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Customers sad but not surprised; retailer has been in town at least since 1960s

By Christine Metz cmetz@ljworld.com

After 13 years in business, the full-line Sears store in Lawrence will close its doors.

The local store, at 2727 Iowa, is one of 79 Sears and Kmart stores across the country that Sears Holding Corp. slated for closure on Thursday.

The announcement came I don’t shop two days after the company said a slow holiday here a lot. But season and other economit’s nice havic factors would force the closure of 100 to 120 ing choices for stores across the country. appliances. There Kimberly Freely, are not a lot of spokeswoman for Sears Holding Corp., said the options in Lawcompany closed stores rence.” in underperforming locations. The closing dates — Tracy Ewy, Eudora haven’t been set and would depend on liquidation needs, city regulations and lease dates.

Officials at the Lawrence Sears store wouldn’t comment.

On Thursday evening, the parking lot in front

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It could do you a world of good in 2012

By Karrey Britt kbritt@ljworld.com

It’s healthy to make resolutions for the coming year even if you oftentimes don’t follow through.

“Improvements are good, and self-improvement is fantastic. I don’t think we should ever get to the point where we are like, ‘I’m done,’” said

goals and framing them in a positive way. For example, don’t set a goal of losing 20 pounds. Instead, set a goal of exercising five times a week for Marciana Vequist, a therapist at Bert 30 minutes. Also, share your goals Nash Community Mental Health with a friend or loved one because it Center. “I think we should always be will hold you more accountable. growing. Change is good.”

Susan Johnson, nutritionist with When making a resolution, VeqPlease see RESOLUTION, page 6A uist recommends setting realistic

TOPEKA — Prompted by rising costs that squeeze the state budget, Kansas plans to overhaul its Medicaid program — something that makes advocates for the needy and health care providers nervous as Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration looks for savings.

The Republican governor’s administration promises that its changes will achieve the savings without reducing coverage for the disabled, elderly or poor Brownback families or cutting payments to the doctors, hospitals, clinics and nursing homes. Brownback and his top advisers contend Kansas can avoid ugly choices made in other states by managing care better and more aggressively promoting healthy living.

Legislators and advocacy groups agree with the goals and see some promise in the initiative. But some remain skeptical that the changes will deliver the pledged savings Please see MEDICAID, page 2A

Free State High extends ‘block’ classes to cover time lost to bomb threat

By Mark Fagan mfagan@ljworld.com

Free State High School will be lengthening its shortest school days up until spring break to make up for a day of canceled classes earlier this month following a bomb threat.

“Block” class periods will be extended by five minutes on Wednesdays and Thursdays from the beginning of the spring semester up through March 1. Such classes will be 90 minutes long, rather than the usual 85 minutes; “zero hour” classes on Wednesdays

Add it up, and Free State’s more than 1,500 students will be scheduled to spend another 245 minutes soaking up instruction. That’s to cover time lost when administrators canceled classes and evacuated the campus just before the morning bell

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rang Dec. 1, after a handwritten bomb threat had been discovered taped to the front door.

The first extended day of classes will be Jan. 11. Spring break begins March 16.

Lawrence police continue to investigate the bomb

threat, and anyone with information is encouraged to contact police directly or to call Crime Stoppers, 785-843TIPS (8477). Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to caller ID, and information leading to an arrest can result in a $1,000 reward.

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DEATHS Harry L. Ground 1927-2011 Harry L. Ground, 84, of Princeton, IL, formerly of Decatur, IL, passed peacefully with family by his side on December 25, 2011.

He was born on March 11, 1927 to Paul R. and Bonnie (Nihiser) Ground Harris in Dalton City, IL. His loving wife of 64 years, Carol J. Ground, passed on July 20, 2011. Harry (Beck) is the father of Lynn (Maria Ines) Ground of Lawrence, KS, Carolyn (Crane) Schafer of Princeton, and Jackie (Dene) Lencioni of Saugatuck, MI. Harry was the proud grandfather of Cristian Ground, Amy (Jeff) Scott, Joshua Ground, Michael (Jamie) Schafer, Jordan Schafer, Matthew Schafer, and Luke Lencioni. Also surviving are his brother and sister-in-law, Dean and Phyllis Ground of Decatur, cousins Theda May and Fran Yocum, also of Decatur, Connie Phelps, and Margaret Craycroft, along with nieces and nephews. He was preceded by his parents and stepfather, Ted Harris, and by his brother and sisterin-law, Ted and Connie Ground of Decatur.

Harry enlisted in the Navy at age 17, studied at Iowa State University to be a Navy electrician, and served in the Pacific Theater on the Battleship New Jersey. He participated in numerous key battles, including Iwo Jima and Okinawa. After the Japanese surrender, he was assigned to the Japanese cruiser Sakawa, and then stationed in Tokyo.

Upon returning home, he married Carol Riggins on September 10, 1947, in

Decatur.

Harry entered Millikin University and received his degree in business Ground administration in 1950. While studying, he began his career with Archer Daniels Midland in 1949 as an accounting clerk. Harry served ADM in various capacities, most notably in soybean processing and management. His career took him throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Russia; he also resided in Brazil. He retired as a vice president after 41 years. After retiring, Harry continued consulting with ADM worldwide, living at times in China and Paraguay.

During his tenure at ADM and in his personal life, Harry mentored many. He had high expectations of others but never more than he expected of himself. He had a life-long interest in politics, was a voracious reader, and was respected for his honesty, wisdom, and integrity.

A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Webster Cantrell Hall in Decatur, IL, the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation, or the United States Navy Memorial in Washington DC. Norberg Memorial Home is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences can be made at www.norbergfh.com.

Susan “Sue” Sholander was interred at Oak Hill Cemetery in a private ceremony in December.

She was survived by her partner, Michael Gaughan (Brooklyn, NY), brother Mark Sholander (Glenwood MN), sister Diane Sjolander (Lawrence), beloved uncles, devoted cousins and many faithful, lifelong friends.

Sue was born March 29, 1951, in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Marlow Canon Sholander and Patricia Green Sholander. She graduated from Shaker Heights High School (Shaker Heights, Ohio) in 1969.

Sue worked as a psychotherapist in private practice, most recently from her own home in Pitman, New Jersey, for many years. She began her career as licensed clinical social worker at the Philadelphia Psychiatric Center (Philadelphia, PA), Camcare Community Mental Health Center (Camden, NJ), and the Counseling Program (PA Hospital, NJ division). In Brooklyn, New York, Sue worked in the Kingsbrook Hospital Outpatient Psychiatric Unit and the Kingsbrook Hospital Dialysis Unit.

After her relocation to Lawrence, Sue worked for Kansas Health Solutions (Topeka, KS) and Research Psychiatric Center (KC, MO).

Sue served as a consultant to the Drug Enforcement Administration of the U.S. Department of Justice, in DEA’s Employee Assistance Program, and the Camden (NJ)

County Fire Marshal’s Office for Firehawk, a fire starter prevention Sholander program.

Sue conducted many workshops at national and regional conferences on the topics of adolescent suicide; school behavior and families in crisis; crisis intervention with children; impact of chronic illness on families; grief counseling; and the media’s impact on women’s self-esteem.

Ms. Sholander received her Master’s of Social Work from the University of Michigan in 1975, and her Bachelor of General Studies from the University of Michigan in 1973.

Sue was a talented photographer and loved to take candid shots of vendors working on the streets of New York, and animals of all species and sizes wherever she found them. Her most favorite subjects were Murray, her Great Dane, and Riley, her Miniature Poodle.

Sue died suddenly on October 17, 2011. The family suggests that contributions in her memory be made to the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (www.naafa.org), a human rights organization that is dedicated to ending size discrimination in all its forms to help build a society in which people of every size are accepted with dignity and equality in all aspects of life.

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Phil Homeratha Funeral services for Phil Homeratha, 68, Lawrence, will be held at 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 31, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.

Burial will be at a later date at Otoe Cemetery in Red Rock, OK. He died December 29, 2011 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar in Lawrence.

Phil was born on March 22, 1943 in Red Rock, OK, the son of Curtis and Luella (Black) Homeratha.

He was a member of the Otoe-Missouri Tribe and was raised by his grandparents, Dugan and Katie Black, who were his first mentors.

He graduated from Haskell Institute in 1961 and received his Bachelor’s in Education from Tarkio College in Tarkio, MO. He then went on to receive his Master’s degree in Education from Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO. He taught first at Redfield Iowa High School, for two years. He then began his college teaching and coaching career at Huron College in South Dakota, where he was for one year. From 1971 he taught at Haskell Indian Nations University and coached football, wrestling, track and field, cross country and men’s basketball.

Since 1995 he has been the head women’s basketball coach and was Athletic Director for five years until he officially resigned in February 2011; however, he continued at Haskell in a teaching capacity. He

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in one of state government’s biggest annual expenditures.

They say they’re nervous because they’re uncertain about how the changes will play out, particularly because Medicaid would be managed through private contractors.

The talk of change also is likely to make some Kansans covered by Medicaid uneasy.

Jennifer Masenthin, a 29-yearold mother of three in Quenemo, a town of 400 about 35 miles southeast of Topeka, is grateful for the coverage Medicaid provides for her family.

Her husband is a part-time farm worker, and she cares for their three young children, taking her oldest, a 9-year-old girl, to the Kansas City area for treatment of a disorder that has her body producing too much insulin.

“I’ve got something that is working well,” she said of their Medicaid coverage. “You shouldn’t have to stress.”

But state officials consider the current Medicaid program a source of financial stress as it covers health care for about 330,000 Kansans.

Annual expenditures now approach $2.8 billion, and Brownback’s administration projects they’ll exceed $4 billion by 2017, without considering changes imposed by the federal overhaul of the health care system.

States are preparing for an expansion of Medicaid under the 2010 federal health care law championed by President Barack Obama, while worrying that because of its budget problems, the federal government will back off its traditional commitment to cover about 60 percent of Medicaid costs.

Other states, including Arizona, California and New Jersey, have sought to limit eligibility, reduce benefits or cut payments to health care providers. In 2009, then-Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson, a Democrat, imposed a temporary 10 percent reduction in payments to providers.

Kansas Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer, a surgeon and former state senator who led the task force drafting the plan, said Brownback, who took office in January, wants to avoid such decisions in the future.

“Give me a better option,” Colyer said. “I don’t see how cutting rates or cutting people off the system gets us better results.”

Brownback’s administration plans to have three pri-

devoted 40 years of his life to coaching, teaching & mentoring Native youth.

Homeratha He was awarded the Outstanding Haskell Alumnus in the spring of 2011. He was a member of the National Indian Education Association, the National Education Association, National Junior College Athletic Association, Coaches Association for Intercollegiate Athletics, Haskell Alumni Association, and Tarkio Alumni Association, where he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1990.

Survivors include two sisters, Reba Homeratha, Pasadena, TX, and Freda Homeratha, Oklahoma City, OK; and numerous nieces and nephews, as well as his Haskell family of friends and students.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Lily Homeratha Rice; and a brother, John Homeratha.

Friends will gather from 7:30 – 9 p.m. on Friday, December 30, 2011, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.

Memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Haskell Foundation – Women’s Basketball Scholarship and may be sent in care of the mortuary.

Online condolences may be sent to www. warrenmcelwain.com.

vate companies administer Medicaid statewide, with recipients choosing among the firms’ plans. The state already has two private contractors administering health coverage for poor and working-class families with children, but Brownback’s overhaul would pull in coverage of the disabled and elderly.

Bids from prospective contractors are due Jan. 31. The administration said threeyear contracts, which start in 2013, will include goals, such as moving mentally ill and disabled Kansans into jobs, providing comprehensive care for diabetes and integrating physical and mental health care. The plan also is designed to ensure that Medicaid clients have a medical “home” and coordination among different providers.

The plan also includes reorganizations of the state’s health, aging, juvenile justice and social and rehabilitation services departments.

Brownback’s administration projects that the changes will reduce overall Medicaid costs by $29 million during the current fiscal year, which ends with June. By 2017, the total annual savings will be $277 million, the administration projects.

Many changes will be handled through the contracting process and in negotiations with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,

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DELMAR E. ‘DEL’ DEY Services for Delmar E. “Del” Dey, 88, Topeka, are pending and will be announced by the RumseyYost Funeral Home & Crematory.

Mr. Dey died Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, at St. Francis Healthcare Center in Topeka.

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FOLLOW US Colyer said. Legislators will review the overhaul as they draft a state budget and must sign off on reorganizing state agencies.

Advocates said they don’t yet feel they have enough details about how the state will monitor whether the Medicaid contractors are meeting goals and worry about how the companies will work with groups that have traditionally provided services, particularly for the mentally ill and developmentally disabled. They’re concerned some providers won’t want to deal with three contractors if their administrative practices aren’t consistent.

“Is the administration leaving a back door open in case it doesn’t work out?” said Anna Lambertson, executive director of the Kansas Health Consumer Coalition.

Jerry Slaughter, executive director of the Kansas Medical Society, said the physicians it represents generally remain optimistic but still see a risk of reduced payments from the state if savings don’t materialize.

Colyer said he understands that advocates, health care providers and others are worried because, “nobody likes change.”

But he said keeping the current system will inevitably force the state to cut coverage or lower providers’ payments.

“When you take those things off the table, then you’re left with doing this better overall,” he said.

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Muslims to boycott mayor’s breakfast The goodwill that Mayor Michael Bloomberg built among Muslims with his support of the planned mosque near ground zero was threatened this week as Islamic religious and civic leaders decried a recently disclosed police effort to gather intelligence on Muslim neighborhoods.

Fifteen Muslim clerics and community figures said they will boycott the mayor’s annual interfaith breakfast Friday over the surveillance program, whose existence was revealed in a series of Associated Press articles.

The breakfast, traditionally held at the historic New York Public Library building on 42nd Street, has long served as a way to showcase the city’s diversity during the overlapping winter holidays.

“We felt uncomfortable going to have coffee and doughnuts with the mayor knowing that this civil liberties crisis that’s affecting all New Yorkers is not going to be addressed,” said Imam Al-Hajj Talib Abdur-Rashid, president of the Islamic Leadership Council of New York, a group of 35 clerics and their congregations.

He and other Muslim activists and clerics sent a letter to Bloomberg this week turning down their invitations.

Purple Heart veterans charity dissolved

By Shaun Hittle sdhittle@ljworld.com

A Tonganoxie-based charity that was the focus of a JournalWorld investigation has “been dissolved in all states” and is no longer in operation, said Andrew Gruber, director of the Purple Heart Veterans Foundation.

In a September JournalWorld article, Gruber said he planned to dissolve the nonprofit after the group settled a trademark infringement lawsuit with the Military Order of the Purple Heart.

The lawsuit was filed in federal court after several Journal-World articles highlighted

some irregularities with the group’s fundraising and financial information, as only 11 cents of every dollar donated to the group reached military veterans. In addition, Gruber spent time in a Kansas prison for felony theft, which could have been grounds for the Kansas Attorney General’s Office to seek a legal injunction stopping the group from soliciting funds in the state. Gruber’s group had been fundraising in front of several Lawrence stores, as well as stores in several other states.

Gruber started another nonprofit in 2010, Kids vs. Cancer, which is run by his brother, Steven Gruber. Andrew said that

group had been dissolved as well, though that organization still has a website.

However, Steven started another nonprofit in August — Kids vs. Cancer of America — that is registered with the Texas Secretary of State.

Steven said that neither of his brothers is involved in the new organization.

Andrew had contracted the fundraising for the Purple Heart Veterans Foundation with the business of another brother, Scott Gruber, who runs Independent Promotions, a fundraising business in Indianapolis.

A spokeswoman for the Indiana Attorney General’s Office said Independent Promotions

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Hawking seeks help to make voice heard

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BLOOD DONOR LOUISE HOWARD, LAWRENCE, LEFT, and donor care technician Brittany Miller with the Kansas City-based Community Blood Center visit during a blood drive Thursday inside the Crown Toyota dealership, 3430 Iowa. There will be another blood drive Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. The Community Blood Center has announced that it is in critical need of blood this holiday season. If you can schedule a donation, visit savealifenow.org or call 888-647-4040.

Can you help make Stephen Hawking’s voice heard?

The famed British physicist is seeking an assistant to help develop and maintain the electronic speech system that allows him to communicate his vision of the universe. An informal job ad posted to the famed physicist’s website said the assistant should be computer literate, ready to travel, and able to repair electronic devices “with no instruction manual or technical support.”

Hawking has long struggled against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a disease which left him almost completely paralyzed.

He lost his real voice in a tracheotomy in 1985, but a wheelchair-mounted computer helps synthesize speech by interpreting the twitches of his face. By Karrey Britt kbritt@ljworld.com The synthesizer’s robotic monotone has become nearly as famous as Hawking himself.

Infant mortality, injuries and 3 | NORTH KOREA deaths from vehicle accidents lack of immunizations are Country: No change despite new leader and among issues the state’s top North Korea said today that rival South Korea and health official wants to address other nations should not expect any change from in 2012. But, his top priority is the country’s new leadership. obesity.

A day after North Korea ended official mourning Dr. Robert Moser, secretary for Kim Jong Il and declared his son Kim Jong Un su- of the Kansas Department of preme leader, the North’s powerful National Defense Health and Environment, said Commission sent a tough message to leaders in the number of adolescents and Seoul and Washington. adults who are overweight has “We declare solemnly and confidently that the fool- steadily increased during the ish politicians around the world, including the puppet past 15 years. It’s concerning group in South Korea, should not expect any change because of the number of health from us,” the commission said in a statement. conditions related to weight North Korea’s power brokers on Thursday publicly gain: high blood pressure, high declared Kim Jong Un the country’s supreme leader cholesterol, increased risk of for the first time at a massive public memorial for diabetes and arthritis. his father. The ceremony cemented the family’s hold “The obesity epidemic in on power for another generation.

Kansas is a complex issue that’s The unequivocal public backing for Kim Jong Un going to have to be addressed provides a strong signal that government and milifrom a number of different ditary officials have unified around him in the wake of rections,” he said. his father and longtime ruler Kim Jong Il’s death Dec. Moser said the state has to 17. address physical activity and

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healthy food options in schools and workplaces, where people spend about half of their time.

“Studies are out there in multitudes that demonstrate a healthy workforce costs a lot less for the employer down the road and increases productivity as well,” he said.

The state also will encourage organizations and businesses to offer more activities.

“We know that people do better maintaining a healthy lifestyle when they partner up with others to do that, including spouses and children as well as colleagues and friends,” he said.

“It’s going to take a community effort to make it work.”

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Work on a planned museum at the World Trade Center has ground to a halt because of a financial dispute, and there is now no possibility it will open on time next year, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday.

The underground museum commemorating victims of the 9/11 attacks was scheduled to open in September on the 11th anniversary of the disaster, a year after the opening of a memorial at the site that has already drawn 1 million visitors.

But in recent months, the National September 11 Memorial & Museum foundation has been fighting with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey over who is responsible for paying millions of dollars in infrastructure costs related to the project.

The Port Authority, which owned the trade center and is building the museum, claims that the foundation owes it $300 million. The foundation claims that the authority actually owes it $140 million, because of delays in the project.

The dispute has been simmering for some time, and some details of the work slowdown were reported in November, but Thursday marked the first time that the mayor and other officials have acknowledged that the fight would mean the museum will not open in 2012.

is still listed as having an active campaign for the Purple Heart Veterans Foundation. However, Andrew said it’s simply a time lag in filing the paperwork and that no one has solicited for the Purple Heart Veterans Foundation since late August. The group’s charitable organization registration with the state of Kansas expired at the end of June. Andrew said the nonprofit had about $1,200 left once they stopped operating, and that money had been donated to the Marine Corps League in Topeka.

American Public Health Association has been developing an accreditation process for state health offices and local health departments for the past three years. He said the process will define what core services need to be provided and how well they are doing their jobs.

Moser believes the accreditation process will help standardize public health across the state. Currently, each local health department is responsible for its own safety and health issues, and some may not have the resources that others have.

“It’s a little bit more organized approach to looking at where the problems are and how do we go about addressing them,” he said. Moser has seen more collaboration between health departments and communities as they work toward accreditation, and he hopes that increases.

Come Jan. 1, Knology customers might want to reprogram their DVRs if they have any shows set to the Topeka NBC or ABC affiliates.

The local broadband company will no longer retransmit Topeka’s NBC affiliate KSNT or ABC affiliate KTKA. In negotiations with the two stations, Knology was told its customers would have to pay to see them. Knology already pays for the Kansas City NBC and ABC affiliates.

“We’re not going to have them charging our customers when our customers are already paying for NBC and ABC content,” Knology of Kansas general manager Rod Kutemeier said.

Previously, Knology had not been charged anything to retransmit the stations. Anyone with an antennae and in range can see the stations for free.

Under FCC rules, Kansas City is Knology’s designated market area, so Knology has to carry Kansas City stations first.

“We wouldn’t be allowed to not carry Kansas City and instead carry Topeka,” Kutemeier said.

Knology will still carry Topeka’s CBS- and PBS-affiliated stations, WIBW and KTWU, which aren’t charging customers.

KTKA, which is owned by PBC Broadcasting, has a shared services agreement with KSNT, owned by New Vision Television, and with the low-powered Fox affiliate KTMJ. This summer, KTKA and KSNT combined news stations to form Kansas First News, which will no longer be available to Knology customers.

Along with different news stations, syndicated shows such as “Dr. Phil” and “Jeopardy!” will differ between the Kansas City and Topeka stations. Knology customers will still be able to access Kansas

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Kutemeier advises people to switch DVR recordings to the Kansas City NBC and ABC stations but noted that through the month of January prime-time shows can still be recorded off the Topeka stations.

Knology would still like to reach an agreement with KSNT and KTKA, Kutemeier said.

“We want to continue to have them in our lineup here in Lawrence,” Kutemeier said.

“Hopefully that will happen.”

In 2010, the World Company, which publishes the Lawrence Journal-World, sold Sunflower Broadband to Knology, which is headquartered in Georgia. In 2011 Free State Communications, an indirect subsidiary to the World Company, sold KTKA to PBC Broadcasting.

Moving toward accreditation is a voluntary process, but Moser believes having accreditation will help departments garner grants in the future.

Increased collaboration among providers. He wants all health care providers to address behavioral risk factors — smoking, exercise and preventive care — in a more timely manner. For example, he said, if a woman uses a local health department to get a vaccine, staff should take a few minutes to ask about her routine preventive exams.

Has she had a breast exam?

What about a mammogram or colonoscopy?

Moser also wants more health care providers to do a better job of measuring how they’re doing. As a primary care doctor in western Kansas, Moser said he thought he did a good job of reminding his patients to take all of the preventive measures, but when they looked at the clinic’s patient population, they found they weren’t doing such a good job.

— Reporter Christine Metz can be reached at “If you don’t measure it, 832-6352. you can’t manage it,” he said.

BRIEFLY Settlement reached in 2009 K-10 fatality A Douglas County judge Wednesday approved a $250,000 settlement in a lawsuit over the 2009 death of a 21-year-old Lecompton man in a motorcycle accident on the South Lawrence Trafficway.

According to a journal entry signed by Chief District Judge Robert Fairchild, the administrator of the estate of Jason P. Kenney reached the settlement with Travelers Insurance, carrier for the other driver, Karissa A. Pinegar, who was driving a vehicle that COURTS struck the motorcycle Kenney was riding on.

The crash occurred Nov. 6, 2009, near the Lecompton interchange. According to the suit, Kenney and driver Matthew Smith were headed south on the SLT, also Kansas Highway 10, when the motorcycle was struck by Pinegar’s northbound vehicle as she attempted to turn left to enter the Lecompton interchange of the Kansas Turnpike.

Kenney died days later.

Plaintiffs in the suit alleged Pinegar’s negligence caused the accident.

According to the settlement, $140,000 will go into an annuity for Kenney’s natural daughter, Sophia Guilbert, who is now 2 and has been adopted by a Dallas family. Also, about $76,000 will go to the administrator of Kenney’s estate and to help pay Medicaid expenses for his care before he died.

Man ordered to trial for vehicle burglary A Douglas County judge Thursday ordered a 34-year-old Lawrence man to go to trial on charges he burglarized a construction vehicle on the Kansas River levee.

Assistant District Attorney Catherine Decena Skinner said during a preliminary hearing that a Lawrence police officer early on Dec. 8 saw Shane Michael Williams walking on the Kansas River bridge and in possession of several items reported stolen from a Kissick Construction Co. pickup truck.

A Kissick Construction surveyor testified that the items, including a laptop computer with licensed software used for repairing the nearby dam, were taken from his vehicle as he was checking the river’s levels that morning just north of downtown.

According to testimony Thursday morning, Williams told police he found the items while walking on the levee. Defense attorney Craig Stancliffe said it was more likely somebody else stole the items and his client simply found them because an hour had lapsed between the alleged vehicle burglary and the time officers saw Williams with the items.

But District Judge Sally Pokorny ordered Williams to stand trial on felony counts of burglary and theft of more than $1,000. Pokorny will arraign Williams on Tuesday.

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Decrease in infant mortality. The rate has declined the last couple of years but not enough. He said there are a number of things that help decrease infant mortality including practicing healthy habits like exercising and not smoking while pregnant and breastfeeding babies for at least six months after birth. He said babies who are breastfed Moser have fewer respiratory ailments, are healthier and are less likely to be obese.

Increase in immunizations. Moser said there has been a slight decline in the number of adults and adolescents who are getting their recommended immunizations. The state’s 2010 Healthy Kansas goal was to have more than 90 percent of children getting their immunizations. Instead it’s in the 80 to 85 percent range.

He said scientific research has proven that vaccines are effective and safe; yet he spends a lot of talking about it. He believes it’s because Kansans are a

couple of generations removed from seeing a great deal of vaccine-preventable diseases.

During his first year of residency in 1985, he saw children who suffered neurological deficits because of haemophilus influenza. He said it was not unusual to do three or four spinal taps a day in the winter months. By the time he finished medical school, he didn’t do any spinal taps.

“It was a very vivid example of how effective a vaccination can be for a disease that can cause serious health concerns and long-term problems,” he said.

Decrease in vehicle accidents. Moser said the highest rate of accidents occurs among Kansans between the ages of 15 and 24, and he believes it’s often because they are distracted — because of a passenger, changing the radio station or using a cell phone.

Moser said when Kansas implemented the mandatory seat belt law and the graduated license law, there was a significant drop in accidents.

“It was effective,” he said.

He said there could be a bill introduced at the state level in regards to cell phone use, but he questions how well law enforcement could

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“Our law enforcement folks have a great deal of other things to keep them busy, so it will be interesting to see what happens,” he said.

Moser said the state would be monitoring what happens in other states and at the federal level.

Less tobacco use. The slight decline in tobacco use among adults has leveled off while there has been a slight rise in the number of adolescents who are using tobacco, he said. He believes the state needs to be more innovative in its approach.

“We’ve been doing some of the same things for a long period of time,” he said.

Moser said, for example, health department staff may need to speak up when they

see a client carrying a pack of cigarettes even though they aren’t the person’s primary care provider, and the client is there for a flu shot. He said they need to provide some education about tobacco use and resources to get help.

“There’s not a smoker or tobacco user out there that will tell you they don’t know that tobacco is bad for them, but finding a way to help them find the willpower, motivation and the ability to quit is going to take a little bit of a different approach over time,” he said. “We all have a role to play in helping those who want to quit.”

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

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LAS VEGAS — A second wrongful death lawsuit was filed Thursday in a Nevada court against the Las Vegasbased operator of a sightseeing tour helicopter that crashed and killed five people earlier this month.

The lawsuit filed in Clark County District Court in Las Vegas seeks unspecified damages from Sundance Helicopters Inc. on behalf of four children of Delwin and Tamara Chapman, both 49, of Utica, Kan. The Chapmans were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary when they died Dec. 7 in a remote ravine near Lake Mead. “It’s horribly sad,� attorney Gary Robb of Kansas City, Mo., said of the effect the crash has had on the Chapman family.

