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KU prof: ‘I felt like I had enough’ 12/21 ‘Mayan’ forecast a fallacy Girl eschews birthday gifts in favor of helping victims of hurricane

By Ian Cummings

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A 9-year-old girl in Perry made a special request for her birthday this year, and it wasn’t a pony or a new toy. Asking instead that her friends and family donate money to help hurricane victims on the East Coast, she raised hundreds of dollars for the American Red Cross. Weeks after Superstorm Sandy killed more than 100 people and displaced thousands in New York and New Jersey, many remain without their homes and are struggling through the winter. Jaedin Turner hasn’t forgotten them, and she used her Dec. 2 birthday party as an occasion to raise about $500 for Red Cross relief efforts on the East Coast. She then sought matching funds from area businesses, and will have raised about $1,000 by the end of the year. When Jaedin saw news footage of the hurricane’s devastation of New York, it hit home for her, she said. She’d visited New York City with her mother two years ago and recognized some of the flooded areas. When her birthday approached and the subject of gifts came up, she decided to do something about it. “I felt bad that everyone lost pretty much everything,� she said. “And I felt like I had enough.� When Jaedin and her

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Expert on ancient civilization says no apocalypse was ever predicted By Matt Erickson merickson@ljworld.com

If the world doesn’t end Friday, John Hoopes says, please don’t blame the Mayan civilization. Whatever you’ve heard or will hear in the run-up to a date that’s been assigned special significance — Dec. 21, 2012 — it’s just not true that the Mayas predicted that the apocalypse would happen on that day, the Kansas University archaeologist says. “Hopefully they won’t be angry and resentful and feel like it was the Mayas who pulled this big trick on everybody,� Hoopes said of anyone who’s bought into the doomsday frenzy. “Because it wasn’t.� Hoopes, an associate professor of anthropology at KU, has spent nearly a decade studying the “2012 phenomenon,� the belief that some sort of global transformative event — be it the end of the world, the arrival of extraterrestrials or something else — would occur on Dec. 21 of this year. While that belief is often associated with a supposed prophecy made by the Mayas, the people who really deserve credit are countercultural groups and New Age adherents in the United States from the 1970s to Please see MAYAN, page 5A

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School board asking voters for maximum By Peter Hancock phancock@ljworld.com

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JAEDIN TURNER, 9, OF PERRY, is raising money for the American Red Cross to help victims of Superstorm Sandy, which devastated much of the East Coast in October. For her recent birthday, she asked friends to donate and sought matching funds from area businesses. She has raised more than $800 so far. mother, Brandi Turner, approached area businesses to match Jaedin’s donation to the Red Cross, they found willing partners in Topeka, at Hill’s Pet Nutrition and Binswanger Glass, and in Perry at Hamm, a construction

and contracting company, as well as Perry’s First State Bank and Trust. The money will go toward maintaining shelters for displaced people in New York, said Jo Ann Long, regional development

director for the Red Cross in Kansas. It will also help provide food, cleanup kits and programs to help people get back on their feet. Long said it wasn’t uncommon anymore

The Lawrence school board voted unanimously Monday to seek voter approval for a $92.5 million bond issue, the maximum amount the district could issue without having to get permission to exceed the state cap on bonded indebtedness. S c h o o l board members are calling it a “no tax increase� bond SCHOOLS proposal because it would not require the district to raise its property tax mill levy. That’s because the district is retiring other bonds this year. Still, they admitted, that may be a hard message to sell to voters. “The job for us is to ensure we can communicate this to the public, that this is not a luxury, and that these are not only things that are needed but are long, long overdue,� said board member Rick Ingram. Before the vote, board members received the results of a public opinion survey of

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Town Talk Selling an agency, putting up poles and talking fiber optics

Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com

It sure appears that one of Lawrence’s larger and older real estate agencies is about to be sold. Multiple sources are indicating that a deal is expected before the end of the year that will sell Stephens Real Estate to two employees of the

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new deal. McCandless declined to comment when reached. McCandless is the company’s director of personnel, and Earl is Stephens’ sales manager. Sources indicate the deal is progressing but hasn’t yet been finalized. If the deal is com-

pleted, it will be the first time since the company’s founding in 1978 that it hasn’t been controlled by the Stephens family. Longtime real estate broker Bob Stephens founded the agency after it split off from the Mitchell-Stephens Agen-

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Kansas University announces $13 million more in donations for the planned new building for the KU School of Business, which is now more than halfway to its goal. Page 3A

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MARIE BLACK Marie M. Black, 87, formerly of Tonganoxie, KS, died Sunday, December 16, 2012 at the Lawrence Presbyterian Manor. A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Hubbel Hill Cemetery, Tonganoxie. Visitation will be from 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Quisenberry Funeral Home. Marie was born October 12, 1925 in Drexel, MO, the daughter of Leon and Eva Massey Mitchell. She was united in marriage to Maurice F. Black, Jr. on October 14, 1945 in Tonganoxie, KS. He preceded her in death January 29, 2011.

Survivors include her daughters, Jane Ann Korb and husband, Paul, Oskaloosa, KS and Rebecca Marie Hicks and husband, Jim, Lawrence, KS; 4 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Lawrence Presbyterian Manor Good Samaritan Fund, c/o Quisenberry Funeral Home, 604 E 4th St., Tonganoxie, KS 66086. Online condolences may be left at www. quisenberryfh.com. Please sign this guestbook at Obituaries. LJWorld.com.

ELDON SLOAN Eldon Sloan, Topeka, died Sunday, December 16, 2012 at his home. He was 103 years old. He was born in Hoxie, Kansas, on March 26, 1909, the oldest of Judge Edward R. and Julia Wright Sloan. The family moved to Holton in 1911, and he graduated from high school there in 1927. He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1931, where he played cornet in the marching band, once under the baton of John Philip Sousa. He graduated from Washburn Law School in 1933 and entered into private law practice in Topeka with the firm, Sloan, Hamilton & Sloan. The firm still bears his name. He retired in 1979, but maintained an office at the firm until 2010, and at the time of his death, was the oldest active member of the Kansas Bar Association. Mr. Sloan served in the US Navy in World War II. He was a Police Judge for the City of Topeka from 1941 to 1944. He was Director of Valuation for the State of Kansas from 1957 to 1960, a member of the Board of Regents from 1964 to 1968. He was a faithful member of Grace Episcopal Cathedral for nearly 80 years, serving on the Vestry and as both Junior and Senior Warden. Other memberships include the Topeka Rotary Club, where he was a Paul Harris Fellow, Topeka Country Club, a life membership in the Topeka Elks Club, the American, Kansas and Topeka Bar Associations, the Judicature Society,

and he was a Fellow in the Kansas Bar Foundation. He also served on the Boards of the YMCA, Jayhawk Council of Boy Scouts, and Family Service and Guidance Center, of which he also served as President. On October 31, 1934, he married Harriet Burrows Perry in Topeka. She preceded him in death on July 19, 2003. He is survived by his son, John and wife Carol of Gig Harbor, Washington, and their five children; his son, Paul and wife Karen of San Rafael, California, and their three children; and his daughter, Mary Mozingo of Lawrence, and her daughter, as well as 11 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was also preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Justice Gordon Sloan of Salem, Oregon, his sister, Clarice Belden of Topeka, and his grandson, Samuel Mozingo. Mr. Sloan was cremated. Funeral arrangements are pending. The family requests no flowers. Memorial contributions may be made to Meals On Wheels, 5724 SW Huntoon St, Topeka, KS 66604 or The Capper Foundation, 3500 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604 or to a charity of the donor’s choice. Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements. Please sign this guestbook at Obituaries. LJWorld.com.

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to find people as young as Jaedin getting involved in relief efforts. “We are finding more and more that our youth are aware of what’s happening out there,� she said. “They want to give back.� The local Red Cross chapter is still sending volunteers to the East Coast and collecting donations, and will continue until at least the end of the year. Long said Kansas residents can help by texting “Red Cross� to 90999 to make a $10 donation, or by taking the next opportunity to participate in a blood drive. Donations also can be dropped off or sent to the Douglas County Red Cross chapter, 2518 Ridge Court, No. 205, Lawrence, KS 66046. More than 300 blood drives on the East Coast were canceled by the hurricane, Long said, leaving the nation’s hospitals in shorter supply than usual. To learn more about Red Cross hurricane relief efforts, visit redcross.org.

A 20-year-old Olathe man was charged Monday with attempted robbery, attempted kidnapping, attempted burglary and falsely reporting a crime, all stemming from a Dec. 14 incident. Connor McKenzie Mayhan, who had his left arm in a sling during Monday’s court appearance, is accused of participating in a botched armed robbery attempt, during which he was shot in the arm. Lawrence police say Mayhan and co-defendant Alex Eftekhar, 21, are suspected of trying to force their way into a home in the 1200 block of New Jersey Street just after midnight Thursday. At least one of them was wearing a ski mask and armed with a rifle. A resident at the home blocked the two from entering, and at some point in the incident Mayhan received a gunshot wound to the arm, police said. Officers said they learned through interviews that because the wound required medical attention, Mayhan and Eftekhar called police and reported that they had been robbed at their home in the 800 block of Mississippi Street.

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seller of homes, but the Stephens family became active in opening new areas of Lawrence and Douglas County for residential development. No word yet on whether the pending deal will include a name change for the company, or whether the company has any plans to affiliate with a national real estate franchise. The company through its history has been one of the few agencies in the city that has not partnered at some point with a larger national real estate firm, such as a Century 21 or Coldwell Banker. We’ll let you know if the deal becomes official.

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stalled in Lawrence neighborhoods as part of Black Hills wireless meter-reading project If you still get riled up about a new cellphone tower being erected in the county, you’re so stuck in the 1990s. These days, the argument is just as likely to be about communication equipment that is erected right next to your house. Perhaps some of you remember that a few residents of Old West Lawrence expressed concern about AT&T installing large boxes of communication equipment on city rights-of-way near people’s homes. The boxes were for AT&T’s U-Verse service, and the city was caught a bit off-guard by the trend. But city officials have since created a new agreement that covers placement of that equipment. Well, the trend continues, and this time it is with the city’s largest natural gas company: Black Hills Energy. Black Hills Energy plans to begin an Advanced Metering Infrastructure project in the city. If you are a meter reader, that should make you cringe because meter readers, it appears, likely will have time to hang out with telegraph operators and pager salesmen. What it means to everybody else is poles. There likely will be more poles springing up in the city. The poles will house an antenna-like device, a communications box and a solar panel. Based on what I previously have heard from Black Hills, most natural gas meters in Lawrence send out a signal that contains your usage information. Currently, a van full of equipment drives up and down the streets of Lawrence and captures the signal and the data. But with the new system, strategically placed antennas will capture the data and send it to a central billing location. That will eliminate the driving up and down the streets of Lawrence to read the meters. Black Hills is proposing 29 antenna sites. Ten of the sites are on existing traffic signals. The remaining 19, however, will require the installation of a new pole. As proposed, most of the poles will be placed on city right-of-way — a couple will be on property owned by Black Hills — meaning most of the poles will show

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up in places where you broadband world. Well, it is still a bit early would expect to see a street to say that the pot is about light, for example. Public Works Direc- to be stirred again — but tor Chuck Soules told there is an entity out there me most of the poles will that is fiddling with the be about 30 feet tall. The spoon. You may be surcity and Black Hills have prised who it is: the city of created some photo il- Lawrence. When it comes to valulustrations that indicate the poles will be as tall, or able infrastructure, the perhaps a bit taller, than a city these days owns far standard street light pole. more than roads, waterSoules said Black Hills lines, parks and such. It wants to start work on the also has large amounts of fiber optic cable or underproject immediately. City commissioners ground conduits to accept will get briefed on the fiber optic cable. At their meeting toproject at their meeting tonight. It will be inter- night, city commissioners esting to watch how the will be asked to begin adproject unfolds. The tech- vertising for a consultant nology has caught the in- that can help the city deterest of the city. The city termine how to best leverreads thousands of water age its valuable fiber optic meters each month, and holdings. What that will lead to is most of them are still read by people who walk up to still uncertain. But a city the meter and record the staff memo points to a recent initiative in Seattle as data. According to a city an example of what other memo, the city has “dis- cities are trying to do with cussed the opportunity their fiber optic networks. to possibly share some One of the goals in Seattle of this technology/infra- is to increase competition among service structure with Black Hills.� At their meeting providers. It will be inThere doesn’t tonight, city comteresting to see appear to be missioners will if the city uses an immediate change on the be asked to begin its fiber optic network in a horizon, but ac- advertising for a way designed to cording to the consultant that lower the price memo, Black can help the city of broadband Hill has indiservices in the cated a willing- determine how city. I don’t even ness to cooper- to best leverage know how the ate when the its valuable fiber price of broadcity is ready band services in to pursue the optic holdings. Lawrence stack technology. up to those in Commissioners meet at 6:35 p.m. today. other communities. But I bet you tech companies

It is fair to say that thinking about moving to there already has been this area do. quite a bit of pot-stirring The city already has lately when it comes to been playing that game a providers of high-speed bit. The folks at Wicked Internet service in Law- Broadband — mostly when rence. it was Lawrence Freenet First, The World Com- — have used city infrapany (the parent company structure to expand their of the Lawrence Journal- service in town. The city World) sells Sunflower and Wicked have an agreeBroadband, the longtime, ment that says Wicked will locally owned dominant make efforts to provide provider of Internet ser- low-cost Internet service vice in the city, to Knol- to people who can’t afford ogy. Then, Knology sells it. According to the compaitself to Colorado-based ny’s website, 10 percent of Wide Open West, which a customer’s monthly serapparently has market- vice fee “helps bring Intering people who drink a net access to low-income lot of caffeine because households.� The city has a it officially goes by the fiber optic network or conname “WOW!�. Just to duit that stretches all the keep you on your toes, way to Tee Pee Junction though, Knology hasn’t in North Lawrence to 23rd yet changed its name to and Iowa streets in south WOW! here in Lawrence. Lawrence to the East Hills Meanwhile, the Inter- Business Park in eastern net provider Lawrence Lawrence and to west of Freenet changed its name the Sixth Street and South to Wicked Broadband Lawrence Trafficway in and has begun expand- west Lawrence. ing its service. (Its marBut the city also wants a keting people must drink consultant to look at all the whatever you drink while traffic signals, light poles, watching a marathon of water towers and other the Wizard of Oz, because city-owned structures that its tagline is “faster than a could accommodate equipflock of flying monkeys.�) ment for wireless Internet And speaking of fly- service. Does the city have ing monkeys, there is the infrastructure in place Google. (That’s how they to create a wireless Interget all those search en- net cloud over the city? gine results, you know.) Given that until recently The world’s new corpo- I kept going to The Raven rate giant picked Kansas to try to buy this Facebook City, Kan., and then Kan- everybody was talking sas City, Mo., to launch about, I’m not the guy to its Google Fiber project, ask. But a city-hired consulwhich promises to bring tant is. We’ll get a read toInternet service that is so day about how serious city fast that my wife would commissioners are about be able to deplete the en- being tech players in the tire inventories of online community. shopping sites with the — City reporter Chad Lawhorn single push of a button. can be reached at 832-6362. The proximity of that Follow him at Twitter.com/ project generated chatter in Lawrence about what clawhorn_ljw. Look for his entire it needs to do to keep up Town Talk blog on LJWorld.com daily, Monday through Friday. with the Joneses of the

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BRIEFLY Animal cruelty at fraternity reported Lawrence police were called Friday night to the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, 1425 Tennessee St., to investigate an animal cruelty complaint involving a turkey, Lawrence Police Sgt. Trent McKinley said. Police determined that a live turkey had been kept in a cage during a party the house was hosting. Witnesses reported that the turkey had been “poked by individuals through the cage and heckled during the evening,� McKinley said. The turkey was also “chased and abused by several individuals present at the party, seriously injuring the animal.� Before police arrived, someone killed the turkey, “stating he did so to end its suffering,� McKinley said. No one was arrested, but police have forwarded the investigation to the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office for possible charges.

Free yoga class focuses on seniors

By Peter Hancock phancock@ljworld.com

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SUNLIGHT THROUGH A WINDOW ILLUMINATES EARL GATES, of Lawrence, as he participates in a yoga class Monday at the Lawrence Senior Center. Gates attended with his wife, Jane. The class, which is free and open to those 55 and older, starts at 4 p.m. each Monday and Wednesday through Jan. 9, excluding Dec. 24 and Dec. 31.

$13M more donated toward KU business building By Matt Erickson merickson@ljworld.com

Kansas University on Monday announced $13 million in additional donations toward the planned new building for the KU School of Business, following an initial $20 million gift from the Capitol Federal Foundation that was announced in October. The most recent contributions put the business school and KU Endowment well past halfway to a fundraising goal of $48 million to $50 million for the $65 million building. “The gifts, I believe, are in-

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credibly significant, because they are from a lot of different people who have deep ties to the university and to the business school,� said Neeli Bendapudi, dean of the KU School of Business. Among contributions announced Monday were four greater than $1 million:

$2.5 million from the Hall Family Foundation of Kansas City, Mo.

$2.5 million from David and Suzanne Booth of Austin, Texas.

$1.4 million from Dana and Sue Anderson of Los Angeles.

$1.1 million from Howard and Debbi Cohen of Leawood.

The Hall, Booth and Anderson family names already adorn buildings on campus because of past contributions to other areas of Bendapudi the university. And David Booth in 2010 bought James Naismith’s original rules of basketball for $4.3 million, providing what will be the focal point of a new museum and student center to be located across Naismith Drive from the new business building.

David Booth, Dana Anderson and Howard Cohen are alumni of the business school. Bendapudi said her hope was that other potential donors might see such names attached to the project and gain the confidence to make gifts of their own. “These are folks that have made a difference to the university, and we are very proud to have them as graduates of the business school,� Bendapudi said. Other gifts announced Monday, all of which also came from Please see DONATIONS, page 4A

Officials with the Kansas National Education Association are sharply criticizing a governor’s task force recommendation that calls for revising or narrowing state laws that govern collective bargaining rights of teachers. “It angers me,� said Mark Desetti, a lobbyist for KNEA, the state’s larg- Brownback est teachers union. “We have worked very hard to build collaborative relationships. Collective bargaining around this state works. Our teachers don’t go out there and demand exorbitant salaries, and they don’t have a right to strike. They go out there, and they work with their school districts.� Last week, Gov. Sam Brownback’s School Efficiency Task Force held its final meeting to decide on a set of recommendations aimed at improving schools’ efficiency so that more of their budgets Please see TEACHERS, page 4A

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Body was found in daughter’s garage By Shaun Hittle sdhittle@ljworld.com

A medical examiner did not discover any signs of physical trauma to the body of a former Lawrence woman found dead last month in her daughter’s garage in Oklahoma, McIntosh County Sheriff’s Detective Jared West said. However, authorities are awaiting further toxicology results for Erlene McCune, 79, whose body was discovered in Eufaula, Okla., two months after her daughter signed her out of The Windsor assisted living facility in Lawrence. McCune’s daughter, Shelly D. Maytubby, has been charged with desecration of a human corpse after police found her mother’s body wrapped in a sheet in Maytubby’s garage. Maytubby is being held on a $50,000 bond. According to Oklahoma authorities, Maytubby signed McCune, who suffered from dementia, out of The Windsor on Sept. 12. Several weeks ago, McCune’s family contacted Oklahoma police, con-

cerned about the woman’s whereabouts. Police questioned Maytubby, who told them her mother had run off with a truck driver named Santa Claus. Police continued to investigate, finding McCune’s body on Nov. 27. Police said they also found $12,000 at Maytubby’s home, which raised suspicions that Maytubby may have been financially exploiting her mother. Maytubby was arrested on a charge of unlawfully disposing of human remains, obstructing an officer, disrupting an investigation and financial exploitation by a caregiver. However, she was only charged with desecration of a human corpse — punishable by up to seven years in prison. West said police have also seized several of McCune’s bank accounts to help determine whether other financial crimes may have occurred. Maytubby’s next court appearance is set for Jan. 23. — Reporter Shaun Hittle can be reached at 832-7173. Follow him at Twitter.com/shaunhittle.

