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UDOKA AZUBUIKE GETS HIS PICTURE TAKEN WITH SPENCER WHEAT, 10, as members of the Kansas men’s basketball team shopped at the Iowa Street Wal-Mart on Thursday night, purchasing Christmas gifts for Lawrence families in conjunction with the Salvation Army.

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DEVONTÉ GRAHAM GETS SOME ADVICE FROM WAL-MART EMPLOYEE SAMANTHA BRENNING. This was the Jayhawks’ 20th annual Santa’s Helpers program event.

Brownback still has goals for his final 2 years

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Topeka — In the six years that Gov. Sam Brownback has been in office, he has already accomplished most of the major initiatives he had campaigned for.

He has pushed through sweeping income tax cuts, privatized Medicaid, reduced the size of state government, overhauled the state pension system, reined in the civil service, signed some of the nation’s strictest limits on abortion and laid the groundwork for overhauling the way Kansas funds its public schools.

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After more than three hours in executive session Thursday night, Lawrence school board members reached a consensus that outside legal counsel would not be brought aboard to review the controversial investigation of a SCHOOLS South Middle School teacher accused of making racist comments in class.

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festive, feel-good shopping spree tradition that began 20 years ago with names like Paul Pierce and Raef LaFrentz continued Thursday night at Wal-Mart on South Iowa Street, where players, coaches, managers and family members of the current Kansas basketball team did their part to bring holiday joy to 15 area families.

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He even pushed through a major change in the way Kansas Court of Appeals judges are chosen, although he has been unable to accomplish the same for selecting Supreme Court justices.

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Topeka (ap) — Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has met with President-elect Donald Trump.

Kobach made no comment to reporters Thursday upon arriving for and leaving his meeting at Trump Tower in New York.

Kobach a d v i s e d Trump’s campaign on immigration issues. Since he Kobach was elected secretary of state in 2010, he’s also been a champion of voter identification laws.

Kobach met with Trump in New Jersey before Thanksgiving and brought a list of immigration and national security proposals. Kobach previously was considered a potential candidate for attorney general and homeland security secretary.

Kobach spokeswoman Desiree Taliaferro said she has no details about the meeting.

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The findings of that investigation, which ended with the resignation of social studies teacher Chris Cobb, have not been revealed by the district since its conclusion earlier this fall. The school board and district officials have been vocally criticized by parents and community members for a perceived lack of transparency in the matter, and several people voiced their frustrations on Monday in a tense school board meeting that resulted in police being called to the district offices.

But on Thursday, school board president Marcel Harmon said he and his colleagues were ready to “move forward”

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and put the incident behind them.

“We have reviewed all information surrounding this personnel matter.

We have confidence in our superintendent and administration,” Harmon said Thursday, reading from a statement issued on behalf of the board.

“We are also confident that they conducted a thorough investigation that was concluded in the best interests of our students.”

After Monday’s school board meeting, which ended abruptly after outbursts from audience members made it difficult for business to continue, some on the school board raised the idea of reassessing the South investigation. Board members Jessica Beeson and Vanessa Sanburn told the Journal-World at the time that there had been allegations brought

LAWRENCE • STATE to their attention Monday evening that had not been shared with them during the investigation, prompting their interest in reviewing the process with outside legal counsel.

However, Harmon on Thursday said that, while the school board “recognizes that no investigation process is perfect,” he and his fellow board members are standing by administration’s handling of the case — as well as the settlement agreement between Cobb and the district in which the district agreed to withhold information stemming from the investigation in exchange for the promise that it would not be sued over the matter.

Cobb last week issued a statement that denied any wrongdoing and also alleged that he had been unjustly accused by a source having a “well

documented history of falsehoods.” He said that he had “reluctantly resigned” after 17 years with the Lawrence school district.

“When it comes to personnel and student confidentiality rights, it is difficult to balance our legal obligations with the board’s and the community’s desire for transparency,” Harmon said Thursday. “Make no mistake: We as a school district and a community have much work to do. Moving forward, we are committed to bringing the community together to review our processes and support for families of color.”

To that end, he said, the school board has called for administration to assemble a community advisory council that, ideally, would involve representatives from local schools, faith-based organizations, and other

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Scott Stanford, 832-7277, sstanford@ljworld.com Part of that, Harmon said, may be a closer look EDITORS at the district’s investigaChad Lawhorn, editor tory procedures — and 832-6362, clawhorn@ljworld.com what school board memKim Callahan, managing editor bers and district officials 832-7148, kcallahan@ljworld.com might do to improve transTom Keegan, sports editor parency in the future.

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“This is a lot of fun for our guys and for CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A our program,” said KU assistant coach Norm “I’m a good Santa Roberts, speaking in Claus,” said KU guard place of head coach Malik Newman as he Bill Self, who was out picked out various colors recruiting. “Our guys of Play-Doh for one perreally look forward to son on his list. this every year, and they Broken up into small actually take it extremegroups, the Jayhawks ly serious. They all want took a break from finals, to do a good job and practice and preparation make these families as for Saturday’s game with happy as possible. This Davidson at Sprint Cenis what helps them deter in Kansas City, Mo., velop as people and beto fulfill the wish lists of come better men, giving young children and their back to others, which parents in conjunction is so important. Coach with the Salvation Army. wanted to be here, but Using money raised by after practice he said to head coach Bill Self’s AsMike Yoder/Journal-World Photo the guys, ‘Just have fun sists Foundation and forAFTER PICKING OUT A FOOTBALL TO PURCHASE FOR A CHILD, Frank Mason III prepares for a with it.’” mer KU basketball player While the hour-long pass Thursday at Wal-Mart on South Iowa Street.

Roger Morningstar and shopping excursion his wife, Linda, as a part proved to be plenty of of the KU Roundball fun on its own, the JayClub, each player was and the clothing departenthusiastic about letting out everything from wal- hawks made sure to reallowed to spend $100 ment and even checked his followers tag along, lets for an 18-year-old — member the reason they on gifts for each family out the electronics while shared the experience on I need something fanwere there and how their member on their lists. constantly referring back Instagram and Facebook cier,” Azubuike said — to efforts would lead to real Each family included an to their lists to make sure Live. Junior walk-on Clay an UNO game, while fun in two Sundays. average of four people. they covered as many of Young was the only JayJosh Jackson, Frank Ma“It’s always great to Those were the only the requested items as hawk to go it alone, while son III, Devonte’ Graham see kids and families rules put on the annual possible. the rest worked with and Landen Lucas kept smile,” Mason said. “So if shopping adventure. The Several Jayhawks, managers or coaches’ criss-crossing the toy we can do that by shoprest was up to the playincluding sophomore wives to find the best department, occasionally ping and getting them ers, who pushed carts Carlton Bragg Jr., who gifts possible. Freshman checking one another’s things for Christmas, we through the toy section was, by far, the most Udoka Azubuike picked carts to either pass out love to do that.”

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fair market value instead of “use value.”

“That’s a big fish to fry,” he said.

at John Redmond that we’re having to take the silt out. But we need to go upstream and not CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A lose as much of the dirt, Other issues and that’s better for our That has led many Beyond school finance, farms anyway.” people to speculate that Brownback said there are Other goals he menhe may not serve out his still several other things tioned include addressfull second term, perhaps — Gov. Sam Brownback he wants to accomplish ing the shortage of health choosing instead to take in his last two years, care workers in rural a federal appointment in starting with extendKansas. And he remains President-elect Donald ing the life of the state’s concerned about conTrump’s new administrawater supplies.

One of the overridtinuing to lower the And that’s what we’ve tion.

“I want to get the state unfunded liability in the ing principles, he said, been hearing, that differ“Sam Brownback, in a better position long- Kansas Public Employees will be to tie funding to ent groups are writing whether you like him term,” Brownback said. student performance, Retirement System. proposals.” or not, is one of the something the Kansas But he said one of the Officials at the Kansas “So I’ve been emphasizmost successful politiSupreme Court also State Department of Edu- ing water for some time, big areas he wants to focians in Kansas history,” emphasized in its initial cation have agreed that and I’m going to keep cus on is projects aimed Clay Barker, executive ruling on the current at improving the quality the next formula needs to doing that, particularly director of the Kansas the Ogallala.” school finance case in of life in Kansas, somefocus on outcomes. But Republican Party, said at 2014.

Brownback said he thing he said is important they estimate the cost a recent panel discussion has taken part in discus“Our system produces of a program aimed at for retaining business bringing all students up at the Dole Institute of sions in western Kansas, and population. decent results for a fair to grade level in reading Politics. encouraging irrigators to number of students, but “We came way too and math at about $900 But in a pre-holiday voluntarily cut back on yet there are quite a close to losing Cargill in million over the next two the water they use. interview with reportfew students who don’t Wichita, and their issue was attracting millenyears. ers Wednesday, Brown“I was just in Wichita do very well under our nials and quality of life Brownback has been back gave no sign that County (near the Colosystem,” Brownback said. items,” Brownback said. tight-lipped about his he’s thinking of leaving rado border),” he said.

“And I want to see all of “OK then, what do we plans for next year’s anytime soon. In fact, he them have better out“Farmers out there are budget, and he would not voluntarily signing up to need to do here to try to still has several goals he comes. And I think we address that? Kansas City discuss in detail Wednes- cut back themselves 29 wants to accomplish as should incent that piece does a great job, it seems day where he thinks governor. percent on their water of the system.” like, at that.” additional revenue would allocation. If they do, it Brownback did not School finance Among the projects extends the aquifer there say specifically how that come from.

But the biggest piece Brownback said he wants He said he is willing to 35 years. If they don’t, kind of funding system of unfinished business to work on are the prothey’re going to be out would work. But he said look at proposals from remains building a new posed whitewater rafting of irrigation in probably he received a number of the Legislature, even if school finance formula, and outdoor recreation they include repealing five.” good suggestions from something that lawmakcenter at Clinton State the so-called LLC exempWestern Kansas, people who responded ers are expected to tackle to his open call for Park near Lawrence and tion for farms and small however, is not the only in the upcoming session. suggestions earlier this businesses, but would region of the state facing completion of the 100Brownback said he not commit to endorsing water supply challenges. mile Flint Hills Trail in year. plans to lay out some that idea.

In eastern Kansas, which central Kansas.

“There were several overriding principles for that were good ideas, “It’ll be a high qualHe did, however, reject relies heavily on water a new formula, but said ity hiking, biking trail, the idea of imposing impounded in federal but I think more kind of much of the work will be reinforced some of the sales taxes on services reservoirs, soil erosion is something like the Katy up to the Legislature.

(Trail) in Missouri,” that are now tax exempt. filling up the lakes with things we were look“What we’ll put And while an increase in silt, reducing the amount Brownback said. “We’re ing at anyway,” he said. forward is a series of going to have to discuss the statewide property of water those lakes can “I thought actually we ideas that we think are that a little more in the would get people writing tax for schools may be on hold. important to include in final two years.” the table, he rejected the “We need to do more actual proposals — big a school funding system idea of a constitutional on soil conservation. school districts or small — This is an excerpt from and an overall concept amendment so that farm We still have way too ones coming together Peter Hancock’s Statehouse of how to look at it,” he land would be taxed the much erosion,” Brownand writing proposals, Live column, which appears on said, “but the writing will and I hope they actually same as residential and back said. “And that’s LJWorld.com. have to be legislative.” commercial property, at caused us problems have been doing that.

Our system produces decent results for a fair number of students, but yet there are quite a few students who don’t do very well under our system. And I want to see all of them have better outcomes.”

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Topeka — Kansas That new committee is House Speaker-elect Ron part of Ryckman’s reorganiRyckman Jr. announced zation of the Kansas House, Wednesday that he is re- and its name suggests it organizing the will be assigned topcommittee strucics that previously ture of the House, were handled by and he named the the Agriculture and lawmakers who Natural Resources will serve as chairs Committee or the and vice chairs of Energy and Envithose committees. ronment CommitAmong those tee. named was Rep. Ryckman But there has not Tom Sloan, Rbeen a committee Lawrence, who will in recent years that chair a new Water was specifically asand Environment signed to deal with Committee. water issues, some“I’m certainly thing that Gov. Sam pleased that the Brownback has said new speaker is he wants to make a making water poltop priority in the icy a primary issue final two years of for the Legislature, Sloan his administration. something I’ve Sloan, a moderbeen arguing for ate Republican, several years,” Sloan said. had lost many of his “I think in many ways, the favorite committee asavailability of water, clean signments the last four water, will define who lives > COMMITTEES, 6A in Kansas and who we are

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Topeka — Next year, University of Kansas students will pay $5,910 to live on campus — $172, or 3 percent, more than this year.

Add in $4,150 for meals, and a student will pay a total of $10,060 in room and board for the year.

The figures, for what KU describes as a “typical” dining plan and double room in a renovated residence hall, were among state university housing and dining rates approved this week by the Kansas Board of Regents.

KU has a number of more expensive housing options, however.

The highest? Next year residents will pay $11,422 a year for a private room in a two-bedroom apartment at McCarthy Hall — home to the men’s basketball team and other non-athlete male upperclassmen.

Rooms in KU’s new halls also cost more than the older halls. To live in Oswald-Self Hall or the yet-unnamed residence hall under construction on 19th Street, residents will pay between $7,518 and $9,870 a year, depending on

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The financial website WalletHub has released its annual list of the best college towns in America, and Lawrence ranks No. 69 out of the 415 cities studied.

Obviously, a ranking of No. 69 puts Lawrence solidly in the top quartile of the rankings, but I guess I’m still a bit ho-hum about it because the report ranks a lot of communities that you wouldn’t consider college communities. For instance, Olathe — home to MidAmerica Nazarene University

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about this ranking is where Lawrence compares with other big time college communities. Here’s a look at some regional college communities: l No. 14: Ames, Iowa, home to Iowa State l No. 17: Iowa City, home to the University of Iowa l No. 18: Austin, Texas, home to the University of Texas l No. 28: Morgantown, W. Va., home to the University of West Virgina l No. 37: Manhattan, home to Kansas State l No. 48: Boulder, Colo, home to the University of Colorado

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Put aside politics, call sister to fix relationship Dear Annie: My sister and I are both in our late 50s. She’s only two years younger than I am, and we grew up extremely close.

But she is a member of one major political party, and I’m a member of the other one.

The presidential election caused a big strain on our relationship. I thought things would get better after Election Day, but they’ve actually gotten even worse.

Before the campaign season started we talked on the phone at least three times a week.

Now we haven’t talked in two weeks, and I’m worried the distance between us will just continue to grow. I keep thinking I should swallow my pride and tell her she’s right on a few points just to smooth things over.

But I can’t bring myself

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to do it. Will we ever be as close as we were?

— Family Divided Dear Family: Based on what I’ve heard from other readers, the disagreement you and your sister are having is happening at tables all across the nation.

It’s entirely possible — healthy, even — to love someone who has different opinions.

That said, I’m sure that if you two made a list of all the things you have in common,

‘Man in the High Castle’ streams today The Amazon Prime series “The Man in the High Castle” (TVMA) begins streaming its second season today. And we finally get to see ‘‘The Man’’ himself.

As followers of this murky alternative history already know, ‘‘The Man in the High Castle’’ is based on a 1962 novel by Philip K. Dick that depicts a defeated America occupied by Nazis on the East Coast and Japanese on the West, with a dangerous unoccupied zone between them.

The Man is a shadowy figure who collects film footage that presents a version of history that differs from the official party line of the occupying forces. An alternative history within an alternative history, so to speak.

The Man is played by prolific character actor and voice performer Stephen Root. He’s no stranger to creepy, enigmatic figures, like his role as a shadowy go-between in Washington’s Teapot Dome Scandal-ridden demimonde in HBO’s ‘‘Boardwalk Empire.’’ He’s been in dark, historical dramas including ‘‘Trumbo,’’ ‘‘Selma’’ and ‘‘J. Edgar,’’ as well as satires ‘‘Idiocracy’’ and ‘‘Office Space,’’ both directed by Mike Judge.

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Tonight’s other highlights l Highway incidents are “Caught on Camera With Nick Cannon” (8 p.m., NBC). l Thinning ranks force teams to readjust on “Hell’s Kitchen” (8 p.m., Fox). l An entrepreneur introduces a culinary device with a touch of poetry on “Shark Tank” (9 p.m., ABC).

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it would be much longer than the list of all the things you don’t.

Give her a call today, and talk about your children, your health, a good book you’re reading — anything but politics.

Dear Annie: This is in response to “Between a Rock and a Hard Place in Ohio,” whose 13-year-old daughter was invited to a birthday party at the mall. A four-hour unchaperoned mall birthday party for 13-yearolds? The invited girl’s mother’s concern was legitimate.

I would like to point out that many malls (at least in my area) do not allow anyone younger than 18 to wander freely in the mall without parental supervision, for good reason. A more organized party should have been planned

JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS

For Friday, Dec. 16 This year you get ahead by being flexible. You also are full of positive energy. If you are single, you could meet someone who will make a substantial difference to your life. If you are attached, the two of you enjoy each other’s company a lot.

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) HHHHH You have a flair about you that can’t be denied.

You know what to do in order to make what you want happen.

Tonight: Show off your stuff.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) HHH You might want to run some errands. Touch base with a family member who often has the bah-humbugs. Tonight: Order in.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) HHHHH You could be unusually evasive right now. Slow down and take your time, especially when dealing with others.

Tonight: Full of laughter and fun!

Cancer (June 21-July 22) HHH You could be wondering how you should handle a personal matter. Tonight: Treat a partner to eggnog and perhaps a visit under the mistletoe.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHHH You’ll feel invigorated. If you are not attached, you probably will have several admirers surrounding you. Tonight: Out late.

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by the birthday girl’s mother, perhaps with a meal at a designated mall restaurant and an hour of shopping and/ or a movie afterward.

That would have been more responsible.

And as far as supervision goes, I once walked into a tea shop and watched two girls of about that same age helping themselves to endless cups of tea while other shoppers were on standby for a sample to be provided by the hostess. The supervising adult was present but outside the store on her smartphone and oblivious to what was going on — and she most likely didn’t care. Parents, please wake up! — A Daily Reader — Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com.

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HHH You are better off maintaining a low profile for now. You know what you want and why.

Tonight: Make it an early night.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHH Your friends seem to surround you; they obviously want time with you. You might need to be selective. Tonight: Where the party is.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You will not want to disappoint others. Someone is more in line than you think and will follow your lead. Tonight: A must appearance.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHH You might need to have a pre-holiday conversation with a key person. Tonight: Get into the holiday spirit with seasonal music.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You could be pushing very hard to achieve certain goals before the holidays arrive. Tonight: Dinner out.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH You could be overwhelmed by all the inquiries and calls you receive. Tonight: Visit with a loved one.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Defer to others, knowing that you might need an extra push to get something done.

Tonight: Let go and enjoy the moment.

— The astrological forecast should be read for entertainment only.

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Water park enthusiasm Clinton Lake development might not be the right fit, but residents should keep an open mind now.

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awrence ought to get excited about the prospects of a $70 million whitewater rafting and outdoor adventure center at Clinton Lake State Park.

That does not mean local governments should start writing checks to developers or making promises to support the project. But it would do the community no harm to be excited, enthused and even a bit flattered that the project is considering Lawrence.

Instead, when officials with the state of Kansas and Plei — the company that operates the U.S. National Whitewater Center near Charlotte, N.C. — came to town this week to talk about the project, local enthusiasm for the idea seemed a bit muted.

Heaven help us if officials read comments on social media or other websites. Commenters there almost sounded insulted that someone would even propose such an idea for Lawrence.

Simply put, it is too early to know whether this project would be a good one for the community. The concept — which involves a manmade whitewater rafting course, zip lines, a conference center, an amphitheater, a restaurant and other amenities — is intriguing. How the project would be financed, how much government would need to incentivize it, and which governments would be providing the incentives are all key questions in determining whether this a good fit for Lawrence.

Those questions will get answered, or else the project won’t move forward.

There is plenty of time to fret about what the answers will be. Right now, though, should be the fun time in this project: Dream about the possibilities and express appreciation that the opportunity to consider the project has come our way.

