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WELCOME TO WINTER New rules TROY PATTERSON, A MAINTENANCE WORKER WITH THE TOWNEPLACE SUITES MARRIOTT, 900 New Hampshire St., shovels a mixture of snow and ice from the sidewalk Monday in front of a likeness of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.

By Rochelle Valverde

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The Lawrence League of Women Voters is working to register hundreds of area high school seniors to vote. But first, league members have to convince them that their vote matters, not just overall, but to them personally.

“It’s getting students to realize that the people who we elect actually do make laws that affect them,” said Cille King, SCHOOLS league vice president.

In the past month, members of the league visited Free State High School, Lawrence High School and the Lawrence College and Career Center. They have collected voter registration applications from 319 students, with about half of those including the necessary identification documents as well.

King concedes young voters are usually a difficult group to reach. In every presidential election since 1964, voters between the ages of 18 and 24 have consistently voted at lower rates than all other age groups, according to a report by the U.S. Census Bureau. In 2012, 38 percent of those between the ages of 18 and 24 voted in the presidential election and about half as many voted in the 2014 midterm elections.

Having direct conversations with high school students about voting is the most effective strategy, King said. Previously, the league set up tables during the students’ lunch hour, but for the past two years they have been visiting students’ senior U.S. Government classes. The classroom visits yielded more than three times as many applications, King said.

“That’s certainly an improvement over the last years we’ve been doing it,” she said.

BRETT GUTHERY, A MANAGER AT JOCK’S NITCH, 837 Massachusetts St., shovels a mixture of snow and ice from the sidewalk in front of the store on Monday.

BELOW: Cars heading north on a slushy Iowa Street are viewed from the Irving Hill Bridge near 15th Street.

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Agencies must provide financial data upon request

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Revisions made to 2016 agreements with outside, city-funded agencies, including nonprofits, will allow easier city access to the agencies’ financial records.

Dozens of Lawrence social service agencies, vendor services and economic development organizations, all of which receive city funding, will be asked to sign an agreement stating they will “promptly” make their records, employees and property available to the city, city auditor or any authorized representative of the city upon request.

The groups will also be required to keep financial records and other records related to city funding for at least three years.

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KanCare concerns go before panel today Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo

Few accidents after first snowfall

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n Monday Lawrence saw its first snowfall of the season. Fortunately, police said, the winter weather did not bring a significant increase in car accidents.

Lawrence Police Sgt. Trent McKinley said there

were two accidents on 31st Street Monday morning, but nobody was seriously injured. Otherwise, accidents were limited to a few vehicles sliding off the road and needing to be towed back on the road, he said.

Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Kristen Dymacek reported similar outcomes in the county.

“We’ve had several slideoffs and some minor accidents,” she said. “But really not a tremendous amount as of yet and no serious accidents as of yet.”

The Kansas Turnpike Authority did report one injury accident Monday morning, however.

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Topeka — Officials from Lawrence Memorial Hospital will be among more than a dozen organizations and individuals scheduled to testify before a legislative committee today about problems they are encountering with the state’s privatized Medicaid system, known as KanCare.

“They’ll make a presentation on various issues that we have with KanCare, including some examples of things that make process cumbersome like timelines of responses, the appeals process, case management and peer reviews,” LMH spokeswoman Janice Early said.

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The meeting of the KanCare Oversight Committee comes at a time of growing concerns over how all of the state’s health care programs are being managed, from getting eligible people A memorial service will enrolled in Medicaid, to be held on Thursday, Dec. reimbursements for pro31 at 2:00 p.m. at First viders, and even managePresbyterian Church in ment of the Osawatomie Lawrence. Burial will be State Hospital, which in Larned, Kansas. recently lost access to federal funding after auditors found a “systemic failure” to supervise care, perform required safety checks and protect suicidal patients.

All of those issues are expected to be discussed today.

“I have had multiple concerns from the very beginning when we started (KanCare) on January 1, 2013,” said Rep. Barbara Ballard, D-Lawrence, who serves on the joint committee.

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the results that were expected and instead has caused bureaucratic problems that result in delayed payments to providers and, in some cases, delayed treatment for patients.

“Clearly there are some very serious concerns,” said Sen. Laura Kelly, D-Topeka, who also serves on the oversight panel. She cited issues involving “prior authorization,” in which health care providers are supposed to get approval before providing certain kinds of care, which she said often results either in providers not getting paid or patients not getting care.

“Traumatic brain injuries, for example, are like strokes,” she said.

“You’ve got to get in there quick. If you wait, that’s when damage sets in. Some of these folks are going to a TBI facility and getting services, then they’re told ‘no, that wasn’t authorized.’”

Although management of the state’s mental hospitals falls outside the scope of the oversight panel, officials said Monday that the problems at Osawatomie State Hospital will be discussed. The hospital is administered by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, which also administers some parts of the KanCare program.

Republican leaders of the committee did not return phone calls Monday seeking comment.

The meeting, which was originally scheduled to begin Monday, was postponed until today because of weather conditions in Topeka and other parts of the state. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. today at the Statehouse.

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

The new language is part of an agreement that outlines how the outside agencies will use city funds. Agreements are signed annually by organizations such as the Lawrence chamber of commerce, Lawrence Arts Center and Big Brothers Big Sisters.

In previous agreements, the city did not require organizations to keep records for three years, and it wasn’t specified that city’s access to records included the city auditor.

The full text of the additional language is: “The Independent Agency will give the City, the City Auditor, or any authorized representatives of the City access to and the right to examine all records related to the expenditure of City funds.

“The Agency shall keep financial records and all other records pertaining to this project being funded for a minimum of three (3) years. The City may, at its sole option, conduct an audit related to this funding agreement. The Independent Agency shall, upon City’s request, make its records, employees, and property available promptly.”

The Lawrence City Commission approved the change on Dec. 15 at the recommendation of City Auditor Michael Eglinski. was tasked with doing a performance audit on the Lawrence Community Shelter this year after the shelter reported a revenue shortfall and received $100,000 in emergency funds from Lawrence and Douglas County.

Kevyn Gero, a management assistant with the city, said she thought it was the first instance a city auditor had completed a performance audit on a social service agency.

Eglinski told commissioners that he “didn’t have any problem with having access” to the shelter’s records but that his ability to access them wasn’t clearly outlined.

Gero said it’s not the city’s intention with the change to regularly or randomly audit the agencies.

The City Commission is responsible for directing city audits, she said.

In response to Eglinski’s recommendation, interim City Manager Diane Stoddard said the revision would “increase transparency and will help to ensure that performance audits in the future will not be hampered by access issues.”

Pat Roach Smith, chief operating officer for Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center, said though she hasn’t yet seen the new agreement, she would welcome any additional oversight. Bert Nash is slated to receive approximately $178,000 from the city in 2016 for its homeless outreach team and $350,000 for its WRAP program.

“For me, I would rather have people ask me questions and make sure I’m doing things appropriately than to find out later that I’ve not been doing it right and for it to be a big problem,” she said. “I don’t see a problem with it. I think funders have every right to ask for accountability and have a professional accountability process.”

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Activities to keep kids busy during winter break I

f winter break has your child stir crazy, you might consider some of the following options for getting out of the house.

Lawrence Parks and Recreation open gym offers a chance for kids of all ages to get some indoor exercise. For $5, Gymnastics Open Gym is held for two age groups at two locations.

Sports Pavilion Lawrence, 100 Rock Chalk Lane, has Gymnastics Open Gym for two age groups.

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Budget shortfall, World Series among state’s top news during the last year Topeka (ap) — A budget shortfall that forced lawmakers to increase sales and cigarette taxes and a long-awaited World Series title were among the top stories in Kansas in 2015.

Here’s a look at those and the rest of the year’s top 10 stories:

Budget shortfall Lawmakers hiked sales and cigarette taxes after state revenues fell short of expectations for much of the year, but the state still faces a projected $160 million budget deficit for the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2016. And the state’s budget problems could get worse

2015 IN REVIEW Coming Thursday: LawrenceJournal World photographers share their photos of the year.

Coming Friday: The top local stories of 2015. because of a lawsuit filed by four school districts challenging the state’s funding for K-12 schools.

The Kansas Supreme Court is considering a lower-court ruling that ordered the state to boost funding by at least $548 million a year to meet its constitutional obligation to provide a suitable education to every child.

Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Mets in Game 5 for their first World Series championship title since 1985. Royals Manager Ned Yost gushed after the win: “From Day One, there was no doubt in my mind that they wouldn’t accomplish it.”

Gay rights Kansas began extending rights to gay couples after a series of court rulings, including making it easier for them to obtain birth certificates for Please see TOP, page 4A

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up for children ages 1 to 5 (with a parent): 9 to 10 a.m. and 10:15 to 11:15 a.m., both on Wednesday.

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Derby police to give body cameras to school officers Derby (ap) — The police chief in the Wichita suburb of Derby says his department will outfit its four school resource officers with body cameras as part of a pilot project.

Derby Police Chief Robert Lee said the department will spend about $7,400 on the cameras, and he anticipates the school resource officers will be equipped by March. The pilot project is expected to last a year, The Wichita Eagle reported.

Lee said the police department is considering equipping all 47 of its officers with body cameras. The pilot program with the school resource officers, who work regular patrol beats in the summer, will help determine whether the department wants to invest further in cameras, Lee said.

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Chris Elniff, teacher, Lawrence “I love snow because it lets me get out of doing things.”

Thom Weik, specialty food broker, Lawrence “I do, for everything from the beauty of it to the fun of playing in it.”

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Topeka — A coalition of national anti-abortion groups will recognize Kansas next month for enacting a new law banning a certain type of abortion procedure, the first such ban in the nation, even though that law is currently being challenged before the Kansas Court of Appeals.

The National Pro-Life Recognition Award will be presented Jan. 22 at the 22nd annual National Memorial for the Preborn

and Their Mothers and Fathers, to take place at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. “Each year, this award is given to someone who has served the unborn in a profound and exemplary way,” said the Rev. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life and President of the National Pro-Life Religious Council, two of the groups sponsoring the event.

In 2015, Republican Gov. Sam Brownback signed a bill banning a procedure commonly

used in second-trimester abortions.

The law was supposed to take effect July 1, but a Shawnee County judge issued a temporary injunction blocking enforcement of the law. Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s office appealed that order, and the full 14-member Kansas Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in that case Dec. 9.

“We pray this law will be enacted, and that the nation follows Kansas’ lead in protecting the unborn,” Pavone said.

Plaintiffs in that case

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no issues with cops having cameras — none at all. It’s a matter of affording them; it’s a matter of how to store them.”

According to estimates given to the department in 2014, Lee said it would cost around $170,000 to equip all officers with cameras and buy server space for the first several years of footage. That’s “a lot of money” for a smaller department, he said.

In Wichita, the City Council in July approved spending $2.2 million to outfit each of the city’s police officers with body cameras. A goal called for equipping all officers by the end of the year, but the Police Department said that would continue into 2016 because federal funding hadn’t come in yet.

If police and the City Council in Derby decide to move forward with equipping all officers, that wouldn’t happen until at least 2017.

— two Johnson County doctors and the clinic they manage — argue that the Kansas Constitution, like the U.S. Constitution, protects a woman’s right to have an abortion, and they say the law puts an undue burden on women seeking to exercise that right.

Brownback said he plans to attend the event to accept the award, and he encouraged other states to enact similar legislation.

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

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children conceived by artificial insemination.

Meanwhile, the Kansas Department for Children and Families faced allegations that it discriminated against gay and lesbian foster parents AP File Photos who want to adopt the ABOVE LEFT: KANSAS SECRETARY OF STATE KRIS KOBACH was granted power to prosecute children in their care. election fraud in 2015. ABOVE RIGHT: Frazier Glenn Miller Jr. was convicted and sentenced to death for capital murder, attempted murder and other charges for the fatal shootings of Jewish site three people at Overland Park Jewish sites. shootings An avowed anti-Semite was sentenced to death for the fatal shootings of three people at Jewish sites in Overland Park.

Frazier Glenn Miller Jr., who was convicted of capital murder and several other charges for the April 2014 shootings, said he wanted to kill Jewish people before he died; none of the victims was Jewish.

The Kansas Supreme Court in December unanimously struck down a law meant to reduce its administrative influence over lower courts, setting up a showdown with lawmakers who threatened to defund the state’s entire judiciary system if the law was overturned.

The justices wrote that the potential loss of funding did not factor into their ruling.

Election fraud investigation

attack in Paris prompted Gov. Sam Brownback to issue an executive order Kansas’ GOP-dominated attempting to halt the Legislature granted Secrerelocation of Syrian refutary of State Kris Kobach, gees to Kansas. the state’s top elections official, the power to prosecute alleged voting irregularities Abortion himself. Kobach described Kansas’ first-in-thethe move as “an important nation ban on a common innovation,” and his office second-trimester method filed three criminal cases in for terminating pregnantwo counties. The Americies was set to take effect can Civil Liberties Union in July. But a judge blocked raised concerns that Kothe law while a lawsuit bach has an incentive to file challenging it proceeds. criminal cases to validate his assertions that election KU protests fraud is a problem.

A forum at Kansas University on race and Terrorism discrimination brought Threats of violence the frustrations of some roiled the state, with a students with administraTopeka man charged tors and student leaders with a Fort Riley bomb to the surface. A student plot, and a Wichita man group, Rock Chalk Invissentenced to 20 years ible Hawk, made more in prison for plotting a than a dozen demands, suicide bomb attack at a including greater faculty Wichita airport. A deadly diversity and mandatory

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There are also two upcoming sessions for kids ages 6 to 14 at Sports Pavilion Lawrence: 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday and 4 to 5:30 p.m. Jan. 3.

East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 E. 15th St., also has Gymnastics Open Gym for children ages 1 to 5 (with a parent). There are three upcoming sessions: 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. today, 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. Thursday and 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 2.

Enrollment is open for a new theater camp for kids ages 6 through 12. The camp, SOTI’s (Schools Out, Theatre’s In) Got Talent, is being offered

by Lawrence Parks and Recreation in partnership with Theatre Lawrence.

The camp runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 4 and 5 at Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive. The cost is $80 per participant.

The camp will include a stage performance. Working with staff at Theatre Lawrence, participants will make props and costumes ahead of the performance, where kids will sing, dance and act.

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ALIYANAH HOWARD, 7, LEFT, GETS A TIP from her cousin Thailan Simpson, 13, as the two bowled with other family members Monday at Royal Crest Lanes. “We just wanted to get out of the house,” said Simpson’s mother, Brandi Simpson-Glover, Lawrence. Several organizations are hosting activities to help kids keep busy during winter break.

Enrollment may be done by visiting any Lawrence Parks and Recreation facility or on the department’s website at lprd.org. For more

information, contact Jo Ellis, recreation program supervisor, at 330-7355.

The Lawrence Public Library also has events for the two final days

“inclusion and belonging” training for all students and staff. They also want the university to continue banning concealed weapons on campus, though under state law, beginning in July 2017, public universities must allow them in buildings that don’t have security measures.

Death sentence The Kansas Supreme Court upheld a death sentence — for the first time since the state reinstated capital punishment in 1994 — in the case of a serial killer who trolled for victims online. “My expectation is that, as we move forward, these cases will move at a faster pace,” Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe said after the ruling, adding that the decision marked a shift in how the court handles death penalty cases. of winter break. On Jan. 4, kids of all ages can participate in Music with Michael from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Readers’ Theater at the library, 707 Vermont St. Library staff member Michael Bradley’s interactive show includes drums, a xylophone and puppets.

Whether your student got a new laptop, tablet or other device or has an old one you’d like to last another semester, Tech Drop-In can help. On Jan. 5, bring your device to the library’s Meeting Room B from 5 to 6 p.m. to visit with knowledgeable staff who can help troubleshoot your technology woes.

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King said having a captive audience gave them more opportunity to ask students about their interests and what issues are important to them. Getting young people interested in voting involves making connections between the issues they find most important — such as policies affecting K-12 education, the cost of higher education and the environment — and elected officials, King said.

“All of those things really matter to the young people; if they can get past the negativity and the politics, then perhaps they’ll vote.”

The league is a nonpartisan organization that encourages informed and active participation in government.

Members can help register anyone who will be 18 by November, which qualifies Lawrence high school seniors and some juniors, King said.

Despite the increased number of applications with the league’s most recent effort, King said that the additional documents required to register make completing the process more of a challenge.

“The one problem is that just a little over half provided their documents, and they aren’t really done until they do that,” she said. “Some students tell us that their parents have it in a safe deposit box, or their family is separated and their mom has it in Colorado — any number of things might be happening.”

In October, a new state law took effect requiring county election officers to cancel incomplete voter registration applications that have been lingering or “in suspense” for more than 90 days.

King said that students who didn’t have their paperwork the day of the visit can still provide their proof of citizenship documents to the Douglas County clerk to complete their registration. A list of suspense voters — including high school students from the league’s past registration drives — and instructions on how to complete registration is available on the group’s website at lawrenceleague.com/ elections.html.

The group also plans to return to both Lawrence high schools next semester, as well as Baldwin City High School. King said if other schools or organizations would like to arrange for the league to make a visit to register voters, the league can be contacted via its Facebook page.

— This is an excerpt from Rochelle Valverde’s First Bell column, which appears regularly on LJWorld.com.

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Digital divide

Final year key to Obama’s legacy

By Doyle McManus Los Angeles Times

If the Lawrence school district is going to commit to digital class content, it has an obligation to make sure ALL students have the Internet access needed to be successful in those classes.

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t continues to seem that the Lawrence school district got the cart before the horse when it decided to advance its shift to digital texts.

It’s true that it’s a digital world and the digital texts have some advantages for some students, but the district was woefully remiss in not making the effort to more accurately determine how many of its students had reliable Internet access before committing to more digital classes. Based on nationwide research, district officials calculated that 120 high school students would not have Internet access at home. Whether or not that figure is accurate, the district is finding itself falling behind the demand for school-owned devices for students who need them.

Although the digital switch is occurring at various grade levels, the problem predictably is most acute at the high school level where students have more homework. This year, high school algebra and advanced placement U.S. history classes both began using digital texts. After teachers reported that some students had to rely on their smartphones to read history chapters or take pictures of their algebra homework, the district approved the purchase of a limited number of devices — 25 laptops and 10 Wi-Fi hotspots at each high school — that could be checked out by students.

Library hours have been extended at some schools, which may alleviate some of the access issues at elementary and middle schools, but they apparently aren’t enough for high schools students with more homework and more extracurricular activities.

District officials are looking at current waiting lists to help determine how many more laptops and hotspots are needed. However, those additions will be costly. “The reality is, how do we pay for this,” Superintendent Rick Doll recently asked.

With all due respect, that’s a question that should have been asked well before the district made a commitment to digital texts. School district officials have placed a needed focus on educational equity issues, especially at the district’s two high schools, but then decided to make a classroom switch that was bound to have a negative impact on lower-income students whose families can’t afford to provide laptops or Internet access at home.

Now that the problems with this strategy are apparent, the district has an obligation to act. If it is unable, because of staffing or funding, to provide good Internet access for every student taking a class with a digital text, schools may have to take a step backward in their march into the digital age.

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President Obama had a pretty good 2015 by most measures. The economy grew and unemployment fell. He achieved a longsought nuclear deal with Iran, a long-sought trade deal with Asia and a longsought climate agreement in Paris. He even signed some bipartisan legislation, including an old-fashioned compromise over spending and taxes.

He proved, against widespread expectations, that he’s no lame duck.

“Our steady, persistent work over the years is paying off,” Obama crowed in a pre-Christmas news conference. “I’ve never been more optimistic about the year ahead.”

Obama’s doing especially well by recent historical standards. At this point in their presidencies, Ronald Reagan was mired in a scandal over secret arms shipments to Iran, Bill Clinton was emerging from impeachment, and George W. Bush was presiding over the beginning of a financial crash.

Approval ratings flat Nevertheless, most Americans don’t seem impressed.

The president’s job approval has flatlined at about 45 percent and shows no sign of improving. The Pew Research Center reported last week that most voters don’t share Obama’s optimism:

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After seven years, Obama’s standing in the polls increasingly appears to be independent of his job performance. Good news nudges his approval rating up a point or two, bad news nudges it down, but most voters decided what they think of Barack Obama a long time ago.”

But Obama seemed slow to notice, and his message of “steady as she goes” did little to reassure a jittery public.

“He was a little tone-deaf,” his former political aide David Axelrod acknowledged.

Another factor: Not everyone approved of Obama’s accomplishments. Conservatives don’t think the nuclear agreement with Iran was a major achievement; they consider it simply a bad deal. Republicans who don’t think climate change is a serious problem aren’t impressed by a global pact to reduce it.

the percentage who expect the economy to improve has fallen since a year ago.

What’s gone wrong?

It’s true that the president got important things done in 2015, but the things he didn’t get done were bigger. Unemployment is down, but wage growth is still painfully slow. Terrorism is still a serious threat; Islamic State is still untamed. And many Americans have concluded sourly that neither Obama nor any other conventional politician can make the federal government effective.

(That’s one reason for the rise of antipoliticians like Donald Trump.)

The attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, in particular, sent a shock wave through American politics.

The Pew poll found that, for the first time, most Americans don’t think the government is doing a good job of reducing terrorist threats.

Most minds made up And, in a polarized nation, there’s not much Obama can do to please his opponents.

After seven years, Obama’s standing in the polls increasingly appears to be independent of his job performance.

Good news nudges his approval rating up a point or two, bad news nudges it down, but most voters decided what they think of Barack Obama a long time ago. Even the terrorist attack in San Bernardino caused only a barely perceptible ripple. In that sense, Obama may have a floor as well as a ceiling.

But does it even matter whether the public approves of a president in his final years in office? Yes; there’s more at stake than vanity.

Republican presidential candidates are already promising to undo much of Obama’s work if they win the White House and main-

tain control of Congress.

They have promised to repeal Obama’s health insurance law, cancel his climate change regulations, revoke the nuclear deal with Iran, stop the normalization of U.S. relations with Cuba and reverse his liberalization of immigration rules.

If Obama wants his work to survive, he needs to have a Democrat succeed him.

“I will campaign very hard to make that happen, for a whole variety of reasons,” he said at his news conference.

Election influence But his biggest impact on the next election won’t come from campaigning; it will stem from his own popularity, high or low. As Alan Abramowitz of Emory University has pointed out, it’s rare for one party to win the White House three times in a row — and it has never happened in modern times when the incumbent’s popularity was below 50 percent.

In the year ahead, Obama has little chance of winning legislative battles in Congress. He has no new levers to help the economy grow.

He wants to defeat Islamic State, but not at the cost of deploying large numbers of U.S. troops. And he needs, somehow, to persuade voters who once supported him to listen to his voice once more. His legacy depends on it.

— Doyle McManus is a columnist for the Los Angeles Times.

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Walk the walk To the editor: In recent days, there has been a debate in these letters about whether Bernie Sanders is a socialist. While I’ll leave the precise definition to the Kansas University political science department, it is clear to me that he is not. If he was, and if he had the courage of his convictions, he would take one or more of the following positions: 1. Call for the repeal of the Second Amendment. Like war, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing. Only America has such a restriction on common-sense laws prohibiting weapons of mass murder.

2. Call for a 100 percent income tax bracket for the rich. Why does someone need to annually earn $100 million or $10 million or $1 million? If Robin Hood can take from the rich to give to the poor, why not Bernie?

