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or any East Lawrence homeowner fed up with everyday problems such as chipping paint, missing roof shingles or a slumping front porch, hold the phone before calling in the bulldozers. After all, you wouldn’t shred the Mona Lisa, would you?

While you think you may have a chore list on your hands, Lawrence oil painter Jane Flanders believes you instead may have great art

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Above: Lawrence “plein air� painter Jane Flanders peeks out the sliding door of her van as she makes a painting of a home near the intersection of 12th and New Jersey streets on Sept. 3. As of late, Flanders has been frequenting the streets of East Lawrence, where she has found inspiration in some of the smaller and naturalistic homes.

Left: Flanders lays out her brushes as she prepares to make a painting of a home in the 1100 block of Pennsylvania Street on Sept. 10.

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to 14th Street — from four traffic lanes to two.

The issue was supposed to go before the City Commission in August, just prior to former Mayor Jeremy Farmer’s resignation.

Now, with the election of commissioner Lisa Larsen, the Kasold Drive proposal is likely to soon be scheduled for an upcoming meeting. The project team

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The results of the Journal-World’s latest poll indicate area motorists have strong feelings about keeping the road four lanes but are more closely divided on other aspects of the proposed

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Four-lane Kasold plan has most public support eeping north-south thoroughfare Kasold Drive at four traffic lanes was the highly favored option for the street’s reconstruction project in a recent Journal-World poll of more than 1,000 readers.

For months, city engineers have heard both opposition and support of an idea to reconfigure a key section of Kasold — from about Eighth Street

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DEATHS Charles e. “ChuCk” Copeland Visitation 6-8 PM, Tuesday, 10/13/15 at Barnett Family Funeral Home, Oskaloosa. Memorials to Wounded Warrior Project. www.barnettfamilyfh.co

Mary Janet Gray Services for Mary Janet Gray, 62, Lawrence, are pending. Ms. Gray died Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015.

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BarBara E. “BoBBiE” oglEsBy Barbara E. “Bobbie” Oglesby, 79, of Lecompton, KS, died Thursday, October 8, 2015 at Neuvant House in Lawrence, KS. She was born March 21, 1936 in Eldon, MO, the daughter of Jesse Richard “Bill” and Eula Gladys Lewis Coker.

She was a 1954 graduate of Jefferson City, MO, High School. She had lived in Lecompton six years, moving from rural Lawrence where she and her husband had lived 32 years. She served as an assistant director of catering for the University of Kansas Student Union in Lawrence for 25 years, before retiring in 1999.

She was a member of the Community Revival Church in Ottawa, KS, and a member of the “Golden Rod” Club of Lecompton, KS. “Bobbie” was married to Jack Lowell Oglesby on October 5, 1954 at Cedar City, MO, he preceded her in death on April 25, 2014. She is survived by

two sons, Jack (Lynette) Oglesby II, Lecompton, Richard “Rick” (Susan) Oglesby, Ottawa, KS, one daughter, Sandra ( Fred) Gantz, Lecompton, nine grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Coker.

Grave Side Memorial Inurnment will be at 11:00 AM, Thursday, October 15 at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Lecompton.

A Celebration of Life Visitation will be 6:30 to 8:30 PM, Wednesday, October 14, at the Perry American Legion Post #142 Building, Perry, KS. Memorials are suggested to Lecompton United Methodist Church Food Pantry, Douglas County Hospice, or to the Perry American Legion Building & Maintenance Fund in care of Barnett Family Funeral Home, P.O. Box 602, Oskaloosa, KS. 66066. www. barnettfamilyfh.com Please sign this guestbook at Obituaries.

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Kansas ends 2014 with 154 same-sex marriages

By Heather Hollingsworth Associated Press

Kansas City, Mo. — Reports show that 154 same-sex couples wed in Kansas during a volatile period in late 2014, months before the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling that legalized the unions nationwide.

Data from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment show those unions made up less than 1 percent of the 17,655 marriages statewide in 2014. The agency, which released the numbers this week, said figures for marriages so far in 2015 weren’t yet available.

However, documents filed in a federal court case suggest the statewide same-sex marriage total for 2015 will be much higher. Sedgwick County has issued at least 160 marriage licenses to same-sex couples this year, while Douglas County issued about 60 such licenses.

Tom Witt of the gay rights group Equality Kansas said roadblocks to marriage in 2014 were “substantial.”

Confusion reigned after the U.S. Supreme Court in October turned away appeals from five states seeking to retain their bans on same-sex marriage. One was in the same federal appeals court circuit as Kansas, where voters approved a gay marriage ban in 2005.

One gay marriage was performed in October in Johnson County, but Attorney General Derek Schmidt quickly filed a petition to overturn it and a stay was issued to block additional samesex unions. The stay was lifted in mid-November, and some Kansas counties began granting marriage licenses to samesex couples.

“Trying to draw a picture of the rush to the altar based on six weeks when most counties weren’t granting marriage licenses isn’t really going to tell you anything,” Witt said.

A lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union challenging Kansas’ ban was pending in June, when the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.

Since then, a federal judge has ruled the state’s ban unconstitutional, but he gave the parties extra time to make written filings on whether Kansas has made good on its assurances that it will comply.

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Haskell football revival faces many challenges ——

New athletics director weighs in ing weekend that wouldn’t include a football game. “If we can’t do it right, Football could return I’m not interested in it,� to Haskell Indian Nations athletics director Todd University.

Davis said of reviving But probably not soon, football at Haskell. “It’s and definitely not too much of a without a lot of Inside: Meet gamble to put it money secured Todd Davis, out there if you’re first, Haskell’s Haskell’s not ready.� new athletics di- new athletics Davis has been rector told the director. 4A working on his university’s Board athletics plan of Regents during since arriving at its fall meeting Thursday Haskell in late July, about — days before the univerPlease see HASKELL, page 4A sity’s first-ever homecomBy Sara Shepherd

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MICHAEL OSTERMANN, LEFT, AND GRAYSON STAUFFER, 7, BOTH OF LAWRENCE, face off at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St., on Saturday for National Chess Day.

Library celebrates National Chess Day

By Rochelle Valverde Twitter: @RochelleVerde

Kids had a chance to learn the rules of the game and make some moves for National Chess Day on Saturday. Chess lessons for beginners were offered throughout the morning at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. After a lesson, participants could make a move for either white or black in a community chess game in the library atrium.

The activity allowed anyone to participate in the ongoing game, known as Make the Next Move. “It’s a great opportunity for community interaction,� said Amanda McConnell, public service manager at the library.

The community chess game could be played throughout the day, and about a dozen people participated, McConnell said.

All the library’s activities and events are listed on its online calendar at lawrence.lib.ks.us. – Rochelle Valverde can be reached at rvalverde@ljworld.com or 832-6314.

Panel to honor National Coming Out Day today

By Mackenzie Clark Twitter: @mclark59

A CHESS PLAYER MAKES HIS MOVE at the library Saturday.

A local youth-led organization will be hosting a panel in honor of National Coming Out Day today.

Rachel Gadd-Nelson with Lawrence Queer Youth Voice said speakers at the panel will include youth and adult leaders of the organization. “(National Coming Out Day) is a big deal in the LGBT community, and I think especially working

with youth, we saw some unique challenges or components to the process of coming out,� Gadd-Nelson said. “We wanted to have an event where we can kind of process that as a community and talk about how complicated coming out is, really.�

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two months after the university announced it would suspend the football program for this season, primarily because of a lack of funds.

In April, Haskell announced that all sports would play independently this year because the conference it had been a part of, the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference, was dissolving.

In his report to Haskell Regents, Davis addressed football, the conference and the future of the 11 remaining sports programs at the university.

His tone was optimistic but realistic.

“The cupboard is not bare,” he said. “There are some challenges.”

Football feasibility What would it take to revive football at Haskell?

Davis estimated it would cost $500,000 per year to properly fund a “competitive” program, including coaching staff pay and properly outfitting players — which he called critical for athletes’ safety.

Before attempting to bring back the program, Haskell really should secure five to 10 years of future funding, which adds up to $2.5 million to $5 million, Davis said.

“You’ve got to be able to sustain the program.”

Facilities-wise, the turf and track at Haskell Stadium would need replacing, too, Davis said.

With a solid plan and effective fundraising campaign, Davis said he believes it’s possible to get those things in place, but it will take years.

He estimated three to five, or even five to seven years — including one for recruiting a new team — before Haskell would play a game.

Davis said he agreed with the choice to suspend football and that Haskell President Venida Chenault “made it very clear” that there must be financial stability.

“What I’ve seen, it was the correct decision,” he said. “The passion for football and the desire to have football did not meet where we needed to be financially.”

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grams, too, he said.

When evaluating whether to keep them, quality will be more important than quantity.

The goal is not to have “the most sports,” Davis said. “I don’t need 15 or 20 sports. The ones that I want to have I feel like are the ones that have a chance to be successful.”

For context, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics requires a six-team minimum, Davis said.

For now, the most likely candidates for six “core” sports programs at Haskell appear to be volleyball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s basketball and men’s golf, according to an informal list coaches agreed on this summer before Davis arrived, he said.

Programs that may be more difficult to sustain are softball and track (which includes men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor teams).

get has been going down for years.

The university’s entire budget for athletics was $791,000 for fiscal year 2015 (which coincides with the 2014-15 school year), according to a Haskell budget report presented this spring. In 2014, it was $816,000.

In 2013, it was $964,000, according to a report Haskell prepared for its reaccreditation this year.

Prior to 2013, the athletics budget had been more than $1 million annually.

At least one sizable gift earmarked for Haskell football did come into the newly revived Haskell Foundation in the past year: $100,000 from the Seminole tribe of Florida.

For now that money is frozen, foundation executive director Marisa Mendoza said. She said the foundation has contacted the tribe to ask whether some money could be used for other athletics needs but has not yet received an answer.

Athletics and academics Last fall, the Haskell football roster had 61 men.

Davis said some players who would have been back this fall left Haskell to play for other schools instead. He met with those who stayed, who told him they came back because they loved Haskell and wanted to get an education.

That’s another component of Haskell’s future athletics success that Davis and Regents discussed: academics.

“I’m about more than wins and losses,” Davis said. “At some point, unfortunately, you’re going to be judged on the wins and losses ... I want to look at the character of our student athletes because they represent Haskell regardless of if they’re on the court or off the court.

“And at some point you better have an education, because the chance of you doing much without an education is pretty limited.”

Regent Ron Twohatchet said he’s heard from student athletes who aspired to be high school coaches — not an uncommon career goal — but had to go elsewhere for the certification they needed.

Twohatchet suggested Haskell look at adding a sports and exercise-related bachelor’s degree, or a degree in a widely teachable subject such as history, that would appeal to athletes who want to teach and coach, so they could spend their four years of eligibility also getting a degree to enable that career.

Currently, Haskell offers an associate degree in recreation and fitness management. Bachelor’s degrees are offered in four subjects: American Indian studies, business administration, environmental science and elementary education.

A vision for ‘iconic’ stadium “Wow.” That’s what Davis said he thought when he first saw the stately Haskell Arch, built in 1926 to honor Haskell’s 415 World War I veterans.

“One thing that Haskell’s got that no one — I’m telling you no one — has, that’s about as iconic a stadium as there is in the country,” he said.

Davis’ report to the Regents concluded with his ideas for what the stadium could someday look like if Haskell can successfully revive its football program.

And, of course, raise the money.

Sketches include an adjacent two-story football building, with locker and weight rooms on the first level and academic space upstairs.

The stadium has space outside entrances for music, festivities and tailgating prior to games, plus a more picturesque fence.

Right now it’s chain link and looks kind of like “The Longest Yard,” Davis said, joking about the prison football movie.

“We want people to come in — and they can leave.”

The Haskell track is only four lanes and nowadays it takes eight for an official track and field meet, Davis said. But it can always be a place for athletes to work out and the community and Haskell students and staff to walk or jog.

Davis said realizing such a plan would be a long ways off and would have to happen in phases, but maybe it’s something the community can get excited about.

“The foundation’s there,” Davis said. “By actually having a plan in place ... hopefully this will give you some idea of what can happen.”

Future of conference membership, other sports Without a conference, Haskell teams are playing under the Association of Independent Institutions this year, which means even though schedules are more spread out they can still advance to postseason play, Davis said.

Joining another conference is a future possibility, he said, but the process takes multiple years and needs more study.

After the 2015-16 school year, Haskell will probably take another look at Shrinking sports budget Haskell’s athletics budits remaining sports pro-

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

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Name: Todd Davis Age: 55 Family: Wife, Susie, and three children Tribe: Cherokee Originally from: Sallisaw, Okla.

Education: University of Oklahoma, bachelor’s degree in education and master’s degree in sports administration.

He played football in junior college.

Previous experience: Seven seasons as AD at Gordon State College in Barnesville, Ga. He also has been athletics director at University of West Florida (Pensacola, Fla.), Darton State College (Albany, Ga.) and Carl Albert State College (Poteau, Okla.).

Started at Haskell: July 27 Why Haskell? Davis said he wanted to move closer to his mother, who still lives in Oklahoma, and looks forward to opportunities at Haskell, including working with Native American students.

“I’ve always known about the tradition that Haskell’s had,” he said.

“I want to build a highly competitive program across the board.”

Davis added that he’s worked at larger schools, where athletics has become such a “big business” that it’s easy to lose contact with students.

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pressure to come out, or to come out in a particular way.

“Especially working with youths, that’s not always a safe option for folks,” she said.

With this event, GaddNelson said, LQYV leaders hope to break some of the stigmas and misconceptions associated with coming out. They also hope to spread the message that it isn’t a “onesize-fits-all” experience.

“Everyone’s experience is different,” she said. “…

There’s not one way to (come out), there’s not one way you should do it — and if you don’t want to come out, you don’t have to.”

Gadd-Nelson said although there have been many reasons to celebrate in recent years, there are still many issues present that contribute to the conversation.

“We have to balance that with the reality that there’s still a lot of work to do,” she said. “There’s

still a lot of violence.

There’s still a lot of shame and stigma that people experience. The lived experiences of LGBT people, and the repression that they face, is still very real.”

There is pressure for teens to know their identities at younger and younger ages, Gadd-Nelson said.

“We’re seeing middle school students who are like, ‘I don’t know my identity’ — that’s OK, that’s totally fine,” she said. “I just hope that we’re able to speak to experiences that youths are going through here in Lawrence.”

The panel, which is the first of its kind for LQYV, will be from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Meeting Room B in the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. It is youth-focused, but adults are welcome, according to the group’s website.

For more information about the organization, visit lawrencequeeryouthvoice.org.

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

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LAWRENCE CITY COMMISSION Agenda highlights • 5:45 p.m. Tuesday • City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets • WOW! Channel 25

City to consider tax breaks for Eldridge BOTTOM LINE City commissioners will decide at their Tuesday meeting whether to finalize a sales tax break for materials used on the Eldridge Hotel expansion.

BACKGROUND The resolution up for consideration finalizes a transaction started in February, when then-city commissioners approved a measure that signaled their intent to issue industrial revenue bonds that would save developers an estimated $460,000. It’s a type of incentive some current commissioners campaigned against during elections this spring. Commissioners were scheduled to consider the issue Sept. 29, but it was deferred to Tuesday’s meeting.

OTHER BUSINESS Consent Agenda

Note: All matters listed below on the Consent Agenda are considered under one motion and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on those items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately.

• Approve City Commission minutes from 06/02/15 and 06/09/15.

• Receive minutes from various boards and commissions.

• Approve all claims. The list of approved claims will be posted to the agenda the day after the City Commission meeting.

• Approve licenses as recommended by the City Clerk’s Office.

• Bid and purchase items: a) Award the purchase and installation of 156 street trees to American Lawn and Landscape at a total price of $48,335, for completion of the 2015 Master Street Tree Project.

• Accept dedications of easements for Final Plat, PF-1500347,Burrough’s Creek 2nd Addition. Submitted by Landplan Engineering, P.A.for BK Rental LLC, property owner of record.

• Authorize the relocation of the Crosswalk and Adult Crossing Guard from Davis Road and Harper Street to a point adjacent to the Kennedy School access driveway, together with the purchase and installation of solar school beacons, and appropriate signs and markings; including the removal of the old school beacons, signs and markings.

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ACTION: Receive update.

• Reconsider authorization of a change order totaling $78,650 to RD Johnson Excavation for installation of an additional concrete trail on the Burcham River Trail Project.

ACTION: Direct staff as appropriate.

• Consider the following items related to the Eldridge Hotel Expansion Project: a) Consider adopting on first reading, Ordinance No. 9161, authorizing the issuance of $12.5 million in Industrial Revenue Bonds for the project.

ACTION: Adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 9161, if appropriate. b) Consider authorizing staff to approve a temporary use of right-of-way permit for the Eldridge Hotel Expansion Project from Oct. 1, 2015 to Dec. 31, 2016 that will allow the closure of city parking lot #12, one on-street parking stall on the south side of the 100 block of W. Seventh Street, and the onstreet parking on the west side of Massachusetts Street in front of 701 and 705 Massachusetts Street. Consider authorizing the Interim City Manager to enter into a lease agreement with the Eldridge Hotel, LLC for the lease of parking lot #12 (SE corner of Vermont and Seventh streets) for a term of October 2015 to December 2016 at a monthly rate of $8,000, to a maximum amount of $120,000, with a payment of $15,000 back to the Eldridge Hotel, LLC at the con-

clusion of the project once they have restored parking lot #12 to its condition prior to the lease beginning. Consider directing staff to work with the Eldridge Hotel, LLC to provide for a pedestrian crossing through the work zone at a time in the future when both the city and the Eldridge Hotel, LLC believe pedestrian safety can be maintained.

ACTION: Approve a temporary use of right-of-way permit for the Eldridge Hotel Expansion Project, from October 1, 2015 to December 31, 2016 that will allow the closure of city parking lot #12, one on-street parking stall on the south side of the 100 block of W. Seventh Street, and the on-street parking on the west side of Massachusetts Street in front of 701 and 705. Authorize the Interim City Manager to enter into a lease agreement with the Eldridge Hotel, LLC for the lease of parking lot #12 (SE corner of Vermont and Seventh streets) for a term of October 2015 to December 2016 at a monthly rate of $8,000, to a maximum amount of $120,000, with a payment of $15,000 back to the Eldridge Hotel, LLC at the conclusion of the project once they have restored parking lot #12 to its condition prior to the lease beginning. Direct staff to work with the Eldridge Hotel, LLC to provide for a pedestrian crossing through the work zone at a time in the future when both the city and the Eldridge Hotel, LLC believe pedestrian safety can be maintained, if appropriate.

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Middle school students consider alternatives to ‘Columbus Day’

By Rochelle Valverde Twitter: @RochelleVerde

Inspired by the action taken by Haskell Indian Nations University students and staff last week that resulted in a city proclamation of Monday as Indigenous Peoples Day instead of Columbus Day, some Lawrence middle school students will be taking their class projects one step further.

After studying the history of Christopher Columbus in social studies, eighth-grade students at Liberty Memorial Central Middle School will be writing to state legislatures to advocate their stance on the holiday’s future, said Liberty social studies teacher Mike Wormsley.

“The idea is to look at other options,” he said. “Should we really be honoring this man, or is there a better way to use this national holiday?”

This is the third year for the project, in which students are asked to consider the topic from various per-

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spectives — European, Native American and African among them — and form their own opinions about whether the holiday should continue, be changed to Indigenous Peoples Day or be named for another historical figure, Wormsley said.

“It kind of opens up the whole thought process to look at the whole picture rather than just looking at the myth of Columbus discovering America,” he said.

About 150 students are participating in the activity, which includes students presenting their research to the class in a press conference format ahead of a “March for Unsung Heroes” on Monday morning, Wormsley said. As part of the march, students will walk from Liberty Memorial to South Park with signs they have made advocating their stance or alternate person to honor with a national holiday.

Wormsley said part of the project is helping students realize

that all events have multiple perspectives, and the activity allows for varied opinions.

“Nobody is forced to take a stand they don’t agree with,” he said.

“That would run counter to the idea of free expression.”

Once the marchers arrive at the park, there will be a rally where the students have the option of giving a speech for extra credit, Wormsley said.

Students will leave the school at about 8:45 a.m. Monday, and the public is invited to attend the rally, which will be held around 9 a.m. at South Park, 1141 Massachusetts St. Wormsley said the entire activity — the research, class presentations, march, rally and writing to Kansas lawmakers — isn’t just about Columbus Day. “It’s giving them a chance to learn how to start being involved in the political process,” he said.

— Reporter Rochelle Valverde can be reached at rvalverde@ljworld.com or 832-6314.

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project. Here’s a look at the results: l Most respondents — 71 percent — said they preferred a four-lane street rather than a two-lane configuration for the stretch of road. Only 9.6 percent said they favored reducing it to two lanes. The remaining 19 percent were unsure.

The responses had margins of error of 1.6 percent to 2.8 percent. l Area motorists were nearly evenly divided on the question of whether a roundabout or a traffic signal should be used at the intersection of Kasold Drive and Harvard Road.

While 42.9 percent favored a roundabout, 38.4 percent favored a traffic signal.

The remaining 18.7 percent were unsure. The responses fell within the approximately 3 percent margin of error, so the poll results on this question are officially too close to call. l When respondents were presented with renderings of the KasoldHarvard intersection and asked to choose between the option labeled “typical streets,” picturing four lanes and a traffic signal, or “Complete Streets,” showing two lanes and a roundabout, poll results tightened, but a majority still chose the four-lane option.

The results: 53.4 percent chose the four-lane, “typical streets” design, and 46.6 percent chose the two-lane “Complete Streets.” It was a close contest. The question had a margin of error of 3.1 percent.

Given that a clear majority of respondents selected the four-lane option in an earlier question, it’s interesting to see a more equal divide with this last question. One reason for this could be that we used the city-given names “typical streets” and “Complete Streets.” Or, because the ren-

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AN AERIAL VIEW shows Kasold Drive looking northwest as it elbows near the intersection with Harvard Road.

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A Thousand Voices is a new feature that will measure how at least 1,000 readers of LJWorld.com feel about a variety of issues being debated by the public. The JournalWorld will regularly conduct a poll that captures a representative sample of the approximately 35,000 users of LJWorld.com. All polling will be conducted by our partner, Google Consumer Surveys. The Google system chooses participants for the poll at random, has mechanisms in place designed to prevent a single user from casting multiple votes, and calculates results using margins of error and 95 percent confidence levels common to the polling industry.

If you have a topic you would like to see as part of a future poll, please suggest it to Nikki Wentling at nwentling@ljworld.com.

A RENDERING OF THE TWO RECONSTRUCTION OPTIONS for the intersection of Kasold Drive and Harvard Road. The complete streets option, left, includes reduced lanes and a 14th streets. It also includes roundabout in exchange for more bike and pedestrian paths. The typical streets option, right, a roundabout at the Harcalls for the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection. vard-Kasold intersection.

Both options proposed of which are preliminary derings mostly pictured the the poll. Some people had by the city include bike and can be altered.

Kasold-Harvard intersecthis survey presented to lanes, a shared-use path The first, the “typical tion, respondents could have them when they went onto and a center median. street” option, calls for four based their decision more our websites, and some The project, paid for 11-foot traffic lanes and a cenabout the roundabout versus didn’t. Respondents who with funds from the city’s traffic light, which was a said they didn’t use Kasold ter turn lane. It includes the capital improvement plan, more evenly split issue than Drive were excluded from installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Harvard has a budget of $5.3 million. the number of lanes. the survey.

It’s estimated that the Road and Kasold Drive.

The Journal-World, “Complete Street” option The other option was through its polling partner Background At several public meetwould cost $4.37 million. dubbed the “Complete Google Consumer Surveys, ings throughout the past The Kansas Department Street” option. It would polled more than a thouof Transportation would sand readers who said they five months, City Engineer allow for a buffer — 3 feet contribute $400,000 for were users of Kasold Drive. Dave Cronin told attendees wide — between a 12-foot there are two main options traffic lane and an 8-foot that plan, contingent on Users of the website had construction of the roundno ability to choose to take for the reconstruction, both bike lane from Eighth to

about. The “typical streets” option would cost about $5.13 million.

The switch to two traffic lanes has been the crux of a debate about the project.

Through letters to the Journal-World and an informal survey conducted

by City Commissioner Matthew Herbert, as well as at other public meetings, residents of the area and others have voiced their concerns about how the change would affect one of the city’s arterial roads.

Commissioners haven’t set a date to approve a design.

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in the making.

As a “plein air” or outdoor painter, the 59-year-old artist is often stationed with her easel along the brick sidewalks or possibly making brushstrokes on a canvas while sitting within the sliding doorway of her Dodge Caravan.

Since about the beginning of August, Flanders, who has depicted many rural scenes in Jefferson County, has turned her attention to the East Lawrence bungalows and other small homes or “shacks,” as she refers to them, just before backpedaling ever so slightly to explain that she uses the term in a very noble sense.

“I have a lot of love for these houses,” says Flanders, who also lives in East Lawrence.

“Some people when I say ‘shacks,’ they mean that to be not complimentary.

I respect the history of the little shacks as working people’s residences.

The history of how they survived and built their houses is intriguing.”

On a Thursday morning in early September, Flanders is set up on the 1100 block of Pennsylvania Street. A Bluetooth speaker plays a Pandora station mix of jazz and what she calls “yoga music” as she begins to tone her canvas with a vermilion base.

“They always have to throw in Neil Young or Joni Mitchell because of my age group,” says Flanders of the music streaming service, which creates a tranquil background as she lightly sketches the composition of the home’s structure.

When deciding to portray a particular home she operates with more of a “paint first, ask questions later” attitude and explains that she doesn’t notify the homeowners before doing so. Only occasionally will they come out to interact with her.

“Most times they’re friendly,” she says with a laugh, before telling a story about invoking the rage of a homeowner in Corrales, N.M., during a plein air painting trip.

Others have been very gracious with her, she says, including a couple in Corrales who presented her and a painter friend with a platter of fresh grapes to eat while they continued their work. A homeowner in Manhattan, Kan., bought her painting right off her easel.

While she’s working on the painting of the Pennsylvania Street home, the owners don’t come out. Several dog walkers pass by, take a quick look and continue on. The neighbor immediately to the south exits his house, gives a nod and drives

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Jane Flanders holds her brush upright as she studies a home in the 1100 block of Pennsylvania Street before adding more brushstrokes to the painting. away in his car.

“When paintings first start off they look kind of childish,” Flanders says as she explains some of the initial brush strokes that exist before the form of the home begins to take shape. “It’s a process. A lot of times I find when I’m painting in public people will walk by and just kind of ignore you when it’s not looking so good. But then if you can get something going after about an hour and a half, then they start to look at it. The public starts to notice.”

Her portrait sessions typically last about two hours. Two hours is about all an artist can count on before the light shifts, dramatically altering the look of a scene, according to Flanders.

“In plein air painting we call it ‘chasing the

Make an

light,’” she says while describing her efforts to finish a painting before the sun’s position changes.

In 2006, Flanders moved to Lawrence from Salina, specifically to paint. She teaches a couple of students on Sundays and stresses the importance of painting every day, even in the extreme months, to continually improve one’s craft. Often, she travels outside of Lawrence to display her work at art shows and galleries.

If chasing the light was ever an issue for a painter, chasing revenue can be equally as elusive for a midcareer artist, according to Flanders, who explains that her tireless efforts are not only about a love affair with nature or oil painting.

“This is what I do for a living,” she says. “This is

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my skill set. The midcareer people are reaching to get better. I’ve been pushing myself to paint every day. I might have to make 10 or 20 paintings before I get one that’s something that I can take to a gallery.

The weather figures in, too. I painted last winter and when it got below 35 degrees, the quality of my paintings went down. So I discovered battery-powered, heated gloves. One time it was snowing. I kinda had to quit because the snow was accumulating on my palette and I was putting ice chips on the canvas.”

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the recommendations we need to make state government more efficient and effective.”

A&M isn’t being asked to take over direct management of any state functions in Kansas. But in St. Louis and New Orleans, where the firm did take over management of local public school systems, education advocates say they were unimpressed with — and in some cases, shocked by — the company’s performance.

And Kansas education groups say they’re skeptical the consultants will come up with any proposals that haven’t already been considered in Kansas.

“It’s hard for us to see what that would be,” said Mark Tallman, who lobbies for the Kansas Association of School Boards. “We look at 14 academic indicators. On that scale, Kansas ranks fifth in the nation for performance, and 25th in expenditures. We think we are already a pretty efficient system.”

Last week, state lawmakers finalized a contract with A&M for nearly $2.6 million to conduct a government efficiency study for the state of Kansas.

The contract calls on A&M to conduct a “diagnostic analysis” of the current budget, make recommendations for significant cost savings and efficiency, and evaluate the state’s budget process in general based on best practices in both the public and private sectors.

The contract is not clear about how much focus the firm will put on state funding for K-12 education, which accounts for roughly half

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But it does say that the firm is to develop recommendations that target “areas with large and substantial expenditures of state general funds and where the State can become more efficient and thereby provide cost savings to the State’s taxpayers.”

St. Louis public schools A&M had a similar charge in 2003 when it was hired to take over management of the troubled St. Louis public school district, which had been shedding population for the previous 40 years and was running financial deficits in the range of $60 million to $70 million a year.

New school board members were elected that year, and they turned for help to A&M, a firm that at the time had built a reputation turning around troubled private companies.

It was considered an experiment in putting the principles of private business management to work in a government setting, and one of A&M’s first acts was to install one of its own people, Bill Roberti, as superintendent.

A former CEO of Brooks Brothers, a clothing retailer, Roberti had no background in managing a school system, but he was nonetheless granted a temporary license to work as a superintendent by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

“They pretty much destroyed the district academically,” said Ray Cummings, vice president of the St. Louis branch of the American Federation of Teachers.

“We were two points away from accreditation when they brought them in. They had no particu-

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They consolidated bus stops that were farther from students, so kids would have to walk across a highway construction site and past a known drug dealer’s house.

Somebody who lived in the city and drove the streets like some of our administrators used to do would have known that.”

— Byron Clemens, former St. Louis teacher lar concern about academics. It was just about cut the budget. Cut, cut, cut.”

A&M did not respond to several requests by the Journal-World to comment about their work history.

But Roberti said on the PBS NewsHour program at the time, “You couldn’t get the student achievement equation until you solved the operating of financial difficulties that this district had.”

Among the cuts enacted was the closing of 16 school buildings. A&M also outsourced the district’s custodial and food services, and it redrew bus routes and bus stops to make transportation more efficient.

Some of those decisions quickly backfired.

“They consolidated bus stops that were farther from students, so kids would have to walk across a highway construction site and past a known drug dealer’s house,” said Byron Clemens, a former teacher in the district.

“Somebody who lived in the city and drove the streets like some of our administrators used to

do would have known that. It’s an example of how relying on a computer and an outside consultant didn’t work.”

Peter Downs, a parent in the district who published a book about the district’s troubles at the time, accused A&M of using a flawed philosophy about public schools to begin with.

“In their final report, they projected economic and enrollment gains (in future years), based on the idea that if you become the low-cost producer, people will come to consume your product,” Downs said.

“Their background was in business enterprise, and that makes sense in business,” he said. “But in education, the main cost is teachers. So if you become a low-cost producer, the only ones who show up are the ones who can’t afford anything better.”

A&M was in charge of St. Louis schools for about a year and a half.

During that time, it remained on provisional accreditation with the state, but students’ academic performance did not improve.

Between 2008 and 2012, the St. Louis district was unaccredited by the state of Missouri.

It regained provisional accreditation in 2013 and remains in that state today.

New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina Soon after leaving St. Louis, A&M was hired to turn around another troubled urban school district, this time in New Orleans, which had many of the same problems as St. Louis: high poverty rates, poor test scores and a declining population fueled by the flight of middle-class families to the suburbs.

But the district would soon experience an-

L awrence J ournal -W orld other crisis, the likes of which no other American school district had ever seen. A&M inked its contract with the district in June 2005, just two months before Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast, devastating the city and its public school system.

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan was famously quoted as saying Katrina was “the best thing that happened to the education system in New Orleans” because it focused the public’s attention on the need to reform and rebuild a crumbling school system.

What happened to New Orleans schools after that, however, was mainly a function of the state of Louisiana, which took over Orleans Parish and several other school systems and established what was called the Recovery School District, a system of publicly funded, privately managed charter schools.

But Alvarez & Marsal — which again brought in Roberti to take charge — did play a significant role in the process.

On its own website, A&M cites the New Orleans project as a “case study” for its style of turnaround management.

At the end of its contract, A&M says New Orleans Public Schools “was able to meet all of its obligations, avoid bankruptcy and return to solvency, obtaining its first clean audit in many years.”

But Shane Riddle, a lobbyist for the Louisiana Association of Educators, one of the state’s two major teachers unions, remembers A&M primarily for the way it handled laying off more than 7,000 teachers.

“They had a contract to handle that process,” Riddle said.

“Some would argue that they botched it up.”

Last year, a federal

appeals court ruled that the layoffs were handled improperly because many teachers were not afforded due process and were entitled to be hired back as jobs reopened.

Total damages that could be owed to those teachers, including back pay and benefits, have been estimated at about $1.5 billion.

Kansas contract Since Kansas lawmakers voted this spring to engage an efficiency consultant, the state’s fiscal picture has gotten worse. During the first quarter of the new fiscal year, revenues flowing into the general fund have come in $42.5 million below expectations.

But Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and House Speaker Merrick both said last week that they remain optimistic the state can avoid tax increases or midyear budget cuts to balance the budget.

“I am excited about the possibility the Alvarez & Marsal efficiency study gives the state to continue providing quality services but at a better value for taxpayers,” Merrick said in a written statement.

Mark Desetti, who lobbies for the Kansas National Education Association, was less optimistic that A&M would find savings of that magnitude.

“I guess they’ll look at everything, not just schools, and we’ll see what kind of amazing things they’ll come up with,” Desetti said. “I don’t know what this group will find that (Legislative) Post Audit hasn’t already found, or that superintendents aren’t already doing on their own.”

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

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Haskell action The federal government needs to revisit the operating model for one of its most unique assets, Haskell Indian Nations University.

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ongratulations to the leaders of Haskell Indian Nations University for tackling an outmoded federal operating model that is hampering the school’s progress.

Haskell is a unique institution that doesn’t fit into the standard federal system. It is the only four-year college operated by the Bureau of Indian Education specifically for members of American Indian tribes. It needs to function more as a university than as a standard federal agency.

The first step, approved last week by the school’s board of regents, is to start seeking ways to increase Haskell’s autonomy and authority. Currently, Haskell officials are required to follow all federal processes when dealing with construction contracts, hiring and purchasing, a requirement that mires even everyday spending decisions in federal red tape.

Perhaps the most glaring impact on Haskell, however, comes in the area of funding. Haskell’s funding from the federal government has been flat for a number of years, but federal rules bar the school from soliciting outside funds to bolster its budget. Consider how such a restriction would affect Kansas University or any other state-assisted university. What would KU be without the private funding that comes through the KU Endowment Association?

Haskell doesn’t want to do anything that cuts off its federal funding base, but in order to grow into a more vital, respected school, it needs to be able to tap into private money. Officials haven’t identified the best way to accomplish that goal but they are looking at models such as Howard University in Washington, D.C., which is a federally chartered school.

Shifting such a long-standing federal system undoubtedly will be a tall order for Haskell, and the Kansas congressional delegation should lead the charge to help the school make the needed changes.

Haskell is a source of pride for Native Americans throughout the nation and it should be a source of pride for all Americans. Rather than maintain the school at minimal levels, Congress and federal officials should take the actions needed to allow Haskell to realize the bright future it envisions for itself and its students.

Cruz seeks to reconfigure electorate Dallas — If America’s 58th presidential election validates Ted Cruz’s audacious “base plus” strategy, he will have refuted assumptions about the importance of independent “swing” voters and the inertia of many missing voters. Critics say his plan for pursuing the Republican nomination precludes winning the presidency. Jason Johnson, Cruz’s chief strategist, responds: “I’m working backward from Election Day,” because Cruz’s plan for winning the necessary 1,236 convention delegates is an extrapolation from his strategy for winning 270 electoral votes.

All presidential campaigns aspire to favorably change the composition of the electorate.

Cruz aims to substantially reconfigure the electorate as it has recently been.

Between George W. Bush’s 2000 election and his 2004 reelection, the turnout of nonHispanic whites increased by an astonishing 10 million.

Barack Obama produced a surge of what Johnson calls “two-election voters.” In 2008, the African-American voting rate increased from 2004 while white voting declined slightly; in 2012, African-Americans voted at a higher rate than whites.

In Florida in 2012, turnout of non-Hispanic whites declined from 2008 even though the eligible voting-age population increased 864,000. Nationally, the Census Bureau’s Thom File writes: “The number of non-Hispanic white voters decreased by about 2 million between 2008 and 2012.” In the

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The Cruz campaign’s substantial investment in data scientists serves what Johnson calls ‘behavioral microtargeting,’ changing behavior as well as gathering opinions.” last five elections (1996-2012), their share of eligible voters declined from 79.2 percent to 71.1 percent and their share of the turnout declined from 82.5 percent to 73.7 percent, while the Hispanic and black shares of votes cast increased about four and three percentage points, respectively.

Nonvoting whites, especially those without college experience, are among Cruz’s principal targets. His geniality toward Donald Trump reflects the Cruz campaign’s estimate that perhaps one-third of the Trumpkins have not voted in recent elections. If so, Trump is doing downfield blocking for Cruz, beginning the expansion of the 2016 electorate by energizing people whose alienation from politics has made them nonvoters.

