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INSIDE Which bowl games are worth watching Of the dozen football teams in the Big 12 Conference, eight of them received bowl invitations this season. Our Big 12 bowl guide will help you determine what conference games are worth your time. The Big 12 bowl slate starts at 9 tonight, when Missouri takes on Iowa in the Insight Bowl in Tempe, Ariz. Page 1B

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7 KU professor Janet Hamburg dies

As I am making the quilt, I love imagining in my mind some darling child hugging it and feeling like someone cares.”

Notre Dame, Arkansas to join the Big 12?

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— Marla Welch of Lawrence, who along with a handful of recruits established a local children’s quilting organization last April, called Pieces that makes blankets for children at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Page 3A

COMING WEDNESDAY Intoxicated revelers who forgot to assign their designated drivers will have another option this New Year’s Eve: Tipsy Taxi will be back again.

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10 most-clicked-on stories run the gamut By Whitney Mathews wmathews@ljworld.com

Tens of thousands of users log on to LJWorld.com everyday and click on thousands of links. As an online editor, I analyze what stories, videos and photos on LJWorld.com readers find interesting. At the end of each year, we look at the most clicked-on stories of the year and share them with you. Here are LJWorld.com’s Top Stories of 2010:

10. iPad vs. Kindle The iPad made its debut this year, and a story we

posted by The Associated Press crept into our top 10 because of good headline writing. Unlike many of the other stories in the top 10, which had one or two days of glory before they faded away, iPad vs. Kindle saw consistent web traffic over a long period thanks to Google. Our headline matched the key words many people used when looking to compare Apple’s new gadget and Amazon’s Kindle. If you Google “iPad vs. Kindle” our story is the eighth result on the first page, and Google still sends visitors to this story on a daily basis. iPad vs. Kindle was looked at 22,219 times.

LJWorld.com stats Online statistics for 2010: Total comments: 280,385 Total stories: 23,386 Total blogs: 1,944 Total videos: 5,285

9 & 8. Raid at property east of Lawrence leads to meth trafficking charges On Feb. 17, Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office investigators and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives spent two days raiding a farmhouse and sur-

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Mario Little arrested, suspended indefinitely

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Lawrence to figure largely in boundary discussion

7. KU professor Janet Hamburg dies On Sept. 4, popular Kansas University dance professor Janet Hamburg died in New York City. Hamburg, a professor at

GOP sweep Kansas’ top 2010 news story Sunflower State Republicans swept to easy wins Nov. 2, sending both fiscal and social conservatives to the governor’s chair, the U.S. Senate, Congress and a host of statewide offices. The results proved to be the state’s biggest story of 2010, according to a survey of Associated Press member newspaper and broadcast editors. The Kansas University ticket scandal also made the top 10. Page 7A

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TOPEKA — Congressional redistricting debates among Kansas legislators are likely to focus on the northeast part of the state, and Democrats drubbed in this year’s elections hold out some hope that new lines will improve their chances of capturing a U.S. House seat in two years. U.S. Census Bureau figures released last week confirmed that Kansas won’t lose any of its four House seats, a result expected by the state’s political leaders. But those same leaders anticipate that future census data will show significant shifts in population from rural areas to urban and suburban ones. They expect the already sprawling and rural 1st District of western and central Kansas to grow because most of its counties have lost population, some signif icantly. The 3rd District, centered on the state’s portion The most likely of the Kansas result is that City metropoli- some tan area, is Democratic expected to areas will move shrink, because Johnson Coun- into the 2nd ty has seen the District, state’s most represented by robust popula- Republican Lynn tion growth. Jenkins, making What that really means is her district a that legislators little more have to figure competitive for out what to do Democrats. with Lawrence and Kansas City, Kan., two of the handful of Kansas communities where Democrats are strong. Lawrence is divided between the 3rd and the 2nd District of northeast Kansas, while all of Kansas City, Kan., is in the 3rd. The most likely result is that some Democratic areas of either county will move into the 2nd District, represented by twoterm Republican Lynn Jenkins, making her district at least a little more competitive for Democrats. The state has an all-GOP congressional delegation, and Republicans hold all statewide offices and huge majorities in both legislative chambers — but that actually might make the next congressional redistricting trickier.

Raid at property east of Lawrence leads to meth trafficking charges

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rounding buildings at 1706 North 1500 Road, home to All Seasons Tree Service. The raid resulted in the arrest and indictment of Donald Milton Steele and Randy J. Dyke, both 50, and Anthony Wayne Sims, 57, on meth traff icking charges. The raid story had 25,656 page views, and the arrest story had 22,265 page views.

Redesign, money, achievement to be major issues for schools By Mark Fagan mfagan@ljworld.com

Fifth-graders will be the oldest students in elementary schools. Sixth- through eighthgraders will be in middle school, following new schedules designed to help ease the transition into secondary education. And freshmen? They’ll actually be attending classes on high school campuses, instead of seeing their grades simply recorded on high school transcripts. For Chelsea Sandy, a junior at Lawrence High School, the Lawrence school district’s coming changes for 2011-12 lead to an easy conclusion.

“It’s going to be crowded,” and in the planning stages for months. she said. Every school in the district Sandy may be talking about the hallways, the lock- will see operational changes: No more sixthers and the cafetegraders in elemenria, but she could tary schools, no have just as easily more ninth-graders been referring to in junior highs, and the district’s ongono longer a threeing list of issues, year duration for the changes and finanon-campus portion cial challenges to be of a four-year high addressed. Part 4 in a series: school education. Here’s a look at SCHOOLS The high schools some of the major will go from six periitems for the district, as the calendar turns to ods per day to seven periods per day, and their campuses 2011: could see some physical modifications — additional Redesign moves forward The district is still refining lockers, kitchen remodeling, plans for its major redesign acoustical changes to some and reconfiguration, in the rooms — by the time classes works for more than a year begin in August.

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GABBY RAMOS, LEFT, AND KYLE BERKLEY, both South Junior High eighth-graders, play their trombones during band rehearsals Dec. 16. All district eighth-graders will move into high school next year as freshmen become part of the high school campuses and junior highs change into middle schools. Until then, of course, officials will continue planning: developing curriculum, devising schedules, determining personnel shifts.

“We’ll see how that all fits together,” said Frank Harwood, the district’s chief operations officer. Please see SCHOOLS, page 5A

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DEATHS Avon Deane Roberts Funeral services for Avon Deane Roberts, 79, Lawrence will be at 1 p.m. today at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. She died Monday, Dec. 27, 2010, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Avon was born December 16, 1931 in Bagnell, Mo., the daughter of Delbert W. and Bertie P. Jeffries Garrison. She worked as a keyboard operator at the University of Kansas until she retired in 1996. She was an active member of Sweet Adelines. Avon married Clarence H. Roberts on June 18, 1949 in Pittsburg. He preceded her in death on Sept. 15, 2001. Survivors include two sons, Michael and wife, Barbara, Lewisville, Texas, and Larry, Lawrence; one daughter-in-law, Vickie Patzel, Wichita; one brother, James W., Girard; one sister, Sandra K. Bugni and husband Joe, Overland Park; one sister-in-law, Betty Garrison, Frontenac;

Doris ‘Jean’ Kitchen

and nine grandchildren, Monica Dibben, Karen Roberts, Jeff Roberts, Melissa Roberts Tinker, Laura Johnston, Karmyn Larsen, Chris Hood, Nichole Winmill and Jon Roberts; and 14 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son Jerry in September 1986 and her brother Robert W. The family will greet friends from 11:30 a.m. until the service at the mortuary. Memorials in her name to Kansas Cancer Institute may be sent in care of the mortuary. The family would like to give special thanks to Dr. Hatton, Dr. Stein and the Fourth Floor Nursing Team at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Online condolences may be sent at warrrenmcelwain.com.

Frances P. Kern Frances P. Kern, formerly of Lawrence, KS, passed away December 19, 2010, at Kingswood Manor, Kansas City, MO, with her beloved husband of 61 years by her side. Frankie was born February 24, 1927, to Charles & Eunice Patterson, in Boulder, CO. She grew up in Denver, CO, graduating from East High School, and Denver University, with a degree in Latin American Studies, and a minor in Spanish. While at DU, she was a member of Sigma Kappa, Mortarboard, Interschool Council, Panhellenic Council, Clarion, Coed Journalists, Prospectors and the Ski Club. DU was also where she met and married the love of her life, Stanley A. Kern. Due to the nature of his job with GM, they began a nomadic lifestyle, living in Casper, WY, Houston, TX, King of Prussia, PA, Hingham, MA, Okemos, MI, Leawood, KS, Rochester, MI, Okemos, MI, and finally retiring to Lawrence, KS. In each new city, Frankie put down roots as though she would live there a lifetime, and cultivated friendships which spanned the country and her lifetime. Her volunteer calling included her church in the choir and as a Stephen Minister & Leader; Community Blood Center; League of Women Voters; PTA, Art Museum Docent in K.C., Detroit, and Lawrence; where she was also a member of Friends in Council. In each community, she was involved in garden club, welcome club and golf. Her interests included gardening, travel, swim-

ming, Oriental art, Southwest Native American pottery, music, bird watching, stargazing, Kern history, architecture, as well as archeology, which led her to participate in a dig for a mammoth in Michigan during the early 1980s. Her passion was her family, which includes Stan, and their three children: Pat (Steve), and their children, Josh (Chantal) and Jesse Harlan. Steve (Pat), and their children, Emily (Sven and their children Gavin & Logan) Nelson, Erin (Alex) Brown, and Alex Kern. Pam (Glenn) and their children Aaron, Oliver and Philip Read. She is also survived by her sister, Patricia (Vic) Stamm, Silverton, British Columbia. Please join us in celebrating her life on Thursday, December 30th, 2010, 2:00pm, at First Presbyterian Church of Lawrence, KS. In lieu of flowers, please consider memorial contributions to First Presbyterian Church of Lawrence, 2415 Clinton Pkwy., Lawrence, KS 66047, John Knox Village Hospice, 400 NW Murray Rd., Lee’s Summit, MO 64081, or the charity of your choice. The family wishes to give heartfelt thanks to Frankie’s caregivers through Hospice: Jay, Dennis, Noelle & Wendi, as well as Caroline and Martha from Interim. What each of you provides is a gifting from God.

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No services are planned for Jack Robert Maison Jr., 97, Lawrence. Cremation is planned. Mr. Maison died Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was born Jan. 27, 1913, in Buffalo, N.Y., the son of Jack Robert Maison Sr., and was raised by him and Alga Bolt. He graduated from high school in Buffalo. Mr. Maison was employed by E.I. DuPont as a chemist for more than 45 years, first in Buffalo, and was later instrumental in the development of the DuPont plant in Tecumseh, from which he retired. He was an avid gar-

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dener. He married Arleen W. Rachow. She preceded him in death in July 1999. Survivors include a son, Jack R. Maison, Ventura, Calif.; a daughter, Susan Romero and husband Rick, Lawrence; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to the Douglas County Visiting Nurses, Rehab, & Hospice Care, sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home & Crematory, 601 Ind., Lawrence, KS 66044. Online condolences may be sent at rumsey-yost.com.

Memorial services for Doris “Jean” Kitchen, 80, Lawrence, will be held from 2-5 p.m. on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community, 4851 Harvard Drive, in Lawrence, KS. She died December 27, 2010 at Pioneer Ridge surrounded by her family. She was born May 29, 1930 in Smith Center, KS the daughter of Ralph Warren and Mamie (Wurster) Barry. Jean attended Logan Elementary School in Smith Center, KS. She was valedictorian of Smith County in 1944. She then graduated from Hays High in 1948. In 1950 she received her teaching certificate. She married Bill Kitchen on September 1, 1951 at the First Presbyterian Church in Smith Center, KS. Jean taught grade school in Brewster and Erie, Kansas. She was a beloved piano teacher and taught numerous students in Hutchinson, KS from 19651978, and then in Manhattan, Kansas from 1979-2002. She was a disciplined pianist and was on a continuous quest for selfimprovement. She was an avid journal writer, as well as the author of a series of children’s stories about her youth in Smith Center. These can be accessed at jeankitchen.blogspot.com. She also devoted herself to

quilting, crossword puzzles, art, gardening, and being a wonderful mother to her five children. Kitchen Jean was a member of the League of Women Voters, Environmental Action of Reno County, the Democratic Party, and was a cornerstone of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Hutchinson. Survivors include her husband, Bill of Lawrence; her five children, Colleen Dick of Corvallis, OR; Kirk Kitchen of Ypsilanti, MI; Todd Kitchen of Lawrence, KS; Jocelyn Kitchen of Lawrence, KS; Sara Kitchen of Austin, Texas; one sister, Mary Louise Stepp of Smith Center, KS; eight grandchildren, Jean Dick, Connor Dick, Eamon Dick, and Ellie Dick of Corvallis, OR; Mulligan Greenwell, Ida Greenwell, Keegan Matheis and Eleanor Matheis of Lawrence, KS; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorial donations to the Konza Prairie Foundation and may be sent in care of the Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Online condolences may be sent to www.warrenmcelwain.com.

SCHNETTLER SERVICES Memorial Mass for Daniel Schnettler, 61, Lawrence, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. A cremation has taken place. Mr. Schnettler died Friday, Dec. 24, 2010, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was born Sept. 17, 1949, in Sheboygan, Wis., the son of Jerome and Joan Schnettler. Mr. Schnettler graduated in 1971 from Marquette University in Milwaukee, with a degree in business. Throughout his life he lived in Wisconsin, Illinois, California, Tennessee, Texas and Kansas. Mr. Schnettler was employed at Millis Transport and was an over the road truck driver for them for 11 years. Throughout his 31 year career, he drove more than 4.5 million miles. He married Cheryl Wallace on May 24, 1980, in Milwaukee. They celebrated

their 30th wedding anniversary this year. She survives of the home. Other survivors include two sons, Ty, Schnettler Livonia, Mich., and Jaimie, Fort Worth, Texas; two daughters, Mya Sapien and husband Stewart, Denver, and Moriah Lindsley and husband Daniel, Lawrence; four grandchildren, Avalin and Blake Sapien, and Sean and Chester Lindsley; two brothers, William and wife Patti, Neenah, Wis., and Kurt and wife K’Ann, Appleton, Wis.; and his parents, Appleton. The family suggests memorials to Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, sent in care of the funeral home, 601 Ind., Lawrence, KS, 66044. Online condolences may be sent at rumsey-yost.com.

B ETTY MAE R EDDING TONGANOXIE — Funeral services for Betty Mae Redding, 87, Tonganoxie, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Tonganoxie Christian Church. Burial will be private.

She died Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010, at the Tonganoxie Nursing Home. Friends may call one hour before the service time at the church.

TOPEKA — Gov.-elect Sam Brownback on Monday announced the selection of Jefferson County Attorney Caleb Stegall to serve as Brownback's chief counsel. "Caleb will bring strong legal experience to the governor's office," said Brownback, a Republican who will take office Jan. 10. Stegall is well known in conservative politics and has represented former Attorney General Phill Kline in his legal battles stemming from his abortion investigation. Stegall, a 1999 graduate of the Kansas University School of Law, practiced in civil and government litigation at Foulston Siefkin before starting his own law firm in 2005. He is currently serving his first term as Jefferson County Attorney. His resignation from that post will take effect Jan. 10 and Jefferson County Republicans will meet soon to pick a new county attorney. "It has been an honor and privilege to serve the people of Jefferson County, and I look forward to serving all Kansans as the new administration confronts the challenges facing our state," Stegall said.

Suspect arrested in copper wire theft Jefferson County Sheriff’s officers have arrested an Oskaloosa man as a suspect in an attempted copper wire theft from the Hamm Quarry north of Lawrence. Sheriff’s officers were called about 6 a.m. Friday to the landfill and quarry, which is north of U.S. Highway 24-59, after company officials discovered one of their trucks had been driven over a rock barrier and was stuck in a ditch. Officers discovered copper wire in the back of the truck, which had been driven through and over large rocks that are placed in the area to keep the public from driving into the quarry. Sheriff’s officials believe the suspects cut 500 to 600 feet of copper wire from the quarry’s conveyor and loaded it onto the truck. An area resident reported seeing something suspicious in the area that night, and officers later arrested 52-year-old Robert Miller, of Oskaloosa, who faces several charges, including felony theft and criminal damage to property. Sheriff Jeff Herrig said the investigation continues because investigators believe at least one more person was involved. He also said officers are looking into other copper thefts committed there and at another quarry Hamm owns near Meriden in western Jefferson County.

Regulators to rule on casino plan Jan. 14

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TOPEKA (AP) — Kansas regulators expect to decide Jan. 14 whether an Iowa developer can move forward with plans to build a state-owned casino south of Wichita. The state Racing and GamAROL UNE ARPER ROWN ing Commission will meet on Graveside services for husband Randall, and Amy that day to review a backCarol June Harper Brown, Rinke, all of Lawrence; a ground check on Peninsula www.ljworld.com 64, Lawrence, will be at 10:30 brother, Robert Harper, Gaming and its top officials. Do you plan you return a.m. Thursday at Memorial Lawrence; two sisters, Violet The commission’s approval is Park Cemetery, with the Rev. Ray, Topeka, and Rebecca the last hurdle for Peninsula to or exchange a Paul Taylor officiating. Watts, Lawrence; and four start its $260 million project in Christmas gift you Mrs. Brown died Monday, grandchildren, Eric Allen, Sumner County Dec. 27, 2010, at Lawrence Chase Reiling, and Emily The commission would regu- received this year? Memorial Hospital. and Scott Rinke. late the new casino. The She was born May 8, 1946, She was preceded in Kansas Lottery would own the in Lawrence, the daughter of death by her parents and a rights to the new gambling and ❐ Yes Irvin Dale and Irene Mae sister, Doris Ashworth. the gambling equipment, and ❐ No Silvers Harper. She attendFriends may call from the state would claim 22 per❐ I’m still deciding ed school in Lawrence. noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday cent of the revenues. Mrs. Brown was a homeat Rumsey-Yost Funeral Peninsula plans to build the Monday’s poll: Do you think maker. She enjoyed shopHome, where the family will casino in Mulvane near the a ticket costing $153.50 is ping, and spending time receive them from 7 p.m. to Kansas Turnpike, 18 miles with her children and grand- 8 p.m. a sufficient deterrent to south of Wichita. children. The family suggests texting while driving? Yes, She married David L. memorials to the American 53%; No, 39%; Not sure, Brown on May 18, 1962, in Lung Association, sent in 6%. Oskaloosa. He survives of care of the funeral home, the home. 601 Ind., Lawrence, KS, Other survivors include 66044. Go to LJWorld.com to see three daughters, Jeanette Online condolences may more responses and cast Reiling, Carol Spiker and be sent at rumsey-yost.com. your vote.

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1 | WASHINGTON, D.C.

Obama, Hillary Clinton ’most admired’ For the third straight year, President Barack Obama ranks as the man most admired by people living in the U.S., according to an annual USA TodayGallup poll. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is the most-admired woman for the ninth year in a row, edging out former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and TV host Oprah Winfrey, as she did last year. The poll, released Monday, asked respondents what man and woman, living anywhere in the world, they most admired. Rankings from one to 10 were based on total mentions and reported in percentages.

KU basketball player’s court date moved By George Diepenbrock gdiepenbrock@ljworld.com

The municipal court date for Kansas University senior basketball player Mario Little has been delayed from Jan. 5 to May 19 after his attorney recently entered an appearance for him. Little, 22, who has been suspended from playing in games by coach Bill Self, faces four counts of battery, two counts of criminal damage to property

and one count of criminal trespassing, all misdemeanors. He was arrested early on Dec. 15 after an incident in the 1400 block of Ohio Street, and police accuse him of committing battery against four people, including pushing a 22-year-old Lawrence woman, who police identified as his girlfriend, into a sink. Police said no one was taken to the hospital as a result of the incident. Little, a red-shirt senior from

Chicago, had initially posted bond and was given notice to appear in Lawrence Municipal Court in January. He also apologized in a statement released to the media Dec. 15. City prosecutor Jerry Little said Monday that Lawrence attorney Al Lopes — who played basketball for KU from 1964 to 1966 — had entered the appearance, which as standard practice prompted the clerk’s office to enter a not-guilty plea

and schedule a new trial setting date. Jerry Little said Monday he had not yet heard from Lopes but that between now and the May 19 court date the defense could either apply for diversion, set the case for a trial or attempt to work out a plea agreement. — Reporter George Diepenbrock can be reached at 832-7144. Follow him at Twitter.com/gdiepenbrock.

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Publisher confirms Assange book deal

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he’s being forced into penning an autobiography to keep his organization from going under. New York publishing house Alfred A. Knopf confirmed Monday that it had struck a deal with the 39year-old Australian to bring out his autobiography, whose publication date has yet to be determined. Assange, speaking to The Sunday Times, said the deal would bring in more than $1 million, with $800,000 from Knopf and another 325,000 pounds, or $500,000, from U.K. publisher Canongate. But he said he only agreed to it because he was under financial pressure. “I don’t want to write this book, but I have to,” he said. “I have already spent 200,000 pounds for legal costs and I need to defend myself and to keep WikiLeaks afloat.”

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THE QUILTING ORGANIZATION CALLED PIECES places tags, seen above, on its finished blankets.

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Tycoon found guilty of stealing oil An imprisoned business tycoon whose legal troubles have come to symbolize the limits of political freedom in Vladimir Putin’s Russia was found guilty Monday of stealing oil from his own company and is likely to face another decade behind bars. Inside the Moscow courtroom, Judge Viktor Danilkin began reading the lengthy verdict against Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his partner, Platon Lebedev, in a rapid, almost inaudible monotone, not even pausing to look up. On the snowy street outside, several hundred supporters held portraits of the 48year-old Khodorkovsky and demanded that he be freed. The verdict agreed with prosecutors that Khodorkovsky, formerly the head of the Yukos oil company, and Lebedev had embezzled the equivalent of $27 billion worth of oil from their company. It said they “created an illusion of a market mechanism to set oil purchase prices to hide the illegal documentation of the unfair deals and eventually to steal the oil.” 4 | JERUSALEM

Possible earliest evidence of man found Israeli archaeologists said Monday they may have found the earliest evidence yet for the existence of modern man, and, if so, it could upset theories of the origin of humans. A Tel Aviv University team excavating a cave in central Israel said teeth found in the cave are about 400,000 years old and resemble those of other remains of modern man, known scientifically as Homo sapiens, found in Israel. The earliest Homo sapiens remains found until now are half as old. “It’s very exciting to come to this conclusion,” said archaeologist Avi Gopher, whose team examined the teeth with X-rays and CT scans and dated them according to the layers of earth where they were found. He stressed that further research is needed to solidify the claim. If it does, he says, “this changes the whole picture of evolution.” 5 | ROME

Package bomb found at Greek embassy Bomb squad experts defused a package bomb that was delivered to the Greek embassy in Rome on Monday, four days after similar mail bombs exploded at two other embassies, wounding two people. Carabinieri Col. Maurizio Mezzavilla said the bomb was similar to the ones that exploded Thursday at the Chilean and Swiss embassies. An anarchist group with reported ties to Greek anarchists claimed responsibility for those blasts. “Having been done in the same way, we can just hypothesize that there is the same hand behind it,” Greek Ambassador Michalis Kambanis said at the embassy, although he added that he knew of no specific claim of responsibility. Greek Foreign Ministry spokesman Gregoris Delavekouras said from Athens that no one was harmed in the latest incident, in part because heightened security measures had already been put in place.

