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‘We want to try to help other families’

By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com

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GIBSON HUSTON, 9, MIDDLE, TALKS WITH HIS FAMILY Wednesday at his home in Lawrence. In 2006, Gibson had a risky brain surgery called a hemispherectomy to stop his seizures. The procedure worked, and now his family wants to thank the community who helped them through the ordeal. From left are Gibson’s mother, Saasha, his sister Bellamy, 2, Gibson and his father, Dan.

It’s a ‘new beginning’ for family after son’s successful brain surgery

By Christine Metz cmetz@ljworld.com

Nine-year-old Gibson Huston likes to listen to Johnny Cash, play the drums and dance like Elvis Presley.

Those are all small miracles for a boy whose mother wondered five years ago whether her son would be able to speak.

In 2006, 4-year-old Huston underwent a brain surgery that removed a third of the left side of his brain and disconnected the wiring of the other two-thirds of the left brain hemisphere from the right brain.

The surgery, known as a hemispherectomy, was a desperate attempt to reduce the seizures Gibson was having about

Chip in and see the show four times a week. And it worked.

“When they said this is what we need to do, it seemed so hard,” mom Saasha Huston said. “But then you realize it is not really the end. It is a new beginning.”

Gibson has the rare genetic condition called hypomelanosis of Ito. It caused the left side of his brain to develop faster than the right side, which resulted in seizures.

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The Huston family is having a fundraiser for The Hemispherectomy Foundation, which supports families who have gone through brain surgeries like the one Gibson had.

The family will host a benefit concert at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Granada, 1020 Mass. The event, which costs $10, will include three bands, a silent auction and prize drawings, including a red Fat Tire bike. Yuca Roots, Truckstop Honeymoon and The Brody Buster Band will be playing.

KU researchers involved in ‘God particle’ search

By Andy Hyland ahyland@ljworld.com

More than 20 researchers from Kansas University have contributed to work in the Large Hadron Collider at the CERN laboratory in Switzerland, where researchers on Tuesday announced significant progress toward finding the Higgs boson, or “the God particle.”

Alice Bean, a professor of physics and astronomy, said four faculty members, three postdoc-

toral researchers, six parts of atoms and ions graduate students and together) and “weak” seven undergraduates forces, like radioactivhave contributed work ity. The model as it exfor the program. The ists today cannot acHiggs boson is the last count for all four forces. piece of the standard KU’s involvement is KANSAS model of particle physfunded in part through a ics that has gone unex- UNIVERSITY grant from the National plained.

Science Foundation, The standard model, she said, which also provides funding for seeks to explain the physical researchers from other public world through four forces: grav- institutions to participate. ity, electromagnetism, “strong” KU researchers have helped forces (like the forces that hold work on a detector to monitor

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By George Diepenbrock gdiepenbrock@ljworld.com

Douglas County prosecutors have filed an involuntary manslaughter charge against a 23-yearold Overland Park man accused of killing a 19-year-old Lawrence woman in a 2010 drunken-driving crash.

According to a Lawrence police report, Sean Barrett Walker’s blood-alcohol content was 0.23, nearly three times the state’s legal limit, two hours after the crash early on Oct. 14, 2010, at the intersection of Clinton Parkway and Inverness Drive. Police have said Walker’s westbound vehicle Walker struck a southbound car driven by Mary Grace Paez, a 2010 Lawrence High School graduate. Paez died at the scene.

District Attorney Charles Branson said Thursday his office had issued a warrant and charged Walker with involuntary manslaughter while driving under the influence of alcohol, plus two traffic infractions: speeding and violating flashing traffic signals.

Walker is currently serving a prison sentence in

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Scientists haven’t yet found the elusive particle, but they’ve narrowed the places where they

TOPEKA — Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services Secretary Robert Siedlecki Jr., likely will be remembered for angering thousands of Kansans in his short tenure.

On Thursday, Gov. Sam Brownback announced that his pick to run probably the most complex agency in state government was stepping down.

Brownback said Siedlecki was returning to his home state of Florida to take a state government job there and “be closer to his family.”

Just last month, Siedlecki, a Republican, in a testy exchange with a Republican legislator, said Siedlecki he had bought a house in Topeka and preferred to be called a Kansan.

The exchange occurred during a committee meeting in which legislators — Republican and Democratic — expressed frustration over a plan pushed by Siedlecki to move some juvenile justice functions over to SRS. They said the plan was hatched without having talked with anyone affected by it.

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them, he was on three to four seizure medications, which weren’t working. His development was stunted, his language halted and his risk of ARBARA UARTS death increased every year.

“He couldn’t function,” Graveside services for p.m. Monday at Leavenworth dad Dan Huston said.

Barbara J. Duarts, 80, LawNational Cemetery.

Gibson’s parents had a rence, formerly of Kansas She died Tuesday, Dec. 13, tough decision to make: Have City, Kan., will be at 12:30 2011, at her home. the seizures continue or go with a drastic surgery that had a 75 percent chance of working but could have seriGeorge W. Ward ous physical side effects. GibA memorial service for son would have to learn to United George W. Ward, 91, Lawwalk and talk again, lose the States rence, will be in the spring fine motor skills in his right Army of 2012. hand and not have peripheral for 12 George donated his vision on his right side. years. He body to The University of “It is overwhelming,” Dan retired Kansas Medical Center.

Huston said. “I was thinking, from the He died Wednesday, you are going to do what to UniverDecember 7, 2011, at Branmy kid? You are going to resity of don Woods at Alvamar. move part of his brain? And Kansas in Ward He had been a Lawrence then they tell you what the 1976. resident for over 60 years. side effects will be and that He is survived by a He was born July 7, 1920 longtime dear friend, doesn’t make you feel any in Montgomery County, better.”

Virginia Keen, Lawrence.

Iowa, the son of George But the Hustons were Other survivors include: and Opal (Walker) Lytell. lucky enough to find a group three daughters, one son He was adopted by the that came together every and two sisters. He was Ward family. three years at Johns Hopkins preceded in death by one He received a degree Hospital. They heard of childaughter. in Journalism and Public dren who had successfully Online condolences Information from the Wil- may be sent to: www. recovered from similar surliam Allen White School geries. warrenmcelwain.com. of Journalism at The “There were 21-year-old Arrangements by University of Kansas. He girls that were driving and Warren-McElwain Mortuserved his country in the kids running around and ary, Lawrence. playing,” Dan Huston said.

In 2006, Gibson went to UCLA Medical Center for OBIN RANCES OTTORF a brain surgery that lasted 16 hours. He spent 10 days Funeral services for Robin in death May 30, 2008. at UCLA and another three She was also preceded in Frances Pottorf, 51, Oskaweeks at Children’s Mercy death by a son, Jacob P. Potloosa, will be at 10:30 a.m.

Monday at the Living Water torf, on June 28, 2002, and Evangelical Free Church in mother, Cora Marie CrawOskaloosa. Burial will be at ford, on June 9, 2010.

Pleasant View Cemetery, Survivors include her faOskaloosa. ther and stepmother, Willis Mrs. Pottorf died Wednesand Judy Crawford, OskalooCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A day, Dec. 14, 2011, at her home sa; two brothers, Alan Crawafter a long fight with cancer. ford and Mark Crawford and She was born Jan. 15, 1960, wife Dena, Oskaloosa; two in Topeka, the daughter of was made by state officials sisters, Debbie Harries and Paul and Ruth Self Crawabout Siedlecki, who was the husband Brad, Oskaloosa, ford. She was raised by her point-man for many controand Martha Speaks, Gladadopted parents, Willis and versial social welfare policies stone, Mo. Cora Marie Crawford. pursued by Brownback.

The family will receive Mrs. Pottorf was a 1978 Prior to the three-day July friends from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. graduate of Oskaloosa High Sunday at the Barnett Family 4th weekend, Siedlecki reSchool and attended Garden Funeral Home, 1220 Walnut, leased a list of SRS offices City Community College. targeted for closure, includOskaloosa.

She worked as a cook and ing the one in Lawrence.

The family suggests mewaitress for many years in The decision sparked a morials to Northeast Kansas Oskaloosa. Mrs. Pottorf was Ducks Unlimited Chapter mammoth public outcry. a member and Past Worthy Brownback and Siedlecki or Jefferson County Friends Matron of the Order of East- of Hospice, sent in care of said the closures were needern Star Chapter No. 62 and ed to save money, and that the Barnett Family Funeral a member of the Oskaloosa those receiving services in Home, P.O. Box 602, OskaUnited Methodist Church.

Lawrence could go to offices loosa, KS 66066.

She married David Marlin in other cities. “Lawrence, in Online condolences may Pottorf on April 19, 1980, in particular, has a proximity to be sent at barnettfamilyfh.

Oskaloosa. He preceded her com. several major SRS offices on four-lane roads,” Brownback said.

Local officials said many Danny L. Coyne SRS recipients didn’t have Memorial services with his release on Sept. 28, transportation. The office military honors for Danny 1976. After the service he closure would have wreaked L. Coyne, 57, Lecompton worked at F.M.C. for 20 havoc for thousands of peowill be at 10 a.m. Monday, years and the University ple, strained social service December 19, 2011, at the of Kansas for 10 years. agencies and endangered the Rumsey-Yost Funeral Mr. Coyne was precedpublic, they argued.

Home and Crematory, ed in death by a brother, After weeks of negotiaLawrence.

Mike Coyne, in 1989. tions, the city of Lawrence Mr. Coyne died and Douglas County agreed Survivors include his Wednesday, December 14, parents and his wife, to pay the rent for the SRS 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Penny D. McCurdy, of the office and Brownback has Kansas City, MO. home. since said he will seek to He was born January 9, The family will receive 1954, in Topeka, the son friends Sunday from 3 p.m. of George E. and Betty J. to 4 p.m. at the funeral Griffin Coyne. home.

Mr. Coyne graduated Memorials may be from Topeka High School made to the Lawrence CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A in 1972. In high school he Humane Society in care of was a State Champion in the Rumsey-Yost Funeral Hutchinson for a probation backstroke on the swim Home, 601 Indiana, Lawviolation on an unrelated 2006 team. rence, KS 66044.

Johnson County attempted He served in the U.S. Online condolences may robbery and battery case.

Marine Corps from be sent at www.rumseyHis earliest possible reSeptember 29, 1972, until yost.com. lease date in that case is January, and Branson said the warrant means Walker would be transported to Douglas with the work at KU. When County upon release of his he attended Lawrence High current prison sentence.

School, a physics teacher enIn the DUI involuntary CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A couraged him to get involved manslaughter charge, prosein research. cutors accuse Walker of uninexpect to find it, Bean said, He’ll be going to Switzertentionally killing Paez while adding if they don’t find it, land next summer, where he driving when his blood-alcothat would be interesting, hopes to interact with some of hol content was higher than too. the world’s top researchers.

0.08, the state’s legal limit to Though the work may Burg is an engineering seem esoteric at times, it has physics major, and said he multiple benefits, she said. hasn’t quite yet determined “Our main interest as sci- which of the two fields he entists is to understand how wants to pursue.

A Kansas Highway Patrol the world works,” she said.

Though Burg said his inAnd that interest could also dividual contribution to the trooper was taken to an area spark a whole host of other overall effort is small, he was hospital by air ambulance discoveries. The World Wide looking forward to the experi- Thursday morning following Web came about at the CERN ence. He’s also pleased to see a rollover accident between laboratory because physicists the media interest this week in Tonganoxie and Basehor. needed to communicate with the work on the Higgs boson.

The accident occurred each other, she said.

“I think it’s something that about 7:35 a.m. just east of And discoveries related to everybody should have some 182nd Street on U.S. Highway electricity have led to all kinds general knowledge of,” he said. 24-40. of other technology, including “It’s basically just understandTrooper Josh Reischman, the gadgets so many people ing how the world works.” of Tonganoxie, was driving enjoy today, Bean said. east on the four-lane divided Will Burg, a sophomore — Higher education reporter Andy Hyland can highway on a call when the be reached at 832-6388. accident occurred, according from Lawrence, is involved

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GIBSON HUSTON, 9, a big fan of Elvis and Johnny Cash, plays his drums on Wednesday at his home in Lawrence. In 2006, Gibson had hemispherectomy brain surgery to stop regular occurring seizures.

Hospital. By the time he left, he could walk again. And his speech returned.

“Six months afterward we went (on vacation) to Big Cedar, and he talked the entire way. And I couldn’t believe that I actually thought he might not be able to talk,” Saasha Huston said.

A setback came about two years ago when seizures returned. Another surgery was required, this time taking out a small portion of the brain stem. Since then, Gibson has been seizure-free.

“We are down to taking just one seizure medication, not four,” Saasha Huston said.

A third-grader at Raintree Montessori, Gibson loves to go on school field trips to the fire station and read “Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle” books. The biggest challenge is reminding Gibson to use his right hand.

“Gibson is a very happy, loving boy who loves to help other people. He is one of the most giving and sharing peo-

ple I know,” Dan Huston said.

When life returned to normal, Dan Huston said, the family had always wanted to throw a party to say thank you for all the support they received from folks in Lawrence. They decided to take that party one step further and turn it into a fundraiser for The Hemispherectomy Foundation, which supports families who have gone through brain surgeries like the one Gibson had.

The family will be hosting a benefit concert at 7 p.m.

Saturday at the Granada, 1020 Mass. The event, which costs $10, will include three bands, a silent auction and prize drawings, including a red Fat Tire bike. Yuca Roots, Truckstop Honeymoon and The Brody Buster Band will be playing.

“We want to try to help other families now that we are in a position to help back,” Dan Huston said.

restore state funding next year.

The fight left a bad taste.

Douglas County Commissioner Mike Gaughan, a Democrat, said of Siedlecki, “He spent his time here needlessly fixing things that weren’t broken, and he seemed determined to make it more difficult for Kansans who count on SRS to ever get in the door. SRS used to be focused on the people it served and its stakeholders, but he changed that culture from Day One, and now we don’t know who to trust.”

When Brownback came into office he picked Siedlecki, who had been chief of staff for the Florida Department of Health and had worked in the U.S. Justice and Health and Human Services departments under President George W. Bush.

Siedlecki went about reorganizing SRS and he touted marriage and faith-based initiatives.

But some legislators complained that Siedlecki brought in too many people from Florida who lacked Kansas experience.

In a prepared statement, Siedlecki said, “I promised Governor Brownback one year to transform SRS to make it more effective and efficient and that we have done so.”

He added, “We initiated an aggressive anti-fraud campaign, made adoption a priority, promoted work rather than dependence in our welfare programs, and laid the groundwork for a more child and family-focused department. Governor Brownback is a true statesman and I was honored to serve under him.

While I am returning to my home state of Florida, Kansas and Kansans will have special places in my heart. Kansas hospitality is real.”

Brownback wished Siedlecki “continued success in all his future endeavors.”

Siedlecki’s last day at SRS will be Dec. 31.

Brownback’s office said it didn’t know what job Siedlecki had taken “only that it’s in his area of expertise.” Brownback will name an acting secretary before the 2012 legislative session starts Jan. 9.

Senate Democratic Leader Anthony Hensley of Topeka was the one No vote when Siedlecki was confirmed by the Senate. He said the Brownback administration made a bad hire with Siedlecki. “They miscalculated, especially with the proposed Lawrence office closing,” he said.

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The police report also lists Walker’s speeding as contributing to the crash. He was headed west on Clinton Parkway and entered the intersection on a flashing yellow light as Paez was headed south on Inverness Drive and came into the intersection after she had stopped at a flashing red light. The Jeep struck her Nissan car on the driver’s side. The law that covers flashing yellow lights says drivers may proceed through an intersection “only with caution.”

Walker was traveling at least 11 mph faster than the 45 mph speed limit on Clinton Parkway, and Paez was driving at 13 mph in the 30 mph zone, according to the

accident report. Paez’s toxicology test in her autopsy was negative for alcohol or drugs. Walker, who police said was treated at the scene for a head injury, refused to submit to testing, so officers obtained a warrant for the blood test.

If convicted of involuntary manslaughter, Walker faces from 38 months to 14 years in prison. Earlier this month a judge approved a $100,000 settlement for Paez’s parents in a civil lawsuit against Walker. The settlement was reached with Walker’s insurance carrier.

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Highway Patrol trooper injured in single-vehicle rollover to Howard Dickinson of the highway patrol. Reischman was behind another vehicle in the passing lane when apparently Reischman moved too far to the left and dropped a tire off the shoulder, Dickinson said. Reischman’s vehicle then went across the two eastbound lanes and into the south ditch. The vehicle hit a rise in the ditch and rolled over at least twice, Dickinson said.

Reischman was taken to

KU Hospital by air ambulance and was in serious condition with nonlife-threatening injuries, Dickinson said.

The trooper was “bleeding pretty good,” Dickinson said, and had severe head trauma, as well as neck and back injuries. Reischman was wearing a seat belt and a bulletproof vest, Dickinson said.

“We’re better protected than the average everyday Joe,” he said.

Dickinson said troopers

sometimes move a bit to the left behind a vehicle that isn’t yielding to a highway patrol officer. This can allow a driver to see the emergency lights better in rear-view mirrors, Dickinson said.

The accident caused traffic to be rerouted from U.S. 2440 for some time Thursday morning.

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Congress clears $662B defense bill Congress passed a massive $662 billion defense bill Thursday after months of wrangling over how to handle captured terrorist suspects without violating Americans’ constitutional rights.

A last-minute compromise produced a truce but lawmakers said the fight’s not over.

The Senate voted 86-13 for the measure and will send it to President Barack Obama for his signature.

The bill would authorize money for military personnel, weapons systems, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and national security programs in the Energy Department for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1. The legislation is $27 billion less than Obama wanted and $43 billion less than Congress gave the Pentagon this year, a reflection of deficit-driven federal budgets, the end of the Iraq war and the drawdown in Afghanistan.

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Brownback ‘bullish’ about economy

By John Milburn Associated Press

TOPEKA — Gov. Sam Brownback said Thursday he’s optimistic about where the Kansas economy is heading in the near future, saying signs of growth in new aviation sectors, energy development and agriculture businesses point to better times ahead.

The Republican governor told The Associated Press that despite the possibility that Boeing could eliminate more than

2,000 jobs at its plant in Wichita, orders for Boeing’s commercial aircraft remain strong and will benefit aviation-related companies in Brownback Kansas.

“I’m very bullish on the state. Things are starting to move forward,” Brownback said.

Brownback said he thinks Kansas will add aviation jobs,

including expanding work in commuter aircraft in Wichita.

Boeing’s defense unit has said it is studying the future of its Wichita plant, despite winning an Air Force contract to build the next generation of refueling tankers. The company said in 2010 that winning the contract would mean thousands of jobs for Kansas, but now the plant’s future is now in doubt.

Brownback said he wanted to meet with Boeing officials and make the state’s case for keeping the jobs.

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Gingrich assailed by debate rivals Republican presidential front-runner Newt Gingrich clashed sharply with one rival, took pains to compliment another and said it was laughable for any of them to challenge his conservative credentials Thursday night in the last campaign debate before the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses kick off the 2012 primary season.

In a forceful attack, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann said Gingrich “had his hand out and received $1.6 million to influence senior Republicans and keep the scam going in Washington, D.C.,” for Freddie Mac, a government-backed housing entity.

“Just not true,” Gingrich shot back. “I never lobbied under any circumstances,” he added, denying an allegation she had not made.

The clash underscored the state of race, with Gingrich, the former House speaker, atop the polls in Iowa and nationally, while Texas Rep. Ron Paul, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his other pursuers work in television ads and elsewhere to overtake him in the final days before the caucuses.

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Officials exploring benefits of possible fitness partnership

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RUNNERS PACK THE SIDEWALK AS THEY MAKE A LAP AROUND DOWNTOWN LAWRENCE Thursday during this year’s Jingle Jog. Donations were gathered during the run for the Lawrence Boys and Girls Club.

The annual event is organized by the Red Dog’s Dog Days group.

United Way about $600K short

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Prosecutor, 2 others shot at courthouse rector of the Douglas County A gunman opened fire at a small northern Minnesota courthouse on Thursday, wounding the local prosecutor and two other people, authorities said.

A suspect was quickly taken into custody after the shootings began around 4 p.m. at the Cook County Courthouse in Grand Marais, a remote town near the Canadian border, State Public Safety spokesman Doug Neville said. A county official said the building doesn’t have metal detectors and visitors aren’t usually searched.

Cook County prosecutor Timothy Scannell was undergoing surgery for multiple gunshot wounds Thursday night at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, spokeswoman Beth Johnson said. She said Scannell was in stable condition. The other two victims also were shot. One was hospitalized, though a medical condition hasn’t been disclosed, and the third was treated at a Grand Marais hospital and released, Neville said.

Scannell was handling the only case on Thursday’s court calendar, a jury trial that began Monday for Daniel Sidney Schlienz, who had been charged with criminal sexual conduct and nonconsensual sex contact. Schlienz’s father told the Duluth News Tribune that he went to the courthouse and was told his son was the shooter. He said his son had recently threatened suicide.

“He hated the prosecuting attorney that did this,” Gary Schlienz told the newspaper. “I don’t want to make excuses for him, but they prosecuted him pretty bad. He had no job, no money, nothing.”

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At birth, Melinda Star Guido was so tiny she could fit into the palm of her doctor’s hand. Weighing just 9 1/2 ounces — less than a can of soda — she is among the smallest babies ever born in the world.

Most infants her size don’t survive, but doctors are preparing to send her home by New Year’s.

Melinda was born premature at 24 weeks in late August and is believed to be the second-smallest baby to survive in the U.S. and third smallest in the world. She spent the early months cocooned in an incubator in the neonatal intensive care unit in Los Angeles.

Despite hurdles, Melinda lived to her original Thursday due date. Doctors say it is too early to say how she will fare developmentally and physically when she grows up.

“Nobody’s giving up on anything but I want more jobs,” the governor said.

On Wednesday, Brownback and the other eight members of the State Finance Council approved issuing $6 million in bonds for Bombardier LearJet for expansion of its Wichita operations. The company will use the money for its LearJet 85 commuter jet program, which has received $33 million in total for the project on promises of

United Way, said she’s “cautiously optimistic” that the agency will meet its 2011 campaign goal of $1.7 million.

But with 2011 coming to a close, the agency is still about $600,000 short.

“We’ve got a ways to go,” Dvorske said.

Though the agency’s offi-

cial fundraising campaign runs from September to the end of November, Dvorske said United Way will keep collecting until the end of the year, and make an official announcement about the campaign results in February.

Last year, the United Way raised $1.675 million.

Despite being behind this year, Dvorske said the community has stepped up “even in a challenging time.”

Dvorske praised the growth

seen in several areas, particularly in several of the local employers they partner with. For instance, Kansas University staff and faculty exceeded their goal of a $312,000 combined contribution.

The United Way contributes to 29 community organization, focusing on education, health and self-sufficiency. To donate, visit unitedwaydgco.org.

— Reporter Shaun Hittle can be reached at 8327173. Follow him at Twitter.com/shaunhittle.

Salvation Army hoping to reach $100K goal

By Shaun Hittle sdhittle@ljworld.com

Salvation Army bell-ringers have brought in about $60,000 for the Lawrence Salvation Army this holiday season, but they’re hoping to reach $100,000 in the next week, said Wes Dahlberg, executive director.

“I feel confident we can reach that goal,” said Dahl-

berg, who expects a boost as Christmas approaches. “The closer you get to the holiday, the more people get in the holiday spirit.”

The local Red Kettle Campaign began Nov. 11, and runs until Christmas Eve. Bellringers are out at 16 locations.

Dahlberg said the goal is typically set at $100,000. Some $94,000 was raised in 2010.

Bell-ringers haven’t received any unusual donations in the kettles, such as a diamond that was dropped in a kettle in Shawnee.

But they’re certainly open to that option.

“If someone wants to put a diamond in, that’d be great,” Dahlberg said.

— Reporter Shaun Hittle can be reached at 8327173. Follow him at Twitter.com/shaunhittle.

For the moment, if you want the YMCA in Lawrence, a disco jukebox still may be your best bet.

Both officials with the YMCA and the city of Lawrence confirmed they met recently to discuss a possible partnership to allow the YMCA to operate a new west Lawrence recreation center that would be built by the city.

But leaders with the city’s Parks and Recreation Department said they still have several questions about what the YMCA would add to the recreation scene that isn’t already offered by the city’s recreation classes and programs.

“We want to evaluate whether there is some value they can offer the we currently aren’t,” said Jana Dawson, a member of the city’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board who met with YMCA officials. “Right now, I haven’t seen anything that will lead us down that path.”

Dawson said Parks and Recreation leaders will ask YMCA officials to put together a more formal written proposal that would summarize the benefits to the community.

David Byrd, president and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Kansas City, said the organization definitely has an interest in Lawrence.

“If you look at it, Lawrence probably is one of the largest communities in Kansas without a YMCA,” Byrd said.

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several hundred new jobs.

Brownback said he expects Kansas to gain jobs and revenue in energy development, including wind power generation and new leases for hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production.

“We’ve got several deals in the hopper of major private sector, either expansion or coming into the state, that if we can get a few of them to land, we’ll really stimulate a core piece of the Kansas economy,” Brownback said, declining to give details about the prospects.

Jeremy Hill, director of Wichita State University’s Center for Economic Development and Business Research, is forecasting 1.1 percent growth in the Kansas economy, adding more than 15,000 jobs.

Leading the way would be production sectors, with durable goods manufacturing adding 3,175 job, or 2 percent to the work force.

Hill said Kansas is similarly situated with other Midwest states, but could stand to gain more should other nations tighten their monetary policy, making the cost of goods produced in the United States cheaper. Hill said Wichita and southeast Kansas have an abundance of skilled workers to fill those jobs.

During the past year, Brownback has hosted a series of economic summits on topics including animal agriculture, aviation, biosciences, water and the military defense industry. He also signed legislation to encourage rural development by granting five-year income tax abatements for people who move to Kansas from out of state and settle in a county that has experienced doubledigit population declines.

Aimed at helping small communities, the plan includes a tuition repayment program for college graduates who move to participating counties. More than 120 graduates have applied for the program.

The former U.S. senator has released a number of policy initiatives ahead of the Jan. 9 start of the 2012 legislative session, including reforming the state’s Medicaid program, reorganizing human service agencies and rewriting the school finance formula. A tax plan and details for stabilizing the $14 billion budget will come during his State of the State address.

As 2012 approaches, Kansas has shown signs of an economic recovery. The unemployment rate was 6.7 percent in October, the most recent figure available, down from 6.9 percent the previous year. State tax collections are running $142.6 million above the same period in the previous fiscal year after Brownback and Republican legislators pared spending.

