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student Mina Riazi. Riazi said she watched an online tutorial for instructions and tips — such as emailing classmates to suggest they buy your notes — before uploading notes from one of her classes to StudySoup.com. But none sold, she said, so she didn’t — KU Vice Provost Marta Caminero-Santangelo get the $150-per-class base pay that first tempted her, not to mention money from additional sales. pages of KU class notes for sale on Riazi said she liked the webfor-profit websites that encourage site’s student-to-student concept, students to upload their own notes but when asked if she would try to make money and download selling more notes in the future other students’ notes to study. she said, “probably not.” The practice — which the KU On Flashnotes.com, Florida State administration opposes — is being University’s Tony2050 tops the met with varying levels of concern “Leaderboard” with $11,953 in sales. by professors and, apparently at But hundreds of notes posted by least for now, not much financial KU students over the past year success by students here. yielded only a couple sales, accord“I got an email saying, ‘Would ing to the website’s listings. you like to make some extra Please see SHORTCUT, page 7A money? It’s easy,’” said graduate

Many students who participate in commercial avid Alexander wasn’t note-taking do not recognize shocked when he heard last week that notes from that doing so is against his anatomy lectures were university policy.” Twitter: @saramarieshep

for sale on the internet. At the same time, he wasn’t OK with it. “It looks like I’m going to have to go back to putting on my syllabi that my lecture notes are copyrighted and I don’t want people selling them,” said Alexander, an associate scientist in KU’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. “It’s one thing if you’re providing notes to a friend who was sick, but it’s something else to profit on what is essentially someone else’s intellectual property.” Multiple students’ versions of Biology 240 notes are among hundreds if not thousands of

Panel to consider expanding liquor licenses Topeka (ap) — With thousands of dollars in campaign contributions at stake in the 2016 election cycle, GOP legislators are weighing the risks of acting on a fiercely lobbied issue: allowing supermarkets to sell liquor. Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce, a Nickerson Republican, told the GOP caucus Wednesday that the chamber needs to at least debate the bill, which would allow counties to decide

via ballot measure whether big-box retailers should be allowed to sell liquor, wine and full-strength beer. “I think that we need to run it up a flag pole, get it done. I mean, otherwise, we do have — it depends on what you want to deal with — but we could have an onslaught of lobbyists coming in and out of offices,” Bruce said. Supporters of the move, which include chains such as Iowa-based Hy-Vee, Oklaho-

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When the current City Commission passed a new rental registration and licensing program last year, it was one of the more sweeping program changes made by the commission in recent memory. Now the question is whether the program will be swept out with a new commission. Of the six candidates running for the Lawrence City Commission, all said they support the basic goal of the program — to ensure that renters are living in safe conditions. But candidates were more divided on whether the city should inspect a sample of apartments every year, which is what’s called for with the new regulations. In interviews with the Journal-World, candidates were split into two groups: those who were enthusiastic about the program, and those who were wary that the program may be overreaching. Candidates Terry Riordan, Bob Schumm and Leslie Soden all said they thought the city had crafted a fine program that calls for apartments of all types to be inspected on a periodic basis. “It is going to provide safety at no cost to the taxpayers and very little cost to the rentals,” Riordan said of the program, which is designed to be funded with fees paid by landlords. The program is underway with single-family rental units, but inspections won’t start for all apartment types until July. Riordan and Schumm were both architects of the system, and were among the commissioners who approved the plan on a 3-2 vote. Commissioners Mike Amyx and Mike Dever voted against it. Dever is leaving the commission. Amyx remains. Soden, a supporter of the proposal as it was being

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Virginia M. CaMposano A Celebration of Life for Virginia Camposano, 90 (Mother of Oscar Mariño) is Apr. 4, Smith Center, 4730 Brandon Woods Terrace , 2-6pm. She died Feb. 6, 2015

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A GLASS WINDOW AREA on the east side of the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St., was damaged after a truck hit the building early Saturday morning.

Max LeRoy DougheRty Graveside service for Max Dougherty, 80, Lawrence were private at Oakwood Cemetery in Baldwin City. He died March 23, 2015.

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Carrol lee (SneegaS) Freed

The Lawrence Public Library’s Teen Zone was forced to close Saturday after an early morning accident in which a vehicle struck the east side of the building at 707 Vermont St., breaking two of the vertical pane windows, according to Lawrence police. Sometime before 3 a.m., a man driving a white pickup truck left the roadway and struck the building, said Sgt. Max Miller. Miller said witnesses heard tires squealing followed by a loud crash. The accident is being investigated as an OUI, Miller said. service will be at 11:30 No further information was available from police late Saturday.

Memorial for Carrol L. Freed, 70, Lecompton, will be 7 pm, Mon, March 30, 2015, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Visitation at 6 pm. rumsey-yost.com

Mark E. BErgMan 91, died March 25, 2015. He was the father of Joanne, Bergman, Mary Ellen Kriegh & Jeanette Walther of Lawrence. Obit: KC Star legacy.com 3/29/15

Kenneth F. Lahm Services for Kenneth F. Lahm, 86, Lawrence, will be announced at a later date. Mr. Lahm died Wednesday March 25, 2015, at LMH. rumsey-yost.com

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the hands of out-of-state corporations. It also could lead to a patchwork of regulations, according to Kansas Wine & Spirits Wholesalers Association lobbyist Tuck Duncan, which would be a “logistical nightmare” for companies producing and distributing both strong and light beer. The Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee will hold a hearing Tuesday to discuss the issue. Committee chairman Republi-

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can Sen. Ralph Ostmeyer, from Grinnell, said he opposed it and he doubted whether it would be endorsed by the panel, but he was willing to give it “a fair hearing.” A House committee approved a bill in February that would allow larger retailers to sell alcohol starting in 2018. Similar bills have stalled at the committee stage in each of the past four years. The wholesalers association and individual liquor stores also have been major campaign contributors, with the association spending nearly $4,000 on dinner meetings with state lawmakers in January and

Winifred Arlene Turner, 94, Manhattan, KS, formerly of Tonganoxie, KS, passed away Wednesday March 25, 2015 at Mercy Regional Health Center, Manhattan, KS. Funeral service will be 11:30 am Tuesday March 31, 2015 at the Quisenberry Funeral Home, Tonganoxie. The family will receive friends for 1 hour before the service time. Private burial will follow in Hubbel Hill Cemetery, Tonganoxie. She was born September 22, 1920 in McLouth, KS, the daughter of Claude and Myrtle (Cox) Kimmel. She was a graduate of Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, KS. She taught in one room schools in rural McLouth and in the elementary schools of both Tonganoxie and McLouth. She was the Tonganoxie City

Librarian for 26 years. She was the organist for the First Congregational Church, Tonganoxie for many years. The city dedicated the new library building in her honor. She was honored as Tonganoxie “Citizen of the Year” and was very active in many organizations in the community. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert L. Turner July 19, 2008. Survivors include; one son, Robert D. Turner, Topeka; two daughters, Karen (John) Pence, Manhattan, KS, Sandy Turner, Topeka, KS; two sister-in-laws, Betty Kimmel, Placentia, CA, and Doris Kimmel, Hutchinson, KS. The family suggests memorials to the Tonganoxie Library, or the First Congregational Church. Please sign this guestbook at Obituaries. LJWorld.com.

February, according to ethics commission disclosures. UnCork Kansas spent about $3,000 on such meetings, according to the disclosure documents. Its chairman, David Dillon, said in an emailed statement that current laws restrict the freedoms of Kansas consumers. Republican Sen. Jeff Longbine from Emporia told the caucus that he was concerned with letting the issue go undiscussed in the Senate, “because I think a lot of us have received support from one side or the other or both.” But a vote would only expose the GOP’s 32 sena-

tors to ire ahead of 2016, when all senators are up for re-election, Topeka Republican Sen. Vicki Schmidt said. “Why are we surrendering to this position? Because if the House isn’t going to pass it anyway it’s a futile debate but you’ve now put us on the line,” Schmidt said Wednesday. House Speaker Ray Merrick said in an emailed statement that he’s waiting for the Senate to act before putting it to a floor debate. “I think it needs to be addressed this year though, and there is still time to find a compromise before the end of session,” he said.

The Lawrence Public Library will again offer the Financial Wellness Clinic, a free financial literacy series, in partnership with Housing and Credit Counseling Services, Inc. The clinic will consist of a five-part series of workshops, which will provide basic money management and investing information. Each workshop will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Lawrence Public Library auditorium every other Tuesday, starting April 7 and ending June 2. The April 7 workshop is “Money & You: Let’s

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Walkers on a three-day march to Topeka to raise awareness of funding and policy issues affecting Kansas public schools received an enthusiastic welcome to Lawrence on Saturday as they arrived at South Park, 1141 Massachusetts St. As soon as the walkers came into view, a crowd of about 200 people clapped, cheered and began chanting, “Support our schools.” Those lining the sidewalk extended their hands, highfiving the walkers as they arrived. Those gathered were participants in the Rally for Public Education organized by the parent legislative advocacy group Educate Lawrence in support of the walkers and their cause. The group of about 30 walkers was made up of members of Game On for Kansas Schools, a public education advocacy group. Vanessa Sanburn of Educate Lawrence and a member of the Lawrence school board, opened the rally by stressing the importance of supporting Richard Gwin/Journal-World Photo policies that benefit pubFROM LEFT, ISABEL BARRERA, BECKY PLATE AND KATY PLATE, ALL OF EUDORA, huddle lic education in Kansas. together as they walk in Saturday’s rally to raise awareness of policy issues facing Kansas Please see RALLY, page 4A public schools. The marchers are walking from Kansas City to Topeka.

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Topeka — State Rep. Virgil Peck is defending Read more responses and add his use of the state’s priyour thoughts at LJWorld.com vate plane to fly back to for an important Would you buy class Topeka vote on school finance notes online? earlier this month, despite the fact that he arAsked at Kansas rived too late to cast a University’s Anschutz vote. Library Peck, a Republican from Montgomery County, was away from ToSee story, 1A peka attending events in his district with Gov. Sam Brownback on Friday, March 13, when the House voted on final passage of a bill repealing the existing school finance formula and replacing it

Ashwaan Uddin, student, Lawrence “Probably not, because I’d just take them myself.”

Daniel Henderson, student, Lawrence “Yeah, I might if it was a really hard class or I didn’t want to take notes.”

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“It’s important that the public and teachers continue to send this message to Topeka,” she told the crowd. Speakers at the rally included Rep. Tom Sloan and Rep. John Wilson. Wilson told the crowd recent legislation decreasing school funding and limiting the rights of teachers constitutes a war on education. “I’m sad that in the 21st century in Kansas, we have to spend our Saturdays rallying for public education,” Wilson said. “It just doesn’t make any sense.” Sloan also expressed his concern for legislation negatively affecting public education in

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Nitchy Boonsri, student, Lawrence “No, because I’m a good note taker so I don’t need to, or I could go to office hours if I missed.”

Meredith Hess, student, Lawrence “Probably not, because if I take the notes myself it helps me understand the material better.” What would your answer be? Go to ljworld.com/ onthestreet and share it.

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without provocation. Hardy then picked up a gun that was inside the car and shot Flores, striking him in the shoulder. Hardy was arrested for aggravated battery and, after a preliminary hearing, was bound over for trial. His lawyers then filed a motion asserting immunity based on the “stand your ground” law, and after a separate hearing, the trial judge dismissed the charges. The Sedgwick County District Attorney’s office appealed the dismissal. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s office took part in the appeal. In its ruling Friday, the appeals court cited an earlier Kansas Supreme Court decision that said the burden of proof lies with the state to show probable cause for an arrest or prosecution. But neither that decision nor the statute itself gives any guidance for the procedures trial courts should use in deciding such questions. In Hardy’s case, the appeals court said the trial court was wrong to hold a

with a system of block grants for the next two years. He had gone back home Thursday night, March 12, after the bill narrowly advanced to final action, in order to attend several public events in Coffeyville and Independence with Gov. Sam Brownback. When the fi- Peck nal action vote was taken Friday morning, there were initially only 62 votes in favor, one short of the 63 votes needed for passage. Peck was one of three Republicans known to sup-

Kansas and thanked the walkers and the crowd for their active support. “Too many people are apathetic,” Sloan said. He said Kansas needs to better support K-12 and higher education and that the 2016 election should serve as a referendum on education. Game On for Kansas Schools members joined the crowd, which included parents, teachers, school board members and students. Children sat on blankets in the grass and several climbed trees in the park, watching the rally from perches in the limbs. Lawrence resident Lori Greenfield, a teacher at Prairie Park Elementary with three children in the Lawrence Public Schools, said the legislative representatives are not doing their

separate hearing where it considered evidence and testimony, including hearsay testimony that would not have been admissible at either the preliminary hearing or a trial. Instead, the court said, the immunity claim should have been included at the preliminary hearing, where the court decides whether there is sufficient evidence to show that a crime was committed and that the defendant committed the crime before the case goes to trial. Furthermore, the court said, while the state has the burden to show there was probable cause for the arrest, “If there is conflicting testimony, the preliminary hearing judge must accept the version of the testimony which is most favorable to the State.” In other words, if a defendant says he was acting in self defense and the police say otherwise, it becomes an issue for a jury to decide at trial. Officials at the Kansas Rifle Association did not respond to requests for comment on the decision. Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s office also declined to comment, “due to our role representing the state and its agencies.”

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port the bill who were absent, and so a “call of the House” was ordered at 8:15 a.m. to force those back to the chamber to vote. The House held the roll open for two hours, waiting for the absent members to return. “I could have left in my car,” Peck said. “It would have taken three hours. I was told to wait for the plane.” Brownback’s press secretary, Eileen Hawley, said the plane used that day was a twin-engine, propeller driven Air King plane that seats up to nine

passengers. According to the plane’s logs, which were obtained from the Kansas Highway Patrol through an open records request, the plane arrived in Coffeyville carrying Brownback and one aide at 9:12 a.m., nearly an hour after the call was ordered. The logs show the plane left Coffeyville, carrying Peck as a passenger, about half an hour after that, at 9:43 a.m., and landed in Topeka at 10:15. By the time it landed, however, the two other absent Republicans had just returned and cast their votes. The roll was closed and the final vote was tallied at 10:17 a.m.,

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I’m sad that in the 21st century in Kansas, we have to spend our Saturdays rallying for public education. It just doesn’t make any sense.” — State Rep. John Wilson

jobs to support kids in Kansas. “More people across Kansas need to be speaking up because our kids are our future, and if we don’t educate them, what’s our future going to be like?” Greenfield asked. Eudora resident Becky Plate, who attended the rally with her two teenage daughters, said adequate public education has a lasting impact on the kids in school now and their respective communities. “Whether you have

kids in school or not, the public needs to be aware of what elected officials are voting for, and they have to be held accountable,” Plate said. Kansas University student Brooklynne Mosley expressed concern for the lasting impact as well, saying, “If you don’t invest in education, families will leave Kansas.” Game On for Kansas Schools members began the walk from Merriam on Friday and will complete the final leg of the 60-mile march Monday

according to House records, and the bill passed, 64-57. At 11:06 a.m., according to the flight logs, the plane left Topeka en route back to Coffeyville. Peck was listed as the only passenger on each leg of those flights. Hawley had estimated the cost of each flight at $205. She said the Highway Patrol, which owns and operates the plane, typically sends a bill to the governor’s office for the cost of its flights. Peck said he attended five events in Montgomery County that day, including three in Coffeyville and two in Independence.

upon their arrival at the Capitol in Topeka. Lenexa resident Amber Versola, formerly of Lawrence, is one of the walkers participating in the march. The mother of one said she’s been discouraged by what’s happening in Topeka. “I looked at my son and thought that I have a responsibility to be out there,” Versola said of her decision to take part in the walk. After the rally, the walkers sat down at picnic tables in the park to have lunches provided by Educate Lawrence. Sanburn said they were glad to organize the rally to both welcome and support Game On for Kansas Schools. “To give them a jolt of passion from our community, because we share enthusiasm for their message,” she said.

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After 60 years, pioneering female lawyer not ready to quit Salina (ap) — When Connie Achterberg started practicing law more than 60 years ago, there were very few women attorneys. While attending Kansas University in the early 1950s, Achterberg often would pass a group of underclassmen sitting on the stoop of the campus law school building. As attractive female students would walk by, the boys would make suggestive comments. When young Achterberg walked toward the building, however, they greeted her with respect. “They let me go through without exhibiting such behavior,” she said. “I didn’t feel putupon by the boys there. They treated me well.” The respect was wellearned. At that time, Achterberg was one of only three women enrolled at the KU School of Law. Yet Achterberg was able to turn her devotion to the law into a career spanning more than 60 years, first as an attorney for the Kansas Highway Commission and then in private practice in Salina. When Achterberg first moved to Salina to open a law office, there were no other female attorneys. Now, she said, Salina has at least 20. Achterberg’s own law firm, Achterberg, Angell & Craft, has three. “Having an all-female law firm makes me very

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SALINA ATTORNEY CONNIE ACHTERBERG was one of the few female lawyers in Kansas in the 1950s.

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I like doing this, and I don’t know what else I would do with my days. You can only sit home and read so much.” — Connie Achterberg, attorney happy,” Achterberg said. At age 85, Achterberg no longer has to work, but she continues to come to the office at 110 S. Seventh nearly every day and some Saturdays, where she helps clients with estate planning, probate matters and business, tax and real estate laws. “I still work a full day,” she said. “I like doing this, and I don’t know what else I would do with my days. You can only sit home and read so much.” Achterberg believes she provides a valuable service for clients during an often stressful time of their lives.

“By the nature of the work I do, I do a lot of work with older people,” she said. “They can trust me, or they wouldn’t be here.” Achterberg has won numerous awards for her contributions to the legal profession. She was the first recipient of the Kansas Bar Association’s Professionalism Award and received its Distinguished Service Award. She also was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Alumna Award from the KU School of Law. Achterberg grew up on a farm near Lincoln.

She developed an early interest in the law from her father, who wrote contracts for Northern Natural Gas. Achterberg graduated from Northwestern University in 1950 with a bachelor’s degree in political science. In 1953, she earned a law degree at KU. After graduation, Achterberg was hired as an attorney by the Kansas Highway Commission. During the formative years of the Interstate highway system, Achterberg spent four years traveling throughout the state trying cases. Although Achterberg said she loved that job, after four years she wanted to settle in one place and open a general practice. “I settled in Salina because it was close to home, and the highway commission told me if I came here, they would send some local cases for me to work on,” Achterberg said. For the first few years of her practice, securing new clients was not easy. When Achterberg joined the American Association of University Women, she said it helped jump-start her career. “Many of these women were from western Kansas, and a number of them wanted to go to a woman lawyer,” Achterberg said. “They helped me a lot in those days.” During her long career, Achterberg was Saline

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Nominating Committee. While Achterberg realizes she’s been practicing law for more than 60 years, she doesn’t feel any need to retire. “It seems almost like yesterday that I started,” she said. “I’m called a female pioneer in law in the state, but I didn’t think of myself as that at the time. I was just doing a job.”

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debated last year, said she thought the system did a good job of balancing the need to ensure safe housing with the rights of tenants and landlords. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the system to inspect apartments will work really well,â&#x20AC;? Soden said. Candidates Stuart Boley, Matthew Herbert and Stan Rasmussen all raised questions about whether the city could come up with a better program to ensure adequate living standards in rentals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would like to see it be a complaint-based system rather than all of us in the industry paying a fee because a few of us run a shoddy business,â&#x20AC;? said Herbert, who operates a property management business in addition to his job as Lawrence High teacher. Rasmussen didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go that far, but said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth keeping an eye on whether a complaintbased system would be better. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure the broader system is necessary,â&#x20AC;? Rasmussen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m worried it could get a little expensive and get out of hand. But Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m willing to see how it goes.â&#x20AC;? Boley said changing the system wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be one of his top priorities, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s uncertain the program will pay for itself as planned. He said there also may be some questions of fairness. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is it a good idea to have all the landlords essentially bear the costs for the program when they are not causing the problem?â&#x20AC;? Boley asked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the jury is still out on it.â&#x20AC;? The rental inspection program is one of several issues that the new commission may deal with. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a look at the candidatesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; stances on several issues.

City manager The next commission may have the task of hiring a new city manager. Current City Manager David Corliss is a finalist for a position in Colorado. Whether heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll leave his post is uncertain, but the announcement that he is a finalist for a new job was a first during his tenure. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a look at what candidates had to say about what they would look for in a new city manager: Boley: Professional qualifications, experience and skills as a good listener hopefully â&#x20AC;&#x153;will be baked into the DNA of any candidate,â&#x20AC;? Boley said. He said he would want a city manager who feels comfortable giving commissioners advice and guidance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m learning and will continue to

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. learn for a long time,â&#x20AC;? Boley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is really important to be able to rely on staff.â&#x20AC;? Herbert: A professional who can gather information quickly and accurately, and communicate that information to the commission and public would be key, Herbert said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Rock Chalk Park project has made it clear that the public wants to know what is going on,â&#x20AC;? Herbert said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For a long time we treated city commissioners like city fathers,â&#x20AC;? Herbert said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has become apparent the community is not OK with that notion. The community wants to be involved in the process.â&#x20AC;? Herbert said a city manager may need to take a more â&#x20AC;&#x153;proactive role in leadership,â&#x20AC;? especially if the city keeps its current system where a mayor serves only one year at a time. Rasmussen: An experienced professional with team building and consensus building skills would be key, Rasmussen said. The position needs the management skills to oversee the day-to-day operations of all city departments, while also responding to the direction of the City Commission. Rasmussen said he wants a city manager who also feels comfortable telling the commissioners that they may be heading down a wrong path, in his or her professional opinion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want that professional judgment, personally,â&#x20AC;? Rasmussen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re paying for it. We should expect it.â&#x20AC;? Riordan: Riordan said someone who can communicate with citizens would be important. He said he also wants a city manager who can communicate well with county government officials because there may be opportunities for greater efficiencies between the two governments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want someone who can communicate what the possibilities and limitations are of an idea,â&#x20AC;? Riordan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want someone who will present information and guidance to the City Commission, and leave the decisions to the City Commission.â&#x20AC;? Schumm: A good people manager who can lead the city staff in an efficient manner is a key attribute, Schumm said. He also would want a city manager who would be â&#x20AC;&#x153;on the lookout for possibilities and opportunities that I may not be aware of, and then present them in a neutral manner.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want the ideas balanced,â&#x20AC;? Schumm said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want the ideas to come with the plusses and minuses. I want the City Commission to really be making the final deci-

sions. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want it led by the city manager.â&#x20AC;? Soden: She said Corliss has exhibited many of the traits needed in a good city manager. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m impressed with his depth of knowledge on issues,â&#x20AC;? Soden said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He has always been responsive to the concerns that came up in my neighborhood.â&#x20AC;? She said she would like a city manager who provides more information about some of the costs associated with public incentives that cut into the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tax base. She also said a city manager needs to ensure that staff members have the freedom to write reports based on their best professional judgment rather than feeling pressured to write a report to meet the viewpoint of elected officials.

Commission structure Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been talk during the campaign that it may be time to change the City Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current structure, which consists of five at-large commissioners. Commissioners choose a fellow commissioner to be mayor for a one-year term. Options discussed include a new position of mayor elected by voters. The idea of creating anywhere from four to eight positions that would be elected by precincts instead of by voters at-large also has been discussed. Boley: Boley said he would want to have a â&#x20AC;&#x153;well-thought-outâ&#x20AC;? discussion with the community before making any changes. He said he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe the current system is necessarily broken, but wants to hear more from the public. Herbert: He said he does not like the idea of creating city commissioner districts, but does support the idea of creating a directly elected mayor who would serve a multi-year term. He said the current system of a mayor elected by the other commissioners to serve a one-year term is largely ceremonial and â&#x20AC;&#x153;silly.â&#x20AC;? He said a multi-year term might allow a mayor to become more of a true leader in economic developmentrelated issues. He said he would want to look at making the mayor a fulltime position with professional-level wages. Rasmussen: He said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open to having a discussion about chang-

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es. He thinks he would be more likely to support changes in the mayoral position instead of creating commissioner districts. He thinks commission districts could â&#x20AC;&#x153;dilute representation.â&#x20AC;? A multi-year mayor, however, may result in â&#x20AC;&#x153;more vision and planning long term.â&#x20AC;? Riordan: Riordan was one of the first to bring up possible changes to the commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s structure. He said a system that expands the commission to seven members may be beneficial. Under that system, four commissioners would be elected by district, two would be elected by the city at large, and the mayor would be elected by the city at large. Schumm: Schumm said he thinks the commission needs to look at a way to accommodate more people, but said changing the commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s structure would be a â&#x20AC;&#x153;bedrock decision.â&#x20AC;? Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not sure what the public thinks of the idea. He said the idea of a multi-year term for mayor could be advantageous. He said the current system basically has the city manager playing the role of mayor on longer-term projects. He said that can create an uncomfortable position because it â&#x20AC;&#x153;puts the city manager in a political position, and political city managers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t usually last long.â&#x20AC;? Soden: Soden said representation by city commission district could help voters have more of a voice. She said a system where two commissioners elected from each district could be beneficial. That would create an eightmember commission, and a directly-elected mayor could vote in a case of a tie.

Ninth Street Corridor The Lawrence Arts Center has won a $500,000 grant to help convert the portion of Ninth Street east of Massachusetts into a new pedestrian-friendly street and a showcase for art. The city likely will need to contribute about $3 million in funding to do the actual infrastructure related work. Planning is underway now, and city funding could be needed in 2016. There has been talk of where the project fits into the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital improvement plans, given the desire to build a new police headquarters with

no or a minimal tax increase. Boley: Project leaders and neighborhood leaders seem to be working better together on the project, he said. He likes the concept behind the project, but stopped short of saying where it would land on his list of funding priorities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to pull the plug on it, but we do have to think about what our priorities are,â&#x20AC;? Boley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a lot of things in this town that could use attention.â&#x20AC;? Herbert: He said the project â&#x20AC;&#x153;would hold a high priorityâ&#x20AC;? with him, in part because he thinks the street is in need of repair. He said the fact that art can be incorporated into the project adds value to the project. Rasmussen: He said the project can be a real positive for the community. He said the city needs to be very sensitive to how the project impacts the existing East Lawrence neighborhood. He would need more information about the entire city budget before he could speak to what level of funding priority he would give the project.

Riordan: He said the project will be a â&#x20AC;&#x153;boonâ&#x20AC;? to the Warehouse Arts District in East Lawrence and to the downtown area. A goal would be to great a project that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t â&#x20AC;&#x153;change the flavorâ&#x20AC;? of the East Lawrence neighborhood. Funding the project would be a high priority, he said. Schumm: Schumm lists the project as one of the more exciting ones facing Lawrence. He said the completed project could be â&#x20AC;&#x153;one of Lawrenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest assets,â&#x20AC;? and would â&#x20AC;&#x153;demonstrate to the world that we celebrate arts and culture.â&#x20AC;? Schumm said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s committed to funding the project. Soden: She said she is concerned that the $3 million price tag is causing the city to delay some other road projects that she said are likely in greater need of repair than Ninth Street. She said the project has great potential, but she would like to explore whether a project could be completed for less than $3 million. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; City reporter Chad Lawhorn can be reached at 832-6362, or at clawhorn@ ljworld.com.

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needs and their spiritual questions, too.” Everything in the building was donated by various local agencies — ceiling tiles, an air-conditioning unit, carpeting and, of course, the knickknacks lining the shelves. Thelen said he expects the thrift store, which will be called Oaklawn Clothes ‘N Stuff, to be a staple in the low-income area. “They need a good staple in the community —

not only a thrift store to help them have affordable clothing but also a good ministry outreach,” Thelen said. “We can have people in the community that need to have counseling or just to be able to talk. We’ll be able to talk to them and give them prayer.” The store will be almost entirely staffed by volunteers. Thelen is the only employee at the store so far, Dohm said. All proceeds from sales at the store will go to support the charity’s Fresh Hope program, which aims to help single mothers get out of poverty, The Wichita Eagle reports. Fresh Hope was started in the summer of 2013. Since then, 178 women have graduated from the program, which provides each woman with a mentor to help “get them out of the predicament they’re in,” Dohm said. “These ladies are single; a lot are coming out of domestic violence,” Dohm said. “They just need some encouragement and need to connect some of these dots.” His Helping Hands has a set amount of funding

to sustain the program for a few years, but as that money dwindles, the thrift store will provide funding, Dohm said. His Helping Hands is working extensively with Countryside Christian Church to provide items and labor for the thrift store, Thelen said. The church held a donation drive for the store just this weekend, he said. Jerry Willhite, who serves as pastor at Lighthouse Community Church in Oaklawn, said he is glad to see Teddy Bear’s go. He has been “trying to pray that place out of here for years,” he said. “Just the culture of the community was influenced over the years by those places,” Willhite said, referring to two other adult establishments in Oaklawn that have since been shuttered — X-Citement Video and the Silhouette Club. “It’s very helpful. I don’t think places that bring in that lifestyle are helpful to the families in Oaklawn. They don’t help families — they tear down families.”

is that if they do just get notes from online they’re missing a lot of stuff ... so it’s sort of a false sense of security.” Presumed ineffectiveness is one reason some other teachers, like Instructors split micro- and macroecoAlexander, the anatnomics lecturer Brian omy instructor, said he Staihr, aren’t bothered included a copyright by students trying to sell reminder on his syllabus notes. years ago but dropped it “Any student who because the issue seemed thinks buying the notes to disappear. is going to work as a Now, he said, he’ll substitute for coming probably add the copyto class, at least for my right language back. class, is going to learn “If it was widely real fast that’s not true,” known that students Staihr said. He added, could buy notes for my “If somebody’s not a lecture, why would anygreat note taker and they body come?” he said. “At want to supplement their the same time, my feeling notes with somebody

else’s, I think that’s not a bad idea.” English professor and KU Faculty Senate President James Carothers said he didn’t “begrudge” students an opportunity to make much-needed extra money. However, he said, some faculty worry their lectures won’t be portrayed accurately by notes put up for sale online. “We have no way of knowing how accurate their reports are or how they’re used,” Carothers said. “And for that reason many faculty do not allow people to use laptops or smartphones in the classroom.” Certainly, some students take better notes

than others. Many sellers tout their note-taking skills in their online profiles, such as these from KU students on StudySoup: “I am a fantastic note taker and also use examples to help along the way.” “I always come to class and pay attention to detail so my notes are helpful for exams!” Or, “My handwriting is not the best but it is readable.” Alexander, at least, considers online noteselling sites buyer-beware. “I’ve seen some students’ notes,” he said, “and I’d be really unhappy if I paid for them.”

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Oaklawn — About 40 prom dresses hang where bar patrons once got rowdy. Piles of used clothes lie where cooks served up greasy pub grub. And waffle makers sit where customers used to watch dancers. His Helping Hands has effectively converted the old Oaklawn strip club Teddy Bear’s, which in recent years has been besieged by arson, into a thrift store to benefit its ministries. “We don’t need our children growing up next to gentlemen’s clubs — we need them growing up with God,” said Justin Thelen, who was hired by the charity to oversee the store. The building at 4858 S. Clifton was struck by multiple arsons in its twilight years of existence as a strip club. A former employee was arrested in connection with the fires, which were set in June 2013. Paul Dohm, executive director of His Helping Hands, said the ministry — an outreach of Central

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MANAGER JUSTIN THELEN STOCKS SHELVES at the former Teddy Bear’s strip club in Oaklawn that is being turned into Oaklawn Clothes ‘N Stuff, a ministry for His Helping Hands. Christian Church in east Wichita — got a letter in the mail saying the seller of Teddy Bear’s wanted to donate it. “We had to think about that one, if we wanted to do it,” Dohm said. “It was a total, total wreck. People had come in and stolen everything out of it. All the copper was gone, all the wiring gone.” Thelen and a group of volunteers with the organization began gutting the building in September. Graffiti has been

painted over, the treeline has been removed, and even the beer delivery chute has been filled up with concrete. The only remnant of the old club is a slightly smudged mirror that stayed in the bathroom. “It really is quite a transformation of that building,” Dohm said. “It’s kind of indicative of what we’re trying to do with people, too — to help them transform their lives by helping them with their physical

That is, “no university authorization exists for an enrolled student to take notes for the CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A purpose of selling them for profit,” according to StudySoup.com boast- the Provost’s Statement ed 1,167 KU students uson Commercial Noteing the website last week, Taking Ventures, first although a cursory scan approved in 1999. of KU sellers didn’t turn A combination of uniup any who had gleaned versity rules and copyfollowers or reviews on right laws mean course the site. instructors get to decide The Journal-World whether to allow stuemailed Riazi and more dents to use their course than a dozen other KU material for profit, acstudents selling notes on cording to KU. the sites, but the handful “Many students who who responded said they participate in commerhadn’t made any money. cial note-taking do not Other websites featuring recognize that doing notes from KU classes so is against university include Koofers.com and policy and a violation of StudyBlue.com. the intellectual propOne KU student, erty rights of another,” who didn’t respond to KU Vice Provost Marta a request for a phone Caminero-Santangelo interview, said she quit said. “Faculty are encouruploading notes partway aged to address the issue into this semester. of note-taking with their “No one really has tak- students and include en up any interest in buy- information about it in ing them,” she wrote in their course syllabus.” an email, “which makes KU’s statement on sense because most note-taking suggests people know somebody language for doing so or know somebody who and says instructors who knows somebody in the believe their copyright class that they can get rights have been violated notes from for free, and can pursue legal action. maybe even an explanaThe provost’s office tion of the lecture too.” did not provide information about whether KU Copyright had pursued disciplininfringement? ary action against any This semester, noting student who profited that online note-selling from selling notes online. ventures had been active- Caminero-Santangelo ly soliciting KU students, did say the university the Office of the Provost makes efforts to curb sent a memo to faculty student solicitation by reminding them of KU’s such websites and have position on the matter. student notes removed

from them. Riazi, for one, said she didn’t think to ask permission from her teacher before putting her notes online. “I guess it didn’t cross my mind.”

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United Way starts signups for summer youth program Agency: United Way of Douglas County Contact: Shelly Hornbaker at volunteer@ unitedwaydgco.org or at 865-5030, ext. 301 For all youth ages 1218 who are looking to volunteer over the summer, United Way has youth volunteer opportunities with a variety of local agencies — Lawrence Humane Society, Baker Wetlands, Theatre Lawrence, Operation Wildlife, Just Food and many more — available through its Summer of Service Program, which runs from June 1 through July 31. For more information or to register for a project or internship after April 1, please go to volunteerdouglascounty.org. l The Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence provides before- and afterschool programming to over 1,400 children at 14 sites across Lawrence. The agency is looking for volunteers to serve as STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) mentors. The job of a STEM mentor is to plan, implement and promote STEM activities and programs after school for children. The mentor will work with a small youth group once per week, creating a positive learning environment that allows for children’s personal, social and intellectual development. For more information, please contact Hannah Odette at volunteer@bgclk.org or at 505-0801. l The Friends of Hidden Valley help maintain

and preserve the Hidden Valley Camp at 3420 Bob Billings Parkway. Thanks to the Merc Change Program, Hidden Valley Camp is embarking on a large pollinator initiative to greatly increase wildlife habitats for pollinators of all kinds, with a special emphasis on monarch butterflies. The project will kick off on Earth Day, April 22, with an all-day planting event. Garden groups and other volunteers are invited to help plant from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or later, with Girl Scout troops coming later in the afternoon. Individuals and groups should RSVP to sign up for a specific time and will receive details then. Please contact Durand Reiber at durandi@sunflower.com for more information. l Visiting Nurses Association provides home health care and hospice care in Douglas County. Visiting Nurses Association is looking for volunteers to serve as patient companions. Work directly with patients and families by providing needed companionship for patients and respite for primary caregivers. Volunteers must commit to one year of service and be available for weekly assignments. Morning or afternoon availability on weekdays is preferred. Mandatory hospice training will be provided. No medical knowledge required. For more information, please contact

Sarah Rooney at 843-3738 or at sarahro@kansasvna. org. l Ten Thousand Villages-Lawrence is a nonprofit fair trade retailer of artisan products from about 40 developing countries around the world. The organization needs a volunteer to support the social media manager in engaging people via Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and the company website and email listing. The time commitment is at least four hours per week. For more information, please call 856-7370 or email lawrence@tenthousandvillages.com. l Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County provides one-to-one relationships for children facing adversity. Many young boys are still waiting to be matched with a man 18 or older. Big Brothers Big Sisters currently has 42 boys waiting to be paired with a male mentor. If you would like to have more information about becoming a Big Brother, Big Couple or Big Family, join us for regular information session on Tuesdays at 5:15 pm or on Wednesdays at noon at 2518 Ridge Court in the United Way Building. For more information, please contact 8437359. — For more volunteer opportunities, please contact Shelly Hornbaker at the United Way Roger Hill Volunteer Center at 865-5030, ext. 301, or at volunteer@unitedwaydgco.org or go to www.volunteerdouglascounty.org.

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Mr. Slattery will discuss his recent trip to Iran, hope for successful nuclear talks, and the crucial people-to-people aspect of U.S. – Iran relations, called the Abrahamic Dialogue, which encourages interfaith dialogue and reconciliation between the two countries. A timely program that goes beyond the headlines.

“In Advance of Fate: Portrait of an Abolitionist”

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Joyce Collins, 59, is a Baldwin City resident and teacher at Southwest Middle School in Lawrence.

Thousands of people just like Joyce count on Lawrence Memorial Hospital for nationally recognized heart care. Who’s counting on you to be there? Hear more of Joyce’s Stay for Life story at lmh.org/stayforlife.

Commemorating the 150th anniversary of General Robert E. Lee’s surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865. Join historical interpreters, Larry Clowers (Grant) and Ted Kachel (Lee) as they bring two iconic American military leaders to life, taking us back to the meeting that brought an end to the U.S. Civil War.

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University Press of Kansas: Association of American University Presses Book, Jacket, and Journal Show, March 30-April 10, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, UPK, 2502 Westbrooke Circle. Watkins Museum of History: A Stitch in Time: Lawrence History through Textiles, through April 11; Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; 1047 Massachusetts St. Wheatfields Bakery: Happy Spring: Works by Toni Brou, Feb. 16-April 19; Mon.-Fri. 6:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat. 6:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Sun. 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; 904 Vermont St. Lawrence Arts Center: Ann Dean, “365: From Kansas to the Caribbean,” April 17-May 23, opening reception April 24; INSIGHT Art Talk 7 p.m. April 30; open daily 9 a.m.-9 p.m., 940 New Hampshire St. Lawrence Percolator: Women’s History Month: “Tell Mama” Story Quilts by Marla Jackson, March 27-April 17. Open Saturdays and Sundays, noon6 p.m. In the alley behind 913 Rhode Island St. Spencer Museum of Art: Sol LeWitt, Wall Drawing 519; Holding Pattern: New Works; World War I & The End of Empires; Phases: Multinational Works, 1900 to Now; Minimal Additions; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, noon-4 p.m. Sunday. 1301 Mississippi St.

That’s what Joyce thought to herself as she went to Lawrence Memorial Hospital with jaw pain and shortness of breath.After discovering a severely blocked artery, LMH cardiologists quickly performed a life-saving procedure, giving her a renewed chance to be there in life for her students and family.

with former U.S. Representative Jim Slattery 3:00 p.m. Mon., March 30

Heller’s impressively researched work tells the story of the transformation of Boston industrialist George L. Stearns from an apolitical citizen with only sympathetic leanings against slavery to a radical abolitionist, who boasted …”I gave old John Brown every pike and rifle he carried to Harper’s Ferry.” A surefire program for Civil War junkies. This event includes a cash-only book sale and signing.

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Opinion

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Renewable power Kansas legislators should be looking at ways to boost renewable energy efforts in the state, not hamper them.

he Kansas renewable energy industry has been growing and thriving, but some measures still active in the Kansas Legislature could bring an end to that. Wind is the big renewable energy player in Kansas, but solar power and biomass production also are making strides. One of the keys to growth, especially for wind power, was approval of the renewable portfolio standards in 2009. The standards required major Kansas utility companies to gradually increase the amount of power they get from renewable sources to 20 percent by 2020. The standards have provided a solid market for wind producers in the state without placing an undue burden on energy companies. Westar Energy indicates it already has reached the 20 percent mark. Despite that success, two different bills have been introduced to eliminate the renewable energy requirement or freeze it at 10 percent. The Senate bill would maintain the 10 percent requirement through this year and then eliminate it completely. Other bills would modify the property tax exemption on renewable energy generation projects and place a new 4.33 percent excise tax on electricity produced from renewable sources. Because most Kansas wind projects have conation or payment-in-lieu of taxes agreements with local taxing entities, state wind experts say that changing the tax picture for existing wind projects could create real problems. Depending on how the provisions are worded, companies might end up being liable both for ongoing local payments and new state-ordered taxes. Critics of the renewable energy standards claim they interfere with the free market and significantly add to the price that Kansas consumers pay for electrical power. However, that added cost is minimal. According to a Kansas Corporation Commission’s report, the state’s retail electrical cost is 9.95 cents per kilowatt hour. The renewable portfolio standards account for just 0.22 of a cent of that cost. Kansas has huge potential for renewable energy production, especially in the area of wind power. According to the Kansas Department of Commerce, Kansas is ranked second in the nation for potential wind energy production, and projections indicate that by 2030, the state could be producing 7,000 megawatts of wind energy for export each year. The renewable energy industry also attracted a Siemens wind turbine production facility to the state and has fueled new wind energy-related programs at several community colleges. At least some of the legislation listed above seems to be stalled for now, perhaps because enough legislators — and their constituents — recognize how the state’s support of wind energy is paying off. This is a growing industry that has the potential to produce an economic boon for Kansas, especially in that western part of the state, which needs all the economic help it can get. Any legislation that squelches that progress would be a move in the wrong direction.

