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Feds: Election agency erred with registration forms Justice Dept. says proof of citizenship not required

By Peter Hancock Twitter: @LJWpqhancock

Topeka — The U.S. Justice Department said Monday that a federal agency director erred last month by issuing new federal voter registration

forms that require voters in Kansas, Alabama and Georgia to show proof of U.S. citizenship, and that it would not defend the action against a lawsuit filed by voting rights advocates to block the action.

“The United States concedes that, because the challenged actions were not made on the basis of the (National Voter Registration Act’s) ‘necessity’ criterion, defendants cannot succeed on the merits,”

the Justice Department said.

On Jan. 29, Brian Newby, executive director of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, unilaterally granted requests by the three states to provide them with amended voter registration forms asking

applicants to provide proof of U.S. citizenship.

The four-member bipartisan commission had previously refused to grant such requests.

Under the NVRA, also known as the federal “motor voter” law, the Justice Department said, Newby did not make the

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required finding that the amended form was “necessary to enable the appropriate State election official to assess the eligibility of the applicant and to administer voter registration and other parts of the election process.”

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LEGISLATURE

House passes hunting rights measure

By Peter Hancock Twitter: @LJWpqhancock

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WORK HAS BEGUN ON CLEARING THE LAND FOR KANSAS UNIVERSITY’S $350 MILLION CENTRAL DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT on a site south of Allen Fieldhouse and southeast of Daisy Hill on the KU campus. This view, on Monday, looks west from the Oliver Hall parking lot and shows Hashinger and Ellsworth residence halls, background right, Stouffer Place Apartments, center right, currently being razed, and in the foreground the former site of the KU softball and soccer fields. The Central District project will include a new science building, more apartments and residence halls, parking facilities, a new student union building and a utility plant.

Planners prefer 31st Street gun range location “

By Nikki Wentling

before the commission voted.

“But, yet, I keep getting turned away or turned away or getting voted down. I don’t want to be the bad guy, and I don’t want to be the bully, but I don’t want to be bullied myself.”

— Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commissioner Pennie von Achen Sells’ proposal was first rejected after the Lawrence School Board and Lawrence Sells go into the property at 1021 gun range — a measure commis- Boys and Girls Club voiced opE. 31st St. over his alternative lo- sioners rejected when they first position to the location, saying cation, The Malls shopping cen- saw an application for the busi- it was too close to the Lawrence ter. The commission also voted ness in November.

College and Career Center and to approve rezoning the proper“I’m within the guidelines of Please see GUN, page 5A ty off 31st Street to allow for the being able to do it,” Sells said

I’m going to support it, even though I voted against it last time, primarily because it does seem like this location is… I just can’t find a reason that it really will presIf there’s going to be a new ent a risk to the school or the Boys and Girls Club.” gun range and shop in Lawrence, Twitter: @nikkiwentling

it should go in a mostly industrial area off 31st Street, rather than a high-density site near 23rd and Louisiana streets, the LawrenceDouglas County Planning Commission decided Monday.

Planning commissioners voted 8-0 to express their preference that a gun range proposed

by Lawrence businessman Rick

Analysis: Oread Inn owes fraction of what city says

By Nikki Wentling Twitter: @nikkiwentling

The latest disagreement between the developers of the Oread hotel and the city of Lawrence boils down to this: $90,000 vs. $500,000.

A new report commissioned by the Oread developers concedes the development group was overpaid about $90,000 in taxpayer funds as part of a special taxing district

for the hotel near Kansas University’s campus.

But the report vigorously denies that the development group owes nearly $500,000, which is what a report commissioned by the city earlier found.

Members of the Oread development group recently provided a host of documents to the JournalWorld, including an analysis by BKD, LLP, a Kansas City, Mo.-based accounting and advisory firm that was hired by the development

group to study the dispute.

The report, and an accompanying five-page document titled “Setting the Record Straight: The Facts of The Oread Redevelopment District,” express concern that the city is positioning itself to unfairly void the entire $11 million special taxing district that is designed to pay for public infrastructure and a private parking garage for the hotel.

Please see OREAD, page 2A The Oread hotel

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Topeka — The Kansas House on Monday passed a proposed constitutional amendment that would establish a public right to hunt, fish and trap wildlife, something that could make it more difficult for the state to regulate those activities or take actions to protect threatened and endangered species.

The House vote, 117-7, sends the measure to the Senate.

House Concurrent Resolution 5008 advanced on a voice vote, so it was difficult to tell whether it has the two-thirds majority, or 84 votes, needed for See more from passage. If a busy day in the approved Kansas Legislature by both on page 6A, chambers, including: it would ap• Judicial pear on the impeachment Nov. 8 gendebate delayed eral elec• Senate advances tion ballot. foster care A final vote proposal is expected • “Revenge porn” today. bill passed in “There is House not a right to hunt, fish and trap in Kansas right now. It’s a privilege,” said Rep. James Todd, R-Overland Park.

“This would create the right.”

The amendment would add new language to the Bill of Rights in the Kansas Constitution, specifying that people have the right to hunt, fish and trap “by the use of traditional methods, subject to reasonable laws and regulations.”

It also states that hunting and fishing “shall be a preferred means of managing and controlling wildlife.” But it states that nothing in the amendment would interfere with laws relating to private property rights, trespassing or water resources.

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DEATHS Brad W. House Brad House passed away on 2-19-16. He was born 11-26-51 to A.J. and Jean House.

He graduated from LHS in 1969. Survivors include wife Ann, children: Brad House II (Colette), John R. House (B.J.), Kimberly House, Jeff Frenya (Amanda), sister Debra Walker (Keith) and several grandchildren.

BRIEFLY Walter lee Denholm

Services will be held 10:30 am on 2-27-16 at Lawrence Heights Christian Church, 2321 Peterson, where he was an active member.

Memorials may be sent to American Cancer Society.

Please sign this guestbook at Obituaries.

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Sebelius endorses Walter Lee Denholm, worked at the BP Station Clinton for president

89, Tonganoxie, KS, died Saturday, February 20, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family.

Funeral services will be 10 am Thursday, February 25, 2016 at the First Congregational Church, Tonganoxie, KS. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery. Friends may call 6 to 8 pm Wednesday at Quisenberry Funeral Home, Tonganoxie, KS. Walter was born arBara lair November 3, 1926 on the family farm in Barbara Blair, 66, died peacefully after a long illness, Tonganoxie, KS, the son February 19, 2016 in Topeka, KS. Full obituary at www. of Walter G. and Anna E. (Haas) Denholm. chapeloaksne.com He graduated from Tonganoxie High School in 1944 after which he joined the Merchant amuel on riffin Marines. He went on to marry Nila L. (Rodman) Services 11 am Thursday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Denholm on February Home. Visitation Wed. 6 - 7:30 pm. Memorials: Sam 7, 1965 at the First Congregational Church.

Griffin Fund. Full obituary at rumsey-yost.com Walter farmed and raised dairy cattle, and

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At the present time, it appears the city of Lawrence wants to litigate this matter in an attempt to negate the redevelopment agreeCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A ment and go back on its promise to reim“Oread Inn and Oread burse Oread Inn… This is not reasonable.”

Wholesale have attempted to cooperate and work out this matter throughout this entire process with the city of Lawrence, however at every junction… have received a message of rejection…” the fact sheet states. “At the present time, it appears the city of Lawrence wants to litigate this matter in an attempt to negate the redevelopment agreement and go back on its promise to reimburse Oread Inn… This is not reasonable.”

The development group on Feb. 16 asked for an immediate meeting with the city to try to resolve the tax dispute.

Interim City Manager Diane Stoddard said in an email Feb. 17 that the city was “considering the meeting request.” She did not have an update when asked about it Monday.

The letter and fact sheet allege that the BKD report is more credible than the city-ordered audit of Oread Wholesale, the company at the center of the tax dispute. The documents sent Friday call the city-ordered audit — which was conducted by Wichita-based Allen, Gibbs and Houlik — “flawed,” “erroneous” and “nonsensical” and its process superficial. The documents also say the city violated numerous Kansas laws by both hiring the analysis of Oread Wholesale’s sales tax procedures and making public a final report about it.

Further, the documents contend Oread Wholesale does have an office in a special taxing district at 1200 Oread Ave. — a point that’s been argued — and that the Kansas Department of Revenue has previously audited the business and found it’s legitimate, and not a “sham,” as the city-ordered audit alleged.

Yearlong dispute City officials and representatives for Oread Inn and Oread Wholesale previously declined to release the analysis from BKD and a 22-page letter that accompanied it from Scott Lindstrom, with Polsinelli, a Kansas City, Mo.based law firm that Oread Wholesale has retained.

Since the letter and the BKD analysis were

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— From “Setting the Record Straight: The Facts of The Oread Redevelopment District” delivered to the city Jan. 29, both the city and Oread Inn have exchanged letters of default on their redevelopment agreement.

In its notice of default to the city, Oread Inn said Lawrence was failing to reimburse the group and broke the agreement by paying for the cityordered audit out of the funds that should’ve been used to pay Oread Inn. According to city documents, the last check sent to Oread Inn was June 9.

Payments have been halted during the dispute.

In the city’s letter to Oread Inn, Stoddard listed five demands with which Oread Inn has failed to comply, breaking a clause of the agreement that calls for mutual assistance. The city demands had been made in December, when the city-ordered audit alleged that Oread Inn had used Oread Wholesale to manufacture sales within a special taxing district, boosting the amount developers received from the city.

City officials began questioning last February whether sales made by Oread Wholesale should be sourced to the special taxing district.

Lawrence businessman Thomas Fritzel is an executive with Oread Wholesale, Oread Inn and other companies Oread Wholesale made sales to, including DFC Company of Lawrence LC and The Eldridge Hotel.

The redevelopment agreement between the city and Oread Inn created a special taxing district at 1200 Oread Ave. that could generate up to $11 million for the development group — intended to be payback for the infrastructure and parking garage improvements the business made to the area when it built the hotel in 2008. The tax district has brought in $3 million for the group since the agreement was signed.

In the notice to Oread Inn, Stoddard said that if Oread Inn didn’t address the issues in 30 days, it would be grounds for the city to terminate the

agreement. The fact sheet says Stoddard sent the notice to developers “without any attempt whatsoever” to talk with the Oread groups about the BKD report.

“The only conclusion that can be drawn here is that the city of Lawrence intends to claim that Oread Inn is not to be repaid any of the approximately $11 million plus interest that Oread Inn financed for the benefit of the city,” the group’s fact sheet reads. “There can be a reasonable difference of opinion perhaps about whether some sales reported by Oread Inn should not have been reported as occurring in the redevelopment district.

However, no one can responsibly claim that NO sales have occurred in the redevelopment district.”

The fact sheet states that Oread Wholesale wanted to share the information from BKD because it is “in the best interest of the public and the citizens of the Lawrence community.”

What Oread Inn owes The analysis by a BKD partner, Robert Johnson, was an “independent audit,” Lindstrom said in his letter. The accounting and advisory firm had never previously worked with the Oread groups, he said.

The 56-page analysis contained eight findings, including that Oread Inn owed the city and county $78,490.62, and not $493,234.96 — the amount the city-ordered audit found due and what has already been paid to the city “under protest.”

The $493,234.96 comprises $232,604.54 reimbursed by the city, $49,383.29 by the county and $147,606.91 in transportation development district dollars, all of which AGH said was “improperly” received by Oread Inn because Oread Wholesale’s transactions should not legally be seen as retail sales.

The hotel, at 1200 Oread Ave., is a transportation development district (TDD) as well as a tax increment

in Tonganoxie for many years. He was a member and past master of Henri Masonic Lodge AF&AM #190 Tonganoxie. He was a member of the Stranger Creek Township Board, the American Legion, and a Lifetime member of the First Congregational Church.

Survivors include; his wife, Nila, of the home; Sons; Rodney and children Elizabeth and Rebecca; Robert (Sharon) and children Matthew, Jacob, and Zachary; James (Cheryl) and daughter Katie; Jeffery (Shannon) Children Makenna and Justin. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Congregational Church, Good Shepherd Thrift Shop or Crossroads Hospice.

Please sign this guestbook at Obituaries.

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Wichita — Former Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has endorsed Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton to be the next president of the United States.

Sebelius issued a statement Monday saying Clinton is someone who can build upon progress made by President Barack Obama during his time in office. Sebelius also praised the former U.S. secretary of state for her work on women’s issues.

Clinton’s main opposition for the Democratic nomination is U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.

Sebelius was Kansas governor from 2003 to 2009, and was U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services under Obama from 2009 to 2014.

She endorsed then-Sen. Obama in the 2008 Democratic primary.

financing district. The development district allowed Oread Wholesale to charge an additional 1 percent sales tax to its customers. In his analysis, Johnson said that even if the city were correct about the improper reimbursements, the $147,606.91 in TDD dollars would actually be owed to Oread Wholesale’s customers to which the additional sales tax was charged, and not to the city. Lindstrom’s letter said all of Oread Wholesale’s customers are companies affiliated with Oread Wholesale.

Johnson’s analysis goes on to say Oread Inn does owe $90,274.09, most of which should be paid back because of amendments Oread Wholesale made to its sales tax returns after the city first questioned Fritzel about sales inside the special taxing district.

The fact sheet attempts to explain this. According to the document, city officials told Oread Inn in March 2015 that some sales reported in the district were incorrect.

Oread Inn contacted the Kansas Department of Revenue to discuss how it was reporting sales, and, based on a letter from the Kansas Department of Revenue about sourcing rules, Oread Wholesale voluntarily amended its sales tax returns from January 2012 through March 2015.

Through the amendments, Oread Wholesale excluded half of its sales, more than $4.5 million of $8.9 million in total sales.

The sales it kept intact were made only to Oread Inn or DFC Company, the name of the group that owns Varsity House on Indiana Street.

The amended tax returns are what was provided to the city for its audit and what BKD analyzed.

Johnson said in his analysis that Oread Wholesale made the amendments through the state “in attempt to resolve the city’s inquiry and to maintain a good standing business relationship.”

Johnson’s analysis explains that because Oread Inn received reimbursement for the sales that were now amended, Oread Inn owes that reimbursement — $87,159.71 — back to the city. Another $45,089.07 in TDD dollars is owed back to Oread Wholesale’s customers.

But Johnson also found some instances, though

rare, where sales were misapplied to the special taxing district. Of 1,328 sales made by Oread Wholesale to Oread Inn, 12 should not have been eligible for city reimbursement, he said. Of the sales made to DFC for Varsity House, Oread Inn received reimbursements on five sales that it should not have. The money owed to the city for these instances is $3,114.38.

It was found by Johnson, however, that the city never reimbursed Oread Inn for $11,783.47 for sales taxes Oread Wholesale paid the state in 2013 after it was audited by the Kansas Department of Revenue. That KDOR audit found that Oread Wholesale had $38,391 in unreported sales tax on audio and video equipment purchases, though, according to Johnson’s report, KDOR said nothing similar to the complaints raised in the city-ordered audit.

With the city owing $11,783.47 on the amount Oread Wholesale paid after the KDOR audit, Oread Inn actually owes the city a total $78,490.62, according to Johnson’s analysis.

Stoddard said Monday she had no further update on the city’s position.

— City Hall reporter Nikki Wentling can be reached at 832-7144 or nwentling@ljworld.com.

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Schools prep to expand new teaching model

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meeting Monday.

The teaching method “blends” traditional inStarting next school struction with individual year, the majority of the and small-group work, and classrooms in the Law- relies largely on online rerence school dissources as a way to trict will use a nonpersonalize lessons. traditional teaching But some school method called board members “blended learning,” expressed concern and the model is over the fact that set to expand to all as part of the exclassrooms in com- SCHOOLS pansion, use of the ing years. model by teachers “It’s not a matter of will change from being if, it’s when,” Angelique voluntary to mandatory.

Nedved, assistant super“We’re getting through intendent of teaching and the early adopters now, learning, told the LawPlease see SCHOOLS, page 4A rence school board at its

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KANSAS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, FROM LEFT, JUNIOR JACKIE GEORGOULIS, sophomore Kayla Morrison, freshman Lindsay Sammis and freshman Taylor Christie keep warm under a blanket while they cheer for the Jayhawks during their home opener game against Northern Colorado on Monday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark. Despite being a sunny day, the temperature hovered in the lower 40s, making for a cool baseball game. The two teams play again today, and the first pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. More in Sports, Page 1D

Perry-Lecompton Affordable Housing board picks first project superintendent to depart in June

By Nikki Wentling

Twitter: @nikkiwentling

Lawrence’s new affordable housing board got a step closer Monday to funding its first housing project, a three-home complex that would receive $100,000 in city dollars if it’s approved by the City Commission next week.

The board voted Monday to advance a proposal for its “demonstration project” that includes three family-sized homes on La Salle Street. The project is intended to be complete sometime this year in order to show the public what the affordable housing board and trust fund were established to accomplish.

“This first project really needs to demonstrate

the highest end of our goals,” said board member Rebecca Buford, the executive director of Tenants to Homeowners.

The proposal forwarded Monday — the only one submitted after the board put out a call for projects in January to receive the $100,000 — is a partnership between five nonprofits: Tenants to Homeowners, Habitat for Humanity, Family Promise, Willow Domestic Violence Center and the Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority.

Plans for the project include building three family-sized homes, two of which would be rented and the third owned. Family Promise and Willow Domestic Violence Center would refer residents

for the homes and provide support programs and case management.

The new homes would all have at least three bedrooms, according to plans submitted to the advisory board. The nonprofits intend for the homes to be used as transitional housing so they can permanently serve those qualifying for affordable housing.

Those with incomes less than 80 percent of the median family income for the area qualify for the housing, but, the proposal states, taking referrals from Family Promise and Willow means the housing would prioritize those with much lower income.

Representatives from the involved agencies said Monday that they’d like to use the project as a model

for how the organizations could work together to provide their services.

“Just the partnership and network building and growth of these three little units could create some really good programs we could scale out,” Buford said.

The total cost of the project is estimated at $500,000. Tenants to Homeowners currently owns the three lots at 908 La Salle St. and is in the process of demolishing a “blighted” home there, Buford said. Besides the $100,000 in funds from the city’s affordable housing trust fund, the project will be funded through donations and $200,000 from the federal Neighborhood

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2 KU football players arrested on suspicion of robbery

By Conrad Swanson Twitter: @Conrad_Swanson

Two Kansas University football players were arrested on Monday after police said another KU student was robbed.

Around 2:25 a.m.

Saturday, police responded to a report of a robbery outside Jayhawker Towers, 1603 W. 15th St., said Capt. James Anguiano of the KU Public Safety Office. A man there told officers that two men robbed him of

his money.

Anguiano would not say how much money was stolen, but KU Public Safety’s online activity logs state that the amount was $40.

The two suspects — later identified from the Douglas County Jail booking log as football players Eric Deon Rivers, 20, and Kendall Nyear Duckworth, 19 — were not armed and the man was not injured in the incident, Anguiano said.

Rivers and Duckworth were released from the

Douglas County Jail Monday afternoon, according to the jail’s booking log.

KU’s head football coach, David Beaty, said via email Monday evening: “I am aware of the situation and am in the process of gathering all of the facts.

Eric Rivers has been dismissed from the program for a violation of team rules. For the time being, Kendall Duckworth has been suspended from all team activities.”

Rivers was also being held Monday on suspicion of sexual battery and criminal restraint,

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stemming from an alleged incident at Jayhawker Towers on the following day.

Around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, a female KU student told police that Rivers touched her “inappropriately” and attempted to remove her clothing without her consent, Anguiano said.

— Public safety reporter Conrad Swanson can be reached at 832-7284 or cswanson@ljworld.com.

— KU and higher ed reporter Sara Shepherd contributed to this report.

By Conrad Swanson Twitter: @Conrad_Swanson

Perry-Lecompton Public School District’s top administrator is stepping down at the end of this school year — the third administrator in the district this month to announce his departure.

Superintendent Denis Yoder said he plans to retire Yoder and will officially submit his resignation at the school board’s next regular meeting on March

7. His tenure at the district will end on June 30.

Yoder, 65, is one of a trio of district administrators who will not return next year.

During its Feb. 8 regular meeting, the school board voted to not renew employment contracts for both High School Principal Mike Copple and Assistant Principal Theresa Beatty. Their contracts also end June 30.

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Eudora city manager to leave post in July

By Elvyn Jones Twitter: @ElvynJ

Eudora City Manager Gary Ortiz will leave his position July 1, the city’s mayor announced Monday.

Eudora Mayor Tim Reazin said Monday the reason for Ortiz’s impending departure was not his performance but based of his inability to meet a contractual requirement that he reside in the city or the Eudora school district.

“Historically, city managers live in the cities they serve,” Reazin said. “We feel it is an important standard that our city manager

demonstrate to citizens that he is a resident of the city and the decisions he makes affects him.”

Ortiz called the decision “amicable” and said he would much on his plate before leaving July 1.

Among the important issues before the city is the selection of a developer for the old Nottingham Elementary School and adjacent football field on Church Street. Last month, the Eudora City Commission approved issuing a request for proposals, which seeks developers for the property the city Please see ORTIZ, page 4A

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City Commission supports plan for water woes

By Elvyn Jones Twitter: @ElvynJ

The Eudora City Commission on Monday gave its blessing to move forward with a plan that would solve water flow and pressure problems in the western section of the city.

The $250,000 plan was one of four options engineer Aaron Gaspers of CFS Engineers presented to the commissioners during a work session.

The options were developed after an area bounded by West 12th Street on the north, 20th Street on the south, Maple Street on the east and Winchester Road to the west experienced problems last year.

The option that earned the City Commission’s consensus blessing would install a 12-inch water line from the water tower at 14th and Maple streets west along 14th Street. It would tie into an existing 12-inch line

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and probably starting to see a little more resistance at some point,” said school board Vice President Marcel Harmon. “What is the game plan as we get toward the last 25 percent (of teachers to adopt the model)?”

Nedved said the plan was to have “meaningful conversations” with those teachers who are reluctant to adopt the method, and figure out what they need to become more comfortable with it.

“The conversations have to continue,” she said. “(Addressing) how to make it meaningful for those who have continued

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At the beginning of the new year, the district established a new drugtesting policy mandating random hair tests for students participating in extracurricular activities.

District officials confirmed at the time that teachers and most school district staff would not undergo drug testing and that Beatty was twice

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Stabilization Program.

Tenants to Homeowners would donate the land, valued at $75,000, and Family Promise, Willow and the Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority would pay to provide their services and vouchers.

Five members of the nine-member Affordable Housing Advisory Board voted to advance the proposal. The other four members were representatives from the organizations involved in the project and had to abstain from voting.

To reach the quorum necessary to vote, the board phoned in City Commissioner Stuart Boley, who is a board member.

The proposal is expected to go before the City Commission at its March 1 meeting. If approved, Habitat for Humanity will immediately begin the process of choosing a family for its home on the lot. John Harvey, a representative with Habitat for Humanity on the advisory board, said donations for the project are already in hand.

“We have a group of donors looking for a

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purchased last year for $850,000. The deadline for developers to respond to the RFP is March 3 and the goal is to select a shortlist of developers for interviews on March 18. The interviews will be March 24, and the developer chosen March 29.

Ortiz told the City Commission on Monday that to date, two developers have indicated they would respond to the RFP. Associated with the property’s redevelopment will be the creation of a tax increment finance district, which will also include the commercial center directly east of the site on Church Street. Ortiz said he would continue to be involved with the creation of the TIF district.

Reazin said it was Ortiz who proposed that the city purchase the Nottingham property from the Eudora school district so that it could be developed for the benefit of the city as — County reporter Elvyn Jones can be a whole and not just the reached at 832-7166 or developer. It was one of ejones@ljworld.com. Ortiz’s accomplishments

on Winchester Road.

Although all the options presented would provide adequate flow and pressure through increased flow and system redundancy, the preferred option was the only one that would not use existing lines less than 12 inches in diameter. Because of the greater fire protection and growth potential it provided, the option earned the recommendation of Gaspers, Fire Chief Ken Keiter and public works director Mike Hutto.

The City Commission agreed to make its consensus of the option official at its March 28 meeting. City Manager Gary Ortiz said a decision to move ahead with the project would put pressure on water rates and possibly require a rate increase beyond the 3 percent per year, which commissioners have made their standard.

In another work session, commissioners

signaled their approval of a proposal that would establish fees and procedures for groups using city parks or facilities.

The proposal Assistant City Manager Barack Matite developed creates a $50 application fee for use of parks or facilities and added fees for such things as cleanup, moving picnic tables and use of portable restrooms.

Commissioners did agree to exempt organizations that documented their tax-exempt, nonprofit status. However, at the suggestion of Mayor Tim Reazin, those organizations would still be charged when activities required the presence of police officers, such as a beer garden.

One concern was the CPA Picnic, which commissioners were told had applied but not yet received tax-exempt status.

Commissioners invited its organizers to work with the city and the City Commission about

waiving fees should the CPA Picnic’s tax exempt status not be official before the June event.

In other business, the City Commission approved: l A request to rezone 9.3 acres at 592 E. 15th St. from two-family residential planned overlay district to commercial.

Developers Mike Murtin and Chris Gillespie said they were seeking the rezoning before planning the property’s commercial development. l An application from Mathew Houser and Mellissa Dake for $3,000 from the downtown grant program for renovations at 826 Main St. The grant will pay for half the $6,000 in renovations they plan to the former home of Lulu’s Bakery. The partners will open The Fork Restaurant at the site.

to step back, and what are those underlying fears or concerns and how have we not addressed them yet.”

Since the initiative began about four years ago, teachers that use the model have done so voluntarily after being selected via an application process, Nedved said. The district usually gets about 100 applications per year, and expects to add another 65-75 blended classrooms next school year, she said.

Blended learning in the district began with an initial field test of eight classrooms in the 2012-13 school year. Currently, the total number of district-supported blended classrooms has increased to more than 300, most of which are at the elementary level. Once the

additional blended classrooms are added for next year, more than half of all classrooms will be using the model, Nedved said.

Three teachers who have implemented blended learning classrooms shared their experiences with the board, which included various anecdotes about how the method has helped individual students to become more engaged in their learning process as well as see dramatic increases in their academic performance.

But some board members were interested in more data.

“Are we continuing to survey students?” asked school board President Vanessa Sanburn. “I know when blended was a new initiative we surveyed students about that initiative

and had that data.”

The district continues to survey students, teachers and parents about the blended method, according to Joe Smysor, integration support specialist of information technology. Those results were not included in the presentation, so Sanburn instead asked one of the blended teachers whether it seems students would like the model to expand.

“The short answer is yes and no,” said Chris Johnson, a social studies teacher who uses a blended classroom at Lawrence High School. “There are kids that really, really enjoy it, and then there’s kids that really enjoy the ‘traditional classroom.’”

Johnson was sure to note that a blended classroom still allows

convicted for drunken driving.

Yoder said on Wednesday that publicity surrounding the new policy affected the board’s decision not to renew Copple’s and Beatty’s contracts.

When asked whether the new policy or publicity affected his decision to resign, Yoder said, “No, that isn’t necessarily the reason, but after 37 years it feels like the time is right to retire.”

Yoder spoke highly of his nearly four decades working in education,

especially of his time at the Perry-Lecompton District.

“I’ve enjoyed the opportunity to work with such outstanding teachers, administrators and support staff in PerryLecompton schools for the last 29 years,” he said.

“I can’t say enough good things about the district.”

Yoder said once he retires he may become more involved in the political process, encouraging the support of public schools.

School board members Travis Daniels, Matt Erickson, Tiffany Ball and

Gene Barrett declined to comment on Yoder’s resignation and the board’s decision to not renew Copple’s and Beatty’s contracts.

The school board unanimously adopted the new drug-testing policy during a regular meeting on Nov. 9.

Daniels said on Wednesday that the controversial policy is still in effect.

project,” Harvey said.

“They’re excited by it.”

The advisory board, established in July to oversee the city’s housing trust fund, put out a request for proposals in January for the demonstration project. The proposal reviewed Monday was the only one submitted.

Assistant City Manager Casey Toomay said other groups contacted her with questions but didn’t end

up submitting anything.

Nancy Thellman, a Douglas County commissioner and a board member, noted the advisory board needed to “work really hard to avoid any sense of favoritism” toward the organizations with representatives on the advisory board.