Sundance offered condolences to the Chapman family but didn’t respond to allegations in the lawsuit. “Sundance will continue to work openly with all parties involved in the investigation,� company chief executive Larry Pietropaulo said in a statement.

Robb filed a similar civil wrongful death lawsuit Dec. 13 in Las Vegas against Sundance on behalf of the families of Lovish Bhanot, 28, and Anupama Bhola, 26, a couple

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from India killed in the crash.

That case is pending.

Robb said he plans to consolidate evidence collection for the two cases but seek separate trials.

The pilot, Landon Nield, 31, of Las Vegas, was also killed.

Nield was a devout Mormon who grew up in Wyoming and Utah, and a newlywed.

He was married in June.

Robb pointed to radar tracking data made public by the National Transportation Safety Board that showed the six-seat Aerospatiale AS350-B2 aircraft spun into what Robb called an â&#x20AC;&#x153;erratic and abnormalâ&#x20AC;? flight pattern in the last minute before the crash. A final NTSB report on the cause of the crash and possible safety recommendations could take a year.

Robb said he suspected pilot error or mechanical failure.

NTSB officials said the ill-fated helicopter, built in 1989, underwent routine maintenance the day before the crash â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including installation of a replacement engine and mechanical devices called servo-actuators in the tail and main rotor.

The aircraft made one test flight and two passenger tours before the fatal last flight. NTSB investigators found evidence the engine was producing power when the aircraft crashed.

Nield made no emergency call before the chopper went down, and a search and rescue team reached the charred scene and determined there were no survivors.

The wreckage was found in rugged terrain about four miles west of the Lake Mead reservoir behind Hoover Dam on the Colorado River.

The area remained closed Thursday to visitors pending completion of fuel and toxic material clean-up, wreckage removal and landscape restoration, said Andrew Munoz, National Park Service spokesman for the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

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BRIEFLY Man resentenced in meth-for-sex case SALINA (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A Salina man convicted in 2008 of trading methamphetamine for sex with a 13-year-old girl has been given a reduced sentence.

Forty-three-year-old Kendall T. Brown was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison. He had originally been sentenced to 15 years, but the Kansas Court of Appeals ordered another trial because Brown was not allowed to represent himself. Rather than go to trial again, Brown accepted a plea agreement.

Prosecutors say in 2005 Brown offered middle schoolaged girls methamphetamine if they would have sex with him.

The Salina Journal reports that the girls forced a 13-year-old girl to have sex with Brown. But rather than give them meth, he gave the girls salt.

The girl testified that she had sex with Brown because she feared her classmates.

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Help available for those wanting to quit tobacco use

By Karrey Britt kbritt@ljworld.com

If your New Year’s resolution is to stop using tobacco, help is available 24/7.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment offers the Kansas Tobacco Quitline for free. A counselor works with participants through emails, online chats or one-on-one phone calls to prepare for a quit date and create a plan to fight cravings and face other challenges.

Studies have found that using a tobacco Quitline can more than double a person’s chances of successfully quitting tobacco.

To use the Quitline, call 800-784-8669 or visit the website QuitNow.net/Kansas.

“Quitting tobacco use will improve your health and reduce your risks of cancer, heart disease, respiratory diseases and stroke,” said Dr. Robert Moser, KDHE secretary and state health officer. “For people with diabetes, quitting tobacco use will also reduce the risk for diabetes complications.”

Another common New

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K-State Research and Extension — Douglas County, takes it a step further. She says to be successful you must be specific, write it down and tell a friend.

“Research shows that if we just write down what we eat or write down how much we exercise, we are going to be more successful,” she said.

“Sounds crazy, but it’s true.”

Exercising more and eating healthier tend to be among the top resolutions.

Others include: organization, saving money, stop smoking and going to church more often. Lawrence health experts recently offered their tips on being successful in the new year:

Exercise Vequist says exercise is the best medicine and hopes everyone resolves to do more.

“That doesn’t mean you have to run a marathon or work out at the gym every day for two hours. It just means having some kind of routine,” she said. “I think that makes people feel a lot better.”

Chad Richards, owner of Next Level Sports Performance, said it’s important to start with something you enjoy whether it’s lifting weights, boxing, biking or dancing.

“Finding something that you love is ideal,” he said.

Also, link exercise to something positive whether it’s walking a dog or listening to your favorite music.

“Everyone has that soundtrack that gets them moving regardless of what they were planning on doing.

It gets you happy, amped up and excited about what you are doing,” he said.

He recommends having short-term goals and shortterm rewards like getting a massage.

Also, be patient.

“It took a certain mount of time to get out of shape, so it’s going to take the same amount to get in shape or maybe double that. That’s the realization of it,” he said.

Eating healthier Keep it simple.

Johnson said too often people want to overhaul their diet and change too much at once. Instead, she suggests picking one or two habits and trying them for a month and then re-evaluating to see if they are working. Maybe, it’s eating whole-grain bread instead of white.

“We want to keep it so simple that we hardly even recognize that we are doing it,” she said.

Another example would be to eliminate one 12-ounce soda every day. That would be 140 calories a day or 51,100 calories a year. That equals 14 pounds.

“I don’t ever want to recommend a particular diet because there should never be a diet. It should be a lifestyle

Year’s resolution is losing weight, and weight gain is often a concern for people quitting tobacco use. Moser said planning is key. He suggests exercise and snacking on healthier foods.

When the urge to use tobacco hits, people should take a walk, go for a short run or participate in another physical activity they enjoy, he said. Instead of replacing smoking or chewing tobacco with sweets or fatty food for oral gratification, try chewing sugarless gum or snacking on carrots, celery, air-popped popcorn, dried fruit or nuts.

Preventing weight gain also will be discussed during a free smoking cessation class offered by Lawrence Memorial Hospital, 325 Maine.

“Steps to Successfully Quitting Smoking” will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. 9. Other topics include ways to break the habit, pharmaceutical and nicotine replacement assists, and dealing with stress during the quit process.

At least five people need to be enrolled to have the class.

To enroll, call 749-5800 or visit lmh.org.

Aynsley Anderson, LMH community education coordinator, said that to successfully quit smoking it’s best to not try it cold turkey on New Year’s Day. Instead, set a quit date and start planning.

To plan, look at behaviors.

Do you smoke in the car or while drinking coffee? And then start to uncouple the activities. Often, people smoke to manage stress, so Anderson recommends finding a new of way of coping — such as walking, deep breathing or meditation.

Anderson said it’s never too late to quit and don’t give up. Try and try again.

“Every time you quit and have a failure, you learn something and you will plug up that hole and eventually there are no more holes to plug up and you will make it,” she said.

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

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of Sears had about a dozen cars and customers were still filtering in and out.

Tracy Ewy had come from Eudora to shop for appliances and was disappointed to hear the store was closing.

“I don’t shop here a lot. But it’s nice having choices for appliances. There are not a lot of options in Lawrence,” she said.

The Lawrence store is the only one in Kansas selected to close. Another Sears store in Lee’s Summit, Mo., was on the list. No Kmarts in the region were selected.

As for the employees, Freely said those who qualify would be offered severance packages. And, closer to the closing date, workers will be notified of job openings in nearby Sears and Kmart stores, although they would have to apply for those jobs.

Sears, in one form or another, has a lengthy history in Lawrence.

In 1965, a Sears catalog store moved from 13 E. Ninth St. to a new 10,000-square-foot store at the Hillcrest Shopping Center at Ninth and Iowa. In 1993, that store closed along with 100 other Sears catalog and small retail stores.

For more tips on resolutions, see Go! in Monday’s Journal-World. change,” she said.

If you’re looking for suggestions on how to improve your eating habits, she has eight and they are from the book “Water with Lemon”

by Zonya Foco and Stephen Moss. They are:

Drink water.

Include breakfast every day and stop eating two or three hours before bedtime.

Tame your sweet tooth.

Don’t just switch to sugar substitutes but gradually cut back on sugar, starting with maybe cereals. “Once our taste buds no longer enjoy that heavy sweet taste, then we naturally eat less sugar without feeling deprived.”

Find the fat. Eat more of the good kinds that are contained in salmon, nuts and seeds and less of the kinds found in baked goods.

Replace processed foods with wholesome foods that are produced on farms. “We really need to avoid food that have enhanced colors and preservatives that you can’t even pronounce. If you look at the ingredients and they are basic, that’s a good thing.”

Eat only until you are no longer hungry. Eat slower and savor each bite and don’t feel like you need to clean your plate. Also, know what your weak links are whether it’s continuing to eat that extra bite at the table, sampling while cooking or buying junk food at the store. For Johnson, it’s buying it. “If it’s not in my house, then I won’t eat it,” she said. “Some people can have chocolate in their desk and not touch it, but not me.”

“There’s not a perfect plan for eating right. Moderation is still the key,” Johnson said.

Organization Kimberly Erwin, owner of Family and Home Organizing in Lawrence, joked that most people don’t get that tingling feeling that she does when it comes to organizing.

“So, you need to look at it as a tool for the things you actually want to do in life,” she said. “It helps you enjoy life more, be more productive and prevents those little emergencies from happening.”

Before starting, you need at least two things: a filing cabinet for papers and a little tray or cup to hold odds and ends like paper clips and pens.

“A lot of times we have piles because we don’t have the proper containers for them,” she said.

When organizing, keep it manageable by doing just a corner of a room or a closet.

Maybe, it’s just the shoe rack in the closet. She said to only keep things that:

Inspire you or that you really love.

You need.

Get rid of items that are depressing and that bring you down, like things you are never going to get around to fixing or using.

Other tips:

Create a master calender that has everyone’s schedule and the household budget.

Don’t check the mail until you have time to sort it.

Pay bills online. “It’s more efficient, I think, and more peace of mind and productive, just making sure you have money in the bank. Instead of remembering I need $60 for this one and $120 for that one. Just remember the maximum amount you need every month to cover bills.”

Finances Dan Cary, a Lawrence financial planner, said everyone needs to take a look at where they stand financially and then set goals.

“Most Americans don’t know where their money goes, they just know it goes,” he said.

He said people should have three to six months worth of savings for emergencies, a retirement plan and a will.

“Seventy percent of Americans don’t have a will and when you have children, it’s so important,” he said.

He also recommends paying down debt as early as possible, but he said that needs to be weighed with accumulating savings. It’s good to do both, and it’s possible if you live within your means, make a plan, and stick to it.

He won’t soon forget a client who approached him in 1994. She was a respiratory therapist, single and in her mid-40s. She questioned whether she would ever be able to save enough to retire.

She said to him: “I think I will be living under a bridge. I can’t save any money.”

He said she started by putting spare change under her sink and then taking it to the bank. She was able to retire three years ago.

“The important thing is to have a goal in mind,” he said.

Vequist, a therapist, said she commonly sees people who are distressed about their financial situation.

“Debt brings a lot of psychological distress for people and it’s one of the common things that I see.”

Faith Jeff Barclay, lead pastor at Christ Community Church, supports resolutions whether they are spiritual or about giving up french fries.

“I think any kind of commitment of renewal is a super idea,” he said.

However, he’s more in favor of resolving daily to do good things rather than waiting until Jan. 1.

“The minute we start improving our lives we have the power to help others, and I think that’s when the real energy starts,” he said.

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

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Thursday evening was probably the first time Jerree Catlin had visited the store in Lawrence. She was with her husband searching for a Nordic Track.

“Still, I hate to see anything like this move out of town,” Catlin said.

Even those who were sad to see it go said they weren’t surprised by the news, commenting that the store often doesn’t appear to be busy.

“When I come here there are not always a lot of cars,” Ewy said.

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

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A year later, a new Sears appliance, electronics and lawn and garden store opened at 2108 W. 27th St. That store closed when the full-line Sears opened in 1998 at its current location.

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Republican voters’ focus on U.S. economy, not Iowa’s

By Ryan J. Foley Associated Press

IOWA CITY, IOWA — The “Great Recession” barely touched Iowa City.

The University of Iowa and its hospital are in the middle of a construction boom. A manufacturer is touting plans to hire 175 people for a new iron foundry. Farmers working the land outside the city are flush with cash from record-setting crop prices.

Yet, after Rick Perry entered the Republican presidential race, he rolled into town on a bus emblazoned with “Get America Working Again” and offered prescriptions for fixing the economy. Newt Gingrich stopped by to bash what he calls job-killing environmental and labor regulations. Ron Paul said during a recent visit that an overreaching federal government is hurting “the productivity of all of us and means we will be poorer.”

Throughout the campaign for Tuesday’s Iowa caucuses, it hasn’t seemed to matter much that the state economy is in far stronger shape than the rest of the country, with unemployment at 5.7 percent, agricultural real estate selling near all-time highs and some manufacturers reporting a shortage of skilled workers to fill all their openings.

Republican voters who in past election years focused on pocketbook issues specific to Iowa, such as corn subsidies or ethanol policy, say they’re taking a wide-angle

Bachmann vows to stay in GOP race DES MOINES, IOWA — Vowing to press ahead through the Iowa caucuses, Republican Michele Bachmann dismissed the notion Thursday that her presidential campaign was in disarray — even as she lost another staff member.

Her comments came a day after a key supporter fled her campaign and she had to fend off other calls to leave the race for the GOP nomination. On Thursday, Wes Enos said he was leaving his job as Bachmann’s political director.

Despite all that, the Minnesota congresswoman called her campaign organization “strong” and said her headquarters had received 150 calls of support after her Iowa campaign chairman, state Sen. Kent Sorenson, resigned and switched his allegiance to rival Ron Paul on Wednesday. view of the economy this year.

They blame President Barack Obama for its sputters and fear giving him a second term will slide it back toward the abyss.

“The economy is still suffering, even though the numbers don’t say it. People are hurting and things have gone downhill since Barack Obama became president,” said Pam Swick, a Council Bluffs retir-

ee and Perry supporter.

“Yes, things are better here. But they’re still not good,” she said. “And don’t credit President Obama for it. He’s made it worse. Things here are going fine despite him, not because of him.”

Iowa’s economy fell into recession later than the nation’s and didn’t drop as far as some other states, said Iowa State University economist David Swenson. There wasn’t much of a housing bubble, partly because the state is slow-growing but economically stable.

Yet a recent New York Times/CBS News poll found the economy was by far the most important issue to likely Republican caucus-goers.

Leading the polls off and on in recent weeks have been the candidates most associated with the pro-business, small-government, economic freedom slices of the GOP: Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul. Those with stronger ties to the party’s social conservative base — Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann and Perry — make time for a healthy dose of economics during their stump speeches.

To be sure, not all of Iowa is as economically healthy as Iowa City. Swenson said that while Des Moines and the corridor between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids are doing well, cities such as Waterloo and Mason City that rely heavily on manufacturing are struggling with long-term unemployment and a slow recovery.

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Notable The actress who played Elly May Clampett on the “The Beverly Hillbillies” has settled her lawsuit over a Barbie doll that uses the character’s name and likeness.

An attorney for actress Donna Douglas says she settled with CBS and toymaker Mattel on Tuesday.

Douglas’ lawsuit had sought at least $75,000. Details of the settlement were confidential.

Douglas played the critter-loving tomboy for all nine seasons of the CBS comedy about a backwoods family that strikes oil and moves to Beverly Hills.

She claimed CBS Consumer Products Inc. and Mattel Inc. needed her approval for the Barbie. In court documents, CBS and Mattel said they didn’t need her OK because the network holds exclusive rights to the character.

The doll, released in late 2010, is dressed in jeans with a rope belt. Its long, blonde hair is a curly mop with loose, long pigtails — a style that Douglas still sometimes wears. The package includes a photo of her and a promotional description of the doll names Douglas, the lawsuit said.

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U.S. job market ends year in better shape

By Christopher S. Rugaber Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The longsuffering job market is ending the year better off than it began.

The number of people applying for unemployment benefits each week has dropped by 10 percent since January. The unemployment rate, 8.6 percent in November, is at its lowest level in nearly three years.

Factory output is rising, business owners say they’re more optimistic about hiring and consumer confidence has jumped to its highest level since April. Even the beleaguered housing market is looking slightly better.

“We are ending the year on an up note,” says Joel Naroff, president of Naroff Economic Advisors.

Still, 25 million Americans remain out of work or unable to find full-time jobs. Most analysts forecast a stronger economy and job growth in 2012 — and rule out a second recession — but they caution that could change if Europe’s debt crisis worsens or consumers pull back on spending.

On Thursday, the Labor Department said the number of people applying for unemployment benefits last week rose 15,000 to 381,000. But the fourweek average, a less volatile measure, dropped to 375,000 — the lowest level since June 2008.

When applications for unemployment benefits consistently fall below 375,000, economists consider it a reasonable sign that hiring is rising enough to push the unemployment rate lower. The four-week average has remained below 400,000 for seven weeks, the longest stretch since April.

A mildly positive report on housing also came out on Thursday. The National Association of Realtors said the number of people who signed

contracts to buy homes rose in November to its highest level in a year and a half.

The association sought to temper enthusiasm by noting that the number of canceled contracts is also on the rise. But financial markets seized on the good news in both reports.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 113 points in afternoon trading.

“The recovery in the labor market is maintaining its momentum,” says Michael Gapen, an economist at Barclays Capital.

That’s noteworthy for an economy faced with a debt crisis in Europe and, as recently as last summer, scattered predictions of a second recession at home.

There was plenty of reason for gloom. A political standoff over the federal borrowing limit brought the United States to the brink of default and cost the nation its topdrawer credit rating.

Most analysts now say another recession is unlikely.

The economy likely grew at an annual rate of 3 percent or more in the final three months of this year, analysts say. That would top the 1.8 percent growth rate in the July-September quarter, and the 0.9 percent growth rate in the first half of the year.

Employers have added an average of 143,000 net jobs a month from September through November. That’s almost double the pace for the previous three months.

Although it’s below the pace from the first quarter of 2011, Next year should be even better for hiring. The Associated Press surveyed 36 economists this month who said they expect the economy to generate an average of about 175,000 jobs per month in 2012.

That’s almost double the pace for the previous three months but not as high as job growth in the first quarter of the year.

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Stanford archives offer window into Apple PALO ALTO, CALF. (AP) — In the interview, Steve Wozniak and the late Steve Jobs recall a seminal moment in Silicon Valley history — how they named their upstart computer company some 35 years ago.

“I remember driving down Highway 85,” Wozniak says.

“We’re on the freeway, and Steve mentions, ‘I’ve got a name: Apple Computer.’ We kept thinking of other alternatives to that name, and we couldn’t think of anything better.”

Adds Jobs: “And also remember that I worked at Atari, and it got us ahead of Atari in the phonebook.”

The interview, recorded for an in-house video for company employees in the mid-1980s, was among a storehouse of materials Apple had been collecting for a company museum. But in 1997, soon after Jobs returned to the company, Apple officials contacted Stanford University and offered to donate the collection to the school’s Silicon Valley Archives.

Within a few days, Stanford curators were at Apple headquarters in nearby Cupertino, packing two moving trucks full of documents, books, software, videotapes and marketing materials that now make up the core of Stanford’s Apple Collection.

The collection, the largest assembly of Apple historical materials, can help historians, entrepreneurs and policymakers understand how a startup launched in a Silicon Valley garage became a global technology giant.

“Through this one collection you can trace out the evolution of the personal computer,” said Stanford historian Leslie Berlin. “These sorts of documents are as close as you

get to the unmediated story of what really happened.”

The collection is stored in hundreds of boxes taking up more than 600 feet of shelf space at the Stanford’s offcampus storage facility. The Associated Press visited the climate-controlled warehouse on the outskirts of the San Francisco Bay area, but agreed not to disclose its location.

Interest in Apple and its founder has grown dramatically since Jobs died in October at age 56, just weeks after he stepped down as CEO and handed the reins to Tim Cook. Jobs’ death sparked an international outpouring and marked the end of an era for Apple and Silicon Valley.

“Apple as a company is in a

very, very select group,” said Stanford curator Henry Lowood. “It survived through multiple generations of technology. To the credit of Steve Jobs, it meant reinventing the company at several points.”

Apple scrapped its own plans for a corporate museum after Jobs returned as CEO and began restructuring the financially struggling firm, Lowood said.

Job’s return, more than a decade after he was forced out of the company he co-founded, marked the beginning of one of the great comebacks in business history. It led to a long string of blockbuster products — including the iPod, iPhone and iPad — that have made Apple one of the world’s most profitable brands.

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Killing of bin Laden voted top news story of 2011

By David Crary Associated Press

NEW YORK — The killing of Osama bin Laden during a raid by Navy SEALs on his hideout in Pakistan was the top news story of 2011, followed by Japan’s earthquake/ tsunami/meltdown disaster, according to The Associated Press’ annual poll of U.S. editors and news directors.

The death of bin Laden, the al-Qaida leader who masterminded the Sept. 11 terror attacks, received 128 first-place votes out of 247 ballots cast for the top 10 stories. The Japan disaster was next, with 60 first-place votes. Placing third were the Arab Spring uprisings that rocked North Africa and the Middle East, while the European Union’s financial turmoil was No. 4.

The international flavor of these top stories contrasted with last year’s voting — when the Gulf of Mexico oil spill was the top story, President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul was No. 2, and the U.S. midterm elections were No. 3.

Here are 2011’s top 10 stories, in order:

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IN THIS MAY 1 FILE IMAGE RELEASED BY THE WHITE HOUSE and digitally altered by the source to diffuse the paper in front of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House in Washington. of fiscal crises in Europe.

Osama bin Laden’s death He’d been the world’s mostwanted terrorist for nearly a decade, ever since a team of his al-Qaida followers carried out the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

In May, the long and oftenfrustrating manhunt ended with a nighttime assault by a helicopter-borne special operations squad on his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Bin Laden was shot dead by one of the raiders, and within hours his body was buried at sea.

Japan’s triple disaster A 9.0-magnitude earthquake off Japan’s northeast coast in March unleashed a tsunami that devastated scores of communities, leaving nearly 20,000 people dead or missing and wreaking an estimated $218 billion in damage. The tsunami triggered the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl after waves knocked out the cooling system at a nuclear power plant, causing it to spew radiation that turned up in local produce. About 100,000 people evacuated from the area have not returned to their homes.

Arab Spring It began with demonstrations in Tunisia that rapidly toppled the longtime strongman. Spreading like a wildfire, the Arab Spring protests sparked a revolution in Egypt

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IN THIS OCT. 15, 2011, FILE PHOTO, A PROTESTOR HURLS a canister during clashes in Rome. Protesters smashed the windows of shops in Rome and torched a car as violence broke out during a demonstration in the Italian capital, part of worldwide protests against corporate greed and austerity measures. that ousted Hosni Mubarak, fueled a civil war in Libya that climaxed with Moammar Gadhafi’s death, and fomented a bloody uprising in Syria against the Assad regime. Bahrain and Yemen also experienced major protests and unrest.

EU fiscal crisis The European Union was wracked by relentless fiscal turmoil. In Greece, austerity measures triggered strikes, protests and riots, while Italy’s economic woes toppled Premier Silvio Berlusconi.

Gadhafi toppled in Libya After nearly 42 years of mercurial and often brutal rule, Moammar Gadhafi was toppled by his own people.

Anti-government protests escalated into an eight-month France and Germany led ur- rebellion, backed by NATO gent efforts to ease the debt bombing, that shattered his crisis; Britain balked at pro- regime, and Gadhafi finally was tracked down and killed posed changes. in the fishing village where U.S. economy he was born.

By some measures, the U.S. economy gained strength as Fiscal showdowns the year progressed. Hiring in Congress Partisan divisions in Conpicked up a bit, consumers were spending more, and the gress led to several showunemployment rate finally downs on fiscal issues. A fight dipped below 9 percent. But over the debt ceiling promptmillions of Americans re- ed Standard & Poor’s to strip mained buffeted by foreclo- the U.S. of its AAA credit sures, joblessness and benefit rating. Later, the so-called cutbacks, and investors were “supercommittee” failed to on edge monitoring the chain agree on a deficit-reduction

The top quotes of the year

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NEW HAVEN, CONN. — The growing scrutiny of the rich dominated this year’s best quotes, according to a Yale University librarian who anointed the Occupy Wall Street protesters’ slogan — “We are the 99 percent” — as the year’s best.

Fred Shapiro, associate librarian at Yale Law School, has released his sixth annual list of the most notable quotations of the year.

Shapiro noted that the conservative tea party movement was prominent in last year’s quotes.

“The tea party quotes are very strongly anti-government,” Shapiro said. “The Occupy quotes and the other more liberal quotes that you see at the top of the list this year are directed more at Wall Street and the upper 1 percent economically of the country rather than focus squarely on government.”

The original “Yale Book of Quotations” was published in 2006. Since then, Shapiro has released an annual list of the top 10 quotes that would be incorporated into the next edition.

Shapiro picks quotes that are famous, important or revealing of the spirit of the times, not necessarily ones that are the most eloquent or admirable.

The “We are the 99 percent” slogan stems from a movement against economic disparity and perceived corporate greed. Protests began with the Occupy Wall Street encampment in Manhattan in September and have spread

around the country.

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett made the list for his complaint that rich people pay a smaller share of their income in federal taxes than middle-class taxpayers.

His op-ed prompted President Barack Obama to suggest that a minimum tax be imposed on millionaires.

And Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat running for Senate in Massachusetts, made the list with her remarks that the rich didn’t do it on their own.

While the super-rich were in the crosshairs of this year’s top quotes, bumbling politicians made their usual strong showing.

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry came in 5th with his “oops” comment at a debate last month. On the Democratic side, former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York placed 9th with his “I can’t say with certitude” when asked whether a lewd photograph was in fact of him.

The list: 1. “We are the 99 percent.”

— slogan of Occupy movement.

2. “There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody. You built a factory out there — good for you! But I want to be clear.

You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for. You hired workers the rest of us paid to educate. You were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for.”

— U.S. Sen. candidate Elizabeth Warren, speaking in Andover, Mass., in August.

3. “My friends and I have

Penn State sex abuse scandal One of America’s most storied college football programs was tarnished in a scandal that prompted the firing of Hall of Fame football coach Joe Paterno. One of his former assistants, Jerry Sandusky, was accused of sexually molesting 10 boys; two senior Penn State officials were charged with perjury; and the longtime president was ousted. Paterno wasn’t charged, but expressed regret he didn’t do more after being told there was a problem.

been coddled long enough by a billionaire-friendly Congress.” — Billionaire Warren Buffett, in a New York Times op-ed on Aug. 15.

4. “I believe in evolution and trust scientists on global warming. Call me crazy.” — Presidential candidate Jon Huntsman in an Aug. 18 tweet.

5. “Oops.” — Presidential candidate Rick Perry after unsuccessfully attempting to remember the third federal agency he would eliminate during a Nov. 9 debate.

6. “When they ask me, ‘Who is the president of Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan?’

I’m going to say, ‘You know, I don’t know. Do you know?’”

— Then-presidential candidate Herman Cain in an interview by Christian Broadcasting Network on Oct. 7.

7. “I am on a drug. It’s called ‘Charlie Sheen.’ It’s not available because if you try it once, you will die. Your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body.” — Actor Charlie Sheen in a February interview with ABC News.

8. “Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow.” — Apple co-founder Steve Jobs’ last words on Oct. 5, as reported by his sister Mona Simpson in her eulogy.

9. “I can’t say with certitude.” — Then-U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner on June 1 when he was asked whether a lewd photograph was in fact him.

10. “Instead of receiving the help that she had hoped for, Mr. Cain instead decided to provide her with his idea of a stimulus package.”

— Lawyer Gloria Allred on Nov. 7 discussing Herman Cain’s alleged sexual harassment of her client.