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Do voters want more Clintonism? Washington — An abscess of anger seems to gnaw at Hillary Clinton, but the reasons for her resentments remain unclear. The world’s oldest party, which governed the nation during two world wars and is the primary architect of America’s regulatory and redistributive state, is eager to give her its presidential nomination, in recognition of ... what? The party, adrift in identity politics, clings, as shipwrecked sailors do to floating debris, to this odd feminist heroine. Wafted into the upper reaches of American politics by stolid participation

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Wafted into the upper reaches of American politics by stolid participation in her eventful marriage to a serial philanderer, her performance in governance has been defined by three failures.” in her eventful marriage to a serial philanderer, her performance in governance has been defined by three failures. Her husband, having assured the 1992 electorate that voting for him meant getting “two for the price of one,” entrusted to her the project that he, in a harbinger of the next Democratic president’s mistake, made his immediate priority — health care reform. Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan urged him to begin with welfare reform, just as wise Democrats wanted President Obama to devote 2009 to economic recovery rather than health care, per-

haps sparing the nation six years and counting of economic sluggishness. Hillary Clinton enveloped her health care deliberations in secrecy, assembling behind closed doors battalions of the best and the brightest. When their handiwork was unveiled, it was so baroque that neither house of a Congress controlled by her party would even vote on it. This was one reason that in 1994 Democrats lost control of the House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years — a harbinger of 2010, when Obamacare helped end Nancy Pelosi’s tenure as the first female speaker. Clinton’s Senate interlude was an uneventful prelude to her 2008 presidential quest, which earned her, as a consolation prize, the State Department. There her tenure was defined by the “reset” with Russia and by regimechange-by-bombers in Libya. Russia has responded by violently dismembering a European nation. Libya was the object of “humanitarian intervention,” an echo of Bill Clinton’s engagement in the Balkans that appealed to progressives because it was connected only tenuously, if at all, to the U.S. national interest. Today, Libya is a humanitarian calamity, a failed

state convulsed by civil war and exporting jihadists. These episodes supposedly recommend a re-immersion in Clintonism, a phenomenon that in 2001 moved The Washington Post to say, more in anger than in sorrow, that “the Clintons’ defining characteristic” is that “they have no capacity for embarrassment.” This judgment was rendered as two episodes were demonstrating that the Clintons in power were defined by their manner of leaving it. Bill Clinton punctuated his presidency by pardoning the late Marc Rich, a fugitive who 17 years earlier had been indicted for tax evasion, fraud and racketeering. He also traded with Libya and South Africa in contravention of embargos, and traded with Iran during the hostage crisis. Rich’s former wife reportedly contributed more than $1 million to assorted Democratic causes, $450,000 for Clinton’s presidential library, and $10,000 to the legal defense fund necessitated by Clinton’s glandular life that led to the Supreme Court effectively disbarring him from practicing before it. A year before the Clintons decamped from Washington to begin planning their return to it, they began trucking away from the White

Informing the conversation Am I the only person in America not making fun of Howard Schultz? The Starbucks CEO bought himself a ton of ridicule recently when he attempted to jumpstart a national dialogue on race by having baristas write the words “Race Together” on customers’ cups of Cinnamon Dolce Light Frappuccino Grande or Caffe Misto Venti with extra coconut. On Twitter, the campaign was dubbed “patronizing,” “absurd” and “a load of c-p.” On “The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore,” Rosie Perez said, “I don’t want to be forced to have a conversation. Especially early in the f-----g morning.” Some folks questioned the wisdom of calling for racial dialogue when your executive team has all the rich cultural diversity of a GOP convention in Idaho. Starbucks says there will eventually be more to the campaign, but what we’ve seen so far has been epically bad — naive at best, dumber than a sack of coffee beans at worst. Give it this much credit, though: It came out of an earnest conviction that the future health of our country requires us to solve race. In other words, Starbucks had good intentions. You may say that’s not much. You may note that good intentions are the macadam on the road to hell. Me, I think we dismiss good intentions at our own peril. Besides, Schultz’s biggest mistake was not in having baristas write a trite slogan, but in his failure to realize that much of the country is simply not equipped for the conversation he is inviting them to have. Last week, even as “Race Together” was being

Leonard Pitts Jr. lpitts@miamiherald.com

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Race is the rawest wound of the American psyche, but somehow, you can graduate high school without knowing who Emmett Till was or that Martin Luther King ever said any words other than ‘I have a dream.’”

lampooned, I spent 41 minutes I’ll never get back on the phone with a white, Jewish reader who had insisted she wanted to have the “conversation on race” I have often said this country needs. It was not a productive encounter. She starts on a spiel about blacks and drugs. I point out that only about 15 percent of drug use in this country is by blacks and that the vast majority of dealers are white. There is a silence. She says this is something she had not known. We move on to the fact that Jews were foot soldiers and financiers of the Civil Rights Movement, so she is offended that black people never attend Holocaust remembrance services. She has no statistics to prove this, but insists her observation is valid based on her lived experience. I point out that her lived experience is

in Tucson, which has a black population of maybe 17. And so it goes. What it illustrated for me, and not for the first time, is that often, when people think they’re talking about race, they really aren’t. They are talking instead about the myths, resentments, projections and suppositions by which they justify halfbaked notions about who those “other” people are. You can’t wholly blame them. Who can speak sensibly on a subject he doesn’t understand? And we’ve been foiled in our quest to understand by an institutional conspiracy of ignorance. Race is the rawest wound of the American psyche, but somehow, you can graduate high school without knowing who Emmett Till was or that Martin Luther King ever said any words other than “I have a dream.” Race has done more than arguably any other social force to shape this country, yet somehow news media do not cover it, unless forced to do so by crisis or controversy. So here is what I’ve come to realize: Before we can have a fruitful “conversation on race,” we need to first have education on race. We will not be a well nation or a whole one until we cease to fear and begin to understand this force that has made us who and what we are. And how dare we reject from that cause any good person who earnestly seeks the same end, even if his solution is as dumb as a slogan on a coffee cup? Yes, I recognize the limitations of good intentions. But they sure beat the heck out of the other kind. — Leonard Pitts Jr. is a columnist for the Miami Herald.

House $190,000 worth of furnishings. The White House chief usher thought many of the items were government property donated in 1993 to a redecoration project. Several donors of items said they were told this. Although the Clintons said that all the removed furnishings were personal gifts, they returned $28,000 worth of them. As Hillary Clinton begins her campaign to again reside with the White House furnishings, remember an episode perhaps pertinent to the family penchant for secrecy and to her personal email server. Sandy Berger, who had been President Clinton’s national security adviser, was Clinton’s designated representative to the commission that investigated the 9/11 attacks that occurred less than nine months after Clinton left office. While representing Clinton, Berger frequented the National Archives. Later, he was fined $50,000 for surreptitiously taking highly classified documents from the Archives and destroying some of them. Another Clinton presidency probably would include a reprise of the couple’s well-known patterns of behavior. Voters will make an informed choice. — George Will is a columnist for Washington Post Writers Group.

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From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for March 29, 1915: years “The first genago eral hike of the IN 1915 season for the boys of Lawrence has been planned for Saturday, April 10, under the direction of the city Y. M. C. A. All the boys of Lawrence are invited to take place on this hike. Although not definitely decided it is probable that only a short distance will be covered. The boys will be divided into groups led by high school and university students. The Boy Scouts will also take part in the hike. Providing this pastime proves to be popular with the boys, other walks will be planned over different sections of the surrounding country.” “In the discussion of the advisability of closing the road lying between the Perkins and the Walter property between Lawrence and Eudora, O. L. Cox assaulted C. G. Perkins, 60 years of age, beating him severely about the head with a heavy iron paper weight. Cox was immediately arrested and a charge of assault with attempt to kill was placed against him. Perkins was taken to his home, the physicians discovering his condition to be critical, having sustained an injury over the eye which might result in the loss of sight.” “During the coming season the Lakeview Club will install a new pumping plant that cost about $3,500 designed to keep up the supply of water, and perhaps to increase the area of the lake. It is believed that the wells sunk last year will supply plenty of water to supply all needs, but before the new pumping plant is installed a final test will be made.” — Compiled by Sarah St. John

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A purported former girlfriend of the Germanwings co-pilot who authorities say brought down an airliner over the Alps told a German newspaper he once vowed to “do something” that would make people remember his name. French and German investigators say Andreas Lubitz, 27, co-pilot for Germanwings Flight 9525, deliberately brought the plane down Tuesday by locking the pilot out of the cockpit, resetting the autopilot and crashing the Airbus A320 into the French mountains, killing himself and the other 149 people on board. In a front-page story Saturday, the German newspaper Bild quoted a 26-year-old flight attendant and purported former girlfriend, identified only as “Maria W,” as saying Lubitz had nightmares and once awakened at

night screaming, “ ‘One day, “We’re going down!” I will do The prosecutor’s office in Düsseldorf, something where Lubitz lived, that will said Friday that police had found a torn-up change the note in his apartment whole that declared him medical2009 AFP/GETTY ly unfit to fly the day the IMAGES PHOTO system, and plane crashed. Authorities said he had kept then all will know news of an illness, which was not my name and specified, from his employer. Bild said its reporter, John remember.’ ” Puthenpurackal, verified Maria’s Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, quoted by claim that they had been a long- purported ex-girlfriend “Maria W” time couple, flying together in Europe over a five-month period my head. He said, ‘One day, I will last year. do something that will change the The newspaper also said the whole system, and then all will reporter had seen photographs of know my name and remember.’ ” Also Saturday, French and Gerthe two together. Bild ran a photograph of “Maria” from behind, man media reported that Lubitz was “obsessed” and “passionate” so as not to not show her face. Maria told Bild that when she about the mountainous region heard about the crash, “one thing where the crash occurred and he told me kept running through had flown over it several times as

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a child. Lubitz and his family, along with other members of a gliding club in his hometown of Montabaur, Germany, would take trips with other members to a club in the town of Sisteron, France, about 30 miles from where the crash occurred. The area, with its numerous peaks and valleys and stunning panoramas, is popular with glider pilots. In the final moments of the Germanwings flight, Lubitz overflew the major turning points for gliders in the region flying from one peak to another, according to local glider pilots, the Associated Press reported. Also, Lufthansa, the parent company of Germanwings, has offered to pay the families of the victims up to 50,000 euros, or about $55,000, to help offset immediate expenses, Deutsche Welle reported. The payment would be separate from any compensation the airline would have to pay because of the disaster.

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It’s an icy Tuesday afternoon on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, but in Room 302 of Barnard Hall, the freshmen are wrapped in togas. Socrates is on trial. The class session will inevitably end in a crucial vote on the fate of the Greek philosopher, so one of the 16 students suggests that the charges be posted. TheNEW YORK

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resa Christensen, a tall freshman who is clearly in charge, pops the top off a dry-erase marker and quickly writes: “Socrates is an impious teacher who seeks to corrupt the youth and undermine the strength of Athenian democracy and society.” The next hour goes by in a blur: After a quick prayer to the goddess Themis, the six Barnard College students serving as the two sides quickly take turns passionately condemning or defending the philosopher. A loud, sometimes raucous debate follows as the session — part freewheeling discussion, part improv session — heats up. The speeches inevitably lead to pointed cross-

examinations and cheers — or jeers — from the crowd. The class is part of a quiet revolution taking place at colleges across the USA and abroad, one that takes an unusual approach to teaching history. Called Reacting to the Past, this teaching method rejects lectures and laptops, instead asking students to stand up, dress up and compete against one another. They do intensive research on key moments in history, then act them out over a series of class sessions. History, in other words, as a giant, live-action role-playing game. v STORY CONTINUES ON 2B

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Former secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton decided to “wipe her server clean” and permanently delete all e-mails from the personal server, according to the head of a House committee investigating the terrorists attacks in Benghazi, Libya. Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., said Clinton also has refused to turn over the server for an outside review as he and other Republicans WASHINGTON

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even if such review were appropriate or legally authorized.” Clinton has called on the State Department to release the more than 30,000 work-related e-mails her lawyers handed over to the agency on Dec. 5, 2014. It’s up to the department to review them for sensitive information and decide what to share with the public. Gowdy seems prepared to take further action, saying he would work with the GOP leadership in the House on “next steps.” Earlier this month, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, demanded that Clinton turn over her server to an independent arbiter.

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Thousands of people gathered in downtown Indianapolis on Saturday to protest the passage this week of a controversial “religious freedom” law that critics say could allow disINDIANAPOLIS

crimination against gays and lesbians. The protesters chanted and held signs as they marched from Monument Circle to the Indiana Statehouse to express their displeasure with Republican Gov. Mike Pence, who signed the legislation last week. “No hate in our state,” “Whose

State? Our State!” and “Fix the bill” were some of the chants heard from the crowd at the rally. An unidentified state police trooper estimated that as many as 3,000 were in attendance at the height of the rally. Rally organizers encouraged those in attendance to register to vote to make their voices heard on a broader stage. Pence signed the bill, also known as the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, on Thursday,

unleashing a storm of criticism inside and outside the state from people who think the bill could lead to discrimination from business owners who don’t want to serve gay or same-sex customers. Business leaders have criticized the bill, saying it gives the state a bad image and will make it harder to recruit top talent to Indiana. On Saturday, Angie’s List CEO Bill Oesterle said he will cancel the company’s plans for a

$40 million expansion of its Indianapolis headquarters because of his opposition to RFRA. Soon after Pence signed the bill, Salesforce.com founder and CEO Marc Benioff announced on Twitter that he would no longer send employees or customers to Indiana. Pence and others have defended the bill as necessary to protect business owners who don’t want to be forced to act against their religious beliefs.

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“Students live in these worlds of social competition, whether it’s Facebook friends or leveling (up) in video games — that’s part of what motivates us,” says Barnard history professor Mark Carnes, who has pioneered the history games over the past 14 years. “And to banish it from our motivational arsenal is to guarantee that we’ve lost a lot of motivational power.” Now in use at about 350 colleges and universities, from Ivy League campuses to community colleges and even in a few prison classrooms, the games span much of world history: the trials of Socrates, Galileo and the 17th-century Boston religious leader Anne Hutchinson, the Crusades, the French Revolution, the birth of India and women’s suffrage in turn-of-the-century New York City, among other topics. Fourteen games have been published so far, but another 60 are in development, part of a movement among college instructors worldwide. In 2013, a handful of instructors formed the Reacting Consortium, a nonprofit group that now runs the program. The idea came to Carnes more than 20 years ago, when he began to realize that, despite his own hard work and his students’ obvious intelligence, his history classes simply weren’t engaging. “I had smart students, but they weren’t giving it their all,” he says. “This was not their passion. They were doing enough to get A’s, but it didn’t deeply resonate in their lives.” He soon realized that the problem was not new. Yale University literature professor Henry Seiden Canby had long ago pointed out the “deathly indifference that hangs like a fog bank” over the American university, marveling at “the astonishing power of the undergraduate mind to resist the intrusion of knowledge.” Carnes checked the date of Canby’s observations: 1915. The culprit, Canby had decided, was the social life of students. Even at the turn of the century, before autos, radios and the Internet, students had more interesting things tugging on their attention. Greek life, collegiate sports, clubs, drinking and pranks were all taking their toll. Colleges, even the best colleges in the world, were struggling to keep up. A century later, Carnes realized, classroom instruction had improved, as had the credentials of most college professors. But most students were still focused on anything but classwork. “They’re doing something else that’s more compelling — or

“I love being able to share my opinions. ... We definitely get kind of rowdy, but that’s part of the fun.” Student Daisy Homolka

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Daisy Homolka, 18, a Barnard freshman from Asheville, N.C., makes a passionate defense of Socrates, telling classmates, “He does not tell people what to think — he asks them what they think.” The class later defied history and voted to acquit him. they’re too tired because they were out doing the things that are more compelling,” he says. Much of their extracurricular excitement, he realized, revolved around competition. So Carnes decided he would bring students’ love of “subversive play” into the classroom. He realized that this was a decidedly unpopular position for a college professor to stake out. His colleagues frowned on competition of nearly any sort. Competition created winners and losers. “We’ve got this notion that if you lose, your ego is going to be shattered,” Carnes says. “And what really happens is that by not giving students these experiences in play modes, they end up having a superficial sense that ‘they can do anything,’ and then they get turned down by their girlfriend or they get fired from a job and they’re shattered. They just don’t have any experience with this — or they just don’t take any risks at all.” So one day he asked two students to run a classroom debate. He found that almost instantly the focus shifted “from me to them.” Students, he realized, nat-

urally gravitate to other students, especially when something is at stake. Since Carnes is the guy who gives out grades, the class members still kept him in their field of vision. After the first session, he moved his chair back 5 feet from the discussion table. “Nobody even commented on it,” he said. The next session, he moved his chair to the back of the room. It’s been there ever since. What many teachers forget is that the flip side of the coin labeled “competition” is “teamwork.” In the games that came out of those first debates, teams of students compete, in the process diving deeply into the material in order to give their side the upper hand. In the process, Carnes found, students immerse themselves in the characters and even come to love them. “It’s a month of their lives,” he says. “It sucks them in.” After the game is over, the winners exult and the losers sulk. “For many of them, they call home and they talk about this experience and it’s sort of a painful one. This is the class that students talk about with their parents.”

The curriculum is challenging. Students must read hundreds of pages of background, much in the form of historical documents, and write papers. Grading is based not only on their writing but also on their mastery of historical characters’ points of view and their ability to make them come to life in class. Carnes laughs as he recalls that a student guide to Smith College, which has embraced the games, said they appeared fun and easy but actually tricked students into doing more work than all other classes combined. “Be careful!” it warned. James Grossman, executive director of the American Historical Association, says the games clearly engage students, helping them “situate themselves in the past” in a way that simply reading about history doesn’t. “There’s a lot there that contributes greatly to student learning in history and to helping students think historically, which is our goal,” he says. Most historians believe that thinking historically is more important than “inculcating an ability to memorize names, dates and facts. And I think ‘Reacting’ does that.”

IN BRIEF BOKO HARAM KILLS 41, BUT MILLIONS VOTE IN NIGERIA

Boko Haram extremists killed 41 people, including a legislator, and scared hundreds of people from polling stations in the northeast, but millions voted across Nigeria Saturday in the most closely contested presidential race in the nation’s history. In electoral violence elsewhere, three people including a soldier were shot and killed in political thuggery in southern Rivers state, and two car bombs exploded at polling stations in the southeast but no one was injured, according to police. All the Boko Haram attacks took place in northeastern Nigeria, where the military Friday announced it had cleared the Islamic extremists from all major centers, including the headquarters of their so-called Islamic caliphate. Nearly 60 million people have cards to vote, and for the first time there is a possibility that a challenger can defeat a sitting president in Africa’s richest and most populous nation.

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edith Kercher told the United Kingdom’s Press Association she was surprised and shocked at the outcome. Arline Kercher spoke late Friday night and said the verdict was not what the family had wished for or expected. “They have been convicted twice so it’s a bit odd that it should change now,” she said. Kercher, 21, was sexually assaulted and stabbed to death in her bedroom while studying in Perugia, Italy, in 2007. — Yamiche Alcindor 7 PEOPLE SHOT AT FLORIDA SPRING BREAK PARTY

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An artist helps his son don the costume of monkey god Hanuman during Rama Navami festival celebrations Saturday at a temple in Bangalore, India. — Claudia Puig KERCHER FAMILY SHOCKED THAT KNOX WAS CLEARED

An Italian court’s decision to overturn the murder convictions

of Amanda Knox and her former Italian boyfriend Friday set off feelings of relief for two families and disappointment for another. As Knox expressed gratitude for having her life back, the mother of slain British student Mer-

Police say seven people were shot early Saturday at a spring break house party in the Florida Panhandle. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office said “911” calls flooded in about 1 a.m., reporting gunshots in Panama City Beach, Fla. David Jamichael Daniels, 22, of Mobile, Ala., was charged with seven counts of attempted murder. — Yamiche Alcindor

Each game hews closely to history, except at the end. That’s when students must make their own judgments about the small slice of history playing out in front of them. Reacting instructors report better — in some cases perfect — class attendance, fewer students dropping or failing classes and engagement that’s often stratospheric. “What everyone says about Reacting classes is that students show up,” Carnes says. “Part of it is they don’t know what’s going to happen that day. They don’t know who’s going to win a particular debate, what sort of thing is going to occur, and there is an element, in these worlds, of drama, which is true of any good competition.” Corrections & Clarifications USA TODAY is committed to accuracy. To reach us, contact Standards Editor Brent Jones at 800-8727073 or e-mail accuracy@usatoday.com. Please indicate whether you’re responding to content online or in the newspaper.

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Bush takes a stand on environment Progressive legacy sets him apart from potential GOP rivals Ledyard King USA TODAY

The 2016 election season got a jolt with GOP Sen. Ted Cruz’s official entry into the presidential race and Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid’s retirement. More political headlines: WASHINGTON

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PAUL JABS CRUZ’S ‘WINNABILITY‘

Rand Paul wasted no time taking a shot at his rival, Ted Cruz. Paul, a Kentucky GOP senator who is set to declare his presidential candidacy April 7, said the Texan needs to throw out more than “red meat” to win the presidency. “What makes us different is probably our approach as to how we would make the party bigger,” Paul said in a Fox News interview. “And I’m a big believer that you should stand on principle and be true to your principles, but I also think we should take those principles and try to bring in new people with them.” Cruz said his goal is to bring “millions of conservatives who have been staying home,” including evangelical voters and Reagan Democrats.

DEMOCRAT JOINS FLA. SENATE RACE

Rep. Patrick Murphy, a Democrat first elected in 2012, declared his candidacy for the Senate seat in Florida now held by Marco Rubio. Murphy jabbed at Rubio’s presidential ambitions. “We need a leader in the Senate whose eyes are firmly GETTY IMAGES “We need a fixed on the people leader ... to of Florida by get things working together to done.” get things done,” he said. Former governor Charlie Crist endorsed Murphy and hailed him for his “energy, integrity and work ethic.” If Rubio seeks the White House as expected, that could spark competitive races in both parties eager to win in a key swing state.

REPUBLICANS SLAM OBAMA ON IRAN

Republicans aiming for the White House stepped up their criticism of President Obama’s foreign policy as a deadline nears to reach a deal with Iran on nuclear weapons. In a sharply worded op-ed column for National Review, Jeb Bush criticized the Obama administration for damaging the U.S. relationship with Israel. “This is no time for schoolyard antics,” Bush wrote, calling for “maturity and a strategic sense of America’s long-term interests.” Scott Walker and Marco Rubio both indicated they would reject any deal with Iran if it allows the country to continue with uranium enrichment. “Absolutely, on Day One,” Walker, the Wisconsin governor, told radio host Hugh Hewitt. Allowing Iran to develop a nuclear weapon would mean “plenty of others in the region” would want the same capability, Walker said.

FINAL WORD

“I envisioned myself as a man out in centerfield at Yankee Stadium or Fenway Park in Boston. But the joy I’ve gotten with the work that I’ve done for the people of the state of Nevada has been just as fulfilling.” — Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev.

WASHINGTON As governor of Florida, Jeb Bush spearheaded the effort to restore the Florida Everglades; championed efforts to ban oil drilling off the state’s coast; and created the Florida Forever program, which spent almost $3 billion buying 700,000 acres of ecologically sensitive land. Those who want to separate Bush from the rest of the potential GOP presidential field on policy issues point to his support of Common Core academic standards and immigration reform. But the scion of a Texas oil family also compiled a progressive environmental legacy that’s likely to set him apart from other conservatives who might contend for the White House. “Bush has a true track record of advancing environmental programs and defending environmental laws and policies,” said Eric Draper, a Democrat who is executive director of Audubon Florida. That’s not to say the environmental community, which generally backs Democratic policies in presidential campaigns, would cheer a Bush presidency. His endorsement of the Keystone XL oil pipeline extension, support of “rational” fracking regulations and call for opening federal waters to drilling put him at odds with most green groups. He also has raised skepticism

As Florida governor, Jeb Bush led the effort to restore the Florida Everglades.

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about human-induced climate change, which President Obama has made a cornerstone of his environmental agenda. Environmental credentials are a prerequisite for most Florida politicians. With so much of the economy tied to coastal tourism — including beach activity and recreational fishing — candidates seen as anti-green have tremendous trouble winning statewide. But allies say Bush, who left office in 2007, was able to accomplish more than most Florida governors, largely through force of personality that persuaded the Republican-controlled state Legislature — including a young state lawmaker named Marco Rubio —

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Bush, shown earlier this month in Iowa, pushed to ban oil drilling off Florida’s coast.

to go along. Bush showed similar resolve in pushing for the 125-mile ban on offshore drilling, which still stands as other states and the federal government consider drilling offshore. “He was raised in an oil-drilling family,” said Allison DeFoor, who was “Everglades czar” under Bush. “I bet he saw an oil rig before he ever saw a beach.” Despite the accomplishments, Bush warred with the Sierra Club and other state environmental activists over clean water, mercury levels and whether he grew too cozy with sugar interests who own much of the land at the heart of the Everglades restoration.

Clinton backers hosted ‘official’ Senate events Allies provided platforms for speeches, fundraising Paul Singer

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As a U.S. senator considering a 2008 presidential run, Hillary Rodham Clinton was able to go where other potential candidates didn’t, flying taxpayer-funded charters to speak to thousands of people at events arranged by her campaign donors and political allies. In April 2006, she spoke to 3,000 people for what was billed as the “inaugural Doherty-Granoff Forum on Women Leaders” at Brown University. She rapped the George W. Bush administration for its response to Hurricane Katrina, its “resistance” to scientific evidence and “the largest cut to education in the history of the Department of Education.” But the speech was not the first in a regular series. It was the only Doherty-Granoff forum until senior White House adviser Valerie Jarrett delivered the second in 2011. The forum was arranged by Ellen Doherty-Granhoff and husband Michael Granoff, longtime Clinton donors who paid Brown to host the event. Taxpayers paid $1,400 for charter airfare for Clinton and her staff to Providence, R.I., because the speech was an “official” event. Since her campaign chipped in to cover the costs of a fundraiser in Rhode Island the same day, the trip fit within the rules that allow lawmakers — and presidents — to mix political and official events

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Hillary Rodham Clinton campaigns in Brooklyn in 2006 for re-election to the Senate. contenders in the Senate did so. Clinton “spent eight years fighting for the people of New York, attending events inside and outside of New York, working for her constituents and for her party,” Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill told USA TODAY. “She was meticulous about playing by the rules. Period.” Members of Congress have

Clinton’s Senate travel records show a sophisticated, strategic use of official resources before her last presidential campaign. on their itineraries. As Clinton gears up for an expected presidential campaign, her Senate travel records show a sophisticated, strategic use of official resources before her last presidential campaign. USA TODAY reported earlier this month that Clinton ramped up her use of taxpayer-funded charters before her 2006 re-election and 2008 presidential campaign, while no other 2008

$4,500 on catering and $4,900 for the political portion of the charter airfare.

wide latitude to determine what is official travel, said Jan Baran, head of the election-law practice at the law firm Wiley Rein. He called Clinton’s allocation of costs between her Senate office and campaign account “very sophisticated” and something the Clintons would know well, since the same general rules applied to President Clinton when he was in office. There is no indication her trips

violated any rules, and her office appears to have been careful to parse out official and political expenses. Michael Granoff, founder of Pomona Capital and a former economic adviser to Bill Clinton, told USA TODAY he came up with the plan for the Brown forum before he asked Clinton to attend. He said he did not know about her other activities in the state that day and did not participate in any fundraising. Granoff said he made a donation to the university — he would not say how much — but that the lecture series “is more about being able to bring people like that and get people to come to a place like Brown.” Granoff credits Clinton and Jarrett for “taking the time to come.” He notes, “Neither of them was paid.” But Clinton did use the trip to raise money. She took in $39,000 from Rhode Island donors on the same day as the speech, according to Federal Election Commission records. Her campaign spent

On another occasion, in October 2005, taxpayers paid $2,800 for Sen. Clinton and her staff to fly to Atlanta to deliver the annual Eizenstat Annual Lecture at Ahavath Achim Synagogue. The lecture series was created by Stuart Eizenstat, who served in several top posts in the Jimmy Carter and Clinton administrations, including deputy secretary of the Treasury. Speakers at the series have included former presidents Clinton and Carter, former vice president Al Gore, and then-senator Joe Lieberman, but no Republican elected officials. According to an Associated Press report, Clinton used the speech to accuse President Bush of squandering the good economy her husband had left behind. “Borrow and spend, borrow and spend, that’s all we’ve done the last four years,” she said. Clinton also held an event that day with local Democrats, raising $31,000 for her 2006 re-election, including $2,000 from Eizenstat, who said the trip and fundraiser were his ideas. Clinton accepted the invitation to speak “without any condition,” he said. DEMOCRACY INSTITUTE

In February 2006, Clinton spoke at a “regional youth summit” in Philadelphia that was organized by the American Democracy Institute. The group called itself a “new kind of progressive think tank” committed to getting people involved in the democratic process. The institute was started by John Hart — who had worked in the Clinton White House — and several other alumni of Bill Clinton’s administration, including former Housing and Urban Development secretary Henry Cisneros. In Philadelphia, Clinton urged young people to civic action. “Bring your hopes, bring your dreams, bring your iPods and your cellphone cameras and change the world,” she said, according to an account in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Because this was an “official” event, Clinton and her aide Huma Abedin charged taxpayers $2,400 for a round-trip charter flight.

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U.S.-Iran nuclear talks enter critical phase Leaders still hoping to negotiate historic deal Oren Dorell @OrenDorell USA TODAY

The United States and Iran entered a critical phase of negotiations over Iran’s disputed nuclear program this weekend, as Secretary of State John Kerry and Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif meet in Switzerland to determine if they can bridge their differences. The talks are reaching a climax as leaders from across the world, including Israel and Congress, watch to see if a historic deal emerges to curb Iran’s nuclear program in return for a lifting of U.S. and Western sanctions. Negotiators are trying to conclude a general agreement by a self-imposed March 31 deadline, with details to be filled in by June. Israel and many in Congress

have warned that the Obama administration may grant too many concessions to get a deal that would allow Iran to violate an agreement and develop nuclear weapons once the punitive sanctions that have crippled its economy are lifted. Congressional leaders have threatened to vote on increased sanctions if they do not like the terms. Israel has threatened military action to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons that could threaten the entire region. In a sign of congressional skepticism about an agreement, the Senate voted 100-0 Thursday for a non-binding resolution that calls for new sanctions against Iran if it is caught cheating on any deal that is reached. Iran has insisted that its nuclear program is peaceful and that its technological quest to produce energy and medical isotopes is a

“There are difficult issues to be resolved.” Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran

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Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, right, meet in Switzerland on Saturday. sovereign right. The oil-rich nation wants the sanctions lifted so it can rejoin the global financial system and sell oil on the open market again. The United States has not changed its bottom line regarding

a deal, and it is still committed to making sure Iran would need at least a year to produce enough highly enriched nuclear material for a bomb if it broke the agreement, a senior administration official who asked not to be

identified told USA TODAY. On Friday, Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, told Mehr News that “a mutual understanding” covering much of the deal has been reached. “A couple of technical issues are still remaining unresolved which we are working on,” Salehi said. “There are difficult issues to be resolved.” Although the U.S. has taken the lead in the Iran talks, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China also are participating. In Washington, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said the parties were “better than halfway” to a deal, according to the Associated Press.

A mural in Monrovia, Liberia, aims to spread Ebola awareness. Infections there have dropped dramatically.

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Defeating Ebola before spring Aid workers racing to beat West African rains Samwar Fallah and Gregg Zoroya USA TODAY

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Aid workers are rushing into neighboring Guinea to try to staunch a worrisome rise in cases of the deadly Ebola virus, which has been slowed in Sierra Leone and been all but eradicated here. The mission is urgent because the coming rainy season could hamper travel to remote villages where the disease continues to emerge. “I’m nervous but optimistic at heart that Guinea will follow the same trajectory” as Liberia and Sierra Leone where the disease has declined, said Jordan Tappero, director of the division of global health protection for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “We’ve tripled the number of people we have in the field (in Guinea) and many other organizations are doing the same,” he said. “We’ve got to keep pressing on and stay with it.” Nearly 25,000 people across West Africa have been infected with Ebola since the disease surfaced in the jungles of Guinea in December 2013. More than 10,000 have died in the worst outbreak of the disease in history. The 95 new cases reported during the week of March 15 was the highest weekly total for the nation so far this year. Last week,

A man crouches next to a grave in Liberia. A recent Ebolarelated death in that country has led to new quarantines.

“We ... need the rate of health care infections to be zero.” Ian Norton, a physician with the World Health Organization

only 45 new cases were reported. Still troubling to World Health Organization workers is how new infections in Guinea are occurring in unexpected areas. Many of the outbreaks are in distant villages, and only 38% of new infections in Guinea last week were among people being tracked. The week before, the figure was 28% — a low rate that is foreboding because it means health care workers aren’t effec-

tively establishing a chain of infection. A crucial element in defeating the virus is the process of contact tracing — tracking all who have been exposed so that chain can be broken and the disease can be halted. Tracing contacts in new infections will become even more difficult when the rainy season begins in June and downpours happen daily by July, Tappero said. “That’s why we have to get

down to as close to zero with contact tracing all known, laboratory confirmed cases by then,” he said. “I’ll be honest with you, people are fatigued.” In nearby Sierra Leone, where more than 3,700 have died and almost 12,000 were infected, the nation’s 6 million residents were ordered to stay home for three days beginning Friday, except for religious services, in an effort to fight the spread of the disease, according to Associated Press. Earlier this month, an American health worker ill with Ebola was evacuated from Sierra Leone to the United States and remains in critical condition at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. The worker was among 12 new Ebola infections involving caregivers in Sierra Leone and Guinea in the past few weeks. Nearly 500 health care workers across West Africa have died of the disease since the outbreak began. In Guinea, the workers affected are often a remote village’s only nurse or doctor. “We really need the rate of health care infections to be zero,” said Ian Norton, a physician with the World Health Organization. New infections in Sierra Leone are slowly diminishing, WHO reported. Last week 84% of the 33 new cases were among people health officials were tracking — good news, WHO said because it shows health workers are successfully identifying those who might become infected. In Liberia, infections fell dramatically, dropping to zero for three straight weeks this month.

Beaches and schools re-opened. Students showed up to have their temperatures taken and wash hands before entering class. More than 4,200 of those killed by the virus were in Liberia where President Obama deployed about 3,000 troops to build clinics and train health care workers late last year. About 300 troops remain there. There has been at least one setback. A ban on sporting activities was lifted and the first soccer match was underway in Monrovia March 20 with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in attendance. A 44-year-old mother of six who worked as a food server at a school fell ill. She rode on a motorbike-taxi to the hospital, a common means of transportation in Monrovia, Liberia’s capital. One small school where she worked has been temporarily closed. Eighty-six people who were in contact with her have been quarantined. The woman died Friday, Reuters reported. The Ministry of Health is looking into whether the disease might have been transmitted through sexual contact with an Ebola survivor. Although the man she was dating was released from care more than three months before, research has found that the virus can survive in male sexual organs for an extended period of time. “We were getting close to the finishing line when this sad event occurred,” said Liberian government spokesman Isaac Jackson. Zoroya reported from McLean, Va.

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Weighing options for the couch potato Lindsay Deutsch USA TODAY Network

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The path to relaxing on your couch has never been such a brain exercise. But with Wednesday’s announcement of the Sony PlayStation Vue, and all-but-confirmed details about a new streaming TV service from Apple, now is the time to take a serious look at the potential money-saving benefits of cutting the cord, aka opting out of a cable subscription and instead signing up for an Internet service. Is nixing cable right for you?

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CAN YOU ‘CUT THE CORD’? Depending on your programming needs, cutting the cord could be well within reach. In three flow charts, we look at the best solution for three types of TV watchers: the sports lover, the news junkie and the entertainment addict. Each service will require a Smart TV or a streaming box (Apple TV, Roku or Amazon Fire, for example), plus a subscription.

NEWS VIEWER

ENTERTAINMENT VIEWER

SPORTS VIEWER

Do you watch only national news, or local news too?

Do you need to watch shows when they air?

How much sports do you watch on TV?

National

National + Local

Yes

A lot

Only big events

Are you OK with just CNN?

Can you hook up an over-the-air antenna?

How long can you wait after shows air?

Do you mostly watch one league?

Can you hook up an over-the-air antenna?

Yes Get Sling TV

Yes

Do you need ‘Good Morning America’?

Yes

Can you hook up an over-the-air antenna? Yes

Do you need MSNBC and/or Fox News?

Yes

No Get Sling TV

Yes

Do you need your local ABC station?

Do you need more than ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox?

Do you need to watch ABC shows?

Yes

Stick with cable

Yes

Watch TV free via an antenna

No Stick with cable or wait for Apple TV

Do you have/want a PlayStation 3 or 4? Yes

Get PlayStation Vue

One day, Up to one year for ...

Stick with cable or wait for Apple TV

NOTES FOR NEWS JUNKIES You read correctly, we’re suggesting an over-the-air antenna, and it’s not 1983. Depending on your location, connecting your TV to an antenna can provide you with several local stations — in digital HD and free! Although some antennas can get strong reception inside your home, you might need to install one on your roof. What’s the hoopla with ABC and Good Morning America? For $49.99 a month, PlayStation VUE offers 50 channels, including several options for news lovers, including local stations. The exception is channels owned by Disney. That means no ABC (and no ESPN either, but we'll get to that). You decide — is it time to join team Today show? Another potential PlayStation VUE deal-breaker: The service only works with a PlayStation 3, which retails at $150, or the PlayStation 4, which costs $399. And for now, it's only available in the New York, Chicago and Philadelphia markets. Source USA TODAY research JIM LENAHAN, LINDSAY DEUTSCH AND KARL GELLES, USA TODAY

Do you have/ want a PlayStation 3 or 4? Yes

Get PlayStation Vue

Yes

Get Netflix and/or Amazon Prime

HBO shows

Stick with cable or wait for Apple TV

Are you OK with a limited channel list? Yes

Get Sling TV

Other shows on TV

Get Hulu Plus

Yes

Do you Stick with Get Sling Stick with cable or need to TV cable or wait for watch wait for your local Apple TV Apple TV team(s)?

Yes

Stick with cable

Get MLB.TV or NBA League Pass or NHL Center Ice

Do you watch buzzy online shows like ‘House of Cards’ and ‘Transparent’?

No Stick with cable or wait for Apple TV

Add Netflix and/or Amazon Prime

NOTES FOR ENTERTAINMENT ADDICTS From ‘Empire’ to ‘The Good Wife,’ several of today’s most-talked-about shows are on network channels (ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox). In many areas, these channels are accessible immediately for free with the installation of an over-the-air antenna. If you can resist the urge to live-tweet your favorite shows, Hulu Plus is your best bet. For a $7.99 monthly subscription, you get the current top shows a day after they air. For ad-free binge-watching of original shows and past seasons of popular network and cable shows, stick to Netflix ($9.99 a month) or Amazon Prime ($99 a year). If watching live is what you're looking for, Sling connects you to 20 channels for $20 a month. For a more extensive channel list, PlayStation VUE ($49.99 per month) gives you 50 stations. HBO watchers must stick to cable or wait for Apple's to-be-released streaming service, which has exclusively landed the channel as a launch exclusive for three months, before becoming available with other services. (Or borrow a friend's HBOGO account, which has the OK from HBO's CEO.)

NOTES FOR SPORTS LOVERS Your cord-cutting options revolve around one question: Do you need ESPN? If you're a sports lover, the chances are the answer is "yes." That's why we've excluded PlayStation VUE from this flow chart. Sling is the only service right now that offers ESPN channels, plus TNT and TBS, which carry NBA and MLB games. Apple's new streaming service is also expected to carry ESPN. For the ardent baseball, basketball or hockey fan, MLB.TV, NBA League Pass or NHL Center Ice are viable options, with a massive amount of games. But they are not for the hometown fan. Each individual service blacks out the home team's games, even when that team is playing on the road. Bummer.

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BUSINESS SURVEILLANCE ANGIE’S LIST PULLS OUT In a nutshell: The founder of Angie’s List says the consumer review service is suspending its plans for a $40 million expansion in Indianapolis because of Indiana’s new religious objections law, the Associated Press reported Saturday. Founder and CEO Bill Oesterle said in a statement Saturday the expansion that called for adding 1,000 jobs over five years is now on hold “until we fully understand the implications of the freedom restoration act on our employees.” The villain: The law signed Thursday by Republican Gov. Mike Pence has spurred protests from businesses and on social media amid concerns it could sanction discrimination against gays. Oesterle says the Indianapolis-based company is now “reviewing alternatives for the expansion of its headquarters.” The money: Angie’s List was seeking an $18.5 million incentive package from the City-County Council. The council had delayed a decision on that proposal.

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China and Japan are profiting; Brazil and Russia aren’t The dollar’s recent surge against the euro is not only having a sharp impact on the U.S. and eurozone. It’s also proKim Hjelmgaard ducing some clear USA TODAY winners and losers among countries elsewhere. On Friday, one euro bought $1.09, up from a recent low of $1.05. For Americans, the strong dollar is good for visitors to Europe but hurts businesses by making exports more expensive and shrinking dollar-based profits abroad. Europeans have the opposite problem: A visit to the U.S. is pricey, but exports are a bargain. Here are how some other major economies are faring: LONDON

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The rupee is in a tight spot as it has appreciated significantly against the euro and held its own against INDIA the rising dollar this year. That has driven up the cost of its exports and made them less competitive. International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde recently warned in a speech in India that banks and companies there that have borrowed large amounts in dollars are at risk if the greenback continues to strengthen, increasing their debts. “Corporate-sector debt has risen very rapidly, nearly doubling in the last five years to about $120 billion,” she said. “India is not immune to that vulnerability.”

Asia’s economic powerhouse is a major manufacturer and many products (such as cars) assembled in CHINA places like Germany contain parts made in China, so higher demand for less expensive German goods benefits Chinese industry. Beijing has long coveted reserve-currency status for its renminbi (often referred to as the yuan). But a strong dollar makes the yuan less attractive to central banks and major financial institutions, which need to service large global debt obligations often priced in dollars.

A falling yen against the dollar has meant corporate profit windfalls overseas for Japan’s major electronics JAPAN and car producers. The strong dollar has also aided massive stimulus programs launched by the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan, said Jane Foley, a currency strategist at Rabobank in London. She said the large-scale bond buying has pushed down interest rates and boosted credit creation and economic growth in the Eurozone and Japan. Foley noted Japan has been lucky to avoid a negative hit from the strong dollar. “It’s been fortuitous for Japan that oil prices have fallen so far,” she said. “Japan imports around 90% of its energy needs, and if oil wasn’t so cheap right now, its energy costs (which are denominated in dollars) would have soared.”

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The British pound is an in-between currency right now, perhaps befitting its position as a political and UNITED economic bridge between KINGDOM the U.S. and continental Europe. It is trading at a five-year low against the dollar, about $1.50, but at a seven-year high against the euro at £1.40. The most obvious impact for Britons may be on tourism. That long-planned trip to the Eiffel Tower in Paris or the Colosseum in Rome is now more affordable. Going the other way, the Grand Canyon will cost more. For now, American visitors to The Eiffel Tower or the Tower of London stand to gain either way.

The strong dollar is likely to increase Russia’s economic difficulties. Late last year, the ruble lost nearly RUSSIA 40% of its value against the dollar, as oil prices collapsed and sanctions from the the U.S. and the European Union over Russia’s support for Ukrainian separatists drove up inflation. This year, the ruble has performed better. But the country faces a painful recession, and a weaker dollar is not necessarily welcome, given that Russia is a major exporter of dollar-pegged oil and other commodities. “Although a strong dollar may mean better export competitiveness, it also generally adds to downward pressure on commodity prices,” said Adam Slater, an economist at Oxford Economics.

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Latin America’s largest economy is a clear loser. It has watched its currency, the real, hover near a 12BRAZIL year low against the dollar recently. As the greenback has surged against the euro, emerging-market currencies generally have fallen. The real has weakened against the backdrop of wider investor concerns about a looming recession and a possible downgrade to junk status. Its exports have gotten cheaper, but its economic problems run deep.

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Closing costs are a mystery to Millennials Down payment just the start of the fees Charisse Jones @charissejones USA TODAY

When it comes to buying a home, many Millennials are in the dark about closing costs, a key figure when calculating the prices they’ll ultimately pay. That’s according to a national survey released last week that found roughly two-thirds of potential home buyers between the ages of 18 and 34 don’t know they’ll have to pay that final bundle of fees before they close. “If they go and are looking to purchase a home for $200,000, they probably understand there’s a down payment and interest rate, but outside of that, they’re not really educated on the other

fees,” says Brad Chmura, senior vice president of ClosingCorp, sponsor of the survey and a provider of residential closing cost data and tech to the mortgage and real estate service industries. The poll of roughly 1,000 adults, taken Dec. 11-14, also found that among all prospective home buyers, 34% said they are “not very” or “not at all” aware of closing costs. Those fees due before the property title is handed over can add up. They encompass fees such as title and escrow, lender fees and the price of an appraisal, which can vary widely. Closing costs can be paid by either the purchaser or seller. Other hurdles Millennials face: student debt, constrained financing and difficulty getting a foothold in a still-recovering economy, Chmura says. When potential home buyers do learn about that final tab, it’s

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Closing fees are due before a property title is handed over.