3. Pledge to institute a carbon tax, with or without Congress. If climate change does threaten humanity, why not act now? Sure, there may be some short-term pain, but it would be a principled step to a brighter tomorrow. Our current president has shown the way to govern by executive order, so can Bernie do any less?

4. Pledge to reduce penalties for drug crimes. These laws unfairly target minorities, and must be changed. If Congress won’t act to do so, then President Sanders can issue thousands of pardons and commutations every month until it does.

Bernie Sanders may wear the label of a socialist, but until he walks the walk and talks the talk, I won’t believe it.

Jeff Southard, Lawrence

Meatless meals To the editor: Once again, it’s time for New Year’s resolutions, particularly those to improve our diet and exercise routine.

Although gun violence and traffic accidents remain the leading causes of death among young people, the most dangerous weapon for the rest of us is still our fork.

Well over a million of us are killed each year by high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer and other diseases linked to our meat-based diet.

But times are changing.

According to Gallup, 22 percent of American consumers are avoiding meat, and 12 percent are avoiding dairy products.

Supermarket chains, along with Target

and Walmart, offer a growing selection of delicious and healthy plant-based meats and dairy products.

Animal meat consumption has dropped by 8 percent in the past decade.

Hundreds of school, college, hospital and corporate cafeterias have embraced Meatless Monday and vegan meals. Fast-food chains like Chipotle, Panera, Subway, Taco Bell and White Castle are rolling out vegan options.

Let’s make this New Year’s resolution about exploring the rich variety of plant-based entrees, lunch meats, cheeses, ice creams and milks, as well as the more traditional green and yellow veggies. The Internet offers tons of recipes and transition tips.

Stewart Lubin, Lawrence

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Letters must bear the name, address and telephone number of the writer. Letters may be submitted by mail to Box 888, Lawrence, KS, 66044 or by email to: letters@ljworld.com.

From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Dec. 29, 1915: years “The big celago ebration planned IN 1915 for New Year’s day as an observance of the opening of the interurban line to Lawrence was declared off today... Mr. Klem said he considered it advisable to postpone the trip because of the fact that the roadbed is not in good condition and the weather has been such that necessary surfacing work could not be done. He suggested that a much more enjoyable trip could be taken if the celebration be postponed a couple of weeks.”

“Mrs. Melvaw Haskins is suffering from small pox, and the quarters occupied by the family at 712 Massachusetts street were quarantined December 23 by Dr. J. C. Rudolph, county health officer. The family consisting of husband, wife, and two children, are occupying a single room heated by a gas stove. The county commissioner of the poor is giving the family assistance.”

“The first work on the new parish house which will be built

by Plymouth Congregational Church was done yesterday, when workmen started to clear obstructions from the space south of the church on which the new structure will stand.

The first thing done was to move the hitching racks that have stood for about half a century on the south side of the church. These were moved to the north side of the building.

The work on the parish house will be carried on as rapidly as possible.”

“The members of the University basketball squad have returned to Lawrence to prepare for the season which will open after the holidays. The first practice of the squad since the Christmas vacation opened will be held tonight.”

“While there is no indication that a dancing craze has struck Lawrence, some of the most sedate citizens of the city have originated and perfected some of the most dazzling glides which they execute right on the streets, every time they find a little icy place on the sidewalk.”

— Compiled by Sarah St. John

Read more Old Home Town at LJWorld.com/news/lawrence/ history/old_home_town.

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High 26° Low 16° POP: 5%

High 28° Low 10° POP: 25%

High 29° Low 9° POP: 5%

High 27° Low 13° POP: 10%

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McCook 28/10 Oberlin 28/10

Clarinda 24/15

Lincoln 24/13

Grand Island 23/12

Beatrice 24/16

St. Joseph 24/13 Chillicothe 27/18

Sabetha 23/15

Concordia 27/17

Centerville 26/17

Kansas City Marshall Manhattan 28/18 30/21 Salina 28/14 Oakley Kansas City Topeka 32/17 31/15 26/14 Lawrence 26/12 Sedalia 26/16 Emporia Great Bend 31/22 27/13 31/17 Nevada Dodge City Chanute 33/22 32/18 Hutchinson 31/16 Garden City 31/16 33/16 Springfield Wichita Pratt Liberal Coffeyville Joplin 38/25 29/16 30/17 29/18 34/23 34/21 Hays Russell 30/15 30/16

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Precipitation in inches 24 hours through 8 p.m. yest. 0.19 Month to date 3.24 Normal month to date 1.49 Year to date 43.00 Normal year to date 39.78

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KU, was recognized for distinguished contributions to understanding molecular mechanisms of nervous system development, according to a news release from KU. Lundquist’s lab studies how the genome controls formation of the nervous system during development, according to KU. Specifically, Lundquist uses a type of roundworm to study how neurons extend axons to make circuits and networks in the nervous system.

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Two Kansas University professors have been selected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Erik Lundquist, professor of molecular biosciences, and Ilya Vakser, professor of computational biology and molecular biosciences, are scheduled to be honored in February at the association’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Lundquist, director of the Genetics Program at

was recognized for distinguished contributions to the field of computational structural biology, according to KU. His lab focuses on the development of “molecular recognition methods for structural genomics and bioinformatics,” according to KU. Goals involve better understanding protein interactions to explain life processes at the molecular level.

The Department of Molecular Biosciences and the Center for Computational Biology are part of KU’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

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After 8 a.m. a Kansas City man, eastbound on Kansas Interstate 70, lost control of his car near the East Lawrence exit, KTA’s online accident log says. The car spun off the road and hit the base of an overhead sign.

The man was transported to an area hospital, the report says. A report on his condition was not immediately available.

Douglas County Public Works Director Keith Browning said crews had been treating area roads since late Sunday night.

Throughout Monday, crews — consisting of approximately 20 people — were working in 12-hour shifts, Browning said.

Lawrence’s Director of Public Works Charles Soules said the city’s road crews were also out treating streets starting Sunday night.

Although Monday’s snow was the first the city has seen this season, Soules said it’s a relatively small amount that’s not too difficult for the city to manage.

“They’re keeping up on it,” he said. “I’m sure

Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo

A CITY WORKER CLEARS SNOW OFF SIDEWALKS at the intersection of Seventh and Massachusetts streets early Monday morning. there are some slick spots in residential areas but they’re treating and plowing what they can.”

And once the snow stops, a city ordinance gives Lawrence residents 48 hours to shovel their sidewalks to avoid a fine, Soules said.

“It’s 48 hours after the event is over. There’s got to be a clear path,” he said. “And we do appreciate people doing that.

I know it’s hard to do, especially with the ice.”

Brian Barjenbruch, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Topeka, said that after Monday’s precipitation the rest of the week would likely be dry.

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the week our only chance for precipitation is looking like Wednesday morning, and it’s not a very impressive chance,” he said.

Although more snow is not likely throughout the rest of the week, Dymacek said it would still be wise for motorists to take a few precautions.

“If you don’t have to get out and go anywhere, don’t. It’s better to stay off the roads if at all possible,” she said. “Otherwise, slow down and plan ahead. Plan for extra time to get there. Don’t hurry.”

— Public safety reporter Conrad Swanson can be reached at 832-7284 or cswanson@ljworld.com.

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NO CHARGES IN TAMIR RICE KILLING Police officer shot black youth who carried toy gun John Bacon USA TODAY

A Cleveland grand jury declined Monday to bring charges in the death of Tamir Rice, a black youth with a toy gun who was shot by a white police officer 13 months ago.

“The outcome will not cheer anyone, nor should it,” Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty said. He blamed the NEWSLINE

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shooting on a “perfect storm” of human error and miscommunication.

The grand jury was asked to examine the actions of rookie officer Timothy Loehmann and his training officer, Frank Garmback, who responded to a report about a man with a gun near a recreation center. A dispatcher did not tell them the caller thought it was probably a child with a fake gun.

Tamir, 12, probably meant to show the officers his gun was a toy that shot plastic pellets, but there was no way the officers could have known that when they confronted him on a snowy day in November 2014, McGinty said.

He said the dispatcher’s failure to

provide the information abusing and manipulatabout the “fake gun” was ing the grand jury process key to the case. to orchestrate a vote McGinty said he against indictment,” the agreed with the grand jufamily said in a statement ry decision. released by its lawyers.

“The actions of officers “Even though video shows the police shooting Garmback and Loehmann were not criminal,” Tamir in less than one RICE FAMILY second, Prosecutor McGinty said. “The evi- Tamir Rice dence did not indicate McGinty hired so-called expert witnesses to try to exonercriminal conduct by police.”

Tamir’s family blasted McGin- ate the officers and tell the grand ty in a statement, saying it was jury their conduct was reasonable “saddened and disappointed ... and justified.”

Gov. John Kasich called Tabut not surprised” by the grand mir’s death a “heartbreaking tragjury decision.

“It has been clear for months edy.” He urged the community now that Cuyahoga County Pros- not to “give in to anger and frusecutor Timothy McGinty was tration and let it divide us.”

The case was one in a series of police shootings nationwide that prompted Black Lives Matter protests.

Loehmann said he ordered Tamir to show his hands. He said Tamir reached for his waistband and Loehmann saw a gun and fired to protect himself and Garmback. McGinty said the evidence supported Loehmann’s explanation.

Two outside reviews requested

by McGinty, from a retired FBI agent and a Denver prosecutor, determined Loehmann exercised a reasonable use of force because he had reason to perceive Tamir as a serious threat. Those reviews were released in October.

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By land or by air, Monday was a rough day for tens of thousands holiday travelers as a potent winter storm snaked its way across the central USA. Airlines canceled more than 2,100 flights and delayed more than 3,700 others Monday as air travelers faced a second consecutive day of flight delays and cancellations.

Combined, about 1 out of every 5 flights scheduled to operate in the United States on Monday was either delayed or canceled, according to data from flight-tracking service FlightAware.

Monday’s storm-related flight woes hit several of the nation’s busiest hubs, creating a ripple effect that slowed flights across a large swath of the nation.

The storm took a particularly

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Joceline and Steven Solis play in Odessa, Texas, which got about 7 inches of snow.

hard toll on airports in Chicago, where a period of windy and wintry precipitation disrupted operations. At O’Hare International Airport, more than 1,000 flights — or 40% of the day’s schedule — were grounded. It was a similar story at Midway Airport, where about a quarter of all flights were canceled Monday.

Delay and cancellation numbers were well above average Monday at dozens of other U.S. airports, including Denver, Detroit, Houston George Bush Intercontinental, Kansas City and

Milwaukee, among others. In Texas and Oklahoma, many airports were trying to recover from Sunday’s disruptions.

Nationwide on Sunday, more than 1,600 flights were canceled and another 6,400 delayed as tens of thousands of passengers attempted to fly home from the Christmas holiday.

The storm’s impact on travel hasn’t been confined to the air.

The same storm wreaked havoc on roads as it moved east from Texas and New Mexico.

In West Texas, Vito Randazzo said he sat on an iced-over Interstate 10 for about 13 hours Monday. “Everybody’s just sleeping in their cars,” Randazzo told the Associated Press.

The travel woes are fallout from a tumultuous weather system that’s spawned everything from tornadoes, thunderstorms and floods to snow and ice.

On Tuesday, forecasters predicted that the storm would bring heavy snow to northern New England and ice and rain to the rest of the region. Heavy rain and poor visibility were forecast for New York and Philadelphia.

They toil in America’s fast-food restaurants, call centers and retail stores — yet as many as 5 million Americans remain not only poor but also uninsured, despite an array of state and federal policies specifically intended to help them get health care.

These people are caught in a health care netherworld. Their employers classify them as parttime workers or independent contractors, therefore avoiding any obligation to provide health care. Their state governments have not expanded Medicaid to include low-wage earners. And government mandates set a standard for “affordable” coverage that is not affordable at all for these families.

A months-long USA TODAY examination of how the Affordable Care Act impacts the working poor — especially in the 20 states that haven’t expanded Medicaid — found: uCompanies are increasingly using contract workers for whom they’re not required to provide insurance, so they can avoid rising health care costs. State and local governments are contracting out more jobs to small businesses that are not required to provide coverage for their workers. uSurveys show up to 20% of businesses have cut or plan to cut v STORY CONTINUES ON 2B

Most admired’s No. 2: The pope, the Donald in a tie Obama on top above an unlikely duo David Jackson USA TODAY

Once again, President Obama tops the annual Gallup Poll for most admired man, although this year an intriguing pair is tied for second.

Donald Trump and Pope Francis both finished with 5% of respondents who named them their most admired man, well behind Obama’s 17%.

“Trump’s surprisingly strong

and often controversial presidential campaign has made him a prominent news figure this year and, thus, top-of-mind for many Americans,” Gallup reported.

“This helps explain his strong showing when Gallup asks Americans, in an open-ended fashion, to name the man they admire most.

The successful businessman has finished in the top 10 four other times, including from 1988 through 1990 and in 2011,” Gallup said.

Another 2016 presidential candidate — Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, a former first lady and secretary of State —

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topped the list of most admired women for the 14th straight year and 20th time overall.

The men’s top 10 most admired features three presidents (Obama, George W. Bush and Bill

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Clinton), three current presidential candidates (Trump, Bernie Sanders and Ben Carson), and three religious and spiritual leaders (Pope Francis, the Dalai Lama and the Rev. Billy Graham), The

10th male on the list is Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

Gallup said the 10 most admired women “are an eclectic mix of political figures (Clinton, 2016 presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, former secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin), human rights leaders (Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan and Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma, also called Myanmar), and TV personalities (Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGeneres). Other leading ladies: Queen Elizabeth and Michelle Obama.

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Extreme weather continues regional rage More than 40 people have been killed in tornadoes and floods John Bacon USA TODAY

A tumultuous weather system driving deadly tornadoes and flash flooding that killed at least 43 people continued its violent march across the Midwest and South on Monday, snarling traffic, grounding hundreds of flights and wreaking havoc for holiday travelers.

Hundreds of thousands of people lost power Monday — including more than 120,000 in Oklahoma.

Storms with the potential for tornadoes pounded portions of the Southeast, including much of Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle, the National Weather Service said. Missouri and Arkansas battled drenching rains. Parts of Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico struggled with snow, ice and flooding.

The National Weather Service forecast heavy snow and dangerous ice storms for the Upper Mid-

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A driver receives a helpful push to escape a snow drift in Lubbock, Texas, on Sunday. west.

Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan braced for the worst.

Tuesday, sections of the Northeast will be white — up to 8 inches of snow were forecast for Portland, Maine.

The precarious weather followed a string of tornadoes and storms that roared through the Dallas area Saturday, killing 11 people.

Hardest hit was Garland, a city of 230,000 people 20 miles northeast of Dallas, where eight people died and 15 were injured, police Lt. Pedro Barineau said.

Officials estimated as many as 1,450 homes in North Texas were damaged or destroyed by at least nine tornadoes, the Associated Press reported.

One of the nine confirmed tornadoes that roared through Texas

reached as high as an EF-4 classification, with winds of 175 mph, the weather service said.

In the Midwest, at least eight people died in flooding in Missouri, and Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency as heavy rains and flash floods paralyzed much of the state. Floods closed more than 200 roads, the state Department of Transportation reported.

“Multiple fatalities due to flash flooding have already been reported, and I urge Missourians in flood-affected areas to stay alert, avoid travel if possible and never drive into a flooded roadway,” Nixon said.

2015 is the wettest year on record in St. Louis, according to the weather service. There was 58.6 inches of precipitation as of early Monday.

River flooding will be a big issue this week as a massive pulse of floodwaters from this weekend’s epic rain will pile into the Mississippi River over the next few days, bringing the river to flood levels never recorded this time of year, according to Weather Underground meteorologist Jeff Masters.

In Missouri, all-time record

flood levels could be set in Chester and Cape Girardeau by week’s end, Masters said.

Snow and ice brought whiteout conditions in New Mexico, where Gov. Susana Martinez declared a state of emergency. Roswell, N.M., picked up 12.4 inches of snow Sunday, its snowiest day recorded, the weather service said.

In Oklahoma, an 8-mile stretch of U.S. 81 west of Norman was closed because of downed power lines. Numerous road closures were reported as the state struggled with heavy rains and flooding in some areas and ice and snow in others.

“Slick conditions developing, salt & sand trucks are out,” the state Transportation Department tweeted.

Weather service meteorologist Mark Wiley said parts of Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico could expect 8 to 16 inches of snow.

Some isolated areas could see 20 inches or more.

In addition to the fatalities in Missouri and Texas, at least five people died in Illinois. Flooding in the Southeast killed 19 last week.

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workers’ hours to avoid paying for health benefits. Employees often say their hours are clearly kept right below the 30 hours needed for them to qualify for health insurance. The companies can cite downsizing or restructuring as the explanation that prevents the cuts from being a violation of labor laws. uLarge corporations with a lot of minimum-wage workers, including fast-food restaurants, often leave insurance decisions up to franchisees, who have to offer insurance only if they have 100 employees (a number that will drop to 50 as of Jan. 1). That means the lowest-paid employees do not receive the generous benefits given to workers in the corporate offices. uMany employers offer coverage that’s affordable only by the letter of the law — which says the monthly contribution for individual coverage can’t be more than 9.5% of annual household income — but in reality is too expensive for people earning near-poverty wages.

In 2012, the Supreme Court ruled that states could decide if they wanted to offer Medicaid to those below the income level where they could buy subsidized insurance on the exchanges.

Twenty states, mostly led by Republican governors, have declined to expand Medicaid, typically because they object to the expansion of another government program.

The result is that millions of Americans have fallen through the cracks without insurance from their employers, the money to buy it themselves or the safety net from Medicaid.

GETTING AROUND COVERAGE

Among the uninsured is Tremaine Sims of Houston, a parttime janitor who cleans stadiums and arenas through the night and supports his mother, Demetria, a former fast-food worker who was turned down for disability coverage despite two strokes. He seldom has enough money to buy food, let alone her medicine and adult diapers, so he must spend hours busing across the city to get free diapers or free food.

Although he’s always willing to work when his bosses call, they either don’t call enough for him to make ends meet or call so often that he barely has time to sleep between shifts or chores for his mother, who is in a wheelchair and suffers from diabetes and hypertension. This fall, mother and son lived in a onebedroom apartment with two stained couches and an uncovered mattress on the floor that Demetria slept on.

“I go to the hospital, and they’ll write me a prescription and say, ‘Give this to your son,’ ” Demetria says. “My son doesn’t even know how much his check is going to be.”

Part of the problem is a changing economy in which businesses increasingly want a workforce that is — like their product deliveries — “just in time” or “on demand.”

No one inside or outside government knows just how often companies reduce workers’ hours to avoid having to offer health in-

STATES WITHOUT EXPANDED MEDICAID Twenty states have not yet expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Percentage of uninsured, lower-income state residents who could benefit from Medicaid expansion: 50%-54%

55%-59%

60%-66%

67%-73%

In those 20 states, top occupations by number of uninsured workers who could benefit if state expanded Medicaid: Food service Construction

741,226 656,555

Sales

Note: Wisconsin has declined federal funds to expand Medicaid.

However, the state used its existing Medicaid program to partly close its coverage gap by raising eligibility levels to 100% of poverty, allowing more people to become eligible for health insurance.

Source: FamiliesUSA.org

605,419 Cleaning and maintenance 588,383 Office and administrative support 456,460 Transportation 411,842 Production 336,227 Personal care and support 274,706 Health care support 188,474 Installation and repair 162,007

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Tremaine Sims goes through a box of his mother’s medical and financial documents while his mother, Demetria, sits nearby. surance, but there’s evidence it’s happening.

A report in March from the Society for Human Resource Management showed about 20% of about 750 human resources managers said they had either reduced part-time workers’ hours to stay below the 30-hour-a-week trigger for the insurance mandate — or they planned to.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data show a steady increase from 2013 to 2015 in the number of part-time employees who work a little less than 30 hours a week while the share working slightly more than 30 hours has been going down, according to an analysis by the site FiveThirtyEight Economics.

Data on how many people fall into the nebulous category of the independent worker are harder to find. Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is working on a national survey on the classification of workers because of concerns employers are turning workers into independent contractors as a way to get around labor laws.

Last year, Labor fined an Arizona construction company and required it to pay nearly $600,000 in back wages after a contractor it was using switched more than 400 workers from fulltime employees to independent contractors, which deprived them of labor law protections.

According to a report out Monday from Families USA, a nonprofit group that supports imple-

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Pamela Sherman is a parttime rest stop worker.

mentation of Obamacare, restaurants employ almost 15% of those who would be eligible for Medicaid if their states expanded it, while an additional 13% worked in construction.

“We’re seeing (the deliberate misclassification of employees as independent contractors) in many sectors of the economy, especially in industries such as construction, janitorial and hospitality, that employ a large number of low-wage workers,” David Weil, administrator of the wage and hour division, said in a statement.

THE EMPLOYER PERSPECTIVE

Employers defend their practices, saying they want their employees to be healthy but also need to thrive in an increasingly competitive marketplace.

Major retailers, home care companies, restaurants, hotels and other businesses are lobbying to have the definition of a fulltime worker for the purpose of health benefits changed to those who work 40, rather than 30, hours a week.

“No one wants to see their employees go bankrupt if they get sick,” says former Department of Labor economist and official Mark Wilson, who is vice president and chief economist of the HR Policy Association. “The question often becomes what can they offer in terms of the market and what can’t they in a competitive economy.”

Bill Redfern, who owns the home care agency iCare, says his franchisees can’t afford to hire people full-time because of the erratic nature of care scheduling.

Besides, aides often contract with several different companies and some even ask to not get too many hours so they can remain eligible for state benefits — if there are any.

“They’d like to employ fulltime people with coverage, but that’s like handcuffs,” says Redfern, whose franchisees pay about $16 an hour to workers. “If you want to be competitive, you can’t be cutting into your margins.”

Even government agencies — including those in states that haven’t expanded Medicaid — use contractors in some cases instead of hiring more state workers and paying for their benefits.

This summer in southwestern Virginia, Pamela Sherman worked 28 hours a week for a contractor, for less than $8 an hour with no insurance, at a highway rest stop operated by the Virginia Department of Transportation. She hadn’t seen a doctor in almost a decade.

VDOT spokeswoman Tamara Rollison says that although her agency offers full- and part-timers “a variety of health benefits,” it doesn’t “have anything to do with employee benefits” for its contractors’ workers.

Some workers choose not to take health benefits, says health care lawyer Nancy Taylor, a Greenberg Traurig partner who represents many restaurant companies.

One reason is cost, but some younger workers don’t place a priority on health insurance.

Fewer than 10% of low-wage workers in some restaurant chains sign up for insurance when it’s offered, Taylor says.

That percentage is expected to go up now that the tax penalties for being uninsured are rising, she says, but restaurant companies say the profit margins are far too small for them to offer more generous plans.

LOOKING FORWARD

Dee Mahan, Families USA’s Medicaid program director, says that ideally, companies should provide affordable coverage to employees of all income levels.

Families USA came up with its new estimate of 5 million people who could benefit if the rest of the states expanded Medicaid by looking at uninsured working-age adults under 138% of poverty.

The White House’s Council of Economic Advisers looks at the issue in a slightly different way, estimating that 4 million Americans would be “likely to gain coverage” if non-expansion states expanded Medicaid.

The government figure assumes states that newly expand Medicaid will sign up about the same percentage as states that have already expanded the program, or 50% to 70% of eligible residents.

