienced legal assistant with responsibility for time entry and billing.

Law firm experience required, billing experience with Legal Exchange and Tabs preferred. Training will be provided by current legal assistant, who is moving from the area.

This is a full time position, although flexible time or less than full time will be considered for the right person. Salary will depend upon experience.

Maintenance Tech

Property Management Company seeking a Maintenance Tech w/general maintenance experience, trouble shoot & repair appliances & HVAC certified a must. Interested candidates can submit resumes to: 2130 Silicon Ave., Lawrence, KS 66046

NOW HIRING Electricians

Torgeson Electric Co. 711 W 1st Ave. Topeka, KS Apply in person or online: www.torgesonelectric.com

Apply by email with re- Apartments sume, references, and Furnished contact information to: markbuck@ fairchildandbuck.com or by mail to: Rooms (newly remodeled) Fairchild & Buck, PA Rent by week or by month.

PO. Box 865 With cable & internet. Call Lawrence, KS 66044 Virginia Inn 785-856-7536

2BR avail. now, very nice & quiet, DW, W/D, off-st. parking. $545/mo. No pets.

785-423-1565, 785-841-4035

Apartments Unfurnished 1BR, 1/2 block to KU, reserved parking, $510. GAS & WATER PAID. 785-842-7644 www.gagemgmt.com

PARKWAY COMMONS One Month Rent FREE!

2 & 3 Bedrooms Clubhouse lounge, gym, garages avail., W/D, walk in closets, and 1 pet okay.

3601 Clinton Pkwy., Lawrence

785-842-3280

Red Oak Apts.

2408 Alabama

2BR, water & trash paid $510/mo. Deposit -$300 On the Bus Route

Call Today 785-841-1155

MULTI-MEDIA ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES The World Company Account Executives are responsible for selling and maintaining print and online advertising for Lawrence Journal-World, LJWorld.com, KUsports. com, Lawrence.com, LawrenceDeals.com and other company newspapers, websites and digital products.

Our sales team will sell clients a platform of products including print and online advertising, web banners, and event marketing sponsorships. Account Executives are accountable for meeting or exceeding sales goals, prospecting new clients and making initial contact by cold-calling either in person or by phone. They are responsible for developing and building relationships with potential clients to build a large advertising client list. Sales opportunities include Lawrence, Kansas and surrounding communities.

Ideal candidates will have minimum two years experience in sales, marketing and/or advertising; experience in online media sales; demonstrated success with prospecting and cold calling; excellent verbal and written communication skills; networking, time management and interpersonal skills; regular achievement of monthly sales goals; self motivated; proficient in Microsoft Office applications; and a valid driver’s license, reliable transportation with proof of auto insurance, and a clean driving record.

To apply submit a cover letter and resume to hrapplications@ljworld.com. We offer an excellent benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401k, paid time off, employee discounts and more! Background check, pre-employment drug screen and physical lift assessment required. EOE

SOCIAL S OCIAL M MEDIA EDIA SPECIALIST SPECIALIST The World Company is hiring for a Social Media Specialist to be responsible for designing and implementing social media strategies, products and tools to be used by the sales team to be sold to our advertisers.

Specialist will work directly with advertising and media marketing departments on effective use of social tools to promote our products, content and services to be sold to advertisers; and support the company’s ongoing efforts to integrate social and news media as a key component of our client services.

Ideal candidate will have at least two year’s experience working with social media tools and techniques with proven ability to create and execute online social media campaigns; leadership experience with strategic planning and marketing of successful online communities; proven track record for managing online communities and creating positive and successful community engagements; expertise publishing or participating on blogs, social news, video/photo sharing, social networking applications with a strong personal online reputation; strong results-driven project management experience plus proven public relations skills; detail-oriented and excellent verbal and written communication skills; outstanding organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines; bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communication, Marketing Public Relations or related field preferred; and ability to drive with valid driver’s license, proof of insurance and safe driving record.

To apply submit a cover letter and resume to hrapplications@ljworld.com. Please include links to online communities/accounts you have been responsible for managing. We offer an excellent benefits package including medical insurance, 401k, paid time off, employee discounts and more!

Background check, pre-employment drug screen and physical lift assessment required. EOE

6B THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2011 Apartments Apartments Unfurnished Unfurnished Cedarwood Apts

Townhomes 3BR Townhomes Avail.

Adam Ave. - 2 bath, 2 car, 1,700 sq. ft., some with fenced yards, $895/mo.

Bainbridge Cir. - 1,200 1,540 sq. ft., 1.5-2.5 bath, 1 car, $695 - $775/mo.

2411 Cedarwood Ave. Beautiful & Spacious

RENT SPECIAL! 1 & 2BRs start at $400/mo.

2BR starting at $525 * Near campus, bus stop W/D included. Pool * Laundries on site The Woods of * Near stores, restaurants Pets okay Old West Lawrence * Water & trash paid with paid pet deposit 785-841-4935 4BR duplex - start at $795 www.garberprop.com —————————————————— 785-841-4785 2BR — 909 Missouri or 1305 Get Coupon* for $25 OFF Kentucky, in 4-plex. Have EACH MONTH’S RENT CA & DW. No pets. $450/ Apartments, Houses & *Sign lease by Dec. 30, 2011 month. Call 785-841-5797 Duplexes. 785-842-7644 AND College Students www.GageMgmt.com GET 25% DISCOUNT 2BR, 1310 Kentucky. CA, DW, —————————————————— laundry. Close to KU. $550/ mo. One Month FREE. $200 Avail. Now. 2BR, 2 bath, CALL TODAY (Mon. - Fri.) bsmt., lawn care provided.