“Nobody is getting home-buying education in school so where do they learn? From reading articles. From parents. From trial and error.” Eric Roberge, financial planner

often from real estate agents or by doing their own research, according to the ClosingCorp poll. “The Millennials, who are typically more tech-savvy than their predecessors, are still getting the main source of information from the real estate agent,” Chmura says. But they “should be educated from multiple ... sources. Everyone from the real estate agent to lenders to family members.” Eric Roberge, whose financial planning firm in Salem, Mass., specifically serves Millennials, has found many are unprepared to buy a first home. Such knowledge should be taught at work, he says. “Nobody is getting home-buying education in school, so where do they learn?” he says. “From reading articles. From parents. From trial and error. ... Those companies that employ a lot of (Millennials), it should be their responsibility to provide them with education.”

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RETIREMENT USA TODAY talked with him about his book.

Based on your experience with the couple who hadn’t saved for retirement, what would you like others to know about saving and investing for their golden years?

A: If you don’t save for yourself, no one else will. Many people don’t have pensions anymore, so it’s really on the individual to make sure they are saving enough for retirement.

What’s your background, and how did you get interested in personal finance?

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Jeff Rose covers an array of financial topics in Soldier of Finance.

Certified financial planner Jeff Rose will never forget the day he met with a couple in their 50s who had almost nothing saved for retirement. “I remember the look of despair on their faces,” he says. Nanci Hellmich He gave them some recommendations USA TODAY on investing and suggested they delay retirement as long as possible so they could maximize the Social Security benefits they would receive. The experience made him realize the importance of saving and ignited his passion for educating people about personal finance and investing, says Rose, a blogger at goodfinancialcents.com and the author of Soldier of Finance: Take Charge of Your Money and Invest in Your Future. A combat veteran of the Iraq War, Rose is now the CEO of his own company, Alliance Wealth Management in Carbondale, Ill.

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Financial planners often tell stories about 50-somethings who come to them for help and have saved little or nothing for their retirement. There are millions of people like that out there. “It’s really common for people to never plan for retirement,” says Nancy Coutu, financial planner with Money Managers Financial Group in Oak Brook, Ill. “They are so busy planning their everyday lives — first they go to college, get a job, then they get married, have kids and buy a house. All of a sudden, they are 50-something, and it’s like, ‘Holy cow.’ ” “I see these 50-somethings all the time,” she says. “They say, ‘How do we figure this out? We saved a little in a 401(k) and some in an IRA.’ But they have no clue how to figure out how much they need for retirement.” According to the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, the average retirement savings for households nearing retirement — those with heads of household ages 55-64 — is about $110,000. That means more than half of today’s households won’t have enough retirement income to maintain their pre-retirement standard of living, even if they work to age 65. The center says its survey clearly indicates “many Americans need to save more and/or work longer.” According to TIAA-CREF, a financial services organization, fewer than a quarter of people in its new survey even contribute to an IRA. If you’re in this situation, having saved little or nothing for retirement, here are some tips from financial planners to help you get there.

1“Planning is the first thing,” DO A BUDGET. GET A PLAN.

Coutu says. “I tell them in order to see if you’ve saved enough, we

TIPS

FOR PEOPLE BEHIND IN SAVING FOR RETIREMENT MORE ADVICE u If you have a term life insurance policy that is convertible, says Don Cloud of Cloud Financial in Huntsville, Ala., don’t let it expire when you can’t afford the premiums. Sell it. There are companies that pay the premiums and give you a lump sum (depending on your life expectancy) that could be $35,000 or $40,000 on a $500,000 policy. “You have created wealth based on your mortality.” uInstead of keeping $10,000 in a no-interest savings account, pay off that $3,000 credit card balance charging 18% interest, Coutu says. “Instead of keeping an emergency fund, use your credit card for emergencies.” uDon’t think because you are behind in savings that you have to take outsize risks, Foster says. “The myth is if you have waited too long, you have to take bigger risks to catch up.” The key is to have an “actively managed” account, he says.

Roth IRA was. I didn’t know how to invest in the stock market. I couldn’t explain to you what a 401(k) was. It’s almost comical that I was a finance major in college, and I hadn’t been introduced to some of those basic concepts that almost everybody needs to start their career and financial life. I got a job as a financial adviser, and that’s when I learned more about investing. Soldier of Finance is a guide to help people get started on taking action to improve their financial lives: saving for retirement, getting out of debt, what insurance you should buy, the importance of credit scores. You get the basic principles to go from an uninformed consumer to a soldier of finance.

A: When I was 19, I was a college dropout, working a dead-end job and going nowhere fast. Then I joined the Army National Guard, and that was one of the best life decisions I’ve ever made. It gave me a purpose and the discipline that I fiercely lacked to finally take charge of my life. It got me into college, and I finished my degree in finance. In college, I started accumulating credit card debt and student loan debt, even though I didn’t need a student loan because the National Guard was paying for college. Stupid, right? I took loans to keep up with the college-age Joneses. It was just for eating out and going out. I had nothing to show for it. When I graduated, I had at least $25,000 in total debt from student loans and credit cards. The military gave me the discipline to get into college, but I was still lacking financial discipline. I finally recognized at around age 22 — with tremendous help from my girlfriend at the time, who is my wife now — that I needed to make drastic changes in my financial habits. That’s the beginning of the transformation that led to who I am today.

A: One, not knowing how much debt they really have and how much interest they are paying. Two, not having nearly enough cash savings in emergency funds. Three, not recognizing they need to save for retirement. That’s a huge one, especially for the younger generation, who are not going to have pensions. Four, being oblivious to what is going on with their credit history. That’s as simple as checking your credit report for free at annualcreditreport.com and making sure all the information is correct.

introduction to becoming a soldier — all the basic skills you needed to be a well-prepared and -equipped soldier. I didn’t have anything like that to help me get started in my financial life. Everything was trial and error. I didn’t know what a

see what is going on. Then tactical budgeting becomes part of a specific plan to accomplish a specific mission. You need a tactical budget anytime you have major life changes — having a child, moving homes, changing careers.

QA: A soldier of finance is an

How do you become a soldier of finance?

individual who has recognized where they are at in their financial life. They have taken a deep, hard look and seen themselves for who they are, and they have made the conscious choice that they want to improve their financial life.

What are some of the biggest financial mistakes people make?

If you have hopes of paying off debt or increasing savings, you are going to have to do one Why is the book called What is tactical initial “Soldier of Finance,” and budgeting? budget to what is your goal with it? A: I hate budgeting. But if you see what A: When we got introduced to have hopes of paying off debt or basic training, each soldier got increasing savings, you are going is going the Soldier’s Handbook. It was the to have to do one initial budget to on.

have to first see how much you spend. Going through expenses is sometimes painful.” Coutu says most people miss badly when they estimate how much their monthly expenses are. “Everybody has this magic number of $4,000 a month,” she says. “I ask where that number came from. And sometimes (the real number) is several thousand dollars more. They forgot the incidentals. They forget those repairs. They say, ‘We don’t do something to the house every year,’ but I say, ‘Yes, you will.’ Or they didn’t budget for vacations or gifts they give to their children or grandchildren.” People think about things such as gas bills, electric bills and real estate taxes, Coutu says, but forget to think about what happens if they buy a new car or that they must pay for their own health insurance, which could cost $1,000 a month. “Most overspenders have no idea what a monthly budget is,” says Rick Foster, president and founder of Guardian Financial Management in Lewisville, Texas. “When I talk to these folks, many don’t know how to make a monthly budget. You take a journal or a notebook and for 30 days write down everything you spend. Then we can look and see if there are areas in their lives that can be cut back.”

2Kyle O’Dell, president of seHAVE A PLAN FOR SOCIAL SECURITY.

cure Wealth Strategies in Denver, says he just did a Social Security seminar with 100 people ages 50 to 65, and not one had done a Social Security analysis. That’s a huge mistake, he says. “Most people think they just need to figure out the age,” he says. “For married people there are 587 ways to file for Social Security. You can increase the payout by about 32% if you do it properly.” O’Dell says one study shows that families that did file for Social Security properly will see their other savings and retirement accounts last 5½ years longer. “To get that analysis done, meet with an adviser that has a Social Security analysis tool.” Foster says “overspenders” are

the main ones who think they need to take Social Security earlier. Knowing the proper time to file can make a difference of up to $300,000.

“Everybody has this magic (budget) number of $4,000 a month. ... And sometimes (the real number) is several thousand dollars more. They forgot the incidentals. They forget those repairs.” Nancy Coutu

“Many don’t know how to make a monthly budget. You take a journal or a notebook and for 30 days write down everything you spend. Then we can look and see if there are areas in their lives that can be cut back.” Rick Foster

3“A 50-year-old says, ‘I will reSIXTY-TWO IS NOT A MAGIC NUMBER.

tire at 63,’ ” Coutu says. “I ask why. They say, ‘Because that’s what my parents did. That’s when I’m eligible.’ It’s my job to figure out how they get from where they are today to where they will be at 62 and have an income stream they can’t outlive.” “If you do the numbers and find out that you can’t retire at 62, you need to do some serious lifestyle adjustments, or work longer,” Coutu says. “You can’t just retire and maybe run out of money. People look at their 401(k), and it has $500,000 or $1 million. And then we find that it costs them $100,000 (a year) to live. They may live for a long time.”

4 “I tell people to remember that when they go to retire, WORK LONGER.

they still have time,” says Paul Saganey, president of Integrated Financial Partners in Boston. “Instead of looking at retirement as ‘I’m 65 and retired, and now I’m in trouble,’ look at retirement in a series of five-year increments.”

“If you have a term life insurance policy that is convertible, don't let it expire when you can't afford the premiums. Sell it.” Don Cloud

5“Stop putting the needs of kids STOP PAYING FOR YOUR GROWN CHILDREN.

ahead of their own needs,” Saganey says. “Everyone wants to help their children. I still see people in retirement still paying off their children’s college loans, even though the kids are doing well. People are still doing things for their children instead of saving for retirement.” “They are very focused on taking care of their kids,” O’Dell says. “They are hurting their retirement by helping their kids out with college. I hear it from families all the time. ‘I don’t want my kids to have student loans.’ I tell them you need to get your financial house in order before you take care of everyone else.”

USA TODAY retirement columnist Brooks is the author of a new e-book on planning for retirement, “Is One Million Dollars Enough?”

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Meet the candidates before you cast your ballot There’s a full field of candidates for the upcoming Lawrence City Commission and school board elections. Six candidates survived the March 3 primary to compete for three at-large positions on the

City Commission. Two candidates remain from the primary to seek a two-year term on the school board, and seven candidates are seeking four four-year terms on the board. Key issues facing commis-

sion candidates include use of tax breaks for development, the relative need for a new police headquarters, street maintenance and roundabouts, and the future of high-speed broadband Internet service.

For the school board candidates, budget issues are paramount, with the Kansas College and Career Ready Standards — Kansas’ version of “Common Core” — and teacher tenure rounding out the list of top-drawer issues.

6 candidates for City Commission

Stuart Boley, page 2C

Matthew Herbert, page 2C

Stan Rasmussen, page 2C

Terry Riordan, page 3C

Bob Schumm, page 3C

Leslie Soden, page 4C

7 candidates for 4-year terms on school board

Jessica Beeson, page 8C

Bob Byers, page 8C

Jill Fincher, page 9C

2 candidates for 2-year term on school board

Lindsey Frye, page 9C Marcel Harmon, page 8C

Ronald GordonRoss, page 9C

Rick Ingram, page 9C

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Shannon Kimball, page 10C

Mary Loveland, page 8C

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General Election Schedule Voter registration for the general election closed March 17. Registrations submitted on, before or postmarked by March 17 were eligible for processing for inclusion into the polling place pollbooks. Registrations transacted after March 17 will not be processed until after the general election. In-person and mail advance voting began March 18. Advance applications must be submitted before ballots can be mailed out; the last day the office can mail out a ballot is April 3, so the sooner the clerk’s office has your application, the sooner you can receive your ballot. In-person advance voting for the general election is scheduled at the County Courthouse, 1100 Massachusetts St., except as noted: l MondayFriday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. l Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Locations in Lecompton, Baldwin City and Eudora to be announced) l April 6: 8 a.m. to noon Election Day voting: April 7 — Polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. — Source: Douglas County Clerk’s Office

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• Strengthen Public Safety partnerships with law enforcement and social service agencies. • Return Budget Priorities back to core city issues; stop giving tax breaks to developers & then raising taxes for everyone else. • Redefine Economic Development to focus on permanent full-time jobs with benefits. • Please visit www.LeslieSoden.com to learn more. “Paid for by Leslie Soden for City Commission, Treasurer Lori Button, CPA”

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I think it his was justa said is one that needs much today. car become properties are important to and letting them votethe payshure- handled were dealing with significant understanddrove home a point, one valuable rental registration and is one o “I went to Houston to understand complicated Chalk Park. at “We the IRS. You get to ofmake $200 or more. other saw thealso vacant totally wrong.” amillion comeback. “For people to stay in than but wants to withhold who spect.” people who did not soing about how business that Boley thinks would licensing program.” He lems fac work,” said Boley, financial matters would be “I don’t think we voted on a lot of opportunities to The job gave Boley a On other issues, Craw“I’ve learned that there man being. When you Lawrence, a lot of times former Borders bookon for whether got his degree from KanBoley saidPark studying the ford licit our said needs operate As judgement be useful assee aancity com- start said standards rental nity. useful onand thefunction. commission. Rock Chalk 1994,” learnbuilding aboutcontact,” people. chance the inner at Seventh said: totobe authenthey have to make sac- store thinking ininterms currentareplan is the “The noted and city’s process Boley, who from ofsee large firms, missioner. properties important, sas University, but times He said also would bring said Boley, whofor hasapprovlived in an “WeNew were retired dealing with tic workings of large busi- of lauditor He he can value in the Hampshire connection between rifices, and many people, you realize we wayto towithhold create wages i the job job market in real the streets ing tax also“You has the IRS indid 2009. “We neighborhoods Boley saidincentives he often was “It is important to have but wants market incut the area a significant understanding Lawrence since 1983. people who not solicit nesses and important tax for correct as an opportunity and need those sacrifices a incentives grocery store in using those standards. He said area was suffering at the created a lot of questions. were there to audit them, embedded inside a comstandards, and somejudgement on whether the has go was suffering at the time. about how business operate have to pay respect to the our contact,” said Boley, organizations. The job deep,” Crawford said. “I to change that. The group small businesses,” Craw- downtown. We need a projects that benefit the a concern un- out of ha time. “I figured ifcan Ion got on He questions whether and lot of people pany for ofmonths at ora there times I wonder ifbusithe pharmacy currentisplan is the correct “I figured if I got with and function. As auditor citizens, and them core who aretired from thewere IRS ford drovesaid. home a point, one part theancity the building’s “Small think Lawrence be a contacted in letting downtown. burdens withIRS the IRS than there would some of the recent neighborhoods intimidated bywere that,there and nesses time. of necessary city’s standards rigor- Wouldn’t way to create thosecould stan- said Prie the there would be Ia out-of-state of largeNear firms, the Boley said he vote pays respect.” in 2009. “We that Boley would inend true owners and can’t thinks liveare without better town that. it bemore a healthier placed be abetter lot better incentives are some were irritated by it. his a singleinside au- be ous enough,” dards. He on saidresponsible there is a nesses in lot chancechance I could oftencareer, was embedded Boley saidif studying the need to audit them, andgrocery a lot of the be useful as Boley a city said. comof revitalization. But lobbying neighborhoods and community think Lawrence owes itI began youcreating didn’t could transfer toand bigger high-quality jobs for You learn howintimidated important neighborhoods dit could up to concern unnecessary bur- to hire p transfer to bigger bet- store a company for months city’sto process approving people were missioner. said tootake many of two theat landlords. companies. can’t live have to the people who grow get infor a car to the go he Asking questions l could Thinksbe placed the city and better Ifa Igoodcity, and he places?” has has raised isthat to treat with without years, muchthehave of on lege stud ter jobs. If jobs. Iwant went towent the it a time.projects Near endwhich of his dens taxallincentives also cre- recent byThe and people some were “It is important have to been Lawrence-based the smalltobusiup here and of those BoleyA was concerned a better under- But for t to the job library, figured about whether respect. generally was getting to needs responsible landlords. library, I figured I would career,spent a for single audit ated a lot of questions. He “welfare irritated People by it. You learn nesses. standards, and somethe rich.”could store Checkers lot of times we concerns paying here Ithat we’reI grocery about what hearofthe what retir- ies who would belibrary at the the city is whether doing sophisrespond well when l Thinks city needs be attothe forlibrary a one. very last take upthe to company. two much questions some know how year important it isthey to forget times that. I wonder the Issues “I think thatyears, is one of standing announced it Ahe lotwas of if times able provide them ing Rock need inunderstanding terms of tax- makes for a time.” very enough analysis are had learn the ees a better of “You which was spent getting ofCrawford the more recent incentreattreated peoplewith with respect. city’sabout are Chalk rigorsaid he the things theto city really working on arespect.” deal to there isstandards a disconnect, and ticated Ilong think it long is a time.” little dis- was Park and how thesaid. City wants transportation when considering whethBut, in you do also learn business in order to un- es, of what retirees needand in tough.” Boley,that one often of 14 candito know tives are high qual- has People generally respond ous neighborhoods enough,” Boley tocreating explore using donethe tocompany. hurt itself,” the space, buta the have graceful times locate Commission if the city is Priest er to grant financial inlot numbers workderstand the tofinancials,” terms issues of taxes, transpordates vying for a spot on that “You had learn the other ity jobs for the city, and he Crawford wellabout when they are treat- suffered land near said. deal proved elusive. from it.”had ap- city-owned we can’t.” thesaid project. He the about becoming centives. ing for respect.” the IRS. the proved said. “The to learning Asking questions tation and other issues, if the taxe the Lawrence City Com- Checkers business in order under- serious has Douglas raised concerns ed with Countyabout Jail Boley now is By workCrawford he thinks wasn’t in Lawof aisdestination for recently chance ing “I heard that our end his career, Boley made job so more Boleya alone was chance concerned the city serious about mission, had the standwhat Boley whether citya isnew doingposo- was But, do also learn Neighborhood grocery —the City financials,” reporter the Chad Lawhorn a have sitethe for onofayou deal to locate ina there’s real for as janitor fo rence, but how he reretirees. a 32process isn’t there to rewas a revenue agent who interesting.” phisticated enough analysis about what he was hearing becoming more of a destoLawrence use logic often in said. “The learning was what lot about numbers workvoters may a proposed multistory the idea of neighborhood lice headquarters. But he can be reached at 832-6362, or er in tow acted was to aChalk bit IRS. building view these requests, was assigned to By cases when considering about Rock Park yearmost careerfamiliar with thewith job so interesting.” tination for retirees. ing for the11th IRS. the businesses clawhorn@ljworld.com be there will be awhether lotbut of made the at at and Mastakedifferent holdand in said — City reporter Chad Lawhorn the sam But a job with the IRS that involved tax returns than the ordinary citizen: rather is there to approve Issues Boley said he believes can be reached at 832-6362, or and she isn’t all about the analyti- of $200 million or more. He requested the audited them,” Boley said. “Right at clawhorn@ljworld.com year. cal stuff. You learn about The job gave Boley a financial statements of now, the public gets the there is a need for im-

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erty which HighManagement, School in Topeka beowns andidea mancause 12 hehomes liked the of ages another 15. also Herbert having a job that had a said they started the busisocial justice element to it. ness with Park the idea ofof flipHighland is one the ping homes, much like more impoverished schools you on and thehas HGTV in thesee region a stushows. They started dent population that isthe albusiness in split mid-2008, most equally among just prior to the white, black and financial Hispanic downturn. students. “If youconcept are going to “Your of povwrite a textbook on how erty is very Lawrence renot to said start Herbert, a propertylated,” who flipping business, chapter grew up in Lawrence and one be about starthas would lived here the past 21 ing in “Then June 2008,” years. you go Herthere bert and said. get a whole other perHerbertabout said what he does ception the not believe the city’s new world is like.” rental registration liHerbert said the and expericensing program Park would ence at Highland recreate conflict for inforcedany the idea that you him as a commissioner. The program has been approved by the City

Commission but won’tfrom be have to look at issues fully implemented until multiple angles. July. Herbert all the “There is asaid definite reproperties they own and alization that people’s primanage aredependent single-family orities are upon zoned propertiesHerbert that their situation,” long have been subject to said. “I value education, the inspecbut city’s many rental of my students tion registration prosaw and college as a four-year cess. delay until they could get a Hepaycheck. said he supports real It makes the you idea healthhow andyou safety thinkofabout are standards fora rental prop-a going to get kid to value erties does think the liberalbut college arts degree.” cityHerbert needsalso to has bea career careful about “how much in property management. privilege wewife giveown a city He and his Reinspector enter somenaissance to Property Manone’s home.” agement, which owns 12 homes and manages anIssues other 15. Herbert said they Herbert he’s hearstarted thesaid business with ing a desire the from idea ofvoters flipping homes, for thelike Cityyou Commission much see on the to “slowshows. down.” HGTV They started “I business think they lookthe in are mid-2008, ing who just for priorsomebody to the financial isdownturn. fiscally accountable,” Herbert “Youtohave “If yousaid. are going write to say ‘no’ every once in to a a textbook on how not while. a lot of peostart Iathink property-flipping ple feel like chapter it has beenone a business, long sincestarting they’ve wouldtime be about in heard a cityHerbert commissionJune 2008,” said. er say no.” said he does not Herbert Herbert said new taxrental inbelieve the city’s centives for apartment projects have been particularly disturbing to

him. He saidand in licensing a town registration where programmore wouldthan createhalf any the population conflict for himisasrenters, a comthat should The be incentive missioner. program enough forapproved the apartment has been by the industry. City Commission but won’t bring a very freebe“Ifully implemented until market approach about July. Herbert said all the economic properties development,” they own and Herbert am a big manage said. are “I single-family believer that Lawrence zoned properties that long incentivizes itself. toWe have been subject the need be inspection very careful city’s to rental and about selling the farm registration process. justHe to said buy he some cattle.”the supports On of other topics, Heridea health and safety bert said: for rental properstandards l but He does thinks citythe comties think city missioners been “a needs to behave careful about bit disingenuous” about “how much privilege we how presented give they a cityhave inspector to enthe funding home.” plan for a ter someone’s new police headquarters project. Issues He said a projectHerbert of such saidimportance he’s hearing should be into from votersbuilt a desire forthe the city’s general budget. City Commission to “slow “We offered a sales tax down.” not“Itothink pay they for aarepolice lookstation, but we offered ing for somebody who is afiscally sales tax to pay for Herthe accountable,” stuff that we wouldn’t bert said. “You have to say cut get aonce police ‘no’to every in astation while. I into budget,” Herbert thinkour a lot of people feel like said. it has been a long time since they’ve heard a city com-

missioner say no.” Herbert said tax incentives for apartment projects have been particularly disturbing to him. He said in a town where more than half the population is renters, that should be incentive enough for the apartment industry. “I bring a very free-market approach about economic development,” Herbert said. “I am a big believer that Lawrence incentivizes itself. We need to be very careful about selling the farm just to buy some cattle.” On other topics, Herbert said: l He thinks city commissioners have been “a bit disingenuous” about how they have presented the funding plan for a new police headquarters project. He said a project of such importance should be built into the city’s general budget. “We offered a sales tax not to pay for a police station, but we offered a sales tax to pay for the stuff that we wouldn’t cut to get a police station into our budget,” Herbert said.

Address: 4701 Turnberry Drive Age: 52 Stan Rasmussen defiOccupation: Attorney for theU.S. last year and a half, nitely knows how to look Army Priest also has been the backAddress: in time. 2912 Atchison Circle Education: undergraduate degree of the local president Rasmussen, one of 14 Age: 41 in political science, Kansastransit Univer- union. During candidates seeking a seat Occupation: tax preparer for sity; law degree, Universitythat of Denver time, heRasmussen negotiated onHume the Tax Lawrence City driver Service, transit Family: wife, Teresa; two a collegenew union contract Commission, is an amaEducation: High school graduate aged daughters with MV Transit. He teur Family: paleontologist. Unmarried;His two sons, 15 thinks more negotiating most impressive find was Priest and 2 years old skills would be useful on the skull of a saber tooth CityBut Commission. tiger in Wyoming, a find variety of planning ar- the years. he came back some reason, this that he later donated to eas and might help avoid to“For Lawrence to attend commission is really “When I see stuff like the Kansas Department Kansas University. KU to get a degreebad in some controversies. just accepting that, it bothers Priest Revenue a there pair at But lookingme,” back in of “I political science. somethink thatfiled is why instead of countersaid. tax warrants seeking time is just a hobby. What of “Lawrence always felt was some frustration over thing another offer,” Priest it is taxes heBut does for athinks living — as unpaid likewith home,” he said. “It the timing of of the about police ing pointed important city $3,400 from Priest. Priest a land use for and the environwas Priest, the firstwho place where department, library and said the recent debate to have attorney commissioners mental for the voluntarily I really got out on mysurbike Rock Chalk Parkdisclosed projects,” to tax incentives who see — those types he also said. owes“Where about rounding U.S. do Army is look to that and rode around town.” Rasmussen the Rasmussen Eldridge Hotel. of figures. back project taxes to the future.Priest That’ssaid whathis he $16,000 credits was theinpolice in forBut Priest his annual earnings Hepriorities? said he’s Did in- his also wants to do also as a are city the time— inwho Newspent Orleans, ourIRS. list of high modest, and are pretty volved payment commissioner. the city heyears livedininLawjust we eveninhave a goodplans list of junior moved to Virginia much in look line at with the for the back taxes, which rence, “If you Horizon prior to moving to Lawpriorities?” has back that in average worker in Law2020 (the city and coun- stem from his time from and rence, as abeen big reason Lawrence full-time since rence. thinks he’ll being self-employed. Taking notice ty’s longHe range plan) there he developed an interest — saidand thepublic commisbring common man “My is huge, 2002 Sometaxofdebt Rasmussen’s is no avision or mission in politics serlack negotiating perspective to the comknow I have to sion’s first I memories of Lawstatement included in it,” and vice at an of early age. He seems to of mission, which been it are paid down,through and I savvy rence running Rasmussen said.has “We re- get remembers as be a one 6-yearthings frustrating dominated byofbusiness Priestofsaid. think several the halls the “INatural ally need one those for will,” old watching his mother citizens. He owners and profession- itHistory probably makes me Lawrence Museum at KU. our community.” cry about the assassinaCommisals Rasmussen in recent years. of a normal person, Rasmussen’s father was a said has been a more tion the of City Martin Luther government in Priest employee said he definiteEverybody has sion, professional paleontolocivilian for the though. King and Jr. He watched the has a lot of work ly canArmy relate for to the finangist and brought his fam- general, U.S. that past debt.” CBS Evening News with to getthat citizens cial challenges 13 years, and itthat is face hard ily to Lawrence as he pur- to hisdo parents night, enand negotiator again. many a doctorate degree. gaged to walkarea down residents. the hall in Asued watching the news with Priest also works a his “I parents talk to asoon lot of norThe Rasmussen livedas in that Journal-World organization does withbecame driver for MV his Tranpeople who just get aoutlimited Lawrence during el- mal bumpingbackground into a mis- bus a daily routine. the private company andalso go to work everycheck on city He commisementary school years up He sion statement. said if sit, remembers one operates city day,” Priest like sion candidates, the that and then movedthe to ColoLawrence had anand agreedof his firstsaid. days“ItinisNew don’tHis care anymore. one Priest showed rado Kansas during University his junior they upononcommon goal it and Orleans. parents had For They feelatlike it doesn’t that in help 2013the and high andsystems. high school would city2012, in a transit stopped a gas station

and were taken aback by the separate bathrooms for whites and blacks. “My parents took me matter whatcarcity out of the and commade missioners do, what me look at those signs the that governor does, what anyshowed colored and whites body political Rasmuspower for theinbathroom,” does, because sen said. “Theythey told don’t me to feel like anything they do never forget it. The racism counts anymore.” down in New Orleans really made my parents unIssues comfortable. They talked toPriest, me a lotwho aboutpreviouswhat was ly owned a Lawrencegoing on in the world.” based mortgage compaToday, Rasmussen ny called Financial, makes a J&J living keeping said financial are an eye on theissues law. Spethe biggest thing the cifically, from hisonoffice minds voters. In parat Ft. ofLeavenworth, he ticular, he hears overseeshea said nine-state teraritory. lot about the city’s His responsibilities use of tax incentives for include watching for state businesses. and local regulation that Priest saidthe he ability is supmay impact of portive of Department some tax inArmy and of centives, but wants tofrom enDefense installations sure that there is a focus carrying out their mison quality jobs and supsions. Primarily, he moniporting right type of tors newthe legislation in the businesses. area of land use and envi“I don’t regulations. mind giving ronmental businesses tax incentives, Before his time with but you arehe going to get theifArmy, served as an incentive, you are goan environmental attoring pay the yourgiant people ney towith enmore money,” Priest said.& gineering firm Black “IVeatch. have a While classicthere, take on he economics: The was responsible formore guidmoney common people ing power plant projects have to spend, better through the the regulatory the economy will be. It approval process. is not people staying in “I have been in meetings $300 room hotels that wherea hundreds of people

are interested in the project I’m presenting,” Rasmussen said. “I have seen how you develop good will make the economy community relations.” better.” Rasmussen said he’s On seen other itissues, also whilePriest servsaid: ing stints on a variety l He wants to boards, make city-appointed City Hall athemore userincluding Lawrencefriendly for thePlanavDouglasplace County erage ning citizen. Commission, the “I wantresources to make itcomso historic all the rigmarole is takmission and the board of en out,” Priest said. “I want people to understand what is going on. Most people don’t care whether this plot of land or that that plot of land is being rezoned. My goal is to not make it so boring that people don’t pay attention. Most people just want to understand where their money is going. I want to try to help people care more.”

zoning appeals. He said his time on those boards has taught him the importance of being a “thoughtful listener.” “I strive to consider everybody’s comments equally,” Rasmussen said. “Everybody who gets up to speak thinks their comments are important. That is why they are speaking.”

at one point about the By Chad Lawhorn value of working togethTwitter: @clawhorn_ljw er. “Too often, we think For Matthew Herbert, of philosophithethings world so of government cally, students doesn’tbutjust happenjust at keep asking ‘aren’t Lawrence City Hall we or both forCapitol the same even trying just the or goal?’” Herbert the Oval Office. It said. also “They at the happenscan in look a Lawrence health care debate and High classroom, where say, ‘Isn’t thegovernment end result he teaches that people have health and civics. care, and we’re Herbert, one just of 14argucaning about doComit?’ I didates forhow the to City think they have more fomission, said government cus remembering our can on look a lot different common goals.” when high school students are engaged in it. Matter of perspective For one, they remind Forthat five Heryou the years, world never bert taught stands still. at Highland Park School in To“It High is hard to believe, peka because he liked the but high school freshmen idea of having a job that weren’t alive when 9/11 also had a Herbert social justice happened,” said. “I element it. Highland tell them to wonderful fables Park is one of the of a time when you more could impoverished schools in board an airplane withthe region and has a stuout a strip search. I think dent albeingpopulation a teacher that willisgive most equally split among me more of a whole city white, blackI and Hispanic awareness. think it really students. will keep me focused on “Your concept of povlong-term planning.” erty very Lawrence reHeis thinks it also will lated,” said Herbert, who grew up in Lawrence and has lived here the past 21

Address: 523 Kasold Drive Age: 31 Occupation: Teacher at Lawrence High School Education: Bachelor degrees in education and history from Kansas University; Master’s degree in curricu- Herbert lum and instruction from KU Family: Wife, Rachael Sudlow; 3-year old daughter years. “Then him you go there help remind of someand other thingget mosta ofwhole us learned at perception about one point about the what value the world istogether. like.” of working Herbert said the “Too often, we expethink rience at Highland Park of things so philosophireinforced idea that cally, but the students just you to look at issues keephave asking ‘aren’t we from angles. both multiple trying for the same “There Herbert is a definite goal?’” said. realization “They can that lookpeople’s at the priorities are debate dependent health care and upon their say, ‘Isn’t the situation,” end result Herbert said. have “I value edthat people health ucation, but many of my care, and we’re just argustudents college ing aboutsaw how to do as it?’aI four-year they think theydelay haveuntil more focould getremembering a real paycheck. cus on our It makes you think about common goals.” how you are going to get aMatter kid toofvalue a liberal perspective college arts years, degree.” For five Herbert Herbert has a Park cataught at also Highland reer in property management. He and his wife own Renaissance Prop-

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Issues Rasmussen said he plans to talk about some issues during the campaign that he thinks may

be overlooked by others. For example, he said the city really needs to get busy on developing a plan for the type of development it wants to see along the eastern leg of the South Lawrence Trafficway, which is now under construction. He

said the city also needs to start thinking now about how it wants to fund its public transit system for the long term. The sales tax that currently funds the system is set to expire in less than five years. “That is something you can’t wait to have a discus-

sion on until it is about to expire,” Rasmussen said. “You have to reinvigorate the community discussion and start getting ideas from the public.” On other issues, Rasmussen said: l He “wants to work on building community

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support” for a new police facility. “We also have to get them the equipment and the staff they need to adequately serve our community.” l He wants to work on ways to see a conference center built downtown. (Full disclosure: Members

of The World Company, which owns the JournalWorld and LJWorld.com, have proposed building a project that includes a conference center on property owned by the company.) “I think that is something that would really benefit downtown,” Rasmussen said.

rence a lot of times, and this could help that.” On the technology front, Riordan is proposing that City Hall become part of a network known as opentownhall.com. The privately run network allows communities to basically have public listening sessions on line. The network uses a combination of human monitors and software to ensure the postings are free from profanity, and that they remain civil and on topic. Riordan thinks the network would allow commissioners to get large volumes of meaningful comment from residents. “It would show that we really are interested in what the community thinks,” Riordan said.

Issues Riordan was one of the four commissioners who approved the agreement that created the publicprivate partnership to build Rock Chalk Park. But Riordan notes that the previous commission was the one that really negotiated the deal. The timing in the election calendar, though, meant the final approval

fell to the new commission that took office in 2013. Riordan, though, said he does understand that many in the community were not comfortable with the provision that allowed about $12 million worth of city-funded infrastructure to be built without going through the city’s bid process. Riordan also said there “was not the public engagement that I would have liked to have had,” but he also said the process was guided by “city officials who I respect very much, and who were doing what they thought was best for the city.” “The product is great, but the process stunk,” Riordan said. On other issues, Riordan said: l The city needs to gather more data and have more conversations about a police headquarters. Riordan sees the need for new facilities, and said he now wants to start exploring ways that a facility could be built without a tax increase. “I think we have done a lot for recreation, and now we need to focus on safety,” Riordan said.

should be built in southern Lawrence. Schumm, a longtime business and property owner in downtown, fought against the mall project. The project eventually was defeated but not before a lot of heated debates. “I would be out in public at the grocery store or wherever, and it pretty much was a guarantee that somebody was going to stop you, and it usually wouldn’t end up being a pleasant conversation,” Schumm said. Being a city commissioner during this time has been “wonderful” compared with those days, he said. Schumm said he thinks he’s probably a “kinder, gentler, slower to react and less of a hip shooter” today than he was in previous terms on the commission. But he said the time period still provides good lessons for today. Keeping downtown Lawrence healthy is still a top priority, and he continues to remember a lesson from the days when the mall issue had the town so divided. “You have a conflict and you work through it, but you have to remember you are not going to please everybody,” Schumm said.

Issues Schumm said the November defeat of a sales tax election to fund a police headquarters is one of the reasons he decided to seek another term on the commission. He said he wants to see a solution found for police facilities. Discussing how the project could be funded without a tax increase probably should be the next step, he said. That could involve building the project in phases, and delaying some other projects on the capital improvement plan. He said creating a citizen advisory board to fully study the needs of the police department also is likely needed. “Lawrence wants to be involved in a project from the ground up,” Schumm said. “We missed that step.” On other issues, Schumm said: l He strongly supports the idea of rebuilding portions of Ninth Street to become an arts corridor. He said he envisions the street improvements helping create a linear park atmosphere, “not a destination for condominiums, office buildings and that sort of thing.”

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As a Lawrence pediatrician since 1983, Terry Riordan has had many serious conversations with Lawrence adults, mainly about medicine and their children. As he finishes his first two-year term on the Lawrence City Commission, he would like to have another type of conversation with Lawrence residents. He wishes they would understand their government better. “I’ve learned they care about Lawrence, but they are not quite as informed about things as I would like them to be,” Riordan said. Riordan, an owner of Lawrence-based Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, said the issue of tax incentives is a good example. He certainly heard the uproar that recent tax deals have created among some members of the public, but he thinks those residents are largely confused about what is happening. The city, in most cases, is not taking money out of its checkbook to provide in-

Address: 1613 Tennessee St. Age: 63 Occupation: Pediatrician/physician Education: Bachelor of science in biology from Rockhurst University, Kansas City, Mo.; medical degree, Kansas University Medical Center; medical Riordan residency, Letterman Army Medical Center, San Francisco centives to developers, but rather is reducing taxes that the developers pay. “People don’t like incentives mainly because they don’t understand them,” Riordan said. “They think we’re sometimes paying people to build. They don’t understand the checks and balances we have in place.” For a while, it looked like Riordan wasn’t going to be around to explain the issues. He acknowledged that he threw away all his campaign signs after the tough campaign of 2013, when he won the third and final seat on the commission by just 95 votes. But he realized that he had learned a lot about how city government functioned over the last two years, and it would be a “shame to waste that

education” by not running for another term. He also said he thinks his campaign is helping Lawrence residents better understand their government. “It seems like when I walk around and talk to voters, they feel so much better about the city after I have talked to them,” Riordan said.

New system Riordan said he thinks Lawrence residents ought to consider a couple of changes in how city business is conducted — one technological and one a major shake-up of the City Commission structure — to improve how commissioners and residents connect. Riordan said he wants a debate on whether the com-

mission should expand to seven members and have a directly elected mayor. Riordan said he’s not yet ready to endorse the idea, but said it deserves serious consideration. A system to consider, he said, is one where a mayor would be elected to a fourterm. Currently, the mayor is elected by fellow commissioners to a one-year term. Riordan said the commission would also expand to seven members — counting the mayor — which would be up from the five member commission currently in place. Riordan would propose that the city be divided into four precincts, and there would be one commissioner elected from each precinct. There also would be two commission seats that would be elected by the community at large. The mayor position also would be an at-large seat. “A four-year mayor could allow us to have some vision and consistency that we don’t have with the one-year term,” Riordan said. “We don’t have enough voices from North Lawrence or East Lawrence or central Law-

Bob Schumm By Chad Lawhorn Twitter: @clawhorn_ljw

Lawrence City Commissioner Bob Schumm has become the political face of Rock Chalk Park. He was mayor during much of its planning stages and was involved in many of the negotiations that formed the complex public-private partnership that eventually came under scrutiny when the city ended up paying for about $12 million worth of infrastructure that was built without going through the city’s bid process. The project, while attracting large numbers of users, also has sparked a city audit that is examining whether proper accounting and cost controls were used. Given that, some may think Schumm’s political face would be a bit pained these days. Not at all. Schumm said the Rock Chalk Park project is just one example of many that has made his latest four-year term on the City Commission one of the better ones on record. “I think we have had a record number of accomplishments over the last four years,” Schumm said.

The commission has presided over a bit of a building boom in the city, fueled by a mix of public and private projects. Schumm points to the expanded library, a new downtown hotel, a new downtown apartment building, a new community theater on the west side of town, a new homeless shelter on the east side of town, redevelopment of the former Farmland Industries site into a business park, an expansion of the Bioscience and Technology Business Center on KU’s campus and several other projects. In addition, the commission has started two major new programs: a rental licensing and inspection program, and a residential curbside recycling program. Schumm thinks it all will add up to a time period that Lawrence residents eventually will look upon fondly. “I think it is going to be a time period that we are very proud of,” Schumm said. “We’re going to see the dividends with more visitors to Lawrence, with more sales tax dollars to Lawrence, but I think the biggest thing is we’re just going to have a

Address: 1720 St. Andrews Drive Age: 68 Occupation: Self-employed and retired downtown restaurant owner Education: Degree in journalism from Kansas University Family: Wife, Sandra, four grown children and six grandchildren real sense of pride about what we did. We’ll be able to say we’re leaders, not followers.”

Rock Chalk lesson That is not to say that Schumm believes the Rock Chalk Park process has been perfect. He said it is now clear that many residents are uncomfortable with the no-bid element of the public-private partnership that constructed the northwest Lawrence sports complex. Schumm now says he won’t support any other no-bid projects during his time on the commission. “I still believe that we had proper controls, but it was not an easy process for the public to understand,” Schumm said. Schumm acknowledged that the project has created some mistrust toward the commission. But Schumm

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said the perception that the commission was trying to create a sweetheart deal for a private developer isn’t accurate. “I assure you that everyone worked in the best interest of the city,” Schumm said. “It is difficult to sit and listen to people say you acted improperly in terms of ethics. I was just trying to get the best project we could in the best location, and get it done at a price we could afford.” Navigating through choppy waters at City Hall is nothing new to Schumm. He served on the commission from 1979 to 1981 and from 1987 to 1993. His most recent term began in 2011. His term in the late ’80s and early ’90s was during one of the community’s more contentious periods. The city was deeply divided over whether a shopping mall

u All six city commission candidates participated in live chats on LJWorld.com. Find their answers at: LJWorld.com/cityanswers

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Leslie Soden By Chad Lawhorn Twitter: @clawhorn_ljw

During the 2013 Lawrence City Commission elections, Leslie Soden waited and waited. She waited until the very last day to file for a seat on the commission and then trailed her competitors badly in fundraising and organization. She squeaked through the primary by winning the sixth and final spot. Then, she almost did something no other candidate in recent memory has done: charge from the final spot in the primary to win a seat on the commission. As the returns came in on election night 2013, Soden held the third and final spot all night long, until the final ballot box was counted. Terry Riordan beat her by 95 votes and outspent her campaign by several thousand dollars. This year, it didn’t take Soden nearly as long to decide to run again. Soden said in the past two years she has seen the commission “double down on a form of trickle down economics.” She said tax incentives haven’t been well thought out, and a project

Address: 715 Connecticut St. Age: 43 Occupation: owner of Pet Minders pet care business Education: Bachelor of Science in anthropology from Kansas State University, and Bachelor of Science in Soden computer information systems from Friends University. Family: Unmarried she cautioned against two years ago — Rock Chalk Park — has created large amounts of distrust with the commission. She thinks city commissioners failed badly on the process for the new sports complex. She said if the idea was just put to a vote as a standard city project, much like the library expansion was, she thinks it would have won at the polls. But that vote never came, and the process ended up being a public-private partnership that involved nearly $12 million worth of infrastructure work that didn’t go through the city’s bid process. “The library was an example of a project that had a good process,” Soden

said. “Contrast that with this deal where the details are so murky they are trying to figure it out after it already has been built.”

Seeing the system Soden has owned a local pet-sitting business, Pet Minders, since 2006. She started it after she took a European vacation to clear her head after realizing she wasn’t happy with her career in the information technology industry. She had a hard time finding anyone to care for her dog while she was away, and a new business was born. She doesn’t expect to take care of any cats or dogs during City Commission meetings, but she does think the experience she has gained from the

business will help her. For one, she sees multiple parts of the community by driving all over town, all day long caring for the pets of clients in different neighborhoods. She also said the business fostered a spirit that will be useful. “It takes a combination of initiative and courage to run a business,” Soden said. “But you have to balance it with pragmatism. I can think of many pie-inthe-sky ideas, but you have to bring them back to the real world at some point.” Soden said her background as a computer systems analyst also has been helpful. She said that’s helped her view Lawrence City Hall as a system, and she thinks she has found the system’s glitch. “The City Commission is one of the weakest links,” said Soden, who once attended nearly a full year’s worth of commission meetings when she was president of the East Lawrence Neighborhood Association while the neighborhood was fighting a proposal for a multistory hotel that bordered the neighborhood. Soden said she’s ob-

served that the City Commission often will create plans or public policy, and then routinely start granting exceptions or variances to the policies on a case-bycase basis. She said often the variances flow to larger, well-connected businesses, while more ordinary momand-pop businesses follow the rules as they are written. “I think this City Commission is business unfriendly because it doesn’t play by a single play book,” Soden said.