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SCOTT BRONOSKI, OF LAWRENCE, OPENED OVERBROOK SPIRITS on Monday, lifting almost 125 years of the town’s lifelong prohibition on packaged liquor sales. Overbrook had been one of five communities statewide to approve laws maintaining the prohibition until a public vote this past November repealed it.

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Community’s first liquor store opens for business By Mark Fagan mfagan@ljworld.com

OVERBROOK — Scratch Overbrook off the state’s short list of “dry” towns. Monday afternoon, Scott Bronoski unlocked the doors of a former garage, plugged in a new computer system and welcomed more than a dozen guys to stock shelves, post prices and otherwise handle details that come with lifting the nearly 125-year-old community’s lifelong prohibition on packaged liquor sales. Overbrook Spirits is open for business. “Everybody said we couldn’t, just couldn’t, get it done, that it wouldn’t happen,” said Bronoski, who lives in Lawrence. “I don’t care about the money. This is more to prove a point.” Bronoski, who farms land and raises cattle on land southwest of Clinton Lake, invested $50,000 in a former car lot along U.S. Highway 56, then dropped $30,000 to $40,000 on inventory: cases of beer, bottles of champagne and seemingly countless varieties of hard liquor that normally would have been out of reach for Overbrook’s 950 residents and their rural neighbors. No more need to cruise to

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Everybody said we couldn’t, just couldn’t, get it done, that it wouldn’t happen. I don’t care about the money. This is more to prove a point.” — Scott Bronoski, who opened Overbrook Spirits Carbondale, bolt to Baldwin City or trek to Topeka for packaged liquor. Overbrook is about 18 miles southwest of Lawrence. “It’s a good feeling,” said Mike Gowin, eyeing a bottle of Gentleman Jack before heading to his residence just south of Overbrook. “You can get into town and get back home without running around for half the day.” Bronoski’s business venture required persistence. Overbrook had been among only five communities statewide — Moundridge, Parkerfield, Hesston and North Newton are the others — to approve laws maintaining their prohibitions on selling packaged liquor. That changed after Bronoski led a petition drive, leading to a public vote this past November that resulted in 222 votes for repealing the prohibition

against 160 in favor of keeping it. The Overbrook City Council then repealed its law, giving Bronoski about 30 days to get his place renovated — thanks, Nathan Averill — in time to launch operations for New Year’s, one of the biggest sales weekends of the year. “It’s a good time to open,” said Tom Groneman, director of Kansas’ Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Overbrook Spirits now joins another 750 such stores statewide, ones that together generate sales of more than $685 million per year. “It’s part of what society today just views as a standard and normal business in a community,” Mayor Don Schultz said. Bronoski, 25, is counting on Overbrook residents shopping on their way back from work, people from nearby towns escaping judgmental glances back home, and recreational visitors loading up on their way out to Pomona Lake. That’s the business plan, anyway, for absorbing as much revenue as possible within a formerly dry town. “I did this as a fun thing, more or less,” Bronoski said. “Now it’s stressing me out.”

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Quilting group donates blankets to LMH This time of year, the holiday experts in magazines promise that, between baking perfect cookies and wrapping stunning gifts, setting aside personal time will make for a stress-free season. But Marla Welch of Lawrence knows it’s putting others first that proves most satisfying. “The more you can do for others, the better you feel,” she said. “Helping others in turn helps you.” When multiple sclerosis forced her to step down from her job in 2006, Welch, a bubbly, habitual do-gooder and self-proclaimed quilting addict, found an outlet for her energy in the national Quilts for Kids program. After crafting a few beauties for some deserving children, the impersonality of sending her work to unknown patients in unknown hometowns made Welch think she could do better. A few calls to the Lawrence Memorial Hospital pediatrics unit later, Welch and a handful of recruits established a local children’s quilting organization last April, called Pieces. “One of my many philosophies is that there are many pieces in life we need to put together,” Welch said. “We’re sewing quilt pieces together, so ‘Pieces’ just fit.” Pieces’ first creation was a red and green ladybug-print quilt, proudly presented to a 2-yearold girl named Chloe. Since then, the demand for more quilts has grown. Countless Kansans have contributed to the cause, as well as donors from as far away as Oregon and Washington, D.C.

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Jorge Soberón, professor of ecology at Kansas University, Lawrence “No. I know people who make quilts, but I’ve never inherited one.”

Deneise Schneider, hydro tech, Lawrence “Yes. My mother has given me a few of her older quilts.”

Sandy Self, customer service, Ottawa “Yes. My mom has made me quilts and I’ve had a couple handed down that my greatgrandmother made.”

Dayle Black, teacher, Lawrence “Yes. We had a great quilt made for us by a friend, who made it for our baby. It had instruments on it.”

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Sgt. Steve Lewis said officers did not suspect foul play after the man was found in the parking lot of the Out House in the 1800 block of North 1500 Road, but investigators were waiting on the results of the autopsy. • A 29-year-old Lawrence woman reported Thursday the theft of $2,500 cash from the 1700 block of W. 24th Street. • A 27-year-old Lawrence woman reported Wednesday the theft of a 2006 blue Dodge Dakota truck from the 3600 block of Clinton Parkway. The truck was valued at $2,700. • A 22-year-old Lawrence woman reported Saturday the burglary and theft of more than $3,700 of electronics and personal items from the 2300 block of Hawthorne Drive. Included in the items stolen were two laptops, a DVD player, $1,500 worth of jewelry, a jewelry box, an iPod and a television.

Hospital Friday afternoon after his 2000 Ford Explorer struck a concrete barrier and rolled over on U.S. Highway 24-40. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol report, Denholm, who wore a seat belt, became distracted just before the crash. He was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital and was treated and later released, said Belinda Rehmer, an LMH spokeswoman. The Journal-World does not print accounts of all police reports filed. The newspaper generally reports: • Burglaries, only with a loss of $1,000 or more, unless there are unusual circumstances. To protect victims, we generally don’t identify them by name. • The names and circumstances of people arrested, only after they are charged. • Assaults and batteries, only if major injuries are reported. • Holdups and robberies.

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The group now has eight regular and several part-time volunteers. “The mission of Pieces is to provide each child from a few days old to age 18 who is admitted to LMH for an illness a quilt that they can use while at the hospital and then take home with them,” Welch said. “Being in the hospital is a scary time for a child. Our quilts give them something to hold on to and comfort them. In our letter to the parents, we tell them out of difficult situations come pieces of unexpected joy. We hope our quilts are a part of that.” For Welch, her piece of joy is picturing the young recipients of her designs. “As I am making the quilt, I love imagining in my mind some darling child hugging it and feeling like someone cares.” Denise Martinek, director of the LMH Family Birthing Center, enjoys seeing children’s faces when they receive a quilt. “Their eyes light up, and they are grinning ear to ear,” she said. “These quilts give them comfort and let them know they are special.” The altruism of the Piecers touches not only the patients but also everyone involved in the project. “Parents are amazed by the donation and are so impressed that someone has taken the time to handcraft a quilt for their child,” Martinek said. “These ladies had the option of donating to a larger organization that would provide the supplies free of charge, but they opted to bear the expense of the supplies so they could donate in their own community.” The Pieces quilters have received everything from phone calls to thank-you cards in recognition of their selfless work. But nothing beats the delivery of the finished products, said Pieces member Shelly Hornbaker of Lawrence. “I love hearing about the reactions of the children and

To learn more about Pieces and Marla Welch's endeavors, visit her blog at piecedthings.blogspot.com. If you’re interested in contributing to Pieces Inc., in-kind and monetary donations may be sent in care of Shelly Hornbaker, 1619 E. 686 Road, Lawrence, KS 66049. For more information about getting involved in Pieces, contact Marla Welch at doublehawks2@gmail.com or Shelly Hornbaker at shellyhornbaker@gmail.com. the families who receive them. That’s my favorite aspect of it,” she said. “Close behind, though, is the camaraderie of the quilters. Meeting new people and building friendships as we work together to get them all done has been an amazing experience.” To give back to the community through Pieces, it takes only a scrap of fabric or a spool of thread. As a nonprofit, the organization welcomes any contributions or helpers. “There’s no piece of fabric given to us we don’t use. We can use pieces as small as one inch by one inch,” Welch said. The group works using a tag-team system, with each volunteer responsible for part of the process: cutting, designing, sewing and quilting. While Pieces has flourished beyond what she ever envisioned, Welch has high ambitions for the organization’s future. “I hope we can continue to grow so we can meet the growing demand for quilts. I also hope it spreads and encourages others to do something in their communities,” Welch said. “We all get more out of it than we put into it. It has been such a rewarding experience, both bringing warmth and love to children and seeing how everyone has really jumped in. It makes me want to hurry up and make more quilts.” — Jennifer Hornbaker, a Lawrence native, is a fundraising and public relations consultant and a freelance writer. She can be reached at jenhornbaker@gmail.com.

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Task force recommendations The Lawrence Elementary School Vision Task Force has another month to finalize its recommendations for addressing the physical and operational needs of Lawrence elementary schools for years to come. The task force’s desires — from eliminating portables to fostering “community� schools — are being combined into a single document. The next meeting is at 7 p.m. Jan. 3 at district headquarters, 110 McDonald Drive. Recommendations will be expected to help members of the Lawrence school board address a mounting list of maintenance needs in schools. The district typically budgets about $4.8 million a year for new furnishings, technology, repairs and other matters in all district schools, but administrators acknowledge that they’ve held off on making many upgrades in elementary schools. They’ve been waiting to see a written version of what the community envisions for such schools in the years ahead. “Hopefully the task force recommendations will help us form some better direction, and we’ll move forward,� Harwood said. Financial uncertainties Board members cut $4.6 million in spending during the past year, without closing schools. And district officials are preparing — mentally, at least — to deal with another round of financial pressures as the Kansas Legislature reconvenes in January. “We are hopeful that we will not experience midyear cuts,� said Rick Doll, district superintendent, referring to $3.3 million in mandated cuts that led up to the $4.6 million settled on for 2010-2011. “But we are not optimistic: We do think there will be cuts for next (school) year.� Harwood has suggested that another $3 million to $4 million in cuts could be on the way. The last time board members needed to make adjustments, they implemented furloughs, cut staff and eliminated programs. There’s still hope that such changes won’t be necessary this time around. The economy could pick up, covering for the scheduled loss of millions of dollars statewide in federal stimulus funding. Lawmakers could decide to pump more money into education. Such conditions and decisions will become more clear in the weeks and months ahead. “With the budget situation, we’re going to have to have close contact with our legislators — especially in Topeka, but also at the federal level,� said Marlene Merrill, in her fourth year on the school board. Improving achievement District officials soon will receive a report from the Kansas Learning Network, outlining ways to help improve teaching of reading and math in district schools. Because of results recorded on state assessment tests, the Lawrence district is required to participate in the program, one devised by the Kansas State Board of Education to help districts identify problem areas and devise solutions. The district fell short of rising standards for the number of students who scored proficient or better on the standardized tests during the past two years. The scores are used to gauge compliance with the federal No Child Left Behind program, and the district missed targets for students with disabilities. While 83 percent of the district’s overall student population scored proficient or better, those levels were achieved by only about two-thirds of students with disabilities. The network’s report will be expected to bolster the district’s ongoing efforts to “increase student achievement, for all students, while closing achievement gaps,� Doll said. — Schools reporter Mark Fagan can be reached at 832-7188.

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DEATHS B ETTY MAE LORD FORT SCOTT — Funeral services for Betty Mae Lord, 85, Fort Scott, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel, with Pastor Larry Stevicks officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery. She died Monday, Dec. 27, 2010, at her home. She was born Feb. 1, 1925, in Oelwein, Iowa, the daughter of Harrison and Sarah Aletia McFarland Brown. Mrs. Lord worked in housekeeping at Mercy Hospital. She later worked in the mail room at the Western Insurance Company and then at the Garland Post Office. She was a member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church, a past member of the Business and Professional Women’s Association and the Grange. She enjoyed quilting, playing cards and spending time with her grandchildren. She married Robert A. Lord on Sept. 3, 1944, in Fort

Scott. He preceded her in death Dec. 10, 1992. Mrs. Lord was also preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Cadzow and Ellen Davis, and a brother, Marvin Brown. Survivors include a son, Robert Gerald Lord and wife Vickie, Lawrence; a daughter, Roberta Marie Bloomfield and husband, Darrell, Garland; five grandchildren, Karl A. Bloomfield, Matthew Lord, Lynn Shaw, Amy Patrick, and Lisa Lord; and five great-grandchildren, Jacob Shaw, Sarah Shaw, Damien Patrick, Karlee Patrick, and Danica Patrick. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel. The family suggests memorials to Emmanuel Baptist Church, left at or sent in care of the chapel, 201 S. Main St., P.O. Box 347, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Online condolences may be sent at cheneywitt.com.

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Robert Talkington, former president of the Kansas Senate, died early Sunday morning from complications of a stroke at the Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. Talkington, 81, attended Kansas University on football and baseball scholarships. He lettered in both sports. He earned a bachelor’s degree in education in 1951 and his law degree from KU in 1954. After service in the Army Counter Intelligence Corps during the Korean War, he began his legal career as a private attorney in Iola, the hometown of his wife, the late Donna Schmaus. They were married 58 years. She died in 2009. Talkington’s career in the Kansas Legislature spanned ILKERSON 20 years. In 1968, he was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives, where he Union. He was also a 3rd served two terms before his degree Knight in the order of the Knights of Columbus. election in 1972 to the Kansas He married Juanita W. Cox Senate. He served as vice president of the Senate from 1977 on Oct. 28, 1955, at the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in to 1981; majority leader from 1981 to 1985; and was Senate Parsons. They celebrated president from 1985 to 1989. their 50th anniversary in Through his many leader2005. She survives of the ship posts he helped define home. Other survivors include a the budgets for the Kansas son, Michael and wife Tama- Regents Universities, the state’s transportation netra, Lawrence; a sister, Carwork and its judicial system. olyn Gouvion and husband He was a member of the Donald, Parsons; a grandson, Benjamin Thomas; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family members. His parents preceded him in death. The Knights of Columbus will recite the rosary at 6:30 repairs all brands of p.m. Wednesday, and the power tools and Parish will recite the rosary at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Carair compressors? son-Wall Funeral Home in Celebrating over 60 years Parsons. The family will www.patchenelectric.com receive friends following the rosaries from 7:30 p.m. to 602 E. 9th • 843-4522 8:30 p.m. The family suggests memorials to the St. Patrick’s Church or to the American Heart Association, left at or sent in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 942, Parsons, KS 67357. Online condolences may be sent at www.wallfuneralservices.com or wooks@sbcglobal.net.

JAMES F. W PARSONS — Funeral Mass for James F. “Jim� Wilkerson, 78, Parsons, will be 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, with burial following at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Mr. Wilkerson died Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010, at the Galichia Heart Hospital in Wichita. He was born Feb. 15, 1932, in Wichita, the son of Perry Thomas and Laurina Anna Linnebur Wilkerson. His family moved to the Parsons area in 1944. He attended school in Parsons and graduated from the Labette County Community High School in Altamont in 1950. Mr. Wilkerson joined the Army Reserve out of high school, where he obtained the rank of sergeant and applied for active service. Diabetes prevented his admission, and he was given an honorable discharge. He has worked at the Katy Railroad, and worked in manufacturing and construction until the birth of his son in 1961, when he accepted a position with what is now Dayton Superior in Parsons. His duties ranged from welder to receiving officer until his retirement in 1995. Before his retirement, Mr. Wilkerson served as a member of the board of trustees for the Parsons Credit

“When you have a Democrat and Republican who are trying to figure out redistricting, deals can be made that are mutually beneficial,� said state House Minority Leader Paul Davis, a Lawrence Democrat. “When you have two Republican congressmen who are arguing about which district gets a Democratic area, it can be very complex.� Jenkins and the state’s three GOP congressmenelect so far have little to say about redistricting, which is natural, given that the state won’t have its new district lines in place until late spring or perhaps even the first days of summer 2012. The state’s U.S. House members also have traditionally tried to keep their disputes about redistricting from becoming public, even at the height of the Legislature’s debate. Republicans can control the redistricting debate, having swept all statewide and congressional races on the ballot this year for the first time since 1964. Their majorities are 92-33 in the House and 32-8 in the Senate, giving them their strongest legislative advantages since the 1950s. “It’s going to be a tough struggle,� said Kansas Democratic Party Chairman Larry Gates, an Overland Park attorney. “Republicans certainly have all the power right now.� Yet, if Kansas history shows anything, it’s that the more power Republicans have, the more they seem to argue among themselves. And, as Gates notes, the key

ian Church and had served as an elder. Survivors include five children: daughters, Jill and Dave McCaskill, Cypress, Texas, Jacki and Bob Chase, Iola, and Lisa and John Dreasher, Hutchinson; sons, Jim and Staci Talkington, Iola, and Tom and Sherlyn Talkington, Prairie Village; 11 grandchildren: Nathan, Claire and Sarah McCaskill, Allison and Eileen Chase, Holden, Robbie and Camden Dreasher, Jack and Camille Talkington, and Will Talkington. His seven brothers preceded him in death as did a daughter, Jeanne Ann Talkington, and a son, Donald Patrick. Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel, Iola. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church in Iola. Burial is in Highland Cemetery. Memorials may be left to First Presbyterian Church, Friends of the Bowlus or the Allen Community College Endowment Association. Online condolences for the family may be left at iolafuneral.com.

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Kansas Board of Regents from 1995 to 1999, serving as its chairman 1997-98. He served two terms on the Talkington Kansas Turnpike Authority, 1977-1985 and 1989-1993. In 2002, U.S. Highway 169 in Allen County was designated the “Senator Robert V. Talkington Highway� in recognition of his years of service to Kansas. Other awards include the Distinguished Government Award by the Kansas Bar Association in 2005 and The Outstanding Public Service Award in 1998 by Tyler Junior College. In 2009, Talkington was inducted into the Tyler Junior College Sports Circle of Honor for his outstanding achievements in athletics, professional activities and community service. He was a KU booster and served on its Greater University Fund, on its Board of Governors for the School of Law and was a member of the Williams Educational Fund and Jayhawks for Higher Education. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Delta Phi, Masons, Shriners, Elks and the American Legion. He was a member of First Presbyter-

debates in congressional redistricting will be over “pockets of places that Republicans don’t want.� Officials are still awaiting the release of county-bycounty population data from this year’s census, but comparisons of 2000 data to 2009 estimates suggest some trends. First, Johnson County had an estimated population increase of more than 19 percent from 2000 to 2009, and Douglas County is No. 2, with an estimated increase of 16 percent. Secondly, large swaths of western Kansas, particularly the northwest, are emptying out. Eighty-five of the state’s 105 counties appear to have lost population, and 14 had an estimated decline of more than 15 percent. The numbers suggest that Johnson and Wyandotte counties combined have almost enough population to constitute a new 3rd District. Gates thinks keeping both together, intact, is the most logical choice for lawmakers, given their ties as part of the larger Kansas City metro area. In such a scenario, all of Lawrence is most likely to end up all in the 2nd District, as it was from 1982-92, linked to Topeka. Its leaders objected in 2002 to the relative novelty of a city being split among congressional districts and Davis predicts there would be sentiment to have the whole city in one district again. But for most of the past century, Lawrence has been in the same congressional district as Johnson County.

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Republican election sweep tops Kansas news in 2010 TOPEKA (AP) — By the time Kansas voters actually cast their votes in November’s midterm elections, the mystery wasn’t who would win. The question was, by how much? Sunflower State Republicans swept to easy wins Nov. 2, sending both fiscal and social conservatives to the governor’s chair, the U.S. Senate, Congress and a host of statewide offices. The results proved to be the state’s biggest story of 2010, according to a survey of Associated Press member newspaper and broadcast editors. It was the first time since 1964 that Republicans had swept all congressional and statewide contests on the ballot. All of the GOP candidates won by double-digit percentages, some 30 percentage points or more. Leading the charge was U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback, who routed Democrat state Sen. Tom Holland for the governor’s job. Brownback was replaced in the Senate by U.S. Rep. Jerry Moran, whose only real competition for the seat came in August when he narrowly defeated fellow Kansas Rep. Todd Tiahrt in a bitter primary.

