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38 YEARS OF KEEPING KU SAFE Kansas tax —————

Retired police chief reflects on decades in campus law enforcement

By Sara Shepherd Twitter: @saramarieshep

Whether mundane (someone’s out of gas) or threatening (there’s someone with a gun in a dorm), the calls kept Ralph Oliver going in campus police work for nearly 40 years.

“You have a reason to come to work. You’re there to help people,” Oliver said. “There’s not a day, even Christmas Day, where someone doesn’t call for help.”

Oliver, Kansas University’s police chief since 1997, retired last Thursday. He’s been with KU a total of 38 years, starting as a KU Medical Center police officer in 1977.

His favorite thing about campus policing?

The energy of students.

Oliver used the KU football team to illustrate that. He has traveled with the them to provide security for the past couple of years, and admired how they practice, play and study.

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December revenue numbers raise more budget concerns

By Peter Hancock Twitter: @LJWpqhancock

Topeka — Tax revenues flowing into the state’s coffers fell $27 million below expectations in December, creating a risk that the state may not be able to fully fund its budget for the rest of this fiscal year.

The Kansas Department of Revenue announced Monday that a sharp drop in income tax withholdings, combined

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KANSAS UNIVERSITY POLICE CHIEF RALPH OLIVER retired Dec. 31. He has been with

Please see CHIEF, page 2A the university for 38 years and been chief since 1997.

Firm that includes Lawrence exec buys Plaza

By Chad Lawhorn Twitter: @clawhorn_ljw

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Kansas City’s iconic Country Club Plaza soon will have new owners, and a Lawrence resident will have a bird’s-eye view of the $660 million deal.

The Macerich Company — an S&P 500 firm that Lawrence resident Dana Anderson has long served as a leader of — and

Taubman Centers announced on Monday that they reached a $660 million deal to buy Anderson the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Mo., from Highwood Properties Inc. “I certainly gave an enthusiastic thumbs up

when it was brought up at the board level,” said Anderson, who earlier this year went to emeritus status as the vice chairman of Macerich, but previously had served as vice chair of the board since 1994. “It is unique and iconic and one of the very few shopping centers in the United States that is in that category. It

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each of the four middle schools in the district to include as many parents and community members as possible, a proposal the rest of the board agreed with. The specific times will be announced today.

“I think this is a topic people care about, and having it at those neighborhood hubs makes a lot of sense,” she told the board at a special meeting Monday.

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with lower-than-expected sales tax receipts, were the main causes of the shortfall.

“It is the first time this fiscal year that individual income tax receipts have not grown compared to the prior fiscal year to date,” Revenue Secretary Nick Jordan said. “It is too soon to tell if this is a one-time event or not.”

According to the department’s monthly revenue report, the state

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DEATHS Harold r. Massey Services for Harold R. Massey, 77 Eudora, will be announced by Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. He died Monday at Lawrence Memorial. rumsey-yost.com

Charles “Mike” P. Gratton 81, Basehor, died 1/3/2016. Funeral 10 am Thurs 1/7/16 Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Tonganoxie. Visitation 6-8 pm Wed at the church. www.quisenberryfh.com

Katherine “Katie” ann StudebaKer Funeral services for Katherine “Katie” Ann Studebaker, 75, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 7, 2016 at First Christian Church.

Interment will follow at Clinton Cemetery. She passed away Sunday, January 3, 2016 at Select Specialty Hospital in Kansas City, KS, surrounded by family and friends.

Katherine was born August 26, 1940 in Oklahoma City, OK the daughter of Larona Ann Durall and Earl Lee Calkins.

She was a graduate of Wichita East High School.

She married Paul Studebaker on July 6, 1958 at Hillside Christian Church in Wichita, KS. He survives of the home.

She retired in 2000 from USD School District #497 after 18 years.

She was an active member of First Christian Church. She was instrumental in establishing the Helping Hands Closet.

Katie served as President of L.I.N.K. and remained an active board member.

Throughout her life she was also involved with American Morgan Horse Association, 4-H, Girl Scouts, and Golden Apples Lunch Club.

Other survivors include daughters, Paula Meyers and husband, Joe, Lawrence, Susan Boehnke and husband, David, Overland Park,

KS, Pamela Kucza and husband, Joel, Lawrence; seven grandchildren, Curtis Meyers, Daniel Meyers, Mark Kucza, Jacob Kucza, Sarah Kucza, Noah, Kucza, Matthew Boehnke; three great grandchildren, Kaiden and Kaci Jimboy, and David Meyers; and one sister, Carol Murray and husband, Ernie Doyon, Andale, KS, and one brother, Neal Calkins and wife, Pam, Moses Lake, WA. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, John Calkins.

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Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.

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83, Tonganoxie, died 12/24/15. Graveside service 10:30 Saturday 1/9/16 at Hubbel Hill Cemetery. www. quisenberryfh.com

Janie Wyvone arWine Dethloff Private services are planned for Janie Dethloff, 93, Lawrence, who died January 1, 2016. Memorials to Salvation Army, and full obituary at rumsey-yost.com

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The Lawrence Art Guild will hold a public emergency meeting Thursday evening at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St., to review “irregularities” within the nonprofit known for organizing long-running events such as the annual Art in the Park and Holiday Art Fair.

Despite recent updates to the Lawrence Art Guild website and Facebook page announcing its supposed closure, former president and current guild member Linda Baranski said Monday that the 54-year-old Lawrence organization is still active and has no plans to shut down.

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“The amount of energy, enthusiasm and effort that they put in is kind of an example of what most of the students here at KU do,” he said.

Least favorite thing?

The turnover on campus.

Because college is a “constant revolving door” for students, it’s difficult to maintain relationships, Oliver said, even with student employees in the Office of Public Safety.

“You get to know students for three, four, five years, and then they go,” he said. “Every year there’s a new crop.”

Negative attitudes toward law enforcement, faced by police everywhere, also can be trying, he said.

“There’s really a lack of appreciation for what first responders do,” Oliver said. “Law enforcement, I think, people just take for granted. People don’t think about police until they need police.” lll

Over the years, certain crimes have been consistent on college campuses, but in some cases they’ve evolved.

While theft traditionally is by far the most commonly reported crime at KU, Oliver called sexual assault the biggest issue for campus police right now.

Statistics have shown a sharp increase in reported sexual assaults at KU in recent years. Oliver said he attributes that to attention being brought to the issue, although it’s certainly not a new problem.

Decades ago “law enforcement in general was not as responsive as they should have been to victims of sexual assault,”

Association, has since been created, she said.

During Thursday’s meeting, slated for 6:30 p.m. in Room C of the library’s lower level, a group of former guild officers will receive comments from the public and will conduct a membership vote for a temporary slate of officers to run guild business.

Baranski declined to discuss details of the “irregularities,” but said she hopes Thursday’s meeting will help to “rebuild the guild and get things straightened out.”

Amanda Monaghan, current president of the Lawrence Art Guild, could not be reached Monday.

— Features reporter Joanna Hlavacek can be reached at 832-6388 or jhlavacek@ljworld.com.

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Oliver, a Kansas City, Kan., native, graduated from Sumner High School and briefly attended Donnelly College.

In 1970 his birth date was drawn third for the draft. Rather than waiting to be called up, Oliver — wishing to avoid being a 6-foot-4 easy target in a rice paddy in Vietnam — quickly signed up for the Coast Guard. He spent four years, mostly flying in rescue helicopters in San Francisco.

Oliver liked the law enforcement aspect of the Coast Guard work, he said, and once back in Kansas City became a patrol officer for Rainbow Mental Health Center for three years before moving to the KU Medical Center and, later, KU’s Lawrence campus.

Instead of any particular crime, Oliver cited President Barack Obama’s visit to Lawrence in January as his most memorable experience at KU. “A presidential visit is the ultimate in VIP protection issues,” he said, adding that the effort involved nine law enforcement agencies.

Obama was one of many prestigious visitors to KU that Oliver got to meet. Others include former President Bill Clinton, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, former President George H.W. Bush and Martin Luther King III. He also worked with President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos — a KU alumnus who wanted to take a stroll down Jayhawk Boulevard, which fortunately he was able to accomplish safely, Oliver said.

“Working here really gave me the opportunity to meet people that the average person doesn’t get to meet,” Oliver said.

KU’s assistant director of public safety, Chris Keary, will act as interim director, as of Friday. A search for Oliver’s permanent successor will begin in the spring.

Oliver said he and his wife, LaVonne Oliver, plan to move to South Carolina. There, he said, he plans to do what retirees are supposed to do: enjoy the warm weather and play lots of golf.

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

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he said. “Times have changed ... we take it seriously.”

College students have always “kicked up their heels” with alcohol and experimented with drugs, Oliver said, though he’s seen changes in those areas, too.

The abuse of prescription medications has emerged, especially in the past five years, he said.

When it comes to alcohol, Oliver said, one challenge the university has worked hard on is educating students and making sure KU policies reflect appropriate attitudes about alcohol abuse.

The most serious crime that happened at KU during Oliver’s tenure was a double homicide in the KU Hospital emergency room in 1981, he said. A mentally ill man with a shotgun entered the hospital and shot and killed a doctor and a visitor.

The Lawrence campus has had one homicide — a Leawood man was killed during a riot in 1970 — but only one, nonfatal shooting during Oliver’s tenure. In 2000, a student was shot during a fraternity party at the Burge Union. The shooter in that case was caught and charged but walked free when the victim didn’t show up for the trial.

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took in $204 million in individual income taxes in December, nearly $26 million less than officials expected, and $39 million less than it collected in December 2014.

Sales tax receipts, which actually reflect retail sales in November, came in at $187 million in December, up less than a percentage point from last December, but nearly $14 million less than anticipated.

All told, for the first half of the current fiscal year, revenues have fallen $19.2 million short of estimates.

That means even if revenues come in as expected in the second half, the state could be dangerously close to finishing the fiscal year on June 30 in red ink.

In November, state officials sharply reduced their estimates of how much the state would collect, prompting Republican Gov. Sam Brownback to order $123.8 million in spending cuts and fund transfers, some of which still have to be approved by the Legislature.

Even with those moves, however, officials projected at that time that the state would end the year with only about $5 million in its general fund.

The state received a slight bump at the end of November when tax revenues came in about $8.1 million over estimates, but the $27 million shortfall in December now threatens to erase those gains and

put the general fund about $14 million under water.

The December revenue numbers are certain to embolden Democrats and some moderate Republicans, who have called for repealing, or at least scaling back, some of the large tax cuts that were enacted in 2012 and 2013.

But Brownback has said he does not want a tax debate in the upcoming 2016 session, insisting that his tax policies are succeeding in stimulating the economy and helping to create private sector jobs.

“Kansas cannot continue on this path,” House Democratic Leader Tom Burroughs, of Kansas City, said. “Our children need their schools to be

adequately funded, our roads and bridges need to be maintained and repaired, and general government programs and services need to be properly funded.”

But House Speaker Ray Merrick, R-Stilwell, downplayed the significance of the shortfall, and put the blame for the lackluster sales tax figures on the Obama administration.

“The reality of the retail sales receipts is that it’s consistent with a national economy that continues to struggle under President Obama,” Merrick said.

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

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City to determine fate of drive-thrus at Bauer Farm

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the time, the development was introduced as “New Urbanism” — a mix of Another drive-thru res- housing, retail stores and taurant and bank could be offices all in walking dislocating near Sixth Street tance. and Wakarusa Drive if a “That comes back to measure going before the wanting to retain some of City Commission today is the original aspirations of approved. the development, The measure that being it’s pewould revise destrian-orientthe plans for the ed,” said Sandra Bauer Farm area, Day, a city planlocated northeast ner. “We do still of the Sixth Street have a lot of very and Wakarusa strong pedestrian CITY Drive intersecelements, but the tion, allowing for COMMISSION more drive-thru seven drive-thru you add, the more establishments instead of I think it’s viewed as lost. the current five.

I think that really did not There are already tenta- sit well with some of the tive plans for a new bank commissioners.” and restaurant with driveFleming said developthrus to develop there, and ers requested the changes a traffic study shows the after a bank and restauadditions would have little rant expressed interest in effect on the area, said Bill locating to the area.

Fleming, an attorney and A fast-food chicken resspokesman with Treanor taurant wants to establish Architects, the architec- just east of Burger King ture firm behind Bauer off West Sixth Street, Farm.

Fleming said. That parcel But opponents on the of land is already planned Lawrence-Douglas Coun- for a restaurant, though ty Planning Commission not a drive-thru. Fleming said the change is deviat- said the deal isn’t official ing from Bauer Farm being and that he could not yet pedestrian friendly, as it name the restaurant. was intended to be when Please see CITY, page 4A first proposed in 2006. At

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Attorney vies for lead role of KU’s IOA office

By Sara Shepherd Twitter: @saramarieshep

The first finalist for director of the Kansas University Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access is a longtime collegiate attorney looking to move into an office that works directly with students.

Byman Abigail Byman, director of academic labor relations at California State University, said she would like to lead the KU office that handles sexual assault investigations and discrimination complaints.

“I think that this is the most important work there is at this time,” she said. “I want to be a part of it.”

Byman, the first of three IOA director finalists

expected to visit KU in coming weeks, gave a public presentation Monday at the Kansas Union.

As principal of Higher Education Legal Solutions Inc. from 2010 to 2014, Byman provided legal consulting to colleges and universities, according to her resume. Previously she worked 15 years in the office of general counsel at University of Scranton (Pa.) and more than 15 years in the office of general counsel at Loyola University of Chicago.

Byman said she has a personal interest in Title IX — the federal law prohibiting discrimination in education on the basis of sex, including sexual violence — and has volunteered in related areas,

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All of us are here as part of the educational experience of students ... it needs to be not just reactive but also proactive.”

— IOA director candidate Abigail Byman including nearly 20 years on the board and legal committee of the Women’s Resource Center of Scranton, which supports victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking. She said she also has completed Title IX coordinator training through the National Association of College and University Attorneys.

She said students should know they have a right to access their education, the right to have their cases pursued as they want and that everyone involved in a case should have a fair chance to be heard.

Her priorities at KU

would include ensuring “bad actors” are dealt with quickly and appropriately, which can range from counseling to expulsion depending on the case, Byman said.

She said IOA must prioritize both compliance and preventive education, specifically sex assault training early in students’ freshman year.

“It is the compliance office for nondiscrimination laws,” she said. But also, “all of us are here as part of the educational experience of students ... it needs to be not just reactive but Please see IOA, page 4A

United Way, partners provide supplies for low-income students

By Micki Chestnut United Way of Douglas County

As students return to school after winter break, many low-income kids won’t have the basic tools they need to succeed in classrooms: pencils, paper and other essential supplies.

“School supplies get broken, disappear, get run down, so it’s important to have a midyear refill,” said Catherine Bolton, a counselor at Cordley Elementary School. “This time of year, Target is not having a big sale on school supplies, so to replace the supplies now is even more expensive.”

To ensure low-income

students in Douglas County have the school supplies they need, the United Way of Douglas County is hosting Tools for Schools on Wednesday at the United Way Center, 2518 Ridge Court. School counselors and others who work with low-income students at 30 area public schools will come together to learn about community resources available to the families they serve and receive free school supplies to distribute to the low-income students in their schools.

“As part of our education goal — to see that students succeed in school — United Way works with a wide array of partners, from the

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school districts in Douglas County to social service agencies, to provide students and their families with the wraparound support they need to do their best in school,” said Erika Dvorske, CEO of United Way of Douglas County.

“United Way education partners like Big Brothers Big Sisters, Communities in Schools and Girls Scouts, have been shown to help students improve school performance. We are excited for this opportunity to help the school staff members who work on the front lines with students learn about the many organizations that are here to help,” she said.

The school supplies for the event have been donated by the Douglas County community through a school supply drive in fall.

For low-income families, getting free supplies will be a big relief, Bolton said. “This time of year, families are just trying to keep warm. They are counting every penny. It’s a tremendous load off, allowing them to buy food instead, or pay the gas bill or the water bill.”

The Lawrence school district resumes classes Wednesday.

— Micki Chestnut is director of communications at the United Way of Douglas County.

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Kansas AG to collect info on pot coming from Colorado

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Topeka — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced Monday that he has launched a project to collect information from local law enforcement agencies about how marijuana purchased in Colorado is entering Kansas and how it’s affecting Schmidt the state.

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What is your favorite school supply (or was when you were a kid)?

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Lacie Turner, program manager with Boys & Girls Club, Lawrence “Probably Elmer’s glue.

I liked to peel it off my hands.”

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Baldwin City proceeds with rewrite of animal control law

By Elvyn Jones ejones@theworldco.info

Baldwin City — Baldwin City pit bull owners can breathe easier after the City Council directed the city attorney to move forward with proposed revisions to the city’s animal control ordinances.

On Monday, Baldwin City Police Chief Greg Neis presented the council with a draft of a proposed revision, which he said was the result of more than two years of effort on the part of Lawrence attorney and animal rights advocate Katie Barrett, former city administrator Chris Lowe, city attorney Matt Hoy and himself, Neis said.

The draft left much of the city’s existing ordinance in place but did address provisions regarding dangerous and vicious animals, which primarily applied to dogs.

Neis said the draft eliminated the city’s pit bull ban, which he acknowledged wasn’t enforced.

“We all know there are people in the city with pit bulls,” he said. “I have yet to approach an aggressive one that comes close to meeting the standards of a dangerous dog. Most are pretty lovable. If one does come to town, we’ll deal with it with the dangerous dog provisions.”

The city currently issues citations for nuisance animals, dangerous animals and vicious animals. Neis said the draft condensed that list to nuisance and dangerous animals.

“Our officers were having a hard time distinguishing between dangerous and vicious dogs,” the chief said. “This will be a lot easier for our officers to enforce.”

Neis said another problem with the existing ordinance was its unenforceable requirement that once a vicious animal citation is issued, the city prosecutor must schedule a hearing in municipal court within 10 days to determine if the animal was indeed vicious.

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Jon Gilbert, student, Lawrence “Whoever had the biggest box of crayons was the coolest.”

BIRTHS Lawrence Memorial Hospital reported no births Monday.

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has had a tremendous impact on shopping center development in the U.S.” Dana Anderson sits courtside before the Kansas University men’s basketball game Monday at Allen Fieldhouse.

Macerich, which is the third largest owner of shopping centers in the country, has formed a 50-50 partnership with Taubman to own the center. Anderson — who noted he is not an official spokesman for Macerich

Interim City Administrator Brad Smith said the renewal was part of the city’s agreement to purchase the right from KCP&L to provide electrical service to the business park and six other customers in the city for about $590,000. With that, KCP&L will not have any remaining customers within the city limits, but the agreement protects the city should it annex property KCP&L serves, he said. l Approved the first reading of an ordinance that allows the city to purchase electrical power from Marshall County Wind Farm LLC. The action followed the council’s decision last month to direct city staff to purchase 1 megawatt of power produced at the wind farm at a 20-year fixed cost of $33.39 per megawatt hours. l Named the Lawrence Journal-World the city’s official paper with the end of publication of the Baldwin City Signal.

Pot

remains illegal nationwide under federal law, Schmidt’s office noted that federal law enforcement agencies have elected not to fully enforce those laws in states like Colorado that have elected to legalize the drug locally.

However, Schmidt said federal enforcement remains a possibility if marijuana from states like Colorado comes into surrounding states and causes harm.

Kansas state law still prohibits the possession or distribution of marijuana.

IOA

A Lawrence man has been arrested after allegedly firing a handgun from a moving vehicle, police said.

Shortly after 2 a.m.

Monday, police were called to the intersection of West Sixth Street and Monterey Way for reports of shots fired, said Lawrence Police spokeswoman Kim Murphree.

Investigating officers soon stopped suspect Melvin Johnson, 28, in a vehicle in the 1800 block of West 21st Street.

Police said they found spent shell casings and

enjoy a legal high, including many people who enter Colorado by way of Kansas.

Schmidt said he has sent more than 500 survey forms requesting information from all county and district attorneys in Kansas, as well as all county sheriff’s offices and city police departments, asking them about their experiences with pot from Colorado.

He also said he would make the survey results public when they are compiled later this year.

Although marijuana

a semi-automatic pistol inside the vehicle. Johnson was arrested and booked into the Douglas County Jail on suspicion of criminal discharge of a firearm.

At least one round of gunfire hit a residence in the 3900 block of West Eighth Street, Murphree said.

No injuries were reported and alcohol is being investigated as a contributing factor, Murphree said. Police are not looking for any more suspects in the incident.

— Conrad Swanson

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

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also proactive.”

Byman received her law degree from the University of Denver College of Law and her bachelor’s degree in government and international relations from Carleton College.

The new IOA director will replace Jane McQueeny, who resigned in October.

The IOA director’s time will be spent primarily on investigation management and “administrative leadership,” including developing Title IX and nondiscrimination policies, according to KU’s job description for the position. Ten percent of the director’s time is to be devoted to training.

The next two candidates, whose names had not been announced Monday afternoon, are scheduled to present at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Big 12 Room at the Kansas Union and at 10 a.m. Jan. 12 at Alderson Auditorium in the Union.

of the CVS at the Sixth Street-Wakarusa Drive intersection.

The Planning Commission voted 5-3 in December to recommend the changes for approval.

According to a draft of the planning commission’s minutes, Patrick Kelly, one of the commissioners who voted against the proposal, voiced concern about

another fast-food restaurant being located near Free State High School.

Planning Commissioner Clay Britton, though he voted for the changes, said Bauer Farm has “crept away” from its initial concept, which had been undercut for development opportunities, according to the minutes.

Scott McCullough, city planning director, told the

commission the biggest reason for Bauer Farm not being developed as intended was because of the recession, the minutes state.

The City Commission is tasked with giving the final go-ahead. Commissioners convene today at 5:45 p.m. at City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St.

Current Lawrence public schools Superintendent Rick Doll announced Nov. 23 he will resign his position effective June 30. Doll, 61, has accepted a full-time position as associate professor and executive director of the Kansas Educational Leadership Institute at Kansas State University.

Monday’s meeting was the first between board members and the outside firm they hired to assist in the search. On Dec. 14, after a general consensus was reached that the board would employ an outside firm as opposed to doing the search in-house, members voted to hire McPherson & Jacobson, of Omaha,

Neb., to conduct the search for the next superintendent for an amount not to exceed $25,000.

Thomas Jacobson told board members Monday that though the firm is there to advise them throughout the process, the search is theirs and the firm wants to ensure it is tailored to the district and the community. Though next week’s input meetings are open, board members will be sending some individualized invitations to specific community members, and Jacobson stressed to the board that those invitations should cover diverse opinions.

“We say to you, don’t just invite your cheerleaders, invite your critics,” he said. “We’re neutral outsiders and we’re here to listen.”

Participants in the

meetings and the online survey will be asked to answer four questions: what are the good things about the community; what are the good things about the school district; what are the issues here and what would you want a superintendent to pay attention to the first year; and what are the skills, qualities and characteristics you would like to see in your superintendent.

Board members spent about an hour answering the last question for themselves. After making a list of 30 characteristics they wanted the new superintendent to possess, they narrowed it down to five main ideas. Each candidate will have to write about the five characteristics when applying for the position. The final verbiage describing each

characteristic will be finalized after input from the community meetings is reviewed. The five ideas the board centered on were commitment to students, districtwide collaboration, team building, transparency and equity.

Input meetings will also be held for several “stakeholder” groups within the school district: teachers, central office staff, building principals, classified staff and students. Sanburn said those meetings will be open to anyone within those groups.

Additional meetings will invite “internal and external” community groups. Internal groups include about a dozen organizations, such as PTA/O, site councils for the district’s 20 schools and retired school personnel. External groups

include Kansas University, Haskell Indian Nations University and city and county government.

Input meetings for the community, stakeholders and the internal and external groups will be held throughout the day on Jan. 13 and Jan. 14. The specific times for each group will be finalized and published today, said district spokeswoman Julie Boyle.

The firm will officially post and begin advertising for the superintendent position on Tuesday, and will hold its next special meeting with the board on Jan. 25.

The board’s next regular meeting will be Jan. 11 in the district offices, 110 McDonald Drive.

but still is active on the company’s board — said he expected a few changes to be made at the Plaza, but none that will create any concern among its loyal fans.

“There will be some polishing and changes, but fundamentally it will remain the iconic, unique retail center that it has been for years,” Anderson said. “We are well aware of that history.”

The Plaza, which is about 10 minutes south of downtown Kansas City, Mo., was constructed in 1922. It is generally considered to be the country’s first suburban

shopping district designed to accommodate shoppers arriving by automobile. It features a distinctive Spanish-style architecture, a multitude of fountains and outdoor artwork, and plays host to the metro’s most prominent holiday light display.

Anderson, 81, has been a fan of the Plaza for decades. He grew up in Abilene and Salina before coming to Kansas University, where he received a business degree in 1959. He joined Macerich in 1966 after helping the company build a Richman Gordmans store in Topeka. He went on

to play a key leadership role in launching Macerich as a publicly traded company. Anderson has been back in Lawrence as a full-time resident for about a year and a half.

