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One dead Rocks, sound art, ‘poetic’ lighting after fire, dispute EAST NINTH STREET PROJECT

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One man is dead One officer following a domestic dispute and an early- said he could morning house fire see a flickering Wednesday in southeast light within the Lawrence, police said.

At 12:14 a.m., police home. Less than received a report of a minute later a domestic dispute at the house was 2632 Rawhide Lane, said Lawrence Police on fire.”

Sgt. Trent McKinley.

During the dispute — Lawrence Police a man “displayed a Sgt. Trent McKinley handgun and threatened the occupants,” according to McKinley.

In addition to the man, a woman and several children were inside the home, McKinley said. The woman told police that after she was threatened she and the children left the home and called police.

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THIS ARTIST’S RENDERING IMAGINES THE FINAL DESIGN of the East Ninth Street Project, which includes large rocks, a stormwater management system with native grasses and integrated art installations that combine unique lighting and recorded sounds.

Committee signs off on plan for new streetscape included in a design voted upon Wednesday night by a citizen advif you’re walking, sory board established biking or gathering to review plans for the along East Ninth proposed East Ninth Street in the future, Street arts corridor. light displays, sound The vote, 13-2 in signals, a rock formafavor of the design, tion and tall native triggers a public prograsses could be part cess that will start with of your experience. a Monday meeting Those comPlease see NINTH, page 2A ponents were all

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PROPOSED LANDSCAPING along the revitalized Ninth Street from New Hampshire to Rhode Island streets is shown in this rendering.

Late KU couple gives $217K to Salvation Army

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Long before becoming an English professor at Kansas University, John Willingham was the child of a single mother during the Great Depression.

Those who knew Willingham said it was the people in despair and the compassion others showed them he observed back then that inspired him to make a large contribution to the Salvation

Army of Douglas County, which he instructed to be done from his estate 10 years after his death.

On Wednesday, relatives and friends of Willingham gathered at the Salvation Army, 946 New Hampshire St., to announce a $217,600 gift from the estate of Willingham and his late wife, Yvonne, of Lawrence.

Salvation Army Maj. Douglas Rowland called

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Ottawa — A defense attorney, crying and his voice cracking, pleaded with a Franklin County jury Wednesday to give convicted quadruple killer Kyle Trevor Flack mercy.

“I ask you to vote for life,” Timothy Frieden said. “Don’t make a choice you are going Flack to regret. ... Choose life.”

The prosecutor, however, asked the jury to find “justice” for the victims of the crimes that he called “extremely wicked, shockingly evil and vile.”

“A 21-year-old mother shot in the back of

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JIM EVERS, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT at The Salvation Army, left, thanks Robert Willingham, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., after a Wednesday ceremony in which the estate of Willingham's parents, John and Yvonne Willingham, of Lawrence, gave more than $217,000 to the Salvation Army, 946 New Hampshire St.

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LAWRENCE-DOUGLAS COUNTY FIRE MEDICAL PERSONNEL remove a body, obscured by a tarp, from the burned home at 2632 Rawhide Lane on Wednesday.

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Officers soon arrived on the scene, made contact with the woman and positioned several officers around the home, McKinley said. The woman suffered minor injuries, but declined medical attention at the scene.

While positioned around the home, officers were able to see the man inside, although they had minimal contact with him, McKinley said.

“A short time later one officer said he could see a flickering light within the home,” McKinley said.

“Less than a minute later the house was on fire.”

Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical was dispatched to the scene at 12:22 a.m., said Division Chief Eve Tolefree. Firefighters were advised not to approach the home because of the reported domestic dispute.

At 12:32 a.m., as the flames grew, firefighters began a

“defensive fire attack” from outside the home but did not enter, Tolefree said.

“This progressed fairly quickly,” McKinley said.

“We kept officers on the perimeters, and they did not see anyone exit.”

Bill Atwell, who lives less than a block away from the home on Rawhide Lane, said he woke up around 1 a.m. to the sounds of sirens.

“I looked out the door and saw the blue house on fire,” he said.

Atwell said for about 45 minutes while the house was on fire he heard loud popping noises, which he believed to be ammunition exploding in the flames.

McKinley confirmed there were indeed popping noises during the fire, but could not say what caused them. He added that ammunition was also present inside the house.

Atwell said police and firefighters stayed through the night and he was unable to sleep through the commotion and his anxiety for the well-being of his neighbors.

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the size of the gift “very significant” for the charity.

“This gift is a blessing to God,” Rowland said.

“It is given to others that they might be blessed, and through that, God will be blessed.”

Willingham was born in 1919 in Quinlan, Texas.

His father died in 1924, leaving his mother to raise Willingham and his three siblings, said Willingham’s son Robert Willingham of Cape Girardeau, Mo. “A few years later the Great Depression began and affected everybody, one way or another,” Robert Willingham said.

Not only did John Willingham see people suffer, his son said, he saw the “very good work” that the Salvation Army did.

Willingham worked two jobs to put himself through college, and was grateful for the National Youth Administration, a New Deal program that helped enable him to do so, relatives said.

The Willinghams worked hard, made an

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WEDNESDAY’S POWERBALL The design presented 24 44 53 55 63 (19) Wednesday came with an TUESDAY’S MEGA MILLIONS updated budget. The total is 33 38 40 46 49 (15) now estimated at $3,567,945.

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PICK 3 (EVENING) In part, the group said 0 6 7 in its evaluation that a reduction in parking would place an “undue burden” on residents and businesses. It also expressed safety concerns for bicyclists using the shared-use path, putting them “in direct conflict with -16 cents, $4.65 cars and trucks entering and leaving alleyways.”

See more stocks and If the design were to get approval from the City commodities in the Commission, the project USA Today section. would go into a second planning that would conclude with a more detailed, technical design.

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honest living and spent wisely, relatives said.

“John Willingham knew about growing up poor and being vulnerable,” said niece Elaine Schoyen of Great Falls, Mont.

Schoyen said the Willinghams were appreciative of their own good fortune and wanted to help people who may not have the means to succeed now but, with help, could do so in the future.

Relatives, including grandchildren, also described the Willinghams as being a lot of fun, with a whimsical sense of humor and constant banter between them.

They were born just one day apart in July 1919 — she on the 14th and he on the 15th. They died less than a year apart, both at age 86 — she in July 2005 he in February 2006, according to their obituaries.

Yvonne Willingham was associate director of the University Press of Kansas, retiring in 1985.

John Willingham also retired from KU in 1985.

He had been a professor at KU since 1961, teaching courses in American literature and literary criticism and serving as director of freshmansophomore English.

those sounds may be picked up from nearby New York Elementary School and projected onto the street, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A Shelton said.

A large rock formation of the East Lawrence would also be part of the Neighborhood Association. corridor under the current The design will also have design. Artist Jarrett Melto go before the Lawrence lenbruch is hoping to select Cultural Arts Commission, large rocks from regional and maybe some other pub- sources, deliver them to the lic boards, before it winds street and arrange them in a up with the Lawrence City pattern between New York Commission sometime and New Jersey streets for in May, explained Porter people to lean against, sit Arneill, Lawrence’s director and play on. of arts and culture.

After a member of the Members of the East public asked about it, Mayor Ninth Citizens Advisory Mike Amyx said the city Committee heard Wednes- would be liable for any inday about some of the art jury on the rock formation. that could be infused into Work on the arts corthe design. ridor was kickstarted in Derek Porter, a New 2014, when the Lawrence York City and Hudson Val- Arts Center won a $500,000 ley-based lighting designer, ArtPlace America grant that is a commissioned artist will be used to fund the art in the project. He wants to and artists involved. install poles, approximately The design recommend4 inches in diameter, that ed by the board Wednesday create low-level “light also includes the preserpools” on the sidewalks and vation of a historic brick gathering areas along the sidewalk, a bike zone at corridor.

Massachusetts Street and According to the final native plantings that would draft of the design, Porter be used for storm water would create choreomanagement. graphed light displays that From Massachusetts would respond to pedesStreet, the roadway is three trians “without emitting lanes, until it pares down to light pollution or disturbing two lanes at Rhode Island nearby residents.”

Street. From Rhode Island “These are really beauti- to Delaware streets, the ful, poetic displays of light roadway is two lanes, with from a very, very simple sidewalks on each side and understated structure,” said an 8-foot shared-use path Josh Shelton, with Kansas for both pedestrians and City-based urban design bicyclists. There’s also parteam el dorado inc. allel parking on the south Another commissioned side of Ninth Street. artist, assistant painting “I’m very impressed professor James Woodfill, with how you balanced the is proposing incorporating requests of all the stakespeakers in certain spots of holders coming together,” the corridor that would play said board member Emily a variety of sounds. Some of Peterson, co-owner of Mer-

guished, firefighters and officers were able to enter the home and confirm that one man was dead inside, McKinley said. The man’s identity has not yet been released.

No fire department personnel were injured during the incident, Tolefree said.

A damage estimate to the home was not immediately available, he added. The fire collapsed much of the building’s support structure, Tolefree said. And firefighters must “shore up” the building before entering to investigate further.

Douglas County property records show the home belongs to a Fernando Alvarez.

Police and firefighters taped off the scene and blocked portions of both Rawhide Lane and East 27th Street.

Investigators were still on the scene Wednesday afternoon.

Further information was not immediately available.

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Geek Squad allegedly found images on laptop received a report of a computer with possible child pornography on A Lawrence man fac- it from Best Buy’s Geek es a felony charge after Squad, according to a child pornography was probable cause affidavit found on his comfiled in Douglas puter, police said.

County District The man, 65, Court and recentturned himself in to ly released to the the Douglas County Journal-World.

Jail on March 17. He At the store, 2020 faces a single feloWest 31st St., emny charge of sexual COURTS ployees showed exploitation of a police a Toshiba child. He was released laptop with two suspect from the jail after posting files. a $7,500 bond.

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SUSAN HIVES, OF LAWRENCE, GOES A BIT OFF SCRIPT AND SCREAMS “STANLEY” INSTEAD OF “STELLA” during the Stella Screaming Contest at Theatre Lawrence Wednesday. Several contestants stepped up to a small platform and put their lungs to the test in the fashion of Stanley Kowalski, played by actor Marlon Brando in the film adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire.” The theater organized the event to promote its production of “A Streetcar Named Desire,” which opens on April 8.

Student Senate gives funds, seats on panel to newly created multicultural government Wednesday night, the Senate voted to give Multicultural Student GovernThe Kansas University Student Senate, amid debate, has ceded its ment control over allocating first powers to the newly formed the Multicultural Education KU Multicultural Student Govern- Fund — which will have about ment. $90,000 in it next school Wednesday night, the Senyear, according to Senate ate voted to give Multicultural Student Government control over leaders.

By Sara Shepherd

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allocating the Multicultural Education Fund — which will have about $90,000 in it next school year, according to Senate leaders — and also to give Multicultural Student Government equal seats on the Senate’s campus fee review subcommittee — adding 12 seats to the existing 12 for a total of 24.

Earlier this month, the Senate allocated about $90,000 in required

student fees, disseminated through KU’s Office of Multicultural Affairs, to establish the Multicultural Student Government. Representatives of the new group said the money would be used for stipends to pay leaders and for advertising and

other operating expenses.

That allocation is pending final approval by Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, who had not yet received the fee package to consider late Wednesday, according to university spokesman Joe Monaco.

Shortly before the Senate’s March 9 meeting, KU Multicultural Student Government became listed as an officially registered KU organization.

However, there are still steps that would need to be taken before it is officially recognized as a governing body of KU, including a process of approval to be included in the University Senate, Student Senate finance committee chairman and law student Tyler Childress said.

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New West Middle School principal named

By Rochelle Valverde Twitter: @RochelleVerde

Kempf

The Lawrence school district has named a new principal of West Middle School.

Brad Kempf, currently of the Emporia school district, will begin his new position in July, the district

announced Wednesday.

Kempf will replace Myron Melton, who plans to retire at the end of the school year.

Kempf has been associate principal of Emporia Middle School for four years, and he is also assistant athletics director for the district.

“Brad has a strong mid-

dle school educational background and a clear understanding of what it takes to successfully lead at this level,” incoming Lawrence schools Superintendent Kyle Hayden said in a news release.

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The Here @ Kansas project on March 20.

HERE developer: Robotic parking not a possibility

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Automated parking for the HERE @ Kansas apartment and retail development near Kansas University is not a possibility, a developer behind the project said Wednesday.

Questions were brought up at Tuesday night’s Lawrence City Commission meeting about whether developers could hire another company to finish the existing parking garage,

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If we thought there was somebody who could do it and be reliable and deliver the cars it said, great. ...

But it doesn’t exist.”

— James Letchinger, president of the development company behind HERE @ Kansas which was built to become an automated deck.

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Haskell University Safety, Health and Wellness Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Coffin Sports Complex, 155 Indian Ave. Nature Creations for Adults, 1-3 p.m., Prairie Park Nature Center, 2730 SW Harper St. Peaslee Tech Fall 2016 Enrollment Session, 4-6 p.m., Peaslee Technical Training Center, 2920 Haskell Ave. Cottin’s Hardware Farmers Market — Indoors, 4-6 p.m., Cottin’s Hardware and Rental, 1832 Massachusetts St. KU Youth Chorus rehearsal, 4:30 p.m., Room 328, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive.

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Singing Bowls with Julie Cisz, 7-8:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Concert: Amy Andrews, 7 p.m. doors, show 8-10 p.m., Cider Gallery, 810 Pennsylvania St. Free English as a Second Language class, 7-8 p.m., Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vermont St. Affordable community Spanish class, 7-8 p.m., Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vermont St. Concert: Addison Frei, 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center,

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There’s no reason for immediacy here really. There’s no reason that this provision can’t go until next year.”

Childress said the Multicultural Student Government also has yet to write its rules and regulations.

The group also has not yet held elections.

KU student Trinity Carpenter, who spoke on behalf of Multicultural Student Government at the Senate meeting, said the group was in the process of planning for elections but that it may be next school year before elections take place.

Student Katherine Rainey, currently listed as the organization’s primary contact, declined to answer a reporter’s questions about the status of the organization or a timeline for next steps.

That lack of formal establishment as a government was the reason some Senate representatives opposed the Multicultural Education Fund and fee committee bills.

“We’re putting the cart before the horse on this issue,” said Student Senate Chief of Staff Adam Moon. “Right now the body that we are intending to (give) authority and power to has not been given authority to

— Kansas University Student Senate Chief of Staff Adam Moon

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Prior to his current position, Kempf served one year as a PreK-12 principal in the White City school district.

He previously taught at Tonganoxie High School and Fort Knox High School in Fort Knox, Ky. Next school year, all middle schools in Lawrence will roll out a 1-to1 student-to-device ratio, where each student will be issued an iPad. The Emporia school district implemented a 1-to1 ratio this school year, an experience noted by Hayden.

“I have a lot of confidence that Brad (Kempf) is the right person at the right time for this position,” Hayden said.

Kempf earned a bachelor’s degree at Missouri State University and master’s degrees at the University of Missouri and Baker University.

He is currently working on his doctorate at Baker University.

Kempf said that he is excited to move to Lawrence, and he is looking forward to beginning his position at West.

“On just my short visit to West Middle School, I could tell students care about their school and their teachers,” Kempf said in the release. “Everyone I met exhibited a sense of school pride.”

The company initially hired to build the automatic garage, Boomerang Systems Inc., filed for bankruptcy in October.

James Letchinger, president of JDL Development — the developer behind HERE — said Wednesday he reached out to 10 other companies that build automated garages in October and November to see whether any of them could take over the project. Four of those companies visited the site at 1101 and 1115 Indiana St. None of the companies Letchinger spoke with had ever built an automatic garage that could hold more than 30 cars, he said. The proposed robotic garage was originally planned to have nearly 600 spaces.

“The bottom line: If we thought there was somebody who could do it and be reliable and deliver the cars it said, great. We’d do it,” Letchinger said.

“But it doesn’t exist.”

Lawrence resident Janet Gerstner, and others, urged city commissioners Tuesday to look for other automated parking companies and “not just take their word for it that something else wouldn’t work,” Gerstner said.

Gerstner said — and Letchinger agreed Wednesday — that having another company build the garage as automatic would be the best solution.

“Getting another company to do it would be the — K-12 education reporter Rochelle easiest solution,” LetchValverde can be reached at rvalverde@ inger said. “Of course ljworld.com or 832-6314. we’ve explored it. It’s dis-

tive, said Multicultural Student Government has had “ample response” from people who want to be involved and also has already formed relationships with many multicultural groups on campus that the current Senate has not adequately reached.

Carpenter called dissenting senators’ arguments like backstepping on their previous decision to fund Multicultural Student Government a “ploy to push this off and not have it be a reality.”

“It was such a huge accomplishment for us, and for you guys to disrespect it, to undermine it ... is shameful at best,” she said.

Ultimately, the Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve both measures.

The Student Senate’s budget for salaries, advertising, supplies and rent is about $200,000 annually, according to the Senate’s 2016 budget.

By Elvyn Jones

Eudora Parks and Recreation director Gary Scott doesn’t know exactly how old some of the playground equipment in Paschal Fish Park is, but he remembers painting some of it as a college student.

“When I was working for the city during the summer, I painted the same swings that are there now,” he said.

“Some of that equipment is at least 40 years old.”

The city is looking to replace the older equipment, add soft landing material around equipment and install new benches after being selected as one of the projects listed on a crowdfunding Internet site of-

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Consistency in application of the development code is the cornerstone of good government.”

—Jane Eldredge, attorney with Barber Emerson law offices

What meets code Developers have come to the City Commission twice looking for approval to operate the garage with human valets, with the garage holding fewer parking spaces than the robotic garage.

Commissioners proposed a way forward March 22 that would’ve allowed the human valet service, with certain con-

fered by the National Recreation and Park Association, said Kelly Dumais, city management intern for the city of Eudora.

The Eudora site, fund yourpark.org/campaign/ detail/4369, went live Tuesday and will remain active for 30 more days, Dumais said.

“Gary and the park board heard about this opportunity and asked me if I could help,” she said. “... We looked at what projects would be great for the community and be feasible. Paschal Fish Park stood out.”

The hope is that the greater visibility the page offers will attract a large donor base, Scott said.

“The idea is to get the word out, not just in Eudora, but the region and

Midwest,” he said. “We’re hoping individuals, companies and philanthropic organizations will want to help.”

Scott and Dumais haven’t overlooked the need for local donations, and are approaching Eudora businesses and individuals about contributions, while working to increase overall awareness of the site, which tracks the number of donations and amount of money raised.

“A lot of people want to see this happen, but they don’t have the money,” Scott said. “Now they can donate and see the difference they made. Every $10 helps.”

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

Wakarusa River bridge on County Road 1055 to close Monday

A bridge over the Wakarusa River on County Road 1055 just south of Lawrence will close Monday so that repairs started last year can be completed.

Douglas County Public — KU and higher ed reporter Works officials expect the Sara Shepherd can be reached at bridge about 1.25 miles sshepherd@ljworld.com or 832-7187. south of 31st Street to

appointing, because I do believe in it for the future.”

Letchinger said the loss of the automated system cost developers approximately $2 million.

JDL Development had been working with Boomerang Systems for another automated parking garage in Champaign, Ill. JDL selected Boomerang to service the Champaign garage after seeing a 13-story deck it operated in Miami.

The Miami Herald reported in January that Boomerang pulled out of its contract with the condominiums in Miami, where the deck is located.

The deck had been called “disastrous.”

According to an article in the Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette, the garage near the University of Illinois was intended to have 270 spaces, and it was nearly complete when Boomerang filed for bankruptcy.

Letchinger said that garage, which is already outfitted with mechanics, is “inoperable.”

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govern by the body it will represent. ... Once that vote occurs, then I’m all for the next Senate deciding what to do.”

Elections for the 201617 KU Student Senate will be held in mid-April.

Moon said all presidential candidates have indicated excitement about working with the new Multicultural Student Government.

“There’s no reason for immediacy here really,” Moon said. “There’s no reason that this provision can’t go until next year.”

Senators arguing for the measures giving power to Multicultural Student Government pointed out the Senate is elected by students and therefore does have the power to cede authority.

Others argued the Senate passing measures to empower the Multicultural Student Government should happen during its formative phase, to show support for it fully forming as a governing body.

Carpenter, who is not a Senate representa-

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ditions, but they wanted more information before taking a vote.

Letchinger has said he is working on a solution to secure the total amount of parking spaces, off-site, required to fill the development — both the apartments and 13,500 square feet of retail space.

Details of that solution could not yet be shared, Letchinger said.

City Manager Tom Markus, who has talked with developers about the potential solution, said Tuesday he has “a certain degree of confidence in listening to them” that the spaces would be added.

After questioning at their previous meeting about the feasibility of the valet garage, commissioners asked Tuesday to receive a count of parking spaces that could fit in the deck if the width of the spaces met city code.

As it’s been proposed, the garage, with human valets, would have 510 spaces — some of which are up to a foot narrower than what’s allowed under city code.

Mayor Mike Amyx said Tuesday it was his “last chance” to ask for how much space for parking exists in the garage under the city’s code.

Amyx suggested the commission should consider using the number of spaces that are wide enough to meet city code when determining how many bedrooms it allows

remain closed until May 6.

The bridge was closed from September through December last year to rehabilitate the structure’s deck concrete, replace girder bearings on its abutments and relocate the wall of the south abutment. Although not finished, that work

was sufficient to allow the bridge on the popular route between Lawrence and Baldwin City to reopen through the winter and early spring.

The project’s contractor, King Construction, will now return to complete the unfinished work.

developers to fill. The City Commission proposed March 22 allowing developers to fill 486 of the 624 bedrooms, which had been pared down from the 592 bedrooms developers asked to lease.

“What I’m saying is, there’s an amount of parking that exists under our code,” Amyx said.

“And maybe that’s what we ought to give, occupancy-wise, because that meets our code.”

Markus said Tuesday the number of spaces that could fit in the garage under city code is likely “substantially” fewer than the 510 developers have said they can fit with human valets.

Letchinger plans to bring the requested information to the City Commission next week, though he doesn’t “understand its relevance,” he said.

the city, Candice Davis — an Oread neighborhood resident and chair of the Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods — said, “It’s really disappointing we have this revitalization process because, when you think about what could happen to the neighborhood, I would hardly call it revitalization.”

Jane Eldredge, with Barber Emerson law offices, and State Sen. Marci Francisco, who lives in the area, advocated for commissioners finding out how many spaces would fit in the garage under city code. Eldredge asked that the plan be sent back to the city planning commission.

“When followed, the development code provides certainty and predictability for both the developers who come to our community and with those of us who will live with the new developments long after the developers are gone,” Eldredge wrote in a letter to city commissioners.

“Consistency in application of the development code is the cornerstone of good government.”

City planners have not recommended reducing the number of spaces required under city code for the development, but they have included the narrower spaces in their count of what developers are providing. Lawrence’s code does not currently include separate standards for valet garages.

It’s uncertain whether the issue will be talked about next week. The City Commission agenda will be released today.

Lingering concerns Letchinger has maintained that the human valet service is “tried and true” and an expensive, but workable, solution. He said residents of HERE @ Kansas would pay extra to use the parking spaces, approximately $50 to $60 per month.

“That is very common,” Letchinger said of the extra payment.

“They’re secured, there’s personnel, lighting; you have to charge for it. It’s minimal.”

Residents of the Oread neighborhood expressed their doubts Tuesday about the feasibility of valet parking and their worry that parking would spill into the already-congested residential streets.

Referencing the neighborhood revitalization act developers signed with

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Ana Guerrero, student, Lawrence “‘Leave the gun, grab the cannoli,’ from ‘The Godfather.’”

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Suzanne Dunn, events assistant, Lawrence “‘Life is pain, and anybody who tells you otherwise is trying to sell you something,’ from ‘The Princess Bride.’”

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CORRECTIONS The Lawrence City Commission informally agreed March 22 to have staff and developers of HERE @ Kansas bring back a plan for the development that would meet several conditions.

Commissioners did not vote.

p.m. in the Traditions Area on the fourth floor of the union. l Candidate 3 — April 25. The public presentation will be from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Summerfield Room of the alumni center. A reception will follow from 5 to 6 p.m. in the pub at the alumni center.

Candidates’ presentations will be streamed online. KU will post updates regarding the search online at provostsearch.ku.edu.

Chancellor Bernadette GrayLittle urged KU community members to attend or watch the presentations.

KU’s provost and executive vice chancellor is second in command for KU’s Lawrence campus

but does not oversee KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. The next provost and executive vice chancellor will replace Jeff Vitter, who left KU in December to become chancellor of the University of Mississippi.

Vitter had held the provost job five years, during which he oversaw design and implementation of KU’s 2012-2017 strategic plan, “Bold Aspirations.”

KU’s interim provost since Jan. 1 has been Sara Rosen, senior vice provost for academic affairs and a professor of linguistics.

— KU and higher ed reporter Sara Shepherd can be reached at sshepherd@ljworld.com or 832-7187.

Some KU buildings still without Internet after Tuesday outage

By Sara Shepherd Twitter: @saramarieshep

Many but not all Kansas University buildings were back online Wednesday morning, following Tuesday’s campuswide Internet outage.

Work continued throughout the day to fully restore Internet service to others, but a few buildings were expected to remain offline through

today, according to KU Information Technology.

Late Wednesday afternoon Internet was still down at Jayhawker Towers apartments, the engineering complex and Green Hall, which houses the law school, according to KU Information Technology. Snow Hall had only partial connectivity.

Connectivity was expected to be restored at all buildings by Friday morn-

ing, according to a KU IT update late Wednesday.

“We are working to repair the severely damaged cables and restore network and connectivity as soon as possible to all remaining buildings,” KU Chief Information Officer Bob Lim said in an email message Wednesday.