Gold coins found in Salvation Army kettles to be auctioned By Peter Hancock phancock@ljworld.com

rare coins to verify that they are authentic. Similar donations have been reported by other Salvation Army units around the country. Last week, a gold coin valued at $500 was found wrapped inside a $100 bill in a Salvation Army kettle in New York state. Earlier in the week, a bell ringer in Wichita received a $50 gold Canadian coin. The benefit dinner and auction will be at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Lawrence Country Club. The event is open to the public. Admission will be $40 per person and will include a dinner prepared by club chef Frank Sheldon. People wishing to attend are asked to RSVP by Jan. 19 by calling The Salvation Army 785-843-4188, ext. 107, or by emailing Watts at barry_watts@ usc.salvationarmy.org.

Officials at The Salvation Army of Douglas County found some unique and valuable items recently when they opened up one of their red kettles to count the money people had dropped in. Inside one of the kettles, they found three solid gold coins valued at more than $1,700 each, contributed by an anonymous donor. Several days later, officials said, another bell ringer received another anonymous gift: an 1880 Liberty Head $5 gold coin. The coins will go up for auction at a benefit dinner The Salvation Army will hold next month. Barry Watts, development director for the local Salvation Army, said officials at the agency have spoken to one of the individuals who donated the — Education reporter Peter Hancock can be reached at 832-7259. Follow him coins and have had them at Twitter.com/pqhancock. inspected by an expert in

would be directed toward classroom instruction. According to the draft report, one of those recommendations is for the state to, “review/ narrow the Professional Negotiations Act to prevent it from hindering operational flexibility/ resource assignment.� “The current topics (and) categories that are subject to negotiation limit the basic ability for a district superintendent to efficiently manage district resources,� the draft report stated. Democrats and education groups were critical of the governor’s task force from the outset, noting among other things that it was made up mainly of accountants and included no one with professional experience in education. Kansas House Minority Leader Paul Davis, D-Lawrence, said he was disappointed in the draft report. “I don’t agree with the premise that we’re going to make schools more efficient by compensating teachers less,� Davis said. “I have never heard a whole lot of complaining about the collective bargaining process. I think that most school administrators and school board members go through that process wishing that they could do more to help compensate teachers. But unfortunately, when we’re not able to adequately fund education, we get put in a situation where teachers are pitted against other needs of a school district.� Last year, the Ohio Legislature passed a law that greatly limited collective bargaining rights of teachers, but voters in Ohio later repealed that law in a ballot referendum. Also last year, Wisconsin passed a law stripping teachers and many other public employees of col-

A 29-year-old Lawrence woman was sentenced Friday in Douglas County District Court to two years of probation for her involvement in a New Year’s Day assault at Burrito King, 900 Illinois St. Kristin E. Silva, one of two defendants in the case, pleaded no contest in October to one charge of aggravated battery as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors. Silva was accused of assaulting a woman in the drive-thru lane. The co-defendant in the case, April A. Jones, 25, pleaded no contest in September to a similar charge and also received two years’ probation. KPHQ /,%(57< +$// CEEGUUKDKNKV[

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lective bargaining rights. That resulted in unsuccessful efforts to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker from office. Desetti said he thinks the task force recommendation may represent the first step toward a similar effort to limit collective bargaining for teachers in Kansas. “This certainly moves in that direction,� he said. “Now, it doesn’t say to strip (teachers) entirely of bargaining rights. It says revise or narrow the Professional Negotiations Act to prevent it from hindering operational flexibility and resource assignment. You know, ‘resource assignment,’ like what you pay teachers.� Ken Willard, a member of the Kansas State Board of Education who chaired the task force, declined to comment on the report last week, saying it would be premature to comment before it is finalized and delivered to the governor. The Kansas Association of School Boards reported in its email newsletter after the meeting that some task force members had said superintendents had told them that collective bargaining agreements limit management flexibility. But Lawrence Superintendent Rick Doll said that hasn’t been the case locally. “We have a good relationship with our teachers association, so I can’t really say that’s been a problem for us,� Doll said.

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“One of the things I say, kind of tongue-in-cheek, is if it seems like this mythology was thought up by people on drugs, it’s because it was,� Hoopes said. The 12/21/12 date was first linked to the end of the 13th b’ak’tun in an archaeologist’s book in 1983, and it was popularized amid the New Age Harmonic Convergence event in 1987. Its convergence with the winter solstice and a peculiar astrological alignment caused it to draw more notice. Personal computers allowed adherents to publish their own texts about the 2012 phenomenon, and the emergence of the World Wide Web in the 1990s fueled it further. Fears of Y2K doomsday scenarios stoked the fire. Mel Gibson’s 2006 movie “Apocalypto� heightened interest in the Mayan civilization, and the 2009 disaster film “2012� turned the apocalypse theory into a full-blown cultural force. “It’s kind of a weird thing: a very obscure calendar of one of the world’s many cultures,� Hoopes said, “and it’s become a global phenomenon.� Though that phenomenon has been linked to misperceptions and myths of the Mayas, Hoopes has tried to use the hype as an opportunity to educate, commenting on the subject in The New York Times, USA Today, numerous TV shows and other media outlets. He’s published academic articles on the subject and served as an author and editor for the “2012 phenomenon� article on Wikipedia. (The article, which he says is perhaps the best source on the subject, will be Wikipedia’s featured article on Dec. 20.) After he returns from his conference in Helsinki, he’ll be joining other archaeologists at Chichen Itza, perhaps the bestknown Mayan city, in Mexico, where a music festival and other celebrations will mark the occasion. “I saw this as an opportunity to teach about ancient indigenous cultures of the Americas,� Hoopes said. But what his studies on the subject have taught him about most, he says, is not the Mayan civilization but modern-day American culture, and how its various sects, forces and media can take an idea to unimagined places. “If you want to study a weird, exotic culture, you don’t have to travel across the world or into the jungles of Central America,� Hoopes said. “It’s right here around us.�

today — as well as the Web, Hollywood movies, media outlets and other By Ian Cummings cultural forces that have Read more responses and add helped the idea to flourish. your thoughts at LJWorld.com At this point, the 2012 phenomenon is a worldHow would you wide “viral meme,� Hoopes prepare for the Mayan says. But he has seized an apocalypse Friday? opportunity to try to educate people about the anAsked on cient civilizations, includMassachusetts Street ing the Mayas, that have See the story, page 1A long fascinated him. “It started out really small and really obscure, and then it became something that everybody knew about,� Hoopes said in a phone interview as he prepared to travel to Helsinki for a conference of Mayan scholars in advance of the big day this week. It’s certainly true, he says, that Friday would mark a significant date in the Long Count calendar that the Henry Chapman, Mayas used, according to film student, modern interpretations. But Lawrence it does not mark the “end� “I’m probably going to be getting together with of the calendar. “This is another myth,� friends, and we’ll have an Hoopes said. “The calenimpromptu apocalypse dar doesn’t end.� party.� It does mark the end of the calendar’s 13th b’ak’tun (pronounced “bok-toon�) — a unit of time roughly 394 years long. And the number 13 held special significance to the Mayas, figuring heavily in their calendar and system of math. “They would still probably be celebrating it, and would probably assign a lot of importance to it,� Hoopes said. Marilyn King, But that would only be art teacher, the case if the Mayas had Lawrence not stopped using the Long “I would just continue liv- Count calendar about 1,000 ing my life. Just enjoy my years ago, long before the moments.� Spanish conquest of the civilization’s area in modern-day Mexico and Central America in the 16th century. It had essentially disappeared until Western scholars discovered it in the 19th century. And it wasn’t until the 1950s and 1960s that a couple of scholars first linked the end of the 13th b’ak’tun with the idea of destruction or, as one Yale archaelogist wrote in 1966, “armageddon.� (He, however, misinterpreted the calendar, Becky Allen, estimating the fateful date art student, to be last Dec. 24.) Lawrence “That did get the ball “I would just spend it doing everything I love. One rolling, so to speak,� Hoopes said. last hurrah.� Hoopes and other scholars now say, however, that the Mayas made no such prediction. Mentions of apocalyptic scenarios by the Mayas were made after the Spanish conquest, and they were probably made by converted Christians referring to the New Tes- — Kansas University reporter Matt Ericktament Book of Revelation, son can be reached at 832-6388. Follow him at Twitter.com/LJW_KU. or perhaps even referring to the Spanish conquest itself retroactively. “There were no prophecies of a coming end of Holly Johnston, the world by the Mayas student, before the arrival of the Lawrence Spanish,� Hoopes said. “I’d probably stock up But by the 1970s, New on Cosmic Brownies, lots of blankets and hot Age and countercultural chocolate, and hide in my groups had begun pulling from scholarly work basement.� evidence of a supposed prophecy of destruction, picking and choosing pieces that fit the theory.

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Former employee suing Lawrence restaurant for discrimination A former employee of Ingredient, 947 Massachusetts St., filed a lawsuit against the restaurant last week in federal court, alleging civil rights violations. Rueben Madrigal, who was employed at the restaurant until August, says he was “harassed by the co-owner, managers and my co-workers because of my disability and nation origin,� according to court documents. Madrigal, who in the court documents says

he suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder, alleges that employees would continually come up behind him and make loud noises, startling him. Madrigal says that he informed management but that no action was taken. Madrigal is seeking $75,000 in damages. In the lawsuit, Madrigal states that he filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which issued him a letter of “no finding.�

Ingredient owner Nick Wysong was not aware of the lawsuit when contacted by the Journal-World. “I’m sad to read that,� Wysong said after being provided a copy of the lawsuit. Wysong said that he was aware Madrigal had filed complaints through other avenues, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, but that none of those complaints had shown any findings of civil rights violations.

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schools. Much of that, officials said, is needed to support and protect the new technology equipment. Finally, $5.7 million would be earmarked for expanding career and technical education programs at the district’s Community Connections Center, 2600 W. 25th St. Superintendent Rick Doll said the district is in negotiations with Johnson County, Kansas City and Neosho County community colleges to offer four programs at that facility: health science, machine technology, networking and commercial construction. “None of this is frivolous, Sanburn or extra, or icing on the cake,� said school b o a r d president Vanessa Sanburn. “We have some real Diaz Moore cake to build when it comes to base services.� Board member Keith Diaz Moore agreed. “It’s a description of a project that I think really captures a lot of different values and navigates them very well,� he said.

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400 head-of-household registered voters in the district. According to that poll, 55 percent of those responding said they either favored or strongly favored the bond issue for the purposes that were outlined. That support jumped to 75 percent when they were told the bond issue would not require a tax increase. The poll was conducted in early December by the Johnson County firm Patron Insight, a consulting firm the board contracted with to measure voter attitudes about the district and the level of public support for a bond issue. But Ken DeSieghardt, chief executive officer of the company, said the concept of a “no tax increase� bond issue is one that some voters may forget as the campaign moves forward, and one that other voters may never believe. If approved, most of the bond proceeds — $70.9 million — would be used to upgrade the 14 elementary schools, including expansions at some of the buildings. Most of that would go toward the six “core� elementary schools in older neighborhoods of central and east Lawrence: Cordley, Hillcrest, Kennedy, New York, Pinckney and Sunset Hill. Free State and Lawrence high schools also would be slated for some expansion and remodeling, totaling about $4.5 million. About $5 million would be dedicated for districtwide technology upgrades, such as enhanced wireless infrastructure at the two high schools and four middle schools. An additional $5.7 million would be budgeted for mechanical, electrical and plumbing upgrades at the two high schools and four middle

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2 funerals begin sad procession Authorities: Topeka

man who fatally shot 2 officers dies By John Hanna Associated Press

TOPEKA — A man with a history of theft and weapons convictions gunned down two police officers investigating possible drug activity in a Kansas grocery parking lot, and was later killed after an armed standoff, authorities said Monday. Hundreds gathered outside Topeka police headquarters with candles in memory of Cpl. David Gogian and Officer Jeff Atherly. Members of the slain officers’ families attended Monday night’s vigil along with dozens of law enforcement officers in uniforms. The man who opened fire on the officers Sunday night was David Edward Tiscareno, 22, of Topeka, said Kyle Smith, deputy director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Shawnee County Sheriff Herman Jones said Tiscareno was seated behind the driver’s seat of a car stopped in the parking lot of a Topeka grocery store when police ordered the occupants to get out. After shooting two of the three responding officers, Tiscareno got back into the car and drove from the scene. The third officer returned fire, Jones said. “There were people inside the store,� Jones said during a news conference. “There were residents who saw this going on. There were people driving. There was a multitude of witnesses there.� Gogian and Atherly were shot in the head, according to authorities. Based on a tip, law enforcement officers found Tiscareno holed up early Monday at a house about a mile away. When negotiations broke down, Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents fired tear gas inside. Tiscareno then emerged from the home with a gun and officers opened fire, according to the Shawnee County sheriff’s office, which is leading the investigation.

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Officer Jeff Atherly, left, 29, and Cpl. David Gogian, 50, who were fatally shot on Sunday.

Smith said investigators believe Tiscareno fired a shot outside the home before authorities returned fire. Tiscareno was declared dead at a hospital. Topeka police Chief Ronald Miller described his 280-officer force as “numb.� Online court records show Tiscareno was charged in September 2008 with one count of theft of less than $1,000. He pleaded no contest in April 2009 and was sentenced to 12 months of supervised probation. His probation was revoked in January 2010. In March 2011, he was charged with criminal use of weapons and was sentenced that September to 12 months unsupervised probation, also after pleading no contest. A notation in court records available online said, “This defendant should be advised against carry a firearm.� Court records also show that in February 2011, Tiscareno was evicted from an east Topeka apartment for failing to pay the rent and that a local hospital sued him for failing to pay almost $9,100 in bills. Jones said he wasn’t sure whether there was a drug deal or drug use going on in the store parking lot; the person who called authorities reported drug activity. The third officer at the scene was not hurt and has been placed on administrative leave with pay, which is standard procedure when an officer is involved in a shooting, authorities said. The other people who were in the car when the shootings happened have been questioned. Authorities would not say whether they might face charges.

NEWTOWN, CONN. (AP) — Opening a long and almost unbearable procession of grief, Newtown began laying its dead to rest Monday, holding funerals for two 6-year-old boys — one a football fan who was buried in a New York Giants jersey and one whose twin sister survived the school shooting rampage. Two funeral homes filled with mourners for Noah Pozner and Jack Pinto, the first of the 20 children killed in last week’s massacre to receive funerals. The gunman also killed six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary, and his mother in her home, before committing suicide. A rabbi presided at Noah’s service, and in keeping with Jewish tradition, the boy was laid to rest in a simple brown wooden casket with a Star of David on it. “If Noah had not been taken from us, he would have become a great man. He would been a wonderful husband and a loving father,� Noah’s uncle, Alexis Haller, told mourners, according to remarks he pro-

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MOURNERS HUG each other before a funeral service for 6-year-old Noah Pozner on Monday in Fairfield, Conn. Pozner was killed when a gunman killed 26 people, including 20 children, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Friday.

Newtown, a community of 27,000 people 60 miles northeast of New York City, will face many more funerals over the next few days, just as other towns are getting ready for the holidays. “I feel like we have to get back to normal, but I don’t know if there is normal anymore,� said Kim Camputo, mother of two children, 5 and 10, who attend a different school. “I’ll definitely be dropping them off and picking them up myself for a while.� Beyond Newtown, parents nervously sent their children back to class in a country deeply shaken by the attack, and in a measure of how the tragedy has put people on edge, schools were locked down in at least four places. As investigators worked to figure out what drove Lanza to lash out with such fury — and why he singled out the school — federal agents said he had fired guns at shooting ranges over the past several years but there was no evidence he did so recently as practice for the rampage.

Gun control gets unlikely backers By Julie Pace Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Prominent gun-rights advocates in Congress are now calling for a national discussion about restrictions to curb gun violence, signaling that the horrific shooting at vided to The Associated a Connecticut elementary Press. Both services were school could be a tipping closed to the news media. point in a debate that has Noah’s twin, Arielle, who been dormant for years. was assigned to a different “Everything should be classroom, survived the on the table,� West Virkilling frenzy by 20-yearginia Sen. Joe Manchin old Adam Lanza, an attack declared Monday. He is a so horrifying that authoriconservative Democrat, ties could not say three days avid hunter and lifelong later whether the school member of the National would ever reopen. Rifle Association. Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa proposed a debate not just about guns but BUSINESS AT A GLANCE also about mental issues. Sprint to buy Clearwire for $2.2 billion White House officials said President Barack Obama NEW YORK — Sprint, it doesn’t already own. would make preventing the country’s third-largest A board committee that Dow Industrials gun violence a second-term cellphone company, said excluded Sprint appointees +100.38, 13,235.39 policy priority. But it was Monday that it will buy approved the offer. The Nasdaq unclear what Obama would out the portion of wireless board hadn’t approved +39.27, 3,010.60 pursue or how, and aides network operator Clearwire Sprint’s earlier offer of said stricter gun laws would S&P 500 that it doesn’t already own $2.90 per share, or a total be only part of any effort. +16.78, 1,430.36 after raising its offer price of $2.1 billion, which had The president met Mon30-Year Treasury to $2.2 billion. been made Thursday. day afternoon with Vice The deal would give The agreement is a dis+0.06, 2.93% President Joe Biden and a Sprint control of a flailing appointment for Clearwire Corn (Chicago) handful of Cabinet memaffiliate, one it depends shareholders, who were —6.75 cents, $7.24 bers to begin discussions upon to provide high-speed hoping that the company Soybeans (Chicago) on ways the country should “Sprint 4G� data services on would hold out for an even respond to the Newtown +0.25 cent, $14.96 some of its phones. It would better offer. The stock fell shootings. Among those Wheat (Kansas City) increase Sprint’s access 46 cents, or 13.7 percent, to in attendance were Attor—8 cents, $8.56 to the airwaves, meaning close at $2.91 Monday. ney General Eric Holder, Oil (New York) it could boost data speeds A majority of Clearwire’s Education Secretary Arne in coming years. However, minority shareholders +47 cents, $87.20 Duncan, and Health and cell towers using Clearwire need to approve the deal. Gold Human Services Secretary spectrum have poor range, Of those, cable companies +$1.20, $1,698.20 Kathleen Sebelius. making it difficult to proComcast Corp. and Bright It remains to be seen Silver vide broad coverage. House Networks, as well as whether Obama and Con—1.9 cents, $32.28 Sprint Nextel Corp. said chipmaker Intel Corp., have gress can turn their rhetoric Platinum it will pay $2.97 per share agreed to vote in favor. into action or whether the —$6, $1,608.50 for the nearly 50 percent They control 13 percent of shock over the Connecticut stake in Clearwire stock the shares. shootings will fade before they do. by Scott Adams DILBERT Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., vowed Congress would soon “engage in a meaningful conversation and thoughtful debate about how to change laws and culture that allow violence to grow.� The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold hearings on gun violence early next year.

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BRIEFLY Benghazi attack probe complete WASHINGTON — An independent investigation into the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, is complete, and Congress will be briefed on its findings this week, the State Department said Monday. The classified report by the Accountability Review Board will be sent to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, a day before the panel’s two most senior members will testify in closed session before the House and Senate foreign affairs committees. The board was established to examine the attack that killed U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and three other Americans.

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Differences narrowing in ‘fiscal cliff’ talks By David Espo and Jim Kuhnhenn Associated Press

cession to Boehner, although it came with an asterisk. The president wants lower-income re- Obama cipients to receive protection against any loss from scaling back future cost-of-living increases, these officials said. Nor did Obama’s offer include raising the age of Medicare eligibility from 65 to 67, a Republican goal that has drawn particularly strong objections from Democratic liberals.

Several officials also said during the day that Boehner’s offer late last week to accept Boehner higher tax rates included provisions that would mean higher taxes on investment income and dividends earned by wealthy Americans and also in the estate tax. The people who described the talks did so on condition of anonymity, citing the secretive nature of the discussions.