“We recognize how important the Plaza is to the metropolitan area,” Anderson said.

Anderson said the company is bullish on the Kansas City retail market as well.

“The price alone indicates we had a pretty high opinion of it,” Anderson said.

Arthur Coppola, chairman and chief executive officer of Macerich, said

in a press release that the deal for the Plaza continues a trend of Macerich to invest in “truly irreplaceable, market-dominant centers with stronger growth prospects.”

“Together with Taubman, we see opportunities to expand the market reach of the Plaza as well as the potential for further retail densification of this timeless asset,” he said Robert S. Taubman, chairman, president and CEO of Taubman Centers, said in a release that his firm and Macerich are well positioned to ensure longterm growth of the Plaza.

“This purchase is

consistent with our strategy to own high-quality, dominant assets in great markets,” Taubman said.

The board of directors of both firms have approved the transaction. The deal is subject to close in the first quarter of 2016. The deal includes “substantially all” of the 15-block, 1.3 million square feet of retail and office space that makes up the Country Club Plaza district.

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“Part of it is waiting on this deal to happen,” Fleming said. “They’re not going to go forward if they can’t get a drive-thru.”

The bank, which Fleming also would not name, would be located north

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With the exception of pigs, more common livestock and farm animals are allowed if they are housed 300 feet from a neighboring household.

Neis admitted that the department doesn’t have the manpower to enforce control ordinances and investigated them when a resident made a complaint. More rigorous enforcement would require the hiring of an animal control officer, he said.

After Neis’ presentation, the council directed Hoy to create an ordinance from the draft.

In other business, the council: l Approved the first reading of an ordinance renewing the city’s 20year franchise agreement with Kansas City Power & Light, which allows the company to maintain its poles and other equipment in the city. It also requires KCP&L to pay the city a tax of 5 percent to its gross receipts from the sale of electrical power in the city.

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Search PJ Klinger, student, Wooster, Ohio “I didn’t really have a favorite.”

Holding hearings on that timeline was nearly impossible because of the municipal judge’s schedule, he said.

The draft also gives the city prosecutor more flexibility in how to handle dangerous dog citations.

In severe cases, the prosecutor could still ask the municipal judge to find an animal dangerous. The judge can order that the owner destroy the animal, remove it from the city or confine it with such conditions as the owner secure $100,000 of liability insurance and post signage warning of a dangerous animal.

The draft also establishes the Companion Animal Hospital vet clinic as the city’s animal shelter and spells out the duties of an animal control officer, although that position will not be filled at this time.

As with the existing ordinance, the draft bans a large number of exotic animals, from poisonous snakes to hippopotamuses.

Man arrested for firing gun from vehicle

City Becca Tolbert, student, Lawrence “Probably glue. I used to put glue on my crayon box, let it dry, and peel it off.”

L awrence J ournal -W orld

— City Hall reporter Nikki Wentling can be reached at 832-7144 or nwentling@ljworld.com.

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

— K-12 education reporter Rochelle Valverde can be reached at 832-6314 or rvalverde@ljworld.com.

— Managing Editor Chad Lawhorn can be reached at 832-6362 and clawhorn@ljworld.com. Journal-World reporter Sara Shepherd contributed to this story.

Opinion

Lawrence Journal-World l LJWorld.com l Tuesday, January 5, 2016

EDITORIALS

Medicaid barriers

U.S. lacks consensus on top issues

By Doyle McManus Los Angeles Times

Despite additional evidence of the benefits of expanded Medicaid coverage in Kansas, the issue seems unlikely to gain traction in the coming legislative session.

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lthough a study released last month indicated that Kansas would at least break even or perhaps realize financial benefits from expanding its Medicaid program, there seems to be little chance that expansion even will be discussed in the upcoming legislative session.

The study commissioned by six health foundations, including the Kansas Health Foundation in Wichita, analyzed data from other states that have expanded Medicaid and applied it to the Kansas budget through 2020. (Thirty states and the District of Columbia have approved an expansion plan.) The study laid out benefits that would result from Kansas dollars being replaced by federal dollars, savings from higher federal matches and potential new revenues from fees that would result from higher Medicaid enrollment and concluded that those dollars would more than cover the cost of Medicaid expansion.

Legislative leaders who oppose that expansion were quick to discredit the study, saying that the firm that conducted it was biased and that a five-year analysis was too narrow. However, they didn’t present any hard data to repute the study’s conclusions.

The study results directly address one requirement Gov. Sam Brownback has set for any expansion plan: that it be revenue neutral for the state. However, during a recent interview with the JournalWorld, Brownback repeated his other two conditions: The plan must include a work requirement for able-bodied adults and start by eliminating the existing waiting list for current Medicaid recipients to receive in-home services.

Brownback’s concern for those on the waiting list could be drawn into question by his administration’s decision in November to use $25 million in excess Medicaid funds to help fill the state’s budget hole. When a state legislator asked Budget Director Shawn Sullivan if that money could have been used to reduce the waiting list, he replied, “Yes, we could do that, but in our case we’re helping with the state general fund shortfall.”

So, reducing the number of people on the waiting list by an estimated 25 percent wasn’t exactly a top priority — although leaving one of the obstacles to Medicaid expansion in place might be considered a side benefit by opponents to that action.

With state legislators facing re-election campaigns and eager to have a short, noncontroversial session, it seems unlikely that any plan for Medicaid expansion will be seriously considered this year. That’s not good news for the estimated 150,000 uninsured Kansans who would receive health care through an expanded Medicaid program — or for the hospitals and health professionals who would provide that care.

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As they barnstorm across the caucus and primary states, the Republican and Democratic frontrunners for the presidential nomination often sound as if they’re from different countries, not just different parties.

According to Republicans, the United States faces a daunting list of crises: an existential threat from Islamic extremism, a tidal wave of illegal immigration, a federal government out of control.

Democrats, meanwhile, are focused on the economy: too few good jobs, too much inequality (both gender and racial), too little access to health care.

They’re not just offering different answers to the nation’s problems; they’re asking different questions.

Two examples from candidates high in the polls: At a rally in Virginia last month, Republican Ted Cruz discussed illegal immigration, Planned Parenthood, terrorism, Iran, Israel, health care and the Common Core education standards — all before he even mentioned the economy. Even then, it was only as part of a promise to rein in “federal agencies that descend like locusts on small businesses, killing jobs.”

At a town hall meeting in New Hampshire last week, Hillary Clinton flipped the script, addressing the econo-

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There’s one more consequence of this priority gap, and it affects both sides: Whoever wins the presidential election will lead a country with a deep and persistent partisan divide.” my first, national security second. “I want to be a president who gets the economy moving for everybody and gets incomes rising and more good paying jobs,” she said. “And I want to be a president that keeps us safe and secure and takes on the threats and dangers that we face,” she added.

The priority gap is no accident; both candidates are reflecting the preferences of their parties’ core voters.

An ABC News-Washington Post poll last month, taken after the San Bernardino attack, found that a plurality of Republicans listed terrorism first when asked what issue would be most important in their choice for president. Democrats and independents said the economy.

Among Republicans, 38 percent cited terrorism as the most important issue, and 29 percent named the economy.

Among Democrats, 38 percent cited the economy, and only 17 percent named terrorism.

Liberals and conservatives haven’t always disagreed

on priorities. As recently as 2009, in the depths of the Great Recession, voters in both parties listed the economy as their top concern. After the terrorist attacks of Sept.

11, 2001, voters in both parties said terrorism came first.

A catastrophe can sometimes create consensus — at least on what the problem is.

But that hasn’t happened in the case of Islamic State.

Looking at the whole population — not just Democrats and Republicans — terrorism-firsters are in the minority. Among all voters in the ABC-Post poll, 33 percent listed the economy as their top concern; only 26 percent cited terrorism.

And that creates a challenge for Republican candidates as the campaign accelerates in the new year.

To win the hearts of conservatives in the GOP nomination contest, they’ve been competing with each other mostly on noneconomic issues. To build a broad coalition of voter support in the general election, the Republican nominee is going to need to deliver an appealing message about creating jobs.

At this point, most GOP candidates haven’t spent much time doing that, beyond occasional mentions of lower taxes and fewer regulations.

(The Republican who’s had the most to say about the economy so far, oddly enough, is Donald Trump, whose stump speech includes broadsides

against free trade with China and a big promise: “We’re going to be rich again.”)

If Clinton turns out to be the Democratic nominee, she faces a mirror-image problem: She needs to convince voters who worry about terrorism that she’d produce better foreign policy results than the president she worked for.

But she has at least remembered to include security concerns in her stump speech — as she showed last week in New Hampshire.

There’s one more consequence of this priority gap, and it affects both sides: Whoever wins the presidential election will lead a country with a deep and persistent partisan divide.

It’s little remembered now, but when Obama arrived at the White House in 2009, he enjoyed a brief honeymoon of bipartisan support in public opinion (although not with most Republicans in Congress). That stemmed partly from a national consensus on which problem the new president needed to solve: the recession.

Now that consensus is gone; even terrorist attacks haven’t put a new one in its place. That means the next president, whoever he or she turns out to be, won’t get even the brief cease-fire in partisan warfare that Obama was given.

— Doyle McManus is a columnist for the Los Angeles Times. His emails address is doyle.mcmanus@latimes.com

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From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Jan. 5, 1916: “When years Haskell opens ago the basketball IN 1916 season next Friday by a game at Emporia with the Kansas State Normal team, the Institute will also start the playing of the longest and heaviest schedule for many years. Athletic Manager Venne has arranged a schedule of twenty games to which others may be added.... Until the beginning of the new gymnasium, Haskell was handicapped in putting a first-class team in the field by the fact that the basketball court was covered with pillars.

The roof of the new gymnasium is self supporting, and has a seating capacity of over 1,500.”

— Compiled by Sarah St. John

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PUBLIC FORUM

Police support To the editor: On Friday, Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc. and partnering organizations will unite in support of law enforcement officers nationwide to promote National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation 51 law enforcement officers died as a result of felonious acts in 2014. In addition 48,315 officers were victims of line-of-duty assaults.

National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day is a perfect opportunity for county residents to show our local law enforcement that we recognize the difficult and dangerous job they have in public service to all of us.

In Douglas County, we are fortunate to have dedicated, professional and well-trained law enforcement officers serving our community. The Lawrence Police Foundation and Douglas County Valor encourage all residents and businesses to take a moment to show their appreciation for those who protect and serve our community, our families, our businesses and our property. If you see a law enforcement officer, say thank you. Send a card of support to an agency, post a blue ribbon on a tree or light post outside your home and/or business or share a message of support through social media.

Thank you to the men and women of the Lawrence Police Department, Douglas County Sheriff’s Department, Baldwin City Police, Eudora Police, Kansas Highway Patrol and the KU Public Safety Office for all you do ev-

ery day for the residents of and visi- done that? Can we hazard a guess on how safe she will ever feel again? tors to Douglas County.

William Skepnek, Michelle Derusseau, Lawrence Lawrence

Lots of guns To the editor: Could this happen? I’m standing with my family in a long queue for “Star Wars” when a guy with a gun cuts in front. Another guy behind us also has a gun. I’m unarmed and powerless against the bad guy, but the good guy is standing up for the rest of us sheep. The bad guy won’t back down. Should we be happy when the shooting starts? Even if the only guy who ends up bleeding is the bad guy?

The real problem is not just — or even primarily — crazies with assault rifles. They account for a relatively small percentage of annual gun deaths.

The real problem is lots of guys — good and bad — on lots of streets with lots of guns. The Chicago cops, who right after Christmas killed a 19-year-old honor student and a 55-year-old grandmother, seem to have been wrong, but can we reasonably doubt that they went in fearing they’d find guys with guns?

A few days later, a Florida woman woke to the sound of footsteps approaching in the dark. She had a gun.

Today her 27-year-old daughter is dead.

Parents are programmed to sacrifice for their children. A mother who runs into a burning house to save a daughter is no hero; she’s just doing what she must. The nightmare of losing her child is more terrible than fire. The Florida woman bought the gun to feel safe. Has the gun

Road relief To the editor: Holy Moly. Haskell Avenue is finally open all the way south to County Road 458. We who live to the south have been put upon for a year or more.

Both Haskell and Louisiana streets were closed at the same time for such a long time.

I did call once and talked with someone at the road department to ask why both roads were closed at the same time, and, without skipping a beat, was told, “Oh, that was not our decision, it was the state’s decision to do that.”

Ahh, no responsibility taken.

But now I am glad that the work is done and that Louisiana Street is now beautiful, but please put some signs at Michigan Street that say it replaces the old Louisiana extension south of 31st Street. Things are not clear when making a left turn onto Michigan Street from 31st Street.

Pam Carvalho, Baldwin City

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Nature center to offer after-school program on Wednesdays If you’re looking to keep your student active on early-release Wednesdays over the winter, the Prairie Park Nature Center has an option to consider.

The nature center’s afterschool program, Nature Nuts, is set to begin this week. Nature Nuts: Afterschool Explorations and Crafts will be held from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 6, Jan. 20, Feb. 3 and Feb. 17 at the nature center, 2730 Harper St. The program is open to kids ages 7 to 12, and sign-

up is done per session. The cost is $5 per participant per session and pre-registration is required.

Each session will feature new plants, animals and aspects of nature, and kids should come prepared to go outdoors. Participants will also take part in arts and crafts projects.

For more information, contact the Prairie Park Nature Center at 8327980. Registration can also be done online at lprd.org or at any recreation facility:

l Prairie Park Nature Center, 2730 Harper St. l Sports Pavilion Lawrence, 100 Rock Chalk Lane l Community Building, 115 West 11th St. l East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 East 15th St. l Holcom Park Recreation Center, 2700 West 27th St. l Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center, 4706 Overland Drive l South Park administrative offices, 1141 Massachusetts St.

DATEBOOK p.m., Lawrence Creates Makerspace, 512 E. Ninth St. Gamer Night, 8 p.m., Burger Stand at the Casbah, 803 Massachusetts St., free.

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Peaslee Tech Spring 2016 Open Enrollment Evening, 4-6 p.m., Peaslee Tech, 2920 Haskell Ave. Tech Drop-In, 5-6 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County volunteer information, 5:15 p.m., United Way Building, 2518 Ridge Court.

Prostate Cancer Support Advocates, 5:30 p.m., Lawrence Memorial Hospital, 325 Maine St., lower level meeting room.

Lawrence City Commission meeting, 5:45 p.m., City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St. Douglas County Democrats Happy Hour, 6 p.m., VFW, 1801 Massachusetts St. Lonnie Ray’s open jam session, 6-10 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third St., no cover.

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1 Million Cups presentation, 9-10 a.m., Cider Gallery, 810 Pennsylvania St. Lawrence Public Library Book Van, 9-10 a.m., Brandon Woods, 1501 Inverness Drive; 10:30-11:30 a.m., Arbor Court, 1510 St. Andrews Drive; 1-2 p.m., Babcock Place, 1700 Massachusetts St. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County volunteer information, noon, United Way Building, 2518 Ridge Court.

OWL (Older Women’s League) with speaker Marilyn Hull, 1:30 p.m.

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social, 2 p.m. meeting, Robert Doud Room, United Way Building, 2518 Ridge Court.

Douglas County Commission meeting, 4 p.m., Douglas County Courthouse, 1100 Massachusetts St. City of Lawrence Pedestrian-Bicycle Task Force meeting, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St. American Legion Bingo, doors open 4:30 p.m., first games 6:45 p.m., snack bar 5-8 p.m., American Legion Post #14, 3408 W. Sixth St. Conroy’s Trivia, 7:30 p.m., Conroy’s Pub, 3115 W. Sixth St.

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FEDERAL RAIDS ROUND UP IMMIGRANTS Children among Central Americans being deported Alan Gomez USA TODAY

Federal agents launched a series of raids around the country this past weekend that target undocumented immigrants, including children, who recently arrived from Central America, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson disclosed Monday.

The raids focus primarily on immigrants in Georgia, Texas and North Carolina. Authorities have netted 121 people who are in the process of being deported to their home countries, Johnson said.

They are part of a wave of Central Americans who rushed to the USA in the past few years to escape a spike in violence sparked by drug cartels.

Johnson said his agency has fo-

cused on immigrants with criminal records or gang ties or who post a threat to national security.

The weekend raids focused on those who arrived recently, mainly from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. “This should come as no surprise,” Johnson said in a statement. “Individuals who constitute enforcement priorities, including families and unaccompanied minors, will be removed.”

Immigrant rights activists said the raids crack down on a vulnerable population uncertain of its legal rights.

“The administration is doubling down on a system that is rigged against these families,” said Cecillia Wang, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Immigrants’ Rights Project.

“Many of these mothers and children had no lawyers because they could not afford them. Without counsel, traumatized refugees don’t understand what is happening in court and cannot get their

Immigrant activists march in front of the White House in Washington on Wednesday to protest raids by the Department of Homeland Security.

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“Without counsel, traumatized refugees don’t understand what is happening in court.”

Cecillia Wang, ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project

legitimate asylum claim heard.”

The raids left immigrants around the country terrified.

In Atlanta, the Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights said it fielded continual calls from people who reported Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents barging into their homes in the middle of the night. In Chicago, the Illinois Coalition for

Immigrant and Refugee Rights said it spent the holidays speaking with immigrant organizers, religious leaders and immigration lawyers to help hundreds of people who could be targets.

In Dallas, immigration activist Greisa Martinez said she spent the holiday break counseling her mother on what to do if immigration agents came looking for her.

The moment was especially difficult, Martinez said, because they had spent the previous Christmas celebrating President Obama’s new program to protect up to 4.5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation.

Obama’s plan is blocked in federal court, and Martinez’s family is again fearful of a late-night knock at the door from ICE agents.

“It’s emblematic of this administration. Obama is cementing his legacy as the ‘deporter in chief,’ ” said Martinez, a director for United We Dream, an immigration advocacy organization.

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The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 1.6% on the first day of trading in 2016, its worst opening day loss since 2008. Dow’s worst opening days since Jan. 1, 2000:

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o much for a fresh start on Wall Street.

Trading got off to a rocky start in 2016 as some of the same worries that hurt stocks last year — slowing growth, wildly volatile markets in China and geopolitical angst in the Middle East — reappeared at the start of the new year. The concerns prompted a sell-off that clobbered stocks around the globe.

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The Dow Jones industrial average lost nearly 1.6%, or 276 points, to close at 17,148. At its low point, the blue-chip index fell more than 450 points and dropped below 17,000 for the first time since Oct. 14.

The broad Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index tumbled 1.5% while the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite plunged 2.1%. Yields on the 10-year Treasury note also declined.

A weaker-than-expected reading on Chinese manufacturing

that showed contraction for a fifth straight month in the world’s second-biggest economy raised fresh fears about the global growth outlook for 2016. It also sparked a massive selling in mainland China, where newly minted automatic trading halts called “circuit breakers” were put to the test. The CSI 300, a largecompany stock index in mainland China was stopped for 15 minutes in midafternoon trading after diving more than 5%. After trading began again, stocks tumbled

more than 7%, forcing authorities to halt trading for the day before the normal closing time. Mainland China’s Shanghai composite closed down 6.9% while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell 2.7%.

The rout spread through Asia and Europe before reaching Wall Street where fresh data on U.S. manufacturing showing a contraction in factory activity for a second month added to investor fears about a global economic slowdown.

Obama’s initiative falls short of closing ‘gun show loophole’ TERRY BYRNE AND PAUL TRAP, USA TODAY

Gregory Korte USA TODAY

President Obama will announce a series of executive actions to curb gun violence Tuesday, focusing on businesses that buy and sell guns at gun shows, flea markets and online without a license — thus allowing buyers to evade the criminal background check required at brick-and-mortar gun stores.

The initiative stops far short of closing what’s been called the “gun show loophole.” Instead, the Justice Department will clarify an existing law that gun sellers who WASHINGTON

market firearms through gun shows and online can be “engaged in the business” of dealing in guns and require a federal license.

That’s important because under the law, gun sales by hobbyists and collectors do not require background checks, but licensed gun dealers do.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch said gun sellers would no longer be able to “hide behind the exception” to claim they’re not a dealer simply because they sell at gun shows.

“Let me be clear: It’s not where you are located but what you are doing that determines whether you are engaged in the business of

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President Obama’s actions target businesses that buy and sell guns at gun shows, flea markets and online without a license.

dealing in firearms,” Lynch told reporters Monday. She said the exception for hobbyists and collectors remains in the law.

The new guidance, which will be issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives this week, also stops short of setting any numerical threshold of gun sales that would require a federal license.

While the numbers are relevant, White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett said the ATF will consider all the “facts and circumstances” of the gun seller: Whether he or she has business cards, accepts credit card payments, makes a profit or sells guns in

their original packaging or shortly after acquiring them.

Lynch noted that courts have held that as few as two sales could trigger the requirement.

The Obama administration will also hire more examiners to conduct gun background checks, upgrade its criminal history and ballistics databases and urge states to report more domestic violence convictions to the federal government.

House Speaker Paul Ryan said Monday that anything Obama would propose would be “a dangerous level of executive overreach” and predicted a public backlash.

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Ancient schism inflames a modern world Sunni and Shiite Muslims have a very long history Gregg Zoroya USA TODAY

An age-old schism between Sunni and Shiite Muslims now inflaming relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran dates back to the founding of Islam. Today, the divide is unleashing new fury in an era of instant communication.

The latest flare-up in resentment between the two branches came over the weekend after Sunni-dominated Saudi Arabia executed a renowned Shiite cleric who had spoken out against oppression of the country’s Shiite minority. That prompted protesters in Shiite-majority Iran to set fires at the Saudi Embassy in Tehran.

Saudi Arabia, which responded by severing diplomatic ties with Iran, said Monday that it suspended all flights to and from Iran. Saudi allies Bahrain and Sudan also cut ties with Iran, and another ally, the United Arab Emirates, said it will downgrade diplomatic relations with Tehran.

Some analysts draw a rough correlation of the Sunni-Shiite split with the Protestant-Catholic divide.

“In Christendom, Catholics and Protestants have killed each other for hundreds of years, and it was pretty bloody in many places. It seems we’re seeing that repeated here,” said Elliot Abrams, former foreign policy adviser to Presidents Reagan and George W. Bush.

Islam’s original disagreement was over the line of succession following the death of the prophet Mohammed, who had consolidated power in Arabia and spread the Islamic empire across Central Asia and North Africa in the 7th century, according to a 2014 analysis by the Council of Foreign

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Iranians gather during a demonstration against the execution of prominent Shiite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr

by Saudi authorities at Imam Hossein Square in the capital of Tehran on Monday.

Relations.

Sunnis — from the Arabic word sunna or “way” of Mohammed — opposed a bloodline succession to Mohammed. Disputing them were the Shiites — a name from shi’atu Ali or “partisans of Ali” — who held to a divine order from the prophet that favored his cousin, Ali ibn Abi Talib, as the rightful successor.

The murder of Ali’s son, Husayn, in 680 in the city of Karbala in what is today Iraq, further solidified the split within Islam.

Karbala is among the holiest of cities for Shiites. The event left the Shiite identity rooted in victimhood and marginalization to this day, according to the Council on Foreign Relations analysis.

Extremist Sunnis see Shiites as heretics, despite sharing with their counterparts the same beliefs and practices of fasting, prayer, charity and pilgrimage. Islam is the fastest-growing religion on the planet, and its followers are expected to surpass the number of Christians to become the largest faith by 2070, according to a Pew Research Cen-

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Casualties among Afghan forces surge 28% in 2015 16,000 were killed or wounded in fighting in part because of a revitalized Taliban

Extremist Sunnis see Shiites as heretics, despite sharing with their counterparts the same beliefs and practices of fasting, prayer, charity and pilgrimage.

ter analysis last year.

About 85% of Muslims are Sunnis. Shiites are the majority in hotbed regions such as Iran and Iraq. While Shiites make up only 13% of Syria’s population, they are closely aligned with embattled President Bashir Assad and dominate the country’s leadership in the military and security services.

Sectarian fighting between Shiites and Sunnis in Iraq nearly disrupted U.S.-led coalition efforts there in 2007, and civil wars underway in Yemen and Syria are drawn along the same fault line.

Social media fuels the divide, according to the Council on Foreign Relations analysis, allowing each side to demonize the other.

Abrams said this heated, online rhetoric further exacerbates tensions.

“Peoples’ passions are inflamed, and while the countries we’re talking about are none of them democracies, public opinion does count,” he said. “It just means to me that there will be more years of war.”

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WASHINGTON Casualties among Afghan security forces soared 28% in 2015 as soldiers and police there fought a revitalized Taliban insurgency.

In all, about 16,000 members of Afghanistan’s army and police forces were killed or wounded during fighting, according to figures released Monday. That was up from about 12,500 casualties in 2014. The figures compare 2014 and 2015 through mid-December, said Army Col. Michael Lawhorn, a military spokesman in Kabul.

“We may say we’re not in combat operations, but the Afghans are certainly still in this war,” Army Gen. John Campbell, the top U.S. commander told USA TODAY in an interview last week.