IN THIS APRIL 10, 2011, FILE PHOTO, LIBYAN LEADER Moammar Gadhafi waves at his supporters in Tripoli, Libya.

package of at least $1.2 tril- Gabrielle Giffords shot The popular third-term lion — potentially triggering automatic spending cuts of congresswoman from Arizona that amount starting in 2013. suffered a severe brain injury when she and 18 other people Occupy Wall Street were shot by a gunman as she protests met with constituents outside It began Sept. 17 with a pro- a Tucson supermarket in Janutest at a New York City park ary. Six people died, and Gifnear Wall Street, and within fords’ painstaking recovery is weeks spread to scores of still in progress. communities across the U.S. and abroad. The movement Among the news events depicted itself as leaderless falling just short of the Top 10 and shied away from specific were the death of Apple Inc. demands, but succeeded in co-founder Steve Jobs, Hurairing its complaint that the ricane Irene, the devastatrichest 1 percent of Ameri- ing series of tornados across cans benefit at the expense Midwest and Southeastern of the rest. As winter ap- U.S., and the repeal of the proached, local police dis- “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy mantled several of the pro- that barred gays from serving openly in U.S. military. test encampments.

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HOMS, SYRIA — The presence of Arab League monitors in Syria has re-energized the anti-government protest movement, with tens of thousands turning out over the past three days in cities and neighborhoods where the observers are expected to visit. The huge rallies have been met by lethal gunfire from security forces apparently worried about multiple mass sit-ins modeled after Cairo’s Tahrir Square.

On Thursday, security forces opened fire on tens of thousands protesting outside a mosque in a Damascus suburb and killed at least four.

The crowd had gathered at the mosque near to a municipal building where cars of the monitors had been spotted outside.

Troops fired live ammunition and tear gas to disperse large protests in several areas of the country, including central Damascus, killing at least 26 people nationwide, activists said. A key activist network, the Local Coordination Committees, said it has documented the names of 130 people, including six children, who died since the Arab League monitors arrived in Syria Monday night.

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ANTI-SYRIAN REGIME PROTESTERS flash the victory sign as they wear Syrian revolution flags Wednesday during a demonstration in the Baba Amr area, in Homs province, Syria.

The ongoing violence, and new questions about the human rights record of the head of the Arab League monitors, are reinforcing the opposition’s view that Syria’s limited cooperation with the observers is nothing more than a farce for President Bashar Assad’s regime to buy time and forestall more international condemnation and sanctions.

Still, the presence of outside monitors has invigorated frustrated protesters and motivated them to take to the streets again in large numbers after months of demonstrations met by bullets had dashed their hopes of peaceful change.

“We know the observers won’t do anything to help us,” said Yahya Abdel-Bari, an activist in the Damascus suburb of Douma. “But still, we want to show them our numbers, to let them know what is really happening here,” he said.

The 60 Arab League monitors, who began work Tuesday, are the first Syria has allowed in during the ninemonth anti-government uprising. They are supposed to ensure the regime complies with terms of the Arab League plan to end Assad’s crackdown on dissent. The U.N. says more than 5,000 people have died in the uprising since March.

The plan, which Syria agreed to on Dec. 19, demands that the government remove its security forces and heavy weapons from cities, start talks with the opposition and allow human rights workers and journalists into the country. It also calls for the release of all political prisoners.

As word spread Thursday morning that the observers would be visiting Douma — which saw an intense government crackdown in the

early days of the uprising — thousands of people began gathering outside the Grand Mosque, calling for Assad’s downfall and for international protection for civilians.

Amateur videos posted on the Internet showed protesters in Douma facing off with Syrian soldiers, shouting “Freedom, Freedom!” Troops then opened fire to disperse the protesters, whose numbers had swelled to around 20,000.

“It came like rain, they used heavy machine guns, Kalashnikovs, everything,” said Abdel-Bari.

Four people were killed and scores others wounded, said Abdel-Bari and various activist groups.

Rami Abdul-Rahman, head of the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said cars belonging to the Arab League monitors were seen in front of a municipal building close to the mosque around the same time.

But after the killings, Abdul-Rahman and Abdel-Bari said the monitors were barred by security officials from entering Douma and the situation quickly deteriorated. A witness said angry citizens closed off streets with rocks and garbage containers and thousands of people returned to the area around the Grand Mosque to stage a sit-in.

For Iran, cost of closing oil route may outweigh gain

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A full shutdown would really be the worse case CAIRO — With missile bat- for Iran. That’s their last teries, fleets of attack boats bullet.” and stocks of naval mines, Associated Press

Iran can disrupt traffic through the Strait of Hormuz but probably cannot completely shut down the world’s most important oil route, military analysts say.

The question for Iran’s leadership is whether it is worth the heavy price.

Trying to close the strait would bring down a powerful military response on Iran’s head from U.S. forces in the Gulf and turn Tehran’s few remaining international allies against it.

That Iran is making such dire threats at all illustrates its alarm over new sanctions planned by the U.S. that will target oil exports — the most vital source of revenue for its economy. Iran’s leaders shrugged off years of past sanctions by the U.S. and United Nations, mocking them as ineffective. But if it cannot sell its oil, its already-suffering economy will be sent into a tailspin.

“It would be very, very difficult for Iran even to impede traffic for a significant period

— Olivier Jakob of the Switzerlandbased oil monitor Petromatrix of time,” said Jonathan Rue, a senior research analyst at the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War. “They don’t have the ability to effectively block the strait.”

What the Iranians can do, Rue and other analysts say, is harass traffic through the Gulf — anything from stopping tankers to outright attacks.

The goal would be to panic markets, drive up shipping insurance rates and spark a rise in world oil prices enough to pressure the United States to back down on sanctions.

The strait would seem to be an easy target, a bottleneck only about 30 miles across at its narrowest point between Iran and Oman.

Tankers carrying one-sixth of the world’s oil supply pass through it, from the fields of petrogiants Iran and its Gulf Arab neighbors, exiting the Persian Gulf into the Arabian

Sea and on to market. They move through two two-milewide shipping lanes, one entering the Gulf, one exiting.

Hormuz is in the territorial waters of Iran and Oman, but it is considered an international strait where free passage is guaranteed, meaning that under international law, closing it by any nation would be considered an act of war.

Russia and China, Iran’s main allies that have protected it from stronger U.N. sanctions, would have little choice but to respond. Russia, which now has oil production contracts in Iraq, and China, which relies on the region for its supplies, also have no interest in seeing traffic stop, said Olivier Jakob of the Switzerland-based oil monitor Petromatrix.

Hormuz’s closure would also be a heavier blow to Iran than any sanctions hitting the approximately 2.5 billion barrels a day of oil it exports, which provide some 80 percent of its revenue. Not only do all of its oil exports go through the strait, but also most of its imports, including vital gasoline supplies.

“A full shutdown would really be the worse case for Iran. That’s their last bullet,” Jakob said.

Scholars want help finding slaves’ origins

By Suzanne Gamboa Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Almost two centuries before there was a man named Obama in the White House, there was a man named Obama shackled in the bowels of a slave ship.

There is no proof that the unidentified Obama has ties to President Barack Obama.

All they share is a name. But that is exactly the commonality that Emory University researchers hope to build upon as they delve into the origins of Africans who were taken up and sold.

They have built an online database around those names, and welcome input from people who may share a name that’s in the database, or have such names as part of their family lore.

“The whole point of the project is to ask the African diaspora, people with any African background, to help us

identify the names because the names are so ethno-linguistically specific, we can actually locate the region in Africa to which the individual belonged on the basis of the name,” said David Eltis, an Emory University history professor who heads the database research team.

So far, two men named Obama sit among some 9,500 captured Africans whose names were written on line after line in the registries of obscure, 19th century slave trafficking courts. The courts processed the human chattel freed from ships that were intercepted and detoured to Havana, Cuba or Freetown, Sierra Leone. Most of the millions of Africans enslaved before 1807 were known only by numbers, said James Walvin, an expert on the transAtlantic slave trade. Once bought by slave owners, the Africans’ names were lost.

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Portuguese were baptized and given “Christian” names aboard the ships that were taking them into slavery.

But original African names — surnames were uncommon for Africans in the 19th century — are rich with information. Some reveal the day of the week an individual was born or whether that individual was the oldest, youngest or middle child or a twin. They can also reveal ethnic or linguistic groups.

The president’s father was from Kenya, on the eastern coast of Africa, and Eltis said it was rare for captives to hail from areas far from the port where their ships set sail.

The unidentified Obamas on the slave ships sailed from west Africa. Walvin, author of “The Zong,” a book about the slave trade, said there were Africans who had been brought great distances before they were forced onto ships.

CAIRO — Egyptian security forces stormed the offices of 10 human rights and pro-democracy groups on Thursday, including several based in the U.S., accused by the country’s military rulers of destabilizing security by fomenting protests with the help of foreign funding.

The raids on 17 offices throughout Egypt are part of the ruling generals’ attempt to blame “foreign hands” for the unrest that continues to roil Egypt since the 18-day revolt that ousted longtime leader Hosni Mubarak in February, but that activists say failed to topple his regime.

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The U.S. State Department called on the Egyptian government “to immediately end the harassment of NGO staff, return all property and resolve this issue.” Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the U.S. ambassador to Egypt and the top U.S. diplomat for the Middle East have spoken to Egyptian officials about the situation and “made very clear that this issue needs immediate attention.”

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Fond farewell All good things come to an end, and tonight we say goodbye to an iconic Lawrence radio show.

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onight truly will be the end of an era on Kansas Public Radio. After almost 60 years of weekly broadcasts, tonight will mark the final regular airing of the locally produced “Opera is My Hobby.”

Jim Seaver introduced the show on Sept.

19, 1952, four days after KANU (now Kansas Public Radio) went on the air for the first time. After Seaver’s death last March, the station continued to repeat earlier broadcasts in the show’s regular time slot at 7 p.m. on Fridays. Tonight, a rebroadcast of a show featuring “Die Fledermaus” by Johann Strauss will be the final broadcast of one of the nation’s longest-running radio shows.

The end of the show was inevitable after Seaver’s death. No one could have brought the same knowledge and passion for opera that marked the weekly broadcast for almost 60 years. Even those who didn’t share Seaver’s fascination for opera had to admire the expertise he brought to the show. Hearing the introduction music to the show, maybe on the car radio on the way out to dinner on Friday night, was a comforting tradition even for those who chose to tune in a new station shortly thereafter.

Both Seaver and “Opera is My Hobby” had tremendous runs, but nothing lasts forever, so today we offer a fond farewell to the voice and the music that were part of a great Lawrence tradition.

Safe night

Politics is the driver of human history WASHINGTON — Huge excitement. Two Earth-size planets found orbiting a sun-like star less than a thousand light-years away. This comes two weeks after the stunning announcement of another planet orbiting another star at precisely the right distance — within the so-called “habitable zone” that is not too hot and not too cold — to allow for liquid water and therefore possible life.

Unfortunately, the planets of the right size are too close to their sun, and thus too scorching hot, to permit Earth-like life. And the Goldilocks planet in the habitable zone is too large. At 2.4 times the size of Earth, it is likely gaseous, like Jupiter. No earthlings there.

But it’s only a matter of time — perhaps a year or two, estimates one astronomer — before we find the right one of the right size in the right place.

And at just the right time. As the romance of manned space exploration has waned, the drive today is to find our living, thinking counterparts in the universe.

For all the excitement, however, the search betrays a profound melancholy — a lonely species in a merciless universe anxiously awaits an answering voice amid utter silence.

That silence is maddening.

Not just because it compounds our feeling of cosmic isolation.

But because it makes no sense.

As we inevitably find more and more exo-planets where intelligent life can exist, why have we found no evidence — no signals,

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For all the sublimity of art, physics, music, mathematics and other manifestations of human genius, everything depends on the mundane, frustrating, often debased vocation known as politics (and its most exacting subspecialty – statecraft). Because if we don’t get politics right, everything else risks extinction.”

no radio waves — that intelligent life does exist?

It’s called the Fermi Paradox, after the great physicist who once asked “Where is everybody?” Or as was once elaborated: “All our logic, all our anti-isocentrism, assures us that we are not unique — that they must be there. And yet we do not see them.”

How many of them should there be? Modern satellite data suggest the number should be

very high. So why the silence?

Carl Sagan (among others) thought that the answer is to be found, tragically, in the high probability that advanced civilizations destroy themselves.

In other words, this silent universe is conveying not a flattering lesson about our uniqueness but a tragic story about our destiny. It is telling us that intelligence may be the most cursed faculty in the entire universe — an endowment not just ultimately fatal but, on the scale of cosmic time, near instantly so.

This is not mere theory. Look around. On the very same day that astronomers rejoiced at the discovery of the two Earth-size planets, the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity urged two leading scientific journals not to publish details of lab experiments that just created a lethal and highly transmittable form of bird flu virus, lest that fateful knowledge fall into the wrong hands.

Wrong hands, human hands.

This is not just the age of holy terror, but also the threshold of an age of hyper-proliferation.

Nuclear weapons in the hands of half-mad tyrants (North Korea) and radical apocalypticists (Iran) are just the beginning.

Lethal biologic agents may soon find their way into the hands of those for whom genocidal pandemics loosed upon infidels are the royal road to redemption.

And forget the psychopaths: Why, just 17 years after Homo sapiens discovered atomic pow-

er, those most stable and sober states, the United States and the Soviet Union, came within inches of mutual annihilation.

Rather than despair, however, let’s put the most hopeful face on the cosmic silence and on humanity’s own short, already baleful history with its new Promethean powers: Intelligence is a capacity so godlike, so protean that it must be contained and disciplined. This is the work of politics — understood as the ordering of society and the regulation of power to permit human flourishing while simultaneously restraining the most Hobbesian human instincts.

There could be no greater irony: For all the sublimity of art, physics, music, mathematics and other manifestations of human genius, everything depends on the mundane, frustrating, often debased vocation known as politics (and its most exacting subspecialty – statecraft). Because if we don’t get politics right, everything else risks extinction.

We grow justly weary of our politics. But we must remember this: Politics — in all its grubby, grasping, corrupt, contemptible manifestations — is sovereign in human affairs. Everything ultimately rests upon it.

Fairly or not, politics is the driver of history. It will determine whether we will live long enough to be heard one day. Out there. By them, the few — the only — who got it right.

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

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Police were searching for a man who had robbed the FIRSTYEARS BANK in Lawrence AGO on the previous IN 1986 Monday.

Bank cameras had captured the image of a man who entered the bank shortly after its 9 a.m. opening, held a small automatic pistol on two tellers, and then went behind the counter to take an undetermined amount of money. No one was injured during the two-minute robbery, police said. The robbery was the fourth for the southwest Lawrence bank branch.

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Alcoholic beverages are a traditional part of New Year’s celebrations, so if you expect to drink be sure to plan ahead. Celebrating at home is one option, but if you go out, be sure to select a designated driver or keep the number for Tipsy Taxi handy. The free taxi service is coordinated by the DCCCA counseling center and will provide rides from 11 p.m. Saturday to 3 a.m. Sunday. The number to call is easy to remember: 842-TAXI. Last year, the service offered about 400 people safe rides home on New Year’s Eve and morning.

Have a great time Saturday night, but don’t do anything foolish. Let’s get the new year off to a safe start.

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To the editor: At 10:30 am on Christmas Eve, my third-grade son finished reading your recently published “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. While we have copies of this at home and his dad reads it annually, he would likely have NOT read it if you had not published it. We had a great conversation about the importance of generosity because of that story.

Thank you for continuing to publish that timeless tale for readers of all ages.

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Legal evil To the editor: Richard Stumpf (Your Turn, Dec. 21) described the KPERS commission as a failure. So how will our state government fix this? One probable way is the Legislature won’t want to fix it, but will require us taxpayers to pony up with higher taxes and bail them out to further finance their retirement funds at the expense of ours. I am absolutely furious about this cronyism and lack of self-discipline exercised by legislators and other politicians.

For many years, I have had the opinion that legislators seem to be the root of much evil because they craft laws that enable people to do evil things legally. With this KPERS problem of early retire-

ment, under-funding, shortened vesting, counting on continued unrealistic growth of the stock market without regard to market swings were all purposefully considered by legislators thus enabling legal golden parachutes for themselves and their cronies knowing very well that we taxpayers will be legally required to bail out this faulted unbalanced system. As individual legislators move on and are replaced by newly elected legislators, no one ever blames them for creating this example of legal evil lawmaking. Thus, my other opinion, once electable, they seem to be already corrupt.

I realize that there are good legislators who have high moral standards and believe in crafting ethical laws. But, when the Legislature, as one single entity, creates legal evil without any regard to, or influence by its constituents and its highly ethical members, it corrupts itself as a whole.

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Revise plan To the editor: The developers — Doug Compton, et al. — who want to build a hotel, apartments, etc., at Ninth and New Hampshire, next to the Lawrence Arts Center, should comply with requests to keep it at a lower height, such as three to four stories, similar to the Arts Center, thus keeping it within the bounds of that district.

If they cannot do that and still make their profit, they should reevaluate their plans or withdraw from this project and let someone else plan something for that site that everyone will agree to.

Frank Janzen, Lawrence

Holiday reading To the editor: Congratulations and a big thank you to the Lawrence JournalWorld for printing the 12 pages of “A Christmas Carol” and “The Life of Our Lord,” by Charles Dickens. It would be commendable for everyone to read those two Charles Dickens documents every year at Christmas. Again, thanks to the Journal-World for printing such uplifting and inspirational masterpieces by Charles Dickens.

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From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Dec. 30, 1911: YEARS “On December 12 AGO the United States IN 1911 government granted a patent to Paul and Harry Elliott of Lawrence for a propeller that they have invented for the aeroplane they have built. The granting of this patent is an important step in the work that these young men have taken to perfect their flying machine.... From time to time [they] have taken their flying machine apart to rebuild it, for they were certain that they had not reached the stage of perfection that was necessary before they could sail over the town.... The work has all been done at the Elliott home on Haskell avenue, and from time to time many curious visitors have gone there to see this machine that Lawrence young men have invented. There is nothing of the notoriety seekers about the Elliott boys. They are bright young fellows with an inventive turn of mind and the indications are that success will be theirs.”

“A salesman for an encyclopedia was brought into police court this morning charged with stealing a pair of gloves from a home where he had called yesterday. The gloves were located at his room. At first he denied the charge and pleaded not guilty. He was sentenced $5 and costs, $10.50.”

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Mostly sunny, breezy and mild

Sunshine, windy and mild

Partly sunny, windy and cooler

Mostly sunny

Mostly sunny and breezy

High 53° Low 26° POP: 0%

High 60° Low 29° POP: 5%

High 42° Low 18° POP: 0%

High 37° Low 15° POP: 0%

High 47° Low 23° POP: 0%

Wind NW 10-20 mph

Wind SSW 15-25 mph

Wind NW 15-25 mph

Wind NW 7-14 mph

Wind SSW 10-20 mph

POP: Probability of Precipitation

Kearney 50/29

McCook 53/25 Oberlin 54/26 Goodland 54/31

Beatrice 50/32

Oakley 54/30

Russell Salina 56/29 58/31

Manhattan 57/24 Topeka 54/27 Emporia 56/29

Great Bend 56/29 Dodge City 57/29

Garden City 52/24 Liberal 58/29

Chillicothe 49/30 Marshall 50/33

Kansas City 53/34 Lawrence Kansas City 52/32 53/26

Sedalia 54/33

Nevada 56/34

Chanute 56/34

Hutchinson 58/28 Wichita Pratt 60/31 58/32

Centerville 45/30

St. Joseph 52/25

Sabetha 49/28

Concordia 52/32 Hays 56/29

Clarinda 49/27

Lincoln 48/27

Grand Island 48/29

Springfield 56/33

Coffeyville Joplin 58/34 59/35

Shown is todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weather. Temperatures are todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highs and tonightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lows.

Through 8 p.m. Thursday.

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

57°/26° 38°/19° 71° in 2004 -6° in 1990

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 2.99 1.53 29.40 39.82

REGIONAL CITIES

Today Sat. Today Sat. Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Independence 58 34 s 65 32 s Atchison 52 25 s 59 30 s Fort Riley 57 24 s 59 28 s Belton 52 33 s 56 29 s Olathe 52 32 s 56 29 s Burlington 56 30 s 60 27 s Osage Beach 55 31 s 65 32 s Coffeyville 58 34 s 65 33 s Osage City 54 30 s 59 27 s Concordia 52 32 s 55 24 s Ottawa 52 30 s 56 27 s Dodge City 57 29 s 57 20 s Wichita 60 31 s 61 25 s Holton 54 27 s 59 29 s Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

SUN & MOON Today

Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset First

7:39 a.m.

5:07 p.m.

11:02 a.m.

11:40 p.m.

Full

Billings 50/32

Sat.

7:39 a.m.

5:08 p.m.

11:29 a.m. none

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Seattle 44/33

San Francisco 56/44

Minneapolis 36/24

Denver 59/39

Detroit 42/29

Chicago 43/29 Kansas City 52/32

Washington 54/40

Los Angeles 71/51

Jan 9

Jan 16

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As of 7 a.m. Thursday Lake

Clinton Perry Pomona

Level (ft)

873.72 891.48 973.34

Discharge (cfs)

7 150 15

El Paso 62/39

Shown are todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s noon positions of weather systems and precipitation.

Temperature bands are highs for today.

Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. Š2011

INTERNATIONAL CITIES Today Hi Lo W 88 72 s 46 39 c 56 51 sh 65 44 pc 90 75 s 38 26 c 42 27 c 49 33 pc 86 66 pc 66 48 c 44 28 pc 50 45 r 44 36 r 64 59 pc 63 45 c 50 19 s 50 45 r 48 32 pc 75 45 pc 19 18 sf 32 31 c 73 41 s 35 14 s 48 46 sh 78 71 sh 52 28 c 34 16 s 83 77 r 37 28 pc 77 61 s 46 36 pc 40 29 c 46 37 r 45 30 sh 38 29 pc 32 23 pc

Hi 90 48 56 62 90 45 34 49 88 62 34 52 45 66 55 46 50 54 73 36 32 73 25 51 81 50 36 88 34 77 44 36 43 37 30 31

Sat. Lo W 73 s 47 r 43 c 43 sh 76 s 24 s 33 pc 43 r 68 s 50 s 15 pc 43 pc 44 r 59 pc 40 pc 15 s 47 sh 32 s 46 pc 25 sf 31 sn 42 s 24 pc 46 r 73 r 38 s 25 pc 77 pc 27 s 55 pc 36 pc 32 pc 35 c 34 s 19 sn 15 sn

Houston 73/53 Miami 76/67

Fronts Cold

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

Atlanta 64/46

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Rain

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Ice

-10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s National Summary: Light snow and rain showers will push from the Great Lakes into the Northeast today. A strong storm will bring wind, coastal and inland rain and heavy mountain snow to the Northwest. Away from the Northern Tier storm track, the Southern states will be dry and mild.

Today Sat. Today Sat. Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Memphis 65 42 s 64 44 s Albuquerque 55 35 s 58 32 s Miami 76 67 s 80 66 s Anchorage 6 -2 c 5 1c Milwaukee 40 25 sn 41 28 pc Atlanta 64 46 s 62 47 s 36 24 sn 41 18 pc Austin 70 42 s 75 45 pc Minneapolis 60 39 pc 60 41 s Baltimore 54 34 c 51 31 pc Nashville New Orleans 73 51 s 71 55 pc Birmingham 65 44 s 66 45 s 52 42 c 50 37 pc Boise 50 32 r 37 27 pc New York 46 27 s 50 23 pc Boston 46 39 c 46 34 sh Omaha Orlando 72 50 s 75 52 s Buffalo 42 34 c 39 30 sf Philadelphia 52 41 c 50 36 pc Cheyenne 54 36 pc 42 20 c 68 48 s 72 48 s Chicago 43 29 c 47 28 pc Phoenix Pittsburgh 49 36 sh 43 34 sf Cincinnati 53 38 c 53 36 s Cleveland 46 33 r 43 34 pc Portland, ME 36 35 sn 40 27 sh Portland, OR 44 36 r 41 32 c Dallas 66 42 s 69 42 s 58 24 c 46 23 pc Denver 59 39 pc 49 19 pc Reno 60 43 pc 60 36 pc Des Moines 44 31 pc 49 26 pc Richmond 59 38 c 61 32 pc Detroit 42 29 r 41 32 pc Sacramento St. Louis 56 34 pc 58 33 s El Paso 62 39 s 64 37 s Salt Lake City 54 31 c 34 19 pc Fairbanks -28 -33 c -28 -38 c San Diego 67 50 pc 69 52 s Honolulu 80 67 s 80 66 s 60 41 pc Houston 73 53 s 74 57 pc San Francisco 56 44 c Seattle 44 33 r 41 33 c Indianapolis 50 33 c 50 33 s Spokane 42 26 r 32 16 pc Kansas City 52 32 s 57 28 s Tucson 72 40 s 72 45 s Las Vegas 66 45 s 66 44 s Tulsa 64 36 s 66 34 s Little Rock 66 39 s 65 39 s Wash., DC 54 40 pc 55 36 pc Los Angeles 71 51 pc 76 52 s National extremes yesterday for the 48 contiguous states High: Saugus, CA 83° Low: Saranac Lake, NY -5°

WEATHER HISTORY

A storm that brought snow to the Deep South a few days earlier brought record-breaking cold to the East on Dec. 30, 1880. The low was 7 degrees below zero in Washington, D.C.

WEATHER TRIVIAâ&#x201E;˘

Q: What is diamond dust?

Another term for ice crystals

Jan 1

New York 52/42

A:

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Work continues on popular restaurant COUNCIL GROVE (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The historic Hays House 1857 Restaurant and Tavern in Council Grove might be open again by Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day. The restaurant closed Dec. 14 after a fire, which began in a grease fryer. Fire damage was contained to the kitchen, but the entire structure had smoke damage.

Work to remove the smoke damage was completed Tuesday. Klein Construction of Wichita will now rebuild the kitchen, add new lights and repair the floor of the 154-yearold building.

The Emporia Gazette reports the target date for reopening is Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day. Council Grove fire chief Chris Blackledge says the cause of the fire has not been determined, but he ruled out arson.

According to its website, the Hays House was opened in 1857 by Seth M. Hays, the grandson of Daniel Boone.

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

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Final Friday events All events are 5-9 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

1109 Gallery, 1109 Mass., New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve party with L.A. Fahy, 7 p.m.

Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass., Dave DeHetre will exhibit glass pieces; musician Gwyneth of Feral Flute will perform, 5-8 p.m.

The Lawrence Art Party, Hobbs Taylor Lofts, 740 N.H., music by the Heebie Jeebies, dance by the Lawrence Ballet Theatre, and art EJTQMBZT ø Love Garden Sounds, 822 Mass., Art For Skateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sake, a benefit show for $FOUFOOJBM 4LBUF 1BSL ø Tellerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant, 746 Mass., Adam Lott: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Excuse me, this is private.â&#x20AC;?

The Invisible Hand Gallery, 801 1/2 Mass., Jeremy Rockwell: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Intersection,â&#x20AC;? 6-9 p.m.

Phoenix Gallery, 825 Mass., demonstrating artist: Charles Gabel, Recycled Parts Jewelry.

Global Cafe, 820 Mass., WapĂĄna: â&#x20AC;&#x153;balanced good lifeâ&#x20AC;?; Photography by Brett Ramey.

Downtown Upstairs, 824 1/2 Mass., works by Traci Bunkers, Mike Wallace and Andy, joined by Wes McCauley and Chris and Sara Teasley.

The Lawrence Percolator, in the alley behind the Lawrence Arts Center, original stories by high school and college young artists, 3-4:30 p.m.; poetry readings from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Begin Again,â&#x20AC;? 6 p.m.

Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., Recent Works

by Stephen Sweigart and Acrylic Paintings by Jewell Willhite.

Copt/Feiden Gallery, 815 Mass., Kansas paintings and photography by Louis Copt and Mark Feiden.

The Bourgeois Pig, 6 E. Ninth St., â&#x20AC;&#x153;Te Partiâ&#x20AC;? Atomic Photography featuring Foxy

By Proxy Revue.

Flora & Fauna Salon, 700 Mass. Suite 307, Fanciful Portraiture In Oil By Liberty Hollis, 6-9 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lost Artâ&#x20AC;? Flash Space, 845 Mass.

Punk Rock Karaoke Like punk music? Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel like waiting until tomorrow night to yell your head off? The Punk Rock Karaoke Chicago Collective is throwing a benefit for the Social Service League tonight at the Replay Lounge, 946 Mass. Sing (or scream, if you like) along to the best of the Clash, Dead Kennedys, The Misfits, NOFX and more for a good cause.

Party stars at 10 p.m.; cost is $3 at the door. mons, with The Heebie Jeebies, Bekah Zachritz, Rebecca McAnnulla and Tasha Haas, 7 p.m., Delaware Street Commons, 1222 Del. The Crumpletons New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at Nine, 7-9:30 p.m., 10 p.m., the Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.

New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve With The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Country Way Band,â&#x20AC;? 8 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, 2206 E. 23rd St.

1 SUNDAY Poker tournament, 7 p.m., Johnnyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tavern, 410 N. Second St. Smackdown! trivia, 8 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H. Acoustic Open Mic Night, free entry, signup at 9 p.m., The Casbah, 803 Mass.

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

2 MONDAY

Lecompton City Council meeting, 7 p.m., Lecompton City Hall, 327 Elmore St. Baldwin City Council meeting, 7:30 p.m., City Hall, 803 S. Eighth St. Dollar Bowling, 9:30 p.m., Royal Crest Lanes, 933 Iowa.

31 SATURDAY

Red Dogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dog Days, 7:30 a.m., meet in strip mall at 19th Street and Haskell Avenue.

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

New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve House Concert at Delaware Com-

3 TUESDAY

Red Dogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dog Days winter workout, 6 a.m., Allen Fieldhouse, Enter through the south doors and meet on the southeast corner of the

second floor.

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

For more information, call 843-7359.

Lonnie Rayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open jam session, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third St. Lawrence City Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St. Poker Night, 8 p.m., Applebeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 2520 Iowa.

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

Tellerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Family Night, 9 p.m.-midnight, 746 Mass.

Tuesday Night Karaoke, 9 p.m., Wayne & Larryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sports Bar & Grill, 933 Iowa.

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

ONGOING

The Territorial Capital Museum Christmas display, with three floors of vintage Christmas decorations including 21 trees with various period decorations; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Wednesday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, through Jan. 1, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton.

Watkins Community Museum of History exhibit: â&#x20AC;&#x153;It Happened on Mass Street: 150 Years in Lawrence,â&#x20AC;? featuring historic photographs and objects illustrating the growth of downtown Lawrence, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday, 1047 Mass.

Freedomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Frontier exhibit, Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, 1-4 p.m., Carnegie Building, 200 W. Ninth St. Lawrence Arts Center exhibits: Yesnomaybe Exhibition, collaborative works

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

by Amber Hansen, Dec. 2 through Jan. 14; Constellation, an aerial installation by Juniper Tangpuz; 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, 940 N.H.

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

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Volunteer heroes The Douglas County chapter of the American Red Cross honored dozens of volunteers during its 95th Annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony, conducted Dec. 7 at the Dole Institute at Kansas University. Three Red Cross volunteers received special awards, from left, Rick Farrier, Distinguished Volunteer Service for National Disaster Relief; Judy Green, Volunteer of the Year in Biomedical Services; and Mckenzie Brungardt, Youth Volunteer of the Year. Mark Fagan submitted the photo.

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KANSAS 89, HOWARD 34

Bench-clearing ball

By Gary Bedore gbedore@ljworld.com

Seldom-used Merv Lindsay, Christian Garrett, Niko Roberts and Jordan Juenemann became reacquainted with Kansas University’s basketball fans during a festive, feel-good 89-34 romp over Howard University on Thursday night in Allen Fieldhouse.

In all, 13 Jayhawks played five minutes or more on a night fans spent as much time spying on celebrity couple Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde as watching KU easily claim its ninth win in 12 tries.

“I was proud of all my teammates. We all go through this together. We do Boot Camp together. We practice together.

We do everything together. I was happy for everybody,” said Lindsay, a 6-foot-7 freshman out of Moreno Valley, Calif.

He exploded for nine points off 4-of-5 shooting (his first points in a KU uniform) with three rebounds (his first rebounds as well) while playing eight minutes.

“There are many ways you can contribute to a team,” noted Lindsay, who had played just four minutes in three games all season prior to Thursday. “Whether it’s cheering on the bench or getting in the game scoring and grabbing rebounds, you can do a lot of things. If you do anything and everything to help your team win, you’ll be all right.”

Lindsay’s favorite moment of the blowout — the 34 points allowed were third-fewest allowed in a game in the Bill Self era — had nothing to do with his own play.

“When I was under the rim, I went for a rebound. I heard Justin (Wesley, six points, five rebounds, 14 minutes) screaming,”

Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo

KANSAS PLAYERS TRAVIS RELEFORD, BOTTOM FRONT, NIKO ROBERTS, RIGHT, Elijah Johnson and Tyshawn Taylor (10) go wild as center Jeff Withey is fouled on a Please see KANSAS, page 4B dunk during the second half. KU routed Howard, 89-34, Thursday at Allen Fieldhouse.

Reserves contribute early, often for Kansas Matt Tait mtait@ljworld.com

Kansas University’s basketball coaching staff might not throw the game film into a time capsule, but for this team Thursday’s 89-34 victory against Howard University might wind up being noteworthy.

For starters, it was exactly the kind of game for which KU coach Bill Self had been waiting.

The Jayhawks still had men-

tal lapses, turned the ball over a few too many times (13) and benefited more from Howard’s 22 percent shooting than their own stiff defense. But the bench played. A lot. And it marked the first time since KU’s 100-54 runaway victory against Towson in the season opener that Self had such a luxury.

When you’re facing the likes

of Kentucky, Duke, Georgetown, UCLA and Ohio State, you tend to go with the guys you trust. During the stretches you’re not playing well against teams like Davidson, South Florida or Long Beach State, it’s hard to trust anybody.

After Thursday, Self may be a little closer to loosening the leash on some of his second-tier guys.

“I thought they did fine,” Self said of primary bench players Naadir Tharpe, Kevin Young and Justin Wesley. “That’s a good game for them to get a lot of minutes.”

Go figure. With Hollywood actress Olivia Wilde sitting two rows behind the KU bench, the Please see TAIT, page 4B

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Revered ex-Haskell coach dies at 68 ————

Colleagues, players recall beloved mentor: ‘Homeratha and Haskell are just synonymous’

By Benton Smith basmith@ljworld.com

According to those who knew Phil Homeratha, Haskell Indian Nations University lost an incomparable member of its community and history Thursday, when the longtime educator and coach died Thursday at 68.

In his 40 years of service at Haskell, no one impacted the athletic department quite like the smiling, influential figure many knew as “Ironman.”

While at the school, Homeratha became a bit of an institution. He not only served as athletic director, but also at one point or another coached every sport the school offered except women’s volleyball and taught every class in health and physi-

cal education. He chaired and served on numerous academic committees, as well.

Diagnosed in February with Stage 4 colon cancer, his death conjured up many fond memories for Homeratha’s former players and colleagues.

Said Cassie Kelly, who played basketball for him from 1999 to 2003: “Homeratha and Haskell are just synonymous.”

Though the coach left his fingerprints all over the HINU athletic department, he was most recently readily associated with the women’s basketball program, which he led from 1995 to 2011.

Marzha Fritzler played for him for four years between 1996 and 2001 and said his Ironman nickname suited him well.

“An Ironman was a competitor, an Ironman was tough, and that was him,” she said. “As his players, we were lucky, because we got to see the softer side to the Ironman.”

Fritzler described Homeratha as a compassionate coach, and Terra Houska, who played for him from 1999 to 2001, agreed.

For many players, Houska said, he was a father away from home who always looked out for them.

From life advice to rides to the grocery store, Homeratha had everything covered.

“He was just always there for us,” Houska said.

Kelly said Homeratha was a never-ending source for advice, from where to get an oil change to how to handle being an adult.

“He’s a huge motivator,” Kelly

said. “Not just on the court and running a play, just in general: knowing you have to show up to class, knowing how to shake somebody’s hand, knowing how to address your elders.”

The little things, she added, made him unique.

One time, Kelly recalled, the coach went out of town, and when he returned he had T-shirts for all of the players. He had spotted the shirts at a store, and they reminded him of the team.

One season, Houska remembered, the players convinced Homeratha to take them to OlMike Yoder/Journal-World File Photo ive Garden after almost every game. And if they went on a FORMER HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS road trip and there was a land- UNIVERSITY COACH PHIL HOMERATHA was mark or museum in the town honored at a ceremony Feb. 19. Homeratha died Thursday at 68 after a battle with colon Please see HOMERATHA, page 6B cancer.

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McCoy relieves Browns of blame BEREA, OHIO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Colt McCoy didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to relive any of what happened to him three weeks ago.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not clear he remembers that night in Pittsburgh.

The Brownsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; young quarterback wants to move on from a concussion that ended his season, spawned a controversy and prompted the NFL to do more to treat injured players.

Sporting a newly grown beard, McCoy said Thursday that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;feeling betterâ&#x20AC;? and making progress from the concussion he sustained on Dec. 8 from a helmet-tohelmet hit delivered by Steelers linebacker James Harrison. McCoy, who has not been medically cleared to practice since he was blasted by Harrison, refused to answer questions about what he

recalls from the hit or what transpired in its aftermath.

McCoy, though, did praise Clevelandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s medical staff for its handling of his concussion despite the team not testing him for a head injury on the sideline and sending him back in the game McCoy after sitting out just two plays. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our medical staff does an outstanding job and that should never be in question,â&#x20AC;? said McCoy, speaking for the first time since he was diagnosed with the concussion.

McCoy didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to talk

about the vicious hit by Harrison, who lowered his head and delivered a crushing blow to the QBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s facemask, knocking his feet out from under him and sprawling him on his back.

McCoy also declined to reveal any of his symptoms or why he hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been allowed to return to the field. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to go there guys,â&#x20AC;? McCoy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to recreate anything. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even want to think about it. I can tell you that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m feeling a lot better, especially of late. I really feel like Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m coming out of this, and I hope to at least be able to be out there this weekend and help my team.â&#x20AC;?

McCoy was asked if he thought Harrisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hit was a cheap shot.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;No,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really have no opinion. I think the league has handled that, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m doing the best that I can to move forward and do the best I can to get healthy and get back and help our team.â&#x20AC;?

McCoy was equally vague when asked if Harrison deserved more than the one-game suspension he received. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really have no opinion on that,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a league matter. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s completely out of my control.â&#x20AC;?

Other than driving away from the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s facility, McCoy had not been seen since that fateful night at Heinz Field.

McCoy would not say if he has sought any outside medical opinions on his injury.

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COMMENTARY

College traditions taking a hit

Shoulder injury limits work by Patsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Brady FOXBOROUGH, MASS. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tom Brady participated in practice Thursday on a limited basis because of a left shoulder injury.

The New England Patriots quarterback had missed Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s session, but the team said his absence was not injury-related.

Comcast SportsNet reported that same day that Brady had X-rays to check for a separated left shoulder and was told he was â&#x20AC;&#x153;all set.â&#x20AC;? Patriots spokesman Stacey James said Thursday: â&#x20AC;&#x153;If there was an injury then it would be on the injury report.â&#x20AC;?

Brady was listed on Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report as having participated on a limited basis with the shoulder injury. He was one of 17 Patriots listed as participating on a limited basis, meaning a player took part in fewer than 100 percent of his normal repetitions.

He loosened up and ran with his teammates at the start of the practice while reporters were allowed to watch.

Brady landed hard on his left shoulder with 1:40 left in the fourth quarter Saturday when he was tackled by Kevin Burnett on a scramble in a 27-24 win over the Miami Dolphins in which he also scored on two 1-yard sneaks.

By Chris Dufresne Los Angeles Times

There is nothing like college football on Jan. 1 to ring in the New Year, but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ring this Sunday because only the NFL will be home.

Deck the halls with bowls of folly as college cedes its traditional day to the religious celebration known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tim Tebow versus Kansas City.â&#x20AC;?

No Jan. 1 college games this year â&#x20AC;&#x201D; now thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sacrilege. But letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s get over it.

Look, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already been an oddball bowl season. Louisiana Lafayette used an â&#x20AC;&#x153;illegal stemmingâ&#x20AC;? call to beat San Diego State in the New Orleans Bowl.

Illegal stemming sounds more like an infraction a Rose Parade official would call on a float.

Missouriâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mascot, Truman the Tiger, accidentally dropped the trophy Monday before the Independence Bowl. The crystal shattered into tiny pieces before Missouri could joyously hoist it to dozens of fans celebrating victory against North Carolina.

The paid attendance in Shreveport, La., for that game was announced as 41,728, but on TV it looked more like the Indy Bowl â&#x20AC;&#x153;500.â&#x20AC;?

In other news, Craig James of ESPN recently announced he was running for the U.S. Senate in Texas. Also, before Santa went down the chimney, UCLA players went â&#x20AC;&#x153;over the wallâ&#x20AC;? in a timeless but tired tradition new coach Jim Mora hopes to end along with 50-0 losses to USC. Is the NFL really so powerful, though, as to force the colleges off Jan. 1?

The answer is no, it just seems that way. College football historically has not played on Jan. 1 Sundays, although Nebraska and Miami did in the 1995 Orange Bowl.

The Tournament of Roses has never staged its parade or game when Jan. 1 falls on a Sunday. That decision dates to an 1893 â&#x20AC;&#x153;never on Sundayâ&#x20AC;? parade edict that had to do with not wanting to frighten horses tethered outside local churches.

Oregon and Wisconsin will play the 13th Rose Bowl game contested on Jan. 2, and the first since 1995. The unlucky Oregon omen is the Ducks were 38-20 losers to Penn State in that game.

Penn State also lost when it capped an undefeated season by finishing No. 2 to national champion Nebraska. The teams couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play because Penn State was contractually obligated to Pasadena, but the controversy ultimately led to the creation of the Bowl Championship Series.

And that led to the Rose Bowl being played on Jan. 3 in 2002, two days after the parade, when Miami trounced Nebraska for the BCS title. The Rose Bowl was contested on Jan. 4 in the classic 2006 title-game matchup of USC and Texas.

The good news about Oregon-Wisconsin this year is that we can money-back guarantee you this game will be better than the first Jan. 2 Rose Bowl â&#x20AC;&#x201D; played in 1922. Oregon and Wisconsin have the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 3 and No. 4 scoring offenses, averaging a combined 91 points per game.

On Jan. 2, 1922, California scrummed Washington & Jefferson to a scoreless tie in the last Rose Bowl played at Tournament Park. Cal was a heavy favorite only a year after its â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wonder Team,â&#x20AC;? led by Brick Muller, roughed up Ohio State, 28-0.

Washington & Jefferson, a tiny Pennsylvania school of 450 students, was not supposed to stand a chance.

One West Coast sportswriter quipped before the game, â&#x20AC;&#x153;All I know about Washington and Jefferson is that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re both dead.â&#x20AC;?

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Peterson set for surgery EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has scheduled surgery to repair his left knee. Dr. James Andrews will perform the operation Friday in Alabama, six days after Peterson tore the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his knee while being tackled in a game against the Washington Redskins.

Coach Leslie Frazier said Peterson will be back in Minnesota on Monday for the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s season-ending meetings. His rehabilitation work will be done in Minnesota and his home state of Texas.

claims of giving athletes and recruits extra benefits for nearly a decade sparked an NCAA investigation. Court records show the agreement between the school and bankruptcy trustee Joel Tabas was filed last week.

FSU extends Fisher contract ORLANDO, FLA. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Florida State is extending football coach Jimbo Fisherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contract through the 2016 season.

The school announced the one-year extension to Fisherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current contract before the kickoff of Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Champs Sports Bowl against Notre Dame. Fisher signed a five-year, $13.75 million contract in February after going 10-4 during the 2010 season, his first as head coach. FSU finished the regular season 8-4 in 2011, his second season after taking over for longtime Seminoles coach Bobby Bowden.

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Danks, ChiSox agree to deal CHICAGO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Chicago White Sox and starting pitcher John Danks have agreed on a five-year, $65 million contract through 2016.

The deal was announced Thursday.

Danks will earn $8 million next season, and $14.25 million in each of the final four years of the contract. A 15-game winner in 2010, Danks slumped last season and was 8-12 with a 4.33 earned-run average.

IRS sues Steinbrenner NEW YORK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Internal Revenue Service is suing New York Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner over what it calls an â&#x20AC;&#x153;erroneousâ&#x20AC;? tax refund of more than $670,000. The suit was filed Tuesday in federal court in Tampa, Fla.

Miami repaying $83,000 CORAL GABLES, FLA. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The University of Miami is giving back $83,000 it says it received â&#x20AC;&#x153;directly and indirectlyâ&#x20AC;? from Nevin Shapiro, the former Hurricanes booster and convicted Ponzi scheme architect whose

Jordan engaged to model CHARLOTTE, N.C. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Michael Jordan is engaged to longtime girlfriend Yvette Prieto, a Cuban-American model heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been dating for three years. Publicist Estee Portnoy confirmed the news. The Bobcats owner got engaged over the Christmas weekend.

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1973 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Minnesota Vikings beat the Dallas Cowboys, 27-10, to win the NFC championship.

1973 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Miami Dolphins, behind 266 yards rushing, beat the Oakland Raiders, 27-10, for an unprecedented third straight AFC title.

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2000 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Nebraska ends a disappointing season by setting a bowl record for points in a 66-17 victory over Northwestern in the Alamo Bowl.

2002 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; TCU sets an NCAA record for fewest points allowed when the Lady Frogs beat Texas Southern, 76-16. The 16 points breaks the Division I record for fewest points. Prairie View scored 19 points against Jackson State in 1983.

2007 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Drew Brees sets an NFL record with 443 completions, passing the previous mark of 418 set by Rich Gannon in 2002. Brees completes 35 of 60 passes for 320 yards with three TD passes in New Orleansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 33-25 loss to Chicago.

Devin Hester of the Bears breaks his own NFL record when he returns a punt 64 yards for a touchdown. It gave him six kick runbacks (two kickoff, four punt) for scores this season.

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By Jesse Newell jnewell@ljworld.com

Howard coach Kevin Nickelberry was honest when asked what he learned following his team’s 89-34 loss to Kansas on Thursday night.

“Don’t go to any Indianas or Kansases. That’s what I learned,” Nickelberry said with a laugh. “Atmospheres — we haven’t dealt well with atmospheres.”

Howard (4-9) has only lost two games by more than 21 points this season.

Those two, though, have been ugly. Howard lost at Indiana, 107-50, on Dec. 19 before dropping Thursday’s 55-point decision to KU at Allen Fieldhouse.

“Bottom line,” Nickelberry said, “we got our butts kicked.”

The biggest surprise for Howard was KU’s defensive pressure.

“We watched the wrong tape,” Nickelberry said. “I’m probably going to fire my staff for making us watch the Davidson tape, because it didn’t help us at all.”

The Bison posted 24 turnovers, their second-highest total this season. “(KU coach) Bill (Self) did a great job of changing up their defensive schemes.

They got after us,” Nickelberry said. “I watched the tape of the Davidson game, and they kind of played vanilla, but tonight, they denied all our passes to the wing.

“He must have gave a great pregame speech, because we couldn’t run anything.”

The 24 turnovers also were the most forced by KU since

a 99-52 victory over UMKC on Jan. 5, 2011. In that game, the ’Roos had 26 giveaways.

“They looked more like KU in the past to me,” Nickelberry said. “(Self) took the foot off the pedal this year because he has a lot of new players, but I’m thinking he’s going back to doing what he knows. He’s not going to let David come in against Goliath and even be a factor, because four minutes into the game, we got knocked out.”

Howard entered Thursday’s game with one of the

youngest rosters in the nation. The Bison played five freshmen against the Jayhawks, with four getting at least 15 minutes.

“I don’t care what they did in high school,” Nickelberry said. “They weren’t ready for this atmosphere.”

So what was Nickelberry’s message to his players afterwards?

“You don’t want to know,” he said with a smile. “It wasn’t anything you could print.”

Howard will end its non-

conference schedule with a game Saturday at Kansas State.

Earlier this season, the Bison only lost by 14 at Georgetown and by 21 at Oregon State. “(Self) really found a way to get those guys going, because we are not as bad as we looked today,” Nickelberry said. “We’ve played well, but (in) the two atmospheres — at Indiana and this one — we just haven’t been good. As a matter of fact, we were awful.”

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KANSAS FORWARD KEVIN YOUNG PUTS UP A SHOT against Howard during the second half. KU rolled to an 89-34 rout Thursday at Allen Fieldhouse.

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Lindsay said. “I looked up, and I turned my head, and there he was dunking the ball. I ran down the court and looked at the big board to see the replay, but they didn’t even play it. I guess I’ve got to see ‘SportsCenter,’” he added of viewing Wesley’s vicious tip dunk.

There were other eyepleasing plays, such as Thomas Robinson’s one-handed follow dunk on a night he had nine points and seven boards in 22 minutes.

Also, Tyshawn Taylor and Conner Teahan swished three threes apiece en route to 13 points apiece.

Jeff Withey had six blocks to go with 10 points.

KU dished 23 assists against 13 turnovers while forcing Howard into 24 turnovers against just six assists.

Just about everything proved pleasing to coach Bill Self, except for a blatant snub by his celebrity buddy Sudeikis, who never introduced Wilde to Self.

“I don’t even know who she is, other than the fact she was co-star on the show ‘House’ that I never missed an episode of,” Self said with a smile. “That’s being truthful. I loved that show.

I like Jason OK, but I really was looking forward to meeting her, and they left early (with three minutes left).

“That’s kind of a bad deal.

He wants tickets and he leaves early,” Self added, smiling.

Overall, Self said, “We started out good. We got after them early (in building 42-13 halftime lead). I thought we played with more energy and did some good things.

We shared the ball. Then we just puttered around the second half.”

Taylor had five assists against just one turnover and Naadir Tharpe five

ACTOR AND KANSAS NATIVE JASON SUDEIKIS shoots a picture of the Kansas huddle next to his guest, actress Olivia Wilde. assists against three turnovers in 17 productive minutes.

“That was a lot of fun,” said senior guard Teahan, who had five rebounds and an assist against no turnovers in 17 minutes. “Our crowd came out with a lot more energy than we expected, especially since it’s Christmas break. Once we got our big lead, we were able to stay focused. In the past, we haven’t done a great job of that, but fortunately we were able to do that, today.”

Noted senior Juenemann, who had five points and a board in 10 minutes: “It’s always great getting a win and getting comfortable so you’re able to show some things that we can do as a team. It’s nice to get back here and play in front of our crowd over the break. It was a great win.”

Of his playing time, he noted: “It’s great to get some time out on the court, especially with all the reps we have in practice. Some of the walk-ons and guys on the end of the bench haven’t been able to get in the game. It was nice coach gave us the opportunity to go out and play and have some fun.”

Next up is Saturday’s 3 p.m. matinee against North Dakota in Allen Fieldhouse.

— Assistant sports editor Gary Bedore can be reached at 832-7186

BOX SCORE HOWARD (34)

MIN FG FT REB PF TP m-a m-a o-t Prince Okoroh 28 2-5 3-4 4-6 2 7 Mike Phillips 17 1-6 0-0 4-5 2 2 Oliver Ellison 15 0-1 0-0 1-1 3 0 Glen Andrews 20 1-10 0-0 1-3 0 3 Calvin Thompson 19 0-4 0-0 0-2 1 0 Simuel Frazier 24 1-6 1-2 1-2 2 3 Dadian Collins 18 2-6 0-0 0-2 1 5 Theodore Boyomo 18 1-3 1-2 3-9 3 3 Tre Lee 12 0-3 0-0 2-3 0 0 Alphonso Leary 12 1-3 2-2 0-0 2 4 Brandon Ford 10 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 Anton Dickeson 7 2-5 0-0 0-0 0 5 team 0-2 Totals 12-54 7-10 16-35 17 34 Three-point goals: 3-18 (Dickerson 1-2, Collins 1-3, Andrews 1-7, Okoroh 0-1, Phillips 0-1, Thompson 0-1, Ford 0-1, Frazier 0-2). Assists: 6 (Frazier 3, Okoroh, Phillips, Andrews). Turnovers: 24 (Andrews 5, Okoroh 4, Frazier 3, Thompson 2, Collins 2, Ford 2, team 2, Phillips, Lee, Boyomo, Leary).

Blocked shots: 2 (Okoroh, Phillips). Steals: 5 (Okoroh 2, Andrews, Lee, Dickerson).

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MIN FG FT REB PF TP m-a m-a o-t Thomas Robinson 22 4-6 1-2 1-7 2 9 Travis Releford 20 1-1 3-4 1-4 0 6 Jeff Withey 20 4-6 2-2 0-3 2 10 Tyshawn Taylor 22 4-7 2-2 0-0 2 13 Elijah Johnson 22 4-9 0-0 0-2 1 9 Kevin Young 18 3-4 1-2 3-6 2 7 Naadir Tharpe 17 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 2 Conner Teahan 17 4-6 2-2 0-5 0 13 Justin Wesley 14 2-4 2-5 3-5 2 6 Jordan Juenemann 10 2-5 1-2 0-1 0 5 Merv Lindsay 8 4-5 0-1 0-3 0 9 Niko Roberts 5 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 Christian Garrett 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 team 2-2 Totals 33-57 14-22 10-39 13 89 Three-point goals: 9-17 (Taylor 3-4, Teahan 3-5, Releford 1-1, Lindsay 1-1, Johnson 1-5, Tharpe 0-1). Assists: 23 (Taylor 5, Tharpe 5, Withey 3, Robinson 2, Johnson 2, Roberts 2, Releford, Teahan, Garrett, Young). Turnovers: 13 (Tharpe 3, Robinson 2, Roberts 2, Young 2, Releford, Withey, Taylor, Garrett). Blocked shots: 7 (Withey 6, Wesley). Steals: 11 (Young 3, Johnson 2, Roberts 2, Robinson, Withey, Taylor, Tharpe).

Howard 13 21 — 34 Kansas 42 47 — 89 Technical fouls: Howard coach Kevin Nickelberry. Officials: Rick Hartzell, Larry Spaulding, Rodrick Dixon. Attendance: 16,300.

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“Our schedule has been so hard that we haven’t had a chance to let guys play Howard University’s 34 through mistakes off the points scored were the fewest CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1B bench,” Self said. “I thought by a Kansas University oppoNaadir made some really nent since Alcorn State totaled guys who spent the most nice passes. Kevin did some 31 in KU’s 98-31 win on Dec. 2, time there during normal good things. Justin didn’t games were on the floor 2009, in Allen Fieldhouse. play as much in the teeth of nearly half the night.