Issues Soden is a member of the city-county appointed Joint Economic Development Council. She said the city needs to redefine its economic development policies to ensure that economic development money is spent for the creation of permanent, full-time jobs with benefits. She said too much of the city’s economic development incentives recently have been spent on “hotels and luxury apartments” that aren’t likely to produce the type of jobs the community seeks. “The type of incentives we have offered to Amarr

Garage doors and Grandstand Glasswear are good examples of how economic development incentives can work well,” said Soden, referring to a pair of manufacturers in the East Hills Business Park that have added workers with the help of tax abatements. In other issues, Soden said: l “Deferred maintenance” of police facilities needs to be addressed. She said she was uncertain why some of the police facilities were allowed to deteriorate. But Soden said before the city makes a multimillion-dollar investment in a new police headquarters, the community needs to review its entire “emergency service system,” including police, fire, the county jail and the hospital. Soden said particular emphasis needs to be on evaluating mental health needs because it currently is a “glaring hole in the system.” “A lot of what drives our emergency services is mental health demand,” Soden said. “If we can do things to reduce our demand for police services, that’s going to put our community way ahead.”

Q&A with City Commission candidates Do you believe a new police headquarters facility is needed and, if so, are you open to considering a property tax or sales tax increase to fund it? Stuart Boley Yes, I’m convinced we can achieve many efficiencies with a single police facility. Although I believe we can accomplish the goal without increasing taxes, I would consider an increase in sales tax, IF the monies are dedicated and the tax sunsets after the debt for the facility is retired. I believe we can pay for the new facility with the proceeds of the sale of unused city-owned property and reserve funds. Matthew Herbert I have toured the facilities and have seen where the inadequacies exist. I believe that public safety is a primary role of the commission and therefore want to address these

inadequacies, but I also believe we have a fiscally responsible role to make sure we don’t just accept the first proposal presented before us. I believe presenting the issue as a sales tax vote was disingenuous. If we TRULY believe that this is a priority for the city, why can’t we find room in a budget that is more than $170 million? I would look to the existing funding first.

enforcement, and toured the existing police facilities. I am convinced that new facilities are needed. Before exploring a tax increase, we should work to find a way to finance needed improvements out of our existing infrastructure and capital improvement funds. We should also be open to other creative funding options as an alternative to increasing taxes.

Terry Riordan Stan Rasmussen As a city commissioner I Our police officers should have have studied this issue in great the facilities, equipment and detail and visited our facilipersonnel necessary to protect ties, talked with police officers and serve our community, and in my office and listened to to be safe in the performance Chief Khatib discussing their of their jobs. I’ve listened to the needs. I am fully supportive of public discussion, met with law a Police Station. I believe its

possible without raising taxes. If we take the money that is set aside for the Police by the city, use city owned land, delay some noncritical capital improvement projects and use the one cent sales tax when the public health building and our golf course bonds are retired this should allow us a new facility without raising taxes.

Bob Schumm Yes, a new facility is necessary. The city can fund this need through changing around priorities on the Capital Improvement Plan and then using existing sales tax revenue that becomes available in a few years to completely fund the project, thereby eliminating the need to increase

sales or property tax.

Leslie Soden We are a long way away from deciding funding sources for a new police headquarters facility. First we need to explore our entire “emergency services” system, and fill any gaps that exist now for our police, fire, hospital and county jail services, especially with regards to mental health issues. When we have determined these gaps, we can then look at collaboration and joint funding. We absolutely do need to address the deferred maintenance issues of our police facilities now, and perhaps explore expanding our current facilities at 15th & Wakarusa.

What’s your vision for the type of community Lawrence will become in the next decade? Stuart Boley We must concentrate on meeting the many needs of our citizens, not the least of which is jobs. We must find new jobs to provide income and benefits for our families. We cannot afford another decade with virtually zero job growth. Technology and needs can change rapidly, and I do not have the crystal ball to determine what those needs will be, but we must be poised to address those as a community. Matthew Herbert Under my leadership, I envision Lawrence re-establishing priorities. We will shift the focus from short-term impulsive decisions that create large amounts of immediate debt to an approach of more long-term, fiscally responsible planning. I

imagine a Lawrence where our economic playing field is leveled by our decision to allow the free market to work instead of allowing our commissioners to pick and choose winners and losers as they do now through the granting of public incentives to private companies and developers. I imagine a place where the focus is less on building a city and more on building a community.

Stan Rasmussen My vision for Lawrence in ten years is not different than what I want for Lawrence right now. I want Lawrence to continue to be a thriving, diverse, inclusive, positive, safe, and creative community where you can pursue an education, own a successful business, build a successful

career, raise and support your family, connect with your neighbors, enjoy stimulating arts and culture, and live a healthy and productive life. I’m proud of Lawrence and optimistic about our future. I think we can continue to be the greatest place to live in Kansas.

Terry Riordan I am very excited about the possibilities for Lawrence to rise from the ashes of the great recent recession and boldly move forward as a city. We have a great foundation of city projects that promote health and safety for our citizens and we need to build upon them. To me the most important emphasis would be placed on engaging our citizens and regaining their trust. Trust is built by actions not by

words. You don’t shrink a city to greatness so let’s rebuild trust by commission actions, involve citizens in a proactive way and move forward as a city.

Bob Schumm I see a strong downtown that continues to be the pride of the community. I see the Sports Pavilion as being recognized as the premier amateur sports facility in the region. It brings in lots of visitors who spend lots of money. I see the Ninth Street corridor project as our community making a very positive statement that promotes the arts and brings regional notoriety to our city. KU will continue to be the state flagship university in Kansas and will continue to perform prestigious research and

enhance student development. Venture Park will be fully developed, offering good-paying jobs to our citizens.

Leslie Soden My vision for Lawrence starts with new leadership that will prioritize the people and businesses that are already here in Lawrence. The future of our city must address the needs of the 21st century in terms of infrastructure, jobs, health, safety, and education. Our community is constantly being infused by youthful energy and creative ideas with the University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Nations University, so we can become innovators with 21st century solutions. So let’s stop being the caboose, and start being the engine for positive change!

As part of the Rock Chalk Park sports complex, the city entered into a public-private partnership with Kansas University Endowment and a private development group. As part of that agreement, the city is paying for about $12 million worth of infrastructure that was exempted from the city’s standard bidding process. Do you support public-private partnerships that involve the city paying for work that was not bid? Stuart Boley No. I cannot conceive any situation where the city’s present standard bidding process should be waived. Matthew Herbert I believe transparency is an absolute necessity for representative government to function properly. As a commissioner, one of my first actions would be to look to enact legislation mandating that the city openly bid any public expenditure on any publicly-funded project. The fact that our commission can spend taxpayer money without

any paper trail demonstrating that we are getting what we paid for is unacceptable. We should not have had to go back AFTER the fact to perform the audit of RCP. This should have been done openly on the front-end.

Stan Rasmussen No, I do not support the city entering into no-bid contracts. The lesson learned from Rock Chalk Park is that no-bid contracts are not open and transparent and do not instill confidence in the public that we are getting value for our money spent. We need to make sure we do not put our City and our tax dollars in

this type of situation again.

Terry Riordan I was not on the City Commission when this this publicprivate partnership with the KU was fashioned. This partnership had several flaws which were unintended by well-meaning previous city commissioners. It is obvious to me and all Lawrence citizens that every project has to be bid. I did not then nor can I now support a no-bid process for city projects. As a pediatrician supporting public health I am extremely supportive of the final project. 80,000 visitors to rock chalk Park in January 2015 can’t be wrong. I don’t support

the process. I do support healthy citizens.

Bob Schumm This project was unique in that KU wished to host the 2014 Relays at Rock Chalk Park. This meant infrastructure and stadiums needed to be built at the same time. As a financial control, we compared invoices submitted for work completed to two recently bid city projects. Like quantities (such as 100 feet of sidewalk) were compared and were approved for payment if they corresponded favorably. Because of this comparison, the city reduced the payment for some invoices. In the future,

however, I would only authorize a public bid on all public projects, because the other process lacked clarity.

Leslie Soden No, I do not support partnerships that involve non-competitive bids for construction projects paid for by the tax payer. Perhaps we need to look at updating our policies to ensure that any future public-private partnerships require competitive bidding processes. We have a great opportunity now to learn from what went wrong with Rock Chalk Park, and prevent those mistakes from happening again with future projects.

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What is the biggest issue facing Lawrence neighborhoods? Stuart Boley I do not know of any one issue facing all of our neighborhoods. I think each neighborhood is unique, endowed with its own assets and challenges. Perhaps, the most general issue facing our neighborhoods is assuring our tax dollars are efficiently and effectively spent. My 32 years as an IRS agent can bring my analysis skills to the commission. Matthew Herbert Many of our neighborhoods face an issue of equity in the area of service availability. As a city commissioner, your role is to ensure that public safety and ac-

cess to infrastructure are available to all parts of Lawrence, and as such we must look to see if we are providing adequate police and fire protection to all parts of Lawrence. I believe upon closer inspection we will find that fire services to North Lawrence may be inadequate. In addition, access to grocery in the Northeastern portion of Lawrence seems to be a pressing concern for many of our neighbors.

Stan Rasmussen I think our biggest challenge, and opportunity, is to maintain and protect the individual character of each of our neigh-

borhoods while moving forward in a way that keeps Lawrence strong for the future. I’ve lived in different parts of Lawrence over my life, and I’ve learned that our differences don’t have to be divisive if we listen and support each other with a view toward the well-being of the community as a whole. We have a wonderfully diverse community, but it can present challenges when we work to create public policy that serves all of our residents fairly.

Terry Riordan There are different neighborhoods with different needs. East Lawrence needs sidewalks, safe

streets and support for their older homes with low cost city services. Oread has many needs with parking and rental blight being very important. West Lawrence requires thoughtful development of open land and repair of high volume streets suffering from overuse. I could go on and on but am limited by 100 words.

Bob Schumm Low wage and salary growth prohibits money being reinvested in our older housing stock. Leslie Soden The biggest issue facing Lawrence neighborhoods is having a

limited voice in city government, and not being able to rely on the city to follow existing codes and city planning documents. Quality of life concerns are often marginalized when up against large investment interests. Too many exceptions are given to developers which has created a highly politicized atmosphere at City Hall. Projects greatly benefit from strong research, public planning and full transparency. Rock Chalk Park would have benefited from a more open and thorough process from step one, which would have avoided the ugly questions and need for audits today.

Based on current city capital improvement plans, the city is scheduled to spend about $3 million in 2015 and 2016 to rebuild a portion of Ninth Street as part of a project to create an “arts corridor.” As currently proposed, do you support the project? Stuart Boley Yes, provided the neighbors are partners in the project. Matthew Herbert I do support the Ninth street corridor project though I want to make sure that the concerns of neighbors are addressed and not suppressed. In addition to the ‘arts’ element of the project which builds upon the unique character of the area, the project provides long needed infrastructure improvements such as proper roads, sidewalks and lighting to an area that has been widely ignored for decades. What I’d like to focus the city money on is infrastructure such as sidewalks, lighting and streets. Getting the arts community and tourism would be simply a benefit to such investments. Stan Rasmussen I support the proposed Ninth Street project because it brings together

three things we value in our community: a vibrant downtown, support for arts and culture, and respect for our history and heritage. With inclusive community input and sensitivity to residents who will be directly affected, the Ninth Street project will bring lasting benefits to Lawrence by helping build a richer, more intimate, and more vibrant connection between East Lawrence and downtown. The project also has potential to expand the creative economy in Lawrence by melding entrepreneurship and the arts and providing opportunities for new creative businesses.

Terry Riordan This project is really a corridor that connects downtown to the arts district and will energize both areas. Using complete streets will encourage walking, biking and safe automobile travel. It will incorporate art projects that are made by

local and national artist. We have a $500,000 grant to reduce the price making it even a better value. Most importantly this project showed how the citizens of East Lawrence voiced their concerns for unintended changes to their community lifestyle and We listened creating a task force that takes those worries into serious consideration. It’s a big win for the entire city.

funds already budgeted to other infrastructure projects in our capital improvement plan. Does the city need to spend $3 million to rebuild East Ninth

Street in order to realize the “art corridor” project? Could we save money by using our venues and businesses that already exist downtown? Is this

truly a “need,” or is it just a “want”? As the saying goes, “the devil is in the details,” but the project does have the potential to benefit Lawrence.

Bob Schumm Yes, absolutely. Ninth Street is “beat up” and is on the rebuild list. This “arts project”—with art integrated into the design phase of the street engineering— has the potential to become one of Lawrence’s greatest assets. We are fortunate to have received a $500,000 grant to produce this project. Leslie Soden More input and information is needed before the city fully commits to this project by diverting

A proposal has been made by a development group to create a major new retail area just south of the South Lawrence Trafficway and Iowa Street interchange? Are you supportive of rezoning property for major new retail developments in the community? Stuart Boley Each proposal must be evaluated on a case-bycase basis, considering many factors, including impact on surrounding areas, investment required by the city, and several other issues. I am prepared to assess each project on its own merits.

mon and is often expected along the fringes of our city limits. As the K-10/SLT project is completed, we should expect a number of development proposals along this route. We must get this right, because we will live with the consequences of these development decisions for decades to come. For this reason, I Matthew Herbert am advocating that the I am in support of the City planning staff and Southpoint developPlanning Commission ment and have grown prepare a corridor develfrustrated by the way opment plan so that we this project was alcan properly assess the lowed to stall out by our implications of how we commission. The group should direct the zoning of investors looking to along the K-10/SLT cordevelop this area were ridor (see www.Stanforseeking no tax incentives Lawrence.com for more or public subsidies but details). rather were simply looking for approval to break ground on a project that Terry Riordan This developer has would create jobs and withdrawn this request. economic development in the community. This is It was excellent proposal to bring new tax dollars the exact type of ecoto Lawrence. It was also a nomic development we complicated plan because need, given the growing demand that completion it significantly increased commercial/retail space of the South Lawrence that is far above city Trafficway will create. recommendations for this Stan Rasmussen area. Despite this difficulRezoning of undevelty, I truly believe that this oped land is not uncomnode will be developed in

a very appropriate way in the near future and I would be supportive of a project similar to the one that has been withdrawn from discussion when that occurs. We cannot say yes/no unless we have a project before us that can be judged on its merits.

Bob Schumm Yes, as long as we don’t degrade other established commercial areas. Leslie Soden I think it’s important to have a project fully on the table before rezoning property. Zoning changes may come into direct opposition to a neighborhood plan or city plan that already exists. New major retail development must also take into consideration the actual retail needs of the city and any potential negative impact on existing businesses and our historic downtown. We have a comprehensive plan already, and there would need to be very compelling and concrete economic outcomes to deviate from that plan.

In 2014 the city built a new dual-lane roundabout on Wakarusa Drive, and it is considering building more in the future. Do you support the use of roundabouts in the city? Stuart Boley Statistics indicated roundabouts reduce accidents and congestion. But I believe roundabouts should be installed during the construction or reconstruction of a street, not after a street has been resurfaced. Retrofitting roundabouts in existing neighborhoods presents significant obstacles in achieving enough space and less inconvenience to the neighborhood. Matthew Herbert While there are certainly some locations where roundabouts have made

sense, I believe the city’s fascination with building them has led us to put them anywhere and everywhere we possibly can. As such, I do not support the broad expansion of roundabouts throughout the community. Roundabouts are an incredibly costly alternative to a 4-way stop and can present great difficulties to our fire and medical responders in navigating their narrow passageways. In crafting a budget, roundabouts should be treated as a luxury we pursue only if extra money exists. These are not a high priority.

Stan Rasmussen I generally support the use of roundabouts in Lawrence in locations where they make sense. Studies have shown that roundabouts are able to move more cars per hour through an intersection than a four-way stop. In addition, roundabouts are safer because, in the event of an accident, cars are moving at a slower speed and T-bone crashes are eliminated. Roundabouts also help reduce air pollution by reducing idling time of vehicles. Although Please see WAKARUSA, page 6C

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Terry Riordan Children hate shots, citizens hate roundabouts but just because we don’t like them doesn’t mean they are bad. Safety first. There are 16 conflict points at a four-way stop and four conflict points at roundabout. Four-way stops cause high im-

pact T-bone collisions with severe injuries and roundabouts are minor rear end with minor injuries. Roundabouts produce less CO2. I travel Wakarusa daily and see up to 20 cars stopped at Harvard and at most one car at the roundabout. Although I hate roundabouts they’re

safer for our citizens and the environment by scientific studies. Let’s go with safety.

Bob Schumm Yes. They are safer and more economical than traffic signals and move vehicles in a more efficient manner.

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Leslie Soden I have mixed feelings about roundabouts. Some are successful, such as at 19th and Barker, but some were an unnecessary expense, such as the two large ones on Kasold Street, north of Peterson Road. I was very concerned about a two-lane roundabout on Wakarusa,

especially in using eminent domain to purchase land from adjacent property owners. Let’s give ourselves a little time to learn from this newly built one, especially in terms of design layout and pedestrian/ bike safety, before plunging into another two-lane roundabout project.

Given the other needs of the city, what is the likelihood that you would support the idea of city assistance for a new conference center in the community? (Full disclosure: Members of The World Company, which owns the Journal-World and LJWorld.com, have put forward a proposal for a downtown project that includes a conference center.) Stuart Boley A comprehensive Capital Improvement Plan needs to be organized and updated regularly with input from the public. The Conference Center could be a significant asset for our community, but it must be weighed against all needs and the ability to fund those needs. Assistance from the City can be weighed in many other ways, other than financial. Matthew Herbert I am open to the idea of a city supported conference center, but do not believe this should be a top budget prior-

ity. There could be economic benefits to the city participating in the development of a conference center. However, in that some of our past city involved projects, such as the Riverfront Plaza, have turned out to be utter failures, I would want to take a long look at the proposal before I would lend my support to it. Without seeing specifics, this is not a project that I would blindly lend my support to.

enhance both the quality of our downtown experience and the financial viability of downtown. A regular and steady stream of out of town visitors who are spending their money shopping and dining downtown will lure more retail back to downtown and will strengthen the financial potential for all of our existing downtown businesses.

Terry Riordan I would be very much in support of a conference center Stan Rasmussen but only if we can afford it. We I think the proposed conference have many other needs that center located at the north end of have to be met before we condowntown has great potential to sider a convention center. This

might be a good example of trying to think out-of-the-box and encourage private rather than public investment. Public investment could be considered but only after we take care of our police needs and other infrastructure projects that need to be funded. There are ways of public support without great public cost in our city toolbox that can be used here.

Bob Schumm I would support a conference center that did not raise taxes as long as it was established in the downtown.

Leslie Soden The ultimate question is this: How many and what kinds of permanent full-time jobs with benefits will this convention center create? Economic development policies should be used to create those kinds of jobs as an immediate, primary outcome. Perhaps partnering with KU might be a fruitful partnership for the convention center developers to explore. I have been disappointed to see our current City Commissioners use public incentives to subsidize luxury student housing and hotels. We need to raise the bar higher when using tax payer monies.

The city has been asked to approve financial incentives designed to spur the installation of additional gigabit, super-fast broadband service in Lawrence. Do you support the idea of providing a financial incentive to private companies interested in providing enhanced broadband services to the community? Stuart Boley As a general rule, I believe private enterprise is best suited to meeting the needs of the purchasing public. If there is substantial public need and not a general public need, I believe business can best assess the need and the ability to service that need. Matthew Herbert While the development of gigabit broadband internet service is without question an initiative I support in Lawrence, I do NOT support the city offering loan guarantees to a private business or private individual for the development of such a program, particularly when private investors who are seeking no

public incentives exist. While it appears broadband service will ultimately have to be regulated as a utility we must be careful in crafting our city’s fiber policy in such a way that we do not deter private internet companies and investors from being attracted to Lawrence.

options, but for now, before contributing City tax dollars to the effort, I think we should start the process to solicit bids from providers who are willing to invest in providing highspeed internet to our community that is reliable, predictable, consistent, and secure.

Stan Rasmussen At this time, I believe there are businesses willing to competitively bid to provide enhanced high-speed internet service in Lawrence. While the City has an inherent oversight role when leasing its fiber network, I currently see no need to consider the use of financial incentives. If the market fails to respond, we can consider other

Terry Riordan Fiber access to all Lawrence Citizens is paramount for me. Access to gigabytes fiber will bring new businesses to Lawrence and also allow expansion of existing businesses requiring this. We own a ring of fiber around the city with excess capacity and can be rented to companies at low cost, this being a great incentive. Utilizing access to city

right-of-way as an incentive is also smart. Building out a system for the city is too costly and best left to private companies with incentivizing their buildout as above with some incentives as mentioned above. Incentives only if necessary.

Bob Schumm I support the establishment of gigabit, superfast broadband service. It is apparent to me that in order to reach this position, as demonstrated by our consulting firm, that the city will have to participate financially in some way. I would support an incentive by building out the middle mile of fiber and then opening that asset up to the provider that can deploy the fiber system.

Leslie Soden Our city absolutely needs to take an active role and prioritize fiber-optic Internet services. I feel we need to begin exploring the option of offering it as a public utility by the city. To me that is the safest, fairest and most secure option available. We need to look at what other cities are doing, and then learn from their successes and mistakes. We could make it cost-neutral by charging user fees, and by phasing in implementation, prevent a huge initial price tag. Incentivizing private companies should be more of a last ditch effort, rather than a first effort.

In 2014 there were six homicides in Lawrence, the highest number in at least a decade. Is there anything the Lawrence City Commission can do to improve public safety in the community? Stuart Boley We need to provide our police department with the tools essential to protecting our neighborhoods. The recent approval of police dogs is one efficient use of resources. We must also provide the police with the ability to track and predict crime using existing or, if necessary, improved data collection methods. Matthew Herbert As our community grows, the growth of crime is statistically predictable. As a city commission we cannot control the actions of individuals, but can make sure that our response to such crime is

efficient and effective. This can be done by making sure we provide our police department with adequate resources, training and staffing. In addition, as the state has dumped the issue into the laps of cities, it will be important for Lawrence to properly address mental health issues within our community. We can either treat the problem or we can continue to pay to incarcerate those in need.

Stan Rasmussen The City Commission can help improve safety in a variety of ways, such as providing the police department with the facilities, equipment and personnel they

need to serve our community, requiring proper lighting for new and redeveloped properties, supporting neighborhood watch programs, and encouraging citizens to work collaboratively with the Police Department to take an active role in keeping their neighborhoods safe. In addition, we should have high expectations of our city staff and police officers for enforcing the law consistently and fairly throughout our community.

Terry Riordan I am very concerned about the homicides in Lawrence. We need to first look at the root causes of these incidents and try to solve them. We

can do more to improve public safety in our community. I truly believe that mental health issues are related to public safety and must become a major City Commission goal and budget priority. We must work in collaboration with the county and schools. Let’s talk about solutions: creating a “crisis stabilization center” with the county, fully funding the Bob Schumm WRAP program in public schools, We need to have sufficient and actively investigating suppolice manpower and provide portive housing alternatives with the proper facilities for our public on-site case management. I am safety personnel. very excited to participate in this public safety conversation, Leslie Soden as I see many potential healthy Absolutely city commissioners outcomes for our community. also need to support our police as stated above because they need adequate facilities that allows them to protect us. We should encourage every citizen to participate in reporting unsafe activity and inform officials of unsafe and dangerous situations. Citizen involvement encouraged by the Commission is cheap and effective. Prevention is a must. Safety First.

In 2015, the city is budgeted to provide about $220,000 to the Lawrence Chamber of commerce to lead the community’s economic development efforts. Do you support that arrangement with the Chamber? Stuart Boley Yes. Furthermore, the Chamber has been successful in acquiring private funds to supplement the program. They are to be applauded. Matthew Herbert I support the chamber’s economic development initiatives so long as their primary focus is on supporting existing business. Too often, in an effort to lure the next ‘greatest’ thing to Lawrence, we forget that 85% of all new jobs are created by businesses that already exist. I want to make sure our commission supports existing business before we expend effort luring competitors. I am proud of the Chamber

for their recent re-evaluation of priorities found within the “Community Economic Strategic Plan” which prioritizes assisting existing business over luring new business. I would expect their actions to support their words.

Stan Rasmussen I support a relationship between the City and the Chamber of Commerce, because the Chamber serves an important economic role in our Community. The Chamber is the primary entity providing direct assistance to help Lawrence businesses achieve financial success and expand their operations, and in turn, those businesses provide jobs

and economic opportunities for many Lawrence residents. In addition, the Chamber engages in community-wide economic development efforts and works with the state legislature to give Lawrence another voice in Topeka. A healthy relationship between the City and the Chamber of Commerce contributes to a healthy Lawrence economy.

Terry Riordan In the past the chamber has had at best mixed results for recruiting large businesses to Lawrence. However with the appointment of Larry McElwain and his expert and very active homegrown staff

there emphasis has changed dramatically the focus of the Chamber of Commerce. This is best evidenced by the Dwayne Peaslee center which has been championed by the chamber and provides us with a technical workforce that will bring new jobs to Lawrence. The chamber is now focusing hard on small business entrepreneurship still supporting large business expansion. This new direction causes me to be both supportive and optimistic.

Bob Schumm Yes, in the last year, there has been a huge change in the Chamber for the better. The Chamber is the economic sales

force for the City and County that is marketing Lawrence to the outside world. I truly believe we are now getting our money’s worth.

Leslie Soden I do support the city contributing to the Chamber’s economic development efforts. As long as the chamber keeps those public monies received from the city & county separate from funds received from their membership and advertising sources, I am comfortable with this arrangement. Since the chamber receives taxpayer monies, I do have concerns with any direct political advocacy by the Chamber.

In 2008 voters approved a three-tenths of a percent sales tax to fund city-street maintenance and other infrastructure projects. How would you rate the condition of city streets today? Stuart Boley Most streets are in good condition, but several still need attention. We must make certain to keep the streets in good condition. If we were to defer maintenance, we would pay multiples of the original amount of maintenance. As the old ad used to say, “You can pay me now, or pay me later.” Matthew Herbert There is always room for

improvement, and city infrastructure should remain a top priority for the city commission, but since 2008 we have completed major road improvement projects on many of Lawrence’s major roads, including 6th, 23rd, 31st and Kasold Drive leaving the overall condition of Lawrence roads better than they have been in quite some time. Given the road work completed, I think it may be time to shift the priority of infrastructure funding to other

aspects of infrastructure such as our outdated, in some cases hundred year old sewer systems, and sidewalks.

Stan Rasmussen Overall, I think the quality of Lawrence streets is very high, especially when compared to other Kansas communities. While it may be frustrating at times to have to dodge potholes or detour around road maintenance projects, I think

the city street maintenance staff works hard to keep up with the demands of street repair. I will continue to have high expectations that they will do a good job of prioritizing and distributing street improvement and maintenance projects around the community.

Terry Riordan Look around and see the tremendous improvements of our city streets, are infrastruc-

ture for water both waste and for drinking using tax monies. The reconstruction of the intersections at 23rd and Iowa, sixth in Iowa, 15th in Iowa and Wakarusa are just three of these planned improvements with many more to come. The double inlet system for drinking water from the Kaw, the 36 inch water line pulled under the river to give duplicate water Please see STREETS, page 7C

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rence and subsequently south Lawrence are just two examples of anticipating public needs and meeting them correctly. This is a slam dunk improvement.

Bob Schumm Of the projects that have been completed so far, I rate the street improvement as excellent. More work still needs to be accomplished.

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Leslie Soden I think the city has done well with street improvements and maintenance. It seems our recurring street issues have more to do with

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our city. Perhaps we can also use these funds to improve our sidewalks as well.

In 2014 the city approved tax rebates for projects in East Lawrence, downtown and near the KU campus that were either wholly or largely for apartment development. Do you support providing tax incentives for apartment development? Stuart Boley No. Incentives should be used to create jobs, not apartments. Matthew Herbert Put simply, absolutely not. The purpose of a tax abatement is to lure industry that doesn’t presently exist and that will bring about a large number of jobs. Apartments do not meet either of these two qualifications. Operating in a free market system, there is already ample demand for apartments to be built without the city giving away tax incentives. A classic example of poor leadership

in this area was the granting of an 85 percent tax abatement for the ‘Here at Kansas’ project led by an out-of-state developer that built a large apartment building across from the football stadium.

Stan Rasmussen Our first priority for tax incentives should be focused on bringing quality businesses and primary jobs to our community to create opportunity and prosperity for all of our residents. When considering tax abatement, each request should be judged on its own merits. With the abun-

dance of apartments in our town, I expect in the future that very few apartmentonly projects will satisfy the city-approved criteria for tax abatement: meeting approved economic development standards, enhancing downtown, promoting infill, incorporating environmentally sustainable elements into the design, and providing other public benefits to the community.

quality housing. Mixed use apartment projects and a new Hotel have invigorated the downtown. The Public Incentive Review Committee carefully analyzed data and stated that there would be a significant return on each dollar used as an incentive and bring new tax dollars to Lawrence citizens. As long as we can justify incentives, improve our tax base and return dollars to the citizens I will seriously consider using incentives but only if it is justified.

Terry Riordan I support a well reasoned and judicious use of tax abatements. The low income Bob Schumm The East Lawrence projects in East Lawrence project was for affordproduced affordable high

able housing and helped to revitalize a blighted area, and I supported that project. The Downtown Lawrence project fulfills a long-term goal of establishing living units in the central business district in order to help the downtown sustain itself, and I supported that project. I did not vote in favor of the 11th & Indiana project that would build luxury apartments for the upper 2%. I decide tax rebate questions on a case by case situation.

Leslie Soden The Poehler building is a great project that involved the positive elements

of repurposing existing infrastructure, renewable energy and affordable housing. I have not seen those elements in other residential development. Public money that comes from tax incentives should come with strings attached, and these strings need to benefit the public good in positive ways. If there is no public benefit to a project, other than increased property tax and a hope for “trickle down” economics in the form of increased restaurant and bar sales, then it needs to remain a privately funded project.

The city last year opened Lawrence VenturePark, the new business park that was built on the former Farmland Industries fertilizer plant site in eastern Lawrence. Do you support the idea of providing tax abatements and other financial incentives to attract businesses to that park? Stuart Boley I would address each proposal on the merits of the plan. If the proposal provides good-paying jobs and benefits for our citizens and pays for itself in benefit for the community, I would look at the project approvingly.

nity? Secondly, does the project create a very large number of living wage, with benefits jobs for the community? If the answer to either question is “no” tax incentives should not be used. It is important that the industry be one that does not currently exist so that the city commission does not provide a competitive advantage for one business over another existing competitor already established in Lawrence.

Matthew Herbert The conditions which the commission should consider when considering the use of tax incentives are two-fold. First, does the project bring about new in- Stan Rasmussen When used wisely dustry that does NOT presand thoughtfully, tax ently exist in the commu-

abatements and other financial incentives can be part of an overall strategy to attract quality businesses and primary jobs to Venture Park. At the same time, we need to be fair to our existing businesses and understand that most projects should be able to succeed on their own merits. I am optimistic that Venture Park will help give Lawrence an advantage when competing with other communities for new industrial development. A successful Venture Park will help

center are an absolute necessity for us to bring new businesses to Lawrence. However, today’s market Terry Riordan emphasizes profitabilLawrence is a wonderity and public incentives ful city and many outside carefully used are necesbusinesses investigate sity to close the deal. So I expansion into our commu- would support the use of nity because of this fact. In reasonable and thoughtful my discussion with other incentives. cities , I conclude that a Bob Schumm great community and a Yes. strong school system with a good workforce is esLeslie Soden sential to getting our foot Yes I am very much in in the door. The Dwayne favor of incentives we can Peaslee center for techoffer at VenturePark, such nical education and the as free land and property school systems new tech create jobs, widen the tax base, and improve our local economy.

tax abatements, to companies creating permanent full-time jobs with benefits. Amarr and Grandstand in East Hills Business Park have been great example of incentives that have directly led to the creation of permanent, full-time jobs with benefits. I would be interested in how we can encourage “worker amenities” to locate at VenturePark and East Hills Business Park, such as daycare services and food trucks. I believe that would help attract large businesses and manufacturers to relocate there.

Given the other needs of the city, what is the likelihood that you would support additional funding for trails, bike lanes and other pedestrian-oriented projects in the community? Stuart Boley We need to give consideration to establishing walking and bicycling as a means of transportation, not just recreation. The Community Health Plan addresses this and we should begin implementing the recommendations.

tively expensive. I would therefore recommend tying pedestrian-oriented improvement projects into existing infrastructure redevelopment work, as was done with the re-paving of 9th street recently. By doing it this way, we are able to improve upon the pedestrian-friendly nature Matthew Herbert of city without having to Developing a pedestrian- pay to tear up and redo friendly community is a perfectly good existing great way to make a good infrastructure. city a great community. However, the costs associ- Stan Rasmussen Since 1993, when I ated with such projects can often times be prohibi- was on the Horizon 2020

Environmental Quality and Natural Resources Group, I have advocated for Lawrence to have an interconnected trail system. My family uses the hiking and biking trails around Lawrence on a regular basis. While I like having hiking and biking trails in our community and feel that they add to our quality of life, we need to properly prioritize our city spending to place needs ahead of wants. That’s why it’s important to pursue creative funding opportunities like matching grants and

List of polling places Precinct 1 Pinckney Elementary School 810 W. Sixth St. Precinct 2 Douglas County Senior Services 745 Vermont St. Precinct 3 Carnegie Building 200 W. Ninth St. Precinct 4 USD 497 Administration Center 110 McDonald Drive Precinct 5 Deerfield Elementary School 101 Lawrence Ave. Precinct 6 Deerfield Elementary School 101 Lawrence Ave. Precinct 7 Carnegie Building 200 W. Ninth St. Precinct 8 Trinity Lutheran Church 1245 New Hampshire St. Precinct 9 Jewish Community Center *** 917 Highland Drive Precinct 10 Burge Union 1601 Irving Hill Road Precinct 11 Christ Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church *** 2312 Harvard Road Precinct 12 First Baptist Church

additional funding for pedestrian and bike oriented projects, but I do want to see clarification that these Terry Riordan projects serve the nearby I am for health and residents in their day-tosafety of the of the citizens day activities, rather than Bob Schumm of Lawrence as a pediatrifor primarily recreational Non-motorized transpor- purposes. They are all cian. It makes great good tation projects need a resense to me to create good projects, but serving trails for walking, safe bike newable source of revenue the everyday needs of all lanes for both exercise and each year. I support a line of our citizens should be item in the CIP or general as a mode of transportaprioritized. Sidewalks near budget in order to improve schools and bus stops are tion. We already have in the infrastructure for peplace a route that almost a good example of projects destrians and bicyclists. encircles the city now we that will have a direct and should finish this and creevery day impact for our Leslie Soden ate safe paths to schools residents, and should be a I absolutely support and work for children and high priority. partnerships so that we maximize our dollars spent for these amenities.

To view a complete map of these locations, please visit the Polling Places Map on the Douglas County website: www.douglascountyks.org

1330 Kasold Drive Precinct 13 American Legion 3408 W. Sixth St. Precinct 14 First Presbyterian Church 2415 Clinton Parkway

adults. I support this type of transportation for many reasons but once again it must be done with careful planning and careful use of tax dollars.

Note: *** denotes either a new or temporary polling location change. — source: www.douglascountyks.org

Precinct 24 Arbor Court 1510 St. Andrews Drive

Precinct 35 East Lawrence Center 1245 E. 15th St.

Precinct 46 Southwest Junior High School 2511 Inverness Drive

Precinct 25 Central United Methodist Church 1501 Massachusetts St.

Precinct 36 Douglas County Fairgrounds 2145 Harper St.

Precinct 47 Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 2211 Inverness Drive

Precinct 15 Immanuel Lutheran Church 2104 W. 15th St.

Precinct 26 Central United Methodist Church *** 1501 Massachusetts St.

Precinct 16 360° Church 3200 Clinton Parkway

Precinct 27 Centennial Adult Education 2145 Louisiana St.

Precinct 17 Holcom Recreation Center 2700 W. 27th St.

Precinct 28 Centennial Adult Education 2145 Louisiana St.

Precinct 18 Mustard Seed Church 700 Wakarusa Drive

Precinct 29 Checkers Foods 2300 Louisiana St.

Precinct 19 Brandon Woods 4730 Brandon Woods Terrace

Precinct 30 Schwegler Elementary School 2201 Ousdahl Road,

Precinct 20 Lawrence Bible Chapel 505 Monterey Way

Precinct 31 Southside Church of Christ 1105 W. 25th St.

Precinct 21 Jewish Community Center *** 917 Highland Drive

Precinct 32 United Way Building 2518 Ridge Court

Precinct 22 Free Methodist Church 3001 Lawrence Ave.

Precinct 33 Vintage Church *** 1501 New Hampshire St.

Precinct 23 Presbyterian Manor 1429 Kasold Drive

Precinct 34 Haskell Stidham Union 155 East Indian Ave.

Precinct 37 Prairie Park Elementary 2711 Kensington Road Precinct 38 Prairie Park Elementary 2711 Kensington Road Precinct 39 Cider Gallery *** 810 Pennsylvania St. Precinct 40 Trinity Lutheran Church 1245 New Hampshire St. Precinct 41 Lawrence Union Pacific Depot (Visitor Center) 402 N. Second St. Precinct 42 Church of Christ 201 N. Michigan St. Precinct 43 Free State High School 4700 Overland Drive Precinct 44 Lawrence Heights Christian Church 2321 Peterson Road Precinct 45 Golf Course Superintendents HQ *** 1421 Research Park Drive

Precinct 48 Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living 4851 Harvard Road Precinct 49 Corpus Christi Catholic Church West 15th Street, Lawrence Precinct 51 Clinton Township Hall 1177 East 604 Road Precinct 56 Kanwaka Township Hall 776 U.S. 40 Precinct 64 Lawrence Heights Christian Church 2321 Peterson Road Precinct 65 First Church of the Nazarene (East Wakarusa) 1470 North 1000 Road Precinct 66 First Church of the Nazarene (West Wakarusa) 1470 North 1000 Road Precinct 70 Free State High School 4700 Overland Drive Precinct 71 Lawrence Bible Chapel 505 Monterey Way

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Lawrence school board candidates for two-year term Marcel Harmon By Elliot Hughes Twitter: @elliothughes12

Sometime after Marcel Harmon started having children, he figured he should get involved in schools. With his kids, a boy and a girl, he had the personal connection. And as an applied anthropologist, who evaluates how humans interact with buildings and often works with schools, he had a background for it. “I wanted my kids to see that I was involved in schools,” he said. Harmon’s involvement started in 2009 with ad hoc advocacy groups and volunteer advisory boards for the district. By 2011, he was on a statewide council, the Kansas Next Generation Science Standard Review Committee. That kind of resume got him appointed to the

Address: 753 Lauren St. Age: 46 Occupation: Applied anthropologist Education: Bachelor’s degree, Kansas State University; master’s and doctorate, University of New Mexico Family: Wife, Michelle, and two Harmon children Lawrence school board last September after another member resigned. Six months later, his term is already expiring, and he’s decided to come back for more and run against three opponents for the lone two-year term available in this spring’s election. “What I’m really worried about in general is the cuts we’re going to have to deal with from the state,” said Harmon, who speaks in a quiet voice. “For my own kids, I’m worried about them

from that standpoint as well.” Harmon, 46, is a native of Cheney, a town of about 2,000 people 30 miles west of Wichita. He was raised by two teachers. He said their profession is “part of what defines me and my siblings.” Harmon pursued a career in architectural engineering. After earning a doctorate from the University of New Mexico, he worked as an engineer for about 10 years, and schools were often a cli-

ent of his. His family relocated to Lawrence about nine years ago, where a new job at M.E. Group allowed him to act less as an engineer and more as an anthropologist. He said the district’s $92.5 million bond issue that will build a new education center and, among other amenities, give every school in the district a facelift (some more extensive than others) is one reason he was drawn to the board. Construction for some of those projects will continue well into 2016. Across the country, Harmon said, schools generally have too little space for certain activities or lack the furniture that allows for a range of them. He said the bond issue will reverse much of that and his expertise can help the district navigate

through the endeavor. “Before, they kind of made space work for what they needed and a lot of times it didn’t work out very well or they were crammed into small areas,” Harmon said of Lawrence classrooms. “Now they have a lot more space, a lot more flexibility.” He also wants to do what he can to protect school districts from taking a financial hit from the Legislature. He said that his membership in the science standards review committee introduced him to calling legislators and submitting written testimony in advocacy for schools. “I think we’re going to endure some cuts over the next year or two years; however, I think there will be a shift, particularly when communities start seeing the cuts,”

Harmon said. “I’m hopeful there will be enough outcry that some of the decisions next session will be different. “This session, unfortunately doesn’t look too good.” He doesn’t have many worries about the board in Lawrence. When asked if there were any actions or inactions over the recent years that he took issue with, he only replied with compliments for the “forward-thinking” district. “I’m pretty happy from the education and the opportunities they’ve received from our district,” he said, referring to his kids. “There isn’t anything beyond the cuts that are coming that we’re worried about.”

schools,” she said. “To me it made it possible to offer the kind of education programs our patrons expect.” But voters put whatever frustration they had behind them in 2007, when Loveland won four more years on the board. With a soon-to-be retired superintendent leading the district at the time, Loveland said it was her past experience filling in that top position that got her a seat again. Now, after another four years away, Loveland is contesting with three other candidates for a two-year term on the board. She’s competed against two of them before. Marcel Harmon, an applied anthropologist; Kelly Spurgeon, an analyst for the state’s education department; and

Loveland were among a dozen-plus applicants to fill a vacated board seat in August. The board unanimously selected Harmon, who officially joined in September. Her experience would be an asset on the board, she said, adding that she can provide a “fair amount” of knowledge on the district’s history. “I really do think the board is improved when there is a representative from all generations,” she said. “A whole lot of people that don’t have kids in the school district are asked to pay taxes to support schools. And I think it’s valuable to have a range of life experiences.”

— Reporter Elliot Hughes can be reached at ehughes@ljworld.com or 766-6277.

Mary Loveland By Elliot Hughes Twitter: @elliothughes12

After a four-year hiatus, Mary Loveland is ready to return to the Lawrence school board. A 20-year veteran who served from 1987 to 2003 and again from 2007 to 2011, Loveland chose not to run after her last term because of the declining health of her late husband, Chuck, a Lawrence pediatrician. She said there’s no particular issue that bounced her into action again this year, other than the ever-present concern over kids receiving the education they need. “In 10 years, the person who’s repairing your car that’s carrying my family, or the person that’s treating the illness of one of my family members,

or the accountants figuring my taxes, might be in school right now,” she said. “I think it’s important they’re pretty well educated. That’s what it’s all about. “I have no negative reason to run.” Loveland, 66, is from Merriam. She graduated from Kansas University in 1970 with a degree in English. After settling in Lawrence permanently in 1976, Loveland put four kids through Lawrence public schools. She’s spent most of her time as a homemaker, but has stayed busy in the community all the while. Loveland has worked as an organizer for youth sports leagues and served on boards for the Kansas Memorial Union and KU Alumni Association, in addition to being active

Address: 747 N. 1500 Road Age: 66 Occupation: Homemaker Education: Bachelor’s degree, Kansas University Family: Husband, Chuck, who died in 2014, and four children Loveland with her church. She first ran for the school board in 1983. And after winning four years later, she witnessed several big news events as her tenure unfolded. She was part of the board that oversaw the creation of Free State High School in the 1990s. And in 1997, when Free State opened, she was at the center of a controversy when her family purchased a second home in Lawrence for their daughter to live in so she could attend the new school.