Cycle after cycle, says Johnson, the percentage of true

swing voters shrinks. Therefore, so does the persuadable portion of the electorate. Cruz aims to leaven the electorate with people who, disappointed by economic stagnation and discouraging cultural trends for which Republican nominees seemed to have no answers, have been dormant during recent cycles.

Consider Pennsylvania, which has voted Democratic in six consecutive elections and which James Carville described as Pittsburgh in the west, Philadelphia in the east and Alabama in between.

Cruz’s aim, says Johnson, will be “to improve on Romney at the margins in the Philadelphia suburbs,” do three points better than Romney (5.5 percent) among African-Americans (with many “two-election” voters staying home with Obama gone) and to locate and motivate many previous nonvoters in Pennsylvania’s “Alabama.”

In 2012, Obama became the first Democrat since George McGovern in 1972 to lose the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

Whites without college experience include disproportionate numbers of nonvoters whose abstention in 2012, according to the Market Research Foundation, produced Obama’s Electoral College victory. The Cruz campaign’s substantial investment in data scientists serves what Johnson calls “behavioral micro-targeting,” changing behavior as well as gathering opinions. If a person drives a Ford F-150 and subscribes to Guns & Ammo, he probably is conservative. The chal-

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Cruz has county chairs organizing in all 172 counties in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada. National Review’s Eliana Johnson reports that through the second quarter, Cruz had raised more “hard” dollars than any of his rivals, and super PACs supporting him have raised more than all but those supporting Jeb Bush. Jason Johnson describes the delegate selection process as follows: Of the 624 delegates at stake on March 1, 231 are from Cruz’s Texas and Georgia, where Cruz inherited Scott Walker’s entire operation. With Oklahoma, whose closed primary will be especially conservative, these three states have 274 delegates, almost a quarter of the number needed to nominate. Eighty-seven of the 155 delegates allocated on March 5 will be from Louisiana and Kansas. On March 15, when winner-take-all primaries begin and 367 delegates will be allocated, Bush and Marco Rubio will compete for Florida’s 99 delegates, while Cruz is well-positioned for North Carolina’s 72 and Missouri’s 52.

Whenever this cycle’s winnowing process produces two survivors, they might be two young, Southern, first-term Cuban-American senators.

Rubio would be the establishment choice. Cruz, with his theory of the election, would not have it otherwise.

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We can’t erase unpleasant history “This,” says Roni DeanBurren, “is what erasure looks like.”

She’s talking about something you might otherwise have thought innocuous: a page from World Geography, a high school textbook. A few days ago, you see, Dean-Burren, a former teacher and a doctoral candidate at the University of Houston, was texted a caption from that book by her son Coby, who is 15. It said that the Atlantic slave trade “brought millions of workers from Africa to the southern United States to work on agricultural plantations.”

This was in a section called “Patterns of Immigration.”

She says the words jumped out at her. After all, a “worker,” is usually someone who gets paid to do a job. An immigrant is usually someone who chooses to come to a new country. Neither of which describes the millions of kidnapping victims who cleared America’s fields and endured its depravities in lives of unending bondage that afforded them no more rights under the law than a dog or a chair.

As the Trail of Tears was not a nature walk and the Normandy invasion not a day at the beach, black people

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We are witness to the vandalism of African-American memory, to acts of radical revision and wholesale theft that strike at the core of black identity.”

were neither workers nor immigrants, but slaves. DeanBurren, who is black, took to social media to explain that.

You can guess what happened next. The story went viral, and the embarrassed publisher, McGraw-Hill Education, scrambled to apologize and fix the mess.

That’s all well and good.

But let no one think this was incidental or accidental. No, there is purpose here. There is intent. In recent years, we’ve seen Arizona outlaw ethnic studies, Texas teach that slavery was a “side issue” to the

Civil War, a Colorado school board require a “positive” spin on American history and Glenn Beck claim the mantle of the Civil Rights Movement.

We are witness to the vandalism of African-American memory, to acts of radical revision and wholesale theft that strike at the core of black identity. Once your past is gone, who are you?

What anchor holds you? So Dean-Burren’s word strikes a powerful chord: This is, indeed, erasure — like a blackboard wiped clean, all the inconvenient pain, sting and challenge of AfricanAmerican history, gone.

It is, she says, “the saddest thought ever” that her grandchildren might not know Nat Turner’s rebellion or Frederick Douglass’ harsh condemnation of slavery. “The fact that they may not know what it was like for women to get the right to vote, the fact that they may not know that millions of Native Americans were slaughtered at the hands of ‘Pilgrims’ and explorers …

I think it says a lot about our society.”

Nor is she persuaded by the argument that teaching the uglier aspects of American history would make students hate their country. She calls that “a crock of poo.” And it

is. America’s ugliness defines its beauty as silence defines sound and sorrow defines joy.

“We tell our children that all the time: ‘The reason you’re standing here today … and you have what you have and you can go to the schools you want to go to, and you can say out loud, ‘I want to be an Alvin Ailey dancer …’ or ‘I want to go to Stanford,’ … is that you come from survivors. You come from people who said, ‘I’m going to stick it out. I’m going to make it. I’m going to keep pushing.’ If we don’t know the ugly, I don’t know how you can really love the pretty.”

To put it another way: Black History Matters. So let us be alarmed at attempts to rewrite that history for the moral convenience of others or to preserve what James Baldwin and Ta-Nehisi Coates have described as the fiction of white American “innocence” where crimes of race are concerned. They keep trying to make it less painful, says Dean-Burren, like putting a document through a Xerox machine and making it lighter, lighter and lighter still.

“And then, when you look up, there’s nothing on the page.”

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Sites spend heavily on debates; is it worth it?

Venues cite benefits of national exposure Nick Penzenstadler USA TODAY

When the GOP debate series visits Boulder, Colo., later this month, the public university there will roll out the red carpet for the candidates and the television spectacle hoping to cash in on the global media spotlight.

The university’s leaders are not alone in investing thousands or even millions of dollars to woo the debates, and to expect a huge surge in exposure in return.

As the debates unfold over the coming year or so, including the Democrats’ first primary debate on Tuesday night in Las Vegas, the events are sure to draw huge TV audiences and advertising dollars. The financial benefits to the debate sites are less certain.

Documents released under state open records laws show the v STORY CONTINUES ON 2B

TODAY ON TV uABC’s This Week: Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah; Republican presidential candidate Bobby Jindal. uNBC’s Meet the Press: Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. uCBS’ “Face the Nation: Republican presidential candidates Ben Carson and Donald Trump. uCNN’s State of the Union: Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley. uFox News Sunday: Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio; former House speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga.

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Up to 97 killed in peace rally attack Turkish PM blames suicide bombers as nation mourns Doug Stanglin and Special Turkey Correspondent USA TODAY

ISTANBUL Two powerful blasts rocked the Turkish capital of Ankara early Saturday morning, killing up to 97 people and wounding scores of others in the deadliest attack on the nation’s soil in recent history.

The explosions, which came just seconds apart shortly after 10 a.m., occurred during a crowded peace rally near Ankara’s central train station, where hundreds of demonstrators — many of them supporters of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP)

— had gathered to protest escalating violence between Turkish security forces and Kurdish separatist insurgents.

Although the official death toll stood at 86 killed and 186 wounded, Selcuk Atalay of the Turkish Medical Association’s Ankara branch said late Saturday that at least 97 people died, the Associated Press reported. He feared the death toll could rise, since several of the wounded were in serious condition with burns.

The state-run Anadolu Agency said the attacks were carried out with TNT explosives fortified with metal ball-bearings. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which came as

“This is ... an attack on the entire nation and an attack on our unity.”

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu

the country grapples with mounting violence ahead of fresh parliamentary elections on Nov. 1.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said there were strong indications that the attacks were carried out by two suicide bombers and declared three days of national mourning. “This is an

SUPREME COURT CONSIDERS REPRIEVE FOR KIDS WHO KILL Justices eased life terms for young years ago, but aging convicts in some states still locked up

Richard Wolf USA TODAY

On his 16th birthday, Robert Holbrook tagged along on a drug deal in hopes of making a quick $500. Instead, he became an unwitting accomplice to murder and received a mandatory sentence of life without the possibility of parole.

In the quarter century that has passed since making that fateful choice, Holbrook has earned his high school equivalency diploma, taken paralegal courses and had some of his writings published.

But not even the Supreme Court’s decision in 2012 banning manda-

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Robert Holbrook was convicted of murder in 1990.

tory life sentences for juvenile offenders has given him a second chance.

“He deserved to be punished for his stupidity and poor choices,” says his sister, Anita Colón, “but certainly not for the rest of his life.”

Holbrook’s plight is shared by some 2,000 men and women serving prison time in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Louisiana, Alabama and a handful of other states with mandatory sentencing laws that did not treat the court’s 2012 ruling as retroactive. Some have been imprisoned since they were 13 with no prospect of ever getting out — until now.

On Tuesday, the justices will

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An injured woman is comforted following an explosion at the main train station in Ankara, Turkey.

attack that does not target a specific group; it is an attack on the entire nation and an attack on our unity,” Davutoglu said.

Images shared on social media showed chaotic scenes of devastation, with dozens of maimed bodies on the bloodstained ground, some covered with peace banners and colorful flags from the demonstration. About 14,000 people were believed to be in the area, according to local media.

One video widely shared on social media shows a group of young people holding hands and performing a traditional dance just moments before the first explosion ripped through the crowd in the background, sending a plume of fire and smoke into the air.

Stanglin reported from McLean, Va. USA TODAY is withholding the name of the correspondent in Turkey because of security concerns.

consider a case brought by Louisiana inmate Henry Montgomery, who was a 17-year-old playing hooky from school when he shot a sheriff’s deputy nine days before John F. Kennedy was assassinated in November 1963.

Montgomery, now 69, has been in the state prison system ever since.

For the court, the case is a logical extension of its juvenile justice jurisprudence. In 2005, it barred the death penalty for those whose crimes were committed before they turned 18. In 2010, it prohibited life without parole for non-homicides. Two years later, it blocked all future mandatory life sentences, even for murder.

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Thousands pack D.C. for modern Million Man March Crowd is younger than 20 years ago Melanie Eversley USA TODAY

WASHINGTON Under clear skies and amid metal detectors, barriers and moderate police presence, thousands of people crowded onto the National Mall on Saturday to hear messages bemoaning cases of alleged police misconduct and to observe the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March.

The crowd was younger and

less dense than it was 20 years ago, and while it was made up of mostly black men, there were many women and children, along with people of other races. Another notable difference from the original march was that minister Louis Farrakhan, organizer and Nation of Islam leader, widened his sentiments to include abortion, politics and self-respect, sounding a inclusive tone.

Meanwhile, some people came because they’d attended the first march. They were hoping for a repeat of the never-before experienced feeling of unity that they said was present in 1995.

Among those people was the

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The Nation of Islam leader, Louis Farrakhan, is projected on a screen as he speaks during the Justice or Else! rally Saturday.

Rev. Ronald Bell Jr., a 34-year-old pastor from Wilmington, Del., who was there with his 4-year-old son, Ronald Bell III. The elder Bell attended the 1995 march with his own father, the Rev. Ronald Bell Sr., when he was 14. He never forgot it, he said.

“Just to see all those strong black men in one spot does something to you,” said Bell, who heads Wilmington’s Arise congregation.

Holding his son’s hand, he said, “I hope he gets the experience I did 20 years ago. ... That we may not be where we thought we’d be 20 years later, but we’re still strong.”

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N. Korea’s blustery day: Ready for ‘war’ Kim Jong Un amps up rhetoric on showy 70th anniversary Gregg Zoroya USA TODAY

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed Saturday that he is prepared to wage war against the United States if necessary, using as a backdrop a massive display of firepower in the form of troop columns, missile launchers, tanks and other military hardware during a choreographed parade in the capital of Pyongyang.

“Our military force is ready to respond to any kind of war the

American imperialists want,” Kim said in his speech marking the 70th year of party rule, according to the Associated Press.

The heavily rehearsed event played out in the city’s central Kim Il Sung Square, named after Kim’s grandfather and founding leader of the North Korean state.

Tens of thousands of onlookers rhythmically waved pink and red artificial flowers as throngs of goose-stepping soldiers paraded and Kim, wearing his signature dark Maoist suit, saluted as he overlooked the spectacle.

Military aircraft flew in a formation overhead spelling out the hammer, brush and sickle symbol of North Korea and the number 70. Amid the tanks, drones and

armored vehicles in the parade was what appeared to be North Korea’s first intercontinental ballistic missile, the KN-08, carried on a 16-wheeled vehicle, according to media reports.

Although North Korea has nuclear weapons, it remains unclear whether its scientists have developed a means of delivering bombs on long-range missiles. After the show of military might, the 30something leader delivered 25 minutes of tough-worded remarks reiterating that the U.S. is North Korea’s chief adversary.

“Through the line of Songun (military-first) politics, our Korean People’s Army has become the strongest revolutionary force and our country has become an im-

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Kim Jong Un talked tough for 25 minutes, saying the U.S. is North Korea’s chief adversary.

penetrable fortress and a global military power,” he said, according to AP. Standing beside Kim was a visiting dignitary from the isolated nation’s primary ally and trade

partner, China. Liu Yunshan, a fifth-ranked member of the Chinese Communist Party, arrived with a letter from Chinese President Xi Jinping urging the nations’ ongoing alliance.

But Liu has also urged during his visit that North Korea resume six-party talks that are aimed at pushing Pyongyang to abandon nuclear weapons in exchange for economic assistance, according to Xinhua, the official Chinese-run news agency. The negotiations would also involve the U.S. North Korea uncharacteristically invited large numbers of foreign media and delegations to attend the showy 70th celebration. Satellite imagery captured large-scale parade rehearsals.

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for change,” Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the 5-4 majority.

Since then, it’s been left to state courts or legislatures to decide whether the sentences of those previously locked away for life should be reconsidered. Hundreds of them were imprisoned in the 1980s and ’90s, when the battle against juvenile crime peaked; some date to the 1950s. Fourteen state supreme courts have said the ruling must be applied retroactively. Seven others, as well as four federal appeals courts, have said it does not.

The court’s decision, expected before the term ends next June, could mean the difference between freedom and dying behind bars for people like Trina Garnett, who was 14 when she set a fire that killed two people in Chester, Pa., nearly 40 years ago.

Quantel Lotts was the same age in 2000 when he accidentally shot and killed his stepbrother during a robbery in St. Louis. Damien Jenkins was 17 in 1992 when he was involved in a driveby shooting in Alabama. All are serving mandatory life sentences.

They are represented by Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Ala., and the lawyer who won the 2012 Supreme Court case Miller v. Alabama that declared mandatory life sentences for juveniles unconstitutional. Stevenson likens it to imposing “a permanent, unchanging sentence on someone who is going to change.”

Even family members of juvenile homicide victims have registered their hope that the court will grant a reprieve to the men and women responsible. Sharletta Evans, one of 11 such relatives to file a brief with the high court, has forgiven the 14-year-old who shot and killed her 3-year-old son through a car window four days before Christmas in 1995. She

created a non-profit in Colorado dedicated to connecting offenders and victims in search of healing.

Not everyone adopts such an empathetic attitude. Michigan and 15 other states have urged the justices not to make Miller retroactive, so that people such as James Porter — who murdered a woman and her four children in 1982, when he was 16 — are not given a chance for a new sentence.

“The convictions for these state prisoners span more than five decades,” the states’ brief says. “Thus, the considerations of finality weigh heavily here. Any retroactive application of Miller would challenge the settled expectations of victims that these violent murderers would never be subject to release.”

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Montgomery “wasn’t the only one that received a life sentence,” she says. “My mom received a life sentence. My brother and I received a life sentence.

“I have totally forgiven him.

My heart breaks for him. But I do believe he got a fair sentence.”

LIFE SENTENCE: ‘HOW LONG DOES THAT MEAN?’

PHOTOS COURTESY OF INNOCENCE PROJECT NEW ORLEANS

George Toca is reunited with family earlier this year.

‘ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL DOESN’T FIT’ IN THIS CASE

The choice Henry Montgomery made on Nov. 13, 1963, was to skip school. He was hiding in some bushes when Sheriff’s Deputy Charles Hurt discovered him.

Unfortunately for them both, Montgomery had a gun.

The 42-year-old white officer he shot was assigned to Montgomery’s majority-black community, and he served it well. He started a “junior deputy” program for boys there and would stop by the home of an illiterate woman to read her son’s letters from Vietnam and write her letters back.

Hurt left behind a widow and three children, ages 6 to 11. Montgomery left behind his adolescence. He was sentenced to death, then had the sentence overturned and was given life without parole. He was sent to the state penitentiary at Angola, one of the most dangerous in the country, where he helped start a boxing team, worked in the silkscreen department and counsels

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George Toca attends the annual gala of the Innocence Projct in New Orleans other inmates.

“One-size-fits-all doesn’t fit,” his lawyer, Marsha Levick of the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia, says. “The notion that one penalty fits all increasingly offends our sense of justice.”

George Toca spent three decades at Angola after being convicted at 17 of accidentally killing his best friend during a botched robbery. A seventh-grade dropout who weighed 125 pounds, he had to be placed in solitary confinement for his own safety. There he met Montgomery, by then a longtime inmate.

“It’s hard to describe waking

up with a life sentence, being sentenced to die there in prison,” says Toca, who was freed earlier this year after pleading to a lesser charge of manslaughter. At the time, his lawsuit against mandatory life without parole was to be the one heard by the Supreme Court, but questions had been raised about his possible innocence. He also had earned a bachelor’s degree in Christian ministries from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary while doing time, along with certificates in carpentry and horticulture.

The state of Louisiana argues that re-sentencing Montgomery more than 50 years after the crime is impractical. For one thing, the state’s brief says, virtually everyone involved in the original trial is dead. For another, Hurt’s children “would be forced to publicly relive the anguish of having been deprived of a father for the better part of their lives.”

One of those children is Becky Wilson, 61, of Hope, Ark. She recalls a peaceful childhood until her father was killed, followed by years of dysfunction as her mother tried to raise three children on

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University of Colorado-Boulder has agreed with the Republican National Committee and CNBC to shoulder the bulk of the expenses for the Oct. 28 GOP primary debate.

The state university will waive its normal rental fee of $15,000 for use of the 11,000-seat Coors Events Center basketball arena.

Only about 1,000 seats will be available for spectators, of which only 100 will be distributed to university students and officials.

Responding to student complaints about being shut out of the debate, Colorado Chancellor Philip DiStefano said CNBC’s requirements limited space for inperson attendance. He said that in return for its investments, the university expects “unprecedented national and international media coverage.”

The university also will print the tickets and provide parking, free shuttles and a designated protest area. It plans to pay for the debate expenses with private fundraising dollars and insurance rebates.

“We as an institution will get great branding and PR capacity, so we feel that it is a good investment,” said Ryan Huff, a spokesman for Colorado University.

The value of that media coverage is often overstated, however.

Lynn University, which hosted a 2012 general election presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla., estimated the event generated a

Ben Carson, left, and Donald Trump took part in a GOP primary presidential debate on Sept. 16 in Simi Valley, Calif. staggering $63.7 million in “earned media.”

That figure is based on the university’s name appearing in news stories. But, it’s an inaccurate accounting, according to Victor Matheson, an economist at Holy Cross University who studies the financial impact of live events.

“That is a laughable number.

I’d say it’s probably inflated by a factor of 20 to 100,” Matheson said. “Ask anyone in the U.S. where one of the 2012 debates was, do you think they’ll say Boca Raton?”

Lynn University estimated the event generated $13.1 million in direct impact, but counted its own $4.5 million investment to host the debate in addition to attendees’ spending on hotels, res-

taurants and other costs. One example: Lynn estimated that some 4,000 media representatives visited for the debate and spent $2.6 million while in town.

Once a university declares a huge windfall from hosting a debate, the figure spreads and gets repeated by other potential hosts, USA TODAY found.

Representatives from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas and Longwood University, both host sites for 2016 general-election presidential debates, cited the exact same pre-debate projection of “more than $50 million in publicity” issued by Lynn in 2012.

Las Vegas received $4 million from the city’s convention and visitors authority to cover costs of hosting next October’s presiden-

tial debate, an event it says will “garner tremendous media exposure for Las Vegas and reinforce its reputation as a place to do business.”

Longwood University in Farmville, Va., plans to invest $3 million for its October 2016 vice presidential debate, paid for with private donations and cash reserves, not tuition or operating funds, said President W. Taylor Reveley. As in Boulder, however, officials have warned that students most likely won’t be able to attend in person.

“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our students and it’s an important civic responsibility at a national level,” Reveley said.

“Most host institutions see a meaningful increase in applications and alumni engagement.”

Washington University in St. Louis will host the second presidential debate on Oct. 9, 2016.

That event will cost the university $1.95 million, paid for with “fundraising and cash reserves,” said Julie Hail Flory, a university spokeswoman.

Nearly 50 sites inquired about hosting a general election debate.

Janet Brown, executive director of the non-profit Commission on Presidential Debates, said the commission received 16 bids.

“The fact that multiple universities bid says they believe they get something out of it,” Brown said. “These are historic, exciting events. Some universities have instituted additions to their curriculum around the debate.”

Holbrook falls into the category of locked-away killer who didn’t actually kill. But because he was among five defendants who entered a house in which a woman was killed, he was judged culpable and convicted of firstdegree murder.

“He kind of got caught up in the appeal of having money in his pocket,” recalls Colón, his big sister, “He was hanging with a bad crowd, if you will.”

When he was convicted in 1990 and sentenced to life, she says, the family presumed that meant 20 or 25 years once other factors were considered.

“We didn’t even understand that ‘life’ meant life,” Colón says.

“We all thought, ‘How long does that mean?’ ” After the Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that such sentences were unconstitutional, Pennsylvania amended its law. The new minimum sentence for juvenile killers older than 14: 35 years. For those previously sentenced, it’s still life.

Now living at the State Correctional Institute at Greene in Waynesburg, about 60 miles southwest of Pittsburgh, Holbrook is hopeful that the new Supreme Court case will offer the chance for a new sentence. Most other states, his sister notes, have done away with mandatory life without parole.

“They don’t just lock them up,” she says, “and throw away the key.”

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NATION/WORLD ON POLITICS Cooper Allen @coopallen USA TODAY

As the Democratic presidential field readied for Tuesday’s first debate in Las Vegas — as well as Vice President Biden’s decision on whether to run — Capitol Hill was stunned Thursday when House Majority Kevin McCarthy announced he was dropping his bid for House speaker. More news from the world of politics:

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TRUMP CAMP: HE’S IN IT TO WIN IT (TO THE END) Donald Trump sought to put to rest any notion that his campaign would be short-lived after earlier suggesting he would return to the business world if his poll numbers took a dive. Appearing on CNN, he said, “I’m not going anywhere,” adding, as he often does, that he continues to lead the Republican race.

His campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, took it further in an interview with The Washington Post. “One delegate or 2,000 and change, we’re going to the convention, and there’s nobody who can get him out of the race,” Lewandowski told the Post.

CRUZ EYES TRUMP BACKERS Texas Sen. Ted Cruz expressed confidence in a radio interview that he’ll be the beneficiary if and when Trump’s GOP candidacy fizzles. “I think, in time, I don’t believe Donald is going to be the nominee,” Cruz said in a WABC radio interview.

“And I think, in time, the lion’s share of his supporters end up with us.” Cruz, unlike most of the GOP presidential field, has largely been complimentary of Trump’s campaign.

CLINTON SEEKS TO CAPITALIZE ON MCCARTHY INTERVIEW The campaign of Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., for speaker was damaged after he suggested in a Fox News interview that the formation of a House committee to investigate the 2012 Benghazi attacks in Libya was in part motivated by a desire to undermine Hillary Clinton’s poll numbers. McCarthy later walked back those comments, but Clinton wasted little time trying use them to her advantage.

In an ad that launched Tuesday on cable networks, the Clinton campaign seeks to paint the McCarthy remarks as evidence that the Benghazi probe is all about politics. “The Republicans finally admit it,” a narrator says.

Clinton is scheduled to testify before the committee on Oct. 22.

BILL CLINTON COMES OFF 2016 SIDELINES ‘Bit player’ is doing his bit for wife’s run at White House Polls show Bill Clinton remains among the most popular political figures in the USA, particularly among Democrats.

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Bill Clinton’s backstage role in his wife’s presidential campaign may be coming to an end.

As a critical month for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign unfolds, the former president is becoming a more visible presence on television and on the fundraising circuit. In the past two weeks, the 42nd president has headlined at least five fundraisers and delivered the keynote address at a Jefferson-Jackson party dinner in West Virginia. Last Tuesday, he appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, part of a series of interviews his office says are tied to his foundation and the Clinton Global Initiative, an effort to find solutions to world challenges.

Last year, Bill Clinton told The Denver Post that when it came to his wife’s potential political plans he was “a bit player, and whatever she wants to do is fine by me.”

Now he appears positioned to play a greater role, especially with fundraising. Hillary Clinton raised just $2 million more than Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, her chief rival, in the past quarter.

“When this is behind us, I’ll be able to do some more’’ fundraising, the former president told

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CNN last week, referring to the Global Initiative.

“I’m kind of like an old horse that they keep in the stable,’’ the former president told attendees at the West Virginia annual fundraising dinner.

Hillary Clinton faces a pivotal few weeks as she seeks to beat back a serious challenge from Sanders, who leads her by double digits in New Hampshire and rivals her in Iowa polls. She also hopes to clear the cloud of controversy over her use of a private email server as secretary of State.

In recent weeks, she staked out a series of positions aimed at appealing more to her party’s left, including her announcement Wednesday that she opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership — a trade pact she supported while in the Obama administration.

She’ll take part in the party’s first official debate Tuesday, hold a series of town-hall-style forums and face down Republicans during a hearing Oct. 22 before a spe-

The Clintons hug after Hillary launched her campaign June 13 on Roosevelt Island in New York.

cial congressional committee investigating attacks in 2012 in Benghazi, Libya. She also awaits a decision by Vice President Biden on whether he’ll seek the Democratic presidential nomination.

Bill Clinton’s re-emergence comes as Republican Jeb Bush’s campaign weighs whether to give the candidate’s brother George W. Bush a greater role.

“It’s a little bit like Rocky and Apollo Creed coming back,’’ said Steve McMahon, an unaligned Democratic strategist.

Polls show Bill Clinton remains among the most popular political figures in the USA, particularly among Democrats.

As he wades deeper into the public sphere, the big question is whether his contribution will be akin to 2008, when his rhetoric about then-senator Barack Obama may have hurt Hillary Clinton in South Carolina, or 2012, when he gave a rousing speech at the Democratic convention making the case for Obama’s re-election.

Sanders’ success reshapes Dem debate Some observers say he’s nudging Clinton to the left on issues Nicole Gaudiano USA TODAY

WASHINGTON By the time Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton announced last week that she opposed a massive 12-nation trade deal, her major campaign rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders, had been prodding her for months to take a position.

The same was true of Clinton’s statement that she opposed the Keystone XL pipeline. Before she revealed her position last month, Sanders, a Vermont independent also running for the Democratic presidential nomination, had repeatedly asked why she hadn’t come out against the project.

The former secretary of State and Sanders have so far avoided attacking each other. But Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, hasn’t missed a chance to highlight his policy differences with the more moderate Clinton on progressive priorities and drive the debate in that direction.

That approach will likely continue Tuesday during the first

“If we can have a debate that is very much driven by issues and not ... ‘gotcha’ questions ... that is (Sanders’) preference.”

Strategist Tad Devine

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Bernie Sanders seizes every chance to highlight his policy differences with the more moderate Democratic front-runner.

Democratic presidential debate on CNN. “I don’t see us going in there saying, ‘Here’s the five attacks we’re going to launch today,’ ” said Tad Devine, Sanders’ senior media adviser. “For him, if we can have a debate that is very much driven by issues and not kind of ‘gotcha’ questions or political stuff, that would be his preference.”

Sanders has drawn thousands

of energetic supporters to his events, surged in polls and raised millions (mostly in small donations) by calling for a “political revolution” focused on fighting income inequality, climate change, “corporate greed” and a campaign finance system that he says allows billionaires to buy elections.

Progressives believe the public’s response to Sanders’ message is reshaping the Democratic

presidential debate.

“If it weren’t for Sanders, we wouldn’t know that there’s this level of passion out there in the Democratic base for a bold, progressive vision,” said Ben Wikler, the Washington director of MoveOn.org, which has not endorsed a candidate. “The electorate is speaking, and Clinton is clearly listening.”

Moderate Democrats, however, worry that the grass-roots energy supporting Sanders’ liberal agenda could force Clinton — and the party’s brand — too far to the left to be competitive in a general election.

“To get elected, (Clinton’s) going to have to be more of the middle — moderate,” said Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. “I’m hoping that she stays there.”

A Clinton spokesman declined to comment on Sanders’ impact on the Democratic presidential debate.

Speaking in Iowa, Clinton said Wednesday she doesn’t believe the trade deal meets “the high bar I have set.” When she announced her opposition to the Keystone pipeline on Sept. 22, she said the project would hurt efforts to curb climate change, the same view adopted by the Democratic Party’s left wing.

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CARSON PLAYS DOWN MURDOCH COMMENTS Media magnate Rupert Murdoch sparked controversy Wednesday night after tweeting praise for Ben Carson, with the added observation: “What about a real black President who can properly address the racial divide?”

Murdoch apologized on Twitter the next day for the apparent insult to President Obama, and he was defended by Carson during a CNN interview.

Carson said of Murdoch, ”He’s not a racist by any stretch of the imagination. He’s just expressing his opinion.” When Carson was asked whether he thought Obama was “a real black president,” Carson responded, “Well, he’s the president and he’s black” and said the controversy was one “dealing with semantics.”

Contributing: David Jackson and Fredreka Schouten

Russian military officials said that their warplanes destroyed two Islamic State command centers in Syria in the past 24 hours and that their planes also reportedly helped Syrian troops seize a central village Saturday in fierce clashes with anti-government rebels.

The two claims, while not mutually exclusive, underscore the complicated role Russia is playing with its stepped-up military presence in Syria.

To avoid accidents in the skies over Syria, U.S. defense officials, overseeing their own coalition campaign against Islamist militants, held a long-delayed, 90minute secure videoconference with Russian counterparts Saturday to discuss steps to “promote safe flight operations over Syria.”

“The discussions were professional and focused narrowly on the implementation of specific safety procedures,” Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said in a statement. Both sides agreed to continue the exchange of infor-

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A Palestinian hurls rocks at Israeli soldiers during clashes in Hebron following the funeral Saturday of a Palestinian man who was killed by police. mation in the near future.

— Doug Stanglin OFFICER RECOMMENDS NO JAIL TIME FOR BERGDAHL

The officer in charge of Sgt.

Bowe Bergdahl’s Article 32 preliminary hearing has recommended that the soldier accused of desertion avoid jail time for his actions, according to Bergdahl’s civil defense attorney.

Lt. Col. Mark Visger’s report to

Gen. Robert Abrams, the head of Army Forces Command who is in charge of the case, also will advise that the matter be decided at a special court-martial, lawyer Eugene Fidell told Army Times on Saturday, confirming reports in other media outlets. Soldiers facing special courts-martial can receive no more than a year in jail and no worse than a bad-conduct discharge; punishments regarding hard labor and pay forfeiture have similar restrictions.

Visger also recommended that Bergdahl not face a punitive discharge for his alleged actions, Fidell said. A memo from Bergdahl’s defense team to Visger regarding the report — released late Friday by Fidell to media members — said the officer’s recommendations didn’t go far enough and requested non-judicial punishment, better known as an Article 15, instead of a special court-martial.

The Article 32 wrapped up Sept. 18. Berghdal faces one desertion charge and one charge of misbehavior before the enemy, which could carry a life sentence.

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Russian behavior in Syria looks familiar Its denials, deception slowed opposition in Crimea annexation Oren Dorell USA TODAY

If its role in fomenting conflict in eastern Ukraine is a guide, Russia has some new tricks in store for Syrian rebels and their allies.

Russia’s involvement in Syria’s civil war is similar in some ways to its intervention in eastern Ukraine, where it exploited ethnic conflict, provided weapons, employed volunteers and irregular forces and tried to deceive the West about its intentions.

That approach is what Russia’s chief of the general staff, Gen. Va-

lery Gerasimov, calls “new generation warfare.”

The Russian military doctrine “combines low-end, hidden state involvement with high-end, direct, even braggadocio, superpower involvement,” said Phillip Karber, president of the Potomac Foundation military consultancy.

Karber has briefed U.S. military leaders on Russia’s military behavior in the Ukraine conflict, based on observations during more than a dozen field visits.

Despite evidence of direct Russian participation in the revolt by separatists in eastern Ukraine provided by NATO, the U.S. military, international observers and many news outlets, Russia continues to deny it. “The number of times this question is asked will not affect the answer that (the) Kremlin has,” Ilya Timokhov, a

Ukraine analyst at the Russian Embassy in Washington, said in an interview.

The role of deceit and subterfuge in the new Russian way of war means opponents don’t always know when Russia has entered a conflict, how many resources are involved or what its goal is, Karber said.

Russia’s military buildup in Syria and its first airstrikes over a week ago were met with confusion in the USA. Secretary of State John Kerry called Russia’s foreign minister several times to seek clarity on Russia’s plans and goals, which became clear only as Russian strikes began hitting U.S.-backed rebel groups fighting the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, a close Russian ally.

In February 2014, Russian soldiers appeared on the streets of

Ukraine’s Crimea province without insignia on their uniforms, while volunteer fighters claiming to seek independence seized Ukrainian AFP/GETTY IMAGES government Putin: Russia buildings and still a leading held elections nuclear power. that the West called illegitimate.

At first, Russia denied that its forces had seized the province, but Russian President Vladimir Putin, who presided over the annexation of Crimea, acknowledged later that Russian troops were involved. He also made nuclear threats. “It’s best not to mess with us,” he told military cadets in August 2014. “I want to re-

mind you that Russia is one of the leading nuclear powers.”

Russia’s air force put on aggressive displays along the edges of NATO airspace during this time. It conducted long-range patrols with its strategic bombers for the first time in decades, buzzed U.S. warships and sent fighter jets to confront NATO aircraft in the Baltics and near the United Kingdom, Canada and Japan.

In Ukraine, Russia launched an organized effort to spread lies through traditional and social media and diplomatic channels.

Russia is pursuing a similar approach in Syria, where its diplomats say 90% of anti-Assad forces are terrorists. Russian diplomat Aydar Aganin told USA TODAY all Russian strikes in Syria targeted terrorists.

U.S. STRUGGLES TO BUILD SYRIAN GROUND FORCE Unfocused policy, unreliable allied forces among reasons cited for failure so far Jim Michaels USA TODAY

The Pentagon’s overhaul of its troubled program to support a Syrian rebel force is the latest setback in the Obama administration’s struggle to establish reliable ground forces to fight the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.

From the start of its campaign against the radical group more than a year ago, the U.S. military has said that airstrikes alone will not defeat the militants.

President Obama has refused to send U.S. ground forces, so finding other reliable boots on the ground has been essential — but so far elusive. In Iraq, the

country’s U.S.-backed armed forces have been reluctant warriors. In Syria, the Pentagon’s $500 million plan to field a force of “moderate” fighters to combat the Islamic State, also known as ISIL, barely got off the ground.

“I remain convinced that a lasting defeat of ISIL in Syria will depend in part on the success of local, motivated and capable ground forces,” Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Friday, in announcing a “pause” in the Syrian training program.

Finding forces to take the fight to the Islamic State is hampered by what potential allies in the region see as a confused U.S. strategy and lack of commitment to defeat the militants, analysts said.

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“They’re not going to commit because we haven’t committed. Our policy is so muddled.”

Michael Barbero, retired Army lieutenant general and Iraq veteran

“They’re not going to commit because we haven’t committed,” said Michael Barbero, a retired Army lieutenant general who served three tours in Iraq. “Our policy is so muddled.”

Barbero said there are ways to bolster support for ground forces short of committing U.S. ground troops, such as sending arms directly to Syrian and Iraqi Kurds, who have proven to be fierce

A rebel fighter fires heavy artillery during clashes with government forces and pro-regime militiamen in the outskirts of Syria’s northwestern Idlib province on Sept. 18. fighters, and boosting the number of U.S. advisers in the region.

Until it was suspended Friday, the Pentagon program that got underway this year aimed to train 5,400 rebels annually. Yet only a handful made it into Syria — with bad results. Soon after returning to Syria, the first group was attacked by an al-Qaeda affiliate and dispersed. A second group that had just entered Syria from Turkey turned over U.S.-supplied ammunition and vehicles to the same group in return for “safe passage” through their territory.

The Pentagon said it would redirect remaining money from the training program to provide weapons and equipment to rebels already fighting the Islamic State,

particularly around its de facto capital, Raqqa. Those groups’ leaders will be vetted and trained

by U.S.-led coalition advisers in hopes of better coordinating airstrikes with those ground forces.

In particular, the Pentagon has identified several thousand Arab fighters in northern Syria who have been fighting ISIL and can put pressure on Raqqa.

The administration said it has drawn on lessons learned from Syrian Kurdish forces that drove ISIL from Kobani, a town along the Turkish border, with the help of coalition airstrikes. “That’s exactly the kind of example that we would like to pursue with other groups in other parts of Syria going forward,” Carter said.

Retired seniors have it sweet in Switzerland Helena Bachmann Special for USA TODAY

GENEVA Despite Switzerland’s notoriously high cost of living, retirees here have it sweet.

