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Battery charge dropped against Carlton Bragg Jr. Accuser charged based on video Carlton Bragg Jr. was dropped Wednesday and another charge was filed A battery charge filed against the woman who against University of accused him of striking Kansas basketball player her.

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Video evidence shows that Bragg, 21, acted in self defense during an argument with Saleeha Soofi, 19, early on Friday in the 1000 block of Emery Road, according to a news release from the Douglas County District

Attorney’s Office.

Soofi is also a KU student.

Before Bragg’s misdemeanor battery charge was dropped, his attorney, Hatem Chahine, stated in court filings arguing for self-defense that the

altercation started when Soofi “was accusing Mr. Bragg of sleeping with her best friend.”

Soofi was “under the influence of alcohol” at the time, Chahine wrote,

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By Sara Shepherd sshepherd@ljworld.com

Topeka — The Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday approved all six state universities’ policies for implementing campus concealed carry, which goes into effect this summer.

The policies generally address rules for handling and storing handguns on campus, as well as processes for handling suspected violations.

The policies don’t list specific buildings, areas or events where universities might prohibit guns, but do allow for those to be designated later.

Schools that choose to do so must present the Board of Regents with proposals listing such buildings, areas or events.

“I imagine we’ll be seeing those over the next few months, if universities determine

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KANSAS GOV. SAM BROWNBACK SITS DOWN with reporters for a year-end interview in his office on Wednesday at the Kansas Statehouse.

Brownback fully supports outdoor rec center proposal for Clinton State Park

By Peter Hancock phancock@ljworld.com

Topeka — Gov. Sam Brownback said Wednesday that he fully supports the idea of developing an outdoor recreation center at Clinton State Park and he thinks such an attraction would be a boon for the Lawrence-area economy.

“I love it. I think this would be fantastic,” Brownback said. “Now you’ve got to make all the numbers work. But I think Lawrence would be a great host community, and now we’ve got the South Lawrence Trafficway, we’re getting the road structure between Kansas City and Lawrence as high-speed.”

On Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission heard a presentation about the proposal from Jeff Wise, CEO of the U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C., and Robin Jennison, secretary of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism. The Douglas County Commission was expected to hear a similar presentation Wednesday.

In a separate interview, Jennison said Wednesday that the idea of developing a major attraction at Clinton State Park dates back to the late 1990s, when he was majority leader in the Kansas House, and he helped push through a bill that authorized a resort-style hotel near the lake.

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At that time, though, the city of Lawrence had not developed as far west as it has today, Jennison said. Since then, however, the South Lawrence Trafficway has been completed, and the city is building a new sewage treatment plant to better serve the west side, something he said would be necessary for such a facility.

When Jennison became secretary of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, he tried again to solicit proposals from hotel developers.

But he said most prospective developers told the agency that the state first needed to develop the sports-related attraction before

KU chancellor search committee members selected

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rants, beer garden and conference center.

Wise said the center would have about 850 seasonal workers and 150 fulltime employees.

The center would showcase what Kansas has to offer to visitors and its residents, Craghead said. Because it would appeal to the active lifestyles of Millennials, it would help keep them

Topeka — The community members, alumni, employees and students who will make up the University of Kansas chancellor search committee were approved and announced Wednesday.

The Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday OK’d the 24-person committee, which is being led by chairman and KU graduate David Dillon, former chairman and CEO of The Kroger Co. Among committee members are U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, KU Hospital president and CEO Bob Page, retired federal judge Deanell Reece Tacha, KU student body president Stephonn Alcorn and KU University Senate president Joe Harrington.

The Regents also approved a formal charge for the committee, instructing the group to identify three to five candidates who are most qualified, from which the board will select KU’s next chancellor.

“I am particularly appreciative of how much this group of individuals have already given to the University of Kansas and of the diverse experience they will bring to our work,” Dillon said, in a statement from the Regents. “Given KU’s accomplishments

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Off-site development could support recreation center financing

By Elvyn Jones ejones@ljworld.com

The outdoor recreational center proposed for Clinton Lake State Park could be reliant on additional new offsite development to retire the public financing its advocates say would be necessary to make the $70 million project a reality, the Douglas County Commission was told Wednesday.

A day after they gave a

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presentation on the Kansas Outdoor Center to the Lawrence City Commission, Jeff Wise, Plei managing principal, and Linda Craghead, assistant secretary of Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, introduced county commissioners to the proposal.

The non-profit Plei would run the outdoor center, which Craghead said would be built in the undeveloped Campground No. 2 of the

1,200-acre Clinton State Park.

That site is on the western section of the park and accessed by North 1450 Road.

The Clinton Lake outdoor center would have the same features as the U.S. National Whitewater Center that Plei developed near Charlotte, N.C., Wise said.

Those include a manmade whitewater rafting and kayaking facility, zip lines, rock climbing, a trail system, outdoor amphitheater, restau-

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that they’re going to do that,” said Julene Miller, an attorney for the Board of Regents.

Regent Shane Bangerter said the governance committee would consider each request and, if deemed necessary, bring requests before the full board.

“It’s not automatic,” he said. “It’s still subject to review, it’s still subject to approval.”

The Kansas Personal and Family Protection Act says that state universities must allow lawful concealed carry of handguns on their campuses beginning July 1. As with anywhere in the state, people carrying concealed guns must be at least 21 years old, cannot be under the influence of alcohol or drugs and can’t be convicted felons, among other restrictions.

Under the law and the statewide Board of Regents policy, in order for universities to prohibit people from taking guns into any building, that building must be equipped with adequate security measures such as metal detectors and guards.

Those could be permanent or temporary measures set up for certain events.

A section of the law also allows universities to prohibit people from carrying guns into “restricted access” areas.

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and she and Bragg were at the Delta Upsilon fraternity house, 1025 Emery Road.

According to a Lawrence Police Department incident report, drugs and alcohol are suspected to have been involved in the incident.

“As Mr. Bragg began to explain his side of the situation, Ms. Soofi began yelling ... and struck Mr. Bragg with an open palm on the right side of the face,” Chahine wrote.

Soofi then “continued to yell and hit” Bragg, who tried to block her hands

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and the groundwork already laid, I have total confidence that we will have a nationally-acclaimed pool of candidates to consider and a clear process to guide us.”

Current Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little announced in September that she’ll step down after this school year.

The chancellor search committee is particularly important because its members are the only representatives of the KU community that will be formally involved in the hiring process for the new chancellor.

Unlike recent KU administrator searches that involved campus visits by finalists and opportunity for public input, the Board of Regents decided that the KU chancellor search will be closed and confidential, meaning names of applicants and finalists will not be publicly shared.

“Committee Members shall preserve the confidentiality of the search process and candidate

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trying to develop a hotel.

“Build the attraction first, then the retail builds up around it,” he said.

The proposal being discussed calls for a manmade whitewater rafting and kayaking facility, rock climbing, zip lines and other activi-

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torneys have said that areas beyond the lobby of oncampus child care centers — where only employees and parents are allowed, not the public — are likely to be one such place. Parents would be pre-screened and told that guns aren’t allowed in the child care areas.

Another example might be the brain imaging center at the KU Medical Center. No metal objects of any kind are allowed around the multi-million dollar magnetic imaging equipment used there.

On the handling on guns, KU’s policy says: l Stun guns also will be allowed on campus, but no one but law enforcement can carry the name-brand and more powerful Tasers. l Concealed guns must be on the person of the carrier at all times. Specifically, any backpack or purse containing a concealed gun must be “physically on or in the hands of the person carrying it.” l Guns being taken into a building must be in a holster with the safety on.

Holsters must completely cover the gun’s trigger area and have sufficient tension to keep the gun in the holster “even when subjected to unexpected jostling.” l Semiautomatic guns must be carried without a chambered round of ammunition, and revolvers must be carried with the hammer resting on an empty cylinder. l No one “shall use the

fact of possibility that he or she is carrying a concealed weapon with the intent to intimidate another person except in defense of self or others.”

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icy applies to everyone in secure storage devices on campus, including when not on the person requirements that guns of the carrier. stored in cars must be — KU and higher ed reporter Sara hidden from view and that guns in residence Shepherd can be reached at 832-7187. halls must be contained Follow her on Twitter: @saramarieshep

after he was slapped about eight times, Chahine wrote.

The Journal-World has submitted a request for Bragg’s arrest affidavit, which is a document filed by police explaining the grounds for an arrest.

That request has not yet been fulfilled, and on Tuesday Chahine filed an objection to the request, arguing the document could damage Bragg’s reputation and prevent a fair and impartial trial.

Bragg was arrested Friday and released later that afternoon after posting a $500 bond.

After the incident, police reviewed surveillance video from the scene, the district attorney’s news

release said.

The video showed a man and a woman arguing in a stairwell, the release said.

During the argument the woman slapped the man in the chest “numerous times” and placed her hands near his neck at least twice, the release said.

After being hit, the man “forcefully shoves her away from him causing the female to fall backwards up the ascending stairs behind her,” the release said.

Soofi was also arrested Friday on suspicion of battery, but no charges were initially filed and she was released over the weekend.

The single battery charge was filed against Soofi on Wednesday.

Battery is knowingly or recklessly causing bodily harm to another person, or causing physical contact with another person in a rude, insulting or angry manner, according to the Kansas statute. The crime is punishable by a fine or jail time up to six months.

Soofi has been ordered to appear in Douglas County District Court on Jan. 25, when she will be formally charged.

After his arrest Bragg was suspended from the basketball team, but on Wednesday KU’s head basketball coach, Bill Self, said the suspension had been lifted.

“As we have said since the incident occurred, it

was important for us to take this issue seriously and to allow the process to play out,” Self said in a written news release.

“We appreciate the authorities handling this issue in a timely manner.”

In the same news release Bragg expressed relief.

“This has been a difficult and humiliating experience for me, and I’m glad it’s over,” he said. “I appreciate the authorities taking the time to get this right. I also appreciate the support of my teammates and coaches, and I’m glad I can put this behind me and move forward.”

identities,” the charge states. “Such confidentiality is essential to the successful outcome of the search and must be maintained with professionalism and diligence at all times throughout the search process.”

The search committee’s role is to vet potential candidates, Board of Regents spokeswoman Breeze Richardson said.

She said the search firm R. William Funk and Associates, hired in November, is responsible for finding the potential candidates to consider.

Ultimately, the Board of Regents will interview finalists and choose whom to hire.

The goal is to hire and announce a new chancellor by June 2017 who can start work on or around July 1, 2017, the board’s request for proposals from search firms indicated.

Committee members, with titles provided by the Board of Regents, are as follows.

Search committee members representing alumni/foundation include: Lydia Beebe, Senior Of Counsel in the San Francisco office of Wilson Sonsini

Goodrich & Rosati and KU Endowment Association Trustee; Greg Ek, First Vice-President and Wichita Branch Manager for Morgan Stanley, and KU Alumni Association National Board member; Dave Roland, President of NDC Technologies and KU Alumni Association National Board member; Deanell Reece Tacha, retired federal judge, United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, and Chair of the KU Endowment Association Board of Trustees; and Steve Sloan, Chief Executive Officer of Midwest Minerals, Inc. and KU Endowment Association Trustee representing KU Athletics.

Search committee members representing KU students include: Stephonn Alcorn, a senior from Gardner studying finance and the KULawrence student body president; Gabby Naylor, a senior from Providence, R.I., majoring in accounting and presently serving as the KU-Lawrence student body vice president; and Christina Hughey, a third-year medical student at the KU School of Medicine, chair of the

Student Governing Council for the medical center campus and that body’s incoming president-elect.

Search committee members representing faculty, administration and staff include: Ann Brill, Ph.D., Dean of the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communication at KU; Tracie Collins, M.D., chair at the KU School of Medicine in Wichita; Joseph Harrington, Ph.D., professor in the KU department of English and KU University Senate president; Roy A. Jensen, M.D., William R. Jewell, M.D. Distinguished Kansas Masonic Professor, director of the KU Cancer Center, and director of the Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute; Amalia Monroe-Gulick, associate librarian faculty member with KU Libraries, and KU Faculty Senate president-elect; Robert D. Simari, M.D., executive dean of the KU School of Medicine; Rodolfo H. Torres, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for the KU’s Office of Research and a University Distinguished Professor of Mathematics; Brian Moss, Staff Senate presi-

dent-elect; and Elizabeth Phillips, president of the KU Staff Senate.

Search committee members representing the wider Lawrence community and the broader Kansas community include: Willie Amison Jr., Ed.D., former elementary school principal and president of Amison Consulting; Joan Golden, senior vice president of development for U.S. Bank of Lawrence; and Debbie Nordling, State Farm agent and KU Alumni Association Southwest Kansas chapter co-leader.

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran and Bob Page, president and CEO for KU Hospital, will also serve on the committee.

The Board of Regents is represented by: Dillon, the committee chairman; Regent Ann Brandau-Murguia, executive director of the Argentine Neighborhood Development Association, who will serve as vice-chair of the Chancellor Search Committee; and Blake Flanders, president and CEO of the Kansas Board of Regents.

ties. That kind of development was specifically outlined in Brownback’s “Roadmap 2.0” agenda when he ran for re-election in 2014.

“It’s totally been initiated by us,” Jennison said.

Jennison acknowledged that the facility would be a radical departure from the way the state park is managed now.

“You know, I could go out to the lake and spend all day fishing, and I’d be

perfectly happy,” he said.

“But the younger generation wants to have more kinds of activity when they go out.”

He also tried to dispel the notion that the bucolic, forested character of the park would be degraded by turning the area into an amusement park.

“It’s a lifestyle center, not an amusement park,” he said. “Some people are afraid this would take out

a whole bunch of hiking trails, but it would actually lead to having more trails out there.”

And by getting more people out to the lake to enjoy outdoor activities, Jennison said, the hope would be to get more people engaged in trying to preserve the natural resources of the area.

“That’s why Lawrence fits in so well with this,” he said. “As a community,

Lawrence is one of the most environmentally conscious communities in the state.”

Brownback said he has been briefed about the proposal several times as it was being developed. And he said he thinks sales tax revenue bonds, or STAR bonds, would be the most likely source of financing.

Some Kansas lawmakers, however, have grown skeptical about STAR bond projects, and last

Q&A on Kansas’ campus carry law keep it secure on his or her person when it’s not in use.

Here are some quesConcealed handguns must be tions and answers about the in holsters and handguns with Kansas law: an external safety must have the safety on at all times. If What is changing? the weapon is in a backpack, Republican Gov. Sam gun or purse, those items Brownback signed a law in must be on or in the hands of 2013 requiring concealed carry the person at all times. Handof handguns to be allowed in guns cannot be stored in any all publicly owned buildings university classroom, office or unless the owners provide facility, in any residential unit adequate security to prevent that does not belong to the anyone from bringing weapons gun’s owner, or in an unlocked in. Cities, counties and public or unattended vehicle. colleges and universities were allowed to exempt themselves Are there any restrictions on where guns until July 1, 2017. will be allowed?

Who will be allowed to The policies allow for guns carry concealed weap- to be restricted in areas ons on campus? that have no public access Anyone over the age of 21, or require entry through including students, faculty, key cards or special codes. staff and visitors. Kansas So, for example, guns will does not require people to continue to be prohibited at have a license or training to a nuclear reactor at Kansas carry a concealed weapon. The State University because universities’ policies include public access has always restrictions for those who are been restricted there. under the influence of drugs or The policies don’t curalcohol, mentally ill or those rently include any buildings with felony convictions. that have security measures The policies also state that that would allow them to anyone carrying a concealed continue to ban concealed weapon on campus must be guns. However, universities in control of the handgun and could implement permaThe Associated Press

nent or temporary security measures later and return to the Board of Regents for permission to ban concealed guns from those buildings.

Has there been any opposition?

Faculty and student organizations at the universities have generally been strongly opposed to guns on campus, and the Lawrence-based Kansas Interfaith Action has said it plans to lobby the Legislature to change the law in the next legislative session.