Kansas Democratic Party Chairwoman Joan Wagnon said while she appreciated Brownback’s positive attitude she would temper the enthusiasm based on the number of workers still unemployed or working for reduced wages and benefits.

“I’m not bullish yet, but I hope that it does recover,” said Wagnon, who served as secretary of revenue for Democratic Govs. Kathleen Sebelius and Mark Parkinson. “I think we need to get those people back to work. I think it’s too early to say we’ve won.”

As of October, there were 93,000 Kansas residents unemployed, down from more than 100,000 a year ago.

Wagnon said headwinds in the global economy, including concerns about the European debt crisis threaten to put the United States back in recession, which could kill any prospects for Kansas growth.

“I don’t think we are clear of that,” she said.

Hill said the European debt crisis could disrupt the financial sector, slowing the flow of capital, making investment in business expansion difficult in the United States.

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when he invented the game of basketball — made the city an attractive community for the organization.

“From a legacy standpoint, it is wonderful,” Byrd said.

The YMCA has undertaken several partnerships with other cities, Byrd said.

The Kansas City YMCA region operates two recreation centers that are owned by local governments in Platte County, Mo., and the organization is working to finalize a partnership in Ottawa. In Ottawa, a new $8 million center would be built through public fundraising on the Ottawa University campus, but the operations would be run by the YMCA. Under many of the arrangements, Byrd said, the YMCA takes full responsibility for recreation center operations.

Such an arrangement relieves the city from any responsibility of subsidizing the operations.

But Ernie Shaw, the leader of the city’s parks and recreation department, said

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Shaw said Lawrence’s program attracts thousands of users a year, and adding the YMCA to the mix could end up reducing the fees the city collects from those programs.

“If you just make this for one center in town, you could end up competing against yourself,” Shaw said.

Shaw, though, said several YMCA facilities are offering wellness classes, which is an area the city wants to expand into. Shaw said he wants to explore whether the YMCA can be a partner in that effort, but he also said the city was talking with Lawrence Memorial Hospital and others who have expertise in the wellness field.

Byrd said he’ll be happy to keep talking with the city.

“We’ll want to take a closer look and see if there are some unmet needs in the city and how we could complement each other rather than compete,” Byrd said.

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Man to stand trial for 2 robberies

By George Diepenbrock gdiepenbrock@ljworld.com

A Douglas County judge Thursday ordered a Franklin County man to stand trial for two robberies of a Lawrence man earlier this year.

District Judge Paula Martin made her decision after preliminary-hearing testimony earlier in the week.

The victim alleged he was robbed at gunpoint in late January or early COURTS February and again on March 14 at his home in the 800 block of Hilltop Drive. Prosecutors accuse the suspect, Mikael Englund, 23, of Richmond, and other men of targeting the victim for marijuana he had. The victim did not report the first robbery to Lawrence police.

For the first robbery Englund, 23, Richmond, will stand trial on one count of — City reporter Chad Lawhorn can be aggravated robbery because reached at 832-6362. Follow him at the victim identified Englund Twitter.com/clawhorn_ljw. as one of the two robbers.

Douglas County prosecutors this week dropped an aggravated kidnapping charge against Englund in connection with that case.

Trenton Rowsey, 19, Ottawa, was sentenced to 32 months in prison after pleading guilty to the first robbery.

A Lawrence police detective alleges Englund confessed to participating in both robberies, although Englund’s attorney, Angela Keck, said she questioned whether his statements would be admissible at a trial.

Englund was already ordered to face a trial for the March robbery, and on Thursday Martin ordered an-

other Richmond man, Dustin A. Smith, 24, to also stand trial for the second robbery.

Smith, like Englund, faces charges of aggravated robbery, aggravated battery and aggravated burglary.

A juvenile had his case adjudicated in September after he entered a plea in connection with the March robbery. The victim testified three men robbed him that night.

Englund’s trial is scheduled for Feb. 27. Smith’s trial is March 26.

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

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County on Sundays.

The Hays Daily News reports Mike Miller of the that a recent Ellis County resoKansas Department lution allowing Sunday liquor of Wildlife, Parks sales became law this week. and Tourism, said shooting Ellis County commissionisn’t permitted between suners unanimously approved set and sunrise. Deer huntthe resolution Oct. 13 to allow ers, however, are permitted Sunday sales. The county then to shoot a half hour before waited 60 days to give voters sunrise, and a half hour after a chance to file protest petisunset. Miller advised anytions, but none were filed. one who hears shooting in County Administrator Greg the dark to call the KDWPT’s Sund told commissioners he hot line at 1-877-426-3843 or had consulted with County local police.

Counsel Bill Jeter regarding the language of the resolution and was told Ellis County’s resolution mirrors state law.

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WICHITA (AP) — Police in Wichita are looking for three people who left the scene of a robbery and shooting that left one man dead.

The robbery was reported around 9 p.m. Wednesday at a home in south Wichita. The shooting victim is identified as a 19-year-old man who later died at a hospital. His name has not been released.

Authorities say one of three men who drove off in gold- or rust-colored SUV might have been the shooter.

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Brownback aide hints plan will touch on sales tax

By John Hanna Associated Press

TOPEKA — Gov. Sam Brownback wouldn’t discuss details Thursday after one of his top aides hinted that the administration’s forthcoming plan to cut income taxes also would affect Kansas’ state sales tax.

Brownback said during an interview with The Associated Press that his tax plan is still in development and that he’ll release the details Jan. 11, during his annual State of the State address. He would only say that his goal is to make Kansas’ income tax simpler and fairer.

He and other administration officials have said they believe reducing the state’s top individual income tax rates will help spur economic growth. But they’ve also said that any cuts in income taxes would be offset by other changes, so that the plan doesn’t decrease the state’s overall revenues.

That’s led to speculation about how Brownback’s administration would propose offsetting income tax cuts, with changes in the state sales tax as a possibility, either by adjusting its overall rate or by eliminating exemptions to it. There also has been speculation about eliminating or reducing income tax credits and deductions.

Landon Fulmer, the governor’s policy director, said Wednesday during a meeting with the State Board of Education that the “tax plan will have a sales tax component.”

The Republican governor told the Lawrence JournalWorld earlier this week that he won’t seek to lower corporate income taxes, though he declined to discuss specifics of his plan Thursday.

“It’ll be aggressive,” he told the AP. “It will be flatter, simpler, fairer. It will be progrowth in its orientation.”

The state increased its sales tax in 2010 from 5.3 percent to 6.3 percent, to balance

the state budget. But the rate is due to drop to 5.7 percent on July 1, 2013, a concession that Brownback’s predecessor, Democratic Gov. Mark Parkinson, used to sell an increase to the GOP-controlled Legislature.

The coming change will cost the state $311 million in revenue during the budget year that begins July 2013.

Senate Ways and Means Committee Chairwoman Carolyn McGinn, a Sedgwick Republican, has proposed dropping the sales tax to 5.7 percent at the start of 2013, arguing that the economy has recovered enough to fulfill the promise of a decrease six months early.

But Brownback also is proposing to overhaul how Kansas finances its public schools. His plan would take effect at the same time and promises a $45 million increase in aid that would mostly go to rural school districts.

When Fulmer outlined

the school funding plan Wednesday, Board of Education member Walt Chappell, a Wichita Republican, questioned whether the state could afford it. He cited the coming drop in the sales tax and Brownback’s push for income tax cuts as reasons. Fulmer then mentioned that the tax plan would deal with the sales tax.

State Democratic Party Chairwoman Joan Wagnon, a former state revenue secretary, said the state has relatively few options if sales tax revenues are to fill any gap created by income tax cuts.

She said he could attempt to eliminate exemptions to the sales tax, though past efforts to do so have had only limited success with legislators. Kansas could keep the sales tax at 6.3 percent, lessen the coming decrease or drag it out. It also could divert sales tax revenues that now go by law to highway projects to general government programs.

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Unemployment claims at lowest in 3 1/2 years WASHINGTON (AP) — The job market is healthier than at any time since the end of the Great Recession.

The number of people filing for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest since May 2008, a sign that the waves of corporate layoffs that have defined the past few years are all but over.

“This is unexpectedly great news,” said Ian Shepherdson, an economist at High Frequency Economics.

It will take an additional step — robust hiring, not just the end of layoffs — to bring the 8.6 percent unemployment rate down significantly. Experts say that won’t happen until businesses are more confident about customer demand. And the European debt crisis could still cause damage here.

But the report on unemployment claims Thursday

was the latest to suggest that the economy, two and a half slow years after the official end of the recession, may finally be picking up momentum.

The nation added 100,000 or more jobs every month from July through November, the first five-month streak since 2006. And the economy, which was barely growing when the year started, has picked up speed each quarter.

More small businesses plan to hire than at any time in three years, a trade group said this week. And another private-sector survey found more companies are planning to add workers than at any time since 2008.

The number of people applying for unemployment benefits came in at 366,000, down from 385,000 the week before. That moves the figure closer to its pre-recession

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The last time claims were so low, the nation was six months into the recession but didn’t know it yet. The unemployment rate was 5.4 percent — a level almost hard to imagine these days. Unemployment has been above 8 percent for almost three years.

Unemployment claims are a measure of the pace of layoffs, and they have declined steadily for three months.

But that’s just part of the picture. Business aren’t hiring with gusto. Unemployment fell 0.4 of a percentage point last month, but about half the decline was because people gave up looking for work and were no longer counted as unemployed.

“One of the features of this recovery is that hiring is exceptionally weak,” said Jeremy Lawson, senior U.S. economist at BNP Paribas.

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Congress reaches deal to head off shutdown ————

Year-long extension of payroll tax cut, ‘Plan B’ being worked out

By Alan Fram and David Espo Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Congressional negotiators reached agreement Thursday on a compromise spending bill to avert a weekend federal shutdown. They also worked toward a deal renewing the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits for another year but prepared a shorter version as a fallback.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., told reporters he was still optimistic that bipartisan talks on yearlong extensions of the Social Security payroll tax cut and unemployment coverage would succeed. But as a “Plan B,” he said, they were working on a two-month extension as well, which would also prevent cuts in Medicare reimbursements for doctors during that period.

“We’re still working on the long-term” bill, Reid told reporters as he exited the Capitol after a day of talks over both the payroll tax and spending measures. As for the two-month version, he said, “We’ll only do that if what we’re working on doesn’t work out.”

Reid’s remarks put a slight damper on a day on which for the first time, Democratic and Republican leaders expressed optimism at prospects for swift compromise on their payroll tax standoff and a spending battle that had threatened to shutter federal agencies beginning at midnight today.

A deal on a $1 trillion spending bill was reached

after Republicans agreed to drop language that would have blocked President Barack Obama’s liberalized rules on people who visit and send money to relatives in Cuba. But a GOP provision will stay in the bill thwarting an Obama administration rule on energy efficiency standards that critics argued would make it hard for people to purchase inexpensive incandescent light bulbs.

The House is expected to approve the spending measure today, and the Senate could follow suit, possibly the same day.

Donald Stewart, spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said talks aimed at agreeing to a yearlong extension of the payroll tax measure will continue.

“We’re 12 hours into this debate, they just started talking,” he said when asked about the two-month version of the bill. “I wouldn’t hit the panic button.”

A senior White House official said the administration supported the two-month plan.

Bargainers were considering the two-month extension of this year’s payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits bill because so far, they haven’t agreed how a yearlong extension would be paid for, said a Democratic aide who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the private talks.

The two-month bill would cost $40 billion, according to the aide. It would be paid for

from a list of around $120 billion in savings that bargainers are considering, including sales of the broadcast spectrum and raising fees that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac charge to back mortgages, the aide said.

The two-month extension would let lawmakers revisit the measure after returning to Washington after the holiday season. That could be risky because that work would come well into the 2012 presidential and congressional election year.

Without congressional action, the payroll taxes would rise and extra benefits for the long-term unemployed would expire on Jan. 1. Doctors’ Medicare payments would be automatically reduced that day by 27 percent, a reduction that could prompt some to stop seeing Medicare patients.

“Right now, Congress needs to make sure that 160 million working Americans don’t see their taxes go up on Jan. 1,” said Obama, referring to the tax cut extension at the core of the jobs program he outlined in a nationally televised speech three months ago.

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, the most powerful Republican in an era of divided government, agreed. “We can extend payroll tax relief for American workers, help create new jobs and keep the government running. And frankly, we can do it in a bipartisan way,” he said.

In the Capitol, the previous

day’s bristling rhetoric and partisan jabs all but vanished.

Still another year-end bill, setting new rules for the handling of terror suspects in U.S. custody, won final congressional approval and headed to Obama’s desk for his signature.

Republicans agreed to consider changes to a $1 trillion spending bill compromise that they and at least one Democrat said had been wrapped up days ago.

On the payroll tax cut bill, Democrats abandoned their demand for a surtax on milliondollar incomes that they wanted to include in the measure.

At a news conference, Boehner minimized the concession, noting that Democrats lacked the votes to impose the surtax a year ago when they commanded 60 votes in the Senate. Even so, he said, “there was some movement yesterday from the White House and Democrat leaders” toward a compromise.

Boehner also left open the possibility of a compromise on another key sticking point — a House-passed provision that all but requires construction of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas Gulf Coast refineries.

Construction “will put 20,000 people to work immediately And there are about 115,000 other jobs directly related to it,” he said. Yet he skipped an opportunity to say construction of the project was non-negotiable as talks on the payroll tax cut bill proceeded.

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She even handed out $50 bills.

A store manager said she was doing it in memory of her husband, who had just died.

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2 injured in accident near railroad tracks

By George Diepenbrock gdiepenbrock@ljworld.com

Two Lawrence men were injured in a single-vehicle crash Thursday morning just east of Lawrence.

Sgt. Steve Lewis, a Douglas County Sheriff’s spokesman, said Melissa White, 35, of Grizzly Flats, Calif., lost control of the vehicle she was driving at the railroad tracks just east of Lawrence on North 1500 Road, which is an extension of 15th Street.

The rented Dodge Caliber car struck a utility pole in the 1600 section of North 1500 Road.

White was not injured.

Two passengers, Jeremy Gates, 34, and Patrick Bray, 17, both of Lawrence, were injured, Lewis said.

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The injuries to both men were not believed to be life threatening, Lewis said.

White’s mother, Julie White, 55, of Lawrence, who was the front-seat passenger, was not taken to the hospital.

Officers believe excessive speed contributed to the crash, which occurred about 7:50 a.m., Lewis said. No tickets were issued Thursday morning to the driver, Melissa White, but Lewis said officers would forward a report to prosecutors because they believed her license has been revoked. She also did not provide a proof of insurance, he said.

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According to the Kansas Department of Corrections, Reed is on parole for a 2007 Douglas County drug possession case, and he was expected to be held in jail on a state warrant. Eve Kemple, an assistant Douglas County district attorney, said Thursday morning that federal prosecutors were taking over the case. Federal law prohibits convicted felons from possessing firearms.

Police have said they believed a second person was inside the vehicle, but only Reed was found and arrested.

Kemple said the shooting incident outside Taste remains under investigation.

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By Lolita C. Baldor and Rebecca Santana Associated Press

BAGHDAD — There was no “Mission Accomplished” banner. No victory parade down the center of this capital scarred by nearly nine years of war. No crowds of cheering Iraqis grateful for liberation from Saddam Hussein.

It took the U.S. military just 45 minutes Thursday to declare an end to its war in Iraq with a businesslike closing ceremony behind concrete blast walls in a fortified compound at Baghdad International Airport. The flag used by U.S. forces in Iraq was lowered and boxed up. On the chairs — nearly empty of Iraqis — were tags that listed not only the name of the assigned VIP, but the bunker to rush to in case of an attack.

With that, and brief words from top U.S. officials who flew in under tight security, the U.S. drew the curtain on a war that killed 4,487 Americans, by the Pentagon’s count, and more than 100,000 Iraqis.

The conflict also left another 32,000 Americans and far more Iraqis wounded, drained more than $800 billion from the U.S. treasury and diverted resources from Afghanistan, where the Taliban and al-Qaida rebounded after their defeat in the 2001 invasion.

“To be sure the cost was high — in blood and treasure of the United States and also the Iraqi people,” Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told the roughly 200 troops and others in attendance. “Those lives have not been lost in vain.

They gave birth to an independent, free and sovereign Iraq.”

Many Iraqis, who saw their country devastated through years of fighting, disputed that.

“With this withdrawal, the Americans are leaving behind a destroyed country,” said Mariam Khazim, a member of the Shiite Muslim sect that has dominated politics since the end of Saddam’s Sunni-led regime.

“The Americans did not leave modern schools or big factories behind them,” said Khazim, whose father was killed when a mortar shell struck his home in Sadr City.

“Instead, they left thousands of widows and orphans. The Americans did not leave a free people and country behind them. In fact, they left a ruined country and a divided nation.”

Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo

THE FLAG USED BY U.S. FORCES IN IRAQ is lowered before being encased during a ceremony Thursday in Baghdad, Iraq. The ceremony marked the official end of the U.S. military mission in Iraq.

before dawn on March 20, 2003, with a “shock and awe” airstrike in southern Baghdad where Saddam was believed to be hiding. U.S. and allied ground forces then stormed across the featureless Kuwaiti desert, accompanied by reporters, photographers and television crews embedded with the troops.

Now, the final few thousand U.S. troops will head out in orderly caravans and tightly scheduled flights, leaving behind a nation free of Saddam’s tyranny but fractured by violence and fearful of the future. Bombings and gun battles still occur almost daily. Experts are concerned about the Iraqi security forces’ ability to defend the nation against foreign threats.

U.S.-Iraqi ties are no doubt closer than they were during much of Saddam’s rule but are still short of what Washington once envisioned. Iranian influence is on the rise. One of the few positive developments from the American viewpoint — a democratic toehold — is far from secure.

“You will leave with great pride — lasting pride,” Panetta told the troops seated in front of a small domed building in the airport complex. “Secure in knowing that your sacrifice has helped the Iraqi people to begin a new chapter in history.”

Many Iraqis, however, are uncertain how that chapter will unfold. Their relief at the end of Saddam, who was hanged on Dec. 30, 2006, was tempered by a long and vicious war that was launched to find nonexistent weapons of mass destruction and plunged No ‘shock and awe’ the nation into a bloodbath beThe low-key ceremony tween rival Muslim sects. stood in sharp contrast to the An insurgency that rose up start of the war, which began

IRAQ WAR BY THE NUMBERS

Casualties:

U.S. deaths as of Dec. 15, 2011: 4,487, according to the Pentagon.

Confirmed U.S. military wounded (hostile) as of Nov. 29, 2011: 31,921.

Confirmed U.S. military wounded (non-hostile, using medical air transport) as of Oct. 31, 2011: 40,350.

Deaths of civilian employees of U.S. government contractors as of Sept. 30, 2011: More than 2,097.

Iraqi deaths as of Nov. 30, 2011 from war-related violence, according to Iraq Body Count: At least 103,775.

Assassinated Iraqi academics as of Aug. 25, 2011: 464.

Journalists killed on assignment as of Nov. 30, 2011: 174.

Cost:

More than $805 billion as

of Nov. 30, 2011, according to the National Priorities Project.

Troop levels:

October 2007: U.S. troop levels reach 170,000 at peak of buildup, with total international troop strength at 182,000.

July 2009: International troop levels in Iraq drop to 135,000.

October 2011: U.S. troop strength at 39,000.

Sources: Associated Press, U.S. State Department, U.S. Defense Department, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, The Brookings Institution, Iraq Body Count, U.N. Assistance Mission for Iraq, U.N. High Commission for Refugees, Committee to Protect Journalists, National Priorities Project, U.S. Government Accountability Office, GlobalSecurity.org, ProCon.org.

within months of the April 2003 fall of Baghdad scuttled reconstruction plans and forced the Americans to keep up to 170,000 troops in Iraq years after Saddam was captured.

Iraq nowadays is far quieter than at the height of the war, but with an uneasy peace achieved through intimidation and bloodshed. The number of Iraqi neighborhoods in which members of the two Muslim sects live side by side and intermarry has dwindled.

The forced segregation, fueled by extremists from both communities, has fundamentally changed the character of the country. And it raises questions about whether the Iraqis can heal the wounds of the sectarian massacres after the Americans leave.

Some Baghdad neighborhoods, such as Hurriyah, are still guarded by thick blast walls and security checkpoints. Widespread corruption, bureaucratic hurdles and electricity shortages continue to stifle Iraq’s economy.

Happy for withdrawal It was hard to find an Iraqi on Thursday who did not celebrate the exit of what they called American occupiers, neither invited nor welcome in a proud country whose capital, Baghdad, was once among the world’s great centers of culture and learning.

Some said that while grateful for U.S. help ousting Saddam, the war went on too long.

A majority of Americans would agree, according to opinion polls, though many initially supported the war as a just extension of the fight against terrorism after the 9/11 attacks.

One of the many ironies of the war is that Saddam had

not tolerated al-Qaida, which planned and carried out the attacks. With Saddam gone and the country in chaos, alQaida in Iraq became the terror movement’s largest and most dangerous franchise, attracting fighters from North Africa to Asia for a war that lingers on through suicide bombings and assassinations, albeit at a lower intensity.

The ceremony at Baghdad’s airport also featured remarks from Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who served two tours in Iraq, and Gen. Lloyd Austin, the top U.S. commander in Iraq.

Austin led the massive logistical challenge of shuttering hundreds of bases and combat outposts, and methodically moving more than 50,000 U.S. troops and their equipment out of Iraq over the last year — while still conducting training, security assistance and counterterrorism battles.

As of Thursday, there were two U.S. bases and about 4,000 U.S. troops in Iraq — a dramatic drop from the roughly 500 military installations during the surge ordered by President George W. Bush in 2007. All U.S. troops are slated to be out by the end of the year.

Still work left President Barack Obama had no comment on Thursday’s ceremony but told soldiers at Fort Bragg in North Carolina this week that the “war in Iraq will soon belong to history, and your service belongs to the ages.”

Despite Obama’s earlier contention that all American troops would be home for Christmas, at least 4,000 forces will remain in Kuwait for some months. The troops could be used as a quick reaction force if needed.

The U.S. will leave behind thousands of diplomats and security contractors.

“We will have to be working closely with the Iraqis to ensure the security of our civilians,” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a statement.

Bootleg liquor kills 143 people SANGRAMPUR, INDIA — Bootleg liquor containing toxic methanol killed 143 people and sickened dozens more who drank the cheap, illicit brew bought at small shops in eastern India, officials said Thursday. Police arrested 10 suspected bootleggers.

Emergency medical teams rushed to the village outside , and thousands of relatives, many of them wailing in grief,

gathered outside the packed hospital. Inside, dead bodies lay on the floor covered in quilts, while the ill waited on staircases to be treated. Groups of men sat in the halls with saline drips running into their arms.

Illegal liquor operations flourish in the slums of urban India and among the rural poor who can’t afford the alcohol at state-sanctioned shops.

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By Matt Sedensky Associated Press

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — A driver in the next lane is moving his lips. Is he on a hands-free cellphone? Talking to someone in the car? To himself? Singing along to the radio?

If lawmakers follow the advice of a federal board, police officers will have to start figuring that out — somehow.

The National Transportation Safety Board said this week that drivers should not only be barred from using hand-held cellphones, as they are in several states, but also from using hands-free devices. No more, “Sorry, I’m stuck in traffic” calls, or virtually any other cellphone chatter behind the wheel.

Though no state has yet implemented such restrictive rules, the NTSB’s recommendations carry weight that could place such language into future laws, or motivate the federal government to cut funding to states that don’t follow suit.

Many of the men and women patrolling the nation’s streets and highways wonder how they would sort the criminally chatty from the legally chatty.

“It would be almost impossible to determine if someone was talking on a phone or exercising their vocal cords,” said Capt. Donald Melanson of the West Hartford, Conn., police department, which took part in a national pilot program aimed at cracking down on drivers’ cellphone use. “That would be much more difficult to enforce, almost to the point where it would be impossible.”

Officer Tom Nichols of the Port St. Lucie, Fla., police said a law written like the NTSB suggests would be difficult to enforce because so many variables would be at play.

“If you identify someone who has a hands-free set hooked up to their ear that doesn’t mean they are talking on the phone,” he said. “They could be talking to a passenger. They could be talking to a child in the back. They could be singing.”

Police could end up turning to technology for help.

They might even end up with the cellphone equivalent of a radar speed gun.

Fred Mannering, a Purdue University civil engineering professor who is associate director of the Center for Road Safety, said that since all cellphones emit signals, a simple Bluetooth detection device could spot them.

Computers are already common in patrol cars, and Mannering said a relatively cheap add-on could fit them to track cellphone signals.

“It would be really easy for police to have a computer on board and pick up those signals,” Mannering said, “but it is sort of Big Brother.”

The NTSB’s proposal, announced Tuesday as a unanimous recommendation of its five-member board, urges all states to impose total bans except for emergencies. It cited deadly crashes caused by distracted drivers across the country, and noted that many studies have shown that hands-free cellphones are often as unsafe as handheld devices.

The recommendation poses an astounding number of questions. What about chauffeurs and traveling salesmen who spend their entire day on the road? And roadside Amber Alert and Silver Alert notifications that implore drivers to call in if they spot a specific vehicle? What comes of phone lines dedicated to those “How’s My Driving?” signs on trucks? How will you let someone know you’re stuck in traffic?

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BRIEFLY Strict new limits for chimp research

advanced enough that from now on, chimpanzees essentially should be a last resort in WASHINGTON — Days in the medical research — a move laboratory are numbered for that puts the United States chimpanzees, humans’ closest more in line with the rest of relative. the world.

Chimps paved astronauts’ Chimps’ similarity with peoway into space and were vital ple “demands special considin creating some important eration and respect,” said Dr. medicines. But the government Francis Collins, director of the said Thursday that science has National Institutes of Health.

His move came after the prestigious Institute of Medicine declared that most use of chimpanzees for invasive medical research no longer can be justified — and that strict new limits should determine which experiments are important enough to outweigh the moral cost of involving this species that is so like us.

TV companies have year to quiet loud ads

a set of regulations that will prevent commercials from being louder than the shows LOS ANGELES — Shush, around them. It’s all part of the already. That’s the message Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (or CALM) the Federal Communications Act, which President Obama Commission is sending with new rules that force broadcast, signed into law last December.

The rules go into effect a year cable and satellite companies from now. Companies that to turn down the volume on don’t comply will face unspeciblaring TV commercials.

On Tuesday, the FCC passed fied FCC action.