The security situation in Afghanistan deteriorated last year as U.S. forces stepped back from conducing combat operations and reduced their troop levels to 9,800. At the same time, Afghan forces faced a resurgent Taliban as well as al-Qaeda and Islamic State militants.

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Afghan security forces keep watch for Taliban near Kunduz.

Campbell, in the interview, said he will travel to Washington soon and will urge senior leaders to maintain at least 9,800 U.S. troops through most of 2016. In October, President Obama announced that American forces would remain in Afghanistan after his presidency, saying the troop level would be brought down to 5,500 this year.

The primary task for U.S. troops in Afghanistan is training and advising Afghan forces.

Americans are permitted to defend themselves, and elite special operations units continue to conduct raids on al-Qaeda and related terrorist operations there. U.S warplanes also can swoop in to attack the Taliban if allied forces are under siege.

Campbell wants to keep 9,800 troops there for as long as possible and said he would ask for more troops if necessary. Demand

“Every day the No. 1 thing I get asked for is close air support.

It provides them confidence.”

Army Gen. John Campbell

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for their firepower from Afghans is constant, he said.

“Every day probably the No. 1 thing I get asked for is close air support,” he said. “It provides them confidence.”

The Taliban also took heavy losses last year, Campbell said. Although figures for Taliban casualties are imprecise because there is no official reporting, it is thought that their number of killed or wounded jumped more than 70%.

The new year promises more tough fighting for Afghans.

“There’s no doubt that the casualties for the Afghan security forces have been much higher this year than for other years,” Campbell said. “We kind of expected they’d be higher. They’re on their own. They don’t have as much close air support. They’re taking on the fight for the most part on their own.”

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Singing lightbulb, biometric bra among gadgets to debut Jefferson Graham and Mike Snider USA TODAY

A headset to fix wrinkles and a lightbulb that sings: That’s right, it’s showtime here for consumer electronics as more than 3,600 exhibitors strut — or fly — their new gadgets.

Early unveilings ahead of Tuesday’s busy press day show the steady seepage of Internet connectivity into the ho-hum corners of daily life. When you’re not checking on your heartrate via a biometric bra or sleeping on a smart mattress, remember to look up: That’s a small LAS VEGAS

drone headed toward the kitchen.

Here’s what caught our eye: You’ve heard the hype about smart lightbulbs, which turn on and off via an app. Now there’s the Sengled Voice, which does all that — and has a speaker built in as well for music and other audible sounds.

This year there will be over 100 new drones at the show. But how many can you throw in the the air and fly handsfree? That’s the concept of the Lily, which calls itself the world’s first flying camera. Sengled and Lily won innovation awards handed out by the organizers of CES 2016.

The iDerma Face Beautification System gets an unveiling this week.

LILY CAMERA

The Lily camera follows you as you move around and will sell for $799.

Expected to be priced at $350, the headset’s 140-plus red and infrared LED lights bathe skin in light that helps reduce wrinkles.

“This new product category of cosmetic technology, I call it cosmotronics, is going to be a hot new

category,” said Tom Campbell, corporate director for retailer Video & Audio Center, which plans to sell the device.

OMsignal is debuting what it says is the world’s first smart bra, a wearable that can measure biomet-

rics in realtime without strapping on a smartwatch.

In the superlative category, Lenovo is touting what it says is the world’s thinnest laptop — the 13inch YOGA 900S laptop, which it says is just a half inch think and weighs about as much as a water bottle.

For those that crave all things Star Wars, Chinese appliance maker Haier is showcasing a full-scale R2-D2 moving refrigerator. The little droid can hold 6 liters, or about six cans of a drink of your choice.

Starship not included.

Contributing: Ed Baig; Nick Schmiedicker of Reviewed.com

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ORE. RANCHERS TO SEEK CLEMENCY Group invokes the Constitution as standoff continues Gordon Friedman and John Bacon USA TODAY

BURNS , ORE . Armed supporters of two Oregon ranchers in the middle of an anti-government firestorm say they won’t leave a national wildlife refuge until the U.S. returns land to the ranchers and local governments.

The standoff pits the federal government against the gun-toting protesters at the forefront of a national controversy over how to manage land in the West.

“Our purpose, as we have shown, is to restore and defend the Constitution,” said Ammon Bundy, a rancher who is leading the protest at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge along with his brother, Ryan.

The ranchers, Dwight Hammond, 73, and son Steven, 46, were convicted three years ago of starting brush fires on federal property that they say were designed to prevent larger wildfires and to halt invasive plant species. They served short prison sentences, but a judge ordered them to return to prison for four years because the time they served did not meet minimum-sentencing laws.

They’ve now become iconic figures to protesters who seek federal reforms in land management policies they say are unjust and unduly deprive citizens of land.

The Hammonds said Monday that they will seek clemency from President Obama. But they also said they would “respect the rule of law” and report to prison.

The occupation began Saturday after an estimated 300 protesters marched through the nearby town of Burns. The Bundys and some of the protesters — it was not clear how many — then

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headed to the isolated refuge and refused to leave.

The Bundys say the Hammonds were persecuted because the federal government wants their land. The Bundys accuse the federal government of overreaching, land grabbing and pushing ranchers off their land in Oregon and elsewhere. They have called on militia members across the nation to join their occupation.

Their father, rancher Cliven Bundy, spearheaded a standoff with the government over grazing rights on U.S. lands in 2014.

Speaking to reporters on Monday, Ammon Bundy wouldn’t say how many people were occupying

Ammon Bundy, right, leader of a group of armed antigovernment protesters tells the media gathered Monday at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, photo at left, that the group was trying to “restore and defend” the Constitution.

the wildlife refuge. He called the group “Citizens for Constitutional Freedom.” About a dozen people could be observed at the site.

Bundy said the group’s purpose was “to restore and defend” the U.S. Constitution. “We love our country,” he said. “We love the people in it. We know that we are struggling to be able to know what to do as a nation, and in many ways we are divided. And we hope that we can restore those things and that we can unite as a people in protecting individuals.”

LaVoi Finicum, an Arizona rancher, said the group is “not making demands.”

“We’ve come here to work,” he said. “We did not come here to sit as children and stamp our feet and demand that certain things are met. We’re going to go to work.”

He said that would entail helping ranchers and loggers “live again as free people.”

At an afternoon news conference Monday in Burns, Harney County Sheriff David Ward said he wanted to talk directly to those at the refuge. “You said you were here to help the citizens of Harney County. That help ended when a peaceful protest became an armed

“We did not come here to sit as children and stamp our feet and demand that certain things are met.

We’re going to go to work.”

Arizona rancher LaVoi Finicum

occupation.

“The Hammonds have turned themselves in. It’s time for you to leave our community.

Go home ... and STATESMAN JOURNAL end this peaceWard fully,” Ward said.

Group leaders led reporters to a bunk house. Inside was a garage area holding canned food, ramen noodle meals, fruit, potatoes and a large cast iron skillet.

Asked about the potential for violence, militia members said it was highly unlikely. “America is not going to tolerate another Waco,” Jason Patrick said.

The number of anti-government militia groups nationwide grew 37% last year, from 202 in 2014 to 276, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

The FBI said it is working with local authorities to resolve the Oregon standoff peacefully.

Friedman is a reporter with the (Salem, Ore.) Statesman Journal. Contributing: Rick Jervis, USA TODAY

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A zoo worker observes meerkats Monday during the stocktake animal count at the London Zoo. The annual audit requires checking on the number of all of the zoo’s 800 animal species.

SWEDEN AND DENMARK TIGHTEN BORDER CONTROLS

Sweden and Denmark on Monday tightened border controls in a bid to reduce the flow of migrants.

Sweden began checking the identities of people traveling to the country from Denmark.

Travelers have to present valid photographic identification or will be denied entry.

It is the first time in 50 years that Sweden is requiring photo identification for people heading to the country from Denmark.

Later Monday, Denmark introduced temporary controls on its border with Germany, which took in 1 million asylum seekers last year.

Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said spot checks will be carried out by authorities for an initial 10-day period.

— Jane Onyanga-Omara ‘NEW JIHADI JOHN’ APPEARS IN ISIL EXECUTION VIDEO

The Islamic State released a new video purporting to show the killing of five hostages who the militant group said were spying for Britain in Syria.

In the footage released online Sunday, a masked man with a British accent calls British Prime Minister David Cameron a “slave of the White House,” and “mule

of the Jews.”

The video, which cannot be independently verified by USA TODAY, then shows the hostages, wearing orange jumpsuits, being shot in the head by masked militants.

The video bears similarities to previous execution videos by the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, featuring Mohammed Emwazi, a London-raised militant known as “Jihadi John,” who beheaded Western hostages. Emwazi was killed by a U.S. drone strike in Syria in November.

Some media are calling the militant in the latest video, who is holding a gun, “the new Jihadi John.” — Jane Onyanga-Omara EX-COP IN SHOOTING DEATH OF MOTORIST FREE ON BOND

A former South Carolina police officer charged in the videotaped killing of an unarmed black motorist last April is free on bond after a judge ruled that he shouldn’t remain jailed until his planned October trial.

Michael Slager is charged with murder in the shooting death of Walter Scott. Slager is shown on cellphone video firing eight times as Scott ran from a traffic stop in North Charleston, S.C. The case added fuel to an already intense national debate about how blacks are treated by white police officers.

— Gregg Toppo

He’s back.

Bill Clinton’s hair was whiter, his voice hoarser and his demeanor more subdued than when he was seeking to rescue his own beleaguered presidential campaign in New Hampshire in 1992, or even when he was stumping for his wife in her 2008 campaign.

In his solo campaign debut for the 2016 race, the former president gave a capacity crowd of about 700 in Nashua Community College gym a ruminative endorsement of Hillary Clinton that was more personal than political.

He didn’t mention his own potential impact on her prospects, and there were none of the hecklers or questions that she occasionally has had to face about him.

“This is what I want to say: When we met soon-to-be 45 years ago in a couple of months, when we met, we fell in love,” he told them. “I thought she was the most amazing person,” he said, as he traced her career from Yale Law School and her early work in Arkansas on behalf of children and the poor. “She hadn’t been elected to anything, but everything she touched became better.”

He concluded with a history lesson about why New Hampshire native Frankin Pierce was an unsuccessful president and Abraham Lincoln a successful one — in large part because Lincoln matched the demands of his time.

“I do not believe in my lifetime, anybody has run for this job at a moment of greater importance who was better qualified by knowledge, experience and temperament to do what needs to be done now,” Clinton declared of Hillary Clinton, his words drowned by applause.

For this crowd, at least, the former president’s past controversies were not an issue for the present campaign.

“You can’t blame Hillary Clinton for what Bill Clinton did,” said Sara Walker, 44, a home-care aide from Nashua who attended the rally. An immigrant from Uganda who became a U.S. citizen

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Former president Bill Clinton made a personal, rather than political, appeal on his wife’s behalf on Monday in Nashua, N.H. in 2013, she plans to cast her first ballot for Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire primary next month. “All she went through and to make her a victim — it’s not fair.”

The former president brings with him both popularity, especially among Democrats, and personal baggage. On Sunday, at a rally in Derry, N.H., Hillary Clinton rebuffed a Republican heckler trying to ask her about her husband’s sexual improprieties.

“You’re very rude, and I’m not going to ever call on you,” Clinton told Katherine Prudhomme O’Brien, a New Hampshire state representative.

Donald Trump may be harder to ignore. After Hillary Clinton accused him of sexism, he warned, “Certainly if they play the woman’s card with respect to me, that will be fair game,” Trump told NBC’s Today show

when asked about Bill Clinton.

And America Rising, a conservative political action committee, called the former president less an asset than “a walking liability” for his wife. “Bill Clinton reinforces all the negative attributes voters assign to Secretary Clinton: unethical, dishonest and untrustworthy,” spokesman Jeff Bechdel said in a statement issued a half-hour before Clinton’s New Hampshire event was set to begin.

Lance Beebe, 49, a Navy veteran who now is a civilian employee of the Air Force, said Hillary Clinton should be ready for questions about her husband. He attended the rally, though he’s still not sure whether he’ll vote for Clinton or Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

“I ask my wife, is she going to be ready to hear questions about it?” he said. “It’s going to be all guns blazing.”

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STATE-BY-STATE News from across the USA ALABAMA Opelika: Rodger Williams celebrated his recent 104th birthday with friends and family, including a birthday card from President Obama. The Opelika-Auburn News reported that Williams served as a U.S. Army medic nearing the end of World War II, working a 10-year stint in a Chicago steel mill and farmer on more than 100 acres. He retired in 1977 after working as a custodian at Auburn University for 17 years.

ALASKA Fairbanks: Dalton Highway is passable, though reduced to one lane in some areas, after an avalanche forced a closure.

ARIZONA Phoenix: Police ar-

rested a suspect accused of shooting a retired California police officer to death outside a Gila River casino.

ARKANSAS Bearden: A New Year’s Day fire destroyed a major department at a sawmill here, but Anthony Timberlands President Steven Anthony says the mill will be open within a week.

CALIFORNIA Los Angeles: Old-

school cooling systems on the roofs of larger local buildings may be wasting billions of gallons of water each year, The Los Angeles Times reported. Mayor Eric Garcetti last month encouraged building owners to upgrade cooling towers, with a hope of saving 100 million gallons annually.

HIGHLIGHT: CALIFORNIA

Parched state welcomes rain, snow Doyle Rice USA TODAY

California is in for a week of mostly welcome rain and snow as a series of storms takes aim on the parched state. However, the precipitation will also bring the threat of floods and mudslides.

After one weak storm moves inland Monday, stronger ones will follow on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Rain totals by Thursday should be 1 to 4 inches along the coast with up to an inch farther inland, including the Central Valley, according to WeatherBug. Meanwhile, up to 2 feet of snow will blanket the highest peaks of the Sierra Nevada.

In Southern California, while snow falls in the mountains, heavy rain could bring the threat of flash flooding, mudslides and debris flows in areas scarred by recent wildfires, the National Weather Service in Los Angeles warned. Tuesday might be especially soggy in Los Angeles.

Gusty winds could also lead to downed power lines in southern California, while high surf along the coast might cause beach erosion and coastal flooding, the weather service said. The storms during the second half of the week have the

CONNECTICUT Berlin: New

IOWA Des Moines: Christian

state rules have prompted two police departments to stop their voluntary use of body cameras that officers have worn, the Hartford Courant reported.

DELAWARE Magnolia: A 26-

year-old man was arrested and ordered to have no contact with any Walgreens within the state after demanding prescription drugs from a pharmacist and threatening her with explosives.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: The

Federal Aviation Administration’s no drone zone around the nation’s capital has grown, WUSA-TV reported. The FAA warned this summer that unmanned aircraft, such as drones and model aircraft, were prohibited within 15 miles of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. They’re now banned for a 30-mile radius encircling much of southern and central Maryland and northern Virginia.

FLORIDA Titusville: Civil rights

advocates are calling on state and federal authorities to investigate reports of vandalism at a mosque as a hate crime after cameras captured a man breaking into the worship center with a machete and leaving behind a slab of raw bacon at the front door, Florida Today reported.

GEORGIA Brookhaven: Three

Georgia cities are interested in monorail transportation. WXIATV reported that Brookhaven is already committing tax dollars to study the idea. The station added that Sandy Springs will include the idea in a long-term planning study, and a Chamblee city councilman is also interested in the concept.

HAWAII Honolulu: Officials at

the Humpback Whale Marine Sanctuary said the whales have been difficult to spot so far this winter.

IDAHO Boise: Local firefighters

are practicing for icy pond rescues, KTVB-TV reported.

ILLINOIS Springfield: The Abra-

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Rain and snow this week should help alleviate the severe drought that California has been experiencing. potential to unload 1-3 feet of snow on the mountains and ski resorts of Southern California,” according to AccuWeather meteorologist Dave Samuhel.

The rain and snow will push east into Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, southwestern Colorado and western New Mexico.

The track of these storms is fueled by the El Niño climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean.

“The above-average temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean, known as El Niño, tends to strengthen the storm track into the West Coast and occa-

creators say the movie will go well beyond the 2013 bombings to retrace the footrace’s origins in 1897.

conservatives have vowed to eliminate all state funding for Planned Parenthood in the state, and their stance could become a flash point in the Legislature’s 2016 session, The Des Moines Register reported.

MICHIGAN Allendale: Amway

KANSAS Hutchinson: Kansas

landmark Aerial Lift Bridge needs a new operator, WDIO-TV reported.

Department of Agriculture data show 10 state irrigators were fined in 2015 for tampering with their water meters or falsifying their water use reports. About 20 other water users were fined for overpumping their water right for the second or third time, The Hutchinson News reported.

KENTUCKY Louisville: A former

U.S. congressman is trying to bring mainstream credibility to the effort to legalize medical marijuana in the state, The Courier-Journal reported. Former representative Mike Ward said he is the president and CEO of Legalize Kentucky Now, a nonprofit organization that will push for the state to become the 24th state in the nation to make pot available with a doctor’s prescription.

LOUISIANA Baton Rouge: LSU has banned students from using self-balancing two-wheeled scooters, also known as Hoverboards, on campus and campusrun housing, WAFB-TV reported.

MAINE Augusta: Several of

Maine’s winter hunting seasons are over for the season, though seasons for some small game animals will remain open.

MARYLAND Wicomico: County

Executive Bob Culver seeks to lift the ban of alcohol sales at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center, The Daily Times reported. The ban on alcohol sales has been in place since 1946 since 39 acres was donated to the county for the facility and veteran war memorial, under the condition no alcohol would be “sold or dispensed.”

MASSACHUSETTS Boston: Boston, the first feature-length documentary film about the Boston Marathon, is in the works. Its

sionally California during the winter,” AccuWeather meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said.

The storms could begin to erode the state’s drought, now in its fourth year. As of last Thursday, 97.3% of the state remains in a drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, a site that tracks drought.

“All this is encouraging, and each storm will help, but it will take lots of them to make a significant impact on the large (rain and snow) deficits,” said meteorologist Jan Null of Golden Gate Weather Services. daughter died of a heroin overdose in jail without bail, citing that decision is the judicial branch’s alone. A petition of almost 1,800 signatures was sent to Hassan, the New Hampshire Union Leader reported.

INDIANA Fort Wayne: Thirty-

went into effect here that allows thousands of adopted state residents to see their birth certificates regardless of when the adoption took place, KUSA-TV, Denver, reported. The documents had been sealed for 40 years.

COLORADO Denver: A new law

RHODE ISLAND Providence: The Department of Environmental management says it is has given two grants to remove wrecked and abandoned vessels that are sitting in waterways off Portsmouth and Westerly. The grants are paid for out of an account set up in 2012 and funded by a surcharge on boat registration fees.

SOUTH CAROLINA Greenville:

ham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum here placed song books, sheet music and other resources online. There are more than 740 song sheets, song books and pieces of sheet music on the www.ChroniclingIllinois.org website. five students were selected to perform in the 2016 Indiana Music Education Association’s All-State Elementary and Middle School Honor Choirs, the Journal and Courier reported. The honor chairs will perform at the Indiana Music Education Association’s annual development conference Jan. 15 in Fort Wayne.

Transportation Authority says a man was hit by a train at a the 40th Street station.

co-founder Rich DeVos and his family donated $36 million to Grand Valley State University in the past three decades, The Grand Rapids Press reported.

MINNESOTA Duluth: The city’s

MISSISSIPPI Jackson: A study

on doctors says Mississippi remains in last place when it comes to the number of doctors per capita but has seen a sizable increase in student enrollment. The Clarion-Ledger reported that the Association of American Medical Colleges study shows that medical and osteopathic student enrollment in Mississippi increased 137% over the last decade, compared to 33% nationwide.

MISSOURI Jefferson

City: The state’s social safety net will shrink in January as new laws force an end to welfare payments for some families and reduce how long the unemployed can receive benefits to one of the shortest periods nationally.

MONTANA Helena: State offi-

cials say law enforcement agencies and medical facilities are cooperating with a task force set up to examine untested rape kits.

NEBRASKA Lincoln: Farmers and ranchers in south-central and southeastern Nebraska have until Jan. 15 to apply for funding to improve grassland bird habitats.

NEVADA Reno: Police are trying

to identify a suspect who allegedly discharged pepper spray during a fight at a local casino on New Year’s Day, causing several patrons to seek medical treatment.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Rochester:

Gov. Hassan won’t act on an effort to keep a mother whose

NEW JERSEY Cherry Hill: A South Jersey a cappella group will go head-to-head with an in-state rival on Lifetime’s new reality docuseries Pitch Slapped, to debut today at 10 p.m., the Courier-Post reported. Stay Tuned, a 21-member group formed in 2013, is composed of former and current Cherry Hill High School East students.

NEW MEXICO Mescalero: Two

skiers who went missing at Ski Apache here were found, KOATTV reported.

NEW YORK Somers: School bus vandalism, including punctured tires and cracked windshields, forced the school system to cancel classes, The Journal News reported.

NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte: Police say a 22-year-old man was drunk when he stole an off-duty officer’s patrol car and crashed it in west Charlotte. Kody Grayson is charged with larceny of a motor vehicle.

NORTH DAKOTA Bis-

marck: North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring awarded nearly $110,000 in grants for five honey bee projects. The largest grant is nearly $27,000 to the North Dakota Beekeeper’s Association.

OHIO Fremont: The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums center is closed until May 28 for a $1.3 million overhaul as officials prepare for the facility’s centennial celebration, The News-Messenger reported.

OKLAHOMA Tulsa: The Tulsa Police Department investigated 58 homicides in 2015, 7% more than the previous year, the Tulsa World reported.

OREGON Bend: The Bend Bulletin reported that an average winter season, measured from the first to last snowfall, brings about 60 inches of snow to the Sunriver resort. Spokesman Brooke Snavely says Sunriver has already received about 70 inches this winter.

PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia:

The Southeastern Pennsylvania

About 70 high school students are training to become firefighters at one of three Greenville County school district career centers, said Brooks Smith, the school district’s career center director. Smith said the 2-year Firefighting Training course puts students a step ahead of others who are exploring a firefighting career, The Greenville News reported.

SOUTH DAKOTA Pierre: People

interested in reserving a campsite at a South Dakota state park by phone will now have to pay a $2 fee. Also, a seven-day vehicle pass for Custer State Park now costs $20, up from $15 last year.

TENNESSEE Oak Ridge: Security officials at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant confiscated what was described as a “weather balloon” that landed Sunday near the national-security installation, the Knoxville News Sentinel reported.

The balloon is believed to have been part of a “geospatial balloon challenge” that originated in Middle Tennessee and did not pose a security threat, said spokesman Steven Wyatt of the National Nuclear Security Administration.

TEXAS Lubbock: It’s estimated

that the winter blizzard “Goliath” killed more than 30,000 cows, which will impact the dairy industry for months to come. The area from Lubbock, west to Muleshoe and north to Friona contains about 36% of the state’s dairy cows, Breitbart Texas reported.

UTAH Salt Lake City: Drones are not welcome within a 3-mile radius of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Salt Lake City Air Traffic Control Tower. But they may be allowed within a 5-mile radius of airports without a tower, with prior permission.

VERMONT Williston: A woman

was hospitalized after she and her dog were freed after her car rolled into 2 feet of water, The Burlington Free Press reported.

VIRGINIA Richmond: Three people kicked off the new year by winning $1 million from the Virginia Lottery.

WASHINGTON Seattle:

Burn bans have been issued for Pierce, Snohomish and King counties until air quality improves.

The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency has issued a stage two burn ban for Greater Pierce County and Snohomish County and a stage one burn ban for King County.

WEST VIRGINIA Huntington:

Seventy people in Cabell County died in 2015 of drug overdoses, WSAZ-TV reported. The number of reported drug overdoses in 2015 was greater than the total number of ODs from 2012 to 2014.

WISCONSIN Town of Lebanon:

A driver on U.S. 45 reported seeing flames in a window of a small engine repair shop that ultimately caused extensive damage, The Post-Crescent reported. Euhardy’s Sales and Service was unoccupied at the time of the fire.

WYOMING Cheyenne: The

Army Corps of Engineers is going ahead with plans to treat contaminated groundwater at a former nuclear missile site east of here.

The 1960s-era site is one of several local former F.E. Warren AFB launch sites where investigators have found trichloroethylene, a cancer-causing chemical, in the groundwater. The chemicals were used to clean missile launchers.

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MONEYLINE MANUFACTURING SECTOR CONTRACTS AGAIN Manufacturing contracted for the second consecutive month in December as a strong dollar, a weak global economy and low oil prices continued to hamper the industry. An index of factory activity fell to 48.2 from 48.6, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday. That’s the lowest since June 2009. A reading above 50 means the sector is expanding; below 50 indicates contraction. Economists expected a rise to 49. The November measure marked the first time in three years the industry shrank.

LG

THIS LG DISPLAY CAN ROLL UP LIKE A NEWSPAPER LG is rolling out several fresh high-definition TVs ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show this week, including one 18-inch display users can roll up like a newspaper. LG didn’t provide details on the super-thin display, including how much it costs or how soon consumers can own one.