The maneuvering is aimed at reaching an agreement that would include cancellation of a scheduled year-end hike in taxes for nearly all wage-earners as well as spending cuts at the Pentagon and in domestic programs across the government. Economists inside and outside the government have warned that the combination of the two, set to begin at year’s end, could send the economy into recession. The new offer that was given to Boehner at the White House closed the gap between the two men

considerably on a framework for a deal. Other major issues are part of the negotiations. Without action by Congress, for example, longterm unemployment benefits will expire for millions at the end of the year, and doctors will face a cut in the payments they receive for treating Medicare patients. Obama has also called for assistance for hard-pressed homeowners as well as fresh economic stimulus measures, and some Democrats want to include a sizeable amount of disaster aid in any legislation to offset the cost of Superstorm Sandy.

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has agreed to curtail future cost-of-living increases for recipients of Social Security and softened his demand for higher taxes at upper income levels, narrowing differences with House Speaker John Boehner in “fiscal cliff� talks, people familiar with the talks said Monday. Speaking a few hours after Obama and Boehner met at the White House, these people said the president was now seeking a higher tax rate beginning

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Bangladesh fire ruled sabotage DHAKA, BANGLADESH — A Bangladesh government committee investigating the garment factory fire that killed 112 people last month said in its findings that the blaze was sabotage, probably by someone who worked there. But the panel said that no matter who set the fire, the owner of the factory also should be punished for the deaths because he neglected worker safety. Some government and garment industry officials had alleged soon after the Nov. 24 fire that it was an act of sabotage, though a fire official said casualties would have been greatly reduced if the factory had followed safety rules. The factory lacked emergency exits and Hossain has said only three floors of the eight-story building were legally built. Surviving employees said gates had been locked and managers had told them to go back to work after the fire alarm went off.

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Call to action Curbing gun violence in American will require a multifaceted approach.

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he shooting deaths of two police officers in Topeka Sunday evening provided a tragic local connection to the 26 shooting deaths on Friday in a Newtown, Conn., elementary school. In both cases, the apparent killer also is dead. Law enforcement officials will try to piece together the circumstances of both incidents while government officials, mental health authorities and others try to come up with ways to prevent what has become an all-too-common scenario. The horrible fact that 20 of the shooting victims in Newtown were 6 and 7 years old has provided new incentive and urgency to trying to stop the cycle of violence. One of the first reactions from government officials is to renew effort to control gun ownership across the nation. Reducing the number of guns, especially high-powered assault weapons, could have a positive impact, but the issue of gun violence in America is a complex problem that requires more than one approach. One is to deal with the kind of mental illness that often drives horrific incidents like the one in Newtown. After Friday’s shooting, a mother and writer from Boise, Idaho, shared a wrenching online account of life with her 13-yearold son who already is exhibiting frightening symptoms and behaviors. A few weeks ago, after she asked him to return his overdue library books, he pulled a knife and threatened to kill his mother, then himself. Police officers came and took him to the hospital emergency room but there were no beds in the mental hospital so they sent him home with a prescription designed to treat psychotic conditions. The mother readily admits that her son’s problems are too much for her to handle, but because many state-run treatment centers and mental hospitals in Idaho have been closed, the only advice her son’s social worker could offer was to get her son charged with a crime so “the system” would “create a paper trail.” How desperate must a mother be to take that advice concerning her high-IQ, sometimes loving son? Unfortunately, there probably are families right here in Kansas facing a similar dilemma. State hospitals have been closed in recent years, and it’s extremely difficult, especially for people with limited financial resources, to find in-patient mental health care. We can’t keep using our jails and prisons as a substitute for mental health facilities. Many experts also wonder about the impact of our violent culture on people who may already be predisposed to violence. Video games and many movies and television shows glorify and normalize violence in a way that may make it somehow more acceptable to someone who has trouble controlling his or her emotions and discerning the difference between right and wrong. As a society, maybe we need to reexamine our “entertainment” values. We applaud the commitment of officials in the wake of the Newtown shootings to “do something” about gun violence in America. It is a challenging issue that won’t be easy to solve, but the tragic deaths of six educators and 20 young children certainly should concentrate our attention to the task.

U.S. policy in Syria lacks clarity As President Obama enters his second term, Syria has become the most urgent test of his foreign policy leadership and style. If Obama finally takes ownership of the effort to unseat Bashar al-Assad (which would not require U.S. troops or planes), there’s still a chance of preventing a Syrian implosion. If the administration leads from in front, it may be possible to head off a strategic disaster that would endanger Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Israel. Yet early signs indicate that Obama will continue the muddled Syria policy of his first term, while continuing to lead from way, way behind. Our Syria policy is unclear to both our enemies and our allies, as well as to the Syrian rebels. The administration has long called for Assad’s ouster, but has not really pursued it. It has chased a diplomatic option, even though Assad’s main ally, Moscow, won’t dump him until it believes he is virtually defeated. As for sending Patriot missile batteries to Turkey, that has symbolic value, but it won’t affect the situation on the ground in Syria. Washington has outsourced the arming of rebel groups to Gulf states that prefer Islamist fighters. Meantime, the United States won’t help arm secular and moderate rebel commanders. So do we want Assad gone or don’t we? Do we want an Islamist Syria or don’t we? Ordinary Syrians are also cynical about the U.S. “red line” on the use of chemical weapons. They feel it gives Assad a virtual green light to use any other weapon against civilians. No wonder a Turkish official told me during a recent visit to Ankara: “We want more clarity in the United

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The longer this conflict lasts, and the stronger the Islamists become, the more likely it is that sectarian war will spill over Syria’s borders.” States position. People expect more from the United States.” This lack of clarity haunts U.S. policy even after the election. Last week, the United States, with European and Arab allies, recognized a new Syrian civilian opposition council that it had helped godfather. The hope is that this group will provide a means to funnel more humanitarian aid into Syria. (Since U.S. and allied officials were able to organize this group after our presidential election, one wonders why they couldn’t have done it before.) However, U.S. policymakers still insist this new civilian group — not the rebel fighters — is the key to overthrowing Assad. The new council supposedly will be able to convince Assad’s Alawite sect and other minorities that they can safely abandon their support for the regime. U.S. officials also hope the council will be able to assert civilian control over rebel fighters. Such hopes are badly misplaced. Civilians alone cannot determine the Syrian

zation. True, the group has some al-Qaida links. But it has waged and won some of the toughest battles against Assad’s forces, which is why most rebel commanders oppose the U.S. designation. Echoing many other rebel commanders, Col. Akidi told me: “We are not united with jihadi groups, but we fight together with all people who fight Assad.” For the same reason, the president of the new civilian rebel coalition, Mouaz al-Khatib, disagreed publicly with the blacklisting of the group. If the United States were arming non-Islamist rebels, they wouldn’t need Jabhat al-Nusra’s help. If the administration weren’t outsourcing to the Saudis and Qataris, non-Islamist fighters would be in a stronger position. Instead, U.S. officials have sown confusion over whom they support. They have undermined secular fighters and given a boost to those with beards. And they have confused our friends and opponents as to our aims, making a negotiated settlement less likely as neither Moscow nor Tehran thinks we are serious about ousting Assad. The Syrian dictator probably doesn’t think so, either, which will encourage him to try to hold on in Damascus. The longer this conflict lasts, and the stronger the Islamists become, the more likely it is that sectarian war will spill over Syria’s borders. The only chance of preventing that is to speed up the endgame. That would require Obama to convince all parties, friend and foe, that he wants Assad gone. Rhetoric will be no substitute for concrete actions. The time remaining is short. — Trudy Rubin is a columnist and editorial board member for the Philadelphia Inquirer.

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endgame. Unless Obama’s policy becomes more robust — and more convincing to the region — the Syrian conflict will spiral out of control. The arguments for not arming the rebels are long outdated. If we were concerned weapons might fall into the wrong hands, we should have put more resources into vetting rebel commanders. U.S. officials have been permitted to meet with Free Syrian Army commanders only in the last few months. And from what I hear, the amount of CIA resources devoted to the task is still underwhelming. Even now, there is plenty of information about key Syrian rebel commanders who are secular or moderate Muslims to whom weapons could be directed. But they are skeptical at best, and hostile at worst, about U.S. intentions. Col. Abdul-Jabbar Akidi, a secular senior rebel commander in Aleppo, told me in November: “Syrians believe that America is with Bashar Assad. America does not support us.” It’s no wonder he feels that way, since we have outsourced delivery of weapons to the Qataris and Saudis. By doing so, we’ve ensured that the lion’s share goes to hardline Salafi militias or those linked to the Muslim Brotherhood. The Saudis were handed control of a major meeting of Free Syrian Army commanders last week in Turkey with the goal of setting up a unified command. Early reports say the command includes many with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafists. Why should we be surprised? Perhaps the strongest indicator of a policy muddle was last week’s designation of the Syrian rebel group Jabhat alNusra as a terrorist organi-

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ents of the dead children, and explain to them how your unrestricted access to assault weapons is more important than To the editor: the lives of their children. The news reports from ConnectiJerry Wells, cut indicate that the 26 victims of the Lawrence shootings at the school were shot with at least one assault weapon using a high-powered bullet that has a devastating effect on flesh and bone. As a forTo the editor: mer prosecutor and district attorney, I Guns and madness. Deadly mix. Unhave seen more than my fair share of speakable tragedy. Concealed-carry autopsy photographs illustrating what idiocy. Wake up, America. Rein in the effect bullets have on the human body. National Rifle Association. How do Some of those photographs are seared we prevent mass murder of small chilinto my memory. I can’t imagine what dren? Horrible, horrible thing. the high-powered ammunition used at Sue Hess, the school shooting would do to the Lawrence bodies of 6- and 7-year-old children.

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Tom Keegan tkeegan@ljworld.com

A look at KU’s top 10 recruits

Close to home

Charlie Weis and his staff of assistants, motivated by a 1-11 season, hit the road sprinting after junior-college recruits. So far, 16 juco standouts have committed to play football for Kansas University. Based on the other schools that offered them scholarships, KU’s needs, and last and least, their highlight films (everybody’s highlights look great, that’s why they’re highlights), here is one guess at the 10 most promising, listed in reverse order so as to build up the drama toward the list of BCS-conference schools that offered the No. 1 player: 10. Mike Smithburg, 6-3, 300, OL, Iowa Western: Shaved his trademark, mustache-less beard Monday, so he might only weigh 299 now. Coming out of high school, he needed to make his body bigger and stronger to attract the attention of Div. I schools, and he accomplished his goals, always a good sign. BCS conference offers: Illinois, South Florida. KU recruiter: Buddy Wyatt. Anticipated arrival: January. 9. Tedarian Johnson, 6-3, 285, DT, Hinds: One of three Johnsons in this recruiting class (high school tight end Ben and junior college safety Isaiah), Tedarian will earn immediate playing time if he can show he explodes off the line of scrimmage, a quality KU’s D-tackles have lacked since James McClinton exhausted his eligibility. BCS conference offers: Iowa State, Mississippi State, Texas Tech. KU recruiter: DeMontie Cross. Anticipated arrival: January. 8. Zach Fondal, 6-5, 295, OL, American River: Tanner Hawkinson manned the lefttackle position well for the Jayhawks and won’t be easy to replace. Fondal will try to win the job. BCS conference offers: Arkansas, South Florida. KU recruiter: Rob Ianello. Anticipated arrival: January.

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KANSAS UNIVERSITY FRESHMAN ANDREW WHITE III POSES FOR A PORTRAIT prior to the season. White grew up near the University of Richmond campus and was recruited by the Spiders, who tonight will face White and the Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse.

KU’s White familiar with tonight’s foe By Gary Bedore gbedore@ljworld.com

A blue-chip basketball prospect living just 15 minutes from the University of Richmond’s campus, Andrew White III spent a lot of time with the Spiders’ players and coaches the past few years. “I played pickup there probably twice a week. I played with their whole roster just about,� White, Kansas University’s freshman guard from Miller School in Charlottesville, Va., said Monday in previewing today’s match-up be-

tween the Jayhawks (8-1) and Spiders (9-2), set for a 6 p.m. SPIDERS! tipoff in Allen What: RichFieldhouse. “A couple mond (9-2) of their guys vs. Kansas hosted me on (8-1) visits,� added When: 6 White, who tonight played against Where: Allen R i c h m o n d Fieldhouse freshman Trey Davis TV: ESPN2 five times in (Knology ch. high school. 34, 234) Davis’ team won three of the contests.

“Their staff recruited me harder than anybody ever has. I had a great relationship with the staff. The unfortunate part of recruiting is calling the school you are close with and telling them you are not going there. I’m sure they understand I had a good situation in both places,� added White, who chose KU over Richmond, North Carolina State, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Texas and Georgetown. Here’s White’s scouting report regarding the Atlantic 10 Conference team, which is led

by eighth-year coach Chris Mooney: “They run that Princeton offense. On defense, they switch about everything,� White said of Richmond, which has defeated Wake Forest, Hampton, Liberty, North Carolina Wilmington, Wofford, William&Mary, Old Dominion, James Madison and Stetson and lost to Ohio and Minnesota. “We’re going to have to have our feet moving and be ready for backcuts if we are going to defend the Please see WHITE, page 3B

Engelman ends trey drought By Benton Smith basmith@ljworld.com

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KANSAS’ MONICA ENGELMAN (13) FLOATS PAST KIARA ETIENNE on her way to the basket against Prairie View Please see KEEGAN, page 3B A&M on Sunday at Allen Fieldhouse.

Monica Engelman usually isn’t one to celebrate on the basketball floor, particularly regarding her own accomplishments. But Engelman, a senior guard on Kansas University’s women’s team, showed Sunday a crack in her normally stone-faced on-court persona after hitting a threepointer in the first half of the Jayhawks’ victory over Prairie View A&M at Allen Fieldhouse. It was nothing

flashy nor self-promoting; Engelman just pointed to KU’s bench, where players and coaches stood up to celebrate what one would assume to be a rather meaningless three early in a nonconference game. The shot held significance for every member of the Jayhawks, though, because it was Engelman’s first threepointer of the season. Engelman, a 5-foot-11 shooting guard from San Antonio, made 30 from threepoint range as a freshman and 41 as a sophomore be-

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fore slumping in her junior season with 13 makes from behind the arc. Engelman entered the 10th game of her senior year 0-for-9 from downtown. KU senior point guard Angel Goodrich has seen Engelman work meticulously on her shot at practices and was proud of her teammate after she finally got a long-range bomb to fall. It was Engelman’s first three-point make since she hit two against Oklahoma on Jan. 31 (she Please see ENGELMAN, page 3B

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TENNESSEE RUNNING BACK CHRIS JOHNSON RUNS for a 94-yard touchdown against the Jets in the second quarter on Monday in Nashville, Tenn.

New league ponders question of faith By Justin Pope Associated Press Education Writer

As a chunk of the Big East transforms itself into a mostly or even all-Catholic basketball league, the conference faces a choice: play up or play down its faith-based roots? With Catholic higher education already struggling to strike a balance between faith and financial security, either course carries both challenges and opportunities. On the one hand, the seven schools that announced Saturday they’ll set off on their own — St. John’s, Georgetown, Marquette, DePaul, Seton Hall, Providence and Villanova — have already made clear they’ll look to non-denominational institutions that otherwise fit their profile, such as Butler, to expand. But even if they do so, the conference’s identity will likely lie with its core of Catholicrooted schools. To be sure, going overboard with that identity could harm recruiting of nonCatholic students — both athletes and non-athletes — and limit expansion. But a moderate embrace could help institutions reconnect their sports programs to their missions, and reinvigorate their religious identities at a time when important groups on campus fear it’s slipping away. Think of a non-secular Ivy League, but with much better basketball. It’s not a coincidence that the seven schools that announced Saturday they’re separating from the Big East are all Catholic. They’re each part of a tradition that emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries — church institutions that sprang up to serve urban immigrant communities. Neither their demographics nor tightly-packed city campuses lent themselves to football players and stadiums (Notre Dame, with space to grow in Indiana, proved the exception to the pattern). Basketball was a better fit for city schools, and each has done well with it. The problem today is that college athletics revolves around big-time football dollars. That’s left behind the niche these Catholic schools inhabit — basketball powers where football is either second-fiddle (Georgetown, Villanova) or not played at all (the others). So they’re setting off on their own and, for now, seem likely to market themselves as a national league. “The criteria that we’ll set forth will be non-denominational,� Villanova athletic director Vince Nicastro said Sunday, adding the group will be looking for schools that are committed to top-tier competition, are “attractive media entities,� and “care about the holistic development of their student athletes.�

NASHVILLE, TENN. (AP) — Chris Johnson went 94 yards for the longest touchdown run in the NFL since 2006, and the Tennessee Titans beat the Jets 14-10 on Monday night to eliminate New York from playoff contention. Jake Locker’s first touchdown run of the season put Tennessee ahead late in the third quarter, and the Titans intercepted four passes by a struggling Mark Sanchez to snap a three-game skid. After bumbling around all night, the Jets somehow still had a chance to win when they took over at the Tennessee 25 with 47 seconds left following a 19-yard punt by Brett Kern. But Sanchez fumbled a low shotgun snap, Bilal Powell inadvertently kicked the ball away, and the Titans recovered to seal it. It was a fitting end to an ugly game that left New York coach Rex Ryan cursing to himself as he walked off the field.

The Jets (6-8) needed to win their final three games and get help elsewhere to earn a playoff spot. Instead, the Titans sacked Sanchez three times and got a fourth on Tim Tebow. Jason McCourty and Michael Griffin each had two interceptions, keeping New York out of the playoffs for a second straight season after reaching consecutive AFC title games. Johnson, with the names of the victims of Friday’s shootings in Connecticut written on his cleats, ran a franchise-record 94 yards for a TD in the second quarter. Locker’s 13-yard touchdown run at the end of the third put the Titans (5-9) ahead to stay. The Jets took a 10-7 lead when Sanchez and Jeff Cumberland connected on a 17-yard touchdown pass with 3:19 to go in the third. The Titans responded on their next possession with Locker’s quarterback keeper around left end, capping a seven-play, 64-yard drive.

SUMMARY N.Y. Jets 3 0 7 0—10 Tennessee 0 7 7 0—14 First Quarter NYJ-FG Folk 22, 4:17. Second Quarter Ten-C.Johnson 94 run (Bironas kick), 8:53. Third Quarter NYJ-Cumberland 17 pass from Sanchez (Folk kick), 3:19. Ten-Locker 13 run (Bironas kick), :20. A-69,143. NYJ Ten First downs 20 12 Total Net Yards 253 294 Rushes-yards 30-146 30-167 Passing 107 127 Punt Returns 1-7 2-3 Kickoff Returns 2-52 3-75 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 4-55 Comp-Att-Int 13-29-4 13-22-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 4-24 4-22 Punts 6-42.3 10-39.1 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 4-23 14-111 Time of Possession 30:16 29:44 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-N.Y. Jets, Greene 13-68, McKnight 4-29, Powell 6-28, Tebow 3-15, Sanchez 4-6. Tennessee, C.Johnson 21-122, Locker 7-43, Q.Johnson 2-2. PASSING-N.Y. Jets, Sanchez 13-28-4-131, Tebow 0-1-0-0. Tennessee, Locker 13-22-0-149. RECEIVING-N.Y. Jets, Cumberland 4-53, Edwards 3-47, Powell 2-15, Greene 2-1, Kerley 1-11, Reuland 1-4. Tennessee, Washington 4-62, Wright 3-31, Preston 2-31, Stevens 2-16, Britt 1-7, Q.Johnson 1-2. MISSED FIELD GOALS-Tennessee, Bironas 46 (BK).