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Holiday lights Thanks to everyone who has brightened the Lawrence landscape for the holiday season.

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awrence is an attractive town any time of year, but it’s especially pretty during the holiday season.

City workers and Downtown Lawrence Inc. deserve the community’s thanks for their efforts to brighten various spots throughout the city. Massachusetts Street is aglow with many attractive lights and decorations for shoppers and other visitors to enjoy. The balconies at City Hall are outlined in lights, and festively decorated spots provide pockets of holiday cheer in several other locations. The northwest corner of Centennial Park, for instance, is brightly decorated to greet motorists on Sixth Street, including many who are entering the city via the West Lawrence turnpike interchange.

In addition to the decorated public spaces, many private residents also have gone to considerable effort to string lights and provide other decorations to brighten their neighborhoods.

The winter solstice is bringing our shortest days of the year, but the glow of holiday lights help brighten the city after sundown.

It’s great to live in a community that cares enough to put on its festive best to help everyone get in the holiday mood. Now, all we need is a little snow …

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Iraqis have power to topple Maliki WASHINGTON — Is Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki — suspicious eyes, wary demeanor, brows furrowed by years living in the underground — really the face of today’s Iraq? Unfortunately, the answer is yes, and America helped make it that way.

Maliki’s visit to Washington this week has been a time for taking stock of Iraq eight years after the U.S. invasion. What did America achieve in overthrowing Saddam Hussein and battling a stubborn insurgency? It brought a democracy, yes, but one shaped by the most basic and sometimes brutal facts of life — allegiance to tribe, sect, clandestine organization.

Maliki is a figure of all these immutable forces, a man of the shadows more than the sunlight.

He seems to trust only those closest to him, and his efforts to form broad coalitions have failed. The trust deficit is nowhere more evident than in the energy sector, which should make Iraq fantastically rich but is still hobbled by a lack of basic legislation that would foster investment.

A former Dawa Party operative, Maliki is the conspirator turned chief executive. And in that sense, he is a symbol of a larger phenomenon we are seeing across the region in the Arab Awakening. He illustrates what can happen when you knock the pegs out from under an authoritarian regime without a strong political culture underneath: People may dream of a democratic

David Ignatius

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America’s greatest mistake in Iraq wasn’t toppling Saddam, but in detonating the infrastructure of the government, the army, and the educational and social institutions that made civilized life possible.”

culture of tolerance. But those likely to triumph are instead the survivors, the back-room plotters, the people left standing when the regime-changers pack up their bags and go home.

I have a copy of a 1985 photograph, culled from the archives of a Beirut newspaper, that shows a circle of Iranian-backed conspirators gathered behind the pilots of the hijacked TWA Flight 847.

Some former U.S. officials say the balding man in the front row is Maliki; but even if that’s wrong, his own Dawa Party bombed the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait in 1983. A conspiratorial underground was

his political education.

Americans who have dealt extensively with Maliki feel a comradeship with him. They admire his gritty determination to keep going through the bloodiest years of the insurgency, when 50 or 100 dead and mutilated bodies were showing up at the Baghdad morgue every morning.

But you can’t help thinking Iraq deserves better than Maliki, who practically advertises his disdain for the softer and more reflective side of life. It wasn’t always so in Iraq. Even during the years when Saddam governed the country by torture, Iraq had some of the best scientists, artists and writers in the Arab world. It was a place were people read books and played music. Saddam’s Iraq banned unauthorized importation of the typewriter; that’s how much it respected the written word.

America’s greatest mistake in Iraq wasn’t toppling Saddam, but in detonating the infrastructure of the government, the army, and the educational and social institutions that made civilized life possible. With no national army, there was nothing to check the Shiite looters or the Sunni insurgents. I made many mistakes in writing about Iraq, but I warned in a March 2003 column: “A week into the war in Iraq, it’s time to shelve the rosy scenarios and accept an unpleasant fact: The United States faces a long battle to defeat resistance fighters organized by the Baath Party and Saddam Hussein’s secret police.”

The decent Iraqis did what people always do in conditions of fear and uncertainty: They turned to ancient loyalties of sect, tribe, ethnicity, secret party. Shiites began moving out of Sunni neighborhoods, and vice versa; Kurds found solace in their own mini-state. Maliki became evermore powerful because his Dawa Party had built such deep and durable roots. The politics of survival became entwined with the politics of democracy, producing a strange hybrid — better than what came before, I guess, but brutal in its own ways.

If America and its friends aren’t careful, this same process will repeat itself across the Arab world as the dictators are toppled and replaced by the underground men. The Muslim Brotherhood is powerful everywhere, from Egypt to Palestine to Syria — because its members were recruited with an almost Leninist determination.

Eric Trager writes in Foreign Affairs after extensive interviews with Muslim Brotherhood cadres: “The Brotherhood’s recruitment system virtually guarantees that only those who are deeply committed to its cause become full members.”

Iraq is free to be itself again.

That’s the upside of Maliki. If he performs poorly, leans too much toward Iran or squanders Iraq’s wealth through corruption, then the people will vote him out.

That’s the hope.

PUBLIC FORUM

Renaming a road on Kansas University property is the best way to honor a beloved KU football coach.

KPERS facts

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t would be hard to identify a bigger fan of Lawrence and Kansas University than the late Don Fambrough. The former KU football coach has a special place in the hearts of many Lawrence residents.

Nonetheless, Lawrence city commissioners should be wary of the precedent they would set by renaming a portion of 11th Street near KU’s Memorial Stadium after Fambrough.

Commissioner Hugh Carter has asked the commission to consider renaming the stretch of 11th Street between Mississippi Street and West Campus Road. The proposal would be less disruptive to existing addresses than a previous proposal to rename Missouri Street between the stadium and Ninth Street, but it still would create confusion.

City officials also need to consider how they would handle future requests to rename existing streets. Many deserving people have contributed greatly to KU and Lawrence.

The city obviously can’t honor them all with renamed streets.

KU officials are planning to name a street on university property just west of the stadium Fambrough Way. That’s a nice honor for the coach and a more appropriate recognition than renaming a city street.

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Preparations were nearly complete for the Girl Scout Parade of Carols. “Rudolph,” a horse belonging to a member of Mounted Girl Scout Troop 673, was to YEARS lead the way while wearing antlers and AGO a blinking-light nose. Santa Claus, Mrs. IN 1911 Claus, and an elf were to share a float with the Mariner Girl Scouts, and the carolers were to be accompanied by a bugle and a lyre.

About 875 Girl Scouts were expected to participate.

— Compiled by Sarah St. John

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Obama falls short on promises President Obama doesn’t suffer from amnesia, but apparently he hopes the public does.

In his latest in a series of interviews on “60 Minutes” last Sunday night, the president took positions that are the polar opposite of what he was saying as recently as last spring.

One wishes all of those “factcheckers” who point out supposed mistakes by the Republican candidates were as committed to noting even worse flaws in the president’s promises.

In his interview with Steve Kroft, the president said he always believed that reversing the culture in Washington “was gonna take more than one term.” It’s a “longterm project,” he said, “not a shortterm project.” And then he claimed that during the 2008 campaign, he “didn’t overpromise.”

Really?

Speaking in Richmond, Va., on Oct. 22, 2008, Obama promised to put millions of Americans back to work; he pledged “real change.”

Instead, the unemployment rate is 8.6 percent. Or is it? Ed Luce of the Financial Times writes, “According to government statistics, if the same number of people were seeking work today as in 2007, the jobless rate would be 11 percent.” Washington remains unchanged, as dysfunctional and gridlocked as ever.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, since President Obama took office, the nation has lost 1.9 million jobs, prompting Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler to write that if the economy does not turn around, “Obama is on track to have the

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worst jobs record of any president in the modern era.”

In 2009, the president said on the “Today” show, “If I don’t have this done in three years, then there’s going to be a one-term proposition.” A few days later in Florida, there was this, “I’m not going to make any excuses,” said Obama. “If stuff hasn’t worked and people don’t feel like I’ve led the country in the right direction, then you’ll have a new president.”

The latest right-track, wrongtrack poll conducted by Rasmussen Reports found that only 17 percent of Americans believe the country is headed in the right direction, while a whopping 75 percent think it’s headed the wrong way.

On CBS, the president said the 2012 election is about his vision, but as CBS News’ Stephanie Condon reported last week, “Sixty-six percent of Americans say they do not have a clear idea of what he wants to accomplish in a second term. ... Fewer than half of Democrats say they have a clear idea of what the president wants to accomplish if re-elected.” Don’t we know? It’s taxing “millionaires and billionaires” so the government has more of our money to waste.

Is none of this Obama’s fault?

Can it all be blamed on Bush? Apparently, the president has decided that playing the blame game is good campaign strategy.

The president blames Republicans for not allowing him to accomplish anything but says nothing about his own failure to get things done (other than the health care bill, whose constitutionality the Supreme Court ultimately will decide) when Democrats controlled Congress for the first two years of his administration.

And what about Senate Democrats who have rejected every House bill seeking cuts in wasteful spending to bring the budget closer into balance? Not a word.

Imagine what Democrats and their acolytes in the media would say if a Republican president had a similar track record. One doesn’t have to imagine. With a lower unemployment rate and less debt in the Bush administration, Democrats were relentless in their attacks, promising improvements.

Barack Obama assured us he would make things better.

Democrats didn’t improve anything, and nothing has been made better. According to President Obama’s own standard, and contrary to what he said on “60 Minutes,” he does not deserve a second term.

That he thinks he has earned re-election brings to mind the World English Dictionary definition of “hubris”: “Pride or arrogance; (in Greek tragedy) an excess of ambition ... ultimately causing the transgressor’s ruin.”

— Cal Thomas is a columnist for Tribune Media Services.

To the editor: The Kansas Public Employees Retirement System study commission claims extravagant employee benefits are driving KPERS into insolvency. They claim a defined contribution (DC) plan solves the problem. Let’s look at the facts: Employee contributions, not taxes, are the main source of KPERS funding.

Taxes contribute less than one-fourth the total.

Public employees have not missed a single payment. But, for 17 years, the Legislature has failed to fund KPERS to the actuarial recommended level. Instead, they’ve passed billions in tax cuts and exemptions.

The average yearly retiree benefit, around $13,000, is hardly extravagant. Alone, it‘s barely above the federal poverty line.

Those who blame public employees for the KPERS shortfall are lying. The real problem is legislative pilfering. By eliminating guaranteed benefits, a DC plan removes legislative accountability and makes pilfering easier.

Those who claim a DC plan fixes the KPERS shortfall are lying. Legislative research estimated the DC plan would increase costs by $1.2 billion. The KPERS consulting actuary testified that a DC plan would provide 60 percent less in benefits. Who really wins if we spend more for lower benefits?

KPERS is currently a singlemanagement account covering about 280,000 people. A DC plan would create 280,000 separately managed accounts.

That’s 280,000 opportunities for investment managers to siphon profits out of public employees’ retirement.

Who lobbies for a DC system? It is, almost exclusively, investment managers. The DC push is a thinly-veiled attempt to enable greater pilfering from public employees and, ultimately, from all taxpayers.

David Reber, Lawrence

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High 42° Low 22° POP: 5%

High 48° Low 25° POP: 0%

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High 46° Low 22° POP: 35%

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Wind SE 3-6 mph

Wind WSW 6-12 mph

Wind SSW 8-16 mph

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Kearney 41/19

McCook 43/16 Oberlin 44/17 Goodland 44/21

Beatrice 42/21

Hays 42/21

Russell Salina 41/20 42/22

Manhattan 44/18 Topeka 42/24 Emporia 44/22

Great Bend 42/21 Dodge City 45/22

Garden City 46/20 Liberal 48/21

Kansas City 42/28

Chillicothe 38/24 Marshall 38/27

Lawrence Kansas City 42/26 42/22

Sedalia 40/27

Nevada 44/25

Chanute 42/23

Hutchinson 44/20 Wichita Pratt 44/24 44/24

Centerville 36/24

St. Joseph 40/19

Sabetha 39/21

Concordia 43/23

Oakley 45/21

Clarinda 37/23

Lincoln 40/17

Grand Island 41/20

Coffeyville Joplin 44/24 46/25

Springfield 44/26

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Today Sat. Today Sat. Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Independence 44 25 pc 52 30 s Atchison 40 21 pc 47 22 s Fort Riley 44 18 pc 52 21 s Belton 41 27 pc 47 30 s Olathe 41 25 pc 47 29 s Burlington 42 23 pc 51 27 s Osage Beach 41 25 pc 50 29 s Coffeyville 44 24 pc 52 30 s Osage City 42 23 pc 50 26 s Concordia 43 23 pc 49 28 s Ottawa 41 24 pc 47 27 s Dodge City 45 22 s 53 27 s Wichita 44 24 pc 51 27 s Holton 42 24 pc 49 26 s Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

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Today Sat. Today Sat. Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W 48 32 r 53 34 s Albuquerque 40 26 pc 47 31 pc Memphis 80 71 pc 81 68 pc Anchorage 30 23 sf 30 25 sn Miami 32 24 pc 35 28 pc Atlanta 68 47 c 58 38 pc Milwaukee Minneapolis 28 18 c 32 20 pc Austin 54 44 r 53 41 r 48 32 r 50 31 s Baltimore 50 32 c 44 26 pc Nashville 63 45 pc Birmingham 66 39 c 57 34 pc New Orleans 76 54 c New York 51 35 pc 42 30 pc Boise 36 24 pc 38 25 s 38 20 pc 41 23 s Boston 51 29 pc 38 28 pc Omaha Orlando 78 59 pc 79 57 pc Buffalo 38 27 pc 33 27 sf Philadelphia 52 36 pc 44 30 pc Cheyenne 37 23 s 50 27 s 64 44 pc 64 42 c Chicago 35 24 pc 37 26 pc Phoenix 39 27 pc 36 27 sf Cincinnati 42 26 c 41 29 pc Pittsburgh Portland, ME 47 23 pc 35 17 pc Cleveland 38 28 pc 35 28 c Dallas 52 37 c 56 38 pc Portland, OR 44 29 pc 46 34 pc Reno 44 22 s 46 20 s Denver 40 19 s 51 27 s Richmond 58 38 c 47 32 pc Des Moines 37 23 pc 40 26 s Sacramento 57 32 s 58 29 s Detroit 38 26 pc 38 28 c 38 29 pc 48 32 s El Paso 52 36 pc 55 39 pc St. Louis 39 20 s Fairbanks 3 -12 c 4 -10 pc Salt Lake City 36 17 s 64 48 pc 66 48 pc Honolulu 81 69 s 80 70 pc San Diego San Francisco 57 42 s 59 41 s Houston 59 46 r 56 48 c 47 35 pc 46 38 pc Indianapolis 38 27 pc 40 29 pc Seattle Spokane 34 24 pc 33 25 pc Kansas City 42 26 pc 48 29 s 60 42 pc 60 40 c Las Vegas 56 40 pc 58 39 pc Tucson Tulsa 48 27 pc 54 31 s Little Rock 46 32 r 53 33 s 50 37 c 46 33 pc Los Angeles 69 48 s 71 49 pc Wash., DC National extremes yesterday for the 48 contiguous states High: Edinburg, TX 83° Low: Bryce Canyon, UT -13°

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Mayor: City would welcome new prison LEAVENWORTH (AP) — The mayor of Leavenworth says residents would welcome construction of a second federal prison in the northeastern Kansas community.

The U.S. Bureau of Prisons is considering building a new facility on the grounds of the U.S. Penitentiary to house about 1,500 medium-security inmates. The proposal also includes a minimum-security camp for up to 300 inmates.

The St Joseph News-Press reports that Mayor Mark Preisinger told federal officials at a hearing Wednesday night the federal prison system provides the city “solid employment.”

About 20 people spoke at the hearing, which focused on the environmental impact of the project. The News-Press reports that some expressed concerns about the effects on neighbors, but none voiced opposition.

Planning for the prison is in the early stages, with no timetable for construction yet.

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The second-third grade Perry-Lecompton Junior Kaws football team won the 2011 Toy Bowl Championship on Oct. 30. In the front row, from left, are Clay McHardie and Matt Bahnmaier, assistant coaches; Ryan Rush, head coach; and Bob Folks, assistant coach. Bob submitted the photo.

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Amazing Olive Press Workshop for children, 10:30 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. Magazine Give Away Day, purging 2010 issues of most of the library’s magazines, noon-6 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. New Horizons Band Concert, 4 p.m. Drury Place at Alvamar, 1510 St. Andrews Drive.

Parcel magazine launch party, 7-9 p.m., The Raven Bookstore, 6 E. Seventh St. Ecumenical Advent Taize Service, 7 p.m., Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vt. 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. Stranger Creek Band, 8 p.m., Knights of Columbus, 2206 E. 23rd St.

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Red Dog’s Dog Days, 7:30 a.m., parking lot behind Kizer-Cummings Jewelry, Ninth and Vermont streets.

Photos with Santa, 9:3011:30 a.m., Orscheln, 1541 E. 23rd St. Festival of Nativities, noon-4 p.m., Centenary United Methodist Church, North Fourth and Elm streets in North Lawrence, donations accepted.

December Music Series, The Topeka Brass Quintet, 1 p.m., Watkins Community Museum, 1047 Mass., free.

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

Teen Super Smash Bros.

Brawl Tournament, 3 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. 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. Benefit concert for The Hemispherectomy Foundation, with Yuca Roots, Truckstop Honeymoon and The Brody Buster Band, 7 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass.

“White Christmas,” 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 1501 N.H. Community Contra Dance, 7:30 p.m., Community Building, 115 W. 11th St. Video Jerry / DJ John, 9 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Second St.

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

Clara’s Tea Party, preperformance event and photo opportunity, 12:30-

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The Wilders This year, Kansas Citybased acoustic rock band The Wilders celebrated 15 years of playing their acclaimed brand of highenergy American roots music to festivals at home and abroad with the release of their self-titled album.

They’ll be taking a break from touring in 2012, but you can still see them tonight at 8 p.m. at Liberty Hall, 644 Mass. Tickets to this all-ages show are $12.50 general admission and $2.50 for children under 10.

1:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H. The Kansas Nutcracker, 2011 Sesquicentennial Edition with Mandolin Orchestra, 2 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H. Holiday Music in the Stacks: Keys of Joy Studio, 2-4 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. “White Christmas,” 2:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 1501 N.H. Bethlehem Express, 5-6:30 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2104 Bob Billings Parkway.

Poker tournament, 7 p.m., Johnny’s Tavern, 410 N. Second St. Smackdown! trivia, 8 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H. Acoustic Open Mic Night, free entry, signup at 9 p.m., The Casbah, 803 Mass.

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

19 MONDAY

Monday Movie for Teens: “Eight Crazy Nights,” 4 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. Lecompton City Council meeting, 7 p.m., Lecompton City Hall, 327 Elmore St. Baldwin City Council meeting, 7:30 p.m., City Hall, 803 S. Eighth St. Dollar Bowling, 9:30 p.m., Royal Crest Lanes, 933 Iowa.

Lonnie Ray’s open jam session, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third St. Lawrence City Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St. Tuesday Concert, Forest Green, 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H. Free swing dancing lessons and dance, 8-11 p.m., Ecumenical Campus Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Poker Night, 8 p.m., Applebee’s, 2520 Iowa.

Trivia Night at the Jayhawker, 8-10 p.m., Eldridge Hotel, 701 Mass.

Teller’s Family Night, 9 p.m.-midnight, 746 Mass.

Tuesday Night Karaoke, 9 p.m., Wayne & Larry’s Sports Bar & Grill, 933 Iowa.

Live jazz at The Casbah, 9 p.m., 803 Mass.

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County, noon, 536 Fireside Court, Suite B. Information meeting for prospective volunteers. For more information, call 8437359.

Douglas County Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., Douglas County Courthouse, 1100 Mass.

Chabad Menorah Lighting and Hanukkah celebration, 5:30 p.m., Lawrence City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St. Billy Spears and the Beer Bellies, 6 p.m., Johnny’s Tavern, 401 N. Second St. Exhibit opening: Stillness and the Word, 6-9 p.m., Lawrence Percolator, in alley behind Lawrence Arts Center at 10th and New Hampshire streets.

Library Goes Gonzo: Thomas W. Benton, Hunter S. Thompson, and the Artwork of Activism, 7-8:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. Poetry Social: “Traditions,” 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. NAMI-Douglas County meeting, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. Release party and concert for Ashley Davis’s “Songs of the Celtic Winter,” 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive.

Conroy’s Trivia, 7:30 p.m., Conroy’s Pub, 3115 W. Sixth St. Free salsa lessons, 8:309:30 p.m., Taste Lounge, 804 W. 24th St. Pride Night, 9 p.m., Wilde’s Chateau, 2412 Iowa.

Dollar Bowling, 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m., Royal Crest Lanes, 933 Iowa.

20 TUESDAY

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.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County, 5:15 p.m., 536 Fireside Court, Suite B. Information meeting for prospective volunteers.

For more information, call 843-7359.

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CITY BASKETBALL SHOWDOWN

Tom Keegan tkeegan@ljworld.com

Weis deal looks smarter every day Every day Charlie Weis spends on the job, Kansas University athletic director Sheahon Zenger looks smarter for gambling that a football coach with such a high profile would be eager to get into grinder mode to embrace the challenge of upgrading a football program that finished two games out of ninth place in a 10-team conference.

Since taking the job, Weis has kept busy juggling three balls: 1. Assembling a staff that will aid him as he performs the duties of head coach and offensive coordinator.

2. Deciding which players don’t fit and letting them know they won’t play if they stay.

3. Hitting the road for new recruits. He already has been doing so aggressively, even paying a visit to TCU commitment Tyler Matthews of McPherson, the state’s top quarterback prospect (Matthews remains committed to the Horned Frogs).

Zenger also looks smart for the timing of getting Weis signed and the details of the contract.

Weis needed the full five years of the contract guaranteed and a $2.5 million annual salary, plus incentives, for the deal to appeal to him. Zenger needed protection against NFL teams — think: Kansas City Chiefs — from stealing his coach. He got that in the form of a buyout that stipulates KU must be paid $2.5 million for releasing Weis in the first four years of the deal, $1.5 million in the final year. That clause also removes any doubt recruits might have had about how long Weis plans to remain KU’s football coach.

Such a contract is called a compromise. Are you listening, Washington?

Had Zenger delayed in identifying Weis or had Chiefs coach Todd Haley’s final straw — a blowout loss to the New York Jets that featured a Haley meltdown so intense that he drew a rare unsportsmanlike conduct penalty — happened a week earlier, Weis might have wanted to look at the Chiefs’ job. We’ll never know. This much we do know: Weis, so far, has been a tireless recruiter, because he knows that’s necessary to upgrade the talent.

In the past few days, Weis has made trips to South Bend, Ind., McPherson and both sides of Kansas City.

While in South Bend, Weis visited, among others, Notre Dame transfer Dayne Crist, who was in attendance in Allen Fieldhouse for KU’s victory against Ohio State. Crist, a prostyle quarterback who has one year remaining and is eligible immediately, also visited Delaware and was scheduled to take a two-day trip set to conclude today to visit with the Wisconsin coaches. Rivals reported that Jake Heaps, who started 15 games at Brigham Young, is on Weis’ radar as well.

A national name, Weis will recruit nationally, as he did at Notre Dame. So far, the only assistant coach retained from Liberty University football coach Turner Gill’s staff has been running backs coach/recruiting coordinator Reggie Mitchell, who likely will surrender the latter half of his title to Rob Ianello, former Notre Dame recruiting coordinator who went 2-22 as head coach at Akron.

Wide receivers coach David Beaty, who has strong Dallas recruiting ties, also has a shot at joining the offensive staff. Weis hasn’t named a defensive coordinator yet, but look for him to do so soon, and look for it to be someone other than Jim Leavitt.

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IN THIS FILE PHOTO FROM DEC. 19, 2009, Free State junior Eric Watson (21) forces a jump ball against Lawrence High sophomore KJ Pritchard, at FSHS. The Firebirds defeated the Lions, 50-45, and snapped a three-game losing streak to LHS.

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IN THIS FILE PHOTO FROM FEB. 27, 2010, Lawrence High sophomore Anthony Buffalomeat, front, fights for control of the ball against Free State senior Nick Hassig, at LHS. The Firebirds took down the Lions for the second straight game, with a final score of 62-50.

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IN THIS FILE PHOTO FROM JAN. 25, 2011, Free State junior Georgi Funtarov (11) walks past a swarm of fans that rushed the court after the Firebirds’ 61-60 victory over rival Lawrence High, at LHS. Funtarov hit the game-winner with six seconds to go, giving FSHS a three-game winning streak in the city showdown.

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IN THIS FILE PHOTO FROM FEB. 25, 2011, Free State junior Tyler Self and Lawrence High junior Logan Henrichs (32) try to corral a rebound at FSHS. The Firebirds won their fourth straight game against the rival Lions, 58-57, as LHS junior KJ Pritchard missed a potential game-winning shot at the buzzer.

... 5th time’s the charm?

LHS seniors look to stop a four-game losing streak to FSHS

By Benton Smith basmith@ljworld.com

It wouldn’t take a mind-reader to know what Lawrence High’s boys basketball team is thinking about now.

The Lions enter tonight’s 7 p.m. showdown at rival Free State with the baggage of four straight losses in the series — and the final margin in both of last year’s games being one measly point.

LHS senior guards Anthony Buffalomeat, Logan Henrichs and KJ Pritchard have been involved in all four games of the streak. So Free State coach Chuck Law didn’t need a crystal ball to know the Lions will be ready for another crack at his Firebirds.

“I’m sure the seniors have had this marked on their calendar for some time — as anybody would if you’ve lost four straight to your arch-rival,” Law said.

Indeed, Pritchard said the Lions (3-1) have looked forward to this game more than anything.

“You come to the first day of school, and you can’t wait for the Free State versus LHS game,” he said Thursday afternoon, predicting it would be tough for him to sleep the night before the city clash.

As if LHS needed any extra motivation against the Firebirds (2-2), Henrichs said Lawrence’s fourgame skid should do it.

“We’ve got to stop it somewhere,” he said.

“The experience last year of losing twice by one point, just leaves the message that we’ve got to do everything we can to make sure that doesn’t happen again,” Henrichs added.

LHS coach Mike Lewis said the Lions have a fire in their bellies because of their recent setbacks. He is hoping that run of losses will pay off for Lawrence’s three most-experienced seniors, who are now steady and mature influences on the court.

“That’s why we put them in that position as early as sophomores,” Lewis said. “We were building for the future.”