It should be particularly encouraging the state of Kansas has brought this project to Lawrence. State officials could have steered Plei officials to another community. But state officials view Lawrence and Clinton Lake highly enough that they’re pushing for this major investment to be made in Douglas County. Whether it be the completion of the South Lawrence Trafficway, or something else, Lawrence has caught the eye of state leaders. That has not always been the case. There have been major economic development projects that landed in other Kansas communities that Lawrence never got the opportunity to compete for because state officials did not think it would be worth the time.

This project is definitely worth our time to consider. It may not end up being the right fit for Lawrence. Further study may show such a water park isn’t that feasible. The community should not mortgage its future to build it. Right now, however, we are not being asked to do that.

We’re being asked to have an open mind and look for ways to make this successful for all involved.

We should be excited to do so.

Washington — The fall of Aleppo is a human catastrophe. It’s also a demonstration of the perils of choosing the middle course in a military conflict. Sometimes it’s possible to talk and fight at the same time. But in Syria, America’s decision to pursue a dual-track, halfway approach made the mayhem worse.

A battered Secretary of State John Kerry made one more plea Thursday for a peaceful evacuation of what’s left of Aleppo. At a State Department briefing, he used the strongest language to describe the situation: “Another Srebrenica ... nothing short of a massacre ... indiscriminate slaughter ... a cynical policy of terrorizing civilians.”

But for five years now, America’s actions haven’t matched its rhetoric. Kerry’s only real weapon now is the gruesome suffering of the Syrian people and the shame it engenders in everyone who watches. That shame hangs over this administration, too.

Kerry’s critics argue that his efforts to negotiate a settlement were always doomed to failure. Maybe so, but after the Russian military intervention in September 2015, the administration concluded that diplomacy was the only viable strategy in Aleppo. Having made that decision, officials needed to make it work. Instead, they continued to toy with an armed opposition they weren’t prepared to fully support.

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Kerry’s only real weapon now is the gruesome suffering of the Syrian people and the shame it engenders in everyone who watches.” port for the Syrian opposition deserves a special, dark chapter. The effort began late — nearly two years into the war — after extremists had already begun to dominate the fight against President Bashar al-Assad. It was a hodgepodge of different regional states and their pet fighters — nominally coordinated from operations centers in Jordan and Turkey but in reality controlled by more than 80 local militias whose commanders were often corrupt and protojihadists themselves.

The CIA and its partners were never willing to give the opposition the weapons — especially the shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles — that could have won the battle. The agency did provide anti-tank weapons that were potent enough that Assad was rocked in the summer of

2015, and analysts began to worry about “catastrophic success,” with the regime collapsing and jihadists filling a power vacuum in Damascus. Soon after that, Russia intervened.

The CIA’s biggest problem was that its allies couldn’t stop the dominance of al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate, Jabhat al-Nusra.

The “vetted” opposition groups might pretend otherwise, but they were fighting alongside Nusra, which rebranded itself this year as Jabhat Fatah al-Sham. The extremists attracted the other opposition groups for a simple reason: Their fighters were the most willing to die for the cause.

The U.S. tried to straddle this problem. In 2014, I visited the leaders of one of the vetted groups, known as Harakat al-Hazm, at a safe house along the SyrianTurkish border. The fighters were despondent. The U.S. had just bombed a Nusra camp nearby, seeking to kill militants from its so-called “Khorasan Group.” The CIA-backed fighters said this action had destroyed their credibility. They were right. Nusra soon chased them from their headquarters.

Kerry was an early advocate of using military force against Assad. But after the Russians intervened decisively last year, he began to see the CIA program as a hindrance to the diplomatic deal that he saw as the only realistic option. Kerry didn’t want to abandon the “vetted” fighters altogether, and he argued for

giving some groups more weapons. But he thought the U.S. should make continued assistance conditional on their willingness to separate from Nusra — something that few of the groups were willing or able to do.

So the straddle continued. Kerry met frantically through this year with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, to implement the “cessation of hostilities” negotiated on paper last February. The CIA meanwhile continued to push a program that targeted Russia and its Syrian and Iranian allies — and helped shield Nusra.

Kerry negotiated a near cease-fire in September, but it was conditioned on a pause in fighting — demanded by skeptics at the Pentagon — that neither he nor Lavrov could deliver.

The Russians didn’t restrain Assad or the Iranians. And Kerry couldn’t deliver on his promise to separate the “moderate” opposition from Nusra. The opposition forces, good and bad, were “marbled” together in the Aleppo region. The U.S. couldn’t undo the anti-Assad alliance it had fostered.

Kerry had the impossible job of trying to manage a policy that was going in two directions at once. Perhaps he should have quit, if he sensed it was undoable.

But it’s Kerry’s strength and weakness that he believes he can move mountains. Not this time. Instead, he got crushed in the rubble of a confused policy.

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

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About $20 damage resulted.

It is covered by insurance.

The house is owned by Riley Rogers.”

— Reprinted with permission from local writer Sarah St. John.

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Human rights likely would take a beating under Tillerson President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to nominate ExxonMobil’s CEO Rex Tillerson as secretary of state is sounding alarm bells among human rights groups. And there are good reasons for it.

Tillerson, 64, who like Trump has no government experience, is best known for his close ties with Russia’s authoritarian President Vladimir Putin, who awarded him the Kremlin’s Order of Friendship prize in 2013.

As an lifetime Exxon employee, Tillerson has befriended some of the world’s worst human rights offenders — including Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Equatorial Guinea — as part of his mission to find lucrative oil exploration or extraction deals abroad. It is often said that oil executives are not guided by ideology, but by geology, and Tillerson may be a poster boy for that saying.

Amnesty International, a human rights advocacy group, said that Tillerson’s nomination is “deeply troubling and could undermine human rights in the U.S. and abroad.” Human Rights Watch, another advocacy group, said that under Tillerson, Exxon “has been hostile to U.S. laws

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Much of Tillerson’s rise to corporate stardom was due to his close ties to the Russian government.”

requiring greater financial transparency and stronger human rights standards for companies — laws that the State Department has supported.”

Much of Tillerson’s rise to corporate stardom was due to his close ties to the Russian government. In 2011, he signed a huge deal with Russia’s Rosneft oil company, in which the Russian government has a majority stake. Putin attended the signing ceremony.

Asked about Tillerson, Trump said his nominee is “much more than a business executive, he’s a world class player.” In an interview with Fox News, Trump said that “to me, a great advantage is he knows many of the players, and he knows them well. He does massive deals with Russia. He does massive deals for the company, not for himself.”

But will the skills that helped Tillerson move up the corporate ladder at Exxon by cozying up to oil-rich dictators help him when it comes to implementing sanctions against Russia for the 2014 invasion of Crimea? Will his long ties with ruling families in Saudi Arabia and Qatar undermine U.S. policies in the Middle East?

Even some key Republican legislators are worried about Tillerson. “Being a ‘friend of Vladimir’ is not an attribute I am hoping for from a Secretary of State,” tweeted Florida Sen. Marco Rubio on Dec. 11.

The Russian strongman is not only the target of U.S. sanctions for invading Crimea, but is being accused by U.S. intelligence agencies of hacking the recent U.S. elections, planting false news reports and stealing

campaign e-mails from Hillary Clinton’s campaign to pass them on to WikiLeaks.

Rep. Eliot Engel, the ranking Democrat in the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, told me in an e-mail that Tillerson’s Russia connection also raises serious questions about how Tillerson would deal with Russia’s increasing influence in Latin America. “I fear that a Secretary Tillerson could reduce our approach to a diverse and vibrant region to a singular focus on oil production. This would set us back many years,” Engel said.

What worries me the most is that Tillerson wouldn’t help counterbalance Trump’s disregard for human rights as a U.S. policy principle, which has been upheld by Democratic and Republican administrations for the past four decades.

Trump said in a June 20 interview with The New York Times that “I don’t think we have a right to lecture” other countries on human rights.

Asked specifically whether that meant that he would not make democracy and liberty a cornerstone of his foreign policy, Trump responded, “We need allies.”

The idea of a corporate-driven

U.S. foreign policy whose only objective is maximizing U.S. companies’ profits — no matter what — has been tried before.

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, it led to questionable U.S. interventions in Central America on behalf of U.S. companies. But that created a backlash that led to the 1959 Cuban Revolution and a wave of anti-American governments in the region. Without a human rights-conscious secretary of state, Trump is likely to repeat the mistakes of the past.

— Andres Oppenheimer is a columnist for the Miami Herald.

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whether they share or have a private bedroom.

There are also a few cheaper options.

A double room in a two-bedroom apartment at Jayhawker Towers will cost $3,662. At most of the scholarship halls, the rate will be $4,090 for the year.

KU’s “typical” rates for 2017-18 were the second-highest of the six state schools the Board of Regents approved on Wednesday. Wichita State University had the highest typical rates, charging $6,470 for living and $4,540 for dining, for a total of $11,010.

All schools’ housing rates will be higher than the current year, with typical room increases ranging from 1.7 percent at Pittsburg State University to 6 percent at Emporia State University.

Housing and food service operations are auxiliary enterprises, so user fees must cover the total cost of operation, said Elaine Frisbie, vice president of finance and administration for the Regents. Generally, cost increases from year to year are driven by anticipated inflationary costs and facility

Costs are per year for a “typical” room and meal plan.

Wichita State — $11,010 Kansas — $10,060 Emporia State — $8,026 Fort Hays State — $7,853 Pittsburg State — $7,700 Kansas State — $6,315 — Source: Kansas Board of Regents

maintenance and enhancements.

Regarding occupancy rates, Frisbie said that KU’s is the highest of the six schools, “basically at capacity.”

According to KU, student housing capacity will be 5,164 in 2017-18.

The College Board’s “Trends in College Pricing” report says that for the current school year, the average room and board charge for four-year, public institutions in the Midwest is $9,550, according to information provided by the Regents.

— KU and higher ed reporter Sara Shepherd can be reached at 832-7187. Follow her on Twitter: @saramarieshep

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Committee may be instrumental in crafting a new school finance formula, which lawmakers are expected to accomplish in 2017.

Currently, the House also has an Education Budget Committee that, at times, serves as a subcommittee for Appropriations.

But Ryckman has split that budget committee into two panels, one dealing with K-12 education and another for higher education.

Rep. Larry Campbell, ROlathe, will chair the K-12 budget panel, and Rep. Kevin Jones, R-Wellsville, will chair the higher education budget panel.

Rep. John Barker, RAbilene, an attorney and retired judge, will no longer chair the House Judiciary Committee. Instead, that job will go to Rep. Blaine Finch, R-Ottawa, while Barker will take over as chair of the Federal and State Affairs Committee, which typically handles hot-button social issues such as abortion, gun rights and gambling.

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Of course, it is just one l No. 112: Lubbock, study and, like all rankTexas, home to Texas Tech ings, it is highly subjecIf you are interested in tive. But WalletHub does the top 5 overall, they are: generally use solid data l No. 1: Oxford, Ohio, from the Census Bureau home to Miami University and other government l No. 2: East Lansing agencies to compile its Mich., home to Michigan rankings, so that is why I State pass some of them along. l No. 3: West Lafayette, Unfortunately, this Ind., home to Purdue report doesn’t provide a l No. 4: Athens, Ohio, lot of specifics about what home to Ohio University areas Lawrence excelled l No. 5: Amherst Cenin or struggled in as part ter, Mass., home to Uniof the ranking. It does rate versity of Massachusetts Lawrence as No. 138 in So, as the list above dem- “wallet fitness” rank, which onstrates, there is a reason includes items such as to allow Texas schools to housing and living costs.

Lawrence scored worse in the “social and environmental” rank, coming in at No. 212. That category includes everything from number of bars and restaurants per capita to crime rate statistics. Lawrence’s best area was the “academic and economic opportunities” rank, at No. 76. That includes, among other topics, a look at rankings of the university itself, unemployment rates and job growth numbers.

So, make whatever you will of it. My takeaway is it probably is still going to be a while before I can return to downtown Olathe.

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years under conservative Speaker Ray Merrick. For three years, he chaired a somewhat obscure Vision 2020 committee that was supposed to focus on long-range planning issues, but Merrick stripped him of that position after the committee advanced a bill calling for expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. But moderates and Democrats both made big gains against conservatives in the 2016 election and, like Senate President Susan Wagle’s chairmanship appointments that were announced Wednesday, Ryckman’s appointments reflect that moderates now wield more clout in the Legislature.

One of the most powerful positions, Appropriations Committee chairman, will go to someone who is not widely known in the Legislature, Rep. Troy Waymaster, R-Bunker Hill, a farmer and office manager who

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Rep. Marvin Kleeb of Overland Park had been considered a favorite for that post, but Kleeb surprised his colleagues this week by announcing that he is getting married, and he will resign from the Legislature on Jan. 10, the second day of the session.

Rep. Steve Johnson, a conservative from Assaria, in central Kansas, was named to chair the Taxation Committee, which is expected to be the setting for intense discussions in the coming year as lawmakers try to grapple with a projected $930 million revenue shortfall over the next 18 months.

Rep.-elect Clay Aurand, R-Belleville, a former lawmaker who is returning in 2017, will return to his old position as chairman of the Education Committee. Aurand lost his seat in 2012 in a redistricting battle, but ran again this year to replace retiring Rep. Sharon Schwartz, who narrowly defeated Aurand in the 2012 primary.

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President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial soft spot for Russia is based on decades of courting wealthy Russians to buy condos in his luxury high-rises and invest in his other real estate ventures, a close look at his business dealings reveals.

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cow in the 1980s to discuss renovating hotels there. After several bankruptcies made it hard to raise money in the USA for his high-end hotel and condominium projects since the 1990s, Trump, and later his children, traveled to Moscow to talk deals and attract buyers, according to interviews with people who have worked with Trump over the years and news accounts. They show far greater commercial ties between Trump and Russia than generally known.

Real estate brokers in New York, Florida and Dubai told USA TODAY that Trump properties still attract high-end buyers from Russia, as well as from other countries.

Dolly Lenz, a real estate broker in New York, said she sold about

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Trump brought the Miss Universe competition to Moscow in 2013, when Gabriela Isler was crowned.

65 units in Trump World Tower, a condominium tower at 845 U.N. Plaza in Manhattan, to Russian buyers looking for real estate investments in the late 1990s. “I had contacts in Moscow looking to invest in the United States,” Lenz said. “ ‘What do you have to recommend?’ They all wanted to meet Donald. They became very friendly.”

In 2008, Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. told investors in Moscow that the Trump Organization had trademarked the Donald Trump name in Russia and planned to build housing and hotels in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Sochi and to sell licenses to other developers, according to the Russian daily Kommersant. v STORY CONTINUES ON 2B

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The jury in the trial of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooter Dylann Roof found him guilty of 33 counts, including hate crimes, after two hours of deliberations Thursday.

The verdict came about an hour after jurors asked to look at a video of Roof’s confession, expressing interest in his statements that he didn’t know how many people he had shot.

Dylann Roof faced 33 federal charges related to nine deaths in the shootings in June 2015.

“THERE WAS SOMETHING IN HIM THAT MADE HIM FEEL HE HAD TO DO IT, AND THAT WAS CLOSE AS THEY GOT TO IT.” Defense lawyer David Bruck, regarding Dylann Roof’s motivation

The jury of eight white females, one white male, two black females and one black male was sent out initially a little after 1 p.m., then recalled to clarify a legal instruction by the judge.

The shootings in June 2015 horrified South Carolinians and the nation. State lawmakers, upon urging from Gov. Nikki Haley, voted to lower the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds in response to the crime, which prompted a dialogue about race relations. President Obama spoke at ceremonies for the victims, praising their families for their grace in forgiving Roof, an admitted white supremacist.

Closing arguments in the guilt phase of the trial ended late Thursday morning.

Roof’s chief defense lawyer told the jury that the most important question in the murders of nine black parishioners is why, and he pointed to Roof’s Internet exploration of racial crimes as an explanation.

“That is the why as far as the evidence shows,” David Bruck told the jury.

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From a co-working space in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Dumbo, Eli Pariser was reading a post-election article on the “insolvable” problem of fake news when the idea hit him.

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best and brightest minds in corporate America, academia and journalism to curtail the scourge of the misinformation ecosystem? Pariser, CEO of Upworthy, a viral news site that leans toward liberal social causes and author of The Filter Bubble, grabbed his laptop and started a Google doc called “Design Solutions for Fake News” that has swelled to 155 pages and counting.

“It’s similar to the spam problem in the 1990s. We fixed that, and we can fix this,” says Sunil Paul, an Internet entrepreneur who founded companies such as Brightmail and Freeloader and has created a group, The Truth

Project, to eradicate the for fact-checking organiproblem. His solution? A zations to spot faux artimix of technology, social cles and for members to incentives and laws. report a hoax. AdditionPariser and Paul are ally, the social network is part of a growing army eliminating financial inof individuals, citizen centives for spammers.

Facebook spokesman groups and app developAndy Stone says the ers coming up with soluUSA TODAY company is exploring tions to erase fake news Facebook various avenues, includon Facebook and Google. ing partnering with proMany say they have CEO Mark fessional fact-checkers. entered the breach be- Zuckerberg A spectrum of solucause larger companies have been reluctant to act out of tions, all in the early stages, could fear of angering conservative make a dent though they’ll regroups. quire coordination, a measured Thursday, Facebook waded in: approach and, most importantly, It said it intends to make it easier time and money.

Paul’s idea to fight fake news, which could take the form of a non-profit project, may marry concepts in technology, social incentives and laws.

Ridding the Internet of fake news will take time.

For now, the biggest challenge is stitching together so many ideas in a unified effort to avoid duplication of effort or — worse — conflicting technologies.

“Coordination is important, so we don’t walk on each other’s toes,” says Claire Wardle, research director of First Draft News, a coalition of nine nonprofit groups that focus on usergenerated content.

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“We see a lot of money pouring in from Russia. There’s indeed a lot of money coming for newbuilds and resale reflecting a trend in the Russian economy and, of course, the weak dollar vs. the ruble,” Trump Jr. said at the time These business dealings explain Trump’s comfort level with a country — and its authoritarian president, Vladimir Putin — when President Obama and both parties in Congress are alarmed over a series of Russian actions, the most recent being CIA allegations that the Russian government interfered in the presidential election.

NOMINATION CONCERNS

This week, Trump named Rex Tillerson, the CEO and chairman of ExxonMobil, as his nominee for secretary of State. The nomination of Tillerson, who received an excellence award from Putin in 2014 and has partnered with Putin’s ally and Russian oil executive Igor Sechin, sparked concerns from Republican and Democratic members of Congress.

The Trump Organization did not respond to a request for comment. Company General Counsel Michael Cohen told the Financial Times in October, “The Trump Organization does not have any properties in Russia and the press’ fascination with this narrative is both misleading and fabricated. Perpetuation of this false connection ... or any connection with Russia altogether — is yet another example of the press’s liberal bias towards Mr. Trump.”

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The Kremlin on Thursday dismissed as “nonsense” a report by NBC News that Russian President Vladimir Putin was personally involved in trying to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

“I was astonished when I saw it,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said of the news report, TASS news agency reported. “I think, this is nothing but nonsense, there is not a chance that anybody could believe that.”

In Japan, where Putin was on an official visit, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also blasted the report as “ludi-

crous nonsense.”

These statements, like any nonsense, “cannot have any grounds,” the Kremlin spokesman said.

The report by NBC News cited two unnamed “senior U.S. intelligence officials” as saying the Russian president personally intervened in the 2016 presidential election.

New intelligence links Putin directly to the leaks from hacked Democratic National Committee emails, the officials told NBC News with “a high level of confidence.”

A high-level intelligence source said the campaign began as a “vendetta” against Hillary Clinton, NBC News reported. That became an effort to expose political corruption and to undermine the USA’s international credibility.

and Congress have assailed Putin for seizing Crimea from Ukraine and for teaming up with Syrian President Bashar Assad against rebels in a conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands of civilians.

Despite Putin’s crackdown on individual freedoms, Trump has praised his strong leadership style, called the CIA allegations about election meddling “ridiculous,” suggested during the campaign that he might be willing to let Russia keep Crimea and raised the prospect of working with Russia to end Syria’s long civil war.

Trump’s efforts to do business in Russia look like a string of failed projects.