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Blue Jays acquire Mets ace R.A. Dickey in trade NEW YORK — Eager for a new challenge and certainly a better chance to win, R.A. Dickey broke the news of his trade even before the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets. A few minutes ahead of the teams’ announcing the seven-player swap Monday that sent the NL Cy Young Award winner to Toronto, he tweeted his thanks to Mets fans and added he was all set to pitch for the Blue Jays. “Now that its official, I want to say that I don’t have the words to express how grateful I am to you for the steadfast support,� Dickey posted on Twitter. “Thank you for making me feel wanted.� “Looking forward to a new chapter with the Jays,� he wrote. Toronto acquired the 38-year-old knuckleballer and catchers Josh Thole and Mike Nickeas. The Mets got top catching prospect Travis d’Arnaud and veteran catcher John Buck, plus minor-league right-hander Noah Syndergaard and outfielder Wuilmer Becerra. “It was an extraordinary privilege for us to be part of his career,� Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said about Dickey on a conference call. “The final chapter has not been written.� Earlier in the day, Dickey and the busy Blue Jays agreed to a new contract, clearing the way for the Mets to send him to a team that’s spending a lot of money trying to join baseball’s elite. Toronto has now acquired All-Stars Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, Melky Cabrera and Dickey since the season ended. Dickey was already signed for $5.25 million next year. His new contract adds two more seasons for $25 million — he will get $12 million in both 2014 and 2015, plus there’s a club option for 2016 at $12 million with a $1 million buyout. “We’re just so close to contention,� Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos said. “It’s not just about one season. This allows us to put what we feel is a contending team together for an extended run, for a three-to-five-year period.� Dickey needed to pass a physical before the teams announced the deal. He became the fourth pitcher to win the Cy Young and be traded before the next season, joining David Cone, Pedro Martinez and Roger Clemens. Alderson said the Mets’ preference going into the offseason was to re-sign Dickey. But as the winter meetings approached in early December, Alderson said Dickey’s value “in a possible trade was also sky-rocketing. At some point, those lines crossed.� Several teams made runs at a deal for Dickey, with Texas and the Los Angeles Angels among those in the mix. Alderson said while some clubs popped in and out of trade talks, Toronto’s interest remained steady. Alderson said the Mets didn’t completely decide to trade Dickey until they saw the final package that Toronto offered. “This was a complicated deal,� Alderson said. The Blue Jays have missed the playoffs since winning their second straight World Series crown in 1993, and have boldly moved to reshape a team that went 73-89 last season in the rugged AL East. Last month, they acquired a high-priced trio — Johnson and Buehrle on the mound, Reyes at shortstop — in a 12-player trade with the Miami Marlins. Toronto later signed Cabrera, an All-Star outfielder with San Francisco whose season ended when he was suspended 50 games for a positive testosterone test. Dickey becomes part of a stellar Toronto rotation that includes Johnson, Buehrle and returning starters Ricky Romero and Brandon Morrow.

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Duke jumps to No. 1 in AP poll Duke is back in a familiar place — No. 1. The Blue Devils advanced one spot to replace Indiana at the top of the Associated Press’ Top 25 on Monday, drawing closer to UCLA’s record for most No. 1 rankings. Duke has reached No. 1 at least once in a record 16 seasons under coach Mike Krzyzewski, and has played more games as the No. 1 ranked team in 33 years under Coach K (209) than as an unranked team (141).

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IN THIS SEPT. 27, 2012, FILE PHOTO, FORMER NEW YORK METS STARTER R.A. DICKEY PITCHES against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citi Field in New York. The Mets traded Dickey, the NL Cy Young winner, to the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday. No team in the country has the rÊsumÊ that the Blue Devils do: They own three wins over teams ranked in the top five at the time — thenNo. 3 Kentucky, then-No. 2 Louisville and thenNo. 4 Ohio State, all in a span of 16 days. Indiana (9-1) held the top spot from the preseason poll through the first five weeks of the season. Butler beat the Hoosiers 88-86 in overtime Saturday. The Blue Devils (9-0), whose only game in the past 21⠄2 weeks was a victory over Temple on Dec. 8, received 62 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel. They will debut their latest No. 1 ranking at home Wednesday night against Cornell. It is the 123rd week Duke has been ranked No. 1, 11 weeks behind UCLA. All but 31 weeks of Duke’s stay on top have come since the 1991-92 season. The Blue Devils’ last time at No. 1 was an 11-week run in 2010-11. Michigan (11-0), which received the other No. 1 votes, and Syracuse moved up one place each to second and third. They were followed in the top 10 by Arizona, Louisville, Indiana, Ohio State, Florida, Kansas and Illinois. Butler (8-2), which beat then-No. 9 North Carolina last month in the EA Sports Maui Invitational, moved into the poll at No. 19. This is the Bulldogs’ first appearance in the rankings since the first week of 2010-11. Wichita State (9-1) dropped out from 23rd after losing 69-60 at Tennessee. The Shockers spent two weeks in the rankings. North Carolina, with 107 weeks, is the only other school ranked No. 1 for at least 100 polls.

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Stanford remains atop Top 25 Stanford remains No. 1 in the Associated Press women’s basketball poll for the fifth straight week. The Cardinal had 22 first-place votes Monday, while Connecticut received 16. Baylor got the other two. It was a lightly scheduled week with most schools finishing up exams. The Cardinal had only one game, routing Pacific. Stanford will head across the country to play No. 21 South Carolina and 10th-ranked Tennessee this week. UConn, Baylor, Duke and Notre Dame rounded out the first five. The Irish are followed by Georgia, Kentucky, California and Maryland. Louisville fell six spots to No. 14 after losing at Colorado. The win vaulted the unbeaten Buffaloes into the poll at No. 25. It’s their first ranking since Jan. 14, 2008. Florida State also re-entered the Top 25 at No. 23. Kansas moved up three spots to No. 19.

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Self recalls last Richmond game By Gary Bedore gbedore@ljworld.com

Four current University of Richmond basketball players and three from Kansas University played in KU’s 77-57 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 victory over the Spiders on March 25, 2011, in San Antonio. “We got out on Richmond, 29-9, and played about as well as we could play the first half,� said KU coach Bill Self, whose Jayhawks led, 41-22 at halftime. “We traded baskets the second half. They’ve got a good program. “We had a chance to take dominance over the city of Richmond that field,� Self added on Monday’s “Hawk Talk� radio show, noting, “we came up short versus VCU, who beat us the next game (7161 in Elite Eight).� Richmond’s Darien Brothers started and had five points and Cedrick Lindsay two points,

while Derrick Williams and Greg Robbins did not score. For KU, Elijah Johnson had four points and Jeff Withey one rebound. Travis Releford played but did not score. That was a game in which both teams stared each other down in a hallway prior to pre-game warm-ups. “We played them in the tournament. Their (Princeton-style) offense is a little different from what we played against,� Releford said. “We’ve been working on it the last few days. It’ll be another interesting game to play.�

ing on college,� said McLemore, who is projected to be picked 17th in the first round by draftexpress.com and third by nbadraft.net. “It’s all I’ve been doing, focusing on school. The semester is over. Now I’m just focusing on basketball. I know a lot of people are talking about NBA. As far as me, I just strictly talk about basketball and school.� McLemore’s brother, Kevin, is a senior guard at Normandy High in St. Louis. Is Kevin being recruited by any major colleges? “Not that I know of,�

Ben said. “He’s getting McLemore concentrates looked at by small schools. on KU: Red-shirt freshman He’s just started the seaguard Ben McLemore, who son. Things can change.�

averages 16.1 points and Wesley update: KU ju5.6 rebounds a game, said Monday he won’t spend nior forward Justin Wesa minute thinking about ley, who broke his left pinpossibly entering the 2013 kie finger at practice on NBA Draft during this cur- Dec. 13, could return to action by Dec. 27, Self said. rent season. “They’ll start taping “I’m just here focus-

his fingers together here in about two weeks,� Self said. Wesley has appeared in six of KU’s eight games and averages 5.8 minutes, 0.8 points and 1.7 rebounds.

Withey-mania: Fans can follow Jeff Withey’s progress this season at witheyblockparty.com. Withey has 50 blocks, an average of 5.6 blocks per game. He has 215 career blocks, 43 shy of tying Greg Ostertag’s KU record.

This, that: KU has won 27 straight games in Allen Fieldhouse and 60 consecutive games against nonconference foes. ... University of Richmond is located in Richmond, Va., with an enrollment of 2,750. ... Richmond’s 69-68 victory in Allen Fieldhouse nine years ago snapped KU’s 52-game nonconference homecourt win streak. Tony Dobbins hit a turnaround jumper with under a second remaining. The Spiders were

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team well. What they do in practice is perfecting that offense, moving as quickly as they can to get the ball moving, so we’ve got to be on our toes for this game.� Junior guard Darien Brothers and sophomore forward Derrick Williams each average 14.8 points a game, while reigning A-10 rookie of the year Kendall Anthony averages 13.9 ppg and junior guard Cedrick Lindsay 10.7 ppg. Formerly coached by Jerry Wainwright, Richmond defeated KU, 69-68, in Allen Fieldhouse during Bill Self’s first season at KU. The Jayhawks stopped the Spiders, 7757, on March 25, 2011, in an NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game in San Antonio. “I watched that game live (on TV),� White said of the NCAA contest. “KU had guys like the (Morris) twins, Brady (Morningstar) ... as a matter of fact, four weeks ago, before I even looked to this game, I watched that tape along with the VCU tape (KU’s 71-61 loss in Elite Eight) to see what was going on a couple years ago. I have a fresh memory of that Sweet 16 game in my head.� White is coming off his finest outing of the sea-

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7. Samson Faifili, 5-11, 240, LB, American River: He hunts quarterbacks and had 12 sacks in two seasons in junior college. Quietly, Kansas has been improving its outlook at linebacker since the start of the just-completed season. BCS conference offers: Iowa State, Kansas State, Oregon State. KU recruiter: Jeff Blasko. Anticipated arrival: June.

9-8 at the time; KU was ranked No. 10 nationally. KU has lost just three nonconference games in Self’s tenure: to Richmond, Nevada and Oral Roberts. ... Richmond is 7-3 in the last 10 games against ranked teams, with one of the losses coming to No. 2-ranked KU in 2011. Richmond has won eight of its last 13 games against ranked teams. ... Richmond’s 9-2 start is best since the 1988 Sweet 16 team also started 9-2. ... Brothers, a sophomore starter on the 2011 Sweet 16 team, has connected on 51.9 percent of his three-point attempts, which ranks second in the Atlantic 10. The Richmond native has made 28 threes and has 149 for his career, which ranks 10th on Richmond’s all-time list. ... The Spiders have shot over 50 percent from the field in four of the last five games and rank third in the A-10 in field goal percentage at 46.7.

Probable Starters RICHMOND (9-2) F — Greg Robbins (6-5) F — Alonzo Nelson-Ododa (6-9) F — Derrick Williams (6-6) G — Cedrick Lindsay (6-1) G — Darien Brothers (6-3)

KANSAS (8-1) F — Kevin Young (6-8) C — Jeff Withey (7-0) G — Ben McLemore (6-5) G — Elijah Johnson (6-4) G — Travis Releford (6-6)

Tipoff: 6 p.m. today, Allen Fieldhouse. TV: ESPN2 (Knology Cable channels 34, 234)

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KANSAS UNIVERSITY FRESHMAN ANDREW WHITE III MEETS THE PRESS prior to practice Monday, the eve of the Jayhawks’ meeting with Richmond. son. The 6-foot-6 guard/ forward scored a careerhigh 15 points off 6-of-8 shooting while playing 10 minutes of Saturday’s 8960 rout of Belmont. “I have a lot of confidence going into this game,� White said. “I always try to be confident. Just because I had a good shooting game doesn’t change a whole lot for me. If I get in, I’m going to go with the same approach, play as hard as I can and contribute on both ends of the court.� Of White, KU coach Self said: “I think he can add some things to our team. He’s another weapon. He’s learning, growing. He’s a fabulous kid. He just wants to try to fit in and help. He’s a guy you

can put in there, and if he makes a couple (threes), great. If not, he’s good enough in other areas he’s not going to hurt us. I need to play him more, to be candid.� Senior Travis Releford says he is confident when White (5.1 ppg off 50 percent shooting; 7-of-15 from three) enters. “Andrew is one of the best shooters on our team. To see him with the confidence he has and coach has for him was a good feeling and good sign for our team,� Releford said of Saturday’s outing. “He’s always looked for his shot. Coach tells him to look for it, because he’s such a good shooter. He’s not going to keep him from shooting the ball.�

BCS conference offers: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Kansas State. KU recruiter: Blasko. Anticipated arrival: January.

KU recruiter: Blasko. Anticipated arrival: January.

5. Kevin Short, 6-2, 185, CB, Fort Scott: He is Short in name only. BCS conference offers: Arkansas, Syracuse. KU recruiter: Clint Bowen. Anticipated arrival: June.

4. Marcus JenkinsMoore, 6-3, 210, LB, Pierce: Tall and lean for a linebacker, Jenkins-Moore brings a lot of speed and a nose for the ball that will make it difficult for defensive coordinator 6. Cassius Sendish, Dave Campo to keep him 6-2, 185, CB, Arizona on the sideline. Western: He has the size BCS conference offers: to compete with those Arizona, Arizona State, long Big 12 receivers who Arkansas, Kansas State, in recent years have made Mississippi, Pittsburgh, a habit of abusing Kansas Purdue, Rutgers, Texas cornerbacks. A&M, Texas Tech.

3. Andrew Bolton, 6-3, 280, DE, Hinds: When LSU recruits a defensive lineman, that generally means he’s big, fast and loves to play football. BCS conference offers: Iowa, LSU, Mississippi State. KU recruiter: Cross. Anticipated arrival: June. 2. Chris Martin, 6-5, 260, DE, City College of San Francisco: Weis recruited him when Weis was at Notre Dame and Martin was a junior in high school. They were reunited at Florida during Martin’s freshman season. Martin initially committed to Notre Dame, but then switched to Florida. His maturity came into question when he created the

RICHMOND 0 — Kendall Anthony, 5-8,1 40, Soph., G, Jackson, Tenn. 1 — Luke Moyer, 6-0, 170, Fr., G, Souderton, Pa. 2 — Cedrick Lindsay, 6-1, 190, Jr., G, Washington, D.C. 3 — Darien Brothers, 6-3, 200, Sr., G, Richmond, Va. 4 — Wayne Sparrow, 6-3, 180, Soph., G, Baltimore, Md. 5 — Trey Davis, 6-5, 200, Fr., F, Richmond, Va. 10 — Jonathan Benjamin, 6-1, 170, Sr., G, Rochester, N.Y. 11 — Deion Taylor, 6-7, 200, Fr., F, New Orleans. 13 — John Moran, 6-3, 175, Fr., G, Phoenixville, Pa. 15 — Terry Allen, 6-8, 220, Fr., F, Houston. 22 — Greg Robbins, 6-5, 220, Sr., F, Wynnewood, Pa. 25 — Luke Piotrowski, 6-11, 240, Fr., C, Atlantic City, N.J. 30 — Zach Chu, 5-8, 160, Soph., G, Dallas. 33 — Alonzo Nelson-Odona, 6-9, 210, Fr., F, Atlanta. 34 — Derrick Williams, 6-6, 270, Jr., F, Harlem, N.Y. Head coach: Chris Mooney. Assistants: Jamal Brunt, Rob Jones, Kevin McGeehan.

KANSAS 1 — Naadir Tharpe, 5-11, 170, Soph., G, Worcester, Mass. 2 — Rio Adams, 6-3, 190, Fr., G, Seattle. 3 —Andrew White III, 6-6, 210, Fr., G, Richmond, Va. 4 —Justin Wesley, 6-9, 220, Jr., F, Fort Worth, Texas. 5 — Jeff Withey, 7-0, 235, Sr., C, San Diego. 10 — Evan Manning, 6-3, 170, Fr., G, Lawrence. 11 —Tyler Self, 6-2, 165, Fr., G, Lawrence 15 — Elijah Johnson, 6-4, 195, Sr., G, Las Vegas. 20 — Niko Roberts, 5-11, 175, Jr., G, Huntington, N.Y. 21 — Christian Garrett, 6-3, 185, Soph., G, Los Angeles. 23 — Ben McLemore, 6-5, 195, Fr., G, St. Louis. 24 — Travis Releford, 6-6, 210, Sr., G, Kansas City, Mo. 31 — Jamari Traylor, 6-8, 220, Fr., F, Chicago. 33 — Landen Lucas, 6-10, 240, Fr., F, Portland, Org. 34 — Perry Ellis, 6-8, 225, Fr., F, Wichita. 40 — Kevin Young, 6-8, 190, Sr., F, Perris, Calif. Head coach: Bill Self. Assistants: Joe Dooley, Norm Roberts, Kurtis Townsend.

wrong kind of off-thefield buzzes, including using social media to blast former Gators and current Ohio State coach Urban Meyer. Nobody questions his ceiling as a college football player, which at the very least is higher than any defensive end Kansas has had since Charlton Keith. BCS conference offers: Nebraska, Washington State. KU recruiter: Charlie Weis. Anticipated arrival: January.

in time to enroll at Kansas for this coming semester and can have an entire offseason working with strength and conditioning coach Scott Holsopple and a spring and summer under the tutelage of Wyatt and Campo, Kansas could have its first All-Big 12 defensive tackle since McClinton, a second-team All-American in 2007. BCS conference offers: Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Baylor, Boston College, California, Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa State, Kansas State, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan State, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Missouri, North Carolina State, Oregon State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Rutgers, South Florida, Syracuse, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Washington State. KU recruiter: Blasko. Anticipated arrival: January.

1. Marquel Combs, 6-3, 305, DT, Pierce: He decommitted from Mississippi in September and cited a concern that he might not be able to cram enough classes into his fall semester to meet requirements in time to enroll in time for spring football. If Combs has his academic house in order

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only attempted three more the rest of her junior season). “For her to get her three back up,� Goodrich said, “that’s gonna be really good for our team.� Even though Kansas coach Bonnie Henrickson didn’t play Engelman late against A&M (because she wanted CeCe Harper defending the Panthers’ Latia Williams), she called Engelman’s 11 points, eight rebounds and four assists one of the starting guard’s best efforts of the season. Engelman agreed: “More than anything, I was more aggressive. That’s what made it a better game compared to the rest.� After averaging 12.1 points as a sophomore and 7.8 as a junior, Engelman has scored six or fewer points in five of KU’s first 10 games. Henrickson said the No. 19 Jayhawks need Engelman to provide a scoring punch to compliment senior forward Carolyn Davis (15.9 points) and Goodrich (12.6). According to Goodrich, Engelman, who scored a career-best 24 points her sophomore year against Fordham, looked a little more like her old self Sunday. “We’ve seen it before. Her sophomore year and freshman year, she was a player that had a lot of potential, brought a lot to the team,� Goodrich said. “We know she can do it. She’s a senior now. It’s her last year. She should be excited to go out with a bang.� Positivity has not been a problem for Engelman, who has gone 32-for-83 from the floor (39 percent) and averaged 7.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists this year. “When I’m struggling with making shots, when I’m struggling with something else, I can always contribute,� she said. “So if that’s getting a stop, getting a steal, getting a rebound, then I’m still contributing to the team though I may not be as involved scoring.� Her 25 offensive rebounds lead KU, and Henrickson is encouraged every time she sees Engelman attack the offensive glass or get to the rim, because those plays lead to drawing fouls. Engelman hit 87 percent of her free throws as a junior and has made all eight attempts this season. “I don’t want her to just settle for jump shots,� Henrickson said. “I want her to be more aggressive, because that (free throws) is great offense for her.� As far as scoring totals go, Engelman, who has 900 career points, doesn’t think negatively after a low output. Nor does she keep a specific number she wants to hit each time she plays. “I’d rather just let it happen,� she said. “I’d like to think I’m scoring a little bit more now.� When Engelman looked at the box score after Kansas beat Prairie View A&M, she was more upset about failing to get 10 rebounds than she has been after any of her low-scoring games. “It’s gonna come,� Engelman said of improving her shooting. “If you work hard, if you do what you’re supposed to do, the points are gonna come.� Not that she’s stressing over it. “I’d much rather get a ‘W’ instead of having 50,000 points,� Engelman said.