The choice came after the family was led to believe they already lived in the proper attendance zone, Loveland said, and their daughter experienced two acts of vandalism at Lawrence High School relating to Loveland’s position as a board member. Loveland has also supported closing elementary schools in the past. That got her and other members booted from the board in 2003. “The issue is that I was willing to consolidate

— Reporter Elliot Hughes can be reached at ehughes@ljworld.com or 766-6277.

Lawrence school board candidates for four-year terms Jessica Beeson By Elliot Hughes Twitter: @elliothughes12

It wasn’t until Jessica Beeson had children of her own that she started involving herself in schools — going to PTA meetings and the like. But her “soft spot” for disadvantaged kids quickly got her included on a districtwide level. In 2009 she joined an ad hoc group of community members interested in protecting schools from closing. Her son’s own school, Cordley Elementary, was one of several that was at risk of closure. But Beeson said it was the thought of other children losing a neighborhood school that pushed her. “I remember distinctly thinking, ‘if they close Cordley, my kid’s going to be OK

Address: 1720 Mississippi St. Age: 39 Occupation: Director of alumni and community engagement, KU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Education: Bachelor’s degree, Kansas University; master’s degree, Beeson University of Arizona Family: Husband, Billy, and two children. at New York or Kennedy,’” she said. (The district did not close any schools then, but shuttered one in 2011.) “The schools that were on the table were also schools that primarily housed the majority of our racial minorities, low-income students. A lot of special, vulnerable populations that we need to be mindful of.” She then joined official district bodies, one to eval-

uate school building efficiency, which recommended the closure of Wakarusa Valley Elementary in 2011, and another to advise the superintendent, who was new at the time. Now, she’s one of seven people hoping to be elected to the Lawrence school board April 7. “To me education is incredibly important,” she said. “I think Lawrence is a

really good community for providing this canvas for kids to create their future.” Beeson, 39, is a native Lawrencian, with diplomas from Lawrence High School and Kansas University. She is the director of alumni and community engagement for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at KU, where she also lectures occasionally in leadership studies and African and African-American studies. Her biggest interest, if elected to the board, would be leveling the playing field for all students in the district, something she has already been actively engaged in over recent years. She has volunteered for the United Way of Douglas County and Douglas County CASA, which ad-

vocates for abused or neglected children under court protection. She also organizes an after-school program at Cordley, called Helping Hawks, that helps make sure disadvantaged students don’t go without basic items such as socks and underwear. Beeson said she has “always been concerned about vulnerable populations.” “That’s just who I am,” she said. Beeson also recently finished three years on the board of Just Food, the community food bank, where she saw firsthand how many kids in Lawrence rely on community services. Toward the end of her time on the board, she proposed a program to provide students who rely on free or reduced-price lunches at

school with food on snow days. Just Food CEO Jeremy Farmer said a “solid” program should be in place by the time winter 2015-16 sets in. “We do a pretty good job of hiding our poor in Lawrence,” Beeson said. “We never draw too much attention to the fact that” 38 percent of students in the Lawrence district are on free or reduced-price lunches, according to the Kansas Department of Education. If she had another priority while on the school board, she said, it would be to eliminate some of the fees that come with enrolling in some classes. “It opens the door for all kids to have the same opportunities presented to them by the school district,” she said.

four-year term in the April 7 election. “My suggestion is, you need people who understand the needs of children, you need people who understand the needs of our community, you need people who understand our schools to make the decisions,” he said. Out of 13 children, Byers was directly in the middle. His father was a sharecropper in southeastern Missouri. When Byers was six, the family moved to Kansas,

eventually settling in Paola, where his father worked on a farm while his mom worked in housekeeping. He was “heavily involved” in church as a boy. When he was 14, Byers said, he got a summer job in the county’s welfare department, where he worked alongside social workers. The gig proved influential. He came to Lawrence in the late 1970s for a master’s degree in social work

Bob Byers By Elliot Hughes Twitter: @elliothughes12

When Bob Byers joined the Lawrence school board back in 2009, things were much as they are today. Then as now, the Lawrence school district faced difficult choices in the face of budget reductions. But it’s slightly different this time around, Byers said. The budget anxiety arises from legislation that is likely to become law, rather than a budget

it’s going to be more severe,” Byers said of the cuts looming. Back then “they worried about day-to-day operations. (Now) it will be more about how do we protect those things that are most valued by us in our education.” And he believes the district will need someone like him in the coming years to get through it all. Byers, an million bond issue in 2013 employee in the state soto improve all of them, it’s cial work department for no longer an alternative. about 30 years, is one of “I just get the feeling seven people running for a

Address: 1707 E. 21st Terrace Age: 60 Occupation: Program administrator for support services, Kansas Department for Children and Families Education: Bachelor’s degree, Pittsburg State University; master’s Byers degree, Kansas University Family: Widower; one adult son shortfall. Back then, closing schools was an option for saving money. But after voters approved a $92.5

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at Kansas University. After graduating, he went to work for the state. “I’m about helping people,” Byers said. “(The job) gives you a wellrounded view on society

and how things work. If you’re into helping people and having bettered their situations in life, you need to have that kind of a view.” Byers first got involved in the district in the 1990s, when he joined its equity council, which focuses on settling racial disparities and achievement gaps. He got the idea to run for the

board in the late 2000s, when members of the equity council discussed how much they’d like to have a minority member elected. He won in 2009, but was the odd-man out in 2013, when four candidates ran for three spots. He said his wife’s terminal illness during that campaign was too distracting for him to win

anything. Byers was appointed to the board in June 2013 to fill a vacancy, and today he is still the only minority with a seat and the only one running for the board. When racially charged graffiti appeared on Lawrence High School’s campus this past fall, Byers was more outspoken about it than other mem-

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bers of the board, warning against downplaying it as “kids being kids” and saying, “This was five young men who took the opportunity out and the time out to spew their racial hatred.” Byers said he is focused on the “future for education” in Lawrence. That means carefully overseeing the bond implementa-

tion, rolling out initiatives such as blended learning and protecting education in face of budget cuts. “What the Lawrence school district has done very well is we have worked on achievement and achievement for all,” he said. “I think we’re prepared, I think we’re ready. I think there’s some rough choices coming.”

to give your time,” she said. Fincher said she is running without a particular issue in mind, other than to use her financial background to help the district navigate expected budget cuts from the state government. Diversity is something she seems to have an interest in, having touched on it several times in an interview. She said her hometown, which is near For Riley, had a relatively large Korean and German population. When she spoke of Lawrence’s schools, she marveled at the diversity of its students (about 31 percent are minorities, according to the Kansas Department of Education). And when she learned of a

reporter’s out-of-state hometown, she asked him to compare the level of diversity. Fincher has stated on several occasions that her main goal is to represent the interests of all students equally. During a candidate forum in March, she said the district’s three-year old Advancement Via Individual Determination program, which teaches good study practices to students with average or below average grades, will be essential in closing achievement gaps among different groups of students. “There’s a big ethnically diverse cross-section at every school,” she said. “I think it’s really important to think of every kid in the district.”

that, whoa, this is bigger than me. It’s a really humbling feeling.” After taking on a more active role in the last year at the parent-teacher group and site council at New York Elementary, she now wants to be a part of the school board for a chance to see “positive change happen.” “Knowing that we gave every child who walked through that door an equal opportunity to succeed and achieve is far beyond any monetary payment,” she said, referring to the fact that board members are not paid for their service. Several of Frye’s chief concerns are related to race and diversity. She said the district should do more to encourage student discussions on racial matters, different lifestyles and sexual harassment

without being pushed into action by something controversial, such as the incidents of racially charged graffiti that appeared near schools this year. She has also repeatedly stated she believes Lawrence students would benefit from having a more diverse staff, in terms of gender and race. At a forum for all the school board candidates in March, she said a more diverse staff could help close achievement gaps in the district. Frye’s two children are of mixed race. “I think that our high schools are kind of a microcosm of the real world,” she said. “I think it’s important to create an environment of acceptance and the only way to do that is to have diversity.”

it’s socioeconomic equity; that’s an equity that crosses racial lines.” He said initiatives such as blended learning, which outfits classrooms with an ample amount of mobile devices for increased online instruction, are problematic for disadvantaged students, who will find it difficult to complete online homework when they don’t have similar technology or an Internet connection at home. He said making mobile devices available for checkout in school libraries is “a good start,” but he doesn’t think the district has “addressed it well enough for every student to have a chance to be successful.” Gordon-Ross also said

he would be a voice for site councils and parent-teacher organizations. He said he was on course to visit one of those organizations from all but three schools in the district by election day — as many as he could. As a board member, he said he would continue to regularly visit with those bodies from every building to ensure no facility is left behind on anything. He said a PTO member at Kennedy Elementary who is about the same age as GordonRoss told him her child was playing on the same playground equipment she used as a child. “If I get elected I’ll continue to show up at those meetings and … give them a voice,” he said.

budget shortfall. That propelled him onto the board in 2011, and he served as its president during the 2013-14 school year. He speaks highly of the board’s performance during those years, having seen the arrival of new initiatives such as all-day kindergarten, blended learning (where classrooms are supplied with ample mobile devices for increased online learning), and the Advancement Via Individual Determination classes (which instruct students with average or below-average grades on good study habits).

It’s those kinds of initiatives that Ingram takes a special interest in. He is often one of the most talkative members at board meetings, but seems to show added enthusiasm during classroom-related topics. “Part of my interest in (running for the board) was I had some expertise in curriculum development, so curriculum is something I get excited about in a nerdy sort of way,” he said. Those programs will also play a big role for what Ingram said is his

Jill Fincher By Elliot Hughes Twitter: @elliothughes12

After years of collaborating with the Lawrence school district in various volunteer roles, it wasn’t until Jill Fincher served some time on a committee tasked with redrawing attendance zones that she knew she wanted to shoot for the school board. She said working with the puzzle pieces of the boundaries was one the most difficult endeavors she had done for the district, and that “trying to find a solution that worked for the whole community” made it more rewarding than her past experiences. “It was hard and it was frustrating, but I felt engaged,” she said. “I enjoy

Address: 1700 Inverness Drive Age: 47 Occupation: Business manager Education: Bachelor’s degree, University of Texas at Austin Family: Divorced, with two children projects and I enjoy problem solving. That was just a sample of one of the problems they deal with.” Fincher, 47, is one of seven candidates running for four four-year terms on the Lawrence school board on April 7. A native of Junction City, Fincher came to Lawrence in 1990 after receiving a finance degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She worked in the banking industry for nine years

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and now manages a family-owned fishing lodge called Charlotte Queen Adventures in British Columbia. She said she started volunteering with Lawrence schools in 1994 (before she started having children) when she would teach a class about finance one day a year through a program called Junior Achievement. Through the years, she’s also been a site council member at three

schools and helped campaign for the Free State and Langston Hughes schools to be built. She currently sits on the board for the Lawrence Schools Foundation, which raises funds and establishes partnerships for the school district. She said her volunteerism — she has also served on the board for the Lawrence Public Library — has been powered by her parents, who were also active, and a Leadership Lawrence class she took in the 1990s that connected her to many community members. “Everyone is always, ‘Oh, I love Lawrence.’ It’s this way because everyone before us stepped forward and made it what it is, so it’s just important

Lindsey Frye By Elliot Hughes Twitter: @elliothughes12

There was a time when Lindsey Frye wasn’t an active volunteer. You might expect a period like that to come after someone becomes a single mother of two, but in Frye’s case, it came before. Perhaps the best example of her industriousness came in 2011, when a disastrous EF5 tornado struck Joplin, Mo. Frye remembered seeing the news unfold on Twitter just after visiting the park with her recently born daughter, her second child. She couldn’t stop thinking about what might have happened if Lawrence had been subjected to that kind of force of nature, so with “no money” and “no real

Address: 1042 New Jersey St. Age: 34 Occupation: Denied medical claims collector Education: Certificate, Johnson County Community College Family: Two children assistance,” she organized a benefit concert at the Bottleneck that raised over $3,000 for chapters of the United Way near Joplin. “I’ve always been a big believer in donating to local charities here in town,” said Frye, who is one of seven people running for a fouryear term on the Lawrence school board in the April 7 election. “Growing up, those values were instilled, but I wasn’t very active when I was younger, so I feel like

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now that I’m adult, I can take more of a lead on that.” A graduate of Lawrence High School, Frye, 34, has lived in Lawrence most of her life. She grew up in the foster care system, living with another family that already had four children from seventh grade until she was 18, when, as an adult, they officially adopted her. Frye works as a denied medical claims collector for Apria Healthcare, which is based in Overland Park.

She has a certificate in administrative support from Johnson County Community College and is planning to return to school soon for a bachelor’s degree in business administration. She said that since her oldest child began school she’s tried to involve herself in the community as much as possible. Frye is a member of the Douglas County National Organization for Women, participates in two groups focusing on biking and walking safety and is a member of the recently formed Educate Lawrence, a group that spreads awareness about proposed legislation related to schools. “You kind of get that sense of selflessness,” Frye said of having children and feeling compelled to volunteer more. “You realize

Ronald Gordon-Ross By Elliot Hughes Twitter: @elliothughes12

Right up on there on Ronald Gordon-Ross’ bucket list, along with visiting Venice and flying in a jet fighter, is serving on a local school board. It’s been a goal of his since high school, when his mother, he said, served seven years on a school board in Kearney, Mo. “I think what I gained from my mom is a strong belief in what a school board member is and what a school board member isn’t: Evaluate how the superintendent does his job, specifically related to how he manages the budget; sets policies and goals for the district and acts as an (ar-

Address: 971 E. 1338 Road Age: 40 Occupation: Healthcare IT professional Education: Bachelor’s degree, Kansas University Family: Wife, Kathleen, and five children biter),” said Gordon-Ross, who goes by “G.R.,” joking that it is easier for him to spell. Gordon-Ross, 40, is one of seven people hoping to be elected April 7 to one of the four four-year terms on the Lawrence school board. He came to Lawrence in 1996 to attend Kansas University, where he earned a degree in pharmacy. He

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now works remotely as a health care IT professional for a Montana clinic. And since his first began preschool in 2004, GordonRoss said, he’s been a “perpetual volunteer” at his children’s schools — helping out in the classroom, on field trips and at chess club. “I have to be a parent that’s involved in my kids’ lives,” he said.

The work he put in at Pinckney got him an invitation in 2010 to join an official districtwide group for the first time, a task force to evaluate school efficiency that eventually recommended closing Wakarusa Valley Elementary School. “It was really interesting to … get a glimpse of when you’re in those positions, sometimes where there is no good answer that everybody can agree on,” Gordon-Ross said. Now he said he’s ready tackle that school board item on his bucket list. He said he is running on no agenda, but if elected to the board, the chief issue he’d like to address is equity. “And not racial equity,” Gordon-Ross said. “To me

Rick Ingram By Elliot Hughes Twitter: @elliothughes12

In 2004, Rick Ingram was living in Dallas with his wife and a newborn daughter. Ingram is a Kansas University alum and his wife is a Wichita native, but they didn’t have any plans to return to the Sunflower State. Even so, when KU called his wife about a job, Ingram said, they leaped at the chance to head to Lawrence because “the schools here are great.” Knowing how much the public school system had benefitted him, In-

Address: 15010 Crescent Road Age: 60 Occupation: Psychology professor Education: Bachelor’s degree, San Diego State University; master’s and doctorate degrees, Kansas University Family: Wife, Nancy Hamilton, and Ingram one daughter gram, a professor at KU, started volunteering to give back. In 2011 he was elected to the Lawrence school board for the first time, and now he’s running again, along with six others, for four spots, each worth a four-year term.

“I think public education is really the foundation of everything we do and everything that made this country great,” Ingram said. “I want to make sure that I advocate for strong public education for the kids that come behind me.”

Ingram is a psychology professor. He spent most of his life living in San Diego, where he grew up, before attending — and later becoming a faculty member at — San Diego State University. He attended KU and received masters and doctorate degrees in clinical psychology in the 1980s. After his family moved back to Lawrence and his daughter started school, his volunteering ranged from co-founding a running club at his daughter’s elementary school to advocating that the district not close any schools during the 2010

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improving graduation rates and closing achievement gaps. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9C According to the Lawrence school district, within the high“top priority” for a sec- est and lowest achievond term on the board: ing racial and ethnic

subgroups of students, the graduation rate gap shrunk from 41.6 percentage points from 2008-09 to 13.3 points in 2013-14. The district had an overall graduation rate of 90 percent

in 2013-14 year, four points better than the statewide rate from the 2012-13 school year, the latest numbers available. Notable differences between males and females within

L awrence J ournal -W orld racial and ethnic subgroups still remain in Lawrence, however. At a candidate forum in March, Ingram said he is “hopeful that (gaps) will decrease” as programs aimed at

closing them mature and more students enroll in them. “It’s important not only to decrease that gap, but increase the graduation rates for everybody,” he said.

wanted to be involved in some way. It started with serving on a district task force to evaluate the consolidation of elementary schools. Several months after that group made its recommendations, she was on the ballot for the school board. “I never imagined that I would run for public office in that way,” she said. “I am so glad I’m doing it. Life changes a lot, especially after you have kids. It changes a lot in a good way.” While in Georgia, Kimball said she worked mostly with charter schools. She is not a proponent of charter schools, but they are popular in Georgia, she said. She evaluated their

applications — reviewing curricula, instruction models, technology and helping them receive access to programs. She said much of that is what she does now as a board member, and her four years of experience will be essential to the district with budget cuts expected from the state government. “The policy environment right now at the state level is so difficult,” she said. “And having a solid understanding of what our goals are, where we started four years ago, and where we want to be four or five years from now, is going to be vitally important in the discussion we’ll have to have around our budget.”

Shannon Kimball By Elliot Hughes Twitter: @elliothughes12

It wasn’t until she was already in Ann Arbor, attending law school at the University of Michigan, that Shannon Kimball knew she wanted her work to revolve around education. A class on higher education law helped kindle a love of the “legal and policy issues related to schools.” That interest narrowed specifically to public schools after Kimball worked for a law firm early in her career that had a large public school district for a client. It caused her to reflect on her education in Atwood, a town of less than

Address: 257 Earhart Circle Age: 41 Occupation: Attorney Education: Bachelor’s degree, Kansas University; Juris Doctor, University of Michigan Family: Husband, Jason, and three children 2,000 people in the northwest corner of Kansas, where she spent most of her childhood living with her family on a struggling farm. She said she was part of a graduating class of 34. “I realized how strongly I felt about the importance of public schools and that opportunities be available to all students,” she said. “Rich, poor, no matter where you are.

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“We had a really small school. I was able to achieve a lot in my life because I had such a strong education from those teachers.” Kimball, 41, is seeking her second term on the Lawrence school board after winning a seat in 2011 and spending this school year as the board’s president. Since finishing law school in 2000 (she also

received a bachelor’s degree at Kansas University), Kimball said she spent much of her career working with schools for private firms and the Georgia Department of Education. But her current position as the face of a school board is not what she would have predicted years ago. Around the time she moved back to Lawrence in 2008, she made the “pretty difficult” choice to step away from her full-time career to focus on her family, which by then had welcomed in two of three children. She is married to Jason Kimball, a physician at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Kimball said she still

Q&A with school board candidates What makes you the right candidate for the school board? Two-year term Marcel Harmon Since my appointment last fall, I have worked to meet the high standards established through the board’s goal-setting process. I seek input from community members, teachers and staff and my fellow board members, review relevant research as needed, consistently evaluate evidence with a critical eye and work to meet the needs of our students and teachers in an equitable and efficient manner. Some of my skills and experience are particularly suited for overseeing the implementation of the bond, addressing additional facility issues in the future, implementation of our sustainability goal as well as the common core and science standards. Mary Loveland My most obvious asset is experience. I served five terms (20 years) on the board, which represents a familiarity with a significant portion of the history of USD 497. I attempt to be thorough in studying an issue or problem. I am a member of a generation (Baby Boomers) who might need to be convinced to recognize that a high quality public education is very important to empty nesters as well as to parents of students enrolled in our schools now.

Our Neighborhood Schools. We urged USD 497 to develop a plan that protected students, teachers and neighborhoods. Later I served on the Superintendent’s Advisory Council and the Elementary School Facility Vision Task Force. I have experience serving on nonprofit boards and providing facilitation services. As a board member, I will strive to create an environment where the vision for our district includes the voices of our students, teachers and community members.

Bob Byers There is a number of things that makes me the right candidate for one of the vacancies on the school board. First of all is my willingness to serve and my history of working on children’s issues within this community. The fact that all of my career as a social worker has been spent working with kids and families, the majority of which was in this community. Then there is my history of service to the district. My work on the district’s Equity Council for several years and my serving on the school board for a four-year term. My current willingness to file (for a vacant seat) when a board member resigned. Then there is my knowledge and experience in school finance and a understanding of budgeting in children’s services.

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Jill Fincher I am a strong proponent Jessica Beeson of public education. I have I am committed to been involved with public public education in Lawschools as a parent, site rence and to ensuring council member, volunteer students remain the focus and PTO member and of decisions I’d make as a officer over the last 20 board member. In 2008, I years. I recently served became involved with Save on the Boundary Advisory

Committee and I’ve served on the Lawrence Schools Foundation board, which supports all schools in the district. I am not running on a particular issue but rather to support and represent all students in each of our schools.

Lindsey Frye I graduated (from the Lawrence school district) and have a certificate from (Johnson County Community College). I don’t have the education other candidates have but I have experience in another form. I’m involved with the Safe Routes to School that works on improving children’s safety to and from school. I am a member of (New York Elementary School) site council and PTA, of Educate Lawrence, Douglas County NOW. I’m a single mom of two USD 497 students, seeing the root effects legislation and funding has on our communities and homes. I placed my faith in USD 497. I believe I will bring a unique, honest, experience to the board. Ronald Gordon-Ross I have a vested interest in USD 497 as a member of the community and as a parent in the district. I believe that at this point in my life I can offer substantive help to the schools here. I have been in Lawrence for a long time; I did not grow up here but all five of my children have. I have had the privilege to watch my children mature while in the care of the USD 497. It is a great school district and I want to be able to give back what it has given my family. Rick Ingram I have been a board member for four years and board president for one

What issues should the school board focus on in the coming years? Two-year term Marcel Harmon I will refer you to the board’s 2014-2015 goals (http://usd497.schoolwires.net/Page/6356). While I was not on the board when they were formulated, I agree with them and also had advocated for the sustainability goal as a community member. In addition to the goals and issues I previously mentioned, some specific things I will personally be involved with or advocating for over the next few years include addressing the achievement gap, addressing facility needs still

unmet, such as Lawrence High School, expansion of blended learning, collaboration with other government bodies, safe routes to school and advocacy with our state leaders.

Mary Loveland The most urgent issue is school finance. We have a governor who did not accurately describe the issue during his campaign for re-election last fall. This same governor promoted tax cuts that have resulted in huge state budget problems. And since funding public education is a big chunk of the state budget, school funding is vulnerable. The school board

must also make sure that our curriculum is of a high quality and that teachers are provided with the resources to teach that curriculum.

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year. The knowledge and experience I have gained during this time will be helpful in meeting the challenges that lie ahead. I have served on a number of board committees, am a site council member for several schools, and served on the Yes for Lawrence committee to help pass the bond. I will continue to bring an evidence-based approach to board decision making and will continue to seek out ways to maxi-

beyond my board service. As an attorney, I worked on a broad spectrum of education-related legal and policy issues. My legal Shannon Kimball experience gives me the Experience, dedication skills to identify solutions and common-sense leader- that meet the needs of our ship. I care deeply about diverse school communithe work I do as a board ties. member, and have led the As a parent of three, I board as vice president am deeply invested in the last year and president this success of our schools year. and am eager to continue My experience with working to support our public schools extends well students.

mize community participation in education. I will continue to consider issues with an open mind.

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students. Increasing support and awareness about the opportunities created by Career Pathways, AVID and the district’s new College and Career Center will be important in the coming years. I also think that with looming budget cuts, we need to make sure that the $92.5 million dollar bond, overwhelmingly approved by voters, stays on course.

Bob Byers The issues confronting a school board change almost daily. Today the biggest issue is budgeting. How to withstand an attack on public education and not allow it to

negatively effect education within the district? How do you support the district employees in light of impending budget short falls? Continue working on Common Core and educating the community about its importance and how it prepares the students to succeed educationally. Continue to improve district facilities and do the upgrades where needed.

Jill Fincher We should always be focused on our highest priority, which is meeting the needs of our students. That includes all students across the district and high- and low-achieving students. We realize this goal by getting good teachers in front of the fewest number of students in a classroom and provide

them the resources they need.

successful without pressure or prejudice.

Lindsey Frye The coming years are going to focus on funding. The school board will have to make careful and calculated budget cuts, due to SB 71, realizing we need to keep teachers employed and class size manageable. We need to adequately serve all populations by making sure our educators are equipped with the correct tools. It’s important to keep communication open on issues of racism and sexism, not just surrounding unfortunate incidents. We need to create an environment of acceptance and tolerance. USD 497 should be an environment where all students and teachers feel welcome, safe and

Ronald Gordon-Ross The most significant issues facing the board in the coming years are revenue-based. With the pending (although imminent) actions at the state level, school funding is going to change and the board needs to be prepared to respond. Discussion on capital outlay and bond projects will continue as the student body in Lawrence continues to grow. We need to focus on making sure our budget process is a bottom-up practice, instead of topdown. Budget decisions should focus on the kids in the classrooms; therefore the budget process should in large part be driven by input from teachers.

Sunday, March 29, 2015 Rick Ingram We have made progress in closing achievement gaps, but there is more to be done and I will fully support the continuation of the district’s equity work to help close this gap. We have implemented several initiatives to promote excellence, and must continue to do so. We have made progress on our engagement goals, but the board must continue to work toward better ways of providing information and seeking input. The goals of excellence, equity and engagement should be, and I believe will be, the focus of the school board in the coming years, even in a difficult budget climate. Shannon Kimball Our district is doing great work for students.

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I will focus on expanding our successful initiatives, including: l Increasing our graduation rate while closing achievement gaps. l Supporting our College and Career Center and growing the district’s community partnerships. l Expanding our blended learning classrooms. l Completing successful implementation of the $92.5 million bond issue, so that all students have access to 21st century learning spaces. l Emphasizing planning for our future teaching and learning and facilities needs. Our work in these areas will undoubtedly be affected and challenged by the state’s ongoing school finance discussions and negative budget outlook.

How should the board address the budget issues it faces because of state cuts? Two-year term Marcel Harmon The board and administration are currently working on a process to a) formulate where the potential cuts could occur, b) how to weigh the options relative to their potential impact on the board’s goals and the district’s mission, vision and overall focus on excellence, equity and engagement and c) the board’s process for making the final decision. We want community and teacher/staff input on this, but have not determined how this will occur. The Facility Advisory Committee will also be involved in the process, likely to help formulate or review the potential options as well as help assess their potential impacts. Mary Loveland I presume that the administration has been directed to review the current USD 497 budget to see if there are any expenditures that can be cancelled or delayed. Any

contingency funds in the budget need to be studied. As personnel resignations or retirements are announced those employees’ job responsibilities must be analyzed to see if positions can be left vacant until the budget figures improve and tasks assigned to other employees. Our goal is to provide an educational program of the highest quality and we must be careful that budget cuts do not diminish that quality.

Four-year terms Jessica Beeson Conversations about potential cuts must be open and inclusive. Our budget is already pretty lean, and deeper cuts will be difficult. One important aspect in addressing budget cuts is to fully utilize the Finance Advisory Council. The council was established by the district as an answer to the community wanting greater transparency about the budget. The council members are liaisons between the community and the board and can help the district think

creatively about cuts that protect programming and jobs. The board must also continue to be an engaged and active voice in Topeka on issues related to school finance.

Bob Byers By involvement of the community in identifying the most important service. Utilizing student groups, parents, district staff to assist in identifying those things that are most important to education within the Lawrence school district. Then let that information guide the board’s decision regarding what cuts to make. Do this as soon as possible so that district reserves are not wasted maintaining things that may not be among those things that are viewed as key to the district. Jill Fincher Funding constraints coming from the Legislature will pose some challenges for our community. There are no easy cuts remaining. Those were

lost in previous rounds of cuts. We need to remain focused on protecting our highest priority, our students, when weighing the district’s budget.

— certified staff, teaching and classroom supplies and technology. I would first look to areas such as classified staff, administration support staff and supplies, professional development Lindsey Frye and look to find enough The budget is going to there to not have to touch be complicated and harsh. classroom dollars. I can If Senate Bill 71 passes we be sure of two things: the will face decisions as to ultimate decisions will be what we can do without. difficult and not everyone In 2009 we went through will agree with them. But similar cuts. We have althat will not keep us from ways had foresight to man- having to make those difage. No one enjoys budget ficult decisions. cuts. I feel that Lawrence Rick Ingram is fortunate in that we A mid-year cut may have the backing of a great community and the ability require using contingency funds. Questions about to successfully adapt to continuing cuts are hypotough situations. I believe thetical because we don’t it is important to manage yet know the degree of with people in mind. We are going to have to buckle the cut and we don’t know down and be conservative the funding mechanism; with resources both on the block grant funding may require different solutions board and in class. than formula-based fundRonald Gordon-Ross ing. Rather than answer The board should help hypothetical questions, the district continue to find I will note that my priorways to do more with less. ity will be to protect core I would prioritize funding to educational programming areas that offer direct imand to protect teachers pact within the classroom and staff. We will need

community involvement; we formed a community budget advisory committee during my first year on the board for precisely this kind of situation. We will need additional community involvement as we consider funding reductions.

Shannon Kimball We have to face these challenges using a collaborative process that involves representatives of our community, teachers, staff and administration in bringing recommendations to the board. These recommendations must be guided by the goals that the board has adopted for our district. We have to look at budget cuts through the lens of supporting excellence for our students. In addition, we have to continue educating our legislators on the great work we do for our students. I have worked to communicate our priorities to our legislative delegation and will continue to inform and advocate on behalf of our students.

Are Lawrence students shortchanged in any aspect of their education? Two-year term Marcel Harmon Yes, the governor and Kansas Legislature are shortchanging our students by not fully funding the formula that funds public schools. The effectiveness of all of the policies, programs and initiatives we are implementing to improve equity and the success of all of our students will be negatively impacted by these budget cuts and other anti-public school legislation coming out of Topeka. We will do our best as a board and district to minimize the negative impacts, as well as advocate directly with legislators, but their actions will continue to hamper our efforts to prevent our students from being shortchanged. Mary Loveland I talked to a couple parents of current students. The mother of a high school student is very im-

pressed with the breadth of opportunity available and that her teenager gets supports in academic areas when he needs it. A parent of grade school students expressed some concern about how many times teachers are pulled from the classroom for training sessions — could that be organized or delivered differently?

Four-year terms Jessica Beeson We have great public schools in Lawrence and I’m proud to send my kids to them. I’m constantly impressed by the way teachers adapt to my children’s needs and to the diverse needs of all their other students. Lawrence kids have wonderful opportunities, but there is always room for improvement. Our district recently decided to eliminate the fees for level-one elective courses, making them more accessible to students with fewer resources. This is

a great first step toward greater educational equity and one I would like to see expanded.

Bob Byers No. Lawrence school district provides the finest educational opportunity within Kansas, if not the country. With our new facility upgrades and technical improvements, the districts is second to none. The district, with the addition of the (College and Career Center), will be able to offer educational programing to all students.

Lindsey Frye I have two mixed children in the Lawrence schools. One thing that comes to mind is the diversity of our educators. I think that children of all ages can benefit from different cultural and gender, racial backgrounds of educators. It is important to help create a makeup of USD 497 staff that aligns with the reality of the makeup of our student population. In doing this we need to realize that we need more educators and staff of color. We owe it to all students to reflect the reality they live in and the world they will enter into when they graduate.

as the district continues to implement programs such as blended learning classrooms and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). How do we, as a school board and district, make sure that every child has access to a device outside and within the classroom to meet the expectations that these types of instructional focuses require?

control of local elections, promote charter schools, eliminate common core and remove sex education from local control. If this happens students may very well be shortchanged.

Shannon Kimball Through our goal-setting process and the initiatives we have undertaken during the past four years -- such as blended learning, the Rick Ingram College and Career Center I do not believe that and our equity work -- our Lawrence students are district is doing a better job shortchanged in any aspect today of meeting the needs of their education. In the of all students. These gains last four years we implehave been impressive. Jill Fincher mented full-day kinderNevertheless, our students We have great schools garten, blended learning, are negatively impacted in Lawrence that reflect and the AVID program. We by the legislature’s fundthe diversity and uniqueare now investigating the ing decisions. Funding for ness of our community. My Ronald Gordon-Ross high school AP Capstone public schools has never The clearest issue that I program that grew out children have had benefitfully recovered from the can see where work could ed from wonderful teachof my idea to implement Great Recession; more be done is in providing an ers, experienced lessons more coordinated advanced cuts to funding will mean equitable education. There study opportunities. These in leadership and growth cuts to programs, which dithrough clubs, fine arts and needs to be a focus on are examples of excelrectly impact students. Our those students who classports. Do we have areas lence in education, but this state’s leaders are shortsify as lower socioeconom- excellence is threatened by changing our students by that could need improveic status. This issue needs ment? Probably. Are we some legislators who want refusing to acknowledge to become a greater focus to reduce funding, take shortchanged? Not at all. this reality.

Do you support Common Core standards? Why or why not? Two-year term

Mary Loveland Common Core Standards were developed Marcel Harmon in an honest effort to Yes, I support the produce academic goals Kansas College and Career for education that would Ready Standards (KCproduce graduates ready CRS), including the science for college, other poststandards. They represent secondary education and/ a positive step forward as or employment. Conserwe move away from No vative state legislators Child Left Behind, providing have “villainized” them a more consistent, clearer as federal encroachment understanding of what on state rights. But rather students are expected to than engage in the onerlearn. They are designed ous task of developing a to be robust and relevant Kansas set of standards to the real world, reflectwhich could end up looking the knowledge and ing a lot like what was skills needed for success developed, we could in college and careers. And analyze the portions of as they are already being Common Core Standards implemented, Kansas disthat are objectionable tricts (including Lawrence) and “customize” our own. have already invested sigI support high standards nificant resources and time for education so that in preparing our teachers we can evaluate if our and staff to implement the Lawrence program is sucnew standards. cessful.

Four-year terms

Bob Byers I support Common Core. Jessica Beeson So much of the argument I’ve asked many against Common Core is teachers about this and around how it was devellearned that most are oped. That does not change supportive of Common that it is a good idea. My Core (CC), preferring it belief is that Common Core over No Child Left Behind forces public education (NCLB), the default if CC to provide our youth with is removed. The penalmore than just learning to ties for districts that read, write and do arithmedon’t meet the standards tic. It incorporates the need of NCLB are harsh. CC is for students to understand more flexible and doesn’t what they are learning and define how the standards then to apply it to the real are woven into the curworld. It combines the use riculum or which materi- of technology and hand-on als must be used. For teaching to educate. This these reasons, I’m supapproach makes for a stuportive of Common Core. dent that leaves our district I understand the testing better able to succeed in process was challengsociety. ing last year as the state Jill Fincher was not entirely preKansas Common Core pared for its launch. I’m hopeful these issues will has provided an educational framework for our get better over time. state. I think it’s fine since

that’s the way the state has decided to go. We are free to add our local spin to it. However, the standards will only be successfully delivered if teachers are supported with the materials and resources needed to teach to the standards.

Lindsey Frye As a parent, Common Core sometimes confuses me, yet I have a child in fifth grade and I see the benefit for his future. It’s encouraging that Common Core makes the main goal to set a high standard in math and English. As technology progresses, good jobs are requiring more education. We owe it to our students to make sure they meet the standard that will make them successful. It’s important to note that Common Core provides a new way

for teachers to measure progress so when students struggle we can take the proactive measures to help them achieve.

Ronald Gordon-Ross I support the concept behind Common Core, meaning that our curriculum should be held to some sort of standard that would be recognized as credible by those outside of Lawrence. I understand that Common Core is a very political issue and a great many people are very passionate about it. My only concern with Common Core is a feeling teachers must “teach to the test.” Regardless of what the standards are called or where they come from, I support creating expectations for our students’ education, as long as we Please see COMMON, page 12C

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Rick Ingram I fully support the implementation of Com-

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mon Core, now known as the Kansas College and Career Ready Standards. Instead of different states using different educational benchmarks, states that have adopted Common Core now have a consistent set of standards. These standards also align well with

international standards. The standards are rigorous and promote critical thinking, and the teachers and staff in Lawrence have worked hard to design the curricula that will allow children to meet these standards. Moves to abolish Common Core are misguided

and misinformed, and such a move at this point will harm the education of our children.

Shannon Kimball I support our State Board’s adoption and implementation of the Kansas College and Career Ready Standards. The

L awrence J ournal -W orld most important consideration is whether these standards are rigorous and prepare our students for their next step after high school. Every teaching and learning professional I have spoken with has agreed that the rigor and depth of these standards is superior and will better

prepare our students for the future. More importantly, our board still exercises local control over curriculum — the courses, texts, etc. that teachers use to equip students with the knowledge and skills to meet the standards’ college- and career-ready expectations.

Should teachers have tenure rights? Is it “too hard” to fire teachers with tenure? Two-year term Marcel Harmon Yes, teachers should have due process rights, which is what “tenure” refers to. They provide teachers and relevant staff some protection against capricious dismissal. Eliminating due process increases job insecurity, decreasing overall teacher efficiency and effectiveness, and negatively impacting students’ education experience and eventual success. A lack of due process can also make it harder to attract high quality teachers. And due process also protects school districts by limiting subsequent litigation and associated costs that ultimately are born by the taxpayers. Nor does the process make it “too hard” to dismiss teachers when actually warranted; it isn’t a job guarantee. Mary Loveland Yes, teachers should

have tenure rights. It should be possible to remove tenured teachers through good record keeping and evidence of nonfulfillment of the goals of a plan for improvement.

Four-year terms Jessica Beeson Rather than tenure, I believe this is really about due process rights, which protects teachers from unjustified job termination for religious beliefs, political positions, LGBT status, failing a star athlete, etc. Before last year’s House bill eliminating teachers’ due process rights, teachers could have their termination reviewed by an independent board. Now hearings are conducted by the teacher’s local school board. This may seem reasonable at first glance, but school districts across Kansas are vulnerable to becoming political play-

grounds. In much the same way, due process protects school districts from lawsuits brought by teachers.

Bob Byers Yes. Teachers should have tenure rights. It should be used to reward our best and most creative teachers for their service. It isn’t tenure that makes it hard to fire teachers. It is more often the (lack) of clarity in the disciplinary system that makes it hard. The often lack of clear standards set out by which to judge performance. Jill Fincher I think our district is comprised of mostly great teachers, there is always a case that may need supervisory action. The modified tenure allows for that process and still protects teachers from being terminated for political reasons. Lindsey Frye Teaching is multifaceted, encompassing educat-

ing and dealing with social and emotional needs of students. I support House Bill 2220 to restore due process rights. Educators deserve rights to defend their job. There’s a shortage of teachers entering the field, it makes sense to allow due process rights. Folks may ask what makes teachers special. I implore them to realize these are the educators of our children, that is what makes them valuable. Tenure doesn’t make it harder to fire a teacher. We need to give some of the most important people the right to defend the hardest, most important job in our community.

Ronald Gordon-Ross Teachers should have tenure rights as part of being a member of a union. I do not believe it is so difficult to fire a teacher as to make it necessary to scrap the entire tenure system. They should be afforded some level of protection

in their jobs. The district has adopted a due process system and is using the Danielson Group’s Framework for Teaching as a way to evaluate individual teachers to a rigid set of standards. This process with continue to help the district to determine which teachers will continue to have the privilege to teach our children.

the Koch-backed Kansas Policy Institute. Making it harder to bargain, and to earn and retain tenure, demoralizes our educators, and does nothing to improve learning.

Shannon Kimball In Kansas, teachers do not have “tenure.” In our district, after five years of employment, teachers have due process rights, Rick Ingram meaning that a teacher is The idea that it is “too entitled to a hearing before hard” to fire teachers the teacher’s employwith tenure is simply an ment can be terminated. excuse to break unions, Teachers need to be able diminish public education to advocate for what they and promote for-profit believe is best for their education at the taxpaystudents, without fear of ers’ expense. Such efforts risking their jobs. Our focus are part of a broader as a district must be on effort to severely restrict supporting our teachers educator bargaining through job-embedded rights. Within the last two professional development weeks the Kansas House and meaningful evaluaEducation Committee ig- tions. I support our current nored a bargaining rights process, as it balances agreement, negotiated teachers’ needs with the over 18 months by varidistrict’s needs to ensure ous education groups, in a highly qualified teaching favor of a bill written by staff.

Do you support moving school board elections to November in even-numbered years and/or making the elections partisan? Two-year term

creating positive changes for their communities. PartiMarcel Harmon san local elections will cost No. Moving the elections more and cause candidates to November will simply to focus on tearing each make it harder to engage other down instead of helpcommunity members as ing our students prepare the local elections are lost for their futures. With all of in a “sea of partisan races.” the issues facing our state, In addition, school board we should be working on members assuming office building bridges between in the middle of the school sides, not creating greater year a) does not coincide divisions. with the district’s fiscal year, b) limits their efBob Byers fectiveness for that school I support leaving it as year as they try to get up it is currently. Moving the to speed and c) negates election and or making it their opportunity to help partisan will limit a large set the board goals for the number of people who may year that they take office. want to run for a board poPartisanship is also divisive sition from running. Groups and distracts from the such as state employees, important school issues at military (personnel), if hand. partisan, would not be able to run. Federal employees Mary Loveland would as well be prohibitNo and no. Local eleced. As for moving the elections deserve the attention tion to match the general they get in spring elecelections it would serve to tions. And party affiliation take away all focus from is not relevant to school school board elections. board members’ responsibilities and functions. Jill Fincher A school board should be a reflection of the comFour-year terms munity it serves. Moving the election to November Jessica Beeson will extend the partisan No, I do not support mak- tug of war to our schools, ing local elections partisan which benefits political or moving school board parties, not students. elections to November Lindsey Frye in even numbered years. Our community should Working parents and people strive for an educated of differing income levels population. Neither mine can actively participate in nor any other elected local politics and focus on

school board’s political views are needed to know that we care about students. I oppose Senate Bill 171 and campaign affiliation is just one reason. The bill suggests school board members take office mid-year in January. It will disrupt schools in having to make schools “suitable” as polling places. It seems like an effort to divide and conquer within our educational system. I hope people realize that public education shouldn’t be a divided two parties, it needs to be the unbiased concern of everyone as a bipartisan unit.

Ronald Gordon-Ross I do not support this move for all of the reasons outlined by the School Board resolution passed on Feb. 9. It would be difficult to compete for the attention of voters while statewide and national elections were being held and it would disrupt the school year by having new board members join in the middle of a school year. I also do not support making the elections partisan. A local school board should remain a non-political entity and be treated as such when people vote. Rick Ingram This is an exceptionally bad idea that few Kansans are asking for and that over 170 Kansas schools

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boards have opposed. Moving elections means that new members will be seated in the middle of the academic and fiscal year. Goals will have been set, budgets determined and a myriad of other decisions made without the input of some board members. The move for partisanship is not even a thinly veiled attempt by one political party to gain control of local government. Partisan-

ship rarely makes anything better and in this case will make governing at the local level worse.