“It’s one of those gaps we need to fix,” says Judith Solomon, vice president for health policy at the non-partisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, which focuses on poverty and inequality.

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S. KOREA, JAPAN REACH LANDMARK AGREEMENT ON WWII SEX SLAVES Issue has been a barrier to good relations in region

South Korean women who were forced to serve as sex slaves, or so-called comfort women, for Japanese troops during World War II watch a broadcast about the agreement that will give support to the women.

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TOKYO Japan and South Korea reached a landmark agreement Monday to end a long-running dispute over Korean women used as sex slaves by the Japanese military during World War II. The issue disrupted relations between the two key U.S. allies for decades and hindered U.S. diplomatic and security goals in the region.

Under the agreement, Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will issue a formal apology to women — known as “comfort women” — who were recruited or coerced into providing sex for Japanese soldiers. Tokyo will also provide about 1 billion yen ($8.3 million) to a compensation fund that will support the remaining victims.

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South Korean In South Korea, there Foreign Minare 46 surviving former sex ister Yun slaves, most in their late 80s or Byung Se said early 90s, the Associated Press the agreereported. ment resolves “The issue of comfort women, the issue with an involvement of the Japa“finally and nese military authorities at that irreversibly.” time, was a grave affront to the honor and dignity of large numbers of women, and the government of Japan is painfully aware of responsibilities from this perspective,” Japan Foreign Minister Funio Kishida said Monday after a meeting in Seoul with his South Korean counterpart. Kishida said the deal marks “the beginning of

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a new era of Japan-South Korea ties.”

South Korea Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se said the agreement resolves the issue “finally and irreversibly.”

It is the first time the Japanese government has provided direct compensation to former comfort women or explicitly recognized responsibility for the program that brought tens of thousands of women from South Korea, China and elsewhere in Asia into sexual servitude. The issue has been the biggest source of friction in ties between Seoul and Tokyo.

Later Monday, Abe called South Korean President Park Geun Hye and reiterated his apology. Abe told reporters after the call that the agreement was based on his commitment to stop future generations from having to repeatedly apologize, the AP reported.

Park said she hoped the two countries will build mutual trust and open a new era in ties based on the agreement, the AP said. “I

“The issue of comfort women ... was a grave affront to the honor and dignity of large numbers of women.”

Funio Kishida, Japan foreign minister

hope the mental pains of the elderly comfort women will be eased,” Park said in a statement.

The agreement, which comes during the 50th anniversary year of the normalization of relations between the two countries, calls for the two governments to refrain from criticizing each other over the topic. South Korea also pledged to remove a statue in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul memorializing comfort women. The statue has been an irritation for Tokyo.

Japan and South Korea are the United States’ closest allies in the

region. About 25,000 U.S. troops are based in South Korea, and about twice that are based in Japan.

But relations have long been contentious, largely because of issues related to the war and Japan’s brutal 1910-1945 colonization of the Korean Peninsula.

The U.S. welcomed the announcement, with Secretary of State John Kerry saying the agreement will “improve relations between two of the United States’ most important allies.”

President Obama has urged both countries to resolve their differences and work together to confront an increasingly assertive China and an erratic, nucleararmed North Korea.

“This (deal) is very good for the United States because it eliminates an obstacle and therefore it allows two important allies to work together,” said Brad Glosserman, executive director of Pacific Forum CSIS, a Honolulubased foreign policy research institute.

IN BRIEF PUERTO RICO COP HELD IN KILLING OF 3 OFFICERS

A narcotics police officer in Puerto Rico was arrested after allegedly killing a police commander, lieutenant and a female officer during a hostage standoff Monday in the city of Ponce, according to media reports.

The State Police said they arrested Agent Guarionex Candelario in the incident. Two of the victims were identified as Lt. Luz Soto Segarra and Cmdr. Frank Roman, both 49, according to the Associated Press.

The shooting occurred at police headquarters in Ponce where Candelario allegedly took the three law enforcement officers hostage, and negotiations were underway when the shooting began, AP reported.

Police said the suspect, who worked in the anti-drug division, previously had been stripped of his weapon but received a psychological evaluation nearly two years ago and his weapon was returned, according to AP. — Gregg Zoroya BOKO HARAM ATTACKS IN NIGERIA KILL AT LEAST 80

Boko Haram Islamic extremists struck a city and a town in northeastern Nigeria with rocketpropelled grenades and multiple suicide bombers Monday, killing

at least 80 people, the Associated Press reported, citing witnesses.

In Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, at least 30 people were killed and more than 90 wounded in overnight blasts and shootouts, and an additional 20 died in a bombing outside a mosque at dawn Monday, said Muhammed Kanar, area coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency.

Three female suicide bombers also killed at least 30 people in Madagali, CNN reported. Two of the women blew themselves up together at a market.

Brig. Gen. Victor Ezugwu, the officer commanding in northeast Adamawa State, confirmed the attack but said casualties have yet to be established.

Less than a week earlier, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari told BBC that security forces have “technically won the war” against Boko Haram and that it is no longer capable of suicide bombings on soft targets.

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A landmark nuclear deal with Iran moved closer to implementation Monday, with Secretary of State John Kerry announcing that tons of enriched uranium that could potentially be turned to use in atomic weapons were on a ship heading from Iran to Russia, according to the AP.

NO STOPPING TEA TIME

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Braving floodwaters, workers from a taxi firm enter their premises Monday with a teapot and cups of tea courtesy of a neighboring wine bar. Recent heavy rain has caused the rivers Foss and Ouse to burst their banks in York, England.

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Members of Iraq’s elite counterterrorism unit celebrate Monday at the heavily damaged government complex after they recaptured key parts of Ramadi, the capital of Iraq’s Anbar province.

IRAQ GRABS KEY PARTS OF RAMADI FROM ISIL Ammar Al Shamary and Tom Vanden Brook USA TODAY

Iraqi government forces retook central parts of the key city of Ramadi on Monday from Islamic State militants, the military said.

Iraq’s military spokesman, Brig. Gen. Yahya Rasool said Ramadi had been “grabbed from the hateful claws” of the Islamic State, also known as ISIL or ISIS. The operation’s success was confirmed by the Pentagon. “The expulsion of ISIL by Iraqi security forces, supported by our international coalition, is a significant step forward in the campaign to defeat this barbaric group and restore Iraq’s territorial sovereignty,” U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in a statement.

The Islamic State still controlled five neighborhoods on the eastern edge of Ramadi that make up about 10% of the city, but government forces had surrounded those pockets of resisBAGHDAD

tance, an Iraqi military officer said Monday. The officer asked not to be named, because he wasn’t authorized to discuss details of the offensive.

He said Iraqi troops are trying to keep the militants from fleeing to nearby Fallujah, which remains under Islamic State control.

An Iraqi military commander, Abdul Ghani Al Assad, also said the Islamic State still held outlying districts of Ramadi, but the group’s fighters were now on the run.

“Daesh fled to the eastern outskirts of the city,” said Al Assad, using the Arabic term for ISIL. “We will chase them to end their evil totally.”

Iraq has been trying for weeks to recapture Ramadi, which is about 70 miles west of Baghdad.

It fell to the Islamic State in May. Iraq’s security forces said Sunday that they had encircled the key government facility after several days of fighting.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry applauded Iraq’s victory.

“While Ramadi is not yet fully se-

cure and additional parts of the city still must be retaken, Iraq’s national flag now flies above the provincial government center,” he said.

Gen. Lloyd Austin, head of U.S. Central Command in Tampa, said the success by Iraqi military forces in securing the government complex “clearly demonstrates that the enemy is losing momentum as they steadily cede territory” in Iraq and Syria.

Recapturing control of Ramadi is a coup for the Obama administration’s counter-Islamic State campaign, said Nicholas Heras, an expert on security in the Middle East at the Center for a New American Security.

The revised strategy centered in part on retaking Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province. Other elements include increased raids on Islamic State leadership and pressuring Raqqa, the Islamic State’s self-declared capital in Syria.

Vanden Brook reported from Washington

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STATE-BY-STATE News from across the USA ALABAMA Montgomery: Seven

trainees in the Fire and Rescue Department were kicked out of the program after allegedly cheating during a test. Names were not released.

ALASKA Anchorage: Scientists discovered a massive landslide in an uninhabited area. The slider Oct. 17 unleashed 200 million tons of rock down the Taan Fiord valley onto Tyndall Glacier in Icy Bay. ARIZONA Phoenix: The Arizona

Republic profiled Laura Tohe, an English professor at Arizona State University, who was named the Navajo Nation’s second poet laureate. She is the only tribal poet laureate in the country.

ARKANSAS Mountain Home: A

reward of $5,365 was offered for information leading to the person involved in a fatal hit-and-run more than a month ago.

CALIFORNIA Monterey: The

Monterey Bay Aquarium announced the birth of a wild sea otter. The aquarium posted online photos of the fuzzy brown pup playing with mom.

COLORADO Aurora: Phi Pham,

33, was accused of first-degree murder after a man was shot and killed Christmas night, KUSA-TV reported.

CONNECTICUT New Haven:

Police investigated the disappearance of toys and coats meant for underprivileged children from a community non-profit group that shares a building also used as a police substation, the New Haven Register reported.

DELAWARE Minquadale: Man’s

best friend scared away two home invaders who kicked open the front door of a residence. When they entered the home, a 36-yearold woman released the family dog from its cage, and the intruders fled, The (Wilmington) Journal News reported.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Toy

drones — a hot-selling Christmas gift — interfere with military operations at several bases across the country, The Washington Post reported. Cmdr. William Marks, a Navy spokesman at the Pentagon, said Navy pilots or air-traffic controllers at U.S. bases have reported close calls or encounters with unauthorized drones 12 times in the past three months.

HIGHLIGHT: ILLINOIS

Mayor cuts short trip after police shooting Gregg Zoroya

TENNESSEE Nashville: Officials are preparing to launch a $1 million advertising campaign to encourage adults who dropped out of college to go back and get their degrees, The Tennessean reported. The ads promoting the Reconnect and Complete initiative seek to reach 110,000 Tennesseans who were more than halfway to a degree when they left college.

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Embattled Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will cut short his family vacation in Cuba and head home Tuesday after a police shooting Saturday that claimed two lives, one of them a woman who law enforcement admits was killed accidentally by an officer.

The 56-year-old mayor serving his second term has seen his approval rating fall to 18% and demonstrators calling for his resignation after he was forced to release a police dashboard camera that showed 17year-old Laquan McDonald shot 16 times by a police officer in 2014.

Tensions have only increased in the last 48 hours after the latest police shooting that left a 19-year-old engineering student and 55-year-old mother of four dead.

Emanuel’s spokeswoman Kelley Quinn said in a statement Monday that the mayor would cut short a family vacation with his wife and three children to Cuba in order to “continue the ongoing work of restoring accountability and trust in the Chicago Police Department.”

Quinn said he had been in constant contact with his staff and the acting police superinIOWA Grinnell: Three years

after it opened, the Transportation Museum has hit a dead end, losing its building to foreclosure and leaving the city on the hook to repay more than $4 million in federal aid for the project, The Des Moines Register reported.

KANSAS Lawrence: The Public

Library received a gift of nearly $230,000 from the estate of a former librarian, the Lawrence Journal-World reported. The gift from the estate of Ann Hyde is the largest single contribution the library has ever received.

KENTUCKY Louisville: A paren-

tal escort policy could prevent situations like last week’s disturbance at the Mall St. Matthews, where up to 2,000 people, mostly unsupervised juveniles, disrupted the post-holiday shopping weekend, officer Dennis McDonald, a spokesman with the St. Matthews Police Department, told the Courier-Journal.

FLORIDA Fort Myers: A 20-

hour high-speed boat chase that spanned more than 300 nautical miles and resembled a James Bond movie ended about 65 miles west of Cuba when three suspects gave up and the stolen $350,000 boat was recovered, The NewsPress reported.

TEXAS Houston: The Depart-

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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has seen his approval rating fall to 18% as anger has flared over his leadership of the city. tendent John Escalante.

Emanuel grew testy earlier this month during a videotaped interview with Politico’s Mike Allen, saying he “didn’t really appreciate” his trip to Cuba being made public. But he explained that he was taking his children to Cuba in order to continue their education about, and exposure to, different cultures.

Chicago police were responding to a report of a domestic disturbance in West Garfield Park early Saturday when an officer opened fire, killing Quintonio LeGrier, 19, a college student who had been suffering other man’s head during a dispute about a woman in a bar, The Recorder reported.

MICHIGAN Detroit: Nearly 200 people gathered around candles in a vigil for Anthony Tolson, 33, a musician who was shot to death in a carjacking, the Detroit Free Press reported.

MINNESOTA Owatonna: A 61-year-old man died in a rollover crash on an icy highway. James Weinhold was a car salesman at Cornerstone Ford in Elk River.

MISSISSIPPI Amory: American

Furniture Manufacturing will open a plant to make couches and sleeper sofas, investing $560,000 and hiring 140 people.

MISSOURI Independence: The

city banned the sale of tobacco products to anyone younger than 21, The Kansas City Star reported.

MONTANA Bozeman: Fish,

Wildlife and Parks spokeswoman Andrea Jones said the state is moving to shut down Animals of Montana, which rents bears, a Siberian tiger, other large cats and wolves for photography shoots and motion pictures. Alleged violations include holding wild animals in unlocked cages.

NEBRASKA Omaha: The population grew modestly this year, and it might not be enough to protect all three of the state’s U.S. House seats after the 2020 Census.

GEORGIA Buford: A bank rob-

Supreme Court upheld a decision by a commission to add nearly 12,000 homes on farmland on Oahu’s Ewa Plain.

NEVADA Carson City: The Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to move forward with a new rate structure for customers with rooftop solar panels. The three-member commission adopted a proposed order that would reduce by 75% the amount NV Energy pays customers for excess power their solar panels produce and change the flat service rate for customers with solar panels.

IDAHO Boise: The Suicide Pre-

NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord:

ber allegedly gave a teller a note that demanded cash and wished the teller a “Merry Christmas.”

According to Gwinnett County police, the suspect had a beard and wore a blue cap, blue jeans, black hoodie and white gloves.

LOUISIANA Baton Rouge:

About 11,000 invitations have been sent for Gov.-elect John Bel Edwards’ swearing-in ceremony set for Jan. 11.

HAWAII Honolulu: The state

vention Hotline received a $300,000 grant that will go toward launching the state’s first online emotional support program, KTVB-TV reported.

ILLINOIS Chicago: Online fanta-

sy sports contests offered by FanDuel and DraftKings “clearly constitute gambling” and are illegal, state Attorney General Lisa Madigan said in a legal opinion, according to the Chicago Tribune.

INDIANA Indianapolis: Charles

Knights told police he’d heard news reports that horses were stuck in floodwaters and wanted to help. He was arrested after he ignored commands from authorities to get out of the water as the 13 horses were led to dry land, The Indianapolis Star reported.

MAINE Augusta: The

Association of Realtors said home sales jumped more than 22% in November compared with a year ago.

MARYLAND Crisfield: The

non-profit Somerset County Arts Council will broadcast a blend of live and recorded music with talk programs and free syndicated programs on new station WBYC (107.3 FM) in March, The (Salisbury) Daily Times reported.

MASSACHUSETTS Greenfield:

An 87-year-old man was charged with pointing a handgun at an-

additional forensic scientist to help clear a backlog of untested evidence from sexual assault cases, the Argus Leader reported.

Attorney General Marty Jackley, who oversees the state crime lab, approved the new position.

Public hearings have been set for January in five counties where the proposed Northern Pass electrical transmission lines would cross. Eversource wants to run a 192-mile transmission line from Pittsburg to Deerfield, carrying 1,090 megawatts of Canadian hydropower to New England.

NEW JERSEY Lakewood: Au-

thorities investigated the death of Miguel Rivera, 45, who was found lying face-down in the hallway of his Laguna Lane home. He appeared to have been beaten to death, the Asbury Park Press reported.

NEW MEXICO Albuquerque: A police officer resigned after a judge ruled he would stand trial on charges of aggravated battery and tampering with evidence.

from emotional issues and was reportedly trying to break down the bedroom door in his father’s apartment with a baseball bat. A neighbor, Bettie Jones, 55, was accidentally killed by the officer during the shooting, police said.

The incident inflamed anger over the mayor’s leadership of the city and its police department.

Emanuel issued a statement Sunday saying there were serious questions about the West Garfield Park shootings and “changes are needed to how officers respond to mental health crisis.”

The charges against Pablo Padilla stem from a traffic stop in April 2014 in which he allegedly kneed a University of New Mexico law school student in the groin.

NEW YORK West Harrison:

Joseph Lemm, a New York City Police detective killed in Afghanistan by a suicide bomber, will receive a hero’s funeral at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan on Wednesday, The (Westchester County) Journal News reported.

NORTH CAROLINA Raleigh: Michael Landguth, president and CEO of Raleigh-Durham International Airport, said “we’re learning a lot” from a technology foul-up that penned 124 drivers at the airport’s parking exits for half an hour last month. “We want our customers to know they can get out and get home,” Landguth told The News & Observer.

NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck:

Corrections officials investigated an assault that led to a nearly week-long lockdown at the state penitentiary, the Bismarck Tribune reported.

OHIO Hamilton: Recently married in September and short of his 29th birthday next month, firefighter Patrick Wolterman was killed after falling through the floor to a basement while fighting a house fire, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported.

OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City: Tim Stewart, executive director of the Turnpike Authority, announced his resignation and will take a similar position in Colorado.

OREGON Portland: An elephant

named Tusko at the zoo was euthanized. A decades-old leg injury impaired his mobility, KATU-TV reported.

PENNSYLVANIA Penn Hills:

Police investigated after a Molotov cocktail was thrown through the window of a home.

RHODE ISLAND Providence: A federal judge approved an agreement requiring the state to fix thousands of storm drains that are polluting rivers, ponds and Narragansett Bay with contaminated runoff. The consent decree also orders the state Department of Transportation to pay a $315,000 penalty to the federal government for violations of clean water rules.

SOUTH CAROLINA Pickens

County: Private company MRR Pickens entered into a preliminary agreement to undertake “a large disposal project” that could dump hundreds of thousands of tons of coal ash in Pickens County, The Greenville News reported.

SOUTH DAKOTA Sioux Falls: The state crime lab will hire an

ment of State Health Services will not renew its contract with Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast to fund HIV prevention and testing, amounting to almost $600,000 annually. Since 2014, the clinic has identified 1,182 people with HIV, The Texas Tribune reported.

UTAH

Salt Lake City: The state Department of Transportation launched a system that allows people to use their smartphones to track the location of snowplows in their area.

The Automated Vehicle Locator system provides locations for more than 500 snowplows on the state’s highways and freeways. It does not include county and city snowplow information on local roads.

The new system can be accessed through the UDOT website or by using the UDOT Traffic smartphone app.

VERMONT Winooski: Misery Loves Co., a restaurant, plans to turns its former bakery, MLC Bakeshop, into Incubator — a place where people can host pop-up dinners, cook and eat meals together, throw a party and talk about food, the Burlington Free Press reported.

VIRGINIA Roanoke: Chem-Solv, a chemical distribution company, pleaded guilty to federal hazardous waste charges. It agreed to pay a $1 million criminal fine and $250,000 to fund environmental community service projects under the plea agreement. The company also agreed to serve five years’ probation.

WASHINGTON White Pass:

U.S. 12 over White Pass reopened in both directions. The highway was closed about two weeks ago after rain caused washouts and mudslides.

WEST VIRGINIA Marlinton: The Pocahontas County school system will try to implement new school bus routes on days where classes might have previously been canceled because of snow, The Inter-Mountain reported.

The county averaged 11.85 snow days per calendar over the past 15 years.

WISCONSIN Algoma: Mops

made by Algoma Mop Manufacturers made their debut in the movie Joy, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper. The movie is based upon the story of Joy Mangano, who overcame hardship to become an inventor and home-shopping entrepreneur, building a business dynasty that began with the Miracle Mop in the 1990s. When the film’s prop master couldn’t find enough of the original Miracle Mops, she contacted the Algoma company, a subsidiary of East Shore Industries, which employs more than 80 adults with disabilities.

WYOMING Cheyenne:

Gov. Mead, a Republican, asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider its new rule regulating emissions from coal-fired power plants.

Wyoming is the nation’s leading coal-producing state, and state officials are increasingly concerned about falling coal revenue.

The state petition claims the final EPA rule is stricter than an earlier draft.

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by Jeff Harkness. Graphics by Alejandro Gonzalez.

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AMAZON: PRIME MEMBERS IN ‘TENS OF MILLIONS’ Amazon says it added 3 million members to its Prime subscription service during the third week of December. The new wave of subscribers brings the number of total Prime members to “tens of millions” worldwide, Amazon revealed Monday. The company also says a record number of items shipped via Prime. Amazon’s Prime service — available since 2005 — offers free two-day shipping on most items, as well as access to Amazon Video and the streaming Amazon Music service. Although Amazon said the service boasts “tens of millions” of members, the company did not offer specific figures.

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$15-an-hour minimum wage, deemed a quixotic crusade just a couple of years ago, became a reality in 2015, with a handful of states and cities taking steps to phase in the pay floor over the next few years.

The push for $15 is gaining momentum, with five states and nine cities expected to consider the proposal next year through legislation or ballot initiatives, according to the National Employment Law Project (NELP).

And about a dozen states are scheduled to raise their minimum wages Jan. 1 to a level below $15 as a national campaign to lift the earnings of low-paid workers continues to pay dividends despite a federal pay floor that has been stuck at $7.25 an hour.

“People … have neighbors and families making very little money even though they’re working very hard,” says Yannet Lathrop, a AILING VALEANT CEO NELP policy analyst and reGOES ON MEDICAL LEAVE searcher. “These workers have to Embattled drugmaker Valeant depend on public assistance.”

Pharmaceuticals International This year, New York’s wage said Monday ailing CEO and board approved an increase for Chairman J. Michael Pearson is fast-food workers to $15 an hour on medical leave, an announceby 2018 in New York City and by ment that sent the Canada2021 in the rest of the state. Gov. based company’s shares plumAndrew Cuomo announced simimeting 10.5% to close at $102.14. lar bumps for state workers.

Pearson, 56, has been hospitalMore than a dozen other ized in New Jersey for what the states, cities and counties passed company last week characterized as severe pneumonia. He phased-in $15 pay floors within five years, including Los Angeles, was recently transferred to a second hospital — the name and according to NELP. Massachusetts is enacting a $15 base pay for location has not been disclosed home care workers, and Pitts— for continued treatment, burgh, Milwaukee and Rochester, Bloomberg News reported.

N.Y., are among cities easing in $15 for municipal workers.

DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVG. Seattle and San Francisco approved steps toward that base for 17,600 all workers in 2014.

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Nearly two dozen companies 17,550 17,552 and schools established $15 minimums this year, including the 17,500 University of California, Face4:00 p.m. book, Google and Nationwide In17,450 17,528 surance. Some will be phased in.

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CHEVROLET WILL SELL ‘MIDNIGHT EDITION’ TRAX Chevrolet is going to sell a limited run of 1,000 Midnight Edition Trax small crossovers in February. Dealers are already ordering them sight unseen, said Betsy Flegg, senior marketing manager for Chevy Crossovers. In the somewhat menacing appearance package, the chrome normally on the LTZ trim level is replaced by black trim pieces on window moldings, door handles etc. There are also unique black wheels. Inside there are black seats with light gray accents. The package will cost $500. The idea is to offer a whole different look than the neighbor down the street, Flegg said: “Trax should sell quickly once people see it.”