Deposit. Call 785-842-7644 785-843-1116 Wood floor & newer tile. $650/mo.

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1, 2 and 3 Bedrooms Near KU, Pool, Pet Friendly Reserve YOUR Apt. for 2012 Call 785-842-3040 or email: village@sunflower.com

A CHRISTMAS GIFT Move in December and Get $300 OFF your rent 1, 2, and 3 BRs available 3 Great Locations Nice Communities Remodeled Units avail.

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2BR & 3BRs Available

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One Month FREE!

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Quiet, great location on KU bus route, no pets, W/D in all units.

785-842-5227 www.villa26lawrence.com

Applecroft Apts.

19th & Iowa, Lawrence 1 Bedroom Gas, Water & Trash Paid

785-843-8220

chasecourt@sunflower.com

Aspen West

2900 Bob Billings Pkwy.

Half Month FREE

1 & 2 Bedrooms, Near KU. Water/trash paid, No pets.

AC Management 785-842-4461

Sunrise Place Sunrise Village

Apartments & Townhomes 2, 3 & 4BRs

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Garages Available Elevators to all floors

Reserve YOURS for Spring/Fall

Call Today 785-856-8900

PARKWAY 6000

CALL FOR SPECIALS! • 3 Bedroom, 2 bath • 2 car garage w/opener • W/D hookups • Maintenance free 785-832-0555, 785-766-2722

Luxury 2BR, 2 Bath Units Gas FP, W/D, 1 Car garage Quiet West Side Area 625 Folks Rd. 785-832-8200 Saddlebrook@sunflower.com

Houses

LAUREL GLEN APTS

2BR - Stonehouse, old stone house south of Lawrence.

All modern amenities. $900.

Avail now. 785-841-2828

3BR — 1131 Tennessee, 1st floor, 1 bath. Avail. now. No pets. $650/mo. 785-841-5797 www.rentinlawrence.com

3BR, exceptionally nice! Fireplace, 2 baths, double garage, fenced yard. Good for commuter, in Prairie Park. $1,100/mo. 785-841-4201

For Current Rent Specials Call 785-838-9559 EOH

3BR - 2121 Inverness, 2 story, 2.5 bath, CA, DW, 3BR+, 3 level, 1.5 bath, garW/D hookup, 2 car, 1 pet age, close to KU and ok. $850/mo. 785-841-5797 school, 1307 W. 22nd St. $1,000/mo. 785 331-7846

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785-838-3377, 785-841-3339 www.tuckawaymgmt.com

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Range, Older almond colored coil top range, works great. $50. Call if interested at 785 760-3711.

Refrigerator 1987 almond side by side, works great. no ice maker. $100. Call if interested at 785 760-3711.

Call 785-841-8400 www.sunriseapartments.com

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at 901 New Hampshire 785-830-8800

Appliances

Baby & Children's

Apartments, Houses & Duplexes. 785-842-7644 www.GageMgmt.com

Downtown Lofts

423B E 4th Street Tonganoxie, KS 66086 913-704-5037 Antiques, Collectibles, Glass, Furniture, Treasures

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785-842-1069 Barnum & Bailey Wooden with domed 2-3BR, 1 bath rancher, N. ToyBox, Lawrence. Nice, new stove wooden top for children. $30.

785-843-0665 & refrig. Jan. 1st. $735/mo. + deposit. 785-841-1284 Snowsuit- Carters 6 to 9

Campus & Downtown 2 & 3 Bedroom Apts 785-749-7744

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• Small dog welcome • Income restrictions apply • Students welcome

3BR, Remodeled old farm house, huge kitchen/LR, 1 bath. 7 mi. S. of Lawrence on all blacktop. $800/mo.

Avail. Jan. 5. 785-979-0767

Holiday Decor

TV-Video

Ornaments: Antique, shiny, bright glass Christmas tree ornaments. All colors, very pretty. Still in the box, with hangers. Very Special. $50 785-594-3188

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CALL 877-992-1237

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Household Misc.

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1, 2, & 3BR townhomes avail. in Cooperative. Units starting at $412 - $485/mo.

Water, trash, sewer paid.

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Lawrence

ESTATE SALE

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No pets. Call 785-841-5797 www.rentinlawrence.com 2BR - 2406 Alabama, Bldg. 2, 2 story, 1.5 baths, CA, DW, $570. No pets. 785-841-5797 www.rentinlawrence.com 2BR — 2412 Alabama in 4-plex. 1 bath, CA, washer & dryer. No pets. $470/mo.

Call 785-841-5797 2BR - 3503 W. 7th Court, 2 story, 1 bath, CA, DW, W/D hookup, garage, 1 pet ok. $650/mo. 785-841-5797 2BR - 415 W. 17th, laundry on site, wood floors, off-st. parking, CA. No pets. $500$550, water pd. 785-841-5797 2BR — 725 W. 25th, In 4plex, CA, W/D hookup, offst. parking. $410-$420/mo.

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3-4BR house avail. now. 4 be delighted to be at car, CH/CA. $875/mo. 7 mi. Cabinet, 4-drawer, black home with a piano 1700 Kentucky Street N. of Tonganoxie. 18 mi. N. metal file cabinet in workfrom ing order and ready to go. of Lawrence. 816-838-1988 Buick 2010 ENCLAVE Mid-America Piano. * 4BR, 2 Bath, Balcony $60. Call 785-331-7413 Certified, Stk#T96788A 800-950-3774 * W/D, DW, Microwave 3BR, 2 bath, CA, master Special Price $30,000 925 * Off-street parking www.piano4u.com suite w/fireplace, jacuzzi Consign & Design, Robert Brogden * Close to downtown/KU tub, vaulted ceilings, 2 car. Iowa, Ste. L. Furniture ConOlathe Buick - GMC * $1,000/month No pets. $975/mo. 821 S. signment. Now offering full Let the Sounds of KC’s #1 Low Price Dealer interior design services.