In 1987, he was invited by Yuri Dubinin, the Russian ambassador to the United States, to discuss luxury hotel developments in Moscow and Leningrad. Earlier, Trump tried to convince the Reagan White House to let him handle nuclear disarmament talks with Moscow, according to news accounts at the time.

Around that time, Russians who had been authorized to buy state-owned enterprises in what was left of the Soviet Union were amassing fortunes and becoming the country’s first “oligarchs,” said Thomas Pickering, the first U.S. ambassador to the new Russian Federation, which was created after the breakup of the Soviet Union.

Today, those oligarchs are close allies of Putin.

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Russian billionaire Aras Agalarov spent $20 million to hold the Miss Universe Pageant that Trump brought to Moscow in

2013. The venue was Agalarov’s Crocus City Hall on the outskirts of Moscow. During Trump’s stay in Moscow, the two became so close that Trump even took part in a music video with Agalarov’s son, Emin.

“Mr. Trump spent almost a week here with us,” Agalarov told the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper in an interview Nov. 9, the day after Trump won the election. “Emin had a request — if he could appear in his video. And Donald said, ‘Well, I’ll have 10 minutes, if you can do it in one take.’ And it was done in one take.”

The billionaire denied media reports that he financed Trump: “I can’t finance myself, and I’m going to finance the president of the United States? We’re all in such a crisis that we don’t have time for the U.S. president. We’re thinking about how to get out of the economic situation we are in.”

Agalarov and his son told Russian media in 2013 that they were looking into other projects with Trump, potentially including a Trump Tower near Crocus City Hall, a project that could be worth up to $350 million. The project was put on hold when Trump ran for president.

“When Donald Trump was here in Moscow, he said a lot of good things about our country, our culture, our people,” Agalarov told Komsomolskaya Pravda in 2015. “And in his interviews he says that if he becomes president of the United States, he will certainly keep in mind that he has friends in Russia.”

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this week, and Roof indicated he would take over his defense in the sentencing phase.

Bruck did not contest the evidence in his closing arguments and even offered praise for the FBI’s probe in the case. He focused instead on what motivated Roof, sowing seeds of doubt about his intent, an argument that might be useful if jurors deliberate his sentence.

The closing statements ended around 11:30 a.m.

Bruck said Roof did not get his feelings on race from family or friends. “He didn’t get this from anybody else he knew,” he said.

Bruck portrayed Roof as a solitary figure who developed an obsession that a war existed between whites and blacks that required him to act and to even sacrifice himself, pointing to his statements to the FBI that he had intended to kill himself.

“There was something in him that made him feel he had to do it, and that’s as close as they got to it,” he said of Roof’s motivation.

He said there was something wrong with Roof’s perceptions, pointing to his being unaware he had killed nine people when questioned by the FBI. Roof, he said, was an odd character, a loner who had hundreds of photos of his cat and wore sweats under his jeans.

Contrasting prosecutors’ arguments that Roof had spent a lot of time planning the murders, Bruck said Roof did not plan much of what he did. “He had no escape plan, no money, a car full of dirty stuff,” he told the jury.

In discussing Roof’s lack of remorse, he said, “you don’t feel remorseful for what you felt you had to do.”

Bruck concluded by asking jurors to “look beyond the surface.”

“Is there something more to the story?” he asked.

Roof sat staring ahead during Bruck’s closing, much as he had for a federal prosecutor’s closing minutes before.

U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel sustained multiple objections from prosecutors during Bruck’s closing, as he did during the opening of the trial when prosecutors said Bruck was attempting to take jurors to the penalty phase of the trial before Roof’s guilt was decided.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Curran told jurors in the final closing statement for the government that Bruck’s request

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A man walks past flowers and a wreath at a door of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on Thursday. Dylann Roof was convicted in the slaughter of nine church members.

“These nine people exemplify a goodness that was greater than his message of hate.”

Assistant U.S. Attorney Nathan Williams

to look beyond the surface “is nothing more than a distraction.”

“Nothing undermines that man’s guilt,” he said of Roof.

Earlier Thursday morning, a federal prosecutor told a jury in closing arguments that Roof held a “tremendous, tremendous hatred” that led him to murder nine parishioners “at their most vulnerable moment” during prayer at the church.

The assistant U.S. attorney described Roof as a coward and a racist who did not see African Americans as equals.

“He executes them because he doesn’t think they are more than animals,” Nathan Williams said.

The arguments included photos of the crime scene and of the victims alive, prompting emotional reactions from some family members in the courtroom. Mental health counselors were on hand to assist family members.

Williams described Roof’s hatred as “immense, vast and cold and calculated.”

Williams outlined Roof’s planning for the crime and showed the jury a video of Roof shooting a handgun in his backyard. He said the target practice showed the “vastness of his hatred.”

How could someone shoot innocent people while they were on the ground, he asked.

“He thinks they are less than human,” he said.

He contrasted what he said were the heroic actions of the victims with the “executions” by Roof. “These nine people exemplify a goodness that was greater than his message of hate,” the prosecutor said, his voice rising.

The case against Roof opened more than a week ago, when Jay Richardson, the lead assistant U.S. attorney, told jurors they would hear overwhelming evidence against the 22-year-old.

In the days that followed, Richardson and his team of prosecutors delivered on that promise, presenting wrenching testimonies of two adult survivors of that night in June 2015. Between those testimonies delivered by two grandmothers, jurors heard from witnesses who said Roof planned the attacks. The jury saw his video-recorded confession, read his racist writings and examined crime scene photos depicting the dead.

In his opening statement, the lead attorney representing Roof conceded guilt, saying he might not call witnesses at all. Instead, Bruck tried to nudge the panel toward considering a life sentence without release over execution.

For that, he earned objections from Richardson, frustrated that Bruck was attempting to take jurors to the penalty phase of the trial before guilt had been decided. Gergel agreed, chastising Bruck for stepping outside the bounds of trial rules.

Roof’s intention to dismiss a premier capital defense team, one that includes four lawyers, may stem from a conflict over their assertion that Roof suffers from a mental defect or related condition.

No condition has been specified, but before resting his case Wednesday, Bruck attempted to offer a psychologist and a psychiatrist as witnesses, a move blocked by the judge.

One, Rachel Loftin, is a clinical psychologist who specializes in autism disorders.

In a handwritten journal that outlines a racist ideology, Roof noted that he has no use for mental health experts.

“Also I want to state that I am morally opposed to psychology,” he wrote in a statement. “It is a Jewish invention and does nothing but invent diseases and tell people they have problems when they don’t.”

Though Roof chatted freely with his defense team during courtroom breaks, his demeanor changed as jurors entered the room. He looked straight ahead or at the table during proceedings, glancing neither at witnesses nor at a computer monitor to his immediate right, where evidence was displayed.

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How we’re performing

DID YOU KNOW?

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Turbocharge returns with risks

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

USA’s portfolio allocation by foreign investment

Q: Why is my friend’s portfolio beating mine?

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A: It’s hard to complain when you’re making money in the stock market, unless your friend or neighbor is making more. If you’re getting beat, it’s probably because you’re not taking as much risk. That’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Stock market returns are connected with the amount of risk you’re taking. The broad stock market is up 10.7% this year. If your friends are up more than that, it’s likely they own asset classes that are riskier than the

large U.S. stocks that populate the Standard & Poor’s 500.

One way to turbocharge returns with risk during bull markets is by owning shares of small companies. The Russell 2000 index is loaded with thousands of small companies. They have less cash, riskier business models and less diversification than giants in the S&P 500.

Extra risk pays off in bull markets: The Russell 2000 is up 19.4% this year. Safer portfolios tend to hold more bonds. During bear markets, bonds tend to be stable. During bulls, though, they can lag. The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond index is down 0.5% this year. If your portfolio is safer than your friends’, that explains the underperformance. When the bull market stops, you might be glad you’re playing it safer.

Here’s how America’s individual investors are performing based on data from SigFig online investment tracking service:

Microsoft (MSFT) was the most-bought stock among the most aggressive (70%-plus equities) SigFig portfolios in mid-November.

DOW JONES

DJIA

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CLOSE: 2,262.03 CHANGE: +.4% PREV. CLOSE: 2,253.28 YTD: +218.09 YTD % CHG: +10.7% RANGE: 2,253.77-2,272.10

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CLOSE: 5,456.85 PREV. CLOSE: 5,436.67 RANGE: 5,439.39-5,485.12

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Mondelez International (MDLZ) Climbs on Kraft Heinz deal.

Alaska Air Group (ALK) Solid rating, optimistic industry on Delta data.

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96.93

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36.36

-1.38

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77.40

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Urban Outfitters (URBN) Shares slide on unfavorable industry.

31.22

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Nordstrom (JWN) Slides on weak traffic data.

55.28

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Masco (MAS) December losing now in weak sector.

31.54

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Under Armour (UA) Hits 2016 low as price target lowers.

25.80

-.77

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Michael Kors Holdings (KORS) Erases December’s gain in suffering market.

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The chemical company reached the settlement with Virginia for river mercury contamination. The $60 deal is the largest agreement of its Nov. 17 kind in state history, at $50 million.

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0.1%

19.0%

Materials

0.7%

17.3%

Technology

0.4%

14.8%

Utilities

0.7%

11.6%

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Qorvo (QRVO) 55.69 Positive note, makes up loss on negative industry.

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0.33 2.46 AAPL YMAMF AAPL

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20 30

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GoDaddy in, Frito-Lay out as Super Bowl ads take shape Eli Blumenthal @eliblumenthal USA TODAY

There are still three weeks left in the NFL’s regular season, but that hasn’t stopped companies from revealing their ad playbooks for February’s Super Bowl.

Thursday, domain name seller GoDaddy is slated to announce it is rejoining the field, with plans to advertise in Super Bowl LI after sitting out last year’s big game. It joins other marketers such as Mars-owned Snickers and Skit-

tles candies, Avocados from Mexico, WeatherTech, Wix and Anheuser-Busch InBev. Anheuser-Busch will advertise several brands during the Feb. 5 game, including Budweiser, Bud Light and Busch, with the latter making its Super Bowl ad debut.

GoDaddy’s upcoming 30-second ad will mark the 12th time the brand has advertised in the Super Bowl.

“We’re back,” GoDaddy Chief Marketing Officer Barb Rechterman says. The company took off last year’s game to devote resources to expanding its international presence, she says, with its

ANDREW GOMBERT, EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY

GoDaddy signs at the New York Stock Exchange in 2015.

services now available to more than 56 markets.

Known for its provocative ads that featured scantily clad wom-

en and some shocking storylines, its early Super Bowl ads helped turn the company into a brand name. GoDaddy hasn’t revealed much about what its upcoming commercial will feature. It is, however, teasing that it will promote a new, yet-to-be announced product and will be the first of a yearlong campaign designed to highlight the “power of the Internet.”

In a season where NFL TV viewership has seen declines, the Super Bowl is still a major attraction for advertisers. Last year’s battle between the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos drew

113 million viewers, with 16.9 million Super Bowl-related tweets sent during the game, according to research firm Nielsen.

In 2015, 114 million people tuned in to see the New England Patriots beat the Seattle Seahawks, which was the most-watched Super Bowl ever.

While GoDaddy and others are back, PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay, maker of Doritos, will sit this year out.

“There are no plans for FritoLay brands to advertise during the upcoming Super Bowl as it did not fit with our marketing plans,” the company said in a statement.

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MOVIES

Compiled from reviews by USA TODAY film critics

Rating; the good and the bad

Allied

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Plot: A Canadian wing commander (Brad Pitt) falls for a French Resistance fighter (Marion Cotillard) in World War II. Director: Robert Zemeckis

2 hours, 4 minutes

Hacksaw Ridge

Rating: R Upside: Zemeckis captures an authentic look and the paranoia of the early 1940s.

Downside: The movie’s two leads don’t have the needed heat for a real romantic spark.

Plot: A devout young man (Andrew Garfield) enlists in the Army during World War II yet won’t touch a gun.

Director: Mel Gibson

1 hour, 56 minutes

Miss Sloane

Rating: PG-13 Upside: It’s a supremely crafted, well-acted and thought-provoking exploration of humanity.

Downside: Most every other recent sci-fi movie looks pedestrian in comparison.

Plot: A powerful Washington lobbyist (Jessica Chastain) bends rules and makes enemies in trying to get an anti-gun bill passed.

Director: John Madden

1 hour, 32 minutes

Moana

Rating: R Upside: Moronic kid sidekick Thurman Merman steals scenes as an even dumber adult.

Downside: The searing image of Thornton and a charity worker (Christina Hendricks) having a quickie in a tree lot.

Plot: A teenage adventurer (voiced by Auli‘i Cravalho) hits the high seas to return a mystical gem and save her island.

Directors: John Musker and Ron Clements

1 hour, 36 minutes

Office Christmas Party

Rating: PG-13 Upside: Smith’s magnetism carries through a mostly charmless role.

Downside: The plot is unseasonably cynical and emotionally manipulative to a fault.

Plot: Bullish co-workers (T.J. Miller, Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn) throw a wild holiday blowout to save their tech company from an uptight CEO (Jennifer Aniston).

Directors: Josh Gordon, Will Speck

1 hour, 55 minutes

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rating: PG-13 Upside: Cumberbatch adds enchanting spirit to Strange, giving comic-book movies another goateed icon.

Downside: The movie is overly packed with various dimensions and lore, and the goofier gags fall flat.

Plot: A group of Rebel spies embark on a mission to steal the secret plans for the Empire’s Death Star.

Director: Gareth Edwards

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Arrival

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Plot: A linguistics expert (Amy Adams) is tasked with deciphering messages from alien visitors.

Director: Denis Villeneuve

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Plot: Whiskey-loving, cigarette-smoking Willie Soke (Billy Bob Thornton) returns with a new holiday crime scheme sure to finish off the good name of Kris Kringle.

Director: Mark Waters

SUMMIT

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Plot: A grieving father (Will Smith) is confronted by Love, Time and Death after writing letters to them.

Director: David Frankel

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Plot: After his career is derailed by an accident, a neurosurgeon (Benedict Cumberbatch) goes on a mystical journey to become a superhero sorcerer.

Director: Scott Derrickson

THEY SAID WHAT? THE STARS’ BEST QUOTES “She never complained.

That is one thing I took away from playing this incredible woman. … I don’t complain about Hollywood. I don’t say that they don’t do this for black women, and that and the third. I just keep working because one day you look up and you’re a Golden Globe winner. You’re Academy Award-nominated, but I couldn’t get there by complaining.” — Taraji P. Henson at the White House screening of ‘Hidden Figures,’ on playing NASA scientist Katherine Johnson

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Dr. Mr. Right?

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Downside: Like other franchise starters, it tries to do way too much in a two-hour run time.

CAUGHT IN THE ACT Too sweet: On Thursday, Helen Mirren and her husband, filmmaker Taylor Hackford, shared a hug on the red carpet at the London premiere of Mirren’s latest feature, ‘Collateral Beauty.’

TERRY BYRNE AND JANET LOEHRKE, USA TODAY

1 hour, 45 minutes Rating: R Upside: ‘Saturday Night Live’ regulars (Kate McKinnon, Vanessa Bayer) and unexpected scene-stealers all get a chance to shine.

Downside: Raunchy one-liners are more amusing than laugh-out-loud funny.

SAMIR HUSSEIN, WIREIMAGE

STYLE STAR The fashion odds always seem to be in Jennifer Lawrence’s favor — and Wednesday was no exception.

The ‘Hunger Games’ star hit the Los Angeles premiere of her new film, ‘Passengers,’ in a stunning strapless white gown from JORDAN STRAUSS, Dior featuring INVISION/AP a strappy bodice and a spotted tulle skirt.

IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY

WHO’S CELEBRATING TODAY?

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Benjamin Bratt is 53.

Krysten Ritter is 35. Theo James is 32.

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2 hours, 14 minutes Rating: PG-13 Upside: Edwards has a strong handle on what makes ‘Star Wars’-ready spectacle.

Downside: The spinoff is upended by a glut of fan service and a lack of strong characterization.

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1 hour, 33 minutes Rating: PG Upside: The jukebox musical is filled with fun covers and original songs.

Downside: Style trumps substance in this sweet cinematic confection.

Plot: An unlikely pair of Trolls (voiced by Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake) go on a rescue mission to save their friends from the ogre-like Bergens.

Directors: Mike Mitchell, Walt Dohrn

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MOVIES

‘Rogue One’ hero Diego Luna grew up on ‘Star Wars’ heroes Brian Truitt

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NOTE 70% of docs consider such hookups off-limits.

SOURCE Medscape survey of 7,500 physicians spanning 25 specialties

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Trolls

Now it’s his kids’ turn, but daughter Fiona is Team Jyn

of doctors say it’s OK to get romantically involved with a patient or ex-patient, a increase since 2010.

Rating: PG Upside: The charming seafaring epic is buoyed by a bevy of Lin-Manuel Miranda tunes.

Downside: The plot drifts away at times.

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1 hour, 53 minutes

DISNEY

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Plot: An out-of-town magizoologist (Eddie Redmayne) has to round up his fantastical critters when they get loose in New York City.

Director: David Yates

Rating: R Upside: Chastain brings icy watchability to her D.C. insider.

Downside: The plot tests the far-fetched boundaries of political theater.

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Doctor Strange

2 hours, 12 minutes

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Collateral Beauty

2 hours, 18 minutes Rating: R Upside: Gibson’s latest is a brutally intense and elegantly crafted war drama.

Downside: The film wrestles with overt preachiness and military-movie clichés.

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@briantruitt USA TODAY

NEW YORK Before Diego Luna was in fact a Star Wars fan, he yearned to be one as a 6-yearold growing up in Mexico City around relatives who adored the adventures of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo — heroic annals in which Luna himself is now entrenched.

“I remember wanting to like (Star Wars) and wanting to be part of the world of my grownup cousins. I watched it, I became part of that clan and since then I’ve been a huge fan,” says Luna, 36, who stars as Rebel Alliance intelligence officer Capt. Cassian Andor in the standalone film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

The movie takes place just before the original trilogy of films from Luna’s youth. Cassian is tasked with leading a group that risks Rebel lives to steal secret plans for the Empire’s Death Star, a mega-weapon that threatens entire planets, though he’s initially suspicious of new recruit Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones).

Cassian, however, is in the intergalactic spy game, where distrust is part of the gig. The character is cold-blooded when it comes to informants and has

spite the fact that you want to stop and you fear you might not win, you keep going.”

Luna had his big cinematic break in the Oscar-nominated 2001 Mexican drama Y Tu Mamá También. He has three upcoming big-screen projects — the dystopian cannibal thriller The Bad Batch, the animated Ferdinand and a Flatliners sequel — and while he’s the one usually begging audiences to go see his movies, it’s the opposite with the highprofile Rogue One. “It is amazing but I don’t want to get used to this, because this just happens when your title says ROBERT DEUTSCH, USA TODAY Star Wars,” done some questionLuna says. able things for the Luna acgood guys, but it’s for knowledges the cause. getting “the “It’s not the James chills” when Bond approach, where watching the you know he’s having other saga films GILES KEYTE fun and getting the girl Being a Rebel spy is not with his two children. The and the martinis. No, the greatest job for actor received a this guy hates his job,” Cassian Andor (Diego box of Rogue Luna says. “He would Luna) in Rogue One. One toys and he love to not be doing this, and when we find him in this gave a Cassian action figure to his film, it starts to be a little painful. 8-year-old son, Jerónimo. He But he’s (emotionally) wounded then went to hand one to his 6year-old daughter, Fiona, but she and he’ll do anything.”

He helped develop the charac- grabbed a Jyn and yelled, “This is ter’s personality and backstory mine!”

“I was like, ‘You don’t want with Rogue One director Gareth Edwards, and the filmmaker ad- Daddy?’ ‘No, no, no. OK, yes, Dad, mired the vulnerability that Luna give it to me.’ And she put in the brought to Cassian. corner of her room and Jyn be“It’s more relatable when you came her toy,” Luna recalls with a can see the humanity,” Edwards wide grin. “It’s exciting to be able says. “True strength is when, de- to share my job with them.”