“We’re talking taxpayer dollars,” she said. “It has to be a really solid process.

I’m glad to know other

organizations are interested, and going forward I’m sure we can give organizations more time.”

for traditional teaching methods, as well as the opportunity to use technology in a variety of ways.

“I think it’s definitely something that the kids are wanting,” he continued. “I can’t speak for all kids, or all students or all teachers, but I have a sense from the kids that I’ve had that they want the ability to have something to use as a tool in the classroom.”

during his tenure, he said.

Other accomplishments of note were the successful April 2015 referendum on a 0.75 cent sales tax for implementation of the city parks and recreation master plan and capital projects, the opening of Shadow Ridge Park and upgrades to the boat access ramp on the Wakarusa River, he said.

Ortiz started in Eudora in June 2014, leaving a seven-year post as assistant county manager of Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kan. He previously was city manager of Leavenworth from 1998 to 2007.

Reazin said Barack Matite, Eudora’s assistant city manager, would be named interim city manger with Ortiz’s departure.

“We will then evaluate the positives and negatives of going out to look for a new city manager against raising up someone who has performed very well in his position and has been the face of the city manager with the town,” he said.

— County reporter Elvyn Jones can be reached at 832-7166 or ejones@ljworld.com.

The application process for teachers to adopt the approach for next school year has recently been released. An informational video about the progress of blended learning and the application process is available for staff access on the district’s website.

— K-12 education reporter Rochelle Valverde can be reached at 832-6314 or rvalverde@ljworld.com.

— Reporter Conrad Swanson can be reached at cswanson@ljworld.com or 832-7284.

— City Hall reporter Nikki Wentling can be reached at 832-7144 or nwentling@ljworld.com.

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Meanwhile, though, the conservative Public Interest Legal Foundation filed a motion seeking to intervene in the case to defend the EAC’s action.

“The Obama Justice Department has shown a clear hostility towards ensuring voter integrity,” said J. Christian Adams, president and general counsel for the Foundation. “Noncitizens have participated in American elections and instead of seeking to prevent it, the Department of Justice enables it. Too much is at stake in 2016 to allow this to continue.”

Both documents were filed in response to a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union, the League of Women Voters and other state and national voting rights advocates who are seeking to block the EAC from issuing

federal voter registration forms that would require voters in Kansas and two other states to show proof of citizenship.

On Saturday, speaking at the Kansas Republican Party’s state convention in Overland Park, Secretary of State Kris Kobach said he would also seek to intervene in the case.

He said he had heard through “back channels” that the Justice Department was not go- Kobach ing to defend the new registration forms, and he called the ACLU and League of Women Voters “communists.”

Monday’s court filings were just the latest chapter in a long-running series of legal actions involving the state’s proofof-citizenship law, which took effect in 2013.

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the proposed site of the Boys and Girls Club teen center.

“It’s a difficult one,” said Commissioner Pennie von Achen. “I’m going to support it, even though I voted against it last time, primarily because it does seem like this location is…

I just can’t find a reason that it really will present a risk to the school or the Boys and Girls Club.”

Five commissioners voted to approve the rezoning Monday and two voted against it, even though they felt the location as better than The Malls site. Commissioner Bruce Liese abstained, saying he thought the 31st Street location was better than The Malls, but he didn’t want to vote counter to

The Malls location bothers me a great deal. I think this question needs to be addressed to give a good common sense look at where gun ranges should go.”

— Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commissioner Jim Denney

his denial in November.

When the Lawrence City Commission took up the issue in January with the planning commission’s recommendation that it deny the gun range proposed for 31st Street, it was brought up that Sells had submitted plans for an alternative location at The Malls.

Because The Malls location is already zoned

registering for the first time in their county must show proof of citizenship to register. But until recently, that only applied to voters who attempted to register using the state’s voter registration form.

Since it took effect, more than 32,000 voters who attempted to register using the state’s registration form have had their applications placed “in suspense” for failing to provide the citizenship proof.

Thousands of those applications have since been canceled entirely because the applicants did not provide the documents after more than 90 days.

In June 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in an Arizona case that the Motor Voter law superseded state laws requiring proof of citizenship and that states were still required to accept and use the federal registration forms, which do not ask for citizenship proof, at least in administering federal elections.

It also said states such as Arizona and Kansas could ask the EAC to provide them with amended federal forms that reflect their unique state laws.

Kansas and Arizona then made those requests, but the EAC initially declined.

The states then filed a federal suit, but in 2014 the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the EAC’s decision, and the U.S. Supreme Court later refused to hear further appeals.

In 2014, Kobach, who championed the proof of citizenship law, implemented a policy allowing voters who registered using the federal form to vote only in federal elections. The only people allowed to vote in state and local races were people who registered using the state form.

Most people who apply to register do so using the state form because that’s the one typically used by the Division of Vehicles when people renew their driver’s licenses, and the

to allow for a gun range, it did not need approval from either the planning or city commissions. According to city documents, that site has already been administratively approved.

The development led city commissioners to send the proposal back to the planning commission for a second look.

Planning commissioners agreed the 31st Street site was preferable, calling it “safer” and an “obvious choice” and saying The Malls spot would be “detrimental.”

The measure will go back before the City Commission for a final determination.

Commissioner Jim Denney asked — and the other commissioners agreed— that city planning staff research how other cities zone gun ranges. He thought The Malls location shouldn’t have had the

zoning to allow for them.

“The Malls location bothers me a great deal,” Denney said. “I think this question needs to be addressed to give a good common sense look at where gun ranges should go.”

Sells spoke briefly Monday to the city’s decision to shut down the gun range in the basement of the Lawrence Community Building. The city closed the gun range last week, after conversations about Sells’ proposal brought to light that the Community Building gun range violated the federal Gun Free School Zones Act. “I’m sorry to see the city had to close the gun range that they had there,” Sells said. “It wasn’t my plan to try to get them shut down.”

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Tuesday, February 23, 2016 one available in other state and local government offices. But a small number have registered using the federal form, according to the secretary of state’s office, and those people have been allowed to vote only in federal elections.

In January, though, a district court judge in Topeka struck down Kobach’s policy, saying he had no legal authority to maintain separate voter registration rolls or administer “bifurcated” elections. That case is now on appeal before the Kansas Court of Appeals.

Then later in January, EAC Director Newby acted on his own to grant requests from Kansas, Alabama and Georgia to provide them with amended federal forms asking for proof of citizenship, even though the commission had not authorized him to do so.

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the EAC, Newby had been Kobach’s appointed election commissioner in Johnson County.

The lawsuit challenging Newby’s action is pending in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. Two other federal lawsuits challenging the proof of citizenship law are pending in federal court in Kansas. Those include a suit by former state Rep. Paul Davis and other attorneys seeking to overturn the proof of citizenship law as unconstitutional.

Another suit, filed by the ACLU, seeks to block the Department of Revenue’s Division of Vehicles from using the state form when people register to vote as they’re applying for or renewing their driver’s license.

— Statehouse reporter Peter Hancock can be reached at 354-4222 or phancock@ljworld.com.

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Kansas courts debate delayed; revenge porn, sexting bills advance

By John Hanna Associated Press

Topeka — Kansas legislators put off a potentially charged debate over the grounds for removing justices from the state Supreme Court while advancing proposals Monday for combatting online “revenge porn” among adults and sexting by teenagers.

The Senate postponed a debate on a measure declaring that state Supreme Court justices can be impeached and removed from office for attempting to “usurp” the power of the Legislature and the executive branch of state government. It was included in a list of specific grounds for impeachment that also includes a breach of the public trust, personal misconduct and “wanton and reckless judicial behavior.”

Here is a look at significant legislative developments Monday.

Judicial impeachment Senators stripped the proposed impeachment measure from a bill clarifying the Supreme Court’s authority to administer the judicial branch’s day-today operations. The Senate gave the narrower bill firstround approval on a voice vote, with a final vote today to determine whether it goes to the House.

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Committee’s decision last week to add the proposed impeachment grounds to the bill came after the Supreme Court ordered lawmakers to rewrite a law that determines how more than $4 billion in state aid a year is distributed to Kansas’ 286 public school districts. Critics saw the move as an attack on the court system’s independence, though supporters of the proposal said they simply wanted to spell out what misconduct could get a justice removed from the bench.

Judiciary Committee Chairman Jeff King, an Independence Republican, promised the panel would have a hearing and vote on the proposal early next month.

Sen. Mitch Holmes, a St. John Republican, said the issue of addressing judicial misconduct has “just fallen by the wayside for generations.”

The Washington-based group advocacy group Justice at Stake also said the proposal is unconstitutional because it “greatly expands” the offenses that could lead to a justice’s impeachment.

Battling revenge porn The House approved a bill that aims to halt the use of “revenge porn” by making it illegal to distribute images or videos of nude adults without their consent. The vote was 113-11 and sends the

measure to the Senate.

The measure would make it a felony to illegally disseminate nude images of an adult. While a first offense typically would be punished by putting the defendant on 18 months of probation, a second conviction within five years could result in up to three years and seven months in prison.

It’s already illegal to use compromising pictures for blackmail, but it’s not against the law to disseminate pictures taken during an intimate relationship without another’s consent.

Teenagers’ sexting The Senate gave firstround approval on a voice vote to a bill that would lessen the penalties for sexting by middle and high school students in hopes that prosecutors will be willing to combat the practice.

A final vote is expected today. The House approved its own version of the legislation earlier this month.

Both bills focus on 12to 18-year-olds accused of transmitting images of a nude child. Under existing state law, prosecutors are restricted to filing a felony charge that carried a prison sentence up to 11 years and four months and lifetime registration as a sex offender.

Both measures make a first offense by someone 18 or younger a

misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in jail.

Ethnic studies Kansas House members rejected a bill Monday to create an ethnic studies curriculum for grades 7-12, after having given it initial approval.

The measure called for the state to develop curriculum and materials to teach about the experiences of African, Asian, Latino and Native Americans and would have been optional for districts. It was part of a larger bill that would mandate teaching financial literacy in public schools.

Legislators ultimately voted 43-81 against the bill.

Rep. John Alcala, a Democrat from Topeka who is Mexican-American, said he had proposed the measure after noticing that the state’s social studies curriculum lacked diversity.

Alcala told legislators that an ethnic studies program offers students “the tools they need to become academically successful, socially conscious and good citizens of the United States.”

He referenced a recent Stanford study that found high school ethnic studies courses improved students’ attendance and grade point average.

Critics said the bill was too far-reaching and it should be discussed separately from the financial literacy bill.

Kansas House rejects proposal to call convention of states Topeka — Conservative Republicans in Kansas who believe the federal government is out of control failed Monday to persuade enough fellow legislators that the remedy is calling a convention of the states to propose changes in the U.S. Constitution.

The Kansas House voted

77-47 for a resolution calling for such a convention.

But supporters needed a two-thirds majority in the 125-member chamber, or 84 votes, to adopt the measure and send it to the Senate.

They fell seven votes short.

The measure said the nation’s founders empowered state lawmakers to be

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A Todd noted it would It’s a privilege. This change the legal standard would create the by which state wildlife right.” laws and regulations are judged. Instead of using the “rational basis” standard, under which the state only has to show it acted reasonably by limiting hunting and fishing rights, the amendment would subject those laws and regulations to “strict scrutiny.”

That generally means the state would have a burden to show a compelling interest in enacting a law or regulation and that the government action were narrowly tailored to achieve that purpose.

Rep. Annie Tietze, of Topeka, the ranking Democrat on the House

— Rep. James Todd, R-Overland Park Federal and State Affairs Committee, which recommended the amendment, said that would tip the scales of justice in favor of one group over another in disputes about conservation or protecting threatened or endangered species.

“We would be choosing that the folks who hunt, fish and trap — which is their right, and continues to be their right if we don’t do this — are more important than

“guardians of liberty,” decries the federal government’s “crushing debt” and declares that it has “ceased to live under a proper interpretation” of the U.S. Constitution.

Legislators in five states have passed the same resolution since March 2014, according to the Virginia-based group Convention of States. those who believe in, say, animal rights, or the Humane Society (or) the Sierra Club,” Tietze said.

Officials from the Kansas Rifle Association testified in favor of the amendment during committee hearings, arguing that hunting and fishing rights are under threat in Kansas and elsewhere from a variety of sources, including animal rights groups as well as loss of habitat.

Currently, 19 states have constitutional protections for hunting and fishing rights, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Vermont has had the provision in its constitution since 1777; the rest have all been added since 1996.

— Statehouse reporter Peter Hancock can be reached at 354-4222 or phancock@ljworld.com.

But most of the Kansas House’s Democrats and GOP moderates and even a few of its conservatives questioned whether a convention’s scope could be limited once it convened.

Senate advances proposal for new foster care program

By John Hanna Associated Press

Topeka — A conservative Republican’s proposal to have Kansas launch a pilot program to have couples with “stable” marriages who don’t smoke or drink alcohol serve as foster parents for abused and neglected children advanced Monday night in the state Senate.

The GOP-dominated chamber gave first-round approval on a voice vote to a bill from Sen. Forrest Knox, of Altoona.

Senators expected to take a final vote today to deter- Knox mine whether the measure passes and goes to the House.

Knox’s proposal would create a new category of foster homes known as CARE families, for couples who have been legally married at least seven years.

The bill says the family has to have “a lawfully married couple in a stable relationship.” It doesn’t specify straight couples, but Knox previously has said publicly that he believes that children usually do best in homes with both a father and mother.

“What we are trying to define are homes that have the ability to meet the needs of these kids that have very special needs,” Knox said during a 2 1/2-hour debate.

The measure specifies that at least one spouse

could not work outside the home. No one in the home could use tobacco, and no alcohol could be present. The family must be “actively, regularly socially involved” in their communities, provide three references and undergo a background check.

Under the bill, the CARE families would be volunteers, but they would have the legal authority to make educational decisions for their children, and the state could reimburse them for up to $4,000 in expenses associated with home or private schooling.

The funds to cover those expenses would come from the state — and in theory follow the foster children if they moved from one public school district to another.

Several senators predicted that the program would siphon money away from public schools, while others said it sent a message that families headed by single parents or grandparents are not doing as good a job raising children. Sen. David Haley, a Kansas City Democrat, said the bill promoted a “Cleaver standard,” after the family in the late 1950s and early 1960s TV show, “Leave it to Beaver.”

And Sen. Oletha FaustGoudeau, a Wichita Democrat and single mother, said: “I’m a bit offended by this legislation.”

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Communist plot?

Labeling groups that oppose Kansas voter registration laws as “communist” is a transparent attempt to try to instill fear in Kansas voters.

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alling someone a “communist” often has nothing to do with a person’s political philosophy but it’s handy shorthand to portray someone as dangerous and un-American.

That’s apparently what Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach was trying to do Saturday when he told a group at the state Republican Party convention that the American Civil Liberties Union and the League of Women Voters were “communist” groups. It wasn’t a casual reference; he repeated it three times to make sure that reporters in the room didn’t miss it.

“The ACLU and their fellow communist friends, the League of Women Voters — you can quote me on that, the communist League of Women Voters — the ACLU and the communist League of Women Voters sued,” Kobach said, referring to the two groups’ legal challenge to the law that requires Kansans to provide proof of citizenship to register to vote.

It’s unclear in what way that action reflected communist political philosophy, but it’s a nice catch-all indictment of groups that disagree with the secretary and the voting laws that he championed. He made his statement to a committee of 2nd Congressional District delegates, an audience that he apparently thought would be receptive to his rhetoric. There may not have been any ACLU members present, but you have to wonder whether the meeting didn’t include at least a few members of the nonpartisan League of Women Voters.

For more than 90 years, League volunteers have contributed untold hours to registering and providing information for voters. Their work hardly seems like a communist plot.

Reading reports from the state Republican convention may have been eye-opening for many Kansans. The ideas being expressed at the Overland Park meeting provided no hint of the state’s moderate Republican tradition.

Instead the rhetoric focused on the same kind of scare tactics that have become so common in national political campaigns. It’s not enough to decry or disagree with the policies or actions of political opponents, you have to make the public afraid of them because, you know, they are “communists.”

Kobach’s label may resonate with some Kansas voters, but the childish and inflammatory tone of his comments probably will send a negative message to many others.

Trump stands alone on many issues Washington — Lyndon Johnson simply was exasperated. Barack Obama’s mischief was methodical.

Four days before the 1966 congressional elections, Johnson, asked about criticism from Richard Nixon, testily responded: “I do not want to get into a debate ... with a chronic campaigner like Mr. Nixon.” Johnson’s disparagement endeared Nixon to Republican voters, thereby propelling him toward the presidency.

Four days before Saturday’s South Carolina primary, Obama improved Donald Trump’s standing with Republicans by volubly deploring him and cannily placing him in the Republican mainstream: “He says in more interesting ways what the other (Republican) candidates are saying.” Not exactly.

Certainly not last week when Trump said, “I like the (Obamacare) mandate.”

He thereby disparaged one of conservatism’s greatest recent achievements — persuading five Supreme Court justices that the mandate is not justifiable as a regulation of interstate commerce, so the Constitution’s Commerce Clause is not an infinitely elastic empowerment of Congress.

Trump was not saying “what the other candidates are saying” when last week he said: “Every single other (Republican) candidate is going to cut the hell out of your Social Security.”

Trump so relishes causing Republican wreckage that he went on to attack House Speaker Paul Ryan. Recalling the Democrats’ 2011 ad depicting a Ryan-like figure pushing an elderly woman

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The Republican process of picking Clinton’s opponent already has, before the fourth delegate selection event, pruned the field from 17 to five, with only four — Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and John Kasich, but not Ben Carson — with arguable paths to the nomination.” in a wheelchair off a cliff, Trump suggested that the ad was fair commentary on Ryan’s proposed entitlement reforms. Trump’s plan for reforming entitlements probably is to get Mexico to pay for them, after it finances The Wall.

Many South Carolina evangelicals, like those in Iowa, showed, shall we say, Christian forgiveness toward Trump, who boasts of his sexual athleticism, embraces torture and promises to kill terrorists’ families.

Or perhaps these remarkable evangelicals think his myriad conversions-of-convenience (his serial adjustments of his “convictions” in time for this campaign) constitute being “born again.” This is an interesting

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Rubio needs Kasich, the only remaining governor, to wither while waiting for the process to reach states thought to be congenial.

When Kasich became the last candidate (other than Jim Gilmore) to enter the race, one of his senior advisers pointed far ahead to Michigan’s March 8 primary. Kasich’s narrow path is: Become the sole centerright alternative, one-onone with Trump or Cruz in the industrial Midwest, and move from a strong Michigan showing to a March 15 victory in winner-take-all Ohio. Cruz wants protracted campaigns from both Rubio and Kasich. Trump wants to delay the day when he has only one opponent and might learn that his ceiling is approximately what he won in South Carolina — 32.5 percent.

In 2011, Trump said he had dispatched investigators to Hawaii to unearth the sinister truth about Obama’s birth. He said, “They cannot believe what they’re finding.” No one has seen his astonishing discoveries — or his tax filings, which might illuminate unsavory business practices and exaggerations of his wealth. He thrives by determining the campaign’s conversation. It is time to talk about his tax records.

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As the Republican Party contemplates putting forward this florid face, the Democratic Party, clinging to Hillary Clinton like a shipwrecked sailor clinging to a spar, celebrates her Nevada achievement. ‘Twas a famous victory.

Trailing clouds of seediness sufficient already to have convinced 56 percent of Americans that she is neither honest nor trustworthy, Clinton won only 53 percent against an opponent who says that, after seven years of a Democratic presidency, America is a fetid swamp of rising inequality and multiplying injustices. Criticizing Bernie Sanders for criticizing Obama, Clinton promises continuity with an administration that (according to a Gallup poll this month) has convinced 71 percent of likely general election voters that America is on the wrong track.

Her Nevada triumph was sealed by African-Americans, and she evidently plans to erase Sanders by stoking racial insecurities and grievances. If she plans to win the presidency by reassembling and reinvigorating the Obama coalition, she has work to do with another component of it: In three contests now, Sanders has crushed her among 18-to29-year-olds, voters most of whom are too young to remember either her husband or when she was not an establishment fixture.

The Republican process of picking Clinton’s opponent already has, before the fourth delegate selection event, pruned the field from 17 to five, with only four — Trump, Ted Cruz,

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Wage rules To the editor: Now that the city has taken up the thorny issue of Lawrence’s $12-plus hourly wage rule, why stop with the janitors? Make the rule effective for all city jobs: Eagle Bend, parks and recreation, in fact, for all agencies within the city that receive city funding.

Whether it’s the hospital, Bert Nash, Just Food, or the homeless shelter, why should anyone who is supported by the city pay less?

Moreover, the city should impose its wage requirement on all city contractors, the school district and, yes, Kansas University. After all, our city experts have declared that $12 per hour is the lowest wage anyone can get by on in Lawrence.

Surely such an increase is only a little cut in services or, more to reality, a substantial increase in the tax burden that Lawrence businesses and residents will pay. Nothing to worry our little heads about.

Ken Meyer, Lawrence

Fear mongering To the editor: And so it begins. Or maybe the reality of political authoritarianism finally comes out in the open. Secretary of State Kobach calls the League of Women Voters and the ACLU “communists.” Really? Kobach is now using

From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Feb. 23, 1916: years “If the suggestion ago of Brock PemberIN 1916 ton, assistant dramatic critic with the New York Times, formerly of Emporia, and a member of the K. U. class of 1908, is adopted, K. U. will establish a movie scenario course. In a letter to the Graduate Magazine urging more attention to the drama at Mount Oread, Pemberton unloads his novel idea. ‘You would be the first so far as I know, to have such a course, and the University would reap columns of space from it,’ he writes. ‘At first glance this suggestion may sound humorous, but when you consider the movie, its growth, its ubiquitousness, and its possibilities you will realize that it is pretty certain to continue for many years as an important amusement factor. Gradually they must become more artistic and as they do the blood-and-eternal triangle of the moment must give way to stories of more literary value.’”

“Mayor Francisco brought before the members of the commission today the subject of a curfew for Lawrence. The mayor said he had been interviewed recently by several persons who thought it would be advisable to have a curfew regulation. The mayor pointed out that there is at present a curfew ordinance on the books, but that it has not been enforced for a number of years. The present ordinance provides that boys and girls under the age of 14 shall be off the streets by 9 o’clock in the evening from March 1 to August 31, and by 8 o’clock from September 1 to the last day of February, unless they have permission from parent or guardian to be out later.... Commissioner Holyfield observed that it will be a difficult matter to enforce a regulation of the behavior of boys and girls in cases where the parents make no effort to keep them at home. No action was taken on the mayor’s suggestion this morning.”

name-calling to deprecate those who challenge his politically motivated efforts to limit voting rights. When all else fails, start calling names. Tell the lie often enough and people begin to believe it. And it is a lie. But that’s all the Kansas Republican leadership has these days: ad hominem attacks, innuendo, name-calling.

The truly non-political League of Women Voters steps up, again, to defend our voting rights. And that is called “communist?”

The GOP calls for constitutional government. Apparently, the 14th, 15th and 19th amendments to the U.S. Constitution only apply to those who agree with Kobach’s politics. What hypocrisy! The League is far more American, pro-democracy and constitutional than he is. We applaud the League for its efforts to safeguard voting for every citizen.

The American Civil Liberties Union defends, for all citizens, the rights of free speech, press, religion, voting rights and more. For defending those rights, Kobach calls this group “communist?” Fear mongering. The ACLU, for example, often defends individual religious liberties, a key tenant for conservatives. Every one of us should want that defense. Again, does Kobach believe our liberties extend only to those who — Compiled by Sarah St. John agree with his politics? What hypocrisy!

This political demonization is completely unacceptable. Kobach should be ashamed of himself.

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Lawrence Art Guild rebuilding after removal of officers said. “Unfortunately, she was elected on the representation of her interest, but for one reason or another, that may have been an erroneous representation by (former guild president Amanda) Monaghan.”

Records show that Henshaw, who also said she had no knowledge of her election to secretary, had not paid dues to the guild in 2014, despite being listed as an officer and director in an annual report for that year filed

by Monaghan.

The news follows the dismissal of Henshaw — along with Monaghan and treasurer Pablo Cerca — from office at last month’s Lawrence Art Guild meeting. At the time, guild members accused leadership, notably Monaghan, of violating several bylaws within the organization, including a failure to hold regular meetings and communicate with members.

Since the guild’s last meeting in early January and a subsequent audit of the guild’s financial records, guild leaders are still missing several documents — including treasurer’s reports and meeting minutes — and pieces of personal

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A local woman formerly identified as secretary of the Lawrence Art Guild on state records has now been officially acknowledged as never having filled that position.

The Lawrence Art Guild’s interim president Linda Baranski addressed the matter Monday evening at the guild’s monthly meeting at the Lawrence Public Library, where the nonprofit organization — known for organizing such long-running events as Art in the Park and the Holiday Art Fair — voted to pass a resolution to file a corrected report to the Kansas Secretary of State removing Ann Henshaw as an officer and director of the guild for 2014 and 2015.

During Monday’s meeting, Baranski issued an apology to Henshaw, who claimed in a letter to the Lawrence Art Guild that she had never been a member, “much less a secretary,” of the organization.

“I am truly sorry for any anxiety this may have caused Ms. Henshaw and wish to offer my personal apology to her,” Baranski

property. The Lawrence Police Department is currently investigating the matter, said Baranski, who declined to offer further comment.

Guild leaders also discovered an increased use of debit cards — there were regular and unaccounted for withdrawals from the guild’s account during Monaghan’s leadership, Baranksi said.

Additionally, police are looking into the distribution of PayPal funds that a few members described in the meeting as suspicious.

Hours before the Jan. 7 meeting that resulted in her removal from the guild’s board of officers, Monaghan filed an amendment to the Kansas Secretary of State’s office dissolving the Lawrence Art Guild. The guild has since been reinstated in good standing with the state and, as of Monday, with the IRS as well.

Plans to move ahead with this May’s Art in the Park are in motion, and organizers have also settled on a date for the Holiday Art Fair, slated for Nov. 19.

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Elevated cancer risk found in laminate flooring Other health issues also cited by CDC Nathan Bomey @NathanBomey USA TODAY

The federal government hit troubled Lumber Liquidators with a new broadside Monday, saying the potential risk of cancer from its laminate floors was far worse than previously believed.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said people who purchased the China-made flooring are about three times more likely to get cancer than it

had calculated earlier this month — a revelation that sent the company’s shares down almost 20%.

The CDC had said on Feb. 10 that formaldehyde levels in select versions of the company’s laminate flooring could cause two to nine cancer cases per 100,000 people. The actual figure is six to 30 cases per 100,000 people, the CDC said Monday.

Lumber Liquidators sells more than $120 million annually in laminate flooring, including products from the U.S. and Europe, though last year it suspended sales of China-made laminates after accusations of carcinogenic qualities surfaced.

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City, Texas, and her husband installed Lumber Liquidators laminate flooring affected by the issue in their home two to three years ago. She said Monday’s revelation was scary because she has 6-yearold and 15-year-old sons in the house. “I’m like, ‘Oh my god, it’s like it resurfaced again because I thought everything was OK,’ ” she said.

The discrepancy in the CDC’s calculation stems from regulators initially using the wrong figure for ceiling height to determine exposure risk.

In addition to cancer, people are also susceptible to increased risks of exacerbated respiratory issues such as asthma and eye,

nose and throat irritation, the agency said.

Lumber Liquidators said in a statement the CDC’s “revised calculation overestimates any potential health risks from these products, and we are encouraged that CDC is seeking a broader review of their conclusions.”

The Environmental Protection Agency says to reduce your exposure to formaldehyde you should improve ventilation, use humidifiers, clear the collection tray and use air conditioners to maintain a moderate temperature.

Laminate flooring represented 13.2% of net sales for Lumber Liquidators in the third quarter, down from 18.5% a year earlier.

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Universal longterm care being pushed again

Bipartisan policy group wants plan similar to Medicare to help aging population.

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The rise of Uber as an increasingly popular alternative to taxi and livery companies has brought its share of legal claims against a stable of drivers, from India to California.

The company’s potential liability for a Michigan driver who is the primary suspect in a weekend shooting rampage that left six dead is not immediately clear.