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Delaware. Call 913-441-1545 1500 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS the Season Mon. - Fri. Call 785-856-9595 Call Today 785-550-7430 800-536-5346 fill every corner 4BR Townhome on quiet 913-782-1500 cul-de-sac. No smoking. 2 Loveseat - Blue and white of your home w/beautiful www.brogdenauto.com plaid loveseat. $30.00 music this year w/a piano car garage. 2,500 sq. ft. of Townhomes Please Call 785-842-1760 from Mid-America Piano living space. 1 year lease. www.piano4u.com 2BR, 1 bath, 2100 Haskell. $1,100/mo. $1,100 deposit. Round Oak Table. 42” diCA, DW, W/D hookup, car- 913-845-9005, 816-872-7343 ameter. Extra seating for Piano, Kimball Spinet, great port. $575/mo. Available holiday guests! $45 Buick 2008 Lucerne CX, condition. $975. Please call CEDAR HILLS Now. Call 785-842-7644 785-841-5577 46K, Maroon, Gray Cloth.

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Bryant Collision Repair Mon-Fri. 8AM-6PM We specialize in Auto Body Repair, Paintless Dent Repair, Glass Repair, & Auto Accessories.

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Child Care Provided

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• 24 Hour Emergency Water Damage Services Available

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General Services

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Grandparents are keeping a terrible family secret Annie’s Mailbox

members can be. Please talk to your son’s therapist about the best way to word this.

Dear Annie: We have four kids. Three of them are doing well, but our youngest, age 23, still lives with us, does drugs and has no job. He sleeps all day and does nothing around the house to help. We have tried different ways to motivate him. We feed him and house him, and he acts as though he is entitled. What should we do? — anniesmailbox@comcast.net At the End of Our Rope primary concern is protecting Dear Rope: First try to get my family. your son to a doctor to make Should I tell the family sure there are no medical or members who have children?

— Daughter-in-Law Dear Daughter-in-Law: Family members need to know the truth, but it would help if you could approach your in-laws with love and understanding, instead of anger and recriminations. This is breaking their hearts. Help them see how important it is for relatives to know why they cannot permit their young children to be alone with the cousin — for his sake as well as theirs.

When he is released from prison, he likely will be prohibited from being near these children anyway, so the inlaws are only postponing the inevitable. Sympathize with how awkward it will be to inform others, but the sooner it is done the more supportive and trusting the family

Marcy Sugar and Kathy Mitchell

Peacock comedies deck the halls

Christmas arrives for NBC’s Thursday night comedy block. “Community” (7 p.m.) offers a savage and overdue sendup of “Glee.”

When the campus choir is busted for copyright infringement, its bubbly sweater-vested director, Cory Radison (Taran Killam, “Saturday Night Live”), tries to enlist the study group members to take their place. “No way” gives way to a cappella acceptance as he bewitches them one by one with songs perfectly pitched to their particular eccentricities.

The best of the silly song sendups has to be “Baby Boomer Santa,” an anthem of one generation’s self-centered view of the universe that appeals to the doddering Pierce (Chevy Chase). This is a memorable “Community” Christmas episode that will surely appeal to fans of the series and may turn some disinterested viewers into regulars. ‘‘The Office” (8 p.m.) has a history of better-than-average Christmas episodes, dating back to the original British series that starred Ricky Gervais. Tonight’s episode is not the best of the batch but is still worth watching, if only to see the receptionist, Erin (Ellie Kemper), drown her jealousy of Andy’s (Ed Helms) girlfriend in an unending round of cocktails. Most of them are poured

by Dunder Mifflin’s CEO, Robert California (James Spader), who also finds himself in a funk over the dissolution of his marriage.

While Helms has done a good job of replacing Steve Carell’s Michael Scott as the pathetic, clueless boss with a heart of gold, Spader’s character is a rather odd duck who has emerged as an enigmatic creep. Spader has done a brilliant job conjuring up this character, but it’s more often about improvisational honesty than comedy. In short, somebody’s forgotten that this show is supposed to be funny.

On the other end of the spectrum, the holiday episode of “Parks and Recreation” (7:30 p.m.) tiptoes dangerously close to sentimentality, as Leslie copes with her banishment from the office and the suspension of her campaign.

If “The Office” and “Parks and Recreation” occasionally forget to amuse this week, the laugh track-driven “Whitney” (8:30 p.m. ) is convinced of its own hilarity. In what I sincerely hope is its first and final Christmas outing, Whitney hatches a devious scheme to spend the holiday without seeing her parents, played by Jane Kaczmarek and Peter Gallagher, who are far better than the dialogue they have to deliver.

Tonight’s other highlights

The results are read on “The X Factor” (7 p.m., Fox).

“Wipeout” (7 p.m., ABC) hosts its Christmas special.

“The First 48” (8 p.m., A&E) returns with new episodes.

Carter needs help on “Person of Interest” (8 p.m., CBS).

A storm chaser gets way too close on “Bones” (8 p.m., Fox).

Michael turns to Pearce on “Burn Notice” (8 p.m., USA).

An investigation into the supposed death of an ex-NFL great on “The Mentalist” (9 p.m., CBS).

A grisly discovery at a high school on “Grimm” (9 p.m., NBC).

A high school reunion inspires memories on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” (9 p.m., FX).