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MINIMUM WAGE COULD SPREAD IN 2016 MINIMUM WAGE GAINS IN 13 STATES States with minimum wage increases as of Jan. 1, 2016:

State

Current minimum Minimum on Jan. 1 Future increases

Alaska Arkansas California Connecticut Hawaii

$8.75 $7.50 $9.00 $9.15 $7.75

$9.75 $8.00 $10.00 $9.60 $8.50

Maryland

$8.00

$8.75

Massachusetts Michigan Nebraska New York Rhode Island Vermont

$9.00 $8.15 $8.00 $8.75 $9.00 $9.15

$10.00 $8.50 $9.00 $9.00 $9.60 $9.60

West Virginia

$8.00

$8.75

$8.50 (2017) $10.10 (2017) $9.25 (2017); $10.10 (2018) $9.25 (2017); $10.10 (2018) $11.00 (2017)

$10.00 (2017); $10.50 (2018)

NOTE: DOES NOT INCLUDE THE 10 STATES THAT MAY SEE VERY SMALL MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES DUE TO COST-OF-LIVING INDEXING ADJUSTMENTS (ARIZ., COLO., FLA., MO., MONT., N.J., OHIO, ORE., S.D. AND WASH.).

SOURCE: NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAW PROJECT

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Nationwide protests, like this one at a McDonald’s in Harlem, have helped the push to raise the minimum wage.

New York, California, Oregon and Missouri will consider statewide $15 pay floors through legislation or ballot initiatives. Massachusetts is weighing the proposal for fast-food and big-box retail workers. Washington, D.C., and Sacramento are among a handful of cities set to vote on the move.

The developments follow nationwide one-day strikes by fastfood and other low-wage workers demanding a $15 wage over the past three years that have been financed by the Service Employees International Union.

But the Employment Policies Institute, which is backed by the restaurant industry, disputes the idea that workers’ quest for a $15 wage is spreading. Michael Saltsman, the group’s research director, notes that voters in Portland, Maine, and Tacoma, Wash., rejected $15 hour pay floors in 2015.

“The prospect for continuing this movement is pushing its limit,” he says.

Saltsman says sharp minimum wage hikes to about $12 an hour in some cities have resulted in business closures, layoffs and reduced hiring as restaurants and other businesses replace workers with technology.

Lathrop argues such effects have been limited, with businesses offsetting higher pay through relatively modest price increases.

And she says a much larger number of workers get bigger paychecks, benefiting the economy.

Many states have approved more modest raises. The minimum wage increases set to take effect in a dozen states on Jan. 1 include $1-an-hour jumps to $9 to $10 an hour in California, Massachusetts, Nebraska and Alaska.

Nearly 30 states with 60% of the U.S. workforce have minimum wages higher than the federal government, NELP and the Economic Policy Institute say.

Proposals to increase the federal pay floor have been blocked by Republicans in Congress.

No Scrooges this year as spending leaps Retail sales from both online and in stores rise 7.9% over 2014 Nathan Bomey @NathanBomey USA TODAY

Holiday shoppers spent 7.9% more this year than they did in 2014, according to one early gauge, but they were expected to gravitate more toward online sellers, and brick-and-mortar retailers could feel the impact.

The increase in U.S. retail spending from Black Friday through Christmas Eve, excluding gasoline and vehicle purchases, outpaced last year’s 5.5% uptick, according to MasterCard SpendingPulse figures released Monday.

The estimate tracks spending through all means of payment, in-

TIMOTHY A. CLARY, AFP/GETTY IMAGES

A shopper leaves Macy’s with a bag full of goodies at its New York City store in November.

cluding credit cards, debit cards, cash and checks — whether in person or online.

Consumers used savings from rock-bottom gasoline prices to spend on online purchases, furniture, travel and restaurants, in particular, according to MasterCard SpendingPulse.

In one notable shift, people are

increasingly likely to go out to eat with family around the holidays.

“We saw a double-digit increase on Christmas Day itself,” said Sarah Quinlan, senior vice president of market insights for MasterCard Advisors.

“I guess we didn’t go to Grandma’s house.”

Quinlan said it’s indicative of a broader trend toward “experiential spending” that she expects to continue after the holidays.

Millennials, who devote 52% of their food spending to restaurants and 48% on groceries, are more likely to spend on “creating memories rather than buying stuff,” Quinlan said.

The broader uptick is an encouraging sign for the nation’s economy, in part because it serves as an indicator that consumers are finally starting to spend some of the savings they’ve gleaned from gasoline prices that fell below $2 per gallon in much

of the country.

But the structural shift in spending toward online retailers is disquieting for many retailers that have failed to adapt to the digital transformation.

Online spending rose 20%, compared with the same period in 2014.

The National Retail Federation projected in October that shoppers would handle 46.1% of their holiday shopping online, compared with 44.4% a year ago.

NRF will release its official holiday retail projections in January.

Like the broader market, the stocks for several major retailers finished the day relatively flat on Monday, the first day of trading since Christmas.

Walmart (WMT) closed down 0.1% at $60.75, Target (TGT) closed down 0.4% at $72.87 and Macy’s (M) closed up 0.1% at $35.50.

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

The Federal Reserve this month hiked interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade, but that doesn’t mean stocks that pay plump dividends — and offer a yield alternative to bonds — should be taken off investors’ stocks-to-own list.

That’s the message delivered

by Sam Stovall, U.S. equity strategist at S&P Capital IQ, in the wake of the Fed’s quarter-point rate increase on Dec. 16, its first hike since 2006. Stovall notes the current yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note is around 2.25%, not much higher than the 2.10% yield on the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index.

“This narrow spread,” Stovall notes, “continues to offer encour-

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

agement to stock bulls, as they attempt to divine the market’s performance in 2016.”

Historical stock performance will also give bulls — especially ones betting on firms increasing dividend payouts — hope.

Since 1953, whenever the 10year Treasury yield was higher than the S&P 500’s yield by less than a full percentage point (or 100 basis points), the S&P 500 gained an average 12% during the subsequent 12 months and recorded positive results nearly 90% of the time, according to Stovall’s data.

And when the yield on the S&P 500 was higher than that for the 10-year U.S. government bond, stocks rose an average 19% and gained in price about 80% of the time.

Says Stovall: “No wonder dividend increases remain investors’ holiday gift of choice.”

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Among the highest-turnover SigFig portfolios (more than 100% turnover), Netflix was the most-traded stock in mid-December.

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Alphabet A (GOOGL) 782.24 +16.40 Axiom Capital upgrades price target, keeps buy.

+2.1

+47.4

Southwestern Energy (SWN) Rises as it receives consensus hold rating.

+2.1

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6.85

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Alphabet C (GOOG) Rises along with sibling shares on upgrade.

762.51

+14.11

Amazon.com (AMZN) Hits record holiday shipping and deliveries.

675.20 +12.41

Nasdaq (NDAQ) Climbs all day ahead of ex-dividend day.

+1.9

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Newell Rubbermaid (NWL) Gets consensus buy, overcomes early drop.

44.37

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ADT (ADT) Fund manager increases position, shares follow.

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Expects solid earnings growth.

Equinix (EQIX) Climbs all day after positive growth rating.

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+1.6

-5.9

342.45 +5.05

+1.5

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+1.4

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+.21

300.91 +3.72

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens in its second weekend pulled in an $120 additional $153.5 million to repeat at No. 1 and crossed $1 billion worldwide in record time, accord- $100 ing to estimates from Rentrak.

Nov. 30

Price: $107.25 Chg: $1.39 % chg: 1.3% Day’s high/low: $108.20/$106.33

The biotechnology company’s lead $50 drug candidate, a treatment for an infection in patients undergoing hematopoietic cell transportation, failed in late-stage trials, missing $0 Nov. 30 its primary endpoint.

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-9.5

-70.7

Navient (NAVI) 11.46 Credit facilities reduced to $19 billion from $26 billion.

-1.15

-9.1

-47.0

Consol Energy (CNX) Shares down on plunging oil prices.

7.87

-.78

-9.0

-76.7

Chesapeake Energy (CHK) Commodities slump, shares follow.

4.07

-.38

-8.5

-79.2

Marathon Oil (MRO) Shares pressured as oil prices tumble.

12.98

-.95

-6.8

-54.1

Ensco (ESV) Drops premarket in tough sector.

14.97

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Q: Can I cash in on the ‘January Effect’?

Matt Krantz

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A: Investors long have banked on the January Effect — the fact that smallcompany stocks tend to do best in January. The trend is shifting earlier — but investors can still profit from it.

Small-company shares are increasingly kicking off their improved performance in November and then really start to outperform in the middle of December, the Stock Trader’s Almanac says.

But if you didn’t already jump in, don’t worry, because small-company stocks tend to beat the market through the start of May. Another reason not to worry about the January effect: It hasn’t kicked in yet this year. The Vanguard Small-Cap exchange-traded fund, which invests in shares of small companies, is down 5.5% since the last day of November. That’s an even worse showing than the 3.2% decline by the Standard & Poor’s 500.

Traders who want to try to time this market phenomenon are getting more time than in year’s past. Investors, though, can skip all the timing games and just take the recent weakness in small-cap stocks as a reminder of the importance of the asset class over the long term. The IFA U.S. Small Company index has generated an 11.3% long-term average annual gain. That tops the Standard & Poor’s average annual long-term return of 9.8%.

Iconix shares take a hit after it confirms SEC investigation Kevin McCoy USA TODAY

Shares of Iconix Brand Group plunged Monday as the marketer whose consumer brands include Candie’s, Joe Boxer, Rocawear and Danskin confirmed a formal regulatory investigation of its accounting issues.

The New York-based firm’s stock closed down 24% at $5.67.

Triggering the sell-off was Iconix’s announcement the company has received a formal order of investigation from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Com-

ICONIX BRAND GROUP

Iconix owns and markets a portfolio of consumer brands, such as Joe Boxer, licensing them to a network of leading retailers and manufacturers.

mission. The company said it would “fully cooperate” with the financial market regulator.

The investigation marks an escalation of what the company previously described as a comment letter process with the SEC related to Iconix’s annual report

for the year that ended December 2014 and accounting treatment for the formation of international joint ventures.

The comment letters focused on “whether such joint ventures should potentially have been consolidated in the company’s his-

torical results,” Iconix said in SEC filings. The company’s board of directors formed a special committee, consisting of independent directors, to review the issue.

Based in part on that review, Iconix on Nov. 5 announced the company’s current management team decided to restate historical financial statements for the 2013 fiscal year and fourth quarter, the 2014 fiscal year and each of its quarters, and the first and second quarters of 2015 “to correct certain errors in accounting.” The company said it completed and filed the restatements last month.

“Iconix will continue to focus on building its brand management platform across the globe and is committed to driving the long term success of the Company,” the firm said in a statement with Monday’s announcement of the SEC investigation. “The Company is currently in active discussions with potential lenders and continues to expect to be in a position to refinance its 2016 convertible notes.”

The company’s shares have fallen sharply this year, more than 84% from the $36.39 close on March 30 through the close of Monday’s market session.

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Jude Law is 43. Mekhi Phifer is 41. Danny McBride is 39.

CAUGHT IN THE ACT ‘Voice’ coaches Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton were very public Sunday about their private relationship. The new couple took selfies at the University of Phoenix Stadium, where they saw the Arizona Cardinals play the Green Bay Packers.

MICHAEL CHOW, AZCENTRAL SPORTS

THEY SAID WHAT? THE STARS’ BEST QUOTES “I watched ‘SNL’ the way most black people watched it: I watched Eddie.

Then I stopped.”

— ‘Saturday Night Live’ cast member Leslie Jones in FILMMAGIC ‘The New Yorker’ on how she wasn’t a regular viewer of the show before she joined its writing team

10 BEST FILMS OF

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IN REMEMBRANCE

WARNER BROS. PICTURES

Johnny Depp, with Joel Edgerton, plays Whitey Bulger.

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Motorhead’s ‘Lemmy’ dies after cancer fight Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, the Motorhead frontman whose outsized persona made him a hero for generations of hard-rockers and metal-heads, has died. Agent Andrew Goodfriend told the Associated Press that Kilmister died Monday in Los Angeles after a brief battle with aggressive cancer. Known as “Lemmy” to most, he was as famous for his mustache, mutton chops and the mole on his face as his music. He was deeply respected as a rock master and innovator, from his time with the psychedelic band Hawkwind in the early 1970s to his four decades in Motorhead, best known for their 1980 anthem “Ace of Spades.” Born on Christmas Eve, 1945, in Staffordshire, England, Kilmister founded Motorhead in 1975. Its bassist and lead singer ever since, he was royalty even among fellow rockers. “He will be sadly missed,” Ozzy Osbourne wrote on Twitter Monday.

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Source Dreams Resorts & Spas/ Wakefield survey of 1,000 adult U.S. mothers TERRY BYRNE AND JANET LOEHRKE, USA TODAY

Remember when folks were wondering what happened to Johnny Depp’s career? His answer was transforming himself into Whitey Bulger, one of Boston’s most notorious gangsters.

The tense and gritty crime drama also showcases the talents of Joel Edgerton as Bulger’s old childhood friend and FBI ally John Connolly.

BROOKLYN

The sweet and intimate comingto-America story of Saoirse Ronan’s Irish immigrant tugs on all the right heartstrings as she has to choose between a new love and life in 1950s New York City or the familiarity and traditions of her homeland seemingly a world away.

2015 USA TODAY’s Brian Truitt spent much of his year in a dark room watching many, many movies, big and small, original and remade, good and bad.

Here is his top 10, starting with the year’s best movie, the surprising return of an apocalyptic antihero.

MOVIE OF THE YEAR MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Amid comic-book superheroes, rampaging dinosaurs and the return of Star Wars, director George Miller pulled off the greatest action film in recent history by dusting off the doomsday car of one Max Rockatansky, played by Mel Gibson in 1979 and in excellent laconic fashion by Tom Hardy 36 years later.

But Max really isn’t even the real star of his own movie, a two-hour chase scene involving a water-starved desert civilization, the car-worshiping cult of War Boys and their leader, Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne), a masked metaphor for man killing the world.

Instead, it’s Charlize Theron’s Imperator Furiosa who rules this explosive masterwork. The bionic-armed warrior who wants to return home and rescue the Immortan’s five wives from an enslaved life redefined the action heroine in modern cinema, becoming not only a feminist icon but also a well-crafted character beloved by both genders.

That’s just the deeper stuff. Operatic and completely bonkers, Miller’s Fury Road also unleashed a highway full of mind-blowing special effects, killer vehicles that looked as if they just took the expressway from hell and one bungeecorded guitarist with a flaming ax lending a soundtrack to a memorable symphony of destruction.

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Tom Hardy plays the title role, but Charlize Theron’s Imperator Furiosa rules the road in Mad Max.

RADIUS

Jay (Maika Monroe) is cursed in the thought-provoking It Follows.

IT FOLLOWS

The rare horror movie that gets better upon repeat viewings.

Director David Robert Mitchell crafts an extraordinarily freaky yet thought-provoking tale about a 19-year-old (Maika Monroe) with a sexually transmitted curse who can get rid of a supernatural force only by choosing to sleep with someone else, thereby dooming the person.

THE MARTIAN

Director Ridley Scott takes us into space for a rousing adventure that keys into our innate need for exploration, while Matt Damon has one of his best turns ever as a “super-botanist” stuck on Mars with a penchant for space potatoes and signature one-liners. “In your face, Neil Armstrong” indeed.

SPOTLIGHT

In an era where journalism involves listicles and GIF-laden prose, director Tom McCarthy’s masterful look at a high-profile Boston church scandal, with awesome performances by Mark Ruffalo and Michael Keaton, is a reminder that good old-fashioned reporting can sometimes change the world for the better.

Adonis (Michael B. Jordan) and Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) CREED

The Rocky franchise received a muscular pick-me-up from Michael B. Jordan’s Adonis Creed, whose youthful attitude plays so well off Sylvester Stallone’s iconic Rocky Balboa, and director Ryan Coogler, a filmmaker who mixes his own swagger with what made the Rocky films great in the first place.

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Finn (John Boyega) and Rey (Daisy Ridley) join the Star Wars family.

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

THE HATEFUL EIGHT

Quentin Tarantino takes the pressure-cooker atmosphere of Reservoir Dogs, rubs in some Western flavor and puts it in a snowy post-Civil War cabin that houses eight highly unpredictable hombres and a murder mystery to boot. Agatha Christie, you have met your ultra-violent, banterladen match.

DISNEY/PIXAR

Joy (voiced by Amy Poehler) is one of five Emotions who help advise 11-year-old Riley in Inside Out. INSIDE OUT

Kids love the colorful animated emotions Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust that inhabit young Riley’s mind in the heart-

warming Pixar comedy. And their parents are wrecked — in a good way — by the thought of time as fleeting and their children growing up too quickly.

Sci-fi nerds may have initially been psyched by the return of Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill to the galaxy far, far away, but what history will remember most about J.J. Abrams’ insta-classic addition to the canon is the introduction of rookies Daisy Ridley and John Boyega. Episode VIII can’t come soon enough.

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LEXI AND JOHN WEHRMEISTER, OF LAWRENCE, CHECK OUT THE CLOTHING SELECTION at the Buttons and Bows Boutique at the Pregnancy Care Center, 2200 Harvard Road. The center has parenting classes for new parents as well as the boutique, where parents can spend “bucks” they earn in class.

Parenting classes teach concepts before baby’s birth

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Parenting is a learning experience.

But instead of learning by doing, some classes in Lawrence help parents get a head start by learning before even giving birth.

The Pregnancy Care Center, 2200 Harvard Road, provides an “Earn While You Learn” program that offers classes on preand postnatal care, infant care and parenting. All classes at the center are free.

By taking classes at the center, parents earn “Baby Bucks,” which they can use in the center’s Buttons and Bows Boutique. The boutique has everything on a parent’s practical list of needs, from

wipes and diapers to warm winter coats and cribs. It also has toys, books, new and gently worn clothing and an array of To register for classes at LMH, call 749-5800 or blankets and bedding. visit lmh.org and search for “parenting support.”

Bridgit Smith, the center’s executive For more information about classes and director, said parents can earn bucks by support at the Pregnancy Care Center, call doing things such as bringing a support 842-6499. person with them to their classes and To find out more about the Healthy Families completing worksheets and homework Douglas County program, call Jenn Preston at with each lesson. the Health Department at 856-5336.

Part of each lesson at the faith-based center involves scriptures from the Bible, and parents can choose whether to comis set up to cover a new topic each week, plete that portion. The center is funded with topics relevant from the first trimesby individuals, businesses and churches, ter until the baby is 1.

Smith said, and does not receive any government funding.

Please see PARENTING, page 2C The Earn While You Learn curriculum

Learn more

If you’re making New Year’s resolutions, make them SMART

By Aynsley Anderson Sosinski Lawrence Memorial Hospital

It is almost New Year’s resolution time for many.

Many people are anxious at the beginning of a new year to drastically transform their lifestyles.

They may want to lose weight, eat healthier, exercise more, quit smoking and better manage stress.

It is always important to put a well-thought-out plan in place before making any desired lifestyle changes. Quitting smoking without planning how to deal with difficult situations, such as encountering a stressful event or being around others who smoke, may lead to relapse.

Studies show that about three-quarters of those

who make resolutions, especially for lifestyle changes, are only actually able to maintain their goal for a few weeks. Another reason for failure, besides not putting a plan in place, is that the goals set are often too broad or complex,

or there are too many of them.

When making any lifestyle changes, try starting with just one or two easily achievable goals and make them SMART. The success rate for long-lasting change is much higher.

What is a SMART goal? SMART is an acronym for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time-based. Here is

some information about each aspect of this.

Specific. Make sure the goal addresses who is involved, what needs to be accomplished, where the action will take place, when is it going to happen, what conditions are needed for success and why you want to accomplish this goal. For example, “I will exercise Please see SMART, page 2C

Wes: It’s time once again for the Double Take New Year’s resolution column — our guide to what teens and parents might want to consider when deciding what to focus on in the coming year.

Yes, we know resolutions are cheesy, but there are worse things than aspiring to try something new or turn over a proverbial new leaf. So, let’s suspend any lingering disbelief in ourselves and set some goals.

This year, just to shake things up, Gabe will suggest his top three resolutions for parents and I’ll offer mine for teens.

Resolve to get political. In case you hadn’t noticed, 2016 is a major election year. This fall, young people on college campuses all across the country took up causes of social justice and turned out in droves for favored political candidates. Hopefully that spirit of engagement continues through Election Day. The 18-to-21 crowd is a huge voting block and even under-18s have enormous economic power and social energy.

This year, make your voice heard or else you may end up with a whole list of voices in Topeka and Washington that you don’t agree with very much. It’s your future.

Now might be the time to invest in it.

Differentiate. We used to have this thing we called “peer pressure,” meaning that other teens used social influence to get you to do bad stuff.

We’re mostly over that notion, recognizing how much more complex social interplay is than that old Please see 2016, page 2C

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Walking fitness test set for Jan. 14 Drop in and test your fitness with a 1-mile timed walk test on Jan. 14 at Sports Pavilion Lawrence, 100 Rock Chalk Lane.

The test will be administered on the indoor track, which is one-eighth of a mile long. After the walk test, stay for a presentation entitled “Stretches for Walkers” with Vic White, an exercise physiologist at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

No registration is required. For the walk test, participants can drop in anytime between 7 and 8:15 a.m.

The stretching presentation is from 9 to 9:30 a.m. in the Champions Room on the lower level of the Sports Pavilion.

Call 832-7920 for questions about the walk test.

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“It’s totally client-driven,” said center volunteer Tamara Jarrow. “Based on where they’re at, if they come in six months pregnant, or they come at the pregnancy test, or they come in right after they’ve had their baby, they can decide which of these topics they really need.”

The curriculum includes overviews of each trimester as well as topics such as healthy eating, SIDS and newborn care basics.

The center also offers free toddler parenting classes and a mothers’ support group.

New parent and parents-to-be can also find resources through the Healthy Families program at the LawrenceDouglas County Health Department and at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

The Healthy Families Douglas County program is free and voluntary. On top of providing guidance on parenting, the program gives assistance to parents on everything from applying for medical coverage, home visits with a nurse, developmental screenings for babies and transportation to medical and WIC appointments.

more” is a very broad goal, whereas “I will walk on the school track four times a week for 30 minutes after work” is much more specific and directive for you.

Measurable.

Make goals that you can easily measure and monitor your progress. Measurable goals provide answers as to how much, how many and how you will know when the goal is close or has been accomplished.

Use the website supertracker.usda.gov, a phone app, a fitness tracking device or even a calendar to help with this.

Attainable. A lifestyle change goal should be something you can realistically achieve. Don’t set the bar too high and commit to eating five servings of vegetables daily when you previously have not been eating any. When you are just starting to focus on eating healthier, a goal like this may be unachievable and lead to failure over the long term. Make your goals small and doable so that you have success. Losing 50 pounds may be your ultimate long-term goal, but can seem out of reach initially. Break that down into smaller increments, such as “I will lose 10 pounds by the end of February.” When you reach that goal, celebrate your success and reset your goal again.

Realistic. A realistic goal is one based on your current situation. How much time do you have to devote to it? Do you have everything you need to accomplish it? Is it flexible enough to allow for changes in your routine?