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

‘Cuse earns Boeheim 900th win The Associated Press

No. 3 Syracuse 72, Detroit 68 SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Jim Boeheim became the third Div. I men’s coach to reach 900 victories as Syracuse beat Detroit on Monday night in the Gotham Classic. Boeheim, 68 and in his 37th year at his alma mater, is 900-304. Mike Krzyzewski (936) and Bob Knight (902) are the only other men’s Div. I coaches to win that many games. Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, Boeheim’s college roommate, teammate and fellow Hall of Famer, and Roosevelt Bouie, a star on Boeheim’s first team in 1976-77, were in the Carrier Dome crowd of 17,902. James Southerland had 22 points for Syracuse (10-0), which increased its home winning streak to 30 games, longest in the nation. DETROIT (6-5) Howard Jr. 6-9 4-4 18, Anderson 9-16 0-0 18, Minnerath 6-10 1-2 13, McCallum 4-9 0-0 9, Calliste 2-10 3-4 7, Boutte 0-0 0-0 0, Njoku 0-2 1-2 1, Lippert 0-1 0-0 0, Wilson 0-1 0-0 0, Bruinsma 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 28-60 9-12 68. SYRACUSE (10-0) Fair 4-7 0-0 8, Christmas 3-4 1-3 7, Coleman 2-6 0-0 4, Carter-Williams 1-6 9-10 12, Triche 1-6 5-9 7, Grant 1-1 3-5 5, Cooney 1-3 1-1 3, Keita 2-2 0-0 4, Southerland 7-12 3-4 22. Totals 22-47 22-32 72. Halftime-Syracuse 40-21. 3-Point Goals-Detroit 3-18 (Howard Jr. 2-4, McCallum 1-4, Bruinsma 0-1, Wilson 0-1, Minnerath 0-1, Anderson 0-1, Calliste 0-6), Syracuse 6-16 (Southerland 5-8, Carter-Williams 1-4, Cooney 0-2, Triche 0-2). Fouled Out-Triche. ReboundsDetroit 28 (Bruinsma 8), Syracuse 34 (Christmas 8). Assists-Detroit 19 (Calliste 7), Syracuse 15 (CarterWilliams 10). Total Fouls-Detroit 21, Syracuse 14. A-17,902.

No. 12 Missouri 102, South Carolina St. 51 COLUMBIA, MO. — Jabari Brown, playing in his first game since Nov. 17, 2011, when he was a freshman at Oregon, scored 12 points for Missouri. Brown, 6-foot-5, 205-pound guard, became eligible at the end of the first semester. He entered the game with 16:01 left in the first half. After a missed three-pointer, he assisted on a fast-break

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SYRACUSE COACH JIM BOEHEIM, JOINED BY HIS WIFE, JULIE, is presented with a jersey for his 900th career win, after Syracuse defeated Detroit, 72-68, on Monday in Syracuse, N.Y. layup by Negus WebsterChan. He scored his first points on two free throws with 9:35 remaining.

inbounds pass from the far sideline for a three-point attempt which bounced up and off the rim.

SC STATE (4-7) Hezekiah 5-14 4-4 14, Palmer 2-8 0-0 5, Toombs 3-16 0-0 8, Adams 2-10 1-2 6, Myers 0-4 0-0 0, Mitchell 4-8 0-0 10, Campbell 1-4 0-0 2, Radovic 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 20-69 5-6 51. MISSOURI (9-1) Bowers 4-6 2-2 11, Jankovic 4-7 2-3 11, Oriakhi 4-5 1-1 9, Pressey 2-4 2-2 6, Bell 6-12 0-0 12, Criswell 4-6 0-0 8, Haith 0-4 0-0 0, Bull 0-0 0-0 0, Webster-Chan 3-3 0-0 7, Feldmann 2-2 0-0 4, Brown 3-9 5-6 12, Ross 6-10 2-2 16, Rosburg 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 41-72 14-16 102. Halftime-Missouri 49-18. 3-Point Goals-SC State 6-23 (Mitchell 2-2, Toombs 2-8, Adams 1-3, Palmer 1-5, Campbell 0-1, Radovic 0-2, Myers 0-2), Missouri 6-27 (Ross 2-6, Bowers 1-1, Webster-Chan 1-1, Jankovic 1-4, Brown 1-7, Pressey 0-1, Bell 0-3, Haith 0-4). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-SC State 34 (Hezekiah 12), Missouri 48 (Oriakhi 11). Assists-SC State 13 (Toombs 8), Missouri 19 (Pressey 6). Total Fouls-SC State 11, Missouri 7. A-10,613.

UNLV (9-1) Thomas 2-3 0-0 4, Bennett 2-9 5-6 10, Marshall 3-5 3-4 11, Reinhardt 3-7 2-2 10, Dejean-Jones 5-14 0-2 12, Goodman 0-0 0-0 0, Birch 2-4 0-2 4, Cook 1-1 0-0 2, Lopez-Sosa 3-4 0-0 7, Hawkins 1-2 0-2 2. Totals 22-49 10-18 62. UTEP (3-5) Lang 3-5 1-2 7, C. Washburn 2-7 1-1 5, Ragland 2-6 0-0 6, J. Washburn 5-16 3-3 13, Streeter 2-5 3-3 7, Cooper 0-0 1-2 1, Mc. Moore 0-1 0-0 0, Bohannon 3-4 2-5 9, Tucker 4-8 1-1 12. Totals 21-52 12-17 60. Halftime-UNLV 31-22. 3-Point GoalsUNLV 8-17 (Marshall 2-2, Reinhardt 2-4, Dejean-Jones 2-5, Lopez-Sosa 1-1, Bennett 1-4, Hawkins 0-1), UTEP 6-18 (Tucker 3-6, Ragland 2-5, Bohannon 1-1, Streeter 0-1, Mc. Moore 0-1, J. Washburn 0-4). Fouled Out-Lang. Rebounds-UNLV 34 (Dejean-Jones 6), UTEP 32 (J. Washburn 8). Assists-UNLV 13 (Dejean-Jones 5), UTEP 8 (Tucker, C. Washburn 2). Total Fouls-UNLV 20, UTEP 19. Technical-Dejean-Jones. A-9,027.

No. 21 UNLV 62, UTEP 60 EL PASO, TEXAS — Bryce DeJean-Jones scored 12 points, and Anthony Marshall added 11 for UNLV. Jaques Streeter scored with 27 seconds left to cut UNLV’s lead to two points. DeJean-Jones had an opportunity to make it a two-possession game but missed two free throws with 15 seconds left. Konner Tucker had a last-second opportunity for the Miners after taking an

No. 22 Notre Dame 74, IPFW 62 SOUTH BEND, IND. — Pat Connaughton scored 18 points for Notre Dame, more than doubling his 7.9 points-per-game average, and he had six rebounds and five assists. IPFW (5-7) Jacobo 4-10 1-2 11, Hines 5-10 0-0 10, Bland 1-1 0-0 2, Gaines 2-14 2-2 7, Harden 3-7 0-0 8, McCray 1-8 1-2 3, Kibiloski 1-4 2-2 4, Reed 2-6 0-0 6, Edwards 4-5 2-2 11. Totals 23-65 8-10 62. NOTRE DAME (10-1) Cooley 5-6 4-7 14, Atkins 2-7 0-0 5, Martin 5-8 0-0 13, Grant 3-9 0-0 6, Connaughton 7-9 3-5 18, Biedscheid 1-8

4-4 6, Auguste 1-1 0-0 2, Crowley 0-0 0-0 0, Sherman 4-7 0-0 8, Burgett 0-0 0-0 0, Knight 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 29-56 11-16 74. Halftime-Notre Dame 40-28. 3-Point Goals-IPFW 8-22 (Reed 2-2, Harden 2-4, Jacobo 2-4, Edwards 1-1, Gaines 1-5, Kibiloski 0-3, McCray 0-3), Notre Dame 5-16 (Martin 3-5, Connaughton 1-1, Atkins 1-4, Grant 0-1, Biedscheid 0-5). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-IPFW 34 (Harden, Hines 5), Notre Dame 37 (Cooley 8). Assists-IPFW 11 (Bland, Harden 3), Notre Dame 20 (Atkins 7). Total Fouls-IPFW 15, Notre Dame 11. A-6,755.

Big 12 Men Baylor 73, S. Carolina Upstate 57 WACO, TEXAS — Baylor struggled in the first half, took an early lead in the second and rallied to beat South Carolina Upstate. Cory Jefferson led Baylor (7-3) with 17 points. Pierre Jackson scored 15, A.J. Walton had 10 points, and Isaiah Austin had 12 points and 10 rebounds. SC-UPSTATE (4-6) Glenn 7-8 1-1 15, Craig 3-12 8-9 14, Elam 0-3 0-0 0, Greene 1-7 2-2 5, Blessing 3-6 0-0 7, Ford 0-0 0-0 0, Rodgers 4-12 1-2 10, Maxey 3-7 0-0 6, Olumuyiwa 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-55 12-14 57. BAYLOR (7-3) Jefferson 6-8 5-7 17, Austin 6-10 0-1 12, Heslip 3-8 0-0 8, Walton 4-7 2-2 10, Jackson 6-13 1-1 15, Rose 0-1 0-0 0, Gathers 3-5 3-4 9, Franklin 0-5 0-0 0, Prince 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 29-59 11-15 73. Halftime-Baylor 29-27. 3-Point GoalsSC-Upstate 3-12 (Blessing 1-2, Greene 1-3, Rodgers 1-3, Craig 0-4), Baylor 4-21 (Jackson 2-6, Heslip 2-7, Walton 0-1, Prince 0-1, Austin 0-1, Franklin 0-5). Fouled Out-Walton. Rebounds-SC-Upstate 36 (Glenn 10), Baylor 31 (Austin 10). Assists-SC-Upstate 13 (Blessing 3), Baylor 23 (Walton 8). Total Fouls-SC-Upstate 18, Baylor 13. A-6,639.

NBA Roundup The Associated Press

Rockets 109, Knicks 96 NEW YORK — Jeremy Lin won again at Madison Square Garden — and for the first time this season, the New York Knicks didn’t. Lin had 22 points and eight assists in his return to New York, leading Houston to a victory Monday night that ended the Knicks’ 10game home winning streak to open the season. HOUSTON (109) Morris 4-7 3-4 13, Parsons 4-9 0-0 9, Asik 2-5 2-2 6, Lin 9-15 3-4 22, Harden 9-18 8-9 28, G.Smith 3-5 2-4 8, Delfino 6-9 0-0 16, Douglas 3-9 1-1 7, Cook 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-78 19-24 109. NEW YORK (96) Brewer 1-3 0-2 2, Copeland 11-19 4-4 29, Chandler 3-7 2-4 8, Kidd 2-9 0-0 5, Felton 7-18 0-0 14, J.Smith 7-13 1-2 17, Novak 1-5 0-0 3, J.White 2-5 0-0 4, Prigioni 5-10 2-2 14, Thomas 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 39-90 9-16 96. Houston 29 27 27 26—109 New York 31 11 18 36— 96 3-Point Goals-Houston 10-29 (Delfino 4-7, Morris 2-3, Harden 2-6, Parsons 1-4, Lin 1-6, Jones 0-1, Douglas 0-2), New York 9-31 (Copeland 3-5, J.Smith 2-5, Prigioni 2-6, Novak 1-5, Kidd 1-5, Brewer 0-1, Felton 0-4). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Houston 50 (Harden 10), New York 51 (Chandler 18). Assists-Houston 18 (Lin 8), New York 15 (Prigioni 5). Total Fouls-Houston 16, New York 18. Flagrant Fouls-Chandler. A-19,033 (19,763).

How former Jayhawks fared

STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W New York 18 Brooklyn 13 Boston 12 Philadelphia 12 Toronto 6 Southeast Division W Miami 15 Atlanta 14 Orlando 11 Charlotte 7 Washington 3 Central Division W Chicago 13 Milwaukee 12 Indiana 13 Detroit 7 Cleveland 5

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Today’s Games Toronto at Cleveland, 6 p.m. Atlanta at Washington, 6 p.m. Utah at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. Minnesota at Miami, 6:30 p.m. Boston at Chicago, 7 p.m. Indiana at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. San Antonio at Denver, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Golden State, 9:30 p.m. Charlotte at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Brooklyn at New York, 6 p.m. Detroit at Toronto, 6 p.m. Utah at Indiana, 6 p.m. Washington at Orlando, 6 p.m. Cleveland at Boston, 6:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Houston, 7 p.m. Charlotte at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Milwaukee at Memphis, 8:30 p.m. Golden State at Sacramento, 9 p.m. New Orleans at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Grizzlies 80, Bulls 71 MEMPHIS, TENN. — Mike Conley had 17 points, Zach Randolph added 10 points and 15 rebounds, Thunder 107, Spurs 93 and Memphis overcame a OKLAHOMA CITY — Serge poor start to beat Chicago. Ibaka tied his career (71) best with 25 points and CHICAGO Deng 4-17 3-6 11, Boozer 7-17 2-4 grabbed a season-high 17 16, Noah 5-8 1-2 11, Hinrich 2-8 0-0 4, 4-12 3-4 13, Robinson 2-5 0-0 4, rebounds, and Oklahoma Belinelli Gibson 1-4 2-2 4, Butler 3-4 2-2 8. Totals City beat San Antonio for 28-75 13-20 71. MEMPHIS (80) its 11th straight win.

L.A. CLIPPERS (88) Butler 2-6 6-9 11, Griffin 6-11 3-4 15, Jordan 3-6 0-0 6, Paul 6-12 2-2 14, Green 2-6 0-0 5, Crawford 7-17 0-0 15, Odom 2-4 2-2 6, Bledsoe 2-5 0-0 4, Barnes 4-10 0-0 10, Turiaf 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 35-78 13-17 88. DETROIT (76) Prince 6-12 2-2 15, Maxiell 1-6 0-2 2, Monroe 4-7 3-6 11, Knight 5-16 3-5 16, Singler 5-10 0-0 11, Drummond 2-8 3-4 7, Bynum 3-5 0-0 6, Daye 1-2 0-0 2, Villanueva 2-5 0-0 6. Totals 29-71 11-19 76. L.A. Clippers 21 21 21 25—88 Detroit 20 20 20 16—76 3-Point Goals-L.A. Clippers 5-22 (Barnes 2-5, Butler 1-3, Green 1-4, Crawford 1-5, Bledsoe 0-1, Odom 0-2, Paul 0-2), Detroit 7-20 (Knight 3-10, Villanueva 2-4, Singler 1-3, Prince 1-3). Fouled Out-None. ReboundsL.A. Clippers 53 (Odom 11), Detroit 44 (Monroe, Prince 7). Assists-L.A. Clippers 19 (Paul 7), Detroit 15 (Monroe 6). Total Fouls-L.A. Clippers 15, Detroit 17. Technicals-Barnes. A-13,560 (22,076).

SAN ANTONIO (93) Green 2-5 0-0 5, Duncan 5-10 2-2 12, Splitter 5-7 0-2 10, Parker 4-11 6-7 14, Neal 3-11 0-0 8, S.Jackson 2-4 0-0 5, Diaw 2-5 2-4 6, De Colo 6-9 2-2 14, Anderson 3-9 0-0 7, Bonner 1-2 0-0 2, Blair 2-3 3-4 7, Mills 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 36-79 15-21 93. OKLAHOMA CITY (107) Durant 6-13 7-7 19, Ibaka 10-16 5-6 25, Perkins 3-9 3-3 9, Westbrook 6-18 9-11 22, Sefolosha 1-8 0-0 2, Martin 7-10 3-3 20, Maynor 0-1 0-0 0, Collison 4-7 0-0 8, Thabeet 1-2 0-0 2, Lamb 0-0 0-0 0, R.Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Liggins 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-85 27-30 107. San Antonio 26 22 16 29— 93 Oklahoma City 30 23 29 25—107 3-Point Goals-San Antonio 6-20 (Neal 2-5, Mills 1-2, S.Jackson 1-2, Anderson 1-3, Green 1-4, Parker 0-1, Bonner 0-1, De Colo 0-2), Oklahoma City 4-14 (Martin 3-5, Westbrook 1-2, Durant 0-2, Sefolosha 0-5). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-San Antonio 48 (Blair 6), Oklahoma City 51 (Ibaka 17). Assists-San Antonio 23 (Parker 7), Oklahoma City 22 (Westbrook 9). Total Fouls-San Antonio 19, Oklahoma City 21. Technicals-San Antonio Coach Popovich. A-18,203 (18,203).

Gay 5-13 2-4 12, Randolph 4-14 2-2 10, Gasol 1-7 2-2 4, Conley 6-12 4-5 17, Allen 2-6 2-2 6, Speights 2-7 0-0 4, Bayless 2-4 0-0 5, Pondexter 2-6 1-2 6, Ellington 4-7 0-0 11, Arthur 2-4 1-2 5. Totals 30-80 14-19 80. Chicago 20 14 19 18—71 Memphis 11 28 22 19—80 3-Point Goals-Chicago 2-11 (Belinelli 2-3, Hinrich 0-4, Deng 0-4), Memphis 6-11 (Ellington 3-4, Bayless 1-1, Pondexter 1-1, Conley 1-4, Allen 0-1). Fouled OutHinrich. Rebounds-Chicago 48 (Boozer 13), Memphis 61 (Randolph 15). AssistsChicago 14 (Hinrich 5), Memphis 16 (Conley 4). Total Fouls-Chicago 21, Memphis 19. A-17,305 (18,119).

Clippers 88, Pistons 76 AUBURN HILLS, MICH. — Jamal Crawford scored 15 points, and Chris Paul added 14 to lead Los Angeles past Detroit for its 10th straight win.

Magic 102, Timberwolves 93 ORLANDO, FLA. — Glen Davis scored 28 points. MINNESOTA (93) Kirilenko 5-13 3-4 13, Love 10-20 1-2 23, Pekovic 8-18 3-5 19, Ridnour 4-7 1-1 11, Shved 1-8 0-0 3, Rubio 0-3 0-0 0, Barea 4-13 0-0 10, Cunningham 5-10 0-0 10, Williams 2-3 0-0 4, Stiemsma 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-96 8-12 93. ORLANDO (102) Harkless 2-3 0-0 5, Davis 13-17 2-2 28, Vucevic 7-13 0-0 14, Nelson 2-11 2-2 6, Afflalo 5-11 1-1 13, Redick 8-12 0-0 18, Ayon 3-3 3-3 9, McRoberts 2-5 0-0 4, Moore 1-3 0-0 3, Nicholson 0-3 0-0 0, O’Quinn 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 44-82 8-8 102. Minnesota 29 32 17 15— 93 Orlando 27 22 25 28—102

Cole Aldrich, Houston Did not play (coach’s decision) Darrell Arthur, Memphis Pts: 5. Reb: 1. Ast: 1. Min: 10. Nick Collison, Okla. City Pts: 8. Reb: 10. Ast: 1. Min: 25. Kirk Hinrich, Chicago Pts: 4. Reb: 2. Ast: 5. Min: 31. Marcus Morris, Houston Pts: 13. Reb: 3. Ast: 0. Min: 29. Markieff Morris, Phoenix Pts: 0. Reb: 1. Ast: 2. Min: 15. Thomas Robinson, Sac. Pts: 6. Reb: 9. Ast: 0. Min: 16. Josh Selby, Memphis Did not play (inactive, D-League)

3-Point Goals-Minnesota 7-25 (Ridnour 2-3, Barea 2-5, Love 2-6, Shved 1-6, Rubio 0-1, Williams 0-1, Kirilenko 0-3), Orlando 6-14 (Afflalo 2-2, Redick 2-4, Harkless 1-1, Moore 1-2, McRoberts 0-2, Nelson 0-3). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Minnesota 52 (Love 15), Orlando 47 (Vucevic 11). Assists-Minnesota 25 (Kirilenko, Barea 6), Orlando 31 (Nelson 12). Total FoulsMinnesota 15, Orlando 22. TechnicalsDavis. A-16,992 (18,500).