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might prove to be even better than you thought it would be. Understanding evolves. Tonight: Vanish while you can.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Listen to someone who is demanding your attention. Otherwise, you could have some longterm difficulties with this person. Tonight: Where the action is.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) Reach out for someone at a distance.

You might need more information in order to make the right decision. Tonight: To the wee hours.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Deal with a partner directly. How a situation evolves could be quite different from what you anticipated. You understand and identify with his or her somewhat indulgent nature. Tonight: Try a different idea.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Deal with a key person on a oneon-one level. You will get more accomplished.

Tonight: Go with another person’s suggestion.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22Dec. 21) Get a head start on a project because there are reasons to believe that you might want to be

Universal Crossword Edited by Timothy E. Parker December 8, 2011

ACROSS 1 Backbreaker, in a proverb 6 Plan detail 10 Slays, in slang 14 Kind of stew 15 Jason’s fictional ship 16 China-North Korea river 17 Billiards option at the auto factory?

19 Sunflower support 20 “What did I tell you?”

21 Goes one better than 22 Shaping tools jacquelinebigar.com 24 One-horse carriage more sociable in the early 25 Chaotic evening. Someone surbrawl prises you; make sure you 26 Professional fool are free to pursue another 29 It pairs with type of activity. Tonight: “Faith,” in a Go along with another’s saying 32 Sadat of ideas. It could be a lot of Egypt fun.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 33 Sacred choral work 19) 34 The Sometimes Sopranos were here you — one of the most river self-disciplined signs in the 35 Small dam zodiac — need to cut loose 36 Swim meet and do something differdivisions ent. What appeals to you 37 Before you know it could be quite delightful should you decide to walk 38 Oceanic eagle in that direction. Tonight: 39 “___ in Leave work behind as you Toyland” 40 Positive venture out.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Though you might believe you are as clear as a bell, you just might not be. Stay open. Tonight: Letting off steam.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) You might want to think through a decision. Let your creativity flow. Tonight: At home.

— The astrological forecast should be read for entertainment only.

is 58. Rock musician Phil Collen (Def Leppard) is 54. Political commentator Ann Coulter is 50. Actress Teri Hatcher is 47.

Singer Sinead O’Connor is 45. Actor Matthew

10 Delicacy from the sea 11 Bill Cosby book read at the auto factory?

12 Beat it 13 Bottom-line figures 18 Lion’s bellow 23 Boatloads 24 Play the lead 25 Apportions (with “out”) 26 Shot the breeze 27 A month in Madrid 28 Certain work stint at the auto factory?

29 Embarrassing mistake 30 Domicile 31 Gives an edge to 33 Normand of silent movies

electrode 41 Well-intentioned one 43 Game similar to bridge 44 Be in a bee 45 Dogpatch creator Al 46 Ending with “hemi” or “strato” 48 Isle near Mull 49 Aggressive lawyer’s advice 52 Cafe ___ (black coffee) 53 Guitar at the auto factory?

56 ___ Romeo (Italian car) 57 Annapolis institution, initially 58 Assuages 59 Fathoms 60 Those born in late July 61 Rodeo rope DOWN 1 A boy and his sis, e.g.

2 Common test answer 3 Hoarfrost 4 Slithery slayer 5 If or if not 6 Overly sentimental 7 Those in favor 8 I, to Claudius 9 Some may be junior or technical

36 Gravy helping, perhaps 37 Break sharply 39 Dutch South African 40 Wearable wares 42 “Carmen” and “Norma” 43 Playing with a full deck 45 Musical finales 46 Stocking problem 47 Barber’s symbol 48 “I’m ___ mood to argue” 49 Talk back to 50 Takes advantage of 51 Exxon precursor 54 Suffix with “Japan” or “Taiwan” 55 Sheep’s cry

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BIRTHDAYS Actor-director Maximilian Schell is 81. Rock singer-musician Gregg Allman is 64. Reggae singer Toots Hibbert (Toots and the Maytals) is 63. Actress Kim Basinger

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psychiatric problems hampering his development. Then please take the necessary steps to make him responsible for his own life. It will not be easy for you (or for him), but the situation as it stands is untenable, and you have to consider your own well-being. Contact Because I Love You (bily.org) and Families Anonymous (familiesanonymous.org) for support and assistance.

JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS For Thursday, Dec. 8: This year you flip between being an efficiency expert and a real flirt.

Remain upbeat. If you are single, date to your heart’s content. It is quite possible you will meet someone special. Be on the lookout. If you are attached, the two of you enjoy entertaining and going out and about even more. Spend as much time as you can together.

Gemini is always around you. He or she cares.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult Aries (March 21-April 19) Use care not to give away too much. You have a lot to offer. Do remember that fact. Tonight: Out and about.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Please note that it is prime time for you. Make the most of the daylight hours, without confusing situations any more. Tonight: Treat yourself, too!

Gemini (May 21-June 20) You might seem a bit withdrawn during the day. In truth, you are rethinking a situation.

Tonight: All smiles.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) A meeting

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Dear Annie: My 12-year-old son recently informed me that his 18-year-old cousin was molesting him. I immediately informed my in-laws. They were in shock and denial. Both said, “Are you sure? Maybe they were experimenting.” I was outraged and disgusted and so was my husband. I went to the police and filed a report.

Both the perpetrator and the victim are their grandsons. My husband no longer speaks to his brother because of what his son did. His brother said he should have been informed before I filed the police report. But the police advised us not to, saying it would give the perpetrator a chance to develop a defense.

The cousin was arrested. He didn’t deny what he’d done.