The state’s congressional delegation is all Republican, after state Rep. Kevin Yoder turned back Democrat Stephene Moore, who was seeking to replace her husband, Dennis Moore, in the 3rd District. Law professor Kris Kobach, helped by his burgeoning national profile on immigration issues, easily took the Secretary of State race and state Sen. Derek Schmidt won the attorney general’s job over incumbent Steve Six. Member editors ranked the January conviction of Scott Roeder, the gunman who confessed to killing abortion provider Dr. George Tiller, as the no. 2 story of 2010. A jury in Wichita took just 37 minutes to convict Roeder for putting a .22-caliber gun to Tiller’s forehead and pulling the trigger in the foyer of a church in 2009. Perhaps the development with the most impact in Kansas was ranked the third top story, as the Kansas Legislature voted to raise taxes to avoid cuts in aid to public schools and other government programs. Consumers are paying a penny more for each dollar they spend at a

store, hotel or restaurant, though some Republicans — emboldened by the November elections — are considering ways to undo the increase. The rest of the top 10: 4) The U.S. Supreme Court in October heard arguments over whether the Westboro Baptist Church — home of the Phelps family — can be sued over protests at funerals of military veterans, and whether the father of a Marine killed in combat can collect $5 million in damages awarded in a federal lawsuit. Justices, in a rare public display of sympathy, suggested they would like to rule for the Marine’s father, but weren’t sure they could constitutionally. 5) On Election Day, attorneys for a coalition of Kansas school districts filed a lawsuit against the state over funding of public education. The lawsuit alleged the state has violated the Kansas Constitution by depriving students of their fundamental right to an education. The attorneys said the lawsuit was prompted by cuts in education spending after a similar lawsuit was settled in 2006. 6) The University of Kansas was embarrassed by a

ticket scandal that ensnared a handful of athletic department officials. The investigation began in March amid reports that tickets to Jayhawk games were being scalped by athletic department employees. Other universities across the country began reviewing their own ticket policies as a result of the scandal. Two university employees pleaded guilty in July to knowing about the ticket scam and failing to report it. In November, federal prosecutors charged five former University of Kansas employees with conspiring to steal more than $2 million in tickets to sporting events. 7) Controversy continued to swirl around the proposed the National Bio- and AgroDefense Facility in Manhattan. The new lab will be built near Kansas State’s Biosecurity Research Institute on the north end of campus near the football stadium. But a National Research Council report in October concluded the facility carries multiple risks, including that animal pathogens could be released close to urban populations and a large cattle supply. 8) A statewide smoking ban

took effect in July, barring smokers from lighting up in most public places, including bars and restaurants — but not in state-owned casinos. Advocates said the ban will improve Kansans’ health, while business owners feared the law would hurt revenues. Critics plan to attack it when the Legislature reconvenes Jan. 10. 9) Kobach, a University of Missouri-Kansas City law professor, became a national figure for helping draft Arizona’s new immigration law. After being elected Kansas secretary of state, Kobach promised to pursue a law to

require voters to show photo ID at the polls. 10) A state regulator issued an air-quality permit in December for a new coalfired power plant in southwest Kansas, allowing a utility to begin construction on the $2.8 billion project without having to comply with new federal rules on greenhouse gases.

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6. Notre Dame, Arkansas to join the Big 12? Summer months usually bring sleepy web traffic, but June 2010 was an exception. Athletic conference realignment reached its boiling point the first half of June. Colorado and Nebraska left the Big 12 for the Pac 10 and Big Ten, respectively, and the Big 12 decided to continue with just 10 teams. Then on June 16, Journal-World sports editor Tom Keegan wrote a column about replacing Colorado and Nebraska with Notre Dame and Arkansas. It didn’t happen, but the idea of it piqued your curiosity enough to make his column our sixth most popular story with 32,477 page views. 5. Mario Little arrested, suspended indefinitely KU basketball player

Mario Little was arrested in the early morning hours of Dec. 16 on charges of battery, criminal trespassing and criminal property damage after an altercation involving his girlfriend and three other people. Hours later, Little was suspended indefinitely from the KU basketball team. This story was visited so many times (32,546 to be exact) that our website traffic on Dec. 16 was higher than it was on Nov. 2, Election Day.

4. Winter weather closes schools in January If there were a set of Ten Commandments for online editors, one of them would definitely be “Severe weather shall always bring copious amounts of website traffic.” Such was the case during an early January storm. The list of cancellations was our biggest weather story of the year, with 40,106 page views. 3. McCollum gun scare McCollum Hall on the KU campus was evacuated and searched after a report of a man with a gun inside the building. No suspect with a

BRIEFLY SLT extension survey project to begin A survey project on the east half of the new proposed South Lawrence Trafficway extension in Lawrence will begin today. A member of the Kansas Department of Transportation’s survey crew will ask property owners and/or tenants for permission to enter private property. The work doesn’t signal the start of the highway construction. The project hasn’t been scheduled for construction, and no funds to date have been allocated to build it. But the survey work is required to keep the project on track, KDOT officials said in a news release. The project was discussed at KDOT’s regional consultation meetings this fall and received support for inclusion under a new state transportation program, T-WORKS. Projects selected for the program won’t be announced before February 2011. The scheduled completion date for the 14-week project is in early spring 2011, weather permitting.

3 held in robbery at Burger King in Emporia EMPORIA — Police in Emporia say three male suspects are in custody following the holdup of a Burger King restaurant. The armed robbery happened around 4 a.m. Sunday. Emporia police say two masked people, including one with a handgun, approached an employee doing work-related tasks outside the restaurant. The robbers ordered the worker back inside, confronted a manager and took money.

gun was found. This story was read 40,543 times. This story proved to us the importance of using social media tools like Twitter to gather and share information during breaking news. After analyzing our coverage that day, we found that our information reached a total of 137,537 individual Twitter accounts.

2. The Big Ten wants Texas Another Tom Keegan column about conference realignment is our second most popular story of 2010. In this column, published on Feb. 11, Keegan reported that the Big Ten was talking with the Big 12’s biggest f ish: Texas. Social media played a large part in driving users to this story. Of the top 10 traffic sources on this story, which was viewed 44,042 times, five were major blogs, such as rivals.com and huffingtonpost.com, and two were Facebook and Twitter. 1. K2 When co-worker Jonathan Kealing and I analyze website traffic, we often say some-

thing like, “The K2 story is going to live forever.” Though the original story about the synthetic drug was first published in November 2009, it was the No. 1 story on LJWorld.com for 2010 by far with 139,321 page views. Its popularity in 2010 peaked in late February and early March, and it still pulls in a surprising amount of traffic. Reporter Shaun Hittle said he suspects the popularity of this story, which focuses on the rise of K2’s popularity, comes from users wanting to be educated on the issue. “Of all the articles I’ve written, I’ve never had more calls about a piece than I received during the K2 debate,” Hittle said. “I had parents calling me asking about it, as well as other reporters looking for more information.” The majority of website traffic for this story came from (and continues to come from) Google. If you search for K2 drug or K-2 drug, our story is the top result.

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Leadership gaffe Trying to make yourself look good by making someone else look bad is rarely a winning strategy.

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t was a simple postcard, designed to focus a spotlight on the positives that leadership training — such as that offered by Leadership Lawrence — can bring to Kansas cities and counties. The postcard featured two photographs: One, a community in celebration. The other, a downtown block that’s seen better days. The postcard asked: “Which community would you rather call home?” The postcard said the difference between the two towns could be traced to effective leadership. Apparently, the folks who put the postcard together didn’t realize that the stock photograph of the downtown block was taken on a real Kansas Main Street — in Effingham, a community of about 650 people 50 miles northwest of Lawrence. Understandably, Effingham residents are not pleased by this slap in the face, inadvertent or not. Consequently, Leadership Lawrence, operated by the local chamber of commerce, has egg on its face. The postcard actually was paid for, designed and mailed on behalf of Leadership Lawrence and eight other community leadership programs by a Wichita-based nonprofit, the Kansas Leadership Center. Officials at Leadership Lawrence and the leadership center say the mailing was a mistake. And they say they wouldn’t have knowingly used a real image from a real Kansas town. They’ve apologized, and Ed O’Malley, the president and chief executive officer of the Kansas Leadership Center, planned a trip to Effingham last week to apologize in person to Mayor James Potts and other community residents. Potts, by the way, says he doesn’t hold any ill feelings toward the leadership center, which was founded in 2007 with a $30 million investment from the Kansas Health Foundation. The premise of the leadership center is that effective leadership in Kansas communities actually will have a positive effect on the health of our state’s residents. The postcard was shortsighted and meanspirited — regardless of whether the image was of a real Kansas town. Let’s face it: That photograph could have been taken in any number of communities in any quadrant of our state. The postcard was a slap to each of these towns, where Kansans make their homes. It’s never a good idea to try to elevate oneself on the backs of others. In addition, to suggest that effective community leadership is the sole difference between a robust town and one that is experiencing difficulties is a simplistic view. Many factors play into a town’s successes and failures. Perhaps some good will emerge from this gaffe by forging a relationship between Effingham and the leadership center. It’s hoped the Kansas Leadership Center will take this embarrassing moment and turn it into an opportunity.

States, municipalities face pension crisis W A S H I N G T O N — The nation’s menu of crises caused by governmental malpractice may soon include states coming to Congress as mendicants, seeking relief from the consequences of their choices. Congress should forestall this by passing a bill with a bland title but explosive potential. Principal author of the Public Employee Pension Transparency Act is Rep. Devin Nunes, a Republican from California, where about 80 cents of every government dollar goes for government employees’ pay and benefits. His bill would define the scale of the problem of underfunded state and local government pensions and would notify states not to approach Congress like Oliver Twists, holding out porridge bowls and asking for more. Corporate pension funds are heavily regulated, including prefunding requirements. A federal agency, the Pension Benef it Guaranty Corp., copes with insolvent ones. By requiring transparency, the government gave the private sector an incentive to move to defined contributions from defined benefit plans, which are now primarily luxuries enjoyed by public employees. Less candor, realism and prefunding are required of state and municipal governments regarding their pension plans. Nunes’ bill would require them to disclose the size of their pension liabilities — and the often dreamy assumptions behind the calculations. Noncompliant governments would be ineligible for issuing bonds exempt from federal taxation. Furthermore, the

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University’s Kellogg School of Management calculates the combined underfunding of pensions in all municipalities at $574 billion. States have an estimated $3.3 trillion in unfunded pension liabilities.” bill would stipulate that state and local governments are entirely responsible for their pension obligations and the federal government will provide no bailouts. Nunes’ bill would not traduce any state’s sovereignty: Each would retain the right not to comply, choosing to forfeit access to the federally subsidized borrowing that facilitated their slide into trouble. Those troubles are big. A study by Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management calculates the combined underfunding of pensions in all municipalities at $574 billion. States have an estimated $3.3 trillion in unfunded pension liabilities. Nunes says 10 states will

exhaust their pension money by 2020, and all but eight states will by 2030. States’ troubles are becoming bigger. Hitherto, local governments have acquired infusions of funds from federal budget earmarks, which are now forbidden. Furthermore, states are suffering “ARRA hangover ” — withdrawal from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, aka the 2009 stimulus. With about $150 billion for state and local governments, it raised the federal portion of state budgets from about a quarter to a third. Also, in 2009 and 2010, states and localities borrowed almost $200 billion through the ARRA’s Build America Bonds program, under which Washington pays 35 percent of the interest costs. Republicans, in another victory over the president in negotiations on extending the Bush tax rates, extinguished that program, which they say primarily produced more public sector employees. There are legal provisions for municipalities to declare bankruptcy. Some have done so. As many as 200 are expected to default on debt next year. There are, however, no bankruptcy provisions for states. Some who favor providing such provisions say states are “too big to fail,” and under bankruptcy, judges could rewrite union contracts or give states powers to do so, thereby reducing existing pension obligations. Unfortunately, government-administered bankruptcy of governments might be even more unseemly than Washington’s political twisting of the bankruptcy process on behalf of

General Motors and Chrysler, including the use of TARP funds supposedly restricted for “financial institutions.” Oliver Twist did not choose his fate. California, New York and Illinois — three states whose conditions are especially parlous — did. And in November, each of these deep blue states elected Democratic governors beholden to public employees unions. San Francisco is spending $400 million a year on public employees’ pensions, up from $175 million in 2005. In November, San Franciscans voted on Proposition B, which would have required city employees to contribute up to 10 percent of their salaries to their pension plans, and to pay half the health care premiums of their dependents. Michael Moritz, a venture capitalist, says: “A typical San Francisco resident with one dependent pays $953 a month for health care, while the typical city employee pays less than $10.” San Francisco voters defeated Proposition B. If they now experience a self-inflicted budgetary earthquake, there is no national obligation to ameliorate the disaster they, like many other cities and states, have chosen. People seeking backdoor bailouts hope the fourth branch of government, aka Ben Bernanke, will declare an emergency power for the Federal Reserve to buy municipal bonds in order to lower localities’ borrowing costs. This political act might mitigate one crisis by creating a larger one — the Fed’s forfeiture of its independence.

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To the editor: The Oread neighborhood was once defined by homes bordering the campus and a few small neighborhood sandwich or pizza shops with a scattering of student beer joints between Oread Avenue and down the hill toward downtown. One year ago, the new Oread Hotel displaced a small cluster of wood frame buildings and a historic home on Indiana. Ten years ago, a tug of war began as the university expanded with donorfunded scholarship halls into the neighborhood, leveling historic homes on Ohio. Between 20 and 30 years ago, many large homes were razed along Louisiana and near the top of the hill. College towns often have residential districts which wrap around the campus and traditionally include small commercial properties which provide for small business and may form an area or small community where kindred spirits communicate in a network of social activities. In our case the interaction of a few small businesses, the ECM building and student housing in nearby homes and apartments had over decades formed a small group of similar buildings making a place, now replaced.

We have been treated to many articles lately calling for more prudent and respectful dialogue. Our president has reinforced that call. Mr. Hayes certainly did not write in that sprit. Is he a majority of one? Is he reflective of a significant number of those who support politics on the left and who opposed Mr. Brownback? How can we ever reduce the meaningless demonization that has become so common in our current culture with such a belief structure? If you do not agree with me, you are simplistic and backward. Only I and those who hold my views know the right answer. We are enlightened and sophistiTo the editor: cated. In a recent letter to the editor, Is there hope? E. Kent Hayes opined that, George Lippencott, because we elected Mr. BrownLawrence back as our governor, it is acceptable that novelists and screenwriters characterize Kansans as backward and simple. I am assumLetters Policy ing from the context that being The Journal-World welcomes letters to the called such is not to be taken as a Public Forum. Letters should be 250 words or less, compliment. be of public interest and should avoid name-calling Over a half million voters (63 and libelous language. The Journal-World reserves percent) selected Mr. Brownback the right to edit letters, as long as viewpoints are as our next governor. Exactly what not altered. By submitting letters, you grant the does Mr. Hayes hope to accom- Journal-World a nonexclusive license to publish, plish by insulting all these people? copy and distribute your work, while acknowledgthat you are the author of the work. Will his keen insight lead to better ing Letters must bear the name, address and teleperformance next time? Will his phone number of the writer. Letters may be submitfriends idolize him for “telling it ted by mail to Box 888, Lawrence Ks. 66044 or by email to: letters@ljworld.com like it is”? The new hotel appeared like a giant sand castle. Who could not forget the urge to build so permanently of stone; now we have a giant cell tower signal fortress visually in contradiction to the nature of hospitality and hoteliery. The complaint widely heard is that the hotel’s “auto-court” main entrance has caused the former sidewalk gathering place that facilitated student interaction at that intersection to vanish. Sven Erik Alstrom, Lawrence

Insulting view

The Associated Press announced their picks for the top 10 news stories YEARS of 1970. They AGO included the IN 1970 abortive mission of the Apollo 13; the shootings at Kent State and Jackson State Universities; the Vietnam War’s spread to Cambodia; hijackings and hostage-takings; the November election results; recession and inflation in the U.S. economy; growing concern over pollution; and terrorist actions in the U.S. and Canada.

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From the Lawrence Daily World for Dec. 28, 1910: YEARS “‘It is the dark of AGO the moon now,’ said IN 1910 J. C. Evans over the phone to the World this morning, ‘and that means the best chance for rain or snow we have had this winter. It has been entirely too dry for a rain this month but conditions are changing now, and I anticipate either rain or snow within forty-eight hours either way from Friday noon.’ Mr. Evans is the man who prophesied a green Christmas on a day when a few flakes of snow were falling. His prediction was verified, as are most of his weather observations.” “Tom and Jeff Holloway, expert trappers, have gone out to Belvoir and will spend the winter gathering pelts. They expect to trap along the Wakarusa and Deer Creek until spring.” — Compiled by Sarah St. John

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COMICS

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NON SEQUITUR

HI AND LOIS

BEETLE BAILEY

GARFIELD

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE

SHERMAN’S LAGOON

WILEY

PLUGGERS

GARY BROOKINS

GREG BROWNE/CHANCE WALKER

MORT, GREG & BRIAN WALKER

JIM DAVIS

STEPHAN PASTIS

FAMILY CIRCUS

PICKLES

BORN LOSER

PEANUTS

SHOE

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

DOONESBURY

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BRIAN CRANE

CHIP SANSOM/ART SANSOM

CHARLES M. SCHULZ

JEFF MACNELLY

J.P. TOOMEY ZITS

BLONDIE

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DEAN YOUNG/JOHN MARSHALL

CHRIS BROWNE

GARRY TRUDEAU

MUTTS

BABY BLUES

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JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN

PATRICK MCDONNELL

JERRY SCOTT/RICK KIRKMAN

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10A Tuesday, December 28, 2010 TODAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

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SATURDAY

28 TODAY

Partly sunny

A little rain in the afternoon

Chance of a little rain; warmer

Rain and snow possible; cooler

Colder with partial sunshine

High 40° Low 23° POP: 5%

High 47° Low 40° POP: 55%

High 62° Low 36° POP: 30%

High 44° Low 13° POP: 35%

High 32° Low 13° POP: 25%

Wind WSW 3-6 mph

Wind SSE 8-16 mph

Wind S 12-25 mph

Wind WSW 12-25 mph

Wind WNW 7-14 mph

POP: Probability of Precipitation

Kearney 39/20

McCook 44/15 Oberlin 45/14 Goodland 48/18

Beatrice 40/23

Oakley 47/14

Manhattan Russell Salina 46/21 43/24 Topeka 47/24 41/25 Emporia 42/27

Great Bend 43/24 Dodge City 46/24

Kansas City 39/30

Chillicothe 34/23 Marshall 38/21

Lawrence Kansas City 37/27 40/23

Sedalia 34/28

Nevada 43/25

Chanute 43/28

Hutchinson 45/24 Wichita Pratt 43/28 46/27

Garden City 45/19 Liberal 49/24

Centerville 33/16

St. Joseph 39/19

Sabetha 41/18

Concordia 41/23 Hays 42/22

Clarinda 34/17

Lincoln 39/16

Grand Island 39/18

Coffeyville Joplin 44/32 44/32

Springfield 42/31

Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

Temperature High/low Normal high/low today Record high today Record low today

41°/18° 40°/22° 70° in 1984 -11° in 1924

Precipitation in inches 24 hours through 8 p.m. yest. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date

0.00 0.07 1.60 33.76 39.58

SUN & MOON Today

Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset

7:39 a.m. 5:06 p.m. 12:41 a.m. 12:02 p.m.

REGIONAL CITIES

Today Wed. Today Wed. Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Atchison 39 21 pc 44 39 c Independence 45 25 c 51 46 r Belton 41 23 pc 44 41 r Fort Riley 45 19 pc 51 40 r Burlington 43 23 pc 49 42 r Olathe 38 29 pc 44 40 r Coffeyville 44 32 c 55 48 r Osage Beach 42 25 pc 45 40 r Concordia 41 23 pc 45 39 pc Osage City 42 26 pc 49 41 r Dodge City 46 24 pc 55 34 pc Ottawa 43 22 pc 47 38 r Holton 42 21 pc 46 41 c Wichita 43 28 c 51 41 r Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

NATIONAL FORECAST

Seattle 45/35

Wed.

7:39 a.m. 5:07 p.m. 1:51 a.m. 12:36 p.m.

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Billings 39/25

San Francisco 52/46

Chicago 32/16 Denver 46/22

Kansas City 37/27

Washington 38/26

Los Angeles 64/52

As of 7 a.m. Monday Lake

Clinton Perry Pomona

Level (ft)

874.51 889.57 972.53

Discharge (cfs)

7 100 15

Shown are today’s noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for today.

INTERNATIONAL CITIES Cities Acapulco Amsterdam Athens Baghdad Bangkok Beijing Berlin Brussels Buenos Aires Cairo Calgary Dublin Geneva Hong Kong Jerusalem Kabul London Madrid Mexico City Montreal Moscow New Delhi Oslo Paris Rio de Janeiro Rome Seoul Singapore Stockholm Sydney Tokyo Toronto Vancouver Vienna Warsaw Winnipeg

Today Hi Lo W 88 70 pc 37 36 c 57 46 sh 69 44 s 90 73 s 33 19 s 29 16 c 39 34 sh 97 68 s 76 57 s 40 10 c 48 41 pc 41 40 c 68 57 s 74 48 s 48 20 pc 43 39 sh 50 36 pc 70 45 pc 22 12 s 22 16 c 66 48 r 23 3 c 43 40 sh 83 71 r 47 36 s 26 9 pc 85 76 sh 25 17 pc 75 59 pc 54 39 s 31 28 c 45 35 r 31 21 c 26 16 c 28 21 pc

Hi 88 45 53 70 90 27 26 42 90 75 13 48 46 67 74 45 50 54 70 22 17 69 8 43 81 48 29 86 21 81 48 36 40 30 23 23

Wed. Lo W 70 s 40 r 41 pc 42 s 74 s 14 s 20 pc 33 r 66 pc 58 c 1 sn 39 pc 41 c 57 s 46 pc 20 c 39 pc 36 s 37 s 14 pc 11 sn 54 sh 3c 40 c 71 pc 37 pc 16 pc 75 c 14 pc 63 s 36 s 26 c 28 c 26 s 22 sn 19 sn

Houston 61/56

Fronts Cold

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Atlanta 47/29

El Paso 59/34

Miami 65/51

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Ice

-10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s National Summary: Cold, harsh winds will continue to cause blowing snow in New England today. Temperatures will recover under sunshine in the South and over much of the Plains. Rain is forecast to expand over Texas. A storm in the Northwest will spread cold rain and snow inland. Today Wed. Today Wed. Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Albuquerque 48 28 pc 44 28 c Memphis 47 35 s 47 43 r Anchorage 17 12 pc 22 17 sn Miami 65 51 pc 73 62 pc Atlanta 47 29 s 52 37 pc Milwaukee 28 19 pc 31 29 pc Austin 55 52 r 67 46 r Minneapolis 29 13 s 30 27 pc Baltimore 37 22 s 38 22 s Nashville 41 27 s 47 36 pc Birmingham 50 27 s 56 37 pc New Orleans 57 41 pc 65 58 r Boise 41 32 sn 34 18 sn New York 34 26 s 37 28 s Boston 32 23 s 35 24 s Omaha 33 16 pc 37 31 pc Buffalo 31 25 sf 34 23 c Orlando 58 31 s 62 44 s Cheyenne 42 24 pc 43 18 pc Philadelphia 35 23 s 37 25 s Chicago 32 16 s 32 29 pc Phoenix 65 46 s 59 46 sh Cincinnati 31 22 s 36 30 pc Pittsburgh 30 21 pc 34 23 pc Cleveland 30 22 pc 31 24 pc Portland, ME 27 13 pc 33 17 s Dallas 49 44 r 61 52 r Portland, OR 45 35 r 39 30 r Denver 46 22 pc 52 20 pc Reno 47 33 c 36 17 sn Des Moines 32 19 s 36 31 pc Richmond 46 24 s 44 25 s Detroit 30 21 pc 31 23 pc Sacramento 51 42 r 52 30 r El Paso 59 34 pc 61 43 pc St. Louis 38 25 s 43 35 r Fairbanks -25 -31 c -16 -21 c Salt Lake City 39 32 c 40 19 sn Honolulu 78 69 r 80 69 sh San Diego 61 55 pc 60 49 r Houston 61 56 r 67 57 r San Francisco 52 46 r 52 39 sh Indianapolis 30 19 s 35 30 pc Seattle 45 35 r 40 27 c Kansas City 37 27 pc 43 39 r Spokane 35 29 sn 31 16 sn Las Vegas 56 42 pc 54 34 sh Tucson 65 43 pc 62 44 sh Little Rock 47 33 pc 45 45 r Tulsa 48 35 c 57 47 r Los Angeles 64 52 pc 58 46 r Wash., DC 38 26 s 40 28 s National extremes yesterday for the 48 contiguous states High: Indio, CA 75° Low: Farson, WY -11°

WEATHER HISTORY Brownsville, Texas, had 2 inches of snow on Dec. 28, 1880. As the storm moved eastward, Montgomery, Ala., got 5 inches of snow. Parts of South Carolina had over a foot.