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Here is a list of recent Lawrence Police Department calls requiring the response of four or more officers. This list spans from 6:07 a.m. Tuesday to 5:27 a.m. Wednesday. A full list of department calls is available in the Lights & Sirens blog, which can be found online at LJWorld.com.

Each incident listed only bears a short description and may not capture the entirety of what took place.

Not every call results in citations or arrests, and the information is subject to change as police investigations move forward.

Tuesday, 2:42 p.m., four officers, domestic disturbance, 500 block of East 10th Street, Eudora.

Tuesday, 4:26 p.m., five officers, request to speak to officer, 100 block of East 11th Street.

Tuesday, 8:48 p.m., 12 officers, gunshots fired/ heard, 1600 block of West Third Street.

Tuesday, 9:15 p.m., seven officers, gunshots fired/heard, 4100 block of Saddlehorn Drive.

Tuesday, 10:03 p.m., five officers, 911 hang up, 1800 block of Armstrong Road.

Tuesday, 10:14 p.m., five officers, domestic disturbance, 3000 block of Atchison Way. Tuesday, 11:06 p.m., four officers, trespassing, 900 block of Arkansas Street.

Wednesday, 12:30 a.m., five officers, traffic stop, 1000 block of East 23rd Street.

Wednesday, 12:37 a.m., four officers, domestic disturbance, 2300 block of Ridge Court.

DEATHS Journal-World obituary policy: For information about running obituaries, call 832-7151. Obituaries run as submitted by funeral homes or the families of the deceased.

WILLIAM 'BILL' JOSEPH ALLISON Smile often, live life to the fullest, face your challenges, love big and above all make a meaningful difference in all that you do.

On December 14th, 2016 the world lost a beautiful soul. William 'Bill' Joseph Allison, son of the late William H. & Evelyn Owens Allison took his final ride.

William was born July 20th, 1951 and became a part of The Community Living Opportunities family in 1991. He resided in Monterrey, Atchison and Harper House before moving to FTM 17. It was there that Bill met his forever family. Bradley & Alneata Barrett and their children Tiara, Madisen & Chance who cherished the relationship they built together.

What joy Bill had by going on road trips, people watching, enjoying sunny days at the park and having his cup of coffee daily. He was surrounded by many people throughout his life who opened their hearts to him and gave Bill the quality of life he wanted. In 2013, Silas Jones (Tiara's son) was born and in no time Bill and the little guy became special buddies.

Bill delighted in the snuggles he received and

Silas loved being around Bill.

Peggy Nixon, Guardian (Oxford KS) and his CLO Family would like to thank LMH staff, doctors and nurses for the care they gave Bill during his hospital stay.

May he eternally rest peacefully, walking on a beach with the warmth of the sun beaming upon his face..... and maybe... just maybe he'll kick off his Flamingo Vans to quickly dip his toes in the ocean.

A Celebration of Life will be held December 21st 6pm at CLO's Midnight Farm 2084 N 600 Rd Baldwin KS 66006 Memorials can be sent to Community Living Opportunities P.O. Box 14395 Lenexa, KS 66285 in William Allison's name.

Condolences may be shared at cremationcenterkc.com Please sign this guestbook at Obituaries.

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AUDRIE O. HUMMELGAARD Services for Audrie O. Hummelgaard, 107, Linwood, are pending and will be announced by Rumsey­Yost Funeral Home. She died December 14, 2016, at LMH. rumsey­yost.com

MICHAEL DALE SCRUGGS Memorial services for Michael Dale Scruggs, 59, Lawrence, will be 10 am, Monday, December 19, 2016, at Rumsey­Yost Funeral Home.

He died Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Michael was born August 29, 1957, in Lawrence, the son of John Leon and Doris Jeffries Scruggs.

He attended Lawrence High School.

He worked for the City of Lawrence in the Street Department.

Michael married Catherine Mary Hopper on May, 16 1981 in Lawrence, she survives of the home.

Other survivors include a daughter Katherine Michelle “Katie” Griffin and husband Matt Griffin, Eudora; Son Michael Jeffries “Mikie” Scruggs and wife Kristin, Perry; grandchildren Chase Michael Scruggs, Breannon Marie Griffin, Brendon Matthew Griffin, Mayson Dale Griffin, Meadow E.R. Scruggs, Michael T.C. Scruggs, William T.J. Scruggs; brother John Larry Scruggs and wife Lena,

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ov. Sam Brownback has named outgoing Rep. Connie O’Brien to a seat on the Kansas Real Estate Commission.

O’Brien, R-Tonganoxie, served four terms in the Kansas House representing the 42nd District, which includes Eudora and eastern Douglas County. She was defeated for re-election in this year’s Republican primary by Jim Karleskint.

The Real Estate Commission is the licensing and regulatory agency that governs real estate agents in Kansas. The commission is made up of five members, one from each of the four congressional districts and one at-large member.

O’Brien was named to the at-large seat.

By law, the commission must include at least three members who have been real estate brokers for five years, and one member who has never worked as a real estate broker. According to O’Brien’s legislative profile, she is a retired teacher who also worked as a private investigator.

According to the Real Estate Commission’s website, O’Brien was appointed on Oct. 3. The

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made up of top leaders from both parties in the House and Senate, agreed Monday to allocate space for the new snack bar, something that was originally planned as part of the decade-long Statehouse renovation project.

Tom Day, who heads Legislative Administrative Services, said the snack bar will be operated through the Business Enterprise Peter Hancock Program of the Department phancock@ljworld.com for Children and Families.

That’s the agency that Brownback administration administers the RandolphSheppard program in publicly announced the Kansas, which stems from appointment Monday. a 1936 federal law that gives Snack bar to be blind people first priority to expanded soon operate vending facilities in People visiting the public buildings.

Statehouse will soon The third-floor snack have a wider selection of bar is typically only open snacks and refreshments during legislative sessions available to them. or days when a large numThe Legislative Coordi- ber of legislators are meetnating Council on Moning during the interim. It’s day authorized developing located in a small room off space on the ground floor the rotunda, which makes of the Statehouse, near it hard to accommodate a the public entrance and large volume of business visitor center, for an exat one time. panded snack bar, suppleThe only other food menting the one currently options in the building are operated on the third floor a set of vending machines between the House and that sell chips, snack food Senate chambers. and soft drinks located The LCC, which is in a break room on the

Eudora district develops new staff priority list

By Elvyn Jones ejones@ljworld.com

The Eudora school district has developed a wish list for a half million dollars in new staffing should the Kansas Legislature provide the district more money.

The $526,000 staff priority list the Eudora school board approved Dec. 8 — developed with input from district residents and staff — would have the district hire 10 staff members should additional revenue be forthcoming from any new K-12 funding formula the Legislature approves in its 2017 session, which starts next month. The priority list, which does not suggest preference in the order of the 10 hires, is nonbinding and is to be updated annually.

The 10 priority hires include five teachers, one additional high school counselor, a Eudora Middle School assistant principal, a grounds or maintenance employee and two district support staffers.

The additional teachers would include classroom hires for Eudora elementary and middle schools, an elementary-level art teacher, a middle school forensics, debate and English teacher, and the expanding to fulltime the current half-time high school woodworking instructor. The additional

teachers would cost the district an estimated $251,902 in salary and benefits and the assistant principal position an estimated $71,000.

Eudora and other state school districts have seen no new money from the state since the Kansas Legislature in 2015 scrubbed the state’s 23-year-old old school funding formula and replaced it with direct block grants to school districts. The block grant system was meant to be a temporary fix as lawmakers worked to develop a new funding formula.

The block grants froze funding at 2013-2014 levels, which means growing school districts like Eudora not only feel a budget pinch from inflation but received no added per-pupil money for growing enrollment.

Eudora Superintendent Steve Splichal said the Legislature was not only under the gun from its own mandate and that of Gov. Sam Brownback to approve a K-12 funding formula in the coming legislative session, but also from the Kansas Supreme Court ruling in February that found the block grants unconstitutional.

“They don’t have a choice,” he said. “They have to do something. The block grant system sunsets in June. Really, there has to be some mechanism

ground floor.

Day said the Statehouse gets about 90,000 visitors each year. Most of those come during the session, but there are also tour groups and random visitors who come throughout the year, and Day said many of them ask where they can find soft drinks and snacks.

For many years, the Statehouse snack bar was operated by Don Wistuba, but he closed his business last year, citing an inability to make enough money with lobby groups offering free catered meals to legislators during the session.

Since his departure, the snack bar has been operated by Michael Malloy, who will also be in charge of the new snack bar.

Day said both the new and the third-floor snack bars will be open during legislative sessions, but the new ground-floor facility will be open throughout the year. He said officials hope the new snack bar will be open by March or April 2017.

— This is an excerpt from Peter Hancock’s Statehouse Live column, which appears on LJWorld.com.

Law enforcement to take kids shopping today for TOYS event

approved by the Legislature and signed by the governor in place in June.”

The school formula doesn’t have be new, Splichal said.

“There really wasn’t anything wrong with the old formula but the manner it was funded,” he said.

“The best way to get some resolution with that is take a look at the old formula.

If there’s some structural issue, deal with that issue and move down the road.”

Although he didn’t have the exact figures, Splichal said the Eudora district’s enrollment grew by 10-20 students each of the three years the block grant system has been in place. Reinstating the old school formula would increase the district’s revenue by “several hundred thousand dollars,” Splichal said. That would go a long way to funding the priority list, he said.

The school funding formula will be considered during a session in which the Legislature confronts the state’s overall budget shortfall.

“That’s the gorilla in the room,” Splichal said.

“The state is $345 million down this fiscal year. The Legislature has a lot of heavy lifting to do.”

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

A number of youngsters will have special escorts today as they shop for gifts for their families.

Representatives of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Lawrence Police Department and more will help children from the Ballad Center shop today as a part of the annual Take Our Youth Shopping event, said Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Kristen Dymacek.

This will be the fifth TOYS event, Dymacek said.

Today the pre-K-aged children will meet up with deputies, officers, troopers and others for breakfast at McDonald’s, 4911 W. Sixth St., before heading across the street to Wal-Mart for a shopping spree, Dymacek said.

And after the perfect gifts have been found, Lawrence’s local Daughters of Isabella group will help wrap the packages so they’re ready to be delivered, Dymacek said.

In addition to the sheriff’s office and police department, representatives from the University of Kansas Office of Public Safety, Kansas Highway Patrol, Kansas Turnpike Authority and Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks will also be present, Dymacek said.

The breakfast will begin at 8:30 a.m. and then the shopping will commence, Dymacek said.

DATEBOOK Baldwin City; sister Pamela Scruggs Cooper and husband Mike, Ft. Collins, CO; and many nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents, and sister Vickie Scruggs.

Friends may call from noon to 8pm Sunday, December 18, 2016, at Rumsey­Yost Funeral Home. A visitation will take place from 3­4 pm.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, sent in care of Rumsey­Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana St. Lawrence, KS 66044.

Online condolences at rumsey­yost.com ¸

NORM STUART 68, Concordia, MO, died Dec.14, 2016.

Visitation 6 to 7:30 . Dec. 16, 2016 at Campbell­ Lewis Chapel. Services at 11 Dec. 21, 2016 at MO State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville.

a.m., Community Building, 115 W. 11th St. Rural Pearl Studio Open House, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 720 E. Ninth St., No. 1D. Santa Splash, noon-12:45 p.m., Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center, 4706 Overland Drive.

L.I.N.K. Warm Coats Distribution, noon-3 p.m., First Christian Church, 221 W. 10th St. Festival of Nativities, noon-4 p.m., Centenary United Methodist Church, 245 N. Fourth St. Career Clinic, 1-2 p.m., Lawrence Public Library Health Spot, 707 Vermont St. Jancy Pettit Book Signing, 1-3 p.m., Tooter and Tillaye’s Home Goods, 644 Locust St. Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show and Sale, 1-5 p.m., Van Go Arts, 715 New Jersey St. The Nutcracker: A Kansas Ballet, 2 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. Saturday Afternoon Ragtime, 17 SATURDAY 2-4 p.m., Watkins Museum of HisRed Dog’s Fun Run, 7:30 a.m., tory, 1047 Massachusetts St. parking lot behind Kizer-Cummings “Peter Pan,” 2:30 p.m., Theatre Jewelers, 833 Massachusetts St. Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive.

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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. John Svoboda: Classical Guitar, 6-7 p.m., The Levee Cafe, 239 Elm St. The Nutcracker: A Kansas Ballet, 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. “Peter Pan,” 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive.

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Vermont St. American Legion Bingo, doors open 4:30 p.m., first games 6:45 p.m., snack bar 5-8 p.m., American Legion Post No. 14, 3408 W. Sixth St. Bingo night, doors 5:30 p.m., refreshments 6 p.m., bingo starts 7 p.m., Eagles Lodge, 1803 W. Sixth St. The Nutcracker: A Kansas Ballet, 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. “Peter Pan,” 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive.

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La Familia closing after decades-long run Y

es, those may be tears of salsa running down the cheeks of downtown Lawrence diners. Word came out this afternoon that La Familia Cafe, the longtime Mexican restaurant at 733 New Hampshire St., is closing.

A post on the restaurant’s Facebook page announced that the restaurant won’t have its lease renewed because there is interest on the part of the building’s owner to possibly sell or redevelop the property. And I just got off the phone with one of the owners of La Familia who confirmed the news: The restaurant’s last day of business will be Dec. 31.

It does not plan to find a new location to reopen in Lawrence, at least not in the near future.

“My husband has been doing this pretty much his entire adult life,” said Keri Rodriquez, who owns the business with Phil Rodriquez, who is the son of the restaurant’s founder.

“We’re not saying never.

We’re just saying not right this minute. He deserves to take a break and see if there is something else he wants to do in life.”

La Familia dates back to 1987 when Phil’s mother, Jenny Reyes-Hepner,

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opened the restaurant in North Lawrence. It moved to its New Hampshire Street location in 1991.

Reyes-Hepner retired in 2003, and Phil and Keri have owned the restaurant since then.

My math says the restaurant has been open 29 years, which is a long, long time in the fast-changing world of Mexican restaurants in Lawrence. La Familia is somewhat related to El Matador restaurant in North Lawrence. ReyesHepner’s family opened that business. Keri said that is one of the reasons La Familia has stayed open so long — there was no shortage of good recipes in the family.

“She really came from that environment,” Keri said.

And the restaurant hasn’t tried to change it much through the years either.

“Anybody who has been

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in the restaurant knows we have that shabby-chic thing going on,” Keri said. “We have just focused on having home-cooked meals.”

As for what is next with the property, I’ll keep my ears open for that. There certainly is talk that the redevelopment wouldn’t just involve the La Familia building but also would involve the two vacant storefronts on either side of La Familia. (Don’t worry, music fans. I haven’t

heard of any talk of The Bottleneck being involved.)

There certainly have been rumblings that it will be another food type concept, but that information is all pretty speculative at the moment.

In terms of the final days of La Familia, Keri said she and Phil just hope lots of longtime customers come by at least one more time before the restaurant closes.

“We would love to see everybody,” she said.

“We greatly appreciate everything Lawrence has done for us. We have so many loyal customers. Our employees and our regular customers are what we will miss most of all.

“We have loved serving Lawrence all this time — and who knows, we’ll see what happens in the future.”

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

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Following are real estate transfers filed at the Douglas County Clerk’s Office from Dec. 6 through Dec. 12:

Tuesday, Dec. 6 Bradley Williams and Tara Strong to Glen Lemesany, 4500 Wimbledon Dr., Lawrence.

Rodger M. Drown to Zeki O. Oral and Joan E. Valburg, 648 N.

668 Rd., Rural.

James M. Wise and Thelma Hyatt-Wise to Equity Trust Company, 1930 Maple Ln., Lawrence.

Thomas K. Foster and Jennifer N. Foster to Haque Consulting, LLC, 1310 New York St., Lawrence.

Robyn L. Vilcek and to Kyrstan Perry, 3922 Willshire Dr., Lawrence.

KEA Holdings, LLC to 4700 Ranch Court, LLC, 2300-2304, 2306, 2308, 2310, 2312, 2314, 2316, 2318, 2320, 2322-2338, 2340, 2342, 2344, 2346 Ranch Way and 4700-4707, 4709, 4711, 4713-4721, 4723 Ranch Ct., Lawrence.

Wednesday, Dec. 7 Harewood & Associates, LLC

to Gray Properties of Lawrence, LLC, 422 Locust St., Lawrence.

Kenna Heim to Joyce E. Lederer, 4741 Larkspur Cir., Lawrence.

Barbara M. Abercrombie Trust to Five Star Quality Care – KS LLC, 1743 Brandon Woods Dr., Lawrence.

Five Star Quality Care – KS LLC to Donald E. Parker and Charlotte M. Parker, 1743 Brandon Woods

Dr., Lawrence.

Thursday, December 8, 2016 Black Hills/Kansas Gas Utility Company, LLC to Quonset, LLC, 620 E. 8th St., Lawrence.

Tenants to Homeowners, Inc to Scott Petry and Gina M. Petry, 1800 Random Rd., Lawrence.

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Erica Moradi to Brian K. McFall and Carol F. McFall, 1733 W. 21st Ter., Lawrence.

Mike Y. Zheng to Charles H. Laclair and Audrey J. Laclair, 2032 Hogan Ct., Lawrence.

Sullivant Family Farm, LLC to David W. Booth and Jeannette N. Booth, Vacant Land, Rural.

Pamela S. Colson Revocable Trust and Lawrence E. Colson Revocable Trust to Austin T. Hill and Erin A. Hill, 107 Santa Fe Dr., Baldwin City.

Oregon Trail Holdings, LC to R & H Builders, Inc, 5745/5747 Chimney Rocks Cir., Lawrence.

Marvin C. Allen Jr. and Cindy L. Allen and to Wade E Cottrell and Brianne L. Cottrell, 1670 N. 600 Rd., Rural.

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Mary C. Moore, 2114 Pike’s Peek Pl., Lawrence.

Maribeth Crawford to Jennie N. Ford and Crystal A. Hong, 914 E. 1264 Rd., Lawrence.

Steven F. Moore and Mary C. Moore to Ryan W. Burk and Julie D. Burk, 3207 Tomahawk Dr., Lawrence.

J. Robert Fluker Revocable Trust to John W. Swinford, Jr. and Suzi Swinford, 1740 Carmel Dr., Lawrence.

Hutton Farms West, LC to Allison L. Sackin, 416 N. Olivia Ave., Lawrence.

Steven A. Bateson and Arleta K. Bateson to Robyn L. Vilcek, 115 E. 17th Ter., Lawrence.

Friday, Dec. 9 Hamid Moradi and

Monday, Dec. 12 RSR Holdings, LLC to

Willie Beecham and Emily Beecham, 945 Renaissance Dr., Lawrence.

James R. Brouhard and Kimberly M. Brouhard to Jack T. Dunn, IV, 1335 Cherry Ct., Eudora.

G Group Properties, LLC to FrontRunner Holdings, LLC, 1705 Haskell Ave., Lawrence.

Robert D. Dvorak and Danielle D. Dvorak to Susan L. Workman, 529 Durham Ct., Lawrence.

Secretary of Housing & Urban Development to Alvis Shelton, 1610 Savage St., Eudora.

Ryan S. Hostetler and Donald C. Hostetler and Pamela K. Hostetler to John D. Gates and Yi Zong, 2102 Melholland Rd., Lawrence.

Judy Morris to Chad C. Griffin and Brynn E. Griffin, 821 Newton St., Baldwin City.

Nathan J. Floersch and

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Authorization of the Bonds. The Issuer is hereby authorized to issue the Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $3,200,000, which shall be issued under and secured by and shall have the terms and provisions set forth in the Bond Indenture. The Bonds shall bear interest at an interest rate not to exceed 2.00% per annum, and shall mature in principal installments with a final maturity date or dates not later than the year 2018, and shall have such redemption provisions, including premiums, and other terms as set forth in the Bond Indenture.