Opponents say allowing concealed guns won’t make campuses safer. Some people are concerned that students and professors wouldn’t be comfortable discussing controversial subjects if they think there might be a gun in the room.

Supporters such as the National Rifle Association argue that lawful gun owners should be allowed to carry on campuses for self-protection. They argue that having more law-abiding citizens with guns could potentially deter mass shootings or allow bystanders to intervene to limit the deadly consequences.

— Public safety reporter Conrad Swanson can be reached at 832-7284.

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The Journal-World’s policy is to correct all significant errors that are brought to the editors’ attention, usually in this space. If you believe we — KU and higher ed reporter Sara have made such an error, Shepherd can be reached at 832-7187. call 785-832-7154, or email Follow her on Twitter: @saramarieshep news@ljworld.com. year they attempted to curtail the administration’s authority to approve such projects.

Officials have estimated the cost of the whitewater rafting facility at about $70 million, but Jennison said he thinks it would take considerably more for the entire project with all the other amenities.

— Statehouse reporter Peter Hancock can be reached at 354-4222. Follow him on Twitter: @LJWpqhancock

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Topeka — Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle announced Wednesday that moderate Republicans will chair two major committees next year, a reflection of the gains they made in the 2016 elections.

But for the first time in anyone’s memory, and possibly the first time in state history, the Senate Judiciary Committee will be chaired by someone who is not an attorney, due to the fact that the new Senate will have no practicing attorneys, and only one person, a Democrat, who holds a law degree.

The biggest change in next year’s chairmanship lineup will be in the powerful Ways and Means Committee, where moderate Republican Carolyn McGinn of Wichita will take over from conservative Ty Masterson of Andover.

McGinn had served as Ways and Means chair

previously, when former Sen. Steve Morris was president. But she lost that post after the 2012 elections when conservatives took control of the Senate and Wagle was named president.

T h e McGinn other major shift will be on the Public Health and Welfare Committee, where moderate Vicki Schmidt of Topeka Schmidt will take over from conservative Michael O’Donnell of Wichita, who did not run for reelection this year.

O’Donnell had spent less than a year as chairman. Wagle appointed him to the spot midway through the 2016 session after stripping the

chairmanship away from Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook after a dispute over how Pilcher-Cook was handling the issue of Medicaid expansion.

Schmidt also had previously chaired that committee when Morris was president.

For the Judiciary Committee, Wagle tapped Sen. Rick Wilborn, R-McPherson, as the next chairman.

Wilborn currently works as a consultant to property and casualty insurance companies, advising them on matters such as rate rulings and government relations.

“Well, we’re in an awkward situation,” Wilborn said in a phone interview.

“We don’t have any attorneys in the Senate. ... But it’s more about running the committee than about having expertise.”

Wilborn said he plans to rely heavily on legislative staff from the Revisor of Statutes office and Research Department for advice and background information on judiciary issues.

When the new Legislature convenes in January, Sen. David Haley, D-Kansas City, will be the only member with a law degree. He graduated from the Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C., in 1984 and was licensed in Kansas when he worked about as an assistant district attorney in Wyandotte County in the late 1980s.

Haley still practices as a pro se counsel for business entities in which he’s involved, including some real estate holding companies. But he allowed his law license to lapse more than 20 years ago when he worked for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in a job that did not require a law license.

Haley said Wednesday that he had asked Wagle to name him as Judiciary Committee chairman, but he did not seriously expect to that to happen. It would have been an unprecedented move to name someone from another party to chair such a powerful commit-

tee, but Haley said having a non-lawyer chairman is also unprecedented, at least in modern times.

Haley also said he would have to take the Kansas Bar examination again to reactivate his license, a possibility he hasn’t completely ruled out although he said that he doubts he would have time to do that.

The list of chairmanships that Wagle released Wednesday indicate that some committees have been consolidated. The Agriculture and Natural Resources committees, for example, have been combined into one. She also merged the Ethics and Elections Committee with the Local Government Committee into a single body.

House Speaker-elecct Ron Ryckman Jr. of Olathe has not yet announced his chairmanship appointments but is expected to do so by the end of the week.

The other Senate committee chairmanships announced Wednesday include:

l Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee – Sen. Dan Kerschen, R-Garden Plain. l Assessment and Taxation Committee – Sen. Caryn Tyson, R-Parker. l Commerce Committee – Sen. Julia Lynn, R-Olathe, who is the current chairwoman. l Education Committee – Sen. Molly Baumgardner, R-Louisburg. l Ethics, Elections and Local Government Committee – Sen. Elaine Bowers, R-Concordia. l Federal and State Affairs Committee – Sen. Jacob LaTurner, R-Pittsburg. l Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee – Sen. Jeff Longbine, R-Emporia, who is also the current chairman. l Transportation Committee – Sen. Mike Petersen, R-Wichita. l And Utilities Committee – Sen. Rob Olson, R-Olathe, who is also the current chairman.

— Statehouse reporter Peter Hancock can be reached at 354-4222. Follow him on Twitter: @LJWpqhancock

Spending pace is down, but city LMH renovations for the new year include surgical, patient room improvements still state’s hottest retail market

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Secretary of Commerce.

All this is to say I have the latest report on local retail sales, and it shows that shoppers are still spending more than they did last year, but their pace has slowed a bit.

City officials have received their November sales tax check. The money represents sales taxes collected primarily in September, so it is still a bit early to say this report provides an indication of holiday shopping (unless you count the pre-Halloween candy sales, which I know some people who do.) The latest report shows sales tax collections were up by 1.7 percent compared with the same month a year ago. That growth is

positive, but it is not nearly as large a number as what the city has been posting for most of the year. Many of the monthly reports have shown increases of 5 percent or 6 percent, and some even have been double-digit increases.

It will be interesting to watch whether Lawrence’s retail spending flattens out to end the year. Retailers already know whether that’s the case or not, but we can’t really know until we see the reports that will be released over the next few months. (I used to ask retailers for updates on how holiday sales were going, but they inevitably reported everything was going well. In their defense, they had just seen my credit card walk through their front door, so they had reason to be optimistic.)

Thus far for 2016, the city is sitting pretty when it comes to sales tax collections. The state report shows Lawrence sales tax collections year-todate are up 5.7 percent compared with the same period a year ago. If the city can at least maintain that pace for the rest of the year, the city’s budget will have some unexpected money coming its way.

City officials had projected a 3.7 percent increase for the year. Thus far, the city already has collected $1.2 million more in sales tax revenues than it did during the same period of 2015.

— This is an excerpt from Chad Lawhorn’s Town Talk column, which appears each weekday on LJWorld.com.

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Construction started this week on renovations to Lawrence Memorial Hospital’s emergency department that LMH officials say will more efficiently manage patient flow.

Renovations include an additional external entrance to the ED that will allow outgoing and incoming patients to pass through separate entrances, Karen Shumate, chief operating officer at LMH, told the hospital’s board of trustees Wednesday. The need for efficiency, she noted, is in balance with safety concerns for ED staffers, who sometimes treat those with mental illness, among other high-risk patients.

“EDs are often a place where there’s a lot of tension and sometimes violence,” she explained.

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“We’ve had a little bit of that,” added Shumate, who also said the ED would see an increased security presence in response to those concerns.

The renovations are the first of several improvements slated to take over the next few months at LMH as part of the hospital’s recently approved 2017 budget. Crews are already “moving ahead,” Shumate said Wednesday, on one of those projects: a $400,000 remodeling of the 3 North facility, which until now has operated mainly as an overflow unit for the hospital as a result of increased surgical volumes over the last few years.

The 3 North project will include a muchneeded facelift, Shumate said, of 10 rooms as well as the facility’s nursing station. The renovations, LMH leaders hope, will allow for more flexibility while also helping to

avoid unnecessary diversion of patients.

Also on the calendar for next year, notably, is the allocation of $2 million for the build-out of two operating rooms that now exist as shell spaces. According to an outline of the 2017 budget released last month, surgery volumes at LMH have increased by 14 percent since 2013, with a 10 percent bump in the number of surgeons using the hospital’s OR services.

Transitioning the shell spaces into fully functional operating suites, LMH officials say, will give surgeons the ability to schedule more efficiently, allowing them to see more patients. The project is slated for completion by April.

— K-12 education reporter Joanna Hlavacek can be reached at 832-6388.

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The question, though, is whether Lawrence can continue on this pace?

Time will tell on that, but in the meantime, something is happening in Lawrence that has it near the top of the charts in terms of retail activity among the big markets in the state. Here’s a look at how Lawrence’s year-to-date growth totals stack up: l Lawrence: up 5.7 percent l Olathe: up 3.8 percent l Topeka: up 3.4 percent l Overland Park: up 2.7 percent l Kansas City: up 1.8 percent l Johnson County: up 1.9 percent l Manhattan: up 1.7 percent l Sedgwick County: up 1.3 percent l Lenexa: down 3 percent As has been the case most of the year, city officials point to three areas that have spurred the significant increase in sales tax collections: a 25 percent increase in the sales of building materials; a 7 percent increase in the sales of motor vehicles and parts; and 6 percent increase in sales at food and beverage stores, i.e., grocery stores, not restaurants and bars.

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tion on a matter protected by the attorney-client privilege,” according to a news release issued Wednesday by the school district.

Board policy states that no business will be discussed in the special meeting other than what has already been stated in the notice of the meeting.

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ence members, who were protesting the district’s handling of an investigation of a South Middle School teacher accused of making racist statements, made it difficult for the board to conduct business. Board member Jessica Beeson said Tuesday that an executive session would be scheduled this week to address some of the concerns shared by audience members Monday night.

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Hairstylist tense over holiday with new boyfriend Dear Annie: I have been dating “Connor” for about three months.

With the holidays approaching, I’m getting anxious for a couple of reasons. One, I’m thinking of what to get him for Christmas. We really like each other, and I see this as having the potential to be a very serious relationship, but it’s still fairly new. What’s a gift that says “you mean something to me” but doesn’t go overboard?

The other reason I’m anxious is that he invited me to his office holiday party. He is an attorney at a successful law firm, and I’m a hairstylist. I didn’t even go to college. So I’m a little intimidated. I’ve never met his boss or any of his colleagues, but from what he says, most of them are very serious, rude and unpleasant to be around. Still, I’d love

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to support him. Is there a particular reason I should or shouldn’t go?

— Krissy Kringle Dear Kriss: Sounds as if your stomach is more a bowl full of butterflies than jelly. It’s OK to feel nervous but don’t let nerves stop you from showing your enthusiasm for this man.

Why not buy him a cooking lesson or a gift certificate to a nice restaurant he’s been meaning to try?

As for his office

‘Nashville’ returns for season 5 Fans of Rayna, Deacon and Juliette won’t have to wait until January for their next fix. A glimpse at “Nashville” (8 p.m., CMT, VH1) anticipates the season five premiere.

ABC canceled the musical melodrama last May. After an outpouring of support from its passionate viewers, the show found a rather natural home on CMT and will stream on Hulu as well. ‘‘Nashville’’ is not the first series to be saved by viewers. A fan-based letterwriting campaign salvaged ‘‘Star Trek’’ after its first season, nearly a half-century ago. ‘‘Nashville’’ is not even the first show starring Connie Britton to survive by being picked up by another network. NBC was ready to ax ‘‘Friday Night Lights’’ after two seasons when DirecTV’s 101 Network offered to share some of the production costs in exchange for first-run broadcast rights.

CMT has already revealed the return of Juliette (Hayden Panettiere), whose plane had gone missing as season four concluded. She’ll still have to face the music for her role in Jeff Fordham’s (Oliver Hudson) death.

The network has promised new faces along with, one assumes, the departure of old favorites. There’s been a promise of a greater accent on fashion as well as more and longer musical numbers. CMT stands for Country Music Television, after all.

Season five of ‘‘Nashville’’ begins on Jan. 5. l Who needs a long winter’s nap? The cold months are a perfect time to get busy working on personal craft projects. For inspiration, some might turn to season three of “A Craftsman’s Legacy” (4:30 p.m., Create TV). Create TV is a PBS digital channel available in nearly 50 million homes.

Eric Gorges, a metal shaper and motorcycle builder, will host 13 half-hour episodes focusing on hobbies and crafts as diverse as sand casting, creating a ventriloquist’s dummy and making handmade chocolate.

Move over, Martha Stewart!

Holiday highlights include

l Militarized elves handle San-

ta’s logistics in the 2009 animated special “Disney Prep & Landing” (7 p.m., ABC). Followed by “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs.

Nice” (7:30 p.m., ABC, from 2011.) l Elvis Duran hosts the “iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2016” (7 p.m., CW), a concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City. l A talking dog and an orphan must save Christmas from Santa’s amnesia in the 2010 bauble “The Search for Santa Paws” (8 p.m., Freeform) Tonight’s other highlights

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holiday party, go. Remember that no one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Dear Annie: There is a common theme to many of the people writing you: “I didn’t get mine.” People talk about not getting presents or thank-you cards.

I checked the dictionary for the definition of “friend,” and the only mention of giving was that of support. What do we have friends for?

Is it to enrich our lives or our properties?

Perhaps a better question is, What do we have etiquette for?

Etiquette seems to discard the idea that having friends who love us is enough to be grateful for. I think any tradition that does not bring us to kinder and less selfish behavior should be scrapped.

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For Thursday, Dec. 15: This year you make headway in reaching an important goal.

If you are single, you will meet people easily when out and about.

If you are attached, the two of you could spend more time together than you have in a long time.

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) HHHH Tension builds because of a misunderstanding.

A power play forces your hand.

Tonight: Mosey on home.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) HHHHH A conversation could shake you up more than you realize. You gain a lot of insight as a result. Tonight: Hang out with friends.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) HHH You could be overwhelmed by everything that happens with the holiday season.

Tonight: Be disciplined when it comes to spending.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) HHHH You might find a partner or a select group of people to be somewhat testy and difficult.

Tonight: Do your own thing.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH You might want to slow down a bit. Do only what you must. Tonight: Time for beauty sleep.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Sometimes, you are not as grounded as you might like

I have not checked to see who has given me a present since I was a little kid. I don’t expect a thankyou card for anything that I’ve done because I care about a person.

I don’t do favors to benefit myself, and I don’t invite people to be around me because I want something more than friendship. — Disappointed in Accepted Values Dear Disappointed: You make a great point.

Perhaps we should be less concerned with keeping score.

But I do have to add, to those of you who might read this and think you’ve found an excuse not to send a thank-you card to Grandma: Just mail the darn thing. Please. It will make her smile.

— Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com.

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to be. An associate or two might need some extra time, perhaps as a result of a meeting. Tonight: Make plans for the weekend.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHH You have a way about you that keeps coming through for you in different situations. Tonight: Don’t count on going to bed early — not that you’ll want to.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH Look past the obvious. See more of what is going on behind the scenes. Tonight: Buy some holiday concert tickets.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHH One-on-one relating elicits unusually successful results. You know how to say “no.”

Tonight: Respond to a loved one’s request.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Enjoy being in demand; embrace your popularity.

Don’t lose sight of who and what is important. Tonight: The only answer is “yes.”

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH Many of your associates could be distracted by the holidays. Do not feel pressured by someone else. Tonight: Out late.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH A friend could be very judgmental about your whimsical behavior. He or she has some jealousy. Tonight: Be naughty.

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Transparency needed A new process for handling police complaints is necessary, and the city should be as open about it as possible.

The city of Lawrence is taking a step in the right direction in pursuing new processes for handling complaints about the Lawrence Police Department, but the city should make more information about the process available to the public.

On Tuesday, the City Commission demonstrated support for changing the Citizen Advisory Board for Fair and Impartial Policing to the Community Police Review Board and giving the board broader discretion to review cases. The board would be allowed to review racial profiling investigations if requested by the person making the complaint. If the board disagreed with the police department’s findings, it could forward an alternative finding to the city manager’s office for review. Currently, the board receives only summaries from the police department at the end of the investigation.

On Tuesday, the city commission asked for public input on the proposal.