Uber has said Jason Dalton, 45, passed background checks required of all drivers and maintained Monday that it will not change its process for weeding

out potentially dangerous drivers.

There were “no red flags” to suggest Dalton would become the prime suspect in the shooting rampage, Joe Sullivan, Uber’s chief security officer said.

Though a clean background, if it withstands further scrutiny, may not alone undermine a negligence claim against the company, legal analysts said it could discourage some victims’ families from pursuing a lawsuit against the company.

“It may be a tough sell,” said Ron Kalish, a Chicago personal injury attorney whose firm is not involved in Uber-related action.

“If you can’t make a case that the company had prior knowledge

that the person posed a risk and that the allegations of criminal activity occurred outside his driving responsibilities, then it could be difficult.”

Uber, a deep-pocketed tech company valued at $62.5 billion, has sought to shield its liability from driver conduct, asserting that drivers work as independent contractors. That has not blocked lawsuits, including pending claims involving two women who alleged in the past year that Uber drivers in Boston and Charleston, S.C., sexually assaulted them.

Uber has argued in part that the legal actions should be dismissed because the drivers were not company “employees” but in-

dependent contractors who solely controlled their activities and work schedules.

Douglas Wigdor, a New York attorney who represents the women, argued that Uber failed to protect his clients.

“They have spent millions of dollars in a marketing campaign that emphasizes safety,” Wigdor said. “They have decided that it’s more important to control their markets than to ensure the safety of passengers.”

Last week, the driver in the Boston case, Abderrahim Dakiri, was convicted of assault and battery.

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Triumphant Trump hoping for a third victory in Nevada Rubio, Cruz vie to cut into his momentum David Jackson USA TODAY

LAS VEGAS Donald Trump rolls into Nevada on a hot streak, while Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz are looking to weaken his grip on the GOP presidential race.

Trump, the easy winner of primaries in New Hampshire and South Carolina, is the heavy fa-

vorite to win when Nevada Republicans hold caucuses Tuesday.

“He’s probably going to get about 35% of the vote, and it will be enough to win,” predicted Eric Herzik, who chairs the political science department at the University of Nevada-Reno.

Rubio and Cruz have long been organized in the state, but figure to split the votes that don’t go to the New York billionaire, analysts and polls predict. John Kasich and Ben Carson remain in the race but are expected to finish well back in the Silver State.

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Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Sunday in Atlanta.

closer to the GOP presidential nomination on Saturday.

It doesn’t hurt Trump that his name hovers above the Las Vegas Strip, emblazoned atop his hotel.

His brash outsider, anti-government message plays well in the state, analysts said. “That’s very appealing to Nevada Republicans, or at least a good portion of them,” said Michael Green, an associate history professor at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

Rubio and Cruz are seeking to become the main alternative to Trump, who despite his success has high unfavorable ratings.

Rubio, a Florida senator who lived in Las Vegas as a child, is a

Nevada long shot and isn’t even planning to be in the state on caucus night. He will instead be campaigning in Minnesota, one of many states holding a contest March 1.

Cruz, seeking to recover from third place in South Carolina, has stressed the fact that he is the one who has prevailed in a contest with Trump: a Feb. 1 triumph in the Iowa caucuses.

The Texas senator also announced on Monday he was firing spokesman Rick Tyler for spreading a false story on social media that Rubio had mocked the Bible.

“Our campaign should not have sent it,” Cruz said.

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Pope’s words resonate on Texas border Rick Jervis @MrRJervis USA TODAY

EL PASO A Supreme Court justice had just been found dead at an upscale West Texas ranch, but the news dominating this corner of the world last week consisted of two words: El Papa.

The Pope.

The buzz percolating through coffee shops and churches was Pope Francis’ visit to Mexico, including to the border city of Juárez, just across the Rio Grande from El Paso.

The rhapsody the pontiff ignites in people — religious or otherwise — has been a marvel to watch. I followed the pope in November as he traveled through Cuba, from Havana to Santiago de Cuba. The crowds there were predictably enthusiastic. Cuba is a historically Catholic country that had its religion stifled by its communist leaders but reanimated in recent years.

Cubans, thirsty for a spiritual leader, drew to him in hordes, hoping for some guidance through the morass of economic stagnation and Soviet-era restrictions they’re stuck in.

Francis counseled compassion and band-

ing together through tough times.

In Mexico, his words were even more pointed, lashing out against government corruption and the drug trade — twin evils that have devastated the country over the past decade. Thursday, the pope waded into the murky waters of the U.S. presidential campaign when, on the return flight to the Vatican, he chastised GOP front-runner Donald Trump for his views on undocumented immigrants and building a wall between Mexico and the USA. “This man is a not a Christian, if he has said things like that,” he said.

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“We don’t consider ourselves two separate communities.

To see a big, 12-foot wall separating us would be pretty saddening.”

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long, of course, for Trump to return fire, calling the comments by the leader of 1.2 billion Roman Catholics “disgraceful.”

Along border towns on each side of the Rio Grande, which have lived in symbiotic relations with each other for generations, the pope’s visit was watched with the rapture of a lunar landing. TV news stations carried every step of his visit live, in English and Spanish.

In the border town of Presidio, Texas, 60 miles south of Marfa and 30 miles south of the ranch where Justice Antonin Scalia died suddenly Feb. 13, TVs were locked on the pope. Few people had much of an opinion of Scalia. They had other concerns, such as a massive wall someday separating them from relatives in Ojinaga, Mexico, just across the Rio Grande.

Ringed by the rugged Chinati Mountains, Presidio lives in close quarters with Ojinaga. The mayors are friendly with one another. Residents commute easily between the two cities.

Spanish is the preferred language on both sides of the border.

Presidio Mayor John Ferguson is the counselor at Presidio High School, where, he said, the Ojinaga mayor’s son and former mayor’s daughter attend. His own 19-

year-old daughter’s boyfriend lives in Ojinaga.

“We are one community,” Ferguson told me, “with a river running through it.”

The residents were entranced by the pope’s visit partly because of their fealty to the Catholic Church but also because they’re looking for a spiritual beacon to guide them through the drugs, corruption and violence that have plagued the country the past decade and especially roiled border towns.

Presidio-Ojinaga has been lucky: The remoteness of West Texas’ inhospitable desert region and enduring poverty have made the cities unattractive to drug cartels and traffickers.

More concerning to residents is the prospect of a wall suddenly separating them from sons and boyfriends.

I never saw the pope this trip.

Didn’t glimpse his popemobile or wade through the throngs of gleeful hopefuls gathered to greet him. But his presence was undeniable and nowhere more so than in Presidio, a place that thrives on its unfettered views of the Chinati Mountains and, to the south, Mexico.

“We don’t consider ourselves two separate communities,” Ferguson said. “To see a big, 12-foot wall separating us would be pretty saddening.”

Jervis is USA TODAY’s Austin-based correspondent

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Another push for universal long-term care Third policy group seeks program similar to Medicare Jayne O’Donnell @JayneODonnell USA TODAY

The long-term care costs for our aging population are growing so fast and can be so financially overwhelming for families that the United States needs a universal catastrophic insurance program similar to Medicare, a bipartisan policy group announced Monday.

The Long Term Care Financing Collaborative, which includes former state Medicaid directors, and members from the Brookings Institution, and the trade group America’s Health Insurance Plans, is the third recent policy group to cite universal long-term care insurance as a possible solution — and the one that goes the farthest in recommending it.

“The only thing that’s left is a universal program,” says Urban Institute senior fellow Howard Gleckman, who was one of the collaborative’s founders in 2012.

Gleckman says voluntary pro-

About half of all senior citizens will need about two years’ worth of intensive personal care before they die, which will cost an average of $140,000. grams lead to the type of “adverse selection” some say is affecting costs of plans purchased on the Affordable Care Act exchanges. If there aren’t healthier people balancing out the sicker patients with higher needs, premiums become too expensive for many people to buy.

The collaborative’s new report also calls for major changes to Medicaid to protect both people with limited lifetime incomes and those who deplete their assets while paying medical bills and for long-term care. Earlier this month, the Bipartisan Policy Center issued its recommendations for less sweeping changes to combat long-term care costs.

These recommendations include linking long-term care insurance to retirement benefits; limited long-term care benefits through Medigap and Medicare Advantage, a Medicare respite benefit for unpaid caregivers; and tax credits for paid long-term services.

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Janis Kaump is 97 and has Alzheimer’s. Her son Randy and daughter-in-law Mary have spent about $100,000 of their own money and $300,000 of Kaump’s over the last four years to care for her at home and in facilities.

Doctors call for ‘black box’ warning on combining painkillers, tranquilizers Liz Szabo

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At a time of growing concern over the epidemic of painkiller abuse, doctors and politicians called for changes Monday in the way that the Food and Drug Administration regulates addictive medications.

Dozens of city and state health commissioners from across the USA Monday asked the FDA to add a “black box” warning on the labels of prescription painkillers and sedatives that can cause fatal overdoses when combined.

The combination of opioid painkillers, such as OxyContin and Vicodin, and anti-anxiety drugs called benzodiazepines, which include Valium and Xanax, can make people breathe more slowly or even stop breathing, said Nicole Alexander-Scott, director of the Rhode Island Department of Health.

Adding a “black box” warning to drug labels would alert both physicians and patients to the risks, said Alexander-Scott, who submitted a petition to the FDA Monday.

Nearly 23,000 Americans

died from prescription drug overdoses in 2013, with 71% due to opioid painkillers and the rest due to benzodiazepines, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. People who died of drug overdoses often had a combination of benzodiazepines and opioid painkillers in their systems.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration said the number of people hospitalized for addiction treatment for opioids and benzodiazepines went from 5,032 in 2000 to 33,701 in 2010.

Sen. Edward Markey, DMass., has been sharply critical of the FDA’s regulation of painkillers. He has placed a hold on the Senate’s consideration of President Obama’s nominee for FDA commissioner, Robert Calif., vowing to block the nomination unless the FDA changes the way it approves opioid painkillers.

“The FDA is part of the opioid problem and America is depending on it to be part of the solution,” Markey said Monday. “FDA needs to be a tough cop on the beat, not a rubber stamp approving the newest painkiller.”

6,000 not-for-profit organizations that represent those who provide long-term services, has said a universal long-term care program has the greatest potential for addressing the costs of long-term care.

About half of all senior citizens will need about two years’ worth of intensive personal care before they die, which will cost an average of $140,000. For 15% of these people, the cost will top $250,000.

Many people, including those who were “solidly middle-income until they faced long-term chronic illness or injury” wind up on Medicaid, the collaborative’s report notes.

Mary Kaump, who has been dealing with finances for her 97year-old mother-in-law Janis, who has Alzheimer’s disease, for several years, was particularly interested in the emphasis on keeping people in their homes and home equity.

Kaump estimates she and her husband have spent about $100,000 of their own money and $300,000 of Janis Kaump’s over the last four years to care for her at home and in facilities.

“There are very few options for those with a lot of equity in their homes,” says Kaump, a former emergency room nurse whose husband, Randy, is a New Haven, Conn., physician. “I have been researching options for my 85-yearold mother, who happens to have a large amount of equity in her home but not a lot of savings for long-term care. Her only option is a reverse mortgage, but this is very costly.”

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he Supreme Court held its first oral arguments Monday since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, who Chief Justice John Roberts mourned as “our man for all seasons.”

It was an emotional affair, with Scalia’s eight colleagues seated on either side of his empty place on the bench, covered with black memorial drapery.

The seat will remain that way until the court’s next sitting begins in late March.

“We remember his incisive intellect, his agile wit, and his captivating prose,” Roberts said. “But we cannot forget his irrepressible spirit. He was our man for all seasons, and we shall miss him beyond measure.”

Roberts summarized Scalia’s extensive biography and said that he authored 292 majority opinions in his 30 years on the court. (The actual number is 282.) “He was also known on occasion to dissent,” the chief justice said, evoking laughter from the packed courtroom.

Roberts noted that Scalia argued one case before the court in 1976 while serving in the Justice Department.

“He prevailed, establishing a perfect record before the court,” he said.

The other seven justices sat relatively stoically during Roberts’ remarks, though at one point Justice Stephen Breyer covered his face in his hands.

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The Supreme Court’s eight justices heard two cases Monday — one on set-asides and another on illegal police stops.

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Scalia was the first justice to die while still serving on the court since Chief Justice William Rehnquist died of cancer in 2005.

Then, however, Roberts replaced Rehnquist before the start of the court’s 2005 term in October, so there was no empty chair.

Several of the justices were close to Scalia in various ways and may find it hard to adjust to his absence. Anthony Kennedy served with him the longest, 28 years. Clarence Thomas sat next to him and shared his views on

the law and the Constitution.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a close friend with whom Scalia shared New Year’s Eve celebrations.

Breyer was his frequent argumentative opponent. Elena Kagan honed her writing skills and learned to hunt from Scalia.

Ultimately, all but Roberts will shift seats to reflect the new order of seniority, leaving only Kagan’s seat on the far right side of the bench open for the next justice. Given Senate Republicans’ threat to oppose anyone President Obama may nominate, the seat may remain vacant long into 2017.

Because the court has been out of session for a full month, this ordinarily would be a time to expect a flurry of decisions from

cases heard earlier in the term.

Twenty-four cases are on that list, but the court did not hold its regular private conference Friday when more than 6,000 people paid respects to Scalia as he lay in repose in the Supreme Court’s Great Hall. Consequently, no rulings are expected until next week.

Oral arguments resumed as scheduled, however. The eight justices heard two cases Monday — one on the scope of a federal law intended to set aside contracts for veteran-owned businesses, the other on whether police can make an arrest after an illegal stop if there is an outstanding warrant for the suspect’s arrest. The court may deadlock 4-4 on that case, an immediate result of Scalia’s death.

Justice hasn’t won every fight to overhaul police departments

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As Ferguson, Mo., battle begins, feds appeal suit in N.C. Kevin Johnson USA TODAY

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An Israeli man, a World War II veteran, salutes the flowercovered grave of his friend and compatriot Samuel Willenberg at his funeral Monday in Moshav Udim, Israel. Willenberg, 93, was the last survivor of the Nazi death camp Treblinka.

ISLAMIC STATE RELEASES 43 CHRISTIAN HOSTAGES

The Islamic State released dozens of Assyrian Christians taken hostage in northeastern Syria a year ago, the Associated Press reported.

Younan Talia of the Assyrian Democratic Organization told AP the 43 freed captives were on their way to the town of Tal Tamr.

The group represents the last of more than 200 Christians freed since all were kidnapped from 11 villages near Tal Tamr.

The abductions came during a three-day militant offensive as the Islamic State pushed to carve a caliphate out of a swath of Syria and Iraq.

— John Bacon FEDS INVESTIGATING 13 DEAD BALD EAGLES IN MARYLAND

The discovery of 13 dead bald eagles in a field on Maryland’s Eastern Shore over the weekend sparked a federal investigation.

A call Saturday afternoon brought Maryland Natural Resources police to a farm in Caroline County, according to The Washington Post.

A man searching for shed deer antlers came upon what appeared to be a dead turkey.

It was, in fact, a dead bald eagle — and there were three others nearby.

After police arrived, they searched the grounds and found nine more dead eagles, according to The Sun in Baltimore. The cause of the birds’ death remained unclear.

Authorities photographed the scene and tagged the birds before turning the matter over to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for an investigation. — Josh Hafner RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, LOST IN IRAQ, IS FOUND

Radioactive material reported missing from a storage bunker in southern Iraq was found abandoned at an Iraqi gas station.

“We are pleased that the source has been located without incident,” the Texas-based firm Weatherford said in a statement late Sunday.

The company contracts work in Iraqi oil fields.

Jabbar al-Saidi, chief of the security panel for the Basra provincial council, told Reuters that a “passerby” found the radioactive device in the town of Zubair. Security forces and a radiation prevention team retrieved the device without incident, the news service said.

Weatherford spokesperson Kelley Hughes said the material disappeared from a bunker operated by Istanbul-based SGS Turkey.

— John Bacon

WASHINGTON The allegations, when the Justice Department disclosed them more than three years ago, cut right to the heart of a minority community’s trust in local law enforcement.

Federal authorities claimed that Alamance County, N.C., Sheriff’s Office deputies disproportionately targeted Hispanics in traffic stops and arrested them for minor traffic infractions while issuing citations to non-Hispanics for the same violations. A detailed accounting of the accusations also singled out Sheriff Terry Johnson for “fostering a culture of bias” that included a rain of epithets in which he once allegedly called on his deputies to “bring me some Mexicans.”

Johnson, who strongly denied the findings, mounted a rare legal challenge against the federal government — and won.

Last year’s victory marked the first time a community succeeded in court against the Justice Department in a lawsuit alleging a pattern of discrimination that sought to forcibly overhaul law enforcement operations. It is the same type of legal action that Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced earlier this month against Ferguson, Mo., which city officials — like Johnson and Alamance County — have signaled that they also will challenge.

Unlike Ferguson, though, where a long-simmering division between the black community and its police department has played out on a national stage, Alamance’s struggle was largely confined to its place in North Carolina’s heartland where communities in recent years have grappled with a surge of Hispanic immigrants.

The North Carolina allegations, while serious, did not carry the weight of the alleged systemic failures that federal investigators claim has undermined public

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“My research has led me to conclude that the ... DOJ has a long history of harassing law-en-

forcement agencies,” Albright said. “Part of the reason for this abuse is that the federal law governing (Justice’s) jurisdiction is so nebulous. ... Enforcement is apparently left to the vagaries of the biased career attorneys, few of whom appreciate the extraordinary demands under which our local law-enforcement officials work.”

Justice, which is appealing the Alamance decision, declined to comment with the matter pending before the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond. But some civil rights advocates said the August decision by U.S. District Judge Thomas Schroeder resolved none of the local allegations of discrimination that prompted the legal action.

“In our view, the Justice Department presented a mountain of evidence,” said Chris Brook, legal director of the ACLU in North Carolina, adding that one government analysis indicated that Hispanics were seven times more likely to be stopped by local law enforcement officers than other county residents.

University of North Carolina law professor Deborah Weissman, meanwhile, suggested that the Justice case could have suffered from a local culture of fear in which some witnesses may have been silenced out of concern for retaliation. “There was a lot of intimidation going around, and I fear that might have had a strong influence,” she said.

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STATE-BY-STATE News from across the USA ALABAMA Montgomery: Re-

publican Gov. Bentley placed Secretary of Law Enforcement Spencer Collier on a three-month medical leave of absence, AL.com reported. Collier is dealing with back problems and is scheduled to undergo surgery soon.

ALASKA Juneau: A grand jury

indicted Rosalinda Ainza, 33, on charges of first-degree theft and second-degree forgery in connection to funds that were misused and documents that were altered while she worked as a real estate agent for Coldwell Banker Race Realty, the Empire reported.

ARIZONA Phoenix: A City

Council meeting began with a “moment of silent prayer” rather than an invocation, marking the end of an approximately 65-year tradition, The Arizona Republic reported.

ARKANSAS Little Rock: The

state has the fastest-growing prison population in the nation even though the crime rate declined in the past decade, according to a report by the Council of State Governments Justice Center, cited by ArkansasOnline.

CALIFORNIA Sacramento:

Jack’s Urban Eats and Dos Coyotes, restaurants at Sacramento International Airport, temporarily were closed when cockroaches were noticed during a routine inspection, the Bee reported.

COLORADO Boulder: Attorneys

will make their final arguments to jurors next week in the trial of a Colorado woman charged with cutting an unborn baby from another woman’s womb and claiming the child was her own.

Defendant Dynel Lane on Friday told the judge she would not testify, the Longmont Times-Call reported.

HIGHLIGHT: NEW JERSEY

2013 Miss New Jersey dies after car crash The Courier-Post Cherry Hill, N.J.

CAMDEN, N. J.

A former Miss America contestant who was critically injured in a car crash on a South Jersey highway last week has died.

Her family and the TV station where she worked say Cara McCollum died at Cooper University Hospital in Camden early Monday.

The 24-year-old was alone in her vehicle and was not wearing a seat belt when her car spun off a roadway Feb. 15 on Route 55 in Pittsgrove, N.J. Her family says in a Facebook post that she died with her family by her side. Her organs were donated.

McCollum won the title of Miss New Jersey in 2013 and competed in the 2014 Miss America pageant. The Arkansas native went to Princeton University and was an anchor on SNJ Today, a news show serving the southern New Jersey area.

In a Facebook post, SNJ Today officials conveyed their “profound personal sadness” over McCollum’s death.

She was dating Keith Jones, a TV anchor for Philadelphia’s NBC affiliate, according to the Associated Press.

“Please accept our sincerest thanks for your heartfelt prayers,” Jones wrote on Facebook.

INDIANA Indianapolis: In a

series of open houses across the city this week, local coalition Health by Design and the Marion County health department are inviting comments on where new sidewalks should be built, The Indianapolis Star reported.

IOWA Sioux City: The mayor

and City Council members are getting raises of 50% or more.

But city officials say the increase comes after 16 years of stagnant salaries. Under the plan, the mayor’s annual salary will increase from $10,000 to $15,000, the Sioux City Journal reported.

City Council pay will jump from $8,500 to $13,000.

Snead, a news photographer who spent more than 20 years at The Washington Post, died of lung cancer at age 78.

FLORIDA Sarasota: Gregory

Fairley, 45, was seriously injured when the tanker truck he was driving, filled with 8,500 gallons of fuel, jackknifed and overturned several times on Interstate 75, The News-Press reported.

GEORGIA Savannah: Dwayne

“The Rock” Johnson announced that Priyanka Chopra will join the cast of the Baywatch movie set to film next month, the Morning News reported.

HAWAII Honolulu: Local offi-

cials agreed to pay $48,500 to 21 homeless people to settle a lawsuit challenging the way the city enforced its laws that prohibit blocking or storing property on sidewalks, The Honolulu StarAdvertiser reported.

IDAHO Spirit Lake: Police say a

pit bull was fatally shot with a crossbow after biting a man, KREM-TV reported.

ILLINOIS Bloomington: Local

officials are considering a fiveyear $50 million overhaul of the streets and sewer system, The Pantagraph reported.

SOUTH CAROLINA Anderson: Private Tomie Louis Gaines, 93, one of the last of the Buffalo Soldiers, the black Army men who helped settle the West on horseback and fought in two world wars, was laid to rest Friday at M.J. Dolly Cooper Cemetery, The Greenville News reported.

SOUTH DAKOTA Sioux Falls: The City Council voted to raise the cost of a paratransit ride from $2 to $2.50, the Argus Leader reported.

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Miss New Jersey Cara McCollum signs pictures at a book fair in South Jersey in 2014. McCollum was critically injured in a car accident last week and died Monday.

“Words fall short of describing the pain, but I’m eternally grateful and blessed for the time I spent with Cara. Her enormous heart enriched my life and changed me forever.”

McCollum’s Mustang veered off Route 55 northbound and struck a tree, then spun again and hit two more trees before ending up in an embankment, police said.

State police said McCollum Billy Joe Bennett, 55, was found guilty of murder nearly three decades after an 88-year-old widow was found dead in her suburban Detroit home, The Oakland Press reported.

MINNESOTA Eden Prairie: The

unseasonably warm weather means an early end to the popular ice castles attraction here, KMSP-TV reported. The manmade ice castles opened later than usual this year because of the mild weather.

MISSISSIPPI Bay St. Louis:

Authorities in Hancock County say 13 people were arrested in a roundup of drug suspects, The Sun-Herald reported.

MISSOURI Springfield: Army

Capt. Aaron Eidem, 37, died when he was struck by a tractor-trailer while he was helping a stranded motorist, The Springfield News-Leader reported.

Pietro Rosa TBM, an Italian company, acquired local aerospace manufacturer New England Airfoil Products. Gov. Malloy’s office says it agreed to keep the operation in Farmington and invest more than $10 million in the facility.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Bill

RHODE ISLAND Cranston: Mayor Allan Fung said that an audit that looked at the Rhode Island State Police’s involvement with the Cranston Police Department was flawed, WPRI-TV reported.

appeared to have been driving too fast for conditions on the wet road. They do not believe alcohol or drugs were a factor.

The driver’s side front air bag in her car deployed during the crash.

A Facebook page set up after the crash, “Prayers for Cara,” was updated with a message to those who had shared thoughts and prayers for McCollum.

TENNESSEE Memphis: The Tennessee Board of Regents system plans to create a task force that will research campus safety and security. The Commercial Appeal reported that TBR acting Chancellor David Gregory told board members last week about his idea to create the group.

TEXAS Comanche: One prison

inmate and a prison guard were hospitalized with injuries that are not life-threatening after a prison bus carrying more than two dozen inmates collided with a pickup truck in Central Texas.

UTAH Ogden: A police officer fatally shot a man who was repeatedly stabbing a woman, the Standard-Examiner reported.

VERMONT Waterbury: No

CONNECTICUT Farmington:

DELAWARE Wilmington: Robert Smith, 49, who led police in a car chase through the city, has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend, The News Journal reported. Police say Inga Young was apparently stabbed multiple times in the upper body with a screwdriver, according to heavily redacted court records.

killed his father, The TimesTribune reported.

KANSAS Wichita: The first of the new Boeing KC-46A refueling tankers will arrive at McConnell Air Force Base here later than expected, but the total order is still expected to be delivered by 2020, The Wichita Eagle reported.

KENTUCKY Louisville: A 38-

year-old coal mining manager was named to head Kentucky’s Division of Mine Safety, state officials announced. The CourierJournal reported that Energy and Environment Cabinet Secretary Charles Snavely said he had appointed John Small to the position, effective Monday.

MONTANA Missoula: A University of Montana student died after apparently falling from the top floor of a residence hall. UM spokeswoman Peggy Kuhr told the Missoulian that the male student was taken to the hospital but died of his injuries.

NEBRASKA North Platte:

North Platte Community College will hold a silent auction on all of its surplus computers Tuesday in the student lounge on the north campus in North Platte. Bidding will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 4 p.m.

MAINE Augusta: The U.S. De-

MARYLAND Federalsburg:

Federal wildlife authorities are investigating the deaths of 13 bald eagles discovered at a farm in Caroline County, west of the 3,800-acre Idylwild Natural Area, The Baltimore Sun reported.

MASSACHUSETTS Fall River:

An early-morning fire destroyed the Sagamore Mill, WPRI-TV reported.

MICHIGAN Pontiac: Ex-convict

NEW JERSEY Highlands: A Facebook post by Mayor Frank Nolan, which referred to some townspeople as angry and “barren,” has generated backlash, the Asbury Park Press reported.

NEW MEXICO Los Lunas: A teen died after he was struck by a scooter that was reported stolen, KOAT-TV reported.

Daryan Lamance, 17, was skateboarding when a Vespa ran into him.

NEW YORK Poughkeepsie:

Mayor Rob Rolison chased a suspect in a graffiti case as Rolison and his wife, Lori, watched from the window of a nearby restaurant, The Poughkeepsie Journal reported. A restaurant employee and Rolison, a former police officer, pursued the alleged vandal on foot for several blocks but did not catch him.

NORTH CAROLINA Raleigh: The National Park Service approved a special-use permit to Dare County for the project in Buxton to protect N.C. Highway 12 from flooding.

NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck:

Ranchers who didn’t meet the deadline for renewing their livestock brands can still secure their brands. The Stockmen’s Association says state law provides for a one-year grace period that prevents an expired brand from immediately being picked up by a new owner.

OHIO Sandusky: Cedar Point amusement park is removing its newest water ride after just five years, WKYC-TV reported.

Officials said Shoot the Rapids is being dismantled because of low ridership, but three summers ago seven people were hurt on the ride after a boat rolled backward down a hill and flipped over in the water.

LOUISIANA New Orleans: Few rappers know the state’s education system as well as Dee-1, who used to teach middle school in Baton Rouge and posted a music video on Facebook in which he celebrates paying off his student loans, The Times-Picayune reported.

partment of Housing and Urban Development is providing about $4 million to five American Indian tribes in Maine.

Governor’s Conference on Tourism in May. The deadline for nominations is April 4.