That’s because the practical Swiss have developed a pension program that allows retirees to build up a healthy nest egg to maintain a comfortable standard of living as they grow older.

The pension program helps explain why Swiss seniors — about 24% of the country’s population — enjoy the world’s best retirement, according to a new Global AgeWatch Index that rates the quality of life of older citizens in 96 countries.

One typical retiree, Christiane Blattner, 68, worked 44 years as

an administrative assistant until she retired in 2011. Blattner gets $5,000 a month in social security and pension benefits — enough to live comfortably in a two-bedroom apartment she owns in a small town near Geneva.

Her monthly income is nearly double that of American retirees with multiple retirement income.

They average $2,640 a month, according to a recent AARP Public Policy Institute analysis.

Many U.S. retirees struggle to make ends meet and rank ninth in the Global AgeWatch study, which compiles data from the United Nations, World Bank, World Health Organization and other agencies.

An AARP analysis of the findings blames financial difficulties among U.S. seniors, who make up

Best nations for retirees 1 Switzerland (3) 2 Norway (1) 3 Sweden (2) 4 Germany (5) 5 Canada (4) 6 Netherlands (6) 7 Iceland (7) 8 Japan (9) 9 USA (8) 10 UK Source GlobalAgeWatch Note 2014 rank in parentheses

20% of the country’s population, on “modest benefits provided by the Social Security program.”

About one-third of U.S. households live solely on Social Securi-

The Swiss get scenic views along with comfortable retirements. ty, but that is not the case in Switzerland. By law, each worker’s retirement fund must consist of contributions from a state-run pension plan, in addition to the pension from employers and taxfree personal savings similar to IRA accounts in the U.S. This combination of funds means that when workers retire

they receive a relatively high percentage of their former salary through the pension plan. An average retiree who worked his whole adult life gets a monthly payment of about $1,750 — several hundred dollars more than the average U.S. Social Security benefit — plus payouts from the other mandatory income sources.

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The arch, dating back to Roman times, was a significant monument in Palmyra. It was destroyed in October.

It was known as the “Bridge of the Desert” because it linked the Roman Empire to Persia.

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Islamic State fighters used sledgehammers to knock stone images like this from the walls of this ancient city.

Satellite images show the 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel before and after it was dynamited by Islamic State militants in August. The temple contained a blend of ancient Near Eastern and Greco-Roman architecture.

4 Apamea Columns from the Roman ruins in the ancient trade city of Apamea, where Islamic State has reportedly removed mosaics and sold them to collectors. Temples in the city could be the next targets for destruction.

WHAT IS ISLAMIC STATE? Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, is an Islamist extremist group that wants to establish an independent Islamic nation in the Middle East.

It was part of Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda before breaking away in 2014. It’s known for brutal actions, including beheadings, mass killings and abductions.

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Iraqis inspect the historic grave of the biblical prophet Jonah in Mosul after it was destroyed by Islamic State in July 2014.

WHY TEAR DOWN MONUMENTS? Islamic State says its destruction of artifacts and monuments are justified by their strict version of Islam, which forbids worship of false idols.

The destruction also eradicates links to the past and increases ISIL’s influence by provoking Western outrage.

ISIL is also believed to be looting and selling valuable artifacts to fund its terrorist activities.

Sources USA TODAY research; National Geographic; UNESCO World Heritage Center; U.S. State Department; Photos Getty Images, AFP GEORGE PETRAS, USA TODAY

WHAT’S BEING LOST? Much of what’s being destroyed dates back centuries. Syria has six UNESCO World Heritage sites, some as old as 3100 B.C. Archaeologists say the region holds an irreplaceable record of human history that helps us understand how civilization evolved and expanded across the Middle East.

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BUSINESS SURVEILLANCE TWITTER LAYOFFS IN THE AIR In a nutshell: Twitter is planning layoffs this week, according to technology news outlet Re/code.

The cuts will be made companywide, Re/code said. “We’re not commenting on rumor and speculation,” Twitter spokesman Jim Prosser told our Jessica Guynn.

The fallout: Twitter had 4,200 employees at the end of June.

That’s more than double the 2,000 employees it had in the second quarter of 2013. Yet its user growth has not kept pace.

The layoffs would come one week after Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey was appointed CEO. He had been serving as interim CEO since July 1.

More fallout: Twitter has also apparently shelved plans to expand into a building on Market Street in San Francisco that is home to Uber and Square. According to the San Francisco Business Times, Twitter was close to finalizing the deal to take about 100,000 square feet before abandoning the deal.

ON THE FRONT BURNER DELL-ICIOUS TECH DEAL EMC shares rose 4% in afterhours trading on Friday on a report from technology news outlet Re/code that Dell is offering $27.25 a share in cash and a tracking stock in VMware. The Wall Street Journal pegged the per-share price in the low $30s.

That would mean a total price tag of $60 billion and make it the largest tech deal ever, Guynn writes. VMware is the successful cloud software company that’s 80% owned by EMC. The tracking stock would follow the 20% of VMware that EMC does not own.

The bulk of the offer will be in cash, but Dell is planning to use equity in VMware to help pay for the acquisition of EMC, people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. CNBC said a deal could come early this week.

IN THE HOT SEAT TESLA STOCK SPUTTERS Shares of Tesla Motors plunged almost 11% last week to $220.69, posting their worst weekly percentage drop in more than a year. Behind the drop: Several Wall Street analysts said they have concerns about the stock’s future pricing. Three analysts cut

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their price target for the electriccar maker and a fourth wrote he’s worried about the stock as he began coverage of it. Also, famed short seller Jim Chanos told The Wall Street Journal that the manufacturer, whose cars start out at $75,000, is still far from being a mass-market automaker. Tesla has risen dramatically the past two years, rocketing 557% during 2013 and 2014, well outpacing the Standard & Poor’s 500’s 44% gain during the same period. The shares are roughly flat this year.

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Social events give black engineers a rare opportunity to mingle.

The lonely monoculture of Silicon Valley led one man to turn talent into role models Jessica Guynn USA TODAY

SAN FRANCISCO Makinde Adeagbo knows how isolating it can be to live and work in Silicon Valley as an African American. He says it’s even more isolating to be a software engineer here.

Adeagbo, who works for Pinterest, says he can go weeks without spotting another black engineer in America’s tech hub.

“It’s not only that you are the only black person in the room or in the company,” says Adeagbo, 30. “Oftentimes you are the only black person you see in Palo Alto or Menlo Park.”

About 1% of engineers at Facebook and Google are AfricanAmerican. The population of Palo Alto, Calif., is 2% African-American; Menlo Park, Calif., is under 5%.

Over the summer, Adeagbo founded /dev/color, a non-profit for African-American engineers that officially launched last week.

The group brings together engineers from top companies such as Facebook, Uber and Airbnb to provide support and a voice to African Americans and give them the opportunity to raise up the next generation, Adeagbo says.

Adeagbo says he hit on the idea while volunteering as a mentor to a couple of computer science students.

“These students knew they had someone who had their backs, whom they could look up to and reach out to when they needed

help. I thought to myself: Every black software engineer could accomplish a lot if they had someone like this,” says Adeagbo.

The name /dev/color is a reference to a common directory on computer systems “as well as our efforts to strengthen the community of black software engineers, engineers of color,” he says.

Adeagbo’s /dev/color is joining Black Girls Code, Code 2040 and the Hidden Genius Project, a new and growing wave of enterprising organizations founded by African Americans aimed at addressing the scarcity of African Americans in the tech industry.

The challenge is daunting: Only 1% of venture-capitalbacked start-ups are led by African Americans and fewer than 1% of general partners at major venture capital firms in Silicon Valley — the ones that back tomorrow’s Facebooks and Googles — are African-American.

The high-tech industry’s diversity problem is being met with a growing sense of urgency. The predominantly white male industry runs the risk of losing touch with a diverse nation — and world — that forms its customer base.

“We are a community that helps one another, and part of that is that younger people get to see these role models: black software engineers who are getting into management or trying to start their own companies or are becoming real experts in their technical domain,” Adeagbo says of /dev/color.

The group has held fireside

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Makinde Adeagbo’s non-profit /dev/color launched last week.

chats with tech pioneer Ken Coleman and Facebook’s chief technology officer, Mike Schroepfer, and plans more in the coming months.

To help make a concrete difference in members’ lives, /dev/color matches each member with another to offer guidance and set goals. In an online community, members pick up the skills and connections needed to advance in

ents nurtured his interest in science and math, sending him to every summer program they could find. Academic programs helped him prepare for college. At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he homed in on software engineering.

“What always blew me away with mechanical engineering is that if you wanted to build a new car, it takes millions in capital, but if you want to write software to compete with Excel, you have access to the same tools as Microsoft does,” Adeagbo says. “It’s empowering.”

During summer, he landed internships at Microsoft and Apple.

He says he rarely saw any other African Americans. At Microsoft, he was the only African American on a 100-person team.

His first job out of college was at Facebook when it had about 300 employees. One of his first assignments: work on the popular social network’s frequent service outages.

Adeagbo says he was drawn to solving big problems in the tech industry and beyond, in search of ways to make people’s lives “tan-

“They are not just talking about the problem. They are acting.”

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the tech industry. Social events give African-American engineers a rare opportunity to mingle.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, whose Rainbow PUSH Coalition has urged the tech industry to take meaningful steps to close the racial gap, commends the effort.

“They are not just talking about the problem. They are acting,” he says.

It’s in Adeagbo’s nature to take action.

Born in Nigeria and raised in Louisville, Adeagbo says his par-

gibly better,” working on software for schools in Kenya and coaching track in East Palo Alto, Calif.

Currently dev/color has 20 members. Among them is Aston Motes of Dropbox, who was Adeagbo’s freshman roommate at MIT. Motes says /dev/color has ambitions to reach engineers worldwide and give them a place to start, and stay, in the industry.

“Kind of bold, but I think we can create an organization that can eventually be home to engineers of all career levels,” he says.

Quirky moves toward bankruptcy sale Everything from the incubator company’s patents to its domain name must go Marco della Cava @marcodellacava USA TODAY

SAN FRANCISCO Quirky — once the Web’s invention-creation darling — has retained a firm to help monetize its remaining assets as the company prepares for bankruptcy.

Those assets include active and pending patent applications, U.S. and foreign registered trademarks, the Quirky inventor platform, 130 registered domains including Quirky.com, and product inventory and proprietary software.

In a release, intellectual property consultant Hilco Streambank notes that “as of September 30, 2015, Quirky’s product line consists of over 240 SKUs (products) in a variety of industry categories from small appliances to power supply devices and productivity gadgets.” The bid deadline is Nov. 12 with an auction set for Nov. 17. As yet it remains unclear what will happen to unproduced inventions or remaining

royalty payments due creators.

Things weren’t supposed to end this way for Quirky, which invited inventors to submit ideas that were then voted on by the Quirky community. Each week, three top vote-getters got backing to realize and then sell their inventions on the site. Community members who suggested tweaks that were then implemented into the product got a cut of sales.

Call it the democratization of product creation, giving the people what they want and not what they’re told to buy.

But in the end, the cost of such a business exceeded what it took in. Reports surfaced often of investments that didn’t pan out, such as a fog-free shower mirror and a device that could turn any object into a remote-control car.

Developing such gadgets alone cost Quirky nearly $1 million, yet neither wound up being sold, according to The Verge.

Earlier this year, Quirky shifted its strategy to invention partnerships with companies such as audio giant Harmon-Kardon and toymaker Mattel.

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Founder Ben Kaufman, 28, has been a serial entrepreneur since his teens.

Quirky was the democratization of product creation, giving the people what they want and not what they’re told to buy.

Started by New Yorker Ben Kaufman when he was 22, 6-year-old Quirky initially looked to typify a new breed of crowdsourced-based Internet enterprises. Kaufman’s passion for the idea translated into $185 million in funding from top-tier venture capital firms such as Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, as well as pop culture plaudits in the form of appearances on The Tonight Show and a spotlight in Fortune as one of the country’s most promising companies. The Sundance Channel even created an eponymous series about the company.

This past summer, the company had around $12 million in cash left and was actively seeking further investment, which never surfaced. Quirky is survived by Wink, maker of $50 Internet of Things home automation hubs.

Late last month, Quirky reported that it had a $15 million bid for Wink from California-based supply chain company Flextronics.

Although Quirky may be dead, don’t count out Kaufman, now 28. He’s been an inventor and entrepreneur since his teens, and while in college started Mophie, now a well-known purveyor of iPhone charging cases.

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MEDICARE PART B PREMIUMS

Robert Powell

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or seven in 10 Medicare beneficiaries 2016 will be much like 2015. They will pay $104.90 per month for their Medicare Part B premium just as in 2015.

But 2016 might not be anything like 2015 for about 30% of Medicare beneficiaries — roughly 7 million Americans. That’s because premiums for individuals could increase a jaw-dropping 52% to $159.30 per month. And for individuals whose incomes exceed $85,000, premiums could end up ranging from $223.00 to $509.80 per month.

What gives? Blame the “hold harmless” provision in the law that addresses cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) for Social Security benefits. That law limits the dollar increase in the premium to the dollar increase in an individual’s Social Security benefit, according to a report by Alicia Munnell of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.

The consumer price index (CPI) is not likely to increase in the period used to determine the COLA for 2016. That means it’s very likely that Social Security recipients — for just the third time since automatic adjustments started in 1975 — will not see an increase in their benefit, according to Munnell’s report.

NO COLA MEANS NO PREMIUM INCREASE

Or at least that’s the case for 70% of Medicare beneficiaries who are collecting Social Security and don’t pay an income-related higher Medicare Part B premium, says Mark Lumia, founder and CEO of True Wealth Group in Lady Lake, Fla., and author of Thinking Outside the Money Box. As for the remaining 30% of beneficiaries, they have to cover the difference. “Part B premiums for other beneficiaries must be

value of delaying Social Security is far more beneficial than the squeeze from hold harmless,” he says. uBeneficiaries who are directly billed for their Part B premium.

If you’re already getting Social Security benefits, request to have your Part B premium deducted from your Social Security check ASAP; you should still have time to be eligible for hold harmless, Kitces says.

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raised enough to offset premiums forgone due to the hold harmless provision,” Lumia says.

Medicare Part B covers lab tests, surgeries and doctor visits.

B for the first time in 2016.

“Enroll earlier if you’re already 65 and otherwise eligible,” says Michael Kitces, publisher and author of the Nerd’s Eye View blog. “If you’re not eligible now, I’m afraid you’re stuck.”

WHO MUST PAY THE HIGHER MEDICARE PART B PREMIUM?

This group includes individuals who enroll in Part B for the first time in 2016; enrollees who do not receive a Social Security benefit; beneficiaries who are directly billed for their Part B premium; current enrollees who pay an income-related higher premium; and dual Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries, whose premiums are paid by state Medicaid programs.

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uDual Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries, whose full premiums are paid by state Medicaid programs.

“Since your Medicare premiums are being paid by the state at this point, it doesn’t effectively matter whether hold harmless applies for you or not, as to the extent higher premiums occur, they will be paid by the state anyway,” Kitces says. “Not surprisingly, I believe there are some states who are not so happy about this.”

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INCOME LIMITS, MEDICARE PART B PREMIUMS FOR 2016

“It is critically important for folks to review the Social Security notice of 2016 Medicare B premiums that will be in mailboxes later this fall,” says Katy Votava, president of Goodcare.com in Rochester, N.Y. “It’s not uncommon for people to qualify for a decrease because their income drops to a lower bracket as a result of specific life-changing events.” The problem, Votava says, is that Social Security doesn’t know about those events unless the person notifies the agency.

For those whose incomes are still above the thresholds: “Unfortunately, you’re stuck here,” Kitces says. “If possible, get your 2015 income below the line, so that at least if hold harmless kicks in again ... you can benefit slightly from the second time it flows through.”

WITHOUT A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT, MOST FOLKS GET A BREAK, BUT THESE ENROLLEES MUST PICK UP THE TAB

Those who are already on Medicare or could apply immediately and who were going to Michael start Social Security Kitces benefits in the next year or so might consider applying right now instead, Kitces says.

BACK TO NORMAL “Those who file in the In a few years, Kitces coming weeks should be says, when CPI presumable to get both Social ably does increase again Security benefits and and Social Security beneMedicare in November and December, which fits rise, the excess preCONAN SEGREST are the two months used miums on the 30% essentially unwind for measuring, and Mark Lumia themselves. therefore make them“That’s why Medicare selves eligible,” he says. premiums dropped in If you are among 2013 after being up in those considering differ2011 and 2012 the last ent Social Security time this hold harmless claiming strategies — scenario played out,” he such as file-and-sussays. “Which means, pend, restricted applicaagain, if you weren’t gotion and delay to age 70 ing to start Social Securi— there’s no getting ty and/or Medicare for around it. You’ll have to several years anyway, do cost-benefit analysis Katy Votava this is a non-issue. It’s to see if the benefit of the strategy is greater than the just those who would have startcost of the increased Medicare ed both, and soon, who may wish to accelerate claiming to try to Part B premium.

In the long run, Kitces says, get in under the wire.” those who anticipate living a long time and who will benefit from Powell is editor of Retirement Weekly. delaying Social Security by sever- Got questions? Email him at: rpowell@allthingsretirement.com. al years should still delay. “The

Social Security COLAs had humble $22.54 start Lisa Kiplinger USA TODAY

Ida May Fuller, Social Security’s first monthly beneficiary, got a check for $22.54 in January 1940. For Fuller, and millions of other beneficiaries, their first check would be what they could expect to get for life.

It wasn’t AARP until 1950 that Deb WhitCongress first man of AARP legislated an increase in benefits. Fuller, for example, saw her check jump to $41.30.

For decades, benefits rose only when Congress enacted special legislation. It wasn’t until 1975 that automatic annual cost-of-living allowances (COLAs) kicked in. AARP Chief Public Policy Officer Debra Whitman answers some frequently asked questions on how they work.

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First of all, do you pronounce the acronym “cola” or “C-O-L-A”?

A: Cola.

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Why do we have it?

A: Social Security benefits are modest, and inflation can quickly erode their purchasing power. The Social Security costof-living adjustment (COLA) helps Social Security beneficiaries bridge the gap between the benefits they receive and higher costs of living, including the rising cost of prescriptions and utilities.

COLAS OVER THE YEARS Since 1975, Social Security benefit increases have been tied to the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).

15%

Q A: COLAs currently understate the cost of living for the How is it calculated?

elderly, because they are based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which only measures the spending of families who make most of their income from wage earners or clerical workers.

It excludes families whose main sources of income are pensions and Social Security. Retired families have different spending patterns than people who are still working — most notably they tend to spend more on health care, where prices have consistently risen faster than overall inflation. So COLAs calculated using the CPI-W do not necessarily reflect how inflation affects Social Security recipients.

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Ida May Fuller was the first Social Security recipient of a recurring monthly payment (beginning Jan. 31, 1940).

Q A: The U.S. Bureau of Labor

How would AARP rather see it be calculated?

Statistics has constructed another index that more accurately reflects the consumption of people 62 and older, known as the Experimental Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E). This index shows that the rate of inflation for those 62 and older has been higher than the rate measured by either the CPI-W or other indexes in most years.

1980: 14.3%

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Note Payment changes kick in at the start of the new year following the COLA announcement.

Source Bureau of Labor Statistics KARL GELLES, USA TODAY

Q A: On Oct. 15, the Social Security When will the COLA for 2016 be announced?

Administration will make an announcement on the COLA for next year. Any new COLA would affect benefits starting Jan. 1, 2016.

How big a deal is it, considering last year’s increase amounted to about $22 a month for the average recipient?

A: About half of Social Security’s 59 million beneficiaries depend on their benefits for half or more of their families’ retirement incomes.

So a COLA makes a tremendous difference in the lives of Americans as many prices continue to rise.

Older Americans use a disproportionate number of prescription medications, with many taking multiple drugs on a regular basis. With skyrocketing drug prices, older adults will spend an even higher percentage of their retirement income on their prescription drugs if there is no COLA.

Q

What’s the bottom line for Social Security recipients in 2016?

A: The annual COLA helps ensure that the value of Social Security benefits does not erode over time due to inflation. It can help the millions of Americans who rely on Social Security to pay their bills as prices rise.

Retirement benefits are modest — on average, $15,624 per year — and every dollar counts.

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By Gary Bedore gbedore@ljworld.com

Seven years after his playing career ended, Brennan Bechard on Friday night wound up as No. 2 highlight on ESPN “SportsCenter Plays of the Day.” Bechard, Kansas University’s director of basketball operations who was a walkon guard for the Jayhawks from 2007-09, stepped up and swished a halfcourt shot, winning $10,000 for

KU volleyball 17-0? ‘Hell yeah!’

KU sophomore Jerrod Castro as part of a promotion at the 2015 Late Night in the Phog in Allen Fieldhouse.

“Just a guy with a lucky shot,” Bechard told the Journal-World on Saturday from Horejsi Center, where his dad, Ray’s, KU volleyball team swept Iowa State in three sets to go 17-0 on the John Young/Journal-World Photo season.

Taking the advice of KU KANSAS UNIVERSITY’S MADISON RIGDON (14), coach Bill Self, who paid the AINISE HAVILI (11) and Cassie Wait celebrate a point during their volleyball sweep of Iowa State Please see HOOPS, page 3C on Saturday at Horejsi Center.

By Gary Bedore gbedore@ljworld.com

If, a few months ago, somebody would have told Kansas University volleyball outside hitter Tiana Dockery the Jayhawks would win 17 straight matches to open her senior season, her reaction would have been ...

“Hell yeah!” the 5-foot10 Richmond, Texas native said after the Jayhawks rolled to a 25-20, 25-17, 25-21

victory over Iowa State on Saturday afternoon in soldout Horejsi Center.

“I mean, we’ve been working really hard starting from this spring when we went to Europe (as team) and the summer (workouts on campus). It’s been a grind pretty much,” added Dockery, who blasted a team-leading 12 kills.

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BAYLOR 66, KANSAS 7

OVERRUN Nick Krug/Journal-World Photos

BAYLOR RUNNING BACK SHOCK LINWOOD (32) PUTS KANSAS CORNERBACK MARNEZ OGLETREE ON THE GROUND during a run in the first quarter of the Bears’ 66-7 rout Saturday at Memorial Stadium. For more photos, please visit www.kusports.com/kufball101015

No. 3-rated Bears steamroll Jayhawks

By Matt Tait mtait@ljworld.com

For exactly five minutes and 33 seconds of Saturday’s 66-7 mismatch in front of a crowd of 25,910 at Memorial Stadium, Kansas University’s football team hung in there with third-ranked Baylor.

Nobody expected it to last.

And it certainly didn’t.

But, with true freshman Ryan Willis starting at quarterback and a couple of freshman wide receivers making key catches on KU’s opening drive, the Jayhawks sure felt good about what they were able to do against one of the nation’s most talented and devastatingly dangerous teams in the early going.

“We expect to make those

plays, so it didn’t come as a shock or anything,” KU senior Taylor Cox said of his team’s nine-play, 74-yard drive that tied the game at 7 with 9:27 to play in the first quarter. “But it definitely got us excited.”

The good feels and shockthe-world dreams were short-lived for Kansas (0-5 overall, 0-2 Big 12), which

managed just 60 yards in 31 plays the rest of the first half after that opening series.

From that point on, it was all Baylor, as the Bears (5-0, 2-0) rolled, raced and rumbled their way to the highest point total against a KU defense since Oklahoma State scored 70 in 2011.

Such lopsided outcomes are certainly nothing new for

Jayhawk fans. Georgia Tech (2011) and Texas (2005) also reached 66 points against Kansas in the recent past, and top-ranked Nebraska lit up the Jayhawks for 67 points in 1983, while No. 1 Oklahoma hit Kansas for 71 points in 1986.

But, even by KU standards, Please see KANSAS, page 4C

QB Willis gives KU hope

KANSAS QUARTERBACK RYAN WILLIS THROWS as the Baylor defense closes in during the second quarter. Willis completed 20 of 36 passes for 158 yards with a touchdown and interception in his first career start.

During and after Baylor’s 66-7 football rout of Kansas University in Memorial Stadium, Bears coach Art Briles and his players, not looking to embarrass the hosts on the scoreboard or with words, met their goals of winning a game, resting starters for much of the game and heading home healthy and fresh.

If the starters had played the whole way and the playcalling remained aggressive

Tom Keegan tkeegan@ljworld.com

through all four quarters, 100 points would have been in play for the nation’s No. 3-ranked team.

The players, showing they follow coaches well, referred to Kansas as a “good football team.” Briles referenced Robert Griffin III’s nearloss to Kansas in 2011 and the Jayhawks’ near-upset of TCU last season as reasons to take KU seriously.

Nice, classy things to say, even if some of the words were spoken with fingers crossed.

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Kansas City, Mo. (ap) — The Chicago Bears came away from last week feeling as if they’d turned a corner, an eight-game losing streak finally behind them after a heart-pounding victory over Oakland.

The Kansas City Chiefs felt the opposite, as if their season is slipping away.

The Bears will try to build on their modest momentum when they visit Arrowhead Stadium today for the first time since 2003. They’ll be facing a Chiefs team in desperate need of a win after three straight defeats have relegated them to the AFC West cellar.

“Listen, there’s a sense of urgency every weekend. That’s the way it needs to be,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. “Whether it was the first week or this week, there’s no time to stall, if that’s even in your vocabulary.

We’ve got to take care of our business.”

The Bears (1-3) finally did that last week against the Raiders.

They rallied behind Jay Cutler in the closing minutes for a 22-20 victory, made possible by Robbie Gould’s 49-yard field goal. It was their first victory since November, and the first since John Fox took over the beleaguered franchise prior to this season.

The biggest turnabout came on defense, where a team that had been gouged in losses to Green Bay, Seattle and Arizona was able to keep the Chicago offense within striking distance. The Bears are still allowing 31.2 points per game — tied with, ahem, the Chiefs for last in the league — but surrendered a season-low 243 yards last week against the Raiders.

“Winning has cured more ills than penicillin,” Bears defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said.

The Chiefs (1-3) could certainly use a dose of it.

After a season-opening win in Houston, the Chiefs fumbled away a victory over Denver, then forgot to show up in Green Bay. Last week, they moved the ball well in Cincinnati but settled for a franchise record-tying seven field goals from Cairo Santos in a 36-21 defeat.

CAPSULE CHICAGO (1-3) at KANSAS CITY (1-3) Noon today, Fox (WOW channels 4, 204 OPENING LINE — Chiefs by 9 RECORD VS. SPREAD — Bears 1-3, Chiefs 1-3 SERIES RECORD — Bears lead 6-5 LAST MEETING — Chiefs beat Bears 10-3, Dec. 4, 2011 LAST WEEK — Bears beat Raiders 22-20; Chiefs lost to Bengals 36-21 AP PRO32 RANKING — Bears No. 26, Chiefs No. 20 BEARS OFFENSE — OVERALL (26), RUSH (11), PASS (29) BEARS DEFENSE — OVERALL (7), RUSH (24), PASS (4) CHIEFS OFFENSE — OVERALL (14), RUSH (15), PASS (13) CHIEFS DEFENSE — OVERALL (29), RUSH (14), PASS (28) STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — First trip for Bears to Arrowhead Stadium since Dec. 28, 2003, 31-3 loss. ... K Robbie Gould hit winning 49-yard FG last week vs. Oakland with 2 seconds left. ... Bears lost C Will Montgomery to broken leg last week. Matt Slauson or rookie Hroniss Grasu expected to start against Chiefs. ... Bears QB Jay Cutler expected to start second straight game after hamstring injury sidelined him for one week. Cutler needs five TD passes to pass Sid Luckman (137) for most in Bears history. ... RB Matt Forte needs two TDs to pass Rick Casares (59) for third most in Bears history. Walter Payton (125) and Neal Anderson (71) have most. ... Bears are fourth in NFL in pass defense (189.8 yards per game). ...

Chiefs QB Alex Smith has thrown for 1,110 yards, fourth most in AFC through four games. ... Kansas City RB Jamaal Charles is fourth in NFL with 306 yards rushing. ... K Cairo Santos set franchise record with seven FGs in last Sunday’s loss to Bengals. ... Chiefs coach Andy Reid is 5-4 against Bears, 1-0 in postseason play, all with Philadelphia.

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U.S. up one going into final round of Presidents Cup

Incheon, South Korea — Branden Grace delivered two big shots in gathering darkness Saturday that kept the International team within one point of the Americans going into a final day at the Presidents Cup that finally has some drama.

The Americans had a 91⁄2-81⁄2 lead with 12 singles matches remaining, the smallest margin going into Sunday in 10 years at this event.

That’s what the International team wanted — and needed — in the Presidents Cup. The Americans have won the gold trophy five straight times, and the lone International victory was in 1998 in Australia.

The South Africa duo of Grace and Louis Oosthuizen have been the driving force for captain Nick Price. They became the first International tandem to go 4-0 in team matches.

Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker in 2009 are the only U.S. team to do that.

Jordan Spieth also won two matches Saturday, making two clutch putts in morning foursomes, and holing a bunker shot in the afternoon fourballs. Spieth was 8 under on his own ball. Phil Mickelson and Zach Johnson never trailed in their fourballs victory at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea.

Sangmoon Bae and Hideki Matsuyama, who earned a key half-point in the morning, had the shortest match of the week when they beat Jimmy Walker and Chris Kirk, 6 and 5, in fourballs. Bae is playing his final event before his mandatory military service starts in South Korea.

NASCAR

Rain postpones Charlotte Concord, N.C. — The opening race of the second round of NASCAR’s playoffs was washed out by persistent rain Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The race was rescheduled for this afternoon.

It’s just NASCAR’s second rainout of the season, although several events this year were delayed because of weather.

Joe Gibbs Racing headed into the event trying to reclaim some of the momentum seized by reigning Sprint Cup champion Kevin Harvick, who won last week at Dover to keep his title defense intact. JGR drivers Denny Hamlin and Matt Kenseth won the first two races in the opening round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championships.

But the stakes are higher in round two, which includes races at Charlotte, Kansas and finally Talladega. The field has been trimmed to 12 drivers, and JGR qualified all four of its cars in the top eight at Charlotte.

Kenseth and Kyle Busch will start on the front row, while Harvick will start 11th. Harvick is the defending race winner, and used his Charlotte victory last year to coast into the third round of the playoffs.

SOCCER

Mexico beats U.S. in extras Pasadena, Calif. — Paul Aguilar scored Mexico’s second goal of extra time on a stunning volley in the 118th minute to secure a spot for El Tri in the 2017 Confederations Cup with a 3-2 victory over the United States on Saturday.

Aguilar rocketed his shot past Brad Guzan after Raul Jimenez passed the ball over his head and into the penalty area, putting a thrilling finish on the latest chapter of this rivalry.

Oribe Peralta scored a goal in the sixth minute of extra time to put Mexico up 2-1. Bobby Wood got the equalizer in the 18th minute of extra time for the Americans, who lost to Mexico for the first time in seven games.

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Road to playoffs can be a long, brutal grind ... or a rapid ride

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Kansas City, Mo. — Alex Rios bounced through four organizations and played nearly 1,700 games before he finally appeared in a postseason game with the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.

It hasn’t taken Kyle Schwarber or Carlos Correa nearly as long.

The Cubs slugger and slickfielding Astros star headline a wave of youngsters making their playoff debuts this year.

But there are also plenty of players that are finally getting a taste of October baseball after years spent toiling on losing clubs.

Rios spent most of six seasons with Toronto, and even made a pair of All-Star appearances, but never reached the playoffs. He failed to accomplish it in parts of five seasons with the White Sox, and while playing for the Rangers over the past couple of years.

Ironically, the Blue Jays and Rangers are playing each other in this year’s postseason “Finally,” Rios said before the Royals played Houston in Game 1. “This was one of the things I considered when I was about to sign my deal. So I think I made the right choice.”

The Royals rolled to the

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World Series a year ago, and returned most of the key pieces from that club. So, Rios figured the one-year, $11 million deal he signed with Kansas City would give him a good chance of playing truly meaningful games — he played 1,691 contests in the regular season before this postseason.

That total is by far the most of anybody making his playoff debut this year.

“He’s a big part of why we’re here, and what he was able to do for us was huge,” Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas said. “Last year, (Josh) Willingham hadn’t made it to the postseason and this year it’s Rios.

It’s pretty cool. We’re happy for him.”

Jose Bautista played in 1,403 regular-season games, and Edwin Encarnacion in 1,353, before the Blue Jays finished as AL East champs this year.

Chase Headley played in 1,122 before reaching the wild-card game with the Yankees, where he went 0-for-2 in their 3-0 loss to Houston.

Meanwhile, guys such as Schwarber and Correa are relishing their rapid rise.

The Cubs called up the 22-year-old Schwarber in June, which means he played in a whopping 69 games before his club reached the playoffs. Chicago second baseman Tommy

La Stella has appeared in 126 over two seasons, and rookie Kris Bryant in just 151 regularseason games.

The trio combined? Just 346 games or about a fifth of what Rios has played.

“Coming out to the ballpark there are butterflies, and listening to the national anthem and listening to the crowd roar, there’s going to be butterflies,” said Schwarber, whose tworun homer helped Chicago beat Pittsburgh in the NL wild-card game. “But once that first pitch happens, it’s game time. It’s time to go. Everything starts to slow down.”

That professional approach is a big reason why so many young players are playing on such a big stage. None of them seem to be intimidated by the magnitude of the moment.

Perhaps they don’t know any better.

“I mean, this is obviously a hard game,” said the Astros’ George Springer, a veteran of 180 big league games. “But you have to do anything you can to kind of slow it down and just enjoy the game, and not get stuck on, I guess, the stage or who you’re playing, stuff like that.”

Besides, it takes some players a decade to finally reach the postseason.

Might as well enjoy the ride.

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FSHS, LHS doubles teams reach state

By Bobby Nightengale bnightengale@ljworld.com

Gardner — It was a wave of déjà vu on Saturday, with Free State High senior Caitlin Dodd and her sophomore sister, Ali Dodd, taking second place in doubles at the girls tennis regional at Gardner-Edgerton.

For the second straight year, the Dodd sisters were runner-up, the Firebirds finished second in the team standings, and Free State earned spots in the Class 6A state tournament for both of its doubles pairings.

FSHS seniors Andrea Chen and Rachel Walters qualified for state by finishing in fifth place.

Lawrence High’s doubles tandem of senior Betsy Smoot and Natalie Cote also qualified for state after finishing sixth at the regional.

“It’s so awesome,” Caitlin Dodd said. “I love just playing with my sister. Had a really successful season, so that’s awesome, just for my last year to be doing so well.

We got second individually and as a team, so that’s something that I’ll always remember.”

The Dodd sisters fought back in the quarterfinals against Smoot and Cote after losing

LAWRENCE HIGH’S NATALIE COTE HITS A RETURN during doubles play. At left is Betsy Smoot.

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FREE STATE’S CAITLIN DODD HITS A SHOT during a doubles match in the regional tennis tournament Saturday in Gardner. At left is Ali Dodd. three straight games in both sets. But they stayed confident and won, 7-6 (2), 6-4.

They eventually lost in the finals, 6-2, 6-0, against Blue Valley senior Amanda Novicoff and freshman Gabby Lee. “I felt like we just had energy the whole time and really stuck with it,” Ali Dodd said. “Even when some matches

were difficult, we pulled through and just tried our hardest.”

Chen and Walters only started playing doubles together a couple of weeks ago, but immediately clicked on the court.

They earned a victory in the consolation semifinals against Blue Valley West’s Annemarie Boeh and Abby Oschner to clinch their spot at state.

“We are just really close friends,” said Chen, who will play at state for the first time. “We’ve been teammates for three years now. I think we just know each other’s play.

We know each other fairly well, so I think we just trust each other, and it was pretty easy for us to trust each other.”

Smoot and Cote responded after their loss

Firebird runners build depth

By Chris Duderstadt cduderstadt@ljworld.com

Free State High cross country coach Steve Heffernan knows what to expect out of his top two girls runners — juniors Emily Venters and Kiran Cordes — but there has been a lot of movement from No. 3 through 7 for the rest of the varsity team this season.

The freshmen trio of Sarah Walpole, Julia Larkin and Emma Hertig stepped up for the Firebirds on Saturday, along with Venters and Cordes, as Free State edged Olathe East by three points to win the Haskell Indian Nations Invite.

“Our freshmen have been a big piece to our success this year because of some injuries to some of our upperclassmen,” Heffernan said.

While Hertig finished fifth overall on the Free State roster, she actually finished as the top runner on the Firebirds’ junior varsity team in the combined varsity/JV race. Hertig out-kicked three OE varsity runners in the final 50 meters to add three decisive points to the Hawks’ team score.

“That was definitely a challenge,” Hertig said of the unique uphill finish, “but it felt good passing them, though.”

Venters raced her way to an individual title with a 5,000-meter time of 18:28.89, and Cordes came in third at 19:14.43.

The FSHS juniors went out at the same pace with OE senior Kayla Davis for the first mile and a half, but Venters pulled away after that.

“My race plan has been the same since the third meet, just hanging with the front pack until about the halfway point and then pushing it,” Venters said. “Then just what Heff says, ‘Push it with your heart.’ Just run with your heart at that point.”

Although Venters pulled away from Davis and Cordes in the middle stage of the race, Cordes said that being able to stay in the front three helped her feel strong throughout.

“It was like a slower start, which was nice,” Cordes said, “and then I

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FREE STATE’S EMILY VENTERS RUNS IN THE Haskell Invitational on Saturday at Haskell Indian Nations University.