The new policy does provide greater checks and balances on city law enforcement. That’s key, considering that the police department is responsible for investigating itself in most complaints. The new policy gives citizens who feel they were treated unfairly by police the opportunity to get a second opinion of sorts from what is, theoretically, an unbiased neutral party.

The Community Police Review Board’s recommendation on each case goes to City Manager Tom Markus, who makes the ultimate decision as to whether an employee should be disciplined or terminated because of a complaint.

It’s encouraging that the NAACP and ACLU support the changes.

But the proposal isn’t without shortcomings, specifically the lack of transparency. The complaints, review and deliberations involving the Community Police Review Board would not be open to the public. City attorneys argued confidentiality is required by law and by the contract between the city and the department’s employees.

“Complaints can be made and could be found to not be sustained, and we would not want to ruin the reputation of an officer,” said city attorney Toni Wheeler.

Wheeler’s perspective is a bit of a stretch. The public understands that everyone — especially law enforcement officers — are entitled to the presumption of innocence.

Making a summary of all Community Police Review Board reviews — including possibly the names of the individuals and officers involved — is something the City Commission should consider.

Otherwise, the new Community Police Review Board is the right move for the city.

TODAY IN HISTORY On Dec. 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, went into effect following ratification

by Virginia. l In 1890, Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull and 11 other tribe members were killed in Grand River, South Dakota, during a confrontation with Indian police. l In 1939, the Civil War motion picture epic “Gone with the Wind,” starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable, had its world premiere in Atlanta. l In 1944, a single-engine plane carrying bandleader Glenn Miller, a major in the U.S. Army Air Forces, disappeared over the English Channel while en route to Paris. l In 1978, President Jimmy Carter announced he would grant diplomatic recognition to Communist China on New Year’s Day and sever official relations with Taiwan. l In 1995, European Union leaders meeting in Madrid, Spain, chose “euro” as the name of the new single European currency.

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Starbucks and our pursuit of snobbery Washington — Indiana’s Thomas R. Marshall, who was America’s vice president 100 years ago, voiced — he plucked it from a Hoosier humorist — one of the few long-remembered utterances to issue from that office: “What this country needs is a good 5-cent cigar,” which would be $1.11 in today’s currency. A century later, what the country needs is a $12 12-ounce cup of coffee.

Or so Howard Schultz thinks. Betting against the man who built Starbucks to a market capitalization of $86 billion is imprudent.

Today, you cannot swing a dead cat without hitting a Starbucks store. There are 25,000 in 75 countries, with another 12,000 due by 2021, so Starbucks is not an elusive or exclusive experience.

This poses a problem peculiar to affluent societies, and an opportunity. Seattle, where the original Starbucks was opened in 1971, now has a Starbucks Roastery where customers can turn a cup of “small-batch” coffee into an experience — Starbucks sells experiences as much as coffee — of both conspicuous consumption and conspicuous connoisseurship. Bloomberg reports that for a pittance, aka $10, skinflints will be able to buy a cold-brew coffee, which presumably is an excellent thing, infused with nitrogen gas, which sounds like an acquired taste.

Many existing Starbucks are located to capture foot traffic in malls and shopping centers, which have been losing customers to online shopping. The original 30 Roasteries — Reuters says

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Stanford professor Francis Fukuyama notes that it is a peculiarity of human beings that they desire some things ‘not for themselves but because they are desired by other human beings.’

Hamsters have more sense.” they will be “ultra-premium,” not mere tacky premium — will be destinations where people will go to linger. So, by 2021, when there will be more normal Starbucks than McDonald’s, the few Starbucks Roasteries scattered from New York to Shanghai will be Starbucks’ entry into the positional economy.

Very pricey coffee is just a fresh-brewed variation on the familiar phenomenon of positional goods. They are necessarily, inherently enjoyments for the few. They exist because, particularly in the upper reaches of affluent societies, it is not love that makes the world go ‘round, it is a compound of envy and pretentiousness.

Four decades ago, the

economist Fred Hirsch distinguished between the material economy and the positional economy. Once a society has satisfied basic material needs (food, shelter, clothing), it turns yesterday’s luxuries (cars, air conditioning, college educations) into necessities. Because these are mass-market commodities, such material prosperity is a leveling, egalitarian force. Positional competition is emphatically not.

In the competition for an “elite” education or an “exclusive” vacation spot, one person’s success is necessarily a loss for many other persons because positional goods cannot be expanded indefinitely. Of course, Starbucks Roasteries could be expanded by the thousands, but this would make the “experience” banal and drain the stores of their positional power.

After elementary needs — food, shelter, clothing — are satisfied, consumption nevertheless continues, indeed it intensifies, because desires are potentially infinite.

People compare themselves to their neighbors, envy their neighbors’ advantages and strive to vault ahead in the envy-ostentation sweepstakes.

The political equality of democratic societies leaves ample room for, and incites, social inequalities, which are coveted because they counter the leveling forces of mass affluence. Furthermore, as inherited privilege has been replaced by social rationality — Napoleon’s “careers open to talents,” a meritocracy based on skills

and education — there is a residual human urge for irrational distinction. Such as savoring a $12 cup not just for the — let us stipulate — divine flavor but for the sheer fun of showing that you can and that your palate is so refined that merely very good coffee would be excruciating.

In any American city large enough to sustain a social ecosystem of snobbery, there is a magazine to guide fastidious consumers to “the five best craft breweries” or “the five best artisanal cheese shops.” Heaven forefend that anyone should have to settle for the sixth best. For discerning tipplers, there are artisanal ice cubes.

In San Francisco, The Mill, a cafe and bakery, offers artisanal toast for $4 a slice. It is to die for, say the cognoscenti.

Where will the positional economy end? It won’t.

Stanford professor Francis Fukuyama notes that it is a peculiarity of human beings that they desire some things “not for themselves but because they are desired by other human beings.” Hamsters have more sense. This characteristic of our species — the quest for recognition by distinguishing oneself from others — provides limitless marketing possibilities because for many wealthy people, “the chief enjoyment of riches consists in the parade of riches.” So wrote Adam Smith in “The Wealth of Nations,” published in the resonant year of 1776.

— George Will is a columnist for Washington Post Writers Group.

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— Reprinted with permission from local writer Sarah St. John. To see more, go online to www.facebook.com/ DailyLawrenceHistory.

On Bill of Rights anniversary, please reflect

By Doug Anstaett

As our nation prepares to observe the 225th anniversary of the ratification of the U.S. Bill of Rights, some of us might be excused for wondering if the individual liberties we have come to cherish will survive another two centuries.

Although such a thought might seem preposterous in a country that prides itself — and rightly so — as the shining example of freedom in the world, intolerance of opposing ideas and values has been simmering for decades, and it appears to have reached the boiling point more recently.

While there is nothing wrong with disagreeing on how to attack the issues we face, we Americans have divided ourselves into camps unlike any time since the Civil War. This division is being fed from both extremes of the political spectrum, fueled by ideologies about government as diametrically opposed as when our nation divided itself between North and South, ripping families apart in the process.

Our Bill of Rights, the first

10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, traces its ratification back to Dec. 15, 1791. Those first additions to the newly Anstaett minted Constitution laid the necessary groundwork for the freedom of expression needed to foster active citizen participation in government. A number of those rights also have served to protect us from an overzealous or even tyrannical government.

While all 10 amendments are vitally important, the First Amendment provides the basis for every other individual freedom.

Even though it is a sickening thought, ponder with me for a moment where we would be without those guaranteed rights of expression in America.

If our citizens could no longer speak out freely on important societal issues, the public’s participation in our democracy would crater, greatly increasing the possibility for corruption, despotism and cronyism.

If we didn’t feel safe to

exercise our right to peaceably assemble, to march in protest and to petition our government for a redress of our grievances, the likelihood that we could continue to make progress toward a better society and a better world most certainly would be diminished.

If Americans no longer could freely make decisions about their religious life, they might quickly find themselves ostracized if they didn’t go to the “right” church or follow the same beliefs as the majority.

If our nation’s journalists could not continue to rely upon unfettered access to the decision-makers and the decision-making processes of government, public officials might be even more encouraged to serve narrow special interests rather than the common good.

And if we were barred from utilizing all those rights to question authority and scrutinize law enforcement and our court system, then our nation’s future surely would be in jeopardy.

Even though we Americans say we cherish the fundamental right to speak our minds — and most of us

are not bashful about doing just that — it has become more difficult for a variety of reasons. Certainly, the burgeoning growth of social media, fake news sites and politicians who put “beliefs” before “facts” have all contributed to the division in our country.

Rather than quell speech we don’t like, the answer to this cacophony of voices actually is “more speech.” The marketplace of ideas is how we find common ground, even though it can often be a messy process.

So, will we ever be talking of our guaranteed right to free expression in the past tense? For our sake, let’s hope not, for it would certainly sound the death knell for the greatest experiment in self-government in the history of the world.

On this 225th anniversary of one of our nation’s finest hours, let’s celebrate the individual rights we have as Americans. And let’s pledge to make sure those rights survive attacks from those who believe “their” way is the “only” way.

— Doug Anstaett is executive director of the Kansas Press Association.

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from moving elsewhere or entice them to move back home, she said.

“This is not an amusement park,” she said. “Everything you do there is active. It is an active lifestyle center.”

Craghead and Wise told commissioners Sales Tax Revenue Bonds are one mechanism being explored to finance the $70 million center.

STAR bonds allow Kansas municipalities to issue bonds to finance the development of commercial, entertainment and tourism areas and use the sales tax revenue from the development to pay off the bonds.

There were two concerns with the use of STAR bonds, Craghead said. One was that the state’s STAR bond enabling legislation expires June 30. She said a number of municipalities have made extending the public financing tool a priority for this coming legislative session.

The other concern was that only 49 percent of sales tax revenue captured at the center could be used to retire the STAR bonds, Craghead said. An associated offsite development would be needed to provide the

remaining 51 percent of sales tax revenue needed to service the bonds, she said.

Plei, the state, Douglas County and city of Lawrence could work together to find an appropriate site for the associated development, Craghead said.

“Obviously, that’s not going to be in the park, but it potentially could be in the county or the city based on your comprehensive land-use plan,” Craghead said. “There might be some areas that there’s been efforts to develop, but there just hasn’t been much happening. If you are trying to recruit, could this be a helpful tool to help recruit there?”

Craghead told commissioners STAR bonds could be a tool to extend infrastructure west of Kansas Highway 10.

After the meeting, she mentioned the West Six Street corridor as a possible location of an offsite commercial development. The undeveloped commercially-zoned Mercato property adjacent to Rock Chalk Park is in the Sixth Street corridor.

Any plan the city and county give initial approval to would be subject to a third-party feasibility study of its potential to generate the needed revenue to retire the debt, Craghead said.

Lawrence by itself couldn’t support the center, and it would need to draw from a 90-minute drive radius, especially the Kansas City metropolitan area, commissioners were told.

After the presentation, commissioners agreed it would be premature to make any comment on the proposal. Commission Chair Jim Flory, whose term on the commission will end Jan. 9, said he thought the center would work with the youthful demographic Plei looked to attract. After the meeting, he said there was much he didn’t know about the use of STAR bonds in general or for the specific proposal, including what entity would be required to back the bonds.

Even though the proposal is in its early stages, commissioners did hear concerns about the proposal In comment after the presentation, an emotional Mike Myers of Lawrence disputed Craghead’s statement that the center would not be an amusement park.

“You can say it’s not a theme park, but it is,” he said. “The state of Kansas is broken. It is willing to take our most pristine property and bastardize it.”

— County reporter Elvyn Jones can be reached at 832-7166. Follow him on Twitter: @ElvynJ

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Yahoo breach may violate 1 billion Company suspects foreign power behind hacking Elizabeth Weise @eweise USA TODAY

Yahoo disclosed on Wednesday that a breach in August 2013 may have resulted in data associated with more than 1 billion user accounts being stolen.

The 1 billion-account breach is separate from a 500 million-account breach the company disclosed in September.

At the time, the 500 millionaccount breach was the largest on record.

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Yahoo said in September that it believed the 500 million-account breach was linked to a statesponsored actor.

In Wednesday’s statement, the company said it has connected some of the activity associated with the 1 billion-account breach to the same same state-sponsored actor.

Yahoo did not say what country it believed the state-sponsored actor worked for.

Verizon is in the process of acquiring Yahoo. In a statement, Verizon said, “As we’ve said all along, we will evaluate the situation as Yahoo continues its investigation. We will review the

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Yahoo disclosed on Wednesday a major breach from 2013.

The stolen account information may include names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth and hashed passwords impact of this new development before reaching any final conclusions.”

Yahoo disclosed in November that law enforcement officials had given it data files showing what appeared to be evidence that an unknown third party had access to Yahoo user data.

Yahoo brought in outside forensic experts and confirmed the data was from Yahoo users.

The company did not know when the attackers gained entry to its network or how long they were there.

The stolen account information may include names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, hashed passwords and encrypted or unencrypted security questions and answers, the company said.

The stolen information did not include payment card data or bank account information, Yahoo said.

Yahoo is working to notify affected users and dealing closely with law enforcement to investigate the breach.

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A 20-YEAR TOLL 368 gymnasts allege sexual exploitation

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INDIANAPOLIS — A 12-year-old gymnast molested by an Olympic coach during

“therapy” sessions. Children as young as 6 secretly photographed nude by coaches.

Coaches who slipped a finger inside girls’ leotards. A coach having almost daily sex with a 14-year-old at one of the country’s most prestigious gyms.

No one knows exactly how many children have been sexually exploited in America’s gyms over the past 20 years. But an IndyStar-USA TODAY Network review of hundreds of police files and court cases across the country provides for the first time a measure of how pervasive the problem is.

At least 368 gymnasts have alleged some form of sexual abuse at the hands of their coaches, gym owners and other adults working

in gymnastics. That’s a rate of one every 20 days.

IndyStar reported that top officials at USA Gymnastics, one of the nation’s most prominent Olympic organizations, failed to alert police to many allegations of sexual abuse that occurred on their watch. The problem is far worse. A nine-month investigation into cases across the nation found that predatory coaches were allowed to move from gym to gym, undetected by a lax sys-

Predatory coaches were allowed to move from gym to gym, undetected by a lax system.

tem of oversight or dangerously passed on by USA Gymnasticscertified gyms.

USA Gymnastics calls itself a leader in child safety. In a statement responding to IndyStar’s questions, it said, “Nothing is more important to USA Gymnastics, the Board of Directors and CEO Steve Penny than protecting athletes, which requires sustained vigilance by everyone — v STORY CONTINUES ON 2B

Aleppo sinks into humanitarian crisis but not ‘genocide’ Jim Michaels @jimmichaels USA TODAY

A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Aleppo as the rebelheld Syrian city falls to government forces accused of executing civilians, including women and children.

Here are answers to some questions about the battle and what it means for Syria’s civil war, which has lasted nearly six years, led to the deaths of about 500,000 people and sent millions fleeing the country.

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of the term, which is defined as an attempt to wipe out an entire group of people based on religion, national identity, ethnicity or race. There are some religious overtones to Syria’s civil war — President Bashar Assad and some of his closest advisers are from the minority Alawite sect, a Shiite offshoot — but his regime is waging war against political opponents, not a particular ethnic or religious group. Many of Assad’s supporters, including a large part of his military, are Sunnis.

How will Assad’s victory in Aleppo change diplomatic efforts to end the war?

If it was labeled “genocide,” would that automatically trigger U.S. or international intervention?

A: No. The Genocide Convention aims to prevent genocide and punish those who commit it.

The 143 signatories, which include the United States, are not required to intervene militarily.

A: The simple answer is Assad will be less inclined to pursue diplomacy since he is in a stronger military position. Since Russia’s military intervention a year ago, Assad’s forces have been able to reverse rebel gains

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What is the impact of the fall of Aleppo on the civil war?

A: The fall of what once was Syria’s largest city and commercial capital is a major victory for Assad’s forces but won’t end the civil war.

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Syrian government forces patrol Aleppo on Wednesday.