NEVADA Reno: Avalanche deaths are on the rise, the Reno Gazette-Journal reported. Data from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center shows the 11 deaths in January made that month the deadliest since 2008, when there were 19 avalanche deaths in the first month of the year NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord:

The New Hampshire Travel Council is seeking nominations for its annual awards, which will be presented at the 40th annual

OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City: The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden says a necropsy was performed on the 37-year-old Asian elephant named Chai.

Results reviewed by veterinary staff indicate the cause of death to be a systemic bacterial infection in Chai’s bloodstream, which is a non-contagious condition.

OREGON Bend: A new law that

automatically registers eligible voters in Oregon has added nearly 10,000 voters to the rolls since Jan. 1, The Bulletin reported.

PENNSYLVANIA Scranton: A man was sentenced to 17 to 34 years in prison in an arson that

fence was required at a farmbased child care facility where a boy fell into a brook and drowned, according to state regulators, Burlington Free Press reported.

VIRGINIA Chesterfield County: The sheriff’s office established a “Safe Exchange Zone” monitored by video surveillance that can be used to conduct child custody exchanges or even personal sales transactions for items purchased online, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.

WASHINGTON Kalama: State

officials say 80 gallons of oil spilled into the Columbia River from a shipping vessel near here.

The Columbian reported that a 618-foot ship called the Nord Auckland spilled the waste oil during an internal oil transfer.

WEST VIRGINIA Kanawha Valley: Gary Southern, the last of six former Freedom Industries officials to face sentencing, will spend 30 days in jail and pay a $20,000 fine for his role in pollution crimes that caused the Elk River chemical spill in January 2014 that contaminated the drinking water supply for hundreds of thousands of people, the Charleston Gazette-Mail reported.

WISCONSIN Green Bay: Jerry Kramer’s Super Bowl I ring didn’t come close to setting a record for the most expensive Super Bowl ring to be auctioned, but it did still make history, Green Bay Press-Gazette reported. The former Green Bay Packers offensive lineman’s ring sold for $125,475 on Saturday night during Heritage Auctions’ Platinum Night auction in New York City. It is believed to be the first Packers item to be auctioned for six figures, surpassing a Don Hutson game-used jersey that sold for $80,662.50 in 2011.

WYOMING Cheyenne: Biolo-

gists plan to begin collaring 90 mule deer in March to pinpoint migration routes east and southeast of Yellowstone National Park. The collars will provide real-time location data to scientists by satellite.

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MONEYLINE BOEING CHAIRMAN RETIRING Boeing’s chairman, Jim McNerney, is retiring and CEO Dennis Muilenburg will succeed him March 1, the company announced Monday. Muilenburg, 52, earlier succeeded McNerney as Boeing’s 10th chief executive and joined the board last July.

McNerney, 66, continued as chairman at that time but announced his intent to retire.

SYSCO BUYS RIVAL FOOD SERVICE FIRM FOR $3.1B Food service distributor Sysco will buy Brakes Group, its European counterpart, in a deal valued at $3.1 billion. As part of the acquisition, Sysco will repay roughly $2.3 billion of Brakes’ debt. Aligning with Brakes will allow Sysco to become more dominant in the U.K. and Europe.

GOOGLE FIBER EXPANDS INTO ALABAMA Google Fiber is expanding to Huntsville, Ala., and forming a partnership with a city’s utility grid for the first time. Google says a fiber network can support an electrical smart grid and other municipal needs. “Every city is unique,” said Jill Szuchmacher, director of Google Fiber Expansion.

FACEBOOK ADDS ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY’ VIDEO OPTION Facebook is launching a “birthday video cam.” Some users will now see a prompt on friends’ profiles when you wish them a happy birthday. The cam allows users to record up to 15 seconds of birthday-themed video.

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SMALL BUSINESS BAROMETER

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SMALL BUSINESSES SHOW CONFIDENCE IN U.S. ECONOMY SHELMA1 GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO

Survey: Despite economic turmoil, more than half say new tech, better lending conditions make today best time to own

other recent evidence of strong hiring by small businesses and @PDavidsonusat underscore that they’re poised to USA TODAY DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVG. underpin solid economic and job growth this year, offsetting the 16,650 These are the good old days for struggles of larger companies.

America’s small business owners.

“They’re more insulated from 16,600 A majority of those polled are the turmoil overseas and less 4:00 p.m. defying the fitful economic recov- concerned with what’s going on 16,550 16,621 ery and regulatory obstacles and in the stock market,” Zandi says.

16,500 proclaiming there has never been Of the small firms surveyed, 228.67 a better time to own a small busi- 61% said they were doing well, 16,450 ness, according to a survey by in- and nearly 80% said that over the 9:30 a.m. surance giant Allstate. past three months their business 16,400 16,392 An Allstate/USA TODAY small grew the same or more than it did business barometer rated their in the year-ago period.

MONDAY MARKETS Thirty-one percent were hiring overall health as strong amid INDEX CLOSE CHG higher sales and payroll growth — or planning to do so in the next Nasdaq composite 4570.61 x 66.18 a sign firms with fewer than 100 three months, up from 22% the S&P 500 1945.50 x 27.72 employees could help the econo- previous three months.

T- note, 10-year yield 1.75% y 0.01 Red Thinking, a my weather the curOil, light sweet crude $31.48 x 1.84 five-year-old direct rent rough patch.

Euro (dollars per euro) $1.1026 y 0.0109 “The Yen per dollar 112.83 x 0.27 marketing company “The environment environment SOURCES USA TODAY RESEARCH, MARKETWATCH.COM based in northern (for small businesses) is certainly as (for small Virginia, doubled its good as it’s been businesses) sales in 2015, up USA SNAPSHOTS© since before the re- is certainly as from 25% average cession” of 2007 to good as it’s growth in previous Where are 2009, says Mark been since years, owner JenniZandi, chief econofer Sterling says. She salaries headed? mist of Moody’s before the cites the firm’s decirecession” of Analytics. sion to aggressively Fifty-three per- 2007 to 2009. market to real estate cent of those sur- Mark Zandi, chief developers amid an veyed say now is the economist of accelerating housing best time to be a Moody’s Analytics recovery and the imsmall business ownproving economy. er. Their positive outlook is rootThe 10-employee business ed in the benefits of technology, added two staffers last year and the generally improving economy plans to hire two or three more in Overall expected salary 2016, Sterling says.Although busiand better lending conditions. change this year is The survey of 2,640 small busi- ness is off to a slow start this year, ness owners was conducted in she largely chalks that up to seaNovember, before this year’s in- sonal factors and says her clients creased stock market volatility are starting numerous projects Source Robert Half analysis and intensifying concerns about a that should fuel another sharp of 750 positions faltering global economy. Still, rise in revenue.

JAE YANG AND JANET LOEHRKE, USA TODAY the results are consistent with The unsettled business climate Paul Davidson

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SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS SAY ...

How owners of small businesses responded when asked: In the past three months, how has your business grown compared to the same period last year?

A lot more 10% A little more 33% About the same 36% A little less 15% A lot less 6%

Would you say that you are currently hiring, are you planning on hiring in the next three months, or neither?

Currently hiring 9% Plan to hire 23% Not hiring or planning to hire 69%

How difficult was it for you to get a loan for your business?

Very difficult 8% Somewhat difficult 33% Not very difficult 32% Not at all difficult 27%

Would you describe the regulatory environment for small businesses as: Extremely burdensome 20% Somewhat burdensome 40% Somewhat reasonable 31% Very reasonable 9%

How much do you agree or disagree with this statement: There has never been a better time to be a small business owner than today.

Strongly agree 13% Somewhat agree 40% Somewhat disagree 34% Strongly disagree 13% Note: Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding Source Allstate survey of 2,640 small business owners conducted Nov. 4-22, 2015

by Greenburg Quinlan Rosner Research USA TODAY

so far in 2016 appears to have had at least some impact on small enterprises. In January, the National Federation of Independent Business’s monthly index of small business optimism slipped.

Small business job growth, meanwhile, showed no sign of flagging last month and continued to outpace gains by larger firms, as it has since September 2014, according to giant payroll processor ADP. That’s when the dollar began strengthening and oil prices started falling, clobbering manufacturers’ exports, as well as energy investment and related production.

A big reason for small firms’ resilience and optimism is that they’re leveraging new technology and greater availability of capital, two factors they assign very strong ratings in the Allstate/USA TODAY barometer.

“Technology is more readily available,” and that’s making it (easier for businesses) to start up and get customers,” says Vijay Tirathrai, CEO of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization.

Noting that all of Red Thinking’s employees work at home, allowing it to reduce costs and attract top talent, Sterling says the firm would not exist without Web services to easily share documents and hold video meetings.

Banks, meanwhile, have opened the credit spigots wider.

Nearly 60% of the small firms surveyed said it wasn’t hard to get a loan the past three months. Expo Logic of East Norriton, Pa., which handles registration for trade shows, took out a $3 million loan last year to acquire a rival as sales grew 30%. He says the first bank he approached approved the loan, which was backed by the Small Business Administration.

Others complain of hurdles: 23% cited taxes as their top problem; 21% pointed to regulation.

Feds, Apple want your vote in iPhone dispute Battle over privacy takes on tone of political campaign Jon Swartz @jswartz USA TODAY

The dispute between Apple and the federal government over whether the iPhone maker should be forced to hack into a device used by one of the San Bernardino killers has taken on tones of a political campaign, defined as much by press releases and blog posts as legal filings.

To recap: The government late last week accused Apple of treating the case as a glorified marketing strategy. (Apple disputes that assertion, which was made in a SAN FRANCISCO

motion.)

Apple executives countered, holding on-background briefings with reporters during which they highlighted that authorities had bungled the evidence.

Sunday, FBI Director James Comey said in a blog post the agency owes the victims of the San Bernardino, Calif., shootings a “thorough” investigation. And Monday, Apple urged the government to withdraw its request.

The ping-pong match between Apple’s execs and the U.S. government appears to be a strategy to win in legal court as well as the court of public opinion. Although the Friday filing requested that the court force Apple’s hand, it seemed more a way to air the government’s rhetoric that Apple cared more about its business model than any other reason.

“It is strategically prudent for Apple to ensure public trust of its brand name,” says Hunter Newby, a telecom expert who is CEO

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Apple says government officials bungled the evidence.

of Allied Fiber, a company that builds and operates fiber-optic networks. “That is its No. 1 priority. Protect its turf.”

The FBI has ratcheted its PR posturing in what it considers a seminal case, attorney Bennet Kelley said, because Apple CEO Tim Cook took the matter public.

“Now, the FBI doesn’t just have to convince a federal magistrate but the media, which is sensitive to privacy, and the American people,” said Kelley, an attorney with Santa Monica, Calif.-based Internet Law Center, a firm that spe-

cializes in Internet law.

Ali Aalaei, an attorney who specializes in tech and federal court litigation with San Francisco-based Ari Law, says the dustup underscores a pivotal moment in the escalating skirmish between technology companies that have monetized oceans of consumer data and law-enforcement officials who are seeking access to that data, especially to “get the bad guys.”

Assisting Apple, and underscoring the importance of the legal dispute, is superstar attorney Ted Olson. He successfully argued on behalf of George W. Bush in the Supreme Court case that decided the 2000 presidential election and later successfully challenged California’s measure that banned gay marriage, also before the Supreme Court.

Apple took a page out of O.J. Simpson’s defense team’s playbook when it blamed authorities for inadvertently re-setting the Apple ID passcode. (Simpson’s at-

torneys, defending the former football star against charges he murdered his ex-wife and a restaurant employee, argued police had altered key evidence.)

In the government’s motion Friday, the FBI said Syed Farook — the husband in the husbandwife team pair of attackers — intentionally disabled the phone’s iCloud backup function six weeks before the Dec. 2 attack that killed 14. The Justice Department has acknowledged that the password was re-set in the hours after the attack by authorities with San Bernardino County.

The tainted evidence gambit isn’t exactly resonating with the public, which favors the FBI on security grounds.

The verdict in public opinion?

Split. At least four polls — a SurveyMonkey survey for USA TODAY, and studies from Pew Research Center, CNN and Vrge Analytics — illustrate a deep divide between national security (FBI) and privacy (Apple).

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AMERICA’S MARKETS What to watch Adam Shell @adamshell USA TODAY

Stocks are in rally mode. But for the bounce after a bruising start to the year to be sustainable, Wall Street pros say earnings growth has to pick up and the U.S. economy has to break out of its late-2015 doldrums and start growing at a peppier clip.

Sure, the stock market is enjoying yet another “relief rally” after yet another “panic attack,” but the earnings picture has to improve for the rally to stick.

“The problem is that the earnings outlook is the most challenging it has been since the start of the bull market,” Ed Yardeni, chief investment strategist at Yardeni Research, said in a report.

Fourth-quarter 2015 profits for the S&P 500 stock index con-

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Thinking long term can help you make sense of Wall Street Q: Is the stock market dysfunctional?

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A: It’s easy to discount the stock market as just a bunch of crazy people — or computers — given the daily ups and downs. How can investors think the global economy is practically coming unglued one week, then send shares rallying the next?

The answer is very rational — in the long run.

Stock prices in the short term are determined from a real-time auction process. Investors are processing data from everywhere, not just companies’ earnings, but also regulatory and political events and even the weather, just to name a few. Traders must try to determine how randomly occurring events will affect companies and their values in the future.

As you can imagine, the whole process of guessing the future is pretty imprecise, again, in the short term. Adding to the uncertainty is the influence that rising or falling stock prices have on some investors. When stocks are rising, greed kicks in and investors jump in. When they’re falling, fear takes over and investors can panic sell.

But while the market in the short term can be tortured and torture for investors, investors shouldn’t be traders.

Over the long term, stock prices move along with cash flow and earnings.

Focus on that.

Oil production will slow, driving prices higher, IEA projects Nathan Bomey USA TODAY

Oil prices jumped Monday as the International Energy Agency projected a sharp decline in oil production growth rates over the next half decade.

The IEA said a rapid decline in investments in exploration and production activities will lead to an average of 4.1 million barrels per day in new production from 2015 through 2021. That compares to the boom-time rate of 11 million barrels per day in new production from 2009 to 2015.

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The IEA suggested that oil prices would “start to rise gradually” as production falls, but cautioned that abundant sources of potential new output “will limit the scope of rallies — at least in the near term.”

Still, the report injected energy into the markets. Investors drove up the price of Brent crude, the global benchmark, by 5.1% to $34.69. The price of West Texas Intermediate crude, the U.S. benchmark, rose 6.2% to $31.48.

The prospect of a freeze in production at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and the IEA report are contributing to the increase, U.S. Bank Wealth Management analyst Rob Haworth said in an email.

“Coupled with U.S. oil production cuts, prices are likely forming a bottom this year,” Haworth said. “However, we would note

the upside in prices is limited due to record global oil inventories and frack-ready wells, which will likely restart with sufficiently high prices.”

To be sure, volatility is the only constant for oil in recent months.

The commodity has experienced a roller-coaster ride as markets weigh the prospect of a deal by OPEC to freeze production at January levels.

That deal could move forward with an exception for Iran, which wants to increase its oil output to pre-sanctions levels. IEA projected Monday Iran’s production would rise from 1 million barrels

per day currently to 3.9 million barrels per day by 2021.

Short-term pain for oil producers is virtually inevitable.

Global investments in capital expenditures in the exploration and production space will fall 17% in 2016, which comes after a 24% cut in 2015, IEA concluded. E&P investment hasn’t fallen two consecutive years in three decades.

U.S. production will decline by 0.6 million barrels per day in 2016 and by 0.2 million barrels per day in 2017 but eventually recover and reach an all-time high of 14.2 million barrels per day by 2021, IEA projected.

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LIFELINE HOW WAS YOUR DAY? GOOD DAY KARDASHIAN FANS Aw! Kim Kardashian shared the first adorable snap of 2-monthold son Saint West on her website and app. Saint is her second child with husband, Kanye West, after daughter North, 2.

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DIVERSITY IN HOLLYWOOD Activists applaud USA TODAY analysis, vow to press ahead

Don Cheadle directs and stars as Miles Davis in Miles Ahead, due in April from Sony Pictures Classics.

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BAD DAY ROB THOMAS The singer apologized for his comment onstage in Melbourne Saturday, when he joked about “drinking till (I think) I’m a black Australian.”

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MAKING WAVES After Taylor Swift silently donated $250,000 to Kesha to help with “financial needs” in her case against Dr. Luke, Demi Lovato blasted the ‘1989’ pop star on Instagram, saying she’s “tired of seeing women use ‘women empowerment’ and ‘feminism’ to further brands without actually being the ones that have the uncomfortable conversations.”

The reaction in Hollywood to USA TODAY’s examination of diversity in forthcoming movies runs the gamut from silence to defensiveness to grim validation.

In the analysis published Monday, USA TODAY looked at casts and crews of 184 movies officially announced for release in 2016 by 14 studios and found a lack of minority and female faces in major roles and among directors.

The findings suggest that the Academy Awards in 2017 might be a third year in a row in which all major nominees are white — a third year of #OscarsSoWhite.

“I am not at all surprised by the results,” says Daniel Mayeda, an entertainment lawyer and co-chair of the Asian Pacific American Media Coalition.

His organization is one of four major activist groups, including the National Hispanic Media Coalition, the NAACP Hollywood 10. A POWER-COUPLE STROLL

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STYLE STAR Former Victoria’s Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley dazzled in royal blue at Monday’s Burberry show for London Fashion Week.

Fellow models Naomi Campbell and Suki Waterhouse also were spotted at the starry event.

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IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY WHO’S CELEBRATING TODAY?

Will we get a Brangelina red-carpet moment? Brad Pitt is a producer on The Big Short, which is up for five nominations (including best picture). It’s looking likely: Pitt showed up for a surprise appearance at the Golden Globes, not to mention he and Jolie attended the Academy Awards together in 2014, back when he produced 12 Years a Slave. So here’s hoping.

9. BITTERSWEET GOODBYES

Grab a hanky. The In Memoriam segment this year will say goodbye to many revered talents, probably including Alan Rickman, Leonard Nimoy, Christopher Lee, Omar Sharif, Robert Loggia and Wes Craven. The Artist pup Uggie died last year, too.

8. GRAMMYS LITE?

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Emily Blunt is 33. Aziz Ansari is 33. Josh Gad is 35.

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Just like in the movies

Lady Gaga, Sam Smith and The Weeknd are pitted against one another in the best-originalsong category, and they’re set to perform, too. We’re just praying there’ll be no Grammys-style technical difficulties.

7. COMEDIANS BRINGING IT

Let’s be honest — it’s off-thecuff moments that make live shows fun. We’re looking to host Chris Rock and presenters Louis C.K., Kevin Hart and Tina Fey to keep us laughing.

6. GOWNS GALORE

Although 2/3 call movie romance unrealistic,

1 in 7

have tried to emulate love scenes.

Source 1-800-FLOWERS survey of 2,000 U.S. consumers TERRY BYRNE AND VERONICA BRAVO, USA TODAY

The red carpet will be haute with fashion favorites, including nominees Cate Blanchett, Alicia Vikander (a face of Louis Vuitton), Saoirse Ronan, Jennifer Lawrence (who has long had a Dior contract), Kate Winslet and Rooney Mara. Will glam presenters such as Kerry Washington, Charlize Theron and Reese Witherspoon stick to safer, muted palettes (we can take only so many black dresses) or show up in something splashier?

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Bureau and the American Indians in Film and Television, that make up the Multi-Ethnic Media Coalition, which launched a new effort this month to get Hollywood studios to be more inclusive.

“It’s another spotlight on this problem that’s been out there a long time,” Mayeda says.

Robin Harrison, acting head of the NAACP’s Hollywood branch, says USA TODAY’s study and one by the University of Southern California “shine a brighter light on an issue that has not been addressed satisfactorily.”

She says the coalition has been meeting with the TV networks for 15 years, and as a result, TV is making more headway than film.

She promised to keep pressing

for changes, including “more people of color working in all positions ... from the sitting on the studio boards to green-lighting productions; production of more diverse storylines that reflect the demographics of the ‘real world’; and more roles for all races, ethnicities and genders,” she says.

Jonathan Glickman, president of MGM’s motion-picture group, which produces movies but no longer distributes them, says MGM believes making films that are inclusive is smart business.

“We’re looking for voices from all over the place and the more unique and specific the voice, the more interesting the movie is going to be,” he says. “It’s so hard to get people into theaters (nowa-

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CELEBRITY MOMENTS TO WATCH FOR AT THE OSCARS We’re not all parsing the Oscar odds, OK? Come Sunday, many celeb-watchers will be tuning in (ABC, 7 p.m. ET/4 PT) for the gasp-worthy fashion, the off-the-cuff speeches and the A-list dates.

USA TODAY’s Andrea Mandell looks at 10 starry moments to watch for on Hollywood’s biggest night.

days), you need that unique voice.”

Film studios weren’t rushing to respond to USA TODAY’s analysis, which issued report cards based on the number of women and minorities in their announced movies. None earned an A grade. Only four earned the best grade, a B, and most of them received no better than a C. One studio, Paramount, earned an F. When contacted, 12 of the studios either declined to comment on the report or did not respond.

Harvey Weinstein, co-chairman of the Weinstein Co., which received a B, cited past movies from his studio, including three in 2013: Fruitvale Station, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and Lee Daniels’ The Butler.

“I’m proud to say that our films have never shied away from diversity,” Weinstein said in a statement.

Tom Ortenberg, CEO of Open Road Films, which received a D minus, rejected the report.

“The methodology used in determining these scores is deeply flawed and irresponsible,” he said in a statement. “We are proud of the diversity reflected in our slate and think that assigning faulty scores like this is a dead end.”

5. COUPLES TO WATCH

Low-key couple Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander, both nominees, avoided the kiss cam at the BAFTAs last weekend, but maybe they’re just waiting for the Oscars to finally walk the carpet together? We’re also curious who Jennifer Lawrence’s plus-one is (in the past, she has brought her best friend). Same goes for Leonardo DiCaprio, who typically brings his mom.

4. SCENE STEALERS

In between taking selfies with Rachel McAdams and Gaga, 9-yearold Room star Jacob Tremblay has charmed everyone from Conan O’Brien to cynical journalists this awards season. (Example: “I know where to put this: on the shelf right beside my Millennium Falcon,” he said sweetly at the Critics’ Choice podium.)

Keep an eye out for the adorable kid in the tux.

3. ROCKY REDUX

The original Rocky won best picture, but Sylvester Stallone missed out on acting and screenplay awards. With a Globes win under his belt for Creed, will the Italian Stallion finally take home an acting statuette with his name on it? (One thing’s for sure: This time he won’t forget to thank director Ryan Coogler.)

2. ‘TITANIC’ WINS?

It will be shocking if DiCaprio doesn’t win for The Revenant, but imagine if Kate Winslet wins, too, for Steve Jobs! It happened at the Globes, and we would pay good money to hear Jack or Rose crack a Titanic pun at the podium.

1. ROCK’S UNMISSABLE OPENING MONOLOGUE

You’d better be in your seats for the first 10 minutes, because all eyes are on Rock’s likely historymaking opening monologue, which undoubtedly will castigate those responsible for #Oscars SoWhite. In the words of Don Cheadle: “This is (Rock’s) sweet spot. He’s smart, he’s loud, he’s skewering, and he’s judicious about who gets it. Everybody will get it.” Tune in.

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l Cardiologists used to say “chest pain” is a sign, but that may not be the most apt description. Dr. Zabel said he’s often heard from patients that it’s a squeezing, heaviness, or constricting pressure, better described as “chest discomfort” — not generally a sharp, stabbing pain. l Discomfort or pain in the jaw, shoulders, arms (particularly the left arm) or back may be a sign. l Nausea that seems unusual, especially along with other symptoms, such as sweating or shortness of breath.

“I always tell people, ‘Look, you’ve lived in your body. You know what your body’s like,’” Zabel said. If you feel nauseated in a way that concerns you, it may be best to seek medical treatment.

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Taking baby aspirin each day will lower my risk of heart attack.

That’s true, Zabel said, with caveats. Baby aspirin decreases the risk of heart attacks and strokes, but also increases the risk of certain bleeding abnormalities.

“I would stop short of a blanket recommendation for everybody to take a baby aspirin a day. I think that has to be an individual decision; people need to seek advice from (their primary care physician),” he said.

It’s best to take baby aspirin with a meal. It’s long-lasting, so it doesn’t really matter what time of day you take it, Zabel said.

“Drinking red wine every day is good for my heart health.”

An ounce of alcohol a day, or roughly one serving, does raise good cholesterol a little bit and possibly even lowers blood pressure, Zabel said — and that’s not limited to red wine. Any more than that one serving, however — which means any more than 5 ounces of wine, 1 ounce of hard liquor, or 12 ounces of beer — does “all kinds of bad things.”

“I personally never recommend alcohol — it’s just too much of a two-edged sword for me to feel comfortable recommending it,” Zabel said.

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here are a lot of health myths out there, and because cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 cause of death in America — accounting for 1 in 4 deaths — a lot of those myths have to do with heart health.

Dr. Michael Zabel is medical director of Cardiovascular Specialists of Lawrence, a Lawrence Memorial Hospital affiliate. He received his medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis and completed his residency and fellowship at Duke University Medicine Center, both of which consistently rank in the top 10 medical schools in the United States.

Here are Zabel’s professional opinions on 14 of the top cardiovascular health myths:

three or four eggs a week might be too much for anyone, Zabel said.

However, you can “knock yourself out” with egg whites. They’re pure protein, Zabel added.

Yolks, on the other hand, are basically pure fat, which is problematic.

Fats are very calorie-dense, so it’s easy to gain weight if you’re eating lots of them. They also have a direct negative effect on cholesterol metabolism, Zabel said.

The one type of fat to avoid completely is trans fat. Trans fats don’t exist in nature, so the human body does not have the enzymes needed to break them down.

“There is no such thing as moderation with trans fat,” Zabel said.

“Half a gram of trans fat is half a gram too much. Trans fats are basically poison to our cardiovascular system.”

Manufacturers are using a lot less trans fats in recent years, Zabel said, but it’s important to check labels to be safe.

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If I have high blood pressure or high cholesterol, I’ll know it.

Definitely no on both accounts, Zabel said. High cholesterol almost never gives symptoms; high blood pressure sometimes presents with headaches and blurred vision, but that’s pretty rare.

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“Sodium is evil and should be avoided.”

“Most of us need to eat less sodium than we currently do,” Zabel said.

The average American gets about three times the amount of sodium they should.

8. “Garlic is good for my heart.”

Probably not, Zabel said. Studies on garlic have been “underwhelming at best.”

In fact, Zabel said there are few exceptions of supplements that have held up under rigorous scientific testing — one of those being melatonin, to help with sleep.

But he has had patients who take upward of 20 supplements each day, and they show no interest in stopping.

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But I’ll definitely know if I’m having a heart attack.

“Unfortunately, that’s not true, either,” Zabel said. “About a third of all heart attacks are what we call silent, which means what it sounds like it means. It means that people are not aware of it.”

It’s fairly rare, Zabel said, but it is possible to have a heart attack with no symptoms at all. However, it’s more common for people to think they’re experiencing something else, such as indigestion or a gallbladder attack, when they’re actually having a heart attack.

“Caffeine will raise my heart rate and be detrimental to my overall heart health.”

Yes, it will raise your heart rate temporarily, Zabel said, but not to a dangerous level for most people. It does not increase cardiovascular risk. However, he said he doesn’t believe caffeine will improve overall health, as some studies say.

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“Eggs: ‘incredible and edible,’ or heart attacks waiting to happen?”

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‘I would stop short of a blanket recommendation for everybody to take a baby aspirin a day.’

Studies: What to believe?

Dr. Zabel said you can find a study to support just about anything you want to say. In cardiology, however, there has been research over 100 years — and much of that research is in studies that follow tens of thousands of patients for long periods of time.

Many studies Lawrence that emerge focus Dr. Michael on small groups of patients over shorter Zabel urges time spans, and they skepticism when it comes may lead to recommendations that are to following the advice of quickly disproven. limited studies.

“Wise physicians and wise patients need to cast a skeptical eye on all recommendations, really,” he said. “If it doesn’t make sense, they should be asking their physicians, ‘Well, what’s that based on?’”

On the topic of beverages, the best thing we can drink is water, Zabel said.

“Unfortunately, even juice is not healthy. A lot of people think that it is, because it’s natural,” he said.