It marked the third-fewest the game, but I thought they Young played 18 minutes points allowed in the Bill Self all did some good things.” and finished with seven era. Dartmouth scored 32 There was a reason for points in a 83-32 loss to KU on points, six rebounds, three that. And Young, who apsteals and one standing ovaNov. 28, 2006, in Allen. pears to be learning a little more each time out, summed tion. At times, it looked as if Kansas held Howard to 13 he thought Howard’s uniforms it up. points in the first half. It was “I feel like we showed a the second-straight game that had the words “Ohio State” lot more than we had been KU has held its opponent to written on the front of them. showing,” he said. “And I The 6-foot-8 junior’s 13 points in the first half, the think it’s because we came highlight play of the night other at USC. It marked the out aggressive. We just came with about 16 minutes first time the Jayhawks have held back-to-back opponents remaining in the second half stayed after them, and we had a lot of energy.” under 20 points in a half since and KU leading, 50-16. After Self has said this is a team the 2007 season (Washburn, missing a wide open 12-footthat has to bring great effort 18; Northern Arizona, 10). er, Young chased down his every night to play up to its The 81 points allowed by KU own rebound, zipped a pass potential. In a surprisingly over the last two games mark to Elijah Johnson and raced electric environment — conthe fewest in a two-game stretch back into rebounding posisidering the time of year since before the 1988-89 season. tion. He wasn’t done. After — and against an opponent hanging in the air near the Howard’s 22.2 percent they had knocked out in the shooting (12 of 54 overall, 3 of rim and taking two swipes first five minutes, the Jay18 from three) was lowest by at a ball that took forever to hawks showed they get that. a KU opponent since Dayton come down, Young tracked “I think for the most part shot the same percentage in down Johnson’s three-point they understand,” Self said. the 2009 NCAA Tournament. miss along the baseline and Howard’s 12 total field goals was fouled after gaining pos- “For the most part.”

Now, it’s about sustainwere fewest by a KU opponent session. As the teams headed since Alcorn State had 12 in a to the benches for the media ing it. With Big 12 Confergame on Dec. 2, 2009. Howard timeout, the Allen Fieldhouse ence play set to kick off Wednesday, when KU plays crowd rose to its feet and also set a season-low by a roared for Young’s effort. host to Kansas State, only KU opponent in free throws those performing at a high (seven) and three-point field“I think it’s shows a lot level are going to get big goal percentage (16.7). about Kevin, that he’s still O battling like that in that type minutes. If Young, Tharpe More team stats: KU’s and Wesley want to be in of game,” said KU senior 55-point victory was largest Conner Teahan, who teamed that conversation, what they since a 98-41 victory over with Tyshawn Taylor to lead showed Thursday against Ohio on Nov. 26, 2010. ... The Howard needs to be just the KU with 13 points apiece.

Bison’s 24 turnovers and 16 of- “We have to keep doing the beginning. fensive rebounds were season- same, just keep fighting no “We start league play with highs by a Jayhawk opponent. matter what the score is, and our in-state rival, and it’ll be O jumping, and the intensity just keep taking it to ’em.

In the house: “Saturday will be ratcheted up a lot,” Obviously, the crowd loves Night Live”/big-screen actor that. Those are big plays that Self said. “I don’t know if our Jason Sudeikis attended with don’t necessarily show up on new guys totally understand his date, actress Olivia Wilde. the stat sheet.” that yet.”

Sudeikis wore a KU baseball The veterans do.

Young wasn’t the only cap and Wilde a KU stocking “First off, you still have member of KU’s unproven to learn from these types cap. ... Future KU guard Conbench who impressed. ner Frankamp, a 6-1 junior Tharpe recorded five assists of games,” an unimpressed point guard from Wichita and a steal in 17 minutes, and Teahan said after ThursNorth, attended and sat behind Wesley snagged six points day’s victory. “We defiKU’s bench. Frankamp orally nitely want to take care of and five rebounds in 14 committed to KU in July follow- minutes. All three guys still business Saturday (3 p.m., ing an unofficial campus visit vs. North Dakota) and keep made mistakes, but those on June 30. mistakes didn’t lead to a spot momentum going into — GARY BEDORE next to Self.

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Remember the Alamo Bowl: Baylor wins shootout, 67-56

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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III wasn’t dazzling — and didn’t need to be — as No. 15 Baylor pulled out a thrilling Alamo Bowl victory in the highest-scoring bowl game in history, beating Washington 67-56 in a record-smashing shootout Thursday night.

If this was RG3’s final showcase before jumping to the NFL, it was a gripping goodbye to watch. One of the nation’s most electrifying players was upstaged by an even more exciting game that shattering the previous record for points in regulation set in the 2001 GMAC Bowl.

Griffin had an unremarkable night, throwing just one touchdown pass and running for another. But Terrance Ganaway starred ably in his place, rushing for 200 yards and five touchdowns.

His last was a 43-yard run with 2:28 left to seal Baylor’s first 10-win season since 1980.

Griffin wasn’t the star, but a crowd overwhelmingly in favor of Baylor that was left breathless by five lead changes and three touchdown plays of 50 yards or longer still treated him like one.

“One more year! One more year!” fans chanted as Griffin darted around the field in celebration.

Asked when he’ll make his decision on whether to forgo his senior year, the AP Player of the Year said, “Pretty soon here, probably.”

The previous bowl record for a regulation game was 102 total points set in the 2001 GMAC Bowl between Marshall and East Carolina. That game went to double overtime and ended with a combined 125 points — which still stands as the overall bowl record.

Baylor and Washington (76) also set a bowl record for total offense in a game with 1,377 yards.

Washington quarterback Keith Price outplayed his Heisman counterpart, going 23-for-27 with 438 yards and four touchdowns. He also ran for another three scores.

STATISTICS

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BAYLOR QUARTERBACK ROBERT GRIFFIN III, REAR, THROWS A PASS during the first half of the Alamo Bowl against Washington on Thursday at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

Griffin was 24-of-33 for 295 yards — and his only touchdown throw came on the game’s opening drive.

Blown out in four other games against ranked opponents this season, the Huskies finally made one interesting.

Not that it started that way after Baylor ran up 245 yards of offense alone in the first quarter — awful even by the standards of Washington’s defense, which is among the nation’s worst.

Then the most award-winning QB in the country suddenly stopped looking like even the best one in the Alamodome.

Price, a sophomore who threw a school-record 29 touchdowns in his first year as the starter, began cutting into a 21-7 deficit with a 12yard scoring strike to James Johnson. Seven minutes later he tied the game when Devin Aguilar somersaulted over the goal line after catching a 1-yard lob.

The overwhelming crowd of Baylor fans — decked in green-and-gold Heisman shirts and armed with signs such as “Superman wears RG3 socks” — stood in stunned silenced. That gave way to disbelieving gasps on the next series, when the typically sure-handed Griffin fumbled after getting popped

by Andrew Hudson.

After that, it was practically a free-for-all of big plays.

A 56-yard touchdown dash

by Polk. An 80-yard touchdown catch by Washington’s Jermaine Kearse two plays into the second half. An 89yard scoring rumble by Baylor’s Terrance Ganaway.

Kearse again, catching and darting for 60 yards before getting dragged down, setting up Price’s fourth touchdown toss the next play.

Back and forth, back and forth. One after another. In all, five plays covered 50 or more yards, three of them for scores.

Washington 7 28 14 7—56 Baylor 21 3 29 14—67 First Quarter Bay-Wright 11 pass from R.Griffin (A.Jones kick), 11:14.

Wash-Price 5 run (Folk kick), 7:26.

Bay-Salubi 36 run (A.Jones kick), 6:03.

Bay-R.Griffin 24 run (A.Jones kick), :48.

Second Quarter Wash-Johnson 12 pass from Price (Folk kick), 11:32.

Wash-Aguilar 1 pass from Price (Folk kick), 4:52.

Wash-Price 15 run (Folk kick), 1:38.

Wash-Polk 56 run (Folk kick), :31.

Bay-FG A.Jones 42, :00.

Third Quarter Wash-Je.Kearse 80 pass from Price (Folk kick), 14:00.

Bay-Salubi 7 run (A.Jones kick), 11:06.

Bay-Ganaway 89 run (Monk pass from R.Griffin), 8:28.

Wash-Aguilar 13 pass from Price (Folk kick), 7:44.

Bay-Ganaway 1 run (A.Jones kick), 6:01.

Bay-Ganaway 1 run (A.Jones kick), :58.

Fourth Quarter Wash-Price 8 run (Folk kick), 9:40.

Bay-Ganaway 4 run (A.Jones kick), 8:15.

Bay-Ganaway 43 run (A.Jones kick), 2:28.

A-65,256.

Wash Bay First downs 26 33 Rushes-yards 37-182 52-482 Passing 438 295 Comp-Att-Int 23-37-0 24-33-0 Return Yards 53 (-2) Punts-Avg. 2-54.5 2-52.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1 Penalties-Yards 1-15 8-58 Time of Possession 31:50 28:10 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Washington, Polk 30-147, Price 5-39, Callier 2-(minus 4). Baylor, Ganaway 21-200, T.Reese 2-101, Salubi 5-101, R.Griffin 18-55, Wright 4-28, Team 2-(minus 3).

PASSING-Washington, Price 23-37-0-438.

Baylor, R.Griffin 24-33-0-295.

RECEIVING-Washington, Je.Kearse 5-198, Aguilar 5-90, Seferian-Jenkins 5-59, Williams 3-19, Johnson 2-36, Polk 2-8, Callier 1-28.

Baylor, Wright 7-91, T.Williams 6-62, T.Reese 5-66, Sampson 3-25, Norwood 1-23, Monk 1-15, Salubi 1-13.

For an Alamo Bowl short on drama and light on matchups in recent years, it was a thrilling scoring spree that overshadowed the mere novelty of featuring the Heisman winner. And that in itself was a rarity for a bowl of this stature: Not since Ty Detmer took BYU to the Holiday Bowl in 1990 had a Heisman winner played in a bowl before New Year’s Day. Win or lose, it was an impressive finale for Washington after stumbling into the postseason losing four of its last six. Particularly against a ranked team after thenTop 25 opponents Nebraska, Stanford, Oregon and USC all crushed the Huskies by an average of 24 points.

Seminoles edge Irish in Champs Sports Bowl ORLANDO, FLA. (AP) — Florida State rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit and used a pair of touchdown passes by E.J. Manuel and two field goals from Dustin Hopkins to slip past Notre Dame 18-14 in the Champs Sports Bowl on Thursday night.

The victory was FSU’s fourth straight bowl win.

FSU receiver Rashad Greene, who caught one of Manuel’s touchdown passes, was named the game’s MVP. The No. 25 Seminoles started four freshman on their offensive line and gave up five sacks, but FSU’s defense picked off Notre Dame quarterbacks Tommy Rees and Andrew Hendrix three times and also piled up four sacks of its own.

Notre Dame shuffled between Rees and Hendrix throughout the game, but both struggled to get the Irish points inside the red zone.

After some stagnant offense on both sides in the first half, FSU trailed 14-0 early in the third quarter before finding some momentum through the air.

The Seminoles closed the gap to 14-9 with an 18-yard touchdown pass from Manuel to Bert Reed to open the fourth quarter, but failed on their 2-point conversion attempt.

They took the lead just 1:32 later after Nigel Bradham intercepted a Hendrix pass inside the Notre Dame 20 to set up an 18-yard touchdown catch by Greene to make it 15-14 with just over 13 minutes to play following another failed 2-point try.

The Seminoles added their second field goal of the game a series later.

Notre Dame punted on its next touch, but pinned FSU inside its own 5 and forced a quick three-and-out.

STATISTICS Florida St. 0 0 3 15—18 Notre Dame 7 0 7 0—14 First Quarter ND-Motta 29 fumble return (Ruffer kick), 9:04.

Third Quarter ND-Floyd 5 pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 11:24.

FSU-FG Hopkins 42, 9:03.

Fourth Quarter FSU-Reed 18 pass from Manuel (pass failed), 14:54.

FSU-Greene 15 pass from Manuel (run failed), 13:18.

FSU-FG Hopkins 29, 8:05.

A-68,305.

First downs Rushes-yards Passing Comp-Att-Int Return Yards Punts-Avg. Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

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FLORIDA STATE QUARTERBACK EJ MANUEL (3) SCRAMBLES as he is pressured by Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o during the first half of the Champs Sports Bowl on Thursday in Orlando, Fla. A poor punt by the Seminoles and a face mask penalty on the return gave the Irish the ball on the FSU 28 with 3:56 to play, but Rees was picked off in the end zone with 2:48 left and FSU was able to all but run out the remaining clock.

Notre Dame took a 14-0 lead on its opening drive of the second half by capping a 9-play, 62-yard drive with a 5-yard touchdown pass from Rees to Michael Floyd. Floyd fought Seminoles cornerback Greg Reid for the ball on to play, juggling it multiple times before finally getting his hands around it.

Reid stayed down on the turf after the play and left the game with concussion symptoms.

FSU bounced right back with a 77-yard kickoff return by Lamarcus Joyner, but Notre Dame’s fifth sack of the night on Manuel helped force the Seminoles to settle for a 42-yard field goal by Hopkins.

Notre Dame’s defense was responsible for the lone score of the first half.

The Irish forced a quick punt on FSU’s opening possession of the game, and used a 41-yard return by Floyd and a series of runs by Cierre Wood to set up a first-andgoal inside the 5-yard line.

But the threat ended just a play later when Rees was picked off by Joyner in the end zone.

The Seminoles’ ensuing drive lasted only one play itself, with Devonta Freeman

FSU 13 29-41 249 20-31-0 57 8-47.3 1-1 5-44 29:51

ND 19 35-93 187 19-35-3 45 7-40.7 1-0 5-39 30:09

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Florida St., Freeman 13-48, Wilder 4-10, Abram 1-3, Manuel 11-(minus 20). Notre Dame, C.Wood 18-60, Riddick 8-36, Hendrix 4-26, Team 1-(minus 1), Rees 4-(minus 28).

PASSING-Florida St., Manuel 20-31-0-249.

Notre Dame, Rees 16-27-2-163, Hendrix 3-81-24.

RECEIVING-Florida St., Greene 5-99, Shaw 4-64, R.Smith 4-34, Wilder 2-14, Freeman 2-12, Reed 1-18, Pryor 1-5, Green 1-3. Notre Dame, Eifert 6-90, Floyd 5-41, Toma 4-34, Riddick 2-7, C.Wood 1-8, Jones 1-7.

fumbling a pass from Manuel into the hands of Notre Dame safety Zeke Motta, who then returned it 29 yards for the touchdown.

Both offenses struggled to find any traction in the opening 30 minutes.

Along with each team’s turnovers, Florida State’s offense gained only 104 total yards to Notre Dame’s 91.

The Seminoles also failed to covert on any of their seven third-down attempts, while allowing four sacks. Notre Dame safety Jamoris Slaughter was responsible for two of them, tying a bowl record.

FSU’s special teams didn’t fare too much better, coming up a yard short on a fake punt run midway through second quarter.

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Rutgers 85, No. 10 Florida 83, 2OT PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Freshman Eli Carter scored a career-high 31 points and hit the go-ahead basket in the second overtime as Rutgers rallied to stun Florida.

The Scarlet Knights (85) came back from a sevenpoint deficit late in regulation and Carter hit a late threepointer in the first overtime to put the Scarlet Knights in position for their biggest win since knocking off No. 9 Villanova at home last season.

Erving Walker had a chance to tie the game for the Gators (11-2) in the final seconds, but his off-balance attempt from the foul line hit off the rim.

Kenny Boynton had 26 points for Florida.

FLORIDA (10-3) Young 4-8 3-3 11, Murphy 5-9 2-2 14, Boynton 8-14 7-7 26, Walker 4-11 0-0 9, Beal 4-12 6-7 15, Rosario 2-6 0-0 5, Wilbekin 1-1 0-0 3, Yeguete 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-62 18-19 83.

RUTGERS (8-5) Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Biruta 1-5 0-0 3, Seagears 6-12 0-1 13, Carter 12-24 5-7 31, Miller 8-13 0-0 16, Mack 5-8 1-1 14, Poole 2-7 0-0 4, Randall 1-2 2-2 4, Jack 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-72 8-11 85.

Halftime-Florida 34-30. End Of RegulationTied 66. End Of 1st Overtime-Tied 76. 3-Point Goals-Florida 9-27 (Boynton 3-8, Murphy 2-4, Wilbekin 1-1, Rosario 1-3, Walker 1-5, Beal 1-6), Rutgers 7-18 (Mack 3-5, Carter 2-5, Biruta 1-2, Seagears 1-4, Poole 0-1, Miller 0-1). Fouled Out-None. ReboundsFlorida 37 (Murphy 8), Rutgers 36 (Randall 8). Assists-Florida 14 (Walker 6), Rutgers 18 (Carter 7). Total Fouls-Florida 16, Rutgers 18. Technicals-Rosario, Miller. A-7,855.

No. 5 North Carolina 100, Elon 62 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Tyler Zeller had 19 points and 13 rebounds to help North Carolina beat Elon.

Harrison Barnes added 18 points for the Tar Heels (122), who blew the game open with a dominating 23-0 run midway through the first half. North Carolina led 5319 by halftime then pushed the margin to as many as 50 points after the break.

ELON (7-5) Hamilton 4-11 0-0 9, Isenbarger 2-7 0-0 4, Troutman 5-12 1-2 11, Koch 6-14 0-0 17, Beaumont 2-6 0-0 4, Spradlin 0-7 2-3 2, Winters 2-3 0-0 4, Edomwonyi 2-5 0-0 4, Ervin 1-2 0-0 2, Blake 0-2 0-0 0, Bonney 1-4 0-0 2, Dugas 1-4 0-0 3, Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Moody 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-78 3-5 62.

NORTH CAROLINA (12-2) Strickland 4-9 2-2 10, Zeller 6-12 7-8 19, Marshall 3-3 0-0 8, Barnes 7-12 3-3 18, Bullock 3-6 0-0 7, Hairston 2-11 0-0 5, McAdoo 3-8 2-3 8, Henson 8-15 0-1 16, Watts 2-3 1-2 5, Hubert 1-1 0-2 2, White 0-1 0-0 0, Cooper 0-0 1-2 1, Crouch 0-0 0-0 0, Dupont 0-1 1-2 1, Simmons 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-83 17-25 100.

Halftime-North Carolina 53-19. 3-Point Goals-Elon 7-28 (Koch 5-12, Dugas 1-3, Hamilton 1-4, Smith 0-1, Blake 0-1, Beaumont 0-2, Isenbarger 0-2, Spradlin 0-3), North Carolina 5-14 (Marshall 2-2, Barnes 1-2, Bullock 1-3, Hairston 1-5, Dupont 0-1, White 0-1). Fouled Out-Edomwonyi. ReboundsElon 35 (Troutman 10), North Carolina 64 (Zeller 13). Assists-Elon 12 (Hamilton 3), North Carolina 21 (Marshall 8). Total FoulsElon 21, North Carolina 8. A-20,880.

Vanderbilt 74, No. 14 Marquette 57 MILWAUKEE — Jeffery Taylor scored 19 points to help Vanderbilt steamroll Marquette.

John Jenkins added 14 points, and Lance Goulbourne had 13 points and 16 rebounds for the Commodores (9-4), who beat a ranked team for the first time this season.

Jae Crowder scored 16 points on 4-of-13 shooting for the Golden Eagles (11-2), who shot a season-low 32.2 percent from the field.

Vanderbilt, considered a top-10 team at the beginning of the season, came in unranked after a Dec. 17 loss to Indiana State.

VANDERBILT (9-4) Goulbourne 4-5 4-6 13, Tchiengang 0-2 4-4 4, Taylor 7-14 3-4 19, Tinsley 3-5 3-3 11, Jenkins 5-12 0-0 14, Johnson 0-2 0-0 0, Ezeli 2-4 4-7 8, Fuller 0-0 0-0 0, Parker 0-1 0-0 0, Moats 0-0 0-0 0, Siakam 0-0 0-0 0, Odom 2-4 0-0 5. Totals 23-49 18-24 74.

MARQUETTE (11-2) Crowder 4-13 8-14 16, Gardner 1-2 0-2 2, Johnson-Odom 5-15 1-1 12, Blue 1-7 1-2 3, Cadougan 1-3 0-0 2, J. Wilson 2-6 0-0 5, Mayo 3-9 3-5 10, Anderson 0-0 2-2 2, Jones 0-1 0-2 0, D. Wilson 2-3 1-2 5. Totals 19-59 16-30 57.

Halftime-Vanderbilt 44-22. 3-Point GoalsVanderbilt 10-22 (Jenkins 4-8, Tinsley 2-3, Taylor 2-5, Goulbourne 1-2, Odom 1-2, Tchiengang 0-1, Johnson 0-1), Marquette 3-15 (J. Wilson 1-2, Mayo 1-2, JohnsonOdom 1-6, Cadougan 0-1, Crowder 0-1, Jones 0-1, Blue 0-2). Fouled Out-Tchiengang.

Rebounds-Vanderbilt 39 (Goulbourne 16), Marquette 35 (Crowder 10). AssistsVanderbilt 17 (Tinsley 8), Marquette 12 (Crowder 4). Total Fouls-Vanderbilt 23, Marquette 19. Technical-Ezeli. A-15,684.

No. 18 Michigan 71, Penn State 53 ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 26 points, and Trey Burke added 13 points and seven assists to lead Michigan over Penn State in the Big Ten opener for both teams.

PENN ST. (8-6) Oliver 1-3 0-0 3, Glover 0-2 0-2 0, Marshall 3-4 1-1 9, Frazier 8-18 4-6 20, Woodyard 2-6 2-2 7, Lewis 3-9 0-0 6, Borovnjak 3-4 0-0 6, Graham 1-3 0-1 2, Travis 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 21-53 7-12 53.

MICHIGAN (11-2) Smotrycz 3-7 2-2 10, Morgan 1-4 0-0 2, Novak 3-6 0-0 7, Burke 3-10 7-7 13, Hardaway Jr. 11-18 3-4 26, Douglass 2-6 1-2 7, Vogrich 2-2 0-0 6, McLimans 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 25-53 13-15 71.

Halftime-Michigan 36-22. 3-Point GoalsPenn St. 4-15 (Marshall 2-2, Woodyard 1-2, Oliver 1-3, Glover 0-1, Travis 0-2, Frazier 0-2, Lewis 0-3), Michigan 8-25 (Vogrich 2-2, Smotrycz 2-4, Douglass 2-6, Novak 1-3, Hardaway Jr. 1-7, Burke 0-3). Fouled OutNone. Rebounds-Penn St. 32 (Graham 6), Michigan 32 (Smotrycz 10). Assists-Penn St. 6 (Frazier 4), Michigan 15 (Burke 7). Total Fouls-Penn St. 17, Michigan 13. A-12,751.

No. 24 Harvard 67, Boston College 46 BOSTON — Reserve Laurent Rivard scored 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting to help push Harvard over Boston College.

HARVARD (11-1) Casey 1-6 0-0 2, Wright 3-9 2-2 8, Curry 2-4 7-8 11, McNally 1-2 2-2 5, Webster 4-10 1-1 10, Rivard 7-12 0-0 18, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Moundou-Missi 0-1 0-0 0, Van Nest 0-0 0-0 0, Miller 4-5 0-0 12, Saunders 0-3 0-0 0, Travis 0-1 1-2 1, Smith 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-53 13-15 67.

BOSTON COLLEGE (5-8) Anderson 1-5 0-0 2, Clifford 5-6 4-6 14, Daniels 3-7 1-2 9, Humphrey 2-10 0-0 5, Jackson 1-2 0-0 2, Moton 0-2 0-0 0, Cahill 0-0 1-2 1, Odio 0-0 0-0 0, Caudill 0-1 0-0 0, Rubin 0-0 0-0 0, Heckmann 6-11 1-3 13. Totals 18-44 7-13 46.

Halftime-Harvard 40-33. 3-Point GoalsHarvard 10-20 (Miller 4-5, Rivard 4-8, McNally 1-1, Webster 1-3, Curry 0-1, Casey 0-2), Boston College 3-11 (Daniels 2-2, Humphrey 1-5, Heckmann 0-2, Anderson 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Harvard 36 (Wright 11), Boston College 22 (Heckmann, Jackson 5). Assists-Harvard 12 (Curry 5), Boston College 9 (Heckmann 6). Total FoulsHarvard 14, Boston College 13. A-8,606.

Big 12 Men Texas A&M 76, Arkansas Tech 58 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Elston Turner scored 19 points and Ray Turner added 15 and a career-high 15 rebounds for Texas A&M. The win breaks a twogame skid for the Aggies (9-3) in their last non-conference game before opening Big 12 play on Monday against No. 6 Baylor.

ARKANSAS TECH (8-2) Davis 6-13 3-4 16, Cleveland 3-8 5-7 11, Paul 0-8 1-2 1, Williamson 3-9 2-2 9, Wayman 0-1 1-2 1, Hoard 4-8 0-0 12, Friedel 1-1 0-0 3, Pinkney 0-0 0-0 0, Mitchem 0-0 0-2 0, Arnold 1-2 0-1 2, White 0-1 0-0 0, Coles 1-4 1-2 3.

Totals 19-55 13-22 58.

TEXAS A&M (9-3) Harris 3-8 2-4 10, Loubeau 1-2 3-5 5, Middleton 6-12 0-0 13, E. Turner 6-12 3-4 19, R. Turner 7-9 1-2 15, Hibbert 1-2 0-0 3, Davis 0-1 0-0 0, McDonald 0-0 0-0 0, Green 2-4 0-0 4, Alexander 3-5 0-2 6, Kinsley 0-2 0-0 0, Baird 0-0 0-2 0, Jolly 0-0 1-2 1, Jahns 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-57 10-21 76.

Halftime-Texas A&M 32-20. 3-Point GoalsArkansas Tech 7-19 (Hoard 4-7, Friedel 1-1, Williamson 1-2, Davis 1-4, Cleveland 0-1, White 0-1, Paul 0-3), Texas A&M 8-16 (E. Turner 4-7, Harris 2-4, Hibbert 1-1, Middleton 1-3, Alexander 0-1). Fouled Out-Loubeau.

Rebounds-Arkansas Tech 28 (Arnold, Hoard, Paul 4), Texas A&M 47 (R. Turner 15).

Assists-Arkansas Tech 8 (Cleveland, Hoard 2), Texas A&M 23 (Green, Harris, Middleton, E. Turner 4). Total Fouls-Arkansas Tech 24, Texas A&M 19. A-8,519.

Cincinnati 56, Oklahoma 55 CINCINNATI, OHIO — Point guard Cashmere Wright made a driving layup with 8.8 seconds left, and Cincinnati rallied from a 12-point deficit to a one-point victory over Oklahoma.

The Bearcats (10-3) trailed by 12 with six minutes to go, but went to a full-court press and got a three-point play and the winning layup by Wright in the closing minute at a downtown arena where Cincinnati has won its last 17 games.

Oklahoma (9-2) had a chance to win it, but top shooter Steven Pledger missed a long three with a few seconds left. Andrew Fitzgerald led the Sooners with a season-high 18 points.

OKLAHOMA (9-2) Fitzgerald 7-13 4-7 18, Osby 6-10 0-0 12, Grooms 3-10 0-1 6, Pledger 4-12 0-0 11, Clark 0-7 0-0 0, Washington 0-0 0-0 0, Blair 0-0 0-0 0, Neal 3-8 0-1 8, Honore’ 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-60 4-9 55.

CINCINNATI (10-3) Jackson 1-3 0-0 2, Wright 3-14 2-3 8, Dixon 5-13 6-7 18, Kilpatrick 6-16 1-2 17, Parker 2-8 6-6 11, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Guyn 0-1 0-0 0, Sanders 0-5 0-2 0, Gaines 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-61 15-20 56.

Halftime-Oklahoma 24-19. 3-Point GoalsOklahoma 5-16 (Pledger 3-8, Neal 2-6, Grooms 0-2), Cincinnati 7-30 (Kilpatrick 4-11, Dixon 2-8, Parker 1-3, Sanders 0-4, Wright 0-4). Fouled Out-Jackson, Neal. ReboundsOklahoma 46 (Osby 12), Cincinnati 37 (Kilpatrick 10). Assists-Oklahoma 15 (Grooms 9), Cincinnati 11 (Wright 5). Total Fouls-Oklahoma 17, Cincinnati 15. A-4,439.