The final terms of the Bonds shall be specified in the Bond Indenture, and the signatures of the officers of the Issuer executing such Bond Indenture shall constitute conclusive evidence of their approval and the Issuer’s approval thereof. Section 3. Limited Obligations. The Bonds shall be limited obligations of the Issuer, payable solely from the sources and in the manner as provided in the Bond Indenture, and shall be secured by a transfer, pledge and assignment of and a grant of a security interest in the Trust Estate (as defined in the Bond Indenture) to the Bond Trustee and in favor of the owners of the Bonds, as provided in the Bond Indenture. The Bonds and interest thereon shall not be deemed to constitute a debt or liability of the Issuer, the State of Kansas (the “State”) or of any political subdivision thereof within the meaning of any State constitutional provision or statutory limitation and shall not constitute a pledge of the full faith and credit of the Issuer, the State or of any political subdivision thereof, but shall be payable solely from the funds provided for in the Lease Agreement and the Bond Indenture.

The issuance of the Bonds shall not, directly, indirectly or contingently, obligate the Issuer, the State or any political subdivision thereof to levy any form of taxation therefor or to make any appropriation for their payment. No breach by the Issuer of any such pledge, mortgage, obligation or agreement may impose any liability, pecuniary or otherwise, upon the Issuer or any charge upon its general credit or against its taxing power. Section 4. Authorization and Approval of Documents. The following documents are hereby approved in substantially the forms presented to and reviewed by the Issuer (copies of which documents, upon execution thereof, shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk), and the Issuer is hereby authorized to execute and deliver each of such documents (the “Issuer Documents”) with such changes therein (including the dated date thereof) as shall be approved by the officials of the Issuer executing such documents, such officials’ signatures thereon being conclusive evidence of their approval and the Issuer’s approval thereof: (a) Bond Trust Indenture; (b) Base Lease Agreement; (c) Lease Agreement; and (d) Bond Purchase Agreement. Section 5. Execution of Bonds and Documents. The Mayor of the Issuer is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Bonds by manual or facsimile signature and to deliver the Bonds to the Bond Trustee for authentication for and on behalf of and as the act and deed of the Issuer in the manner provided in the Bond Indenture. The Mayor of the Issuer is hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver the Issuer Documents for and on behalf of and as the act and deed of the Issuer. The City Clerk of the Issuer is hereby authorized and directed to attest, by manual or facsimile signature, to the Bonds, the Issuer Documents and such other documents, certificates and instruments as may be necessary or desirable to carry out and comply with the intent of this Ordinance. Section 6. Further Authority. The Issuer shall, and the officials, agents and employees of the Issuer are hereby authorized and directed to, take such further action, and execute such other documents, certificates and instruments, including, without limitation, any credit enhancement and security documents, arbitrage certificate, redemption notices, closing certificates and tax forms, as may be necessary or desirable to carry out and comply with the intent of this Ordinance, and to carry out, comply with and perform the duties of the Issuer with respect to the Bonds and the Issuer Documents. Section 7. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force immediately after its adoption by the Governing Body of the Issuer and publication in the official newspaper of the Issuer. PASSED by the governing body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas on December 13, 2016 and APPROVED AND SIGNED by the Mayor.

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ORDINANCE NO. 9319 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, AMENDING HORIZON 2020, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF LAWRENCE AND UNINCORPORATED DOUGLAS COUNTY, CHAPTER 14 - SPECIFIC PLANS, TO REVISE THEREIN THE “FARMLAND INDUSTRIES REDEVELOPMENT PLAN,” BY ADOPTING AND INCORPORATING HEREIN BY REFERENCE “FARMLAND INDUSTRIES REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, DECEMBER 13, 2016, EDITION,” AS PREPARED AND PUBLISHED BY THE LAWRENCE-DOUGLAS COUNTY METROPOLITAN PLANNING OFFICE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS. WHEREAS the City of Lawrence, Kansas, and Douglas County, Kansas, in order to promote the public health, safety, morals, comfort, and general welfare and to conserve and to protect property values in the City and the County, are authorized by K.S.A. 12-741, et seq., to prepare, adopt, amend, extend, and execute a comprehensive plan; WHEREAS the City of Lawrence, Kansas, Douglas County, Kansas, and the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission, in order to coordinate development in accordance with the present and future needs of the City and the County, to conserve the natural resources of the City and the County, to ensure efficient expenditures of public funds in the City and the County, and to promote the health safety, convenience, prosperity, and the general welfare of the residents of the City and the County, have adopted Horizon 2020, the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Lawrence and Unincorporated Douglas County; WHEREAS, on November 16, 2016, after giving lawful notice by publication in the official City newspaper, the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission conducted a public hearing regarding a proposed amendment of Horizon 2020, the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Lawrence and Unincorporated Douglas County, as set forth in Planning Staff Report, CPA-16-00443, amending Chapter 14 - Specific Plans to revise therein the “Farmland Industries Redevelopment Plan”; WHEREAS, on November 16, 2016, the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. PCR-16-00446, amending Horizon 2020, the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Lawrence and Unincorporated Douglas County, as set forth in Planning Staff Report, CPA-16-00443, and Chapter 14 - Specific Plans to revise therein the “Farmland Industries Redevelopment Plan”; WHEREAS, a certified copy of the amendment to Horizon 2020, the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Lawrence and Unincorporated Douglas County, as set forth in Planning Staff Report CPA-16-00443 and as adopted by the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission in Resolution No. PCR-16-00446, together with a written summary of the public hearings held on November 16, 2016, and the Planning Commission’s recommendation, have been forwarded to the Governing Body; and WHEREAS, at its November 16, 2016, public meeting, the Governing Body considered the proposed amendments to Horizon 2020, the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Lawrence and Unincorporated Douglas County, Resolution No. PCR-16-00446, and the recommendation of the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS: SECTION 1. The above-stated recitals are incorporated herein by reference and shall be as effective as if set forth in full. SECTION 2. Pursuant to K.S.A. 12-747, the Governing Body hereby approves the recommendation of the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission and, in accordance with those amendments, as set forth in CPA-16-00443, Horizon 2020, the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Lawrence and Unincorporated Douglas County, and amendments thereto, is amended as follows: There is hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference, as if fully set forth herein, for the purpose of amending Horizon 2020, the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Lawrence and Unincorporated Douglas County, Chapter 14 - Specific Plans, “Farmland Industries Redevelopment Plan, December 13, 2016, Edition,” as prepared and published by the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Office of the City of Lawrence, Kansas. SECTION 3: One copy of “Farmland Industries Redevelopment Plan, December 13, 2016, Edition,” shall be marked “Official Copy as Adopted by Ordinance No. 9319” and shall be filed, together with one copy of this ordinance, with the City Clerk. The City Clerk shall make the “Official Copy as Adopted by Ordinance No. 9319” open to the public and available for inspection at all reasonable office hours. One additional copy of the “Official Copy as Adopted by Ordinance No. 9319” shall, at the cost of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, be made available to the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Office of the City of Lawrence, Kansas. SECTION 4: Existing Chapter 14 - Specific Plans of Horizon 2020, the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Lawrence and Unincorporated Douglas County, is hereby repealed, it being the intent of the Governing Body that this ordinance, adopting and incorporating herein by reference “Farmland Industries Redevelopment Plan, December 13, 2016, Edition,” supersede those provisions of the comprehensive plan. SECTION 5: If any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is found to be unconstitutional or is otherwise held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the validity of any remaining parts of this ordinance. SECTION 6: This ordinance shall take effect and be in force after its passage and publication as provided by law. PASSED by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, this 13th day of December, 2016.

APPROVED: /s/Mike Amyx Mike Amyx Mayor

ATTEST: /s/ Sherri Riedemann Sherri Riedemann City Clerk _______

Approved as to form: /s/Toni R. Wheeler Toni R. Wheeler City Attorney

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(First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World December 16, 2016) ORDINANCE NO. 9316 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE BY THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS OF NOT TO EXCEED $3,200,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF TAXABLE INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS (WILLIAMS MANAGEMENT, LLC PROJECT), SERIES 2016, TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO ACQUIRE, CONSTRUCT AND EQUIP A PROJECT FOR WILLIAMS MANAGEMENT, LLC AND AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING CERTAIN DOCUMENTS AND ACTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF SAID BONDS. WHEREAS, the City of Lawrence, Kansas (the “Issuer”) is a municipal corporation and political subdivision duly organized and validly as a city of the first class; and WHEREAS, the Issuer is authorized by K.S.A. 12-1740 to 12-1749d, inclusive, as amended (collectively, the “Act”), to issue revenue bonds, the proceeds of which shall be used for the purpose of paying all or part of the cost of purchasing, acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, improving, equipping, furnishing, repairing, enlarging or remodeling facilities for agricultural, commercial, hospital, industrial, natural resources, recreational development and manufacturing purposes; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act, the Issuer proposes to issue its Taxable Industrial Revenue Bonds (Williams Management, LLC Project), Series 2016 (the “Bonds”), in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $3,200,000, for the purpose of (a) acquiring, constructing, improving and equipping a mixed-use commercial facility consisting of approximately 14 apartments, an in-house brewery and restaurant and related parking located at 826 Pennsylvania for Williams Management, LLC, a Kansas limited liability company (the “Company”), and (b) paying certain costs of issuance, all as further described in the hereinafter referred to Bond Indenture and Lease Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Bonds will be issued under a Bond Trust Indenture dated as of the date set forth therein (the “Bond Indenture”), by and between the Issuer and Security Bank of Kansas City, as Bond Trustee (the “Bond Trustee”); and WHEREAS, the Company will lease the Project to the Issuer pursuant to the Base Lease Agreement of even date herewith (the “Base Lease”) between the Company and the Issuer; and WHEREAS, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of the Bond Indenture, the Issuer will enter into a Lease Agreement dated as of the date set forth therein (the “Lease Agreement”), by and between the Issuer, as lessor, and the Company, as lessee, pursuant to which the Project (as defined in the Bond Indenture) will be acquired, constructed and equipped and pursuant to which the Issuer will lease the Project to the Company, and the Company will agree to pay Lease Payments (as defined in the Bond Indenture) sufficient to pay the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on, the Bonds; and WHEREAS, the Issuer further finds and determines that it is necessary and desirable in connection with the issuance of the Bonds that the Issuer execute and deliver certain documents and that the Issuer take certain other actions as herein provided; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Findings and Determinations. The Issuer hereby makes the following findings and determinations with respect to the Company and the Bonds to be is-

(First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World December 16, 2016) ORDINANCE NO. 9321 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE BY THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS OF NOT TO EXCEED $2,000,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF TAXABLE INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS (THE DWAYNE PEASLEE TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER, INC.), SERIES 2016, TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO ACQUIRE, CONSTRUCT AND EQUIP A PROJECT FOR THE DWAYNE PEASLEE TEHCNICAL TRAIINING CENTER, INC. AND AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING CERTAIN DOCUMENTS AND ACTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF SAID BONDS. WHEREAS, the City of Lawrence, Kansas (the “Issuer”) is a municipal corporation and political subdivision duly organized and validly as a city of the first class; and WHEREAS, the Issuer is authorized by K.S.A. 12-1740 to 12-1749d, inclusive, as amended (collectively, the “Act”), to issue revenue bonds, the proceeds of which shall be used for the purpose of paying all or part of the cost of purchasing, acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, improving, equipping, furnishing, repairing, enlarging or remodeling facilities for agricultural, commercial, hospital, industrial, natural resources, recreational development and manufacturing purposes; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act, the Issuer proposes to issue its Taxable Industrial Revenue Bonds (The Dwayne Peaslee Technical Training Center, Inc. Project), Series 2016 (the “Bonds”), in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2,000,000, for the purpose of (a) acquiring, constructing and equipping a commercial project for The Dwayne Peaslee Technical Training Center, Inc., a Kansas not for profit corporation (the “Corporation”), and (b) paying certain costs of issuance, all as further described in the hereinafter referred to Bond Indenture and Lease Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Bonds will be issued under a Bond Trust Indenture dated as of June 1, 2015 (the “Original Indenture”), as amended and supplemented by a First Supplemental Trust Indenture dated as of December 1, 2016 (the “First Supplemental Indenture;” together with the Original Indenture, the “Bond Indenture”), by and between the Issuer and Security Bank of Kansas City, Kansas City, Kansas, as Bond Trustee (the “Bond Trustee”); and WHEREAS, the Corporation will lease the Project (as defined in the Bond Indenture) to the Issuer pursuant to the Base Lease Agreement dated as of June 1, 2015 (the “Original Base Lease”), as amended and supplemented by a First Amendment of Base Lease Agreement dated as of December 1, 2016 (the “First Amendment of Base Lease;” together with the Original Lease, the “Base Lease”) between the Corporation and the Issuer; and WHEREAS, the Issuer has entered into a Lease Agreement dated as of June 1, 2015 (the “Original Lease”), and, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of the First Supplemental Indenture, the Issuer will enter into a First Supplemental Lease Agreement dated as of December 1, 2016 (the “First Supplemental Lease;” together with the Original Lease, the “Lease Agreement”), by and between the Issuer, as lessor, and the Corporation, as lessee, pursuant to which the Project will be acquired, constructed and equipped and pursuant to which the Issuer will lease the Project to the Corporation, and the Corporation will agree to pay Lease Payments (as defined in the Bond Indenture) sufficient to pay the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on, the Bonds; and WHEREAS, the Issuer further finds and determines that it is necessary and desirable in connection with the issuance of the Bonds that the Issuer execute and deliver certain documents and that the Issuer take certain other actions as herein provided. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS: Section 1. Findings and Determinations. The Issuer hereby makes the following findings and determinations with respect to the Corporation and the Bonds to be issued by the Issuer, based upon representations made to the Issuer: (a) The Corporation has properly requested the Issuer’s assistance in financing the costs of the Project; (b) The issuance of the Bonds for the purpose of providing funds to finance the costs of the Project is in furtherance of the public purposes set forth in the Act; and (c) The Bonds are being issued for a valid purpose under and in accordance with the provisions of the Act. Section 2. Authorization of the Bonds. The Issuer is hereby authorized to issue the Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $2,000,000, which shall be issued under and secured by and shall have the terms and provisions set forth in the Bond Indenture. The Bonds shall bear interest at an interest rate not to exceed 2.00% per annum, and shall mature in principal installments with a final maturity date or dates not later than the year 2019, and shall have such redemption provisions, including premiums, and other terms as set forth in the Bond Indenture. The final terms of the Bonds shall be specified in the Bond Indenture, and the signatures of the officers of the Issuer executing such Bond Indenture shall constitute conclusive evidence of their approval and the Issuer’s approval thereof. The Bonds shall be issued for the purpose of obtaining the sales tax exemption on construction materials and personal property and there will be no property tax abatement. Section 3. Limited Obligations. The Bonds shall be limited obligations of the Issuer, payable solely from the sources and in the manner as provided in the Bond Indenture, and shall be secured by a transfer, pledge and assignment of and a grant of a security interest in the Trust Estate (as defined in the Bond Indenture) to the Bond Trustee and in favor of the owners of the Bonds, as provided in the Bond Indenture. The Bonds and interest thereon shall not be deemed to constitute a debt or liability of the Issuer, the State of Kansas (the “State”) or of any political subdivision thereof within the meaning of any State constitutional provision or statutory limitation and shall not constitute a pledge of the full faith and credit of the Issuer, the State or of any political subdivision thereof, but shall be payable solely from the funds provided for in the Lease Agreement and the Bond Indenture.

The issuance of the Bonds shall not, directly, indirectly or contingently, obligate the Issuer, the State or any political subdivision thereof to levy any form of taxation therefor or to make any appropriation for their payment. No

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PUBLIC NOTICE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5C breach by the Issuer of any such pledge, mortgage, obligation or agreement may impose any liability, pecuniary or otherwise, upon the Issuer or any charge upon its general credit or against its taxing power. Section 4. Authorization and Approval of Documents. The following documents are hereby approved in substantially the forms presented to and reviewed by the Issuer (copies of which documents, upon execution thereof, shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk), and the Issuer is hereby authorized to execute and deliver each of such documents (the “Issuer Documents”) with such changes therein (including the dated date thereof) as shall be approved by the officials of the Issuer executing such documents, such officials’ signatures thereon being conclusive evidence of their approval and the Issuer’s approval thereof: (a) First Supplemental Indenture, which supplements and amends the Original Indenture, providing for the issuance thereunder of the Bonds and setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to the Bonds, including a pledge and assignment by the Issuer of the Trust Estate to the Bond Trustee for the benefit and security of the owners of the Bonds upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Bond Indenture; (b) First Amendment of Base Lease, which supplements and amends the Original Base Lease, under which the Corporation will lease to the Issuer the property financed and refinanced with the proceeds of the Bonds in consideration of the Issuer’s deposit of the proceeds of the Bonds into the funds described in the Bond Indenture; and (c) First Supplemental Lease Agreement, which supplements and amends the Original Lease, under which the Issuer will make the proceeds of the Bonds available to the Corporation for the purposes herein described in consideration of payments that will be sufficient to pay the principal of, redemption premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds. Section 5. Execution of Bonds and Documents. The Mayor of the Issuer is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Bonds by manual or facsimile signature and to deliver the Bonds to the Bond Trustee for authentication for and on behalf of and as the act and deed of the Issuer in the manner provided in the Bond Indenture. The Mayor of the Issuer is hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver the Issuer Documents for and on behalf of and as the act and deed of the Issuer. The City Clerk of the Issuer is hereby authorized and directed to attest, by manual or facsimile signature, to the Bonds, the Issuer Documents and such other documents, certificates and instruments as may be necessary or desirable to carry out and comply with the intent of this Ordinance. Section 6. Further Authority. The Issuer shall, and the officials, agents and employees of the Issuer are hereby authorized and directed to, take such further action, and execute such other documents, certificates and instruments, including, without limitation, any security documents, closing certificates, as may be necessary or desirable to carry out and comply with the intent of this Ordinance, and to carry out, comply with and perform the duties of the Issuer with respect to the Bonds and the Issuer Documents. Section 7. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force immediately after its adoption by the governing body of the Issuer and publication in the official newspaper of the Issuer. PASSED by the governing body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas on December 13, 2016 and APPROVED AND SIGNED by the Mayor.

APPROVED: /s/Mike Amyx Mike Amyx Mayor

ATTEST: /s/ Sherri Riedemann Sherri Riedemann City Clerk _______ (First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World December 16, 2016)

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2nd Quarter Fund Balance

Fund Begin Balance 100 General Fund 16,616,375.75 201 Road and Bridge 3,841,010.82 218 Employee Benefits 4,854,952.95 222 Special Liability 281,794.54 224 Special Parks & Recreation 52,229.57 225 Special Alcohol Programs 38,916.23 226 Special Building 798,150.47 231 Economic Development 2,575.36 235 Emergency Telephone Service 922,651.90 236 Youth Services 779,516.92 240 Ambulance 2,709,363.41 245 Motor Vehicle Operations 149,428.82 253 Employee Activities 10,422.36 255 Donation 42,288.73 256 Workers Compensation 422,081.63 257 Sheriff Special Use 36,333.34 258 Prosecuting Training & Assistance 20,653.90 259 Special Law Enforcement Trust 705,172.23 260 District Attorney’s Bad Ck Admin Cost 11,890.38 261 Sheriff Holding 42,601.28 301 Bond & Interest 288,823.24 302 Local County Sales Tax 1% 68,893.11 450 Capital Improvement Plan 17,670,853.07 451 Capital Improvement Plan-Sales Tax 2,557,813.62 452 Valley View Building 113,744.53 501 Youth Services Grants 180,634.45 502 Grant Programs 226,154.58 503 Community Correction Plan 159,496.44 601 Special Highway Improvement 536,607.06 602 Equipment Reserve 9,026,934.52 603 Register of Deeds Technology 579,640.43 604 Ambulance Capital Reserve 798,103.57 TOTALS:

64,546,109.21

2016

Revenues 16,703,904.05 2,273,316.42 4,000,392.26 122,231.12 2,828.25 10,825.90 247,310.68

Expenditures 10,992,830.20 936,768.70 1,313,190.14 15,083.90 42,743.93

143,081.80 555,420.29 2,096,656.33 206,413.04 444.35 1,800.00 4,983.53 5,710.00 2,158.46 65,146.93 71.54

41,260.58 444,819.57 2,437,239.24 254,640.53

42,455.96

2,889.77 77,958.26 3,310.26 3,088.34 95,469.50 42,535.00

66,946.20 2,411,503.20 14,239.27

2,835,083.22

3,960.00 32,689.65 115,136.04 48,639.01

20,128.80 181,048.92 94,915.92 168,655.77

584,731.88 61,606.00

1,513,608.88 5,195.94

29,782,146.20

21,564,921.33

Ending Balance 22,327,449.60 5,177,558.54 7,542,155.07 388,941.76 12,313.89 49,742.13 1,003,005.19 2,575.36 1,024,473.12 890,117.64 2,368,780.50 101,201.33 10,866.71 41,198.96 349,106.90 38,733.08 19,724.02 674,849.66 11,961.92 66.28 355,769.44 2,480,396.31 14,850,009.12 2,557,813.62 97,575.73 32,275.18 246,374.70 39,479.68 536,607.06 8,098,057.52 636,050.49 798,103.57 72,763,334.08

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ments thereto. SECTION 2. The “Official Zoning District Map,” which is adopted and incorporated into the City Code by reference at City of Lawrence, Kan., Code § 20-108 (Jan. 1, 2015), is hereby amended by showing and reflecting thereon the new zoning district classification for the subject property as described in more detail in Section 1, supra. SECTION 3. If any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is found to be unconstitutional or is otherwise held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the validity of any remaining parts of this ordinance. SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by law. PASSED by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, this 13th day of December, 2016.