He was sentenced to a year in the county jail and will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, which is absolutely fine with me.

The problem is that my inlaws have chosen to keep this a family secret. Whenever relatives visit and ask where the cousin is, they respond that he is away at college. I find this appalling. What happens when the cousin gets out of jail and goes back to live with his parents? Will they tell the relatives with little kids then?

My husband no longer wishes to visit his parents. I know my mother-in-law is angry with me, and I’m OK with that. My

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Laborteaux is 45. Actor Dominic Monaghan is 35.

Actor Ian Somerhalder is 33. Rock singer-actress Kate Voegele is 25. Actress AnnaSophia Robb is 18.

Yesterday’s

(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: GIZMO ABATE JINGLE STOCKY Answer: Instant replay was such a hit when it was introduced in 1963 that people wanted to — SEE IT AGAIN

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SPORTS

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MANHATTAN TRIANGULAR Wednesday at Manhattan Team scores: Lawrence High 244, Free State 177, Manhattan 150.

LHS, FSHS Results 200 medley relay — 1. Connor Munk, Kyle Yoder, Jon McClees, Hunter Robinson, FS, 1:50.06. 2. Adam Edmonds, Jacob Pfeifer, Noel Fisher, Zach Andregg, L, 1:52.05. 4. Joshua Shump, John Eakes, Tim Schraad, Tanner Click, L, 2:02.33. 5.

Cooper Schmiedeler, Andrew Roman, Josh Saathoff, Nick Becker, FS, 2:06.95. 8. Darren Rawlings, Victor Andrade, Kaleb Farley, Patrick Bennett, L, 2:29..35. 9. Kolbe Murray, Connor Thellman, Ty Hartman, Nick Taylor, 2:41.39.

200 freestyle — 1. Connor Munk, FS, 1:58.01. 3. Nathan Evers, L, 2:09.59. 5. Nathan Stringer, L, 2:26.08. 6. Fletcher Koch, FS, 2:27.97. 8. Caleb Axlund, L, 2:38.72. 9. Tommy Finch, FS, 3:07.64.

200 individual medley — 1. Hunter Robinson, FS, 2:19.85. 2. Reid Hildenbrand, L, 2:26.48. 4. Cooper Schniedeler, FS, 2:29.02.

6. Noel Fisher, L, 2:42.75.

50 freestyle — 1. Adam Edmonds, L, 24.31.

2. Dylan Orth, L, 24.80. 3. Jon McClees, FS, 25.85. 5. Tanner Click, L, 26.44. 6. Nolan Stoppel, FS, 26.55. 7. Tim Schraad, L, 26.58. 8.

Joshua Shump, L, 26.79. 12. Patrick Bennett, L, 27.84. 15. Tyler Bradfield, L, 28.17. 18.

Nathan Stringer, L, 29.32. 20. Fletcher Koch, FS, 29.91. 22. Jack Ziegler, FS, 30.13. 23. Kaleb Farley, L, 30.18. 24. Thomas Ezell, L, 30.43.

27. Darren Rawlings, L, 31.13. 30. Victor Andrade, L, 31.76. 31. Connor Thellman, FS, 31.83. 32. Nick Taylor, FS, 31.84. 34. Kolbe Murray, FS, 32.56. 35. Ty Hartman, FS, 33.26.

39. Blake Fox, L, 35.98. 40. Tommy Finch, FS, 36.11. 41. Eric Wang, FS, 37.73. 42. Daniel Wrigley, L, 41.71. 43. Clayton Pfeifer, L, 41.86.

One-meter diving — 2. Austin Neidow, FS, 172.25. 3. Trevor Hillis, FS, 161.95. 4. Wyatt Ohse, FS, 157.00. 5. Dan Krieger, FS, 151.60.

7. Ibrahim Helwani, L, 128.90. 8. Matthew Day, L, 100.50.

100 butterfly — 1. Hunter Robinson, FS, 1:04.74. 2. Reid Hildenbrand, L, 1:06.24. 3.

Kyle Yoder, FS, 1:08.78. 4 John Eakes, L, 1:08.94. 6. Noel Fisher, L, 1:10.43.

100 freestyle — 1. Nathan Evers, L, 56.59.

2. Dylan Orth, L, 57.56. 4. Jacob Pfeifer, L, 59.06. 5. Tanner Click, L, 1:01.44. 7. Patrick Bennett, L, 1:02.61. 12. Alder Cromwell, FS, 1:07.40. 13. Venkata Malladi, FS, 1:08.97. 14.

Kaleb Farley, L, 1:10.55. 15. Thomas Ezell, L, 1:10.70. 17. Nick Taylor, FS, 1:16.59. 18. Ty Hartman, FS, 1:18.96.

500 freestyle — 1. Zach Andregg, L, 4:56.10. 2. Andrew Roman, FS, 6:01.45. 3.

Josh Saathoff, FS, 6:22.32. 6. Tyler Bradfield, L, 7:13.26. 7. Caleb Axlund, L, 7:37.91.

200 freestyle relay — 1. Nick Becker, Andrew Roman, Kyle Yoder, Hunter Robinson, FS, 1:43.04. 2. Dylan Orth, Joshua Shump, Jacob Pfeifer, Reid Hildenbrand, L, 1:43.17. 3. Nathan Evers, Patrick Bennett, Tim Schraad, Noel Fisher, L, 1:45.52. 5.

John Eakes, Nathan Stringer, Kaleb Farley, Thomas Ezell, L, 1:55.89. 7. Nick Taylor, Venkata Malladi, Jack Ziegler, Alder Cromwell, FS, 2:02.88. 9. Eric Wang, Wyatt Ohse, Austin Neidow, Trevor Hillis, FS, 2:12.86. 10. Blake Fox, Matthew Day, Clayton Pfeifer, Victor Andrade, L, 2:19.17.