TARGET NAMES NEW CHIEF STORES OFFICER Target on Monday named Janna Potts its new “chief stores officer,” responsible for the operations of its 1,805 stores in the U.S. Potts replaces Tina Tyler and will report to Target’s COO, John Mulligan, effective immediately. Prior to the promotion, Potts was Target’s senior vice president of human resources. Target didn’t say why Tyler left.

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CHINA ANGST SHOWS FRAGILITY OF GLOBAL MARKETS Rout a reminder that what happens overseas can have carryover effect Adam Shell @adamshell USA TODAY

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n the first day of trading in 2016, China lived up to its reputation as a “shock to watch” in the new year, as a nearly 7% stock plunge in DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVG. Shanghai revived bad memories of last summer’s China-inspired 17,450 9:30 a.m. stock swoon.

17,425 That drop, in August, led to 17,400 Wall Street’s first official price correction in four years.

17,350 -276.09 Investors around the world 17,300 were spooked again Monday by more evidence of slowing growth 17,250 in China. The rout in Chinese 4:00 p.m. shares, the biggest one-day sell17,200 17,149 off in mainland China since late 17,100 August, tripped new automatic trading halts, or so-called “circuit 17,150 breakers,” designed to give markets a chance to cool off when 17,100 stocks are falling fast. Chinese au17,050 thorities eventually suspended trading for the day before the normal closing time.

MONDAY MARKETS The losses spread to Europe, INDEX CLOSE CHG where a broad stock gauge was Nasdaq composite 4903.09 y 58.44 down almost 2.5%, and then travS&P 500 2012.66 y 31.28 eled to Wall Street, where the T- note, 10-year yield 2.25% y 0.02 Dow Jones industrial average at Oil, light sweet crude $36.88 y 0.16 Euro (dollars per euro) $1.0827 y 0.0031 one point was down more than 119.30 y 0.93 Yen per dollar 450 points before closing down SOURCES USA TODAY RESEARCH, MARKETWATCH.COM nearly 1.6%, or 277 points.

The Dow’s drop was exacerbatUSA SNAPSHOTS© ed by heightened tensions involving Iran and Saudi Arabia, as well as investors still adjusting to the Average idea of coming interest rate hikes auto loan from the Federal Reserve this year at a time when U.S. stocks rates are trading above their historical values and U.S. manufacturing in December is running at its slow4-year new auto est pace since June 2009.

Now 6 months ago Year ago “The fall brings back dark 3.24% 3.26% 3.35% memories of the collapses experienced last summer,” Paul Hickey, 5-year new auto co-founder of Bespoke InvestNow 6 months ago Year ago ment Group, said in a report.

3.34% 3.40% 3.46% China’s plunge and its infection of other world markets are a 4-year used auto replay of some of Wall Street’s major lowlights in 2015, when Now 6 months ago Year ago worries about an economic hard 3.64% 3.63% 3.68% landing and Beijing’s surprise deSource Informa Research Services valuation of its currency, the (www.informars.com/bestrates) yuan, in August sent shock waves JAE YANG AND VERONICA BRAVO, USA TODAY through global markets.

CHINA STOCKS FALL, WORLD MARKETS SPOOKED China halted trading on its CSI 300 Index after it dropped 7% Monday on reports of a decline in manufacturing. U.S. and world stocks plunged, too.

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High-flying tech stocks feel market’s opening-day pain Brett Molina @brettmolina23 USA TODAY

Tech stocks started the new year with a thud Monday, with some of last year’s highest flyers taking the biggest hits.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq closed down 104.32, off 2%, to 4,903.09, slightly worse than drops in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500, which had its sixth-worst opening day ever.

Investors shed U.S. equities on worries about China after a weaker-than-expected reading on the country’s manufacturing sector sent its stock market down 7%.

All FANG stocks — the acronym for Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google — closed lower after investors bid up shares in these tech powerhouses last year on the back of big changes in the way consumers and business communicate, shop and entertain themselves.

Among stocks hit hardest by the Monday dive were Netflix, down nearly 4% after ana-

Chinese officials took a number of steps to curb volatility, reduce speculation and lessen the downside price momentum.

Steps included suspending initial public offerings to reduce the supply of stock for sale, restricting big investors and corporate insiders from selling shares and limiting the trading behavior of so-called short-sellers, or tradple they can’t ers that sell sell; when borrowed you do everyshares with thing possible the hope of to set condibuying them tions so no one back at lower sells — they sell. prices.

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Hickey offered a few on the first day of trad- Monday was theories as to why the ing of 2016 was just a another long selling in China was so matter of time, given all day for Chithe government inter- nese investors, severe, ranging from “the end of an insider ference from Beijing to who saw the sales ban, the expectaprop up its fragile mar- stock market tion of significant IPO ket, says Gary Kaltbaum, plunge 7%. volume this year and president of Kaltbaum even retail superstition (4 is an Capital Management.

“When you arrest people (in unlucky number in China, and China) because they are negative heavy intraday price moves sugon the market; when you tell peo- gest significant retail selling).”

China woes were cited as one ple not to sell; when you tell peo-

lysts at Baird downgraded the streaming media company’s stock to neutral, citing concerns over slowing subscriber growth.

Netflix’s start to 2016 follows an incredible finish last year, when shares of the streaming media giant more than doubled, sending its price-to-earnings ratio to about 300 — a rich valuation that suggests investors give the company little margin for error.

Amazon was hit hardest of the FANG stocks, closing with a 5.8% drop, as some investors sold off after riding the stock during the positive holiday news cycle, SunTrust analyst Robert Peck said. Shares also doubled last year, sending its market cap to more than $300 billion.

“Some of our clients are looking to redeploy to new opportunities in 2016,” Peck told USA TODAY. Shares in Google-parent Alphabet and Facebook, which both stood apart from 2015’s market doldrums to rally last year, lost 2% each.

Apple, which languished nearly 5% last year — in part due to concerns about demand in China for its iPhones — ended the day slightly in the green, with shares at $105.35. of five potential market shocks to watch in 2016 by Kate Warne, investment strategist at Edward Jones and a panelist at USA TODAY’s 20th annual Investment Roundtable in December.

There’s a faction on Wall Street that believe Beijing officials have the tools needed to stave off a China-led economic crisis. But markets could stumble if that optimistic outcome doesn’t materialize, Warne said, noting Wall Street sold off sharply this past summer when Chinese authorities surprised markets with a move to depreciate its currency.

“An even bigger surprise from China, I think,” Warne said, “could be the headline that (sparks) an ever bigger market drop.”

Justice Dept. alleges VW violated Clean Air Act Files civil complaint seeking penalties of up to $37,500 per car

The federal government claims that nearly 600,000 VW diesel engine vehicles were built with emissions “defeat devices.” At left, a van in production in Poznan, Poland, on Dec. 22.

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The Justice Department filed a civil complaint Monday against Volkswagen alleging nearly 600,000 cars with diesel engines in the U.S. violate emissions laws and that many were imported in violation of the Clean Air Act. The lawsuit was filed in Detroit

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on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which worked with the California Air Resources Board in exposing the violations last year. VW has admitted to rigging cars with 2-liter diesel engines, and the EPA found violations in vehicles with 3-liter diesels as well.

The complaint alleges that the nearly 600,000 diesel engine vehicles built since 2009 were equipped with illegal “defeat devices” installed to impair emission control systems. The lawsuit asks for penalties of up to $37,500 per car. The suit also alleges that

VW violated the Clean Air Act by importing vehicles that have far higher emissions than are allowed under their certification.

“The United States will pursue all appropriate remedies against Volkswagen to redress the violations of our nation’s clean-air laws alleged in the complaint,” Assistant Attorney General John Cruden said in a statement.

Carl Tobias, a law professor at the University of Richmond, says the lawsuit sends a message that VW needs to find a solution.

“Maybe patience has run out,” he says.

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

This time of year is supposed to be bullish for stocks. But a lateyear rally never materialized. Nor did the Santa Claus rally. Add in the worst year-opening stock loss in 15 years and you get a lot of angst on Wall Street.

It’s hard to ignore the recent stock weakness at a time when stocks normally go up.

The Santa Claus rally — which covers the final five trading days of 2015 and the first two sessions of 2016 — hasn’t happened yet, although there’s one day to go. The Dow is down around 3% heading into the seventh and final day of the Santa-rally period. The bad news? When the Santa rally doesn’t pan out, it typically means stocks can be bought later

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in the year at lower prices and that a bear market may be on the horizon, The Stock Trader’s Almanac says. The somewhat good news? Jeff Saut of Raymond James unearthed a factoid that found that only 12 of the 35 bear markets since 1900 occurred after “failed” Santa Claus rallies.

There’s also the saying, “As January goes, so goes the market.” There’s good news (the month’s only one trading day old) and not-so good news (losses on the first day of a year are not good predictors of future returns.)

“As January goes, so goes the year” has “been correct 72.4% of the time,” Howard Silverblatt of S&P Dow Jones Indices says.

“The opening-day performance has been less convincing, with the market moving in the same direction for the year, as it did for the first day, 50.6% of the time and the other way 49.4% of the time.”

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Chesapeake Energy (CHK) 4.95 +.45 Multiple downgrades, but preferred stock is undervalued.

+10.0 +10.0

Consol Energy (CNX) Joint venture with Noble Energy had strong 2015.

8.57

+.67

+8.5

+8.5

7.71

+.60

+8.4

+8.4

41.17

+2.14

+5.5

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25.75

+1.14

+4.6

+4.6

Gap (GPS) 25.51 Drops early, rating upgrades, makes up early loss.

+1.04

+4.3

+4.3

Kohl’s (KSS) 49.55 Seen as a good deal, hits highest since September.

+1.92

+4.0

+4.0

Diamond Offshore Drilling (DO) 21.85 Overcomes early drop in leading, not still losing, sector.

+.75

+3.6

+3.6

National Oilwell Varco (NOV) Makes up loss on Brazil contract termination.

34.61

+1.12

+3.3

+3.3

Spectra Energy (SE) Raised to strong buy at Raymond James.

24.74

+.80

+3.3

+3.3

Southwestern Energy (SWN) Up for third day since 52-week low.

Baxalta (BXLT) Climbs after report that Shire is in talks to buy.

Range Resources (RRC) Wins another day since hitting 52-week low.

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$ Chg

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-6.5

-2.27

-6.2

-6.2

636.99 -38.90

-5.8

-5.8

Illumina (ILMN) Dips early as insider sells.

181.28 -10.67

-5.6

-5.6

Yahoo (YHOO) Shares suffer as it shuts down video service.

31.40

-1.86

-5.6

-5.6

DuPont (DD) Negative note, falls early.

63.07

-3.53

-5.3

-5.3

D.R. Horton (DHI) Construction spending declined in November.

30.39

-1.64

-5.1

-5.1

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) Share rating lowered to sell from hold at Zacks.

516.55 -26.32

-4.8

-4.8

Amazon.com (AMZN) Rating cut to neutral at Monness Crespi.

Lennar (LEN) Weak November report affects share price.

448.81 -31.04

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The automaker was sued by the U.S. Justice Department for violat- $35 Price: $30.10 ing the Clean Air Act for impairing Chg: -$0.88 their emission control systems. % chg: -2.8% Day’s high/low: The scandal may end diesel car $25 markets in some regions.

Dec. 7 $30.14/$29.66

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Homebuilders had a tough day as construction spending in Novem- $20 ber fell for the first time in about a year-and-a-half. Its share rating was lowered to “sell” at Zacks and $15 the share price hit a 52-week low.

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Price: $17.16 Chg: -$0.66 % chg: -3.7% Day’s high/low: $17.60/$16.79

Online video hub Yahoo Screen, $35 which offered original series, TV shows, sports games and more, has been shut down, with consumers now redirected to the Yahoo home $30 Dec. 7 page.

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Close 201.02 21.34 31.31 23.37 110.01 11.93 7.05 3.93 109.50 14.09

Chg. -2.85 +1.24 -0.88 -0.46 -2.61 -0.19 +0.79 -0.02 -2.36 +0.37

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Close 6 mo ago 3.88% 4.09% 3.09% 3.15% 2.82% 2.71% 3.44% 3.18%

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46.71

-2.20

-4.5

-4.5

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 42.93 Morgan Stanley downgrades rating to equal weight.

-1.98

-4.4

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Cattle (lb.)

1.36 1.36 Corn (bushel) 3.52 3.59 Gold (troy oz.)

1,075.10 1,060.30 Hogs, lean (lb.) .59 .60 Natural Gas (Btu.) 2.33 2.34 Oil, heating (gal.)

1.13 1.10 Oil, lt. swt. crude (bar.)

36.76 37.04 Silver (troy oz.)

13.82 13.78 Soybeans (bushel) 8.65 8.71 Wheat (bushel) 4.58 4.70

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Close .6797 1.3955 6.5333 .9236 119.30 17.3314

Prev. .6781 1.3849 6.5124 .9207 120.63 17.2044

6 mo. ago .6416 1.2560 6.2059 .9013 122.86 15.7381

Yr. ago .6521 1.1750 6.2090 .8329 120.34 14.8268

FOREIGN MARKETS Country Frankfurt Hong Kong Japan (Nikkei) London Mexico City

Close 10,283.44 21,327.12 18,450.98 6,093.43 42,113.70

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Fossil (FOSL) Share rating lowered to hold at Jefferies.

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Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) More E. coli cases, drops pre-market.

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Higher rates are rarely good for bond prices Q: How bad can a bond crash get?

Matt Krantz

mkrantz@usatoday.com USA TODAY

A: Investors are understandably worried about the bond market. If you’ve ever turned a heat lamp on a snowman, you’ve seen what higher interest rates can do to bond prices.

Given how well bond prices have held up in recent years, there is nervousness about how long the ride will last. Even Warren Buffett has warned about a potential bond bubble years ago. The Federal Reserve’s move to hike short-term interest rates for the first time in a decade has put bond investors on warning.

Bonds with the lowest credit ratings are already in trouble. The iShares iBoxx High Yield exchange traded fund had lost more than 10% of its value in late December from its highest point over the past 12 months. Bonds with the lowest credit ratings tend to be much more volatile than the broad bond market.

A bad year for bonds is nowhere near as frightening as a bad year for stocks.

The worst year on record for long-term Treasuries was in the financial crisis in 2009 when they dropped 14.9%, Morningstar says. Intermediate-term Treasuries’ worst year was the 5.1% decline in 1994, Morningstar says. Even the worst year for corporate bonds, in 1969, was just a 8.1% decline. Compare those losses to the 43.3% total loss of the Standard & Poor’s 500 in 1931 and you can see why bonds remain a good choice for stability.

Oil prices get lift from Middle East tension, then retreat Nathan Bomey @NathanBomey USA TODAY

Energy traders drove oil prices up Monday as the prospect of geopolitical instability in the Middle East stemming from a fresh conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia reverberated on the first day of trading in the new year.

Then they drove them down as worries surfaced anew about a global oil glut.

Fallout from Saudi Arabia’s execution of a beloved cleric among

AHMAD AL-RUBAYE, AFP/GETTY IMAGES

A supporter of Iraqi Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr, who was executed by Saudi Arabia on Saturday.

Shiite Muslims was enough to fuel a 2.1% rally in crude oil. Sunni-majority Saudi Arabia is cutting diplomatic and commercial ties to Iran after a flurry of protests over its execution of Nimr al-Nimr, who was highly regarded among the Shiite majority population in Iran.

Then, the same concerns that drove down oil prices last year, that more crude is being pumped than the world can possibly use in the short term, killed the rally.

The price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate crude sank 0.4% to $36.88.

Oil prices remain in the cellar

amid the global surplus and a tepid economic outlook.

Saudi Arabia, the biggest producer in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), has showed no signs of cutting production amid unrelated turmoil in the region.

And Iran is hoping to boost its own oil production pending the anticipated removal of certain sanctions that previously constrained its ability to export petroleum.

The tepid global economic outlook for 2016 remains another factor weighing heavily on the minds of investors. Without signs

The price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate crude sank 0.4% to $36.88. Oil prices remain in the cellar amid the global surplus and a tepid economic outlook.

of production cuts or an economic surge, oil prices could remain very low deep into the year, analysts say.

USA TODAY - L awrence J ournal -W orld TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2016

LIFELINE HOW WAS YOUR DAY? GOOD DAY JOHN BOYEGA The Force has clearly awakened in Boyega. His role as the reformed Stormtrooper Finn in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ earned him the top spot in the Hollywood & Entertainment section of ‘Forbes’ magazine’s 30 Under 30 list for 2016.

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THEY SAID WHAT? THE STARS’ BEST QUOTES “I think it would be a little bit difficult for two girls to share a crown, but I have high hopes that this will give great opportunities for me and Miss Colombia and the rest of the contestants.”

— Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach to ‘Good Morning America’ about the public’s calls to share her crown

SPORTS LIFE AUTOS T JOHN STAMOS TRAVEL ‘I’M KICKING AND new york V fans are getting a double dose of John Stamos this winter. On Feb. 26, he’s back as the perfectly coiffed Uncle Jesse in Fuller House, Netflix’s 13-episode revival of the ’90s sitcom Full House.

And he stars in Fox’s Grandfathered, which moves to a new time Tuesday (8:30 p.m. ET/PT), as Jimmy Martino, a womanizing restaurateur who discovers he’s not only a dad but grandpa to a toddler, too. Stamos, 52, sat down with USA TODAY’s Patrick Ryan to talk what’s to come, on-set parenting and turning 50.

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WHERE DO WE PICK UP WITH JIMMY AND HIS FAMILY WHEN ‘GRANDFATHERED’ RETURNS?

This first episode is one of my favorites that we’ve shot so far. I find out I haven’t had a check-up since the ’70s, so I go and think it’s going to be easy. I’m sort of (wisecracking) the doctor, and it turns out to be Dr. Phil, who is not into it at all. They find a suspicious mole and I act like it’s no big deal, but then I go crazy. At the same time, my granddaughter is having tubes put in her ears, so I freak out and end up kidnapping her, and the two of us go up on a roof and I talk about life. It’s very sweet, it’s got a good balance.

Q

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TWEET TALK STARS SOUND OFF ON TWITTER @rainnwilson: I’m the @Kylie Jenner of middle-aged men.

HOW DO JIMMY’S RELATIONSHIPS WITH HIS SON, GERALD (JOSH PECK), AND EX-GIRLFRIEND, SARA (PAGET BREWSTER), CONTINUE TO EVOLVE THIS SEASON?

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more tuned in to the parents, and I make sure (the kids) are doing OK, and they’re excited, and that they have a toy room on set to play and learn. I took them to Disneyland. I was carrying Emelia on my shoulders and there were cute girls looking at us, so I started to walk over to make a move, and Emelia peed her pants.

I was like, “There’s something warm on the back of my neck.

The kid’s peeing on me while I’m trying to pick up a girl!”

The thing I like about this character is that he wants to do better; he wants to be a better dad and grandfather. It’s always two steps forward, one step back, but he tries. Coming up in these episodes, we really start kicking into the Sara and Jimmy thing.

There’s this chemistry that’s building up and we put up roadblocks for reasons they can’t be together. Sara reconnects with an old flame, and then I meet someone new who’s played by Regina Hall, and we start a thing.

Q

HAS WORKING WITH KIDS MADE YOU WANT TO BE A PARENT?

Q

WHAT CAN YOU TEASE ABOUT BOB SAGET’S RETURN ON JAN. 12?

@TheEllenShow: The Container Store has a container for absolutely everything. I get so excited when I go there, I can’t contain myself. And then I can.

That’s a pretty fun (episode).

Obviously, people are excited about Fuller House. Bob (and I), we haven’t really acted together in 20-plus years, so people will enjoy it. He plays a totally different character. I feel like I’m losing my edge and my sense of adventure, and he’s an old friend who comes back and tries to take me out for a crazy night. It ends up (that) I just want to be home with my family.

IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY WHO’S CELEBRATING TODAY?

Q

MICHAEL LOCCISANO, GETTY IMAGES

@mindykaling: Being obsessed with crime shows is the new green drink for girls.

WHO ARE THE BETTER-BEHAVED TWINS ON THE SET: ‘FULL HOUSE’S MARY-KATE AND ASHLEY OLSEN, OR

Layla and Emelia Golfieri pull double duty as Jimmy’s (John Stamos) granddaughter on Grandfathered.

‘GRANDFATHERED’S LAYLA AND EMELIA GOLFIERI?

Truthfully, the Golfieri twins are a lot more hyper than Mary-Kate and Ashley. They’re darting back and forth, and they bash into things like they’re rubber. I’m so worried they’re going to get hurt, but they bounce off the walls. Mary-Kate and Ashley were a little cooler.

FOX

Q

CO-STARRING WITH TODDLERS ON BOTH SHOWS, WHAT ARE SOME TRICKS YOU’VE LEARNED FOR WORKING WITH KIDS THAT AGE?

I’ve become a baby whisperer.

Somehow, I can really relate to kids — maybe it’s because I’m so immature. I learned a lot from working with Mary-Kate and Ashley. This time, I’m a little

Yeah, I think I’ve always wanted to be a father, just the timing hasn’t been right. But I get to be around kids all the time, so that’s cool.

Q Some of the music nowadays, I DO YOU EVER FEEL OLD OR OUT OF TOUCH?

don’t dig. I like a nice melody and singing, but then I sound old. I try to be up on stuff. I ask (Grandfathered co-stars) Christina Milian and Josh Peck. They’re cool, they know all the lingo and I got to make sure I’m not upsetting anybody if I call someone “ratchet.”

Like, “That’s OK. That’s not racist or anything.” I try to fight all that.

I’m kicking and screaming going into my 50s.

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‘Shannara’ is fantasy fueled by girl power Patrick Ryan USA TODAY PHOTOS BY AFP AND GETTY IMAGES

Diane Keaton is 70. Bradley Cooper is 41. January Jones is 38.

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The average family spends about

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Kick-butt heroines, an epic quest and a post-apocalyptic world filled with mythical creatures.

Those are the key elements of MTV’s The Shannara Chronicles, a sci-fi/fantasy hybrid that looks and feels like Game of Thrones and The Hunger Games but has its heart in a galaxy far, far away.

Set on Earth thousands of years after civilization has been destroyed, Shannara is “unique, in that the elves, gnomes and trolls are not the ones you know from Lord of the Rings or fairy tales,” says executive producer Alfred Gough. “They’re basically mutated humans from a long-ago nuclear holocaust.”

The series is based on the bestselling books by Terry Brooks, first published in 1977. Shannara’s first season follows Elven princess Amberle (Poppy Drayton), half-human, half-elf Wil (Austin Butler) and vagabond Eretria (Ivana Baquero) as they

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Poppy Drayton, left, Austin Butler and Ivana Baquero.

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set out to defeat a demon army that threatens to destroy their realm of the Four Lands.

Drayton (Downton Abbey) got

her fair share of bumps and bruises running blindfolded through the forest for the show’s opening scene, in which Amberle is disguised as a man and triumphs in a dangerous competition called the Gauntlet.

“That she’s able to do that and take on all these men is quite

phenomenal,” Drayton says. “To play someone who is that willing to fight, despite these social prejudices against her, was incredible and couldn’t come at a more relevant time. Every day in the news you hear about women fighting for feminism and equality, and really wanting to stand up and be counted. To get a chance to play a character who’s doing that, I only hope can inspire young girls to consider themselves equal to men.”

That Shannara has two complex women at its center is part of what makes it contemporary, Gough says, and with any luck, will bring in the same ravenous young fan base that’s drawn to MTV’s Teen Wolf.

The second book, Elfstones, published in 1982, in many ways was “ahead of its time,” Gough says. “Amberle is an Elven princess, but she’s not of the Disney ilk.” As she and her friends come to realize, “their biggest obstacles aren’t necessarily the demons they’re trying to stop — it’s each other and these other threats that loom out there.”

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Dear Dr. Wes and Gabe: I caught my 15-yearold daughter on Tinder recently and took away her phone. She claims this isn’t a big deal and that a lot of teens either meet or get to know each other through these apps.

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TO CHANGE YOUR NUTRITION HABITS, ONE OPTION IS TO PICK A FOCUS IN ONE OF THREE CATEGORIES: behavior, food and nutrition or physical activity. Whatever you choose, try doing it consistently for a week, and once it becomes routine, add in another focus.

How to make choices toward a more healthy lifestyle in 2016

By Michelle Tevis Twitter: @WellCommons

The new year is a traditional time to take stock and make resolutions. If changing your nutrition habits is on your list, these Lawrence dietitians have some suggestions.

Patty Metzler, registered dietitian and nutritionist at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, wants people to focus on the positive.

“I’m more of a non-‘diet’ person, because I don’t see it as a solution,” Metzler said. “A diet is a short-term thing. If you lose weight on a diet, you’ll often gain it back.”

Metzler and Kylene Etzel, registered dietitian at Hy-Vee on Clinton Parkway, instead try to guide people toward strategies that help them change their lifestyles.

Etzel asks people to pick a focus in one of three categories: behavior, food and nutrition, or physical activity. Whatever you choose, try doing it consistently for a week. Maybe that means taking a walk after dinner in the physical activity category.