Don’t commit to exercising an hour daily if you only have 20 minutes available. When you are

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THESE ARE “BABY BUCKS,” WHICH PARENTS OR PARENTSTO-BE CAN EARN while they take classes from the Pregnancy Care Center, 2200 Harvard Road.. The “bucks” can be used in the center’s boutique for small things, such as diapers and wipes, and large items, such as a crib or highchair.

Parents’ only qualification is that they reside in Douglas County, and the program is open to firstand second-time parents.

LMH offers several classes and programs to help expectant and new parents. Programs cost $5 to $50, and the lineup includes: l Childbirth Preparation (four weeks) l Basic Childbirth Preparation (half-day plus homework) l Online Childbirth Preparation l Breastfeeding Your Baby l Babycare Workshop l Newborn Safety (includes CPR plus other safety information) l Tyke Hyke (a new baby prep class for

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Focus on the positive.

Communicate. A lot of You would be in the rare the problems that have minority if you claimed CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1C come to Dr. Wes and me that little negative hapthis year could have been pens to families. Just term can allow. However, made better sooner and looking over what’s come teen culture is so powerwith less pain if someone across my desk since I’ve ful that it influences every had said simply what started this column can be aspect of the larger society they thought or believed. daunting. Sometimes this and just about everyone This year, parents should negativity can be caused in it. This year, resolve to strive to make sure their by your children, which think outside the culture children understand what makes it all the more imbox to become who you expectations you set, so portant to help them grow are, rather than sliding easthat they can follow them. up in a “net-positive” ily into whatever someone That’s a two-way street, of environment. If things else expects or demands course. Parents should not look bleak, try to find a that you be. only listen to input from glimmer to latch on to. If Find balance. We’ve their children but also ask things are great, enjoy it. stressed out teens far for it. Nobody is really an Where and how kids grow too much in our world expert in parenting, so any up will ultimately make with too much advanced curriculum, too much time working and far too many hours connected to Serving Lawrence For screens. This year, resolve to balance all that harried lifestyle with some exercise, meditation, and above all, sleep. If you do nothing else this year for your mental health, get eight to 10 hours of sleep each night.

Gabe: Here are my nominations for best resolutions parents might consider in 2016: Trust your instincts.

This really isn’t limited to parenting, but it’s very important within it.

Common sense and gut feelings can point you in a good direction when making parenting decisions.

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siblings-to-be). l The hospital also hosts pediatric first-aid and CPR classes.

“Most expectant parents take Breastfeeding, Babycare and Newborn Safety prior to their baby arriving,” said Aynsley Anderson Sosinski, community education coordinator for LMH. After the baby comes, the hospital offers two support groups. The Breastfeeding/New Parent Support Group is on Monday mornings, and on most Thursday mornings is the Build Your Village support group for new mothers who are experiencing either new-parent adjustment challenges or a perinatal mood disorder. them who they are.

— Wes Crenshaw, Ph.D., ABPP, is author of “I Always Want to Be Where I’m Not: Successful Living with ADD & ADHD.” Learn about his writing and practice at dr-wes.com. Gabe Magee is a Bishop Seabury Academy senior. Send your confidential 200-word question to ask@drwes.com. Double Take opinions and advice are not a substitute for psychological services.

already at a very stressful point in your life, it may not be the best time to try to permanently quit smoking, because for many, smoking is a stress management technique.

Wait until you have developed and can rely on an alternate stress management tool, such as regular exercise or meditation; then move forward.

Time-based.

Goals should have starting and ending points with enough time in between to accomplish them. If you want to successfully lose that 10 pounds, know that this usually takes several weeks. Be patient but persistent. Also know that sidesteps can inevitably happen. Do not give up.

Instead, take some time to examine what went wrong and fix it. Then reset your goal and get back on track.

Lawrence Memorial Hospital has many wellness education classes in January 2016 to assist you with meeting any New Year’s lifestyle goals.

These include educational sessions on healthy eating, stress management, smoking cessation and fitness.

Go to lmh.org for more information or to enroll or call LMH Connect Care at 785-505-5800.

Plan to join us at the new LMH Performance and Wellness Center at Sports Pavilion Lawrence on Friday, Jan. 8, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. for the first of our monthly Wellness Second Friday drop-in discussions.

The topic for this session will be “SMART Goal Setting for Achieving Lasting Lifestyle Changes.” No registration is needed and this program is free.

— Aynsley Anderson Sosinski, MA, RN, is community education coordinator at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, which is a major sponsor of WellCommons. She is a Mayo Clinic Certified Wellness Coach. She can be reached at aynsley. anderson@lmh.org.

Lawrence Memorial Hospital Community L Education Calendar for January 2016 E Special Events and Programs at the LMH Performance and Wellness Center, Sports Pavilion of Lawrence Steps to Successfully Quitting Smoking Thursday January 7, 7-8:30 pm Plan to attend this free class to learn more about the basic steps to successful quitting of tobacco.

Advance registration required.

Wellness Friday Drop-in Discussion Friday January 8, 9:30-10:30 am On the 2nd Friday of each month, join us for a drop-in discussion on a health or wellness topic of interest. This month’s topic: “SMART Goal Setting for Achieving Lasting Lifestyle Changes.”

Speed Wellness Coaching Saturday January 9, 9-11 am.

Want to make a lifestyle change like losing weight, exercising or managing stress? Let a wellness coach help you set attainable goals. Drop in for a quick sampling of what wellness coaching is. Consultations are free and last 15 minutes. No appointments taken.

The One Mile Walk Test, and Educational Presentation “Stretches for Walkers” Thursday January 14, walk test: drop-in between 7 and 8:30 am; presentation: 9-9:30 am.

Join LMH and Lawrence Parks and Recreation for the one mile walk test; a test of aerobic fitness.

Participants are timed as they walk

one mile on the indoor walking track at a comfortable pace. Then, stay on for a free presentation by Vic White, exercise physiologist at LMH. Both events free; no registration needed.

For more information on the one mile walk test, contact Gayle Sigurdson, LPR Recreation Planner, (785) 832-7920 or gsigurdson@lawrenceks.org.

Let’s Get Started: Weighing In on Healthy Eating Thursday, January 14, 7-8:30 pm LMH Registered Dietitian Patty Metzler will share ideas and strategies to help successfully achieve and maintain a healthy weight. Advance registration required. $10.

Know Your Numbers – Cholesterol Screening Saturday January 16, 8-9:30 am This screening event offers a full lipid profile by finger stick. Fasting for 9-10 hours recommended. No appointment needed. $15/test (cash or check).

Balance for Life: a Movement Class with Tai Chi Classes begin the week of 1/18 with 4 different levels. Classes taught by Registered Physical Therapists. $60/8 sessions. Call (785) 505-2712 or (785) 505-3780 for information.

Seven Steps to Stress Mastery – a Basic Stress Management Course Thursdays, January 21 & 28, 7-8:30 pm Come and learn basic stress

management information and skills.

Advance registration required. $25/ person.

Programs at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Stepping On: Building Confidence and Reducing Falls Thursdays, January 14 - February. 25, 9-11:30 am Falls are a leading causes of injury and death to older adults. This multi-week class teaches balance and strength exercises, as well as other skills to prevent falls. $35.

Programs and Classes at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. 325 Maine St. Senior Supper and Seminar Tuesday January 19, supper: 5:00 pm, educational presentation: 6:00 pm. This month’s topic: “Nutrition Concerns of the Older Adult.”

On the 3rd Tuesday of each month, seniors are invited to come and enjoy a healthy three course meal for $5.50.

This is followed by a short educational program. All ages welcome for the presentation. Reservations required for the meal at least 24 hours in advance.

Call or e-mail to connectcare@lmh.org.

PreDiabetes Class Wednesday January 20, 12-1:30 pm A free class for those at risk for diabetes or who have prediabetes.

LMH offers several childbirth and new parent preparation classes as well as many safety programs including CPR and first aid classes and child safety seat checks.

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Dear Annie: I am one of five sisters. We are all adults with children of our own. One lives in New Jersey and the others live in Florida, three of us in the same city. My sister, “Claire,” lives two hours away. Three years ago, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. With good doctors and care, she has successfully come through five surgeries and battled the rounds of chemo. So far, she remains cancer-free.

Four of us did whatever we could to help Claire during this time. Two of my sisters worked remotely so they could help with her medical appointments. Even my sister in New Jersey offered to stay with Claire. Only one sister, “Pam,” never helped, and in fact, never even

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acknowledged the cancer or wished Claire a speedy recovery.

The problem now is that four of us are empty nesters and we vacation together once or twice a year. We have been doing this for more than a decade.

But family isn’t only for the good times. If a person cannot care about her sister when she is ill, then I don’t think she should be included when we go on vacations.

Recapping 2015: ‘Fargo’ wins With the clock ticking down to 2016, aren’t we due for a yearin-television roundup? I don’t even like reading those columns, never mind writing them. They often involve lists and rankings and other distracting, thoughtavoiding gimmicks.

Simply put, “Fargo” season two is the best drama of the year.

Epic and strange, and yet deeply rooted in fully drawn human beings, it represented TV writing at its best and most novelistic. It’s also one of the first s c r e e n dramas in years, if not decades, to portray a Vietnam veteran as a thoughtful, threedimensional character.

As in the first season, “Fargo” featured rogue males knee deep in ultraviolence, yet asked us to feel protective about a vulnerable female character at its every center: Molly Solverson (Allison Tolman) in the first season and her dying mother, Betsy (Cristin Milioti), in the second. As female characters at the heart of the gore, Kirsten Dunst and Jean Smart just may be battling it out come Emmy time.

“Fargo” avoided the big-show sophomore slump, one of the year’s unfortunate TV trends.

The writing on “True Detective” careened from Dostoyevsky to bad Raymond Chandler. “The Returned” spun out of control.

Even “Empire,” the ratings meteor of the year, saw many fans go from addicted to indifferent.

It has not been a great year for new comedies. Fox’s “The Grinder” is amusing, but can only go so far with its thin premise. NBC’s “The Carmichael Show” has its old-school moments. But for best comedy, I nominate British import “Detectorists.”

“Detectorists” was introduced on the Acorn service and is now streaming on Netflix. Pounce.

It’s a rare gem. And there isn’t a comic-book character or superhero in sight. l Stephen Colbert hosts the “38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors” (8 p.m., CBS). Taped on Dec. 6 at the Kennedy Center Opera House stage, the gala was attended by the president and first lady. As usual, the recipients are drawn from both high art (orchestra conductor Seiji Ozawa) and popular culture (actresses Rita Moreno and Cicely Tyson; singer-songwriter Carole King and movie director and producer George Lucas).

Tonight’s other highlights

l Dean’s celebrity may come

in handy on “The Grinder” (8:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14). l A young mother’s treatment becomes a point of contention on “Chicago Med” (8 p.m., NBC, r, TV-14). l “Shark Tank” alums return for two hours of “Beyond the Tank” (8 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG). l The gang helps one of its own on “Chicago Fire” (9 p.m., NBC, r, TV-14).

We always stay in timeshares, which I own. I don’t invite Pam on these vacations, but another sister does.

I can’t uninvite her without creating a rift.

Annie, I don’t want to vacation with Pam, but feel the choice is out of my control. I would appreciate advice from a disinterested party.

— Sibling Dilemma Dear Sibling: Are you sure you want to do this? The consequences could turn out to be more distressing than worthwhile. An estrangement hurts you, too, and, as you said, will create a rift between all of the siblings.

We know Pam deserves your condemnation for acting so uncaring toward her own sister, but have you asked her about

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For Tuesday, Dec. 29: This year you will turn a situation around because of your endurance and willingness to integrate new information. Acceptance and love seem to flow from you. If you are single, others buzz around you with interest. If you are attached, the two of you will enjoy each other even more.

The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult Aries (March 21-April 19) HHHH Take charge and follow through, even when the unexpected tosses you into a dynamic situation. Tonight: Off to the gym.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) HHHH Reach out to others.

You see a matter in a more creative vein and are willing to take action. Tonight: Fun is happening.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) HHHH You could be far more tired than you have been in a while, as you have been giving 100 percent to make what you want happen. Tonight: Stay close to home.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) HHHH Defer to others and let them express their ideas. You have a tendency to monopolize the moment. Tonight: A must appearance.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH Pace yourself; know what you must do. Tonight: Go with the flow. Don’t swim against the current.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Complete some person-

it? Did you say, “Pam, I am so disappointed and angry that you cared so little about Claire that you couldn’t even wish her well”? She needs to know how upset you are and why.

She may have some explanation for her callous behavior, and even though it will hardly be good enough, we hope you will hear her out and maybe even find it in your heart to forgive her. It’s so much better than holding onto your anger.

— Send questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or Annie’s Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190 Chicago, IL 60611.

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al matters that might be on hold.

Observe rather than act. Tonight: As you like it.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You could be overdoing it by using your connections to carry your perspective into predominance. Tonight: Not to be seen.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Take a stand against someone’s pressure to act a certain way. Tonight: Indulge yourself a little.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Your fiery personality will melt barriers more quickly if you add that touch of vulnerability that exists within you. Tonight: A force to be dealt with.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You could be in touch with many different people in the afternoon. You have a vision that will change after you get more feedback. Tonight: Open doors.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Others seek you out with a lot of ideas and want feedback. On some level, you will feel overwhelmed. Tonight: Talk with a friend or loved one.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH One-on-one relating allows you to see a different perspective. Wait until you are free of obligations. Tonight: Say “yes” to an offer.

— The astrological forecast should be read for entertainment only.

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So much has changed since I first covered college basketball as a traveling beat writer, following the UC Irvine Anteaters everywhere they went for two years, 30 years ago, but at least one thing has remained the same: It was more of a little man’s game back then than anybody gave it credit for being and it remains so today.

The team with better guards usually wins and they don’t necessarily have to be 6-feet tall. That’s why Kansas University, the 73rd tallest team in the nation, according to kenpom.com, is favored by 16 points against tonight’s opponent, UCI, the nation’s tallest team.

The first Anteaters I covered in 1985-86 had four players who played in the NBA, including 6-foot-8 Wayne Engelstad, 6-9 Tod Murphy and 6-10 Johnny Rogers. But it was 5-11 Scott Brooks who played in more NBA games and scored more points than the other three combined.

Brooks, who spent the past seven seasons as head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder, averaged 23.8 points as a senior and had his best games on nights that made for good story lines. On opening night of the Bren Events Center in January of 1987, which remains UCI’s homecourt, Brooks went for 43 points in a 118-96 victory against Utah State.

Later that season, Brooks played in front of family and friends at the University of Pacific, then coached

by Tom O’Neill. Coming out of junior college, Brooks was offered a roster spot as a walk-on from his local school, but O’Neill didn’t have a scholarship for him. Brooks lit up the Tigers for 41 points, hitting seven three-pointers in a 90-79 victory.

A few decades later, the Anteaters have the nation’s tallest player, 7-6 Mamadou Ndiaye, who is more than just a novelty. He leads the Anteaters with 12.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.9 blocks.

Even so, a sub-6-footer is more likely to get hot the way Brooks did and lead his team to victory. KU’s Frank Mason (13.3 points, 5.6 assists, .481 three-point percentage) might even find a way to give Ndiaye a run for his money on the boards with his second career double-digit game.

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UC IRVINE’S 7-6 MAMADOU NDIAYE, RIGHT, OF SENEGAL, IS DEFENDED BY UC RIVERSIDE’S 6-9 CHEICK THIERO during the Anteaters’ 63-54 win in the Big West Conference tournament, Thursday, March 12, in Anaheim, California. Ndiaye and UC Irvine visit Kansas University in Allen Fieldhouse tonight.

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The tall trees of UC Irvine will be on display in Allen Fieldhouse tonight.

“They are ridiculously huge. Allen Fieldhouse may not have ever seen as big a team as it will tomorrow playing Cal-Irvine,” Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self said after practice on Monday afternoon.

The (10-4) Anteaters of the Big West Conference, who meet the (10-1) Jayhawks in an 8 p.m., tip, start 7-foot-6, 300-pound junior Mamadou Ndiaye as well as 6-10, 215-pound senior Mike Best.

Jonathan Galloway, a 6-10, 235-pound freshman and Ioannis Dimakopoulos, a 7-2, 262-pound junior, garner significant minutes off the bench.

Ndiaye — he averages a team-leading 12.4 points off 67.7 percent shooting (65 baskets in 96 attempts) and a squad-best 7.3 rebounds — is the visitor’s marquee attraction, swatting 40 shots defensively.

“It’s going to be fun tomorrow. I just want to stand next to him, really see how tall he is,” said KU sophomore guard Devonté Graham, who stands 6-2. “He’s huge. When they play zone, he takes up the whole lane basically. It’s going to definitely be fun to trying to see how we finish around the basket,” Graham added.

The Jayhawks have watched tape of Senegal native Ndiaye, but can only imagine what it’s like to go against a 7-6 giant.

“I guess if you put somebody on somebody’s shoulders, maybe you could,” Self said of simulating competing against the big guy. “The things we try to do are easy in practice, but you are passing over 6-6 or 6-5 as opposed to 7-6. His wingspan has got to be 8-foot.”

Graham said KU’s big men have been especially aggressive in practice.

“Hunter (Mickelson, 6-10), Cheick (Diallo, 6-9) and them ... they are already big enough blocking shots. So coach is

like, ‘Imagine what it’s going to be like tomorrow when he (Ndiaye) is just standing in the paint trying to block everything,’’’ Graham said.

Mickelson has been able to maintain a sense of humor about the matchup.

“It’s literally, a big test,” Mickelson said with a smile.

“We are going to do what we normally do, move the ball around, get open looks.

Hopefully we’ll be able to bring him out a little bit from the paint so we can get inside a little bit better. We’ll see how that goes and I think we’ll be OK.” Best, by the way, is third on the team in scoring (8.9 ppg) and third in rebounding (4.2 rpg), while Galloway and Dimakopoulos average 2.4 and 5.1 respectively.

“We’ll do things how we know we can and play well,” Mickelson said. “Everything past 7-6, you know it kind of goes down from there. As long as we play how we know we can play I think we’ll be OK.” Please see HOOPS, page 3D

With conference play tipping off Saturday, the rest of the Big 12 once again will be reminded of its recurring nightmare: seeing Kansas University finish atop the men’s basketball standings year after year.

Under coach Bill Self’s guidance, the Jayhawks begin their league schedule Saturday versus Baylor (3 p.m., CBS), with the goal of winning enough games in the next two months to grab at least a share of the Big 12 regular-season title for the 12th season in a row.

The longer a player is around the Big 12, the more burdensome the task of toppling Kansas must seem. So just how agitated do opponents get, seeing KU repeatedly repeat?

“I don’t get tired of it,” Baylor senior forward Rico Gathers said before the season began, at Big 12 Media Day. “I get annoyed. I look at it like this: if we would’ve won during the regular season (last year), then we would be seeing somebody else different up there. It’s really just about taking care of business when you’ve got the chance to take care of business.”

Both Iowa State and Oklahoma finished a game behind KU (13-5) in 2014-15, while Baylor was two games back of KU. The Jayhawks escaped Waco, Texas, with a one-point victory to open conference play in 2015, then handled the Bears at Allen Fieldhouse to complete the regular-season sweep. Kansas split with both ISU and OU, winning at home against both the Sooners and Cyclones in the regular season (Iowa State prevailed, 70-66, in the 2015 Big 12 Tournament championship game).

As conference games get started this week, No. 3 Oklahoma, No. 11 Iowa State, No. 19 West Virginia and No. 23 Baylor all hope to do their part in ending KU’s run of Big 12 crowns at 11 in a row.

Cyclones senior forward Georges Niang didn’t want to give the Jayhawks “any bulletin board material” when asked if he grew tired of KU’s annual conference dominance.

“They deserve it, they work hard, but obviously you want to be that team to knock them off,” Niang said.

“Other than that, I mean, I don’t like thinking about it.

I don’t want to see it happen again, so this year we’re looking to make a change.”

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Military Navy 44, Pittsburgh 28 Annapolis, Md. — Keenan Reynolds wrapped up his record-setting college career at Navy in spectacular fashion, running for three touchdowns and throwing for another Monday to lead the Midshipmen past Pittsburgh in the Military Bowl.

Reynolds ran for 144 yards on 24 carries, completed 9 of 17 passes for 126 yards and had a reception for 47 yards on a trick play.

The 5-foot-11 senior leaves Navy (11-2) as the NCAA career leader with 88 touchdowns and 530 points. His 4,559 yards rushing are the most by a quarterback in NCAA history.

Qadree Ollison rushed for 73 yards and scored two touchdowns for Pitt. Nate Peterman threw a TD pass but was intercepted three times.

It all added up to a disappointing ending for the Panthers (8-5) in their first season under coach Pat Narduzzi.

After Quadree Henderson returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for Pitt, Navy went up 21-7 at halftime and built a 31-7 lead midway through the third quarter.

Pittsburgh scored two touchdowns in 17 seconds to close to 31-21, but could not complete the comeback.

It was 38-28 when Reynolds capped a nine-play drive with a 9-yard run with 4:19 remaining.

The TD broke a tie with Kenneth Dixon of Louisiana Tech for most in Football Bowl Subdivision history.

The victory provided the Midshipmen with their first 11-win season in 135 years of football. It’s also the first time Navy has won three straight bowl games.

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The Broncos (11-4) overcame a 14-0 first-half deficit in clinching their fifth consecutive playoff berth and denying the Bengals (11-4) their first road win on a Monday night since 1990.

Cincinnati also blew a chance to earn a bye in the playoffs.

Denver can earn the top seed in the AFC with a win over San Diego and a loss by New England at Miami next weekend.

Cincinnati 7 7 0 3 0 —17 Denver 0 3 7 7 3 —20 First Quarter Cin-Green 5 pass from McCarron (Nugent kick), 7:26.

Second Quarter Cin-Sanu 6 run (Nugent kick), 10:51.

Den-FG McManus 23, :14.

Third Quarter Den-Sanders 8 pass from Osweiler (McManus kick), 10:14.

Fourth Quarter Den-Anderson 39 run (McManus kick), 11:17.

Cin-FG Nugent 52, 6:46.

Overtime Den-FG McManus 37, 10:00.

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Cin First downs 22 22 Total Net Yards 294 390 Rushes-yards 33-108 21-113 Passing 186 277

Punt Returns 4-8 2-20 Kickoff Returns 2-34 3-68 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 22-35-0 27-39-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-14 3-22 Punts 5-47.4 5-43.4 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards 6-45 5-40 Time of Possession 37:28 27:50 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Cincinnati, Hill 19-63, McCarron 4-21, Bernard 8-14, Sanu 2-10. Denver, Anderson 9-73, Hillman 9-35, Osweiler 3-5.

PASSING-Cincinnati, McCarron 22-35-0-200.

Denver, Osweiler 27-39-0-299.

RECEIVING-Cincinnati, Green 5-57, Kroft 4-46, Bernard 4-29, M.Jones 3-33, Sanu 3-29, Hill 2-(minus 2), Burkhead 1-8. Denver, Thomas 7-59, Daniels 5-70, Sanders 4-67, Hillman 4-37, Norwood 4-37, Fowler 1-13, Anderson 1-8, Green 1-8.

MISSED FIELD GOALS-Cincinnati, Nugent 45 (WR). Denver, McManus 45 (WL).