APPROVED: /s/Mike Amyx Mike Amyx Mayor

ATTEST: /s/ Sherri Riedemann Sherri Riedemann City Clerk

Approved as to form: /s/ Toni R. Wheeler Toni R. Wheeler City Attorney _______ (First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World, December 16, 2016) ORDINANCE NO. 9317 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 17, SECTIONS 1705, 1706, 1707, 1708 AND 1709, CODE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, 2015 EDITION, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, PERTAINING TO URBAN AGRICULTURE TERMS MODIFIED BY ORDINANCE NO. 9206 AND REPEALING EXISTING SECTIONS 20-1705, 20-1706, 20-1707, 20-1708 AND 20-1709.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 20, Article 17, Section 20-1705 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2015 Edition, and amendments thereto, is hereby amended and shall read as follows: 20-1705 RESERVED SECTION 2. Chapter 20, Article 17, Section 20-1706 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2015 Edition, and amendments thereto, is hereby amended and shall read as follows: 20-1706 RESERVED SECTION 3. Chapter 20, Article 17, Section 20-1707 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2015 Edition, and amendments thereto, is hereby amended and shall read as follows: 20-1707 RESERVED SECTION 4. Chapter 20, Article 17, Section 20-1708 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2015 Edition, and amendments thereto, is hereby amended and shall read as follows: 20-1708 RESERVED SECTION 5. Chapter 20, Article 17, Section 20-1709 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2015 Edition, and amendments thereto, is hereby amended and shall read as follows: 20-1709 RESERVED SECTION 6. Existing Sections 20-1705, 20-1706, 20-1707, 20-1708 and 20-1709, Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2015 Edition, and amendments thereto, are hereby repealed, it being the intent of the Governing Body that this ordinance supersedes the repealed code provisions. SECTION 7. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance is found to be unconstitutional or is otherwise held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the validity of any remaining parts of this ordinance. SECTION 8. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force after its passage and publication as provided by law. PASSED by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, this 13th day of December, 2016.

APPROVED: /s/Mike Amyx Mike Amyx Mayor

Fund Begin Balance 100 General Fund 22,327,449.60 201 Road and Bridge 5,177,558.54 218 Employee Benefits 7,542,155.07 222 Special Liability 388,941.76 224 Special Parks & Recreation 12,313.89 225 Special Alcohol Programs 49,742.13 226 Special Building 1,003,005.19 231 Economic Development 2,575.36 235 Emergency Telephone Service 1,024,473.12 236 Youth Services 890,117.64 240 Ambulance 2,368,780.50 245 Motor Vehicle Operations 101,201.33 253 Employee Activities 10,866.71 255 Donation 41,198.96 256 Workers Compensation 349,106.90 257 Sheriff Special Use 38,733.08 258 Prosecuting Training & Assistance 19,724.02 259 Special Law Enforcement Trust 674,849.66 260 District Attorney’s Bad Ck Admin Cost 11,961.92 261 Sheriff Holding 66.28 301 Bond & Interest 355,769.44 302 Local County Sales Tax 1% 2,480,396.31 450 Capital Improvement Plan 14,850,009.12 451 Capital Improvement Plan-Sales Tax 2,557,813.62 452 Valley View Building 97,575.73 501 Youth Services Grants 32,275.18 502 Grant Programs 246,374.70 503 Community Correction Plan 39,479.68 601 Special Highway Improvement 536,607.06 602 Equipment Reserve 8,098,057.52 603 Register of Deeds Technology 636,050.49 604 Ambulance Capital Reserve 798,103.57 TOTALS:

72,763,334.08

2016

Revenues 4,599,862.88 672,301.85 655,297.80 15,235.64 12,317.25 9,136.06 15,462.90

Expenditures 10,560,892.24 1,380,034.34 1,327,352.65 34,595.04

137,271.93 162,430.97 781,045.27 231,868.72 707.64 1,204.97 5,011.66 5,905.00 3,209.23 16,186.61 44.64

201,838.02 438,995.50 1,458,152.16 185,827.52

443,996.36 4,563,180.02 716,364.18

634,107.50 6,083,217.52 3,291,693.63

3,960.00 124,981.80 51,925.58 281,119.03

127,369.40 191,770.38 188,461.86

36,033.40 131,242.30

220.29 7,422.00 2,643.27 3,305.62 49,913.67

182,498.92 55,803.00 23,800.00

552,222.61 73,692.28

13,772,129.91

26,961,003.20

A detailed statement of expenditures is available for public inspection at the County Clerk’s Office.

KSA 19-228 _______

Ending Balance 16,366,420.24 4,469,826.05 6,870,100.22 369,582.36 24,631.14 22,844.79 887,225.79 2,575.36 959,907.03 613,553.11 1,691,673.61 147,242.53 11,574.35 42,183.64 346,696.56 41,994.81 19,627.63 641,122.60 12,006.56 66.28 165,658.30 960,358.81 12,274,679.67 2,557,813.62 101,535.73 29,887.58 106,529.90 132,136.85 536,607.06 7,728,333.83 618,161.21 821,903.57 59,574,460.79

You are further advised under the provisions of the Kansas Simplified Estates Act the Court need not supervise administration of the Estate, and no notice of any action of the Administrator or other proceedings in the administration will be given, except for notice of final settlement of Decedent’s estate.

(First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World, (BEARINGS BASED ON THE RECORDED PLAT OF FORMER December 16, 2016) FARMLAND PROPERTY), COINCIDENT WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 2, A DISTANCE OF 256.92 FEET TO THE ORDINANCE NO. 9320 POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING NORTH 87 DEGREES 56 MINUTES 09 SECONDS EAST, COINCIDENT AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, WITH SAID NORTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 238.51 FEET TO REZONING APPROXIMATELY 1.45 ACRES FROM IM THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 2; THENCE (MEDIUM INDUSTRIAL) DISTRICT TO CS (COMMERCIAL SOUTH 01 DEGREE 42 MINUTES 58 SECONDS EAST, COINSTRIP) DISTRICT AND AMENDING THE CITY’S “OFFICIAL CIDENT WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 2, A DISTANCE ZONING DISTRICT MAP,” INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE OF 264.05 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID To Change Her Name To: INTO THE CITY CODE AT CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 1, SEC- LOT 2; THENCE SOUTH 87 DEGREES 53 MINUTES 27 SECTION 20-108 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, ONDS WEST, COINCIDENT WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF Sonja Louise Benson KANSAS, 2015 EDITION, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO. SAID LOT 2; A DISTANCE OF 238.58 FEET TO NORTHEAST Case No. 2016CV436 CORNER OF LOT 1 SLIMMER ADDITION TO THE CITY OF BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY LAWRENCE, Div. No. 5 DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS; THENCE OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS: SECTION 1. The base zoning NORTH 01 DEGREE 42 MINUTES 02 SECONDS WEST, COINdistrict classification for the following legally de- CIDENT WITH THE NORTHERLY PROLONGATION OF THE PURSUANT TO K.S.A. scribed real property, situated in the City of Lawrence, EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 1 SLIMMER ADDITION, A DISCHAPTER 60 Douglas County, Kansas, to-wit: A PORTION OF LOT 2, TANCE OF 264.24 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. NOTICE OF HEARING BLOCK ‘A’ FORMER FARMLAND PROPERTY, A SUBDIVI- CONTAINING 63,009 SQUARE FEET, MORE OR LESS. is SION IN THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, hereby changed from IM (Medium Industrial) District to KANSAS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS; COMMENCING AT CS (Commercial Strip) District, as such district is de- THE STATE OF KANSAS TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 2; THENCE fined and prescribed in Chapter 20 of the Code of the ALL WHO ARE OR MAY BE NORTH 87 DEGREES 56 MINUTES 09 SECONDS EAST, City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2015 Edition, and amend- CONCERNED:

CASE NO. 2016-PR-000206 NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that on the 2nd day of November, 2016, a Petition for Appointment of Administrator under the Kansas Simplified Estates Act was filed in this Court by Wil-

You are notified that on December 12, 2016 a petition for Probate of will and issuance of letters Testamentary was filed in this Court by Rita Fisher, an heir, devisee and legatee, and executor named in the “Last Will and Testament of Ernest E Smith ,” deceased, dated April 14, 2015, requesting the will filed with the petition be admitted to probate and record: petitioner be appointed as executor,:and the petitioner be granted Letters Testamentary.

You are further advised if written objections to simplified administration are filed with the court, the court may order that supervised administration ensue.

You are required to file your written defenses to You are required to file the petition on or before your written defenses Jamy5,2017 at 9:30 a.m. in thereto on or before the the District Court, Division 29th day of December, 4, Lawrence Douglas 2016, at 9:30 o’clock a.m. in County, Kansas, at which the District Court, Douglas time and place the cause County, Kansas, at which will be heard. Should you time and place the cause fail to file your written dewill be heard. Should you fenses, judgment and defail therein, judgment and cree will be entered in due decree will be entered in course upon the petition. due course upon the PetiAll creditors are notified to tion. exhibit their demands All creditors are notified to against the Estate within exhibit their demands the latter of four months against the Estate within from the date of first pubfour months from the date lication of notice under of the first publication of K.S.A. 59-2236 and amendthis notice, as provided by ments thereto, or if the law, and if their demands identity of the creditor is are not thus exhibited, known or reasonably asthey shall be forever certainable, 30 days after actual notice was given as barred. provided by law, and if their demands are not thus WILBUR CRISS exhibited, they shall be PETITIONER forever barred.

Submitted by: Timothy J. Pringle #11622 ESCHMANN & PRINGLE, P.A. 310 SW 33rd Street Topeka KS 66611-2208 tim.pringle@ eschmannpringle.com (785) 267-3400 FAX (785) 267-0001 ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER _______

Rita Fisher Petitioner Prepared by Keith A White, Supreme Court #18485 1319 Iowa Lawrence, Kansas 66044 785-842-2010 Attorney for Petitioner _______

(First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal(First Published in the World, December 2, 2016) Lawrence Daily JournalIN THE DISTRICT COURT World, December 2, 2016) OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS IN THE 7TH CIVIL DEPARTMENT JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT OF Ditech Financial LLC DOUGLAS COUNTY, Plaintiff, KANSAS

To Change His Name To: Jung Hyun Yae New Name

(First published in the You are hereby notified Lawrence Daily Journal- that Sonja Louise Grear, World December 16, 2016) filed a Petition in the above court on the 7th day SUMMARY OF EUDORA of November, 2016, requesCITY ORDINANCE 1059 ting a judgment and order changing her name from AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING Sonja Louise Grear to THE CODIFICATION OF OR- Sonja Louise Benson.

DINANCES OF THE CITY OF EUDORA, KANSAS, PRO- The Petition will be heard VIDING FOR THE REPEAL in Douglas County District OF CERTAIN OTHER ORDI- Court, 111 E. 11th St, LawNANCES NOT INCLUDED rence, Kansas on the 27th THEREIN, EXCEPTING CER- day of January, 2017 at TAIN ORDINANCES FROM 4:30p.m.

REPEAL AND SAVING CERTAIN ACCRUED RIGHTS If you have any objection AND LIABILITIES. to the requested name change, you are required A complete text of this Or- to file a responsive pleaddinance may be obtained ing on or before January or viewed free of charge at 26, 2017 in this court or apthe Office of the Eudora pear at the hearing and City Clerk.

Additionally, object to the requested the full text of this Ordi- name change. If you fail to nance may be viewed on act, judgement and order the City’s official website will be entered upon the www.cityofeudoraks.gov Petition as requested by for a minimum of one (1) Petitioner. week following the date of this publication.

Eudora /s/Sonja Louise Grear City Attorney David E. Wa- Petitioner, Pro Se ters certifies this summary Sonja Louise Grear pursuant to K.S.A. 12-3001, 2411 Louisiana, Apt F62 K.S.A. 12-3007, et seq.

Lawrence, KS 66046 _______ 913-839-3239 _______ (First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal- (First published in the Lawrence Daily JournalWorld December 16, 2016) World, December 2, 2016) IN THE 7TH IN THE DISTRICT COURT JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, DISTRICT COURT OF KANSAS DIVISION DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS IN THE MATTER OF IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: THE PETITION OF ROBBIE L. CRISS, DECEASED Sonja Louise Grear

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bur Criss, the son of THE STATE OF KANSAS TO Robbie L. Criss, deceased.

ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF John Jungyae Chang Present Name

ATTEST: /s/ Sherri Riedemann Sherri Riedemann City Clerk

_______

(First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World December 16, 2016) 3rd Quarter Fund Balance

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Approved as to form: /s/ Toni R. Wheeler Toni R. Wheeler City Attorney

A detailed statement of expenditures is available for public inspection at the County Clerk’s Office.

KSA 19-228 _______

Douglas County Clerk’s Office

Lawrence

Case No. 16CV486 Div. No. 5 PURSUANT TO K.S.A. CHAPTER 60 NOTICE OF HEARING PUBLICATION THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL WHO ARE OR MAY BE CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that John Jungyae Chang, filed a Petition in the above court on the 30th day of November 2016, requesting a judgment and order changing his name from John Jungyae Chang to Jung Hyun Yae.

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Laurie A Fitzgerald, et al.

Defendants, Case No.16CV342 Court No. Title to Real Estate Involved Pursuant to K.S.A. §60 NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued to me by the Clerk of the District Court of Douglas County, Kansas, the undersigned Sheriff of Douglas County, Kansas, will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand at the Jury Assembly Room located in the lower level of the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center building of the Douglas County, Courthouse, Kansas, on December 29, 2016 at the time of 10:00 AM, the following real estate:

The Petition will be heard in Douglas County District Court, 111 E. 11th St, Lawrence, Kansas on the 13th LOT 1, BLOCK 1, IN 202 N day of January, 2017 at 5TH ADDITION, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF 11:30a.m.

LAWRENCE, IN DOUGLAS If you have any objection COUNTY, KANSAS. Tax ID to the requested name No.: N06769A, Commonly change, you are required known as 202 North 5th Lawrence, KS to file a responsive plead- Street, (“the Property”) ing on or before January 66044 16, 2017 in this court or ap- MS167057 pear at the hearing and object to the requested to satisfy the judgment in name change. If you fail to the above entitled case. act, judgement and order The sale is to be made will be entered upon the without appraisement and subject to the redemption Petition as requested by period as provided by law, Petitioner. and further subject to the approval of the Court. /s/John Jungyae Chang _____________________ Petitioner, Pro Se Douglas County Sheriff 1815 Naismith Drive, Oliver - #440 MILLSAP & SINGER, LLC Lawrence, KS 66045 785-551-1634 By: _________________ _______ Chad R. Doornink, #23536 cdoornink@msfirm.com (First published in the Jason A. Orr, #22222 Lawrence Daily Journaljorr@msfirm.com World December 16, 2016) 8900 Indian Creek Parway, Suite 180 IN THE DISTRICT COURT Overland Park, KS 66210 OF DOUGLAS, COUNTY, (913) 339-9132 KANSAS (913) 339-9045 (fax) In the Matter of the Estate of Ernest E. Smith, Deceased Case No. 16 PR 186 Div No 4 NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF MILLSAP & SINGER, LLC AS ATTORNEYS FOR DITECH FINANCIAL LLC IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. _______

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KU most consistent college basketball team in nation

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he active streak of 12 consecutive Big 12 titles tops all other evidence of the consistent excellence of the Kansas basketball program.

But everybody knows about that remarkable achievement. I searched for another means of demonstrating how well Kansas has managed to stay so consistent in this era of high roster turnover created by one-and-done players and outrageous transfer rates from impatient players (and/or fathers).

Lacking the patience to find one, I invented a mathematical formula to see if I could confirm my suspicion that KU has had the most consistent program in the nation the past 10 completed college basketball seasons.

NCAA tournament seedings supply the fairest means of comparing teams from different regions of the country. So I awarded 16 points for 1 seed, 15 for a 2 seed, etc., all the way to one point for 16 seed and no points for not making the field.

Sure enough, Kansas finished first.

According to my homemade research and math, these have been the 10 most consistent college basketball programs over the past 10 seasons, not including the current one: 1 - Kansas (155 points); 2 - Duke (146); 3 - North Carolina (128); 4 - Wisconsin (126); 5 - Michigan State (122); 6 - Louisville (117); 7 (tie) - Ohio State and Villanova (104); 9 - Gonzaga (101); 10 - Kentucky (98).

In the past 10 NCAA tournaments, Kansas has earned six No. 1 seeds, three No. 2 seeds and a No. 3 seed (2009). Crazy consistency.

Even Duke had a No. 6 seed in 2007 and a No. 4 last season. Kentucky wasn’t in the field in 2009 and 2013 and was an eight seed in 2014.

Landing just the right amount of one-and-done players has helped, but Kansas coach Bill Self said he doesn’t try to limit the amount of talent he and his staff recruit.

“I think it’s just the way it works out,” Self said. “If we could get three top-five picks this spring, we will.

If we can’t get them, we won’t, and we’ll be happy with what we get. But the reality of it is, I think you coach whatever you have.”

Frank Mason initially committed to Towson, Devonté Graham to Appalachian State. So strong talent evaluation clearly plays a part in KU’s consistency.

But nothing plays a greater part than Self never lowering his standards for unselfish play and effort and pushing the right mental buttons to coax his players to meet them.

“In a perfect world, in

Above photo by Kevin Anderson; right by John Young/Journal-World File Photos

LAWRENCE HIGH SENIOR JACKSON MALLORY is pictured in action — above, during the Blue Valley Shootout Dec. 6 and, right, at LHS’ state semifinal game against Wichita Southeast in March when he was a junior.

Mallory leads LHS basketball after growing up around the program

By Bobby Nightengale

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or as long as Jackson Mallory can remember, he’s been a part of Lawrence High basketball programs.

When Mallory was growing up, his mother, Kristin, was the head coach for the girls basketball team, leading the Lions to a 104-72 record in eight seasons with a state title in 2008.

That meant Mallory had a front row seat to most games, serving as the de facto team manager. He filled up water bottles for players. He handed out towels. Then, of course, he ran around the gym.

Now Mallory will have a much different view when he steps on the court for tonight’s City Showdown at Allen Fieldhouse — the girls start at 6:30 p.m. and the boys follow at 8 p.m.

“Being able to play at her high school, just being able to represent Lawrence High against Free State, it’s just a blessing,” Mallory said.

Mallory is the only returning starter for the Lions (3-1)

and he’s filled a much larger role after helping Lawrence to third place in Class 6A with a 22-3 record.

Through the first four games, Mallory has averaged nine points. With a young lineup that features plenty of sophomores — Noah Butler, Brett Chapple, Clarence King and Trey Quartlebaum — Mallory has transformed from the younger guy on the team into the veteran.

And there’s still that intensity on the court that his mom brought to the LHS sidelines.