The city was hammered by shelling and airstrikes.

Will a Trump presidency change U.S. policy toward Syria?

A: It’s too soon to conclude if and how U.S. policy might change, but groups who oppose Assad have expressed worries about the incoming administration.

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ACA deadline looms as questions persist 4M people choose plans on exchange as GOP vows repeal Jayne O’Donnell @jayneodonnell USA TODAY

Sign-ups for Affordable Care Act plans gained steam earlier this month with more than 4 million people choosing 2017 plans on the federal exchange through Dec. 10, according to data out Wednesday.

The pace continued this week despite vows by Republican officials that the law will be repealed soon after Congress returns in January and in time for the Trump administration. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell tweeted that more than 325,000 people signed up on the federal exchange HealthCare.gov on Monday and about that many chose plans on Tuesday.

HHS has been promoting the law aggressively ahead of the first deadline Thursday for the last open enrollment for Obamacare as we now know it.

“Momentum is building,” Bur-

well said Wednesday. “As we approach the Dec. 15th deadline for consumers to get coverage that begins Jan. 1st, we’re seeing hundreds of thousands of consumers each day signing up for coverage they want and need.”

Reports of the law’s demise may not be all that premature, but that still doesn’t affect the requirement that everyone have insurance for 2017 — or what’s known as a hardship exemption.

The plans sold on the federal and state exchanges were already priced and posted at the time of the presidential election.

Despite the penalties for not having coverage, some people are willing to take a chance and pay the penalty because they can’t afford the high premiums and deductibles.

A higher penalty might have led more people to sign up, but “given the price of the coverage, a bigger penalty would have seen a bigger backlash,” says Paul Howard, director of health policy at the Manhattan Institute.

“If you’re a younger and/or healthier person looking at what is happening in Washington, you may wonder whether it will be more affordable in 2018,” says Howard. “Do you sit it out?”

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That would be a big mistake, says Larry Kocot, a former Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services official, now with consulting firm KPMG. “To anyone considering whether they need to have insurance —

absolutely, you should have insurance,” Kocot says.

Only about a quarter of those who signed up through Dec. 10 — 1.1 million people — were previously uninsured.

The new numbers don’t represent actual enrollments as no one has paid a premium yet. Kocot says many of those who quickly signed up against for insurance for 2017 may be those who wisely shopped around after being notified by their insurers about rate increases.

Rates in some states rose by as much as 50%-75% for 2017, in part due to the departure of some insurers from the exchanges.

Some of insurance broker Trish Freeman’s clients are seriously considering dropping their coverage “and taking the chance of going uninsured,” she says.

“If they are lucky, no one in their family will need to spend over $5,000 to $6,000 in health care between January and December of 2017,” says Freeman, who is based in Gonzales, La. “But what happens if someone tears an ACL? Has a hernia?

These surgeries can be upwards of $12,000-$15,000.”

Valerie Balcombe of Indio, Calif., bought insurance on the

Covered California exchange and gets a tax credit, so is “grateful for the assistance.” Still, she tore her meniscus last month and has to stay on crutches or a cane because she’s paid so little toward her $6,250 deductible this year.

“Basically we have insurance we can afford, but we can’t afford to use it when we need it,” says Balcombe.

Lisa Day is sticking with her existing insurance plan, which was grandfathered in and doesn’t meet the ACA requirements. But while it is just catastrophic coverage with no preventive care, the Seattle-area real estate agent says, “I consider myself lucky.”

She’s saving about $300 a month, but laughs that she doesn’t have maternity coverage: “Note, I am 60 years old.”

Most people can find plans for less than $75 per month in premiums thanks to the tax credits that about 85% of consumers are eligible for, HHS emphasizes. But those eligible for little or no financial help find it can be painful.

“My clients who do not get a tax credit seem to be dropping like flies — especially the healthy ones,” Freeman says. “These families just can’t afford the superhigh premiums.”

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criminal background checks for coaches, the practice of publishing the names of coaches banned from its competitions and programs that provide educational materials to member gyms.

IndyStar’s investigation found: uUSA Gymnastics focuses its efforts to stop sexual abuse on educating members instead of setting strict ground rules and enforcing them. It says it can’t take aggressive action because member gyms are independent businesses and because of restrictions in federal law pertaining to Olympic organizations. Both are contentions others dispute. uGym owners have a conflict of interest when it comes to reporting abuse. Some fear harm to their business. When confronted with evidence of abuse, many quietly fired the suspected abusers and failed to warn future employers. Some of those coaches continued to work with children. uCoaches are fired from gym after gym without being tracked or flagged by USA Gymnastics or without losing their membership.

The organization often has no idea when a coach is fired by a gym and no systematic way to keep track. Ray Adams was fired or forced to resign from at least six gyms in four states. Yet some gym owners hired Adams, believing his record was clean. uThough the vast majority of officials put children’s well-being ahead of business and competition, there are some at every level who have not. Some coaches suspected of abuse kept their jobs as long as they accepted special monitoring. Others were allowed to finish their season before being fired. In 2009, Doug Boger was named Coach of the Year and was sent to international competition while under investigation for alleged sexual abuse. uVictims’ stories have been treated with skepticism by USA Gymnastics officials, gym owners, coaches and parents. Former

gymnasts Charmaine Carnes and Jennifer Sey said they felt pressured by Penny not to pursue allegations of abuse by prominent coaches Don Peters and Boger.

Carnes said she thought Penny tried to keep the claims about Boger quiet for as long as possible to protect the sport’s image and win championships, a characterization USA Gymnastics disputes.

In its statement to IndyStar, USA Gymnastics said it constantly strives to improve.

In the wake of IndyStar’s investigation in August, USA Gymnastics hired a former prosecutor to evaluate its bylaws and offer advice on how to strengthen its policies. It also established a policy review panel on its board of directors. And it said it will play a central role in developing a U.S. Center for SafeSport to oversee education programs and investigate and adjudicate claims of sexual misconduct for all U.S. Olympic Committee governing bodies.

“USA Gymnastics is proud of the work it has done to address and guard against child sexual abuse,” it said in background materials provided to IndyStar.

Penny, who has been president since 2005, declined to be interviewed for this and other IndyStar stories. Neither the chairman of USA Gymnastics’ board, Paul Parilla, nor board members responded to interview requests.

Many who want reforms in Olympic sports said they are frustrated by the lack of meaningful change.

“It saddens me because I love our sport,” said Molly ShawenKollmann, a former member of the U.S. national team and current coach in the Cincinnati area.

“This is not indicative of who we want to be. As an organization, they aren’t doing their job.”

Evidence of the hundreds of gymnasts exploited by their coaches over the years is buried in court documents and police re-

ports across the nation. Often the children are mentioned by their initials or identified as “Victim 1.”

To tally the number of potential victims, IndyStar reporters scoured two decades of news stories and thousands of pages of public records.

Reporters interviewed more than 100 people, including gym owners, athletes, coaches, police officers, prosecutors and child advocates, as well as athletes who came forward after the newspaper’s original investigation in August.

All told, these gymnasts named 115 adults at every level of the sport, from respected Olympic mentors to novices working with recreational gymnasts. The alleged abuse happened in every part of the USA — from Maine to California, Washington to Florida, and across the Midwest.

over the course of a decade. William McCabe pleaded guilty in 2006 to doing the same thing in his Georgia gym.

USA Gymnastics member Kenneth Arnold, 28, was arrested in November in Zionsville, Ind. Arnold, who pleaded not guilty, is accused of pulling back the leotards of two gymnasts and touching their genitals while assisting them with moves.

The charges came 18 months after the gym owner issued Arnold a warning about setting boundaries with gymnasts, writing in an email, “No holding, hugging, touching athletes to tell them to tighten up. No tickling or carrying kids on back.”

Last week, police arrested Joseph Hannon, 21, on charges of predatory criminal sexual contact with a 9-year-old girl at a USA Gymnastics member gym in Syc-

“It saddens me because I love our sport. This is not indicative of who we want to be.”

Molly Shawen-Kollmann, former member of U.S. gymnastics team

The victims included casual athletes and elite-level performers such as Olympians. They were teenagers and preteens. The youngest was 6. Almost all of them were girls.

They encountered the men accused of abusing them everywhere from a Rhode Island YMCA to the famous Karolyi Ranch in Texas, where USA Gymnastics sends its top female athletes to train.

It’s unclear how many of the alleged victims and coaches were USA Gymnastics members, because the organization does not disclose that information.

Former coach Jeffrey Bettman, who pleaded guilty this year to child pornography charges, hid cameras in changing rooms in gyms in California and Oregon

amore, Ill. Police said Hannon, whose attorney said he planned to enter a not guilty plea to the charge, was on probation for a felony drug offense when he allegedly abused the girl.

In a statement, USA Gymnastics said it did not know how many children have alleged sexual abuse against its members.

“We find it appalling that anyone would exploit a young athlete or child in this manner and recognize the effect this behavior can have on a person’s life,” the statement said. “USA Gymnastics has been proactive in helping educate the gymnastics community and will continue to take every punitive action available within our jurisdiction and cooperate fully with law enforcement.”

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Investors aren’t surprised the Federal Reserve boosted shortterm interest rates Wednesday.

But what’s far less known is how stocks, especially shares of homebuilders, will react.

The SPDR S&P Homebuilders exchange-traded fund, which owns a basket of homebuilders’ stocks, sank 1.2% Wednesday as investors digest what higher rates will mean for real estate. The Fed boosted short-term interest rates by .25 percentage points to a range of 0.5% to 0.75%.

Since much of real estate is bought with borrowed money, interest rates can have a big influence on asset values. Homebuilding stocks have lagged all

Facts about America’s investors who use SigFig tracking services:

year as investors were bracing for a series of interest rate hikes.

“The Federal Reserve Board was initially expected to raise rates four times in 2016, which weighed on the sub-industry throughout the year, despite short-term interest rates remaining unchanged,” Lindsey Bell, analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence, says in a note to clients. Since the election, mortgage rates have risen to 4.1%, up from avg.: been 1.75 3.5%. Rates5-day haven’t that 6-month avg.: 4.17 high since 2014, Bell says. holding: down AAPL Investors Largest are hunkering Most bought: FB for a housing market slowdown Mostprice-to-earnings sold: FB by yanking the ratio on homebuilding stocks to 11.4 times expected earnings, down from the nearly 15 times valuation since 2013, Bell says.

The sell-off could be overdone, especially if there is no recession.

But investors will be eyeing these stocks closely for clues.

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NAV 209.04 56.70 206.83 56.67 206.85 14.80 56.71 45.33 99.83 69.10

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Close 23.47 19.89 225.88 35.25 6.91 26.31 5.39 9.37 135.15 11.32

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Close 6 mo ago 4.05% 3.65% 3.19% 2.68% 2.98% 2.86% 3.39% 2.90%

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Range Resources (RRC) Dips again after ex-dividend in weak market.

Chesapeake Energy (CHK) Sees slower production growth.

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For the second time this year, the bank’s “living will” plan was reject- $60 Price: $54.70 ed by regulators. The plan was reChg: -$1.14 quired in case of a business failure. % chg: -2.0% The stock price gapped down $50 Day’s high/low: premarket.

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Analyst downgrades yet it remains bullish.

Charter Communications (CHTR) FCC Internet privacy rules unlikely.

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Amazon

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Cattle (lb.)

1.11 1.11 Corn (bushel) 3.52 3.56 Gold (troy oz.)

1,161.30 1,156.70 Hogs, lean (lb.) .58 .57 Natural Gas (Btu.) 3.54 3.47 Oil, heating (gal.)

1.64 1.67 Oil, lt. swt. crude (bar.)

51.04 52.98 Silver (troy oz.)

17.15 16.91 Soybeans (bushel) 10.24 10.28 Wheat (bushel) 3.92 3.98

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Close .7939 1.3254 6.9049 .9473 116.37 20.4150

Prev. .7895 1.3123 6.9015 .9414 115.23 20.2536

Close 11,244.84 22,456.62 19,253.61 6,949.19 46,220.54

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2.8%

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2.3%

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6 mo. ago .7092 1.2857 6.5983 .8925 105.97 18.9515

Yr. ago .6604 1.3736 6.4621 .9093 120.84 17.3461

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Ashley Madison settles for $1.6M over data breach Investigation found lax security, fake profiles Kevin McCoy @kmccoynyc USA TODAY

The owner of affair and dating website Ashley Madison has reached a more than $1.6 million settlement of findings it used lax online security, misled users and created fake female profiles to lure male customers.

Announced Wednesday by the Federal Trade Commission, 13 states and the District of Columbia, the settlement stems from an investigation of the July 2015 computer hacking of the website once known for the slogan, “Life is short. Have an affair.” The breach enabled cyber thieves to steal customer names, addresses, credit card information and sexual preferences for more than 36 million customers — and then expose that data online.

“The global settlement requires AshleyMadison.com to implement a range of more robust

data security practices that will better protect its users’ personal information from criminal hackers,” FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez said. She said the data breach was among the largest ever investigated by the regulator.

Toronto-based ruby Corp., the recently rebranded incarnation of the former Avid Life Media, characterized the agreement as pivotal for customers and Ashley Madison. The company neither admitted nor denied allegations made by investigators, who found the company failed to maintain documented security policies or

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practices. The firm also neglected to use multifactor authentication to secure remote access by customers and failed to provide adequate formal training for staffers and management.

The Ashley Madison site featured security representations, including “Trusted Security Award, which investigators found appeared to have been fabricated.

The website offered a $19 “full delete” option to customers who wished to permanently remove all traces of their usage. However, investigators found the ownercompany kept some information for those customers a year or longer. Some would-be former clients were among those whose data was available to Web users.

Contributing: Nathan Bomey

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SPORTS LIFE AUTOS When ‘action’ is called, TRAVEL Felicity Jones delivers

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CAUGHT IN THE ACT Marion Cotillard’s maternity wear of choice: capes. The actress wore an Andrew Gn brocade capelet at the ‘Assassin’s Creed’ New York premiere, appearing alongside co-star Michael Fassbender.

Her ‘Rogue One’ role is a sharp turn, but a welcome one Brian Truitt @briantruitt USA TODAY

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HOW WAS YOUR DAY? GOOD DAY JACKIE EVANCHO The ‘America's Got Talent’ runner-up just booked the gig of a lifetime: singing the national anthem at the inauguration Jan. 20.

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GOOD DAY TARAN KILLAM Killam’s first post-‘Saturday Night Live’ gig is a big one.

The former ‘SNL’ WIREIMAGE member is joining the ‘Hamilton’ cast, making his Broadway debut as King George Jan. 17.

MAKING WAVES After Donald Trump met with Kanye West on Tuesday at Trump Tower, he gave the rapper a parting gift. West tweeted a AFP/GETTY IMAGES photo of a signed copy of Trump’s “Person of the Year” TIME cover, signed with a message from the president-elect. “To Kanye, you are a great friend,” Trump wrote on the cover in silver marker, along with his signature.

THEY SAID WHAT? THE STARS’ BEST QUOTES “The good thing was that he was beloved and he had closure. I saw him a few days ago and told him how much I loved and respected him.”

— Robin Thicke in the ‘Los Angeles Times’ on the death of his father, Alan Thicke

NEW YORK Two years ago, Felicity Jones was married onscreen to Stephen Hawking.

This week, she’s shooting Stormtroopers.

The journey from arthouse movies to blockbuster filmmaking has been a “pretty interesting” road, says the 33-year-old British actress and star of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (in theaters Thursday night).

“As long as I fall in love with the character and I care about them, I’m really happy to explore huge films and then go and do a tiny play somewhere with an audience of 25.”

Jones earned a best-actress Oscar nomination for her role as Jane Hawking in the 2014 biopic The Theory of Everything, but this year has been full of franchise fare, acting opposite Tom Hanks in October’s actionpacked Inferno and taking on the role of rebellious heroine Jyn Erso in the stand-alone prequel Rogue One. She’s not done yet, either: Jones takes another dramatic turn as a single mother with a terminal illness in the tearjerking fantasy A Monster Calls (in theaters Dec. 23 in New York and Los Angeles, expands nationwide Jan. 6). The film follows a boy who conjures up a tree monster to help him deal with his pain.

