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Foil company moving its headquarters to Lawrence

By Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com

A New Jersey-based firm is moving its North American headquarters to Lawrence’s East Hills Business Park and will be creating 17 new highlevel jobs in the process.

API Foils, a company that makes the shiny foils used on greeting cards, high-end labels and other packaging, announced Thursday it will move its corporate offices to its existing Lawrence production plant by June.

“It is a wonderful move because it helps solidify API’s presence in the community,” said It is a wonderBeth Johnson, vice president of econom- ful move because it ic development for helps solidify API’s the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce. presence in the com“When you think of munity. When you being home to a com- think of being home pany’s headquarters, to a company’s headyou know the company really has a strong quarters, you know interest in your com- the company really munity.” has a strong interest API, which has been in Lawrence in your community.” since 1995, has 52 employees at its plant at — Beth Johnson, vice president 3841 Greenway Cir- of economic development cle. The 17 new posi- for the Lawrence Chamber of tions will be a mix of Commerce transfers and hires from within the community, Johnson said, although an exact split isn’t yet available.

An average salary for the new positions also isn’t yet available, but many of the positions are expected to be above $50,000 a year and will include the company’s chief executive officer, chief financial officer and various assistants. With the new additions, the average wage for all positions at the plant is expected to hit the $50,000-a-year mark, Johnson said.

The company is making the move without a tax abatement or other financial incentives from

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SAM PEPPLE, LEFT, HELPS BYRON JAMES OF LAWRENCE HABITAT RESTORE load a base cabinet Tuesday afternoon. Kansas University’s surplus program has delivered its 10,000th item to charity while helping clear out old office furniture from various departments on campus.

KU surplus property recycling program donates 10,000th item to nonprofits

By Christine Metz cmetz@ljworld.com

In a 3,500-square-foot section of a warehouse on Kansas University’s West Campus is what Sam Pepple calls the equivalent of grandma’s basement.

Rows of office chairs, tables, filing cabinets and shelves fill the space, as well as more unusual finds, such as a doctor’s examination table.

The warehouse is the heart of KU’s surplus property recycling program, which collects unwanted office furniture

and equipment free of charge from departments across campus. Those items are then stored at the warehouse where other departments or area nonprofits can use them.

“Things get shifted around, sort of like grandma’s basement,” Pepple said.

This week, the program donated its 10,000th item to nonprofits. The item was part of a truckload headed to Lawrence Habitat for Humanity ReStore that included file cabinets, office chairs, desks and frames.

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Author gives tips for coping with divorce during the holidays

By Karrey Britt

Of the 36,000 meters installed cmetz@ljworld.com so far, 5,400 customers have By the end of the year, nearly all accessed the online informaof Westar Energy’s 39,000 Lawrence tion that comes with the smart residential customers will have smart meters.

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Author Rose Sweet says the holidays can be hell for the divorced. There are arguments over who gets the kids, a lack of money for gifts and feelings of loneliness, rejection, anger and depression.

“There’s just this dismal look at the future like there will never be anything for me in the future, and we know that’s not true, Sweet but that’s really the reality for someone who is still raw at the holiday time,” Sweet said.

Sweet, 60, of San Anselmo, Calif., knows from experience.

She has been divorced three

people logging online every day.

“Not everyone gets online the day after the meter is exchanged,” Jensen said. “We will do more in the form of customer communications.”

The online data has monthly billing information and breaks down energy usage in 15-minute increments. The data makes it easy to see which days have spikes in energy usage (mainly on the weekends and holidays) and at what time of day energy is used the most (typically between 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.).

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times. Her last marriage ended 15 years ago after 10 years.

“I was like, ‘Oh great. I’ve failed more than once. Nobody loves me. I’m miserable and getting old, and I needed help.’”

Sweet said there were few books and support groups then.

She found help and healing through a divorce care series on tape. Then she decided to help others.

Sweet has written several books about divorce, including “Healing the Divorced Heart,” and she has produced a DVD series, “The Catholic’s Divorce Survival Guide.” She’s a motivational speaker and has spoken about divorce on radio and TV shows.

Sweet said 50 percent of all

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Any organization that is classified as a nonprofit by the Internal Revenue Service can take advantage of KU’s surplus property recycling program.

At the warehouse, 1851 Westbrooke St., store hours are 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Tuesday, or you can schedule an appointment by calling 393-4256.

Available items can be viewed online at recycle.ku.edu/surplus/items.shtml.

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Most smart meters expected to be installed by year’s end meters.

Since October, the electric utility has been installing the meters in homes throughout Lawrence. The meters are part of a $40 million SmartStar project, half of which is being covered by federal stimulus dollars.

“Overall, it’s gone very well. The Lawrence community has been great to work with. We have been getting an awful lot of positive feedback on the availability of information,” said Hal Jensen, Westar’s SmartStar director.

Of the 36,000 meters installed so far, 5,400 customers have accessed the online information that comes with the smart meters. Jensen expects that number to grow with 150 to 200

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marriages today will probably fail. In the next five years, she said, America is going to have more single people than married and one of the reasons: people are afraid to tie the knot. They’ve heard the horror stories and pain that comes with divorce, and the holidays are particularly painful.

Sweet said divorce — whether you are the one who wants out or not — is never easy, even if you are getting out of an abusive situation. It’s like cancer, she said.

“It’s good to get major surgery and have the cancer removed, but it’s still bad to have the major surgery,” she said.

“There’s the risk, recuperating and costs.”

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DEATHS ROSE TERESA TRAMBA No formal services will be held for Rose Teresa Tramba, 90, Baldwin City. Final internment will be at the Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago.

Mrs. Tramba, the mother of James L. Tramba, of Lawrence, died Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, at the Baldwin Care Center, Baldwin City.

MARIAN M. BROWN Mass of Christian Burial for Marian M. Brown, 82, Lawrence, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence.

Burial will follow at 12:30 p.m. at Leavenworth National Cemetery in Leavenworth.

Mrs. Brown died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

The family will greet friends from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday at WarrenMcElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.

Paul H. Getto, D.D.S. Paul Henry Getto, D.D.S., 94, passed away at home December 21, 2011 surrounded by family. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 24, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1011 Vermont Street, Lawrence. A reception at the church will immediately follow the service.

Paul was born October 1, 1917 in Jeannette, Pennsylvania to Michael and Ernesta Getto, who were originally from the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. The youngest of six surviving children, Paul graduated from Jeannette High School and then followed his older brothers, Mike Getto, a KU assistant football coach (1929-1939 and 19471950) and All-American tackle at the University of Pittsburgh (1928), and Ernest J. Getto, M.D., a graduate of KU Medical School, to Lawrence to attend the University of Kansas. Paul’s professors at KU included Dr. James A. Naismith, inventor of the sport of basketball and founder of the KU basketball program. After KU, Paul attended the University of Kansas City School of Dentistry (now UMKC Dental School), graduating in 1942.

During college, he met his future wife, Winnifred Hagberg, while both worked at the Eldridge Hotel in Lawrence. Paul and Winnie were married October 10, 1942 in Montgomery, Alabama, where Paul served four years in the U.S. Army Air Force Dental Corps. This fall Paul and Winnie celebrated their sixty-ninth wedding anniversary.

Following his military service, Paul and Winnie lived two years in DuBois, Pennsylvania while Paul practiced dentistry.

In 1948, they returned to Lawrence where Paul continued to practice Getto dentistry and oral surgery for 38 years until his retirement in 1986. During retirement, Paul was active in volunteer work for the Boy Scouts of America, the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Douglas County Senior Services (which honored him with the Jim Seaver Award in 2008), the Lawrence Visitors Center and other organizations. He was a member of the American Dental Association, the Kansas State Dental Association, the Douglas County Dental Society, and the Lawrence Rotary Club.

Paul was a wonderful, cheerful man, loved and admired by all who knew him. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers Anthony Getto, Dominic Getto, Mike Getto, Ernest J. Getto, M.D. and his sister Anna Wilps.

Paul is survived by his wife of 69 years, Winnie Getto; his son Paul, and wife Kathy, of Topeka, Ks; his son Charles, and wife Carol, of Lenexa, Ks; his daughter Jane Getto Allen, and husband Stephen, of Lawrence; and seven grandchildren. The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be sent to Trinity Episcopal Church, Lawrence Memorial Hospital or Douglas County Visiting Nurses, sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Ind., Lawrence, KS 66044.

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from five years ago.

Sweet’s advice for helping to survive the holidays if you are divorced:

Avoid holiday parties if you want. If going to a family or friends’ get-together will help you feel better, then go.

But if celebrating makes you sick or anxious, stay home.

Forget what others might think, and take care of yourself. Don’t talk about what happened until you’re ready.

Give yourself permission to step back. You don’t have to bake a fruitcake and invite the neighbors over like you do every year. Tell your family and friends you are taking a break this year. If they love you, they will understand.

Get rest. Life is stressful, and the holidays double the stress. Add divorce and you have a “nuclear cocktail,” she said. The emotions will drain you physically, so rest up. Ask someone else to take the kids to a movie or skating while you take a nap.

Be up-front with children. Sit down and tell them the holidays will be different this year, but you will make the most of it. Ask what they would like to do.

Also, remember to keep the kids’ best interests in mind when it comes to sharing them during the holidays.

Often, it’s more about you than them.

“You want the perfect holiday that you’ve always had and by God you deserve it; he was a jerk and he is not going to ruin your Christmas. That’s petty,” Sweet said. “My thing is always to be willing to lose in order to win. Do the bigger thing.”

Forget the money. Too often parents tie good parenting to the things they can provide, but good parenting is really about teaching virtue. It’s about the experiences and not things. Again, be up-front with the kids about gifts and be creative. Go caroling, watch a movie or volunteer.

“The money thing is huge because look at our culture.

We spend to the hilt, and we create the most big fantasy Christmas and that’s a big setup for disappointment, and then afterward, look at how exhausted and fat we are,” she said. “We are heavier and

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Customers also can set up text and email alerts for when the bills are over a certain amount or when there are spikes in energy usage.

Once the residential meters are installed, Westar will begin working on meters for businesses. The electric utility also will continue to work with customers who have meters that are hard Obituary policy to access, such as those in More information about what the newspaper accepts and yards with dogs or closed in other guidelines, including costs for obituaries, can be obby locked gates. In those intained through your mortuary, by calling the Journal-World stances, customers have to at (785) 832-7154, or online at LJWorld.com/obits/policy/. set up appointments for the meters to be switched.

Along with providing more information to customers, the smart meters will benefit The Kansas business- Westar operations. The comwill no longer have to friendly environment is pany send trucks to digitally read very refreshing.”

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A meters, and it doesn’t have to be on site when an account Lawrence City Hall. The transfers names. That will company, Johnson said, is re- — Brad Mueller, president and general manager of API Foils Americas ceiving incentives from the state of Kansas, including various tax credits, training assistance and participation $200,000 worth of construcin the state’s PEAK program, tion work at the Lawrence which allows companies to plant to accommodate addiBy George Diepenbrock retain up to 95 percent of the tional office space. gdiepenbrock@ljworld.com Johnson also said the move state payroll withholding tax may be a good sign that the on eligible employees.

A Douglas County judge An attempt to reach a company strongly will conThursday sentenced a 31-yearspokesman with API on sider Lawrence for future old Lawrence man to two Thursday was not successful, production expansions. The years on probation for serving but the company’s president company in 2007 qualified for as a lookout for a 2010 robbery and general manager said in a a tax abatement for a planned at Walmart, 3300 Iowa. statement that several factors $17 million expansion of its If Nathan T. Moses is found led to the company deciding Lawrence production plant. to violate terms of his probato move its headquarters to But as the economy soured, tion, he faces a prison sentence Kansas. the expansion — which was of two years and three months, “The Kansas business- scheduled to add about 30 court personnel said. friendly environment is very jobs — never happened and Moses in November pleadrefreshing,” said Brad Muel- the company did not finalize ed no contest to conspiracy ler, president and general the tax abatement process. to commit robbery. He is manager of API Foils Ameri“Lawrence already is one of five accomplices accas. “The skill and dedica- where they make a lot of cused of serving as lookouts tion of our workforce, the at- their product, so this gets us tractive cost profile, coupled excited about what this could with its central geographic lead to in the future,” Johnlocation, make Lawrence an son said. ideal location for our contin— City reporter Chad Lawhorn can ued growth.” be reached at 832-6362. Follow him Johnson said the projat Twitter.com/clawhorn_ljw ect likely will involve about

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Support groups Paul and Lynnett Beck, of Topeka, are members of a support group called DivorceCare at Mustard Seed Church, 700 Wakarusa Drive.

Lynnett said she and her husband have been through divorce, so they like to share their experiences and help others. She said the group is for anyone who is going through separation or divorce. The group also offers support to couples who are considering divorce.

Some of the couples have gotten back together.

“There’s just a lot of different scenarios,” she said.

The group offers ongoing classes about topics such as child care, loneliness, anger and finances. It meets at 6:30 p.m. Fridays, and the next meeting is Dec. 30.

For more information, call 841-5685.

Other divorce support groups in Lawrence include:

Lawrence Free Methodist Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave., at 6:30 p.m. Sundays.

Its next 13-week session begins Jan. 22. For more information, call 842-2343.

Christ Community Church, 1100 Kasold Drive.

For information, call 8427600.

First Christian Church, 1000 Ky., 6:30 p.m.

Thursdays. Its next 13-week program begins Jan. 19.

For more information, call 843-0679 or Lori Myrick at 843-3072.

Other resources for help:

Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center’s 24hour service: 785-843-9192.

National Suicide Prevention Life-Line: 800273-8255.

Headquarters Counseling Center’s 24-hour service: 785-841-2345.

Lawrence Memorial Hospital emergency room: 785-505-6100. more tired, and that’s not what Christmas is supposed to be about.”

It’s not the last Christmas. It will be tough, but remember there will be many more to come.

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

make a significant difference on Aug. 1, when many apartments in Lawrence switch tenants.

Next spring, Westar hopes to launch a voluntary program that will allow customers to be billed at different rates based on peak demand. For instance, energy would be at its most expensive during hours when it’s needed most, such as late afternoon on a 100-degree day in July.

The program, which has to be approved by the Kansas Corporation Commission, would be available to 1,000 participants and is not specific to Lawrence.

“We have had quite a bit of interest in that type of rate availability and a lot of interest in Lawrence,” Jensen said.

In other places across the country, customers have questioned the accuracy of smart-meter readings. Jensen said Westar hasn’t found any technical problems with the accuracy of the meters.

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“It’s a wonderful thing,” said Byron James, who works at ReStore and stops by the warehouse about twice a month. The items he collects are sold at the store, which gives the proceeds to Habitat for Humanity.

The 10,000 mark is a significant one when the alternative is considered.

“If we weren’t here doing this, it would be thrown away. It would be in a landfill,” Pepple said.

The program has been around for more than four years and is under the management of KU’s environmental stewardship program.

Pepple, who is aided by a group of student workers, collects reusable office furniture and KANSAS UNIVERSITY e q u i p m e n t from campus departments at no charge.

Other departments on campus have the first option of reusing those items. Just recently high-end Herman Miller office furniture made its way from the provost’s office to the Life Span Institute.

“It gives them a little more credibility,” program coordinator for the environmental stewardship program Aileen Dingus said about the effect the department’s furniture upgrade will have on visitors.

The surplus furniture becomes available as departments at KU remodel, move more people into smaller spaces or purchase new furniture.

If the items aren’t gone in two weeks, the items are available to local nonprofits.

On a recent chilly day, Pepple had already collected brown sitting chairs from the Kenneth Spencer Research Library. Health Care Access stopped by to pick up office chairs, Cottonwood Inc. procured tables, and the Ballard Center took cubical dividers and a desk for a new office.

And then James drove off with a truck full of “new” merchandise.

“It’s great for us,” James said.

— Reporter Christine Metz can be reached at 832-6352.

“That’s not to say there haven’t been any bill inquiries. There always are, smart meter or not, there are always a few changes in energy use for one reason or another,” Jensen said “But there is nothing that is out of the ordinary.”

A small percentage of the residents could see a slight increase in their bill because the smart meters are more accurate than the slow, old mechanical meters they are replacing. But Jensen said most of the city’s residents have been on digital meters for more than a decade.

A few Lawrence residents are refusing to make the switch to smart meters. In that case, Westar is meeting with them personally to persuade them otherwise.

“Those are by far the exception,” Jensen said. “They are less than one-tenth of 1 percent.”

— Reporter Christine Metz can be reached at 832-6352.

Man gets probation in Walmart robbery for William O. Patterson and Lonnie S. Schaefer.

Schaefer, 23, in September pleaded no contest to robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, conspiracy to commit aggravated arson and distribution of marijuana.

Prosecutors accused him of driving co-defendant William O. Patterson, 19, to the scene on Dec. 13, 2010. Patterson earlier this year pleaded guilty and was sentenced to nearly six years in prison for pointing a plastic BB gun at a Walmart clerk in the robbery and taking more than $7,000.

Schaefer and Patterson

also were accused of developing a scheme to have the group throw a bottle full of flammable liquid onto the roof of McDonald’s, 1309 W. Sixth St., to create a diversion from the robbery. The bottle only slightly burned the roof.

District Judge Michael Malone has handled all the cases associated with the robbery.

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Bombs raise fears of sectarian war A terrifying wave of bombs tore through mostly Shiite neighborhoods of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 69 people and evoking fears that Iraq could dissolve into a new round of sectarian violence now that American troops have left.

The attacks appeared to be a well-coordinated assault by Sunni militants linked to al-Qaida and targeted markets, grocery stores, cafes and government buildings in a dozen neighborhoods. They coincided with a government crisis that has already strained ties between the two sects to the breaking point.

For many Iraqis, this could be the beginning of a nightmare scenario: The fragile alliance in the governing coalition is collapsing, large-scale violence bearing the hallmarks of al-Qaida insurgents has returned and Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki may be moving to grab the already limited power of the minority Sunnis.

“The conditions that perpetuate civil wars are making a hasty comeback,” said Ramzy Mardini, an analyst at the Institute for the Study of War in Washington.

The bombings may be linked more to the withdrawal of the last U.S. troops Sunday than the political crisis, but all together the developments raise the specter of a return to the Shiite-Sunni sectarian bloodshed that pushed Iraq to the brink of civil war in 2006 and 2007.

Little known about student found safe

By Heather Hollingsworth Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, MO. — Family and friends were awaiting information Thursday about a 19-year-old college student found safe five days after she went missing, but authorities said there were no plans to file charges and otherwise provided few details.

Aisha Khan’s mother said she still hadn’t talked to her daughter, a day after Overland Park police released a statement saying law enforcement officials personally contacted the young woman, verified her identity and determined she hadn’t been taken or held against her will.

“Right now we just got the information from the cops that she is safe and sound and there are no more further details,” Fouzia Khan said Aisha Khan had Thursday in been reported as a brief phone missing since last interview. She Friday. said there was excitement among family members that she’d be found safe.

Police had been looking for the woman since last Friday, when she left her sister a voicemail saying she’d slapped a man who tried to kiss her while she

was studying outside the satellite campus for Kansas University. Khan is a student at a nearby community college that has an agreement to offer classes at the satellite campus.

When the sister drove to get her, she found only Khan’s book bag and cellphone. Her disappearance led to a massive manhunt and prompted concerns that she had been abducted. Her husband, Waseem Khan, had gone to the media and begged for his wife’s release.