If you think you’ve had or are having a heart attack: Call an ambulance or go to the emergency room, Dr. Zabel said — at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, the staff can run an electrocardiogram test quickly to determine if a patient has had a heart attack.

Zabel said he understands that people don’t like to go to the ER and may be embarrassed if it turns out to be something less serious, but “I’d rather have you come in 10 times for something that wasn’t your heart than sit at home and wait out a heart attack and come in with bad heart failure or cardiac arrest,” he said.

Coughing won’t necessarily help during a heart attack, but Zabel said he thinks it’s fine to take an aspirin while waiting for an ambulance — they’d give you one in the ambulance anyway.

Generally, if symptoms dissipate within 30 minutes it may not have been a full-blown heart attack, but could be what cardiologists call an unstable angina, which is basically one step below one, and it’s best to seek treatment immediately.

When it comes to heart health, Lawrence woman advises: Listen to your body

By Janice Early Lawrence Memorial Hospital

When Lawrence resident Joanne (Jo) Edman, 76, was just a child, she decided she wanted to be healthy with a positive attitude. Learning she had a thyroid condition didn’t change anything, because that early decision had become a way of life for her. Imagine her surprise when a yearly physical in 1997 ended with open heart surgery for mitral valve prolapse, a heart valve abnormality.

Edman’s positive attitude prevailed and she recovered and maintained her healthy lifestyle and healthy outlook. But in 2014, again feeling healthy but

to allay her husband’s concerns that something didn’t seem quite right with her, Edman registered for a routine heart risk assessment at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. That simple assessment quickly became much more.

Edman learned she had atrial fibrillation and was rushed to the intensive care unit where she underwent a cardioconversion, a medical procedure that is used to restore a normal heart rhythm when the patient is experiencing a fast, irregular heartbeat.

Atrial fibrillation,

also known as A-fib, is a quivering or fluttering of the heart or an irregular heartbeat that affects 2.7 million Americans. It is the most common form of abnormal heart rhythm.

Knowing the symptoms and treatment options for atrial fibrillation can help you address an issue before it’s too late.

People with atrial

fibrillation are four to five times more likely to experience a stroke, according to Dr. Elizabeth Guastello, a board-certified cardiologist with Cardiovascular Specialists of Lawrence who was the featured speaker along with Edman at the Lawrence Go Red for Women luncheon on Feb. 12.

Dr. Guastello noted that some estimates are that 15 to 20 percent of all strokes are attributable to atrial fibrillation.

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Study suggests link between autism, carnitine in pregnancy AUSTIN, Texas (ap) — Autism researchers at Texas A&M University say they have discovered that a common food supplement could help offset a genetic mutation linked to the complex disorder.

Carnitine, which is available as an over-the-counter nutritional supplement and is found in red meats and whole milk, could play a key role in preventing some forms of autism from developing during the early days of pregnancy. There’s not a consensus on whether pregnant women should supplement their carnitine intake, but the A&M researchers see it as a step with virtually no downside if done under medical supervision, comparing it to the widely accepted recommendation that pregnant women consume folic acid.

“It might help effectively address what seems to be a common factor in autism risk,” said Vytas Bankaitis, one of the authors of the study, which was published in the journal Cell Reports.

Paul Wang, the senior vice president for medical research at AutismSpeaks, said he could not endorse adding significant amounts of carnitine to people’s diets without clinical trials, but nonetheless said the science behind the idea is sound.

Previous studies found that a particular gene, TMLHE, is linked to autism. The lab work was done on mice, which are

genetically similar to people. In some mice, the TMLHE gene is mutated.

Because of this, the body produces insufficient amounts of carnitine. Carnitine is important because it helps transport fatty acids into the correct compartment in a cell so they can be broken down. Lack

of carnitine appears to result in a fetus’ neural stem cells not getting fatty acid to the correct places, increasing autism risk.

For a male fetus, the mutation erases the ability to make carnitine entirely — a finding consistent with the higher prevalence of autism among boys, Bankaitis said.

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option — it primarily works the upper body.

Strength training has benefits in weight loss, protection from diabetes and decreasing fall risk, Zabel said, but it doesn’t give the same cardiovascular benefits as aerobics.

They’re complementary.

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“We in the medical profession bear some of the responsibility for that, because over the years we’ve recommended various supplements,” Zabel said, noting that at various times, cardiologists have believed in strong cardiovascular benefits of supplements such as Vitamin A, Vitamin E and omega-3, or fish oil — all of which have been disproven.

“When the medical profession can’t get it straight, it’s hard to expect our patients to get it straight.”

“A severe toothache may be a sign of heart disease.”

An aching jaw could actually be due to the heart, Zabel said, particularly for people who have no history of dental problems and those who have other symptoms with it, such as nausea or sweating. There’s usually some chest discomfort with it, but not always.

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Atrial fibrillation is asIt is important to note sociated with many condi- that chest pain or pressure tions, Dr. Guastello said, may indicate that you are including: having a heart attack. Call l High blood pressure 911 immediately if you or a l Coronary artery loved one is experiencing disease (blockages in the chest pain or pressure. heart’s arteries) Treatment for atrial l Heart valve disease fibrillation may require l Previous heart survery minimal treatment gery or lifestyle changes, l Chronic lung disease medications or a medical l Heart failure procedure. Some simple l Cardiomyopathy (dis- lifestyle changes, such as ease of heart muscle that a healthy diet, reduction causes heart failure) in salt intake, quitting l Congenital heart dissmoking, reducing stress ease (heart disease present or limiting alcohol and at birth) caffeine may help with l Pulmonary embolism atrial fibrillation. (blood clot in lungs) Rate control, rhythm Sometimes people with control and bloodatrial fibrillation have no thinning medications symptoms and their condi- are frequent treatment tion is only detectable options for people with upon physical examinaatrial fibrillation. If a tion. Still, others may doctor prescribes bloodexperience one or more of thinning medication, it’s the following symptoms: important to have clotting l General fatigue levels checked at regular l Fluttering or intervals, so dosage can “thumping” in the chest be adjusted as needed. l Dizziness There are a variety of l Shortness of breath procedures physicians and anxiety may suggest to help with l Weakness atrial fibrillation including l Faintness or confusion electrical cardioversion, l Fatigue when catheter ablation with imexercising plantation of a pacemaker,

and surgery.

Cardiovascular Specialists of Lawrence offers Take Heart, a heart risk assessment tool to help assess and manage heart health. This is the assessment Edman had that revealed her atrial fibrillation. There are two heart risk assessment options to identify individual risk factors for heart disease.

Both include lab work, body measurements, educational materials, nutrition and exercise recommendations, as well as a private consultation with a health provider from Cardiovascular Specialists. There is a fee for the heart risk assessment, and no referral is required.

To schedule a heart risk assessment, call 785-505-3636, go online to lmh.org/takeheart or talk to your primary care provider. After your assessment, results are reported to your primary care provider.

Edman encouraged everyone at the Go Red luncheon to take care of themselves and listen to their bodies as well as their families and friends if they express concern. If you’d like to learn more about Edman’s story, view her “Stay for Life” video at lmh.org/stayforlife.

“Our metaphorical hearts — emotional and mental health — have no effect on our real hearts.”

Definitely not true, Zabel said. People who report themselves as happily married are at one-third less risk of suffering a heart attack or being hospitalized for heart failure, he said, and studies show that people who own pets also face a lower risk of heart disease.

“People that are happier, and people that are engaged with life — and particularly if that involves other people in their lives, whether it’s a spouse, or children, or just good friends — those people are at demonstrably lower risk for having problems,” Zabel said.

“I think it’s pretty clear we’re designed to be social animals — we just work better that way.”

“My family has a history of heart disease, so I’m doomed.”

Not necessarily. Family history makes up about 20 percent of cardiovascular risk, Zabel said.

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“Unfortunately, that’s not true,” Zabel said. “You really need to do both.”

If you exercise frequently and burn lots of calories, you can eat more, but it still should be healthy foods, he said.

“All exercise is created equal, and whatever I do will be equally beneficial to my heart.”

When it comes to aerobic exercise, that’s pretty much true, Zabel said — repetitive exercise that increases the heart rate and breathing rate, such as biking, running, swimming, calisthenics, and so on. Those provide benefits of lowering blood pressure, lowering bad cholesterol, raising good cholesterol, and improving insulin sensitivity, which is a protector against diabetes.

For those with knee trouble, a stationary bike may be a good choice.

For those with hip problems or other lower-body restrictions, a rowing machine could be a good

When to worry “I’m still young — I don’t need to worry about my heart.”

Youth is a wonderful protector, Zabel said, but a family history of heart disease, particularly in first-degree family members (parents, siblings, etc.) does increase risk, no matter your age.

He also said no smokers are low-risk, even at young ages, but the risk of having a heart attack or a stroke drops within the first two weeks of quitting smoking.

“It’s never too late to make healthy changes,” Zabel said.

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The cold, hard, scary truth The technical term for a heart attack is a myocardial infarction, which literally means death of the heart muscle.

That can be as little as 1 percent of the heart muscle; Zabel has seen a patient survive an infarction of almost two-thirds of the heart muscle (although it’s very rare to survive when 50 percent or more of the heart muscle dies). It causes permanent damage and nothing can be done to reverse it.

Sometimes the discomfort or pain that a heart attack causes seems to go away after a few hours — that’s because as the muscle dies, the nerves die, too.

Zabel said he can do the most to help patients who haven’t yet had that permanent damage, which is why it’s important to seek treatment if you’re concerned.

— WellCommons reporter Mackenzie Clark can be reached at 832-7198 or mclark@ljworld.com.

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Dear Annie: My wife and I have been married for 22 years and have two wonderful children. We both have college degrees and full-time jobs.

I am an optimistic introvert, and she is a pessimistic extrovert.

We have never been close to each other socially. We have different interest and physical abilities. We also don’t communicate much, even on important issues. I think conversations should be short and to the point, my wife can go on and on. She doesn’t even try anymore because she believes I have no interest. She has no interest in any type of intimacy.

We both contribute to the problems, and I want to change this. I want to be closer and find common ground.

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But when I suggested counseling, she refused. She says everyone she knows who has tried therapy has ended up in divorce court. She thinks if I ask for counseling, it means I want a divorce.

This puts me between a rock and a hard place. What would you suggest? — Stymied Husband Dear Stymied: We wonder how you two ever ended up married for 22 years. While it is

‘Frontline’ examines heroin crisis When does somebody else’s problem become a national crisis? “Frontline” (8 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings) dedicates two hours to “Chasing Heroin,” a look at the explosive growth in opiate addiction.

An in-depth look at addicts, efforts to treat them and a history of attitudes toward drugs, criminality and approaches to recovery, “Chasing” begins with a startling fact.

America faces nearly 30,000 prescription opioid and heroin overdose d e a t h s each year.

To put that in some perspective, that’s roughly equal to the annual homicide and suicide totals for gun-related fatalities. To look at it another way, there are just over 58,000 names on the Vietnam War Memorial Wall. That grim toll took nearly a decade and a half (1961-75). An accounting of overdose deaths would fill a wall in just under two years.

But if the statistics read like a casualty list, why are so many talking about giving up the “War on Drugs” approach?

Like many subjects, it boils down to race and class. When the crack epidemic exploded in the 1980s, it was seen as an “urban” problem, and the “solution” appeared to be tougher sentencing laws and the construction of more prisons. Similarly, meth addiction was often compartmentalized as a problem of the rural poor.

Heroin addiction appears to be an outgrowth of the overprescription and easy availability of prescription painkillers.

Hooked on Oxycontin and Vicodin, addicts turned to a cheaper substitute — heroin. And now that many addicts come from white, suburban areas, “tough on crime” politicians feel freer to use a formerly taboo word: “compassion.”

Whatever the motivation, the makers of “Chasing” see society at a turning point. More than two million Americans need drug treatment and fewer than half have access. According to its producer Marcela Gaviria, “Chasing” sets out to “explore what happens when addiction is treated like a public health crisis, not a crime.”

Tonight’s other highlights

Kesha plays along on “Hollywood Game Night” (7 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

On two helpings of “Marvel’s Agent Carter” (ABC, TV14), a dangerous deal (8 p.m.), approaching Frost (9 p.m.).

Liv sees the glass as halffull after dining on an optimist’s brain on “iZombie” (8 p.m., CW, TV-14.) Enrico Colantoni (“Veronica Mars”) guest-stars.

Asa and Big Foster bond on “Outsiders” (8 p.m., WGN, TV-14).

Confronting a crisis, Stewart wants the old delusional Dean back on “The Grinder” (8:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

true that some couples enter counseling as a pretense to justify divorce, a good counselor will not deliberately steer you in that direction. We’ve printed many letters from people saying that counseling saved their relationships by helping each person express themselves clearly so that positive changes could be made.

Your wife has to trust you enough to believe that you want to salvage your marriage.

Please show her this letter and tell her you wrote it. Say how much you want to be closer, and ask her to come with you for counseling so both of you can find a way back to each other. We hope she will cooperate.

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For Tuesday, Feb. 23: This year you could be logical and precise or emotional and moody, depending on the moment. In either case, you might push some people away. You often hear feedback that does not make sense to you, as you don’t realize how much you flip-flop.

If you are single, your charisma soars and attracts many people. If you are attached, your significant other could become quite reactive to your moodiness.

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) A confusing situation continues to be an issue until the midafternoon. Tonight: Don’t be alone.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) You will manage to avoid stumbling into someone else’s issues. You have reason for celebration. Tonight: Worry less.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Stay anchored without getting too serious. You might be dealing with a sad friend or loved one. Tonight: Be spontaneous.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Reach out to a dear friend. A change in activity will add an element of levity to the day.

Tonight: Return emails.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Be aware of the ramifications of handling a financial matter a certain way. Tonight: Consider

who nurse their children without covering up. My 8-year-old son recently was exposed to a woman openly breastfeeding in my gym’s daycare. He came home and asked me if he could get a drink from my breasts. I wish these women would respect my right as a parent to be present when my child is exposed to such things so I can explain what’s happening.

— Not in Front of My Kid Please Dear Not: Your son is old enough to know that babies nurse, especially in a daycare center at the gym. A mother is not going to wait to nurse her child until other parents are present to explain things.

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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Your upbeat mood continues despite a difficult situation around your home. Tonight: Whatever makes you smile.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You’ll want to understand what is motivating someone. Tonight: Have a long-overdue conversation.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Emphasize the importance of having the kind of support you need in order to move forward. Tonight: Zero in on what you want.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You might be coloring your day black when it does not need to be that way. Tonight: Someone expresses his or her appreciation of you.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You might wonder what is going on around you. Distance yourself from a problem. Tonight: Show some compassion.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) A partner seems to look at life from a totally different perspective. Tonight: Catch up on a loved one’s news.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) A key person also could be unusually defensive. Tonight: Go along with someone else’s choice.

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KANSAS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL COACH DAVID BEATY says he is not concerned about how turnover among his assistant coaches will affect recruiting.

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Beaty: Kansas recruits as ‘a family’

By Matt Tait mtait@ljworld.com

Kansas University football coach David Beaty would rather not lose half of his assistant coaches during just his second year in charge of the Jayhawks.

But with four coaches already out the door and Beaty sweating the possible departure of a fifth — defensive-line coach Calvin Thibodeaux interviewed Monday at Oklahoma — there is one area of his program that Beaty is not worried about being negatively impacted by the heavy turnover on his staff: recruiting.

A big reason Beaty remains comfortable about his ability to bring quality players to Lawrence is the approach he has to signing future talent.

“We recruit every one of those kids as a staff, as a family,” Beaty said. “We don’t recruit individually.”

As is the case with most college programs, Beaty’s nine full-time assistants are responsible for recruiting different regions of the country, with the greatest emphasis on Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and areas nearby.

The assignments generally are handed out based on past success in a certain area, strong ties to a particular school or city and familiarity with the area and its football philosophy and history.

A coach might be the one to identify initially a player whom KU wants to target, but once he does, Beaty and several other assistants get in on the act of inspiring the young man to commit to Kansas. “(Co-defensive coordinator) Kenny Perry didn’t sign four guys. We signed 15 guys,” Beaty said. “When we hired ’em, we talked to ’em about that. It’s not a premium on how many guys you sign or who signed who. We are about signing the right guys and we all do it together.”

On most websites that track recruiting, such as Rivals.com or 247sports.com, the name of the lead recruiter from each program pursuing the athlete often is attached to a prospect’s bio.

And that has proven to be true for KU, as well.

“Somebody’s name may go on it because he came from that (coach’s recruiting territory),” Beaty said.

“But that’s not how it works.

We recruit ’em together. So, from that standpoint, I really don’t see things changing.”

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KANSAS FORWARD HUNTER MICKELSON (42) WRESTLES a ball away from Baylor guard Ishmail Wainright during the second half of their game Jan. 2 at Allen Fieldhouse. Wainwright understands all about KU’s basketball tradition: His grandfather Maurice King was the first African-American starter for KU and played with Wilt Chamberlain on the 1957 team that lost to North Carolina in the NCAA title game.

Baylor guard’s grandfather a KU great

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Waco, Texas — Baylor junior guard Ishmail Wainright, who is 0-6 against Kansas University in his college basketball career heading into today’s 7 p.m. battle in Ferrell Center, knows all about the winning tradition of KU hoops.

The 6-foot-5 Kansas City, Mo., native is related to one of the most notable players in Jayhawk history.

“My grandfather went to KU. He played on the same team as Wilt Chamberlain — Maurice King,” Wainright revealed to the Journal-World at Big 12 Media Day. “They got second. He was

on that team,” Wainright Who: Kansas added of the 1956-57 Jay(23-4, 11-3) hawks, who vs. Baylor lost to North (20-7, 9-5) When: 7 p.m. Carolina, 5453, in three today overtimes in Where: the ’57 NCAA Waco, Texas title game in Municipal TV: ESPN2 Auditorium (WOW! channels 34, in KC. “I’ve been trying to 234) get some stuff from my father about him.”

King, who died in 2007, was the first African-American starter in KU history and the first African-American player to letter and travel with the Jayhawks. He played

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at KU from 1953 to ’57, then later won an NBA title with the Bill Russell-led Boston Celtics in 1960.

King returned to KC after his playing career ended, working for Hallmark until 1991. After that, he mentored children at the Spofford Home and Fortress of Hope Church and always was willing to share his story in an attempt to inspire.

“I went to KU games, MU games, and because it was the home school, UMKC games (as a youngster). Playing against KU always is amazing. It’s just amazing,” said Wainright, who had seven points and seven boards in KU’s 102-74 rout of the Bears on Jan. 2 in Allen Fieldhouse.

So far this season, Wainright has averaged 5.6 points and 4.0 rebounds a game (with 75 assists, 37 turnovers) for a BU team (20-7, 9-5) that trails KU (23-4, 11-3) by two games in the Big 12 standings.

“I want to be a coach. I want to be a mentor. I want to give back to my community in Kansas City, open up gyms all around the city,” Wainright said of his future goals being as ambitious as his grandfather’s. “I’m not the type of guy to say I want this, that, whatever comes my way, whatever I get,” he added.

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Kansas baseball rallies in ninth to win, 5-4 J-W Staff Reports

Kansas University’s baseball team rallied to score three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to score a 5-4 victory over Northern Colorado in the Jayhawks’ home opener Monday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark.

The Jayhawks (1-1) sent eight batters to the plate in the final frame and took advantage of an early-inning miscue to put pressure on UNC reliever Cody Carroll (0-1), who walked in both the tying and winning runs with two outs in the bottom of the ninth.

“We took advantage of the lead-off error and the hit-bypitch on (senior Tommy) Mirabelli,” KU coach Ritch Price said. “Obviously, (senior Steve) Goldstein’s dragbunt single to load the bases with no outs was huge.”

With the bases loaded, senior second baseman Colby Wright hit into a fielder’s choice, and junior centerfielder Joven Afenir drove in a run with a sacrifice fly, cutting the deficit to one, 4-3, with two outs.

Sophomore shortstop Matt McLaughlin followed and legged out an infield single to short, loading the bases for junior catcher Michael Tinsley.

Tinsley drew the fourpitch walk from Carroll to tie the game at 4, before senior Ryan Pidhaichuk followed suit and drew a 3-1 walk and end the game with the winning run trotting in from third.

“That was an ugly win,” John Young/Journal-World Photo Price said. “However, I think the big thing tonight was the NORTHERN COLORADO SENIOR JACOB EK IS CAUGHT STEALING SECOND BASE by Kansas sophomore shortstop Matt McLaughlin during the Jayhawks’ 5-4 victory in Please see BASEBALL, page 4D their home opener Monday at Hoglund Ballpark.

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Former MVP Rollins joins White Sox Glendale, Ariz. — Looking to add an experienced shortstop, the Chicago White Sox acquired a former National League MVP. Jimmy Rollins agreed Monday to a minor league contract with the White Sox, who hope he can bring provide leadership as well as a solid glove and bat. He would get a $2 million, one-year contract if added to the 40-man roster.

“The move appeals to us on a number of levels,” general manager Rick Hahn said. “It’s another quality option for our infield, some veteran depth in that area where we previously did not have it, and adds to what we feel is a quality mix in the clubhouse.

This guy’s a leader, brings energy and a competitive each day.”

The White Sox are scheduled to hold their first full-squad workout Wednesday. Rollins is expected to report Thursday.

A three-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glove shortstop for Philadelphia, Rollins helped the Phillies win the World Series in 2008 and the NL pennant the following year.

A switch-hitter, he struggled at the plate in his lone season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, hitting .224 last year with 13 homers and 41 RBIs. He was fifth among NL shortstops with a .983 fielding percentage. But at 37, the question is how productive he can be.

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Knicks sign Fredette New York — Jimmer Fredette got another chance in the NBA, and even received some unexpected playing time at the end of the New York Knicks’ blowout loss.

Interim coach Kurt Rambis said before the game there were no plans to use Fredette on Monday night against Toronto, but then put the former college player of the year in with 1:49 left in a 122-95 defeat.

Fredette made a three-pointer on his only shot attempt, hours after signing a 10-day contract.

“He’s going to have to exhibit bringing something to the table that’s better than what we already have here. He’s going to have to outplay somebody,” Rambis said before the game.

Fredette had spent most of the season with Westchester, the Knicks’ NBA Development League affiliate, averaging 21.8 points and shooting 40.5 percent from threepoint range. He was the MVP of the NBA D-League All-Star Game after scoring 35 points.

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by OKC bed bugs Cleveland — Kyrie Irving blamed bed bugs — not the flu bug — for knocking him out of Sunday’s game in Oklahoma City.

The Cavaliers star guard said following Monday’s loss to Detroit that he left the nationally televised game against the Thunder after playing just nine minutes because he was “freaked out” and tired after he was bitten on the head by bed bugs.

The Cavaliers stayed in a hotel in Oklahoma City on Saturday.

The team said Irving was bothered by flu-like symptoms, but Irving said he got only three hours’ sleep after he saw five bugs on his pillow. He spent the rest of the night on a couch in his room.

Pistons rescind 3-team trade Auburn Hills, Mich. — The Detroit Pistons rescinded a three-player, three-team trade with the Houston Rockets and Philadelphia 76ers on Monday, saying not all the players involved were cleared medically.

Pistons general manager Jeff Bower announced the decision but did not provide details, citing medical privacy.

Houston had traded guard Marcus Thornton and center Donatas Motiejunas to Detroit last week for center Joel Anthony and a protected, first-round draft pick this year. The Rockets also made the move to acquire the draft rights of forward Chukwudiebere Maduabum from Philadelphia.

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Chris Johnson’s draft skyrocketed after breaking the combine record with a 4.24-second 40-yard dash in 2008. Cornerback Byron Jones jumped up draft boards — literally — after a record-breaking broad jump of 12 feet, 3 inches last February. Both wound up being first-round picks.

The ramifications for those who underperform or sit out can be damaging, too.

In 2014, quarterback Teddy Bridgewater decided not to throw in Indy, then had a lessthan-stellar pro day at Louisville. The result: A player thought to be in the running as the No. 1 overall pick was still available at the end of the first round, a plummet that cost Bridgewater big bucks.

He led the Minnesota Vikings to the 2015 NFC North title this season.

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the last five games — is known as one of the most unselfish players in the Big 12, a good teammate above all else.

“My goal personally is get my guys, Rico Gathers, Taurean Prince and Lester Medford (seniors) onto the next level and finish their year out with a big bang, that’s my personal goal,” said Wainright, who has 152 points this season after scoring 103 total his first two seasons combined.

Gathers, a 6-8, 275-pounder, recently missed two games because of flu-like symptoms. For the year, Gathers averages 12.2 points and 10.0 rebounds. He had 12 points and nine boards vs. KU on Jan. 2.

“That’s who I battle with every day to get off the boards,” Wainright said, referring to the bruising Gathers. “I learn stuff from him every day, different tricks, different ways to get better position when it comes to that. It’s no secret he’s just a monster on the boards. If he wants the ball, he’s going to get it.

He’s going to rip it out of your hands.”

Gathers last season scored nine points and grabbed 14 rebounds in KU’s narrow 56-55 win in Waco.

“Rico ... he’s an athlete,” KU coach Bill Self said.

“He’s a guy you think that would be an NFL tight end. Great hands and is active and can move around and can run. I mean, he’s a real athlete.

There's few guys in college basketball if any that rebound like Rico.

Prince, a 6-8 forward, averages 15.1 ppg and 5.7 boards, while Medford, a 5-10 point guard, checks in at 9.7 ppg and 6.7 assists per contest.

Baylor has won two straight games — 78-64

KANSAS (23-4, 11-3) F — Perry Ellis (6-8, Sr.) F — Landen Lucas (610, Jr.) G — Frank Mason III (5-11, Jr.) G — Wayne Selden Jr. (6-5, Jr.) G — Devonté Graham (6-2, Soph.)

BAYLOR (20-7, 9-5) F — Johnathan Motley (6-9, Soph.)

F — Taurean Prince (6-8, Sr.) F — Rico Gathers (6-8, Sr.) G — Lester Medford (5-10, Sr.) G — Al Freeman (6-3, Soph.)

Tipoff: 7 p.m. today, Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas TV: ESPN2 (WOW! Cable channels 34, 234)

Rosters KANSAS 0 — Frank Mason III, 5-11, 185, Jr., G, Petersburg, Virginia.

1 — Wayne Selden, Jr., 6-5, 230, Jr., G, Roxbury, Massachusetts.

2 — Lagerald Vick, 6-5, 175, Fr., G, Memphis.

4 — Devonté Graham, 6-2, 175, Soph., G, Raleigh, North Carolina.

5 — Evan Manning, 6-3, 170, Sr., G, Lawrence.

10 — Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, 6-8, 195, Soph., G, Cherkasy, Ukraine.

11 — Tyler Self, 6-2, 165, Jr., G, Lawrence.

13 — Cheick Diallo, 6-9, 220, Fr., F, Kayes, Mali, Africa.

14 — Brannen Greene, 6-7, 215, Jr., G, Juliette, Georgia.

15 — Carlton Bragg, Jr., 6-9, 220, Fr., F, Cleveland.

21 — Clay Young, 6-5, 205, Soph., F, Lansing.

22 — Dwight Coleby, 6-9, 240, Jr., F, Nassau, Bahamas.

31 — Jamari Traylor, 6-8, 220, Sr., F, Chicago.

33 — Landen Lucas, 6-10, 240, Jr., F, Portland, Oregon.

34 — Perry Ellis, 6-8, 225, Sr., F, Wichita.

42 — Hunter Mickelson, 6-10, 245, Sr., F, Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Head coach: Bill Self.

Assistants: Kurtis Townsend, Norm Roberts, Jerrance Howard.

Saturday at Texas and 100-91 vs. Iowa State in OT last week. BU has suffered three home losses in league play — to Oklahoma, Texas and Texas Tech.

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Pesky zone: One challenge in playing Baylor is attacking the Bears’ zone defense.

“Baylor’s zone has length in it. It’s hard to attack it,” sophomore Devonté Graham said.

“Their zone ... with their size, strength down low. That zone can take different forms at times.

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BAYLOR 0 — Jo Acuil, 7-0, 210, Jr., F, Melbourne, Australia.

1 — Wendell Mitchell, 6-3, 180, Fr., G, Rockdale, Texas.