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What: Lawrence High (2-1) vs. Free State (3-0) When: 5:30 p.m. today Where: Free State High School TV: Replay at 10:30 p.m. on Knology cable channel 6

What: Lawrence High (3-1) vs. Free State (2-2) When: 7 p.m. today Where: Free State High School TV: Replay at midnight on Knology cable channel 6

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Team shops to share holiday joy

By Jesse Newell jnewell@ljworld.com

Tyshawn Taylor knew he had a lot in common with the 21⁄2 year-old girl on his shopping list Thursday night.

“This is something that’s really important to me,” KU’s senior point guard said, “because I’ve always been one of those families that got supported by things like this growing up.”

For the 15th year in a row, the Kansas basketball team shopped for needy families at Wal-Mart in south Lawrence.

The Jayhawks, armed with shopping lists, bought items for 65 people from 15 different families with money raised by KU’s Roundball Club, coach Bill Self’s Assists Foundation and private donors.

Taylor, who grew up in Hoboken, N.J. and Clearwater, Fla., said there were plenty of Christmases where his mother, Jeanell, leaned on assistance from the Boys and Girls Club and other sponsors for toys.

Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo “She struggled,” Taylor said, ELIJAH JOHNSON, LEFT, AND THOMAS ROBINSON SHOP for gifts with other members “and it’s things like this that help of the KU men’s basketball team Thursday night at Wal-Mart on south Iowa. The Please see SHOPPING , page 4B team shopped to fill Christmas gift lists for 15 families.

Liberty U. introduces Turner Gill as coach

By Jesse Newell jnewell@ljworld.com

Former Kansas coach Turner Gill was introduced as the new coach of Liberty University on Thursday. And he might not be the only member of the 2011 KU coaching staff that ends up there.

Gill was asked Thursday about which of his assistants might end up with him at Liberty — an FCS school in L y n c h b u r g , Gill Va. “There will be some people from the staff there at the University of Kansas,” Gill said during his introductory news conference. “So I want to take my time just a little bit more to get Please see FOOTBALL, page 4B

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Bears WR faces drug charges CHICAGO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Chicago Bears wide receiver Sam Hurd was locked up in federal custody Thursday as his stunned teammates learned he had been charged with trying to set up a drug-dealing network following his arrest with more than a pound of cocaine.

U.S. Magistrate Young Kim ordered Hurd held until at least

today while prosecutors and defense attorneys work out bond details before he is sent to Texas to face charges. The handcuffed Hurd declined comment to a reporter before the hearing.

Asked if he was still a member of the Bears, he said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;As far as I know.â&#x20AC;? He shook his head when asked if he had talked to anyone on the team.

Hurd was arrested Wednesday night after meeting with an undercover agent at a Chicago restaurant, according to a criminal complaint that says the player was first identified as a potential drug dealer over the summer.

Hurd told the agent that he was interested in buying five to 10 kilograms of cocaine and 1,000 pounds of marijuana per week

Concussions arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen as big deal

IndyCar cites surface in Wheldonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death

Los Angeles Times

The horror stories in pro sports are coming so fast and furious that their significance is being lost in their numbers.

It should be the other way around, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not.

Another concussion. Ho hum.

Player A will sit out two games, Player B a month. Page 5.

Another league investigation, maybe some fines. Yawn.

After the Oct. 23 game against the New York Jets, San Diego Chargers guard Kris Dielman got on the plane to return home.

During the game, he had taken a hit loud enough to be heard on TV. He staggered, looked disoriented and was approached by two concerned game officials. Dielman waved them off and stayed in.

He was examined after the game, cleared to get on the flight and had a grand-mal seizure just as the plane arrived.

Dielman once stopped a contract negotiation that would have made him considerably more money and flew home. He said he was loyal to the Chargers.

Now, he is out for the season, maybe out of the game, period.

On Nov. 21, Sidney Crosby, one of the better players ever in the NHL, returned to great fanfare for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He had sparked a Stanley Cup championship and had scored the goal that won the gold for Canada in the Vancouver Olympics. To date, he has scored 584 points in only 420 games, a pace that hoists him into the hockey stratosphere of Hull, Howe and Gretzky.

Last season, he suffered a concussion from two hits and was unable to play after the second one Jan. 5. He sat out the rest of the season and remained stifled by the concussion aftermath until he stepped back on the ice Nov. 21. That night, he scored on his first shot and had another goal and two assists.

The sportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest asset was back â&#x20AC;&#x201D; until he took another hit Dec. 5. Now hockey hears the dreaded words again: Crosby is out indefinitely.

Last week, in a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns quarterback Colt McCoy was hit hard in his facemask by the helmet of charging linebacker James Harrison. It was a brutal hit, the kind celebrated by those TV shows, where four guys sit around, talk macho, ooh-and-ahh, and replay big collisions five times before citing the danger.

McCoy appeared to be out on his feet but returned in a few plays and threw an interception that ended the Brownsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; chances of winning. Now his father, Brad, has criticized the Brownsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; medical handling of the situation, saying it was obvious how seriously his son was hurt. He said Colt didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remember much, including the interception.

Now the NFL is investigating the McCoy case and has suspended Harrison for one game. His hit on McCoy was the fifth penalized illegal hit on a quarterback in the last three seasons. He says he will appeal.

McCoy may play Sunday at Arizona.

The cases just keep coming. The totality is staggering.

McCoy was the ninth Cleveland player to suffer a concussion this season.

Reaction to all this is always muddied by the gladiator mentality that we have brought to sports, starting as low as Pop Warner football. Fans in no physical danger themselves but emboldened by the Internet to be both anonymous and stupid in public, invoke the word â&#x20AC;&#x153;soft.â&#x20AC;? One did so on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazetteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website in reference to Crosby.

Coaches hide in a bubble of denial and use terms such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;minor concussionâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;concussion-like symptoms.â&#x20AC;?

Charles Tator of Toronto, among the top neurosurgeons in Canada, was quoted recently on thestar.com as scoffing at this coach-speak and rationalizing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no (clinical) term â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;concussion-likeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153; he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You either have one or you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.â&#x20AC;?

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ACC to play 18 games GREENSBORO, N.C. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Atlantic Coast Conference will move to an 18-game league schedule in both menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball starting next season.

The menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teams have played a 16-game schedule while the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teams moved

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SATURDAY â&#x20AC;˘ Girls basketball vs. Olathe Christian, 5:30 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Boys basketball vs. Olathe Christian, 7 p.m.

from 14 to 16 league games this season. In a statement, ACC commissioner John Swofford says the increase will happen â&#x20AC;&#x153;regardless of our membership number.â&#x20AC;?

The league announced in September that it will add Syracuse and Pittsburgh from the Big East, though the Big Eastâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bylaws require a 27-month notice before leaving.

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TODAY â&#x20AC;˘ Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball at Oglala Lakota College, 5 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball at Oglala Lakota College, 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY â&#x20AC;˘ Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball at South Dakota School of Mines, 2 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball at South Dakota School of Mines, 4 p.m.

Fine faces more accusations DANNEMORA, N.Y. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A 56-year-old New York prison inmate says former Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine began molesting him more than 40 years ago and continued the abuse into adulthood. Floyd VanHooser told The Associated Press during a prison interview Thursday that Fine began sexually abusing him when VanHooser was 14 years old. VanHooser is the fourth man to accuse Fine of sexual abuse.

Fine was fired Nov. 27 after a 36-year career at Syracuse after three men said he molested them when they were boys. He has denied wrongdoing and he has not been charged. His lawyers did not return a call seeking comment.

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Crawford picks Portland PORTLAND, ORE. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Free-agent guard Jamal Crawford has joined the Portland Trail Blazers. Crawford, who was reportedly considering Sacramento and the Blazers, announced his choice on Twitter, posting â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rip city!!!â&#x20AC;? The Blazers made it official a few hours later on Thursday when they announced they had signed Crawford. The terms of the twoyear deal were not released.

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Gundy tapped top coach DALLAS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Oklahoma Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mike Gundy has been honored as the national coach of the year by the Football Writers Association of America. Gundy was chosen Thursday as the winner of the Eddie Robinson Award. The other finalists were Michiganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Brady Hoke, LSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Les Miles, Kansas Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bill Snyder and Clemsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dabo Swinney. Gundy will be presented with a bust of Eddie Robinson at a Jan. 8 ceremony in New Orleans.

Gundy led the third-ranked Cowboys to an 11-1 regular season, their first Big 12 championship and their first BCS bowl berth.

,!4%34 ,).% NFL Favorite ...........Points (O/U) ......... Underdog Saturday Week 15 Dallas ..........................6 1/2 (47) ............... TAMPA BAY Sunday NY GIANTS .................6 1/2 (46) .............. Washington Green Bay ............ 14 (46)........ KANSAS CITY New Orleans ..............6 1/2 (51) ................ MINNESOTA CHICAGO .....................3 1/2 (36) ........................ Seattle BUFFALO ........................1 (43) .............................. Miami HOUSTON ...................... 6 (45)......................... Carolina Tennessee ..................6 1/2 (41) ........... INDIANAPOLIS Cincinnati ..................6 1/2 (40) ................... ST. LOUIS Detroit ............................1 (48) ....................... OAKLAND New England ............6 1/2 (46) ...................... DENVER PHILADELPHIA ..........2 1/2 (44) ...................... NY Jets ARIZONA .....................6 1/2 (37)................... Cleveland Baltimore ..................2 1/2 (44) ................ SAN DIEGO Monday SAN FRANCISCO ..........2 (39) ..................... Pittsburgh COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES Favorite ...........Points (O/U) ......... Underdog Saturday New Mexico Bowl University Stadium-Albuquerque, N.M. Temple .......................... 7 (50)....................... Wyoming Idaho Potato Bowl Bronco Stadium-Boise, Idaho Utah St ........................1 1/2 (59) .............................. Ohio New Orleans Bowl Mercedes-Benz Superdome-New Orleans San Diego St ................ 5 (59)................ UL-Lafayette Tuesday, Dec. 20 St. Petersburg Bowl Tropicana Field-St. Petersburg, Fla. Florida Intl ................... 4 (49)......................... Marshall Wednesday, Dec. 21 Poinsettia Bowl Qualcomm Stadium-San Diego Tcu .............................. 10 1/2 (56)........ Louisiana Tech Thursday, Dec. 22 Maaco Las Vegas Bowl Sam Boyd Stadium-Las Vegas Boise St .........................14 (66) .................... Arizona St Saturday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl Aloha Stadium-Honolulu Southern Miss .............6 (62)........................... Nevada Monday, Dec. 26 Independence Bowl Independence Stadium-Shreveport, La. Missouri ................5 (53) ...... North Carolina

TODAY â&#x20AC;˘ Girls basketball vs. Lawrence High, 5:30 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Boys basketball vs. Lawrence High, 7 p.m.

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COMMENTARY

INDIANAPOLIS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Las Vegas Motor Speedwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;limitlessâ&#x20AC;? racing surface was singled out Thursday as a significant factor in a â&#x20AC;&#x153;perfect stormâ&#x20AC;? of conditions that led to the death of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon.

Wheldon was killed Oct. 16 during the seriesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; season finale when his car sailed 325 feet through the air into a catchfence, and his head hit a post in the fence. The blow created a â&#x20AC;&#x153;non-survivable injury.â&#x20AC;?

In the wake of the 15-car wreck, many criticized CEO Randy Bernard and IndyCar for creating a deadly mix of circumstances â&#x20AC;&#x201D; offering a jobless Wheldon the chance to earn a $5 million bonus if he could drive from the back of a 34Barnhart car field to Victory Lane on a high-banked oval, where a field of mixed experience levels had enough room to race three-wide at over 220 mph.

But IndyCar president Brian Barnhart dismissed those factors and focused instead on Vegasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; multi-grooved wide racing surface that heightened the dangers of pack racing on a high-banked oval.

The IndyCar, with open wheels and an open cockpit, is not suited for the pack racing that develops on ovals. Unlike NASCAR, where cars bump and bang on every lap, any contact in an IndyCar results in either a crash or a slew of broken parts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Racing grooves not only restrict driversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; naturally aggressive racing behavior, but make the location of another competitorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s car on the racetrack more predictable,â&#x20AC;? the report said.

But when the race began at Vegas, the packed 34-car field was all over the track â&#x20AC;&#x201D; movement series officials did not expect despite driversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; warnings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The ability of the drivers to race from the bottom of the racetrack all the way up to the wall and run limitless is not a condition weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve experienced before,â&#x20AC;? Barnhart said.

SATURDAY â&#x20AC;˘ Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball vs. UMKC, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 27 Little Caesars Bowl Ford Field-Detroit Purdue ........................2 1/2 (60) .............. W. Michigan Belk Bowl Bank of America Stadium-Charlotte, N.C. N.C. State ...................2 1/2 (45) ................... Louisville Wednesday, Dec. 28 Military Bowl RFK Stadium-Washington D.C. Toledo .............................3 (70)....................... Air Force Holiday Bowl Qualcomm Stadium-San Diego Texas ....................3 (47) .............. California Thursday, Dec. 29 Champs Sports Bowl Citrus Bowl Stadium-Orlando, Fla. Florida St .......................3 (47) .................. Notre Dame Alamo Bowl Alamodome-San Antonio Baylor ...................9 (78) .......... Washington Friday, Dec. 30 Armed Forces Bowl Gerald Ford Stadium-Dallas Byu ...............................2 1/2 (55) ........................... Tulsa Pinstripe Bowl Yankee Stadium-Bronx, N.Y. Rutgers .................2 (45) ................. Iowa St Music City Bowl LP Field-Nashville, Tenn.

Mississippi St ...........6 1/2 (48) ............. Wake Forest Insight Bowl Sun Devil Stadium-Tempe, Ariz.

Oklahoma ..........13 1/2 (58) .................. Iowa Saturday, Dec. 31 Meineke Car Care Texas Bowl Reliant Stadium-Houston Texas A&M ........... 10 (65)....... Northwestern Sun Bowl Sun Bowl Stadium-El Paso, Texas Georgia Tech ............... 3 (50)................................ Utah Fight Hunger Bowl AT&T Park-San Francisco Illinois .............................2 (47) ................................. Ucla Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium-Memphis, Tenn.

Vanderbilt .................2 1/2 (48) .................. Cincinnati Chick Fil-A Bowl Georgia Dome-Atlanta Auburn ........................1 1/2 (49) ....................... Virginia Monday, Jan. 2 Ticket City Bowl Cotton Bowl-Dallas Houston .....................5 1/2 (57) ...................... Penn St

Outback Bowl Raymond James Stadium-Tampa, Fla. Georgia .......................3 1/2 (50) .............. Michigan St Capital One Bowl Citrus Bowl Stadium-Orlando, Fla. South Carolina ........2 1/2 (47).................... Nebraska Gator Bowl Everbank Field-Jacksonville, Fla. Florida ............................2 (44)........................... Ohio St Rose Bowl Rose Bowl-Pasadena, Calif.

Oregon ...........................6 (72) ...................... Wisconsin Fiesta Bowl University Stadium-Glendale, Ariz.

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Falcons rattle Gabbert, Jags ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons had been waiting all season for a complete game.

They finally got it.

Matt Ryan threw three touchdown passes in less than three quarters of work, John Abraham had 31⁄2 sacks and the Falcons clinched a fourth straight winning season with a 41-14 rout of the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday.

“Hopefully we can play like we did tonight for the next couple weeks,” Ryan said.

This one was over by halftime. Atlanta (9-5) led 27-0 when the teams trotted to the locker room, Blaine Gabbert and the shellshocked Jaguars (4-10) saddled with a net passing total of minus-1 yard, the Falcons well on the way to strengthening their hold on an NFC wild-card spot.

Gabbert had one of his worst games in a miserable rookie season, coughing up the ball twice on hits by Abraham. Both fumbles led to Atlanta scores, with defensive tackle Corey Peters scooping up the second one and trotting to the end zone early in the third quarter for a touchdown that ended any thought of the Jaguars getting back in the game.

“It wasn’t just me,” Abraham said. “The whole team was able to get to the quarterback.”

Ryan was 19 of 26 for 224 yards and three touchdowns, with a season-high rating of 137.3. Roddy White caught two of the scoring passes, Julio Jones the other.

Gabbert was 12 of 22 for 141 yards, also throwing an interception to cap off a truly awful night spent of bad decisions when he wasn’t running for his life. He got most of his yards on a meaningless final drive, hitting Chastin West on a 16-yard touchdown with 59 seconds remaining. Jack-

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ATLANTA FALCONS DEFENSIVE END JOHN ABRAHAM (55) CAUSES Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blaine Gabbert (11) to fumble on Thursday in Atlanta. sonville’s other touchdown came on a blocked punt trailing 41-0.

The injury-riddled Jaguars, playing out the season with an interim coach and a new owner, were coming off their best game of the season, having scored 41 straight points in a 41-14 victory over Tampa Bay. But, playing their third game in 11 days, they couldn’t build any momentum to close out the season strong.

Michael Turner burst off left guard for 15 yards on the first play of the game, and the Falcons were off and running. Ryan capped the opening drive by stepping up to avoid the pressure, flipping a short pass to Jones, then watching the rookie turn on an impressive burst of speed for a 29-yard touchdown.

Gabbert got an idea of what he’d be up against on his first snap: Abraham shrugged off a blocker and threw the quarterback for a 10-yard loss.

The rookie finally completed a pass on the final play of the opening quarter, but Sean Weatherspoon read out the screen and slammed Marcedes Lewis for a 4-yard loss.

SUMMARY Jacksonville 0 0 7 7—14 Atlanta 10 17 14 0—41 First Quarter Atl-Jones 29 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 10:51.

Atl-FG Bryant 33, 3:18.

Second Quarter Atl-Turner 5 run (Bryant kick), 13:03.

Atl-White 6 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 1:49.

Atl-FG Bryant 31, :00.

Third Quarter Atl-Peters 13 fumble return (Bryant kick), 13:33.

Atl-White 29 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 6:38.

Jac-Potter 46 blocked punt return (Scobee kick), 2:12.

Fourth Quarter Jac-West 16 pass from Gabbert (Scobee kick), :59.

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Jac Atl First downs 12 20 Total Net Yards 207 373 Rushes-yards 19-116 35-97 Passing 91 276 Punt Returns 1-0 4-28 Kickoff Returns 6-143 2-53 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-21 Comp-Att-Int 12-22-1 24-32-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 5-50 1-4 Punts 7-43.4 5-40.8 Fumbles-Lost 3-3 0-0 Penalties-Yards 5-40 4-31 Time of Possession 21:29 38:31 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Jacksonville, Jones-Drew 17-112, Gabbert 1-5, D.Harris 1-(minus 1).

Atlanta, Turner 19-61, Snelling 5-22, Rodgers 8-10, Jones 1-6, Redman 2-(minus 2).

PASSING-Jacksonville, Gabbert 12-221-141. Atlanta, Ryan 19-26-0-224, Redman 5-6-0-56.

RECEIVING-Jacksonville, West 3-38, Lewis 3-30, Price 2-39, Dillard 2-12, Cloherty 1-21, Jones-Drew 1-1. Atlanta, White 10-135, Jones 5-85, Snelling 4-26, Turner 2-4, Gonzalez 1-14, Douglas 1-12, Rodgers 1-4.

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The back-shoulder fade may be the most difficult play to defend in the passhappy NFL. Rodgers and unbeaten Green Bay do it better than anybody.

“That’s been one of the hardest routes to stop in football for a long time now,” Kansas City cornerback Brandon Flowers said. “You just have to be in good position to defend the football. There’s no way to coach how to stop the back shoulder. You just have to compete for the ball.”

There are ways to stop it, of course — exotic blitzes, jamming wide receivers. It’s just that nobody has been able to stop the Packers when their star quarterback calls for the timing pattern.

“That’s one of the most difficult pass routes to stop, for any defensive back in the league,” Chiefs defensive back Travis Daniels said. “I think pretty much anybody would say that back-shoulder fade is hard to stop. And they kind of perfected that pretty good.”

The play’s success starts with Rodgers, who will try to get Green Bay to 14-0 when he faces the Chiefs on Sunday in Kansas City.

He’s already thrown for 4,125 yards and 39 touchdowns with only six interceptions, for a rating of 123.3 — third-best through 13 games since the 1970 merger. His completion rate of 69.6 percent is second behind New Orleans’ Drew Brees, making him one of the game’s most accurate passers.

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“If you’re able to get some rush you might be able to defend against it so he won’t be able to put it exactly where he wants it.”

That means the Chiefs might come after Rodgers with an assortment of blitzes.

The problem is that he’s even better when he’s hurried.

Rodgers completes 67.6 percent of his passes when he’s blitzed, averaging better than 12 yards per attempt, for a quarterback rating of 134.6.

The next-best player in the league against the blitz is the Patriots’ Tom Brady, who completes 61.5 percent of his throws for 9.76 yards per attempt.

“That throw is so hard to defend because you’re in position, you’re running with the guy and the ball is thrown to the back shoulder,” Crennel said. “That’s very hard.”

Flowers said the biggest thing the Chiefs can do to slow the aerial attack down is study game film, which might give them a clue as to when the wide receivers will look for the ball.

The problem is that it happens at different times on each play — sometimes just 15 yards down field, sometimes 30 or 40. And it varies depending on whether it’s Jordy Nelson, Donald Driver

or one of the other wide receivers matched up with the Kansas City cornerbacks.

“They’re always on the same page,” Flowers said. “If you’re over the out route, the receiver knows where Rodgers is going to put it. You can tell they just practice, practice, practice the things they’re going to do in the game, so you can’t be too relaxed out there. You have to be on top of your game all the time, because they’re going to come after you.”

The Chiefs are already hamstrung in the defensive backfield, having lost Pro Bowl safety Eric Berry to a season-ending knee injury in Week 1. Backup safety Jon McGraw could join him on IR because of a high ankle sprain, which means Reshard Langford will start alongside Kendrick Lewis.

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“If our team, in all phases, plays at a high level, not turning the ball over, not giving up easy scores, that gives us the best chance of winning,” Crennel said. “If Rodgers is on the field too long, we’re going to be in trouble.”

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Shoot-first, injury-free Goodrich does it all “

She feels like people come up and guard her The Iowa State Cyclones more, which means she’s were barely guarding her. shot the ball better.”

By Jesse Newell

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It was March 1, 2011, and whenever Kansas guard Angel Goodrich had the ball on the perimeter, her defender was a few feet away, just daring her to take a three-point shot.

Goodrich calls it one of the most embarrassing games in her basketball career. She’s only reviewed the film of the game once.

“I don’t even have to watch it,” Goodrich said, “because I can just remember every moment.”

ISU was able to guard Goodrich easily. Because of the sagging defense, Goodrich had nowhere to drive in the congested lane.

Not only did the Cyclones win, 72-36, but they also held Goodrich to 2-for-12 shooting overall and 0-for-3 threepoint shooting.

Iowa State also limited KU forward Carolyn Davis to six points, essentially doubleteaming the Jayhawks’ best player with Goodrich’s defender.

— Kansas University coach Bonnie Henrickson “I was so disappointed in myself, because that’s the one thing you need to be able to do is knock down an open shot, because obviously, I was open,” Goodrich said.

“Just seeing that, I was like, ‘Wow. If I don’t do this, if I don’t change something, then this isn’t going to change.’”

The memory of that game, Goodrich says, helped motivate her in the offseason; she made just 28 percent of her three-pointers last year (19 of 67).

Goodrich — along with each of her teammates — hoisted up 20,000 shots on their own in the summer.

The 5-foot-4 junior estimates about half of her shots were three-pointers.

“I always thought, ‘Pass first,’” Goodrich said. “We just needed to change my

mind-set, as far as ‘shooting first.’”

The extra work has led to significant improvement this season.

Goodrich has made 39 percent of her three-pointers this year (9 of 23), which ranks 11th in the Big 12.

“She feels like people come up and guard her more, which means she’s shot the ball better,” KU coach Bonnie Henrickson said. “That’s what I said (in the offseason), ‘We’ve got to get people to guard you, and the only way they’re going to guard you — respectfully guard you, really try to guard you — is if we get you to make more shots.’

And that’s changed sometimes what it looks like in the lane for everybody else.”

Outside shooting isn’t the only area where Goodrich has excelled.

Henrickson said the guard is KU’s leader on both ends of the floor, as she’s the team’s best on-ball defender, communicator and decisionmaker.

That’s been backed up in the statistics. Goodrich is second nationally in assists

per game (7.8) and seventh nationally in steals per game (4.2).

Part of the reason for her success also has been the fact that she’s stayed healthy.

When talking with a teammate a few days ago, Goodrich realized that she had yet to play a full season at KU without missing games because of some ailment or another.

While at KU, the point guard has torn her ACL in both knees, with both requiring surgery and rehab.

Goodrich said she is painfree now. The only time her knees bother her at all is during a quick temperature change. When that happens, the screws in her knees expand and contract, which sends an ache from the outside of her knee to the inside.

The screw in her right knee is actually visible under the skin — a small bump on the side of her knee.

“Just going through that has made me who I am now,” John Young/Journal-World Photo Goodrich said. “I feel like I’ve accomplished so much, in KANSAS JUNIOR ANGEL GOODRICH (3) HITS a pull-up just getting through the ad- jumper over a defender during an exhibition game against Pittsburg State on Nov. 6. versity I went through.”

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A WAL-MART STORE EMPLOYEE, LEFT, HELPS Kansas University basketball player Naadir Tharpe, center in basket, and Kelli Blacklock, student manager, locate some items as members of the KU men’s basketball team shopped for Christmas gifts for 15 families at the south Iowa Wal-Mart on Thursday night.

Shopping single mothers and parents that are struggling enjoy Christmas. That’s why I really take pride in something like this, because I come from a similar situation.”

Jeanell was happy to assist Tyshawn on Thursday, standing by his side while also helping his teammates pick out items from their lists.

She’s volunteered her time at the event each of the three years she’s lived in Lawrence.

The Jayhawks walked through the aisles for over an hour to complete their shopping.

Sophomore guard Niko Roberts spent some of his time in the clothes section, picking out size-14 socks for a 16-year-old boy.

When he was younger, Roberts used to help the team shop when his father, Norm, was an assistant coach on Self’s staff.

“I told my mom I was doing it today, and she always gets excited when she hears that we’re doing this,” Roberts said, “because she just thinks this is such a great experience.”

Niko’s mother, Pascale, also helped with the holiday shopping then.

On Thursday, Niko’s cart had snow boots and all four “Pirates of the Caribbean” DVDs. “I’m glad that it means something to them,” Roberts said. “I feel like it’s a little more personal than just sending somebody some money.”