“Maybe someone found the perfect water bottle and decides to start drinking more water,” she said.

When that addition becomes part of your day consistently, consider adding something else.

Metzler’s focus on positivity may require people to change their attitude when it comes to eating.

“If they want to make one change in the new year, it’s eating those fruits and vegetables and cooking simple meals that

include those fruits and vegetables,” Metzler said.

In general, we have gotten away from cooking at home, Metzler said. “If you cook more at home, then you know you have the foods on hand to make a healthy meal.”

And it doesn’t have to be a threecourse meal. Simple is key, she said.

Think of keeping options on hand such as vegetables, brown rice and proteins such as chicken.

“Do more shopping and be more attentive to it,” Metzler said. “If your budget is limited, you can still buy what’s in season or what’s on sale.” For example, the Merc and Dillons regularly have marked-down Please see HEALTHY, page 2C

Free workshops available for those with chronic conditions

By Karrey Britt Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department

Do you have a chronic health condition such as diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure or depression? Do you have a New Year’s resolution to improve your health?

If you answered yes, the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department encourages you

to consider enrolling in an upcoming “Tools for Better Health” workshop.

“Tools for Better Health” is a free, sevenweek workshop that empowers people to better manage their chronic conditions and live more fulfilling lives.

Participants meet weekly for a 2.5-hour interactive session with trained community leaders who

also are living with a chronic condition. Each participant receives the book “Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions.”

Workshop topics include techniques to deal with problems such as isolation, frustration and pain; exercise; nutrition; appropriate use of medications; communicating effectively with family and doctors;

decision-making and goal setting; and how to evaluate new treatments.

Workshops are available: l Mondays, Jan. 11Feb. 22, 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Just Food, 1000 E. 11th St. l Tuesdays, Feb. 2-March 15, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Meadowlark Estates, 4430 Bauer Farm Drive l Tuesdays, March

1-April 12, 2:30-5 p.m., Babcock Place, 1700 Massachusetts St. To enroll, contact Health Promotion Specialist Michael Showalter at 856-5340 or mshowalter@ldchealth. org. The Health Department also can help coordinate transportation.

For more information, visit the Health Department’s website at ldchealth.org/TFBH.

Become your best self through wellness coaching

By Aynsley Anderson Sosinski Lawrence Memorial Hospital

Have you been thinking about making wellness changes such as losing weight, exercising regularly, learning to better manage stress, eating more healthfully or stopping smoking?

Perhaps you have been on a merry-go-round year after year with plans to make these same changes that never quite materialize or don’t last too long.

It may be time to consider using the support and

guidance of a wellness coach.

A wellness coach differs from a life coach in that a wellness coach works with clients to help them focus on staying well, or helping those who have not been as well to work toward discovering their “best self” with a new emphasis on wellness. Wellness coaches may work in tandem with other practitioners from a client’s health and wellness team. A life coach typically works with clients on improving relationships as well

Sample a Session as career and other life goals.

It is important to know that in any coaching relationship, a reputable coach will respect the client as the expert in his/ her own life and support the client’s choices as to what they wish to work on. The coach is not there to “fix” a client but to guide them along the path to get to where they

Are you curious about what a wellness coaching session consists of? Come and sample an abbreviated coaching consultation on Saturday at Speed Drop-in Wellness Coaching.

Drop by the LMH Performance and Wellness Center, Suite 100, Sports Pavilion Lawrence, 100 Rock Chalk Lane, from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday.

Consultations are free and limited to 15 minutes each.

No appointments will be taken. Please note: Speed Wellness Coaching is not to be considered a therapeutic wellness coaching session but rather a “taste” of what you can expect should you decide to pursue coaching in the future. want to be by using moti- expertise in positive psyvational interviewing and chology, a tool in effective a strength-based focus. coaching, said, “It’s not Martin Seligman, a psyPlease see COACHING, page 2C chologist known for his

Wes: In February 2000, “Ted,” a handsome twentysomething client, shocked me. Recently divorced, he signed up for Match.com and was about to do something unimaginable — actually meet a woman he’d found there. It seemed in those early dot-com days that Ted would undoubtedly be kidnapped and murdered. Online people were obviously strange and dangerous, lurking there, just waiting to prey on unsuspecting innocents.

I asked Ted why he didn’t just meet people the normal way. “You mean at a bar?” he asked.

“Look how well that turned out the first time.

Do I really need another drunk for a wife?”

Ted’s online match ended up being very nice, mature and had a great job. They married and lived happily ever after. No, seriously.

That story has been replicated many times hence, dragging me kicking and screaming to the altar of online dating. For reasons that go beyond this column, I now consider it a critical tool in the arduous task of partner selection.

Online dating came surprisingly late to the teen and young adult community. Until recently, even suggesting it was met with eye-rolls, scoffs and protests of, “I’m not that desperate.” Tinder changed all that. Operating off Facebook and available 24/7 on every kid’s phone, Tinder has altered the landscape of young-adult dating — for both good and ill — and it’s beginning to do so now for teens.

So the real issue you face shouldn’t be banning Tinder. That’ll work out just as great as all bans on stuff teens think is interesting. Instead, talk with your child about being a good consumer of her own sexuality. I’ve learned the two key “Tinder questions,” and I suggest you have a good talk with her about each of them: “What are you wanting to get out of Tinder?” and “How do you feel about sex (as in having it)?”

Those questions are key to her understanding of Tinder, and in your case, starting a healthier conversation with your Please see TINDER, page 2C

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Number sense as early as 1st grade plays role in later math skills

By Lauran Neergaard Associated Press

Washington — We know a lot about how babies learn to talk, and youngsters learn to read. Now scientists are unraveling the earliest building blocks of math — and what children know about numbers as they begin first grade seems to play a big role in how well they do everyday calculations later on.

The findings have specialists considering steps that parents might take to spur math abilities, just like they do to try to raise a good reader.

This isn’t only about trying to improve the nation’s math scores and attract kids to become engineers. It’s far more basic.

Consider: How rapidly can you calculate a tip?

Do the fractions to double a recipe? Know how many quarters and dimes the cashier should hand back as your change?

About 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. lacks the math competence expected of a middle-schooler, meaning they have trouble with those ordinary tasks and aren’t qualified for many of today’s jobs.

“It’s not just, can you

do well in school? It’s how well can you do in your life,” says Dr. Kathy Mann Koepke of the National Institutes of Health, which is funding much of this research into math cognition. “We are in the midst of math all the time.”

A new study shows trouble can start early.

University of Missouri researchers tested 180 seventh-graders.

Those who lagged behind their peers in a test of core math skills needed to function as adults were the same kids who’d had the least number sense or fluency when they started first grade.

“The gap they started with, they don’t close it,” says Dr. David Geary, a cognitive psychologist who leads the study that is tracking children from kindergarten to high school in the Columbia, Mo., school system. “They’re not catching up” to the kids who started ahead.

If first grade sounds pretty young to be predicting math ability, well, no one expects tots to be scribbling sums. But this number sense, or what Geary more precisely terms “number system knowledge,” turns out to be a fundamental skill

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SCIENTISTS ARE UNRAVELING THE EARLIEST BUILDING BLOCKS OF MATH — and what children know about numbers as they begin first grade seems to play a big role in how well they do everyday calculations later on. that students continually build on, much more than the simple ability to count.

What’s involved? Understanding that numbers represent different quantities — that three dots is the same as the numeral “3’’ or the word “three.” Grasping magnitude — that 23 is bigger than 17. Getting the concept that numbers can be broken into parts — that 5 is the same as 2 and 3, or 4 and 1. Showing on a number line that the difference between 10 and 12 is the same as the difference between 20 and 22.

Factors such as IQ and

attention span didn’t explain why some first-graders did better than others.

Now Geary is studying if something that youngsters learn in preschool offers an advantage.

There’s other evidence that math matters early in life. Numerous studies with young babies and a variety of animals show that a related ability — to estimate numbers without counting — is intuitive, sort of hard-wired in the brain, says Mann Koepke, of NIH’s National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. That’s the ability

to lock her in her room and slide food under the Join Dr. Wes and a door. panel of young adults to Alternatively, you CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1C discuss online and social could raise your chilmedia dating on Up to dren to judge situations daughter about some Date with Steve Kraske properly and make good of the most important at 11 a.m. Jan. 11 on KCUR decisions. The talk you variables in her emerging FM 89.3 or KCUR.org, or would have with your adolescence. catch the podcast later in kids about Tinder should the day via dr-wes.com. enforce that. If you want Gabe: If your teen her to not meet people continues using Tinder, online, tell her that or inmake sure she uses it relationship, having casual sist she get to know them in a healthy way. Talk sex, or anything in-bebetter before meeting. with her about the issues tween. Although getting to You should be talking Wes notes, allowing you know people she’s never about question two (how to have both a greater met seems frightening, re- does your daughter feel knowledge of her intenmember that kids are at no about sex) even if your tions, as well as letting her greater threat from those child has never heard of know what you expect. they meet online than they Tinder. Too many AmerOn question one, your are from someone they ican families still expect daughter could be lookrun into at a coffee shop or their children to go out ing to get a lot of different a football game. into the world having things out of Tinder: meetThe only way to absolutely no conversaing new friends, starting a ensure a teen’s safety is tions about sex and still

make healthy decisions.

This is unreasonable.

You should have more than one talk with your child about her and your expectations for sex, and why you think the way you do on the subject.

Talking to teens as adults works a lot better than talking to them as superiors.

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coach is ideal for those who have a strong willingness to improve their health and well-being and are ready to work toward behavior change.

For more information about wellness coaching services for businesses, please call LMH WellCare at 505-3112. For information about health and wellness coaching services for the general public offered at the LMH Performance and Wellness Center, call 505-3066 or email aynsley. anderson@lmh.org.

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about fixing what is broken, it’s nurturing what is best within ourselves.”

With the recent explosion of coaching, there is concern that some practicing as health and wellness coaches may not have been adequately trained in the many skills and the knowledge base required to be a professional in this field. Whatever type of coaching you choose, make sure you are working with a coach who has been trained and even certified by a reputable organization. The National Consortium for Credentialing Health and Wellness

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Coaches (ncchwc.org) has recently established standards for practice, and later in 2016 will offer a national wellness coaching certification exam.

Lawrence Memorial Hospital is pleased to offer wellness coaching services for both the business and general community.

If you are an employee of a business contracting with LMH WellCare for annual employee health screenings and health risk appraisals, you may be eligible for visits with one of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurses who are also health and wellness coaches.

In addition, LMH will soon be offering wellness coaching for the general public at the new LMH Performance and

Wellness Center at Sports Pavilion Lawrence. A registered nurse who is also a Mayo Clinic-certified wellness coach will begin seeing clients by appointment in late January.

In the near future, LMH WellCare will launch a wellness package for the general community that will include blood work, a computer health risk appraisal and follow-up coaching.

At this time, wellness coaching for the community through LMH will be fee for service. It is hoped in the future many health insurers will begin covering wellness coaching services. Most clients who see a wellness coach require two to six sessions of coaching.

Consulting a wellness

— 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@dr-wes.com.

Double Take opinions and advice are not a substitute for psychological services.

— 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.

that lets you choose the shortest grocery checkout line at a glance, or that guides a bird to the bush with the most berries.

Number system knowledge is more sophisticated, and the Missouri study shows children who start elementary school without those concepts “seem to struggle enormously,” says Koepke, who wasn’t part of that research.

While schools tend to focus on math problems around third grade, and math learning disabilities often are diagnosed by fifth grade, the new findings suggest “the need to intervene is much earlier than we ever used to think,” she adds.

Exactly how to intervene still is being studied, sure to be a topic when NIH brings experts together this spring to assess what’s known about math cognition.

But Geary sees a strong parallel with reading. Scientists have long known that preschoolers who know the names of letters and can better distinguish what sounds those letters make go on to read more easily. So parents today are advised to read to

their children from birth, and many youngsters’ books use rhyming to focus on sounds.

Likewise for math, “kids need to know number words” early on, he says.

Koepke agrees, and offers some tips: l Don’t teach your toddler to count solely by reciting numbers. Attach numbers to a noun — “Here are five crayons: One crayon, two crayons...” or say “I need to buy two yogurts” as you pick them from the store shelf — so they’ll absorb the quantity concept. l Talk about distance: How many steps to your ball? The swing is farther away; it takes more steps. l Describe shapes: The ellipse is round like a circle but flatter. l As they grow, show children how math is part of daily life, as you make change, or measure ingredients, or decide how soon to leave for a destination 10 miles away.

“We should be talking to our children about magnitude, numbers, distance, shapes as soon as they’re born,” she contends. “More than likely, this is a positive influence on their brain function.”

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the week can help save time and avoid making a less healthy choice when you’re hungry, tired and not feeling like making anything,” she said.

Etzel says when your resolve starts to give, remind yourself why you wanted to make these changes in the first place.

Post pictures of your family or notes about your goals where you can see them.

“When folks come in, they’re really down and feel like they should do more,” she said. “I remind them that we tend to put ourselves last, but you are just as important as your family, and to do these things we do on a daily basis, we also need to be healthy.”

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produce, which can be used right away to make soups.

Planning and shopping ahead are a part of making cooking at home a regular occurrence.

“Have a list, and shop from that list,” Metzler said. “Make soups ahead; make sloppy Joes ahead.

Always have ingredients for a salad. You’ll be less tempted to go out and pick up something on the way home.”

Etzel reiterated the idea of planning ahead and eating at home.

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A few years ago, when my sister “Louise” and I had a disagreement, I was brutally chastised, told by her and others that it was my fault because I did not read the Bible.

What is even more insulting is that most of my siblings have had major life problems (affairs, money issues, fraud, child abuse), but my husband and I have had none of that.

We have welcomed my family into our

‘Bibi’ gets a close look on Frontline “Frontline” (8 p.m., PBS, TVPG, check local listings) presents “Netanyahu at War,” a two-hour profile of Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu. It examines aspects of his past and personality that led to his historic confrontation with President Barack Obama and his unprecedented address to Congress last year, criticizing the Obama administration’s efforts to negotiate with Iran.

Netanyahu has been at the center of Israeli politics for so long that some forget he first became a public figure on American television, making the case for American pro-Israel lobbying groups beginning in the late 1970s. Viewers of ABC’s “Nightline” during the 1980s could have been forgiven for thinking of Netanyahu as that show’s virtual co-host, so often was he invited to speak.

This “Frontline” does an exhaustive job of exploring Netanyahu’s political rise and complicated relationships with American presidents, interviewing dozens of journalists, American foreign policy experts and Netanyahu advisers past and present. l The success of NPR’s podcast “Serial” and HBO’s “The Jinx” has spawned new serialized nonfiction detective series, including Netflix’s “Making a Murderer” and now “Killing Fields” (9 p.m., Discovery, TV-14), following an active criminal case as it unfolds. “Fields” also borrows thematically from HBO’s “True Detective,” re-examining a series of missing persons cases in the Iberville Parish of Louisiana between 1997 and 2003. l TV-themed DVDs available today include the first season of the FX comedy “Man Seeking Woman.”

Tonight’s other highlights

l Bold-faced names cavort

on “Hollywood Game Night” (7 p.m., NBC, TV-14). l Jess’ plans for Schmidt’s engagement party prove revealing on “New Girl” (7 p.m., Fox). l Jimmy’s doctor phobia raises concerns on “Grandfathered” (7:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14). l A sleeper cell is awakened in the Crescent City on “NCIS: New Orleans” (8 p.m., CBS). l Charles’ ex interferes on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14). l A fireman faces a grave threat on “Chicago Fire” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-14). l ABC’s schedule is entirely too reliant on “Shark Tank” (8 p.m., TV-PG) and “Beyond the Tank” (9 p.m., TV-PG). l Overlapping layers of jealousy and suspicion on “The Grinder” (8:30 p.m., Fox, TV-PG). l Brian is forced to scuttle an investigation into a delicate matter on “Limitless” (9 p.m., CBS). l A firehouse favorite needs urgent care on a crossover episode of “Chicago Med” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

home on many occasions, treating them to fantastic stays in our city, which is a vacation destination.

Recently, Louise sent me a misleading email, asking what seemed to be an innocuous question, but which was intended to get me to research material that would create an “aha” moment to get me back into the fold.

I have had it with this passive-aggressive behavior. We are going to their town soon, and I know I will encounter Louise. I want to tell her to stop this nonsense, but she will play the martyr and use it against me.

What do I do? — Number Eight Dear Eight: You are not going to convince your family, especially Louise, to stop trying

JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS

For Tuesday, Jan. 5: This year you have every chance to manifest a long-term goal. When you feel confused, ask yourself what you are trying to avoid seeing. If you are single, someone quite unique could stroll into your life. If you are attached, this year will be dynamic for your relationship.

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 Tempers flare in the morning, and disruptions seem to be the name of the game. Tonight: Dive into a project.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Confusion surrounds money matters, as someone does not see eye to eye with you. Tonight: Stay relaxed.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) HHHHH You could be in a position where you want to take a deep breath. If you can, avoid making any decisions. Tonight: Read between the lines.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) HHHH Be careful with partners and associates. If you feel confused, clarify. Tonight: Let a loved one take the lead.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You might be too serious for many people in your life.

Try to keep the airways clear.

Tonight: Say “yes” to living.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Pace yourself, as you

to “save” you. So we recommend you stop being drawn in. It’s annoying to be sure, but not worth your time.

When they email you material that you find offensive, send it to the trash folder. Ignore the remarks. When they try to make you feel guilty, respond politely, “Thanks for your concern,” and walk away. You may need to limit contact with family members who are especially difficult, but please try not to get angry. It serves no purpose and only makes them redouble their efforts.

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

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might have a lot to do. A friend might feel inspired. Tonight: Catch up on news with a neighbor.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH Be aware of the costs of proceeding as you are. Tonight: Check your bank account.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH Express your creative side. You could be surprised by what comes down the pike. Tonight: Anchor in.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHH Stay on top of communication. A dropped call could cause you a significant problem.

Tonight: Time to visit someone at a distance.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH One-on-one relating will evoke a strong response, no matter who you are or how you are acting. Tonight: Dinner and talks.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You will act like a chicken with its head cut off. You could be easily overwhelmed. Tonight: Be available.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH Keep reaching out to someone at a distance. How you speak to this person could be very important. Tonight: Read between the lines.

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KANSAS UNIVERSITY COACH BILL SELF FLASHES A SMILE AS HE LEAVES THE COURT following the Jayhawks’ 109-106 triple-overtime victory over the Sooners on Big Monday at Allen Fieldhouse.

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Buddy Hield’s last-gasp three-point shot missed, and finally, after three overtimes, Kansas University’s No 1-ranked basketball team had won a game of the ages, a 109-106 thriller over No. 2 Oklahoma in Allen Fieldhouse.

It’s a wonder Hield’s shot clanged, considering his

46 points — yes, 46 points — matched Kansas State’s Mike Wroblewski for highest scoring output in a game by a KU foe in Allen Fieldhouse in school history.

Wroblewski’s mark came way back in 1962.

That’s right, 1962.

“Buddy is awesome. He’s a great player. He can score from anywhere ... but we wanted it so bad,” said KU senior forward Perry El-

lis, who responded with 27 points and 13 rebounds for the Jayhawks in the first three-OT game in fieldhouse lore.

“It’s the toughest game I’ve ever played. We never stopped fighting,” Ellis added.

Once the thriller ended, freshman Cheick Diallo stood on the press table and waved wildly to the fans while other players and

coaches slapped five and hugged as they headed out the northwest tunnel to the locker room.

Quite an end to a day in which KU was ranked No. 1 in the AP poll and Oklahoma took over the top spot in the USA Today/coaches poll.

“It was an unbelievable game, probably the best game I’ve ever been part of in the regular season,” KU

coach Bill Self said. “The Missouri one here (in final meeting in series history) is the only one that comes to mind. That was such an emotional game.

“They are good. They could win a national championship,” Self added of the Sooners. “I look at their bench, their coaches are smiling, laughing at me and

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OKLAHOMA GUARD BUDDY HIELD (24) PUTS UP A SHOT while guarded by Kansas guard Frank Mason III with seconds remaining.

Two college basketball heavyweights standing toeto-toe for 55 minutes, trading shots that would floor lesser opponents, never falling, always ready with the counter-punch.

No. 1 vs. No. 2. Three overtimes. As loud a crowd as Dick Vitale ever has heard. No. 1 Kansas University won the game, 109-106.

Oklahoma was the opponent. There was no loser, least of all those lucky enough to witness it, lending rock-concert volume to the instant classic.

Allen Fieldhouse was the center of the sports universe Monday night, and 16,300 hoarse voices will be

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telling the truth when they say they witnessed it live, hung on every shot, every whistle, every lead change.

Another 50,000 will lie and say they were there. Eventually, they’ll believe their own lies, and nobody will call them on it.

I was there, and I still have the goosebumps to

prove it. And, yes, I’m bragging about being there.

Who wouldn’t?

Oklahoma guard Buddy Hield, the quick-afoot, quick-trigger guard from the Bahamas, was there.

He has a share of an Allen Fieldhouse record to prove it, matching the mark for most points (46) by a KU opponent.

Frank Mason III was there. He spent two minutes on the bench, 53 in the game. Most of that time was spent chasing Hield all over the floor. The last 15 minutes and 19 seconds of that exhausting pursuit came with Mason carrying the burden of four fouls,

one whistle from disqualification.

“I was trying to get him his fifth foul so he could stop guarding me so tight,” Hield said afterward.

Mason defended in a way that made it look as if he did not have avoiding a fifth foul on his mind.

“It was a little, but I can’t let that be on my mind a lot,” Mason said. “Once I do that, the tendency is to give up easy baskets, and that wasn’t the time to do that.”

Easy baskets were in short supply all night.

Tough, clutch, hotly contested shots ruled the night.

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Ohio State coach Kevin McGuff challenged his team early on, opening the season against the top two teams in the country.

Despite losing both those games to South Carolina and UConn — and one later to No. 3 Notre Dame — it showed the Buckeyes what they needed to work on to compete with the best and helped get them ready for the tough Big Ten Conference.

“Our schedule was really important in preparing us for the last couple games we won,” McGuff said. “It forced us to really look at areas we needed to improve. Our players have accepted the challenge to get better in those areas. We have a toughness we didn’t have early in the season and you saw that against Maryland.”

Ohio State moved up four spots to No. 5 in the Associated Press women’s basketball poll Monday after ending Maryland’s 31-game conference winning streak Saturday. The Buckeyes had beaten Michigan State a few days earlier by five points.

“Those tough early season games really helped us the last couple of games,” he said.

“Without them we don’t walk away with the wins.”

Now McGuff has Ohio State among the first five for the first time in nearly six years. He took over the program in 2013 after the Buckeyes had fallen out of the rankings the year before. Ohio State had been a staple in the Top 25 for nearly a decade only missing a few weeks here and there before dropping out in 2012.

The Buckeyes re-entered the poll last March for the first time since then and they’ve been climbing ever since.

“It’s nice. We can’t get too excited about it though as it’s early January,” McGuff said. “I talked to the team today and our biggest emphasis is to continue to get better. We’ve made significant improvements here in the last month and that’s why we were in a position to win against Michigan State and Maryland.”

The loss dropped Maryland to No. 8. The Terrapins lost their other game last week, falling to No. 1 UConn by 10 points at the Maggie Dixon Classic.

Maryland was within 4 points of the Huskies in the final minute before losing by 10.

UConn continued its stay at No. 1. The Huskies have a busy week ahead with three games, including one at No. 22 South Florida on Sunday.

South Carolina and Notre Dame followed UConn. Texas was fourth.

UConn remains the No. 1 team in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll Monday after facing a tough test from Maryland.

The Huskies, one of four unbeaten teams left, topped the Terrapins by 10 points at the Maggie Dixon Classic last Monday. UConn (11-0) only led by four in the final minute before pulling away. The Huskies have a busy week with three games over the next seven days.

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The league’s oldest active coach and thirdlongest-tenured among the 32 who finished the season, Coughlin came into 2015 knowing he had to get the Giants back to the postseason to keep his job. It didn’t happen.

McCoy retains Chargers job San Diego — Mike McCoy will return as coach of the Chargers despite a 4-12 record this season.

The next big question is whether he’ll be coaching them in San Diego or Los Angeles.

“I’m very thankful for the opportunity to be back,” McCoy said Monday, a day after the Chargers lost at Denver to go winless in the AFC West for the first time since 1984, the year Alex Spanos bought the team.

Alex Spanos’ son, Dean, the team’s chairman, wants to move the Chargers to the Los Angeles area. The team was expected to file for relocation Monday, along with the Oakland Raiders and St. Louis Rams. NFL owners could decide next week whether any of the teams move to Los Angeles next season.

Dean Spanos wants to partner with the division rival Oakland Raiders to build a stadium in Carson. Rams owner Stan Kroenke wants to build a stadium in Inglewood.

Asked if he’s the right guy to lead the Chargers into the nation’s second-biggest market, McCoy said: “Without a doubt. I can’t wait for the opportunity. We’re all ready to roll.”