2 — Rico Gathers, 6-8, 275, Sr., F, LaPlace, Louisiana.

3 — Jake Lindsey, 6-5, 190, Fr., G, Salt Lake City.

5 — Johnathan Motley, 6-9, 230, Soph., F, Houston.

11— Lester Medford, 5-10, 175, Sr., G, Tucson, Arizona.

13 — John Heard, 6-5, 210, Sr., F, Houston.

20 — Manu Lecomte, 5-11, 170, Jr, G, Brussels, Belgium.

21 — Taurean Prince, 6-8, 220, Sr., F, San Antonio.

22 — King McClure, 6-3, 200, Fr., G, Ovilla, Texas.

24 — Ishmail Wainright, 6-5, 230, Jr., G, Kansas City, Missouri.

25 — Al Freeman, 6-3, 200, Soph., G, Charlotte, North Carolina.

31 — Terry Maston, 6-7, 215, Soph., F, DeSoto, Texas.

33 — Austin Mills, 6-1, 175, Sr., G, Beverly Hills, California.

Head coach: Scott Drew.

Assistants: Jerome Tang, Grant McCasland, Paul Mills.

Closer game: Self isn’t expecting a lopsided score as in the first meeting.

“We played great the first time. We got off to a 24-4 run,” Self said. “They didn’t play much zone. We made shots early and kind of got them out of it. Our guys know they are playing at a really high level now. They’ve got a little bit different looking team because Motley has become such an offensive force.” l

BU coach Scott Drew on KU: “If you look at their (seven game) win streak, it’s typical of coach Self’s teams. They are playing great defense, taking care of the ball and very efficient on the offensive end. You know they are going to play well. You have to play very well to give yourself a chance to be successful.” l

is so tough,” Self said with a shrug. “Nobody has been very consistent. A lot of teams are up and down in our league. It’s just a great league.” l

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This, that: KU players today will wear uniforms to honor Black History Month. It’s a uniform inspired by Jayhawk uniforms of the 1950s. ... Baylor is 0-15 all-time against teams ranked No. 1 or 2 in the AP Top 25. KU is No. 2. ... A win today would give BU three straight wins against ranked teams for the first time. ... BU’s 9-5 record ties its best-ever mark through 14 Big 12 contests.

KU MEN’S SCHEDULE Nov. 4 — Pittsburg State (exhibition), W 89-66 Nov. 10 — Fort Hays State (exhibition), W 95-59 Nov. 13 — Northern Colorado, W 109-72 (1-0) Nov. 17 — Michigan State at Chicago United Center, L 73-79 (1-1) Nov. 23 — Chaminade at Maui Invitational, W 123-72 (2-1) Nov. 24 — UCLA at Maui Invitational, W 92-73 (3-1) Nov. 25 — Vanderbilt at Maui Invitational, W 70-63 (4-1)

Dec. 1 — Loyola (Md.), W 94-61 (5-1) Dec. 5 — Harvard, W 75-69 (6-1) Dec. 9 — Holy Cross, W 92-59 (7-1) Dec. 12 — Oregon State at Kansas City Shootout, W 82-67 (8-1) Dec. 19 — Montana, W 88-46 (9-1) Dec. 22 — at San Diego State, W 70-57 (10-1) Dec. 29 — UC Irvine, W 78-53 (11-1) Jan. 2 — Baylor, W 102-74 (12-1, 1-0) Jan. 4 — Oklahoma, W 109-106, 3 OT (13-1, 2-0) Jan. 9 — at Texas Tech, W 69-59 (14-1, 3-0)

Jan. 12 — at West Virginia, L 63-74 (14-2, 3-1) Jan. 16 — TCU, W 70-63 (15-2, 4-1) Jan. 19 — at Oklahoma State, L 67-86 (15-3, 4-2) Jan. 23 — Texas, W 76-67 (16-3, 5-2) Jan. 25 —at Iowa State, L 72-85 (164, 5-3) Jan. 30 — Kentucky in Big 12/SEC Challenge, Allen Fieldhouse, W 90-84, OT (17-4) Feb. 3 — Kansas State, W 77-59 (18-4, 6-3) Feb. 6 — at TCU, W 75-56 (19-4, 7-3)

Year-End

Feb. 9 — West Virginia, W 75-65 (20-4, 8-3) Feb. 13 — at Oklahoma, W 76-62 (21-4, 9-3) Feb. 15 — Oklahoma State, W 94-67 (22-4, 10-3) Feb. 20 — at Kansas State, W 72-63 (23-4, 11-3) Today —at Baylor, 7 p.m.

Feb. 27 — Texas Tech, 11 a.m.

Feb. 29 — at Texas, 8 p.m.

March 5 — Iowa State, 3 p.m.

March 9-12 — Big 12 tournament at Kansas City, Mo.

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Baldwin City — An emotional loss at state last year is fueling Baldwin High girls’ basketball team this year.

Hugoton hit 24 free throws in a 68-54 victory over 21-win Baldwin in last year’s Class 4A Div. II state championship game.

By the end of the third quarter, the Eagles held a 14-point lead the Bulldogs couldn’t overcome.

BHS lost five players to graduation, but in the nine returning players, coach Bob Martin saw a team that knew exactly what it wanted to accomplish.

“The returning girls started thinking ahead right away,” Martin said.

“They got excited trying to repeat that.”

Senior guard Madeline Neufeld said the loss made the team work harder in the summer.

“We wanted to get back there again,” she said.

Despite losing its top scorer in graduating forward Maddie Ogle, Baldwin (15-3 overall, 9-1 Frontier League) has thus far duplicated last year’s success. The Bulldogs started a pedestrian 3-2, but the squad strung together nine straight victories, winning by an average of 36 points per game.

The seasons look identical in the win-loss column, but the teams look different on the court.

“We are a lot smaller with more guards on the floor,” senior guard Kyna Smith said. “We play much faster than last year.”

The shorter Bulldogs average four fewer rebounds per game, but they have more than made up for it by averaging 17 steals per game.

The top three pickpockets on the team are also the top three scorers: Neufeld, Smith, and Maddie Ogle’s younger sister, sophomore guard Abby Ogle. These three account for 36.7 points and 10.5 steals per game.

Abby credits Martin’s game plan as much as her own athletic ability for her high steals total.

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“He always tells us to shoot the gap,” Abby said.

“Sometimes I focus on it, but usually it’s just part of our defense.”

Abby says she learned from her older sister.

She says it helped her grow as a player having Maddie in the same locker room.

“She taught me how to play and prepare,” Abby said. “It’s definitely a benefit, growing up with her and having her on the same team.”

Abby believes she plays the same role for her younger sister, freshman forward Kate Ogle.

The coach has no objections to the Ogles creating their own basketball factory in Baldwin.

“I think, as a coach, you can’t have too many Ogles,” Martin said.

The team has dominated at home, with a 12-1 record over the last two seasons. The Bulldogs feel their home court makes it tough for opponents traveling to Baldwin City.

“The crowd is loud,” Smith said. “Our families are there, the rest of the community is there. They are really supportive. It definitely helps.”

The Bulldogs are 10-3 away from home, where they’ve won by an average of 19 points per game.

Despite the lopsided scoring margin in most of their games, Martin rarely sees a lapse in focus from his team.

“The good thing about this team is they play hard no matter what the score is,” Martin said.

“That’s the joy about having these guys. They are giving their best out there.”

Martin hopes their best will be enough to win the state championship this time around.

BHS has two more home regular-season games — against Spring Hill today and against Ottawa on Saturday.

Postseason action starts March 3, with the Bulldogs hosting the substate tournament.

Sub-state match-ups will be decided following Saturday’s action.

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Texas A&M, Utah return to rankings the poll for the last seven weeks. The Utes come back in at No. 22 having Texas A&M and Utah won four straight games. both return to the Top 25 They were ranked 16th in this week, replacing Day- the preseason poll. ton and Providence.

The Aggies (20-7) re- See ya Dayton (21-5) fell out turn at No. 21 after wins over Mississippi and of the poll from 15th after Kentucky last week. They losses to Saint Joseph’s had lost five of six before and St. Bonaventure last those games, knocking week. The Flyers were them out of the poll for ranked for the last three the first time since the weeks and four total third week of the season. weeks this season.

Providence (19-8) had Texas A&M, which was ranked as high as fifth been ranked for the last this season, was out of the 12 weeks and reached as high as No. 8 this season. poll for just one week.

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lost four of five, including places have lost just four last week’s loss to Xavier. times: Nos. 2, 6, 12 and 19.

The worst of the numBeating rankeds bers is 20th which has Oklahoma’s victory lost 13 times. It is the only over West Virginia last rank to have lost more weekend was the Soon- than 10 times. ers’ sixth win over a ranked team this season, Nova No. 1 This is Villanova’s third the most ranked wins for any team in the country. week as the No. 1 team in Four teams have five the AP poll. That ties the wins over ranked teams: Wildcats with four othIowa, Kansas, Texas and ers at that number. Three of the four have all been Xavier.

So far this season, 86 No. 1 since 2009: Gonzaga, teams have registered Pittsburgh and Wake Fora total of 180 wins over est. The fourth team with ranked opponents with 17 three weeks at No. 1 is coming last week. For nu- Marquette, which was last merologists out there, four on top of the poll in 1978.

Conference call The Big 12 and Atlantic Coast Conference remained tied at the top with six teams each. The Big Ten held third with five ranked teams.

Then came the changes.

The Pac-12 now has three teams with Utah moving in.

The Big East dropped to two teams — both are in the top five — and the Southeastern Conference gained a second team with Texas A&M. The American Athletic Conference has the other team with SMU.

Toughest league to win on road: SEC Knoxville, Tenn. (ap) — Nowhere is it tougher to win a road game this season than in the Southeastern Conference.

Home teams have won 71.4 percent of the time in SEC games this season, the highest home winning percentage in league play of any Division I conference according to STATS LLC. The league is on pace for its highest home winning percentage in league competition since 2006-07.

“Every game we’ve played on the road is an absolute war,” Kentucky coach John Calipari said.

“I understand it’s us, and it’s the Super Bowl for everybody. But then I look around the league and I’m thinking teams are playing well at home.

They’re playing with great confidence. Maybe young teams are better at home than they are on the road.”

It’s a dramatic change from last year, when SEC home teams won only 53.2 percent of league games. That was the SEC’s lowest home winning percentage in league competition since 199697, according to STATS. When SEC coaches discuss the reasons for the home dominance this season, one word keeps coming up: Parity.

Last season, Kentucky won all its conference games — home or away — and remained unbeaten all the way up to its NCAA semifinal loss to Wisconsin. This year, the SEC lacks a truly elite team that would be favored to beat anybody on any floor. The latest

Top 25 has no SEC school listed among the top 15 teams.

“The difference between the best teams in the league and the worst teams in the league has never been smaller,” Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said.

As a result of that, there’s a logjam in the conference standings.

Kentucky (20-7, 10-4) owns a one-game lead over South Carolina (225, 9-5), Texas A&M (207, 9-5) and LSU (16-11, 9-5) in the race for the regular-season title. Only once before in the last 13 seasons has the top seed in the SEC Tournament finished the regular season with as many as four conference losses.

The last time everyone in the SEC lost at least five conference games was 1991, when Mississippi State and LSU tied for first place with 13-5 league records.

“There’s not as big a difference (this year) between the teams,” Georgia coach Mark Fox said, “so the advantage then that separates you sometimes can be the homecourt advantage, which we all know gives you a couple of points here and there.”

That home-court advantage has enabled the conference’s weakest teams to pull some major surprises. South Carolina lost last week at Missouri, which sits alone in the SEC basement.

Auburn is next-to-last in the SEC standings but has a home victory over first-place Kentucky on its resume.

Baseball

Sophomore righties Tyler Davis and Ryan Ralston each allowed one hit and struck out two batters — the only difference is Davis tossed three innings while Ralston pitched two.

The only blemish in the bullpen was the one run junior closer Stephen Villines (1-0) gave up in the ninth after an error on Goldstein in right field set up a scoring opportunity for the Bears.

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tough start by (freshman righty Jackson) Goddard.

He was really nervous and really struggled with his command. I think the only way you can come from a three-run deficit is if your bullpen keeps putting up zeroes.”

That is just what the KU bullpen did. The Jayhawks sent three pitchers to the mound in relief and they surrendered just three hits and one unearned run.

Northern Colorado 001 200 000 — 4 9 2 Kansas 000 000 113 — 5 10 4 W — Villines, Stephen, 1-0. L — Carroll, Cody, 0-1.

2B — Yamane, Cashel, Northern Colorado; Afuner, 2, Kansas.

KU highlights — Afenir, 3-4, rbi; McLaughlin, 2-5; Tinsley, 1-4, 2 rbi; Pidhaichek, bb, rbi; Karre, 1-3, bb, rbi.

Ex-Firebird Caldwell sets ACC record J-W Staff Reports

Greensboro, N.C. — Former Free State High standout swimmer Courtney Caldwell, a freshman at North Carolina State, helped set an ACC record in the 400 freestyle relay

on Saturday at the ACC Championships.

Caldwell swam the third leg in 47.85 seconds, helping her relay win in 3:11.90, which shattered the previous record by more than a second.

Double-ranked games There are nine games between ranked teams this week starting with Monday night’s matchups: No. 17 Iowa State at No. 14 West Virginia and No. 3 Virginia at No.12 Miami.

Today, No. 2 Kansas is at No. 19 Baylor. On Wednesday, it’s No. 1 Villanova at No. 5 Xavier.

The other games are Saturday: No. 11 Louisville at Miami, No. 7 North Carolina at Virginia, No. 10 Maryland at No. 20 Purdue, No. 3 Oklahoma at No. 25 Texas and No. 9 Arizona at No. 22 Utah.

Volunteer women unranked; streak ends at 31 years The Associated Press

Raymond Thompson/AP Photo

IOWA STATE GUARD MONTE MORRIS (11) DRIVES past West Virginia guard Tarik Phillip during WVU’s 97-87 victory over the Cyclones on Monday in Morgantown, W.Va.

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Paige powers WVU past Cyclones, 97-87 The Associated Press

Top 25 Men No. 14 West Virginia 97, No. 17 Iowa St. 87 Morgantown, W.Va. — Jaysean Paige scored a career-high 34 points to lead West Virginia to over Iowa State on Monday night.

The Mountaineers (217, 10-5 Big 12) avoided their first three-game losing streak in two years and swept the regularseason series from the Cyclones (19-9, 8-7).

Tarik Phillip added a career-high 22 points for West Virginia, while Devin Williams had 13 points and nine rebounds.

The Mountaineers let an 11-point first-half lead slip away early in the second half before Paige and Phillip carried them down the stretch.

Abdel Nader scored 23 points to lead six Iowa State players in double figures.

For the Mountaineers, it marked their highestscoring output in the Big 12 this season.

Paige, who comes off the bench by design for West Virginia, made 12 of 21 shots and all nine free-throw attempts. He eclipsed a 26-point performance last month against Kansas.

Phillip was no slouch, either, making six of eight three-point attempts.

There were six lead changes after halftime.

Phillip’s three-pointer put the Mountaineers ahead to stay midway through the second half, and West Virginia turned up its signature pressure defense down the stretch to wear

down the Cyclones, who with less than a minute to used a six-player rotation. play, for Texas.

Javan Felix had 11 of his IOWA ST. (19-9) Nader 7-16 4-4 23, Morris 6-10 0-1 13 points in the first half 13, Thomas 4-11 2-2 14, Burton 5-10 and Eric Davis, Jr. finished 2-5 13, Niang 5-7 4-4 14, McKay 4-6 2-2 10, Cooke 0-1 0-0 0, Ashton 0-0 0-0 0. with 10 points for Texas Totals 31-61 14-18 87.

(18-10, 9-6 Big 12). Connor WEST VIRGINIA (21-7) Myers 0-2 2-2 2, Carter 1-4 0-0 2, Lammert had eight points Adrian 3-6 2-4 9, Ahmad 1-2 0-2 2, and seven rebounds.

Williams 6-13 1-4 13, Holton 3-7 1-1 7, Kansas State (15-13, 4-11) Miles Jr. 1-2 0-0 3, Paige 12-21 9-9 34, Phillip 6-10 4-5 22, Macon 1-2 1-2 3. was forced to play catchTotals 34-69 20-29 97. up in the second half after Halftime-West Virginia 49-41.

3-Point Goals-Iowa St. 11-24 (Nader falling behind by as many 5-10, Thomas 4-10, Burton 1-1, Morris as eight points. When the 1-3), West Virginia 9-23 (Phillip 6-8, Miles Jr. 1-2, Adrian 1-3, Paige 1-6, Wildcats got as close as Holton 0-2, Carter 0-2). Fouled Out- 66-65 with 1:03 to play, McKay, Niang. Rebounds-Iowa St. 29 (Nader 7), West Virginia 43 (Holton Taylor stepped back and 10). Assists-Iowa St. 16 (Niang 5), West hit a three-pointer with a Virginia 19 (Phillip 6). Total Fouls-Iowa defender in his face. Dean St. 21, West Virginia 14. TechnicalsWade later missed a posNiang, Carter. A-10,683. sible game-winning three, as the Longhorns escaped No. 12 Miami 64, with a much-needed conNo. 3 Virginia 61 ference victory.

Coral Gables, Fla. — Davon Reed scored 21 TEXAS (18-10) Lammert 2-7 2-2 8, Ibeh 1-1 1-2 3, points, and Miami rebound- Taylor 5-8 8-8 19, Holland 0-0 0-0 0, Felix 6-11 0-1 13, Mack 0-6 0-0 0, Yancy ed from a 25-point thrash1-3 0-0 3, Davis Jr. 3-6 2-2 10, Roach Jr. ing at North Carolina with 2-3 3-4 9, Cleare 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 23-49 a victory over Virginia.

16-19 71.

ST. (15-13) Reed’s two free throws KANSAS Johnson 6-9 4-4 16, Wade 3-10 3-7 with 3.9 seconds remain- 9, Brown 2-7 0-0 5, Edwards 8-16 2-3 ing increased Miami’s 20, Iwundu 4-9 4-5 12, Ervin II 1-3 2-2 4, Rohleder 0-0 0-0 0, Budke 0-0 0-0 0, lead to its final margin.

Hurt 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 26-60 15-21 70.

VIRGINIA (21-6) Gill 3-9 0-0 6, Wilkins 1-4 1-1 3, Hall 0-3 0-0 0, Brogdon 12-18 0-0 28, Perrantes 3-11 2-2 9, Shayok 1-3 1-2 3, Tobey 2-5 0-2 4, Reuter 1-1 2-2 4, Thompson 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 25-58 6-9 61.

MIAMI (22-5) Murphy 2-4 0-0 4, Jekiri 3-4 3-6 9, Reed 6-8 4-4 21, McClellan 3-10 2-4 11, Rodriguez 3-10 0-0 7, Newton 2-5 2-4 6, Lawrence Jr. 0-2 1-2 1, Palmer 0-0 0-0 0, Cruz Uceda 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 21-46 12-20 64.

Halftime-Miami 30-25. 3-Point GoalsVirginia 5-16 (Brogdon 4-7, Perrantes 1-5, Shayok 0-1, Hall 0-1, Thompson 0-2), Miami 10-19 (Reed 5-6, McClellan 3-6, Cruz Uceda 1-2, Rodriguez 1-4, Lawrence Jr. 0-1). Fouled Out-Tobey.

Rebounds-Virginia 35 (Gill 10), Miami 30 (Murphy 11). Assists-Virginia 10 (Perrantes 7), Miami 13 (Jekiri 5). Total Fouls-Virginia 16, Miami 7. A-7,016.

No. 25 Texas 71, Kansas St. 70 Manhattan — Isaiah Taylor scored 19 points, including a three-pointer to all but ice the game

Halftime-Texas 38-35. 3-Point GoalsTexas 9-18 (Roach Jr. 2-2, Davis Jr. 2-3, Lammert 2-7, Taylor 1-1, Yancy 1-1, Felix 1-2, Mack 0-2), Kansas St. 3-14 (Edwards 2-4, Brown 1-3, Ervin II 0-1, Hurt 0-2, Wade 0-4). Fouled OutIbeh. Rebounds-Texas 27 (Lammert 7), Kansas St. 36 (Edwards 8). AssistsTexas 11 (Taylor 4), Kansas St. 17 (Edwards 5). Total Fouls-Texas 22, Kansas St. 19. A-11,629.

Big 12 Women No. 4 Baylor 78, No. 23 Oklahoma 70 Norman, Okla. — Alexis Jones scored 22 points to lead Baylor.

Nina Davis scored 14 points and Niya Johnson had 10 points, six rebounds and six assists for Baylor. The Lady Bears (28-1, 15-1 Big 12) expanded their lead over Texas to 11⁄2 games.

Tennessee’s 31-year run in the Top 25 is over.

The Lady Vols streak of 565 consecutive weeks in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll ended Monday as Tennessee fell out of the Top 25. The streak started Feb. 17, 1985.

“It’s really an amazing streak and a tribute to all of the players and coaches who’ve contributed to the Lady Vols’ rich tradition of excellence,” Tennessee coach Holly Warlick said. “The results this season haven’t been what we wanted, but I assure you my staff and I are working extremely hard to ensure that our players reach their potential and, in turn, help our program attain the level of success we expect at Tennessee.”

Tennessee (16-11) had been teetering on the edge the past few weeks and finally dropped out after losing two of its three games last week. With the Lady Vols out, UConn now has the longest active streak. The Huskies, who remain No. 1 in the poll this week, have been ranked for 428 consecutive weeks. It would take them roughly seven more years to match Tennessee’s record.

“It’s very impressive,” said Tamika Catchings, who starred for the Lady Vols from 1997-2001.

“That’s huge. Like anything else, streaks come to an end at some point and time. Thirty-one years, that’s amazing. To be a part of it was really awesome. Highs and lows. Unfortunately they are going through a little low right now, but it will get better.”

During that 31-year run the Lady Vols had been ranked No. 1 103 times.

They were in the first five 407 weeks and top 10 506 times. Since the poll began in 1976, Tennessee had only missed a total of 15 weeks before Monday. The Lady Vols were not in the first poll then missed four weeks in 1981-82. They also had a 10-week gap in 1984-85.

While the Lady Vols fell out, UConn continued its run at No. 1. The Huskies cruised through two more easy victories. They host SMU on Wednesday and then Tulane on Saturday. This was the 200th week overall that UConn has been No. 1 in the poll.

“I think it’s a reflection of the players we’ve had and the consistency,” UConn coach Geno Auriemma said. “That’s what I’m most happy with. It’s been going for a long time and you look around the country and realize how difficult it is to sustain this.

It’s not as easy as people think sometimes.”

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NBA roundup The Associated Press

Georgia St. 61, Georgia Southern 60 Hampton 63, Delaware St. 54

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Warriors 102, SMU — Announced the retirement Jacksonville 75, SC-Upstate 69, OT AP Men’s Top 25 Md.-Eastern Shore 61, Florida A&M of women’s basketball coach Rhonda Hawks 92 The top 25 teams in The Associated 47 Rompola after the season.

Atlanta — Stephen Press’ college basketball poll, with WINSTON-SALEM — Named Robert NC A&T 65, Morgan St. 55 first-place votes in parentheses, Massey defensive backs coach and North Florida 72, NJIT 49 Curry scored 36 points, records through Feb. 21, total points Ryan McManus quarterbacks coach.

Notre Dame 73, Florida St. 66 and Golden State bebased on 25 points for a first-place Prairie View 81, MVSU 50 vote through one point for a 25thcame the fastest team in SC State 65, Howard 63 place vote and previous ranking: South Carolina 66, Alabama 46 NBA history to 50 wins,

Record Pts Prv Southern U. 68, Alabama A&M 62 beating Atlanta Monday 1. Villanova (45) 24-3 1,604 1 Stetson 77, Kennesaw St. 62 World Ranking 2.

Kansas (20) 23-4 1,580 2 SOUTHWEST night after squandering a Through Feb. 21 3. Oklahoma 21-5 1,393 3 Baylor 78, Oklahoma 70 1. Jordan Spieth USA 11.65 23-point lead.

3. Virginia 21-5 1,393 7 Texas Southern 57, Ark.-Pine Bluff 2. Jason Day AUS 9.84 5. Xavier 24-3 1,368 8 51 The Warriors (50-5) 3. Rory McIlroy NIR 9.71 6. Michigan St. 22-5 1,346 8 4.

Bubba Watson USA 8.30 eclipsed the mark set by 7. North Carolina 22-5 1,241 5 5. Rickie Fowler USA 7.99 Big 12 Women 8. Iowa 20-6 1,144 4 the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls, 6. Henrik Stenson SWE 7.22

Big 12 Overall 9. Arizona 22-5 1,028 12 7. Justin Rose ENG 6.36

W L W L who needed one more 10. Maryland 23-5 976 6 8. Dustin Johnson USA 6.01 Baylor 15 1 28 1 11. Louisville 21-6 902 18 game to win their 50th.

9. Patrick Reed USA 5.01 Texas 13 2 24 2 12. Miami 21-5 851 11 Of course, that’s the team 10. Branden Grace SAF 4.74 Oklahoma State 9 6 19 7 13. Oregon 21-6 842 16 11. Hideki Matsuyama JPN 4.62 West Virginia 9 6 20 8 Golden State is chas14. West Virginia 20-7 772 10 12. Jim Furyk USA 4.61 Oklahoma 9 7 18 9 15. Duke 20-7 674 20 ing, moving another step 13. Adam Scott AUS 4.48 TCU 7 8 15 11 16. Kentucky 20-7 627 14 14. Danny Willett ENG 4.33 Kansas State 7 8 17 9 closer to the record 72-10 17. Iowa St. 19-8 616 13 15. Brandt Snedeker USA 4.20 Iowa State 5 10 13 13 18.

Indiana 22-6 571 22 mark put up by Michael 16. Zach Johnson USA 4.08 Texas Tech 2 13 11 15 19. Baylor 20-7 521 25 17. Brooks Koepka USA 4.00 Kansas 0 15 5 21 Jordan & Co. at the height 20. Purdue 21-7 357 17 18. Kevin Kisner USA 3.95 Monday’s Game 21. Texas A&M 20-7 283 — of their six-titles-in-eight19. Sergio Garcia ESP 3.91 Baylor 78, Oklahoma 70 John Bazemore/AP Photo 22. Utah 21-7 253 — 20.

Phil Mickelson USA 3.64 years dynasty.

Wednesday’s Games 23. Notre Dame 18-8 185 19 GOLDEN STATE GUARD STEPHEN CURRY SCORES in the 21. Louis Oosthuizen SAF 3.58 TCU at West Virginia, 6 p.m.

(ROOT 24. SMU 22-4 154 21 Atlanta closed the third 22. J.B. Holmes USA 3.52 Sports) Warriors’ 102-92 victory over the Hawks on Monday in 25. Texas 17-10 104 24 quarter on a 28-6 run and IRL 3.38 Texas at Texas Tech, 6:30 p.m. 23. Shane Lowry Others receiving votes: Dayton 80, Atlanta.

24.

Kevin Na USA 3.29 grabbed the lead briefly Providence 48, California 34, Wichita (FSSW+) 25. Jimmy Walker USA 3.28 Kansas State at Iowa State, 7 p.m.

St. 33, Texas Tech 31, Wisconsin 27, early in the fourth, ignit26. Matt Kuchar USA 3.28 Saint Joseph’s 20, VCU 19, Hawaii 12, (Cyclones.tv) AUS 3.27 Kansas at Oklahoma State, 7 p.m. 27. Marc Leishman STANDINGS ing the sellout crowd. But South Carolina 12, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 28.

Byeong-Hun An KOR 3.26 10, Cincinnati 3, Valparaiso 3, San (FOX Oklahoma+) How former the Warriors would not 29. Paul Casey ENG 3.09 EASTERN CONFERENCE Diego St. 2, Southern Cal 2, Stephen F. 30. Andy Sullivan ENG 3.07 be denied, bouncing back Division Austin 1, UAB 1, UALR 1, UConn 1.