KU sophomore forward Justin Wesley was surprised to see that his list included Thomas the Train.

“I had a big Thomas train when I was little, too,” Wesley said, already with two trains in his cart. “I probably took that thing everywhere I went.”

The Jayhawks were helped by event organizers Roger and Linda Morningstar.

Self wasn’t in attendance,

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It will be our mission to this program to build championships through CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1B Christ by preparing young men academically, that all right, because that’s going to be very, very impor- athletically and spiritually.” tant.”

NCAA rules state that if college players transfer from an FBS school to an FCS school, they are eligible to participate without sitting out a year. That means if any KU players were to follow Gill to Liberty, they would be able to play for him next season.

Liberty’s website describes the school as “the largest private non-profit university in the nation, the largest university in Virginia, and the largest Christian university in the world.”

Gill wasn’t afraid to talk about faith during Thursday’s news conference, where he

— Former Kansas University football coach Turner Gill, now the head coach at Liberty University was greeted with a standing ovation.

“It will be our mission to this program to build championships through Christ by preparing young men academically, athletically and spiritually,” Gill said. “It is a great time to be a Liberty Flame, and it is time to leap forward to have an unparalleled future.”

as he and assistant coach Danny Manning were in Texas watching signee Zach Peters play.

Director of basketball operations Barry Hinson, who made sure all the rookies shopped with veterans, said he is always impressed by the players’ enthusiasm for the event.

“I saw them smile big after Ohio State, but it wasn’t near as big as the smiles that were on their faces tonight,” Hinson said. “Two things about that: It shows you what good kids we have, and it shows you what good hearts they have.”

Reed in town to sign book Former Kansas guard Tyrel Reed will be signing his new book, “Reed All About It: Driven to be a Jayhawk,” from noon to 2 p.m. today at the Dillon’s store located at 3000 W. 6th St. in Lawrence.

Reed also will be signing at Crown Automotive, 3400 S. Iowa St., from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

Gill replaces Danny Rocco, who was announced as Richmond’s new coach on Dec. 6.

“I really believe Turner Gill is a perfect fit for Liberty,” LU chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. said. “His Christian faith is exactly what new recruits would expect to see at Liberty, and his background, his experience is at the level where we want to go.”

Gill, who finished with a 5-19 record during his two seasons as KU before being fired on Nov. 27, enters a program that is accustomed to success. Liberty finished with a 7-4 record this season, which was actually the team’s lowest win total since 2006.

The Flames won four straight Big South conference titles from 2007 through 2010.

Falwell Jr. also announced Thursday that the school

Knighton, Brett Frantz, Tyler Self and Cameron Dabney all played against LHS last season. Because FSHS lost so many pieces from a year ago, Frantz said, people outside the team — even fellow classmates — have their doubts about the Firebirds’ ability to extend the winning streak to five.

“Everyone expects them (the Lions) to come and blow us out this year,” Frantz said.

However, he added, Free State has other ideas, and the game should be close “no matter what.”

“We’re gonna come out and play hard, with a lot of energy,” Frantz said.

Self acknowledged that the Lions have an array of weapons to throw at FSHS, but he said that doesn’t mean they can’t be contained.

“They’re great players, but we know them,” Self said.

“We’ve been playing with and against these guys since we were in elementary school.”

Buffalomeat, Henrichs and Pritchard aren’t the only players Law’s team will have to worry about. Junior guards Shane Willoughby and Jake Mosiman have also contributed to a successful start to the season, as has sophomore center Bryce Montes de Oca. Seniors Logan Smith and Troy Willoughby, junior Tyrone Jenkins and freshman Anthony Bonner have rounded out the rotation.

Law called Montes de Oca, Lawrence’s 6-foot-7 pivot, “a really darn good big guy who eats space and is very skilled.” Between Montes de Oca and the Lions’ perimeter threats, the FSHS coach has been impressed.

“They’ve got all the pieces for a team that can make a run deep into the postseason,” Law said.

would be conducting a feasibility study to determine if LU should jump from FCS to FBS. That study should be completed in February or March.

KU adds juco D-lineman Keon Stowers, a a 6-foot3, 273-pound defensive lineman out of Georgia Military College in Milledgeville, Ga., committed to the Kansas football team on Thursday night.

Stowers chose KU over Indiana, Louisville and Iowa State. He committed after an in-home visit Thursday with KU coach Charlie Weis and assistant coach Reggie Mitchell.

“It maybe took two minutes before I realized this is the guy (Weis) I want to play for,” Stowers told JayhawkSlant.com. “We talked a lot about character and educa-

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FREE STATE SENIOR GABE PATTERSON, LEFT, AND LAWRENCE HIGH SENIOR KJ PRITCHARD, RIGHT, will face off in the city basketball showdown tonight, at FSHS. As for the Firebirds, their rotation routinely has gone 10 or more deep in their first four games. Senior Gabe Patterson starts in the post, with Dabney, Frantz, Knighton and Self manning the perimeter. Off the bench, Law has turned to sophomore Blake Winslow, juniors Logan Bannister, Kyle McFarland and Wilson Hack, as well as sophomores Joe Dineen and Reshawn Caro.

Lewis, who has twice seen Free State play in person, said one strength for FSHS is its balance, noting there isn’t one dominant player.

“On any given night, any one of those guys could step up and contribute and have a good game and possibly lead them to a win,” Lewis said.

To that point, Law said he wants all the Firebirds filling their roles, expecting that would keep them in the game.

“I don’t think we necessarily need a big night from anybody,” Law said. “We’ve got good players, and we just have to have guys do what it is that they do well.”

There is no question that both sides are amped for renewing the rivalry. That’s the easy part, Law said, about preparing for this game.

“From an energy and attention and desire perspective, there’s not gonna have to be anything said,” Law said.

And, as Lewis pointed out, all the preparation in the world won’t mean squat if the atmosphere of the showdown overwhelms anyone involved.

“You can go in with your plan and your strategy and what you would like to do,” he said, “but you’ve got to be able to, during the game, figure out a way to win and not get caught up in the emotion and the rivalry.”

tion before he mentioned football. We talked about the coaches that mentored him like (Bill) Parcells and (Bill) Belichick. Those are coaches off the charts. I think KU is a good situation, and I want to be a part of it.”

On Wednesday, Weis picked up his first commitment from Bishop Miege receiver Tre Parmalee.

Fieldhouse between the free throw lines.”

Weis also will receive up to six complimentary tickets for each KU conference tournament game and NCAA Tournament game.

Some other benefits in Weis’ contract include: • The use of two automobiles; • A $2 million life-insurance policy; • Reasonable travel expenses for his wife and two children while attending KU road football games; • Up to 50 tickets for home KU football games, with seats required to be between the 35-yard lines on the west side of Memorial Stadium; • Up to 10 tickets for road games and 20 for bowl games; • A scholarship suite in Memorial Stadium; • A membership to Lawrence Country Club.

More on Weis contract Kansas football coach Charlie Weis, who joked about having nose-bleed seats at Allen Fieldhouse last year, won’t have to worry about that problem as long as he coaches at KU. As part of his contract, Weis will be given, at no cost, six tickets to each men’s and women’s basketball home game. Those seats, according to his contract, “will be located on the lower level of Allen

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MISSOURI’S MICHAEL DIXON, RIGHT, DRIVES PAST Kennesaw State’s Delbert Love, left, as he heads toward the basket during the second half on Thursday in Columbia, Mo.

No. 10 Mizzou rocks Kennesaw St., 104-67 The Associated Press

No. 10 Missouri 104, Kennesaw St. 67 COLUMBIA, MO. —Missouri players refuse to use final exams week or a lesser opponent as an excuse for a slow start. They also could point to the final score.

Ricardo Ratliffe and Michael Dixon had 18 points each and the Tigers got rolling near the end of the first half, shooting 60 percent in a rout of Kennesaw State on Thursday night.

“You’re going to have finals, you’re going to have things like that, but every time you get a chance to lace them up, it’s fun,” said Matt Pressey, who added 15 points.

“Yeah, we’re all stressed.

“But everybody in the country is stressed that’s got finals, so it’s nothing new.”

Marcus Denmon added 17 points and Phil Pressey had nine points and 10 assists for the Tigers (10-0), unbeaten after the first 10 games for the first time since an 11-0 start in 1991-92. They ran their homecourt non-conference winning streak to 65 games.

It was Pressey’s third time in double-figure assists this season.

“Honestly, we didn’t do anything yet,” Ratlilffe said.

“We just focus on the next game. It doesn’t matter if it’s Kansas or Christopher Newport, a D-III out of Virginia, we just go out there and play our style, and just come out with a win.”

Coach Frank Haith used the slow start to motivate players, saying “I thought we were a little too Cadillac.”

But he wasn’t overly disappointed Missouri didn’t take off earlier in the game.

“You look across the country, I think you see that across the country,” Haith said. “We’re no different than any other team in the country.”

Freshman Delbert Love had a career-best 27 points with five three-pointers for Kennesaw State (2-6), which faced a Top 10 team for the second time in school history and has lost four straight.

Markeith Cummings had 17 points and six rebounds before fouling out with 3:49 to go.

“We played really hard, we just didn’t have some shots go down,” coach Lewis Preston said. “They can kind of slowwhip you or they can get you with a lightning strike.”

Haith became the first Missouri coach to win his first 10 games since 1920-21. That’s one more than predecessor Mike Anderson, now at Arkansas, who was 9-0 in 200607 before consecutive losses to Purdue and Illinois.

Ratliffe was 8 for 10 from the field, Denmon was 8 for

11 and Dixon 5 for 7. Despite a four-guard attack, Missouri had a 36-26 rebounding advantage.

Love had 15 points on 5-for7 shooting in the first half to keep Kennesaw State somewhat close despite committing 10 turnovers. The Owls made five of their first seven shots and led 15-13 just over five minutes into the game.

Kennesaw State last led at 29-28 with about 7 minutes to go in the first half and were 9 for 24 from three-point range. The Owls, picked to finish seventh in the Atlantic Sun Conference, play at Missouri State on Saturday.

“I thought it was a good opportunity for us to come into an environment like this,” Preston said. “Did I know they would be ranked No. 10 in the country? No. But I knew they would be a very good team and I think it’s a great chance for us to evaluate some things in a positive way.”

Missouri began the game as one of only nine unbeaten schools, with the first nine victories coming by an average of 25.6 points.

KENNESAW STATE (2-6) Anderson 2-4 0-0 4, Dawson 1-2 0-2 2, Cummings 6-13 4-4 17, Love 9-18 4-6 27, Dixon 1-7 0-0 3, Henry 0-1 0-0 0, Turner 1-5 0-0 3, Sabic 4-7 0-0 9, Osemhen 1-1 0-0 2.

Totals 25-58 8-12 67.

MISSOURI (10-0) Ratliffe 8-10 2-2 18, P. Pressey 3-9 2-4 9, M. Pressey 5-9 4-4 15, Denmon 8-11 0-0 17, English 4-11 4-7 13, Dixon 5-7 6-6 18, Green 3-4 2-2 8, Sutton 0-1 0-0 0, Moore 2-2 0-0 4, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Rosburg 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 39-65 20-25 104.

Halftime-Missouri 47-33. 3-Point GoalsKennesaw State 9-24 (Love 5-10, Cummings 1-1, Sabic 1-3, Dixon 1-4, Turner 1-5, Henry 0-1), Missouri 6-18 (Dixon 2-4, Denmon 1-2, M. Pressey 1-3, English 1-4, P. Pressey 1-4, Sutton 0-1). Fouled Out-Cummings.

Rebounds-Kennesaw State 26 (Anderson 8), Missouri 36 (Ratliffe 7). Assists-Kennesaw State 14 (Dixon 4), Missouri 20 (P. Pressey 10). Total Fouls-Kennesaw State 20, Missouri 11. A-8,015.

No. 14 Wisconsin 66, Savannah St. 33 MADISON, WIS. — Jared Berggren scored 13 points to lead four Wisconsin players in double figures and the Badgers beat Savannah State.

Playing for the last time before final exams begin, the Badgers (10-2) used runs of 11-0 and 11-2 in the first half to push their lead to 30-10 with four minutes left.

The Tigers (4-8) looked like they might give Wisconsin a challenge early in the second half. They cut the lead to 15 points twice, the last time at 41-26 with just under 14 minutes to go.

But Wisconsin poured it on from there, reeling off a 23-4 run over the next 12 minutes before coach Bo Ryan pulled all of his starters.

Cedric Smith and Arnold Lewis led the Tigers with eight points each.

Ryan Evans and Jordan Taylor both scored 12 points for the Badgers, while Josh Gasser had 10.

The Badgers regularly capitalized on Savannah State’s mistakes, turning 16 turnovers into 24 points. The one negative may have been the Badgers’ seven turnovers to go with seven assists. Wisconsin has a 1.7-to-1 assist-toturnover ratio.

Savannah State struggled badly offensively, shooting less than 33 percent for the game. The lone bright spots for the Tigers were the 12 offensive rebounds that led to 10 second-chance points. But they had no outside presence, going 0 for 3 from three-point range.

That’s nothing new for Wisconsin opponents. The Badgers have held opponents to a national-best 45.7 points game and 34 percent shooting from the field.

SAVANNAH ST. (4-8) Hassan 3-6 0-0 6, J. Smith 2-3 0-0 4, Blackmon 1-6 0-0 2, Rudolph 0-3 0-0 0, C. Smith 4-8 0-0 8, Spears 1-2 0-0 2, Hendley 0-0 0-0 0, Wilson 0-2 0-0 0, Montgomery 0-0 0-1 0, Richards 1-4 1-1 3, Louis 3-12 2-3 8. Totals 15-46 3-5 33.

WISCONSIN (10-2) Evans 4-6 4-5 12, Bruesewitz 2-3 4-4 8, Berggren 5-8 1-1 13, Taylor 5-9 2-3 12, Gasser 4-6 1-2 10, Brust 2-6 0-0 4, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Dukan 1-1 0-0 2, Wise 0-0 0-0 0, Anderson 1-2 0-2 2, Wilson 1-1 1-2 3, Kaminsky 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-44 13-19 66.

Halftime-Wisconsin 32-14. 3-Point GoalsSavannah St. 0-3 (Wilson 0-1, Rudolph 0-2), Wisconsin 3-8 (Berggren 2-2, Gasser 1-2, Kaminsky 0-1, Brust 0-1, Taylor 0-2).

Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Savannah St. 24 (Louis, C. Smith 4), Wisconsin 28 (Evans, Gasser 5). Assists-Savannah St. 5 (Blackmon 3), Wisconsin 7 (Taylor 3).

Total Fouls-Savannah St. 17, Wisconsin 10.

A-16,954.

No. 24 Murray St. 89, Lipscomb 65 MURRAY, KY. — Ed Daniel and Ivan Aska both scored 16 points and Murray State won its first game as a ranked team in 13 years, a victory over Lipscomb.

The Racers (10-0) have Steve Prohm off to the best start for a rookie coach in Murray State history.

Isaiah Canaan added 13 points for the Racers, who won their 14th straight nonconference game, a streak dating to February 2009.

Daniel scored the first seven points for Murray State who led by 16 points at halftime and pulled away throughout the second half.

The Racers, who forced Lipscomb into 23 turnovers, had 15 steals and 25 assists.

LIPSCOMB (6-6) Mal. Smith 3-6 7-10 13, Glenn 1-2 1-2 3, Arnett 2-7 1-2 5, Burgason 3-7 0-0 8, Boyd 2-7 3-5 9, Sanderson 0-1 4-4 4, Alexander 3-4 0-0 8, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, D. Smith 0-1 2-2 2, Mar. Smith 3-4 1-2 7, M. Williams 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 20-45 19-27 65.

MURRAY ST. (11-0) Daniel 7-8 1-2 16, Aska 8-9 0-0 16, Canaan 5-11 1-3 13, Poole 2-8 2-2 7, Long 4-7 2-2 11, Wilson 4-6 0-0 10, Mushatt 2-2 0-2 5, Jackson 1-3 0-0 2, Garrett 0-1 0-0 0, Burge 0-1 0-0 0, Bland 4-7 0-0 9, Nussman 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 37-65 6-11 89.

Halftime-Murray St. 45-29. 3-Point GoalsLipscomb 6-12 (Burgason 2-2, Alexander 2-3, Boyd 2-4, Arnett 0-1, Mar. Smith 0-1, Johnson 0-1), Murray St. 9-24 (Wilson 2-3, Canaan 2-7, Mushatt 1-1, Daniel 1-1, Long 1-2, Bland 1-4, Poole 1-5, Jackson 0-1). Fouled Out-Garrett, Jackson. Rebounds-Lipscomb 29 (Glenn 6), Murray St. 33 (Aska, Bland, Daniel, Mushatt, Poole 4). Assists-Lipscomb 10 (Alexander, Burgason 2), Murray St. 25 (Canaan, Long 5). Total Fouls-Lipscomb 11, Murray St. 22. Technical-Alexander. A-3,993.

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AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 10 3 0 .769 396 274 N.Y. Jets 8 5 0 .615 327 270 Buffalo 5 8 0 .385 288 341 Miami 4 9 0 .308 256 246 South W L T Pct PF PA y-Houston 10 3 0 .769 330 208 Tennessee 7 6 0 .538 266 251 Jacksonville 4 10 0 .286 207 293 Indianapolis 0 13 0 .000 184 382 North W L T Pct PF PA Baltimore 10 3 0 .769 320 202 Pittsburgh 10 3 0 .769 282 198 Cincinnati 7 6 0 .538 285 270 Cleveland 4 9 0 .308 178 254 West W L T Pct PF PA Denver 8 5 0 .615 269 302 Oakland 7 6 0 .538 290 354 San Diego 6 7 0 .462 324 299 Kansas City 5 8 0 .385 173 305 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA N.Y. Giants 7 6 0 .538 324 349 Dallas 7 6 0 .538 317 281 Philadelphia 5 8 0 .385 297 292 Washington 4 9 0 .308 229 290 South W L T Pct PF PA x-New Orleans 10 3 0 .769 415 286 Atlanta 9 5 0 .643 341 281 Carolina 4 9 0 .308 313 355 Tampa Bay 4 9 0 .308 232 370 North W L T Pct PF PA y-Green Bay 13 0 0 1.000 466 278 Detroit 8 5 0 .615 367 305 Chicago 7 6 0 .538 301 255 Minnesota 2 11 0 .154 274 364 West W L T Pct PF PA y-San Francisco 10 3 0 .769 307 182 Seattle 6 7 0 .462 246 259 Arizona 6 7 0 .462 253 288 St. Louis 2 11 0 .154 153 326 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Thursday’s Game Atlanta 41, Jacksonville 14 Saturday’s Game Dallas at Tampa Bay, 7:20 p.m.

Sunday’s Games New Orleans at Minnesota, noon Seattle at Chicago, noon Cincinnati at St. Louis, noon Carolina at Houston, noon Green Bay at Kansas City, noon Tennessee at Indianapolis, noon Miami at Buffalo, noon Washington at N.Y. Giants, noon Detroit at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

New England at Denver, 3:15 p.m.

Cleveland at Arizona, 3:15 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia, 3:15 p.m.

Baltimore at San Diego, 7:20 p.m.

Monday’s Game Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 22 Houston at Indianapolis, 7:20 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 24 Oakland at Kansas City, noon Jacksonville at Tennessee, noon St. Louis at Pittsburgh, noon Denver at Buffalo, noon Tampa Bay at Carolina, noon Minnesota at Washington, noon Cleveland at Baltimore, noon Miami at New England, noon N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, noon Arizona at Cincinnati, noon San Diego at Detroit, 3:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Seattle, 3:15 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 3:15 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 25 Chicago at Green Bay, 7:20 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 26 Atlanta at New Orleans, 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) at N.Y. Jets, L 10-37 (5-8) Dec. 18 — Green Bay, noon Dec. 24 — Oakland, noon Jan. 1 — at Denver, 3:15 p.m.

College Bowl Games

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) 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) 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) 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.

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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.

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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) 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)

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, 4 p.m. (NFLN) Saturday, Feb. 5 Texas vs. Nation At San Antonio Texas vs. Nation, 1 p.m. (CBSSN)

Big 12 Men

Conf. Overall W L W L Missouri 0 0 10 0 Baylor 0 0 8 0 Texas A&M 0 0 8 1 Oklahoma 0 0 7 1 Kansas State 0 0 6 1 Texas 0 0 8 2 Kansas 0 0 7 2 Iowa State 0 0 7 3 Oklahoma State 0 0 6 3 Texas Tech 0 0 4 4 Thursday’s Game Missouri 104, Kennesaw State 67 Saturday’s Games Baylor at Brigham Young, 1 p.m. (BYUtv) Temple at Texas, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Florida vs. Texas A&M, 1:30 p.m. (FSN/ Sun Sports) Houston vs. Oklahoma, 7 p.m. (ESPNU) Alabama vs. Kansas State, 9 p.m. (ESPNU) New Mexico vs. Oklahoma State, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Sunday’s Game Central Michigan at Iowa State, 1 p.m.

(CTN) William & Mary at Missouri, 2 p.m. (MSN) Grambling State at Texas Tech, 7 p.m.

(TTSN) Monday, Dec. 19 Paul Quinn College at Baylor, 7 p.m.

Davidson vs. Kansas at Kansas City, Mo., 8 p.m. (ESPNU)

Big 12 Women W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Overall W L 10 0 8 0 5 0 8 1 7 1 7 2 7 2 6 2 5 3 4 3

Baylor Texas Tech Oklahoma State Kansas Missouri Texas A&M Texas Iowa State Kansas State Oklahoma Wednesday Texas 79, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 40 Saturday’s Games Texas Tech vs. Illinois, 1 p.m.

North Texas at Texas, 7 p.m. (LHN) UMKC at Kansas, 7 p.m. (Knology) Sunday’s Games Texas Pan American at Oklahoma State, 2 p.m.

Southern California at Texas A&M, 2 p.m.

(FSN) Ohio vs. Oklahoma, 4:30 p.m.

Connecticut at Baylor, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN Kansas State vs. North Dakota State, 9:30 p.m.

Monday’s Games Syracuse vs. Oklahoma, 4:30 p.m.

Evansville at Missouri, 7 p.m.

Kansas State vs. Northwestern, 9:30 p.m.

Kansas Men

Exhibition Pittsburg State, W 84-55 Fort Hays State (exhibition), W 101-52 Regular season Towson (first-round Maui Invitational), W 100-54 (1-0) Kentucky in New York (Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden), L 65-75 (1-1).

Georgetown (Maui Invitational), W 67-63 (2-1) UCLA (Maui Invitational), W 72-56 (3-1) Duke (Maui Invitational), L 61-68 (3-2) Florida Atlantic, W 77-54 (4-2) South Florida, W 70-42 (5-2) Long Beach State, W 88-80 (6-2) Ohio State, W 78-67 (7-2) Dec. 19 — Davidson, (M&I Bank Kansas City Shootout), 8 p.m., at Sprint Center, ESPNU. Dec. 22 — at USC, 10 p.m., Fox Sports Net. Dec. 29 — Howard, 7 p.m., JTV. Dec. 31 — North Dakota, 3 p.m., ESPNU. Jan. 4 — Kansas State, 7 p.m., Big 12 network.

Jan. 7 — at Oklahoma, 1 p.m., ESPNU. Jan. 11 — at Texas Tech, 8 p.m., ESPNU. Jan. 14 — Iowa State, 3 p.m., Big 12.

Jan. 16 — Baylor, 8:30 p.m., ESPN. Jan. 21 — at Texas, 3 p.m., CBS. Jan. 23 — Texas A&M, 8 p.m., ESPN. Jan. 28 — at Iowa State, 1 p.m., ESPN/ ESPN2.

Los Angeles 2, Columbus 1 Philadelphia 4, Montreal 3 Tampa Bay 5, Calgary 4, OT St. Louis 4, N.Y. Rangers 1 Nashville 4, Detroit 3 Washington 1, Winnipeg 0 Phoenix 4, Edmonton 2 Colorado at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Today’s Games Toronto at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.

Calgary at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

Dallas at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Boston at Philadelphia, noon Vancouver at Toronto, 6 p.m.

New Jersey at Montreal, 6 p.m.

Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Anaheim at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles at Detroit, 6 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Columbus, 6 p.m.

St. Louis at Nashville, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Washington at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Edmonton at San Jose, 9 p.m.

Australian Masters

Tuesday, Jan. 3 Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Michigan (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Jan. 4 Orange Bowl At Miami West Virginia (9-3) vs. Clemson (10-3), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

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Feb. 1 — Oklahoma, 8 p.m., ESPNU. Feb. 4 — at Missouri, 8 p.m., ESPN. Feb. 8 — at Baylor, 6 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2.

Feb. 11 — Oklahoma State, 3 p.m., Big 12.

Feb. 13 — at Kansas State, 8 p.m., ESPN. Feb. 18 — Texas Tech, 7 p.m., Big 12.

Feb. 22 — at Texas A&M, 8 p.m., ESPN2.

Feb. 25 — Missouri, 3 p.m., CBS. Feb. 27 — at Oklahoma State, 8 p.m., ESPN. March 3 — Texas, 8 p.m., ESPN. March 7-10 — Big 12 championship, Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo.

Kansas Women

Exhibition Emporia State W, 83-61 Pittsburg State W, 68-43 Regular season Western Michigan W, 76-64 (1-0) Creighton W, 73-59 (2-0) at Wake Forest, W 74-73 (3-0) Lamar in Basketball Traveler’s, Inc. Tipoff Classic, W 90-40 (4-0) IUPUI in Basketball Traveler’s, Inc. Tipoff Classic, W 71-50 (5-0) FAU in Basketball Travelers, Inc. Tipoff Classic, W 82-63 (6-0) SMU, W 75-52 (7-0) at Alabama, L 76-80 (7-1) Wisconsin, W 73-44 (8-1) Saturday — UMKC, 7 p.m. (Knology) Dec. 21 — Oral Roberts, 7 p.m. (Knology) Dec. 28 — Sam Houston State, 7 p.m.

(Knology) Jan. 4 — at Texas, 8 p.m. (Longhorn) Jan. 7 — Kansas State, 7 p.m. (Metro) Jan. 11 — Iowa State, 7 p.m. (Knology) Jan. 15 — at Missouri, 11:30 a.m. (FSN) Jan. 18 — at Oklahoma State, 7 p.m.

Jan. 21 — Texas A&M, 7 p.m. (Knology) Jan. 25 — Texas Tech, 7 p.m. (Knology) Jan. 28 — at Baylor, 7 p.m.