Then, he added: “I’m ready to be the coach wherever it is. I’m excited just to be the head football coach of the Chargers. It’s all speculation up to this point in time what’s going to happen. In a couple of weeks we’ll figure out what we’re going to do.”

Pagano gets extension Indianapolis — Chuck Pagano and Ryan Grigson will be paired together for four more years in Indianapolis.

Colts owner Jim Irsay announced at a hastily-called, late-night news conference that he had given his coach and general manager contract extensions.

Pagano, the 55-year-old coach, received a four-year deal to replace the expiring contract that prompted speculation he could be ousted Monday.

Grigson got three-years added to the one year he had on the original deal he signed in 2012.

Financial details were not immediately available.

Colin Kaepernick has a torn ligament in the thumb on his throwing hand, and surgery has been recommended. That could happen as soon as this week once he receives a second opinion on the injury.

He also will have his surgically repaired left shoulder checked during a visit to the Steadman Clinic in Colorado. Kaepernick, who was demoted in November after his struggles, said “continued pain” in the thumb caused concern, but he didn’t know the extent of the injury until undergoing an MRI exam last week. He will travel today to Colorado.

In terms of his future with the 49ers, who fired first-year coach Jim Tomsula after Sunday’s season-ending overtime win against St. Louis, Kaepernick says, “I’m under contract, I’m a 49er.”

He did not elaborate on whether that means he wants to return.

Romo looking for ‘head start’ Irving, Texas — Tony Romo anticipates getting a “head start” on the offseason after missing most of 2015 with a twice-broken left collarbone that helped send the Cowboys from first to worst in the NFC East.

The 35-year-old Dallas quarterback said Monday he will continue rehab work, which will push him further along than normal once offseason practices start in May. Romo says he will also be another year removed from back injuries that plagued him in 2013-14.

Romo said the 4-12 season that wrapped up with a 34-23 loss to Washington was “a disappointing year for everybody.”

The Cowboys lost all seven games Romo missed after breaking the collarbone. He broke it again the second game back, and Dallas won just once after that.

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Towns wins rookie award Minneapolis — The Minnesota Timberwolves’ No. 1 draft pick Karl-Anthony Towns is the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for the second straight month.

Towns won the honor for December on Monday. He also was Western Conference Rookie of the Month for November.

Towns led all qualified rookies in December in scoring (18.6 points per game), rebounding (9.5 rebounds per game), field goal accuracy (55.3 percent) and minutes played (30.4 minutes per game).

He ranked second in blocked shots, with 1.56 blocked shots per game, and third in free throw percentage, with 82.8 percent, in December.

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K.C. stuck to plan to turn things around Kansas City, Mo. (ap) — There was no “Eureka!” moment in the Kansas City Chiefs’ remarkable turnaround.

No moment of clarity, no major shake-up in scheme or personnel.

The Chiefs didn’t abandon the run game when Jamaal Charles got hurt or stop blitzing quarterbacks when Justin Houston went down.

Rather, they stuck to their convictions behind the steady hand of coach Andy Reid, and it paid off with a franchise-record 10 consecutive victories and a return to the playoffs after a one-year absence.

“Andy said the key was to keep focused on the next opponent, and that’s what he did,” Chiefs owner Clark Hunt said. “We got that first victory, and I really think that lifted the team spirit. We went to London, had a good experience and won that game, and the team took off from there.”

The Chiefs (11-5) actually clinched a wild-card spot with one week left in the season, then beat the Oakland Raiders on Sunday to secure the No. 5 seed. They head to Houston on Saturday to face the team they beat in their season opener before they lost five straight games.

“Clearly, when you’re 1-5, you’re not thinking about the playoffs or Super Bowl. You’re thinking about getting a victory,” Hunt said. “Once you start stringing victories together, I was optimistic we could carry it all the way to the end and make the playoffs.”

Even during the doldrums, though, nobody in the Kansas City locker room seemed to lose hope.

For good reason, too.

The Chiefs weren’t far off.

Those first six games included five opponents that have since qualified for

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CHIEFS COACH ANDY REID PUMPS HIS FIST to fans following a 23-17 victory over the Raiders on Sunday in Kansas City, Missouri. the playoffs, so it wasn’t as if they were losing to cellar-dwellers. They had the Broncos beaten in Week 2 before allowing two late touchdowns, the decisive one on a fumble return, and had the Bears beaten a few weeks later before they allowed a late touchdown pass in a onepoint loss.

The only games where Kansas City seemed clearly overmatched were on the road, in Green Bay in Week 3 and Cincinnati the following week. Both of those teams are in the playoffs.

“I’ve been on a lot of teams that they never would’ve gotten his far,” defensive tackle Mike DeVito said. “At 1-5, guys would’ve been thinking about going home. ... So this team is very mature, and it really speaks to Coach Reid and the philosophy and culture that he brings in here. There’s a system and guys follow by the system and it works.”

Depending on the bookmaker, the Chiefs had a roughly 5 percent

chance of making the playoffs after their 1-5 start. The sports analytics site numberFire put the odds at 1.5 percent, and gave Kansas City the fifth-best odds of having the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft.

Not since the Bengals in 1970 had a team started 1-5 and the made the postseason.

“We’ve got a great group of leaders in this locker room, man, and we never questioned ourselves or doubted ourselves that we could get to this point,” said rookie cornerback Marcus Peters, whose eight interceptions landed him in the Pro Bowl. “There was never any doubt in this locker room.”

Reid has said all along that he liked the makeup of his team, even during the long, hot days of training camp. It wasn’t just the talent on both sides of the ball, though there is arguably more than his first two years in Kansas City, but the mentality that they carry into the huddle.

They firmly believe they will win every time they step on the field.

The last 10 weeks, they’ve made good on that belief.

“They’re a pretty humble crew. They don’t get caught up in accolades or wins and all that stuff.

They just go play,” Reid said. “That’s the way they practice. They practice just like the way they play. They go out and go a hundred miles an hour and they do it every day. Every team has got its own personality, but that’s kind of this group.

Humble group that work hard. They don’t think anything is impossible.”

Notes: Reid said Monday that LB Dee Ford was being tested for a concussion. He did not have an update on C Mitch Morse (concussion). ... LB Justin Houston (hyperextended knee) is still day to day.

He returned to practice Friday but did not play Sunday. “See how he does,” Reid said. “The positive is he practiced a little bit last week, which is a good thing.”

Odds go out the window for unpredictable NFL playoffs Las Vegas (ap) — The playoffs are here, and nobody seems to know what to make of them.

Not fans of the NFL, where the usual suspects are a bit suspect this time around.

Not in this city’s sports books, where five teams are essentially co-favorites to win the Super Bowl.

“It’s kind of like in the Tour de France where you have a lead pack,” said Jay Kornegay, who runs the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook. “It’s a wide-open affair as some of these elite teams have struggled down the stretch.”

After a season where parity reigned in the NFL, the postseason is shaping up much the same. Some of the dominant names of the past are in the hunt, but this could be one of the most unpredictable playoff mixes in recent years.

Three teams — the Patriots, Cardinals and

Panthers — are 9-2 co-favorites at the Westgate to hold the Lombardi Trophy aloft in California next month. Two more — the Seahawks and Broncos — are just behind at 5-1.

Add in the Pittsburgh Steelers as an 8-1 pick, and essentially half the playoff teams are thought by oddsmakers to have a decent shot at becoming Super Bowl champs.

“It’s getting to the point where you can’t separate these teams anymore, especially the top five or six,” said Jimmy Vaccaro of the South Point hotel sports book. “There was a big falloff late in the season with the Patriots and Packers, which left room to move up. It’s not a slam dunk for anyone this year.”

If any other evidence is needed of playoff parity it’s that the two lowestseeded teams are considered more than just live dogs for the title. Not

only are Pittsburgh and Seattle ranked higher by oddsmakers, but it didn’t take long after odds were posted Sunday for both teams to get action from bettors.

At the South Point, there was action on the Steelers right away, while at the Westgate bettors quickly jumped on the Seahawks, pushing them from 31⁄2-point to 51⁄2-point favorites at Minnesota.

At the Westgate, the biggest early bet came on Arizona to win it all at 9-2 odds, a wager that will pay off in six figures if the Cardinals prevail.

One thing bettors and bookies seem to agree more on is that Houston isn’t going to make some kind of miracle run through the playoffs. The Texans face the longest odds at 60-1, and are 3-point underdogs at home against Kansas City in their playoff opener.

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Torneden, Woods tapped for Shrine J-W Staff Reports

Free State High quarterback and free safety Bryce Torneden and Lawrence High running back JD Woods, along with a pair of area football players, were picked to play for the East squad in the 2016 Kansas Shrine Bowl. The all-star game will be played at 7 p.m. on July 30 at Emporia State University.

Eudora High’s Grant Elston and Mill Valley’s Anthony Brown were also selected for the East team; Free State assistant coach Max Cordova was chosen to be an assistant coach for the East; and Lawrence High trainer Kaylin Voss will be one of the team’s two certified athletic trainers.

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Virginia Tech 70, No. 4 Virginia 68 Blacksburg, Va. — Zach LeDay scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half and blocked London Perrantes’ attempt to tie the game in the final seconds, and Virginia Tech stunned Virginia on Monday night.

The Hokies (10-5, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) got 16 points from Justin Bibbs and 13 from Seth Allen in ending a seven-game losing streak against their in-state rivals. After the final horn, Hokies fans stood and screamed with delight as the school’s adopted anthem, “Enter Sandman,” shook the walls of Cassell Coliseum.

Perrantes hit six threepointers in the second half and led Virginia (122, 1-1) with 22 points, but LeDay swatted his driving layup in the final seconds, preserving Virginia Tech’s slim margin.

Anthony Gill added 17 points for Virginia, which outrebounded the Hokies and shot better, but had 16 turnovers that led to 26 points for Virginia Tech.

VIRGINIA (12-2) Gill 7-9 2-3 17, Wilkins 2-6 2-3 6, Brogdon 4-11 6-6 15, Perrantes 7-12 1-2 22, Thompson 0-3 0-0 0, Hall 1-2 0-0 2, Shayok 0-1 0-0 0, Tobey 2-2 0-0 4, Nolte 0-1 0-0 0, Reuter 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 24-49 11-14 68.

VIRGINIA TECH (10-5) Henry 0-0 0-2 0, LeDay 8-15 3-4 22, Allen 4-11 3-6 13, Bibbs 6-10 0-0 16, Hudson 0-2 2-2 2, Robinson 1-5 3-5 5, Wilson 1-2 0-0 2, Blackshear Jr. 4-6 2-3 10. Totals 24-51 13-22 70.

Halftime-Virginia Tech 26-21.

3-Point Goals-Virginia 9-20 (Perrantes 7-9, Gill 1-1, Brogdon 1-5, Shayok 0-1, Nolte 0-1, Hall 0-1, Thompson 0-2), Virginia Tech 9-17 (Bibbs 4-5, LeDay 3-4, Allen 2-5, Hudson 0-1, Robinson 0-1, Wilson 0-1). Fouled Out-Brogdon.

Rebounds-Virginia 34 (Gill, Wilkins 8), Virginia Tech 22 (LeDay 7). AssistsVirginia 15 (Brogdon 4), Virginia Tech 17 (Robinson 6). Total Fouls-Virginia 22, Virginia Tech 18. A-6,157.

No. 6 N. Carolina 106, Florida St. 90 Tallahassee, Fla. — Brice Johnson had careerhighs of 39 points and 23 rebounds to lead North Carolina over Florida State.

It was the first 30-point, 20-rebound game in North Carolina history, and it was the first 2020 game for a Tar Heel since Tyler Zeller had 20 points and 22 rebounds against Ohio in the 2012 NCAA Tournament.

Marcus Paige added 30 points for the Tar Heels (14-2, 3-0 Atlantic Coast

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Conference), who have won seven straight. It was UNC’s first win on the road.

It was the first time North Carolina scored over 100 points on the road since Feb. 1, 2011, against Boston College.

Xavier Rathan-Mayes led Florida State with a season-high 30 points.

NORTH CAROLINA (14-2) Berry II 5-10 1-2 12, Paige 10-21 5-6 30, Johnson 14-16 11-16 39, James 1-3 0-0 2, Jackson 3-12 0-0 6, Britt 3-7 1-2 7, Pinson 0-3 0-0 0, Hicks 1-3 6-6 8, Williams 1-1 0-0 2, Maye 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 38-76 24-32 106.

FLORIDA ST. (10-4) Bacon 6-18 6-8 18, Beasley 5-11 4-5 15, Bojanovsky 0-1 4-4 4, RathanMayes 8-16 7-9 30, Brandon 0-1 1-2 1, Bookert 3-8 0-0 7, Bell 4-6 1-3 10, Mann 2-5 0-0 4, Koumadje 0-0 0-1 0, Smith 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 28-68 24-34 90.

Halftime-North Carolina 41-37.

3-Point Goals-North Carolina 6-17 (Paige 5-9, Berry II 1-4, Britt 0-1, Jackson 0-3), Florida St. 10-20 (Rathan-Mayes 7-9, Bell 1-1, Beasley 1-2, Bookert 1-4, Smith 0-1, Mann 0-1, Bacon 0-2). Fouled Out-Smith.

Rebounds-North Carolina 50 (Johnson 23), Florida St. 33 (Beasley 8). AssistsNorth Carolina 18 (Paige 5), Florida St. 13 (Beasley, Rathan-Mayes 3). Total Fouls-North Carolina 28, Florida St. 22.

Technical-Koumadje. A-11,095.

No. 17 W. Virginia 95, TCU 87 Fort Worth, Texas — Jaysean Paige scored seven of his 20 points in the late game-clinching run for foul-plagued West Virginia.

Paige led six players scoring in double figures for the Mountaineers (131, 2-0 Big 12). They had two players foul out.

Tarik Phillip made a three-pointer with 5:40 left to make it 75-74, starting a 14-2 run in less than three minutes that put WVU ahead to stay. Paige followed with a layup and later was on the receiving end of contact from Chris Washburn, who was called for a deadball technical foul while they were going for a rebound. That led to six quick points.

WEST VIRGINIA (13-1) Holton 6-8 3-3 15, Ahmad 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 3-8 7-8 13, Carter 5-8 1-4 13, Miles Jr. 4-8 3-8 14, Myers 0-1 0-0 0, Paige 6-8 6-8 20, Adrian 0-1 0-0 0, Phillip 5-8 6-8 18, Watkins 1-1 0-0 2, Macon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-52 26-39 95.

TCU (8-6) Brodziansky 1-4 6-7 8, Shepherd 4-9 10-11 18, M. Williams 1-3 4-4 7, Trent 5-11 5-6 15, Parrish 2-5 0-0 5, Shreiner 1-3 0-0 2, Collins 6-13 4-4 20, Miller 1-4 5-6 7, Abron 0-0 0-0 0, Washburn 2-2 1-2 5. Totals 23-54 35-40 87.

Halftime-TCU 47-45. 3-Point GoalsWest Virginia 9-17 (Miles Jr. 3-5, Paige 2-2, Phillip 2-2, Carter 2-4, Adrian 0-1, Myers 0-1, Ahmad 0-1, Holton 0-1), TCU 6-13 (Collins 4-8, M. Williams 1-2, Parrish 1-2, Trent 0-1). Fouled OutMacon, Trent, Washburn, Williams.

Rebounds-West Virginia 35 (Holton, Williams 6), TCU 30 (Parrish 6).

Assists-West Virginia 17 (Carter 5), TCU 12 (Washburn, M. Williams 3).

Total Fouls-West Virginia 33, TCU 27.

Technicals-Phillip, Washburn. A-4,739.

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Hield, OU bemoan missed chances

By Matt Tait mtait@ljworld.com

Oklahoma guard Buddy Hield turned in a performance for the ages during the second-ranked Sooners,’ 109-106, tripleovertime loss to topranked Kansas University on Monday night.

But it was one mistake at the end of the game that will stick with the senior from the Bahamas for a long time.

With OU trailing, 107106, with a little less than 15 seconds to play, Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger called timeout to set up his team’s final offensive attack. Out of the timeout, Hield went to inbound the ball and, with

KU junior Frank Mason III hounding him, misfired a pass that went off Mason’s hands and led to KU sealing the game with a pair of free throws at the other end.

Asked to describe what happened on the play, Hield, whose potential game-tying three-pointer that would’ve sent it to a fourth overtime caromed off the backboard, took the blame. “(OU guard) Isaiah (Cousins) kind of faked me out a little bit,” Hield said. “It’s my fault. I just have to learn from this and try to get better.”

Moments later, Kruger was asked if he thought Mason might have been over the inbounds line,

as several folks watching on television claimed on various social=media sites. Kruger said he had not seen the play again and could not make a call, and Hield, who was gracious in defeat throughout the postgame, covered his mouth and told his coach Mason was out of bounds.

Kruger smiled, asked his star guard, “Was he out of bounds?” and the two Sooners left Allen Fieldhouse on the losing end of an epic battle.

“I just hate losing, man,” Hield said. “It doesn’t matter how I do.

I still believe I could’ve done better. I hate the fact that we came out with the loss. This is my

last time playing in this building, and it just sucks going out of here 0-4.”

Hield, who poured in 46 points on 23 shots, including 22 points in the opening half, became the second-highest-scoring Big 12 player of all-time, falling just short of tying the conference’s singlegame scoring record of 48 set by Iowa State’s Melvin Ejim in 2014.

“One of the best,” said Kruger, asked where Hield’s showing Monday night ranked in his coaching career. “No question.

That’s in the face of a very good KU team. I applaud Buddy for staying with it and being persistent and battling like he did.”

Hield was so good in

this one, he nearly recorded a triple-double, finishing with eight rebounds and seven assists in a game-high 54 minutes for the Sooners (12-1 overall, 1-1 Big 12).

In reaching his career high, Hield made 12 of 14 free throws and eight of 15 three-point attempts to help pace the OU offense.

In the end, however, his five turnovers had as much impact on the outcome, and Hield and Kruger said they hoped the Sooners would learn from their shortcomings.

“When you get a game like this,” Kruger said, “the value of each possession, the value of each

block out, the value of each loose ball, (it’s important to) just understand the significance of that.”

Despite all of the twists and turns and outstanding individual efforts, it was the game as a whole, and not just Hield’s performance, that left both teams feeling like they’d won something on the way out the door.

“I don’t know that I’ve been in one better,” Kruger said. “It was terrific.

We would’ve much preferred the satisfaction of winning a game like that. ... Happy about our guys’ effort. Proud of ’em. Just disappointed couldn’t quite feel that satisfaction.”

KANSAS GUARD DEVONTÉ GRAHAM (4) GRABS A REBOUND late in the first overtime.

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me at them (because of the epic contest). It was ridiculous how well both teams were playing and how many shots went in.

“I’m so proud of our guys. This is draining emotionally. We may have to take couple days off. It’s certainly one of the most fun nights I’ve had here,” added the 13thyear KU coach.

The Jayhawks, who blew an 11-point firsthalf lead and overcame a 10-point second half deficit, had so many big plays in the thriller. But here’s a look at the ones that won the game in the third OT. First, Wayne Selden Jr. (21 points) was fouled on a three-point try that busted a 94-94 tie. He missed the free throw, but KU had a three-point lead early in OT. Ellis and Devonté Graham (20 points, seven boards) hit two free throws apiece, and KU led, 102-98, with 2:53 left.

OU then surged to grab a 103-102 lead, Selden putting the Jayhawks back in front, 104-103, with a nice scoop shot at 1:14.

KU trailed 106-105 when Landen Lucas batted the ball from Hield and Graham was fouled on the other end. He hit two free throws, and KU led, 107-106, at :15.2 Hield then took the ball out of bounds, but Mason batted it with his left hand, then grabbed the ball with both hands and was fouled, hitting two free throws with 8.6 seconds to play and giving KU the three-point lead.

“Here a little 5-9 guy steals the ball with a 6-5 guy throwing it in,” Self marveled. “Frank labored all night long, then makes great plays to win the game.”

OU had eight seconds to hit a three and tie it.

Did Self consider fouling the Sooners to avoid a last-second trey try?

“I said, ‘Let’s foul ’em.

‘Then at the end of the timeout said, ‘Let’s guard their ass,’” Self said.

“There were key plays, a ton of ’em.”

Of the crucial steal on the out-of-bounds play, Mason said: “Right before the play started, the ref told me not to get close to the line. I took a step closer and went all-out to deny. I got a deflection and got the steal.

BOX SCORE OKLAHOMA (106)

MIN FG FT REB PF TP m-a m-a o-t Buddy Hield 54 13-23 12-14 2-8 4 46 Jordan Woodard 50 9-20 3-4 1-4 5 27 Ryan Spangler 51 6-11 0-0 3-18 4 14 Khadeem Lattin 46 5-9 0-1 5-14 3 10 Isaiah Cousins 39 2-14 0-0 0-2 2 4 Dinjiyl Walker 16 1-5 1-1 2-4 2 3 Dante Buford 10 0-4 1-2 0-1 1 1 Christian James 6 0-1 1-2 0-1 0 1 Akolda Manyang 3 0-1 0-0 1-1 1 0 team 0-2 Totals 36-88 18-24 14-55 22 106 Three-point goals: 16-33 (Hield 8-15, Woodard 6-9, Spangler 2-4, Walker 0-1, Buford 0-1, Cousins 0-3). Assists: 21 (Hield 7, Woodard 7, Cousins 4, Lattin 2, Buford). Turnovers: 16 (Hield 5, Spangler 3, Woodard 2, Lattin 2, Cousins, Walker, Manyang, team). Blocked shots: 12 (Lattin 6, Spangler 2, Buford 2, Woodard, Cousins). Steals: 8 (Woodard 2, Spangler 2, James 2, Lattin, Cousins).

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MIN FG FT REB PF TP m-a m-a o-t Perry Ellis 53 11-28 3-4 3-13 2 27 Wayne Selden Jr. 43 9-17 0-1 1-5 3 21 Devonté Graham 46 6-12 6-7 1-7 4 20 Frank Mason III 53 5-20 4-5 2-7 4 15 Hunter Mickelson 9 1-4 0-0 2-3 0 2 Landen Lucas 25 1-3 5-6 2-8 1 7 Brannen Greene 17 2-3 0-0 0-5 1 6 Jamari Traylor 15 3-3 0-0 1-4 3 6 Svi Mykhailiuk 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 3 Cheick Diallo 5 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 Carlton Bragg Jr. 3 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 2 team 5-6 Totals 40-94 18-23 17-60 22 109 Three-point goals: 11-22 (Selden 3-7, Graham 2-2, Ellis 2-3, Greene 2-3, Mykhailiuk 1-2, Mason 1-5). Assists: 17 (Mason 6, Ellis 3, Graham 3, Selden 2, Greene 2, Lucas). Turnovers: 14 (Graham 4, Mason 4, Traylor 2, Ellis, Greene, Bragg, team). Blocked shots: 5 (Traylor 3, Ellis, Lucas). Steals: 9 (Mason 3, Selden, Graham, Lucas, Greene, Traylor, Bragg).

Oklahoma 44 33 9 8 12 — 106 Kansas 40 37 9 8 15 —109 Technical fouls: KU coach Bill Self, Selden, Woodard. Officials: John Higgins, Steve Olson, Kelly Self. Attendance: 16,300.

“It was a great feeling,” he added. “I’m just happy I made the free throws and was able to get a deflection and make the free throws at the end.”

Mason actually guarded Hield the second half.

“I was going to put Devonté on him to start the half. Frank comes to me and said, ‘I’ll guard him, coach. I’ll get underneath him,’” Self said.

“Frank guarded the heck out of him the second half, and he got 24. Buddy’s great and is such a class kid.

“To think, all we did was win at home,” Self joked. “Think of how hard it’ll be to win on the road. It couldn’t have been scripted better tonight as a showcase for our league.”

The Jayhawks, who travel to Texas Tech Saturday, were fired up after the epic game. KU’s fans were so awed by the action they graciously gave OU’s Hield a standing ovation as he exited the arena.

“I could play two more overtimes right now,” Mason (15 points, 5-for-20 shooting) said with a smile. “It was a great night. I couldn’t be more proud of my teammates.”

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KANSAS FORWARD PERRY ELLIS (34) GOES UP FOR A BUCKET against Oklahoma guard Buddy Hield (24) and forwards Dante Buford and Ryan Spangler (00).

KU MEN’S SCHEDULE

KANSAS GUARD WAYNE SELDEN JR. (1) IS FOULED by Oklahoma guard Buddy Hield on a three during the third overtime.