Suns 101, Kings 90 PHOENIX — Shannon Brown scored 14 of his 22 points in the third quarter, and Phoenix pulled off another big rally. SACRAMENTO (90) Salmons 2-7 2-4 6, Thompson 4-10 0-0 8, Cousins 1-10 7-8 9, Brooks 6-11 0-0 12, Garcia 2-6 2-3 6, Hayes 1-4 2-2 4, J.Johnson 5-6 1-2 11, Fredette 7-13 5-5 22, Robinson 3-6 0-0 6, Thomas 3-10 0-0 6. Totals 34-83 19-24 90. PHOENIX (101) Dudley 5-11 6-7 20, Scola 7-11 0-1 14, Gortat 6-12 2-3 14, Dragic 3-11 2-2 8, Brown 10-13 0-0 22, Beasley 3-8 0-0 7, Morris 0-2 0-0 0, O’Neal 3-8 1-2 7, Tucker 3-4 0-0 6, Telfair 1-5 0-0 3, Garrett 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-85 11-15 101. Sacramento 22 32 14 22— 90 Phoenix 16 27 31 27—101 3-Point Goals-Sacramento 3-13 (Fredette 3-5, Garcia 0-2, Thomas 0-3, Brooks 0-3), Phoenix 8-22 (Dudley 4-8, Brown 2-4, Telfair 1-2, Beasley 1-3, Morris 0-1, Dragic 0-4). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Sacramento 58 (Cousins 10), Phoenix 44 (Gortat 13). Assists-Sacramento 15 (Thomas, Hayes, Brooks 3), Phoenix 29 (Scola 10). Total Fouls-Sacramento 17, Phoenix 17. Technicals-Gortat. A-13,068 (18,422).

SCOREBOARD Men’s AP Top 25

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 16, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. Duke (62) 9-0 1,622 2 2. Michigan (3) 11-0 1,543 3 3. Syracuse 9-0 1,465 4 4. Arizona 8-0 1,371 8 5. Louisville 9-1 1,362 6 6. Indiana 9-1 1,321 1 7. Ohio St. 8-1 1,249 7 8. Florida 7-1 1,163 5 9. Kansas 8-1 1,110 9 10. Illinois 12-0 1,044 10 11. Cincinnati 10-0 967 11 12. Missouri 8-1 886 12 13. Minnesota 11-1 730 13 14. Gonzaga 10-1 710 14 15. Georgetown 9-1 579 15 16. New Mexico 11-0 548 17 17. Creighton 10-1 530 16 18. San Diego St. 8-1 493 18 19. Butler 8-2 361 — 20. Michigan St. 9-2 343 19 21. UNLV 8-1 315 20 22. Notre Dame 9-1 291 22 23. North Carolina 8-2 256 21 24. Oklahoma St. 8-1 244 24 25. NC State 7-2 198 25 Others receiving votes: Oregon 176, Pittsburgh 158, Kentucky 41, Wyoming 14, Marquette 8, VCU 7, Wichita St. 6, Murray St. 4, UConn 4, Miami 3, Maryland 2, Bucknell 1.

USA Today/ESPN Top 25

The top 25 teams in the USA TodayESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 16, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Duke (30) 9-0 774 2 2. Michigan (1) 11-0 743 3 3. Syracuse 11-0 695 4 4. Louisville 9-1 640 6 5. Arizona 8-0 632 8 6. Indiana 9-1 627 1 7. Ohio State 8-1 595 7 8. Kansas 8-1 552 9 9. Florida 7-1 532 5 10. Illinois 12-0 482 10 11. Cincinnati 10-0 460 12 12. Missouri 8-1 451 11 13. Creighton 10-1 351 13 14. Gonzaga 10-1 339 14 15. San Diego State 8-1 296 15 16. Minnesota 11-1 273 16 17. New Mexico 11-0 219 20 18. UNLV 8-1 216 17 19. North Carolina 8-2 187 18 19. Michigan State 9-2 187 19 21. Georgetown 9-1 180 21 22. Notre Dame 9-1 125 24 23. Kentucky 7-3 98 22 24. Oklahoma State 8-1 94 23 25. Butler 8-2 89 — Others receiving votes: N.C. State 84, Pittsburgh 74, Oregon 45, VCU 11, Wyoming 8, UConn 6, Wichita State 5, Murray State 3, Oklahoma 2.

College Men

EAST Bucknell 76, St. Francis (Pa.) 49 Canisius 82, Longwood 54 Syracuse 72, Detroit 68 Temple 63, Alcorn St. 46 UConn 84, Md.-Eastern Shore 50 SOUTH Bethune-Cookman 102, Florida Christian 51 Florida St. 63, Louisiana-Monroe 48 Georgia Tech 75, Alabama St. 41 Vanderbilt 66, Cornell 55 MIDWEST Bradley 62, Georgia Southern 43 Missouri 102, SC State 51 Northwestern 74, Texas St. 68 Notre Dame 74, IPFW 62 Oakland 70, Valparaiso 68 S. Illinois 74, New Orleans 61 SIU-Edwardsville 77, Eureka 74 SOUTHWEST Baylor 73, SC-Upstate 57 Louisiana Tech 75, UALR 73 UNLV 62, UTEP 60 FAR WEST Colorado St. 83, North Florida 55 N. Arizona 87, Montana St. 80 N. Colorado 90, Tabor 62 S. Utah 79, North Dakota 67 Santa Clara 72, Cal Poly 64 UC Davis 87, E. Washington 65

Big 12 Men

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

Kansas Oklahoma State Kansas State Oklahoma Texas Tech Iowa State Baylor TCU Texas West Virginia Sunday’s Games Oklahoma State 91, Cent. Arkansas 63 McNeese State 80, Texas Tech 75 Today’s Game Baylor 73, USC Upstate 57 Today’s Games Richmond at Kansas, 6 p.m. Texas Southern at Kansas State, 7 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at Oklahoma, 7 p.m. Southern at TCU, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19 Iowa State at UMKC, 7 p.m. Alabama at Texas Tech, 7 p.m. UT Arlington at Oklahoma State, 7 p.m. North Carolina at Texas, 8 p.m. Oakland at West Virginia, 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21 Brigham Young at Baylor, 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22 Kansas at Ohio State, 3 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Oklahoma State, noon Arizona State at Texas Tech, 1 p.m. Texas at Michigan State, 1 p.m. Radford at West Virginia, 3 p.m. Kansas State vs. Florida at Kansas City, Mo., 7 p.m. TCU at Rice, 7 p.m.

Kansas Men

Exhibition Oct. 30 — Emporia State, W 88-54 Nov. 5 — Washburn, W 62-50 Regular season Nov. 9 — Southeast Missouri State in CBE Classic, W 74-55 (1-0) Nov. 13 — Michigan State in Atlanta in Champions Classic, L 64-67 (1-1) Nov. 15 — Chattanooga in CBE Classic, W 69-55 (2-1) Nov. 19 — Washington State in CBE Classic in Kansas City, Mo., W 78-41 (3-1) Nov. 20 — Saint Louis in CBE Classic in Kansas City, Mo., W 73-59 (4-1) Nov. 26 — San Jose State, W 70-57 (5-1) Nov. 30 — Oregon State in Kansas City, Mo., W 84-78 (6-1) Dec. 8 — Colorado, W 90-54 (7-1) Dec. 15 — Belmont, W 89-60 (8-1) Today — Richmond, 6 p.m. Dec. 22 — at Ohio State, 3 p.m. Dec. 29 —American, 7 p.m. Jan. 6 — Temple, 12:30 or 3:30 p.m. Jan. 9 — Iowa State, 6 p.m. Jan. 12 — at Texas Tech, 3 p.m. Jan. 14 — Baylor, 8 p.m. Jan. 19 — at Texas, 1 p.m. Jan. 22 — at Kansas State, 7 p.m. Jan. 26 — Oklahoma, 3 p.m. Jan. 28 — at West Virginia, 8 p.m. Feb. 2 — Oklahoma State, 3 p.m. Feb. 6 — at TCU, 8 p.m. Feb. 9 — at Oklahoma, 3 p.m. Feb. 11 — Kansas State, 8 p.m. Feb. 16 — Texas, 8 p.m. Feb. 20 — at Oklahoma State, 8 p.m.

Feb. 23 — TCU, 3 p.m. Feb. 25 — at Iowa State, 8 p.m. March 2 — West Virginia, 1 p.m. March 4 — Texas Tech, 6 p.m. March 9 — at Baylor, 5 p.m. March 13-16 — Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, Mo.

Women’s AP Top 25

The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 16, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. Stanford (22) 9-0 978 1 2. UConn (16) 8-0 967 2 3. Baylor (2) 8-1 931 3 4. Duke 8-0 884 4 5. Notre Dame 6-1 821 5 6. Georgia 11-0 789 6 7. Kentucky 8-1 773 7 8. California 7-1 663 10 9. Maryland 7-2 641 9 10. Tennessee 7-1 602 13 11. Penn St. 9-2 595 11 12. UCLA 7-1 539 14 13. Purdue 10-1 495 15 14. Louisville 9-2 491 8 15. Oklahoma St. 7-0 440 16 16. Dayton 10-0 395 17 17. North Carolina 10-1 317 19 18. Oklahoma 8-2 285 12 19. Kansas 9-1 215 22 20. Texas 7-2 197 18 21. South Carolina 10-0 152 24 22. Texas A&M 6-3 139 23 23. Florida St. 8-1 126 — 24. West Virginia 7-2 101 25 25. Colorado 9-0 99 — Others receiving votes: Arkansas 94, Miami 58, Nebraska 52, Iowa St. 41, Ohio St. 37, Delaware 15, Vanderbilt 15, Michigan 10, Michigan St. 9, Chattanooga 7, Duquesne 7, Syracuse 6, Iowa 5, Villanova 5, Toledo 2, Gonzaga 1, Rutgers 1.

College Women

EAST New Hampshire 77, Wagner 54 Sacred Heart 55, Manhattan 38 SOUTH Charleston Southern 71, Trinity Baptist 46 Liberty 95, Virginia Union 39 Presbyterian 53, UCF 49 Southern U. 59, SE Louisiana 56 UC Riverside 55, Louisiana-Lafayette 37 Wofford 58, Alabama 52 MIDWEST California 71, Northwestern 65 Cent. Michigan 96, Robert Morris 56 Iowa St. 67, N. Iowa 59 W. Illinois 70, E. Illinois 68 SOUTHWEST Arkansas St. 75, Austin Peay 44 Nebraska-Omaha 67, Ark.-Pine Bluff 63 SMU 76, Louisiana-Monroe 56 FAR WEST Ohio St. 65, Gonzaga 60 S. Utah 79, Houston Baptist 58

Big 12 Women

Overall League W L W L Oklahoma State 8 0 0 0 Kansas 9 1 0 0 Baylor 8 1 0 0 Texas Tech 8 1 0 0 Iowa State 7 1 0 0 Kansas State 7 1 0 0 Oklahoma 8 2 0 0 West Virginia 7 2 0 0 Texas 6 2 0 0 TCU 5 3 0 0 Sunday’s Games Kansas 72, Prairie View A&M 60 Oklahoma State 83, Vermont 30 TCU 67, Sam Houston St. 60 Tennessee 94, Texas 75 Texas Tech 68, N. Colorado 41 Vanderbilt 76, Oklahoma 63 UTEP 52, Kansas State 50 West Virginia 90, Youngstown St. 57 Monday’s Game Iowa State 67, Northern Iowa 59 Today’s Game Tennessee at Baylor, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19 Kansas State v. Texas A&M at Las Vegas, 2:30 p.m. Georgia at TCU, 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20 Kansas State vs. TBA at Las Vegas Texas Tech vs. Michigan State at Las Vegas, 4:30 p.m. Duquesne at West Virginia, 6 p.m. Cornell at Texas, 7 p.m. East Tennessee State at Iowa State, 7 p.m. UC Riverside at Oklahoma, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21 Kansas at California, 9 p.m. Kansas State vs. TBA at Las Vegas Texas Tech vs. Oregon State at Las Vegas, 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22 Texas Pan American at TCU, 2 p.m. Oklahoma State at UT Arlington, 2 p.m.

NFL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA y-New England 10 4 0 .714 506 315 N.Y. Jets 6 8 0 .429 255 320 Miami 6 8 0 .429 264 279 Buffalo 5 9 0 .357 306 402 South W L T Pct PF PA y-Houston 12 2 0 .857 394 280 Indianapolis 9 5 0 .643 309 358 Tennessee 5 9 0 .357 285 396 Jacksonville 2 12 0 .143 219 383 North W L T Pct PF PA x-Baltimore 9 5 0 .643 348 307 Cincinnati 8 6 0 .571 355 293 Pittsburgh 7 7 0 .500 302 291 Cleveland 5 9 0 .357 280 310 West W L T Pct PF PA y-Denver 11 3 0 .786 409 274 San Diego 5 9 0 .357 299 312 Oakland 4 10 0 .286 263 402 Kansas City 2 12 0 .143 195 367 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Washington 8 6 0 .571 381 350 Dallas 8 6 0 .571 327 338 N.Y. Giants 8 6 0 .571 373 304 Philadelphia 4 10 0 .286 253 375 South W L T Pct PF PA y-Atlanta 12 2 0 .857 371 259 New Orleans 6 8 0 .429 389 379 Tampa Bay 6 8 0 .429 354 349 Carolina 5 9 0 .357 296 319 North W L T Pct PF PA y-Green Bay 10 4 0 .714 344 292 Minnesota 8 6 0 .571 319 308 Chicago 8 6 0 .571 321 240 Detroit 4 10 0 .286 330 380 West W L T Pct PF PA x-San Francisco 10 3 1 .750 357 218 Seattle 9 5 0 .643 350 219 St. Louis 6 7 1 .464 258 315 Arizona 5 9 0 .357 224 302 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Monday’s Game Tennessee 14, N.Y. Jets 10 Saturday, Dec. 22 Atlanta at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 23 Tennessee at Green Bay, noon Indianapolis at Kansas City, noon New Orleans at Dallas, noon Minnesota at Houston, noon Oakland at Carolina, noon Buffalo at Miami, noon Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, noon New England at Jacksonville, noon Washington at Philadelphia, noon St. Louis at Tampa Bay, noon San Diego at N.Y. Jets, noon Cleveland at Denver, 3:05 p.m. Chicago at Arizona, 3:25 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Baltimore, 3:25 p.m. San Francisco at Seattle, 7:20 p.m.

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Free Firewood. You cut and haul. Please call 785-843-3349 Gas fireplace ceramic logs. Winter may yet come. One log is 4” x 18” and one is 2” x 13”. A bargain at $15 for both. 785-843-5566.

3BR, 951 Arkansas, 1 month free, 2 bath, C/A, laundry, dw, microwave, $750, no pets, 785-841-5797

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1 & 2BRs avail. Jan. 1st. Near KU, on bus route, laundry on-site, water/trash paid. No pets. AC Management 785-842-4461

2859 Four Wheel Drive Amazing 2BR, tranquil intimate setting, free standing townhome w/ courtyard, cathedral ceilings, skylights, & W/D. Most residents professionals. Pets ok. Water & trash pd. $685/mo. 785-842-5227 www.info@villa26lawrence.com

2BR, 2 bath, fireplace, CA, W/D hookups, 2 car with opener. Easy access to I-70. Includes paid cable. Pets under 20 lbs. allowed Call 785-842-2575 www.princeton-place.com

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Hardwood Firewood, split, seasoned, and delivered. Full size pickup load $100. 3BR, 2 bath, all amenities, 785-843-TREE (8733) garage. 2807 Four Wheel Round Antique “King Bee” Drive $795/mo. Available wood burning stove. It is Now! Call 785-766-5950 4ft. tall x18” deep. It rests on 4 cast iron feet. $75 or Saddlebrook & will trade for old metal Overland Pointe signs. Please call Ken at 785-542-5024 (Near EuLUXURY TOWNHOMES dora) Blowout Specials

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Seasoned Mixed Firewood for sale. Lawrence area. Delivery available. Call Pine Landscape Center. 785-843-6949 Seasoned Mixed Firewood, $80 per half cord. $160 full cord. 3 miles S. of Lawrence. Call Lloyd 785-842-4502

Furniture Bed frame - Queen bed frame, 785-218-2742.

2002 Buick LeSabre Custom-99K, AT, AC, CD, Cruise, Steering Radio Controls, 2-owner, Save $4,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

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Big man’s recliner, beige in color, great condition, $100, Call 785-218-2742

Houses 436 Eldridge, 3BR, 2 bath, W/D incl, 2 car, walk-ins, $1,099/mo. 785-856-9643 2730 Maverick, $900/mo, 3 BR, 1 bath, basement, large fenced yard, available now. Heritage Realty 785-841-1412

Dining room or kitchen. light bright 42 x 64 glass top table with six armed chairs. A real bargin at $100 Call Jo Ann 913 915 5274

2BR, 715 Maine, 2 bath, 3 story, C/A, W/D hookups, DW, 2 car garage, 1 pet ok, Serta iComfort queen size adjustable Motion Perfect $1350, 785-841-5797 Foundation Sleep System 3BR, 2 bath, 2 car garage, w/oak headboard. Used by all appls. included, 6201 W. one person for 7 months. 6th, pets welcome New, $2,774.00, nearly new $1,300.00. Always covered $1,250/mo. 785-218-7264 in moisture proof cover & 3BR, 2 story, 2 baths, 2 car foam topper. 785-856-4139 garage, 3624 W. 7th, has after 4 pm study, FP, unfinished bsmt, C/A, dw, W/D hooks, 1 pet Twin size mattress and boxspring, new, $100. ok, $1100, 785-841-5797 785-218-2742.