Shannon Kimball I strongly disagree with this proposal. It is especially damaging to school districts because elections will occur in the middle of our fiscal and academic year. Such a change will greatly decrease both the voters’ and the candidates’

ability to focus on those policy issues unique to local schools. Partisanship will be nothing more than a distraction and hindrance to our focus on doing what is best for students. For the full text of testimony that I recently submitted to the Senate Committee on Ethics and Elections on this issue, please visit kimballforschoolboard.org/news. html.

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TEXAS SOFTBALL 11, KANSAS 5

Tom Keegan tkeegan@ljworld.com

Football focus: Trend upward

Rough start

The Kansas University cornerback got burned, and the receiver had nothing but air between him and the end zone during Saturday morning’s spring football practice. That happens. The cornerback stopped running. That won’t happen again, unless he wants to be caught in the middle of a vise of incensed coaches one more time. Cornerbacks coach Kenny Perry, a Tasmanian devil of a ball of fire, sprinted toward the offending player from one John Young/Journal-World Photos side. Defensive coordinaTEXAS SOPHOMORE DEVON TUNNING (4) SLIDES SAFELY INTO HOME FOR A SCORE while Kansas University freshman catcher Jessie Roane tor Clint Bowen, intensity looks for the ball during Kansas’ 11-5 loss Saturday at Arrocha Ballpark. personified, closed in from the other side of the field. Both ears were filled with what he did wrong, how to do it right and how horrible he looked quitting on the play. The correcChris Duderstadt tions were loud, quick and “We got punched in the cduderstadt@ljworld.com didn’t leave any time for face pretty hard yesterday head-hanging because the and never recovered,” Smith For the second straight urgency of the next play said. “Today at least we saw day, Texas scored four runs was upon them. them fight back.” in the top of the first inning. After watching the first Kansas freshman reliever For the second straight three of first-year head Bryn Houlton settled down day, Texas used that quick coach David Beaty’s pracin the middle innings to pitch start to beat Kansas Univertices, it’s evident the moscoreless frames in the third, sity. mentum Bowen brought fourth and sixth. Houlton Saturday, it was an 11-5 UT to the program during his gave up three runs on eight Big 12 softball victory over time as interim head coach hits over 52⁄3 innings in her second-longest outing as a the Jayhawks at Arrocha has been carried through Jayhawk. Ballpark. to the beginning of Beaty’s The Kansas offense fizzled The Longhorns battenure. Beaty lets his after the first two innings, ted around in the first and coaches coach and at the though, other than a Madsecond innings and put a same time has the mobility die Stein solo shot to begin four-spot up in each frame, to fly all over the field and the seventh. Stein didn’t put knocking around Kansas let his voice be heard, his much thought into her fifth pitchers Alicia Pille, Moenergy be shared. He does homer of the season because nique Wesley and Bryn not coach from a golf cart she would rather see the JayHoulton. and can outrun one with hawks executing better of“Giving up another big topease. fensively. of-the-first inning put us in a New wrinkles have been “We’re trying to do too hole,” Kansas coach Megan interesting to watch, such much instead of stringing Smith said. “I was glad that as the drill in which one together little base hits, takour offense battled back, but play is run and five quartering walks, executing bunts,” in any game you can’t give up backs throw a pass to five Stein said. “Just playing soft13 hits and 11 runs. That’s just different receivers. Beaty ball.” not going to be a recipe for learned that from current The Jayhawks will return success.” TCU coach Kliff Kingstoday to take on Texas (22The Longhorns forced a FORMER KANSAS SOFTBALL STANDOUT JILL LARSON-BRADNEY bury when they worked 9, 2-0) at Arrocha Ballpark first-inning exit from KU PREPARES to make the first pitch before the start of Kansas’ game together at Texas A&M. It for the third and final game starter Pille (18-2) to hand against Texas. Larson-Bradney had her jersey retired, becoming the can be traced all the way of their Big 12 opening series. the Jayhawks’ top pitcher her third KU softball player to receive such an honor. back to Air Raid Offense Despite the Jayhawks’ 29-4 second loss of the season and creator Hal Mumme. More second in two days. UT’s top executed really well early in fense kept KU within strik- (0-2) record, Smith feels like balls in the air means the there is a sense of today befour hitters in the order col- the game.” ing distance. quarterbacks throw more lected nine of the team’s 13 One thing Smith was Kansas answered Texas ing a must-win game in order often, and the receivers hits. pleased with after Saturday’s with two runs apiece in the to avoid a sweep at home to catch more passes and drop “They’ve got good hitters,” setback — unlike Friday’s first and second, highlighted begin conference play. more, too many of the latter Smith said. “I think they had 6-0 loss to the Longhorns by a two-run shot from Chalso far. Please see SOFTBALL, page 3D a really good game plan and — was that the Jayhawk of- ey Brickey. Beaty avoids comparing the talent on hand to that the Jayhawks will face in the fall. He and his coaches won’t insult the players they are asking to bring it on every play, sometimes, such as Saturday, for three hours at a time. They won’t be called a pile of crap because all that would do is make them less confident when facing, week after week, By Gary Bedore Lima Central edged Bragg’s teams with more size, gbedore@ljworld.com Vikings, 64-62. speed, strength, skill and Bragg, the 2015 AP Div. III especially depth. Future Kansas University All-Ohio Player of the Year, In terms of depth and basketball forward Carlton also was part of a state title playmakers, there is no Bragg scored 12 points with team his sophomore seaquestioning that Turner five assists against no turn- son. Villa Angela-St. Joseph Gill left Charlie Weis with overs to help his Cleveland became one of three Ohio more talent than Weis left Villa Angela-St. Joseph team schools to win six state tiBeaty, except at offensive defeat Lima Central Catho- tles and the only school to line and maybe D-line. lic, 63-50, in the Ohio Div. III win a state title in all four That’s a score only those of state high school champion- divisions. us on the outside are intership game Saturday at Ohio “We reached our goals ested in tracking. John Young/Journal-World Photo State’s Value City Arena in and we made history. The Grading a little better good part of it is nobody can every practice is where the KANSAS SENIOR ALLIE GRIFFITH ROWS WITH HER TEAM as they head to the starting Columbus, Ohio. line during Kansas University’s rowing scrimmage against Kansas State and Drake It was a rematch of last focus of the players and on Saturday afternoon at Burcham Park along the Kansas River. Please see HOOPS, page 3D year’s title contest in which coaches lies.

First-inning blues doom KU again

ALL OAR NOTHING

Jayhawk-to-be Bragg wins state

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COMING MONDAY

The Associated Press

Cole Aldrich, New York Min: 20. Pts: 8. Reb: 6. Ast: 3. Darrell Arthur, Denver Did not play (coach’s decision). Nick Collison, Oklahoma City Did not play (sprained ankle). Kirk Hinrich, Chicago Min: 21. Pts: 0. Reb: 0. Ast: 3.

GOLDEN STATE (108) Barnes 4-8 3-5 13, Lee 6-8 0-0 12, Bogut 2-3 0-0 4, Curry 8-13 3-3 25, Thompson 8-17 2-2 21, Rush 0-4 0-0 0, Holiday 1-3 0-0 3, McAdoo 5-8 2-2 12, Livingston 2-5 0-0 4, Speights 5-11 2-2 12, Barbosa 1-2 0-0 2, Ezeli 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-82 12-14 108. MILWAUKEE (95) Antetokounmpo 4-6 4-6 12, Ilyasova 1-10 6-6 8, Pachulia 5-11 2-2 12, Carter-Williams 3-9 2-2 8, Middleton 5-14 4-4 14, Bayless 2-8 3-3 7, Henson 3-9 2-4 8, Mayo 2-6 3-3 8, Dudley 6-10 0-0 13, Plumlee 0-0 0-0 0, Ennis 2-4 1-2 5. Totals 33-87 27-32 95. Golden State 24 24 34 26 — 108 Milwaukee 23 15 25 32 — 95 3-Point Goals-Golden State 12-25 (Curry 6-9, Thompson 3-8, Barnes 2-3, Holiday 1-3, Speights 0-1, Rush 0-1), Milwaukee 2-15 (Dudley 1-3, Mayo 1-3, Bayless 0-1, Middleton 0-3, Ilyasova 0-5). Rebounds-Golden State 53 (Speights 7), Milwaukee 48 (Henson 10). Assists-Golden State 27 (Livingston 8), Milwaukee 24 (Mayo, Bayless 5). Total FoulsGolden State 23, Milwaukee 20. Flagrant FoulsBogut. A-18,717 (18,717).

Brandon Rush, Golden State Min: 18. Pts: 0. Reb: 2. Ast: 0.

Jazz 94, Thunder 89 Kamil Krzaczynski/AP Photo Salt Lake City — Trey Burke scored 22 points off the NEW YORK’S RICKY LEDO, LEFT, IS DEFENDED by Chicago’s Kirk bench to lead Utah to a victory Hinrich during the Bulls’ 111-80 over Oklahoma City. victory Saturday in Chicago. The Thunder’s Russell Westbrook ended the night with 37 Hornets 115, Hawks 100 points, six assists and eight reCharlotte, N.C. — Kemba bounds. Enes Kanter had 18 and Walker scored 21 points, and 11 rebounds. Charlotte beat an Atlanta team OKLAHOMA CITY (89) missing all five starters. Singler 0-3 0-0 0, Kanter 7-13 4-6 18, Adams 1-5 5, Westbrook 12-29 10-12 37, Waiters Gerald Henderson scored 20 2-6 1-4 1-3 3, McGary 4-5 0-0 8, Augustin 2-6 1-2 6, points, and Mo Williams had 18 Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Morrow 3-5 4-4 12, Novak 0-1 Bulls 111, Knicks 80 points as the Hornets snapped 0-0 0. Totals 31-73 21-32 89. Chicago — Nikola Mirotic UTAH (94) a three-game losing streak. Hayward 4-16 9-12 17, Booker 4-9 3-5 12, scored 24 points, Pau Gasol Kent Bazemore scored 20 Gobert 3-6 7-10 13, Exum 2-8 0-0 6, Hood 3-8 0-1 added 19 points, and Chicago 7, Burke 8-23 5-7 22, Cooley 1-1 0-0 2, Millsap points for the Hawks. 0-2 0-0 0, Ingles 3-4 0-0 6, Johnson 2-5 0-0 5, handed New York its franEvans 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 32-84 24-35 94. ATLANTA (100) chise-record 60th loss. Oklahoma City 32 17 17 23 — 89 Bazemore 7-14 3-4 20, Muscala 7-13 2-2 18, Brand 4-8 1-2 9, Schroder 5-12 4-4 17, Jenkins 6-12 1-2 16, Mack 2-10 0-0 5, Antic 1-3 0-0 3, Sefolosha 1-7 0-0 3, Daye 4-7 0-0 9. Totals 37-86 11-14 100. CHARLOTTE (115) Taylor 3-6 3-4 9, Ma.Williams 6-14 2-2 17, Jefferson 1-5 0-0 2, Walker 7-19 6-7 21, Henderson 9-10 0-0 20, Biyombo 3-6 3-3 9, Hairston 4-4 2-2 12, Stephenson 2-5 1-2 5, M. Williams 6-9 2-2 18, Maxiell 1-2 0-0 2, Roberts 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-80 19-22 115. Atlanta 23 29 24 24 — 100 Charlotte 27 30 33 25 — 115 3-Point Goals-Atlanta 15-30 (Schroder 3-3, Jenkins 3-6, Bazemore 3-7, Muscala 2-2, Antic 1-2, Sefolosha 1-3, Daye 1-3, Mack 1-4), Charlotte 12-26 (M. Williams 4-5, Ma.Williams 3-9, Henderson 2-2, Hairston 2-2, Walker 1-4, Stephenson 0-1, Taylor 0-3). Rebounds-Atlanta 48 (Muscala 10), Charlotte 45 (Biyombo 11). Assists-Atlanta 32 (Schroder 11), Charlotte 28 (Walker 6). Total Fouls-Atlanta 17, Charlotte 16. Technicals-Schroder, Ma.Williams. A-19,122 (19,077).

Indianapolis (ap) — Paul George is still hopeful he can make a return to the Indiana Pacers lineup this season. The two-time all-star forward said he feels he has passed all of the tests to play but is still waiting for clearance from the team’s medical staff before he makes his season debut. “I feel good, but it’s not just me who has to feel good,” George said after Saturday’s practice. George hasn’t played in a game since he suffered a gruesome broken right leg in a USA Basketball scrimmage last summer. Last month, George said he had hopes for a return as early as March. But with the NBA playoffs set to start next month, time could be running out.

Sporting downs New York City New York (ap) — Ike Opara scored early, and Sporting Kansas City made it stand up, beating New York City FC 1-0 on Saturday in blustery conditions with intermittent flurries all afternoon. Kansas City (1-1-2) ended a five-game winless streak that dated to last year. Sporting Kansas City broke through 12 minutes in when Opara powered home a leaping header from the center of the box just inside the near post off a long throw in by Matt Besler. SKC’s Graham Zusi sailed an open attempt in the 32nd minute. Moments later, the U.S. national team player pulled up lame and ended his day in the 40th minute.

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NBA STANDINGS

How former Jayhawks fared

Warriors 108, Bucks 95 Milwaukee — Stephen Curry scored 25 points, and Golden State clinched the top seed in the Western Conference. Klay Thompson added 21 for Golden State, which also set a franchise record with its 60th victory of the season. The Warriors hold a 10-game lead over second-place Memphis in the West with nine games left.

Paul George still hoping he’ll return this season

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KANSAS UNIVERSITY

NBA roundup

NEW YORK (80) Thomas 3-8 0-0 7, Amundson 1-3 0-0 2, Bargnani 7-15 0-0 14, Larkin 2-8 2-2 6, Galloway 5-14 1-2 12, Aldrich 2-4 4-4 8, Ledo 4-10 2-4 11, Smith 0-4 2-2 2, Early 3-6 2-2 9, Acy 3-7 3-3 9. Totals 30-79 16-19 80. CHICAGO (111) Dunleavy 4-9 1-1 10, Gasol 8-15 3-5 19, Noah 3-7 0-0 6, Brooks 5-9 0-0 12, Butler 5-9 8-8 18, Gibson 6-8 2-2 14, Hinrich 0-2 0-0 0, Mirotic 8-15 5-6 24, Snell 3-7 0-0 6, Moore 1-2 0-0 2, Mohammed 0-1 0-0 0, Bairstow 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-84 19-22 111. New York 17 17 19 27 — 80 Chicago 28 26 30 27 — 111 3-Point Goals-New York 4-17 (Thomas 1-1, Early 1-3, Galloway 1-4, Ledo 1-4, Bargnani 0-1, Larkin 0-2, Acy 0-2), Chicago 6-17 (Mirotic 3-7, Brooks 2-3, Dunleavy 1-2, Gasol 0-1, Snell 0-2, Hinrich 0-2). Rebounds-New York 38 (Bargnani 7), Chicago 58 (Gasol 12). Assists-New York 22 (Larkin 8), Chicago 28 (Snell, Brooks 5). Total Fouls-New York 18, Chicago 16. TechnicalsSmith. A-22,152 (20,917).

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Utah 21 26 29 18 — 94 3-Point Goals-Oklahoma City 6-16 (Westbrook 3-9, Morrow 2-3, Augustin 1-4), Utah 6-29 (Exum 2-5, Booker 1-1, Johnson 1-3, Hood 1-4, Burke 1-8, Millsap 0-1, Ingles 0-1, Hayward 0-6). Rebounds-Oklahoma City 64 (Adams 14), Utah 52 (Gobert 15). AssistsOklahoma City 14 (Westbrook 6), Utah 12 (Hayward 5). Total Fouls-Oklahoma City 29, Utah 29. Technicals-Kanter, Morrow. A-19,911 (19,911).

Blazers 120, Nuggets 114. Portland, Ore. — LaMarcus Aldridge had 32 points and 11 rebounds, and Portland beat Denver for its third consecutive victory. Portland increased its division lead to 61⁄2 games.

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct y-Toronto 43 30 .589 Boston 32 40 .444 Brooklyn 31 40 .437 Philadelphia 18 55 .247 New York 14 60 .189 Southeast Division W L Pct z-Atlanta 55 18 .753 Washington 41 32 .562 Miami 33 39 .458 Charlotte 31 41 .431 Orlando 22 52 .297 Central Division W L Pct x-Cleveland 47 27 .635 x-Chicago 45 29 .608 Milwaukee 36 37 .493 Indiana 31 41 .431 Detroit 28 44 .389 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct x-Memphis 50 23 .685 x-Houston 49 23 .681 San Antonio 46 26 .639 Dallas 45 28 .616 New Orleans 38 34 .528 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 47 25 .653 Oklahoma City 41 32 .562 Utah 32 41 .438 Denver 28 46 .378 Minnesota 16 56 .222 Pacific Division W L Pct z-Golden State 60 13 .822 x-L.A. Clippers 48 25 .658 Phoenix 38 35 .521 Sacramento 26 46 .361 L.A. Lakers 19 52 .268 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference Today’s Games Houston at Washington, 11:30 a.m. L.A. Lakers at Brooklyn, 2:30 p.m. Minnesota at New Orleans, 3 p.m. Philadelphia at Cleveland, 3:30 p.m. Detroit at Miami, 5 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Boston, 5 p.m. Memphis at San Antonio, 6 p.m. Dallas at Indiana, 6 p.m. Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

GB — 10½ 11 25 29½ GB — 14 21½ 23½ 33½ GB — 2 10½ 15 18 GB — ½ 3½ 5 11½ GB — 6½ 15½ 20 31 GB — 12 22 33½ 40

DENVER (114) Chandler 5-12 2-2 13, Hickson 4-9 1-2 9, Faried 3-10 8-9 14, Lawson 3-11 7-8 13, Foye 6-11 1-1 17, Lauvergne 1-5 0-0 2, Barton 6-8 0-0 12, Nurkic 5-5 0-0 10, Nelson 9-18 0-0 22, Harris 1-2 0-0 2, Green 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 43-92 19-22 114. PORTLAND (120) Batum 6-8 0-0 15, Aldridge 13-20 5-6 32, Lopez 3-6 6-6 12, Lillard 4-11 0-0 8, Afflalo 8-11 4-4 21, McCollum 4-6 0-0 9, Wright 1-5 1-2 3, Kaman 7-12 0-0 14, Blake 2-5 0-0 6, Freeland 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 48-85 16-18 120. Denver 25 28 25 36 — 114 Portland 31 27 28 34 — 120 3-Point Goals-Denver 9-24 (Nelson 4-8, Foye 4-8, Chandler 1-5, Green 0-1, Barton 0-1, Harris 0-1), Portland 8-18 (Batum 3-5, Blake 2-4, Afflalo 1-1, McCollum 1-2, Aldridge 1-2, Wright 0-1, Lillard 0-3). Rebounds-Denver 43 (Faried 10), Portland 48 (Aldridge 11). AssistsDenver 24 (Lawson 7), Portland 29 (Lillard 10). Total Fouls-Denver 20, Portland 18. TechnicalsDenver defensive three second. A-19,769 (19,980).

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Sources: Texas shows Barnes the door Austin, Texas — Texas basketball coach Rick Barnes will be released after yet another quick exit from the postseason, people with knowledge of the decision told the Associated Press on Saturday. The decision came after Texas athletic director Steve Patterson and Barnes met Saturday, according to the people who requested anonymity because the school wasn’t expected to make a formal announcement before today. The 60-year-old Barnes shaped Texas into a national basketball power with three Big 12 championships and 16 NCAA Tournament appearances in 17 years. He had four years left on his contract at $2.65 million per year and will receive a severance of $1.75 million because he is being released before April 1. Barnes built a program with NBA-level talent that reached the Final Four in 2003 and produced two national players of the year in T.J. Ford (2003) and Kevin Durant (2007). Barnes also led Texas within one game of the Final Four in 2005 and 2008. Texas hasn’t advanced past the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament since 2008.

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He can be so good. Carlton hasn’t had one bad pracCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1D CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1D tice this year. He’s take that from us. It (ban- brought it every “It’s extremely imporner) will be up there for single day.” tant,” Smith said. “To me, life,” Bragg said at the it’s about being competitive. I want to be more competitive (today). I think that in of itself, win or lose, will put us To me, in a better it’s about mind-set m o v i n g being forward.” comS t e i n petitive. I said that a pivotal want to be factor to more comsalvaging a petitive game from (today).” the series will be getting out to — KU coach a lead in Megan Smith the early innings instead of playing from behind like the past two days. “Just making a statement and just showing everyone that this is a fluke,” Stein said. “It’s not a characteristic of ours to lose any game, but especially two games in a row. Definitely just bouncing back because every game is a must-win right now.”

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Texas 440 010 2 — 11 13 0 Kansas 220 000 1 — 5 7 1 W —Kristen Clark, 2-1. L — Alicia Pille, 18-2. 2B — Stephanie Wong (2), Erin Shireman, Texas. 3B — Lindsey Stephens, Texas. HR —Chaley Brickey, Maddie Stein, Kansas; Erin Shireman, Texas. Kansas highlights —Chaley Brickey 1-for-3, 2-run HR, 2 R; Maddie Stein 1-for-4, HR; Bryn Houlton 52⁄3 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 3 K, BB.

postgame news conference available at highschoolsports.cleveland. com. The 6-foot-9, 225-pound senior forward, who has orally committed to KU, played 17 minutes because of foul problems. “Just won state, now on my way to Chicago for (McDonald’s AllAmerica game). Let’s get it,” Bragg, Rivals.com’s No. 15-rated player in the country, wrote on Twitter. Villa Angela-St. Joseph coach Babe Kwasniak was asked what he’d tell inquisitive KU fans about Bragg. “I’d say they are getting a young man whose ceiling is the sky,” Kwasniak said. “He can be so good. Carlton hasn’t had one bad practice this year. He’s brought it every single day. People tend to see, to look for his faults. They don’t see where he’s come from and how much he’s done. I do because I was there when he started from the bottom. Now we’re here.” Kwasniak, whose Vikings finished 234, added: “Phog Allen Fieldhouse is the cat’s

— Villa Angela-St. Joseph coach Babe Kwasniak, on future Kansas Unviersity basketball forward Carlton Bragg pajamas. It’s maybe the best venue in college sports next to a football game at Army. I can’t wait. I have a lot of friends there (KU), too.” l

Billy Thomas honored: The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association has named Barstow School coach/former Kansas University guard Billy Thomas as Missouri Class 3 coach of the year. Barstow recently defeated Stafford, 61-46, in the Class 3 state title game. Thomas’ Knights placed second at state a year ago, falling to Cardinal Ritter, 57-48. “Last year we were wide-eyed and bushytailed, just happy to be here,” Thomas told ozarksportszone.com after the title-game victory. “The last four minutes of that championship showed our inexperience (getting outscored 14-3). We told ourselves that we’ve proven we’re good

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Transfer possibility: Jon Rothstein of CBSsports.com says Fordham freshman guard Eric Paschall, who is considering a transfer following the firing of head coach Tom Pecora, will visit Villanova and Providence. Rothstein says KU, Florida and UConn are “also in mix” for the 6-6, 205-pounder from Dobbs Ferry, New York. He was named Atlantic 10 rookie of the year after averaging 16.5 points a game this past season. He has received permission to contact other schools but insists he still could return to Fordham. l

Thorne update: Charlotte junior Mike Thorne, a 6-11, 275-pound junior from Fayetteville, North Carolina, has told zagsblog.com he will visit Illinois April 17-19. He’s also considering KU, Arizona, South Carolina, Pitt, North Carolina State and Virginia Tech. He was recruited by Tech coach Buzz Williams, when Williams was Marquette coach. Thorne averaged 10.1 points and 7.3 boards last season. As a graduate transfer, he will be immediately eligible next season.

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CLEVELAND VILLA ANGELA-ST. JOSEPH FORWARD CARLTON BRAGG, RIGHT, GOES UP FOR A SHOT against Lima Central Catholic forward Dantez Walton during the second quarter of the OHSAA Division III boys high school basketball championship game Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. Bragg has committed to play for Kansas University.

BRIEFLY KU baseball falls to Tech, 9-3 Lubbock, Texas — A big early deficit proved too much for Kansas University to overcome, and the Jayhawks’ Big 12 baseball winning streak came to an abrupt end Saturday. Texas Tech jumped to a six-run lead after two innings and coasted to a 9-3 victory at Rip Griffin Park, ending KU’s conference win streak at 10 games. The Red Raiders (17-10 overall, 2-3 Big 12) scored seven runs — all earned — off 10 hits over five innings off KU starter Blake Weiman (0-4). “We wanted him to pitch on the road in an environment like Tuesday night (at Missouri State) to get him ready for today,” KU coach Ritch Price said. “He looked like a freshman today. He got two outs and then got behind in the count, and they put up four runs with two down. I was pleased he went five innings, putting up a couple of zeroes. I think it was really important for his own personal growth.” Kansas (10-16, 1-1) collected 11 hits, but just one for extra bases. “When you get down 6-0, you can’t use your short game,” Price said. “You have to let your guys hit the baseball to try to

dig yourself out of that hole.” The teams will conclude their series with a single game at 1 p.m. today. Kansas 000 100 101 — 3 11 0 Texas Tech 420 100 20x — 9 12 2 W — Cameron Smith, 3-2. L — Blake Weiman, 0-4. 2B — Joven Afenir, KU; Stephen Smith, Tyler Nelsony, Tim Proudfoot, Quinn Carpenter, TT. HR — Bryant Burleson, TT. KU highlights — Blair Beck 2-for-3, R; Matt McLaughlin 2-for-3, R; Afenir 2-for-4; Jacob Boylayn 1-for-1, R.

KU’s Conley wins Texas long jump Austin, Texas — Kansas University’s Sydney Conley soared to a mark of 6.50 meters (21 feet, 4 inches) to win the long jump at the Texas Relays on Saturday. The mark is the best in the NCAA outdoor ranks this season. Conley, who set a meet record as a high school senior in 2012, won the B section of the long jump last season before making the jump to the A section this year. Also for KU Saturday, senior Nick Giancana placed third in the men’s high jump. He cleared 2.16 meters (7-1). And senior Colleen O’Brien placed fifth in the high jump at 1.81 meters (5-111⁄4 ). Another group of Jayhawks competed at the Emporia State Spring

Open on Saturday, and five claimed individual victories. KU’s winners at Emporia were: Anastasiya Muchkayev, shot put (15.31 meters, or 50-23⁄4) and discus (52.41, 171-11); Cole Ceban, men’s shot put (17.99, 59-01⁄2); Daina Levy, hammer throw (58.16, 190-10); Jaimie House, women’s pole vault, (3.95, 12-111⁄2); and Jennifer Angles, 4,000 (17:40.72). The Jayhawks will compete Friday at the Baylor Invitational.

said. “We gave up two doubles matches without competing the way we needed to. I thought we had some positive things happen. We fought really hard in about four spots. We went away in the second set in a couple of spots, and we have to get that cleaned up.” Hinton downed Anna Kate Anderson, 6-4, 6-1; Harrison upended Dasha Sharapova, 6-0, 5-7, 6-0; and Collins edged Yana Erkeeva, 7-6, 2-6, 6-0. The Jayhawks will host Kansas State in a Senior Day match at noon Saturday at the Jayhawk Tennis Center.

we could have converted into more goals, but overall I’m pleased with the result.” KU will host FC Kansas City, the defending champion of the National Women’s Soccer League, in a friendly at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Rock Chalk Park. Admission is free.

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Branson, Mo. — Free State High’s baseball team completed a two-day trip to southwest Missouri with a 7-4 victory over Branson l Results on page 6D on Saturday. Hunter Gudde went Kansas tennis 4-for-4 with two RBIs, and KU soccer Casey Hearnen earned edged by SMU the win with three innings upends Iowa Dallas — Two lopof hitless relief. Ames, Iowa — Kansas sided losses in doubles The Firebirds defeated University freshman Eli cost Kansas University Ozark on Friday. the doubles point, and the Mayr scored the only goal “Coming away with two 25 minutes into the second victories, that’s the most Jayhawks never recovhalf as the Jayhawks ered in a 4-3 tennis loss important thing,” FSHS to Southern Methodist on edged Iowa, 1-0, in a spring coach Mike Hill said. “We exhibition soccer match Saturday. identified some things KU dropped 6-3 and 6-2 Saturday at the Cyclone we need to work on, but Sports Complex. decisions at Nos. 1 and 3 we did some good things, “I was really happy doubles to lose the doubles too, which is what you’d points for an early 1-0 defi- with the intensity today, expect at this time of the especially on the defencit it couldn’t overcome, season.” sive end,” KU coach Mark despite singles victories Zion Bowlin, Cooper Francis said. “We moved Karlin, Joel Spain and later from Smith Hinton, the ball really well and I Madison Harrison and Jon Saathoff each had thought we controlled the two hits for Free State, Summer Collins as Nos. pace for the majority of 2-4. including a double by the match. We created “We’ve got to get our Saathoff. doubles corrected,” Kansas a lot of chances in the The Firebirds (4-0) will second half, which I wish travel to Shawnee Mission coach Todd Chapman

East at 4:30 p.m. Friday at 3&2 fields. Free State 102 010 3 — 7 13 3 Branson 100 300 0 — 4 5 3 W — Casey Hearnen (1-0). L — Burtless. 2B — Jon Saathoff, FS; Ruesch, B. FSHS highlights: Hunter Gudde 4-for-4, 2 RBIs; Zion Bowlin 2-for-4; Cooper Karlin 2-for-4; Joel Spain 2-for4, RBI; Saathoff 2-for-4, RBI 2 runs; Hearnen pitched final three innings, struck out 5, walked 2, no hits.

Lions’ Bonner award finalist Lawrence High senior basketball standout Anthony Bonner was named as a finalist for the 2015 DiRenna Award by the Greater Kansas City Basketball Coaches Association on Friday and was selected to play in the 2015 All-Star Challenge. The DiRenna Award is given to the most outstanding basketball player in the greater Kansas City area. Seniors Alston Jones (Bishop Miege), Drew Lock (Lee’s Summit), Kevin Puryear (Blue Springs South) and Landry Shamet (Park Hill) also were selected as finalists. The female finalists are seniors Rachel Blackburn (Leavenworth), Kierra Collier (Truman), Claire Ferguson (St. Thomas Aquinas), Madeline Homoly (Bishop Miege) and Tyler Johnson (Leavenworth).

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Midwest Regional No. 1 Kentucky 68, No. 3 Notre Dame 66 Cleveland — Pushed to the brink, Kentucky’s still perfect and still playing. Andrew Harrison made two free throws with six seconds remaining, and the Wildcats kept their unbeaten season and national-title hopes intact with a win over Notre Dame on Saturday night in the Midwest Regional final. The Wildcats (38-0) advanced to the Final Four in Indianapolis next week, where they will meet Wisconsin. It took everything Kentucky had to hold off the Fighting Irish (32-6), who came within seconds of shocking the tournament’s overwhelming favorite. Notre Dame, which has a history of stunning upsets in football and basketball, wasn’t done until Jerian Grant’s double-clutch three-pointer from the left corner was long. Kentucky’s bench stormed the floor, and the Wildcats, who had only one other two-point game this season and won the semifinal by 39, celebrated knowing they had ducked a major challenge and are now just two wins from becoming the first team to go undefeated since Indiana in 1976. “We didn’t play very well, and Notre Dame, I thought, controlled the whole thing, but we made the plays,” Kentucky coach John Calipari said. “We figured out a way to win it. We’re just saying one more game, play our best. We’ve had other tests, but we have a will to win.” Karl-Anthony Towns scored 25 to lead Kentucky, which trailed for most of the second half. Zach Auguste scored 20, Steve Vasturia 16 and Grant 15 for the thirdseeded Fighting Irish, playing in their first regional final in 36 years. There was no doubt Notre Dame belonged. The ACC tournament champions controlled the tempo and weren’t intimated by the Wildcats and their collection of high school All-Americans and soon-to-be NBA millionaires. Calipari insisted on Friday his team was not perfect, only unbeaten and that any team left in the tournament was capable of toppling the top Cats. Notre Dame was right there. “It’s tough,” said Grant, who returned to Notre Dame this season after being dismissed for academics. “Just to be so close to making history, from doing something

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NOTRE DAME’S BONZIE COLSON, LEFT, SCRAMBLES FOR THE BALL with Kentucky’s Trey Lyles during the Midwest Regional final Saturday in Cleveland. UK remained undefeated with a 68-66 victory.

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WISCONSIN’S FRANK KAMINSKY (44) GRABS A REBOUND in front of Arizona’s Stanley Johnson during the West Regional final Saturday in Los Angeles. The Badgers won, 85-78. so special, and just like that, it’s over. We felt we played well enough to win.” Following a brief award ceremony, Kentucky’s players cut down the nets as Prince’s “Party Like It’s 1999” blared through the speakers inside Quicken Loans Arena, which rocked for more than two hours as Notre Dame and Kentucky traded baskets. The game featured 20 lead changes and 12 ties. Down six with 5:22 left after Auguste’s threepoint play, Kentucky roared back and took a 64-63 lead on Aaron Harrison’s three-pointer with 3:14 left. The sophomore, who hit two big last-second shots in last year’s tournament to get Kentucky to the title game, stared into the crowd of delirious Wildcats fans, including actress Ashely Judd, who spent most of the night jumping out of her seat. Notre Dame’s Grant responded with a three to put the Irish ahead 66-64, but the Wildcats again went inside to the

6-foot-11 Towns, who was unstoppable in the second half and backed down Auguste to drop in another layup. The Fighting Irish ran as much clock out as possible, but Grant had his shot blocked by Willie Cauley-Stein, and the ball went back to Kentucky on a 35-second violation. Kentucky then put the ball in Andrew Harrison’s hands, and he drew a foul before knocking down his free throws. Grant pushed the ball up, but with several Kentucky players in his face, his last-second heave was way off. “We had them where we wanted,” Auguste said afterward. The Fighting Irish needed a strong start to build confidence, and they got it. With a fan holding as sign that said: “Miracles Happen,” Notre Dame didn’t shy away from driving the ball at Kentucky’s front line in the first half, getting several put-back dunks. Notre Dame coach

Mike Brey felt his players would have the nation’s support, believing the Fighting Irish would be adopted by the nation and take the floor as “America’s team” against the Wildcats. For a long stretch of the second half it appeared the Fighting Irish would add another upset to their roster of stunners, none bigger than ending UCLA’s 88-game winning streak in 1974. But this Kentucky team wouldn’t have it, and are now on history’s doorstep. NOTRE DAME (32-6) Connaughton 3-10 1-2 8, Auguste 10-13 0-1 20, Jackson 1-7 0-0 2, Grant 4-14 6-7 15, Vasturia 6-8 2-2 16, Beachem 0-0 0-0 0, Colson 2-4 1-1 5. Totals 26-56 10-13 66. KENTUCKY (38-0) Towns 10-13 5-6 25, Cauley-Stein 3-5 0-0 6, Lyles 4-10 1-2 9, Aa. Harrison 2-7 1-2 6, An. Harrison 0-2 7-8 7, Lee 1-1 0-0 2, Booker 4-6 0-0 10, Ulis 1-3 0-0 3, Johnson 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 25-47 14-20 68. Halftime-Tied 31-31. 3-Point GoalsNotre Dame 4-14 (Vasturia 2-3, Connaughton 1-4, Grant 1-6, Jackson 0-1), Kentucky 4-8 (Booker 2-3, Ulis 1-1, Aa. Harrison 1-3, An. Harrison 0-1). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Notre Dame 28 (Auguste, Connaughton 9), Kentucky 29 (Lyles, Towns 5). AssistsNotre Dame 16 (Grant 6), Kentucky 8 (Towns 4). Total Fouls-Notre Dame 14, Kentucky 12. A-19,464.

No. 1 Wisconsin 85, No. 2 Arizona 78 Los Angeles — Just call him Sam Dagger. Sam Dekker hit five of Wisconsin’s 10 threepointers in the second half on his way to a second straight career high of 27 points, Frank Kaminsky added 29 points, and the Badgers beat Arizona to reach consecutive Final Fours for the first time in school history. The Wildcats twice came within five points in the last 21⁄2 minutes, but both times Dekker connected on arcing threepointers, narrowly beating the shot clock on the first one. “Sam Dekker pretty much just crushed our dreams with that shot,” Arizona guard T.J. McConnell said. Dekker confirmed the Badgers are more than just “Frank the Tank.” The junior followed up his career-high 23 points and 10 rebounds in a semifinal win over North Carolina with timely shooting that bailed out the Badgers. “Incredible game,” tweeted Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers from his seat behind the Badgers’ bench, calling Dekker “cold blooded.” Wisconsin (35-3) denied the Wildcats (344) a Final Four berth for the second straight year, having beaten them by one point in overtime in Anaheim a year ago when their seeds were reversed. “That loss left a sour taste in our mouth, so we wanted to get back,” Dekker said of last season’s one-point loss to Kentucky in the national semifinals. “As a team we set some goals of what we wanted to do, and now we’re two games away from our last goal.”

The Badgers and 67-year-old coach Bo Ryan head to Indianapolis next week. “I’m so proud of these guys to be able to say that they’ve answered the bell in the second half in almost every game we’ve played here in the last seven to 10 games,” Ryan said. “They’re a tough bunch, and I hope they don’t change.” Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Brandon Ashley scored 17 points each for the Wildcats, who once again failed to deliver a first-time Final Four appearance for coach Sean Miller. McConnell added 14 points in his college finale, and Kaleb Tarczewski and Gabe York had 11 each. “It was tough to be playing hard on defense and trying to get a stop to win the game and he made those shots,” HollisJefferson said of Dekker. “It was tough to watch them go in, but in basketball you have those days.” Miller compared the Badgers’ offensive execution and ability to make shots to a video game. “Sam Dekker and Frank Kaminsky, they’re really good,” Miller said. “No team has done what they did to us in the second half. They made shots, and if they play like that next weekend, they have a chance to win it all.” The Badgers hit 10 of 12 three-point attempts in the second half — connecting on a season-high 67 percent overall — and outscored the Wildcats 30-3 from long range. Dekker had five threepointers and was named most outstanding player of the West Regional. “This tournament, he’s really shown his full arsenal offensively and defensively,” teammate Josh Gasser said. “When he’s confident like that making plays, being aggressive, this is the stuff that happens.” Arizona closed within two points early in the second half only to watch Dekker casually fling up a rainbow three. The Wildcats got within one a minute later and Dekker let loose with another higharcing three, sending Badger fans into delirium. “Eventually when that ball gets out, everybody on the court can shoot it, and they get you with an open three that breaks your back,” Miller said. ARIZONA (34-4) Johnson 2-4 2-2 6, Ashley 5-8 7-7 17, Hollis-Jefferson 6-12 5-6 17, Tarczewski 3-5 5-5 11, McConnell 4-8 6-6 14, Jackson-Cartwright 1-1 0-0 2, York 3-5 3-4 11, Ristic 0-0 0-0 0, Pitts 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-43 28-30 78. WISCONSIN (35-3) Hayes 3-6 0-0 8, Dekker 8-11 6-7 27, Kaminsky 9-20 10-12 29, Gasser 3-4 2-4 10, Koenig 1-1 3-4 6, Showalter 0-0 0-0 0, Jackson 0-1 0-0 0, Dukan 1-2 2-4 5, Brown 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-45 23-31 85. Halftime-Arizona 33-30. 3-Point Goals-Arizona 2-6 (York 2-3, Johnson 0-1, McConnell 0-2), Wisconsin 12-18 (Dekker 5-6, Gasser 2-3, Hayes 2-4, Koenig 1-1, Dukan 1-2, Kaminsky 1-2). Fouled Out-Hollis-Jefferson, Johnson. Rebounds-Arizona 22 (Hollis-Jefferson 8), Wisconsin 21 (Kaminsky 6). AssistsArizona 8 (McConnell 5), Wisconsin 11 (Hayes 4). Total Fouls-Arizona 22, Wisconsin 21. A-19,125.

NCAA WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT

UConn rolls past Texas, 105-54 Albany, N.Y. (ap) — Breanna Stewart had 31 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists to help UConn rout Texas, 10554, Saturday in the Sweet 16, earning coach Geno Auriemma his 100th NCAA Tournament win. Auriemma became the second coach to reach the century mark, joining Pat Summitt, who finished with 112 victories in her career. They are the only two coaches in men’s or women’s basketball to reach that milestone. The Huskies shot a blistering 56 percent from

the field and became the eighth team to put up more than 100 points in the regionals. UConn also broke the record for biggest margin of victory in regionals, surpassing the previous mark of 44. UConn (35-1) led 26-19 midway through the first half before blowing the game open with a 44-9 run. The burst started with 13 straight points by the Huskies. UConn led 52-24 at the half and scored 18 points in the first 3:30 of the second half to finish off the spurt.

Stewart surpassed her previous NCAA Tournament best of 29 points before leaving the game for good with just over nine minutes left. Moriah Jefferson added a career-high 25 points — hitting 10 of her 12 shots — for the Huskies, who have advanced to the regional final for 10 straight seasons. They have been to the Final Four a record seven straight years. Texas was making its first trip to the Sweet 16 since 2004. The Longhorns are 0-6 all-time against UConn.

TEXAS (24-11) McGee-Stafford 3-6 1-2 7, Davenport 1-11 0-0 2, Rodrigo 1-2 0-0 2, Taylor 1-2 0-0 2, Sanders 3-7 2-2 9, Henderson 0-0 0-0 0, McCarty 3-7 0-0 7, Foman 1-3 0-0 2, Atkins 4-14 2-4 11, Hattis 3-4 0-0 6, Lang 2-8 2-2 6, Vander Zee 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-64 7-10 54. UCONN (35-1) Tuck 6-11 0-0 14, Mosqueda-Lewis 3-9 2-2 10, Stewart 11-16 7-8 31, Jefferson 10-12 2-2 25, Nurse 4-9 2-2 13, Chong 1-4 1-1 3, Williams 1-4 0-0 2, Lawlor 0-0 0-0 0, Ekmark 1-2 0-0 3, Pulido 0-1 0-0 0, Stokes 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 39-70 14-15 105. Halftime-UConn 52-24. 3-Point Goals-Texas 3-13 (McCarty 1-2, Sanders 1-4, Atkins 1-5, Davenport 0-1, McGee-Stafford 0-1), UConn 13-31 (Jefferson 3-4, Nurse 3-8, Stewart 2-3, Tuck 2-4, MosquedaLewis 2-7, Ekmark 1-2, Pulido 0-1, Chong 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Texas 35 (McGee-Stafford 7), UConn 42 (Stewart 12). AssistsTexas 13 (Davenport 5), UConn 22 (Stewart 7). Total Fouls-Texas 14, UConn 14. A-NA.

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TEXAS FORWARD SARA HATTIS, LEFT, and Connecticut center Kiah Stokes battle for the ball on Saturday in Albany, New York. UConn routed UT, 105-54.

NCAA TOURNAMENTS

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16 Manhattan 64

11 Ole Miss 94

First Round

16 N. Florida 77

11 Boise State 55

16 Hampton 74

11 BYU 90

March 17-18

16 Robert Morris 81

11 Dayton 56

Men’s NCAA Division I Basketball Championship

Second Round

Third Round

March 19-20

1 Kentucky 79

Sweet 16

1 Kentucky 64

16 Hampton 56

March 26-27

9 Purdue 65

Elite Eight

5 W. Va. 69

12 Buffalo 62

4 Maryland 59

13 Valparaiso 62 6 Butler 56

5 N. Iowa 53 4 Louis. 75

April 4

Syracuse, N.Y. Sun. 1:20 p.m.