Q:

WEATHER TRIVIA™ What is a halo?

A ring around the sun caused by ice crystals high in the atmosphere.

LAKE LEVELS

New York 34/26 Detroit 30/21

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LAWRENCE ALMANAC Through 8 p.m. Monday.

Topeka man was victim in rollover accident Lawrence police on Monday identified a 24-year-old Topeka man as the victim of a rollover accident Saturday night in western Lawrence. Sgt. Matt Sarna, a Lawrence police spokesman, said Randal Hogue was flown via helicopter ambulance to a Topeka-area hospital after he suffered injuries in the onevehicle accident about 9:30 p.m. in the intersection of Clinton Parkway and Lake Pointe Drive. The car had flipped over the small brick wall in the center of the roundabout in the intersection, which is west of Wakarusa Drive and near Clinton Lake. Sarna said Monday police were still investigating the accident, including trying to determine whether speed or alcohol contributed. A nursing supervisor at Stormont-Vail Regional Healthcare in Topeka said Monday afternoon she could not release Hogue’s condition because of the hospital’s patient privacy policy.

L AWRENCE J OURNAL -WORLD

Lawrence City Commission meeting, 9 a.m., City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St. Civil Air Patrol informational meeting, 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Kansas National Guard Armory, 200 Iowa, 841-0752. Scary Larry Kansas Bike Polo, 7 p.m., Edgewood Park, Maple Lane and Miller Drive. Teller’s Family Night, 746 Mass., 9 p.m.-midnight Tuesday Night Karaoke, 9 p.m., Wayne & Larry's Sports Bar & Grill, 933 Iowa. Comedy night, 9:30 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass.

29 WEDNESDAY

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. Dollar Bowling, Royal Crest Bowling Lanes, 933 Iowa, 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Acoustic Open Mic with Tyler Gregory, 10 p.m., the Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass. Dewi Sant, Margo May, 10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass. Casbah Karaoke, stop by after 10:30 p.m. for a low-profile karaoke held in the upper mezzanine. Singers have the option to partake in a Casbah Karaoke Challenge; winners get free prizes. 803 Mass.

30 THURSDAY

Scary Larry Kansas Bike Polo, 7 p.m., Edgewood Park, Maple Lane and Miller Drive. Theology on Tap, discussion of a selected Scripture passage, 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. Fuzz Nasty, Right of Way, Yetispeak, 8 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H. The Dirty 30: Part DEUX, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass. Casbah DJ Night, hear some great tunes by DJ Cyrus D, 10 p.m., The Casbah, 803 Mass. Brody Buster Band with Brother Bagman, the Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.

31 FRIDAY

New Year’s Eve at The Eldridge, three-course dinner begins at 7 p.m., dancing with the band MultiPhonic begins at 10 p.m., Eldridge Hotel, 701 Mass. New Year’s Eve at the Cave with DJ Max Fanning, doors open at 8 p.m., The Oread, 1200 Oread Ave. (entrance on Indiana Street). New Year’s Eve Overnighter for children, 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., must register by 5 p.m. through Lawrence Parks and Recreation, Holcom Park Recreation Center, 2700 W. 27th St. New Year’s Eve dinner at Pachamama’s, served 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., 800 N.H. Kelley Hunt New Year’s Eve show and CD release event, 8 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Mass. Big Sexy New Year’s Eve with Appleseed Cast,

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Polo, 7 p.m., Edgewood Park, Maple Lane and Miller Drive. Texas Hold’em Tournament, free entry, weekly prizes, 8 p.m., The Casbah, 803 Mass. Smackdown! trivia, 8 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H. Karaoke Sunday, 11 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.

3 MONDAY

Live jazz at The Casbah It’s cold and you’re still reeling from a festive holiday and the requisite food coma that comes with the mountain of leftovers that remain following the holiday. Why not give the turkey, ham, noodles, and pie a rest and head to the The Burger Stand at The Casbah, 803 Mass. Each Tuesday night The Casbah becomes a haven for jazz music, warming the air inside while it’s bitter cold outside. This week, The Casbah features The Sam Goodell Combo starting at 9 p.m. The jazz continues until 11 p.m. and will be in concert with drink specials. It’s Karaoke Time with Sam and Dan featuring The Karaoke Jail!, 8 p.m., Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass. Tuesday Transmissions, 9 p.m., Bottleneck, 737 N.H.

Approach, Minus Story, The Willnots, 8 p.m., Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass. The Floozies, Beans & Cornbread, Inflect, 8 p.m., the Bottleneck, 737 N.H. New Year’s Eve with Murder by Death, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass. Hammerford, Wrath and Ruin, Trogolodyte and DJ Cruz on the Patio, 10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass. New Year’s Eve Reggae Bash, with Ras Neville and the Kingstonians, DJ Stiga, 10 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass. New Year’s Eve with Arthur Dodge & the Horsefeathers and Fourth of July, 10 p.m., Louise’s Downtown, 1009 Mass. New Year’s Eve concert featuring the Sunflower Colonels, 10 p.m., The Casbah, 803 Mass. New Year’s Eve Party with Checkered Beat, the Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.

1 SATURDAY Happy New Year! The Fortress, Daddy & the Scarecrow, The Tards, Terror Tractor, 8 p.m., the Bottleneck, 737 N.H. Video Jerry, DJ John, playing music videos, 9 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third St. The Freds, 10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.

2 SUNDAY

Scary Larry Kansas Bike

Open mic night, 9 p.m., the Bottleneck, 737 N.H. Dollar Bowling, Royal Crest Bowling Lanes, 933 Iowa, 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Lecompton City Council meeting, 7 p.m., Lecompton City Hall, 327 Elmore St. Baldwin City Council meeting, 7:30 p.m., City Hall, 803 S. Eighth St.

4 TUESDAY

Red Dog’s Dog Days winter workout, 6 a.m., Allen Fieldhouse, Enter through the southeast doors and meet on the southeast corner of the second floor. Lawrence City Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St. Civil Air Patrol informational meeting, 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Kansas National Guard Armory, 200 Iowa, 841-0752. Scary Larry Kansas Bike Polo, 7 p.m., Edgewood Park, Maple Lane and Miller Drive. It’s Karaoke Time with Sam and Dan featuring The Karaoke Jail!, 7 p.m., Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass. Teller’s Family Night, 746 Mass., 9 p.m.-midnight Tuesday Night Karaoke, 9 p.m., Wayne & Larry's Sports Bar & Grill, 933 Iowa. Tuesday Transmissions with DJ Proof, 9 p.m., Bottleneck, 737 N.H. Live jazz at The Casbah, stop by The Casbah every Tuesday night at 9 p.m. for some live jazz and great drink specials, 803 Mass.

ONGOING

“SHARING: An Exhibition of Prints and Other Multiples,” noon, Wednesday through Sunday, Wonder Fair, 803 1/2 Mass., through Jan. 25 “Portraits by Murphy, McLouth and Sebelius,” weekends noon to 6 p.m., Lawrence Percolator, in the alley near Ninth and New Hampshire streets, through Jan. 9. “Dreamland… Homeland: New Mixed Media Works by Justin Marable,” Signs of Life, 722 Mass., through Jan. 15. KU Natural History Museum exhibits: Bug Town, third floor; Explore Evolution, fifth floor; Mosasaur Munchies, selfguided tour; Darwin’s Journey, sixth floor. Museum open until 5 p.m. daily, 1345 Jayhawk Blvd. Spencer Museum of Art exhibits: Site Specifics, New Media Gallery, through Jan. 16; Dan Perjovschi artist-in-residence project, Central Court, through Feb. 6. Museum open until 4 p.m. daily, 8 p.m. on Thursdays, 1301 Miss. Lawrence Public Library storytimes: Library storytime, 7 p.m. Thursdays.

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Dino-mite birthday

Madelynn Gaggero, the granddaughter of Rick and Tammy Ziesenis of Lawrence, celebrated her 3rd birthday on Oct. 29. Also pictured with dinosaur Madelynn is her aunt Rachelle Ziesenis, of Eudora. Tammy Ziesenis submitted the photo.

COLLEGE BOWLS: Air Force upends Georgia Tech in Independence Bowl. 3B PITT PREVAILS

Nasir Robinson, right, and No. 6 Pitt slipped past Kemba Walker and No. 4 UConn, 78-63. Page 5B.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Tom Keegan tkeegan@ljworld.com

Mangino good fit at NU

Big 12 bowl guide ck iSto to Pho

When ousted Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino rode his $3 million parachute out of town and moved to Naples, Fla., the general consensus was Mangino would spend the year exhaling and then get back into coaching. Well, now that the year is up, will Mangino get back in? The guess here is yes. Offense is Mangino’s area of expertise, as evidenced by the work he did at Oklahoma, as offensive coordinator, and at Kansas, where he gave Ed Warinner a blueprint for what he wanted, then watched Todd Reesing get the most from receivers spread out all over the field. Mangino and Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops are close friends, but it’s always been Stoops’ way to hire from within when a school raids his staff for a head coach. Stoops did so when he promoted Chuck Long to OC when Mangino was hired to head KU’s football program, for example. When Stoops’ offensive coordinator, Kevin Wilson, was hired as head coach at Indiana, Stoops promoted two assistant coaches, Josh Heupel and Jay Norvell, to become co-offensive coordinators. So where does that leave Mangino? Speculation has centered on Nebraska offensive coordinator Shawn Watson leaving the program after the Cornhuskers’ Holiday Bowl game Thursday against Washington. Watson’s a leading candidate for the Miami of Ohio head coaching job vacated by Mike Haywood, hired by Pittsburgh. Bo Pelini’s expertise always has been defense, and he has his brother Carl as his D-coordinator. Nebraska’s offense, though better this year under red-shirt freshman quarterback Taylor Martinez, hasn’t kept pace with its defense since Pelini revived the program. Mangino-to-Nebraska makes plenty of sense. Sure, Mangino has his detractors because of his fiery nature, but his sideline demeanor calls to mind Tom Landry’s when compared to Bo Pelini’s. Sure, Mangino lost his cool, but it never resulted in his team losing its cool during games. Mangino teams routinely did a solid job of avoiding penalties. Pelini’s team was penalized 16 times for 145 yards in a 9-6 loss to Texas A&M. It might sound strange to some, Raimond Pendleton included, but Mangino actually might have a calming influence on Pelini. Many believe former KU wide receivers coach Tim Beck, who coaches running backs for Pelini, will be promoted to offensive coordinator if Wilson leaves for Miami of Ohio, but don’t count out Mangino. Look at it this way: As a Nebraska football fan, would you be more concerned with Mangino sometimes behaving like the two most famous Big Ten coaches, late greats Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler, or more excited that the guy who consistently lost recruiting battles to Nebraska, yet still managed to coach his team to 76 points against the Huskers, was coming on board to help Nebraska make a loud first step into the Big Ten? Mangino and Pelini never worked together, but they did both work for Bob Stoops at Oklahoma. All three men grew up in the football-crazed area around the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. Mangino’s from New Castle, Pa., a 19-mile drive from Youngstown, Ohio, the hometown of Pelini and Stoops.

The Big 12 Conference has representatives in eight bowl games this postseason, starting with tonight’s Insight Bowl. Not all are worth watching. Big 12 blogger Eric Sorrentino dishes on which deserve your tube time and which don’t.

Of the dozen football teams in the Big 12 Conference, eight of them received bowl invitations this season. Four teams missed the bowl boat: Kansas, Iowa State, Colorado and Texas. Yes, Texas. The juggernaut Longhorns, who one year ago played for the BCS Championship, will be sippin’ on eggnog when other teams take the field this holiday season. UT couldn’t play itself into a field of 70 Football Bowl Subdivision teams this season. It was a long 5-7 season in Austin. The Big 12 bowl slate starts at 9 tonight, when Missouri takes on Iowa in the Insight Bowl in Tempe, Ariz. The Big 12 has never fared better than 5-3 combined in bowl games. Hopefully, the following Big 12 bowl guide will be of service when determining what conference games are worth your valuable time.

Big 12’s blockbuster bowl: Cotton, 7 p.m. on Jan. 7, 2011. Texas A&M vs. LSU in Arlington, Texas. It’s the only Big 12-related bowl to involve ranked BCS teams (A&M No. 17, LSU No. 11). The Big 12’s biggest challenge each bowl season is knocking off teams from the SEC. The Big 12 has lost the past five bowl matchups against SEC opponents. A&M (9-3) vs. LSU (10-2) is the only Big 12-SEC matchup this postseason. Also remember, the Aggies seriously considered joining the SEC this summer during the

posed to be the most high-profile Big 12 battle? No thanks. Take that NyQuil and catch up on your sleep instead.

Eric Sorrentino esorrentino@ljworld.com

realignment process. Can A&M compete with the big boys? Momentum is a tough measuring stick during the bowl season because of the long layoff — A&M hasn’t played since Nov. 25 — but the Aggies are the hottest team in the Big 12, winning their past six games.

Big 12’s NyQuil bowl: Fiesta, 7:30 p.m. on Jan 1, 2011. Oklahoma vs. Connecticut in Tempe, Ariz. One problem with automatic BCS bowl bids: Teams like Connecticut can win the Big East and (automatically) sneak into a BCS game. How’s this for a Fiesta Bowl resume? The Huskies are 8-4, 2-4 on the road and lost to Temple, Rutgers and Louisville. Oklahoma (11-2), which won the Big 12 Championship, will face a team that’s not even in the top 25 of the latest BCS rankings. This is sup-

Big 12’s Night Owl bowl: Insight, 9 tonight. Missouri vs. Iowa in Tempe, Ariz. If you don’t have a problem staying up as the clock moves to the next day, this bowl game should be entertaining. Grab some snacks and a comfy couch. One of the interesting storylines here is the streak. The Big 12 has owned the Big Ten lately in bowl matchups, winning the last six battles dating back to 2007. No wonder the Big Ten wanted Nebraska. The Tigers have had one of the quietest 10-2 seasons in recent memory. Missouri is looking to win 11 games in a season for only the third time in school history. Iowa (7-5) was a top-10 team earlier in the season, but lost its last three games. Big 12’s bang-your-headagainst-a-wall bowl: Holiday, 9 p.m. on Thursday. Nebraska vs. Washington in San Diego. Haven’t we seen this game already? Oh, yes, on Sept. 18, when Nebraska (10-3) rolled Washington (6-6), 56-21, in Seattle. That, plus the Huskers leaving for the Big Ten after this season, equals me wanting to listen to the Taylor Swift CD on repeat for Please see DISHING, page 3B

Taylor’s travel troubles ending? ——

KU guard should be back by midday By Gary Bedore gbedore@ljworld.com

Tyshawn Taylor’s extended Christmas vacation should finally end today. “He’ll be back by noon (today) unless they get dumped on again,” Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self said Monday, referring to KU’s junior combo guard from Hoboken, N.J. Taylor was unable to return to campus with the rest of his teammates from three-day holiday break Sunday because of a paralyzing blizzard on the East Coast that also kept him grounded all day and night Monday. “I understand the weather is clearing,” Self Taylor said. “Those people there couldn’t get out of their driveways, let alone to the airport (past two days). They couldn’t get the plows out early enough to get the roads done.” KU’s Marcus and Markieff Morris also had an interesting holiday odyssey in Philadelphia, starting with a delayed flight last Thursday from California, site of KU’s victory over Cal. “They get to Philly at 7 p.m. on the 23rd,” Self said on his Hawk Talk radio show. “They go to a hotel with their uncle to stay, and his car gets stolen that night. They were stranded at the hotel the next day (Christmas Eve) until 7 p.m. They (police) found the car, and they got it back. They spent 24 hours home without a chance to see anybody and the next day (Sunday) came back here. They got one day back home.” ●

Withey’s weight fluctuates: Self on Hawk Talk was asked about a couple players who haven’t had much playing time of late: sophomore center Jeff Withey and freshman combo guard Royce Woolridge. Withey, who is listed at 7-foot, 235 pounds, has lost a lot of weight since returning from surgery to repair a broken bone in his foot. “He’s probably lost 23 pounds since early October,” Self said. “We’ve got to get some weight on him in some form or fashion. He is having a hard time keeping weight on. It’s not easy to lose 23 pounds at his age. He tries to eat, too. Right now his strength level is not what it needs to be. “Jeff will win us some games down the stretch,” Self added. “He has to be stronger and more physically energized to do that. I’ve seen him play above the rim. Right now, he’s not doing that consistently. I think it’s just energy level.” Of Woolridge, Self said: “Royce is a little behind some of the other guys, but he’s a freshman. We’ve got some good players (ahead of Please see MARKIEFF, page 3B

Chiefs nice blend of old, new ————

Core of young talent combine with write-offs to key turn-around By Doug Tucker Associated Press Sports Writer

K A N S A S C I T Y , M O . — Before Scott Pioli and Todd Haley arrived, most Chiefs fans had written off Dwayne Bowe a coach killer, Glenn Dorsey as a first-round bust and Tamba Hali as merely average. Derrick Johnson was supposed to be another in former general manager Carl Peterson’s long line of first-round flops. Jamaal Charles? A fumble-prone

running back Peterson drafted in the middle rounds to caddy for Larry Johnson. What nobody realized was those players and others would blossom into key ingredients in a breathtaking worst-to-first turnaround that’s produced an AFC West championship just two years after Kansas City stumbled to a 2-14 finish. General manager Pioli and head coach Haley are deservedly drawing praise for taking the Chiefs from 10 wins in three

years to 10 wins in 16 weeks. But they do not deny they were blessed with a core of talented young players when they got to Kansas City. “The first thing you have to do when you come into a new situation is you have to be right on who the guys are that you keep around, that you think have a chance to be a part of what you’re Ed Zurga/AP Photo trying to do,” Haley said Monday. “We had to make some tough CHIEFS COACH TODD HALEY WATCHES A REPLAY during a 34-14 victory over the Tennessee Titans Please see CORE, page 3B on Sunday in Kansas City, Mo.

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Obama commends Eagles owner H O N O L U L U ( AP ) — The White House says President Barack Obama has commended the owner of the Philadelphia Eagles for giving quarterback Michael Vick a second chance after his release from prison. Obama spokesman Bill Burton says the president told owner Jeffrey Lurie that while he condemns

the crimes Vick was convicted of, he believes people who have paid for their crimes should have the opportunity to contribute to society Obama again.

FIU baseball star charged with rape By Adam H. Beasley, Barry Jackson, Siobhan Morrissey and James H. Burnett III The Miami Herald

MIAMI — Florida International University baseball star Garrett Wittels and a group of friends were arrested in the Bahamas last week and charged with the rape of two 17-year-old girls. The incident happened at the Atlantis Resort and Casino in Paradise Island on Dec. 20. Wittels and two friends were each released on $10,000 bond after a court hearing Thursday. The others involved in the incident are Robert Rothschild, 21, and Jonathan Oberti, 21, Steven Tromberg of Miami, and David Shapiro, according to Bahamian Chief Magistrate Roger Gomez in Nassau. Wittels, Rothschild and Oberti were all charged with rape in connection with 17year-old American girls. Tromberg and Shapiro are still being held pending a hearing that could take place as early as today. Wittels, 20, holds the second-longest hitting streak in NCAA history and is expected to make a run at breaking that record when the baseball season begins in February. In a telephone interview Monday morning, Wittels’ father, Michael Wittels, confirmed that Garrett had been arrested in the Bahamas, but told The Miami Herald Monday that when all the facts come out, his son would be vindicated. “Anyone can accuse anyone of anything at any time,” said Michael Wittels, a Bay Harbor Islands orthopedist. “He’s not doing well, obviously. He’s blown away. He’s devastated that someone would accuse him of this.” Garrett Wittels met his friends in the Bahamas on Dec. 18. On Twitter, on Dec. 17, Wittels tweeted to the four friends: “Less than 24 hours.” On Dec. 18, he tweeted “About to take off ATLANTIS. Back Wednesday.” Then he didn’t tweet for a week. According to Michael Wittels, Garrett and his friends met the girls in question at the Bahamian casino, and they later followed the young men willingly to a private party. Surveillance video exists, Michael Wittels added, showing the girls — and not the accused — were the aggressors, at least in public. The age of the girls, who passed themselves off as students at Arkansas and were drinking in the casino, is not an issue in the case. The age of consent for sexual activity is 16 in the Bahamas. “The next morning, they found out who (Wittels) was, and that was the road they took,” Michael Wittels said. “He hasn’t been found guilty of anything. I hope (the media) doesn’t hang him for merely an allegation. That’s all this is.” The family wanted to make clear that it was a personal matter, and not one involving Florida International University, as the arrest occurred far off campus and while Wittels was on winter break. Michael Wittels said it was too soon to know what effect the arrest might have on Wittels’ eligibility. He is set to resume his chase of Robin Ventura’s NCAA record 58-game hitting streak the weekend of Feb. 18-20, 2011, but it’s not clear what steps, if any, the NCAA will take. FIU athletic director Pete Garcia said the department has been made aware of the situation, but has no comment at this time. “We will continue to gather any possible information as it becomes available,” Garcia said.

The Eagles signed Vick last year after he served an 18-month prison sentence on charges related to a dogfighting ring. Vick has led the Eagles to the playoffs this year after assuming the starting job. The White House says Obama also applauded the Eagles’ plan to install wind turbines and solar panels at their stadium to reduce Vick

energy consumption. The Eagles will make up a snowed out game from Sunday at 7:20 tonight against the Vikings in Philadelphia.