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Pianos, Kimball console $575, Howard Spinet $525, Baldwin Acrosonic Spinet, Vintage Clothing, (women) $475. Gulbranson Spinet $5 to $20. Hankies, shoes, $450. Price includes tuning etc. Please call for more & delivery. 785-832-9906 info. 816- 377-8928

Buick 2004 Lesabre Limited 3800 V6, leather heated memory seats, power equipment, steering wheels controls, stk#327812 only $4,915. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Cadillac 2007 CTS w/luxury package, sunroof, alloy wheels, leather heated memory seats, Bose sound, stk#144841 only $14,875.00 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Cadillac 2008 DTS Luxury II V8, leather heated & cooled seats, remote start, alloy wheels, all the luxury without the luxury price! Stk#543052 only $16,815 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

2011 Chevrolet Camaro 1LT V6,18K miles, Auto, Red, Great car. $22,500 Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

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A cord is 128 cubic feet. Tennis Racquet. Head LiqDon’t get shorted! Full uidmetal Flex Point 10. 4 cords of seasoned mixed 1/2 in. grip, 121 in. head hardwoods $170. Half size, 8.3 oz, 60# strings. cords $90. Delivered and Bag. Essentially new. New, stacked. 913-963-4936 $275, Used, $135 on eBay. A Full Cord Seasoned Just $89. 785-843-5566. Hedge, Oak, Locust & mixed hardwoods, stacked & delivered, $180. Call Landon, 785-766-0863 Cured Firewood for sale. Hedge, oak, locust, & other mixed hardwoods. $170/cord. Split, stacked & Delivered. Call Ryan at 785-418-9910

Pets

Firewood: Poo puppies, Mixed hard- Yorkie woods, mostly split. www.cuddlesomefarms.com Stacked/delivered. $90 Older adults avail. Call -1/2. James 785-304-4075 785-883-4883

Chevrolet 2010 Camaro RS, one owner, GM certified, remote start, alloy wheels, On Star, 2 years of maintenance included, very sharp! Stk#328131 only $23,715. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Chevy 2011 Impala LT GM Certified w/2 years scheduled maintenance included, very affordable with low payments, stk#16717 only $14,396.00 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

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Chrysler 2005 PT Cruiser Limited Edition. Ft. Riley soldier trade-in, Cool Vanilla, moonroof, chrome wheels, and only $5300 (KBB value $6732, loan value $6300). See website for photos. Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th Stt. 785-856-6100 24/7

2008 Chevrolet Cobalt LT Power windows, power locks, alloy wheels, and a rear spoiler make this the perfect kid car. Great on gas and front wheel drive. 12M883A $8,800. 23rd & Alabama, Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

2012 Chevrolet Cruze Eco 4cyl, 42mpg, Auto, Gray. $17,998 Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

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Chevrolet 2011 Cruze LS, one owner local trade, only 6k miles, power equipment, cd, GM certified with 2 years of scheduled maintenance included, stk#349091 only $16,444. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Chrysler 2008 PT Cruiser Touring. Nice Cool Vanilla color, low miles, NO accident history, and great gas mileage from the 4 cyl. automatic. Extremely nice late model car for under $10,000. See website for photos. Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-85 56-6100 24/7 Dale Willey Automotive 2840 Iowa Street (785) 843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

2008 Dodge Charger SXT V6-70K, AT, CD, Heated Leather, Dual-Zone Climate Control, 1-owner, Save $15,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

Don’t see what you want? Give us a call and we can help you find it! Dale Willey Automotive, just ask for Doug at 785-843-5200 2840 Iowa St. Lawrence. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

WE BUY CARS Top dollar for top late model vehicles. Drive in, see Danny or Jeff and get your big bucks today! 2840 Iowa St. Lawrence. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com 2010 Ford Fusion SE 110k, AT, AC, CD, Steering Radio Controls, Keyless Entry, 1-owner, Clean $11,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049 Ford 2000 Mustang. ONE OWNER, gleaming white, tan interior. NICE car, 5 speed, alloy wheels with Michelin tires. 3 month drive train plan included. “New sale price- $4650” See website for photos Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/ /7

GMC 2004 Yukon XL SLT 4wd, leather heated seats, sunroof, alloy wheels, room for 8, DVD, Bose sound, hurry this one won’t last long! Stk#326101 only $9,875. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Have your car cleaned by a Professional! We will detail your car the same as our pre-owned inventory. Most vehicles are only $220.95 call Allen @ Dale Willey Automotive to schedule your cars make over! You won’t believe the difference! 785-843-5200 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

2002 Ford Escort for sale. Only 41,000 miles (yes that’s right)! Power windows, locks, tilt, cruise control, 4D. $4,000. Call 550-0534 (leave message)

2008 Lincoln MKZ Luxury and comfort come in this great car. Leather seats, remote start, and good gas mileage. P10025A $14,942 Chevrolet 2011 Cruze LT, one owner, GM Certified, automatic, power equipment, fantastic commuter car, power equipment, remote start, 5 star safety, stk#363741 only $17,315.0 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

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WE BUY CARS Top dollar for top late model vehicles. Drive in, see Danny or Jeff and get your big bucks today! 2840 Iowa St. Lawrence. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Lexus 2011 RX350 AWD, one owner, leather heated memory seats, sunroof, alloy wheels, power equipment, save thousands over new! Stk#600721 only $35841. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

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2009 Nissan Maxima 4 door sports car. A lot of room in this fun to drive car with a 6-disc cd changer, SMART key with push button start and still gets good gas mileage. P10012A $19,920

Crossovers

2007 Ford Edge SEL Auto, 125K mi, 6cyl, Carfax 1 owner. $14,650 Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

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2011 Hyundai Genesis, 3.8 V6, Auto, Pwr everything, Gold, Certified, 27 mpg. $25,949. Call 785-550-6464 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

1990 Mazda Miata 69,124 mi, Silver, Convertible, Manual, Very clean local trade. $6,888. Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

Nissan 2006 Sentra 1.8S, automatic, great gas mileage, in shiny silver. CLEAN car, CLEAN history, funa nd economical to drive. Famous Nissan reliability. See website for photos. Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/ /7

Ford 2010 Edge SEL AWD one owner, power liftgate, SYNC, leather heated seats, CD changer, power equipment, and much more! Stk#113961 only $21,444 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

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2007 Honda Accord EX Coupe-118K, AT, CD Changer, Moonroof, Heated Leather, 1-owner, Nice $12,900 View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

Infiniti 2007 G35 X AWD V6, leather heated memory seats, sunroof, spoiler, alloy wheels, Bose sound, power equipment, stk# 118131 only $17,694.00 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

2003 Honda Accord EX V6-123K, AT, Heated Leather, Moonroof, CD Changer, 2-owner, Fully Loaded $8,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

2008 Honda Civic LX-133K, AT, AC, CD, Cruise, Keyless Entry, 2-owner, Nice $9,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

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2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 AT, Heated Leather, Moonroof, CD Changer, Paddle Shifters, 1-owner, Flawless $21,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

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Ford Certified Pre-owned comes with a great warranty and peace of mind knowing that the car is almost brand new. Great gas mileage and plenty of room. P1074 $14,995

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Infinity 2008 G37, only 39k miles, leather heated seats, sunroof, alloy wheels, power equipment, Bose sound, stk#656231 only $23715. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Lexus 2001 ES300. CarFax 2 owner, no accident. Moonroof, premium sound, side airbags. Nice Lexus for $7360. Dark Gray Mica. Includes 3 month drive train plan. See website for photos. Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. /7 785-856-6100 24/

Mazda 2007 6, one owner, fwd, ABS, power equipment, CD changer, very affordable! Stk#324441 only $9,415. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Nissan 2011 Versa 4cyl, fwd, great commuter car! More room than you expect! Stk#14175 only $10,786. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/7

2008 Ford Edge SEL Great crossover with leather seats. Very safe with Ford?s Safety canopy system and advanced traction control system makes it easy to drive. 12T638B $16,500 LAIRD NOLLER 23rd & Alabama 843-3500

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2009 Smart ForTwo Passion

Sporty car with the ‘ZOOM ZOOM’ effect. Fun to drive and easy with its automatic transmission. Power windows and locks, alloy wheels, and great gas mileage. P1075 $13,650

Convertible, heated leather seats, and phenomenal gas mileage. Very low miles and perfect for a commuter car. Roomier than you might think. 12C462A $11,000

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2003 Honda CR-V EX-122K, AT, Cruise, Moonroof, CD Changer, 2-owner, Save $9,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

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Chevrolet 2008 HHR LT, one owner, GM certified which includes 2 years of scheduled maintenance, running boards, sunroof, leather heated seats, On Star, power seat, and much more. Stk#454383 only $12,895. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Designer Series and low miles. Heated Leather Seats, very well taken care of. One of the smoothest road cars every made and a CARFAX 1-owner. 13T376A $17,995

2009 Mitsubishi Galant ES Great MPG and many luxury options. Leather seats, heated seats with power adjusting. Only 50K miles. 13T469A $12,136

23rd & Alabama, Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com 2006 Honda Civic LX 91K, AT, AC, CD, Cruise, Keyless Entry, 1-owner, Steal at $9,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

2011 Ford Focus SE-112K, AT, AC, CD, Cruise Control, 1-owner, Nice $9,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

23rd & Alabama Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com 2006 Lexus ES 330-137K, AT, CD Changer, Moonroof, Navigation, Heated/Cooled Leather, Clean $10,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

2009 Saturn Aura XR Well equipped with leather, heated seats, power seat. 4 cylinder for great MPG and roomy at the same time. 12T543B $13,000. 2011 Chevrolet Malibu LS 80K, AT, AC, CD, Cruise Control, Cloth Interior, 1-owner, Like New $12,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

2011 Mitsubishi Lancer ES

2012 Hyundai Accent GLS0 4cyl, Auto 20K mi, Certified, 40 mpg. $14,949 Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

2010 Ford Focus SE Really low miles on a great gas saving sedan. PW/PL, cruise control, great car for those on a budget. Remaining factory warranty. #P1080 $13,500. 23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

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Saturn 2007 Ion 3, one owner, local trade, super nice car! Leather, sunroof, alloy wheels, power equipment, great gas mileage! This one won’t last long, please hurry! Stk#392301 only $10,425. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Chevrolet 2011 Malibu LT, GM certified with 2 years of scheduled maintenance included, power equipment, cruise control, steering wheel controls, stk#18083A only $16,352 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Great car for a first time driver. 5 door hatchback with an automatic transmission. Great gas mileage and a local trade. This one won’t last. 12T1083B $7,995

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Mitsubishi 2010 Lancer one owner, sunroof, rear spoiler, alloy wheels, steering wheel controls, premium sound, lot of extras, stk#599933 only $15,815 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com 2010 Lexus HS 250h 29K, AT, Heated/Cooled Leather, Moonroof, Navigation, CD Changer, 1-owner, Like New $27,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

2009 Scion xB CARFAX 1-owner, very roomy crossover from the original boxcar maker. #P1025A $12,568

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2010 Taurus SHO 365 HP EcoBoost engine and AWD makes this Taurus an exciting car to drive. CARFAX 1-owner and low miles. Remaining factory warranty. P9897 $25,972 23rd & Alabama, Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

2005 Honda Pilot EX-L 4WD -119K, AT, AC, CD Changer, Heated Leather, Moonroof, 2owner, Third Row Seating $12,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

Toyota 2004 Corolla S. Very clean, two owner no accident car in nice navy blue. 4 cyl automatic for great gas mileage- 34 MPG highway. Very clean interior. See website for photos Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/7 Volvo 2001 Coupe C70, sporty styling and in excellent condition. One owner, clean, extremely well maintained. Color: Moondust; tan leather seats, seat warmers, sunroof, automatic transmission. Must see to appreciate! $3,500 or best offer. Call 785-633-1508 for more information.

2008 Nissan Rogue S AWD crossover with heated leather seats and a 4 cylinder engine that gets great MPG. Local trade bought new here in Lawrence and traded in on a newer crossover. 13T557A $13,995 LAIRD NOLLER 23rd & Alabama 843-3500

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2010 Lexus RX 350 AWD-66K, AT, Heated/Cooled Leather, Moonroof, Navigation, CD Changer, DVD Headrests, 1-owner, Nice $30,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

2.0L Turbo engine with an automatic gets great gas mileage from a roomy and useful wagon. Leather seats, power liftgate and a cargo cover. 12T451A $16,920 23rd & Alabama, Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

Crossovers

2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Red, Very clean, Alloy wheels, 97k miles, Auto trans, $9,500 Call 785-727-0244 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

Hyundai 2010 Accent GLS FWD, 4cyl, great gas mileage, power equipment, stk#354761 only $12,865. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

4 cylinder that gets great gas mileage and a clean CARFAX. This is one of the most popular mid-size sedans on the road today and a great value. This one was more than $23,000 brand new. P1085 $15,412

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2012 Ford Fusion SE

Convertible with all the options. Leather, Navigation, Automatic, V6 engine. Only 67K miles. P1033A $17,000

2009 VW Passat Komfort Wagon

23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

Chrysler 2005 300C, beautiful silver with gray leaher heated seats, and only 45K miles! ONE owner, CLEAN car and history. Fully loaded. Moonroof and backup sensors. Buy below loan value! See website for photos Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/ /7

2009 Lexus ES 350 45K, AT, Heated/Cooled Leather, Moonroof, Navigation, CD Changer, 1-owner, Clean $26,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

2011 Hyundai Accent GLS 4cyl, Auto, 39K mi, Certified, 34 mpg, Carfax 1 owner. $14,000 Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

2005 Ford Focus ZX5

Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER 23rd & Alabama Lawrence

Chevy 2009 HHR LT, GM Certified with 2years of scheduled maintenance included, sunroof, leather heated seats, power windows, On Star, stk#10158 only $14,450.00 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Low miles and a lot of factory warranty left. We sold this one brand new. Great gas mileage and a blast to drive. P1077 $15,000

23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

2007 Toyota Camry Solara

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2010 Ford Edge Great value in this newer model, low miles crossover Power window, power locks with keyless entry, and cruise control. P1051 $18,150 23rd & Alabama, Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

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2006 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited AWD-80K, AT, CD Changer, Heated Leather, Moonroof, Florida Car, Nice $13,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

Sport Utility-4x4 Chevrolet 1999 Suburban, in shiny white with super clean interior. Beautiful wheels, rear air, 3rd row, MUCH more. 4X4. See website for photos. Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/7 Chevrolet 1999 Suburban, in shiny white with super clean interior. Beautiful wheels, rear air, 3rd row, MUCH more. 4X4. See website for photos. Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/7

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2012 7B

BUSINESS Accounting

Carpets & Rugs

Caroline H. Eddinger, CPA, LLC Tax Services Business Consulting lawrencemarketplace.com /eddinger-cpa (785) 550-4149

Auctioneers BILL FAIR AND COMPANY AUCTIONEERS SINCE 1970 800-887-6929

Automotive Sales Buying Junk & Repairable Vehicles. Cash Paid. Free Tow. U-Call, We-Haul! Call 785-633-7556

Automotive Services

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Dale and Ron’s Auto Service

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

Foundation Repair

Cecil Construction LLC All your home improvement needs specailizing in new const., siding, windows, doors, additions, decks, Fully ins. 785-312-0813

ADVANCED SYSTEMS Basement & foundation repair Your hometown company Over three decades 785-841-0145 mybasementiscracked.com

Decks & Fences

Kitchen & Bath

Looking for Something Creative? Call Billy Construction Decks, Fences, Etc. Insured. (785) 838-9791 www.billyconstruction.com

Carpet Remnants

Soft, Warm & Quiet Room-Size Overstocks At Warehouse Savings! • Guest Bedroom • Family Room • Playroom • Living Room • ANY Room! Bring your room sizes and let’s get started! D-I-Y or use the Pro’s!

Bryant Collision Repair Mon-Fri. 8AM-6PM We specialize in Auto Body Repair, Paintless Dent Repair, Glass Repair, & Auto Accessories. 785-843-5803 bryantcollisionrepair@msn.com. lawrencemarketplace.com/ bryant-collision-repair

Construction

New Easy-Care Floors Before The Holidays At Warehouse Savings!

Fast Update with Ceramic Tile Wood Laminates Oak Planks Vinyl Tiles Vinyl Rolls

Warehouse prices 40%-70% less than showroom stores. www.FloorTraderLawrence.com Jennings’

Stacked Deck

• Decks • Gazebos • Framing • Siding • Fences • Additions • Remodel • Weatherproofing & Staining Insured, 20 yrs. experience. 785-550-5592

Buy locally with confidence. A Jennings store for over 25 years

Cleaning

For Everything Electrical Committed to Excellence Since 1972 Full Service Electrical Contractor www.quality-electric.net

Get Lynn on the line! 785-843-LYNN www.lynnelectric.com lawrencemarketplce.com/ lynncommunications

Westside 66 & Car Wash

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 lawrencemarketplace.com/ westside66

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Carpet Cleaning 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

Specializing in Carpet, Tile & Upholstery cleaning. Carpet repairs & stretching, Odor Decontamination, Spot Dying & 24 hr Water extraction. www.doctor-clean.com 785-840-4266

Free Estimates on replacement equipment! Ask us about Energy Star equipment & how to save on your utility bills.

FOUNDATION REPAIR

www.scott-temperature.com lawrencemarketplace.com/ scotttemperature

Roger, Kevin or Sarajane

785-843-2244

Mudjacking, Waterproofing. We specialize in Basement Repair & Pressure Grouting. Level & Straighten Walls & Bracing on wall. BBB . Free Estimates Since 1962

Janitorial Services Business-Commercial-Industrial Housecleaning Carpet Cleaning Tile & Grout Cleaning The “Greener Cleaner” Locallly Owned Since 1983 Free Estimates

785-842-6264

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Golden Rule Lawncare Lawn cleanup Snow Removal Family owned & operated Eugene Yoder Call for Free Est. Insured. 785-224-9436 Green Grass Lawn Care Mowing, Yard Clean-up, Tree Trimming, Snow Removal. Insured all jobs considered 785-312-0813/785-893-1509

Wagner’s 785-749-1696 www.foundationrepairks.com

Home Improvements JB’s Handyman Remodeling Over 20 years exp. All small remodel jobs in the Lawrence area. Specializing in Drywall. Call David 785-331-5773 gonfshing@sunflower.com

Light Up The Season! • Garage Doors • Openers • Service • Installation Call 785-842-5203 or visit us at Lawrencemarketplace.com /freestategaragedoors

• Holiday Lighting Installation • Professional and timely • Residential & Commercial

Year round storage

913-488-7320

General Services

1783 E 1500 Rd, Lawrence

PineLandscapeCenter.com Find us on Facebook Pine Landscape Center 785-843-6949

Computer Repair & Upgrades Computer Running Slow? Viruses/Malware? Troubleshooting? Lessons? Computer Questions, Advise? We Can Help 785-979-0838

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

STARVING ARTISTS MOVING

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

IT’S

Office* Clerical* Accounting Light Industrial* Technical Finance* Legal

Int. & Ext. Remodeling All Home Repairs Mark Koontz

Bus. 913-269-0284

Renovations Kitchen/Bath Remodels House Additions & Decks Quality Work Affordable Prices

Apply at eapp.adecco.com Or Call (785) 842-1515 BETTER WORK BETTER LIFE lawrencemarketplace.com/ adecco

(785) 550-1565

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

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Guttering Services

Retired Carpenter, Deck Repairs, Home Repairs, Interior Wall Repair & Painting, Doors, Wood Rot, Powerwash 785-766-5285

Aquatech Seamless Guttering Proven Leaf guards Popular Colors available Free Est. 913-634-9784 www.GUTTERMYHOME.com

JASON TANKING CONSTRUCTION New Construction Framing, Remodels, Additions, Decks Fully Ins. & Lic. 785.760.4066 lawrencemarketplace.com/ jtconstruction

Financial

Insurance

Decorative & Regular Drives, Walks & Patios Custom Jayhawk Engraving Jayhawk Concrete 785-979-5261

Int/Ext/Specialty Painting Siding, Wood Rot & Decks Kate, 785-423-4464 www.kbpaintingllc.com

Supplying all your Painting needs. Serving Lawrence and surrounding areas for over 25 years.

Locally owned & operated.

Free estimates/Insured.

TWO GOOD PAINTERS 785-424-5860 Husband & wife team excellent refs. 20yrs. exp. Mark & Carolyn Collins

JAYHAWK GUTTERING

All Your Banking Needs Your Local Lawrence Bank

Seamless aluminum guttering. Many colors to choose from. Install, repair, screen, clean-out. Locally owned. Insured. Free estimates.

785-842-0094

Serving individuals, farmers & business owners 785-331-3607

Pet Services

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Concrete

Your Local Concrete Repair Specialist Foundation & Crack Repair Driveways- Sidewalks-Patios Sandblasting-Concrete Sawing Core Drilling 888-326-2799 Lawrence concreteinc@centurylink.net

Professional Service with a Tender Touch

Stress Free for you and your pet.

Call Calli 785-766-8420

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Heating & Cooling Flooring Installation

Artisan Floor Company

Hardwood Floor Installation, Refinishing and Repair Locally Owned, Insured, Free Estimates 785-691-6117 www.artisanfloorcompany.com

HIRING?

Landscaping

“Your Comfort Is Our Business.” Installation & Service Residential & Commercial (785) 841-2665 lawrencemarketplace.com/ rivercityhvac

Live More Pay Less Worry-free life at an affordable price

1510 St. Andrews

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Roofing

Plumbing

New Construction Service & Repair Commercial & Residential FREE ESTIMATES Licensed & Insured

785-856-6315

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Plan Now For Next Year • Custom Pools, Spas & Water Features • Design & Installation • Pool Maintenance (785) 843-9119

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Re-Roofs: All Types Roofing Repairs Siding & Windows FREE Estimates (785) 749-0462 www.meslerroofing.com

785-865-0600

Taking Care of Lawrence’s Plumbing Needs for over 40 Years (785) 841-2112 lawrencemarketplace.com /kastl

Real Estate Services

Complete Roofing Services Professional Staff Quality Workmanship lawrencemarketplace.com/ lawrenceroofing

Prompt Superior Service Residential * Commercial Tear Off * Reroofs

Free Estimates

Insurance Work Welcome

785-764-9582

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Realty Executives - Hedges Joy Neely 785-371-3225 www.happyhomehunters.com

Tree/Stump Removal

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Painting

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CONCRETE INC

Drury Place

Moving-Hauling

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785-856-GOLD(4653) Jewelry, coins, silver, watches. Earn money with broken & Unwanted jewelry

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

Retirement Community

ROCK-SOD-SOIL-MULCH

NOT Your ordinary bicycle store!