“Just coming in after being the fifth option, then coming into the first or second option now — senior leader — it’s definitely different,” Mallory said. ‘But I know I just have to do the same thing and play my same game. Just show better leadership for the young guys, show them what they can do and make sure they play their role.”

The Lions took third place at the Blue Valley Shootout last week, picking up wins against Highland Park and Lee’s Summit (Mo.) North

sandwiched around a 26-point loss to Blue Valley.

One of the things that stands out from Mallory’s time on the court is the way he sees plays develop. He’s a sharpshooter but has strong vision when he makes passes.

“He does have a good basketball IQ,” Lawrence coach Mike Lewis

> MALLORY, 4D

Bragg incident provides lasting lesson for Jayhawks

By Matt Tait mtait@ljworld.com

Although misdemeanor battery charges against Kansas basketball forward Carlton Bragg Jr. were dropped on Wednesday, the lesson from his recent incident lingered into Thursday.

Junior guard Devonté Graham said the Jayhawks were happy things worked out for Bragg and were “definitely glad he’s back.”

But the whole ordeal provided yet another opportunity for Kansas coach Bill Self to hammer home one of the most important realities about life as a Kansas basketball player.

“I won’t speak to that specific incident because I already have,” Self said during his regularly scheduled news conference on Thurs> KEEGAN, 4D day afternoon. “But the

manner in which this particular situation transpired I think was educational.”

Whether the lesson was gleaned from the dangers of Bragg putting himself in a bad situation to begin with or from how the sophomore forward handled himself once law enforcement officials became involved, Self said he thought having an up-close look at “something we talk about every day” could be good for his players in the long run.

“You play basketball here or you’re a high-profile college athlete at a high-profile institution, you’re living in a glass house, so to speak,” Self said. “Part of the negative is people can see in. But if you’re taking care of your business and people can see in, it can be also a positive thing, as well.

“I think we should always be

very conscious that we know we’re representing far more than ourselves every time we walk out of our dormitory or apartment. And I think our players, for the most part, do a pretty good job of that.”

Added Graham, who said his low-profile high school career kept him out of the most intense spotlights until he got to Kansas: “It’s a huge responsibility, you know.

You’ve got a lot of eyes on you, especially around town.

A lot of people know specifically who we are when we go places and things like that. There’s a lot of people watching you and you don’t know it. But coach stays on us about just doing the right thing as if nobody was watching and just representing yourself, your family and the organization ... It’s definitely a reality for any college athlete out there who’s at a big

program. You’ve got to just watch what you do.”

With the legal issue now a thing of the past, Bragg and the Jayhawks (9-1) can focus on Saturday’s 6 p.m. game against Davidson at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. The Davidson clash will mark the Jayhawks’ first game in a week and also will give Bragg an opportunity to get back into the flow of things on the court after missing one game because of the incident.

Self said Bragg practiced throughout his one-game suspension and added that he hoped Bragg’s best basketball of the season was still ahead of him.

Averaging just 7.8 points and 5.3 rebounds in 16 minutes per game prior to sitting out last Saturday’s

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I think we should always be very conscious that we know we’re representing far more than ourselves every time we walk out of our dormitory or apartment.

And I think our players, for the most part, do a pretty good job of that.”

>BRAGG, 4D — Bill Self

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Cheerful, colorful NBA reporter Sager dies at 65 AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

By Kristie Rieken AP Sports Writer

Houston (ap) — Craig Sager never once thought about giving up as he battled cancer for more than two years.

“Man, life is too beautiful, too wonderful, there’s just too many things,” he said in late August. “It’s not just you. It’s your family and kids and all.

Fight. Fight until the end. Fight as hard as you can.”

The end for the beloved TNT broadcaster came Thursday when the man known as much for his outrageous wardrobe as his relationships with the NBA’s elite succumbed to the disease he fought so hard to overcome. Turner Sports announced his death without disclosing details. He was 65 and had worked basketball games for TNT for nearly a quartercentury.

“Craig Sager was a beloved member of the Turner family for more than three decades and he has been a true inspiration to all of us,” Turner President David Levy said. “There will never be another Craig Sager. His incredible talent, tireless work ethic and commitment to his craft took him all over the world covering sports.”

His son, Craig Jr., posted a loving video tribute to his father, tweeting: “We packed a lifetime and then some into these 28 years together.”

Sager’s passing brought out condolences from every corner of the NBA and Hall of Famer Larry Bird expressed what many were feeling.

“He was as identifiable with the NBA as any player or coach,” Bird said. “The league

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“It really isn’t all that painful, body out there who has cancer Mavericks at Jazz 9:30p.m. ESPN 33,233 Magic Johnson echoed those not physically,” he said then. “I or will.”

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Colorado’s Mike MacIntyre wins AP Coach of the Year

By Pat Graham AP Sports Writer

Boulder, Colo. (ap) — Mike MacIntyre has the reputation as a turnaround artist. Give him a program, any program, and he will transform it.

Colorado, though, had the looks of being the sort of program that not even MacIntyre could fix.

After three years that resulted in a grand total of 10 victories, MacIntyre led the 11thranked Buffaloes to a 10-win season, a spot in the Pac-12 Championship game and even onto the fringes of the national- MacIntyre title conversation for a week or two. Colorado also will make its first bowl appearance since 2007.

For that, MacIntyre is The Associated Press college football Coach of the Year. He received 109 points and 25 firstplace votes from the AP college football poll panel, while Penn State’s James Franklin was second with 98 and 16. Alabama’s Nick Saban was third with 57 and 13.

“We played a lot of young guys and they worked hard and got better,” explained MacIntyre, who became the

first Colorado coach to win the award since it began in 1998.

“They grew into their talent and kept right on going.”

To comprehend just how far Colorado has come, it’s important to know where the Buffaloes were before MacIntyre arrived. In 2012, they led the nation in games started by true freshmen, got outscored by a 552-214 margin and lost a school-high 11 games that ultimately cost coach Jon Embree his job.

MacIntyre realized he was inheriting a program that had fallen on hard times. But the depths of that decline caught him off guard.

“Overall, to be able to compete, to be in the Pac-12 Championship game, we weren’t very close,” MacIntyre said.

MacIntyre gradually revamped the program — just like he did at San Jose State when he inherited a 2-10 squad and in three seasons turned the Spartans into a double-digit win team.

All he needed was time and a chance to develop his talent.

After going 2-25 in conference games over his first three seasons at Colorado, some publications listed him on the hot seat heading into the season.

Now, he’s one of the hottest coaches in the business.

“It’s been remarkable, what’s occurred this season,” said former Colorado coach Gary

Barnett, who’s now a radio analyst for Buffs football games.

“They’ve acted like they’ve been there before, acted like a mature team that’s used to winning. They have this resiliency to find a way to win, every single game they’ve been in.”

“The Rise” — as Colorado has labeled it — has been no surprise to his players. They bought in from the beginning.

Take junior running back Phillip Lindsay. He was recruited by the previous regime and didn’t know if his scholarship would still be honored after suffering a serious knee injury in high school.

MacIntyre visited him and assured Lindsay that one day he would play a role in leading this team back to prominence.

Lindsay rushed for 1,189 yards and 16 scores this season. He won’t forget that trust from MacIntyre.

He believed. His teammates believed — even as the Buffaloes struggled.

“Rome wasn’t built in one day. He just needed time to build a program,” Lindsay said. “He’s a big reason we are where we are today.”

And that’s a program trending in the right direction — with big crowds showing up again at Folsom Field. They appeared in their first conference title game — losing 41-10 to No. 4 Washington — since 2005, when they were in the

Big 12. They’re also heading to the Alamo Bowl against Oklahoma State — with a chance to become just the fourth team in school history to win 11 games.

“We’ve been making steps.

Some of them were baby steps, but we were moving forward,” said MacIntyre, whose late father, George MacIntyre, was the coach at Vanderbilt from 1979 to 1985. “We weren’t going backward at all.”

This helped, too — upgrades to the athletic facilities, including a new indoor practice field.

Recently, MacIntyre took the team over to their old digs, just as a reminder of how far they’ve come.

“Those young freshmen were like, ‘What’s this?’” MacIntyre recounted. “You can’t kick it high, the lights are weird. But this is what it was for us all the time.

“There might be some times we go back down there and do some morning drills like we used to and make them realize how nice we’ve got it.”

MacIntyre’s always been an emotional coach. After a win at Oregon, MacIntyre hugged his son Jay, a sophomore receiver, as he wiped away tears. His players appreciate that side of him.

“A lot of ups and downs, a lot of heartbreaks, a lot of happy times, a lot of crying over the years,” Lindsay said. “We are a figure of him. Now, you’re seeing the final product.”

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Bucks 108, Bulls 97 Milwaukee — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and Jabari Parker added 28 to lead Milwaukee to a victory over Chicago on Thursday night.

Milwaukee led the entire game and held a 24-point advantage early in the fourth quarter but had to hold on to snap a three-game losing streak, its longest of the season.

Antetokounmpo has totaled 88 points and 35 rebounds in his last three games, and Parker has reached at least 27 points in four of his past five.

Chicago lost for the fifth time in seven games and dropped its third straight on the road despite 21 points from Jimmy Butler and 20 from Dwyane Wade.

The Bulls also got 19 points from Taj Gibson in the opener of a homeand-home between the teams on back-to-back nights.

CHICAGO (97) Gibson 7-11 5-6 19, Lopez 3-6 0-0 6, Rondo 2-6 0-0 5, Butler 6-16 8-10 21, Wade 8-13 4-6 20, McDermott 3-6 0-0 8, Portis 2-6 2-3 6, Felicio 3-4 1-2 7, Valentine 1-6 2-2 5. Totals 35-74 22-29 97.

MILWAUKEE (108) Antetokounmpo 13-27 2-2 30, Snell 4-10 0-0 9, Parker 11-19 3-7 28, Henson 2-9 0-1 4, Dellavedova 4-7 0-0 9, Teletovic 5-10 0-0 13, Monroe 3-7 1-1 7, Terry 1-2 0-0 3, Brogdon 2-4 1-2 5.

Totals 45-95 7-13 108.

Chicago 18 27 21 31 — 97 Milwaukee 30 34 24 20 — 108 3-Point Goals-Chicago 5-19 (McDermott 2-2, Butler 1-3, Valentine 1-4, Rondo 1-4, Portis 0-3, Wade 0-3), Milwaukee 11-20 (Parker 3-5, Teletovic 3-5, Antetokounmpo 2-4, Terry 1-1, Dellavedova 1-1, Snell 1-2, Brogdon 0-1, Henson 0-1). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Chicago 41 (Portis, Lopez, Felicio 6), Milwaukee 42 (Antetokounmpo 14). AssistsChicago 23 (Rondo 8), Milwaukee 32 (Dellavedova 9). Total Fouls-Chicago 16, Milwaukee 20. Technicals-Henson.

A-16,704 (18,717).

How former Jayhawks fared Darrell Arthur, Denver Did not play (reserve).

Cheick Diallo, New Orleans Did not play (coach’s decision).

Spurs 107, Suns 92 Phoenix — Kawhi Leonard had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Pau Gasol added 18 points and nine boards to lead San Antonio to a victory over Phoenix.

The Spurs (21-5) withstood the Suns’ attempt to push the tempo after San Antonio had played Wednesday and held Phoenix to 40 percent shooting. They improved to an NBA-best 14-1 on the road.

San Antonio took a 10-point lead early in the third quarter, but the Suns wouldn’t go away until the fourth.

Leandro Barbosa flipped in a finger roll and was fouled with 10:08 to play in the game, and the Suns’ 7776 lead was their first since midway through the second quarter.

The Spurs responded with an 11-0 run to take control of the game for good.

Devin Booker’s 17 points led the Suns, who missed a chance to win consecutive games for only the second time this season.

The Suns led by as many as seven points in the first quarter, only to have the Spurs go on an 11-2 run and be up 23-20 going into the second.

San Antonio 23 28 23 33 — 107 Phoenix 20 23 28 21 — 92 3-Point Goals-San Antonio 5-16 (Green 2-2, Leonard 1-3, Parker 1-3, Mills 1-6, Gasol 0-1, Ginobili 0-1), Phoenix 10-27 (Dudley 2-3, Chriss 2-4, Booker 2-6, Jenkins 1-1, Bender 1-3, Tucker 1-4, Bledsoe 1-5, Knight 0-1). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-San Antonio 50 (Leonard 10), Phoenix 35 (Chandler 8). Assists-San Antonio 19 (Leonard 4), Phoenix 15 (Booker, Bledsoe 5). Total Fouls-San Antonio 20, Phoenix 25. Technicals-Phoenix defensive three second, Phoenix team. A-17,165 (18,422).

Seahawks 24, Rams 3 S eattle — Russell Wilson threw three touchdown passes, Tyler Lockett had 130 yards receiving and a score, and the Seattle Seahawks won the NFC West title with a 24-3 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night.

Seattle claimed its

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and see how you’re doing?’ I said: ‘Heck yes,’” Sager recalled in August. “Just keep treating me the way on the court you always do. He said: ‘I wouldn’t want it any other way.’”

Popovich didn’t take questions from reporters prior to Thursday night’s game in Phoenix. Instead, he walked out of the visiting locker room and, with a somber tone, spoke only of Sager for close to two minutes.

“A day like this, basketball has to take a back seat, as we all think about somebody who was very unique, very special,” Popovich said. “Whether you really knew Craig or not, you got the feeling that he was a very special person in a lot of different ways, and right now I just feel for his family.”

“He was a way better person than he was a worker, even though he was amazing in that regard. He loved all the people around him and everybody felt that,” he said. “The most amazing part of him is his courage ... if any of us can display

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W L Pct GB Toronto 18 7 .720 — New York 14 11 .560 4 Boston 13 12 .520 5 Brooklyn 7 17 .292 10½ Philadelphia 6 19 .240 12 Southeast Division

W L Pct GB Charlotte 14 12 .538 — Atlanta 12 13 .480 1½ Washington 10 14 .417 3 Orlando 11 16 .407 3½ Miami 9 17 .346 5 Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland 18 6 .750 — Chicago 13 12 .520 5½ Detroit 14 13 .519 5½ Milwaukee 12 12 .500 6 Indiana 13 14 .481 6½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W L Pct GB San Antonio 21 5 .808 — Houston 19 7 .731 2 Memphis 18 9 .667 3½ New Orleans 9 18 .333 12½ Dallas 6 19 .240 14½ Northwest Division

W L Pct GB Utah 16 10 .615 — Oklahoma City 15 11 .577 1 Portland 13 15 .464 4 Denver 10 16 .385 6 Minnesota 7 18 .280 8½ Pacific Division

W L Pct GB Golden State 22 4 .846 — L.A. Clippers 19 7 .731 3 Sacramento 9 16 .360 12½ L.A. Lakers 10 18 .357 13 Phoenix 8 18 .308 14 Wednesday’s Games L.A. Clippers 113, Orlando 108 Miami 95, Indiana 89 Toronto 123, Philadelphia 114 Washington 109, Charlotte 106 Brooklyn 107, L.A. Lakers 97 Houston 132, Sacramento 98 Memphis 93, Cleveland 85 Detroit 95, Dallas 85 Utah 109, Oklahoma City 89 San Antonio 108, Boston 101 Thursday’s Games Milwaukee 108, Chicago 97 New Orleans 102, Indiana 95 Denver 132, Portland 120 San Antonio 107, Phoenix 92 New York at Golden State, (n) Friday’s Games Brooklyn at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Washington, 6 p.m.

Atlanta at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Miami, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Chicago, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Houston, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Utah, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 4 p.m.

Indiana at Detroit, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

Houston at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

New York at Denver, 8 p.m.

Portland at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games L.A. Clippers at Washington, 2:30 p.m.

Boston at Miami, 5 p.m.

Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Toronto at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Utah at Memphis, 5 p.m.

New Orleans at San Antonio, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at Dallas, 6 p.m.

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third NFC West title in four seasons, assuring itself of at least one home game in the playoffs and keeping the pressure on Detroit in the competition for the No. 2 seed in the NFC and a firstround bye. Seattle also snapped a three-game losing streak to the Rams.

It wasn’t an impressive display by Seattle (9-4-1), but was far better than Sunday when the

Seahawks were blown out by Green Bay with Wilson throwing five interceptions.

Wilson was good enough against the listless Rams. After slogging through the first half, Wilson threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Doug Baldwin late in the third quarter for a 17-3 lead, then put the game away on a 57-yard touchdown strike to Lockett on the second

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Wednesday’s Games Baylor 89, Southern 59 Oklahoma State 102, Arkansas-Pine

half the courage he has to stay on this planet, to live every life as if it’s his last, we’d be well off.”

Sager sported suits in every color of the rainbow and plenty of shades not found in nature, from teal to fuchsia to magenta. He would match plaid blazers with paisley ties or striped shirts — all in bold hues.

Kevin Garnett once told him to burn an entire outfit. In a 2016 interview with HBO’s “Real Sports,” Sager recalled how Popovich reproached him for trying to stand out. Sager explained to him: “Coach, you don’t understand. If I’m not wearing bright colors and if I don’t feel lively, it’s not me.”

Sometimes lost in the glare of his wardrobe was Sager’s relentless nature as a reporter. Every time Popovich would give a terse non-answer, an unfazed Sager would pepper him with another question.

During the 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend, Popovich described Sager as “an iconic figure in the NBA.” “He does a great job,” the coach added. “His sense of humor is obvious. We have a lot of fun going back and forth with that.”

Sager’s persistence was on display at the start of his career, when the 22-year-old found himself in the middle of one of the most famous moments in sports history. Making $95 a week in 1974 as the news director at WSPB — a Bravesaffiliated AM radio station in Sarasota, Fla. — Sager risked getting fired by deciding to hop a flight to Atlanta for a game with Hank Aaron a home run away from breaking Babe Ruth’s career record.

With a last-minute credential, Sager was stuck in the third-base photographers’ well. As the historic homer sailed out of the park, Sager, without thinking, sprinted onto the field and wound up chasing Aaron down the third-base line. When Aaron’s teammates mobbed him at home plate, Sager can be seen in his trench coat in the middle of the scrum.

The next day, Sager caught a 5 a.m. flight to Sarasota to be back for his morning drive responsibilities, and his tapes from the game wound up in Cooperstown.

Sager worked as a reporter on the Olympics, Major League Baseball playoffs, the NFL and

the NCAA Tournament, among other sports. But he was indelibly connected to the NBA. “Craig was as vital to the NBA as the players and coaches,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. “A true original and an essential voice on Turner Sports’ NBA coverage for 26 seasons, Craig chronicled some of the most memorable moments in league history and was a ubiquitous presence with his splashy suits and equally colorful personality. Craig earned widespread respect for his insightful reporting and inspired so many most recently with his courage.”

His popularity around the sport was evident as he went through his cancer treatments. Bulls star Dwyane Wade also sold paisley ties during the 2016 playoffs to raise money to combat blood cancers.

Sager got to cover his first NBA Finals in 2016 through an unusual arrangement between TNT and ESPN, which invited him to join its coverage. He marked the occasion by wearing a blazer with a royal blue floral print. In an interview with LeBron James

after Game 6, the Cavaliers star turned the tables to giddily ask Sager a question: “How in the hell do you go 30-plus years without getting a Finals game?”

He was self-deprecating when asked what the outpouring of support from across the NBA meant to him.

“It means that I’m not just the nuisance that they see on the court when I’m trying to talk to them when they want to be somewhere else,” he said in August.

And Sager loved everything about his job.

“I try to get there three hours before the game, talk with the ushers and the security guards, the coaches and the fans,” Sager said in 2015.

A native of Batavia, Ill., Sager attended Northwestern, where he walked onto the football and basketball teams, and served as the school’s “Willie the Wildcat” mascot for three years.

He worked at several TV and radio stations in Florida after college before spending two years in Kansas City. Sager joined CNN in 1981 after handling the network’s first live remote report during the 1980 baseball playoffs.

Sager was in Dallas for a game in April 2014 when he felt ill and sought treatment from Mavericks team physician Dr. Tarek Souryal, who had previously performed Sager’s knee surgery. With a dangerously low hemoglobin count, Sager had six blood transfusions over a 24-hour period before returning to Atlanta. After that came the treatments and his public battle with leukemia.