No details were released about where Aisha Khan is now or where she’d been since she was reported missing Friday.

Police said they had no plans to file charges, noting that her

disappearance was reported by university officials and that Aisha Khan hadn’t contacted police.

Aisha Khan lived in the nearby Kansas City suburb of Olathe.

No phone number is listed for her.

“I know there are probably a lot of unanswered questions regarding Aisha Khan,” Chief John Douglass said on his blog Thursday. “The most important fact for us all to remember is that she is safe. Everything else is now a personal family matter and we respect their privacy.

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Despite observers, crackdown hiked Bashar Assad’s regime would appear to be setting itself on a collision course: It let in outside observers for the first time Thursday to monitor his commitment to halting the crackdown on dissent, even as his security forces unleashed a fiercer onslaught this week, killing more than 200 in two days.

But the Syrian president and his inner circle are veterans at playing for time, maneuvering and denying realities on the ground, and they seem confident they can deflect pressure from Arab neighbors without easing their campaign to crush the uprising.

As an advance team for the Arab League observers flew into Damascus on Thursday, activists said the regime was already acting to prevent the mission from seeing protesters arrested in the crackdown, which is supposed to be part of its mandate.

Thousands of prisoners have been moved into military facilities, which are off limits to the monitors, two dissidents said, citing reports from sources on the ground.

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Defense: Manning victim of overreach A seven-day hearing into the biggest national security leak in U.S. history ended Thursday with defense lawyers insisting that the accused soldier was a victim of overreaching by a military that didn’t even follow its own rules for safeguarding sensitive information.

The government argued that it had made its case for a court-martial of Pfc. Bradley Manning, a troubled young intelligence analyst who prosecutors said aided the enemy by leaking troves of documents.

Lawyers for the prosecution and defense gave closing arguments in the preliminary hearing at a military base outside Washington to determine whether Manning should be tried for allegedly sending hundreds of thousands of diplomatic documents and Iraq and Afghanistan war zone field reports to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks.

The presiding officer, Lt. Col. Paul Almanza, has until Jan. 16 to recommend whether the 24-year-old Crescent, Okla., native should be court-martialed.

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Cat travels 200 miles under car hood A cat has survived a four-hour, 200-mile ride under the hood of a car traveling through Ohio.

WJW-TV reports a man who’d left Xenia in southwest Ohio on a drive to Cleveland Sunday afternoon stopped at a rest area south of his destination when he smelled something. A patrolling state trooper found the motorist with his hood up and a large black and white cat that wasn’t his stuck in the engine compartment. The animal had burns on the right side.

The cat was taken to an animal hospital in nearby Lodi where Dr. Linda Randall said he was going to be fine.

Randall is calling him “Eclipse” because that was the model of the car. The SPCA is trying to find the feline’s owner.

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WHILE IN TOWN FOR THE HOLIDAY VISITING HIS SON, John Dremsa of Wisconsin took some time Thursday to split wood in the backyard.

Dremsa said the wood would be used for a nice fire to open gifts by.

Letter to Kansas doctor says ‘Gone With the Wind’ author was too busy for second book

By Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. LOUIS, MO. — Margaret Mitchell wrote one of the most popular American novels of all time when she published “Gone With the Wind” 75 years ago.

But she never followed up the Civil War drama with another story before she died in 1949, hit by a drunken driver as she and her husband walked to a movie theater.

Now a Missouri medical journal has unearthed a letter from Mitchell to a Kansas “horse and buggy” doctor in which she says she was too busy tending to her ailing father to attempt another book.

From her Atlanta home in September 1944, she wrote Dr. Arthur Hertzler of Halstead, Kan., complimenting him Mitchell on his new “Ventures in Science of a Country Surgeon.” She also writes: “I had intended to write you about the thyroid book, but my father died in June and I did not have time or the heart. He had been ill so long — six years in all, and the last three in the hospital. ... When Please see MITCHELL, page 4A

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The winter holidays are a time of celebration and merriment. There’s the food, the gifts and uniting with loved ones. But among all of the hustle and bustle, people often overlook basic safety measures and end up in the emergency room.

Julie Unruh, an emergency room nurse at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka and president of the Eastern Kansas Emergency Nurses Association, said she sees an uptick in patients this time of year, and the most common reasons are car accidents, falls and chest pain.

Unruh, who has been an ER nurse for 15 years, urges everyone to take simple precautions to ensure safe and happy holidays.

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If you are involved in an accident, do not get out of the vehicle because you are apt to get hit.

Make sure your vehicle has a basic first-aid and emergency kit that includes blankets, water, food, flares and a flashlight. Also check the fluid levels and be aware of weather conditions. If conditions aren’t favorable, reschedule your travel plans. Let family know when you expect to arrive.

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USDA complaint alleges zoo violations

TOPEKA (AP) — The Topeka Zoo has been cited for alleged violations of federal animal welfare regulations, including several instances of not providing adequate veterinary care.

A complaint filed by the administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture alleges that the zoo “willfully violated� the Animal Welfare Act during 11 inspections between April 2007 and July 2011. The violations include incidents of not providing adequate veterinary care, failing to correctly handle animals and failing to establish and maintain veterinary care programs, according to The Topeka Capital-Journal.

Topeka interim City Manager Dan Stanley said Wednesday that the report paints “a very disturbing� picture of zoo operations during a “troubling period� of its history. He said he takes the allegations “very seriously� and will provide a formal response to the USDA complaint through the administrative process.

He said the zoo could face penalties and fines, including possible suspension or revocation of the zoo’s USDA exhibitor’s license.

Zoo director Brendan Wiley said he and his staff have been changing the zoo’s culture, but “this isn’t something that will be overcome overnight.� He said the zoo has improved since he was hired in 2010 and that the USDA has witnessed the zoo’s efforts to change. “I’ve never made a phone call to an inspector that has been unreturned,� Wiley said. “If you’re willing to ask the questions, they are willing to help.�

The complaint was filed with the secretary of the USDA and may result in a hearing in front of an administrative law judge.

Zoo and city officials have 18 days from Wednesday to respond to the allegations.

Wiley received the complaint Monday evening and delivered it to the city’s legal department Tuesday.

The complaint highlights that at least nine infant, juvenile or young adult animals died during the period of inspections listed, including three flying foxes, a lion, and a pronghorn antelope. “The gravity of the violations herein is great,� the complaint states.

Most of the violations occurred under the previous zoo administration’s direction.

Sex offender indicted for failing to register A federal grand jury in Kansas City, Kan., has indicted a 32-year-old Douglas County man accusing him of failing to register as a sex offender.

The indictment is the latest legal action taken against Gustav Brune, who had been living in rural Eudora, after federal prosecutors earlier this month took Brune into custody on charges he failed to register on Nov. 30 and failed to keep his registration up to date. Brune has a 2001 federal conviction for possession of child pornography.

The federal case against Brune came after Douglas County prosecutors dropped three felony charges during a jury trial accusing him of failing to comply with the Kansas Offender Registration Act. Brune and his defense attorney argued he was not required to register because under the language in the state statute his federal conviction would not be considered a sexually violent crime.

But soon after the Douglas County case was dropped, federal prosecutors decided to seek their own registration charges, and the U.S. Marshals Service arrested Brune. According to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom’s office, Brune now faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison if convicted.

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Falling: Wear appropriate footwear. Unruh said people, especially the elderly, tend to fall while walking to church services because they wear shoes that slip too easily in wintry conditions. Falls often happen at night because people can’t see curbs, parking lot blocks and uneven surfaces. In the house, it’s helpful to pick up rugs and cords.

Chest pain: Eat and drink sensibly. People tend to consume high-caloric, high-sodium fare at leisure regardless of health conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure. Also, medications may not be compatible with alcohol or certain foods. There’s also the stress factor.

If someone is having pain, do not wait to seek help; call 911. For women, the symptoms could be pain in the shoulder or arm, weakness, nausea, sweating or vomiting. Often people decline help because they don’t want to make a fuss.

Children: Make sure outlets are covered and medicines are out of their reach, especially at grandma’s house. “You’ve got lots of family there so you are distracted, and the next thing you know Johnny’s off in grandma’s medicine cabinet and he’s taken 12 of her blue blood pressure pills,� Unruh said.

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range on a toy’s package. If a toy fits in a toilet paper tube, it’s too small for children under age 3 and is a choking hazard. Make sure kids wear helmets and appropriate gear while breaking in their new bicycles and skateboards.

Kitchen safety: Be careful when cooking and using knives. Unruh’s biggest pet peeve is people who try to cut a bagel in their hand.

Don’t do it. Use a cutting board and to keep it from sliding around; she suggests putting a wet rag under it.

Prevent food poisoning by using separate cutting boards, plates and utensils for raw and cooked meat, and be sure to cook meat to the appropriate temperature. Keep leftovers tightly wrapped and properly refrigerated. Find out ahead of time if guests have allergies or special dietary needs.

Don’t wear loose-fitting clothes while cooking. Unruh recalled an elderly woman who caught her sleeve on fire when she reached for the salt shaker while cooking on a gas stove. The woman died from smoke inhalation and burns.

Unruh said she also sees a lot of broken glass injuries from people who are washing and drying dishes.

For more safety tips, visit the Emergency Nurses Association website at www.ena. org. — Health reporter Karrey Britt can be reached at 832-7190. Britt’s health blog can be found at WellCommons.com, and follow her at Twitter.com/WellCommons.

people ask why I have not written another book, I look at them in wonder, for how can one do creative work in a constant worry like this or when physical fatigue reaches the point of exhaustion every day. I hope that my own health will improve now that I do not have to bend over high hospital beds or fix pillows or lift or strain.�

A story about the doctor (whose files also held a letter from Albert Einstein) is published in the new issue of Missouri Medicine, the journal of the Missouri State Medical Association. The article is written by Drs. Jane F. Knapp and Robert D. Schremmer.

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Hertzler’s books included 20 medical textbooks and 1938’s best-selling “The Horse and Buggy Doctor.�

Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize for “Gone With the Wind.� The New Georgia Encyclopedia speculates about the reason Mitchell never wrote another book: “Possibly one of the reasons that Mitchell never wrote another novel was that she spent so much time working with her brother and her husband to protect the copyright of her book abroad. Up until the publication of ‘Gone With the Wind,’ international copyright laws were ambiguous and varied from country to country. “With the outbreak of World War II (1941-45), she worked tirelessly for the American Red Cross, even outfitting a hospital ship.�

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Family friend Sara Jawhari, 21, of Kansas City, Mo., had organized a Facebook and Twitter effort to find Aisha Khan and helped mobilize a group of volunteers who distributed flyers throughout the area. She said the family plans to release more information when they learn what happened. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Regardless of the fact that we worked long hours to find her, I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t judge her motives for leaving because I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know,â&#x20AC;? Jawhari said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be mad right now. All I can be is happy knowing that she is safe and that we have done everything we could do to

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Starting with 2002, which was Mark Mangino’s first year at Kansas, and running through the firing of Turner Gill last month, KU has paid roughly $23 million dollars to head football coaches during the past 10 seasons. That number does not include incentives but does include the $3 million settlement between KU and Mangino after Mangino’s resignation in 2009 and the remaining $6 million owed to Gill within 90 days of his firing. In addition, new KU coach Charlie Weis is slated to make $2.5 million per year for the next five years.

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‘Opera Is My Hobby’ At 3:30 p.m., a victim told police dispatchers he and three going off the air other people were robbed by An institution at Kansas Puba Hispanic male carrying a sawed-off shotgun. The victim lic Radio is coming to an end, said the suspect took cash and according to a statement from Kansas University. a laptop computer from him The proat gunpoint. No injuries were gram “Opera reported.

Is My Hobby” The Hispanic suspect was will air its described as skinny and wearlast broading a dark, hooded sweatshirt. cast from 7 A second suspect was p.m. to 8 p.m. described as a heavy-set white Friday, Dec. man, 5-foot-9, also wearing a 30, on KPR. dark, hooded sweatshirt and The show, blue jeans.

Seaver which has Officers were investigating aired weekly the incident and searching the since Sept. 19, 1952, has been area southeast of 19th and airing encore broadcasts since Iowa streets Thursday afterits host, Jim Seaver, died in noon, said Lawrence police March at age 92. spokesman Sgt. Matt Sarna.

Seaver, who also taught At 9:15 p.m., police were Western Civilization and ancalled to Royal Crest Lanes, 933 Iowa, where a man match- cient history at KU, hosted the show since its inception. ing the description of the secAt the time of Seaver’s ond suspect had been spotted death, it was the second-lonin the bowling alley’s parking gest public radio program with lot. He was arrested Thursday its original host in the country. night.

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• Kennedy School plans to send a “stranger danger” reminder to school parents after a second-grade girl reported to her family Wednesday that two men in a vehicle approached her and attempted to talk to her as she walked home from school. The child’s father filed a report with Lawrence police, Lawrence public schools spokeswoman Julie Boyle said.

The Journal-World does not print accounts of all police reports filed.

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• Assaults and batteries, only if major injuries are reported.

• Holdups and robberies.

HOSPITAL BIRTHS Jo Larssen and Ira Heffner, Lawrence, a girl, Thursday.

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BOB STARR, LAWRENCE, LEFT, AND BROTHER-IN-LAW ARVELL MCDOWELL, Midway City, Okla., play pool Thursday at the East Lawrence Recreation Center. McDowell was in town visiting for the holidays before their families travel to St. Joseph for Christmas.

Romney ignores Gingrich’s taunts

By Charles Babington and Kasie Hunt Associated Press

BETHLEHEM, N.H. — Mitt Romney, seemingly happy with how the Republican presidential campaign is playing out, is not explaining or apologizing for TV attack ads paid for by his allies that have damaged his chief rival’s political standing 12 days before the Iowa caucuses.

Whether he’s the true frontrunner or not, Romney is acting like one. He refuses to be dragged into debates about the campaign’s tone, high-stakes brinkmanship in Congress over a payroll tax dispute — or into a one-on-one debate sought by Newt Gingrich.

The former Massachu-

setts governor on Thursday shrugged off Gingrich’s complaints about the ads and Romney’s reluctance to weigh in on the political standoff over extending payroll tax cuts, which lawmakers late in the day appeared to be resolving just in time to head off a hit on workers’ paychecks Jan. 1.

Gingrich, the former House speaker, has repeatedly called on Romney to face him before cameras and defend the ads, which are largely financed by a heavily bankrolled group friendly to Romney.

“We’ve had many occasions to debate together, and we’ll have more, I presume quite a few more, before this is finished,” Romney told The Associated Press. “But I’m not

going to narrow this down to a two-person race while there are still a number of other candidates that are viable.”

Some party insiders expect a strong showing in the leadoff Iowa caucuses Jan. 3 by libertarian-leaning Rep. Ron Paul of Texas. But they generally see Gingrich, a prominent GOP figure for more than 30 years, as having the best chance to compete with Romney for weeks or months.

Gingrich and Romney planned to campaign through today, underscoring the stakes for both candidates even as the pace by the crowded field began to lighten for Christmas weekend.

The barrage of ads, though, kept up in Iowa and New Hampshire.

BUSINESS AT A GLANCE

Notable Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is receiving a posthumous Grammy for his technological innovations in the arts.

Jobs is among a dozen people, music groups or companies receiving honorary awards Feb. 11, the day before the Grammys. He died of cancer in October.

The Grammys are honoring Jobs with one of the group’s Trustees Awards, citing the late Apple boss’ advancements that “transformed the way we consume music, TV, movies, and books.”

Grammy organizers called him a “creative visionary” for Apple Inc. innovations that include the iPod, iPhone and iPad.

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Claims lowest since ’08 as job market improves

By Daniel Wagner and Martin Crutsinger Associated Press

WASHINGTON — In the latest sign that the economy is surging at year’s end, unemployment claims have dropped to the lowest level since April 2008, long before anyone realized that the nation was in a recession.

Claims fell by 4,000 last week to 364,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. It was the third straight weekly drop. The four-week average of claims, a less volatile gauge, fell for the 11th time in 13 weeks and stands at the lowest since June 2008.

While the economy remains vulnerable to threats, particularly a recession in Europe, the steady improvement in the job market is unquestionable.

“The underlying trend is undeniably positive,” said Jennifer Lee, senior economist with BMO Capital Markets. “I think everyone is starting to come around to the view that, yes, there is a recovery going on.”

Unemployment claims are a sort of week-to-week EKG for the job market. Except for a spike this spring, after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan hurt U.S. manufacturing, they have fallen steadily for a year and a half.

Claims peaked at 659,000 in March 2009. In the four years before the Great Recession, they mostly stayed between 300,000 and 350,000.

That claims are edging closer to that range is a sign that the layoffs of the past three years

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have all but stopped.

“We haven’t yet really seen substantial numbers of new jobs, but this is definitely an encouraging sign of what lies down the road,” said Sam Bullard, an economist at Wells Fargo.

The steady decline may also herald a further decline in the unemployment rate, which fell in November to 8.6 percent from 9 percent the month before. The December rate will be announced Jan. 6.

If unemployment claims keep declining, the unemployment rate might fall as low as 8 percent before the November elections, said Dan Greenhaus, chief global strategist at BTIG LLC, a boutique brokerage.

The presidential election will turn on the economy.

Ronald Reagan holds the post-World War II record for winning a second term with the highest unemployment rate. He won in 1984 with unemployment at 7.2 percent.

Economists will also watch closely on Jan. 6 to find out how many jobs were added this month. It added at least 100,000 each month from July through November, the best five-month streak since 2006.

“When you fire fewer people, hiring unquestionably follows,” Greenhaus said. He expects employers to create as many as 200,000 jobs per month if the trend continues.

In another encouraging report Thursday, the Conference Board’s index of leading economic indicators rose strongly in November for the second straight month, suggesting that the risks of another recession are receding.

by Scott Adams

WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama would come back as Bo. Not just any dog, but Bo the dog.

In a television interview, the first lady was asked what person or thing she would want to come back as when she dies.

She named her family’s Portuguese water dog.

“He’s got a great life,” she told ABC News’ Barbara Walters.

President Barack Obama took a pass on the question, one in a series the first couple faced for an upcoming holiday TV special.

Asked when he tells lies, the president said only in personal interactions with family members, such as when commenting on how someone looks in a particular dress.

As for his biggest pet peeve about his wife, the president said he had none. She said of him: “My list is too long.”

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GOP drops demands over 2-month extension of cuts for workers

By Andrew Taylor and Laurie Kellman Associated Press

WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Thursday caved to demands by President Barack Obama, congressional Democrats and fellow Republicans for a short-term renewal of payroll tax cuts for all workers. The breakthrough almost certainly spares workers an average $20 a week tax increase Jan. 1.

After days of wrangling that even Speaker John Boehner acknowledged “may not have been politically the smartest thing in the world,” the Ohio Republican abruptly changed course and dropped demands for immediate holiday season talks with the Senate on a full-year measure that all sides said they want.

The House and Senate plan to act on the two-month extension today.

House Republicans were under fire from their constituents and GOP establishment figures incensed that they would risk losing the tax cut issue to Democrats at the dawn of the 2012 presidential and congressional election year.

“In the end House Republicans felt like they were reenacting the Alamo, with no reinforcements and our friends shooting at us,” said Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas.

Boehner said he expects both House and Senate to pass a new bill by Christmas that would renew the tax break while congressional negotiators work out a one-year mea-

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sure that would also extend jobless benefits for millions of Americans and prevent doctors from absorbing a big cut in Medicare payments.