Housing facilities still lacked Internet service Wednesday morning, but connectivity was restored

to all but Jayhawker Towers by midday, according to a KU IT update.

Baehr Audio-Reader and Hilltop Childcare Facility also lacked Internet most of the morning but had it restored by midday.

KU is posting updates online at alerts.ku.edu.

The outage, reported about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, was blamed on a fiber cable cut. KU IT officials declined to say where or

Sloan, others draw primary opponents

R Peter Jarelli, artist, Lawrence. “‘Too many notes,’ from ‘Amadeus.’”

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By Sylas May search firm R. William Funk and Associates, according to KU. Read more responses and add Kansas University’s provost Here is the schedule: your thoughts at LJWorld.com search committee has chol Candidate 1 — April sen three candidates for the 11. The public presentaWhat’s your favorite line position who will visit the tion will be from 4 to 5 from a movie or play? campus in April. p.m. in the Bruckmiller Asked at the Candidate names will not Room of Adams Alumni be announced until approxiLawrence Public Library Center. A reception will mately two days before each KANSAS follow from 5 to 6 p.m. visit, but KU on Wednesday UNIVERSITY in the McGee Room of released the dates and times the alumni center. for candidates’ public presental Candidate 2 — April 21. The tions. public presentation will be from Steve Warren, professor and 4 to 5 p.m. in Alderson Auditoinvestigator in the Life Span Inrium at the Kansas Union. A restitute, is chairman of KU’s proception will follow from 5 to 6

Karl Ramberg, stonecarver, Lawrence “‘Stella!’, from ‘A Streetcar Named Desire.’”

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ep. Tom Sloan, R-Lawrence, will face a rematch in August with the same primary challenger he defeated two years ago.

Jeremy Ryan Pierce, 33, recently filed paperwork to run as a Republican against Sloan in the 45th House District, which includes parts of western Lawrence and rural western Douglas County.

In that same race in 2014, Sloan defeated Pierce, 7624 percent.

Sloan, a moderate Republican who has supported expanding the state’s Medicaid program and opposed Gov. Sam Brownback’s tax cut initiatives in 2012 and 2013, is seeking his 12th term in the House.

Pierce ran two years ago saying he supports Brownback’s tax plan and believes there are ways to cut spending in order to balance the state budget without raising taxes.

Bob Grant, who served 10 terms in the Legislature.

LaTurner, a small business owner, is completing his first term in the Senate. He has voted in favor of restrictions on abortion, expansion of concealed carry gun rights, and imposing a property tax lid on local governments. l Patty Markley, ROverland Park, also filed Peter Hancock Wednesday to run in a phancock@ljworld.com GOP primary against incumbent Rep. Craig McPherson for the 8th Pierce is one of several District seat in the Kansas challengers who have filed House. Markley served on the Prairie Village City in recent days to run for seats in the 2016 elections. Council from 1999 to 2003.

McPherson, an attorney, is Other recent challenger finishing his second term filings include: l Lynn Grant, D-Fron- in the House. In 2015, he tenac, filed Wednesday voted in favor of the bill to to run in the 13th Senreplace the school finance ate District in southeast formula with a system of Kansas against incumblock grants, as well as bent Sen. Jake LaTurner, a bill allowing people to R-Pittsburg. Grant is carry concealed handguns perhaps best known as without a license. l Mary Jo Taylor, the wife of the late Rep.

superintendent of the Stafford school district in western Kansas, filed Monday to challenge incumbent Sen. Mitch Holmes, R-St. John, in the GOP primary for the 33rd District Senate seat.

Holmes, who sponsored a bill this year to define the grounds for impeaching justices of the Kansas Supreme Court, is chairman of the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee. l Monica Murnan, D-Pittsburg, announced Wednesday that she intends to run for the 3rd District House seat against incumbent Republican Rep. Chuck Smith. Murnan currently serves on the Pittsburg City Commission. Smith is a teacher and high school football coach in Pittsburg.

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Police seized both computers and collected paperwork referencing the man’s work order, the affidavits say.

On Jan. 28, 2015, police received a call from a store employee who said the man called the store wanting to know the status of the laptops he wanted fixed, the affidavit says. Officers then called the man and let him know his computers had been seized.

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has affected him for over sixty years and he wished to get over it.”

The man also said he believed the nude images of children were the source of his computer problems, the affidavit says.

The man is scheduled to appear in court at 10:30 a.m. Monday for a preliminary hearing.

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The day before, the man gave that laptop and one other to the Geek Squad “complaining about viruses and the inability to log into the Toshiba laptop,” the affidavit says. Employees said they discovered the files while completing a malware scan on the computer.

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a search warrant on the man’s Toshiba laptop, which showed both the presence of child pornography and online activity “related to known child pornography search terms,” the affidavit says.

Police interviewed the man about the contents of his laptop in August 2015, the affidavit says; during that interview the man admitted there were nude images of children on both of his computers and said “this problem

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BRIEFLY County OKs work on Lone Star roads The Douglas County Commission on Wednesday approved a bid for Killough Construction of Ottawa to make roadway improvements at Lone Star Lake Park.

The $377,000 project will be for the asphalt rehabilitation on County Routes 1 West and 1 South at the lake. Commissioners also approved a change order of up to 10 percent of the contract cost to address road stabilization issues, which county public works director Keith Browning requested.

The work is expected to be completed before the summer season starts at the lake on Memorial Day.

Meet city manager at reception next week Members of the public will have the chance next week to meet new Lawrence City Manager Tom Markus.

Markus, 64, started in the position March 21 after five years of serving as city manager of Iowa City, Iowa. A public reception, which will be a come-and-go event, will be held for him and his wife, Deb, on April 6 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

BIRTHS Benjamin and Lindsay Smith, Lawrence, a girl, Tuesday.

Casey Babbit and Taylor Barrington, Overbrook, a girl, Wednesday.

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Better relationship with in-law will take effort Dear Annie: I come from a large family. We haven’t had any truly rough times, but our sister-in-law is proving to be a problem for me.

“Jennifer” has never liked me. I could live with that, but I am bothered by the way she treats my mother.

My brother has five children. For years, my mother has baby-sat for free. She attends all their events to show her support. She invites the kids to fun activities.

Mom recently took on a full-time job and can no longer babysit. Jennifer always seemed a little jealous of how close Mom is to the kids, and now she’s found a way to exclude her. Jennifer has stopped communicating with either of my parents. She declines invitations to family events at my parents’ house, and won’t invite them anywhere.

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Jennifer’s attitude is having an effect on my brother. He’s starting to behave the same way.

This is awful for my mother and an injustice to the kids. Mom is too nice to say anything, and if I speak up, it will only make things worse.

My older sister has told me that I will soon be excluded from any family event involving Jennifer if I don’t “change my ways.” I don’t understand what I have done wrong or

Can CBS revitalize ‘Rush Hour’?

CBS dusts off the “Rush Hour” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14) movie franchise in hopes that fans will turn in for weekly installments. Did this work for their adaptation of “Limitless”?

The jury is still out.

For those who slept through the late 1990s, “Rush Hour” starred Jackie Chan as the unwilling Hong Kong police partner of a street-smart motor-mouth police detective played by Chris Tucker.

Chan provided the balletic martial arts action and Tucker the nervous patter against a backdrop of nonstop action and cartoon violence.

The CBS reboot stars Justin Hires as Detective Carter and Jon Foo as the solemn Hong Kong native Detective Lee. Lee comes to California to investigate a gang robbery of ancient Chinese artifacts, a heist involving the murder of many police officers, including Lee’s sister.

Or so he thinks. Carter quickly initiates Lee into his neighborhood and his rather easy relationship with gang members and other unsavory types who prove to be informative.

Wendie Malick plays Carter’s long-suffering boss, Capt. Cole, and Aimee Garcia is Sgt. “Didi” Diaz, Carter’s beautiful ex-partner.

“Rush” has to keep the action flowing and wisecracks coming, because, at its core, the buddy cops just don’t share much chemistry. We’re repeatedly assured that the Hong Kong detective is eye candy. But when Lee isn’t sailing through the air, he’s a bit of a dud.

Movies and shows that substitute massive explosions for wit and character development tend to be very expensive. A helicopter crashes into a house in the show’s first five minutes.

“Rush Hour” has to find an audience very quickly, or it will be written off as a very costly miss.

O Speaking of network accountants, “Life in Pieces” (7:30 p.m., CBS, TV-14) ends its freshman season. CBS has already announced the renewal and return of 11 shows. “Pieces” was not among them. That doesn’t mean it has been canceled. Once touted as a “hit,” “Pieces” may be expendable principally because it is produced by Fox, not CBS. “Mike and Molly” was abandoned for similar reasons. Over on NBC, midseason offerings “You, Me and the Apocalypse” (7 p.m., TV-14) and “Shades of Blue” (9 p.m., TV-14) also conclude.

Tonight’s other highlights

O Christopher Meloni (“Oz,”

“Law and Order: Special Victims Unit,” “Underground”) appears on “Inside the Actors Studio” (7 p.m., Bravo, TV-14).

O Dirt with a hint of truth on “Scandal” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-14).

O With a new client to babysit, Alice thinks only of Ben on “The Catch” (9 p.m., ABC, TV14).

how to fix it. Could you women have wonderful please give me some relationships with their suggestions? — Frus- mothers-in-law. trated I could not have asked for a better womDear Frustrat- an to fill this role in my ed: We don’t know life. My mother-in-law what you have “done did an outstanding job wrong,” other than to raising her son and acrespond to Jennifer in cepted me into her famthe same negative way ily with grace and love. she responds to you. Sadly, she developed But we can tell you that Alzheimer’s and we improving the relation- had to watch a beautiship will require major ful, active and engaging effort from you, since woman fall victim to Jennifer is unlikely to the ravages of this inbother. Please talk to sidious disease. your older sister and I learned a lot from ask her to explain what her, and can only pray might help you get that I have the same along better with Jen- type of relationship nifer. with my son’s wife when that day comes.

Dear Annie: I read — Grateful Daughterthe letter from “Moth- in-Law er-In-Law,” who regrets the way she treated her husband’s mother now — Send questions to that she is the recipient of her son’s wife’s dis- anniesmailbox@comcast.net, dain. I was happy to see or Annie’s Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190 Chicago, IL 60611. you point out that many

JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS

For Thursday, March 31: This year you could make some unusual friends who expose you to a unique philosophy about living.

Your lifestyle, and even some of your priorities, might transform and benefit from the experience in ways that you never knew were possible. If you are single, you could meet someone who is assertive and quick-witted. If you are attached, your spontaneity and willingness to let go of heavy issues adds to the caring between you and your sweetie.

The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult Aries (March 21-April 19) +++++ Anything can happen when you give in to spontaneity.

Others will find you to be exciting.

Tonight: Play a game online and meet new people.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) ++++ If you’re feeling a vague sense of irritation, dig deep for answers as to why. Tonight: Someone is likely to surprise you.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) ++++ A friend’s idea could inspire you to reach for a goal in a unique way. Tonight: Respond to someone’s fun idea.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) ++++ You might not believe what comes out of someone’s mouth! Tonight: Embrace the unexpected.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) +++ You might not feel up to

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snuff in the morning. You’ll feel better as the day goes on. Tonight: Early bedtime.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) +++++ A loved one will learn through your resistance that he or she cannot control you. Tonight: Observe, then decide.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) +++++ It could be difficult to keep up with a friend’s quick thinking. Tonight: Be careful with a family member.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ++++ A close associate could have a brilliant idea. Give it time to sink in. Tonight: A cozy chat over dinner.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) +++++ A project gets a sudden boost today. Your expertise frequently helps others. Tonight: Say “no” to frivolous spending.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) +++++ You could receive some financial advice from an older, more knowledgeable individual. Tonight: As you like it.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) +++++ You might spend much of the day dealing with a personal matter. Tonight: Make it early.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) ++++ A risk could become complicated. Stay financially independent right now. Tonight: Hang with a friend.

— The astrological forecast should be read for entertainment only.

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19 See the old gang 20 San __ (Texas city, casually) 21 Watched over 22 Utter 23 Archipelago unit (Abbr.)

25 Karate weapons 26 Stellar Scotch brand?

31 Latin percussion stick 35 Needing straightening 36 “Hello, __!” (cell company slogan) 37 Apiary home 38 Belgrade natives 39 Amor, to the Greeks 40 Cast out 41 Celestial bear 42 Cara of “Fame” 43 Stellar hometown politico?

46 Crying shame

47 Sinus specialist, briefly 48 Altar affirmation 51 Fruit cup morsels 54 Like some clothing patches 56 Botches completely 57 Stellar fisherman?

60 “Tiny Alice” dramatist Edward 61 Obey a court order 62 __ gunman theory 63 Tea leaf readers 64 Narcissist’s love 65 Was in the hole DOWN 1 “The City Without Clocks,” for short 2 Match locale 3 Walter the daydreamer 4 Colombian currency 5 From square one 6 Fragrant neckwear 7 Letter after sigma 8 Surgery ctrs.

9 Life’s work 10 Kitchen device that rings 11 Heap kudos upon

12 Trident prong 13 Wheelless vehicle 18 How fish may be packed 21 Reasons to cram 24 Word on a quarter 25 Beliebers, collectively 27 Biblical passage 28 Wound at the corrida 29 Bond’s alma mater 30 Take a licking 31 Hayes’ “South Park” character 32 Succotash bean 33 Tel __, Israel 34 Bill-killing ability

38 High-level execs, slangily 42 Prefix with “mural” 44 Hoses down 45 Org. supported by trick-ortreaters 48 Trailing behind 49 Lorna __ cookies 50 NO RIGHT __ 51 Many Wall St. hirees 52 Vogue competitor 53 Earring spot 55 Norse port 57 Priests (Abbr.)

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System failure The inability of the state to process Medicaid applications in a timely fashion is taking a toll on care facilities and their patients.

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backlog of unprocessed applications from people seeking Medicaid coverage in Kansas is placing an undue burden on nursing homes and long-term care facilities and perhaps compromising care for some of the state’s most vulnerable residents.

Officials in the Kansas Department of Health and Environment confirmed this week that the office has 7,000 applications for Medicaid coverage that were filed more than 45 days ago. The applications include people applying for the first time and those who are seeking the required annual approval to continue their coverage.

The backlog is so large that KDHE has taken the unusual step of authorizing “advance payments” of half the normal daily rate to nursing homes and long-term care facilities whose patients have unprocessed Medicaid applications. If the patients subsequently are found eligible for Medicaid, the nursing homes will receive the remaining payment (with interest?). If they are found ineligible, the nursing homes would have to repay the state.

So, because KDHE can’t do its job in a timely fashion, nursing homes and care facilities must use their limited resources to try to determine on their own whether patients qualify for Medicaid. If they think they will, the facilities then must bear the cost of caring for these patients, perhaps for months, while waiting for a state determination and payment. If the facilities guess wrong, they will have to repay the advance payments to the state and either cover the loss themselves or bill a patient who may not be able to pay.

Officials for Kansas Advocates for Better Care, a nursing home advocacy group, say the lack of financial resources may be affecting the care of patients. They cite one case in which a patient submitted a Medicaid application in September, provided all the required information by November and wasn’t approved until February. In the meantime, the patient had been in four different nursing homes and four psychiatric facilities because none of the facilities wanted to invest too much in a patient for whom they might not receive Medicaid reimbursement.

How can this happen? KDHE officials point to a new automated application system that apparently has given them problems and the decisions to shift Medicaid applications for elderly and disabled Kansans to KDHE instead of the Department for Children and Families. They also claim that an open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act triggered an increase in Medicaid applications, apparently by raising people’s awareness that they might qualify for that program.

None of these factors justifies the current situation. The state doesn’t have a very good record with new computer systems, but the Medicaid administration shouldn’t have been shifted until both the computers and the personnel at KDHE were prepared to handle that task. If the staff couldn’t handle the unusual number of applications they say came in between November and January, more staff should have been hired.

They say additional staff is being hired now, but why didn’t that happen sooner? The well-being of Kansas residents is at stake.

The Brownback administration often justifies changes in the civil service system and other procedures by saying government needs to operate more like private business. If that is the standard, it’s hard to see how KDHE, wouldn’t have gone out of business long ago.

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Economic sanctions can be overused Washington — Economic sanctions have become the “silver bullet” of American foreign policy over the last decade, because they’re cheaper and more effective in compelling adversaries than traditional military power. But Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew warns of a “risk of overuse” that could neuter the sanctions weapon and harm America.

Lew made his unusual case against “sanctions overreach” in an interview last week, and in a speech prepared for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His caution against overuse comes as some Republican members of Congress are fighting to maintain U.S. sanctions on the Iranian nuclear program, despite last year’s deal limiting that Iranian threat.

By highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of sanctions, Lew is raising an important question about the nature of American power in the 21st century. Sanctions have clout because U.S. financial markets are the central nervous system of the globalized economy. But if so many sanctions are applied that the U.S. system becomes too complicated and cumbersome for foreigners, they will eventually find ways to do business outside U.S. markets — weakening both our sanctions and our underlying economy. The magic bullet will become a poison pill.

Lew notes that U.S. sanctions against Iran’s nuclear program showed how effective this weapon can be

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U.S. power flows from our unmatched military might power, yes. But in a deeper way, it’s a product of the dominance of the American economy.” when it’s carefully fashioned as part of a broad coalition.

America’s program of socalled “secondary” sanctions didn’t just ban U.S. companies from doing business with Iran; they banned any company operating in Iran from using U.S. banks or other financial institutions. That made Iran a nogo zone for most Western companies.

Contrast the success of this coordinated effort in bringing Iran to the table with five decades of unilateral U.S. sanctions against the Castro regime in Cuba, which Lew rightly notes were “ineffective,” to put it mildly.

Lew’s larger point is that sanctions won’t work if countries don’t get the reward they were promised — in the removal of sanctions — once they accede to U.S. demands.

“Since the goal of sanctions is to pressure bad ac-

tors to change their policy, we must be prepared to provide relief from sanctions when we succeed. If we fail to follow through, we undermine our own credibility and damage our ability to use sanctions to drive policy change,” Lew explains in his speech.

Congressional opponents of the nuclear deal with Iran want to keep the U.S. financial system off-limits.

This case against “Dollarizing the Ayatollahs” was made by Mark Dubowitz and Jonathan Schanzer in a piece with that headline in The Wall Street Journal on Monday.

Lew counters such arguments in his speech: “By following through on our commitment to provide sanctions relief, we sustain the powerful incentive for other malign actors to change their behavior.”

Lew is also wary of casual escalation — and the assumption that if existing sanctions don’t work, just add more. Russia hasn’t yet been forced by Western sanctions to give back Crimea or keep its commitments to the Minsk process, so some critics want to squeeze harder. Lew counsels patience: If Moscow doesn’t comply, “sanctions will continue, as will the pressure they impose over time.”

As for the Islamic State, today’s leading menace, Lew notes that sanctions have limited effect on a terrorist group that “derives most of its revenues from within.”

U.S. power flows from our unmatched military

might power, yes. But in a deeper way, it’s a product of the dominance of the American economy.

Anything that expands the reach of U.S. markets — like the Trans-Pacific Partnership in trade, for example — adds to the arsenal of American power.

Conversely, U.S. power is limited by measures that drive business away from America, or allow other nations to build a rival financial architecture that’s less encumbered by a smorgasbord array of sanctions.

Politicians often call for sanctions as a way of sounding tough, when they don’t want to take riskier measures. But they should recognize, Lew stresses, that sanctions aren’t cost-free.

They should be imposed when they can get results, not to make U.S. politicians sound good.

Doctors know that even the most effective drugs can be overused — in ways that ultimately render them ineffective. That’s certainly true with the antibiotics used against infectious diseases.

Broad-spectrum antibiotics, which kill good bacteria and bad alike, carry risks. The larger danger is that overuse of targeted antibiotics will create drug-resistant strains that survive the medical “sanctions.” These hardy, mutant strains can be nearly untreatable.

Doctors are learning not to overprescribe. So, too, should foreign-policy practitioners.

— David Ignatius is a columnist for Washington Post Writers Group.

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Guns at GOP convention? Why not?

So do you think guns should be allowed at the Republican National Convention?

Granted, the question is moot. On Monday, the Secret Service announced that only its agents and Cleveland police will be allowed to bring firearms into Quicken Loans Arena when the GOP assembles there this summer. But “moot” is not the same as irrelevant.

As you may know, the Secret Service put its foot down because of a petition at Change.org demanding that convention goers be allowed to bring weapons to the Grand Old Party. The fact that the arena does not allow weapons, says the petition, is “a direct affront to the Second Amendment and puts all attendees at risk.”

It goes on to say: “As the National Rifle Association has made clear, ‘gun-free zones’ … are ‘the worst and most dangerous of all lies.’

The NRA, our leading defender of gun rights, has also correctly pointed out that ‘gun-free zones … tell every insane killer in America … (the) safest place to inflict maximum mayhem with minimum risk.”

The petition adds that because “Cleveland … is consistently ranked as one of the

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The party’s silence magnifies its hypocrisy.

If Republicans believe what they say, they should demand the right to cram as many firearms into that 20,000-seat arena as it will hold.” top 10 most dangerous cities in America” and because of “the possibility of an ISIS terror attack on the arena,” convention goers must be allowed to bear arms.

As of Tuesday, over 50,000 people had signed.

Presumably, at least some of them recognized the petition as a pitch-perfect satire, albeit from a man whose sense of humor is drier than saltines in the Sahara. CBS News has identified the author, who styles himself “the hyperationalist,” as a fellow named Jim — he would give

no last name or city of origin — who told the network he’s a liberal Democrat. But, he said, “I’m 100 percent sincere in my conviction that guns should be allowed at the GOP convention. (It would be a reflection of) the policies they sought to impose around the nation.”

He’s right, of course.

The Republican Party has marched in lockstep with the NRA for many years, pushing an agenda of guns everywhere for all people at all times.

So why not guns inside the Republican Convention?

If it’s OK to have guns in schools, bars and churches, then why not there? If Republicans in Iowa think blind people should have guns and Republicans in Alabama want little kids to have guns, then why not sighted adults? If, as Republicans routinely argue, more guns equal greater safety, why shouldn’t convention goers be armed? Wouldn’t this provide better protection for their candidates?

So far, the party has declined to answer. Ohio Gov. John Kasich, in whose opencarry state the convention will be held, told reporters he would defer to the Secret Service. Ditto Ted Cruz, who once gleefully ate

bacon cooked on the barrel of an AR-15 rifle. Donald Trump said that before he comments, he will need to read “the fine print;” the petition is 799 words long.

The party’s silence magnifies its hypocrisy. If Republicans believe what they say, they should demand the right to cram as many firearms into that 20,000-seat arena as it will hold. This is shaping up as the tensest, angriest, most contentious convention of modern times. By GOP reasoning, it would be safer if handguns, machine guns and the odd bazooka were added to the mix. It should tell you something that no Republican will say that now.

For years, they have promoted their cynical, dangerous policy of pushing guns into every cranny of American life. The rest of us have argued against it with limited success. But now, along comes Jim, eviscerating both party and policy in a single brilliant stroke and reminding us that when people make foolish arguments, sometimes it’s better not to fight them.

Sometimes, it’s more damning if you just take them at their word.

— Leonard Pitts Jr. is a columnist for the Miami Herald.

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homes were destroyed in the two states.

Ranchers have started hunting down cattle that escaped as thousands of miles of fencing burned, and reports of cattle and even a dozen buffalo deaths are pouring in, said Gaten Wood, a prosecutor who has been assigned to provide fire updates for Kansas’ Barber County, where the fire was concentrated.

About 600 head of cattle died in Oklahoma, the state Forestry Service said. Kansas Department of Agriculture spokeswoman Heather Lansdowne said the state

doesn’t yet have estimates on cattle deaths.

Lansdowne noted that damage to livestock, fencing, water systems and stockpiled hay would be in the millions of dollars. The fencing, which was largely barbed wire hung on wood posts, will cost $11,000 per mile to replace, she said.

The Kansas Livestock Association is collecting money to help with the repairs and for animal care efforts.

Many cattle are suffering from smoke inhalation, association spokesman Todd Domer said, and adverse health effects may not surface for a week or two.

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three aggravating factors against at least 25 mitigating factors. If the jury decides even one aggravating factor outweighs the mitigating factors, the jury can recommend the death penalty, but the decision must be unanimous, Braden, the prosecutor, told the jury.

The aggravating factors are: l Did Flack previously commit a crime that involved great bodily harm?

Flack was previously convicted of attempted murder in 2005. He shot a man multiple times in Franklin County, pleaded no contest and served less than four years in prison. l Did he kill more than one person? l Was the crime he committed “heinous, atrocious and cruel?”

As to mitigating factors, the judge read off a list, including that Flack had a traumatic childhood, was raised in extreme poverty and suffered from serious mental illnesses.

Flack’s life was extraordinarily difficult for a number of reasons, Frieden said, and those circumstances created the more than two dozen mitigating factors.

During the trial, mental health experts described Flack as having suffered mentally because he was a “product of rape,” Frieden said.

“I don’t know what that does to a person,” he said.

Frieden read from a court filing that described a situation when Flack was about 8 years old.

His stepfather reportedly told him and other siblings in the foulest of language that he was going to have sex with their mother. He then reportedly beat Flack’s mother and took her in the bedroom and raped her while the children sat in the living room.

His mother took Flack and her other children to a shelter numerous times to try to escape the abuse but then would return

to her husband, Frieden said.

Flack’s mother, who also was sexually abused as a child, attorneys said, was also abusive to Flack.

“Kyle didn’t choose any of that,” Frieden said.

“Not everybody is able to pick yourself up by your bootstraps and do your thing.”