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James clarifies points on contraction MIAMI — LeBron James is clarifying remarks he made about contraction and the NBA. Speaking after Heat practice Monday, James said he “didn’t mean to upset anybody” when he called the NBA “watered down” last week and that the league was more popular in the 1980s because there were fewer teams and thus more stars on the top squads. James referenced Minnesota’s Kevin Love and New Jersey’s Brook Lopez and Devin Harris when making his comments last week in Phoenix. On Monday, he insisted he was not suggesting that the Timberwolves and Nets should be shut down. James says he “didn’t say let’s abandon the Nets and not let them move to Brooklyn, or let’s tear down the Target Center in Minnesota. I never said that.”

NBA O’Neal fined $35K for comments NEW YORK — Shaquille O’Neal was fined $35,000 Monday by the NBA for his public comments about officiating. O’Neal criticized the referees following Boston’s loss Saturday.

Cavs waive forward Williams CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers waived forward Jawad Williams on Monday, two weeks before his contract would have been guaranteed for the season.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL North Carolina RB won’t play CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina says running back Anthony Elzy will not play in Thursday’s Music City Bowl. Elzy failed to meet his obligations as a student-athlete.

Florida will be down 4 starters TAMPA, FLA. — Florida will be without cornerback Janoris Jenkins (right shoulder) and three other starters against Penn State in the Outback Bowl on New Year’s Day: right tackle Maurice Hurt (right knee) and defensive tackles Lawrence Marsh (right hip) and Terron Sanders (right shoulder).

COLLEGE BASKETBALL Freshman guard leaves Marquette

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MILWAUKEE — Marquette says freshman guard Reggie Smith is leaving the school’s basketball program. The school says Smith asked to be released effective immediately.

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USC’s Smith done for season LOS ANGELES — Southern California forward Evan Smith had left shoulder surgery and will miss the rest of the season after being out because of injury since early in the preseason.

NFL Ex-Dolphin Laakso dead at 54 POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — Former Miami Dolphins tackle Eric Laakso has died at age 54. Laakso, who had battled heart disease, was found dead at his home Saturday.

Redskins D-lineman arrested LEESBURG, VA. — Washington Redskins defensive lineman Joe Joseph was arrested on charges of driving under the influence early Monday morning.

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NEW YORK — The New York Mets have acquired shortstop Chin-lung Hu from the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor-league left-hander Michael Antonini.

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Bucs WR Benn done for year TAMPA, FLA. — Tampa Bay rookie receiver Arrelious Benn has torn a ligament in his left knee and will miss the remainder of the year.

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to a one-year deal with right-handed relief pitcher Takashi Saito on Monday. Saito was 2-3 with a 2.83 ERA for Atlanta last year.

Pinstripe Bowl Yankee Stadium-Bronx, NY. Kansas St .................Pick’em (47) .................Syracuse Music City Bowl LP Field-Nashville, TN. North Carolina..............2 (50).....................Tennessee Holiday Bowl Qualcomm Stadium-San Diego, CA. Nebraska ........................14 (53)..................Washington Friday, Dec 31st. Meineke Car Care Bowl Bank of America Stadium-Charlotte, NC. 1 Clemson ........................5 ⁄2 (40).............South Florida Sun Bowl Sun Bowl Stadium-El Paso, TX. Miami-Florida................3 (47)..................Notre Dame Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl-Memphis, TN. 1 Georgia..........................6 ⁄2 (55) ..........Central Florida Chick-Fil-A Bowl Georgia Dome-Atlanta, GA. South Carolina..............3 (55).......................Florida St Friday, Jan 1st. Dallas Ticket City Bowl Cotton Bowl-Dallas, TX. Texas Tech ...................91⁄2 (60) ............Northwestern Outback Bowl Raymond James Stadium-Tampa, FL. 1 Florida............................7 ⁄2 (48).........................Penn St Capital One Bowl Citrus Bowl Stadium-Orlando, FL. Alabama.........................10 (52)..................Michigan St Gator Bowl Municipal Stadium-Jacksonville, FL. Mississippi St ................5 (60)........................Michigan Rose Bowl Rose Bowl-Pasadena, CA. Tcu.....................................3 (58)......................Wisconsin Fiesta Bowl University of Phoenix Stadium-Glendale, AZ. Oklahoma.......................17 (55) .................Connecticut NBA Favorite ..........................Points ......................Underdog 1 Boston...........................4 ⁄2 (190).......................INDIANA

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LATEST LINE NFL Favorite ..........................Points ......................Underdog Week 16 PHILADELPHIA..............14 (42).....................Minnesota Sunday, Jan 2nd. Week 17 KANSAS CITY .................4 (42) ..........................Oakland 1 NEW ENGLAND.............3 ⁄2 (42) ............................Miami INDIANAPOLIS ...............9 (48).....................Tennessee 1 Jacksonville.................2 ⁄2 (48) .....................HOUSTON Pittsburgh ......................6 (37)...................CLEVELAND BALTIMORE.....................10 (43).....................Cincinnati DETROIT...........................7 (43) .....................Minnesota NY Giants........................4 (44)................WASHINGTON 1 GREEN BAY....................6 ⁄2 (43)........................Chicago PHILADELPHIA..............12 (48) .............................Dallas NY JETS...........................3 (36)............................Buffalo ATLANTA..........................10 (41).........................Carolina 1 NEW ORLEANS .............7 ⁄2 (48) ..................Tampa Bay 1 St. Louis .........................1 ⁄2 (43)........................SEATTLE 1 SAN FRANCISCO..........6 ⁄2 (38).........................Arizona 1 San Diego .....................3 ⁄2 (48) ........................DENVER COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES Favorite ..........................Points ......................Underdog Champs Sports Bowl Citrus Bowl Stadium-Orlando, FL. 1 West Virginia ...............2 ⁄2 (49).....................N.C. State Insight Bowl Sun Devil Stadium-Tempe, AZ. Missouri .........................21⁄2 (47) ...............................Iowa Wednesday, Dec 29th. Eagle Bank Bowl RFK Stadium-Washington D.C. 1 Maryland.......................7 ⁄2 (68)..............East Carolina Texas Bowl Reliant Stadium-Houston, TX. Baylor ...............................1 (62) .............................Illinois Alamo Bowl Alamodome-San Antonio, TX. Oklahoma St ..................5 (66) ..........................Arizona Thursday, Dec 30th. Armed Forces Bowl Gerald J. Ford Stadium-Dallas, TX. SMU...................................7 (52) ...............................Army

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Orlando...........................7 (192) ..................CLEVELAND MIAMI..............................10 (203) .....................New York CHICAGO .........................8 (178) ....................Milwaukee DALLAS.........................121⁄2 (207).......................Toronto 1 SAN ANTONIO..............3 ⁄2 (197)....................LA Lakers a-DENVER....................OFF (OFF).....................Portland a-Denver forward C. Anthony is questionable. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Favorite ..........................Points ......................Underdog Purdue..................................3...........................MICHIGAN WISCONSIN........................81⁄2 ........................Minnesota CINCINNATI.........................16................................Depaul SETON HALL........................8 ...................South Florida 1 VALPARAISO......................6 ⁄2 ................................Ball St SYRACUSE...........................12 .......................Providence ALABAMA............................15.......................Pepperdine b-North Carolina.............71⁄2 .............................Rutgers 1 CS FULLERTON .................2 ⁄2............................UC Davis Pacific...................................6...............CS NORTHRIDGE CAL IRVINE .........................10....................Cal Riverside 1 STANFORD.........................12 ⁄2 ....................................Yale CAL SANTA BARBARA ......7..................Long Beach St ST. BONAVENTURE ............4....................................Siena d-FLORIDA.........................PPD............................Fairfield DREXEL ................................17 ..............................Niagara MOREHEAD ST....................4................................Kent St Hilltop Challenge Memorial Gym-San Francisco, CA. First Round c-Hampton....................No Line ...........Dominican Cal Colorado St.......................31⁄2 .............SAN FRANCISCO Sun Bowl Invitational Don Haskins Center-El Paso, TX. First Round UTEP ...............................No Line.....West. New Mexico Sam Houston St ..............11⁄2............................Air Force b-at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY. c-Postponed due to weather. Rescheduled for Wednesday, Dec 29th. d-Postponed due to weather. Home Team in CAPS (C) 2010 TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES, INC.

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TODAY IN SPORTS 2003 — Kansas City’s Priest Holmes sets an NFL record with his 27th touchdown of the season when he scores twice in a 31-3 victory over Chicago. 2008 — The Detroit Lions lose to the Green Bay Packers 31-21, making them the first team to go winless through a 16-game season. Green Bay’s Donald Driver (111) and Greg Jennings (101) each have 100 yards receiving. Combined with Ryan Grant and DeShawn Wynn’s 106-yard rushing days, it is the first time in league history a team has a pair of 100-yard rushers and 100-yard receivers in a single game. 2008 — The New England Patriots become the NFL’s first team with an 11-5 record to miss the playoffs since Denver in 1985 and the first since the NFL expanded to six playoff teams per conference in 1990.

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Briscoe makes NFL debut By Matt Tait mtait@ljworld.com

Former Kansas University wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe made his NFL debut Sunday, starting for Tampa Bay during the Buccaneers’ 38-14 victory against Seattle. Briscoe was the Bucs’ thirdleading receiver on the day, finishing with two catches for 28 yards and a long of 15 yards. The former Jayhawk spent the first 12 weeks of the season on Tampa’s practice squad and was activated on Nov. 30. His chances for playing time during the final week of the season increased dramatically this week because of an injury to fellow rookie Arrelious Benn. Benn (395 yards and two TDs on 25 receptions) injured his knee during Sunday’s victory and was placed on injured reserve Monday. He will miss the rest of the year, making way for Briscoe to step into his role. At 9-6, Tampa Bay stands in eighth place in the NFC playoff race. In order to qualify for the postseason, the Buccaneers need to knock off New Orleans next week and get

help in the form of losses by Green Bay and the New York Giants. Despite his pedestrian statistics and limited playing time, Briscoe made quite a splash during his rookie season. After being released by Cincinnati (the team that drafted him in the sixth round last April), Briscoe was scooped up by Tampa and placed on the Bucs’ practice squad. The Bengals cut Briscoe with the idea of adding him to their practice squad, where the former record-setting Jayhawk would have earned $83,200 this year. However, Tampa Bay got him by offering him a contract worth four times as much, something that Cincinnati coach Marvin Lewis stewed about throughout the season. “When you overpay a guy on the practice squad, you create a problem,” Lewis said during a conference call in October. “I don’t know that teams want to set that precedent, and they did with Dez.” Briscoe, 6-foot-2, 210 pounds, wears No. 89 with Tampa. He wore No. 80 at KU.

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TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS WIDE RECEIVER DEZMON BRISCOE (89) CELEBRATES with Mike Williams after Williams caught a second-quarter touchdown against the Seahawks. Briscoe, a former Kansas University wideout, made his NFL debut Sunday in Tampa, Fla.

decisions. At least it looks like we were right on a lot of those decisions.” The holdovers certainly did not bring about the turnaround all by themselves. The Chiefs’ MVP without question is quarterback Matt Cassel. He was acquired along with linebacker Mike Vrabel in a trade with New England, Pioli’s first major personnel move. Rookie safety Eric Berry has solidified what had been a suspect secondary, and first-year coordinators Charlie Weis and Romeo Crennel give Haley one of the league’s most experienced, successful staffs. “It’s hard to put into words how big their impact has been,” Haley has said. But the foundation for Kansas City’s first division championship in seven years was already in place when the Pioli-Haley team hit town. So what’s made the difference? Was it the natural process of maturing? Improved leadership and coaching?

“A little bit of both,” Haley said. “To be a successful team year in and year out, you have to develop your second-, thirdand fourth-year players, and even fifth-year players. The way you do that is with coaching. To be successful you need good players and good coaching. You can’t just do it with one or the other. You just can’t.” Peterson might still be general manager and Herm Edwards might still be coach if not for a boneheaded flub that Bowe made against San Diego on Dec. 14, 2008. The firstround pick out of LSU was on the “hands” team, positioned to get the ball when the Chargers made an onside kick in the f inal minute. The ball bounced off his chest and the Chargers recovered, then scored a quick TD for a stunning 22-21 victory. Team owner Clark Hunt, his head buried in his hands, looked sick. The next day, Peterson resigned. A few weeks later, Pioli fired Herm Edwards and hired Haley off the Arizona Cardinals staff.

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three hours rather than watch this snoozefest. And that’s saying something.

Big 12’s chip-on-theshoulder bowl: Alamo, 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Oklahoma State vs. Arizona in San Antonio. Congrats, coach Mike Gundy and Oklahoma State. Your reward for setting a school record with 10 regularseason wins is a trip to the Alamo Bowl. Never mind that the more prestigious Cotton Bowl picked Texas A&M, a team you beat this season, and a team whose 9-3 record is not as good as your 10-2 mark. Am I missing some-

thing here? The Cowboys and their top-ranked offense should play with a chip on their shoulder to prove a point. They’re too good to be playing in this game.

It’s fair to say the weather won’t parallel Arizona, Texas or California. Yeah, fine, there’s no place in the country like New York, blah blah. I’m not buying that argument. New York is one Big 12’s paradox bowl: of the most expensive Pinstripe, 2:30 p.m. on places to fly and to stay, and Thursday. Kansas State vs. in this economy I’d rather Syracuse in New York. fly to Arizona or Texas, Location is a big deal for where more money would Big 12 North fans who want stay in my wallet and I to travel to watch their team could dress to go to the play in the postseason. Bowl game in a T-shirt and jeans. games are played in warm For fans from the Little climates. Well, except for Apple who want to spend a this one. fortune in the Big Apple The Big 12 signed an and watch the game in unfaagreement to appear in Yan- vorable conditions rather kee Stadium’s Pinstripe than saving money and Bowl, set to make its debut watching in HD, more Thursday, through 2013. power to you.

Big 12’s oh yeah, they’re playing bowl: Tie between Texas and TicketCity bowls. The Texas Bowl will pit Baylor (7-5) against Illinois (6-6) at 5 p.m. Wednesday in Houston. Other than the Bears playing in their first bowl game since 1994, there’s not much intrigue here. The TicketCity Bowl will feature Texas Tech (7-5) against Northwestern (7-5) at 11 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2011, in Dallas. If you’re waking up from a long night out on New Year’s Eve with nothing better to do, I’d sign off on viewing this game, but not under many other circumstances.

Markieff nabs player-of-week honor “Kieff was great. He needed and we go to USC. It’s the to be great since his look-alike hardest schedule we’ll have him). If he keeps working didn’t finish the game,” Self played (in his KU career).” ● hard, he’ll be able to impact said. Texas’ Tristan Thompson Next: KU will meet Texasthe program at some point in was named rookie of the week. ● time. He’s a great young man.” Arlington at 8 p.m. Wednes● Self on next year’s noncon- day in Allen Fieldhouse. Player of week: KU junior ference schedule: “We play “Yesterday was an average power forward Markieff Mor- Kentucky in the Garden,” he day. Today wasn’t special at ris, who scored a career-high said of KU-UK in the Champi- all,” Self said of practice. 21 points against Cal last ons Classic in New York. “We “Hopefully tomorrow we’ll Wednesday, on Monday was go to Maui in a field that is us, have a great day and get back named Big 12 player of the Tennessee, Memphis, UCLA, in the swing of things.” ● week. Morris’ brother, Mar- Michigan, Duke, Georgetown Transfer talk: Former Unicus, who was ejected early in (and Chaminade). That will the second half against Cal, be three monster games in versity of Memphis guard was named player of the week Maui. We have Ohio State and Jelan Kendrick tells memon Nov. 29. South Florida in our building, phis.rivals.com that KU is one CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1B

of his six finalists. Kendrick, 6-6 out of Marietta, Ga., was Rivals.com’s No. 15-rated prospect in the Class of 2010. “It’s between Kansas, Baylor, Georgetown, Ole Miss, and West Virginia. And put Georgia Tech in there, too,” the McDonald’s All-American told Rivals.com last week. The freshman was removed from Memphis’ team in November for what the Memphis Commercial-Appeal termed “disruptive behavior.” He did undergo counseling at Memphis to help curb some anger issues.

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Opportunistic Air Force wins, 14-7 SHREVEPORT, LA. (AP) — Air Force was struggling to run the ball and failed to convert a few great opportunities in the passing game. Instead of growing frustrated and losing focus, the Falcons kept plugging along. Their persistence paid off. Air Force cashed in when Georgia Tech muffed a punt in the second half of the Independence Bowl, getting a go-ahead touchdown run from Jared Tew in a 14-7 victory Monday. “Our discipline really shined in this game,” Falcons defensive tackle Rick Ricketts said. “We liked our game plan going in. It was pretty straight forward, so it was just a matter of executing.” It was a matchup between the two best rushing teams in the country, but the game was largely decided by special teams. Backup kicker Zack Bell converted the first two field-goal attempts of his career before Tew’s 3-yard run gave the Falcons (9-4) the lead for good. Air Force’s only touchdown came four plays after Daniel McKayhan’s second muffed

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AIR FORCE CORNERBACK ANTHONY WOODING JOKES with teammates about now heavy the trophy is following their 14-7 victory over Georgia Tech in the Independence Bowl on Monday in Shreveport, La. punt of the game — the third of four Georgia Tech turnovers. “There’s some poise that these guys have,” Air Force coach Troy Calhoun said. Georgia Tech’s 327 yards rushing per game this season edged Air Force’s 317.9 average for the nation’s top spot. Both teams use a heavy dose of option, which often catches opponents off guard because

it’s a relatively rare offense. But with each defense familiar with the scheme, there were no surprises, and both teams were held under their season rushing average — Georgia Tech with 279 and Air Force with 170. Air Force’s Tim Jefferson completed 11 of 23 passes for 117 yards. Bell’s field goals came from 41 and 42 yards.

Georgia Tech’s Tevin Washington rushed for 131 yards and Anthony Allen added 91 as Georgia Tech outgained Air Force 320-287. But the Yellow Jackets had three costly fumbles. Georgia Tech (6-7) came into the game hobbled by injuries, academic casualties and misbehavior. Joshua Nesbitt, the ACC’s career leading rusher for a quarterback, missed the game because of a broken right arm. Top receiver Stephen Hill and starting safety Mario Edwards were among four players declared ineligible because of various academic issues. The Yellow Jackets announced Sunday that defensive end Anthony Egbuniwe and defensive backs Michael Peterson and Louis Young would miss the f irst half because of a curfew violation. Even with all those issues, Georgia Tech probably would have won if not for the turnovers. Instead, the Yellow Jackets dropped their sixth consecutive bowl and posted their first losing season in 14 years.

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NEW ORLEANS QUARTERBACK DREW BREES (9) TRIES to escape Atlanta’s John Abraham in the second quarter. The Saints held off the Falcons, 17-14, on Monday in Atlanta.

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

Brees, Saints sting Falcons ATLANTA (AP) — After tossing up two throws in the fourth quarter that he wishes never left his hand, Drew Brees connected on the one that really counted for the New Orleans Saints. Brees shook off a pair of interceptions in the final period, hooking up with rookie Jimmy Graham on a six-yard touchdown with 3:24 remaining to give New Orleans a 1714 victory over Atlanta on Monday night. Brees and the Saints denied the Falcons from clinching the NFC South title and home-field advantage in the playoffs. And Who Dat going back to the playoffs? That would be the Saints, who showed they aren’t ready to give up their Super Bowl title with a win that should give them a huge boost of confidence heading into the postseason. The Falcons (12-3), meanwhile, might be having some doubts after their eight-game winning streak was snapped at the Georgia Dome, where they have been virtually unbeatable in Mike Smith’s three years as coach. Still, the loss doesn’t ruin Atlanta’s two main goals. The Falcons can still wrap up their first division crown since 2004 and home field through the NFC playoffs by knocking off two-win Carolina at home in the final week. But this one stung, especially since there’s a real possibility these teams will meet again in the playoffs. “It feels good,” Brees said. “You just want to punch your ticket to the big show, and we’ve done that. Obviously Carolina needs to beat Atlanta next week so we can get that one seed.” Brees completed six

SUMMARY New Orleans 3 7 0 7 — 17 Atlanta 0 7 0 7 — 14 First Quarter NO—FG Hartley 52, 1:02. Second Quarter NO—P.Thomas 2 run (Hartley kick), 11:18. Atl—White 7 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 7:28. Fourth Quarter Atl—Davis 26 interception return (Bryant kick), 14:14. NO—Graham 6 pass from Brees (Hartley kick), 3:24. A—70,144. NO Atl First downs 23 14 Total Net Yards 368 215 Rushes-yards 24-72 22-75 Passing 296 140 Punt Returns 3-10 2-6 Kickoff Returns 2-43 2-26 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 2-32 Comp-Att-Int 35-49-2 15-29-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 1-6 1-8 Punts 7-45.3 8-43.6 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2 Penalties-Yards 8-92 1-10 Time of Possession 36:35 23:25 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—New Orleans, P.Thomas 19-63, Henderson 1-9, Jones 1-2, Bush 1-0, Brees 2(minus 2). Atlanta, Turner 17-48, Ryan 4-26, Snelling 1-1. PASSING—New Orleans, Brees 35-49-2-302. Atlanta, Ryan 15-29-0-148. RECEIVING—New Orleans, Meachem 10-101, P.Thomas 7-39, Moore 4-48, Graham 4-26, Bush 420, Henderson 3-35, Colston 2-21, Shockey 1-12. Atlanta, Jenkins 5-40, White 3-43, Snelling 2-23, Mughelli 2-20, Gonzalez 2-12, Peelle 1-10.

straight passes on a 13-play, 90-yard drive, the last one to the rookie tight end for the winning score. That made up for Brees’ ill-advised attempt to flip a backhanded pass to escape heavy pressure, but instead the throw was picked off by Chauncey Davis and returned 26 yards for a touchdown in the opening minute of the fourth — giving the Falcons their first lead all night. It didn’t last, even after Brees was picked off again on a brilliant play by defensive end John Abraham. “That’s part of it,” Brees said. “It’s the ebb and flow of the game. Sometimes you have a clean pocket. Sometimes they’re getting after you. In the end, we found a way to win.”