The developments were a clear win for Obama. The payroll tax cut was the centerpiece of his three-month campaign-style drive for jobs legislation that seems to have contributed to an uptick in his poll numbers.

“Because of this agreement, every working American will keep his or her tax cut — about $1,000 for the average family,” Obama said in a statement.

“That’s about $40 in every paycheck. And when Congress returns, I urge them to keep working to reach an agreement that will extend this tax cut and unemployment insurance for all of 2012 without drama or delay.”

If the cuts had expired as scheduled, 160 million workers would have seen a 2 percentage point increase in their Social Security taxes. And up to 2 million people without jobs for six months would start losing unemployment benefits averaging $300 a week.

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Wal-Mart pulls formula after baby dies in Mo.

By Alan Scher Zagier Associated Press

COLUMBIA, MO. — Wal-Mart and health officials awaited tests Thursday on a batch of powdered infant formula that was removed from more than 3,000 stores nationwide after a Missouri newborn who consumed it apparently died from a rare infection.

The source of the bacteria that caused the infection has not been determined, but it occurs naturally in the environment and in plants such as wheat and rice. The most worrisome appearances have been in dried milk and powdered formula, which is why manufacturers routinely test for the germs.

Wal-Mart pulled the Enfamil Newborn formula from shelves as a precaution following the death of little Avery Cornett in the southern Missouri town of Lebanon.

The formula has not been recalled, and the manufacturer said tests showed the batch was negative for the bacteria before it was shipped. Additional tests were under way.

“We decided it was best to remove the product until we learn more,” Wal-Mart spokeswoman Dianna Gee said. “It could be returned to the shelves.”

Customers who bought formula in 12.5-ounce cans with the lot number ZP1K7G have the option of returning them for a refund or exchange, Gee said.

The product is not exclusive to Wal-Mart. The manu-

facturer, Mead Johnson Nutrition, declined to answer questions about whether formula from that batch was distributed to other stores.

“We’re highly confident in the safety and quality of our products,” said Christopher Perille, a spokesman for the company based in the Chicago suburb of Glenview.

A second infant fell ill late last month after consuming several different types of powdered baby formula, but that child recovered, health officials said.

Powdered infant formula is not sterile, and experts have said there are not adequate methods to completely remove or kill all bacteria that might creep into formula before or during production.

Preliminary hospital tests indicated that Avery died of a rare infection caused by bacteria known as Cronobacter sakazakii. The infection can be treated with antibiotics, but it’s deemed extremely dangerous to babies less than 1 month old and those born premature.

The bacteria are “pervasive in the environment,” Perille said. “There’s a whole range of potential sources on how this infection may have got started.”

A spokeswoman for the Food and Drug Administration said the agency is investigating the death, along with the Centers for Disease Control and the Missouri Department of Health. Investigators have collected samples from the family and are testing unopened formula purchased at stores.

cans came under great pressure to agree to the shortterm extension passed by the Senate on Saturday. The speaker was initially open to the idea, but rank and file Republicans revolted and the House instead insisted on immediate talks.

The conflict arose after the Senate, on a bipartisan vote, passed legislation last week to extend for two months the payroll tax cut, jobless benefits and doctors’ Medicare fees that otherwise would have been cut 27 percent. The House had just days before passed a full-year extension that included a series of conservative policy prescriptions unpalatable to Obama and congressional Democrats.

Obama, Republicans and congressional Democrats all said they preferred a oneyear extension but the politics of achieving that eluded them. All pledged to start working on that in January.

“Has this place become so dysfunctional that even when we agree to things we can’t do it?” Obama asked.

“Enough is enough.”

The top Senate Republican, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, was a driving force behind Thursday’s agreement, imploring Boehner to accept the deal that McConnell and Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid had struck last week and passed with overwhelming support in both parties.

“There remain important differences between the parties on how to implement these policies, and it is critical

that we protect middle-class families from a tax increase while we work them out,” Reid said after Boehner’s announcement.

The breakthrough emerged as a firewall erected by tea party-backed House Republicans crumbled Thursday.

“I don’t think that my constituents should have a tax increase because of Washington’s dysfunction,” said freshman Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis. The Republican establishment, too, put new pressure on House Republicans to compromise.

The 2008 GOP presidential nominee, John McCain, former Bush administration confidant Karl Rove and The Wall Street Journal editorial page were among conservative voices urging House Republicans to retreat.

Kingston said the conference call lasted about three minutes, and Boehner did not give anyone time to respond.

Almost forgotten in the firestorm is that McConnell and Boehner had extracted a major victory last week, winning a provision that would require Obama to make a swift decision on whether to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which would bring Canadian oil to the U.S. and create thousands of construction jobs.

To block the pipeline, Obama would have to declare that is not in the nation’s interest.

Obama wanted to put the decision off until after the 2012 election.

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Danish zoo raises polar bear cub by hand COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — A Danish zoo says a month-old polar bear cub is being raised by humans after his mother failed to produce enough milk to feed him.

Scandinavian Wildlife Park manager Frank Vigh-Larsen says Siku is doing “really fine.”

The cub now weighs 7 pounds — against 3 pounds at birth.

Vigh-Larsen said Thursday that the cub was two days old when he was removed from his mother after surveillance video inside the bear cave revealed that he “was moaning and being unruly all the time.”

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Middle ground Americans are growing weary of politicians who dismiss proposals for partisan reasons without making any effort to consider their potential merits.

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irst a disclaimer: Both Democrats and Republicans are guilty of putting partisan interests ahead of policy accomplishments. The current situation in Congress provides ample evidence of that practice.

Another stark example of that practice occurred in Kansas this week in connection with the release of a jobs-creation plan by Democratic leaders in the Kansas Legislature. The leaders had announced on Monday that they would hold two news conferences on Tuesday to outline their 14-point “Kansas Jobs First” plan.

Monday evening, before any details of the plan were released, the Johnson County Republican Party sent out an email summarily dismissing the Democratic plan which, it said, “will be based on fleecing the taxpayer of more money to ensure more people vote Democratic. We have seen this many times in the past …”

As it turned out, the Democratic plan involved changes in the state’s gambling laws that would encourage development of a southeastern Kansas casino and slot machines at three race tracks. According to the Democratic leaders, the changes would directly create jobs in the gaming industry and provide funding to train unemployed workers and help cities and counties with infrastructure projects that also would create jobs.

It may or may not be a good plan, but wouldn’t it have made sense to at least read it and see if there were any ideas worthy of examination before relegating the entire proposal to the trash heap?

One of the things that is frustrating people across the nation is the refusal of both state and national lawmakers to seek any middle ground on policies that might benefit their constituents. They react to proposals before even examining them. Americans can’t help but wonder whether, if they read the proposals and kept an open mind, they might find something in there that could serve as a basis for a bipartisan solution.

It’s just a thought.

Obama should listen to commanders KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — Gen. John Allen insists that there is “no daylight” between him and President Obama about policy for continued troop withdrawals from Afghanistan next year.

That may be technically true, but a political battle is brewing over the future pace of the U.S. military drawdown here.

Allen, the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, says the White House hasn’t given him any timetable for further cuts after September 2012. That’s when the last of the 30,000 “surge” troops Obama dispatched will be gone, leaving about 68,000 U.S. soldiers.

“No one has conveyed to me that at the end of September I’m going to get a number” for more withdrawals through 2013, Allen said in an interview here Tuesday. He said the president’s policy, as he understands it, is for a “strategy-based drawdown” that’s driven by the situation on the ground, rather than a preordained timeline.

Yes, but that’s precisely what the debate is about.

According to Pentagon officials, Allen favors keeping most of the 68,000 in place until late 2013, so that the U.S. has two “fighting seasons” to bolster Afghan troops before giving them full responsibility in 2014. But Vice President Joe Biden and some other administration officials want a commitment to steady, sustained withdrawals through next year’s election campaign. Allen told me

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Basically, Allen wants to accelerate transfer of responsibility to Afghan troops in some key regions — preferring to take these risks sooner, when the U.S. has more troops available for backup, rather than later.”

that “there could be a quicker drawdown” if military conditions allow but that there is no “glide path.” Some in the White House would disagree.

Does this sound familiar? It mirrors the wrangle that surrounded Obama’s December 2009 decision to send more troops but start withdrawing them in July 2011 — and the debate this year about how quickly the 30,000 should come home.

Obama could make it easy if he just left the decision to his commander. But for Obama on Afghanistan, nothing is easy.

Behind the issue of troop withdrawals are some interesting but little noticed changes Allen has

made in Afghanistan strategy since he became commander in July, taking over from Gen. David Petraeus. Basically, Allen wants to accelerate transfer of responsibility to Afghan troops in some key regions — preferring to take these risks sooner, when the U.S. has more troops available for backup, rather than later.

Allen’s adjustments involve the transition schedule: He shortened this process and front-loaded it.

In the latest phase, announced last month, he included the onceshaky capitals of Ghazni and Wardak provinces; the next phase, in spring 2012, may include volatile Nuristan and Kunar provinces on the Pakistan border as well as Helmand and Kandahar provinces, two key battlegrounds in the south. By mid-2013, responsibility could be transferred for Paktia, Paktika and Khost provinces, three hotspots on the eastern border known as “P2K.” “Nobody knows how it will go after Afghan troops take the lead,” explains one U.S. commander.

“What you want is enough troops to back the Afghans up credibly, so they don’t lose confidence.”

One reason this speedup is possible, he says, is that security has improved this year in southern Afghanistan, where another commander says attacks are down about 8 percent compared to a year earlier. This allows more U.S. forces to move east, where the fight is harder.

At a meeting Wednesday in Kandahar, U.S. officers described

what they said was improved security in the southern provinces of Oruzgan, Zabul and Kandahar — and better performance by Afghan troops. Such upbeat reports have sometimes proved premature. But Gen. Ray Odierno, the U.S. Army chief of staff, said after the meeting: “My take-away is that the Afghan army and police are making progress, and in some parts are beginning to take the lead.”

What about the Taliban? They appear to have had a tough 2011, but intelligence reports indicate they are making plans to take control of some provinces after 2014, on the expectation that Afghan forces won’t be strong enough to stop them.

One boon for the Taliban is that governance is very poor in most parts of Afghanistan.

That’s the weakest link of the U.S. strategy — and a problem even the optimists don’t contest.

“As Gen. Allen moves forward, he needs flexibility to execute his strategy,” argues Odierno. But it will fall to Obama whether to endorse such a flexible, “strategy-based drawdown,” or opt for a faster timetable — with its political appeal for a war-weary America.

My sense is that Obama should listen to his commander in the field — especially when he seems to be speeding up the process that would allow withdrawal of most U.S. troops by 2014.

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Community loss A longtime Lawrence dentist left a legacy of volunteer and professional service.

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n Christmas Eve, friends and family will gather at Trinity Episcopal Church to pay their respects to longtime Lawrence resident Dr. Paul H. Getto, 94, who died Wednesday.

Our community is as diminished by his passing as it was fortunate to have had him as a resident and interested, active, positive and cheerful citizen for 63 years. He followed two of his brothers to Kansas University and returned to Lawrence in 1948 to practice dentistry and oral surgery. In addition to professional organizations, he was active in the Lawrence Rotary Club and did volunteer work for the Boy Scouts of America, the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Douglas County Senior Services, the Lawrence Visitors Center and other organizations.

Every community needs people such as Paul Getto. He was a good person, and he will be missed.

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Grief tempers holiday joy “There’s a grief that can’t be spoken.

There’s a pain goes on and on.

Empty chairs at empty tables Now my friends are dead and gone.”

— Marius, from the musical “Les Miserables” “It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” Andy Williams reminds us over tinny speakers in crowded shopping malls. It may be wonderful for the majority, but for those whose fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers or children have died in Iraq and Afghanistan there is a void this Christmas, and Christmases to come, that can never be filled. It is the same in every war.

Memories of Christmases past can only add to the pain, especially for those experiencing their first Christmas without a loved one opening presents and eating their fill at the dinner table.

On Monday, I drove past Arlington National Cemetery near the Pentagon. It is fitting that the building where war is made would be in such close proximity to the graves of those who died fighting them. Veterans cemeteries ought to remind civilians, as well as generals, that war should never be entered into lightly, but rather always as a last resort.

Every Christmas, volunteers place wreaths on each of the headstones in Arlington. The tableau could be a Christmas card, except such a card would express sorrow, not joy.

There is a show on Fox News Channel called “The Cost of Freedom.” It’s about money. The

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The grave markers at Arlington and at veterans cemeteries around the nation are the true cost of freedom, which has always been paid, not with cash, but with blood.”

grave markers at Arlington and at veterans cemeteries around the nation are the true cost of freedom, which has always been paid, not with cash, but with blood.

Freedom is not the natural state of humanity, otherwise more of us would be free. Oppression, discrimination, religious fanaticism, hunger, dictatorship, censorship of the press, denial of women’s rights — these seem to be the norm. To be free means to rail against such injustice.

Christians believe Jesus came to set us free from sin. Those who have died in our wars fought and gave their lives that we might have our many freedoms, including the religious freedom to hear and accept or reject His message.

Passing Arlington, I recall a line from one of our wonderful patri-

otic songs, “America, the Beautiful,” which says of our war dead, “O beautiful for heroes proved in liberating strife, who more than self their country loved, and mercy more than life!”

In a narcissistic age this may seem odd, even offensive to those whose favorite nouns are “I” and “me.” Perhaps that’s why so many of us don’t know anyone who has served in the military. It’s called military “service,” after all. Making money serves self. If we haven’t served in the armed forces, it is less likely we would know people who are serving, or have served. I served, albeit not on the battlefield, making my contribution as part of Armed Forces Radio in the ’60s.

As the ads and emails suggest last-minute gift ideas, here’s a suggested gift that will last longer in your heart than any purchase you make for yourself or your family: Find someone who has lost a loved one to war and take them a present. It doesn’t have to be expensive. Tell them, “I wanted to bring you a gift in recognition of the gift your loved one gave our country.” If you don’t know anyone, search online for organizations that assist families whose loved ones paid the ultimate price for our country.

If you do that, I suspect this Christmas will be unforgettable for the person on the receiving end of your compassion. It could also be a transforming event in your own life and a Christmas you will never forget.

— Cal Thomas is a columnist for Tribune Media Services.

To the editor: A white Christmas means misery for puppy mill dogs.

While we may dream of a white Christmas, for dogs forced to live in puppy mills, snow means many cold nights alone in cramped cages outside. Puppy mills are inhumane, commercial breeding facilities where dogs typically live in deplorable conditions. Consumers who purchase puppies from pet stores or online during the holiday season are likely supporting these cruel puppy mills.

Recent investigations by the Humane Society of the United States demonstrate the need for increased consumer awareness and legislation to regulate this industry.

Earlier this month, HSUS researchers found that the online mega-retailer, Purebred Breeders LLC., is actively supporting puppy mills, even while telling unsuspecting customers that the dogs come only from responsible dog breeders. The company owns about 800 puppy-selling websites that sell about 20,000 puppies every year, using deceptive sales tactics.

In November, HSUS released the results of a hiddencamera investigation which showed that more than 100 New York pet stores are obtaining puppies from puppy mills, including some of the worst facilities in the United States.

These investigations demonstrate why lawmakers need to act now to regulate this industry and demonstrate why people should adopt a dog from a shelter or rescue or buy from a responsible breeder this holiday season. When you buy a dog online or from a pet store, you just do not know what you are going to get, and you are likely supporting a cruel puppy mill.

Midge Grinstead, Lawrence

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Kearney 38/17

McCook 38/14 Oberlin 35/14 Goodland 30/10

Beatrice 38/17

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Russell Salina 36/16 36/20

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Concordia 35/18 Hays 34/15

Clarinda 39/15

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LAWRENCE ALMANAC Through 8 p.m. Thursday.

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Snowflakes were reported in Florida at Tampa and Sarasota on Dec. 23, 1989.

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Weather scientists to meet in Salina SALINA (AP) — Dozens of weather experts are planning to gather in Salina this spring to study thunderstorms.

The scientists and technicians from the Boulder, Colo.-based National Center for Atmospheric Research plan to arrive in Salina in April and stay for 71 days to take a close look at thunderstorms in the area.

Tim Rogers, executive director of the Salina Airport Authority, announced the Deep Convection 3 Project on Wednesday at the authority’s board meeting.

The Salina Journal reports that NASA and a Germanbased science organization are also involved in the program, which will be at the airport from April 23 through July 3.

Employer of the Month Culver’s was chosen as JobLink’s Employer of the Month for December. Celebrating from left, are Anita Burkhalter (JobLink consultant), Donna Nichols (Culver’s owner), Cindy Sanders (Culver’s employee), Michelle Cooper (Culver’s manager), Nick Czarnik, Rebekah Holbert, Nicole Henley, Karen Geyer and Albert Gauna (Culver’s employees), and George Nichols (Culver’s owner). Kari Bentzinger submitted the photo.

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

English Country Dance, 1-4 p.m., Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence, 1263 North 1100 Road.

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

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

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Christmas Day Lawrence Free Community Christmas Day Dinner, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 946 Vt. Volunteers needed 6 a.m.-3 p.m.

26 MONDAY

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

Lawrence Board of Education meeting, 7 p.m., school district headquarters, 110 McDonald Drive.

Eudora City Council meeting, 7 p.m., Eudora City Hall, 4 E. Seventh St.

27 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.

Lawrence Masonic Center blood drive, 2:30-5:30 p.m., 1301 E. 25th St. 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.

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. 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.

28 WEDNESDAY

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.

Conroy’s Trivia, 7:30 p.m., Conroy’s Pub, 3115 W. Sixth St.

Lawrence Peters Former Lawrence resident and singer/songwriter Lawrence Peters has spent the last 20-plus years playing his honky-tonk, rock and pop music with dozens of bands while making a name for himself in the Chicago music scene. He’ll be coming home for the holidays this year, and he’s DJ-ing an eclectic show at the Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., tonight at 10. Expect rock, pop, country, psychedelic and anything in between.

The show is 21 and older.

Tickets are $3.

Dark Times at The Granada with Jay Maus, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass.

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., Royal Crest Lanes, 933 Iowa.

29 THURSDAY

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.

Blood Drive, 2-5:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. Theology on Tap, discussion of a selected religion topic, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Henry’s, 11 E. Eighth St. Junkyard Jazz Band, 7 p.m., American Legion, 3408 W. Sixth St. Poker Night, 8 p.m., Applebee’s, 2520 Iowa.

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

30 FRIDAY

Open mic poetry night at The Mirth Café, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., 745 N.H. Josh Vowell & the Rumble, 9 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third St.

ONGOING

Van Go Adornment Sale, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 27 through Dec. 23, 715 N.J. The Territorial Capital Museum Christmas display, with three floors of vintage Christmas decorations including 21 trees with various period decorations; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, through Jan. 1, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton.

Watkins Community Museum of History exhibit: “It Happened on Mass Street: 150 Years in Lawrence,” featuring historic photographs

and objects illustrating the growth of downtown Lawrence, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1047 Mass.

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

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

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

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

Lawrence Public Library storytimes for December: German storytime, 4 p.m.

Tuesdays; Toddler storytime, 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays; Library storytime, 10:30 a.m.