In Rogue One, Jyn doesn’t trust anybody or anything when she’s recruited by the Rebel Alliance to steal the secret plans for the Empire’s Death Star — a mission she takes less because she wants to do the right thing and more because it might give her closure with her long-lost father (Mads Mikkelsen).

Jones’ talent comes out when she creates internal complexity in a character who seems simple on the outside, says Rogue One director Gareth Edwards.

“Everybody puts up a front, and Jyn has a barrier up to protect herself because of what she’s gone through as a kid,” Edwards says. “She’s not really part of the rebellion or this war, but you can see inside, in little private moments, that this isn’t true and there is a scar in her

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Take-no-prisoners Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) wields a blaster on the rain-soaked world of Eadu in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

‘Manchester’ sails away with SAG honors Critical favorite ‘La La Land’ lags on nomination list

Michelle Williams and Casey Affleck were recognized for Manchester By the Sea, which led the pack with four nominations.

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“If a scene is going badly, literally it’s ‘cut,’ and you can’t see anyone for dust. ...

And when a scene is working, no one moves.

You can feel the excitement.”

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soul that needs to be healed.”

Little girls have plenty of Jyn toys they can ask Santa for this Christmas, but when she was young, Jones found acting was her gift. She got her start at age 11 in a workshop in Birmingham, her English hometown.

She found that stage work carries over to a sci-fi world where she runs around with a blaster, with Star Wars crew members an important audience.

“If a scene is going badly, literally it’s ‘cut,’ and you can’t see anyone for dust. People are going to get coffee,” Jones says.

“And when a scene is working, no one moves. You can feel the excitement.”

She found that a physical role like Jyn takes as much dedication and practice as portraying a dying woman in A Monster Calls.

“When I was younger, I’d be worrying about getting the single tear to come out of my eye at exactly the right point,” Jones says.

“Now I’ve taken a little bit of that pressure off and find something a little more organic.”

But she’s starting to prefer the fighting and running: “It’s definitely easier than crying.”

Manchester By the Sea is making a splash in the awards race.

Kenneth Lonergan’s critical darling steamed ahead Wednesday, leading the Screen Actors Guild Awards with four nominations, including outstanding performance by a movie cast, actor (Casey Affleck), supporting actor (Lucas Hedges) and supporting actress (Michelle Williams). The family drama — which also earned four Golden Globe nominations Monday — follows an anguished handyman (Affleck) who returns home to take care of his nephew (Hedges) after his brother (Kyle Chandler) dies.

Tied for second with three nominations each, Barry Jenkins’ transcendent AfricanAmerican coming-of-age tale Moonlight and August Wilson’s emotional powerhouse Fences made the cut for outstanding

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cast, along with space-race drama Hidden Figures and offbeat dramedy Captain Fantastic starring Viggo Mortensen (also nominated for actor).

La La Land, which topped the Critics’ Choice Awards (winning eight, including best picture) and Golden Globe nominations (seven), managed only two SAG nods, for best actor (Ryan Gosling) and actress (Emma Stone). The SAG Awards tend to favor movies with large ensembles, which probably is why Damien Chazelle’s musical charmer was passed over in the top category.

Rounding out the actor field, Denzel Washington (Fences) and Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw

Ridge) earned nominations, with the latter’s Silence shut out. In actress, assumed locks Stone and Natalie Portman (Jackie) were joined by Amy Adams (Arrival), Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins) and Emily Blunt, a surprise nominee for critically maligned The Girl on the Train.

Manchester’s Hedges is joined in the supporting-actor category

by Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water), Hugh Grant (Florence Foster Jenkins), Mahershala Ali (Moonlight) and Dev Patel (Lion). Supporting-actress nominees include awards favorites Naomie Harris (Moonlight), Viola Davis (Fences), Nicole Kidman (Lion) and Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures).

Spencer is one of six actors of color nominated for individual movie honors at this year’s SAG Awards — a step up from last year, when Idris Elba was the only black nominee (and eventual winner) for Beasts of No Nation.

The outstanding-cast nominees are also slightly more diverse than last year’s crop. Of this year’s contenders, Moonlight, Hidden Figures and Fences all feature predominantly black ensembles.

Diversity is up in the SAGs’ TV nominations, too, with nine actors of color recognized this year vs. five last year.

Netflix and HBO dominated the television categories, with The Crown, Stranger Things, Game of Thrones and Westworld all scoring three nods each. The top category was rounded out by PBS’ Downton Abbey, a threetime ensemble winner, which ended after six seasons in March.

FX’s The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story made a strong showing with TV movie or miniseries acting nominations for stars Sarah Paulson, Sterling K. Brown and Courtney B. Vance.

Comedy ensemble nominees include CBS’ The Big Bang Theory, HBO’s Veep, Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black, and ABC sitcoms Modern Family and Black-ish.

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BRIEFLY KU to host annual Public Safety Day If you don’t have tickets for the women’s basketball game on Saturday between the University of Kansas and the University of Arizona, you might still be able to find a way inside Allen Fieldhouse.

At 11 a.m., an hour before the Jayhawks tip

off against the Wildcats at noon, a group of area first responders will set up both inside and out of the arena with a few things to do, said Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Kristen Dymacek.

The event is a part of KU’s annual Public Safety Day. “We are planning on having a patrol car at the fieldhouse so people can see it up close and get inside it if they wish,” she

said. “We’re also going to have an informational table set up inside with some sheriff’s office goodies to hand out to visitors.”

This will be the fourth year the sheriff’s office has participated in the event, Dymacek said.

“We love the fact that KU has organized this,” she said. “It’s great being able to meet the fans of all ages at these events.”

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“We encourage everyone to come out and see us, then stay and cheer on the KU women in the basketball game,” Dymacek added.

Lawrence Police Sgt. Rob Murry said an officer from the department would also be in attendance with a patrol vehicle.

Public Safety Day opens to the public at 11 a.m. Saturday in and outside Allen Fieldhouse, 1651 Naismith Drive.

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Red Dog’s Dog Days workout, 6 a.m., Community Building, 115 W. 11th St. Christmas Joy Shop Distribution, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m., Douglas County Fairgrounds Building 21, 2120 Harper St. Toddler Storytime, 9:30-10 a.m. and 10:3011 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show and Sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Van Go Arts, 715 New Jersey St. City of Lawrence Building Code Board of Appeals, 11 a.m., Development Services office, Suite 110, 1 Riverfront Plaza.

Scrabble Club: Open Play, 1-4 p.m., Lawrence Senior Center, 745 Vermont St. Cottin’s Hardware Farmers Market indoors, 4-6 p.m., Cottin’s Hardware and Rental, 1832 Massachusetts St. Dinner and Junkyard Jazz, 5:30 p.m., American Legion Post No. 14, 3408 W. Sixth St. Red Dog’s Dog Days workout, 6 p.m., South Park, 1141 Massachusetts St. Jingle Jog, 6 p.m., TCBY, 845 Massachusetts St. Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) meeting, 6:30 p.m., Watkins Museum, 1047 Massachusetts St. Two Tall Boys: Craft of Poetry, 7-8:30 p.m.,

Lawrence Public Library Auditorium, 707 Vermont St. Lawrence Arts & Crafts, 7-9 p.m., Cafe area, Dillons, 1740 Massachusetts St. Ashley Davis and friends: A Celtic Christmas, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive.

“Peter Pan,” 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive.

Rabbi Mark Levine, Judaic scholar: “The December Dilemma,” 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation, 917 Highland Drive.

Weekly Tango Lessons and Dancing, 7:30-10:30 p.m., English Room, Kansas Union, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd.

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Christmas Joy Shop Distribution, 9 a.m.noon, Douglas County Fairgrounds, building 21, 2120 Harper St. Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show and Sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Van Go Arts, 715 New Jersey St. Yoga, Hot Chocolate and Spa Day (grades 6-12; all genders welcome), 4-5:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library Auditorium, 707 Vermont St. Advent Taizé Service, 6 p.m., St. John the Evangelist Church, 1234 Kentucky St. The Nutcracker: A Kansas Ballet, 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center,

“Peter Pan,” 2:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive.

Local District 2 of Kansas Authors Club Holiday Party, 3-5 p.m., 17 SATURDAY Lawrence Public Library, Red Dog’s Fun Run, 707 Vermont St. 7:30 a.m., parking lot American Legion behind Kizer-Cummings Bingo, doors open 4:30 Jewelers, 833 Massachup.m., first games 6:45 setts St. p.m., snack bar 5-8 p.m., Lawrence Parks and American Legion Post No. Recreation Department: 14, 3408 W. Sixth St. Cycling Express demonBingo night, doors stration, 9:15-9:45 a.m., 5:30 p.m., refreshments 6 Community Building, 115 p.m., bingo starts 7 p.m., W. 11th St. Eagles Lodge, 1803 W. Rural Pearl Studio Sixth St. Open House, 10 a.m.-5 The Nutcracker: A p.m., 720 E. Ninth St., No. Kansas Ballet, 7 p.m., 1D. Lawrence Arts Center, Santa Splash! noon940 New Hampshire St. 12:45 p.m., Lawrence “Peter Pan,” 7:30 Indoor Aquatic Center, p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4706 Overland Drive.

4660 Bauer Farm Drive.

L.I.N.K. Warm Coats Distribution, noon-3 18 SUNDAY p.m., First Christian Festival of Nativities, Church, 221 W. 10th St. noon-4 p.m., Centenary Festival of Nativities, United Methodist Church, noon-4 p.m., Centenary United Methodist Church, 245 N. Fourth St. Rural Pearl Studio 245 N. Fourth St. Open House, noon-5 Career Clinic, 1-2 p.m., 720 E. Ninth St., No. p.m., Lawrence Public 1D. Library Health Spot, 707 Santa visits The Vermont St. Oread, 12:30-2 p.m., The Jancy Pettit Book Oread, 1200 Oread Ave. Signing, 1-3 p.m., Van Go’s Adornment Tooter and Tillaye’s Home Holiday Art Show and Goods, 644 Locust St. Sale, 1-5 p.m., Van Go Van Go’s Adornment Arts, 715 New Jersey St. Holiday Art Show and “Peter Pan,” 7:30 Sale, 1-5 p.m., Van Go p.m., Theatre Lawrence, Arts, 715 New Jersey St. 4660 Bauer Farm Drive.

The Nutcracker: A The Nutcracker: A Kansas Ballet, 2 p.m., Kansas Ballet, 3 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. 940 New Hampshire St. Saturday Afternoon Old Time Fiddle Ragtime, 2-4 p.m., WatTunes Potluck and Jam, kins Museum of History, 6-9 p.m., Americana 1047 Massachusetts St. 940 New Hampshire St. “Peter Pan,” 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive.

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Holiday Happenings, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Holcom Park Center, 2700 W. 27th St. Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show and Sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Van Go Arts, 715 New Jersey St. Festival of Nativities, noon-4 p.m., Centenary United Methodist Church, 245 N. Fourth St. Scrabble Club: Open Play, 1-4 p.m., Lawrence Senior Center, 745 Vermont St. Caregiver Support Group, 2:15 p.m., Douglas County Senior Services, 745 Vermont St. For more information, call 842-0543.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), 5:30 p.m., 2712 Pebble Lane.

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Baldwin City Council meeting, 7 p.m., Baldwin Public Library, 800 Seventh St., Baldwin City.

Lecompton City Council meeting, 7 p.m., Lecompton City Hall, 327 Elmore St. Argentine Tango Práctica, 8-10 p.m., Signs of Life Bookstore and Art Gallery, 722 Massachusetts St.

20 TUESDAY

Red Dog’s Dog Days workout, 6 a.m., Community Building, 115 W. 11th St. Lawrence Breakfast Optimists, 7-8 a.m.,

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Jayhawks’ Bragg: ‘I’m glad it’s over’

By Matt Tait mtait@ljworld.com

Tom Keegan tkeegan@ljworld.com

Praise for a QB named Peyton

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know what you’re going to do, so you might as well do it now so that you don’t have to hear even a single word of what I’m about to say. So go ahead, take your left hand and press it hard against your left ear. Now take your right hand and press it hard against your right ear. Now start babbling as loudly as you possibly can to ensure that not even a hint of my voice violates your cone of silence.

I get it. Your heart was broken, not once but twice, because you believed all the hype about a transfer quarterback who was supposed to make NFL scouts sell out every hotel room in Lawrence and surrounding towns just to catch a glimpse of his greatness.

And then Dayne Crist played his way out of the Kansas starting lineup, replaced by Michael Cummings. A year later, Jake Heaps would make everyone forget the sound of Crist backfiring. Instead, more hearing damage for those close to that scene.

Montell Cozart replaced Heaps midway through the season, sparing Heaps the beatings.

So the last thing anybody wants to hear is more hype about a transfer quarterback bound to pull the Kansas offense out of the dumps where it has resided since Todd Reesing entered the business world.

Never mind that Peyton Bender, the jewel of the mid-year recruiting class, has nothing in common with Crist or Heaps. Never mind that Charlie Weis’ offense has nothing in common with the Air Raid that David Beaty prefers.

Bender’s a transfer, so you don’t want to run the risk of what’s left of your heart breaking yet again.

OK, but remember, many believe that the opposite of love is not hate, it’s fear.

So don’t fear the idea of a talented transfer bringing the Kansas offense into 21st-century productivity levels. Love the idea. Drop your dukes and embrace it.

You know, third time’s the charm and all that.

Give Peyton a chance.

And I’ll do my part this time by trying to tame the hype. In fact, in case you haven’t noticed, I already have shown considerable restraint. Not once have I referred to him as Peyton “Better than Manning” Bender. Not once, at least so far today, have I mentioned that Bender threw for 566 yards in a 44-42 loss to East Mississippi Community College, the school featured in the amazing Netflix Documentary “Last Chance U.” EMCC went on to win the national championship.

Bender grew up in Georgia but played high school football in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., after the family moved there. He spent one year as a redshirt and played one year for Mike Leach at Washington State. Then it was off to Itawamba CC

Now that the misdemeanor battery charge against him stemming from an incident that surfaced last Friday has been dropped, the focus can shift back to how Kansas sophomore Carlton Bragg Jr. can help the third-

ranked Kansas basketball program the rest of the season.

According to a statement issued by KU coach Bill Self on Wednesday evening, Bragg could have an impact as soon as Saturday against Davidson in Kansas City, Mo. “As we have said since

this incident occurred, it was important for us to take this issue seriously and to allow the process to play out,” Self said. “We appreciate the authorities handling this issue in a timely manner. Now that they have made their decision, Carlton is no longer suspended from competition.”

From the beginning, Self said Bragg, a 6-foot-10 forward from Cleveland who was averaging 7.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in 16 minutes per game at the time of the incident, would be held out until the issue was resolved.

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HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING

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LAWRENCE HIGH SWIMMER PATRICK OBLON LEAPS OFF THE STARTERS’ BLOCK in the final heat of the 50-yard freestyle at the top of a group of swimmers as they head into the water during a triangular meet Wednesday at LHS. Oblon won the event.

Johnson’s 200 IM swim highlights LHS showing

By Shane Jackson sjackson@ljworld.com

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LHS SWIMMER STEPHEN JOHNSON reacts to his first-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley Wednesday at LHS.

It’s no secret that the Lawrence High pool tends to produce slower times.

Which is why it was a pleasant surprise for Stephen Johnson when he looked up at the scoreboard early Wednesday afternoon to see the fastest 200-yard individual medley time of his career (2:02.58) en route to a firstplace finish.

It was the lone event crown for the junior, as the Lions notched second out of three teams in their home triangular. Free State won by 109 points.

“It’s not the greatest pool, but this is home,” Johnson said. “I’m way more used to it. It’s almost like a home field advantage. It’s a fun pool to swim in.”