Eventually, Flack began a series of visits to mental institutions, where he was diagnosed with depression, borderline bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, Frieden said.

Flack’s highest achievements happened not in the family home growing up but while he was in prison; those included earning a GED diploma.

Meanwhile, the prosecution focused on Flack’s victims, particularly the mother and young child.

Braden said Bailey was bound and gagged in a bedroom of the farmhouse.

“She cannot scream for help,” Braden said, describing her last moments alive, adding that she couldn’t even see because her glasses were in the living room behind the TV, broken.

Braden told the jury how Bailey died — as described by Flack himself to police. She was in terror because she could not escape, and her young daughter was walking toward her.

After Flack shot Bailey in the back of the head, he turned the gun on the toddler.

“When it came to shooting an 18-month-old child, he couldn’t look her in the face. He shot her in the back. Lana landed on top of her mother,” he said.

The toddler’s body was later found in a suitcase that Flack had thrown into an Osage County creek.

The jury resumes deliberations today.

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the head followed by an 18-month-old child shot in the back,” said Victor J. Braden, deputy attorney general. “What is the appropriate justice?”

The jury began deliberations Wednesday afternoon on whether to recommend Flack be put to death for the murders.

Last week, the jury convicted Flack, 30, of the capital murder of Kaylie Bailey, 21, and her daughter, 18-month-old LanaLeigh Bailey.

The jury also convicted Flack of premeditated first-degree murder in the death of Steven White, 31, and second-degree murder in the death of Andrew Stout, 30.

If the jury recommends death in the case of the mother and toddler, Franklin County District Judge Eric W. Godderz can either impose the death penalty or sentence Flack to life in prison without parole. If the jury can’t decide after a reasonable period of deliberation, according to Kansas statutes, the judge will dismiss the jury and impose a sentence of life with parole.

The state of Kansas has not executed anyone since 1965, although 10 people are on death row, some of whom have been there for decades.

The murders in the Flack case took place between April 20 and May 1, 2013, at a farmhouse in rural Franklin County, 8 miles west of Ottawa.

All the victims were shot with a 12-gauge shotgun.

The closing arguments Wednesday evoked emotion not only from the defense and prosecution, but also from family members in the courtroom —those of the victim and those of Flack.

Sobs could be heard throughout the room.

The jurors must weigh

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A single communication thread improves on other customer service experiences such as email, phone and Web chat, says David Marcus, vice president for messaging products at Facebook.

“You have so many different channels to communicate with services and businesses, and all of those things are imperfect. ...

What we have been able to do is bring the best of each of these methods inside one conversation that happens in Messenger,” he told USA TODAY. “Facebook wants to own more

customer mobile moments. And they want to own more data about consumers — where I shop, what I buy, how I commute, who my friends are, etc.,” Forrester Research analyst Julie Ask says.

“The more time I spend in Facebook’s environment, the more Facebook knows about me — they want to own the primary relationship with me on mobile.”

Eventually, Facebook plans to have businesses sell their wares directly on Messenger.

“Commerce is going to be huge for us,” Marcus told USA TODAY in January.

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Donald Trump sparked fresh national outrage Wednesday after saying women should face “some form” of punishment for abortion should the procedure be made illegal in the USA. Trump later issued a statement clarifying his position, saying that if abortion is banned, “the doctor or any other person performing this illegal act upon a woman would be held legally responsible, not the woman.”

That was after his earlier comments drew a wave of immediate rebukes, bringing about what is rarely seen in American politics: advocates on both sides of a hotbutton issue vehemently denouncing the same remarks.

“Mr. Trump’s comment today is completely out of touch with

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the pro-life movement,” said Jeanne Mancini, president of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund.

“No pro-lifer would ever want to punish a woman who has chosen abortion. ... We invite a woman who has gone down this route to consider paths to healing, not punishment,” Mancini said.

Ken Blackwell, senior fellow at the Family Research Council, said Trump’s comments underscored the candidate’s “lack of any indepth of involvement with the

pro-life movement.”

“We have always considered the baby and mother as victims in abortion,” Blackwell said. “He (Trump) has been all over the map on issues of principle.”

NARAL Pro-Choice America also took aim at Trump, saying the candidate “hit a new low.”

“Not only is this an unhinged position far from where the American people are, but it is sure to endanger women were he to become president,” the group said in a written statement.

Trump made his statement in an interview with MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, declaring himself “pro-life.”

Pressed on whether punishment should accompany any law outlawing abortion, Trump said, “The answer is that there has to be some form of punishment.”

“For the woman?” Matthews asked.

“Yeah,” Trump replied.

Guidelines issued by the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday could expand women’s access to an abortion-inducing pill in states that have sought to limit its use.

The guidelines strike directly against laws passed by several states — including Texas, Ohio and North Dakota — that require doctors to adhere to 16-year-old regulations issued by the FDA. Several other states have tried to limit use of the drug, but their efforts face legal challenges.

The new rules allow women to use the medication, called mifepristone, for 70 days after the start of their last menstrual cycle, up from 49 days under previous guidelines. The agency also lowered the dosage from 600 milligrams to 200 milligrams and made it easier for women to get a prescription.

The FDA said scientific data showed it was time for the update.

Abortion rights groups hailed the move as common sense. Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL ProChoice America, a network of groups dedicated to protecting reproductive freedoms, said the abortion pill has proved over decades to be safer than Tylenol, Viagra and other medications. “It’s high time to put medicine back into the hands of medical professionals and take it out of politicians’ hands,” Hogue said.

Abortion opponents said lengthening the time that women can use the pill will lead to more “incomplete” abortions and more risks to mothers.

Troy Newman, president of Operation Rescue, a group that opposes abortion, said pharmaceutical companies will use the FDA’s decision to persuade more “vulnerable pregnant women” to use the “unpredictable” drug.

Whoopi Goldberg selling pot products for women Among stars entering cannabis business Trevor Hughes USA TODAY

Whoopi Goldberg is lending her name and financial backing to a new line of medical marijuana products designed for women.

Goldberg, who has been public about her own marijuana use, is one of a handful of Hollywood celebrities jumping into the marijuana marketplace. Bob Marley’s family has partnered with a can-

nabis company to produce Marley Natural products, and Snoop Dogg backs Leafs by Snoop. Goldberg said her Whoopi & Maya company received financial backing from three friends and family members, and she will serve as chairwoman.

“I want to go nice and slow with this. I don’t want this to be a joke to people. It’s not a joke to women,” Goldberg told USA TODAY. The company she co-founded with Maya Elisabeth offers four products: a balm, a tincture, sipping chocolate and a bath soak. All are infused with marijuana and aim to reduce the pain

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“I don’t want this to be a joke to people.”

Whoopi Goldberg, co-founder of Whoopi & Maya

and cramps from periods. Pricing has not been set.

The products sold under the Whoopi & Maya brand will be available only in California to those with medical marijuana cards. Because pot remains illegal at the federal level, the products are not available elsewhere.

The marijuana industry is one of the country’s fastest-growing industries, increasing annually by 31%, with a national market worth $5.7 billion, according to cannabis-focused data firms New Frontier and ArcView Market Research.

Elisabeth, a founder of the

California edible marijuana products cooperative Om Edibles, said women have for generations been herbal healers, and she believes the company’s marijuana products are no different.

Goldberg said smoking pot or drinking marijuana-infused tea has helped control her own cramps and pain. She said she’s not interested in creating a recreational cannabis company to sell to people who want to get high.

Goldberg said that at her age, 60, she’s willing to take the risk of violating federal law because she believes so strongly in the company’s mission.

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$86M aircraft has never left the ground Surveillance plane once was set for Afghanistan duty Kevin Johnson USA TODAY

The Drug Enforcement Administration and Pentagon spent a combined $86 million on a surveillance aircraft for planned operations in Afghanistan that never left the ground, a Justice Department review found.

Seven years after the aircraft was purchased to support the socalled Global Discovery Program, it rests on jacks in a Delaware hangar and “has never flown in Afghanistan,” the Justice Department’s inspector general concluded Wednesday in a 59-page report.

“The ... aircraft, which was originally intended to be completed in December 2012, has missed every intended delivery date, is not yet complete and is no longer intended to fly in Afghanistan,” Justice Department auditors found.

Since the DEA removed all aviation operations from Afghanistan last July, the aircraft is now being planned to support operations in the Caribbean, Central America and South America. The new promised delivery date is this June.

The inspector general called WASHINGTON

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A spy plane meant to help the Drug Enforcement Agency in its fight against Afghanistan’s drug trade proved to be a boondoggle, according to a Justice Department review released Wednesday. into question millions of dollars that were determined to be unauthorized and unsupported for a project that was originally estimated to cost $22 million. The ATR 42-500, purchased in 2008, was intended to support counter-narcotics efforts in Afghanistan, and the Defense Department had agreed to modify the aircraft to operate in combat

The aircraft is now being planned to support operations in the Caribbean, Central America and South America.

zones.

As of February 2015, the DEA had spent $10.1 million on the failed project, while DOD-related costs totaled $67.9 million.

The $86 million total doesn’t take into account funds spent since that time. “The DOD considered scrapping aircraft (in 2014) because, while the DOD had already expended more than

$65.9 million on the aircraft’s modifications, an additional $6 million was required to repair damages observed during attempts to modify the aircraft,” the report concluded. “Yet, at that time, the market value of the aircraft was only $6 million.”

In a written response, the DEA said that it had collaborated with the Defense Department on successful aircraft modification projects in the past, but because modification funding for Global Discovery was being provided largely by the Pentagon, the DEA was limited in its involvement in the overall modification process.

“Based upon that previous experience,” DEA Deputy Chief Inspector Michael Stanfill wrote, “DEA had no indication that the Global Discovery modification would encounter significant delays and problems that ultimately occurred.”

In a statement Tuesday, the DEA said it “welcomes recommendations that make us better.”

“DEA agrees that it can should provide better oversight of its operational funding,” the agency’s statement read.

“We are reviewing policies and procedures to ensure the limited resources allocated to DEA are utilized in the most responsible and effective way possible.”

The Justice inspector general has referred the findings to the DOD’s inspector general for review.

Cops won’t be charged in death of Minnesota man Prosecutor says use of force was justified in case that sparked waves of protests

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Jamar Clark, 24, of Minneapolis was trying to turn his life around, family and friends say.

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KARE-TV, Minneapolis-St. Paul MINNEAPOLIS No charges will be filed against two city police officers accused in the November fatal shooting of Jamar Clark, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

Police said Clark, a 24-year-oldblack man, had reached for an officer’s gun during a struggle. The shooting set off a wave of protests in the city.

Evidence does not support charges against the officers, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said. DNA shows Clark never was handcuffed in the Nov. 15 incident and that Clark’s DNA was found on an officer’s weapon, justifying the use of deadly force.

“Today is a hard day for everyone in Minneapolis. Many people are feeling hurt, anger, disappointment, frustration,” Mayor Betsy Hodges said. “My heart breaks for the loss of Jamar Clark’s life, and for the pain felt by everyone involved in this incident. There is a tear that has ripped through our community.”

Freeman’s announcement came about two weeks after the county attorney said he would make the final decision on the fate of officers Mark Ringgenberg, 30, and Dustin Schwarze, 28, and not a grand jury.

Members of Black Lives Matter Minneapolis and the local chapter of the NAACP held a press conference last week, saying a video that Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau released — in which she said there will be no tolerance for violence against her officers — was irresponsible and implied that the black community was violent.

In that video, Chief Janee Harteau acknowledged her decision would cause “some tension and angst in and around our city” while saying officers will balance public safety with people’s First Amendment rights.

In a video response, members of Black Lives Matter, NAACP Minneapolis and the Justice for Jamar coalition said the community is committed to peaceful protesting but also will fight for free speech.

They planned a rally for 6 p.m.

Wednesday, and Minneapolis’ mayor said she supports their right to protest but asked them not to block emergency vehicles.

In November, the officers initially were dispatched to the area for a report of a domestic assault, where a man was interfering with medical personnel. Paramedics were at the scene of a birthday party, trying to provide aid to Clark’s ex-girlfriend when the altercation between police and Clark began.

Witnesses said Clark, who was unarmed, was handcuffed when he was shot. But Lt. Bob Kroll, head of the Minneapolis Police Union, contended Clark was shot after going for one of the officer’s guns.

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Hillary Clinton, speaking Wednesday at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, has the Democratic nomination all but wrapped up, says Joel Benenson, Clinton’s chief strategist.

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NEW YORK Donald Trump is an out-of-the-mainstream candidate vying to lead a fractured party whose nomination would make some traditionally Republican states competitive for Democrats, Hillary Clinton’s chief strategist argues. But Joel Benenson also acknowledges none of that guarantees the billionaire businessman would lose in November.

“The challenge with a candidate like Donald Trump is he’s not a conventional candidate and he doesn’t run a conventional campaign and he doesn’t answer questions in a conventional way,” Benenson, Clinton’s pollster and a top adviser, told Capital Download. Trump “seems to play by his own set of rules,” an approach that has made him an unpredictable force and the unexpected front-runner for the GOP nomination.

That said, “I think we would be in a very formidable position, a very strong position” if the general election pits Clinton against Trump, Benenson said. That includes an expanded electoral map in which Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina — all states that went Republican in 2012 — might well be in play. He rejected the idea that Trump’s appeal to working-class white voters also might make some traditionally Democratic states such as Michigan and Pennsylvania more competitive for the GOP. And the Democratic contest?

It’s all but over, Benenson contends — a point fiercely contested

by Bernie Sanders’ strategists, who argue there is still a path for the Vermont senator to win the nomination. They note that Sanders has won five of the past six Democratic contests, and a Mar-

“I think we would be in a very formidable position, a very strong position (if the general election pits Clinton against Trump) Joel Benenson, chief strategist for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign MICHAEL MONDAY FOR USA TODAY

quette Law School poll released Wednesday gave him a 49%-45% lead among likely Democratic primary voters in Wisconsin, which votes next Tuesday.

“It’s nip-and-tuck right now” in Wisconsin, Benenson said. But he added, “The biggest question coming out of Wisconsin is: Does Sen. Sanders make a dent in what is really an almost insurmountable delegate lead we have? And I think we will come out of Wisconsin without him being able to dent that lead in any kind of material way, for sure.”

The Associated Press gives Clinton a lead of 263 pledged delegates over Sanders, 1,243 to 980.

If unpledged “superdelegates” are included, her lead widens, 1,712 to 1,011. Needed for nomination: 2,383. While Sanders has “dominated” among voters younger than 30 by 3-1, Benenson notes that Clinton has won voters older than 30 by nearly 2 to 1, women voters by 2-1 and African Americans and Latinos by nearly 3-1. In all, she’s carried 60% of the popular vote.

There are some benefits from the continued primary campaign, Benenson said. “You’re organizing; you’re getting voters engaged; you’ve got your ground troops doing the work they’re doing earlier in the game.” Assuming Clinton is nominated, he said of Sanders, “Hopefully, he’d be a full-throated advocate” for her and other Democrats.

At the Democratic National

Convention in Philadelphia, Benenson said “presumably” President Obama will make a major address, and “I suspect if she’s the nominee, there’ll be a speaking role for President Clinton.”

Benenson, 63, served as Obama’s pollster in 2008 (when the Illinois senator defeated Hillary Clinton for the nomination) and again in 2012.

In an interview with Marketing Week late last year, Benenson compared working with corporate clients and political ones. “One thing in common between politics and marketing is that your greatest strength can often be your greatest weakness,” he said then.

In Wednesday’s interview, he was asked to apply that concept to his current top client, Hillary Clinton.

“I think her greatest strength is her passion for policy, her passion to make a difference in people’s lives,” he replied. “I think she sometimes puts that ahead of the values she’s fighting for.” Early in the campaign, “those things might not have been knitted together as strongly as they are now.”

“Hillary Clinton has made it clear over and over again that we are at our best when we lift people up; we should be leaving no one behind,” he said. “That is not always her home base, but it’s always part of what she says. But (when) she puts the whole package together in the way of linking the policies and those values, that’s a forceful argument.”

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Obama shortens prison sentences for 61 President wants to change sentencing laws David Jackson USA TODAY

WASHINGTON President Obama commuted the sentences of 61 prisoners on Wednesday, part of an effort to more aggressively use the commutation power and call for changes to sentencing laws, particularly with respect to lowlevel drug offenses.

Most of the recipients “are low-level drug offenders whose sentences would have been shorter if they were convicted under today’s laws,” Obama said in a Facebook posting.

Obama also had a lunch meeting with formerly imprisoned individuals who have been recipients of commutations, saying in his post, “Simply put, their punishments didn’t fit the crime.”

In a blog post, White House Counsel Neil Eggleston said the 61 individuals listed Wednesday

were in prison under “outdated and unduly harsh sentencing laws,” and “more than one-third of them were serving life sentences.” During his presidency, Obama has commuted the sentences of 248 individuals, “more than the previous six presidents combined,” Eggleston said. “And, in total, he has commuted 92 life sentences.”

In calling for an overhaul of “overly punitive sentencing policies,” Eggleston wrote, “Despite the progress we have made, it is important to remember that clemency is nearly always a tool of last resort that can help specific individuals, but does nothing to make our criminal justice system on the whole more fair and just.”

He added, “So while we continue to work to resolve as many clemency applications as possible — and make no mistake, we are working hard at this — only broader criminal justice reform can truly bring justice to the

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many thousands of people behind bars serving unduly harsh and outdated sentences.”

Eggleston’s comments reflect the difficulties in revamping the pardon process, which former Pardon Attorney Deborah Leff, noted in the letter she wrote when she resigned after less than two years on the job.

In her resignation letter, obtained by USA TODAY, Leff said the Obama administration instructed Justice Department attorneys to neglect applications

President Obama meets with formerly incarcerated individuals who have previously received commutations in Washington on Wednesday.

for presidential pardons in order to give priority to the Justice Department’s initiative to release low-level offenders from prison.

Leff wrote that the administration’s focus on the clemency initiative at the expense of traditional pardons and commutations “means that the requests of thousands of petitioners seeking justice will lie unheard.”

In a letter to Wednesday’s recipients, Obama said the power to grant pardons and commutations “embodies the basic belief in our

democracy that people deserve a second chance after having made a mistake in their lives that led to a conviction under our laws.”

The number of clemency cases has expanded since the administration announced a new initiative in 2014.

As of earlier this week, there were 10,073 clemency cases pending, three times as many as in 2013. And that doesn’t count thousands more cases seeking free legal help through the Clemency Project, an outside consortium.

In her letter, Leff said she fully supports the administration’s “groundbreaking and muchneeded launch” of the clemency project.

In his blog post, Eggleston said the White House will host a briefing Thursday on “Life After Clemency,” in which “advocates, academics, and administration officials to discuss and share ideas on the president’s clemency initiative and ways to improve paths to re-entry.”

Insurer adopts drones for inspections State Farm wins approval to use fleet for rooftop surveys Bart Jansen USA TODAY

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he days of the harried insurance adjuster climbing a ladder to poke at your stormdamaged roof may soon be history as insurance companies look to drones as the new wave for property inspections.

State Farm, the first insurer to win approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to use drones commercially, has launched hundreds of experimental drone flights for routine roof inspections. If the technology works out, the company could use drones to give them a bird’s-eye view of catastrophes.

State Farm has not said yet when it will deploy drones company-wide to routinely do such inspections.

More insurance companies, utilities and telecommunication firms probably will embrace drones for the more dangerous or difficult to reach inspections, says Jonathan Downey, CEO of Airware, a drone start-up based in San Francisco that is working with State Farm. Airware says it works with companies find the right aircraft and navigation software, train workers to use the equipment and to steer through complex government regulations.

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Downey said. “It really makes a lot of sense.”

Flying a remote-controlled aircraft over a disaster areas saves time and money while also minimizing the risks to employees who now must rummage around broken buildings and navigate around fallen trees, Downey said.

Drones are less expensive than hiring a standard helicopter to do survey work. Drones are more agile, can provide a variety of views, and depending on the model, can be equipped with cameras, sensors and other devices to accomplish specific tasks.

A roto-copter drone can hover in place while a fixed-wing plane covers more ground and could be used to survey a natural disaster.

Rooftop inspections require highresolution cameras to examine

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Jonathan Downey, top, CEO of Airware, predicts more companies will use drone aircraft to gain access to locations that are difficult to reach in person. Drones could be used to inspect damage from storms like the one that damaged homes on Indianapolis’ southwest side on June 24, 2014.

hail or wind damage, but also a way to flag the important five minutes during an hour-and-a-half video, Downey said.

Utilities want an infrared camera to monitor hot or cold spots on pipes or wires, Downey said. The Environmental Protection Agency might want a sensor that sniffs for methane emissions, he said.

The drone industry already is booming, with the FAA granting more than 4,200 special permits for companies to fly drones for commercial purposes such as aerial photography and crop monitoring.

Among the first 1,000 exemptions were companies representing more than 600,000 jobs and $500 billion in economic impact, according to the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, an industry advocacy group.

President Obama created a new medal Wednesday for valorous conduct in the battle against the Islamic State.

The Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal will be awarded to deserving members of the armed forces “who serve or have served in Iraq, Syria, or contiguous waters or airspace on or after June 15, 2014, and before a terminal date to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense,” Obama said in an executive order signed Wednesday.

Inherent Resolve is the name given the military operation against the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, a militant group with bases in Iraq and Syria.

— David Jackson ZIKA VIRUS MAY LINGER IN PREGNANT WOMEN

Zika can linger months longer in the blood of pregnant women than in other patients infected with the virus, according to a report published online Wednesday.

showed extensive brain damage to her fetus.

Doctors can’t say for sure why the woman harbored Zika in her blood for so long, in spite of having developed antibodies against the virus.

— Liz Szabo

NEW CHAPTER IN MYANMAR

PHONY CANCER CHARITIES TO BE LIQUIDATED

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New Myanmar President Htin Kyaw, left, receives the presidential seal from outgoing president Thein Sein during the handover ceremony at the presidential palace Wednesday.

Although most people clear the virus from their blood within a week, one pregnant woman’s blood tested positive for Zika for 10 weeks after being infected, according to a report in The New England Journal of Medicine. The

33-year-old woman, who was infected with Zika while traveling in Central America when she was 11 weeks pregnant, only tested negative after the pregnancy ended. She had an abortion 21 weeks into the pregnancy after tests

Two phony cancer charities that bilked more than $75 million from donors nationwide and spent most of the funds on personal expenses and fundraising will be liquidated, federal and state officials said Wednesday.

As part of the largest-ever U.S. charity enforcement action, Cancer Fund of America, Cancer Support Services and their leader, James Reynolds, agreed to settle allegations they were part of a “massive nationwide fraud” that falsely claimed to aid cancer patients, the Federal Trade Commission and regulators in all 50 states said.

The settlements also permanently bar Reynolds from charity fundraising and non-profit work.

— Kevin Johnson

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STATE-BY-STATE News from across the USA ALABAMA Birmingham: On the flip side of its list of the greatest concerts in state history, AL.com dredged up memories of the worst shows worthy of the Hall of Shame, including Britney Spears lip-syncing “like a badly dubbed movie” in 2000 and Ryan Adams “shoving his bass player ... like a bratty kid brother” in 2005.

ALASKA Fairbanks: The borough approved zoning permits for marijuana stores downtown and off Van Horn Road, newsminer.com reported.

ARIZONA Tucson: Drivers on

Ajo Way near Kennedy Park saw a couple of bighorn sheep staring at them from a cliff. The Arizona Game and Fish Department said it’s been getting calls about the animals, which traveled from the Tucson Mountains to Ironwood National Monument and Saguaro National Monument West before making their way south to Ajo Way. ARKANSAS North Little Rock:

The state’s first lady, Susan Hutchinson, called on state agencies and the public to support a group of non-profit centers combining resources for neglected and abused children, ArkansasOnline reported.

CALIFORNIA Sacramento

County: A tainted version of the prescription opiate Norco being sold on the streets has led to dozens of overdoses and at least six deaths in less than a week, the Los Angeles Times reported.

COLORADO Denver: A baby

otter rescued near a gas station in Florida has found a new permanent home at the Denver Downtown Aquarium, the Denver Post reported. The North American river otter named Oliver arrived at the aquarium over the weekend via a FedEx jet.

CONNECTICUT Bridgeport: In

his 26 years as a police officer, Gregory Iamartino was involved in 10 car accidents and injured 30 times. He was also diagnosed with Lyme disease. His luck changed when a jury awarded him $161,186 against his insurance company for injuries he sustained when he was hit by an uninsured driver while on the job, the Connecticut Post reported.

DELAWARE Lewes: Illinois resi-

dent Phil King, 33, began a planned run to California at Cape Henlopen State Park, The Dover Post reported. King, 33, is running the 5,000-mile route to raise money and awareness for suicide prevention.

HIGHLIGHT: ALABAMA

Aide to governor resigns amid scandal Doug Stanglin @dstanglin USA TODAY

A top political aide to Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley is resigning a week after he apologized for making inappropriate remarks to her but denied the pair were engaged in an affair.

Rebekah Caldwell Mason said in a statement Wednesday that she is resigning as Bentley’s senior policy analyst, the Montgomery Advertiser reported. The decision comes a week after Bentley’s contrite news conference in which he apologized to his family and Mason’s for his behavior.

Mason said she would no longer be paid from the governor’s political campaign or the Alabama Council for Excellent Government, a private entity created to support Bentley’s policies.

“My only plans are to focus my full attention on my precious children and my husband who I love dearly,” the statement said. “They are the most important people in my life.

Thank you for your prayers for our family.”

Mason had served as Bentley’s senior policy adviser since January. Mason, a former television news anchor in Bentley’s hometown of Tuscaloosa, signed on as spokeswoman for remained undetected for several days.