Tuesdays, 7 p.m. Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Fridays; Storytime in Spanish and English, 10:30 a.m. Saturdays; Family storytime, 3:30 p.m. Sundays; Books & Babies, 10:30 a.m. Mondays and 9:30 a.m., 10:10 a.m. and 10:40 a.m.

Wednesdays, 707 Vt. Lawrence Public Library teen programs for December: Monday Movies for Teens, 4 p.m. Mondays; Wii Olympics for Teens, 7 p.m.

Tuesdays; Gaming with the Pro, 3 p.m. Wednesdays; Teen Zone Cafe, 4 p.m.

Fridays; Teen tutoring, 3 p.m.

Sundays, 707 Vt. Lawrence Public Library bookmobile schedule (open to the public): 9-10 a.m. Monday, Prairie Commons, 5121 Congressional Circle; 10:30-11:30 a.m. Monday, Babcock Place, 1700 Mass.; 9-10 a.m. Wednesday, Brandon Woods, 1501 Inverness Drive; 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Wednesday, Presbyterian Manor, 1429 Kasold Drive; 1-2 p.m. Wednesday, Drury Place, 1510 Andrews Drive; 11:15-noon Friday, Vermont Towers, 1101 Vt.; 1:30-2:30 p.m. Friday, Peterson Acres, 2930 Peterson Road.

Spencer Museum of Art exhibits: Passages: Persistent Visions of a Native Place, Sept. 10 through Jan 15. Museum open until 4 p.m. daily, 8 p.m. on Thursdays, 1301 Miss.

The Impact of the King James Bible, Quayle Bible Collection exhibit, 518 Eighth St., Baldwin City, 1-4 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays, through July 2012.

KU Natural History Museum exhibits: Bug Town, third floor; Explore Evolution, fifth floor; Mosasaur Munchies, self-guided tour; Darwin’s Journey, sixth floor.

Museum open until 5 p.m. daily, 1345 Jayhawk Blvd.

More information on these listings can be found at LJWorld.com and Lawrence.com.

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Holiday cheer KANSAS 63, USC 47

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KANSAS FORWARD THOMAS ROBINSON MUSCLES HIS WAY IN FOR A BUCKET against USC forward Aaron Fuller (21) during the second half. KU beat USC, 63-47, on Thursday in Los Angeles.

It wasn’t pretty, but KU rips USC

Jayhawks must embrace ugliness

Yes, the Trojans managed just 13 first-half points.

“Mr. Iba would have been LOS ANGELES — Happy holi- proud of that first half,” KU days, indeed. coach Bill Self said Kansas University’s of defensive-minded basketball team comHank Iba, who would pleted the pre-Christhave applauded KU mas portion of its 2011for allowing the pro12 schedule with a 63-47 gram’s fewest points in victory late Thursday Q For much a half since Florida Gulf night over USC at Ga- more on Coast scored 13 on Nov. the Kansaslen Center.

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The victory, which Southern Cal “That was an excitanswered Monday’s game, including ing 40 minutes wasn’t defeat to Davidson, The Keegan it?” Self added with a marked KU’s 23rd Ratings, messmile. straight following a sage boards, a Self had to applaud loss. The Jayhawks still photo gallery his troops for hard haven’t suffered back- and more, go to work on defense. to-back losses since KUSports.com USC, which hit five the 2005-06 season — a of 22 shots the first half span of 215 games.

(22.7 percent), finished Not that this one at 34.7 percent overall. was anywhere near as pretty as KU forced 18 turnovers and had a fluffy snowfall on Christmas six steals, with Elijah Johnson KANSAS GUARD ELIJAH JOHNSON (15) ELEEve. The teams in the early going snatching four.

VATES for a bucket off a steal against USC were point-deprived, evidenced Please see KANSAS, page 4B guard Garrett Jackson.

by KU’s 25-13 halftime lead.

By Gary Bedore

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LOS ANGELES — Maybe ESPN scheduled such a late start time in an attempt to find a temporary cure for the suffering insomniacs on the East Coast. If so, it undoubtedly was a smashing success. They’ll be rested and ready for Christmas.

Otherwise, the first half of Kansas University’s 63-47 victory Thursday against USC in Galen Center didn’t exactly serve as a shining example of how far basketball has progressed since Dr. James Naismith, born in Almonte, Canada, and buried in Lawrence, invented the game 120 Decembers ago.

USC cheerleaders, the perkiest in the business, deserve to endorse better beauty products than the Trojans basketball team. Dribble, dribble, dribble, clang. Dribble, dribble, dribble, pass intercepted and taken the other way for a dunk. Timeout.

The USC cheerleaders take the court and spread their good holiday cheer, refusing to let

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the basketball team’s poor performance darken their moods.

It will get better for the Trojans because most teams won’t be able to defend them the way Kansas did in the first half.

In a first half that raised the question of why anyone thought it necessary to cut the bottoms out of the peach baskets, Kansas couldn’t shoot straight and still nearly doubled up the Trojans, 25-13.

It served as another reminder to a Kansas team that has just one returning starter that there Please see KEEGAN, page 4B

Pair of coveted quarterbacks commit to KU

By Matt Tait mtait@ljworld.com

Crist

Heaps

Just about everywhere he has coached, Charlie Weis has worked with great quarterbacks.

In New York with Neil O’Donnell and Vinny Testaverde, in New England with Tom Brady and at Notre Dame with Brady Quinn and Jimmy Clausen, Weis always seems to have had a big, strong, pro-style quarterback under center.

Thanks to a couple of huge commitments, it now appears Weis will have the chance to keep the tradition alive at Kansas University.

Thursday, within a few hours

of each other, former Notre Dame quarterback Dayne Crist and BYU transfer Jake Heaps orally committed to Kansas, giving KU two of its most highprofile quarterbacks in school history. Both commitments will become official on signing day in February, but it appears both former five-star prospects are happy with their decisions already.

“I’m 100 percent all in with my decision,” Crist told IrishIllustrated.com Thursday night, several hours after initially announcing his decision on Twitter. “I wanted to make sure I had full understanding of the players, the coaches, everything that

goes into it. I just felt Kansas was the best fit and embodied the things I was looking for. I’m just thrilled to have this opportunity.”

Heaps, a sophomore who started 15 games during his two seasons at BYU, told Jon Kirby of JayhawkSlant.com that he had been in contact with Crist.

“I talked with Dayne, and we are excited to get to Kansas and get the program on track,” Heaps told Kirby.

Kirby, who has followed KU football recruiting for 13 years, said Thursday’s flurry of activity was by far the craziest he had seen during that time.

“I really believe there’s only one person that Kansas could’ve hired that could’ve pulled this off,” Kirby said. “And that person is Charlie Weis.”

Crist, the No. 2-ranked QB in the Class of 2008 who graduated from Notre Dame earlier this month, will arrive at Kansas with one year left to play and will be eligible immediately. Recruited to Notre Dame by Weis in 2008, the 6-foot-4, 235-pound Crist played three seasons and made 10 starts for the Fighting Irish from 2008-11. During his time at Notre Dame, he completed a shade over 58 percent of his passes for 2,327 yards, with 16 touchdowns and nine in-

terceptions, while going 4-6 as a starter.

His best season, both statistically and in terms of impact, came during 2010, when he started nine games and threw for 2,033 yards and 15 TDs. Heaps, the former No. 1-ranked QB in the Class of 2010 whom Weis also recruited while coaching at Notre Dame, started the final 10 games of his freshman season at BYU (2010) and the first five games in 2011 before being benched. He set freshman school records for yards passing (2,316), attempts (383), completions (219) and Please see QBs, page 10B

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Boise strikes early, rips ASU, 56-24 LAS VEGAS (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Doug Martin rushed for 151 yards and returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown, giving No. 8 Boise State a lead 14 seconds into the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas on the way to a 56-24 win Thursday night.

Arizona State (6-7) never seriously threatened the Broncos (121), even though Boise State had three turnovers and allowed a 97yard kickoff return for a touchdown by the Sun Devils to start the second half.

Arizona State missed on sever-

al opportunities to make the game closer, wasting a 241-yard receiving effort by Gerell Robinson, who caught a touchdown in the fourth quarter after the Broncos had already scored 49 points.

Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the NCAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winningest player at the position â&#x20AC;&#x201D; played well enough in his last college game to keep his team scoring, despite some missteps. He finished with 266 yards and two touchdowns, plus two interceptions and a fumble in a game that

capped his college career with 50 total wins.

Martin finished with 301 allpurpose yards, breaking a bowl record set in 1997 by Air Forceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pat Johnson. His touchdown return also set a record for the longest kickoff return in MAACO Bowl history; it was the first time the opening kickoff had been returned for a score in any bowl game since Ted Ginn Jr. did it in the 2007 BCS title game.

The most costly mistake for Arizona State came in the third

Sam Farmer Los Angeles Times

In keeping with the holiday season, you can give some of these NFL predictions and assumptions the heave-ho-ho-ho.

Assumption: Winning the division gives you at least a year of job security.

Truth: Tell that to Todd Haley, ousted

by Kansas City less than a year after directing the Chiefs to their first AFC West title since 2006.

Assumption: Teams that staged those player-run workouts during the off-season were better off.

Truth: Not holding them worked just fine for the 13-1 Green Bay Packers, averaging a league-best 34.3 points per game.

Assumption: Heaven help those new coaches who, because of the lockout, barely met their players before August.

Truth: Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worked out well for San Franciscoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jim Harbaugh and Denverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s John Fox, both atop their divisions; and Tennesseeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mike Munchak and Oaklandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hue Jackson are still in the playoff hunt too. Of those four, only Jackson had previous experience with his current franchise. In Dallas, the Cowboys lead the NFC East with Jason Garrett in his first full season as coach.

Assumption: Denver would have a doughnut defense â&#x20AC;&#x201D; lots on the outside and nothing in the middle.

Truth: Although defensive tackle Marcel Dareus would have been a solid use of the No. 2 pick, the Broncos arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t complaining about taking outside linebacker Von Miller, who has 11 sacks.

Assumption: He did well at University of San Diego, and, yes, he turned things around at Stanford, but the pros are a different story.

Truth: Harbaughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 49ers are 11-3, already five wins better than last season.

Assumption: But San Francisco plays in a lousy division.

Truth: Despite the struggles of the St. Louis Rams, the NFC West is on the rise.

The Cardinals and Seahawks have combined to win 11 of their last 13 games, with six of those victories against non-division opponents.

Assumption: The 49ers would have to finally cut ties with Alex Smith.

Truth: Smith has flourished in Harbaughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s system with 16 touchdowns and five interceptions, and the coach envisions him as the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long-term quarterback.

Assumption: A team is bigger than one player.

Truth: Tell that to Indianapolis.

Assumption: Reggie Bush is more a gadget than a traditional back.

Truth: Lately, Miami has been leaning on him heavily. From 2006 through Week 11 of this season, he had two 100-yard games. But in the last three weeks, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rushed for 100, 103 and 203 yards. With two games to go, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 27 yards away from his first 1,000-yard season.

Assumption: Cam Newton? Bust.

Truth: OK, so maybe thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little harsh. But most people didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t predict the Carolina rookie would be as impressive as heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been. He has accounted for 30 touchdowns (17 passing, 13 rushing), more than any first-year player in NFL history.

Assumption: Philip Rivers has to be hiding an injury.

Truth: That was the buzz when the San Diego quarterback racked up a careerhigh 17 interceptions through his first 10 games. Rivers, who insisted he was healthy, has turned things around in his last four games with eight touchdowns and no interceptions.

Assumption: You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t consistently win with Tim Tebow at quarterback.

Truth: The Broncos are 7-2 this season with him starting at quarterback. Debate to be continued.

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The Panthers hired the successful and plainspoken Wisconsin offensive coordinator on Thursday and charged him with providing the once-proud program with a much-needed dose of stability.

Judging by his first day at his new gig, Chryst provided it in bulk. Calling Pitt a â&#x20AC;&#x153;destination job,â&#x20AC;? Chryst promised only to get to work, a mantra that should resonate with both his players and a fractured fan base tired of a 13-month coaching carousel.

USC QB Barkley staying LOS ANGELES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Southern California quarterback Matt Barkley has decided to return for his senior season and put off the NFL for another year. With USC coach Lane Kiffin and his family in attendance, Barkley announced Thursday that while he feels prepared for the NFL, he has unfinished business with the Trojans. His announcement set off cheers at USCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Heritage Hall.

Barkley is coming off a spectacular season in which he led the Trojans to a 10-2 finish and the No. 5 ranking in the country. Because of NCAA sanctions, USC was not allowed to play in the postseason.

The 6-foot-2, 220-pound quarterback has been projected as a first-round pick in the NFL draft, in the top 10 overall on some boards.

Akron taps Terry Bowden

CLEVELAND â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Akron has hired Terry Bowden as its new football coach Thursday to turn around a woeful program. Bowden, a onetime hot coaching commodity who spent six seasons at Auburn and the past three at Division II North Alabama, takes over a team than went 2-22 and won just one conference BASEBALL game the past two seasons.

Nats to add pitcher Gonzalez â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m so excited to be a Zip,â&#x20AC;? said Bowden, who coached Akronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quarterbacks in 1986 OAKLAND, CALIF. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; All-Star pitcher Gio under Gerry Faust. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the great resources Gonzalez said Thursday the Washington and the commitment to winning by the adminNationals have agreed to acquire him in a istration and community, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a matter of trade from the Oakland Athletics, and the deal time until we build a championship program.â&#x20AC;? is nearly finished. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 99 percent done,â&#x20AC;? Gonzalez said in a Texas A&M lineman killed phone interview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pending a physical and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just waiting to hear from my agent.â&#x20AC;?

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Texas A&M Oakland reportedly will receive four players senior offensive lineman Joseph Villavisenin the deal, including three top prospects: cio has been killed in a car accident, accordright-handers A.J. Cole and Brad Peacock, ing to the university. Witness reports say that lefty Tom Milone and catcher Derek Norris.

Villavisencio swerved to avoid a buzzard and Gonzalez has been the subject of trade veered head-on into the path of an 18-wheeler talk all offseason. Earlier this month, the Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s near the town of Normangee about 40 miles traded fellow top-tier starter Trevor Cahill to from College Station, on Thursday. the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Villavisencio spent part of Thursday with the team delivering gifts to families at a local Yankees hit with luxury tax shelter after the Aggies finished their last workout on campus in preparation for the The New York Yankees have been hit with a Meineke Car Care Bowl. Villavisencio was $13.9 million luxury tax bill, their lowest since heading to his home in Jacksonville, Texas, at 2003. The fee, assessed Thursday by Major the time of the crash.

League Baseball under its labor contract, is down from $18 million last year and $25.7 NFL million in 2009, when the Yankees won the World Series.

Irsay: Manning staying put Boston, which missed the playoffs this INDIANAPOLIS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look as if Peyyear, is the only other team that will have to pay a tax. The Red Sox received a bill for $3.4 ton Manning will go anywhere next season â&#x20AC;&#x201D; unless heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not healthy. million, up from last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $1.5 million.

On Thursday, Colts owner Jim Irsay told NFL Network he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t foresee a scenario Bonds files appeal in which Manning would play anywhere but SAN FRANCISCO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Barry Bonds is official- Indianapolis unless he canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play at all. ly appealing his felony obstruction conviction.

Manning has missed the entire season and His attorneys paid $455 and filed a onehas not participated in full team practices sentence notice to the federal trial court late since having the third and most invasive surWednesday, saying that Bonds was asking gery on his neck Sept. 8. the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal to toss â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the situation is if heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s back and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s out his conviction. The case will be randomly healthy, I see him coming back and playing assigned to a three-judge panel later. here,â&#x20AC;? Irsay said in a 10-minute interview Bonds was sentenced Friday to 30 days before the game with Houston began. of house arrest, two-years of probation and a $4,000 fine. But U.S. District Judge Susan NBA Illston delayed imposition until the appeal is Netsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Lopez has broken foot resolved.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Pitt taps Wisconsinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chryst PITTSBURGH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; No proclamations. No promises of Big East titles, or ACC ones for that matter. No preaching about commitment or the virtues of a gimmicky if effective offense.

Paul Chryst doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do self-promotion. All he does is coach football.

Good thing, because after a year of turmoil, Pittsburgh needs that more than ever.

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Beltran, Cardinals agree on two-year deal ST. LOUIS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Carlos Beltran and the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals agreed to a two-year contract pending results of a physical, a move that would fortify the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lineup following the departure of Albert Pujols.

The team disclosed the agreement Thursday night and said it expects to make a formal announcement shortly after the holidays.

KMOX, the Cardinalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; flagship radio station, reported the deal is for $26 million over two years â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the same figure cited by a person familiar with the negotiations who spoke to The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because financial details of the agreement were not announced by the team.

The 34-year-old Beltran Beltran batted .300 with 22 home runs, 84 RBIs and a .385 on-base percentage for the New York Mets and San Francisco Giants this year. He likely will be the opening-day right fielder for the Cardinals next season. Lance Berkman is expected to move to first base, taking Pujolsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; spot.

Allen Craig, coming off an impressive postseason, gives the Cardinals another strong outfield option but will miss at least the first month while recovering from knee surgery.

A six-time All-Star, Beltran began his career with the cross-state Royals in 1998, three years after Kansas City drafted him in the second round. The switch-hitter has a .283 career batting average with 302 home runs and 1,146 RBIs.

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quarter, as the Sun Devils tried to capitalize a fumble by Moore â&#x20AC;&#x201D; his third turnover of the game. The Sun Devils drove 49 yards to Boise Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1-yard line, but quarterback Brock Osweilerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fourth-down pass was intercepted by Jamar Taylor, who returned it for a touchdown to make the score 35-10.

Moments before the play, Arizona State coach Dennis Erickson tried to call a timeout as his team was late to the line of scrimmage, but his attempts werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t acknowledged by the referees.

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The New Jersey Nets will be without center and leading scorer Brook Lopez for a couple of months because of a broken right foot. Lopez, who did not miss a game in his first three seasons, was injured during an exhibition game against the Knicks on Wednesday, and he will have surgery today. The injury is a stress fracture to the slow-healing fifth metatarsal.

Lopez, who averaged 20.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists last season as the Nets posted a 24-58 record, played in the second half despite the injury.