Johnson shaved a few seconds off his previous fastest time, but is still just shy of his real goal — the school record.

“

It’s not the greatest pool, but this is home.

I’m way more used to it. It’s almost like a home-field advantage.

It’s a fun pool to swim in.”

— LHS swimmer Stephen Johnson Zach Andregg still holds that milestone after clocking a 1:59.77 in the season opener back in 2011.

In addition, Johnson also earned second in the 100 freestyle with a time of 48.56.

Both those individual races are among the school records that Johnson has set his eyes on since the moment his career began.

“I’ve been looking at those records since my freshman year,” Johnson said. “There

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Beaty touts eight Kansas football signees

By Benton Smith basmith@ljworld.com

Eternally optimistic Kansas football head coach David Beaty had even more fuel for his fired-up disposition Wednesday, when eight members of the Jayhawks’ 2017 recruiting class signed their nation> KEEGAN, 2C al letters of intent.

The head coach threw around an array of compliments for his newest players, as well as their families and coaches, at his mid-year signing day press conference, where he spent a great deal of time discussing the potential of his incoming quarterback, Peyton Bender.

A fill-in starter for

Washington State two years ago, as a redshirt freshman, the 6-foot-1 Bender threw for 2,733 yards and 21 touchdowns, with four interceptions, in nine games as a sophomore at Itawamba Community College in Fulton, Miss., before signing with KU. “We know that Peyton is gonna be a guy that is

gonna be able to come in and compete for a job, really early here,” Beaty revealed, while adding sophomore-to-be Carter Stanley entered the offseason as the No. 1 QB on the depth chart. “We need (Bender) to come in here and compete and push Carter right now, and I know Carter won’t give that thing up easy

and I know Peyton’s gonna want to come in here and try to win that job.

“So it’ll be great competition and it’ll be a good addition to our team,” Beaty added of Bender. “Not only is he a terrific talent, but he’s a great, great leader. I love his poise on the field.”

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The Bears had taken an 11day break for final exams, but they didn’t show any rust in improving to 9-0 with five players scoring in double figures, led by Johnathan Motley’s 20 points and 10 rebounds.

CHARLOTTE (106) Kidd-Gilchrist 5-7 1-2 11, Williams 2-6 0-0 4, Zeller 6-7 6-8 18, Walker 7-15 0-0 17, Batum 7-14 3-3 20, Hibbert 0-0 4-4 4, Kaminsky 3-9 1-2 10, Sessions 1-3 1-2 4, Lamb 1-3 0-0 2, Belinelli 6-10 0-0 16. Totals 38-74 16-21 106.

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Charlotte 30 24 23 29 — 106 Washington 26 23 38 22 — 109 3-Point Goals-Charlotte 14-33 (Belinelli 4-6, Kaminsky 3-6, Batum 3-8, Walker 3-8, Sessions 1-1, Lamb 0-1, Williams 0-3), Washington 5-18 (Beal 3-7, Thornton 1-2, Oubre 1-4, Burke 0-1, Porter 0-2, Wall 0-2). Fouled Out-None.

Rebounds-Charlotte 33 (Hibbert, Walker 6), Washington 41 (Gortat 12). Assists-Charlotte 25 (Walker 9), Washington 27 (Wall 10). Total Fouls-Charlotte 18, Washington 18. TechnicalsWall. A-13,447 (20,356).

Heat 95, Pacers 89 Miami — Hassan Whiteside had 26 points and 22 rebounds, Tyler Johnson scored 15 off the bench and Miami beat Indiana.

James Johnson added 14 points for the Heat, who outrebounded Indiana 58-38 and won consecutive games at home for the first time all season.

Paul George scored 22 for the Pacers, who were hoping for a season-best third straight win and instead managed just 10 points in the fourth quarter.

CJ Miles added 15 for Indiana.

Neither team led by more than seven, and the Heat got to that margin after James Johnson found Goran Dragic for a layup and a 92-85 lead with 3:35 left.

They needed to hang on desperately from there.

INDIANA (89) George 8-22 2-2 22, Robinson 2-5 2-3 6, T.Young 3-6 0-0 6, Turner 5-13 1-1 11, Teague 3-9 3-3 10, Miles 5-10 2-2 15, Jefferson 2-5 1-2 5, Brooks 2-7 0-0 4, Stuckey 3-12 3-4 10. Totals 33-89 14-17 89.

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in Mississippi for a season in which he threw 21 touchdown passes and four interceptions.

For the sake of comparison purposes, Beaty referenced Michael Brewer, who played for Texas Tech and Virginia Tech.

“Saw Michael Brewer play when he was at Lake Travis (High) and until I saw Peyton Bender, it was the quickest, most efficient release I’ve ever seen,” Beaty said. “Peyton reminded me, when I saw his tape and went down and

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Wall, wearing bright orange neon shoes, outplayed Hornets star Kemba Walker, finishing with more points (25-17) and assists (10-9), along with seven steals, to become Washington’s franchise leader in that category.

Beal, 0 for 6 in the first half, took over for part of the third, scoring 11 points, mostly via a trio of 3s, and finished with 20 points and a career-high nine assists.

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Rangers 1:40 p.m. FSPLUS 148 3-10 0-0 8, Winslow 1-5 0-2 2, J.Johnson 6-9 DeRozan 0-1, Powell 0-2), Philadelphia 9-29 left its top three scorers at home 1-2 14, Reed 1-1 0-0 2, T.Johnson 6-13 2-4 15, (Covington 3-7, Henderson 2-3, Rodriguez 2-6, to rest.

Richardson 4-8 0-0 10. Totals 37-82 14-25 95.

Thompson 1-2, Ilyasova 1-5, Stauskas 0-2, Saric Indiana 21 31 27 10 — 89 Tony Allen added 16 points, College Wrestling Time Net Cable 0-2, Embiid 0-2). Fouled Out-None. ReboundsMiami 20 33 25 17 — 7 95 Toronto 39 (Valanciunas 10), Philadelphia 43 eight rebounds and three steals Cornell at Okla. St. 7 p.m. FCSA 144 3-Point Goals-Indiana 9-27 (George 4-11, (Covington 12). Assists-Toronto 21 (Joseph, as Memphis won for the sevMiles 3-6, Stuckey 1-2, Teague 1-3, T.Young Lowry 7), Philadelphia 29 (McConnell 8). Total 0-1, Brooks 0-1, Turner 0-3), Miami 7-25 Fouls-Toronto 20, Philadelphia 27. A-16,192 enth time in eight games. The (Richardson 2-4, Ellington 2-8, J.Johnson 1-1, (20,328). only loss during that stretch McRoberts 1-1, T.Johnson 1-5, Winslow 0-1, Dragic 0-2, McGruder 0-3). Fouled Out-None. was a 110-89 defeat Tuesday Rebounds-Indiana 38 (T.Young, George, Turner Nets 107, Lakers 97 night in Cleveland.

7), Miami 58 (Whiteside 22). Assists-Indiana 14 NFL New York — Bojan Bogda(Teague 5), Miami 23 (J.Johnson, Dragic 6).

LeBron James, Kyrie Irving Favorite ............. Points (O/U).......... Underdog Total Fouls-Indiana 21, Miami 16. Technicals- novic scored 23 points, Sean Week 15 Miami defensive three second, Richardson. Kilpatrick had 22 and Brooklyn and Kevin Love did not make A-19,600 (19,600). the trip for the Cavs, leaving an SEATTLE . ....................... 16 (38.5)................ Los Angeles

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Clippers 113, Magic 108 Orlando, Fla. — Austin Rivers made seven 3-points and scored 25 points in his return from a concussion to help Los Angeles beat Orlando for its third straight victory.

Rivers hit the key shot when he buried a 3-pointer from the corner with 2 minutes left to give the Clippers a nine-point lead. The Magic made it interesting, but weren’t able to overcome the deficit.

Blake Griffin added 23 points, and DeAndre Jordan had 22 points and 12 rebounds.

Jordan, who often struggles from the foul line, made 12 of 18 free throws.

The Magic attempted 17 fewer free throws than Los Angeles and converted just 10 of 20. The Clippers connected on 26 of 37.

watched him throw, I was like, that’s Michael Brewer’s release. There’s not many people that have that. The thing that does is, man, it gets you out of trouble. There’s so many times on his tape where he’s about to get hit and boom, that ball is out so quick.”

Beaty went on to praise Carter Stanley, who sparked the offense when he took over late in the season.

“The kid could barely lift his arm on Wednesday before we played K-State,” said Beaty, who added that on one play in that game Stanley’s arm locked up on him and he couldn’t complete the throw. “That’s a tough dude.”

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sent Los Angeles to its eighth straight loss.

Brook Lopez added 20 points for the Nets, who played without Jeremy Lin again but avoided a third consecutive defeat.

average of more than 70 points per game back in Cleveland.

The result was the Cavaliers setting a season low for points and hitting only nine 3-pointers — matching their fewest in a game this season.

L.A. LAKERS (97) Young 5-15 1-1 14, Deng 5-12 0-2 11, Randle 2-8 2-5 6, Mozgov 4-10 4-6 12, Russell 2-10 5-8 11, Nance 3-3 0-0 6, Ingram 3-9 3-6 9, Clarkson 6-12 0-0 12, Williams 5-12 6-6 16. Totals 35-91 21-34 97.

BROOKLYN (107) Booker 3-8 1-5 8, Lopez 8-19 3-5 20, Whitehead 3-4 2-2 8, Kilpatrick 5-13 9-10 22, Bogdanovic 6-13 8-10 23, Scola 1-4 0-0 2, Bennett 1-5 2-2 4, Dinwiddie 0-3 0-0 0, Hollis-Jefferson 2-4 2-2 6, LeVert 1-3 1-2 3, Harris 3-10 2-2 11. Totals 33-86 30-40 107.

L.A. Lakers 30 13 33 21 — 97 Brooklyn 27 25 23 32 — 107 3-Point Goals-L.A. Lakers 6-27 (Young 3-10, Russell 2-5, Deng 1-4, Clarkson 0-2, Ingram 0-2, Williams 0-4), Brooklyn 11-35 (Kilpatrick 3-6, Bogdanovic 3-7, Harris 3-7, Booker 1-1, Lopez 1-7, Hollis-Jefferson 0-1, Dinwiddie 0-1, LeVert 0-2, Bennett 0-3). Fouled OutWhitehead. Rebounds-L.A. Lakers 49 (Mozgov 13), Brooklyn 61 (Booker 18). Assists-L.A. Lakers 11 (Russell, Nance, Deng, Williams 2), Brooklyn 19 (Kilpatrick 5). Total Fouls-L.A. Lakers 26, Brooklyn 25. Technicals-Young.

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CLEVELAND (85) Frye 0-4 0-0 0, Thompson 2-5 3-6 7, Dunleavy 3-6 3-5 11, Smith 4-15 0-1 8, Liggins 3-9 3-3 10, Jefferson 1-3 1-2 4, Andersen 1-3 0-0 2, Felder 4-8 4-6 14, McRae 3-9 3-3 9, Shumpert 2-5 1-2 5, Jones 5-8 2-3 15. Totals 28-75 20-31 85.

MEMPHIS (93) T.Williams 1-4 0-0 3, Green 1-5 1-2 3, Gasol 6-9 2-2 17, Harrison 1-6 0-0 2, Allen 8-18 2-5 18, Randolph 2-11 2-2 6, Martin 2-2 2-2 6, Douglas 5-9 0-1 12, Carter 2-4 0-0 6, Baldwin 0-0 0-0 0, Daniels 7-14 2-2 20. Totals 35-82 11-16 93.

Cleveland 16 20 17 32 — 85 Memphis 28 19 27 19 — 93 3-Point Goals-Cleveland 9-25 (Jones 3-5, Felder 2-2, Dunleavy 2-4, Jefferson 1-2, Liggins 1-2, Shumpert 0-2, Frye 0-2, McRae 0-3, Smith 0-3), Memphis 12-24 (Daniels 4-9, Gasol 3-3, Carter 2-3, Douglas 2-3, T.Williams 1-2, Randolph 0-1, Allen 0-1, Harrison 0-1, Green 0-1). Fouled Out-Harrison. ReboundsCleveland 41 (Thompson 11), Memphis 55 (Gasol 11). Assists-Cleveland 9 (Felder 4), Memphis 22 (Douglas 5). Total Fouls-Cleveland 15, Memphis 27.

And a smart one, which means that in the likely event that Bender wins the two-man spring competition, Stanley will make the ideal backup.

Bender has two years of eligibility remaining. He stands 6-foot-1 and weighs 180 pounds. Beaty praised more than his quick release and onfield poise.

“Kid’s got a freakish arm,” Beaty said. “He can throw it.

He can make every throw.

Talented guy. I watched him make every single throw right in front of me. He can do it.

He can spin it. He can make every throw: post, out, deep comeback, over route, post curl, hitches, quick screens.

That ball gets out so quick on screens, man. That makes a difference on screens, the ball getting out quick. The ball doesn’t get out quick, man, those screens are dead.”

Beaty loves screens. Bender executes them efficiently.

Match made in Air Raid heaven.

This time, Kansas football truly is in the early stages of a voyage back from oceanic depths. Why wait to hear about it from others who buy into it? Why not be on the front end of the recovery?

That way you can do the talking and let others listen.

OK, I’m done now. You can put your hands back by your sides and stop screaming.

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Thomas powers Free State’s defense

By Bobby Nightengale bnightengale@ljworld.com

When Free State High junior Cameryn Thomas is playing at her best defensively, the rest of the girls basketball team usually follows.

The 5-foot-7 Thomas thrives on the defensive end of the court. She hounds point guards on each dribble. She reaches into passing lanes for steals.

Throughout the past few seasons, the Firebirds turned to Thomas to start their full-court press, knowing she could

frustrate opponents into turnovers. And for Thomas, that’s just as fun as making a layup or drilling a three-pointer.

“Defense is my favorite part of the game,” Thomas said. “It’s pretty much always been that way.

I’ve always loved playing defense. I just love the aggressiveness, and stealing the ball is a lot of fun.”

The Firebirds (2-1, ranked No. 9 in Class 6A) will lean on Thomas’ defense during the City Showdown against Lawrence High (4-0, ranked No. 5) at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Allen Fieldhouse.

Thomas, a three-year starter, anchors a backcourt that is heavy on talent but a little light on experience with freshman Caely Kestan and sophomore transfer Sam Lawrence, from BasehorLinwood. Plus, the Firebirds have Jaelyn Two Hearts, who is averaging 11 points per game.

“She’s always been a great leader,” Free State coach Ted Juneau said of Thomas. “Not so much because she’s real vocal, but because she works hard, she’s steady and all those things.”

Thomas is averaging

3.7 points through the team’s first three games.

Her goal is to become a better shooter and ball handler this year.

A three-sport athlete, Thomas (volleyball and track) has more than enough athleticism to stand out in the Sunflower League. Plus, she hopes her success in other sports will translate to the basketball team, which is looking for its first state tournament appearance since 2010.

Thomas, along with fellow guard Erin Cushing, were members of the Free State volleyball

team that earned a trip to the Class 6A state tournament in October.

“I think going to state is a great experience and it can transfer over to all three sports,” Thomas said. “I think going to state like we had, I kind of learned how to work with a team to be successful.”

Along with strong defense, Juneau said Thomas is the team’s best rebounder alongside senior Madison Piper. That’s meant new responsibilities on the court this season.

“We’ve added so much more pressure on her to be strong inside for us,”

Juneau said. “That’s the hard thing right now, is that we have no real size. …That makes us ask her to play a little out of position, but she doesn’t complain. She just goes out there and does what she has to do for the team.”

Not a vocal leader, Thomas lets her play do all of the talking.

“She doesn’t talk a lot but what she does and how she does it speaks volumes,” Juneau said.

“She never puts her head down. She always plays with intensity and enthusiasm. It really does help us.”