ILLINOIS Chicago: More than

100 schools, along with Park District buildings and city libraries, will be open to students shut out of classrooms Friday by the Chicago Teachers Union’s oneday strike, the Tribune reported.

INDIANA Indianapolis: Robert

Jaynes Jr., the fundamentalist pastor who used his Irvington Bible Baptist Church as a virtual employment agency for a multimillion-dollar drug ring, pleaded guilty to two federal charges, The Indianapolis Star reported.

Jaynes, 45, pleaded guilty to producing almost 100 tons of synthetic marijuana and conspiracy to commit fraud through mislabeling of the controlled substance.

GEORGIA Atlanta: Prince is

coming to the Fox Theatre next week to play two shows, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The Purple One will perform at 7 and 10 p.m. April 7.

HAWAII Waimanalo: The family

of a U.S. Marine killed in last year’s MV-22 Osprey crash at Bellows Air Force Station filed a wrongful death lawsuit, Hawaii News Now reported.

IDAHO Idaho Falls: A new re-

port says a 2014 radiation leak at an Idaho research facility was caused by compromised equipment and faulty air monitors. The Post Register reported that the 43-page internal report says radioactive material escaped from a sealed compartment at Idaho National Laboratory and

the little-known legislator’s long-shot bid for governor in 2010. She worked as the governor’s communications adviser before leaving to work on his 2014 re-election.

The Alabama Ethics Commission appears to be preparing to investigate allegations surrounding Bentley and Mason. The commission informed the state auditor it has assigned case numbers stemming from an auditor’s report last week.

That reported summarized allegations that the pair were to 50 have the chance to be extras April 12-15 in a docudrama that will shoot scenes on Assateague Island, The Daily Times reported.

MASSACHUSETTS Attleboro: A

33-year-old, self-employed house cleaner has pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of jewelry from nearly a dozen customers in southeastern Massachusetts, The Sun Chronicle reported.

MINNESOTA Minneapolis: A

MISSISSIPPI Petal: The city

hopes to sell two buildings it no longer needs. It hopes to use some of the money from the sale to build facilities for the water department and city equipment at the city barn, the Hattiesburg American reported.

MISSOURI Springfield: Robert

Hyink, 22, was charged with robbing a woman at gunpoint minutes after bonding her out of jail, The Springfield News-Leader reported.

MONTANA Absarokee: Wolves

have been blamed for the deaths of two yearling heifers on a ranch near here, prompting state wildlife officials to set snares, the Billings Gazette reported.

NEBRASKA Lincoln: Police have KENTUCKY Lexington: The city

is removing 78 dying ash trees, the Lexington Herald Leader reported. The trees have been affected by the emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle. Officials also say the trees will be replaced.

ticketed a man suspected of hiding under a truck so he could touch a woman’s foot, the Lincoln Journal Star reported.

NEVADA Carson City: Officials say a 63-year-old inmate serving a sentence for kidnapping and attempted robbery with a weapon died at a Las Vegas hospital.

LOUISIANA LaPlace: Desiree Coleman, 21, an insurance representative hired to assess and itemize property damaged from a tornado in St. John the Baptist Parish, was arrested and accused of looting the house she was sent to inventory, The Times-Picayune reported.

ham: A judge ruled that Police Chief Shawn Berniera, who was fired last year, should be reinstated, WMUR-TV reported. He will also be awarded back pay, back benefits and attorney’s fees.

MAINE Augusta: A bill to create

NEW JERSEY Hackettstown:

a casino in southern Maine was rejected in the state Senate. The House had already rejected it, and Gov. LePage voiced opposition as well.

MARYLAND Assateague Is-

land: Eastern Shore men aged 20

having an affair and may have misused state resources or broken state laws, the Montgomery Advertiser reported. Bentley and Mason have denied the allegations.

The commission says it will assign a special agent in the “near future” to conduct an investigation into the complaints, the newspaper reported, quoting from a commission letter to the auditor.

Contributing: Brian Lyman, Montgomery Advertiser

NEW MEXICO Las Cruces: Water released from reservoirs along the Rio Grande has passed through the Las Cruces area faster than expected, signaling the river channel is wetter because of local precipitation. Federal water managers told the Las Cruces Sun-News that they had to dial back the volume of water being released.

MICHIGAN Dearborn: Diana Hussein, 29, traded her Twitter handle, which cannot be sold, for 41,000 bottles of water for Flint residents, the Detroit Free Press reported. The Dr Pepper Snapple Group, which also owns the DeJa Blue water brand, was interested in the @DietDrPepper user name that she had had for seven years.

KANSAS Lake City: Crews will continue to patrol a wildfire that has burned hundreds of square miles of sparsely populated land.

The fire, which started last week in Oklahoma before spreading to southern Kansas, has largely been contained.

Bohemian Caverns jazz club, which hosted Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Duke Ellington and many other greats in its almost-90-year history, held its final show, The Washington Post reported.

FLORIDA Cocoa: Jury selection began for the trial of 37-year-old Vahtiece Alfonzo Kirkman, charged with kidnapping Darice Knowles and burying her alive in concrete a decade ago, Florida Today reported.

BRYNN ANDERSON, AP

Gov. Robert Bentley listens to a phone call as Rebekah Mason, right, announces his win for Alabama governor on Nov. 4, 2014, in Montgomery.

University of Minnesota freshman prevented a woman from jumping into the Mississippi River in a potential suicide attempt, Forum News Service reports.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: The

RHODE ISLAND South Kingstown: The University of Rhode Island is planning a major reorganization of its health-related academic programs. The school said the moves will consolidate brand new programs and existing ones under one entity called the Academic Health Collaborative.

SOUTH CAROLINA York: Wardarious D. Brown, 20, has been charged with grand larceny for breaking into a police car and stealing guns and tactical gear, The Herald reported.

IOWA Des Moines: Officials

approved nearly $15 million in state incentives for a proposed pork processing plant in Mason City, The Des Moines Register reported.

charged with shooting the birds, which had been donated to the Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine, WNEP-TV reported.

NEW HAMPSHIRE New Dur-

Jerome Postell tried to hide a lit marijuana cigarette from police during a traffic stop by concealing it in his underwear, The Daily Record reported. The suspect eventually pulled the joint from his briefs and surrendered it to the officer making the stop.

SOUTH DAKOTA Huron: South Dakota State Fair officials hired a company to take care of a gopher problem on the fairgrounds here, KOKK-AM reported. Fair Manager Peggy Besch says officials have fielded numerous complaints about the rodents that burrow holes and create tripping hazards.

TENNESSEE Nashville: Naja Eva

Haynes, 24, is scheduled to appear in court Thursday on charges of an airport and aircraft security violation and resisting arrest after police said she bypassed security lines and boarded a Delta flight at Nashville International Airport, The Tennessean reported.

TEXAS Fort Worth: A police

officer seen on video discharging pepper spray at passing motorcycle riders says they got too close after he pulled over a truck traveling with the group, KXAS-TV reported.

UTAH Salt Lake City: Four Salt

Lake City firefighters say one of their own stations caught fire because the city ignored codes on storing oily rags. Also, officials failed to install enough smoke detectors.

VERMONT Montpelier: Gov.

Shumlin banned state employees from official visits to North Carolina, protesting a new law that blocks protections for gay and transgender people there, Burlington Free Press reported.

VIRGINIA Richmond: Violent Femmes, beloved at colleges around the country in the 1980s and ’90s, will perform at The National on June 15, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.

WASHINGTON Spokane: City

NEW YORK Orangeburg: New

York City Football Club is eyeing a 17-acre site on the former Rockland Psychiatric Center property for a training facility, The Journal News reported. The professional soccer club has an option to purchase the land from a developer.

NORTH CAROLINA Durham: Long past the band’s ’80s heyday, Duran Duran still has the power to make fans scream, performing for “an adoringly vocal throng” at the Performing Arts Center, The News & Observer reported.

NORTH DAKOTA Fargo: Gasoline is again flowing through a pipeline between here and Grand Forks that was shut down because of a leak, KFGO-AM reported.

OHIO Riverside: James Lane, 30, who is accused of stalking and plotting to kill his estranged wife and their two children, pleaded not guilty in court earlier this week, the Dayton Daily News reported.

OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City: Williams Cos. Inc. and its Williams Partners LP began laying off employees here and in Tulsa as part of a plan announced earlier this month. Williams CEO Alan Armstrong said March 11 that the layoffs would affect about 10% of the company’s 6,700 employees, including about 100 layoffs in Tulsa. Williams Partners has about 600 employees in Oklahoma City.

Council members will get a 44% raise next year, following a decision by the city’s Salary Review Commission, The SpokesmanReview reported. Beginning Jan. 1, the six council members will be paid $45,100, a nearly $14,000 increase over their current annual wage of $31,200.

WEST VIRGINIA Charleston: Joshua Paul Young, 34, is accused of hitting a woman with brass knuckles and holding a gun to her and her baby’s head as he drove them around overnight, the Charleston Gazette-Mail reported.

WISCONSIN Green Bay: Geor-

gia-Pacific celebrated the 115th anniversary of its Day Street mill.

In its first year, the mill employed 25 and shipped 800 tons of sanitary tissue. Now, the Day Street mill employs 275 and produces 70,000 tons of paper each year.

WYOMING Cheyenne: Local

year-old man has died after the tractor-trailer he was driving crashed and caused roughly 7,000 gallons of milk to spill on Interstate 84 near here, The Oregonian reported.

officials are considering a proposal that would allow residents to keep chickens in their yards, the Wyoming Tribune Eagle reported.

Cheyenne would be joining a number of communities across the nation that have legalized forms of urban agriculture.

PENNSYLVANIA Ashland: Police say a woman killed two roosters who kept coal miners company because their crowing woke her up. Jenna Caso, 21, was

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MONEYLINE BOEING SLASHING ABOUT 4,000 JOBS Boeing plans to cut about 4,000 jobs from its commercial airplanes division by midyear as part of a broader effort to cut costs amid fierce competition from Airbus.

The U.S. planemaker doesn’t plan any involuntary layoffs, for now. Rather, the savings will come from 1,600 workers who elected to leave the company under a voluntary program announced last month, according to Marc Birtel, a Boeing spokesman. Another 2,400 positions are either vacant or will be shed through attrition.

FOXCONN AGREES TO BUY SHARP FOR $3.5B The Taiwanese company that assembles Apple’s iPhones agreed Wednesday to buy control of financially struggling Sharp for $3.5 billion in the first takeover of a major Japanese electronics producer by a foreign company. The agreement by Foxconn followed weeks of uncertainty over what Sharp had said was a deal at a higher price.

Foxconn said it would buy 66% of Osaka-based Sharp.

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Jobs report a moment of zen DORLING KINDERSLEY, GETTY IMAGES

EARNINGS FOG LURKS OVER WALL STREET Stocks likely won’t see positive growth until 2nd half of year Adam Shell

SPOTIFY GAINS $1 BILLION INVESTMENT, WITH BENEFITS Music streaming service Spotify has gotten a $1 billion injection of funds that can eventually be converted into stock. If Spotify has an IPO within the next year, the investors — private-equity firm TPG, hedge fund Dragoneer Investment Group and clients of Goldman Sachs — can convert the debt into public shares at a 20% discount, people familiar to the situation told USA TODAY.

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MISSING LINK: PROFIT GROWTH A potential negative for stocks is the so-called “earnings recession” currently going on. Quarterly profit growth for the S&P 500: 14.6%

@adamshell USA TODAY

Fears of interest rate hikes are fading, and stocks are back in rally mode. But there’s a potential headwind looming for Wall Street: a dearth of profit growth plaguing Corporate America.

Indeed, if there’s a dark cloud hovering over stock investors, it is the inability of U.S. companies to maximize sales and boost their bottom lines in a period of slow global growth, currency headDOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVG. winds and still-low energy prices.

A so-called “earnings recession” has descended on Wall Street. In 17,750 the final two quarters of 2015, 17,700 companies in the broad, largecompany Standard & Poor’s 500 4:00 p.m.

17,650 index have seen earnings con17,717 tract, not grow. And analyst esti17,600 9:30 a.m. mates for the first two quarters of 2016 also point to negative earn17,550 17,633 83.55 ings growth.

17,500 Wall Street pros don’t see the profit picture improving until the second half WEDNESDAY MARKETS of the year.

INDEX CLOSE CHG Nasdaq composite 4869.29 x 22.67 “We think we have a 2063.95 x 8.94 S&P 500 quarter or two of 1.83% x 0.03 T- note, 10-year yield tough sledding ahead Oil, light sweet crude $38.28 y 0.01 of us,” says Phil OrEuro (dollars per euro) $1.1333 x 0.0038 lando, chief equity 112.47 y 0.28 Yen per dollar SOURCES USA TODAY RESEARCH, MARKETWATCH.COM strategist at Federated Investors. The recent downgrade of USA SNAPSHOTS© first-quarter economic growth in the U.S. to Average around 1% or even less means it is “inconceivable that CD yields first-quarter earnings will be As of Wednesday: good.’

Currently, analysts are fore6-month casting S&P 500 profit to conThis week Last week Year ago tract 6.9% in the first three 0.17% 0.17% 0.16% months of 2016 and to decline 1.9% in the second quarter.

1-year That prolonged profit weakThis week Last week Year ago ness raises a key question: Is the 0.28% 0.28% 0.27% current rally — which has pushed 21⁄2-year the S&P 500 back into positive This week Last week Year ago territory for 2016 and to its high0.46% 0.46% 0.43% est level of the year after the 5-year worst start to a year ever — susThis week Last week Year ago tainable? For now, stocks are be0.84% 0.84% 0.88% ing driven higher by fading recession fears and an about-face Find more interest rates at rates.usatoday.com. from the Federal Reserve, which Source Bankrate.com is now saying it is in no rush to KRIS KINKADE AND VERONICA BRAVO, USA TODAY hike rates with inflation low and

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Q4

Q1

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2016

KRIS KINKADE, USA TODAY

SPENCER PLATT, GETTY IMAGES

Wall Street pros don’t see profits improving until the third quarter of 2016. Above, a trader at the NYSE.

overseas economies in a weakened state.

This year “will be a tale of two halves,” says Joseph Amato, chief investment officer of equities at Neuberger Berman. “First-half earnings will continue to be pressured by the energy price declines and dollar strength. But the second half looks better, and earnings are likely to be back-end loaded.”

Investors like Amato are betting on an earnings recovery as the year progresses. The general thesis is that the negative trends that ail corporate profitability now will ease, if not reverse, creating upside potential for profit growth in future quarters later this year.

Orlando, who sees dollar strength “topping out” and oil “putting in a bottom,” says earnings numbers will look better later in 2016.

“We expect a reversal of the trends that have been weighing on earnings,” says Orlando. “A number of headwinds that have been hurting profitability potentially flip positive in the second half of the year.”

David Kelly, chief global strategist at JP Morgan Funds, disputes the earnings weakness as a profit recession, as he argues the bulk of the earnings weakness is due to plunging profits in the energy sector and the fallout from a strong dollar. Kelly expects the “earnings fog” to lift.

Economists predict solid gains will be announced Friday Paul Davidson USA TODAY

The global economy is listless.

Consumer spending is losing steam. But America’s job engine keeps chugging, and that may be all that really matters.

Payroll processor ADP’s report Wednesday that the private sector added a sturdy 200,000 jobs in March is reinforcing expectations that the government Friday will announce more healthy employment gains. That could calm jittery investors and help embolden a Federal Reserve weighing further interest rate hikes.

Economists surveyed by Bloomberg estimate the Labor Department’s survey of public and private sectors will tally 210,000 new jobs, continuing a trend of strong gains.

By contrast, manufacturers have been struggling amid the weak global economy and U.S. oil slump. And an estimate of consumer spending so far this year was sharply revised down this week. As a result, many analysts now believe the economy will grow less than 1% at an annual rate in the current quarter, following a sluggish fourth quarter.

MIKE KANE, BLOOMBERG

“We think we have a quarter or two of tough sledding ahead of us.”

Phil Orlando, Federated Investors

A job seeker, right, chats with a company representative at a Seattle job fair in January.

Yet many economists believe the labor market provides a more accurate picture of the economy than estimates of gross domestic product, which is difficult to measure and often revised.

The labor market’s resilience “suggests that the economy is not in any serious trouble,” says Paul Ashworth of Capital Economics.

Even if consumption dipped recently, “I think it’s pretty realistic to expect a bounce” in coming months if payroll growth holds steady as newly employed workers step up purchases, says Barclays economist Jesse Hurwitz.

A strong jobs report almost certainly won’t be enough to prod the Fed to raise interest rates at a late April meeting after Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s cautious stance Tuesday. But it could help persuade Fed officials to act in June.

On the other hand, a disappointing report Friday would raise concerns that the labor market is starting to mirror the soft economic data, Hurwitz says, with February’s strong job gains bookended by lackluster showings in January and March.

1 for 31: Experts take dim view of headlights Even luxury cars post a disappointing track record on the beams Nathan Bomey @NathanBomey USA TODAY

Forget driverless cars for a second. Can we just get vehicles with decent headlights?

An Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study released Wednesday found that only one of 31 midsize cars offered an option with a “good” rating for headlights. And poor headlight performance is not exclusive to cheaper cars. IIHS found that many of the industry’s luxury midsize cars perform just as poorly as mainstream models, or

worse, with a luxury BMW model posting the lowest score.

Visibility issues create a safety hazard, ranging from excessive glare to insufficient illumination.

“With about half of traffic deaths occurring either in the dark or in dawn or dusk conditions, improved headlights have the potential to bring about substantial reductions in fatalities,” IIHS said.

John Whiteside, 54, of Rock Hill, Calif., said excessive glare from oncoming vehicles is a blinding problem when driving his 2002 Toyota Camry. “I have to literally ... look away,” he said.

The study brought to light that U.S. auto-safety regulators have left headlight regulations largely untouched for a half-century, thus prohibiting new technologies that would light the road-

Only the Toyota Prius v — with the highest trim level — qualified as “good” in the safety study.

ROBERT DEUTSCH, USA TODAY

way better while reducing glare.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, responding to the report, noted that its proposed overhaul of its five-star safety ratings will depend partly on vehicles’ use of lower-beam headlights, semiautomatic beam switching and amber rear turnsignal lights — technologies designed to improve visibility for the driver and other motorists.

“Basically, we agree headlights can and should be stronger,” NHTSA spokesman Bryan Thomas said.

Among 31 vehicles, IIHS evaluated 82 combinations in several scenarios, including traveling straight, veering left sharply or gradually and veering right sharply or gradually. Only one — the Toyota Prius v with the highest trim level — qualified as

“good.” That light combo is available only with the advanced technology package, which includes LED lights and high-beam assist.

The standard model, with halogen lights and no high-beam assist, gets a poor rating.

Eleven models’ best option qualified as “acceptable,” while nine were “marginal” and 10 “poor.” Four of the poor models were General Motors cars (Buick Verano, Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Malibu and Malibu Limited), two Hyundai and Kia models (Hyundai Sonata, Kia Optima), two Mercedes-Benz (C-Class and CLA), one Nissan (Altima) and one Volkswagen (Passat).

Overall, 44 of 82 possible options qualified as poor, with the halogen-light model on the BMW 3 Series posting the worst performance.

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

March came in like a lion and is going out like a lion.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index has gained 6.8% in March, its best performance in the third month of the year since stocks began their bull market rally seven years ago in March 2009, according to statistics compiled by S&P Dow Jones Indices.

In March 2009, the large-company stock index rallied 8.5%.

“The S&P 500 is on track for a positive first quarter,” said Sam Stovall, U.S. equity strategist at S&P Global Market Intelligence.

The benchmark stock index is now up 1% for the year and the quarter. The S&P 500 was down as much as 10.5% in the first quarter.

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But history says ruling out another downdraft could be a mistake. Stovall points out that since 1945 there have been nine other years in which the S&P 500 fell more than 5% in the first quarter and recovered all — or nearly all — its losses by the end of March.

And, while the index eked out an average full-year gain, there were five years where the benchmark index actually made lower lows than the earlier March lows.

“So if history should repeat,” Stovall wrote in a report, “investors are encouraged to stay the course, but not load up the truck.”

The S&P 500, which closed just shy of 2064 Wednesday, is in the resistance zone of 2044-2092, where “further upside will likely be tempered by selling,” Stovall added. Stocks are also trading at 17.6 times earnings expectations, which is a premium to the 15-year average.

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+5.7

-20.6

Carnival (CCL)

52.37

+2.73

+5.5

-3.9

MetLife (MET)

44.73

+2.27

+5.3

-7.2

Halliburton (HAL)

36.02

+1.00

+2.9

+5.8

5.63

+.16

Oil company increase with pre-market trades.

Frontier Communications (FTR)

Telecom firm gains on growth prospects.

Salesforce.com (CRM)

74.30 +2.00

Cloud computing firm wins Health & Human Services deal.

+2.9 +20.6 +2.8

+2.13

+2.6

+6.2

Activision Blizzard (ATVI)

34.07

+.83

+2.5

-12.0

Mattel (MAT)

33.59

+.81

+2.5 +23.6

Norfolk Southern (NSC)

84.75

+1.95

Activewear clothing maker announces stock split.

Gaming company up despite Hilliard Lyons downgrade.

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Price

$ Chg

7.70

-.30

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Tesoro (TSO)

86.47

-3.25

-3.6

-17.9

Western Digital (WDC)

46.14

-1.68

-3.5

-23.2

Signet Jewelers (SIG)

119.68

-3.23

-2.6

-3.2

EOG Resources (EOG)

73.66

-1.79

-2.4

+4.1

59.91

-1.45

-2.4

-19.7

Range Resources (RRC)

32.36

-.79

-2.4

+31.5

Paychex (PAYX)

53.29

-1.20

-2.2

+.8

NetApp (NTAP)

26.66

-.60

-2.2

+.5

359.68

-7.69

-2.1

-33.7

Southwestern Energy (SWN)

Shares continue decline with oil uncertainty.

Oil refiner slips despite higher projection for Europe.

Disk maker turns to banks in SanDisk bid.

Retailer’s credit sales outpacing jewelry sales.

Oil producer hurt by petro inventory growth.

Mallinckrodt (MNK)

Drugmaker to sell nuclear imaging division.

Gas producer may see relief from cooler spring.

HR firm reports 7% gain in Q3 over last year.

Network data manager names new CFO.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN)

Shares down as drugmaker seeks next platform.

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The aerospace giant is taking steps to eliminate 10% of its workforce $150 in Washington state, The Seattle Times reported. Of the total 8,000 cuts planned, the Times said 4,000 $90 would be made by June.

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Close 206.02 17.51 3.11 20.23 34.28 11.60 9.73 110.32 4.35 22.55

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Close 6 mo ago 3.81% 3.84% 2.78% 2.91% 2.76% 2.58% 3.16% 3.01%

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Cattle (lb.)

1.32 1.35 Corn (bushel) 3.67 3.73 Gold (troy oz.)

1,226.90 1,235.80 Hogs, lean (lb.) .69 .70 Natural Gas (Btu.) 2.00 1.90 Oil, heating (gal.)

1.16 1.16 Oil, lt. swt. crude (bar.)

38.32 38.28 Silver (troy oz.)

15.22 15.24 Soybeans (bushel) 9.09 9.16 Wheat (bushel) 4.64 4.77

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Prev. .6957 1.3063 6.5056 .8853 112.75 17.3114

6 mo. ago .6612 1.3348 6.3607 .8955 119.97 16.9264

Yr. ago .6750 1.2684 6.2109 .9239 120.16 15.2567

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The yoga-wear retailer reported a $80 better-than-expected quarterly profit and said that improved profit margins and better sales will fuel its earnings growth for the remain- $60 March 2 der of the fiscal year.

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Toymaker gets back $3 million in China transfer scam.

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Insurer gains after winning “too big to fail” challenge.

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Value rises with cruise line’s Q1 earnings report.

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Cruise line up despite Morningstar downgrade.

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The embattled drugmaker said it is Chg: -$1.91 negotiating to extend financial fil% chg: -6.6 ing deadlines as it investigates past $20 Day’s high/low: ties to a specialty pharmacy.

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Stock losses can be lucrative at tax time Q: When are losses actually good news?

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A: No one likes to lose money on stocks. But losses do have somewhat of a bright side at tax time.

If you were fortunate evough to sell stocks for a loss last year, those losses can be lucrative come April. Taxpayers are permitted to use capital losses to offset capital gains during the year, which normally might have been taxable.

It gets better. If you lost so much money on stocks that your losses outstrip your capital gains, you can then deduct up to $3,000 in one year from income. And if you still have more losses left, you can carry over capital losses and repeat the benefit until the loss is exhausted.

Keep in mind there are specific rules to calculating this deduction on your capital losses. Losses on stocks sold for a loss after being owned one year or less are first applied to gains on stocks sold after being held only for a year or less.

Investors also have to be very careful they don’t invalidate their capital loss deduction by buying back the stock they sold for a loss at the wrong time. Socalled wash sales rules, for instance, kick in if you bought or sold the stock you have a loss on within 30 days of selling it.

If you have a wash sale, you will no longer be able to deduct your loss.

Losing money is no fun. But at least there’s a boost in saving taxes.

MetLife insurance titan is not too big to fail, judge rules Kaja Whitehouse @kajawhitehouse USA TODAY

NEW YORK A federal judge has sided with insurance giant MetLife that it is not a too-big-to-fail financial institution and should not be subjected to stricter regulations that followed the 2008 mortgage meltdown.

The ruling, handed down by U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer in Washington, D.C., represents a major victory for the insurance company, known for life insurance policies as well as

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The insurance company wins a major victory and won’t be subjected to strict federal regulations.

property and casualty insurance.

And it could have major implications for other large financial institutions that have been la-

beled systemically important financial institutions, or SIFIs, despite not being tied to the financial crisis that took down investment bank Lehman Brothers.