Residential Commercial Prof. Window Cleaning Post Construction Gutters • Power Washing Sustainable Options lawrencemarketplace.com/ hawkwash Free Est. 785-749-0244

Pet Services

Precision Plumbing

Employment Services

785-842-3311

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Concrete, Block & Limestone Wall Repair, Waterproofing Drainage Solutions Sump Pumps, Driveways. 785-843-2700 Owen 24/7

No Job Too Big or Small

785-842-2108

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Air Conditioning/ & Heating/Sales & Srvs.

Lawn, Garden & Nursery

Garage Doors

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For All Your Battery Needs

Heating & Cooling

Electrical

Floor Trader 3000 Iowa St. 841-3838

Call 866-823-8220 to advertise.

Recycling Services 12th & Haskell Recycle Center, Inc. No Monthly Fee Always been FREE! Cash for all Metals 1146 Haskell Ave, Lawrence 785-865-3730 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

Repairs and Services

Unsightly black streaks of mold & dirt on your roof? Mold/Mildew on your house? Is winter salt intrusion causing your concrete to flake? Mobile Enviro-Wash 785-842-3030

BUDGET TREE SERVICE, LLC. 913-593-7386

Trimmed, Shaped, Removed Shrubs, Fenceline Cleaned

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

Chris Tree Service

20yrs. exp. Trees trimmed, cut down, hauled off. Free Est. Ins. & Lic. 913-631-7722, 913-301-3659

Kansas Tree Care.com Trimming, removal, & stump grinding by Lawrence locals Certified by Kansas Arborists Assoc. since 1997 “We specialize in preservation and restoration” Ins. & Lic. visit online 785-843-TREE (8733)

STARTING or BUILDING a Business? 785-832-2222 classifieds@ljworld.com

Utility Trailers

EAGLE TRAILER CO.

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

Manufacturing Quality Flatbed Trailers 20 years SALES SERVICE PARTS WE SELL STEEL WELDING SERVICES (785) 841-3200

One Company Is All You Need and One Phone Call Is All You Need To Make (785) 842-0351

Window Installation/Service

STARTING or BUILDING a Business?

Martin Windows & Doors

I COME TO YOU!

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Milgard replacement windows Free est. 15 yrs. exp. Locally owned & operated Great prices! 785-760-3445

Schedule your help wanted ad and reach thousands of readers across Northeast Kansas in print and online. Find the best candidates with

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8B TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2012 Sport Utility-4x4 Sport Utility-4x4

Truck-Pickups

Vans-Buses

Jeep 2007 Liberty Sport. Popular white, clean inside and out. 4X4, chrome wheels, ONE owner, NO accident Jeep, on sale for only $8450. See website for photos. Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/7

Chevrolet 2012 Traverse special purchase 3 to choose from! Starting at $25,415 stk #17524. Hurry for best selection!! Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Jeep 2010 Patriot Sport 4wd, 4cyl, automatic, ABS, power equipment, traction control, stk#12846 only $16458.00 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Chevy 2011 Equinox LS fwd, one owner, GM Certified with 2 years of scheduled maintenance included, power equipment, alloy wheels, stk#397671 only $21,326.00 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

2001 Lexus RX300 SUV in excellent working condition. White color with tan leather interior premium package, heated front seats, moon roof, etc. Current mileage is 96000 miles. Asking $9950 or Best Offers. Leave message at 785-841-71-three-zero.

Ford 2010 F150 Lariat 4wd, one owner, very clean, leather heated & cooled seats, running boards, tow package, alloy wheels, navigation, sunroof, stk#626692 only $33,777.00 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

2005 Chrysler Town and Country Under 100K mi, Rear captain chairs and third row seating, Leather, Pwr sliding rear doors and DVD player. $9,988 Call 785-727-0244 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

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1997 Ford F-150 Rare SuperCab Lariat with the Flareside bed. 5.4L V8 with leather seats and only 91K miles. Well taken care of and a CARFAX 1-owner. 12T1293A $7,995

2008 Dodge Grand Caravan Low miles and 3rd row Sto ‘n’ Go. Built in car seats in the middle row and the LATCH system for other car seats. Great minivan from the original minivan maker. 12C1216A $12,500 23rd & Alabama, Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

Ford Certified Pre-Owned 4x4. Great warranty and a CARFAX 1-owner. 3rd row seating, leather, SYNC hands free technology. P9909 $22,635 23rd & Alabama, Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

2003 GMC Envoy XL 6cyl, Auto, 97K mi, Pwr everything! $9,888 Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

2006 Mercury Mountaineer 76,292 mi, AC, CD, MP3 decoder, Leather. PL & PW. Very comfortable, Carfax 1 owner. $13,888. Call 785-550-6464 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

2002 Ford F-150 SuperCrew CARFAX 1-owner and very spacious. Running boards, bed liner, tow package, and power equipment. P10004A $9,530

Honda 2010 CRV EX 4wd, one owner, sunroof, ABS, power equipment, alloy wheels, low miles, stk#15075 only $20715. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

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Nissan 1997 Pathfinder 4X4. Very clean for age! Chrome wheels. Famous Nissan V6, autmatic. “New sale price- $4100” Burgundy with clean interior. See website for photos Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-610 00 24/7

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2005 Ford F-150 XLT 4x4, 87K mi Auto, Red, Carfax 1 owner. $14,988 Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

Honda 2004 Odyssey EX another one owner trade in! Alloy wheels, great dependability, DVD, power equipment, stk#52302A1 only $8,914. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

In the Matter of the Estate of ARDYCE J. UHRICH, Deceased, Case No. 2012PR218 Div. No. 1

Truck-Pickups

Real Time 4x4 from Honda a great car for the family. Easy to keep clean and drive in bad weather. Clean CARFAX. “Jazz Hands” 13B246B $13,995 23rd & Alabama Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

Chevrolet 2011 Silverado LS extended cab, one owner, GM certified with 2 years of scheduled maintenance included, tow package, On Star, power equipment, stk#358941 only $22,419. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

GM CERTIFIED is not like any other dealer backed warranty. Don’t let the other dealers tell you any different. Dale Willey Automotive is the only dealer in Lawrence that GM Certifies their cars and trucks. Come see the difference! Call for details. 785-843-5200 ask for Allen

2001 Honda Odyssey EX-153K, AT, AC, CD, Leather, Power Doors, 2-owner, Clean $4,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

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Jeep 2008 Liberty Limited 4WD, leather heated memory seats, dual power seats, remote start, power equipment, cruise control steering wheel controls and more! Stk#485231 only $18,690.00 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Dodge 2005 Ram SLT 4wd, Regular cab, long box, alloy wheels, power equipment, towing package, low miles, stk# 152021 only $13,618. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com Dodge 2001 Ram 4x4, new tires, w/mounted snow plow, V8 magnum, inside bed rusty, outside looks good, 90,000 miles, Real work horse, $4,500/best offer. Call TJ Bivins 785-883-2970

Jeep 2008 Liberty Limited 4WD, leather heated memory seats, dual power seats, remote start, power equipment, cruise control steering wheel controls and more! Stk#485231 only $18,690.00 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com Jeep 2007 Liberty Sport. Popular white, clean inside and out. 4X4, chrome wheels, ONE owner, NO accident Jeep, on sale for only $8450. See website for photos. Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/7

2004 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE Crew Cab 4X4-77K, AT, Dual Zone Climate Control, CD, Line-X Bed, Cruise Control, Tow Package, 1-owner, Low Miles $17,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed in this Court by Dallas Uhrich, as a son of the decedent Ardyce J. Uhrich, deceased, praying:

2007 Hyundai Entourage 26,601 mi, Rear captain chairs and third row seating, Leather, Traction control, Great for large family. $17,000. Call 785-550-6464 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

What’s GM Certified? 2yrs of free regular maintenance 172 Pt. Inspection 12 Mo./12,000 Mi. Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty 100,000 mi./5-yr. limited Powertrain warranty, no deduct. 24-hr. Roadside Assistance Courtesy transportation. Nationwide coverage backed By General Motors. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

And all personal and other Kansas real estate owned by the decedent at the time of death. And that such property and all personal and other Kansas real estate owned by the decedent at the time of death be assigned pursuant to the laws of intestate succession. You are required to file your written defenses thereto on or before January 10, 2013 at 10:00am in the city of Lawrence in Douglas County, Kansas at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition. Dallas Uhrich Submitted by: Darryl Graves #08991 Darryl Graves, A Professional Law Corporation 1040 New Hampshire Street Lawrence, Kansas 66044 (785) 843-8117; FAX (785) 843-0492 office@dgraves-law.com Attorney for Petitioner ________ (Published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World December 18, 2012) Notice of Public Hearing

GMC 2011 Sierra W/T, V8, 4wd, alloy wheels, only 14k miles, towing package, stk#362921 only $23,784.00 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

We are now your Chevrolet dealer, call us for your service or sales needs! Dale Willey Automotive 785-843-5200

Vans-Buses 2004 Dodge Ram 4x4 SLT Hemi Sport-2K, AT, CD Player, Power Accessories, Local Trade, Came From a Large Private Collection, 2-owner, Clean $22,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

NOTICE OF HEARING THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:

Tract A: Lot 1, Block 9, Indian Hills No. 2 and replat of Block 4, Indian Hills, an addition to the City of Lawrence, Kansas.

Autos Wanted 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel, Auto, White, 134K, Great truck. $18,000 Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

Pursuant to Chapter 59 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated

Descent be determined of the following real estate situated in Douglas County, Kansas:

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Honda 2003 Pilot EXL 4wd, leather, power seat, 2nd row bench, alloy wheels, very affordable, only $10,815.00 stk#54357A1 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Prepared By: South & Associates, P.C. Brian R. Hazel (KS # 21804) 6363 College Blvd., Suite 100 Overland Park, KS 66211 (913)663-7600 (913)663-7899 (Fax) Attorneys For Plaintiff (149524) ________

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS PROBATE DIVISION

Nissan 2009 Xterra SE 4wd, running boards, ABS, traction control, alloy wheels, local trade, power equipment, stk#159931 only $19,841. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

2005 GMC Canyon SLE Good crew cab truck and MPG. 5 Cyl engine for a little more power and priced to sell. #12T1162A $12,000 23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

2004 Honda Element EX

NOTICE Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692c(b), no information concerning the collection of this debt may be given without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction. The debt collector is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

(First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World December 4, 2012)

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GMC 2010 Terrain SLE, one owner, GM certified with 2 years of scheduled maintenance included, alloy wheels, On Star, power equipment, stk#53828A1 only $21,849. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Beginning 381.0 feet South of the Northeast corner of Northeast Quarter of Section 28, Township 13 South, Range 21 East of the 6th P.M., thence South along the East line of said Northeast Quarter 213.0 feet; thence West parallel to the North line of said Northeast Quarter 165.0 feet; thence North parallel to the East line of said Northeast Quarter 213.0 feet; thence East parallel to the North line of said Northeast Quarter 165.0 feet to the point of beginning, in Douglas County, Kansas, commonly known as 1091 East 2300th Road, Eudora, KS 66025 (the “Property”)

NEED TO SELL YOUR CAR?

and all those defendants who have not otherwise been served are required to plead to the Petition on or before the 28th day of January, 2013, in the District Court of Douglas County,Kansas. If you fail to plead, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.

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might want to shorten her words so she fits in better. Of course, she may become protective of her accent, believing it is linked to her identity, and be resistant to change. If she has other qualities that you appreciate, we advise first speaking to her to see whether she is receptive and then being patient.

Should I confront Beth about it? I don’t want Dear Annie: I recently to hurt her feelings. — hosted a bridal shower Need Your Input for a dear friend. Of the 30 women we invited, Dear Need: There are only five bothered to other factors to consid- RSVP. Several people er. If Beth moves north, told the bride-to-be that her speech will adapt to they may not be comher surroundings, and ing. Not surprisingly, over time, she would the bride assumed (inlikely lose a lot of her correctly) that they had accent. You also could also RSVP’d to me dispeak gently and lov- rectly, so she didn’t pass ingly about this. Don’t that on. say her drawl gets on You can imagine how your nerves, even if it’s frustrating, not to mentrue. Say that if she is go- tion wasteful, it was to ing to be living in your prepare enough food neck of the woods, she for 25 people when only

Athletes’ feats are highlighted Signs that we’ll soon be auld lang syne-ing our way out of 2012 arrive with increasing frequency. “Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel” (9 p.m., HBO) gathers a round table of wise men and women (including Mary Carillo, Frank Deford, Jon Frankel, Bernard Goldberg, Armen Keteyian and Andrea Kremer) to discuss and review the best sports stories of the year. In addition to the headlinegrabbing wins and losses, Gumbel’s panel recalls Jeb Corliss, who donned a pair of wings and “flew” off Table Mountain in South Africa; Alex Zanardi, a former Formula 1 driver who did not let an accident, and the loss of both legs, slow him down; and the Isle of Man’s dangerous motorcycle race, a competition that has claimed more than 230 lives over the years. I’m no sportswriter, but two stories that conveniently dovetail with my New York fandom stand out. Who could resist Linsanity? This time last year, Jeremy Lin was sitting on the New York Knicks bench and sleeping on a friend’s couch. But after a teammate’s injury made him a starter, he led the team to one of the most exciting winning streaks in New York history. In a sports world filled with big egos, Lin reacted to instant celebrity with modesty, good humor and expressions of faith. Last December, few would wager that 38-year-old New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey would compile a 20-3 record and win Major League Baseball’s Cy Young Award. Like Lin, Dickey projects a thoughtful side, and he has said he would have become an English professor had he not taken up baseball. And, like Lin, he is centered by his beliefs. Lin has since left New York, and Dickey’s future is uncertain, but both men certainly made the sports world a little brighter in 2012.

Tonight’s other highlights:

A Christmas visit on “NCIS” (7 p.m., CBS). Robert Wagner guest-stars.

A winner emerges on “The Voice” (7 p.m., NBC) finale.

Whoopi Goldberg stars in the 2002 special “It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie” (7 p.m.).

Violence and football on “Rizzoli & Isles” (8 p.m., TNT).

Dixon goes undercover on “Vegas” (9 p.m., CBS).

Nothing can keep Charlotte down on “Private Practice” (9 p.m., ABC). — Copyright 2012 United Feature Syndicate, distributed by Universal Uclick.

BIRTHDAYS Rock singer-musician Keith Richards is 69. Movie producerdirector Steven Spielberg is 66. Movie reviewer Leonard Maltin is 62. Actor Ray Liotta is 57. Comedian Ron White is 56. Actor Brad Pitt is 49. Professional wrestler/ actor “Stone Cold” Steve Austin is 48. Actress Rachel Griffiths is 44. Singer Alejandro Sanz is 44. Actress Katie Holmes is 34. Singer Christina Aguilera is 32.

JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS

For Tuesday, Dec. 18: This year you often encounter challenging people with very different ideas. Take the best of those suggestions and use them to strengthen your life. If you are single, someone very special could enter your life. If you are attached, the two of you will enjoy each other even more. 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) Pull back, and new insights will emerge. Incorporate them once you are sure that they are applicable. Tonight: Get a nap first. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Zero in on your priorities. Others need to know them if you want to have their support. Tonight: Out among the crowds. Gemini (May 21-June 20) A boss or older friend pushes you to such an extent that you might want to ditch him or her and leave the scene. A control game might be running amok because you are not OK with it. Tonight: Start celebrating. Cancer (June 21-July 22) Savor the music, the people and even today’s shopping frenzy. Remain optimistic and detached. Tonight: Out caroling with friends and loved ones! Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) You are encouraged to be kinder and more understanding in general by a key person in your life. Relate to each individual directly. Tonight: Dinner with a special friend. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Others seek you out. You

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a handful arrived. My point is this: When asked to RSVP to an event, DO SO. Don’t ignore it or ask the bride to pass on your regrets. She has enough details on her plate right now. It takes just a minute to respond to an invitation, and it is just plain rude not to. — Too Many Leftovers Dear Leftovers: We agree, but this problem has been around so long, we suspect your words of warning will go unheeded. So this is for the hosts: If someone has not RSVP’d to an invitation by the date requested, please phone them and find out whether they plan to come. (We hope invitees will be embarrassed enough that it will inspire them to behave ACROSS better next time.) — Send questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or Annie’s Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190 Chicago, IL 60611.

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will enjoy this popularity, both professionally and personally. Tonight: Go along with plans. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Your mind is full of creative ideas and solutions, but you might not be demonstrating and applying them. As a result, an opportunity could be lost. Tonight: Get some exercise. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Allow your imagination to freely wander, but be careful. If you burst into laughter, everyone will want more information than you choose to give. Tonight: Pretend that it’s the weekend. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Comparing you with a stick in the mud generally does not apply, but today is different. Adapt your schedule accordingly. Tonight: Play the role of couch potato. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) No one can say that you aren’t expressive in letting others know what’s on your mind. Nevertheless, someone just does not get it. Tonight: Run an errand on the way to meet a friend. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Know that you aren’t the only one trying to stretch a dollar. Talk to friends if you are in a jam, and get suggestions on how to complete your holiday shopping. Tonight: Balance your checkbook. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) You could be surfing the wave of life, as you feel content and valued. Take a second to enjoy these feelings. Tonight: Your wish is someone’s command! — The astrological forecast should be read for entertainment only.

Universal Crossword Edited by Timothy E. Parker December 18, 2012

1 Without repetition 5 Famous film falcon’s home 10 Roadie loads 14 Hotel rental 15 From Japan, say 16 Ecclesiastical court tribunal 17 1816 Jane Austen novel 18 Stretches in a line 20 “As ___ on TV!” 21 What sudden death eliminates? 22 Avian penthouse 23 Wedding cake segment 25 Laura of “Jurassic Park” 27 Hard hitter, Biblically 29 Like feet in a poem 33 Canonical hour 34 Wormer in “Animal House,” for one 35 Board game that became a movie 36 “___ you with me?” 37 Arterial vessel 38 Ripen 39 Yom Kippur observance 41 Very wealthy 42 Beamed intensely 44 In a dangerous manner

46 Abbr. at the head of a letter, sometimes 47 Revealing photo? 48 “There’s no ‘I’ in team,” for one 49 “Sexy” lady of a Beatles song 52 Treat a rapper with contempt 53 Spaceexploring gp. 56 They indicate where one should sit 59 “___ turn up” 60 Verdi classic 61 Proclamation of a tyrant 62 Buzz’s companion on the moon 63 Attack like Norman Bates 64 Hamburger portion 65 See from afar DOWN 1 Lode loads 2 Iditarod racer’s destination 3 Attractive quality 4 Issue, as from a source 5 Dog’s best friend 6 Up and about 7 Old spendables in Rome 8 ___ chi (martial art form) 9 Raggedy doll 10 Elderberry

wine additive, in a classic film Tie at anchor Spitting sound, in comics Fill beyond full “Tootsie” actress Teri Referendum choice “___ Be Not Proud” Sicilian volcano Muddlement “Happy Days” actress Erin Clemency Fellow students Carpenter’s boring tool A Yorkshire city Dainty table decoration Twodimensional

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Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

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Dear Annie: For the past 18 months, I’ve been dating a woman who resides two states south. We are planning on her moving north to live with me. My problem is her thick Southern accent. ‘‘Beth” habitually holds the last word of a sentence and draws it out. Her voice slides up and down when saying a simple word such as “town” so that it has multiple syllables. A couple of my friends have also noticed how pronounced her drawl is. I have hinted to Beth about it on occasion, but it hasn’t made a difference. I have to admit, this speech pattern is both repulsive and abrasive to me. Beth has many loving qualities, but I worry about the drawl. I can barely tolerate it now, and I fear it will eventually drive me crazy.

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