LHS wrestling falls in dual to Gardner-Edgerton

By Evan Riggs eriggs@ljworld.com

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LAWRENCE HIGH WRESTLER SANTINO GEE tries to pin Gardner-Edgerton’s Daniel Young on Wednesday night at LHS. Gee won the 195-pound match, 9-2.

With three freshmen and one sophomore serving as the first four wrestlers for Lawrence High, coach Pat Naughton knew it was going to be a tough start.

Lawrence ultimately lost a home dual to Gardner-Edgerton, 48-24, Wednesday, and it was never able to overcome an early 30-0 hole created by three pins and two forfeits to start the dual.

Three of the wrestlers were pinned, and the fourth — freshman Noah Schamburg — was disqualified because he lost his mouth guard, leaving his braces exposed which is against the rules.

In fact, of the six freshmen and sophomores the Lions wrestled, sophomore Alden Hunt (145

Three-point shot a weapon for KU’s four-guard lineup

By Matt Tait mtait@ljworld.com

It’s no secret that the three-point shot has become a serious weapon for this year’s Kansas basketball team, with four major contributors shooting better than 43 percent from behind the arc so far this season.

The numbers are even more impressive if you break the season into two segments, which is worth doing considering the fact that KU actually got off to a slow start from behind the three-point line.

You might not remember now because the Jayhawks have been red hot of late, but the first week or two of the season actually included frequent questions to KU coach Bill Self and his players about what was wrong with the Jayhawks’ outside shooting. Their answer, every time, was that they were not in any way, shape or form worried about their threepoint shooting. And now we see why.

Through the first five games of the 2016-17 season, Kansas made 30 of the 100 three-point shots it attempted, a respectable 30 percent clip, especially after noting that the season began with a 12-of-52 effort (23 percent) through three games.

But 30 percent, though decent, is not anywhere near average in college basketball today. In fact, 316 of the 347 teams in NCAA Div. I entered Tuesday shooting 30 percent or better.

Luckily for the Jayhawks, the next five games brought that number up quite a bit.

Not only did Kansas

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If you play four guards, you better be more dangerous from the outside.”

— KU coach Bill Self

attempt 11 more threes in the next five-game stretch, but the team also made 31 more, making the Jayhawks 61 for 111 (55 percent) for the five-game stretch and 91 for 211 on the season for a .431 mark as a team heading into Saturday’s second-to-last non-conference game with Davidson at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. That percentage ranks fifth in the nation, behind only Purdue (.441), Houston (.448), Creighton (.448) and UCLA (.471).

But the Jayhawks are not even in the Top 50 when it comes to threepoint attempts. KU’s 211 attempts put the team tied for 55th through Dec. 12, with Savannah State leading the way with a whopping 170 makes in 449 attempts. Clearly, they’re coached by a man who never saw a shot he didn’t like.

Self said recently that one of the reasons for the Jayhawks’ strong performance from behind the arc is the make-up of their lineup.

“Oh there’s no question (we can be a dangerous three-point shooting team),” Self said. “Absolutely. But if you play four guards, you better be more dangerous from the outside.”

The KU coach went on to say that it’s not just the presence of four perimeter players on the floor that makes Kansas a good three-point shoot-

ing team, as much as it is the experience, style and understanding of those four players.

Whether you’re talking about lead guards Frank Mason III (23-of-42, .548) or Devonte’ Graham (27of-62, .435), or the supporting cast of guys like Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk (22-of-51, .431) and Lagerald Vick (12-of-26, .462), these players all understand how to play within Bill Self’s system and, therefore, are taking good shots within the flow of the offense. That much is obvious when considering that the Jayhawks, while shooting a better percentage, have taken less than half of the attempts of the nation’s biggest chuckers.

And that’s to say nothing of freshman Josh Jackson, who has made just 5 of 21 three-point attempts so far this season — and just 29 of 53 free throw attempts — yet somehow is still managing to score an average of 14.8 points per game.

Self has said for months now that he likes Jackson’s shot, hitch and all, and that he’s not going to mess with it too much, if at all, because of the limited time the one-and-done freshman is likely to be here.

But he also has been wildly impressed with Jackson’s overall play and believes the more comfortable Jackson gets, the better his shooting touch will be as the season goes on.

“I think he’s going to be a good shooter,” Self said last week. “He hasn’t shot it great statistically yet from deep, but I think he’s going to be a good shooter. I think he’s going to be a good free throw shooter.”

pounds) was the only one who came away with a victory.

“The first few matches just didn’t go our way,” Naughton said. “We’re still like a half-step behind. We’re not where we’re supposed to be. Our youth and inexperience really showed through.”

In addition to a few wrestlers not making weight, the Lions were also missing two wrestlers who are a part of their normal lineup. Junior Ja’Relle Dye (132) missed the dual because he was sick, and senior Kevin Nichols (285) was held out as a precaution after bumping heads with a wrestler in the Eudora Tournament of Champions on Saturday.

Despite the team results, there were a few positives for the Lions. Junior Billy Phiavilayvong

pinned his opponent at 220 pounds, while fellow junior Ja’Melle Dye won his 138-pound match in decisive fashion, 24-9.

Senior Santino Gee also earned a victory with a 9-2 decision despite wrestling at 195 pounds after wrestling at 182 pounds last weekend in Eudora.

Gardner-Edgerton senior Daniel Young — standing at 6-foot-7 — provided a unique challenge for Gee with his length. As a result, Gee said shooting for his legs was the key to the match.

“We had planned to do that because we’re not sure where Tino (Santino) might be at,” Naughton said. “He has to be able to test the waters and see what it might feel like to wrestle 195 (pounds).”

Gee isn’t sure which weight class he would prefer to wrestle at going

forward. He said that if he wrestles at 182 pounds, he would likely be tired because he’ll have to continue to cut weight. But at 195 pounds, Gee wants to get stronger to be able to pin his opponents, which he wasn’t able to do Wednesday.

Gee had his opponent on his back for the final 40 seconds of the match, and came within a few inches of pinning Young.

But it never happened, which left Gee frustrated despite earning a decisive victory.

“I needed the pin,” Gee said. “(The team) wanted me to get the pin. It came down to strength because his back was just inches from the ground. It’s frustrating.”

Lawrence High will play host to Eudora for a dual at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.

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Beaty: Contract extension helpful during recruiting

By Benton Smith basmith@ljworld.com

Not too long ago, Kansas football head coach David Beaty or one of his assistants could walk into a recruit’s home and face some difficult questions, with opposing staffs feeding high school or junior college talents with doubts about the future of KU football.

That all changed, Beaty said, when the athletic department showed its support for him and the program by extending his contract earlier this week.

“It helped solidify a lot of these people that we signed today,” the second-year head coach said Wednesday during his press conference, which coincided with the beginning of the mid-year signing period and the additions of quarterback Peyton Bender, cornerback Hasan Defense, defensive tackle J.J. Holmes, wide receiver Kerr Johnson Jr., linebacker Kyron Johnson, defensive linemen Willie McCaleb and KeyShaun Simmons, and corner Shakial Taylor.

Kansas football coaches had the ammunition to counter any last-second indecision that might have emerged from its eight players who signed

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Most of Wednesday’s signees will join KU’s defense. Appropriately, the first non-offensive player Beaty heralded was Hasan Defense, a 5-foot-11 cornerback from Kilgore College.

“Really terrific kid, and I think that he’s a guy that is gonna help us fill that void that our two senior corners left,” Beaty said, referring to Brandon Stewart and Marnez Ogletree. “I think that he can come in and compete to win that job. So we were lookin’ for that obviously at that position.”

Kansas aims to get help on the defensive line, too, with the arrival of 335-pound Hutchinson Community College defensive tackle J.J. Holmes.

“We think this guy can be a guy that really can do some things a lot like Daniel Wise,” Beaty said, referring to KU’s current top interior line-

by pointing to a new deal that could keep Beaty in charge through at least 2021.

“Where we were at in our contract is very much a hindrance when you’re trying to recruit,” Beaty said of such discussions prior to signing his extension.

KU’s head coach said athletic director Sheahon Zenger, deputy athletic director Sean Lester and their staff have provided the football team with “anything and everything” to put Beaty and his assistants in position to succeed.

“We don’t have any excuses, I’ll tell you that,” Beaty said. “… They understand what we’re tryin’ to do and how we’re buildin’ this. And they’re givin’ us the time we need, which is exactly what we have to have.

You’ve gotta learn to sit up before you can crawl, then you gotta learn to crawl, then you gotta learn to pull up and walk.

And then you gotta learn to jog, and then you start sprintin’. It’s a process, and I have an appreciation for our administration unlike probably many in this profession, because I know they get it, and they want this place to be great. And they know we’re gonna

man. “The guy weighs more (than Wise). He’s bigger than Daniel and he is strong and he is very, very talented. Man, this was a great get for us.

The guy was hard to get.”

An offensive prospect who didn’t commit to KU until late Tuesday evening joined the list of signees, as well.

Kerr Johnson, a 5-foot-11, 180-pound wide receiver from Santa Rosa Junior College, might not sound like a huge target. But Beaty claimed Johnson has the wingspan of a 6-foot-4 athlete.

“He’s got big hands. He reaches away from his body when he catches the ball,” Beaty said. “He’s got a great catch radius.

He’s got terrific quickness. The guy can really run and the first guy doesn’t tackle him.”

While every other player who signed will arrive at Kansas as a college transfer, high school linebacker Kyron Johnson (Arlington, Texas) made his future with the Jayhawks official, and plans

kill ourselves makin’ it that way, and we’re on the same page.”

Earlier this week, USA Today writer Dan Wolken tweeted new Texas head coach Tom Herman had “preliminary interest” in Beaty as an offensive coordinator. Beaty was asked if his contract extension had anything to do with other programs seeking him out.

“Man, there’s only one place and there’s only one place that I want to be,” said Beaty, openly passionate about the university and his task, despite the program’s ongoing struggles. “Like I told you, you’re gonna have to get a backhoe to get me out of here. I don’t care if the Dallas Cowboys call.

I’m not goin’ anywhere unless you guys take me out of here in handcuffs.”

No assistant coaches moving on — yet While Beaty plans on keeping his office at Anderson Family Football Complex for the foreseeable future, the same can never be assumed of assistant coaches in college football. Though Beaty said none of his staffers had accepted new gigs elsewhere as of Wednesday afternoon, the head coach described this time

on enrolling for the upcoming spring semester.

“When I think of Kyron, I think of blazing fast speed,” Beaty said of the three-star linebacker.

“He’s gotten bigger. He’s probably closer to 6-2 now and he’s probably 205 right now. This guy will be 230 pounds, and he can run and he’s already got that length, which is really, really good.”

An “under the radar” addition, according to Beaty, 6-foot-2 defensive lineman Willie McCaleb, from Northwest Mississippi Community College, could make a big impact for Clint Bowen’s defense in 2017, too. Beaty said McCaleb could line up on the opposite side of All-Big 12 defensive end Dorance Armstrong Jr. “You know, we’re losing Damani (Mosby), and being able to find a guy that already has playing experience at the collegiate level and a guy that is dynamic enough to draw some double teams and some chips away from Dorance, that’s gon-

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are actually three that I’m looking at right now, which is the 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle and the 200 IM. I’m within a second on the 200 free, two seconds off in the 100 free and I’m only three seconds off in the 200 IM, and I’ve been dropping so much time off in that.”

Johnson was also a part of the Lions’ first-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay, along with junior Alex Heckman, as well as seniors Jared Miller and Patrick Oblon. They sealed second in the 400 freestyle relay with a mark of 3:33.53.

As a team, LHS notched three crowns with Oblon clinching the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.17. Lawrence totaled 181 points to finish 21 points better than Shawnee Mission North.

“Every year we go through this, I talk about how the pool isn’t a fast pool,” LHS coach Kent

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LAWRENCE HIGH STUDENTS CHEER for LHS swimmer Stephen Johnson in the 200-yard individual medley Wednesday at LHS. McDonald said. “But the guys still shaved off their time. They are getting better and working really hard in practice. They are looking like a swim team now.”

Free State wins meet The Firebirds claimed first in all but three events on the day, accumulating 290 total points, for their second meet victory of the young season.

Afterward, Free State coach Annette McDon-

ald admitted the difficulties of the pool, though it didn’t hinder the team’s convincing win.

“This pool is more shallow,” McDonald said.

“So there isn’t that current catching you and slowing you down. This is just turbulent and it’s shallow on the other end, so it’s hard to turn. Some guys hit the bottom.”

Despite a more difficult pool to swim in, many athletes recorded personal bests as well as event

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League Overall Baylor 0-0 9-0 Kansas 0-0 9-1 Kansas State 0-0 9-1 TCU 0-0 9-1 Texas Tech 0-0 9-1 West Virginia 0-0 8-1 Oklahoma State 0-0 8-2 Oklahoma 0-0 6-3 Iowa State 0-0 6-3 Texas 0-0 5-4 Wednesday’s Games Baylor 89, Southern 59 Oklahoma State 102, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 66 Texas Tech 89, Nicholls State 46 Saturday, Dec. 17 Kansas vs. Davidson at Kansas City, Mo., 6 p.m.

Memphis at Oklahoma, 11:30 a.m.

Texas Tech at Richmond, 11:30 a.m.

UMKC at West Virginia, 1 p.m.

Texas vs. Arkansas at Houston, 1:30 p.m.

Kansas State vs. Colorado State at Denver, 2 p.m.

Baylor vs. Jackson State at Fort Hood, Texas, 5 p.m.

Oklahoma State at Wichita State, 6 p.m.

Iowa State at Drake, 6 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 18 Texas Southern at TCU, 5 p.m.

John Brown at Baylor, 6 p.m.

of year as “job season” for assistants around the nation.

“I feel mostly for our wives more than anything,” Beaty said, “’cause they’re sittin’ at home with the kiddos, sittin’ there goin,’ ‘Is daddy gonna come in with that look on his face?’”

KU’s head coach said he would like to keep his entire staff in place, but added if assistants aren’t fielding job inquiries, “you’ve got the wrong guys.” From a market standpoint, Beaty claimed KU has put its assistants in good posiNBA tion and described them EASTERN CONFERENCE as “appreciative” of their Atlantic Division

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na be critical,” the head coach said of McCaleb.

Kansas hopes more depth will arrive for the D-line with KeyShaun Simmons, a 6-2, 285-pound lineman from Pearl River Community College.

“He is a good-lookin’ guy, reminds me a lot of a bigger Daniel Wise is what he reminds me of,” Beaty said. “But this guy is really big and really strong. Really happy to get him here.”

The eighth member of the Jayhawks’ mid-year High School triangular signing group should, Lawrence Wednesday at LHS Team scores: Free State 290, like Defense, aid the sec181, Shawnee Mission ondary. Beaty described Lawrence North 160.

FSHS, LHS results Mesa Community Col200 medley relay — 1. Jake Viscomi, lege corner Shakial Tay- Corey Schultz-Bever, Jordan Portela, lor as big, long and rangy. Cameron Hodge, FS, 1:46.03; 2. Evan Eskilson, Sydney Lin, Matthew Wilkus, “Easily a 6-foot guy, Dean Stuart, FS, 1:48.98; 3. Treyton long arms, has plenty of Trujillo, Dylan Beierschbach, Will Patrick Oblon, L, 1:59.36; weight on him but can re- Belemere, 5. Trent Hartman, John Loos, Ben ally run,” Beaty said. “Has Aldridge, Adam Ziegler, FS, 2:03.52; 6.

Miller, Brian Myers, Josh Axlund, been very productive Jared Alexander Arnone, L, 2:10.39; 7. Ethan throughout his career. He Perrins, Jack Kelsey Finneas Nesbittstarted for South Dakota Daly, Eugene Galvez, FS, 2:12.24; 9.