11 Dayton 66

3 Okla. 58

3 N. Dame 81

3 Notre Dame 69

4 Louisville 66

EAST

1 Kentucky

6 Butler 64

11 Texas 48

3 Oklahoma 72

3 N. Dame 67

14 Northeastern 65

3 N. D. 66

7 Wichita St. 81

7 Mich. St.

National Championship

7 Wichita St. 78

10 Indiana 76

7 Wich. 70

2 Kansas 75 15 New Mexico St. 56 1 Wisconsin 86

April 6

2 Kansas 65

1 Duke 68 1 Duke 63

4 North Carolina 67 13 Harvard 65 6 Xavier 76

5 Utah 57

4 UNC 87

WEST

4 GTWN 64

SOUTH

1 Wisconsin

Houston Sun. 4:05 p.m.

11 UCLA 92

6 Xavier 60

11 UCLA 62

14 Ga. St. 67

14 Georgia St. 57

14 UAB 75 2 Arizona 78

7 VCU 72

10 Ohio St. 58

10 Ohio St. 75

2 Gonzaga

3 Oklahoma 69 14 Albany 60 7 Michigan St. 70

2 Virginia 79

1 Duke 85 16 Robert Morris 56 8

5 Utah 57 12 S. F. Austin 50 4 Georgetown 84 13 E. Washington 74 6 SMU 59 11 UCLA 60 3 Iowa St. 59 14 UAB 60 7 Iowa 83 10 Davidson 52

2 Gonz. 74 2 Gonzaga 87

2 Arizona 73

15 Texas So. 72

11 Dayton 66

7 Iowa 68

All times CDT

2 Ariz. 68

2 Arizona 93

6 Providence 53

9 St. John’s 64 5 Utah 75

6 Xavier 75

3 Baylor 56

13 UC Irvine 55

1 Duke

4 UNC 72

11 Ole Miss 57

4 Louisville 57

8 San D. St. 49

5 Arkansas 78

12 Wofford 53

12 Wyoming 54

15 Belmont 67

1 Wisconsin 85

5 Arkansas 56

5 Northern Iowa 71

2 Virginia 54

8 Oregon 65

9 Oklahoma St. 73

9 LSU 65

10 Georgia 63

7 MSU 62

1 Wisconsin 79

8 Oregon 79

8 NC State 66

7 Mich. St. 60

1 Wisconsin 72

16 Coastal Car. 72

16 Lafayette 52

4 Louisville

Indianapolis

MIDWEST

1 Villanova 93

8 NC State 71

March 28-29

Final Four

5 W. Va. 39

4 Maryland 65

8 NC St. 65

Elite Eight

March 28-29 1 Kentucky 68

5 W. Virginia 68

1 Villanova 68

March 26-27

8 Cincinnati 51

March 19-20

March 21-22

Sweet 16

1 Kentucky 78

8 Cincinnati 66

Second Round

Third Round

March 21-22

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2 Gonzaga 86 15 N. Dakota St. 76 AP

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Second Round

1 UConn 89

1 UConn 91

16 St. Fran. Bklyn 33

8 Rutgers 55

9 Seton Hall 66

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March 29, 7:30 p.m.

3 Iowa 66

3 Louisville 66

3 Louisville 86

3 Iowa 88

3 Louisville 60

14 BYU 53

7 Dayton

7 Dayton 78

7 Dayton 99

10 Iowa St. 66

7 Dayton 82

2 Kentucky 97 15 Tenn. St. 52 1 Maryland 75 16 New Mex. St. 57

National Championship

2 Baylor 10 Arkansas 44 2 Baylor 81

April 7

2 Kentucky 94

2 Baylor 73

1 Maryland 85

1 S. Carolina 97 1 S. Caro. 67 8 Syracuse 68

8 Princeton 70

9 Green Bay 70

1 Maryland

5 Miss. St. 57

5 Ohio St. 84 4 UNC 65

4 Duke 55

4 Duke 54

4 N. Carolina 86

4 Duke 64

13 Albany (NY) 52

11 Gonzaga 76

SPOKANE

GREENSBORO

March 30, 8 p.m.

March 29, 11 a.m.

11 UALR 54

3 Ariz. St. 65

11 Gonzaga 69

3 Arizona St. 57

3 Oregon St. 64 2 Tenn.

4 Stanford 73 13 CS Northridge 60 6 Washington 80 11 Miami 86 3 Iowa 75 14 American 67 7 Northwestern 55 10 Arkansas 57 2 Baylor 77

2 Tenn. 73

16 Savannah St. 48 8 Syracuse 72

5 Ohio St. 80 12 J. Madison 80 4 North Carolina 71 13 Liberty 65 6 Texas A&M 60 11 UALR 69 3 Arizona St. 74 14 Ohio 55

2 FSU

All CDT Alltimes times EDT

1 S. Carolina 81

7 FGCU 47 2 FSU 66 2 Florida St. 65

7 FGCU 75 10 Okla. St. 67 2 Florida St. 91 15 Alabama St. 49

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Tallahassee, Fla.

10 Pittsburgh 67 2 Tennessee 77

12 Quinnipiac 84

Tempe, Ariz.

6 G. Washington 69

5 Oklahoma 111

9 Nebraska 69

1 S. Caro.

5 Miss. St. 56

12 Tulane 47

9 DePaul 79

15 Nwestern St. 36

1 Maryland 65

8 Princeton 80

11 Miami 70

8 Minnesota 72

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Durham, N.C.

March 30, 6 p.m.

16 Montana 43

Columbia, S.C.

Corvallis, N.C.

OKLAHOMA CITY

1 Notre Dame 77

Waco, Texas

Knoxville, Tenn.

11 LSU 64

April 5

4 Stanford 86

March 20-21

Iowa City

6 South Fla. 52

4 Stanford 60

Tampa Bay

ALBANY

6 South Fla. 73

15 Boise St. 61

1 N.Dame

Final Four

4 California 70

13 Wichita St. 66

2 Tennessee 72

9 DePaul 67

Mar. 29-30

5 Oklahoma 76 5 Texas 54

4 California 78

10 Pittsburgh 51

Elite Eight

Mar. 29-30

1 N.Dame 81

5 Texas 73

12 W. Kentucky 64

7 Chattanooga 40

Elite Eight

1 UConn

5 Texas 66

14 S. Dakota St. 62

Sweet 16

March 27-28 1 Notre Dame 79

March 27-28

1 UConn 105

8 Rutgers 79

3 Oregon St. 74

Sweet 16

March 22-23

First Round

Stanford, Calif.

Berkeley, Calif.

March 22-23

Second Round

Notre Dame, Ind.

Storrs, Conn.

March 20-21

11 Gonzaga 82

Women’s NCAA Division I Basketball Championship

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McCook 71/36

Kearney 66/34

Oberlin 71/36

Clarinda 64/31

Lincoln 65/31

Grand Island 64/35

Beatrice 65/32

St. Joseph 68/33 Chillicothe 67/33

Sabetha 66/36

Concordia 68/38

Centerville 61/34

Kansas City Marshall Manhattan 69/39 66/36 Salina 70/34 Oakley Kansas City Topeka 72/38 69/37 70/35 Lawrence 69/37 Sedalia 70/34 Emporia Great Bend 66/39 70/36 70/37 Nevada Dodge City Chanute 68/37 70/40 Hutchinson 71/37 Garden City 72/38 68/38 Springfield Wichita Pratt Liberal Coffeyville Joplin 65/36 72/40 70/40 70/41 67/39 72/38 Hays Russell 70/37 71/38

Goodland 66/39

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

LAWRENCE ALMANAC

Through 7 p.m. Saturday.

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

55°/36° 59°/36° 86° in 1986 17° in 1969

Precipitation in inches 24 hours through 7 p.m. yest. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date

0.00 0.72 2.34 2.40 4.68

REGIONAL CITIES

Today Mon. Today Mon. Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Independence 72 37 s 74 48 s Atchison 67 36 s 71 44 s Fort Riley 70 36 s 75 41 s Belton 67 39 s 70 48 s Olathe 68 39 s 70 48 s Burlington 70 36 s 72 47 s Osage Beach 63 37 pc 69 47 s Coffeyville 72 38 s 71 47 s Osage City 69 36 s 72 46 s Concordia 68 38 pc 75 43 s 69 35 pc 72 47 s Dodge City 70 40 s 76 45 pc Ottawa Wichita 72 40 s 73 45 s Holton 68 37 s 73 46 s Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

NATIONAL FORECAST

SUN & MOON Today 7:11 a.m. 7:41 p.m. 2:40 p.m. 3:56 a.m.

Mon. 7:09 a.m. 7:42 p.m. 3:35 p.m. 4:32 a.m.

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LAKE LEVELS

As of 7 a.m. Saturday Lake

Clinton Perry Pomona

Level (ft)

874.52 890.11 971.87

Discharge (cfs)

7 650 15

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

Fronts Cold

INTERNATIONAL CITIES

Today Cities Hi Lo W Acapulco 87 75 t Amsterdam 50 41 r Athens 59 50 sh Baghdad 82 64 c Bangkok 94 78 t Beijing 75 53 pc Berlin 54 39 sh Brussels 51 42 r Buenos Aires 80 61 s Cairo 77 59 s Calgary 59 35 pc Dublin 49 38 r Geneva 52 47 r Hong Kong 78 70 s Jerusalem 70 49 s Kabul 62 42 r London 56 43 r Madrid 71 44 s Mexico City 71 44 pc Montreal 38 29 pc Moscow 37 28 sn New Delhi 89 67 t Oslo 44 36 r Paris 56 48 r Rio de Janeiro 86 75 t Rome 63 51 pc Seoul 61 38 pc Singapore 88 79 t Stockholm 42 38 r Sydney 80 65 pc Tokyo 68 51 pc Toronto 40 34 pc Vancouver 55 47 r Vienna 58 48 c Warsaw 54 46 c Winnipeg 45 26 sn

Mon. Hi Lo W 87 75 pc 49 45 r 63 52 pc 81 56 pc 93 79 t 78 56 pc 49 37 sh 51 48 sh 81 60 s 76 56 s 63 38 pc 55 42 r 54 48 r 77 72 c 64 47 s 63 45 pc 56 49 r 75 45 s 74 48 pc 42 24 sn 36 33 sf 87 66 t 45 33 sh 58 52 sh 86 76 t 64 49 pc 67 41 pc 89 79 t 45 34 r 78 65 sh 65 53 s 43 24 sf 59 44 r 55 42 r 50 35 r 49 31 sh

Showers T-storms

Flurries

Snow

Ice

Today Mon. Today Mon. Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W 67 51 s 70 47 pc Albuquerque 78 48 pc 78 47 pc Memphis Miami 77 61 s 79 63 s Anchorage 47 34 sh 47 31 c 46 33 sh 54 38 s Atlanta 60 48 s 70 46 pc Milwaukee 50 33 sh 57 40 pc Austin 81 58 s 77 59 pc Minneapolis 61 46 pc 66 40 pc Baltimore 48 33 s 60 35 pc Nashville Birmingham 61 53 pc 70 46 pc New Orleans 77 64 s 81 63 t New York 46 35 s 54 36 pc Boise 65 41 s 73 47 s Omaha 64 36 s 72 41 s Boston 38 30 pc 45 34 c 71 49 s 79 58 s Buffalo 39 34 pc 40 26 sn Orlando Philadelphia 47 34 s 58 36 pc Cheyenne 62 37 pc 67 39 s Phoenix 95 68 pc 95 67 pc Chicago 46 33 sh 55 41 s Pittsburgh 45 35 s 48 32 pc Cincinnati 52 39 pc 57 38 s Cleveland 45 35 pc 46 31 pc Portland, ME 41 30 pc 45 33 c Dallas 81 60 s 74 63 pc Portland, OR 68 45 pc 69 47 c Reno 75 44 s 80 46 s Denver 65 40 pc 73 43 s Richmond 51 37 s 66 40 pc Des Moines 62 37 pc 69 46 s 84 51 s 83 51 s Detroit 44 34 sh 51 33 pc Sacramento 60 38 c 66 48 s El Paso 87 60 pc 84 60 pc St. Louis Salt Lake City 67 42 pc 72 47 s Fairbanks 47 23 c 47 20 c San Diego 75 61 pc 74 61 s Honolulu 85 70 pc 84 70 c Houston 81 62 s 81 62 pc San Francisco 71 52 s 68 55 s Seattle 62 50 pc 65 47 pc Indianapolis 49 36 sh 57 41 s Spokane 59 41 s 63 43 pc Kansas City 69 37 pc 71 45 s Tucson 93 61 pc 90 60 pc Las Vegas 90 60 pc 89 61 s 73 46 s 73 55 s Little Rock 73 53 pc 70 53 pc Tulsa Wash., DC 51 40 s 64 42 pc Los Angeles 79 59 s 79 61 s National extremes yesterday for the 48 contiguous states High: Death Valley, CA 102° Low: Doe Lake, MI -19°

WEATHER HISTORY Edgemont, Md., received 36 inches of snow on March 29, 1942. That is the greatest 24-hour snowfall in Maryland’s history.

Royals roll, 10-5 Scottsdale, Ariz. (ap) — Paul Goldschmidt and A.J. Pollock each hit their first homers of spring training in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 10-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Saturday. Omar Infante had three hits, including two doubles, and Paulo Orlando drove in two runs for the Royals, who used a fiverun seventh inning. The game was delayed for five minutes between the top and bottom of the sixth inning because of a swarm of bees. Alex Liddi’s two-run double tied it at 5 for the Royals in the seventh, and Gabriel Noriega singled to score Liddi and put Kansas City ahead. Orlando doubled home Noriega, and Moises Sierra capped the rally with an RBI double.

Rain

-10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s National Summary: While the East remains chilly for late March, winds will whip the Midwest as rain and snow moves through today. The southern Plains and Southwest will remain hot. Showers will graze northern Washington.

WEATHER TRIVIA™

How much does the atmosphere weigh?

Over 5 quadrillion tons

Warm Stationary

Precipitation

“The young guys came through with some big hits,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. Pollock got the Diamondbacks’ first hit when he doubled off the right-field wall in the fourth. One out later, Goldschmidt homered to tie the game at 2. Arizona took its first lead in the fifth when Pollock homered with Nick Ahmed aboard to make it 4-3. The Royals tacked on two runs in the ninth when Ethan Chapman singled in Whit Merrifield, and Rob Navarro’s throwing error allowed Liddi to score.

Starting time Royals: Danny Duffy allowed seven hits and four runs, all earned, with seven strikeouts and two walks in five innings.

Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset

NCAA Men

EAST REGIONAL At The Carrier Dome Syracuse, N.Y. Regional Semifinals Friday, March 27 Louisville 75, N.C. State 65 Michigan State 62, Oklahoma 58 Regional Championship Today Louisville (27-8) vs. Michigan State (26-11), 1:20 p.m. SOUTH REGIONAL At NRG Stadium Houston Regional Semifinals Friday, March 27 Gonzaga 74, UCLA 62 Duke 63, Utah 57 Regional Championship Today, March 29 Gonzaga (35-2) vs. Duke (32-4), 4:05 p.m. MIDWEST REGIONAL At Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 26 Notre Dame 81, Wichita State 70 Kentucky 78, West Virginia 39 Regional Championship Saturday, March 28 Kentucky 68, Notre Dame 66 WEST REGIONAL At The Staples Center Los Angeles Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 26 Wisconsin 79, North Carolina 72 Arizona 68, Xavier 60 Regional Championship Saturday, March 28 Wisconsin 85, Arizona 78 FINAL FOUR At Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis National Semifinals Saturday, April 4 Kentucky (38-0) vs. Wisconsin (35-3) East champion vs. South champion National Championship Monday, April 6 Semifinal winners

NCAA Women

ALBANY REGIONAL Regional Semifinals At Albany, N.Y. Saturday, March 28 UConn 105, Texas 54 Dayton 82, Louisville 66 Regional Championship Monday, March 30 UConn (35-1) vs. Dayton (28-6), 6 p.m. SPOKANE REGIONAL Regional Semifinals At Spokane, Wash. Saturday, March 28 Maryland 65, Duke 55 Tennessee 73, Gonzaga 69, OT Regional Championship Monday, March 30 Maryland (33-2) vs. Tennessee (305), 8 p.m. OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL Regional Semifinals At Oklahoma City Friday, March 27 Baylor 81, Iowa 66 Notre Dame 81, Stanford 60 Regional Championship Today Baylor (33-3) vs. Notre Dame (34-2), 7:30 p.m. GREENSBORO REGIONAL Regional Semifinals At Greensboro, N.C. Friday, March 27 South Carolina 67, North Carolina 65 Florida State 66, Arizona State 65 Regional Championship Today South Carolina (33-2) vs. Florida State (32-4), 11 a.m. FINAL FOUR At Tampa, Fla. National Semifinals Sunday, April 5 Albany Champion vs. Spokane champion, TBA Oklahoma City champion vs. Greensboro champion, TBA National Championship Tuesday, April 7 Semifinal winners

NCAA Men Conference Records Through Saturday (Selections in parentheses) Conference W Atlantic Coast (6) 14 West Coast (2) 3 Big Ten (7) 10 Pacific-12 (4) 8 Southeastern (5) 6 Missouri Valley (2) 3 Conference USA (1) 1 Mid-Eastern Ath. (1) 1 Northeast (1) 1 Sun Belt (1) 1 Big East (6) 5 Big 12 (7) 5 Atlantic 10 (3) 2 American Athletic (2) 1 Mountain West (3) 1 America East (1) 0 Atlantic Sun (1) 0 Big Sky (1) 0 Big South (1) 0 Big West (1) 0 Colonial (1) 0 Horizon (1) 0 Ivy (1) 0 Metro Atlantic (1) 0 Mid-American (1) 0 Ohio Valley (1) 0 Patriot (1) 0 Southern (1) 0 Southland (1) 0 Southwestern Ath. (1) 0 Summit (1) 0 Western Athletic (1) 0

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Saturday at Dallas SMU 4, KANSAS 3 Doubles No. 1 — Vaszilisza BulgovaDasha Sharapova, SMU, def. Alexis Czapinski-Maria Belen Ludueña, 6-3. No. 2 — Hristina Dishkova-Holly Verner, SMU, vs. Madison HarrisonSmith Hinton, 5-4 unfinished. No. 3 — Mary Wright-Macie Elliot, SMU, def. Rachel McNeely-Summer Collins, 6-2. Singles No. 1 — Hristina Dishkova, SMU, def. Maria Belen Luduena, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4. No. 2 — Smith Hinton, KU, def. Anna Kate Anderson, 6-4, 6-1. No. 3 — Madison Harrison, KU, def. Dasha Sharapova, 6-0, 5-7, 6-0. No. 4 — Summer Collins, KU, def. Yana Erkeeva, 7-6, 2-6, 6-0. No. 5 — Vaszilisza Bulgakova, SMU, def. Rachel McNeely, 7-6, 6-0. No. 6 — Holly Verner, SMU, def. Alexis Czapinski, 6-4, 6-0.

NHL

Saturday’s Games San Jose 3, Philadelphia 2, SO Nashville 4, Washington 3 Boston 4, N.Y. Rangers 2 Anaheim 3, N.Y. Islanders 2 Pittsburgh 3, Arizona 2 Detroit 4, Tampa Bay 0 Toronto 4, Ottawa 3, OT Montreal 3, Florida 2, OT Carolina 3, New Jersey 1 Columbus 4, St. Louis 2 Minnesota 4, Los Angeles 1 Colorado 5, Buffalo 3 Dallas at Vancouver, (n)

Spring Training

AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct Oakland 17 9 .654 Kansas City 16 9 .640 Toronto 15 11 .577 Los Angeles 13 10 .565 Houston 10 8 .556 Boston 12 10 .545 New York 14 12 .538 Tampa Bay 11 10 .524 Cleveland 11 14 .440 Minnesota 10 13 .435 Seattle 10 14 .417 Texas 9 13 .409 Baltimore 10 15 .400 Detroit 10 16 .385 Chicago 8 14 .364 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct Los Angeles 14 7 .667 New York 15 11 .577 Arizona 14 11 .560 St. Louis 11 9 .550 Cincinnati 12 10 .545 Miami 12 10 .545 Pittsburgh 12 10 .545 San Diego 13 11 .542 Colorado 13 12 .520 Atlanta 12 13 .480 Milwaukee 11 12 .478 Philadelphia 11 14 .440 Washington 9 12 .429 Chicago 11 15 .423 San Francisco 8 19 .296 NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against nonmajor league teams do not. Saturday’s Games Miami 1, Houston 1, tie Minnesota 7, Philadelphia 1 Baltimore 10, N.Y. Yankees 2 Detroit 4, St. Louis 3 Pittsburgh 8, Toronto (ss) 3 Boston 9, Tampa Bay 6 Atlanta 5, Toronto (ss) 3 N.Y. Mets 10, Washington 2 San Francisco 9, Seattle 8 Oakland 10, Chicago White Sox 4 Cleveland 3, Milwaukee 2 Cincinnati 9, Chicago Cubs (ss) 5 San Diego 3, Texas 2 Chicago Cubs (ss) 18, Colorado 4 L.A. Dodgers 5, L.A. Angels 4 Kansas City 10, Arizona 5 Today’s Games N.Y. Mets vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Minnesota vs. Baltimore (ss) at Sarasota, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Miami vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Detroit vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Tampa Bay vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Baltimore (ss) vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 12:07 p.m. Cincinnati vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 2:10 p.m. Seattle vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Milwaukee vs. Oakland at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Texas vs. L.A. Dodgers (ss) at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Colorado vs. Arizona at Hermosillo, 3:10 p.m. Arizona vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.

MLS

EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA New York 2 0 1 7 5 2 D.C. United 2 1 0 6 2 2 New York 1 1 2 5 3 2 Orlando City 1 1 2 5 4 4 New England 1 2 1 4 2 6 Toronto FC 1 1 0 3 3 3 Columbus 1 2 0 3 3 3 Montreal 0 1 2 2 2 3 Philadelphia 0 1 2 2 3 5 Chicago 0 3 0 0 1 5 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA FC Dallas 3 0 1 10 6 1 Vancouver 3 1 0 9 5 4 San Jose 2 2 0 6 6 6 Los Angeles 1 1 2 5 5 4 Houston 1 1 2 5 2 2 Sporting KC 1 1 2 5 3 4 Seattle 1 1 1 4 5 3 Colorado 0 0 3 3 0 0 Portland 0 1 3 3 3 4 Real Salt Lake 0 0 2 2 3 3 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Saturday’s Games New England 2, San Jose 1 Montreal 2, Orlando City 2, tie D.C. United 1, Los Angeles 0 Sporting Kansas City 1, New York City FC 0 New York 2, Columbus 1 Vancouver 2, Portland 1 FC Dallas 0, Seattle 0, tie Houston 0, Colorado 0, tie

Valero Texas Open

Saturday At TPC San Antonio, Oaks Course San Antonio Purse: $6.2 million Yardage: 7,435; Par: 72 Third Round Jimmy Walker 71-67-69—207 Jordan Spieth 71-69-71—211 Billy Horschel 72-70-71—213 Scott Pinckney 73-72-69—214 Chesson Hadley 71-72-71—214 Jason Kokrak 72-71-71—214 Zach Johnson 71-71-72—214 Brendan Steele 74-68-72—214 Chris Kirk 71-71-73—215 Kevin Na 72-68-75—215 Aaron Baddeley 68-71-76—215 Carlos Ortiz 79-67-70—216 Matt Jones 77-71-68—216 John Merrick 72-72-72—216 Daniel Summerhays 71-73-72—216 Phil Mickelson 70-72-74—216 Fabian Gomez 72-74-71—217 Bryce Molder 73-74-71—218 Scott Piercy 72-76-70—218 K.J. Choi 75-70-73—218 Ryan Palmer 70-75-73—218 Pat Perez 78-71-69—218 Brendon Todd 73-70-75—218 Gary Woodland 75-75-68—218 Dustin Johnson 78-72-68—218 Charley Hoffman 67-72-79—218 Kevin Chappell 73-73-73—219 Michael Thompson 73-73-73—219 Luke Guthrie 76-73-70—219 John Huh 73-72-74—219 George McNeill 74-70-75—219 Jeff Overton 75-70-74—219 Scott Brown 75-72-73—220 Cameron Percy 72-74-74—220 John Peterson 74-72-74—220 Martin Laird 76-71-73—220 Matt Kuchar 72-74-74—220 Harris English 75-72-73—220 Kyle Reifers 77-68-75—220 Matt Every 78-71-71—220 Hudson Swafford 79-71-70—220 Branden Grace 75-71-75—221 Brian Davis 73-73-75—221 Billy Hurley III 74-74-73—221 David Lingmerth 74-71-76—221 Shawn Stefani 79-70-72—221 Davis Love III 76-74-71—221 Jon Curran 77-73-71—221 Kevin Kisner 76-70-76—222 Brice Garnett 76-72-74—222

College

TEXAS RELAYS Saturday in Austin, Texas Kansas Results MEN High jump — 3. Nick Giancana, 7-1. WOMEN High jump — 5. Colleen O’Brien, 5-111⁄4. Long jump — 1. Sydney Conley, 21-4. ESU SPRING OPEN Saturday at Emporia MEN Team scores — Minnesota State 129, Kansas 105.5, Emporia State 87, Kansas State 76, Wichita State 69.5, Nebraska-Kearney 54, Northern Iowa 46, Benedictine 23.5, UMKC 18.5, NW Missouri 18, St. Cloud State 16, Shocker Elite TC 15, Allen County CC 14, Highland CC 14, Cloud County CC 12, St. Mary 11, KU Running Club 10, Avila 4, Pratt CC 4, Johnson County CC 1. Kansas Results 100 — 30. Arnold Dinh 11.79. 32. Lucas Shaw, 11.97. 200 — 21. Cameron Johnson, 22.85. 400 — 8. Teddy Oteba, 50.08. 19. Cameron Johnson, 51.09. 27. Lucas Shaw, 51.69. 800 — 2. Ben Brownlee, 1:56.09. 6. Teddy Oteba, 1:58.17. 1500 — 4. Juan del Azar, 4:01.60. 7. Tyler Yunk, 4:05.33. 8. Ben Burchstead, 4:06.12. 11. James Hampton, 4:07.32. 21. Branson Bernal, 4:11.31. 110 hurdles — 11. Christian Hicks, 15.56. 14. Dick Giusti, 15.69. 400 hurdles — 4. Nick Giusti, 15.60. 3000 steeplechase — 6. Logan Sloan, 10:15.16. High jump — t5. Jonathan Fuller, 6-43⁄4. 7. Kai Shean, 6-43⁄4. Pole vault — 3. Trevor Hillis, 15-11⁄2. t9. Sam Haraway, 14-13⁄4. Long jump — 14. Barden Adams, 21-81⁄4. 20. Matt Berkshire, 21-43⁄4. 27. Ezekial Welch 20-73⁄4. 38. Arnold Dink 18-73⁄4. Triple jump — 4. Barden Adams, 47-73⁄4. 6. Ezekial Welch, 47-53⁄4. Shot put — 1. Cole Ceban, 59-01⁄4. 4. Paul Golen, 52-51⁄4. 7. Kenny Boyer, 50-21⁄2. 13. Mitch Cooper, 45-5. 15. Michael Jensen, 44-2. 18. Arnold Dinh, 41-41⁄2. 31. Lucas Shaw, 28-61⁄2. Discus — 2. Cole Ceban, 188-1. 3. Mitch Cooper, 187-0. 4. Jonathan Miller, 178-5. 5. Paul Golen, 164-9. 7. Kenny Boyer, 162-7. 26. Michaen Jensen, 121-3. Hammer — 10. Mitch Cooper 156-10. WOMEN Team scores — Kansas 149, Northern Iowa 99, Minnesota State 82, Emporia State 72, Kansas State 69, Cloud County CC 54.5, NebraskaKearney 53, Wichita State 43.5, Allen County CC 24, UMKC 23, Benedictine 22, NW Missouri 12, St. Cloud State 8, Hasken Indian Nations 6, St. Mary 3, Highland CC 2, Johnson County CC 2, Avila 1 Kansas Results 100 — 6. Jasmine Thomas, 12.50. t9. Dorie Dalzell, 13.04. 200 — 6. Jasmine Thomas, 25.76. 14. Dorie Dalzell, 26.12. 800 — 3. Hannah Dimmick, 2:13.82. 5. Nashia Baker, 2:16.06. 6. Malika Baker, 2:16.14. 13. Kelli McKenna, 2:22.40. 18. Jasmine Edwards, 2:29.70. 1500 — 2. Nashia Baker, 4:33.71. 3. Malika Baker, 4:34.68. 4. Alaina Schroeder, 4:36.38. 6. Kelli McKenna, 4:42.73. 7. Courtney Coppinger, 4:45.09. 20. Jasmine Edwards, 5:01.16. 5000 — 1. Jennifer Angles, 17:40.72. 2. Rachel Simon, 17:47.05. 5. Julia Dury, 18:28.98. 400 hurdles — 12. Jessica Murray, 1:08.88. Pole vault — 1. Jaimie House, 12-111⁄2. 3. Alexis Romero, 11-113⁄4. t6. Laura Taylor, 11-53⁄4. Long jump — 5. Teri Huslig, 16-6. 12. Taryn Tempel, 15-101⁄4. Triple jump — 5. Taryn Tempel, 36-11⁄4. Shot put — 1. Anastasiya Muchkayev, 50-23⁄4. 2. Dasha Tsema, 44-101⁄4. Discus — 1. Anastasiya Muchkayev, 171-11. 3. Dasha Tsema, 171-2. 4. Daina Levy, 162-10. Hammer — 1. Daina Levy, 190-10. 3. Dasha Tsema, 173-8.

Trucks-Kroger 250

Saturday At Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Va. Lap length: .526 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (1) Joey Logano, Ford, 258 laps, 144.6 rating, 0 points, $51,336. 2. (13) Matt Crafton, Toyota, 258, 130.2, 43, $31,542. 3. (4) Erik Jones, Toyota, 258, 119.6, 42, $25,488. 4. (9) Johnny Sauter, Toyota, 258, 107.6, 40, $19,518. 5. (7) Tyler Reddick, Ford, 258, 91.2, 39, $18,458. 6. (11) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 258, 97.7, 0, $16,574. 7. (15) James Buescher, Chevrolet, 258, 75.7, 37, $14,158. 8. (5) John Wes Townley, Chevrolet, 258, 83.4, 36, $16,352. 9. (19) Matt Tifft, Toyota, 258, 84.1, 35, $16,297. 10. (21) Justin Boston, Toyota, 258, 72.4, 34, $17,191.

BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optioned RHP Tyler Wilson to Norfolk (IL). CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned RHP Daniel Webb to Charlotte (IL). Reassigned LHP Zach Phillips to their minor league camp. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Optioned RHP Cam Bedrosian to Salt Lake (PCL). Released RHP Matt Lindstrom. Reassigned LHP Adam Wilk to their minor league camp. MINNESOTA TWINS — Optioned OFs Aaron Hicks and Eddie Rosario and RHP Trevor May to Rochester (AHL). Reassigned RHP Mark Hamburger and C Dan Rohlfing to their minor league camp. TEXAS RANGERS — Acquired LHP Sam Freeman from St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named or cash considerations. Optioned RHP Anthony Ranuado to Round Rock (PCL). Reassigned RHP Ross Ohlendorf to their minor league camp. Released RHP Juan Carlos Oviedo and OF Nate Schierholtz from their minor league contracts. National League CHICAGO CUBS — Optioned LHP Eric Jokisch to Iowa (PCL). Released LHP Felix Doubront. COLORADO ROCKIES — Optioned RHP Jairo Diaz, INF Cristhian Adames and OF Kyle Parker to Albuquerque (PCL). Reassigned LHP Ken Roberts, C Ryan Casteel and C Dustin Garneau to their minor league camp. MIAMI MARLINS — Reassigned INF Scott Sizemore to their minor league camp. NEW YORK METS — Reassigned OF Alex Castellanos, LHP Scott Rice and RHP Chase Bradford to their minor league camp. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Reassigned INF-OF Jake Goebbert, INF Brett Wallace and C Cody Decker to their minor league camp.

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AFTER ALMOST 60 YEARS, A MILLION PATRONS AND THOUSANDS OF PERFORMANCES, SWARTHOUT RECITAL HALL was due for a face-lift. Now, after undergoing renovations for the last 10 months, the historic building is re-opening and christening its upgrades with an eight-concert series of performances, starting Monday. Pictured above is the renovated main recital hall, featuring a brand-new Steinway piano, pictured below.

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of the teal-colored, velvetupholstered chairs, which had the unfortunate tendency of squeaking and sometimes falling apart during performances mary academic performance in their later years. “It’s a space. Since opening in 1957, weird thing, but people have Swarthout has hosted more their favorite seats when they than a million patrons and come in here over and over staged more than 300 perforagain.” mances every year, making it But on a recent Thursday the most-used concert venue morning, Smith and her felin the state. low School of Music staffers Despite its continual use, had just finished removing Swarthout remained unthe plastic coverings from touched in all that time. So Swarthout’s 273 freshly inwhen crews began a $2.5 milstalled seats. lion renovation on the space It was the last major addilast spring, the old seats were tion to the 10-month project, the first to go. which pulled the structure “It was by far the most-liked back to its cinder-block thing we had on social media walls, constructing an entireall year, because everybody ly new performance space recognized them,” Smith says

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ylie Smith remembers Monday, May 19, well. It was the day after Kansas University’s Class of 2014 walked through the Campanile and down into Memorial Stadium to celebrate commencement — Smith returned to work that morning at Murphy Hall to find a cluster of dingy theater seats sitting outside the building. Smith, the assistant to the dean for advancement at the KU School of Music, quickly snapped a picture and shared

it on Facebook. “And, just like that the Swarthout renovation has begun! Farewell old blue seats!” the caption read, eliciting comments ranging from the nostalgic to the gleefully cynical. While one person asked how he could “snag” a few of the seats, others proclaimed “good riddance” and advised the School of Music to “burn them.” For nearly 57 years, the seats were housed in Swarthout Recital Hall, the School of Music’s pri-

with acoustical treatments, audio, lighting and recording and webcasting capabilities. The venue also received a green room and a brand new Steinway piano. Now, with renovations complete, Swarthout may just be “the most beautiful small concert hall in all the Midwest,” says Robert Walzel, dean of the School of Music. The venue will re-open with an eight-concert series starting Monday. Dozens of alumni, some of whom graduated as far back as 1952, are slated to perform to christen the brand-new Swarthout stage. Please see SWARTHOUT, page 3E

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JANET CORWIN, SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC, TIDIES UP the new Swarthout Hall stage. Pictured at right is the recital hall in 1959.

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here’s a lot of dread associated with sex when you’re a teenager. Your body is changing, you’re experiencing urges for the first time, there’s and cultural and peer pressure to start experimenting. Meanwhile, the threat of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases looms heavy over every thought. If these feelings were externalized, what physical manifestation would they take? That’s the question that writer/director David Robert Mitchell answers in the novel new horror picture “It Follows,” now at Liberty Hall. The “it” of the title is a curse passed on through sexual intercourse, and it takes a different human form each time you see it. It creeps — slowly, surely. And it doesn’t stop until you’re dead or you have sex with another person. How’s that for turning 1980s AIDS panic on its head? Speaking of the 1980s, “It Follows” is set in a time period that isn’t exactly named, but Rich Vreeland’s synth-heavy soundtrack sounds like a throwback to John Carpenter’s most fruitful decade, while the cars and houses that populate the film are at least that old. Meanwhile, however, the teenagers use nondescript mobile devices. The result paints a mythic picture of teenage disquietude that can be relatable across generations. Maika Monroe, who was so good in last year’s underrated throwback thriller “The Guest,” plays Jay, the new target of this unrelenting force. Her mysterious boyfriend from another part of town (Jake Weary) explains the curse to her, but only after tying her to a chair. “I want to you to see it,” he says. The problem is that she’s the only one who can see it. This means Mitchell has free reign to play with our and Jay’s perspectives. Is the lumbering figure in the background of any given shot a real threat or is it just a person walking slowly? Cinematographer Michael Gioulakis also employs some pretty sophisticated tracking shots to immerse the viewer in the perpetual anxiety of its characters. There are several 360-degree shots that increase dread with each passing rotation, point-of-view angles that ramp up the voyeur-

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eric@scene-stealers.com ism, and the director’s penchant for long takes keeps the audience on edge, wondering what’s just outside the frame. In the “Twilight” series, the fear of teenage sex manifested itself as a supernatural soap opera where the young girl had her pick of hot boyfriends. Which dangerous creature should she trust: the vampire or the werewolf? “It Follows” gives its teenagers no such choice. The only control they have in the situation is to pass on the curse — and increase their sexual guilt tenfold. It’s a brilliantly clean metaphor, not just for sexual nervousness, but also the transience of youth. “It Follows” is rated R for “disturbing violent and sexual content including graphic nudity and language.” It should be noted that the nudity is decidedly not sexy, but rather just kind of unnerving in context.

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Maika Monroe in “It Follows” online platforms, so we can hope for availability there in the future as well. But the Library screening is free and includes a Q&A with Willmott right after the movie, so why wait?

He’s (still) not the Messiah Liberty Hall is present-

ing its third straight year of showing the classic “Monty Python’s Life of Brian” as part of its Film Church series. This notorious and controversial religious satire in which a young Jewish man named Brian (Graham Chapman) gets mistaken for the Messiah was produced by The Beatles’ George Harrison,

among others. When I deserves to be viewed saw Python’s John Cleese once a year. See it with a in Kansas City last fall crowd at 7 p.m. April 5. he wanted to make the — Eric Melin is the editordistinction that the in-chief of Scene-Stealers. He’s movie isn’t making fun a member of the Broadcast of religion, it’s making Film Critics Association and fun of how people follow vice president of the Kansas religion. City Film Critics Circle. On the “Monty Python’s Life of air-guitar circuit, he goes by Brian” is so rich with comthe name Mean Melin and is a mentary that still rings world champion of air guitar. true today that it probably

‘Destination Planet Negro’ There’s a free screening of KU professor and local filmmaker Kevin Wilmott’s “Destination Planet Negro” at the Lawrence Public Library on April 2. The satirical comedy, newly distributed by New York-based Candy Factory Films, made its New York City debut last Saturday at the SR Socially Relevant Film Festival at Tribeca Cinemas. “Destination Planet Negro,” in which prominent African-American leaders leave Earth to colonize Mars, is at once a parody of the low-budget, cheesy sci-fi films of the 1950s, as well as a satire of racial issues in America past and present. Candy Factory Films will distribute the movie in a limited theatrical release this year, followed by a DVD. The company also has distribution partnerships with Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, Hulu and other

ARTS NOTE ‘Joy of Singing’ concert this Thursday Kansas University’s School of Music will host its annual multichoir “Joy of Singing” concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Lied Center. This year’s concert will feature performances from three KU choirs, followed by the Baldwin City High School Concert Choir, the Free State High School Chamber Choir and the Lawrence High School

Women’s Choir. The concert will end with all six choirs performing Alice Parker and Robert Shaw’s “Saints Bound for Heaven” together, according to a press release. Tickets cost $8 for adults and $6 for youths seniors and students. Purchase tickets and fine more information at lied.ku.edu.

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Library activities go way beyond books

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That list includes Alan Harris, now a distinguished professor of violoncello at the Eastman School of Music, who played his senior recital at Swarthout the two years after it opened. Another alumnus, Charles Couch, owns a high-end lumber company in Oregon. He handpicked and donated the wood for Swarthout’s new floor, and will return to the space to play with his former professor, Edward Laut, who is retiring after the spring semester. The Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation’s $1 million gift in December 2013, along with the many “people in Lawrence who are passionate about music and the School of Music,” have made the transformation possible, Walzel says. “With those partners, we’ve been able to put the pieces together,” says Walzel, who remembers visiting Swarthout as a junior-high student while attending the Midwestern Music and Art Camp in the early 1970s. “It’s a special place.”

n addition to being an excellent place to do research, check out books or attend Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries/Contributed Photo film and public speaking Donald Swarthout, KU’s dean of fine arts from 1923 to 1950 events, the Kansas City Library’s Central Branch, located in the First NaLater, when her grand- tional Bank building at beginning in 1944 at the parents moved to Wash- 10th and Baltimore, also National Association of ington, Hayes developed functions as something Schools of Music. a closer relationship with of a museum. After his mandatory Currently, the CenThe Dean, whom she retirement from admintral Branch is featuring describes as a “wonderistration, Swarthout several different exhibits remained at KU, as choir ful, kind, intelligent focusing on regional director and teaching pi- man” with a taste for politics and sophisticated history, as well as the ano, for five more years inaugural art exhibit in clothes. before taking a position the library’s new Rocky Hayes, who now as visiting professor of and Gabriella Mountain piano at Catholic Univer- serves as executive Gallery, which opened sity in Washington, D.C., director of the FACE Foundation in New York this weekend. in 1955. He taught there This impressive new City, returned to Lawuntil 1959, just three years before his death at rence a few weeks ago to second-floor exhibit space spotlights the sculptures, film an interview about age 77. But even in those later her grandfather that will mosaics, stained glass and artwork of its namesake years, Swarthout was still be shown during Mondonor, Gabriella Polony day evening’s opening “The Dean.” Mountain. concert. That’s how Elisabeth The 96-year-old artist It was the first time Hayes remembers her emigrated from Hunshe’d seen the space grandfather. “When we were grow- since her niece’s gradua- gary to America in 1951 tion from KU three years with her husband, their ing up, he was always ‘The Dean’ luggage and $120 to their back, and despite the called The Dean, and Throughout the fundhall’s unfinished state — name before establishI didn’t realize until raising campaign, which the seats, wood paneling ing a successful career in perhaps when I was a launched shortly after Kansas City as an interteenager that that wasn’t and stage had yet to be Walzel’s arrival as dean disciplinary artist. installed — being there his name,” says Hayes, who will attend the hall’s was “exciting,” Hayes in 2010, School of Music The exhibit, “Gabriella re-opening festivities this says. officials made it clear Polony Mountain: A Life week. “In fact, I don’t to prospective donors in Art,” will be on display On Monday, she’ll think anyone called him that the name of the hall through Sept. 27. be joined by that niece, Donald, except maybe would remain the same. Other new exhibEmma Hayes, whose its include “Eminent late father, Bryant, Domain,” Matt Rahner’s also graduated from photographic documenKU. Bryant and Elisatation of the dismantling beth’s mother, Evelyn When you come to KU, you know your Swarthout Hayes, gradu- of an African-American capstone performance will be in Swarthout neighborhood in Kansas ated from the School City that was torn down of Music in 1932 and Recital Hall, as it been for five generations remained involved with to make room for a new police station and crime the university throughof KU graduates in the last 58 years.” lab. out her life. The ongoing exhibit It’s a family reunion — Robert Walzel, dean of the School of Music “Justice Postponed is in more ways than one Justice Denied: Lucile for Elisabeth and her Bluford and the Camrelatives, who have yet “The fact that we were way, way earlier on.” paign for Educational to see the completed Hayes, who grew up able to preserve the Equality” tells the story makeover. in Washington, D.C., and Swarthout name, I think “I think he would have of the African-American later majored in art histokeeps a consistency for journalist whose 1939 been extremely proud ry at American Universiour alumni and our stuand touched,” she says of battle for acceptance to ty, only visited Lawrence dents in the future,” he the University of Misher grandfather. says. “When you come to as a young girl while her Swarthout’s recital hall souri’s graduate program KU, you know your cap- grandfather still worked in journalism laid some may have “taken a bit of at KU. stone performance will a toll through the years,” of the groundwork for She remembers her be in Swarthout Recital the Supreme Court’s but thanks to renovagrandparents’ home on Hall, as it been for five landmark Brown v. tions, it lives on — as generations of KU gradu- Crescent Road, where Board of Education decidoes his memory. ates in the last 58 years.” she, “a city child,” could sion in 1954. “The building does Donald Swarthout, the look out from the garden Also on display for have a lifespan of sorts, to see miles and miles of hall’s namesake, served two more weeks is the in that the structure then-undeveloped land. as KU’s dean of fine arts “Cowtown: History of doesn’t pass away. But “He loved Lawrence,” from 1923 to 1950. Durin time, there are always the Kansas City StockHayes says of Swarthout. ing his record-breaking yards” display, which little things that start to tenure at KU, Swarthout “He really was a member employs a historical fall apart,” Hayes says. of the community.” established a name for treasure trove of pho“And I think the care One of Swarthout’s himself as a nationwide and attention to details closest friends was, leader in musical higher — acoustical, visual and oddly enough, the legeducation. so forth — is very preendary KU basketball In addition to directcious.” coach Forrest C. “Phog” ing the KU Concert and For a full schedule of Allen. The two were avid Chamber series and Swarthout Recital Hall golfers and played regufounding the Annual concerts, visit www. larly. They also shared a Holiday Vespers conmusic.ku.edu. certs, Swarthout was also love of music, Hayes says — Allen “had a very fine president of the Music — Features reporter Joanna piano,” which Swarthout Teachers National AsHlavacek can be reached at may have helped him sociation from 1931 to jhlavacek@ljworld.com and 1932 as well as four terms pick out.

tographs, blueprints, drawings and documents (all discovered in a West Bottoms storage room in 2008) to tell the story of Kansas City’s meat-powered economic engine of decades past. While you’re at the downtown library, stop by the Nine Muses Library Coffee Shop on the first floor between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for coffee drinks, fresh pastries or one of the fresh salads or wraps. For more information about library events, hours and which exhibits are located in which gallery, visit kclibrary.org.