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FREE STATE’S ETHAN DONLEY runs in the Haskell Invitational. had more energy toward the end.”

After the Hawks fell just short of beating the Firebirds in the girls race, OE’s boys squad showed its depth to the take the team title over FSHS. Olathe East senior Nick Skinner set the pace from wire to wire on his way to a winning time of 15:57.07.

Free State senior Ethan Donley was the runnerup with a personal-record time of 16:05.49 and credited Skinner for bringing the best out of him.

“He’s been running pretty fast this year, so I wanted to kind of stay with him and see what that would take me to,” Donley said. “I figured it would take me to a fast time, so it was great.”

OE’s Ben Kahnk and Free State senior Tanner Hockenbury followed Donley in third and fourth, respectively, but the Hawks sealed their win by packing four runners within 18 seconds of each other from fifth through eighth place.

Free State sophomores Avant Edwards and Jared Hicks were not far behind that Hawks pack at 17:02.85 and 17:18.64, respectively, which was an encouraging sign to Hockenbury.

“It’s good for them.

I think they need the competition, and it only shows them what’s out there,” Hockenbury, who clocked in at 16:33.83, said. “You can be a stud younger runner for your age, but then you get into high school, and you realize what competition there really is.”

The Firebirds will see the Hawks and a much deeper field Saturday for the Sunflower League meet at Rim Rock Farm.

Baker men third Prior to the Firebirds running in the high school division of the Haskell Invite, several area collegiate runners from Kansas University (unattached), Baker and HINU ran in the men’s and women’s races.

KU mid-distance runner Whitney Adams placed fourth in the women’s 5K with a time of 19:04.26. Fellow Jayhawk mid-distance specialist Anthonio Humphrey Jr. took 14th in the men’s 8K. KU did not have a team score in either race since all of its runners were competing unattached.

The Baker men placed third out of 10 teams, with sophomore Joe Linder leading the way with an 8,000-meter time of 27:19.80. Freshman Jenna Black clocked in with a 5,000-meter time of 20:45.08 to help Baker’s women’s squad take eighth out of the 12-team field.

Haskell fielded three runners apiece in the men’s and women’s races. Cherica Eckiwaudah placed 69th in the women’s race with a time of 22:58.17. Derrick Sleeper paced the HINU men with a time of 31:54.20, good for 74th place.

against the Dodd sisters with a 6-4, 7-5 victory against Olathe Northwest’s Annemarie Boeh and Abby Oschner to earn a spot at state.

“I’m overjoyed,” LHS coach Chris Marshall said. “We’ve struggled a little bit mentally throughout the season.

To see us overcome that mental challenge and concentrate and play some really good tennis … I mean, the last three games against Olathe Northwest were some of the best three games I’ve seen them play all year.”

After winning three straight games to avoid a tiebreaker or a third set, Cote did a fist pump and ran to hug Smoot along

their baseline. Once they shook hands with their opponent, they hugged their families and shed some tears.

“I don’t really remember (those games) because they were kind of a blur,” Cote said. “From what I vaguely remember, they were pretty good.”

Smoot added: “It was absolutely incredible. I don’t think we had any errors at all. (Marshall) was just like, ‘You know, you’re three games away from state,’ and we were.

We pulled through.”

The state tournament will begin at 11:20 a.m.

Friday at College Boulevard Tennis Complex in Olathe.

Hoops

of two or three,” Bechard said. “I’d say normally I can make five or six out of the 40 we shoot probably. There’s a little added pressure when 10 grand is on the line and you can make it happen. It’s a pretty cool thing to help someone out.”

The Journal-World’s Benton Smith caught the moment on tape and posted the video (http:// ljw.bz/1Orx0MJ), as did many fans. Bechard’s dad was another to record the shot for posterity.

“I had my camera out.

I knew it was in,” proud papa Ray said after the volleyball match Saturday. “I know he spends a lot of time with Evan Manning, Tyler Self and those guys messing around after practice.

In that circumstance, I thought, ‘Oh, that’s a little bit of a long shot.’ It was pretty pure. That was fun.

It was pretty cool stuff.”

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$10,000 from his own checkbook account, Castro (who had the option of shooting two halfcourt shots himself or picking someone in the arena) went with Bechard.

Brennan Bechard fired a shot off the top of the backboard as his practice try. He then missed just to the right, clipping the rim. Finally, on the second and final official try, Bechard swished the shot for Topeka-native Castro, who told KU officials he plans to pay off tuition and student loans with Self’s money.

“I told him going in, ‘Are you sure you don’t want to shoot it? I mean, no promises with this,’” Bechard said. He was more than willing to step up when Castro told him to go for it.

“I was nervous when it got down to one shot.

I thought it was going to be short, but it was all net.

I’m glad it worked out. It was more relief for me than anything, to not let him down.”

KU’s players mobbed Bechard and Castro after the swish.

“He (Castro) just kept saying, ‘Thank you,’ just how appreciative he was,” Bechard said. “It’s really cool it turned out to be a student that goes here.”

Former KU guard Bechard actually warmed up for the Late Night shooting exhibition, as did former KU forward Darnell Jackson, who misfired on his two shots and practice shot for a female contestant.

“He (Castro) was in the practice gym when he saw us take a couple practice shots. He was feeling all right when he saw me shooting,” Bechard said. “Coach had a hand in helping him make the best decision (to choose Bechard), I guess.”

Self had told the media last week that Jackson, who plays in China, was going to be in Allen for Late Night and that Bechard would be a good choice to shoot a halfcourt shot for somebody.

“Evan (Manning), Tyler (Self) and I have some contests after practice quite a bit, so I shoot them a lot. I was confident I could make one out

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New dorms nifty: Self commented on McCarthy Hall, KU’s new basketball dorm: “Over time it will definitely add to the student-athlete experience,” Self said. “What a lot of people don’t understand ... what ‘Wigs’ (Andrew Wiggins) went through here is unprecedented as far as campus. He could never leave the room (at Jayhawker Towers) without somebody waiting on him. You have agents, runners and have no control over the dormitory situation. You have professional autograph-seekers waiting outside his dorm room all the time, no security.

“This new deal will allow players to have a normal student life. People can’t get to them. To me that’s the best thing about it. That was the biggest reason we tried to do something. We’ll be able to track future guys here, and they can get privacy, which Wigs had absolutely zero. He handled it remarkably well because of the (lack of) privacy he had.”

Self said at McCarthy Hall, “You can’t get to the second or third floor without a fingerprint or card. You can’t borrow somebody’s code. I can’t get up there. I’ve got to have somebody let me in.

Anybody can get in the building and get buzzed in. After you get buzzed in, you can’t go any further than that.”

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2-MINUTE DRILL Baylor 66 Kansas 7 BRIEFLY For one whole score, Kansas University kept up with Baylor, forging a 7-all tie with 9:27 left. From there, though, the teams … diverged. … Baylor and its explosive offense scored on its first eight possessions — seven TDs and a field goal — before a fumble derailed the Bears’ perfection. … Baylor added touchdowns on its first two second-half possessions before letting off the throttle and didn’t have to punt until the fourth quarter. … After its lone TD, Kansas gained just 60 yards on its next eight possessions combined, during which it lost two fumbles and threw an interception.

BAYLOR LEADERS Rushing: Shock Linwood 13-135, TD; Johnny Jefferson 15-79, TD. Passing: Seth Russell 18-for-27 for 246 yards, 3TDs. Receiving: Corey Coleman 7-108, 2 TDs; KD Cannon 4-46; Chris Platt 4-36.

KANSAS LEADERS Rushing: Taylor Cox 19-45; Taylor Martin 7-24.

Passing: Ryan Willis 20-for-36 for 158 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT. Receiving: Derrick Neal 4-26; Jeremiah Booker 3-39; Steven Sims 1-36, TD.

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Biggest Bear strikes a blow

By Tom Keegan Twitter: @TomKeeganLJW

Football’s biggest eligible receiver walked into the room inside the southeast corner of Memorial Stadium used for the visiting team’s postgame news conferences.

LaQuan McGowan, Baylor’s 6-foot-7, 410-pound tight end used primarily as a blocker, eyed the metal folding chairs in front of the table where he would sit.

“Might have to put these chairs together,” McGowan said. That drew a laugh, but he just might have been playing up his size to fuel a competitive advantage, following Baylor’s 66-7 romp over Kansas.

He quickly answered when asked what he considered to be the biggest misconception about him.

“People think I’m slow,” McGowan said. “Well, compared to smaller guys, yeah, I’m slow. When you put me up against big guys, I’m just as fast as the next guy.”

BAYLOR TIGHT END LAQUAN MCGOWAN PULLS IN his first touchdown catch of the year during the second quarter.

Just as fast, and 100-plus pounds heavier.

McGowan, lined up in the backfield as a blocking back in the second quarter, ran straight ahead after the snap, found himself all alone at the 11, caught the pass and took it into the end zone for

an 18-yard touchdown on his first catch of the season.

Kansas senior safety Michael Glatczak, giving up 137 pounds to McGowan, charged from the end zone toward the modern-day Refrigerator Perry and tried to take him out low.

McGowan stepped left and was tripped up by Glatczak’s glancing blow that sent the tight end falling forward. McGowan’s momentum from the hit spiraled him into an unintentional summersault.

“I told myself if he stays up high, I’d run him over,” said McGowan, a native of Amarillo, Texas. “If he went down low, I’d either hurdle him or side-step him. I’m not very good at hurdling, so I thought I’d side-step him.”

The play moved McGowan up the sports-celebrity ladder he first appeared on with an 18-yard TD reception vs. Michigan State in the Cotton Bowl.

Several KU players ap-

proached McGowan after the game.

“They just come up and congratulated me,” McGowan said. “(Said) ‘Nice touchdown.’ Even some of their fans were calling my name wanting to talk to me.

It’s fun. People enjoy seeing somebody who’s not normal do stuff that normal people do. Nobody abnormal’s scoring touchdowns right now, except for me.”

The only thing abnormal about the humble, friendly Bear is his size. He said he was getting “anxious” to catch his first pass and added, “You never know when it’s going to come. One play I might be running up hitting you in the face. The next play I might be slipping right past you and catching a touchdown. It always keeps you on your heels. You just never know.”

McGowan wears a size20 shoe, so it shouldn’t be difficult to hear him coming, but by the time KU spotted him, it was too late.

TALE OF THE TAPE Baylor................................................................... Kansas 34 4................................. first downs..................................... 14 45 4......................................rushes...........................................39 281 4.............................rushing yards....................................69 27-37-0 4...........passing (comp.-att.-int.)................20-36-1 363 4.............................passing yards..................................158 82 4.........................total offensive plays..............................75 644 4..................... total offensive yards...........................227 68 4................................ return yards..................................... 10 1-47.0 4..............................punting.................................. 8-34.0 1-1 4................................fumbles-lost....................................3-2 4-33 4......................... penalties-yards..............................4-50 24:15..........................time of possession................... 4 35:45 SCORE BY QUARTERS Baylor 24 28 Kansas 7 0

14 0

0 — 66 0 — 7

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING (CARRIES-YARDS) Baylor: Shock Linwood 13-135, TD; Johnny Jefferson 15-79, TD; Terence Williams 10-65; Seth Russell 5-6, TD; team 1-(minus-2), Corey Coleman 1-(minus-2).

Kansas: Taylor Cox 19-45, Taylor Martin 7-24, De’Andre Mann 4-8, Ke’aun Kinner 2-6, Ryan Schadler 1-1, Bazie Bates 1-0, Ryan Willis 5-(minus-15).

PASSING (COM.-ATT.-YARDS) Baylor: Russell 18-27-246, 3 TDs; Jarrett Stidham 9-10-117, 2 TDs. Kansas: Willis 20-36-158, 1 TD, 1 INT. RECEIVING (NO.-YARDS) Baylor: Coleman 7-108, 2 TDs; KD Cannon 4-46; Chris Platt 4-36; Ishmael Zamora 2-44, TD; Lynx Hawthorne 2-33; Linwood 2-17; Jefferson 2-2; Jay Lee 1-30; Davion Hall 1-30, TD; LaQuan McGowan 1-18, TD; Chris Johnson 1-9.

Kansas: Derrick Neal 4-26; Jeremiah Booker 3-39; Cox 3-16; Tyler Patrick 3-15; Emmanuel Moore 2-14; Darious Crawley 2-7 Steven Sims 1-36, TD; Shakiem Barbel 1-4; Mann 1-1.

PUNTING (NO.-AVERAGE) Baylor: Drew Galitz 1-47.0.

Kansas: Eric Kahn 6-35.3; Ruben Guzman 2-30.0.

TACKLING LEADERS: Baylor: Raaquan Davis 11, Grant Campbell 7, Jamal Palmer 5, Chance Waz 5.

Kansas: Michael Glatczak 10, Fish Smithson 9, Chevy Graham 8, Joe Dineen 7, Marnez Ogletree 5, Marcquis Roberts 5, Tyrone Miller 4.

Officials: Alan Eck (referee), Tab Slaughter (umpire), Cal McNeill (linesman), Kelly Deterding (line judge), Donnie Aultman (back judge), Scott Gaines (field judge), Anthony Fleming (side judge), Chris Tallent (center judge).

Attendance: 25,910.

Time of game: 3:25.

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GAME BALLS GASSERS CANDIDATES FOR GAME BALLS n Ryan Willis: Maintained poise despite heavy pressure and put several long throws on the money. With two beautiful, perfectly placed long spirals, Willis turned a third-and-17 from the KU 42 into a game-tying touchdown on his first series as a starting quarterback.

Willis n Cameron Rosser: Walk-on linebacker, from Las Vegas, who stood out in the spring game, recovered a fumbled punt.

CANDIDATES FOR GASSERS n Taylor Cox: Ran hard in his season debut but fumbled twice. n Jeremiah Booker: Showed talent with three catches for 39 yards but had costly pass-interference penalty that nullified great pass play on which Ryan Willis and Kent Taylor teamed.

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BAYLOR CORNERBACK XAVIEN HOWARD RUNS BACK A FUMBLED BALL by Kansas quarterback Ryan Willis for a touchdown during the second quarter of the Bears’ 66-7 victory Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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the cruel specifics of Saturday’s setback were a bit eye-opening.

Amazingly, Baylor’s 644 yards of total offense marked just the second-highest total against Kansas this season. Memphis, which blasted the Jayhawks 55-23 in Week 2, racked up 651 yards.

What’s more, Baylor’s offensive total marked a season-low for the Bears, who entered Saturday averaging 745 yards per game.

“When you play a team like that, you kind of get to the point where, on their first road game, you’re hoping they’re not on their game,” KU coach David Beaty said. “But they were on their game.”

Behind quarterback Seth Russell’s 18-of-27 passing for 246 yards and three TDs and Shock Linwood’s 111-yard first quarter on the ground, the Bears scored points on eight consecutive drives to open the game and built a 52-7 halftime lead that made the second half little more than a formality.

“That hurts,” KU safety Fish Smithson (nine tackles) said of the 45-point halftime deficit. “Even if you give up 50 points in a game, that hurts.”

Added senior Ben Goodman, who was asked what thoughts floated around the KU locker room at halftime: “Just go out there the second half and try to make a difference and not let ’em get past 52.”

Baylor punted just once — with 5:00 remaining in the fourth quarter — and the only other Baylor drives that ended without points came on a muffed punt, time expiring at the end of the

first half and a missed field goal in the third quarter.

With the outcome, and even many of the specifics, of Saturday’s game somewhat expected, most of the focus for Kansas was on the play of Willis, the true freshman from nearby Bishop Miege High who filled in for injured starter Montell Cozart.

The rookie, who made his first start and threw the first touchdown pass of his college career but was not available to speak to the media after the game because of his freshman status, looked sharp at times and like a firsttime starter at others.

He finished 20-of-36 passing for 158 yards and added an interception and a fumble. But it was his demeanor, poise, confidence and competitiveness the Jayhawks wanted to talk about most after the loss.

“I like the kid,” Beaty said of his young QB. “I’ve said it before, I really like him. I like his demeanor. I like the fact that he loves to play football. I mean, you’d be surprised how many people in this world sometimes play the game, and they don’t love it. I mean, he loves it, and it’s refreshing to be around a guy like that.”

Added Cox: “He’s his own guy. We all have a lot of confidence in him, and I think he has a bright future here.”

Willis made some solid throws down the field — one to Jeremiah Booker on a third-and-17 on the opening drive and another on the next throw, a 36-yard touch pass to Steven Sims Jr. that tied the game — and also showed that he was not afraid to scramble and fight for yardage with his feet and to keep passing plays alive behind the line of scrimmage.

He also was sacked twice and threw behind receivers on a couple of occasions.

Regardless of the ratio of good plays to bad, Beaty seemed most thrilled that Willis was able to procure quality experience against a top-notch team in his quest to become KU’s QB of the future.

“You can have all the money in the world, but you can’t buy experience,” Beaty said. “He’s gotta go get that.

And I thought today was a great start for him.”

Kansas was not the only team that played a true freshman at QB on Saturday.

Baylor’s Jarrett Stidham, who hails from Stephenville High, where BU coach Art Briles made a name for himself, handled the second half snaps for the Bears. Tossed in there with several other second- and third-string players throughout the second half, Stidham led the Bears on two second-half scoring drives.

A few Baylor coaches left the press box for the sideline midway through Saturday’s third quarter. A couple of Baylor players, most notably wide receiver Corey Coleman (108 yards and two TDs on seven receptions) and defensive end Shawn Oakman were seen clowning around with some of the few KU students who stayed until the end of the game. And many of Baylor’s starters, who only played about a half in this one, had their pads off long before the final horn sounded.

That’s life, though, according to Beaty, who had no animosity and complete respect for the Baylor program.

“It is a great opportunity to go out there and play against some of the best in the country,” Beaty said.

“And whether we want to give them credit or not, I know (our) guys are looking over there going, ‘You know what, that’s where we want to get to.’”

HOW THEY SCORED First Quarter 12:44 — Corey Coleman 11 pass from Seth Russell. Chris Callahan kick. Baylor marched 75 yards in 11 plays and 2:16.

The Bears averaged more than nine yards per gain on their first scoring drive.

(Baylor 7, KU 0).

9:27 — Steven Sims Jr. 36 pass from Ryan Willis. Nick Bartolotta kick. KU’s freshman QB made several big-time throws on KU’s first scoring drive, including a strike to Jeremiah Booker on thirdand-17 for a 22-yard gain that set up the deep ball to Sims, who got behind the BU defense and caught the ball in perfect stride as he cruised into the end zone.

(KU 7, Baylor 7).

7:33 — Coleman 11 pass from Russell.

Callahan kick. It took the Bears just eight plays to pick up their second touchdown of the day, this one aided by a 40-yard run by tailback Shock Linwood. (Baylor 14, KU 7).

4:42 — Russell 5 run. Callahan kick. After a curious decision by Kansas to give the ball back to Baylor on fourth-and-short instead of electing to go for it, the Bears marched 80 yards in seven plays and 1:14.

(Baylor 21, KU 7).

1:43 — Chris Callahan 31 field goal. An interception by Xavien Howard near midfield set up the Bears’ fourth score of the game. The drive covered 36 yards in five plays and 2:06. (Baylor 24, KU 7).

Second Quarter 13:58 — Shock Linwood 1 run. Callahan kick. Another Kansas turnover springboarded another Baylor touchdown, as the Bears rode Linwood to a four-play, 42-yard scoring drive that took 1:32.

Linwood ran for all 42 yards on the drive.

(Baylor 31, KU 7).

11:41 — LaQuan McGowan 18 pass from Russell. Callahan kick. A big punt return set the Bears up inside Kansas territory, and five plays later, the Bears added to their lead, this time with the 6-foot-7, 410pound tight end catching a quick pass over the middle and then scooting into the end zone. (Baylor 38, KU 7).

5:46 — Johnny Jefferson 5 run. Callahan kick. The Bears benefited from another poor KU punt and marched 52 yards in eight plays and 1:40 to eclipse the 40-point mark. (Baylor 45, KU 7).

3:45 — Xavien Howard 30 fumble return.

Callahan kick. After KU ripped off couple of decent gains on the ground, Willis fumbled under heavy pressure, and Howard scooped it up along the Kansas sideline and raced untouched into the end zone.

(Baylor 52, KU 7).

Third Quarter 8:03 — Ishmael Zamora 37 pass from Jarrett Stidham. Callahan kick. New quarterback, new half, no problem for the Bears, who opened the second half by stuffing the Kansas offense and following that up with an eight-play, 89-yard scoring drive that took 2:05. (Baylor 59, KU 7).

6:16 — Davion Hall 30 pass from Stidham. Callahan kick. Another poor punt by Kansas put the Bears in great starting position, and six seconds later the Bears added to their lead with an easy, over-the-top scoring strike. (Baylor 66, KU 7).

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KANSAS UNIVERSITY SAFETY MICHAEL GLATCZAK (39) CAN’T HANG ON as Baylor wide receiver Corey Coleman moves toward the end zone for the Bears’ first touchdown in a 66-7 victory over KU on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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For the second week in a row, a fourth-down decision early was a part of Kansas University football coach David Beaty’s postgame news conference.

Last week, Beaty’s decision to punt on fourthand-short against Iowa State instead of trying a long, game-tying field goal, seemed to steal some momentum from the Jayhawks.

Saturday’s decision to punt on fourth-and-short instead of going for a first down probably did not have much bearing on the outcome of the game, an eventual 66-7 loss to Baylor at Memorial Stadium.

Still, for a winless team playing as a 46-point underdog, Beaty’s decision to kick instead of going the more aggressive route was at least worth hearing out.

“Not there,” Beaty said when asked if he thought about going for it on

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Yet, when asked for their impressions of KU’s true freshman quarterback Ryan Willis, Briles and nickelback Travon Blanchard didn’t have to watch their words. All they had to do was speak the truth.

“I was really impressed with him,” Briles said with a little extra energy in his voice. “I thought he was really good. He made some really, really nice throws and kept his composure. If I was a Kansas Jayhawk, I’d be a little bit excited. I think the guy’s really good, looked real good today.”

When he took the field for his first snap as a starting quarterback, Willis already was behind on the scoreboard, 7-0.

The drive looked to be petering out when Willis was sacked for a loss of seven yards, setting up a third-and-17 from the KU 42.

Then the true freshman QB threw consecutive beautiful throws to a pair of true freshmen, debuting Jeremiah Booker for 22 yards to the Baylor 36. From there, Willis put

fourth-and-three from the Baylor 46 instead of punting the ball back to the Bears with Kansas (0-5 overall, 0-2 Big 12) trailing 14-7 and 6:00 remaining in the first quarter. “We were trying to give our defense some good field position again, and we were able to do it a little bit better this week than we did last week. We were a little bit better. We weren’t great, but we were a little bit better.”

Although Baylor (5-0, 2-0) is known for its highpowered offense, Beaty said the Bears’ defense was pretty stout as well.

“A lot of it has to do with who you’re playing and where you think you’re going to have your opportunities to make it on those downs,” Beaty said. “They did a dadgum good job against us on fourth down today. We had fourth-and-short sticks (twice), and we didn’t get a first. That’s very disappointing. But take my hat off to them.

the veteran back on the field for the Jayhawks: “He picked up like he’d never been gone. The demeanor was great. He was a leader just like he’d always been.

He never let those guys get down. He literally refused to let anybody look negative in that huddle, which, man, I’m so proud of that, and we need that.”

on 15 receptions), who is out indefinitely because of a concussion. Receiver Bobby Hartzog Jr. also missed Saturday’s game because of a knee injury.

Both players are listed as “out indefinitely.”

The Willis-to-Sims TD hook-up marked the first freshman-to-freshman pitch-and-catch score since 2003, when Adam Barmann hit running back John Randle for a 39-yard TD pass against Texas A&M. Willis also became the first true freshman to throw a TD pass at Kansas since Todd Reesing threw two against Colorado in October, 2006.

They stopped us. But his first in 765 days, and we’ve got to be better his reward for that perseverance — with reguthan that.” lar backs Ke’aun Kinner Cox returns and De’Andre Mann both Sidelined because of a dealing with injuries — couple of different injuries was a career-high 19 carfor the better part of the ries. past three seasons, senior “Whatever the coaches running back Taylor Cox ask me to do, I feel comstarted and led KU’s rush- fortable with, and I’m ing attack with 45 yards on gonna do it to the best of 19 carries Saturday. my ability,” Cox said.

Cox’s appearance was Added Beaty of seeing

Young guns Three true freshmen accounted for 38 percent of KU’s completions to wide receivers (six of 16) and more than half of KU’s receiving yardage (56 percent) during Saturday’s loss.

Jeremiah Booker, playing in his first career game, led Kansas with 39 yards on three receptions, while Steven Sims Jr. added one reception for 36 yards and the lone KU touchdown, and Emmanuel Moore chipped in with 14 yards on two receptions.

KU was without leading receiver Tre’ Parmalee (242 yards, one TD

This and that ...

Junior cornerback Marnez Ogletree made his first career start in place of Brandon Stewart, who was out due to a groin injury. ... Montell Cozart (shoulder), Damani Mosby (elbow) and Deondre Ford (thumb) also missed Saturday’s game.

First-year Kansas head coach David Beaty coached wide receivers on Turner Gill’s staff that season and gained an oral commitment from quarterback Seth Russell. Gill successor Charlie Weis did not retain Russell, who bolted to Baylor. Russell completed 18 of 27 passes for 246 yards and three touchdowns Saturday before heading to the bench midway through the second quarter. By halftime, Baylor was up 52-7.

Weis gained a commitment from Willis, and Beaty retained him. Willis played better than his statistics (20 for 36, 158 yards, one touchdown, one interception) in trying to lead undermanned KU vs. Baylor’s underrated defense.

“He performed nice, especially against a really good defense,” nickelback Blanchard said. “We knew that they had a true KANSAS RECEIVER JEREMIAH BOOKER (88) PULLS IN A CATCH as he is brought down by Baylor cornerback Xavien freshman quarterback, and one of the receivHoward. ers was out, so we were expecting a lot of quick a 36-yard TD throw right “Started good with our passes, something to get on the money to Steven opening drive, and then his confidence going. I Sims.

Kansas comes back and believe he performed reThose two plays gave answers, and then we’re ally good against a really a hint of reality to the thinking, ‘Here we go,’ good defense.” dream of a better future because I’ve been here Listening to Briles that Kansas football fans when it was, ‘Here you explain how he is able to always carry around with go,’” Briles said, referenc- build huge, early leads them, and the scoreboard ing his team’s 31-30 vicand make the following showed a 7-7 tie. tory at Kansas in 2011. week’s game the priority

by resting players, shined a light on why Kansas is at the other end of lopsided games.

“When you’ve got guys who are old, and we’ve got a lot of those guys, fourth-and-fifth-year guys in critical positions, when those guys are sharp and they’re mentally right and they’re focused in and they’re determined, and they understand what’s at stake and they understand what it takes to compete at the high level, then you’ve got a good chance to win,” Briles said.

Kansas simply doesn’t have those guys, and the option of developing football players with a microwave approach simply doesn’t work. It will take a few consecutive high-school-heavy recruiting classes loaded with hidden gems such as Sims and Booker, plus years of refining technique and shaping bodies for Kansas to become competitive.

If Willis’ development continues on the right path, suddenly quarterback looks deeper than most positions on the team. Aside from Willis, Carter Stanley will be a red-shirt freshman next season, and Michael Cummings potentially could be a sixth-year

senior. Montell Cozart, sidelined by a sprained left shoudler, has the potential to play a prominent role for KU at more than just quarterback. He has the speed and size to be evaluated at wide receiver, cornerback and safety and a terrific team-first attitude that guarantees he’ll give it his best shot wherever the team needs him.

It sounds strange to say about a team that lost by 59 points, even though the opponent kept the foot on the brakes during a 14-0 second half, but Saturday, two, three years down the road seemed a little less rocky than at any point this season.

Willis and the young receivers instilled a glimmer of hope.

“The thing with QBs is, the more starts they get and the more reps they get, it’s kind of like a guy getting ready to go in the NFL Draft, everybody starts looking for what’s wrong with him, instead of what’s right,” Briles said when discussing Willis. “He certainly was right today. He was really, really sharp.”

Hope must start somewhere. If that happens to be during a 66-7 loss, well, hope beats hopeless nonetheless.

BAYLOR’S GRANT CAMPBELL (5) AND A HOST OF BEARS wrap up Kansas running back Taylor Cox (36) on a firstquarter run.

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Keuchel awaits Royals in Houston Houston (ap) — Dallas Keuchel has been asked why he pitches so well at home so many times that on Saturday, when it was posed again, GAME 3 yet Houston’s Who: Royals ace had a little fun at Astros with the When: 3:10 answer. p.m. today “Maybe Where: it’s the Houston temperaTV: MLB t u r e , ” (WOW! he said.

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Keuchel went 15-0 with a 1.46 ERA at Minute Maid Park this season, which is the best such mark in modern majorleague history, eclipsing two pitchers for the Boston Red Sox, Boo Ferriss and Tex Hughson, who both went 13-0 in 1946.

Today, when the Astros host a playoff game for the first time since the 2005 World Series, Keuchel will try to extend the mark and give Houston a 2-1 lead in the bestof-five AL Division Series against Kansas City.

His franchise-record home winning streak is actually 16 games after he won his last home start of 2014.

This will be Keuchel’s second start in this postseason. He pitched six scoreless innings in a 3-0 win over the Yankees in the wild-card game to put the Astros in this series.

Royals manager Ned Yost is well-acquainted with Keuchel and his work. He must think a lot of him, since as manager of the AL AllStar Game he named the 27-year-old his starter.

Yost was also asked

why he thinks Keuchel has been so dominant in Houston.

“He’s just good,” Yost said. “I mean, he’s just good. But you look at his home and away record, there’s quite a big difference in that. But ... he just pitches good here. And sometimes there’s just no reason for it.”

Keuchel is one of the few remaining players who were around for the really tough times, playing through two of Houston’s 100-loss seasons before the Astros started to turn things around last year. Though they’ve already played three postseason games, suiting up for the first one at home adds a little something extra to today’s game.

“That means a lot to me not only because I’m trying to get myself better, but the Astros as a whole and the city of Houston

mean the world to me,” he said. “I was drafted by them and I was in the minor leagues with them. So I give everything I possibly can, and I know they are appreciative of that.

And anything we can do to bring the city together, we’ll do.”

Keuchel went 1-1 against the Royals in the regular season, tossing eight scoreless innings against them in a victory in Houston on June 30. He had a tough time in Kansas City on July 26 when he yielded 10 hits and five runs in 62⁄3 innings.

Kansas City’s Eric Hosmer, who hasn’t faced Keuchel this season but is 4-for-6 against him in his career, knows his team has an uphill battle today.

“Obviously, he’s had a great year,” Hosmer said. “The numbers he’s put up are unbelievable.

He’s had an unbelievable season, especially the numbers he put up here at home. So we know it’s going to be a tough assignment. We’ve just got to figure out ways to get to him.”

The Royals will counter with Edinson Volquez, who went 13-9 with a 3.55 ERA this season. The last time he pitched in Houston he allowed eight hits and five runs in five innings of a 6-5 loss on July 1.

More memorable than those statistics is that it was a game where he plunked Houston right fielder George Springer, breaking his right wrist and sidelining him for more than two months.

“I felt really bad at the time,” Volquez said. “I reached out to him and I talked to him a little bit and I said sorry about what happened to him.

I was really sad about that.”

Volquez looks for success in the postseason for the first time after the 32-year-old is 0-2 with a 12.15 ERA in two playoff starts, one with Cincinnati in 2010 and the other with Pittsburgh in 2014.

He aims to keep the Astros in check early after they scored three runs in the first two innings in both of the first two games.

“It’s really important, because this is one of the greatest teams in baseball right now,” Volquez said.

He could face an Astros lineup including center fielder Carlos Gomez for the first time in the series. A rib-muscle strain has limited Gomez to pinch running in the first two games, but he said Saturday that he expects to be in the lineup for Game 3.

Dodgers deadlock series with Mets Charles Rex ArbogastAP Photo

CHICAGO’S JORGE SOLER, RIGHT, celebrates with Kris Bryant after Soler hit a two-run home run against the Cardinals on Saturday in St. Louis. The Cubs beat the Cardinals, 6-3, to even the NL Division Series at one game apiece.

Cubs draw even with Cardinals St. Louis (ap) — For one inning, Jorge Soler and all those Chicago Cubs rookies looked like playoff-tested veterans, and the St. Louis Cardinals appeared shaken.

That’s all it took.

Kyle Hendricks and Addison Russell had successful squeeze bunts, and Soler capped a fiverun second with a tworun homer off Jaime Garcia, and the Cubs held off the Cardinals, 6-3, on Saturday to even their NL Division Series at a game apiece.

“Listen, I can’t be more proud of our guys,” manager Joe Maddon said.

“When you win a wildcard game like we did, I promise you, you settle in. We didn’t win yesterday but we were not overwhelmed by anything.”

Maddon made all the right moves a night after the Cubs lost the opener 4-0. Now the teams shift to Wrigley Field for Game 3 on Monday, the first playoff game at the friendly confines since 2008, where Chicago’s 22-game winner Jake Arrieta faces St. Louis’ Michael Wacha in the bestof-five series.

“Getting back there 1-1 with our big dog on the mound, the atmosphere is going to be good,” Anthony Rizzo said.

The usually steady NL Central champion Cardinals made two errors as the Cubs didn’t hit the ball out of the infield in scoring their first three runs in the second.

“It is hard to watch a club that’s played so well defensively, see a couple things happen that are kind of uncharacteristic for us,” manager Mike Matheny said.

Making his first postseason start, Soler connected off Garcia (0-1), who was lifted because of a stomach ailment after the second. The Cubs have been working Soler

BOX SCORE Cubs 6, Cardinals 3 Chicago AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Fowler cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .222 Soler rf 2 1 2 2 2 0 1.000 Denorfia rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Bryant 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Rizzo 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .000 St.Castro 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .286 A.Jackson lf 4 1 0 0 0 2 .000 M.Montero c 3 1 0 1 1 1 .000 Hendricks p 1 1 0 1 0 1 .000 T.Wood p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 d-Schwarber ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 Cahill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --H.Rondon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --A.Russell ss 3 0 0 1 0 0 .167 Totals 32 6 6 6 4 9 St. Louis AB R H BI BB SO Avg. M.Carpenter 3b 4 1 1 1 0 2 .143 Piscotty rf 4 0 1 0 0 3 .375 Holliday lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Heyward cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Jh.Peralta ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Moss 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 c-Mar.Rynlds 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Molina c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .167 Wong 2b 3 1 1 1 0 1 .333 Jai.Garcia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Lynn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --a-Jay ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Villanueva p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --b-Grichuk ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .333 Maness p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --e-G.Garcia ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Totals 33 3 6 3 0 11 Chicago 051 000 000 — 6 6 0 St. Louis 100 020 000 — 3 6 2 a-struck out for Lynn in the 3rd. b-homered for Villanueva in the 5th. c-flied out for Moss in the 7th. d-struck out for T.Wood in the 8th. e-grounded out for Wainwright in the 8th.

E-Jai.Garcia (1), Wong (1). LOB-Chicago 5, St. Louis 3. 2B-Fowler (1), Soler (1). HR-Soler (1), off Jai.Garcia; M.Carpenter (1), off Hendricks; Wong (1), off Hendricks; Grichuk (1), off Hendricks. RBIsFowler (1), Soler 2 (2), M.Montero (1), Hendricks (1), A.Russell (1), M.Carpenter (1), Wong (1), Grichuk (1). SB-A.Jackson (1). S-Hendricks, A.Russell.

Runners left in scoring position-Chicago 3 (Rizzo, Hendricks, St.Castro); St. Louis 1 (Jh. Peralta). RISP-Chicago 1 for 9; St. Louis 0 for 1.

Runners moved up-M.Montero, Heyward.

Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Hendricks 42⁄3 4 3 3 0 7 66 5.79 T.Wood W, 1-0 21⁄3 1 0 0 0 2 28 0.00 Cahill H, 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0.00 H.Rondon S, 1-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 0.00 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Jai.Garcia L, 0-1 2 4 5 0 1 2 45 0.00 Lynn 1 1 1 1 1 2 24 9.00 Villanueva 2 0 0 0 1 0 23 0.00 Maness 11⁄3 1 0 0 1 1 28 0.00 Wainwright 12⁄3 0 0 0 0 3 18 0.00 J.Broxton 1 0 0 0 0 1 15 0.00 Inherited runners-scored-Wainwright 2-0.

Umpires-Home, Bill Welke; First, Mike Winters; Second, Mark Carlson; Third, Dana DeMuth; Left, Brian Knight; Right, Phil Cuzzi.

T-2:57. A-47,859 (45,399).

back into the mix after he returned from a left oblique strain in midSeptember.

“All I was trying to do was help the team win,” Soler said through a translator. “He got a ball up where I could hit it hard.”

Garcia told the team he felt a bit ill about an hour before the game but thought he’d be fine.

“I was going to pitch, it was my game,” Garcia said. “I worked so hard all year for this situation and unfortunately it didn’t go my way, but no excuse.”

Los Angeles — Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada broke his right leg when a takeout slide by Chase Utley flipped the shortstop during a four-run rally in the seventh inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York, 5-2, on Saturday night to tie their NL Division Series at one game apiece.

The Mets were leading 2-1 when the Dodgers put runners at the corners with one out against Noah Syndergaard. Bartolo Colon relieved, and Howie Kendrick hit a grounder up the middle.