Big 12 Women No. 13 Texas Tech 81, Cal State Bakersfield 63 SAN DIEGO — Shauntal Nobles scored a career-high 14 points to help Texas Tech remain undefeated with a win in the Surf N’ Slam Classic.

Texas Tech (11-0) is off to its best start since winning 15 straight to open the 2004-05 season. The Lady Raiders are one of six undefeated Division I teams.

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points, including a threepointer with 1:45 left as the Blazers pulled away from the Nuggets, who knotted the game at 98 midway through the fourth quarter.

Portland, which opened the season with wins over Philadelphia and Sacramento, led by as many as 13 points in the first half, but the team was plagued by 25 turnovers.

Ty Lawson had 25 points and eight steals for the Nuggets, who dropped their first game of the season.

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Thunder 104, Mavericks 102 OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant scored 30 points and hit a three-pointer at the final buzzer to lift Oklahoma City to a two-point victory over Dallas on Thursday night in a rematch of last season’s Western Conference finals.

The Thunder let Dallas wipe away a five-point deficit in the final 46 seconds to go ahead on Vince Carter’s three-pointer with 1.4 seconds remaining. That was just enough time for Oklahoma City to get the ball to Durant, who drilled a three from the right wing that improved his team to 4-0.

Dirk Nowitzki had 29 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Mavericks, whose title defense is off to an 0-3 start.

DALLAS (102) Marion 4-11 0-0 8, Nowitzki 9-17 10-10 29, Haywood 4-7 0-1 8, Kidd 1-3 0-0 3, West 5-10 4-4 15, Terry 6-17 0-0 16, Odom 2-11 0-0 4, Williams 1-2 0-0 2, Carter 3-8 0-2 8, Mahinmi 3-4 3-4 9. Totals 38-90 17-21 102.

OKLAHOMA CITY (104) Durant 10-16 7-9 30, Ibaka 6-9 4-8 16, Perkins 2-2 3-3 7, Westbrook 6-15 4-6 16, Sefolosha 0-0 0-0 0, Harden 4-8 6-6 15, Collison 4-4 0-0 8, Maynor 2-4 0-0 5, Cook 2-4 0-0 5, Mohammed 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 37-63 24-32 104.

Dallas 29 23 24 26—102 Oklahoma City 28 28 22 26—104 3-Point Goals-Dallas 9-26 (Terry 4-8, Carter 2-3, West 1-2, Kidd 1-3, Nowitzki 1-4, Marion 0-2, Odom 0-4), Oklahoma City 6-14 (Durant 3-5, Maynor 1-1, Cook 1-3, Harden 1-4, Westbrook 0-1). Fouled OutNone. Rebounds-Dallas 45 (Nowitzki 10), Oklahoma City 45 (Durant 11). AssistsDallas 25 (Terry 9), Oklahoma City 19 (Durant 6). Total Fouls-Dallas 24, Oklahoma City 19. Technicals-Carter, Nowitzki, West, Williams, Harden, Ibaka. A-18,203 (18,203).

Rockets 105, Spurs 85 HOUSTON — Kevin Martin scored 25 points, Luis Scola added 18, and Kyle Lowry had 16 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for Houston.

The Rockets took advantage of the Spurs’ poor shooting at the start to build a big lead. First-year Houston coach Kevin McHale was able to rest his starters in the fourth quarter, with his team playing the first of three games on consecutive nights.

SAN ANTONIO (85) Jefferson 2-10 0-1 5, Duncan 1-8 2-2 4, Blair 8-17 6-8 22, Parker 6-15 0-1 12, Ginobili 4-8 0-0 8, Leonard 3-7 2-4 8, Anderson 1-3 1-2 3, Splitter 4-8 2-2 10, Bonner 1-5 0-0 3, Ford 1-1 0-0 2, Green 3-7 0-0 6, Joseph 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 35-93 13-20 85.

HOUSTON (105) Budinger 1-3 0-0 2, Scola 9-12 0-0 18, Hill 2-4 2-3 6, Lowry 5-10 4-4 16, Martin 10-17 1-2 25, Dalembert 1-3 2-2 4, Dragic 3-10 0-0 6, Lee 4-10 0-0 9, Williams 2-4 0-0 6, Parsons 2-5 1-2 5, Flynn 0-0 0-0 0, Morris 1-4 0-0 2, Thabeet 3-3 0-0 6. Totals 43-85 10-13 105.

San Antonio 18 17 24 26—85 Houston 23 30 25 27—105 3-Point Goals-San Antonio 2-17 (Bonner 1-3, Jefferson 1-5, Parker 0-1, Anderson 0-1, Green 0-2, Ginobili 0-2, Leonard 0-3), Houston 9-26 (Martin 4-8, Williams 2-2, Lowry 2-4, Lee 1-5, Budinger 0-2, Parsons 0-2, Dragic 0-3).

Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-San Antonio 59 (Blair 12), Houston 51 (Lowry 9). Assists-San Antonio 12 (Splitter 3), Houston 21 (Lowry 8). Total Fouls-San Antonio 10, Houston 17.

Technicals-Houston defensive three second. A-18,267 (18,043).

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OKLAHOMA CITY FORWARD KEVIN DURANT (35) SHOOTS a three-pointer to win the game against the Mavericks during the final seconds on Thursday in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City won, 104-102.

Magic 94, Nets 78 ORLANDO, FLA. — Ryan Anderson scored 22 points, Dwight Howard had 16 points and 24 rebounds and Orlando had little trouble handling New Jersey.

Jason Richardson added 16 points for the Magic — including 15 in the first half — and J.J. Redick scored 15 points off the bench.

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PORTLAND (111) Wallace 5-7 3-3 13, Aldridge 6-14 1-2 13, Camby 1-2 0-0 2, Felton 10-16 2-2 23, Matthews 9-15 2-2 25, Crawford 6-16 9-9 22, Thomas 3-3 1-2 7, Batum 1-6 3-3 6. Totals 41-79 21-23 111.

Denver 17 36 26 23—102 Portland 30 23 30 28—111 3-Point Goals-Denver 4-20 (Lawson 2-3, Miller 1-2, Fernandez 1-5, Afflalo 0-1, Harrington 0-4, Gallinari 0-5), Portland 8-20 (Matthews 5-8, Felton 1-3, Batum 1-3, Crawford 1-5, Wallace 0-1). Fouled OutNone. Rebounds-Denver 39 (Nene 9), Portland 58 (Camby 12). Assists-Denver 17 (Miller 8), Portland 20 (Felton, Aldridge 6). Total Fouls-Denver 20, Portland 25.

Technicals-Denver defensive three second 3, Portland defensive three second.

A-20,531 (19,980).

Bulls 108, Kings 98 SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Derrick Rose had 19 points and eight assists and the Chicago Bulls earned a victory over the Sacramento Kings.

The Bulls ran off 15 straight points early in the game and never trailed again in defeating the youthful Kings, the NBA’s youngest team.

Carlos Boozer had 16 points and 15 rebounds for the Bulls (2-1). Richard Hamilton also had 16 points, while reserve Ronnie Brewer led a productive Chicago bench with 12 points.

NEW JERSEY (78) James 2-2 0-0 4, Humphries 3-5 3-5 9, Okur 4-9 0-0 9, D.Williams 2-12 6-8 10, Gaines 3-9 2-4 8, Stevenson 3-4 0-0 9, Morrow 2-10 0-0 4, Petro 1-2 0-0 2, Farmar 1-1 0-0 2, Sha. Williams 1-4 0-0 2, Brooks 7-15 1-2 17, She. Williams 0-4 2-2 2. Totals 29-77 14-21 78.

ORLANDO (94) Turkoglu 5-14 0-0 11, Anderson 7-14 5-6 22, Howard 7-9 2-9 16, Nelson 0-3 0-0 0, J.Richardson 6-14 4-6 16, Davis 2-8 1-2 5, Redick 6-11 1-2 15, Duhon 3-6 0-0 9, Hughes 0-2 0-0 0, Harper 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-81 13-25 94.

New Jersey 16 28 18 16—78 Orlando 28 22 25 19—94 3-Point Goals-New Jersey 6-17 (Stevenson 3-4, Brooks 2-2, Okur 1-1, Gaines 0-2, Sha. Williams 0-2, Morrow 0-3, D.Williams 0-3), Orlando 9-21 (Duhon 3-4, Anderson 3-5, Redick 2-3, Turkoglu 1-4, Hughes 0-1, Nelson 0-1, J.Richardson 0-3). Fouled Out-None.

Rebounds-New Jersey 53 (Humphries 10), Orlando 59 (Howard 24). Assists-New Jersey 17 (D.Williams 7), Orlando 25 (Turkoglu 7). Total Fouls-New Jersey 26, Orlando 19.

Technicals-New Jersey defensive three second 2. A-18,954 (18,500).

CHICAGO (108) Deng 4-9 4-4 12, Boozer 8-16 0-0 16, Noah 3-5 3-4 9, Rose 7-14 5-6 19, Hamilton 7-15 1-1 16, Asik 1-3 2-2 4, Brewer 5-5 0-0 12, Gibson 3-4 0-1 6, Watson 3-7 1-2 8, Korver 2-2 0-1 6.

Totals 43-80 16-21 108.

SACRAMENTO (98) Salmons 4-10 2-2 12, Hayes 3-8 1-2 7, Cousins 4-16 7-8 15, Evans 7-14 5-12 19, Thornton 8-17 0-2 20, Hickson 2-4 3-6 7, Fredette 5-10 2-2 14, Thompson 1-2 0-0 2, Greene 1-1 0-0 2, Outlaw 0-1 0-0 0, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-83 20-34 98.

Chicago 30 30 25 23—108 Sacramento 24 29 22 23—98 3-Point Goals-Chicago 6-12 (Brewer 2-2, Korver 2-2, Hamilton 1-2, Watson 1-2, Rose 0-2, Deng 0-2), Sacramento 8-17 (Thornton 4-6, Fredette 2-4, Salmons 2-4, Outlaw 0-1, Evans 0-2). Fouled Out-Cousins, Hayes. Rebounds-Chicago 53 (Boozer 15), Sacramento 51 (Cousins 12). AssistsChicago 25 (Watson 9), Sacramento 13 (Fredette, Hayes 3). Total Fouls-Chicago 27, Sacramento 19. Technicals-Chicago Coach Thibodeau, Sacramento defensive three second. A-17,317 (17,317).

Trail Blazers 111, Nuggets 102 PORTLAND, ORE. — Wesley Matthews had 25 points, including five three-pointers in the second half, and Portland stayed undefeated after three games this season.

Raymond Felton had 23

Lakers 99, Knicks 82 LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant scored 28 points in yet another dynamic performance against the Knicks, and the Lakers pulled away in the fourth quarter for their ninth straight victory over New York.

Kansas University signed seven baseball players to national letters of intent during the fall signing period, KU announced Thursday.

“We were looking to build off last year’s nationally ranked recruiting class, which had five players drafted that showed up to school,” Kansas assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Ritchie Price said. “These seven players address specific needs with the departure of our eight seniors and should come in and make an immediate impact on our program.”

The signees are: Q Jacob Boylan /1B-OF/61/175/Lee’s Summit, Mo.: Boylan hit .467 in 30 games

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they were visiting, he would often take them there.

“He did everything he could to treat us all like we were royalty,” Houska said, “or a national championship team, constantly.”

Added Kelly: “I don’t know how he found time in the world to do all these things.”

He also found time to build winning teams.

Homeratha, Fritzler related, was quite proud of leading basketball teams to the national tournament in three different decades — the Haskell men’s team went in 1987, and the women’s team qualified in 1999 and 2010.

In a release from HINU, the school’s president, Chris Redman, addressed just how much Homeratha meant to the Haskell community.

“It is difficult to express in words the impact coach Homeratha had on the lives of our students, faculty, staff and the athletic program at Haskell over the years,” Redman said in the statement.

“His selfless, tireless and dedicated service is unparalleled to anyone I’ve ever

with nine homers and 44 RBIs for Raymore-Peculiar High.

Q Hayden Edwards/RHP/69/195/Shawnee Mission: Edwards is the No. 1-ranked high school baseball player in Kansas, according Perfect Game USA. The 6-foot-9 righty posted a 6-2 record with a 2.10 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 49 innings in 2010.

Q Tommy Mirabelli/IF/58/150/Rocky River, Ohio: Mirabelli was named the Northeast Ohio Rookie of the Year in 2010. Last season he batted .450 with two homers, 15 RBIs and five stolen bases in 20 games.

Q Nick Sweatt/C1B/6-3/232/Mission Hills: Sweatt played for the K.C. Barnstormers this past summer and batted .422 with

a homer and 13 RBIs in 26 games.

Q Tyler Watson/LHP/60/155/Georgetown, Texas: On the mound for Georgetown High, Watson posted a 5-1 record with one save and a 4.36 ERA in 43 1/3 innings.

He also struck out 35 and walked 19.

Q Marcus Wheeler/IF/61/205/Phoenix, Ariz.: Wheeler is the top-ranked baseball recruit in the state of Arizona according to ESPNHS. As a junior at Phoenix Thunderbird High last year, Wheeler batted .554 with 16 doubles, 10 homers and 50 RBIs. Q Colby Wright/IF/61/195/Castro Valley, Calif.: Wright participated in the USA National Team Identification Series last fall in Cary, N.C.

known. The motivation and positive attitude he brought into our lives and those who have worked with him will be remembered forever.”

Homeratha’s time at Haskell dates to when it was a high school and he was a student there. Jerry Tuckwin was a classmate and teammate of Homeratha’s from 1957 to 1961. Later, the two would both become coaches at the college. Tuckwin, who coached track and cross country at Haskell, said his colleague was devoted to students in every aspect.

“He had dedicated 40 years of his adult life to Haskell — not only to faculty and staff, but most importantly to students, and he was a great, great mentor to them,” Tuckwin said. “Kids come back and thank him for him pushing them hard in academics. That was his primary thing: make sure they got an education, and then also contribute to their athletic development.”

Gary Tanner, now the men’s golf coach at HINU, was recruited by Homeratha to wrestle and play football at the college in the late 1970s.

Eventually, Homeratha asked Tanner to coach the football team, which he did from 1986 to 2000.

According to Tanner, Homeratha’s impact at HINU was immeasurable.

“He gave his life to Haskell and Haskell athletics, and not just the Haskell community, but the Lawrence community,” Tanner said.

Thursday on the HINU campus, a ceremonial fire was lit in memory of the school’s sports patriarch.

Tanner said it was a sad day for all who knew Homeratha.

“Even though we knew it was coming, it’s a shock, because after 40 years, all of a sudden he’s not here,” Tanner said.

As far as Fritzler was concerned, her coach lived up to his Ironman title as he battled cancer.

“He fought it the way we all expected him to fight it, with just his tenacious spirit,” she said. “He gave it hell.

He gave it his best.”

The countless friendships and relationships Homeratha forged at HINU, Tanner said, will make his presence irreplaceable — “Not just today, but I think we’ll feel the effects of this for some time to come.”

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One Month FREE! 2BR — 1017 Illinois. 2 story, 1 bath, CA, DW. $500/mo. Sunrise Terrace — 951 Arkansas, so close to KU! No pets. Call 785-841-5797 2BR w/study or 3rd BR, 2 full www.rentinlawrence.com bath, CA, DW, laundry, lots 2BR - 2406 Alabama, Bldg. 2, of parking, some with 2 story, 1.5 baths, CA, DW, W/D. $550 - $750/month. $500. No pets. 785-841-5797 No pets. Call 785-841-5797 www.rentinlawrence.com www.rentinlawrence.com 2BR - 3503 W. 7th Court, 2 story, 1 bath, CA, DW, W/D hookup, garage, 1 pet ok. $650/mo. 785-841-5797 2BR — 725 W. 25th, In 4plex, CA, W/D hookup, offst. parking. $410-$420/mo.

No pets. Call 785-841-5797 2BR avail. now, very nice & quiet, DW, W/D, off-st. parking. $545/mo. No pets.

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PARKWAY 6000

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Saddlebrook Townhomes

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

2BRs from $600 - $800/mo.

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1BR farm house, near Law2859 Four Wheel Drive rence. Stove, refrig., W/D Amazing 2BR, tranquil inti- hookups. NO PETS! $560/ 2BR starting at $525 mate setting, free stand- mo. +deposit. 785-842-3626 W/D included. Pool ing townhome w/ court- Leave name, phone#, msg.

3BR — 1131 Tennessee, 1st yard, cathedral ceilings, The Woods of floor, 1 bath. Avail. now. No skylights, & W/D. Most 1-5BRs: 615 Ohio, 608 & 945 Old West Lawrence Kentucky, 746 & 901 Mispets. $650/mo. 785-841-5797 785-841-4935 residents professionals. souri, 1128 New York, 1104 www.rentinlawrence.com Pets ok. Water & trash pd.

New Jersey. 785-842-2268 2BR - 415 W. 17th, laundry $750/mo.

785-842-5227 NEW RENT SPECIALS on site, wood floors, off-st. www.villa26lawrence.com 1st Class, Pet Friendly Campus & Downtown parking, CA. No pets. $450/ Houses & Apts.

2 & 3 Bedroom Apts mo. Water pd. 785-841-5797 www.vintagemgmt.com 3BR, 2 bath, 2 car garage.

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All 2BR — 909 Missouri or 1305 appls. No pets. Avail. now.

Kentucky, in 4-plex. Have 2BR, lg.

W. Lawrence home, $895/mo. Call 785-766-9823 Apartments, Houses & CA & DW. No pets. $450/ master BR suite w/garden Duplexes. 785-842-7644 month. Call 785-841-5797 tub & terrarium. 2 bath, 2 www.GageMgmt.com AVAIL. Now car & yard work included.

2BR, 1310 Kentucky. CA, DW, 3BR, 2 bath, major appls., No pets. Call 785-979-7474 laundry. Close to KU. $550/ FP, 2 car.

785-865-2505 Heatherwood Valley & mo. One Month FREE. $200 3BR, 813 Crestline Ct. CA, 1 Sunflower Apartments Deposit. Call 785-842-7644 bath, garage, fenced yard.

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1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Units Avail. Now. $750/mo. 1/2 off 2BR, 925 Alabama. 1 Bath, • No Application Fee • Adam Ave. 2 bath, 2 car, Deposit. Call 785-842-7644 Central Air, $500/mo. 2 Car Short-term Leases avail.

1,700 sq. ft., some with garage is avail. for $100 3BR, Remodeled old farm • Leasing Programs for fenced yards, $895/mo. per month. 785-842-7644 house, huge kitchen/LR, 1 Applicants w/Bad Credit Bainbridge Cir. - 1,200 - bath. 7 mi. S. of Lawrence 785-856-1237 1,540 sq. ft., 1.5-2.5 bath, 1 on all blacktop. $800/mo.

ASHBURY TOWNHOMES www.AssetMgmtPlus.com car, $695 - $775/mo.

Near K-10, W/D hookups Avail. Jan. 5. 785-979-0767 & fenced courtyard.

Pets okay Studio Apt., 1907 W. 25th, 2BR & 3BRs Available Apartments, Houses & with paid pet deposit $390/mo. + Tenant only MOVE IN SPECIALS Duplexes. 785-842-7644 www.garberprop.com pays elect. 785-841-1155 Call NOW 785-842-1322 www.GageMgmt.com 785-841-4785

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Enormous apt. right next to campus w/gated parking, huge closet & private bathroom. $395/mo. 817-690-7743

1, 2, & 3BR townhomes Studios — 2400 Alabama, all avail. in Cooperative. Units elect., plenty of parking, AC, starting at $412 - $485/mo.

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The house is at Duplexes emergency maintenance.

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PARKWAY 4000

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

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Happy Holidays

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1BR & 2BR Remodeled Units All utilities paid, includes high speed Internet.

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Cleaning

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Leasing Manager needed. —————————————————— for Tuckaway Management.

CALL TODAY (Mon. - Fri.) Our primary goal is ensur785-843-1116 ing the quality of living for our tenants. The ideal can10th & Massachusetts didate will have excepLofts tional customer service Studio & One Bedroom skills & knowledge of MiIMMEDIATE MOVE-IN crosoft Office programs.

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DISTRIBUTION TEAM LEADER Lawrence Journal-World is hiring a Team Leader in our distribution center. We are a family-owned operation with a 20,000 circulation daily newspaper, several weekly community newspapers, a Commercial Printing division, and a contract print site for USA TODAY. Team Leaders are responsible for handling the processing and bundling of newsprint products from the press to distributors; troubleshoot machinery; and assist with supervising and providing training to team members.

Candidates must be available to work between the hours of 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. daily.

We are looking for talented and hardworking individuals who are looking to grow in their career with a fastpaced company. Ideal candidate will have leadership experience; a team player; self starter with strong organizational skills; experience operating machinery and maintenance skills preferred; strong communication skills; good attention to detail and able to multi-task; a high school diploma or GED; able to lift up to 70 lbs.; stand for long periods of time and frequently twist and bend; and proficient with MS Office products.

To apply submit a cover letter and resume to hrapplications@ljworld.com or complete an employment application at 609 New Hampshire, Lawrence, KS. We offer an excellent benefits package including health insurance, 401k, paid time off, employee discounts, opportunities for career advancement and more!

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

WEB DESIGNER Looking for a new gig? Well, regardless of whether you are or are not “in search of” that next great place to work… We are looking for you!

Want to be our next web designer and be part of our rapidly expanding digital development team? The team designs/develops our digital products, provides maintenance/support of existing websites, and implements third-party digital initiatives. The World Company’s online operation is considered to be among the most innovative of news and media organizations in the country. Our websites include LJWorld.com, Lawrencemarketplace.com, KUsports. com, Lawrence.com and WellCommons.com. We are in search of a designer that is fairly technical and not afraid of the command line when dealing with front-end development and that can also provide creative concept and design solutions after ramping up.

What we want to see: • A few years of web design experience is ideal (preferably using open-source technologies).

Obviously - proficient with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (Experience in designing for mobile platforms a plus).

• Knowledge and hands on experience with content management systems is extremely helpful (Django templates would be ideal).

• Strong preference will be given to candidates with relevant experience. However, we will train the right person who demonstrates passion for their work and a willingness to learn.

• Experience with a version control system (preferably Git).

Some of what you will do here: • Varied design work and maintenance in addition to design processing from concept to implementation.

• Respond to non-technical users on a variety of technical issues and status updates.

• Identify research and resolve technical problems.

• Document, monitor and follow-up on issues to ensure a timely resolution.

The World Company is a communications and media company based in Lawrence, Kansas. We offer a competitive salary with an excellent benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401k, paid time off and more! Background check, pre-employment drug screen and physical lift assessment required. To apply submit a cover letter and resume to hrapplications@ljworld.com. EOE

8B FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2011 Tonganoxie

2BR Duplex, new furnace & window AC, thermal pane windows. $450/mo. + $450 deposit. 603 Church. Avail. now. Call 913-205-7183 3BR country home, 2 full bath, partial bsmt, 2 car, large yard, $800/mo.

816-807-1832, 913-369-3055 4BR house avail. now. 4 car, CH/CA. $875/mo. 7 mi. N. of Tonganoxie. Tongie school district 816-838-1988

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Cars-Imports

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Antiques

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

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Stk#164601 only amoire, side board/buffet, qu.size bed w/headboard, $14,956.

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Blue Denim fabric. $100/offer.

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Cars-Imports

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Pontiac 2008 Grand Prix Certified, Stk#B6652A Sale Price 19,000.

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Don’t see what you want? Give us a call and we can help you find it!

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Mazda 2007 Mazda 5 Sport 46K, Brilliant Black 6 Passenger Comfort, Can You Imagine?

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

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

Stk#581581 only $7700.

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Mitsubishi 2009 Galant ES, alloy wheels, power equipment, great fuel economy and dependability!

Only $9,774.. stk#10854.

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Tremendous gas mileage! See website for photos.

Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-610 00 24/7 2010 Mitsubishi Galant ES 4Cyl, Auto,7,000 mi Carfax 1 owner $14,995 23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

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2003 GMC Yukon XL NADA retail price $11,650, Buy it NOWfor $1750

Lexus 2004 RX330 All Wheel Drive, Sky Blue with gray int. Has every option you could get on this car. NADA retail, $20,125. ON SALE for Only $15,888.

All American Auto Mart 1200 East Santa Fe Olathe KS 66061 visit our website www.aaamkc.com Call 888-239-5723 Today.

Porsche 1999 Boxster.

ONLY 32K miles! Local car kept in garage by a meticulous professional. Guards Red is very shiny. Excellent condition with all keys and books. Would make a great Christmas present!

Includes big red bow! See website for photos.

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2008 Ford Taurus SEL V6, Auto, Low miles $15995 23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

Nissan 2007 Versa S, power equip, like new, choose from two starting at only $12,762. stk# 14043.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Nissan 2010 Versa S, power equip, like new, choose from two only $14223.00 stk#s13257 or 14043 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com 2008 Mercedes R350 4Matic (AWD), panorama roof, Navi, Harman Kardon, 6disc, heated. seats, 54K, $30,900 View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

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2008 Mercury Sable Premier V6, Auto,Pearl Carfax 1 owner, $15,995 23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

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

Come for a test drive. See website for photos.

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All American Auto Mart 1200 East Santa Fe Olathe KS 66061 visit our website www.aaamkc.com Call 888-239-5723 Today.

Chevrolet 2000 Corvette Coupe, Automatic, chrome wheels, leatehr, 117K, Winter priced at only $12,888.

All American Auto Mart 1200 East Santa Fe TV-Video Olathe KS 66061 visit our website DVD/VCR. Hitachi DVD/VCR www.aaamkc.com Combo. Call 785-318-0774.

Call 888-239-5723 Today. $25.00.

TV. 36” Sony Trinitron standard definition TV. Great for children’s playroom. Call 785-318-0774.

Hyundai 2007 Sonata GLS 4 cyl, Auto, gray, Carfax 1 owner $9,998 Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

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

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Best aerobic total body workout without pounding. Conditions heart and lungs, improves strength in every major muscle group. $75. 785-843-0257

TV, Sharp 19” Color TV. $25.

Please call for more information 785-331-7022

Chrysler 2007 300c, pearl white, every option, 63K, extra clean! Three to Ford 2002 Mustang. Local choose from. Way under trade-in in shiny black.

Book Value at only Nice car with automatic $15,888. Call for more info and V6. Two owners and on all three cars. only 75K miles. Much reAll American Auto Mart cent maintenance done.

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Furniture

Sports-Fitness Equipment

Ford 2008 Mustang GT this is one hot ride!

Leather heated seats, Shaker sound system, local trade, very nice!

Stk#58041A2 only $16,999.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

2006 CHRYSLER 300

Red Oak/White Oak Mix, Cadillac 2007 CTS sunleather, Bose $150/truck, $210/cord roof, navigation, On Stacked & delivered. Cured sound, Star, and more, only & Seasoned.

Adam $13,500. stk#371851.

816-547-1575 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com Seasoned Firewood for sale. hedge, oak, locust, & other mixed hardwoods. $160/cord. Split stacked & Delivered. Call Ryan at 785-418-9910

(3) Pianos, Winter Company Spinet or Acrosonic Spinet, $525.

Sterling Spinet, $175. Price includes tuning and delivery. Call: 785-832-9906

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

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Firewood: Mixed hardwoods, mostly split.

Stacked/delivered. $85 -1/2 cord. James 785-241-3530

Music-Stereo

Hyundai 2011 Elantra GLS 4 cyl, Auto, white, Carfax 1 owner, $17,988.

Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

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Firewood, Mixed hardwoods, full cord: $150. You haul. Or small delivery fee.

Oak & hedge cords slightly more. 35 years in business.