In her roughly one-page ruling Wednesday, Collyer simply said she has denied the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s request to dismiss MetLife’s case, filed last year. The judge also said she has entered a judgment in the current case on behalf of MetLife.

The reason for her ruling remained under seal, however, and may not be known until next week. The judge ordered the parties to meet on April 6 to discuss

whether any portions of the sealed opinion should remain blocked from public view.

In December 2014, the Financial Stability Oversight Council, set up in the wake of the financial crisis, ruled that MetLife could pose a threat to U.S. financial stability and that it should therefore be subjected to stricter oversight by the Federal Reserve, the U.S. central bank.

One month later, MetLife sued, saying the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s decision was “arbitrary and capricious” and it conflicts with the organization’s obligations under the Dodd-

Frank Act of 2010, which established the Financial Stability Oversight Council in a bid to prevent another crisis.

Among MetLife’s complaints was that the council’s only voting member with insurance industry expertise dissented from the designation. A non-voting insurance commissioner also objected to MetLife’s SIFI designation, according to the complaint.

The 2014 decision was “reached through a procedure that denied MetLife its due process rights and violated the constitutional separation of powers,” the company said.

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LIFELINE HOW WAS YOUR DAY? GOOD DAY TIDAL When Kanye West streamed his new album, ‘The Life of Pablo,’ exclusively on Tidal, the streaming service got a huge boost.

And now we know exactly how big: ‘Pablo’ was streamed 250 million times in its first 10 days, boosting Tidal’s global subscriptions to more than 3 million, the service announced.

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THEY SAID WHAT? THE STARS’ BEST QUOTES “She was a blistering advocate for her cause, and that was just the biggest and most important cause. She worked on behalf of so many causes, fundraisers and (as) grand marshals in parades. She did it all.”

— Patty Duke’s actor son Sean Astin on his mother’s legacy in an interview with the AP

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ow do you fit a life like Miles Davis’ into a 100minute movie?

If you’re Don Cheadle, you find another rhythm with Miles Ahead, a film that steers away from a conventional, chronological biopic.

“I didn’t want to tell a story that felt like it was just checking off the boxes, the highlights and lowlights of his life,” says Cheadle, 51, who produced, co-wrote, directed and stars in the film about the jazz great. “I wanted to make a movie that, to me, felt like something that Miles Davis would want to have starred in, as opposed to a movie just about him.”

The result is a movie (in theaters Friday in New York and Los Angeles, nationwide April 22) that moves like Davis’ experimental records did. Laced with the notes of Sketches of Spain and

Kind of Blue, Cheadle’s directorial debut is as much a look inside the world of the composer, bandleader and trumpet player as it is a (fictionalized) gun-wielding caper in which a Rolling Stone reporter (Ewan McGregor) tags along one cocaine-fueled night as Davis hunts down his stolen session tape from a shady music executive.

The tale bounces between Davis’ prolific years and his marriage to Frances Taylor (Emayatzy Corinealdi) to a fiveyear span in the 1970s when the musician put his talent on ice as he wrestled with drugs and chronic pain from a degenerative hip condition. The silence fascinated Cheadle. “How does that happen?” he asks. “And how do you come out of that?”

It’s a luxury that the actor, who stars in Season 5 of Showtime’s House of Lies (which returns April 10) followed by Captain America: Civil War (in theaters May 6), has never been afforded.

“There are very few people that comfortably say they’ve ‘made it’ or or feel like they don’t have to hustle anymore,” Cheadle says.

“It was a necessity for me to keep working. I was never able to shut it down and go, ‘OK I’m just going

Cheadle didn’t just wear the threads: He also produced, co-wrote and directed. to chill out for three or four years and not doing anything’ ... but I understand feeling blocked. I understand exhaustion. And I think that’s what was happening for him during that time.”

Critics are raving about Cheadle’s portrayal. “This is probably

Cheadle’s most electrified performance since the one (in Devil In a Blue Dress) that made him a star,” wrote New York magazine. The Hollywood Reporter said Cheadle not only nailed the rasp (Davis permanently damaged his voice by yelling after throat surgery in 1955), eccentric irritability and paranoia but expertly “conveys the idea of a man who was always composing and arranging in his head, haunted as much by past successes as personal failings.”

Yet it took 10 years for Cheadle to get Miles Ahead to theaters, and the story is now infamous how Cheadle had write in a major white character to get the movie made. “Until we had Ewan McGregor, until there was the white co-lead in the movie, there was nothing that was going to happen,” says the actor, who strung together financing from investors, friends, crowdfunding and his own wallet.

And watch his hands carefully: That’s really Cheadle playing the trumpet. The actor began playing in his youth and started studying seriously again four years ago for the role. “The trumpet is one of the meanest and hardest instruments that there is,” he says. “I still practice every day.”

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Kelso and Hyde as equine obstetricians? It may sound like a weed-induced fantasy from the basement circle on Fox’s That ’70s Show, but it’s happening, at least for the actors who played them: Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson.

The pair make up one-third of a ’70s reunion on The Ranch, a Netflix comedy in which goldenboy-turned-failed-football-pro Colt (Kutcher) returns to the family ranch to deliver baby horses, fix the barn and repair relationships, including a bickering bond with his underappreciated older brother, Rooster (Masterson). The first half of the show’s 20-episode season arrives Friday.

“When we were working on That ’70s Show, we always had this dream about doing another show together,” Kutcher says of

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That ’70s Show’s Kutcher and Masterson are together again as squabbling brothers who are not quite at home on the range. the Fox comedy, which ran eight seasons and ended in 2006. “I moved to Los Angeles when I was 19. Danny became an older brother to me, showing me the ropes.”

Masterson admits there’s some sibling-style rivalry. “We’ve been making fun of each other every day since 1998. We both are a couple of alpha males, so neither

gives in to the other,” he says.

“We also have that brotherly camaraderie. It comes through with the comedy we started on ’70s Show with Hyde busting Kelso and now we have Rooster busting Colt.”

The difference in The Ranch, however, is that Colt is not a teen but a “thirtysomething having to

move back home,” deal with disappointment and find a way to reroute his life, says Kutcher, who worked with executive producers Jim Patterson and Don Reo on CBS’ post-Charlie Sheen Two and a Half Men. Because The Ranch is on Netflix, episodes can deviate from standard sitcom form: running longer than 22 minutes; not having to adjust story to commercial breaks; allowing profanity; and featuring darker lighting, Kutcher says. It also has more drama: Colt has tense moments with Rooster and their disapproving dad, conservative rancher Beau (Justified’s Sam Elliott). The boys’ mom and Beau’s sort-of-estranged wife, Maggie (Terms of Endearment’s Debra Winger), owns the bar in their small Colorado town.

Ranch makes no direct winks at ’70s fans, but Kutcher sees links in difficult family situations, parent-child relationships and the young mens’ search for love.

Masterson chimes in: “You had Hyde and Kelso smoking joints in the basement. Now, you have Colt and Rooster drinking whiskey on the porch.”

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Greene latest KU player to turn pro

By Gary Bedore gbedore@ljworld.com

Brannen Greene, a 49 percent three-point marksman (31 of 63) in limited duty his junior season at Kansas University, on Wednesday said he would forgo his senior campaign to enter the 2016 NBA Draft.

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The 6-foot-7 native of Juliette, Ga., who averaged 5.4 points and 2.1 rebounds while playing 12.4 minutes a game in 30 of KU’s 38 games, was hindered by suspension (five games) and occasional back stiffness this past season. He had hip surgery last offseason.

“Brannen has elected to

declare for the NBA Draft with the intent of hiring an agent at some point,” KU coach Bill Self said, noting Greene’s decision is final. “I certainly understand Brannen making this decision.

We wish him nothing but the very best. He has an NBA skill (shooting) that I think will translate very

well to the next level. We appreciate his efforts during his time at Kansas.”

Greene had a seasonhigh 18 points off 5-of-5 three-point shooting against Northern Colorado. He had multiple threes in eight games. Of his 44 field goals, all but 13 were threes.

“After talking with my

family, weighing the options, and talking with the coaching staff, I feel like it is the best decision for me moving forward to take my talents to play professionally,” Greene said. “I want to thank my teammates for all the great times we had

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As March comes to a close, and the Jayhawks, the top overall seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament, watch from afar while four other programs battle for a national championship, no one — not even Bill Self — knows exactly what the Kansas University basketball roster will look like next fall.

Wayne Selden Jr. won’t be back. The same goes for Brannen Greene. There is a legitimate chance Cheick Diallo won’t, either. The days and weeks ahead could bring more names of KU underclassmen who either want to find out what NBA decision-makers think of them (without hiring an agent) or desire to move on from college basketball for good, in order to play professionally.

How will Self fill those holes, as well as the ones left by seniors Perry Ellis and Jamari Traylor? For now, at least, only 6-foot-9 forward Mitch Lightfoot and 6-11 center Udoka Azubuike plan to join Kansas from the Class of 2016 prep ranks — though more surely will commit this spring.

When the 2016-17 season begins in November, there might only be a handful of Jayhawks left who have been on the floor contributing to victories during the madness of March.

“The one thing that I really believe that will carry on,” Self said, following KU’s Elite Eight loss to Villanova, “is culture.”

According to junior big man Landen Lucas, whose insertion into the starting lineup in late January helped fuel a 17-game winning streak, KU’s departing seniors helped reestablish that culture Self referenced.

“The biggest thing I could take from all of them, whether it be Evan (Manning), with his dad (Danny), and everything he’s meant to this program and cared.

Hunter (Mickelson), when times weren’t going well, he wasn’t playing, still bringing it every day. Or Perry and Jamari just caring so much.

They all cared about this program,” Lucas said. “They all really wanted it for the school. And that’s big in this day of one-and-dones and people who don’t really get attached to the school. We have four seniors that really cared and it rubbed off on the whole team, where we all really fed off of that.”

When Kansas lost in the Round of 32 in 2014, the Jayhawks didn’t have a four-year program veteran on which they could lean — Tarik Black and Justin Wesley began their college careers at other schools, and walk-on Niko Roberts played 84 career minutes.

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Miller moving from CB to safety

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KANSAS UNIVERSITY SOPHOMORE TYRONE MILLER, WHO IS SWITCHING from cornerback to safety, stretches during practice Tuesday.

Whether it was Biletnikoff Award winner Corey Coleman of Baylor, TCU monster Josh Doctson or Oklahoma standout Sterling Shepard, Kansas University freshman Tyrone Miller lined up against some of the best wide receivers in the country during his first season of college football.

Now, those days are over.

Miller, a 6-foot, 185-pound sophomore from Ann Arbor, Mich., said Wednesday during a break from spring practices that the coaching staff moved him back to his natural position of safety just after winter break.

For Miller, who started seven games, played in all 12 and finished 2015 with 56 tackles, the move marks a return to the position he played during his first three seasons of high school.

And, even though he enjoyed the enormous challenge of squaring off, one-onone, against the best of the best in college football last season, he also said he was happy to be back at a position that allows him to be more involved with the entire game.

“It feels good,” said Miller, talking to the media for the first time because of KU coach David Beaty’s rule against freshmen doing interviews. “I’m comfortable back there. I can be more patient, and I can see what’s going on.

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KU target Jackson excels in McDonald’s game J-W Staff Reports

Chicago — Kansas University recruiting target Josh Jackson scored 19 points and earned co-MVP honors with future Duke player Frank Jackson as the West all-stars beat the East, 114-107, at Wednesday’s McDonald’s All-America game in United Center.

Duke’s Jackson hit five of seven threes en route to an identical 19 points.

Josh Jackson, who is conPlease see HOOPS, page 3C sidering KU, Michigan State

and Arizona, hit nine of 11 shots with four rebounds and three assists.

Future KU player Udoka Azubuike scored nine points and grabbed eight rebounds in 15 minutes for the losing East team. Azubuike, a 6-foot-11 senior from Potter’s House in Jacksonville, Fla., hit four of six shots.

Jayson Tatum had 18 points for the East, and Bam Abebayo added 16 points and 12 rebounds. Tatum also has committed to the Blue Devils. Lonzo Ball, who was

named national player of the year, had a game-high 13 assists for the West. He is committed to UCLA. The West led for most of the game. Markelle Fultz (10 points) showed off his long-range shooting with back-to-back threes to help the East close to 82-70, but the West responded with 11 straight points, highlighted

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Saint Louis U. hires Ford as coach St. Louis — Saint Louis has hired Travis Ford as its new men’s coach.

The school set a news conference today to introduce Ford, who replaces Jim Crews.

Ford was fired by Oklahoma State this month after eight seasons. He is 345-257 in 19 seasons overall with earlier stops at Massachusetts, Eastern Kentucky and Campbellsville.

The 46-year-old Ford began his college career as a guard at Missouri before transferring to Kentucky.

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Clippers’ Paul passes on Games Minneapolis — Chris Paul is passing up a shot at Olympic history to take a much-needed summer off.

The Los Angeles Clippers star said it was a difficult decision to pull his name from consideration for this summer’s Olympics in Rio, but after spending a decade playing for USA Basketball he felt it was time for a breather.

Paul won gold in Beijing in 2008 and in London in 2012, when he made every start. Had he returned to Rio, he could have joined LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony as the only men’s basketball players in Olympic history to win three gold medals.

Russell apologizes for leaked video El Segundo, Calif. — D’Angelo Russell knows he must rebuild the Los Angeles Lakers’ trust in him after the rookie guard’s unflattering video exchange with teammate Nick Young ended up on social media.

Speaking before Wednesday night’s home game against Miami, Russell apologized profusely for recording the video, saying his actions have created “a bad vibe” on the last-place club.

Russell also acknowledged that the video might have imperiled Young’s relationship with his fiancée, rapper Iggy Azalea.

“I feel as sick as possible,” Russell said. “I wish I could make things better right away, but I can’t.”

In Russell’s video, the 20-yearold point guard asks Young about being with women other than Azalea. Russell claimed he has no idea how the video became public.

“That’s the two-and-two I’m trying to put together, me and my team,” said Russell, who also declined to blame the leak on phone hacking. “I have no clue how that got out.”

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Denver 32 44 .421 20½ 9). Assists-New York 17 (Galloway, Grant 3), Minnesota 25 50 .333 27 Baseball Time Net Cable Dallas 18 (Barea 7). Total Fouls-New York Pacific Division Paul Pierce, L.A. Clippers 19, Dallas 15. Technicals-New York defensive St. Louis v.

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W L Pct GB three second. A-20,435 (19,200).

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Denver at New Orleans, 7 p.m. to open a season.

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Jeff Withey, Utah Boston at Portland, 9 p.m.

NEW ORLEANS (92) Dick’s Sporting Goods 11 a.m. ESPNU 35, 235 Did not play (coach’s decision) Cunningham 4-9 2-2 10, Ajinca 8-19 2-3 18, Dick’s Sporting Goods 1 p.m. ESPNU 35, 235 Asik 1-3 0-2 2, Douglas 4-9 0-0 12, Hamilton 6-15 1-2 14, Perkins 1-1 0-0 2, Babbitt 4-7 2-3 Dick’s Sporting Goods 3 p.m. ESPNU 35, 235 10, Frazier 4-8 3-4 11, Ennis 4-9 2-2 13. Totals WASHINGTON (111) Porter 8-11 0-0 20, Morris 6-13 0-0 13, Gortat L.A. CLIPPERS (99) Dick’s Sporting Goods 5 p.m. ESPNU 35, 235 36-80 12-18 92.

Mbah a Moute 3-5 1-1 7, Johnson 3-6 1-1 7, 2-9 2-4 6, Wall 4-16 4-5 14, Beal 10-21 3-3 24, SAN ANTONIO (100) Jordan 5-7 1-3 11, Paul 6-16 7-7 20, Redick 6-15 Temple 3-4 4-5 11, Nene 7-8 1-1 15, Oubre Jr. 2-3 Leonard 4-9 7-7 16, Aldridge 3-10 5-6 11, 1-1 17, Green 4-10 2-2 10, Crawford 3-6 3-3 10, Time Net Cable Duncan 3-10 2-2 8, Parker 2-6 0-2 4, Green 6-9 0-0 4, Dudley 0-3 2-2 2, Sessions 1-1 0-0 2. Totals Rivers 4-6 0-0 10, Aldrich 1-1 0-0 2, Prigioni 0-5 Figure Skating 0-0 16, K.Anderson 1-3 0-2 2, Diaw 4-7 1-2 9, 43-89 16-20 111.

0-0 0, Wilcox 1-6 0-0 3, Ayres 1-1 0-0 2. Totals World Championships 3 p.m. NBCSP 38, 238 SACRAMENTO (120) Ginobili 7-10 1-1 20, Marjanovic 2-2 0-0 4, Mills Gay 6-14 3-4 15, Acy 3-3 0-0 7, Cousins 11-18 37-84 16-18 99.

2-5 0-0 6, Bonner 1-1 0-0 2, Martin 1-3 0-0 2, 6-9 29, Rondo 6-12 1-2 15, Curry 2-5 0-0 5, MINNESOTA (79) Simmons 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-75 16-22 100.

Wiggins 3-9 0-0 7, Dieng 1-6 1-2 3, Towns 7-13 Collison 5-8 2-2 13, Koufos 5-5 2-2 12, CauleyTennis Time Net Cable New Orleans 26 13 16 37— 92 Stein 3-7 0-2 6, Casspi 5-7 4-4 15, McLemore 1-5 0-0 16, Rubio 2-9 3-3 9, LaVine 0-6 0-0 0, Bjelica San Antonio 27 19 27 27—100 4-5 5-6 14, Jones 1-10 0-0 2, Prince 4-9 0-0 8, Miami Open noon ESPN2 34, 234 0-0 3.

Totals 47-84 18-25 120.

3-Point Goals-New Orleans 8-17 (Douglas Muhammad 5-12 1-4 11, Smith 0-1 1-2 1, Payne 34 21 28 28—111 4-5, Ennis 3-4, Hamilton 1-5, Babbitt 0-1, Washington Miami Open 6 p.m. ESPN 33, 233 0-3 0-0 0, Rudez 3-4 0-0 8.

Totals 30-87 11-17 79.

32 28 29 31—120 Cunningham 0-2), San Antonio 12-24 (Ginobili Sacramento 27 20 32 20 — 99 3-Point Goals-Washington 9-26 (Porter 4-7, L.A. Clippers 5-6, Green 4-6, Mills 2-5, Leonard 1-5, Minnesota 17 17 19 2

6 — 79 K.Anderson 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds- Wall 2-5, Temple 1-2, Morris 1-4, Beal 1-5, 3-Point Goals-L.A. Clippers 9-31 (Redick College Baseball Time Net Cable New Orleans 52 (Asik, Ajinca 9), San Antonio Oubre Jr. 0-1, Dudley 0-2), Sacramento 8-18 4-12, Rivers 2-2, Wilcox 1-1, Crawford 1-3, 43 (Duncan 9). Assists-New Orleans 27 (Frazier (Rondo 2-4, Cousins 1-1, Acy 1-1, McLemore Paul 1-4, Mbah a Moute 0-1, Johnson 0-2, Alabama v. Georgia 6 p.m. SEC 157 7), San Antonio 23 (Parker 6). Total Fouls-New 1-2, Curry 1-2, Casspi 1-2, Collison 1-3, Gay Green 0-3, Prigioni 0-3), Minnesota 8-23 S. Carolina v.

Vanderbilt 7 p.m. ESPNU 35, 235 0-3).

Fouled Out-None.

Rebounds-Washington Orleans 17, San Antonio 18. Technicals-New 47 (Gortat 12), Sacramento 47 (Cousins 10). (Towns 2-3, Rudez 2-3, Rubio 2-4, Bjelica 1-1, Orleans Coach Gentry. A-18,418 (18,797).

Wiggins 1-2, Prince 0-1, Payne 0-2, Jones 0-7).

Assists-Washington 30 (Wall 13), Sacramento FRIDAY 27 (Rondo 11). Total Fouls-Washington 19, Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-L.A. Clippers 46 Sacramento 15. Technicals-Cousins, Rondo 2. (Jordan, Paul 8), Minnesota 66 (Towns 11).

Assists-L.A. Clippers 26 (Paul 16), Minnesota College Basketball Time Net Cable Nuggets 109, Grizzlies 105 Ejected— Rondo. A-17,185 (17,317).

20 (Muhammad, LaVine, Payne 4). Total FoulsMemphis, Tenn. — Will BarCBI Finals 7 p.m.

ESPNU 35, 235 L.A. Clippers 17, Minnesota 15. TechnicalsL.A. Clippers defensive three second, Towns. ton scored 25 points, Emmanu- Bucks 105, Suns 94 A-12,252 (19,356).

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Chicago — Sabrina Ionescu el Mudiay had 17, and Denver is going to make one college beat reeling Memphis. coach very happy very soon.

DENVER (109) Ionescu scored eight of her 25 Sampson 5-6 1-2 12, Faried 2-7 2-2 6, Jokic 0-0 9, Mudiay 6-15 2-2 17, Harris 2-7 0-0 points in overtime, and the West 4-6 5, Barton 6-12 9-12 25, Arthur 4-10 2-2 12, rallied to beat the East 97-88 in Augustin 4-7 2-2 11, Lauvergne 5-7 2-2 12, Toupane 0-1 0-0 0, Miller 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-78 the girls McDonald’s All Ameri20-24 109. can Game on Wednesday night.

MEMPHIS (105) Barnes 2-12 1-2 6, Randolph 10-20 5-6 26, Ionescu, the only uncommitted Andersen 2-4 0-0 4, Farmar 6-10 0-0 14, Allen player in the game, scored eight 3-7 1-2 7, Hollins 1-1 0-0 2, McCallum 0-2 1-2 consecutive points to set a new 1, Stephenson 4-10 4-7 12, Green 6-16 1-2 13, 2-4 4-5 9, Martin 1-1 0-0 2, Munford 4-8 girls scoring record while winning Carter 0-1 9. Totals 41-95 17-27 105.

MVP honors. She tied it at 88 on a Denver 26 33 25 25—109 20 27 21 37—105 pair of free throws, and then made Memphis 3-Point Goals-Denver 13-29 (Barton 4-7, back-to-back three-pointers to Mudiay 3-7, Arthur 2-3, Jokic 1-1, Sampson 1-2, Augustin 1-3, Harris 1-5, Toupane 0-1), Memphis give the West a 94-88 lead.

6-19 (Farmar 2-4, Randolph 1-1, Munford Ionescu, who also had 10 re1-2, Carter 1-2, Barnes 1-8, Stephenson 0-1, bounds, is considering California, McCallum 0-1). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds50 (Jokic 14), Memphis 58 (Green Oregon and Oregon State. She is Denver 12). Assists-Denver 24 (Augustin, Mudiay 5), from Orinda, California.

Memphis 18 (Farmar 5). Total Fouls-Denver 29, Memphis 19. Technicals-Denver defensive Amber Ramirez scored 21 three second. A-16,401 (18,119). points for the East on five threepointers. Notre Dame recruit Kings 120, Wizards 111 Erin Boley added 13 points.

Sacramento, Calif. — DeMarcus Cousins had 29 points, Lauren Jackson 10 rebounds, five steals and blocks, and Sacramento announces retirement four dealt a blow to the Wizards’ Lauren Jackson announced playoff hopes. her injury-forced retirement on Thursday, ending an illustrious career which saw her star for the WNBA’s Seattle Storm and lead Australia to four Olympic medals.

At a Basketball Australia media NBA conference, the 34-year-old Jack- Favorite.............. Points (O/U)...........Underdog x-INDIANA......................OFF (OFF)........................Orlando son, the WNBA’s most valuable CLEVELAND....................14 (211.5).......................Brooklyn player three times, the last time y-HOUSTON...................OFF (OFF)........................Chicago in 2010, said right knee and left Denver.............................61⁄2 (210)............ NEW ORLEANS Achilles tendon injuries forced her OKLAHOMA CITY...........81⁄2 (214)..................LA Clippers to end a career that began in 1997. PORTLAND....................31⁄2 (214.5).........................Boston

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• Baseball at Baylor, 6:30 p.m.

• Softball at Oklahoma, 6:30 p.m.

Milwaukee — Khris Middleton scored nine of his 26 points in the final 7:31, and Jabari Raptors 105, Hawks 97 Toronto — DeMar DeRozan Parker added 21 points. scored 26 points, Jonas ValanPHOENIX (94) Tucker 7-14 6-6 20, Len 8-13 1-2 17, Chandler ciunas added 19 points and nine 6-8 1-1 13, Knight 5-16 5-6 17, Booker 8-16 0-0 18, rebounds, and Toronto earned Leuer 0-4 0-0 0, Jenkins 1-4 0-0 2, Price 3-8 0-0 7, Budinger 0-1 0-0 0, Goodwin 0-0 0-2 0. Totals its franchise-record 50th vic38-84 13-17 94. tory of the season.

MILWAUKEE (105) Antetokounmpo 3-5 3-8 10, Parker 6-10 9-11 21, Monroe 5-12 4-4 14, Bayless 1-4 0-0 2, Middleton 10-16 3-3 26, Henson 3-9 4-6 10, Ennis 4-7 2-2 10, Plumlee 2-6 0-0 4, Vasquez 0-2 0-0 0, Vaughn 3-6 0-0 8. Totals 37-77 25-34 105.

Phoenix 32 15 28 19— 94 Milwaukee 28 25 27 25—105 3-Point Goals-Phoenix 5-24 (Booker 2-6, Knight 2-8, Price 1-5, Jenkins 0-1, Budinger 0-1, Leuer 0-1, Tucker 0-2), Milwaukee 6-15 (Middleton 3-4, Vaughn 2-4, Antetokounmpo 1-1, Bayless 0-1, Monroe 0-1, Parker 0-1, Vasquez 0-1, Ennis 0-2). Fouled Out-None.