Nov. 4 — Pittsburg State (exhibition), W 89-66 Nov. 10 — Fort Hays State (exhibition), W 95-59 Nov. 13 — Northern Colorado, W 109-72 (1-0) Nov. 17 — Michigan State at Chicago United Center, L 73-79 (1-1) Nov. 23 — Chaminade at Maui Invitational, W 123-72 (2-1) Nov. 24 — UCLA at Maui Invitational, W 92-73 (3-1) Nov. 25 — Vanderbilt at Maui Invitational, W 70-63 (4-1) Dec. 1 — Loyola (Md.), W 94-61 (5-1) Dec. 5 — Harvard, W 75-69 (6-1) Dec. 9 — Holy Cross, W 92-59 (7-1) Dec. 12 — Oregon State at Kansas City Shootout, Sprint Center, W 82-67 (8-1) Dec. 19 — Montana, W 88-46 (9-1) Dec. 22 — at San Diego State, W 70-57 (10-1) Dec. 29 — UC Irvine, W 78-53 (11-1) Jan. 2 — Baylor, W 102-74 (12-1, 1-0)

Jan. 4 — Oklahoma, W 109106, 3 OT (13-1, 2-0) Jan. 9 — at Texas Tech, 8 p.m.

Jan. 12 — at West Virginia, 6 p.m.

Jan. 16 — TCU, 1 p.m.

Jan. 19 — at Oklahoma State, 6 p.m.

Jan. 23 — Texas, 1 p.m.

Jan. 25 —at Iowa State, 8 p.m.

Jan. 30 — Kentucky in Big 12/SEC Challenge, Allen Fieldhouse, TBA Feb. 3 — Kansas State, 8 p.m.

Feb. 6 — at TCU, 11 a.m.

Feb. 9 — West Virginia, 6 p.m.

Feb. 13 — at Oklahoma, 1 p.m.

Feb. 15 — Oklahoma State, 8 p.m.

Feb. 20 — at Kansas State, 5 p.m.

Feb. 23 —at Baylor, 7 p.m.

Feb. 27 — Texas Tech, 11 a.m. or 1 p.m.

Feb. 29 — at Texas, 8 p.m.

March 5 — Iowa State, TBA March 9-12 — Big 12 tournament at Kansas City, Mo.

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KANSAS UNIVERSITY GUARD FRANK MASON III (0) IS HELD BACK BY KU GUARD DEVONTÉ GRAHAM after Mason was whistled for a foul on Oklahoma guard Buddy Hield with seconds remaining during the first half of the Jayhawks’ 109-106, triple-overtime victory on Big Monday at Allen Fieldhouse.

NOTEBOOK

Kansas breaks drought with No. 1

By Gary Bedore gbedore@ljworld.com

Kansas University’s basketball team busted a bit of a drought Monday, ascending to the top spot in the Associated Press poll for the first time since February of 2011.

“It’s a great feeling. It just makes you want to work harder,” said KU senior forward Perry Ellis, part of a No. 1 team for the first time in his KU career.

The Jayhawks received 44 first-place votes from the 65-member AP media panel and totaled 1,598

points. No. 2 Oklahoma landed the other 21 firstplace votes and totaled 1,574 points.

This marks the 58th time KU has had at least a share of the top spot in the AP poll, which ranks fifth all-time behind UCLA (134), Duke (127), Kentucky (115) and North Carolina (113).

Oklahoma, meanwhile, took over the top spot in the USA Today/coaches poll Monday, totaling 781 points and 20 first-place votes. No. 2 KU notched 769 points and 11 firsts.

Maryland was ranked third in Monday’s AP

boasts two No. 1 teams (AP, coaches polls). ...

This is the first time any conference has had the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the any poll since KU was No. 1 and Texas No. 2 in the coaches poll in 201011. The Big 12 also was the last to accomplish the 1-2 feat in the AP poll, accomplishing it for six straight weeks with KU and Texas from Nov. 30, 2009 to Jan. 4, 2010. ... OU is No. 1 for the first time since the final regular season AP poll of the 1990 season l (March 6, 1990). ... MonFirsts: The Big 12 for day marked the first time the first time in history in Big 12 history that conpoll, followed by Virginia, Michigan State (last week’s No. 1), North Carolina, Arizona, Providence, Kentucky, Xavier, Villanova, Miami, Iowa State, Duke, SMU, Louisville, West Virginia, Butler, Iowa, Purdue, Texas A&M, South Carolina, UConn, Pitt and Dayton.

“We don’t really stray away from anything (or) try to do anything different. We can do stuff better, but not much different,” KU junior Wayne Selden Jr., said.

ference squads ranked 1 and 2 played each other. ... There have been nine 1 vs. 2 matchups in the same league — the last taking place on Feb. 25, 2007 (No. 2 Ohio State 49, No. 1 Wisconsin 48). Two of the nine were in the Big Eight Conference less than one month apart — March 10, 1990 in the Big Eight Tournament semifinals (No. 1 Oklahoma 95, No. 2 Kansas 77) and Feb. 13, 1990 (No. 2 Missouri 77, No. 1 Kansas 71).

This isn’t the only big game we’ll have this year because the league is too good. You’ll have other games of national implications that also happen in February and some happen in early March,” KU coach Bill Self said. “I don’t think anything should be done to set up (a way) to try to have these matchups late, because there’s no way to predict it in our league because everybody is good.” l

Day off: Self, by the How big was Monday’s way, said he’d give the game? “I told our guys Jayhawks a well-deserved this ... ‘This is a big game. day off today. l

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KANSAS GUARD DEVONTÉ GRAHAM PUMPS HIS FIST after coming away with a steal and a foul by the Sooners.

Hield and Jordan Woodard combined for 73 points and 14 three-pointers and didn’t play for the winning team. When does that ever happen?

Mason had a rough shooting night, exhausted by chasing Hield, but had enough left in his tank to make the play of the game on a night packed with so many great ones.

Oklahoma, down one with 12 seconds left, had Hield inbounding the ball. Mason deflected his pass, ran down the ball, used his deft ball-handling to break free and was fouled on his way to the hoop. He made both free throws with nine seconds left, and Kansas played terrific defense at the other end to win it.

Mutual respect shown immediately after the game was easy to spot as sweaty bodies embraced.

Kansas coach Bill Self, so awed by Hield’s performance, slapped hands with Hield, pinned a big hug on him and then patted him on the back of the neck. Vitale let Hield know how blown away he was by him.

Hield and Mason congratulated each other on jobs well done.

Kansas fans let Hield know what they thought of him by sending him off the floor with a standing ovation.

KANSAS FORWARD LANDEN LUCAS (33) DEFENDS A SHOT from Oklahoma guard Buddy Hield during the second half.

“He deserved it,” Ellis said.

So did the senior forward from Wichita.

Perry Ellis made a number of clutch shots to bring Kansas back from an eight-point deficit and hit three-pointers, baby hooks, turn-around hooks, you name it, he made it on his way to 27

points and 13 rebounds in 53 minutes.

“I don’t know if scoring-wise it was one of my best games, but heartwise, confidence-wise, it was,” Ellis said.

Mason called it, “craziest game I’ve ever been a part of.”

Both teams, blessed with more experience

than most elite college squads, are really good.

On this night, they both were crazy good.

“We beat a team tonight that could win the national championship,” Self said.

Nobody who saw the game on TV or live could be dumb enough to argue that point.

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NBA roundup The Associated Press

Saturday’s Games Oklahoma State at West Virginia, noon (ESPNU) Baylor at Iowa State, 2 p.m. (ESPN2) Kansas State at Oklahoma, 3:30 p.m.

(ESPNEWS) Texas at TCU, 6 p.m. (ESPNU) Kansas at Texas Tech, 8 p.m.

(ESPNU)

Others receiving votes: California 52, Dayton 28, George Washington 23, Cincinnati 19, Saint Mary’s 18, Texas Tech 17, Oregon 6, Vanderbilt 6, Indiana 5, Utah 5, Colorado 4, Oregon State 3, Houston 2, Southern Cal 2.

73, at Chapel Hill, N.C., Feb. 5, 1998 No. 2 Kentucky 81, No. 1 UMass 74, NCAA Final Four semifinals at East Rutherford, N.J., March 30, 1996 No. 2 North Carolina 89, No. 1 Duke 78, at Chapel Hill, N.C., Feb. 3, 1994 No. 1 UNLV 112, No. 2 Arkansas 105, at Fayetteville, Ark., Feb. 10, 1991 No. 1 Oklahoma 95, No. 2 Kansas 77, Big Eight tournament semifinals at Kansas City, Mo., March 10, 1990 No. 2 Missouri 77, No. 1 Kansas 71, at Lawrence, Kan., Feb. 13, 1990 No. 1 Duke 71, No. 2 Kansas 67, NCAA Final Four semifinals at Dallas, March 29, 1986 No. 1 North Carolina 78, No. 2 Georgia Tech 77, OT, at Atlanta, Feb. 4, 1986 No. 1 Georgetown 92, No. 2 St. John’s 80, Big East tournament finals at New York, March 9, 1985 No. 2 Georgetown 85, No. 1 St. John’s 69, at New York, Feb. 27, 1985 No. 1 Georgetown 77, No. 2 DePaul 57, at Landover, Md., Dec. 15, 1984 No. 1 Houston 94, No. 2 Louisville 81, NCAA Final Four semifinals at Albuquerque, April 2, 1983 No. 1 North Carolina 65, No. 2 Virginia 60, at Chapel Hill, N.C., Jan. 9, 1982 No. 1 North Carolina 82, No. 2 Kentucky 69, at East Rutherford, N.J., Dec. 26, 1981 No. 1 Indiana 65, No. 2 Marquette 56, NCAA Mideast Regional final at Baton Rouge, La., March 22, 1976 No. 1 Indiana 84, No. 2 UCLA 64, at St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 29, 1975 No. 1 UCLA 92, No. 2 Kentucky 85, NCAA championship at San Diego, March 31, 1975 No. 1 N.C. State 80, No. 2 UCLA 77, 2OT, NCAA Final Four semifinals at Greensboro, N.C., March 25, 1974 No. 2 UCLA 94, No. 1 Notre Dame 75, at Los Angeles, Jan. 26, 1974 No. 2 Notre Dame 71, No. 1 UCLA 70, at South Bend, Ind., Jan. 19, 1974 No. 1 UCLA 84, No. 2 N.C. State 66, at St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 15, 1973 No. 2 UCLA 101, No. 1 Houston 69, NCAA Final Four semifinals at Los Angeles, March 22, 1968 No. 2 Houston 71, No. 1 UCLA 69, at Houston, Jan. 20, 1968 No. 1 Kentucky 83, No. 2 Duke 79, NCAA Final Four semifinals at College Park, Md., March 18, 1966 No. 2 UCLA 91, No. 1 Michigan 80, NCAA championship at Portland, Ore., March 20, 1965 No. 2 Michigan 87, No. 1 Wichita State 85, at Detroit, Dec. 14, 1964 No. 2 Cincinnati 71, No. 1 Ohio State 59, NCAA championship at Louisville, Ky., March 24, 1962 No. 2 Cincinnati 70, No. 1 Ohio State 65, OT, NCAA championship at Kansas City, Mo., March 25, 1961 No. 2 California 77, No. 1 Cincinnati 69, NCAA Final Four seimfinals at San Francisco, March 18, 1960 No. 1 North Carolina 54, No. 2 Kansas 53, NCAA championship at Kansas City, Mo., March 23, 1957 No. 1 Kentucky 70, No. 2 Utah 65, at Lexington, Ky., Dec. 21, 1954 No. 1 Kentucky 81, No. 2 St. John’s 40, at Lexington, Ky., Dec. 17, 1951 No. 1 Kentucky 46, No. 2 Oklahoma A&M 36, NCAA championship at Seattle, March 26, 1949

Brooklyn 40, OT Old Westbury 75, Sarah Lawrence 66 Quinnipiac 64, Rider 60 St. Francis (Pa.) 84, Sacred Heart 80 St. Peter’s 68, Marist 60 Wagner 72, Robert Morris 69 SOUTH Augusta 75, Francis Marion 74 Bethel (Tenn.) 95, Faulkner 73 Bowie St. 83, Johnson C. Smith 75 Christian Brothers 87, West Florida 56 Delaware St. 93, Baptist Bible (Pa.) 44 ETSU 72, NC Central 68 Grambling St. 82, Alabama St. 81, OT Jackson St. 67, Alabama A&M 66 Kennesaw St. 103, Reinhardt 71 MVSU 66, Ark.-Pine Bluff 60 Martin Methodist 77, AuburnMontgomery 60 North Carolina 106, Florida St. 90 Sam Houston St. 94, Northwestern St. 79 St. Andrews 73, Truett McConnell 65 Stephen F. Austin 89, SE Louisiana 69 Virginia Tech 70, Virginia 68 Virginia Union 85, St. Augustine’s 53 MIDWEST Detroit 88, Cleveland St. 80 Green Bay 76, Wright St. 68 Kansas 109, Oklahoma 106, 3OT Milwaukee 76, N. Kentucky 67 Youngstown St. 100, Oakland 98 SOUTHWEST New Orleans 68, Lamar 64 Prairie View 71, Southern U. 65 Texas Southern 74, Alcorn St. 58 West Virginia 95, TCU 87

NFL Playoff Glance 76ers 109, Wild-card Playoffs Timberwolves 99 Saturday, Jan. 9 Kansas City (11-5) at Houston (9-7), Philadelphia — Ish 3:35 p.m. (ABC/ESPN) College Men’s Box Smith had 21 points and Pittsburgh (10-6) at Cincinnati (12Monday at Ottawa 4), 7:15 p.m. (CBS) 11 assists, and Richaun OTTAWA 103, CROWLEY’S RIDGE 92 Sunday, Jan. 10 Holmes scored 17 points Crowley’s Ridge 34 58 — 92 Seattle (10-6) at Minnesota (11-6), No. 1 vs. No. 2 Ottawa 55 48 — 103 to lead Philadelphia to a Meetings between the No. 1 and noon (NBC) Crowley’s Ridge scoring: S. Green Bay (10-6) at Washington No. 2 college basketball teams (No. win over Minnesota on Cubreath 21, D. Pearson 19, P. Smith 1 is 22-18): (9-7), 3:30 p.m. (FOX) 16, C. Ballard 14, J. Lee 8, T. Patterson Monday night.

No. 1 Kansas 109, No. 2 Oklahoma Divisional Playoffs 5, B. Vance 3, H. Turner 3, C. Nigwonger 106, 3 OT, at Lawrence, Kan., Jan. 4, Saturday, Jan. 16 Still the worst team 3.

Cincinnati, Houston or Kansas City 2016 Ottawa scoring: H. Mitchell 18, P. in the NBA at 4-33, the No. 2 Michigan State 78, No. 1 at New England (12-4), 3:35 (CBS) Oakes 16, M. Norfleet 15, L. Bullinger Minnesota, Washington or Green Kentucky 74, at Chicago, Nov. 12, 2013 Sixers have won three 14, J. O’Con 9, A. Hasty 8, M. McKinney No. 2 Tennessee 66, No. 1 Memphis Bay at Arizona (13-3), 7:15 p.m. (NBC) 5, P. Jones 5, J. Brooks 5, R. Falk 4, D. of six games and have 62, at Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 24, 2008 Sunday, Jan. 17 Stackhouse 3, Z. Brown 1. a new confidence since No. 2 Ohio State 49, No. 1 Wisconsin Seattle, Green Bay or Washington at 48, at Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 25, 2007 Carolina (15-1), 12:05 p.m.

(FOX) they named Jerry ColNo. 1 Duke 97, No. 2 Texas 66, at East College Men Pittsburgh, Kansas City or Houston angelo chairman of basEAST Rutherford, N.J., Dec. 10, 2005 at Denver (12-4), 3:30 p.m. (CBS) Bryant 85, Fairleigh Dickinson 80 No. 2 North Carolina 75, No. 1 Illinois Conference Championships ketball operations last Fairfield 97, Dartmouth 85 70, NCAA championship at St. Louis, Sunday, Jan. 24 Morry Gash/AP Photo month.

Iona 65, Niagara 52 April 4, 2005 AFC, 2:05 p.m. (CBS) LIU Brooklyn 76, CCSU 67 No. 1 Duke 68, No. 2 Michigan State NFC, 5:40 p.m. (FOX) Shabazz Muhammad SAN ANTONIO’S TIM DUNCAN REACTS TO A CALL during the Manhattan 92, Siena 87, 3OT 62, NCAA Final Four semifinals, at St. Pro Bowl led the Timberwolves Spurs’ 123-98 win over the Bucks Monday in Milwaukee.

Monmouth (NJ) 81, Canisius 66 Petersburg, Fla., March 27, 1999 Sunday, Jan. 31 Mount St. Mary’s 44, St. Francis No. 2 North Carolina 97, No. 1 Duke At Honolulu with 20 points.

MINNESOTA (99) Prince 4-7 0-0 8, Garnett 2-3 1-1 5, Towns 4-8 0-0 8, Rubio 3-11 1-2 7, Wiggins 4-9 8-10 16, Dieng 6-9 2-2 14, Muhammad 8-11 3-4 20, LaVine 2-8 1-2 5, Payne 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 1-1 0-0 2, Miller 3-3 3-3 9, Bjelica 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 39-73 19-24 99.

PHILADELPHIA (109) Grant 1-3 0-0 2, Noel 5-6 0-0 10, Okafor 5-8 0-1 10, Smith 9-16 3-3 21, Stauskas 2-6 0-1 5, Sampson 1-3 2-2 4, Thompson 4-9 0-1 9, Holmes 7-10 3-3 17, McConnell 4-8 0-0 9, Landry 8-11 0-0 16, Covington 0-1 0-1 0, Canaan 2-6 1-2 6. Totals 48-87 9-14 109.

Minnesota 25 25 29 20 — 99 Philadelphia 29 18 33 29—109 Three-Point Goals-Minnesota 2-5 (Muhammad 1-1, Bjelica 1-2, Rubio 0-2), Philadelphia 4-20 (Stauskas 1-2, Canaan 1-4, Thompson 1-5, McConnell 1-5, Sampson 0-1, Holmes 0-1, Covington 0-1, Grant 0-1). Fouled OutGrant. Rebounds-Minnesota 37 (Dieng 8), Philadelphia 46 (Noel 9). AssistsMinnesota 26 (Rubio 10), Philadelphia 31 (Smith 11). Total Fouls-Minnesota 18, Philadelphia 24. TechnicalsGarnett, Minnesota defensive three second 3, Sampson, Philadelphia defensive three second 2. A-14,013 (20,318).

Cavaliers 122, Raptors 100 Cleveland — Kyrie Irving scored a seasonhigh 25 points, J.R. Smith had 24 on eight threepointers, and Cleveland defeated Toronto.

Irving, playing his sixth game since returning from a broken left kneecap, was 10-of16 from the field. The three-time All-Star, injured in Game 1 of last season’s NBA Finals, added eight assists and six rebounds.

LeBron James, who didn’t play in the fourth quarter, had 20 points and seven assists in 31 minutes as all five Cleveland starters finished in double figures.

TORONTO (100) Johnson 2-5 0-2 5, Scola 2-5 1-2 6, Valanciunas 4-8 1-3 9, Lowry 7-13 6-6 23, DeRozan 8-15 3-5 19, Patterson 6-8 0-0 15, Ross 2-7 2-2 6, Biyombo 3-4 4-5 10, Joseph 0-5 3-4 3, Nogueira 1-1 0-0 2, Powell 0-0 0-0 0, Wright 1-2 0-0 2.

Totals 36-73 20-29 100.

CLEVELAND (122) James 7-11 5-8 20, Love 4-11 4-4 14, Thompson 4-6 6-6 14, Irving 10-16 3-3 25, Smith 8-17 0-0 24, Dellavedova 3-4 3-3 11, Jones 1-1 2-2 5, Jefferson 0-1 0-0 0, Shumpert 2-5 0-0 5, Mozgov 2-2 0-0 4, Cunningham 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-74 23-26 122.

Toronto 29 27 22 22—100 Cleveland 33 25 32 32—122 Three-Point Goals-Toronto 8-19 (Patterson 3-5, Lowry 3-5, Johnson 1-2, Scola 1-3, DeRozan 0-1, Ross 0-3), Cleveland 17-33 (Smith 8-14, Dellavedova 2-3, Love 2-5, Irving 2-5, Jones 1-1, James 1-2, Shumpert 1-3).

Rebounds-Toronto 35 (Valanciunas 8), Cleveland 47 (Thompson 11). AssistsToronto 24 (Lowry 10), Cleveland 25 (Irving 8). Total Fouls-Toronto 19, Cleveland 22. Technicals-Lowry, Toronto defensive three second 3.

A-20,562 (20,562).

Pistons 115, Magic 89 Auburn Hills, Mich. — Andre Drummond had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and Detroit rolled to its most lopsided victory of the season.

Detroit led 57-47 at halftime, and although Orlando scored the first seven points of the third quarter, a 16-4 run later in the period gave the Pistons a comfortable advantage again. Detroit then poured it on at the start of the fourth.

ORLANDO (89) Harris 4-7 2-2 11, Frye 1-3 0-0 2, Vucevic 8-15 0-0 16, Oladipo 7-11 3-3 18, Fournier 0-6 0-0 0, Napier 4-12 0-0 10, Nicholson 6-10 0-0 14, Smith 5-13 2-2 12, Gordon 0-1 2-2 2, Hezonja 1-3 2-2 4, Dedmon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-81 11-11 89.

DETROIT (115) Morris 4-7 5-5 13, Ilyasova 4-10 0-0 10, Drummond 8-14 1-4 17, Jackson 6-12 2-2 14, Caldwell-Pope 7-12 2-2 21, Johnson 2-8 0-0 6, Jennings 5-9 4-6 17, Baynes 3-3 1-2 7, Tolliver 4-8 0-0 10, Hilliard 0-2 0-0 0, Blake 0-1 0-0 0, Bullock 0-1 0-0 0, Anthony 0-1 0-0 0.

Totals 43-88 15-21 115.

Orlando 23 24 27 15 — 89 Detroit 31 26 31 27—115 Three-Point Goals-Orlando 6-20 (Nicholson 2-3, Napier 2-6, Oladipo 1-1, Harris 1-2, Smith 0-1, Gordon 0-1, Frye 0-2, Fournier 0-4), Detroit 14-30 (Caldwell-Pope 5-8, Jennings 3-4, Tolliver 2-4, Ilyasova 2-5, Johnson 2-5, Blake 0-1, Morris 0-1, Jackson 0-2). Rebounds-Orlando 34 (Oladipo, Nicholson 7), Detroit 62 (Drummond 12). Assists-Orlando 17 (Oladipo 5), Detroit 25 (Jackson 7). Total FoulsOrlando 16, Detroit 18. Flagrant FoulsMorris. A-14,301 (22,076).

How former Jayhawks fared Cliff Alexander, Portland Did not play, inactive Mario Chalmers, Memphis Min: 22. Pts: 10.

Reb: 1. Ast: 6.

Nick Collison, Oklahoma City Min: 5. Pts: 0.

Reb: 2. Ast: 0.

Joel Embiid, Philadelphia Did not play, inactive Sasha Kaun, Cleveland Did not play, inactive Ben McLemore, Sacramento Min: 7. Pts: 3.

Reb: 0. Ast: 0.

Marcus Morris, Detroit Min: 30. Pts: 13.

Reb: 3. Ast: 1.

Thomas Robinson, Brooklyn Min: 9. Pts: 2.

Reb: 4. Ast: 0.

Brandon Rush, Golden State Min: 18. Pts: 10.

Reb: 1. Ast: 2.

Andrew Wiggins, Minnesota Min: 25. Pts: 16.

Reb: 3. Ast: 2.

Jeff Withey, Utah Min: 35. Pts: 8.

Reb: 11. Ast: 0.

Celtics 103, Nets 94 New York — Jae Crowder scored a careerhigh 25 points with a strong start and a clutch finish, and Boston beat Brooklyn to split a homeand-home series.

Crowder had 14 points in the first quarter, then was largely quiet until hitting a three-pointer and adding a three-point play after Brooklyn got close in the final minutes.

BOSTON (103) Crowder 8-13 7-8 25, A.Johnson 6-7 0-0 12, Olynyk 4-11 0-1 9, Thomas 7-18 4-5 19, Turner 6-12 0-0 12, Smart 3-7 1-2 7, Sullinger 4-10 3-3 12, J.Young 0-3 0-0 0, Zeller 2-9 0-0 4, Jerebko 1-2 0-0 3.

Totals 41-92 15-19 103.

BROOKLYN (94) J.Johnson 8-15 3-4 21, T.Young 9-18 3-4 23, Lopez 6-14 7-7 19, Larkin 2-7 0-0 4, Bogdanovic 3-14 6-6 12, Sloan 2-5 0-0 5, Ellington 2-10 3-4 8, Reed 0-0 0-0 0, Bargnani 0-1 0-0 0, Robinson 0-1 2-2 2.

Totals 32-85 24-27 94.

Boston 37 19 23 24—103 Brooklyn 22 20 26 26 — 94 Three-Point Goals-Boston 6-21 (Crowder 2-4, Sullinger 1-1, Jerebko 1-2, Olynyk 1-4, Thomas 1-5, A.Johnson 0-1, Smart 0-1, J.Young 0-3), Brooklyn 6-28 (J.Johnson 2-4, T.Young 2-4, Sloan 1-2, Ellington 1-8, Larkin 0-3, Bogdanovic 0-7). Rebounds-Boston 53 (Turner 11), Brooklyn 58 (T.Young 15). Assists-Boston 22 (Thomas 7), Brooklyn 16 (J.Johnson 4). Total FoulsBoston 21, Brooklyn 18. TechnicalsThomas, Boston defensive three second. A-15,448 (17,732).