Kansas Women Jayhawks fared Atlantic 31. Charl Schwartzel SAF 2.93

W L Pct GB Nov. 1 — Pittsburg State (exhibi- 32. Russell Knox to hand the Hawks their SCO 2.84 Toronto 37 18 .673 — tion), W 80-54 USA Today Men’s Top 25 33. Thongchai Jaidee THA 2.81 fourth straight home loss.

Boston 33 25 .569 5½ Nov. 8 — Emporia State (exhibition), Cole Aldrich, The top 25 teams in the USA Today 34. Emiliano Grillo ARG 2.79 New York 24 34 .414 14½ Klay Thompson added men’s college basketball poll, with W 68-57 35. Danny Lee NZL 2.79 L.A. Clippers Brooklyn 15 41 .268 22½ Nov. 15 — Texas Southern, W 72-65 36. Bernd Wiesberger first-place votes in parentheses, 27 points for the WarAUT 2.75 Philadelphia 8 47 .145 29 (1-0) Min: 14. Pts: 8. records through Feb. 21, points based 37.

Victor Dubuisson FRA 2.74 Southeast Division riors.

Nov. 19 — Memphis, W 72-63 (2-0) on 25 points for a first-place vote 38. Martin Kaymer GER 2.72 Reb: 8. Ast: 1.

GOLDEN STATE (102) Barnes 5-8 1-2 14, Green 2-10 2-2 6, Bogut 1-4 1-2 3, Curry 14-22 3-3 36, Thompson 10-23 2-2 27, Iguodala 3-12 1-1 7, Barbosa 1-3 0-0 3, Rush 0-1 0-0 0, Speights 1-4 0-0 2, Livingston 2-2 0-0 4.

Totals 39-89 10-12 102.

ATLANTA (92) Bazemore 1-7 2-2 4, Millsap 4-13 2-4 11, Horford 10-20 2-2 23, Teague 5-12 4-8 16, Korver 1-4 0-0 2, Muscala 0-0 0-0 0, Sefolosha 2-5 0-0 6, Schroder 8-12 0-0 18, Hardaway Jr. 5-9 0-0 12, Scott 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 36-86 10-16 92.

Golden State 30 28 18 26—102 Atlanta 15 24 36 17— 92 3-Point Goals-Golden State 14-45 (Curry 5-11, Thompson 5-14, Barnes 3-6, Barbosa 1-3, Rush 0-1, Green 0-4, Iguodala 0-6), Atlanta 10-34 (Sefolosha 2-3, Hardaway Jr. 2-5, Schroder 2-5, Teague 2-6, Millsap 1-4, Horford 1-4, Korver 0-2, Scott 0-2, Bazemore 0-3).

Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Golden State 48 (Green 14), Atlanta 60 (Horford 16). Assists-Golden State 30 (Green 9), Atlanta 23 (Schroder, Horford, Teague 6). Total Fouls-Golden State 17, Atlanta 17. Technicals-Atlanta Coach Budenholzer. A-19,330 (18,729).

Pistons 96, Cavaliers 88 Cleveland — Reggie Jackson scored 23 points, Kentavious CaldwellPope added 19, and Detroit withstood Cleveland’s late comeback to snap a five-game losing streak.

One day after allowing New Orleans center Anthony Davis to score 59 points with 20 rebounds, the Pistons beat the Eastern Conference’s top team for the second time this season.

DETROIT (96) Harris 6-14 1-1 14, Morris 6-16 1-1 14, Drummond 4-8 8-14 16, Jackson 9-17 2-2 23, Caldwell-Pope 8-10 1-2 19, Johnson 4-9 1-1 10, Hilliard 0-2 0-0 0, Baynes 0-3 0-0 0, Blake 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-80 14-21 96.

CLEVELAND (88) James 5-18 2-2 12, Love 8-15 5-5 24, Thompson 0-2 0-0 0, Irving 11-21 5-6 30, Smith 3-7 0-0 7, Dellavedova 3-8 0-0 7, Mozgov 2-3 0-0 4, Frye 1-3 0-0 2, Jefferson 1-2 0-0 2, Kaun 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 34-79 12-13 88.

Detroit 33 23 19 21—96 Cleveland 28 21 19 20—88 3-Point Goals-Detroit 8-25 (Jackson 3-5, Caldwell-Pope 2-3, Johnson 1-4, Harris 1-5, Morris 1-6, Hilliard 0-1, Blake 0-1), Cleveland 8-26 (Love 3-7, Irving 3-7, Dellavedova 1-2, Smith 1-3, Jefferson 0-1, Frye 0-2, James 0-4).

Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Detroit 53 (Drummond 15), Cleveland 43 (James 8). Assists-Detroit 17 (Morris, Jackson 4), Cleveland 19 (James, Irving 5).

Total Fouls-Detroit 15, Cleveland 21.

Technicals-Morris. Flagrant FoulsDellavedova. A-20,562 (20,562).

Heat 101, Pacers 93, OT Miami — Goran Dragic scored 24 points, Hassan Whiteside finished with 19 points and 18 rebounds, and Miami won its third consecutive game since the All-Star break, rallying from 14 points down to beat Indiana in overtime.

Dwyane Wade added 16 points and Justise Winslow scored 15 for Miami, which won despite shooting only 38 percent.

INDIANA (93) George 11-24 5-7 31, Turner 8-13 0-0 16, Mahinmi 3-5 5-8 11, G.Hill 0-7 1-2 1, Ellis 2-17 3-4 7, J.Hill 3-10 0-2 6, Young 5-9 0-0 10, S.Hill 0-2 0-0 0, Allen 3-3 2-2 8, Budinger 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 36-92 16-25 93.

MIAMI (101) Green 0-5 0-0 0, Deng 5-18 3-5 13, Stoudemire 2-3 0-0 4, Dragic 10-17 3-6 24, Wade 4-21 8-10 16, Winslow 5-10 5-6 15, Whiteside 8-17 3-4 19, Udrih 0-0 0-0 0, McRoberts 4-8 1-3 10, Richardson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-100 23-34 101.

Indiana 25 19 25 19 5— 93 Miami 15 26 29 18 13—101 3-Point Goals-Indiana 5-15 (George 4-7, Budinger 1-1, Young 0-1, G.Hill 0-2, Ellis 0-4), Miami 2-13 (Dragic 1-2, McRoberts 1-3, Winslow 0-1, Wade 0-2, Green 0-2, Deng 0-3). Fouled OutTurner, Mahinmi. Rebounds-Indiana 57 (George 11), Miami 81 (Whiteside 18). Assists-Indiana 17 (George 4), Miami 19 (Dragic 5). Total FoulsIndiana 26, Miami 24. TechnicalsMiami Coach Spoelstra. A-19,600 (19,600).

Tarik Black, L.A. Lakers Min: 12. Pts: 2.

Reb: 2. Ast: 0.

Kirk Hinrich, Atlanta Did not play (coach’s decision) Sasha Kaun, Cleveland Min: 1. Pts: 0.

Reb: 0. Ast: 0.

Marcus Morris, Detroit Min: 40. Pts: 14.

Reb: 2. Ast: 0.

Paul Pierce, L.A. Clippers Min: 19. Pts: 11.

Reb: 4. Ast: 1.

Brandon Rush, Golden State Min: 6. Pts: 0.

Reb: 0. Ast: 0.

Andrew Wiggins, Minnesota Min: 36. Pts: 17.

Reb: 1. Ast: 0.

Raptors 122, Knicks 95 New York — Kyle Lowry had 22 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his first triple-double of the season, DeMar DeRozan also scored 22 while becoming the winningest player in Raptors history, and Toronto beat New York.

Jonas Valanciunas added 20 points for the Raptors.

TORONTO (122) Johnson 4-7 3-3 12, Scola 2-6 0-0 4, Valanciunas 9-14 2-2 20, Lowry 7-13 6-6 22, DeRozan 8-17 5-7 22, Biyombo 4-4 2-5 10, Joseph 5-9 1-2 13, Ross 4-10 0-0 12, Patterson 2-2 0-0 5, Wright 1-2 0-0 2, Nogueira 0-1 0-0 0, Bennett 0-0 0-0 0, Powell 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 46-87 19-25 122.

NEW YORK (95) Anthony 8-17 6-10 23, Porzingis 7-14 1-1 17, Lopez 10-14 1-1 21, Calderon 0-2 0-0 0, Afflalo 3-11 1-1 7, Thomas 3-9 2-2 9, Galloway 0-3 0-0 0, O’Quinn 0-3 0-2 0, Vujacic 0-2 0-0 0, Williams 2-3 2-4 6, Grant 3-5 2-2 9, Fredette 1-1 0-0 3.

Totals 37-84 15-23 95.

Toronto 26 31 29 36—122 New York 28 15 25 27— 95 3-Point Goals—Toronto 11-25 (Ross 4-8, Joseph 2-3, Lowry 2-4, Patterson 1-1, Johnson 1-2, DeRozan 1-3, Powell 0-1, Scola 0-3), New York 6-20 (Porzingis 2-6, Fredette 1-1, Anthony 1-2, Grant 1-2, Thomas 1-3, Calderon 0-1, Williams 0-1, Galloway 0-2, Afflalo 0-2). Rebounds— Toronto 52 (Lowry 11), New York 50 (Lopez 13). Assists—Toronto 26 (Lowry 11), New York 18 (Anthony 5). Total Fouls—Toronto 19, New York 20.

Technicals—Toronto defensive three second, Porzingis. A—19,812 (19,763).

W L Pct GB Miami 32 24 .571 — Atlanta 31 27 .534 2 Charlotte 29 26 .527 2½ Washington 25 29 .463 6 Orlando 24 30 .444 7 Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland 40 15 .727 — Indiana 30 26 .536 10½ Chicago 29 26 .527 11 Detroit 28 29 .491 13 Milwaukee 24 33 .421 17 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W L Pct GB San Antonio 47 9 .839 — Memphis 32 23 .582 14½ Dallas 30 27 .526 17½ Houston 28 28 .500 19 New Orleans 22 33 .400 24½ Northwest Division

W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 40 16 .714 — Portland 29 27 .518 11 Utah 27 28 .491 12½ Denver 22 34 .393 18 Minnesota 18 39 .316 22½ Pacific Division

W L Pct GB Golden State 50 5 .909 — L.A. Clippers 37 19 .661 13½ Sacramento 23 31 .426 26½ Phoenix 14 43 .246 37 L.A. Lakers 11 47 .190 40½ Today’s Games Orlando at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

New Orleans at Washington, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at Denver, 8 p.m.

Houston at Utah, 8 p.m.

Brooklyn at Portland, 9 p.m.

Timberwolves 124, Celtics 122 Minneapolis — KarlAnthony Towns had 28 points, 13 rebounds and four assists, and Minnesota outlasted Boston.

Gorgui Dieng had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and Ricky Rubio gave the Timberwolves 15 points, eight assists, eight rebounds and some terrific defense on Celtics AllStar Isaiah Thomas.

BOSTON (122) Crowder 9-15 5-5 27, Johnson 1-3 0-0 2, Sullinger 6-8 0-2 12, Thomas 8-20 0-0 18, Bradley 9-17 0-0 22, Smart 6-15 5-5 17, Turner 4-8 1-2 9, Jerebko 4-8 1-1 9, Zeller 2-6 2-2 6, Mickey 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 49-101 14-17 122.

MINNESOTA (124) Wiggins 5-11 7-12 17, Dieng 7-10 2-2 17, Towns 13-22 1-2 28, Rubio 3-7 9-11 15, LaVine 4-7 4-5 16, Prince 0-1 0-0 0, Jones 4-7 0-0 9, Martin 1-3 3-4 5, Payne 2-6 0-0 4, Muhammad 4-9 4-4 13. Totals 43-83 30-40 124.

Boston 23 30 31 38—122 Minnesota 31 28 34 31—124 3-Point Goals-Boston 10-28 (Crowder 4-6, Bradley 4-9, Thomas 2-7, Sullinger 0-1, Jerebko 0-1, Smart 0-4), Minnesota 8-15 (LaVine 4-5, Dieng 1-1, Muhammad 1-2, Towns 1-2, Jones 1-2, Martin 0-1, Wiggins 0-1, Rubio 0-1).

Rebounds-Boston 46 (Turner, Crowder 9), Minnesota 59 (Towns 13). AssistsBoston 33 (Thomas 9), Minnesota 24 (Rubio 8). Total Fouls-Boston 27, Minnesota 17. Technicals-Boston defensive three second. A-11,639 (19,356).

Clippers 124, Suns 84 Los Angeles — J.J. Redick scored 22 points, and the Clippers handed the Suns their 12th consecutive loss overall and 15th in a row on the road.

Bucks 108, Lakers 101 Milwaukee — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, and Milwaukee beat Los Angeles in retiring star Kobe Bryant’s last trip to the Bradley Center.

Bryant had 15 points in 24 minutes, shooting 3-of-12 from the field and 8-for-9 at the foul line.

PHOENIX (84) Tucker 1-3 0-0 2, Humphries 2-7 0-2 4, Len 5-16 4-6 14, Price 5-9 0-0 12, Booker 2-10 0-0 5, Goodwin 6-19 7-8 20, Teletovic 4-6 2-2 13, Pressey 2-7 0-0 4, Leuer 3-10 2-2 8, Weems 1-1 0-0 2.

Totals 31-88 15-20 84.

L.A. CLIPPERS (124) Pierce 3-6 3-4 11, Mbah a Moute 3-3 0-1 6, Jordan 6-9 5-11 17, Paul 6-11 3-3 16, Redick 7-14 4-4 22, Johnson 4-6 1-1 11, Crawford 0-4 2-2 2, Green 6-10 4-7 18, Prigioni 2-3 1-2 6, Aldrich 4-6 0-0 8, Stepheson 1-1 0-0 2, Wilcox 2-7 0-0 5.

Totals 44-80 23-35 124.

Phoenix 17 25 19 23— 84 L.A. Clippers 36 23 31 34—124 3-Point Goals-Phoenix 7-24 (Teletovic 3-5, Price 2-5, Booker 1-3, Goodwin 1-6, Humphries 0-1, Tucker 0-1, Leuer 0-1, Pressey 0-2), L.A. Clippers 13-24 (Redick 4-6, Pierce 2-3, Green 2-3, Johnson 2-4, Prigioni 1-1, Paul 1-2, Wilcox 1-3, Crawford 0-2).

Fouled Out-Booker, Len. ReboundsPhoenix 49 (Len 8), L.A. Clippers 61 (Jordan 11). Assists-Phoenix 20 (Pressey 10), L.A. Clippers 29 (Paul 14).

Total Fouls-Phoenix 27, L.A. Clippers 20. Technicals-Phoenix defensive three second. A-19,060 (19,060).

L.A. LAKERS (101) Bryant 3-12 8-9 15, Randle 1-5 3-6 5, Hibbert 1-5 0-0 2, Russell 3-5 0-0 9, Clarkson 5-10 1-1 15, Williams 2-12 10-13 14, Bass 4-6 3-4 11, Young 5-12 6-8 19, Nance Jr. 1-2 0-0 2, Black 1-3 0-0 2, Huertas 1-2 0-0 3, Kelly 1-2 2-2 4.

Totals 28-76 33-43 101.

MILWAUKEE (108) Antetokounmpo 12-17 3-6 27, Parker 7-15 1-2 15, Plumlee 7-7 0-4 14, Mayo 4-7 0-0 12, Middleton 5-15 7-8 18, Monroe 5-9 2-2 12, Carter-Williams 4-12 2-3 10, Vaughn 0-3 0-0 0, Novak 0-1 0-0 0, O’Bryant 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 44-86 15-25 108.

L.A. Lakers 19 29 17 36—101 Milwaukee 29 25 36 18—108 3-Point Goals-L.A. Lakers 12-29 (Clarkson 4-6, Russell 3-4, Young 3-8, Huertas 1-2, Bryant 1-5, Williams 0-4), Milwaukee 5-16 (Mayo 4-7, Middleton 1-5, Vaughn 0-1, Carter-Williams 0-1, Antetokounmpo 0-1, Novak 0-1).

Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-L.A. Lakers 56 (Randle 7), Milwaukee 54 (Antetokounmpo 12). AssistsL.A. Lakers 18 (Russell, Williams 4), Milwaukee 32 (Antetokounmpo 10).

Total Fouls-L.A. Lakers 24, Milwaukee 27. A-18,717 (18,717).

through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs 1. Villanova (25) 24-3 792 1 2. Kansas (7) 23-4 751 2 3. Virginia 21-5 679 8 4. Oklahoma 21-5 668 3 5. Xavier 24-3 652 7 6. North Carolina 22-5 639 4 7. Michigan State 22-5 626 9 8. Iowa 20-6 561 6 9. Maryland 23-5 527 5 10. Arizona 22-5 512 12 11. Miami 21-5 466 10 12. West Virginia 20-7 366 11 13. Oregon 21-6 365 17 14. Kentucky 20-7 333 14 15. Indiana 22-6 317 21 16. Baylor 20-7 305 22 17. Iowa State 19-8 304 15 18. Duke 20-7 303 19 19. Purdue 21-7 245 16 20. Notre Dame 18-8 176 18 21. Texas A&M 20-7 172 24 22. Dayton 21-5 121 13 23. Utah 21-7 120 — 24. Providence 19-8 102 20 25. Texas 17-10 66 25 Others receiving votes: South Carolina 47, Saint Mary’s 42, Wichita State 32, Texas Tech 30, Pittsburgh 18, Wisconsin 15, California 11, Saint Joseph’s 10, Seton Hall 6, Southern Cal 6, VCU 6, Hawaii 3, LSU 3, Michigan 1, San Diego State 1, St. Bonaventure 1.

College Men

EAST Iona 87, Siena 81 West Virginia 97, Iowa St. 87 SOUTH Alabama A&M 78, Southern U. 66 Alabama St. 73, Alcorn St. 59 Bethune-Cookman 96, Stetson 94, OT Cent. Arkansas 88, McNeese St. 82 Florida A&M 81, Md.-Eastern Shore 80, 2OT Hampton 82, Delaware St. 72 Miami 64, Virginia 61 Morgan St. 72, NC A&T 51 Norfolk St. 85, Coppin St. 77 Northwestern St. 81, Nicholls St. 67 Prairie View 63, MVSU 61 SC State 71, Howard 63 MIDWEST Green Bay 78, Cleveland St. 61 Milwaukee 87, Youngstown St. 51 Texas 71, Kansas St. 70 SOUTHWEST Incarnate Word 97, Houston Baptist 91 Stephen F. Austin 79, Lamar 58 Texas Southern 54, Ark.-Pine Bluff 52

Big 12 Men

Big 12 Overall

W L W L Kansas 11 3 23 4 West Virginia 10 5 21 7 Oklahoma 9 5 21 5 Baylor 9 5 20 7 Texas 9 6 18 10 Iowa State 8 7 19 9 Texas Tech 7 7 17 9 Kansas State 4 11 15 13 Oklahoma State 3 11 12 15 TCU 2 12 11 16 Monday’s Games West Virginia 97, Iowa State 87 Texas 71, Kansas State 70 Today’s Games Kansas at Baylor, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) TCU at Texas Tech, 8 p.m. (ESPNN) Wednesday’s Game Oklahoma State at Oklahoma, 8 p.m.

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AP Women’s Top 25

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 21, total points based on 25 points for a firstplace vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Prv 1. UConn (32) 26-0 800 1 2. Notre Dame 25-1 756 2 3. South Carolina 25-1 746 3 4. Baylor 27-1 704 4 5. Ohio St. 23-4 656 5 6. Maryland 25-3 623 6 7. Oregon St. 24-3 608 7 8. Texas 24-2 581 8 9. Arizona St. 24-4 563 9 10. Louisville 22-6 508 11 11. Texas A&M 20-7 463 12 12. Florida St. 21-5 421 10 13. Stanford 22-6 409 15 14. UCLA 20-7 387 12 15. Kentucky 19-6 338 16 16. Mississippi St. 22-6 319 14 17. Miami 22-5 258 18 18. Syracuse 22-6 241 23 19. DePaul 23-7 221 21 20. Michigan St. 20-7 134 25 21. South Florida 19-7 131 19 22. Oklahoma St. 19-7 94 17 23. Oklahoma 18-8 91 20 24. Missouri 21-6 76 — 25. Colorado St. 24-1 58 — Others receiving votes: Florida 55 BYU 50 West Virginia 42, Georgia 23, UTEP 14, Arkansas St. 7, Oregon 7, Green Bay 5, Florida Gulf Coast 4, Duquesne 3, Tennessee 2, Washington 2.

College Women

EAST Fairleigh Dickinson 75, Wagner 67 Mount St. Mary’s 59, CCSU 55 Robert Morris 69, LIU Brooklyn 53 Sacred Heart 64, Bryant 60 St. Francis (Pa.) 85, St. Francis Brooklyn 68 SOUTH Alabama St. 64, Alcorn St. 51 Coppin St. 56, Norfolk St. 47 Florida Gulf Coast 91, Lipscomb 52

Nov. 23 — at Arizona, L 52-67 (2-1) Nov. 27 — Northern Illinois at SMU Thanksgiving Classic, Dallas, W 66-58 (3-1) Nov. 28 — SMU at SMU Thanksgiving Classic, Dallas, L 64-73 (3-2) Dec. 2 — Creighton, W 67-54 (4-2) Dec. 6 — St. John’s, L 71-86 (4-3) Dec. 10 — UMKC, L 44-47 (4-4) Dec. 13 — Navy, W 61-54 OT (5-4) Dec. 20 — Washington State, L 53-66 (5-5) Dec. 22 — Oral Roberts, L 63-70 (5-6) Dec. 30 — at Oklahoma, L 44-67 (5-7, 0-1) Jan. 3 — West Virginia, L 45-65 (5-8, 0-2) Jan. 6 — Baylor, L 40-58 (5-9, 0-3) Jan. 9 — at Iowa State, L 49-65 (5-10, 0-4) Jan. 13 — Texas, L 38-75 (5-11, 0-5) Jan. 16 — at West Virginia, L 35-27 (5-12, 0-6) Jan. 20 — Kansas State, L 46-59 (5-13, 0-7) Jan. 24 — Oklahoma State, L 46-74 (5-14, 0-8) Jan. 27 — at Texas, L 46-70 (5-15, 0-9) Jan. 30 — at Texas Tech, L 44-54 (5-16, 0-10) Feb. 2 — Iowa State, L 53-63 (5-17, 0-11) Feb. 6 — at Baylor, L 49-81 (5-18, 0-12) Feb. 13 — at Kansas State, L 67-81 (5-19, 0-13) Feb. 17 — TCU, L 44-70 (5-20, 0-14) Feb. 20 — Oklahoma, L 66-72 (5-21, 0-15) Feb. 24 — at Oklahoma State, 7 p.m.

Feb. 27 — Texas Tech, 7 p.m.

Feb. 29 — at TCU, 6 p.m.

March 4-7 — Big 12 tournament at Oklahoma City

High School Boys

Ell-Saline 53, Minneapolis 48 Ellsworth 59, Russell 49 Galena 73, St. Paul 48 Hill City 56, Thunder Ridge 13 Lebo 52, Eureka 48 Paola 76, KC East Christian 42 Wellsville 61, West Franklin 35

High School Girls

Atchison 69, KC Wyandotte 10 Blue Valley Stillwell 55, BV North 54, OT Eureka 41, Lebo 38 Minneapolis 60, Ell-Saline 24 Russell 44, Ellsworth 28 St. Paul 54, Galena 18 St. Thomas Aquinas 39, BV Northwest 35 Thunder Ridge 57, Hill City 50 West Franklin 48, Wellsville 42 Wetmore 45, Cornerstone Family 31

BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with INF Jimmy Rollins on a minor league contract.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms with 1B Chris Parmelee on a minor league contract.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Claimed LHP Sean Nolin off waivers by Milwaukee.

National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Agreed to terms with OF Jeff Francoeur on a minor league contract.

CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms with LHP Manny Parra on a minor league contract.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DETROIT PISTONS — Announced the trade of C Joel Anthony and a protected 2016 first-round draft pick to Houston for F-C Donatas Motiejunas and G Marcus Thornton was rescinded because medical clearance was not given on all players.

DALLAS MAVERICKS — Signed F David Lee. Waived G John Jenkins.

DENVER NUGGETS — Agreed to terms with F JaKarr Sampson on a multiyear contract.

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS — Waived F Jason Thompson. Agreed to terms with C Anderson Varejao for the remainder of the season.

MILWAUKEE BUCKS — Signed F Steve Novak. Waived F Chris Copeland.

NEW YORK KNICKS — Signed G Jimmer Fredette to a 10-day contract.

PHOENIX SUNS — Waived F-C DeJuan Blair.

Women’s National Basketball Association DALLAS WINGS — Re-signed F Glory Johnson to a multiyear contract.

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Re-signed P Drew Butler.

DENVER BRONCOS — Signed TE Richard Gordon and DL Phil Taylor.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Waived LB Jonathan Newsome. Released LB Andy Studebaker.

NEW YORK JETS — Released CB Antonio Cromartie.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Agreed to terms with S Malcolm Jenkins on a five-year contract.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Waived TE Brian Leonhardt.

COLLEGE DOANE — Fired men’s basketball coach Jim Weeks. Named Ian McKeithen men’s interim basketball coach.

DUKE — Named Nolan Smith special assistant for men’s basketball.

KENTUCKY — Dismissed senior DE-LB Jason Hatcher following his

39. David Lingmerth SWE 40. Justin Thomas USA 41. Bill Haas USA 42. Soren Kjeldsen DEN 43. Scott Piercy USA 44. Kiradech Aphibarnrat THA 45. Chris Wood ENG 46. Matthew Fitzpatrick ENG 47. Robert Streb USA 48. Billy Horschel USA 49. Anirban Lahiri IND 50. Jamie Donaldson WAL 51. Chris Kirk USA 52. Matt Jones AUS 53. Lee Westwood ENG 54. Fabian Gomez ARG 55. Charley Hoffman USA 56. Ryan Moore USA 57. Daniel Berger USA 58. Rafael Cabrera-Bello ESP 59. Ian Poulter ENG 60. Thorbjorn Olesen DEN 61. Thomas Pieters BEL 62. Marcus Fraser AUS 63. Gary Woodland USA 64. Ryan Palmer USA 65. Smylie Kaufman USA 66. Kristoffer Broberg SWE 67. Jason Dufner USA 68. Jaco Van Zyl SAF 69. Shingo Katayama JPN 70. Patton Kizzire USA

2.65 2.62 2.62 2.56 2.56 2.55 2.54 2.52 2.47 2.46 2.35 2.27 2.26 2.24 2.20 2.18 2.16 2.16 2.16 2.12 2.12 2.12 2.10 2.10 2.07 2.05 2.03 2.02 2.02 2.02 2.01 1.98

NHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 59 34 18 7 75 164 137 Tampa Bay 59 33 22 4 70 163 148 Boston 60 32 22 6 70 185 169 Detroit 60 29 20 11 69 151 157 Ottawa 60 28 26 6 62 172 186 Montreal 60 28 27 5 61 163 165 Buffalo 60 24 29 7 55 144 166 Toronto 57 20 27 10 50 140 172 Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 58 44 10 4 92 194 133 N.Y. Rangers 59 34 19 6 74 171 150 N.Y. Islanders 57 31 19 7 69 164 144 Pittsburgh 58 30 20 8 68 154 151 New Jersey 60 29 24 7 65 133 141 Carolina 60 27 23 10 64 148 160 Philadelphia 58 26 21 11 63 144 158 Columbus 60 24 29 7 55 155 188 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 62 38 19 5 81 176 148 Dallas 60 37 17 6 80 194 169 St. Louis 62 35 18 9 79 156 150 Nashville 60 28 21 11 67 156 155 Colorado 62 31 27 4 66 165 173 Minnesota 59 27 22 10 64 156 148 Winnipeg 58 25 29 4 54 149 171 Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 58 34 20 4 72 157 137 Anaheim 58 31 19 8 70 146 141 San Jose 58 32 21 5 69 174 157 Arizona 59 27 26 6 60 163 183 Vancouver 59 23 24 12 58 142 168 Calgary 58 26 29 3 55 160 180 Edmonton 60 22 32 6 50 150 184 Monday’s Games Nashville 2, Montreal 1, SO Columbus 6, Boston 4 Washington 3, Arizona 2 San Jose 6, St. Louis 3 Today’s Games N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Nashville at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Columbus at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Arizona at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Calgary at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

Remaining Free Agents

New York — The 48 remaining free agents (q-did not accept qualifying offer): AMERICAN LEAGUE CLEVELAND (1) — Ryan Raburn, dh.