Call Bill at 816-810-3673

Display Case, lockable, lighted, 60” long, 55” tall, 2 shelves plus open lower display or storage, Excellent cond. $85. Can be seen at Lawrence Antique Mall, 830 Mass. 785-843-3460

Nissan 2010 Sentra 2.0 Magnetic Grey, 47K Who Could Say Not To… www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

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Firewood-Stoves Stk#14826A1 only $14,351.

A Full Cord Seasoned Dale Willey 785-843-5200 Hedge, Oak, Locust & www.dalewilleyauto.com mixed hardwoods, stacked & delivered, $160. Call Landon, 785-766-0863

Nissan 2005 Altima SE, 69K, White, V6, Alloys, Leather, Moon Roof, Sonoma Metallic.

You Have the Right To the Most Money For Your Trade-In www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

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Boots, Men’s black work boots - Wolverine brand.

6” lace up, soft toe, oil & skid resistant, water proof, gore tex lined. Size 10 1/2 D. Like new condition. $30.

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2006 Mazda3 S, 2 owner, 65k original miles, 5dr hatchback, moon, manual, 30+ MPG, 6CD, sporty! $9900 .

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

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Clothing

Tables, Nice marble corner tables. $75. Please call for more info. 785-766-0768

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

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

Baby & Children's Items Snowsuit- Carters 6 to 9 months Snow Suit $25, never worn.

Call 785-393-0749

FORD 2008 FOCUS Stk#B6482A $12,000 Robert Brogden Olathe Buick - GMC KC’s #1 Low Price Dealer 1500 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS 800-536-5346 913-782-1500 www.brogdenauto.com

Cars-Imports

2002 LINCOLN LS

Office Space Downtown offices, 2 avail. $325 or $350/month. New! Nice amenities. Utils. pd.

Year lease. 785-842-7337

Cars-Imports

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

The Selection

Premium selected automobiles Specializing in Imports www.theselectionautos.com 785-856-0280 “We can locate any vehicle you are looking for.”

Toyota 2000 Camry LE Automatic. 4cyl. 198K, Runs great! Non-smoker. Very clean interior & exterior.

Timing belt & water pump were changed at 153k.

Newer brakes & tires.

Heater & AC work great!

Power driver seat. Sun Roof. Factory radio & CD. Power windows & mirrors.

Cruise control. Excellent gas mileage. $4,200. Contact AJ 913-568-2981

Toyota 2006 Camry LE 65k, Dark Grey Metallic From Lawrence’s Favorite On-line Dealership! www.academycars.com 785-841-0102 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportsback GTS Auto, Black, Carfax 1 owner $14,995 23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

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Auctioneers

Carpets & Rugs

BILL FAIR AND COMPANY AT YOUR SERVICE

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

SINCE 1970 800-887-6929

Quality work at a fair price!

Automotive Services Auto Maintenance and Repair

1-888-326-2799 Toll Free

YEAR-END CLEARANCE SALE!

Decorative & Regular concrete drives, walks, & patios. 42 yrs. exp.

Jayhawk Concrete 785-979-5261

BIG Mark-downs in EVERY department!

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• Soft, Warm Carpet • Durable Ceramic Tile • Natural Wood Laminate • Classic Vinyl Flooring • Room-Size Remnants From only 48 c sq.ft.

First Come - First Served

Buy BELOW Wholesale.

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

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Dale and Ron’s Auto Service

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

785-842-2108

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Save up to 80% Multi-Warehouse Clearance on First Quality Overstocks & Surplus Goods in Popular Colors and Styles!

Jennings’ Floor Trader 3000 Iowa - 841-3838 9-5 Mon-Sat. 12-5 Sun.

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Catering Oakley Creek Catering - Full Service Caterer Specializing in smoked meats & barbeque

- Corporate Events, Private Parties, Weddings-

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Hite Collision Repair

“If you want it done right, take it to Hite.”

Auto Body Repair Windshield & Auto Glass Repair 3401 W 6th St (785) 843-8991 http://lawrencemarket place.com/hite

K’s Tire

Sales and Service Tires for anything Batteries Brakes Oil Changes Fair and Friendly Customer Service is our trademark 2720 Oregon St. 785-843-3222 Find great offers at

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Tires, Alignment, Brakes, A/C, Suspension Repair Financing Available 785-841-6050 1828 Mass. St lawrencemarketplace.com/ performancetire

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Full Service Gas Station 100% Ethanol-Free Gasoline Auto Repair Shop - Automatic Car Washes Starting At Just $3 2815 W 6th St | 785-843-1878 http://lawrencemarketplace. com/westside66

Carpet Cleaning

785-842-3311

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Looking for Something Creative?

Call Billy Construction Decks, Fences, Etc. Insured. (785) 838-9791 www.billyconstruction.com

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

785-550-5592

Dirt-Manure-Mulch

Rich Black Top Soil No Chemicals Machine Pulverized Pickup or Delivery

Electric & Industrial Supply Pump & Well Drilling Service

Motors - Pumps Complete Water Systems 602 E 9th St | 785-843-4522

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Guttering Services

Full Service Grooming All Breeds & Sizes Including Cats!

Flea & Tick Solutions

• Holiday Lighting Installation • Professional and timely • Residential & Commercial

All Your Banking Needs Your Local Lawrence Bank

For Everything Electrical Committed to Excellence Since 1972 Full Service Electrical Contractor www.quality-electric.net

Get Lynn on the line!

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Employment Services

Foundation Repair

No Job Too Big or Small

ADVANCED SYSTEMS Basement & foundation repair Your hometown company Over three decades 785-841-0145 mybasementiscracked.com

Int. & Ext. Remodeling All Home Repairs Mark Koontz

Bus. 913-269-0284

CONCRETE INC Your local foundation repair specialist!

Waterproofing, Basement, & Crack Repair

1-888-326-2799 Toll Free

Renovations Kitchen/Bath Remodels House Additions & Decks Quality Work Affordable Prices

Concrete, Block & Limestone Wall Repair, Waterproofing Drainage Solutions Sump Pumps, Driveways.

785-843-2700 Owen 24/7

Wagner’s 785-749-1696 www.foundationrepair.com

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Tutoring

Heating & Cooling

Origins Interior Design

“where simple ideas become inspiring realities”

in print and online.

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Installation & Service Residential & Commercial (785) 841-2665

• Color & Design • Space Planning • Furniture Layouts • Trade Discounts • Project Management 785-766-9281 originsinteriordesign.com

• Garage Doors • Openers • Service • Installation

General Services

785-842-6264

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Five yrs. exp. References, Bonded & Insured Res., Com., Moveouts 785-840-5467

Let Us Help With The Holidays

Gift Certificates Avail.

Family owned and operated since 1992 For Your Holiday Cleaning Needs

Sue Bee’s Cleaning 785-841-2268

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

Events/ Entertainment

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

Call to schedule a ride: 843-5576 or 888-824-7277 Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 3:30 pm We ask for $2.00 each way.

Even if you don’t have a disability and you live outside the Lawrence City limits, we can help.

Funded in part by KDOT Public Transit Program

Computer/Internet Computer Running Slow?

Viruses/Malware?

Troubleshooting? Lessons?

Computer Questions, Advise?

We Can Help — 785-979-0838

Banquet Room Available for Corporate Parties, Wedding Receptions, Fundraisers Bingo Every Friday Night 1803 W 6th St. (785) 843-9690 http://lawrencemarket place.com/Eagles_Lodge

Air Conditioning Heating/Plumbing

Insurance

930 E 27th Street, 785-843-1691 http://lawrencemarketplace. com/chaneyinc

Air Conditioning/ & Heating/Sales & Srvs.

Music Lessons

Free Quote

Roofing I COME TO YOU!

Dependable & Reliable Holiday pet sitting, feeding, overnights, walks, more!

References! Insured!

785-550-9289

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Professional Service with a Tender Touch

Stress Free for you and your pet.

Complete Roofing

Call Calli 785-766-8420

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

Tearoffs, Reroofs, Redecks * Storm Damage * Leaks * Roof Inspections

Free Estimates on replacement equipment! Ask us about Energy Star equipment & how to save on your utility bills.

Roger, Kevin or Sarajane

Auto-Home- BusinessLife- Health Dennis J. Donnelly Insurance Inc. 913-268-5000 11211 Johnson Dr. insuranceinckc.com

Low Maintenance Landscape, Inc.

1210 Lakeview Court, Innovative Planting Design Construction & Installation www.lawrencemarketplace. com/lml

Fast Quality Service

Commercial &Residential 24 hour Service

Plan Now For Next Year • Custom Pools, Spas & Water Features • Design & Installation • Pool Maintenance (785) 843-9119

For all your Heating, Air Conditioning and Plumbing needs

midwestcustompools.com

Serving the Douglas & Franklin county areas

785-331-8369

A. B. Painting & Repair

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

Al 785-331-6994 albeil@aol.com

Inside - Out Painting Service

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Re-Roofs: All Types Roofing Repairs Siding & Windows FREE Estimates (785) 749-0462 www.meslerroofing.com

785-766-2785

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Salon & Spa

• Hair styling /Coloring • Soft Curl Perms • Nails & Eye Lashes 785-856-9020 2400 Franklin Rd., Suite E .

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Call Lyndsey 913-422-7002 Husband & wife team, exp., fast & good.

Reasonable, Carolyn& Mark 785-424-5860

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

Riffel Painting Co. 913-585-1846

Specializing in new homes & Residential interior and exterior repaints Power Washing Deck staining Sheet Rock Repair Quality work and products since 1985

Supplying all your Painting needs.

Serving Lawrence and surrounding areas for over 25 years.

Locally owned & operated.

Green Grass Lawn Care

Pet Services

Free estimates/Insured.

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

RETIRED MASTER PLUMBER & Handyman needs small work.

Bill Morgan 816-523-5703

Taking Care of Lawrence’s Plumbing Needs for over 35 Years (785) 841-2112 lawrencemarketplace.com /kastl

12th & Haskell Recycle Center, Inc. No Monthly Fee - Always been FREE! Cash for all Metals We take glass!

1146 Haskell Ave, Lawrence 785-865-3730 http://lawrencemarketplace. com/recyclecenter Lonnie’s Recycling Inc. Buyers of aluminum cans, all type metals & junk vehicles. Mon.-Fri. 8-5, Sat. 8-4, 501 Maple, Lawrence.

785-841-4855 lawrencemarketplace.com/ lonnies

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Lawrence First Class Transportation Limos Corporate Cars Drivers available 24/7

785-841-5466

Recycling Services

Repairs and Services

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Travel Services

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Marty Goodwin 785-979-1379

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

35 yrs. exp. Free est.

913-636-1881

Prompt Superior Service Residential * Commercial Tear Off * Reroofs

Complete interior & exterior painting Siding replacement

Lawn, Garden & Nursery

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

Home Improvements

785-749-4391

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Plumbing

Painting

Landscaping

For all the things you do not know whom to call.

I get it done!

www.independenceinc.org

15yr. locally owned and operated company.

Professionally trained staff. We move everything from fossils to office and household goods.

Call for a free estimate.

785-749-5073 http://lawrencemarketplace. com/starvingartist

785-842-3030

Interior/Exterior Painting

785-843-2244

Office* Clerical* Accounting Light Industrial* Technical Finance* Legal

Haul Free: Salvageable items. Minimum charge: other moving/hauling jobs.

Also Maintenance/Cleaning for home/business, inside/out plumbing / electrical & more. www.a2zenterprises.info 785-841-6254

Mobile Enviro-Wash LTD

Quality Work Over 20 yrs. exp.

www.scott-temperature.com www.lawrencemarketplace. com/scotttemperature

785-856-GOLD(4653) Jewelry, coins, silver, watches. Earn money with broken & Unwanted jewelry

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Int/Ext/Specialty Painting Siding, Wood Rot & Decks Kate, 785-423-4464 www.kbpaintingllc.com

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785-841-3088

• Unsightly black streaks of mold & dirt on your roof?

• Mold or Mildew on your house?

• Is winter salt intrusion causing your concrete to flake?

Moving-Hauling

Painting Retired Carpenter, Deck Repairs, Home repairs: Doors, Windows, Stairs, Wood Rot, JAYHAWK GUTTERING Siding, Seamless aluminum gutter- Powerwash785-766-5285 ing. Many colors to choose from. Install, repair, screen, clean-out. Locally owned.

Instruction and Insured. Free estimates. jayhawkguttering.com

• Garage Doors • Openers • Service • Installation Call 785-842-5203 or visit us at Lawrencemarketplace.com /freestategaragedoors

Adorable Animal Designs

KEYS of JOY

Quality work at a fair price!

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

Level & Straighten Walls & Bracing on wall. BBB .

Free Estimates Since 1962

Repairs and Services

www.cnnmobilepetsalons.com

785-550-5610

Buckingham Palace Commercial & Residential Cleaning Services “The Greener Cleaner”

Yoga is more than getting on the mat.

Live Passionately Yoga Nutrition Classes Relaxation Retreats 1407 Massachusetts 785-218-0174 lawrencemarketplace.com/ breathe

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Eagles Lodge

Specializing in Carpet, Tile & Upholstery cleaning.

Carpet repairs & stretching, Odor Decontamination, Spot Dying & 24 hr Water extraction. www.doctor-clean.com 785-840-4266

Breathe Holistic Life Center

Light Up The Season!

Financial

Garage Doors

Cleaning

Bird Janitorial & Hawk Wash Window Cleaning.

• House Cleaning • Chandeliers • Post Construction • Gutters • Power Washing • Prof Window Cleaning • Sustainable Options Find Coupons & more info: lawrencemarketplace.com/ birdjanitorial Free Est. 785-749-0244

JASON TANKING CONSTRUCTION New Construction Framing, Remodels, Additions, Decks Fully Ins. & Lic. 785.760.4066 http://lawrencemarket place.com/jtconstruction

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Montessori Children’s House of Lawrence Preschool Enroll by 2-1/2-3 yr.old Half day or All day spots. www.montessorilawrence.org 785-843-7577/785-842-6002

Pet Services

785-843-2174

Electrical

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

Medical-HealthTherapy

1388 N 1293 Rd, Lawrence

FOUNDATION REPAIR

Serving KC over 40 years 913-962-0798 Fast Service

Kansas Carpet Care, Inc.

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

• 24 Hour Emergency Water Damage Services Available

By Appointment Only

Decks & Fences

785-887-6936 http://oakleycreek.com

Harris Auto Repair

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Staining & Engraving Existing Concrete Custom Decorative Patterns Patios, Basements, Garage Floors, Driveways 785-393-1109 www.robinseggconcrete.com

Family Owned & Operated

Across The Bridge In North Lawrence 903 N 2nd St | 785-842-2922 lawrencemarketplace.com/ battery

Steve’s Place

Banquet Hall available for wedding receptions, birthday parties, corporate meetings & seminars.

For more info. visit http://lawrencemarket place.com/stevesplace

Home Improvements

913-488-7320

On-Site Cooking Available

Child Care Provided

General Services

Year round storage

Stacked Deck

For All Your Battery Needs

Domestics and Imports Brake repair Engine repair AC repair / service Custom exhaust systems Shock & Struts Transmissions Tire sales / repairs

Driveways, Parking Lots, Paving Repair, Sidewalks, Garage Floors, Foundation Repair 785-843-2700 Owen 24/7

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

One Company Is All You Need and One Phone Call Is All You Need To Make (785) 842-0351

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

785-760-3684 www.KansasTreeCare.com

BUDGET TREE SERVICE, LLC. 913-593-7386

Trimmed, Shaped, Removed Shrubs, Fenceline Cleaned

No Job Too Small Free Est. Lic. & Ins. 913-268-3120 Chris Tree Service 20yrs. exp. Trees trimmed, cut down, hauled off.

Free Est. Ins. & Lic. 913-631-7722, 913-301-3659

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14 yrs experience.

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1999 FORD F250 NADA retail price $7225 Buy it NOW for $5200

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Stk#T7056A Sale Price $12,000

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

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2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED

Hyundai 2010 Santa Fe GLS 4 cyl. Auto, Blk, Carfax 1 owner $18,998 Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

2006 Toyota 4Runner SPORT, 4WD, Moon, tow, CD, PL, PW, cruise, spoiler, 120K, new tires, clean! $14,900 View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

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2008 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE 1 Crew Cab, 4x4, V8, Auto, Carfax 1 owner $24,995 23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com .

Toyota 2010 Tacoma, regular cab. 2WD, 4cyl. 5spd, 7K, Warranty, Carfax okay, $15,000. 785-628-8726

Toyota 2008 Tundra crew cab 4x4, 49,000 miles, loaded, TRO package, leather, PW, PL, cruise, fully equipped nice ride.

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2006 Toyota Tundra SR5 V8, Auto, Red Pearl, $12,995 23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

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GMC 2008 Sierra SLE, 4WD Crew cab, diesel, one owner, local trade, GM certified, very nice!

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2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac XLT, V6, Auto, $13995 23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

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2011 Toyota Tundra V8, Auto, 4x4, 15,000 mi Carfax 1 owner $25,995 23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

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Jeep 2005 Grand Cherokee, 4.7L, V8, 5spd Auto, 4dr, SUV, 102K, White.

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NADA retail price $9400, Buy it NOWfor $5800

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4X4, Heated Seats, leather, dual power seats, moonroof, and tow Chevrolet 2002 package, and lots more.

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JEEP 2007 WRANGLER UNLIMITED X. Stk# T96620A Sale Price $21,999

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Mom’s negativity could be sign of depression Annie’s Mailbox

ings would change. After various marriage seminars and two years of couples counseling, I came to realize that I was not in love with my husband and probably never was.

Both my husband and I come from strong Catholic backgrounds. When I announced I wanted a divorce, my husband’s family stopped communicating with me.

A mother at my daughter’s school cornered me to say I anniesmailbox@comcast.net should have tried harder.

Dear Trying: Can you talk I once had the same mentalto Mom’s doctor and ask ity. People seem to think that him to prescribe an antide- if you were the one who chose pressant for her? All those qualities that annoy you — her negativity, obsessive thoughts, worrying — can indicate anxiety and depression for which medication could be enormously helpful. Tell her you love her and want her to feel better.

Dear Annie: I decided after 16 years of marriage to divorce my husband. We married young. He was a good provider and father and treated me well. We have two beautiful children and a home on the water and were financially well off. But he was also controlling and emotionally detached.

After years of loneliness and depression, I decided to leave him. I stayed in the marriage a lot longer than I wanted for our children, hoping my feel-

Marcy Sugar and Kathy Mitchell

Those we lost: an appreciation As 2011 comes to a close, let’s remember those figures from television history who left us during 2011. Some were far too young.

Others lived into their 10th decade. Some were household names, like Harry Morgan (“Dragnet,” “M-A-S-H”), Andy Rooney (“60 Minutes”) and Peter Falk (“Columbo”).

The very definition of a big Hollywood star, Elizabeth Taylor appeared often on television, most notably on “The Simpsons,” where she was the only actress to provide the voice of Maggie.

Others may not register at first, but made an indelible impression nonetheless. Few heard of actor Len Lesser before he played Jerry’s odd Uncle Leo on “Seinfeld.” Character actress Frances Bay also appeared on “Seinfeld” as the old lady Jerry mugs in order to steal a loaf of marble rye.

Jackie Cooper began as a star in early talking pictures and “Our Gang” shorts before becoming a television star in the 1950s on “The People’s Choice.” Long before the workout craze of the 1980s, Jack LaLanne promoted physical fitness on television. James Arness starred on “Gunsmoke” as Matt Dillon for 20 years. Alan Sues brought a camp element to “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In” that contrasted brilliantly with that series’ swinger sensibility.

If you’ve enjoyed an Oscar telecast over the years, thank Gil Cates, who produced 14 of them. If you watched a rock performance in the pre-MTV era, you probably saw it on “Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert,” produced by Kirshner. Producer Sherwood Schwartz not only created the hit series “Gilligan’s Island” and “The Brady Bunch,” he also co-wrote their catchy theme songs.

Madelyn Pugh Davis wrote many of the scripts that made Americans love “I Love Lucy.” Director Sidney Lumet cut his teeth during television’s golden age of dramas.

Producer Bert Schneider went from “The Monkees” to become a Hollywood producer and a force behind “Easy Rider,” ‘‘Five Easy Pieces,” ‘‘The Last Picture Show” and other films that defined this era as one of Hollywood’s most creative.

Character actor Charles Napier spent a long career playing heavies, but he’s still well remembered for a “Star Trek” walk-on as a guitar-strumming hippie. After only one season on the recent Starz period action series “Spartacus: Blood and Sand,” Andy Whitfield was stricken with cancer and died this year at age 39. We also remember wrestler Randy Savage, “Taxi” star Jeff Conaway, “Honey West” star Anne Francis and John Dye, well known for his role on “Touched by an Angel” as Andrew, the angel of death.

Let’s thank them all for their contributions to the medium we can’t live without.

Tonight’s other highlights

Marathon helping of “American Pickers” (7 a.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, History).

Sarah’s former mentor returns on “Chuck” (7 p.m., NBC).

A new start for a steakhouse on “Kitchen Nightmares” (7 p.m., Fox).

Ray Suarez hosts a “Need to Know” (7:30 p.m., PBS) look at the upcoming Jan. 3 Iowa Caucuses.

An accident reveals a family’s fabled legacy on “Grimm” (8 p.m., NBC).

Walter’s creepy past resurfaces on “Fringe” (8 p.m., Fox).

The cast glances back on their adventures up North on “Gold Rush” (8 p.m., Discovery).

A murder casts light on a mob dynasty’s dysfunction on “Blue Bloods” (9 p.m., CBS).

Scheduled on “Dateline” (9 p.m., NBC): A love triangle ends in murder.

Actor Joseph Bologna is 77. Actor Russ Tamblyn is 77. Baseball Hall-ofFamer Sandy Koufax is 76. Actor Jack Riley is 76. Folk singer Noel Paul Stookey is 74. TV director James Burrows is 71.

Actor Fred Ward is 69.

Singer-musician Michael Nesmith is 69. Singer Davy Jones is 66. Ac-

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to walk away, you are not hurting. Annie, this pain will be with me forever. But do I regret my divorce? No. Staying in an unhappy, dysfunctional marriage would have been telling myself I don’t matter.

— Starting Over in N.D. Dear N.D.: Divorce is always difficult and often heartbreaking. No one knows what someone else’s marriage is like unless they have lived it.

— Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to Annie’s Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190 Chicago, IL 60611.

JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS For Friday, Dec. 30: This year you often find yourself confused or in situations where misunderstandings cause a problem. Learn better ways of communicating.

Learn to confirm appointments as well as what you thought you heard. If you are single, move in a new direction as far as meeting people. If you are attached, the two of you should consider a weekend workshop in communicating. Pisces draws you out.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult Aries (March 21-April 19) You push so hard that you often miss out on other parts of your life.

Right now, rest up for the next hurdle. Tonight: Work on your resolutions.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) No one needs to tell you anything, and maybe no one should try. You are determined.

You feel you have destiny behind you. Tonight: You are master of your night.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Take charge of what has been neglected and needs handling.

Others might have slacked

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off or might not see the importance of a key task like you do. Tonight: A must appearance.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Reach out for someone you care about.

How you feel and what goes on could be subject to change. Tonight: Speak your mind.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Realize the power and strength of teaming up with the right person. Though you are strong by yourself, together you are a force to behold. Tonight: Avoid a money discussion if it is going to be a source of anger.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) You might want to think before you speak. Who wants to go into the new year riding a wave of disruption and arguments? Tonight: Move through an issue.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Stay even and direct. Your ability to move forward despite an underlying distraction or frustration could be a problem.

Tonight: Easy works.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Your playfulness emerges as sensuality, causing a disruption in

BIRTHDAYS tress Concetta Tomei is 66. Singer Patti Smith is 65. Rock singer-musician Jeff Lynne is 64. TV host Meredith Vieira is 58.

Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph is 56. Actress Patricia Kalember is 55. Country singer Suzy Bogguss is 55. “Today” show cohost Matt Lauer is 54.

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a partnership, especially if you’re flirting with someone else. Tonight: Let your hair down.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Tension builds, especially on the home front. A deadline of sorts weighs on you, triggering some distress.

Investigate several ways to let go of the issues.

Tonight: Close to home.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) A conversation cannot be postponed much longer. Someone keeps calling and calling — the theme is clear.

Tonight: Why not let the party begin?

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Don’t use finances or another person’s ire as a reason not to do something. If you can clear up a misunderstanding, do.

Tonight: On a roll. Think “resolutions.”

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) You cannot seem to convince others of your rightness. Perhaps that is because it is only right for you. Tonight: Go with another person’s suggestion.

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32 Former Russian space station 33 Voice quality 34 It has 14 lines 35 “Yikes!”

37 Hoedown participant 39 Pro’s opposite 40 Like some checkups 43 It prevents a win-win situation 46 Last word on a list, sometimes 47 Alex Trebek’s favorite legal term?

50 Kingston duo?

51 Metro maker, once 52 Prefix meaning “billionth” 53 Electrical quality inspector?

58 Solidified in the cold 61 I might signify this?

62 Villains of some fables 63 Device for catching speeders 64 Bro’s sibling 65 Big name in department stores 66 Some court hearings 67 Part of a telephone no.

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lunch 41 Capital on the Mediterranean 42 Lascivious look 44 Marital squabble 45 California’s first state capital 48 Full of merriment 49 They make you red in the face 53 Industry magnate 54 Alternative to DOS or Windows 55 “Gosh darn it!”

56 Richard of “Breathless” 57 To be, in Latin class 58 One way to swing?

59 Tampa player 60 Poetic homage

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Ullman is 52. Rock musician Rob Hotchkiss is 51. Radio-TV commentator Sean Hannity is 50.

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Rock musician Byron McMackin (Pennywise) is 42.

Actress Meredith Monroe is 42.

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Dear Annie: My mother lives by herself. I have not spent a great deal of time with her, but now that she is aging, I feel guilty for not being around. Mom doesn’t have any friends, and my siblings barely speak to her. She is a difficult woman.

Mom is very negative, has no interests and says terrible things about everyone. She is a natural worrier. The glass is always halfempty. The only things she ever wants to talk about are other people’s problems, her medical conditions and stories about her childhood that I’ve heard a million times. Just the thought of having to spend a little time with her makes me anxious and apprehensive.

Although counseling helped me deal with growing up in an unstable environment, it has not made things better when it comes to the stress I feel when I’m around my mother.

I’ve told her it’s difficult to deal with negative people, but she doesn’t think that applies to her. If I told her outright, she would never be able to get past how much I hurt her.

I know some people will say to be brutally honest, but they don’t understand that Mom’s reaction would be unhelpful. She’d obsess over it, but she wouldn’t change.

I love my mother, but I can’t stand to be around her. How do I cope? — Trying My Best

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AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF y-New England 12 3 0 .800 464 N.Y. Jets 8 7 0 .533 360 Buffalo 6 9 0 .400 351 Miami 5 10 0 .333 310 South W L T Pct PF y-Houston 10 5 0 .667 359 Tennessee 8 7 0 .533 302 Jacksonville 4 11 0 .267 224 Indianapolis 2 13 0 .133 230 North W L T Pct PF x-Baltimore 11 4 0 .733 354 x-Pittsburgh 11 4 0 .733 312 Cincinnati 9 6 0 .600 328 Cleveland 4 11 0 .267 209 West W L T Pct PF Denver 8 7 0 .533 306 Oakland 8 7 0 .533 333 San Diego 7 8 0 .467 368 Kansas City 6 9 0 .400 205 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF N.Y. Giants 8 7 0 .533 363 Dallas 8 7 0 .533 355 Philadelphia 7 8 0 .467 362 Washington 5 10 0 .333 278 South W L T Pct PF y-New Orleans 12 3 0 .800 502 x-Atlanta 9 6 0 .600 357 Carolina 6 9 0 .400 389 Tampa Bay 4 11 0 .267 263 North W L T Pct PF y-Green Bay 14 1 0 .933 515 x-Detroit 10 5 0 .667 433 Chicago 7 8 0 .467 336 Minnesota 3 12 0 .200 327 West W L T Pct PF y-San Francisco 12 3 0 .800 346 Seattle 7 8 0 .467 301 Arizona 7 8 0 .467 289 St. Louis 2 13 0 .133 166 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Sunday, Jan. 1 Chicago at Minnesota, noon Carolina at New Orleans, noon Detroit at Green Bay, noon San Francisco at St. Louis, noon Tennessee at Houston, noon Buffalo at New England, noon N.Y. Jets at Miami, noon Indianapolis at Jacksonville, noon Washington at Philadelphia, noon San Diego at Oakland, 3:15 p.m.