NFL Favorite ......................Points (O/U) ................... Underdog Saturday KANSAS CITY ...................2 (42) ........................... Oakland Denver ........................................2 1/2 (41) ................................... BUFFALO TENNESSEE ..............................7 1/2 (40)............................ Jacksonville CINCINNATI ...................................4 (41) ......................................... Arizona NEW ENGLAND ........................9 1/2 (49) ........................................ Miami BALTIMORE .............................. 12 1/2 (38) ................................. Cleveland NY JETS ........................................ 3 (46) ..................................... NY Giants WASHINGTON ...........................6 1/2 (44) ................................ Minnesota CAROLINA .................................7 1/2 (48)............................... Tampa Bay PITTSBURGH ...............................16 (39) ...................................... St. Louis DETROIT .....................................2 1/2 (52)................................. San Diego San Francisco .........................2 1/2 (38).................................... SEATTLE DALLAS .......................................1 1/2 (51).............................. Philadelphia Sunday GREEN BAY ..................................13 (44) ....................................... Chicago Monday NEW ORLEANS .........................6 1/2 (53)....................................... Atlanta COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES Favorite ......................Points (O/U) ................... Underdog Saturday Hawaii Bowl Aloha Stadium-Honolulu Southern Miss ........................... 8 (63) ......................................... Nevada Monday, Dec. 26 Independence Bowl Independence Stadium-Shreveport, La. Missouri ...........................5 (53) ................ North Carolina 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 ......................................1 (45) ..................................... Louisville Wednesday, Dec. 28 Military Bowl RFK Stadium-Washington D.C. Toledo ........................................3 1/2 (70)................................... Air Force Holiday Bowl Qualcomm Stadium-San Diego Texas ...............................3 (47)......................... California Monday, Jan. 9 BCS Championship Game Mercedes-Benz Superdome-New Orleans Alabama ........................................1 (40) ................................................. Lsu COLLEGE BASKETBALL Favorite ...........................Points ........................ Underdog UNLV ..................................................5.......................................... California LOUISVILLE ......................................26 ....................... Western Kentucky DAYTON ............................................ 18 .............................. Illinois Chicago Providence ......................................6................................ RHODE ISLAND UCLA ...................................................7......................................... Richmond Ball St .............................................2 1/2 ............................. MOREHEAD ST GEORGE MASON ..............................7........................................ Manhattan PENNSYLVANIA ...............................11 ................................................ Marist GEORGIA ........................................10 1/2 ......................................... Furman PITTSBURGH .................................11 1/2 .......................................... 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4/$!9 ). 30/243 1951 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Norm Van Brocklinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 73-yard touchdown pass to Tom Fears in the fourth quarter gives the Los Angeles Rams a 24-17 victory over the Cleveland Browns for the NFL title.

1962 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tommy Brooker kicks a 25-yard field goal 17:54 into overtime, giving the Dallas Texans a 20-17 victory over Houston for the AFL title.

1996 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Barry Sanders of the Detroit Lions rushes for 175 yards in a 24-14 loss to San Francisco to finish with 1,553 yards for the season. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sandersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; third straight season with at least 1,500 yards rushing, a first in the NFL. 2001 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Baltimore blanks Cincinnati, 16-0, at PSINet Stadium, marking the first time an NFL team has shut out an opponent at home over three seasons since the Oakland Raiders did it to San Diego from 1975-77.

2007 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The New England Patriots set an NFL record with their 15th win, the best start in league history, with a 28-7 victory over the Miami Dolphins, 28-7.

2007 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Chris Johnson sets an NCAA bowl record with 408 all-purpose yards, and Ben Hartman kicks a 34-yard field goal as time expires to give East Carolina a 41-38 victory over No. 24 Boise State in the Hawaii Bowl.

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Long Beach State downs No. 14 Xavier, 68-58 No. 2 Ohio State 69, Miami (Ohio) 40 COLUMBUS, OHIO — WilLong Beach St. 68, liam Buford scored 18 points No. 14 Xavier 58 and Aaron Craft dominated HONOLULU — Freshman at both ends for 12-1 Ohio Michael Caffey scored a caState. reer-high 14 points and Long Beach State defeated short- MIAMI (OHIO) (3-7) Mavunga 8-14 4-5 20, Harris 0-7 0-0 0, handed Xavier in the opening 2-5 0-0 4, Sewell 1-4 2-2 4, Rollins round of the Diamond Head McGhee 1-2 0-0 2, Tadlock 0-3 0-0 0, W. Sullivan 0-1 0-0 0, B. Sullivan 3-5 0-0 8, Mezher 0-0 0-0 0, Classic on Thursday night.

0-3 2-2 2, Legarza 0-2 0-0 0. Totals Caffey was one of five play- Thomas 15-46 8-9 40. ers in double figures for the OHIO ST. (12-1) Sullinger 3-9 5-6 11, Thomas 7-14 0-0 15, 49ers (6-5), who handed the Craft 2-4 0-1 4, Smith Jr. 1-1 0-0 3, Buford Musketeers (8-2) their second 8-16 1-1 18, Sibert 0-3 2-2 2, Scott 0-1 0-0 0, Ross 1-3 2-2 5, Thompson 1-1 1-2 3, straight loss since a bench- Weatherspoon 1-3 2-2 4, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Marco Garcia/AP Photo clearing brawl Dec. 10 against Ravenel 2-3 0-1 4. Totals 26-58 13-17 69.

Halftime-Ohio St. 26-17. 3-Point Goals- XAVIER CENTER KENNY FREASE, CENTER, FIGHTS FOR A Cincinnati that resulted in the Miami (Ohio) 2-14 (B. Sullivan 2-2, Thomas REBOUND while surrounded by Long Beach State players 0-1, W. Sullivan 0-1, Mavunga 0-2, Tadlock suspension of four players.

0-2, Harris 0-6), Ohio St. 4-15 (Smith Jr. on Thursday at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu.

The Associated Press

LONG BEACH ST. (6-5) Phelps 5-7 2-7 12, Ennis 2-6 1-2 7, Robinson 4-6 3-5 11, Anderson 4-9 3-6 12, Ware 3-13 4-6 12, Caffey 5-8 2-2 14, Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Dervisevic 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-49 15-28 68.

XAVIER (8-2) Martin 5-8 0-0 12, Robinson 1-7 0-0 2, Frease 5-6 0-0 10, Holloway 6-12 5-8 17, Walker 2-5 0-0 4, Davis 2-5 0-0 5, Taylor 1-5 3-4 5, Redford 1-3 1-1 3, McKenzie 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 23-51 9-13 58.

Halftime-Long Beach St. 29-21. 3-Point Goals-Long Beach St. 7-19 (Caffey 2-4, Ennis 2-6, Ware 2-7, Anderson 1-2), Xavier 3-12 (Martin 2-4, Davis 1-3, Redford 0-2, Holloway 0-3). Fouled Out-Ennis. Rebounds-Long Beach St. 31 (Ware 8), Xavier 30 (Walker 7).

Assists-Long Beach St. 13 (Ware 5), Xavier 9 (Holloway 4). Total Fouls-Long Beach St. 17, Xavier 18. A-NA.

No. 1 Syracuse 80, Tulane 61 SYRACUSE, N.Y. — James Southerland and Brandon Triche each hit a pair of three-pointers to key a 19-point first-half surge.

TULANE (11-2) Thomas 2-2 0-0 4, Timmons 4-12 7-12 16, Davis 0-9 3-4 3, Tarrant 3-6 7-8 15, Callahan 3-9 2-2 10, Rogers 0-1 0-0 0, Cherry 0-0 0-0 0, Ziegenhagen 2-2 0-0 6, Monckton 0-0 0-0 0, Drye 3-9 1-4 7. Totals 17-50 20-30 61.

SYRACUSE (13-0) Christmas 0-1 2-4 2, Joseph 2-7 7-8 13, Melo 1-2 2-2 4, Jardine 2-4 3-3 7, Triche 3-6 0-0 9, Carter-Williams 3-5 1-2 7, Resavy 1-1 0-0 2, Waiters 6-12 1-1 15, Hart 0-1 0-0 0, Fair 2-4 0-0 4, Keita 1-1 0-0 2, Hoffmann 0-0 0-0 0, Lyde-Cajuste 0-0 0-0 0, DeRemer 0-1 0-0 0, Reese 0-0 2-2 2, Nassar 0-0 0-0 0, Tomaszewski 1-1 0-0 3, Southerland 4-5 0-0 10. Totals 26-51 18-22 80.

Halftime-Syracuse 41-19. 3-Point GoalsTulane 7-16 (Ziegenhagen 2-2, Callahan 2-5, Tarrant 2-5, Timmons 1-3, Rogers 0-1), Syracuse 10-21 (Triche 3-4, Southerland 2-3, Joseph 2-4, Waiters 2-4, Tomaszewski 1-1, Carter-Williams 0-1, Fair 0-2, Jardine 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Tulane 35 (Timmons 8), Syracuse 30 (Christmas, Melo, Southerland 5). Assists-Tulane 8 (Callahan, Davis 2), Syracuse 16 (CarterWilliams, Jardine, Joseph, Triche 3). Total Fouls-Tulane 15, Syracuse 19. A-18,679.

1-1, Ross 1-3, Buford 1-3, Thomas 1-4, Craft 0-1, Scott 0-1, Sibert 0-2). Fouled Out-McGhee. Rebounds-Miami (Ohio) 33 (Mavunga 10), Ohio St. 34 (Sullinger 6).

Assists-Miami (Ohio) 5 (Harris, Legarza, Mavunga, Rollins, Tadlock 1), Ohio St. 18 (Craft 8). Total Fouls-Miami (Ohio) 20, Ohio St. 12. A-17,463.

No. 3 Kentucky 87, Loyola (Md.) 63 LEXINGTON, KY. — Freshman reserve Kyle Wiltjer scored a personal-best 24 points and sparked Kentucky on a 17-2 second-half run.

LOYOLA (MD.) (8-3) Walker 1-5 1-2 4, Latham 3-7 1-2 7, Drummond 4-12 1-1 10, Cormier 6-12 0-4 13, Olson 3-9 1-2 9, Winbush 0-2 0-0 0, Hall 0-2 0-0 0, R. Williams 1-4 4-4 6, Etherly 7-8 0-1 14, Brooks 0-0 0-0 0, Wandrusch 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-61 8-16 63.

KENTUCKY (11-1) Kidd-Gilchrist 4-6 7-9 15, Davis 5-9 5-6 15, Miller 6-11 1-3 13, Lamb 3-5 3-3 9, Teague 2-8 5-6 9, Polson 0-0 0-0 0, Beckham 0-0 0-0 0, Vargas 1-2 0-2 2, Long 0-0 0-0 0, Wiltjer 7-11 7-8 24. Totals 28-52 28-37 87.

Halftime-Kentucky 45-39. 3-Point GoalsLoyola (Md.) 5-15 (Olson 2-6, Drummond 1-1, Cormier 1-2, Walker 1-2, Hall 0-1, Winbush 0-1, R. Williams 0-2), Kentucky 3-12 (Wiltjer 3-6, Kidd-Gilchrist 0-1, Lamb 0-2, Miller 0-3). Fouled Out-Kidd-Gilchrist, Olson, Walker. Rebounds-Loyola (Md.) 30 (Etherly 11), Kentucky 38 (Davis 11). Assists-Loyola (Md.) 12 (Etherly 3), Kentucky 14 (KiddGilchrist 4). Total Fouls-Loyola (Md.) 25, Kentucky 16. Technical-Kentucky Bench.

A-22,774.

No. 8 Connecticut 79, Fairfield 71 HARTFORD, CONN. — Shabazz Napier scored 24 points to lead Connecticut in the final game before coach Jim Calhoun serves a three-game suspension for recruiting violations.

FAIRFIELD (7-5) Barrow 2-6 0-0 4, Sanders 8-17 2-3 20, Olander 4-12 0-0 8, Needham 4-11 0-0 12, Wade 4-7 0-0 10, Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Crawford 4-8 2-2 14, Fields 0-1 3-4 3, Nickerson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-64 7-9 71.

UCONN (10-1) Smith 1-3 0-0 3, Oriakhi 2-7 0-2 4, Drummond 8-10 0-0 16, Lamb 7-9 1-2 18, Napier 7-10 8-9 24, Daniels 0-1 2-2 2, Giffey 0-0 0-0 0, Olander 1-4 0-0 2, Boatright 2-8 5-6 10. Totals 28-52 16-21 79.

Halftime-UConn 46-26. 3-Point GoalsFairfield 12-27 (Crawford 4-6, Needham 4-8, Wade 2-5, Sanders 2-5, Olander 0-1, Fields 0-1, Nickerson 0-1), UConn 7-11 (Lamb 3-4, Napier 2-3, Boatright 1-1, Smith 1-2, Daniels 0-1). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Fairfield 32 (Olander 8), UConn 34 (Drummond 9).

Assists-Fairfield 17 (Needham 6), UConn 12 (Boatright, Napier 5). Total Fouls-Fairfield 16, UConn 9. Technical-UConn Bench. A-13,821.

No. 10 Marquette 64, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 50 MILWAUKEE — Marquette beat cross-town rival Wisconsin-Milwaukee for the 39th straight time.

MILWAUKEE (9-4) Kelm 3-5 4-4 10, Haarsma 1-4 1-3 3, Williams 3-12 3-4 11, Allen 6-10 4-6 16, Gulley 1-9 0-0 2, S. Boga 0-0 0-0 0, Harris 0-1 0-0 0, Roelke 1-1 0-0 3, Meier 0-10 2-2 2, Richard 1-7 0-0 3, Gustavson 0-1 0-0 0, Haggerty 0-0 0-0 0, Wolf 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-60 14-19 50.

MARQUETTE (11-1) Crowder 3-9 2-2 9, Gardner 4-7 4-6 12, Johnson-Odom 4-12 4-4 12, Blue 0-6 2-2 2, Cadougan 6-11 2-2 15, J. Wilson 3-5 2-2 8, Mayo 2-6 0-0 4, Anderson 0-0 2-2 2, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, D. Wilson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-56 18-20 64.

Halftime-Marquette 31-26. 3-Point GoalsMilwaukee 4-28 (Williams 2-8, Roelke 1-1, Richard 1-6, Kelm 0-1, Gulley 0-3, Meier 0-9), Marquette 2-11 (Cadougan 1-2, Crowder 1-5, Johnson-Odom 0-1, Blue 0-1, Mayo 0-2).

Fouled Out-Johnson-Odom. ReboundsMilwaukee 39 (Allen 13), Marquette 40 (Johnson-Odom 8). Assists-Milwaukee 8 (Williams 3), Marquette 12 (Gardner 4).

Total Fouls-Milwaukee 19, Marquette 22.

Technicals-Gulley, Crowder, Gardner.

A-14,917.

No. 11 Florida 82, Florida State 64 GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Bradley Beal scored 21 points and Patric Young added 15 to lead Florida.

FLORIDA ST. (8-4) James 3-8 0-0 6, White 0-2 6-6 6, Gibson 5-11 0-0 10, Loucks 6-11 0-0 15, Snaer 1-5 2-3 4, Dulkys 1-4 0-0 3, Peterson 1-1 0-0 2, Space 0-1 0-0 0, Miller 3-8 1-1 7, Whisnant II 4-5 0-0 11, Kreft 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 24-59 9-10 64.

FLORIDA (10-2) Young 7-7 1-2 15, Murphy 4-8 2-2 12, Boynton 5-13 2-4 14, Walker 1-7 8-10 11, Beal 7-15 3-4 21, Wilbekin 2-2 0-0 5, Yeguete 2-3 0-2 4, Prather 0-3 0-0 0, Larson 0-0 0-0 0, Pitchford 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-58 16-24 82.

Halftime-Florida 32-24. 3-Point GoalsFlorida St. 7-23 (Whisnant II 3-4, Loucks 3-8, Dulkys 1-3, Gibson 0-1, Snaer 0-3, Miller 0-4), Florida 10-28 (Beal 4-8, Murphy 2-5, Boynton 2-9, Wilbekin 1-1, Walker 1-5).

Fouled Out-White. Rebounds-Florida St. 35 (Gibson, James 6), Florida 35 (Yeguete 8).

Assists-Florida St. 9 (Loucks 4), Florida 15 (Walker 7). Total Fouls-Florida St. 20, Florida 14. A-11,125.

No. 16 Georgetown 70, Memphis 59 WASHINGTON — Jason Clark scored 18 points and Hollis Thompson added 17 for Georgetown.

MEMPHIS (6-5) Jackson 0-7 2-2 2, Crawford 7-13 1-2 17, W. Barton 3-10 5-7 12, Black 3-4 1-2 7, Thomas 4-8 1-2 9, Hall 2-3 2-2 6, A. Barton 3-6 0-0 6, Witherspoon 0-0 0-0 0, Simpson 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 22-51 12-17 59.

GEORGETOWN (10-1) Thompson 5-10 5-6 17, Starks 5-12 2-3 14, Sims 3-12 6-9 12, Clark 7-12 3-6 18, Lubick 0-1 2-2 2, Whittington 0-0 0-1 0, Porter 2-4 1-1 5, Trawick 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 22-51 21-30 70.

Halftime-Georgetown 35-28. 3-Point GoalsMemphis 3-13 (Crawford 2-5, W. Barton 1-3, Jackson 0-2, A. Barton 0-3), Georgetown 5-14 (Starks 2-4, Thompson 2-6, Clark 1-3, Porter 0-1). Fouled Out-A. Barton, Black. ReboundsMemphis 29 (W. Barton 11), Georgetown

38 (Sims, Thompson 9). Assists-Memphis 14 (Crawford 5), Georgetown 13 (Lubick, Porter, Starks 3). Total Fouls-Memphis 24, Georgetown 17. A-12,045.

No. 17 Indiana 89, UMBC 47 BLOOMINGTON, IND. — Matt Roth scored a season-high 14 points on 4-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc to lead the depleted Hoosiers.

UMBC (1-10) Plummer 2-8 6-8 10, Wasco 0-2 2-2 2, Jones 4-12 2-4 10, Cook 4-10 0-0 10, Thomas 0-1 2-2 2, Neller 3-8 0-0 7, Wertz 0-1 0-0 0, Wejnert 0-4 0-1 0, Wise 0-1 0-0 0, Basalyga 3-3 0-0 6.

Totals 16-50 12-17 47.

INDIANA (12-0) Watford 8-14 2-5 22, Zeller 4-5 5-6 13, Hulls 5-9 3-4 16, Oladipo 2-4 5-7 9, Jones III 1-5 1-1 3, Barnett 0-0 0-2 0, Moore 0-2 0-0 0, Etherington 1-4 0-0 2, Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Wayer 0-0 0-0 0, Abell 0-2 8-10 8, Howard 0-1 0-0 0, Pritchard 1-2 0-0 2, Roth 4-6 2-2 14. Totals 26-55 26-37 89.

Halftime-Indiana 37-23. 3-Point GoalsUMBC 3-15 (Cook 2-6, Neller 1-5, Plummer 0-1, Wejnert 0-1, Jones 0-2), Indiana 11-27 (Roth 4-5, Watford 4-8, Hulls 3-7, Moore 0-1, Abell 0-2, Jones III 0-2, Etherington 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-UMBC 25 (Plummer 7), Indiana 45 (Watford 10).

Assists-UMBC 7 (Jones 4), Indiana 19 (Oladipo 4). Total Fouls-UMBC 25, Indiana 15. Technicals-UMBC Bench 2. A-12,665.

No. 18 Mississippi State 82, Northwestern State 67 JACKSON, MISS. — Arnett Moultrie had 24 points and 14 rebounds for Mississippi State.

NORTHWESTERN ST. (7-6) Hulbin 2-7 0-2 5, Roberson 1-6 1-2 3, Mosley 3-7 2-5 8, Davis 6-12 3-4 15, Ellis 4-9 0-0 11, Jacobs 0-4 0-0 0, Washington 0-0 0-0 0, Robinson 2-4 0-0 5, Brisco 1-1 0-0 2, Evans 1-2 0-0 2, Frazier 1-2 2-2 4, Stewart 6-9 0-0 12.

Totals 27-63 8-15 67.

MISSISSIPPI ST. (12-1) Sidney 4-5 1-1 9, Moultrie 8-11 8-8 24, Steele 1-5 3-4 6, Bost 3-14 2-2 8, Hood 4-12 0-2 11, Parker 0-0 0-0 0, Price 0-0 0-0 0, Luczak 0-0 0-0 0, Bryant 2-7 0-0 4, Cunningham 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Lewis 6-8 2-2 14, D. Smith 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 31-68 16-19 82.