Second baseman Daniel Murphy flipped to Tejada, who took the throw awkwardly for an apparent force as Utley slid past the bag and slammed into him, causing Tejada to flip over as the tying run scored from third.

Tejada was put on a flatbed vehicle after an air cast was placed on his leg. The Mets said Tejada sustained a fractured right fibula. Utley was ruled safe on a video review, which determined Tejada’s foot missed the bag.

BOX SCORE Dodgers 5, Mets 2 New York AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Granderson rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .667 D.Wright 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Dan.Murphy 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Cespedes cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .143 Duda 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 T.d’Arnaud c 3 0 0 0 0 3 .000 Conforto lf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .333 Tejada ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 W.Flores ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Syndergaard p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 B.Colon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --A.Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Niese p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Robles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --c-K.Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 29 2 5 2 1 11 Los Angeles AB R H BI BB SO Avg. H.Kendrick 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .375 C.Seager ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .125 A.Gonzalez 1b 4 1 1 2 0 3 .250 Ju.Turner 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .500 Ethier rf 1 0 1 1 2 0 .200 b-Ruggiano ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Jansen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --C.Crawford lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Puig rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Grandal c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 K.Hernandez cf-lf 2 1 1 0 2 1 .500 Greinke p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 a-Utley ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 Hatcher p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Pederson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 5 7 5 4 12 New York 020 000 000 — 2 5 0 Los Angeles 000 100 40x — 5 7 0 a-singled for Greinke in the 7th. b-struck out for Ethier in the 7th. c-struck out for Robles in the 9th.

LOB-New York 1, Los Angeles 6. 2B-A.Gonzalez (1), Ju.Turner 2 (3), Ethier (1). HR-Cespedes (1), off Greinke Conforto (1), off Greinke. RBIs-Cespedes (1), Conforto (1), H.Kendrick (1), A.Gonzalez 2 (3), Ju.Turner (1), Ethier (1). SB-C.Crawford (1), K.Hernandez (1). CS-Dan.Murphy (1).

Runners left in scoring position-New York 1 (Dan.Murphy) Los Angeles 4 (Grandal, A.Gonzalez, Greinke, Ruggiano). RISP-New York 0 for 2; Los Angeles 4 for 12.

Runners moved up-C.Crawford. GIDP-D.Wright 2, C.Crawford.

DP-New York 1 (Tejada, Duda) Los Angeles 3 (C.Seager, H.Kendrick, A.Gonzalez), (Grandal, Grandal, C.Seager), (C.Seager, A.Gonzalez).

New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Syndergaard L 61⁄3 5 3 3 4 9 115 4.26 B.Colon BS, 1-1 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 1⁄3 2 1 1 0 0 9 27.00 A.Reed 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.00 Niese Robles 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 0.00 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Greinke W, 1-0 7 5 2 2 0 8 110 2.57 Hatcher H, 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 0.00 Jansen S, 1-1 1 0 0 0 1 1 17 0.00 B.Colon pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

Inherited runners-scored-B.Colon 2-1, A.Reed 2-2, Niese 1-0. IBB-off Syndergaard (K.Hernandez).

Umpires-Home, Jim Wolf; First, Greg Gibson; Second, Chris Guccione; Third, Gary Cederstrom; Left, Chad Fairchild; Right, Alan Porter.

T-3:23. A-54,455 (56,000).

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KANSAS UNIVERSITY’S JANAE HALL, RIGHT, avoids Iowa State blocker Samara West on Saturday at Horejsi Center. The Jayhawks swept the Cyclones, 3-0, to improve to 17-0.

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of Texas (4-0) for first place in the Big 12, joins University of Southern California as the only undefeated teams in the country.

Fourth-place Iowa State (10-6) fell to 3-2 in the Big 12, a half game behind third-place TCU (4-2).

“We needed that ... to play a team of that level.

Now that gives us a little separation between Texas and us and the rest of the league (with everybody else having at least two losses),” KU coach Ray Bechard said.

“We’ve got a lot to work on. But certainly it’s the kind of start you can only dream about.”

KU on Saturday tried to keep the ball from AllAmerica libero Caitlin Nolan, who had 11 digs in the first set, but none in the second and five in the third.

“Yes, because she is amazing,” Dockery said of the senior from Southlake, Texas. “Iowa State has had some really good liberos. I forget the (name of the) girl my freshman year. She was amazing. They just stack ’em up.”

Noted Bechard: “There are certain angles you can’t get around it (hitting it to her). As much as we could, we were trying to go somewhere else.

She’s good.”

Iowa State, which will play host to KU on Oct. 28, did jump to a 4-1 lead in the opening set, causing some alarm.

“I thought the first

KANSAS UNIVERSITY’S AINISE HAVILI (11) makes a set as Iowa State’s Monique Harris readies herself for a block. five points dictated how the match was going to be played. We got outworked,” Bechard said.

“We hadn’t seen a team that dug so well and transitioned well. We rose to what was necessary to manage that (and grab 6-5 lead).

“We had good balance offensively. It might not have been a thing of beauty, but we ground it out, dug balls and won the majority of the big points. We had five aces to seven service errors.

I like that ratio a lot. We served well. It was a good effort against a good team,” Bechard added.

KU’s Kelsie Payne had nine kills, Janae Hall eight, Madison Rigdon six and Tayler Soucie four. Ainise Havili had 33 assists.

“What Payne is doing now is (by) drawing so much attention to her, she is opening things up for everybody,” Bechard said of the sophomore hitter from Austin, Texas.

The match ended on a light note. Bechard joked with junior libero Cassie Wait, whose serve wound up winning the final point of the match.

“She was supposed to drive the ball deep, but she mis-hit the serve.

She kind of threw a knuckleball instead of her fastball,” Bechard said. “It was kind of funny how it barely cleared the net. We ended up with a good result on that point.”

KU will meet Baylor at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Waco, Texas.

Jones, Prescott lead Lions’ runners J-W Staff Reports

Shawnee — Lawrence High’s Morgan Jones placed second, and the LHS girls placed fifth among six teams in the

Carl Owczarzak Fall Classic Saturday at Shawnee Mission Park.

Garrett Prescott led the Lions’ boys with a 10th-place finish, and LHS took fourth out of

eight teams. Anna DeWitt was next for the LHS girls with an 11thplace finish, and Carson Jumping Eagle took 15th place for the Lawrence High boys.

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Longhorns wreck Sooners, 24-17 The Associated Press

Big 12 Texas 24, No. 10 Oklahoma 17 Dallas — Charlie Strong put that gold cowboy hat on his head and flashed a huge smile filled with relief, joy and vindication.

If last week’s beat down at TCU was rock bottom for Strong at Texas, his first victory against rival Oklahoma might be what changes the trajectory of his program.

Oklahoma 0 3 7 7—17 Texas 14 0 3 7—24 First Quarter Tex-M.Johnson 24 pass from Heard (Rose kick), 7:52.

Tex-Swoopes 3 run (Rose kick), 5:37.

Second Quarter Okl-FG Seibert 21, 6:05.

Third Quarter Tex-FG Rose 27, 8:18.

Okl-Flowers 2 pass from Mayfield (Seibert kick), 5:16.

Fourth Quarter Tex-Bluiett 2 pass from Swoopes (Rose kick), 13:52.

Okl-Perine 1 run (Seibert kick), 8:00.

A-91,546.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Oklahoma, Perine 10-36, Mixon 6-24, Brooks 2-15, Westbrook 1-(minus 3), Mayfield 18-(minus 5).

Texas, D.Foreman 9-117, Heard 21-115, J.Gray 22-76, Swoopes 4-14, Team 2-(minus 9).

PASSING-Oklahoma, Mayfield 20-28-0-211. Texas, Heard 8-11-0-53, Swoopes 1-1-0-2.

RECEIVING-Oklahoma, Shepard 6-95, Westbrook 4-25, Mixon 3-12, Neal 2-26, Flowers 2-14, Quick 1-22, Baxter 1-12, Alexander 1-5. Texas, M.Johnson 4-35, Burt 2-5, Hill 1-9, Beck 1-4, Bluiett 1-2.

No. 2 TCU 52, Kansas State 45 Manhattan — Trevone Boykin threw for 301 yards and two touchdowns, the second a 55yard strike to Josh Doctson with 1:10 left in the game, and TCU rallied from a big halftime deficit to beat Kansas State.

Boykin also ran for 124 yards and two scores for the Horned Frogs, who trailed 35-17 at the break.

TCU 14 3 14 21—52 Kansas St. 7 28 0 10—45 First Quarter TCU-Green 86 run (Oberkrom kick), 14:42.

KSt-Hubener 2 run (Cantele kick), 9:39.

TCU-Doctson 32 pass from Boykin (Oberkrom kick), 7:46.

Second Quarter KSt-Hubener 17 run (Cantele kick), 12:51.

TCU-FG Oberkrom 50, 11:32.

KSt-C.Jones 28 run (Cantele kick), 6:56.

KSt-C.Jones 7 run (Cantele kick), 4:56.

KSt-Hubener 1 run (Cantele kick), :22.

Third Quarter TCU-Kindred 60 interception return (Oberkrom kick), 13:16.

TCU-Green 8 run (Oberkrom kick), 7:14.

Fourth Quarter KSt-Hubener 1 run (Cantele kick), 12:21.

TCU-Boykin 14 run (pass failed), 7:55.

TCU-Boykin 69 run (Doctson pass from Boykin), 6:07.

KSt-FG Cantele 37, 1:47.

TCU-Doctson 55 pass from Boykin (Oberkrom kick), 1:10.

A-53,671.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-TCU, Boykin 11-124, Green 11-121, Team 1-(minus 3). Kansas St., Hubener 26-111, C.Jones 13-75, Silmon 6-22, D.Heath 2-14, Gronkowski 1-6.

PASSING-TCU, Boykin 20-30-2-301.

Kansas St., Hubener 13-33-1-157.

RECEIVING-TCU, Doctson 8-155, Nixon 4-51, Turpin 3-57, White 3-18, Story 2-20. Kansas St., Burton 5-65, Klein 4-57, D.Heath 3-26, Reuter 1-9.

No. 21 Oklahoma St. 33, West Virginia 26, OT Morgantown, W.Va. — Backup quarterback J.W. Walsh scored on a two-yard run in overtime, and Oklahoma State held West Virginia scoreless in the extra period.

Oklahoma St. 7 10 6 3 7 —33 West Virginia 0 2 14 10 0 —26 First Quarter OkSt-Ogbah recovered fumble in end zone (Grogan kick), 4:45.

Second Quarter OkSt-Childs 1 run (Grogan kick), 14:02.

WVU-Rose Safety, 10:11.

OkSt-FG Grogan 21, 3:43.

Third Quarter WVU-Smallwood 29 run (Lambert kick), 12:44.

OkSt-Jarwin 4 pass from Walsh (run failed), 9:20.

WVU-Gibson 48 pass from S.Howard (Lambert kick), 7:48.

Fourth Quarter WVU-FG Lambert 38, 13:50.

OkSt-FG Grogan 22, 5:36.

WVU-S.Howard 3 run (Lambert kick), 2:44.

Overtime OkSt-Walsh 2 run (Grogan kick).

A-60,410.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Oklahoma St., Rudolph 7-48, Childs 10-34, Carson 14-21, Walsh 4-17, Seales 1-13, R.Taylor 1-1, Sheperd 1-0. West Virginia, Smallwood 19-147, Shell 19-48, S.Howard 19-47, Crest Jr. 3-15, Team 1-(minus 2).

PASSING-Oklahoma St., Rudolph 20-40-3-218, Walsh 2-3-0-10. West Virginia, S.Howard 18-35-1-188, Crest Jr. 0-2-0-0.

RECEIVING-Oklahoma St., Glidden 5-50, Jarwin 3-37, Ateman 2-41, Childs 2-36, Washington 2-30, Hays 2-13, Carson 1-11, McCleskey 1-6, Seales 1-4, Seaton 1-1, Carr 1-0, Sheperd 1-(minus 1). West Virginia, Gibson 5-84, Shorts Jr. 5-41, Smallwood 3-16, Durante 2-21, Shell 1-12, Thompson 1-11, Wellman 1-3.

Texas Tech 66, Iowa State 31 Lubbock, Texas — The bright spot in Iowa State’s loss to Texas Tech was freshman running back Mike Warren.

He finished with 245 yards on 23 carries, both career-highs.

Iowa St. 7 14 3 7—31 Texas Tech 17 21 7 21—66 First Quarter TT-FG Hatfield 24, 11:27.

TT-D.Washington 7 run (Hatfield kick), 10:44.

ISU-Bundrage 33 pass from Sam B.Richardson (Netten kick), 7:03.

TT-Grant 75 pass from Mahomes II (Hatfield kick), 6:48.

Second Quarter ISU-Jo.Thomas 1 run (Netten kick), 14:18.

TT-Davis 33 pass from Mahomes II (Hatfield kick), 12:02.

TT-D.Washington 49 pass from Mahomes II (Hatfield kick), 8:21.

TT-Grant 37 pass from Mahomes II (Hatfield kick), 2:42.

ISU-Jo.Thomas 1 run (Netten kick), 1:30.

Third Quarter ISU-FG Netten 20, 6:02.

TT-Stockton 54 run (Hatfield kick), 3:37.

Fourth Quarter TT-Giles 3 pass from Mahomes II (Hatfield kick), 14:54.

TT-Giles 21 pass from Webb (Hatfield kick), 7:35.

TT-Felton 53 run (Hatfield kick), 3:56.

ISU-Lanning 1 run (Francis kick), :59.

A-53,891.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Iowa St., Warren 23-245, Jo.Thomas 9-28, Lanning 6-17, Wesley 1-11, Sam B.Richardson 5-11, Ryen 1-3. Texas Tech, Stockton 7-101, D.Washington 12-72, Felton 3-66, Q.White 2-7, Grant 1-6, Woodward 1-6, Batson 1-2, Mahomes II 3-1, Sullins 1-0.

PASSING-Iowa St., Sam B.Richardson 10-21-3-139, Lanning 5-9-0-41. Texas Tech, Mahomes II 33-46-0-428, Webb 5-8-0-69, Shimonek 1-2-0-18.

RECEIVING-Iowa St., Bundrage 3-75, Al.Lazard 3-34, Wesley 3-19, Montgomery 2-38, Ryen 2-7, LeeCampbell 1-8, Epps 1-(minus 1).

Texas Tech, Grant 9-166, Giles 5-59, D.Washington 4-48, Batson 4-28, High 3-49, Davis 3-48, T.Brown 3-44, Coutee 3-27, Austin 3-21, Q.White 1-20, Stockton 1-5.

Top 25 No. 1 Ohio State 49, Maryland 28 Columbus, Ohio — Cardale Jones threw two touchdown passes, J.T. Barrett scored three times, and Ohio State remained unbeaten.

Ezekiel Elliott had two touchdowns.

Maryland 7 7 7 7—28 Ohio St. 7 14 14 14—49 First Quarter Md-D.Moore 52 pass from Hills (Craddock kick), 10:52.

OSU-Barrett 3 run (Willoughby kick), 4:23.

Second Quarter OSU-Elliott 2 run (Willoughby kick), 14:32.

OSU-Miller 19 pass from C.Jones (Willoughby kick), 6:41.

Md-Hills 3 run (Craddock kick), :43.

Third Quarter Md-Hills 4 run (Craddock kick), 11:17.

OSU-Marshall 48 pass from C.Jones (Willoughby kick), 6:58.

OSU-Barrett 1 run (Willoughby kick), :15.

Fourth Quarter OSU-Elliott 16 run (Willoughby kick), 6:38.

OSU-Barrett 18 run (Willoughby kick), 5:46.

Md-Brown 1 run (Craddock kick), :55.

A-107,869.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Maryland, Hills 25-170, Brown 5-30, B.Ross 7-29, L.Jacobs 1-9, D.Moore 1-9, Likely 1-8, Johnson 2-(minus 2). Ohio St., Elliott 21-106, Barrett 12-62, C.Jones 6-19, Miller 3-11, Dunn 1-10, Samuel 1-1, Team 3-(minus 27).

PASSING-Maryland, Hills 10-272-133. Ohio St., C.Jones 21-28-0-291, Barrett 2-2-0-26.

RECEIVING-Maryland, L.Jacobs 4-26, D.Moore 3-64, Lane 1-16, Edwards 1-14, T.Jacobs 1-13. Ohio St., Thomas 7-107, Elliott 6-47, Miller 5-79, Marshall 4-78, Wilson 1-6.

No. 4 Michigan State 31, Rutgers 24 Piscataway, N.J. — Freshman LJ Scott scored on a three-yard run with 43 seconds to play, and Michigan State won ugly for the second straight week.

Scott, who did not play in the first half, also scored on a one-yard run.

Michigan St. 7 3 14 7—31 Rutgers 0 14 7 3—24 First Quarter MSU-Kings Jr. 8 pass from Cook (Geiger kick), 1:46.

Second Quarter Rut-Carroo 5 pass from Laviano (Federico kick), 14:56.

Rut-Carroo 39 pass from Laviano (Federico kick), 13:11.

MSU-FG Geiger 30, 9:14.

Third Quarter MSU-Scott 1 run (Geiger kick), 9:01.

MSU-Arnett 25 pass from Cook (Geiger kick), 5:46.

Rut-Carroo 28 pass from Laviano (Federico kick), :49.

Fourth Quarter Rut-FG Federico 22, 4:21.

MSU-Scott 3 run (Geiger kick), :43.

A-50,373.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Michigan St., Scott 9-42, Holmes 5-37, London 15-27,Burbridge 2-16, D.Williams 2-6, Cook 2-4, Shelton 2-1, Team 1-(minus 1).Rutgers, P.James 2-74, Martin 13-61, Hicks 7-25, Grant 2-8, Goodwin 1-5,Team 1-(minus 1), Laviano 6-(minus 31).

PASSING-Michigan St., Cook 23-381-357. Rutgers, Laviano 15-24-0-208, Team 0-2-0-0.

RECEIVING-Michigan St., Burbridge 9-146, Shelton 5-55, Kings Jr.4-58, Arnett 2-41, Lang 2-34, Lyles 1-23.

Rutgers, Carroo 7-134,Goodwin 3-26, Patton 2-39, Grant 2-7, Arcidiacono 1-2.

No. 14 Mississippi 52, New Mexico State 3 Oxford, Miss. — Chad Kelly threw for 384 yards and three touchdowns to lead Mississippi.

Kelly, who came into the day leading the Southeastern Conference in passing, has topped 300 yards in four of his six games. He completed 24 of 33 throws.

Laquon Treadwell caught eight passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns.

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No. 6 Clemson 43, Georgia Tech 24 Clemson, S.C. — Deshaun Watson threw two touchdown passes.

Georgia Tech 3 7 7 7—24 Clemson 19 14 7 3—43 First Quarter Clem-Gallman 66 run (Huegel kick), 13:55.

Clem-FG Huegel 21, 11:19.

GaT-FG Butker 39, 6:52.

Clem-Gallman 1 run (Huegel kick), 2:52.

Clem-Safety, :51.

Second Quarter Clem-Leggett 29 pass from Watson (Huegel kick), 13:56.

GaT-Lynch 50 pass from Thomas (Butker kick), 5:27.

Clem-Leggett 8 pass from Watson (Huegel kick), :04.

Third Quarter Clem-Brooks 35 run (Huegel kick), 5:06.

GaT-Gotsis recovered fumble in end zone (Butker kick), 1:16.

Fourth Quarter Clem-FG Lakip 42, 12:07.

GaT-Jeune 46 pass from Thomas (Butker kick), 8:52.

A-80,983.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Georgia Tech, M.Marshall 11-45, Jordan 2-14, Alford 1-9, M.Allen 4-8, Skov 2-4, Lynch 1-3, Thomas 14-3, Lands-Davis 3-2, Team 1-(minus 1), T.Marshall 1-(minus 6), L.Griffin 2-(minus 10). Clemson, Gallman 13-115, Brooks 3-41, Davidson 3-17, Watson 6-16, Fuller 6-15, McCloud 2-6, Dye 3-4, Schuessler 1-0, K.Bryant 3-(minus 1), Team 1-(minus 12).

PASSING-Georgia Tech, Thomas 6-14-1-159. Clemson, Watson 21-30-1265, Schuessler 2-2-0-71, Team 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING-Georgia Tech, Jeune 2-69, Lands-Davis 2-37, Lynch 1-50, Summers 1-3. Clemson, Cain 5-96, Leggett 4-56, A.Scott 4-50, Thompson 3-47, McCloud 3-16, Peake 2-22, Hopper 1-32, Renfrow 1-17.

Arkansas 0 7 0 7—14 Alabama 3 0 7 17—27 First Quarter Ala-FG Griffith 24, 7:09.

Second Quarter Ark-Morgan 4 pass from B.Allen (Hedlund kick), 1:29.

Third Quarter Ala-Ridley 81 pass from Coker (Griffith kick), 1:39.

Fourth Quarter Ala-Mullaney 3 pass from Coker (Griffith kick), 12:49.

Ala-FG Griffith 35, 10:07.

Ala-Henry 1 run (Griffith kick), 2:44.

Ark-Reed 54 pass from B.Allen (Hedlund kick), 1:37.

A-101,821.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Arkansas, A.Collins 12-26, Williams III 5-10, B.Allen 7-6, Baker 1-2. Alabama, Henry 27-95, Drake 7-29, Coker 7-17, Team 2-(minus 3), D.Harris 3-(minus 4).

PASSING-Arkansas, B.Allen 15-32-1176. Alabama, Coker 24-33-2-262.

RECEIVING-Arkansas, Sprinkle 4-41, Morgan 4-15, Reed 3-77, Henry 1-18, Robinson 1-15, Edwards 1-6, A.Collins 1-4. Alabama, Ridley 9-140, Drake 5-37, Mullaney 4-25, Howard 3-17, Stewart 2-38, Hentges 1-5.

No. 11 Florida 21, Missouri 3 Columbia, Mo. — Kelvin Taylor ran for 99 yards and two first-quarter touchdowns for Florida.

Will Grier completed 20 of 33 passes for 208 yards in his fifth start for the Gators (6-0, 4-0 Southeastern Confeerence). Demarcus Robinson had six catches for 79 yards.

Florida never allowed No. 7 LSU 45, Missouri’s offense to South Carolina 24 settle into a rhythm. MisBaton Rouge, La. — souri was 1-of-13 on third Leonard Fournette had down. an 87-yard touchdown Florida 14 0 7 0—21 run, Brandon Harris Missouri 3 0 0 0— 3 First Quarter passed for a career-best Fla-Taylor 1 run (Jo.Powell kick), 228 yards, and LSU beat 9:31.

Mo-FG Baggett 21, 7:33.

South Carolina in a game Fla-Taylor 1 run (Jo.Powell kick), moved to Tiger Stadium 1:09. because of flooding in Third Quarter Fla-Tabor 40 interception return (Jo. South Carolina.

Powell kick), 6:25.

South Carolina 3 7 14 0—24 LSU 7 10 21 7—45 First Quarter SC-FG Fry 21, 11:02.

LSU-D.Williams 4 run (Domingue kick), 5:15.

Second Quarter LSU-Dupre 10 pass from Harris (Domingue kick), 7:41.

SC-Fenton 96 kickoff return (Fry kick), 7:27.

LSU-FG Domingue 29, :00.

Third Quarter LSU-Le.Fournette 87 run (Domingue kick), 14:01.

LSU-Dural 62 pass from Harris (Domingue kick), 6:29.

SC-Adams 36 pass from Orth (Fry kick), 5:02.

LSU-D.Williams 1 run (Domingue kick), 1:55.

SC-P.Cooper 43 pass from Orth (Fry kick), :39.

Fourth Quarter LSU-Guice 4 run (Domingue kick), 13:15.

A-42,058.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-South Carolina, Carson 6-26, Da.Williams 7-25, Orth 4-16, P.Cooper 2-7, Scarnecchia 1-0. LSU, Guice 16-161, Le.Fournette 20-158, D.Williams 10-61, Harris 6-11, Brossette 1-6, Team 1-(minus 1).

PASSING-South Carolina, Orth 14-281-200, Scarnecchia 1-1-0-9, Googer 0-1-0-0. LSU, Harris 18-28-0-228, Team 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING-South Carolina, P.Cooper 7-105, Jeffery 3-35, Da.Williams 2-9, Adams 1-36, Belton 1-15, Hurst 1-9. LSU, Dupre 6-74, Dural 4-109, Le.Fournette 3-25, T.Johnson 2-6, Smith 1-11, Guice 1-2, Moore 1-1.

No. 8 Alabama 27, Arkansas 14 Tuscaloosa, Ala. — Calvin Ridley caught an 81-yard touchdown pass from Jake Coker, and Alabama rode its swarming defense to a victory.

Stymied by early mistakes, the Crimson Tide scored 24 points over the final 17 minutes after trailing the Razorbacks at the half.

The Tide held Alex Collins to 26 rushing yards and added three sacks and an interception.

Coker threw two interceptions on deep balls in the first half, but finished 24-of-33 for 262 yards.

A-70,767.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Florida, Taylor 28-99, Cronkrite 4-11, Grier 7-10, T.Harris 2-8, B.Powell 2-4, Townsend 1-(minus 3).

Missouri, Hansbrough 9-74, Witter 11-39, Abbington 1-12, Hunt 1-5, Lock 4-(minus 24).

PASSING-Florida, Grier 20-33-0-208.

Missouri, Lock 16-39-2-151.

RECEIVING-Florida, Robinson 6-79, Goolsby 3-37, Taylor 3-25, B.Powell 3-13, McGee 2-23, Fulwood 1-21, Callaway 1-6, Thompson 1-4. Missouri, Witter 4-29, Leftwich 3-39, J’.Moore 1-32, E.Hall 1-13, Reese 1-9, Brown 1-8, Echard 1-8, Abbington 1-5, Blair 1-4, Dilosa 1-3, Hansbrough 1-1.

No. 12 Florida State 29, Miami 24 Tallahassee, Fla. — Dalvin Cook ran for 222 yards and three touchdowns, the last a 23-yarder with 6:44 remaining.

The Seminoles have a six-game winning streak over the Hurricanes, their longest winning streak in the series since winning seven straight from 196372.

Miami 3 7 7 7—24 Florida St. 14 6 0 9—29 First Quarter FSU-D.Cook 72 run (Aguayo kick), 11:30.

Mia-FG Badgley 30, 6:55.

FSU-D.Cook 36 pass from Golson (Aguayo kick), 5:42.

Second Quarter FSU-FG Aguayo 22, 14:53.

Mia-Scott 58 pass from Kaaya (Badgley kick), 11:05.

FSU-FG Aguayo 32, 2:42.

Third Quarter Mia-Yearby 1 pass from Kaaya (Badgley kick), 5:36.

Fourth Quarter FSU-FG Aguayo 25, 11:58.

Mia-Coley 29 pass from Kaaya (Badgley kick), 10:02.

FSU-D.Cook 23 run (pass failed), 6:44.

A-82,329.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Miami, Yearby 15-33, Walton 1-3, Kaaya 3-(minus 16).

Florida St., D.Cook 22-222, Vickers 5-14, Golson 6-14, Stevenson 1-2, Team 2-(minus 4).

PASSING-Miami, Kaaya 29-49-0-405.

Florida St., Golson 25-33-0-291.

RECEIVING-Miami, Coley 7-139, Scott 6-108, Waters 4-45, Berrios 3-34, Yearby 3-15, Njoku 2-33, Cager 1-13, Dobard 1-9, Herndon IV 1-9, Walton 1-0. Florida St., Whitfield 9-95, Wilson 5-41, D.Cook 3-47, Rudolph 3-38, Saunders 3-26, Izzo 1-37, Lane 1-7.

New Mexico St. 3 0 0 0— 3 Mississippi 17 14 14 7—52 First Quarter Miss-FG Wunderlich 21, 11:25.

NMSU-FG Davidson 39, 4:24.

Miss-Wilkins 11 run (Wunderlich kick), 3:03.

Miss-Judd 3 run (Wunderlich kick), :00.

Second Quarter Miss-Pack 66 pass from Kelly (Wunderlich kick), 5:58.

Miss-Kelly 4 run (Wunderlich kick), 1:18.

Third Quarter Miss-Treadwell 20 pass from Kelly (Wunderlich kick), 5:25.

Miss-Treadwell 37 pass from Kelly (Wunderlich kick), :25.

Fourth Quarter Miss-Brazley 78 run (Wunderlich kick), 11:47.

A-60,154.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-New Mexico St., Hall 9-31, Rose III 9-26, Jeanty 7-22, Selders 6-15, A.Allen 6-4. Mississippi, Brazley 6-98, Judd 13-76, Wilkins 9-42, Kelly 3-32, Kincade 2-15, Buford 1-2.

PASSING-New Mexico St., Jeanty 12-23-0-86, A.Allen 10-14-2-55.

Mississippi, Kelly 24-33-1-384, Kincade 1-2-0-16.

RECEIVING-New Mexico St., Morgan 5-33, Caldwell 3-20, Bowen 3-8, Moore 2-22, Rose III 2-8, Hall 2-6, Bergstrom 1-16, Granch 1-12, Hogan 1-9, Taylor 1-8, Selders 1-(minus 1). Mississippi, Treadwell 8-136, Adeboyejo 6-54, Pack 3-76, Engram 2-28, Thurley 1-32, Zettergren 1-20, De.Jones 1-19, Co.Moore 1-16, Wilkins 1-11, Core 1-8.

No. 15 Notre Dame 41, Navy 24 South Bend, Ind. — C.J. Prosise ran for 129 yards and three touchdowns, two after Navy turnovers, and Notre Dame beat the Midshipmen.

Navy 7 14 3 0—24 Notre Dame 7 17 14 3—41 First Quarter Navy-Gulley 13 run (Grebe kick), 12:48.

ND-Kizer 1 run (Yoon kick), 7:30.

Second Quarter ND-Prosise 7 run (Yoon kick), 10:37.

ND-Fuller 30 pass from Kizer (Yoon kick), 7:10.

Navy-Ezell 45 run (Grebe kick), 4:56.

Navy-Ezell 22 run (Grebe kick), :24.

ND-FG Yoon 52, :00.

Third Quarter ND-Prosise 22 run (Yoon kick), 14:16.

ND-Prosise 11 run (Yoon kick), 7:04.

Navy-FG Grebe 40, :18.

Fourth Quarter ND-FG Yoon 36, 9:48.

A-80,795.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Navy, Reynolds 15-110, Ezell 6-75, C.Swain 15-59, Smith 9-47, Gulley 1-13, D.Brown 1-9, Sanders 2-5.

Notre Dame, Prosise 21-129, Adams 8-38, Kizer 9-14, Team 2-(minus 3).

PASSING-Navy, Reynolds 2-4-016, Smith 1-2-1-6. Notre Dame, Kizer 22-30-1-281, Hunter Jr. 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING-Navy, Tillman 2-16, Wilson 1-6. Notre Dame, Fuller 5-80, Brown 4-56, Prosise 4-56, Carlisle 3-16, Robinson 2-28, Adams 2-12, Hunter Jr. 1-28, Weishar 1-5.

No. 18 Michigan 38, No. 13 Northwestern 0 Ann Arbor, Mich. — Jehu Chesson returned the opening kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown, and Michigan scored on offense and defense to build a four-touchdown lead by halftime.

Northwestern 0 0 0 0— 0 Michigan 21 7 3 7—38 First Quarter Mich-Chesson 96 kickoff return (Allen kick), 14:47.

Mich-D.Johnson 1 run (Allen kick), 10:20.

Mich-Rudock 2 run (Allen kick), 2:35.

Second Quarter Mich-Lewis 37 interception return (Allen kick), 3:20.

Third Quarter Mich-FG Allen 47, 10:14.

Fourth Quarter Mich-Green 4 run (Allen kick), 2:14.

A-110,452.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Northwestern, Jackson 12-25, Vault 3-12, Je.Roberts 1-11, Long 1-6, Team 1-(minus 1), Alviti 3-(minus 2), Thorson 3-(minus 4), Oliver 1-(minus 9). Michigan, Smith 8-59, Green 12-47, Kerridge 2-35, Higdon 8-16, Isaac 2-13, Houma 3-13, Rudock 6-11, Chesson 2-6, D.Johnson 2-3, Team 1-(minus 2).

PASSING-Northwestern, Thorson 13-27-1-106, Alviti 1-3-0-12, Oliver 1-30-12. Michigan, Rudock 17-23-0-179.

RECEIVING-Northwestern, Carr 2-39, C.Dickerson 2-22, C.Jones 2-22, G.Dickerson 2-12, McHugh 2-0, Je.Roberts 1-12, D.Vitale 1-11, Shuler 1-9, Jackson 1-3, Thorson 1-0.

Michigan, Williams 4-48, Butt 3-40, Smith 3-19, Chesson 2-26, Harris 2-25, Darboh 2-11, Ways 1-10.

Tennessee 38, No. 19 Georgia 31 Knoxville, Tenn. — Joshua Dobbs threw for 312 yards, ran for 118 more and accounted for five touchdowns, and Tennessee overcame a 21-point deficit. Georgia lost star running back Nick Chubb to a left knee injury on the first play from scrimmage.

Georgia 7 17 0 7—31 Tennessee 3 14 14 7—38 First Quarter Geo-Floyd 96 fumble return (Morgan kick), 6:14.

Tenn-FG Medley 22, 1:39.

Second Quarter Geo-Mitchell 28 pass from Lambert (Morgan kick), 14:53.

Geo-FG Morgan 37, 4:47.

Geo-R.Davis 70 punt return (Morgan kick), 3:27.

Tenn-J.Smith 39 pass from Dobbs (Medley kick), 1:04.

Tenn-Kamara 2 pass from Dobbs (Medley kick), :27.

Third Quarter Tenn-Dobbs 1 run (Medley kick), 8:31.

Tenn-Kamara 2 pass from Dobbs (Medley kick), 1:26.

Fourth Quarter Geo-R.Davis 48 pass from Lambert (Morgan kick), 14:53.

Tenn-Dobbs 5 run (Medley kick), 5:48.

A-102,455.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Georgia, Michel 22-145, Marshall 5-24, Chubb 1-2, Lambert 1-(minus 6). Tennessee, Dobbs 18-118, Hurd 21-80, Kamara 7-8, Jennings 2-1.

PASSING-Georgia, Lambert 15-32-0279, Team 0-1-0-0. Tennessee, Dobbs 25-42-1-312.

RECEIVING-Georgia, Mitchell 5-85, R.Davis 3-101, Michel 3-26, Rome 2-25, Towns 1-23, Godwin 1-19. Tennessee, Malone 5-60, Kamara 5-31, Et.Wolf 3-56, Hurd 3-15, P.Williams 2-41, J.Smith 2-40, Ellis 2-31, Pearson 2-25, Jennings 1-13.

No. 22 Iowa 29, Illinois 20 Iowa City, Iowa — Jordan Canzeri ran for 256 yards on a school-record 43 carries, and Iowa held off Illinois.

Illinois 7 0 6 7—20 Iowa 6 10 7 6—29 First Quarter Iowa-Kittle 21 pass from Beathard (kick failed), 8:30.

Ill-Vaughn 4 run (Zalewski kick), 6:29.

Second Quarter Iowa-Canzeri 17 pass from Beathard (Koehn kick), 7:50.

Iowa-FG Koehn 19, :15.

Third Quarter Ill-FG Zalewski 37, 11:32.

Ill-FG Zalewski 40, 2:56.

Iowa-Canzeri 75 run (Koehn kick), 2:45.

Fourth Quarter Ill-Allison 53 pass from Lunt (Zalewski kick), 10:13.

Iowa-FG Koehn 34, 3:20.

Iowa-FG Koehn 40, 2:11.

A-66,693.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Illinois, Vaughn 19-67, Bentley 1-0, Team 1-(minus 1), Lunt 3-(minus 20). Iowa, Canzeri 43-256, Beathard 5-29, Team 3-(minus 7).

PASSING-Illinois, Lunt 25-42-0-317, Allison 0-1-1-0. Iowa, Beathard 15-310-200.

RECEIVING-Illinois, Allison 8-148, Vaughn 4-49, Turner 3-53, Cain 3-35, Enyenihi 3-10, Taylor 2-17, Mays 2-5.

Iowa, Krieger Coble 5-32, J.Smith 4-118, Canzeri 2-15, VandeBerg 2-10, Kittle 1-21, Mitchell Jr. 1-4.

No. 24 Toledo 38, Kent State 7 Toledo, Ohio — Terry Swanson ran for 161 yards and a touchdown.

Kent St. 7 0 0 0— 7 Toledo 7 17 7 7—38 First Quarter Kent-Seibert recovered fumble in end zone (Hynes kick), 14:21.

Tol-C.Jones 3 pass from Ely (Vest kick), 3:44.

Second Quarter Tol-Swanson 23 run (Vest kick), 11:51.

Tol-FG Vest 41, 5:49.

Tol-Hunt 2 run (Vest kick), 1:44.

Third Quarter Tol-Hunt 1 run (Vest kick), 6:48.

Fourth Quarter Tol-Thompson 7 pass from Ely (Vest kick), 10:13.

A-23,118.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Kent St., Bollas 6-48, Durham 13-36, Dixon 1-15, R.James 8-15, Simmons 1-7, Hibbler 1-2, Calhoun 1-1, Reardon 1-(minus 1).

Toledo, Swanson 14-161, Hunt 16-85, Remy 9-38, Julian 2-28, Ely 3-13, C.Jones 1-1, Team 1-(minus 38).

PASSING-Kent St., Bollas 10-21-1-77, Reardon 4-11-0-57. Toledo, Ely 19-32-0205, Julian 1-1-0-25.

