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Brownback’s new promise: 100,000 jobs

We’ll give you a stable regulatory environment and zero taxes. That’s the best small business atmosphere in America, and we want to keep it that way.” — Gov. Sam Brownback

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Agricultural growth, urban revitalization also feature in his re-election platform

The Kansas economy $AVING$! is stagnant, COUNTRYour CLUB schools MILK Your Local City Market! 1 GALLON FR EE! are struggling, middle 23RD & LOUISIANA, LAWRENCE, KS class families are hurting Speaking at a campaign stop ry environment and low taxes.” in Topeka, Brownback said “So what we said, we’ll give and the state is facing a helping small businesses is you a stable regulatory en- budget crisis.

Topeka — Facing a tough reelection bid, Gov. Sam Brownback on Tuesday began laying out his agenda for the next four years, including a goal to create 25,000 new private-sector jobs the key to growing the Kansas vironment and zero taxes. per year and to continue cutting economy, and that small busiPlease see JOBS, page 4A taxes for Kansas businesses. nesses want “a stable regulatoLocall y owned & opera ted since 1987

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KU will ‘adapt’ to athletics changes after latest decisions Stipends for student athletes could range as high as $5,000 in Pac-12; Big 12 schools weighing options By Scott Rothschild Twitter: @ljwrothschild

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QUAIL RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SECOND-GRADE TEACHER PAULA BARR sets up her bulletin board in preparation for today’s start of the new school year. Barr won the 2013-2014 Lawrence Elementary Teacher of the Year award.

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TEACHERS WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE By Elliot Hughes Twitter: @elliothughes12

All teachers have their own style of doing things in the classroom, but some of Lawrence’s best teachers share some habits: They embrace technology, allow students to work things out on their own and don’t glue them to their desks. Here’s how five of Lawrence’s most successful teachers run their classrooms.

Paula Barr, Quail Run Elementary, second grade For about 30 years, Paula Barr dominated in her classroom — standing at the front and guiding everyone through the same lessons. But after being selected to receive “blended Meet teachers, clockclassroom” equipment such wise from top left, as desktop computers and Danica Moore, Kelly Hart, Jordan Rose and Please see TEACHERS, page 5A John Bode. Page 5A

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As students return to Kansas University and football season gets underway, fans may be interested in depth charts and tailgating. But athletics officials are looking at court decisions and administrative actions. Two decisions last week could have a wide-ranging impact on college sports. Jim Marchiony, associate athletics director of external relations for Kansas Athletics, said KU is still in the phase of examining the impact of those decisions. “Right now, it looks like college athletics will be unKANSAS dergoing some change, and UNIVERSITY those of us in college athletics, meaning the studentathletes and the universities, are going to have to adapt to these changes,” said Jim Marchiony, associate athletics director of external relations for Kansas Athletics. On Thursday, the NCAA voted to allow Division 1 schools to offer stipends to student athletes for the “full cost” of attending school. The decision is seen as benefitting the major conferences, such as the Big 12, which have big television contracts and can tap those funds. After the decision, Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott told reporters that the stipend would range from $2,000 to $5,000 per student at schools in his conference. But

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A new poll released Tuesday shows Lawrence Democrat Paul Davis leading Gov. Sam Brownback by a wide margin in the race for governor. Page 3A

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