Jan. 31 — Oklahoma, 7 p.m. (Metro) Feb. 4 — at Texas A&M, 7 p.m.

Feb. 8 — Texas, 7 p.m. (Metro) Feb. 12 — at Kansas State, noon (FSN) Feb. 15 — at Iowa State, 7 p.m.

Feb. 18 — Missouri, 1 p.m. (Metro) Feb. 21 — at Texas Tech, 7 p.m.

Feb. 24 — Baylor, 6:30 p.m. (FSN) Feb. 29 — Oklahoma State, 7 p.m. (Metro) March 4 — at Oklakhoma, TBA March 7-10 — Big 12 championship at Kansas City, Mo.

College Men

EAST Bradley 67, George Washington 66 SOUTH Belmont 78, Troy 55 Bethel (Tenn.) 80, Wilberforce 72 Kentucky Wesleyan 104, Salem International 78 LSU 66, UC Irvine 59 Murray St. 89, Lipscomb 65 Northwestern St. 76, Louisiana-Monroe 63 Pikeville 95, Indiana-Southeast 66 St. Andrews 114, Mars Hill 98 UNC Asheville 109, Montreat 61 William & Mary 70, Wesley 47 Winthrop 59, Jacksonville 45 MIDWEST Akron 87, Ark.-Pine Bluff 64 Bethany (WV) 68, Olivet 46 Bethany Lutheran 79, Augsburg 77 Findlay 84, Tiffin 65 Missouri 104, Kennesaw St. 67 Nebraska-Omaha 87, Haskell Indian Nations 65 North Dakota 89, S. Dakota St. 70 Northwestern 81, Texas Southern 51 Rose-Hulman 92, Eureka 70 Wisconsin 66, Savannah St. 33 SOUTHWEST Jackson St. 59, SMU 58 South Alabama 66, Texas A&M-CC 64 Texas-Pan American 65, Wentworth Tech 48 FAR WEST Gonzaga 67, Oral Roberts 61 Saint Mary’s (Cal) 84, NC A&T 45

College Women

SOUTH Chattanooga 75, Belmont 42 Jacksonville 87, Jacksonville St. 74 Liberty 82, Virginia Union 37 Marshall 62, Longwood 48 Richmond 72, NC State 58 Troy 60, Alabama St. 53 UAB 57, Alabama A&M 46 William & Mary 74, NC A&T 68 SOUTHWEST Arkansas St. 58, Southern Cal 56 Grambling St. 89, Oral Roberts 80, OT FAR WEST N. Colorado 61, New Mexico 54 UC Riverside 70, Idaho 57 Wyoming 76, Weber St. 68, OT

Lawrence High Boys

Junction City, W 59-42 (1-0) KC Sumner at Blue Valley Shootout, W 59-47 (2-0) Blue Valley at Blue Valley Shootout, W 51-34 (3-0) Olathe Northwest at Blue Valley Shootout, L 41-57 (3-1) Today — at Free State, 7 p.m.

Jan. 6 — Olathe Northwest, 7 p.m.

Jan. 7 — Rockhurst, 5:30 p.m.

Jan. 10 — SM Northwest, 7 p.m.

Jan. 13 — at Olathe South, 7 p.m.

Jan. 19 — at Topeka Invitational, TBA Jan. 20 — at Topeka Invitational, TBA Jan. 21 — at Topeka Invitational, TBA Jan. 31 — at Leavenworth, 7 p.m.

Feb. 3 — at SM East, 7 p.m.

Feb. 7 — SM West, 7 p.m.

Feb. 10 — Olathe North, 7 p.m.

Feb. 14 — at SM South, 7 p.m.

Feb. 17 — at Olathe East, 7 p.m.

Feb. 21 — at SM North, 7 p.m.

Feb. 24 — Free State, 7 p.m.

Lawrence High Girls

at KC Wyandotte, W 68-22 (1-0) Junction City, W 35-30 (2-0) St. Teresa’s Academy, L 34-35 (2-1) Today — at Free State, 5:30 p.m.

Jan. 6 — Olathe Northwest, 5:30 p.m.

Jan. 10 — SM Northwest, 5:30 p.m.

Jan. 12 — Olathe South, 7 p.m.

Jan. 17 — KC Schlagle, 7 p.m.

Jan. 20 — at Emporia, 7 p.m.

Jan. 26 — at Free State Firebird Tournament, TBA Jan. 27 — at Free State Firebird Tournament, TBA Jan. 28 — at Free State Firebird Tournament, TBA Jan. 31 — at Leavenworth, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 3 — at SM East, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 6 — SM West, 7 p.m.

Feb. 10 — Olathe North, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 13 — at SM South, 7 p.m.

Feb. 17 — at Olathe East, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 21 — at SM North, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 24 — Free State, 5:30 p.m.

Free State Boys

Topeka Seaman, W 67-57 (1-0) at Shawnee Heights, W 56-47 (2-0) Lansing, L 44-46 (2-1) Blue Valley North, L 49-75 (2-2) Today — Lawrence High, 7 p.m.

Jan. 3 — Blue Valley West, 7 p.m.

Jan. 6 — Olathe East, 7 p.m.

Jan. 10 — SM South, 7 p.m.

Jan. 13 — at Olathe Northwest, 7 p.m.

Jan. 19 — at McPherson Invitational, TBA Jan. 20 — at McPherson Invitational, TBA Jan. 21 — at McPherson Invitational, TBA Jan. 31 — at SM West, 7 p.m.

Feb. 3 — SM North, 7 p.m.

Feb. 7 — at Leavenworth, 7 p.m.

Feb. 10 — at Olathe South, 7 p.m.

Feb. 14 — SM Northwest, 7 p.m.

Feb. 17 — Olathe North, 7 p.m.

Feb. 21 — at SM East, 7 p.m.

Feb. 24 — at Lawrence High, 7 p.m.

Free State Girls

Topeka Seaman, W 39-30 (1-0) at Shawnee Heights, W 75-38 (2-0) Lansing, W 72-26 (3-0) Today — Lawrence High, 5:30 p.m.

Dec. 20 — at Platte County (Mo.), 7 p.m.

Jan. 6 — Olathe East, 5:30 p.m.

Jan. 10 — SM South, 5:30 p.m.

Jan. 13 — at Olathe Northwest, 5:30 p.m.

Jan. 17 — Emporia, 7 p.m.

Jan. 26 — Firebird Winter Classic at home, TBA Jan. 27 — Firebird Winter Classic at home, TBA Jan. 28 — Firebird Winter Classic at home, TBA Jan. 31 — at SM West, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 3 — SM North, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 7 — at Leavenworth, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 10 — at Olathe South, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 14 — SM Northwest, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 17 — Olathe North, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 21 — at SM East, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 24 — at Lawrence High, 5:30 p.m.

High School Boys

KC Washington 61, Raytown, Mo. 39 Lee’s Summit North, Mo. 65, KC Harmon 52 Lee’s Summit West, Mo. 77, KC Sumner 68

High School Girls

Olathe East 37, Raytown, Mo. 35

NHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Philadelphia 30 20 7 3 43 110 85 N.Y. Rangers 29 17 8 4 38 84 65 Pittsburgh 31 17 10 4 38 95 79 New Jersey 30 16 13 1 33 79 86 N.Y. Islanders 29 9 14 6 24 67 96 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 30 20 9 1 41 102 61 Toronto 30 16 11 3 35 93 95 Buffalo 30 15 12 3 33 81 82 Montreal 32 13 12 7 33 82 84 Ottawa 32 14 14 4 32 96 112 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 31 16 9 6 38 84 80 Washington 30 16 13 1 33 90 94 Winnipeg 31 14 13 4 32 84 94 Tampa Bay 31 13 16 2 28 84 105 Carolina 33 10 18 5 25 84 113 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 31 19 8 4 42 103 95 Detroit 30 19 10 1 39 96 67 St. Louis 30 18 9 3 39 75 63 Nashville 31 16 11 4 36 83 83 Columbus 31 9 18 4 22 74 102 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Minnesota 32 20 8 4 44 83 70 Vancouver 31 18 11 2 38 101 77 Calgary 31 14 14 3 31 78 87 Edmonton 31 14 14 3 31 85 84 Colorado 31 14 16 1 29 82 94 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 30 18 11 1 37 77 80 Phoenix 31 16 12 3 35 82 82 San Jose 28 15 10 3 33 78 68 Los Angeles 31 14 13 4 32 67 71 Anaheim 30 9 16 5 23 71 96 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Thursday’s Games Dallas 3, N.Y. Islanders 2 Carolina 4, Vancouver 3

Thursday At Victoria Golf Club course Melbourne, Australia Purse: $1.02 million Yardage: 6,886; Par: 71 First Round (a-amateur) Ian Poulter, England Ashley Hall, Australia Mahal Pearce, New Zealand Peter Lonard, Australia Matthew Griffin, Australia Kieran Pratt, Australia Jarrod Lyle, Australia Matthew Giles, Australia Rod Pampling, Australia Richard Green, Australia Gareth Paddison, New Zealand Phil Tataurangi, New Zealand Luke Donald, England Gavin Coles, Australia Brendan Jones, Australia Greg Chalmers, Australia Nathan Green, Australia Peter Senior, Australia James Nitties, Australia a-Matt Stieger, Australia David Smail, New Zealand Steven Bowditch, Australia Luke Hickmott, Australia Leigh McKechnie, Australia Marcus Fraser, Australia Stuart Appleby, Australia Kurt Barnes, Australia Jeff Maggert, United States Cameron Percy, Australia John Senden, Australia Rohan Blizard, Australia Steve Jones, Australia Brad Kennedy, Australia Brent McCullough, Australia Michael Hendry, New Zealand Geoff Ogilvy, Australia Brett Rumford, Australia Neven Basic, Australia Peter Fowler, Australia Doug R Holloway, New Zealand Peter Tomasulo, United States Bradley Iles, New Zealand Chris Gaunt, Australia Nicholas Cullen, Australia Peter O’Malley, Australia Michael Campbell, New Zealand Andrew Buckle, Australia Andrew Martin, Australia Craig Scott, Australia Stephen Dartnall, Australia Matt Jager, Australia Ryan Haller, Australia Alistair Presnell, Australia Stephen Leaney, Australia Josh Geary, New Zealand a-Bryden MacPherson, Australia Bronson La’Cassie, Australia Adam Stephens, Australia Paul Gow, Australia Will Strickler, United States Tim Wood, Australia Rick Kulacz, Australia a-Ben Campbell, New Zealand Robert Allenby, Australia Stephen Allan, Australia Marcus Cain, Australia Daniel Beckmann, Australia Matthew Guyatt, Australia Jason Norris, Australia Steve Conran, Australia Ben Wharton, Australia Brad McIntosh, Australia

32-33—65 37-29—66 33-34—67 34-33—67 33-34—67 34-33—67 32-35—67 33-34—67 33-35—68 34-34—68 33-36—69 32-37—69 34-35—69 36-33—69 35-34—69 35-34—69 33-36—69 34-35—69 35-34—69 34-35—69 38-32—70 35-35—70 37-33—70 34-36—70 35-35—70 35-35—70 35-35—70 35-35—70 34-36—70 35-35—70 36-34—70 35-36—71 32-39—71 32-39—71 37-34—71 36-35—71 36-35—71 33-38—71 36-35—71 35-36—71 37-34—71 35-37—72 38-34—72 34-38—72 37-35—72 36-36—72 34-38—72 36-36—72 35-37—72 35-37—72 34-38—72 39-33—72 36-36—72 35-37—72 37-36—73 37-36—73 37-36—73 35-38—73 36-37—73 37-36—73 36-37—73 37-36—73 38-35—73 37-36—73 35-38—73 36-37—73 38-35—73 36-37—73 34-39—73 38-35—73 37-37—74 35-39—74

Thailand Championship

Thursday At Amata Spring Country Club Bangkok Purse: $1 million Yardage: 7,322; Par: 72 First Round Lee Westwood, England 29-31—60 John Daly, United States 34-31—65 Gregory Bourdy, France 34-34—68 Thaworn Wiratchant, Thailand 34-34—68 Charl Schwartzel, South Africa 36-33—69 Michael Thompson, United States 34-35—69 Jbe Kruger, South Africa 36-33—69 Chris Rodgers, England 33-36—69 Antonio Lascuna, Philippines 35-34—69 Kwanchai Tannin, Thailand 36-33—69 Adam Groom, Australia 34-35—69 Scott Hend, Australia 36-33—69 Kodai Ichihara, Japan 34-35—69 Simon Dyson, England 35-34—69 Lu Chien-soon, Taiwan 36-33—69 Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand 33-37—70 Tommy Fleetwood, England 35-35—70 Panuwat Muenlek, Thailand 36-34—70 Ryo Ishikawa, Japan 34-36—70 Gaganjeet Bhullar, India 32-38—70 Tim Stewart, Australia 35-35—70 Lam Zhiqun, Singapore 37-33—70 Lee Sung, South Korea 36-34—70 Baek Seuk-hyun, South Korea 36-34—70 Miles Tunnicliff, England 36-34—70 Wang Ter-chang, Taiwan 36-34—70 A. Prathummanee, Thailand 36-35—71 Darren Clarke, Northern Ireland 40-31—71 Ross Bain, Scotland 35-36—71 Tetsuji Hiratsuka, Japan 36-35—71 Keith Horne, South Africa 35-36—71 Alex Cejka, Germany 35-36—71 Charley Hoffman, United States 35-36—71 Sattaya Supupramai, Thailand 34-37—71 Prayad Marksaeng, Thailand 36-35—71 Thanyakon Khrongpha, Thailand 34-37—71 Jeev Milkha Singh, India 35-36—71 Mo Joong-kyung, South Korea 34-37—71 Guido Van der Valk, Netherlands 34-37—71 Park Hyun-bin, South Korea 36-36—71

Dubai Ladies Masters

Thursday At Emirates Golf Club Dubai, United Arab Emirates Purse: $650,000 Yardage: 6,425; Par: 72 Second Round Alexis Thompson, United States 70-66—136 Margherita Rigon, Italy 70-68—138 Sophie Gustafson, Sweden 71-67—138 Julieta Granada, Paraguay 68-71—139 Becky Morgan, Wales 70-69—139 Louise Larsson, Sweden 71-69—140 Michelle Wie, United States 73-67—140 Pernilla Lindberg, Sweden 72-68—140 Lotta Wahlin, Sweden 66-74—140 Elisabeth Esterl, Germany 70-71—141 Linda Wessberg, Sweden 68-73—141 Stacy Lee Bregman, South Africa 68-73—141 Minea Blomqvist, Finland 68-73—141 Beth Allen, United States 69-72—141 Lee-Anne Pace, South Africa 69-72—141 Christel Boeljon, Netherlands 69-72—141 Sara Brown, United States 71-71—142 Diana Luna, Italy 69-73—142 Kylie Walker, Scotland 72-70—142 Becky Brewerton, Wales 67-75—142 Florentyna Parker, England 72-70—142 Liebelei Elena Lawrence, Greece 70-72—142 Louise Stahle, Sweden 72-70—142 Georgina Simpson, England 72-70—142 Maria Verchenova, Russia 69-74—143 Melissa Reid, England 72-71—143 Dewi C. Schreefel, Netherlands 74-69—143 Jaclyn Sweeney, United States 69-74—143 Lynnette Brooky, New Zealand 71-72—143 Hannah Jun, United States 73-70—143 Carlota Ciganda, Spain 71-72—143 Kaisa Ruuttila, Finland 71-72—143 Karen Lunn, Australia 70-73—143 Nontaya Srisawang, Thailand 74-69—143 Also Anna Nordqvist, Sweden 75-72—147 Laura Davies, England 75-81—156

BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND INDIANS-Named Derek Falvey director of baseball operations (player personnel and acquisitions) and David Stearns director of baseball operations (contracts, strategy and analysis).

MINNESOTA TWINS-Agreed to terms with OF Josh Willingham on a three-year contract.

TEXAS RANGERS-Agreed to terms with RHP Fabio Castillo and C Chris Robinson on minor league contracts.

National League HOUSTON ASTROS-Released OF-1B Nick Stavinoa from his minor league contract.

NEW YORK METS-Agreed to terms with LHP Chuck James on a minor league contract.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES-Agreed to terms with LHP Dontrelle Willis on a one-year contract.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS-Agreed to terms with LHP J.C. Romero on a one-year contract.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHARLOTTE BOBCATS-Signed G Reggie Williams to a two-year contract.

DALLAS MAVERICKS-Waived G Andy Rautins.

DENVER NUGGETS-Signed F Michael Ruffin.

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS-Signed F Dominic McGuire.

MIAMI HEAT-Signed F Billy White.

MILWAUKEE BUCKS-Signed F Jon Leuer.

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES-Signed G Malcolm Lee to a three-year contract and G Bonzi Wells.

NEW JERSEY NETS-Signed F Ime Udoka.

FOOTBALL WASHINGTON REDSKINS-Placed S LaRon Landry on injured reserve.

HOCKEY National Hockey League BUFFALO SABRES-Signed F Kevin Sundher to a three-year contract.

DETROIT RED WINGS-Recalled LW Tomas Tatar from Grand Rapids (AHL).

NEW JERSEY DEVILS-Sent RW Nick Palmieri to Albany (AHL).

NEW YORK ISLANDERS-Recalled D Calvin de Haan and G Kevin Poulin from Bridgeport (AHL). Placed G Rick DiPietro on injured reserve.

PHOENIX COYOTES-Recalled D Chris Summers from Portland (AHL).

COLLEGE ASSUMPTION-Announced the retirement of director of athletics Ted Paulauskas, effective at the end of the 2011-12 academic year.

FORDHAM-Named Joe Moorhead football coach.

LIBERTY-Named Turner Gill football coach.

NYU-Named Joseph Mosher athletic trainer.

OHIO STATE-Named Mickey Marotti assistant athletic director for football sports performance.

Free Agent Signings

New York — The 53 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources. For players with minor league contracts, letter agreements for major league contracts are in parentheses: AMERICAN LEAGUE BOSTON (3) — Announced David Ortiz, dh, has accepted salary arbitration; signed Kelly Shoppach, c, Tampa Bay, to a $1.35 million, one-year contract; signed Nick Punto, inf, St. Louis, to a $3 million, twoyear contract.

CLEVELAND (1) — Re-signed Grady Sizemore, of, to a $5 million, one-year contract.

DETROIT (3) — Signed Gerald Laird, c, St. Louis, to a $1 million, one-year contract; re-signed Ramon Santiago, ss, to a $4.2 million, two-year contract; signed Octavio Dotel, rhp, St. Louis, to a one-year contract.

KANSAS CITY (2) — Re-signed Bruce Chen, lhp, to a $9 million, two-year contract; signed Jonathan Broxton, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $4 million, one-year contract.

LOS ANGELES (2) — Signed Albert Pujols, 1b, St. Louis, to a $254 million, 10-year contract; signed C.J. Wilson, lhp, Texas, to a $77.5 million, five-year contract.

MINNESOTA (4) — Signed Jamey Carroll, of, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $6.5 million, two-year contract; signed Ryan Doumit, c, Pittsburgh, to a $3 million, one-year contract; re-signed Matt Capps, rhp, to a $4.75 million, one-year contract; signed Josh Willingham, of, Oakland, to a $21 million, three-year contract.

NEW YORK (1) — Re-signed Freddy Garcia, rhp, to a $4 million, one-year contract.

TAMPA BAY (1) — Signed Jose Molina, c, Toronto, to a $1.8 million, one-year contract.

TEXAS (1) — Signed Joe Nathan, rhp, Minnesota, to a $14.5 million, two-year contract.

TORONTO (1) — Announced Kelly Johnson, 2b, has accepted salary arbitration.

NATIONAL LEAGUE ARIZONA (6) — Re-signed John McDonald, inf, to a $3 million, two-year contract; re-signed Henry Blanco, c, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Willie Bloomquist, inf, to a $3.8 million, two-year contract; re-signed Aaron Hill, 2b, to an $11 million, two-year contract; re-signed Lyle Overbay, 1b, to a $1 million, one-year contract; signed Takashi Saito, rhp, Milwaukee, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract.

CHICAGO (1) — Signed David DeJesus, of, Oakland, to a $10 million, two-year contract.

COLORADO (1) — Signed Ramon Hernandez, c, Cincinnati, to a $6.4 million, two-year contract.

LOS ANGELES (4) — Re-signed Juan Rivera, of, to a $4.5 million, one-year contract; signed Adam Kennedy, 2b, Seattle, to an $800,000, one-year contract; signed Chris Capuano, lhp, New York Mets, to a $10 million, two-year contract; signed Jerry Hairston Jr., inf-of, Milwaukee, to a $6 million, two-year contract; signed Aaron Harang, rhp, San Diego, to a $12 million, two-year contract.

MIAMI (3) — Signed Heath Bell, rhp, San Diego, to a $27 million, three-year contract; signed Jose Reyes, ss, New York Mets, to a $106 million, six-year contract; signed Mark Buehrle, lhp, Chicago White Sox, to a $58 million, four-year contract.

MILWAUKEE (3) — Announced Francisco Rodriguez, rhp, has accepted salary arbitration; signed Alex Gonzalez, ss, Atlanta, to a $4.25 million, one-year contract; signed Aramis Ramirez, 3b, Chicago Cubs, to a $36 million, three-year contract.

NEW YORK (1) — Signed Jon Rauch, rhp, Toronto, to a $3.5 million, one-year contract.

PHILADELPHIA (5) — Signed Jim Thome, 1b, Cleveland, to a $1.25 million, one-year contract; signed Jonathan Papelbon, rhp, Boston, to a $50,000,058, four-year contract; re-signed Brian Schneider, c, to an $800,000, one-year contract; signed Laynce Nix, of; Washington, to a $2.5 million, oneyear contract; signed Dontrelle Willis, lhp, Cincinnati, to an $850,000, one-year contract.

PITTBURGH (5) — Signed Rod Barajas, c, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $4 million, one-year contract; signed Clint Barmes, ss, Houston, to a $10.5 million, two-year contract; signed Nate McLouth, of, Atlanta, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; signed Erik Bedard, rhp, Boston, to a $4.5 million, one-year contract.

ST. LOUIS (2) — Re-signed Rafael Furcal, ss, to a $14 million, two-year contract; signed J.C. Romero, lhp, Colorado, to a oneyear contract.

SAN DIEGO (1) — Signed Mark Kotsay, of, Milwaukee, to a $1.25 million, one-year contract.

WASHINGTON (1) — Re-signed ChienMing Wang, rhp, to a $4 million, one-year contract.

JAPAN PACIFIC LEAGUE SOFTBANK HAWKS (1) — Signed OF Wily Mo Pena, of, Seattle to a $4.05 million, twoyear contract.

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Education CNA classes Lawrence Jan 17-Mar 15 T/Th 5pm-9:15pm or Jan 30-April 25 M/W 5pm-9:15pm Call 620-431-2820 ext. 262 or email trhine@neosho.edu

Firewood & Chimney Sweep Red Oak/White Oak Mix, $150/truck, $210/cord Stacked & delivered. Cured & Seasoned.

Adam 816-547-1575

AdministrativeProfessional Occupational Therapy Assistant Instructor

Neosho County Community College is seeking an Occupational Therapy Assistant Instructor for the new Ottawa campus, starting January 1, 2012.

This part-time, 12-month position is responsible for instructing courses in the Occupational Therapy Assistant AAS program and assisting with the development, dissemination, and tracking of information required for students in the program. Licensed Occupational Therapist or Occupational Therapy Assistant in Kansas required.

Bachelor’s degree required. Two years professional experience and/or one year experience working in an academic setting preferred $24,000 with excellent fringe benefits including sick leave, vacation and KPERS. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Review of applications will begin upon receipt.

Employment application available at www.neosho.edu.

Contact Karen Bertels at 620-431-2820 ext. 235 for information. NCCC is an AA/EEO employer.

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Apartments Unfurnished A CHRISTMAS GIFT

Quality Since 1947 Murphy Furniture Service 409 E. 7th, 785-841-6484 www.murphyfurniture.net

3 Day Sale

AUNT PEG’S ANTIQUE MALL

Now Leasing for 2012!

UPHOLSTERY REFINISHING

COOKIE FESTIVAL & BAZAAR

Green Bay, 12-18.

LA Raiders, 12-24.

Announcements Friday, Dec.16, 11AM-5PM Lawrence Indian Methodist Church 950 E. 21st St., Lawrence

Make/Sell Great Gifts?

Sell Christmas Trees?

Holiday Decor?

Holding: Holiday Event, Craft Fair, Bake Sale or Open House?

Provide a Holiday Service?

DriversTransportation

Mainstreet Credit Union, Lawrence locations, has an immediate opening for a PT Teller/Customer Service Rep. Seeking qualified individuals w/ minimum 6 mos. teller experience in a financial institution, quality customer service skills, professional appearance & manner.

Interested applicants fax resume to Mainstreet Credit Union, 913-599-4816 or contact HR Dept., 913-599-1010, ext 236. Only qualified individuals need apply.

Computer-IT

Eudora Schools is accepting applications for Technology Specialist.

Visit

www.eudoraschools.org/jobs.

EOE

Customer Service Job Fair New Years New Job! Rezolve Group, inc.

10AM 5PM Dec. 23, 2011 1035 N. 3rd St. Ste 113 Lawrence, KS 66044 In Bound/Cust Serv. $13.67 - $15.67 DOE (min.

6m Exp) in Sales/ Cust.

Serv. Min Type 20 WPM Great Verbal Communication Must clear background, Full-Part-time available.

Go to http://goo.gl/gQhKU

Inventory Control Clerk Standard Beverage Corp., is looking for an experienced Inventory Control Clerk for our Distribution Center in Lawrence.

The ideal candidate will have experience in conducting inventory counts.

The candidate must have basic math skills, tabulation and reconciliation.

Additionally, the candidate must have a minimum of one year forklift and warehouse experience.

A High School Diploma/GED is also required.

The schedule for this position is Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

We offer a competitive hourly wage & excellent benefits.

All qualified candidates must complete an application at Standard Beverage 2300 Lakeview Road Lawrence, KS 66049 between 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Monday - Friday.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

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

Weekly Pay! 785-841-0755

KMC seeking LPN/MA for Derm Clinic in Lawrence.

Mon. - Fri. Days. Experi- Apartments ence in busy clinic preferred. Free health insur- Furnished ance and great benefits.

Rooms (newly remodeled) Resumes to: Rent by week or by month. keakins@kmcpa.com With cable & internet. Call FAX: 785-233-4669 Virginia Inn 785-856-7536 PHONE: 785-295-0929

Part-time: 5 evenings/wk.