Kansas City at Denver, 3:15 p.m.

Seattle at Arizona, 3:15 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 3:15 p.m.

Baltimore at Cincinnati, 3:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 3:15 p.m.

Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 7:30 p.m.

Big 12 Men

PA 321 344 385 296 PA 255 295 316 411 PA 250 218 299 294 PA 383 395 351 335 PA 386 316 318 333 PA 322 326 384 449 PA 318 342 328 432 PA 202 292 328 373

Conf. Overall W L W L Baylor 0 0 13 0 Missouri 0 0 12 0 Kansas State 0 0 10 1 Oklahoma 0 0 9 2 Kansas 0 0 9 3 Texas 0 0 9 3 Iowa State 0 0 9 3 Texas A&M 0 0 9 3 Oklahoma State 0 0 7 5 Texas Tech 0 0 6 5 Thursday’s Games Kansas 89, Howard 34 Texas A&M 76, Arkansas Tech 58 Cincinnati 56, Oklahoma 55 Today’s Games Missouri at Old Dominion, 6 p.m.

Southeastern Louisiana at Texas Tech, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s Games North Dakota at Kansas, 3 p.m.

Virginia Tech at Oklahoma State, 11 a.m.

Mississippi Valley State at Iowa State, noon Howard at Kansas State, 1 p.m.

Rice at Texas, 1 p.m.

Northwestern State at Oklahoma, 2 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 2 Texas A&M at Baylor, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 3 Oklahoma at Missouri, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 4 Kansas State at Kansas, 7 p.m.

Texas Tech at Oklahoma State, 7 p.m.

Texas at Iowa State, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 7 Kansas at Oklahoma, 1 p.m.

Baylor at Texas Tech, 12:30 p.m.

Missouri at Kansas State, 12:30 p.m.

Iowa State at Texas A&M, 3 p.m.

Oklahoma State at Texas, 6 p.m.

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Kansas Men

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

Georgetown (Maui Inv,), W 67-63 (2-1) UCLA (Maui Invitational), W 72-56 (3-1) Duke (Maui Invitational), L 61-68 (3-2) Florida Atlantic, W 77-54 (4-2) South Florida, W 70-42 (5-2) Long Beach State, W 88-80 (6-2) Ohio State, W 78-67 (7-2) Davidson, (M&I Bank Kansas City Shootout), L 74-80 (7-3) USC, W 63-47 (8-3) Howard, W 89-34 (9-3) Saturday — North Dakota, 3 p.m., ESPNU. Jan. 4 — Kansas State, 7 p.m., Big 12 network.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kansas Women

Exhibition Emporia State W, 83-61 Pittsburg State W, 68-43 Regular season Western Michigan W, 76-64 (1-0) Creighton W, 73-59 (2-0) at Wake Forest, W 74-73 (3-0) Lamar in Basketball Traveler’s, Inc. Tipoff Classic, W 90-40 (4-0) IUPUI in Basketball Traveler’s, Inc. Tipoff Classic, W 71-50 (5-0) FAU in Basketball Travelers, Inc. Tipoff Classic, W 82-63 (6-0) SMU, W 75-52 (7-0) at Alabama, L 76-80 (7-1) Wisconsin, W 73-44 (8-1) UMKC, W 77-52 (9-1) Oral Roberts, W 85-68 (10-1) Sam Houston State, W 87-59 (11-1) Jan. 4 — at Texas, 8 p.m. (Longhorn) Jan. 7 — Kansas State, 7 p.m. (Metro) Jan. 11 — Iowa State, 7 p.m. (Knology) Jan. 15 — at Missouri, 11:30 a.m. (FSN) Jan. 18 — at Oklahoma State, 7 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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College Men

EAST Albright 84, Berkeley (NJ) 61 Clarion 96, Penn St.-DuBois 61 Fordham 72, Georgia Tech 66 Gannon 94, Malone 62 Harvard 67, Boston College 46 Hofstra 83, Iona 75 Juniata 59, Gettysburg 45 La Salle 70, Boston U. 53 Mount St. Mary’s 49, American U. 42 Penn St.-Harrisburg 83, Susquehanna 75 Philadelphia 77, Assumption 62 Rutgers 85, Florida 83, 2OT Sacred Heart 77, New Hampshire 59 Seton Hill 75, Grand Valley St. 73 St. Francis (NY) 66, Brown 49 St. John Fisher 85, Westminster (Pa.) 62 York (NY) 83, Old Westbury 77 York (Pa.) 73, Delaware Valley 56 SOUTH Alabama 72, Jacksonville 55 Belmont 79, Marshall 74 Centre 69, Berry 54 Clayton St. 69, Limestone 64 Davidson 75, Penn 70 E. Kentucky 67, Austin Peay 65 East Carolina 84, NC Central 76 Farmingdale 77, Kean 60 Florida Gulf Coast 84, Maine 72 Hampden-Sydney 114, Pitt.-Greensburg 62 John Jay 89, Frostburg St. 86 LSU 69, Grambling St. 37 Lindsey Wilson 85, Indiana-Northwest 58 Louisiana Tech 69, Spring Hill 41 Memphis 64, Robert Morris 47 Middle Tennessee 71, FIU 66 NC State 87, Campbell 81 North Carolina 100, Elon 62 Randolph-Macon 84, Baruch 75 Southern Miss. 80, Alcorn St. 49 Southern U. 73, Loyola NO 68 Tennessee 86, The Citadel 55 Tennessee St. 83, UT-Martin 67 W. Kentucky 76, Louisiana-Monroe 71, OT Wake Forest 72, Yale 71 Williams 66, Thomas More 64 Xavier (NO) 71, Florida Memorial 69, OT MIDWEST Adrian 71, Millikin 61 Butler 53, Green Bay 49 Cincinnati 56, Oklahoma 55 Concordia (Moor.) 67, St. Scholastica 61 Concordia (Wis.) 76, Wis.-Oshkosh 72 Defiance 81, Knox 77 Evansville 78, S. Illinois 60 Findlay 83, Goshen 59 Hope 84, Marietta 73 Ill.-Chicago 63, Detroit 59 Illinois St. 65, N. Iowa 61 Indiana-East 80, Culver-Stockton 57 Kansas 89, Howard 34 Marian, Ind. 68, Olivet 62 Mary Hardin-Baylor 70, Wis.-Stout 57 Miami (Ohio) 73, William & Mary 69 Michigan 71, Penn St. 53 Milwaukee 57, Valparaiso 55 Rochester (Mich.) 59, Huntington 49 SIU-Edwardsville 83, Tennessee Tech 68 St. Norbert 71, Northland 53 VCU 76, Akron 75, OT Vanderbilt 74, Marquette 57 Wis.-Eau Claire 81, Judson 64 Wis.-La Crosse 73, Kalamazoo 44 Wis.-Parkside 62, Wayne (Mich.) 52 Wis.-River Falls 77, Macalester 58 Wright St. 64, Loyola of Chicago 48 SOUTHWEST Kent St. 69, Arkansas St. 54 Texas A&M 76, Arkansas Tech 58 Texas-Arlington 83, Texas-Pan American 56 UALR 69, North Texas 66 FAR WEST Cal Poly 67, Hope International 61 Cal St.-Fullerton 65, UC Davis 64 California 53, Southern Cal 49 Denver 79, Troy 62 N. Arizona 73, Sacramento St. 64 Oregon 92, Washington St. 75 Pepperdine 77, San Francisco 61 San Jose St. 81, Coppin St. 66 UC Irvine 71, CS Northridge 62 Washington 95, Oregon St. 80 Washington (Md.) 75, Cal Lutheran 67 Weber St. 78, Idaho St. 64 TOURNAMENTS Cable Car Classic First Round Wagner 72, Air Force 61 Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational Championship Colorado St. 79, Jacksonville St. 56 Third Place UTEP 79, Ark.-Pine Bluff 58 Dr Pepper Classic First Round Chattanooga 85, Longwood 50 Utah Valley 42, Hampton 40 UCF Holiday Classic First Round Rhode Island 79, James Madison 60 UCF 80, Stetson 70

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EAST Colgate 75, Iona 50 Georgetown 65, Vermont 53 Hartford 72, Harvard 61 Kansas St. 57, Marist 56 La Salle 60, Dartmouth 47 Lehigh 67, Rhode Island 56 Penn 47, UNC-Greensboro 36 Princeton 74, Hofstra 69 Rider 53, Mount St. Mary’s 44 Saint Joseph’s 74, Boston College 57 Siena 78, Maine 51 Syracuse 81, Niagara 30 Towson 56, Loyola (Md.) 54 UConn 93, Fairfield 40 SOUTH Coastal Carolina 61, SC-Upstate 56 Georgia Tech 74, NC A&T 57 Jacksonville 68, SC State 67 Kennesaw St. 61, Alabama St. 51 LSU 66, Louisiana Tech 55 Louisiana-Monroe 53, W. Kentucky 49 Mississippi 72, SE Louisiana 52 NC State 85, Alcorn St. 70 North Carolina 74, Savannah St. 21 Richmond 74, James Madison 66 Tennessee St. 95, Austin Peay 81 UNC Wilmington 59, Xavier 52 Vanderbilt 81, W. Carolina 36 Wake Forest 77, Md.-Eastern Shore 45 MIDWEST Detroit 72, Butler 60 E. Illinois 72, N. Illinois 62 Missouri St. 79, Bradley 70 N. Dakota St. 77, IPFW 70 Ohio 75, George Mason 59 S. Dakota St. 62, Oakland 52 UMKC 81, S. Utah 61 Wichita St. 67, N. Iowa 40 SOUTHWEST FAU 57, Arkansas St. 44 Texas Tech 81, CS Bakersfield 63 FAR WEST Bowling Green 60, Wyoming 53 CS Northridge 55, UC Irvine 49 E. Washington 79, Montana St. 73 Gonzaga 80, Portland 65 Idaho 53, North Dakota 50 Long Beach St. 70, UC Riverside 59 Montana 79, Southern Miss. 64 N. Colorado 72, Black Hills St. 35 Oregon St. 60, Washington 55 Pacific 72, Cal St.-Fullerton 67 Pepperdine 85, San Francisco 69 Saint Mary’s (Cal) 82, Loyola Marymount 72 Stanford 61, Southern Cal 53 Washington St. 75, Oregon 47 TOURNAMENTS Cyclone Challenge First Round Buffalo 66, NJIT 53 Iowa St. 71, New Hampshire 57 FIU Sun & Fun Classic First Round Auburn 68, Charlotte 58 FIU 69, Albany (NY) 56 Fordham Holiday Classic First Round Coppin St. 59, Boston U. 44 Fordham 47, Navy 43 Hawk Holiday Classic First Round Monmouth (NJ) 69, Norfolk St. 62 Villanova 55, St. Bonaventure 44 Hilton Garden Inn Hokie Classic Championship High Point 62, Cincinnati 40 Third Place Virginia Tech 57, UMBC 52 Marriott Cavalier Classic Championship Virginia 53, UMass 38 Third Place Elon 60, Wagner 57 Miami Holiday Tournament Championship Miami 91, VCU 61 Third Place Morgan St. 73, Holy Cross 66, OT Peppermill Holiday Classic First Round LIU 67, Nevada 51 Oklahoma St. 78, Mississippi St. 71 Saint Peter’s Holiday Classic First Round Binghamton 70, St. Peter’s 63 Dayton 73, South Florida 63 Terrapin Classic Championship Maryland 85, Delaware 76 Third Place East Carolina 64, Lafayette 57 Tulane/DoubleTree Classic Cent. Michigan 72, Coll. of Charleston 69, OT Tulane 66, Hampton 53 Washington Dental Holiday Hoops First Round E. Michigan 66, Saint Louis 55 Seattle 74, St. Francis (Pa.) 70

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(913)663-7600 (913)663-7899 (Fax) Attorneys For Plaintiff (114653) _______

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(First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World (First published in the LawDecember 30, 2011) rence Daily Journal-World December 30, 2011) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF CIVIL DEPARTMENT DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL DEPARTMENT BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP BAC Home Loans Servicing, Plaintiff, L.P. fka Countrywide Home vs.

Loans Servicing, L.P. James Alder, Jr. and Plaintiff, Gail E. Alder, et al. vs.

Defendants.

Christopher S. Brust and Heather D. Brust, et al.

Case No. 11CV391 Defendants.

Court Number: 1 Case No. 10CV387 Court Number: 2

College Women

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Overall W L 12 0 10 0 8 0 11 1 9 1 10 2 8 2 8 2 9 3 8 3

W Baylor 0 Texas Tech 0 Oklahoma State 0 Kansas 0 Missouri 0 Texas 0 Texas A&M 0 Iowa State 0 Kansas State 0 Oklahoma 0 Thursday’s Games Oklahoma State 78, Mississippi State 71 Kansas State 57, Marist 56 Iowa State 71, New Hampshire 57 Texas Tech 81, CSU Bakersfield 63 Today’s Games Mississippi Valley State at Baylor, 7 p.m.

McNeese State at Texas A&M, 7 p.m.

Sam Houston State at Missouri, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Iowa State, 7:30 p.m.

Texas Tech at San Diego, 9 p.m.

Oklahoma State vs. TBD at Univ. of Nevada Tournament, Reno, Nev. Wednesday, Jan. 4 Kansas at Texas, 8 p.m.

Texas A&M at Kansas State, 5:30 p.m.

Missouri at Baylor, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma State at Texas Tech, 7 p.m.

Iowa State at Oklahoma, 7 p.m.

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Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60 NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued to me by the Clerk of the District Court of Douglas County, Kansas, the undersigned Sheriff of Douglas County, Kansas, will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand, at the Lower Level of the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center of the Courthouse at Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, on January 26, 2012, at 10:00 AM, the following real estate:

Under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued to me by the Clerk of the District Court of Douglas County, Kansas, the undersigned Sheriff of Douglas County, Kansas, will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand, at the Lower Level of the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center of the Courthouse at Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, on January 26, 2012, at 10:00 AM, the following real esLot 9, in Block 3 in Grand tate: Addition to the City of Eudora, in Douglas County, Lots 14, 15 and 16, Block Kansas, commonly known 145, in the City of Eudora, as 1613 Acorn Lane, Eudora, Douglas County, Kansas, KS 66025 (the “Property”) commonly known as 723 Elm Street, Eudora, KS to satisfy the judgment in 66025 (the “Property”) the above-entitled case.

The sale is to be made to satisfy the judgment in without appraisement and the above-entitled case. subject to the redemption The sale is to be made period as provided by law, without appraisement and and further subject to the subject to the redemption approval of the Court. For period as provided by law, more information, visit and further subject to the www.Southlaw.com. approval of the Court. For more information, visit Kenneth McGovern, Sheriff www.Southlaw.com.

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Top 25 Men

Thursday 1. Syracuse (14-0) did not play. Next: at DePaul, Sunday.

2. Ohio State (13-1) did not play. Next: at No. 13 Indiana, Saturday.

3. Kentucky (12-1) did not play. Next: vs.

No. 4 Louisville, Saturday.

4. Louisville (12-1) did not play. Next: vs.

Western Michigan, Friday.

5. North Carolina (12-2) beat Elon 100-62.

Next: vs. Monmouth (NJ), Sunday.

6. Baylor (13-0) did not play. Next: vs.

Texas A&M, Monday.

7. Duke (10-1) did not play. Next: vs.

Pennsylvania, Sunday.

8. Missouri (12-0) did not play. Next: at Old Dominion, Friday.

9. UConn (11-1) did not play. Next: vs. St. John’s, Saturday.

10. Florida (10-3) lost to Rutgers 85-83, 2OT. Next: vs. Yale, Saturday.

11. Wisconsin (12-2) did not play. Next: vs.

Iowa, Saturday.

12. Georgetown (11-1) did not play. Next: vs. Providence, Saturday.

13. Indiana (12-1) did not play. Next: vs.

No. 2 Ohio State, Saturday.

14. Marquette (11-2) lost to Vanderbilt 74-57. Next: vs. Villanova, Sunday.

15. Mississippi State (12-2) did not play.

Next: vs. Utah, Saturday.

16. Michigan State (12-2) did not play.

Next: at Nebraska, Saturday.

17. Kansas (9-3) beat Howard 89-34. Next: vs. North Dakota, Saturday.

18. Michigan (11-2) beat Penn State 71-53.

Next: vs. Minnesota, Sunday.

19. UNLV (14-2) did not play. Next: at Hawaii, Saturday.

20. Murray State (13-0) did not play. Next: at Eastern Illinois, Friday.

21. Creighton (10-2) did not play. Next: at Wichita State, Saturday.

22. Pittsburgh (11-3) did not play. Next: vs.

Cincinnati, Sunday.

23. Virginia (11-1) did not play. Next: vs.

Towson, Friday.

24. Harvard (11-1) beat Boston College 67-46. Next: vs. Saint Joseph’s, Saturday.

25. San Diego State (11-2) did not play.

Next: vs. Redlands, Friday.

NHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 35 22 9 4 48 103 76 Philadelphia 36 22 10 4 48 123 106 Pittsburgh 37 21 12 4 46 120 97 New Jersey 36 20 15 1 41 100 104 N.Y. Islanders 35 12 17 6 30 80 112 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 34 24 9 1 49 121 64 Toronto 37 18 14 5 41 116 122 Ottawa 37 17 15 5 39 113 128 Buffalo 36 17 16 3 37 97 106 Montreal 38 14 17 7 35 97 107 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 37 19 11 7 45 99 101 Winnipeg 37 18 14 5 41 101 105 Washington 35 18 15 2 38 104 106 Tampa Bay 36 16 17 3 35 99 120 Carolina 39 13 20 6 32 101 130 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 37 23 10 4 50 122 105 Detroit 36 23 12 1 47 118 81 St. Louis 36 21 11 4 46 94 80 Nashville 37 19 14 4 42 98 104 Columbus 37 10 22 5 25 91 124 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 38 24 12 2 50 128 92 Minnesota 39 21 12 6 48 93 91 Colorado 39 20 18 1 41 104 113 Calgary 38 18 16 4 40 93 102 Edmonton 36 15 18 3 33 99 100 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 34 19 11 4 42 99 83 Los Angeles 38 18 14 6 42 82 89 Dallas 36 20 15 1 41 96 105 Phoenix 38 18 16 4 40 98 101 Anaheim 36 10 20 6 26 85 120 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Thursday’s Games N.Y. Islanders 3, Calgary 1 Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 2 Carolina 4, Toronto 3, OT Tampa Bay 4, Montreal 3 Minnesota 4, Edmonton 3 Winnipeg 1, Los Angeles 0, OT Columbus 4, Dallas 1 Colorado 3, Phoenix 2 Vancouver 5, Anaheim 2

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the Court will appoint one if ________ the parent submits an application for appointed counsel. Rebekah Gaston (First published in the Law- an attorney in Lawrence, (First published in the Law- rence Daily Journal-World Kansas, has been aprence Daily Journal-World December 30, 2011) pointed as guardian ad December 16, 2011) litem for the child.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS Each party is hereby notiDOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS DIVISION SIX fied that, pursuant to K.S.A. CIVIL DEPARTMENT 60-255, a default judgment IN THE INTEREST OF: will be taken against any GMAC Mortgage, LLC parent (or other person enPlaintiff, ALEAHA CARPENTER titled to custody) who fails vs.

DOB: xx-xx-2004, a female to appear in person at the Penny Dixon and Case No. 2011-JC-0055 hearing or by counsel with Sterling D. Eubank, et al. whom the party has had Defendants.

JACKSON CARPENTER contact and provided speDOB: xx-xx-2005, a male cific instructions on how to Case No. 11CV412 Case No. 2011-JC-0056 proceed at the hearing.

Court Number: 1 NOTICE OF HEARING Wade H. Bowie, Jr. Pursuant to K.S.A. Assistant District Attorney Chapter 60 TO: Jason Carpenter Office of the Douglas and his County District Attorney NOTICE OF SALE parents and adult relatives, 111 East 11th Street and any person claiming Unit 100 Under and by virtue of an paternity or other legal Lawrence, Kansas Order of Sale issued to me right to custody of the child 66044-2909 by the Clerk of the District and all other persons who ________ Court of Douglas County, are or may be concerned Kansas, the undersigned Sheriff of Douglas County, COMES NOW Petitioner, the Kansas, will offer for sale at State of Kansas, by and public auction and sell to through counsel, Wade H. the highest bidder for cash Bowie, Jr., Assistant District in hand, at the Lower Level Attorney, and provides noof the Judicial and Law En- tice of a hearing as follows: forcement Center of the Courthouse at Lawrence, A petition pertaining to the Douglas County, Kansas, on parental rights to the chilJanuary 12, 2012, at 10:00 dren identified above has AM, the following real es- been filed in this Court retate: questing the Court find each child is a child in need LOT 8, BLOCK TWO, IN of care. The Court may also HANSCOM-TAPPAN ADDI- make other orders includTION, A SUBDIVISION IN THE ing but not limited to reCITY OF LAWRENCE, DOUG- quiring a parent to pay LAS COUNTY, KANSAS, com- child support. monly known as 1531 Hanscom Road, Lawrence, On the 31st day of January KS 66046 (the “Property”) 2012, beginning at 2:00 p.m., the parents and any person to satisfy the judgment in claiming legal custody of the above-entitled case. the child must appear for a The sale is to be made formal hearing before the without appraisement and District Court, Division 6 at subject to the redemption the Douglas County Law Enperiod as provided by law, forcement and Judicial Cenand further subject to the ter, 111 E 11th Street, Lawapproval of the Court. For rence, Kansas. Prior to that more information, visit time, a parent, grandparent www.Southlaw.com. or any other party to the proceeding may file a writKenneth McGovern, Sheriff ten response to the pleadDouglas County, Kansas ing with the clerk of the Court.

Prepared By: South & Associates, P.C. Each of the child’s parents Kristen G. Stroehmann has a right to appear and (KS # 10551) be heard personally either 6363 College Blvd., Suite 100 with or without an attorOverland Park, KS 66211 ney. Each parent has the (913)663-7600 right to be represented by (913)663-7899 (Fax) an attorney. If a parent is Attorneys For Plaintiff unable to hire an attorney,

Today’s Games Buffalo at Washington, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

Nashville at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Edmonton at N.Y. Islanders, noon Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 2 p.m.

Carolina at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m.

Phoenix at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Montreal at Florida, 6 p.m.

Ottawa at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

St. Louis at Detroit, 6 p.m.

Washington at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Boston at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX-Agreed to terms with LHP John Danks on a five-year contract.

Frontier League JOLIET SLAMMERS-Exercised 2012 contract options on OF Brandon Peters, 1B Erik Lis, 2B Hector Pellot, RHP Tommy Mendoza, INF Kyle Maunus, OF Josh Flores, OF Kris Kasarjian, RHP Andrew Moss, RHP Chris Pack, RHP Jeremy Tietze, LHP Kevin Crimmel, LHP Brian Fowler, C Ben Hewitt, OF David Fox, C Brent Walters and OF Bobby Leeper.

TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS-Exercised 2012 contract options on RHP Matt Miller, RHP Don Pugliese, LHP Rick Raraigh, RHP Scott Reid, C Chris Key, INF Chase Burch, INF Sean Gusrang, INF Stephen Shults, INF Jose Vargas, OF Matt Brown, OF Greg Burns and OF J.T. Hall.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MILWAUKEE BUCKS-Assigned G Darington Hobson to Fort Wayne (NBADL).

PHOENIX SUNS-Signed G Michael Redd to a one-year contract.

FOOTBALL National Football League NFL-Fined New Orleans RB Pierre Thomas $12,500 for a uniform violation and a touchdown celebration.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS-Claimed OT Will Robinson off waivers from New Orleans.

Released CB Robert McClain.

NEW YORK JETS-Signed LB Ricky Sapp from the practice squad. Signed WR Eron Riley to the practice squad.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS-Recalled F Jimmy Hayes from Rockford (AHL). Assigned F Brandon Pirri to Rockford.

DETROIT RED WINGS-Recalled F Gustav Nyquist from Grand Rapids (AHL). Placed F Tomas Holmstrom on injured reserve.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS-Assigned D Alexander Urbom to Albany (AHL).

NEW YORK RANGERS-Returned D Tim Erixon to Connecticut (AHL).

OTTAWA SENATORS-Signed F Stefan Hoesen and F Matt Puempel to three-year, entry-level contracts.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING-Recalled D Evan Oberg from Norfolk (AHL). Signed F PierreCedric Labrie to a two-year contract and assigned him to Norfolk.

WINNIPEG JETS-Recalled F Patrice Cormier from St. John’s (AHL).

ECHL ECHL-Suspended Elmira F Kevin Harvey three games and Reading F Olivier Labelle two games and fined them undisclosed amounts for their actions during Wednesday’s game.

KALAMAZOO WINGS-Signed D John Kivisto.

Central Hockey League ARIZONA SUNDOGS-Placed F Jeff Martens on waivers.

RAPID CITY RUSH-Placed D Wade Poplawski on waivers.

SOCCER Major League Soccer MLS-Signed F Sam Garza, F Chandler Hoffman, F Darren Mattocks, MF Kelyn Rowe, F Andrew Wenger, MF Tony Cascio, MF-F Nick DeLeon, MF Luis Silva and F Casey Townsend.

SEATTLE SOUNDERS-Signed D Adam Johansson to a multiyear contract.

TORONTO FC-Traded M Nathan Sturgis to Houston for a 2014 conditional draft pick.

Women’s Professional Soccer SKY BLUE FC-Signed D/F Nikki Marshall.

COLLEGE COLUMBIA-Named Ben McDaniels offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach and Kevin Lempa defensive coordinator.

TEXAS TECH-Announced defensive coordinator Chad Glasgow will not return next season.

Lawrence

Lawrence (Published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World December 30, 2011) Parkway Storage 4921 Wakarusa Court Lawrence, KS 66047 785-749-3499 #418- Jesus Zuniga: Restaurant equip., lots of boxed shoes, lots of glassware, shelving. #614- Jesus Zuniga: bikes, some tools. #824- Keith Montgomery: household items, clothing, lamps, golf clubs. # 251- John H. McCormick: household items, some older stereo equip., 80’s Harley, title?, runs?, as is.

Auction to be held by sealed bids Dec. 31, 2011 Jan. 2, 2012. All must go. Anything else will be donated. _______

(First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World December 28, 2011) In accordance with the statutes governing adverse possession, the West parking lot at 3101 W. 6th, Lawrence, KS, will be closed January 1, 2012. HD Lewis _______ (Published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World December 30, 2011) NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Public notice is hereby given that on the 6th day of January, 2012, beginning at 9:00 a.m. and continuing until 10:00 a.m., we will sell at public sale, by sealed bids, to the highest bidder, for cash, at A. Ertls Econo Self Storage, 412 North Iowa, Lawrence, Kansas 66044, the following: Unit K12, Devin Foster, mattresses, furniture, microwave, misc.; Unit L9, Kim Stanford, TV, furniture, toys, misc.; Unit N2, Tammy Longfellow, clothing, misc. ________