Rebounds-Phoenix 54 (Len 15), Milwaukee 45 (Middleton 7). Assists-Phoenix 23 (Tucker 7), Milwaukee 21 (Antetokounmpo 6). Total FoulsPhoenix 23, Milwaukee 23. Technicals-Phoenix defensive three second. A-15,733 (18,717).

Clippers 99, T’wolves 79 Minneapolis — Chris Paul had 20 points, 16 assists and eight rebounds, and the Clippers bullied young Minnesota.

ATLANTA (97) Bazemore 4-10 0-2 9, Millsap 3-8 0-0 7, Horford 3-9 0-0 7, Teague 8-13 1-1 18, Korver 1-6 1-1 3, Hardaway Jr. 5-9 1-1 15, Humphries 1-3 1-1 4, Sefolosha 0-0 0-0 0, Schroder 4-13 4-5 13, Scott 5-8 0-0 12, Hinrich 1-1 0-0 3, Muscala 2-3 1-2 6. Totals 37-83 9-13 97.

TORONTO (105) Powell 3-6 2-2 10, Thompson 1-3 0-0 2, Valanciunas 9-13 1-2 19, Lowry 4-19 7-8 17, DeRozan 9-16 5-6 26, P.Patterson 3-7 1-2 9, Joseph 1-5 0-0 2, Biyombo 1-1 5-6 7, Ross 5-10 1-2 13. Totals 36-80 22-28 105.

Atlanta 20 21 26 30— 97 Toronto 25 29 35 16—105 3-Point Goals-Atlanta 14-33 (Hardaway Jr. 4-7, Scott 2-4, Teague 1-1, Hinrich 1-1, Muscala 1-2, Horford 1-3, Schroder 1-3, Bazemore 1-3, Humphries 1-3, Millsap 1-4, Korver 0-2), Toronto 11-23 (DeRozan 3-4, Powell 2-3, P.Patterson 2-4, Lowry 2-4, Ross 2-5, Joseph 0-3). Fouled OutValanciunas. Rebounds-Atlanta 46 (Millsap 9), Toronto 54 (Valanciunas 9). Assists-Atlanta 24 (Hardaway Jr., Bazemore, Horford, Teague 3), Toronto 26 (Lowry 11). Total Fouls-Atlanta 19, Toronto 19. Technicals-Toronto defensive three second 2. Flagrant Fouls-Humphries.

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and all the battles we went through together. I want to thank the coachl es for taking the time to KU baseball tickets: A work with me throughlimited number of comout my three years. I plimentary tickets are definitely want to thank l available through the Bud Lawrence youth foot- the fans. Running out to Walker Caring for Kids ball camp: Lawrence High 16,000 every night, that program for upcoming and Free State will host its won’t be replaced at all in Kansas University baseannual youth football camp any way. I want to thank ball games in April. These June 27-29. It’s open to all the fans and everybody tickets are available for I met across the campus youths entering grades 2 youth organizations such for their support.” through 8. The camp will as youth sports teams, Greene had four or be at LHS. Camp fliers scouting groups, church more rebounds in 10 youth groups, after-school have been delivered to all games this past season. clubs and any other youth- elementary and middle “Brannen is talented schools. If you have quesrelated organizations that and very competitive. tions, contact Dirk Wedd would like to experience or Bob Lisher at 785-832- This combination should a college baseball game. allow him to play profes5050.

Contact KU baseball at sionally for many years to l 785-864-7907 for inforcome,” Self said.

Kansas Relays volunmation.

Greene hit for a careerl teers needed: Volunteers high 19 points against Umpires needed: Law- are needed for the KanGeorgetown his sophorence Parks & Recreation sas Relays on April 21-23 more season. He was a youth baseball/softball at Rock Chalk Park. No career 42.2 percent threeumpires (Rec & DCABA) experience necessary. If are needed. Applicants interested, contact Debbie point shooter (81-for-192) and 87.2 percent free must be at least 16 and Luman at 785-864-3486 thrower (102-of-117). possess background and or dluman@ku.edu “It was definitely a bigl experience in the sport of time high for me when I Baldwin wrestling: baseball and/or softball as The Baldwin City Wrestling hit a three in Allen Fieldwell as having experience house,” Greene said. “Just working with children. Ap- Club is offering Freestyle/ to see how the crowd reGreco-Roman this spring plicant must be available acted, and I had a signature on Fridays starting April 1. to work in the evenings three fingers to the head, Monday thru Friday and-or Cost is $120. The coach is Saturdays. Apply on-line at Purler coach Brett Delich. and everybody ran with that. It gave me a ton of For info, email kharris@ www.lprd.org energy every time I played l usd348.com or 785-221there (fieldhouse), as it did Strength and con8025 all of my teammates.” l ditioning: Athletic Greene’s dad, Jeffrey, Skyline Shuffle: The Strength Institute (ASI) said his son “is thrilled.

Lawrence Trail Hawks provides year-round He spent the last two, will host the second strength and conditionthree days talking it over annual “Skyline Shuffle ing, nutritional coaching with coach Self. Every5k (3.1 miles) Trail Run,” and soft-tissue therapy one agreed with the deSaturday, May 7, at for athletes. ASI’s expecision. Feedback (from Clinton State Park. The rienced coaches have NBA) seems promising. worked with professional, Lawrence Trail Hawks It may come as a shock to are Lawrence’s original college, high school and a certain group of folks, trail- and ultra-running amateur athletes. We club. The Skyline Shuffle but Brannen is fully conemphasize identifying fident in his decision and an athlete’s weaknesses, begins and ends on the west side of Campground I support it.” flexibility limitations Of Brannen not play3, in Clinton State Park. and faulty movement ing against Maryland or The marked course patterns and develop Villanova in the NCAAs, includes a long, grassy individualized training ridge with majestic views Jeff Greene said: “He was programs to address these issues before mov- of the lake and park, and about 85 percent, and you needed to be at 100 ing on to more traditional shady stretches through old-growth forest. Walk- percent. I agreed with strength, power, speed coach’s decision to rest ers welcome! The race and agility training. We him. By the following begins at 8 a.m., with also provide individual race-day registration and weekend (Final Four), nutritional guidelines. he’d be 100 percent.

Contact Athletic Strength check-in starting at 7 Now we’ve got a healthy a.m. For more informaInstitute at info@athletBrannen Greene running icsi.com or 785-813-1823 tion, including advance sprints with no pain. registration, visit trailor visit www.athleticsi.

“I have spoken with hawks.com com three agents who feel l l he’ll get the invitations Swim lessons: Swim Lady Lion basketball and workouts (with NBA lesson enrollment begins clinics: The Lawrence teams). He’s fully comApril 4 for Lawrence Swim High Lady Lion Basketball mitted, all-in to make a School, LLC. Two-week program will be hosting sessions in June and July. several basketball clinics Classes at 9:30 a.m., 10 for all girls kindergarten a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 11 through eighth grade. We a.m. Eight lessons for $80. will work on basketball funEnroll at lawrenceswimdamentals including ball school.org. Questions, call handling, form shooting 785-331-6940. and dribbling and passing.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1C l Our basketball clinics are Basketball clinic: free and will be in the LHS The 2015 NCAA Tourmain gym on the follow4SQUAREATHLETICS nament, too, came and ing Saturdays: 4/16, 4/23, will be conducting its 4/30, 5/7, 5/21 from 7:45- went without KU reaching “4SquareFOCUS Goal the Sweet 16. That team, 9 a.m. To attend, please 10,000,” a five-session which also went 1-1 in The email coach Dickson at basketball shooting clinic Big Dance, had one senior: LHSLADYLIONBASKETbeginning April 4 at Seawalk-on Christian Garrett bury Academy gym. Three BALL@gmail.com (67 career minutes). l age groups: 5-9: Mondays, Lucas said Ellis, TraySunflower wrestling 5:15-6:20 p.m.; 10-13: Monday, 6:30-7:55 p.m.; 14-18: winners: Sunflower Kids lor and company cultivated a different level of Wrestling Club finished Wednesdays 5:20-6:55 commitment among the 18th in total points and p.m. The purpose of the “ players in their final sea7th in win percentage in Goal 10,000 ” program is son with the program. the field of 164 teams to give young basketball “If there’s anything we at the USA Wrestlingplayers focused instruccould take from them, for Kansas State Wrestling tion, directed specifically the younger guys, for the Tournament this past toward the fundamentals people coming in,” Lucas of shooting the basketball. weekend at the Kansas said, “it would just be to Participants will receive as- Expocentre in Topeka.

Placers for the club were care as much as they did.” sistance setting individual According to Lucas, goals and will receive one- Dalton Dempsey (state who averaged 10.5 points on-one instruction on how champ), Lou Elsten (runand 10.8 rebounds as KU to reach those goals using ner-up), Drew Streeter (runner-up), Eric Streeter went 3-1 in the tourney, both a variety of drills and the season-ending loss to an “accountability partner.” (runner-up), Andrew For more details/fee, check Honas (3rd place), Jadin No. 2 seed Villanova felt different than early exits Harrell (3rd place), out the FaceBook page against 10th-seeded StanGrayson Hagen (3rd 4SquareFOCUSbasketball ford and seventh-seeded place), Nolan Bradley or email us 4SquareFOWichita State the previ(5th place), Matthew CUS@GMAIL.COM ous two years. Looking l Marcum (6th place) back on those underLHS middle school and Blaine Larkin (6th whelming performances, sports information place). l meeting: LHS will host a Senior golf at Alsports information meeting vamar: A senior golf for current seventh- and league is forming at eighth-grade studentAlvamar. League play athletes who will attend LHS in 2016-17 or 2017-18, will run Wednesdays through September. Tee and their parents/guardCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1C times begin at 8:30 a.m. ians, 7 p.m., April 13 in the Format varies each week. shooting guard, energized LHS main gym. Require$40 league fee includes ments and expectations the crowd with a reverse USGA handicap. Fourfor student-athletes and alley-oop for the West. man scramble on April 6. summer camp/conditionFor information, call 785- EAST ing will be discussed.

Adebayo 6-9 4-5 16, Tatum 5-15 8-8 l 842-1907 or email Paul 18, Bradley Jr. 3-6 5-6 11, Fox 1-8-0-1 2, Ferguson 4-8 1-1 10, Bridges 4-7 0-0 Free State football Hooser at phooser@ 8, Killeya-Jones 3-7 0-0 6, Jones 0-3 0-0 informational meeting: alvamar.com 0, Simmons 5-11 1-2 12, Fultz 4-12 0-1

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roster of an NBA team next year and say goodbye to college. He wants his legacy as a Jayhawk.

We love the school and community. It was a great experience for him. He needed to be in an environment with a Bill Self-type coach, an elite coach not afraid to give him honest feedback. He needed that environment and had that at Kansas.

“Because of being under the tutelage of coach Self three years, he has the strength and resolve now that he’ll handle the next phase in his life. As a dad, how proud am I of his son’s legacy at the University of Kansas? I get to wear that badge the rest of my days with pride.” l

Awards: KU coach Self has been named national coach of the year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and will receive the award Sunday in Houston. He’s also been so honored this season by USA Today and Bleacher Report.

“All that means is you had a group of kids that cared an awful lot and played to a ridiculously high level all year long,” Self said. “Awards appear to be nice, but for me, a hundred times over, I would give any of that up to have those kids experience getting to play in Houston (at the Final Four).”

Forward Perry Ellis has been named CBS sports.com second-team All-American and NCAA consensus second-team All-American. l

Transfer talk: Coppin State’s leading scorer, 6-2 combo guard Christian Kessee, will transfer to a yet-to-be-determined school. He averaged 14.3 ppg last season. He will be immediately eligible to play next season as a graduate transfer. KU has been mentioned, along with Washington State, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee and Old Dominion according to analyst Jeff Borzello. ... Jimmy Whitt, a 6-4 freshman guard from Columbia, Mo., has announced plans to leave the University of Arkansas. He averaged 6.1 points with 35 assists, 31 turnovers, logging 17.2 minutes a game. Cal is the first school listed as a possibility.

Hoops

Lucas said the Jayhawks let opponents “out-compete” them. That didn’t happen, he added, against Villanova.

Next season, Lucas will be a senior. The veteran big man, senior-to-be Frank Mason III and junior-to-be Devonté Graham project as KU’s core of leaders. While Lucas doesn’t know which other rotation players will be back in the mix, he thinks the Jayhawks can build on their March run and the habits this season’s seniors help put in place.

“The last couple years we were all kind of growing up together and we didn’t really have anyone who was here who could go show us how much it means to care about it, to play for this program,” Lucas said. “They definitely showed us that, so we’ve just got to build off of that and make sure that we learn from that and take that moving forward.

That’ll be my job and everybody in this locker room’s job to relay that to anybody coming into this program. This is a big deal.”

Game

10, King 2-4 1-2 5, Azubuike 4-6 1-1 9.

Totals 41-96 21-27 107 WEST J.Jackson 9-11 0-2 19, Leaf 3-6 0-0 6, Allen 4-7 1-2 9, Ball 0-3 0-0 0, Monk 5-12 1-2 11, Guy 3-7 0-0 7, Bolden 6-8 1-2 13, Huell 1-8 0-2 2, Gilbert 3-7 1-2 7, Langford 5-10 1-2 12, F.Jackson 7-11 0-0 19, Collins 3-5 2-4 9. Totals 49-95 7-18 114.

Halftime-West 52-47. 3-Point goalsEast 4-23 (Fultz 2-6, Ferguson 1-5, Simmons 1-5, Bradley Jr. 0-1, KilleyaJones 0-1, Jones 0-1, Fox 0-2), West 9-25 (F.Jackson 5-7, Langford 1-1, J.Jackson 1-2, Collins 1-2, Guy 1-3, Huell 0-1, Ball 0-3, Monk 0-4). Fouled out-Leaf. Rebounds-East 54 (Adebayo 12), West 64 (Leaf 9). Assists-East 25 (Fox 7), West 35 (Ball 13). A-NA.

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SCOREBOARD

BRIEFLY Dykes fired an 82 and tied for fifth.

“We took advantage of FSHS swimmers the walks, we worked dominate at MHS counts and got the ball Tinsley had a big NCAA Men Manhattan — Free Kansas baseball elevated.

FINAL FOUR day. Hopefully there will At NRG Stadium State High won all but one rips Benedictine be some benefit and carHouston event in cruising to victory National Semifinals ryover into this weekend Michael Tinsley went at the Manhattan SwimSaturday, April 2 after playing Tuesday and Villanova (33-5) vs. Oklahoma (294-for-4 and drove in five ming and Diving Invitation7), 5:09 p.m.

Wednesday this week.”

LHS, FSHS golfers runs, and Kansas Unial on Wednesday.

North Carolina (32-6) vs. Syracuse The Jayhawks will play (23-13), 7:49 p.m. versity’s baseball team Ava Cormaney (200 3rd, 4th at SMS Friday, Saturday and SunNational Championship belted Benedictine, 19-7, freestyle, 500 free) and Monday, April 4 day at Baylor.

Overland Park — on Wednesday at Hoglund Cierra Campbell (200 inSemifinal winners Wednesday’s game was Lawrence High’s Cole Ballpark. dividual medley, 100 free) added to KU’s schedule NIT Brungardt shot an 80 The Jayhawks (9-13) were dual-event winners. after a March 8 game with Semifinals for second place, and the built a 10-4 lead after five Other individual winAt Madison Square Garden Creighton was rained out.

New York Lions’ boys golf team innings, then scored eight ners for FSHS: Sydney Tyler Davis (1-0) Tuesday, March 29 placed third in the 10-team runs in the sixth for an 18-4 Sirimongkhon-Dyck (50 Valparaiso 72, BYU 70 pitched two scoreless inGeorge Washington 65, San Diego advantage. Ty Denzer and free), Alexis Luinstra (div- Shawnee Mission South nings in relief for the win.

State 46 Invitational on Wednesday Owen Taylor homered for ing), Piper Rogers (100 Championship 121 000 300 — 7 16 2 at Deer Creek Golf Club.

KU, which collected 16 hits. Benedictine fly) and Janet Stefanov Today Kansas 330 318 10x — 19 16 1 Valparaiso (30-6) vs. George Free State finished Matt McLaughlin and (100 back).

W — Tyler Davis (1-0). L — Luke Temperelli (0-4).

2B — Matthew Jarecki, Logan Elliott, Logan Washington (27-10), 6 p.m. fourth in the team standTinsley each scored four The only event the Finley, Jacob Kirmer, B; Matt McLaughlin, Michael Tinsley, Blake Shinkle, Owen Taylor, Ryan CBI ings. The Firebirds were led times for the Jayhawks.

Firebirds didn’t win was KU. 3B — Colby Wright, KU, HR — Ty Championship Series

by Jack Junge, who shot “Our players did a really Pidhaichuk, the 100 breast — and, Denzer, Owen Taylor, KU. (Best-of-3) KU highlights — Tinsley 4-for-4, 4 runs, 5 RBIs; good job offensively,” KU even then, Free State’ Kara an 83 and tied for eighth.

Monday, March 28: Morehead State Shinkle 2-for-3, 2 RBIs; Pidhaichuk 2-for-3; Taylor 86, Nevada 83 1-for-2, 2 RBIs; Marcus Wheeler 1-for-3, 2 RBIs. The Lions’ Dawson coach Ritch Price said.

Krannawitter was second, and FSHS put seven swimmers in the top 10.

Free State also swept the relays to amass 278 points. Runner-up Manhattan had only 127 and Junction City 93.

Hamels, Rangers sink K.C. Surprise, Ariz. (ap) — Cole Hamels pitched five solid innings in his final spring start, and the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Wednesday.

Hamels, who is slated to start on opening day Monday against Seattle, allowed one run and two hits. The left-hander struck out five and walked none.

“What I was trying to accomplish in spring, I feel pretty good and confident what I was able to do especially today,” Hamels said. “It was getting that four-seam fastball in the bottom half of the zone and get the groundouts. I wanted to establish early contact.

It’s nice to at least have some quick innings.”

Royals starter Ian Kennedy was led off the field by trainer Nick Kenney while making warmup tosses in the fourth inning. The preliminary diagnosis was left hamstring tightness.

Kennedy, who signed a $70 million, five-year contract in January, was on the disabled list last April with the San Diego Padres due to a left hamstring injury.

“It’s slight. We were just being more precaution than anything right now,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “He felt some tightness and a little bit of cramping in his leg. We said let’s get him out and see where we are the next day or two, but we don’t think it’s very serious. He caught a spike the inning before and felt it a little bit.”

Delino DeShields tripled twice and scored two runs for Texas.

“If it’s in the gap or down the line, just automatically I’m thinking triples,” he said. I’m just an aggressive runner. I don’t want to pull up at second base. I want to be on third base.”

Starting time Royals: Kennedy allowed two runs and three hits. He struck out four and walked none.

The right-hander, who struck out the side in the

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up and hitting and making plays on the ball.”

Despite the challenges and frequent frustrations of playing cornerback in the Big 12 — Miller also lined up at cornerback as a senior in high school — the second-year Jayhawk said he learned a few tools a season ago that will make him an even better safety.

Skills such as proper footwork, eyes following the play and adjusting to the speed of the game all became easier as the 2015 season progressed.

Wednesday, March 30: Nevada 77, Morehead State 68, series tied 1-1 Friday, April 1: Morehead State (2313) at Nevada (23-14), 8 p.m.

NCAA Women

FINAL FOUR At Indianapolis National Semifinals Sunday, April 3 UConn (36-0) vs. Oregon State (32-4), 5 p.m.

Washington (26-10) vs. Syracuse (297), 7:30 p.m.

National Championship Tuesday, April 5 Semifinals winners, 7:30 p.m.

High School Boys

SM SOUTH INVITATIONAL Wednesday at Deer Creek Team scores: Olathe Northwest 339, Olathe East 339, Lawrence 343, Free State 346, SM East 347, SM South 347, Olathe South 357, Washburn Rural 363, SM West 402, SM Northwest 440.

Lawrence High scores: 2. Cole Brungardt 80; t5. Dawson Dykes 82; t16. Garrett Wildeman, 86; t35.

Thomas Taber 95; t35. Ross Brungardt 95; t60. Trey Georgie 116.

Free State scores: t8. Jack Junge 83; t16. Will Cook, 86; t20. Landon Berquist 87; t27. Tate Steele 90; t35. Jack Flynn 95; t35. Bailey Pfannenstiel 95.

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BRETT WATKINS, CENTER, TAKES A SELFIE with Kansas City catcher Salvador Perez before the team’s 5-1 spring training loss to the Rangers on Wednesday in Surprise, Ariz.

Mets’ Snydergaard on alert for Royals series Port St. Lucie, Fla. (ap) — New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard expects a hostile reception when he takes the mound Tuesday in Kansas City.

Syndergaard’s first pitch in Game 3 of the World Series last fall was a 98 mph fastball that went over the head of Al-

cides Escobar. The Mets went on to a 9-3 win, their lone victory against the Royals, Newsday, citing unidentified sources, reported Tuesday the Royals intend to get retribution during the opening two game-series, which starts Sunday.

“I don’t think they’re

too fond of me,” Syndergaard said Wednesday.

“But as far as retaliation goes, I don’t know what they’re going to retaliate against. All I did was establish the inner-side part of the plate. So I don’t know what this whole retaliation talk is all about. But it’s going to be an interesting time.”

third, is penciled in to start the second game of the season on Tuesday against the Mets, but that could be in jeopardy with the tight hamstring.

“We’re going to wait and see how it feels tomorrow and the next day,” Yost said. “But as of right now (he’ll start).

We’re going to see where he’s at. We’ve got 48 hours to make a decision if we want to adjust (Yordano) Ventura’s load or Chris Young’s.”

Ventura is scheduled to start the final exhibition game Saturday and pitch the third game of the season, April 8 against the Twins.

Kennedy said it is not as bad as the hamstring injury that put him on the disabled list last year.

“Last time, I would feel it when I walked,” Kenne-

Trainer’s room Royals: OF Jarrod Dyson (strained oblique) will travel with the club to Kansas City to complete his rehab. He is optimistic he could be activated in mid-April.

Rangers: OF Josh Hamilton (left knee soreness) has had no setbacks, but the club adjusted his timetable to return from May 1 to closer to midMay.

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And now, Miller said, those things are second nature.

“It helped a lot,” Miller said of being forced into action a season ago. “I’m more calm now and I can play faster. I just need to be more consistent.

Sometimes I’d be locking a guy up and other times it would just get out of hand out there.”

By sliding into the free safety position and playing next to senior strong safety Fish Smithson, Miller said his comfort level on the field had grown a great deal.

“He teaches me a lot,” Miller said of Smithson, now in his third season with the program. “Every time I saw Fish’s

demeanor, he was so relaxed, so I’m trying to play like that, too. We don’t talk about it, but he pushes me to be better. I want to be the best, but I know he also wants to be the best.”

Smithson, who marveled at Miller’s advanced understanding of the game and obvious desire to improve, said he expected big things from Miller in 2016.

“I was just talking to (cornerbacks) coach (Kenny) Perry a couple days ago, letting him know that I really like working with this guy,” Smithson said of Miller.

“He’s a sponge and he just absorbs everything he possibly can to make

himself better. You can talk to him about anything. You can let him know when he’s doing good and tell him to keep it up and it doesn’t go to his head. It just builds his confidence.”

As for the best advice he had given Miller about playing safety in the Big 12, Smithson said his words of wisdom actually had nothing to do with the position at all.

“Really, just not getting complacent or getting entitled,” he said. “A lot of guys can get to this level, but what are you gonna do from here? Are you gonna be the same player you were as a freshman or are you gonna take steps and grow?”

dy said. “This time, I don’t.

It’s not even close to how I did it before. But it’s not right to push it in my last spring training game.”

Rangers: Hamels, who lowered his ERA from 10.38 to 5.79, threw 73 pitches in three innings in his previous start against the Padres. He was much more efficient against the Royals, throwing 61 pitches.

BOX SCORE

BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Released RHP Miguel Gonzalez. Reassigned C Audry Perez to their minor league camp.

BOSTON RED SOX — Optioned LHP Roenis Elias to Pawtucket (IL).

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Selected the contract of INF Jimmy Rollins from Charlotte (IL). Optioned RHP Scott Carroll to Charlotte. Assigned RHP Jacob Turner outright to Charlotte.

DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned LHP Matt Boyd to Toledo (IL). Agreed to terms with RHP Bobby Parnell on a minor league contract.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Released OF Travis Snider from a minor league contract.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned RHPs Nick Goody and Branden Pinder and LHP Tyler Olson to Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre (IL).

SEATTLE MARINERS — Acquired RHP Nick Vincent from San Diego for a player to be named. Optioned RHP Mayckol Guaipe to Tacoma (PCL).

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Optioned RHP Matt Andriese and 3B Richie Shaffer to Durham (IL). Released C Rene Rivera.

TEXAS RANGERS — Assigned C Michael McKenry and INF Ike Davis to their minor league camp.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Optioned RH/LHP Pat Venditte and OF Darrell Ceciliani to Buffalo (IL).

National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Optioned RHP Mike Foltynewicz to Gwinnett (IL).

Reassigned Cs Ryan Lavarnway and Blake Lalli to minor their league camp.

CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms with 2B Munenori Kawasaki, OF Shane Victorino and LHP Manny Parra on minor league contracts.

CINCINNATI REDS — Optioned OF Tyler Holt to Louisville (IL).