RECEIVING-Kent St., R.James 4-66, White 3-8, Simmons 2-14, Calhoun 1-18, Woods 1-12, Dixon 1-8, Chandler 1-5, Fackler 1-3. Toledo, Thompson 4-65, Russell 4-58, C.Jones 3-11, Richards 2-40, Wilcher 2-14, Hunt 2-8, And.Davis 1-25, Roberts 1-8, Di.Johnson 1-1.

No. 25 Boise State 41, Colorado State 10 Fort Collins, Colo. — Thomas Sperbeck caught two long touchdown passes.

Boise St. 17 10 7 7—41 Colorado St. 0 10 0 0—10 First Quarter Boi-Sperbeck 53 pass from WilliamsRhodes (Rausa kick), 12:10.

Boi-FG Rausa 27, 10:08.

Boi-McNichols 56 run (Rausa kick), 7:53.

Second Quarter CSU-Hansley 13 pass from Key (Bryan kick), 14:56.

Boi-Sperbeck 85 pass from Rypien (Rausa kick), 14:16.

CSU-FG Bryan 20, 3:11.

Boi-FG Rausa 35, :00.

Third Quarter Boi-McNichols 1 run (Rausa kick), 4:50.

Fourth Quarter Boi-Rypien 4 run (Rausa kick), 12:18.

A-26,117.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Boise St., McNichols 17-104, K.Young 6-33, Demas 4-31, Wolpin 4-17, C.Young 3-16, WilliamsRhodes 1-7, Rypien 3-4, Team 1-(minus 2), Stuart 5-(minus 9). Colorado St., Oden Jr. 19-52, Key 4-25, Vaden 1-16, Gaines 2-16, Dawkins 3-12, I.Matthews 4-5, Stevens 4-(minus 21).

PASSING-Boise St., Rypien 22-35-1339, Stuart 1-1-0-4, Williams-Rhodes 1-1-0-53. Colorado St., Key 5-19-2-56, Stevens 8-10-0-60, Hansley 1-1-0-35.

RECEIVING-Boise St., WilliamsRhodes 7-52, McNichols 6-77, Sperbeck 5-178, Anderson 3-54, Butler 1-17, Roh 1-14, Vallejo 1-4. Colorado St., Higgins 3-42, Cartwright 2-43, Long IV 1-23, Walker 1-20, Hansley 1-13, X.Williams 1-6, Oden Jr. 1-4, Dawkins 1-1, I.Matthews 1-1, Vaden 1-1, Gaines 1-(minus 3).

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TODAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

Warmer with plenty of Sunny, breezy and not sunshine as warm

Pleasant with plenty of sun

Pleasant with plenty of sun

Sunshine and nice

High 86° Low 60° POP: 0%

High 75° Low 42° POP: 5%

High 79° Low 52° POP: 0%

High 74° Low 50° POP: 0%

High 80° Low 50° POP: 5%

Wind SSW 7-14 mph

Wind NW 10-20 mph

Wind W 6-12 mph

Wind N 4-8 mph

Wind S 6-12 mph

POP: Probability of Precipitation

McCook 94/47

Kearney 92/50

Oberlin 94/50

Clarinda 86/55

Lincoln 91/54

Grand Island 91/50

Beatrice 90/54

St. Joseph 86/58 Chillicothe 83/60

Sabetha 89/58

Concordia 94/56

Centerville 81/56

Kansas City Marshall Manhattan 84/61 83/60 Goodland Salina 90/56 Oakley Kansas City Topeka 90/46 93/59 91/52 88/59 Lawrence 84/59 Sedalia 86/60 Emporia Great Bend 83/61 88/56 92/55 Nevada Dodge City Chanute 83/62 88/54 Hutchinson 85/60 Garden City 91/57 90/52 Springfield Wichita Pratt Liberal Coffeyville Joplin 82/61 89/60 89/58 90/56 83/62 87/59 Hays Russell 93/55 92/55

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

LAWRENCE ALMANAC

Through 7 p.m. Saturday.

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

74°/36° 69°/47° 91° in 1975 30° in 1932

Precipitation in inches 24 hours through 7 p.m. yest. 0.00 Month to date 0.01 Normal month to date 1.24 Year to date 33.63 Normal year to date 33.98

REGIONAL CITIES

Today Mon. Today Mon. Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Independence 87 61 s 80 44 s Atchison 87 59 s 75 43 s Fort Riley 90 57 s 75 44 s Belton 81 60 s 74 48 s Olathe 81 58 s 74 47 s Burlington 87 60 s 78 43 s Osage Beach 83 60 s 78 47 s Coffeyville 87 59 s 81 43 s Osage City 88 59 s 77 43 s Concordia 94 56 s 78 45 s Ottawa 85 60 s 76 44 s Dodge City 88 54 s 73 45 s Wichita 89 60 s 79 47 s Holton 90 59 s 76 43 s Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

NATIONAL FORECAST

SUN & MOON

New

Oct 12

Mon. 7:27 a.m.

6:47 p.m.

7:03 a.m.

6:49 p.m.

First

Full

Last

Oct 20

Oct 27

Nov 3

LAKE LEVELS

As of 7 a.m. Saturday Lake

Clinton Perry Pomona

Level (ft)

877.15 892.86 973.78

Discharge (cfs)

7 25 15

Shown are today’s noon positions of weather systems and precipitation.

Temperature bands are highs for today.

Fronts Cold

Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015

INTERNATIONAL CITIES

College

Today Hi Lo W 91 79 pc 51 36 s 82 68 t 94 67 pc 88 73 sh 70 43 s 49 31 s 55 35 s 59 46 sh 90 71 s 59 39 pc 58 45 pc 60 44 pc 75 68 r 85 65 pc 84 48 s 59 43 pc 69 56 t 76 52 pc 65 52 c 38 30 sn 97 74 s 51 43 pc 61 43 pc 85 72 pc 70 50 pc 61 44 sh 90 79 s 47 30 pc 81 64 t 72 61 r 70 53 s 60 50 c 47 35 c 45 31 pc 76 42 c

Hi 90 50 80 95 84 75 47 53 62 93 64 55 64 75 85 82 58 69 77 72 41 96 49 59 87 71 63 90 48 85 75 70 57 47 41 49

Mon. Lo W 78 pc 37 pc 66 pc 68 s 75 c 46 s 30 pc 33 pc 48 pc 72 s 39 c 42 pc 46 pc 69 r 62 pc 49 s 43 pc 53 t 50 pc 54 pc 28 sn 75 s 42 pc 38 pc 72 s 54 s 46 s 78 pc 33 pc 62 pc 60 pc 51 pc 48 r 32 c 34 pc 34 r

Warm Stationary Showers T-storms

Rain

Flurries

Ice

Today Mon. Today Mon. Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Memphis 81 61 s 88 56 pc Albuquerque 81 56 s 80 54 s Miami 87 72 pc 86 71 pc Anchorage 49 37 sh 47 38 c 74 58 s 70 45 c Atlanta 74 57 pc 76 61 pc Milwaukee 82 56 s 60 41 c Austin 95 66 s 95 65 pc Minneapolis Nashville 75 52 s 82 52 pc Baltimore 69 47 s 74 57 s Birmingham 78 55 s 82 60 pc New Orleans 81 61 pc 85 67 pc New York 70 56 s 74 61 s Boise 70 46 s 77 49 s Omaha 90 57 s 73 44 s Boston 68 53 s 74 56 s 87 66 c 85 65 pc Buffalo 65 54 s 72 53 pc Orlando Philadelphia 70 51 s 74 59 s Cheyenne 79 41 s 71 47 s 99 75 pc 101 77 pc Chicago 76 59 s 71 46 pc Phoenix 70 50 s 74 54 pc Cincinnati 72 51 s 75 51 pc Pittsburgh Cleveland 72 54 s 74 53 pc Portland, ME 66 47 pc 70 49 s Dallas 95 73 s 93 60 pc Portland, OR 69 49 pc 72 54 pc Reno 84 50 s 86 52 s Denver 84 45 s 74 45 s 71 51 pc 76 59 s Des Moines 85 60 s 72 47 pc Richmond 88 56 s 92 58 s Detroit 72 54 s 75 51 pc Sacramento 81 63 s 78 51 pc El Paso 86 63 pc 86 62 pc St. Louis Fairbanks 43 25 pc 36 25 pc Salt Lake City 73 48 s 77 52 s 85 73 pc 85 74 pc Honolulu 90 77 sh 89 75 pc San Diego Houston 90 68 s 92 70 pc San Francisco 74 57 pc 78 62 s 65 51 pc 64 54 r Indianapolis 74 55 s 77 49 pc Seattle Spokane 64 42 pc 67 47 pc Kansas City 84 59 s 77 46 s Tucson 93 69 pc 94 69 pc Las Vegas 92 70 s 93 71 s 89 63 s 82 48 s Little Rock 84 63 s 91 54 pc Tulsa 71 53 s 75 60 s Los Angeles 92 68 s 91 72 pc Wash., DC National extremes yesterday for the 48 contiguous states High: Death Valley, CA 106° Low: Wisdom, MT 26°

WEATHER HISTORY

WEATHER TRIVIA™

On Oct. 11, 1984, 25-foot waves off Vancouver Island, B.C., capsized eight fishing boats, killing five people.

thick would the ozone layer be at sea-level pressure?

Q: How

Truman St. 23, SW Baptist 14 Western Michigan 41, Central Michigan 39 Washington (Mo.) 37, Rhodes 7 Westminster (Mo.) 26, Eureka 18 William Jewell 24, Quincy 21 Wisconsin 23, Nebraska 21 SOUTHWEST Louisiana Tech 34, UTSA 31 Sam Houston St. 59, Incarnate Word 7 Stephen F. Austin 28, Nicholls St. 24 Tulsa 34, Louisiana-Monroe 24 FAR WEST Arizona 44, Oregon St. 7 BYU 45, East Carolina 38 Boise St. 41, Colorado St. 10 Nevada 35, New Mexico 17 Washington St. 45, Oregon 38, 2OT

Sept. 12 — William Penn, W 41-13 (3-0, 3-0) Sept. 19 — Graceland, W 52-21 (4-0, 4-0) Sept. 26 — at Benedictine, L 35-31 (4-1, 4-1) Oct. 3 — Peru State, W 35-10 (5-1, 5-1) Oct. 10 — Bye Oct. 17 — at Avila, 1 p.m.

Oct. 24 — MidAmerica, 11 a.m.

Oct. 31 — Central Methodist, 1 p.m.

Nov. 7 — at Missouri Valley, 1:30 p.m.

Nov. 14 — at Evangel, 1:30 p.m.

FOOTBALL

Saturday’s Scores EAST Duke 44, Army 3 Michigan St. 31, Rutgers 24 Penn St. 29, Indiana 7 Pittsburgh 26, Virginia 19 Wake Forest 3, Boston College 0 SOUTH Alabama 27, Arkansas 14 Appalachian St. 37, Georgia St. 3 Clemson 43, Georgia Tech 24 FIU 52, UTEP 12 Florida St. 29, Miami 24 LSU 45, South Carolina 24 Mississippi 52, New Mexico St. 3 Mississippi St. 45, Troy 17 Rice 27, FAU 26 Tennessee 38, Georgia 31 UConn 40, UCF 13 MIDWEST Benedictine 59, Culver-Stockton 6 Bowling Green 62, UMass 38 Cent. Missouri 38, Washburn 28 Cent. Oklahoma 55, Mo. Southern 21 Emporia St. 46, Pittsburg St. 42 Florida 21, Missouri 3 Iowa 29, Illinois 20 Kansas Wesleyan 27, Friends 10 Michigan 38, Northwestern 0 Minnesota 41, Purdue 13 Missouri S&T 63, College of Faith 0 Mo. Western 26, Fort Hays St. 21 N. Dakota St. 31, N. Iowa 28 N. Illinois 59, Ball St. 41 NW Mo. St. 69, Lindenwood (Mo.) 0 Notre Dame 41, Navy 24 Ohio 34, Miami (Ohio) 3 Ohio St. 49, Maryland 28 Ottawa, Kan. 58, McPherson 0 S. Dakota St. 24, Indiana St. 7 S. Illinois 73, Missouri St. 26 St. Mary (Kan.) 52, Bethel (Kan.) 50 Sterling 37, Bethany (Kan.) 34 Tabor 31, Southwestern (Kan.) 20 Toledo 38, Kent St. 7

Snow

-10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s National Summary: Most of the nation will end the weekend on a dry note today. The Northeast will turn warmer as heat builds in the central and southern Plains. Damaging winds will howl to the lee of the northern Rockies.

Only a quarter of an inch

Cities Acapulco Amsterdam Athens Baghdad Bangkok Beijing Berlin Brussels Buenos Aires Cairo Calgary Dublin Geneva Hong Kong Jerusalem Kabul London Madrid Mexico City Montreal Moscow New Delhi Oslo Paris Rio de Janeiro Rome Seoul Singapore Stockholm Sydney Tokyo Toronto Vancouver Vienna Warsaw Winnipeg

Precipitation

Big 12 Standings

Big 12 Overall

W L W L Oklahoma State 3 0 6 0 TCU 3 0 6 0 Baylor 2 0 5 0 Oklahoma 1 1 4 1 Iowa State 1 1 2 3 Texas Tech 1 2 4 2 Texas 1 2 2 4 Kansas State 0 2 3 2 West Virginia 0 2 3 2 Kansas 0 2 0 5 Saturday, Oct. 10 Baylor 66, Kansas 7 Texas 24, Oklahoma 17 Texas Tech 66, Iowa State 31 Oklahoma St. 33, West Virginia 26, OT TCU 52, Kansas State 45

Baker

Aug. 29 — at Grand View, W 20-15 (1-0, 1-0) Sept. 5 — at Culver-Stockton, W 58-0 (2-0, 2-0)

A:

Today 7:26 a.m.

6:49 p.m.

6:08 a.m.

6:19 p.m.

Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset

Lawrence High

Sept. 4 — Blue Valley West, W 35-14 (1-0) Sept. 11 — at Leavenworth, W 41-14 (2-0) Sept. 18 — at Free State, W 14-12 (3-0) Sept. 24 — SM Northwest at North District Stadium, W 41-6 (4-0) Oct. 2 — SM South, W 42-6 (5-0) Oct. 9 — Olathe South, W 63-7 (6-0) Oct. 15 — Olathe Northwest at CBAC, 7 p.m.

Oct. 23 — Olathe North, 7 p.m.

Oct. 30 — Olathe East at CBAC, 7 p.m.

Free State

Sept. 4 — SM West, L 26-34 (0-1) Sept. 11 — Olathe North at ODAC, L 20-24 (0-2) Sept. 18 — Lawrence High, L 12-14 (0-3) Sept. 25 — at Leavenworth, W 43-7 (1-3) Oct. 2 — SM East at North District Stadium, W 32-20 (2-3) Oct. 9 — SM South, W 56-6 (3-3) Oct. 16 — at Washburn Rural, 7 p.m.

Oct. 23 — Manhattan, 7 p.m.

Oct. 30 — Topeka High, 7 p.m.

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SCOREBOARD High School

CARL OWCZARZAK FALL CLASSIC Saturday at Shawnee Mission Park Varsity Boys team scores – Leavenworth 29, Blue Valley Southwest 53, Shawnee Mission West 86, Lawrence High 106, KC East Christian 139, Blue Valley Northwest 145, Lansing 177, Bonner Springs 225.

Lawrence High results – 10. Garrett Prescott, 17:30.1; 15. Carson Jumping Eagle, 17:40.4; 21. Nathan Pederson, 17:54.6; 28. Calvin DeWitt, 18:08.6; 33.

Buster White, 18:28.8; 35. Ben Otte, 18:33.5; 38. Jackson Hoy, 18:35.2; 40.

Bryce Hadl, 18:36.1; 43. Kai Blosser, 18:42.7; 47. Logan Grose, 18:59.5.

Varsity Girls team scores – Lansing 45, Leavenworth 65, Blue Valley Southwest 69, Blue Valley Northwest 73, Lawrence High 103, Bonner Springs 184.

Lawrence High results – 2. Morgan Jones, 20:09.2; 11. Anna DeWitt, 21:06.9; 31. Mikayla Herschell, 22:34.5; 36. Olivia Lemus, 22:59.3; 37. Katie Ahern, 23:01.5; 40. Lacey Greenfield, 23:10.4; 42. Eleanor Matheis, 23:22.9; 43. Layne Prescott, 23:31.1.

JV Boys team scores – Blue Valley 17, Blue Valley Southwest 62, Lawrence High 93, Blue Valley Northwest 96, Leavenworth 125, Shawnee Mission West 132.

Lawrence High results – 10.

Cole Shupert, 18:44.7; 18. Graham Edmonds, 19:04.8; 19. Sebastion Lepage, 19:19.4; 21. Gary Schmidt, 19:34.7; 25. Noah Mercer, 19:42.9; 26. Patrick Oblon, 19:45.3; 36. Keifer Smith, 20:12.6; 38. Darius Hart, 20:19.0; 39. Jordan Schoepf, 20:25.1; 44. Cameron Stussie, 20:47.2.

JV Girls team scores – Shawnee Mission West 32, Blue Valley North 42, Blue Valley Northwest 76, Lansing 101, Blue Valley Southwest 107, Lawrence High 151, Leavenworth 152.

Lawrence High results – 20. Shaye White, 24:27.6; 30. Leslie Grey, 24:57.6; 31. Isabella Hedges, 25:04.8; 34. Aimee Neilsen, 25:47.1; 36. Kaitlen White, 26:20.6; 37. Meredith Von Feldt, 26:28.4; 39. Kim Myers, 26:32.9.

C-Team Boys team scores – Blue Valley North 65, Blue Valley Southwest 66, Lawrence High 70, Shawnee Mission West 77, Leavenworth 98, Blue Valley Northwest 129.

Lawrence High results – 5. KJ Lashley, 20:49.0; 7. Aaron Reed, 20:58.3; 14. Brian Myers, 21:58.8; 19.

Christian Spoula, 22:20.6; 25. Spencer Emerson, 22:49.7; 31. Josh Axlund, 23:09.2; 57. Treyton Trujillo, 26:09.2; 60. James Lynch, 28:42.7.

C-Team Girls team scores – Blue Valley North 15, Blue Valley Northwest 52, Lawrence High 75.

Lawrence High results – 18. Leah Marett, 26:39.2; 31. Hannah Reed, 29:14.3; 32. Jasmine Lowery, 29:16.6; 38. April Hodges, 31:50.3; 40. Chloe Park, 32:27.9; 43. AJ Holder, 34:19.5; 45.

Jocelyn Lilinkamp, 38:06.1.

HASKELL INVITE Saturday at Haskell Indian Nations University High School Girls Varsity/JV team scores – Free State varsity 29, Olathe East varsity 32, Olathe East JV 92, Free State JV 105, Manhattan varsity 123, Manhattan JV 178.

Free State results – 1. Emily Venters, 18:28.89; 3. Kiran Cordes, 19:14.43; 5. Sarah Walpole, 20:00.30; 6. Julia Larkin, 20:01.50; 10. Emma Hertig, 20:49.23; 14. Kate Odgers, 21:00.58; 16. Abby Zenger, 21:08.85; 19.

Reagan Sullivan 21:21.52; 21. Alvena Walpole, 21:49.86; 24. Eyerusalem Zicker, 22:07.54; 25. Madelyn Johnson, 22:09.91; 27. Marcela Ellebracht, 22:11.92; 29. Grace Bradshaw, 22:37.25; 30. Leah Wethington, 22:44.49; 31. Bekah Keys, 22:51.88.

High School Boys Varsity/JV team scores – Olathe East varsity 22, Free State varsity 45, Olathe East JV 72, Manhattan varsity 116, Oaks Mission (Oklahoma) varsity 132, Free State JV 158, Manhattan JV 194.

Free State results – 2. Ethan Donley, 16:05.49; 4. Tanner Hockenbury, 16:33.83; 9. Avant Edwards, 17:02.85; 12. Jared Hicks, 17:18.64; 18. Grant Holmes, 17:50.12; 23. Avery Allen, 18:14.82; 24. Will Benkelman, 18:20.75; 25. Calvin Yost-Wolff, 18:26.07; 28.

Eli Jost, 18:29.41; 31. Josh Waisner, 18:31.98; 36. Zach Lockwood, 19:03.28; 40. Cam Edgecomb, 19:25.75; 41.

John Walpole, 19:27.87; 48. Josh Kallenbach, 21:25.36.

High School Girls C-team team scores – Olathe East 19, Free State 44, Manhattan 85.

Free State results – 3. Joy Bradshaw, 22:42.52; 12. Sydney Zavala, 23:03.59; 12 Bella Decker, 24:10.84; 13. Brinna Day, 24:10.88; 14. Sydney Zimmerman, 24:12.19; 18. Corinne Scales, 24:33.53; 21.

Christina Craig, 24:51.01; 24. Haylen Boden, 24:58.89; 26. Abigail Meier, 25:20.19; 29. Ashley Giago, 26:17.22; 32. Taylor Mosher, 26:27.39; 34. Caitlin McAndrew-Beckman, 27:00.54; 35.

Gretchen Boxberger, 27:17.33; 37.

Lexie Lockwood, 28:02.36; 40. Sarah Kelly, 28:39.10; 44. Ruby Morris, 32:10.57; 45. Molly Reed, 32:10.57; 46.

Jessica Ellebracht, 33:52.95.

High School Boys C-team team scores – Olathe East 23, Free State 33, Manhattan 85.

Free State results – 2. Lochi Sampson, 18:54.66; 11. Seth Allen, 19:33.46; 13. Evan Eskilson, 19:53.30; 14. Raiyan Haq, 20:04.77; 15. Shane Friedrichsen, 20:05.91; 16. Cooper Simon, 20:06.17; 17. Dash Spears, 20:14.84; 19. Finnegan Huerter, 20:23.70; 23. Alex Pettit, 20:37.04; 27.

Quinton Westphal, 20:52.92; 28. Trey Melvin, 20:54.74; 30. Declan Forth, 21:01.82; 31. Tyler Winsor, 21:01.98; 32. Benjamin Hill, 21:06.42; 34. Micah Burman, 21:10.43; 37. Chris Wilkus, 21:33.10; 40. Noah Gold, 21:39.95; 42.

John Baska, 21:41.35; 44. Jeremiah Seibel, 21:43.26; 46. Evan Stewart, 21:51.97; 47. Nathan Robbins, 21:59.62; 48. Skylar Eklund, 22:07.91; 49. Daniel Fasching, 22:16.32; 50. Illa Schaeffer, 22:17.03; 53. Hunter Rea, 22:37.87; 55. Milo Schoenen, 22:39.62; 56. Gabriel Kennard, 22:40.60; 57.

Ryan Flakus, 22:41.47; 59. Brett Carey, 22:42.58; 60. Chris Blevins, 22:42.86; 61. Eli Heffernan, 22:45.85; 62. Dylan Sommer, 22:49.24; 63. Spencer Yost-Wolff, 22:51.93; 64. Tom Riggs, 23:08.01; 68. Dylan Goldstein, 23:26.16; 72. Lincoln Egdecomb, 23:40.68; 73.

Aidan Nesbitt-Daly, 23:41.54; 74.

Adam Ziegler, 23:42.95; 75. Thomas All, 24:05.77; 77. Tre Byers, 24:12.58; 80. Liam Berns, 24:29.38; 81. Alexi Sommerville, 24:33.02; 83. Matthew Meseke, 24:38.83; 85. Kyler Ruby, 26:03.38; 86. Walker Koberlein, 26:18.07; 87. Luke Winchester, 26:46.88; 88. Elijah Denmark, 26:52.45; 90. Andy Riggs, 31:59.18.

College Women’s 5K team scores – Benedictine 37, Truman State 46, MidAmerica Nazarene 96, Park 133, Rockhurst 137, MCC-Longview 149, Ottawa 175, Baker 202, Avila 249, Highland CC 266, Graceland 303, Peru State 317.

Area results – 4. Whitney Adams, Kansas-unattached, 19:04.26; 10.

Rhavean King, Kansas-unattached, 19:24.82; T-35. Jenna Black, Baker, 20:45.08; 37. Brenda McCollum, Baker, 20:46.26; 41. Madison Dispensa, Baker, 20:55.53; 61. Rachel Campbell, Baker, 22:17.26; 63. Caitlin Apollo, Baker, 22:28.32; 64. Vanessa Johnson, Haskell-Alumni, 22:39.98; 69. Cherica

Eckiwaudah, Haskell, 22:58.17; 79.

Chamisa McCray, Haskell-Alumni, 23:48.38; 87. Amanda Moody, Baker, 24:46.92; 89. Adree Shield, Haskell, 25:01.00; 95. Nahtonabah Smith, 26:13.68.

College Men’s 8K team scores – Truman State 29, Benedictine 57, Baker 97, Park 112, MidAmerica Nazarene 115, Missouri Valley 125, Ottawa 205, Graceland 229, HaskellAlumni 264, Avila 265.

Area results – 2. Benjamin Wellwood, KU Running Club, 25:50.90; 13. Joe Linder, Baker, 27:19.80; 14.

Anthonio Humphrey Jr., UnattachedKansas, 27:20.46; 18. Corey Matteson, Baker, 27:29.79; 24. Carlos Guszman, KU Running Club, 27:46.10; 27.

Gunnar Hays, Baker, 27:58.05; 29.

Jamie Steury, Baker, 28:05.14; 31.

Matt Anyiwo, Unattached-Kansas, 28:09.87; 32. Andrew Emanuels, Baker, 28:10.99; 38. Andrew Dare, Baker, 28:26.25; 47. Stephen Deveau, Baker, 29:02.15; 48. Chad Atteitz, HaskellAlumni, 29:15.98; 51. Thomas Zunie, Haskell-Alumni, 29:35.09; 55. Tanner Wilson, Unattached-Kansas, 29:43.55; 57. Josh Bostick, Baker, 30:00.62; 62. Leon Cambridge, UnattachedKansas, 30:20.92; 71. Cole Stallard, Baker, 30:55.65; 74. Derrick Sleeper, Haskell, 31:54.20; 76. John Grant, Haskell, 32:35.37; 80. Tyler Randall, Baker, 33:00.79; 81. Dion Joky, HaskellAlumni, 33:07.46; 82. David Crowe, KU Running Club, 33:13.44; 88. Deion Henry, Haskell, 36:20.11; 89. Bryn Fragua, Haskell-Alumni, 36:55.66; 90. Harlan Harvey, Haskell-Alumni, 37:13.84; 94. Len Becenti, HaskellAlumni, 39:59.45.

MLB Postseason

DIVISION SERIES (Best-of-5; x-if necessary) American League Houston 1, Kansas City 1 Thursday, Oct. 8: Houston 5, Kansas City 2 Friday, Oct. 9: Kansas City 5, Houston 4 Today: Kansas City (Volquez 13-9) at Houston (Keuchel 20-8), 3:10 p.m.

(MLBN) Monday, Oct. 12: Kansas City at Houston (McCullers 6-7), 12:07 p.m.

(FS1) x-Wednesday, Oct. 14: Houston at Kansas City, 7:07 p.m. (FS1) Texas 2, Toronto 0 Thursday, Oct. 8: Texas 5, Toronto 3 Friday, Oct. 9: Texas 6, Toronto 4, 14 innings Today: Toronto (Estrada 13-8) at Texas (Perez 3-6), 7:10 p.m. (FS1) x-Monday, Oct. 12: Toronto (Dickey 11-11) at Texas, 12:07 or 3:07 p.m.(FS1) x-Wednesday, Oct. 14: Texas at Toronto, 3:07 or 7:07 p.m. (FS1) National League All games televised by TBS St. Louis 1, Chicago 1 Friday, Oct. 9: St. Louis 4, Chicago 0 Saturday, Oct. 10: Chicago 6, St. Louis 3 Monday, Oct. 12: St. Louis (Wacha 17-7) at Chicago (Arrieta 22-6), 4:37 or 5:07 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 13: St. Louis (Lynn 12-11) at Chicago (Hammel 10-7), 3:37 or 7:07 p.m. x-Thursday, Oct. 15: Chicago at St. Louis, 3:37 or 7:07 p.m.

New York 1, Los Angeles 1 Friday, Oct. 9: New York 3, Los Angeles 1 Saturday, Oct. 10: Los Angeles 5, New York 2 Monday, Oct. 12: Los Angeles (Anderson 10-9) at New York (Harvey 13-8), 7:07 or 7:37 p.m. x-Tuesday, Oct. 13: Los Angeles at New York, 7:07 p.m. x-Thursday, Oct. 15: New York at Los Angeles, 7:07 p.m.

NFL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF PA New England 3 0 0 1.000 119 70 N.Y. Jets 3 1 0 .750 95 55 Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 110 92 Miami 1 3 0 .250 65 101 South

W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 3 2 0 .600 99 113 Tennessee 1 2 0 .333 89 77 Jacksonville 1 3 0 .250 62 107 Houston 1 4 0 .200 97 135 North

W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 4 0 0 1.000 121 77 Pittsburgh 2 2 0 .500 96 75 Baltimore 1 3 0 .250 93 104 Cleveland 1 3 0 .250 85 102 West

W L T Pct PF PA Denver 4 0 0 1.000 97 69 Oakland 2 2 0 .500 97 108 San Diego 2 2 0 .500 96 110 Kansas City 1 3 0 .250 100 125 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 2 2 0 .500 95 101 N.Y. Giants 2 2 0 .500 102 82 Washington 2 2 0 .500 78 79 Philadelphia 1 3 0 .250 78 86 South

W L T Pct PF PA Carolina 4 0 0 1.000 108 71 Atlanta 4 0 0 1.000 137 93 Tampa Bay 1 3 0 .250 72 117 New Orleans 1 3 0 .250 86 104 North

W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 4 0 0 1.000 113 71 Minnesota 2 2 0 .500 80 73 Chicago 1 3 0 .250 68 125 Detroit 0 4 0 .000 66 96 West

W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 3 1 0 .750 148 73 St. Louis 2 2 0 .500 74 89 Seattle 2 2 0 .500 87 71 San Francisco 1 3 0 .250 48 110 Thursday’s Game Indianapolis 27, Houston 20 Today’s Games Chicago at Kansas City, Noon St. Louis at Green Bay, Noon Buffalo at Tennessee, Noon Seattle at Cincinnati, Noon Washington at Atlanta, Noon Jacksonville at Tampa Bay, Noon New Orleans at Philadelphia, Noon Cleveland at Baltimore, Noon Arizona at Detroit, 3:05 p.m.

Denver at Oakland, 3:25 p.m.

New England at Dallas, 3:25 p.m.

San Francisco at N.Y. Giants, 7:30 p.m.

Open: Carolina, Miami, Minnesota, N.Y. Jets Monday’s Game Pittsburgh at San Diego, 7:30 p.m.

High School

Class 6A regional Saturday at Gardner-Edgerton Team scores: Blue Valley 21, Free State 10, Blue Valley West 10, Olathe North 7, Olathe South 6, Lawrence 2, Olathe Northwest 2, GardnerEdgerton 0.

LHS results Singles Erin Ventura, LHS, lost to Keely Franklin, ON, 6-3, 6-4.

Payton Smith, LHS, lost to Kate Piper, FS, 6-3, 4-6, 10-3.

Doubles Betsy Smoot/Natalie Cote, LHS (6th place, qualified for state), def. Stigal/Mente, OS, 6-1, 6-2; lost to Dodd/Dodd, FS, 7-6 (2), 6-4; def.

Boeh/Ocshner, ONW, 6-4, 7-5; lost to Walters/Chen, FS, 6-3, 6-4.

Caroline Baloga/Maddie Mask, LHS, lost to Obermueller/Wolff, BVW, 6-4, 6-3.

Free State results Singles Kate Piper, FS, def. Payton Smith, LHS, 6-3, 4-6, 10-3; lost to Cady Lynn, OS, 6-0, 6-0; lost to Elaine Zhu, BV, 5-7, 6-0, 7-5.

Carter Stacey, FS, lost to Elaine Zhu, BV, 6-3, 6-4.

Doubles Caitlin Dodd/Ali Dodd, FS (2nd place, qualified for state), def.

Mueller/Calvin, GE, 6-1, 6-1; def.

Smoot/Cote, LHS, 7-6 (2), 6-4; def.

Skinner/Sherron, BVW, 6-1, 6-3; lost to Novicoff/Lee, BV, 6-2, 6-0.

Rachel Walters/Andrea Chen, FS (5th place, qualified for state), def.

Burns/Keeney, GE, 6-0, 6-0; lost to Novicoff/Meizenback, BV, 6-0, 6-1; def. Obermueller/Wolff, BVW, 6-3, 7-6 (3); def. Smoot/Cote, LHS, 6-3, 6-4.

China Open

Saturday At China National Tennis Center Beijing Purse: Men, $2.70 million (WT500); Women, $4.72 million (Premier) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Men Semifinals Rafael Nadal (3), Spain, def. Fabio Fognini, Italy, 7-5, 6-3.

Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def.

David Ferrer (4), Spain, 6-2, 6-3.

Women Semifinals Garbine Muguruza (5), Spain, def.

Agnieszka Radwanska (4), Poland, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Timea Bacsinszky (12), Switzerland, def. Ana Ivanovic (6), Serbia, 5-7, 6-4, 6-1.

Doubles Men Semifinals Vasek Pospisil, Canada, and Jack Sock, United States, def. Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, and Horia Tecau (1), Romania, 6-3, 6-4.

Daniel Nestor, Canada, and Edouard Roger-Vasselin (4), France, def. Marcin Matkowski, Poland, and Nenad Zimonjic (2), Serbia, 6-4, 7-6 (10).

Women Championship Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Sania Mirza (1), India, def. Chan Haoching and Chan Yung-jan (6), Taiwan, 6-7 (9), 6-1, 10-8.

MLS

Saturday’s Game Montreal 1, Colorado 0 Wednesday, Oct. 14 New York at Toronto FC, 6 p.m.

Vancouver at FC Dallas, 8 p.m.

Portland at Real Salt Lake, 8:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 16 New York City FC at Orlando City, 7 p.m.

Sporting Kansas City at San Jose, 11 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 17 Columbus at Toronto FC, 2 p.m.

Montreal at New England, 7:30 p.m.

FC Dallas at Real Salt Lake, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 18 Chicago at D.C. United, 2 p.m.

Philadelphia at New York, 3 p.m.

Seattle at Houston, 5 p.m.

Portland at Los Angeles, 7 p.m.

SAS Championship

Saturday At Prestonwood Country Club Cary, N.C. Purse: $2.1 million Yardage: 7,240; Par: 72 Second Round Kenny Perry 68-68—136 Joe Durant 69-68—137 Lee Janzen 70-68—138 Bernhard Langer 65-73—138 Tom Lehman 68-71—139 John Riegger 67-72—139 Jeff Maggert 73-67—140 Kevin Sutherland 68-72—140 Scott Dunlap 67-73—140 John Cook 72-69—141 Michael Allen 71-70—141 Paul Goydos 70-71—141 Loren Roberts 70-71—141 Billy Andrade 74-67—141 David Frost 69-72—141

LPGA Malaysia

Saturday At Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Purse: $2 million Yardage: 6,260; Par 71 a-amateur Jessica Korda 69-67-65—201 Stacy Lewis 72-66-65—203 Ha Na Jang 67-65-71—203 Lydia Ko 71-65-68—204 Shanshan Feng 66-69-69—204 Xi Yu Lin 65-68-71—204 Mika Miyazato 68-69-68—205 I.K. Kim 68-68-69—205 Amy Yang 67-68-70—205 Inbee Park 68-66-71—205 Yani Tseng 66-68-71—205 Ryann O’Toole 72-66-68—206 Haru Nomura 71-65-70—206

NHL

Saturday’s Games Ottawa 5, Toronto 4, SO Tampa Bay 4, Buffalo 1 Montreal 4, Boston 2 Florida 7, Philadelphia 1 N.Y. Rangers 5, Columbus 2 Washington 5, New Jersey 3 Detroit 4, Carolina 3 Nashville 2, Edmonton 0 Minnesota 3, St. Louis 2 Chicago 4, N.Y. Islanders 1 Colorado 6, Dallas 3 Calgary at Vancouver, (n) Pittsburgh at Arizona, (n) Anaheim at San Jose, (n) Today’s Game Montreal at Ottawa, 6 p.m.

Monday’s Games Tampa Bay at Boston, Noon Winnipeg at N.Y. Islanders, Noon Columbus at Buffalo, 2 p.m.

Florida at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Vancouver at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

WNBA Finals

(Best-of-5) Minnesota 2, Indiana 1 Sunday, Oct. 4: Indiana 75, Minnesota 69 Tuesday, Oct. 6: Minnesota 77, Indiana 71 Friday, Oct. 9: Minnesota 80, Indiana 77 Today: Minnesota at Indiana, 7:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, Oct. 14: Indiana at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

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KAREN RUSSELL, THE RENOWNED AUTHOR OF “SWAMPLANDIA!” and short-story collections such as “Vampires in the Lemon Grove,” will speak at Abe and Jake’s Landing, 8 E. Sixth St., Thursday evening. Russell is this year’s featured author in the Lawrence Public Library’s Ross and Marianna Beach Author Series.

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imagination Acclaimed author on her childhood, hurricanes and ‘America’s fantasy capital’ — aka Florida

By Joanna Hlavacek • Twitter: @hlavacekjoanna urrealist writer Karen Russell has built a career for herself crafting bizarre tales of alligator wrestlers in Florida, an elderly vampire couple trying to tame their thirst for blood and U.S. presidents reincarnated as horses living on a farm, among other oddities.