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Birmingham Bowl Legion Field-Birmingham, AL. Auburn................................3 (63).......................... Memphis Belk Bowl Bank of America Stadium-Charlotte, NC. Mississippi St...................6 (60)..........................NC State Music City Bowl LP Field-Nashville, TN. Louisville.......................41⁄2 (47.5)...................Texas A&M Holiday Bowl Qualcomm Stadium-San Diego, CA. Southern Cal................31⁄2 (50.5)................... Wisconsin Thursday, Dec 31st.

Peach Bowl Georgia Dome-Atlanta, GA. Florida St.........................7 (55.5)..........................Houston College Football Playoffs Cotton Bowl AT&T Stadium-Arlington, TX. Alabama............................10 (47)....................Michigan St Orange Bowl Sun Life Stadium-Miami Gardens, FL. Oklahoma............... 31⁄2 (64)................ Clemson Friday, Jan 1st.

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Broncos keep division lead over Chiefs Broncos 20, Cincinnati 17, OT Denver — DeMarcus Ware beat AJ McCarron to a fumbled snap in overtime, sending the Denver Broncos into the playoffs with a 20-17 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night.

Ware’s recovery followed a 37-yard field goal by Brandon McManus, whose shanked 45-yarder at the end of regulation made necessary the extra

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Navy instead of taking the Return Yards 0 17 2-38.5 1-13.0 Both teams had to overhead coaching job at Brigham Punts-Avg. 6 p.m.

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CMU took the lead on the Texas Bowl: olds pitched the ball to fullCoach Jerry Kill retired in run by Ross. back Shawn White, then went Texas Tech v. LSU 8 p.m. ESPN 33, 233 late October because of conaround the right side of the line Cent.

Michigan 0 7 0 7—14 tinued difficulty managing his for a catch-and-run that set up 3 7 3 8—21 Women’s Basketball Time Net Cable epilepsy and his job. The Go- Minnesota First Quarter a 26-yard touchdown jaunt by phers were 5-7 after the regular Minn-FG Santoso 22, 10:11.

St. John’s v. Creighton 6 p.m. FS2 153 Demond Brown. season but were able to play Second Quarter Belmont v. W.Ky. 7 p.m. FCSP 146 CMU-Rush 1 run (Eavey kick), 14:55.

It was 31-7 before Nate Peteron because not enough teams Minn-Maye 11 pass from Mi.Leidner man threw a 4-yard TD pass to reached six wins to fill all the (Santoso kick), 12:43.

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Navy 14 7 10 13—44 A-34,217. ended up winning them.

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WEDNESDAY a 14-13 lead with 11:08 remain- Rushes-yards 28-104 39-158 Navy-Reynolds 1 run (Grebe kick), 9:26.

145 223 ing on a 13-yard touchdown run Passing Navy-Reynolds 5 run (Grebe kick), :41.

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UC Irvine v. KU replay 3 a.m. TWCSC 37, 226 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Third Quarter in 13 plays.

Penalties-Yards 3-25 1-5 Navy-D.Brown 26 run (Grebe kick), 12:28.

UC Irvine v. KU replay 6 a.m. TWCSC 37, 226 Leidner ran for the go-ahead Time of Possession 24:31 35:29 Navy-FG Grebe 35, 8:11.

UC Irvine v. KU replay 9 a.m. TWCSC 37, 226 Pitt-Ollison 4 pass from Peterman (Blewitt touchdown, then threw to KJ INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Cent. Michigan, Ross 19-100, W.Va. v. Va. Tech kick), 3:14.

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CMU drove back into Minne- 3). Minnesota, R.Smith 15-74, Brooks 15-65, Indiana v. Rutgers Fourth Quarter Mi.Leidner 9-19.

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KU replay noon TWCSC 37, 226 sota territory, but Cooper Rush Navy-Gulley 15 run (Grebe kick), 10:58.

PASSING-Cent. Michigan, Rush 15-29-1-145, threw an ill-advised pass while Team 0-1-0-0. Minnesota, Mi.Leidner 24-30- Houston v. S. Fla. 1 p.m. ESPNU 35, 235 Pitt-Ollison 45 run (Blewitt kick), 9:35.

Navy-Reynolds 9 run (kick blocked), 4:19.

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RECEIVING-Cent. Michigan, Willis 4-51, Ross hind, and his attempt to avoid 4-28, Navy

Pitt McCord 2-42, Kroll 2-10, Rice 1-11, Cooper N’western v. Nebraska 3 p.m. ESPNU 35, 235 First downs 17 31 a sack backfired when Briean 1-3, Hayes 1-0. Minnesota, Maye 8-67, Lingen Long Beach St. v. Duke 3 p.m. FSN 36, 236 Rushes-yards 21-198 71-417 Brooks 4-45, Wolitarsky 3-52, Carter 2-10, Boddy-Calhoun intercepted 5-33, Passing 137 173 Penn St. v. Maryland 4 p.m. ESPN2 34, 234 Wozniak 1-11, R.Smith 1-5.

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Former MU receiver big reason Chiefs are playoff-bound

By Dave Skretta AP Sports Writer

Kansas City, Mo. — Jeremy Maclin darted off the line of scrimmage, saw a soft pocket in the middle of the Cleveland defense, and angled sharply toward the goal posts in the back of the end zone.

Alex Smith zipped a pass between three defenders that hit him right on the hands.

The 13-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter Sunday gave the Kansas City Chiefs an early lead.

But it also allowed Maclin to eclipse 1,000 yards receiving this season, a rare feat under coach Andy Reid and exactly what the franchise hoped for when they signed him as a free agent.

“It seems like every week we look back at the film and I felt like I could have gone Jeremy’s way more,” Smith said, “because he consistently wins. Even when they try to take him away, he consistently wins. He’s that type of player.”

Maclin finished with five catches for 49 yards against Cleveland, giving him 84 catches for 1,034 yards and seven touchdowns — seven more than all Chiefs wide receivers had combined last season.

Not a bad follow-up to last season, when he had 1,318 yards receiving for Philadelphia.

“I think the great thing about him is he’s all teamfirst. All he cares about is winning,” Smith said.

“But credit to him, I think it shows how smart he is besides the talent he has.

He sees things so well.

He sees it like a quarterback.”

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KU senior Perry Ellis, who stands 6-8, said: “That’s a big team. You’ve got to play fast. Playing fast is going to be key and don’t second-guess yourself,” he added of going up strong with the ball. l

Irvine facts, figures: This is the first-ever meeting between the two teams. ... KU is 6-2 versus current membership of the Big West Conference: 3-1 vs. Long Beach State, 2-1 vs. Hawaii and 1-0 vs. UC Santa Barbara. ... UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California with an enrollment of 30,000. ...

The Anteaters are 10-4 after winning the Sun Bowl Invitational in El Paso, Texas. The Anteaters defeated Sam Houston State, 63-53, on Dec. 21 and Norfolk State, 8062, the following day to win the title. ... UC Irvine coach Russell Turner is 100-84 in his sixth season. ... Irvine averages 70.0

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KANSAS CITY’S JEREMY MACLIN (19) MAKES A CATCH in front of Cleveland’s Tramon Williams (22) during the Chiefs’ 17-13 win Sunday in Kansas City, Missouri.

The touchdown reception was a perfect example of it.

Maclin could have broken off his route at any point, but the key to making it work was doing it when Smith expected it.

A moment too soon and Smith overthrows him, too late and it’s an interception.

It was the kind of throw into tight coverage that the cautious Smith rarely makes, and almost certainly would avoid trying with any other wide receiver.

“There are a lot of adjustments that are happening in that route and he sees it the exact same way you do, and you trust him,” Smith said.

“I think that comes with time. I think with me, it’s proven that Jeremy sees it very well. He’s going to make good decisions out there.”

All of which is why he’s the first Chiefs wide

ppg and has a +5.4 scoring margin. The Anteaters rank 28th nationally in field goal percentage defense at 38.2 percent.

UCI outrebounds its opponents 37.0-35.5 and averages 15.9 assists, 5.8 steals and 5.4 blocked shots. ... Of UC Irvine’s eight 20-win seasons in school history, three have come under Turner in each of the last three years. ... Last season, the Anteaters went 21-13 and won the Big West Tournament before losing to Louisville, 57-55, in the NCAA Tournament second round. ... Junior guard Luke Nelson averages 12.2 ppg and leads the Anteaters with 28 threes and 17 steals. His 60 assists are tied for the team lead with senior guard Alex Young.

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Next: KU, which has won 11 straight Big 12 regular-season titles, will open conference play against Baylor at 3 p.m., Saturday, in Allen. KU will then meet Oklahoma at 8 p.m., Monday in Allen.

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KANSAS FORWARD HUNTER MICKELSON (42) Will be among the Jayhawks matched up against the 7-6 Ndiaye.

receiver with more than 1,000 yards since Dwayne Bowe in 2011, and only the fourth under Reid to reach that mark. Terrell Owens, Kevin Curtis and DeSean Jackson all made it when they were with the Philadelphia Eagles.

“It’s nice,” Maclin said, “but that doesn’t really mean much.”

What means something to Maclin is making the playoffs. The Chiefs have matched a franchise record with nine straight wins after their 1-5 start, and clinched no worse than a wild-card slot when Pittsburgh lost to Baltimore on Sunday.

After all, it was the chance to play for a Super Bowl — and to be reunited with Reid, the coach who drafted him in Philadelphia — that lured him to Kansas City.

Maclin considered staying with the Eagles as a free agent, but ultimately signed a $55 mil-

lion, five-year deal with the Chiefs.

It was a big investment for Kansas City, but one the franchise believed it had to make given the dearth of options. The only other wide receiver with a track record of production last season was Bowe, and his five receptions this season with the Browns proves how far he’s dropped off.

Most importantly, Maclin has given Smith a comfortable target.

“He’s got a lot of trust in Jeremy,” Reid said.

“You just have to find that small window.”

Maclin said he won’t be watching the scoreboards, or care much about what happens with Denver the final two games.

All that matters to him is beating Oakland next week and getting ready for the playoffs, where the Chiefs have not won a game since the 1993-94 season.

“The way they assembled this locker room with this mixture between veteran guys and young guys, I think everybody pretty much understands kind of what it takes to be successful,” he said.

“The older guys, myself included, our job is to bring the younger guys along and let them know it’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon. And I think we’ve kind of proven that.

We’re in now.”

Notes: The Chiefs’ game against Oakland has been flexed to a 3:25 p.m.

CT kickoff. ... Reid said Monday that the Chiefs will prepare for the Raiders as if they need to win, rather than rest for the playoffs. ... S Husain Abdullah (concussion) is close to returning, Reid said.

Kansas University vs. UC Irvine Probable Starters UC IRVINE (10-4) F — Mike Best (6-10, Sr.) C — Mamadou Ndiaye (7-6, Jr.) G — Alex Young (6-2, Sr.) G — Luke Nelson (6-3, Jr.) G — Dominique Dunning (6-4, Sr.)

KANSAS (10-1) F — Perry Ellis (6-8, Sr.) F — Hunter Mickelson (6-10, Sr.) G — Frank Mason III (5-11, Jr.) G — Wayne Selden Jr. (6-5, Jr.) G — Devonté Graham (6-2, Soph.)

Tipoff: 8 p.m. today, Allen Fieldhouse.

TV: ESPNU (WOW! channels 35, 235).

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IOWA STATE’S GEORGES NIANG (31) DRIVES AGAINST CINCINNATI’S COREONTAE DEBERRY (22) during the Cyclones’ 81-79 victory over the Bearcats Tuesday, Dec. 22 in Cincinnati. Niang and the Cyclones are among the challengers to Kansas’ streak of 11-straight Big 12 regular season titles.

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Spangler pointed to a pair of three-point losses to Kansas State — the Wildcats finished just 8-10 in the Big 12 — as results OU wished it could have back. It would mean a lot to the Sooners, Spangler added, to win the Big 12 in 2016, ending KU’s streak in the process.

“It’s big-time. You’ve gotta give them props,” Spangler said of the Jayhawks’ run, which began in 2005, when KU shared the league crown with OU. “Obviously they’re doing something right to win 11 straight, and you have to respect them. But at the same time I think with our team we have enough experience and we know how to win the couple close games that we lost last year to put us in the position to knock them off.”

Ultimately, that’s the aspiration of every player in the Big 12 who doesn’t play for Kansas.

Said Gathers (averaging 14.4 points and league-leading 11.1 rebounds this season): “It’s not even about ending the streak. It’s about going out there and being the ‘one true champion’ like the Big 12 always preaches. KU’s been fortunate to be 11 straight.

That’s crazy. You know, they’re up there with the UCLAs (the Bruins won 13 conference championships in a row between 1967 and 1979).”

With Niang (19.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists), junior guard Monté Morris (14.5 points, 7.6 assists, 2.3 steals) and senior big man Jameel McKay (14.4 points, 9.9 rebounds, 1.4

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BUDDY HIELD (24) AND OKLAHOMA ARE ANOTHER THREAT TO ENDING KANSAS’ RUN. Here Hield takes a jump shot against Harvard at the Diamond Head Classic, Christmas Day in Honolulu. blocks) returning — Naz Long will miss the rest of the season with hip injuries — for new ISU head coach Steve Prohm, the Cyclones are confident they also have enough talent to win the Big 12.

“That’d be great,” Niang said. “To be honest, what (KU has) done is pretty special and if you can be the team to knock them off, you’re gonna be remembered.

Because I don’t know if people remember the team that won it six years in a row for KU, but they will remember the team that stops that streak, so I think that’s why every team’s gunning to be that team.”

Rosters UC IRVINE 0 — Jaron Martin, 5-10, 167, Jr., G, Sunland, California.

1 — Alex Young, 6-2, 193, Sr., G, Phoenix, Oregon.

2 — Max Hazzard, 5-10, 165, Fr., G, Los Angeles.

3 — Haitham Chehabi, 6-1, 187, Fr., G, Laguna Beach, California.

5 — Jonathan Galloway, 6-10, 235, Fr., F, Brentwood, California.

10 — Luke Nelson, 6-3, 195, Jr., G, Worthing, England.

11 — Haroldas Saprykinas, 6-1, 180, Soph., G, Klaipeda, Lithuania.

12 — Ioannis Dimakopoulos, 7-2, 262, Jr., F/C, Patra, Greece.

13 — Brandon Smith, 6-5, 185, Fr., F, Santa Ana, California.

20 — Shawn Ray, 6-8, 235, Sr., F, Torrance, California.

23 — Darrian Traylor, 6-4, 210, Fr., G, Las Vegas.

24 — Dominique Dunning, 6-4, 214, Sr., G, Corona, California.

25 — Spencer Rivers, 6-2, 200, Fr., G, Winter Park, Florida.

32 — Aaron Wright, 6-3, 212, Sr., G, Cerritos, California.

33 — Mike Best, 6-10, 215, Sr., F, San Rafael, California.

34 — Mamadou Ndiaye, 7-6, 300, Jr., C, Dakar, Senegal.

Head coach: Russell Turner. Associate head coach: Ali Ton. Assistants: Ryan Badrtalei, Nick Booker.

KANSAS 0 — Frank Mason III, 5-11, 185, Jr., G, Petersburg, Virginia.

1 — Wayne Selden, Jr., 6-5, 230, Jr., G, Roxbury, Massachusetts.

2 — Lagerald Vick, 6-5, 175, Fr., G, Memphis.

4 — Devonté Graham, 6-2, 175, Soph., G, Raleigh, North Carolina.

5 — Evan Manning, 6-3, 170, Sr., G, Lawrence.

10 — Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, 6-8, 195, Soph., G, Cherkasy, Ukraine.

11 — Tyler Self, 6-2, 165, Jr., G, Lawrence.

13 — Cheick Diallo, 6-9, 220, Fr., F, Kayes, Mali, Africa.

14 — Brannen Greene, 6-7, 215, Jr., G, Juliette, Georgia.

15 — Carlton Bragg, Jr., 6-9, 220, Fr., F, Cleveland.

21 — Clay Young, 6-5, 205, Soph., F, Lansing.

22 — Dwight Coleby, 6-9, 240, Jr., F, Nassau, Bahamas.

31 — Jamari Traylor, 6-8, 220, Sr., F, Chicago.

33 — Landen Lucas, 6-10, 240, Jr., F, Portland, Oregon.

34 — Perry Ellis, 6-8, 225, Sr., F, Wichita.

42 — Hunter Mickelson, 6-10, 245, Sr., F, Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Head coach: Bill Self.

Assistants: Kurtis Townsend, Norm Roberts, Jerrance Howard.

Big 12 has five teams in AP Top 25 poll The Associated Press

This is the week conference play begins so it’s so long to mismatches and guarantee games.

Now it’s a neighborhood thing, and that means plenty of games that can affect the Top 25.

Five games this week pit two ranked teams from the same conference, and No. 6 Xavier and No. 9 Butler get Big East play off to a grueling start.

On Thursday, Xavier is at No. 16 Villanova and Butler hosts No. 12 Providence. Two days later the Musketeers host the Bulldogs in a matchup that will settle who is the early leader in the conference.

The other two doubleranked games are Saturday in the Big 12: No. 23 Baylor at No. 2 Kansas and No. 11 Iowa State at No. 3 Oklahoma.

Conference call: The Big 12 and Atlantic Coast Conference remained tied at the top with five teams each in the Top 25. The Big East is third with four followed by the Big Ten, Pac-12 and Southeastern Conference with three each. The American Athletic Conference has the other two teams.

In and out: UCLA is the lone newcomer to the poll this week. The 25th-ranked Bruins are in the Top 25 for the second time this season. They moved in at No. 22 two weeks ago after beating then-No. 1 Kentucky and then-No. 20 Gonzaga. UCLA was gone after one week following a loss to No. 7 North Carolina.

The Bruins (9-4) start Pac-12 play at Washington on Friday and Washington State on Sunday.

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

UNC slams in-state foe The Associated Press

Top 25 Men No. 7 North Carolina 96, UNC Greensboro 63 Chapel Hill, N.C. — Brice Johnson had 16 points to help North Carolina roll past UNC Greensboro on Monday.

UNC-GREENSBORO (4-9) Smith 2-6 0-1 4, Locke 3-10 0-0 7, Burgess 2-4 1-4 5, Alonso 6-10 0-0 17, Baldwin 3-7 1-1 7, Troy 5-9 1-3 14, White 4-5 0-0 8, Lamot 0-4 1-2 1, Collins 0-1 0-0 0, Adams 0-1 0-0 0, Mofford 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-57 4-11 63.

NORTH CAROLINA (11-2) Jackson 7-11 0-1 14, Johnson 7-9 2-2 16, James 0-2 0-0 0, Paige 5-9 3-4 14, Berry II 3-8 3-4 11, Britt 3-7 3-3 11, Hicks 6-8 1-2 13, Pinson 2-5 4-4 8, Maye 2-2 0-0 5, Williams 1-3 2-2 4, White 0-0 0-0 0, Coker 0-0 0-0 0, Coleman 0-0 0-0 0, Egbuna 0-1 0-0 0, Dalton 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 36-65 18-22 96.

Halftime-North Carolina 47-28.

3-Point Goals-UNC-Greensboro 9-26 (Alonso 5-9, Troy 3-5, Locke 1-3, Baldwin 0-1, Collins 0-1, Adams 0-1, Lamot 0-2, Smith 0-4), North Carolina 6-19 (Berry II 2-4, Britt 2-4, Maye 1-1, Paige 1-4, Egbuna 0-1, Williams 0-1, Pinson 0-2, Jackson 0-2). Fouled OutNone. Rebounds-UNC-Greensboro 22 (Burgess 5), North Carolina 43 (Johnson 16). Assists-UNC-Greensboro 12 (Baldwin 5), North Carolina 19 (Britt 5). Total Fouls-UNC-Greensboro 20, North Carolina 14. A-19,246.

No. 9 Butler 92, IUPUI 54 Indianapolis — Kelan Martin scored 19 points as Butler routed IUPUI. IUPUI (4-11) Combs 4-12 2-3 11, Archie II 0-4 2-2 2, O’Leary 3-7 1-2 8, Barksdale 3-7 0-3 6, Hall 1-2 1-3 3, Henderson 3-10 2-4 10, Hubler 1-4 0-0 3, Osborne 2-6 1-2 5, Brennan 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 20-57 9-19 54.

BUTLER (11-1) Lewis 1-4 2-2 4, Wideman 2-4 0-3 4, Jones 5-10 7-8 17, Dunham 2-11 4-4 8, Chrabascz 7-10 1-1 15, Etherington 2-4 0-1 5, Gathers 3-4 0-0 9, Pettus 0-2 0-0 0, Davis 2-4 2-2 6, Bennett 0-1 0-0 0, Martin 8-11 1-1 19, Fowler 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 34-68 17-22 92.

Halftime-Butler 43-24. 3-Point Goals-IUPUI 5-17 (Henderson 2-5, Combs 1-2, Hubler 1-2, O’Leary 1-3, Barksdale 0-1, Osborne 0-1, Archie II 0-3), Butler 7-19 (Gathers 3-4, Martin 2-3, Fowler 1-1, Etherington 1-2, Chrabascz 0-1, Lewis 0-1, Bennett 0-1, Pettus 0-1, Dunham 0-5). Fouled Out-None. ReboundsIUPUI 34 (Osborne 7), Butler 43 (Chrabascz, Wideman 6). AssistsIUPUI 8 (Combs, Henderson, O’Leary 2), Butler 18 (Lewis 7).

Total Fouls-IUPUI 20, Butler 19.

A-8,210.

No. 15 Duke 105, Elon 66 Durham, N.C. — Freshman Brandon Ingram matched a season high with 26 points, and No. 15 Duke routed Elon.

ELON (9-4) Hairston 3-8 3-6 9, Seibring 2-7 0-0 5, Eddy 0-3 1-2 1, Thompson 3-7 1-4 7, Samson 6-9 0-0 17, Luther 1-2 0-0 2, Hershberger 0-0 0-0 0, Kundrotas 0-4 0-0 0, Swoope 3-10 0-1 8, Anton 2-3 0-0 5, Eberhardt 1-3 0-0 2, Santa Ana 4-10 0-0 10, Brewer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-66 5-13 66.

DUKE (10-2) Ingram 11-16 1-2 26, Plumlee 3-6 4-6 10, Allen 7-15 2-2 17, Thornton 5-11 1-1 12, Jones 6-11 2-3 17, Jeter 2-3 1-1 5, Kennard 5-12 4-4 18, Vrankovic 0-0 0-0 0, Obi 0-1 0-0 0, Pagliuca 0-0 0-0 0, Besser 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-76 15-19 105.

Halftime-Duke 70-31. 3-Point GoalsElon 11-31 (Samson 5-8, Santa Ana 2-4, Swoope 2-8, Anton 1-2, Seibring 1-4, Luther 0-1, Eberhardt 0-1, Kundrotas 0-3), Duke 12-29 (Kennard 4-8, Ingram 3-6, Jones 3-7, Allen 1-3, Thornton 1-4, Besser 0-1). Fouled Out-None.

Rebounds-Elon 30 (Hairston 6), Duke 53 (Ingram, Plumlee 11). Assists-Elon 18 (Swoope 5), Duke 17 (Allen 5). Total Fouls-Elon 17, Duke 14. A-9,314.

No. 16 Villanova 77, Penn 57 Villanova, Pa. — Freshman Jalen Brunson scored 22 points to help No. 16 Villanova roll past Penn.