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

Delivery Routes Available

1BR, 1/2 block to KU, reserved parking, $510. GAS & WATER PAID. 785-842-7644 Busy dermatology prac- www.gagemgmt.com tice seeking an experienced, energetic person 1BRs — 622 Schwarz. CA, to assist physician with laundry, off-street parking, patients. Must be familiar gas & water paid. $435/ with medical terminology, mo. No pets. 785-841-5797 sterile technique, and be Crossgate Casita’s adept at taking patient histories. Call Mon. - Fri. New 1BR - $540/mo. Open Mon.-Sat. Noon-4pm, 2451 8AM-Noon at: 785-842-7001 Crossgate Dr. 785-760-7899

Medical Assistant

Positions Available immediately the Windsor of Lawrence is looking for CMAs to join a wonderful team of direct care staff.

Positions open immediately for full time evenings and nights. Competitive wages and benefits. All interested parties can call 785-832-9900 and ask for Lindsay/Brandon or apply at 3220 Peterson Rd., Lawrence, Ks. 66049.

Tonganoxie Nursing Center Currently has positions open for CNA & CMA all shifts. Please apply in person at 1010 East Street, Tonganoxie, KS 66086. (913) 369-8705.

Or E-mail resumes to: Michelle Eickhoff, DON Email:meickhoff@cypress healthgroup.com

Maintenance Tech -

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

• No collection required •7 days a week • Routes delivered before 6am • Includes delivery of River City Pulse

OPERATORS, CONCRETE WORKERS & EXPERIENCED CONSTRUCTION WORKERS Crossland Heavy Contractors is a growing company that is among the nation’s Top 200 environmental firms in the US, ranked by ENR. Crossland Heavy is experienced in bridge and roadways, water and wastewater treatment plants, along with a variety of other civil oriented projects.

We are currently seeking individuals to fill positions for loader/dozer operators, concrete workers and experienced construction workers for our Kansas City area division. Candidates must have own transportation and be highly motivated. Drug screen, physical & criminal background check is required of successful candidates. We offer excellent pay and benefits including health, dental, 401k and holiday pay.

We also offer paid educational opportunities to enhance your career.

Interested candidates should apply online at: www.heavycontractors. com Or email resumes to: hiring@crossland construction.com Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/V/H

Health Care CSL Plasma

CSL Plasma is now hiring LPNs, RNs, and Paramedics for our Full Time Medical and Reception Operations Supervisor.

Responsibilities include supervision of the plasma donor process, supervision and development of reception and medical staff, and assisting management with daily center operations.

We offer solid benefits package including no overnight shifts! Current license and CPR certification required. More information on the position and our company benefits can be found on our company website.

Interested candidates should apply online at . cslplasma.com

1BR, avail. now. Next to KU. $450/mo. Water/trash pd.

Jayhawk Apts. 1130 W. 11th St. No pets. 785-556-0713

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1 & 2 BRs from $390/mo.

Call MPM for more details at 785-841-4935

Cedarwood Apts 2411 Cedarwood Ave. Beautiful & Spacious

1 & 2BRs start at $400/mo. * Near campus, bus stop * Laundries on site * Near stores, restaurants * Water & trash paid 4BR duplex - start at $795 —————————————————— Get Coupon* for $25 OFF

EACH MONTH’S RENT

*Sign lease by Dec. 30, 2011 AND College Students

GET 25% DISCOUNT

—————————————————— CALL TODAY (Mon. - Fri.)

785-843-1116

Lead teacher for after school program. Approx.

20 hours per week Mon-Fri. afternoons.

Starts early January. Requires experience teaching and supervising elementary age children, good group management and curriculum planning skills.

Contact Hilltop Child Development Center, 785-864-4940 (leave message) or ppisani@ku.edu for application information. EOE.

Half Month FREE

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

AC Management 785-842-4461

BRAND NEW One Month FREE Tuckaway at Frontier 542 Frontier, Lawrence 1BR, 1.5 bath 2BR, 2.5 baths Rent Includes All Utilities. Plus Cable, Internet, Fitness & Pool.

Garages Available Elevators to all floors

Reserve YOURS for Spring/Fall

Call Today 785-856-8900

www.tuckawaymgmt.com

Downtown Lofts

New Studio, 1, & 2 BRs

LIVE IN LUXURY

at 901 New Hampshire 785-830-8800

www.firstmanagementinc.com

FREE RENT

1BR Apts. starting at $428.

2BR Apts. starting at $528.

Close to KU Campus

HAMPTON COURT

2BR at 1BR price

Lead Teacher

Aspen West

2900 Bob Billings Pkwy.

1BR — 740 Massachusetts, above Wa Restaurant, big windows, 1 bath, CA. $750/ mo. No pets. 785-841-5797

Management

Call ANNA 785-832-7121 All routes require personal transportation and phone number, valid driver’s license, and current proof of insurance

1, 2, and 3 BRs available 3 Great Locations Nice Communities Remodeled Units avail.

Call 785-841-5444 or 785-830-0888

Apartments Unfurnished

Maintenance Cleaning Technician

Move in December and Get $300 OFF your rent

Newer 2BR for only $475.

Jacksonville Apts.

Act fast! (785) 841-4935

A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE

Move-in Special for 1BRs Only one of each left: 2BR Apt.& 2BR Townhome

VILLA 26 APARTMENTS

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

2350 Ridge Ct., Lawrence CALL TODAY! 785-843-6177

Happy Holidays 785.843.4040 www.thefoxrun.com Offering Leases through the end of May 2012

HIGHPOINTE APTS REDUCED RATES

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

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Sales-Marketing

SALES CAREER Great Company, Great Pay

I am looking for a particular type of person. One who will take a personal interest in my local business. If you are willing to work hard, follow instructions and can live on an average of $3,000 per month until your skills improve, I will TRAIN YOU; train you well. PAY YOU; pay you well and provide advancement limited only by your own ability. We offer $60,000 $80,000 1st year potential.

• Cash Bonuses • 2 Retirement Programs • Incredible Incentives • 40 hour work week If you are teachable and driven, we will match this career against anything you see in this paper.

Call Janel Stanfield from 8am - 7pm to set up an interview this week

Call 620-704-5442

Social Services JOB FAIR8a-6p, Dec. 22, 2011 COF Training Services Looking for Residential Direct Service Professionals to assist adults with developmental disabilities in activities of daily living and quality of life activities.

FT, PT-Day/evening, overnight positions in Burlington, Osage City, Ottawa.

HS diploma/GED and good driving record required. $9/hr + 50 cent raise after completing training, health/dental, life insurance, KPERS, PTO, OJT. Apply and interview at: Waverly Community Bldg, 408 Pearson St., Waverly, KS or call 620-364-2151; 785-242-5035

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Bolder heading?

Color background or Logo?

Ask how to get these features in your ad TODAY!!

DISTRIBUTION TEAM LEADER Lawrence Journal-World is hiring a Team Leader in our distribution center. We are a family-owned operation with a 20,000 circulation daily newspaper, several weekly community newspapers, a Commercial Printing division, and a contract print site for USA TODAY. Team Leaders are responsible for handling the processing and bundling of newsprint products from the press to distributors; troubleshoot machinery; and assist with supervising and providing training to team members.

Candidates must be available to work between the hours of 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. daily.

We are looking for talented and hardworking individuals who are looking to grow in their career with a fastpaced company. Ideal candidate will have leadership experience; a team player; self starter with strong organizational skills; experience operating machinery and maintenance skills preferred; strong communication skills; good attention to detail and able to multi-task; a high school diploma or GED; able to lift up to 70 lbs.; stand for long periods of time and frequently twist and bend; and proficient with MS Office products.

To apply submit a cover letter and resume to hrapplications@ljworld.com or complete an employment application at 609 New Hampshire, Lawrence, KS. We offer an excellent benefits package including health insurance, 401k, paid time off, employee discounts, opportunities for career advancement and more!

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

8B FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2011 Apartments Apartments Unfurnished Unfurnished NO RENT UNTIL 2012 offer good for limited time

1BR & 2BR Remodeled Units All utilities paid, includes high speed Internet.

Starting at $560/month

The Oaks 785-830-0888

One Month FREE!

Sunrise Terrace — 951 Arkansas, so close to KU! 2BR w/study or 3rd BR, 2 full bath, CA, DW, laundry, lots of parking, some with W/D. $550 - $750/month.

No pets. Call 785-841-5797 www.rentinlawrence.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

1BR - $450, 2BR- $510/mo.

Water & trash pd. Deposit - $300. On the Bus Route.

Call Today 785-841-1155

Sunrise Place Sunrise Village

Apartments & Townhomes 2, 3 & 4BRs

Limited Time Special All Units: Pool, on KU bus route, DW, & microwave 2BRs - 1/2 Mo. Rent FREE near KU, laundry facilities 837 MICHIGAN 3 & 4BRs - Special Prices W/D, FREE wireless internet 660 GATEWAY COURT

Call 785-841-8400 www.sunriseapartments.com Great Locations! Great Prices!

1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms 785-838-3377, 785-841-3339 www.tuckawaymgmt.com

Start at $495 One Bedroom/studio style Pool - Fitness Center -On-Site Laundry - Water & Trash Pd.

785.856.7788

Available January 2012

Winter is here No high gas bill to pay, all electric units only!

• Small dog welcome • Income restrictions apply • Students welcome

LAUREL GLEN APTS

For Current Rent Specials Call 785-838-9559 EOH

Appliances

Washer & Dryer: KitchenAid Superba washer & dryer set, white, $150. for 1, 2, & 3BR townhomes avail. in Cooperative. Units the set. Call 785-841-6949 starting at $412 - $485/mo.

Water, trash, sewer paid.

Baby & Children's FIRST MONTH FREE! Back patio, CA, hard wood Items floors, full bsmt., stove, refrig., W/D hookup, gar- Barbie Doll, 38” tall. $15 bage disposal, Reserved Cash. Please call 785parking. On site manage- 842-0011 ment & maintenance. 24 hr.

Hand-Crafted Doll Clothes, emergency maintenance. for 18” doll. Will fit AmeriMembership & Equity Fee can Girl doll.

Call Required. 785-842-2545 785-542-2014.

(Equal Housing Opportunity) www.pinetreetownhouses.com Snowsuit- Carters 6 to 9 months Snow Suit $25, PARKWAY 6000 never worn.

Call 785-393-0749 CALL FOR SPECIALS!

INVEST IN A NEW HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

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

Saddlebrook Townhomes

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

Call for SPECIALS

YOUR PLACE, YOUR SPACE

Townhomes

1BR farm house, near Lawrence. Stove, refrig., W/D hookups. NO PETS! $560/ mo. +deposit. 785-979-6956 Leave name, phone#, msg.

1-5BRs: 615 Ohio, 608 & 945 Kentucky, 746 & 901 Missouri, 1128 New York, 1104 New Jersey. 785-842-2268

1st Class, Pet Friendly Houses & Apts.

www.vintagemgmt.com 785-842-1069

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

Last One Left!!

941 Indiana - 2BR 1 bath $650/mo. 785-841-4935 Parkway Terrace Apts.

2340 Murphy Drive 1 Bedroom - $440/mo.

2 Bedrooms - $500/mo.

Large kitchens, bedrooms and closets. Newly updated. Convenient to all services, on the bus route

Call Today 785-841-1155

RENT SPECIAL!

2BR starting at $525 W/D included. Pool

The Woods of Old West Lawrence 785-841-4935 2BR - 415 W. 17th, laundry on site, wood floors, off-st. parking, CA. No pets. $450/ mo. Water pd. 785-841-5797 2BR — 909 Missouri or 1305 Kentucky, in 4-plex. Have CA & DW. No pets. $450/ month. Call 785-841-5797 2BR, 1310 Kentucky. CA, DW, laundry. Close to KU. $550/ mo. One Month FREE. $200 Deposit. Call 785-842-7644

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

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

2BR & 3BRs Available

MOVE IN SPECIALS

Call NOW 785-842-1322

Townhomes

2BR, 1 bath, 2100 Haskell.

CA, DW, W/D hookup, carport. $575/mo. Available Now. Call 785-842-7644

1-3BR apts. in Tonganoxie

Many improvements!

816-260-8606, 913-845-0992

Studio, 1, 2 & 3 BRs

Bob Billings & Crestline

www.meadowbrookapartments.net

785-842-4455

Bowflex, exercise machine, nearly new, Asking $125 or negotiable. Call to inquire at 785-841-9033

2859 Four Wheel Drive Amazing 2BR, tranquil intimate setting, free standing townhome w/ courtyard, cathedral ceilings, skylights, & W/D. Most residents professionals.

Pets ok. Water & trash pd. $750/mo.

785-842-5227 www.villa26lawrence.com

Massachusetts St.

TV, 32” Sony Television, in excellent condition. Make a good Christmas gift for a Cadillac 2007 CTS leather main or second TV. $70 heated memory seats, Please call 785-842-1560 On Star, plenty of comfort that only a Cadillac can give you!!

Stk#14826A1 only Designer Jean Open House $14,351.

Sat. Dec. 17, 2011 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 10am-5pm Sizes 0-24 www.dalewilleyauto.com Prices $48-$92 100% Authentic Jeans. 50% the price. For pictures visit Facebook-Vault Denim Stacy Maslak or to learn Eudora more about this FANTASTIC opportunity visit www.vaultdenim.com/stac ymaslak

COOKIE FESTIVAL & BAZAAR

by Eudora United Methodist Women

SATURDAY Dec. 17, 2011 9AM - 3PM at

Eudora United Methodist Church 2084 N 1300 Road Eudora, KS

appls. No pets. Avail. now. $895/mo. Call 785-766-9823

(913)498-8000

Downtown Investment Property

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

Antiques Bainbridge Cir. - 1,200 1,540 sq. ft., 1.5-2.5 bath, 1 Crock, A nice old Crock has car, $695 - $775/mo.

Western Stoneware in leaf and number on it. Call ArPets okay ley at 913-547-1257 with paid pet deposit

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

Cadillac 2007 CTS sunroof, leather, power seat, alloy wheels, stk#631501 only $17,588.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Cookies, Candy, Lunch (11am - 2pm) Other Baked Goods

Pets Toy Poodles, Chihuahuas, Yorkies. Older puppies reduced. 785-883-4883. www.cuddlesomefarm.com

Cadillac 2007 CTS sunroof, leather, Bose sound, navigation, On Star, and more, only $14,785.00 stk#371851.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Edison Victrola, early 1900’s. Stand up type on rollers. Mint condition. Call 785-423-0108 Antique Mirror for Victorian home.

Very old, 16”x31” framed mirror w/picture section at top.

Call 785-841-3904 for info.

Four Stock Gun Rack, made by a craftsman in the 1940’s, holds 4 rifles or shotguns, made of white oak, valued at $200, asking $50.

Please call 785-550-4142

KIPP’S TREASURES

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

Appliances GE Chest Freezer, 38” W. by 32” T. by 22” D. $100 785-843-1207.

(3) Pianos, Winter Company Spinet or Acrosonic Spinet, $525.

Sterling Spinet, $175. Price includes tuning and delivery. Call: 785-832-9906

Farm Equipment Brush Hog - Service Rhino model SE-5, like new. 500 Gallon Fuel Tank with stand. Propane Tank, 500 gal. Electric Propane Pump with explosion proof mo- Chevrolet 2006 Cobalt LT Blue, T6900A tor. For more info and Sedan $9888.00 prices call 785-423-0108.

Robert Brogden Olathe Buick - GMC KC’s #1 Low Price Dealer 1500 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS 800-536-5346 913-782-1500 www.brogdenauto.com

Cars-Domestic

Chrysler 2007 300c, pearl white, every option, 63K, extra clean! Three to choose from. Way under Book Value at only $15,888. Call for more info on all three cars.

All American Auto Mart 1200 East Santa Fe Olathe KS 66061 visit our website www.aaamkc.com Call 888-239-5723 Today.

HURRY IN! SALE ENDS SAT!

Save on acoustic & digital pianos.

6 months same as cash financing.

Call today 785-537-3774 piano4u.com If the weather outside is frightful, be delighted to be at home with a piano from Mid-America Piano.

800-950-3774 www.piano4u.com

Buick 2008 Lucerne CX, 46K, Dark Crimson Metallic A Car For The People from The “Dealer For The People” www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

Sounds of the Season Sale extended thru Dec 17th!

Every piano is on sale!

Piano4u.com 800-950-3774

SALE EXTENDED THRU DEC 17

Save $$$ on more than 125 top-quality pianos.

6 mo. SAME AS CASH! Mid-America Piano-MHK 785-537-3774 piano4u.com

Chevrolet 2000 Corvette Coupe, Automatic, chrome wheels, leatehr, 117K, Winter priced at only $12,888.

All American Auto Mart 1200 East Santa Fe Olathe KS 66061 visit our website www.aaamkc.com Call 888-239-5723 Today.

Chevrolet 2010 Impala LT 47K, One Victory Red! Why Are You still Drowning in Choices? www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

NADA retail price $5050, Buy it NOWfor $3900 Or will sell to the highest bidder, Full mechanical condition reports, only at

Chrysler 2010 Sebring LTD Leather, Alloys, 38K, Inferno Red! Credit so Easy a Child Can Do It! www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

Ford 2009 Mustang V-6, Auto, 30,174 mi. $17,988 Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

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Dodge 2008 Caliber SRT-4. Make a statement in this Awesome car - the right color all it needs is a home! All the right equipment, power windows, power locks, sunroof, manual transmission! $15,788.

All American Auto Mart 1200 East Santa Fe Olathe KS 66061 visit our website www.aaamkc.com Call 888-239-5723 Today.

Dodge 2010 Caliber SXT 44K, Inferno Red Are You Drowning In Choices? No More! www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

Ford 2005 Taurus SE Sedan - Silver. T96907A $7991.00 Robert Brogden Olathe Buick - GMC KC’s #1 Low Price Dealer 1500 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS 800-536-5346 913-782-1500 www.brogdenauto.com

GET YOUR CAR COVERED From the tires to the roof from Bumper to Bumper.

0% FINANCING AVAILABLE on all service contracts.

NO CREDIT CHECKS! CALL FOR DETAILS. 785-843-5200 ASK FOR ALLEN

Honda 2009 Civic Hybrid 4CYL, Auto, 30,000 mi. $18,988 Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

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Pontiac 2008 G6 Carbon Black, 32K Finally! A Better Way To Go! www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

Don’t see what you want? Give us a call and we can help you find it!

Dale Willey Automotive, just ask for Doug at 785-843-5200 2840 Iowa St. Lawrence.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Ford 2007 Focus SE Cloud 9 White!

Credit so Easy a Child Can Do It! www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

Pontiac 2010 G6 4cyl, great gas mileage, GM certified, that means 2 yrs of scheduled maintenance for free!

Stk#453475 only $13,999.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Pontiac 2009 G8 GT 6.0 V8 with lots of power to spare! You gotta drive this one! Not many left!

Stk#11346 only $23,950.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Pontiac 2008 Grand Prix Certified, Stk#B6652A Sale Price 19,000.

Robert Brogden Olathe Buick - GMC KC’s #1 Low Price Dealer 1500 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS 800-536-5346 913-782-1500 www.brogdenauto.com 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT NADA retail price $3825, buy it NOW for $2450 Or will sell to the highest bidder, full mechanical condition reports, only at

Hyundai 2006 Sonata LX Sedan - Silver, B6689A $9991.

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Chevrolet 2010 Impala LT Stk#D8756 Sale Price $15,780

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Pontiac 2009 G3, automatic, talk about fuel economy and room!

You’ve gotta try this one to believe it! Stk#328851 only $12,444.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Dale Willey Automotive 2840 Iowa Street (785) 843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

2008 Mercury Grand Marquis GS V8, Auto, Carfax 1 owner $9995 23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

NADA retail price $2900, Buy it NOWfor $1750 Or will sell to highest bidder, full mechanical condition reports only at

2008 Mercury Sable Premier V6, Auto, Black Carfax 1 owner $18,995 23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

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Ford 2010 Focus SE 33K, Sterling Grey Lawrence’s Favorite On-line Dealership! www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU Buick 2009 Lucerne CXL, leather heated seats, 3800 V6, great power with great gas mileage, On Star, trade in, stk#54939A2 only $12,715.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

2008 Mercury Sable Premier V6, Auto,Pearl Carfax 1 owner, $15,995 23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

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Buick 2010 ENCLAVE Certified, Stk#T96788A Special Price $30,000 Robert Brogden Olathe Buick - GMC KC’s #1 Low Price Dealer 1500 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS 800-536-5346 913-782-1500 www.brogdenauto.com

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is seeking a full dog groomer. Must have at least 6 years experience in a professional setting and experience in all Cadillac 2007 DTS very breeds. nice, very luxurious!

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Chevrolet 2005 Tahoe LS SUV, Stk#B6867B Special Price $13,000 Robert Brogden Olathe Buick - GMC KC’s #1 Low Price Dealer 1500 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS 800-536-5346 913-782-1500 www.brogdenauto.com

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2,500 sq. ft. building Tabletop Foosball Table, in 700 block of 20”x36”, Great shape. $20.

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Apartments, Houses & 825 sq. ft., $855/mo.

Duplexes.

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785-841-9033 elect, plenty of parking, AC, No pets. Call 785-841-5797 Eudora laundry. $410. water/cable 2BR — 934 Illinois, In 4-plex, paid. No pets. 785-841-5797 Health & Beauty 1st floor, DW. $490/month.

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Essential 3BR nice mobile home, 1.5 equipment for breathing 2BR avail. now, very nice 3BR + loft, great south lo- bath, new carpet, CH/CA, with winter colds. Less & quiet, DW, W/D, off-st. cation, 2924 Crestline Dr. W/D hookup, $545/mo. + de- than 1/2 price of new maparking. $545/mo. No pets. 2½ bath, walk-in closet, posit & Refs. 913-845-3273 chines.

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Tennessee. $465/mo. Has pets. $900/mo. Avail. now. 4BR, 2,500 sq. ft. townhome DW. Quiet & clean. No pets. located on quiet cul-de- Silverware:Wm Call Neil 785-423-2660 Rogers & 785-813-1344, 785-393-4510 sac. 2 car garage. $1,100/ Son Enchanted Rose 51 mo. 1 Year lease. $1,100 2BR, 925 Alabama. 1 Bath, Apartments, Houses & piece set-has never been deposit. No smoking. Call Central Air, $500/mo. 2 Car Duplexes. 785-842-7644 used, perfect condition.

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FORD 2008 FOCUS Stk#B6482A $12,000 Robert Brogden Olathe Buick - GMC KC’s #1 Low Price Dealer 1500 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS 800-536-5346 913-782-1500 www.brogdenauto.com

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MERCURY 2005 GRAND MARQUIS Stk#B6902A Special Price $12,000.

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Auctioneers

Carpets & Rugs

Concrete

BILL FAIR AND COMPANY AT YOUR SERVICE SINCE 1970 800-887-6929

Decorative & Regular concrete drives, walks, & patios. 42 yrs. exp.

Jayhawk Concrete 785-979-5261

Automotive Services

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CARPET TILE BUY-OUT!

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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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One room or a whole house*,

Jennings’ Floor Trader 3000 Iowa - 841-3838

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Catering Oakley Creek Catering

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- Full Service Caterer Specializing in smoked meats & barbeque

- Corporate Events, Private Parties, Weddings-

General Services

Steve’s Place

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Home Improvements

Lawn, Garden & Nursery

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Stacked Deck

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Foundation Repair

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Rich Black Top Soil No Chemicals Machine Pulverized Pickup or Delivery

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Electrical For All Your Battery Needs Across The Bridge In North Lawrence 903 N 2nd St | 785-842-2922 lawrencemarketplace.com/ battery

Harris Auto Repair

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785-838-4488

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Hite Collision Repair

“If you want it done right, take it to Hite.”

Auto Body Repair Windshield & Auto Glass Repair 3401 W 6th St (785) 843-8991 http://lawrencemarket place.com/hite

K’s Tire

Sales and Service Tires for anything Batteries Brakes Oil Changes Fair and Friendly Customer Service is our trademark 2720 Oregon St. 785-843-3222 Find great offers at

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Mudjacking, Waterproofing. We specialize in Basement Repair & Pressure Grouting.

Level & Straighten Walls & Bracing on wall. BBB. Free Estimates Since 1962

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I COME TO YOU!

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Moving-Hauling

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Professionally trained CONCRETE INC staff.

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We’re There for You!

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Let Us Help With The Holidays

Temporary or Contract Staffing Evaluation Hire, Direct Hire Professional Search Onsite Services (785) 749-7550 1000 S Iowa, Lawrence KS lawrencemarketplace.com/ express

Family owned and operated since 1992 For Your Holiday Cleaning Needs

Events/ Entertainment

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Sue Bee’s Cleaning 785-841-2268

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1-888-326-2799 Toll Free

Eagles Lodge

Banquet Room Available for Corporate Parties, Wedding Receptions, Fundraisers Bingo Every Friday Night 1803 W 6th St. (785) 843-9690 http://lawrencemarket place.com/Eagles_Lodge

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Call to schedule a ride: 843-5576 or 888-824-7277 Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 3:30 pm We ask for $2.00 each way.

Even if you don’t have a disability and you live outside the Lawrence City limits, we can help.

Funded in part by KDOT Public Transit Program

Landscaping Low Maintenance Landscape, Inc.

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Lawn, Garden & Nursery

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For all your Heating, Air Conditioning and Plumbing needs

Serving the Douglas & Franklin county areas

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MAGILL PLUMBING • Water Line Services • Septic Tanks / Laterals 913-721-3917 Free Estimates Licensed Insured.

Husband & wife team, RETIRED MASTER PLUMBER exp., fast & good. & Handyman needs Reasonable, Carolyn& Mark small work.

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Recycling Services Riffel Painting Co. 913-585-1846

Specializing in new homes & Residential interior and exterior repaints Power Washing Deck staining Sheet Rock Repair Quality work and products since 1985

Supplying all your Painting needs.

Serving Lawrence and surrounding areas for over 25 years.

Free estimates/Insured.

Pet Services

785-764-2220

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Tree/Stump Removal

12th & Haskell Recycle Center, Inc. No Monthly Fee - Always been FREE! Cash for all Metals We take glass!

1146 Haskell Ave, Lawrence 785-865-3730 http://lawrencemarketplace. com/recyclecenter

Arborscapes Tree Service Tree trimming & removal Ks Arborists Assoc. Certified Licensed & Insured.