OKLAHOMA CITY (104) Morrow 8-11 1-2 20, Ibaka 10-17 2-4 25, Adams 5-6 5-6 15, Westbrook 6-23 3-3 17, Roberson 1-3 0-0 2, Payne 5-12 0-0 11, Waiters 1-7 3-4 5, Singler 2-4 1-2 6, Kanter 1-5 1-2 3, McGary 0-0 0-0 0, N.Collison 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-89 16-23 104.

Sacramento 31 37 22 26—116 Oklahoma City 33 33 16 22—104 Three-Point Goals-Sacramento 7-17 (Cousins 2-4, Belinelli 2-5, McLemore 1-1, Gay 1-2, D.Collison 1-3, Rondo 0-2), Oklahoma City 10-29 (Ibaka 3-5, Morrow 3-6, Westbrook 2-9, Singler 1-1, Payne 1-4, Roberson 0-1, Waiters 0-3).

Rebounds-Sacramento 62 (Cousins 19), Oklahoma City 54 (Adams 10).

Assists-Sacramento 26 (Rondo 19), Oklahoma City 23 (Westbrook 15).

Total Fouls-Sacramento 14, Oklahoma City 27. Technicals-Gay, N.Collison, Morrow, Oklahoma City defensive three second. A-18,203 (18,203).

Spurs 123, Bucks 98 Milwaukee — Kawhi Leonard scored 10 of his 24 points in the decisive third quarter, and San Antonio beat Milwaukee for its fifth straight victory.

SAN ANTONIO (123) Leonard 9-12 3-3 24, Aldridge 6-14 4-5 16, Duncan 7-12 0-1 14, Mills 3-7 1-2 10, Green 1-6 0-0 3, McCallum 1-2 0-0 2, Ginobili 3-8 0-0 8, Diaw 6-8 2-2 14, West 5-9 0-0 10, Anderson 1-2 0-0 2, Simmons 6-7 6-7 18, Marjanovic 1-2 0-0 2, Bonner 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 49-90 16-20 123.

MILWAUKEE (98) Antetokounmpo 5-9 1-2 11, J.Parker 5-14 4-4 14, Monroe 5-9 5-8 15, CarterWilliams 6-10 3-6 16, Middleton 6-13 7-7 19, Mayo 0-4 0-0 0, Henson 4-5 0-1 8, Bayless 1-4 0-0 3, Vaughn 1-3 0-0 2, O’Bryant 2-3 1-2 5, Plumlee 1-1 0-0 2, Ennis 0-1 0-0 0, Copeland 1-1 0-0 3.

Totals 37-77 21-30 98.

San Antonio 29 31 30 33—123 Milwaukee 30 19 26 23 — 98 Three-Point Goals-San Antonio 9-20 (Mills 3-5, Leonard 3-5, Ginobili 2-2, Green 1-5, Anderson 0-1, McCallum 0-1, Diaw 0-1), Milwaukee 3-12 (Copeland 1-1, Carter-Williams 1-1, Bayless 1-2, Vaughn 0-1, J.Parker 0-1, Antetokounmpo 0-2, Middleton 0-4).

Rebounds-San Antonio 51 (Aldridge 11), Milwaukee 43 (J.Parker, Monroe 8). Assists-San Antonio 32 (Ginobili 7), Milwaukee 23 (Carter-Williams 6).

Total Fouls-San Antonio 20, Milwaukee 18. A-14,718 (18,717).

Heat 103, Pacers 100, OT Miami — Chris Bosh scored 31 points, Dwyane Wade had 27 including a layup that beat the buzzer and forced overtime, and Miami erased an 18-point third-quarter deficit to beat Indiana.

INDIANA (100) George 12-29 3-4 32, Allen 1-2 0-0 2, Mahinmi 4-5 5-8 13, Ellis 8-17 0-1 17, Miles 2-5 1-1 7, J.Hill 5-7 0-0 10, Turner 0-2 0-0 0, Budinger 0-5 0-0 0, Young 1-5 1-2 3, Stuckey 3-11 6-7 12, S.Hill 1-5 2-2 4, Robinson III 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-94 18-25 100.

MIAMI (103) Deng 1-5 5-6 8, Bosh 8-20 13-16 31, Andersen 1-3 0-0 2, Dragic 6-12 0-0 13, Wade 9-22 9-10 27, Stoudemire 1-3 0-2 2, Winslow 2-6 3-4 7, Johnson 4-10 0-1 8, Udrih 0-3 0-0 0, Green 2-6 0-0 5.

Totals 34-90 30-39 103.

Indiana 29 18 27 21 5—100 Miami 19 25 22 29 8—103 Three-Point Goals-Indiana 8-28 (George 5-13, Miles 2-5, Ellis 1-3, Robinson III 0-1, S.Hill 0-2, Stuckey 0-2, Budinger 0-2), Miami 5-22 (Bosh 2-6, Dragic 1-2, Deng 1-4, Green 1-4, Udrih 0-1, Winslow 0-2, Johnson 0-3).

Rebounds-Indiana 68 (J.Hill 12), Miami 61 (Bosh 11). Assists-Indiana 18 (Ellis 9), Miami 14 (Dragic 4). Total FoulsIndiana 26, Miami 23. TechnicalsIndiana Coach Vogel, Johnson.

A-19,874 (19,600).

Team Rice vs. Team Irvin, 6 p.m.

(ESPN) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7 At Santa Clara, Calif.

TBD, 5:30 p.m. (CBS)

College Bowl Glance

Thursday, Dec. 31 Peach Bowl Atlanta Houston 38, Florida State 24 Orange Bowl (Playoff Semifinal) Miami Gardens, Fla. Clemson 37, Oklahoma 17 Cotton Bowl Classic (Playoff Semifinal) Arlington, Texas Alabama 38, Michigan State 0 Friday, Jan. 1 Outback Bowl Tampa, Fla. Tennessee 45, Northwestern 6 Citrus Bowl Orlando, Fla. Michigan 41, Florida 7 Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz.

Ohio State 44, Notre Dame 28 Rose Bowl Pasadena, Calif.

Stanford 45, Iowa 16 Sugar Bowl New Orleans Mississippi 48, Oklahoma State 20 Saturday, Jan. 2 TaxSlayer Bowl Jacksonville, Fla. Georgia 24, Penn State 17 Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn.

Arkansas 45, Kansas State 23 Alamo Bowl San Antonio TCU 47, Oregon 41, 3OT Cactus Bowl Phoenix West Virginia 43, Arizona State 42 Monday, Jan. 11 College Football Championship Game Glendale, Ariz.

Clemson (14-0) vs. Alabama (13-1), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 23 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, 3 p.m. (NFLN) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl At Carson, Calif.

National vs. American, 5 p.m.

(ESPN2) Saturday, Jan. 30 Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, 1:30 p.m. (NFLN)

NBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB Toronto 21 15 .583 — Boston 19 15 .559 1 New York 16 19 .457 4½ Brooklyn 10 24 .294 10 Philadelphia 4 33 .108 17½ Southeast Division

W L Pct GB Miami 21 13 .618 — Atlanta 21 14 .600 ½ Orlando 19 16 .543 2½ Charlotte 17 17 .500 4 Washington 15 17 .469 5 Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland 23 9 .719 — Chicago 20 12 .625 3 Indiana 19 15 .559 5 Detroit 19 16 .543 5½ Milwaukee 14 22 .389 11 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W L Pct GB San Antonio 30 6 .833 — Dallas 19 15 .559 10 Memphis 19 17 .528 11 Houston 17 19 .472 13 New Orleans 11 22 .333 17½ Northwest Division

W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 24 11 .686 — Utah 15 18 .455 8 Portland 15 22 .405 10 Denver 12 23 .343 12 Minnesota 12 23 .343 12 Pacific Division

W L Pct GB Golden State 32 2 .941 — L.A. Clippers 22 13 .629 10½ Sacramento 14 20 .412 18 Phoenix 12 25 .324 21½ L.A. Lakers 8 27 .229 24½ Sunday’s Games Chicago 115, Toronto 113 New York 111, Atlanta 97 Miami 97, Washington 75 Portland 112, Denver 106 L.A. Lakers 97, Phoenix 77 Monday’s Games Cleveland 122, Toronto 100 Philadelphia 109, Minnesota 99 Miami 103, Indiana 100, OT Boston 103, Brooklyn 94 Detroit 115, Orlando 89 San Antonio 123, Milwaukee 98 Sacramento 116, Oklahoma City 104 Houston 93, Utah 91 Memphis 91, Portland 78 Golden State 111, Charlotte 101 Today’s Games Milwaukee at Chicago, 7 p.m.

New York at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Rockets 93, Jazz 91 Salt Lake City — James Harden scored 30 points, and Houston rallied to beat Utah.

Utah led by 15 midway through the third before Harden began to heat up.

He immediately scored Thunder 116, Kings 104 seven straight points to Oklahoma City — De- get the margin down to Marcus Cousins had 33 single digits. points and a season-high HOUSTON (93) 19 rebounds, and SacraAriza 5-9 0-0 13, Capela 1-2 0-0 2, 7-12 2-4 16, Beverley 4-6 0-0 mento took advantage of Howard 10, Harden 9-25 8-9 30, Jones 0-1 2-2 2, Kevin Durant being out Terry 3-7 2-4 9, Brewer 3-4 2-2 9, Harrell Big 12 Men

of the lineup to beat Okla- 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 33-68 16-21 93.

UTAH (91) homa City.

Hayward 7-18 3-3 20, Lyles 6-10 0-0 Kansas Virginia Durant missed the 13, Withey 2-8 4-6 8, Neto 1-4 2-2 4, West 6-9 6-8 23, Booker 2-2 1-2 5, Burke Texas Tech game due to a sprained Hood 3-11 3-4 10, Johnson 1-3 0-0 3, Pleiss Oklahoma State right big toe. His status 1-4 0-0 2, Ingles 1-6 0-0 3. Totals 30-75 Oklahoma Iowa State 91. is day-to-day, but coach 19-25 Baylor Houston 28 20 21 24—93 Kansas State Billy Donovan said before Utah 21 37 19 14—91 Three-Point Goals-Houston 11-26 Texas the game that he didn’t (Harden 4-12, Ariza 3-5, Beverley 2-2, TCU consider it serious.

Brewer 1-2, Terry 1-5), Utah 12-29 Monday’s Games SACRAMENTO (116) Acy 0-0 0-0 0, Gay 5-13 5-6 16, Cousins 11-27 9-10 33, Rondo 5-11 3-8 13, McLemore 1-2 0-0 3, Belinelli 6-13 7-8 21, Koufos 3-5 2-2 8, D.Collison 6-14 1-1 14, Cauley-Stein 3-4 2-4 8, Anderson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-89 29-39 116.

(Hood 5-6, Hayward 3-6, Johnson 1-2, Lyles 1-3, Ingles 1-5, Burke 1-5, Neto 0-1, Pleiss 0-1). Rebounds-Houston 41 (Howard 13), Utah 50 (Withey 11).

Assists-Houston 17 (Harden 7), Utah 17 (Hood 7). Total Fouls-Houston 16, Utah 20. Technicals-Houston Coach Bickerstaff, Utah defensive three second. A-17,912 (19,911).

Big 12 Overall W L W L 2 0 13 1 2 0 13 1 1 0 11 1 1 0 9 4 1 1 12 1 0 1 11 2 0 1 10 3 0 1 10 3 0 1 8 5 0 2 8 6

West Virginia 95, TCU 87 Kansas 109, Oklahoma 106, 3OT Today’s Games Oklahoma State at Baylor, 7 p..m.

(ESPN2) Kansas State at Texas, 7 p.m. (LHN) Wednesday’s Game Texas Tech at Iowa State, 8 p.m.

(ESPNU)

AP Top 25 Men

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 3, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25thplace vote and previous ranking:

Rec Pts Prv 1. Kansas (44) 12-1 1,598 2 2. Oklahoma (21) 12-0 1,574 3 3. Maryland 13-1 1,459 4 4. Virginia 12-1 1,409 5 5. Michigan St. 14-1 1,400 1 6. North Carolina 13-2 1,275 7 7. Arizona 13-1 1,126 8 8. Providence 14-1 1,108 12 9. Kentucky 11-2 1,039 10 10. Xavier 13-1 1,001 6 11. Villanova 12-2 979 16 12. Miami 12-1 921 13 13. Iowa St. 11-2 844 11 14. Duke 12-2 830 15 15. SMU 13-0 731 17 16. Louisville 12-2 568 18 17. West Virginia 12-1 558 19 18. Butler 11-3 516 9 19. Iowa 11-3 456 — 20. Purdue 13-2 450 14 21. Texas A&M 11-2 420 20 22. South Carolina 13-0 286 24 23. UConn 10-3 107 — 24. Pittsburgh 12-1 103 — 25. Dayton 11-2 100 — Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 61, California 54, Texas Tech 40, George Washington 38, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 23, Baylor 22, Colorado 4, Oregon St. 4, Seton Hall 4, Saint Joseph’s 3, Utah 3, Wichita St. 3, Cincinnati 2, Indiana 2, Michigan 2, Akron 1, Oregon 1.

USA Today Top 25 Men

The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 3, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Rec Pts Prv 1. Oklahoma (20) 12-0 781 2 2. Kansas (11) 12-1 769 3 3. Maryland 13-1 732 4 4. Virginia 12-1 698 5 5. Michigan State (1) 14-1 676 1 6. Arizona 13-1 618 7 7. North Carolina 13-2 592 8 8. Kentucky 11-2 526 11 9. Providence 14-1 509 13 10. Duke 12-2 487 12 11. Miami 12-1 444 15 12. Xavier 13-1 442 6 13. Villanova 12-2 434 16 14. Iowa State 11-2 402 9 15. West Virginia 12-1 350 17 16. Louisville 12-2 282 18 17. Texas A&M 11-2 265 19 18. Purdue 13-2 248 14 19. Butler 11-3 238 10 20. South Carolina 13-0 232 20 21. Pittsburgh 12-1 121 25 22. Gonzaga 12-3 112 24 23. Iowa 11-3 110 — 24. UConn 10-3 81 — 25. Baylor 10-3 61 21

Big 12 Women

Big 12 Overall

W L W L Texas 2 0 13 0 Iowa State 2 0 10 3 TCU 2 0 10 3 Baylor 1 1 14 1 Oklahoma State 1 1 11 2 Oklahoma 1 1 10 3 West Virginia 1 1 11 4 Kansas State 0 2 10 3 Texas Tech 0 2 9 4 Kansas 0 2 5 8 Sunday’s Games West Virginia 65, Kansas 45 Baylor 78, Oklahoma 68 Wednesday’s Games Oklahoma at TCU, 6 p.m. (FSSW+) Oklahoma State at Texas Tech, 6:30 p.m.

Iowa State at Texas, 7 p.m. (LHN) West Virginia at Kansas State, 7 p.m. (FCS Central) Baylor at Kansas, 7 p.m. (TWCSC) Saturday’s Games TCU at Baylor, 11 a.m. (FSN) Texas at Oklahoma State, 5 p.m.

(Fox Oklahoma) Texas Tech at West Virginia, 6 p.m.

Kansas at Iowa State, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s Game Kansas State at Oklahoma, 1 p.m.

(SSTV)

AP Top 25 Women

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 3, total points based on 25 points for a firstplace vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Rec Pts Prv 1. UConn (32) 11-0 800 1 2. South Carolina 13-0 765 2 3. Notre Dame 13-1 735 3 4. Texas 13-0 705 5 5. Ohio St. 10-3 630 9 6. Baylor 14-1 627 4 7. Mississippi St. 14-1 616 8 8. Maryland 12-2 580 6 9. Stanford 11-2 521 11 10. Kentucky 11-1 502 7 11. Oregon St. 10-2 495 10 12. Tennessee 9-3 460 13 13. Texas A&M 11-3 416 16 14. Arizona St. 9-3 356 17 15. UCLA 10-3 243 21 16. Northwestern 12-2 235 14 17. Oklahoma 10-3 229 18 18. Duke 11-4 215 12 19. Florida St. 9-4 202 15 20. Missouri 13-0 198 23 21. California 9-3 183 19 22. South Florida 8-3 168 20 23. Michigan St. 10-3 109 24 24. DePaul 10-5 94 25 25. Seton Hall 13-1 78 — Others receiving votes: Syracuse 52, Virginia Tech 45, Miami 43, Iowa 20, Oklahoma St. 14, Georgia 12, Oregon 11, Southern Cal 9, TCU 5, Louisville 4, S. Dakota St. 4, UTEP 4, Florida 3, Iowa St. 3, Duquesne 2, Green Bay 2, Purdue 2, Rutgers 2, Washington 1.

College Women

EAST Brown 74, NJIT 49 Bryant 70, Fairleigh Dickinson 41 Iona 65, St. Peter’s 51 LIU Brooklyn 59, CCSU 45 Mount St. Mary’s 66, St. Francis Brooklyn 56 Niagara 56, Fairfield 55 Robert Morris 64, Wagner 44 Sacred Heart 81, St. Francis (Pa.) 77 Siena 58, Canisius 52 SOUTH Charleston Southern 64, High Point 62 Chattanooga 62, Harvard 58 Coppin St. 69, Norfolk St. 44 Gardner-Webb 70, Campbell 35 Grambling St. 89, Alabama St. 69 Jackson St. 59, Alabama A&M 58 Liberty 71, UNC Asheville 53 Longwood 56, Coastal Carolina 48 MVSU 62, Ark.-Pine Bluff 60 Mercer 54, Florida A&M 50 NC Central 66, Furman 61 Northwestern St. 69, Sam Houston St. 49 Radford 64, Presbyterian 53 SE Louisiana 65, Stephen F. Austin 56 Savannah St. 72, Allen 46 W. Carolina 106, Warren Wilson 52 MIDWEST Detroit 82, Cleveland St. 68 Iowa 69, Rutgers 65 Tennessee 71, Missouri 55 SOUTHWEST Lamar 79, New Orleans 52 McNeese St. 71, Houston Baptist 64 Southern U. 65, Prairie View 55 Texas Southern 68, Alcorn St. 39 FAR WEST Arizona St. 49, Stanford 31 Southern Cal 74, Oregon 67 Utah 88, Washington 83

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AAA Home Improvements YARDBIRDS LANDSCAPING Call 785-221-3568 Int/Ext Repairs, Painting, Father (retired) & Son Tree work & more. We do it Operation W/Experience & Needing to place an ad? all! 20 Yrs. Exp. w/ Ins. and Top of the Line Machinery local ref. Will beat all est.

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Call Lyndsey 913-422-7002

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590 AREA JOB OPENINGS! BERRY PLASTICS ............................... 45

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BRANDON WOODS ............................. 20

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MV TRANSPORTATION ......................... 15

CITY OF LAWRENCE ............................ 37

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Water/ Waste Water Plant Operator Eudora, Kansas, population 6,300, seeks responsible applicants with knowledge of the operation and maintenance of a city owned water treatment and waste water treatment plants. Certification preferred but not required. Salary range is $31k to $44k. Position reports to the Public Works Director and will be responsible for running the water plant, producing quality water and treating wastewater per KDHE requirements. Valid Kansas Drivers License is required.

Healthcare

Healthcare CNA & Personal Care Attendant wanted. Full or Part-Time positions. Call 785-842-3301 Professional Sitters Home Health.

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by January 8, 2016 to: Office Manager kdavis.wsadds@sunflower.com PO Box 442228, 66044

Family Medicine and Urgent Care of Basehor LPN or MA FT with benefits, PTO, sick leave, competitive pay. Must be CPR certified.

Excellent opportunity.

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NIGHT CUSTODIAL SPECIALIST Kansas Athletics Routine custodial duties including sweeping, cleaning and assisting with set-up/tear down of athletic events. High school diploma or equivalent; valid driver’s license; ability to lift and carry heavy objects; ability to work assigned sporting events including days and week-ends.

Working hours 7:00 p.m.

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TIPS

AUCTIONS Auction Calendar PUBLIC AUCTION Sat., January 23, 9:30 AM American Legion 3408 W. 6th St Lawrence, KS 200+ Farm & Construction TOYS! Winchester Commemorative Firearms, 35+ Shotguns/ Rifles/ Revolvers/ Pistols, Collectibles & Misc. SEE WEB FOR PICS! Elston Auctions 785-594-0505|785-218-7851 www.kansasauctions.net/elston

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PUBLIC NOTICES (First published in the 1809 Northwestern Avenue Lawrence Daily Journal- Stillwater, MN 55082 World December 29, 2015) 3. YOU MUST RESPOND TO STATE OF MINNESOTA EACH CLAIM. The Answer COUNTY OF ANOKA is your written response to DISTRICT COURT the Plaintiff’s Complaint.

TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT In your Answer you must state whether you agree or Central States Insulation disagree with each paraWholesale, Inc., graph of the Complaint. If Plaintiff, you believe the Plaintiff should not be given everyv. thing asked for in the ComHomeland Insulation, LLC, plaint, you must say so in your Answer. and Travis Turner, Defendants.

4. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CASE IF YOU DO NOT SEND Court File No: A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO 02-CV-15-5531 THE COMPLAINT TO THE Case Type: Contract PERSON WHO SIGNED THIS SUMMONS. If you do PUBLICATION SUMMONS not Answer within 41 days THIS SUMMONS IS DI- after the first date of pubRECTED TO DEFENDANTS lication, you will lose this case. You will not get to ABOVE-NAMED: tell your side of the story, 1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. and the Court may decide The Plaintiff has started a against you and award the lawsuit against you. The Plaintiff everything asked Plaintiff’s Complaint for in the Complaint. If you against you is attached to do not want to contest the this Summons.

Do not claims stated in the Comthrow these papers away. plaint, you do not need to They are official papers respond. A default judgthat affect your rights. ment can then be entered You must respond to this against you for the relief lawsuit even though it may requested in the Comnot yet be filed with the plaint.

Court and there may be no LEGAL ASSISTANCE. court file number on this 5.

You may wish to get legal summons. help from a lawyer. If you 2.

YOU MUST REPLY do not have a lawyer, the WITHIN 41 DAYS AFTER Court Administrator may THE FIRST DATE OF PUBLI- have information about TO PROTECT places where you can get CATION YOUR RIGHTS. You must legal assistance. Even if give or mail to the person you cannot get legal help, who signed this Summons you must still provide a a written response called written Answer to protect an Answer within 41 days your rights or you may after the first date of pub- lose the case. lication. You must send a copy of your Answer to the 6. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE person who signed this RESOLUTION. The parties Summons located at: may agree to or be ordered to participate in Amanda E. Prutzman an alternative dispute resEckberg, Lammers, Briggs, olution process under Rule Wolff & Vierling, PLLP 114 of the Minnesota Gen-

eral Rules of Practice. You must still send your written response to the Complaint even if you expect to use alternative means of resolving this dispute.

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 folECKBERG, LAMMERS, lowing real estate: BRIGGS, WOLFF Lot 43, in HUNTER’S & VIERLING, PLLP RIDGE, an Addition to the City of Eudora, in Douglas Dated: November 17, 2015.

County, Kansas, commonly known as 43 SteBy: vens Drive, Eudora, KS /s/ Amanda E. Prutzman 66025 (the “Property”) Amanda E. Prutzman to satisfy the judgment in (#0389267) the above-entitled case.

Attorneys for Plaintiff The sale is to be made 1809 Northwestern Avenue without appraisement and Stillwater, MN 55082 subject to the redemption (651) 439-2878 period as provided by law, ________ and further subject to the approval of the Court. For (First published in the more information, visit Lawrence Daily Journal- www.Southlaw.com World December 22, 2015) Kenneth M. McGovern, IN THE DISTRICT COURT Sheriff OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, Douglas County, Kansas KANSAS CIVIL DEPARTMENT Prepared By: SouthLaw, P.C. PROF-2013-S3 Legal Title Kristen G. Stroehmann Trust, by U.S. Bank (KS #10551) National Association, as 6363 College Blvd., Legal Title Trustee Suite 100 Plaintiff, Overland Park, KS 66211 (913) 663-7600 vs.

(913) 663-7899 (Fax) Attorneys for Plaintiff John Gary Woodward and (164252) Julie Anne Woodward, _______ et al.

(Published in the Lawrence Defendants.

Daily Journal-World January 5, 2016) Case No. 15CV42 Court Number: The following vehicles and their personal property Pursuant to K.S.A. will be sold at public aucChapter 60 tion at Transmasters Towing, 918 N. 3rd, Lawrence, NOTICE OF SALE Kansas 66044, at 7:00 am Under and by virtue of an January 9th 2016.

Order of Sale issued to me Freightliner by the Clerk of the District 2008 Court of Douglas County, 1FUJGLCK98LZ76456 GMC Kansas, the undersigned 1995 Sheriff of Douglas County, 1GPL7H1P3SJ501153 Honda Kansas, will offer for sale 1998 at public auction and sell 1HGEJ6672WLO52443 ________ to the highest bidder for

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