PENN (5-7) Woods 0-4 0-2 0, Foreman 1-7 0-0 2, Donahue 6-13 1-4 18, Nelson-Henry 4-6 1-2 9, Howard 4-8 2-4 11, Rothschild 0-0 0-0 0, Silpe 0-2 0-0 0, Lewis 2-4 2-2 6, D. Jones 1-1 0-2 2, S. Jones 1-9 0-0 3, Auger 1-3 0-0 2, Hamilton 0-1 0-0 0, Dwyer 2-2 0-0 4, McManus 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 22-60 6-16 57.

VILLANOVA (10-2) Brunson 6-10 9-10 22, Hart 5-8 2-6 12, Booth 1-10 3-4 5, Arcidiacono 5-10 3-5 13, Ochefu 4-5 4-5 12, Lowe 0-0 0-0 0, Jenkins 1-3 0-0 2, Farrell 0-0 0-0 0, Bridges 2-3 3-6 7, Reynolds 1-2 2-5 4, Rafferty 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-51 26-41 77.

Halftime-Villanova 39-11. 3-Point Goals-Penn 7-32 (Donahue 5-12, Howard 1-3, S. Jones 1-9, Lewis 0-1, Silpe 0-1, Woods 0-2, Foreman 0-4), Villanova 1-11 (Brunson 1-2, Bridges 0-1, Arcidiacono 0-1, Jenkins 0-2, Hart 0-2, Booth 0-3). Fouled Out-Donahue.

Rebounds-Penn 32 (S. Jones 7), Villanova 44 (Ochefu 10). Assists-Penn 13 (Silpe 6), Villanova 10 (Brunson 5). Total Fouls-Penn 28, Villanova 20.

A-6,500.

No. 21 Utah 115, College of Idaho 74 Salt Lake City — Dakarai Tucker and Kyle Kuzma both scored 17 points to help No. 21 Utah survive an early scare and defeat the College of Idaho.

COLLEGE OF IDAHO (7-7) Coffin 2-7 0-0 6, Jordan 4-8 0-0 11, Zubizarreta 6-16 5-6 19, Morgan 3-7 0-0 7, Nebeker 5-12 3-4 15, Gordon 0-1 0-0 0, Brever 2-3 0-0 6, Tarlas 0-0 0-0 0, Bruce 2-4 0-0 6, Hulsey 1-6 0-0 2, Thomas 0-3 0-0 0, Berryhill 0-1 0-0 0, Goward 1-5 0-0 2, Davis 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 26-73 8-10 74.

UTAH (11-2) Taylor 5-10 2-2 15, Bonam 5-7 2-5 12, Loveridge 2-5 0-0 5, Kuzma 6-12 5-6 17, Poeltl 6-6 3-6 15, Chapman 3-7 2-3 8, Wright 3-4 0-0 8, Eastman 0-0 2-2 2, Connor 2-3 0-0 6, Tucker 6-9 2-4 17, Reyes 1-1 1-1 3, Bealer 3-3 1-2 7. Totals 42-67 20-31 115.

Halftime-Utah 52-39. 3-Point GoalsCollege of Idaho 14-39 (Jordan 3-7, Bruce 2-3, Brever 2-3, Coffin 2-4, Nebeker 2-5, Zubizarreta 2-7, Morgan 1-2, Berryhill 0-1, Hulsey 0-1, Thomas 0-3, Goward 0-3), Utah 11-25 (Tucker 3-5, Taylor 3-7, Wright 2-3, Connor 2-3, Loveridge 1-4, Chapman 0-1, Kuzma 0-2). Fouled Out-None. ReboundsCollege of Idaho 24 (Morgan 6), Utah 54 (Poeltl 10). Assists-College of Idaho 17 (Morgan 6), Utah 28 (Wright 5).

Total Fouls-College of Idaho 22, Utah 9. Technical-College of Idaho Bench.

A-12,329.

Big 12 Men TCU 53, Bradley 49 Fort Worth, Texas — Karviar Shepherd had 15 points and 19 rebounds.

TCU (7-4) Brodziansky 3-9 4-8 10, Shepherd 1-5 0-0 2, M. Williams 3-11 3-6 10, Trent 1-8 2-4 5, Parrish 1-4 0-2 3, Collins 2-5 9-14 14, Miller 3-5 3-6 9, Abron 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 14-47 21-40 53.

BRADLEY (2-11) Thomas 2-9 2-2 6, van Bree 6-12 4-5 19, Barker 0-2 0-0 0, Pittman 2-4 3-3 7, Lautier-Ogunleye 2-5 1-5 5, Bell 0-1 0-0 0, Okafor 0-0 0-0 0, Cooper 0-0 0-0 0, McBride 0-0 0-0 0, Hanley 0-1 0-0 0, Suggs 4-8 2-2 12, James 0-3 0-0 0.

Totals 16-45 12-17 49.

Halftime-TCU 30-21. 3-Point GoalsTCU 4-17 (Parrish 1-3, Trent 1-4, M. Williams 1-4, Collins 1-4, Miller 0-1, Brodziansky 0-1), Bradley 5-21 (van Bree 3-8, Suggs 2-5, Barker 0-1, Lautier-Ogunleye 0-1, James 0-1, Bell 0-1, Thomas 0-2, Pittman 0-2). Fouled Out-Barker, Bell, Lautier-Ogunleye, Thomas, van Bree. Rebounds-TCU 35 (Collins 8), Bradley 39 (van Bree 11). Assists-TCU 6 (Collins, Trent 2), Bradley 6 (Thomas 2). Total Fouls-TCU 19, Bradley 37. Technical-Bell. A-5,560.

NBA wrapup The Associated Press

Hornets 108, Lakers 98 Charlotte, N.C. — Kemba Walker scored 18 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter.

L.A. LAKERS (98) Bryant 5-20 7-8 20, Nance Jr. 6-7 0-0 12, Hibbert 4-7 0-0 8, Clarkson 2-14 3-4 8, L.Williams 4-13 2-2 11, Russell 2-5 1-2 5, Randle 4-8 2-2 11, Bass 5-5 2-2 12, Young 3-6 2-3 11. Totals 35-85 19-23 98.

CHARLOTTE (108) Hairston 5-12 1-1 13, M.Williams 1-4 0-0 2, Zeller 8-10 0-2 16, Walker 14-25 7-7 38, Batum 7-17 1-2 15, Lin 5-10 2-3 13, Kaminsky 1-4 4-4 6, Jefferson 1-4 1-2 3, Lamb 1-3 0-1 2. Totals 43-89 16-22 108.

L.A. Lakers 26 32 23 17— 98 Charlotte 31 27 27 23—108 3-Point Goals-L.A. Lakers 9-29 (Young 3-4, Bryant 3-12, Randle 1-1, Clarkson 1-4, L.Williams 1-5, Russell 0-3), Charlotte 6-25 (Walker 3-6, Hairston 2-6, Lin 1-3, Lamb 0-1, Kaminsky 0-1, M.Williams 0-2, Batum 0-6). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-L.A. Lakers 52 (Hibbert 8), Charlotte 54 (M.Williams 11). Assists-L.A. Lakers 24 (L.Williams 7), Charlotte 28 (Batum 11). Total Fouls-L.A. Lakers 17, Charlotte 16. A-19,632 (19,077).

Magic 104, Pelicans 89 Orlando, Fla. — Nik Vucevic scored 28 points.

NEW ORLEANS (89) Gee 1-3 0-0 2, Davis 9-16 2-5 20, Asik 1-2 0-2 2, Evans 6-12 2-2 16, E.Gordon 1-6 0-0 3, Holiday 4-10 2-2 11, Anderson 1-8 1-1 3, Cole 8-14 0-0 17, Perkins 2-3 0-0 4, Cunningham 2-6 0-0 4, Ajinca 2-2 3-3 7, Douglas 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-83 10-15 89.

ORLANDO (104) Harris 5-8 3-3 14, Frye 1-4 0-0 3, Vucevic 14-21 0-1 28, Payton 3-5 0-0 6, Fournier 7-12 3-3 20, Oladipo 2-7 0-0 4, Smith 2-3 0-0 4, Hezonja 2-5 0-0 5, A.Gordon 3-5 1-1 7, Nicholson 6-10 0-3 13, Dedmon 0-0 0-0 0, Napier 0-2 0-0 0, Marble 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 45-82 7-11 104.

New Orleans 23 23 18 25— 89 Orlando 25 25 25 29—104 3-Point Goals-New Orleans 5-20 (Evans 2-2, Holiday 1-2, Cole 1-2, E.Gordon 1-5, Gee 0-1, Cunningham 0-2, Davis 0-2, Anderson 0-4), Orlando 7-17 (Fournier 3-4, Harris 1-2, Nicholson 1-2, Hezonja 1-3, Frye 1-3, Oladipo 0-1, A.Gordon 0-1, Vucevic 0-1). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-New Orleans 48 (Cole, Davis 8), Orlando 44 (Harris 9). Assists-New Orleans 23 (Evans 8), Orlando 28 (Vucevic 7).

Total Fouls-New Orleans 15, Orlando 14. Technicals-Smith, Orlando defensive three second. A-17,606 (18,500).

Clippers 108, Wizards 91 Washington — Chris Paul scored 23 points.

L.A. CLIPPERS (108) Mbah a Moute 0-1 0-0 0, Pierce 4-7 0-0 9, Jordan 6-6 3-6 15, Paul 9-20 4-4 23, Redick 3-8 0-0 7, Johnson 5-8 3-4 14, Crawford 9-12 0-0 21, Rivers 1-4 2-3 4, Prigioni 1-1 0-0 2, Aldrich 3-9 7-8 13, Stephenson 0-1 0-0 0, Dawson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 41-78 19-25 108.

WASHINGTON (91) Oubre Jr. 2-6 0-0 5, Dudley 0-3 0-0 0, Gortat 5-13 2-2 12, Wall 10-23 2-3 23, Temple 2-9 2-4 6, Porter 8-12 2-4 21, Sessions 4-10 4-7 12, Eddie 2-7 2-2 8, Humphries 1-4 2-2 4, Blair 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 34-87 16-24 91.

L.A. Clippers 34 25 27 22—108 Washington 20 26 25 20— 91 3-Point Goals-L.A. Clippers 7-23 (Crawford 3-5, Pierce 1-3, Redick 1-4, Johnson 1-4, Paul 1-5, Rivers 0-2), Washington 7-24 (Porter 3-5, Eddie 2-7, Wall 1-2, Oubre Jr. 1-2, Dudley 0-1, Sessions 0-1, Humphries 0-2, Temple 0-4). Fouled Out-None.

Rebounds-L.A. Clippers 49 (Jordan 13), Washington 55 (Gortat 16). AssistsL.A. Clippers 23 (Paul 7), Washington 19 (Wall 11). Total Fouls-L.A. Clippers 18, Washington 18. Technicals-Paul, L.A. Clippers defensive three second, Washington defensive three second.

Flagrant Fouls-Sessions. A-20,356 (20,308).

How former Jayhawks fared Cole Aldrich, L.A. Clippers Min: 20. Pts: 13.

Reb: 6. Ast: 3.

Tarik Black, L.A. Lakers Did not play, inactive Joel Embiid, Philadelphia Did not play, inactive Drew Gooden, Washington Did not play, calf injury Kirk Hinrich, Chicago Min: 9. Pts: 0.

Reb: 0. Ast: 1.

Sasha Kaun, Cleveland Did not play, inactive Ben McLemore, Sacramento Late game Markieff Morris, Phoenix Did not play, suspended Kelly Oubre, Washington Min: 25. Pts: 5.

Reb: 5. Ast: 1.

Paul Pierce, L.A. Clippers Min: 17. Pts: 9.

Reb: 4. Ast: 1.

Thomas Robinson, Brooklyn Min: 9. Pts: 5.

Reb: 2. Ast: 3.

Brandon Rush, Golden State Late game Andrew Wiggins, Minnesota Min: 37. Pts: 18.

Reb: 6. Ast: 1.

Jeff Withey, Utah Min: 24. Pts: 11.

Reb: 12. Ast: 1.

Cavaliers 101, Suns 97 Phoenix — Kyrie Irving sank a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired with 21.9 seconds to play and Cleveland held on.

CLEVELAND (101) James 4-10 5-9 14, Love 6-11 1-1 16, Thompson 2-3 1-3 5, Irving 7-16 6-6 22, Smith 5-11 2-2 17, Dellavedova 2-4 2-2 8, Mozgov 2-5 0-0 4, Shumpert 2-3 0-0 5, R.Jefferson 2-4 1-2 7, Jones 1-4 0-0 3.

Totals 33-71 18-25 101.

PHOENIX (97) Tucker 6-11 0-0 14, Leuer 4-8 4-4 14, Len 1-5 3-4 5, Knight 7-18 2-2 18, Booker 5-6 0-0 10, Chandler 1-3 4-8 6, Weems 1-2 0-0 2, Teletovic 2-7 0-0 5, Warren 9-15 1-2 23, Price 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 36-79 14-20 97.

Cleveland 34 26 21 20—101 Phoenix 30 24 19 24— 97

3-Point Goals-Cleveland 17-41 (Smith 5-11, Love 3-6, Dellavedova 2-2, R.Jefferson 2-4, Irving 2-7, Shumpert 1-2, Jones 1-4, James 1-5), Phoenix 11-25 (Warren 4-5, Tucker 2-3, Leuer 2-3, Knight 2-6, Teletovic 1-4, Booker 0-1, Price 0-3). Fouled Out-None.

Rebounds-Cleveland 41 (Thompson 10), Phoenix 53 (Chandler 8). AssistsCleveland 21 (James 7), Phoenix 20 (Leuer, Knight 4). Total FoulsCleveland 18, Phoenix 23. A-18,319 (18,055).

Pacers 93, Hawks 87 Indianapolis — Monta Ellis scored 26 points.

ATLANTA (87) Bazemore 2-6 2-2 8, Millsap 9-17 4-5 24, Horford 5-11 0-2 10, Teague 3-9 11-14 18, Korver 1-9 0-0 2, Sefolosha 6-8 2-2 14, Scott 1-2 0-0 2, Schroder 2-8 0-0 4, Patterson 2-3 0-0 5, Muscala 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-74 19-25 87.

INDIANA (93) George 3-14 1-2 9, Allen 1-6 0-0 2, Mahinmi 5-8 3-5 13, G.Hill 3-9 1-2 8, Ellis 10-20 2-2 26, J.Hill 4-7 1-5 9, Stuckey 2-7 2-2 6, S.Hill 5-10 0-0 10, Budinger 5-6 0-0 10. Totals 38-87 10-18 93.

Atlanta 27 13 28 19—87 Indiana 21 31 22 19—93 3-Point Goals-Atlanta 6-25 (Bazemore 2-4, Millsap 2-5, Patterson 1-1, Teague 1-2, Sefolosha 0-1, Horford 0-1, Scott 0-1, Schroder 0-2, Korver 0-8), Indiana 7-26 (Ellis 4-9, George 2-8, G.Hill 1-4, Stuckey 0-1, Budinger 0-1, S.Hill 0-3). Fouled OutNone. Rebounds-Atlanta 54 (Horford 10), Indiana 52 (Mahinmi 9). AssistsAtlanta 16 (Bazemore 6), Indiana 9 (George 3). Total Fouls-Atlanta 16, Indiana 20. A-18,165 (18,165).

Bulls 104, Raptors 97 Chicago — Pau Gasol had 22 points.

TORONTO (97) Carroll 4-11 0-2 10, Scola 6-10 1-2 13, Biyombo 0-2 0-0 0, Lowry 9-15 7-8 28, DeRozan 7-14 5-8 19, Valanciunas 4-7 1-2 9, Ross 3-9 0-0 6, Johnson 1-4 0-0 2, Joseph 1-3 1-2 3, Patterson 3-13 0-0 7.

Totals 38-88 15-24 97.

CHICAGO (104) Gibson 2-7 0-2 4, Mirotic 1-6 0-0 2, Gasol 8-14 6-8 22, Rose 7-16 3-4 20, Butler 2-7 1-2 5, Portis 6-10 0-1 12, Brooks 6-13 4-5 17, Snell 8-14 2-2 22, Hinrich 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-87 16-24 104.

Toronto 32 20 21 24— 97 Chicago 23 26 29 26—104 3-Point Goals-Toronto 6-20 (Lowry 3-4, Carroll 2-5, Patterson 1-5, Johnson 0-1, DeRozan 0-1, Ross 0-4), Chicago 8-21 (Snell 4-5, Rose 3-5, Brooks 1-3, Portis 0-1, Butler 0-3, Mirotic 0-4).

Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Toronto 54 (Biyombo 9), Chicago 60 (Gibson 11). Assists-Toronto 23 (Lowry 9), Chicago 23 (Butler, Brooks 5). Total Fouls-Toronto 19, Chicago 15. A-21,898 (20,917).

Mavericks 103, Bucks 93 Dallas — Wesley Matthews scored 22 points.

MILWAUKEE (93) Antetokounmpo 4-10 3-4 11, Parker 2-7 2-2 6, Monroe 3-10 2-2 8, CarterWilliams 4-8 0-0 8, Middleton 6-13 3-3 15, Mayo 5-8 0-0 13, Bayless 8-12 2-2 19, O’Bryant 3-6 1-2 7, Plumlee 3-3 0-0 6, Vaughn 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 38-79 13-15 93.

DALLAS (103) Parsons 6-12 0-2 13, Nowitzki 3-15 0-0 7, Pachulia 6-12 5-8 17, Barea 3-8 1-2 8, Matthews 6-10 5-6 22, Harris 1-5 1-2 3, Powell 3-7 2-2 8, Felton 5-6 3-4 14, McGee 2-4 0-0 4, Villanueva 3-5 0-0 7.

Totals 38-84 17-26 103.

Milwaukee 24 27 21 21— 93 Dallas 34 26 19 24—103 3-Point Goals-Milwaukee 4-14 (Mayo 3-5, Bayless 1-4, Antetokounmpo 0-1, Carter-Williams 0-1, Middleton 0-3), Dallas 10-22 (Matthews 5-7, Felton 1-1, Villanueva 1-1, Parsons 1-2, Barea 1-4, Nowitzki 1-7). Fouled Out-None.

Rebounds-Milwaukee 58 (Monroe 11), Dallas 40 (Pachulia 8). AssistsMilwaukee 14 (Bayless 7), Dallas 25 (Barea 5). Total Fouls-Milwaukee 22, Dallas 15. Technicals-Carter-Williams, Middleton 2, Barea, Dallas defensive three second. Ejected-Middleton.

A-20,300 (19,200).

Spurs 101, Timberwolves 95 San Antonio — Kawhi Leonard had 17 points and 11 rebounds.

MINNESOTA (95) Prince 5-6 0-0 10, Garnett 5-7 0-0 10, Towns 4-7 2-3 10, Rubio 2-9 3-4 7, Wiggins 8-18 2-8 18, Dieng 3-9 2-4 8, LaVine 5-14 5-5 15, Payne 3-6 0-0 7, Jones 1-2 0-0 2, Muhammad 3-4 0-0 8, Bjelica 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-82 14-24 95.

SAN ANTONIO (101) Leonard 5-9 6-7 17, Aldridge 3-8 0-0 6, West 4-8 3-3 11, Parker 2-9 8-12 12, Green 3-7 0-0 6, Ginobili 5-11 0-0 13, Mills 4-7 2-2 11, Marjanovic 7-7 3-4 17, Diaw 2-2 0-0 4, Simmons 0-2 0-0 0, Anderson 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 37-72 22-28 101.

Minnesota 27 25 20 23— 95 San Antonio 26 24 26 25—101 3-Point Goals-Minnesota 3-11 (Muhammad 2-2, Payne 1-2, Wiggins 0-1, Rubio 0-2, LaVine 0-4), San Antonio 5-17 (Ginobili 3-6, Leonard 1-1, Mills 1-4, Parker 0-2, Green 0-4). Fouled Out-None. ReboundsMinnesota 44 (Towns 12), San Antonio 50 (Leonard 11). Assists-Minnesota 25 (Rubio 14), San Antonio 25 (Parker 7). Total Fouls-Minnesota 29, San Antonio 18. Technicals-Minnesota Coach Mitchell, San Antonio Coach Popovich 2. Ejected— San Antonio Coach Popovich. A-18,493 (18,797).

Jazz 95, 76ers 91 Salt Lake City — Nets 111, Heat 105 Gordon Hayward scored Miami — Wayne Elling- 24 points. ton tied a career best with PHILADELPHIA (91) seven 3-pointers.

Sampson 3-6 0-0 6, Landry 0-3 0-0

BROOKLYN (111) J.Johnson 1-6 1-2 4, Young 4-7 2-4 11, Lopez 10-24 6-7 26, Jack 4-8 9-9 18, Bogdanovic 2-7 4-4 9, Reed 2-3 0-2 4, Ellington 9-18 1-2 26, Bargnani 0-1 0-0 0, Larkin 2-6 3-4 8, Robinson 2-2 1-2 5.

Totals 36-82 27-36 111.

MIAMI (105) Deng 6-13 0-0 15, Bosh 7-8 5-8 24, Whiteside 7-10 4-6 18, Dragic 4-10 0-0 9, Wade 7-11 10-12 24, Green 2-11 2-2 7, T.Johnson 1-6 0-0 2, Udrih 1-5 0-0 2, Stoudemire 1-4 2-2 4. Totals 36-78 23-30 105.

Brooklyn 24 20 34 33—111 Miami 26 32 19 28—105 3-Point Goals-Brooklyn 12-23 (Ellington 7-9, Young 1-1, Larkin 1-2, Jack 1-3, Bogdanovic 1-4, J.Johnson 1-4), Miami 10-24 (Bosh 5-5, Deng 3-7, Dragic 1-2, Green 1-7, T.Johnson 0-1, Wade 0-1, Udrih 0-1). Fouled Out-Young.

Rebounds-Brooklyn 59 (Lopez 12), Miami 45 (Bosh 12).

Assists-Brooklyn 20 (Larkin 7), Miami 20 (Wade 6). Total Fouls-Brooklyn 24, Miami 23. Technicals-Miami defensive three second. A-19,975 (19,600).

0, Noel 8-9 2-3 18, Smith 8-21 5-5 22, Canaan 1-6 2-4 4, Holmes 8-11 1-2 18, Grant 3-4 0-1 7, Thompson 1-6 1-1 4, Stauskas 0-6 0-0 0, Marshall 1-2 0-0 2, McConnell 0-3 2-2 2, Covington 3-9 1-1 8. Totals 36-86 14-19 91.

UTAH (95) Hayward 6-21 10-11 24, Lyles 1-7 2-2 4, Withey 4-7 3-4 11, Neto 2-3 2-2 7, Hood 4-15 5-5 13, Booker 0-4 5-6 5, Ingles 3-7 0-0 8, Millsap 1-3 2-2 4, Johnson 2-2 1-2 5, Burke 5-15 2-2 14.

Totals 28-84 32-36 95.

Philadelphia 23 22 33 13—91 Utah 37 21 20 17—95 3-Point Goals-Philadelphia 5-21 (Grant 1-1, Smith 1-2, Holmes 1-2, Thompson 1-4, Covington 1-5, Sampson 0-1, Canaan 0-3, Stauskas 0-3), Utah 7-26 (Ingles 2-5, Hayward 2-6, Burke 2-6, Neto 1-1, Booker 0-1, Lyles 0-2, Hood 0-5). Fouled OutThompson. Rebounds-Philadelphia 48 (Noel 6), Utah 67 (Withey 12). AssistsPhiladelphia 20 (Smith 11), Utah 13 (Hayward 4). Total Fouls-Philadelphia 27, Utah 18. Technicals-Grant, Booker, Utah defensive three second 2.