Earlier this year, Sager was involved in the television coverage of the NCAA Final Four and had a memorable postgame interview with Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim.

“I’m proud of you,” Boeheim told Sager on air after the Orange lost in the national semifinals.

“I’m really proud of you and what you’re doing.

You’re a fighter and that’s something we all should really aspire to be. You’re setting an example that we all should be really happy to try to follow.”

Sager replied, “Well, thank you very much.”

And then the professional broadcaster did what professional broadcasters do — he went to his next question, one about Syracuse’s famed 2-3 zone, without missing a beat.

Pelicans 102, Pacers 95 New Orleans — Anthony Davis had 35 points, 16 rebounds and five blocked shots, rookie Buddy Hield scored a career-high 21 and New Orleans defeated Indiana.

Davis highlighted a dynamic performance with two 3-pointers and a couple of driving dunks.

He was at his best during a pivotal 15-0 Pelicans run inside the final 5 minutes, when he converted a three-point play on a dunk, hit a 3, added four free throws and blocked two shots.

Jrue Holiday, who started the surge with a driving layup, had 16 points.

INDIANA (95) George 6-13 4-4 18, Robinson 1-7 0-0 2, T.Young 3-8 1-2 7, Turner 11-14 4-5 26, Teague 7-18 7-9 21, Miles 1-9 2-2 5, Allen 1-2 0-0 2, Jefferson 6-13 2-2 14, Brooks 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 36-87 20-24 95.

NEW ORLEANS (102) Hill 1-3 2-2 5, Davis 11-24 11-15 35, Ajinca 1-2 0-0 2, Holiday 7-12 2-3 16, Hield 8-17 0-0 21, Jones 4-9 2-4 10, Asik 0-1 0-0 0, Galloway 2-10 0-0 5, Evans 2-3 2-2 7, Moore 0-5 1-2 1. Totals 36-86 20-28 102.

Indiana 20 30 24 21 — 95 New Orleans 24 22 25 31 — 102 3-Point Goals-Indiana 3-21 (George 2-3, Miles 1-6, T.Young 0-1, Brooks 0-2, Robinson 0-3, Teague 0-6), New Orleans 10-27 (Hield 5-8, Davis 2-3, Evans 1-2, Hill 1-3, Galloway 1-7, Holiday 0-1, Moore 0-3). Fouled OutNone. Rebounds-Indiana 46 (T.Young 9), New Orleans 56 (Davis 16). AssistsIndiana 23 (Teague 10), New Orleans 23 (Holiday 14). Total Fouls-Indiana 21, New Orleans 16. Technicals-George.

A-15,472 (16,867).

SAN ANTONIO (107) Leonard 6-12 5-5 18, Aldridge 6-11 2-2 14, Gasol 8-12 2-2 18, Parker 4-8 2-2 11, Green 2-2 0-0 6, Bertans 0-0 0-0 0, Anderson 1-1 5-6 7, Lee 3-7 1-1 7, Dedmon 5-6 1-2 11, Mills 2-9 0-0 5, Laprovittola 1-1 2-2 4, Simmons 1-2 2-2 4, Ginobili 0-3 2-2 2. Totals 39-74 24-26 107.

PHOENIX (92) Tucker 2-6 0-0 5, Chriss 4-9 0-0 10, Chandler 2-5 0-0 4, Bledsoe 5-14 3-4 14, Booker 6-19 3-4 17, Dudley 4-5 0-0 10, Jones 1-1 1-1 3, Williams 1-3 0-0 2, Bender 1-4 0-0 3, Ulis 1-2 0-0 2, Knight 2-7 7-8 11, Jenkins 1-1 0-0 3, Barbosa 4-9 0-1 8. Totals 34-85 14-18 92.

PORTLAND (120) Harkless 3-7 2-2 9, Plumlee 8-10 3-7 19, Vonleh 3-8 0-0 6, Lillard 13-22 10-11 40, McCollum 8-17 6-6 23, Layman 0-1 0-0 0, Leonard 1-3 0-0 3, Davis 0-3 2-2 2, Napier 0-0 0-0 0, Crabbe 2-6 4-4 9, Quarterman 0-0 0-0 0, Connaughton 0-0 0-0 0, Turner 3-11 3-4 9. Totals 41-88 30-36 120.

DENVER (132) Gallinari 8-13 8-8 27, Chandler 6-16 3-5 17, Jokic 5-6 2-3 13, Mudiay 3-6 2-2 10, Harris 7-11 1-1 18, Barton 3-8 6-6 15, Faried 3-5 5-6 11, Nurkic 1-2 0-0 2, Nelson 6-11 2-2 15, Murray 1-6 2-2 4.

Totals 43-84 31-35 132.

Portland 28 28 29 35 — 120 Denver 38 36 26 32 — 132 3-Point Goals-Portland 8-23 (Lillard 4-8, Leonard 1-3, Crabbe 1-3, Harkless 1-3, McCollum 1-4, Layman 0-1, Turner 0-1), Denver 15-31 (Harris 3-4, Barton 3-6, Gallinari 3-6, Mudiay 2-3, Chandler 2-7, Jokic 1-1, Nelson 1-2, Murray 0-2).

Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Portland 41 (Plumlee, Davis, Vonleh 7), Denver 36 (Faried 9). Assists-Portland 22 (Lillard 10), Denver 27 (Harris 6).

Total Fouls-Portland 25, Denver 28.

Technicals-Turner. A-10,022 (19,155).

Seahawks take NFC West title with win over Rams AP Sports Writer

Eighth grade At Southwest Third Place WEST 45, ATCHISON 22 West scoring highlights: Evvy Harrell 20, Daci Jaillite 6, Anna McIntire 4, Emma Stillman 4.

West final record: 10-5.

Bluff 66 Texas Tech 89, Nicholls State 46 Saturday 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.

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF PA New England 11 2 0 .846 349 230 Miami 8 5 0 .615 281 301 Buffalo 6 7 0 .462 325 301 N.Y. Jets 4 9 0 .308 229 324 South

W L T Pct PF PA Houston 7 6 0 .538 229 274 Tennessee 7 6 0 .538 321 306 Indianapolis 6 7 0 .462 328 333 Jacksonville 2 11 0 .154 240 338 North

W L T Pct PF PA Pittsburgh 8 5 0 .615 317 256 Baltimore 7 6 0 .538 279 237 Cincinnati 5 7 1 .423 268 269 Cleveland 0 13 0 .000 207 375 West

W L T Pct PF PA Kansas City 10 3 0 .769 302 255 Oakland 10 3 0 .769 358 320 Denver 8 5 0 .615 296 242 San Diego 5 8 0 .385 350 347 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF PA x-Dallas 11 2 0 .846 340 238 N.Y. Giants 9 4 0 .692 255 244 Washington 7 5 1 .577 330 317 Philadelphia 5 8 0 .385 290 272 South

W L T Pct PF PA Atlanta 8 5 0 .615 428 345 Tampa Bay 8 5 0 .615 293 296 New Orleans 5 8 0 .385 358 351 Carolina 5 8 0 .385 311 337 North

W L T Pct PF PA Detroit 9 4 0 .692 295 268 Green Bay 7 6 0 .538 333 312 Minnesota 7 6 0 .538 258 225 Chicago 3 10 0 .231 221 290 West

W L T Pct PF PA y-Seattle 9 4 1 .679 298 235 Arizona 5 7 1 .423 299 277 Los Angeles 4 10 0 .286 197 328 San Francisco 1 12 0 .077 251 393 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Thursday’s Games Seattle 24, Los Angeles 3 Saturday’s Games Miami at N.Y. Jets, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Philadelphia at Baltimore, noon Cleveland at Buffalo, noon Detroit at N.Y. Giants, noon Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, noon Tennessee at Kansas City, noon Green Bay at Chicago, noon Indianapolis at Minnesota, noon Jacksonville at Houston, noon New Orleans at Arizona, 3:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Atlanta, 3:05 p.m.

New England at Denver, 3:25 p.m.

Oakland at San Diego, 3:25 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Monday’s Games Carolina at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 22 N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 7:25 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 24 Atlanta at Carolina, noon Washington at Chicago, noon N.Y. Jets at New England, noon San Diego at Cleveland, noon Miami at Buffalo, noon Tennessee at Jacksonville, noon Minnesota at Green Bay, noon Indianapolis at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

Arizona at Seattle, 3:25 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 3:25 p.m.

San Francisco at Los Angeles, 3:25 p.m.

Cincinnati at Houston, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 25 Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 3:30 p.m.

Denver at Kansas City, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 26 Detroit at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Nuggets 132, Trail Blazers 120 Denver — Danilo Gallinari scored 20 of his 27 points in the first half and Denver led big early before holding on late to beat Portland.

Gary Harris scored 18 in his return to the Nuggets’ lineup. It was Denver’s second win in the last 15 games against the Trail Blazers, who got 40 points and 10 assists from Damian Lillard.

The Nuggets snapped a three-game skid at Pepsi Center, where they are 4-7 this season. One of those defeats came in their home opener against Portland when they blew a late lead and lost in overtime.

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play of the fourth quarter.

Wilson finished 19 of 26 for 229 yards, but also threw a careless interception at the goal line mid- Big 12 Men way through the fourth quarter. Seven of those Baylor Kansas passes went to Lock- Kansas State ett, whose previous ca- TCU Texas Tech reer high was 104 yards. West Virginia Luke Willson also had an Oklahoma State 8-yard TD catch in the Oklahoma Iowa State first half.

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More accolades come in for promising KU football talents

By Benton Smith basmith@ljworld.com

Sophomore defensive end Dorance Armstrong Jr. and true freshman safety Mike Lee, Kansas football coach David Beaty and his staff hope, could turn out to be two Jayhawks who help lay the foundation for the program’s mammoth restoration project.

Even at Beaty’s midyear signing day press conference this week, he couldn’t stop himself from sending some unprompted praise in the direction of a couple of the team’s most talented returning players.

Observers outside of Kansas have recognized the promise in both Armstrong and Lee, too. Campus Insiders placed KU’s All-Big 12 defensive end on its Sophomore AllAmerican Team.

“Players the caliber of Armstrong rarely matriculate in Lawrence,” Rich Cirminello wrote for CampusInsiders.com.

“And the Jayhawks are absolutely giddy to have landed the Houston product two years ago. Armstrong is a quick-twitch edge rusher, whose 20 additional pounds of muscle this season allowed him to hold up against more physical linemen and better defend the run. However, hunting down quarterbacks is his calling card.

Armstrong, without a lot of support from his teammates, bagged a Big 12-best 20 tackles for loss and 10 sacks during the regular season.”

Campus Insiders gave sophomore Kansas receiver Steven Sims Jr.

Nick Krug/Journal-World File Photos

LEFT PHOTO: KANSAS DEFENSIVE END DORANCE ARMSTRONG JR. (2) puts Texas running back D’Onta Foreman (33) on the ground after recovering a fumble during the second quarter of a game against Texas on Nov. 19 at Memorial Stadium. ABOVE: KANSAS SAFETY MIKE LEE (11) intercepts a pass during overtime of the same game, which KU won 24-21. honorable mention.

Rivals.com, meanwhile, released a list of the top 15 true freshmen in FBS and slotted Lee at No. 9.

“Lee surprised many by signing with Kansas,” Mike Farrell wrote for Rivals. “His relationship with coach Tony Hull was one of the major factors that put the Jayhawks over the top. Initially a 2017 recruit, Lee was able to graduate early and made it on campus for the 2016 season. He quietly put together one of the better true freshman seasons in the country, finishing with 77 tackles, 1.5 tackles for a loss, one interception, two forced fumbles and three pass

breakups. He was most impressive at the conclusion of the season when he finished with 33 tackles, a forced fumble and an interception during the last three games.”

A 5-foot-11, 176-pound safety from New Orleans, Lee already was highly regarded by Rivals’ recruiting experts before he arrived at KU, earning a four-star ranking.

Between Armstrong, a 6-foot-4, 246-pound defensive lineman from Houston, turning into a unanimous all-conference force and Lee improving throughout his first college season — plus the slew of other

young talented Jayhawks the coaching staff expect to contribute in 2017 — Beaty likes the direction of the program, even coming off a 2-10 season.

“Just a lot of guys that we have coming back… the future kind of looks bright for us,” the coach said, “when it comes to that, because we have a lot of guys that we can talk about. It’s going to be good.”

Incoming transfer McCaleb a juco All-American When Beaty touted the talents of eight mid-year signees on Wednesday, the coach described junior college transfer Willie

McCaleb, a defensive lineman, as a dynamic addition. On Thursday, the NJCAA named the 6-foot2, 235-pound McCaleb a first-team All-American.

“He can do a lot of things for us,” Beaty said of McCaleb, who played at Northwest Mississippi Community College. “But he’s a guy that we tried to keep under the radar for a while because we knew he was a dude that was going to be able to blow up.”

In his sophomore year with Northwest Mississippi C.C., McCaleb made 42 total tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, 12 quarterback hurries and one pass breakup.

#TeamCole info A service celebrating the life of KU football fan Cole Hayden, who died on Saturday, will take place at 10 a.m. today at Sacred Heart Church, in Ottawa.

Cole was the 7-year-old son of the football team’s academic and career advisor, Shanda Hayden.

Those interested in showing support for the Hayden family can make contributions to the Cole Hayden Memorial Fund or Sacred Heart School, care of Dengel & Son Mortuary, 235 S. Hickory, in Ottawa.

Condolences can be posted on Cole’s tribute wall at dengelmortuary.com.

Chiefs’ red zone efficiency ugly compared to Titans’ rate Keegan

By Dave Skretta AP Sports Writer

Kansas City, Mo. (ap) — It seems that nobody is quite certain of the etymology of the term “red zone,” though many give credit to former Redskins coach Joe Gibbs for coining the term for the area inside an opponent’s 20yard line.

The Chiefs probably have their own choice words for it.

Many of them unsuitable for print.

For all the warts that dot their inconsistent offense, their baffling inability to score touchdowns when they get into the red zone may be the ugliest. And it is even more pronounced when stacked up next to Tennessee, which visits Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, and just happens to be one of the best teams in the league at converting those opportunities into seven points.

Everyone from Chiefs coach Andy Reid to quarterback Alex Smith has tried to pinpoint the trouble, and they generally agree that it’s a combination of play-calling,

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You only get so many opportunities. Obviously, you’re trying to take care of guys’ bodies and get guys back out there. But no question, it’s a huge priority.”

— Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith

execution and simple unluckiness.

“We’ve been very good in the red zone at times, too,” Reid insisted, almost as if he was trying to convince himself along with everyone else. “They’re all different. Everything is different down there, from the defenses that are played to each situation where you haven’t had success.

“So you go back and evaluate it,” Reid said, “and you come back again and give it your best shot.”

There are inherent difficulties in scoring touchdowns in the red zone.

For one thing, everything gets compressed inside the 20. The field can’t be stretched vertically, and that makes it easier to cover pass routes underneath, or stack up the line of scrimmage against the run.

Defenses also tend to sharpen their focus,

knowing their backs are against the wall. Or at least the goal line. And that makes everything from blocking to catching require just a bit more precision.

“Everything has to be on point,” Reid said, “and it’s got to be a little faster in there. We need to do a better job there, and I need to do a better job of putting guys in position.”

The Chiefs are scoring touchdowns on just 46.3 percent of trips inside the 20, which is tied for 27th in the NFL. By comparison, the Titans lead the league with a 71.4 percent conversion rate.

While Reid seemingly has been trying in vain to find the source of the Chiefs’ red-zone ills, Titans coach Mike Mularkey knows exactly where to give credit for Tennessee’s success.

“I think it starts with Marcus,” Mularkey said, referring to second-year

difficult trying not to do too much on the court with younger teammates than the past few seasons.

“It’s just been a pleasure having him as a leader on our team the last couple of years,” Lewis said. “He continues to make strides in his leadership. He’s working toward becoming a better leader each day, each game, as all of our guys are.”

Despite growing up around the program, Mallory said there’s still something special each time he suits up against Free State (2-1, ranked No. 9 in 6A).

“I actually called Kobe (Buffalomeat) last night around 11 o’clock and said I couldn’t feel my legs,” Mallory said Thursday. “I’m very nervous. But we are ready.”

frustrated that he was slow to live up to the enormous expectations many had for him enterCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1D ing his sophomore season. game against Nebraska, Self said he had seen Bragg clearly was press- similar struggles happen ing at times and seemed to young players before

and added that, because Bragg has put in the work and maintained a positive attitude about his game, he believed better days were ahead.

“I hope so,” Self said.

“I think he’s certainly made an effort and I

Mallory CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1D

said. “I think when you grow up around the game, you see different things and different angles and understand things, maybe, a little differently than kids who haven’t.”

Mallory said it’s a little

Bragg

quarterback Marcus Mariota, who has thrown 32 touchdown passes without a red-zone interception in his career.

“I think a lot of it is because of his thought process, how quickly he thinks down there,” Mularkey continued. “He has a very quick release and there’s not a lot of room for error down there, a lot of tight windows, and I think he’s been very good with that.”

Mularkey also credited offensive coordinator Terry Robiskie and his other assistants for dreaming up a set of plays that always seem to work in those high-pressure, razor-thin confines.

“They’ve taken a lot of time and spent a lot of energy on those areas,” he said.

Now, it would be foolish to think the Chiefs don’t put similar emphasis on those scoring situations, especially given their struggles early in the season.

During one two-week stretch, which included a brutal 19-17 loss to Tampa Bay, they managed just one touchdown on five trips inside the 20.

The low point may

have come when Smith tossed an interception in the end zone against the Buccaneers, and Jameis Winston and Co. marched the length of the field for a touchdown that sealed the outcome.

“Especially down the stretch, I think those things only become more magnified,” Smith said.

“They become more important as the games get bigger and bigger. No question.”

Hard for games to get any bigger these days.

The Chiefs are 10-3 and tied atop the AFC West with Oakland, but have the tiebreaker thanks to their two wins over the Raiders.

Winning out would ensure Kansas City a first-round bye in the playoffs, and at least some level of homefield advantage for the playoffs.

“You know, it’s always tough though too this late in the season with the work week and stuff,” Smith said. “You only get so many opportunities. Obviously, you’re trying to take care of guys’ bodies and get guys back out there.

But no question, it’s a huge priority.”

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my perfect world, I think having your best player, your most talented prospect or prospects will be your youngest guys,” Self said. “I don’t think that’s bad. And then have a foundation that’s made up of your veterans that are basically the face of your program that can carry you.”

Josh Jackson is the team’s top talent and an argument could be made that fellow freshman Udoka Azubuike is the next-best long-term prospect.

“Josh is probably the best prospect we have, no question,” Self said.

“But the flip side of that, you could make a case for one reason why Josh is performing well is because he’s got some veterans around him.”

And unlike in what is typical for most freshmen, there is no arguing that one reason the veterans are performing so well is that Jackson plays with nonstop hustle. And when the most talented player on a team does that, there is no excuse for anybody on the roster not doing the same.

Allen Fieldhouse ticket, parking information n Ticket prices: $7 for adults; $5 for students. Everyone must buy a ticket. No student activity tickets, staff IDs, senior passes or season tickets will be permitted for this event. Fans can purchase tickets in advance at both high schools, Lawrence Hy-Vee stores or buy them at the door. n Free parking is available in lots near the fieldhouse. It will cost money to park in the garage. The lot directly south of the fieldhouse is reserved for buses, game workers, officials, KU staff and high school administrators. Fans must enter through the east doors, which open at 5:30 p.m. n High school student seating will be behind the goals — Free State on the north and LHS on the south. Fan seating is restricted to the lower two levels of the fieldhouse.

think he’ll be much better moving forward. Kids go through different things where different things become priorities and become stresses and those sorts of things.

He’s certainly had some.

And I’m not even talking

about recent events.

A lot of times kids go through them at the beginning of their sophomore year because usually their sophomore year their role is much different than it was before. It’s easy, from the

cheap seats, to say, ‘Hey, when I get out there, I’ll be better.’ And then you get a chance to play and it hasn’t quite played out that way and it’s kind of humbling. So he’s gone through a little bit of that.”