DETROIT (3) — Joe Nathan, rhp; Alfredo Simon, rhp; Randy Wolf, lhp.

KANSAS CITY (2) — Franklin Morales, lhp; Alex Rios, of.

LOS ANGELES (4) — David DeJesus, of; David Freese, 3b; David Murphy, of; Shane Victorino, of.

MINNESOTA (2) — Neal Cotts, lhp; Torii Hunter, of.

OAKLAND (1) — Barry Zito, lhp.

SEATTLE (1) — Joe Beimel, lhp.

TAMPA BAY (1) — Grady Sizemore, of.

TEXAS (3) — q-Yovani Gallardo, rhp; Drew Stubbs, of; Will Venable, of.

TORONTO (3) — Mark Buehrle, lhp; Jeff Francis, lhp; LaTroy Hawkins, rhp.

NATIONAL LEAGUE CHICAGO (4) — Chris Denorfia, of; q-Dexter Fowler, of; Dan Haren, rhp; Austin Jackson, of.

CINCINNATI (1) — Sean Marshall, lhp.

COLORADO (1) — Justin Morneau, 1b.

MIAMI (1) — Casey McGehee, 3b.

MILWAUKEE (1) — Kyle Lohse, rhp.

NEW YORK (1) — Juan Uribe, 3b.

PHILADELPHIA (4) — Chad Billingsley, rhp; Aaron Harang, rhp; Cliff Lee, lhp; Jerome Williams, rhp.

PITTSBURGH (3) — A.J. Burnett, rhp; Corey Hart, 1b; Aramis Ramirez, 3b.

ST. LOUIS (1) — Randy Choate, lhp.

SAN DIEGO (1) — Josh Johnson, rhp.

SAN FRANCISCO (5) — Jeremy Affeldt, lhp; Marlon Byrd, of; Tim Hudson, rhp; Tim Lincecum, rhp; Marco Scutaro, 2b.

WASHINGTON (4) — q-Ian Desmond, ss; Nate McLouth, of; Matt Thornton, lhp; Dan Uggla, 2b.

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Volkswagen Cars

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2013 Honda Accord EX

2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE

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2015 Nissan Pathfinder SL

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2007 Toyota Camry Solara SLE

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A P P LY N O W

593 AREA JOB OPENINGS! BRANDON WOODS ................5 OPENINGS

HOME OXYGEN 2-U ............. 10 OPENINGS

USA800, INC. .................. 120 OPENINGS

CITY OF LAWRENCE ............. 37 OPENINGS

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS .... 268 OPENINGS

WESTAFF ........................... 25 OPENINGS

CLO ................................. 10 OPENINGS

MISCELLANEOUS ................ 62 OPENINGS

CORIZON HEALTH .................6 OPENINGS

MV TRANSPORTATION .......... 20 OPENINGS

COTTONWOOD.................... 20 OPENINGS

THE SHELTER, INC. ............. 10 OPENINGS

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AT T E N T I O N E M P L OY E R S !

Email your number of job openings to Peter at psteimle@ljworld.com. *Approximate number of job openings at the time of this printing.

Social Worker

ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST The World Company, based in Lawrence, Kansas, has an opening for an Accounting Specialist in our Business Office. Specialist performs the accounts payable activity for multiple companies; directs invoice processing and verification, expense coding, and drafts payment checks or vouchers; oversees maintenance of supporting records to ensure compliance with policies and procedures; generates required reports; and interacts with internal and external auditors as assigned. Will accurately process payroll for several locations and ensure payroll is processed in compliance with federal and state laws, including reporting requirements.

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Shawnee Dispatch, a division of The World Company, is seeking individuals who want to help companies grow their business. Our Account Executive’s will develop sales and marketing strategies with clients utilizing print and digital advertising primarily for the Shawnee Dispatch, but will also include Lawrence Journal-World, LJWorld.com, KUsports.com and Lawrence.com, and our websites and digital products.

Position will be located in Shawnee, Kansas.

The World Company offers an excellent benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401k, paid time off, employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, career opportunities and more! Background check and pre-employment drug screen required. EOE

MEET US AT THE SHAWNEE JOB FAIR ON 2/24 AT SHAWNEE CIVIC CENTRE! 11:30-3:00

The Social Worker provides medically related social services to respond to the concrete and emotional needs of residents and provides support to Family members. Assists with admission and referral process.

This is a full time position, 30 hours per week.

Minimum of SSD Certification required.

Competitive salary, excellent benefits program, including direct deposit, health, dental, vision insurance, 401(k) with profit sharing, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, excellent orientation program, and EAP.

APPLY IN PERSON: Human Resources 1501 Inverness Drive Lawrence, KS 66047 TProchaska@5ssl.com Equal Opportunity Employer Drug Free Workplace

SOIL CONSERVATION TECHNICIAN Position involves working outdoors, visiting landowners, traversing uneven terrain, evaluating and designing conservation and agricultural practices, and more. Employee will work with traditional agriculture producers a majority of the time. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: High school diploma or GED. Requires familiarity with agricultural practices or farming, and an interest in conservation (Two year degree with agriculture classes would substitute for farm/agriculture experience), ability to communicate effectively and work well with people, valid Kansas state driver’s license, and pass a security background investigation, as required by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.

Salary $33,686 plus benefits.

Closing date for the position is March 1, 2016.

To apply, visit http://www.douglasccd.com/ and follow the link on our Home Page for more information and application. To obtain information on the application process contact Douglas County Conservation District, 4920 Bob Billings Pkwy, Suite A, Lawrence, KS 66049 785-843-4260 x 1129.

EOE

General

HIRING IMMEDIATELY! Drive for KU on Wheels or Lawrence Transit System.

Flexible part-time schedules, 80% company paid employee health insurance for full time.

Career opportunities. $11.50/hr after paid training. Must be 21+ w. good driving record.

Apply online: lawrencetransit.org/ employment Or come to: MV Transportation, Inc. 1260 Timberedge Road Lawrence, KS. EOE

Interview TIP #2 Arrive 5 min early.

Not 25 - Just 5.

Apply online at jobs.the-worldco.com

LAWRENCE

Under the supervision of the Lead Journeyman Lineman, the Journeyman Lineman is a non-exempt position under FLSA. This position is responsible for maintaining, building, and repairing the electric distribution system. This position operates equipment, digs holes and sets poles, strings wire and other duties related to maintenance of the electric distribution system.

Working with underground and overhead electrical lines is required. The employee should have a strong mechanical aptitude, an understanding of electric distribution systems and willingness to learn. Excellent beneifts, retirement and a salary range of $25.00/hr to $27.00/hr. For additional information on this position, contact Chris Croucher at 785-594-6907 or email ccroucher@baldwincity.org Apply no later than 2/26/2016.

Application available at City Hall and on our website: www.baldwincity.org Submit applications to Laura Hartman at City Hall or at: lhartman@baldwincity.org EOE

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FT NR - DAYS Critical Access Hospial Excellent Opportunities at our hospital. PTO, Sick Leave, 403B, Health and Dental, Competitive Pay. Applications a reception office, www.fwhuston.com or send resume to: F. W. Huston Medical Center Attn: Melody Keirns, Human Resources Director 408 Delaware Winchester, KS 66097 Fax: 913-774-3366 hr@jcmhospital.org

Hotel-Restaurant

Deliver Newspapers!

It’s Fun! Outstanding pay Part-time work

Journeyman Lineman

Healthcare

Be an independent contractor, Deliver every day, between 2-6 a.m.

Reliable vehicle, driver’s license, insurance in your own name, and a phone required.

Come in & Apply!

645 New Hampshire 816-805-6780 jinsco@ljworld.com

Automotive

DIESEL MECHANICS Experienced heavy equipment mechanics needed.

Must provide basic set of tools. Good pay based on skill level. Benefits include health care, vacation-holiday, 401k.

Apply between 8am & 4pm at Hamm Companies, 609 Perry Place, Perry KS. Equal Opportunity Employer

Customer Service

11 Hard Workers needed NOW! $10 hr to train.

Quickly earn $12-$15 hr Weekly pay checks.

Paid Vacations No Weekends

Call today!

785-841-9999

McDonalds is hiring at

6th & Michigan!

Full & Part Time Day or Night shifts.

Weekend availability is necessary.

Free meals Open job interviews every day 2-5 p.m.

Apply in person OR on-line at: MyLocal_Mcds.com/on-6th

Hiring ALL Positions!

Fast-paced sports bar!

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23rd St, just past Harper.

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Over 25 yrs. exp.

Licensed & Insured. Decks, deck covers, pergolas, screened porches, & all types of repairs. Call 913-209-4055 for Free estimates or go to prodeckanddesign.com

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Reasonable rates.

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Level & Straighten Walls & Bracing on wall. BBB. Free Estimates Since 1962 Wagner’s 785-749-1696 www.foundationrepairks.com

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Excellent References.

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Full Remodels & Odd Jobs, Interior/Exterior Painting, Installation & Repair of:

Painting Interior/Exterior Painting Quality Work Over 30 yrs. exp.

Call Lyndsey 913-422-7002

Plumbing RETIRED MASTER PLUMBER & Handyman needs small work.

Bill Morgan 816-523-5703

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Deck Drywall Siding Replacement Gutters Privacy Fencing Doors & Trim Commercial Build-out Build-to-suit services

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

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20 yrs experience.

913-441-8641 913-244-7718

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Painting

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Bolder heading?

Color background?

Interior/exterior painting, roofing, roof repairs, fence work, deck work, lawn care, siding, windows & doors. For 11+ years serving Douglas County & surrounding areas. Insured.

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AUCTIONS Auction Calendar **PAWN SHOP AUCTION** Saturday, March 5, 6 PM 4795 Frisbie Rd Shawnee, KS Preview items at NOON -Great selection of recreational items from hunting, laptops, game systems, tools, coins, jewelry AND MORE! Metro Pawn Inc 913.596.1200 metropawnks.com Lindsay Auction Svc. 913.441.1557 lindsaysauctions.com Former Deems John Deere Dealership Commercial Real Estate Auction Thursday March 17, 1 PM Public Showing: Wed., 2/17, 1:00- 3:00 PM SALE TO BE HELD ON-SITE: 805 ORANGE ST. BUTLER, MO Info: Sullivan Auctioneers Terry Reynolds (660) 341-1092 www.sullivanauctioneers.com

TRACTORS, ATV, & MORE Public Auction Saturday, Feb. 27, 10am 12669 S. Shawnee Heights Rd Overbrook, KS John Deere, Ford, Polaris, Dearborn Equipment, Antiques, Collectibles, Wood Working Tools, Shop & Yard Tools. See list: kansasauctions.net/hamilton Hamilton Auctions Mark Hamilton 785-759-9805|785-214-0560 ESTATE SALE BY TERRY SUTCLIFFE

Saturday, February 27, 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM 3517 TAM O’SHANTER DR. Lawrence, KS CASH ONLY Quality items, art pieces, Ethan Allen and more furniture, kitchen items, designer clothing, books, Vietri & Franciscan Dish Sets, China Sets & Droll Design Plates, Nieman Marcus, Halls Department Store & MiscCollectibles.

FULL AD IN Wed/Sat PAPER OFFICE BUILDING AUCTION 311 Jefferson Street Oskaloosa, Kansas Thurs, March 3rd, 6:00 PM (Preview Sunday, February 21, 1 - 2 PM & Wednesday, Feb. 24th, 5:30 - 6:30 PM) Agent / Auctioneer: Richard H. Garvin CAI, ATS, GPPA, CES 785 224-4492 | 785-793-2500 rjsauction@sbcglobal.net www.ucnortheastkansas.com PUBLIC AUCTION: Saturday, February 27, 10 AM Wischropp Auction Facility 930 Laing St., Osage City, KS Quilts, Shaker Boxes, Trunks, Zane Grey and other books, Antiques, Vintage, Collectibles.

Listing & Pictures at: www.wischroppauctions.com Wayne Wischropp 785-828-4212 ONLINE AUCTION BIDDING HAS STARTED! Preview: 2/27 & 2/29 9:00 am - 4pm both days Monticello Auction Center 4795 Frisbie Rd, Shawnee, KS Collectible Vehicles, Motorcycles, & Radios; ‘46 Chevy 4 Door, ‘53 Chevy P.U.,’69 Volkswagen, ‘70 Datsun convertible, Yamaha & Honda motorcycles, & more! Visit: www.lindsayauctions.com BIDDING ENDS MARCH 1!

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Auction Calendar FARM AUCTION Saturday, March 5, 9:30am 769 E. 1650 Rd. Baldwin City, KS Tractors, Vehicles, Equipment, Vintage Museum Horse Drawn, Tractor Items, Allis Chalmers items, Salvage Items, Collectibles, Household, Appliances & Misc.

Seller: William Miles & Nora Cleland Estate Elston Auctions 785-594-0505|785-218-7851 www.kansasauctions.net/elston

2 DAY AUCTION Sat 2/27 @ 10am & Sun 2/28 @1pm VFW Hall @ 2806 N 155th St. Basehor, KS Coins, Sports Memorabilia, Baseball cards & more, Vintage Fishing Lures, Antiques & Collectibles, Tools, Guns, Boat Trailer & Motor. See web for color pics & full list: kansasauctions.net/sebree Sebree Auction LLC 816-223-9235 FARM AUCTION Sat., Feb. 27, 11:00 am 310 E. 800 Rd. Baldwin City, KS Tractors, Trucks, & 4 Wheeler, Heavy Equip, Hay & Silage Equip, Cattle Equip & Misc Farm Supplies, Fence posts, & more.

Seller: Roger & Susie Taul *equipment well maintened & shed kept! See web for pics!

Auctioneers: Jason Flory: 785-979-2183 Mark Elston: 785-218-7851 www.FloryAndAssociates.com Kansasauctions.net/elston 2 Auctions this Weekend!

Saturday, 2/27 at 10 AM 408 Pearson Waverly, KS Anvil, Tools, Petrol signage.

Auto, cycle, tractor related. Antiques, Display, Primitives, Fireking.

Sunday, 2/28 at 11 AM 18790 Cedar Niles Gardner KS Vehicle, outdoor, appliances, furniture, household, antiques, jewelry.

BRANDEN OTTO, auctioneer 913-710-7111 ottoauctioneering.com

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Ag Equipment

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Carnival Blue Glass Bowl 8.75” across, 2.5”H, Vintage, Grape and Leaf motif. Excellent condition. $35 785-865-4215

$100.00 For All Coins 1944 Walking Liberty 1/2 Dollar, 1896 Liberty Nickel, 2 Kennedy Half-Dollars, 785-841-3332

• H.L. Phillips upright $650 •Whitney Spinet - $500 • Cable Nelson - $500 • Gulbranson Spinet - $450 Prices include tuning & delivery

785-832-9906

Sports Fan Gear Own a piece of KU Jayhawk History!

Men’s Slacks 14 Pairs of Land’s End, assorted colors slacks. Most never worn, size 37/29. $75 for all, Originally $80 ea.

Call (785)393-0738

KANSAS JAYHAWK COFFEE TABLE Made from original oak flooring from Hoch auditorium, with Jayhawk logo, crimson & blue baselines. 21 x 54 x 14. $600. Call 785-760-6991

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(First published in the will expire on April 4, 2016.

Lawrence Daily Journal- If you fail to plead, judgWorld February 23, 2016) ment and decree will be entered in due course IN THE DISTRICT COURT upon the request of plainOF DOUGLAS COUNTY, tiff.

KANSAS CIVIL DEPARTMENT MILLSAP & SINGER, LLC Branch Banking & trust Company Plaintiff, vs.

William J. Atwell, Jane Doe, and John Doe, et al., Defendants

By: Chad R. Doornink, #23536 cdoornink@msfirm.com 8900 Indian Creek Parkway, Suite 180 Overland Park, KS 66210 (913) 339-9132 (913) 339-9045 (fax)

By: /s/ Tiffany T. Frazier Tiffany T. Frazier, #26544 tfrazier@msfirm.com Garrett M. Gasper, #25628 ggasper@msfirm.com Aaron M. Schuckman, #22251 NOTICE OF SUIT aschuckman@msfirm.com 612 Spirit Dr. STATE OF KANSAS to the St. Louis, MO 63005 above named Defendants (636) 537-0110 and The Unknown Heirs, (636) 537-0067 (fax) executors, devisees, trustees, creditors, and as- ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF signs of any deceased de________ fendants; the unknown spouses of any defend- (First published in the ants; the unknown offic- Lawrence Daily Journal ers, successors, trustees, -World February 16, 2016) creditors and assigns of any defendants that are IN THE DISTRICT COURT existing, dissolved or dorOF DOUGLAS COUNTY, mant corporations; the unKANSAS known executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, In the Matter of the Estate creditors, successors and of BRUNO TAGLIAFERRI assigns of any defendants Deceased that are or were partners or in partnership; and the Case No. 2016-PR-20 unknown guardians, conDiv. 1 servators and trustees of any defendants that are Petition Pursuant to K.S.A. minors or are under any leChapter 59 gal disability and all other person who are or may be NOTICE TO CREDITORS concerned: THE STATE OF KANSAS TO YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: that a Petition for Mortgage Foreclosure has been You are hereby notified filed in the District Court of that on February 9, 2016, a Douglas County, Kansas by Petition for Appointment Branch Banking & trust of Administrator under the Company, praying for fore- Kansas Simplified Estates closure of certain real Act was filed in this Court property legally described by ALISON GABRIELE, suras follows: viving spouse and heir of the Estate of BRUNO TALOT 18, BLOCK 5, CHAPAR- GLIAFERRI, deceased.

RAL, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, DOUG- All creditors are notified to LAS COUNTY, KANSAS. TAX exhibit their demands ID NO. U18350 Commonly against the Estate within known as 2702 Rawhide four months from the date Lane, Lawrence, KS 66046 of the first publication of (“the Property”) MS171835 this notice, as provided by law, and if their demands for a judgment against de- are not thus exhibited, fendants and any other in- they shall be forever terested parties and, un- barred. less otherwise served by personal or mail service of ALISON GABRIELE, summons, the time in Petitioner which you have to plead to the Petition for Foreclo- PREPARED AND APPROVED sure in the District Court of BY: Douglas County Kansas STEVENS & BRAND, L.L.P. Case No. 16CV52 Court No. 3 Title to Real Estate Involved Pursuant to K.S.A. §60

900 Massachusetts, Ste. 500 PO Box 189 Lawrence KS 66044-0189 (785) 843-0811 Attorneys for Petitioners ________

Street Lawrence, Kansas 66044 (785) 843-8117; FAX (785) 843-0492 office@dgraves-law.com Attorney for Petitioner _______

(785) 843-8117; FAX (785) 843-0492 office@dgraves-law.com Attorney for Petitioner _______

(First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal(First published in the (First published in the World February 23, 2016) Lawrence Daily Journal- Lawrence Daily JournalIN THE DISTRICT COURT World, February 23, 2016) World, February 23, 2016) OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS IN THE DISTRICT IN THE DISTRICT CIVIL DEPARTMENT COURT OF COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, DOUGLAS COUNTY, Branch Banking & trust KANSAS KANSAS Company PROBATE DIVISION PROBATE DIVISION Plaintiff, In the Matter of the Estate of RAYMOND HOWARD CHRISTIAN, Deceased

In the Matter of the Estate of MAXINE SCHWEMMER, Deceased

Case No. 16PR13 Div. No. 1

Case No. 16PR14 Div. No. 1

Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59

Petition Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59

NOTICE OF SUIT

NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The State of Kansas To All Persons Concerned: You are hereby notified that on February 3, 2016, a petition was filed in this Court by Ann K. Lowder, an heir, devisee and legatee, praying that the petitioner be appointed as administrator, without bond, and petitioner be granted Letters of Administration.

The State of Kansas To All Persons Concerned:

You are hereby notified that on February 3, 2016, a Petition for Probate of Will and Issuance of Letters Testamentary was filed in this Court by Susan Christine Lomas, heir, devisee, legatee, and executor named in the Last Will and Testament of Maxine You are required to file Schwemmer, deceased. your written defenses thereto on or before March You are required to file 17, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the your written defenses District Court, Lawrence, thereto on or before March Douglas County, Kansas, at 17, 2016, at 10:00 o’clock which time and place the a.m. in the District Court, cause will be heard. Lawrence, Douglas County, Should you fail therein, Kansas, at which time and judgment and decree will place the cause will be be entered in due course heard. Should you fail upon the petition. therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due All creditors are notified to course upon the petition. exhibit their demands against the Estate within All creditors of the above the latter of four months named decedent are notifrom the date of first pub- fied to exhibit their delication of notice under K. mands against the estate S.A. 59-2236 and amend- within four months from ments thereto, or if the the date of first publicaidentity of the creditor is tion of this notice, as proknown or reasonably as- vided by law, and if their certainable, thirty days af- demands are not thus exter actual notice was given hibited, they shall be foras provided by law, and if ever barred. their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be Susan Christine Lomas, forever barred.

Petitioner Ann K. Lowder, Petitioner Prepared By: /s/ Darryl Graves Darryl Graves #08991 Darryl Graves, A Professional Law Corporation 1040 New Hampshire

Prepared By: /s/ Darryl Graves Darryl Graves #08991 Darryl Graves, A Professional Law Corporation 1040 New Hampshire Street Lawrence, Kansas 66044

vs.

Robert G. Sterling a/k/a Robert Glenn Sterling, Jane Doe, John Doe, Catherine S. Lewis, Vicki Pendleton, and Virginia E. Mofid, et al., Case No. 16CV54 Court No. 1 Title to Real Estate Involved Pursuant to K.S.A. §60 NOTICE OF SUIT STATE OF KANSAS to the above named Defendants and The Unknown Heirs, executors, devisees, trustees, creditors, and assigns of any deceased defendants; the unknown spouses of any defendants; the unknown officers, successors, trustees, creditors and assigns of any defendants that are existing, dissolved or dormant corporations; the unknown executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, successors and assigns of any defendants that are or were partners or in partnership; and the unknown guardians, conservators and trustees of any defendants that are minors or are under any legal disability and all other person who are or may be concerned: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Petition for Mortgage Foreclosure has been filed in the District Court of Douglas County, Kansas by Branch Banking and Trust Company, praying for foreclosure of certain real property legally described as follows: LOT 5, IN BLOCK 3, IN WESTRIDGE NUMBER 3, AN ADDITION IN THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, IN DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS. PARCEL #: 023-068-27-0-40-11-006.00-0 Commonly known as 518 Abilene St, Lawrence, KS

66049 (“the MS172786

Property”) ers, successors, trustees, creditors and assigns of any defendants that are for a judgment against de- existing, dissolved or dorfendants and any other in- mant corporations; the unterested parties and, un- known executors, adminisless otherwise served by trators, devisees, trustees, personal or mail service of creditors, successors and summons, the time in assigns of any defendants which you have to plead to that are or were partners the Petition for Foreclo- or in partnership; and the sure in the District Court of unknown guardians, conDouglas County Kansas servators and trustees of will expire on April 4, 2016. any defendants that are If you fail to plead, judg- minors or are under any lement and decree will be gal disability and all other entered in due course person who are or may be upon the request of plain- concerned: tiff.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED MILLSAP & SINGER, LLC that a Petition for Mortgage Foreclosure has been By: filed in the District Court of Chad R. Doornink, #23536 Douglas County, Kansas by cdoornink@msfirm.com Ditech Financial LLC, pray8900 Indian Creek ing for foreclosure of cerParkway, Suite 180 tain real property legally Overland Park, KS 66210 described as follows: (913) 339-9132 (913) 339-9045 (fax) A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST By: /s/ Tiffany T. Frazier QUARTER (NE 1/4) OF SECTiffany T. Frazier, #26544 TION THIRTEEN (13), tfrazier@msfirm.com TOWNSHIP TWELVE SOUTH Garrett M. Gasper, #25628 (T12S), RANGE SEVENTEEN ggasper@msfirm.com EAST (R17E) OF THE 6TH Aaron M. Schuckman, P.M., DOUGLAS COUNTY, #22251 KANSAS, MORE PARTICUaschuckman@msfirm.com LARLY DESCRIBED AS FOL612 Spirit Dr. LOWS: COMMENCING AT St. Louis, MO 63005 THE NORTHWEST CORNER (636) 537-0110 OF THE NORTHEAST QUAR(636) 537-0067 (fax) TER (NE 1/4); THENCE ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF SOUTH 88 DEGREES 42 MIN________ UTES 06 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 1,067.23 FEET (First published in the TO THE POINT OF BEGINNLawrence Daily Journal- ING, SAID POINT BEING ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE World February 16, 2016) NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE 1/4); THENCE CONTINUING IN THE DISTRICT COURT SOUTH 88 DEGREES 42 MINOF DOUGLAS COUNTY, UTES 06 SECONDS EAST A KANSAS DISTANCE OF 255.00 FEET, CIVIL DEPARTMENT SAID POINT BEING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF Ditech Financial LLC THE NORTHEAST QUARTER Plaintiff, (NE 1/4), OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE 1/4); vs.

THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 27 SECCalvin A. Boylan ONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF (Deceased), Jane Doe, 1,045.24 FEET, SAID POINT John Doe, and Unknown BEING ON THE NORTH LINE Heirs of Calvin A. Boylan OF THE NORTHEAST QUARet al., TER (NE 1/4); THENCE Defendants SOUTH 00 DEGREES 05 MINUTES 14 SECONDS WEST A Case No. 16CV53 DISTANCE OF 1,052.41 FEET, Court No. 4 SAID POINT BEING ON THE NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY Title to Real Estate LINE OF THE KANSAS Involved TURNPIKE; THENCE ALONG Pursuant to K.S.A. §60 SAID LINE NORTH 69 DEGREES 21 MINUTES 33 SECNOTICE OF SUIT ONDS WEST A DISTANCE STATE OF KANSAS to the OF 137.00 FEET; THENCE above named Defendants NORTH 61 DEGREES 52 33 SECONDS and The Unknown Heirs, MINUTES executors, devisees, trus- WEST A DISTANCE OF FEET; THENCE tees, creditors, and as- 432.48 signs of any deceased de- NORTH 70 DEGREES 27 38 SECONDS fendants; the unknown MINUTES spouses of any defend- WEST A DISTANCE OF 50.46 ants; the unknown offic- FEET; THENCE NORTH 80

DEGREES 38 MINUTES 01 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 357.77 FEET; THENCE AROUND A RADIAL CURVE TO THE LEFT HAVING A DELTA ANGLE OF 00 DEGREES 49 MINUTES 56 SECONDS A RADIUS OF 23,218.32 FEET, A CHORD LENGTH OF 337.24 FEET WITH A BEARING OF NORTH 71 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 24 SECONDS WEST AND AN ARC LENGTH OF 337.25 FEET, SAID POINT BEING ON THE NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE; THENCE NORTH 05 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 29 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 652.74 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, SUBJECT TO ANY PART IN ROADS. BEING KNOWN AS LOT 2A ON THE PLAT OF SURVEY FILED JULY 25, 2007 IN BOOK 1025 AT PAGE 5488 TAX ID NO. 500069-02B Commonly known as 177 N 1900 Road, Lecompton, KS 66050 (“the Property”) MS172352 for a judgment against defendants and any other interested parties and, unless otherwise served by personal or mail service of summons, the time in which you have to plead to the Petition for Foreclosure in the District Court of Douglas County Kansas will expire on March 28, 2016. If you fail to plead, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the request of plaintiff.

MILLSAP & SINGER, LLC By: Chad R. Doornink, #23536 cdoornink@msfirm.com 8900 Indian Creek Parkway, Suite 180 Overland Park, KS 66210 (913) 339-9132 (913) 339-9045 (fax) By: /s/ Tiffany T. Frazier Tiffany T. Frazier, #26544 tfrazier@msfirm.com Garrett M. Gasper, #25628 ggasper@msfirm.com Aaron M. Schuckman, #22251 aschuckman@msfirm.com 612 Spirit Dr. St. Louis, MO 63005 (636) 537-0110 (636) 537-0067 (fax) ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF ________

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