Hayden Husman, Reed Pfeifer, State as a true freshman Andrew Severn, Devin Van Schmus, out there. And, I mean, he L, 2:16.83. freestyle — 1. Jordan Portela, played in a lot of games FS,2001:47.80; 2. Alex Heckman, L, for those guys up there 1:55.98; 3. Aidan Goertz, FS, 2:06.71; 5. Jakob Busch, L, 2:14.65; 7. Finneas and then had a really Nesbitt-Daly, FS, 2:24.74; 10. Luke Dunlap, L, 2:32.58; 11. Jadon Ballinger, good career at Mesa.”

crowns. Senior Jordan Portela claimed the 200 freestyle (1:47.80) and the 100 freestyle (47.39). Senior Evan Yoder won two races as well, with wins in the 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly.

Senior Corey SchultzBever clocked a 1:07.26 in his first-place finish in the 100 breastroke. Meanwhile, junior Evan Eskilson’s mark of 5:13.33 was good for first in the 500 freestyle. Senior Skylar Eklund took first in diving, scoring 223 points.

FSHS also sealed golds in the first and last relay of the meet, earning first in the 200 medley relay and the 400 freestyle relay.

“We looked strong but we have a little work to do,” McDonald said. “The goal is to be strong for league and state. Even though we have some good swimmers, we have to bring the other guys up too. And they are working hard at it.”

Both teams will return to action after the break on Jan. 7 at the Shawnee Mission Northwest Invitational at 3:30 p.m.

FS, 2:34.57; 12. Zimmer Bellemere, L, 2:34.94.

200 individual medley — 1. Stephen Johnson, L, 2:02.58; 2. Evan Eskilson, FS, 2:02.71; 3. Matthew Wilkus, FS, 2:18.59; 5. Ben Aldridge, FS, 2:23.24; 6.

John Loos, FS, 2:27.68; 7. Brian Myers, L, 2:43.63; 9. Dylan Bierschbach, L, 2:51.54.

50 freestyle — 1. Patrick Oblon, L, 24.17; 2. Aidan Goertz, FS, 24.36; 3.

Cameron Hodge, FS, 24.84; 6. Sydney Lin, FS, 25.67; 7. Stuart Dean, FS,

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He missed last Saturday’s victory over Nebraska at Allen Fieldhouse, but attended the game in street clothes and sat at the end of the Kansas bench.

After the game, Self said he elected to have Bragg in the building because it offered a teaching moment and sent the message that Bragg was still a part of the Kansas basketball family and would continue to be throughout the investigation.

Wednesday, Self praised the way the 21-year-old, one-time KU starter who had struggled to find his rhythm on the floor during the first nine games of the 2016-17

25.69; 8. Jared Miler, L, 26.23; 9. Adam Ziegler, FS, 26.45.

One-meter diving — 1. Skylar Eklund, FS, 223; 2. Anton Martinez, L, 193; 3. Carson Juhl, FS, 1:52.70.

100 butterfly — 1. Evan Yoder, FS, 53.84; 2. Alex Heckman, L, 56.21; 3. Jake Viscomi, FS, 1:03.64; 4. Treyton Trujillo, L, 1:09.93; 5. Eugene Galvez, FS, 1:11.71; 6. Finneas Nesbitt-Daly, FS, 1:11.93.

100 freestyle — 1. Jordan Portela, FS, 47.39; 2. Stephen Johnson, L, 48.56; 3. Corey Schultz-Bever, FS, 55.44; 4.

Cameron Hodge, FS, 55.83; 5. Adam Ziegler, FS, 57.19; 8. Stuart Dean, FS, 57.89; 9. Hayden Husman, L, 1:00.61; 10.

Garrett Prescott, L, 1:00.96; 13. Zimmer Bellemere, L, 1:05.21; 14. Luke Dunlap, L, 1:06.10.

200 freestyle relay — 1. Alex Heckman, Jared Miller, Patrick Oblon, Stephen Johnson, L, 1:34.26; 2. Aidan Goertz, Cameron Hodge, Sydney Lin, Evan Yoder, FS, 1:37.19; 4. Matthew Wilkus, Chad Anderson, Adam Ziegler, Dean Stuart, FS, 1:41.82; 6. Will Bellemere, Anton Grundstrom, Garrett Prescott, Brian Myers, L, 1:52.08; 7.

Dylan Bierschbach, Luke Dunlap, Noah Kucza, Jakob Busch, L, 1:54.81; 8. Devin Van Schmus, Andrew Severn, Sam Phillips, Alexander Arnone, L, 1:54.99; 9. Giovanni Booth, David Stuart, Christopher Woodard, Atticus VonHolton, FS, 1:57.63; 10. Ethan Perrins, Trent Hartman, Declan Forth, Jack Kelsey, FS, 1:59.15.

100 backstroke — 1. Evan Yoder, FS, 58.27; 2. Jake Viscomi, FS, 1:03.55; 4. Christopher Woodward, FS, 1:17; 5. Trent Hartman, FS, 1:18.15; 7. Josh Axlund, L, 1:20.33; 8. Hayden Husman, L, 1:21.03; 10. David Stuart, FS, 1:27.94; 13. Cameron Walters, L, 1:34.74; 14.

Braden Augustine, L, 1:35.27; 16. Luis Torres, L, 1:38.71.

100 breaststroke — 1. Corey SchultzBever, FS, 1:07.26; 3. Matthew Wilkus, FS, 1:11.14; 5. Sydney Lin, FS, 1:12.31; 6. Chad Anderson, FS, 1:14.23; 7. Dylan Bierschbach, L, 1:16.39; 9. Atticus Von Holton, FS, 1:21.35; 10. Brian Myers, L, 1:23.12; 13. Reed Pfeifer, L, 1:25.31; 15.

Logan Grose, L, 1:26.22.

400 freestyle relay — Evan Yoder, Evan Eskilson, Corey Schultz-Bever, Jordan Portela, FS, 3:24.93; 2. Patrick Oblon, Jakob Busch, Alex Heckman, Stephen Johnson, L, 3:33.53; 3. Jake Viscomi, Ben Aldridge, Aidan Goertz, Chad ANderson, FS, 3:48.98; 5. Noah Kucza, Treyton Trujillo, Garrett Prescott, Will Bellemere, L, 4:12.

High School

Wednesday at Lawrence High Gardner-Edgerton 48, Lawrence High 24 106 pounds: Kye Humphrey. GE, pinned Sebastian Aguliar, LHS, 1:10.

113 pounds: Kadyn Humphry, GE, pinned Julien Cassella, LHS, 1:15.

120 pounds: Brayden Ratcliffe, GE, won by forfeit.

126 pounds: Alex Weber, GE, pinned Abby Afful, LHS, 1:38.

132 pounds: Taven Ewbank, GE, won by forfeit.

138 pounds: Ja’Melle Dye, LHS def.

AJ Rodriguez, GE, 24-9.

145 pounds: Alden Hunt, LHS, def.

Zane Stutzman, GE, 14-3.

152 pounds: Jensen McDermott, GE, def. Cade Burghart, LHS, 7-5.

160 pounds: Conner Grieg, GE, def.

Jay Cheatham, LHS, 14-8.

170 pounds: Jackson Curbow, GE, pinned Ulises Rojo, LHS, 0:39.

182 pounds: Tucker Wilson, LHS, won by forfeit.

195 pounds: Santino Gee, LHS, def.

Daniel Young, GE, 9-2.

220 pounds: Billy Phiavilayvong, LHS, pinned Tristen Martin, GE, 0:19.

285 pounds: Ryan Shirley, GE, won by forfeit.

BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Named Raquel Ferreira vice president, major league and minor league operations, and Jack McCormick senior director, team travel.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with LHP Derek Holland on a one-year contract. Designated LHP Matt Purke for assignment.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Announced INF/OF Richie Shaffer has been claimed off waivers by Philadelphia.

National League CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms with RHP Koji Uehara on a one-year contract.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Agreed to terms with INF Andres Blanco on a one-year contract. Designated LHP David Rollins for assignment.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Claimed RHP Brady Dragmire off waivers from Texas.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Fined Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton $15,000 for verbally abusing a game official and not leaving the court in a timely manner after his ejection from their Dec. 12 game.

DETROIT PISTONS — Assigned F Henry Ellenson and G Michael Gbinije to Grand Rapids (NBADL).

ORLANDO MAGIC — Purchased the Erie BayHawks (NBADL) and will relocate the team from Pennsylvania to Lakeland, Fla., beginning with the 2017-18 season.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Recalled G/F Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot from Delaware (NBADL).

season kept a cool head throughout the past week.

“I’m proud of the way Carlton has handled this situation, considering all the negative publicity he has received both locally and nationally,” Self said.

“He knew all the facts and knew that he needed to refrain from comment while the investigation took place. We’re glad this situation is resolved.”

Bragg, in the same news release sent out Wednesday, expressed similar emotions.

“This has been a difficult and humiliating experience for me, and I’m glad it’s over,” he said. “I appreciate the authorities taking the time to get this right. I also appreciate the support of my teammates and coaches, and I’m glad I can put this behind me and move forward.”

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AUCTIONS Auctions (First published in the Lawrence Daily JournalWorld December 15, 2016) Public Auction Standard Towing 203 E Front Street Perry, KS Friday, December 16, 2016 9:00 AM 2000 Jeep Cherokee VIN: 1J4FF68S4YL215709 Will sell to the highest bidder with cash in hand.

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JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS

Case No. 2016CV493 Div. No. 5 PURSUANT TO K.S.A. CHAPTER 60

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Badr Turki Bin Turki Bader Turki Binturki.

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The Petition will be heard in Douglas County District Court, 111 E 11th St, Lawrence, KS on the 27th day of January, 2017 at 9:00a.m.

If you have any objection to the requested name change, you are required to file a responsive pleading on or before January 19, 2017 in this court or appear at the hearing and object to the requested name change. If you fail to act, judgement and order will be entered upon the Petition as requested by Petitioner.

/s/Turki Binturki Petitioner, Pro Se Turki Binturki (Father) /s/Ghada Alsaif Petitioner, Pro Se (First Published in the Ghada Alsaif (Mother) Lawrence Daily Journal- 2507 Crestline Circle Lawrence, Kansas 66047 World, December 8, 2016) 785-383-8327 _______ IN THE 7TH

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RILING, BURKHEAD,& NITCHER, Chartered 808 Massachusetts Street P. O. Box B Lawrence, Kansas 66044 (785) 841-4700 Attorneys for Petitioner _______

To Change His Name To: Bader Turki Binturki

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(785) 783-8323 (785) 783-8327 (fax) munson@rfmslaw.com NOTICE OF SALE Attorneys for Central National Bank TO: THE ABOVE-NAMED _______ DEFENDANTS AND TO ALL (First published in the PERSONS WHO ARE OR Lawrence Daily JournalMAY BE CONCERNED: World December 1, 2016) Notice is hereby given pursuant to an Order of Sale issued by the District Court of Douglas County, Kansas in the above captioned action, that I will on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., offer for sale and sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash in hand, in the jury assembly room located on the basement level of the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center, 111 E. 11th St., in the City of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, the following-described real estate, to wit:

LOT THIRTEEN (13), IN MARION BARLOW ADDITION, AN ADDITION IN THE (First published in the CITY OF LAWRENCE, AS Lawrence Daily Journal- SHOWN BY THE RECORDED World December 1, 2016) PLAT THEREOF, IN DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS, IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, which has a common KANSAS street address of 1934 Clifton Court, Lawrence, KanCENTRAL NATIONAL BANK, sas 66046. This real estate Plaintiff, is taken as the property of defendants and is directed vs. by the Order of Sale to be sold and will be sold withBRIAN S. MARTIN; ANNE M. out appraisement to satLA PLANTE-MARTIN; isfy the Order of Sale.

MITTELMAN’S FURNITURE CO., INC.; JOHN DOE (REAL Ken McGovern NAME UNKNOWN;TENANT/ Sheriff of Douglas OCCUPANT); JANE DOE County, Kansas (REAL NAME UNKNOWN; TENANT/OCCUPANT); PREPARED BY: AND THE UNKNOWN Michael R. Munson, #22585 SPOUSES OF ANY OF Matthew J. McGivern, THE DEFENDANTS, #26471 Defendants.

RIORDAN, FINCHER, MUNSON & SINCLAIR, PA Case No. 2016-CV-347 3735 SW Wanamaker Road, (Pursuant to K.S.A. Suite A Chapter 60) Topeka, Kansas 66610

Public Online Auction Monday December 19, 2016, 12:00 PM Auction will be done online via Storagetreasures.com NOT ON-SITE !!

Public notice is hereby given that on the 19th of December, 2016 at 12:00 PM, we will sell at public ONLINE sale the following: Unit W08 Erick D. McGriff (house hold items) Unit W113 Oliver F. Shawano (house hold items) Unit W09 Myung Won Park (house hold items) Unit W124 Michaela Hays (house hold items) Unit E10 Craig Fincham (house hold items).

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(First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World, successors are elected and qualified.

December 8, 2016) SECTION 7. In case of a vacancy in the council occurring by reason of resignation, death, or removal from ofCHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 5 fice or from the city, the mayor, by and with the advice A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF and consent of the remaining council members, shall LECOMPTON, KANSAS, FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. appoint a qualified elector to fill the vacancy until the 15-201, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS, THEIR next election for that office. In case any person elected TERMS OF OFFICE, TRANSITIONS TO NOVEMBER ELEC- as a council member neglects or refuses to qualify TIONS, THE FILLING OF GOVERNING BODY VACANCIES, within 30 days after election, the council member shall AND NOMINATION PETITIONS; AND, PROVIDING SUBSTI- be deemed to have refused to accept the office and a TUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUB- vacancy shall exist. The mayor may, with the consent of the remaining council members, appoint a suitable JECT; AND REPEALING CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 655. elector to fill the vacancy.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY SECTION 8. In case of a vacancy in the office of mayor, OF LECOMPTON, KANSAS: the president of the council shall become mayor until the next regular election for that office and a vacancy SECTION 1. The City of Lecompton, Kansas, by the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5 of the Kansas shall occur in the office of the council member becomConstitution hereby elects to and does exempt itself ing mayor. and make inapplicable to it the provisions of K.S.A. In accordance with K.S.A. 25-205, and 15-201, which applies to this city, but is part of an en- SECTION 9. amendments thereto, any person may become a candiactment which does not apply uniformly to all cities. date for city office elected at large by having had filed SECTION 2.

The governing body shall consist of a on their behalf, a nomination petition or a declaration mayor and five council members to be elected to terms of candidacy, accompanied by any fee required by law. as set forth herein. The mayor and council members The nomination petition must be signed by 2% of the shall be residents and qualified electors of the City of qualified electors of the City of Lecompton.

Lecompton, Kansas.

SECTION 10. Charter Ordinance No. 655 is hereby reSECTION 3. The terms of the governing body positions pealed. elected in the April 2016 election shall be extended and shall now expire on the second Monday in January of SECTION 11. This Charter Ordinance shall be published 2019, when the city officials elected in the November once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official city newspaper.

2018 general election take office.

SECTION 12. This Charter Ordinance shall take effect 61 days after the final publication unless a sufficient petition for a referendum is filed, requiring a referendum to be held on the ordinance as provided by Article 12, Section 5, Subsection (c)(3) of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, in which case this Charter Ordinance shall become effective upon approval by the majority of the SECTION 5. General elections shall take place on the electors voting thereon.

Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November, beginning in November 2017. The governing body posi- Passed by the Governing Body, not less than two-thirds tions, whose terms expire in January 2018, shall be of the members elect voting in favor thereof, this 5th elected at the election in November 2017, and the re- day of December , 2016.

SECTION 4. Those governing body positions, whose terms were set to expire in April 2017 under Charter Ordinance No. 655, shall now have terms that expire on the second Monday in January of 2018, when the city officials elected in the November 2017 general election take office.

maining three governing body positions shall be elected at the succeeding election. Thereafter, suc- ___________________________________ ceeding elections will be held every year for all such THE HONORABLE SANDRA L. JACQUOT, Mayor governing body positions whose terms have expired.

ATTEST: SECTION 6. Following the transition of the governing body’s terms to the new election cycle as set forth _______________________ herein, the mayor and all council members shall hold LYNLEY SANFORD, City Clerk _______ their respective offices for two years and until their