Vikes, Eagles forced to play waiting game PHILADELPHIA (AP) — While the Minnesota Vikings ate cheesesteaks and acted like tourists, the Philadelphia Eagles savored a division title they clinched from their couches. Both teams had to wait another day to play the first NFL game on a Tuesday in 64 years. The Vikings-Eagles game was switched from Sunday night to tonight because of a winter storm before any snow had even accumulated. About a foot of snow fell on Philadelphia, though less than 5 inches was on the ground before the scheduled kickoff at 8:20 p.m. EST. By Monday morning, it was bright and sunny at Lincoln Financial Field. But the league had already postponed the game because of the uncertainty of the forecast. On Monday, the Eagles held their typical walkthrough a day before a game, then checked into a team hotel. The Vikings took the field f irst for a workout at the Eagles’ practice facility and returned to their downtown hotel. Many players thought the game should have been played Sunday night. So did Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, who said Vince Lombardi would be “mocking us” for the postponement.

“The roads are bad for East Coast standards,” Vikings tight end Visanthe Shiancoe said. “But if this was in the Midwest would VIKINGS AT there be no way EAGLES that this would be When: 7 tonight delayed. No way it would Where: be delayed in Philadelphia Line: Eagles by 14 the Midwest. No way. ... It’s TV: NBC (8, 14, something 208) that baffles me. But I’m not here to make decisions on when games are played.” The Vikings (5-9) are getting used to this. Their previous two games also were affected by the weather. Their home game against the Giants on Dec. 12 was postponed a day after Minneapolis got 15 inches of snow. It was then moved to Detroit when the Metrodome roof collapsed. Their game against Chicago last week was played at the University of Minnesota’s outdoor stadium because of the damaged roof. The extra time off could help some banged-up Vikings players. Brett Favre remains doubtful because of a concussion. Running back Adrian Peterson was listed as questionable because of a right knee injury, but should play.

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Southeast Division Miami Orlando Atlanta Charlotte Washington

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Central Division Chicago Indiana Milwaukee Detroit Cleveland

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Northwest Division Utah Oklahoma City Denver Portland Minnesota

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Pacific Division L.A. Lakers Phoenix Golden State L.A. Clippers Sacramento

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Today’s games Orlando at Cleveland, 6 p.m. Boston at Indiana, 6 p.m. New York at Miami, 6:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Chicago, 7 p.m. Toronto at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. Portland at Denver, 8 p.m.

How former Jayhawks fared

WESTERN CONFERENCE

San Antonio Dallas New Orleans Houston Memphis

Charlotte 105, Detroit 100 Orlando 104, New Jersey 88 Memphis 96, Toronto 85 Atlanta 95, Milwaukee 80 Minnesota 113, New Orleans 98 Dallas 103, Oklahoma City 93 Houston 100, Washington 93 Portland 96, Utah 91 L.A. Clippers 100, Sacramento 99 Golden State 110, Philadelphia 95

Darrell Arthur, Memphis Pts: 8. FGs: 3-6. FTs: 2-2. Sherron Collins, Charlotte Did not play (coach’s decision)

BRIEFLY Heat-Lakers draws best rating since 2004 NEW YORK — The highly anticipated first matchup between the new-look Heat and the defending-champion Lakers drew the highest television rating for an NBA regularseason game on ABC since 2004. Miami’s 96-80 Christmas win earned a 6.4 fast national rating Saturday. That’s up 45 percent over the game in the same window last year, also a matchup between Los Angeles and LeBron James, then with the Cleveland Cavaliers. It’s the best since a 7.3 for another Heat-Lakers meeting on Christmas six years earlier. ESPN said Monday the Celtics-Magic game on ABC drew a 4.6, up 39 percent from the matchup between the same teams last season. The average rating for the three games on ESPN increased 20 percent from a year ago. Ratings measure the percentage of all homes with televisions tuned into a program.

Nick Collison, Oklahoma City Pts: 0. FGs: 0-0. FTs: 0-0.

76ers forward Iguodala (tendinitis) late scratch

Drew Gooden, Milwaukee Did not play (foot injury)

OAKLAND, CALIF. — Philadelphia forward Andre Iguodala was a late scratch from the 76ers’ game against Golden State on Monday because of recurring tendinitis in his right Achilles’. Iguodala, the 76ers’ secondleading scorer and rebounder, missed five games in November with the same injury, ending his streak of 252 consecutive games played. The 76ers were also without forward Jason Kapono, who injured a calf muscle in practice.

Xavier Henry, Memphis Did not play (coach’s decision) Kirk Hinrich, Washington Pts: 19. FGs: 7-15. FTs: 5-6. Darnell Jackson, Sacramento Pts: 2. FGs: 1-1. FTs: 0-0. Julian Wright, Toronto Did not play (coach’s decision)

Roundup 3-Point Goals—Orlando 12-28 (Turkoglu 4-7, Redick 3-7, Nelson 2-4, Anderson 1-2, J.Richardson 1-3, Arenas 1-4, Bass 0-1), New Jersey 4-11 (Farmar 1-1, Outlaw 1-3, Vujacic 13, Harris 1-4). Rebounds—Orlando 51 (Howard 13), New Jersey 49 (Humphries 11). Assists— Orlando 26 (Nelson 7), New Jersey 12 (Harris 6). Total Fouls—Orlando 22, New Jersey 19. Technicals—Howard, Turkoglu, Orlando defensive three second 2, New Jersey defensive three second. A—11,514 (18,500).

The Associated Press

Mavericks 103, Thunder 93 O K L A H O M A C I T Y — The Mavericks lost Dirk Nowitzki to a knee injury in the second quarter, but beat Oklahoma City on Monday night for their 17th victory in 18 games. Nowitzki scored 13 points before leaving with 9:10 left in the second because of what the Mavericks said was a sore right knee. DALLAS (103) Butler 9-22 0-0 21, Nowitzki 4-6 4-4 13, Chandler 3-6 1-2 7, Kidd 4-11 0-0 10, Stevenson 3-4 3-3 12, Terry 6-17 0-0 13, Marion 10-15 0-0 20, Haywood 0-0 0-0 0, Barea 1-2 2-2 4, Ajinca 11 0-0 3. Totals 41-84 10-11 103. OKLAHOMA CITY (93) Durant 10-21 6-7 28, Green 6-14 0-0 12, Krstic 3-6 0-0 6, Westbrook 5-15 5-6 15, Sefolosha 0-0 0-0 0, Harden 5-9 5-6 18, Ibaka 4-10 1-2 9, Collison 0-0 0-0 0, Maynor 1-6 2-2 5. Totals 34-81 19-23 93. Dallas 34 22 23 24 — 103 Oklahoma City 29 27 25 12 — 93 3-Point Goals—Dallas 11-23 (Stevenson 3-4, Butler 3-5, Kidd 2-7, Nowitzki 1-1, Ajinca 1-1, Terry 1-5), Oklahoma City 6-17 (Harden 3-7, Durant 2-7, Maynor 1-2, Westbrook 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 51 (Chandler 10), Oklahoma City 44 (Ibaka 9). Assists—Dallas 29 (Kidd 10), Oklahoma City 20 (Westbrook 7). Total Fouls—Dallas 20, Oklahoma City 14. Technicals—Dallas defensive three second. A— 18,203 (18,203).

Trail Blazers 96, Jazz 91 SALT LAKE CITY — LaMarcus Aldridge scored 26 points for Portland. PORTLAND (96) Batum 3-8 0-0 7, Aldridge 10-19 6-8 26, Camby 1-3 2-2 4, Miller 5-9 7-8 17, Matthews 4-14 5-6 14, Mills 2-4 0-0 6, Fernandez 4-5 4-4 13, Cunningham 4-8 1-2 9, Marks 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-70 25-30 96. UTAH (91) Kirilenko 1-5 2-2 4, Millsap 5-12 1-2 11, Jefferson 5-12 1-1 11, D.Williams 11-16 3-4 31, Bell 2-5 2-2 8, Okur 3-6 0-0 6, Elson 0-0 2-2 2, Miles 4-12 0-0 10, Watson 1-2 2-2 4, Hayward 04 4-4 4, Price 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-74 17-19 91. Portland 20 25 21 30 — 96 Utah 27 20 19 25 — 91 3-Point Goals—Portland 5-17 (Mills 2-3, Fernandez 1-2, Matthews 1-5, Batum 1-6, Miller 0-1), Utah 10-20 (D.Williams 6-8, Bell 2-3, Miles 2-6, Hayward 0-1, Kirilenko 0-1, Okur 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Portland 48 (Camby 12), Utah 38 (Jefferson 9). Assists— Portland 20 (Miller 6), Utah 17 (D.Williams 6). Total Fouls—Portland 22, Utah 19. A—19,911 (19,911).

Rockets 100, Wizards 93 HOUSTON — Kevin Martin scored 20 points, Shane Battier and Aaron Brooks each added 15, and the Rockets won their fifth straight game, beating the Wizards. WASHINGTON (93) Blatche 7-15 3-4 17, Lewis 6-16 0-0 12, McGee 1-5 0-0 2, Hinrich 7-15 5-6 19, Young 6-13 4-4 18, Howard 5-13 1-2 12, Wall 2-7 9-13 13, Thornton 0-1 0-0 0, Booker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-85 22-29 93. HOUSTON (100) Battier 6-7 1-2 15, Scola 7-13 0-0 14, Hayes 11 5-6 7, Lowry 3-7 1-2 8, K.Martin 7-16 4-5 20, Hill 6-9 1-1 13, Lee 2-7 0-0 4, Brooks 5-15 4-5 15, Budinger 0-4 4-4 4, Miller 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 37-81 20-25 100. Washington 27 21 25 20 — 93 Houston 28 19 21 32 — 100

Bobcats 105, Pistons 100 C H A R L O T T E , N . C . — D.J. Augustin scored 27 points.

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DALLAS FORWARD DIRK NOWITZKI, RIGHT, PAUSES after suffering a knee injury. The Mavs still won, 103-93, over the Thunder on Monday in Oklahoma City. 3-Point Goals—Washington 3-8 (Young 2-2, Howard 1-2, Wall 0-1, Hinrich 0-1, Lewis 0-2), Houston 6-20 (Battier 2-3, K.Martin 2-4, Lowry 1-4, Brooks 1-5, Miller 0-1, Lee 0-1, Budinger 02). Rebounds—Washington 55 (Blatche 14), Houston 52 (Hayes 8). Assists—Washington 15 (Wall 6), Houston 20 (Lowry 6). Total Fouls— Washington 21, Houston 24. Technicals— Houston Coach Adelman. A—18,143 (18,043).

Hawks 95, Bucks 80 M I L W A U K E E — Al Horford had 18 points and 12 rebounds, Joe Johnson added 15 points, and the Hawks snapped a five-game road losing streak.

3-Point Goals—Toronto 4-19 (Kleiza 2-5, Calderon 1-3, Bayless 1-5, Barbosa 0-6), Memphis 3-12 (Conley 1-1, Gay 1-4, Mayo 1-5, Vasquez 0-1, Randolph 0-1). Fouled Out—Dorsey. Rebounds—Toronto 44 (Dorsey 13), Memphis 42 (Allen, Randolph 8). Assists—Toronto 21 (Calderon 9), Memphis 19 (Gay, Conley 6). Total Fouls—Toronto 23, Memphis 19. Technicals— Toronto defensive three second, Memphis defensive three second. A—14,971 (18,119).

Timberwolves 113, Hornets 98 M I N N E A P O L I S — Michael Beasley had 30 points, nine rebounds and a career-high seven assists.

ATLANTA (95) Collins 1-4 2-3 4, Smith 6-12 1-2 13, Horford 915 0-0 18, Bibby 1-3 0-0 3, Johnson 6-17 2-4 15, Ja.Crawford 5-8 3-5 14, Teague 2-4 2-3 7, Williams 6-9 1-1 14, Evans 2-2 0-0 5, Pachulia 01 2-2 2. Totals 38-75 13-20 95. MILWAUKEE (80) Douglas-Roberts 0-3 0-0 0, Ilyasova 2-7 2-2 6, Bogut 7-19 0-1 14, Dooling 5-13 4-4 15, Salmons 6-12 3-4 18, Mbah a Moute 1-3 1-2 3, Maggette 1-1 4-5 6, Boykins 4-11 5-6 13, Sanders 1-4 0-0 2, Brockman 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 28-75 20-26 80. Atlanta 29 28 20 18 — 95 Milwaukee 18 24 25 13 — 80 3-Point Goals—Atlanta 6-14 (Evans 1-1, Williams 1-1, Teague 1-1, Bibby 1-2, Johnson 13, Ja.Crawford 1-3, Smith 0-3), Milwaukee 4-15 (Salmons 3-3, Dooling 1-6, Douglas-Roberts 0-2, Ilyasova 0-2, Boykins 0-2). Rebounds—Atlanta 57 (Collins, Horford 12), Milwaukee 40 (Bogut 11). Assists—Atlanta 23 (Johnson 6), Milwaukee 16 (Dooling 9). Total Fouls—Atlanta 17, Milwaukee 17. Technicals—Collins, Boykins, Milwaukee defensive three second. A—16,751 (18,717).

NEW ORLEANS (98) Ariza 5-11 5-6 15, West 9-18 5-5 23, Okafor 48 1-1 9, Paul 6-13 8-9 22, Belinelli 5-12 0-0 11, Thornton 3-11 0-0 6, Pondexter 2-2 0-0 4, Jack 04 1-2 1, Smith 2-6 3-4 7. Totals 36-85 23-27 98. MINNESOTA (113) Beasley 12-20 3-3 30, Love 5-12 5-5 16, Milicic 7-9 0-0 14, Ridnour 3-7 6-7 12, Johnson 8-12 2-2 24, Webster 4-9 1-1 9, Flynn 1-3 0-0 3, Brewer 12 3-7 5, Pekovic 0-2 0-0 0, Koufos 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 41-77 20-25 113. New Orleans 35 22 20 21 — 98 Minnesota 27 27 28 31 — 113 3-Point Goals—New Orleans 3-11 (Paul 2-3, Belinelli 1-1, Jack 0-2, Thornton 0-2, Ariza 0-3), Minnesota 11-23 (Johnson 6-8, Beasley 3-4, Flynn 1-2, Love 1-4, Brewer 0-1, Webster 0-1, Ridnour 0-3). Rebounds—New Orleans 45 (Okafor 8), Minnesota 49 (Love 11). Assists— New Orleans 23 (Paul 13), Minnesota 29 (Ridnour 11). Total Fouls—New Orleans 25, Minnesota 17. Technicals—Flynn, Ridnour, Minnesota defensive three second. A—11,679 (19,356).

Grizzlies 96, Raptors 85 MEMPHIS, TENN. — Zach Randolph scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half, and the Grizzlies woke up from a slow start to beat the Raptors.

Magic 104, Nets 88 N E W A R K , N . J . — Dwight Howard had 19 points and 13 rebounds, and the Magic won their third straight.

TORONTO (85) Kleiza 10-16 0-0 22, Johnson 0-4 0-0 0, Dorsey 5-6 0-5 10, Calderon 6-11 0-0 13, DeRozan 7-13 4-8 18, Davis 2-4 0-0 4, Barbosa 5-15 1-1 11, Bayless 3-7 0-0 7. Totals 38-76 5-14 85. MEMPHIS (96) Gay 6-13 5-6 18, Randolph 8-13 5-5 21, Gasol 4-8 1-1 9, Conley 4-7 3-6 12, Young 1-2 0-0 2, Mayo 4-9 3-4 12, Arthur 3-6 2-2 8, Vasquez 0-2 0-0 0, Allen 5-9 4-4 14. Totals 35-69 23-28 96. Toronto 24 20 19 22 — 85 Memphis 16 32 29 19 — 96

ORLANDO (104) Turkoglu 8-13 0-0 20, Bass 5-7 1-1 11, Howard 5-10 9-13 19, Nelson 2-4 0-0 6, J.Richardson 5-10 3-3 14, Anderson 4-11 1-2 10, Redick 6-14 0-0 15, Arenas 4-9 0-0 9, Clark 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 39-80 1419 104. NEW JERSEY (88) Outlaw 2-7 5-5 10, Humphries 2-6 3-4 7, Lopez 8-15 4-6 20, Harris 9-15 5-6 24, Graham 1-5 0-0 2, Favors 1-3 0-0 2, Vujacic 1-7 2-2 5, Farmar 3-8 3-5 10, Murphy 1-5 0-0 2, Uzoh 3-7 0-1 6. Totals 31-78 22-29 88. Orlando 24 27 30 23 — 104 New Jersey 25 19 25 19 — 88

DETROIT (100) Prince 7-12 2-2 17, Villanueva 10-14 0-0 25, B.Wallace 0-3 0-0 0, Stuckey 1-6 4-5 6, Gordon 616 1-1 17, Monroe 1-4 1-2 3, McGrady 1-3 0-0 2, Hamilton 4-10 0-0 9, Maxiell 0-1 0-0 0, Wilcox 57 5-6 15, Bynum 3-11 0-0 6. Totals 38-87 13-16 100. CHARLOTTE (105) Jackson 9-17 1-2 23, Diaw 3-5 2-2 9, Mohammed 4-7 2-2 10, Augustin 10-15 3-3 27, Henderson 1-6 1-2 3, Carroll 2-6 2-2 7, Diop 2-3 0-0 4, Thomas 5-9 4-6 14, Livingston 2-4 0-0 4, D.Brown 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 40-76 15-19 105. Detroit 26 14 29 31 — 100 Charlotte 26 30 29 20 — 105 3-Point Goals—Detroit 11-19 (Villanueva 5-5, Gordon 4-8, Prince 1-1, Hamilton 1-4, Bynum 01), Charlotte 10-17 (Augustin 4-6, Jackson 4-7, Diaw 1-2, Carroll 1-2). Rebounds—Detroit 40 (Wilcox 8), Charlotte 52 (Jackson 9). Assists— Detroit 22 (Bynum 7), Charlotte 24 (Diaw 6). Total Fouls—Detroit 16, Charlotte 15. Technicals—Detroit Coach Kuester, Charlotte defensive three second. A—14,418 (19,077).

Clippers 100, Kings 99 SACRAMENTO , C ALIF . — Eric Gordon tied a career high with six three-pointers and scored 31 points. L.A. CLIPPERS (100) Gomes 0-4 0-0 0, Griffin 9-15 5-7 24, Jordan 45 0-1 8, Davis 5-13 1-2 11, Gordon 12-19 1-1 31, Aminu 4-8 2-2 11, Bledsoe 1-7 2-2 5, Foye 1-3 00 2, Diogu 4-9 0-0 8. Totals 40-83 11-15 100. SACRAMENTO (99) Garcia 4-8 0-0 12, Landry 3-9 7-7 13, Dalembert 3-4 0-0 6, Udrih 6-14 0-0 14, Evans 11-24 7-10 32, Cousins 2-10 0-0 4, Jackson 1-1 00 2, Jeter 0-5 0-0 0, Casspi 6-12 0-0 16. Totals 3687 14-17 99. L.A. Clippers 28 30 18 24 — 100 Sacramento 21 28 27 23 — 99 3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 9-22 (Gordon 6-7, Griffin 1-1, Aminu 1-3, Bledsoe 1-4, Foye 0-1, Gomes 0-2, Davis 0-4), Sacramento 13-26 (Casspi 4-7, Garcia 4-8, Evans 3-6, Udrih 2-4, Jeter 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 59 (Griffin 14), Sacramento 42 (Cousins 9). Assists—L.A. Clippers 23 (Davis 9), Sacramento 18 (Udrih 6). Total Fouls—L.A. Clippers 14, Sacramento 16. Flagrant Fouls— Dalembert. A—14,590 (17,317).

Warriors 110, 76ers 95 OAKLAND , C ALIF . — Monta Ellis had 22 points. PHILADELPHIA (95) Nocioni 3-8 0-1 6, Brand 7-15 2-2 16, Hawes 410 1-2 9, Holiday 8-14 5-6 23, Meeks 6-15 5-6 19, Young 7-14 1-2 15, Turner 2-8 1-1 5, Brackins 14 0-0 2, Speights 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-88 15-20 95. GOLDEN STATE (110) D.Wright 8-11 7-8 28, Lee 9-18 3-4 21, Amundson 2-6 0-2 4, Curry 5-13 3-3 17, Ellis 819 4-4 22, R.Williams 0-2 0-0 0, Radmanovic 3-4 0-0 8, Udoh 1-3 0-0 2, Carney 2-4 0-0 6, Law 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 39-83 17-21 110. Philadelphia 30 19 22 24 — 95 Golden State 25 30 21 34 — 110 3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 4-17 (Holiday 2-3, Meeks 2-9, Brackins 0-1, Young 0-1, Nocioni 0-3), Golden State 15-23 (D.Wright 5-7, Curry 4-6, Carney 2-2, Radmanovic 2-2, Ellis 2-4, Law 0-1, R.Williams 0-1). Rebounds—Philadelphia 57 (Brand 16), Golden State 46 (Lee 16). Assists— Philadelphia 25 (Holiday 11), Golden State 31 (Ellis 12). Total Fouls—Philadelphia 15, Golden State 17. Technicals—Hawes. A—19,208. (19,596).

SPORTS

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SCOREBOARD South Alabama 90, Mobile 48 UAB 79, George Washington 44 MIDWEST Missouri 97, N. Illinois 61 Ohio St. 100, Tenn.-Martin 40 Penn St. 69, Indiana 60

NFL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF y-New England 13 2 0 .867 480 x-N.Y. Jets 10 5 0 .667 329 Miami 7 8 0 .467 266 Buffalo 4 11 0 .267 276 South W L T Pct PF Indianapolis 9 6 0 .600 412 Jacksonville 8 7 0 .533 336 Tennessee 6 9 0 .400 336 Houston 5 10 0 .333 356 North W L T Pct PF x-Pittsburgh 11 4 0 .733 334 x-Baltimore 11 4 0 .733 344 Cleveland 5 10 0 .333 262 Cincinnati 4 11 0 .267 315 West W L T Pct PF y-Kansas City 10 5 0 .667 356 San Diego 8 7 0 .533 408 Oakland 7 8 0 .467 379 Denver 4 11 0 .267 316 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF y-Philadelphia 10 4 0 .714 412 N.Y. Giants 9 6 0 .600 377 Washington 6 9 0 .400 288 Dallas 5 10 0 .333 380 South W L T Pct PF x-Atlanta 12 3 0 .800 383 x-New Orleans 11 4 0 .733 371 Tampa Bay 9 6 0 .600 318 Carolina 2 13 0 .133 186 North W L T Pct PF y-Chicago 11 4 0 .733 331 Green Bay 9 6 0 .600 378 Minnesota 5 9 0 .357 244 Detroit 5 10 0 .333 342 West W L T Pct PF St. Louis 7 8 0 .467 283 Seattle 6 9 0 .400 294 San Francisco 5 10 0 .333 267 Arizona 5 10 0 .333 282 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Monday’s Game New Orleans 17, Atlanta 14 Today’s Game Minnesota at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 2 Oakland at Kansas City, noon Tampa Bay at New Orleans, noon Miami at New England, noon Minnesota at Detroit, noon Carolina at Atlanta, noon Pittsburgh at Cleveland, noon Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, noon Cincinnati at Baltimore, noon Arizona at San Francisco, 3:15 p.m. San Diego at Denver, 3:15 p.m. Chicago at Green Bay, 3:15 p.m. Jacksonville at Houston, 3:15 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Washington, 3:15 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia, 3:15 p.m. Tennessee at Indianapolis, 3:15 p.m. St. Louis at Seattle, 7:20 p.m.