Reassigned RHP Drew Hayes, RHP Ryan Mattheus, RHP JC Ramirez and RHP Pedro Villarreal to their minor league camp. Announced Rule 5 LHP Chris O’Grady cleared waivers and was offered back to the Los Angeles Angels.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Reassigned IF/OF Elian Herrera, RHP Brandon Beachy and OF Rico Noel to minor league camp.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Placed RHP Zack Jones, LHP Sean Nolin and OF Rymer Liriano on the 15-day DL. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Agreed to terms with RHP Edward Mujica on a minor league contract.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to terms with RHPs Bronson Arroyo and Burke Badenhop on minor league contracts.

American Association KANSAS CITY T-BONES — Signed INF Brett Wiley.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association SACRAMENTO KINGS — Signed general manager and vice president of basketball operations Vlade Divac to a multiyear contract.

FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS — Signed OT Jordan Mills.

CHICAGO BEARS — Signed OL Manny Ramirez to a one-year contract.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed LB Karlos Dansby.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed C Joe Looney to a two-year contract.

DETROIT LIONS — Signed OL Geoff Schwartz.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed TE Mike McFarland. Waived OT Pierce Burton.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed DB E.J. Biggers.

COLLEGE ALABAMA — Announced G Justin Coleman and F Michael Kessens are leaving the basketball program.

ARKANSAS — Announced men’s freshman basketball G Jimmy Whitt will transfer following the spring semester.

CINCINNATI — Named Mike Gillhamer as secondary coach.

IOWA — Granted F Brandon Hutton a release from his basketball scholarship.

KANSAS — Announced junior F Brannen Greene will enter the NBA Draft.

KENNESAW STATE — Named Agnus Berenato women’s basketball coach.

MANHATTAN — Named Marianne Reilly director of intercollegiate athletics.

NEW MEXICO — Named Mike Bradbury women’s basketball coach.

PROVIDENCE — Signed men’s basketball coach Ed Cooley to a longterm contract extension.

SAN FRANCISCO — Named Kyle Smith men’s basketball coach.

SOUTH CAROLINA — Announced women’s sophomore basketball G Kaydra Duckett is transferring.

ST. LOUIS — Named Travis Ford men’s basketball coach.

ST. NORBERT — Named Drew Vanderlin defensive coordinator/ linebackers coach. Named D.J. Bland cornerbacks intern coach, Ryan Bright quarterbacks intern coach, Mitch Chester defensive line intern coach, Joe Gerber tight ends intern and Nick Pesik wide receivers intern coach.

WISCONSIN — Announced the resignation of men’s assistant basketball coach Gary Close. Named Tony Granato men’s ice hockey coach and Don Granato and Mark Osiecki men’s associate head ice hockey coaches.

Named Jonathan Tsipis women’s basketball coach.

High School Girls

MANHATTAN INVITATIONAL Wednesday at Manhattan Team scores: Free State 278, Manhattan 127, Junction City 93 FSHS results 200 medley relay — 1. Janet Stefanov, Kara Krannawitter, Piper Rogers, Sydney SirimongkhonDyck, 2:01.20; 2. Charlotte Crandall, Courtney Cruickshank, Anna McCurdy, Simone Herlihy, 2:08.85; 5. Val Rivera-Rodriguez, Maleena Hatfield, Nora Agha, Nathalie Chow Yuen, 2:20.62; 7. Heather Buckingham, Richa Joshi, Ruth Gathunguri, Sydney Williams, 2:25.68; 8. Maura MacDonald, Madeline Nachtigal, Emma Steimle, Lexie Lockwood, 2:39.08; 10. Corinne Scales, Rose Pilakowski, Maddie Ross, Chelsea Hunt, 2:43.26.

200 freestyle — 1. Ava Cormaney, 2:06.82; 2. Janet Stefanov, 2:10.77; 3.

Lydia Zicker, 2:13.70.

200 individual medley — 1. Cierra Campbell, 2:18.17; 2. Anna McCurdy, 2:24.44; 3. Charlotte Crandall, 2:27.33; 4. Nora Agah, 2:45.99; 5. Richa Joshi, 2:46.73.

50 freestyle — 1. Sydney Sirimongkhon-Dyck, 25.32; 2. Simone Herlihy, 27.82; 4. Kara Krannawitter, 29.38; 6. Val Rivera-Rodriguez, 29.57; 8. Linda Liu, 29.90; 9. Trenna Soderling, 30.44; 12. Margaret Uhler, 31.52; 13. Anna Welton, 31.58; 14. Sydney Williams, 31.81; 15. Emma Steimle, 32.10; 16. Sophia Riedemann, 32.33; 18. Aubin Murphy, 32.58; 19. Taylor Thomas, 32.73; 20. Nathalie Chow Yuen, 32.75; 32. Hannah Malloy, 33.04; 24. Danielle Morrison, 33.30; 25.

Olivia Boldridge, 33.46; 26. Maddie Clark, 33.64; 27. Maleena Hatfield, 33.75; 28. Maura MacDonald, 33.84; 30. Tierney Thompson, 34.14; Rose Pilakowski, 34.18; 31. Lexie Lockwood, 34.32; 33. Heather Buckingham, 34.33; 34. Emmaleigh Hancock, 34.44; 35.

Caroline Kelton, 34.48; 36. Maddie Ross, 34.49; 39. Nicole Knapp, 34.99; 40. Chelsea Hunt, 35.16; 43. Nachtigal, 35.84; 44. Corinne Scales, 35.94; 47.

Anastasia Donley, 36.42; 48. Murphy O’Malley, 36.50; 50. Abigail Clover, 37.10; 51. Elise Graves, 38.05; 54.

Sidney Patrick, 38.61; 58. Taylor Stohs, 39.75; 61. Hannah Schenkel, 40.46; 63.

Sophie Schrader, 40.94; 69. Saraya Windibiziri, 42.43.

One-meter diving — 1. Alexis Luinstra, 176.30; 3. Cameron Wood, 133.50.

100 butterfly — 1. Piper Rogers, 1:04.46; 2. Lydia Zicker, 1:05.42; 3. Nora Agah, 1:10.87.

100 freestyle — 1. Cierra Campbell, 56.12; 2. Simone Herlihy, 1:02.82; 3.

Linda Liu, 1:06.04; 5. Sydney Williams, 1:09.14; 6. Ruth Gathunguri, 1:10.24; 8. Nathalie Chow Yuen, 1:12.36; 9.

Margaret Uhler, 1:12.81; 10. Taylor Thomas, 1:13.96; 11. Maddie Clark, 1:15.45; 12. Aubin Murphy, 1:15.66; 14. Tierney Thompson, 1:16.48; 15.

Caroline Kelton, 1:18.16; 17. Maddie Ross, 1:18.61; 18. Emmaleigh Hancock, 1:18.79; 19. Lexie Lockwood, 1:20.78; 25. Corinne Scales, 1:23.26.

500 freestyle — 1. Ava Cormaney, 5:37.84; 2. Anna McCurdy, 5:56.27; 3.

Emma Steimle, 7:07.25; 4. Brinna Day, 7:19.55.

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100 backstroke — 1. Janet Stefanov, 1:05.53; 2. Charlotte Crandall, 1:08.80; 3. Val Rivera-Rodriguez, 1:10.11; 4. Hailei Detwiler, 1:11.47; 6. Anna Welton, 1:16.32; 7. Ruth Gathunguri, 1:22.07; 8. Heather Buckingham, 1:23.52; 9. Hannah Malloy, 1:23.54; 10.

Maura MacDonald, 1:23.92.

100 breaststroke — 2. Kara Krannawitter, 1:18.34; 5. Trenna Soderling, 1:22.22; 6. Cruickshank, 1:23.58; 7. Richa Joshi, 1:31.03; 8. Rose Pilakowski, 1:32.24; 9. Brinna Day, 1:32.61; 10. Maleena Hatfield, 1:35.26; 12. Madeline Nachtigal, 1:41.20.

400 freestyle relay — 1. Sydney Sirimongkhon-Dyck, Ava Cormaney, Janet Stefanov, Cierra Campbell, 3:54.94; 2. Charlotte Crandall, Anna McCurdy, Nora Agah, Lydiz Zieker, 4:13.11.

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DISTRICT, DISTRICT (First published in the of which provide that the COURT OF DOUGLAS Lawrence Daily Journal- debts of the decedent may COUNTY KANSAS World March 31, 2016) be paid by the Trustee upon receipt of proper Abandon Property IN THE MATTER OF THE proof thereof. The address Skylar Eagle Speaker & of the Trustee is: 775 Elm, PETITION OF Robin Cottrelle, 700 Monte- Lawrence, Kansas 66044.

Joanne Elaine Haberlan to rey Way Apt. B2, Lawrence, change her name to KS 66049.

Mr. Eagle All creditors of the deceJoanne E. Laine Speaker & Miss. Cottrelle dent are noticed to preshave left behind 2 queen ent their claims to the unCase No. 16CV111 beds, 1 dresser, 1 night dersigned Div No. 1 within (4) stand, dishes, TV stand, months from the date of Pursuant to K.S.A. TV, 1 chair, 1 couch, 1 book the first publication of this Chapter 60 shelf, and children toys. notice or be forever NOTICE OF HEARING These items will be dis- barred. The undersigned PUBLICATION posed of on Friday, April Trustee reserves the right 29, 2016, if not claimed. to allow or reject any ________ claim, according to law.

The State of Kansas to all who are or may be con(First Published in the SEAN D. LEWIS cerned: Lawrence Daily Journal- Trustee World March 28, 2016) ________ You are hereby notified that Joanne Elaine Eudora 491 will hold a milk (First published in the Haberlan, filed a Petition in bid opening on April 13th Lawrence Daily Journal- the above court on the at 2pm for the ‘16-’17 World, March 30, 2016) 16th day of March, 2016, school year needs. requesting a judgment and For specs email: Due to long term order changing her name jasonoehlert@eudoraschool non-payment, ACE SELF from Joanne Elaine s.org STORAGE OF LAWRENCE, Haberlan to Joanne E. _______ KS will for-close the fol- Laine. lowing units: BUDDY & (First published in the DEBRA TAYLOR, JOTHAN The Petition will be hear in Lawrence Daily Journal SIMMONS, MATTHEW PE- Douglas County District World March 31, 2016) TERS, PAUL GREY, Court, 111 E 11th St., LawHEATHER PERPKINS. rence, Kansas, on the 6th NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO day of May, 2016 at 9:00 SUBMIT CLAIMS Payments must be re- a.m. in Division 1. ceived by April 2nd 2016 in Estate of BETTY A. order to stop foreclosure.

If you have any objection STRODA, deceased to the requested name ACE Self Storage change, you are required TO ALL PERSONS INTER- 2400 Franklin Road to file a responsive pleadESTED IN THE ESTATE OF Lawrence, KS 66046 ing on or before May 6, BETTY A. STRODA, de________ 2016 in this court or apceased. pear at the hearing and The undersigned, SEAN D. (First Published in the object to the requested LEWIS, is acting as Trustee Lawrence Daily Journal- name change. If you fail to under the Betty A. Stroda World on March 17, 2016) act, judgment and order Irrevocable Trust dated will be entered upon the January 20, 2010, the terms Petition as requested by IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL

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Joanne Haberlan Petitioner, Pro Se 3446 Lazy Brook Ln Lawrence, KS 66047 402-430-9091 ________ (First published in the Lawrence Daily JournalWorld March 24, 2016) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL DEPARTMENT Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee on Behalf of the Certificateholders of the Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust 2004-HE1, Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2004-HE1 Plaintiff, vs.

Kory Davids and Glenda F. Davids, et al.

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MV TRANSPORTATION ......................... 20

CLO ................................................ 12

KU: STAFF OPENINGS ......................... 73

THE SHELTER, INC. ............................ 10

DAYCOM ............................................9

KU: STUDENT OPENINGS .................. 113

WELLSVILLE/BROOKSIDE RETIREMENT ....7

EZ GO STORES....................................5

LAWRENCE PRESBYTERIAN MANOR .........5

FEDEX ............................................. 65

MISCELLANEOUS ............................... 34

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Email your number of job openings to Peter at psteimle@ljworld.com. *Approximate number of job openings at the time of this printing.

NOW HIRING Seeking Positive and Outgoing Full Time and Part Time Team Members

LAWRENCE

$10.25 to Start!

Deliver Newspapers!

Great people!

Great pay!

Great benefits!

Mile Post 209, Kansas Turnpike (I-70), Lawrence, KS Apply at ezgostores.com/our-team/

AccountingFinance

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Accounting

*SALE* Self Storage Buildings. HUGE SAVINGS! It’s Time To Add On To Your Existing Facility or Start Your New Facility.

Call ABCO-American Inc. 877-891-8516

(DeSoto, KS) Accounts Receiveable.

Health Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision.

E-mail resume to:

hr.desoto@enginee redair.com 32050 W. 83rd St. DeSoto, KS 66018 EOE

Bookkeeper Business Office Bookkeeper for Nursing Facility setting.

Must have AR/AP/PR knowledge and experience. Midicare A Skilled & Medicaid billing experience.

Multi-tasking a must.

Experience with monthly financials.

Excellent pay & benefits.

Call Administrator:

Sell your structured settlement or annuity payments for CASH NOW. You don’t have to wait for your future payments any longer!

Call 1-800-283-3601

Customer Service

11 Hard Workers needed NOW! $10 hr to train.

Quickly earn $12-$15 hr Weekly pay checks.

Paid Vacations No Weekends

AdvertisingMarketing

Ted: How’s it going at the calendar factory?

Bill: Badly! They fired me for taking one day off.

Funny ‘bout Work

DriversTransportation

Please send resume for consideration to: blegault@ogdenpubs.com

Come in & Apply!

645 New Hampshire 816-805-6780 jinsco@ljworld.com

General

Local Semi Driver Local deliveries Haz-Mat & CDL required.

Taylor Oil Inc. 504 Main Wellsville, KS 785-883-2072

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Please apply in person.

Immediate interviews.

Drivers must be 18 and have no more than 3 moving violations.

Call Today!

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Call today!

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Ogden Publications, Inc., the largest sustainable living media company in the country, is seeking an Advertising Account Executive to work in our Topeka office. Applicants should have an understanding of sales to increase revenue and have the capacity to juggle multiple priorities. Prospecting and new business calls are required.

Be an independent contractor, Deliver every day, between 2-6 a.m.

Reliable vehicle, driver’s license, insurance in your own name, and a phone required.

NEW YEAR, NEW AIRLINE CAREERS GET FAA certified Aviation Technician training. Financial aid for qualified students. Career placement assistance.

Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 1-877-818-0783 www.FixJets.com

785 863 2105 Fax: 785 863 2735 Or send resume to 700 Cherokee Oskaloosa, KS 66066

Advertising Account Executive

It’s Fun! Outstanding pay Part-time work

HIRING IMMEDIATELY! Drive for KU on Wheels or Lawrence Transit System.

Flexible part-time schedules, 80% company paid employee health insurance for full time.

Career opportunities. $11.50/hr after paid training. Must be 21+ w. good driving record.

Apply online: lawrencetransit.org/ employment Or come to: MV Transportation, Inc. 1260 Timberedge Road Lawrence, KS. EOE Supervisor / Team leader Full time, Start ASAP, Need dependable, hardworking self starter.

Management supervisor or foreman experience necessary. Must have valid drivers licence, pass drug screen and background check, good driving record and must have good leadership skills. Must be willing to work along side and with movers / packers. This position is physical as will as leader. Nice salary, paid vacation, Bring references, resume. Apply in person only Professional Moving and Storage 3620 Thomas Ct. Lawrence, KS 66046

Wellsville Retirement Community has created a fabulous full-time position for a nurse in our Assisted Living neighborhood.

YOU MUST BE FUN OR DON’T APPLY! And we are SERIOUS! Flexible hours, 18 residents, competitive wage and deep commitment to quality of life – for YOU and our residents. Prefer previous experience in assisted living/long term care but willing to train a “FUN” person.

Apply online at: wellsvillerc.com or stop by 304 W. 7th St. in Wellsville.

Management

Partnership Coordinator Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area seeks a Partnership and Incoming Grant Coordinator who will assist with partnership relations, communications, events, projects and incoming grants. Full job description is available at www.freedomsfrontier.org

Healthcare Specialist At Lincare, we’ve built our business on extending professional home medical treatment to respiratory patients. It is our goal to exhibit true compassion and offer the special peace of mind only in-home care can provide. Necessary requirements include being an LPN, RRT or CRTT, minimum of one year experience in home healthcare preferred, and excellent human relations skills to interface with doctors, and other referral sources and patients.

If you’re ready for a future built on quality and caring, Lincare can offer a rewarding career.

Competitive salary and benefits provided.

For consideration, please submit your resume to Brenda King at 785-242-8481 or jobs2517@lincare.com EOE, M/F/H, Drug Free Workplace.

NEWS EDITOR The Shawnee Dispatch, a division of The World Company, is looking for a News Editor to serve as a key member of our recently expanded newsroom in growing Johnson County. The News Editor will be responsible for story planning, writing and reporting news items, and editing stories for use in all media. In addition, the News Editor will provide guidance to a talented staff of journalists, and will use social media to support and increase user engagement. Position will be located in Shawnee, Kansas.

ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST The World Company, based in Lawrence, Kansas, has an opening for an Accounting Specialist in our Business Office. Specialist performs the accounts payable activity for multiple companies; directs invoice processing and verification, expense coding, and drafts payment checks or vouchers; oversees maintenance of supporting records to ensure compliance with policies and procedures; generates required reports; and interacts with internal and external auditors as assigned. Will accurately process payroll for several locations and ensure payroll is processed in compliance with federal and state laws, including reporting requirements.

Trade Skills

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

Commercial Electricians

Shawnee Dispatch, a division of The World Company, is seeking individuals who want to help companies grow their business. Our Account Executive’s will develop sales and marketing strategies with clients utilizing print and digital advertising primarily for the Shawnee Dispatch, but will also include Lawrence Journal-World, LJWorld. com, KUsports.com and Lawrence.com, and our websites and digital products.

Position will be located in Shawnee, Kansas.

Oliver Electric Construction accepting applications for experienced Journeyman electrician & Apprentice, for work in the Lawrence & KC area. Top wages, Benefits. EOE. For details: (785) 748-0777

The World Company offers an excellent benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401k, paid time off, employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, career opportunities and more! Background check and pre-employment drug screen required. EOE

Apply online at jobs.the-worldco.com

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1217 Lawrence Ave. Saturday, April 2 8:00-6:00 Everything in great condition; furniture, antiques, appliances, collectibles.

Sale by Elvira STRICKER’S AUCTION MONDAY, APRIL 4, 6 PM 801 NORTH CENTER GARDNER, KANSAS Furniture, fountain pen collection, sports memorabilia, tools, hand guns, mowers, neon signs, collectibles, antiques MORE INFO & PICS, SEE WEB STRICKERSAUCTION.COM RON: 913-963-3800 JERRY: 913-707-1046 MAN CAVE AUCTION Sat. April 9, 9 AM 830 N. Kansas Ave. Topeka, KS 2006 Jaguar XJ8L, 2007 Harly Davidson Dyna Bob, 2006 EZ-GO Golf Cart, Lots of nice furniture, restaurant equip., & misc.

Color photos and list: kansasauctions.net/ads/04/09/

PAINE AUCTION SVCS 785-233-2727|785-554-2234

Auction Calendar **PAWN SHOP AUCTION** Saturday, April 2, 6 PM 4795 Frisbie Rd Shawnee, KS Preview items at NOON -Great selection of recreational items from hunting, laptops, game systems, tools, coins, CROSBY CHAIR LIFT, SCHWINN EXERCISE BIKE, jewelry AND MORE! Metro Pawn Inc 913.596.1200 metropawnks.com Lindsay Auction Svc. 913.441.1557 lindsaysauctions.com

MERCHANDISE Antiques REMODELING SALE Antiques & Vintage  203 W. 7th, Perry, KS Open 9 am - 5 pm daily Call first: 785-597-5752

WISCHROPP AUCTIONS785-828-4212 Pics & Full listing: www.wischroppauctions.com

ESTATE AUCTION: Sat., April 9th, 10:00 A.M. 1110 Republic Rd., Lawrence, KS Vehicle/Equipment 2009 Chevy Traverse, JD Zero Turn mower, Toro riding mower, MTD snow-blower, Lincoln welder, and more!

Collectibles/Household/Misc.Dinner Bell, pircher pump, vintage windows, milk cans, vintage fans and more!

Seller: The Estate of Everett & Doris Nottingham Auctioneers: Mark Elston & Jason Flory (785-594-0505) (785-218-7851) Online for pictures: www.KansasAuctions.net/elston

FARM AUCTION Saturday, April 2, 9:30 AM 818 E. 1300 Rd Lawrence, KS Trucks, Tractors, Trailers, Equipment, OutBuilding, Firearms, Collectibles, Household, & Misc.

70+ Years of Farming!

Seller: Bud & Thelma Dillon See website for list & pics!

Mark Elston & Jason Flory 785-594-0505|785-218-7851 www.kansasauctions.net/elston

LENEXA PUBLIC AUCTION Sat., April 2, 10:00 AM 13213 W. 76th St Lenexa, KS JEWELRY, LENOX CHINA, WATERFORD, GLASS, ART- COLLECTIBLES, FURNITURE, APPLIANCES, HOUSEHOLD, OUTDOOR & MISC. Branden Otto, auctioneer 913-710-7111 www.ottoauctioneering.com

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Get a pain-relieving brace -little or NO cost to you. Medicare Patients Call Health Hotline Now! 1-800-900-5406

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2 Tier Chandelier White Porcelin/brass 2 tier chandelier excellent condition. $100 785-841-4616 Tommy Bahama Beige/ Multi Color Traditional LARGE RUG. Neutral colors flowers. Size 10 feet 9” x 7 feet.

Used, clean, nice condition. Very soft. $100 cash only. 785-843-7205 Need to sell your car?

Place your ad at classifieds.lawrence.com

Jewelry

Diamondart CZ Ring 1 Carat Diamondart CZ Ring w/silver band.

Very nice. $100 obo 785-841-4616

Men’s Silver Wedding band. $100 obo.

785-841-4616

Miscellaneous

Floor Coverings

Safe Step Walk-In Tub Alert for Seniors. Bathroom falls can be fatal. Approved by Arthritis Foundation. Therapeutic Jets. Less Than 4 Inch Step-In. Wide Door. Anti-Slip Floors. American Made. Installation Included. Call 800-715-6786 for $750 Off.

Find the Right Carpet, Flooring & Window Treatments. Ask about our 50% off specials & our Low Price Guarantee. Offer Expires Soon.

Call now 1-888-906-1887

Emergencies can strike at any time. Wise Food Storage makes it easy to prepare with tasty, easy-tocook meals that have a 25year shelf life.

FREE SAMPLE. Call: 844-797-6877

Furniture 2 black faux leather swivel chairs w/ foot stools. Recline/rock. $40 each or both $75 785-841-4616. Leave a message w/name and number and what you are inquiring about.

Benchmark Petite Wingback Chair Coral custom benchmark chair. Nice. $100 785-841-4616

Five piece Oak bedroom set. $275 obo More info: 785-8414616

FOR SALE: Glass top patio table with four chairs, all new cushions.

785-856-6875 Oriental Brass Lamp w/shade Very Nice Oriental Brass table lamp w/shade. $100 785-841-4616

Music-Stereo

PIANOS • H.L. Phillips upright $650 • Cable Nelson Spinet $500 • Gulbranson Spinet - $450 Prices include tuning & delivery

785-832-9906 TV-Video

SOLID OAK RCA TV RCA Solid Oak TV/Cabinet.

Nice. Must pick up.

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Call Classified Avenue at 888-486-2466 Computers: $50. LED TV’s: $75. Italian made handbags: $15. Top brands designer dresses:$10. Liquidations from 200+ companies. Up to 90% off original wholesale.

Visit: Webcloseout.com DISH TV 190 channels plus Highspeed Internet Only $49.94/mo! Ask about a 3 year price guarantee & get Netflix included for 1 year!

Call Today 800-278-1401

1217 Lawrence Ave. Everything in this sale is in excellent condition.

Sofa, chair and a half, end tables, lamps, 4 poster bead- 4 drawer chest and nite stand, ottoman, lounge chair, small china cab., book cases, 2 pc. sofa, corner cabinets, large mirror, buffet, black leather recliner, kitchen bar stools, chiminea, concrete stool, leather rocker recliner, china, iron patio set, sectional sofa, round ottoman, 6 drawer jewelry case, two tone buffet, small chests, Lane recliner, Japanese screen, torche lamps, modern area carpet, trunk cocktail table, jewelry, office desk, Pro Form treadmill, Maytag washer, GE dryer, wicker dress form, vintage wedding dress, artwork, books, frames, Xmas, lots of misc.

Sale by Elvira

MOVING SALE 1009 Stonecreek Dr. Lawrence Saturday, April 2 8am-1pm HUGE moving sale— A little bit of everything!

Home decor, furniture, kitchen, scooter, wicker chairs, surround sound, desk, clothing, tvs, and so much more! If you don’t see it, just ask, We might have it!

AGRICULTURE Livestock Black Faced Sheep Pasture too small Need to Sell$5 - $20 each.

Call 785-766-4273

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REAL ESTATE

Townhomes

Lawrence Investment / Development

OPPORTUNITY: ~147 Acres~

Lawrence Schools, large CUSTOM home, barns, 2nd house on property, ponds, just west of 6th & SLTfastest growing intersection in Kansas. $1.6 M

Warehouse / Offices

New carpet, vinyl, cabinets, countertop.

W/D is included.

1st Month FREE!

Equal Housing Opportunity.

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Townhomes

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Lawrence

Bill Fair & Company www.billfair.com 800-887-6929

SUNRISE PLACE

RENTALS

Now Leasing 2 BR’s Close to Campus & Downtown Pool, On KU Bus Route, Spacious Floorplan, Patios/Decks.