Halftime-Mississippi St. 41-27. 3-Point Goals-Northwestern St. 5-18 (Ellis 3-5, Hulbin 1-2, Robinson 1-3, Stewart 0-1, Frazier 0-1, Jacobs 0-1, Davis 0-2, Roberson 0-3), Mississippi St. 4-12 (Hood 3-4, Steele 1-4, Bryant 0-1, Sidney 0-1, Bost 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Northwestern St. 35 (Hulbin, Mosley 6), Mississippi St. 45 (Moultrie 14). Assists-Northwestern St. 3 (Ellis 2), Mississippi St. 14 (Moultrie 4). Total Fouls-Northwestern St. 14, Mississippi St. 13. Technicals-Davis, Bost. A-6,330.

No. 19 Michigan State 90, Lehigh 81 EAST LANSING, MICH. — Keith Appling scored 19 points, including all 12 of his free throws, and had seven rebounds to lead Michigan State.

LEHIGH (9-4) McCollum 6-18 5-5 19, McKnight 3-8 6-9 14, Greiner 8-12 4-7 24, Knutson 4-8 6-7 14, Hamilton 0-3 0-0 0, D’Orazio 1-1 0-0 2, Adams 1-3 0-0 2, Schaefer 1-1 2-2 4, Cvrkalj 1-3 0-0 2, Maneri 0-1 0-0 0, Baltimore 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-59 23-30 81.

MICHIGAN ST. (11-2) Payne 2-3 3-4 7, Appling 3-13 12-12 19, Thornton 2-3 6-8 11, Dawson 6-11 2-3 14, Wood 4-9 0-1 8, Gauna 1-2 1-1 3, Kearney 0-0 0-0 0, Trice 1-3 3-4 6, Green 5-17 5-6 16, Nix 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 27-67 32-39 90.

Halftime-Lehigh 38-35. 3-Point GoalsLehigh 8-23 (Greiner 4-7, McKnight 2-5, McCollum 2-6, Adams 0-1, Hamilton 0-2, Cvrkalj 0-2), Michigan St. 4-11 (Thornton 1-1, Trice 1-2, Green 1-3, Appling 1-3, Wood 0-2).

Fouled Out-Adams, Green, Payne. ReboundsLehigh 31 (McCollum 8), Michigan St. 50 (Green 10). Assists-Lehigh 11 (McCollum 5), Michigan St. 16 (Trice 5). Total Fouls-Lehigh 29, Michigan St. 22. Technicals-Lehigh Bench, Michigan St. Bench. A-NA.

No. 20 Michigan 77, Bradley 66 ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Evan Smotrycz had 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead Michigan.

BRADLEY (5-7) Brown 6-11 2-4 17, Shayok 5-13 0-2 10, Prosser 5-8 0-0 10, Simms-Edwards 4-11 2-2 10, Lemon 5-11 3-3 16, Eastman 1-4 0-0 3, Crawford 0-1 0-0 0, Knezevic 0-0 0-0 0, Thompson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-60 7-11 66.

MICHIGAN (10-2) Smotrycz 7-11 1-2 20, Morgan 7-12 1-2 15, Novak 4-9 2-2 11, Burke 5-13 1-2 12, Hardaway Jr. 7-15 0-0 16, Douglass 1-4 0-0 3, Brundidge 0-1 0-0 0, Vogrich 0-2 0-0 0, McLimans 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-68 5-8 77.

Halftime-Tied 33-33. 3-Point GoalsBradley 7-19 (Brown 3-4, Lemon 3-5, Eastman 1-3, Shayok 0-2, Simms-Edwards 0-5), Michigan 10-31 (Smotrycz 5-7, Hardaway Jr. 2-9, Douglass 1-3, Novak 1-4, Burke 1-7, Vogrich 0-1). Fouled Out-None.

Rebounds-Bradley 36 (Prosser, Shayok 8), Michigan 39 (Smotrycz 10). Assists-Bradley 7 (Brown, Simms-Edwards 2), Michigan 25 (Burke 8). Total Fouls-Bradley 12, Michigan 13. Technical-Shayok. A-11,298.

No. 23 Creighton 87, Northwestern 79 OMAHA, NEB. — Doug McDermott scored 18 of his 27 points in the second half for Creighton.

NORTHWESTERN (10-2) Crawford 13-17 5-5 34, Shurna 6-14 2-2 18, Mirkovic 2-3 0-0 4, Sobolewski 0-3 2-2 2, Hearn 1-4 0-0 2, Marcotullio 0-3 0-0 0, Cobb 3-8 2-2 9, Curletti 4-6 1-1 10. Totals 29-58 12-12 79.

CREIGHTON (10-1) McDermott 10-14 4-4 27, Echenique 5-8 1-3 11, Gibbs 0-2 3-4 3, Manigat 3-7 2-2 11, Young 5-13 2-4 13, Chatman 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 2-2 2-4 8, Dingman 0-1 0-0 0, Artino 2-4 0-0 4, Wragge 3-6 1-1 10. Totals 30-57 15-22 87.

Halftime-Creighton 37-36. 3-Point GoalsNorthwestern 9-22 (Shurna 4-6, Crawford 3-4, Curletti 1-2, Cobb 1-3, Sobolewski 0-1, Hearn 0-3, Marcotullio 0-3), Creighton 12-21 (Manigat 3-4, McDermott 3-5, Wragge 3-6, Jones 2-2, Young 1-3, Dingman 0-1). Fouled Out-Crawford. Rebounds-Northwestern 24 (Shurna 9), Creighton 34 (Echenique, Gibbs 8). Assists-Northwestern 22 (Sobolewski 8), Creighton 26 (Gibbs 12). Total FoulsNorthwestern 22, Creighton 17. A-17,676.

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BAYLOR (11-0) Jones III 5-12 2-5 14, Acy 2-4 7-8 12, Heslip Reserve Michael Dixon 3-3 11, Walton 2-4 0-0 4, Miller 6-10 3-4 15, added 18 points and Ricardo 3-4 Franklin 0-0 0-0 0, Bello 0-1 0-0 0, Jefferson 3-4 0-0 6, Jones 2-4 0-0 4, Jackson 3-9 0-0 6.

Ratliffe had 14 for Missouri, 26-52 15-20 72. which squandered a 13-point Totals Halftime-Baylor 36-34. 3-Point Goalscushion before recovering Saint Mary’s (Cal) 5-20 (Steindl 2-3, Page Jones 1-3, Dellavedova 1-8, Holt 0-2, late. The Tigers have won 1-2, Levesque 0-2), Baylor 5-14 (Heslip 2-3, Jones three straight in the series and III 2-3, Acy 1-1, Miller 0-1, Jones 0-2, Jackson Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Saint they’re 12-0 for the first time 0-4).

Mary’s (Cal) 24 (Jones 7), Baylor 37 (Acy 10).

Assists-Saint Mary’s (Cal) 9 (Dellavedova since a 19-0 start in 1981-82.

Baylor 7 (Jackson 4). Total Fouls-Saint Illinois (11-2) led 70-68 af- 6), Mary’s (Cal) 18, Baylor 15. A-NA. ter three free throws by D.J. Richardson with 2:01 to go, Rice 65, Texas A&M 58 but Missouri answered with COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS seven straight points.

— Tamir Jackson scored 13 points while Ahmad Ibrahim ILLINOIS (11-2) Griffey 1-3 0-0 2, Leonard 6-13 2-2 14, and Lucas Kuipers followed Maniscalco 3-8 0-0 7, Richardson 4-9 5-7 13, Paul 8-16 0-0 19, Bertrand 9-9 1-1 19, Head with 12 each as Rice defeated 0-1 0-0 0, Abrams 0-3 0-0 0, Egwu 0-0 0-0 0. Texas A&M. Totals 31-62 8-10 74.

David Loubeau led the MISSOURI (12-0) Ratliffe 7-10 0-1 14, P. Pressey 7-15 3-4 Aggies (8-3) with 14 points.

18, M. Pressey 3-8 3-3 10, Denmon 2-9 2-2 8, Rice’s Arsalan Kazemi English 3-7 1-1 8, Dixon 3-8 10-12 18, Moore grabbed a game-high 12 re1-2 0-0 2. Totals 26-59 19-23 78.

Halftime-Missouri 41-30. 3-Point Goals- bounds, and the Owls held a Illinois 4-16 (Paul 3-7, Maniscalco 1-5, Abrams 0-1, Richardson 0-3), Missouri 7-19 37-28 rebounding advantage.

(Dixon 2-3, Denmon 2-6, English 1-2, M. Rice snapped A&M’s 67Pressey 1-4, P. Pressey 1-4). Fouled OutNone. Rebounds-Illinois 35 (Leonard 13), game home nonconference Missouri 30 (English 8). Assists-Illinois 10 winning streak. Texas A&M (Leonard 5), Missouri 13 (P. Pressey 5). has lost two consecutive Total Fouls-Illinois 16, Missouri 13. A-22,087. games following a six-game winning streak, while Rice No. 6 Baylor 72, snapped a two-game losing Saint Mary’s 59 streak.

LAS VEGAS — Quincy Miller scored 15 points and Perry RICE (8-4) Jackson 4-11 3-4 13, Frizzelle 2-4 0-0 5, Jones III had 14 points and 3-5 4-7 10, Kuipers 4-8 2-2 12, Ennis nine rebounds to lead Baylor Kazemi 2-3 2-2 6, Ibrahim 5-9 1-2 12, Herndon 0-0 0-0 0, Reischel 0-2 3-4 3, Chadwick 0-0 0-0 over Saint Mary’s in the third Oraby 1-1 2-2 4, Gearhart 0-1 0-0 0. Totals round of the Las Vegas Invi- 0, 21-44 17-23 65.

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0-1 0-0 0, Harris 4-5 3-4 13, Green Quincy Acy added 12 0-1Davis 0-0 0, Middleton 6-14 0-0 13, R. Turner 3-7 4-6 10, Loubeau 6-14 2-2 14, Branch 1-3 points and 10 rebounds while 2, Kinsley 0-1 0-0 0, E. Turner 3-13 0-0 Brady Heslip scored 11 as the 0-0 6, Roberson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-59 9-12 58.

Halftime-Rice 33-26. 3-Point Goals-Rice Bears (11-0) remained one of (Kuipers 2-5, Jackson 2-6, Ibrahim six undefeated teams in Di- 6-19 1-3, Frizzelle 1-3, Ennis 0-1, Gearhart 0-1), vision I. Jones also blocked Texas A&M 3-13 (Harris 2-2, Middleton 1-6, Kinsley 0-1, E. Turner 0-4). Fouled Out-None. four shots.

Rebounds-Rice 37 (Kazemi 13), Texas A&M Baylor never trailed and 28 (Loubeau 6). Assists-Rice 13 (Ennis 4), A&M 8 (Harris 4). Total Fouls-Rice 15, pulled away in the second Texas Texas A&M 16. A-8,284.

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Kansas State 83, Southern Illinois 58 HONOLULU — Freshman Angel Rodriguez scored a season-high 17 points, including five three-pointers, for Kansas State.

Jamar Samuels added 14 points and five rebounds while Rodney McGruder had 13 points and six boards for the Wildcats (8-1).

Kansas State moves on to face UTEP today in the Diamond Head Classic semifinals.

KANSAS ST. (8-1) Henriquez 4-6 2-2 10, Gipson 2-5 3-6 7, Irving 0-2 0-0 0, McGruder 4-7 3-4 13, Spradling 2-2 0-0 5, Southwell 0-1 0-0 0, Ojeleye 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Lawrence 0-0 0-0 0, Rodriguez 5-7 2-2 17, Watson 0-2 0-0 0, Diaz 4-4 1-2 9, Jones 2-7 3-4 8, Samuels 2-2 10-12 14, Rohleder 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-46 24-32 83.

S. ILLINOIS (3-6) Seck 2-5 1-1 5, Drinkard 1-3 2-3 4, Goff 0-0 1-2 1, Swan 1-3 1-2 3, Taylor 1-3 2-4 5, BrownSurles 1-10 0-0 2, Bryer 0-1 0-0 0, Lindsay 1-7 2-4 5, Daniels 2-2 3-4 7, Early 3-9 3-7 10, Bocot 4-12 0-0 10, Whitt 1-3 2-2 4, Setty 1-3 0-0 2.

Totals 18-61 17-29 58.

Halftime-Kansas St. 48-29. 3-Point GoalsKansas St. 9-14 (Rodriguez 5-6, McGruder 2-4, Spradling 1-1, Jones 1-2, Irving 0-1), S. Illinois 5-22 (Bocot 2-5, Early 1-1, Taylor 1-3, Lindsay 1-4, Whitt 0-1, Swan 0-1, BrownSurles 0-7). Fouled Out-None. ReboundsKansas St. 44 (Henriquez 8), S. Illinois 31 (Seck 5). Assists-Kansas St. 14 (Jones 4), S. Illinois 7 (Brown-Surles 3). Total FoulsKansas St. 25, S. Illinois 25. A-6,751.

Oral Roberts 72, Texas Tech 56 TULSA, OKLA. — Dominique Morrison scored 16 of his 26 points in the second half for Oral Roberts.

Morrison had six points in a clinching 9-0 run late in the game.

TEXAS TECH (5-5) Lewandowski 5-7 0-0 10, Tolbert 9-13 3-5 21, Willis 3-6 0-0 7, Wagner 2-5 0-0 4, Adams 0-1 4-6 4, Petteway 0-3 0-0 0, Minnis 1-6 0-0 2, Crockett 0-0 0-0 0, Lammert 1-1 0-0 2, Nash 2-4 2-4 6. Totals 23-46 9-15 56.

ORAL ROBERTS (9-4) Morrison 7-11 9-12 26, Craion 2-3 2-4 6, Bell-Holter 3-8 4-4 11, Pearson, Jr. 1-6 4-6 6, Niles 6-10 0-0 16, Aery 0-1 0-0 0, Lliteras 0-3 1-2 1, Roundtree 0-2 3-4 3, Manghum 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 20-45 23-32 72.

Halftime-Oral Roberts 37-20. 3-Point Goals-Texas Tech 1-7 (Willis 1-3, Petteway 0-2, Minnis 0-2), Oral Roberts 9-19 (Niles 4-6, Morrison 3-5, Manghum 1-1, Bell-Holter 1-3, Lliteras 0-1, Aery 0-1, Pearson, Jr. 0-2).

Fouled Out-Minnis. Rebounds-Texas Tech 29 (Tolbert 9), Oral Roberts 25 (Bell-Holter 10). Assists-Texas Tech 15 (Wagner 5), Oral Roberts 11 (Pearson, Jr. 4). Total FoulsTexas Tech 25, Oral Roberts 17. A-8,064.

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Players scatter for trips home

L AWRENCE J OURNAL -W ORLD

Trojans awed by Jayhawks

By Jesse Newell jnewell@ljworld.com

By Gary Bedore gbedore@ljworld.com

LOS ANGELES — There was to be more leg-room than usual on Kansas University’s red-eye charter flight from L.A. to Topeka early this morning.

“We came out with a full plane. We go back with half a plane,” KU director of operations Barry Hinson said with a smile.

Only three players — Jordan Juenemann (Olathe), Travis Releford and Conner Teahan (Kansas City) — were to board the charter following Thursday’s late KUUSC game.

California Jayhawks Jeff Withey, Merv Lindsay, Christian Garrett and Kevin Young, plus Las Vegas native Elijah Johnson, left USC’s Galen Center with relatives, as they’ll be spending Christmas on the West Coast.

The rest of the Jayhawks stayed with KU administrator Larry Keating at the team hotel (Marriott), with early wake-up calls for today and morning flights from LAX to hometowns across the country.

“The guys are all excited. Christmas is a time for families to be together, and our players want to be with their families,” Hinson said.

“Coach (Bill Self) is adamant about families being together this time of year.

“It does provide some challenges,” Hinson added. “What we do is about two months out, we try to find the best rates for flights and try to get them home as quickly as we can. We’ve got some guys on the East Coast who can’t get back until Friday night. Thomas (Robinson) is flying to D.C., Tyshawn (Taylor) to New Jersey, Naadir (Tharpe) to Boston and Niko (Roberts) to Florida.”

Also, Justin Wesley is headed to Texas.

Everybody will be back in Lawrence for practice on Monday night.

The team’s annual holiday hoops clinic for boys and girls first through sixth grade will be 1-3:30 p.m. Tuesday in Allen Fieldhouse. Preregistration must be completed at billselfbasketball. com. No walk-up registration will be allowed. The clinic, hosted by current KU players, coaches and staff, will include fundamental instruction, a camp T-shirt, a Junior Jayhawk Basketball, a 2011-12 team picture and one general admission ticket to KU’s Dec. 29 home game against Howard. Additionally, there will be an autograph session with the current KU team and coaches following the clinic.

KANSAS 63, USC 47

KANSAS GUARD TYSHAWN TAYLOR MOVES IN for a bucket past USC defender Garrett Jackson.

LOS ANGELES —USC coach Kevin O’Neill believed playing a big name like Kansas University was too much for his young team during Thursday night’s 63-47 loss to KU. “It’s the level of team — the 11th-ranked team in the country,” O’Neill said. “It’s not like our arena was a huge stage. I’m not saying that. I’m just saying for our guys to play against Kansas … I thought it was a little bit too much for us.”

USC junior forward Aaron Fuller even went so far to admit the Trojans were intimidated by playing the national powerhouse.

“At halftime, we were say“I thought our guys were ing, ‘We can’t play the name lethargic and kind of got that’s on the jersey. They’re knocked on their heels a litjust like us. tle bit,” O’Neill I’m just saying They’re just said, “and didn’t like any other for our guys to play really recover person,’” Fuller very well.” against Kansas … said. “It felt The Trojans’ like some of I thought it was a 13 first-half us, maybe it little bit too much points were the was kind of big for us.” fewest they’d (to play KU), scored in a half but we’re still all season. young, a new — USC coach Kevin O’Neill “We never group of guys.” really gave The nervousourselves a ness was apparent early. USC chance,” O’Neill said. committed 13 turnovers in In the second half, USC’s the first half after averaging defense faltered. KU made just 12 turnovers per game. half of its shots (13 of 26) and The Trojans finished with 18 also 46 percent of its threes turnovers.

(5 of 11).

“

“Our defense was just bad, just terrible today,” Fuller said. “They were doing anything they wanted to do.

They got it in down low, hitting threes. Our defense just wasn’t there.”

O’Neill left most impressed

by KU point guard Tyshawn Taylor.

“I think that guy really makes them go. I probably like him better than (KU coach) Bill (Self) does. Everybody likes somebody else’s players better than theirs, but I think he did a really good job tonight of running their team,” O’Neill said. “When he stays on the ball and runs things and doesn’t try to do too much, he’s really effective.”

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KANSAS FORWARD THOMAS ROBINSON PUTS A SHOT UP against USC guard Alexis Moore during the first half. KU beat the Trojans, 63-47, on Thursday in Los Angeles.

