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Minority groups push for voting changes By Peter Hancock Twitter: @LJWpqhancock
Topeka — Minority leaders in Kansas and other voting rights advocates are pushing for passage of a bill this year that they say would dramatically increase voter turnout by allowing people to register to vote on Election Day and still have their vote counted. “Same-day registration” is already allowed in 10 states and the District of Columbia, according to the Finney National Conference of State Legislatures, and Hawaii will become the 11th state in 2018. “We really believe everybody should have access to voting anytime, not just a few days out of the year. As long as they come with ID, why shouldn’t they be able to vote?” said Rep. Gail Finney, D-Wichita, who recently introduced a sameday registration bill in the House.
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LAWRENCE COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHER EARL RICHARDSON crouches behind a 5x7 camera as he readies it for a portrait of Lawrence resident Tom Underwood and his 1916 Ford Model T outside his Lawrence home on Nov. 4, 2015. For a recent series of portraits, Richardson is using a process called “wet plate collodion,” which goes back over 150 years and was used most notably during the Civil War. At right, three portraits Richardson shot using the method are pictured.
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n a recent afternoon, Lawrence resident Earl Richardson is slowly pouring a viscous chemical mixture of nitrocellulose, ether and alcohol from a small glass vial onto a metal plate in the trunk of his vehicle. His 6-foot-5 frame is hunched over as he carefully rotates the plate so nkrug@ljworld.com the syrupy substance runs to the edges without spilling over, just before subsilver nitrate. merging the coated metal For all of us C- chemplate in a bath of 9 percent istry students, Richard-
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son, who is a commercial photographer, will quickly explain that he isn’t trying to replicate any of the nefarious “business practices” of the fictional “Breaking Bad” character Walter White. He is, however, preparing to shoot a portrait of Lawrence resident Tom Underwood, 78, who is waiting 15 yards away, positioned against his 1916 Ford Model T and smiling like a 16-yearold with his first car. Please see LOOK, page 6A
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Murder case raises questions about juvenile courts District attorney could try to charge 16-year-old as adult By Conrad Swanson Twitter: @Conrad_Swanson
On Dec. 28, police found 67-year-old Deborah Bretthauer dead in her apartment with “obvious traumatic injuries.” Jaered Long, her 16-year-old grandson, was arrested shortly thereafter and charged as a juvenile with first-degree murder. Long’s arrest and charging led to multiple questions surrounding differences in the judiciary process between juveniles and adults. For teenagers charged with a
violent crime, the decisions of whether they will be charged as a juvenile or an adult are lifealtering. In the cases of violent crimes — or an off-grid felony, as prosecutors sometimes label them — the differences in sentencing guidelines between juveniles and adults couldn’t be more stark. “If a juvenile is adjudicated of an off-grid felony, they would be looking at a maximum sentence of 60 months or to the age of 22 and a half,” said Bryant Barton, assistant Douglas County district attorney and juvenile prosecutor. “Whereas
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if an adult is convicted of an offgrid felony they could be looking at a life sentence.” Long — who pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial and a final decision on whether he will be tried as a juvenile or an adult — faces similar stakes. If convicted, the differences in a juvenile sentence versus an adult sentence likely would be more than 40 years. The Journal-World interviewed professionals who work in Douglas County’s juvenile justice world to get a better understanding of how the often unseen system functions.
Charges When a juvenile — anyone between the ages of 10 and 17 — is arrested, the nature of the case will determine how he is charged, said Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson. Under Kansas law, juveniles under the age of 10 may not be charged with a crime, Branson said. If a juvenile is accused of misdemeanors or low-level felonies, he will likely continue through the court system charged as a juvenile, Branson said.
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Best of Lawrence contest is back! It’s that time of year again when you get to cast your vote in the Best of Lawrence contest. Voting starts Feb. 1 and runs through Feb. 29 on Lawrence.com. The contest, presented by the Lawrence Journal-World, features more than 160 categories in food, shopping, entertainment and services. Magazines featuring voters’ favorites will be released at a Best of Lawrence event in June. A record 8,500 participants voted last year.
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The Lawrence school district is not alone in having to look for a new superintendent. In the past five years, more than half the superintendents in Kansas have resigned or retired. Page 3A
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