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100 backstroke — 1. Zach Andregg, L, 55.29 (school record). 2. Connor Munk, FS, 58.85. 3. Adam Edmonds, L, 1:02.82. 5. Josh Saathoff, FS, 1:11.99. 7. Nolan Stoppel, FS, 1:21.13. 8. Darren Rawlings, L, 1:36.89. 10.

Daniel Wrigley, L, 2:16.09.

100 breaststroke — 1. Kyle Yoder, FS, 1:10.12. 2. Josh Pfeifer, L, 1:14.35. 4. John Eakes. L, 1:18.62. 9. Victor Andrade, L, 1:32.63. 11. Blake Fox, L, 1:39.24. 13. Venkata Malladi, FS, 1:40.96. 14. Eric Wang, FS, 1:45.30. 15. Clayton Pfeifer, L, 1:47.89.

400 freestyle relay — 1. Nathan Evers, Tanner Click, Reid Hildenbrand, Zach Andregg, L, 3:43.85. 2. Nick Becker, Andrew Roman, Josh Saathoff, Connor Munk, FS, 3:49.10. 4. Adam Edmonds, Tim Schraad, Joshua Shump, Dylan Orth, L, 3:54.03. 7.

Tyler Bradfield, Caleb Axlund, Darren Rawlings, Nathan Stringer, L, 4:29.56. 8. Jack Ziegler, Alder Cromwell, Ty Hartman, Nolan Stoppel, FS, 4:47.78.

NFL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 9 3 0 .750 362 N.Y. Jets 7 5 0 .583 290 Buffalo 5 7 0 .417 278 Miami 4 8 0 .333 246 South W L T Pct PF Houston 9 3 0 .750 310 Tennessee 7 5 0 .583 249 Jacksonville 3 9 0 .250 152 Indianapolis 0 12 0 .000 174 North W L T Pct PF Baltimore 9 3 0 .750 296 Pittsburgh 9 3 0 .750 268 Cincinnati 7 5 0 .583 266 Cleveland 4 8 0 .333 175 West W L T Pct PF Denver 7 5 0 .583 256 Oakland 7 5 0 .583 274 Kansas City 5 7 0 .417 163 San Diego 5 7 0 .417 287 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Dallas 7 5 0 .583 283 N.Y. Giants 6 6 0 .500 287 Philadelphia 4 8 0 .333 271 Washington 4 8 0 .333 202 South W L T Pct PF New Orleans 9 3 0 .750 393 Atlanta 7 5 0 .583 269 Carolina 4 8 0 .333 290 Tampa Bay 4 8 0 .333 218 North W L T Pct PF x-Green Bay 12 0 0 1.000 420 Chicago 7 5 0 .583 291 Detroit 7 5 0 .583 333 Minnesota 2 10 0 .167 246 West W L T Pct PF x-San Francisco 10 2 0 .833 288 Seattle 5 7 0 .417 216 Arizona 5 7 0 .417 232 St. Louis 2 10 0 .167 140 x-clinched division Today Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 7:20 p.m.

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Sunday New Orleans at Tennessee, noon Indianapolis at Baltimore, noon Kansas City at N.Y. Jets, noon Minnesota at Detroit, noon Houston at Cincinnati, noon Tampa Bay at Jacksonville, noon Atlanta at Carolina, noon Philadelphia at Miami, noon New England at Washington, noon.

San Francisco at Arizona, 3:05 p.m.

Chicago at Denver, 3:05 p.m.

Buffalo at San Diego, 3:15 p.m.

Oakland at Green Bay, 3:15 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 7:20 p.m.

Monday St. Louis at Seattle, 7:30 p.m.

Chiefs

Buffalo, L 7-41 (0-1) at Detroit, L 3-48 (0-2) at San Diego, L 17-20 (0-3) Minnesota, W 22-17 (1-3) at Indianapolis, W 28-24 (2-3) BYE at Oakland, W 28-0 (3-3) San Diego, W 23-20 (OT) (4-3) Miami, L 3-31 (4-4) Denver, L 10-17 (4-5) at New England, L 3-34 (4-6) Pittsburgh, L 9-13 (4-7) at Chicago, W 10-3 (5-7) Dec. 11 — at N.Y. Jets, noon Dec. 18 — Green Bay, noon Dec. 24 — Oakland, noon Jan. 1 — at Denver, 3:15 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 17 New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque Wyoming (8-4) vs. Temple (8-4), 1:30 p.m.

(ESPN) Famous Idaho Potato Bowl At Boise, Idaho Utah State (7-5) vs. Ohio (9-4), 4:30 p.m.

(ESPN) New Orleans Bowl Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4) vs. San Diego State (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Dec. 20 Beef ‘O’Brady’s Bowl At St. Petersburg, Fla. Marshall (6-6) vs. FIU (8-4), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 21 Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego TCU (10-2) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 22 MAACO Bowl At Las Vegas Boise State (11-1) vs. Arizona State (6-6), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu Nevada (7-5) vs. Southern Mississippi (112), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 26 Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. North Carolina (7-5) vs. Missouri (7-5), 4 p.m. (ESPN2)

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Wednesday, Dec. 28 Military Bowl At Washington Air Force (7-5) vs. Toledo (8-4), 3:30 p.m.

(ESPN) Holiday Bowl At San Diego Texas (7-5) vs. California (7-5), 7 p.m.

(ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 29 Champs Sports Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Florida State (8-4) vs. Notre Dame (8-4), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl At San Antonio Baylor (9-3) vs. Washington (7-5), 8 p.m.

(ESPN)

College Bowls

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Tuesday, Dec. 27 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl At Detroit Western Michigan (7-5) vs. Purdue (6-6), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Belk Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. North Carolina State (7-5) vs. Louisville (7-5), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Dec. 30 Armed Forces Bowl At Dallas Tulsa (8-4) vs. BYU (9-3), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Pinstripe Bowl At Bronx, N.Y. Rutgers (8-4) vs. Iowa State (6-6), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Music City Bowl At Nashville, Tenn.

Mississippi State (6-6) vs. Wake Forest (6-6), 5:40 p.m. (ESPN) Insight Bowl At Tempe, Ariz.

Oklahoma (9-3) vs. Iowa (7-5), 9 p.m.

(ESPN) Saturday, Dec. 31 Meineke Car Care Bowl At Houston Texas A&M (6-6) vs. Northwestern (6-6), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Sun Bowl At El Paso, Texas Georgia Tech (8-4) vs. Utah (7-5), 1 p.m.

(CBS) Liberty Bowl At Memphis, Tenn.

Vanderbilt (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Fight Hunger Bowl At San Francisco UCLA (6-7) vs. Illinois (6-6), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Chick-fil-A Bowl At Atlanta Virginia (8-4) vs. Auburn (7-5), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 2 TicketCity Bowl At Dallas Penn State (9-3) vs. Houston (12-1), 11 a.m. (ESPNU) Capital One Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Nebraska (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), noon (ESPN) Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. Georgia (10-3) vs. Michigan State (10-3), noon (ABC)

Truck-Pickups

Truck-Pickups

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FORD 2007 TRUCK Stk#B96918A Special Price $21,000.

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Wednesday, Jan. 4 Orange Bowl At Miami West Virginia (9-3) vs. Clemson (10-3), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 6 Cotton Bowl At Arlington, Texas Kansas State (10-2) vs. Arkansas (10-2), 7 p.m. (FOX) Saturday, Jan. 7 BBVA Compass Bowl At Birmingham, Ala. Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. SMU (7-5), 11 a.m.

(ESPN) Sunday, Jan. 8 GoDaddy.com Bowl At Mobile, Ala. Arkansas State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 9 BCS National Championship At New Orleans LSU (13-0) vs. Alabama (11-1), 7:30 p.m.

(ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 21 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, TBA, (NFLN) Saturday, Jan. 28 Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, 3 p.m. (NFLN) Saturday, Feb. 5 Texas vs. Nation At San Antonio Texas vs. Nation, 1 p.m. (CBSSN)

College Men

EAST Albany (NY) 87, Colgate 63 American U. 74, Hampton 72 Buffalo 82, Niagara 74 La Salle 89, Towson 51 Lafayette 61, Penn St. 57 Lehigh 71, St. Francis (Pa.) 50 Loyola (Md.) 65, George Washington 55 Manhattan 81, Fordham 47 Marist 59, Army 56 Morrisville 66, Keuka 59 New Hampshire 69, Brown 56

Dodge 2006 Grand Caravan, 67K,

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EAST Boston College 80, UMass 64 Boston U. 59, Yale 54 CCSU 48, Rhode Island 45 Georgetown 82, Pittsburgh 54 Holy Cross 70, Northeastern 68 Lehigh 61, NJIT 37 Navy 61, Siena 50 Saint Joseph’s 65, Lafayette 57 St. Bonaventure 65, Indiana 45 Villanova 69, Providence 42 West Virginia 76, Syracuse 72 SOUTH North Carolina 95, Lipscomb 53 Old Dominion 70, Wofford 58 South Alabama 97, Spring Hill 46 Tennessee Tech 69, W. Kentucky 59 Towson 61, Coppin St. 59 UNC Wilmington 74, Charlotte 73 VCU 62, East Carolina 49 Vanderbilt 99, UT-Martin 84 Virginia 64, Liberty 38 Wake Forest 90, Radford 67 MIDWEST DePaul 69, St. John’s 52 Illinois 66, Illinois St. 56 Kansas St. 60, Wichita St. 34 Minnesota 81, Air Force 46 N. Iowa 53, South Dakota 43 Notre Dame 95, Marquette 42 SOUTHWEST Louisiana Tech 79, Houston 53 Texas-Pan American 69, Texas A&M-CC 52

NHL

Wednesday’s Games Washington 5, Ottawa 3 Philadelphia 5, Buffalo 4, OT Carolina 5, Edmonton 3

Lawrence

Lawrence

partners or in partnership; the unknown guardians, conservators and trustees of any defendants that are minors or are under any legal disability; and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of any person alleged to be deceased, and all other persons who are or may be concerned.

counter-petition.

You are notified that a Petition has been filed in the District Court of Douglas County, Kansas, praying to foreclose a real estate mortgage on the following described real estate:

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NOTICE Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692c(b), no information concerning the collection of this debt may be given without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction. The debt collector is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

(First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World December 1, 2011) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS In the Matter of the Estate of MARY ELIZABETH STEPHENS, a/k/a Elizabeth Stephens, deceased Case No. 2011 PR 101

Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59 Prepared By: South & Associates, P.C. Title to Real Estate Involved Brian R. Hazel (KS # 21804) 6363 College Blvd., Suite 100 NOTICE OF HEARING AND Overland Park, KS 66211 NOTICE TO CREDITORS (913)663-7600 (913)663-7899 (Fax) Attorneys For Plaintiff THE STATE OF KANSAS TO (137015) ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS

Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59

U.S. Bank National Association PLAINTIFF vs.