Great location: 837 Michigan CALL FOR SPECIALS!

Apartments Unfurnished LAUREL GLEN APTS All Electric

1, 2 & 3 BR units

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3 BR w/2 or 2.5 BA W/D hookups, Fireplace, Major Appliances. Lawn Care & Dbl Car Garage!

Equal Housing Opportunity

Some with W/D, Water & Trash Paid, Small Pet, Income Restrictions Apply

785-838-9559 EOH

Lawrence For LEASE

2BR in a 4-plex

FREE!!

Saturday, April 2 8:00-6:00

Collectibles

Coca-Cola Collectibles Show & Sale Saturday, April 23 9 AM-2 PM Holiday Inn Hotel 8787 Reeder Road Overland Park FREE ADMISSION

Miscellaneous

CPAP/BIPAP supplies at lit- KILL BED BUGS & THEIR tle or no cost from Allied EGGS! Buy Harris Bed Bug Medical Supply Network! Killers/KIT Complete TreatSystem.

Available: Fresh supplies delivered ment right to your door. Insur- Hardware Stores, The Home ance may cover all costs. Depot, homedepot.com 800-902-9352

Clearing out merchandise so we can paint & repair.

Tons of pictures, mirrors, shelving curios & all merchandise will be 50% off O.B.O. No reasonable offers will be rejecetedWe need to clear up & clean out!

Auction: SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 10AM, 930 Laing St, Osage City, KS This is an outstanding offering of Antique & Collectible Glass & more from 2 local sellers. Very Partial List! Good selection of Nippon, Royal Haeger, Laughlin, Cranberry, Candlewick, Johnson Bros. Rose Medallion, Depression, Wedgewood & More. Old Toys, Tools, Quality Furniture!

785.832.2222

769 Grant Street in North Lawrence Loading dock, workshop, multi-use space.

Bob Bloom: 842-8204

Office Space Downtown Office Space Single offices, elevator & conference room, $725.

Call Donna or Lisa

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PUBLIC NOTICE CONTINUED FROM 6C at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand, at the Lower Level of the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center of the Courthouse at Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, on April 14, 2016, at 10:00 AM, the following real estate: Lot 2, in Block “A”, in DAVIS-WIGGINS ADDITION NO. 2, a replat of Lots 2, 3, 4 and 5 in Block 6, Lot 1, in 3, of Block DAVIS-WIGGINS, an addition to the City of Lawrence, in Douglas County, Kansas, according to the plat thereof, recorded commonly known as 1616 East 19th Street, Lawrence, KS 66046 (the “Property”) to satisfy the judgment in the above-entitled case.

The sale is to be made without appraisement and subject to the redemption period as provided by law, and further subject to the approval of the Court. For more information, visit www.Southlaw.com

785.832.2222

OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL DEPARTMENT BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P. Plaintiff, vs.

Delwin Christensen et al.

Defendants.

Case No. 10CV788 Court Number:4 Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60 NOTICE OF SALE

Under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued to me by the Clerk of the District Court of Douglas County, Kansas, the undersigned Sheriff of Douglas County, Kansas, will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand, at the Lower Level of the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center of the Courthouse at Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, on April 14, 2016, at 10:00 AM, the following real estate: Lot Forty (40) on LouisiKenneth M McGovern, ana Street in the City of Sheriff Lawrence, in Douglas Douglas County, Kansas County, Kansas, commonly known as 436 LouiPrepared By: siana Street, Lawrence, KS SouthLaw, P.C. 66044 (the “Property”) Brian R. Hazel (KS #21804) to satisfy the judgment in 13160 Foster, Suite 100 the above-entitled case.

Overland Park, KS The sale is to be made 66213-2660 without appraisement and (913) 663-7600 subject to the redemption (913) 663-7899 (Fax) period as provided by law, Attorneys for Plaintiff and further subject to the (136168) approval of the Court. For _______ more information, visit (First published in the www.Southlaw.com Lawrence Daily JournalKenneth M McGovern, World March 24, 2016) Sheriff IN THE DISTRICT COURT Douglas County, Kansas

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Prepared By: SouthLaw, P.C. Kristen G. Stroehmann (KS #10551) 13160 Foster, Suite 100 Overland Park, KS 66213-2660 (913) 663-7600 (913) 663-7899 (Fax) Attorneys for Plaintiff (104701) _______

the issuance of bonds for such purposes, which enactment is applicable to the City, but is not uniformly applicable to all cities within the State of Kansas; and

A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF EUDORA, KANSAS, FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 14-570 AND K.S.A. 14-571 AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT RELATING TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING FOR SAID IMPROVEMENTS.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF EUDORA, KANSAS:

WHEREAS, the governing body of the City (the “Governing Body”) desires, by charter ordinance, to exempt the City (First published in the from the provisions of Lawrence Daily Journal- K.S.A. 14-570 and K.S.A. World March 31, 2016) 14-571, and to provide substitute and additional proCHARTER ORDINANCE 16 visions therefor.

Section 1. Exemption. The City, by virtue of the powers vested in it by the Act, hereby elects to exempt itself from and make inapplicable to it the provisions of K.S.A. 14-570 and K.S.A. 14 571, and shall be governed by the following substitute and additional WHEREAS, Article 12, Sec- provisions contained tion 5 of the Constitution herein. of the State of Kansas (the “Act”), provides that cities Section 2. Master Plan for Improvements. may exercise certain home Public rule powers, including Whenever the City Manpassing charter ordi- ager or their designee has nances which exempt such filed with the Governing cities from non-uniform Body a master capital imenactments of the Kansas provements plan (the Legislature; and “Plan”) for the physical development of the City WHEREAS, the City of Eu- within the boundaries of dora, Kansas (the “City”) the City, including the acis a city, as defined in the quisition of land necessary Act, duly created and or- therefore, the acquisition ganized, under the laws of of equipment, vehicles or the State of Kansas; and other personal property to be used in relation thereto, WHEREAS, K.S.A. 14-570 or the assumption and and K.S.A. 14-571 are part of an enactment of the Kansas Legislature (K.S.A. 14-570 et seq.) relating to public improvements and

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AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE EUDORA CITY CODE, AS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED UNDER CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. payment of benefit district 14 (2012). indebtedness previously created for public im- WHEREAS, the citizens of provements, and which Eudora, Kansas, have prePlan may require a number viously adopted by a maof years to execute, and jority vote the such Plan is approved by commission-manager form the Governing Body, the of government, which form City is hereby authorized was subsequently codified to issue its general obliga- pursuant to Charter Ordition bonds (the “Bonds”) nance No. 14 (2012); in an amount sufficient to carry out such Plan and WHEREAS, pursuant to associated costs. such Charter Ordinance No. 14 (2012), the City preSection 3. Procedure for viously exempted itself Issuance of Bonds. Before from the provisions of any Bonds are authorized Chapter 12, Article 10, and or issued pursuant to this Chapter 14, Articles 11 Charter Ordinance, the through 18, inclusive, of City shall adopt a resolu- the Kansas Statutes Annotion specifying the amount tated; of such Bonds and the purpose of the issuance WHEREAS, the Kansas Legthereof. islature passed L. 2015, ch.

88 (H.B. 2104), which Section 4. Severability. If amended and transferred any provision or section of the statutory provisions this Charter Ordinance is for the deemed or ruled unconsti- commission-manager form tutional or otherwise ille- of government, and L. 2015, gal or invalid by any court ch. 88, sec. 8(a) states that of competent jurisdiction, a city shall continue to opsuch illegality or invalidity erate under its current shall not affect any other form of government if esprovision of this Charter tablished at an election Ordinance.

In such in- until such time that city’s stance, this Charter Ordi- form of government is nance shall be construed changed; and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision WHEREAS, the statutory had not been contained provisions for the herein. commission-manager form of government have been Section 5. Effective Date. recodified in L. 2015, ch. 88, This Charter Ordinance sec. 11; shall be published once a week for two consecutive WHEREAS, L. 2015, ch. 88, weeks in the official City sec. 8(b) states that all newspaper, and shall take existing ordinances and effect sixty (60) days after charter ordinances relatfinal publication, unless a ing to a city’s form of govpetition signed by a num- ernment shall remain in efber of electors of the City fect until amended or reequal to not less than ten pealed by such city; percent (10%) of the number of electors who voted WHEREAS, the City of Euat the last preceding regu- dora, Kansas, wishes to lar City election shall be exempt itself from provifiled in the office of the sions within L. 2015, ch. 88, City Clerk demanding that sec. 11. this Charter Ordinance be submitted to a vote of the NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT electors, in which event ORDAINED BY THE GOVthis Charter Ordinance ERNING BODY OF THE CITY shall take effect when ap- OF EUDORA, KANSAS: proved by a majority of the electors voting at an elec- SECTION I. Exemption tion held for such purpose. from L. 2015, Ch. 88, Sec. 11.

The City of Eudora, [BALANCE OF THIS PAGE Kansas, a INTENTIONALLY LEFT commission-manager city BLANK] of the second class, by virtue of the power vested in PASSED with at least a it by Article 12, Section 5 of two-thirds (2/3) vote of the the Constitution of the entire governing body of State of Kansas, hereby the City of Eudora, Kansas, elects to and does exempt on March 28, 2016 and itself and make inapplicaAPPROVED AND SIGNED ble to it the provisions of L. by the Mayor.

2015, ch. 88, sec. 11, and amendments thereto, Tim Reazin, Mayor which apply to this City but are parts of enactATTEST: ments which do not apply uniformly to all cities.

Pam Schmeck, City Clerk SECTION II. Continuing [BALANCE OF THIS PAGE Commission-Manager INTENTIONALLY LEFT Form. The City of Eudora, BLANK] Kansas, continues to operate under the commission-manager form CERTIFICATE OF NO of government and pursuPROTEST ant to all existing ordinances and charter ordiSTATE OF KANSAS nances relating to its form COUNTY OF DOUGLAS ss: of government.

The undersigned, Clerk of the City of Eudora, Kansas SECTION III. The Govern(the “City”), does hereby ing Body. certify that the governing body of the City duly (a) The governing body of passed Charter Ordinance the City shall consist of a 16, on March 28, 2016, that board of five (5) commissaid Charter Ordinance sioners. As to those two was published once a (2) commissioners elected week for two consecutive as city commissioners in weeks March 31, 2016 and April 2013, with terms that April 7, 2016) in The Law- would have expired in rence Journal World, an of- April 2017, such commisficial City newspaper; that sioners shall continue in more than sixty (60) days their offices and their have elapsed from the terms shall be deemed exdate of the last said publi- tended until their succescation; and that there has sors to such offices are been no sufficient written qualified as provided protest filed in my office herein. On the first Tuesagainst said Charter Ordi- day in November, 2017, nance, as provided in Arti- there shall be elected two cle 12, Section 5 of the (2) commissioners to reKansas Constitution. place those two (2) members of the governing body WITNESS my hand and offi- elected as city commiscial seal on sioners in April 2013, and ______________, 2016. the two (2) candidates for commissioner receiving Pam Schmeck, City Clerk the highest votes shall be _______ declared elected for a term of four (4) years each, with (First published in the their terms to expire on Lawrence Daily Journal- the second Monday of JanWorld March 31, 2016) uary 2018, when such newly-elected commisCHARTER ORDINANCE 17 sioners shall take office.

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SECTION VII. Meetings.

The commission shall meet regularly twice a month, on the second and fourth Mondays of each month, commencing at 7:00 pm, or more often if the public business requires. A call signed by a majority of the commission shall be sufficient warrant for a special meeting. The call for any special meeting shall be given by written notice, specifying the time and the place of such meeting, and filed with the city clerk. Thereupon, the city clerk shall give notice of such meeting to each member of the commission.

Regular or special meetings shall always be (c) Succeeding elections open to the public. for all such offices shall be Powers of for four (4) year terms, un- SECTION VIII. It til the successors to such Commission Generally. offices are qualified. Each shall be the duty of the commissioner shall be a commission to pass all orresident and qualified dinances needful for the elector of the City of Eu- welfare of the City. Except where a greater percentdora, Kansas. age for approval is re(d) In accordance with quired by law, no ordiK.S.A. 25-205, and amend- nance shall be valid unless ments thereto, any person a majority of all members may become a candidate of the commission vote in The for city office elected at favor of the same. large by having had filed commission shall provide on their behalf, a nomina- for such offices as shall be tion petition or a declara- necessary to carry out the tion of candidacy, accom- business of the City and panied by any fee required determine salaries for the All other powers by law.

The nomination same. petition must be signed by now to be exercised by citten percent (10%) of the ies of the second class, or qualified electors of the which shall hereafter be conferred upon them, shall City of Eudora. be exercised by the comSECTION IV. Mayor. mission, except to the extent they conflict with the (a) The commission shall powers of the city mandetermine its own order of ager. business, and shall annually, in January of each cal- SECTION IX. City Manager. endar year or as soon as reasonably practical (a) The administration of thereafter, choose its own the City’s business shall chairperson from among be in the hands of a manthe commissioners.

The ager. The manager shall chairperson shall have the be appointed by the comtitle of mayor during the mission, and shall hold ofyear of his or her office; fice at the pleasure of the provided, that as to the board, and the commiscommissioner selected as sion shall be responsible mayor as of the date of for the manager’s efficient this charter ordinance, and administration of the so as to allow the City to City’s business. The manaccommodate the election ager shall be chosen solely cycles set forth in Section upon the basis of adminisIII above, the term of such trative ability; provided, mayor shall expire on that that the City shall be perdate in January 2017 (or as mitted to, but shall not be soon as reasonably practi- required to, impose or cal thereafter, as set forth adopt non-retroactive resiabove) on which the sub- dence qualifications. sequent mayor shall be selected and qualified. (b) The manager shall be responsible for the admin(b) The Mayor shall serve istration of all of the afas the official head of the fairs of the City. He or she City on formal occasions. shall see that the laws and The mayor shall preside at ordinances are enforced. all meetings of the board The manager shall appoint of commissioners, except and remove all heads of as herein otherwise pro- departments, and all subvided.

The mayor shall ordinate officers and emsign all ordinances passed ployees of the City. He or by the board of commis- she shall be responsible sioners and shall have the for the discipline of all apright to vote as a member pointive officers, and may, of the board on all ques- without notice, cause the tions which may arise, but affairs of any department the mayor shall have no or the conduct of any ofveto power.

The mayor ficer or employee to be exshall also execute formal amined. He or she shall agreements requiring the prepare and submit the signature of the mayor, annual budget to the govbut shall have no adminis- erning body and also keep trative duties. the City fully advised as to the financial conditions SECTION V. Vice-Mayor. and needs of the City. He The commission shall or she may make recomchoose a vice-chairperson mendations to the comannually, who shall have missioners on all matters the title of vice-mayor concerning the welfare of mayor during the year of the City, and shall have a his or her office. In the ab- seat, but no vote, in all of sence of the mayor, the the public meetings of the vice-mayor shall preside governing body. No memat all meetings of the ber of the city commission board of commissioners shall directly or indirectly and shall otherwise exer- interfere with the conduct of any department, or any cise the duties of mayor. personnel or administraSECTION VI. Vacancies. In tive matters of such decase of any vacancy from partment. any cause in the office of mayor or any commis- (c) Notwithstanding the sioner, the remaining foregoing, and as provided members of the board of for in Ordinance No. 984, commissioners within ten and other applicable laws, (10) days after the occur- the city manager shall rence of the vacancy shall comply with purchasing elect some suitable person policy of the City and any to fill the vacancy for the limits on spending authorbalance of the unexpired ity provided for therein. term of such office. If the Administraremaining members can- SECTION X. not agree upon some such tive Departments. Adminsuitable person, then they istrative departments shall shall call in the then Mu- be created by the commisnicipal Judge who shall sion as the public business cast the decisive vote for may demand. All appointsuch appointment.

The ments shall be made by resignation of the mayor the manager. All departor any commissioner ment heads shall make elected shall be made in regular reports to the writing for their action manager, and be ready at thereon. If the mayor or all times to furnish him or any commissioner shall re- her with such information move from the territorial as he or she may require. limits of the city, such removal shall ipso facto be SECTION XI. Abandondeemed to create a va- ment of Commission Form. cancy in such person’s ofNotwithstanding anything fice. in this charter ordinance to the contrary, or the terms shall be deemed extended until their successors to such offices are qualified as provided herein. On the first Tuesday in November, 2019, there shall be elected three (3) commissioners to replace those three (3) members of the governing body elected as city commissioners in April 2015, and the three (3) candidates for commissioner receiving the highest votes shall be declared elected for a term of four (4) years each, with their terms to expire on the second Monday of January 2020, when such newly-elected commissioners shall take office.

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SECTION XII. Charter Ordinance No. 14, and any portions thereof codified in the City Code, shall be and are hereby deemed repealed and of no further force and effect, it being the intent of this charter ordinance that the provisions of this charter ordinance be substituted in place thereof; provided, that the City’s previous actions exempting itself from, and making inapplicable to it the provisions of Chapter 12, Article 10, and Chapter 14, Articles 11 through 18, inclusive, of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, shall remain in force and effect.

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Lawrence Journal World, the official newspaper of 5-507. SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF PERMIT. The said City.

City Manager or designee, upon notice, shall revoke or suspend a permit for any one of the following reasons: SECTION XIV. This is a charter ordinance and A. If the permit holder has fraudulently obtained the lishall take effect sixty-one cense by giving false information in the application.

(61) days after its final B. If the permit holder has violated any of the provisions publication unless a suffi- of this Chapter or any requirement, rule or regulation cient petition for a referen- promulgated under the authority of this Chapter. dum is filed and a referen- C. If the permit holder has become ineligible to obtain a dum is held on the ordi- permit under this Chapter. nance as provided in Arti- D. If it has been shown in any competent court of law cle 12, Section 5, Subdivi- probable cause leading to formal charges, or indictsion (c)(3) of the Constitu- ment by a grand jury, of the operator or manager for tion of the State of Kansas, any felony offense or any offense described in this in which case, the charter Chapter, the permit shall be suspended. The suspenordinance shall not take sion shall be lifted upon dismissal of such charges, aceffect until approved by a quittal in a court of law, or, in the case of a manager, majority of the electors upon the installation of a new manager who meets the voting thereon. requirements of licensure under this Chapter.

E. If the operator of the event is convicted of any felony Passed and approved by offense or any offense described in this Chapter, the the Governing Body of the permit shall be revoked.

City of Eudora, Kansas, with not less than 5-508. CLEAN-UP. The operator or sponsoring agency two-thirds (2/3) of the shall clean and restore the location where the special members elect voting in event operates to the condition which existed thereon favor thereof, on this 28th prior to the occurrence of the event. Upon failure to do day of March, 2016. so the City shall proceed to clean up the location and bill the operator or sponsoring agency for the costs.

APPROVED: The City may file a civil action in the Douglas County Tim Reazin, Mayor District Court to collect unpaid costs, but the filing of such action shall not prevent the filing of an action in ATTEST: the Municipal Court for violation of this section.

Pam Schmec, City Clerk _______ 5-509. ADDITIONAL PARADE REGULATIONS.

(First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World A. The parade chairman or other person heading or leading such activity shall carry the special event perMarch 31, 2016) mit upon his or her person during the conduct of the parade and shall be responsible for moving the parade ORDINANCE 1050 from its point of origin to its point of termination expeAN ORDINANCE ADDING ARTICLE V, SUBSECTION 5-501 ditiously and without unreasonable delays in route.

- 5-511 TO CHAPTER V (LICENSE AND BUSINESS REGU- B. It shall be unlawful for any person to unreasonably LATIONS) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF EUDORA, KS, hamper, obstruct or impede, or interfere with any paPERTAINING TO ISSUANCE OF A SPECIAL EVENT PER- rade or parade assembly or with any person, vehicle, or MIT animal participating or used in a parade.

C. It shall be unlawful for any driver of any vehicle to WHEREAS, the City of Eudora, Kansas (the “City”) has drive a vehicle between the vehicles or persons comon the basis of previous City Commission discussions prising a parade when such vehicles or persons are in determined that Article V, Subsections 5-501 - 5-511 motion and are conspicuously designated as a parade; shall be added to Chapter V of the Code of the City of provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to Eudora, Kansas. police, fire or ambulance vehicles when engaged in police or ambulance services.

5-501. PURPOSE AND INTENT. The purpose and intent of D. The Chief of Police shall have the authority, when this section is to provide for the temporary use of pub- realic property for special events in a manner consistent sonably necessary, to prohibit or restrict the parking of with its normal use and beneficial to the general wel- vehicles along a street, or part thereof constituting a fare of the public. Furthermore, it is the intent of this part of the route of a parade and to post signs to such section to protect nearby property owners, residents effect. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove the and businesses from special events which may be dis- signs before the event is completed. It shall be unlawful ruptive, obnoxious, unsafe or inappropriate given site for any person to park or leave unattended any vehicle conditions, traffic patterns, land use characteristics in violation thereof. and the nature of the proposed use. Finally, it is the in- E. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in, partent of this section to preserve the public health, safety ticipate in, aid, form, or start any parade without first and convenience. obtaining a permit therefore as provided for herein, or who shall otherwise violate any of the provisions of this 5-502. UNLAWFUL TO OPERATE WITHOUT A PERMIT. It Chapter. shall be unlawful for any person to use the streets, or other public places, including sidewalks, City owned 5-510. RULES AND REGULATIONS. The City Manager is parking lots and parks, for any special event, without hereby authorized to promulgate such reasonable rules first obtaining a permit as described in this Chapter. and regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions or the intent of this Chapter. Any dispute over the 5-503. DEFINITIONS. interpretation and application of such rules and regulations may be appealed to the City Commission. The de“Special Event” shall mean the use of any public street, cision of the City Commission regarding such policy appublic right of way, park or other public facilities which peal is final. is owned and operated by the City, for events including (but not limited to) sporting events, music festivals, 5-511. PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS -ACTIONS. The violapageants, reenactments, regattas, entertainment, pub- tion of any of the provisions of this Chapter is a misdelic assemblies, demonstrations, and other activities meanor, and any person, firm, association, partnership which would require closure or limitation of some or all or corporation convicted thereof shall be punished by a of said facilities for the uses to which they are gener- fine not to exceed Fived Hundred Dollars ($500.00); and the City of Eudora, Kansas, shall further have the aually available.

“Not for profit organization” as referred to this Chapter thority to maintain suits or actions in any court of comshall mean any organization recognized by the Internal petent jurisdiction, mandamus, or other appropriate acRevenue Service (IRS) as an exempt organization by the tion or proceeding to prevent the set-up, erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, maintenance or Internal Revenue Code (“I.R.C.”) Section 501(c). use of a special event, or to correct or abate such viola“Operator “ shall mean a person, association of per- tions. Each and every day any violation of this Chapter sons, corporation or the agent of the same who owns, continues shall constitute a separate offense. controls or has the duty to control the operation of a circus, carnival, sideshow, rodeo, wild west show, ani- NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF EUDORA, KANSAS: mal show, or other similar activities.

“Profit organization” as referred to in this Chapter shall SECTION I. The Governing Body of the City of Eudora, mean any individual or organization not meeting the Kansas, hereby establishes Article V, Subsection 5-501 5-511 in Chapter V (License and Business Regulations) criteria of I.R.C. Section 501(c). of the Code of the City of Eudora, Kansas.

“Sponsoring agency” shall mean any profit or non-profit organization which is sponsoring a special SECTION II. The officials of the City are hereby authorized and directed to take such action as they deem apevent. propriate to carry out the purposes of this ordinance.

5-504. ISSUANCE OF PERMIT. No special event that is to be conducted on public property shall commence oper- SECTION III. This ordinance shall be in full force and efation, or operate, within the City before an approved fect from and after its adoption and publication as prospecial event permit has been issued by the City Clerk vided by law. or designee.

PASSED AND APPROVED by a majority vote of all mem5-505. FEES. Upon the filing of an application, the opera- bers of the Governing Body of the City of Eudora, Kantor or the sponsoring agency shall pay the City Clerk sas, this 28th day of March, 2016. the required fees. The fees shall be adopted by the GovAPPROVED: erning Body of the City by resolution. ______________ 5-506. FEE EXEMPTION. Not for profit organizations and Tim Reazin, Mayor neighborhood block parties are exempt from certain fees and application requirements. These fees include ATTEST: (but are not limited to) the application fee, facility ______________________________ rental fee, equipment rental fee, etc. Fees and require- Pam Schmeck, City Clerk ments to be waived will be determined during the ap_______ (First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World March 31, 2016) 2015-2019 Transportation Improvement Program - Amendment #4 and Program of Projects for the Lawrence Transit System The official 15-day public comment period for this TIP Amendment starts on March 29, 2016 and will end on April 13, 2016. This TIP Amendment will come before the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Policy Board for approval on April 21, 2016. The TIP is a multi-year listing of federally funded and/or regionally significant transportation improvement projects. This public notice on the TIP development process satisfies the FTA’s Program of Projects requirements for the Lawrence Transit System.

Approval of this TIP Amendment will include the revision of costs and schedules for roadway and safety projects sponsored by Lawrence, Douglas County, and KDOT. This amendment was requested by KDOT and local governments in the region. Changes to the TIP text and project tables are being made to reflect these changes and to maintain the fiscally constrained status of this document. Public Comments received will be reported and considered by the MPO Policy Board where decisions pertaining to revising this document will be made prior to final approval.

The items included in this TIP amendment can be viewed online at: http://lawrenceks.org/assets/mpo/tip/2015-2019TIPA4DRAFT.pdf; a paper copy will be available at Lawrence City Hall - Planning Office - 1st Floor Information Window.

Written comments may be emailed to amyers@lawrenceks.org or mailed to Ashley Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Office, PO Box 708, Lawrence, KS 66044-0708. _______

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