On Thursday, Russell will visit Lawrence as part of the Lawrence Public Library’s Ross and Marianna Beach Author Series. She’ll share stories and offer insight into the creation of her magical worlds in a talk dubbed “Literary, Geographic and Ghostly Influences.”

The author behind 2011’s “Swamplandia!” and short story collections such as “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by

Wolves” and “Vampires in the Lemon Grove,” says she’s excited for her trip to Kansas.

Russell recently spoke with the Journal-World over the phone about her childhood in Florida, the “somber joy” of natural disasters and how she feels about getting older — “it’s a bit of a relief.”

Here are excerpts from that conversation: Joanna Hlavacek: You’ve set many of your stories in Florida, where you grew up. What is it about your home state that lends itself to these magical themes in your work?

Karen Russell: It’s such a fun state to write about, because I think everybody has a connection — either your elderly relatives

wake of natural disasters, where people self-organize and normal hierarchies are suspended and An Evening with Karen Russell: people really are able to be their “Literary, Geographic and Ghostly best selves and really help each Influences” will be 7:30 p.m. Thursother. I remember that, too. day at Abe and Jake’s Landing, 8 E. That was a pretty powerful Sixth St. Tickets are free and are experience to have early on, where being distributed at the Lawrence suddenly everyone… you’re bringPublic Library’s Welcome Desk, 707 ing ice to your neighbors or you’re Vermont St. rebuilding together. In a way, nobody wants a hurricane to destroy their home. It was early contact migrated there or you’ve been to some pretty powerful stuff — there because of America’s fanpeople being their best selves tasy capital. and also just the colossal force of When you’re a kid, you just nature and what it can do. Even receive everything in a matter-ofwith all the power we do exert over fact register. You don’t know how the environment, we’re still pretty to distinguish between the insane vulnerable as a species. and nightmarish and just like, the JH: Your younger brother, Kent grocery store on a Tuesday. So, Russell, is also a writer. I read an Florida is somewhere that I feel interview where he said that after like is a state within the magical the hurricane he had to share a bed realist register… I always felt like with you and your sister… geography was my first influence, KR: Oh, no (laughs). That’s a and then I was drawn to people like funny image for people. Nobody (Gabriel García) Márquez or (Italo) wants to picture that.

Calvino later, because it echoed JH: He was talking about how back something I had just experiyour dad would spin these crazy enced growing up in South Florida, yarns for you kids while you were which is this sort of matter-of-fact all sharing a bed. What kinds of strangeness, you know? stories was he telling? Did that Hurricanes are always (sweep- storytelling give you some coming over) the coastlines and tides fort in the wake of the hurricane? of people from different cultures KR: I think it was just the three of us. It was on an air mattress, are always sweeping over the which I remember as being really peninsula, so it’s a place that’s fun because I had always wanted always in flux.

JH: I read that your family lost a water bed in the way that like, when you’re a kid, that seems like its home in Hurricane Andrew the wealthy or the elite had water back in the early 1990s. How did that disaster shape your formative beds (laughs).

I think that’s one of the reasons years and your writing?

I’m really close with my siblings.

KR: There’s this book that I We had a somewhat traumatic love by Rebecca Solnit called thing happen and then we’re all “A Paradise Built in Hell,” and really close. And, as you menshe does these sort of case study tioned, physically close, too. investigations of hurricanes, of My dad is a great storyteller. earthquakes or fires. And she He’s a strange poet. He has such talks about how we don’t have a good vocabulary for the sort of Please see RUSSELL, page 3D somber joy that can come in the

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ho is the Letter-Jacket Killer?

“Hell Town,” a soap-opera style slasher flick, will answer that question when it plays one night only at Liberty Hall on Friday. Set up like three different TV episodes, this campy gorefest could be viewed as a midseason movie-length Netflix binge. The killer targets members of two sparring families, the Glabes and the Manlys, and the audience is dropped right in the middle of the whole sordid affair.

Co-director Steve Balderson, a native of Wamego, just screened his previous film “El Ganzo” at June’s Free State Fest, and he’ll be back in Lawrence next Friday night with co-director Elizabeth Spear to premiere “Hell Town” in Lawrence. With Halloween on the way, I asked the co-directors about some of their favorite horror films: Steve Balderson: “Sleepaway Camp” is a classic. When I think of all the elements that make up a classic horror film — teenagers or college kids, cabins or camps in the woods or a lake, and the combination of sex and murder — this film has all that, although now that I think of it, they all kind of have that same thing going on.

The bathroom stall scene really inspired me when we were thinking of great ways to kill people in “Hell Town.”

Eric Melin: What was it about the bathroom scene?

Balderson: It was the suspense. When the guy goes into the stall, the broom handle slides into the door handles very slowly, and then the beehive is lifted into the window slowly, and then, when the hive falls and the guy is going crazy trying to escape, but can’t get out, it’s incredibly scary. But it’s also creative. It’s much more exciting to watch a death scene that isn’t typical.

Elizabeth Spear: I’ll have to say the one film that almost made me have a panic attack and have to leave the theater was “Silent House.”

Elizabeth Olsen was phenomenal and it was just so claustrophobic and scary! I was on the edge of my seat the whole time.

Balderson: I’ve always loved “The Shining” and “Misery,” and each year at Christmas I bring them out again. I think it’s just because they’re both set in winter and there’s a lot of snow. Plus, the holidays are so positive and sweet that it’s nice to throw psychotic people in the mix to break up all the cheer. There’s definitely a campy ring to each too. As serious as Kathy Bates is playing that part, she’s just so good at playing an insane person, it’s sometimes hysterical — in a good way. They’ve become holiday favorites for my whole family.

Spear: I absolutely loved/hated the original 1997 “Funny Games.” It was a torturous, genius thrill.

Balderson: Me too!

That movie is sick. In a really great way.

Spear: Growing up, “A Nightmare on Elm Street” terrified me! Of course I wasn’t supposed to see rated-R films, but there was no way I could deny what I had done when I had to sleep on my parents’ floor for two weeks and woke up screaming every hour!

Balderson: I wasn’t old

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eric@scene-stealers.com enough to watch “Poltergeist” so we always tricked our baby sitter into letting us watch it when our parents were away. The scene that scared the pants off me was the one when the guy starts peeling the skin off his face. It haunted me for years.

I think this is probably why we’re insane and make movies like “Hell “Poltergeist” Town.”

“Hell Town” is unrated and screens at 7 p.m. entire film standing Friday at Liberty Hall. atop the Statue of Liberty. (No, it’s not subtle.)

‘An American Werewolf Zemeckis finds beauty in in London’ the absurdity of Petit’s Speaking of insanity, quest to walk a tightrope how about the moment between the almostin 1981’s “An American completed Twin Towers, Werewolf in London” where the bloody, re-animated corpse of Griffin Dunne appears to his backpacking buddy David Naughton to tell him that he’s a werewolf.

Before he gets down to business, Dunne complains that the girl he liked in high school cried at his funeral … all the way into someone else’s bed.

That’s the kind of irreverent humor happening throughout John Landis’ one-of-kind horror classic, which Liberty Hall is showing on the big screen at 7 p.m. today. Landis was hot off “The Blues Brothers” and “National Lampoon’s Animal House” when he wrote and directed this movie, which was also the first to win an Oscar for best makeup.

Landis balances the dread and the comedy perfectly, and the transformation scene — set in hilarious counterpoint to Sam Cooke’s buoyant “Blue Moon” — has still never been topped.

‘The Walk’ For the definitive, electrifying adaptation of tightrope walker Philippe Petit’s crazy story, look no further than the 2008 documentary “Man on Wire.” Through a crafty combination of re-enactments, archival footage and interviews, it’s by turns a thrilling heist picture and probing portrait of a gifted narcissist.

Director Robert Zemeckis jettisons most of the hard edges of Petit’s character in favor of a wide-eyed follow-yourdreams story in “The Walk,” opening in wide release this weekend.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays the daring Frenchman, and narrates the

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and it’s fun to see long stretches of his break-in and performance reimagined with a huge Hollywood budget.

But “The Walk” is rendered in such broad strokes (with a pseudo-

romance and unfunny ’70s stoner characters, among other things) that it falls more into the fairy tale category than anything else.

— Eric Melin is the editor-in-

chief of Scene-Stealers. He’s a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and president of the Kansas City Film Critics Circle. On the air-guitar circuit, he goes by the name Mean Melin and is a world champion of air guitar.

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an ear for strangeness.

He’s a real, genuine weirdo, in the best way.

Such a super imaginative guy, hilarious. He’d end on a cliffhanger and pick it up the next night. I’m sure that was an influence, too.

JH: So, you count your dad as a literary influence?

KR: Yeah, absolutely.

He takes so much pleasure in weird slang and ‘60s jargon. He uses language in such an idiosyncratic way, I guess, so maybe that was our earliest understanding of Russell language being a medium through which you can transmit your personality and your vision. My dad has a very particular vision of the world.

We weren’t really a literary family. We were just sort of omnivores.

We’d go to the library and bring back just a haul of everything — Ray Bradbury and strange paperbacks.

JH: What were some of your literary influences growing up, and also, what made you decide to pursue writing? I know you started at a pretty young age.

KR: Yeah, I did. Isn’t that boring? I didn’t even flirt with the idea of being an astronaut or anything like that.

I think I had a healthy sense of my limitations, too. I was a pretty anxious kid, so I think books were like these doors to other worlds. It really felt like a true sanctuary.

And also the stakes are reduced in a way, with a book, where it’s suddenly

safe to feel and think in ways that maybe are too threatening in your ordinary day-to-day.

I always felt when I was a kid that I was doing my real living in books, and that school was just an interruption, that dinner was just an interruption. I read whatever I could get my hands on. I think I read books that were way above my grade level to impress my teachers, understanding little.

Just toting “Moby Dick” around in fourth grade…

JH: It sounds like you were the real-life Matilda (from Roald Dahl’s book about a child genius with telekinetic powers), in some ways.

KR: Oh, I wish. Wasn’t that a beautiful book?

JH: A lot of your stories are told from the perspective of children or adolescents, and oftentimes, they’re left without a lot of parental supervision. What is it about the childhood experience that keeps drawing you back to it in your work?

KR: I was just thinking that some of the stuff that I’ve been writing recently, the characters have inched up in age, but not that much. But there is some kind of lag. When I first started writing, I was very interested in very young children, so it may be that I’ve finally had the distance from childhood to see it.

I would think about how private adolescence is to everybody. The solitude of childhood was really interesting to me. That amphibious ability to cross back and forth between that private world and the more public concept of reality — kids can do that in this way that I think; it does somewhat close as you get older.

JH: You were 25 when your first collection of

short stories was published almost a decade ago. And you’ve received quite a few accolades since: a “5 under 35” young-writer honor from the National Book Foundation in 2009, a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2012, a MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant” in 2013, among others.

How did you feel receiving all that attention focused on your talent as a young writer? Do you feel like you’ve gotten used to it at this point?

KR: It’s incredible to me that it’s been 10 years.

Joy Williams has a story collection out where she says, “Time lunges around like a poisoned, damaged thing.” That’s kind of how I feel, too. It doesn’t feel quite linear.

I was so fortunate and so grateful for that support early in my career. That meant so much to me, and I don’t know how I would have written those books without that help.

But it is a bit of a relief not to be a debut author, and it’s sort of exciting to strike out for new territory fictionally and try writing different landscapes and different voices.

I think when “Swamplandia!” came out, I was 28 or 29, and I wasn’t feeling so young anymore, so it felt a little disingenuous to wear my hair in braids and be this young author when actually, I felt old and hoarse and kind of exhausted.

So maybe it feels a little more honest to move into the mid-30s.

I’m always interested in watching other authors as their voices change over time. So, I guess I would say that I felt really grateful but always kind of embarrassed, because I never really felt quite young enough to warrant that (attention).

You know, if I had been 12 or something… I

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mean, I was already using age-defying moisturizer (laughs).

I think one of the dangers of the focus placed on age, maybe, is you can be a debut author at any age. There are some author friends of mine whose first books came out while they were in their late 40s. You still need help at the start of a career. In some ways, age isn’t maybe the right way to think about debut authors anymore.

JH: What advice would you give to young writers or someone just starting out?

KR: I always think to read omnivorously. It’s not really original advice.

To read outside the genre and to maybe try writing outside the genre you identify with. The stakes feel a bit different and you take risks a bit differently. You’re not working in your primary

genre, so you can flirt with a different voice on the page.

And also, besides reading omnivorously, to let yourself play. To let yourself take risks on the page. It can really be a little paralyzing, especially if you’re a student and you’ve taken out loans, and there’s such a machine and there’s such a pressure of wanting to get an agent and get published. But all the joy is in the making of the thing. So, give yourself some time and give yourself the freedom to play around. Patience, I guess.

JH: What’s next for you?

KR: I’ve been working on new stories set outside of Florida. You know in the same way that people come home later in life, I’m hoping later in my career I can come back to the

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peninsula as some sort of fictional homecoming or something. I’m excited to come out to Kansas because off and on, I’ve been working on this novel set in sort of a mythic version of the Great Plains. It’ll be set during the Dust Bowl drought.

I feel shy talking about it. I went through a honeymoon phase where it was all I could talk about, but now I’m feeling a little more reticent.

JH: Do you know when we might see that?

KR: Oh, man. I’m a superstitious thinker and leery of the jinx, so I’m just going to throw some dry ice down and say, hopefully soon. Hopefully in the next couple of years.

— Features reporter Joanna Hlavacek can be reached at jhlavacek@ljworld.com and 832-6388.

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An assortment of cheese pizza slices from Lawrence restaurants

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he recently-published memoir “Slice Harvester” embraids two stories: that of the author’s battle with alcoholism and, concurrently, his quest to eat a plain cheese slice from every single pizzeria in Manhattan.

Self-described punk rocker Colin “Atrophy” Hagendorf began the project on a whim in 2009. He recorded his thoughts on his blog, archived at sliceharvester.com, and began selling a quarterly fanzine that compiled his reviews, all while working a grueling burrito delivery job and getting blackout drunk almost every night.

Hagendorf took two years to finish all 362 unique slices that the island had to offer; and now, with the release of his book, you can follow his journey in an afternoon or two.

“Slice Harvester” is an easily digestible 200 pages, but it’s rich with the stories of New York and the people who call it home. Hagendorf profiles the multi-cultural tapestry of each neighborhood he visits, from the kosher pizzeria Milk ‘N Honey to shops helmed by Indian immigrants in midtown.

As I read, I gained a surprisingly in-depth knowledge of the East Coast punk scene, too.

brashness coupled with humor and intellect to great effect. The author’s battles underpin the culinary tale in a way that brings new meaning to each story. The juxtaposition makes perfect sense in its own, New York kind of way.

After I put the book down, I was feeling inspired. And hungry. In the spirit of Hagendorf (sans drug abuse), I set out to harvest the pizza of Lawrence.

I collected a plain cheese Hagendorf doesn’t shy slice from nine local pizzerias. away from his flaws — he It’s not an exhaustive list, but writes with disarming earit’s pretty close — eating this nestness about his mistreatmuch pizza is harder than it ment of his parents and looks, folks. girlfriend. He doesn’t Glory Days: Pan-style pizza spare any mercy that takes me back to elementafor subpar pizza ei- ry birthday parties of the 1990s. ther, writing “Pizza It’s a little dense, but the crust like this is ruining has a superb crisp to it.

America,” of Blue Papa Keno’s: A thin, greasy Rose Deli’s slice. monstrosity. It’s delicious.

The parallel narThere’s a great hint of garlic in ratives of pizza and the sauce. However, I feel like the minimalism of a plain slice booze are not just a hurts Keno’s more than others. matter of happenPizza Shuttle: Like a slice stance; ultimately, of Glory Days that went to it’s the pizza that grad school. The crust reflects leads Hagendorf to sobriety. The quest to a greater level of care; the cheese stands out as a signaeat every slice gives ture. Shuttle is a classic for him motivation to press on good reason. with his life, toward a beautiPyramid: This is a fantasful and “cheesy” conclusion. tic slice. The ratios of sauce, I was hooked by this memoir the second I read the cheese, and dough are in perfect harmony. The braided jacket description. The story unfolds quickly, despite taking crust is a nice touch, too. If pizza toppings went extinct, time for interesting, sincere this would be my salvation. vignettes.

Johnny’s Tavern: A New There’s something fascinatYork-style super-thin crust ing about the landscape of pizza with an intriguing pizza and culture spanning cheese blend. Is that a hint of New York. Hagendorf wields

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cheddar? Or is it the spices in the sauce? Either way, there’s a real punch of flavor here that others lack.

Tad’s: Another New Yorkstyle; this one is a little barebones, being mostly cheese with a scant suggestion of sauce and a wafer of crust.

Don’t let appearances fool you: more so than the other New York style offerings, I feel Tad’s has really embraced the concept and executed it well.

Morningstar’s New York: Looks like a much bigger version of Tad’s, and tastes pretty similar too. There’s a higher cheese-and-sauce-to-crust ratio, though, and the cheese has a nice personality to it. A great slice, but it doesn’t have that Xfactor that puts it over the top.

Rudy’s: Here we have one divisive slice. It’s a fine work of pizza craftsmanship, but it’s built like a tank. I actually really enjoy the heft of it, but here’s my beef: it’s way too dry. For the amount of dough, there needs to be basically twice as much sauce. The dusting of herbs on top adds something special, so I can understand the Rudy’s following.

Don’t take my word for it — just go eat some pizza. And read “Slice Harvester” while you’re at it.

— Eli Hoelscher is a Readers’ Services Assistant at Lawrence Public Library. Eli likes Raymond Carver, books with immersing landscapes, art films, bildungsromans, anti-heroes, The Trumpet of the Swan, harrowing & emotional stories and a quart of potato salad, please.

Hardcover fiction 1. The Murder House.

Patterson/Ellis. Little, Brown ($28) 2. The Girl in the Spider’s Web. David Lagercrantz.

Knopf ($27.95) 3. Come Rain or Come Shine. Jan Karon. Putnam ($27.95) 4. After You. Jojo Moyes. Viking/Dorman ($26.95) 5. Make Me. Lee Child.

Delacorte ($28.99) 6. Go Set a Watchman. Harper Lee. Harper ($27.99) 7. The Aeronaut’s Windlass. Jim Butcher. Roc ($27.95) 8. The Girl on the Train.

Paula Hawkins. Riverhead ($26.95) 9. Pretty Girls. Karin Slaughter. Morrow ($27.99) 10. X. Sue Grafton. Putnam/Wood ($28.95) Hardcover nonfiction 1. Killing Reagan.

O’Reilly/Dugard. Holt ($30) 2. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. Marie Kondo. Ten Speed ($16.99) 3. Big Magic. Elizabeth Gilbert. Riverhead ($24.95) 4. Live Love Lead. Brian Houston. Hachette/FaithWords ($24) 5. Why Not Me? Mindy Kaling. Crown Archetype ($25) 6. In This Together. Ann Romney. St. Martin’s/ Dunne ($27.99) 7. The 20/20 Diet. Phil McGraw. Bird Street ($26) 8. Furiously Happy.

Jenny Lawson. Flatiron ($26.99) 9. Between the World and Me. Ta-Nehisi Coates.

Random/Spiegel & Grau ($24) 10. Rising Strong. Brene Brown. Random/Spiegel & Grau ($27)

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BOOK REVIEW

Get the paddles: Margaret Atwood’s new novel in need of defibrillation

By Mike Fischer Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

In the gritty initial chapters of Margaret Atwood’s “The Heart Goes Last,” an epic “financialcrash business-wrecking meltdown” has triggered an equally devastating implosion of civil society.

Homelessness is endemic. Marauding bands rape, rob and kill. Murders go uninvestigated; “only rich people can afford to have police.”

And most of them have left the crumbling building to live offshore on “tax-free sea platforms.”

There’s no such plush platform awaiting Stan and Charmaine, hardworking Americans who mar-

ried each other because it was safe, in a world where nothing is sure.

But when they lose their jobs and then their home and begin living out of a car, their seemingly solid if stolid marriage begins to fray.

That makes them easy marks for the Orwellian types running the town of Consilience and its prison, Positron. Those who choose to move there get to spend six months each year in comfy homes.

But every other month must be spent as a Positron inmate.

One’s “civilian” home is shared with a second couple, who occupy it during the months one spends in the slammer.

It’s not quite as bizarre as it sounds — not when

one considers the number of Americans working toxic, dead-end jobs involving too many hours and too little money, all so they can spend their remaining hours in the homes for which they work. We trade freedom for apparent security. Every day.

Atwood has been exploring how that tradeoff works — as well as just what sorts of trades we’re willing to make — for a long time, especially in the novel to which this one is bound to be compared: “The Handmaid’s Tale” (1985), in which the theocracy of Gilead enslaves women in the name of protecting them.

The Positron Project, as it’s called, adapts a similarly cloying, creepy and ultimately controlling approach toward its subjects. To “avoid overexcitement,” there’s no rock, hip-hop or porn.

The 1950s have been chosen “for the visual and audio aspects,” because

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people then were allegedly happier.

There’s technology, but it all operates on a closed circuit; one can’t communicate with the outside world. And after entering this world, one isn’t permitted to leave.

Ever.

“The whole town is under a bell jar,” we’re told, and it’s hard to miss the allusion to Sylvia Plath — in a novel demonstrat-

ing Atwood’s customary awareness that women have it worse off in dystopia, just as they do everywhere else.

But unlike “The Handmaid’s Tale” — a richer book with much more textured characters — “Heart” often seems to exist within a similarly airless bell jar, under which characters like Stan, Charmaine and everyone else enact a contrived and cartoonish plot, unspooled with a jaunty, even snarky insouciance.

It’s as though Atwood can’t quite bring herself to take these characters seriously. Or perhaps she’s trying to convey what happens when we reduce people to commodities — capable, here, of being continually repurposed and repackaged. Are we, as one character asks, no more than a few plasticized features and gestures? If so, what makes us human? And if so, can literature matter?

Interesting philosophi-

cal questions, but the way they’re presented here undermines what could have been a much better novel. Instead we get satire that’s too broad to bite and too self-consciously clever for readers to care.

And we really should care, given that topics covered in “Heart” not only include the inverse relation between freedom and security, but also sex slavery, trafficking in body parts, brainwashing, artificial intelligence, censorship, how relationships work and why marriages fail. For starters.

Atwood’s novel is ultimately a nonstarter because it fails to practice what her title rightly preaches: Even in a world gone to hell, the human heart offers us hope of something more and better. When one’s characters become as heartless as the robots they build, reading about them gets reduced to mechanically going through the motion of turning the pages.

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KANSAS CITY CONNECTION

By Lucas Wetzel

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“THE MUTINY ON THE AMISTAD” BY HALE ASPACIO WOODRUFF (American, 1900–1980), 1939, oil on canvas. Collection of Talladega College, Talladega, Ala. Copyright Talladega College. The painting is part of “Rising Up: Hale Woodruff’s Murals at Talladega College” at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.

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DATEBOOK 901 S. Iowa St. National Coming Out Re-Kick-Ulously Day: Panel, 4-6 p.m., Healthy Kickball TourMeeting Room B, Lawnament, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., rence Public Library, 707 Sports Pavilion Lawrence, Vermont St. 100 Rock Chalk Lane.

Irish Traditional Mission Festival, 11 Music Session, 5:30-8 a.m., St. John’s United p.m., upstairs Henry’s on Church of Christ, 396 Eighth, 11 E. Eighth St. East 900 Road, Worden.

O.U.R.S. (Oldsters “Fall-For-All” CelebraUnited for Responsible tion, noon-5 p.m., PendService) dance, doors 5 leton’s Country Market, p.m., potluck 7:15-7:45 1446 East 1850 Road. p.m., dance 6-9 p.m., Butterfly Release from Eagles Lodge, 1803 W. Butterfly Villa, 5 p.m., Sixth St. Pendleton’s Country Mar“An American Wereket, 1446 East 1850 Road. wolf in London,” 7 p.m., Lawrence Coalition Liberty Hall, 644 Massafor Peace and Justice chusetts St. monthly meeting, 3:30 Smackdown! trivia, 7 p.m., Education Room, p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 Community Mercantile, New Hampshire St.

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Eudora City Commission meeting, 7 p.m., Eudora City Hall, 4 E. Seventh St. Immigration & Solidarity: U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities Speaking Tour, 7-9 p.m., Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vermont St.

The art of ‘Rising Up,’ and visiting old haunts

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merican painter Hale Woodruff lived and studied in Paris, learned fresco techniques in Mexico under Diego Rivera and taught on the faculty of New York University for 20 years. He is best known for a series of murals painted in 1938 at Talladega College in Alabama depicting the 18th-century slave revolt on the Amistad. The murals have since been restored and are now on view at the NelsonAtkins Museum through Jan. 10, 2016.

The exhibition, “Rising Up: Hale Woodruff’s Murals at Talladega College,” is free to the public, and a series of related public events is scheduled that includes a concert by vocal group The Divas on Friday, Oct. 16, at 6:30 p.m. featuring music inspired by the murals.

On the following Friday, Oct. 23, poets Glenn North, the director of education at the Black Archives of MidAmerica, and Jose Faus, Natasha Ria El-Scari and Sheri Hall will perform poetry in response to the artwork. That event begins at 6 p.m.

Check out nelsonatkins.org for a full list of special events related to the exhibit.

Woodruff’s paintings are also featured in an exhibit at the American Jazz Museum in the 18th and Vine historic jazz district. “All Hail to Hale” includes works from the family’s private collection, some of the artist’s personal items, and tribute works from 14 different artists. The exhibit is on display through Feb. 20.

Rhiannon Giddens Each week since 1978, KCUR 89.3 radio host Bill Shapiro presents an in-depth look at a different musician or genre on his hour-long program “Cypress Avenue,” broadcast at 1 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. on Saturdays. Shapiro also hosts an annual concert series at the Folly Theater.

At 7 p.m. today, Cypress Avenue Live features the dynamic singer and fiddle/banjo player Rhiannon Giddens, who was a founding member of the Grammy-winning band The Carolina Chocolate Drops. Giddens’ solo album, “Tomorrow Is My Turn,” is a soulful tour through different styles of American music that should feel familiar to listeners of Shapiro’s program.

Tickets start at $25 at follytheater.org.

Concerts New Orleans rhythm and blues veteran Dr. John has been enterHaunted houses taining crowds for With Halloween seadecades, and his 2012 son in full swing, I’d be album “Locked Down,” remiss in not mentioning produced by Dan Auerthe many haunted houses bach of the Black Keys, in the West Bottoms. introduced him to a new The most famous of generation of music fans. this haunted lot inOn Thursday, the good clude The Beast, which doctor plays (fittingly) opened in 1991 and is at the VooDoo Lounge at the country’s largest Harrah’s Casino in North haunted house, featuring Kansas City. Tickets cost the Werewolf Forest, a $25 and up at voodookc. three-story light tower com. and a four-story slide.

There might not be a The Edge of Hell has more popular instrument been around for 40 years right now than the ukulenow, and its five stories le, and few if anyone plays of horrors are not recom- it more spectacularly than mended for anyone 10 or Jake Shimabukuro. The under, or really anyone ukulele wizard performs who suffers from clausat 7 p.m. next Sunday, Oct. trophobia, nightmares or 18, at the Kauffman Cena fear of things that go ter. Tickets are $21 and up bump in the night. Tickat kauffmancenter.org. ets and ticket packages — Lucas Wetzel is a writer and can be purchased online editor from Kansas City, Mo. at fullmoonprod.com.

SUNDAY Prime Time WOW DTV DISH 7 PM

‘Wonderland’ art One of Kansas City’s best-known artists is leading a discussion about the fascination artists have with the characters and story of Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” which celebrates its 150th anniversary this year.

Peregrine Honig’s talk will take place at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th Street, which is also featuring an “Alice”-inspired art exhibit including psychedelic works from some of the city’s leading artists and fashion designers.

The show, “Intimate Riot,” is on display in the library’s Rocky and Gabriella Mountain Gallery through Jan. 17, 2016. Learn more at kclibrary.org.

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LABORERS ICL Performance Products, one of the world’s leading fertilizer and specialty chemicals companies, is now accepting applications for Laborer positions at our facility in Lawrence, KS. Laborers perform a variety of duties including super sacking, stenciling and labeling, cleaning, and operating forklifts to load trucks and transport product in the plant. Laborers will have the opportunity to progress into chemical operator positions.

Minimum requirements for the Laborer position include high school diploma or equivalent, current driver’s license, the ability to work rotating shifts, and able to lift 50lbs.

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PER HOUR after training in chemical operator positions.

Employees are eligible for most benefits the first of the month following hire. Benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance, short term and long term disability, 401k, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays and vacation after one year of service.

To view the complete job description and requirements and to submit your resume online, please visit:

ICLCAREERS.SILKROAD.COM In order to be considered for these positions, resumes must be received by 10/26/15.

ICL recognizes that our greatest assets are our people. We are committed to recruiting and retaining versatile, highly motivated individuals who can contribute to our success. We have a team-oriented culture that encourages creativity, decision-making and entrepreneurial spirit.

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PART-TIME & FULL-TIME PSYCHOTHERAPIST, OUTPATIENT SERVICES & CRISIS SERVICE POSITIONS Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center, a community mental health center, serving Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Linn, Neosho, and Woodson Counties.

Offices located in Iola, Humboldt, Garnett, Fort Scott, Pleasanton, Chanute, and Yates Center. Immediate openings for qualified mental health professionals. Outpatient therapy and crisis intervention for individual adults and children, couples, and families. Requires Kansas license or temporary license. Social Workers, Psychologists, Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, etc.

All offices are National Health Service Corp tuition/loan repayment sites for those who qualify. Full time with benefits. EEO/AA Send Resumes to: Robert F. Chase, Executive Director, Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center, PO Box 807, Iola, KS, 66749. 620/365-8641 rchase@sekmhc.org and bstanley@sekmhc.org

Onsite Interviews Positions are filling fast so come in for an interview ASAP. Open interviews through 10/30.

1025 N. 3rd St., Lawrence, KS 66044

FULL TIME PERMANENT POSITIONS Multiple schedules Opportunities for advancement Benefits, competitive pay, paid training and more!

Entry-level positions earn up to $10.50/hr within 90 days.

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Corizon Health, a provider of health services for the Kansas Department of Corrections, has an excellent opportunity on DAYS at the Kansas Juvenile Correctional Facility, Topeka, KS. Correctional nursing provides a rewarding career in a specialized field, primarily ambulatory care.

Corizon Health offers EXCELLENT compensation, great differentials and comprehensive benefits for full time.

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FHLBank Topeka’s products and services help our member financial institutions provide affordable credit and support housing and community development efforts. We are accepting resumes for a:

FACILITIES AND ADMINISTRATION SUPERVISOR This position supervises day-to-day activities of the facility coordinator and front desk personnel. This will include oversight of all policies and procedures and performance evaluations relating to said personnel.

Courtesy, tact, and diplomacy are essential elements of the job. This individual will be responsible for maintaining an effective and professional staff. Work involves much personal contact with others inside and outside the organization for purposes of giving or obtaining information, building relationships, or soliciting cooperation.

Serves as the primary back-up for the Facilities Coordinator and secondary back-up (behind Facilities Coordinator) for Front Desk personnel.

Manages security contractors and day-to-day security needs including granting and disabling building access, overseeing access reports and insuring that all security procedures are being followed consistently.

Assists the Manager of Facilities in tracking and monitoring departmental expenses and expenses related to facilities projects.

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FHLBank Topeka’s products and services help our member financial institutions provide affordable credit and support housing and community development efforts. We are accepting resumes for an:

INFORMATION SECURITY ENGINEER The individual in this position will provide expert level expertise in all areas of information security. This individual is primarily responsible for providing strategic vision and leadership in strengthening the Bank’s overall information security posture. Research emerging threats and trends, and recommend standards and procedures to mitigate risk across the organization. Provide third-tier technical support for advanced security issues.

Helps with the development of, and works within the facilities operating budget.

Oversees invoice receipt and payment for Facilities’ projects.

Coordinates the purchase and inventory control of office supplies, and maintenance of copiers and other office equipment.

Works with various departments and occasionally outside companies to coordinate Bank sponsored events.

Handles business partner workspace needs including minor repair, task lighting needs and bulb changes, minor cube modifications, and other business partner needs.

Perform or assist in other related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS A four year college degree required and graduate degree preferred.

Professional certification (Certified Information Systems Security Professional or Systems Security Certified Practitioner) strongly preferred and eight to ten years of relevant experience.

Expert level understanding of networking techniques and protocols.

Advanced networking certification preferred.

QUALIFICATIONS One to three years of relevant experience.

Additional industry certifications in audit or other IT-related areas.

Four-year college degree.

Working knowledge of industry standards regarding security devices and procedures.

One year or more supervisory experience.

Must have experience directing contractors in the workplace.

Strong customer service orientation.

Efficient with MS Office especially Excel.

Experience working in a highly-regulated environment.

Ability to work with tools performing simple minor repairs.

Must be able to work and travel independently.

Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.

In addition to a rewarding, team-oriented work environment, FHLBank Topeka offers opportunities for growth and development, an attractive benefit package including health and dental insurance, 401(k), short-term incentive plan and much more. To see a more detailed job summary and apply for this position, go to the Bank website at

In addition to a rewarding, team-oriented work environment, FHLBank Topeka offers opportunities for growth and development, an attractive benefit package including health and dental insurance, 401(k), shortterm incentive plan and much more. To see a more detailed job summary and apply for this position, go to the Bank website at

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Administrative Associate

School of Law seeks administrative associate. Position serves as principal support staff for the Law School Office of Career Services.

APPLY AT: https://employment.ku.edu/staff/4593BR

Accountant

The University of Kansas is committed to providing our employees with an enriching and dynamic work environment that encourages innovation, research, creativity and equal opportunity for learning, development and professional growth. KU strives to recruit, develop, retain and reward a dynamic workforce that shares our mission and core strategic values in research, teaching and service. Learn more at http:// provost.ku.edu/strategic-plan.

The Office of the Comptroller is searching for an Accountant to join their team.

APPLY AT: http://employment.ku.edu/staff/4556BR Deadline for applications is 10/18/15.

KU is an EO/AAE, full policy http://policy.ku.edu/IOA/nondiscrimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, disability, genetic information or protected Veteran status.

Assistant Alumni Director The Assistant Alumni Director helps coordinate the Washburn Alumni Association’s alumni events and membership program.

The position will help plan and implement local and national events in an effort to increase participation and involvement among Washburn alumni, friends and students. The Assistant Alumni Director will assist in various aspects of membership including utilizing creative ways to increase membership, retaining current members and enhancing member benefits and services.

Applicants should be enthusiastic professionals who have a passion for working with people in order to provide outstanding customer service and build relationships with internal and external customers.

Qualifications:

Director eXplore Lawrence

Explore Lawrence is the recently re-branded Convention and Visitors Bureau for the City of Lawrence is seeking to hire an exceptional individual to lead the organization and support our mission of attracting visitors to Lawrence. eXplore Lawrence coordinates and develops resources to create an exceptional visitor experience for both leisure and business travelers. The ideal candidate will have a strong ability to communicate with stakeholders, the Governing Board and community partners.

Applicants should have 3-5+ YEARS OF MEASURABLY EFFECTIVE EXPERIENCE managing a CVB or industry-related organization with a strong emphasis on sales and development of tourism-related events, initiatives and destination-based marketing.

Applications due Nov. 3.

To view the full job description and supplemental information, visit www.eXplorelawrence.com/jobs.

Salary is dependent on qualifications and experience. EOE.

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• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university. Degree from Washburn University preferred.

• Work experience in constituent/member services, public relations, alumni relations or related field preferred.

• Working knowledge and understanding of concepts, principles and practices of event planning.

• Strong communication, interpersonal and customer service skills.

• Outstanding organization and time management skills with attention to detail.

• Flexibility to work early days, evenings and weekends as required, as well as some overnight travel.

• Intermediate skill level utilizing Microsoft Office programs and familiarity with relational databases.

• Graphic design experience preferred.

For a complete job description or to apply, visit Creative Business Solutions at www.cbsks.com and select “Apply Now” under “Jobs” to submit your resume, cover letter and three professional references.

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ARE YOU: 19 years or older? A high school graduate or GED? Qualified to drive a motor vehicle? Looking for a great, meaningful job? Help individuals with developmental disabilities, learn various life skills, lead a self directed life and participate in the community.

Join the CLO family today:

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Office Manger

Community Living Opportunities, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping adults and children with developmental disabilities is currently hiring Direct Support Professionals (DSP’s).

WORK THREE DAYS A WEEK, TAKE FOUR DAYS OFF! $10/HOUR If you are interested in learning more about becoming a direct care professional at CLO and to fill out an application, please visit our website:

Stop by today to apply or send resume to brothersmarketops@gmail.com

785-865-5520 www.clokan.org

HIRING IMMEDIATELY! Drive for KU on Wheels or Lawrence Transit System

Focuss Wo Focus Focu Work Workforces rkfo forc rces es iiss cu curr currently rren entl tlyy se seek seeking ekin ing g wa ware warehouse reho hous use e as asso associates soci ciat ates es tthat hatt ca ha can n perform a variety of job duties and functions in a distribution center in Ottawa, KS! We are looking for candidates that possess the desire and the ability to work in a fast paced environment!

If you are driven and ready for a new challenge, we want to interview YOU!

We offer flexible part-time schedules, 80% company paid employee health insurance for full time, career opportunities- MV promotes from within!

Starting rate is $11.50/hr after paid training, must be 21+ with a good driving record.