Myk D. Barta; Ronda R. Barta; John Doe (Tenant/Occupant); Mary Doe (Tenant/Occupant); First Select Inc., DEFENDANTS

NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO ESTATE CREDITORS

THE STATE OF KANSAS, to the above-named defendants and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of any deceased defendants; the unknown spouses of any defendants; the unknown officers, successors, trustees, creditors and assigns of any defendants that are existing, dissolved or dormant corporations; the unknown executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, successors and assigns of any defendants that are or were

You are further notified that Mildred C. Hamilton died November 3, 2010. All creditors are notified to exhibit their demands against the estate of the decedent within the latter of four months from the first publication of notice under K.S.A. 59-2236 and K.S.A. 58a-818, and amendments thereto, or if the identity of the creditor is known or reasonably ascertainable, 30 days after receipt of actual notice. If a creditor fails to present such demands or claims to the Estate within such prescribed time period, they shall be forever barred.

Lot Eighty Six (86), WINCHESTER ESTATES NO. 3, in the City of Eudora, Doug/s/ARTHUR O. HAMILTON las County, Kansa as, comCounter-Petitioner monly known as 1610 Savage Street, Eudora, KS RESPECTFULLY 66025 (the “Property”) SUBMITTED BY: /s/ Carolyn R. Simpson, and all those defendants # 17958 who have not otherwise Carolyn R. Simpson, been served are required to Attorney at Law LLC plead to the Petition on or 719 Massachusetts Street, before the 18th day of Janu- Suite 117 ary, 2012, in the District Lawrence, Kansas 66044 Court of Douglas Phone: 785-979-4353 County,Kansas. If you fail Fax: 888-515-0102 to plead, judgment and de- E-Mail: cree will be entered in due csimpson@attorneysimpson.com ________ course upon the Petition.

The following vehicle will be sold by TLC Towing and Recovery at public auction for tow and storage fees on ________ December 8, 2011, at 8:00 am, at 2951 Four Wheel Dr., (First published in the LawLawrence, KS. rence Daily Journal-World December 8, 2011) 2004 Kia KNAFB121445309122 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF 1999 Pontiac DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS 1G2JB1245X7518177 SEVENTH JUDICIAL Towmaster DISTRICT 4KNUC16229L160018 In Re the Estate of _______ Mildred C. Hamilton, Deceased (First published in the LawCase No. 2011 PR 161 rence Daily Journal-World Div. 1 December 8, 2011)

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College Women

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Penn 69, Delaware 60 Princeton 59, Rutgers 57 Saint Joseph’s 75, Boston U. 68 Shenandoah 80, PSU-Altoona 74 St. Joseph’s (LI) 94, NYU-Poly 74 Stony Brook 70, Fairleigh Dickinson 46 Virginia Tech 78, Rhode Island 67 William Paterson 71, Hunter 53 Yale 76, Bryant 59 SOUTH Carson-Newman 75, Tenn. Wesleyan 60 Duke 87, Colorado St. 64 Florida 78, Arizona 72, OT Georgia Tech 68, Georgia 56 Illinois St. 78, Morehead St. 73 Louisville 90, IUPUI 60 Randolph-Macon 90, Lynchburg 87 Thomas More 67, Washington & Jefferson 66 Vanderbilt 87, Davidson 83 Wake Forest 87, High Point 83 MIDWEST Bowling Green 87, Malone 44 Dayton 74, Alabama 62 E. Illinois 83, Oakland City 67 IPFW 85, Valparaiso 76 Kalamazoo 75, Bluffton 66 Michigan St. 89, CCSU 69 Ohio 84, Oakland 82 Purdue 65, W. Carolina 60 Rose-Hulman 59, Manchester 29 Temple 77, Toledo 58 SOUTHWEST Texas A&M 64, Sam Houston St. 37

Vans-Buses

Lawrence

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Tuesday, Jan. 3 Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Michigan (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

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Gator Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Florida (6-6) vs. Ohio State (6-6), noon (ESPN2) Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif.

Oregon (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (11-2), 4 p.m.

(ESPN) Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz.

Stanford (11-1) vs. Oklahoma State (11-1), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are notified that on November 8, 2011, a petition was filed in this Court by Arthur O. Hamilton, an heir, devisee and legatee, and executor named in the “Last Will and Testament of Mildred C. Hamilton”, deceased, dated February 8, 2008, requesting that the will filed with the petition be admitted to probate and record; counter-petitioner be appointed as executor, without bond; counter- petitioner be granted Letters Testamentary.

You are required to file your written defenses to the petition on or before January 5, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. in the District Court, Douglas County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail to file your written defenses, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the

You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed in this Court by AMY MONROY, duly appointed, qualified and acting Administrator With Will Annexed of the Estate of MARY ELIZABETH STEPHENS, deceased, praying Petitioner’s acts be approved; account be settled and allowed; the heirs be determined; the Will be construed and the Estate be assigned to the persons entitled thereto; the Court find the allowances requested for attorneys fees and expenses are reasonable and should be allowed; the costs be determined and ordered paid; the administration of the Estate be closed; upon the filing of receipts the Petitioner be finally discharged as the Administrator With Will Annexed of the Estate of MARY ELIZABETH STEPHENS, deceased, and the Petitioner be released from further liability.

You are required to file your written defenses thereto on or before December 22, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock a.m. in the District Court, in Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the petition.

AMY MONROY, Petitioner PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: STEVENS & BRAND, L.L.P. 900 Massachusetts, Ste. 500 PO Box 189 Lawrence KS 66044-0189 (785) 843-0811 Attorneys for Petitioners ________