PA 306 297 295 387 PA 368 385 316 410 PA 223 263 291 382 PA 295 294 361 438 PA 339 333 360 423 PA 278 284 305 377 PA 276 237 314 356 PA 312 401 339 396

College Bowls

Monday, Dec. 27 Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. Air Force 14, Georgia Tech 7 Today Champs Sports Bowl At Orlando, Fla. North Carolina State (8-4) vs. West Virginia (93), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Insight Bowl At Tempe, Ariz. Missouri (10-2) vs. Iowa (7-5), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 29 Military Bowl At Washington East Carolina (6-6) vs. Maryland (8-4), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN) Texas Bowl At Houston Baylor (7-5) vs. Illinois (6-6), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl At San Antonio Arizona (7-5) vs. Oklahoma State (10-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 30 Armed Forces Bowl At Fort Worth, Texas SMU (7-6) vs. Army (6-5), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Pinstripe Bowl At Bronx, N.Y. Syracuse (7-5) vs. Kansas State (7-5), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Music City Bowl At Nashville, Tenn. North Carolina (7-5) vs. Tennessee (6-6), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl At San Diego Nebraska (10-3) vs. Washington (6-6), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Dec. 31 Meineke Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. Clemson (6-6) vs. South Florida (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Sun Bowl At El Paso, Texas Notre Dame (7-5) vs. Miami (7-5), 1 p.m. (CBS) Liberty Bowl At Memphis, Tenn. Georgia (6-6) vs. UCF (10-3), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Chick-fil-A Bowl At Atlanta South Carolina (9-4) vs. Florida State (9-4), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 1 TicketCity Bowl At Dallas Northwestern (7-5) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPNU) Capital One Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Michigan State (11-1) vs. Alabama (9-3), noon (ESPN) Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. Florida (7-5) vs. Penn State (7-5), noon (ABC) Gator Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Michigan (7-5) vs. Mississippi State (8-4), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif. TCU (12-0) vs. Wisconsin (11-1), 4 p.m. (ESPN) Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz. Connecticut (8-4) vs. Oklahoma (11-2), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

BASEBALL National League MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Takashi Saito on a one-year contract. NEW YORK METS—Traded LHP Michael Antonini to the L.A. Dodgers for SS Chin-lung Hu. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA—Fined Boston C Shaquille O’Neal $35,000 for public comments about officiating after Saturday’s game against Orlando. CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Waived F Jawad Williams. Assigned F Samardo Samuels to Erie (NBADL). FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS—Agreed to terms with LS Patrick Mannelly on a two-year contract extension and DT Matt Toeaina on a three-year contract extension. DALLAS COWBOYS—Signed QB Chris Greisen to the practice squad. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Waived RB DeShawn Wynn. COLLEGE MARQUETTE—Announced freshman G Reggie Smith is leaving the men’s basketball program. NORTH CAROLINA—Announced RB Anthony Elzy will not play in the Music City Bowl after failing to meet his obligations as a student-athlete.

College Men

EAST Pittsburgh 78, Connecticut 63 SOUTH Clemson 76, Delaware St. 41 Fordham at Georgia Tech, ccd. IUPUI 76, Florida Gulf Coast 63 LSU 62, Southern U. 41 Louisville 104, Morgan St. 74

AP Men’s Top 25

BIG 12/TOP 25 MEN’S BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

Pitt upends UConn, 78-63 Panthers win Top-10 showdown; MU cruises

Record Pts Pvs 1. Duke (31) 11-0 775 1 2. Ohio State 12-0 742 2 3. Kansas 11-0 712 3 4. Connecticut 10-0 673 4 5. Syracuse 13-0 656 5 6. Pittsburgh 12-1 598 6 7. San Diego State 14-0 571 7 8. Villanova 10-1 543 8 9. Georgetown 11-1 538 9 10. Missouri 11-1 514 10 11. Purdue 11-1 446 13 12. Kentucky 9-2 433 14 13. Minnesota 11-1 371 16 14. Texas 10-2 330 22 15. Notre Dame 11-1 317 20 16. BYU 12-1 268 23 17. Kansas State 10-3 230 11 18. Texas A&M 11-1 222 24 19. Michigan State 8-4 180 12 20. Louisville 10-1 152 25 21. UCF 11-0 115 — 22. Memphis 9-2 104 17 23. Baylor 8-3 81 15 24. Wisconsin 10-2 77 — 25. Illinois 10-3 72 21 Others receiving votes: UNLV 53, Temple 47, West Virginia 46, Washington 38, Vanderbilt 34, Florida 33, Cincinnati 24, Tennessee 14, Butler 12, Wichita State 12, Oklahoma State 11, Saint Mary’s 7, Washington State 7, Old Dominion 6, Utah State 4, Northwestern 3, Arizona 2, Florida State 1, Gonzaga 1. All Games W L 11 0 12 1 11 1 10 1 10 2 10 3 9 2 9 2 8 3 8 4 6 6 5 6

Kansas Missouri Oklahoma State Texas A&M Iowa State Kansas State Nebraska Texas Baylor Colorado Texas Tech Oklahoma Monday’s Game Missouri 97, Northern Illinois 61 Wednesday’s Games New Mexico at Texas Tech, 7 p.m. Maryland Eastern Shore at Colorado (FSNRM), 7 p.m. UT Arlington at Kansas (ESPNU), 8 p.m.

College Women

MIDWEST Detroit 68, Marygrove 27 SOUTHWEST Oklahoma St. 95, Ark.-Pine Bluff 50 FAR WEST UC Davis 70, Santa Clara 54

AP Women’s Top 25

The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 26, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Connecticut (39) 11-0 975 1 2. Baylor 12-1 935 2 3. Duke 12-0 898 3 4. Xavier 10-1 831 4 5. Tennessee 11-2 781 5 6. West Virginia 12-0 770 6 7. Texas A&M 9-1 757 7 8. UCLA 10-0 682 9 9. Stanford 7-2 678 8 10. North Carolina 11-0 657 10 11. Kentucky 9-1 562 11 12. Michigan St. 12-1 510 12 13. Ohio St. 8-2 503 13 14. Iowa 12-1 440 14 15. Oklahoma 9-2 403 15 16. Notre Dame 9-3 376 17 17. St. John’s 11-1 346 18 18. Maryland 10-1 288 19 19. Georgetown 10-3 241 20 20. Iowa St. 8-2 224 21 21. DePaul 13-2 212 16 22. Arkansas 11-0 174 25 23. Texas 8-3 85 — 24. Syracuse 9-1 84 23 25. Florida St. 9-3 83 22 Others receiving votes: Wis.-Green Bay 51, Boston College 36, Georgia 25, Miami 21, Southern Cal 13, Bowling Green 11, Arizona St. 9, Kansas 7, Northwestern 4, Florida Gulf Coast 1, Marist 1, Texas Tech 1.

Big 12 Women

Conference W L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

All Games W L 11 1 11 1 11 1 10 1 9 1 9 2 8 2 8 3 8 3 8 4 7 4 7 4

Baylor Texas Tech Kansas Oklahoma State Texas A&M Oklahoma Iowa State Kansas State Texas Nebraska Colorado Missouri Monday’s Game Oklahoma State 95, Ark.-Pine Bluff 50 Today’s Games Texas A&M vs. Drexel, 9 p.m. Texas vs. Cincinnati, 10 p.m.

NHL

Monday’s Games Columbus 4, Minnesota 3, SO Boston 3, Florida 2, SO N.Y. Rangers 7, N.Y. Islanders 2 Detroit 4, Colorado 3, OT Calgary 5, Buffalo 2 Los Angeles 4, San Jose 0 Today’s Games Carolina at Toronto, 6 p.m. Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. Montreal at Washington, 6 p.m. Boston at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m. Chicago at St. Louis, 7 p.m. Dallas at Nashville, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Edmonton, 8 p.m. Anaheim at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

opening frame and scored a season-best 57 points. It was 100th win for coach Mike Anderson, who became the fastest coach in program history to reach that mark, needing just 147 games.

The Associated Press

No. 6 Pittsburgh 78, No. 4 Connecticut 63 PITTSBURGH — Ashton Gibbs scored 21 points as Pittsburgh’s balance overcame Kemba Walker’s one-man offense for Connecticut, and the Panthers easily won the Big East’s first matchup of Top 10 teams on Monday night. Walker scored 31 points, but missed 17 of 27 shots as Pittsburgh repeatedly limited the Huskies to a single shot in a possession — often a bad one. The Huskies shot 31.7 percent, 19-of-60, and had only two scorers with more than five points until the closing minutes in the conference opener. Brad Wanamaker, who took turns with Gibbs shadowing one of the nation’s leading USA Today/ESPN Men’s Top 25 scorers, added 14 points as The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN Pittsburgh (13-1) beat Conmen’s college basketball poll, with first-place necticut (10-1) for the fourth votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 26, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote straight time and the fifth in through one point for a 25th-place vote and pre- six games. vious ranking:

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The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 26, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Duke (65) 11-0 1,625 1 2. Ohio St. 12-0 1,550 2 3. Kansas 11-0 1,480 3 4. Connecticut 10-0 1,406 4 5. Syracuse 13-0 1,397 5 6. Pittsburgh 12-1 1,273 6 7. San Diego St. 14-0 1,157 7 8. Villanova 10-1 1,135 8 9. Georgetown 11-1 1,106 10 10. Missouri 11-1 1,085 9 11. Kentucky 9-2 969 13 12. Purdue 11-1 857 14 13. Texas 10-2 829 18 14. Minnesota 11-1 717 17 15. Notre Dame 11-1 559 22 16. BYU 12-1 541 23 10-3 493 11 17. Kansas St. 18. Texas A&M 11-1 432 25 19. UCF 11-0 420 24 20. Michigan St. 8-4 404 12 21. Memphis 9-2 319 16 22. Louisville 10-1 263 — 23. Illinois 10-3 180 21 24. Vanderbilt 9-2 127 — 25. Temple 9-2 122 — Others receiving votes: UNLV 106, Baylor 95, Wisconsin 84, Cincinnati 80, Washington 73, West Virginia 52, Florida 35, Arizona 27, Tennessee 27, Butler 23, Boston College 17, Wichita St. 17, Florida St. 6, North Carolina 6, Oklahoma St. 6, Old Dominion 6, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 5, Gonzaga 4, Northwestern 4, Washington St. 4, Cleveland St. 1, Southern Cal 1.

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CONNECTICUT (10-1) Smith 0-5 2-2 2, Oriakhi 1-4 6-7 8, Okwandu 24 0-0 4, Lamb 3-8 3-4 9, Walker 10-27 8-11 31, Wolf 0-0 0-0 0, Beverly 0-0 0-0 0, CoombsMcDaniel 0-1 0-0 0, Giffey 0-1 0-0 0, Olander 1-2 0-0 2, Napier 2-8 1-2 7. Totals 19-60 20-26 63. PITTSBURGH (13-1) Brown 2-8 2-2 6, Robinson 4-8 3-6 11, McGhee 5-6 1-3 11, Gibbs 6-13 6-6 21, Wanamaker 5-8 34 14, Woodall 2-4 4-4 9, Taylor 1-1 1-2 3, Zanna 00 0-0 0, Moore 0-0 3-3 3. Totals 25-48 23-30 78. Halftime—Pittsburgh 37-28. 3-Point Goals— Connecticut 5-21 (Walker 3-11, Napier 2-6, Smith 0-1, Giffey 0-1, Coombs-McDaniel 0-1, Lamb 0-1), Pittsburgh 5-11 (Gibbs 3-6, Wanamaker 1-1, Woodall 1-2, Brown 0-2). Fouled Out—Okwandu, Smith. Rebounds—Connecticut 36 (Lamb, Smith 8), Pittsburgh 33 (McGhee 11). Assists— Connecticut 6 (Napier, Walker 2), Pittsburgh 19 (Gibbs 7). Total Fouls—Connecticut 26, Pittsburgh 23. A—12,725.

No. 2 Ohio State 100, Tennessee-Martin 40 COLUMBUS, OHIO — William Buford scored the first seven points of the game and came out of an offensive funk to finish with 23 to lead Ohio State to a rout over Tennessee-Martin.

N. ILLINOIS (3-7) Toler 6-13 1-1 13, Rucker 2-6 1-2 5, Hall 0-1 0-2 0, Silas 2-12 4-4 8, Landers 2-7 4-4 8, Grady 0-2 0-0 0, Christian 1-5 0-0 3, Patton 0-2 0-0 0, Madlock 3-4 1-2 7, Nixon 1-6 2-4 5, Fisher 2-4 12 5, Bolin 1-2 0-0 3, Storm 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 21-66 16-23 61. MISSOURI (12-1) Ratliffe 5-8 4-8 14, Bowers 5-7 6-7 16, M. Pressey 6-9 6-7 18, Denmon 9-11 1-2 24, English 1-8 0-0 3, Kreklow 1-2 0-0 2, Dixon 4-7 0-1 8, Safford 5-9 0-0 10, Sutton 0-3 0-0 0, Moore 1-1 02 2. Totals 37-65 17-27 97. Halftime—Missouri 57-17. 3-Point Goals—N. Illinois 3-23 (Bolin 1-2, Christian 1-4, Nixon 1-5, Patton 0-1, Storm 0-1, Landers 0-2, Grady 0-2, Silas 0-2, Toler 0-4), Missouri 6-21 (Denmon 5-7, English 1-6, Kreklow 0-1, Safford 0-1, Dixon 0-2, M. Pressey 0-2, Sutton 0-2). Fouled Out—Moore. Rebounds—N. Illinois 41 (Fisher, Toler 7), Missouri 41 (Safford 8). Assists—N. Illinois 11 (Patton 4), Missouri 26 (Dixon 8). Total Fouls—N. Illinois 19, Missouri 20. A—10,776.

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PITTSBURGH’S GARY MCGHEE, RIGHT, and Connecticut’s Alex Oriakhi contest a rebound in the second half. No. 6 Pitt beat No. 4 UConn, 78-63, Monday in Pittsburgh. Deshaun Thomas added 20 points, Jared Sullinger had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and David Lighty and Dallas Lauderdale scored 10 points apiece for the Buckeyes (130), one of eight remaining Div. I unbeatens. They are off to the fourth-best start in the program’s 112 seasons. TENN.-MARTIN (4-9) King 0-4 0-0 0, Irarrazabal 3-7 1-1 7, T. Smith 411 0-0 9, Minor 0-3 0-0 0, D. Smith 0-2 0-0 0, Richardson 0-1 0-0 0, Simmons 2-6 1-2 5, Liabo 313 0-0 6, Clayton 5-16 0-0 13, Mopo 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-63 2-3 40. OHIO ST. (13-0) Sullinger 7-9 4-5 18, Lauderdale 5-7 0-0 10, Lighty 4-8 1-1 10, Diebler 2-3 0-0 6, Buford 9-11 2-2 23, Thomas 8-13 4-4 20, Sibert 2-9 0-0 4, Craft 1-3 1-1 3, Weatherspoon 1-2 0-0 2, Smith Jr. 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 41-70 12-13 100. Halftime—Ohio St. 49-17. 3-Point Goals—Tenn.Martin 4-25 (Clayton 3-9, T. Smith 1-5, Simmons 0-2, King 0-3, Liabo 0-6), Ohio St. 6-22 (Buford 35, Diebler 2-3, Lighty 1-5, Weatherspoon 0-1,

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No. 9 Missouri 97, Northern Illinois 61 C O L U M B I A , M O . — Marcus Denmon scored 24 points to lead Missouri to a blowout victory over Northern Illinois. Matt P ressey added a career-high 18 points for Missouri (12-1), which scored the first 17 points of the game and held the largest halftime lead against a Div. I opponent in school history at 40-points. The Tigers connected on 69 percent of their shots in the

No. 22 Louisville 104, Morgan State 74 LOUISVILLE , K Y . — Preston Knowles scored a careerhigh 31 points as Louisville routed Morgan State in its final tuneup before a showdown with rival Kentucky on Friday. Kyle Kuric added 25 points and the Cardinals (11-1) had little trouble with the Bears. Louisville shot 59 percent from the field and forced 26 turnovers to easily win its third straight. MORGAN ST. (4-6) D. Jackson 8-19 1-2 22, Thompson 3-8 4-5 10, Stokes 4-5 0-2 8, Bastfield 1-3 3-3 5, Brooks 4-6 5-6 13, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Lawal 1-2 1-1 3, Black 2-7 0-0 6, J. Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Ali 2-3 0-2 4, Banks 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 26-56 14-21 74. LOUISVILLE (11-1) C. Smith 4-4 2-4 10, Kuric 9-13 0-0 25, Dieng 13 0-0 2, Knowles 9-14 7-7 31, Siva 2-4 1-2 5, Goode 0-3 0-0 0, Buckles 2-3 0-0 6, Henderson 11 0-0 3, Jennings 6-11 3-4 15, R. Smith 2-5 0-0 5, Van Treese 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 37-63 13-17 104. Halftime—Louisville 58-28. 3-Point Goals— Morgan St. 8-17 (D. Jackson 5-11, Black 2-4, Banks 1-2), Louisville 17-23 (Kuric 7-10, Knowles 6-9, Buckles 2-2, R. Smith 1-1, Henderson 1-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— Morgan St. 28 (Thompson 9), Louisville 35 (Buckles, Dieng 6). Assists—Morgan St. 13 (Thompson 4), Louisville 25 (Siva 7). Total Fouls—Morgan St. 14, Louisville 18. Technical— D. Jackson. A—21,688.

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Large, 248-unit apartment community seeking qualified individual for Facility Manager position in Lawrence. Candidate must possess skills such as sense of urgency, efficiency, excellent diagnostic skills, and impeccable customer service. Candidate must be HVAC certified and have excellent carpentry, plumbing and electrical skills. Candidates should send resumes to: aflores@campusapts.com or fax to (816) 817-7954

The City of Ottawa, Kansas, a municipal government, at www.HRePartners.com. Please visit the site, then select the City of Ottawa logo to view current openings. The City is NOW accepting applications for the following positions: • Water Distribution /Wastewater Collection Assistant Superintendent Treatment • Electric Production Operator I. • Parks/Cemetery Operator I. The City of Ottawa is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The City of Ottawa is a nationally recognized Playful City USA community.

Progressive Lawrence company is expanding and we’re looking for a few motivated individuals to share our vision. We offer: • Guaranteed Monthly Income • Paid training • Health/ Dental Plan • 401K retirement Plan • 5 Day work week • Transportation Allowance • Most Aggressive compensation plan in the Industry The Only Limit to your Career Potential is You! Please Apply in person or e-mail to: Bill Egan began1969@yahoo.com or call 785-843-7700 to set-up an interview.

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Experienced Caregiver for young teen girl with Autism. Reliable transportation a must. 785-331-9630

Leading family owned Regional Management Company is seeking seasonal (opportunity of becoming a full time position), career oriented, knowledgeable, and energetic, individual with outstanding customer service skills. Must be able to work independently, problem solve, be organized, timely completion of paperwork, and computer skills for a busy environment. Showing apts., transportation and weekends required. Experience in apartment industry preferred. Apply in person at Park 25 Apts., Lawrence 2401 W. 25th St. #9a3 Mon.-Fri., 9am 4pm No phone calls please!

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Now hiring full time lead toddler teacher. Must have min. 6 mo experience in a licensed center. Competitive salaries, health insurance, & 401K. 913- 254-1818.

Security Mil-Spec Security Group is seeking security officer applicants for Full & Part Time positions. (785) 832-1351

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Quality Oriented Techs needed for busy Collision Repair Center. I-CAR and ASE Certification Preferred. Great Earning potential with competitive pay and benefits. Contact John Newman. Express Lube Technicians needed. This is a full time position with full benefit package. Contact Carl Windle at 785-843-7700.

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Expert, experienced rental management Realtor accepting new homeowners. 23 years experience, reference list of happy owners available. Charles Gruber. 785-766-3400. cgruber@cgruber.com.

Saddlebrook

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2BR, 2 bath, fireplace, CA, W/D hookups, 2 car with opener. Easy access to I-70. Includes paid cable. Pets under 20 pounds 2BR, 1 bath, all appliances are allowed. including W/D, & carport. Call 785-842-2575 $650/mo. 505 Colorado. If www.princeton-place.com interested please call 785843-8566 or 785-840-8147

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We currently have immediate openings for licensed RNs, LPNs, and Paramedics to perform physical assessments & determine donor suitability for blood plasma donations.

2BR W. Lawrence. Owner occupied complex. garage, 1-1/2 bath, patio, yard work included. $650/mo. 785-979-7474

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2BR, 1½ bath - Large, has wood floors, W/D, DW. 920 Ohio. $660/mo. Water paid. Avail. now. 785-393-6443

Full-time & Part-time positions available. Full-time employees, enjoy an excellent compensation and benefits package, including medical, dental, life & disability insurance, as well as 3 weeks paid time off within the first year.

2133 Quail Creek Drive 3BR, 2½ bath, all appls. included. Balcony and porch area. In 4-plex, W. side of town. Section 8 approved. If interested call Tiffany at 785-843-8566, 785-840-8147 1BR, 1 bath, 916 W. 4th St., Lawrence Wood floors, W/D hookup, AC. $500 per month. Call 785-842-7644

To apply, visit www.cslplasma.com 816 W. 24th St. Lawrence KS

Retail & Firewood-Stoves Commercial Space Seasoned Oak Firewood 615 Maple, N. Lawrence commercial bldg. - 1,800 sq. ft. of office/retail space and a 40’ x 60’ shop area. Call 785-843-4370

Large, Shop Space with multiple offices

850 E. 13th St., Lawrence

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$150/cord, $80 per ½ cord. Green firewood - $130/cord. 785-331-7435/785-766-4544 & please leave a message.