Easter activities Next weekend is Easter and wouldn’t be complete (or at least not as much fun) without an egg hunt or an audience with the Easter Bunny. Children can visit the Easter Bunny at several locations this weekend, including Crown Center, where he will be posing for photographs with kids from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. From 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Science City at Union Station will hold its annual Easter Eggstravaganza, which includes a massive Easter egg hunt, arts and crafts, an Easter egg drop and photos with the Easter Bunny. That same day at Powell Gardens in Kingsville, Mo., the whole family is invited to enjoy an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast as well as a massive outdoor Easter Egg hunt led by the bunny himself. The egg hunt is included in the park’s regular admission, while the pancake breakfast is $17 each for adults

and $12 for children, reservations required. A more genteel brunch will be served on Sunday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Cafe Thyme for $30. To reserve a spot for either Saturday’s breakfast or Sunday’s brunch, visit powellgardens.org or call Linda at 816-697-2600.

Sporting KC Following its 2012 U.S. Open Cup victory and 2013 Major League Soccer Championship, Sporting Kansas City’s 2014 season and nonexistent playoff run came as something of a disappointment. The 2015 squad has yet to earn a win in its first three games, but with all-stars Matt Besler and Graham Zusi back full time from World Cup play, the return of dynamic midfielder Roger Espinoza from a stint in England and several key offseason acquisitions, the season should be an exciting one. It’s also the club’s first year in the Western Division, where it will face stiff competition from perennial contenders L.A. Galaxy, the Portland Timbers and the Seattle Sounders. Next Sunday, the boys in blue face off at Sporting Park against their old rival The Philadelphia Union in a 6 p.m. matchup. For ticket information and to see a full schedule, visit SportingKC.com. — Lucas Wetzel is a writer and editor from Kansas City, Mo. Know of an upcoming event in Kansas City you’d like to see featured in Kansas City Connection? Email us about it at kcconnection@ljworld.com.

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By Mary Ann Gwinn The Seattle Times

Spring used to be the shoulder season in the publishing industry, after the big holiday blockbusters and before the waves of â&#x20AC;&#x153;summer reads.â&#x20AC;? Now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to categorize â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one of 2015â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s big books, former Seattleite-turnedNew Yorker Erik Larsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dead Wake,â&#x20AC;? about the sinking of the Lusitania, popped up on the first of March. English writer Helen Macdonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memoir â&#x20AC;&#x153;H is For Hawk,â&#x20AC;? a memoir of Macdonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mourning for her father by training a goshawk, is already one of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;itâ&#x20AC;? books of the year, and also came out March 1. Lesson? Eternal vigilance is the price of snagging a good book. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a reading list of upcoming titles, listed by month of publication, categorized by fiction and nonfiction.

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Fiction March â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Buried Giantâ&#x20AC;? by Kazuo Ishiguro (Knopf). The author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Remains of the Dayâ&#x20AC;? sets his new novel in sixthcentury England, not long after the death of King Arthur. An elderly couple encounter supernatural creatures, a memoryeating mist and other obstacles as they make their way toward their longlost sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s village. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crow Fairâ&#x20AC;? by Thomas McGuane (Knopf). New stories from the Montana writer, featuring Montana men and women struggling with their personal demons against the background of their home stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stunning but harsh wilderness.

April â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the Waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Edgeâ&#x20AC;? by Sara Gruen (Spiegel & Grau). By the author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Water for Elephantsâ&#x20AC;?: a young Philadelphia socialite travels to a tiny village in the Scottish Highlands with her husband in search of the Loch Ness monster, as Great Britain struggles with the losses and deprivations of World War II. â&#x20AC;&#x153;God Help the Childâ&#x20AC;? by Toni Morrison (Knopf). This short novel follows the trajectory of a woman who rises from a tough childhood to become a highly successful cosmetics executive, but

who begins to doubt herself after a chain of events leads her back into the past.

their descendants, who return 5,000 years later to find a radically transformed Earth.

May â&#x20AC;&#x153;A God in Ruinsâ&#x20AC;? by Kate Atkinson (Little, Brown). Atkinson follows her stunning â&#x20AC;&#x153;Life After Lifeâ&#x20AC;? with the story of Teddy, the brother of Ursula Todd, the heroine of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Life,â&#x20AC;? as he pursues poetry, lives through World War II as an RAF bomber and experiences life as a husband and father. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sidney Chambers and the Forgiveness of Sinsâ&#x20AC;? by James Runcie (Bloomsbury). Fourth in the series about the estimable priest-detective Canon Sidney Chambers, the basis for the PBS series â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grantchester.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Early Warningâ&#x20AC;? by Jane Smiley (Knopf). On the heels of her critically acclaimed 2014 novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some Luck,â&#x20AC;? Smiley publishes the second installment in her trilogy about an Iowa farm familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s journey through the 20th century, from 1953 to 1986. If you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t read â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some Luck,â&#x20AC;? itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a necessary primer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sevenevesâ&#x20AC;? by Neal Stephenson (Morrow). An epic from sciencefiction virtuoso and Seattle author about pioneers who escape the end of the world and about

Nonfiction March â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Nowâ&#x20AC;? by Ayaan Hirsi Ali (Harper). The controversial author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Infidelâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nomad,â&#x20AC;? brought up in the Muslim faith but now a target of death threats for her opposition to terrorism, calls on the worldwide Muslim community to help end terror, warfare and oppression of women and minorities by extremist groups. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilotâ&#x20AC;? by Blaine Harden (Viking). Seattle author Harden, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Escape from Camp 14,â&#x20AC;? chronicles the rise of Kim Il Sung, North Koreaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s founding dictator, interweaving that history with the story of a young North Korean fighter pilot who attempted a daring escape from the totalitarian country in a MiG-15 jet fighter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisisâ&#x20AC;? by Robert Putnam (Simon & Schuster). The author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bowling Aloneâ&#x20AC;? examines how paths to upward mobility in America are

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The House of Owlsâ&#x20AC;? by Tony Angell (Yale University Press). The renowned Seattle-area wildlife artist and naturalist recounts his 25 years of living with, studying and reimagining owls in his art. Copious illustrations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weed the Peopleâ&#x20AC;? by Bruce Barcott (Time Home Entertainment). Bainbridge author Barcott (â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Measure of a Mountainâ&#x20AC;?) looks at the issues and implications surrounding the legalization of marijuana, from party etiquette to how to talk to your children about it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rain: A Natural and Cultural Historyâ&#x20AC;? by Cynthia Barnett (Crown). The science, natural history and culture of rain on Earth, from the first deluges to the prospect of climate change. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Road to Character: The Humble Journey to an Excellent Lifeâ&#x20AC;? by David Brooks (Random House). The New York Times columnist and PBS commentator, who believes our culture has lost sense of the value of humility, offers a prescription for a more engaged life via profiles of eight exemplary people, including President Eisenhower and Catholic activist Dorothy Day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Days of Rage: Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Radical Underground, the FBI and the Forgotten Age of Revolutionary Violenceâ&#x20AC;? by Bryan Burrough (Penguin Press). Burrough (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Public Enemiesâ&#x20AC;?) tells the story of the battle between the FBI and American revolutionaries, from the Weathermen to the Symbionese Liberation Army, during the 1960s and 1970s, when, in the name of social justice, â&#x20AC;&#x153;nice middle-class kidsâ&#x20AC;? blew things up and killed people. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Triumph of Seedsâ&#x20AC;? by Thor Hanson (Basic Books). San Juan Island natural-history writer Hanson (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Feathersâ&#x20AC;?) examines seeds, their natural history and their role

Outside my study window, a bluebird house beckons politely, but bluebirds inspect, in our diet, our economies reject, then fly away, and our civilizations. leaving the house â&#x20AC;&#x153;Listening to Stone: for lesser tenants. the Art and Life of Isamu Noguchiâ&#x20AC;? by Hayden HerA male cardinal lights rera (Farrar, Straus and atop the post, staking Giroux). The biography his claim, but the house of the sculptor who, with a Japanese father and an accommodates neither his length nor American mother, spent his girth, nor does it his career attempting to please straddle both cultures. his mate.

May â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reagan: the Lifeâ&#x20AC;? by H.W. Brands (Doubleday). The first full biography of President Reagan since his death. Brands is a distinguished Texas historian, biographer and author of 2008â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Traitor to his Class,â&#x20AC;? a biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Wright Brothersâ&#x20AC;? by David McCullough (Simon & Schuster). Two-time Pulitzer winner McCullough tells the story behind the wellknown saga of the two young men from Dayton, Ohio, who brought the world into the age of flight, mining a trove of diaries, books and correspondence to chronicle the influences leading to Wilbur and Orvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accomplishment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Forensicsâ&#x20AC;? by Val McDermid (Grove Press). The best-selling Scottish crime novelist ventures into a history of forensic science, weaving in realworld murders and the scientists who investigate them, both at home and in far-flung and hostile places. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Of Orcas and Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach Usâ&#x20AC;? by David Neiwert (Overlook). Nonfiction writer Neiwert (â&#x20AC;&#x153;And Hell Followed With Her,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Strawberry Daysâ&#x20AC;?) delves into the subject of orcas, including their natural history, role in human mythology, language and their long-term memories, providing context for the continuing debate over their captivity at amusement parks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Long Story: My Lifeâ&#x20AC;? by Willie Nelson with David Ritz (Little, Brown). Nelson, who recently turned 80, looks back at a long and very eventful life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On the Move: A Lifeâ&#x20AC;? by Oliver Sacks (Knopf). The memoirs of the physician/neurologist/writer who became famous for writing stories of people struggling with brain malfunction. Sacks announced last month he has terminal cancer.

Thus, ignoring my preference, spurned sparrows take up residence. Cleaning house, they build a nest and prepare for offspring, their cheerful chirps reflecting satisfaction with the accommodations. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Betty Laird, of Lawrence

BEST-SELLERS Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended March 22, compiled from nationwide data

Hardcover fiction 1. The Girl on the Train. Paula Hawkins. Riverhead ($26.95) 2. NYPD Red 3. Patterson/Karp. Little, Brown ($28) 3. All the Light We Cannot See. Anthony Doerr. Scribner ($27) 4. Last One Home. Debbie Macomber. Ballantine ($26) 5. Prodigal Son. Danielle Steel. Delacorte ($28) 6. The Assassin. Clive Cussler. Putnam ($28.95) 7. A Dangerous Place. Jacqueline Winspear. Harper ($26.99) 8. A Spool of Blue Thread. Anne Tyler. Knopf ($25.95) Hardcover nonfiction 1. Dead Wake. Erik Larson. Crown ($28) 2. Pioneer Girl. Laura Ingalls Wilder. South Dakota Historical Society ($39.95) 3. The Hormone Reset Diet. Sara Gottfried. HarperOne ($27.99) 4. Get Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Yours. Kotlikoff/Moeller/Solman. Simon & Schuster ($19.99) 5. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. Marie Kondo. Ten Speed ($16.99) 6. Better than Before. Gretchen Rubin. Crown ($26) 7. Being Mortal. Atul Gawande. Metropolitan ($26) 8. The 20/20 Diet. Phil McGraw. Bird Street ($26)

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KEVIN BARNES, PICTURED, AND OF MONTREAL will be performing at 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Granada.

Getting their freak on Of Montreal bringing communal commotion to the Granada

By Fally Afani Special to the Journal-World

When Of Montreal hits the stage, they tend to be theatrical and dramatic. Band members pull out all the stops when it comes to sequins and stimulation during their highly danceable numbers, and their show at the Granada on Wednesday will be no different. They put on, without a doubt, one of the oddest shows you’ll ever see. But when they’re in Lawrence, they feel right at home. Lawrencians are, in fact, a little odd themselves, and if there’s one place where they choose to congregate, it’s an Of Montreal show.

Maintaining identity The ringleader of this eyepopping show (no really, they use giant eyeball props in their set) is Kevin Barnes. He hails from Athens, Ga., and likens Of Montreal’s performances to Lawrence’s exciting college town atmosphere. “The freaks of the town, or the people who are interested in the artsy thing, are openminded and feel excited about being alive,” Barnes says. “It

Of Montreal with Yip definitely very cathartic and a Deceiver will perform at 9 healing process.” p.m. Wednesday (doors at 8 That sentiment is then p.m.) at the Granada, 1020 shared between the audience Massachusetts St. Tickets cost and the performers onstage. $16 in advance and $22 day of “I think because we’re dealshow, and can be purchased ing with a lot of universal at the Granada box office or themes everybody can identhegranada.com. tify with, we can share each other’s pains and lessen the weight on each other’s shoul- contemporary movements,” ders, in a sense.” says Barnes, noting that he “Aureate Gloom” is the 13th doesn’t ever follow the trends in music. “We have a very strong identity in that way, I feel what we contribute to the world is in that we’re not really a part of anything. So we can have helping people feel more comfortable individuality or our own personality in any culture.” with themselves, especially with a gender-

feels like people in Lawrence are similar kind of people.” Really, Of Montreal can do it all. They can make dance music, psychedelic numbers, slow ballads and more. Their latest release, “Aureate Gloom,” is a prime example of the inner monologue ramblings Barnes tends to weave over busy guitars. As an artist, Barnes knows it’s nearly impossible to avoid

bending aspect of our shows.” — Kevin Barnes, of Of Montreal

transparency in your work. Although “Aureate Gloom” was inspired by a dark period in his life, he says the songs on the album become something else during the live show. “The music is inspired by a bad experience, or a troubling experience, but not when we go onstage,” Barnes says. “When we play a song, it lifts my spirits in a way, and it becomes more joyful and it’s

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Administrative Assistant KU Applied Behavioral Science seeks full-time Administrative Assistant. Application deadline is April 6. Starting Salary: $32,500. Apply at: https://employment.ku.e du/staff/3017BR. Initial review begins April 6. Starting salary: $32,500. KU is an EO/AAE. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, disability, genetic information or protected Veteran status

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Healthcare Order Entry Clerk Stouse Inc., a specialty printing company in the Gardner area listed as one of the Top 20 Area Manufacturers, is looking to fill full time positions with energetic individuals in our order entry group. We are looking for candidates experienced in a Microsoft Windows environment in data entry process. This position requires good organization, communication skills, and ability to work in a busy office. High school graduate a must, some college a plus and 2 years experience in office setting. Stouse offers a competitive compensation and benefit package. Phone calls welcomed to Pete at 913-791-0656. Send resume to: pmadrigal@stouse.com Stouse, Inc. 300 New Century Pkwy New Century, KS 66031 (Drug Free/EEO)

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(First published in the praisers’ report showing just compensation Lawrence Daily Journal- the awarded, and that any World March 29, 2015) party dissatisfied with the award may pursue an apTHE DISTRICT COURT OF peal therefrom as permitDOUGLAS COUNTY, ted by law within thirty KANSAS CIVIL COURT days from the date of filDEPARTMENT ing. IN THE MATTER OF THE Court Appointed ACQUISITION OF Appraisers: PROPERTY BY EMINENT Ron Aul, Mark Buhler, and DOMAIN Timothy Keller ________ THE CITY OF EUDORA, KANSAS, A Municipal (First Published in the Corporation, Lawrence Daily JournalPlaintiff, World March 29, 2015)

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The Lawrence/Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission will hold their regularly scheduled monthly meeting on April 20, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room on the first floor of City Hall, 6 E. 6th Street. The Planning Commission will consider the following public hearing and non hearing items at their Monday, April 20, 2015 meeting:

Communications to the Commission: Written comments are welcome and encouraged on all items to be considered by the Planning Commission. The Commission has established a deadline for receipt of all written communications of no later than 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 20, 2015. This ensures your transmittal to the Commission can be received and read prior to their meeting.

Z-15-00063: Consider a request to rezone approximately .2689 acres from CS (Commercial Strip) District to RS5 (Single-Dwelling Residential) District, located at 832 Ohio St. Submitted by Old West Law- Sheila M. Stogsdill rence Properties LLC, Planning Administrator www.lawrenceks.org/pds/ property owner of record. ________ SUP-15-00065: Consider a Special Use Permit for (First published in the Lake View Villas @ Lawrence Daily JournalAlvamar, a residential de- World March 29, 2015) velopment including 11 existing four-plex build- The following vehicle will ings, 8 proposed duplex be sold by Lighthouse Tow buildings and 24 detached & Recovery at public aucdwelling units on approxi- tion for tow and storage mately 16 acres, located at fees on March 29, 2015, at 2250 Lake Pointe Dr. Sub- 7am at 1200 E 25th St., mitted by CFS Engineers, Lawrence, KS 66046. for CornerBank, property 1996 JEEP GR CHEROKEE owner of record. VIN#1J4GZ78S4TC340428 PP-15-00067: Consider a 1997 CHEVY MONTE CARLO Preliminary Plat for Dream VIN#2G1WW12M5V9285539 Haven, a 7 lot residential 1999 HONDA ACCORD subdivision containing ap- VIN#1HGCG5651XA139455 proximately 9.3 acres, lo- 1991 HONDA ACCORD cated at 2910 Peterson VIN#1HGCB7655MA130540 Road and adjacent parcels, 2001 HONDA CIVIC and associated variances VIN#JHMES26781S002602 from the lot design and 1977 CHEVY NOVA right-of-way width re- VIN#1X69D7L138433 quirements in Section 2004 AUDI A6 20-810 of the Subdivision VIN#WAULT64B14N032142 Regulations. Submitted by 1996 CHEVY LUMINA Treanor Architects, for Da- VIN#2G1W52M1T1118428 vid A. and Anne K. Gnojek 1990 TOYOTA TRUCK and Dream Haven II LLC, VIN#JT4RN81R9L5077171 2005 PONTIAC G6 property owners of record. VIN#1G2ZG528854133743 FDP-15-00066: Consider a 2012 ROUGH HOUSE Final Development Plan for VIN#RFVPMP202D1005845 Tauy Oil, Inc. ______ Bauer Farm, a 150 unit PO Box 973 multi-dwelling residential 1621 N 150 Rd. development containing Baldwin, KS 66006 approximately 4.47 acres, ________ located at 4700 Overland Dr. Submitted by Treanor (First published in the Architects, for Bauer SunflowerClassifieds Lawrence Daily JournalFarms Residential LLC, World March 29, 2015) property owner of record.

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You, and each of you, are hereby notified that TAUY KARL ALBERT OIL, INC. has filed an appliSPELLMAN JR., et al., cation for a permit to auDefendants. thorize the injection of produced saltwater and Case No. 14-CV-000476 produced natural gas into Division 1 the Squirrel Sand formation at Faulkner Well #I-3 K.S.A. Chapter 26 and 60 located 3670’ FSL, 3720’ FEL in the NW/4 of 9-15-20E in NOTICE OF APPRAISERS’ Douglas County, Kansas, HEARING with a maximum operating Notice is hereby given that pressure of 650 psig and a the undersigned apprais- maximum injection rate of ers, appointed by the 50 BPD and 15,000 scf. Court, will, in accordance with the provisions of Any persons who object to K.S.A. 26 506, hold a public or protest this application hearing on all matters per- shall be required to file taining to their determina- their objections or protion of just compensation tests with the Conservaand assessment of dam- tion Division of the State Commission ages for the taking of the Corporation lands or interests de- of the State of Kansas scribed in the Petition for within fifteen (15) days Eminent Domain, which is from the date of this publiThese protests incorporated herein by ref- cation. shall be filed pursuant to erence. Commission regulations Such hearing will com- and must state specific reasons why the grant of mence at 9:00 a.m. on the 8th day of April 2015, or on the application may cause the following day without waste, violate correlative further notice, at Eudora rights or pollute the natuCity Hall, 4 E. 7th St., Eu- ral resources of the state dora, Kansas 66025, and of Kansas. If no protests may be continued thereaf- are received, this applicamay be granted ter from day to day or tion place to place until the through a summary prosame is concluded with re- ceeding. If valid protests spect to all properties in- are received, this matter volved in the action. Any will be set for hearing. party may appear in person or by an attorney and may present either oral or written testimony by the landowner or other witnesses at such hearing. You are further that the Court has 20, 2015, as the for the filing of

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$12,987 Clean, 1-owner, Carfax, Great family sedan with 44k miles. STK# A3758

$11,495

Stk# P1642

2010 Toyota Corolla S

$11,995

Stk# 15B353A

Sport Utility-4x4

2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited, 4WD, 4.7L V8, automatic, tow package, sunroof, blue with tan leather interior. 152,000 miles. $3,500. 785-331-5540

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SL

2012 Nissan Altima S

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Trailers

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2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid

2006 Toyota Camry LE

2005 Sprinter Copper Canyon

Volkswagen Cars Stk#15T139E

62,680 miles, silver, automatic, leather, navigation, sunroof, excellent condition. $2500. 603-668-5354 anwa@netscape.com.

Toyota Cars

Volvo 2007 X90 AWD, leather heated power seats, alloy wheels, power equipment, sunroof, stk#58403A2 only $9,875.00

23rd & Alabama Lawrence 785-727-7151

Stk#15K489A

2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited

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2.5L 4cyl, Great gas mileage, A/T, AWD, Silver. STK# A3808

$11,374

2009 Toyota Corolla S

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Dale Willey Automotive 2840 Iowa Street (785) 843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

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$19,787

23rd & Alabama Lawrence 785-727-7151

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Nissan Cars

2012 Nissan Sentra 2.0 SR

Nissan 2007 Maxima 3.5SE, V6, fwd, sunroof, leather heated seats, dual power front seats, alloy wheels, Bose premium sound system, and very fun to drive! Stk#478971 only $10,817.00

$9,995 23rd & Alabama Lawrence 785-727-7151 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

$14,487

Motorcycle-ATV

Clean, 1-owner, Carfax, Fantastic gas mileage and seating for 5. 35k miles. STK# A3786

2012 Nissan ;C8<0 ("

2005 Toyota Corolla Stk# P1584B

Only $10,995

Stk#P1775

Call Thomas at

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What an Awesome Car!! Low Miles, Fuel Efficient, Immaculate Condition, Great School Car Stk# F027B

Low Miles, Local Owner, Great Condition, All the Goodies, Loaded, Well Maintained. Stk# F200A

888-631-6458

$6,995

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Only $9,495 Toyota 2008 Yaris 3dr lift back, fantastic gas mileage, great dependability, stk#400292 $6,814.00 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

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SERVICES TO PLACE AN AD: Auctioneers BILL FAIR AND COMPANY REAL ESTATE AUCTIONS 785-887-6900 www.billfair.com

Carpentry

Concrete Driveways, Parking lots, Pavement Repair, Sidewalks, Garage Floors, Remove& Replacement Specialists Call 785-843-2700 or text 785-393-9924 Sr. & Veteran Discounts Stamped & Reg. Concrete, Patios, Walks, Driveways, Acid Staining & Overlays, Tear-Out & Replacement Jayhawk Concrete Inc. 785-979-5261

Decks & Fences The Wood Doctor - Wood rot repair, fences, decks, doors & windows - built, repaired, or replaced & more! Bath/kitchen remodeled. Basement finished. 785-542-3633 â&#x20AC;˘ 816-591-6234

Cleaning

DECK BUILDER 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

House cleaning in your area. Independent lady w/over 15 years of house cleaning services. Free estimates,references. Call Karen 913-269-1185

Rich Black Top Soil No Chemicals Machine Pulverized Pickup or Delivery

Guttering Services

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

Serving KC over 40 years

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Foundation Repair

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FOUNDATION REPAIR Mudjacking, Waterproofing. We specialize in Basement Repair & Pressure Grouting. Level & Straighten Walls & Bracing on wall. BBB. Free Estimates Since 1962 Wagnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 785-749-1696 www.foundationrepairks.com

Dou1le D Furniture Repair Cane, Wicker & Rush seating. Buy. Sell. Credit cards accepted.785-418-9868 or doubledfurniturerepair @gmail.com

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

1 MONTH $118.95/mo.

Mike - 785-766-6760 mdcraig@sbcglobal.net

6 MONTHS $91.95/mo. Stacked Deck 42:B K 0I41>B (838=6 K 4=24B K 338C8>=B '4<>34; K ,40C74A?A>>58=6 =BDA43 K HAB 4G? 785-550-5592

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Home Improvements

Lawn, Garden & Nursery

Full Remodels & Odd Jobs, Interior/Exterior Painting, Installation & Repair of:

Golden Rule Lawncare Mowing & lawn cleanup Snow Removal Family owned & operated Call for Free Est. Insured. Eugene Yoder 785-224-9436

Deck Drywall Siding Replacement Gutters Privacy Fencing Doors & Trim Commercial Build-out Build-to-suit services Fully Insured 22 yrs. experience

913-488-7320

Herman Sloan Lawn mowing Mowing, trimming, leaves, fertilized & seeded if needed. Low rates. 913-422-5968. Mowing...like Clockwork! >=4BC 4?4=301;4 Mow~Trim~Sweep Steve 785-393-9152 Lawrence Only Spring Clean -Up Mowing-Trimming Serving Lawrence Since 1993 Pioneer Lawn Care Call 785-393-3568 or email Pioneerlawncare93@gmail.com

Higgins Handyman

Home Improvements

Family Owned & Operated 20 Yrs

Driveways - stamped â&#x20AC;˘ Patios â&#x20AC;˘ Sidewalks â&#x20AC;˘ Parking Lots â&#x20AC;˘ Building Footings & Floors â&#x20AC;˘ All Concrete Repairs Free Estimates

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Garage Doors

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Seamless aluminum guttering.

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Stk#15M256B

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1300 Tourer. Mint condition. 14,000 miles. Includes engine guard, additional windshield, and leather luggage rack. $5700 OBO. 913-422-6946 aammeyer@sbcglobal.net.

1 Month $118.95 | 6 Months $91.95/mo. 12 Months $64.95/mo. + FREE LOGO!

JAYHAWK GUTTERING

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Concrete

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Interior/exterior painting, roofing, roof repairs, fence work, deck work, lawn care, siding, windows & doors. For 11+ years serving Douglas County & surrounding areas. Insured.

785-312-1917

Lawn, Garden & Nursery Ackerman Lawn Care Mowing, Yard Clean-up, Tree Trimming, All jobs considered. 785-893-1509 Complete Lawn Care <>F8=6 B7AD1 CA8<<8=6 ;0=3B20?4 F0C4A 34B86= ;; types of EXT. maintenance, gutter& roof cleaning Call 785-214-3663

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Roofing

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Tree/Stump Removal

BUDGET TREE SERVICE, LLC. 913-593-7386 Trimmed, Shaped, Removed Shrubs, Fenceline Cleaned

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

Fredyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tree Service ;ML<GOFT LJAEE=< TLGHH=< T KLMEH J=EGN9D Licensed & Insured. 20 yrs experience. 913-441-8641 913-244-7718

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

Professional Tree Care Certified Arborists Tree Trimming Tree Removal Emergency Service Stump Grinding Insect & Disease Control Locally Owned & Operated Request Free Estimate Online Or Call 785-841-3055

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April 4, Sat 6pm

1305 N. 1100 Rd LAWRENCE, KS. 66046 1 and 1/2 mile past Walmart on highway 59

This is a very large and important Estate Sale for the Lawrence area. Beautiful Dorflinger, Dudolstadt, glassware, crystal, porcelain and ceramics. Sterling pitchers, bud vases, place settings. Satsuma tea set. CYMA 14 K wrist watch, Seiko wrist watch. Extensive collection of Nikon and Canon cameras w/ numerous lens. Developing equipment, range finder, telescope, microscope, computers, scanners, copiers, file cabinets, Chickering grand piano, 2 small office safes, beds, chairs, benches, cast iron kettles, Hillsbury church bell, rugged dining room table w/ bench and side table, trombone, decorative glass window, mirrors, collectibles, yard decor, 4- 10 speed bicycles, automated wheel chair, GE refrigerators, ice cream table and chairs, upright freezer, fishing equipment, framing molding, concrete auto stops, limestone fence posts, small trailer, bricks, and much misc. Shown by: John I. Hughes Certified Appraiser 785-979-1941

METRO PAWN INC 913.596.1200 WWW.METROPAWNKC.COM

LINDSAY AUCTION SVC 913.441.1557 WWW.LINDSAYAUCTIONS.COM

AUCTIONS

MERCHANDISE Antiques

Auction Calendar Real Estate Auctions Saturday, April 4, 10 am Registration at 9:00am Lawrence Holidome *148 Acre & 1.25 Acre homesite in Douglas County *5.8 Acres near Clinton Lake *108 Acres near Clinton Wildlife Area Bill Fair & Company 1-800-887-6929 billfair.com

Sat 6pm, April 4 Monticello Auction Ctr, 4795 Frisbie Rd Shawnee KS. Metro Pawn Inc. 913.596.1200 www.metropawnkc.com Lindsay Auction Svc 913.441.1557 www.lindsayauctions.com STRICKERS AUCTION MONDAY, APRIL 6, 6 PM 801 NORTH CENTER GARDNER, KANSAS FOR MORE INFO & PICTURES SEE WEB SITE www.strickersauction.com JERRY 913.707.1046 RON 913.963.3800

Auctions RARE OPPORTUNITY BRINK FAMILY AUCTION SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 10 AM @ THE HOLIDOME LAWRENCE, KANSAS HUNTERS, DEVELOPERS, INVESTORS, INDIVIDUALS! Auction #1 147.22 Acres near Rock Chalk Park! Hwy 40 & 800 Rd. Auction #2 1.25 Acre Homesite 1565 E. 800 Rd. Auction #3 5.8 Acres Development ground, K-10 & Clinton Parkway. Auction #4 108+ Acre hunters dream, artist retreat. For viewing times & details www.billfair.com

Lawrence 2 BR. 2 BA. Pristine house with vaulted ceiling & loft in golf course neighborhood on prime wooded to sell Priced lot. quickly. Newer appliances and mounted flat screen TV included. Call/text for showing. 4029 Crossgate Ct. $125,000 785-691-8028

ESTATE OF JEAN STANTON HETZEL & PARK HETZEL III APRIL 3RD 9:00-6:00 APRIL 4TH 9:00-3:00

Firearms, Hunting items, Tools, Coins, Jewelry, TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, DVRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Laptops, Game systs & much more.

Christmas Trees

Mobile Homes

Work Bench/Storage Unit 9ft 4in long, 2ft 4in wide, 5ft 4in tall. Asking $75. Call (785) 856-1144 Sears Coldspot upright freezer. (full size) Asking $75. Call (785) 856-1144

Furniture 2 Japanese floor futons, 4â&#x20AC;? foam, tri-fold, single bed size $25.00 EA. 785-832-9906

Miscellaneous

Kenmore Dehumidifiergood condition, located in Booster chairs, Lawrence, KS $50â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Child 7â&#x20AC;?x14â&#x20AC;? decorated. $20. (785)856-1144 785-832-2266

Arts-Crafts

Golf cart cover, driveable, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Roseâ&#x20AC;? brand, green color, excellent condition, $65.00 785-832-9906

Oil painting, original, framed, large sailing ship, 56â&#x20AC;? x 30â&#x20AC;?, including frame. Slide projector ($40), slide projector table ($15), slide $75.00 785-832-9906 sorter ($10), and standing Sewing Machine â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whiteâ&#x20AC;? projector screen ($10) buy model 1805A Deluxe Zig separate or the lot for $75- (785)856-1144 ZAG, $45. 785-832-2266 Vacuum Cleaner Kirby Generation 3 vacuum. Purchased new in 1991. Works well just too heavy. All accessories included. $50 (785)-843-9199

Bicycles-Mopeds Adult 26â&#x20AC;? bike- Girls 12 speed, two styles...$39 Call 832-2266

Building Materials Tenant finish items from large building: lighting, heating and air units, kitchen and bathroom fixtures, cabinets, counters, ceiling fans. Pricing varies. Gently used. Call to see 785-423-8123

Pianos: Beautiful Story & Clark console or Baldwin Spinet, $550. Kimball Spinet, $500. Gulbranson Spinet, $450. And more! Prices include tuning & delivery. Call-785-832-9906 Casio Keyboard 36â&#x20AC;? CTK530 64 Rhythms+ Tones $98. 785-832-2266

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Office Space available NOW! 5020 Bob Billings Pkwy. Call Garber Property Mgmt for more info. 785-842-2475

AVAILABLE NOW Brand New 1 BR OPEN HOUSE Mon - Fri â&#x20AC;˘ 10 am - 6 pm Saturday â&#x20AC;˘ 10 am - 2 pm

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Acreage-Lots

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4 acre building sites, some 3 acre, between Lawrence & Topeka, blacktop, repo, owner will finance with no down payment. $257/mo 785-554-9663

Cedarwood Apts

Watch the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hawks on your brand new 48â&#x20AC;? flat screen TV! 1/2 off security deposit too! Pay sec. dep., & we will hold your apartment for later move in! Must qualify & be approved by 3/31/15 to get TV.

Stone Meadows SouthNow Leasing for Aug 1st 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom $1200/month Call Garber Property Management for more info! 785-842-2475

Plus! Washer & Dryer, Dishwasher, Basic cable AND wifi are included with your rent! Do you want a newly remodeled apartment with a brand new TV?

785-856-3322

SUNRISE VILLAGE & PLACE

Beautiful & Spacious 1 & 2 Bedrooms Start at $450/mo.

Pools, Tennis & Bball Courts, W/D, On KU Bus Route, Spacious Floorplan, Patios/Decks. Great locations: 660 Gateway Ct. 837 Michigan

* Near campus, bus stop * Laundries on site * Near stores, restaurants * Water & trash paid

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Office Space Downtown Office Space Single offices, elevator & conference room, $500-$675. Call Donna or Lisa, 785-841-6565

Call now! 785-841-8400 www.sunriseapartments.com $200-$300 off August Rent Specials!!

YOUR NEXT APARTMENT IS READY.

CALL TODAY (Monday - Friday)

785-843-1116

2 BR, 1 BA, Apartment Unfurnished, 2400 Franklin Rd., Lawrence, KS, 66046, 12 months lease, unfurnished, 800 sq. ft., Electricity Included, Water Included, Gas Included, AC Included, Heat Included, Trash Disposal Included, W/D, Microwave, Dishwasher, Air Conditioning, Outdoor Area, Carpet, Laundry Facilities, Parking Available, Storage Available, Comes with 10 x 10 storage unit and is inside secure and fenced location, $$750.00, Steve at 785-393-9366.

Contact Westgate now at 785-842-9199 or come by 4641 W. 6th St for a tour!

Now Leasing 2, 3 & 4 BR Townhomes for August 1st!

2411 Cedarwood Ave.

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Huge Moving Sale! Lots of great stuff! Thomasville loveseat, set of 3 mahogany dressers, coffee table, elliptical, treadmill, Target Home blue trellis curtain panels (4 panels), curtain rods, shower curtain & rod, black & cream floral round rug, light blue floral runners, accent rugs, Target floral plates & bowls, queen size comforter sets, queen size bed frames, baby girl items, clothes size 0-12 months, CoCaLo Daniella baby girl crib bedding & matching lamp, baby bullet, Medela Pump in Style Advanced, exersaucer, baby bouncer, Jumping Jenny, fashion purses, music CDs, DVD movies, & much more. No early callers please.

SEEKING SUB-LET Nice, spacious apartment, Available June 1st. 2BR-2BA, upper unit w/full size W/D, Plenty of storage & closet space. Community amenities. On KU bus route. $775 mo. Call 304-579-9342 for more information.

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RENTALS

MOVING SALE 800 Wheaton Dr. Saturday 7:30 to 1:00 Sunday 10:00 to 2:00

LAUREL GLEN APTS All Electric 1, 2 & 3 BR units. Some with W/D, Water & Trash Paid, Small Pet, Income Restrictions Apply 785-838-9559 EOH

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AKC Registered Siberian Husky puppies. $700. Ready April 12. Taking deposits now, $300. Most are black and white, some are brown, black, and white. All with blue eyes. 785-665-3199.

NOTICES

Lawrence

W/D hookups, Fireplace, Major Appliances. Lawn Care & Dbl Car Garage!

1 BD Cabin 11 miles NW of Lawrence. at LakeShore Estates. Includes 5 large lots with hook ups and storage shed. Owner will finance with no down payment. $257/mo. Call 785-554-9663

GARAGE SALES

25â&#x20AC;? Keyboard KAWAI MS710 576 Variations + Recorder $95 832-2266

AVAILABLE NOW! 4BR, 2BA, New paint, carpet, and hardwood floors 3BR, 1BA Open-Aug Both have 2 car garage, W/D, fenced back yard, all appliances included, patio, pets ok, Section 8 ok, $1200/mo. For more info call 816-729-7513.

Available Now! 3 BR w/2 or 2.5 BA

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For Sale: 2 girls bikes, 26â&#x20AC;?, one boys, $35 each. Call 785-832-2266

3 bedroom townhouses available now on Adam Ave and Bainbridge Circle $800 - $1200/month Call Garber Property Management for more info! 785-842-2475

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

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Clothing

Hoover Rug Shampooer- Collection of classic illuscomics good condition, located in trated $100/offer. Lawrence, KS $20â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1950s-1960s. Call 841-5708. (785)856-1144

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2BR, 2BA, stove, fridge, vaulted ceilings, located in park w/clubhouse & swimming pool, CH/CA, storage building, move in ready, Lawrence.

Roller Skates size 7- $35 new, white 785-832-2266 Antique side table, top measures 20â&#x20AC;? x 29â&#x20AC;?,is 27â&#x20AC;? 100% Silk Jacket + Skirt... Golf Range Finder- Neo+, tall, $75.00 size 6 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Redâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, like new... $69 like new, originally 785-832-9906 Call 785-832-2266 $150.00, now $50.00 (785) 841-2381

Collectibles

Townhomes

OWNER WILL FINANCE

7 Foot Pre-lit Fancy Pine Christmas Tree$45 Golf Range Finder- Neo+, (785)856-1144 like new, originally $150.00, now $50.00 (785) 841-2381

Appliances

2 BR, 1 BA, Apartment Unfurnished, 2400 Franklin Rd. Ste B, Lawrence, KS, 66046, 12 months lease, unfurnished, 800 sq. ft., Electricity Included, Water Included, Gas Included, AC Included, Heat Included, Trash Disposal Included, W/D, Microwave, Dishwasher, Air Conditioning, Outdoor Area, Carpet, Parking Available, Storage Available, Comes with 10 x 10 storage unit. Located inside fence area with security gate., $ $750.00 monthly / $750.00 deposit, Steve @ 785-393-9366.

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HBO slams Scientology in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Clearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jaw-droppingâ&#x20AC;? doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t adequately express the reaction many will have to the explosive film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Beliefâ&#x20AC;? (7 p.m. Sunday, HBO). Most of its allegations have been documented in the book itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s based on by Lawrence Wright. Both the book and this film, directed by Alex Gibney, draw upon the revelations of former insiders, followers and officials high up in the church. The life story and layers of self-embroidered mythology surrounding Scientologyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s founder, L. Ron Hubbard, would be sufficient for a very bizarre film. But they are only the beginning of this tale of an organization with an alleged history of viciously attacking and silencing its critics; waging a protracted legal battle with the United States government; and keeping members in virtual servitude and isolation for years and decades at a time. The film makes ample use of collage and other graphic elements to illustrate Scientologyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s principles and its once highly classified cosmology. Former members seen here now dismiss this mythology as sheer nonsense, if not downright insanity. At the heart of the organization are â&#x20AC;&#x153;audits,â&#x20AC;? therapylike sessions where members confess their innermost fears and secrets in hopes of ridding themselves of negativity. The makers of this film allege that the organization has catalogued these sessions and uses their contents to blackmail and control those who might leave the flock. Scientologyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impact on the careers and private lives of actors, including Tom Cruise and John Travolta, is explored in shocking detail. But the film raises far more profound questions than mere celebrity gossip. This film and Wrightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book question â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Prison of Beliefâ&#x20AC;? and examine the extremes people will go to when they feel their faith justifies, encourages or demands it. The film is replete with embarrassed former members wondering aloud how they could have fallen for something so absurd, so controlling and so vile for so long. Tonightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other highlights

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For Sunday, March 29: This year you let your fiery spirit emerge. Others might see you as someone who is unpredictable and impulsive. You often act on your spontaneity from a centered space. If you are single, it is prime time for romance. If you are attached, you will enter one of the many romantic periods that you two experience together. The stars show the kind of day youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult Aries (March 21-April 19) As long as you stay energized, you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to worry. Plan on spending time with a loved one. Tonight: Fit in a brisk walk. Taurus (April 20-May 20) You see a situation differently from how those in your life see it. Let it go for now. Tonight: No need to go out. Gemini (May 21-June 20) Make your Sunday round of calls. As you catch up on othersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; news, you will receive several invitations. Tonight: Remain responsive. Cancer (June 21-July 22) You might want to slow down some. You might be in the process of weighing a major purchase or repair. Tonight: Your treat. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) You could be feeling as if you have everything under control. How you handle your plans is up to you. Tonight: Think â&#x20AC;&#x153;vacation.â&#x20AC;?

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You have gone out of your way for others a lot lately. You must slow down and take some time for you. Tonight: Stay in and curl up with a good book. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Get together with friends at a baseball game or simply plan on shooting the breeze. Tonight: All smiles. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Accept an invitation for a late brunch or movie. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll enjoy catching up on news. Tonight: Clear your desk. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You could be eyeing a substantial transformation in a key area of your life. Tonight: Make plans to visit a pal. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Make this a special day with a loved one. You will feel great just sharing news with each other. Tonight: Use care with a roommate. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Others seek you out. Keeping established plans for the day could be difficult. Tonight: Let a loved one be your cheerleader. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) You might want to think before you make plans. Above all, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t push yourself. Tonight: A favorite meal.

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