BOX SCORE KANSAS (63)

MIN FG FT REB PF TP m-a m-a o-t Thomas Robinson 30 5-12 0-0 0-9 3 10 Travis Releford 28 0-2 3-43 1-2 0 3 Jeff Withey 28 2-5 5-7 6-9 3 9 Tyshawn Taylor 33 3-8 3-8 1-4 0 10 Elijah Johnson 31 6-11 0-0 0-4 3 14 Conner Teahan 23 4-8 1-2 1-4 1 13 Kevin Young 13 1-5 0-0 2-4 2 2 Justin Wesley 8 1-2 0-0 1-1 1 2 Naadir Tharpe 6 0-0 0-0 1-1 3 0 team 1-1 Totals 22-5312-21 14-39 16 63 Three-point goals: 7-18 (Teahan 4-7, Johnson 2-6, Taylor 1-2, Releford 0-1, Young 0-2). Assists: 15 (Taylor 9, Releford 2, Johnson 2, Robinson, Teahan). Turnovers: 16 (Robinson 5, Johnson 3, Teahan 3, Taylor 2, Releford, Withey, Tharpe). Blocked shots: 4 (Withey 2, Wesley 2). Steals: 6 (Johnson 4, Robinson 2).

USC (47)

Upset specialists: The L.A. Times pointed out that, entering Thursday’s game, Pac-12 teams had won nine of 46 meetings against ranked teams from other leagues over the last three seasons. Of those nine wins, USC had four KANSAS GUARD CONNER TEAHAN LOSES HIS FOOTING going for a possession against USC guard — over Texas, UNLV and Alexis Moore during the first half.

Tennessee twice when each of those teams was ranked.

“That’s a team that just Lewis next to commit?: hung 83 on TCU,” Self said.

KU may have emerged as “They didn’t get a lot of good the leader for Isaiah Lewis, looks tonight.”

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1B a 6-foot-3, 160-pound junior In Self’s words, USC did point guard from Christ the a “great job collapsing” on “I thought we guarded Thomas Robinson, who had King High in Brooklyn, N.Y. them great,” Self said. “Our 10 points and nine boards in Lewis, who is ranked No. offense wasn’t good (41.5 per- 30 minutes. So KU worked it 52 nationally in the Class of cent shooting, 7-of-18 from around well the second half, 2013 by Rivals.com, has a three to USC’s 6-of-14 perfor- Johnson finishing with 14 final list of KU, Louisville, mance). It was good for us to points and Conner Teahan 13.

Georgia Tech, Memphis and Florida. He is a good buddy guard that well the first half.

“Coach told us to expect it of No. 35-rated junior BranWe needed that. I’m a little to be a grind-it-out game, and nen Greene, who commitdisappointed the way we it was. We expected that,” ted to KU earlier this week. guarded the second half.”

Taylor said.

Greene is 6-8, 200 from Mary USC scored 34 points to “My teammates stepped Persons High in Forsyth, Ga. KU’s 38 after intermission. up when they doubled me,” “Everyone is expecting “We rebounded well again Robinson noted. me to go to Kansas because (39-29 advantage),” Self said, As far as specifics, KU led of Brannen,” Lewis told “and Elijah, Tyshawn (Tay- 13-12 with 6:49 left in the first cbssports.com.

“Everyone lor, 10 points, nine assists, half. The Jayhawks finished knows we are best friends, two turnovers while playing the half on a 12-1 surge, which so it doesn’t matter to me. I without a brace for the first included five players scoring. may commit this month. I’m time since his right knee sur- KU’s defense forced 13 turnweighing all my options.” gery) and Travis (Releford) overs that first half.

Of KU he said: “I like how KANSAS GUARD TRAVIS did a great job on Jones.”

The Jayhawks upped the coach Self lets his guards play. RELEFORD IS FOULED ON THE Maurice Jones hit two of lead to 17 points (32-15) two It starts with the guards. The SHOT as he splits USC defenders 13 shots and scored seven minutes into the second half, tradition is great and coach Byron Wesley, left, and Aaron points with six assists and but USC cut it to 10 (40-30) Fuller during the first half.

Self knows how to win.” three turnovers. at 12:39.

Kansas

MIN FG FT REB PF TP m-a m-a o-t Dewayne Dedmon 20 1-2 0-0 0-2 4 2 Aaron Fuller 25 7-10 5-6 3-5 3 19 Alexis Moore 33 2-7 1-2 0-0 4 6 Maurice Jones 36 2-13 1-2 0-3 1 7 Byron Wesley 30 1-6 0-2 1-9 2 2 James Blasczyk 21 0-2 0-0 1-1 0 0 Garrett Jackson 14 2-6 0-1 1-3 2 5 Greg Allen 12 2-2 0-0 0-2 1 6 Evan Smith 9 0-1 0-0 0-1 2 0 team 2-3 Totals 17-49 7-13 8-29 19 47 Three-point goals: 6-14 (Allen 2-2, Jones 2-5, Jackson 1-2, Moore 1-4, Smith 0-1).

Assists: 12 (Jones 6, Moore 3, Wesley, Smith, Blasczyk). Turnovers: 18 (Wesley 4, Moore 3, Jones 3, Jackson 3, Allen 2, Blasczyk 2, Dedmon). Blocked shots: 2 (Dedmon, Jackson). Steals: 4 (Fuller 2, Jones, Smith).

Kansas 25 38 — 63 USC 13 34 — 47 Officials: Paul Janssen, Gerry Pollard, Rick Randall. Attendance: 6,431.

That’s when KU used a 15-4 run to go up by 21 (55-34) and put it away with 6:55 left.

Robinson had six straight points and Johnson five in the run.

It all added to KU’s eighth win in 11 tries.

USC fell to 5-8.

It was a nice bounceback from the Davidson game.

“We had to win tonight.

There was no other choice,” Self said. “Davidson ... to let that one get away, I can’t say it’s unforgivable, but it’s up there. That was very disappointing the way that went down in Kansas City.”

A crowd of 6,431 attended in a building that seats 10,258.

“We had to have half the stands, 2,500 to 3,000 fans,” Self marveled.

Faces in the crowd included actors Johnny Knoxville and Rob Riggle and talkshow host Jimmy Kimmel, who sat behind KU’s bench, as well as ex-Jayhawk center Eric Chenowith.

will be nights it can’t shoot its way to victory and must win by keeping the other team from scoring.

Coach Bill Self isn’t convinced his team has embraced that mentality yet, but the truth is the more experienced a basketball player becomes, the smarter his coach becomes in his eyes.

Why should basketball be any different?

Ask the average teenager to rate his or her father’s intelligence on a scale of 1 to 10, and the honest answer is a lot closer to 1 than 10. Ask the same person in his or her mid-20s, and it’s a lot closer to 10.

Sure, it was an ugly basketball game, but there’s no such thing as an ugly victory.

The players knew it was coming because their coach had warned them they would need to get into grinder mode.

“I listen to coach so much because he knows what he’s talking about,” said junior guard Elijah Johnson, who scored a team-high 14 points and had four steals and four rebounds. “He warns us. A lot of people let it go through one ear and out the other, but I listen. I let it stick.

Whenever he warns us about something, it happens, ever since my freshman year.

Even when I didn’t play, he would say stuff, and sitting on the bench I would just see it happening.”

The split-loyalty crowd of 6,431 had a particularly stale ring to it in the first half.

That happens when the action doesn’t create many reasons to get loud. Despite the sluggish pace, Kansas maintained defensive intensity throughout the first half.

“That shouldn’t matter,” Johnson said of the empty seats and quiet voices.

“One thing I’m starting to realize is we’re blessed.

We’re actually spoiled. We play in front of a packed crowd every night, and it shouldn’t take a packed crowd to get us motivated.

We lost to Northern Iowa the first round my freshman year, and that was an empty gym. That’s a tournament atmosphere.

We have to be used to playing in that. We shouldn’t need a crowd to turn us up, although it gives you that extra momentum, we should be able to turn each other up on our own.”

The more often Kansas can play in front of empty seats, the better prepared it is for March, Johnson reiterated.

“Everyone is so used to the fieldhouse, and that’s how they think every college game should be, so when we come to USC and they don’t have a full house, it’s easy to get lazy on a situation or to overlook it, and I’m trying to tell everyone we can’t do that,” Johnson said.

If KU can embrace winning without style points and realize that keeping the other team from scoring is the best path to success, it has a shot to contend as an underdog in the impending Big 12 race.

If and only if.

— Sports editor Tom Keegan can be reached at 832-7147.

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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

6B FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2011 Townhomes Four Wheel Drive Townhomes

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.

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Cars-Domestic

Golf Club, Baffler Rail H Hybrid Utility wood#3, left handed, $30. Like new. Call 785-841-2381.

Antiques

KIPP’S TREASURES

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FP, 2 car.

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1,700 sq. ft., some with 785-393-1992 fenced yards, $895/mo.

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3BR Townhomes Avail.

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INVEST IN A NEW HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

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Call Bill at 816-810-3673

NEWER - LUXURIOUS

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Covered Parking * 2 BR, 1,300 sq. ft.

2-Car Garage Showings By Appointment

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PARKWAY 6000

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Houses 1BR farm house, near Lawrence. Stove, refrig., W/D hookups. NO PETS! $560/ mo. +deposit. 785-842-3626 Leave name, phone#, msg.

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English Bull dog, for sale AKC regsitered, 2yrs. old, great with kids. $700 Needs to a good home.

785-550-8408

Furniture

End Table, dark wood, $20.

Please call for more information 785-331-5072.

Mattress, New Full size Limited Edition I Ortho-Firm-Posture series mattress for sale. Perfect condition.

Downsizeing guest room to twin size. $499.95 new. Selling for $100/offer. 785-691-7316

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Avail. Jan. 5. 785-979-0767

Pets

Red Oak/White Oak Mix, Care-Services$150/truck, $210/cord Supplies Stacked & delivered. Cured & Seasoned.

Adam Feeder & Keeper, LeBistro 816-547-1575 gallon water feeder retails Seasoned Firewood for $20.00+ selling for $10.

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Machinery-Tools

Weiler 8” medium Crimped wire wheel .014wire, 2” A H (TLM-8) with metal adapter 2” to 5/8” A.H. retails $75. will sell $30.

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Eudora 3BR nice mobile home, 1.5 bath, new carpet, CH/CA, W/D hookup, $545/mo. + deposit & Refs. 913-845-3273

Tonganoxie

Chevrolet 2010 Impala LT Stk#D8756 Sale Price $15,780

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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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

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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.

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Chevrolet 2002 Corvette Convertible, 2Dr. Stk#T96291A Sale Price $27,495

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2007 Mazda3 sSport 4cyl., 5speed manual Carfax 1 owner $12,995 23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

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Pontiac 2008 G6 Sedan GT Stk#D8757 Sale Price $14,780

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KIA 2006 AMANTI. Stk#T6622A. Sale Price $13,999 Pontiac 2009 G6, V6, power seat, ABS, traction control, remote start, 17” chrome tech wheels, GM certified, lots of warranty!

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Kia 2010 Forte 4dr, 1 owner, extra clean, great gas mileage. Lots of cars for under $200/mo. WAC. All American Auto Mart 1200 East Santa Fe Olathe KS 66061 visit our website www.aaamkc.com Call 888-239-5723 Today.

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2008 Mercury Sable Premier V6, Auto, Black Carfax 1 owner $18,995 23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

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Ford 2008 Fusion SE Silver Bright Metallic, 44K Get Hooked At

2001 FORD MUSTANG

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Miscellaneous

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Chevrolet 2002 Cavalier, Automatic 2 door in very clean condition. A very nice car, with good gas mileage for under $5000.

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Pontiac 2010 G6 4cyl, great gas mileage, GM certified, that means 2 yrs of scheduled maintenance for free!

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Concrete

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Auto Maintenance and Repair

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Call 785-633-7556

Dale and Ron’s Auto Service

Family Owned & Operated for 37 Years Domestic & Foreign Expert Service 630 Connecticut St

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FINAL DAYS!

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One room or a whole house*,

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Stacked Deck

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- Corporate Events, Private Parties, Weddings-

• Decks • Gazebos • Framing • Siding • Fences • Additions • Remodel • Weatherproofing & Staining Insured, 20 yrs. experience.

785-550-5592

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Child Care Provided

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Electrical

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

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Hilltop Child Development Center, 1605 Irving Hill Road Lawrence, Kansas 785-864-4940 hilltop@ku.edu twitter.com/HilltopCDC Serving Lawrence since 1972.

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Motors - Pumps Complete Water Systems

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Your locally owned and operated carpet and upholstery cleaning company since 1993!

• 24 Hour Emergency Water Damage Services Available

By Appointment Only

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Family owned and operated since 1992 For Your Holiday Cleaning Needs

1-888-326-2799 Toll Free

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785-843-2700 Owen 24/7

FOUNDATION REPAIR

Mudjacking, Waterproofing. We specialize in Basement Repair & Pressure Grouting.

Level & Straighten Walls & Bracing on wall. BBB .

Free Estimates Since 1962

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Piano Lessons 4704 W. 24th St Learn to play 30-50 songs in the first year!

“Your Comfort Is Our Business.”

Installation & Service Residential & Commercial (785) 841-2665 http://lawrencemarketplace. com/rivercityhvac

Garage Doors

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I COME TO YOU!

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Painting

“When You’re Ready, We’re Reddi” •Sales •Service •Installations •Free Estimate on replacements all makes & models Commercial Residential Financing Available

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Water, Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration • Odor Removal • Carpet Cleaning • Air Duct Cleaning •

KEYS of JOY

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Int/ext. Drywall, Tile, Siding, Wood rot, & Decks 30 plus yrs. Refs. Free Est.

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Salon & Spa

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Air Conditioning Heating/Plumbing

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Low Maintenance Landscape, Inc.

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General Services

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Temporary or Contract Staffing Evaluation Hire, Direct Hire Professional Search Onsite Services (785) 749-7550 1000 S Iowa, Lawrence KS lawrencemarketplace.com/ express

Computer/Internet

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

Accessible and General Public Transportation We provide door-to-door transportation as well as many additional services to residents of Douglas County living with disabilities.

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

CONCRETE INC. Your local concrete repair specialists Sidewalks, Patios, Driveways

1-888-326-2799 Toll Free

1388 N 1293 Rd, Lawrence

785-843-2174

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MULTIPLE PHOTOS, MAPS, EVEN VIDEO!

Commercial &Residential 24 hour Service

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Serving the Douglas & Franklin county areas

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Interior/Exterior Painting

Call Lyndsey 913-422-7002

Home Improvements Home Repair Services Interior/Exterior Carpentry, Vinyl siding, Roofing, Tearoff/reroof.

35 yrs. exp. Free est.

913-636-1881

LAWN & LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE Big/Small Jobs

Dependable Service

Professional Painters Home, Interior, Exterior Painting, Lead Paint Removal Serving Northeast Kansas 785-691-6050 http://lawrencemarket place.com/primecoat

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

Marty Goodwin 785-979-1379

Light Up The Season!

Supplying all your Painting needs.

Serving Lawrence and surrounding areas for over 25 years.

Locally owned & operated.

Free estimates/Insured.

Pet Services

Fall Clean Up Leaf Clean Up Snow Removal Whatever U Need

ROCK-SOD-SOIL-MULCH

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Arborscapes Tree Service Tree trimming & removal Ks Arborists Assoc. Certified Licensed & Insured.

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Recycling Services 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

BUDGET TREE SERVICE, LLC. 913-593-7386

Trimmed, Shaped, Removed Shrubs, Fenceline Cleaned

No Job Too Small Free Est. Lic. & Ins. 913-268-3120

Chris Tree Service 20yrs. exp. Trees trimmed, cut down, hauled off.

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Tree/Stump Removal

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RETIRED MASTER PLUMBER & Handyman needs small work.

Bill Morgan 816-523-5703

Repairs and Services

Full Service Grooming All Breeds & Sizes Including Cats!

Flea & Tick Solutions

Year round storage

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MAGILL PLUMBING • Water Line Services • Septic Tanks / Laterals 913-721-3917 Free Estimates Licensed Insured.

Green Grass Lawn Care

15 yrs exp, Mowing, Yard Clean-up, Tree Trimming, Snow Removal All jobs considered. 785-312-0813 785-893-1509

Travel Services

Husband & wife team, exp., fast & good.

Reasonable, Carolyn& Mark 785-424-5860

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Concrete Specializing in Carpet, Tile & Upholstery cleaning.

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Pet Services

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Sue Bee’s Cleaning 785-841-2268

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Medical-HealthTherapy

Foundation Repair

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Westside 66 & Car Wash

Your Local Lawrence Bank

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Truck-Pickups

Scion 2009 XD, 35K Silver, 4 Door Hatch-back, www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

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2010 Mitsubishi Galant ES 4Cyl, Auto,7,000 mi Carfax 1 owner $14,995 23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

2006 Mitsubishi Lancer ES V6, 5speed manual Silver $7,495 23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

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Toyota 2007 RAV4 Limited, V6, FWD, 3rd row seat, DVD, 79K, Excellent Condition. $15,500.

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Ford 2009 Escape Limited, leather, ABS, alloy wheels, steering wheel controls, roof rack, stk#588491 only $17,653 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

2010 Ford Escape LTD V6, Auto, Carfax 1 owner $23,995 23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

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Honda 2008 CRV AWD EXL sunroof, leather heated seats, ABS, alloy wheels, stk#311621 only $21,444.

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2008 Toyota Yaris 5spd. manual, white Carfax 1 owner $10,995 23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

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Saab 2006 9.5, 4Dr wagon 2.3T Sport SUV Black, 76K, $12,900.

View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

2008 Buick Enclave CXL 1-Owner, AWD, Pearl White, 3rd row, Leather, 2nd Row Buckets, rear ac, Bose, htd seats, power, park assist 92K, $20,900.

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Honda 2009 Pilot EXL 4wd, 2nd row bench, 3rd row, alloy wheels, CD changer, leather heated seats, and more!

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Ducati 2004 1000 DS only 1K miles on multistrada like new.

Save money only $5,988.

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2007 Harley Davidson Ultra Classic Fire Fighter Special Edition 6 Speed manual, Sharp! $14995 23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

Chevrolet 2006 HHR LT, running boards, alloy wheels, steering wheel controls, power seat, and more, stk#631502 only $10,850.

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Volkswagen 2009 Passat Sedan 4dr Auto Komfort FWD Sedan Stk#T6696A Sale Price $20,995

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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Protect Your Vehicle with an Extended Service Contract from Dale Willey Automotive.

Call Allen or Tony at 785-843-5200

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Ironhorse 2003 Texas Chopper.

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Thousand below Value.

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Chevrolet 2011 Traverse, Nobody beats us on selection! We’ve got 7 to choose from starting at $22,774 and GM certified!

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2010 Mitsubishi Endeavor LS V6, Auto, white $15,995 23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

Chevrolet 2006 Uplander LT, FWD, leather heated seats, dual power seats, ABS, traction control, alloy wheels, steering wheel controls, DVD, XM radio, & more, stk#117531 only $12415 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Chrysler 2009 PT Cruiser 40K, Surf Blue Pearl You Have the Right To Love Your Car! www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

Saturn 2004 Ion Quad Coupe, 4cyl, FWD, spoiler, power equipment, very sporty & great gas mileage!

Stk#581581 only $7700.

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Chevrolet 2009 Silverado 1500 Stk#T96661A Sale Price $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

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

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

Dodge 2007 Nitro SLT 4X4, 61K, Brilliant Black Metallic Perfect for Today’s Busy Family! www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

Kia 2008 Sportage, All wheel drive, in excellent clean condition. Light neutral color with light interior. Very nice late model small SUV for a great price! See website for photos.

Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/ /7

GMC 2008 DENALI AWD SUV Stk#D8782 Special Price $40,000 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

Toyota 2002 Highlander, All wheel drive. Great gas mileage in a small SUV. Beautiful Bluestone Metallic, Alloy wheels, and brand new engine with warranty! Clean, NO accident. AutoCheck history.