A-19,911 (19,911).

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NBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB Toronto 19 13 .594 — Boston 18 13 .581 ½ New York 14 18 .438 5 Brooklyn 9 22 .290 9½ Philadelphia 2 31 .061 17½ Southeast Division

W L Pct GB Atlanta 20 13 .606 — Miami 18 12 .600 ½ Orlando 18 13 .581 1 Charlotte 17 13 .567 1½ Washington 14 15 .483 4 Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland 20 9 .690 — Indiana 18 12 .600 2½ Chicago 17 12 .586 3 Detroit 17 14 .548 4 Milwaukee 12 20 .375 9½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W L Pct GB San Antonio 27 6 .818 — Dallas 18 13 .581 8 Memphis 17 16 .515 10 Houston 16 16 .500 10½ New Orleans 10 21 .323 16 Northwest Division

W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 21 10 .677 — Utah 13 16 .448 7 Portland 13 20 .394 9 Denver 12 19 .387 9 Minnesota 11 20 .355 10 Pacific Division

W L Pct GB Golden State 28 1 .966 — L.A. Clippers 19 13 .594 10½ Sacramento 12 18 .400 16½ Phoenix 12 21 .364 18 L.A. Lakers 5 27 .156 24½ Monday’s Late Game Sacramento at Golden State, (n) Today’s Games Detroit at New York, 6:30 p.m.

Miami at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Houston, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Denver, 8 p.m.

College Men

Monday’s Scores EAST Army 91, Monmouth (NJ) 84 Boston U. 86, Kean 53 Brown 81, Bethune-Cookman 73 Columbia 72, Howard 59 Cornell 65, St. Peter’s 62 Hofstra 80, Sacred Heart 73 Iona 77, Drexel 70 Rutgers 89, Mass.-Lowell 66 Stony Brook 83, NJIT 61 Villanova 77, Penn 57 SOUTH Belmont 85, Valparaiso 81 Duke 105, Elon 66 Gardner-Webb 101, Middle Georgia St. 78 Green Bay 78, Morehead St. 72 High Point 96, Methodist 50 Longwood 90, Cairn 52 Louisiana Tech 77, Prairie View 58 N. Carolina 96, UNC Greensboro 63 Texas A&M-CC 74, Austin Peay 70 UC Riverside 81, Morgan St. 72 UNC Wilmington 106, Campbell 83 W. Kentucky 93, Brescia 66 Winthrop 116, Rio Grande 84 MIDWEST Butler 92, IUPUI 54 E. Illinois 78, Hannibal-LaGrange 53 E. Michigan 88, Detroit 73 Grand Canyon 86, SIU-Edwardsville 75 Oakland 101, Chicago St. 93 South Dakota 89, Florida Gulf Coast 81, OT SOUTHWEST Houston 76, Nicholls St. 49 FAR WEST California 86, Davidson 60 Utah 115, Coll. of Idaho 74

College Women

Monday’s Scores EAST Boston College 71, Northeastern 45 Cent. Michigan 76, Rider 58 Colgate 52, Siena 50 Fairfield 67, Harvard 50 Richmond 54, Lafayette 46 Saint Joseph’s 104, UMBC 45 UConn 83, Maryland 73 Vermont 60, Boston U. 45 West Virginia 67, Elon 57 SOUTH Alabama 68, Lipscomb 49 Florida Gulf Coast 71, Quinnipiac 70, OT Florida St. 77, Jacksonville 60 Georgia 81, Tennessee Tech 48 Hampton 47, Wake Forest 42 Kentucky 81, Tennessee St. 39 Louisville 88, UT Martin 66 Mississippi St. 81, SE Louisiana 41 Rhode Island 68, FIU 50 Samford 47, LSU 44 Southern Miss. 75, William Carey 34 UNC-Greensboro 71, Md.-Eastern Shore 51 Virginia 75, Coppin St. 40 MIDWEST Ball St. 79, Saint Louis 70 George Washington 70, Illinois 57 Ill.-Chicago 66, E. Illinois 54 Indiana 76, Yale 60 Marshall 61, S. Illinois 55 Milwaukee 73, IPFW 60 Minnesota 83, NJIT 50 N. Dakota St. 79, Cal St.-Fullerton 64 Notre Dame 62, Oregon St. 61 W. Illinois 79, Illinois St. 64 SOUTHWEST Arkansas 86, MVSU 46 Houston Baptist 96, HustonTillotson 65 Loyola of Chicago 57, Rice 50 Texas Southern 59, UTSA 44 FAR WEST Arizona St. 69, CS Northridge 46 Idaho 75, Carroll (Mont.) 47

Big 12 Men

Big 12 Overall

W L W L Oklahoma 0 0 11 0 Kansas 0 0 10 1 Iowa State 0 0 10 1 West Virginia 0 0 10 1 Texas Tech 0 0 9 1 Baylor 0 0 9 2 Kansas State 0 0 9 2 Texas 0 0 8 3 TCU 0 0 8 4 Oklahoma State 0 0 7 4 Monday’s Game TCU 75, Delaware State 47 Today’s Games UC Irvine at Kansas, 8 p.m.

Texas Southern at Baylor, 2 p.m.

Richmond at Texas Tech, 4 p.m.

UMKC at Oklahoma State, 6 p.m.

Saint Louis at Kansas State, 7 p.m.

Connecticut at Texas, 8 p.m.

Big 12 Women

Big 12 Overall

W L W L Baylor 0 0 13 0 Texas 0 0 11 0 Kansas State 0 0 10 1 Oklahoma State 0 0 10 1 Oklahoma 0 0 9 2 Texas Tech 0 0 9 2 West Virginia 0 0 10 3 Iowa State 0 0 8 3 TCU 0 0 8 3 Kansas 0 0 5 6 Monday’s Game West Virginia 67, Elon 57 Wednesday’s Games Kansas at Oklahoma, 7 p.m.

Baylor at Oklahoma State, 6 p.m.

Texas at West Virginia, 6 p.m.

TCU at Texas Tech, 6:30 p.m.

Iowa State at Kansas State, 7 p.m.

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 27, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25thplace vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Prv 1. Michigan St. (64) 13-0 1,623 1 2. Kansas (1) 10-1 1,534 2 3. Oklahoma 11-0 1,498 3 4. Maryland 11-1 1,428 4 5. Virginia 10-1 1,351 5 6. Xavier 12-0 1,296 6 7. North Carolina 10-2 1,219 7 8. Arizona 12-1 1,081 8 9. Butler 10-1 984 9 10. Kentucky 10-2 963 12 11. Iowa St. 10-1 938 11 12. Providence 12-1 923 10 13. Miami 10-1 867 13 14. Purdue 12-1 818 14 15. Duke 9-2 781 15 16. Villanova 9-2 643 17 17. SMU 11-0 636 18 18. Louisville 11-2 516 16 19. West Virginia 10-1 500 19 20. Texas A&M 9-2 371 21 21. Utah 10-2 224 24 22. Cincinnati 10-3 199 22 23. Baylor 9-2 195 23 24. South Carolina 11-0 175 25 25. UCLA 9-4 51 — Receiving votes: UConn 49, Oregon 45, Gonzaga 44, Pittsburgh 42, George Washington 40, Dayton 19, Colorado 15, Monmouth (NJ) 11, Northwestern 11, Vanderbilt 10, Iowa 7, Texas Tech 6, Florida 4, Texas 4, Saint Joseph’s 2, Mississippi 1, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 1.

USA Today Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 27, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs 1. Michigan State (27) 13-0 771 1 2. Oklahoma (3) 11-0 730 2 3. Kansas (1) 10-1 715 3 4. Maryland 11-1 683 4 5. Virginia 10-1 648 5 6. Xavier 12-0 610 6 7. Arizona 12-1 544 8 8. North Carolina 10-2 530 7 9. Iowa State 10-1 480 9 10. Butler 10-1 471 12 11. Kentucky 10-2 465 11 12. Duke 9-2 434 10 13. Providence 12-1 396 14 14. Purdue 12-1 378 13 15. Miami 10-1 367 16 16. Villanova 9-2 309 17 17. West Virginia 10-1 299 18 18. Louisville 11-2 249 15 19. Texas A&M 9-2 220 19 20. South Carolina 11-0 157 23 21. Baylor 9-2 146 22 22. Utah 10-2 94 — 23. Cincinnati 10-3 90 21 24. Gonzaga 10-3 79 24 25. Pittsburgh 10-1 49 — Receiving votes: UConn 47, George Washington 25, UCLA 20, Oregon 17, Notre Dame 15, Vanderbilt 10, Dayton 7, Colorado 5, Texas 4, California 3, Indiana 3, Monmouth 2, Saint Mary’s 1, Southern Cal 1, Texas Tech 1.

AP Women’s Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 27, total points based on 25 points for a firstplace vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Prv 1. UConn (32) 9-0 800 1 2. South Carolina 12-0 763 2 3. Notre Dame 10-1 725 3 4. Baylor 13-0 712 4 5. Texas 11-0 662 5 6. Maryland 11-0 654 6 7. Kentucky 10-0 597 7 8. Mississippi St. 11-1 556 8 9. Ohio St. 8-3 550 9 10. Oregon St. 9-1 479 11 11. Stanford 9-2 472 12 12. Duke 9-3 402 13 13. Tennessee 8-3 394 14 14. Northwestern 11-1 349 15 15. Florida St. 8-3 345 10 16. Texas A&M 9-3 327 16 17. Arizona St. 8-3 244 22 18. Oklahoma 9-2 239 18 19. California 8-2 224 21 20. South Florida 7-2 192 20 21. UCLA 7-3 137 19 22. Miami 12-1 119 23 23. Missouri 12-0 101 25 24. Michigan St. 9-2 99 24 25. DePaul 8-5 84 17 Receiving votes: USC 36, Seton Hall 34, Georgia 27, Va. Tech 18, Iowa 14, Ore. 14, Syracuse 14, Florida 4, Princeton 4, UTEP 4, Nebraska 3, Okla. St. 2.

NFL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF PA y-New England 12 3 0 .800 455 295 N.Y. Jets 10 5 0 .667 370 292 Buffalo 7 8 0 .467 357 342 Miami 5 10 0 .333 290 379 South

W L T Pct PF PA Houston 8 7 0 .533 309 307 Indianapolis 7 8 0 .467 303 384 Jacksonville 5 10 0 .333 370 418 Tennessee 3 12 0 .200 275 393 North

W L T Pct PF PA y-Cincinnati 11 4 0 .733 395 263 Pittsburgh 9 6 0 .600 395 307 Baltimore 5 10 0 .333 312 377 Cleveland 3 12 0 .200 266 404 West

W L T Pct PF PA x-Denver 11 4 0 .733 328 276 x-Kansas City 10 5 0 .667 382 270 Oakland 7 8 0 .467 342 376 San Diego 4 11 0 .267 300 371 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF PA y-Washington 8 7 0 .533 354 356 Philadelphia 6 9 0 .400 342 400 N.Y. Giants 6 9 0 .400 390 407 Dallas 4 11 0 .267 252 340 South

W L T Pct PF PA y-Carolina 14 1 0 .933 462 298 Atlanta 8 7 0 .533 322 325 Tampa Bay 6 9 0 .400 332 379 New Orleans 6 9 0 .400 388 459 North

W L T Pct PF PA x-Green Bay 10 5 0 .667 355 303 x-Minnesota 10 5 0 .667 345 289 Detroit 6 9 0 .400 334 380 Chicago 6 9 0 .400 315 373 West

W L T Pct PF PA y-Arizona 13 2 0 .867 483 277 x-Seattle 9 6 0 .600 387 271 St. Louis 7 8 0 .467 264 311 San Francisco 4 11 0 .267 219 371 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Sunday, Jan. 3 Oakland at Kansas City, 3:25 p.m.

Jacksonville at Houston, Noon Washington at Dallas, Noon Detroit at Chicago, Noon N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, Noon New England at Miami, Noon New Orleans at Atlanta, Noon Baltimore at Cincinnati, Noon Pittsburgh at Cleveland, Noon Tennessee at Indianapolis, Noon Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, Noon Tampa Bay at Carolina, 3:25 p.m.

St. Louis at San Francisco, 3:25 p.m.

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

Seattle at Arizona, 3:25 p.m.

Minnesota at Green Bay, 7:30 p.m.

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MV TRANSPORTATION ......................... 25

CITY OF LAWRENCE ............................ 37

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VALEO ............................................. 20

CLO ................................................ 12

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should not be given everything asked for in the Complaint, you must say so in your Answer.

4. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR (First published in the CASE IF YOU DO NOT SEND Lawrence Daily Journal- A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO World December 29, 2015) THE COMPLAINT TO THE PERSON WHO SIGNED STATE OF MINNESOTA THIS SUMMONS. If you do COUNTY OF ANOKA COUNTY OF ANOKA not Answer within 41 days DISTRICT COURT after the first date of pubTENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT lication, you will lose this case. You will not get to Central States Insulation tell your side of the story, Wholesale, Inc., and the Court may decide Plaintiff, against you and award the Plaintiff everything asked v. for in the Complaint. If you do not want to contest the Homeland Insulation, LLC, claims stated in the Comand Travis Turner, plaint, you do not need to Defendants. respond. A default judgment can then be entered Court File No: against you for the relief 02-CV-15-5531 requested in the ComCase Type: Contract plaint.

PUBLICATION SUMMONS THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO DEFENDANTS ABOVE-NAMED: 1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiff has started a lawsuit against you. The Plaintiff’s Complaint against you is attached to this Summons.

Do not throw these papers away.

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You must respond to this lawsuit even though it may not yet be filed with the Court and there may be no court file number on this summons.

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YOU MUST REPLY WITHIN 41 DAYS AFTER THE FIRST DATE OF PUBLITO PROTECT CATION YOUR RIGHTS. You must give or mail to the person who signed this Summons a written response called an Answer within 41 days after the first date of publication. You must send a copy of your Answer to the person who signed this Summons located at: Amanda E. Prutzman Eckberg, Lammers, Briggs, Wolff & Vierling, PLLP 1809 Northwestern Avenue Stillwater, MN 55082 3. YOU MUST RESPOND TO EACH CLAIM. The Answer is your written response to the Plaintiff’s Complaint.

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785.832.2222 CIVIL DEPARTMENT Bank of America, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

Zeke M. Cunningham, et al.

Defendants, Case No.15CV252 Court No. 3 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 South Entrance of the Law Enforcement Building, Douglas County, Kansas, on January 7, 2016 at the time of 10:00 AM, the following real estate: LOT 17, IN BLOCK 1, IN PRAIRIE MEADOWS ESTATES, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, AS SHOWN BY THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF, IN DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS. Tax I.D. NO. U16012BQ, Commonly known as 2908 W 23rd Terr, Lawrence, KS 66047 (“the Property”) MS119282 to satisfy the judgment in the above entitled case.

The sale is to be made without appraisement and subject to the redemption period as provided by law, and further subject to the approval of the Court.

Douglas County Sheriff

Dated: November 17, 2015.

By: /s/ Amanda E. Prutzman Amanda E. Prutzman (#0389267) Attorneys for Plaintiff 1809 Northwestern Avenue Stillwater, MN 55082 (651) 439-2878 ________

TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. _______

classifieds@ljworld.com Suite 100 Overland Park, KS 66211 (913) 663-7600 (913) 663-7899 (Fax) Attorneys for Plaintiff (164252) _______

(First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal(First published in the World December 22, 2015) Lawrence Daily JournalWorld December 15, 2015) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL DEPARTMENT PROF-2013-S3 Legal Title Trust, by U.S. Bank National Association, as Legal Title Trustee Plaintiff, vs.

John Gary Woodward and Julie Anne Woodward, et al.

Defendants.

Case No. 15CV42 Court Number: Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60 NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued to me by the Clerk of the District Court of Douglas County, Kansas, the undersigned Sheriff of Douglas County, Kansas, will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand, at the Lower Level of the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center of the Courthouse at Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, on January 14, 2016, at 10:00 AM, the following real estate: Lot 43, in HUNTER’S RIDGE, an Addition to the City of Eudora, in Douglas County, Kansas, commonly known as 43 Stevens Drive, Eudora, KS 66025 (the “Property”) to satisfy the judgment in the above-entitled case.

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MILLSAP & SINGER, LLC By: /s/ Chad R. Doornink Chad R. Doornink, #23536 cdoornink@msfirm.com Jason A. Orr, #22222 jorr@msfirm.com 8900 Indian Creek Parkway, Suite 180 Overland Park, KS 66210 (913) 339-9132 Kenneth M. McGovern, (913) 339-9045 (fax) Douglas County, MS File No. 119282.342670 Sheriff Kansas (First published in the KJFC Lawrence Daily JournalPrepared By: ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF World December 15, 2015) SouthLaw, P.C. MILLSAP & SINGER, LLC AS Kristen G. Stroehmann IN THE DISTRICT COURT ATTORNEYS FOR BANK OF (KS #10551) OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, AMERICA, N.A. IS AT- 6363 College Blvd., KANSAS

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SHAWNEE COUNTY, KANSAS DIVISION SEVEN IN THE MATTER OF THE IRREVOCABLE TRUST ESTATE FOR CHARLES RANDALL SAYLER CREATED UNDER THE CHARLES KEITH SAYLER RESTATED REVOCABLE TRUST DATED MAY 30, 2014 Case No. 2015-CV-652 NOTICE OF HEARING You are notified that a status hearing has been set for January 8, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. in Division Seven of the District Court, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, at which time and place pending motions, including a Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings and Proposed Case Management Order, and such other matters the court deems appropriate, will be heard.

Should you fail to appear or file your written defenses, judgment and decree will be entered in due course.

Respectfully Submitted, /s/ Miranda K. Carmona Miranda K. Carmona#21630 GOODELL, STRATTON, EDMONDS & PALMER, L.L.P. 515 South Kansas Avenue Topeka, Kansas 66603 (785) 233-0593 (785) 233-8870 (fax) mcarmona@gseplaw.com Attorneys for Petitioners ________ (First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World December 28, 2015) In accordance with the statutes governing adverse possession, the West parking lot at 3101 W. 6th, Lawrence, KS, will be closed January 1, 2015. HD Lewis _______

(First published in the (First published in the “Official Copy as Adopted Lawrence Daily Journal- Lawrence Daily Journal- by Ordinance No. 9182” World December 29, 2015) World December 29, 2015) open to the public and available for inspection at ORDINANCE NO. 9182 all reasonable office 2015-2019 Transportation hours. One additional copy Improvement Program AN ORDINANCE OF THE of the “Official Copy as Amendment #3 and CITY OF LAWRENCE, KAN- Adopted by Ordinance No. Program of Projects for SAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 9182” shall, at the cost of the Lawrence Transit 20, SECTION 20-402, SEC- the City of Lawrence, KanSystem TION 20-403, SECTION sas, be made available to 20-902, AND ENACTING the Lawrence-Douglas CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 17, County Metropolitan PlanThe official 15-day public SECTION 20-1772, CODE OF ning Office of the City of comment period for this THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, Lawrence, Kansas. SECTIP Amendment starts on KANSAS, 2015 EDITION, TION 3. Existing Chapter December 29, 2015 and will AND AMENDMENTS 20, Section 20-402, Section end on January 14, 2016. THERETO, PERTAINING TO 20-403, and Section 20-902, This TIP Amendment will THE EVENT CENTER USES, Code of the City of Lawcome before the BY ADOPTING AND INCOR- rence, Kansas, 2015 EdiLawrence-Douglas County PORATING HEREIN BY REF- tion, and amendments Metropolitan Planning Or- ERENCE “LAND DEVELOP- thereto, are hereby reganization (MPO) Policy MENT CODE OF THE CITY pealed in their entirety, it Board for approval on Jan- OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, being the intent of the uary 21, 2015. The TIP is a TEXT AMENDMENTS, DE- Governing Body that this multi-year listing of feder- CEMBER 16, 2015 EDITION,” ordinance, adopting and ally funded and/or region- AS PREPARED AND PUB- incorporating herein by ally significant transporta- LISHED BY THE reference “Land Develoption improvement projects. LAWRENCE-DOUGLAS ment Code of the City of This public notice on the COUNTY METROPOLITAN Lawrence, Kansas, Text TIP development process PLANNING OFFICE AND RE- Amendments, December satisfies the FTA’s Pro- PEALING EXISTING CHAP- 16, 2015, Edition,” supergram of Projects require- TER 20, SECTION 20-402, sede it. SECTION 4. If any ments for the Lawrence SECTION 20-403, AND SEC- section, sentence, clause, Transit System.

TION 20-902. or phrase of this ordinance is found to be unconstituBE IT ORDAINED BY THE tional or is otherwise held Approval of this TIP GOVERNING BODY OF THE invalid by any court of Amendment will include CITY OF LAWRENCE, KAN- competent jurisdiction, it the revision of costs and SAS: SECTION 1. Chapter shall not affect the validity schedules for roadway and 20, “Land Development of any remaining part of safety projects sponsored Code of the City of Law- this ordinance. SECTION 5. by Lawrence, Douglas rence, Kansas,” Code of This ordinance shall take County, and KDOT. This the City of Lawrence, Kan- effect and be in force after amendment was re- sas, 2015 Edition, and its passage and publicaquested by KDOT and local amendments thereto, is tion as provided by law. governments in the region. hereby amended to read PASSED by the Governing Changes to the TIP text as follows: There is hereby Body of the City of Lawand project tables are be- adopted and incorporated rence, Kansas, this 8th day ing made to reflect these herein by reference, as if of December, 2015. changes and to maintain fully set forth herein, for the fiscally constrained the purpose of amending APPROVED: status of this document. Chapter 20, Section 20-402, /s/Mike Amyx Public Comments received Section 20-403, Section Mike Amyx will be reported and con- 20-902, and enacting Chap- Mayor sidered by the MPO Policy ter 20, Article 17, Section Board where decisions 20-1772, Code of the City of ATTEST: pertaining to revising this Lawrence, Kansas, 2015 /s/ Brandon McGuire document will be made Edition, and amendments Brandon McGuire prior to final approval. thereto, “Land Develop- Acting City Clerk ment Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, Text Approved as to form and The items included in this Amendments, December legality TIP amendment can be 16, 2015, Edition,” as pre- /s/ Toni R. Wheeler viewed online at: pared and published by Toni R. Wheeler www.lawrenceks.org/mpo/t the Lawrence-Douglas City Attorney ip; a paper copy will be County Metropolitan Plan________ available at Lawrence City ning Office of the City of Hall - Planning Office - 1st Lawrence, Kansas. SECFloor Information Window.

TION 2. One copy of “Land Development Code of the Written comments may be City of Lawrence, Kansas, emailed to Text Amendments, Decemis good medicine. jmortinger@lawrenceks.org ber 16, 2015, Edition” shall or mailed to Jessica be marked “Official Copy I tried being an Mortinger at the as Adopted by Ordinance electrician...

Lawrence-Douglas County No. 9182” and shall be but it didn’t Metropolitan Planning Of- filed, together with one turn me on. fice, PO Box 708, Lawrence, copy of this ordinance, KS 66044-0708. with the City Clerk. The Hang in there! ________ City Clerk shall make the

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