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Need Holiday Cash?

FOCUS can help!

Think Fast.

Think FedEx Ground.

Currently Hiring For: Pickers | Order Selectors | Packers General Labor | Production Work | Special Projects All seasonal jobs are in Ottawa, KS! All Shifts Available-7 days/week! | Must be able to work 12 hour shifts.

Pay up to $15.00/hour + Overtime!

Apply at: www.workatfocus.com In person at: 1529 N. Davis Rd. Ottawa, KS 66067 Call (785) 832-7000 to schedule a time to come in!

Director of Communications

Interested in a fast-paced job with career advancement opportunities?

Join the FedEx Ground team as a package handler.

Package Handlers $10.20-$11.20/hr. to start Qualifications

Job ID 6102 • Topeka Public Schools USD 501

The Director of Communications serves as the district’s chief media contact and directs the school district’s internal and external communications program including coordination of legislative advocacy and lobbying efforts.

Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in public relations, communications, marketing, journalism, political science or related field.

• Minimum three years professional management/supervisory experience AND three years’ experience in the development and supervision of comprehensive communications and/or marketing plans. K-12 experience preferred.

• Strong interpersonal, verbal, written communication, and public speaking skills.

Must be at least 18 years of age Must be able to load, unload and sort packages, as well as perform other related duties

All interested candidates must attend a sort observation at our facility prior to applying for the position.

Salary: $73,800 - $103,000 Based on education and experience.

To schedule a sort observation, go to WatchASort.com 8000 Cole Parkway, Shawnee, KS 66227

Please apply at: http://www.topekapublicschools.net or contact Human Resources at 785-295-3088.

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FedEx Ground is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer (Minorities/Females/Disability/Veterans) committed to a diverse workforce.

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Director Supreme Court’s Office of Capital Appeals and Special Projects Kansas Supreme Court $71,400 to $81,600 starting salary, depending on experience

JOB DUTIES This is highly responsible professional legal work serving the Supreme Court of Kansas. Performs legal work for the Supreme Court as a whole under the supervision of one or more justices. Performs highly technical work in the review of issues raised in petitions for review, habeas corpus, mandamus and quo warranto actions and other motions and filings presented to the Supreme Court. This position’s work focuses on capital cases, including the preparation of legal research memoranda on capital case appeals, and the position is responsible for supervising one or more research attorneys. Most work appears in the form of written memoranda based upon the facts and applicable legal authorities.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Must be licensed to practice law in Kansas. A minimum of two years’ experience researching legal issues and writing research memoranda.

For additional details on this position, please see our website at http://www.kscourts.org/Court-Administration/Job-Opportunities/default.asp APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 16, 2015

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NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION DRIVER Part-time Opportunity

Lawrence Journal-World is hiring for a part-time driver to distribute newspapers to homes, machines and stores in Lawrence and surrounding communities. Candidates must be flexible and available to work 25-30 hours per week during the core hours of 2 am-7 am including weekends and holidays.

Ideal candidates must have good organizational skills; can work with minimal supervision; reliable transportation, a valid driver’s license, proof of insurance and safe driving record; and ability to lift 50 lbs. We offer a competitive salary, employee discounts and more! Background check and pre-employment drug screen required. Apply online at jobs.the-worldco.com EOE

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Experienced Concrete Finisher $18 an hr, work mostly Douglas County.

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FOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

For busy chiropractic clinic. Full-Time, permanent position. Apply in person MWF 8-4 pm.

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Director of Transportation

The Board of Regents invites nominations and applications for the Executive Assistant for the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

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Automotive City of Lawrence

Mechanic II Perform preventative mainten-ance & repairs on all city fleet vehicles. This is a full journey level position that performs the most complex tasks in the Central Garage.

Requires HS/GED w/ auto repair training & 2yrs exp; CDL Class B & Air Brake Endorsement.

Prefer Class A & ASE cert. Knowledge and skills related to the repair of fire apparatus and medical units is strongly preferred. $17.93 per hour.

Successful candidate must pass background ck, post-offer physical and drug screening.

Apply by 10/28/2015.

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Now Hiring CDL-A Drivers based in Atchison, KS! Regional Drivers with Weekend Home Time

Avg. $65,000 /Year Full Benefits & 401K Avail.

Hazmat & Tank End. Preferred. CDL-A & 1 Yr T/T Exp. Required Apply online at www.ruan.com/jobs Call 800-879-7826 for more information.

Dedicated to Diversity. EOE.

Local Semi Driver Local deliveries Haz-Mat & CDL required.

Taylor Oil Inc. 504 Main Wellsville, KS 785-883-2072

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Applications Developer, Sprint Corporation, Overland Park, KS. Lead development of cost-effective IT solutions.

Apply at www.sprint.com/careers, Req # 183849BR. Sprint is a background screening, drug screening, and E-Verify participating employer and considers qualified candidates regardless of previous criminal history. EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled.

Applications Developer, Sprint Corporation, Overland Park, KS. Apply domain expertise in telematics industry to analyze, design, implement, and test apps. Apply at www.sprint.com/careers, Req # 183854BR. Sprint is a background screening, drug screening, and E-Verify participating employer and considers qualified candidates regardless of previous criminal history. EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled.

Recently re-branded Convention & Visitors Bureau is seeking to hire an exceptional individual to lead organization and support mission of attracting visitors to Lawrence. Ideal candidate must have a strong ability to communicate with stakeholders. 3-5+ years of measurably effective experience managing a CVB or industry-related organization with strong emphasis on sales and development of tourism-related events, initiatives and marketing.

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KU Dept. of Educational Psychology Parent ConsultationProject

North Lawrence Improvement Association

Child Behavior Problems at Home?

You and your son or daugh-ter are invited to participate in the University of Kansas Parent Consultation Project. The is a research and service project designed to help us understand how to best work with parents to help reduce or eliminate behavior problems with their children at home. Parents with children ages 2-12 are eligible. Parents are required to attend three, 30-45 minute sessions. After a brief screening interview, parents will consult with a dedicated graduate student clinician for the project. All sessions and parking are FREE. All sessions will be held in the Center for Psychoeducational Services (CPS) at KU. CPS is located on the 1st floor north of J.R. Pearson Hall. Daytime and evening appointments are available through April 30, 2016. Limited spaces are available. For additional information or for a screening interview call for the Parent Consultation Project at: 785-864-7021.

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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/empl oyment Or come to: MV Transportation, Inc. 1260 Timberedge Road Lawrence, KS. EOE

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Healthcare

LPN/RN Wellsville Retirement Community is accepting applications for an evening nurse, Mon - Thurs. 3:00 to 9:00 and we can “flex” these hours.

We are family owned & operated. We offer a competitive wage and a FABULOUS work environment no kidding!

Stop by 304 W. 7th St in Wellsville or apply online:

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Signage Coordinator Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area seeks a Signage Coordinator responsible for implementing our signage plan. Full job description is available at: www.freedomsfrontier.or g. Send resume and statement of interest to jmcpike@freedoms frontier.org

Driver/Janitor Part-time, Morning, 28 hrs per week. Must have good driving record and be able to lift 50 lbs.

Start immediately.

Matthew_mccluer@usc.sa lvation army.org

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HUMOR is good medicine.

Personal Care and Service

I must be destined to become a fireman—it’s the only job that might appreciate how many times I’ve been fired.

Unique position avail. for a PT personal care attendant, to assist a woman in Lawrence.

Call 785-266-5307 for complete details.

Part-Time COOK & HOUSEKEEPER

Science & Biotech

Tall Oaks Christian Camp & Retreat Center Linwood, KS.

Research Associate

Food service experience preferred, not required.

Cook, wash dishes, cleanup, custodial and housekeeping duties.

Near Full time. Part time (30 hours) during the winter months. Many evenings and weekends.

Hourly salary plus meals when on duty.

Paid days off after 6 months. Email: kitchen@talloaks.org, or call 913-301-3004, or you can get forms and info on our website: www.talloaks.org

Post Doc; Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Sanzhen Liu’s laboratory. Experience with genomic data analyses supported by related professional publications. Ph.D. required, in biological science or computational science.

Full announcement available at: http://www.plantpath.ksu.e du/p.aspx?tabid=485 Application review begins 1 November 2015

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Monthly Meeting Mon. Oct 12, 7 pm At Peace Mennonite Church 615 Lincoln Talk about big pump at 6th & Maple & update on Grocery Store- All Welcome!

Info: 785-842-7232 ~ALSO~

North Lawrence Fall Clean-Up Tues., Oct 13.

Place items you wish to discard at your regular trash pick up site by 7 am. Remove nails from boards & place broken glass in suitable containers. Tires will also be picked up. NO PAINT OR CHEMICALS. Take limbs to parking lot behind Centanary United Methodist Church at 4th & Elm to make mulch for NOLA residents.

Info at 785-842-7232

1724 N 692 RD Baldwin City, KS 66006

Serving 5pm to 7 pm or when it’s all gone.

Please join us for good food and fellowship.

Homemade pies!

Free will donation.

You Miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.

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CHILI & CHICKEN NOODLE DINNER

A complete position description and instructions on how to apply for this position are available on: http://www.kansasregen ts.org/about/board_ office/employment_ opportunities EOE

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USED CAR GIANT

Ford Cars

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2008 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT S

2008 FORD ESCAPE XLT

Stk#115T945

$8,995

TRANSPORTATION

2014 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible

BMW Cars

Stk#PL1938

1987 BMW 325i

$23,994

Chevrolet 2008 Trailblazer LT, power equipment, alloy wheels, sunroof, tow package.

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1987 BMW 325i Convertible Auto, 136k, Great Condition. Champagne body, tan leather interior, brown top. $9000 (785)273-5588

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UCG PRICE Stock #114K242

$6,995

2007 MAZDA CX-7 GRAND TOURING

UCG PRICE

$9,495

Stock #116T066

2001 TOYOTA PRIUS FIVE

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Dodge Trucks

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$17,430

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Honda SUVs

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2010 Ford Fusion SE

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$38,979

Ford Trucks

Honda Cars

$8,993

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$9,494

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Cadillac Crossovers

2012 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor

Honda 2009 CRV EX 4wd, sunroof, power equipment, alloy wheels, steering wheel controls.

Stk#503223

Stk#115T876

$46,995

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2008 HONDA CIVIC LX

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Honda SUVs

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Chevrolet Crossovers

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‘05 Dodge Grand Caravan. Silver, 154k miles, Fair condition. $3400-OBO. Call 785-418-1942

2008 Ford Escape XLT

Ford Cars

$9,495

Only $5,995

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Honda Cars

Stk#116T066

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Stk# F361A

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We Buy all Domestic cars, trucks, and suvs.

Call Scott 785-727-7151

Honda Crossovers

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Fwd, 4 cyl, great gas mileage, power equipment, alloy wheels.

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Need to sell your car?

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2014 Ford F150 Platinum

2009 Honda Accord LX-P

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Hyundai

Call Thomas at

2014 Ford Fusion SE

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23rd & Alabama - 2829 Iowa

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2112 W. 29th Terrace Lawrence, KS 66047

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888-631-6458

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23rd & Alabama Lawrence 785-727-7151

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Ford SUVs

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2011 Chevrolet Impala LT

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GMC 2009 Acadia SLT

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$32,500

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2009 Honda CR-V EX-L

TRANSPORTATION SPECIAL!

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Infiniti SUVs

10 LINES & PHOTO:

Stk#PL1908

Stk#PL1912

Stk#1PL1985

Stk#115L769B

$16,979

$44,995

$10,752

$20,495

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2005 Infiniti QX56 $9,000 170k miles. Clean leather interior, excellent condition. Loaded with lots of extras. 785-727-8304

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CARS TO PLACE AN AD: Jeep

Lincoln SUVs

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785.832.2222 Mazda Cars

Mitsubishi SUVs

classiďŹ eds@ljworld.com Nissan Cars

Subaru Crossovers

Toyota Cars

2007 Toyota Camry

2005 Lincoln Aviator Luxury

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$9,449 2014 Jeep Cherokee Sport Stk#PL1935

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$20,495

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Mazda Cars

2007 Mazda CX-7 Grand Touring

$18,995

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23rd & Alabama Lawrence 785-727-7151

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Pontiac Cars

2014 Subaru Forester 2.0XT Touring Stk#1P1880

Nissan Cars

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Toyota Cars 2013 Mazda Mazda3 i Touring Stk#PL2006

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Stk# F347B

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Mercedes-Benz Cars

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2013 Nissan Altima 2.5 2 DR

Only $9,495 Call Thomas at

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JackEllenaHonda.com

$17,430

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

$16,497

Stk#1PL1975

2008 Volkswagen Rabbit S

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$10,495

Stk#114K242

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Pontiac 2009 Vibe Fwd, 4 cyl, great gas mileage, alloy wheels, power equipment, cruise control.

Stk#352451

23rd & Alabama Lawrence 785-727-7151

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SL

2007 Toyota Camry Stk#1PL1906

$8,995

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Only $9,714

Stk#115M848

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2009 Toyota Camry

Lincoln Crossovers 2012 Mazda Mazda3 i Touring

2011 Toyota Prius Five

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Stk#PL2003

$11,988

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2007 Mazda CX-9

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Low Miles, Fuel Efficient, Immaculate Condition, Great School Car Stk# F027B

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Pontiac 2003 Grand Am

2005 KIA SPECTRA

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$29,989

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Mazda Crossovers

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

2006 Toyota Camry LE

$7,995

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Kia Cars

STP#PL1996

$10,995 Always Priced Below NADA Retail! It Just Makes Sense to Buy From Laird Noller!

2013 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SV

$20,995

Stk#115T815

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2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport LE

Toyota Cars

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$6,995 Always Priced Below NADA Retail! It Just Makes Sense to Buy From Laird Noller!

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Motorcycle-ATV

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Scion

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$11,995 2008 Lincoln MKX Base Stk#115L907

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2007 Mercedes Benz CLK-Class CLK350 Base

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Stk#215T628

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$13,695

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under $100 CALL 785-832-2222

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2010 Kawasaki 1700 Voyager

2008 Toyota Highlander Sport Low Miles, Local Owner, Great Condition, All the Goodies, Loaded, Well Maintained. Stk# F200A

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Stk#114T1075C

Stk#113L909

$15,995 Scion 2011 XB FWD, 4 cyl, automatic, power equipment, great gas mileage and room.

Stk#473362

2112 W. 29th Terrace Lawrence, KS 66047

Only $12,836

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

SERVICES

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Toyota 2006 Avalon Limited V6, heated & cooled seats, leather, sunroof, alloy wheels, steering wheel controls & more.

Stk#480141 Only $11,500

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

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SPECIAL! 6 LINES

1 Month $118.95 | 6 Months $91.95/mo.

12 Months $64.95/mo. + FREE LOGO!

TO PLACE ANAN AD:AD: 785.832.2222 Review these businesses and more @ Marketplace.Lawrence.com classiďŹ eds@ljworld.com TO PLACE 785.832.2222 Antique/Estate Liquidation

Carpentry

Concrete

Dirt-Manure-Mulch

Furniture

Home Improvements

Home Improvements

Craig Construction Co Family Owned & Operated 20 Yrs

@ YOUR SERVICE Driveways - stamped • Patios • Sidewalks • Parking Lots • Building Footings & Floors • All Concrete Repairs Free Estimates Downsizing - Moving?

We’ve got a Custom Solution for You! Estate Tag Sales and Cleanup Services Armstrong Family Estate Services, LLC 785-383-0820 www.kansasestatesales.com

Auctioneers

The Wood Doctor - Wood rot repair, fences, decks, doors & windows - built, repaired, or replaced & more! Bath/kitchen remodeled. Basement finished.

785-542-3633 • 816-591-6234

Mike - 785-766-6760 mdcraig@sbcglobal.net Needing to place an ad?

785-832-2222

Cleaning New York Housekeeping: Accepting clients for wkly, bi-wkly & seasonal or special occasion cleaning.

Ex. Ref. Beth - 785-766-6762.

Concrete

Decks & Fences

DECK BUILDER Over 25 yrs. exp.

Licensed & Insured. Decks, deck covers, pergolas, screened porches, & all types of repairs. Call 913-209-4055 for Free estimates or go to prodeckanddesign.com

Rich Black Top Soil No Chemicals Machine Pulverized Pickup or Delivery Serving KC over 40 years 913-962-0798 Fast Service

Thicker line?

Bolder heading?

Color background or Logo?

CTi of Mid America Concrete Restoration & Resurfacing Driveways, Patios, Pool Decks & More CTiofMidAmerica.com 785-893-8110

Ask how to get these features in your ad TODAY!!

Stamped & Reg. Concrete, Patios, Walks, Driveways, Acid Staining & Overlays, Tear-Out & Replacement

Call: 785-832-2222

Jayhawk Concrete Inc. 785-979-5261

AAA Home Improvements Int/Ext Repairs, Painting, Tree work & more. We do it all! 20 Yrs. Exp. w/ Ins. and local ref. Will beat all est.

Call 785-917-9168

Foundation Repair Foundation and Masonry Specialist Water prevention systems for basements, Sump pumps, foundation supports & repair and more.

Call 785-221-3568

FOUNDATION REPAIR Mudjacking, Waterproofing.

We specialize in Basement Repair & Pressure Grouting.

Level & Straighten Walls & Bracing on wall. BBB. Free Estimates Since 1962 Wagner’s 785-749-1696 www.foundationrepairks.com

REAL ESTATE AUCTIONS 785-887-6900 www.billfair.com

Full service handyman.

Paint/Drywall repairs.

All jobs considered.

Call Luke 913-832-9080.

Email: cql.ays@hotmail.com

STARTING or BUILDING a Business?

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

Garage Doors

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Full Remodels & Odd Jobs, Interior/Exterior Painting, Installation & Repair of: Deck Drywall Siding Replacement Gutters Privacy Fencing Doors & Trim Commercial Build-out Build-to-suit services

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

Landscaping YARDBIRDS LANDSCAPING Father (retired) & Son Operation W/Experience & Top of the Line Machinery Snow Removal Call 785-766-1280

Golden Rule Lawncare Mowing & lawn cleanup Snow Removal Family owned & operated Call for Free Est. Insured.

Eugene Yoder 785-224-9436

Painting

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785-550-5592

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Seamless aluminum guttering.

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

785-842-0094 jayhawkguttering.com

Call Lyndsey 913-422-7002

Pet Services

Personalized, professional, full-service pet grooming.

Low prices. Self owned & operated. 785-842-7118 www.Platinum-Paws.com

Tree/Stump Removal Fredy’s Tree Service

Guttering Services

JAYHAWK GUTTERING 785-832-2222 classifieds@ljworld.com

Interior/Exterior Painting Quality Work Over 30 yrs. exp.

:LK;FNE T KI@DD<; T KFGG<; T JKLDG I<DFM8C Licensed & Insured.

20 yrs experience.

913-441-8641 913-244-7718

Higgins Handyman

Stacked Deck

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Lawn, Garden & Nursery

Fully Insured 22 yrs. experience

913-488-7320

Painting

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

785-312-1917

KansasTreeCare.com

Family Tradition Interior & Exterior Painting Carpentry/Wood Rot Senior Citizen Discount Ask for Ray 785-330-3459

Trimming, removal, & stump grinding by Lawrence locals Certified by Kansas Arborists Assoc. since 1997 N07 EB75;3>;L7 ;@ preservation & restorationâ&#x20AC;?

Ins. & Lic. visit online 785-843-TREE (8733)

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Sunday, October 11, 2015

MERCHANDISE PETS TO PLACE AN AD:

ESTATE

785.832.2222

SUNDAY OCTOBER 18TH, 2015 9:00 A.M.

AUCTION

2110 HARPER DG. FAIRGROUNDS BLDG. 21, LAWRENCE, KS

William (Bill) Pendleton had deep roots to Lawrence. His great grandfather Theodore Poehler was Mayor in 1885; Bill was a longtime Douglas County Attorney, a collector, and a Hit-Miss Engine & Railroad enthusiast. His Estate offers the following at the first of Two Auctions! Both Auctions will be held at the Fairgrounds due to Parking Issues at the residence!

Fly Wheel Engine Superior 25 Hp. Fly Wheel Engine (Complete) We will sell by picture, Please call to view & buyer is responsible for removal within 30 days!!

Hit Miss Engines & Accessories: Handy Andy 1 ¼ Hp. “The Galloway Company” 1920 engine on truck; Fairbanks Morse Z 6 Hp. engine w/Buzz Saw Attachment on truck (Complete); Witte 3 Hp. Log Saw engine ser#104264 w/original paint; Witte 3 Hp. engine ser#100560 (no Mag.); Fairmount ser#30836 Railroad engine; Monitor 1 ¼ Hp. Pump jack engine; Rex CF156 pump; pump jacks; Stokol hydraulic drive gearbox; engine trucks & carts; truck wheels; Ottawa brass engine tags; Fairbanks 5 hp. brass tag; engine coils & mags (Heinze/Pfanstiehl/Edison/ Wico/etc.; large & small engine oilers; 100’s of different engine parts of all kinds!! Case Toy Steam Engine w/driver; Miniature Jensen Live Steam Engine Model 75 dry fuel in original box; Jensen Steam Engine Workshop w/original box; Fleischmam Miniature Live Steam Engine; Fleischmam Miniature grindstone; Railroad 15+Freight baggage carts; baggage cart wrenches; RR crossing board assembly; St. Louis Handlan USA switch 4-way RR Lantern; Large blue RR lens; Santa Fe RR lantern; South African 1990 15BR Railways bronze RR Steam Engine emblem; 1898 RR Casey Jones picture; numerous RR pictures; many other RR items!!

Truck/Trailer/Tools 1997 Ford Ranger XLT truck, 97k, automatic, 2wd, single cab; Eagle 6 ½ x 10 flat-bed tilt-trailer (Like new), single 35K axle, w/hand winch; Yardman Yardbug riding mower w/bagger; Walker Turner “The Driver” band-saw; Craftsman lathe; lathe tools; Van Norman Model D valve machine;100’s power & hand tools of all kinds!!

Collectibles & Books Vintage 10 ft. cast-iron Light Pole (Lawrence?); TWO- 4 Nail Bin Rotating Hardware Displays (Quick Sales & Eclipse Wellston Co.); “Asa Dutton Farm” Wakarusa River cistern pump w/accessories; Detroit Hardware bench-top scales; Ohandler well pump & others; large & small feed dollies; Fairbanks & Howe platform scales; buzz saw blades; 100 lb. anvil; Ohio 1 cent match machine; Bond Bread porcelain sign; Hinkson-Crawford Adv. Co. Topeka Kans porcelain sign; Southwestern Bell Public Telephone porcelain sign; other metal signs; Minneapolis Moline wooden sign; Prestone thermometer; advertising oil cans; Caldron w/handle; wooden pulleys; large steel wheel set; IH & other wrenches of all kinds; Bill made one of kind exerciser w/Deering cast-iron seat; vintage wooden ladders; JC Higgins/DBS/Coast King bikes; Bill had an outstanding collection of books: Hit-Miss engines/Engines/IH Trucks B-3 C-1 C-5 C-15 C-30 C-35/1929 Combine Yearbook/1929 Myers pump/Pumps/Wisconsin/Steam Power/Fairbanks Morse/ numerous Railroad/ DeLaval Cream Separator/ John Deere & IH tractor & implement/ Winchester/Many Many Others!

5000 plus brick (Many Lawrence) & 3 - 16 ft. I-Beams (Both of these items will sell by picture & buyer must move!) Numerous items too many to mention!

Auction Note: This is an Outstanding Collection & THE QUALITY IS AMAZING!!

Plan on spending the day as this is a VERY LARGE Auction!! #2 Auction Sunday October 25th, 2015 Vintage Furniture/Collectibles/Misc.!

Auctioneers: ELSTON AUCTIONS (785-594-0505) (785-218-7851) “Serving Your Auction Needs Since 1994”

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Estate Sales ESTATE SALE

Auction Calendar 2 Great Auctions Saturday, Oct 10, 10 am 4795 Frisbie Rd, Shawnee, KS Vehicles, Golf Cart, Audio, Equip, Custodial items.

Wed., Oct 14, 10 am 4325 Troost, KCMO LOTS of Vehicles, Trailers, Equipment, Tools.

See web for more info: www.lindsayauctions.com 913.441.1557 AUCTION Main Street-Commercial Tonganoxie, KS 508 East 4th Street 11 A.M. Friday October 30 View: Fri Oct 23, 11 to 1 Selling to the high bidder regardless of price!

BILL FAIR & COMPANY www.billfair.com 800-887-6929

October 17, 9am-5pm.

2408 Danbury Pl. Estate of Ms. Lentz Sofa, occasional chairs, cocktail table, pr. Armless chairs, end tables, gait leg table, leather chair & ottoman, wing chair, small desk, dining set&6th chairs, 4 stools, wishbone dresser, corner shelf, queen bed, dressers, chest & side table, trunk, 1940 twin beds & dresser & vanity & side tables, lamps, patio furniture, lots of kitchen equipment, 7 door china cabinet , art work, silver serving pcs., Farragamo shoe collection, Bruno Malgi shoes, sz. 9-10. Clothing, purses, beaded purses, books, linens, ornaments, lots of Christmas, tools, lots of misc.

Sale by Elvira

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Check out next week’s paper for full listing- or see website.

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REAL ESTATE AUCTION Mon., October 12- 7:00pm Auction Location: NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY, OVER BROOK, KS.  Tract I: 152 A.+/ Tract II: 241 A. +/Open House: Mon., 9/28, 5 - 7 pm & Sun., 10/4 1- 4 PM Details on the web at:

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Basic Trundle Bed. Asking $35. 785-393-0726 Good, clean queen size mattress. Includes box springs. $75. 785-250-8290

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King Mattress, Slat Frame, Dark Brown Contemporary leather headboard & footboard. No box springs- $100 (913)206-5839

RED DOG DAYS LAST GARAGE SALE 3209 Yellowstone Dr Friday, Oct. 9, 8am-2 Sat, Oct 10, 8-2 Sunday, MAYBE?!

Loveseat Clean and in very good shape. Tan, with mauve, blue & green leaves. Blue stripes. Have to see it to appreciate! $35 785-856-0498

Bicycles-Mopeds 2007 Men’s Specialized Crossroads Sport Bicycle, Shimano 21 spd, dark gray. LOW MILES Includes Trek chain lock. $250. 785-842-1017

1950’s chrome with red top kitchen table with 4 matching chairs. $75 785-250-8290

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(First published in the Contractor Company Lawrence Daily Journal- Name: World October 11, 2015) Tenants to Homeowners Inc. DEMOLITION PERMIT Jeremi Lewis APPLICATION 2518 Ridge Ct Ste. 103 lewisjd9@yahoo.com Date: October 8, 2015 785-760-0368 (cell) Project Address: 785-842-5494 (office) ________ 908 LaSalle Applicant Signature: (First published in the October 8, 2015 Lawrence Daily Journal/s/Jeremi Lewis World October 11, 2015) 785-760-0368 lewisjd9@yahoo.com The abandoned property Property Owner Info: of the following tenants October 8, 2015 will be disposed of on or /s/Jeremi Lewis after October 26, 2015 if (tenants to homeowners) not claimed.

785-760-0368 lewisjd9@yahoo.com 2113 W 26th Street Brief Description of Lawrence, KS 66046 Structure: Jessica Williams Single family, under 900sq ft. plus 2 out buildings

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tan love seat, 1 dining room table, 1 coffee table, 1 small occasional table, misc. kitchen ware, 1 bedframe, 1 bunkbed frame misc. pictures in frames

October 6, 2015 /s/Jackson Clark 785-841-7460 jacksonclark@sunflower.co m Property Owner Info: October 6, 2015 Cherry Hill Properties /s/Jackson Clark 785-841-5444 785-841-7460 ________ jacksonclark@sunflower.co m (First published in the Brief Description of Lawrence Daily Journal- Structure: World October 11, 2015) Small garage with attached shed located on DEMOLITION PERMIT alley behind house APPLICATION Contractor Company Name: Date: October 6, 2015 Jackson Clark Project Address: 746 Indiana, Lawrence, KS 746 Indiana St jacksonclark@sunflower.co Legal Description: m Block- 6, Lot 13, Subdivi785-841-7460 sion- Lane’s First Addition ________ Applicant Signature:

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A class action lawsuit against Brighton Collectibles, Inc. is pending in the District Court of Sedgwick County, Kansas. A proposed settlement of that litigation, which may entitle class members to a cash award or to valuable merchandise certificates, has been reached. The Court has scheduled a Settlement Fairness Hearing for December 4, 2015.

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Household Items for Sale Pier I Dining Room Set, sq. green iron and glass table/4 chairs, 2 bar stools, other pieces-$300; small maple desk-$50; antique walnut small drop-leaf table 4 chairs-$400, cherry drop-side glass and wood coffee table-$75, large maple mirror from dresser-$20; handmade 1800’s antique cherry chest-$500. For more info and photos, call (after 6:00pm M-F or anytime wkends) 785-766-1613 or tstringer@sunflower.com.

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PIANOS • H.L. Phillips upright $650 •Baldwin Spinet - $550 • Cable Nelson or Kimball Spinet - $500 • Gulbranson Spinet - $450 Prices include tuning & delivery

Sports-Fitness Equipment Gently Used 720T Merit Treadmill for sale. $100 OBO. 785-917-1702

Sat & Sun Oct 10 & 11 10 am - 3 pm Call for Large Items 830-1232 Small wood stove, riding mower, cowboy shirts, bikes, winter coats, t-shirts, garage & shed stuff, doors, screens, antique desk, junior golf clubs, golf balls $4 doz, camping items, insulated concrete footings, miscellaneous lumber, paint, tools + more!

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King Comforter, Drapes, Shams, & Sheets. Great condition.

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ESTATE AUCTION Sunday, Oct. 18, 9 am 2110 Harper Lawrence, KS Fly Wheel Engine, Hit Miss Engine & Acc., Railroad items, Truck, Trailer, Tools, Collectibles & Books, so much more!

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Get all sides of the story before calling CPS Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Scared Aunt,” whose 14-yearold nephew is allowed to drive. I have a similar issue.

I have a relative who owns a jewelry store and pawn shop in another state. They have been the victims of a few robberies, so now his 12-year-old son carries a pistol in the store.

Under the laws of their state, the kid is allowed to carry it on the premises with the parents present, but not off the premises or in a vehicle. The father takes the kid to a firing range, and the kid has good aim.

It is my belief that a 12-year-old should never do hazardous work, and if he’s in such danger that he needs to carry a gun, then why is he allowed in the store at all?

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Marcy Sugar and Kathy Mitchell

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I’m not sure I want anything to do with these relatives since they put their child at risk, and I don’t want to go to their home.

I also wonder whether I should stop accepting invitations to any of their events in order to make it clear that I don’t approve of what they are doing. But I know most of my relatives will not understand and think I’m just being a fuddy-duddy.

Should I make a case

‘The Walking Dead’ comes back to life “The Walking Dead” (9 p.m., AMC) returns for its hotly anticipated sixth season. Perhaps more than any other show, the huge popularity of this zombiesurvival series has shattered all distinctions between network and cable. “Dead” is often the most-watched scripted series of the night, period.

When it began, “The Walking Dead” could be described as a first-person shooter video game come to life, with the audience following protagonists as they bludgeoned their way through a gory field of adversaries. The deaths of major characters were chattered about as a pretty big deal for a TV drama. But players “die” all the time in gaming.

As the series has evolved, more emphasis has been placed on rivalries between the survivors. The shuffling hordes of rotting cadavers serve as background noise (or perhaps, smell) — a constant horror and the never-ending “new normal.”

I suppose someday scholars will look back at “The Walking Dead” phenomenon as some kind of metaphor for a society beset with paranoia, quick to turn on each other as they faced a commonly defined group of dehumanized “others.” It may become the answer to the question, “What did you watch during the Drone Wars, Daddy?”

But as future students scrutinize “The Walking Dead,” they may have some difficulty figuring out why so many people found its gratuitous and repetitive gore so entertaining.

Tonight’s other highlights

Scheduled on “60 Minutes” (6:30 p.m., CBS): an interview with President Barack Obama.

The village hosts RAF pilots on “Home Fires” on “Masterpiece Classic” (7 p.m., PBS).

The New York Giants host the San Francisco 49ers on “Sunday Night Football” (7:20 p.m., NBC).

A scuffle over strategy on “Madam Secretary” (7:30 p.m., CBS).

Hap and Wick embark on a new venture on “Blood & Oil” (8 p.m., ABC).

Cleaning up, post-riots, on “The Leftovers” (8 p.m., HBO).

A mission to a refugee camp presents a security nightmare on “Homeland” (8 p.m., Showtime).

Art vandals require a delicate touch on “The Good Wife” (8:30 p.m., CBS).

Alex learns of her father’s past with the agency on “Quantico” (9 p.m., ABC).

Tracy may face murder charges on “CSI: Cyber” (9:30 p.m., CBS).

Cult choice A male-bonding adventure in wine country quickly unravels in the 2004 comedy “Sideways” (7 p.m., Encore), starring Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen and Sandra Oh.

to Child Protective Services about this?

— Brooklyn Dear Brooklyn: We agree that if the child works in a store that is often robbed, the parents are endangering him.

Having a gun will not prevent him from being shot by an intruder.

Before cutting them off and reporting them to CPS, however, have you spoken to the parents to hear their side of the story? Have you expressed your concerns to them directly?

You might be jumping to conclusions about the boy’s hours at the store. And by refusing all future invitations, you are not only excluding yourself from family events, you also will no longer be able to keep an eye on the situation.

Your disapproval is not likely to change the

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parents’ attitude. But if, after listening to the parents, you still want to contact CPS, by all means, go ahead.

Dear Annie: This is for “Confused Family Member,” whose niece had a large wedding months after a civil ceremony.

My daughter also married civilly two weeks prior to her big wedding bash for legal reasons.

Her husband was being deployed within the month and she needed power of attorney in order to purchase their new home and do other things. We did not announce it, so as not to confuse anyone. She is also in the service, and it saved a lot of paperwork. — Tootles

JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS

For Sunday, Oct. 11: This year many possibilities appear, perhaps as a result of your surging creativity. Your magnetism also soars. If you are single, you have nothing to complain about. Enjoy dating. If you are attached, share more with 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) A partner has a lot to share. You will need to be a receptive audience. Tonight: Go along with an associate’s choice.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) You might want to go in a new direction. Stay close to home and choose a relaxing activity. Tonight: Get a good night’s sleep.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) You feel as if you have made a sufficient effort to draw out a loved one who seems intent on having things work out their way. Tonight: Add spice to your life.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Return calls and catch up others’ news on the phone.

Remain close to home. Tonight: Make a favorite meal.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) You understand what is expected of you in a matter involving close relatives or neighbors.

Tonight: Out late.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

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You might feel as if you are stepping off a stage and finally have the freedom you crave. Tonight: Go for what you want.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) A conversation will start your day off on a very positive note. A surprise awaits you later. Tonight: On a roll.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Take some time for yourself. Do whatever you want!

Tonight: Play it as low-key as possible.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Friends seem to be reaching out to you with invitations to go everywhere. Tonight: You are the party!

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You see past what an older person presents. Clearly, this person does not want to offend you. Tonight: A force to be dealt with.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You crave a change of scenery, and you want to be around people who are different from your usual circle of friends.

Tonight: Enjoy the moment!

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Your ability to home in on what a loved one wants will allow for a nearly perfect day.

Tonight: Be more available.

ACROSS 1 Feels apprehension 6 Country house 11 Carpenter’s boring tool 14 Arctic dwelling 15 Ten, scalewise 16 Not outgoing 17 Being an actor 19 Polite address for gentlemen 20 Con artist’s decoy 21 Appoint as a substitute 23 Auditory sensor 26 Common contraction 27 Pointy-roofed houses 28 Sleep lightly 30 Act as a go-between 31 Muhammad’s religion 32 Electric car 33 Certain alcoholic beverage 36 Like 14-Across 37 Crestless wave 38 Speak highly of oneself 39 Explosive stuff 40 Microscope item 41 Large, as a car interior 42 Frolicking aquatic animals

44 Bulldog’s jowl 45 Wearable wares 47 “What a relief!”

48 Suffix meaning “to the max” 49 Colorful variety of lawn grass 50 Open, as a jacket 52 Nickname for Dwight D. 53 Seafood delicacy 58 Mayday relative 59 Angler’s spinners, e.g.

60 Spooky 61 Sound of a mouse sighting 62 Bedtime tale 63 It can kill on the road DOWN 1 Christmas tree type 2 Id’s complement 3 It leaves nothing 4 Some reddish deer 5 Deceptive argument 6 Small glass containers for liquids 7 Pastoral composition (Var.) 8 Hawaiian freebie 9 Crow’s-nest sighting 10 Neighbor of Tunisia

11 Pretend to be someone else 12 Like snow 13 Harps’ predecessors 18 Word for dieters 22 Family men, in the country 23 Despot’s decree 24 Felon’s burning ambition 25 Slatted furniture item 27 Alternative to “window” 29 Crumple, as paper 30 English university city 32 Wield a baton 34 Buddhist monks 35 Cairo’s locale

37 Stay at a hotel for the night 38 Present topper 40 Walks slowly 41 Brings back on the staff 43 Bit of body art, slangily 44 Mental fog 45 “Get thee up!”

46 Tea type 47 “Nasty” anagram 50 ___-friendly 51 Get ready for, for short 54 Relative of sis 55 Valuable stuff in a mine 56 Baldfaced thing 57 Was out in front

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Four-lane Kasold plan has most public support

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