Furniture Combining 2 Households - Must Sell Antique American, cherry chest, late 1800’s - handmade, 2 drawers and 2 doors. Pier I metal and glass dining set includes 4 chairs with cushions. Waverly print jewell-tone love seat. Two Cranberry wingback chairs. Maple, full-size bed frame and bookcase headboard, night stand, maple double dresser, & floor lamp. Reasonable cost. For more info contact 785-865-0664 or email: tstringer@sunflower.com

Office & Retail For Lease, Properties from $550/mo. up. Iowa St., Kasold, 6th St., Mass St. (14 to choose from) Theno R.E. 785-843-1811 Mattress Sets: Factory rejects, new in plastic. Save up to 70%. All sizes. Office/Warehouse 10,000 sq. ft. warehouse 785-766-6431 with 1,200 sq. ft. office on N. Iowa St., Lawrence. Lg. SEALY POSTUREPEDIC storage yard included. -New in plastic. Factory Call First Management, Second sets, Save over 50%. Inc. - 785-841-7333 or email Payless Furniture, 785-331-2031 bobs@firstmanagementinc.com Table: Round table for sale. 26.5” tall by 25 5/8” round. Office/Warehouse Wrought iron base, Forfor lease: 800 Comet Lane mica top. Faux walnut approximately 8,000 sq.ft. pattern. $15. 785-841-5577 building perfect for service or contracting business. Has large overhead Gift Ideas doors and plenty of work Book: MISSING JEST FOR and storage room. GRINS? Marsha’s book, HuBob Sarna 785-841-7333 man Nature Calls, has 96 columns & the story of the Warehouse Space little pig who came to dinner & stayed. Only $15. 785-843-2577 or Large, Shop Space mhgink@netscape.net. with multiple offices 850 E. 13th St., Lawrence

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Music-Stereo

Approx. 4,000 sq. ft. of heated shop space w/3 (2) Spinet Pianos with overhead doors (13 - 14’ bench. Lowery $450, Lester high), 500 - 1,500 sq. ft. of $625. Price includes delivoffice space w/AC, & rest ery & tuning. 785-832-9906 rooms. Call 785-550-3247

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Skis: Downhill, Shaped. Dynastar 62 Speed SX 170cm. Tyrolia SYM PRO bindings. Recently tuned. $95. 785-843-5566

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Manufactured Homes BRAND NEW 3BR, 2 BATH!

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Pets Bloodhound Pups: AKC Red, First shots, $250. 4 females, 6 males 785-393-3059/913-708-5702 Toy Poodles, Chihuahuas, Maltese, and Yorkies. Call 785-883-4883 or check out: www.cuddlesomefarm.com

Care-ServicesSupplies Pet Bed: 44”x28” Excellent condition, $25. 785-856-0361 Pet Carrier: Excellent condition, $25. Please call 785-856-0361

OWNER WILL FINANCE

3BR, 1 bath, 1989, very nice. $12,000. — $300 per month. Call 785-727-9764

Commercial Real Estate Abe & Jakes

8 East 6th St., Lawrence 24,000 sq. ft. $1,300,000.

Call 785-766-8211

Income Property 3BR duplex NW Lawrence make about $700/mo. with no down - extended lease. $260,000. Call 785-865-8459

Duplexes 2 in S. Lawrence, 2BR, w/garage, $132,000 each. Thousands under appraised value. Theno R.E. 785-843-1811

Horse-Tack Equipment TACK & SADDLE AUCTION

Wed. Jan. 5th 7pm Preview at 6pm State of the economy forces liquidation - Murphy Auctioneers has been asked to sell at public auction a complete inventory of western saddles & horse equipment from a Giant Wholesale Saddle Distributor. This business is liquidating a very nice collection of top quality saddles & tack. Everybody is welcome. Free Saddle Giveaway!

Velma K. Paris Community Center 6715 SW Westview Rd. Topeka, KS 66619 (541) 592-6660 Licensed Auctioneer: Mike Murphy

Baby & Children's Items Doll house - cloth doll house, 10” by 24” by 15” tall. Has 6 rooms and comes with 2 dolls and furniture. $20. Call 785-841-2093 Snow Boots: Child’s size 1 Totes Brand, black with navy blue top, $8. 785-842-8776.

Clothing Boots - Size 8, Women’s. Black, brand new, elegant, short leather boots made in Spain. Faux fur inside. Warm, easy to slip on & off, front zipper. Asking $100. Call 785-691-5102

Collectibles Collector Buying all old coins: silver, gold, wheat pennies, nickels, etc. We come to you! 816-272-5065

Computer-Camera DSL Router: Linksys by cisco wired model #BEFSR41 cable dsl router 4-port switch new feb 2009 for 55 sell for 30? Contact Ron 913-787-4874 local Lawrence Printer - Dell 944 All-In-One Printer. Works great. Print, scan, copy, & fax. Asking $20. Call 785-749-3298.

Firewood-Stoves Buy Now to insure quality seasoned hardwoods, hedge, oak, ash, locust, hackberry & walnut. Split, stacked & delivered. $160/cord. 785-727-8650 Fireplace Wood: Immediate Delivery & Stack. $85 per 1/2 cord. 785-542-2724

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Chevrolet 2009 Aveo, FWD, LT Sporty,Pwr equipment, cruise control, great commuter car with low payments, available and great gas mileage! Only $9,870. Stk#15852. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Ford 2008 Mustang V6, only Acura 1996 Integra 2dr Nissan 2006 Maxima SE 17K miles, Local trade, Sir- 200+k silver, like new, only 46K miles, FWD, 3.5 ius radio, CD changer, al- auto, 1 owner, Carfax V6, alloy wheels, sunroof, loy wheels, pwr equip, cert. local trade, must power seat, Very nice and leather only $16,995. see, mech. inspec. Very very affordable at only STK#335501. $15,841. StK#15100. reliable! $3500/offer. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 785.727.3170 www.dalewilleyauto.com www.dalewilleyauto.com

Chevrolet 2006 Cobalt LTZ, 4DR, auto, leather, moon, 107K, every option, spoiler, new tires, reliable and stylish, $7,700/offer. 785.727.3170

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Prepared By: South & Associates, P.C. Kristen G. Stroehmann (KS # 10551) 6363 College Blvd., Suite 100 Overland Park, KS 66211 (913)663-7600 (913)663-7899 (Fax) Attorneys For Plaintiff (122427) _______ (First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World December 28, 2010) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS PROBATE DIVISION In the Matter of the Estate of MILDRED PRYOR, Deceased Case No. 2010 PR 241 Division No. I Proceeding Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59 NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:

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You are further advised if written objections to simplified administration are filed with the Court, the Court may order that supervised administration en- WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 06-41 and Ordinance sue. No. 8064, respectively, the You are required to file Board of County Commisyour written defenses sioners of Douglas County, thereto on or before Janu- Kansas (the “Board”) and ary 18, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. in the Lawrence City Commisthe District Court, in Law- sion (the “City”) adopted rence, Douglas County, joint subdivision regula(the “Subdivision Kansas, at which time and tions place the cause will be Regulations”), to be appliheard. Should you fail cable to land within the therein, judgment and de- City of Lawrence and land cree will be entered in due in the unincorporated areas of Douglas County, Kansas, course upon the Petition. which Subdivision RegulaAII creditors are notified to tions replace subdivision previously exhibit their demands regulations against the Estate within adopted by Resolution No. four months from the date 72-25 and Ordinance No. of first publication of this 4337, as amended; and notice, as provided by law, WHEREAS, after due and and if their demands are lawful notice and hearing, Lawrence-Douglas not thus exhibited, they the County Metropolitan Planshall be forever barred. ning Commission, on Octo/s/ Kathy Brecheisen ber 25, 2010 (TA-06-12-08) that SecKathy Brecheisen, recommended Petitioner tions 20-810, 20-812, and 20-815 (numbered 11-110, 11-812, and 11-115 of the PREPARED BY: Douglas County Code) of the “Subdivision Regula/s/ J.C. Gilroy tions for Lawrence and the J.C. Gilroy #17870 Unincorporated Areas of 1040 New Hampshire St. Douglas, County, December Lawrence, Kansas 66044 19, 2006 Edition” be 785-856-2755 amended and restated; and Attorney for Petitioner WHEREAS, the Board ap_______ proved text amendment (Published in the Lawrence TA-06-12-08 on December 8, Daily Journal-World Decem- 2010 and WHEREAS, the City ber 28, 2010) approved text amendment TA-06-12-08 on December 7, ORDINANCE NO. 8317 2010 and WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of COUNTY RESOLUTION K.S.A. Chapter 12, Article 7, NO. 10-30 and further pursuant to K.S.A. 12-749, K.S.A. 12-751, JOINT ORDINANCE OF THE K.S.A. 12-3009, K.S.A. CITY OF LAWRENCE, KAN- 12-3301, the Home Rule AuSAS, AND RESOLUTION OF thority of the County as THE BOARD OF COUNTY granted by K.S.A. 19-101a, COMMISSIONERS OF DOUG- and the Home Rule AuthorLAS COUNTY, KANSAS ity of the City as granted by AMENDING THE SUBDIVI- Article 12, § 5 of the ConstiSION REGULATIONS FOR tution of Kansas, the Board LAWRENCE AND THE UNIN- and the City are authorized CORPORATED AREAS OF to adopt and amend, by DOUGLAS COUNTY, KAN- resolution and ordinance, SAS, DECEMBER 19, 2006 respectively, and by incorEDITION, AS PREVIOUSLY poration by reference, AMENDED, BY ADOPTING planning and zoning laws AND INCORPORATING BY and regulations. NOW, REFERENCE “SUBDIVISION THEREFORE, BE IT OR-

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A portion of Lot 12, Block 1, in Skie Subdivision No. 3, a Replat of a portion of Lot 3 Auto Plaza Subdivision, in the City of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, more particularly described as follows: Lot 12-A: Beginning at the Southwest corner of Lot 12 in Skie Subdivision No. 3, an Addition in the City of Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, said point being on the North line of Crestline Court; thence North 16 degrees 40 minutes 12 seconds West (plat) North 16 degrees 41 minutes 19 seconds West (measured) for a distance of 100.87 feet to the Northwest corner of said Lot; thence North 79 degrees 28 minutes 49 seconds East (plat) North 79 degrees 27 minutes 27 seconds East (measured) for a distance of 59.24 feet along the North line of said Lot; thence South 89 degrees 57 minutes 09 seconds East (plat) North 89 degrees 58 minutes 51 seconds East (measured) for a distance of 2.39 feet along the North line of said Lot; thence South 03 degrees 43 minutes 31 seconds West for a distance of 106.67 feet to a point on the North line of Crestline Court; thence along a curve to the left having a radius of 50.00 feet and an arc length of 25.01 feet, being subtended by a chord of South 87 degrees 38 minutes 29 seconds West for a distance of 24.75 feet along said North line to the point of beginning, commonly known as 2506 Crestline Court, Lawrence, KS 66047 (the “Property”)

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ment, municipal judge, and all administrative departments of the City charged with the enforcement of the ordinance shall be supplied, at the cost of the city, such number of official copies of such “Subdivision Regulations for Lawrence and the Unincorporated Areas of Douglas County, Kansas, December 7, 2010 Edition ,” marked as may be deemed expedient. SECTION IV. The amendments to the Subdivision Regulations made by this joint resolution and ordinance shall be included as a supplement to the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas 2009, Edition, as codified in Chapter 20, Article 8 of the Development Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, and as codified in Chapter 11, Article 1 of the Douglas County Code. For purposes of numbering sections in the Douglas County Code, the first two digits of each section shall be changed from 20 to 11 and the third digit (the first digit following the hyphen) shall be changed from 8 to 1. For instance, Section 20-810 shall be numbered Section 11-110 in the Douglas County Code. SECTION V. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this joint resolution and ordinance or the regulations adopted hereby is found to be unconstitutional or is otherwise held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the validity of any remaining parts of this joint resolution and ordinance or the regulations adopted hereby, as the case may be. SECTION VI. The existing sections of the “Subdivision Regulations for Lawrence and the Unincorporated Areas of Douglas, County, December 19, 2006 Edition”, and all heretofore adopted amendments thereto, which sections are identified in the “Subdivision Regulations for Lawrence and the Unincorporated Areas of Douglas County, Kansas, December 7, 2010 Edition” “ are hereby specifically repealed and replaced by the corresponding sections of the “Subdivision Regulations for Lawrence and the Unincorporated Areas of Douglas County, Kansas, December 7, 2010 Edition” adopted hereby. SECTION VII. This joint resolution and ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Governing Bodies of the City of Lawrence and Douglas County, Kansas and publication as provided by law. Passed by the governing body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas this 14th day of December 2010.

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voices dated from January 2010 through December 2010. The refund opportunity is for working interest owners who do not wish to participate in the industry-funded energy education effort. Refund requests must be made during the first quarter of the calendar year following the assessment year on properly executed refund application forms. Applications cannot be accepted after March 31, 2011. Refund application for ms can be obtained by request from the Kansas Oil & Gas Resources Board, P.O. Box 757, Wichita, Kansas 67201-0757. For more information, please contact the Kansas Oil & Gas Resources Board at 316-771-7167. _______

west Quarter of Section 15, Township 15 South, Range 21 East of the 6th P.M., thence North 00 degrees 02 minutes 21 seconds East 1328.58 feet along the West line of said 1/4 section, thence North 89 degrees 20 minutes 34 seconds East 33.0 feet to the true point of beginning, said point being on the East right of way line of State Highway 33, thence North 00 degrees 02 minutes 21 seconds East 500.0 feet along said right of way, thence North 89 degrees 20 minutes 34 seconds East 435.0 feet, thence South 00 degrees 02 minutes 21 seconds West 500.0 feet along a line parallel to the West line of said 1/4 section, thence South 89 degrees 20 minutes 34 seconds West 435.0 feet to the point of beginning, all in Douglas County, Kansas, less that part taken for roads, except one-fourth of the oil, gas, and other minerals and mineral rights, in, upon, and under said real estate, commonly known as 28 East 2300 Road, Wellsville, KS 66092 (the “Property”)

and Law Enforcement Center, in the City of Lawrence, in the County of Douglas, in the State of Kansas, the following described real estate in Douglas County, Kansas:

thereof, in Douglas County, gage lien and plaintiff has a Kansas. second mortgage lien upon said real estate for those Said property will be sold, sums found in said judgwith a three (3) month re- ment to be due and owing demption period, to satisfy by John D. Lindsey. the judgment of plaintiff The University National Kenneth M. McGovern Bank, against defendant Sheriff of Douglas County, John D. Lindsey, in which it Kansas was decreed that Wells Fargo Bank has a first mort- Calvin J. Karlin - 09555

and all those defendants who have not otherwise been served are required to plead to the Petition on or before the 24th day of January, 2011, in the District Court of Douglas County, Kansas. If you fail to plead, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition. NOTICE Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692c(b), no information concerning the collection of this debt may be given without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction. The debt collector is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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APPROVED: /s/ Mike Amyx Mike Amyx Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Jonathan M. Douglass Jonathan M. Douglass City Clerk Approved as to form and legality /s/Toni Ramirez Wheeler Toni Ramirez Wheeler Director of Legal Services Adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County, Kansas, this 8th day of, December 2010.

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL DEPARTMENT

/s/ Mike Gaughan Mike Gaughan, Commissioner ATTEST: /s/ Jameson D. Shew Jameson D. Shew, County Clerk _______

(Published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World December 28, 2010) DEMOLITION PERMIT APPLICATION Date: December 23, 2010 Project Address: 711 1/2 Connecticut Street Legal Description: Connecticut St., Lot No. 25 Property Owner Information: James C. Dunn, 936 Kentucky Street, Lawrence, KS 66044 785-843-5272 Signature: James C. Dunn Person, Firm or Corporation responsible for the building if it is someone other than the owner: N/A Contractor Information: TBD- Pending HRC review Brief Description of Structure: Single story structure. Signature of Applicant: Michael L. Tubbs, Esq. _______ (Published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World December 28, 2010) Public Notice In accordance with the Kansas Petroleum Education & Marketing Act, the Kansas Oil & Gas Resources Board does hereby promulgate the refund opportunity for assessments levied on gross revenues of oil and gas produced in Kansas which was withheld from distributions or billed on in-

Case No. 2010 PR 123 Proceeding Under K.S.A. Chapter 59 NOTICE OF HEARING

The Bank of New York Mel- THE STATE OF KANSAS TO lon, as Successor Trustee ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: under Novastar Mortgage Funding Trust, Series 2004-3 You are hereby notified that a petition has been Plaintiff, filed in this Court by Kenvs. James C. Butler; Cynthia D. neth L. Miner, the duly apButler; John Doe pointed, qualified and act(Tenant/Occupant); Mary ing Executor of the Estate Doe (Tenant/Occupant); of Gloria Carlton Miner, depraying State of Kansas, Depart- ceased, ment of Revenue; First Ten- Petitioner’s acts be approved; account be settled nessee Bank, NA, successor in interest to First Horizon and allowed; the heirs be Home Loan Corporation determined; the Will be dba First Horizon Lending construed and the Estate be assigned to the persons Center, entitled thereto; the costs Defendants. be determined and ordered paid; the administration of Case No. 10CV810 the Estate be closed; upon Court Number: 6 the filing of receipts the Petitioner be finally disPursuant to K.S.A. charged as the Executor of Chapter 60 the Estate of Gloria Carlton Miner, deceased, and the NOTICE OF SUIT Petitioner be released from THE STATE OF KANSAS, to further liability. the above-named defendants and the unknown You are required to file written defenses heirs, executors, adminis- your trators, devisees, trustees, thereto on or before January 18, 2011, at 10:00 A.M. creditors and assigns of any deceased defendants; in the District Court, in Lawrence, Douglas County, the unknown spouses of any defendants; the unknown officers, successors, Kansas, at which time and trustees, creditors and as- place the cause will be Should you fail signs of any defendants heard. that are existing, dissolved therein, judgment and deor dormant corporations; cree will be entered in due the unknown executors, ad- course upon the Petition. ministrators, devisees, Kenneth L. Miner, trustees, creditors, succesPetitioner sors and assigns of any defendants that are or were SUBMITTED BY: partners or in partnership; the unknown guardians, conservators and trustees BARBER EMERSON, L.C. of any defendants that are 1211 Massachusetts Street minors or are under any le- P.O. Box 667 gal disability; and the un- Lawrence, Kansas known heirs, executors, ad- 66044-0667 ministrators, devisees, (785) 843-6600 trustees, creditors and as- (785) 843-8405 (facsimile) signs of any person alleged Attorneys for Petitioner ________ to be deceased, and all other persons who are or (First published in the Lawmay be concerned. rence Daily Journal-World December 21, 2010) You are notified that a Petition has been filed in the IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF District Court of Douglas DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS County, Kansas, praying to foreclose a real estate The University mortgage on the following National Bank, described real estate: Plaintiff, vs. Commencing at the South- John D. Lindsey, Cynthia west corner of the South- Lindsey, Mortgage Elecwest Quarter of Section 15, tronic Registration SysTownship 15 South, Range tems, Inc., and Wells Fargo 21 East of the 6th P.M., Bank, National Association, thence North 00 degrees 02 Defendants. minutes 21 seconds East 1328.58 feet along the West Case No. 10CV561 line of said 1/4 section, Division No. 1 thence North 89 degrees 20 minutes 34 seconds East Proceeding Under 33.0 feet to the true point of K.S.A. Chapter 60 beginning, said point being on the East right of way line NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE of State Highway 33, thence North 00 degrees 02 min- To Whom It May Concern: utes 21 seconds East 500.0 feet along said right of way, Notice is hereby given that thence North 89 degrees 20 pursuant to an Order of minutes 34 seconds East Sale issued and directed 435.0 feet, thence South 00 out of the District Court of degrees 02 minutes 21 sec- Douglas County, Kansas, onds West 500.0 feet along pursuant to a judgment and a line parallel to the West decree entered in the line of said 1/4 section, above-entitled matter on thence South 89 degrees 20 November 16, 2010, I will on minutes 34 seconds West January 13, 2011, at 10:00 435.0 feet to the point of be- o’clock a.m. on said date, ginning, all in Douglas offer for sale and sell at County, Kansas, less that public auction, to the highpart taken for roads, ALSO est and best bidder for MORE CORRECTLY DE- cash in hand, in the jury asSCRIBED AS: sembly room of the district Commencing at the South- court on the lower level of west corner of the South- the Douglas County Judicial

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BIRTHDAYS Comic book creator Stan Lee is 88. Former United Auto Workers union president Owen Bieber is 81. Actor Martin Milner is 79. Actress Nichelle Nichols is 78. Actress Dame Maggie Smith is 76. Rock singer-musician Charles Neville is 72.

ACROSS 1 Butter unit 4 Canoeists’ peril 9 Carpenter’s fastener 14 Lemon finish? 15 Heretofore 16 “For ___” (“Revolver” song) 17 ___ for tat 18 “A Fistful of Dollars” director Sergio 19 Ennead minus one 20 Deli offering 23 Socially polished 24 Stopped suddenly, as an engine 28 Reference with a world of information? 32 Like a Turkish bath 33 CEO’s degree 36 Popular Puccini opera 38 Revival meeting shout 39 Beatles hit sung by Ringo 43 Hodgepodge 44 Knick, for one 45 TV’s lifeblood 46 Reviewed without mercy 49 “___ is Born” (Judy Garland

JITNEC A:

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Yesterday’s

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Dear Annie: Recently, my dear friend “Jill” learned that a long-lost high school friend has been incarcerated for nine years. Jill insists on contacting “Alan” and has encouraged our friends to do the same, even though we have not spoken to Alan in more than 13 years. I am scared of what might happen to Jill. The circumstances surrounding Alan’s incarceration are nothing short of horrifying. My husband and I feel there is no need to get in touch with him. I love Jill with all my heart and soul, but I am unsure of how to break the news to her that this is a Pandora’s box that should never be opened. Jill is a trusting soul who feels the need to help everyone. We don’t want to hurt her feelings, so how can we explain that we don’t want to write Alan? We need to protect our families. — Wish To Tactfully Decline

49 “___ is Born” (Judy Garland

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

” (Answers tomorrow) ABBOT ARCADE BRUTAL Jumbles: BERTH Answer: This can be relaxing after a hard day at the office — A BABBLE BATH

BECKER ON BRIDGE

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