Also check out my 2005 Highlander, just in. See website for photos.

Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/7 Toyota 2005 Highlander AWD, with very clean leather interior. Popular navy blue outside, charcoal inside. moonroof, alloy wheels, and clean history. NICE SUV by Toyota.

See website for photos.

Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/7

HUMMER 2006 H2.

Stk#D8763.

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Dear Looking: Candi sounds like a tragedy waiting to happen. We don’t know whether she will ever admit that she needs help, and you can’t force her. So, if you know when she is driving drunk, call the police. If she is drinking in your pres-

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fend him. He claims he likes dating younger girls and is always careful.

I don’t know what to do anymore. I don’t want him to get hurt, but if he gets arrested, it’s his own fault. Please help. — Pennsylvania

There may be underlying reasons for his inability to be attracted to adult women, but unless he is willing to address that, there’s not much more you can do for him. But if you know what chat rooms he is using, you can notify the servers. If you are aware that Dear Pennsylvania: Clay he is having sex with these is being exceedingly reckless girls, you can report him to by stalking young teenage the authorities. girls. (The term for adults who are attracted to teenaganniesmailbox@comcast.net ers between the ages of 11 to — Please email your questions 14 is hebephilia.) If Clay has to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or ence, take away her car keys. sex with these girls, he can write to Annie’s Mailbox, P.O. Box Caution Candi’s daughter be sent to prison, though it’s 118190 Chicago, IL 60611. not to get into the car with possible the risk excites him. her mother when she’s been drinking. Also contact AlAnon (al-anon.alateen.org) and suggest to Candi’s daughter that she do the same.

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Dear Annie: “Clay” and I are both 23 and have been friends for a while. Lately, I’ve noticed that Clay is dating younger and younger girls. He seems to go for the ones under 18. His current girlfriend is going to be 15 in a month.

Clay has told me that he meets girls in a chat room specifically for teens. I’ve been trying to find a way to talk to him about this, and I finally said that I can’t support his choices. I told him if he messes up his life, it’s his problem, and I will not de-

Last Christmas for ‘Chuck’ Now in its final season, “Chuck” (7 p.m., NBC) becomes the last show this fall to air its Christmas episode. And that’s somewhat fitting because the holiday theme is so tenuous and barely connected to the story about a mad scientist, a computer virus and a threat to Carmichael Industries. But the mere whiff of Christmas makes the show’s violence — particularly toward Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski), who is repeatedly punched in the face and spends about half the show bound, gagged and dangling from a rope — a tad jarring.

For some, a co-production of the BBC and NPR could be a dream come true.

But just don’t call it good television. The NPR game show-news quiz “Wait Wait ... Don’t Tell Me!” (7 p.m., BBC America) makes its television debut with a cheeky roundup of the big news stories of 2011.

For the uninitiated, “Wait” features a panel of three “experts” who answer questions about news events with jokey asides.

Each talent plays for charity, so the competition is good-natured and focused more on wisecracks than scoring points. Paula Poundstone, a comedian who is a regular on the radio series, acts generally befuddled but eventually gets things right in the end. Carl Kasell, an NPR regular with a distinguished voice, is the official judge and scorekeeper. Peter Sagal, also blessed with a great voice, is your host.

I’ve long held the position that modern radio hits almost never make good TV. And I’m sticking to it. During television’s infancy, soap operas, comedies and game shows, from “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet” to “You Bet Your Life,” made a rather seamless transition from one medium to another. But over the past few decades, efforts to televise shows by Rush Limbaugh, Howard Stern and Don Imus have fizzled. Showtime’s take on NPR’s “This American Life” was not an improvement. Some things just work better without pictures. And sometimes radio shows that seem distracting and amusing when you’re caught in traffic can seem boring and static when you have a hundred other things to watch.

“Wait” will certainly not break this trend.

For starters, all of the on-air talent are shown wearing headphones, as if captured in a radio studio. And one of the virtues of “Wait” is that during its weekly news roundup, the banter is current and fresh.

This year-ender, taped three weeks ago, already is as stale as a Herman Cain joke.

This invitation to watch folks sit and do a radio show ignores the central fact that TV is a visual medium. It would have been better had BBC America simply shown a black screen and aired only the audio so we could go back to pretending that we were listening to NPR.

Tonight’s holiday highlights

A big green guy celebrates with friends on “Shrek the Halls” (7 p.m., ABC).

The voice of Drew Barrymore animates the 1999 special “Olive, the Other Reindeer” (7 p.m., CW).

Folks with a need to watch everything Tom Arnold has ever done just can’t miss “Moonlight and Mistletoe” (7 p.m., Hallmark) from 2008.

Time to get away on “Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation” (7:30 p.m., ABC).

Elves evaluate on “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice” (8 p.m., ABC).

A novelty song inspired the 2000 special “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” (8 p.m., CW).

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JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS For Friday, Dec. 23: Your emotions come out more often than you might like this year. Sometimes they could be disguised as anger, especially if you have suppressed the original issue or pain. If you are single, note a tendency to attract emotionally unavailable relationships.

Be careful! If you are attached, the two of you benefit from time alone together as a couple. Sagittarius sometimes makes you uncomfortable.

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) Keep reaching for the stars. Once focused, you could be stunned by what you can accomplish. Tonight: Light up the night with music.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Deal with another person directly. You might feel quite irritated with this person. Tonight: Togetherness.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Someone knocks on your door, and yet another person does the same. Your popularity soars, and you feel much

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more connected than you have in a long time.

Tonight: Say “yes.”

Cancer (June 21-July 22) You make quite an effort to make a difference to someone. Don’t make a comment a reason to become angry. Tonight: Completing, not beginning.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Your childlike nature delights in the holiday celebrations.

Whatever plans you have, you delight in the moment.

Tonight: Frolic away.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) Tension builds, and you have difficulty handling it all. You want to choose a stress-buster instead of losing your temper with someone who doesn’t deserve it. Tonight: At home.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You cannot suppress certain feelings, and they could come out in a distorted manner, as in sarcasm or yelling at the cat. Tonight: Stop and do some last-minute errands before partaking in eggnog.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) A friend could play a strong role in your mood. Understanding

evolves as you detach. Tonight: Start sharing holiday wishes.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22Dec. 21) If you can tolerate being pushed by another person, you deserve kudos. Keep your cool, and don’t lose sight of certain priorities. Tonight: Whatever makes you smile.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Know when to pull back and let others dominate. You might feel as if you cannot cover all the bases. Tonight: Just flow with the moment.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Make sure you indulge a little and do less of what you think you must. Stop and take time to visit with key friends.

Tonight: Where your friends are.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Establish your role with your friends or associates. So many people count on you, you might not have room for any slack. Tonight: Make time for a special person, in the midst of all the business.

75. Rock musician Jorma Kaukonen is 71. Rock musician Ron Bushy is 70. Actor-comedian Harry Shearer is 68. Gen. Wesley K. Clark (ret.) is 67. Actress Susan Lucci is 65. Singer-musician Adrian Belew is 62. Rock

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19 Interlaken river 20 More impertinent 21 Unsurprising 23 Makes even or level 26 Car company that made the Metro 27 “... card-carrying member of the ___” 30 Himalayan country 32 Prof.’s aides 35 Light a fire under 37 One not re-elected 39 Flanders and Devine 40 Took care of, as a business 42 Support withholder 43 One of the 12 tribes of Israel 45 Stay behind 47 End of the Three Musketeers’ motto 48 10-digit book IDs 50 He loved

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when-youwant gadget Pronouncement Christian or Helen of Hollywood Babe Ruth’s number Nut that gets squirreled away Tennis legend Arthur Actress Patricia of “Hud” Part of Miss Muffet’s meal Big Band and Gaslight ___-yourself kit Continental dollar Big first for a baby “Bravo, bullfighter!”

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musician Dave Murray (Iron Maiden) is 55. Actress Joan Severance is 53. Singer Terry Weeks is 48. Rock singer Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) is 47.

The first lady of France, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, is 44.

12 Home lot size, perhaps 13 Slant 18 ___ Andronicus (Shakespeare’s mad general) 22 Stare at impolitely 24 Fishy omen?

25 Brief quarrel 27 “He’s ___ nowhere man ...”

28 Poker fish?

29 Barfly 31 Valentine’s Day cherub 33 It follows the first curtain 34 Dermatologist’s concern 35 “The King and I” heroine 36 Those, in Madrid 38 “The Hunchback of Notre ___” 41 Jessica of Hollywood 44 Watch-TV-

Lucy 51 Recreational wheels, for short 53 1952 and ’56 candidate Stevenson 55 “As I was saying ...”

58 Bows 63 Crystal-ball user, supposedly 64 Enthusiastic fish?

67 Bounding critter 68 Young elongated fish 69 Suffix with “million” 70 “So what ___ is new?”

71 Be lovesick 72 “Say no more!”

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6 Narrowest winning margin in baseball 7 Arthur Conan Doyle’s title 8 Timesaving abbr.

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BIRTHDAYS Actor Gerald S. O’Loughlin is 90. Actor Ronnie Schell is 80.

Emperor Akihito of Japan is 78. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Paul Hornung is 76. Actor Frederic Forrest is 75. Actor James Stacy is

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Dear Annie: My friend “Candi” regularly drinks and drives. She often drinks at a friend’s house and then drives herself home. Other times, she drinks at home and then goes out. There are even times when she takes her teenage daughter in the car after she’s been drinking.

I’ve confronted Candi only to be told that she doesn’t have a drinking problem and that I should be quiet. But, Annie, I can’t tell you how many times her children and I have found her passed out in the yard, on the floor, at the dinner table or behind the wheel of her car while it’s in the driveway.

Candi is endangering her life and the lives of everyone around her. I can no longer idly sit back and let this continue. What’s worse is that she has a legal handgun, and I am scared to death that she will use it while she’s drunk.

Is there anything I can do to convince her she needs help?

— Looking for Some Answers

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Colts stun Texans, 19-16 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Reggie Wayne followed the script Thursday night.

And just like his previous 11 seasons in Indianapolis, he had it down.

Wayne made one of his trademark moves to outmaneuver a Houston defensive back with 19 seconds left, freeing himself for a 1-yard touchdown catch that gave the Colts a stunning 19-16 victory over AFC South champion Houston. The five-time Pro Bowler celebrated by flinging his hands into the air, pointing toward the fans he loves and hugging his teammates before heading to the Colts’ locker room for possibly the final time.

“I said if this is going to be the last game, I want to go out with a bang. It was great,” Wayne said. “It was a great feeling to go out. Hopefully, I’ll be back but you never know.”

Wayne, whose contract is up after the season, certainly made a strong case to return with the Colts in 2012.

The five-time Pro Bowler finished with eight catches for 106 yards, the biggest, of course, giving Indianapolis (2-13) a second win in five days. It was Wayne’s third 100-yard day of the season and put the Colts’ No. 2 alltime receiver in position to match another franchise record with eight straight 1,000-yard seasons.

Indy’s suddenly strong finish could jeopardize the Colts’ stronghold on the No. 1 overall draft pick, having tied the league’s other two-win teams -- St. Louis and Minnesota.

But Wayne and his teammates could care less about that chase. They wanted a win, and some of them wanted to win for teammates such

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touchdown passes (15) during the 2010 season that ended with the 7-6 Cougars beating UTEP in the New Mexico Bowl.

In accordance with NCAA transfer rules, Heaps, 6-1, 200, will sit out the 2012 season and will have two years of eligibility remaining beginning in 2013. He will be

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as Wayne, Robert Mathis and Jeff Saturday, who were cornerstones of one of the league’s model franchises.

All of them have expiring contracts.

“I was kind of in my hotel room thinking today and kind of know it’s the last home game of the season here and there’s question marks about what can happen in this future, and I was thinking if it ever got to the point in the game where somebody needed to make a play, it wasn’t probably going to go anywhere but (Wayne),” quarterback Dan Orlovsky said.

“I think he deserved that opportunity.”

Orlovsky finished 23 of 41 for 244 yards with the one touchdown and won his second straight after losing his first nine NFL starts. Even sweeter, he beat the team he played for the past two seasons.

For Houston, it was a bitter reminder that they hadn’t completely swung the balance of power in the AFC South.

Having already clinched the franchise’s first playoff berth College Men and still playing for a first- EAST Bucknell 75, Boston U. 61 round bye, the Texans (10-5) Drexel 68, Binghamton 44 seemed poised for a playoff Fordham 81, Texas St. 70 Georgetown 70, Memphis 59 tuneup in Indianapolis.

Harvard 63, FAU 51 Instead, they looked anyHofstra 82, Colgate 59 Holy Cross 88, San Francisco 83 thing but playoff-ready.

James Madison 62, George Washington 57 La Salle 85, CCSU 59 Loyola of Chicago 59, Canisius 45 Quinnipiac 85, Niagara 81 Rider 74, Monmouth (NJ) 62 Rutgers 77, NJIT 53 Siena 63, Princeton 59 Syracuse 80, Tulane 61 Texas-Arlington 73, St. Peter’s 68 UConn 79, Fairfield 71 UMass 73, Davidson 65 Villanova 73, American U. 52 SOUTH Appalachian St. 77, Campbell 74 Bowling Green 61, FIU 53 Coll. of Charleston 77, Coastal Carolina 70 East Carolina 69, Gardner-Webb 55 Florida 82, Florida St. 64 Florida Gulf Coast 83, Toledo 80 Georgia St. 72, Georgia Southern 52 Howard 88, Delaware 83, OT Kentucky 87, Loyola (Md.) 63 Mercer 65, Georgia Tech 59 Miami 76, Charlotte 61 Mississippi St. 82, Northwestern St. 67 NC State 88, Northeastern 59 Old Dominion 81, VMI 73 Presbyterian 58, Navy 42 Savannah St. 45, Mount St. Mary’s 41 Southern Miss. 53, South Florida 51 UAB 70, Jacksonville 65 UTSA 76, Troy 70 VCU 80, UNC Greensboro 68 Virginia Tech 71, E. Michigan 50 MIDWEST Adrian 76, Marygrove 62 Cleveland St. 63, Sam Houston St. 45 Creighton 87, Northwestern 79 Detroit 80, Alabama St. 56 Green Bay 63, Idaho 61 Indiana 89, UMBC 47 Iowa 81, Boise St. 72 Marquette 64, Milwaukee 50 Michigan 77, Bradley 66 Michigan St. 90, Lehigh 81 Minnesota 63, N. Dakota St. 59 Missouri 78, Illinois 74 Ohio St. 69, Miami (Ohio) 40 Robert Morris 59, Youngstown St. 56 Saint Louis 70, Arkansas St. 46 W. Illinois 68, North Dakota 46 Wis.-La Crosse 72, North Park 39 Wis.-Stevens Pt. 72, St. Thomas (Minn.) 66 Wright St. 60, Cent. Michigan 42 SOUTHWEST Arkansas 77, Louisiana Tech 63 LSU 67, North Texas 58 NC Central 69, Prairie View 58 Oral Roberts 72, Texas Tech 56 Rice 65, Texas A&M 58 SMU 77, Dallas Christian 41 TCU 85, Grambling St. 53 FAR WEST Arizona 100, Bryant 60 BYU 89, UC Santa Barbara 75 Baylor 72, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 59 Bethune-Cookman 61, Texas A&M-CC 52 Butler 71, Stanford 66 CS Bakersfield 83, Pacific 53 Cal St.-Fullerton 92, Portland St. 86 Colorado 56, Texas Southern 51 Colorado St. 92, N. Colorado 78 Denver 70, The Citadel 58 Gonzaga 70, Air Force 60 Kansas 63, Southern Cal 47 Montana 65, Utah Valley 52 Nevada 78, Portland 60 New Mexico 87, UMKC 62 Oregon 55, Stephen F. Austin 45 S. Utah 62, UC Davis 51 SE Missouri 77, Sacramento St. 76 San Diego St. 81, Elon 55 South Alabama 68, San Diego 62 Tennessee Tech 81, Kennesaw St. 68 UC Irvine 76, Hope International 54 UC Riverside 66, San Jose St. 64 Utah St. 81, Kent St. 62 Washington 74, CS Northridge 51

allowed to practice throughout 2012. Both players are expected to be on campus for the spring semester and will be eligible to participate in spring practices.

“It’s like the perfect situation,” Kirby said. “It all came together at the right time. I think Dayne Crist had the relationship with Charlie Weis, and they know each other and understand each other, and that’s going to be great for Kansas football. And I think Jake Heaps is somebody that wants to be in the

NFL, and he knows that he’s now playing for someone who can help him get there, and he’ll be playing in a prostyle offense.”

Thursday’s excitement surely was the kind of splash KU athletic director Sheahon Zenger envisioned when he hired Weis on Dec. 8. Despite the program coming off a 2-10 season, KU football was scrolling on ESPN’s “bottom line” throughout the day, and ESPN analyst Trevor Matich did an entire segment on Crist’s potential

niors who already had committed to KU. “It definitely gets me excited,” said three-star tight end Jordan Smith of Reicher High in Waco, Texas. “Having a great quarterback, that helps the team tremendously.

And having quarterbacks that have already proven themselves in other programs, as not only leaders but also as athletes, is great. Picking up two of them in the same day, that’s crazy. But I think it’s gonna be great for the program.”

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INDIANAPOLIS’ REGGIE WAYNE CATCHES A TOUCHDOWN against Houston’s Kareem Jackson during the fourth quarter on Thursday in Indianapolis.

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Houston 10 0 3 3—16 Indianapolis 3 3 3 10—19 First Quarter Hou-Foster 9 run (Rackers kick), 14:06.

Ind-FG Vinatieri 23, 4:38.

Hou-FG Rackers 44, 2:01.

Second Quarter Ind-FG Vinatieri 32, 3:36.

Third Quarter Hou-FG Rackers 35, 10:25.

Ind-FG Vinatieri 47, :54.

Fourth Quarter Ind-FG Vinatieri 31, 6:48.

Hou-FG Rackers 31, 1:56.

Ind-Wayne 1 pass from Orlovsky (Vinatieri kick), :19.

A-64,159.

Hou Ind First downs 14 24 Total Net Yards 283 320 Rushes-yards 31-171 32-95 Passing 112 225 Punt Returns 3-16 1-20 Kickoff Returns 1-33 1-17 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 13-16-0 23-41-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 4-20 3-19 Punts 6-42.2 5-41.8 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1 Penalties-Yards 11-84 4-35 Time of Possession 27:05 32:55 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Houston, Foster 23-158, Jones 1-15, Tate 6-(minus 1), Yates 1-(minus 1).

Indianapolis, Addai 19-59, D.Brown 11-35, Orlovsky 1-2, Carter 1-(minus 1).

PASSING-Houston, Yates 13-16-0-132.

Indianapolis, Orlovsky 23-41-0-244.

RECEIVING-Houston, Dreessen 4-38, Walter 3-47, Foster 3-16, Jones 2-27, Daniels 1-4. Indianapolis, Wayne 8-106, Garcon 6-50, Collie 3-49, D.Brown 2-13, Eldridge 2-8, Tamme 1-10, Addai 1-8.

MISSED FIELD GOALS-Indianapolis, Vinatieri 42 (WL).

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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) Davidson, (M&I Bank Kansas City Shootout), L 74-80 (7-3) USC, W 63-47 (8-3) 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.

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