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Lonnie’s Recycling Inc. Buyers of aluminum cans, all type metals & junk vehicles. Mon.-Fri. 8-5, Sat. 8-4, 501 Maple, Lawrence.

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BUDGET TREE SERVICE, LLC.

Locally owned & operated.

Fall Clean Up Leaf Clean Up Snow Removal

Home Repair Services Interior/Exterior Carpentry, Vinyl siding, Roofing, Tearoff/reroof.

35 yrs. exp. Free est.

913-636-1881

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Travel Services

Green Grass Lawn Care

Home Improvements

PLANNING AN EVENT/PARTY

Painting

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Cars-Imports

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Cars-Imports

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Crossovers

Toyota 2000 Camry LE Automatic. 4cyl. 198K, Runs great! Non-smoker. Very clean interior & exterior.

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Cars-Imports

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Crossovers

Toyota 2007 RAV4 Limited, V6, FWD, 3rd row seat, DVD, 79K, Excellent Condition. $15,500.

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Motorcycle-ATV 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE

HUMMER 2006 H2.

Stk#D8763.

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Crossovers

Porsche 1999 Boxster.

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Scion 2009 XD, 35K Silver, 4 Door Hatch-back,

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Kawasaki Vulcan 500cc, 7K, 1 owner nice bike only $2,488.

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Jeep 2005 Liberty RENEGADE model with tons of fun options. Nice silver color, clean condition and history.

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2008 Mini Cooper S, 2 Door, 6speed manual, heated seats, cloth, Moon, CD, Bluetooth, Trac, Spoiler, 25K, $19,900.

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Some People Try to Suck the Joy and the Meaning Right Out of Christmas and…

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Merry Christmas!!!

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Musical celebrations and cartoons both major and minor Late night’s most elfin figure, Conan O’Brien, hosts “Christmas in Washington” (7 p.m., TNT), an annual holiday festival now celebrating its 30th anniversary.

Speaking of elves, O’Brien will be joined by singer Justin Bieber, the boyish north-of-the-border singer/celebrity, whose Christmas album, “Under the Mistletoe,” is now in music stores — both the bricks-and- mortar and digital varieties. Cee Lo Green, singer/rapper and host of “The Voice,” will also perform songs of the season, as will Oscar-winning “American Idol” contestant Jennifer Hudson and cable TV star Victoria Justice (”Victorious”).

And country group The Band Perry round out the roster for this hourlong event that has appeared on TNT since 1999.

Also in a festive mood, Fox repeats three animated holiday offerings: the new Peanuts special, “Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown” (7 p.m.); “Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas” (8 p.m.), featuring the voice of Ray Romano; and the latest Christmas episode of “The Simpsons” (8:30 p.m.), in which a grown-up Bart and Lisa, now in their late 30s, glance back at their childhoods.

And that’s no mean feat, given that they’ve been children for more than 20 years!

While not exactly holiday-themed, ABC Family offers two highly acclaimed cartoons, one an old-fashioned, 2-D favorite, and the other an excellent example of the CGI genre. Listen for the late Jerry Orbach (”Law & Order”) as the candlestick in the 1991 musical “Beauty and the Beast” (6 p.m.). A crotchety widower with Ed Asner’s voice (and more than a touch of Spencer Tracy’s personality) takes a boy aloft in the longpostponed adventure of a lifetime in the much-admired 2009 Pixar feature “Up” (8 p.m.).

Also on the animated front, HBO launches the third season of “The Life & Times of Tim” (8 p.m.). Unlike many cartoon comedies that use animation to go places and show things that would be impossible in the live-action realm, “Tim” remains decidedly modest in its narrative ambitions, centering around a sad-sack’s strenuously modest existence.

I have never much seen the humor, nor the point of “Tim,” and I don’t think I’m alone.

Tonight’s other highlights

An Alabama event planner crafts memorable evenings on the new six-part series “Bama Glama” (7 p.m., Food).

Mistaken identity on “Chuck” (8 p.m., NBC).

A murder in the woods seems familiar on “Grimm” (8 p.m., NBC).

“Great Performances” (8 p.m., PBS) presents “The Little Mermaid From San Francisco Ballet.” Check local listings.

A clean cut for a change on “Gold Rush” (8 p.m., Discovery).

Friendly fire brings official scrutiny on “Blue Bloods” (9 p.m., CBS).

Scheduled on “20/20” (9 p.m., ABC): The Million Moms Challenge on Maternal Health.

Universal Crossword Edited by Timothy E. Parker December 16, 2011

JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS For Friday, Dec. 16: You are unusually direct and precise this year. At times, your candor could distance others. If you are single, you are in a position to meet many potential suitors. If you are attached, the two of you need to go out more together, bonding you closer. Choose a common commitment.

Virgo can push hard.

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) Remain as mellow as possible. Pressure builds quickly, as you could be judging yourself a little too much. Tonight: Easy works.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) While many people stress out as a misunderstanding sets in, you find unusual solutions.

A change in perspective might be absolutely necessary. Tonight: Fun and games, of the TGIF variety.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) You are wellanchored and determined to achieve exactly what you want. Stay light with a family member who often has to speak of gloom and doom in the name of realism. Tonight: At home.

Civil rights attorney Morris Dees is 75. Actress Joyce Bulifant is 74.

Actress Liv Ullmann is 73.

CBS news correspondent Lesley Stahl is 70. TV producer Steven Bochco is 68. Former Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons is 67. Pop musician Tony Hicks (The Hollies) is 66. Pop singer

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Cancer (June 21-July 22) You are full of fun and excitement.

Listen to your inner voice about a misunderstanding.

Tonight: Make a caring gesture.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Be aware of what you have to offer — not everything can be measured in financial or monetary terms. A loved one could create quite a smoke screen. Tonight: Bring others together for a fun activity.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) You are all smiles and move through a hassle easily. You might want to do something very different. Do just that.

Tonight: Whatever knocks your socks off.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You might want to vanish and play it lowkey. Your innate creativity points to an imaginative flight of fancy. Tonight: Not to be found. Let others wonder.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Zero in on what you want. A meeting plays a significant role in your plans. Tonight: Friends will want to join you wherever you are.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Pres-

BIRTHDAYS Benny Andersson (ABBA) is 65. Actor Ben Cross is 64. Rock singer-musician Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) is 62. Rock musician Bill Bateman (The Blasters) is 60. Actor Xander Berkeley is 56. Actress Alison LaPlaca is 52. Actor Sam Robards is 50. Actor Jon Tenney is 50. Actor

sure builds wherever you are. You feel overly responsible, as if you must perform. Tonight: In the limelight.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You discover the importance of breaking past a self-imposed barrier. You will see situations more clearly and feel better ultimately. Tonight: Let your mind relax to great music.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You might believe you are too dependent on another person.

Don’t worry about it. You are far more independent than you realize. Tonight: Try to live more in your heart than your head.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Others come toward you and share a lot of themselves. In a professional situation, you might not mind — personally, you could feel burdened by some of what is said and feel that in some way you are the cause of the problem. Tonight: The only answer is “yes.”

— The astrological forecast should be read for entertainment only.

Benjamin Bratt is 48.

Country singer-songwriter Jeff Carson is 48. Actor Daniel Cosgrove is 41.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Michael McCary is 40.

Actor Jonathan Scarfe is 36. Country musician Chris Scruggs is 29. Actress Hallee Hirsh is 24. Actress Anna Popplewell is 23.

ACROSS 1 Vegetarian’s no-no 5 Administers medicine 10 Black, in an ode 14 A good shoe supports it 15 Ringlike coral island 16 Pew locale 17 Colorful growing building 19 “True ___” (Wayne flick) 20 Six-Day War participant 21 Cardinals’ nickname 23 “Pod” starter 24 Prevent from having 25 Infringe upon 30 Arrowed street sign 33 Digestive fluid 34 Suspend 36 Color quality 37 Redding, the singer 38 Birds of peace 39 Largest city of Latvia 40 Tony winner Cariou 41 Missing from one’s post 42 Roman way 43 Exhibit principal 46 Climbs awkwardly 49 Scottish hillside 50 Anatomical

egg holder 51 Madagascar language 55 Tooth covering 59 Mild expletive 60 Colorful Navy show squad 62 Gaming cubes 63 Actress Kedrova and singer McCann 64 State, in France 65 Prepares a printing press 66 Abrasive file 67 ___ serif (plain type style) DOWN 1 “The Gift of the ___” 2 Boots an easy grounder 3 Computer brand 4 Movie houses, in Britain 5 Mexico’s national flower 6 Siouan speaker of Oklahoma 7 Lip-puckering 8 Otherwise 9 Musher’s team 10 Caboose’s opposite 11 Colorful deep-voiced

singer 12 “The Art of Love” poet 13 New Jersey team 18 Roman emperor 22 “Reindeer Games” star Affleck 25 Virus named for a river 26 Saltpeter 27 Colorful “Put Yourself in My Shoes” singer 28 Chuck wagon grub 29 Chaos 31 Boring tool 32 Insurance policy measurements 35 “Gimme a Break!” star Carter 38 Single and lacking baggage

39 Lung protectors 44 Muslim decrees 45 Droop in the middle 47 Comparable to pie?

48 “Blinded by the Light” singer Manfred 51 Prefix with “gap” or “care” 52 Once more, in Dogpatch 53 Fat, as a chance 54 Christmas season 56 “I ___ man with seven wives” 57 Dash of panache 58 WWII landing crafts 61 Corn measure

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Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

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Dear Annie: I’ve written you before, but this time I hit the send button.

I have three grandchildren. One is biologically related, and the other two are my daughter’s stepchildren from two previous relationships. The older child currently lives with his father, who has an enormous family. The middle child had no contact with his father until age 4, and then the dad reentered his life and tripled his extended family. They have lots of money and want to make up for lost time, so they shower this child with gifts, toys, clothes and special trips.

We are dreading Christmas. The older boy will get lots of stuff from his paternal family, and the middle boy will get a huge windfall.

But the youngest child will get only the small amount we can afford. I will spend the same amount of money on all the children because I treat my grandchildren the same.

The problem is, the two older boys look down on the presents from us because they aren’t as good as what their paternal grandparents purchase. And the youngest boy feels slighted because he doesn’t get as much as his brothers do. The older boys aren’t told to share or stop

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hillside 50 Anatomical

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

Ans: A Yesterday’s

(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: MERGE TONIC WALLOP GENDER Answer: The flood at the doctor’s office created this — A “WADING” ROOM

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the Judge of the District Court of Douglas County, Kansas, I will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand in the Jury Assembly Room of the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center building in the City of Lawrence in said County and State on the 29th day of December, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock a.m. on said day, the following described interest in real estate situated in Douglas County, Kansas, to-wit: Lots 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 14, in Block One, in Monterey Bluffs, a subdivision in the City of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas.

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Plan in accordance with City of Lawrence, Kan., Code § 20-1103 (Jan. 1, 2011), as amended; and (2) Building elevations that comply with Commercial Design Guidelines. (b) Prior to the release of Special Use Permit, No. SUP-7-4-11, for the issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall submit to the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Office, for review and approval, a revised drawing that shows full access to the subject property and includes the proposed lane widening on Crossgate Drive, consistent with the applicant’s presentation at the September 26, 2011, public hearing before the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission. (c) Prior to the release of Special Use Permit, No. SUP-7-4-11, for the issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall submit to the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Office, for review and approval, a revised site plan that includes the following additions or amendments: (1) A note that sites the Deed Book and Page numbers for all documents recorded with the Douglas County, Kansas, Register of Deeds that address and govern the maintenance of the shared access drive between Lot 1 and Lot 2 of Park Plaza Addition No. 1; (2) A note that provides: “Any undeveloped areas shall be planted with shrubs or ground cover per City of Lawrence, Kan., Code § 20-1006(b) (Jan. 1, 2011), as amended”; (3) A note that provides: “Lot 1 and Lot 2, as shown on the site plan, are owned by the same corporation. Owner has agreed, as condition of approval of the site plan, to plant street trees for Lot 1 and Lot 2 upon initial development of Lot 1. The Owner has also agreed to complete the perimeter sidewalk along West 24th Place on Lot 1 and Lot 2 at the time said sidewalk is constructed in connection with the development of Lot 1”; (4) A revised General Note 8 that includes the following statement: “Prior to the issuance of a building permit for Lot 2, the Owner of Lot 2 shall submit a photometric plan to the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Office for review and approval in accordance with City of Lawrence, Kan., Code § 20-1103 (Jan. 1, 2011), as amended”; (5) A note that provides: “The City Engineer has approved reduced access spacing from the signalized intersection of Crossgate Drive and Clinton Parkway and has approved reduced access spacing from the non-signalized intersection of Crossgate Drive and West 24th Place”; (6) A note that provides: “Prior to the issuance of a building permit for Lot 2, the Owner of Lot 2 shall submit to the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Office, for review and approval, a revised site plan showing a separate trash dumpster on Lot 2 or referencing an agreement with the Owner of Lot 1 that provides for shared use of the trash dumpster on Lot 1”; and (7) A note that provides: “Prior to the release of the site plan for issuance of a building permit, the City and the Applicant shall enter into a written agreement that delegates responsibility for correction of traffic safety issues that may arise on Crossgate Drive as the result of developing the subject property, including the circumstances under which the Applicant shall be responsible for the cost of future traffic improvements and the incremental steps of implementation.” (d) Prior to the release of Special Use Permit, No. SUP-7-4-11, for the issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall submit to the City Stormwater Engineer, for review and approval, a revised drawing with the following additions and amendments: (1) The drawing must verify that the floodway and floodplain limits shown on the Site Plan conform to those of the August 5, 2010, FIRM. The drawing must also show, on its face, the Water Surface Elevation of the Base Flood as determined by the Flood Insurance Study; (2) A revised General Note 14 that corrects the date to “August 5, 2010”; (3) The drawing must show, and the Site Plan must provide for, a four-foot (4’) wide concrete flume with flared end along the driveway access to West 24th Place, per the City Stormwater Engineer’s approval. SECTION 5. Failure of applicant, owner, or any success or assign, to abide by the requirements of Chapter 20 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2011 Edition, as amended, one or more of the special conditions established in Section 4, supra, shall be cause of the City to revoke Special Use Permit, No. SUP-7-4-11, in accordance with City of Lawrence, Kan., Code § 20-1605 (Jan. 1, 2011), as amended SECTION 6. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance is found to be unconstitutional or is otherwise held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the validity of any remaining parts of this ordinance. SECTION 7: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by law. ADOPTED by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, this 22nd day of November, 2011.

RATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE CITY CODE AT CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 20-108 OF THE “CODE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, 2011 EDITION,” AND AMENDMENTS THERETO.

LOT 8, BLOCK TWO, IN HANSCOM-TAPPAN ADDITION, A SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS, commonly known as 1531 Hanscom Road, Lawrence, KS 66046 (the “Property”) You are notified that a Petition has been filed in the to satisfy the judgment in District Court of Douglas the above-entitled case. County, Kansas, praying to The sale is to be made foreclose a real estate without appraisement and mortgage on the following subject to the redemption described real estate: period as provided by law, 16, Block 1, in and further subject to the Lot Addiapproval of the Court. For Hanscom-Tappan more information, visit tion, a subdivision in the City of Lawrence, Douglas www.Southlaw.com.

County, Kansas, commonly Kenneth McGovern, Sheriff known as 902 Olivers Court, Douglas County, Kansas Lawrence, KS 66044 (the “Property”) Prepared By: South & Associates, P.C. and all those defendants Kristen G. Stroehmann who have not otherwise (KS # 10551) been served are required to 6363 College Blvd., Suite 100 plead to the Petition on or Overland Park, KS 66211 before the 19th day of Janu(913)663-7600 ary, 2012, in the District (913)663-7899 (Fax) Court of Douglas County, Attorneys For Plaintiff Kansas. If you fail to plead, (130527) judgment and decree will ________ be entered in due course upon the Petition.

(First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World NOTICE December 2, 2011) Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF U.S.C. §1692c(b), no inforDOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS mation concerning the colCIVIL DEPARTMENT lection of this debt may be given without the prior conBank of America, N.A. sent of the consumer given Plaintiff, directly to the debt collecvs. tor or the express permisThe Estate of Mildred sion of a court of compeTurner, deceased; John Doe tent jurisdiction. The debt (Tenant/Occupant); Mary collector is attempting to Doe (Tenant/Occupant); collect a debt and any inTheron E. Ragland Sr.; formation obtained will be Theron E. Ragland Jr.; Shel- used for that purpose. lease Ragland; Tanya Smith; Thei-Ann Wyatt; Alfred Theodore “Teddy” Prepared By: DeYoung, South & Associates, P.C. Defendants.

Brian R. Hazel (KS # 21804) 6363 College Blvd., Suite 100 Case No. 11CV669 Overland Park, KS 66211 Court Number: 4 (913)663-7600 Pursuant to K.S.A. (913)663-7899 (Fax) Chapter 60 Attorneys For Plaintiff (132100) NOTICE OF SUIT ________ 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 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.

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: Beginning at a point 62 feet East of the Southwest corner of Lot 142, in Addition No. 2, in North Lawrence; thence North 0 degrees 05’ 48” West, a distance of 280.51 feet, more or less, said point being on the North line of Lot 142; thence along said North line, North 89 degrees 13’ 07” East, a distance of 75.00 feet; thence South 0 degrees 05’ 52” East, a distance of 281.58 feet, more or less, said point being on the South line of Lot 142, thence North 89 degrees 57’ 58” West, a distance of 75.00 feet to the point of beginning, said tract being a portion of Lot 142 in Addition No. 2, North Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas , commonly known as 219 Lincoln Street, Lawrence, KS 66044 (the “Property”) and all those defendants who have not otherwise been served are required to plead to the Petition on or before the 12th day of January, 2012, in the District Court of Douglas County,Kansas. If you fail to plead, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.

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.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL DEPARTMENT

Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP Bradley R. Finkeldei #19470 Plaintiff, ________ vs.

(First published in the Law- Bryan D. Bloom; John Doe (Tenant/Occupant); Mary rence Daily Journal-World Doe (Tenant/Occupant); December 16, 2011) Unknown spouse, if any, of Bryan Bloom; Julie Bloom, IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF Defendants.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL DEPARTMENT Case No. 11CV692 Court Number: 1 GMAC Mortgage, LLC Plaintiff, vs.

Penny Dixon and Sterling D. Eubank, et al.

Defendants.

Case No. 11CV412 Court Number: 1 Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60

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or dormant corporations; the unknown executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, successors and assigns of any defendants that are or were 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.

Prepared By: South & Associates, P.C. Kristen G. Stroehmann (KS # 10551) 6363 College Blvd., Suite 100 Overland Park, KS 66211 (913)663-7600 (913)663-7899 (Fax) Attorneys For Plaintiff (135866) On this 28th day of Novem________ ber, 2011.

(First published in The LawSHERIFF OF rence Daily Journal-World, DOUGLAS COUNTY December 9, 2011)

STEVENS & BRAND, L.L.P. P.O. Box 189 Lawrence, KS 66044 (785) 843-0811 Attorneys for Plaintiff

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Sheriff of Douglas County, Kansas, will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand, at the Lower Level of the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center of the Courthouse at Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, on January 12, 2012, at 10:00 AM, the following real estate:

together with all fixtures, appurtenances, etc. thereunto pertaining; said interest in real property is levied upon as the property of defendants and all other alleged owners and will be sold without appraisal to satisfy said Order of Sale.

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NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued to me by the Clerk of the District Court of Douglas County, Kansas, the undersigned

Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60 NOTICE OF SUIT 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

(Published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World December 16, 2011) ORDINANCE NO. 8674 SPECIAL USE PERMIT NO. SUP-7-4-11 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, GRANTING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR GAS AND FUEL SALES AND A CAR WASH TO CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY, WITHIN THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS. WHEREAS, pursuant to City of Lawrence, Kan., Code § 20-403 (Jan. 1, 2011), as amended, a Personal Convenience Store is a permitted use in districts zoned CN2 (Neighborhood Commercial Center Districts); WHEREAS, pursuant to City of Lawrence, Kan., Code § 20-403 (Jan. 1, 2011), as amended, Gas and Fuel Sales and Car Washes are, upon the grant of a Special Use Permit, permitted uses in districts zoned CN2 (Neighborhood Commercial Center Districts); WHEREAS, the owner of record of the subject real property, the legal description of which is set forth at Section 2, infra, proposes to use the subject real property, which is currently zoned CN2, for a Personal Convenience Store, Gas and Fuel Sales, and a Car Wash WHEREAS, the owner of record of the subject real property has filed with the City of Lawrence, Kansas, proper application for a Special Use Permit, No. SUP-7-4-11, to use the subject real property for Gas and Fuel Sales and a Car Wash; WHEREAS, the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Staff reviewed that application in light of all relevant factors and prepared a report recommending that the application for a Special Use Permit, No. SUP-7-4-11, be approved; WHEREAS, at its September 26, 2011, public hearing, the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission considered the report and recommendation of City staff, weighed the evidence adduced at the public hearing, and voted to recommend to the City Commission that it grant the Special Use Permit, No. SUP-7-4-11, allowing the applicant to use the subject property for Gas and Fuel Sales and a Car Wash; and WHEREAS, at its October 18, 2011, public meeting, the Governing Body addressed the application for a Special Use Permit, No. SUP-7-4-11, received comments from the public, and considered the recommendation of the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS: SECTION 1.

The above-stated recitals are incorporated herein by reference and shall be as effective as if repeated verbatim. SECTION 2. In accordance with City of Lawrence, Kan., Code § 20-1306 (Jan. 1, 2011), as amended, the governing body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, hereby grants to the applicant Special Use Permit, No. SUP 7-4-11, for the following legally described real property, situated in the City of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, to-wit: Lot 1, Block 1, Inverness Park Plaza Addition No. 5 permitting the subject real property to have those special permitted uses set forth in Section 3, infra, subject to the conditions established in Section 4, infra. SECTION 3. The City hereafter permits the subject real property, as granted in Section 2, supra, in accordance with Special Use Permit, No. SUP-7-4-11, to have the following special permitted uses: Gas and Fuel Sales and a Car Wash. SECTION 4. The Special Use Permit granted in Section 2, supra, and the permitted uses set forth in Section 3, supra, in addition to being subject to the general conditions established in Chapter 20 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2011 Edition, as amended, is also subject to the following special conditions: (a) Prior to the release of Special Use Permit, No. SUP-7-4-11, for the issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall submit the following documents to the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Office for review and approval: (1) A Photometric

APPROVED: /s/ Aron E. Cromwell Aron E. Cromwell Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Jonathan M. Douglass Jonathan M. Douglass City Clerk Approved as to form and legality /s/Toni R. Wheeler Toni R. Wheeler Director of the Legal Department _______ (Published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World December 16, 2011) ORDINANCE NO. 8687 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, REZONING APPROXIMATLEY 3.3 ACRES FROM RSO (SINGLE-DWELLING RESIDENTIAL OFFICE) DISTRICT TO CS (COMMERCIAL STRIP) DISTRICT AND AMENDING THE CITY’S “OFFICIAL ZONING DISTRICT MAP,” INCORPO-

WHEREAS, on September 12, 2011, the owners of record of the subject property, the legal description of which is set forth at Section 2, infra, filed with the City of Lawrence, Kansas, Rezoning Application No. Z-9-24-11 seeking to rezone the base district of the subject property from RSO (Single-Dwelling Residential Office) District to CS (Commercial Strip) District; WHEREAS, on November 14, 2011, after due and lawful notice was given in accordance with K.S.A. 12-757 and City of Lawrence, Kan., Code § 20-1303 (Jan. 1, 2011), the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on Rezoning Application No. Z-9-24-11; WHEREAS, at the November 14, 2011, public hearing, the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission considered the report and recommendation of City staff, weighed the evidence adduced at the public hearing, reviewed the decision-making criteria set forth at City of Lawrence, Kan., § 20-1303 (Jan 1, 2011), and voted unanimously (8-0) to recommend to the City Commission that it approve Rezoning Application No. Z-9-24-11; and WHEREAS, at its December 13, 2011, public meeting, the Governing Body considered Rezoning Application No. Z-9-24-11 and the recommendation of the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS: SECTION 1.

The above-stated recitals are incorporated herein by reference and shall be as effective as if repeated verbatim. SECTION 2. The base zoning district classification for the following legally described real property, situated in the City of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, to-wit: A TRACT OF LAND IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 12 IN TOWNSHIP 13 SOUTH, RANGE 19 EAST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT WHICH IS SOUTH 01° 36’ 41” EAST, 0.60 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE, FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 12; THENCE NORTH 87° 43’ 00” EAST, 367.19 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 8° 33’ 41” EAST, 97.10 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 8° 30’ 57” EAST, 97.61 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 1° 35’ 15” EAST, 189.22 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 87° 42’ 09” WEST, 389.99 FEET; THENCE NORTH 1° 36’ 41” WEST, 377.91 FEET ALONG WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 12 TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINS 3.334 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. is hereby changed from RSO (Single-Dwelling Residential Office) District to CS (Commercial Strip) District, as such district is defined and described in Chapter 20 of the “Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2011 Edition,” and amendments thereto. SECTION 3. The “Official Zoning District Map,” which is adopted and incorporated into the City Code by reference at City of Lawrence, Kan., Code § 20-108 (Jan. 1, 2011), is hereby amended by showing and reflecting thereon the new zoning district classification for the subject property as described in more detail in Section 2, supra. SECTION 4.

If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance is found to be unconstitutional or is otherwise held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the validity of any remaining parts of this ordinance.

SECTION 5: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by law. ADOPTED by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, this 13th day of December, 2011.

APPROVED: /s/ Aron E. Cromwell Aron E. Cromwell Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Jonathan M. Douglass Jonathan M. Douglass City Clerk Approved as to form and legality /s/Toni R. Wheeler Toni R. Wheeler Director of the Legal Department ________

(Published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World December 16, 2011) Notice of Storage Lien Auction Auction will be held December 28th at 9:30 a.m. at 2223 Haskell Ave., Lawrence KS 66046. The contents of the leased space(s) could include some of most of the following described as bedding / clothing, boxes / bags / totes, furniture, miscellaneous household items and tools. Units up for auction are: JC Cirese g0c13 Davia Dickey g0b13 Nancy Espinosa g0503 Trisha Fulcher g0d29 Christine Hayes g0d31 Sarah Hemerling g0b11 Jason Johnson g0d9 Derek Jones g0c37 Angela Kennon g0d16 Dean Lautenschlager g0604 Raymond Post g0b5 Thiwan Shepard g0304 Erika Wilcoxson g0501 Shiandra Austin g0d4 ________

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